YWCA planning Gingerbread Ottoville beats Kalida in Junction, p3 shootout, p6 THE DELPHOSTelling The Tri-County’s Story Since 1869HERALD 50¢ daily TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2010 Delphos, Ohio Massive storm muscles across Midwest BY LINDSEY TANNER Category 3 hurricane. was pretty dangerous.” Airport on Chicago’s South Side. 10 inches of snow could fall in some The Associated Press “This is a very different type of He said the wind was so strong The storm was also picking up areas into early Wednesday. event,” Fenelon said. “But that does that his car “was starting to veer off speed on Twitter, where people The snow is expected across CHICAGO — Strong wind and give an indication of the magnitude the road.” were dubbing it “Chiclone” and North Dakota and into northern torrential rain buffeted the Midwest of the winds. This isn’t something Another commuter described a “Windpocalypse.” South Dakota. Forecasters said wind today as forecasters predicted the you see even every year.” frightening pre-dawn drive to the In St. Louis, pre-dawn strong gusts of more than 50 mph in many giant storm could be the most pow- Weather Service Meteorologist train station. winds were blamed for a partial areas would make travel treacher- erful to hit Illinois in over seven Jim Allsopp said the storm could “It was raining really, really hard. building collapse that sent bricks, ous. decades. be among the worst to hit Illinois in Coming down the street I was kind of mortar, roofing and some window Fenelon of the National Weather The massive storm muscled its more than 70 years. getting really nervous; even with the air-conditioning units raining down Service said the winds will subside way across an area that stretched Commuters in the Chicago area bright lights you couldn’t see in front onto a sidewalk. No one was injured, this evening but could pick up again from the Dakotas to the eastern Great faced blustery, wind-driven rain as of you,” said Delphine Thompson, and inspectors were inspecting the on Wednesday. Lakes. Severe thunderstorm warn- they waited for trains to take them 53, a telecom manager in Chicago. 1920s-era building. Eleven states are under a high ings blanketed much of the Midwest, downtown before dawn. Some hud- The weather service said gusts that In Ballwin, a St. Louis suburb, a wind warning. Those states are: and tornado watches were issued dled underneath train overpasses to topped 50 miles per hour slammed woman escaped with minor injuries Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, from Arkansas to Ohio. Flights were stay out of the gusts, dashing to the into the Chicago suburb of Lombard when a tree fell onto her home as she Michigan, North Dakota, South canceled at O’Hare International platform at the last minute. In the early today. slept, covering her and her husband Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Ohio Airport, a major hub for American city’s downtown Loop, construc- High winds forced authorities to with dust and insulation. The family and parts of Kentucky. and United airlines. tion workers wore heavy slickers stop flights at O’Hare International managed to get out of the house and With a nod to the coming week- The National Weather Service and held onto their hard-hats, heavy Airport in Chicago. call emergency responders. end, Jodi WhiteJones in Chicago said the storm is one of the strongest metal street signs rattled against A spokeswoman for the Chicago In Milwaukee, some restaurants said she hoped the storm wouldn’t to hit the region in decades. their posts and umbrellas provided Department of Aviation said offi- moved sidewalk furniture indoors lead to a Halloween-related disaster. “We’re expecting sustained winds relief only for as long as they could cials issued a temporary “ground as the storm approached and hom- “Everyone in Chicago is used to on the order of 35 to 40 mph with last. stop” at O’Hare, meaning no flights eowners scrambled to batten down foul weather but with this type of gusts up to 60 mph throughout the “The wind was almost blowing are departing. Aviation Department anything that might be swept away wind I just hope nobody gets hurt by afternoon,” said Edward Fenelon, horizontally. The rain was slapping spokeswoman Karen Pride said by the storm. things falling from buildings, flying a weather service meteorologist in me in the face,” said Anthony Quit, more than 125 flights were canceled Meanwhile, much of North Dakota pumpkins, debris,” said the 41-year- Romeoville, Ill. He said the storm’s a 24-year-old jewelry store worker in at O’Hare. No cancelations are being was under a blizzard