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THURSDAY
June 23,
2016
Democrat
An independent newspaper serving Adams County, Indiana since 1857
Severe storms
cause damage
across Indiana
IN BRIEF
Fresh veggies
available at
Farmers Market
The Decatur Farmers
Market is held from 3-7
p.m. every Thursday in
the 100 block of East
Madison Street in downtown Decatur. Parking
is available in the city
owned lot on 1st street.
There is no parking
on Madison Street after
2 p.m. to allow for vendors to set-up.
Vendors will be selling
a wide variety of goods,
from crafts, baked goods,
homemade items, flowers, herbs and more.
Fresh vegetables are
now arriving at the market.
To learn more about
the market contact Chad
Hunter 701-3047 or
Decaturfarmersmarket@
outlook.com or follow
the Farmers Market on
Facebook.
Limberlost to
host Bald
Eagle event
The public is invited to the Limberlost
State
Historic
Site
Visitor Center
at 2
p.m. July 4 for a special
Independence Day Bald
Eagle Program.
Visitors will be able
to see a live bald eagle
provided by Soarin’
Hawk Raptor Rehab of
Fort Wayne and attend
a power point presentation in the Visitor Center
classroom.
“Come
to
the
Limberlost to learn about
our country’s national
symbol on our nation’s
birthday,” said Randy
Lehman,
Limberlost
State Historic Site manager. “Bald eagles in the
Limberlost area have
made a tremendous
comeback.”
The
program
is
free, but donations are
encouraged.
For more informationt,
contact Curt Burnette,
Naturalist and Program
Developer at 368-7428
or cburnette@indianamuseum.org.
Part of the Indiana
State Museum and
Historic Sites, Limberlost
admission is free for
Indiana State Museum &
Historic Site members.
General admission is $5
for adults, $4 for seniors
and $2 for children. The
Historic Site is located
at 200 E. 6th Street in
Geneva, just off U.S.
27.
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Members of the Bellmont High School FFA team are, in front from left, Cassie
Fleming, Katie Melcher, Marilyn Melcher and Kady Fuhrmann. In back are
Jarrett Bailey, Logan LeMaster, Jarron Gerwig and Corey Miller.
Photo provided
Bellmont FFA students win State
competition, prepare for Nationals
Bellmont High School
announced two competing teams — Blue and
Gold — of the Bellmont
FFA recently attended
the 2016 Indiana State
Poultry contest, where
the two teams earned first
and second place in the
state, respectively.
Six members of the
competing teams placed
in the top ten, collecting
additional awards in individual contests.
Students participating
on the Blue team, and
finishing in first place, are
Logan LeMaster, Marilyn
Melcher, Katie Melcher
and Corey Miller.
As a result of plac-
ing first overall, the Blue
team will move to the next
level of competition and
compete in the upcoming
National Poultry Judging
Contest
in
October.
LeMaster, Marilyn and
Katie Melcher and Miller
will compete against other
poultry judging teams
across the country for
a chance to take home
additional awards.
Second place was
awarded to the Gold
team, which includes
Kady Fuhrmaun, Cassie
Fleming, Jarrett Bailey
and Jarron Gerwig.
Individual event placings, including second,
fourth, fifth, seventh and
10th were also awarded to
participating students.
"We have an outstanding FFA program at
Bellmont," stated Leah
Thompson, communications and public relations
spokesperson for NA.
"The awards and achievements of the students
are a direct result of the
hard work and dedication
that our students exhibit.
We truly celebrate their
recent victories and wish
them the best of luck in
the next level at nationals."
The State Contest was
held May 21st, at Battle
Ground Middle School in
West Lafayette.
By
JANNAYA
ANDREWS
and AP wire
Severe thunderstorms
that rolled across the midwest barreled into Adams
County Wednesday night,
bringing heavy rain,
wind, hail and a possible
tornado in neighboring
Wells County
The National Weather
Service issued severe
thunderstorm and tornado warnings for much
of the area as the line
approached. A possible
tornado was reported on
the south side of Bluffton,
where there have been
reports of destroyed
barns, siding and roof
damage, and downed
trees blocking roads and
falling onto buildings.
No injuries have been
reported.
The NWS has yet to
confirm any tornadoes in
the area, despite Tornado
Warnings
that
were
issued overnight. A team
from the NWS office in
North Webster will begin
damage
assessments
today, and more damage
reports are expected.
Indiana and Michigan
Power Co. reports more
than 8,000 customers
remain without power
this morning in Indiana
and Michigan. An estimated time for restoration is not yet known.
The powerful storms
also damaged homes and
a gas station in central
Illinois and sent tens of
thousands of soccer fans
seeking shelter during
the Copa America semifinal in Chicago.
Chuck Schoop, emergency
manager
for
Livingston County in
central Illinois, said a
tornado destroyed the
canopy of a gas station
and damaged at least four
homes in or just outside
Pontiac. There were only
minor injuries reported,
although a couple had
been temporarily trapped
inside one of the homes,
Schoop said.
The NWS reported
another tornado touched
down, near the northern
Illinois cities of Amboy in
Lee County and Earlville
in LaSalle County. There
are small towns scattered
throughout the area surrounded by farm fields.
Wind gusts were projected to be 70 mph or
greater in some places,
and baseball-size hail
was possible, according
to the weather service’s
Storm Prediction Center
in Norman, Okla.
The strong band of
thunderstorms moving
through forced a twohour delay in Chile’s 2-0
victory over Colombia
in the Copa America
semifinal
at
Soldier
See DAMAGE, Page 2
City council clears the way for business expansions
By BOB SHRALUKA
Business dealings consumed a majority
of Decatur City Council’s meeting in City
Hall on Tuesday night, with a parking lot
expansion okayed for Best One Tire Service,
negotiations okayed to purchase land from
Community Family Services at its new
location, and an alley vacation given final
approval for Pizza Hut to construct a new
building.
Greg Townsend of rural Decatur, who
owns the building in which Best One is situated at the corner of E. Monroe Street and
U.S. 224, received the green light to further
expand the company’s parking lot to the
east. Council approved on three readings
an ordinance which rezoned the land in
question from R-1 to C-2 Residential.
Earlier, the city plan commission had
given a unanimous nod to the rezoning,
with no objections raised by the public.
With the coming elevation of U.S. 224 by
the Indiana Department of Transportation,
the Best One business will be losing the
parking area in front of the building. Two
new parking areas have already been added
to the east of the building and the rezoning will allow for two more homes to be
purchased, demolished and parking lots
added.
The eventual parking area will be extended to near the home on the corner of Ogg
Street and E. Monroe Street.
Meanwhile, council authorized Mayor
Ken Meyer to negotiate with CFS for land
which the city hopes will become part of a
nature/wetlands area. CFS has purchased
the building which formally housed Gerber’s
See EXPANSIONS, Page 2
Tempt your tummy at Dekegger Homebrew and BBQ Fest
Tickets are on sale for the inaugural
Dekegger Homebrew and BBQ Fest on
from 5-9 p.m. Saturday on Madison
Street, between 2nd and 3rd streets, in
downtown Decatur.
Tickets for the craft brew tent are
$25 in advance and may be purchased
at City Hall, Decatur Package Liquor or
Lengerich Chiropractic. Tickets will be
available the day of the event for $30.
The craft brew tent will feature beers
from local brewers and Indiana breweries. The ticket package will allow access
for those 21 and older to the craft brew
tent, a t-shirt, tasting glass and goody
bag. Designated driver tickets are available for $10, and includes entry into the
craft brew tent for those 21 and older,
t-shirt and goody bag.
The BBQ fest will feature amateur
BBQers who will spend the day perfecting their recipes for ribs, chicken and
pulled pork. The BBQ contest judg-
ing will begin at 4 p.m., and include
Jan Mitchel, Kansas City BBQ Society
Sanctioned Judge, Foul Butt BBQ professional cooking team and Mayor Ken
Meyer.
This portion of the event will also
open to the public at 5 p.m., where $1
tickets will be on sale to purchase BBQ
samples.
Winners of both the homebrew and
BBQ contests will be announced at 8
p.m.
Additional activities include a rib
eating contest, live music, a toast to
the bison-tennial in honor of Indiana’s
200th birthday, and much more.
Free parking is available in the 1st
Street parking lot. This event is put on
by the Dekegger Committee, Decatur
Main Street and Decatur Rotary Club.
For more information, visit www.
dekegger.com, on twitter @The_Dekegger
or Facebook and Instagram.
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USF, Trine projects may be included
in Regional Cities Initiative grant
Decatur Daily Democrat
Page 2A • Thursday, June 23, 2016
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Board of the Northeast
Indiana Regional Development Authority met Tuesday
to consider a request for Regional Cities Initiative
funding for projects submitted by University of
Saint Francis for the downtown campus and Trine
University for the Thunder Ice Arena, according to a
news release.
The board voted to support USF’s funding request
of $2.8 million, 20 percent of the project’s cost, and
Trine’s request of 2.8 million, 15 percent of the project’s cost.
The board’s recommendation will now go to the
Indiana Economic Development Corporation for
review and final approval to receive funding.
The RDA is responsible for disbursement of the
$42 million in funding granted to the region through
the Regional Cities Initiative — of which Decatur and
Adams County are a part — established last year.
Of the projects submitted in the original application, four were from Adams County, including:
• The South Adams Trails Inc. project;
• Decatur’s 2nd Street Lofts/Creative Engagement
Center;
• Decatur’s wetlands project; and
• Decatur’s downtown facade/revitalization project.
The purpose of the RCI funding is to attract and
retain talent by providing financial support for gamechanging quality of place projects that will increase
economic growth, lead to population growth and
enhance the region’s national brand identity, the
release states. Northeast Indiana won the Regional
Cities grant last year with its "Road to One Million"
plan that outlines more than 70 projects and $1.5
billion in investment over the next 10 years.
“The projects brought forward by the University
of Saint Francis and Trine University are two very
strong projects that directly advance the Road to
One Million plan," said RDA board chairman Jeff
Turner, senior vice president of Metal Technologies.
"These are exactly the kind of innovative projects for
which the Regional Cities Initiative is designed. We
are creating a place people want to live and work.
These projects serve as the catalyst we need to
spur development in our regional downtowns."
The Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership, which
helped lead the effort to secure the Regional Cities
Initiative funding, also provides staffing support to
the RDA.
“As we look to attract more talent and support our
mission to increase educational attainment to reach
the big goal, it is critical to work collaboratively with
our regional universities,” said John Sampson, president and CEO of the Northeast Indiana Regional
Partnership. “If we are committed to tripling our
population growth rate over the next few years, we
need these types of tenacious projects to get us
there.”
