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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 BLUFFTON, INDIANA • Wells County’s Hometown Connection 50¢ 

Parade Night No. 3 

Thursday night was the third and last 

parade night of the 2011 Bluffton Free 

Street Fair, with the Industrial and the 

Wheels of Yesteryear parades. Above, 

spectators had to give a wide berth for 

the final Troxel Equipment entry, a titanicsized 

combine, piloted by Troxel employee 

Bob Freds with friend Darci Hoover. At 

right, Wrigley Lockwood and Mason Jolliff 

ride in style on the back of The Furniture 

Store entry. Below, after seeing that the 

children at the corner of Market and Main 

streets were sometimes getting passed 

by the candy givers during Thursday 

night's parade — and to keep the kids 

from running into the street —Bluffton 

Police Chief Tammy Schaffer became an 

unofficial candy passer. 

(Photos by Glen Werling) 

Global leaders 

struggle to calm 

recession fears 

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER 

and GABRIELE STEINHAUSER 

Associated Press 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The world’s major economic 

powers are pledging to launch a bold effort to deal with 

a chronic slowdown in growth and a European debt crisis 

threatening to push the global economy into another recession. 

But it was unclear whether their strong words would 

be backed up by equally strong actions. 

The statement by the Group of 20 major economies was 

issued late Thursday and pledged that the countries, which 

represent 85 percent of the global economy, would do what 

was necessary to restore financial stability and clam financial 

markets which had plunged on Thursday over renewed 

fears of a global downturn. 

The finance officials of traditional economic powers such 

as the United States, Japan and Germany and major emerging 

nations such as China, Brazil and India were seeking to 

demonstrate strong resolve in the hope that it will calm jitters 

that had sent financial markets down sharply. The Unit- 

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Vol. 82 No. 275 

FRIDAY 

September 23, 2011 

They’re singin’, and 

dancin’, in the rain 

Weather limits participation in Street Fair’s choral competition 

By FRANK SHANLY 

The show must go on! 

And so it did, although 

with a reduced cast, and not 

too many fans in attendance 

by the end of competition. 

Heavy rain Thursday 

evening saw hot favorites 

Dekalb and also New Castle 

withdraw from the 2011 

Street Fair Show Choir competition, 

leaving just Marion, 

East Noble’s girls choir 

and Northrop to battle it out 

for the top trophy. Bluffton, 

Norwell and Southern Wells 

all performed in exhibition 

— the latter two braving 

adverse weather conditions. 

Bluffton started the show 

a little earlier than advertised 

as organizers tried to 

beat the incoming rain. It 

was not to be, however, and 

by the advertised middle of 

the event, the rain was taking 

its toll. 

As Norwell took the 

stage, its performance had 

to be delayed, and ultimately 

changed a little, as water 

had seeped onto a section 

of the stage. By the time the 

Knight Moves had finished 

their performance, the rain 

was really falling, leading 

Dekalb and New Castle to 

withdraw. 

Southern Wells, still 

scheduled to perform, went 

ahead with its show despite 

the conditions, as it was the 

group’s first performance 

under new choir director, 

Debi Sackett. 

As the judges huddled 

under their canopy adding 

up the final scores from the 

evening’s competition, only 

a few diehard fans remained 

to see the outcome. 

And indeed, the final 

results produced something 

of a surprise, as East Noble’s 

“Premiere Edition” girls 

(Continued on Page 2) 

Up and out it goes 

Two cranes lift the old bridge that spanned the Salamonie River on 900S off its perch late Thursday morning, preparing 

the way for the construction of a new bridge. The old bridge was deposited on the west bank of the river where it will rest 

for the next 15 years, or until an individual or society finds another location for the historic artifact. Video of the operation 

can be found on our "On The Beat" blog at www.news-banner.com (Photo by Frank Shanly) 

CLASSIFIEDS 

Bluffton's "Musical Entourage" started the 2011 Street Fair 

Show Choir competition a little ahead of schedule as organizers 

tried, unsuccessfully as it turned out, to beat the rain. 

Hope Gerber, Makayla Rodenbeck and Naomi Ifer "Jump" 

start the evening's entertainment, supported by the rest of 

the crew. (Photo by Frank Shanly) 

Norwell's Knight Moves saw the start of their performance 

delayed as rain water was washed from the stage. Katie 

Runyon, Jenna Meyer, and Hannah Pfaff are all smiles, 

despite the difficult conditions under which the group was 

performing at Thursday evening's 2011 Street Fair Show 

Choir Competition. (Photo by Frank Shanly) 

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The heavy rain might have cut this year's Street Fair Show Choir Contest short, but these 

diehard enthusiasts were determined to rock on to the very end and didn't mind hamming 

it up for the camera as Southern Wells performed the show's final routine. (Photo by Frank 

Shanly) 

Singin’ and dancin’ 

(Continued from Page 1) 

choir topped 2009 champion Northrop’s 

“Charisma” for the top award. 

Marion placed third in the competition. 

Rick Elwell performed emcee duties. 

Marshall White of Fort Wayne, Chris 

Brush of Indianapolis, and Cheryl Barnes of 

Global leaders 

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ed States was represented in the discussions 

by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and 

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. 

“We are taking strong actions to maintain 

financial stability, restore confidence and 

support growth,” the G-20 joint statement 

said. “We commit to take all actions to preserve 

the stability of banking systems and 

financial markets as required.” 

The G-20 group had not been scheduled 

to issue a statement after their working dinner 

but the turmoil on Thursday in global 

markets resulted in a change in plans. The 

group issued a one-page document that they 

hoped would demonstrate sufficient resolve. 

The statement did little to reassure anxious 

investors. European markets fell sharply 

on Friday and Wall Street was set to open 

with further declines. In Asia, traders continued 

to dump stocks amid growing fears of a 

new global recession. 

French Finance Minister Francoise Baroin 

told reporters the statement represented a 

“strong global” response to what he called a 

“very serious situation.” 

The statement was issued in advance of 

the start Friday of the annual meetings of 

the 187-nation International Monetary Fund 

and its sister lending organization, the World 

Bank. The discussions, which will wrap up 

on Saturday, have been dominated by the 

European debt crisis. 

A senior U.S. Treasury official who 

briefed reporters on condition of anonymity 

to discuss the closed-door discussions said 

that all the G-20 countries felt there was a 

sense of urgency to take strong actions to 

deal with the financial market turmoil. 

Investors are worried that Europe’s debt 

crisis could destabilize the global economy 

at a time when growth has already slowed 

significantly due to a jump in oil prices earlier 

in the year and a pronounced slowdown 

in the United States, the world’s largest 

economy. 

The Dow Jones industrial average sank 

391 points on Thursday, marking the sec- 

Hartford City were the competition judges, 

while Chip Topp of Honegger, Ringger tabulated 

the judges’ scores. 

Video of Bluffton and Norwell’s performances 

will be posted on our “Street Fair” 

blog at www.news-banner.com 

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ond-straight day of massive losses on Wall 

Street. 

IMF Managing Director Christine 

Lagarde said the world was entering a “dangerous 

phase” and World Bank President 

Robert Zoellick said he still believed the 

globe could avoid a double-dip recession 

“but my confidence in that belief is being 

eroded daily.” 

Greece could default on its debt next 

month unless it receives a $10.9 billion 

installment from a bailout fund managed by 

the European Central Bank, the European 

Commission and the IMF. 

A default could destabilize other financially 

troubled European countries, such as 

Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Italy. It would 

also deal a blow to many European banks, 

which are large holders of Greek government 

bonds. 

Major emerging economies including 

Brazil, India, China, Russia and South Africa 

said in a statement they would “consider, 

if necessary, providing support through the 

IMF or other international financial institutions” 

to address the European debt crisis. 

But the group played down suggestions that 

they would be willing to purchase government 

debt of troubled European countries. 

Geithner said the United States has a huge 

stake in seeing Europe succeed and the G-20 

group discussed proposals he has raised to 

expand the resources of the European bailout 

fund by using methods the United States 

employed during its own financial crisis in 

2008-2009. 

The G-20 communique spoke of trying 

to increase the flexibility of the rescue fund 

and maximize its resources but spelled out 

no specific ways to accomplish those goals. 

The joint statement also said the G-20 

nations planned to produce a “collective and 

bold action plan” to boost global growth 

and deal with high government debt to be 

unveiled in time for a summit of G-20 leaders 

including President Barack Obama in 

Cannes, France, on Nov. 3-4. However, the 

communique gave no hint of what would be 

included in the new action plan. 

Satellite’s on its way down 

LOS ANGELES (AP) 

— While North America 

appears to be off the hook, 

scientists are scrambling to 

pinpoint exactly where and 

when a dead NASA climate 

satellite will plummet back 

to Earth on Friday. 

The 6-ton, bus-sized satellite 

is expected to break 

into more than a hundred 

pieces as it plunges through 

the atmosphere, most of it 

burning up. 

But if you’re hoping for 

a glimpse, the odds are slim. 

Most sightings occur by 

chance because the re-entry 

path can’t be predicted early 

enough to alert people, said 

Canadian Ted Molczan, who 

tracks satellites for a hobby. 

In all his years of monitoring, 

Molczan has witnessed 

only one tumble back 

to Earth — the 2004 return 

of a Russian communications 

satellite. 

It “looked like a brilliant 

star with a long glowing 

tail,” he said in an email. 

The best guess so far is 

that the 20-year-old Upper 

Atmosphere Research Satellite 

will hit sometime Friday 

afternoon or early evening, 

Eastern time. The latest cal- 

culations indicate it will not 

be over the United States, 

Canada and Mexico during 

that time. 

Until Thursday, every 

continent but Antarctic was 

a potential target. Predicting 

where and when the 

freefalling satellite will land 

is an imprecise science, but 

officials should be able to 

narrow it down a few hours 

ahead. 

While most of the satellite 

pieces will disintegrate, 

26 large metal chunks — the 

largest about 300 pounds 

— are expected to survive, 

hit and scatter somewhere 

on the planet. With nearly 

three-quarters of the world 

covered in water, chances 

are it will be a splashdown. 

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Daniels, Christie discuss their 

presidential non-candidacies 

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Introduced 

as a “dynamic duo,” Indiana Gov. 

Mitch Daniels and New Jersey Gov. Chris 

Christie took to a college stage on Thursday 

and answered questions about what they are 

not doing: running for president. 

Although they aren’t running, the two 

Republicans are seen as cutting-edge leaders 

on an issue important to their base — reducing 

government spending. They offered 

advice along the same lines to the current 

field of candidates: Reduce the spin and tell 

it like it is — something both men said they 

weren’t seeing enough of. 

Christie, 49, said the popularity he and 

Daniels were receiving had nothing to do 

with their good looks. 

“We’re not talking about, on our side 

or any of the folks, these things in a forthright 

way,” Christie said. “They’re dancing 

around on other stuff and just trying to get 

four or five sound bites.” 

Daniels, 62, said he worries that the GOP 

nominee will “play it safe” as a default 

option to President Barack Obama. 

“My one question right now is, who will 

step out a little more with specifics and 

speak a little more boldly both about the 

urgency of our national situation and the 

best set of answers as they see it to address 

these problems,” Daniels said later. 

The two appeared at a “public conversation” 

forum sponsored by Rider University 

in central New Jersey, where Christie asked 

Daniels questions as the two sat on stage 

chatting, then taking questions from a few 

college Republicans. 

Christie and Daniels both said their decision 

not to run for president was made with 

their families, but Daniels said he doesn’t 

accept that Christie would be out forever. 

“I’m not taking ‘no’ from Christie,” Daniels 

said. “I’m taking ‘not yet.”’ 

The event was another chance for both 

men to keep their names in the news. 

Daniels has a new book out, “Keeping 

the Republic: Saving America by Trusting 

Americans.” In it, he writes that massive 

entitlement spending reform is needed to 

avert a national economic disaster, akin to 

the fall of the Roman Empire. Christie said 

that Daniels asked him to join him for a 

book signing. 

Daniels has been on a book tour, appearing 

on Wednesday night on “The Daily 

Show” with Jon Stewart, where he pressed 

Daniels to explain why giving tax cuts to 

the wealthy would help the economy. On 

the show, Daniels said the government had 

to drastically alter its spending habits — a 

mantra both he and Christie repeated at the 

college event. 

The event at Rider started about a halfhour 

behind schedule because Daniels was 

late due to train troubles as he made his way 

from New York City. 

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Obituaries 

Gerald ‘Shorty’ Fiechter, 77 

— arrangements pending 

Arrangements are pending at the Goodwin Memorial 

Chapel in Bluffton for Gerald “Shorty” Fiechter, 77, of 

Bluffton, who died at 2:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, at 

River Terrace Estates in Bluffton. 

Obituary Policy 

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free of charge for “local” deaths. “Basic” obituaries will include 

the deceased’s name, age, community of record, date and place of 

death, basic genealogical information, the date, time and location of 

calling hours and services and the name of the funeral home handling 

arrangements. 

If additional information and/or a photo is desired to be included, 

or if the deceased does not meet the definitions of a “local” person, 

there is a charge. 

Area funeral homes will provide details on the policy and will 

coordinate obituary publication. 

Indiana Roundup 

Legislators back ballot law reversal 

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The top leaders in Indiana’s 

Legislature support reversing a new law stripping the names 

of unopposed candidates from local election ballots. 

The law that took effect in July has drawn complaints 

from candidates and election officials around the state who 

argue all elected offices should appear on voting ballots 

regardless of the number of candidates. 

Republican Senate President Pro Tem David Long tells 

The Journal Gazette that the provision was included in a 

larger elections bill and wasn’t specifically debated. He says 

its intention to save money was good, but he thinks voters 

should know who is being elected. 

Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma says rolling 

back the law will be on his list of things to remedy during 

next year’s session. 

White wants charges dismissed 

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Secretary of State 

Charlie White wants a judge to dismiss the vote fraud charges 

he faces, arguing the special prosecutors on the case committed 

errors. 

A motion filed in Hamilton County court by defense 

attorney Carl Brizzi argues that the special prosecutors 

weren’t appointed correctly. The Indianapolis Star reports 

the motion also claims that prosecutors didn’t provide the 

grand jury that indicted White with appropriate descriptions 

of the law. 

The grand jury indicted White in March on seven felony 

charges, including voter fraud and theft. He’s accused of 

voting last year from an address where he didn’t live and 

continuing to take his Fishers town councilman’s salary after 

moving from his district. 

The Republican has maintained his innocence. His trial is 

scheduled to start Jan. 30. 

Some 2,000 at concert for Spierer 

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — An estimated 2,000 people 

gathered in a steady rain for an awareness concert dedicated 

to an Indiana University student missing since June. 

The concert Thursday night at Dunn Meadow on the 

Bloomington campus included pleas from Hoosiers basketball 

coach Tom Crean and others for information about what 

happened to 20-year-old Lauren Spierer. 

The Greenburgh, N.Y., woman disappeared June 3 after a 

night out with friends in downtown Bloomington. 

The Herald-Times reports Rabbi Sue Laikin Silberberg 

told the crowd that for every evil person, many more people 

have done what they can to find Spierer and prevent similar 

things from happening. 

WTHR-TV reports Charlene Spierer said she wants to 

keep her daughter’s story in people’s minds because it would 

be a tragedy to let her disappear again. 

Romney to campaign in Indianapolis 

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. 

Mitt Romney will be in Indianapolis trying to build his base 

of Hoosier supporters and raise money for his presidential 

campaign. 

The top-tier presidential candidate will speak at the JW 

Marriott Friday evening and also plans to attend a pair of 

fundraisers. Indiana Republican Party Chairman Eric Holcomb 

has been lobbying presidential candidates since June 

to campaign in the state. 

Gov. Mitch Daniels’ national prominence has also 

become a strong draw for Republicans looking for his possible 

endorsement. 

Romney will be the third candidate to talk to Republican 

Hoosiers at one of the state party’s forums. Former Godfather’s 

Pizza CEO Herman Cain and former Utah Gov. Jon 

Huntsman both campaigned here last month. 

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is scheduled to visit Indianapolis 

Oct. 12. 

Activists to release mercury results 

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Environmentalists are preparing 

to release test results showing how much of the toxic 

metal mercury accumulates in central Indiana residents. 

The Sierra Club’s Hoosier chapter will announce its findings 

Friday on hair samples taken in April from 38 Indianapolis 

residents. The group says mercury levels in hair reflect 

how much of the metal entered a person’s body during the 

previous months. 

Other activists will discuss how parents can protect children 

from mercury exposure, the need for federal utility limits 

on mercury emissions and how renewable energy such as 

wind power can cut the state’s 95 percent reliance on coal 

power. 

Mercury released by those plants accumulates in fish, 

posing a risk to people who eat tainted fish. Mercury can 

damage the brain and nervous system, especially in children 

and fetuses. 

Police find pot on 3 floors of home 

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Two men have been arrested 

after police say they found marijuana growing on all three 

levels inside a Valparaiso home. 

Police checking on an anonymous tip obtained a search 

warrant and went to the house Wednesday, where The Times 

of Munster reports they found about 50 marijuana plants and 

numerous containers of fertilizer, growing tents and plant 

lights. 

No one was home when officers arrived. Police later 

arrested two Illinois men, one of whom they say owned the 

home and routinely visited to check on the plants. 

