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WEDNESDAY
December 30,
2015
Democrat
An independent newspaper serving Adams County, Indiana since 1857
A LOOK BACK AT 2015
IN BRIEF
Adams Co.
GOP to meet
on Monday
There will be a meeting of the Adams County
Republican Party at 7
p.m. Monday at the GOP
headquarters on
2nd
Street in Decatur. The
meeting will provide an
opportunity for office holders and candidates to
announce their intentions
for the upcoming election
cycle, according to a
party
spokesperson.
There will also be information regarding the
election of precinct committeemen and delegates
to the Indiana Republican
Convention this summer.
All office holders, candidates, potential candidates and anyone interested in being a part of
the
Adams
County
Republican Party are
invited to attend.
COUNTDOWN
The Daily Democrat continues its countdown of
the year’s top stories today with the No. 2 ranked
story of 2015:
They left us
far too soon
Deaths of Paul Zurcher, Charlie
Cook are No. 2 story of 2015
DDD delivery
schedule
revisited
A small blurb in
Monday’s edition of the
Democrat
incorrectly
stated the newspaper’s
publication schedule for
the upcoming New Year’s
holiday.
The Democrat will
publish on Thursday, New
Year’s Eve, on a regular
schedule. The DDD business office will close at
noon that day.
There will be no paper
on Friday, New Year’s
Day, and the business
office will be closed.
Regular print and delivery
schedules will be in effect
on Saturday.
Free passes
to state parks
are available
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)
— Indiana residents will
have easier access to
state parks in the coming
year.
The Indiana State
Library says 240 state
parks passes have been
placed in circulation for
check-out. That means
library users can get into
32 state parks and state
forest recreation areas
where entrance fees are
charged. The passes will
be available throughout
2016 starting on Friday.
The state library helped
pay for the parks pass
program. Some local
libraries may buy additional passes too. State
Parks officials say the
goal is to provide access
to parks for those who
may never have visited.
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Monroe businessman Paul Zurcher, who received
the Sagamore of the Wabash award in 2014, died
May 7.
WINTER BREAK WINDING DOWN ...
Students from all three public schools in Adams County have enjoyed an
extended winter holiday break, and Allyson Curtis, 6, and Ethan Curtis, 8, on
A pair of comTuesday took advantage of one of the many activities planned for students durmunity
staling their mini-vacation. The youngsters took part in a LEGO Challenge at the
warts left us in
Decatur branch of the Adams Public Library System. Students return to their
2015, and the
deaths of Paul Zurcher
classrooms on Monday.
Photo by Ashley Bailey and Charlie Cook were
#2
Commissioners end year with
lengthy list of appointments
By MIKE LAMM
The Adams County Commissioners
on Monday approved a lengthy list of
appointments to various positions and
boards.
One-year appointments through
2016 included: Jacque Searles, drainage board; Tim Barkey, engineer
and ADA compliance officer; Lonnie
Caffee, highway superintendent; Dick
Beard, assistant highway superintendent; Mark Burry, attorney and drainage board; and Mark Wynn, building
inspector and plan commission director.
Also: Mike Werling, plat book technician; Sandra Voglewede, Soil and
Water Conservation District director
and Wabash Heritage River Corridor
member; Landon Patterson, IT director; Ron Bollenbacher, Veteran Service
officer; and Rex King, property tax
assessment board of appeals.
Also: Gary Teeple, Community
and Family Services board; John P.
Kintz, Alcoholic Beverage Commission
board; and John August and Bill
Grimm, District 3 advisory board; and
Tom Magnan, Golden Meadows Home
administrator.
Three-year term appointments to
the Regional Sewer District Board
included Terry Smith, Barry Ehinger,
Mark Bulmahn and Richard Lambert.
Three-year appointments to the Adams
Memorial Hospital board of trustees
were Dennis Bieberich and Louise
Ray, with Russ Flueckiger renewed
for one year, Dr. Robert Judge for
two years and Larry Macklin for four
years.
Community Corrections board
members approved through 2017
include
Kevin
Ketzler,
Angela
Gunsett, Dr. John Gibson, Adam
Eguia, Geoff Smith, Matt Dyer and
Stan Stoppenhagen. Board of Zoning
Appeals members through 2019 will
include Phillip J. Eicher, Ronnie Sam
Smitley and Mary Baker. Appointed to
the Plan Commission board and their
respective term limits include David
Sommers (2016), Rod Bollenbacher
(2017), Kevin Burkholder (2018) and
Ronnie Sam Smitley (2019).
Health board members through
2016 will be Donna Barger and Brad
Boyle, while through 2017 will include
Dr. Mark Gresla and Dr. Emil Meyer.
Robert Rhoades was appointed to the
board through 2018, while Dr. Kent
Lehman and Dr. Roger Thompson will
serve through 2019. Paul Zurcher and
John Schulz were approved as directors of the Adams County Hospital
Association through 2016, while
John A. Kintz and Blair Brown were
approved through 2017 and Stanley
W. Mosser through 2018.
See BOARDS, Page 2
ranked as the No. 2 story
of the year.
Zurcher, 90, a wellknown
and
widelyrespected Monroe businessman and philanthropist, died May 7 at
the Cleveland Clinic in
Cleveland, Ohio.
The longtime businessman was the founder of
Zurcher Tire in Monroe,
which has grown from
a single establishment
to include more than
250 stores and outlets
today.
Zurcher also was a frequent and generous contributor over the years to
many local charities and
causes. He had stated on
previous occasions his
commitment to develop
effective relationships,
treat
everyone
with
honor, love, dignity and
respect; to be self-dicsiplined and controlled; to
do the right thing; and
to be a positive, enthusiastic and passionate
person.
“This comes as a
shock,” Monroe Town
Council President Al
Lehman said the following day. “Paul has
been very much a part
of this community since
the mid-to-late 40s and
has always been very
inolved in the activities
of the community, qui-
etly, while never wanting any publicity. He will
be missed. He will be
missed.”
Lehman said the community is better for having felt Zurcher’s generosity.
On July 9, 2014,
Zurcher received a surprise birthday present
when he gathered with
friends and family at the
Back 40 restaurant in
Decatur.
A special guest, bearing a special gift, was
also on hand. State Rep.
Matt Lehman on that
day presented Zurcher
the coveted Sagamore of
the Wabash award from
Gov. Mike Pence.
The Sagamore of the
Wabash is the highest
distinction in Indiana
that can be bestowed by
the governor. “Sagamore”
was a term used by
native American tribes
of Indiana to describe
a lesser chief or a great
man among the tribe
whom the chief consulted
for wisdom and advice.
The Wabash is the state
river of Indiana.
Lehman spoke solemnly about his friend’s
passing on the day after
Zurcher’s death.
“We bury a lot of good
people; some are very
special people. Paul
was one of those,” said
Lehman. “What I took
from Paul’s life was that
he’s always been such
a humble person. Even
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Your Local Weather
DNR News
and Notes
Sunrise Eagle Watch
at Mississinewa
Lake
Jan. 9 and 16
Senior lunch at
Salamonie SP
People age 50 and
older are invited to the
monthly Senior Monday
Carry-in
Luncheon
at noon on Jan. 4 at
Salamonie Interpretive
Center, Lost Bridge West
State Recreation Area,
Andrews.
After the meal, Craig
Banning will present
“How High’s the Water,
Momma?” about flooding in the Upper Wabash
River Basin. The presentation will include information on the historic
1913 flood that illustrated the need to build J.E.
Roush, Mississinewa and
Salamonie lakes for flood
control.
Attendees should bring
their own table service, a
prepared dish to share
and a $1 donation to help
defray costs of the provided main dish.
To register, call Upper
Wabash
Interpretive
Services (UWIS) at 4682127.
Owls on tap at
‘Silence of a
Winter’s
Night’
Learn about owls during “Silence of a Winter’s
Night” at Salamonie Lake
on Jan. 23. The program
runs from 4:30-8:30 p.m.
and takes place during
the best owl-watching
time of the year.
The evening will begin
with introductions and
a meal. At 5:30 p.m.
participants will build
an owl house. At 6:30
p.m., Salamonie Raptor
Center’s live owls will
be on display. A hike in
search of owls starts at
7:30 p.m.
Advance registration is
required, and space is
limited. The cost is $15
per person. Participants
must be 7 years old or
older. Families with children under age 7 can
attend the Salamonie
Second Saturday “Winter
Wildlife Watch” on Jan.
9.
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
12/31
1/1
1/2
1/3
37/26
31/21
28/19
33/23
35/23
Sunshine
and clouds
mixed. High
37F. Winds
WSW at 5 to
10 mph.
Cloudy.
Highs in the
low 30s and
lows in the
low 20s.
Sunshine.
Highs in the
upper 20s
and lows in
the upper
teens.
Sunshine.
Highs in the
low 30s and
lows in the
low 20s.
Mix of sun
and clouds.
Highs in the
mid 30s and
lows in the
low 20s.
High
Low
Sunset: 5:20
PM
Precip
Sunrise:
32 8:04
7 8:04
a.m.Sunrise: 8:04 Sunrise:
40
AM
AM
AM
29
Degree
days
32
Sunset: 5:21
Sunset: 5:22
Sunset: 5:22
Sunset: 5:23
PM trace snow
PM
PM
19.62 ft.
River PM
Sunrise: 8:03
AM
The Indiana Department
of Natural Resources
Greet
the
morning with bald eagles at
Mississinewa
Lake’s
annual Sunrise Eagle
Watch, Jan. 9 and
16. During
winter,
bald eagles from Canada
and the Upper Midwest
visit Indiana in vast numbers in search of open
water. Participants will
watch the birds take their
first morning flights over
the Mississinewa River
from a known roosting
spot. P a r t i c i p a n t s
should meet at 6:30 a.m.
at Mississinewa Lake’s
Miami State Recreation
Area boat launch parking
lot to caravan to the eagle
roost. Participants should
dress for the weather, and
those who have binoculars and spotting scopes
should bring them.
New this year, the
caravan will return to
the Mississinewa office
at 9:30 a.m. for breakfast. Donations will be
accepted, and several of
the Salamonie Raptor
Center’s birds of prey will
be there. Expect
limited walking on a
paved road. Those who
need the available handicapped parking should
request it at registration. Register by calling Upper
Wabash
Interpretive
Services at 468-2127.
Upper
Wabash
Interpretive Services is
at 3691 S. New Holland
Road, Andrews.
Wed
12/30
Sunrise: 8:04
AM
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From the Decatur weather station
Scattered power outages
remain throughout state
SOUTH BEND, Ind.
Charlie Cook, who defined the role of School Resource Officer in Adams (AP) — A utility company estimates it will be
County, died May 29.
DEATHS
From Page 1
when he was being recognized for his accomplishments, he deferred
to others. He had such a
servant’s heart.”
Lehman said he has
learned much about
how to conduct himself
as a public servant from
observing Zurcher.
“A guy like Paul
showed you can be a
successful businessman,
cling to your faith and
still have a huge heart.”
CHARLIE COOK
WAS COUNTY’S
FIRST SRO
Longtime
Adams
County Sheriff’s Deputy,
Decatur City Councilman
and
Adams
Central
School Resource Officer
Charlie Cook passed
away May 29. He was
65.
“Today, Decatur morns
the loss of Charlie Cook,”
Decatur Mayor John
Schultz said. “Charlie
truly loved Decatur and
served as a City Council
representative since Jan.
