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Prep Roundup: Lakota softball wins (5-16-12)

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:17:04 +0000

Lakota’s softball team advanced to a Division IV district final with a 6-0 win over Cardinal Stritch in Fostoria on Wednesday.
The Raiders scored four runs through the first two innings, and added two more in the sixth.
Abby Durst pitched a five-hit shutout, recording five strikeouts and one walk.
Leading hitters for Lakota were: Alaina Bickford, 2-for-4, two triples, two runs scored; Abby Durst, 1-for-3, double, two runs, RBI; Jessica Hoffman, 1-for-4, three RBI; Morgan Lewis, 2-for-3; Courtney Chalfin, 1-for-3, double, home run; and Carlee Conrad, 1-for-3, RBI.

The Raiders face Fremont St. Joseph in a district final Friday at 5 p.m. at Fostoria High School.

NB baseball edged by Ottawa Hills (5-16-12)

Thu, 17 May 2012 05:20:21 +0000

FINDLAY — Jordan Watson was outstanding Wednesday.
The North Baltimore junior pitched a six-hitter and struck out 10 against Ottawa Hills.
Unfortunately for the Tigers, it wasn’t enough.
The Green Bears scratched out two runs in the top of the fifth inning and Joe Mackey pitched a four-hitter for a 2-1 win in the semifinals of the Division IV district high school baseball tournament at Findlay High School.

Northwood vs. Arlington Baseball May 16, 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:56:49 +0000

Northwood vs. Arlington Baseball May 16, 2012 | Photos by Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune

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North Baltimore vs. New Riegel Softball May 16, 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:55:22 +0000

North Baltimore vs. New Riegel Softball May 16, 2012 | Photos by Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune

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NB softball beats New Riegel to advance to district final (5-16-12)

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:44:37 +0000

FINDLAY — North Baltimore wasn’t phased when facing the No. 5-state ranked Division IV softball team in the district semifinals Wednesday.
The Tigers showed their mettle behind the pitching of Jessica Frost while taking advantage of some mistakes by New Riegel to post a 5-1 victory. NB, now 17-11, plays in the district final Friday at 5 p.m. at Findlay High School against the winner of Thursday’s Mohawk-McComb semifinal game. New Riegel finishes 21-5, including a regular season win over North Baltimore.
“The whole team had a really good feeling coming in. We just wanted it really bad,” Frost said. “We knew what we had to do to win and we did it. We knew who we were playing. We came to play like just it was anybody else.”
“I feel a lot of people really had a lot of doubts about us. I think we’re proving them wrong. We’re definitely peaking at the right time,” said NB senior Alli Baker.

Lawyers: Criminal probe targets egg magnate, aides

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:48:54 +0000

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Lawyers representing a disgraced egg industry magnate, his son and one of their company's financial officers say their clients are potential targets of a criminal investigation into the 2010 salmonella outbreak that sickened thousands of Americans and led to a massive recall of their products.

In recent documents filed in a civil case in California, defense lawyers for Austin "Jack" DeCoster, son Peter DeCoster and Quality Egg Chief Financial Officer Patsy Larson say a federal grand jury has been meeting in Iowa to determine whether fraud or other crimes were committed in the production and testing of eggs.

Federal officials say at least 1,900 people fell ill — and likely thousands more — during the outbreak that started in July 2010 and was later linked to contaminated eggs supplied by Quality Egg and Hillandale Farms. Both companies voluntarily recalled 550 million eggs nationwide.

Regulators put most of the blame on Quality Egg, which did business as Wright County Egg, based in Galt, Iowa. Quality Egg, controlled by the DeCosters, sold chickens and feed to Hillandale and had more illnesses linked to its eggs. Inspectors discovered dead chickens, insects, rodents, towers of manure and other filthy conditions at both farms, and a congressional investigation found salmonella samples more than 400 times between 2008 and 2010.

Peter Deegan, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa, based in Cedar Rapids, said Wednesday he could not confirm the existence of the investigation. The office's jurisdiction covers the rural area of northern Iowa where the farms are located.

