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with areas of
fog this morn-
ing. A chance
of showers
through-
out the day. Highs in the
upper 50s and lows in the
mid 40s. See page 2.
BY STEPHANIE GROVES
Staff Writer
sgroves@delphosherald.com
SPENCERVILLE
Spencerville Village Solicitor
Al Smiths resignation was
under question Monday
during the village council
meeting. Smith resigned in
September but said he would
stay on until the village found
a replacement.
As reported during the
Nov. 4 council meeting,
Johnson said that after receiv-
ing Smiths resignation letter
in September, he had been in
contact with other munici-
palities inquiring about legal
representation. He said the
trend is that municipalities do
not have one main solicitor
and they use firms with mul-
tiple attorneys since many
attorneys do not have the
time to dedicate themselves
to one municipality.
In addition, Johnson said
the village will use lawyers
from the Lima firm Cory,
Meredith, Witter, Anderson
& Smith Professional Legal
Association with Smith as
its legal representation with
Steven Kessler sharing the
solicitors duties.
Kessler was introduced
by Smith to council dur-
ing the Nov. 18 meeting.
He explained that Kessler,
who graduated from Ohio
Northern University Law
School, and he would be
splitting time as village solic-
itor.
An inquiry from coun-
cil member Michael Bice
opened discussions regarding
the resignation.
You tendered you resig-
nation, Al, Bice said. Do
we need councils action on
that?
Mayor P.J. Johnson said
that council would be pre-
sented with an ordinance,
which they would act on. He
said that there have been a
few questions about secur-
ing representation for the vil-
lage and reflected back on
the statements from the Nov.
4 meeting.
Municipalities do not
have full-time representa-
tion, he explained. They
(legal council) only come to
meetings with hot topics and
firms handle the represen-
tation rather than any one
individual.
In short, there are multiple
representatives for villages.
An ad was put out there
and I received some names,
Johnson said. After research-
ing the potential candidates, I
did not find a good fit.
Johnson said he was
thankful Smith came forward
and said he represents the
community very well and has
the villages best interest at
heart.
Smith said it was clear no
one was interested in the job
(as solicitor). He also made it
clear that if council members
had someone else in mind,
he would again tender his
resignation.
I dont get paid much to
do this, he added. I lose
money.
He said a flat fee may not
be financially feasible for the
village.
Its never been about
the money for me, though,
Smith added.
Councilman John Miller
said a discussion he had trig-
gered the conversation about
the resignation.
Somebody showed inter-
est and thats where it may
have come from, Miller
stated.
BY ED GEBERT
Times Bulletin Editor
news@delphosherald.com
PAULDING No new
answers have been found
with the discovery of a shoe
that is thought to be evidence
in a half-century-old murder
case in Paulding.
Paulding County Sheriff
Jason K. Landers released
an update on Monday which
stated that the shoe, which
had been found in the old
Paulding County Jail in
October yielded no DNA pro-
file.
It was hoped that DNA
evidence could help investi-
gators in an attempt to solve
the 1960 murder of then-14-
year-old Nancy Eagleson of
Paulding.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
DELPHOS HERALD
The
50 daily Delphos, Ohio
Telling The Tri-Countys Story Since 1869
Deer gun season opens with 22,620
harvested, p3
Jays fall to Lady Cougars,
p6
Upfront
Forecast
Obituaries 2
State/Local 3
The Next Generation 4
Community 5
Sports 6-8
Business 9
Classifieds 8
TV 9
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Accepting Arnold C. Dienstberger grants for their groups were, front from left, Jay Metzner (Optimists), Nikki
Duvall (Community Health Professionals) and Kelly Rist (Delphos Public Library); row two, Kathy Gengler
(Marbletown Festival Committee), Beth Gerow (Girl Scouts), Jeffrey Neumeier (Cub Scouts), Police Chief Kyle Fittro
(Police Dept.), Denny Hickey (St. Vincent de Paul) and Kevin Wolfe (Delphos City Schools); and back, Bruce Hiltry
(Habitat for Humanity), Kerry Neumeier (Cub Scouts), Mayor Michael Gallmeier (Delphos Parks and Rec), Jim
Mesker (Knights of Columbus) and Denise Cressman (Delphos Public Library). (Delphos Herald/Nancy Spencer)
Also accepting grants were, front from left, Becky Strayer (Interfaith Thrift Store), Dorothy Hoffman (Delphos Canal
Commission), the Rev. David Howell (Community Unity, Delphos Ministerial Association) and Boy Scouts Adam Schneer
and Jason Ditto (Boy Scouts); row two, Platoon Chief Don Moreo (Delphos Fire and Rescue), Joyce Hale (Delphos Senior
Citizen Center), Karen Edelbrock (Delphos Community Christmas Project), Clara Hanf (Delphos Stadium Club), Shauna
Turner-Smith (Delphos Area Art Guild) and Gary Levitt (Museum of Postal History, Rotary); and back, Ray Geary
(Delphos Little League), Ron Kimmet (Kiwanis), Ryan Carder (Hope Lodge 214), Ron Ebbeskotte (Athletic Boosters Track
Fund) and Jamey Wisher (Delphos Fire Assoc.).
Dienstberger grants
total $315,000 this year
Income
tax may
return on
May ballot
Delphos Council
BY NANCY SPENCER
Herald Editor
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS A .25-per-
cent income tax increase
proposal made its way back
on the Delphos City Council
agenda Monday. Sponsored
by Finance Committee Chair
Joe Martz, the resolution
will again ask Delphos resi-
dents within the city limits to
OK the issue on the May 6
Primary Election ballot.
Im proposing this again
because I feel residents may
now have a better idea of
what is at stake if we dont
see an increase in revenue,
Martz said.
The issue will read:
Shall the ordinance
providing for one-quarter
percent (.25%) increase
in taxation, from one and
one-half percent (1.5%) to
one and three-quarters per-
cent (1.75%) per annum,
on income to provide funds
for general purposes, said
levy commencing on January
1, 2015, and continuing
thereafter until repealed in
accordance with the law, be
passed?
The measure generates
approximately $400,000 per
year.
The city still faces
$458,203 in deficit spend-
ing for the 2014 budget.
That has been whittled
down from $1,120,000 with
staff reductions, including
two firefighters, a custo-
dian and two maintenance
personnel; reduced operat-
ing costs from the loss of
Resers Fine Foods; retire-
ments and resignations in
2013 that were not filled;
a three-hour furlough for
all personnel except fire-
fighters and police and a
7.5-percent reduction in
department head salaries;
a 25-percent reduction in
elected official pay; and a
50-percent split on a health-
care premium increase,
totalling $661,797.
BY NANCY SPENCER
Herald Editor
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS Next year will be a
little better for local non-profits and
those they serve after the Arnold C.
Dienstberger Foundation doled out
$315,000 in grants Tuesday evening at
The Delphos Club.
This was the 16th annual distribution
of money raised from investments held
by the not-for-profit foundation head-
quartered in Delphos. With Tuesdays
awards, the foundation has topped $3.6
million in grants.
See GRANTS, page 12 See CITY, page 12
See SHOE, page 12 See SOLICITOR, page 3
Council raises questions
about solicitors resignation
Dienstberger spelling bee winner
Nineteen Franklin Elementary School fourth- and
fifth-graders spelled 174 words in 19 rounds before
declaring Emily Dienstberger the winner. Dienstberger
will move on to the Allen County Spelling Bee early next
year. Ethan Dunlap will serve as the alternate. (Delphos
Herald/Nancy Spencer)
Shoe provides no answers
in Paulding cold case killing
Ottoville will hold its
annual Winter Fest from
noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday
at the Parish Center.
Santa will arrive by fire
truck at noon and proceed
into the center to hear
wish lists from children.
Refreshments and
raffles will be offered with
childrens entertainment
provided by the Ottoville
Mothers Club. Coloring
books will also be avail-
able for a coloring contest.
Ottoville plans
Winter Fest
Fort Jennings Elementary
will hold kindergarten
registration for the 2014-
15 school year on school
days beginning Monday
through Dec. 20.
Visit the elementary
office between 8 a.m. and
3:30 p.m. to register a child.
Children must be 5 years
of age by Sept. 30, 2014, to
be eligible for kindergarten.
Parents are asked to bring
the childs birth certificate,
Social Security number and
immunization records at
the time of registration.
For questions, call
419-286-2762.
Kindergarten
signup set
Retirees to hold
Christmas lunch
U.A.W. Local 962
Hayes Albion/Trim Trends
will hold a Christmas lun-
cheon at noon Monday at
Friends Church on Mulberry
Street in Spencerville.
The cost of the meal is
$6 and a $5 optional gift
exchange will be held.
RSVP by Thursday
by calling 419-647-4564,
419-667-3399, 419-300-
4844 or 419-692-2406.