1, 2004. Charlie was
always an advocate for the
city worker and continued to do what was best
and affordable on their
behalf. He was a genuine person who would
put someone else’s need
before his own. A devoted family man, Charlie’s
career was law enforcement, where he put his
effort forward to be the
best he could be. Our
condolences and prayers
go out to Charlie’s wife,
Stephanie, and his son,
Christopher.”
Adams County Sheriff
Shane Rekeweg said
Cook was the epitome
of what it means to be a
public servant.
“Someone like Charlie,
with more than 40 years
of public service with two
police departments and
as a member of Decatur
City Council, is a testament to the personal
sacrifice it takes to be a
public servant for as long
as he was,” the sheriff
said.
Cook, the city’s Second
District councilman, was
wrapping up his third
four-year term on council and had filed to seek a
new term in November. As
a deputy sheriff, school
resource officer at Adams
Central and a member of
city council, Cook was
well-known throughout
Adams County ... and
well liked.
After serving two years
as a military police officer, Cook spent 20 years
on the Decatur Police
Department, then another
22 on the Adams County
Sheriff’s
Department.
He was the first school
resource officer in the
county, serving all three
county high schools.
The program became so
popular that each school
added its own resource
officer and Cook began
serving Adams Central
exclusively.
Shortly following his
death, Cook was honored posthumously by
Decatur City Council.
“Our good friend and
fellow councilman,” City
Attorney Tim Baker
began in reading a resolution drafted in Cook’s
honor. “His family lost
someone they loved; we
lost our friend, Charlie;
and Decatur lost one of
its finest.”
Cook, the resolution
says, “used his position
as a police officer to educate, not punish. He was
a counselor, a mentor, a
friend who happened to
wear a badge. He took
pride in his work and did
not fear the risks he took
each day to protect others. He was humble. He
was compassionate. He
listened. He cared.”
The resolution listed
the many ways Cook
volunteered in the community, how he served
on the city plan commission, county solid
waste management district, and was active in
the Fraternal Order of
Police.
“His patience and wisdom, his good judgment
and deliberation were
invaluable,” the resolution points out. “He put
Decatur ahead of any
politics. He loved Decatur
and left it a better place
for all of us. His good
nature, positive attitude
and capability to work
with others will be sorely
missed and will leave a
void in City Hall.”
Thursday before power is
restored to all homes and
businesses following icy
weather across northern
Indiana.
Electric
utilities
reported at least 15,000
outages Tuesday evening scattered across
the northern third of the
state, a day after freezing
rain and high winds took
down trees and power
lines.
The heaviest concentration of outages was
in the South Bend area,
BOARDS
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Named to the Economic Development board
through 2017 was Jay Gould. Cheryl Hisner (2017)
and William Hubbard (2018) were appointed to the
Adams Public Library Board, while Richard Yoder
(2016) was approved for the Berne Library Board.
Renewed through 2016 were: Mike Ainsworth,
county health officer; John August as EMA director; Larry Weaver as Weights and Measures inspector; and Dave Meyer as buildings and grounds
manager. Doug Bauman will replace Ed Coil on the
Public Defender board while Dennis Bluhm will
again serve as Title VI Coordinator. Scott Bonifas
will replace Larry Butler on the Adams County
park board.
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Some Indiana police agencies
back tougher cold medicine law
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Some
Indiana police agencies say their fight
against methamphetamine production
would be helped by a proposed state
law change to require a doctor’s prescription for a common cold medicine
that is used to make the illegal drug.
The head of the state police meth
suppression unit said it spends nearly
all its time dealing with hazardous
small-time meth labs and dump sites.
Indiana House Speaker Brian
Bosma and the Association of Indiana
Prosecuting Attorneys are among those
supporting a GOP-proposed bill that
would end over-the-counter sales of
medicines containing pseudoephedrine.
Marshall County in rural northern
Indiana, which spent several years
among the state’s top 10 counties for
meth labs, has an ongoing problem
with the illegal drug. Sheriff Matthew
Hassell told the South Bend Tribune
that the tighter restrictions could frustrate meth makers.
‘‘My thinking is, with our state dealing with this methamphetamine crisis,
make it more difficult for (manufacturers) to receive the pseudoephedrine,’’
Hassell said. ‘‘It’s an extra step for the
person who is properly using it, but I
don’t think it’s that big of an inconvenience for a person to call their physician or stop in at a local clinic.’’
Opponents maintain requiring pre-
U.S. says Iran conducts
rocket test near warships
LEGOMAN — Sebastian Heimann, 5, of Decatur, turned a pile of random
LEGOS into his own creation at the Decatur branch of the Adams Public Library
on Tuesday as part of the winter break activities held there.
Photo by Ashley Bailey DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)
Commissioners ink insurance stop-loss plan
By MIKE LAMM
Elaine Shafley, principal with Shafley Plan
Management Services,
has negotiated a health
plan renewal contract
with stop-loss carrier
Nationwide Insurance,
with the Adams County
Commissioners
on
Monday approving a proposal submitted by RMTS,
Jersey City, N.J., through
local underwriter Gerber
Life Insurance.
County Attorney Mark
Burry
said there are
few changes in the 2016
health plan document,
noting Shafley had suggested “benefits remain
pretty well the same” as
last year. Added to the
county’s coverage was
chiropractic care, which is
required by the Affordable
Care Act. Employees will
be limited to 20 chiropractic visits per year,
with a $20 co-pay.
Commissioners also
determined to add acupuncture
treatments,
with Burry explaining the
“trend is going in that
direction.” The acupuncture procedure can be “a
very cost effective way to
manage some situation.”
He related a personal experience where he
and a friend had a single
session with a certified
acupuncturist from the
Toledo area for cigarette
smoking cessation. Both
quit smoking following
the session and neither
have smoked since.
The addition of acupuncture treatments and
services was added to
the health plan’s options,
with commissions again
agreeing on a $20 co-pay
and a limit of 20 visits
per year.
cash and $2,500 surety.
Shawn M. Vaughn,
31, Bluffton, was arrested Tuesday by sheriff’s
deputies on a charge of
contempt of court. Bond
was set at $500 cash.
Mickie D. Smith, 26,
Decatur, was arrested
Tuesday by sheriff’s deputies on charges of operating a motor vehicle while
intoxicated/causing serious bodily injury, OWI,
possession of marijuana
and resisting law enforcement. Bond was set at
$450 cash and $5,000
surety.
Beverly R. Augustynaik,
31, Decatur, was arrested Tuesday by sheriff’s
deputies for neglect of a
dependent and battery
on a person less than
14 years of age. Bond
was set at $350 cash and
$7,000 surety.
Brandon J. Guise, 31,
Indianapolis, was arrested Tuesday by sheriff’s
deputies on a charge of
contempt of court. Bond
was set at $1,000 cash.
Michelle K. Tucker, 42,
Tuesday by sheriff’s deputies on four counts of
contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Bond
was set at $200 cash and
$2,500 surety.
Blotter
Six individuals were
arrested by local law
enforcement officers during the past 24 hours
and were booked into the
Adams County jail.
James D. Lepant, 21,
early today by sheriff’s
deputies for violating the
terms of his probation.
Bond was set at $250
Citations
The Decatur Police
Department issued a
number of citations
recently.
Matthew
G.
Rumschlag, 28, Decatur,
was cited Saturday for
operating a motor vehicle
with expired plates after
being stopped at 1854
Winchester St. Cited
Saturday for disregarding a lighted traffic signal
following a traffic stop on
S. 13th Street near W.
Adams Street was Julie
M. Topsoglou, 52, Fort
Wayne.
Christina M. Coon, 49,
Decatur, was cited for
driving while under suspension and operating
a motor vehicle without
proof of insurance following a Sunday traffic
stop on E. Monroe Street
near Bellmont Road.
Also on Sunday, Joshua
scriptions would be bothersome for
law-abiding people who have allergies
and colds and increase health care
costs by forcing people to make more
doctor visits.
Dr. Christina Barnes, an allergist
with South Bend Clinic, said she
and other doctors already write pseudoephedrine prescriptions, allowing
people to buy a 30-day supply at once
instead of having to return to the
pharmacy weekly per the state’s current restrictions.
‘‘We have a lot of patients who are
very grateful because they have a prescription, and not having to go back
and have their ID scrutinized and all
that,’’ Barnes said.
Indiana State Police reported 1,488
meth lab incidents in 2014 and said
the state was on pace this year for
about 1,500 lab discoveries.
Sgt. Mike Toles, who leads the state
police’s Meth Suppression Unit, which
includes 18 full-time investigators,
spends 95 percent of its time responding to and cleaning up hazardous
meth labs and dump sites rather
than working to stop organized methamphetamine trafficking from Mexico
and elsewhere.
‘‘We want to go after these import
cases, we want to go after the big
hitters,’’ Toles said, ‘‘but when we’re
spending all our time with these little
hitters, that’s very difficult to do.’’
R. Griggs, 25, Decatur,
received a citation for
driving with a suspended
permit or license after
being stopped by Decatur
police on U.S. 224.
Cited for speeding
Monday, after being
clocked driving 48 in a
35 mph zone on S. 13th
Street near Morningstar
Blvd., was Shawn S.
Beery, 38, Decatur.
Cameron T. Lengerich,
21, Berne, was cited
Tuesday for speeding, 74
in a 60 mph zone at
7898 U.S. 27. Stefani L.
Helmrick, 50, Decatur,
was cited for harboring
a non-immunized dog
Tuesday at 1109 Madison
St. Cited for speeding
today after being clocked
driving 60 in a 45 mph
zone on U.S. 224 near E.
Decatur Street was Isaac
M. Aguon, 20, Decatur.
Former
pastor pleads guilty to child porn
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A former music pastor at
a West Lafayette church has pleaded guilty to felony
charges of child exploitation and possession of child
pornography. Craig Burden pleaded guilty to the
charges Tuesday at a hearing in Tippecanoe County
Superior Court. An additional charge of voyeurism
was dropped as part of a plea agreement.
Burden is accused of making a video of a teenage
girl sitting on the side of a bathtub in her underwear
and having child pornography on his computer.
— Iranian naval vessels conducted
rocket tests last week near U.S. warships and commercial traffic passing
through the Strait of Hormuz, the
American military said Wednesday,
causing new tension between the two
nations after a landmark nuclear deal.
The vital strait, a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman that is
the route for nearly a third of all oil
traded by sea, is crucial for ships taking part in the war against the Islamic
State group in Iraq and Syria. In the
past, Iran has threatened to block the
strait, which lies at the entrance of the
Persian Gulf.
While the United States has complained previously about other Iranian
war games and maneuvers there,
Saturday’s incident comes after a
series of weapons tests and other
moves by the Islamic Republic following the nuclear deal.
Iranian media and officials did
not immediately discuss the tests
Wednesday.
Cmdr. Kyle Raines, a U.S. Central
Command spokesman, said in a statement that Iranian Revolutionary Guard
naval vessels fired ‘‘several unguided
rockets’’ about 1,370 meters (1,500
yards) from the USS Harry S. Truman
aircraft carrier, the USS Bulkeley
destroyer and a French frigate, the FS
Provence. Raines said commercial sea
traffic also was nearby, though the
missiles weren’t fired in the direction
of any ships.
Raines said the Iranian vessels
announced over maritime radio that
they’d carry out a live fire exercise only
23 minutes beforehand.
Iran’s ‘‘actions were highly provocative,’’ Raines said. ‘‘Firing weapons so
close to passing coalition ships and
commercial traffic within an internationally recognized maritime traffic
lane is unsafe, unprofessional and
inconsistent with international maritime law.’’
