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BASEBALL HALL OF
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Frank Thomas, Tom Glavine, and
Greg Maddux will be inducted
into the baseball Hall of Fame this
weekend along with managers
Joe Torre, Tony LaRussa, and
Bobby Cox.
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A DHI Media Publication serving Van Wert, Delphos & Area Communities
OTTAWA FIRES LABELED
SUSPICIOUS
The state re marshals ofce has
been called in to investigate three
Friday res in the same Ottawa
neighborhood.
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T
ell me and I
forget. Teach
me and I remember.
Involve me and I
learn.
-Benjamin Franklin
The Delphos Rotary Club
Music in the Park Series will
feature Americas premiere
Rock n Roll oldies review
Phil Dirt and Dozers at 6
p.m. Sunday at Stadium Park
in the Hanser Pavilion. With
their musical talent, high en-
ergy and contagious sense
of humor, Phil Dirt and the
Dozers travel to another time
and place, namely the 50s,
60s and 70s Rock n Roll
Food and refreshments will be
available at 5:30 p.m.
Bulletin Board
Index
Vol. 145, No. 31
A Joint Product of the Times Bulletin and Delphos Herald Newspapers
BY NANCY SPENCER
DHI Media Editor
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS The reopening of the
Delphos Police Department lobby will be
delayed by a week, according to Police
Chief Kyle Fittro.
On Aug. 4, not July 28 as planned,
residents will have access to the lobby
and a records clerk from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to
noon on Friday. The clerk will be able to
provide records such as accident reports
and contact an ofcer, detective or the
chief, as needed.
The clerk will also answer the phones
when people call in through the phone
tree, Fittro said. It will bring back some
of the customer service we lost when dis-
patching was transferred to the Allen
County Sheriffs Ofce. We have a lot of
people who come to the police station for
many different reasons. Its a 60-40 split
in favor of the person wanting to speak
to an ofcer or detective versus getting
a report.
The city hired three clerks in total, with
one declining the position before train-
ing started and one scheduled to end her
employment on Aug. 1. To ll the vacant
position, a Civil Service test will have to
be scheduled and those who pass the test
will be offered the part-time position. The
clerks will be scheduled to work no more
than 50 hours combined per pay period
(bi-weekly) at $12 per hour. They are be-
ing trained by Shannon Ackerman of the
Allen County Sheriffs Ofce.
The lobby is currently closed to the
public with a call button on the front
door. When the button is pushed, it con-
nects the person with the Allen County
Sheriffs Ofce. Once the nature of the
call is understood, an ofcer is called to
the station or the person is transferred to
a phone tree for the municipal building,
the police department or the re depart-
ment and asked to leave a voice mail for
the appropriate person.
The lobby closed on June 30 when the
contract with the county for 24/7 9-1-1
call service started. It will cost Delphos
$80,000 a year. Eliminating the dispatch-
ers at the station will save the city nearly
$40,000 this year and approximately
$110,000 per year beginning in 2015.
Delphos City Council ofcially approved
a separation agreement for dispatchers in
early June.
Delphos Police Department lobby to open August 4
Residents will once again have access to the Delphos
Police Department lobby for records requests, etc.
The lobby closed on June 30 and will reopen on Aug.
4. A records clerk will be available from 7 a.m. to 1
p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to noon
on Friday. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer)
East Second
Street paving
project to wrap
up Monday
BY NANCY SPENCER
DHI Media Editor
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS The Shelly
Company will nish the East
Second Street paving project
on Monday. The work will
complete a ve-year plan to
refurbish Second Street from
Main to Douglas streets and
Elida Avenue to Elida Road.
Second Street was milled
earlier in the week and Shelly
began laying the asphalt Fri-
day and will nish at the be-
ginning of the week.
This portion of the plan
was funded with a $151,006
grant from the Ohio Public
Works Commission with the
citys contribution $37,750, or
20 percent of the project.
The Elida Avenue widen-
ing portion of the project was
completed in August 2012 by
Bluffton Paving and included the
widening and paving of Elida Av-
enue from Summers Lane east to
the corporation limits. The cost
was $212,592.45, slightly more
than budgeted, Mayor Michael
Gallmeier said Friday.
At the beginning of the Eli-
da Avenue project, the roadway
didnt meet state requirements
for a three-lane road. Widen-
ing it between Summer Lane
and McDonalds cost $18,000
and came from a permissive tax
stemming from gasoline sales.
This made the roadway eligible
for federal funds to pave it from
Elida Road to Douglas Street.
BY ED GEBERT
DHI Media Editor
egebert@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT What happens
when the organization helping to feed
the less fortunate runs out of food? We
will soon nd out.
In a news release from the Salva-
tion Army Friday, it was announced
the organization, which provides help
for many in Van Wert County, is out
of food, practically. The agency re-
ports there may be enough food to last
through all of next week, but that will
be the last of it.
Major Judy Barter and Robin Agler
met in the pantry today to discuss what
to do next about the empty shelves and
pallets, read the release. No concrete
actions were outlined, although the
program operates on donations. The
United Way Day of Caring Food Drive
is used to stock the shelves, but where
those donations once lasted up to eight
months, it has stretched only four or ve
months the last couple of years. During
the Day of Caring in 2013, over 30,000
food items were donated.
At Thursdays meeting of the Salva-
tion Army Advisory Board, Daniece
Maller reported she had served 172 Van
Wert households with food in June, and
the July totals are expected to be even
higher. In addition, the Salvation Army
has had to stop all nancial assistance
which helps families pay utilities pay-
ments that are threatened to be shut
off, as well as rent, medicine and other
emergency needs so some Food Pantry
items could be restocked.
The cheapest source of food for
the Salvation Army has been the West
Ohio Food Bank in Lima, but they
have not been able to stock some of the
items used to complete healthy food
packages to be distributed. This has
forced the Salvation Army to buy cer-
tain items from local grocery stores at a
greater cost. The release notes, The lo-
cal market has been very generous, but
they cannot compete with the price of
shopping at the Food Bank. This has
become a familiar tactic for the Salva-
tion Army over the past two years.
Food Pantry nearly out of food
Scarborough Fair brings the music of
Simon & Garfunkel to Van Wert
New Jersey duo Jeb and Jock Guthrie brought their Simon and Garfunkel tribute, Scarborough Fair to
Fountain Park in Van Wert Friday evening. The concert was a part of the Summer Music Series of free
concerts at Fountain Park presented by the Van Wert County Foundation. Next Fridays offering will be
Journey tribute band Never Stop Believin. (DHI Media/Angela Stith)
Salvation Army Major Judy Barter looks over remaining food
items in the Food Pantry. The Salvation Armys supply of food
is now dangerously low. (Submitted photo) FOOD/A8
PAVING/A8
BY ED GEBERT
DHI Media Editor
egebert@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT Improve-
ments in infrastructure have
been completed, so that faster
speeds and more efcient In-
ternet service is available in the
Van Wert area, according to
AT&T.
AT&T announced this
morning that weve turned on
new infrastructure as of today
in the Van Wert area: strong,
fast new 4G LTE wireless in-
frastructure that allows smart-
phones, tablets & other wireless
devices to work much faster and
better than before, stated Holly
Hollinsworth AT&T Ohio Se-
nior Public Relations Manager.
The company calls the ad-
vancement, The latest genera-
tion of wireless network tech-
nology giving customers speeds
up to ten times faster than 3G,
greater reliability, faster re-
sponse time, more efcient use
of spectrum, and cool, new de-
vices that are compatible with
LTE, including new 4G LTE
tablets and smartphones.
I am pleased to see this
excellent development. We
have been working on ways for
northwest Ohios businesses
and consumers to become even
more competitive and it is great
to see this project come to frui-
tion, said State Senator Cliff
Hite.
Wireless
infrastructure
improvements
in Van Wert
WIRELESS/A8
OPINION
Readers speak their minds about
local topics on the Opinion page.
Turn to pages A6-7 to read letters
to the editor, thumbs up/down,
and columns from our staff.
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Postal museum
celebrates
holidays early
Jim and Anita Dunlap take a spin on
the dance oor during Christmas in
July, Friday evening at the Delphos
Museum of Postal History. More than
40 guests enjoyed wine and hors
doeuvres by twinkling Christmas lights
and other decorations at the museums
fundraiser. The Dunlaps were enjoying
the music of Chuck Sommers & His Trio.
(DHI Media/Nancy Spencer)
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A2 Saturday, July 26 & Sunday, July 27, 2014 Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald
Tomorrow Monday Today
mostly cloudy
chance of
showers and
thunderstorms
High: 85
Low: 72
becoming
partly cloudy
chance of
showers and
thunderstorms
High: 85
Low: 63
mostly cloudy
chance of
showers
High: 73
Low: 55
Ford Bollenbacher
The Bollenbacher family
will receive friends and fam-
ily on Sunday from 2 -5 p.m.
at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral
Home in Rockford.
Luella Hammill
Friends may call from 2-6
p.m. Sunday at Chiles-Laman
Funeral and Cremation Ser-
vices Eastside Chapel with a
rosary service at 6 p.m. Mass
of the Christian Burial will
be held at 10 a.m. Monday
at Lima St. Johns Catholic
Church.
James Hasselswerth
Celebration of Life will be
held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
16, 2014, in the VFW banquet
hall on South Shannon Street,
Van Wert.
Arthur Williams
A celebration of Arts life
will begin at 11 a.m. Mon-
day at Trinity United Meth-
odist Church. Visitation will
be from 2-8 p.m. Sunday at
Strayer Funeral Home and one
hour prior to services at the
church on Monday.
POLICE REPORTS
VISITATION & SERVICES
LOCAL WEATHER
Van Wert Police Depart-
ment
07-08 6:30 p.m.
After a trafc stop, Gary
Davis, 25, of Hicksville was
arrested for possession of
drug paraphernalia and An-
gel Coombs, 32, of Hicksville
was arrested for possession of
marijuana and drug parapher-
nalia.
07-08 8:37 p.m.
Marc Phillips, 32, of Van
Wert was arrested for domes-
tic violence in the 400 block
of North Market Street.
07-09 12:16 a.m.
After making an improper
turn, ofcers stopped Joel
Owen, 26, of Van Wert. He
was arrested for operating a
vehicle while impaired.
07-08 11:41 a.m.