City tweaks
plowing schedule
Due to the economic
conditions of the City and
the reduction in staff, the
City wishes to inform the
citizens of the revised
snow removal protocol.
The maintenance depart-
ment will not plow the
road ways unless the snow
accumulation is three
inches or more. The main
arteries will be given first
priority and then the sec-
ondary streets. The alleys
will be last to get plowed
if time and funds allow.
Hey kids! The Delphos
Herald has a direct line
to Santa himself.
Letters can be mailed to:
Santa Letters, 405 N. Main
St., Delphos, OH 45833;
dropped off at the offce;
or e-mailed to nspencer@
delphosherald.com.
Letters need to arrive at
The Herald by 5 p.m. Dec. 13
to forward to Santa.
Herald taking
letters to Santa
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FUNERAL
LOTTERY
LOCAL PRICES
WEATHER
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articles. To inform the news-
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information, call the editorial
department at 419-695-0015.
Corrections will be published
on this page.
CORRECTIONS
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Thirteen lives lost on Ohios
roadways this Thanksgiving holiday
Information submitted
COLUMBUS - Provisional numbers
released Monday by the Ohio State Highway
Patrol show there were 13 people killed on
Ohios roadways this Thanksgiving holiday,
which is two below the four-year average.
During the reporting period, which began at
midnight Nov. 27 and ran through 11:59 p.m.
Sunday, 13 people were killed in 11 crashes.
This is an increase from last year, when 12
people were killed in nine fatal crashes
Of the 13 killed, seven were not wearing
an available safety belt, three were killed in
two OVI-related crashes and one pedestrian
was killed.
Even though we are encouraged that
OVI-related fatalities decreased this holiday,
lack of safety belt usage remains a sig-
nificant problem area, said Colonel Paul A.
Pride, patrol superintendent Motorists need
to remember that wearing a safety belt is the
single most important thing they can do to
protect themselves during a crash.
The State Highway Patrol arrested 503
drivers for OVI during the holiday week-
end, a nearly nine percent increase over last
years holiday.
Provisional statistics through November
of this year show that alcohol-related fatal
crashes are down with 277 killed in 2013
compared to 468 when compared to the same
time period in 2012. Additionally, those
killed while not wearing an available safety
belt has also declined during the same period
with 379 this year and 531 in 2012.
A complete statistical analysis of the
Patrols enforcement activity over the holi-
day weekend is available at statepatrol.ohio.
gov.
More than half not wearing
a safety belt
Mary Jane Koester
July 26, 1931-
Nov. 30, 2013
Mary Jane Koester, 82,
of Ottoville, died 1:50
a.m. Saturday at St. Ritas
Medical Center.
She was born July
26, 1931, in Glandorf to
Lawrence and Luella
(Duling) Schroeder, who
preceded her in death.
On July 30, 1955, she mar-
ried Alphonse W. Koester,
who died April 7, 1977.
Survivors include three
children, Mark (Lisa)
Koester of Elida, Anne
Koester of Alexandria,
Va., and Sue Koester of
Ottoville; three grandchil-
dren, Amanda Ott, Jonathan
Koester and Amy Koester;
two great-grandchildren,
Ethan Ott and Lincoln Ott; a
sister, Pat (Don) Jostpille of
Glandorf; and two sisters-
in-law, Helen Schroeder
of Delphos and Margie
Schroeder of Kalida.
She was also preceded
in death by three broth-
ers and a sister-in-law,
Carl Schroeder, Tom
(Janet) Schroeder and Dan
Schroeder.
Mary Jane retired as a
seamstress with Drapery
Stitch of Delphos. She was
a member of Immaculate
Concept i on Cat hol i c
Church, Ottoville, and had
been a 4-H advisor for the
Ottoville Up-To-Date.
Mass of Christian
Burial will begin at 10
a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph
Catholic Church, Fort
Jennings, the Rev. Charles
Obinwa officiating. Burial
will follow in St. Marys
Cemetery, Ottoville.
Visitation will be from
2-8 p.m. Friday at Love-
Heitmeyer Funeral Home,
Jackson Township, where a
Scripture service will begin
at 7:30 p.m.; and one hour
prior to the service Saturday
at the church.
Memorial donations may
be made to the charity of the
donors choice.
Condolences may be
expressed at: www.lovefu-
neralhome.com.
The following individuals appeared Tuesday before Judge
Charles Steele in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court:
Probation violation
Christopher L. Blue, 34, Van Wert, admitted violating his
probation by having a positive drug test and by refusing to
attend Recovery Group.
He was re-sentenced to three years community control
under the same conditions as before with the additional condi-
tion of up to six months at the WORTH Center.
An 11-month prison term was deferred.
Sentencings
Nicollette Collins, 23, Oakwood, was sentenced for posses-
sion of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
Her sentence was: three years community control, up to six
months at WORTH Center, 30 days jail, 200 hours community
service, two years intensive probation, drivers license suspended six
months, ordered to pay court costs and partial appointed attorney fees.
An 11-month prison term was deferred pending completion
of community control.
Harold Eldridge, 38, Paulding, was sentenced for posses-
sion of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree.
His sentence was: five years community control, up to six months
at WORTH Center after he completes any sentence in Indiana, 30
days jail, 200 hours community service, two years intensive proba-
tion, ordered to pay court costs and partial appointed attorney fees.
A 12-month prison term was deferred pending completion
of community control.
Taylor Agler, 21, Van Wert, was sentenced following her
previous admission to violating her probation in two separate
cases. She was re-sentenced to three years community control
under the same conditions as before with the additional condi-
tion of up to six months at the WORTH Center.
A nine-month prison term on each case was deferred.
Matthew Foehl, 28, Convoy, was sentenced for trafficking
drugs, a felony of the fifth degree; and for possession of drugs,
also a felony of the fifth degree.
His sentence was: three years community control, up to six
months at WORTH Center, 30 days jail, 200 hours community ser-
vice, two years intensive probation, drivers license suspended six
months, ordered to pay restitution of $300 to the West Central Ohio
Crime Task Force, court costs and partial appointed attorney fees.
A nine-month prison term was deferred pending completion
of community control.
The automobile used in the crimes was ordered forfeited to
the task force.
Vernon W. Heatwole
June 15, 1927-Dec. 2, 2013
Vernon W. Heatwole, 86, of
Delphos, went to be with his
Lord and Savior on Monday
morning.
He was born June 15, 1927,
in Elida to William and Dora
(Powell) Heatwole, who pre-
ceded him in death.
On Aug. 5, 1948, he married
Miriam Brunk, who survives in
Delphos.
Survivors also include his
son, Michael (Deb) Heatwole
of Elida; four daughters,
Lavonne (Jerry) Simpson of
Gainsville, Fla., Joan (John)
Gerig of Medford, Ore., Shirley
(Sam) Whitt of Lima and Jan
(Dick) Warrington of Columbus
Grove; nine grandchildren and
six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
brothers, Virgil, Raymond and
Lewis Heatwole; sisters, Alma
Hartzler and Grace Heatwole;
and granddaughter, Shannon
Whitt.
A funeral service will begin
at 11 a.m. on Friday at Harter
and Schier Funeral Home,
the Rev. Tim Thurston offici-
ating. Burial will be at Pike
Mennonite Cemetery in Elida.
Friends may call from 4-8
p.m. Thursday at the funeral
home and one hour prior to the
service on Friday.
Condolences may expressed
at www.harterandschier.com.
One Year Ago
The Arnold C. Dienstberger Foundation
surpassed its record-breaking $305,000
grant presentation from last year Tuesday
evening during ceremonies at The Delphos
Club. Twenty-nine recipients shared in
$320,000, including $45,000 each to St.
Johns and Delphos City schools.
25 Years Ago 1988
Children in the morning storytime
session at the Delphos Public Library
made ornaments Friday after hearing the
story, The Golden Christmas Tree. The
tree will be displayed in the Christmas
Tree Festival sponsored by the Delphos
Historical Association at the library.
Preparing to hang their ornaments were
Dan Hemker, Gina Berelsman, Kristy
Fetzer, Bruce Renner, Kyle Goedde, Brad
Berelsman, Brian Clark, Mike Hemker,
Kurt Hall, Elliot Hall, Audra Miller and
Brian Spears.
Ottoville High School graduating
class of 1939 recently celebrated its 50th
anniversary. Attending the reunion were
Mary (Ricker) Grothouse, Ruth (Miller)
Raatterman, Marie (Schlaagbaum)
Kohlrieser, Constance (Wannemaker)
Osting, Marjorie (Looser) Dunlap, Norma
(Eickholt) Smith, Marie (Friemoth)
Musgrave, Martha (Beining) Noonan,
Norbert Grote, Melvin Grote, Alma
(Hohlbeing Schnipke, Louise (Myers)
Elkins Wagner, Alice (Wannemaker) Maag,
Joseph Weber, Melvin Becker, Walter
Schweller and Francis Wannemaker.
