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Recently born at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay, as reported by their parents:

• Milan Naranjo, girl, Juan Nara-njo and Flor Garcia, Findlay, July 31.

• Jeremiah Luke Matthias Leguire and Jiovanna Leia Karenee Leguire, boy and girl, Matthias Christopher Leguire and Tricia Renee Leguire, Findlay, July 31.

• Avery Jade Settlemire, girl, Kyle and Stephanie Settlemire, Findlay, Aug. 2.

• Paisley Lynn Long, girl, Chris-topher and Kellianne Long, Findlay, Aug. 2.

• Greyson Matthew Ammon, boy, Greg and Nicole Ammon, Findlay, Aug. 2.

• Lilah Marie, girl, Bradley Cooper and Amber Rucker, Arling-ton, Aug. 2.

• Paxton Steelé McStraw, boy, Patrick Steven McStraw and Caitlyn Raé Huston, McComb, Aug. 3.

• Annika Josephine Seitel, girl, Christian and Verena Seitel, Findlay, Aug. 3.

• Cora Jade Kirkendall, girl,

Travis Kirkendal l and Holly Hartlerode, North Baltimore, Aug. 3.

• Gracelynn Marie Flick, girl, Cody Matthew Flick and Jonna Nichole Boyette, Findlay, Aug. 3.

• Anna Irene Cain, girl, Charles Edward Cain II and Kali Renee Price, Forest, Aug. 4.

• Claire Raye Abbott, girl, Mason Abbott and Erin Neall, McComb, Aug. 5.

• Chandler, girl, Micheal Cot-terman and Valerie Stebleton, Ada, Aug. 7.

• Jacob Walter Scott Ruggles, boy, Justyn and Kaylynn Ruggles, Risingsun, Aug. 8.

Charles and Ghnelda McDougall will be celebrating their 65th wedding anniverary on Sept. 8.

Wedding Anniversary

CELEBR ATIONS ! THE COURIERTUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018T2

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Best-sel ling books the week ended Aug. 5.

FICTION 1. “The President is Missing” by

James Patterson and Bill Clinton (Little, Brown)

2. “Paradox” by Catherine Coul-ter (Gallery Books)

3. “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas (Harperteen)

4. “The Outsider” by Stephen King (Scribner)

5. “Cottage by the Sea” by Debbie Macomber (Ballantine)

6. “The Other Woman” by Daniel Silva (Harper)

7. “Happy Dreamer” by Peter H. Reynolds (Orchard Books)

8. “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

9. “Spymaster” by Brad Thor (Atria)

10. “The Good Fight” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte)

NONFICTION 1. “The Russia Hoax” by Gregg

Jarrett (Broadside) 2. “Girl, Wash Your Face” by

Rachel Hollis (Thomas Nelson) 3. “Liars, Leakers and Liberals”

by Jeanine Pirro (Center Street) 4. “Magnolia Table” by Joanna

Gaines and Marah Stets (Morrow Cookbooks)

5. “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck” by Mark Manson (Harper-One)

6. “The Gutfeld Monologues” by Greg Gutfeld (Threshold Editions)

7. “The Donald J Trump Presi-dential Twitter Library” by The Daily Show. (Random House/Spie-gel & Grau)

8. “Death of a Nation” by Dinesh D’Souza (All Points)

9. “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos” by Jordan B. Peterson (Random House Canada)

10. “Educated” by Tara Westover (Random House)

FICTION E-BOOKS 1. “Orig in” by Dan Brown

(Anchor) 2. “Paradox” by Catherine Coul-

ter (Gallery Books) 3. “Wild Like the Wind” by Kris-

ten Ashley (Kristen Ashley) 4. “Dr. Strange Beard” by Penny

Reid (Penny Reid) 5. “The Other Woman” by Daniel

Silva (Harper) 6. “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee

(Grand Central Publishing) 7. “Born to be Wilde” by Eloisa

James (Avon)

8. “Crazy Rich Asians” by Kevin Kwan (Doubleday)

9. “Reel of Fortune” by Jana DeLeon (J&R Publishing)

10. “Half Empty” by Catherine Bybee (Montlake Romance)