In addition to recommending funding for the two
projects, the board also heard proposals from the
DeKalb County YMCA and the Embassy Theatre.
To find out more about the Road to One Million
Plan and the Regional Cities Initiative, go to www.
neindiana.com/regionalcities.
Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter mark
70 years ’even closer together’
By KATHLEEN FOODY
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — When
doctors told Jimmy Carter
they had found four small
tumors on his brain, the
former president and his
wife, Rosalynn, feared
his life could end within
weeks.
‘‘I didn’t know what
I was going to do,’’ the
former first lady said
Wednesday. ‘‘I depend on
him when I have questions, when I’m writing
speeches, anything, I consult with him.’’
Nearly a year later, the
former first couple is preparing to celebrate their
70th wedding anniversary
July 7. Jimmy Carter has
said his doctors found no
sign of cancer in recent
scans and he has stopped
receiving regular doses
of a drug that helps his
immune system fight the
disease.
The
couple
spoke
with
The
Associated
Press before heading to
Maryland for an annual
fundraising retreat for The
Carter Center, the human
rights organization they
founded in 1982.
‘‘We expected my life to
be over,’’ Jimmy Carter,
91, said. ‘‘We had to
accommodate that crisis,
and then I got treatment
and it started working.’’
‘‘A miracle,’’ Rosalynn
Carter, 88, interjected.
‘‘We’ve been through
that ordeal, and I’d say
it’s brought us even closer together,’’ the former
president said. ‘‘And we’ve
begun to think about the
consequences of that, but
now have a big sigh of
EXPANSIONS
relief.’’
The Carters’ work at
the human rights organization has kept them in
the public eye since the
mid-1980s.
They
traveled
the
world together to monitor
elections and speak on
health issues and human
rights. Rosalynn Carter
also maintained her focus
on mental illness, hosting events and speaking
about ways to reduce stigma of such diseases.
But their private life is
just that. Both say they
are happiest at home in
the small town of Plains,
Georgia, where they met
as children more than
80 years ago. They plan
to mark their anniversary date at the home
built before Jimmy Carter
entered politics.
‘‘It’s all too rare’’ to
get time there together,
Jimmy Carter said.
‘‘Maybe we’ll have some
champagne,’’ Rosalynn
Carter added.
Jimmy’s sister, Ruth,
was one of Rosalynn
Smith’s best childhood
friends. As teenagers, the
girls tried to pair up shy
Rosalynn with the future
president whenever he
returned home on visits from the U.S. Naval
Academy.
They succeeded in
1945,
when
Jimmy
Carter’s planned date for
the evening was busy at a
family reunion. He invited his sister’s friend to
a movie. The next morning, he recalls telling his
mother Rosalynn Smith
is ‘‘the one I’m going to
marry.’’
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Missing teacher found
disoriented near Ind. pond
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP)
— A Tippecanoe County
teacher is expected to
recover after she went
missing and was found
two days later near a
retention pond.
Officials say police
found 42-year -old second-grade teacher Krista
Mitchell Perdue at about
6:15 p.m. Tuesday lying
under overgrowth near
a retention pond near
her home. Her husband, Samuel Perdue,
reported his wife missing Monday. He says
his wife became ill
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Field, the home of the
Chicago Bears football
team. Fans were told to
go beneath the stands
for shelter.
Fans also were told
to take shelter at Target
Field, home of the
Minnesota Twins, before
their game against the
Philadelphia
Phillies
resumed after a 70-minute delay.
The
Chicago
Department of Aviation
said 325 flights in and out
of O’Hare International
Airport were canceled
and 90-minute delays
were reported. Airlines
at Midway International
Airport canceled about
70 flights, with 60-minute delays.
Commonwealth
and
spent
Sunday
in bed after the family returned home from
vacation on Saturday.
Samuel Perdue says he
awoke Monday and his
wife was gone but her
purse, phone and car
were still at home.
Tippecanoe County
Sheriff Barry Richard
says Krista Perdue was
‘‘very distraught’’ and
had been there at least
48 hours. He says he
thinks she ended up
there on her own.
Police are investigating.
Edison
spokesman
Anita Martinez said
about 15,000 customers remained without power in northern Illinois Wednesday
night.
NIPSCO said it had
increased staffing at
its customer call center and scheduled extra
work crews.
Some parts of the
country, including New
Jersey, were already
dealing with the after math of earlier storms.
Utility crews in the
southern part of the
state were restoring
power to homes and
businesses.
Atlantic
City Electric said nearly
6,000 homes and businesses remained without power Wednesday,
down from more than
34,000 customers on
Tuesday.
HIGH TIMES — Blake Logan aimed high as he made
his way to the top of the jungle gym at Legion Park
recently. Foul weather that moved into the area
Wednesday put a damper on park play.
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supermarket then Community Market.
The city is seeking to buy 11 plus-acres to the south
of the former supermarket. As with other land purchases, by state law the city is required to obtain two
appraisals of the land and then spend no more than
the average of the two appraisals. Council unanimously authorized the mayor to pay no more than $20,000
for the property.
“This is a good opportunity to enhance a project,”
Councilman Matt Dyer said.
Some 30 acres further to the south have
been donated to the city by St. Mary of the
Assumption Catholic Church in Decatur. The city is
seeking a grant of some $200,000 from the Department
of Natural Resources to convert the total of approximately 41 acres along the St. Marys River to a nature/
wetlands area.
The property owned by CFS is needed for a trailhead
and parking, Meyer noted.
Council also unanimously adopted an ordinance
establishing an easement and vacating an undeveloped
alley which runs under the parking lot on the north
side of Pizza Hut on 13th St. Before passage, the mayor
said talks between Hut officials and City Attorney Tim
Baker “went back and forth two or three times and
everything now seems to be in order.”
Pizza Hut plans to construct a new restaurant on
the parking lot, then demolish the current structure.
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Glen N. Avey
Glen N. Avey, 98, rural Ossian, passed away June
21, 2016, at Lutheran Life Village in Fort Wayne. He
was born in Jay County June 24, 1918, to the late
Taylor D. and Katie L. (Michael) Avey. He married
Helen Schellhase Feb. 11, 1945; she preceded him in
death Sept. 27, 1966. He then married Laura “Dotty”
Wehage Aug. 26, 1967; she preceded him in death
Feb. 7, 2008.
He was a lifelong farmer in Wells
County. He was a member of
Bethlehem Lutheran Church-Ossian
and through the years held numerous positions in the church. Glen
loved his family, traveling and was an
avid pinochle player. He was a hardworking man who possessed a quiet
Avery
strength. He always led by example
and will be sorely missed by all.
Among survivors are four children, David G. Avery
of Decatur, Joann M. Nixon of Fort Wayne, Donald
A. (Sandra) Avey of Ossian and Janet L. (Richard)
Reinhart of Brownsburg; two step-children, Clora
(David) Meyer of Avilla and John (Susan) Wehage
of Van Wert, Ohio; sister, Ruby Ash of Des Moines,
Iowa; 10 grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; and 13 step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by nine siblings and two
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11a.m. Saturday at
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 6514 East 750 North,
Ossian, with Rev. Randall Wurschmidt officiating.
Interment will follow services at the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at
Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home, 120 West Mill
St., Ossian, and one hour prior to services at the
church Saturday.
Preferred memorials may be made to Bethlehem
Lutheran Church.
Online condolences may be made at elzeypattersonrodak.com.
Marjorie E. Schultz
Marjorie E. (Kintz) Schultz, 95, Decatur, passed
away June 17, 2016, at Adams Woodcrest. She was
born in Adams County Feb. 11, 1921, to the late
John A. and Mary A. (Bernard) Kintz. On May 11,
1946, she married Joseph H. Schultz; after 56 years
together, he preceded her in death Aug. 9, 2002.
She was a member of St. Mary of the
Assumption Catholic Church, where
she served as a lector and an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion.
She was also a member of the Catholic
Ladies of Columbia, the Women of St.
Mary, Harvest House and volunteered
for the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
In 1970, Marjorie served as the
Schultz
Clerk of Adams County for two consecutive terms. She and her late
husband, Joe, cared for the roses at St. Mary’s and
Riverside Center. She was also a member of the
Ladies of the Elks and the American Legion Post 43
Ladies Auxiliary.
Among survivors are a son, Stephen (Peggy)
Schultz of Wauwatosa, Wis.; five daughters, Barbara
McNary of Decatur, Joan (Steve) Wolf of Cincinnati,
Ohio, Christine (Pierre) Touge of France, Kathleen
(Robert) Muller of Westmont, Ill., and Rosemary
(Jim) Friedt of Decatur; two sisters, Isabelle (Phillip)
Gamble of Edmunds, Wash., and Patricia (Larry)
Daniels of Decatur; eight grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son-in-law, John
McNary; a grandson, Nicholas Muller; three brothers, Daniel, William and John Kintz; and five sisters, Delores Reed, Mary Alice Whitright, Berniece
Hackman, Helen Ruggles and Ruth Bahler.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m.
Monday at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic
Church. Officiating will be Father Bob J. Lengerich
and burial will take place in St. Joseph Catholic
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at
Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral Home, with a a
holy reciting at 3 p.m., and one hour prior to services
Monday in the St. Mary’s Parish Hall.
Preferred memorials are to St. Joseph Catholic
School or Evergreen Assisted Living.
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Thursday, June 23, 2016 • Page 3A
Ex-US House Speaker Dennis
Hastert begins prison term
By MICHAEL TARM
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Former U.S.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert
arrived at a Minnesota prison on Wednesday to serve his
15-month sentence in a hushmoney case involving revelations
that the Illinois Republican sexually abused at least four boys when
he coached wrestling at an Illinois
high school.
The 74-year-old Hastert — one
of the highest-ranking U.S. politicians to go to prison — arrived
around noon at the Rochester
Federal Medical Center, where
he will be known as Inmate No.
47991-42. The wheelchair-bound
Hastert could be seen partly
wheeling himself into the complex
between high, razor-wire fencing.
A woman followed behind him,
carrying crutches.
At sentencing in April, U.S.
District Judge Thomas M. Durkin
cited the abuse that dated back
more than 35 years and branded
Hastert ‘‘a serial child molester’’
in imposing a sentence that went
beyond federal guidelines, which
recommended no more than six
months behind bars.