Hugh Pohlman was honored by
American Legion 191 recently as the
only 70-year member of the 70-year-
old Spencerville post. He was presented
a 70-year pin by post commander Jim
Walker and post adjutant Dick Black. Post
191 was chartered in 1919 shortly after it
was established nationally that same year
as a veterans service group by General
John J. Pershing.
50 Years Ago 1963
Members of the Catholic Ladies of
Columbia decided not to hold a Christmas
party during a meeting of the organiza-
tion held Tuesday night. Instead the
group will hold a holiday party at its
first meeting in January. Team captains
for the membership drive were named
by the president. Rose Allemeier and
Florence Trentman will serve as captains
of the gold team and Florence Reindel
and Esther Hempfling as captains of the
blue team.
Mrs. Don Miller opened her home
to the members of the Past Chiefs
Association of the local Pythian Sisters
Tuesday night for their annual Christmas
dinner. Mrs. William Brittingham and
Mrs. Kenneth Fronk served as assistant
hostesses. There were three guests pres-
ent: Anna Point, Ann Miller and Zelma
Patton.
Delphos Past Presidents Parley held
its annual Christmas party Tuesday eve-
ning at the House of Vogts. Hostesses
for the evening were Clara Tilton, Mrs.
Anton Van Autreve and Mrs. Walter
Foster. Election of officers was held with
Mrs. Richard Shirack named president
for the coming year. Mrs. John Helton
will serve as secretary-treasurer for the
group.
75 Years Ago 1938
St. Johns High took two games from
Celina Immaculate Conception at St.
Johns auditorium Friday night, the var-
sity winning by a score of 32 to 24 and
the Best Evers nosing out the Celina
reserves by a one-point margin, 16 to
15. St. Johns had used two full teams
in the second quarter, Rekart, J. Clark,
E. Clark, Grewe and Lisk replacing
Grothouse, Vonderembse, Huysman,
Ditto and Klausing in the latter part of
that period.
Officers were elected Friday evening
at the meeting of the Womens Bible
Class of the Methodist Church held with
Mrs. John Wolfe, West Fifth Street. The
following were chosen to serve during
the ensuing year: Mrs. Fred Allemeier,
president; Mrs. Thomas B. Snow, vice
president; Mrs. Joseph Foltz, secretary;
Cora Fisher, assistant secretary; Mrs.
George Gilpin, treasurer; Mrs. Ed Falke,
pianist, and Mrs. John Wolfe and Mrs.
Fred Allemeier, representatives to the
Sunday School board.
A golden jubilee celebration will be
held in St. Nicholas Church, Miller City,
Tuesday morning. A Solemn High Mass
will be celebrated and will be followed by
the blessing of the statue of St. Nicholas.
This statue was made by August Schmidt
of Cologne, Germany, the German wood-
carving artist. December the sixth is the
feast day of St. Nicholas.
WEATHER FORECAST
Tri-county
Associated Press
TODAY: Cloudy. Areas of
fog in the morning. Chance of
showers and patchy drizzle in
the morning. Then chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 50s. South winds
10 to 20 mph. Chance of mea-
surable precipitation 40 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
Cloudy with a 40 percent
chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 40s. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
THURSDAY: Mostly
cloudy. A 20 percent chance
of rain in the morning. Cooler.
Highs in the upper 40s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT:
Cloudy. Chance of snow pos-
sibly mixed with rain through
midnight. Then snow likely after
midnight. Light snow accumu-
lations possible. Colder. Lows
in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
snow 70 percent.
FRIDAY: Cloudy with a 50
percent chance of snow. Highs
in the lower 30s.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of snow showers. Lows 15 to
20.
SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s.
Lows 15 to 20.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy.
A 30 percent chance of snow in
the afternoon. Highs around 30.
MEEKER, Delores B., 78,
of Lima, services will begin
at 10:30 a.m. today at Siferd-
Orians Funeral Home, Lima,
Father Charles Obinwa officiat-
ing. Burial will be in St. Joseph
Cemetery, Fort Jennings.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Kidney
Foundation. Condolences may
be expressed online at www.
siferd-oriansfuneralhome.com.
MCDOUGLE, Treva M.,
89, of Ottawa and formerly
from Leipsic, services will
be held at 11 a.m. today at
Hartman Sons Funeral Home,
Columbus Grove, Pastor Rich
Rakay officiating. Burial will
be in Truro Cemetery, near
Columbus Grove. Donations
may be made to the char-
ity of the donors choice.
Online condolences may be
expressed to hartmansonsfu-
neralhome.com.
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CLEVELAND (AP) --
These Ohio lotteries were
drawn Tuesday:
Mega Millions
07-12-41-44-59, Mega Ball: 3
Megaplier 3
Pick 3 Evening
3-2-9
Pick 3 Midday
3-6-0
Pick 4 Evening
8-2-7-7
Pick 4 Midday
5-5-0-1
Pick 5 Evening
8-5-8-4-8
Pick 5 Midday
3-7-7-0-8
Powerball
Estimated jackpot: $81M
Rolling Cash 515-20-21-
24-30
Estimated jackpot:
$100,000
Wednesdaay, December 4, 2013 The Herald 3
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BRIEFS
Deer-gun season opens
with 22,620 deer harvested
Information submitted
COLUMBUS Hunters checked 22,620
white-tailed deer on Monday the opening day
of Ohios deer-gun hunting season, according
to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
(ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
The deer-gun season remains
open through Sunday. Hunters
are encouraged to take to the
field to enjoy the five days
remaining in the deer-gun sea-
son. Hunting is the best and
most effective management tool
for maintaining Ohios healthy
deer population.
Approximately 420,000
hunters are expected to partici-
pate in this years season. Find
more information about deer
hunting in the Ohio 2013-14 Hunting and
Trapping Regulations or at wildohio.com.
So far this season, hunters have harvested
109,932 deer compared to 113,107 at the same
point in the season last year, which represents
a 3 percent difference.
Counties reporting the highest num-
bers of deer checked in 2013: Coshocton
(940), Ashtabula (880), Tuscarawas (853),
Muskingum (831), Guernsey (742), Harrison
(738), Carroll (698), Knox (645), Columbiana
(584) and Licking (572).
The ODNR Division of Wildlife remains
committed to properly managing Ohios deer
populations through a combination of regu-
latory and programmatic changes. Progress
toward reducing locally abundant herds closer
to target levels is expected and strides have
already been made in reducing deer herds in
many counties that are above their targeted
levels.
Hunters are encouraged to harvest more
antlerless deer in some areas of Ohio this
season to help the needy in their area and
also manage deer populations. The ODNR
Division of Wildlife is working with Farmers
and Hunters Feeding the Hungry
(FHFH) to help pay for the
processing of donated venison.
Hunters who donate a deer to
a food bank are not required to
pay the processing cost as long
as funding for the effort is avail-
able. More information about
this program can be found online
at fhfh.org.
Other opportunities for hunt-
ers to donate venison can be
pursued through Safari Club
Internationals Sportsmen Against Hunger
program. Information about this program
can be found at safariclubfoundation.org.
Whitetails Unlimited chapters also use local
funds for programs such as venison donation.
Go to whitetailsunlimited.com to find a local
chapter and make a donation.
Deer hunting in Ohio continues to be a pop-
ular activity for many who enjoy the outdoors.
Ohio hunters checked 218,910 deer during the
2012-13 season. Ohio ranks fifth nationally
in resident hunters and 11th in the number of
jobs associated with hunting-related industries.
Hunting has a more than $853 million econom-
ic impact in Ohio through the sale of equip-
ment, fuel, food, lodging and more, according
to the National Shooting Sports Foundations
Hunting in America: An Economic Force for
Conservation publication.
Allen Co. Health
signs Breastfeeding
Welcome Here pledge
Information submitted
LIMA In an attempt to improve the health outcomes of
babies and children, and to set an example to other worksites
and businesses in Allen County, the Allen County Health
Department has signed a Breastfeeding Welcome Here
pledge. By taking the Breastfeeding Welcome Here pledge,
the Health Department agrees to provide a welcoming environ-
ment where breastfeeding mothers are able to sit anywhere and
enjoy a welcoming attitude from staff, management and, to the
fullest extent possible, other patrons while breastfeeding.
In accordance with the pledge, the health department has
placed the Breastfeeding Welcome Here logo on the door
windows to be in full view to all who enter the establishment.
Staff members are knowledgeable of how to handle complaints
about breastfeeding and a private breastfeeding area is avail-
able to those who wish to have privacy while breastfeeding.
Staff and concerned customers will be informed that breast-
feeding in public is protected by Ohio state law, Ohio Revised
Code 3781.55, and that this business welcomes breastfeeding
patrons.
