By DEAN EVERSOLEStaff Writer

MARIA STEIN- Hope Rethman was so inspired one Christmas Eve she decid-ed to tell the world.

“During a Christmas Eve Mass, Santa Claus came into church walked up, knelt and said a prayer,” said Rethman. “It was just something so special seeing that.”

Rethman spun this experience into a book, “God Gives us Jesus” a children’s book aimed at ages 4 to 9.

The main character Aubrey is wor-ried about people, including her family, forgetting what Christmas is all about. Eventually Aubrey who loves Christmas, is eased by a visit from Santa Claus dur-

ing a Christmas Eve Mass, making it the story of the book.

The main character, Aubrey is lightly based on Aubrey Bruns, a young Maria Stein girl who was lost in a car accident.

“I’m not sure I can say they are the same person, but when I pictured Au-brey for the book, I had Aubrey Bruns in mind,” said Rethman.

“Before I wrote it I asked John and Becky Bruns (who are close friends and parents of Aubrey) if it was okay,” noted Rethman.

With an image of a main character in place, Rethman set out to spin her mem-ory into a story and ultimately a book..

“It really was not that hard to write the book, but it took sometime as I would

write, leave it and then comeback to it,” said Rethman. “ I just had to write what I remembered,” recalled Rethman.

Rethman, who teaches at Marion Lo-cal Elementary, also wrote, “God Gives us Choices.” She wrote her first book while teaching CCD classes and staying home with her children. She is now a full time teacher, but continues to bring Christian lessons through her writing with her sec-ond book.

“I am no longer teaching CCD because I’m a full time teacher,” noted Rethman.

The book is due to come out Oct. 28 but is currently available at Tate Publish-ing website (http://godgivesusjesus.tate-author.com/). It will also be available at many local stores, including Jenny’s Hall-

mark in Minster.

By BOB BLINDAUERStaff Writer

M I N S T E R — T h e Minster Board of Educa-tion met Monday, Octo-ber 20, with Superinten-dent Brenda Boeke once again reporting to board members regarding the Minster schools quarter-ly goals assessment.

The theme Supt. Boeke sounded centered around student skills de-velopment with a look at current course offer-

ings and g rad i ng and as-s e s s -m e n t p r a c -t i c e s to best m e e t

the needs of students as well as preparing their college and career readi-ness, citing college credit meetings with area col-leges and the Auglaize/Mercer Business Alli-

ance Curriculum com-mittee. The goal, finally, is to have “every student leave Minster High School with a meaning-ful career focused cre-dential to assist them in college, workforce or military placement,” ac-cording to the Strategic Plan Progress Report.

The board per current practice continued its recognition of student achievement with stu-dents Jessica Berelsman,

daughter of Ron and Bonnie Berelsman, Evan Huelsman, son of Brian and Gayle Huelsman, Maggie Meiring, daugh-ter of Ken and Con-nie Meiring, and Josh Nixon, son of Tim and Katrina Nixon being se-lected by Minster coach-es to attend the OHSAA Foundation Student Leadership Conference in Columbus, noting, “These students have demonstrated or have

potential for leader-ship roles at Minster Jr./Sr. High School.” Also noted by the board were seniors Rebekah Mon-nin, daughter of Bruce and Deb Monnin, and Joe Trzaska, son of Steve and Bonnie Trzaska who were named Commend-ed Students in the 2015 National Merit Schol-arship Program, citing placement among the top five percent of 1.5 million students who

entered the 2015 com-petition.

The board also ac-cepted donations made by the Minster Jour-neyman’s Club totaling $2,625, $1,300 from the Minster Service Club, Honda of America for $2,060, a $700 donation of paint from Tri-Star to the Vo-Ag department, and an anonymous gift of $632 toward the stu-

Board thinking about skills development

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By BOB BLINDAUERStaff Writer

MINSTER — If the walls could talk you’d really find out what the Boy Scouts have been doing these many years in the house at 292 E. Fourth Street, built in 1948 expressly for the Scouts’ purposes. It’s not like they’re some mo-torcycle gang or some such secret organization. Why, the materials alone used in the construction of the structure set them back a pretty penny -- $1,225 (in 1948 dollars) “plus sales tax, if any” as noted on the Hoge Lum-ber Company invoice for the “Boy Scout Home 24 x 32”.

Over the years many boy scouts, indeed, came to know the place as their second home; that is, when they weren’t out camping or foraging for this, that or the other, and working to earn all those badges they tend to like to flash.

According to Dr. Greg Bergman, himself one of those Eagle Scouts, there have probably been over forty Eagles that came from that house over the years. Now, you know, these Eagle Scout guys,

they’re excessive good deed doers, always look-ing for ways to improve the community, not con-tent in leaving the status just quo. Considering the ‘curb appeal’ on the outside of the house over the years, certainly it must have changed some inside as well, especially if the Eagle Scouts were involved.

Somehow, over the years (since 1972), the ownership of the house as well as its land, had fallen into the “clutches” of the Village of Minster. Now, in this case, mind you, that’s a good thing because it’s allowed the village to maintain the facility; and other orga-nizations, like the Girl Scouts and 4H, even to-day use the premises for their purposes, too.

Today, known as the Youth Building (The sign on the side says so.), Minster Parks and Recreation has utilized it to provide a lunch program to the Active Older Adults (AOA) the past four years and has also rented the space to area companies that have used it to provide offsite employee training.

Staf photo/Dean EversoleAbove: The Youth Building now... Below: Troop 44 Scout House, circa mid-1950s

Author Hope Rethman

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By DEAN EVERSOLEStaff Writer

MARIA STEIN—The Marion Local School Board convened on Monday, Oct. 13 and were reminded of an upcoming ballot is-sue. They also discussed technology issues con-cerning the high school.

“We have a permanent improvement levy on the ballot Nov. 4.” said Pohl-man.

The levy will renew a 1.5 million and increase of .3 mill for the im-provement of the build-ings. The levy would increase each one dollar valuation by 18 cents.

The school purchased two managed switches with power and ethernet capabilities along with a SD memory cards for camcorders. The board was informed about the benefits of mobile de-vices in Mrs. Lefeld’s

English I class. Her class uses Padlet, an online wall where ideas and concepts can be shared with the class. Padlet al-lows students to place videos, copy and images concerning the day’s course work. The items can be placed using any device.

High School Principal Tim Goodwin discussed the distracted driver program presented by WDTN and AT&T. The event informed students about the dangers of be-ing a distracted driver.

Goodwin congratulat-ed Holly Lochtefeld for being named the 2014 homecoming queen.

“The dance on Satur-day night went well and we had over 150 Marion students in attendance,” said Goodwin.

Goodwin noted that Marion recently hosted ACT testing on Sept.

13.“71 students took the

test at that time. I want to thank Jenny Dippold for organizing this event which was a good ser-vice to our students,” said Goodwin.

Elementary Principal Nick Wilker informed the board the 8th grade Washington, D.C. trip will be Oct. 20 to Oct. 25.

Wilker also congratu-lated Kim Droesch for winning a grant for her classroom.

“She was awarded the Martha Holden Jennings grant in the amount of $941 for her classroom,” said Wilker.

Wilker noted that all 252 students from K through 3 tested “on track” for the third grade reading guarantee.

“We are being proac-tive for any students we still feel are struggling.

The new literacy sec-tion of the state report card deducts points for students who do not achieve a 400 cut score on the third grade read-ing of the OAA,” said Wilker.

Other board action:Approve the hiring

coaches on one-year contract.

-Varsity baseball- Dustin Woods

-Assistant varsity baseball- Jeff Kaup

-Co-head varsity track- Todd Ashbaugh

-Co-head varsity track- Matt Schmackers

-Jr. high boys track- Dan Thobe

-Jr. high girls track- Sandy Bruns

Approve the hiring of teacher aides:

-Marlene Bruggerman-Jenny Albers-Donna Grieshop-Linda Broering-Chris Kramer

dents’ Washington D.C. trip.

Treasurer Laura Klosterman noted in her report that the district

had received a Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation

rebate in the amount of $13,088 and also a grant of $10,000 for secured building entrances. Klosterman also guided board members through the new finan-cial website which features trend data sheets, quar-terly financial reports and five-year forecasts.

The elementary report noted that early parent

teacher conferences took place on Sept. 29 to dis-cuss progress concerns with parents and help re-solve any issues earlier in the school year.

Three retirements were accepted effective with the end of the school year: Della Schemmel, Karen Perry and Pat Baumer.

SchoolFrom Page 1A

Minster Parks and Recreation, responsible for its maintenance, with the help of Baumer Construction, complet-ed the latest renovations in mid-September to the building, with new doors, roof and siding added. New landscaping is now also in the works for the property.

Dr. Bergman says the land that it sits on was actually once designated for a Protestant church. He also pointed out that boy scout troops, in their charter, aren’t supposed to own anything of sub-stance, so they can’t own the house (but they do

own the garage behind the house so they can store their gear). So, up into the 1970s, there was a charitable board that handed the Boy Scouts their lease on the prop-erty before the village assumed ownership of the house as well as the land.