Thirty-year-old Sean Nuetzman was being held Thursday 

at Porter County Jail on felony drug charges. A jail officer 

didn’t know if he had an attorney. Another man was arrested 

on a preliminary charge of visiting a common nuisance. 

Police Notebook 

INCIDENTS 

City: 

Thursday, 9:30 a.m., 

woman came to the police 

department to report that 

she had been battered by her 

boyfriend at approximately 

7:30 p.m. the previous evening 

in front of the mouse 

game on the midway of the 

Street Fair. 


report that vehicles lining up 

for the Industrial Parade of 

the Street Fair were blocking 

the view of northbound traffic 

on Main Street at Cherry 

Street. An officer moved the 

barricade at Wiley Avenue 

to block traffic from heading 

north on Main Street. 

Thursday, 2:35 p.m., 

Robert Schmidt, 1200 block 

of West Lancaster Street. 

Someone entered his residence 

and stole his X-box 

360. 


North Main Street resident 

Ronald Swinford reported 

someone put a dent in the 

back of his 2004 Chevrolet 

Trailblazer sometime within 

the past two days while he 

was attending the Street 

Fair. 


300 block of East Market 

Street. Woman reported that 

occupants of a dark-colored 

Chevrolet Impala exited 

their vehicle and jumped 

and thumped her boyfriend. 

They then got back into their 

car and sped away. 

Thursday, 9:54 p.m., officers 

went to the American 

Legion, 111 W. Washington 

St., to serve a warrant 

on a man inside. Arrested 

was Darrell Satterfield. See 

ARRESTS. 

Today, 12:29 a.m., Kristy 

Markley, 600 block of South 

Beth Avenue. Her 2000 

black Kia Sportage was stolen 

from behind her sister’s 

residence. 

County: 


report of a light bar hanging 

down from a semi, skittering 

along the pavement and 

causing sparks to fly, northbound 

on Ind. 1 north of 

Petroleum. A deputy stopped 

the semi on Ind. 218 west of 

Ind. 1 and the driver managed 

to use a piece of wire 

to tie the light bar up. 


deputies responded to a 

report of a verbal altercation 

between a husband and wife 

at a residence on 350N east 

of 200E. Situation calmed, 

parties separated, no arrests. 

Thursday, 4:13 p.m., residential 

burglar alarm, 700N 

east of Ind. 1. Deputies 

responded. No sign of foul 

play found. 


while serving a civil service 

process paper at an apartment 

on Countryside Drive 

in Markle, a deputy came 

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across a verbal altercation 

between a man and a woman 

at the apartment. The situation 

was calmed with no 

arrests. 


loose horse on 100E 

between 400N and 500N. 

Owners notified and they 

replied they would get the 

horse rounded up. 


report of a four-door passenger 

car driving up and down 

500E north of 500N without 

its lights on. An officer 

located the car and discovered 

it was a group of people 

who were lost. He provided 

them an escort. 

Today, 2:21 a.m., Adams 

County deputy in pursuit of 

a vehicle that entered Wells 

County on U.S. 224, continued 

west on U.S. 224 

to Ind. 1 where it continued 

northbound with Wells 

County and Ossian police 

joining the pursuit. The 

pursuit continued north on 

Ind. 1 through Ossian, past 

the Allen County line and 

finally ended on Bluffton 

Road just north of Ferguson 

Road. According to police 

information, the speeds during 

the pursuit ranged from 

55 to 65 mph and over the 

past couple miles the speeds 

were approximately 45 mph 

after the suspect vehicle 

struck Stop Sticks just north 

of the Allen County line. 

The two men arrested were 

Joseph John Batten Jr., 18, 

Kutztown, Pa., on a charge 

of possession of marijuana. 

Brandon Lee bausher, 18, 

of Lenhartsville, Pa., was 

charged with refusal to identify 

himself, and resisting 

law enforcement. Both were 

held at the Adams County 

Jail — Bausher without 

bond and Battin under 

$5,000 bond. 

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Games with Madeline and Clifford 

Young Street Fair attenders could get up close and personal with book characters Madeline, 

at left, and Clifford the Big Red Dog, at right, on Wednesday afternoon at the Wells 

County Public Library. With the help of librarians Cindy Burchell (center) and Amy Greiner 

(partially hidden), the children listened to stories, played some singing games, enjoyed an 

animal cracker treat and posed for photos with the book characters. (Photo provided) 

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vest Road at Main Street. A 

semi driven by Anthony S. 

Boggs, 48, rural Columbia 

City, and registered to Vitran 

Express, Indianapolis, was 

hit from behind by a 1997 

Dodge Ram pickup truck 

driven by Brent A. Garrett, 

34, rural Bluffton. Damage 

exceeded $2,500. 

County: 


Southern Wells High School 

parking lot. Steven W. 

Perry Jr., 17, Liberty Center, 

backed out of a parking 

space. The 1999 Dodge 

Dakota pickup truck he was 

driving collided with a 1999 

Plymouth Bee driven by 

Levi A. Sherman, 16, rural 

Warren. Damage exceeded 

$1,000. 

ARRESTS 

James William Burkhart, 

47, Fort Wayne; failure to 

appear in court. No bond 

set. 

Darrell Satterfield, 50, 

Fort Wayne; failure to appear 

in court. No bond set. 

TICKETS 

Steven A. Howey, 48, of 

827 Parkview Dr.; expired 

license plates, Marion Street 

at Wabash Street. 

Births 

Cory McKeone and 

Amber Gratz are the parents 

of a son, Aiden James 

McKeone, born at 3:58 p.m., 

Sept. 14, 2011 at Bluffton 

Regional Medical Center. 

He weighed 8 pounds, 12 

ounces and measured 20 

1/2 inches. He joins a sister, 

Avery Jane McKeone, 

at home. Grandparents are 

Sandy Dunbar of St. Augustine, 

Fla., Steve and Deidre 

Licht and Patrick and Jackie 

McKeone, all of Bluffton. 

Great-grandparent are Russ 

and Bonnie Mulkey of 

Bluffton, Dorothy and Richard 

Stolte of Fort Wayne and 

Russ and Sharon Licht of 

Selma. 

Cody Plagmann and Candace 

Batten, both of Uniondale, 

are the parents of a son, 

Connor James Plagmann, 

born at 7:16 a.m., Friday, 

Sept. 16, 2011. He weighed 

1 pound, 13 1/2 ounces and 

measured 13 1/2 inches. 

Grandparents are Randy 

and Melody Batten, Nancy 

Kosier, Dave and Becky 

Simpson and Jeff and Sarrie 

Plagmann. 

GRAIN PRICES 

At closing Thursday, 

Sept. 22 

Central States, 

Montpelier 

1-888-935-1107 

Cash corn $6.55, new 

crop corn $6.45, December 

corn $6.49, January corn 

2012 $6.53, new crop corn 

2012 $5.59. 

Cash beans $12.53, new 

crop beans $12.39, December 

beans $12.52, January 

beans 2012 $12.64, new 

crop beans 2012 $12.34. 

Cash wheat $6.19, January 

wheat $6.47, new crop 

wheat 2012 $6.48. 

Agland Grain, 

Bluffton 

September corn (CZ+20) 

$6.70, first half October 

corn (CZ+20) $6.70, O/N 

corn (CZ-0) $6.50. 

L/H September beans 

(SX-35) $12.48, S/O/N 

(SX-45) $12.38. 

30 days wheat (WZ-20) 

$6.14. 

Lugar will skip Tea Party gathering 

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar 

will be skipping a convention of tea party groups from 

around the state that is expected to endorse his opponent for 

the Republican nomination. 

Lugar political director David Willkie says no one will 

be representing the senator at the tea party meeting Saturday 

in Greenfield. Willkie tells The Journal Gazette ) that the 

whole purpose of the coalition is to defeat Lugar and there’s 

no purpose in attending. 

Hoosiers for a Conservative Senate co-chairwoman 

Monica Boyer says she has heard that Lugar supporters will 

attend Saturday’s convention of about 150 representatives 

from tea party groups. 

State Treasurer Richard Mourdock has courted tea party 

support in his bid to deny Lugar a seventh Senate term. A 

spokesman says Mourdock plans to attend the Greenfield 

convention. 

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The Week That Was - a look back at the week through cartoonists’ eyes... 

Fairs are for reunions ... 

Fairly dizzy ones 

I took my daughters to the Bluffton 

Street Fair on Wednesday and my head 

is still spinning. 

It wasn’t too many funnel cakes, 

corn dogs, taco potatoes or cotton 

candy that did me in. It was a single 

ride on the ‘Sizzler.’ 

What kind of dad am I? I’m the kind 

of dad that will get on a vomit-inducing 

ride and act as if I am enjoying myself 

just because my eight-year-old daughter 

asks me to. 

Jerry 

Battiste 

Just 

Jerry 

So, when she turned those doe 

eyes on me and asked me if I 

wanted to join them on the “deathmachine” 

I immediately agreed, 

though I knew I would pay dearly 

for the privilege. 

My daughter knows I get a little queasy on rides 

which spin around so she offered this caveat: “It’s ok if 

you throw up, daddy.” 

My six-year-old agreed: “Yeah, just throw up outside 

the car.” 

Before the ride even started I was soaked with sweat 

and my blood pressure had risen dangerously high. 

Fortunately for me I was wearing dark sunglasses so I 

could shut my eyes without being too obvious about it. 

Of course my screams of “Oh dear God get me off this 

thing!” and “I can’t feel my legs!” likely rose above the 

squeals of delight coming from my girls. 

They loved it. I hated it. But as a good dad I pretended 

it was the best ride. 

“That was great dad! Can we do it again?” 

“Of course you can, sweetie, but I just saw a friend of 

mine across the street and I’m going to go say hello.” 

They rode it again and squealed with delight. I found a 

quiet private spot to heave myself silly. 

After the debacle of riding the ‘Sizzler’ we spent the 

next few hours wandering the fair, rode the Ferris Wheel 

and ate some curly fries. 

As usual I saw lots of Wells County folks at the 

Bluffton Street Fair. 

I bumped into Wells County Purdue Extension 

Director Roger Sherer trying to win a hermit crab. 

Apparently they are starting a new “Best In Show” category 

for hermit crab herders and he was getting a leg up 

on the competition. He told me privately that he currently 

has an entire herd of hermit crabs, each one branded with 

a tiny “RS” so the strays don’t wander off and get lost. 

Mayor Ted Ellis was at the Bluffton Street Fair, of 

course. He has a funnel cake in one hand and a corn dog 

in the other, wearing one of those ball caps with two 

drink holds-a lemon shake-up on one side and a bottle of 

water in the other. 

“It’s important to stay hydrated,” he said, finishing off 

his funnel cake and heading to buy a bag of cotton candy. 

Sheriff Monte Fisher was there, trying to win a stuffed 

dog at the “Speed Pitch” game. 

Did you know he has a 101 mph fastball? That’s practically 

a fact. 

Of course I bumped into News-Banner Editor Dave 

Schultz and Managing Editor Glen Werling. They were 

coming out of the ‘Gravitron’ beaming. Well, Glen was 

beaming, but Dave looked a little green. 

“C’mon Dave, let’s ride ‘1001 Nachts’ again!” Glen 

told him. 

Like me, Dave said he was heading someplace “private.” 

Another year, another fair, but seeing all the Wells 

County folks never ceases to delight. 

jerry.battiste@yahoo.com • Friend me on Facebook! 

Concerned for hospital workers 

What can be done to resolve this disturbing situation? 

During my recent stay at Bluffton Regional Medical 

Center, I overheard one of the staff say she could not 

work during the Street Fair, because all parking spaces 

near the hospital have been leased, reserved or something. 

Hospital staff is required to park wherever. Often this 

is in a distant, dark, desolate, unsafe place. 

Our fine health providers truly earn and deserve consideration 

and safety. I hope the community will find 

a way to provide care for them, if this can be done for 

future Street Fairs. 

RUTH E. PINDER 


Thanks for removing barrier 

I would like to thank the City of Bluffton for removing 

the cement barrier on Abbey Lane just recently. For 

the residents on Abbey Lane, the barrier in the middle of 

the treet was a nuisance and will not be missed. 

My appreciation to the city council for approving this 

matter. 

LORINE BAUMGARTNER 


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OPINION 

When socialism saves capitalism 

Have you noticed that one of the Obama administration’s 

most successful programs is also its most 

“socialist” initiative? 

OK, the bailout of General Motors and Chrysler 

was not socialist in the classic sense: the government 

was not looking to hold onto the companies over the 

long run. Their turnaround was accomplished in significant 

part by tough, capitalist management steps. 

But, yes, this was socialism -- or, perhaps, “state 

capitalism” -- because the government temporarily 

took substantial ownership in the companies when 

no one in the private sector was willing to put up 

enough capital to prevent them from going under. 

Today, the companies are thriving. 

More than that: the auto industry exemplifies 

how unions can do their best to protect the interests 

of their members while also ensuring the prosperity 

of the companies that employ them. 

This month, the United Auto Workers and GM 

reached a tentative four-year contract that will add 

or save some 6,500 jobs, provide workers with a 

$5,000 signing bonus and enhance a profit-sharing 

agreement. 

Note that increase in profit-sharing. The union 

and the company are seeking to align the interests 

of workers and shareholders. The idea should be as 

American as a Chevy or a Ford: When a company 

does well, its employees should do well, too. 

The UAW’s bargaining approach belies the 

notion that unions don’t care about the well-being of 

the companies whose workers they represent. On the 

contrary, the UAW made extraordinary concessions 

to keep the Detroit-based auto industry alive. Now, 

its members can fairly claim a right to some of the 

benefits. 

“When GM was struggling, our members shared 

in the sacrifice,” said Bob King, the UAW president. 

“Now that the company is posting profits again, our 

members want to share in the success.” 

Anybody have a problem with that? 

And the bailed-out companies have come back, 

as Dick Cheney might say, big time. In August, GM 

announced that its second-quarter profits had nearly 

doubled, to $2.5 billion. To put that in context, in 

April 2010, GM reported losses of $4.3 billion. Revenue 

at GM rose 19 percent, to $39.4 billion. 

In a sluggish economy, the auto industry is providing 

us with good news. And this good news was 

brought to you in part by the government of 

the United States of America, paid for by taxpayers 

just like you and me. 

We taxpayers will reap rewards, too. A 

lot of money put into the companies will be 

earned back by the government, but there’s 

more: Employed workers will pay taxes (and 

not need unemployment compensation). The 

auto industry’s large network of suppliers 

will stay in business. Everybody involved 

will be able to buy goods and services that 

will put other people to work. 

The larger lesson is that there are two ways to 

approach the problems capitalism inevitably runs 

into. One is to pretend that there are iron rules 

prohibiting us from doing anything at all. We are 

supposed to have faith that an invisible hand will 

eventually put matters right; in the meantime, we 

must accept any slap in the face the invisible hand 

might deliver. 

Franklin Roosevelt described the other way in 

1932: “Our Republican leaders tell us economic 

laws -- sacred, inviolable, unchangeable -- cause 

panics which no one could prevent. But while they 

prate of economic laws, men and women are starving. 

We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws 

are not made by nature. They are made by human 

beings.” 

Once human beings throw off the chains imposed 

by the idea that all economic laws are “natural,” they 

discover the capacity to change things and can use 

the tools of democratic government to do so when 

all else fails. 

We did not have to accept the collapse of our 

domestic auto companies, and we do not have to 

accept that the Federal Reserve is powerless to give 

the economy the boost it needs. There is no reason 

to believe that the federal government is incapable 

of investing more in schools, roads and other public 

goods to build for the future and get more money 

into the hands of consumers now. We do not have to 

rely on giving rich people tax cuts and then confine 

ourselves to offering fervent prayers that they might 

invest some of the money in creating jobs. 

We can seek to control our fate, or we can turn 

the Invisible Hand into a God who commands us to 

be helpless. 

ejdionne@washpost.com 

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AREA CHURCH PAGE 

APOSTOLIC JESUS 

NAME 

2610 St. Louis Ave., 

Fort Wayne 

Dwight Fishburn, pastor 

9:30 a.m. - Sunday 

School. 6 p.m. - Worship. 

Tuesday: 7 p.m. - Prayer. 

Wednesday: 7 p.m. - Bible 

Study; Youth groups. 

ASBURY CHAPEL 

UNITED METHODIST 

8013 W.-1100S.-90, 

Montpelier 

Philip Freel, Jr., pastor 

9:30 a.m. - Worship. 10:30 

- Sunday School. 

BETHEL 

4500E-300S, Bluffton 

Dr. Patrick J. Harris, pastor 

10 a.m. - Worship. 5:45 - 

Youth group. 6 p.m. - Adult 

Bible Study; Children’s Ministry; 

College & Career. 


Study & Prayer. 

BETHLEHEM 

LUTHERAN CHURCH 

LCMS 

6114E-750N, Ossian 

Rev. William Brege, pastor 

www.bethlehemossian.org 

9 a.m. - Divine Service. 

10:15 - Adult Bible Class, 

Youth Bible Class & Sunday 

School. 11:30 - Voice of Bethlehem 

on WZBD 92.7 FM. 

BOEHMER 


3467S-600W, Liberty Center 

Barry Humble, pastor 

Karen Hunnicutt, lay leader 

(Fully Handicapped Accessible) 

9:30 a.m. - Worship. 10:45 


CHAPEL ON THE HILL 

Amishville USA Campground 

844E-900S, Geneva 

9:30 a.m. - Rain or shine, 

bring your own chair. 