A Van Wert resident re-
ported a theft of property
from a rental in the 800 block
of Elm Street.
07-08 2:30 p.m.
A St. Marys man report-
ed a theft and trespassing in
the 300 block of North Wall
Street.
07-09 4:32 a.m.
After a trafc stop for a
loud stereo, Austin Krick, 18,
of Convoy was arrested for
underage consumption, OVI
and sound amplication viola-
tion.
07-09 7:46 p.m.
Darren Stutz, 25, of Van
Wert arrested for failure to ap-
pear warrant issued from the
Van Wert Municipal Court
and will be incarcerated until
his hearing.
07-09 9:14 p.m.
A juvenile of the Marsh
Foundation was charged with
being an unruly juvenile after
she ed from staff and left the
property.
07-04 4:15 p.m.
An abandoned bicycle was
recovered in the 600 block of
North Washington Street.
07-09 2:50 a.m.
Police investigated a smoke
odor in the 1000 block of
George Street.
07-10 7:59 p.m.
Thomas White, 39, of Van
Wert was charged with disor-
derly conduct stemming from
an incident that occurred at
Walmart.
07-11 11:57 a.m.
A resident in the 200 block
of Burt Street reported a win-
dow being shot with a BB.
07-11 1:05 a.m.
A man in the 500 block
of Elliot Street in Van Wert
reported a person harassing
him.
07-12 1:02 p.m.
A woman in the 600 block
of North Franklin Street in
Van Wert reported an incident
of telephone harassment.
07-12 5:49 p.m.
Johnathan Coyne, 27, of
Van Wert was arrested for an
outstanding warrant in the
600 block of Liberty Street.
07-12 3:08 a.m.
William Brothers, 41, of
Ohio City was arrested for
disorderly conduct after being
intoxicated in public to a level
that he was unable to care for
himself.
07-12 12:51 a.m.
Joshua Williams, 20, of
Van Wert was arrested for un-
derage possession of an alco-
holic beverage.
07-12 10:48 p.m.
A woman in the 1000
block of East Main Street in
Van Wert reported receiving
unwanted text messages after
an incident that occurred on
McKibben Drive.
07-13 2:24 a.m.
Buddy Raines, Jr., 24, of
Van Wert was arrested for
disorderly conduct due to
loud noise in the 300 block of
South Tyler Street.
07-12 10:12 p.m.
Joel Owen, 26, of Van Wert
was arrested for discharging
reworks in the 1000 block
of Oak Lane after numerous
neighborhood complaints that
the rework debris was land-
ing on homes.
07-14 8:34 a.m.
A Van Wert man reported
the theft of a rearm.
07-14 4:14 p.m.
Michael Whisman, 23,
of Van Wert was arrested in
the 1000 block of East Main
Street on an order to arrest is-
sued by the Van Wert County
Common Pleas Adult Proba-
tion Department.
07-13 11:27 p.m.
A Van Wert man in the 700
block of West Sycamore Street
reported the theft of a bicycle
from his residence.
POLICE/A8
Cloverdale man
dies in ATV crash
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
CLOVERDALE A Cloverdale man was pronounced
dead at the scene of an ATV rollover accident reported at 2:20
a.m. Friday.
The Putnam County Sheriffs ofce responded to a eld
west of the 120000 block of Road 23-L south of Cloverdale
where they found Andrew Altenburger, 28, in the eld with
life-threatening injuries. Altenburger had been ejected from
the ATV when it struck a surface drain and rolled.
Lifeight was called to the scene but canceled enroute. Al-
tenberger was pronounced dead on the scene by Putnam Coun-
ty Coroner Dr. Anne Horstman.
Also assisting at the scene were the Ottoville Fire Depart-
ment, Ottoville and Putnam County EMS and the Lima Post of
the State Highway Patrol.
PHILADELPHIA (AP)
Two men forced a woman into
the backseat of her sport util-
ity vehicle at gunpoint, drove
off but later lost control and
plowed into a group of people
on a corner near a fruit stand
on Friday, police said. Three
children, all siblings, were
killed, and at least two other
people were critically injured.
The woman was carjacked
about a mile away from the
scene of the accident in the
Tioga section of north Phila-
delphia, where the car jumped
a curb, Homicide Capt. James
Clark said.
Something obviously
went horribly wrong at this in-
tersection, he said. The ve-
hicle went out of control.
The victims who died were
7- and 10-year-old brothers
and their 15-year-old sister.
They had been selling fruit to
raise money for their church.
Police said one of the boys
was pronounced dead at the
scene and the girl died at a
hospital. The other boy died
later.
Their mother was in criti-
cal condition.
The two men ed the scene
on foot and are being sought.
Employees at Education
Works, an educational non-
prot across the street from
the site of the wreck, told The
Philadelphia Inquirer that they
ran to try to help the victims.
One boy had no pulse and an-
others was barely there, said
Karen Payne, who runs a sum-
mer camp at the nonprot.
Im certied in rst aid
and CPR my rst instinct
was to go to them, she said.
But I couldnt help.
Ofcials said a $40,000
reward was being offered,
$20,000 for each victim of
what were classied as homi-
cides. Police asked businesses
with surveillance cameras in
the area to provide footage
and asked anyone with infor-
mation in the case to come
forward.
The deaths and injuries
were a terrible tragedy,
Mayor Michael Nutter tweet-
ed, calling for prayers for the
injured and information on the
carjackers.
Carjacked vehicle hits
crowd, killing 3 children
An investigator examines a heavily damaged SUV
before it is towed from the scene of a fatal accident
in North Philadelphia, Friday July 25, 2014. Two
children were killed and three people critically
injured when a hijacked car lost control and hit a
group of people near a fruit stand, according to
police. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
S
omething
obviously went
horribly wrong at
this intersection,
he said. The vehicle
went out of control.
Homicide Capt. James Clark
AKRON, Ohio (AP) A judge overseeing the murder case
of a man accused of killing four people inside an Akron home
said Friday she should not be disqualied from presiding at
his trial.
Summit County Judge Mary Margaret Rowlands led a re-
sponse with the Ohio Supreme Court to counter prosecutors
claims she has shown bias in the aggravated murder case of
Deshanon Haywood, 22, of Akron.
Prosecutors claim Rowlands urged them to drop death pen-
alty specications in Haywoods case. Haywood faces multiple
counts of aggravated murder, aggravated robbery and kidnap-
ping in the drug-related shooting deaths of four people.
Rowlands motion denies that she had any improper conver-
sations with victims families, says she ruled correctly when
she denied a prosecutors attempt to strike a juror from the
panel and maintains that her conversation with Haywood about
his plea options came at his attorneys request.
Brad Gessner, chief counsel in the Summit County pros-
ecutors ofce, and Brian LoPrinzi, the lead prosecutor in the
Haywood case, led a motion with the Supreme Court to dis-
qualify Rowlands on Thursday, the day opening statements
were scheduled to begin.
Judge in Akron disputes
bias claims by prosecutors
NEW YORK (AP) Bel
Kaufman, the witty and spirit-
ed ction writer, educator and
storyteller whose million-sell-
ing Up the Down Staircase
captured the insanity and the
humor, the pathos and the
poetry of the American high
school, died Friday at age 103.
Kaufman, the granddaugh-
ter of Yiddish writer Sholem
Aleichem and a vital link to
Yiddish culture, died at her
Manhattan home after a brief
illness, said her daughter,
Thea Goldstine.
Kaufman was a middle-
age teacher and single mother
in the mid-1960s when her
autobiographical novel was
welcomed as a kind of civilian
companion to Joseph Hellers
Catch-22, a send-up of the
most maddening bureaucracy.
Like Catch-22, even the title
of Kaufmans book became a
tell-all label, shorthand for all
the senseless rules students
and educators could never
quite follow.
Up the Down Staircase, a
scrapbook of letters, notes and
memos, follows a few months
in the life of the idealistic
young Sylvia Barrett, the new
teacher at Calvin Coolidge
High School. She is a kind
soul staggering under a bliz-
zard of administrative non-
sense and student impudence.
When shes not being repri-
manded for her kids failure
to memorize the schools alma
mater song, she faces a crowd-
ed but endearing class of mis-
ts and other characters, from
rebel Joe Ferone to the brown-
nosing Harry A. Kagan.
When the book was re-
leased in 1965, The New York
Times Beverly Grunwald
praised Kaufmans refresh-
ing way of stating the facts, of
breaking down statistics into
recognizable teenagers, of
making you smile, be contrite
and infuriated all at once.
Kaufman became a hero-
ine for teachers and students
worldwide. Up the Down
Staircase has sold more than
6 million copies and has been
translated into 16 languages.
It was made into a lm of the
same name, starring Sandy
Dennis, and it helped start
a trend of candid education
books. Kaufman was delight-
ed to learn that teachers in one
of her former schools were
warned not to let her see any
memos, for fear they would
end up in a book.
Decades later, another New
York teacher-turned-celebrity,
Frank McCourt, would praise
Up the Down Staircase as
one of the few honest looks at
the public school system.
She got all the craziness
of the paperwork and the ad-
ministrators and supervisors,
McCourt, author of the mem-
oirs Angelas Ashes and
Teacher Man, said in 2005.
She was born Bella
Kaufman in Berlin and raised
in Odessa, her rst language
Russian. Her family ed in
1923 to escape the aftermath
of the Russian Revolution,
and she arrived in the U.S.,
at age 11, speaking no Eng-
lish. She was forced to begin
her American schooling in
the rst grade, her classmates
years younger. The kindness
of her teacher inspired her to
become an educator, too.
Language was a tempo-
rary handicap. She caught
up quickly, graduated magna
cum laude from Hunter Col-
lege in 1934 and received a
masters degree in English
from Columbia University
two years later. Around the
same time, she married Sid-
ney Goldstine, with whom she
had two children.
Literature was in her blood,
not just from her grandfather,
but from her mother, Lyalya
Kaufman, a popular and pro-
lic writer.
After leaving Columbia,
Bella Kaufman wrote short
ction, including La Ti-
gresse, published in Esquire
with a small but lasting revi-
sion: Kaufman shortened her
rst name to Bel because the
magazine only accepted work
by men.
During the 1950s and into
the 60s, she taught in high
schools and community col-
leges, never suspecting the
good fortune of the second
half of her life.