NONFICTION E-BOOKS 1. “Educated” by Tara Westover

(Random House) 2. “Girl, Wash Your Face” by

Rachel Hollis (Thomas Nelson) 3. “The Guns of August” by Bar-

bara W. Tuchman (Random House) 4. “The Princess Diarist” by

Carrie Fisher (Penguin) 5. “The Last Madam” by Chris

Wiltz (Open Road Media) 6. “The Russia Hoax” by Gregg

Jarrett (Broadside) 7. “The World’s Last Night” by

C.S. Lewis (HarperCollins) 8. “The Rock, the Road and the

Rabbi” by Kathie Lee Gifford and Rabbi Jason Sobel (Thomas Nelson)

9. “The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers” by Amy Hollingsworth (Thomas Nelson)

10. “The Art of Thinking Clearly” by Rolf Dobelli (HarperCollins)

NPD BookScan gathers point-of-sale book data from about 16,000 locations across the U.S., repre-senting about 85 percent of the nation’s book sales. Print-book

The best-sellers list

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Gary & Charlene Rinehart

Gary Rinehart, of McComb, OH, and the former Charlene Hackenberger, of Findlay, OH were married July 20, 2018 at Our Church of Great Peace by Rev. Richard Phoenix.

Charlene is the daughter of Charles & Lucille, of Findlay. She is retired. Gary is the son of Howard & Grace Rinehart, McComb, OH. He is retired from farming, and is currently a Chaplain.

After a honeymoon trip to Put-In-Bay the couple resides in Findlay.

WEDDING

For more info, call (419) 424-7036or visit www.hancockveterans.com

Hancock County Veterans Service Office1100 East Main Cross, Suite #123 • Findlay OH 45840

Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm(Closed every other Wednesday at 3pm for our bi-monthly staff meeting)

VETERANSCORNER

Veterans get into the County Fair FREE on opening day ... August 29th WITH VALID ID CARD!

Acceptable ID cards include:• DOD active duty and retiree ID cards• VA Healthcare ID cards• Hancock County Veterans ID card• Ohio State Veterans ID card (available in our offi ce)

You still have time to have get your ID card made if you don’t have one.

Here are the steps to get your Ohio State Veterans ID card:1. Have your original or certifi ed DD 214 recorded at the County Recorder’s Offi ce. If it is already recorded here or in another county that will work as long as you have a copy that shows the page and volume number where it is recorded.2. Make an appointment with our offi ce to have the ID card made. 3. Bring the RECORDED COPY with you to the appointment.4. Enjoy discounts around the community and free entry to the fair August 29th.

SEE YOU AT THE HANCOCK COUNTY FAIR!

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 14, the 226th day of 2018. There are 139 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On August 14, 1935, President

Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law.

On this date: In 1848, the Oregon Territory

was created. In 1900, international forces,

including U.S. Marines, entered Beijing to put down the Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at purging China of foreign influence.

In 1917, China declared war on Germany and Austria during World War I.

In 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered uncondi-tionally, ending World War II.

In 1947, Pakistan became inde-pendent of British rule.

In 1948, the Summer Olympics in London ended; they were the first Olympic games held since 1936.

In 1969, British troops went to Northern Ireland to intervene in sectarian violence between Protes-tants and Roman Catholics.

In 1973, U.S. bombing of Cam-bodia came to a halt.

In 1980, President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale were nominated for second terms at the Democratic national conven-tion in New York.

In 1992, the White House announced that the Pentagon would begin emergency airlifts of food to Somalia to alleviate mass deaths by starvation.

In 1997, an unrepentant Timo-thy McVeigh was formally sen-tenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing.

In 2003, a huge blackout hit the northeastern United States and part of Canada; 50 million people lost power.

Ten years ago: President George W. Bush

signed consumer-safety legislation that banned lead from children’s toys, imposing the toughest stan-dard in the world.

Five years ago: Israeli and Palestinian negotia-

tors kicked off their first substan-tive round of peace talks in nearly five years, meeting at an undis-closed location in Jerusalem.

Riot police swept away two encampments of supporters of ousted Egyptian President Moham-med Morsi in Cairo, sparking run-ning street battles.

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., was sentenced to 2½ years in prison for illegally spending $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items.

One year ago: Under pressure from right and

left, President Donald Trump con-demned white supremacist groups by name, declaring them to be “repugnant to everything that we hold dear as Americans.”

The CEO of Merck, the nation’s third-largest pharmaceutical com-pany, resigned from a federal advi-sory council, citing Trump’s failure to explicitly condemn white nation-alists who marched in Charlottes-ville, Virginia. (Kenneth Frazier was one of the few African Ameri-cans to head a Fortune 500 com-pany. The CEOs of Intel and Under Armour also resigned from the American Manufacturing Council later in the day.)