A French military official, speaking
to The Associated Press on condition of
anonymity as he was not authorized to
be publicly named, confirmed the rocket fire took place Saturday. However,
the official said the French military
did not consider it to be a threatening
event as the rocket fire clearly wasn’t
directed toward the Western fleet.
The French frigate is now escorting
the French aircraft carrier Charles de
Gaulle, which is launching airstrikes
against the Islamic State group.
NBC News first reported news of the
Iranian rocket fire.
Gary police find
stolen
squad car
GARY, Ind. (AP) —
Gary police have found
a department squad car
that had been stolen.
Police spokeswoman
Lt. Dawn Westerfield says
the squad car was found
Tuesday. It was stolen
earlier in the day while it
was locked and its keys
weren’t inside. Westfield
says the car had no weapons inside when it was
stolen but it contained a
mounted police radio and
computer.
The department didn’t
give details on how the
fully marked white Ford
Crown
Victoria
was
located.
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Fool me twice, New York Times
The Decatur Daily Democrat
Ron Storey, Publisher
J Swygart, Opinion Page Editor
Bomb’s won’t cut it
Terrorists are the right
wing’s best friends
By Donald Kaul
When Paris suffered attacks that killed 17 last
January — at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo
and a kosher supermarket — it responded with great
class.
Parisians filled the streets, locked arm-in-arm in
solidarity against terrorism. Leaders from throughout Europe (but not, alas, President Barack Obama)
joined them in a show of support.
And two days after the demonstration, Socialist
Prime Minister Manuel Valls gave a memorable
speech to the French National Assembly supporting
the government’s declared “war on terrorism” but
calling for the nation to maintain its principles of religious tolerance and separation of church and state.
At which point the deputies stood and gave him
an ovation, then broke into La Marseillaise. It was a
wonderful moment. (The French have a great national anthem and they use it like a sword.)
I doubt that moment will be repeated any time
soon. The Nov. 13 attacks in Paris ushered the entire
world through yet another door, into a darker place.
It is a place of fear. If a handful of lightly armed
terrorists can bring one of the world’s great cities to
its knees in a single evening, killing 129 and injuring
hundreds more, then who among us is safe?
It was, in a sense, more ominous than the 9/11
attacks which, while more costly in blood and treasure, seemed almost unrepeatable. We were caught
unawares and took steps to ensure that we wouldn’t
be again. The bad guys got lucky.
The Paris attacks demonstrate how naïve that attitude is.
How can we protect ourselves against an insidious, almost invisible army that takes advantage of
the best qualities of western society — its openness,
its tolerance — to do it grievous harm?
French President François Hollande responded
immediately by sending warplanes to bomb ISIS
strongholds in Syria. I’m sure they killed some people, maybe even some terrorists. I can understand
the response. You have to do something.
But that’s not much of something. Bombs won’t
cut it.
The diabolical thing about this enemy is that it
doesn’t present much of a target. For all the talk of
establishing a caliphate, it doesn’t have a navy or an
air force or even artillery worthy of the name. It works
in small, secretive networks and kills in numbers
greatly disproportionate to its military strength.
We call them terrorists for a reason: They terrify
us.
Politically, they’re the best friends the right wing
ever had.
French National Front Leader Marine Le Pen, who
has long advocated closing the doors to immigration,
is having her “I told you so” moment.
As are the anti-immigrant Republicans here.
They’re lining up in favor of not allowing Muslim
refugees fleeing the conflict in their home country
sanctuary in ours. At least two dozen Republican
governors have said they would refuse such refugees.
The Democrats, including Obama, have presented
a far more reasonable response — not all refugees
are terrorists, stay the course, blah-blah — which
sounds weak in the heated atmosphere of a presidential campaign.
Even Donald Trump’s lunatic ravings against the
invasion of Mexican rapists and drug dealers sound
almost reasonable now.
“Here’s the problem,” said Marco Rubio, for once
not mentioning that his father was a bartender and
his mother was a cleaning lady. “You allow 10,000
people in. And 9,999 of them are innocent people
feeling oppression. And one of them is a well-trained
ISIS fighter.”
That sort of logic is more appealing now, when
we have Islamic militants on our television screens
promising to come get us.
So is the dismissal of the revelations of Edward
Snowden on the universal surveillance we’re being
subjected to. More surveillance? Sounds safer. Bring
it on.
The real question is how all of this will affect our
elections next year.
Will it inspire a sense of seriousness in the electorate that has been lacking so far? Or will it bend
things toward the hardliners who want to hole up in
Fortress America?
We’ll see.
By GENE LYONS
In my experience, you can fool a
golden retriever exactly twice with
the old hidden ball trick. Our late
dog Big Red was as exuberant an
animal as ever lived. I used to say
that if he wasn’t wet, cold, and
hungry, Red was happy.
Then I had to rescue him from
the Arkansas River during a sleet
storm. He’d plunged in to chase
ducks but couldn’t clamber back
up the steep, slippery bank on
his own. Coated in mud with
icicles hanging from his coat, Red
remained optimistic. See, after his
walk came supper. His eyes shone
like a puppy’s all the way home.
Anyway, that dog would fetch
his beloved tennis ball until your
arm ached from throwing it.
Prank him with a fake toss and
he’d charge off and search eagerly
before returning with a quizzical look. A second fake drew less
assiduous searching. After that,
he kept his eyes riveted on your
hand. No fooling him anymore.
It will be seen that Big Red would
have been overqualified to edit
The New York Times. Responding
to the Washington bureau’s latest embarrassing front-page blunder, Times executive editor Dean
Baquet appeared to agree with
the newspaper’s public editor
Margaret Sullivan that something
needed to be done about “the rampant use of anonymous sources”
who turned out to be blowing
smoke, or worse.
A second senior editor, Matt
Purdy, offered an alibi when he
claimed, “We got it wrong because
our very good sources had it wrong
... That’s an explanation, not an
excuse. We have an obligation to
get facts right and we work very
hard to do that.”
Reporters Matt Apuzzo and
Michael S. Schmidt were absolved
from blame. They’d simply written
down what their excellent sources
told them.
OK, that was a ball fake.
The above quotes don’t actually
appear in public editor Sullivan’s
analysis of the latest New York
Times bogus blockbuster. They’re
actually taken from her July 27
article headlined “A Clinton Story
Fraught With Inaccuracies: How It
Happened and What Next?”
Perhaps
you
remember
“Criminal Inquiry Sought in Hillary
Clinton’s Use of Email” -- at least
that was the original headline.
Reporters Schmidt and Apuzzo
had cited “senior government officials” hinting that the former secretary of state was in immediate
legal peril.
Except, uh-oh, as Kevin Drum
of Mother Jones reports, “virtually
everything about the story turned
out to be wrong. Clinton was not a
target. The referral was not criminal. And as the story itself noted,
the emails in question had most
likely not been classified at the
time Clinton saw them.”
It was, in short, a total journalistic failure, although you can still
hear pundits predicting Hillary’s
imminent indictment in the nonexistent criminal probe.
(I’ve lost track of how often
Kenneth Starr acolytes in the
Washington media had Mrs.
Clinton measured for an orange
prison jumpsuit during the
phony “Whitewater” investigation.
Check out Joe Conason’s and my
ebook, The Hunting of Hillary, for
details.)
The newspaper’s latest embarrassing failure, involving as it
does a matter of national security,
is far more significant. “U.S. Visa
Process Missed San Bernardino
Wife’s Online Zealotry,” a Dec.
12 front-page headline read. But
once again, the Times came up far
short.
This time, ace reporters
Schmidt and Apuzzo had found
unnamed “American law enforcement officials” who claimed that
San Bernardino terrorist Tashfeen
Malik had “talked openly on social
media about her views on violent jihad,” and that feckless U.S.
immigration officials had failed
to check her Facebook page. The
implication was clear: Had they
done so, 14 innocent Americans
might still be alive.
Once again, however, the secret
insiders were wrong. There was
nothing open about Tashfeen
Malik’s crazed musings. Written
in Urdu under a pseudonym, as
FBI director James B. Comey subsequently made clear, they’d been
sent as private messages not visible to the public. No way investigators could have found them
without a search warrant.
Evidently, The Times’ trusted
sources (the same individuals?)
didn’t know enough about how
Facebook and similar social media
sites work to be aware of these
issues. Reporters and editors
seemingly didn’t know enough to
ask.
Also once again, the newspaper
dragged its feet for most of a week
before admitting error. Absent
the insistence of Washington Post
blogger Erik Wemple, it might
never have done so. The Times’
stalling also had the effect of giving Republican presidential candidates time to falsely blame everything on Obama administration’s
imagined “political correctness.”
For his part, Baquet, the executive editor, just back from snuffling in the brush for his lost
tennis ball, told Margaret Sullivan
that he “rejected the idea that the
sources had a political agenda
that caused them to plant falsehoods.” He did allow that she was
correct that the Times needed
more stringent reporting procedures.
Gosh, you think?
Otherwise, isn’t it past time
people started saying out loud
that the newspaper’s vaunted
Washington bureau has a serious
problem?
Arkansas Times columnist Gene
Lyons is a National Magazine
Award winner and co-author of
“The Hunting of the President” (St.
Martin’s Press, 2000).
This year’s predictions for the new year
By Jim Mullen
Every year about this time, we
hear predictions of things that
might happen in the new year.
Most of them are far-fetched and
silly.
As you might recall, the world
did not end this year, despite
some predictions that it would. I’m
pretty sure I would have remembered something like that. Nor
did Prince Harry marry any of his
beautiful companions this year, as
was foretold by many. That both
events were equally important to
prognosticators is at the cold,
hard heart of the predicting business.
Despite the fact that I’m not the
seventh son of the seventh son, and
that I don’t own a crystal ball or a
set of tarot cards, I still think my
forecasts for the next 12 months
will hold up as well as any of the
divination experts’ — maybe better. Though I may be off by a few
months on some of these items, I
boldly predict the following:
That Miley Cyrus will be in the
news again. Call me crazy, but I
have a strong premonition that
she will do something outrageous
and controversial, almost as if
she’s trying to get her name in
the paper on purpose. Ditto Katy
Perry and Lady Gaga.
That
yet
another
previously unknown tidbit about a
Kardashian will come to light. It’ll
be something that will have huge
ramifications around the globe;
OtherWords columnist Donald Kaul lives in Ann something that will touch all of
Arbor, Mich.
our lives. Like one of them changing her hairstyle, or something.
There will be a two-hour TV spe-
The Village Idiot
cial about it.
That several celebrities will
make ill-advised marriages and
then get divorced after only a
few months. My vision is cloudy
here, but the word “celebrity” will
include heiresses, has-been movie
stars, reality show contestants,
wannabe supermodels and cohosts of daytime talk shows.
That there will be at least one
“Trial of the Century” next year.
Maybe two. Considering there are
still 80-some years to go in this
century, it seems a little strange
that we would have had our “Trial
of the Century” already, let alone
two a year. But I just predict this
stuff, I don’t make the rules.
That there will be abnormal
weather somewhere, causing
death and destruction.
That once a month, someone
in the British royal family will
do or say something that will
make them seem loutish, dysfunctional and depraved. This will
not prevent millions of mothers
around the world from wishing
their daughters would marry one
of them.
That Prince Charles will
renounce the throne, move to
Japan and become a pearl diver.
I predicted this last year, too. It
was the only one I got wrong. No,
that’s not right: I also predicted
that Sasquatch would run for
president, and I guess that didn’t
happen, either.