Up the Down
Staircase writer
Kaufman dies at 103
This May 2012 photo provided by Open Road Media
shows Bel Kaufman at home in New York. Kaufman,
the witty and spirited ction writer, educator and
storyteller whose million-selling Up the Down
Staircase captured the insanity and the humor, the
pathos and the poetry of the American high school,
died Friday, July 25, 2014, at age 103. (AP Photo/
Open Road Media)
rec
IN LOVING
MEMORY OF
TAMMY GIBSON
7-15-70 to 7-27-11
I sit here and ponder
how very much Id
like to talk with you
today. There are so
many things that we
didnt get to say. I
know how much you
care for me and how
much I care for you,
and each time that I
think of you, I know
youll miss me too.
An angel came and
took you by the hand
and said your place
was ready in Heaven
far above. And you
had to leave behind
all those you dearly
loved. You had so
much to live for, you
had so much to do...
It still seems
impossible that God
has taken you. And
though your life on
Earth has passed, in
Heaven it starts anew.
Youll live for all
eternity just as God
has promised you.
And though youve
walked through
Heavens Gate, we are
never far apart, for
every time I think of
you, youre right here,
deep within my heart.
We love & miss you
every day!
Amy, Jeff, Zachary,
Zaine, Ciarra & JoJo
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CINEMA 2: 2D/3D: Hercules PG13
CINEMA 3: Tammy R
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes PG13
CINEMA 4: Lucy R
CINEMA 5: The Purge: Anarchy R
COMING SOON:
Guardians of the Galaxy | Into the Storm
The Expendables 3
Admission before 6pm: $5 After 6pm: Adults-$7/
Children 11 and under and seniors-$5. 3D seats
before 6pm: $7 3D after 6pm: Adults $9/Children
11 and under and seniors $7
WE DONOT ACCEPT CREDIT OR DEBIT CARDS OR CHECKS!
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FRI JUL 25-TUE JUL 29
SCREEN 1: Hercules PG13
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes PG13
SCREEN 2: Planes: Fire and Rescue PG
Transformers: Age of Extinction PG13
SCREEN 3: Sex Tape R
Tammy R
Admission: 5 and under FREE. Children 6-10 $5 Ages 11-62 $7
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Community calendar items include the name of the event or
group and date, time and place of the event. Please include a
daytime phone number when submitting calendar items.
SATURDAY, JULY 26
9 a.m.-noon Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping.
9 a.m. St. Vincent dePaul Society, located at the east edge
of the St. Johns High School parking lot, is open.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Delphos Postal Museum is open.
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Van Wert Farmers Market, 500 Fox Road,
will be open.
12:15 p.m. Testing of warning sirens by Delphos Fire and
Rescue.
1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N.
Main St., is open.
7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre.
8 p.m. AA open discussion at First Presbyterian Church.
SUNDAY, JULY 27
1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N.
Main St., is open.
1-4 p.m. Putnam County Museum is open, 202 E. Main
St. Kalida.
1:30 p.m. Amvets Post 698 Auxiliary meets at the Amvets
post in Middle Point.
2 p.m. AA open discussion at 1158 Westwood Dr.
2-4:30 p.m. Van Wert County Historical Museum is open
to the public.
4 p.m. Amvets Post 698 regular meeting at the Amvets
post in Middle Point.
7:30 p.m. Sons of Amvets Post 698 meet at Amvets Post
in Middle Point.
7:30 p.m. Middle Point Amvets Post 698 Sons to meet.
MONDAY, JULY 28
9 a.m.-7 p.m. Ottoville Branch Library is open.
11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301
Suthoff St.
5 p.m. Weight Watchers will hold its weigh in. Meeting
will follow at 5:30 p.m. Both are held in the Fellowship Hall
on the second oor at Trinity United Methodist Church, South
Walnut St., Van Wert.
6:30 p.m. American Legion Post 178 will have an execu-
tive board meeting.
6:30 p.m. Shelter from the Storm support group meets in
the Delphos Public Library basement.
7 p.m. Ottoville village council meets at the municipal
building.
7:30 p.m. Marion Township Trustees meet at the township house.
7:30 p.m. Delphos Eagles Aerie 471 meets at the Eagles Lodge.
7:30 p.m. Van Wert City Council will meet.
8 p.m. AA Big Book meeting at First Presbyterian Church.
8:30 p.m. Young & Heart Group will meet at St. Marks
Lutheran Church.
Ticket sales release for season openers
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
VAN WERT The Nis-
wonger Performing Arts Cen-
ter, along with season sponsor
s Statewide Ford and Van Wert
Federal Bank , are pleased to
announce the release of ticket
sales for three dynamic stage
events that include familiar
faces, new faces and friends
from far away places.
The musical artistry begins
Oct. 4 with the Annie Moses
Band performing Rhapsody
In Bluegrass: The Art Of
American Music. Rhapsody
In Bluegrass is a panoramic
exploration of America and
her music. Featuring favor-
ites from Aaron Copland,
George Gershwin, and other
quintessential American leg-
ends, Rhapsody in Bluegrass
fuses Appalachian bluegrass,
Irish ddle, beloved classical
themes, and roots music to
create a beautiful and trans-
porting concert experience.
From The Grand Ole Opry to
Carnegie Hall, t his musical
six-member ensemble known
for their virtuosic strings,
faith infused lyrics, and cre-
ative re-imaginings of Ameri-
can classics, has a unique
musical style that spans clas-
sical crossover, Christian,
Americana, folk, and jazz in-
uences. Their cutting edge
sound feature strings, key-
boards, guitar, and rhythm.
The family that makes up the
Annie Moses Band is musi-
cally diverse - their converg-
ing artistry on stage creates
a unique and beloved style.
With accolades that include
1,200+ hours on PBS, the
Annie Moses Band brings a
distinctive style to American
music. Together they are lead-
ing an artistic renaissance, in-
spiring all generations to join
the beauty and excitement of
highly skilled musicianship.
Tickets for the Oct. 4 concert
at the Niswonger are on sale
now and range from $20-$30.
A familiar face to music
and legend in his own right,
Peter Yarrow, of the iconic
and much loved folk group,
Peter, Paul, and Mary, takes
center stage as he shares sto-
ries and songs in the very inti-
mate setting of the Niswonger
at 7:30 p.m . Oct. 9. Joined by
his friends, Mustards Retreat,
the audience will be enter-
tained by feel-good music
and reminisce with Peter
about the story behind Puff
The Magic Dragon. Peter
will also share his message
on anti-bullyingwith middle
school students from the re-
gion during the day. October
is national Bullying Preven-
tion month and the Niswonger
will share in the effort to ur-
gently call attention to the need
to prevent bullying, ridicule
and violence among students
and youth. Tickets for the Oct.
9 performance are on sale now
and range from $20-$30.
I nternational avor comes
to the Niswonger with The
Habaneros from Cuba at 7:30
p.m. Oct. 13. Direct from Ha-
vana, this unique quintet is
comprised of virtuoso clari-
netist, Alden Ortuo Cabe-
zas and a string quartet of
members from the National
Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.
Rare images of their beautiful
Cuban homeland will be dis-
played on the Niswonger on-
stage movie screen through-
out their lively performance.
Travel the globe and experi-
ence new sights and sounds
in the comfortable connes
of the Niswonger . Tickets for
the Oct. 13 performance are
on sale now and range from
$10-$20.
The Annie Moses Band,
Peter Yarrow with Mustards
Retreat, and the Habaneros
from Cuba are all featured per-
formances of the 2014-15 Com-
munity Concert Series. Series
subscriptions can be purchased
for as low as $60 for six events
throughout the season. The
Community Concert Series
also includes Love Letters,
starring Barbara Eden and Hal
Linden, Leon Bates, Concert
Pianist and The Stepcrew.
More information about
the series is available at
NPACVW.org. The Commu-
nity Concert Series is present-
ed by Vancrest Health Care
Centers, Central Insurance
Companies, Delphos Hearing
Aid Centers, Slushers Jewelry
of Van Wert, Van Wert Coun-
ty Hospital and Taylor Auto
Sales, Inc.
The Niswonger Perform-
ing Arts Center is located at
10700 SR 118 S, Van Wert .
The box ofce is open noon-
4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Stop in
or order by phone (419) 238-
NPAC. Tickets are always
available online 24 hours a
day: www.npacvw.org.
Peter Yarrow
Fair passes now on sale throughout county
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
VAN WERT Season passes for
the 2014 Van Wert County Fair are now
available at various locations
throughout the county. Passes
are the same price as last year
at $18 and allow admission
for all ve days of the fair,
Aug. 27Sept. 1. Single day
admission is $5 for adults or
$3 kids 9-15. Ages 8 and un-
der are free.
This year offers lots of
free entertainment with highlights fea-
turing Chris August in the Gospel Pa-
vilion at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 and Polly Mae
(country) in the Entertainment Tent at 7
p.m. Aug. 27 or Cook & Belle (also coun-
try) at 7 p.m. Aug. 30. Southern Gospel
lovers can hear performances in the Gos-
pel Pavilion on both Wednesday and Fri-
day evenings with more Contemporary
Christian music on Sunday evening, all
free of charge with paid admission into
the fair. Rock and roll performers Broken
Lights are scheduled in the entertainment
tent on Monday for those
looking for a way to cel-
ebrate after the horse races
this Labor Day.
Please note: Member-
ship tickets (if you choose
to vote) are only available
at the fair ofce and are the
same $18. Also, ride arm-
bands, reserved seat tickets
for harness racing, thoroughbred racing,
truck and tractor pull, demo derby, The
Build a New Band Show featuring The
Naked Karate Girls, and cheerleading
need to be purchased at the fair ofce.