Texas A&M University, citing security concerns, called off a white supremacist rally on its campus that had been planned for the following month.

Thousands of protesters and dozens of supporters were waiting outside New York’s Trump Tower as the president returned for the first time since his inauguration.

A jury in Denver, siding with pop star Taylor Swift, ordered a fired radio DJ to pay her a sym-bolic $1 after concluding that he had groped her.

Thought for today: “Freedom of speech and free-

dom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt.” — Bergen Bald-win Evans, American author (1904-1978).

Today in history

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SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — A violin bought by a Massachusetts pawn shop for $50 has ended up being worth about 5,000 times that.

W FXT-T V repor ts a new employee at the LBC Boutique and Loan in Somerville had no idea what he was buying when he paid for the Ferdinando Gagliano violin, which was handcrafted in 1759 and is worth $250,000. Store manager Dylan McDermitt says the bows alone are worth $16,000 to $18,000.

Police say the violin was stolen during a house break-in and has since been returned to its rightful owner. They say the seller had no criminal record and they’re still investigating.

McDermitt says in the future shop employees are going to ask people who bring in violins to play them so they know the instruments are theirs.

Pawn shop buys violin for $50, finds out it’s worth $250,000

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Celebrity birthdays this week include:

Sunday: Actor George Hamilton is 79.

Actress Jennifer Warren is 77. Singer-guitarist Mark Knop-fler of Dire Straits is 69. Actor Jim Beaver (“Supernatural”) is 68. Singer Kid Creole is 68. Actor Sam J. Jones (“Flash Gordon”) is 64. Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny is 64. Actor Bruce Greenwood (2009’s “Star Trek,” “Thirteen Days”) is 62. Country singer Danny Shirley (Confederate Railroad) is 62. Gui-tarist Roy Hay of Culture Club is 57. Rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot is 55. Actor Peter Krause (“Parenthood,” “Six Feet Under,” “Sports Night”) is 53. Actor Brent Sexton (“The Killing,” “Deadwood”) is 51. Actor Michael Ian Black (“Ed”) is 47. Actress Yvette Nicole Brown (new “The Odd Couple,” “Community”) is 47. Actress Rebecca Gayheart is 47. Actor Casey Affleck is 43. Actress Maggie Lawson (“Psych”) is 38. Actress Cara Delevingne (“Paper Towns”) is 26. Actress Imani Hakim (“Everybody Hates Chris”) is 25.

Yesterday: Actor Kevin Tighe (“Emergency,”

“Murder One”) is 74. Actor Danny Bonaduce is 59. Actor John Slattery (“Mad Men,” “Desperate House-wives”) is 56. Actress Debi Mazar is 54. Actress Quinn Cummings (“Family”) is 51. Drummer Mike Melancon of Emerson Drive is 40. Actress Kathryn Fiore (“Reno 911!”) is 39. Actor Sebastian Stan (“Captain America”) is 36. Actor Eme Ikwuakor (“Marvel’s Inhumans”) is 34. Singer James Morrison is 34. Actress Lennon Stella (“Nashville”) is 19.

Today: Singer Dash Crofts of Seals and

Crofts is 80. Singer David Crosby is 77. Country singer Connie Smith is 77. Actor-musician Steve Martin is 73. Actor Antonio Fargas (“Star-sky and Hutch”) is 72. Bassist Larry Graham of Sly and the Family Stone is 72. Actress Susan St. James is 72. Actor David Schramm (“Wings”) is 72. Romance novelist Dani-elle Steel is 71. Keyboardist Terry Adams of NRBQ is 70. Cartoonist Gary Larson (“The Far Side”) is 68. Actor Carl Lumbly (“Alias”) is 67.

Actress Jackee Harry (“Sister, Sister,” “227”) is 62. Actress Marcia Gay Harden is 59. Singer Sarah Bright-man is 58. Actress Susan Olsen (“The Brady Bunch”) is 57. Actress Halle Berry is 52. Actress Cathe-rine Bell (“JAG”) is 50. Keyboardist Cody McCarver of Confederate Rail-road is 50. Guitarist Kevin Cadogan (Third Eye Blind) is 48. Actress Lal-anya Masters (“Barbershop”) is 46. Actor Christopher Gorham (“Ugly Betty”) is 44. Actress Mila Kunis is 35. Actor Lamorne Morris (“New Girl”) is 35. TV personality Spencer Pratt (“The Hills”) is 35. NFL quar-terback-turned-baseball player Tim Tebow is 31.