CHESTER CENTER 

900S-300W, Poneto 

(across from S.W. School) 

Rev. Dewey Zent, pastor 

Handicap ramp 


School. 10:30 - Worship. 

CHURCH OF CHRIST 

3421 Thurber Ave., 

Waynedale 

Michael Gors, minister 

Radio program on WGL 1250 

at 7 a.m. each Sunday. 

9 a.m. - Bible Study. 10 

a.m. & 6:30 - Worship. 


Study. 

CHURCH OF JESUS 

CHRIST OF 

LATTER-DAY SAINTS 

88 Cardinal Pass, Decatur 

Jim Steele, 

branch president 

9 a.m. - Sacrament Service. 

10:20 - Sunday School. 

11:10 - Priesthood & Relief 

Society. 

CROSS COMMUNITY 

315 W. Main St., Berne 

Rev. Joseph Gerkin, 

interim pastor 

Tony Mellinger, youth 

ccom@adamswells.com 

(Staffed nursery care to age 3) 

9 a.m. - Sunday School. 

10 - Worship. 

Wednesday: 6 p.m. - Light 

supper; 6:45 - Sunlight Club; 

Sunbeam Club; 7 p.m. - Student 

U; 8 p.m. - Rejoicing 

Voices. 

DILLMAN UNITED 

BRETHREN 

8888S-1100W-90, Warren 

Dick Case, pastor 

Jane Trickle, adm. assistant 

dillman@citznet.com 

8:15 & 10:30 - Worship. 

9:30 - Sunday School. 5:30 - 

Youth group. 

Tuesday: 7 p.m. - Small 

groups. 

Wednesday: 6:30-8 p.m. 

- Circle of Friends; Small 

group. 

FAIRVIEW CHURCH 

OF GOD 

5511 W. Yoder Rd., Yoder 

Dan Horwedel, pastor 

fairviewchurch1@juno.com 

www.Fairviewlife.com 


10 a.m. - Worship. 

FIRST BAPTIST 

113 E. Huntington St., 

Montpelier 

Handicap Access 



FIRST BAPTIST 

727 N. Wayne St., Warren 

Rev. Bill Fisher, senior pastor 

Greg Casserino, youth pastor 

fbcaa@citznet.com 

Handicap accessible & hearing 

assistance 

9 a.m. - Sunday School. 10 

a.m. - Worship & Children’s 

Church. 5 p.m. - Youth 

group. 

Thursday: 9 a.m. - Bible 

study. 

HOPE UNITED 

METHODIST 

6608 Hoagland Rd., Hoagland 

Stacy Downing, pastor 

hopechurch@hopeum.com 

9:15 a.m. - Blended Worship. 


FIRST CHURCH 

OF THE NAZARENE 

440 N. Standard Blvd., 

Montpelier 

Richard Hadley, pastor 

9 a.m. - Fellowship. 9:30 

- Sunday School. 10:30 & 6 

p.m. - Worship. 

FIRST MISSIONARY 

1950 U.S. 27 S., Berne 

Kris McPherson, pastor 


FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 

123 S. Jefferson St., Ossian 

Rev. Jay E. Cline, pastor 

Brice Bennett, youth director 

opcoffice@frontier.com 


School. 10 a.m. - Fellowship, 

Parish nurse blood pressure 

testing. 10:30 - Worship. 6 

p.m. - Confirmation class. 

Monday: 6:30 a.m.-5:30 

p.m. - Children’s Corner Daycare 

(through Friday); 9-11:30 

a.m. - Preschool (through Friday); 

6:30 - Community cantata 

rehearsal at St. Mark’s 

Lutheran Church. 

Tuesday: 7 p.m. - Session 

mtg. 

Wednesday: 3:45 p.m. - 

Presby K.I.D.S. after school 

program (grades 2nd-5th); 6 

p.m. - Youth (grades 6th-12th); 

Bible study. 

Thursday: 10 a.m. - Bible 

study; 6:30 - J.O.Y. Singers 

rehearsal at Ossian United 

Methodist Church. 

FIRST UNITED 

METHODIST 

100 W. Line St.,Geneva 

Barry McCune, pastor 

Handicap Accessible 

1stumc@adamswells.com 

9:30 a.m. - Worship, 

“What is it & What to do 

About it.” 10:45 - Sunday 

School. 4-6 p.m. - Youth 

group. 

Tuesday: 6 p.m. - First 

Place (call 368-7655 for meeting 

location). 

Wednesday: 5:30-7 p.m. 

- The Lord’s Table Food Pantry; 

7 p.m. - Choir rehearsal; 8 

p.m. - Scheduled mtgs. 

Thursday: 5:30 p.m. - Kidz 

Zone family meal; 6-7:30 p.m. 

- Kidz Zone. 

GENEVA CHURCH OF 

THE NAZARENE 

225 Decatur St. 


10 a.m. & 6 p.m. - Worship. 


Bible Study. 

GILEAD CHURCH 

(14 miles south of Bluffton on 

Hwy. 1 in Balbec, east on 650N 

1/4 mile on south side of road) 

Richard W. Wafford, pastor 



GOSPEL LIGHTHOUSE 

CHURCH 

122 E. Race St., Portland 

Phill Jellison, pastor 

10 a.m. & 6:30 - Worship. 

HARVEST TIME BIBLE 

11015S-600E, Keystone 

Anthony Robles, pastor 

9:10 a.m. - Prayer. 10 a.m. 

- Worship. 


Youth; 7 p.m. - Bible Study. 

Saturday: 9-10 a.m. - 

Prayer breakfast. 

HIGH STREET UNITED 

METHODIST 

435 High St., Geneva 

James Bontrager, pastor 

9 a.m. - Worship. 10-10:15 

- Fellowship. 10:15 - Sunday 

School. 

Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. - Karate 

for Christ. 

Wednesday: 6 p.m. - Free 

meal w/Kids Klub following. 

Thursday: 6:30 p.m. - 

Choir. 

KEYSTONE UNITED 

METHODIST 

10035S-200W 

Marlene Ellis, pastor 

9:30 a.m. - Worship. 10:30 


LANCASTER CHAPEL 


4510 E & 400N, Craigville 

Neil Ainslie, pastor 

ntainslie@msn.com 

Handicap accessible & assisted 

hearing devices available 


9:40 - Fellowship. 10 a.m. - 

Worship. 

LIBERTY CENTER 

BAPTIST 

3071 W. Cherry St. 

Aaron Westfall, interim pastor 

8:30 a.m. - Pastor/Deacon’s 

prayer. 9 a.m. - Sunday 

School. 9:55 - Fellowship 

w/coffee. 10:15 - Worship, 

“Being Hospitable to the 

Spirit of God,” John 14:15- 

21. 

Tuesday: 6:30-8:30 p.m. - 

Pastor office hours. 


study, “Crazy Love” by Francis 

Chan. 

ST. LUKE CHURCH 

4960W-100N, Decatur 

Mike Wertenberger, minister 

stlukechurchonline.org 

9 a.m. - Worship. 10:15 - 

Sunday School. 

Tuesday: 6:45 p.m. - Praise 

Band practice. 

LIBERTY CENTER 


Devin Cook, pastor 

Tape Ministry 

Handicap Accessible & 

Hearing Assistance 

9:30 a.m. - Worship. 10:45 


Wednesday: 10-11 a.m. 

- Bible Study; 6:30-8 p.m. - 

Youth group. 

LIVING FAITH 

MISSIONARY 

17718 SR 1, Yoder 

Joel Gregory, senior pastor 


10:30 - Worship. 6 p.m. - 

Worship; Youth group. 

Wednesday: 7 p.m. - Adult 

Bible Study; Youth mtg. 

LIVING WATER 

UNITED CHURCH 

6486S 700E, Bluffton 

(1/2 mile south of Hwy. 218 

on 700E in Wells County) 

Nursery available 


a.m. - Traditional worship, 

Rick & Tami Shane gospel 

concert. 6 p.m. - Young 

adults. 

Wednesday: Young adults. 

MARKLE 


455 E. Morse St. 

Brian Lakin, preaching 

Mike Duggan, adult & 

administrative 

Nathan Palmer, children 

Jason Frisch, student minister 

9 a.m. - “Awaken” 

(blended worship). 10:30 

- “Encounter” (progressive 

worship). 

Monday: 6:30 p.m. - Tae 

Kwon Do. 

Tuesday: 7 p.m. - Volleyball. 

Wednesday: 9 a.m. - Women’s 

Bible study; 6 p.m. - 

Underground open; 6:30 - Tae 

Kwon Do. 

Friday: 10 p.m. - Underground 

open. 

Saturday: Soccer games. 

MARKLE UNITED 

METHODIST 

145 W. Morse St. 

Rev. Steven McPeek, pastor 

9 a.m. - Sunday Service. 

11 a.m. - Contemporary Service. 

MCNATT UNITED 

METHODIST 

9221W 800S-90, Montpelier 

Bill Van Haften, pastor 

8:30 a.m. - Fellowship 

breakfast. 9:15 - Worship. 

10:30 - Sunday School. 5 

p.m. - Youth. 

Wednesday: 7 p.m. - Prayer 

group. 

MURRAY MISSIONARY 

1117 N. Washington St. 

Mike Gilbert, sr. pastor 

Tim Zurcher, 

pastor of student ministries 

www.murraymc.org 

www.refuge322.org 

9:30 a.m. - Worship. 11 

a.m. - Sunday School. 

Wednesday: 7 p.m. - Adult 

prayer & Bible study; Refuge 

Youth Ministry (Jr. & Sr. high 

school); Explorers Station 

(children age 3-5th grade). 

NEW BEGINNING 

2187 W. SR 218 

(2 1/8 mile west of Poneto) 

Steve Sutton, pastor 


10:30 - Worship. 

Thursday: 7 p.m. - Prayer 

& Bible Study. 

NEW HOPE LUTHERAN 

(Missouri Synod) 

8824 N. SR 1, Ossian 

Rev. Paul M. Doehrmann, 

pastor 

9 a.m. - Adult Bible study. 


NOTTINGHAM 

1100 S. SR 1 

Michael M. Jewell, pastor 


10:30 & 6 p.m. - Worship. 

Wednesday: 6 p.m. - Prayer 

& Bible Study. 

OSSIAN CHURCH 

OF THE NAZARENE 

302 N. Metts St. 

Robert J. Miller, pastor 


10:30 - Worship. 6 p.m. - 

Adult Bible Study. 


Kids Klub (3 yrs.-Grade 5); 

Youth Kraze (Grades 6-12); 

Adult Study Group & Prayer 

mtg. 

SIX MILE 

4790SE SR 116 

Bruce Holland, pastor 



10 a.m. - Worship, “Seeking 

God’s Guidance.” 

Wednesday: 7 p.m. - NO 

Bible study. 

THE RIVER CHRISTIAN 

Canterbury High School 

3210 Smith Rd., Fort Wayne 

(near Times Corner) 

Mark Cleaveland, lead pastor 

Scott LaRue, teaching pastor 

Troy Supple, children & youth 

Jim Leinbaugh, 

creative arts pastor 

www.theriverchurch.us 

10 a.m. - Worship. Kids 

programming provided. 

OSSIAN 


201 W. Mill St. 

Rev. Doug Barber, pastor 

oumcoffice1@aol.com 

ossianumc.org 


9 a.m. - Worship. 10 a.m. 

- Fellowship. 10:15 a.m. - 

Adult Sunday School. 

Monday: 8 a.m. - Walk 

time (through Thursday); 9 

a.m. - Preschool (through Friday); 

7 p.m. - Lay Leadership. 

Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. - Disciple 

Bible study. 

Wednesday: 10 a.m. - Disciple 

Bible study; 4:30-7 p.m. 

- Fish & tenderloin dinner. 

Thursday: 6:30 p.m. - JOY 

Singers; 7:30 - Guitar practice. 

Friday: 8:30 a.m. - Walk 

time. 

Saturday: 8:30 a.m. - 

Weight Watchers’ weigh-in; 9 

a.m. - Weight Watchers mtg. 

PETROLEUM UNITED 

METHODIST 

3625 E. 2nd St. 

Greg Andrews, pastor 

petroleumumc@yahoo.com 

9 a.m. - Worship, “Paul 

was Pro-slavery, Anti-woman 

& Homophobic,” 2 Timothy 

3:16, 2 Peter 3:15-16. 

Monday: 5:30 p.m. - 

Weight Watchers mtg.; 7 p.m. 

- Zumba. 

Tuesday: 8-10 a.m. - Perk 

Up. 


Zumba; 6 p.m. - Worship mtg.; 

6:30 - Worship prep; PPRC 

mtg.; 7 p.m. - Finance Budget 

mtg. 

PLEASANT DALE 

CHURCH 

OF THE BRETHREN 

4504W-300N, Decatur 

Jay Carter, pastor 

Jonathan Crandall, 

youth pastor 

Olinda Barnes, 

children’s pastor 

Nursery care available 

8:30 a.m. - Fellowship. 


a.m. - Worship. 

Wednesday: Mid Week 

Manna (5:30 - Meal; 6 p.m. 

- Youth; 6:30 - Faith Troopers 

& PDX; 6:45 - Adult classes). 

Thursday: 10 a.m. - Toddler 

Gym. 

PONETO BAPTIST 

Grape Street 

Alan Crull, pastor 


School. 9 a.m. - Worship. 

Tuesday: 7 p.m. - Bible 

Study, Larry Branstetter teacher. 

PONETO UNITED 

METHODIST 

36 E. Walnut St. 

Roy E. Nevil, pastor 

rnevil@mchsi.com 

Nursery area & 

Elevator available 

9:25 a.m. - Announcements 

& celebrations. 9:30 - 

Worship. 10:30 - Fellowship. 

10:45 - Small group fellowship. 

11:15 - Small groups 

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Monday: 7 p.m. - Nomination 

Committee mtg. 

PROSPECT UNITED 

METHODIST 

P.O. Box 4 

3 miles north of Uniondale 

Ernest Suman, minister 


10:30 - Worship. 


Bible study at parsonage (1st 

& 3rd). 

SOLID ROCK UNITED 

METHODIST 

227 N. Main St., Warren 

Rev. Kathy J. Newton, pastor 



9:45 - Fellowship. 10 a.m. - 

Worship. 

Monday: 6:30 p.m. - Bible 

study at Neff’s, 198 Dogwood 

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Wednesday: 9 a.m. - Women’s 

Bible study; 6:30 - Prayer 

Adventure; 7:30 - Exercise 

night. 

SOUTHERN WELLS 

COMMUNITY CHURCH 

Adam Carroll, pastor 

swcchurch@sbcglobal.net 

9 a.m. - C.S.I. Sunday. 

9:45 - Continental breakfast. 

10:04 - Worship in Southern 

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study at Dan Perry’s, 10253S 

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6495S 200W; 7 p.m. - 

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1387W 1000S. 

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COMMUNITY CHURCH 

OF THE BRETHREN 

(Formerly Markle Church 

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500 W. Logan 

www.turnpointechurch.com 

9:30 a.m. - Fellowship. 10 

a.m. - Adult & Children’s 

Worship. 

Tuesday: 6 p.m. - Prayer 

night. 


ST. GEORGE 

EPISCOPAL CHURCH 

1195 Hendricks St., Berne 

Fr. Larry Smith, pastor 

10 a.m. - Holy Eucharist. 


Bible study. 

ST. JOHN FAMILY 

WORSHIP CENTER 

2771 SE Mulberry St., 

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Don Rentschler, pastor 



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Rev. Richard Vonesh, interim 

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9:30 a.m. - Sunday School. 

10:30 - Worship, E.L.C.A. 

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2715 American Way, 

Waynedale 

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Wendell Brane, pastor 

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METHODIST 

5867 N. Main St. 

Troy Drayer, pastor 

Handicap accessible 


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11419N-200W, Ossian 

Terry Carter, pastor 

Communion every Sunday 



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Saturday: 5:30 p.m. - Service. 

Sunday: 9 a.m. - Sunday 

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5875 E. North St. 

Andrew Street, pastor 

10:30 - Worship. 1:30 - 

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Study; 6:30 p.m. - Prayer mtg. 

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Hwy. 27, Geneva, Berne 

Rev. Terry Werst, pastor 



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11984 N. Marzane Rd. 

Steve Whetstone, pastor 

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11811 N. Wayne St. 

Tom Watt, pastor 

8:15 a.m. & 10:30 - Worship. 

9:15 - Fellowship & 

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3092 W. Broadway 

Tom Datema, pastor 


10 a.m. - Fellowship. 10:30 

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Steelers’ defense could have 

time on its hands against Colts 

By WILL GRAVES 

AP Sports Writer 

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan Clark 

respects Peyton Manning, and he feels 

for the Indianapolis Colts as they continue 

to search for traction and an identity 

while their franchise quarterback 

recovers from neck surgery. 

Still, the Pittsburgh Steelers safety 

isn’t exactly complaining about taking 

on the winless Colts (0-2) without 

Manning on Sunday, and Clark’s source 

of glee has nothing to do with facing 

Kerry Collins instead of the three-time 

MVP. 

Collins has a better record (3-2) 

against the Steelers than Manning (2- 

2), a better completion percentage (64 

to 60), and a better touchdown/interception 

ratio. 

The one thing Collins doesn’t have 

on Manning? Acting ability. 