Season passes can be purchased at the
following locations:
Beckys Village Restaurant - Willshire
Convention Visitors Bureau - Van Wert
Brookside Convenience Store - Van Wert
Delphos Discount Drugs - Delphos
Century Trading - Van Wert
Flat Lands Supply - Van Wert
Chamber of Commerce - Van Wert
Hall Lumber - Convoy
Clarks Pharmacy - Van Wert
Hemker Grain Inc. - Venedocia
Collins Fine Foods - Van Wert
Huggy Bear Campground - Middle
Point
Kennedy Kuhn - Van Wert
Mercer Landmark - Glenmore
Ohio City Express - Ohio City
Partee Shop - Van Wert
Ramblers Roost - Middle Point
Scott Variety Store - Scott
Sportsman - Van Wert
TJs Grocerette - Rockford & Willshire
Tylers Short Stop - Van Wert
United Equity - Delphos
Van Wert Party Mart (Shell) - Van Wert
Wrenco Trophy - Wren
Cass Blue (right) and Dale Rucklos perform at
Ohio Citys Memorial Park Friday evening. The
show was a special performance for the Arts in
the Park series that usually takes place once
a month on the second Friday throughout the
summer months. (DHI Media/ Angela Stith)
Blue, Rucklos entertain
at Ohio City park
ODOT releases weekly road construction report
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
The following is the
weekly report concerning
construction and mainte-
nance work on state highways
within the Ohio Department
of Transportation District 1
which includes the counties
of Allen, Deance, Hancock,
Hardin, Paulding, Putnam,
Van Wert and Wyandot.
For the latest in statewide
construction visit www.ohgo.
com. Please contact us at 419-
999-6803 with any informa-
tion needs.
Construction and
Maintenance Projects
Week of July 28, 2014
Allen County
Interstate 75 Reconstruc-
tion Project For the most re-
cent information concerning
the Interstate 75 reconstruc-
tion project through Lima
and Allen County please visit
www.odotlima75.org
Ohio 117 between Spen-
cerville and Ohio
116/Ohio 117 will
be restricted to
one lane through
the work zone for
sealing of pave-
ment joints and
removal of pave-
ment reectors.
Trafc will be
controlled by ag-
gers and cones noting the lane
closures. Work is being per-
formed by the Allen County
ODOT maintenance garage.
Ohio 66 between Delphos
and the Auglaize County line
will be restricted to one lane
through the work zone for
sealing of pavement joints and
removal of pavement reec-
tors. Trafc will be controlled
by aggers and cones noting
the lane closures. Work is be-
ing performed
by the Allen
County ODOT
ma i nt e na nc e
garage.
U.S. 30/
Ohio 309 near
Delphos may
be restricted
to one lane at
times through
the work zone for culvert
work. Work is expected to be
completed in late July. Work is
being performed by Platinum
Painting, Boardman.
Paulding County
U.S. 24 at U.S. 127 will
be restricted to one lane
through the work zone for
shoulder work. Work is being
performed by the Paulding
County ODOT maintenance
garage.
Ohio 111 between the In-
diana line and Birkhold Road
will be restricted to one lane
through the work zone for
drainage tile replacement.
Work is being performed by
the Paulding County ODOT
maintenance garage.
Ohio 49 in the village of
Payne closed July 7 for ap-
proximately two weeks for a
railroad crossing repair. Traf-
c detoured onto Ohio 500
and Ohio 111 back to Ohio 49.
Work is being performed by
Roadsafe Trafc.
Safety Council signup
deadline extended
INFORMATION
SUBMITTED
VAN WERT The sign-
up to join the Van Wert Area
Safety Council has been ex-
tended until July 29. For more
information contact the Van
Wert Area Chamber of Com-
merce. Register online at van-
wertchamber.com.
ODOT/A4
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Dr. Frederick Ira
Culler and Mrs. Freda
(Burnett) Culler of
Van Wert, Ohio
celebrated their
50th wedding
anniversary Friday,
July 25, 2014. The
Cullers were married
July 25, 1964 at Olive
Chapel in Converse, Ohio.
Fred and Freda have two children, Amy Culler and
Ben (Erin) Culler, and four grandchildren: Jack
(7), Christopher (5), Quinn (5) and Nathan (5).
The couple celebrated their special day with their
children and grandchildren at Clear Lake in
Indiana.
Culer celebrate
50
year
Local/State
A4 Saturday, July 26 & Sunday, July 27, 2014 Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald
PET CORNER
Ottawa house res labeled suspicious
DHI MEDIA STAFF
REPORT
OTTAWA Four re de-
partments were on the scene
Friday morning for two house
res and a re near a shed,
all in the same neighborhood
in Ottawa. The state re mar-
shals ofce has been called in
to investigate the res.
Ottawa Fire Chief Dan Rie-
man said the res are suspi-
cious. Neither home had utili-
ties and the power had been cut
off to the homes. The deserted
residences are in the ood zone
and had recently been turned
over to the village of Ottawa as
part of the Hazard Mitigation
Flood Program.
The Ottawa Fire Depart-
ment was called to the scene
at 5:17 a.m. One home is lo-
cated at 315 N. Perry St. The
second home is located at 529
W. Third St.
Also called to the scene
were the Leipsic, Glandorf
and Kalida Fire Departments.
Ottawa Fire Chief Dan Rieman labeled two house res in Ottawa suspicious
after both caught re early Friday morning. Ofcials from Columbus are
investigating the blazes which took place in deserted homes recently taken
over by the Village of Ottawa. (DHI Media/Nancy Kline)
The Humane Society of Allen County has many pets
waiting for adoption. Each comes with a spay or neuter,
rst shots and a heartworm test. Call 419-991-1775.
Boy Scout Troop 35 celebrates 90th year
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
VAN WERT The Boy Scouts and
Scouters of Boy Scout Troop 35 of Van
Wert along with the chartered organiza-
tion, First Presbyterian Church, will host
a special Troop Court of Honor and 90th
birthday celebration in honor of Troop 35
at 2 p.m. Aug. 17 in the fellowship hall at
First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Craw-
ford St., Van Wert.
Boy Scout Troop 35, originally Troop
5, was rst chartered in 1924 by Arthur
Brooks. The event will host special guest
speakers, information about troop history,
troop skits, a video, and a dessert bar. A
special edition patch will be given to each
past member of the troop who attends the
event. Past Scoutmasters and Eagle Scouts
have been invited to attend this special
event. Troop 35 is in the Hawthorn Dis-
trict and Black Swamp Area Council.
Although every effort has been made
to ensure that all Eagle Scouts have been
invited, it is possible that someone may
have been omitted from the guest list. If
anyone knows an Eagle Scout from Troop
35, please inform him of the celebration
and forward his contact information to
Teresa Lippi at (419) 238-2682. Anyone
who is a past member of the Troop as
a Boy Scout, Assistant Scoutmaster or
Committee Member is more than wel-
come to attend the event, but please call
the above number to RSVP.
Troop 35 Scouts will collect nonper-
ishable food items to donate to a local
food bank. Each attendee is asked to
bring a canned food item.
There will also be a Friends of Scout-
ing presentation by a representative of
the Black Swamp Area Council.
Attendees are asked to bring scouting
or Troop 35 items and memorabilia to
display and share.
Donations are being sought to be used
towards the purchase and maintenance of
an Eagle Scout plaque to be displayed in
the Scout Room with the names of Troop
35s Eagle Scouts and the date they re-
ceived the award.
Donations are also being accepted
towards an Arthur Brooks Scholarship
Account to be used for scouts in need
for summer camp, troop activities, high
adventure, uniforms, and camping gear.
This scholarship will be managed and
distributed by the Troop Committee as
the need arises.
Any young man aged 11-17 who en-
joys spending time outdoors, participating
in group activities, and going camping,
swimming, hiking, canoeing, geocach-
ing, shing, biking, snow tubing, climb-
ing, kayaking, white water rafting, and
snorkeling or taking trips to places like
Patriots Point Yorktown Aircraft Carrier,
Mammoth Caverns, Durbin and Green-
brier Valley Railroad, and so much more,
is asked to call Donald and Teresa Lippi
at (419) 238-2682 or Larry Taylor at (419)
513-0554 for more information. Troop 35
enjoys monthly adventures all year long.
A co-ed group called Venturing for
male and females aged 14-21 is available.
A Scouting group called a crew serves
young adults through high adventure,
outdoor, leadership and community ser-
vice programs. The program is youth-
led, and they plan their adventures.
Ace here. I wonder how
it feels to have a forever
home and be loved. I imag-
ine it is great - lots of love,
toys, kids to play with, and
a cozy place to snooze. Im
still working on some of
my manners and Im a bit
unsure of all the new dogs
I meet. All I ask is that my
new family is willing to
give me some time to adjust
and work with me.
Sometimes, people want
to adopt a cat but are wor-
ried shell be too active.
Thats not a problem with
Vanna. This brown tiger
was surrendered to the
Humane Society of Al-
len County and enjoys the
comforts of her own bed
and a quiet home. She gets
along ne with other cats
in her colony. Her face is
a rainbow of rich, warm
colors accented by bright,
green eyes.
The following pets are available for adoption through
The Van Wert Animal Protective League:
Cats
F, 2 years, tiger, black and orange, spayed, name Spitre
and Buttercup
Kittens
M, F, 6 weeks, tiger, black and cream
M, F, 7 weeks, orange, gray and white
Dogs
Lab, F, black, shots, name Sally
For more information on these pets or if you are in need
of nding a home for your pet, contact The Animal Protec-
tive League from 9-5 weekdays at 419-749-2976. If you are
looking for a pet not listed, call to be put on a waiting list in
case something becomes available. Donations or correspon-
dence can be sent to PO Box 321, Van Wert OH 45891.
ODOT
(From page A3)
Putnam County
Ohio 15 from Ohio 613 to
Ohio 634 will close July 28
for approximately four days
for railroad crossing repairs.
Trafc will be detoured onto
Ohio 613 and Ohio 634 back
to Ohio 15. Work is being per-
formed by Roadsafe Trafc.
Ohio 634 approximately
one mile north of Continental
will be restricted to one lane
through the work zone for ditch
cleaning. Work is being per-
formed by the Putnam County
ODOT maintenance garage.
Van Wert County
Ohio 66 north of U.S. 30 will
be restricted to one lane through
the work zone for pavement re-
pairs. Work is being performed
by the Van Wert County ODOT
maintenance garage.
Ohio 697 west of Delphos
will be restricted to one lane
through the work zone for pave-
ment repairs. Work is being per-
formed by the Van Wert County
ODOT maintenance garage.
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Ford to Add
Many New Employees
Detroit; more than 25,000
shivering men stormed the
Fordson plant of the Ford Motor
company this morning as hiring
of the 30,000 new employees to
be added to the Ford payrolls
began.