That thousands of people
will lose their life savings in an
Internet scam. The same scam
that has been on the Internet for
20 years. If you really believe your
bank, your credit card company
or the IRS needs to “verify” your
Social Security number, hang up,
look up their phone number and
call them back.
That a well-known spokesperson for public morals will be
caught cheating or stealing. They
will end up making more money
than ever on the lecture circuit.
That a well-known athlete will
be fined or suspended for despicable behavior. The value of his
autograph will skyrocket.
That Sleazy, the long-lost eighth
dwarf, will be discovered wandering near the bus station in
Orlando, Fla.
That the TV networks will “accidentally” air something that will
offend millions of viewers. They
will show the clip over and over
and over again in case you missed
it the first time, because now it’s
“news.”
That
the
Housewives
of
Wherever will have a catfight. Not
a real catfight, but a professional
catfight, which is just as real
as professional wrestling. It may
become its own sport.
That scientists will discover a
cure for Viagra.
That Elvis will be spotted filling
up his RV in Chillicothe, Ohio.
That in the new season of
“Downton Abbey,” Lord Grantham
will lose all his money and must
go live under a bridge.
Whoops! That’s not a prediction. It’s more of a wish.
DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT
VOL. CXIII, NO. 305, Wed., Dec. 30, 2015
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December 30, 2015
Today is the 364th day of 2015
and the ninth day of winter.
TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1853,
the United States completed the
Gadsden Purchase, establishing
the border with Mexico.
In 1916, a group of Russian aristocrats carried out the murder of
Rasputin, private adviser to the
ruling Romanov family.
In 1922, the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics was officially
established.
In 2006, former Iraqi dictator
Saddam Hussein was executed.
TODAY’S QUOTE: “ I keep six
honest serving-men: / (They
taught me all I knew); / Their
names are What and Why and
When / And How and Where and
Who.” — Rudyard Kipling, “Just
So Stories”
C ommunity
Dec. 2015 & Jan. 2016
Community Calendar
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30:
Immanuel House, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,
8545N C.R. 500E, Decatur. Operation Help food pantry for
Decatur and Monroe residents,
1-4 p.m., Adams County Service
Complex. Bring your own box or
cloth bags.
Free meal, 5-6 p.m.,
First United Methodist Church, 6th
Street entrance.
Adult Children of Alcoholics, a
12-step support program for those
raised in alcoholic families, 7 p.m.,
The Bridge Community Church, 403
Winchester Road.
OPTIMIST CLUB CHRISTMAS – Pastor Jay Carter from the Pleasant Dale
Church of the Brethren recently spoke to the Decatur Optimist Club at their
meeting just prior to Christmas. He delivered a message about the birth of
Christ. Afterward, the members held their annual ornament exchange. Pictured
from left, program chair, Dave Haggard and Pastor Carter.
Photo provided
Annual ‘Village Meltdown’ starts Monday
The Arthur and Gloria Muselman
Wellness Pavilion/Swiss Village Inc.
and the Berne Tri-Weekly News are
partnering up for the annual
"Village Meltdown." To compete in the Village
Meltdown, teammates need to come
together to the
Wellness Pavilion
during
business
hours Monday to
register. The cost
to enter is $20 per
team.
Teams of two
will compete to log
the highest percentage
of
weight loss.
Results will
be reported in
the Berne TriWeekly. Only the
teams’
weight
loss percentages
will be reported; contestants’ weights will remain confidential.
At least one team member must weigh
in each Friday during business hours to
remain eligible in the contest. The final
weigh in will be March 18. According
to a press release, participants of the
Meltdown have lost a combined total of
6,100.5 pounds during the past seven
years.
The first place award
will be a six month free
membership
to
the
Muselman
Wellness Pavilion
and a donation
to a charity of
choice; second
place award will
be a one month
free membership
to the Muselman
W e l l n e s s
Pavilion;
and
the third place
award will be a
free T-shirt and
duffel bag.
T h e
Village Meltdown is open
to the entire community
and is not limited to Muselman
Wellness
Pavilion
members.
Participants of the Village Meltdown
will also receive a $5 discount off of
their April 9, 2016, Swiss Village 5K
entry fee.
For more information, call the
Muselman Wellness Pavilion at 5894496. THURSDAY, Dec. 31:
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.
Farmer's Market, 3-6 p.m. ,1st
Street parking lot.
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, Jan. 1:
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.
Free
community
scrapbook
night, 6-11 p.m., Common Ground
Church.
SATURDAY, Jan. 2:
A.A., 7 p.m., (open speaker/discussion) Cross Community Church,
Berne.
MONDAY, Jan. 4:
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 A-L.
TUESDAY, Jan. 5:
Optimist Club, noon, Richard's
Restaurant.
Zumba, Southeast Elementary
School, 4-5 p.m.
A.A., 7 p.m., First United Methodist
Church.
MOPS, 9-11 a.m., First United
Methodist Church.
Adams County senior citizens
meeting, 11:30 a.m., Riverside
Center.
Bellmont Band Booster, 7 p.m.,
BHS band room.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6:
8545N C.R. 500E, Decatur. Operation Help food pantry for
Decatur and Monroe residents,
1-4 p.m., Adams County Service
Complex. Bring your own box or
cloth bags.
Free meal, 5-6 p.m., First United
Methodist
Church,
6th
Street
entrance.
Adult Children of Alcoholics, a
12-step support program for those
NEED MORE SPACE?
Happy
Birthday
Fern Bailey will celebrate
her 90th birthday Jan. 2.
Help her celebrate it by
sending her a card to 9404N
100W, Decatur, IN 46733.
Sense & Sensitivity
By HARRIETTE COLE
Reader Willing to Give Up Rights to Hamster
DEAR HARRIETTE: I made mistake. I
impulsively purchased a hamster with my
friend; we were supposed to have “joint
custody” of it. This hamster has been
traveling back and forth from our apartments every few months, and I cannot
believe how stupid I was to agree to this.
The hamster smells, it is impossible to
play with it and I definitely overestimated
the lifespan of this animal. I brought
up not taking the hamster back, and
my friend got angry with me because I
agreed to “raise” this hamster with her.
It is just a rodent, and I feel she likes the
hamster more. Is it rude of me to refuse
to take the hamster back? I never signed
a contract or anything, but I do not want
my friend to be irreparably mad at me.
-- Hamsterdam, Silver Spring, Maryland
DEAR HAMSTERDAM: Take a deep
breath and calm down. The average
lifespan of a hamster is 2 to 3 years, so
your few months is a proverbial “drop in
the bucket” in terms of how much longer you have left. If you are unwilling or
unable to commit to that period, you need
to have a serious conversation with your
friend. You should not simply relinquish
your responsibilities. While a hamster is a
rodent, it happens to be a rodent that you
agreed to protect and nurture.
If you feel like you cannot last the
duration of the commitment, look for safe
options. Do you have any other friends
who might enjoy joint custody of a hamster? Since these are popular animals,
chances are you can find someone who
would be happy to help. If not, check in
with your local pet store. You could also
offer to watch the hamster in case of
emergency but not on a regular basis.
Work hard to work it out together -- while
respecting the animal.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been with
my company since I graduated college a
few years ago. I was offered a promotion
and was very proud of myself. However,
I have been receiving tense vibes from
older employees at the company. I know
they feel as though they should be receiving the promotion, but I know I stayed
long days and nights building my reputation. My personal life has suffered, but
they decided that their seniority makes
them deserve this position. I plan on
accepting the promotion, but I know it will
change the workplace dynamic. Should I
talk to the older employees who wanted
this promotion? What should I say? I
don’t want to be disliked, but I feel as
though I deserve my promotion. -- Movin’
Up, Saratoga Springs, New York
DEAR MOVIN’ UP: You definitely
should NOT talk to the other employees
about the promotion they did not receive.
That would be insensitive. Instead, be
humble and keep doing your job. If someone says something to you about the promotion, you can say that you are grateful
for it and that you appreciate being part
of the team. Don’t talk about why others
were passed over. No good will come
of that. Just keep doing a good job and
being kind.
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After rain deluge,
rare winter floods
on Mississippi River
ST. LOUIS (AP) —
Warm and wet weather over the last several
weeks followed by storms
that brought a deluge
of rain in recent days
have produced a severe
threat of flooding along
the Mississippi River,
where water could reach
record high levels soon in
some places. The winter
flooding is unusual and
could portend even worse
problems in the spring
CRESTING TODAY? — Some roads in Adams County, including C.R. 300W south of C.R. 750S, remained depending on weather
closed to through traffic early Tuesday as floodwaters crossed the roadway. The St. Marys and Wabash the rest of the season.
Here’s a look at what is
rivers were expected to crest today and a mostly dry forecast should limit local flooding.
Photo by Mike Lamm prompting the concern:
RECORD CRESTS
Chicago cop pleads not guilty to murder
CHICAGO (AP) — A white
Chicago police officer charged
with murder in the 2014 fatal
shooting of black teenager Laquan
McDonald pleaded not guilty
Tuesday.
Jason Van Dyke is ‘‘hanging in
there’’ and wants to tell his side
of what happened so he’s not
seen ‘‘as this cold-blooded killer,’’
defense attorney Dan Herbert said
after the court hearing. Herbert
added that they haven’t ruled out
asking for a change of venue. The
case is in Cook County Criminal
Court in Chicago where demonstrators have staged marches
protesting the shooting and how
it’s been handled.
Van Dyke, 37, faces six counts
of first-degree murder and one of
official misconduct in the death of
17-year-old McDonald. The officer, wearing a dark suit and blue
striped tie, appeared in court
Tuesday as his lawyer entered the
plea on his behalf.
Judge Vincent Gaughan set
the next hearing for Jan. 29.
Cook County prosecutors were
not available for comment after
the arraignment.
Public outcry has been furious since a dashcam video was
released last month showing the
veteran officer shooting McDonald
16 times. The teenager, armed
with a knife, was veering away
from officers when Van Dyke
opened fire.
The footage sparked days
of street demonstrations, the
forced resignation of Police
Superintendent Garry McCarthy
and a broad federal civil rights
investigation of the Police
Department’s practices and how
allegations of officer misconduct
are handled.
Over the weekend, Chicago
police killed two other people, a
55-year-old woman who was shot
accidentally and a 19-year-old
man police described as ‘‘combative’’ before he was shot. Both were
black. Police have not released
the race of the officer or officers
involved and will not say how
many officers fired their weapons
or what the man and woman were
doing before they were shot.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, under
pressure from community activists to resign since the McDonald
video was released, was due to
return Tuesday afternoon from a
family vacation in Cuba.
Herbert, the lawyer for Van
Dyke, said policy changes in the
Chicago Police Department, which
Emanuel’s office has hinted at
and may include more training,
would be beneficial.
Van Dyke, who has been
free since paying the $150,000
required of his $1.5 million bail,
was suspended from the police
force without pay after he was
charged.
Following Tuesday’s hear ing, the Rev. Marvin Hunter,
McDonald’s great-uncle, called
for gavel-to-gavel televised coverage of the trial. He said it would
be ‘‘in the best interest of fairness
and justice in this case.’’
Hunter added that he and
others think there is a culture
within the Cook County criminal
justice system and the Chicago
Police Department ‘‘where police
feel comfortable with murdering
African-American people.’’
The sudden flooding
along the Mississippi
River is both rare and
historic.
At a time of the year
when both precipitation
and the river level typically are well below normal, there could be record
crests in some places
along the Mississippi.
The river already was
high due to an unseasonably warm, wet late
fall and early winter.
Torrential rains — 6 to 10
inches in parts of eastern
Missouri and western
Illinois — since Saturday
pushed it to the unprecedented levels.