Taking on the Colts without Manning 

means not having to endure 20-25 

seconds of the quarterback standing at 

the line of scrimmage frantically barking 

out orders as if he was playing some 

football version of charades. 

“Thank God because that is so boring,” 

Clark said with mock exasperation. 

“Such a theatrical performance.” 

Clark was kidding. Sort of. Clark 

is pretty sure there was some football 

involved in Manning’s gestures. He’s 

also pretty sure some of it was simple 

gamesmanship. 

“It got talked about so much and 

people loved it so much I think Peyton 

even kind of fed into it, ’I’m going to 

keep doing this because people think 

I’m doing a lot at the line,”’ Clark said. 

The Colts have been more deliberate 

through the first two weeks as veteran 

Kerry Collins — plucked out of retirement 

by coach Jim Caldwell a month 

ago — learns the system Manning has 

orchestrated so artfully for 13 seasons. 

That’s fine by the Steelers, particularly 

guys like nose tackle Casey Hampton. 

He’s used to playing maybe 15-20 

snaps against the Colts because he’s not 

quite fit enough to dash on and off the 

field while Manning operates out of the 

no-huddle even if Hampton, like Clark, 

is suspect of Manning’s motives. 

“Do you know he’s really getting 

guys lined up and doing that? You 

never really know what he’s doing,” 

Hampton said. 

Collins isn’t familiar enough with 

the Colts’ offense to play those kind 

of games. It doesn’t mean he hasn’t 

been effective against the Steelers. He 

beat them the first three times he faced 

them, including a 17-point whipping 

in 2008 while playing for Tennessee. 

And even at 38-years-old, the Steelers 

believe Collins can operate quickly if 

not quite as efficiently as Manning. 

“They’re not going to run the same 

offense that Peyton runs, because 

there’s only one Peyton, but they’re 

still running their offense,” defensive 

coordinator Dick LeBeau said. “And 

they’re still running no-huddle, and 

we’ll have to be ready for a lot of snaps 

and getting our calls in at the ball.” 

Pittsburgh will likely be without 

defensive end Brett Keisel, who missed 

practice again on Thursday with a knee 

injury. Third-year man Ziggy Hood 

will get the start if Keisel can’t go, and 

though he’s wary of Collins, he’s not 

expecting a track meet. 

“It could be slowed down to where 

we get in our formations and we get 

it right,” Hood said. “This is the third 

game and (Collins) has only been there 

so long. If we was playing them late in 

the season, maybe that no huddle will 

come into play. Maybe this week we 

don’t know. We’ve got to be prepared.” 

For all the progress the Colts believe 

they’ve made while giving Collins a 

crash course in an attack that’s been tailored 

to Manning’s unique talents, they 

know they’re not quite operating at the 

same speed as usual. 

General manager Bill Polian, who 

helped coax Collins out of retirement 

to keep the Colts afloat while Manning 

heals, heard Houston linebacker Mario 

Sports Roundup 

No. 20 Carroll tops Knights 

The Norwell Knights fell 3-2 to 20th-ranked Carroll in a 

Northeast Hoosier Conference boys’ tennis match on Thursday 

evening at Fort Wayne. 

Norwell lost for just the second time this season and the 

Knights’ record is 12-2 and 4-2 in the NHC. 

The Knights’ doubles teams were winners and scored the 

team points. Kyle Fillman and Tanner Mathews held on to 

their undefeated season rolling to 14-0 with a 6-1, 6-2 victory 

in No. 1 doubles. 

Brandon Taylor and Tanner Bowen combined to win the 

No. 2 doubles match 7-6 (7-1), 6-3. 

In No. 1 singles, Norwell senior Reid Imel suffered his 

first loss against Ross Marano 6-4, 6-1. Imel is now 13-1 for 

the season. 

Carroll won the junior varsity match 6-2. The Knights’ 

jayvee record slipped to 12-5 and 3-3. 

CARROLL 3, NORWELL 2 

At Fort Wayne 

SINGLES: Ross Marano (C) def. Reid Imel 6-4, 6-1; Luke Garrison (C) def. 

Mitchell Wilson 6-1, 6-0; Dillon Fernando (C) def. LJ Reeve 6-1, 6-0. 

DOUBLES: Kyle Fillman/Tanner Mathews (N) def. Cody Chase/Cory Daman 

6-1, 6-2; Brandon Taylor/Tanner Bowen (N) def. David Salway/Scott Campbell 7-6 

(7-1), 6-3. 

CARROLL 6, NORWELL 2 

Junior Varsity 

SINGLES: Tyler Smith (N) def. Hunter Davis 8-6; Austin Crager (C) def. Austin 

Scanlon 8-2; Brady Adams (C) def. Kyler Boots 8-4. 

DOUBLES: Alex Hunter/Brandon Burch (N) def. Sage Sander/Ian Muter 8-5. 

AC netmen defeat Bluffton 

Adams Central defeated Bluffton 4-1 in boys’ Allen 

County Athletic Conference tennis action on Thursday evening 

at Bluffton. 

Bluffton’s Jacob Antrim and Jackson Lambert won their 

No. 2 doubles match over Jon Weil and Pierce Harris to 

break up the Jets’ bid for a sweep. 

Adams Central won the junior varsity matches 7-2. 

Bluffton wraps up its season with the ACAC Tournament 

at Adams Central. The first round begins at 5 p.m. on Friday 

and continues at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The sectional round 

of the Indiana state tournament will be held next week at 

Norwell on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The sectional 

draw will be announced Monday evening. 

ADAMS CENTRAL 4, BLUFFTON 1 

At Bluffton 

SINGLES: Nathan Barger (AC) def. Damon Kuhlenbeck 6-0, 6-2; Connor 

Lengerich (AC) def. Brendan Baumgartner 2-6, 6-4, 2-6; Jacob Weil (AC) def. 

Carson Addington 6-0, 6-2. 

DOUBLES: Keaton Fiechter/Isaac Luginbill (AC) def. Alex Penrod/Jake Garrett 

6-3, 6-3; Jacob Antrim/Jackson Lambert (B) def. Jon Weil/Pierce Harris 7-5, 

4-6, 6-2. 

ADAMS CENTRAL 7, BLUFFTON 2 

Junior Varsity 

SINGLES: Ben Kaehr (AC) def. Tyler Lambert 8-5; Zach Fiechter (AC) def. 

Hunter Greenway 8-6; Jared Ripley (AC) def. Alex Miller 8-0; Eric Ripley (AC) def. 

Levi Eisenhut 8-3. 

DOUBLES: Jacob Bergdall/Cody Walburn (AC) def. Austin Okey/Dalton Cunningham 

8-2; Stephen Vanderkolk/Mitchel Drew (B) def. Nate Timmons/Lane 

Harrison 8-3; Luke Marbach/Jon Swales def. Levi Eisenhut/Hunter Okey 8-3; Andy 

Oliver/Blake Lewis (AC) def. Sam Dedrick/Taylor Pulver 8-6; Tyler Lambert/Hunter 

Greenway (B) def. Noah Quinones/Cody Emenhiser 8-2. 

Eastbrook spikers down Bluffton 

The Bluffton volleyball team lost to Eastbrook 25-19, 25- 

14, 25-15 on Thursday night at Bluffton. 

Eastbrook won the junior varsity match 25-16, 25-9. 

Bluffton’s varsity team was led by Gina Eisenhut with 10 

kills and Maggie Garrett with nine. Eisenhut also had three 

blocks, one ace and nine digs. Garrett also had one ace and 

15 digs. Megan Evans had 15 assists and Kennedy Johnson 

14 digs. Paige Jacobs had one kill and one block. 

Morgan Corle, Kayelynn Baublet and Autumn Kilgore 

each had one kill for Bluffton’s junior varsity. Laura Stroud, 

Corle and Kilgore each had one ace. Siera Gregg and Laura 

Stroud each had one assist. Corle also had five digs and 

Emma Thompson had four digs. 

DeKalb swats Norwell spikers 

The Norwell volleyball team lost to DeKalb 25-18, 25- 

16, 25-20 on Thursday night at Norwell. 

DeKalb won the junior varsity match 25-19, 25-20. Norwell 

had 31 digs. 

Heritage girls beat Norwell in soccer 

Heritage beat Norwell 4-2 in a girls’ soccer match on 

Thursday at Norwell. 

Tasia de Leon and Lauren Johnson scored second-half 

goals for Norwell (2-10-1). Norwell goalkeeper Haley Hell- 

Williams boasting about how much 

easier it was to go through the pre-snap 

without Manning back there pointing 

fingers. 

“(Williams) said the defensive line 

felt much more comfortable doing their 

jobs because all of Peyton’s motions 

and gestures didn’t let them know 

when they had to get into their stances, 

so it caused them trouble,” Polian said. 

“Kerry can’t do that. Nobody can. Peyton 

is like a race-car driver who has 

been driving that car for 14 years. He 

knows every nuance, every little bump, 

you have to recognize that and say 

this is going to be a different looking 

team.” 

Still, Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin 

pointed out Collins looked Manning-esque 

the last time he played the 

Steelers, nearly leading Tennessee to a 

miracle comeback in week two of the 

2010 season after coming on in relief of 

Vince Young. 

The Steelers were firmly in command 

19-3 late in the fourth quarter 

when Collins led the Titans to a quick 

touchdown and a 2-point conversion 

and had the team driving again when 

the clock ran out. 

“That experience is not lost as we 

prepare for this one,” Tomlin said. 

Pittsburgh’s defense was back to its 

usual swarming self against the overmatched 

Seahawks last Sunday, pitching 

a 24-0 shutout. Yet through two 

weeks the Steelers have yet to generate 

a turnover, the first time that’s happened 

in consecutive games since 2009. 

Collins hasn’t provided the Steelers 

with many opportunities, throwing 

just two picks in 163 career attempts 

against Pittsburgh. Clark points out the 

defense’s mindset is focused more on 

getting stops than getting the ball. 

The Steelers will have more time 

to think about it on Sunday now that 

Manning’s acting is relegated to TV 

commercials for the time being. 

“It’ll be weird playing them without 

Peyton, period,” Hampton said. 

er had 14 saves. 

Boys may register for Future Tigers 

Boys in grades 3-6 in the Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan 

School District may sign up to play in the Bluffton Future 

Tigers program. Cost to register is $25, which includes a 

reversible basketball jersey. Registration applications are 

available at the Bluffton High School office and should be 

returned by Oct. 5. For more information or for assistance in 

paying the registration fee call coach Kevin Leising at 824- 

3724. 

Sign up for Squires Basketball League 

Any Northern Wells Community Schools’ girl or boy in 

grades 3-6 may register for the Norwell Squires Basketball 

League by Friday, Sept. 29. 

Registration forms have been distributed to all schools. 

Teams practice one or two times per week and games will 

be held on Saturdays in the Norwell High School auxiliary 

gym beginning Oct. 30. Team selection night is Oct. 12. 

For further information, call Norwell girls’ basketball 

coach Eric Thornton at 543-2213, ext. 7313, or boys’ basketball 

coach Randy Hawkins, ext. 7235. 

K105 to be at football game 

K105 FM radio station will be at Fred F. Park Field in 

Bluffton on Friday night an hour before the 7 p.m. kickoff 

of the football game between Southern Wells and Bluffton. 

Crusaders win cross country meets 

The Norwell Middle School cross country teams defeated 

Bluffton and Southern Wells on Thursday. 

Norwell won the boys’ event with 18 points and Bluffton 

finished in second with 47. Southern Wells did not have 

enough runners. 

The Crusaders’ girls netted 27 points, followed by Southern 

Wells with 32 and Bluffton with 79. 

Norwell’s Austin Boucher won the boys’ 3,000-meter 

race in 10:52. The Crusaders’ Tyler Weirick was second in 

11:08. Bluffton’s Jared Reckard was third in 11:10. The next 

finishers were from Norwell, including Noah Steffen, Seth 

Cole, Zach Froehlick, Hunter Searles, Cody Shively, Dustin 

Haiflich and Caleb Torson in 10th place. 

Bluffton’s other finishers were Eli Kitt in 11th, Colton 

Anderson 12th, Chance Anderson 13th and Logan Baumgardner 

19th. Southern Wells had four runners. 

Norwell’s Megan Theisman won the girls’ 3,000-meter 

race in 12:43. Jenalyn Miskin was fifth for the Crusaders, 

followed by Hannah Worden sixth, Claire Johnson seventh, 

Allison Topp eighth, Libby Kemper ninth and Halley Edington 

10th. 

Lake Central linebacker 

ties national record 

INDIANAPOLIS — For the second time this month, an 

Indiana high school football player has made the national 

record book. 

Lake Central senior linebacker Tyler Szczecina returned 

four interceptions for touchdowns in the last three games to 

tie the national record for most interception returns for touchdown 

in a season. 

According to the National Federation of State High School 

Associations Football Record Book, Szczecina shares the 

11-on-11 mark with Mike Galliger of West Central (S.D.) in 

2007 and Jacob Edelman of Standwood North Cedar (Iowa) 

in 2009 (confirmed by NFHS, but not yet listed). 

Szczecina returned two interceptions of 47 and 25 yards 

against Portage on Sept. 2. He a 25-yarder against Crown 

Point on Sept. 9. His fourth of 18 yards came against LaPorte 

on Sept. 16. He also leads the Class 5A No. 8 Indians (5-0) 

with 53 tackles, including eight for loss. 

Big 12 fires commissioner 

From The Associated Press 

The Big 12 dumped its embattled commissioner and said 

nine schools had pledged to give their TV rights to the conference 

for the next six years, a step intended to preserve a 

fractured league that has lost two members in the past year 

and expects to lose another by next summer. 

No contracts had been signed yet in part because some 

schools must get the approval of their governing boards, 

league spokesman Bob Burda said. 

SPORTS 

Norwell's Brandon Taylor, a member of the Knights' No. 2 doubles 

team, sets up to return a shot during a recent match. Taylor 

teamed up with Tanner Bowen on Thursday to win a match 

at Carroll. (Photo by Paul Beitler) 

California agents track pot 

parcel to Bengal’s home 

By JOE KAY and GREG RISLING 

Associated Press 

CINCINNATI (AP) — For authorities tracking a marijuana 

shipment from California, the trail ended unexpectedly 

at the home of a Cincinnati Bengals player in suburban 

northern Kentucky where police say they found more drugs. 

No arrests have been made. Police were still investigating 

the case Thursday that has entangled Bengals wide receiver 

Jerome Simpson, a North Carolina native in his fourth NFL 

season. A package containing 2 1/2 pounds of marijuana was 

tracked to Simpson’s home. 

The case is being investigated by police at the Cincinnati/ 

Northern Kentucky International Airport, along with local 

authorities. 

A Bengals spokesman said the club was aware of the 

reports but had no comment. Calls to Simpson’s agent went 

unreturned. Simpson was excused from practice on Thursday 

to deal with the matter. It was unclear whether he would 

be available for a game Sunday against San Francisco at 

Paul Brown Stadium. 

Simpson was at his home along with girlfriend and teammate 

Anthony Collins on Tuesday when the woman accepted 

the package, said Michelle Gregory, a spokeswoman with 

the California Department of Justice. 

Collins’ agent didn’t return a call seeking comment. Collins 

practiced on Thursday but didn’t make himself available 

to reporters for comment. Coach Marvin Lewis said Collins 

wasn’t a focus of the investigation, though he declined further 

comment. 

The package originated in Eureka, Calif., part of the socalled 

Emerald Triangle, the state’s vaunted pot-growing 

region, and was discovered by a drug-sniffing dog in Sacramento, 

Gregory said. The address label bore the name of 

Jason Snider, but Gregory said it’s not unusual for people 

to use false names when sending illegal drugs through the 

mail. 

A search of Simpson’s home also turned up six more 

pounds of marijuana, smoking pipes and scales, authorities 

said. 

“We don’t believe it (the package) was for personal use,” 

Gregory said. “We believe there’s some sort of distribution 

or sales out of his home.” 

Bluffton's Brendan Baumgartner eyes the ball before hitting a 

return against Adams Central's Connor Lengerich in their No. 

2 singles tennis match on Thursday at Bluffton. (Photo by Paul 

Beitler) 

High School Calendar 

Friday, Sept. 23 

BOYS TENNIS: Bellmont at Norwell, 4 p.m. (rescheduled 

match); ACAC Tournament at Monroe, 5 p.m. 

FOOTBALL: Southern Wells at Bluffton, 7 p.m.; East 

Noble at Norwell, 7 p.m. 

Saturday, Sept. 24 

GIRLS GOLF: IHSAA Regional at Noble Hawk (Kendallville), 

9 a.m. 

BOYS TENNIS: ACAC Tournament at Monroe, 9 a.m.; 

Norwell at Delta Invitational, 9 a.m. 

BOYS SOCCER: Columbia City at Norwell, 10 a.m. 

JV FOOTBALL: Norwell at East Noble, 10 a.m. 

CROSS COUNTRY: Norwell, Southern Wells at New 

Haven Classic, 9 a.m.

SPORTS 

By BRIAN MAHONEY 

AP Basketball Writer 

NEW YORK (AP) — No labor deal, no 

training camps and no telling what else the 

NBA could lose. 

The lockout is about to start inflicting 

damage on the preseason schedule — and 

neither players nor owners can say what will 

happen to the real games. 