Tomorrow: Actress Abby Dalton (“Falcon

Crest”) is 86. Actress Lori Nelson is 85. Actress Pat Priest (“The Mun-sters”) is 82. Drummer Pete York of The Spencer Davis Group is 76. Author-journalist Linda Ellerbee is 74. Songwriter Jimmy Webb is 72. Singer-guitarist Tom Johnston of The Doobie Brothers is 70. Actress Phyllis Smith (“The Office”) is 69. Actress Tess Harper is 68. Actor Zeljko Ivanek (“Madam Secretary,”

‘’Heroes”) is 61. Actor Rondell Sheri-dan (“That’s So Raven,” “Cory in the House”) is 60. Actor Peter Hermann (“Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”) is 51. Actress Debra Messing is 50. Actor Anthony Anderson is 48. Actor Ben Affleck is 46. Actress Natasha Henstridge (“The Whole Nine Yards,” “Species”) is 44. Bass-ist Tim Foreman of Switchfoot is 40. Actress Courtney Hope (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 29. Singer Joe Jonas of The Jonas Brothers is 29. Actor-singer Carlos PenaVega (“Big Time Rush”) is 29. Actress Jennifer Lawrence is 28. DJ Smoove da Gen-eral of Cali Swag District is 28.

Thursday: Actor Gary Clarke (“Hondo,”

“The Virginian”) is 85. Actress Julie Newmar is 85. Actress-singer Ketty Lester (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 84. Actress Anita Gil-lette is 82. Actress Carole Shelley is 79. Country singer Billy Joe Shaver is 79. Actor Bob Balaban (“A Mighty Wind,” “Best in Show”) is 73. Actress Lesley Ann Warren is 72. Bassist Joey Spampinato (NRBQ) is 70. Actor Marshall Manesh (“How I Met Your Mother,” “Will and Grace”) is 68. Actor Reginald VelJohnson (“Family Matters”) is 66. TV per-sonality Kathie Lee Gifford is 65. R&B singer J.T. Taylor is 65. Direc-tor James Cameron (“Titanic,” “The Terminator”) is 64. Actor Jeff

Perry (“Scandal,” “Grey’s Anatomy”) is 63. Guitarist Tim Farriss of INXS is 61. Actress Laura Innes (“ER”) is 61. Actress Angela Bassett is 60. Singer Madonna is 60. Actor Timo-thy Hutton is 58. Actor Steve Carell is 56. Actor Andy Milder (“Weeds”) is 50. Country singer Emily Robison of The Dixie Chicks is 46. Actor George Stults (“Seventh Heaven”) is 43. Singer Vanessa Carlton is 38. Actor Cam Gigandet (“Twilight”) is 36. Singer-guitarist Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes is 33. Actress Cristin Mili-oti (“How I Met Your Mother”) is 33. Singer Dan Smyers of Dan and Shay is 31. Rapper Young Thug is 27. Actor Cameron Monaghan (“Gotham”) is 25. Singer Greyson Chance is 21.

Friday: Actor Robert DeNiro is 75. Guitar-

ist Gary Talley of The Box Tops is 71. “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fel-lowes is 69. Actor Robert Joy (“CSI: NY”) is 67. Singer Kevin Rowland of Dexy’s Midnight Runners is 65. Coun-try singer-songwriter Kevin Welch is 63. Bassist Colin Moulding of XTC is 63. Singer Belinda Carlisle of The Go-Go’s is 60. Actor Sean Penn is 58. Jazz saxophonist Everette Harp is 57. Guitarist Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses) is 56. Singer Maria McKee is 54. Drummer Steve Gorman of The Black Crowes is 53. Singer-bassist

Happy birthday to all

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I have always believed that there are angels among us doing God’s work. I met such an angel today in the human form of Danny Scarberry, who donates love, time and money to the residents of Heritage House, a convalescent home here in Findlay. I met Danny at Heritage where daily he cares for wheelchair bound residents, taking them to meals, providing needs they can’t meet, bringing them treats. For those alone and unable to cover expenses Danny occasionally will share from his pocket money for haircuts and more. He has been doing this for several years and is well known and loved by staff and residents. He was introduced to Heritage when both his brother and father-in-law lived there and were cared for and nurtured by the wonderful staff. Did I mention he is 75 years young, retired as a welder, but works with his wife nightly doing building maintenance for a local car dealership, sleeps for a few hours and then heads to volunteer at Heritage as they need him and he loves them and what he does. Born in to a loving family but with tough situations in West