FTC: Skechers deceived consumers with shoe ads

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:42:03 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers' fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian's curves or Brooke Burke's toned tush.

Skechers USA Inc. will pay $40 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that the footwear company made unfounded claims that its Shape-ups shoes would help people lose weight and strengthen their butt, leg and stomach muscles. Kardashian, Burke and other celebrities endorsed the shoes in Skechers ads.

Wednesday's settlement also involves the company's Resistance Runner, Toners, and Tone-ups shoes and claims of deceptive advertising for those shoes as well.

Consumers who bought the shoes would be eligible for refunds, though it's not clear how much money they'll get. The FTC says that will depend on how many claims are received in the eight-month filing period. Buyers can go to the FTC website to file a claim.

Most of the $40 million federal settlement would be returned to consumers, but a small amount of the settlement would be used to administer the payouts.

The settlement is related to a broader agreement also announced Wednesday that resolves a multi-state investigation led by the attorneys general from Tennessee and Ohio and involving more than 40 states. The company will provide an additional $5 million to the states, and pay $5 million in class-action attorney fees.

Wednesday: 05-16-12

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:52:02 +0000

Local News & Sports Broadcast for WBGU 88.1 for May 16th, 2012:

BG Schools Treasurer Rhonda Melchi on her 5-year financial forecast.

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BGSU German Professor Kristina Gunther & Board President Eric Myers on the possibility of dropping German.

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Penny Parker, Downtown Farmer's Market Manager on today's opening.

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Scott Butterworth of the Ohio Division of Wildlife on the banding of 4 baby Peregrine Falcons.

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Jim Leyland on their 10-8 win over Chicago.

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Derek Lowe on the Tribe's shutout win over Minnesota.

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Subaru expanding Indiana plant to increase production

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:25:55 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Subaru plans a $75 million expansion of its central Indiana factory in order to increase production of its Outback and Legacy models.

Company executives announced plans for the project Wednesday at the factory near Lafayette, saying they expected to add up to 100 jobs over the next two years at the plant where about 3,600 people now work.

Subaru says the expansion will allow the factory to build 180,000 vehicles a year without overtime work, an increase of about 24,000 vehicles.

Subaru of Indiana executive vice president Tom Easterday says the expansion is needed to meet increased North American demand.

The Lafayette factory opened in 1989 and produces Legacy, Outback and Tribeca models for Subaru along with Toyota Camrys.

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Information from: Journal and Courier, http://www.jconline.com

Abercrombie 1Q profit tumbles on higher costs

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:21:46 +0000

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) — Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Wednesday its first-quarter net income shrank 88 percent because of higher costs and declining sales in established stores and in Europe. The teen retailer's shares sank 12 percent to a new 52-week low in morning trading.

For the quarter ended April 28, the New Albany, Ohio-based retailer earned $3 million, or 3 cents per share, down from $25.1 million, or 28 cents per share, a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of 2 cents per share.

Revenue rose 10 percent to $921.2 million from $836.7 million, but fell short of average analysts' predictions of $951.1 million.

U.S. revenue rose 1 percent to $644.3 million, while international revenue jumped 42 percent to $277 million. Revenue for sales that went straight to shoppers, such as sales from the company's websites, rose 40 percent to $148.2 million.

But revenue at stores open at least a year fell 5 percent, with a 4 percent drop at the company's namesake stores, an 11 percent decline at abercrombie kids stores and a 5 percent drop at Hollister stores. The metric is a key measure of a retailer's health, because it excludes sales at stores open at least a year.

Police escort school buses after rifle threat

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:17:49 +0000

ATLANTA (AP) — After a man aimed a rifle at a school bus and dropped a notebook that listed bus numbers, police in an Atlanta suburb are escorting school buses and guarding students at bus stops.

The man fled when witnesses confronted him Monday morning, but police recovered the rifle and notebook he dropped at the scene, just south of Atlanta.

Clayton County police Officer Phong Nguyen says a witness saw the man pointing the rifle at a passing school bus.

County school officials said another witness chased the man but stopped when the suspect fired a second gun at him.