The league will cancel training camps 

and some exhibition games Friday after 

failing to reach a new collective bargaining 

agreement with its players, a person with 

knowledge of the plans told The Associated 

Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity 

because the league had yet to announce 

BASEBALL 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

All Times EDT 

East Division 

W L Pct GB 

x-New York 95 61 .609 — 

Boston 88 68 .564 7 

Tampa Bay 86 70 .551 9 

Toronto 79 77 .506 16 

Baltimore 66 90 .423 29 

Central Division 

W L Pct GB 

x-Detroit 90 66 .577 — 

Cleveland 77 78 .497 12 1/2 

Chicago 76 80 .487 14 

Kansas City 68 88 .436 22 

Minnesota 60 95 .387 29 1/2 

West Division 

W L Pct GB 

Texas 90 66 .577 — 

Los Angeles 85 71 .545 5 

Oakland 70 86 .449 20 

Seattle 66 90 .423 24 

x-clinched division 

Wednesday’s Games 

N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 2, 1st game 

Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland 4 

N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 2, 2nd game 

L.A. Angels 7, Toronto 2 

Baltimore 6, Boston 4 

Detroit 6, Kansas City 3 

Seattle 5, Minnesota 4 

Texas 3, Oakland 2 

Thursday’s Games 

Minnesota 3, Seattle 2 

Oakland 4, Texas 3 

Baltimore 6, Detroit 5 

Cleveland 11, Chicago White Sox 2 

Tampa Bay 15, N.Y. Yankees 8 

Toronto 4, L.A. Angels 3, 12 innings 

Friday’s Games 

Baltimore (Simon 4-9) at Detroit (Porcello 

14-9), 7:05 p.m. 

Boston (Lester 15-8) at N.Y. Yankees 

(F.Garcia 11-8), 7:05 p.m. 

Minnesota (Pavano 8-13) at Cleveland 

(Masterson 12-10), 7:05 p.m. 

Toronto (Morrow 10-11) at Tampa Bay 

(Price 12-12), 7:10 p.m. 

Seattle (A.Vasquez 1-4) at Texas 

(M.Harrison 13-9), 8:05 p.m. 

Kansas City (Chen 11-8) at Chicago 

White Sox (Z.Stewart 2-5), 8:10 p.m. 

Oakland (G.Gonzalez 14-12) at L.A. 

Angels (Weaver 18-7), 10:05 p.m. 

Saturday’s Games 

Minnesota (Diamond 1-5) at Cleveland 

(D.Huff 2-6), 1:05 p.m., 1st game 

Boston (Wakefield 7-7) at N.Y. Yankees 

(A.J.Burnett 10-11), 4:10 p.m. 

Seattle (F.Hernandez 14-13) at Texas 

(Ogando 13-8), 4:10 p.m. 

Baltimore (Guthrie 9-17) at Detroit (Verlander 

24-5), 7:05 p.m. 

Minnesota (Liriano 9-9) at Cleveland 

(Talbot 2-6), 7:05 p.m., 2nd game 

Kansas City (Teaford 2-0) at Chicago 

White Sox (Danks 7-12), 7:10 p.m. 

Toronto (R.Romero 15-10) at Tampa 

Bay (Niemann 11-7), 7:10 p.m. 

Oakland (Moscoso 8-9) at L.A. Angels 

(J.Williams 3-0), 9:05 p.m. 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

All Times EDT 

East Division 

W L Pct GB 

x-Philadelphia 98 58 .628 — 

Atlanta 88 68 .564 10 

Washington 76 79 .490 21 1/2 

New York 74 82 .474 24 

Florida 71 85 .455 27 

Central Division 

W L Pct GB 

Milwaukee 91 65 .583 — 

St. Louis 86 70 .551 5 

Cincinnati 76 80 .487 15 

Chicago 69 87 .442 22 

Pittsburgh 69 87 .442 22 

Houston 54 102 .346 37 

West Division 

W L Pct GB 

Arizona 90 66 .577 — 

San Francisco 84 72 .538 6 

Los Angeles 78 77 .503 11 1/2 

Colorado 70 86 .449 20 

San Diego 68 88 .436 22 

x-clinched division 


Cincinnati 2, Houston 0 

Chicago Cubs 7, Milwaukee 1 

San Diego 4, Colorado 0 

Arizona 8, Pittsburgh 5 

Washington 7, Philadelphia 5 

Florida 4, Atlanta 0 

St. Louis 6, N.Y. Mets 5 

San Francisco 8, L.A. Dodgers 5 


N.Y. Mets 8, St. Louis 6 

Washington 6, Philadelphia 1 

Houston 9, Colorado 6 

L.A. Dodgers 8, San Francisco 2 


Atlanta (T.Hudson 15-10) at Washington 

(Strasburg 0-0), 7:05 p.m. 

Cincinnati (Volquez 5-6) at Pittsburgh 

(Locke 0-2), 7:05 p.m. 

Philadelphia (Hamels 14-9) at N.Y. Mets 

(Dickey 8-13), 7:10 p.m. 

Colorado (Pomeranz 1-0) at Houston 

(Myers 6-13), 8:05 p.m. 

Florida (Volstad 5-12) at Milwaukee 

(Gallardo 17-10), 8:10 p.m. 

Chicago Cubs (Dempster 10-13) at St. 

Louis (C.Carpenter 10-9), 8:15 p.m. 

San Francisco (Cain 12-10) at Arizona 

(J.Saunders 12-12), 9:40 p.m. 

L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 10-14) at San Diego 

(LeBlanc 4-5), 10:05 p.m. 


Atlanta (Beachy 7-2) at Washington 

(Wang 3-3), 1:05 p.m. 

Chicago Cubs (R.Lopez 6-6) at St. 

Louis (Lohse 14-8), 1:10 p.m. 

Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 8-6) at N.Y. 

Mets (Gee 12-6), 1:10 p.m. 

Cincinnati (Undecided) at Pittsburgh 

(Lincoln 1-3), 7:05 p.m. 

Colorado (Hammel 7-13) at Houston 

(Happ 6-15), 7:05 p.m. 

Florida (Sanabia 0-0) at Milwaukee 

(Greinke 15-6), 7:10 p.m. 

San Francisco (Surkamp 2-0) at Arizona 

(I.Kennedy 20-4), 8:10 p.m. 

L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 11-10) at San 

Diego (Harang 13-7), 8:35 p.m. 

Wild Card 

All Times EDT 

American League 

W L Pct GB 

Boston 88 68 .564 — 

Tampa Bay 86 70 .551 2 

Los Angeles 85 71 .545 3 

National League 

W L Pct GB 

Atlanta 88 68 .564 — 

St. Louis 86 70 .551 2 

San Francisco 84 72 .538 4 



Tampa Bay 15, N.Y. Yankees 8 

Toronto 4, L.A. Angels 3, 12 innings 


N.Y. Mets 8, St. Louis 6 

L.A. Dodgers 8, San Francisco 2 



Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. 

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. 

Oakland at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. 


Atlanta at Washington, 7:05 p.m. 

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. 

San Francisco at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. 

FOOTBALL 

NFL 

All Times EDT 

AMERICAN CONFERENCE 

East 

W L T Pct PF PA 

New England 2 0 0 1.000 73 45 

Buffalo 2 0 0 1.000 79 42 

N.Y. Jets 2 0 0 1.000 59 27 

Miami 

South 

0 2 0 .000 37 61 


Houston 2 0 0 1.000 57 20 

Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 19 46 

Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 40 29 

Indianapolis 

North 

0 2 0 .000 26 61 


Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 48 33 

Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 49 41 

Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 44 46 

Pittsburgh 

West 

1 1 0 .500 31 35 


Oakland 1 1 0 .500 58 58 

San Diego 1 1 0 .500 45 52 

Denver 1 1 0 .500 44 45 

Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 10 89 

NATIONAL CONFERENCE 

East 


Washington 2 0 0 1.000 50 35 

Dallas 1 1 0 .500 51 51 

Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 62 48 

N.Y. Giants 

South 

1 1 0 .500 42 44 


New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 64 55 

Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 47 61 

Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 44 47 

Carolina 

North 

0 2 0 .000 44 58 


Green Bay 2 0 0 1.000 72 57 

Detroit 2 0 0 1.000 75 23 

Chicago 1 1 0 .500 43 42 

Minnesota 

West 

0 2 0 .000 37 48 


San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 57 44 

Arizona 1 1 0 .500 49 43 

St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 29 59 

Seattle 0 2 0 .000 17 57 

Sunday’s Games 

Houston at New Orleans, 1 p.m. 

Denver at Tennessee, 1 p.m. 

Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. 

San Francisco at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. 

New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m. 

N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. 

Miami at Cleveland, 1 p.m. 

Jacksonville at Carolina, 1 p.m. 

Kansas City at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. 

N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. 

Baltimore at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m. 

Arizona at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. 

Green Bay at Chicago, 4:15 p.m. 

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m. 

Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m. 

Monday, Sep. 26 

Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL 

All Times EDT 

(Subject to change) 

Thursday’s Game 

MIDWEST 

Cincinnati 44, NC State 14 

——— 

Saturday, Sept. 24 

EAST 

E. Michigan (2-1) at Penn St. (2-1), 

Noon 

Notre Dame (1-2) at Pittsburgh (2-1), 

Noon 

Toledo (1-2) at Syracuse (2-1), Noon 

Ohio (3-0) at Rutgers (1-1), 2 p.m. 

UConn (1-2) at Buffalo (1-2), 6 p.m. 

SOUTH 

Temple (2-1) at Maryland (1-1), 12:30 

p.m. 

E. Illinois (1-2) at Jacksonville St. (2- 

1), 7 p.m. 

Florida (3-0) at Kentucky (2-1), 7 p.m. 

MIDWEST 

Drake (2-1) at Butler (2-1), Noon 

Louisiana-Monroe (1-2) at Iowa (2-1), 

Noon 

San Diego St. (3-0) at Michigan (3-0), 

Noon 

Cent. Michigan (1-2) at Michigan St. 

(2-1), Noon 

Bowling Green (2-1) at Miami (Ohio) 

(0-2), 1 p.m. 

Dayton (2-1) at Central St., Ohio (0-3), 

1:30 p.m. 

VMI (0-3) at Akron (0-3), 2 p.m. 

Army (1-2) at Ball St. (2-1), 2 p.m. 

Youngstown St. (2-1) at Indiana St. (2- 

1), 2:05 p.m. 

W. Michigan (2-1) at Illinois (3-0), 3:30 

p.m. 

South Alabama (2-1) at Kent St. (0-3), 

3:30 p.m. 

Cal Poly (1-2) at Northern Illinois (1-2), 

3:30 p.m. 

Colorado (1-2) at Ohio St. (2-1), 3:30 

p.m. 

South Dakota (2-1) at Wisconsin (3-0), 

3:30 p.m. 

Clark Atlanta (2-1) vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff 

(2-1) at St. Louis, 4 p.m. 

W. Illinois (1-2) at N. Iowa (1-1), 5 p.m. 

S. Dakota St. (1-2) at Illinois St. (1-2), 

7 p.m. 

N. Dakota St. (2-0) at Minnesota (1-2), 

7 p.m. 

Missouri St. (0-3) at S. Illinois (1-1), 

7 p.m. 

SOUTHWEST 

Indiana (1-2) at North Texas (0-3), 7 p.m. 

BASKETBALL 

WNBA 

All Times EDT 

CONFERENCE FINALS 

Eastern Conference 

Indiana 1, Atlanta 0 

Thursday, Sept. 22: Indiana 82, Atlanta 

74 

Sunday, Sept. 25: Indiana at Atlanta, 

3 p.m. 

x-Tuesday, Sept. 27: Atlanta at Indiana, 

7 or 8 p.m. 

Western Conference 

Minnesota 1, Phoenix 0 

Thursday, Sept. 22: Minnesota 95, 

Phoenix 67 

Sunday, Sept. 25: Minnesota at Phoenix, 

5 p.m. 

x-Tuesday, Sept. 27: Phoenix at Minnesota, 

8 or 9 p.m. 

HOCKEY 

NHL 

Preseason 

All Times EDT 


Phoenix (ss) 2, Los Angeles (ss) 1, SO 

Toronto 4, Philadelphia 2 

Columbus 4, Washington 3, OT 

Pittsburgh 3, Detroit 2 

St. Louis 4, Tampa Bay 3 

New Jersey 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT 

Buffalo 3, Montreal 1 

Ottawa 2, Boston 1, OT 

San Jose 6, Anaheim 1 

Los Angeles (ss) 3, Phoenix (ss) 2 

its plans. 

Training camps were expected to begin 

Oct. 3, and the exhibition openers were set 

for Oct. 9. 

But the cancelations, first reported by 

Yahoo Sports, became unavoidable after 

another meeting between players and owners 

Thursday failed to end the lockout, 

which began July 1. 

While providing no details of the meeting, 

Commissioner David Stern acknowledged 

that “the calendar is not our friend” 

when it comes to keeping the season intact. 

Stern said he had “no announcement to 

make today” regarding any postponements 

or cancelations, but they became a certainty 


Detroit 4, Philadelphia 3, SO 

Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 1 

Minnesota 1, St. Louis 0 

Dallas 5, Colorado 2 

Vancouver 2, Edmonton 1 


N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 7 p.m. 

Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m. 

Nashville at Carolina, 7 p.m. 

N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m. 

Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. 

Florida at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. 

Montreal at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. 

Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m. 

Columbus at Minnesota, 8 p.m. 

St. Louis at Colorado, 9 p.m. 

Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. 


Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m. 

Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m. 

Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m. 

New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. 

Tampa Bay at Florida, 7:30 p.m. 

Winnipeg at Nashville, 8 p.m. 

St. Louis at Dallas, 8 p.m. 

Calgary at Edmonton, 8 p.m. 

Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m. 

Phoenix at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. 

Major League Soccer 

All Times EDT 

EASTERN CONFERENCE 

W L T Pts GF GA 

Columbus 11 10 8 41 35 37 

Kansas City 10 9 10 40 43 37 

Philadelphia 9 7 12 39 36 30 

Houston 9 9 12 39 38 39 

New York 7 7 15 36 44 41 

D.C. 8 8 11 35 39 40 

Chicago 5 8 15 30 33 37 

Toronto FC 6 12 12 30 32 52 

New England 5 12 12 27 32 46 

WESTERN CONFERENCE 

W L T Pts GF GA 

x-Los Angeles 16 3 10 58 43 22 

Real Salt Lake 15 7 6 51 41 23 

Seattle 14 6 9 51 46 31 

FC Dallas 13 9 7 46 36 32 

Colorado 10 9 11 41 40 39 

Portland 10 12 7 37 37 42 

Chivas USA 7 12 11 32 36 38 

San Jose 6 11 12 30 31 38 

Vancouver 4 14 10 22 28 46 

NOTE: Three points for victory, one 

point for tie. 

x- clinched playoff berth 


D.C. United 2, Chivas USA 2, tie 

Real Salt Lake 3, New York 1 

Portland 1, San Jose 1, tie 

Friday’s Game 

Philadelphia at Sporting Kansas City, 

8:30 p.m. 


Houston at FC Dallas, 4 p.m. 

Portland at New York, 7:30 p.m. 

Real Salt Lake at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. 

Los Angeles at Columbus, 7:30 p.m. 

San Jose at Colorado, 9 p.m. 

Toronto FC at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m. 

Seattle FC at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m. 

Sunday’s Game 

New England at Chicago, 4 p.m. 

Wednesday, Sept. 28 

Columbus at Sporting Kansas City, 

8:30 p.m. 

Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m. 

Thursday, Sept. 29 

D.C. United at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. 

SPORTS TRANSACTIONS 

THURSDAY 

BASEBALL 


FLORIDA MARLINS—Placed RHP Leo 

Nunez on the restricted list. 

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Named 

Mike Guerrero manager and Al LeBoeuf 

coach of Nashville (PCL); Darnell Coles 

manager and Dwayne Hosey coach of 

Huntsville (SL); Sandy Guerrero minor 

league hitting coordinator; and Don 

Money special instructor, player development. 

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to 

terms with OF-1B Lance Berkman on a 

one-year contract for the 2012 season. 

FOOTBALL 

National Football League 

DENVER BRONCOS —Signed TE 

Dante Rosario. Released LB Mike 

Mohamed. 

Canadian Football League 

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS— 

Released DB Arrington Hicks. 

Arena Football League 

ARIZONA RATTLERS—Re-signed DB/ 

KR Virgil Gray. 

ORLANDO PREDATORS—Re-signed K 

Mark Lewis and DL Mark Robinson. 

HOCKEY 

National Hockey League 

NHL—Suspended Calgary F Pierre-Luc 

Letourneau-Leblond for the remainder of 

the preseason and one regular-season 

game for a hit from behind to Vancouver 

F Matt Clackson during a Sept. 20 

preseason game. Suspended Philadelphia 

F Jody Shelley for the remainder of 

the preseason and five regular-season 

games for a hit from behind to Toronto 

F Darryl Boyce during a Sept. 21 preseason 

game. 

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Signed 

president and general manager Jim 

Rutherford to a four-year contract 

extension through the 2015-16 season. 

Assigned D Brett Bellemore, D Kyle 

Lawson, D Chris Murray, F Matt Pistilli, 

F Justin Soryal and G John Muse to 

Charlotte (AHL). 

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS— 

Assigned F Petr Straka to Rimouski 

(QMJHL). 

OTTAWA SENATORS—Re-assigned F 

Shane Prince to Ottawa (OHL). 