About three years ago, the village council con-sidered the idea of tear-ing down the old house and constructing a new all-pupose facility, but the economics didn’t work out at the time, so the notion was scrapped. Needless to say, the house wasn’t and is still in use some 66 years af-ter its humble origin.

Today’s Minster Boy Scout Troop 44 con-venes with 25 active

boy scouts and another eight to ten active adults overseeing their activi-ties. They typically plan one camping event each month.

Even today you can see them out there, rais-ing the flag and saluting it. Boy scouts will be boy scouts.

Yes, who knows what the Scouts do inside the walls of Fourth Street; but, considering what they’re out doing in the community, you can bet it will mostly be good.

HouseFrom Page 1A

Photos providedRight: Jim Berning, Greg Bergman, Mike Berning, Bob Walters ready for the 1969 National Jamboree.Below: Scouts prepare once again to raise the colors, properly saluting as they do so.

Marion Local School Board talks technology and the upcoming improvement levy

Staff photos/Dean EversoleTotem pole stands tall in front of the Youth Building.

The sign on the side of the house declares its past. present and future.

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Anointing of the Sick Mass

October 19th at 9:00 am

Please join us for whatever your circumstance that merits this

sacrament. Refreshments will be served following Mass.

Pro – Life Pumpkin Memorial

October 20th at 7:00 pm

Please join the Minster Pro-Life Youth Organization for the 7th Annual Pro-Life Pumpkin Lighting representing the

thousands of babies being aborted every day.

Pro - Life Pumpkin Memorial

October 20th at 7:00 pm

Please join the Minster Pro-Life Youth Organization for the 8th Annual Pro-Life Pumpkin Lighting

representing the thousands of babies being aborted every day.

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On Sunday October 26th the Os-good Legion will have a Halloween Party for children third grade and under. The doors will open at 12:15 p.m. and judging will be at 12:30 p.m. Prizes for the best costumes and candy for all in attendance.

Just remember, trick or treat is fast approaching and drivers should take extra caution for the children may forget to look out for you.

The next recycling drive will be held on Saturday, November 1st. Starts at 9:00 a.m. and runs through 11:00 a.m. Items accepted are paper, magazines, catologs and cardboard. Items should be tied up, in paper

bags or in cardboard boxes. Cancel-lations are aired on WCSM 96.7, or their website. Call Jude if you have any questions or concerns, at (419) 582-2554.

Remember, the St. Vincent de Paul truck will be at the St. Louis Parking lot on November 7th, 8th and 9th. Please donate well-used clothing for those less fortunate.

Next dance the Osgood Legion will have is November 15th, with Music by Marvin, which includes square dancing. The dance is 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

THAT IS ALL, FOLKS!

News from Osgood

United Way of Auglaize County’s first Pacesetter Campaign has wrapped up as Grand Lake Health Systems at Joint Township District Hospital celebrated the conclusion of another successful campaign.

Grand Lake Health Systems Trea-surer Jeff Vossler as well as Community Outreach Coordinator and United Way Campaign Chairperson Cindy Gaerke presented a check for $18,693 to the Ex-ecutive Director of United Way of Aug-laize County Randy Fisher.

Grand Lake Health Systems was one of two Pacesetter Campaigns that helped set the tone for the organization’s 2014 campaign.

United Way of Auglaize County would like to thank Grand Lake Health

Systems for conducting what is one of the most crucial work place campaigns we have. We would also like to extend a huge thank you to Cindy Gaerke and her steering committee made of Michelle Emerine, Jane Weigel, Sarah Katterhein-rich, Amy Schlenker and Ammy Snyder for their extraordinary effort that makes this campaign so successful.

United Way of Auglaize County posi-tively impacts our community by focus-ing on the building blocks to a better life: Education, Health, and Financial Stabil-ity. We are a local organization serving local needs. For more information or to make a donation please contact our of-fice at (419) 739-7717 or visit our web-site at www.auglaizeunitedway.org.

United Way of Auglaize County Announces Pacesetter Results

John Wale sat in for Tony Kaiser. He reported that Osgood State Bank is hosting another Football Friday Fun Fest at Indian Lake this coming Friday, October 17, 2014. They are enjoying getting out into the com-munities during this time of year.

The American Red Cross will be having a blood drive at the Cold-water Elementary School on Octo-ber 22, from 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. and at the Burkettsville Shelter House on November 8, from 8 a.m. – 12:00p.m.. Please call 1-800-733-2767 to make an appointment.

October is National Breast Can-cer Awareness Month. Talk to your doctor about when you should be screened for breast cancer. Early de-tection is the key for treatment.

Mercer Health, in cooperation with the Coldwater and Celina Ki-wanis, will be conducting their 10th annual Healthy Kids Day on Satur-day, Nov. 1, at the Coldwater High School Auditeria, from 10:00a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

Everything offered is free and open to the public. There will be a large number of screenings offered including pre-school readiness, physical development assessments, hearing screenings, general dental screenings, simple visual assess-ments, skin cancer assessments of the face, height/weight checks and body mass index readings.

Door prizes will be handed out throughout the event. Those want-ing more information should call 419-678-5613.

At their September meeting, the Ag Ed Boosters welcomed the new teacher, FFA Coordinator Kara Uhlenhake to their group.

Representatives from Garmann/Miller & Associates, Inc. attended the meeting to field questions about a possible building/greenhouse for hands-on learning. The boosters selected a 5 member building plan-ning committee to explore ideas. All are welcome at the monthly Ag Boosters meeting which is held at 8p.m. on the third Monday of the month in the Marion Local Ag Ed classroom. The next meeting will be held on Oct. 20, 2014.

Ag Solutions did not conduct a meeting in October. The MCDO continues to coordinate the dis-semination of relevant information through emails.

The new MCDO website went live on Friday, Oct. 10. The site address is www.marioncommunities.com .

Shelly Bohman, Graphic Commu-nications has been contracted with the MCDO to continue monthly maintenance of the website. Please check out the website and forward any updated information as it is a work in progress. Due to the change in the website, the MCDO has also changed email addresses.

Jim Keller’s new address is mcdo@marioncommnities.com and Shan-non Everman’s new email is admin@marioncommunities.com . We hope that you find the site much more user friendly.

Doug Huelsman, Mayor of Chickasaw, and Al Lochtefeld and Jim Moorman, Board of Public Af-fairs, were present to discuss the wa-ter tower and system. The current system is at its limit and is under capacity for the current need of the community.

Al discussed the benefits of the new system, including fire protec-tion, insurance rating upgrades, and positive enhancement for the school, local industry, and housing develop-ment. Doug discussed the need for the MCDO to provide a letter giv-ing their support for the project. The letter will assist in driving the external resources to approve fund-ing and hopefully move the project along. The MCDO gladly agreed to provide this letter of recommenda-tion and support.

The Marion Community Scholar-ship Foundation sent a letter of re-quest for support from the MCDO as in prior years.

Bob Unrast moved to approve contributing to the Foundation the same as last year, and Elaine Wolters seconded the motion, which was ap-proved unanimously.

NKTelco is planning a “Launch Party” at a location and on a date yet to be determined.

NKTelco representatives will on hand to explain their products and services. Early sign-ups, both busi-ness and residential will be available. We will assist NKTelco in “getting the word out” concerning meeting date, time and loacation.

Jared Ebbing and Jim Keller plan to meet with the Marion Township Trustees later this evening to discuss a final agreed to amount that will be paid to reduce the TIF loan.

All expenses have been accounted for however some clarification is required regarding who bears what expenses.

MCDO discusses localissues at Oct. meeting

CELINA — The Ohio Depart-ment of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife’s Mercer Wild-life Area is hosting a one-time draw-ing Sat. Nov. 1, 2014 at noon for trapping in the Mercer Wildlife Area. Participants must register prior to 12:00 p.m. and show a valid 2014 Fur-Taker Permit.

“Participants should arrive at the Mercer Wildlife Area Headquarters at 11:45 a.m. to allow enough time to register,” advised Bruce Terrill, wildlife management assistant su-pervisor. “ We will begin the draw-ing promptly at noon.”

Participation in this drawing is limited to adults age 18 and over. The chosen trapper may designate an assistant to help him or her. The drawing will be held at the Mer-cer Wildlife Area Headquarters,

6115 State Route 703, Celina, Ohio 45822. The refuge is 1/3 mile east of State Route 127 in Mercer County.

A letter permit will be mailed to the drawing winner, and additional instructions will be given by Mer-cer Wildlife Area Coordinator, Sean Finke. The chosen trapper must meet with Sean for specific instruc-tions prior to the start of trapping. Reports of weekly catches must be received at the area headquarters by 5:00 p.m. each Friday. Reports can be placed in the Controlled Hunt Survey box.

For more information contact Wildlife Management at (937) 372-9261 or Sean Finke at (419) 236-8838. For additional rules and information visit www.wildohio.com and click on the controlled hunting tab.

ODNR hosting trapping drawing for Mercer Co.

Blood drive for area girlFORT RECOVERY —An American Red Cross blood drive will be held on Mon-

day, Oct. 27, 2014 in honor of 4-year-old Ally Bea Roessner. Ally is battling Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL), a type of leukemia that affects the body’s white blood cells. She has undergone 13 months of chemotherapy and several blood transfusions, and doctors estimate that she has another 13 months of treatment ahead of her.

