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Staff writer Bill Ordine may write the Friday column on the world of wagering, The Smart Money, but it's his 91-year old aunt, Ann Pannulla, of Oreland, who has a winning Kentucky Derby trifecta ticket for $2,337.40 after boxing Super Saver, Ice Box and Paddy O'Prado two weeks ago. Here are our experts' picks for Saturday's Preakness. Lookin at Lucky Super Saver Jackson Bend Super Saver Paddy O'Prado Schoolyard Dreams  

Chalk up another fine performance and another victory to Andy Moog, the NHL's top career winner among active goaltenders. Moog gained his 364th career victory with a 25-save performance as the Dallas Stars beat the visiting Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 3-1, last night. "I thought we had a lot of pressure in the first two periods, but Andy Moog was outstanding," Mighty Ducks coach Ron Wilson said. "Then in the third period, we couldn't get anything going. It was a combination of their defense and we were out of gas. " The Dallas defensemen contributed a goal and three assists while holding the Mighty Ducks' high-scoring duo of Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne without a point.

David H. Gehman, 80, a chalk artist who mesmerized audiences across the state as he drew large, colorful images of Jesus's Resurrection and other religious scenes, died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Shillington, Berks County. For the last 30 years, Mr. Gehman, a former carpenter, traveled to churches, Masonic halls and Rotary Clubs to deliver a spiritual message with pastel and fluorescent chalks. Mr. Gehman usually took about 35 minutes to finish a 40-by-54-inch drawing of the Resurrection on heavy gray paper.

What was billed as the hottest race in Haverford Township cooled as Election Day progressed, and incumbent Republican John Genthert soundly defeated Karl H. Freas, a former commissioner hoping to regain his First Ward seat. In an unofficial count, Genthert had 1,446 more votes than Freas, who tallied 933. It was the second time the two candidates have clashed. In 1983, Genthert skimmed by Freas by 71 votes. The closest race, it turned out, was in the Fifth Ward, where former township solicitor Kenneth Clouse defeated his Democratic opponent Denzil Turton by 412 votes, 938 to 526. In three other contests, Republicans trounced opponents by wide margins, bringing joy to the heart of township Republican leader Joseph Kelly, who is both a township and a Delaware County commissioner.

I can't say that I was completely disappointed as the driving rain threatened to cancel my kids' ball games the other night. Scheduled as the game was to compete against the American Idol finale, even a good parent must occasionally make choices. It wasn't only the face-off between Ruben and Clay that I looked forward to. I also savored a night free of watching softball on a cold, rainy evening at a field in another township. I longingly imagined an evening free of carpooling my three kids in three different directions.

SADLY, the chart to the right is no surprise. For some time now, this page and other voices have been warning that Philadelphia was heading for a bloodier, more murderous year than last. And this week, we were proven right. Would that it were not so. As of late last night, the total number of homicides in Philadelphia was 336, sharply outpacing not only the number from last year at this date, but all of 2004. And we still have a month-and-a-half to go. Each year, city leaders from City Hall to the police commissioner's office to Harrisburg politicians have promised solutions.

Colorfully wrapped packages of potent pesticides are being smuggled from Asia and Latin America to stores in the United States, creating a hazard for more than just rats and bugs. Though often labeled "safe" for humans, and sometimes resembling innocuous candy or blackboard chalk, the illegal goods have poisoned children in New Jersey, New York and Chicago. The Environmental Protection Agency has launched a crackdown on such products, which include one powder with the sinister name of "Tres Pasitos," Spanish for "three steps" - a reference to how far an afflicted mouse can travel before it keels over dead.

If it was a joke, it went over like a lead balloon. Women's groups and activists were riled this week after a watering hole on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia recently put up a sign in its window. "I like my beer like I like my violence... Domestic," it read, neatly handprinted in colored chalk at Smith's Restaurant and Lounge on S. 19th Street. It didn't take long for Philadelphia's community activists to assail the restaurant and condemn the sign as being in bad taste.

IT WAS a typical summer Saturday night on South Street, filled with shoppers and revelers and at least one artistic woman drawing vivid, hippy patterns on the sidewalk with chalk. The artist, Emily Hamilton Epstein, wasn't doing anything wrong on June 19, 2010, when Police Officer William J. Gress came around, her attorney told the Daily News. "She hadn't done anything wrong and we're very concerned about an officer who's arresting people for activities that clearly aren't illegal," Paul Messing said.

It was a typical summer Saturday night on South Street, filled with shoppers and revelers and at least one artistic woman drawing vivid, hippy patterns on the sidewalk with chalk. The artist, Emily Hamilton Epstein, wasn't doing anything wrong on June 19, 2010, when Police Officer William J. Gress came around, her attorney told the Daily News. "She hadn't done anything wrong and we're very concerned about an officer who's arresting people for activities that clearly aren't illegal," Paul Messing said.