Well documented benefits of breastfeeding include:
Increased mother/infant bonding
Reduced health care costs
Less environmental waste
Reduced infant mortality
Decreased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS),
ear infections, GI infections, obesity, diabetes, and many oth-
ers.
Breastfeeding also contributes to a more productive work-
force since mothers miss less work to care for sick infants.
Employer medical costs are also lower.
The health department joins Allen County WIC and the
City of Lima in signing the Breastfeeding Welcome Here
pledge. For more information on how your business can take
the pledge, visit the Activate Allen County website at www.
activateallencounty.com and click on Breastfeeding Support in
the Workplace under the Healthy Workplace tab.
Information submitted
KALIDA The Putnam
County Historical Society will
hold its 28th annual Christmas
open house from 6-9 p.m.
Friday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday
at the museum in Kalida. This
years theme is Once Upon a
Christmas.
Victorian doll houses will
be on display along with a
60s Christmas, childhood
memories, antique Christmas
decor and carols on the parlor
organ.
The Christmas raffle will
include a decorated Christmas
tree, a nativity centerpiece
and Christmas wreath. The
drawing will be held Sunday
afternoon. Tickets are $1 each
or six for $5.
Entertainment will be pro-
vided throughout the weekend
and homemade cookies and
punch will be served in the
kitchen.
The museum will also
be open from 1-4 p.m. Dec.
15 and special tours can
be arranged by calling the
Putnam County Historical
Society.
Putnam Historical
Society schedules
Christmas open house
Dominion East
Ohio Energyshare
accepting applications
Information submitted
LIMA Local Ohio
Salvation Army offices are
now accepting applications
for Dominion East Ohios
EnergyShare program that
helps families who have
exhausted all other forms
of winter energy assistance.
EnergyShare is entering its
13th year in Ohio.
To qualify for one-time
EnergyShare assistance, a per-
son must live in the Dominion
service area, be a Dominion
customer and must have:
A household income no
higher than 175 percent of
the federal poverty level, be
unemployed or demonstrate a
need for assistance;
Exhausted all other
state and federal energy assis-
tance; and
Received a shutoff
notice or have their service
already disconnected.
Dominion works with
local Salvation Army offices
to help eligible participants.
Every dollar contributed to
this fund goes to pay recipi-
ents Dominion East Ohio
heating bills.
EnergyShare is supported
by donations from Dominion
customers, employees and
EnergyShare partners.
Dominion covers the pro-
grams administrative costs,
allowing all donations to go
toward paying heating bills.
Local Salvation Army offic-
es in the Dominion service
area accept applications for
EnergyShare assistance and
administer distribution of the
funds. In the past decade,
EnergyShare has helped more
than 62,000 area people,
including more than 6,200
last year.
2014 dog
licenses on sale
Information submitted
PUTNAM COUNTY
The sale of 2014 dog licenses
began on Monday. The dog
license fee will remain the
same as 2013 at $16 per
license.
New this year is the option
to buy a three-year or lifetime
dog license. The cost for the
three-year dog license is $48
per license. Cost for the life-
time dog license is $160 per
license. One year, three-year
and lifetime dog licenses are
only good for the dog they are
purchased for. If something
happens to the dog and you
no longer own the dog, that
dog license is now invalid and
no refunds will be given per
state law.
As always, it is a state law
to have a current dog license
for all (both indoor and out-
door) dogs over the age of
three months or within 30 days
of getting a dog. Dog licenses
are required to be on every dog
at all times per state law. The
purchase of a dog license is
state law and is important for
the operations of the Putnam
County Dog Shelter.
Solicitor
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Some were passed over due to
their history, Johnson said. Thats
why I did my own investigating. The
company they keep was negative.
When Al tendered his resigna-
tion, I felt we needed to keep him
on until the water treatment plant is
complete, Miller added.
As reported during the Nov. 18
meeting, councilman Michael Bice
said that there have been people driv-
ing on the sidewalk on Fourth Street
and driving down the alley near that
location the wrong way. Johnson
said he would pass the information
to Police Chief Darin Cook.
If Chief Cook or another officer
sees someone driving over the curb
or sidewalk, they will get ticketed,
Johnson was firm. I gave a citation
out three courts ago for that very
same offense.
I spoke to the resident (whose
curb and walk is being driven over)
and told him to buy metal fence posts
and snow fence and put that up where
people are driving, Cook stated. It
is the homeowners responsibility.
Cook also reported that one of
the Toughbook laptop computers
utilized in a cruiser is out of com-
mission. A new comparable unit,
which would have shock absorbers
to take the wear and tear of being in a
cruiser, will cost close to $750. Cook
said they will also take the computers
from the patrol car and bring it inside
each night to eliminate any conden-
sation from varying temperatures.
Cook also inquired about his
accrued vacation time.
I have 92 hours of vacation and
16 hours of personal time to take this
year, Cook stated. Id like council
to consider carrying over the time to
next year when the village is more
stable.
Village Clerk/Treasurer Dawn
Bailey said those matters are adopted
by ordinance.
Im not saying he (Cook)
doesnt deserve it, she added. It
sets a precedent. Sick time carries
over but with vacation time, its use
it or lose it.
We cant survive on two full-
time officers only, Cook stated.
Part-time officers can only work 28
hours or we have to pay insurance.
Because of our group size, we
fit into a different category, Johnson
added. Apart-time officer can work
no more than 30 hours over 40 weeks
in one years span of time.
On another topic, Cook asked
council if they notice their windows
shaking.
I found out whats been doing
that cannon mortars, Cook said.
Cook reported the resident has
no license for the cannon mortars
and explained to the resident the
ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives) would be
interested in talking with him. The
resident claimed his buddies hooked
him up with the materials for the
mortar cannons.
He will get a visit from the ATF
for shooting them off within city
limits, Cook said. He was setting
these off back during Summerfest.
Council also passed three resolu-
tions on their third reading including:
authorizing Reliable Plumbing and
Heating contract for utility bill col-
lection; authorizing EMS contract;
and authorizing fire contract.
Village Administrator Sean
Chapman reported that he spoke
with Mayor Johnson after the Oct.
18 village council meeting where
Girl Scout Troop 20372 requested
funds estimated from $200 to
$400 from council for the remod-
eling of the Spencerville Scout Hall
bathroom.
I contacted the troop leader to
advise them that we would purchase
the materials necessary for them to
complete the project, Chapman
said. I will work with the troop on
purchasing the supplies and help in
any way to see the project through.
As Chapman reported at the last
meeting, the controlling board and
the transfer switch for the generator
at the waste water treatment plant
was damaged during the storm on
Nov. 11.
We had Buschur Electric
replace one of the components to
get the generator up and running;
however, there was another item that
was bad, Chapman said.
Buschur Electric provided a pro-
posal to replace the existing transfer
switch, which is being submitted
to the insurance company due to
the cost an estimated $15,000.
Chapman added the village has had
a great track record with The Ohio
Plan and have had very few, if any,
claims since joining. He said he was
hopeful the claim will not result in
an increase of the villages annual
premium.
Chapman said the street crew
repaired a main water line break in
the alley behind 107 N. Main St.
The repair required digging around
the main natural gas line to access a
small hole in the pipe, which required
a 6 x 8-inch clamp. In addition, on
Nov. 25, Chapman took advantage of
the vendors annual sale to stock up
on $7,000 worth of repair clamps for
2014. The clamps (80) and invoice
will not arrive until after the first of
the year.
It may be time to begin seri-
ous discussions regarding the col-
lection of the villages utilities bills,
Chapman said. I would like to con-
sider having a Utilities Committee
meeting to discuss this issue further.
As reported at the Nov. 18
meeting, Chapman has proceeded
with securing a new Construction
Administrator (CA) for the water
treatment plant project and with the
assistance of Mayor Johnson and
Richard Kirk of Kirk Bros., Inc.,
has drafted a Scope of Services for
the new CA. Chapman said he had
contacted Peterman Associates, Inc.
from Findlay, who have shown an
interest in the project.
I am hoping to recommend a
new CA to council by the Dec. 16
Council meeting, Chapman report-
ed. I have met with two firms who
I feel are both more than qualified to
perform these services for the village.
I am going to request cost proposals
from each and make a recommenda-
tion to council.
We have exceeded the CAbud-
get on the water treatment plant,
Johnson stated Any additional costs
from the CA will be Kirk Bros.
responsibility to pay.
Chapman explained he had a
meeting with Dennis Feltner, who
is the WSOS representative admin-
istering the Moving Ohio Forward
Demolition Grant Program.
As you may recall, we were
granted close to $11,682 for the
demolition of vacant residen-
tial structures within the village,
Chapman said. We were unable to
obtain owner consent forms from
either property and did not find out
until later that we can have our attor-
ney take legal action and get the
demolitions completed in that man-
ner.