A.E. Wilson, employment
manager of the plant, estimated
the crowd to number 12,000,
but as the additional men ar-
rived, he believed there was
around 30,000 men waiting for
work. Only 500 men will be
hired daily.
The men were noisy but or-
derly. Several hundred of them
had been standing in three
inches of snow since midnight,
but as the crowd increased, the
press of men broke up the line
of 12,000 and the job seekers
jammed against a high fence on
three sides of the employment
ofce building.
After 500 men were inter-
viewed and ordered to report for
work, the other men were told
to return tomorrow.
Practically all of the men
will be hired at the minimum
Ford scale of $5 a day.
The new employees will be
given jobs as Production men,
which consists of standing in
the Ford assembly line, doing
the same work all day.
Delphos Herald,
Jan. 2, 1929
AD
Announcement
I wish to announce that the
Pure Food Market is now open
on Maple street. Delivery service
to all parts of the city. Your orders
will have my prompt attention.
Quality merchandise at the right
price. Phone Main 1740.
Albert Moorman
Delphos Herald,
Jan. 2, 1929
Colored Comets of
Indiana to Play
Delphos City Team
An exceptional cage attrac-
tion is booked for St. Johns
auditorium for next Monday
night when the Indiana Colored
Comets, with headquarters at
Ft. Wayne, will come to Del-
phos to play the Delphos City
team.
The Comets are the col-
ored champions of Indiana.
They have won six out of seven
games this season and are said
to be a very fast organization.
The game here will be their
rst appearance in Ohio this
season. The Delphos team will
be as usual with Red Weigle
and Mel Miller at forward; Glen
Vandemark at center; and Leo
Benedict and Fred Stall at the
guard position. Fresh from their
victory over the speedy Monro-
eville team, the Delphos outt
is feeling t and ready for the
clash with the speedy colored
Hoosier champs.
Delphos Herald,
Jan. 3, 1929
Ford to hire 500 a day to ll 30,000 jobs
Abrupt Halt Is Brought To Korean War
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Kirk Dougal
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The County recently dis-
continued the Microenterprise
Loan Fund by converting it
into a Revolving Loan Fund.
The reason for this involves
the default rate of the prior and
the possibilities provided the
County through the latter.
There are now two Van Wert
Revolving Loan Funds, the old
one, which remains managed
by the City of Van Wert, and
the new one managed by the County Economic Development
(ED) Ofce. Theres no real drawback in having two funds.
There is, however, some large upside in what we have planned
for the Countys Fund and a model available from one of our
neighbors to demonstrate its potential. There are multiple rea-
sons why Mercer County continually has one of the lowest un-
employment rates in the state while having one of the healthiest
population growth rates no boon, no bust, just steady. But
perhaps the biggest is what it has been able to do with its Re-
volving Loan Fund. More on that success below.
First, the concept. There are multifarious grant and fund-
ing sources to keep straight in the Countys strategic plan. Im
going to give the simple version of how were arranging it and
how this new Revolving Loan is central to it. If youre the kind
that can delve into numbers, agencies, and mind-numbing spe-
cics, contact the County ED Ofce Sarah is much like you.
LOANS/A7
To the editor,
At this time, Shelter Pets of Van Wert
would like to let everyone know that we
have and had no idea on the conditions of
the inside of the shelter. Neither Carole or
myself (Tammy) were ever inside the ac-
tual shelter part of the building. For our
adoption events, dogs were placed in the
outside kennels for us to come, pick up
and take to the events, or the dog warden
would transport some of them to us on
occasion.
Whatever this investigation brings,
please know, that we will, and always
will, continue to help our furry commu-
nity in all ways that we can. As Ive said
before.we speak for those who can not
speak for themselves.
Shelter Pets of Van Wert was started
independently as a page on Facebook,
Sept. 10, 2012, to showcase animals that
were at the shelter for people who werent
able to make it out there in person to look
at potential adoptables. We have found
homes for almost 300 dogs, puppies, cats
& kittens in less than two years and we
love that and we know our page works!
We are very concerned with this in-
vestigation ourselves, but we know that
no matter what happens, we will be here
. showing you all the animals that need
homes and love.
Our adoption event on Aug. 9 at TSC,
the Neuter Scooter, along with our booth
in the Administration Bldg. during the
US 127 Garage Sale is still happening.
We will also be representing the Van
Wert County Humane Society, Shelter
Pets and the Animal Shelter during the
Van Wert County Fair (also at the Ad-
ministration Bldg.).
Thank you so much for loving animals
as much as we do!
Tammy Cugliari & Carole Johnston
www.shelterpetsofvanwert.com
Van Wert
To the editor,
The Delphos Public Librarys Sum-
mer Reading Program, Fizz! Boom!
Read! has drawn to a close, ending with
our very popular pool party on a glori-
ous, warm summer night.
Ninety out of 140 eligible swimmers
attended and brought their families
along, too. In order to be eligible, the
kindergarten through fth graders had to
read 100 minutes a week for ve weeks
or a total of 500 minutes.
Many of our readers far exceeded
that expectation, some reading 2, 3, even
5,000 minutes this summer. All of our
readers will appreciate the ease with
which they slide back into the reading de-
mands of their school work, because they
have exercised their reading muscles!
One hundred ve toddlers and pre-
schoolers joined us this summer to enjoy
stories in many forms, lots of music and
movement, play doh, a balance beam,
crafts and picture bingo. Tyler Nygren,
local high school student and magician
extraordinaire entertained the preschool-
ers and their families at a Family Night.
Other popular programs this summer
included a day to imagine optical illu-
sions with DAAG. Boys and girls made-
believed they were planets in our galaxy
with the Armstrong Air and Space Muse-
um. A large number were entertained by
some exceptional actors portraying twist-
ed fairy tales and of course, thoroughly
enjoyed Mr. Molecule, who taught us that
science can be fun.
LETTERS/A7
A knock came at my door Friday morning. How odd, I
thought. I wonder who it could be.
It was the neighbor lady asking if our vehicle was wrecked
before or if it could have happened in the early hours of the day.
She and her husband had heard a loud bang and wondered if it
could have been someone hitting Sable. We had parked her in
front of the house because my husband sprayed for weeds in
both driveways on Thursday.
No, I told her. Sable hasnt been the same since she hit
that herd of deer at Christmastime several years ago.
We both laughed and took a few minutes to wonder what the
noise could have been and then we went about our day.
Come to think of it, she never told me her name and I never
asked or gave her mine. Shame on me.
There was a time when I knew everyone in my neighbor-
hood for at least a two-block radius. I knew the parents, the
kids and even the family pets.
I spent hours at the Schabbing house across the street, play-
ing kickball, tag, hide n seek and of course with dolls. They in
turn spent many hours in my toy room. (I was a little younger
than my siblings so I got to have my own toy room. Dont hate,
just accept.)
We also spent an inordinate amount of time behind the laun-
dromat playing in the milk crates. I cant explain the appeal
they had now, but we spent hours rearranging them and making
rooms and hideaways.
If we misbehaved, our par-
ents heard it from the neigh-
borhood watch. Now people
just call the police so they dont
have deal with the parents.
Sometimes that might be wise.
It was not uncommon for
people to sit out on their front
porch after supper and just visit.
Casseroles were delivered to sick or grieving families. Chil-
dren were swapped for a special evening out or just to give a
harried parent a break.
I still spend time on the porch and in the yard watering,
weeding and just puttering around but its just not the same. I
get a wave and a hello from the young girls and boys who walk
past my house every day but they dont have time to chat or
they dont want to with an old lady.
When I walk Ringo, we stop and visit with the Hammonds
if they are out and Bobbie and Dave, the couple next door. He
still gets more attention than I do but Ive come to terms with it.
No one is going to coming running down the sidewalk calling
my name or wanting to pet my head. That is not always a bad
thing, in my estimation. Just sayin.
NEIGHBOR/A7
As a kid, I had jobs. My
dad ran a shoe store, and I
did a lot of odd jobs around
the shop like washing the
windows. And I got paid. Not
much, mind you. I started at
10 cents per hour. My own
kids would never work that
cheaply, but for me it wasnt a
matter of getting all that mon-
ey, my main object was to do
my part. I wanted to have the
responsibility and be depend-
ed upon to do it properly.
The pay did increase even-
tually. I dont remember how
much or when. But I do re-
member when I got my rst
non-shoe-related job during
college, I worked for a salary
of $150 a week. Of course, I
was working way too many
hours for that to be good pay,
but it beat that old dime-an-
hour pay I once received.
Most of the rest of my life I
worked in management, so
I put in way too many hours
each week.
I also ran my own busi-
ness (with my family), and put
in 100-150 hours a week (as
most people running a busi-
ness have to). For the past de-
cade, I have worked either two
or three jobs, with my total
hours per week being a num-
ber I really dont want to think
about. Point being, if my pay
was calculated as an amount
per hour, I havent spent a lot
of time on the good side of
minimum wage. I work too
much for that.
This week I saw a story
about some politicians who are
planning to spend one week
living on minimum wage.
One whole week. Seven whole
days. Wow. Alright, I applaud
the effort of these people, in-
cluding a former Ohio gover-
nor. But lets face it, to live on
minimum wage for one week
these people arent going to
sell their homes, cancel their
insurance, and pay all the
larger bills that most everyday
people have to pay.
So basically, were talking
about food and incidentals,
right? The satellite dish isnt
being pulled down for this
demonstration. Of course the
whole thing is a stunt anyway,
but lets follow this through.
Well say these politicians
are working 40 hours next
week and will be paid $7.25
an hour. Thats $290 minus
whatever taxes are taken out.
One group claims that leaves
them with $77 for the week.
But of course, dont forget
that the biggest chunk out of
a minimum wage salary is
taxes.
Of $290, a total of $213 is
gured to pay taxes. This is
obviously misgured unless
there are special huge taxes for
people on minimum wage that
Im unaware of. But were going
to pretend that the ex-governor,
his wife and staff are going to
live on $77 a week. Can that be
done? Well, Im guring that
food and gas are about the
only things included in their
little experiment, so Ill go on
the record and say yes, it can
be done. And is done all the
time.
Now, their point is to sug-
gest that a move to $10.10 an
hour will make things much
more livable. According to
my old-fashioned math, the
suggested raise would cause
a minimum wage worker to
pull in another $114. Sure that
would help, but its not like
hitting the lottery or anything.