“Although Ally has received multiple blood transfusions, she has done remarkably well with her treatments,” said Ally’s mom, Diane Roessner. “She is a ‘trooper’ to her family and a hero to her older brother Anthony and younger brother AJ.”

Ally’s illness is now in remission and her treatment is in the maintenance phase. She receives multiple oral chemotherapy medications at home and has monthly hos-pital visits for intravenous and spinal chemotherapy. Since Ally’s diagnosis last year, the Fort Recovery community has rallied to help and continues to support Ally and her family.

“Ally is an inspiration to anyone who meets her,” said Diane Roessner. “We appreci-ate the community’s support and hope everyone will come out to donate blood.”

Thoughts To Live By In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:1

� ere is a movie that is popular right now entitled, “God’s NOT Dead!” � e basic story line is a contest between an atheist professor who declares that God IS Dead and a student in his class who refuses to agree to the statement and is forced to defend his position before the class. � e student then proceeds to use creation as his major defence. � e opening words of the Bible do not attempt to PROVE that God exists. It begins with the ASSUMPTION that God exists and then proceeds to speak of His power in creation. His crowning act of creation

are Adam and Eve. Can you imagine the human body slowly, over the span of many years, evolving into the intricate, amazing piece of God’s handiwork that it is today? Such intelligent design demands an Intelligent Creator. Not

only am I comfortable believing that “in the begining God created...”; I am not comfortable beginning at any other point. If one is concerned about the amount of faith involved to believe either the theory (or hypothesis) of evolution or the staement of creastion found in Genesis 1.1, it takes far less faith to believe God did what He said He did than it does to believe that SOMETHING came from nothing because it simeply wanted to exist. I’m casting my lot with the God of

Creation because He is also the God of salvation! Just my thoughts...

Pastor Jerry BurtonPastor of Counseling and Discipleship

drjburton@gmail.com Cell - 419-905-1695“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.”

-Philippians 2:13

CHICKEN FRYSaturday, Oct. 25th, 2014

Serving Starts at 4 pm$6.50 Dine-In or Carryout

Knights of St. John Hall

Handicapped accessible

Maria Stein, OhioBeverages Available

Benefit Knights of St. John

Thursday, October 23, 2014Page 4A

By JOYCE ALIGPresident, Mercer County

Historical Society

Many Mercer coun-tians value the fact that the Mercer County Histori-cal Society works to pre-serve their heritage. They recognize that a nation which forgets its past, has no future. Today’s local history story is an update of communication from our friends of the Mercer County Historical Society.

Gerald (Mort) Ward, Post Quartermaster, VFW Post 5713, Celina, asked permission to put the story of Bill Brown being honored by receiving the World War II Honors in Florida from the governor, on their VFW Post 5713 website since Bill was a former post commander. Those requesting Bill Brown’s current address, it is 1651 Campos Dr., The Villages, FL 32162. That makes me proud that our military veterans in Mercer County are inter-ested in preserving Mercer County’s military history.

Alvin Braun called me after he had read my ar-ticle about the bounty on wolves, and about the Buck Bader story being on ex-hibit on Sunday, October 26 at the Military Exhibit by the Museum of the Sol-dier, at the Mercer County Historical Museum. Braun told me about over 975 coyotes being killed in the four county area, these past years. I invite coyote hunters to this exhibit on Sunday, the 26th.

Karen from Rockford, called, that she has a gun

with the name of P.P. King, Celina, on the stock. The book, “Ohio Gunsmiths & Allied Tradesmen,” by Donald Hutslar, listed Philip P. King at Celina, 1845-1885. In 1885, Phil-ip King was listed as a gun-smith at Shane’s Crossing (Rockford). I asked Karen to bring the gun to display at the Antique Gun Show at the museum, Sunday, the 26th. Two Van Trees were gunsmiths at Fort Recovery in the 1800s; one of the Van Trees’ guns will be on exhibit on the 26th.

Mercer County Audi-tor Randy Grapner asked me to review the rough draft of the new brochure for the Mercer County Courthouse. In the past, people often repeated the error that the courthouse columns support Corin-thian capitals; In fact, the columns support Ionic capitals. (See the photo-graph above.) Another error passed down is that the front doors are solid bronze. ... What do you think?

Kelly Newcomb, Celina Middle School Teacher, requested information on the history of Celina. I emailed her a list of 28 books which the Mercer County Historical Society has published, and made suggestions related to the many research topics her students could seek, in ref-erence to local history.

Robert Tong, Findlay, Ohio, does research on the gas boom and related glass factories in Western Ohio. He sent me a copy

of his manuscript about The Celina Colored Plate and Window Glass Com-pany and The Celina Star Glass Works, in the early 1890s. Do any of you have information about this topic?

Thanks to Sharon (Moeder) Spears for

enlightening the basket-ball fans about Mercer County basketball history, by sharing information, in the Daily Standard, from former basketball coach and historian Fran Guil-bault, as to why St. Henry adopted the name “Red-skins,” when her grandfa-ther Julius Moeder was the first St. Henry basketball coach. (The name “Red-skins” was not about na-tive Americans.)

Thank you to everyone who contacted me about the article in the local news media, about the Mercer County Historical Society being one of the organiza-tions on the Celina Com-bined Services Appeal and local Combined Drives. I have been with the Mercer County Historical Society for over forty years, and I cannot tell you how much the Combined Drives have helped this Historical Soci-ety reach its mission state-ment: “To preserve Mer-cer County history and to educate the public about that history.” I am proud to live in Mercer County where people value their past and want to preserve their heritage through the Mercer County Historical Society and the Mercer County Historical Muse-um, the Riley Home.

The Community Post

Our Old Book Case

By GARY OLDIGES

Minster Historical Society

Note: This column is created from the archives of the Minster Community Post by Minster Historical Society volunteers for your enjoyment. Larry Prenger edits and translates the 100 Years Ago.

100 years agoDuring the bad rainy

weather of last Wednes-day night, thieves broke into the Piel Bros. cloth-ing store on East Aug-laize St. in Wapakoneta and stole clothing and related items valued at $200.

On Monday the re-quest for a new hear-ing of the action against LeVan Baker was ques-tioned by Judge Mathers and dismissed. The same day LeVan was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Wilbur Phillips. He asked for permission to see his parents again and be able to eat with them. This request was granted.

The liquor question seemed to have been pretty well settled in this state when the people of Ohio accepted a pro-posed license system. Many improvements can proudly be recorded. The number of saloons was reduced. They are kept closed on Sundays. Minors are prohibited to enter the places where liquors are sold. Yet, in spite of these great im-provements, the dry forces in their fanaticism had no rest. By means of the initiative, they suc-ceeded in bringing be-fore the voters of Ohio an amendment to the effect that the manufac-ture, sale, and import of wine, beer, and other alcoholic beverages shall be prohibited in the en-tire state of Ohio.

Currently work on the imposing new bridge over the canal at Fourth Street has stopped. The workmen are waiting for the necessary iron mate-rials.

75 years ago Honking of wild geese on their annual flight to the south is heard al-

most daily in this sec-tion chiefly at night. It is believed that many of the migrating birds are stopping in the vicin-ity of Lake Loramie to feed. Cold weather usu-ally follows on the heels of the trek of birds to the warmer climates. Triplet calves were born to a Holstein cow on the farm of Willard Woehrmyer, east of Min-ster, Monday. Birth of twins to a cow is not an unusual occurrence, but triplets are rarely seen. Dr. E. F. Westerheide, local veterinarian, stated this was the first time in 29 years of experience he had known this to hap-pen. Miss Elsie Albers, daughter of Mrs. Mar-garet Albers of Minster, and Robert Donauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. An-thony Donauer, also of here, were united in mar-riage in the course of an impressive nuptial ritual performed in St. Augus-tine’s church last Satur-day. Rev. Francis Reh-berger officiated during the wedding mass. After the church service a wed-ding dinner was served in the home of the bride’s mother. In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Donauer traveled to Cincinnati. They are now at home to their many friends at 148 North Frankfort Street in Minster. Notice: Any boys caught playing pre-Hal-loween tricks from now on will be prosecuted to the extent of the law, and parents are warned to co-operate with authorities in stopping these prac-tices by their children. It has been brought to the attention of officials that young boys are annoying older residents of Min-ster by throwing rotten apples and other disor-derly practices. These must be stopped. Louis A. Drees, Mayor.

50 years agoVisitors Sunday of Mr.

A.J. Wagner were Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Schwieterman and family of Columbus.

Sandra Lynn Bergman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bergman (Barbara Grogean), was baptized Sunday in St. Augus-

tine’s church. Sandra was born Oct. 5 at Wil-son Memorial Hospital in Sidney. The sponsors were Thomas Weiskittle and Joan Bergman.

Mr. and Mrs. John Huelsman and family of Hamilton, Robert Huels-man, freshman at the University of Cincinnati and Mary Huelsman of Dayton spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Huelsman.

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth (Marjorie) Kitzmiller are the parents of a son born to them Oct. 18. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kitz-miller and Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Schwartz.