PHOENIX COYOTES—Sent G Marc 

Cheverie, D Mathieu Brodeur, D Nick 

Ross, D Garrett Stafford D Michael 

Stone, F Mathieu Beaudoin, F Spencer 

Bennett, F Evan Bloodoff, F Alexandre 

Bolduc, F Darian Dziurzynski, F Brett 

Hextall, F Ryan Hollweg, F Colin Long, 

F Donny Maloney, F Brendan Shinnimin, 

F Jordan Szwarz, F Matt Watkins 

and F Ethan Werek to Portland (AHL). 

Returned G Mark Visentin to Niagara 

(OHL), G Louis Dominque to Quebec 

(QMJHL) and F Kale Kessy to Medicine 

Hat (WHL). 

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned F Cody 

Beach, D Brock Beukeboom and G Jordan 

Binnington to their junior teams. 

WINNIPEG JETS—Assigned RW Austen 

Brassard to Bellville (OHL), C Mike 

Kirkpatrick to St. John’s (AHL), LW Adam 

Lowry to Swift Current (WHL), D Kendal 

McFaull to Moose Jaw (WHL), D Sebastian 

Owuya to Medicine (WHL), C Ivan 

Telegin to Barrie (OHL) and D Zach Yuen 

to Tri-City (WHL). Released LW Levko 

Koper. 

ECHL 

ELMIRA JACKALS—Signed F Rob Bellamy, 

F J.P. Martignetti, F Matt Moffat and 

F Mike Sellitto to one-year contracts. 

KALAMAZOO WINGS—Announced 

an affiliation agreement with Vancouver 

(NHL) for the 2011-12 season. Signed 

D Wes O’Neill, F Patrick Asselin, F Nick 

Sirota and F David Solway. 

UTAH GRIZZLIES—Signed D Patrick 

Cullity. 

with no breakthrough Thursday. Talks are 

not expected to resume until next week. 

The league is at about the same point as 

when it postponed camps in 1998, the only 

time it lost games to a work stoppage. The 

decision then came on Sept. 24 for camps 

that were set to begin Oct. 5. 

The regular season is scheduled to open 

Nov. 1, with the NBA champion Dallas 

Mavericks hosting the Chicago Bulls in the 

first game. Though both sides repeatedly 

have said there is still time for a deal that 

would leave the regular season unaffected, 

neither would say so Thursday — with 

union president Derek Fisher of the Lakers 

using nearly the same words as Stern about 

the coming weeks. 

“I don’t have control of that part of it, that 

would be more of a Commissioner Stern, 

Adam Silver question in terms of logistics 

of starting the season on time,” Fisher said. 

“I’m not going to try and make a guess on 

that one. The calendar’s obviously not our 

friend, but we’re not going to give up on the 

process because of the time.” 

Asked again if he thought things were far 

enough along to still believe in a Nov. 1 start, 

Stern said: “I don’t have any response to 

that. I just don’t. I don’t know the answer.” 

Stern celebrated his 69th birthday Thursday 

but didn’t appear in a festive mood after 


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meeting for about five hours with leaders 

from the union. He was joined by Silver, the 

deputy commissioner, Spurs owner Peter 

Holt, who leads the labor relations committee, 

and NBA senior vice president and 

deputy general counsel Dan Rube. Fisher, 

executive director Billy Hunter, attorney 

Ron Klempner and economist Kevin Murphy 

represented the union. 

Those small groups had good talks in 

recent weeks, but things went poorly last 

Tuesday when they were rejoined by their 

full committees. Hunter said after that meeting 

that players planned to make a “significant” 

financial concession, only to find that 

owners refused to agree to their condition of 

leaving the current salary cap system as is. 

Fisher said he didn’t believe Thursday’s 

talks, following a small meeting Wednesday 

that included Silver and staff members 

from both sides, moved the situation beyond 

where it was last week. 

Stern said the owners’ labor relations 

committee would talk Friday, and both sides 

said they hoped to meet again next week. 

“We’ll keep working at it until we figure 

this thing out, but right now there isn’t 

anything to really report or say,” Fisher said. 

“I don’t have any answers to any questions, 

other than we’ll keep working until we find 

some solutions.” 

RACING NEWS 

NASCAR revises rules to 

break up Talladega tandems 

By JENNA FRYER 

AP Auto Racing Writer 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR tweaked two 

rules for next month’s race at Talladega Superspeedway, 

apparently in an effort to limit the two-car tandem racing that 

has dominated at its two fastest tracks. 

The first change 

ordered Wednesday 

was an increase in the 

size of the restrictor 

plate that will be used 

in the Oct. 23 race. 

The larger holes in 

the carburetor plates 

should lead to an 

increase of horsepower 

that could make the 

cars 2 to 3 mph faster. 

NASCAR also 

The leaders pair up during the late 

stage of the Aaron’s 312 at Talladega 

Superspeedway. (Photo by Kevin C. 

Cox/Getty Images for NASCAR) 

ordered an adjustment on the pop-off valve in the cooling 

system that should lower the maximum water temperature in 

engines. A threat of overheating could prevent cars from staying 

hooked together for too long. 

Drivers discovered over the last year that it’s faster to run 

at Daytona and Talladega in two-car tandems. That style has 

replaced the popular two- and three-wide packs, and fans have 

been lukewarm about the tandem racing. 

Now, two cars hook up bumper-to-bumper, one clearly 

pushing the other until the potential for overheating forces 

them to separate and then swap. It’s made for record lead 

changes and exciting finishes, but is a totally different style 

than the white-knuckle pack racing fans loved. 

Drivers, meanwhile, said it’s impossible to see anything 

when they are pushing another car and Dale Earnhardt Jr., 

NASCAR’s most popular driver, has repeatedly railed against 

tandem racing. 

“What kind of move can you make in racing like this?” he 

asked in July. “There ain’t no move you can make. You just 

hold it on the mat and try not to wreck into each other.” 

NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton 

made no mention of the tandem racing in explaining the rule 

changes. 

“After the last few superspeedway races, we’ve heard 

many drivers express their desire to open up the size of the 

restrictor plate some and we thought the time was right to do 

that,” Pemberton said in a statement. “We anticipate these 

revisions in the rules package for Talladega will help continue 

to provide competitive and exciting racing for the fans.” 

The larger restrictor plate could push speeds over 200 mph, 

but the combination of the pop-off valve change likely means 

the cars won’t be able to stay locked together for as many laps. 

David Reutimann crew chief Rodney Childers thinks drivers 

might be limited to a lap of pushing before needing to swap. 

“Changing the plates will be better,” Childers said. “It 

should make it more racy, where you can pull out and pass. If 

they are wanting to make it where people can’t draft as long, 

it’s going to do that. Probably only a half of a lap or a lap is all 

you’re going to get out of it.” 

Chad Johnston, crew chief for Martin Truex Jr., predicted 

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make it dicey, he said, because drivers will have to swap while 

also avoiding the two-car packs closing in behind them. 

“The chances of something going wrong on a swap are 

going to go up obviously, but hopefully it will eliminate or 

lessen the two-by-two racing,” he said. 

Dale Earnhardt Jr. switching 

to Diet Mountain Dew 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will 

have the Diet Mountain Dew brand on his car starting with 

next year’s Daytona 500. 

The new paint scheme for NASCAR’s most popular driver 

was unveiled Wednesday. 

Diet Mountain Dew replaces the Pepsi-owned brand 

AMP Energy that has been featured on the car since 2008. 

AMP will remain on the car next season as an associate 

sponsor. 

Pepsi is the primary sponsor for Earnhardt in 20 races 

each year. The National Guard has the other 16 events. 

The Mountain Dew brand has a strong history in NAS- 

CAR. It was most notably the primary sponsor of Hall of 

Fame driver Darrell Waltrip during his 1981 and 1982 championship 

seasons. 

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equip. & misc. household 

CLOTHES, OIL HEATER 

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MOVING SALE— 1218 

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lamps, dishes and womens 

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HUGE MULTI FAMILY 

GARAGE SALE 610 West 

Washington Street Bluffton 

INDOOR Tues.-Sat., 

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clothes, crafts, 

something for everyone. 

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Daily 

Arlin 

Heyerly 

Serving the Community 

since 1995 

Hiday Motors 

New & Pre-Owned GM 

& Pre-Owned Chrysler 

260-824-0900 

aheyerly@hidaymotors.com 

633 N. Main St., Bluffton 

“Ask 

Rich” 

For Sale 

Miscellaneous 

CHINA HUTCH FOR SALE— 

Tell City Antique. Must see! Very 

nice! $350. 765-438-3530. 

TRI-LEVEL WOOD PLAY- 

SET— Can fit 3 swings, tire 

swing, slide, climbing rope and 

rock climbing wall. Tent/tarp on 

top level. Great for a family with 

lots of children or a daycare 

facility. $550/OBO. 765-329- 

0567. 

Hot Deals! 

SILPADA JEWELRY 30-50% 

OFF! SAMPLE SALE! Large 

selection of.925 sterling silver display 

jewelry for 30-50% off retail! 

410 Highland Avenue, Rose Ann 

Heights, Ossian. Christie Rans, 

Independent Rep. 

Pets 

PUPPIES FOR SALE— CHA 

Wienie Pinchers. Born 7-20-11. 

(1) Male: $100. (4) females: $75/ 

each. Call or text: 765-499-4052 

after 5pm. 

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Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains 

every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively. 

KEVIN J. DEAKYNE, D.D.S., P.C. 

470 Bennett Dr., Suite A 

P.O. Box 307 - Warren, IN 46792 

1-800-236-0891 

Metlife & Delta Dental Provider 

AMISH CONSTRUCTION 

& REMODELING 

•New Homes •Pole Barns •Roofing 

•Siding •Room Additions •Garages 

Free Estimates • 765-669-2848 

BLUFFTON 

ASPHALT 

PAVING 

CO. INC. 

•Professional Paving and 

Seal Coating at 

Competitive Prices 

•Hot Rubber Crack Fill 

JOEL LADIG 

815 W. 

Cherry St. 

BLUFFTON 

(260) 

824-5388 824-5388 

MILLER BODY SHOP 

No job too big or small! 

Collision repair, Unibody 

alignment. Insurance 

estimates available. 

260-824-4141 

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STINSON DOOR 

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Forest Ridge 

Tree Service 

70 ft. Aerial Service 

FULLY INSURED 

Cell: 820-0863 

Joe Isch, owner 

(260)375-2135 

222 N. Wayne St., Warren, IN 

1-800-895-7035 

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Independent F amily O wned 

E&E 

Construction 

Amish Craftsmen 

•New Homes •Roofing 

•Decks •Concrete Work 

•Siding •Room Additions 

•Garages •Remodeling 

FREE 

•Pole Barns 

Ervin Schwartz 

5386 W. 300 S.-1, Bluffton, IN 46714 

1-260-334-5786 

1-260-443-1823 

Estimates 

Richard Borror 

Sales & Leasing Professional 

HIDAY MOTORS 

“Selling the Best Trucks & Cars in the World” 

824-0900 

(260)824-5060 

1103 S. Main St., Bluffton 

www.HollowayAuction.com 

LANDSCAPE DESIGN 

& INSTALLATION 

FERTILIZING • WEED CONTROL 

Minnich’s Lawn Service 

Scott Minnich 

Cell: 260-760-4404 

824-4887 

S T O RAGE 

Sure-Flo 

Zap Electric, Inc. 

260-824-2927 

Commercial-Industrial-Residential 

24 Hr. Emergency Service 

Charles Miller-Electrican 

1233 W. Cherry St., Bluffton 

Home Furnishings 

BRAND NEW IN PLASTIC!— 

QUEEN PILLOWTOP MAT- 

TRESS SET. Can deliver, $125. 

(260) 493-0805. (A) 

Sporting Goods 

GUN SHOW!!— Bedford, IN 

- September 24th & 25th, Lawrence 

County Fairgrounds, 

11261 Hwy US 50 W., Sat. 9-5, 

Sun. 9-3 For information call 765- 

993-8942 Buy! Sell! Trade. (I) 

Used Furniture/ 

Collectibles 

OAK KITCHEN TABLE— 

60”x42”. Opens up to 7 feet. 

10 chairs. $200. Call 260-622- 

7642. 

Rentals 

Apartments for Rent 

1 BEDROOM— Upper unit, 

water, stove, fridge, A/C, dishwasher 

included. $390/month. 

Available now. Also 2BR available 

Oct. 1st, $415/month. Call 

1-800-572-1193. 

2BR DUPLEX APARTMENT— 

great location, maintenance 

free, insulated well. Appliances 

included. Security deposit 

and reference required. $532/ 

month. 260-307-6222. 

ALL UTILITIES PAID— 2BR, 

$125/week, $300/Deposit, 412 

W. Market. Also, 1BR, 117 S. 

Main, $95/week, $200/Deposit. 

Service pets only. 260-353- 

3227. 

CRAIGVILLE— 2BR and 3BR, 

1BA apartment. Central air, appliances, 

washer & dryer. No 

smoking. Service animals only. 

260-565-4176 or 260-417- 

2956. 

824-1846 

•Safety Lighting •Clean Units 

•24 Hr. Access 

•Video Cameras 

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After hours & Saturdays 

Call 273-0253 or 824-4782 

In Monroe at corner of 

U.S. 27 and S.R. 124 

Office at 1180 N. Main, Bluffton 

Rich Beaver Crop Insurance, Farm, Auto, Home, Life 

Toll Free: 877-385-1792 Cell: 260-227-0091 

email: rbeaver@harrellfin.com 

2826 Theater Ave., Huntington, IN 46750 

Seamless 

Gutters 

5” & 6” Continuous Gutters 

Leaf Protection Systems 

Large Color Selection - FREE Estimates 

Stan Worthman 

260-622-4372 

www.seamlessgutter.net 

Annual Enrollment begins Oct. 15th thru Dec. 7th 

In the 1882 Brick Building at MAIN & MARKET ... Downtown Bluffton, IN 

A Human Being Answers Our Phone at 824-1618 

JERRY FLACK - 101 NORTH MAIN - BLUFFTON 

SHADE TREES 

•Large Shade Trees 

•Tree Moving 

Gerber Lawn Service 

(260) 565-3128 

B B& & J Construction 

F REE 

Estimates 

Amish Contractors 

Roofing, Concrete, Room Additions, Garages, 

Remodeling, Pole Barns, rough in or finish work. 

260-703-0046 

HOLLOWAY 

824-SOLD (7653) 

1103 South Main St., Bluffton 

www.JustThinkSold.com 

0339 West 

100 North 


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andree.shearer@gmail.com 

APPRAISAL SERVICES 

– FARMS 

– ESTATES 

– PERSONAL 

PROPERTY 

– REAL ESTATE 

Joe Weterick 

Certified Appraiser 

Licensed Auctioneer 

260-414-7780 

260-824-5536 

FREE 

Estimates 

Why 

Choose 

• Established 1944 

• Over 1 Million Acres SOLD 

• Take advantage of our 

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• Local Representation 

Call Al Pfister at 

760-8922 

BASIC WILDLIFE 

REMOVAL 

Nuisance Animals Removed 

•Raccoons •Skunks 

•Moles •Bats & More! 

Ken Brosman 

1-866-257-5903 

POLE BUILDINGS 

Any Size Available 

30’x40’x12’ 

1 - 16’x11’, Slide Door, 1 - 3/0 

Walk-In, Rafters 4’ O.C. 

$ 9,800 Erected 

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60’x80’x14’ 

2 - 24’x14’, Slide Door, 1 - 3/0 



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specifications. 

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Renting: Construction Equipment 

Homeowners Tools • Trailers • Tow Dolly 

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Apartments for Rent 

ONE, TWO & THREE BED- 

ROOM— Apartments for rent 

in Ossian starting at $460 per 

month plus utilties. $250 Deposit 

and References required. 

260-433-5263. 

HAMPSHIRE COURT APTS.— 

1st Month Rent Free!! No Application 

Fee! All apartments 

are single story with W/D 

Hookups and Private entry. 

Open 9a-5p, Monday-Friday. 

Weekends and evenings by 

appointment. Call 260-824- 

1097. 

NEWER VERY CLEAN— 2BR 

Bluffton apartment. All appliances, 

washer & Dryer. AC. 

$140/week. Call 260-622- 

8666. 

Mobile Home Rental 

2BR & 3BR— Mobile Homes 

for rent in quiet, clean park. Norwell 

School District. Weekly, Bi- 

Weekly, Monthly Rates available. 

$300 Security Deposit/References 

Required. 260-824-8611. 

SEPTEMBER 24 - 9 a.m. - Keystone 

Schools, owner. 1800 Laverne 

Avenue, Fort Wayne. Complete 

liquidation. Activity bus, portable 

classrooms, storage units, appliances, 

stainless cookware, stage 

lighting system, computers & computer 

accessories, electronics, instruments, 

sound equipment, projectors, 

PA system, sport & gym class equipment, 

educational & classroom supplies, 

art supplies, office equipment, 

IPFW mastodon sculpture, portable 

metal fencing, housekeeping equipment, 

lawn & garden, hand tools. 

Inspection Sept. 23 from noon to 5 

p.m. Steffen Group, 260-426-0633, 

www.steffengrp.com. 

SEPTEMBER 24 - 10 a.m. - Jean E. 

and James F. Karst, owners. 7502 

W 250 S, Huntington. Modern furniture, 

appliances, tools, lawn & garden, 

household, electronics & much 

more! Ellenberger Bros., Inc., 1-800- 

373-6363, www.EllenbergerBros. 

com. 