Hastert wasn’t charged with
child abuse because statutes of
limitation ran out; he coached at
Yorkville High School from 1965 to
1981. Instead, Hastert was charged
with and pleaded guilty to violating
banking law in trying to pay $3.5
million in hush money to one victim
referred to in court papers only as
‘‘Individual A.’’
The nation’s longest-serving GOP
speaker who for eight years was
second in the line of succession to
the presidency will be subject to the
same protocol as other new federal
inmates, which typically includes a
full-body strip search.
Hastert must serve at least 85
percent of his sentence, or just over
a year.
High-level politicians going to
prison is nothing new in Illinois:
The long list of convicted politicians from the state includes former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is
serving a 14-year sentence for multiple corruption convictions, among
them trying to sell President Barack
Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat.
The 64-acre Rochester prison
specializes in health care for physically ailing or mentally ill inmates,
and is near the Mayo Clinic. Hastert
nearly died from a blood infection and suffered a stroke after he
pleaded guilty on Oct. 28. He also
has diabetes.
The facility, despite its name,
has all the features of a prison. It’s
surrounded by razor-wire fencing
and holds around 800 inmates
from all security classifications.
Police Chief says teen shot by Fort Wayne
officer expected to make full recovery
A 17-year-old shot
by a Fort Wayne police
officer on the city’s
south side Tuesday will
recover, according to
Fort Wayne Police Chief
Garry Hamilton.
An article in The
Journal Gazette says
Hamilton announced
the teen's condition
during a news conference Wednesday, during which he provided
more details about the
shooting. The shooting
caps a wave of violence
that has left two teens
dead and several others
injured over the past
week.
The teen — who
has not been identified — suffered nonlife-threatening inju-
ries after being shot
once by veteran officer
Robert Hollo off McKee
Street near Smith
Street.
The shooting happened while an officer
with the department’s
gang and violent crimes
unit conducted surveillance in a neighborhood thought to be the
hangout of individuals
who may have had a
hand in shootings over
the past week, according to the article.
Hamilton said three
males approached
Hollo, who exited his
car, identified himself
as a police officer and
ordered the three to
the ground, reportedly
believing at least one
Church bus crash driver
convicted of traffic charges
GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP)
— A church bus driver who
allegedly used cocaine before
a crash near Indianapolis
that killed a 6-year-old boy
and injured 11 other people
has been convicted of two
traffic charges and acquitted
of reckless homicide.
Charles Goodman, 54,
of Chicago faces a possible
sentence of two to 12 years in
prison when he’s sentenced
next month. A Hancock
County, Indiana, jury found
him guilty Tuesday of driving
while intoxicated and with a
suspended license, according to the Greenfield Daily
Reporter.
Goodman was driving a
group from Gary’s St. Jude
Deliverance Center to a religious convention in Ohio last
July 28 when the 15-passenger bus went out of control,
left Interstate 70, struck some
trees and overturned. The
crash killed Jacob Williams,
of Gary. Goodman broke his
arm and jaw in the crash.
OAK RIDGE, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey black bear Goodman used cocaine
that walks upright on its two hind legs and has within a day of the crash,
become a social media darling has re-emerged and experts testified during his
has been captured on video months after its last
sighting.
lotter
The bipedal bear nicknamed Pedals was spotted in
the town of Oak Ridge, NJ.com reported Wednesday. Three individuals were
The bear appeared to be in relatively good health and arrested by sheriff’s depuwas moving briskly in a video posted to Facebook fea- ties Wednesday and were
turing the bear. The man who posted the video wrote booked into the Adams
that he spotted the bear Monday.
County jail.
Pedals apparently has an injured leg or paw that Lisa R. Evans, 45,
doesn’t allow it to walk comfortably on all fours, Bluffton, was arrested
according to experts. Prior to the latest video, there by sheriff’s deputies and
had been no reported recent sightings and officials charged with violating
asked the public for help in locating the bear.
home detention. Evans is
Lawrence Hajna, spokesman for the state being held without bond.
Department of Environmental Protection, said offi- Rebecca E. Eichelberger,
cials expect the bear to make it through next winter. 25, Decatur, was arrested
‘‘The bear has an indomitable spirit,’’ Hajna said. by sheriff’s deputies on a
The bear first gained fame after it was spotted charge of disorderly conambling around neighborhoods and was caught on duct. She was released on
videos that were posted on social media and shown her own recognizance.
on national television.
Aaron C. Ellis, 23,
Last year, supporters pushed for Pedals to be Monroe, was arrested
moved to a sanctuary in New York state, but New by sheriff’s deputies and
Jersey officials have said they won’t allow the bear charged with possession of
to be captured and transferred to the facility. Hajna paraphernalia and possessaid at the time that the bear would do better in its sion of marijuana. Bond
natural habitat and the agency would step in if its was set at $450 cash and
condition deteriorated.
$3,000 surety.
Bear that walks like a human
re-emerges in New Jersey
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two-day trial. The drug tends
to dissolve quickly once it
enters a person’s bloodstream, said Sheila Arnold,
a forensic toxicologist with
the Indiana Department of
Toxicology. When scientists
tested the blood about 20
days after the crash, only
trace amounts remained, but
it was enough to suggest
Goodman had used cocaine
before he took over driving
the van from someone else,
Arnold testified.
of the individuals was
carrying a gun.
The three individuals did not comply
with the order and ran,
Hamilton said, and
Hollo then fired four
shots, one striking the
17-year-old. Shortly
thereafter, a car turned
the corner and stopped
next to the police car.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether any
of the three individuals pointed a firearm
or fired at police. That
would be determined
once a complete investigation has been performed, Hamilton said.
No gun was found on
the teen who was shot.
However, police found a
gun inside the car that
arrived immediately
after shooting, according to the article. Police
are reportedly searching a heavily wooded
and brush-filled area
in the vicinity of the
shooting, as well as
a larger surrounding
area — which includes
a nearby elementary
school — looking for
firearms.
The other two individuals have not been
located.
Hollo has been
placed on administrative leave and has five
days to emotionally
deal with the shooting.
He has yet to be interviewed by police, nor
has the teen who was
shot, the article states.
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Shorter work weeks will
hold off the robots
By Dean Baker
More than eight years after the start of the Great
Recession our labor market is far from recovering by
most measures. At 5 percent the current unemployment rate is not very different from its pre-recession
level, but the main reason it is so low is that millions of people have given up looking for work and
dropped out of the labor force. These people are no
longer counted as being unemployed.
And contrary to what is often claimed, this is not
a story of retiring baby boomers. The percentage of
the prime age population (people between the ages of
25-54) that is working is down by 2 full percentage
points from its pre-recession level. This translates
into 2.5 million people who have given up looking
for work at an age where they should be at the peak
of their working career. That looks like pretty solid
evidence of a weak labor market.
There are two ways to deal with a situation in
which the number of people who want to work
exceeds the number of jobs. The first is to increase
demand in the economy, thereby increasing the
demand for workers. We could in principle do this
with increased government spending, but people
don’t like budget deficits. Reducing the size of the trade deficit would also
increase demand, but this requires that our politicians make trade deficits a priority, which is not
likely. Some politicians claim that they have a magic formula that will cause companies to go on an investment spree. Unfortunately, the magic seems to work
only in the elections, never once they are in office. If we can’t increase the demand for labor, we
could go the other route and share the amount
of work available more evenly. This can be done
through a variety of mechanisms, such as shorter
work weeks, mandated vacations, paid sick days,
and paid family leave. The idea is that we would get
most workers to put in less time on the job, thereby
creating demand for more workers.
That shouldn’t sound like a strange concept. It
was exactly this sort of thinking that got us the
40-hour workweek back in 1938. Congress passed
the Fair Labor Standards Act, which required
employers to pay time and half if they required
workers to put in more than a 40-hour week. There were people at the time who pronounced
the law a disaster and job killer, but the facts disagreed. The economy was lifted out of the Great
Depression by the spending associated with World
War II. We then had the three most prosperous
decades in the country’s history as we saw strong
wage and productivity growth accompanied by low
unemployment.
The Fair Labor Standards Act was part of a
steady progression toward shortening work time
as the country got wealthier. Unfortunately, it was
also pretty much the end of this progression. Since
expensive non-wage benefits like health care insurance and pensions were largely provided as fixed
cost per worker, employers decided they would
rather require more hours per worker than hire
more workers. As a result, the 40-hour work week
was largely frozen in place.
This makes the United States an outlier internationally. Workers in other wealthy countries put
in many fewer hours on average than do workers
in the United States. To take one prominent example, according to data from the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development, the average number of hours worked in Germany is almost
25 percent less than the average for the United
States. This has helped push Germany’s unemployment rate down to 4 percent. And, unlike the United
States, the share of the population in Germany with
jobs is far above its pre-recession level.
We cannot of course make our economy a carbon
copy of Germany, but we can pass laws requiring
paid time off for family leave and sick days, as many
states and cities have already done. In Germany,
workers are guaranteed six weeks a year of paid
vacation. We can start at two or three. And, we can
restructure our unemployment insurance system to
encourage firms to reduce hours with work sharing
rather than layoff workers.
Technology is supposed to be about making our
lives better. An important way in which it does this
is by reducing the number of hours that we have to
spend working so that we can have more time to be
with our family or enjoy other pursuits. There is a
great fear across the country that robots will take
our jobs. If we correctly structure the economy,
robots will give us more free time, and that will be
good. Indiana business courts: Their
history and why they will succeed
By Judge Dan
Heath
In June of 2012, while doing
research on another matter on the
website for the National Center for
State Courts, I happened upon a
number of articles dealing with
the concept of business courts. I
was intrigued by the idea because
throughout some 16 years on the
bench at that time, I had conducted some fairly complex business and complex litigation cases,
especially in the area of business
fraud and securities fraud litigation. I read numerous articles on
the subject I found at that website
and looked further into the matter
by conducting searches on Google
and the like. In doing this research
and reviewing the numerous articles I found on the web, I found
two instrumental individuals in
the promotion of business or complex litigation courts in America.
Those individual were Judge Ben
Tennille of North Carolina (considered to be the “father” of North
Carolina’s business or complex litigation court) and Lee Applebaum,
a prominent Philadelphia attorney
who has been instrumental in the
creation of business or complex
litigation courts in a number of
states. I contacted the North Carolina
court system and was able to
track down the email addresses of
Judge Tennille and Philadelphia
attorney Lee Applebaum. They
were so committed to the promotion of business courts that they
took their valuable time to discuss with me their work in business courts and any insights they
could give me in developing such
a court in Indiana.