The Mississippi is
expected to reach 49.9
feet by Friday at Chester,
Illinois, south of St.
Louis. That would top
by two-tenths of a foot
the all-time high reached
on Aug. 7, 1993. It also
is expected to match
the highest level ever
on Saturday at Cape
Girardeau in southeast
Missouri. St. Louis Mayor
Francis Slay declared a
flood emergency. Major
flooding is predicted at
several other points from
just north of St. Louis
through the South.
Flood plain buyouts
along the Mississippi in
recent years may mitigate
the damage, but some
homes are endangered.
The mayor of West Alton,
Mo., 20 miles north of St.
Louis, ordered the 520
residents to evacuate
because the flood levee
isn’t high enough for the
expected crest.
WHY SO HIGH?
Much of nation has
enjoyed an unusually
warm late fall and early
winter, but it has come
with a price.
‘‘It has been a lot
warmer than normal,
and the warmer air can
hold more moisture in
the atmosphere,’’ said
Scott Watson, a hydrologist for the National
Weather Service office
near Kansas City, Mo.
The result has been
higher than normal
rainfall, causing the
Mississippi to be unusually high. St. Louis has
received nearly 10 inches of rain in December,
according to the National
Weather
Service
—
four times the normal
amount. Around 7 inches
of rain have fallen since
Saturday.
The warm spell seems
to be coming to an end.
Highs along the river
basin in Missouri and
Illinois are expected to
be in the 40s for most of
this week, with overnight
lows in the 20s. But
Watson said that’s probably not cold enough to
cause ice to form on the
fast-moving river.
working against gun violence
By Michael Roizen, M.D.,
And Mehmet Oz, M.D.
There’s a ban on smoking in
most bars and restaurants
in the U.S.; in most cities,
there’s a ban on spitting in
public; and in many states,
dancing on Sunday is still
banned. But did you know
that since 1996, the U.S.
Congress has banned
the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
(and later the National
Institutes of Health) from
researching gun violence?
That means the next
time you hear someone
say, “Only people with
mental health problems
shoot people,” there’s no
research to back it up (and
it might not be true). And
if you tried to determine
how many children are
accidently shot every week
in the U.S., the National
Institutes of Health couldn’t
tell you.
That’s why Doctors
for America, the National
Physicians
Alliance,
the
Committee
of
Interns and Residents,
the American Medical
Women’s Association and
the American Medical
Student
Association
recently petitioned several
members of Congress to
overturn that law and allow
the CDC and NIH to do
such research.
By this time next year,
100,000 U.S. residents will
have been shot and 32,000
will have been killed. We
can start to slow this public
health crisis by allowing
the CDC and NIH to do
their jobs. Although some
states keep statistics on
gun violence and national
research is done by
private concerns like www.
bradycampaign.org, www.
shootingtracker.com and
www.gunviolencearchive.
org, those organizations
haven’t been able to get
the law changed. Maybe
this effort will.
Knowledge about
what triggers gun violence
can help reduce it without
impinging on the right of
responsible citizens to
bear arms. All Americans
should support that.
WALNUTS: THE
SUPERFOOD
John-Boy Walton
(played
by
Richard
Thomas) was notoriously
wholesome and filled with
the right stuff to assure
that his future was happy
and healthy. If you ask
us, his show could have
been called “The Walnuts,”
because that wholesome,
crunchy treat is also filled
with the right stuff to help
you live a happy, healthy
life: omega-3 fatty acid,
folate and assorted forms
of vitamin E.
Several studies
have found that eating
walnuts improves heart
health, lowers lousy LDL
cholesterol and reduces
your risk for diabetes
-- and they reduce your
appetite! Now, a new
study (sponsored by the
California Walnut Board)
looked at walnuts’ effect
on the health of folks
25-75 years old who
had multiple risk factors
for diabetes, such as
being overweight; having
elevated levels of blood
sugar, LDL cholesterol
and blood pressure; or
excess fat around their
midsection. It confirmed
that eating about 2 ounces
(14 walnut halves) daily for
six months improves blood
vessel function, reduces
lousy LDL cholesterol and
leads to overall improved
nutritional habits.
So how can you enjoy
your daily dose of walnuts?
Chop six halves and
sprinkle on 100 percent
whole-grain cereal. At
lunch, break four into an
arugula salad with beets
and tangerine sections.
And at dinner, top off a
tasty pesto sauce, over
100 percent whole-grain
pasta, with the last four
halves of the day. They
also taste great with fish,
skinless chicken, mixed
into steamed veggies, or
all by themselves. Mehmet
likes them soaked in
water, and Mike likes them
toasted!
IT’S SAFE TO GET
A FLU SHOT WHILE
PREGNANT
The 2013 Korean
movie “Flu” takes the fear
of epidemic infection over
the top, but luckily, two
brave docs risk everything
to develop a vaccine. We
love that theme! It sure
makes you glad that here
you can get a flu shot every
year. Even the vaccines
that don’t perfectly nail the
strains that appear (like
what happened last year)
tamp down the toll that flu
takes.
So far this year, over
140 million doses have
been
distributed,
and
that’s terrific! But only half
of the more than 4 million
women who give birth in
North America annually
get inoculated against
influenza. Some mistakenly
fear that the vaccine harms
a fetus or causes newborns
problems.
For years, the
Centers
for
Disease
Control and Prevention
has studied the vaccine
and found that it poses no
risk to pregnant women or
their offspring. What they
have found is that getting
the flu while pregnant
increases the risks of
pregnancy complications,
including premature labor
and delivery. But if you do
get the shot while you’re
pregnant, your newborn
will be protected against
the flu for the first six
months of life. Then, at six
months, it’s time for baby
to get a vaccination. And
now, the most extensive
research to date, which
looked at 275,000 births,
confirms that the vaccine
doesn’t increase adverse
fetal outcomes.
So if you’re pregnant,
make sure you get your
flu shot. It’s never too
late in the season. And
if you’re worried about
trace thimerosal (a form
of mercury) in the shot,
there’s a thimerosal-free
version available.
DON’T GET SICK FROM
A PLANE FLIGHT
This holiday season,
if you end up on a flight
infested with snakes, like
the 2006 action thriller
“Snakes on a Plane,” the
last thing you’re going to
worry about is bacteria that
is lurking on tray tables or
seats. But since snakes
aren’t going to show up on
your flight (no one showed
at at the movie, either) and
Samuel L. Jackson won’t
be there to help you get
rid of potentially infectious
microbes, it’s bacteria
in the airline cabin that
you should be concerned
about.
Most airlines do a
pretty good job of keeping
passenger
jets
clean,
and the Environmental
Protection Agency requires
airlines to periodically test
for coliform and E. coli
bacteria. But considering
how many people fly in
every cabin, every day, and
considering that bacteria
can survive for days on an
airplane, it’s a good idea to
have a plan for dealing with
Bacteria on Your Plane.
Always bring alcoholbased
hand
sanitizer
(only 3.4 ounces of carryon liquid is allowed) and
wipes. Use them to clean
your hands after touching
the seat pocket. Also, wipe
down tray tables. You never
know when they were last
used as a baby-changing
station. Sanitize before
and after eating meals. In
the restroom, super-flush
toilets can spew germs
(especially on a bumpy
flight), so sanitize after you
visit. Remember to sanitize
kids’ hands, too.
Other smart moves:
Accept drinks only from a
sealed container. And if
you get stuck sitting next to
someone who’s sneezing
or coughing, create a
barrier between you by
using the vent airstream
from the panel above your
seat.
GUYS, WHAT REALLY
MAKES INTIMACY
SPARKLE
If you’re watching a
“Honeymooners” marathon
during the holidays, you
might come across this
famous Ralph and Alice
moment:
Ralph: (to Alice): “Let’s
get one thing straight right
now, right here: A man’s
home is just like his ship.
And I am the captain of
this ship. You’re ... a lowly,
third-class seaman. Your
duties are to get the mess,
swab the deck and see
that the captain feels good
... Where are you going?”
Alice: “Seaman
Kramden, third class, is
retiring to the poop deck
until this big wind blows
over.”
Although most
episodes, like this one,
end with Ralph declaring:
“Baby, you’re the greatest,”
it seems the two of them
might share a bit more,
ahem, spark, if Ralph
helped out around the
house.
Interestingly, two
studies examining men’s
participation in household
chores and a couple’s
frequency of sex have come
to opposite conclusions.
One (from Spain) implied
that men who do household
chores have sex with their
partners less frequently
than guys who follow more
traditional roles. The other
(Canadian) claimed that
men who pitch in around
the house have more
frequent sex with their
partner.
We say neither picking
up a dishtowel nor refusing
to fold the laundry won’t
improve your sex life! It’s
not that simple.
Mutually enjoyable
intimacy
requires
communication
about
generally shared values (in
the kitchen and bedroom)
and
agreement
on
responsibilities (including
financial), whether they’re
traditional or not. Bottom
line: Determine what you
can do to make life less
stressful for your partner,
and the sparks will fly.
SUDOKU ® by American Profile
SUDOKU ®
Answers for previous day
Astro-Graph
Bring everything you’ve
been working on together and make a drive for
the finish line. Use innovative strategies in order
to outmaneuver anyone
who tries to get in your way. If you
strive for perfection and base your
decisions on common sense and
hard facts, you will succeed.
CAPRICORN
(Dec.
22-Jan. 19) -- Take the safe route
and pay attention to detail. Financial
choices must be handled shrewdly,
especially if emotional issues are
involved. Don’t donate or lend money.
Invest in yourself, not someone
else.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
19) -- Check out new investment or
business prospects. Avoid purchasing a product that promises the
impossible. Focus on personal
improvements that are a result of
proper diet and fitness.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) -- Don’t share personal secrets.
Getting involved in gossip or meddling in someone else’s affairs will
lead to trouble. Innovative ideas will
lead to good fortune. Don’t overspend when trying to impress someone.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
-- You can expect a gift, winning or
financial gain to come your way.
Invest in your skills and don’t settle
for anything less than what you want.
Negotiate wisely.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
-- Talks will lead to new deals, knowledge and the chance to engage in
something novel. Business trips will
pay off, and expressing your ideas
will persuade others to jump on
board.
THE LOCKHORNS ®
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
-- Approach joint ventures with caution. Don’t get drawn into unrealistic
plans that you cannot afford. A child
or loved one will use emotional
manipulation to get your attention or
financial help.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) -- Don’t get into financial disputes. If someone wants you to
invest or spend money, take a pass.
Put your effort into your own creative
ideas and improving your home and
family.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Take a break, and sign up for a relaxing or stress-relieving activity.
Romance is highlighted, and planning upcoming projects and trips with
someone special will bring you closer
together.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
-- Attend functions that allow you to
share ideas with your contemporaries. Making a kind gesture will
leave you feeling good. Refuse to let
someone you love use emotional
blackmail or guilt tactics.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
-- Time is of the essence. Work quietly behind the scenes to avoid interference. Change is necessary, but
how you go about it will be crucial.
Don’t let anger dominate your mind.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
22) -- Mull over your plans and consider locations, organizations and
people who could contribute to your
success. Make connections and
establish your strategy. A change at
home will be misleading.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov.
23-Dec. 21) -- Focus on home, family and the changes you can make to
ensure that you are ready to head
into the new year with greater optimism and stability. Romance is highlighted.
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World News Briefs
Suicide bombing kills 26, wounds
45 in northwestern Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber
blew himself up outside a government office in a
northwestern Pakistani city on Tuesday, killing
at least 26 people and wounding 45 in an attack
claimed by a breakaway Taliban group.