OCTOBER 1 - 9 a.m. - Plaintiffs of 

court order, owner. Former Your 

Friends & Neighbors group home, 

1515 Magnavox Way, Fort Wayne. 

Office supplies & furniture, electronics, 

appliances, kitchenware, lawn 

& garden, exercise equipment, 

Christmas décor, miscellaneous. 

Inspection: Sept. 30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Steffen Group, 260-426-0633, www. 

steffengrp.com. 

Real Estate 

Homes For Sale 

YOU WILL LOVE THIS CLAS- 

SIC — Riverview 3BR/2BA 

ranch home! New french 

country kitchen. New flooring 

throughout. Open House Every 

Thursday, 5p-7p & Saturday, 

noon-2p. 905 Ranch Road, 

Bluffton. $135,000. 260-307- 

6040. 

$ZERO DOWN GOV. LOANS— 

Good, slow, no credit. Buy any 

home anywhere. Fast Free preapprovals. 

Land contract payoffs 

or refinances. Allied Home 

Mortgage Corporation Branch, 

3042, 502 Airport North Office 

Park, 46825. Please call 260- 

750-9376. Equal Housing Opportunity. 

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Wells Court Docket 

Wells Circuit Court 

Criminal Cases 

Justin S. Staples, 34, of 

Ossian, sentenced to three 

years in prison, consecutive 

to sentences in three other 

cases, with credit given for 

23 days spent in confinement 

awaiting disposition. 

Staples was charged after 

officers from the Bluffton 

Police Department investigated 

a report of shoplifters 

having left the scene at Wal- 

Mart on May 13, 2008. 

Civil Cases 

Complaint on note in an 

amount to be determined by 

the court and to foreclose 

mortgage filed by Bank of 

America against Tyler J. 

West of Bluffton. The property 

is located at 11760 

North Marzane Road-90, 

Markle. 

Wells Superior Court 

Civil Cases 

Petition for dissolution 

of marriage filed by Travis 

L. Searles who is seeking 

to terminate his marriage to 

Amy J. Searles. 

Agreed judgment of 

$367.22 filed in favor of Client 

Services against Jennifer 

R. Schocke of Bluffton. 

Complaint for payment 

originally filed by Capital 

Public 

Sale Calendar 

SUDOKU ANSWER 

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OCTOBER 1 - 9 a.m. - Rolland 

(Ron) & Judy Myers, owners. 4111 

East 400 North, Bluffton. Furniture, 

primitives & collectibles, Aladdin oil 

lamp, dolls, teddy bear, cookie jar, 

salt & pepper, and antique & farm 

toy collections, Longaberger baskets, 

toy steam engines, 4 pedal 

tractors, long guns, china, glassware, 

household, industrial air compressor, 

tools, crane w/hoist, shelving, 

portable sign boards, mini van, Ford 

Thunderbird LX, lawn tractor w/42" 

mower deck. Holloway Auction 

Company, Inc., 260-824-5060, www. 

HollowayAuction.com. 

OCTOBER 6 - 6 p.m. - Mr. & Mrs. 

Elston, owners. Auction location: 

Waterloo Elementary School, 300 

East Douglas Street, Waterloo. 

Property location: CR 31 & US 6, 

Waterloo. 104+/- acres in 5 tracts. 

DeKalb Co., Grant Township, Section 

4, part of Waterloo Industrial Park. 

Tract 1: 6+/- acres. Tract 2: 17+/- 

acres. Tract 3: 19+/- acres. Tract 4: 

36+/- acres. Tract 5: 26+/- acres. 

Steffen Group, 260-426-0633, www. 

steffengrp.com. 

OCTOBER 8 - 10 a.m. - Ralph 

E. Helton Life Estate, Constance 

(Connie) & Arlin Mann, owners. 

118 N. Washington, Montpelier. 

Well maintained, one story home 

w/660 sq. ft. detached garage. 1979 

Chevrolet Caprice Classic, one 

owner, 42,072 miles. Modern furniture, 

appliances, household items, 

lawn and garden, fishing & much 

more! Open houses Sept. 25 from 

2-4 p.m. or call for private inspection. 

Ellenberger Bros., Inc., 1-800-373- 

6363, www.EllenbergerBros.com. 

OCTOBER 18 - 6 p.m. - Bradley 

Sparks, seller. Auction location: 

Albany Lions Club, 215 S. Water 

Street, Albany. Property location: 

From Farmland travel north on SR 

1 for 5 miles to CR 600N, thence 

west 1.5 miles. 75+/- acres farmland. 

Wind farm land lease in place. 

Tract 1: 35+/- acres, mostly tillable. 

Tract 2: 40+/- acres, 29 acres tillable, 

11 acres woods. Call for private 

inspections. Schrader Real Estate & 

Auction Co., Inc., www.schraderauction.com, 

800-451-2709. 


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Bothered by the flirting 

Dear Annie: I think my brother-inlaw’s 

wife is attracted to my husband, 

“James.” James believes this to be 

true, as well, but he rather enjoys the 

attention. 

Whenever we are at his brother’s 

house, the wife is always flirting with 

James, touching him and finding reasons 

to be near him. When it’s time for us 

to go, she practically begs him to stay. 

She also often makes subtle suggestive 

comments, and this really gets on my 

nerves. 

As an added twist, my husband and 

I are not sexually active. We’ve not 

been intimate in nearly two years. This 

was a mutual decision. James is always 

tired when he gets home from longdistance 

driving. I’m on two separate 

antidepressants that just about kill off any 

shred of sexual interest. A few times, I’ve 

told James that if he is interested in sex, 

I’d be quite amenable, but he repeatedly 

tells me he’s too tired. 

I asked him why he lets her flirt with 

him, and he says it’s fun, but insists he’s 

not interested in having an affair with her 

or anyone else. We have been married 

for 12 years and have no children, so 

he has all of my attention and plenty of 

affection. 

This flirtation was going on even 

before she married into the family. I had 

hoped that after five years and two kids it 

would end, but it hasn’t subsided in the 

least. I admit I am slightly jealous, but 

am I completely off base thinking there 

is something wrong with this? — Green- 

Eyed 

Dear Green-Eyed: There are a lot 

of things wrong with this. We don’t 

care how tired your husband is, surely 

he could work up some interest in sex 

in two years. The fact that he hasn’t 

is worrisome and, combined with the 

attention he receives from another 

woman, puts your relationship at risk. We 

don’t know why James’ brother turns a 

blind eye to his wife’s flirtations, but that 

is his problem. Yours is to find a way to 

reconnect intimately with your husband. 

Talk to a counselor, get some books from 

the library, watch some videos or take a 

long vacation, but please do something 

before it’s too late. 

Dear Annie: Our grandchild is 4 years 

old. He pushes and slaps his father while 

laughing and yelling. His dad retaliates, 

My 

Answer 

By Dr. Billy 

Graham 

ENCOURAGE 

BROTHER TO SEEK 

GOD IN CHRIST, NOT 

THE PROMISE OF 

RICHES 

Q: My brother never 

had any particular interest 

in religion, but recently he 

began listening to someone 

on TV who claims that 

if you just have enough 

faith, God will make you 

rich. I don’t think that’s in 

the Bible, but I hate to say 

anything negative about 

this for fear it’ll turn him 

away from God. How 

should I handle this? — P. 

McF. 

Annie’s 

Mailbox 

A: You’re wise to 

be sensitive to your 

brother’s apparent 

interest in spiritual 

things, even if it’s 

shallow right now or 

taking a direction that 

might not be best. 

Jesus solemnly warned, 

“If anyone causes one 

of these little ones who 

believe in me to sin, it 

would be better for him 

to be thrown into the sea” 

(Mark 9:42). 

My first suggestion is 

that you do everything 

you can to encourage your 

brother to grow in his 

faith. Perhaps the place to 

start is to ask him why this 

particular program interests 

him. Is he simply attracted 

to it because it appeals to 

his selfish desires -- namely, 

a desire to get rich? Or is 

something deeper going 

on in his life -- namely, a 

often rolling on the 

floor with him, all 

in fun. 

This “fun” 

is getting more 

violent, and we 

worry that the child 

will grow up shoving and hitting and 

having a problematic life. His father 

laughs at our concerns. What do you 

think? — Worried in West Hills 

Dear Worried: A certain amount of 

roughhousing is OK if neither the child 

nor the parent is getting hurt, feels 

anxious or becomes over-stimulated. 

The father should be aware, however, 

that the boy is not capable of controlling 

his enthusiasm and things can get out of 

hand. We recommend that Mom discuss 

it with her pediatrician. 

Dear Annie: “Happy Senior” said 

she avoids the person who is “so hard of 

hearing that conversation is tiresome.” 

My mother was socially active and 

popular in her small circle. She joined 

the Scrabble club and started tap dancing 

classes, pursuits that she had enjoyed 

in the past. But before new friendships 

could take root, she began to experience 

hearing problems that became so severe 

that she was unable to readily interact 

with people in group situations and 

withdrew from her outside activities. 

Despite the latest hearing aid technology, 

she is still functionally hard of hearing. 

Certain considerations can lead 

to less tiresome encounters: Face the 

person squarely and engage in one-onone 

conversation. A quiet place is likely 

to be more conducive to conversation. 

Anyone making the effort to engage my 

mother in such conversation will find an 

intelligent, caring and fun-loving human 

being. _ C. 

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy 

Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors 

of the Ann Landers column. Please 

e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, 

or write to: Annie’s 

Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 

W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, 

CA 90045. © 2011 CREATORS.COM 

hunger for God? 

Then encourage him 

to read the Bible and 

learn more about God 

and His will for our lives. 

Encourage him especially 

to focus on the Gospels 

of the New Testament, 

because they will bring 

him into direct contact 

with Jesus, who alone is 

our Savior. Most of all, 

encourage him to commit 

his life to Jesus and make 

Him the center of his life. 

Pray for your brother 

also, asking God to create 

within him a desire to live 

for Christ every day. And 

pray for yourself, as well, 

that God will help you 

encourage him to walk 

with Jesus every day. 

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AREA/STATE 

U.S., World Roundup 

Palestinians, resisting 

pressure, prepare request 

for U.N. membership 

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly two 

decades after embarking on historic peace 

talks with Israel, Palestinians prepared to 

sidestep that troubled route on Friday to seek 

U.N. recognition of an independent state 

— hoping to leverage this dramatic move on 

the world stage to realize their dream of an 

independent homeland. 

Earlier in the week, Palestinian President 

Mahmoud Abbas rebuffed an intense, U.S.led 

effort to sway him from the statehood 

bid, saying he would submit the application 

to U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon as planned. A 

top aide, Mohammed Ishtayeh, said Thursday 

that Abbas asked Ban and the Council’s 

Lebanese president this month to process 

the application without delay. 

“We’re going without any hesitation and 

continuing despite all the pressures,” Abbas 

told members of the Palestinian diaspora at 

a hotel in New York on Thursday night. “We 

seek to achieve our right and we want our 

independent state.” 

To be sure, Abbas’ appeal to the U.N. to 

recognize Palestinian independence in the 

West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza Strip 

would not deliver any immediate changes 

on the ground: Israel would remain an occupying 

force in those first two territories and 

continue to severely restrict access to Gaza, 

ruled by Palestinian Hamas militants. 

Beyond that, Security Council action on 

the membership request could take weeks or 

months. 

Drug shortages endanger 

patients, disrupt hospital 

operations, raise care costs 

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A severe drug 

shortage is endangering patients and forcing 

hospitals to buy life-saving medications 

from secondary suppliers at huge markups 

because they can’t get them any other way. 

An Associated Press review of industry 

reports and interviews with nearly two dozen 

experts found at least 15 deaths in the past 

15 months blamed on the shortages, either 

because the right drug wasn’t available or 

because of dosing errors or other problems 

in administering or preparing alternative 

medications. 

The shortages, mainly involving widelyused 

generic injected drugs that ordinarily 

are cheap, have been delaying surgeries and 

cancer treatments, leaving patients in unnecessary 

pain and forcing hospitals to give less 

effective treatments. That’s resulted in complications 

and longer hospital stays. 

Just over half of the 549 U.S. hospitals 

responding to a survey this summer by the 

Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a 

patient safety group, said they had purchased 

one or more prescription drugs from socalled 

“gray market vendors”— companies 

other than their normal wholesalers. Most 

also said they’ve had to do so more often of 

late, and 7 percent reported side effects or 

other problems. 

Hospital pharmacists “are really looking 

at this as a crisis. They are scrambling to 

find drugs,” said Joseph Hill of the American 

Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 

Ahmadinejad: U.N. nuclear 

agency succumbing to 

pressure from Americans 

NEW YORK (AP) — Iranian President 

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the U.N. 

nuclear watchdog of being in the pocket of 

the United States and illegally releasing the 

names of three nuclear scientists who were 

then assassinated by alleged Israeli-trained 

killers. 

In a wide-ranging interview Thursday 

evening with The Associated Press, he also 

claimed that explosive material — and not 

airliners alone — brought down the World 

Trade Center, attacked U.S. policies from 

Libya to Afghanistan, and said when his second 

and final term ends in two years “new 

elections will be held and someone else will 

occupy this office.” 

The interview took place hours after 

Ahmadinejad lashed out at America so 

fiercely in his speech to the U.N. General 

Assembly that diplomats from more than 

30 countries, led by those from the United 

States, walked out. 

Yet, after calling the U.S. a greedy, arrogant 

power too ready to use military force, 

Ahmadinejad told the AP that it isn’t too late 

for President Barack Obama to carry out his 

election pledge to improve ties with Iran 

after three decades of enmity. 

“I don’t believe that this is a chance that 

has been completely lost,” he said. 

Physics rule broken? 

Scientists claim neutrinos 

traveled faster than light 

GENEVA (AP) — A startling find at one 

of the world’s foremost laboratories that a 

subatomic particle seemed to move faster 

than the speed of light has scientists around 

the world rethinking Albert Einstein and one 

of the foundations of physics. 

Now they are planning to put the finding 

to further high-speed tests to see if a revolutionary 

shift in explaining the workings of 

the universe is needed — or if the European 

scientists made a mistake. 

Researchers at CERN, the European Organization 

for Nuclear Research outside Geneva, 

who announced the discovery Thursday 

are still somewhat surprised themselves and 

planned to detail their findings Friday. 

If these results are confirmed, they won’t 

change at all the way we live or the way the 

universe behaves. After all, these particles 

have presumably been speed demons for 

billions of years. But the finding will fundamentally 

change our understanding of how 

the world works, physicists said. 

Only two labs elsewhere in the world can 

try to replicate the results. One is Fermilab 

outside Chicago and the other is a Japanese 

lab put on hold by the March tsunami and 

earthquake. Fermilab officials met Thursday 

about verifying the European study and 

said their particle beam is already up and 

running. The only trouble is that their measuring 

systems aren’t nearly as precise as 

the Europeans’ and won’t be upgraded for a 

while, said Fermilab scientist Rob Plunkett. 

Yemen’s president returns 

to nation after three 

months in Saudi Arabia 

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — President Ali 

Abdullah Saleh returned Friday to the violence-torn 

Yemeni capital after more than 

three months of medical treatment in Saudi 

Arabia in a surprise move certain to further 

enflame battles between forces loyal to him 

and his opponents. 

Saleh left Yemen for Saudi Arabia in 

early June after he was seriously injured in a 

rocket attack on his presidential compound 

in the capital Sanaa. His departure fueled 

hopes that he would be forced to step down, 

but instead he staunchly refused to resign, 

frustrating protesters who have been taking 

to the streets nearly daily since February 

demanding an end to his 33-year old rule. 

Yemen slipped deeper into chaos during 

his absence, even as the United States and 

Saudi Arabia pushed him to hand over power. 

The worst violence yet erupted this week 

with battles between Saleh loyalists and his 

armed opponents that have so far killed 100 

people, mostly protesters in Sanaa. 

The elite Republican Guards, led by 

Saleh’s son Ahmed, have been engaged in 

street battles and exchanges of shelling over 

the city with army units that defected to the 

opposition and tribal fighters who support 

the protesters. 

The fighting continued even after Saleh 

returned at dawn Friday. Heavy clashes and 

thuds of mortars were heard throughout the 

night in Sanaa and into morning hours. One 

person was killed overnight after mortars hit 

the square in central Sanaa where protesters 

demanding Sale’s ouster have been camped 

out for months, a medical official said on 

condition of anonymity. 

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Senate wants changes in 

House-passed disaster aid 

bill, snarling Congress anew 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress’ latest 

must-pass bill is prompting a new House- 

Senate showdown, highlighting a partisan 

rift so raw that an effort to help disaster 

victims has become mired in disputes over 

jobs, the national debt and the discredited 

Solyndra solar energy company. 

The Republican-led House approved 

revamped legislation early Friday providing 

$3.7 billion to help people battered by Hurricane 

Irene, Texas wildfires, tornadoes and 

other natural disasters. The money would 

replenish an emergency fund that Homeland 

Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned 

could be depleted early next week. 

The measure would also prevent a federal 

shutdown next weekend by financing government 

agencies from the Oct. 1 start of the 

new federal fiscal year through Nov. 18. It 

was approved by a near party-line 219-203 

vote shortly after midnight. 