Results of the Pass, Punt and Kick contest, sponsored by Far Mo-tors Inc. and the Minster Jaycees, were announced this week. The annual contest, which is spon-sored by the Ford Mo-tor Co. and held jointly by the two local organi-zations was the largest for Minster since it was started . First, second and third place winners in the age divisions eight through 10 received a Cleveland Browns Jack-et, a place kicker device and a football, respect-fully. Plaques were given 1-3 places in age groups 11-13. In the eight-year class, Keith Staller was the winner, while Ed Roetgerman was second and Pat Huelsman third. Craig Poeppelman, El-mer Stueve and Vernon Seger were the first three winners in the nine-year-old group. In the 10-year division, Brad Hausfeld was first, Gerald Otting second, and Luke Dahl-inghaus third. Robert Weiskittel, Randy Huels-man and Doug Hausfeld were the 1, 2, and 3 fin-ishers in the 11-year-olds. For the 12-year-olds, top place went to Joseph Bruns with Rich-ard Schmiesing second and Ralph Stueve third

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By GARY OLDIGESService Club Reporter

MINSTER — Pack your bags if you think you’d like to try your eyes, mind, legs and hands at officiating a little bas-ketball or football. Also, prepare to put a lot of mileage on your vehicle and keep good account of your expenses. Study hard and you just might make the cut. Paul Wing-lewich has done just that.

Winglewich spoke to the Minster Service Club on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, about his life as a football and basketball official. Paul’s day job is as an Agri-Science and Pre-Physics teacher, em-ployed by Minster Local

Schools. Paul’s other life has been as a basketball official for 28 years and a football official for 21 years.

He has officiated at various age levels; junior high, high school and col-lege. Paul has been a col-lege official for the past thirteen years, but still of-ficiates at the other levels as well. Paul has refereed four state playoff football games and one state play-off basketball game. Be-sides the officiating of the game, Paul noted he also puts in four to ten hours per week watching film and attending meetings related to officiating.

Paul also mentioned that the compensation for officiating varies. High

school games pay from $60 to $75 per game, Di-vision 3 college games pay $165, Division 2 pays $300, and Division 1 pays $1,800. The Big 10 pays $2,600 and the NFL pays from $3,000 to $8,000.

Now at the age of 46, Paul said he has a few good years left in offici-ating but did admit he is not doing as many games he once did. However, he did say that he has 70 bas-ketball games lined up so far for this basketball sea-son. He flatly stated that more officials are needed. There is a shortage.

Many make calls (from the stands), but few choose to wear striped shirts and stand inside the lines.

Outside the lines --living la vida zebra

Minster Local Schools will hold its annual Veterans’ Day program on Tuesday, November 11th in the elementary school. Cof-fee and doughnuts will be served to all veterans, spouses and legion aux-iliary members starting

at 9:15 a.m. in the com-mons area. The program will begin promptly at 10 a.m. in the gymna-sium, and is open to the general public.

The program will fea-ture performances by se-lected student speakers, a local color guard, el-

ementary music classes and the Minster High School band. This year’s keynote address will be given by Mr. Adam Bergman, a veteran who has served with mul-tiple tours of duty since graduating from Minster High School in 2003.

Minster elementary hosts Veterans Day program

New Bremen Local Schools will be holding Student-Parent-Teacher confer-ences as follows: Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31, 8:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m., and Monday, Nov. 3, from 4:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Elementary and Junior High conferences have already been scheduled. High School Conferences will be held as follows:

Teachers will be in the commons where you can meet with any/all of your student’s teachers during the evening hours on Tuesday and Monday. On Fri-day, teachers will be in their classrooms and available to conference.

Also scheduled for Monday, November 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library is “College Night” for parents of Juniors and Seniors. This presentation is full of helpful information as you begin making college plans.

Teachers who teach at both buildings can be found during conference hours:

On Tuesday, at the Junior High: Josh Bowersock, Shannon Heckman, Heather Moeller, Patty Ruckman and Ryan Yahl

On Tuesday, at the High School: Maria Homan and Kim ReplogleOn Friday, at the Junior High: Josh Bowersock and Ryan YahlOn Friday, at the High School: Shannon Heckman, Heather Moeller, Kim

Replogle (8-10 a.m. only), and Patty RuckmanOn Monday, at the Junior High: Maria HomanOn Monday, at the High School: Josh Bowersock, Shannon Heckman,

Heather Moeller, Patty Ruckman and Ryan YahlNote: English teacher Mrs. Schumm will be available during all hours ex-

cept on Tuesday, 7 - 8 p.m.For further information, call: (419) 629-8606

New Bremen schools slate student-parent-teacher conferences

Photo/Gary OldigesPaul Winglewich speaks about the finer points of officiating basketball and football games before the Minster Service Club, Oct. 15th.

Wishing the Wildcats cross country team good luck

Staff photo/Dean EversoleThe traditional good luck signs are showing up once again around Minster. The cross country team and volleyball team are both competing in OHSAA tourna-ments.

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Living with diabetes isn't easy. Peo-ple with diabetes must routinely mon-itor their blood glucose levels, pay careful attention to what they eat and how much they eat and work to main-tain a healthy weight, which is often preceded by taking the steps to neces-sary to lose weight in a healthy way.

But one lesser known potential side effect of diabetes is the impact the dis-ease can have on eyesight. Diabetic eye disease refers to a group of problems some diabetics face as a result of their condition. Each of these problems has the potential to cause significant loss of vision, and some diabetics even go blind. Understanding diabetic eye disease, and diabetic retinopathy in particular, can help men and women with diabetes take the steps necessary to protect their vision before it's too late.

Types of diabetic eye disease:Diabetic eye disease is a blanket

term that refers to various problems that men and women with diabetes may face.

• Cataract: Cataracts are often asso-ciated with the elderly, and rightfully so, as age is a significant risk factor for cataracts, which are a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. The lens is made of largely water and protein, and as a person ages, that protein may begin to clump together and cloud an area of the lens. But this clouding can develop at an earlier age in people with diabetes.

• Diabetic retinopathy: The most common diabetic eye disease, diabetic retinopathy is characterized by dam-age to the blood vessels in the retina. Blood vessels may swell and leak fluid in some people, while other instances of diabetic retinopathy are character-ized by the growth of abnormal new blood vessels on the retina.

•Glaucoma: Glaucoma, which refers to a group of diseases that damage the eye's optic nerve, is another condition most often associated with the elderly. But the National Eye Institute notes that men and women with diabetes are twice as likely to develop glaucoma as an adult without diabetes.

Stages of diabetic retinopathy

The NEI notes that there are four stages of diabetic retinopathy:

1. Mild nonproliferative retinopa-thy: The earliest stage of the disease, this stage may be characterized by mi-croaneurysms, which are small areas of swelling in the retina's blood vessels.

2. Moderate nonproliferative retin-opathy: This is when blood vessels responsible for nourishing the retina begin to be blocked.

3. Severe nonproliferative retinopa-thy: During this third stage, the num-ber of blocked blood vessels increases dramatically, depriving several areas of the retina with their blood supply. As a result, these areas send signals to the body to produce new blood vessels for nourishment.

4. Proliferative retinopathy: This is when the signals sent from areas of the retina trigger the growth of new blood vessels, which are both abnormal and fragile, growing along the surface of the retina and along the surface of the clear gel that fills the inside of the eye. Though these existence of these blood vessels does not cause vision loss, when these fragile vessels leak blood, severe vision loss and blind-ness can result.

Risk factors for diabetic retinopa-thy:

People with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are at risk for diabetic retinopathy. According to the NEI, between 40 and 45 percent of Ameri-cans with diabetes have some stage of diabetic retinopathy, and the longer a person has diabetes the greater his or her risk for developing the disease becomes. In recognition of that risk, people with diabetes should get com-prehensive dilated eye exams at least once per year.

Pregnant women with diabetes should get comprehensive dilated eye exams as soon as possible upon learning they are pregnant, as diabet-ic retinopathy can be a problem for women with diabetes if they become pregnant.

More information about diabetic eye disease is available at www.nei.nih.gov.

Learning to live with diabetes

With lifetimes of experiences and seemingly everything they could ever want or need in life already at their dis-posal, seniors can be difficult to shop for come the holiday season. Many even in-sist that their family members save their money and not buy them anything for the holidays.

But if the thought of Grandma or Grandma not having something to open come the holidays is simply unaccept-able, consider the following gift ideas.

Activity assistance devicesThe realities of getting older often

mean the body slows down and activi-ties may not be as easy as they used to be. Many active seniors are not ready to live sedentary lives, nor should they be forced to do so. Plenty of products exist that can make life easier and more com-fortable for older adults.

Television amplifying headphones are one product that can be a great fit for seniors, particularly those having difficulty hearing their televisions. The headphones amplify the sound of the programming without disturbing others in the room, and many such headphones even allow users to mute their televi-sions. This feature is perfect for someone who likes to watch TV while a spouse is sleeping or reading in the same room.

Other devices that can make life eas-ier for seniors include magnifying prod-ucts or bookholders. In addition, gel seat cushions can take pressure off of the spine in the car or at home.