Chapman said Feltner stated the
village still has time to get a couple
of demolitions in, but will need to
act swiftly.
It will be $11,000 for two
demolitions, which is in the budget,
Johnson said.
Chapman said he received
notice that the OPWC application
for funding a street resurfacing pro-
gram in 2014 was approved for a
grant in the amount of $78,000. The
total estimated cost of the project
is $115,000 and involves the plan-
ing and resurfacing of the following
streets: Seventh Street; Canal Street
between Second and Fourth streets;
Sixth Street between Elizabeth
and Michael; Pearl Street between
Second and Fourth streets; and
Michael between Fifth and Sixth
streets. It also includes the leveling of
two sanitary sewer manholes.
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VWCH receives Guardian of Excellence Award
Information submitted
VAN WERT Van Wert County
Hospital is proud to announce it has been
named a 2013 Guardian of Excellence
Award winner by Press Ganey Associates,
Inc. The Guardian of Excellence Award
recognizes top-performing facilities that
consistently achieved the 95th percentile
of performance for patient satisfaction.
The Press Ganey Guardian of
Excellence Award is a health care indus-
try symbol of achievement. Fewer than 5
percent of all Press Ganey clients reach
this threshold and consistently maintain
it for the one year reporting period. Press
Ganey partners with more than 10,000
health care facilities, including more than
half of all U.S. hospitals, to measure and
improve the patient experience.
According to Mark Minick, Van Wert
County Hospitals president and CEO,
Our patients are center to the care we
provide and our staff members take great
pride in providing compassionate, per-
sonalized care to our community. This
award recognized the dedication our
employees have to patient care and our
commitment to providing an excellent
patient experience.
We are proud to partner with Van
Wert County Hospital, said Patrick T.
Ryan, CEO of Press Ganey. Achieving
this level of excellence reflects the orga-
nizations commitment to delivering out-
standing service and quality. Van Wert
County Hospitals efforts benefit patients
in Van Wert and will lead to improved
patient experiences.
About Van Wert Hospital
For more than 100 years, Van Wert
Hospital has been delivering superior
patient care and advancing new treat-
ments. As an independent nonprofit
community health system, Van Wert
County Hospital remains committed to
the regions healthcare needs for genera-
tions to come. Van Wert Hospital is com-
mitted to today, focused on tomorrow.
Visit www.vanwerthospital.org for more
information.
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Recognized as a leader in performance
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Derry Drugs to close this month
BY ED GEBERT
Times Bulletin Editor
news@delphosherald.com
VAN WERT Van Werts last locally-owned pharmacy
will soon be gone. Derry Drugs will be closing Dec. 17.
We have reached an agreement to basically sell our files
and our business to CVS on the 17th, said Derry Drugs owner
Paul Svabik. This has been a long process and a hard process
at the same time. Telling the employees, that was the most
difficult part of it.
Derry Drugs opened for business when Bill Derry opened
the doors in 1953.
Sixty years of business speaks highly. You just dont see
that much anymore, Svabik remarked.
Svabik went on to say that he came to Van Wert from
Michigan in 1985. At that time, there were nine pharmacies
doing business in the county, and seemingly all of them were
doing good business.
Through the years, we went from nine to three today in
27 years. he related. We are the last ones to remain in busi-
ness. Walmart was not here and the CVS store was Revco, but
Revco went bankrupt and CVS bought them up. We were out
of those nine, the only one left out of them. There are a lot
of complexities in this business. Plus we are not competing
against our neighbors anymore. There are some good busi-
ness people in Van Wert, but those competitors are long gone.
Now there CVS and Walmart; those are multi-billion-dollar
corporations.
Pharmacy customers of Derry Drugs will have their file and
records taken to CVS Pharmacy. Svabik, Mike Krugh, and a
few others from the Derry staff will move to the Ervin Road
location.
The reason for the move, according to Svabik, is not an
easy one to explain.
There is no one real reason, he insisted. We werent a
sinking ship by any means. We still had a viable business, but
at the same time there were multiple factors that have affected
us and continue to make it harder.
Among the reasons cited by Svabik include the uncertainty
for the future of healthcare providers, the increasing volume
of mail order pharmacy business, the need to carry bigger
volumes to meet price points and the complications of reim-
bursement issues.
Svabik commented, Ours is certainly a different case than
other business closings we may have recently experienced in
Van Wert.
Over the past couple of months, Svabik said he has been
focused on the transition for patients and the possibilities
for the employees, but he will soon do some work about the
future of the Derry Drugs building at 1191 Westwood. He did
confirm that the building will be put up for sale, but no further
thought has yet been given to the facility. At this point, the
transfer of patient information is a high priority to ensure that
customers will be able to walk into CVS on Dec. 17 and be
able to obtain the same service.
An uncertain future is all that is known about the Front
Porch Gifts section of Derry Drugs. Svabik stated that he is
looking to see if anyone is interested in the store that has been
an important part of the business for many years.
Store founder Bill Derry retired from the business at the
end of 1989, but many people have worked at the store and
have been an important part of the service given to Derry
customer. With Svabik and Krugh heading down to CVS, oth-
ers may follow as well. Some may elect to come along while
others may choose to call it quits. Svabik, who at the leading
of Derry himself, has become very involved in the community.
He said he has been speaking with some of the higher-ups at
CVS about increasing that companys community involve-
ment.
But the Derry name that has been a part of retail Van Wert
for the past six decades will cease to operate in less than
two weeks. Still, Svabik is grateful for the past years and the
people who have been a part of the life of Derry Drugs.
Weve been given an awful lot by our customers, he said.
Were thankful for that.
Cyber Monday draws $1.74B
billion holiday dollars
NEW YORK (AP) Cyber Monday is
still on top.
Retailers from Wal-Mart Stores to Amazon
started rolling out Cyber deals at the begin-
ning of November, and kept them going on
Thanksgiving and Black Friday. That led
some to wonder if earlier sales would put a
dent in Cyber Monday sales. The date has
been the biggest online shopping day of the
year since 2010.
But shoppers delivered. In fact, shop-
pers bought online at the heaviest rate ever
Monday, according to research firm comScore
Inc., which tracks online sales.
The group said Tuesday e-commerce
spending rose 18 percent from last years
Cyber Monday to $1.74 billion, making
Monday the top online spending day since
comScore began tracking the data in 2001.
The figure does not include purchases from
mobile devices.
I always wait for the deals on Cyber
Monday, said Stephanie Appiah, 25, a stu-
dent who picked up a Google Chromecast
video streamer with free shipping on Monday.
Its better than Black Friday because you
dont have to deal with other people.
The strong online performance was in
contrast to overall spending.
Over the four days beginning
on Thanksgiving, spending
fell an estimated 2.9 percent to
$57.4 billion, according to the
trade group the National Retail
Federation. Overall, the NRF expects holiday
spending to rise 2.9 percent to $602.1 billion.
Any notion that Cyber Monday is declin-
ing in importance appears to be complete-
ly unfounded, comScore Chairman Gian
Fulgoni said in a statement Tuesday. While
its true that many retailers are bleeding their
Cyber Monday promotions into the weekend
before and the days afterward, Cyber Monday
itself continues to be the most important day
of the online holiday shopping season.
However, he did say that early promo-
tions had some consumers buying more items
earlier in the weekend, suggesting that Cyber
Monday could have even been stronger were
it not for the emergence of this trend.
Consumer electronics and video game con-
soles and accessories were among the biggest
sellers of the day. Home and garden products,
clothing and accessories, as well as sports and
fitness products also performed well.
ComScore tracks U.S. online sales based
on observed behavior of a representative U.S.
consumer panel of 1 million Web users.
One big online shopping trend so far this year
is shoppers researching and buying on mobile
devices like smartphones and tablets, said
Forrester Research analyst Sucharita Mulpuru.
Holiday weekend
gives a boost to
auto sales
DETROIT (AP)
Americans proved last month
that theyre head over heels about
small sport utility vehicles. They
also wanted to buy more than
just video game consoles and
big-screen TVs on Black Friday.
November auto sales rose
9 percent above a year ago,
with a solid piece of the gains
coming over the Thanksgiving
holiday weekend. Sales ran at
an annual pace of 16.4 million
cars and trucks last month, the
best in almost seven years.
The numbers gave further
evidence that the small SUV
is replacing the car as the
vehicle of choice for families
and aging baby boomers.
Erich Merkle, Fords top
sales analyst, said the small
SUVs gained two percent-
age points of market share in
November compared with last
year, while small and midsize
cars lost two points combined.
Compact SUVs like the
Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V
now make up 15.5 percent of
U.S. sales. Through November,
Americans bought just over 1.8
million of them, a 21 percent
increase from a year ago.