Schools spokesman David Waller says police are shadowing buses from six schools. He says the notebook was found with the weapon.

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Information from: Clayton News Daily, http://www.news-daily.com

Stocks higher on housing but Europe worries linger

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:15:49 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Hopes that the U.S. housing market is starting to recover and the economy is on the mend sent stocks higher on Wall Street.

But the gains are being constricted from continuing worries that Greece's political deadlock could fracture the European Union and roil global markets.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 75 points Wednesday to 12,707. The Standard & Poor's 500 added nine points to 1,340. The Nasdaq composite rose 15 points to 2,908.

Home builder stocks rose after the Commerce Department said builders started work on new homes at an annual pace of 717,000 last month, 2.6 percent more than in March. It was a heartening sign for the beleaguered housing market, which seems to be forming a bottom and starting to recover. Construction rose for both single-family homes and apartments.

Target Corp. rose after a strong earnings report. Target said revenue at stores opened at least a year rose 5.3 percent, the strongest performance in six years for that period. Target's results illustrate that Americans are beginning to spend cautiously as economic uncertainty persists. Though the job market is still shaky, falling gas prices have given shoppers hope.

As signs of a global economic slowdown persist, prices of commodities have come off highs. Oil prices continued their march downwards from $105 in the beginning of the month to $93. Crude oil prices were down $1 on Wednesday. Gold prices fell $18 to $1539, the lowest level since December.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE: 05-16-12

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:15:37 +0000

SHERIFF'S OFFICE
April 27 incidents:
Theft of a TV was reported in the 19000 block of Jerry City Road, Custar.
A theft incident believed perpetrated by two "short change" artists was reported in the 12900 block of Deshler Road.
Accidents occurred:
April 28
• at Ohio 281 and Adams Road. Regina Reidling, Pemberville, struck a stop sign.
• at Eagleville Road and Baird Road. William Mareches, Bloomdale, was cited for a stop sign violation.
Vandalism to a vehicle was reported in the 300 block of Vine Street, Pemberville.

Census talk Tue.

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:57:51 +0000

PERRYSBURG - The Way Public Library will host a talk on the 1940 U.S. Census Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Timothy Sarko, data dissemination specialist from the U.S. Census Bureau's Philadelphia Regional Office, will cover the background of the 1940 census, how to search for information about family or area demographics, and general tips on conducting ancestry searches.

'Cruise In' set Sun. at BGCC

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:50:51 +0000

Bowling Green Country Club is holding a Cruise In for classic cars and trucks Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Additional activities are a nine-hole golf scramble at 3 p.m. for four to six person teams, an Ultimate Nights dance with DJ Brian Cahill from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and a dinner at 5:30.
There is no charge for the car/truck show but their will be dashboard plaques and a Best of Show Trophy. Just drive in.
Dinner in a basket is a hamburger or hot dog, French fries, onion rings and an ice cream parfait for $10.
RSVP for dinner or the golf scramble at (419) 352-3100 by Saturday.

Toledo woman hurt on Ohio 65

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:50:25 +0000

A Toledo woman was injured Monday in a motorcycle accident on Ohio 65.
Judy A. Smith, 52, was riding a 2012 Harley Davidson on Ohio 65 around 2:35 p.m. Monday when she lost control of her bike near King Road, according to a Wood County Sheriff's Office report.
She was taken by Middleton Township EMS to St. Luke's Hospital, Maumee. The hospital did not have information on her condition Wednesday morning.
Smith was cited for failure to control.

BG finances forecasted

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:49:03 +0000

The financial forecast is still cloudy, even if there are a few rays of sun shining through.
School district Treasurer Rhonda Melchi, in her presentation of the district's five-year forecast to the Bowling Green Board of Education Tuesday, said that the income tax collections are starting to rebound and are up $167,000 this year. However, that's after collections dropped by $600,000 from what was projected in 2009, and the district is continuing to see reductions in state funds.
Melchi explained that the loss of the personal tangible property tax on businesses is costing the district $560,000 a year and there will another similar reduction next year. What happens beyond that is uncertain.
The drop in property values in the county is costing a loss of $111,000, mostly on its 4 mills of unvoted millage.
State foundation aid funding is continuing to decline. The state, she said, used federal stimulus money to offset state funds, but now that the stimulus dollars are gone, the state is not replacing them.