Virginia, Danny developed his caring personality early. The second oldest of six, his mother died of leukemia at the age of 31. Much of caring for

his siblings fell on his shoulders. His father was an underground coal miner and tried to keep the family together but eventually several of his children, including Danny, would spend over a year in an orphanage so they wouldn’t starve. It was here that his father met his step mother-to-be. She had three children of her own and the family came together and would add one more for a total of ten children. Danny struck out on his own at sixteen having left school after sixth grade to work for the mines. He eventually became a welder and had a great profession. He married Ellen in 1965, whom he had fi rst met in sixth grade. They have two sons, Horton and Danny, and six grandbabies. When asked why he volunteers he replies, “I have seen the suffering and struggles of residents as they age and I want to do whatever I can to help and ease their burdens as long as I am mentally and physically able. It is the little things that make a difference. Who knows, one day I may need someone too.”“Not all angels have wings.”

We Love You!Ellen, Prezley, Paisley & Chris

Happy 75th Birthday toDanny R.

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Jill Cunniff (Luscious Jackson) is 52. Actor David Conrad (“Relativity”) is 51. Actress Helen McCrory (“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”) is 50. Rapper Posdnuos of De La Soul is 49. Singer-actor Donnie Wahl-berg is 49. TV personality Giuliana Rancic (“Fashion Police,” “E! News”) is 44. Actor Bryton James (“Family Matters”) is 32. Actor Brady Corbet (“24”) is 30. Actress Taissa Farmiga (“American Horror Story”) is 24.

Saturday: Movie director Roman Polanski

is 85. Actor Robert Redford is 82. Actor Henry G. Sanders (“Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”) is 76. Actor-

comedian Martin Mull is 75. Singer Sarah Dash (LaBelle) is 73. Comedian Elayne Boosler is 66. Country singer Steve Wilkinson of The Wilkinsons is 63. Comedian-actor Denis Leary is 61. Actress Madeleine Stowe is 60. Actor Adam Storke (“Mystic Pizza”) is 56. Actor Craig Bierko (“Sex and the City,” “The Long Kiss Goodnight”) is 54. Singer Zac Maloy of The Nixons is 50. Musician Everlast (House of Pain) is 49. Actor Christian Slater is 49. Rapper Masta Killa of Wu-Tang Clan is 49. Actor Edward Norton is 49. Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner is 48. Actress Kaitlin Olson (“The Mick,” “It’s Always Sunny in Phil-adelphia”) is 43. Comedian Andy Samberg (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Saturday Night Live”) is 40. Gui-tarist Brad Tursi of Old Dominion is 39. Actress Parker McKenna Posey (“My Wife and Kids”) is 23.

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DETROIT (AP) — U.S. and Canadian officials touted the friend-ship between the two countries while acknowledging the economic benefits a new international bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, will bring.

A groundbreaking for the advance construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge was held Tues-day in southwest Detroit.

The six-lane, cable-stayed Cana-dian-financed span over the Detroit River is expected to provide direct connections to existing highway

networks in Windsor and Detroit. Construction could start in earnest by early October. The bridge is sched-uled to open in 2020.

“Make no mistake, we are starting to build this bridge and it’s going to be built and the people of the United States and Canada will be using it very soon,” Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority Chair Dwight Duncan said at Tuesday’s ceremony.

The Windsor-Detroit trade cor-ridor is the busiest commercial land crossing on the border between the U.S. and Canada, handling more than 30 percent of trade hauled by trucks.

“The Gordie Howe International Bridge will play a vital role in sup-porting and growing the local econo-mies on both sides of the border and will create opportunities for residents and businesses alike,” said Amarjeet Sohi, Canadian minister of Infra-structure and Communities. “This project is also an important symbol of our deep friendship and mutu-ally beneficial relationship with the United States.”

Currently, the privately-owned

Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel are the only com-muter crossings between the two cities.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder called the Gordie Howe bridge an “eco-nomic engine” that will provide good-paying jobs. He also said a second span would provide economic secu-rity in the event of an Ambassador Bridge closing.