warning. The old assistant college dean at the central pressure is equivalent to a Chicago. “My umbrella shot off ... It reported at Midway International National Weather Service said up to University of Illinois at Chicago. Sports Tips to have a safe Halloween whenever possible. Jefferson boys • Have kids carry glow sticks or flashlights in order holding cage to see better, as well as be seen by drivers. meeting Traffic The Jefferson boys bas- • Teach children to walk, ketball program is having not run, while trick-or-treat- its preseason player/parent ing. meeting 7 p.m. on Nov. 3 at • Remind children to stop the Jefferson Middle School. at all street corners before All players (grades 7-12) crossing. Tell them to cross streets only at intersections and a parent/guardian are and crosswalks. expected to attend. Contact • Teach them to look left, coach Marc Smith at (419) right and left again before 615-7233 with any questions. crossing the street and to con- As well, the DYH is tinue looking both ways as Scheer extending its sign-ups for its they cross. youth basketball program • Teach them never to (grades 3-6) this week for dart out into a street or cross Scheer enjoying those that have not already between parked cars. signed up. Sign-ups will still • Never let children under be accepted Nov. 1-2 at the age 12 go trick-or-treating or differences in activities Jefferson Middle School cross the street without adult BY STACY TAFF host sister; I don’t do that Gymnasium, with evalua- supervision. [email protected] anymore and I might be able tions those two days: 3rd-4th Motorists to go horseback riding here grades 5:30-6:30 p.m.; and • Reduce any distractions DELPHOS — When German with a friend but I’m not student Carolin Scheer arrived sure yet,” she said. “That’s 5th-6th grades 6:15-7 p.m. inside the car, such as talking on the phone, texting or eat- at St. John’s High School for what I do in Germany. I’ve Contact Ed Smith at (419) her first day, she was confused done lots of exciting things 236-4754 for more details. ing, so drivers can concentrate on the road and surroundings. about where to go and how with my host family, the • Slow down in residential things were run. Her anxiety Kovermans. We went to the Wrestling club hosting was quickly eased when her lake and went tubing and info meeting neighborhoods. peers made her feel welcome. knee-boarding. We don’t • Obey all traffic signs and The Delphos Tri-County “My first day I was so con- have anything like that in signals. Wrestling Club is host- fused and I was just running Germany. We’ve also vis- • Watch for children walk- around, unsure of where to go,” ited Columbus.” ing a parent informational ing in the street or on medi- meeting and sign-ups Photo from Metro Scheer, 16, said. “But every- “The football games have ans and curbs. body was so friendly and soon been a lot of fun, too,” Scheer Nov. 3 at the Delphos By following a few safety tips, Halloween can be fun and • Enter and exit driveways everybody was helping me. It continued. “We don’t really Eagles on Fifth Street. safe. and alleys slowly and care- was pretty cool. It was easy have football in German or The club is for wres- Halloween can be scary drivers to take extra precau- fully. to find some friends because cheerleaders. There are some tlers ages 6-12 that want to with ghosts and goblins run- tions to watch out for trick- • Teach children to exit everybody was willing to talk cheerleaders but only in big- learn the basics of wrestling ning around. But what’s or-treaters, especially around and enter the car on the curb- to me.” ger cities, like cities the size of and good sportsmanship. scarier is not explaining safe- crosswalks. The simple act side, away from traffic. While there are certainly Lima.” The meeting begins ty precautions to children. On of slowing down on neigh- Don’t let Halloween turn some differences between While she may be having at 6:30 p.m. and practice a night when many children borhood roads will not only into a nightmare. Be cautious, Germany and the United States, fun, Scheer still misses home. will start Nov. 16. Any spend hours in close proxim- make Halloween more enjoy- responsible and safe during Scheer said the most marked “I miss my family and friends questions, contact Brent ity to cars as they navigate able for everyone and could activities this year or when differences she’s noticed have the most,” she said. “I have an been in school. older sister and she came here Binkley at 419-235-7919. through neighborhoods gath- save lives. driving during Halloween ering candy, pedestrian safety The National SAFE KIDS Night hours.