FoodFood is always a handy gift because it

doesn't take up much room and can be enjoyed at a recipient's leisure. Perhaps there is something the senior in your life used to enjoy as a child but now finds hard to come by. A search of the Internet may uncover that special treat. You may be able to ship a specialty soft drink or favorite cookie that is not available in a nearby store. Otherwise, ask a store man-ager if a particular item that's not in stock in the store can be a special order.

PhotosWhat grandparent does not enjoy

looking at his or her family members? Computer-savvy men and women can use photo software to design personal-ized photo books, calendars, mugs, and other photo-related gifts. Just about any-thing can be emblazoned with a photo, including tote bags and pillows.

Another idea is to collect old photos and compile a memory book. Scan the images so they are preserved digitally and then print out the images in a book that includes the family history.

TimeSeniors who truly do not want or need

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By GARY OLDIGES Alumni President, October 14, 2014

MINSTER — Min-ster Schools was given its High School char-ter status on or about February 20, 1909. Then Superintendent of Minster Schools, Dr. H. Anthony, filed a re-port with the State of Ohio on February 15, 1909. Dr. Anthony re-ceived a reply from the state signed by Edmund Jones. Mr. Jones wrote that he had read the report and stated that “the curriculum, recita-tion period, equipment and teaching force are worthy of recognition as first grade, and I have directed that the charter be prepared ac-cordingly.” Dr. Anthony said that “the charter places our school on the level with the best in the State and what has taken communities many times the num-ber of years to acquire has been accomplished in the short space of three years.”

The first Minster High School graduat-ing class was celebrated on May 25, 1909, with three graduates. The three graduates were Frank Dine, Charles Kaiser, and Lawrence Steinemann. The first attempt at forming a Minster High School Alumni Association began with a meeting being held on May 27, 1918. Quite a number of graduates attended this meeting and it was moved and seconded that the following of-

ficers be elected: Presi-dent—Hilda Wernsing, Vice President—The-resa Boerger, Secre-tary—Hilda Frericks, Tr e a s u r e r — L o r e t t a Herkenhoff. The Presi-dent was asked to ap-point a committee to draw up a constitution and have it ready to submit before the other members on September 9, 1918. A meeting was held on Sept. 9, 1918 and the Constitution was adopted. The cost of membership in the Association was estab-lished at 25 cents. After 3 years the Association failed to function.

On February 23, 1937 the Association was once again established with the following of-ficers: President—Vel-ma Schmeider (1915), Vice President—Werner Heil (1928), Secretar y—Genevieve Dickman (1922), Trea-surer—Hilda Frericks (1914), Trustee—Robert Hogenkamp (1932), Trustee—Thelma Cull (1919), Trustee—Mary Shirach (1927). The dues were established at $1.00. The Association held an annual dance and gathered the names and addresses of past graduates and kept re-cords.

Around 1994 the As-sociation again failed to function. In 2010 research began on the records of the school. That research found all graduates. From 1909 to 2014 there were a total of 5,282 gradu-ates. 2,620 were boys

and 2,662 were girls. The least number of graduates was in 1909 with three and the most graduates was in 1975 with 99. In 1977 there were 96 graduates.

During this time it was decided to re-establish the Minster High School Alumni Association. With the blessing of Superin-tendent Brenda Boeke and the Minster School Board the first meeting was held on Decem-ber 18, 2012. Elections were held and the fol-lowing were named: President—Gary Old-iges (1963), Vice Pres-ident—Vern Wente (1981), Secretary—Lisa Elson (1981), Treasurer—Jeff Blanke (1980), Trustee—Min Weiskittel (1962), Trustee—Renee Metz (1996).

Before the first meeting Jim Bernhold filed for the Associa-tion’s Ohio ID number. On October 15, 2012 this was granted. It was decided by the Alumni Board to file for 501C3 tax status. The filing was done by Pat But-ler on June 26, 2013. On June 13, 2014 the 501C3 was granted. This brings us to the present.

Since 1918 the Con-stitution has not changed very much and the goals of the Association basi-cally remained the same. For more information, contact one of the Alum-ni Board members or go to the Minster Alumni website.

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Spaghetti Buffet/Dance– public invited

This Senior Cultural Diversity Program is a cultural diversity ex-change program with seniors of the Auglaize County Council on Ag-ing and elders residing in Kampala Uganda, Af-rica by the Ministry of Mwera Miracle Center. Planned activities will be group correspondence discussing a variety of topics such as lifestyles and cultural similarities and differences. A Spa-ghetti Buffet/Dance is planned to be held at the Wapakoneta Eagles on October 24, 2014. The dinner will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. and the dance will be held from 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. The band LOCO will be per-forming. The cost is $10 per person donation. The proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit the Mwera Miracle Cen-ter. Tickets are available at the Auglaize County Council on Aging and Wapakoneta Eagles.

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Way of Auglaize County is now underway. There are many beautiful and unusual items up for raffle. The tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. They can be purchased at the center. The drawing for prizes will be held De-cember 8th. Come in and check out the prizes and purchase some tick-ets. It only takes one ticket to win.

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ACCA Travel is offer-ing the following trips: Myrtle Beach Holiday Show Trip—November 30—December 6th: This 7 days/6 night’s trip includes several shows, one of which features hit songs by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and a tour of Charleston. There are 10 meals in-cluded for a cost of $609 per person, double occu-pancy. This trip is filling up, so do not hesitate, if you are interested.

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Medicare open enroll-ment begins on Wednes-day, October 15th, and ends Sunday, December 7th. Call (419) 394-8252 and ask for Trena or Christy to make an ap-pointment, if interested in changing drug plans. They will give you infor-mation on supplements, but do not enroll you in these programs. You will need to call your insurance company di-rect, or speak with your agent to make supple-ment changes. You can also contact OSHIIP – Ohio Senior Insurance Information Program at 1-800-686-1578.

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The 2014-2015 Home Energy Assistance Pro-gram (HEAP) forms are available at the center. The deadline to send in these forms is March, 2015. If you need help filling out the applica-tion, call (419) 394-8252 to make an ap-pointment with Trena or Christy. They will be glad to assist you.

Prepare your home for winter weatherAlthough periods of

extreme cold cannot al-ways be predicted far in advance, weather fore-casts can sometimes

provide you with sev-eral days’ notice. Lis-ten to weather forecasts regularly and check you emergency supplies whenever a period of ex-treme cold is predicted.

If you plan to use a fireplace or wood stove for emergency heating, have your chimney or flue inspected each year. Ask your local fire de-partment to recommend an inspector or find one in the yellow pages of your telephone direc-tory under “chimney cleaning”.

Also, if you’ll be using a fireplace, wood stove, or kerosene heater, in-stall a smoke detector and a battery-operated carbon monoxide de-tector near the area to be heated. Test them monthly and replace bat-teries twice a year. All fuel-burning equipment should be vented to the outside.

Your ability to feel a change in temperature decreases with age. Old-er people are more sus-ceptible to health prob-lems caused by cold. If you are over 65 years old, place an easy-to-read thermometer in an indoor location where you will see it frequently. Check the temperature of your home often dur-ing the winter months.

Insulate any water lines that run along exte-rior walls so your water supply will be less likely to freeze. To the extent possible, weatherproof your home by adding weather-stripping, insu-lation, insulated doors, and storm windows or thermal-pane windows.

If you have pets, bring them indoors. If you can-not bring them inside, provide adequate shelter to keep them warm and make sure they have ac-cess to unfrozen water.

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Con artists masquer-ading as charities can victimize anyone, but seniors are especially vulnerable to such crim-inals. Men and women who perpetrate chari-table fraud often target older men and women, feeling that seniors are more likely to have a significant amount of money in their bank ac-counts and less likely to report crimes for fear of embarrassment.

But even if seniors are prime targets for chari-table fraud, they still can take steps to safeguard themselves from scam-mers looking to exploit their generosity.

• Never donate over the phone. No repu-table charity will insist on a donation over the phone. When a person calls and says they rep-resent a charity, they should be willing to send you information in the mail so you can further explore their organiza-tion before making your final decision. If a caller attempts to pressure you into donating over the phone, hang up.

• Keep a list of organi-zations you have donat-ed to in the past. Many people who perpetuate charitable fraud refer-ence a past relationship

or donation history be-tween their victims and the charity the criminal is claiming to repre-sent. Maintain a list of your donation history, including the organiza-tions you have donated to and the amount of those donations. This can help you verify if the person calling, emailing or visiting you is telling the truth.

• Do not feel obligat-ed to give. Many chari-ties send gifts to their donors as a token of ap-preciation for their sup-port. Some criminals masquerading as chari-ties will send gifts to po-tential victims in an at-tempt to fool them into writing a check. Wheth-er a charity is legitimate or not, seniors should not feel obligated to do-nate simply because they received a gift. If you re-ceive a gift and want to donate, confirm that the organization that sent you the gift is legitimate and not an imposter or-ganization that is baiting you with a gift. If the gift was accompanied by a donation form, do not fill out that form, choos-ing instead to make a direct donation via the organization's website, a site you should find in-dependent of the mailer/

gift you received, or mail a check directly to the organization after you independently confirm its address, be it through your own research or by contacting the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org).