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ESTATE AUCTION
10 AM SAT. DEC. 21 - 10 AM
100 ACRES PRIME FARMLAND
SALE LOCATION: Lincolnview Schools- Cafeteria;
watch for signs parking restrooms- breakfast
provided
It is and will be only offered as ONE PARCEL FIRST
CLASS northwest Ohio farmland;
primarily PEWAMO and BLOUNT soils; aerials indicate
tiling; rectangular shape (survey underway) being
mile 2640 feet- north/south and approximately
1650 feet frontage east/ west on Middle Point Road;
no ditches or point rows; entered in the 2013 FSA
program; paved side road parking but also near a State
highway; professionally farmed for many years; highly
desirable large parcel see STRALEYREALTY.COM
for all aerials, FSA information, soil map, auditors card
with survey forthcoming (or) call for complete brochure;
drive past look it over walk it if you wish agent on
site Thursday, Dec. 12 2 PM-4PM
419 W Ervin
Van Wert, OH
419-238-9733
800-727-2021
EVERYTHING WE TOUCHTURNS TO SOLD
FARM LOCATION: Section # 20 Ridge W, Van Wert
County, OH; approximately 2 miles SE of Van Wert;
mile EAST of the intersection of Jennings Road and St.
Rt. 116 with the farm being on the NORTH side of Middle
Point Road 1 miles WEST of Lincolnview Schools;
watch for signs
OPPORTUNITY AT HAND
TERMS: $50,000.00 deposit w/ balance due in 30
days; duciary deed awarded with all 2013 property
taxes paid; seller to pay transfer tax; possession day of
sale w/deposit and signed contract; buyer responsible
for certicate/ title insurance; sale subject only to Van
Wert County Probate Court approval; Case # 2013-
1164; Keister & Baker Law Ofce, LLC., Van Wert, OH
SELLER: HELEN L. COOPER ESTATE (by) MR.
CHARLES WAYNE KAHN, SR. EXECUTOR
AUTIONEERS: William C. Straley, CAI; Chester M.
Straley, App: Philip J. Fleming, Jane Germann
Garver Excavating
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105 Announcements
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125 Lost and Found
FOUND: BLACK LAB in
the Delphos St. John
area. Identify collar when
calling. 419-296-7375
FOUND@ JIMS Res-
taurant: A beautiful, early
Santa Surprise. Gray kit-
ten, very friendly. 727 E.
5th St., Jims Restaurant
Ph: 419-692-3518, ask
for Margaret. Rudolph
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305
Apartment/
Duplex For Rent
1 NICE downstairs
bedroom apartment
w/range, refrigerator,
washer/dryer. $425.00 in
Ottoville. Phone:
419-453-3956
2 BEDROOM in Del-
phos. Stove, refrigerator
and water included.
$415/mo +deposit. Im-
medi ate possessi on.
Text only before 5pm,
Text/Call after 5pm.
419-203-6810
2 BEDROOM, 415 E.
8th, Delphos. Appli-
ances, curtains, lawn
care. No pets. $410/mo.
419-236-9301
419-692-7441
2BR DELPHOS Apt.
Washer/ Dryer, new
stove & refrigerator in-
cluded. New flooring.
$450/ mo +deposi t .
419-296-5123
ATTRACTIVE,
SPACIOUS, 2 Bedroom
Delphos Apartment.
Washer/Dryer hook-up,
fridge, stove & off-street
parking. 419-203-2216
DOWNTOWN APT. Very
nice & newly remodeled.
Large second story apt.
in Downtown Delphos.
4Bdrms, dining room,
large kitchen, 2BA, a
very large family room,
par t i al l y f ur ni shed.
$800/mo +utilities. Call
419-236-6616 for view-
ing.
320 House For Rent
803 E. Third St. 3 Bdrm,
washer/dryer hook-up, 1
car garage. No Pets.
$550/mo.+deposit.
419-234-7505.
325
Mobile Homes
For Rent
RENT OR Rent to Own.
1,2 or 3 bedroom mobile
home. 419-692-3951
425 Houses For Sale
DELPHOS, 420 E. Ninth
St. 3BR, 1BA, single
family, Fixer-upper.
1140sq.ft. Lease or
Cash. $500 down,
$399/mo. 877-519-0180
545 Firewood/Fuel
SEASONED
FIREWOOD: Oak, Ash,
Hickory. All split, well
seasoned, 18 in length.
419-910-1404
575 Live Stock
GROUND COBS:
$3.25/bag, $3.15/50,
$3/100 bulk $80/ton +up.
Bedding & feed quality,
semis available.
Bag Organic Shaving:
$2.75/bag, $2.65/50,
$2.50/100. Some Cedar
25 more. Wood & fuel
pellets $4.35/bag.
Kenneth Schmucker,
4220 S. 150W,
LaGrange, IN 46761.
260-463-9939x1
577 Miscellaneous
CHRISTMAS CANDY &
Nuts. Fresh and better
than ever! Gift certifi-
cates -any amount
-always the right sizes &
color! Delphos ACE
Hardware, 242 N. Main,
419-692-0921
586
Sports and
Recreation
SNOW SKIS: Kneiss 1,
fiberglass, 71 inches
long. $40.00. Phone:
419-204-8353
592 Wanted to Buy
Raines
Jewelry
Cash for Gold
Scrap Gold, Gold Jewelry,
Silver coins, Silverware,
Pocket Watches, Diamonds.
2330 Shawnee Rd.
Lima
(419) 229-2899
640 Financial
IS IT A SCAM? The Del-
phos Herald urges our
readers to contact The
Better Business Bureau,
(419) 223-7010 or
1-800-462-0468, before
entering into any agree-
ment involving financing,
business opportunities,
or work at home oppor-
tunities. The BBB will as-
sist in the investigation
of these businesses.
(This notice provided as
a customer service by
The Delphos Herald.)
670 Miscellaneous
LAMP REPAIR
Table or Floor.
Come to our store.
Hohenbrink TV.
419-695-1229
930 Legals
PUBLIC NOTICE
Division of the State
Fire Marshal Bureau of
Underground Storage
Tank Regulations
Pursuant to the rules
governing the remedia-
tion of releases of petro-
leum from underground
storage tank (UST) sys-
tem(s), notice to the pub-
lic is required whenever
there is a confirmed re-
lease of petroleum from
an UST system(s) that
requires remedial action
plan. Notice is hereby
given that a confirmed
release of petroleum has
occurred from the UST
system(s) located at:
EXPRESS MART
150 W. CANAL ST.
BOX 82
OTTOVILLE, OH
PUTNAM COUNTY
RELEASE
#69000431-N00001 &
N00002
A proposed remedial ac-
tion plan (RAP) dated
November 4, 2013, was
submitted by the owner
and/or operator of the
UST system(s) for the
review and approval of
the State Fire Marshal
(SFM). Once the SFM
has reviewed and ap-
proved the proposed
RAP, the owner and/or
operator of the UST sys-
tem(s) will be required to
implement the proposed
RAP.
A copy of the proposed
RAP, as well as other
documentation relating
to this release and the
UST system(s) involved,
is maintained by the Bu-
reau of Underground
Storage Tank Regula-
tions (BUSTR), and are
available for inspection
and copying by the pub-
lic. Please make all re-
quests for copies or for
inspection of the pro-
posed RAP or for the in-
spection of the RAP and
other related documen-
tati on i n wri ti ng to
BUSTR, P.O. Box 687,
Reynol dsburg, Ohi o
43068.
An order form and other
publications that may
help you to understand
the requirements for
c o mp l i a n c e wi t h
BUSTRs rules and regu-
lations may be found on
t he I nt er net at
http://www.com.ohio.gov
/fire/bustMain.aspx or by
calling our office.
The SFM will accept
written comments on this
RAP for a period of 21
days from the date of
publication of this notice.
You may submit any
comments regarding this
site and the RAP, in writ-
ing, at the above ad-
dress. For further infor-
mation, please contact
Drue Roberts at (614)
728-4588. Please refer-
e n c e r e l e a s e
#69000431-N00001 &
N00002 when making all
inquiries or comments.
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Miler practical miles. Call
(419)238-2155 for de-
tails.
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with CDL. Dedicated,
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freight available. Starting
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daily. Daily Rate $140.
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55 Susan of L.A. Law
Answer to Puzzle
We were a Nielsen family last week. We
received little diaries to fill out, marking when
and what we watched on TV for a week. If we
recorded a show and watched it later, we wrote
that down, too.
The first thought that runs through
your head when you start filling out
the diary is to give the shows you
love a boost, even if you went to a
movie that night or to a friends house.
Should I write down what I would have
watched? Then I realized, no, its my
favorite shows job to keep me from
going to the movies when its on. Or
at least get me to record it. So we were
very scrupulous with our diaries.