Finally, I was able to attend the
December 2012 conference of the
America College of Business Court
Judges at George Mason School
of Law as an invited guest. At the
conference, I had the opportunity to speak with business court
judges from numerous jurisdictions around the country.
During this time period (the
second half of 2012) I also made
contact with then Indiana Chief
Justice Brent Dickson and told
him of my research into business
and complex litigation courts. I
offered to draft a study or survey
of business courts in America and
also to make a recommendation
to him about the pros and cons of
business courts. The idea was that
this would be the first step toward
the Indiana Supreme Court’s consideration of a business court or
complex litigation court. After hours and weeks of surveying the Internet to review articles,
critiques and general commentary
about business or complex litigation courts throughout America,
I presented a “Proposal for the
Consideration of a Business Court
for the State of Indiana” on Jan.
2, 2013, to then Chief Justice
Dickson. Justice Dickson and
the other justices of the Indiana
Supreme Court then met at a
retreat to discuss numerous
pressing matters before the court,
among them my proposal for a
business or complex litigation
Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic court for Indiana. The justices of
and Policy Research.
the Indiana Supreme Court determined that it would be best to place
the matter before the Problem
Solving Courts Committee of the
Indiana Judicial Conference. About this time, I had decided
to transfer from the civil bench
into a new challenge in family law
by taking over as the presiding
judge at the Allen County Juvenile
Center. Because I would no longer
be a civil court judge and because
I would have to learn juvenile
delinquency law, I handed over
my report to my successor on the
civil bench, Judge Craig Bobay,
and encouraged him to take up
the issue. He appeared enthusiastic
about it. Judge Bobay and the Indiana
Supreme Court have done a masterful job of steering the matter
through the Problem Solving Courts
Committee and a panel of judges,
lawyers and business leaders in
bring the matter to fruition. A pilot
program of six judges and courts
in Marion, Elkhart, Floyd, Lake,
Allen and Vanderburgh counties is
now in place. These courts are now
“open for business” and it won’t be
long before the first cases begin to
be processed through Indiana’s new
business courts. In a few instances
business courts in other states did
not survive and were unfortunately
abandoned. While it is no certainty, I believe they will succeed in
Indiana.
Here’s why: 1. Business court absolutely
must succeed for Indiana to compete. Indiana has much to offer new
businesses from out-of-state. Good
tax policies favoring new business
growth, a decent educational system and state and local governments working in tandem to provide good incentives to move here
or expand. But let’s face it, we don’t
have mountains or oceans or some
of the natural attractions many
states can offer. So, we have to do
it right; we have to simply be better
for business in every way we can
think of. 2. Historically, there has
been good cooperation between the
courts, the legislature and the governor’s office.This has not always
been the case in some states that I
reviewed. In one state, the executive
brawnch and the legislative branch
wanted a business or complex litigation court but the Supreme Court
Chief Justice of that state did not.
That Chief Justice abruptly told the
other branches of government that
there would be no such court. In
Indiana, the good working relationship between the three branches
of government means that the new
court and the judges who have volunteered for duty as business court
judges can proceed confident of the
court’s acceptance by policymakers. 3. Many courts can really
use the help. When researching
the issue for the Indiana Supreme
Court, I telephoned a judge of
a rural county and asked him if
he would be opposed or offended
by lawyers in his county transferring their case from his county
to another. He welcomed the idea
and advised me that having so few
judicial officers in his county meant
that he had to stay on top of so
many areas of the law that at times
it was overwhelming. He thought
it was a great idea. Furthermore,
unlike some of the articles I read on
the experience of business courts
in other states, in Indiana there are
some regional rivalries but nothing like that which exists in some
states. To summarize, the business community in Indiana is ready for a
more efficient judiciary developing
a predictable body of law and procedure for complex business litigation cases. When I was researching
business courts, I had a complex
business case in which counsel
for one of the businesses involved
telephoned my court and asked my
law clerk when my decision in the
case would be distributed. He told
my law clerk that his client had a
shareholders meeting in a few days
and my decision would affect the
actions taken at the meeting. That
reinforced for me one of the reasons
for such courts, the timely and efficient disposition of such cases. Meanwhile, as many experienced
attorneys will tell you, case precedent is obviously very important
for lawyers. But it’s not everything.
Building up a consistent approach
to the steps along the path of
litigation can be just as important.
A consistent approach among the
business courts to discovery, pretrial orders and so forth can be just
as important. Moreover, some law
can be developed that doesn’t arise
to the level of precedent. Precedent
is established for lawyers when an
appellate court decides whether the
lower court is correct. The higher
court’s decision to affirm or reverse
the trial court’s opinion becomes
guiding precedent for attorneys.
But for a while, business courts will
develop a body of law that is not
appealed. The six judges of our new business court can exchange and share
their opinions and develop consistent approaches to questions of law
before cases are appealed (if they
are, indeed, appealed at all). They
can develop a consistent approach
without appellate or supreme court
involvement. Opinions from the
new business court trial proceedings will be posted online for counsel from around the state to review.
These decisions alone may deter
some filings and or help quickly
mediate cases that have been filed
in court. Planning and thought have
been put into the development of
business courts in Indiana. Judge
Bobay and his colleagues have
done a good job of considering the
matter. A committee composed of
lawyers and business leaders have
carefully pieced together the pilot
approach of six regionally placed
courts with new interim rules that
are somewhat complicated but
fair for the parties concerned. I could list numerous other
reasons why I believe that business courts in Indiana should and
will survive and prosper. In the
end, it is the litigants and attorneys who must exercise patience
and understanding during this
next phase and give such courts
a proper chance to develop, grow
and improve. Judge Dan Heath, a member
of the Allen Superior Court, is the
presiding judge at the Allen County
Juvenile Center. He wrote this at
the request of the Indiana Policy
Review Foundation.
DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT
VOL. CXIV, NO. 146, Thurs., June 23, 2016
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June 23, 2016
Today is the 175th day of 2016
and the fourth day of summer.
TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1894, the
International Olympic Committee
was founded in Paris.
In 1947, the Senate overrode
President Harry S. Truman’s veto
of the Taft-Hartley Act.
In 1961, the Antarctic Treaty
went into effect, demilitarizing
the continent.
In 1972, a “smoking gun” White
House audio recording captured
President Richard Nixon and
his chief of staff conspiring to
obstruct the FBI’s investigation of
the Watergate break-ins.
TODAY’S QUOTE: “ All worthy
work is open to interpretations
the author did not intend. Art isn’t
your pet — it’s your kid. It grows
up and talks back to you.” —
Joss Whedon
C ommunity
‘1,000 Books Before Kindergarten’ finisher
Aiden Tomano, son of
Matt and Erica Tomano,
recently completed the
"1,000
Books
Before
Kindergarten" program at
the Berne Public Library.
His grandmother, Carol,
visited the library with
Aiden for the Wee Read
story times. She and his
parents read many books
with Aiden every day. Aiden has many favorite books including the
Berenstain Bears, Curious
George and the Little
Critters. Incentives for
this program are underwritten by the United
Way of Adams County
and the Adams County
Community Foundation. Aiden Tomano is shown with his mother, Erica Tomano, after he successfully
For more information completed the “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” program at the Berne Public
about library programs in Library.
Berne, call 589-2809.
Photo provided
Indiana Historical Society and IHS Senior
Archivist win 2016 AASLH Awards of Merit
NASHVILLE — T h e
American Association
for State and Local
History (AASLH) proudly
announces the Indiana
Historical Society (IHS)
and
Wilma
Moore,
IHS senior archivist of
African-American history, are each recipients of
an Award of Merit.
The AASLH Leadership
in History Awards is the
most prestigious recognition for achievement
in the preservation and
interpretation of state
and local history. The
AASLH is proud to present 63 awards nationwide this year, with IHS
as the sole Indiana organization honored.
The AASLH recognizes IHS for its project
"Indiana History in the
Secondary Classroom."
The project involved the
classroom tool www.
destination-indiana.
com, made possible by
a generous gift from
Care Institution Group,
Inc. It also involved the
creation,
publication
and distribution of the
textbook Hoosiers and
the American Story by
James H. Madison and
Lee Ann Sandweiss and
regional teacher training, each made possible
by a generous gift from
Lilly Endowment Inc.
"IHS has now distributed 50,000 free copies of Hoosiers and the
American Story to classrooms and students and
has trained 757 teachers from South Bend
to Evansville at teacher
workshops," said John
A. Herbst, IHS president and CEO. "The
Leadership in History
Award is a wonderful
recognition of the great
efforts of all IHS staff
and supporters."
The AASLH also recognizes one of those staff
members, Wilma Gibbs
Moore, with an award for
individual achievement.
For decades, Moore has
gathered and shared
the history of African
Americans in Indiana.
Nominated by those who
call her a "trailblazer"
and "the go-to source"
for African-American history, it is clear her legacy
will continue to benefit
and instruct generations
to come.
"I have spent the past
30 years doing work that
I thoroughly enjoy—toiling in the Indiana history vineyard helping
others find material for
their story boards," said
Moore. "I am always surprised by special thank
you notes from patrons or
— Couple celebrates 60 years —
Carl and Elaine (Blakey) Thieme are
celebrating 60 years of marriage. The
couple was married June 24, 1956,
in the Immanuel Lutheran Church of
rural Decatur. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. W. C. Vetter.
They are the parents of three children, Ken (Susan) Thieme of Fort
Wayne, Dr. Douglas (Erin) Thieme
of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Janet
(David) Honeywell of Decatur. They
also have six grandchildren and one
great-grandchildren.
Carl retired from the Decatur Post
Office and Elaine worked at Central
Soya Company and retired from Central
Soya Federal Credit Union.
The couple plans to celebrate with a
family dinner.
Community Calendar
THURSDAY, June 23:
Rotary Club, noon, Back 40 restaurant.
Monroe United Methodist Church Farmer's
Wagon, 1 p.m., line is to form no earlier than
noon.
Senior citizens play cards, 1 p.m., Riverside
Center.
Decatur Farmer’s Market, 3-7 p.m., Madison
Street between 1st and 2nd Streets.
Zumba, Southeast Elementary School, 4-5 p.m.
TOPS Club weigh-in, 5:30 p.m.; meeting 6:15
p.m., Woodcrest Activity Building.
Weight Watchers, 6 p.m., weigh-in; 6:30 p.m.
meeting, Adams Memorial Hospital Decatur Room.
Sober Beginnings, 6:30-8 p.m., Adams Memorial
Hospital Berne Room. Divorce Care4Kids, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Decatur
Church of God.