• Insist that your per-sonal information is not shared. Before making a charitable donation, donors are often noti-fied that their contact information is likely to be sold to or traded with other charities. This can lead to an influx of char-itable solicitations that elderly men and women may find overwhelm-ing. So prior to making a donation, speak directly with the charity and in-sist that none of your information be shared with other charities or organizations. If this cannot be arranged, find an organization willing to make such a conces-sion and contribute to that charity instead.

• Ask for help. If you are confused when it comes time to make your annual donations, ask a son, daughter or trusted confidante for help so you can rest easy knowing your donation goes where you intend for it to go.

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SeniorsAvoiding senior scams

Decisions about pro-viding care for an aging loved one are seldom easy. Various options exist in terms of elder care, including assist-ed living facilities and nursing homes. Seniors who are self-sufficient may be able to stay in a retirement community or active living build-ing. In other instances, the best course of ac-tion is to have an elder-ly relative move in with family members.

According to Dr. Nancy Snyderman, who recently took on the role of caregiver to her own senior parents, 44 million American adults are caring for an older friend or family member. MetLife es-timates that nearly 10 million adult children over age 50 now care for an aging parent. Care is defined as help-ing with feeding, bath-ing, dressing, and other personal care needs, going beyond driving a parent to appointments or helping them with financial matters.

Taking care of a se-nior requires a pro-found commitment and can completely disrupt a person’s life, both at home and at work. Men and women faced with caring for an aging par-ent at home may want to employ several strat-egies to make that tran-sition go as smoothly as possible.

• Talk to the senior about your options. Making decisions to-gether will be best for everyone involved. It can be challenging to discuss mortality and whether or not elder-

ly parents or relatives can properly care for themselves. Broach the subject well in advance of making any plans so you will have some understanding of how the senior feels about the situation and what would make him or her most comfortable. Your parents may already have a plan in place.

• Establish a care-giving budget. Caring for the elderly is ex-pensive. MetLife says working Americans lose an estimated $3 trillion in lifetime wag-es, with average losses of $324,044 for women and $283,716 for men, taking time to provide care. Before a senior can be welcomed into your home, you must first determine which financial changes must be made to accommo-date this person. Will a parent be contributing to a portion of the ex-penses or paying rent? Is it feasible for you to reduce hours at work to care for this individu-al? Once you have the numbers in black and white, you can better assess your situation.

• Make physical mod-ifications. Your home may not be equipped and safe for an elderly resident. You may need to add a private space for your parent or rela-tive, and install night lights, secured rail-ings, grab bars, ramps, a shower chair, and anti-slip surfaces. You may need to build an extension on the home or completely renovate what you have to make the space safe.

• Aim for stability.

Moving and changing routines can be espe-cially stressful for se-niors who are used to their own schedules and habits. Transfer furniture and memen-tos from their home into yours. Encourage seniors to maintain a social schedule and in-vite friends over. Try to help your loved one keep his or her doctors and, if possible, take them to shop where they have shopped in the past. These op-portunities will make the transition to a new home easier.

• Discuss finances. It’s essential to un-derstand your loved one’s financial situa-tion. Make lists of his or her assets and any insurance policies in his or her name. Un-derstand which health procedures are covered and discuss ways to fi-nance any procedures or medications that are not covered by your loved one’s policy. Ask if your loved one wants you to manage his or her finances or when he or she may feel this is necessary. Professional help, such as an attor-ney, financial planner or a geriatric care man-ager, can make it easier to understand the le-galities and subtleties of these arrangements.

• Make time for yourself. Caring for the elderly can seem like a full-time job, and it’s easy to forget yourself in the process. Make time for yourself so your own health is not sacrificed while you tend to your loved one

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ST. MARYS, OH- The Ohio Department of Health completed their annual survey of the Assisted Living and Residential Care Ser-vices at Otterbein St. Marys. The thorough survey was a success for Otterbein as they received zero citations and continue to be a deficiency free facility.

The survey is a CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Quality Indicator Sur-vey and is comprised of an entrance survey, facility tours, resident observation, clinical record review, pre-liminary investigations and interviews with residents and families. These surveys look at every aspect of the nursing facility and are of critical importance to the facility and CMS. Other items like obser-vation of dining and kitchen areas, infection control practices, med-ication administration, dressing change obser-vation, the review of the Medicare Demand Billing process, and staffing are all closely inspected.

The thorough and investigative nature of these surveys is neces-sary to insure that all patients and residents are receiving the prop-er quality of care. Ot-terbein welcomes these

surveys as they help to make their already outstanding skilled nursing care even bet-ter by comparing their data with others and improving their own scores each year.

“ We are thrilled to say that St. Marys has once again received zero citations, it gives great confirmation of the hard work every-one at Otterbein does for our residents,” said Executive Director Fred Wiswell.

Otterbein St. Marys has consistently per-formed in these sur-veys and provides their residents with above average quality care.

Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices is a faith-based non-profit health and human ser-vices ministry, serving over 3,300 people an-nually, and related to the East Ohio and West Ohio Conferences of the United Methodist Church. Otterbein has five full-service retire-ment communities, five skilled nursing and re-habilitation neighbor-hoods, a home health agency, and hospice care.

For more informa-tion on the Assisted Living and Residential Care Services at Otter-bein St. Marys, please contact Rita Hilty at (419) 394-2366.

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Hearing Auglaize County Coun-cil on Aging Director Christina Roby describe all of the services that her agency works to provide area seniors, one quickly picks up on the sense of mission the agency has to assist the people they help to maintain independent lives as long as they are able. So many valuable services are offered through ACCA which either bring needed services to them, or bring them to needed services.

Here are just a few examples of the outreaches available to area se-niors through the ACCA:

Senior medical transport service is designed for those individuals, age 60 and over, who have neither relatives nor friends available to drive. and is an extension of CoA’s regular countywide transportation service. Transportation is provided specifically for those patients need-ing rides to obtain therapy (chemo, radiation, dialysis, etc.) and other medical appointments in Lima, Sid-ney, Celina and Coldwater.

Transportation is also avail-able to physicians’ offices in Lima and Celina. Sidney and Coldwater transportation is limited to Wilson Memorial Hospital and Coldwater Community Hospital, respectively. Transportation is also available for grocery shopping, errands, etc. Call for more information.

Adult Day Care Transportation is also available. Participants may be required to meet at a central lo-cation for pickup to maximize time spent at Day Care. Family member escorts may be required.

The Chore program is also of-fered for such chores as lawn mow-ing, leaf raking, snow shoveling, minor fix-it repairs, major house cleaning, window washing, grocery shopping, bill paying, and other errands. This , however, does not include homemaker-light house cleaning (like sweeping and dust-ing). That’s the job of the Home-maker program which provides as-sistance with light housekeeping: dusting furniture, sweeping, wash-ing floors and bathrooms, changing bed linens and washing clothes.

Friendly Visitor is designed to

conquer isolation and loneliness through individual contact between the senior and a volunteer commu-nity visitor to socialize, read, write letters, etc. Volunteers are needed, contact Paul Gossard.

Senior Luncheon Cafés are a place where seniors can go for a nu-tritious breakfast, noon meal, social-ization and nutrition/health infor-mation enabling them to continue participating in their communities.Participants must be 60 years of age or older to attend. Meals are served Monday thru Friday (no weekends or holidays) at the St. Mary’s loca-tion and Monday, Wednesday and Fridays at the Wapakoneta site. Do-nations are collected daily toward the cost of the meals. The suggested donation is $3.00 per meal if over the age of 60 and $ 6.50 if under the age of 60. However,, no one is denied services due to ability or in-ability to pay.

Call Lock 16 at 1-800-520-2905 or (419) 453-3007 a day in advance to reserve a meal at a cafe. If you need transportation, contact Elsie McGlothen at the Council on Ag-ing at (419) 394-8252.

Excercise and aging for the elderly

The aging process has a way of making people risk-averse. Financial advisors typically recom-mend that men and women steer clear of risky in-vestments as they age, and men and women over 50 often make lifestyle choices to reduce their risk of developing certain medical conditions. As women age, some may feel exercise is simply too risky. Hormonal changes brought on by aging decrease a woman's bone density, and that fact makes many women over 50 hesitant to embrace exercise. But exercise plays a key role in helping women over 50 secure their long-term health and reduce their risk of injury.

• Exercise promotes independence. Some women feel that exercising after 50 increases their risk of injury, which can make them overly dependent on their loved ones. But exercise, in particular strength training, slows bone deterio-ration, helping bones stay stronger longer and reducing a woman's risk of suffering a potentially debilitating injury. Independence is especially important to seniors, many of whom spent years planning their retirements and awaiting the day when they would be free to travel at their leisure. Daily exercise can help women maintain that in-dependence by reducing their risk of injury and other ailments that can be confining.

• Exercise can improve sleep. Some women who are fighting fatigue may feel that routine ex-ercise will only make them more tired. But exer-cise actually improves energy levels and makes it easier to get a better night's rest. Numerous stud-ies have shown that routine exercise can improve sleep quality and even increase energy levels throughout the day, something that should raise an eyebrow among women who do not exercise but routinely find themselves fighting fatigue. A more quality night's rest improves vitality, mak-ing it easier for women to exercise and make it through the day without feeling fatigued.