The Detroit International Bridge Co. which operates the Ambassador Bridge has been unsuccessful in suing to stop the future construction of the new bridge.

The company has been seeking permits to build a six-lane replace-ment span for the Ambassador Bridge. That span would be about two miles upriver of the Gordie Howe International Bridge.

The Gordie Howe bridge is named after the late hockey legend, who was born in Canada and grew up in Sas-katoon, Saskatchewan. Most of his 26 years in the NHL were with the Detroit Red Wings. He died in 2016.

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new international bridge

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DETROIT (AP) — Organizers of the North American International Auto Show say that starting in 2020 the annual Detroit event will take place in June instead of January.

A statement from the show Monday says the new schedule will enable automakers, industry suppli-

ers and others to “deliver dynamic exhibits and experiential opportuni-ties outside of the show’s four walls” at downtown’s Cobo Center.

The show will be held during more-favorable spring weather, rather than in winter. Organizers say the change also will help cut costs, since exhibi-

tors won’t be setting up during the Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day holiday period.

The show’s Executive Director Rod Alberts says in a statement that “Detroit will continue to be a global stage for some of the world’s most sig-nificant and iconic vehicle reveals.”

Starting in 2020, Detroit auto show moving to June

John and Linda Kloepfer celebrated 60 years of marriage on Aug. 9, 2018. The couple was married by Rev. J. Frank Ferguson at the Grace United Methodist Church in Carey, Ohio on Aug. 9, 1958.

John is a retired farmer and Linda is a retired caregiver to many children other than her own.

The Kloepfers have 11 children: Kathleen (Michael) Wisner of Alvada, OH; Sherry (Robert) Brooks, Cynthia (Kenneth) Walerius, both of Vanlue, OH; John (Sally) Kloepfer,

Jeffrey Kloepfer, both of Carey, OH; James (Mary) Kloepfer of Westerville, OH; Jerry (Traci) Kloepfer, Joel (Joezette) Kloepfer, Jason (Kelli) Kloepfer, Jeremy (Amy) Kloepfer, all of Carey, OH and Jennifer Kloepfer of Findlay, OH. They have 32 grandchildren, 11 step-grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and 14 step-great-grandchildren. They have 1 deceased granddaughter.

John and Linda celebrated with their family on a trip to the Amish back in June.

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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Iron-man triathlete Tim Don carries a constant reminder of the accident with him — besides, of course, a neck that can only turn to the left and the fading marks from where screws painfully dug into his fore-head.

It’s tucked away in his wallet: A driver’s license that features a photo of Don wearing a halo device to stabilize his broken neck.

“Insane, right? ” the British-born Don said, laughing, as he flashed his license. “I didn’t think they’d take the picture with me like that. Now I’m always asked about it whenever I show my license.”

A few days before the 2017 Ironman world championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, last October, the world-class endurance athlete nicknamed “The Don” was on a training ride when he smashed into a truck that pulled in front of him.

Three months in a halo, two months in a hard collar and lots of physical therapy later, the 40-year-old’s mission remains straight-forward: Get back to Hawaii and finish what he started.

“I’m still living the story of my broken neck,” said Don, who fig-ures he needs a top-four finish at Ironman Hamburg in Germany on Sunday to secure a spot for Hawaii, a race that’s regarded as the Super Bowl of his sport. “But no one is going to feel sorry for you, because when the gun goes, we all have our stories.”

His, though, is a painful tale. He was in elite shape heading

into the world championships last season in Kailua-Kona for a race that combines a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a mara-thon. That May, he set a world record at an Ironman event in Brazil, finishing the course in a blistering time of 7 hours, 40 min-utes, 23 seconds.

Don was on a nice leisurely bike ride — for him anyway — in Hawaii to wake up the legs. He was in the cycling lane when a white pickup truck turned in front of him. Don’s first reaction wasn’t so much about personal safety before slam-ming into side of the vehicle.

No, it was about the new racing wheels on his Specialized bike.

“I was like, ‘I’m going to need new tires now,’” said Don, who trains in Boulder.

That’s the last thought he had before waking up on a stretcher about 20 minutes later.