A.A. (open) Big Book meeting, 7 p.m., First
Church of the Nazarene, Berne.
Yoga for Stretching and Strength, Hope United
Methodist Church, 6608 Hoagland Rd., Hoagland,
7 p.m.
FRIDAY, June 24:
Immanuel House, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 8545N C.R.
500E, Decatur. A.A. Happy Hour Discussion Group (closed), 5-6
p.m., Decatur Church of God.
Reformers Unanimous Addiction Recovery
Program, 7-9 p.m., Grace Fellowship Church.
SATURDAY, June 25:
A.A., 7 p.m., (open speaker/discussion) Cross
Community Church, Berne.
MONDAY, June 27:
Clothes Closet, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Damascus Road
Church.
A.A. Big Book discussion, 7 p.m., Decatur
Church of God.
Decatur Church of Christ Food Pantry, 8-10
a.m., for residents with last names beginning with
M-Z.
CAPS support group, 6:30 p.m., C & C Bible
Fellowship, Berne.
Unfailing Love Clinic, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 128
Madison Street, Decatur.
TUESDAY, June 28:
Optimist Club, noon, Richard's Restaurant.
Information needed
The Decatur High School Class of 1966 reunion
committee is attempting to locate or obtain information on the following classmates: Bruce Massoth,
Carol (Painter) Medaugh, Nancy Ward and Roger
Cable.
Anyone with information on those individuals is
asked to call 223-3551.
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DEAR HARRIETTE: After a few
months on the hunt for a job, I got a phone
interview. I’ve dealt with my fair share of
rejection in the past few months, so I really
want to do well. I’ve been thinking about a
million scenarios in my head. I know how
to answer the typical interview questions
and questions about myself, but I have
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dreams. Because of that, it’s safe to say
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things to do at different times of the day.
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Something for everyone as Niswonger
unveils 2016-17 lineup of entertainers
Ten years of fun; 10
years of big name entertainment. The Niswonger
Performing Arts Center
in Van Wert is celebrating a milestone season
with a lineup full of bigname entertainment.
The Niswonger’s 10th
anniversary season kicks
off with two of the most
influential men in the
Jazz world. On Sept. 24
at 7:30 p.m., Jonathan
Butler
and
Gerald
Albright will take the
stage. These jazz legends
will have you dancing in
the aisles and singing
along the whole night.
With Butler’s captivating
and powerful catalogue
of hit songs combined
with Albright’s signature searing and soulful
sax arrangements, there
is no better place to be
than at the Niswonger.
Oct. 1 - Happy Days
Happy
Days
Live
alumni Anson Williams
and Donny Most, Potsie
and Ralph, will be sharing some of their favorite moments from Happy
Days along with rare
photos, live music and
never before seen video
about their coming-ofage experiences on the
show. Show time is 7:30
p.m.
Oct. 8 - Jack Hanna
Back
by
popular
demand is America’s
favorite zoo keeper and
his furry friends in Jack
Hanna Into the Wild
LIVE at 3 p.m. Hanna’s
insight into the protection and conservation
of our planet’s wildlife
combined with a live
show full of some of your
favorite endangered animals will leave you with
a renewed appreciation
for all creatures, great
and small.
Oct. 16 - Colton Dixon
A night of praise and
worship is coming to the
Niswonger with Christian
chart-topper
Colton
Dixon. This American
Idol alum has been
making waves in the
Christian Music industry
with smash hits “More
of You” and “Limitless”
off his sophomore album
“Anchor.” Show time is
7:30 p.m.
Oct. 22 - Vocalosity New a capella group
Vocalosity takes the
Niswonger stage at 7:30
p.m. Founded by the
artistic producer of both
Pitch Perfect and The
Sing-Off, Deke Sharon,
this group features 12
dynamic voices singing
some of today’s charttopping hits in brandnew arrangements too
incredible to miss.
Oct. 29 - Diamond Rio
Six-time vocal group
of the year Diamond Rio
will take you on a journey through award-winning country history with
mier 2017 event will take
you back in time with
The Time Jumpers, featuring Vince Gill, at 7:30
p.m. Every member of
this multi Grammy nominated country group has
made major contributions to the richness and
vigor of country music.
some of their biggest hits
off their timeless records
from the 1980s and 90s.
Show time is 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 21 - Elf the
Musical
Everybody’s favorite
syrup-loving Christmas
Elf is venturing through
the candy-cane forest to
come to the Niswonger
for a 7:30 p.m. performance. This heart-warming, side-splitting family
musical will be sure to
get you in the mood for
Christmas and have you
embracing your inner elf
as Buddy the Elf helps
his naughty-list father
remember
the
true
meaning of Christmas.
Feb. 12 - 42nd Street All the glitz and glamour of musical theater
take the Niswonger stage
at 7:30 p.m. with the
Broadway classic 42nd
Street. Bright lights,
sparkling costumes, and
huge dance numbers
await you as you follow
starry-eyed Peggy Sawyer
as she leaves small town
life to pursue her dream
of becoming a Broadway
star.
Dec. 4 - Sandi Patty She
helped
the
Niswonger say hello in
2007, now we’re helping her say farewell. It’s
Sandi Patty: Christmas
Blessings, in concert at
7:30 p.m. After a long
award-winning career,
Sandi Patty is visiting more than 90 cities
across the globe to perform one last time for all
her life-long fans.
Feb. 25 - Daniel Tiger’s
Neighborhood Daniel
T iger’s
Neighborhood Live will
perform two kid friendly shows of pure Tigerific fun, with shows at
11 a.m. and
2 p.m.
This award winning
PBS KIDS show continues the legacy of Mister
Roger’s Neighborhood to
a whole new generation
with the friendly tiger,
Daniel and his friends as
they explore the vibrant
world of their muchloved Neighborhood of
Make-Believe.
Dec.
10
Andy
Williams
Christmas
Extravaganza The Andy Williams
Christmas Extravaganza
will perform at 7:30 p.m.
Starring the Osmond
Brothers and the Lennon
Sisters,
The
Andy
Williams
Christmas
Extravaganza brings all
the variety that made
Andy’s holiday specials
so spectacular.
March 6 - Beatles
Tribute
Go on a musical journey through the life
and times of the world’s
most celebrated band in
Broadway’s “RAIN — A
Tribute to The Beatles,”
at 7:30 p.m. This concert experience takes
you back in time with
the legendary foursome
delivering a note-fornote theatrical event that
has been nationally compared to the real thing.
Enjoy all your favorite
Beatles hits from “I Want
to Hold Your Hand” to
“Hard Day’s Night,” and
“Yellow Submarine” to
“Hey Jude.”
Dec. 17 - John Tesh’s
Big Band Christmas “Swinging” into town
just in time for Christmas
and back by popular
demand is John Tesh’s
Big Band Christmas
for a 7:30 p.m. show.
Tesh will be singing and
playing alongside his
14-piece big band playing favorite holiday hits
in bold, brassy, big band
style!
Feb. 4 - Vince Gill
The Niswonger’s pre-
March 11 - Artrageous Experience your favorite iconic artists through
a whole new medium
with Artrageous at 7:30
p.m. With a palette that
mixes captivating vocals,
intricate choreography
and huge portraits painted before your very eyes,
this interactive artistic
extravaganza takes you
on a unique visual and
musical journey packed
with wild inspiration,
creativity and fun for the
whole family! The artists
pay tribute to a variety of
art forms, pop icons and
musical genres culminating in a gallery of fabulous finished paintings.
Last season he brought
the house down with
his rendition of “O Holy
Night,” now he’s back for
more! David Phelps: Good
Friday Concert, will take
the stage at 7:30 p.m.
Phelps’ masterful melodies have been burned
into critically acclaimed
songs that have echoed
the walls of Carnegie
Hall, the White House
and countless churches
around the world.
April 29 - REO
Speedwagon
Niswonger closes the
2016-17 season with
REO Speedwagon at 7:30
p.m. With their long list of
hits from their incredibly
successful career as an
American Rock Classic,
REO Speedwagon will
have the Niswonger rockin’ long into the night.
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Sam Hornish Jr., an emergency replacement in the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, gave his family a Father’s Day surprise with a win in the American Ethanol E15 250.
ONE FOR THE FAMILY
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An unexpected Father’s Day drive pays off for Hornish Jr.
JGR brought all of Hornish’s personal requirements to the table with
he winding path of Sam Hornish Jr.’s racing career naviSunday’s opportunity — the second such offer he’d received in the
gated a new curve Sunday at Iowa Speedway, completlast few weeks. It was announced in early June that Hornish would
ing the new turn in a confetti- and champagne-soaked
drive for Richard Childress Racing during the second NXS race at
Victory Lane that checked off a major personal goal of
Iowa and the second Kentucky Speedway event.
the on-again, off-again racer. Hornish sucHornish brought his whole family to Iowa — includcessfully made the improbable transition from Ohio
Geoffrey Miller
ing daughters Addison and Eliza and two-year-old son
substitute school teacher to NASCAR XFINITY Series
Athlon Sports contributor
Sam III — hoping for the perfect Father’s Day ending.
race winner with less than six days of preparation after
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“This was the first opportunity to bring my kids to Vicmonths of doing everything but racing. It was Horntory Lane, which is something that I feel has prolonged
ish’s fourth career win in NASCAR’s second series (the
my racing career in some ways,” Hornish said. “I’ve alSprint Cup Series was inactive this week) but the first to
ways wanted to have the opportunity to have them experience that.”
interrupt a planned family lake vacation.
Hornish’s Iowa run was type of performance that could bring more
“We were just going to hang out at the lake,” Hornish said of his
opportunities. Hornish led 183 laps of the 250-lap event and easily
original Father’s Day plans. “I guarantee we were going to be watchheld off second-place Ty Dillon down the stretch. But after the race,
ing the race, so (winning) is a lot better than just watching it.”
the Ohio driver admitted he was perfectly content with his current
Hornish’s plans changed last Monday when Joe Gibbs Racing called
schedule if nothing else panned out. The future was no concern.
him at home in Ohio with an urgent request to fill the seat of one of
“I don’t know what it is going to hold,” Hornish said. “I don’t know
the series’ best cars: the No. 18 Toyota. Matt Tifft, 20, was initially
that (the win) means anything. I know what it means for today. Really,
scheduled to drive but suffered a back injury that forced a doctor to
for me, it doesn’t have to mean anything. The best part of my life is
rule him out of Sunday’s start.