The bombing took place in the city of Mardan,
outside the regional office of the National Database
and Registration Authority, or NADRA, which issues
identity cards, according to senior police officer
Saeed Khan Wazir.
Wazir told The Associated Press that some of the
wounded were in critical condition at a hospital in
the nearby city of Peshawar.
‘‘A gunman opened fire and killed a guard upon
being asked to stop for checking. Then he exploded
his suicide jacket,’’ he said. Wazir said if the attacker had managed to enter the government office, he
might have killed many more people.
Mohammad Qasim told The Associated Press
from his hospital bed that he went to the office to
receive his national identity card, which is issued at
age 18.
‘‘I was in a very happy mood today. I told my
family and friends that I would receive my national
identity card, but I didn’t know that I would become
the target of a bombing,’’ said Qasim, who had bandages on both legs.
Israel’s top court sends ex-PM
Olmert to prison for 18 months
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court
on Tuesday reduced former Prime Minister Ehud
Olmert’s prison sentence for a sweeping bribery
scandal from six years to 18 months, handing him
a moral victory even as he prepares to become the
first former Israeli head of government to be imprisoned.
In its ruling, the court overturned the main
bribery charge against Olmert but upheld a lesser
charge. The 70-year-old ex-premier was ordered to
begin serving his sentence on Feb. 15.
Olmert was convicted in March 2014 and sentenced to six years in a wide-ranging case that
accused him of accepting bribes to promote a
controversial real-estate project in Jerusalem. The
charges pertained to a period when he was mayor of
Jerusalem and the country’s trade minister, years
before he became prime minister in 2006.
Olmert has denied any wrongdoing and was
allowed to stay out of prison until the verdict on his
appeal was delivered.
After Tuesday’s decision, Olmert said he was
‘‘satisfied’’ about his partial exoneration. Clearly
relieved, Olmert said it was still a ‘‘hard day’’ but
that he accepted the Supreme Court’s ruling.
‘‘A stone has been lifted from my heart,’’ he said.
‘‘I said in the past, I was never offered and I never
took a bribe. And I say that again today.’’
Iraqi PM tours Ramadi to
hail city’s liberation from IS
BAGHDAD (AP) — A triumphant Iraqi prime minister on Tuesday toured the western city of Ramadi,
just a day after government troops routed Islamic
State militants from the area and recaptured a key
government complex.
Iraqi state TV reported that Haider al-Abadi was
in Ramadi but offered no further details. But an
Iraqi military commander, Brig. Gen. Ahmed alBelawi told The Associated Press that the prime
minister kicked off the visit by meeting security and
provincial officials for the latest updates.
Across the city meanwhile, military engineering
teams were clearing bombs from the streets and
nearby buildings, al-Belawi said, even as sporadic
clashes were underway in outlying parts of the
city.
Ramadi, the Anbar provincial capital, fell to IS in
May, marking a major setback for Iraqi forces and
the U.S.-led campaign. The Baghdad government
was quick to announce a counter-offensive to retake
the city but attempts repeatedly stalled.
Then in November, al-Abadi’s forces announced
a major push to recapture Ramadi, warning residents to leave and advancing quickly across the
Euphrates River.
Their progress was subsequently slowed by heavy
IS resistance, booby-trapped buildings and sniper
fire. The militants blew up all bridges leading into
the city center.
On Monday, Iraqi forces, backed by U.S.-led airstrikes, drove IS militants out of the city center and
raised the Iraqi flag over the government complex.
Belgium: 2 suspected of
plotting attacks arrested
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities announced
Tuesday they have arrested two men and seized
military-type uniforms and Islamic State group
propaganda in connection with a suspected plot to
unleash holiday season attacks against police and
celebrated locations in Brussels.
The attacks under preparation ‘‘were the same
style as those perpetrated in Paris Nov. 13,’’ in
which 130 people were killed and hundreds injured
by suicide bombers and gunmen equipped with
Kalashnikov-style assault rifles, according to an
internal document from Belgian state security services cited by RTBF French-language television.
Those lethal actions were claimed by the Islamic
State extremist group.
The two suspects were arrested following searches
Sunday and Monday in the Brussels area, the eastern Liege region and Flemish Brabant, the Belgian
Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. It
did not disclose their names or further information
about them.
During the searches, no weapons or explosives
were found, but military-type training uniforms, IS
propaganda material and computer equipment were
impounded and are being examined, the prosecutor’s office said.
It said the case was unrelated to the brazen and
bloody extremist actions in Paris a month and a half
ago but that the investigation, which is still ongoing,
has revealed a ‘‘threat of serious attacks that would
target several emblematic places in Brussels and be
committed during the end-of-year holidays.’’
‘Affluenza’ teen, mother detained in Mexico
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas sheriff
said Tuesday an arrest warrant will
be issued for a Texas woman who
was found with her son in Mexico,
a teenager on probation after killing
four people in a drunken-driving
wreck and invoking an ‘‘affluenza’’
defense
Tarrant County Sheriff Dee
Anderson said at a news conference
that the warrant would be issued for
Tonya Couch on charges of hindering an apprehension.
Mexico’s Jalisco state prosecutors’ office said 18-year-old Ethan
Couch and his mother were located
and detained Monday evening in the
Pacific Coast resort city of Puerto
Vallarta.
Anderson said it appears the two
planned their disappearance, held
something of a going-away party,
and drove a pickup truck to Mexico.
He said the U.S. Marshals Service
was working to get the two returned
to the United States.
Ricardo Ariel Vera, the representative of Mexico’s immigration
institute in the western state of
Jalisco, said the mother and son
were being held at immigration offices in the state capital, Guadalajara,
and would be returned to the United
States aboard a commercial flight to
Houston sometime Tuesday.
‘‘They are going to be sent back to
their country, given that they were
in Mexico improperly,’’ Ariel Vera
said. ‘‘They would have had to enter,
for example, as tourists, but they
entered without registering.’’
During the sentencing phase
of Couch’s trial, a defense expert
argued that Couch’s wealthy parents coddled him into a sense of irresponsibility — a condition the expert
termed ‘‘affluenza.’’ The condition is
not recognized as a medical diagnosis by the American Psychiatric
Association, and its invocation drew
widespread ridicule.
As military handles drone strikes, less scrutiny by Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Putting the U.S. military
in charge of drone strikes
in Iraq and Syria has effectively reduced congressional scrutiny of those sensitive operations, leaving
some activists, lawmakers
and U.S. intelligence officials fearful of increased
civilian casualties.
For the last decade, the
CIA ran the American effort
to find and kill al-Qaida
members with drones,
mostly in Pakistan and
Yemen, outside of declared
war zones. But the frequency of those strikes
has plummeted to about
one a month. The main
counterterrorism focus
now is the war against the
Islamic State in Iraq and
Syria, where military special operations forces are
flying drones that hunt
and kill a senior militant
every two days.
The shift reflects both
legal and philosophical considerations. When
he announced a framework for targeted killing
two years ago, President
Barack Obama argued
that the military, not a
secret intelligence agency,
should be the primary
instrument of lethal force
against terrorists.
But one byproduct of
the change, American officials say, is that congressional staffers no longer
examine the details of each
individual drone strike.
Some CIA officials,
lawmakers, and outside
activists worry that the
new arrangement creates
a greater risk of mistakes,
given that drone strikes
regularly target key militants who don’t wear uniforms.
Starfires blow out Union;
BHS girls win 4th straight
MODOC—
South
Adams remained on
the right side of .500
on Tuesday night with a
win on the road at Union
High School, 65-33.
The Stars, now 5-4 on
the season, played their
first Indiana opponent
since a win over Heritage
on December 18. They
bested Parkway but
were blitzed by a good
Fort Recovery team just
before Christmas.
Against the Rockets,
however, it was all
Starfires.
South
Adams
outscored Union 16-5
in the first quarter and
extended that lead to
39-14 at the half with a
23-9 explosion in quarter
number two.
With the game still wellin-hand, the Stars turned
to their reserves in the
fourth quarter where they
allowed the Rockets their
only double-digit quarter
but still outscored them
13-11.
Nine different Stars
scored in the game
led by Cole Myers who
shot 7-10 from the field
including a pair of three-
pointers for 17 points.
Jared Grabau supported
with 14 points, while
Justin Nussbaum also
reached double digits
with 10 points and seven
rebounds.
McGerran
Clouser
continued
his
hot
season
on
pilfering
with an impressive nine
takeaways on the night.
For Union, Justin
Carballo led with 11
points and 13 rebounds
doing most of his work
on the glass. Hunter
Eviston ended with 10
points.
The Stars shot 28-61
(46%) in the win shooting
a season-low 10 threepoint tries behind a
large lead. The Rockets
struggled from the field
shooting 10-40 while
turning the ball over 26
times on the night.
SQUAWS
PUSH
STREAK TO FOUR
FREMONT—
The
Squaws continued their
turnaround with a win
over North Central on
Tuesday night in the first
round of the Fremont
Invitational, 45-15.
The win is the fourth
in a row for Bellmont
who now sit at 5-8 on the
year after a six-game skid
was ended on December
15.
After a ho-hum first
quarter lead of 8-4, the
Squaws exploded for a
19-4 frame setting the
tone for a 27-8 halftime
lead.
In the third, the
Squaws pushed the lead
keeping the Eagles to
just two points. A 10-5
fourth extended the lead
further.
Andi Schultz led the
Squaws with 14 points,
while freshman Grace
Hunter with 13 points
on 6-12 shooting along
with seven rebounds
and four steals. Maddie
Sonnenberg added eight
points.
The Squaws shot 40%
in the win but even better
from deep shooting 5-10
in the game from four
different shooters.
Bellmont now plays
Fremont tonight in the
championship match at
6:30 p.m. after besting
Bethany Christian 51-38
in the second game
Tuesday night.
Eagles fire Kelly after three seasons
By ROB MAADDI
AP Pro Football Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) —
GM Chip Kelly cost coach
Chip Kelly his job.
The Philadelphia Eagles
fired Kelly Tuesday night
with one game left in his
third season, dumping
the coach/personnel boss
after missing the playoffs
in consecutive years.
Kelly was released
before the finale of a disappointing season that
began with Super Bowl
expectations. The Eagles
are 6-9 after going 10-6
two years in a row. They
were eliminated from playoff contention after losing
to Washington at home on
Saturday night.
Eagles CEO Jeffrey
Lurie issued a one-sentence statement to reporters saying he appreciates
Kelly’s contributions and
wishes him success going
forward.
Lurie told fans in an
email that he decided to
make a change after ‘‘evaluating the many factors
involved in our performance as a team.’’
The Eagles also fired Ed
Marynowitz, who was vice
president of player personnel. Longtime NFL executive Tom Donahoe will
assume the role of senior
director of player personnel.
Kelly gained full control
of personnel decisions last
offseason, winning a power
struggle with then-general
manager Howie Roseman.
But Kelly tore apart a winning team and several of
his bold moves backfired.
Since March 2014,
Kelly released three-time
Pro Bowl wide receiver
DeSean Jackson, traded
two-time All-Pro running
back LeSean McCoy, didn’t
re-sign 2014 Pro Bowl
wideout Jeremy Maclin,
cut two-time Pro Bowl
guard Evan Mathis and
traded quarterback Nick
Foles and a 2016 second-
round draft pick for Sam
Bradford.
He also gave big money
in free agency to running
back DeMarco Murray
and cornerback Byron
Maxwell. Murray has been
a bust and Maxwell has
underperformed.