“I was in a neck brace and my shoulder hurt, but I was still think-ing, ‘I can get through the swim, I’ve just got whiplash, and once I’m on the bike I’ll be OK,’” recounted Don , whose recovery was chroni-cled in a documentary titled “The Man with the Halo “ that was directed by Emmy award-winner Andrew Hinton and commissioned by Don’s sponsor, the Swiss-based sportswear company “On.”

Then, the MRI returned. A frac-tured vertebra high up in his neck.

There went the race. Possibly, his career.

He was flown back to Colorado and presented with two options: Fuse his vertebrae, which might restrict his swimming and biking, or wear a halo device that consisted of a vest, stabilization bars and a carbon ring encircling his head with multiple screws tightened into his skull.

The halo won out. “I wasn’t fearful, because I knew

I could race again,” said Don, who competed for Britain in the triath-lon at three Summer Olympics, with his best finish 10th at the 2000 Games. “But at what level? I was trying to be optimistic about it. But there was that thought I might not get the full range of motion back in my neck.”

Early on, he was in discom-fort and the pain medication was making him sick. On one occasion, he even went out to the garage to get an Allen wrench and take the screws out himself.

His wife stopped him.

Don couldn’t recline to sleep. He couldn’t shower on his own. He couldn’t even pick anything up.

When he ventured out, he was asked all about the halo. That was sometimes followed by if he had seen the film, “Bleed for This .” It’s based on the story of world cham-pion boxer Vinny Paz, who broke his neck in a car crash, wore a halo and rose to prominence again. His comeback story was dramatized in the 2016 film starring Miles Teller.

“I’m basically trying to do the same thing — without Hollywood and all the glamour of boxing,” said Don, who had a fifth screw added to his halo midway through because it was getting too loose.

On Jan. 3, Don had the halo removed . For another two months, he wore a hard collar to protect his neck. His fitness was back at square one even though he was squeezing in some training against doctor’s orders.

“I was like, ‘How am I going to get there?” said Don, who’s raced twice in Hawaii and is still search-ing for his first podium finish. “Everyone was racing and training for two hours or more a day. I’m doing 30 minutes on the bike at (a low level). That was pretty hard.”

Hawaii and competing in that October race has kept him moti-vated. He trained in the pool with a snorkel since his neck could barely turn. He rode as much as possible with his fellow training partners on his left because he still struggles to turn the other way.

“His story is amazing — how he went from Olympian to reinventing himself in the Ironman to having this tragic accident,” his manager

Franko Vatterott said. “Now it’s ‘Tim 3.0.’ He amazes me every single month, because he always has some sort of breakthrough.”

His first test: The Boston Mar-athon. He wanted to see if this entire endeavor was realistic and set his goal at finishing in less than 3 hours. He went 2:49:42.

Next test: A “70.3” triathlon in Costa Rica last month. He won by nearly a minute .

Now a crucial test: Hamburg. He’s so far back in the point stand-ings that he figures he must do well in order qualify for Hawaii. His wife and two kids, who are in England as he trains, will meet him there. He’s optimistic even if he estimates he’s only 85 percent and sometimes bothered by an aching hip.

“That’s all I’m trying to do — get back to Kona,” Don said. “For me, it would be closing a chapter. It would be an emotional day. A hard day, but very emotional.”

World-class Ironman triathlete on mend from broken neck

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David & Rita YostDavid and Rita Yost of Fostoria

will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary next week. The couple was married on August 20, 1988 in Fostoria.

David was born to the late Firmin and Mary Yost. Rita was born to Arlene Blackburn and the late L.B. Blackburn.

The couple are long-time dog lovers and currently share their home with two amazing and athletic Giant Schnauzers, Zora and Zahara.

David is a registered nurse and serves as System Director of Performance Analytics at Mercy Health in Cincinnati. Rita is a pet sitter and retired pet groomer.

ANNIVERSARY

Edward & Melinda TaylorEdward and Melinda

(Farrell) Taylor will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on August 17, 2018.

They were married at the College First Chuch Of God on August 17, 1968.

They have two children, Edward who is deceased and Christina (Patrick) Florence of Worthington, Ohio. The couple

also has two granddaughters and three grandsons.

Edward is retired from Cooper Tire and Rubber Company and Melinda is retired from Findlay City Schools.

Celebration will take place later when Melinda is fully recovered from complications from the West Nile virus.

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The ClockWhen first to bedThe clock does creep,It’s hard for meTo get to sleep.I toss and turnTake bathroom breaks,But still the clockIts time it takes.I eat a biteThen back to bed,The clock ticks onInside my head.Just when the birdsBegin to sing,I fall asleepThe clock will ring.