(my wife and children). I’ll work, but I won’t sacrifice trying to do the
JGR officials quickly drew up a list of eligible drivers and contacted
right things by them.”
Hornish, hopeful that the former Iowa winner — in a JGR car, no less
— would be available. He said yes immediately, betting that his wife
Crystal would understand. Hornish was right.
SPRINT CUP STANDINGS
“I think she screamed a little bit when I told her I had the opportuPOINTS BEHIND
DRIVER (WINS)
POINTS BEHIND DRIVER (WINS)
nity this week,” Hornish said.
1. Kevin Harvick [1]
526
-- 11. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 383 -143
It was no surprise that Hornish had the support of those around him.
381 -145
2. Kurt Busch [1]
496 -30 12. Austin Dillon
The 35-year-old had spent the last seven months doting on his family
380 -146
3. Brad Keselowski [2] 480 -46 13. Denny Hamlin [1]
374 -152
4. Carl Edwards [2]
472 -54 14. Jamie McMurray
and patiently waiting to see if a quality seat opened. His last competi369 -157
5. Joey Logano [1]
455 -71 15. Ryan Newman
tive race was last fall’s Sprint Cup season finale at Homestead-Miami
364 -162
6. Chase Elliott
453 -73 16. Ryan Blaney
Speedway. That’s when the 2006 Indianapolis 500 winner drove his
353 -173
7. Jimmie Johnson [2] 441 -85 17. Kasey Kahne
final event for Richard Petty Motorsports in the No. 9 Ford — the
345 -181
8. Martin Truex Jr. [1] 433 -93 18. Trevor Bayne
end of a disappointing campaign with the small team that netted just
341 -185
9. Kyle Busch [3]
417 -109 19. Kyle Larson
three top-10 finishes. It was Hornish’s first full-time Sprint Cup sea337 -189
10. Matt Kenseth [1]
409 -117 20. AJ Allmendinger
son since 2010 and proved negligibly better than that one had been.
Self-funded Brian Scott filled Hornish’s RPM seat this year, and HornXFINITY STANDINGS
TRUCK STANDINGS
ish made a personal decision to only pursue competitive seats that he
DRIVER (WINS)
POINTS BEHIND DRIVER (WINS)
POINTS BEHIND
wasn’t financing. The decision left him at home — and after a while,
1. Daniel Suarez [1] 490
-1. Matt Crafton [2]
219
-substitute teaching at his daughter’s school.
2. Elliott Sadler [1]
469 -21
2. William Byron [3] 208 -11
In an interview with his hometown newspaper little more than one
3. Ty Dillon
455 -35
3. Timothy Peters
198 -21
month ago, Hornish sounded like a driver who had hung up his helmet
4. Justin Allgaier
422 -68
4. Daniel Hemric
186 -33
5. Brandon Jones
417 -73
5. Tyler Reddick
182 -37
for the final time. “I watch NASCAR and IndyCar races and some6. Brendan Gaughan 412 -78
6. J.H. Nemechek [1] 175 -44
times it is hard for me,” Hornish told Defiance, Ohio’s The Crescent7. Erik Jones [2]
411 -79
7. Johnny Sauter [1] 174 -45
News in May. “I also know if I really wanted to be out there, I could
8. Brennan Poole
407 -83
8. Ben Kennedy
168 -51
be. At this point of my career, I’m not willing to go out there in equip9. Darrell Wallace Jr. 373 -117
9. Spencer Gallagher 165 -54
ment that doesn’t give me a chance to win, and I’m not willing to bring
10. Ryan Reed
331 -159
10. Cameron Hayley
158 -61
money to the table to race.”
Besides Clint Bowyer, there’s only one
other driver who scored five top 10s in
the last five races at Sonoma Raceway.
That driver, Jeff Gordon, is retired and will
watch this week’s race from the television
booth. Bowyer, meanwhile, will hope to
see his streak continue at the road course
with another top-10 run. A Bowyer top-10
finish at Sonoma would be just his third
of his 2016 gap year with HScott Motorsports as he waits to fill Tony Stewart’s
Stewart-Haas Racing seat in 2017.
TRACKS ON TAP
Sprint Cup Series
Race: Toyota/Save Mart 350
Track: Sonoma Raceway
Location: Sonoma, Calif.
Date: Sunday, June 26
TV: 3 p.m. ET, FS1
Layout: 1.99-mile road course
Turns: 10
2015 Winner: Kyle Busch
XFINITY Series
Race: Subway Firecracker 250
Track: Daytona International Speedway
Date: Friday, July 1
TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN
July 2015 Winner: Austin Dillon
Camping World Truck Series
Race: Drivin’ for Linemen 200
Track: Gateway Motorsports Park
Date: Saturday, June 25
TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, FS1
2015 Winner: Cole Custer
NEWS & NOTES
FEWER ROAD COURSE RINGERS Just two road course events grace the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. Formerly, that meant plenty of new faces and names in
the Cup garage during the road course weekends as team owners would select sports car
experts to compete in additional entries or fill in for regular drivers. But in recent years,
that practice has dwindled to the point where the vast majority of entrants in Cup road
course races are the regular drivers. This weekend’s Sonoma entry list follows that trend.
Only a few non-regular drivers will compete to start the race, including Patrick Carpentier
(GO FAS Racing’s No. 32), Cody Ware (Premium Motorsports’ No. 55) and Dylan Lupton (BK
Racing’s No. 93). Only Carpentier, with IndyCar and sports car experience, is driving for a
chartered team and will be guaranteed a start in Sunday’s race.
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lot as it prepared for last Saturday night’s race at Iowa Speedway. Considering the situation, the fact that the team placed three of its trucks in the top 10 at Iowa Speedway was
nearly miraculous. Cameron Hayley led the team with a third-place finish at Iowa, while
Ben Rhodes finished just behind in fourth. Series-leader Matt Crafton finished eighth and
Rico Abreu finished 18th in the race. The checkered flag of the Speediatrics 200 went to
William Byron, a rookie driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports who now has three wins this
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IPFW has upgraded and
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through 2021, announced Director of Athletics
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agreement reflect the
program's success both
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GB
Washington 43 30 .589
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New York
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Miami 38 34 .528 4 1/2
Philadelphia 30 43 .411
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Atlanta 24 47 .338
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St. Louis
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Pittsburgh 34 38 .472
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Milwaukee 32 40 .444
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Cincinnati 28 44 .389
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Los Angeles
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Colorado 34 37 .479
11
Arizona 34 40 .459 12 1/2
San Diego
30 43 .411
16
and only the sixth 20-win
season in 43 years of
competition
in
the
sport. Featuring three
All-League performers,
including Player of the
Year Max Landis, IPFW
earned an automatic bid
to play in the prestigious National Invitation
Tournament (NIT), the
oldest tournament in college basketball, for the
first time in school history as regular season
co-champions and top
seed for the league tour- ———
Tuesday’s Games
nament. San Diego 10, Baltimore 7
IPFW was ranked Colorado 8, N.Y. Yankees 4
No. 20 in the final San Francisco 15, Pittsburgh 4
Arizona 4, Toronto 2
CollegeInsider.com Mid- Atlanta 3, Miami 2, 10 innings
Major Top 25 for 2015- N.Y. Mets 2, Kansas City 1
incinnati 8, Texas 2
16. The Mastodons were C
St. Louis 4, Chicago Cubs 3
ranked among the Top 25 Minnesota 14, Philadelphia 10
akland 5, Milwaukee 3
for a record 10-straight O
L.A. Dodgers 3, Washington 2
weeks to close the regu- Wednesday’s Games
3, Atlanta 0
lar season, and finished NMiami
.Y. Yankees 9, Colorado 8
among the Top 25 for N.Y. Mets 4, Kansas City 3
the first time in program St. Louis 7, Chicago Cubs 2
Milwaukee 4, Oakland 2
history after being natio- Toronto 5, Arizona 2
nally ranked during the Baltimore 7, San Diego 2
an Francisco 7, Pittsburgh 6
2013-14 regular season. STexas
6, Cincinnati 4
IPFW attained its hig- Minnesota 6, Philadelphia 5
.A. Dodgers 4, Washington 3
hest-ever ranking at No. LThursday’s
Games
14 on February 22. San Francisco (Suarez 2-1) at Pitts(Niese 6-4), 12:35 p.m.
IPFW returns three burgh
Philadelphia (Eickhoff 4-9) at Minnestarters among eight letter winners for 2016-17,
welcomes the addition of
two Division I transfers
who sat out this past
season, and have added By BRIAN MAHONEY
five newcomers to the AP Basketball Writer
NEW
YORK
(AP)
program.
— Ben Simmons and
Brandon Ingram say
they haven’t been told
who Philadelphia will
take with the No. 1 pick,
so all they can go on is
what they’ve heard.
And Ingram was told
gled in the eighth.
Santa Barbara was not to do that.
shut out twice and bat- ‘‘When I left the Sixers
ted .202 in three CWS workout they told me not
games. So ended an to listen to everybody, so
excited postseason run I’m just listening to them
highlighted by fresh- and I don’t really read
man Sam Cohen’s walk- the reports that come
off pinch grand slam to out about anything else,’’
beat No. 2 national seed the Duke forward said.
Louisville in the super
regionals.
TCU 6, CCU 1
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — LOS ANGELES (AP) —
Luken Baker is showing Yasiel Puig raced home
no signs of cooling off at for the winning run on
the College World Series. his own single after cen TCU’s freshman star ter fielder Michael Taylor
homered to right in his let the ball skip by him
first time at bat to start for a three-base error,
the Horned Frogs off in and the Los Angeles
a 6-1 victory over Coastal Dodgers rallied to beat the
Carolina on Tuesday night Washington Nationals 4-3
that put them within one on Wednesday night.
win of next week’s finals. Puig broke into a sprint
On Sunday, Baker won the at first base after Taylor
Frogs’ CWS opener against overran the rolling single
Texas Tech with a ninth- to left-center field. Howie
inning homer to left.
Kendrick scored easily
The Big 12 freshman from first base, and Puig
of the year singled in his dove home even though
other two at-bats. He has there was no throw to beat.
hit seven of his 11 hom- The Dodgers have won six
ers in the last 13 games straight — five in comeand is 29 of 52 (.558) back fashion — and comover that stretch.
pleted a sweep of the NL
Baker’s
bat
has East-leading Nationals.
helped the Frogs (49-16) Taylor was also 0 for 5
win their first two CWS with five strikeouts from
games for the first time the leadoff spot.
in four appearances.