• Exercise benefits those with limited mobil-ity. Women over 50 with limited mobility may feel that exercise serves no purpose because of their disability or physical condition. But even women confined to wheelchairs or those forced to walk with a cane or walker can benefit from cardiovascular exercise and even light strength training. Such exercises can improve a woman's range of motion while reducing her risk of heart disease.

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Auditions soughtfor Ohio Has Talent!

Baumer/KeoughAndrew Joseph Baumer and Ellen

Margret Keough, both of Minster, have announced their engagement and ap-proaching marriage.

The Bride-to-be is the daughter of Jim and Kathy Keough of Howell, Michi-gan. She is a 2007 graduate Howell High School and 2011 graduate of Ohio Northern University with a bachelor’s degree in Communication and Sports Management. She is currently employed

as a recruiter at Adecco in Ohio.The prospective groom is the son of

Tim and Marge Baumer of Minster. He is a 2008 garduate of Minster High School and a 2012 graduate of Ohio Northern University with a bachelor’s in Civil En-gineering. He is employed as the assistant bridge engineer at the Auglaize County Engineer’s office in Wapakoneta.

The couple is planning a November 15, 2014 wedding in Howell, Michigan.

Norbert and Norma Otting, Min-ster,, will celebrate their 60th weding anniversary with a famiy gathering on October 25.

Norbert and Norma (the former Norma Bertke) were married on Oc-tober 23, 1954, in the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary church in Cas-sella, Ohio. The Rev. Vonder Haar officiated the ceremony.

Before retirement, they owned and operated the Mobile service station in Minster for many years. The cou-ple has four children: Steve (Deb) Otting, Canton, Mich.; Randy (Lois)Otting, Ft. Loramie; Bob (Deb) Otting, Minster; and Jill and John St.Clair of Minster. They also have nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

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Auditions for the eighth annual Ohio Has Talent! competition will be held Nov. 14 and 15 in Van Wert.

The top 20 acts will take part in the Feb. 28, 2015 Ohio Has Talent! show at Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert. All entertainment talents are welcome – single and group acts – especially those other than singing and dancing, to provide variety for the show.

Contestants will com-pete for prizes of $1,000, $500 and $250 based on votes collected from the audience. Proceeds from the show benefit a non-profit hospice center in Van Wert.

Download an audi-tion application at www.comhealthpro.org/Ohio_has_Talent.php. Applica-tion is due by Nov. 7.

For more information call Kim Mason at 419-238-9223.

The New Bremen FFA ‘s Annual Fruit Sale takes place through November 11th. This year the chapter will be selling mixtures of citrus, fruit, nuts, Beef jerky from Curly’s in Jackson Center, BBQ sauce, Pearl Val-ley Cheese and smoked turkeys from Kuck’s Turkey Farm. The fruit will include: Navels, Tangelos, Red Grapefruit, Ohio Yellow Delicious Apples, Ohio Red Delicious Apples, Granny Smith Apples, Fuji apples, Pears, Mixed fruit (navels, pink grapefruit, tangelos) and a fruit basket (decorative basket of citrus, apples, and honey krunch nuts). Decorative meat and cheese baskets will also be available. The nut products will include: Brittle Bites, Honey Krunch, Chocolate Pe-cans, Whole Cashews, a nut Gift Pack (honey krunch, brittle bites, & skinless peanuts) and a Chocolate Nut Gift Pack (Cashews and Almonds). The jerky options include peppered, original, teriyaki, and hot. B.D. Yum-mers BBQ sauce products include sweet and smoky and mildly spicy. Pearl Valley Cheese products include 12 ounce blocks of swiss, baby swiss, marble, pepper jack, bacon cheese, Colby and summer sausage. Finally, we have available hickory smoked turkeys and boneless sweetheart turkey rolls. You can order these products from any New Bremen FFA member or go to www.newbremenschools.org to access a fruit form online. You may also contact Mrs. Maria Homan at maria.ho-man@newbremenschools.org or call (419) 629-8606 ext. 139 to order or for more information.

New Bremen FFA fruit sale

Obstetrician/Gynecologists

Dr. David Rosado, OB/GYN now accepting patients.

Dr. Rosado has joined the Mercer Health OB/GYN physician

team after previously practicing in Coshocton, Ohio. To make an appointment, call 419-586-1118.

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Minster (5-3) v. Anna (5-3) Where: MinsterWhen: 7:30

The Minster Wild-cats faced a desperate team Friday night and it showed. The St. Henry Redskins in need of win-ning out to keep playing in week 11, roared out to a 14-0 lead and held on from there.

Even with the loss, Minster’s playoff outlook remains the same; solid. The Cats are getting close to being a lock for week 11 play. The only ques-tion really left is when and where they will play.

Against St. Henry the high octane Minster offense struggled, put-ting up only 13 points and gaining just 250 to-tal yards. St. Henry was paced by Jesse Niekamp who rushed for 142 yards on 32 carriers. Mitchell Stammen tossed for 142 yards for the Skins.

Minster had just 64 yards rushing and 186 yards through the air.

Josh Nixon scored both Cats’ touchdowns with one yard dives.

Now Minster will turn their attention to Anna. The Rockets come into Minster in need of a win to extend their season. Anna features a powerful running game paced by Christian Williams and a defense that has allowed just six points in their last two games.

A Cats win will in-crease the likelihood of a home playoff game, a loss will put into question where they will end up in Region 22.

Kick off is 7:30 Friday night at Minster.

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Wildcats fall to St. Henry 21-13

Staff photo/Neal StonerMinster defense pulls down St. Henry running back.

Staff photo/Neal StonerEli Wolf looks for running room last Friday night against St. Henry.

Pictured above: Neal StonerJosh Nixon drops back looking for a receiver in football action.

Lady Wildcats drop Marion, win sectional title

Staff photo/Fred KremerLauren Roetgerman (8) and Hannah Schmitmeyer (12) play defense against Marion Local.

The Minster Wild-cats did something nobody has done in a long time; beat Mar-ion Local in the vol-leyball sectional.

The Cats sent Mar-ion home with a 3-1 match win,improving to 15-8 on the season and advancing to the Van Wert District.

The Cats played New Knoxville, Tues-day night, Oct 21. in a Distric that featured all MAC teams. St. Henry, New Bremen, Minster and New Knoxville.

Staff photo/Fred KremerMinster defender Erica Oldiges goes up for the block against Marion Local in volleyball action last weekend.

Staff photo/Fred KremerAmanda Lehmkuhl bumps the ball in volleyball action.

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The Marion Local Flyers had some early struggles against Ft. Recovery, but recov-ered quickly. Marion fell behind 13-7 but from there put up 42 unanswered points rolling to a 49-13 win over Ft. Recovery.

Marion had 342

yards rushing, paced by Jacy Goettemoeller who put up 236 yards. Overall the Flyers had 470 yards and 21 first downs in another im-pressive performance.

With the win the Fly-ers are nearly a lock for the Region 24 number one seed.

This week they travel to Versailles for the an-nual back yard rivalry. The Tigers are coming off a 35-0 loss to Cold-water.

Versailles is yet an-other MAC team with an eye towards week 11 as some projections have them slated in the number 8 seed if they can finish at 6-4.

Under Coach Adam Miller the Tigers have returned to a pound and ground offense paced by Colin Peters.

Marion will look to shut down the running game and force the Ti-gers to the air, some-thing they prefer to stay away from.

Marion will contin-ue to do what they have done all year, attack on both offense and de-fense.

The Flyers lead the MAC in most defen-sive categories and are at the top offensively.

Kick off is Friday night at 7:30 in Ver-sailles.

Marion Local (8-0) v.Versailles (5-3)Where: VersaillesWhen: 7:30 p.m.

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Flyers improve to 8-0 on the season

Staff photo/Fred KremerAbove: Marion defense bottles up Ft. Recovery runner.Below: Jacy Goettemoeller goes around the end in football action.

Staff photo/Fred KremerMarion defenders wait for Minster to return the ball over the net.

Staff photo/Fred KremerMarion defender cuts down a ball carrier last Friday night.

Flyers fall to Minster in sectional final

Staff photo/Fred KremerRight: Emily Mescher goes for a kill against Minster. Above: Chloe Bertke slams down a kill in volleyball action.

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The Ft. Loramie Redksins kept their playoff hopes alive with a 28-14 win over Upper-Scioto Valley.

The Skins will need wins over Perry (2-6)

and Ridgemont to guar-antee a playoff spot. However, according to-Drew Pastuer of Fantas-tic 50, 6-4 will likely be good enough to get the Skins in.

Against USV, the Skins fell behind 14-7 before outscoring the Rams 21-7 over the last three quarters.

This week the Skins will host a struggling a Lima Perry team-who have won just two games.

The Commodores beat Jefferson Twp.

last week and downed Waynsefield Goshen in week six.

Andy Grewe contin-ues to be the center-piece of the Skins of-fense. The quarterback is a duel threat, using his arm and legs to propel the Redskins offense.

Kick off is Friday night, 7:30 at Ft. Lora-mie.