It turns out that other than the
nightly news, we dont really watch
much TV at all. I imagine every family watches
TV differently: Some people leave it on all day
long; others just watch certain shows. We are the
others. Sue watches a lot of football; me, I can
barely sit through the Super Bowl. Sue watches
college football on Saturday, the pros on Sunday
and I watch stuff Ive recorded on Sunday night.
There was space at the back of the diary
where we could write notes about our viewing
habits or comments about television in general.
They even said we could use extra sheets of
paper if we liked. So I told them this:
Most of what is on television is not just bad
-- it is toxic. Remember the Miley Cyrus blowup
a few months ago on the MTV awards show?
The one that did exactly what a publicity stunt is
supposed to do -- get her tons of free publicity?
Ninety-nine percent of the country didnt even
see the show, but that didnt stop the professional
blatherers (all on TV, of course) from giving her
all the free publicity one person could stand.
There was not a word about the MTV show that
aired right before the awards show. Its called
16 and Pregnant, a long-running series on
MTV which, if you go by the lack of outrage, is
just hunky-dory.
Doesnt anyone find it odd that if we
ran a transcript of the dirty jokes and double
entendres on last nights prime-time sitcoms
in the newspaper, people would cancel their
subscriptions in droves? Why is it that TV can
get away with things print cant? (Not that wed
want to.) Because money.
It is all about advertising money. But let me ask
you, when was the last time you bought
something because you saw it advertised
on TV? Is that why you bought your car?
Because you saw it doing figure eights is
a desert? Is that why you bought the food
in your fridge? Are you really going to
decide what kind of beer to drink because
one companys ads have cute horses and
another ones ads dont? Do you think
theres a man alive out there who hasnt
heard of Viagra or Cialis? Why are they
still advertising? But if advertisers want
to throw their money away, television is
happy to let them.
It turns out a lot of us barely watch television
on TV. We watch Netflix movies on our
computers; we watch three-minute clips of the
late-night shows when our friends post the links
on Facebook. When we do actually sit in front of
the set, we do it alone, watching something we
recorded a month ago. Sitting in the living room
watching one show thats fun for the whole
family is an idea that went out with floppy discs
and mix tapes.
And why is it legal for cable and satellite TV
to sell us packages that charge us for channels
we dont watch? Maybe cable TV companies
havent noticed what the Internet did to the
record, book and newspaper businesses the past
few years. But they will. After its way too late
to save themselves.
Jim Mullin
THE VILLAGE IDIOT
TV or not TV, that is the question!
BEETLE BAILEY
SNUFFY SMITH
BORN LOSER
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
BIG NATE
FRANK & ERNEST
GRIZZWELLS
PICKLES
BLONDIE
HI AND LOIS
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 The Herald 11
Tomorrows
Horoscope
By Bernice Bede Osol
Dad needs to tell
daughter to butt out
Dear Annie: I am in my
60s and have been married
for 10 years to a wonderful
man. Its a second marriage
for both of us. He was a wid-
ower, and I was divorced.
The problem is his daugh-
ter, Emily, who has been a
thorn in our sides
from Day One.
When we mar-
ried, we signed a
prenup. My hus-
band has invest-
ments, which are
primarily in his
childrens names.
My house was
paid for, and his
wasnt, so he sold
it and we moved
into mine. Its still
in my name be-
cause I intend to leave it to
my children after both of us
pass on.
Emily has been com-
plaining to her father that he
should have his name on the
deed to my house. I am not
willing to do this, because
if we divorce, he gets 50
percent of all of my assets,
including the house. I dont
have a lot of money, I dont
make a lot of money, and I
also dont ask my husband
for money. Yet, Emily tells
him Im only after his money.
I think Emily is evil and
mean, and I dont want to
be around her. She gives bill
collectors our phone number,
so we get harassed about her
missing payments. The rea-
son she wants her fathers
name on my house is because
she wants to inherit it. I am
sick of her manipulations,
but not sure what to do. Her
father always takes her side,
and it makes me wonder how
much he loves me. Fed Up
Dear Fed Up: Your prob-
lem isnt Emily so much as
it is your husband, who re-
fuses to tell her to knock it
off. Please talk to him (do
not badmouth his daugh-
ter) and explain that your
prenup protects both of you
and preserves your assets
for your heirs. Reassure him
that if you die, he can live
in the house for the rest of
his life, but then it passes to
your children. Say that Em-
ilys constant pressure on this
issue is creating problems
within your marriage, and he
needs to make it clear that she
must stop. How he handles
that will determine whether
he can be trusted to put you
frst or whether you need
counseling to assess your fu-
ture with him.
Dear Annie: My wife
and I recently mar-
ried. The wedding
was in Texas, but
most of our fam-
ily lives elsewhere.
Although we were
disappointed, we
understood that
many folks would
be unable to attend
due to the travel
and hotel costs.
Heres the prob-
lem. Not one of
these relatives sent
so much as a card, let alone a
gift. In the past few years, we
have attended several family
events and always gave gifts.
Sometimes we had to travel
great distances and pay for
hotels and plane fares. We
expected they would return
the favor. Their failure to do
so leaves a bad taste in our
mouths and makes us not
want to attend any events
they plan in the future.
Confused in Texas
Dear Confused: Many
people feel that if they did
not attend the event, they
do not need to send a gift,
although a card with good
wishes is always proper. But
please do not treat your wed-
ding as a fundraiser. While a
gift is welcome and appropri-
ate, it should not be the point
of the invitation. And gifts
may still be forthcoming. We
hope they will extend their
good wishes, but you cannot
demand that they do so.
Dear Annie: I read the
letter from Manager, who
said his employees never
complain about having to
stand all day.
Well, heres a complaint.
Ive got a bad knee. I have
a brace, and I use a topi-
cal analgesic. My manager,
though, has no idea. I never
complain, even though I
wind up in bed the next
day. Just because a person
doesnt complain doesnt
mean everything is hunky
dory. Complaining could get
you fred. Retail Worker
in Florida
Annies Mailbox
www.delphosherald.com
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013
You may get left with all the work
if you arent quick to delegate odd
jobs. Be fair in your assessments
as well as to those you deal with.
Learn as you go, and you will
gather knowledge, expertise and
everything you need to advance.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) -- Look after family obligations
that require thought and change.
Educational pursuits or picking up
new skills should be considered.
Scouting for profitable prospects
will pay off.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
-- Present ideas and share your
thoughts about future investments.
Your sincerity and know-how will
capture interest and help you close
the year with a bang. Celebrate with
the one you love.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) --
Demands will put you in an awkward
position. Do whatever needs to be
done and move along. Lowered
vitality can be expected. Complete
what you started and get some rest.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) --
Say little and do more. Your actions
will be your ticket to success. Follow
through with your promises, and
you will be able to collect what you
deserve in return.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
-- Delays will set in while dealing
with colleagues or peers. Counter
any negativity you face with a
suggestion, a solution and a smile.
Dont shun change; its your best
option.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) --
Put partnerships and romance first.
Check out what everyone else is
doing and follow suit if it will help
you get what you want. Socializing
will have its benefits.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
-- Business partnerships can be
prosperous. Dont be afraid to
make changes. Pick up last-minute
items that youve been meaning to
purchase before the year comes to
a close.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
-- Social activity should include co-
workers. The information you gather
while conversing with your peers
will be advantageous. Shopping
for bargains will lead to worthwhile
purchases. Romance is highlighted.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) --
Encourage others to share your
adventure. Planning something that
will inspire and excite you will also
earn you a reputation that is sure to
please. Look, see and do.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) --
Get busy and get things done. The
more you do without the help of
others, the greater the rewards and
satisfaction. Love is on the rise, and
you will impress someone special.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) --
Travel will be in your best interest.
This is a wonderful time for you
to learn about new cultures and
traditions. Getting together with
friends or meeting new people will
be inspirational.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
-- Take any opportunity you get to
visit new places. Romance is in the
stars, and travel will do wonders for
your love life. A makeover or image
update will turn out well.
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October and November of
1843. The story was a hit, sell-
ing 6,000 copies by Christmas
Day.
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Trivia
Answers to Mondays questions:
The five longest rivers in the world are the Nile in Africa
(4,180 miles), the Amazon in South America (3,912). Mississippi-
Missouri-Red Rock in the United States (3,710), Chang Jiang
(Yangtze) in China (3,602) and Ob in Russia (3,459)
The first hotel to have Gideon Bible was the Superior Hotel in
Superior, Montana.
Todays questions:
What makes a glass of champagne fizz?
Why were there no U.S. competitors in 1912 when swimming
events for women were introduced at the Olympics?
Answers in Thursdays Herald.
Todays joke:
A man enters his local bar holding a frog and an iguana. He
sets them down on the bar and says to the bartender, I bet you
$1,000 that my frog here can sing any song you can think of.
OK, says the bartender. How bout Blue Moon?