Wilson Ramos hit a solo
The
Chanticleers homer in the eighth inning
(50-17), who beat No. 1 to put Washington ahead
national seed Florida 2-1 3-2.
in their first-ever CWS Chris Hatcher (5-3) got
game on Sunday, pushed one out in the ninth inning
across a run in the sixth and the win.
inning but otherwise Shawn Kelley (1-1)
didn’t do much against allowed the singles to
Brian Howard and Ryan Kendrick and Puig in the
Burnett.
ninth.
American League
East Division
W L Pct
GB
Baltimore 41 30 .577
—
Boston 39 32 .549
2
Toronto 40 34 .541 2 1/2
New York
35 36 .493
6
Tampa Bay
31 39 .443 9 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct
GB
Cleveland 41 30 .577
—
Kansas City
38 33 .535
3
Detroit 37 35 .514 4 1/2
Chicago 36 36 .500 5 1/2
Minnesota 23 48 .324
18
West Division
W L Pct
GB
Texas 47 26 .644
—
Houston 37 36 .507
10
Seattle 36 36 .500 10 1/2
Los Angeles
31 41 .431 15 1/2
Oakland 29 42 .408
17
olorado 8, N.Y. Yankees 4
C
Arizona 4, Toronto 2
Chicago White Sox 3, Boston 1
Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 0
Detroit 4, Seattle 2
N.Y. Mets 2, Kansas City 1
Cincinnati 8, Texas 2
Houston 3, L.A. Angels 2
Minnesota 14, Philadelphia 10
Oakland 5, Milwaukee 3
Wednesday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees 9, Colorado 8
N.Y. Mets 4, Kansas City 3
Houston 3, L.A. Angels 2
Milwaukee 4, Oakland 2
Toronto 5, Arizona 2
Baltimore 7, San Diego 2
C
hicago White Sox 8, Boston 6
Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 1
Detroit 5, Seattle 1
Texas 6, Cincinnati 4
Minnesota 6, Philadelphia 5
Thursday’s Games
Philadelphia (Eickhoff 4-9) at Minnesota (Nolasco 3-4), 1:10 p.m.
Seattle (Sampson 0-1) at Detroit
(Norris 0-0), 1:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Shields 2-9) at
Boston (Porcello 8-2), 1:35 p.m.
Oakland (Graveman 2-6) at L.A.
Angels (Lincecum 1-0), 10:05 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Minnesota (Milone 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 4-2), 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Moore 3-4) at Baltimore
(Gallardo 2-1), 7:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Salazar 8-3) at Detroit
(Zimmermann 9-3), 7:10 p.m.
Boston (Price 8-4) at Texas (Martinez
1-1), 8:05 p.m.
Toronto (Sanchez 7-1) at Chicago
White Sox (Rodon 2-6), 8:10 p.m.
Houston (Keuchel 3-9) at Kansas
City (Volquez 7-6), 8:15 p.m.
Oakland (Neal 0-1) at L.A. Angels
(Weaver 6-6), 10:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Martinez 7-5) at Seattle,
10:10 p.m.
WNBA STANDINGS
———
Tuesday’s Games
San Diego 10, Baltimore 7
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct
New York
9 4 .692
The answer will come
Thursday.
The freshmen are
expected to be the top
two selections in the
NBA draft, and Simmons
can’t wait to hear his
name called.
‘‘It’s surreal, but you
know I’m looking forward
to it,’’ the LSU forward
said. ‘‘I feel like I’ve put
in enough work to get
to this point and I think
everything else will take
care of itself.’’
Tucked in between a
historic NBA Finals and
a potential game-changing free agency period,
the draft might be a little short on star power
but not on drama. There
were already a couple of
trades Wednesday, with
Chicago sending Derrick
Rose to the Knicks, and
there could be more
action Thursday.
All eyes will be on
Boston, which has the
No. 3 pick and then seven
more after that. If the
Celtics want a veteran
instead of adding more
youth, packaging some
of those picks might get
it done.
‘‘The teams know who
they want and none of us
GB
—
Atlanta 8 5 .615
1
Washington 7 7 .500 2 1/2
Chicago 6 7 .462
3
Indiana 5 9 .357 4 1/2
Connecticut 310 .231
6
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct
GB
Minnesota 13 0 1.000
—
Los Angeles
11 1 .917 1 1/2
Dallas 6 7 .462
7
Phoenix 4 9 .308
9
Seattle 4 9 .308
9
San Antonio
210 .167 10 1/2
———
Tuesday’s Games
Minnesota 72, Los Angeles 69
Chicago 81, San Antonio 75
Phoenix 90, Dallas 100
Wednesday’s Games
New York 90, Atlanta 79, 2OT
Washington 76, Indiana 62
Thursday’s Games
San Antonio at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Phoenix at Washington, 7 p.m.
Chicago at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Connecticut at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Wednesday’s Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Claimed
RHP Juan Minaya off waivers from
Houston and assigned him to Charlotte (IL).
CINCINNATI REDS — Reinstated
RHP Michael Lorenzen from the
60-day DL. Placed RHP Alfredo
Simon on the 15-day DL, retroactive
to June 16. Reinstated INF Jordan
Pacheco from the 15-day DL and
sent him outright to Louisville (IL).
Pacheco refused the outright assignment and elected to become a free
agent.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS —
Agreed to terms with F Dennis Rasmussen on a one-year contract.
Simmons, Ingram expected to go 1-2 tonight
Cloney leads Arizona over
Santa Barbara; TCU wins
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) —
JC Cloney gave Arizona
yet another strong start
in the College World
Series, and he did it after
his worst outing of the
year.
The junior left-hander pitched seven strong
innings to lead Arizona
to a 3-0 victory over
UC Santa Barbara in
an elimination game
Wednesday night, sending the Wildcats to the
Bracket 1 final.
‘‘I don’t think we’ve
had a performance that
good all year, the one
he gave us tonight,’’
coach Jay Johnson said.
‘‘Character off the charts.
His last outing was a
little bumpy. He’s only
had two bumpy ones
this year. Both times, he
responded in a Hall of
Fame manner.’’
Cloney, who allowed
seven runs in 3 2/3
innings in a loss to
Louisiana-Lafayette in
regionals, was more like
his usual self against the
Gauchos. He allowed just
five singles and became
the
eighth
straight
Arizona starter to go at
least seven innings at TD
Ameritrade Park since
the 2012 national championship season.
Jared Oliva homered
for the first time since
April 4 for the Wildcats
(46-22) and has driven
in four of his team’s eight
runs in Omaha.
The Gauchos (43-201), who went 1-2 in their
first CWS appearance,
threatened in the ninth
against Cameron Ming
after Clay Fisher doubled and Devon Gradford
walked with no outs.
Ming struck out Austin
Bush, JJ Muno and
Dempsey Grover to end
the game.
Santa Barbara senior
left-hander Justin Kelly
(2-1) allowed seven hits
in three-plus innings.
Arizona scored its first
run on a sacrifice fly, and
Oliva followed with his
fourth homer of the season, and first since April
4, to make it 3-0.
Trevor
Bettencourt
settled things down for
the Gauchos after Kyle
Lewis singled leading off
the fourth against Kelly.
Bettencourt retired 13
in a row — striking out
a career-high seven—
before Bobby Dalbec sin-
sota (Nolasco 3-4), 1:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Lester 9-3) at Miami
(Chen 4-2), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Harvey 4-9) at Atlanta
(Wisler 3-7), 7:10 p.m.
an Diego (Friedrich 3-2) at CincinS
nati (Lamb 1-4), 7:10 p.m.
Arizona (Greinke 10-3) at Colorado
(Butler 2-4), 8:40 p.m.
Friday’s Games
L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 6-4) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 1-1), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 5-6) at
Miami (Koehler 6-6), 7:10 p.m.
San Diego (Rea 3-3) at Cincinnati
(Reed 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Matz 7-3) at Atlanta (Blair
0-4), 7:35 p.m.
Washington (Scherzer 8-4) at Milwaukee (Davies 5-3), 8:10 p.m.
Arizona (Bradley 3-3) at Colorado
(Anderson 0-1), 8:40 p.m.
St. Louis (Martinez 7-5) at Seattle,
10:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Eflin 0-2) at San Francisco (Peavy 3-6), 10:15 p.m.
really know that much,’’
Washington’s Marquese
Chriss said. ‘‘I just think
wherever I go it’s a blessing and I’m going to be
very happy.’’
Other things to watch
on draft night from
Brooklyn’s
Barclays
Center:
THEY WILL BE BUSY
Philadelphia: 1st, 24th
and 26th picks.
Boston: 3rd, 16th,
23rd, 31st, 35th, 45th,
51st and 58th picks.
Phoenix: 4th, 13th,
28th and 34th picks.
Denver: 7th, 15th, 19th,
53rd and 56th picks.
Puig scores on game-ending error for Dodgers
W SOX 8, R SOX 6
BOSTON (AP) — Brett
Lawrie hit a go-ahead
homer in the eighth inning
after Melky Cabrera had a
tying, two-run shot to lift
Chicago.
The White Sox have
won the first three games
of a four-game series.
Dan Jennings (3-1) got
four outs for the win. Zach
Duke got the final three
for his first save and third
of his career.
Cabrera tied it with a
drive into Chicago’s bullpen off Koji Uehara (2-3).
RANGERS 6, REDS 4
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)
— Cole Hamels struck out
eight in six solid innings,
Prince Fielder had a tworun single and Texas got
a split in the two-game
interleague series.
The Rangers, who have
the American League’s
best record at 47-26, went
ahead to stay with four
runs in the fourth off Dan
Straily (4-4).
Hamels (8-1) scattered
five hits, walked two and
allowed only one run.
TIGERS 5, MARINERS 1
DETROIT (AP) — Steven
Moya homered twice, and
Detroit withstood a shaky
fifth inning from righthander Michael Fulmer.
Miguel Cabrera also
went deep for Detroit, and
reliever Kyle Ryan (2-2)
helped the Tigers stay
comfortably ahead after
Fulmer went through
some control problems in
the fifth.
Hisashi Iwakuma (6-6)
allowed five runs and 11
hits in 4 2/3 innings. The
Mariners have lost five
straight.
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Bulls part ways with
longtime point Rose
MEETING OF THE MINDS AND LACES— Moose coach Seth Haines visits the mound on Wednesday
night to have a chat with his infield after three Miller’s Auto Sales players loaded the bases in NABL AAA
play at Hannah Nuttman Park. A few players even took the time to get their shoes right. (Photo by Dylan
Malone)
Blackhawks’ Kane beats out Crosby for MVP
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Hockey Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) —
After Patrick Kane added
three more awards to his
overflowing trophy case,
he took a moment to
appreciate his new place
in American hockey history.