Kelly
even signed Tim Tebow,
but released him after he
won the competition for
the No. 3 quarterback job.
A person familiar with
the decision to fire Kelly
told The Associated Press
Tuesday night that the
team didn’t consider only
stripping him of personnel
control, opting to part with
him entirely. The person
spoke on condition of anonymity because Lurie will
address Kelly’s dismissal
on Wednesday.
Kelly didn’t want players perceived as ‘‘me-first’’
guys. He alienated some
of his players, though the
only ones who spoke out
against him did it after
they were gone.
By GENARO C. ARMAS
AP Sports Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP)
— Seven-foot center A.J.
Hammons is thriving
under pressure off the
bench for No. 14 Purdue.
The senior big man
took control in the
paint down the stretch
and took advantage of
younger Wisconsin players guarding him in the
post.
Hammons scored 24
points, Dakota Mathias
hit two 3s in the final 1:19
and the Boilermakers held
on for a 61-55 victory over
the Badgers on Tuesday
night.
The Boilermakers (13-
1, 1-0 Big Ten) snapped
a four-game losing streak
to the Badgers (8-6, 0-1),
who lost their first conference game under interim
coach Greg Gard.
But Purdue needed the
two late 3s by Mathias
after Wisconsin had narrowed an 11-point deficit
to 52-49 with 1:40 left on
a short jumper by Alex
Illikainen.
Primarily a starter
his first three seasons,
Hammons gives Painter
an imposing threat off the
bench.
Purdue opened its
11-point lead gradually behind the big man.
Hammons was 9 of 14
from the field and grabbed
seven rebounds.
Mathias finished with
six points on his two clutch
buckets.
NIGEL’S NIGHT
Nigel
Hayes
led
Wisconsin with 17 points
on 6-of-14 shooting. But
Wisconsin shot just 39
percent for the game.
They’re still very much
in transition, especially
with Gard implementing
more of a swing offense,
which allows for more ball
movement and cutting.
It seems to suit the athletic, 6-8 Hayes, who burst
through the lane with
twisting moves for baskets
in the first half.
DDD Sports Scoreboard
Bellmont 53, Central 56
BRAVES (2-6)
FG 3PT
Weaver
0-3 0-2
Ainsworth 4-12 4-11
Okoniewski 1-3 0-0
Hall
4-13 2-9
O’Campo
1-1 0-0
Bauer
4-15 4-14
Hess
5-9 0-0
Totals
19-5610-36
FTTP
0-0 0
0-0 12
0-0 2
1-2 11
0-0 2
0-0 12
4-6 14
5-8 53
JETS (5-2)
FG 3PT FTTP
Carroll
0-1 0-0 0-0 0
Roth
4-7 4-7 4-5 16
Bauman
0-2 0-1 0-0 0
Fox
2-5 0-3 5-5 9
Brown
0-1 0-1 0-0 0
Tijerina
6-6 2-2 1-1 15
Schultz
2-5 0-1 0-0 4
Voirol
5-7 0-0 2-4 12
Busse
0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Mailloux
0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Totals
19-34 6-1512-1556
Score By Quarters
Bellmont 17 14 7 15 53
Central
13 15 11 17 56
JV Scoring: (BHS) Lk Strickler 1-1-16, Williamson 1-0-0-2, Selking 1-0-02, Manis 3-1-0-9, Bressler 1-0-0-2,
Wiseheart 0-0-0-0, Gehres 4-1-1-12,
Mathieu 2-0-0-4, Lc Strickler 6-1-116, totals 19-4-3-53. (AC) Yoder 0-20-6, Peterson 3-1-0-9, Brown 3-0-06, Jackson 2-0-0-4, Miller 5-0-0-10,
Totals 13-3-0-35.
Grant Gutierrez (Bel) 7-3; Gutierrez
d. Hicks (Car) 7-5, OT; Gutierrez p.
Poeun (SB Adams) 4:12; Gutierrez
d. R. Miller (Lowell) 3-2; Dante
Colza V (Hobart) p. Gutierrez 3:49.
152-Steve Lawrence (Portage) p.
Matt Laughlin (Bel) 1:30; Laughlin p.
R. Heath (Munster) 1:37; Burns
(Hobart) d. Laughlin 5-1.
160-Tony Busse (Bel) p. T. Booker
(Law. Central) 1:10; Busse p.
Heintzberger (Jimtown) 1:04; Busse
p. (No.2 seed) Jarod Swank (Penn)
2:11.
170-Bryce Baumgartner (Bel)
WBF; Baumgartner t.f. O’Connor
(Car) 19-4, 5:00; Baumgartner d. R.
Samuels (L. North) 7-6, 4 OT.
182-Caleb Hankenson (Bel) p. C.
Blevins (Car) 1:31; Rhett Mappes
(Cen. Grove) p. Hankenson 5:54;
Hankenson d. Goode (Col. East)
5-0; Hankenson d. Thomas (Munster) 9-6; Hankenson d. A. Faulkner
(Mish) 8-3.
195-J. Steward (Lowell) d. Jarron
Gerwig (Bel) 6-0; D. Williamson
(Zionsv.) p. Gerwig :27.
220-Maliq Carr (L. North) d. Drew
Butler 7-3; Butler p. Reagle (Peru)
2:08; Sheckles (Col. East) d. Butler
5-2.
285-Braiden Shaw (Bel) p. A.
Jones (Peru) :31; Dan Cutter
(Chest.) p. Shaw 3:30; Shaw p. D.
Clark (Roch) 1:21; Shaw p. Beal
(SB Riley) :43; Galligher (Col. East)
m.d. Shaw 8-0.
NBA STANDINGS
Al Smith Classic Wrestling
Tourney, Day One
TEAM LEADERS: (1st Day) 1.
Penn 132, 2. Portage 128, 3. Law.
North 107, 4. BELLMONT 106, 5.
Carroll 105.5, 6. Prairie Heights 105,
7. Garrett 103, 8. Col. East 102, 9.
Merrillville 94.5, 10. Jimtown 94, 11.
Chesterton 91, 12. Lowell 90, 13.
Center Grove 89.5, 14. S.B. Riley
87.5, 15. Elk. Memorial 78.5.
BHS Al Smith Results
106-Finger (Lowell) p. DeAundre
James (Bel) 3:44; James m.d. Rovinette (Peru) 14-3; James d. Nelson
(Laporte) 6-3; Calhoun (SB Adams)
d. James 7-0.
113-D. Pettiford (L. North) d. Gregg
Shoaf (Bel) 6-4; Shoaf (Bel) p. Cooper (Nrtwd) Taft :15; Shoaf p. Taft
(Mish) 1:37; Hoyer (P.Hts.) p. Shoaf
3:20.
120-Mason Mendez (Bel) p. Z.
Young (Roch) :33; Mendez p. K.
Jenkins (Elk. Mem.) 1:06; Mendez d.
Bynam (Carroll) 7-0.
126-Jon Becker (Bel) p. M. Lease
(Roch) :50; Becker m.d. H. Flores
(Goshen) 14-6; M. DeLaPena (Merrilvl) d. Becker 5-1; Becker p. D.
Unseld (L. North) 3:33.
132-Daniel Gunsett (Bel) p. J. Kenworthy (Princeton) 0:22; Gunsett t.f.
S. Rodriguez (Goshen) 16-0, 2:33;
Gunsett m.d. Kody Wagner (Zionsvl)
13-4.
138-Kyle Hatch (Warsaw) p. Colin
Mills (Bel) 2:58; Mills p. T. Rensberger (Roch) 2:00; Pintor (Lk. Central) p. Mills 1:44.
145-J. Chupp (NorthWood) d.
By The Associated Press
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 19 13 .594
—
Boston 18 13 .581 1/2
New York
15 18 .455 4 1/2
Brooklyn 9 22 .290 9 1/2
Philadelphia 2 31 .06117 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 21 13 .618
—
Miami 18 13 .581 1 1/2
Orlando 18 13 .581 1 1/2
Charlotte 17 13 .567
2
Washington 14 15 .483 4 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 20 9 .690
—
Indiana 18 12 .600 2 1/2
Chicago 17 12 .586
3
Detroit 17 15 .531 4 1/2
Milwaukee 12 21 .364
10
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio
27 6 .818
—
Dallas 18 13 .581
8
Memphis 18 16 .529 9 1/2
11
Houston 16 17 .485
New Orleans 10 21 .323
16
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 22 10 .688
—
Utah 13 16 .448 7 1/2
Portland 13 20 .394 9 1/2
Denver 12 19 .387 9 1/2
Minnesota 11 20 .35510 1/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Golden State 29 1 .967
—
L.A. Clippers 19 13 .594
11
Sacramento 12 19 .38717 1/2
Phoenix 12 21 .36418 1/2
L.A. Lakers
5 27 .156
25
———
Monday’s Games
Indiana 93, Atlanta 87
rlando 104, New Orleans 89
O
L.A. Clippers 108, Washington 91
Charlotte 108, L.A. Lakers 98
Brooklyn 111, Miami 105
Chicago 104, Toronto 97
San Antonio 101, Minnesota 95
Dallas 103, Milwaukee 93
Utah 95, Philadelphia 91
Cleveland 101, Phoenix 97
Golden State 122, Sacramento 103
Tuesday’s Games
New York 108, Detroit 96
Memphis 99, Miami 90, OT
Atlanta 121, Houston 115
Oklahoma City 131, Milwaukee 123
Cleveland at Denver, 9 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Brooklyn at Orlando, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Washington at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Utah at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Golden State at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Denver at Portland, 10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Milwaukee at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Golden State at Houston, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Portland at Utah, 9 p.m.
National Hockey League
By The Associated Press
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W LOTPtsGFGA
Florida 372112 4 46101 84
Montreal 392115 3 45111 98
Boston 362012 4 44115 97
Detroit 371812 7 43 94 98
Ottawa 371813 6 42111112
Tampa Bay 371815 4 40 95 88
Buffalo 361517 4 34 85 94
Toronto 351315 7 33 92100
Metropolitan Division
GP W LOTPtsGFGA
Washington 3527 6 2 56110 72
N.Y. Islanders372012 5 45103 88
N.Y. Rangers 372013 4 44107 98
New Jersey 371814 5 41 87 92
Pittsburgh 351715 3 37 79 86
Philadelphia 351513 7 37 76 96
371517 5 35 87106
Carolina Columbus 391422 3 31 98123
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W LOTPtsGFGA
Dallas 3827 8 3 57132 97
St. Louis
392312 4 50 99 93
Minnesota 351910 6 44 95 84
Chicago 372013 4 44 97 89
Nashville 371812 7 43100 96
Colorado 371817 2 38106102
Winnipeg 361717 2 36 97105
Pacific Division
GP W LOTPtsGFGA
Los Angeles 3522 11 2 46 93 79
Arizona 351715 3 37 95109
Vancouver 381415 9 37 93109
San Jose
351716 2 36 96100
Calgary 351716 2 36 96116
Edmonton 371519 3 33 95113
Anaheim 341315 6 32 66 87
OTE: Two points for a win, one
N
point for overtime loss.
Tuesday’s Games
Boston 7, Ottawa 3
N.Y. Islanders 6, Toronto 3
New Jersey 3, Carolina 2
Columbus 6, Dallas 3
Florida 3, Montreal 1
St. Louis 4, Nashville 3, OT
Winnipeg 4, Detroit 1
Anaheim at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Boilers bounce back over Wisconsin
Bellmont @ Al Smith Classic...