And if the strange tax rate
from this exercise is used, that
would still be less than $100 a
week in take home pay.
So on the whole, this is not
a good example. Its a ploy.
Im not making fun of anyone
on minimum wage. I worked
at and below minimum wage
for a while. Many people do.
But the thing is, I was not
content to stay at minimum
wage. I got a better-paying
job. I improved myself, added
some skills, stayed out of trou-
ble, and did better, eventually
landing the multi-million dol-
lar position I have now. Mini-
mum wage jobs are not meant
to be permanent jobs. If some-
one absolutely cant handle
more of a job, then we can talk
about another solution.
CENTS/A7
I must take
a moment to
thank the COA
for their trans-
portation pro-
gram.
This last year I have had
numerous doctor, hospital and
medical treatment appoint-
ments.
Because of the COA, I have
been able to keep all. They
have been most courteous,
very timely and most reliable.
Van Wert is lucky to have
such a resource for our com-
munity.
Thanks.
Lynn Negrette
Van Wert
THUMBS UP / DOWN
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By Todd D.
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CITIZEN WOLFRUM
Shelter issue addressed
The least I can do
Whos your neighbor?
Summer reading
program a success
In boxing terms, this week the Affordable Care Act saw a
split decision on questions about its implementation in federal
appeals courts.
Of course, even that sentence implies something was deni-
tively decided.
For those who missed the legal battles, on Tuesday the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a
2-1 ruling stating the federal government could not subsidize
health insurance for residents of states that do not use a state-
run exchange. Their reasoning was the language of the Afford-
able Care Act that said the health care law authorized subsidies
for health insurance bought through an exchange authorized
by the state.
The language seems pretty succinct and self-explanatory on
the surface. The ruling means only the 14 states that set up
their own heath insurance exchanges are eligible for subsidies
to participating residents.
However, the Obama administration argued, unsuccessful-
ly, the federal government was acting in the place of the states
when they created the federal health insurance exchange. The
judges did not buy this argument in the District of Columbia.
However, in the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia, ap-
peals judges found just the opposite meaning only a few hours
later. In this case the majority opinion stated that although the
law did not implicitly state the federal exchanges were eligible
for subsidies, the Internal Revenue Service ruling was a per-
missible exercise of the agencys discretion.
In other words, the IRS can interpret the meaning of a law,
even when the law does not say something.
As is usual, this argument all comes down to money. In the
36 states that do not have a locally run exchange, the vast ma-
jority of new sign-ups for health insurance will not be able to
afford the premiums without the subsidies. A Silver Plan on av-
erage costs $345 per month in premiums. With subsidies, how-
ever, participants pay only $69 per month. Ohio is one of the
states without a state exchange and estimates show premiums
costing an average between 58-69 percent more if the ruling
stands. If the majority of new sign-ups drop coverage due to
rising costs, then the whole system falls apart. The ACA is not
solvent unless a large majority of the U.S. population, includ-
ing the young and healthy who will pay disproportionately high
premiums, are involved in the plans. There just are not enough
dollars otherwise.
In the end our argument is not with the IRS grasping
greedily for more power. That situation appears to be the
norm these days in Washington D.C., even with certain
branches of the federal government. Our problem is with the
ACA and the shoddy way it was written and passed. If the
ACA was a good law that needed to clarify whether or not
federal exchanges were eligible for subsidies, then Congress
could pass a new law.
That, however, will not happen. The vast majority of Re-
publican legislators are against the ACA and a large number
of Democrat politicians - those running for ofce this year -
want nothing to do with a vote to x the ACA. Because if
the law is reopened for changes, where does the list stop? The
employer mandate deadline? The Small Employer Health Op-
tion Program deadline pushed back two years? The delay of
the low income plan by two years? The verication process for
subsidies by the IRS? Expanding the hardship waiver? A two-
year extension for non-compliant health care plans? In all, 42
major revisions or delays have occurred to the Affordable Care
Act since it was signed into law.
Instead, the American public will be treated to several
months of arguments as the D.C. appeals court hears the case
en banc (all 11 judges instead of only three) and the ruling will
most likely be overturned since seven judges were Democrat
appointees and four were Republican. That means the appeals
will continue and the nal say will come down to the U.S. Su-
preme Court sometime next year.
Still up in the air
Think Different Part IV
New revolving loan fund
op1
What if you could see into
the future and you could pre-
view your life for the next ve
years? Would you really want
to know whats going to hap-
pen to you and your family in
advance?
Before you say yes, ask your-
self if it would depress you to
know the bad things that were
going to happen. Wouldnt you
feel cheated missing the delightful surprise of the good things
that are bound to happen?
The thought of predicting the future fascinates many of yes.
We can make educated guesses, but the fact is, no one knows
for sure what will happen in the future.
DIFFERENCE/A8
A DHI Media publication OPINIONS Saturday, July 26 & Sunday, July 27, 2014 A7
By
Byron
McNutt
PEOPLE
MAKE THE
DIFFERENCE
(From page A6)
But jumping the pay rate by three dollars per hour is just
plain silly. Ive been the employer before, and I know that per-
sonnel costs are a companys biggest expense. The people pay-
ing minimum wage to its employees arent usually rolling in
money, and a large jump would make too big of an expense to
be continued at that rate. Many former governors and politi-
cians would lose their jobs under such conditions. And we cant
have that.
Im glad some people would like to get more in touch with
what its like to live on minimum wage, but its not something
you can do for a week. Just stop driving your car, buy some
Ramen noodles and cut off your phone, Internet, cable, and all
that silly stuff, and youll have a better idea. Oh, and give up
your household staff while youre at it. You might nd the real
world eventually.
CENTS
NEIGHBOR
LETTERS
LOANS
(From page A6)
There are still neighborhood children but not nearly as
many. We had the Carder boys, the Metcalfes, the Schabbings,
the Hammonds, the Trustees, the Rodes and on and on. We had
our own little pack and we would play neighborhood games of
kickball in the summer and hockey on the frozen canal in the
winter.
With our fast-paced lives and the rat race in which we live,
neighboring has gone by the wayside. I miss that.
The garages are locked even when people are home
and children no longer play outside like we used to. They are
hunched over computer screens or their phones, feverishly
playing video games, texting or sharing pictures or have other
scheduled activities.
I still know most of my neighbors, but there are a few I
couldnt tell you what their names are. We pass each other now
and then and give the obligatory wave or head nod but thats
about it.
Now that I think about it, I probably havent made the best
effort to correct that, either. And only I can change that. It takes
two, you know.
(From page A6)
We continue to attract a ne group of
teens to our Teenread book club where
we share three books, lunch and desert
each summer. A new addition to the sum-
mer line-up was more events for teens
in the newly minted teen room: science
with candy, henna art and a photo booth.
We extend our thanks to all who sup-
ported us with their attendance, words
of encouragement and to the families for
allowing us to spend time with the area
children. They are a super bunch and
well represent the Delphos community.
Sincerely,
Denise Cressman
Delphos Public Library
Childrens Librarian
To the editor,
We took our grandchildren to see the
ne reworks at Delphos Stadium park
on July 4. When we returned to our car
parked on Clay Street, there was a note
on the windshield. Someone had ob-
served our car being sideswiped and was
able to get the license number.
Whoever was kind enough to write
that note, we thank you for caring enough
to do that.
As we inspected the damage, Deb
Talboom, her husband and their friends
came along. Deb quickly called the po-
lice department and stayed with us until
they arrived.
We would like to thank all four of
them for their act of kindness. It was very
much appreciated.
Jim and Martha Miller
Landeck
To the editor,
The laws on the books he would not
enforce
For he works for the crooks and fol-
lows their coarse
So the order was made, an executive
one
Above his grade, still the border was
gone
He called it the dream act, an amnesty
scheme
Dont turn them back, bring them to
me
Ill entice them with food, clothes and
free health care
From my fountain that ows on the
power of thin air
Ill teach them the ways of a socialist
state
Where the working class pays for the
powerful great
Freedom is pried from the honest,
good soul
But never denied the indolent roll
Where religion is lean and the govern-
ments fat
And the Bible is seen as a hindrance
to that
With disunity, discord, and in all dis-
array
The constitution ignored, abhorred,
put away
Keith Kundert
Convoy
(From page A6)
The Revolving Loan pro-
gram itself works this way:
Lets say a business needs
$100,000 for a piece of equip-
ment. A county can apply for
a grant from the state to make
that loan. The borrowing com-
pany then makes payments on
the loan straight into the lend-
ing countys Revolving Loan
Fund, not back to the state. As
the county receives the money
back, it can lend it out again.
The loan, as the name would
suggest, revolves.
But Revolving Loan Funds
can also be used to supple-
ment other projects, like infra-
structure and revitalization.
On our immediate horizon
are two projects for which we
have submitted grant requests:
$300,000 for Ohio Citys
storm sewer and $300,000 for
the City of Van Werts down-
town. While we dont current-
ly have a business requesting
the $93,000 in the Countys
new Revolving Loan Fund, we
can utilize that money in these
projects. Using the Revolv-
ing Loan money in this way
not only increases funding for
each of those projects, but be-
cause it appears that the Coun-
ty is investing more of its own
money to expand the scope of
work, each of the $300,000
applications become more at-
tractive to a grant committee.
We nd out next month if we
win either of these grants.
Worried about spending
all the Revolving Loan Fund
money? Dont be. Thats ex-
actly what the state wants
done. If weve depleted our
fund and there is a new request
from a business, the County
can apply for a new Revolving
Loan grant. The state gets the
money pipelined from the fed-
eral government it just needs
a good reason to dole it out.
Organizing and perfecting
this process is where Mercer
County, under the direction of
Jared Ebbing, has been border-
line genius. It has made over
$12,000,000 in loans over the
last two decades, creating over
1,600 jobs. With administra-
tive fees and loan repayments,
the Mercer County ED ofce
now has $35,000 in revenue
monthly. The Revolving Loan
Fund managed by OSU Ex-
tension on behalf of the City
of Van Wert, in contrast, has
made $3,000,000 in loans and
created 200 jobs in that same
period.
There are three prime goals
in creating this new Revolving
Loan and our general strate-
gic plan. First, and foremost,
we want to create a climate for
steady growth. Unemployment
gures came out this week and
they were, as usual, misleading.