Carol McKitrickFindlay

Old Age is not for Sissies“Old age is not for sissies”My husband used to say.It may not be for sissiesBut it is here to stay.I don’t think I’m wiserBut I’m weaker every day.With oxygen and a walkerI just say, “Oh, come what may.”With hearing aids I hearWith glasses I can see.My mind is sharp, my dear.I’m still the same old me.Old age is not for sissies.I know the saying’s true.It may not be for sissies,But it will have to do.

Ellie GustinFindlay

What If?What if you prayed more and worried less?What if you always “expected the best?”What if you listened to the words you confessed?What if in God’s love you could completely rest?

What if your worries were all alieved?What if from fears you were relieved?What if faith helped you believe?What if blessings you did receive?

What if you changed your attitude around?What if new discoveries about you were found?What if you stopped feeling so sad and down?What if you picked your chin up off the ground?

What if you met every day with a smile instead of a frown?What if daily life got better all the way around?What if you heard “only” positive words and sounds?What if you were “free at last” and heaven bound?

Brenda PagalFindlay

Poetry Corner

BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — A scenic stretch of Highway 1 in a popular tourist area along the California coast reopened to traffic Wednesday, more than a year after it was blocked by a massive landslide, officials said.

The newly built, two-lane stretch of road in Big Sur opened two days ahead of schedule, the California Department of Transportation said.

Big Sur, with miles of rugged coast, cliffs and wilderness about 150 miles south of San Francisco, features spectacular views of the ocean and accommodations at high-end resorts.

The slide along the highway link-ing Northern and Southern California has stymied visitors and hurt busi-

nesses, including Ragged Point Inn and Resort, which saw business cut in half.

“We are beside ourselves,” resort spokesman Rori Cosma said about the highway reopening. “We’re extremely happy and desperate to hire people.”

Cosma said the parking lot was packed Wednesday with drivers cir-cling for a spot. And after more than a year of disappointing foreign tour-ists with news that the highway was closed, he said he was thrilled to tell visitors of the early reopening.

Highway 1 has been dogged by slides since late 2016. But the one that hit Mud Creek near Ragged Point in Big Sur in May 2017 was monumen-

tal. Millions of tons of earth moved, displacing 75 acres of land.

The slide buried the highway perched on the slope of mountains rising dramatically from the Pacific Ocean.

The debris slid well out into the ocean, creating 15 acres of new coast-line about 9 miles north of the Mon-terey-San Luis Obispo county line.

The transportation department posted a photogram on Twitter that shows the new road and said it’s now “OPEN for business.”

Construction workers made such good progress that officials decided to reopen it ahead of a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Scenic California highway near Big Sur reopens after slide

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The house where Rosa Parks sought refuge after fleeing the South amid death threats is scheduled for auction next week with a minimum bid of $1 mil-lion.

Auctioneer Guernsey’s plans to put the house up for auction July 26 in New York City, and has set a pre-auction estimate of $1 million to $3 million. It’s part of an auction that will feature several other items related to African-American history and culture.

Parks moved to Detroit in 1957, two years after refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. Her family says Parks stayed in her brother’s tiny wood-framed house with 17 other rela-tives.

The house was going to be demol-ished by the city of Detroit when it was rescued by Parks’ niece, Rhea McCauley, and a Berlin-based Ameri-can artist who took it apart and

shipped it to Germany. Artist Ryan Mendoza rebuilt it in his yard, turning it into a work of art.

In Berlin, it attracted international attention and a steady stream of visi-tors interested in learning more about Parks and her importance in the civil rights movement. It was shipped back across the Atlantic Ocean earlier this year to be displayed in Rhode Island. It’s now in storage in Massachusetts.

The house also includes ceramic sculptures of furniture that was in the home when Parks stayed there.

Proceeds from the sale will be split between Parks’ family and Mendoza, the auction house said. Guernsey’s will also auction bricks from the home’s chimney, which had to be dis-mantled for the project.

Mendoza has said that he wants the house to end up in the hands of somebody who loves Rosa Parks and who wants to display it publicly. The house has become a way to tell the

story of how redlining and segrega-tion affected black communities in America, he said.

“This is a way to save this chapter of black oral history,” Mendoza said.

Rosa Parks family house set for auction

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