Question: I have a home, built about 1950, that has tin siding. Can or should this siding be repainted (and how?), or is it best to remove it and install new siding, such as vinyl? Answer: I've seen a lot of evidence that tin siding can be repainted, although I haven't found much information on how to do it. I had tin gutters — actually terne, a zinc/tin alloy — on my turn-of-the-20th-century former house. The experts recommended Tin-O-Lin, which I bought at a Philadelphia roofing supplier, a slow-drying linseed oil-based primer and finish coat recommended for spot priming exposed and rusted areas.

IT WAS a typical summer Saturday night on South Street, filled with shoppers and revelers and at least one artistic woman drawing vivid, hippy patterns on the sidewalk with chalk. The artist, Emily Hamilton Epstein, wasn't doing anything wrong on June 19, 2010, when Police Officer William J. Gress came around, her attorney told the Daily News. "She hadn't done anything wrong and we're very concerned about an officer who's arresting people for activities that clearly aren't illegal," Paul Messing said.

It was a typical summer Saturday night on South Street, filled with shoppers and revelers and at least one artistic woman drawing vivid, hippy patterns on the sidewalk with chalk. The artist, Emily Hamilton Epstein, wasn't doing anything wrong on June 19, 2010, when Police Officer William J. Gress came around, her attorney told the Daily News. "She hadn't done anything wrong and we're very concerned about an officer who's arresting people for activities that clearly aren't illegal," Paul Messing said.

If it was a joke, it went over like a lead balloon. Women's groups and activists were riled this week after a watering hole on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia recently put up a sign in its window. "I like my beer like I like my violence... Domestic," it read, neatly handprinted in colored chalk at Smith's Restaurant and Lounge on S. 19th Street. It didn't take long for Philadelphia's community activists to assail the restaurant and condemn the sign as being in bad taste.

LAS VEGAS - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a second straight triumph over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace. In victory, the former Massachusetts governor unleashed a sharp attack on President Obama, whose economic policies he said have "made these tough times last longer. " In the state with the country's highest joblessness rate, Romney said that Obama this week had "been trying to take a bow for 8.3 percent unemployment.

WITH 1 MINUTE and 40 seconds remaining in overtime of a wildly entertaining hockey game at the Wells Fargo Center yesterday, Flyers veteran defenseman Kimmo Timonen was sent to the penalty box for holding. That produced a four-on-three advantage for the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins, who just a day before had been in the reverse situation and - despite remarkable health that has marked their season - did not survive it at home against the New York Rangers. Flyers coach Peter Laviolette sent out these three players Braydon Coburn, Max Talbot and 19-year-old rookie Sean Couturier.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bills will take the win any way they can get it. After a wild back-and-forth fourth quarter, Ryan Fitzpatrick found David Nelson wide open on fourth down for a 6-yard touchdown pass with 14 seconds left to secure a 38-35 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. "I don't know what happened, but I think they misaligned to be honest," Fitzpatrick said, in noting how wide open Nelson was over the middle. "I was lucky enough to see it. " Chalk it up to luck, pluck and resilience, because the Bills are showing they're improved.

A Delaware County man who ingested a "white chalk substance" after officers approached his parked car has died, police said. Chester Police were passing by the car in the area of 20th and Madison Streets just after noon on Thursday when they observed "suspicious activity. " The 41-year-old unidentified man locked the car doors and began to eat the substance, thought to be cocaine, and drink "gulps" of water. Rescue units were called and the officers made several attempts to get into the car, police said.

David Murphy ran to first base looking out toward the leftfield corner and expecting the ball to drop in foul territory. Except his slicing liner kicked up chalk for the Texas Rangers. Like so many times while winning their first American League championship a year ago, the Rangers pulled off an exhilarating comeback. "There isn't anything changed with those guys," manager Ron Washington said after a 9-5 win yesterday over the visiting Boston Red Sox in the season opener. Pinch-hitter Murphy's tiebreaking, two-run double off hard-throwing Daniel Bard was part of a four-run outburst in the eighth for Texas, which raised its AL championship flag before the game.

DURHAM, N.C. - There is a reason why Duke hasn't lost to a non-ACC team at home since 2000. And even that one was only by a point. As was the one before that, 4 years earlier. So it could easily be a triple-figure streak. Sure, it has something to do with the claustrophobic craziness that is Cameron Indoor Arena. But it's mostly about the kind of teams that Mike Krzyzewski sends out there on an annual basis. The kind of squads that can lose a freshman who was averaging 17 points (Kyrie Irving)