Leaders of the Democratic-run Senate 

promised to quickly kill the legislation, 

saying it lacked enough disaster assistance. 

Democrats also complained about cuts it 

would make to help pay for the aid by trimming 

$1.5 billion from Energy Department 

loans aimed at spurring development of fuel 

efficient vehicles, a program they said is creating 

badly needed jobs. 

“They insist on holding out on Americans 

who have suffered devastating losses,” 

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., 

said of GOP lawmakers. “Americans are 

tired of this partisanship. They deserve to 

know that when disasters strike, we will be 

there to help them.” 

World markets skittish as 

recession fears dominate 

investors’ sentiments 

BANGKOK (AP) — Investors in Asia 

dumped stocks Friday as weak economic 

indicators from major nations intensified 

fears of a new global recession, although 

a joint call to action by the Group of 20 

nations helped calm markets in Europe. 

Oil prices stabilized near $81 a barrel 

after diving to a near seven-week low on 

Thursday. The dollar was down against the 

yen and the euro. 

European stocks rose tentatively after a 

day of steep losses Thursday. Britain’s FTSE 

100 added 0.1 percent to 5,046.44. Germany’s 

DAX rose 0.4 percent to 5,184.14 and 

the CAC-40 in Paris gained 0.1 percent to 

2,784.53. 

Wall Street was set for a higher opening 

after a statement from the Group of 20 

major economies pledged a strong and coordinated 

response to the European debt crisis 

and weak economic growth in the United 

States and other countries. Dow Jones 

industrial futures rose 0.7 percent to 10,727 

while S&P futures were 0.8 percent higher 

at 1,132.70. 

Asian shares were pulled down earlier 

Friday by a raft of bad economic news 

including signs of a manufacturing downturn 

in China that could reduce its demand 

for commodities and industrial components. 


Lake County coroner, three 

police officers are indicted 

HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — Another 

Lake County official has been indicted on 

public corruption charges, and three county 

police officers face charges in a separate 

case. 

U.S. Attorney David Capp announced 

Thursday that a grand jury returned a fivecount 

indictment against Lake County Coroner 

Thomas Philpot, alleging three counts 

of mail fraud and two counts of theft from a 

federally funded program. He is accused of 

taking about $24,700 from a child support 

program. 

Authorities said that arrangements were 

being made for Philpot to surrender to 

authorities. 

Capp also announced at the same news 

conference that three Lake County police 

officers have been indicted on charges of 

misusing their positions to obtain machine 

guns and laser sights, then selling them on 

the Internet for profit. He said the three have 

entered plea agreements. 

Sgt. Joseph Kumstar and Officers 

Edward Kabella and Ronald Slusser have 

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Households with 

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percentage of 

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agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to provide 

false information to a federal firearms 

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and making a false statement under oath 

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to laundering and structuring of monetary 

instruments. 

Attorney Paul Stracci, who represents 

Kabella, said his client was a “minimal participant” 

in the offense and has accepted 

responsibility and cooperated with authorities. 

Vis Kupsis, the attorney for Slusser, did 

not immediately return a phone call seeking 

comment. It was not clear who was Kumstar’s 

attorney. 

The charges were the latest in a county 

with a history of corruption. In the past 

decade more than 30 other county, city and 

township employees have been sent to prison, 

including former East Chicago Mayor 

George Pabey, former U.S. Rep. and Gary 

City Clerk Katie Hall and former Indiana 

Democratic Chairman Peter Manous. 

Romney, Perry slug it out in 

GOP presidential debate 

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Side by side in 

confrontational debate, Republican presidential 

hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rick Perry 

sarcastically accused each other Thursday 

night of flip-flopping on Social Security 

and health care, flashpoints in their intense 

struggle for the party nomination. 

In a debate that focused on character and 

credibility as much as other issues, Perry 

insisted he had backed off “not one inch, Sir” 

from what he had written in a campaign-season 

book published a few months ago. 

Romney vouched for his own steadfastness 

moments later. “There are a lot of reasons 

not to elect me,” he said. “There are a 

lot of reasons not to elect other people on 

this stage. ... But one reason to elect me is I 

know what I stand for. I’ve written it down. 

Words have meaning.” 

The two men assailed one another in the 

third debate in as many weeks in a race for 

the Republican presidential nomination 

growing testier by the day. 

Perry runs ahead in national opinion 

polls, with Romney a close second, and they 

compete daily for endorsements from members 

of Congress and other party luminaries 

in hopes of gaining a permanent edge before 

the caucuses and primaries early next year. 

The other contenders on the stage strug- 

gled at times to gain the debate spotlight, 

even as they struggle to gain traction in the 

polls. 

The GOP presidential hopefuls all agreed 

quickly on one point — that President 

Barack Obama’s handling of the economy 

was woeful. They said they would cut taxes, 

eliminate government regulations and take 

other steps to help create jobs in a nation 

with 9.1 percent unemployment. 

Yet the two-hour event was marked by 

clashes over Social Security, health care, 

immigration, gun rights and more. 

Romney accused Perry of having said 

the federal government “shouldn’t be in the 

pension business, that it’s unconstitutional,” 

a reference to Social Security benefits. 

Noting his rival’s denials, Romney 

mocked him. “You better find that Rick 

Perry and get him to stop saying that,” he 

said. 

Perry soon returned the favor, saying that 

Romney switched his position on health care 

between editions of a book he had published. 

In one edition, Perry said, Romney advocated 

expanding to the rest of the country the 

health care program he signed in Massachusetts. 

“Then in your paperback you took that 

line out, so speaking of not getting it straight 

in your book, Sir.” 

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Winners in the 2011 Bluffton Free Street Fair's classic car show, held Wednesday on South Main Street. (Photo by Brent 

Garrett) 

Bluffton Street Fair car show winners listed 

Best Pinstriping and Graphics, sponsored 

by Baller Pinstriping — Kenny 

Knotts, 1932 Ford Coupe 

Best Truck, sponsored by NAPA Auto 

Parts — Ron Kipfer, 1965 Chevy pickup 

Best General Motors, sponsored by 

Hiday Motors Inc. — Ken Griffith, 1958 

Chevy Impala 

Best Chrysler, sponsored by Hiday 

Chrysler Dodge Jeep — Scott Mossburg, 

1971 Plymouth Roadrunner 

Best Chevrolet, sponsored by Hiday 

Automotive Service Departments — 

Dayle Werling, 1931 Chevy 

Best Ford, sponsored by Reimschisel 

Ford Inc. — Wayne Settlemeyer, 1965 

Thunderbird convertible 

Ladies’ Choice, sponsored by Miller’s 

Body Shop — Steve Butler, 1969 Camaro 

Best Convertible, sponsored by Expert 

Transmission — Fred Bixler, 1956 Chevy 

Belair 

Best 1920s, sponsored by Mayer Restoration 

— Ken Miller, 1924 Model T 

Best 1930s, sponsored by Loren’s 

Body Shop — Bill Milholland, 1931 Ford 

Model A 

Best 1940s, sponsored by Expert 

Express Lube — Wayne Vardaman, 1946 

Dodge pickup 

Best 1950s, sponsored by Wall’s Radiator 

Shop — Charles Stepp, 1957 Thunderbird 

Best 1960s, sponsored by Andy Antrim, 

attorney — Megan Bryant, 1969 

Camaro convertible 

Best 1970s, sponsored by Double 

Construction — Blake Walters, 1970 

Chevelle SS 396 

Best 1980s, sponsored by Masterson’s 

Clothing Store — Roger Mauller, 1894/85 

Oldsmobile Cutluss 4-4-2 

Chairman’s Trophy, sponsored by Ron 

and Kim Breedlove — Rich Rumpel, 1955 

Chevy Nomad 

Best of Class, sponsored by First 

Bank of Berne — Mark Melick, 1940 Ford 

Coupe 

Best of Class, sponsored by Appliance 

One — Tom Schaden, 1931 Buick 

Best of Class, sponsored by Parlot 

City Trophy and Apparel — Steve Schieder, 

1940 Ford pickup 

Best of Class, sponsored by Steve 

Farm Insurance — Steve Douglass, 1969 

Pontiac GTO 

Best of Class, sponsored by Bluffton 

Super Wash — Randy Harmish, 1968 

armored truck 

Best of Class, sponsored by S&B 

Electric — Leonard Smythe, 1960 Chevy 

Corvett 

Best of Class, sponsored by Bummie’s 

Root Beer Stand — Gary Kohlheim 1965 

Ford Mustang 

Best of Class, sponsored by Markle- 

Bank — Joe Amstutz, 1940 Buick Business 

Coupe 

Best of Class, sponsored by Kelly’s 

Collision Center — Ken Flowers, 1956 

Chevy Belair 

Best of Class, sponsored by Street 

Fair Manager Jerry Christianson — Charlie 

Uptgraft, 1931 Model A Ford 

Best of Class, sponsored by Wells 

County Lock-Up — Jim Jackson, 1949 

Here comes the candy! 

Trace Moser waits patiently for his share of the loot during the Bluffton Free Street Fair 

Instrial Parade. (Photo By Brent Garrett) 

Out of the fun house 

Thursday night was all about the kids. Not even the rain could keep this crew from racing 

through the fun house, often time and time again. (Photo By Brent Garrett) 

Studebaker pickup 


Body and Paint and Dixie Chopper — 

Rodney Funk, 1955 Buick Special 

Best of Class, sponsored by Minnich’s 

Lawn Care — Brian Netherland, 1929 

Ford “T-Bucket” 

Best of Class, sponsored by Imel 

Motor Sales — Lemoine Overholser, 1949 

Oldsmobile 

Best of Class, sponsored by Freeman’s 

Body Shop — Steve Ault, 1940 Chevy 


Tire Inc. — Reuben Solano, 1960 Buick 

LeSabre Special 

Best of Class, sponsored by Loren’s 

Towling Service — Paul and Judy Herring, 

1941 Ford pickup 

Best of Class, sponsored by Captain’s 

Muffler and Auto Repair — Gail Parka, 

1936 Ford coupe 

Best of Class, sponsored by Comfort 

One Heating and Cooling — Dave Bliss, 

1934 Ford coupe 

Best of Class, sponsored by Fairway 

Floor Covering — Al Drabenstott, 1968 

Plymouth Barracuda 

Best of Class, sponsored by RMC Collision 

Service — Don and Deb Bowman, 

1957 Chevy Belair 

Best of Class, sponsored by Auto Doctor 

— Bevan Best, 1967 King Midget 

Best of Class, sponsored by Quality 

Car Care — Tom Preston, 1959 Ford Skyliner 

Best of Class, sponsored by Noble 

Enterprises — Marvin Haiflich, 1956 Lincoln 

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September 26 - October 1 

Downtown & Fairgrounds, Auburn, Indiana 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 

Queen Day 

4:00 PM .............. Carnival Open - All Rides $ 1 Each 

Downtown 

7:00 PM ...........Miss DeKalb County Queen Parade 

Downtown 

7:30 PM ................................. Evolution - 70’s-90’s Rock 

Downtown Stage 

8:00 PM .........Miss DeKalb County Queen Pageant 

Main Stage 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 

Merchants Day 

4:00 PM .................Carnival Open - Wrist Band $15 

Downtown 

6:00 PM ..............................Elementary Choir Show 

Main Stage 

7:00 PM .......................................... Freedom Parade 

Downtown 

7:30 PM ....................... Live 4:1 - Contemporary Christian 


7:30 PM .................High School Swing Choir Show 

Main Stage 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 

Old Settlers/Scout Day 

12:00 Noon ............. Old Settlers Lunch & Program 

Methodist Church 

4:00 PM .................Carnival Open - Wrist Band $15 

Downtown 

5:30 PM .............................Judging 4-H Beef Steers 

Show Barn 

7:00 PM ............................................... Scout Parade 

Downtown 

7:00 PM .......................................... Allan & Ashcroft 

Main Stage 

7:30 PM .................................... Enyo Falls - Hard Rock 


7:30 PM .................................................. Josh Kelley 

Main Stage 

8:30 PM ....................................................Steve Holy 

Main Stage 

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AREA/STATE 

TODAY AND TOMORROW 

AT THE STREET FAIR 

FRIDAY, Sept. 23 

($12 wristbands on rides from 1 to 5 p.m.) 

6 p.m. – Street Fair Band performance, corner of Market 

and Johnson streets 

7 to 8 p.m. – “Spike and the Bulldogs” concert, stage on 

West Washington Street. 

7:30 p.m. – Street Fair Band performance, corner of 

Market and Marion streets. 

8:30 to 9:30 p.m. — “Spike and the Bulldogs” concert, 

stage on West Washington Street. 

9 p.m. – Street Fair Band performance, corner of Main 

and Market streets. 

SATURDAY, Sept. 24 

($12 wristbands on rides from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) 

9:30 a.m. – Heavyweight Horse Pulling, followed by 

Miniature Ponies, 4-H Park. 

Noon – Dachshund (“weiner dog”) race; $5 Registration 

Fee (donated to charity), West Washington Street. 

Noon to 7 p.m. – Bluffton 

Parks and Recreation Department’s 

Arts and Crafts Bazaar, 

City Gym. 

12:30 to 1 p.m. – Mountain 

Storm martial arts demonstration, 

Courthouse Plaza. 

1 to 4 p.m. – Danno the 

Clown, Washington Commons 

area. 

1:30 p.m. – Appliance One 

Diaper Derby, West Washington Street stage area. 

1:30 p.m. – Heavyweight Pony Pulling Contest, 4-H 

Park. 

2 p.m. – Street Fair Dixieland Band performance, corner 

of Market and Johnson streets. 

2 to 3:15 p.m. – Susie Cue Studio performance, Courthouse 

Plaza. 

3:30 p.m. – Street Fair Dixieland Band performance, 

Courthouse Plaza. 

5 to 6 p.m. – Sounds of Worship Hour, stage on West 

Washington Street. 

6 p.m. – Street Fair Band concert, Courthouse Plaza. 

6 p.m. – Garden Tractor Pull (weigh-in at 5 p.m.), 4-H 

Park. 

7 to 9 p.m. – “Street Fair Idol” main event, stage on West 

Washington Street. 

8 p.m. – Street Fair Band performance, corner of Marion 


9 p.m. – Street Fair Band performance, corner of Main 


Public Land Auction 

104 

+/- Acres Selling 

in 5 Tracts DEKALB CO. 

Thursday, October 6th - 6:00pm 

CR 31 & US 6 - Waterloo, IN 

GRANT TOWNSHIP - SECTION 4 

Owners Mr. & Mrs. Elston 

Sale Managers: Brandon Steffen & Joshua Lewis 

Part of Waterloo Industrial Park - 

MAJOR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY 

TRACT 1: 6 +/- Acres - Approx. 650 ft. Road Frontage on U.S. 6 

TRACT 2: 17 +/- Acres - Approx. 650 ft. Road Frontage on CR 31 

TRACT 3: 19 +/- Acres - Approx. 740 ft. Road Frontage on CR 31 



Feel free to walk the property at any time! 

260.426.0633 

www.STEFFENGRP.com 

exhibit hall/middaugh hall open: 

Monday-Friday 10:00 AM-9:00 PM • Saturday 1:00 PM-4:00 PM 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 

Homemakers Day 

DEKALB COUNTY EXTENSION 

HOMEMAKERS ASSOCIATION 

9:00 AM .........................Draft Horse Pulling Contest 

Fairgrounds 

9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 1:00, 2:30 PM ... Extension Programs 

Exhibit Hall 

4:00 PM ..................Carnival Open - Wrist Band $15 

Downtown 

7:00 PM ........................................... Big Caddy Daddy 

Main Stage 

8:00 PM .............STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas 

Main Stage 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 

Kids Day 

10:00 AM .................. Carnival Open - Wrist Band $12 

(10:00 AM to 5:00 PM) Downtown 

10:45 AM ..................................................Pet Parade 

Downtown 

11:45 AM ................................ 4-H Livestock Auction 

Show Barn 

7:30 PM .....................................Supercharged - Rock 


8:30 PM ..................................................... Sore Eyes 

Main Stage 

9:30 PM ................................................Adelitas Way 

Main Stage 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 

Grand Finale Parade/Reunion Day 

AUTOMOTIVE 

9:00 AM .................................... Antique Tractor Pull 

Fairgrounds 

10:00 AM ................................. Grand Finale Parade 

Downtown 

11:00 AM ... CARNIVAL OPEN - Wrist Band $20 

(11:00 AM to Close) 

Downtown 

1:30 PM ....................Patricia Krus School of Dance 

Main Stage 

2:00 PM .............................Cathy Ann Dance Studio 

Main Stage 

2:30 PM .................Turning Pointe Dance Academy 

Main Stage 

3:00 PM ..............................TDS - The Dance Studio 

Main Stage 

3:30 PM ............................. Starstruck Cheer & Pom 

Main Stage 

7:00 PM ...............................................Sierra Shame 

Main Stage 

8:00 PM ......................................................Ryan Star 

Main Stage 

AMERICA’S FAMILY REUNION 

Pick up a Fair Guide at Kroger or Scott’s! 

Visit the Merchant Tent 

TOYOTA 

Visit dekalbcountyfair.org for more information 

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There’s More! 

See even more photos 

— and watch videos 

— of the 2011 Street 

Fair on our "Bluffton 

Street Fair" blog in 

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website at www.newsbanner.com 

Auction Location 

Waterloo Elementary School 

300 East Douglas Street - Waterloo 

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