(cont. from 12A)
Bellmont scored in 13
of the 14 weight classes,
with only newly-inserted Jarron Gerwig at 195
pounds going out early
with a pair of losses.
Gerwig, who had
some earlier matches at
220, lost a 7-3 decision to Jake Steward of
Lowell, then was felled
in 27 seconds by 18-3
Drew Williamson of
Zionsville.
"That first loss is one
he'll be able to get in
a rematch later on, or
next year," said Razo.
The
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Gutierrez rallied back
after an opening loss,
winning at overtime
match and a 3-2 decision, along with a fall.
Shaw scored three falls,
and lost 8-0 to Galligher
of Columbus East in the
match to go on.
Going
2-2
were
DeAundre James at 106
and Greg Shoaf at 113.
"The kids in the big
gym (lower weights)
wrestled about as good
as they possibly could,"
said
Gunsett,
who
stayed with that group.
"We had a pretty good
day overall."
Also in the final four
field at 120 is 2015 state
runner-up and defend-
ing Mishawaka champ
Drew Hildebrandt of
Penn. At 132, defending
Al Smith champ Elliott
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Jacob
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Colton Cummings of
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Page 12A
Cold shooting dooms Braves at Central; Roth huge for Jets
By DYLAN MALONE
MONROE—
Sam
Ainsworth's triple with
three seconds remaining was almost ironic for
Bellmont.
The shot brought the
Braves to within three
points against their county rivals, Adams Central,
but without any timeouts
the clock did not stop and
the Jets did not have to
inbound the ball escaping
with a 56-53 victory on
Tuesday night.
After making 7-15 from
behind the three-point line
in the first half, Bellmont
fell victim to their own
success and shot 3-21
from deep in the second
half while only shooting
6-11 from inside.
"Obviously seven points
is not what you're looking for in a quarter," said
BHS coach John Baker of
the Braves' third quarter.
"The shots we were taking
at first were quality looks
but we should have tried
to get to the free throw line
a lot more and get it into
the middle. Unfortunately
for us those shots stopped
falling in the third quarter."
The flow of the game
was dictated by the raining threes from the Braves
who simply could not hit
in the third quarter shooting 3-13 in the frame, 1-10
from deep.
"It's difficult against a
zone to get to the foul
line and get your rhythm
back. We just want to at
least get a look in the
middle first before we jack
up those shots. We were
taking contested shots
we could get at anytime
and on any possession,"
explained Baker.
After the Braves led
31-28 at the half, Tanner
Roth hit his first points
of the game, a triple from
the wing, and the Jets
tied the game right off
the bat in the third. After
big men Luke Voirol for
AC and Conner Hess for
BHS traded four points
apiece and a 35-35 tie,
Jonah Tijerina's bucket
gave AC the lead. Voirol
scored a basket with a
minute in the third to
go and Jake Hall's three
cut the deficit to just one
heading into the fourth,
39-38 Jets.
Said AC coach Aaron
McClure of the tight game,
"At some point in most
close games one team or
another will pull away with
a 3-5 point lead and control the last minute of the
game and we were fortunate to make that happen
tonight thanks to some
big shots from Tanner. He
made the free throws at
the line as well when they
started fouling."
Roth pulled a Tim
Tebow saving his best performance for the fourth
quarter. The senior scored
13 of his 16 points in the
frame.
"We have seven or eight
guys who are capable of
putting the ball in the
basket," noted McClure.
"Jonah and Luke are our
leaders there but Tanner
has been big for us as well.
When Bellmont locked
down on them he stepped
up."
David Fox opened the
frame with a steal and
two for AC, then Hess hit
a free throw and Ryan
Okoniewski streaked to
the hoop for a rare lay-up.
Roth began his barrage
from deep with the game
tied at 41-41. The senior
hit back-to-back triples on
consecutive possessions.
After Trace Bauer broke
a streak of seven-straight
three misses, Roth hit a
third three in a row to
bring the lead back to six
points at 50-44.
"We knew coming in he
was a great shooter for
them," praised Baker of
Roth. "Those shots in the
fourth were huge. He got
lost in the shuffle when
our guys are keying on
Voirol and Tijerina most of
the night. You don't want it
to be Roth on the outside
BRAVES DOWN LOW?— Conner Hess completes
the reverse lay-up for the Braves who fell to the Jets
on Tuesday night. Hess led Bellmont with 14 points,
all inside, on a night the Braves shot 36 times outisde the arc. (Photo by Paul Yoder)
wide open but it ended up
being him and he sealed
the deal for them."
Another bucket from
Fox later gave Central their
largest lead of the game
at 52-33 with 2:10 left
to play. Four more points
underneath for Hess were
countered by Roth at the
foul line as Bellmont was
forced to foul to push the
action.
Hall's reverse brought
the score to within six
again with 40 seconds to
play, then the Braves blew
two chances from deep.
With time winding down,
Ainsworth's three left just
four seconds to play and
the Jets let the time melt
away without a timeout.
The Braves took advantage of the lead in the
first quarter despite being
down 11-5. Ainsworth hit
a pair of triples to cut the
lead to 13-11 Jets. Bauer
would end the frame with
two consecutive triples of
his own, the second beating the buzzer for a 17-13
edge for the Braves.
Central shrugged off a
12-turnover first half by
keeping the game close.
Bellmont pushed their
largest lead of the game
with three minutes left
before the half. The Jets
tied the score at 19-19 on
a lob to Tijerina from Fox
at the basket, then Bauer's
three, a steal and nifty finish from Austin O'Campo,
and another three from
Ainsworth made it 27-19
in just a minute and a
half.
The Jets would claw
back before the halftime,
however, as Tijerina hit
a pair of threes to close
the gap to 28-25. Hess
hit a pair of free throws,
then another charity
stripe hit from Hall for
a 31-25 lead. With four
seconds left, however, an
inexplicable Braves foul
was called 50 feet from
the basket as Fox was
unloading a desperation
JOSTLING FOR POSITION— Adams Central big man Luke Voirol (left) wrestles
with Bellmont’s Jake Hall during a rebound opportunity. A big fourth quarter
for AC led to a 56-53 victory for the Jets in the county-rivalry classic Tuesday
night. (Photo by Paul Yoder)
three. He would hit all
three freebies for a 31-28
halftime score.
The Jets finished the
game a tidy 19-34 (56%)
shooting 13-19 from
inside.
"It's what we expected," said McClure of the
Bellmont pressure inside.
"We have a size advantage
but they countered well
down low. He (Voirol) was
drawing two defenders
all night and that almost
worked like an assist getting our shooters looks all
night long."
Roth led with 16 points,
while Tijerina made every
shot he took ending 6-6
with 15 points. Voirol had
a double-double ending
with 12 points and 12
rebounds with Fox adding
nine. Only five Jets scored
in the win.
For Bellmont, Hess
led with 14 points, while
Ainsworth and Bauer
made eight of the team's
10 triples ending with 12
points each. Hall had the
other two triples ending
with 11 points.
"Beating Bellmont and
Norwell in the same season is a feather in the
cap of this senior class,"
praised McClure. "I don't
think that's happened in
the history of this program.
It's tough to coach against
coach Baker because
we are good friends and
coached together for a few
years. It's one we both
wanted tonight."
As for the Braves who
now drop to 2-6 on the
year losing another close
battle, coach Baker has
high expectations for the
group.
"We're close. Obviously
this one hurts because of
the rivalry but hopefully
we can buck this trend
and win some of these
close games. Even New
Haven was a tight game
until late in the fourth
quarter. We'll regroup and
keep fighting."
Bellmont won the JV
tilt with ease 53-35 using
a 17-4 fourth quarter to
pull away from the reserve
Jets. Lucas Strickler led
with 16 points, while
Oliver Gehres had 12. For
AC, Dylan Miller led with
10 points.
The Braves also won the
C-team game 52-19 led
by Lehrman's 10 points.
Busse scored 10 for the
Jets.
Braves 4th after day one at Al Smith Classic
MISHAWAKA — It was
0-0 to start the second
period as Bellmont's
unbeaten
junior
160-pounder Tony Busse
took his place on top
of Penn's Jarod Swank,
also unbeaten, seeded
second in the Al Smith
Classic and rated No. 3
in the state.
Apparently, fearing
Busse might clamp down
with the legs, Swank sat
back. Eleven seconds
later it was over.
"Obviously,
Swank
didn't
know
about
the chin drop," stated
Bellmont head coach
Paul Gunsett.
He does now.
Busse was one of
four Bellmont wrestlers
to advance to the winner's bracket semi-finals,
and two others made it
to the consolation side as
Bellmont compiled 106
points for fourth place in a
very competitive field thus
far in the annual tourney.
Defending
champ
Penn put five in the winner's bracket and three
in the consolations and
leads the tourney 132128 over Portage, which
also has five and three.
Lawrence North is
third at 107, followed by
BHS, Carroll at 105.5
and Prairie Heights at
105. Garrett is running
seventh at 103, and
Columbus East is next
at 102. That's five teams
from third to eighth
all within five points.
The next seven teams
run from the 94.5 of
Merrillville to the 87.5 of
South Bend Riley.
Bellmont junior Bryce
Baumgartner, at 170,
escaped in the fourth
overtime to nip Ricky
Samuels of Lawrence
North 7-6 to earn his
advancement with a 3-0
day. Seniors Mason
Mendez at 120 and
Daniel Gunsett at 132
handled their respective
brackets in going 3-0 and
earning spots in today's
semi-finals.
Juniors
Caleb
Hankenson at 182 and
Jon Becker at 126 both
had a loss but finished
strong to earn spots in the
consolation bracket. They
can wrestle back and earn
third place today.
Hankenson went 4-1,
winning three matches
after being caught on a
chin rip and felled by
Rhett Mappes of Center
Grove in 5:54. Hankenson
defeated a ninth-rated
(state) Austin Faulkner
of Mishawaka 8-3 to
earn his return match
with Mappes this morning in the first match on
the consolation side.
"We're probably in
better shape with that
rematch than they are,"
noted a confident Gunsett
on the 4-1 Hankenson.
Baumgartner used his
guile to nip Samuels.
"Bryce had a really
good kid, got the first
takedown then it went
back and forth. Both
escaped pretty easily
in OT, and since Bryce
scored first, he chose,
down and was out in
less than 10 seconds,"
described
assistant
coach Brandon Razo.
"Samuels was strong
and quick, and once he
got dialed in on Bryce,
he had trouble get in on
shots. But Bryce knew
what he had to do to win
the match."
Mendez
scored
a
33-second fall, and then
a 1:06 pin over Elkhart
Memorial's
Kendall
Jenkins. He dominated
Joel Bynam of Carroll
in a 7-0 win to earn his
advancement.
Gunsett was just as
dominant as the No. 2
seed at 132. He scored a
22-second fall, and then
a 16-0, 2:33 tech fall
over Skylar Rodriguez of
Goshen. In the match
to move on, he scored
a 13-4 major over Kody
Wagner of Zionsville.
"Both Mason and
Daniel dominated their
kids today," praised
Gunsett.
Mendez looked really
tough today — comfortable — hitting all the
stuff he wanted. Daniel,
beat a pretty good 15-1
kid (Wagner) with tilts
and monkey rolls and
looked really tough on
top."
Becker rolled out a
50-second fall, then a
14-6 major over Hector
Flores of Goshen. He lost
5-1 to Michael DeLaPena
of Merrillville, then came
back for a 3:33 fall over
Dheontae of Lawrence
North in the match to
move on.
(SEE Bellmont @ Al
Smith on page 11A)
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