The man whispers something to the frog, and the frog starts
singing Blue Moon.
Thats amazing, says the bartender as he slaps down
$1,000.
Ill bet ya another $1,000 that my iguana here can do that
to.
OK, I can believe a frog, but not an iguana. Youre on. Have
him sing the Star Spangled Banner.
The man whispers something to the iguana and it sings the
Star Spangled Banner.
As the bartender hands over another $1,000, a businessman
comes up and says, I just saw that and I was amazed. I want to
buy your iguana for $100,000.
The man said OK, and he exchanged the iguana for the
money and the businessman left.
The bartender said What are you nuts?! You could have
made millions with that iguana!
The man said Oh, the iguana cant sing. The frogs a ven-
triloquist.
Grants
City
(Continued from page 1)
The Dienstberger Foundation was started with the sale of the
Delphos Memorial and Sarah Jane nursing homes by Arnold
C. Dienstberger to Vancrest Health Care in Van Wert. The
proceeds were invested and each year since 1998, the founda-
tion has spread the wealth to local charities, organizations and
schools. In the first year, the foundation gave away $72,000 in
grants.
Former foundation president Rick Miller presided over the
distribution with President Nick Clark, Vice President Lonnie
Miller, Treasurer Doug Harter, Secretary Jerry Gilden and
Trustees Bill Massa and Doris Neumeier doling out checks.
Thirty-one recipients shared in $315,000, including
$45,000 each to St. Johns and Delphos City schools.
Recipients included:
St. Johns Schools, $45,000, accepted by high School
Principal Adam Lee. Lee said the funds would be used for
technology upgrades and continuing education for teachers.
Community Health Professionals, $5,000, accepted by Nikki
DuVall, who said the money will be used to assist patients with home
health and hospice care so they dont have out-of-pocket expenses.
Delphos City Schools, $45,000, accepted by
Superintendent Kevin Wolfe. He said the money would be
used for technology upgrades.
Delphos City Parks, $15,000, accepted by Mayor Michael
Gallmeier, who said the money will be used for the third and
final phase of repairs to the swimming pool.
Marbletown Festival Committee, $1,000, accepted by
Treasurer Jim Knebel. He said the money would be used for festi-
val costs with proceeds to help install restrooms at Garfield Park.
Delphos Ministerial Association, $4,000, accepted by the
Rev. David Howell. The association assists transients with
food and lodging with a Good Samaritan Fund. Rev. Howell
explained the money would be put in that fund.
Delphos Community Christmas Project, $15,000, accept-
ed by Karen Edelbrock. The project assisted more than 410
children with toys and clothing for the holidays last year.
Delphos Stadium Club, $35,000, accepted by Treasurer Clara
Hanf. She said the funds would be used for further improvements at
Stadium Park, including a lighting project, sidewalks and benches
at Stadium Park and landscaping and benches at Waterworks Park.
St. Vincent de Paul Society, $5,000, accepted by Denny
Hickey. He said the grant helps provide assistance to residents
for rent, utilities, food and prescriptions. Hickey noted the
group has already helped more people this year than in all of
2012.
Athletic Track Boosters, $5,000, accepted by Bob
Ebbeskotte. He said the track will need resurfaced in the future
and the grant will help with that.
Delphos Habitat for Humanity, $5,000, accepted by
Executive Director Bruce Hilty, saying the money was an impor-
tant piece of the future of the next Habitat home in Delphos.
Delphos Canal Commission, $15,000, accepted by Trustee
Dorothy Hoffman. She said the money would be used for a new fur-
nace for the museum building.
Delphos Museum of Postal History, $15,000, accepted by Curator
Gary Levitt, who said the funds would be used for renovations to the
second floor of the museum, including installing restrooms.
Delphos Optimists Club, $5,000, accepted by member
Jay Metzner, who said the funds would be used for the clubs
youth projects.
Delphos Police Department, $10,000, accepted by Chief
Kyle Fittro. He said the grant will be used for several projects,
including officer training and technology upgrades.
Delphos Kiwanis Club, $10,000, accepted by members Cindy
Metzger and Ron Kimmet. Kimmet said the funds will be used for
upkeep on existing playground equipment and completing the refur-
bishment the sand volleyball courts, including a fence at the north end
and a solid border around the court to keep the sand in place.
Delphos Rotary Club, $10,000, accepted by member Gary Levitt,
explaining the funds would be used to bring the 2014 Concert in the
Park series to Stadium Park next summer.
Delphos Public Library, $3,500 accepted by Director
Kelly Rist and Childrens Librarian Denise Cressman. Rist
said the library is working on a teen area and purchasing AWE
computers for the childrens area.
CWU Interfaith Thrift Shop, $5,000, accepted by Becky
Strayer. Strayer said the money will help the replacement of
the shops heating and cooling unit.
Delphos Boy Scouts, $500, accepted by Scouts Jason Ditto
and Adam Schneer, who said the group uses the funds for camp.
Delphos Girl Scouts, $500, accepted by Girl Scout Leader
Beth Gerow. She said the money would be used for day camps
and other activities.
Delphos Cub Scouts, $500, accepted by Den Leader
Kerry Neumeier and his son, Jeffrey. He said the funds would
help with camp.
The Delphos Fire Assoc., $5,000, accepted by member
Jamey Wisher. Wisher said the money would be used to
upgrade the fire departments extraction equipment.
Delphos Fire and Rescue, $10,000, accepted by Platoon
Chief Don Moreo, who said the funds will be used for
upgrades to the departments extraction equipment as well.
Delphos Senior Citizen Center Inc., $25,000 accepted by
Director Joyce Hale, who said the money will be used to continue
providing services to the community, including transportation.
Community Unity, $2,000, accepted by the Rev. David
Howell, stating the funds help local people deal with dif-
ficult times. Community Unity serves a free hot meal each
Thursday, holds four free food giveaways a year and distrib-
utes 200-250 school supply packs each year.
Knights of Columbus, $5,000, accepted by Grand Knight Jim
Mesker, who said the funds will help with repairs to the K of C hall.
Hope Lodge 214, Free & Accepted Masons, $5,000, accept-
ed by member Ryan Carder. He said the funds will help with
updates to the lodge and continue the Mason tradition in Delphos.
Delphos Little League, $5,000, accepted by coach Ray
Geary. He said the money will be used to help pay for umpires.
Delphos Area Art Guild, $1,000, accepted by Guild President
Shauna Turner-Smith. She said the grant will help provide program-
ming and further the appreciation of art in the community.
Families United, $2,000, for activities for challenged individuals.
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Cost-saving measures still
being looked at include the reduc-
tion of three part-time recreation
staff members and contracting
with Allen County for police, fire
and rescue dispatching.
Additional revenue increase
proposals include a one-half
percent income tax reciproc-
ity reduction ($360,000); a
5-percent water and sewer rate
increase ($194,192); a one-quar-
ter percent income tax reciproc-
ity reduction and a 2.5-percent
water and sewer rate increase
($187,096); or a 7-percent
resident/3.5-percent industrial
water and sewer rate increase
($266,724).
Community Improvement
Corporation President Dave
Roach outlined what his group
has been doing.
We have helped several busi-
nesses in Delphos settle some
land problems as well as the city
for the Gressel Drive Water Loop
Project, Roach said.
Roach said his group has also
received updates from Van Wert
County Economic Development
Director Cindy Leis and Allen
County Economic Development
Director Jeff Sprague.
A website to list all the cur-
rently available, he said. Ive
also met with the existing indus-
try in town to see what they think
we should be doing and Ill just
say they were optimistic.
Roach added his group is
looking to pick up options on
land.
We need a minimum of 80
acres to be attractive to an indus-
try, Roach said. And were
all looking at the super site in
Van Wert hoping that gets filled.
That would help Delphos tre-
mendously.
Resident Tim Honigford also
addressed council urging some
type of action to fix the budget-
ary problems.
We have seen you hold
meeting after meeting and still
nothing is done, Honigford
said. We need to see some
action from council.
The Finance Committee will
meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, with
a meeting of the Safety Service
Committee to follow to discuss
changes to dispatching.
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According to Landers, the shoe was found in the old jail
building as renovation was underway. The single shoe was
found in the basement of the building in a narrow passageway
behind stone walls. The passage had been blocked for years by
a wall which was added to the basement.
The small-sized, high-heeled, black shoe was thought to be
missing evidence from the case, specifically one of Eaglesons
shoes she was wearing the night she was killed in November,
1960.
A shoe was uncovered when the newer wall was partially
demolished. Also uncovered was an old license plate, a piece
of material and some animal bones.
There was no proof that the shoe belonged to Eagleson but
a shoe, her dress, scarf, purse and personal belongings disap-
peared in the years since the case was being actively worked.
According to Landers, the investigation remains open at this
time. No one was ever charged with the killing.
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