Inducing panic charge follows BG incident

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:45:29 +0000

A Bowling Green man was taken into custody around 10 a.m. Tuesday after threatening to harm himself at a Napoleon Road apartment complex.
Justin M. Davis, 30, a resident of the apartment complex, was taken into police custody. He was not injured, but was taken to Wood County Hospital to be evaluated, said Bowling Green police Lt. Ken Fortney.
Davis was later charged with inducing panic and was taken to the Wood County Justice Center.
Bowling Green police were first called to the apartment around 8:26 a.m. The Wood County Sheriff's Office Special Response Team was activated and a BG Fire/EMS squad was staged near the scene.
According to a Bowling Green police report, a neighbor reported Davis had been yelling and screaming for numerous hours and had made threats of harming himself. When officers arrived on scene, they heard yelling coming from his apartment window.

Luke Stanton Nachbar

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:19:14 +0000

June 7, 1965 - May 3, 2012
Luke Nachbar died at age 46 after a determined struggle against cancer. He is survived by his wife Seaberry Williams Nachbar, his three children, Quinn (9), Flint (7), and Rainn (4), his parents, Lynn and Jack, and his sisters, Jenny Nachbar and Elizabeth Gallaway.
Luke grew up in Portage, Ohio, went to Bowling Green High School, and graduated from BGSU in 1984. Luke led a life of international adventure and public service. He served in the Peace Corps twice, in Burundi, Africa and Thailand. He spent a year on Maine swordfish fishing boats recording catches. After that, Luke worked several years for the Appropriations Committee of the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C. For the last ten years Luke and his family lived in the Carmel, CA area where he worked in an executive position for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Roe E. Steen

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:17:16 +0000

Roe E. Steen, 90, of Bowling Green, died Monday, May 14, 2012 at Bowling Green Manor.
He was born August 22, 1922 in Portage to Floyd and Martha (Roe) Steen. He married Farrell Huff on August 22, 1947, and she preceded him in death.
Mr. Steen was employed for many years at Daybrook as a welder.
He graduated from Bowling Green High School in 1940 and served his country during World War II in the Pacific Theater, and was a member of the VFW.
He enjoyed fishing and boating on Lake Erie in two hand-made boats.

Iris Glenna Valentine

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:14:53 +0000

Iris Glenna Valentine, 66, of Bowling Green, passed away Tuesday (May 15, 2012).
Arrangements are being handled by Deck-Hanneman Funeral Home & Crematory.
A private memorial service is planned for later this summer in Kentucky.
On-line condolences, as well as fond memories, may be shared at www.hannemanfh.com.

Nancy K. Harter

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:14:10 +0000

Nancy K. Harter, 60, of Bowling Green, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Bowling Green Manor.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Dunn Funeral Home.

Jean Rearick

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:13:53 +0000

Jean Rearick, 77, of Bowling Green, passed away Tuesday (May 15, 2012).
Arrangements are pending with Deck-Hanneman Funeral Home & Crematory.

Billie Jo Wenzel

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:13:36 +0000

Billie Jo Wenzel, 86, of Bowling Green passed away Wednesday (May 16, 2012).
Arrangements are pending with Deck-Hanneman Funeral Home & Crematory.

Local Briefs: 05-16-12

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:12:31 +0000

BG taxi board meets Friday
Bowling Green's Taxicab Board of Review will meet Friday at 9 a.m. to review a taxi driver license.
The meeting will be in the third floor conference room of the City Administrative Services Building, 304 N. Church St.

Free legal clinic Thursday in BG
A free legal clinic will be held at the Bowling Green Alliance Church, 1161 Napoleon Road, Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m.
Anyone having a legal issue that would like to speak to an attorney may attend.
Please show up as close to 5 p.m. to fill out paperwork.