Although our unemployment
rate went up, there were 300
more people working. As long
as more people here are work-
ing every month at good jobs,
thats healthy growth no matter
the labor force participation de-
nominator.
Second, we would like the
economic development ofce
to become more than self-
nancing with grant adminis-
trative fees so taxpayers dont
foot the bill with local dollars.
Weve been able to nance
most of the work in our new
ofce so far through grants.
By learning to do things that
consultants have been previ-
ously paid to do for us, were
well on our way.
Third, we want develop-
ment available to all busi-
nesses and the entire county.
Ridgeview Hospital will be
adding another 150 jobs in the
coming months that makes
three hundred in a year and a
half with even more possibly
coming. One shouldnt dis-
count what can be done utiliz-
ing the strength of an entire
county as Mercer does. Us-
ing Revolving Loan money to
help build infrastructure will
loom large in this.
The Mega-Site is one idea
maybe 2,000 jobs overnight
but with the drawback of the
county being dependent on
one large employer. Another
idea is to gain 2,000 jobs
slowly over the next decade
with diverse employers pos-
sibly with even some of our
brightest kids staying home to
begin new enterprises. What
is detailed above is how such
things are done at least how
it has already been done one
county to the south.
Immigration reform
Acts of kindness praised
Its the journey,
not the destination
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A8 Saturday, July 26 & Sunday, July 27, 2014 JUMP Times Bulletin/Delphos Herald
US
POLICE
(From page A5)
In 1924 Sheriff Ed Terry
had an exciting gunman
case. In December four
young men tied up John
Sluterbeck, his wife and
daughter, near Scott, robbed
them, and left in a big sedan
which they had stolen. Their
car stuck in a snowdrift.
They commandeered the car
of a young man on his way
to get married and made him
accompany them to Indiana.
The four bandits were cap-
tured within a few days at
Terre Haute, Ind., returned
here, tried and sentenced to
the Ohio penitentiary. It was
John I. Millers rst case as
prosecuting attorney.
(This column appeared in
the Van Wert Times-Bulletin
the day after Sheriff Roy Shaf-
fer, Sgt. L.D. Conn, and game
warden Frank Friemoth were
involved in a shootout that re-
sulted in the death of escaped
killer John West and the cap-
ture of Robert Daniels.)
DAYS
(From page A5)
The Van Wert City Council approved a new budget for 1940 of
$82,010 to run the city government. This represented a raise from the
previous year of $1,055.
Two games of kittenball were played in the Delphos Rec-
reation League Tuesday evening. The Raabe team won from
Sheeters by a score of 6 to 4. The Lion team won from Millers
by a 4 to 2 score. The Lion game was played under protest by
the Lion team because of Millers using an illegal player. The
protest was withdrawn, however, when the Lion team won the
game.
100 Years Ago
This week in 1914, nearly a month after the assassination
of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the ambassador of
Austro-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to the Serbian foreign
ministry to accept their investigation into the killing, suppress
all anti-Austrian propaganda, and to destroy all terrorist orga-
nizations within the Serbian borders. In the aftermath, Germa-
ny backed the ultimatum and Austria while Russian ofcials
rushed aid to their ally, Serbia.
A massive break in the city water main on Central Avenue
in Van Wert caused water to rush down the street in such a
wave the mains and the city water tank at the pumping station
were bled dry. The run off caused Town Creek to rise nearly
a foot in height. Concern now centered on any res within the
city since the repairs were expected to take several days and
the re department and citizens would have no water to ght a
blaze in the meantime.
A Van Wert man was arrested by Chief Kehres for selling
liquor to a Delphos person on the blacklist. Police ofcials re-
ported that at least two more Delphos people were under inves-
tigation for selling liquor to persons also on the blacklist.
ARMISTICE
(From page A5)
The Korean War is sometimes referred to as The Forgotten
War, overshadowed by World War II and the Vietnam War.
More than 36,000 U.S. troops died during the ghting.
The television show M*A*S*H was set in the Korean War
theater. While ghting in real life lasted only a little more than
three years, the show continued on for 11 seasons.
Here now is a reprint of the July 27, 1953, Van Wert Times-
Bulletin article detailing the onset of the armistice of the Ko-
rean War.
(From page A5)
Only a handful of patrol
skirmishes, mostly between
Chinese and South Koreans,
were reported across the front.
Deadly American Sabre-
jets, their wartime MIG bag
totaling around 800 MIGs
destroyed, prowled North
Koreas skies for the Russian-
made jets.
One 25-man Sabre ight
roared north to the Yalu River
and sighted 12 MIGs. But the
Red jets ew to safety in Man-
churia.
Peiping radio broadcast the
text of an order from North
Korean Marshal Kim Il Sung
and Chinese Gen. Peng Teh-
huai. The Red generals told
Communist forces to stop
ghting at 10 p.m., pull back
two kilometers (about 1 1/4
miles) and not again cross
even one step into the demili-
tarized zone.
KOREA
WINDOW
(From page A5)
By Bil Keane
Comics & Puzzles
Barney Google & Snuffy Smith
Hi and Lois
Todays
Horoscope
By Eugenia Last
Answer to Sudoku
Crossword Puzzle
4 Fuddy-dud-
dies
5 Ethels friend
6 Sonnet kin
7 Waiters of-
fering
8 Ocean
predator
9 Snail-paced
10 Flip a coin
11 Barge
pusher
16 Wedding site
18 Akrons
home
21 Cello kin
22 TV knob
23 Nights before
24 Floating
platform
25 Mme.s
daughter
26 Mongolian
desert
27 ORD
guesses
30 Add season-
ing
32 Sound at the
movies
a ACROSS
1 Nonsense!
4 Sit down
quickly
8 Cast a vote
11 Enameled
metal
12 Uncouth
13 Outback
jumper
14 -- Minor
15 Swelling re-
ducers (2 wds.)
17 Rock-
hounds science
19 Participates
20 Codgers
queries
21 Herriot, for
one
22 Opera
composer
25 Desert illu-
sion
28 Zoologists
eggs
29 Peace Prize
city
31 Composts
33 Departed
35 Accomplice
37 Pooh- --
38 Housing for
horses
40 Plain-living
sect
42 Baby fox
43 Exist
44 Goes back-
packing
47 Packages
51 Winter wear
53 German
import
54 Settle up
55 The
younger Guthrie
56 Falls behind
57 Naval off.
58 Tasty tubers
59 Hire a
lawyer
DOWN
1 Sponge
feature
2 Plus
3 Recovered
Yesterdays answers
34 Greedy
one
36 Knitters
supply
39 Bay of --
41 Citations
43 Pit stop
sight
44 Be opti-
mistic
45 Dreaded
czar
46 Lock
companions
47 Salve
48 Kauai
feast
49 Rim
50 Female
rel.
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315 Condos
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325 Mobile Homes
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Manufactured Homes
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835 Campers/Motor Homes
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Federal-Mogul is a leader in design and
manufacture of industrial truck, rail and
automotive sealing solutions.
Applications for
full time production
positions will be accepted in person or
by mail beginning July 28th at the plant,
150 Fisher Ave. Van Wert, OH 45891.
Pay for these positions starts at $12.46/hr
and will support production on any of the 3
shifts. Comprehensive beneft package offered
including medical, dental, vision, short term
disability, 401k, vacation and holidays.
This work may include overtime and weekends.
Those interested must also apply online at:
www.federalmogul.com/careers
High School Diploma or GED; or 10 years
manufacturing experience required. Experience
in a manufacturing environment preferred but
not necessary. Applicants will be required to
pass a criminal background check and drug test.
Federal-Mogul is an Equal Opportunity
Employer. No telephone calls please
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Grain Operations
Superintendent
A successful and growing co-op is
seeking a grain operations
superintendent.
This is a hands-on job, with emphasis on
customer service, grain quality, personal
safety and preventive maintenance.
This individual will be responsible for all of
the outside activities. At least two years of
grain operations experience is preferred.
Compensation will refect experience.
If you are a go-getter and want to be a part
of a stable, growing company, where the
morale is good and the team works togeth-
er, please send your resume to
PO Box 398, Delphos, OH 45833.
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The FlowerLoft is seeking
a part-time, experienced
foral designer with a mini-
mum of 2 years of experi-
ence at a recognized fower
shop.
Primary responsibility is
to take excellent care of
our customers by satisfying
their needs and exceeding
their expectations. This
also requires a defned
level of product knowledge,
foral care and handling
skills, as well as sales abi-
ity and customer relations
skills.
Please send resumes to:
The FlowerLoft
ATTN: Brian Joseph
4611 Elida Rd.,
Lima, Ohio 45807
FLORAL
DESIGNER
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Seeking A Certied Pub-
lic Accountant or Exam
Qualied Candidate for
full-time position in Van
Wert. Competitive salary
and benets are included,
experience is preferred.
Reply to: Box 127
C/O Delphos Herald
405 N. Main St.
Delphos, Ohio 45833
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LPN 3rd Shift:
10p-6:30a. 64 hrs/pay
period - No Weekends.
Low premium insurance
benefts. Must have valid
Indiana LPN license.
Apply online at
www.adamshospital.com
under Employment Opportunities
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OPEN FRI-SUN
9am-7pm
202 W South St.,
Middle Point
Charming 3 bedroom,
1 bath, 1 car garage.
Updated kitchen and
bath, new carpet, new
furnace and AC, new
roof. Well updated and
clean. Will consider
owner nancing.
$70,000. approx. mo.
payment $375.78.
www.chbsinc.com
419-586-8220
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OPEN HOUSE
July 27 1pm-3pm
315 W. 8th St.
First time open! Great
starter home perfect for
a young family. Fenced
in back yard, all appli-
ances, large deck, large
family room addition on
rear of home.
Priced to Sell!!
Fifth St. to north on
Jefferson to 8th St.
Bill Bible 419-234-5851.
Yocum
Realty
www.yocumrealty.com
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See these listings & more at:
WWW.TLREA.COM
Delphos Ofce:
419-692-SOLD
Columbus Ofce:
614-529-0101
Ottoville Ofce:
419-453-2281
Leipsic Ofce:
419-943-2220
OTTOVILLE
Open Sunday 12:00-1:00
337 Walnut, Price Reduced! 4 BR, 2 Baths
Big & Beautiful, Updated. Bsmt, Sun Room.