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Redskins take down Rams 28-14

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New BremenCards fall to Rockets

The New Bremen Cardinals came out fast last Friday night against Anna, but could not sustain it.

The Cards went up 6-0 on a 54-yard pass from Trey Naylor to Greg Parker.

But in the second quarter the Rockets scored 28 points and blew the game open winning 48-6.

Although the Car-dinals are winless on the season; the last few games they have shown moments of improve-ment. Against St. Hen-ry they stayed close un-til the third period and last week against Anna

the game was tight af-ter one period.

This week they will be looking to put it all together. The Cardi-nals will host Parkway, who is also 0-8 on the year.

The Cards have been able to move the ball through the air behind Naylor. If they can do that against Parkway they have a chance to pick up their first win.

Kick off is 7:30 Fri-day night at New Bre-men.

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Division III Sectional at BrookvilleVersailles 3

Milton-Union 0 (25-6, 25-10, 25-11)

Division IV Sectional Semifinal

New Bremen 3 Perry 0

(25-9, 25-9, 25-9)

Division IV Sectional Semifinal Delphos St. John’s 3 Temple Christian 0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-

18)

Division IV Sectional Semifinal

Marion Local 3 Ada 1

Division III Sectional Semifinal

Fort Recovery 3 Parkway 1

Division III Sectional Semifinal

Coldwater 3 Allen East 0

(25-7, 25-12, 25-18)

Division III Sectional Ottawa-Glandorf 3

Fort Recovery 1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-18,

25-11)

Division III Sectional Coldwater 3

Delphos Jefferson 0 (25-5, 25-11, 25-12)

Division III District Semifinal

Versailles 3 Anna 0 (25-20, 25-

21, 25-17)

Division IV Sectional Championship

St. Henry 3 Ottoville 0

(25-10, 25-18, 25-12)

Division IV Sectional Championship New Bremen 3

Delphos St. John’s 0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-7)

Division IV Sectional Championship

Minster 3 Marion Local 1

(25-18, 25-20, 20-25, 25-15)

Division IV Sectional Championship

New Knoxville 3 Lincolnview 0

(25-16, 25-10, 25-21)

Anna 48 New Bremen 6

Coldwater 35 Versailles 0

St. John’s 43 Parkway 12

Marion Local 48 Ft. Recovery 19

St. Henry 21 Minster 13

Volleyball Scores

Division III Boys District 1 Ottawa Park, Ottawa

Qualifiers: Top four teams and those indi-viduals that finish in the top 16 advance to the regional tournament at Tiffin.

1. St. Henry 53, 3. Cold-water 90, 4. Minster 99, 7. Delphos St. John’s 245, 9. Marion Local 261, 11. Fort Recovery 287, 12. Parkway 303Individual Regional Qualifiers: 8. Curtis Pohlman, Delphos St. John’s; 9. Travis Sutter, Fort Recovery

Division III Boys District 2 Ottawa Park, Ottawa

Qualifiers: Top four teams and those indi-viduals that finish in the top 16 advance to the regional tourna-ment at

Tiffin.1. New Bremen 56, New Knoxville (no team score)

Division III Girls – District 1 – Ottawa Park, Ottawa

Qualifiers: Top four teams and those indi-viduals that finish in the top 16 advance to the regional tournament at Tiffin.

1. Minster 18, 3. New Bremen 97, 6. Marion Local 150, 9. Parkway

243, New Knoxville (no team score), Del-phos St. John’s (no team score)Individual Regional Qualifiers: 1. Hannah Privette, New Knox-ville

Division III Girls District 2Ottawa Park, Ottawa

Qualifiers: Top four teams and those indi-viduals that finish in the top 16 advance to the regional tournament at Tiffin.

1. Coldwater 32, 2. St. Henry 63, 7. Fort Re-covery 187

Division III Boys – Dayton B –

Miami Valley Career Technical CenterQualifiers: Top four teams and those indi-viduals that finish in the top 16 advance to the regional tourna-ment at

Troy.3. Versailles 62

Division III GirlsDayton CMiami Valley Career Technical Center

Qualifiers: Top four teams and those indi-viduals that finish in the top 16 advance to the regional tourna-ment at

Troy.1. Versailles 49

Cross Country results

Staff photo/John ZwezNew Knoxville is one of the MAC volleyball teams that advanced out of sectional play.

Staff photo/John ZwezMakenna Brackman makes a set for New Bremen.

Staff photo/John ZwezPaige Jones goes up for a kill against Perry in recent tournament action.

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Friday night football action

Staff photo/David PenceAbove: New Bremen’s Branden Elshoff pulls in a pass against Anna.

Staff photo/Fred KremerBelow: Marion’s Hunter Wilker gets free in the Ft. Recovery backfield.

Staff photo/David PenceAbove: Ben Schwieterman finds some running room against Anna.

Staff photo/Fred KremerBelow: Marion defense plugs up a hole against Ft. Recovery.

Staff photo/Fred KremerAbove: Cole Griesdorn knocks down a pass against Ft. Recovery.

What are the facts?Israel, backed by the U.S., has made bold, ground-

breaking land-for-peace offers to the Palestinians: In 2000and in 2007 Israel offered about 95% of the land capturedby Israel in 1967 and a Palestinian capital in Jerusalem. In2005, Israel also unilaterally withdrew from Gaza, leaving itunder Palestinian control. Despite these Israeli overtures,so-called “moderate” Palestinians have rejected all offersand walked out of subsequent peacenegotiations.

Of course, the Palestinian terrorgroup, Hamas flatly rejects even theidea of peace with Israel. ThoughHamas won a majority inPalestinian parliamentary electionsin 2005, it violently conquered Gaza in 2007 and has sinceruled the territory with an Islamist iron fist. Hamas jihadishave fired more than 14,000 rockets at Israeli civilians andstarted outright wars in 2008, 2012 and 2014. Hamas’scharter implacably commits the group to “obliterate” thestate of Israel, “fight Jews and kill them” and “raise thebanner of Allah” over every inch of Muslim lands. Hamas’scharter also specifically rejects “so-called peacefulsolutions.”

Today, the situation in the Middle East has deteriorateddramatically, with the burgeoning strength and brutality ofIslamist terrorists from Hamas, ISIS, al Qaeda andHizbollah. But the greatest obstacle to peace between Israeland the Palestinians is the continued belligerence ofHamas. Israel soundly defeated Hamas in the latest Gazawar, eliminating dozens of the group’s terror tunnels,hundreds of its fighters and thousands of its rockets.Ironically, Hamas is viewed by the Palestinian people asheroic, and its support has soared to 87%, according torecent polls. Polls also indicate that Ismail Haniya, theIslamist group’s former prime minister, would handilydefeat all opponents, including 79-year-old Palestinianpresident Mahmoud Abbas, were elections to be held.What’s more, Hamas brags that even after its devastatingloss during the most recent war with Israel, it is already

producing more rockets for future attacks on Israel.There is also no question that Abbas—now serving the

tenth year of a four-year term as president—is losing powerover the corrupt Palestinian Authority. Under anagreement Abbas struck with Hamas in April 2014 to forma unity government, general elections are to be held inOctober 2014. While it’s doubtful these elections will beheld, it’s highly likely that Hamas, if unchecked, will again

resort to violence to take control ofthe West Bank. Indeed mostanalysts agree that the only thingpreventing Hamas’s takeover of theWest Bank is the securityassistance Israel provides to thePalestinian Authority.

No nation on earth is more threatened by the Islamistjihad than Israel, which is now almost completely encircledby terrorists—ISIS and al Qaeda on Israel’s Syria border,Hizbollah on its Lebanon border, and Hamas on its borderwith Gaza. Now Hamas threatens to seize the PalestinianWest Bank, which would complete Israel’s encirclement, aswell as create a nightmare for Jordan and Egypt.

While recent U.S. and Israeli efforts to fashion a peaceagreement with “moderate” Palestinian factions have beenwell intentioned, it’s clear that Mahmoud Abbas has neitherthe authority nor a sincere wish to make a deal. Above all,Abbas refuses to acknowledge the right of Jews to have astate in Israel. Clearly, with Hamas on the threshold oftaking control of the West Bank, any attempts to forge apeace with Abbas seem futile and frightening—for Israel,the U.S. and most Middle East nations. We know thatHamas can wreak havoc on Israel from Gaza even withrelatively primitive missiles, but we can only imagine withhorror the damage Hamas could cause if it were in controlof territory on the edge of Israel’s entire eastern flank, justyards from the holy city of Jerusalem, Israel’s capital, and afew miles from Ben Gurion International Airport.

What’s more, a peace deal with the Palestinians would beworthless were Hamas to take over. Rather this wouldrepresent a major new victory for global jihad.

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Can We Afford an Israeli-Palestinian Peace? Reaching a peace accord in the midst of today’s Middle East turmoil could

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New U.S. military actions against ISIS will be helpful in degrading that terror group’s murderous capability. But the U.S.and Israel, as well as European and moderate Arab nations, must also support efforts of West Bank Palestinians to gainpolitical integrity, develop economically and defeat Hamas. In any case, with the region’s unprecedented instability andHamas’s ascendancy, this is not the time to press for a potentially disastrous Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement.

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