The
Chicago
Blackhawks’ NHL scoring
champion won the Hart
Trophy on Wednesday
night, becoming the first
player born and trained
in the U.S. to be named
the league’s most valuable player.
Kane also claimed the
Ted Lindsay Award after
his fellow players recognized him as the game’s
most outstanding player
at the league’s annual
postseason awards show
in Las Vegas. He even
accepted the Art Ross
Trophy in recognition of
leading the league with
his 106-point season
— another first for an
American player.
‘‘I definitely feel very
fortunate,’’ Kane said. ‘‘It’s
amazing to me that there’s
no American that’s ever
won the scoring title or
the MVP award, because
there’s been so many great
American players. Guys
like (Chris) Chelios, Brian
Leetch, Mike Modano, Joe
Mullen, Jeremy Roenick.
Guys that have had great
careers. I don’t know if I
was lucky or fortunate to
be in that position, but
it’s pretty amazing to see
some American record
you hold now. It’s pretty
exciting.’’
Kane began his remarkable season under the
cloud of a sexual assault
allegation made against
him in his native Buffalo
area last summer. The Erie
County District Attorney’s
office eventually declined
to move forward on the
case in November, saying
it was rife with reasonable
doubt.
After running away
with the scoring title in
a season that included a
26-game scoring streak,
Kane was the runaway
winner of the Hart, getting 121 of the 150
first-place votes. Sidney
Crosby finished second
with 11 first-place votes,
while Dallas’ Jamie Benn
was third.
At just 27 years old,
Kane is already a hockey
great after winning three
Stanley Cups with the
Blackhawks, who lost
in the first round of the
postseason this year.
‘‘It’s been quite a ride,
obviously,’’ said Kane, the
Blackhawks’ first Hart
winner since Stan Mikita
in 1968. ‘‘A lot of great
moments along the way.
I feel like at 27 right now,
hopefully there’s some
more in the cards.’’
After several years in
which repeat winners
dominated the league
honors, every major trophy went to a first-time
winner at the Hard Rock
Hotel and Casino.
Braden
Holtby
of
Washington
finished
fourth in the Hart voting, but won the Vezina
Trophy as the NHL’s top
goalie after tying Martin
Brodeur’s league record
with 48 victories.
‘‘I’m not a big guy on
awards or records, but
the wins record, we got to
share as a team,’’ Holtby
said. ‘‘The commitment it
took to make that possible was definitely cool to
be a part of.’’
His coach, Barry Trotz,
won the Jack Adams
Award for the first time
in 17 seasons behind an
NHL bench, recognizing
the Capitals’ league-best
regular season.
Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar won the
Selke Trophy as the NHL’s
best defensive forward and
the Lady Byng Trophy for
his gentlemanly play. His
teammate, Drew Doughty,
took home his first Norris
Trophy as the NHL’s top
defenseman.
Cardinals wrap up three-game sweep of Cubs, 7-2
By MIKE CRANSTON
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — When
the St. Louis Cardinals
arrived at Wrigley Field for
a three-game series, manager Mike Matheny shook
off questions about their
12 1/2-game deficit to the
surging Cubs by insisting
he avoids looking at the
standings.
‘‘It’s just not allowing
me to fall into the trap,
the trap of either being
content or being overwhelmed,’’ Matheny said.
Three games later,
Cardinals showed the NL
Central may not be sewn
up just yet.
Michael Wacha pitched
into the seventh inning
for his first win in nearly two months and the
Cardinals waited out Jake
Arrieta before roughing
up Chicago’s bullpen in a
7-2 victory over the Cubs
on Wednesday.
Aledmys Diaz hit a tworun home run, and Matt
Carpenter had a tworun double in a five-run
sixth after Arrieta (11-2)
Coffman
extended
at IPFW
departed. The Cardinals
won their eighth straight
road game — their longest streak since 1982
— and completed their
first three-game sweep at
Wrigley Field since 1988.
‘‘This is a big series for
us,’’ Carpenter said.
Arrieta was charged
with two runs — one
earned — and four hits in
five innings as he struggled with control (four
walks) and pitch count
(106).
‘‘Go back to work
tomorrow and combat the
things that teams have
done against me recently,’’ Arrieta said.
Wacha (3-7) allowed two
hits until rookie Willson
Contreras’ one-out, tworun homer in the seventh
ended his day.
Contreras
replaced
Miguel Montero an inning
earlier after the catcher
twisted his right knee. He
said after the game he
was fine.
The Cubs had three
hits and committed several mental and defen-
sive miscues. Their threegame skid matches the
longest of the season.
‘‘Give them credit. They
pitched well, they really
played well and they beat
us fair and square,’’ manager Joe Maddon said.
Chicago entered the
series the darlings of baseball. But the Cardinals,
who won 100 games last
season before falling to
the Cubs in the playoffs,
showed their mettle.
Wacha set down the
first nine batters before
giving up two walks in the
fourth and then Anthony
Rizzo’s opposite-field single against the shift with
two out.
But the Cubs didn’t
score thanks to Chris
Coghlan getting doubled
off first base on a fly to
left, and Wacha was able
to snap a seven-game
skid.
‘‘It’s been a while for
sure,’’ Wacha said.
The Cardinals made
Arrieta work with long atbats before taking advantage of Chicago’s shoddy
defense.
‘‘We grinded 1 through
9, even Wacha had a pretty
long at-bat (seven pitches)
against him,’’ Carpenter
said. ‘‘We worked his pitch
count and had runners
on base. The error, that
ended up being the difference in the game.’’
A single and two walks
loaded the bases in the
fifth with one out when
Stephen Picotty hit a
grounder to third. But
second baseman Ben
Zobrist’s relay throw to
first was a one-hopper,
Rizzo couldn’t dig it out
for the double play, and
two runs scored.
‘‘That was a big moment
there,’’ Rizzo said. ‘‘I just
missed it.’’
Justin Grimm replaced
Arrieta and was charged
with four runs while getting one out in a nightmare sixth for Chicago
before Contreras hit
his second big league
homer.
Rizzo later left the game
as a precaution with a
tight back.
By ANDREW SELIGMAN
AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — It
was once the ultimate
feel-good story, with the
electrifying Derrick Rose
leading his hometown
Chicago Bulls to heights
they had not reached
since Michael Jordan
and Scottie Pippen were
racking up championships.
But instead of parades,
there was unfulfilled
promise.
The Rose Era officially closed in Chicago on
Wednesday with the 2011
MVP getting traded to the
New York Knicks, bringing one of the more successful yet disappointing
periods in franchise history to a finish.
‘‘That’s where it’s
hard,’’ general manager Gar Forman said.
‘‘Derrick has meant a
lot to this organization
and to this city and to
this team and has had to
overcome a lot over the
years with all the injuries
to get back to the point
he was. But in putting
our plan together, we felt
as a first step this really
made sense for us.’’
The Chicago product rose from one of the
roughest neighborhoods
in the city to No. 1 pick
to Rookie of the Year to
All-Star to MVP in his
first three seasons, only
to get derailed by seasonending injuries to each
knee and never bring
home the ultimate prize.
Now, he’s headed to New
York along with guard
Justin Holiday and a
2017 first-round pick. In
exchange, the Bulls got
center Robin Lopez and
guards Jose Calderon
and Jerian Grant.
Fans in Chicago can
debate the merits of the
deal, whether the Bulls
would have been better off waiting until the
deadline or simply letting
Rose go as a free agent
next summer if they were
not going to retain him.
But there is no arguing
that management made
good on its promise not
to sit still by pulling the
trigger on a major trade,
something the Bulls rarely do.
Team executives John
Paxson and Forman said
at the end of the season
that no player was safe.
Not after Chicago went
42-40 and missed the
playoffs for the first time
since 2008 — right before
the Bulls drafted Rose
after bucking 1.7-percent
odds to win the lottery.
Whether Jimmy Butler
stays in Chicago remains
to be seen. The two-time
All-Star was openly critical of new coach Fred
Hoiberg and did not click
with Rose last season. He
did, however, represent
the Bulls at the lottery
last month.
‘‘Jimmy’s obviously
got great value to us,’’
Forman said when asked
if the Bulls will build
around Butler. ‘‘We said,
I think John Paxson
said that night the only
player that he’s been
around that was totally
untradeable was Michael
Jordan. It’s our job to
listen to different scenarios and make decisions.
But obviously we value
Jimmy and we think he
fits in the direction we’re
headed.’’
By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS
(AP)
— The Pacers traded one
Indianapolis native for
another Wednesday, sending George Hill to Utah
and acquiring Jeff Teague
in a point guard swap that
also includes Atlanta.
While the deal cannot
be announced officially,
Hill’s agent, Bill Neff, confirmed the details.
Atlanta receives the No.
12 overall pick in Thursday
night’s draft.
In Teague, Indiana gets
the true point guard it
has long wanted while Hill
adds defense and depth
to a spot that could be in
flux for the Jazz if point
guard Dante Exum comes
back slower than expected
from a torn ACL that cost
him the entire 2015-16
season.
Hill and Teague both
have one year left on their
current deals and each is
scheduled to make $8 million this season.
Hill was a fixture in the
Pacers’ starting lineup after
being acquired from San
Antonio in a draft-night
deal in 2011. After starting nine games in his first
season in Indiana, where
he grew up and played college basketball, he started
270 games — including
73 or more in three of
the past four seasons, and
had a scoring average in
double figures during each
of those four seasons.
He also was one of the
team’s better defenders
and played a key role in
helping the Pacers reach
back-to-back
Eastern
Conference finals in 2013
and 2014. And when
Paul George missed all
but six games in 201415, Hill averaged 16.1
points, 5.1 assists and
4.2 rebounds, all career
highs. The 30-year-old
has career averages of
11.3 points, 3.3 assists
and 3.2 rebounds in eight
seasons.
All those traits should
all help a Jazz team trying
to make the playoffs for
the first time since 201112.
What the Pacers were
looking for was a point
guard who could play at a
faster pace in their smallball transition.
Teague certainly fits
the bill. Teague started 78
of 79 games last season
and averaged 15.7 points
and 5.9 assists. In seven
pro seasons, he’s averaged
12.1 points, 5.2 assists,
2.2 rebounds and 1.2
steals.
Indiana natives swap: Hill
to Utah, Teague to Pacers
ALL DAY,
EVERYDAY,
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