REDUCED TO $129,900. GREAT BUY!
Steve Landwehr will be there: 567-204-0395.
Open Sunday 1:00-2:00
481 Bendele: 3 BR, 1 Bath
Ranch on corner lot. Dbl attd garage.
Finished area in bsmt. Newer shingles
and windows. Priced to sell. Steve
Landwehr will be there: 567-204-0395.
2012 SR 66; 3 BR, 1 Bath Brick
Ranch on Full Basement. 2+ acres
with another 2+ acres available. 3
Car Garage. Priced right!!! Tony: 419-233-7911.
191 Wayne; 4-5 BRs, Major renovation needs nished. Tons of
potential and only asking $59,900. Could easily be converted into a
duplex. Tony: 419-233-7911.
FOR RENT: 1111 N. Main, Delphos; 2 BR, 1 Bath, Attd Garage. NO
PETS. $500/ Month. Call Tony: 233-7911.
*Laundromat business and equipment.
Asking $20s. Great investment;
Do your laundry for FREE!
00097761
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The newest edition of Homeplace
will be in the TIMES BULLETIN on
FRI. AUG. 1
Van Wert County
and Surrounding Areas
Also viewable online 24/7/365 at
timesbulletin.com
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Put your dreams in our hands
Krista Schrader ............... 419-233-3737
Ruth Baldauf-Liebrecht ...419-234-5202
Amie Nungester ...............419-236-0688
Lynn Miller ................... 419-234-2314
Jessica Merschman .... 567-242-4023
Jodi Moenter................419-296-9561
SCHRADER
REAlty llC
OPEN HOUSESSUN., JULY 27
228 N. Main Street
Delphos, OH 45833
Office: 419-692-2249
Fax: 419-692-2205
12:00-1:00 P.M.
19183 St Rt 697, Delphos
509 N. Bredeick St, Delphos
604 W. 5th St, Delphos
3:00-4:00 P.M.
12549 W. Union Rd,
Spencerville
816 S. Adams St, Delphos
1:30-2:30 P.M.
1121 Krieft St, Delphos
PRICED REDUCED BY $10,000
FOR THE OPEN HOUSE
403 W. 2nd St, Delphos
621 W. 2nd St, Delphos
675 E. 7th St, Delphos
1204 N. Main St, Delphos
FOR A FULL LIST OF HOMES FOR SALE & OPEN HOUSES:
WWW.SCHRADERREALTY.NET
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OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, JULY 27
Phone: 419-695-1006 Phone: 419-879-1006
103 N. Main St. Delphos, OH
1116 Rozelle Ave.
Delphos $149,900
Dick Clark
419-230-5553
www.DickClarkRealEstate.com
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ADOPT:--A BEAUTIFUL
lake house, financial
security, LOVE & Laughter
awaits your baby.
Expenses paid.
1-800-989-6766. (A)
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CLEARANCE SALE
on All New Furniture.
Barnharts Furniture
200 E Main St.
419-238-5079
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THE FAMI LY of TIm
Maag would like to thank
all of our family, friends,
and neighbors for all of
their love and support dur-
ing this difficult time. Also
thank you to Dr. Klir, Dr.
Mosier, both St. Ritas
Medical Center and Dialy-
sis Unit and the Cleveland
Clinic for all their outstand-
ing care. All your love and
support is truly appreci-
ated. He will be greatly
missed by many.
Deb Maag Cody, Tyler,
and Molly
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BREAD ROUTE
and box truck for sale.
Be your own
operator/owner.
Lima, Van Wert,
Delphos route.
419-348-5122.
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$5,000 SIGN on bonus if
in fleet by August 30th.
Owner Operators wanted
for Home Daily.
Run Indiana, Ohio ,
Michigan. Lease
Purchase available.
$140,000 Average
Revenue Call Now!
855-803-2846
1ST & 2nd shift CNC Ma-
chine openings
Quake Manufacturing is
looking for people to
setup/run CNC Machines.
Hurco or Haas experience
a plus.Great compensa-
tion, Holidays, vacation,
insurance, 401K.
Email, fax, or mail resume.
paulquake@quakemfg.co
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Fax: 260-432-7868
2ND SHIFT
Part-Time Front Desk
Apply in person at
Holiday Inn Express
140 Valan Dr.
Van Wert, OH
NO PHONE CALLS!
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71/2 HR
HEAD COOK
Position with benefits
School foodservice ex-
perience a plus
Submit resume with
qualifications and three
references by
August 4, 2014 to:
Pam Smith, Cafeteria
Supervisor
Parkway Local Schools
400 Buckeye Street
Rockford OH 45882
or
smithp@parkwayschools.org
CLASS A CDL driver
needed. Dedicated
regional runs,
home weekends.
(419)203-7666. Send
resumes to
buckeyeag@hotmail.com
CLASS A CDL driver
needed. Dedicated re-
gional runs, home week-
ends. 419-203-7666.
Send resumes to buck-
eyeag@hotmail.com.
EATON in
Van Wert has an
opening for a
Multi-Craft Maintenance
Tech on 2nd shift
Quality Engineer
on 1st shift
For position
requirements and
to apply go to
www.eaton.com/careers.
Eaton Corporation is an
Equal Opportunity
Employer, F/M/D/V.
No phone calls or
applications will be
accepted at the facility.
EXPERIENCED HVAC
IINSTALLER needed.
Must have mechanical
aptitude; will train. Must
have good driving re-
cord. Great benefits.
Drug free company.
Great place to retire
from. Send resume to:
Dee@jptimmerman.com
FULL TIME
Deliver And Sales
$11.00-$16.00 per hour.
Van Wert Bedrooms
706 W Ervin Rd
HIRING:CLASS-A CDL
Drivers for Local and
Regional Dedicated
Runs Hauling. Home
every night.
Call:419-203-0488 or
567-259-7194
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ENTRY LEVEL
POSITIONS
AVAILABLE!
Are you looking for
stable and growing
employment?
We are seeking reliable
Production Associates
and for the right
individual we will
provide training and
development. We offer
an attractive wage and
full benefits package,
including medical,
dental, vision, life, 401K,
paid uniforms, paid
holidays and vacation.
Interested in applying,
come fill out an
application at our facility
on M-F from
8:30am-5pm
or call 419-605-9660.
Tastemorr Snacks
300 East Vine Street,
Coldwater, Ohio 45828
careers@tastemorr.com
EOE
IMMEDIATE
OPENINGS
Would you like a
rewarding career helping
others? CRSI is looking
for part-time Support
Specialists in Van Wert
County working with
individuals with
developmental
disabilities. You must
have a high school
diploma/GED, current
vehicle insurance and
fewer than 6 points on
your drivers license.
Paid training and flexible
schedules. Applications
can be obtained on-line
at www.crsi-oh.com or in
person at
13101 Infirmary Road,
Wapakoneta.
Call Melissa @
419-230-9203 to set up
an interview.
IMMEDIATE
OPENINGS
JOURNAL GAZETTE
Route Available, Convoy
Sunday Only. Estimated
monthly profit $300.
1-800-444-3303
ext. 8234
JOURNAL GAZETTE
Sunday Only route
available Van Wert
County. Estimated
monthly profit $300.
1-800-444-3303
ext.8234.
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KITCHEN AND Ware-
house Maintenance Help
Wanted Monday-Friday,
30 hours weekly. Appli-
cations available online
at www.locksixteen.com
or at Lock Sixteen Cater-
ing in Ottoville.
LOCAL DUMP Truck
Firm is Looking For a
Dump Truck Driver
Home Every Night!
Paying $25/Hour
419-203-0488 or
419-238-6588
LOCAL LANDSCAPE
Company seeks
hardworking, reliable,
motivated and
experienced crew
leader. Must have a valid
drivers license and a
clean driving record. Pay
based on experience.
Please call
419-749-9494 for more
information.
NATIONAL DOOR
and Trim is looking to
1st shirft production.
Competitive wages,
P.T.O. & Retirement.
Looking for experienced
Carpenters and/or
Surface Finishers.
Apply in person
1189 Grill Road.
NEED FULL- TI ME/
PART-TIME hel p.
1pm-9pm or after school.
Weekends required. Stu-
dents not involved in ex-
tracurricular activities en-
couraged to apply. Del-
phos Pats Donuts.
NOW HIRING
Must be able to work
evenings, weekends,
holidays, work alone and
work on call. Register
experience desired.
Must have High School
diploma, GED, or 3
years retail experience.
Apply at:
Lassus Handy Dandy
885 N. Washington St.
PART-TIME
OFFICE CLERK:
Duties include: paying
bills, processing ads,
light clerical work and
answering multi-line
phone system. Com-
puter skills or office ex-
perience required.
M-F Daytime, 25-27
hours per week. Please
send resume to: Del-
phos Herald Clerical Po-
sition, 405 N. Main St.,
Delphos, OH 45833 or
email
rgeary@delphosherald.
com
RENT ACENTER IS
NOW HIRING
for retail sales/delivery
and managers in
Van Wert.Full time,
40 plus hours, plus
benefits. Apply online
www.raccareers.net
or call Jeri at
(260) 456-3905.
Or stop in for a visit
RESIDENTIAL
ADVOCATE
Van Wert YWCA seeks
professional, motivated
and compassionate
individual for 3rd shift
Residential Advocate,
12a-8a position.
Experience with
domestic violence
services preferable but
not necessary. Applicant
must possess strong
written and verbal
communication skills.
Submit resume to:
YWCA
408 E. Main St
Van Wert, Ohio 45891
Attn: Selection
Committee
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L OOKI NG F OR
part-ti me l i ght duty
housework. No cooking,
no weekends. Ph.
419-863-0073.
STNA/ HOME Health
Aid. Wanting to Work in
your Home.
Years of Experience
Excellent References
Please Call
419-771-0479
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1 & 2 BEDROOM
Downstairs,
central a/c
NO Dogs
419-238-9508
2 BEDROOM
APARTMENTS
$451.00 Monthly
MOVE IN SPECIAL!
Water Trash Paid
All Appliances Included
APPLE GLEN
APARTMENTS
1116 Kear Road
419-238-2260
This Institution Is
An Equal
Opportunity Employer
410 GORDON
Clean 1 bedroom, stove,
refrigerator, water
furnished. No pets,
$325.00 plus deposit.
419-238-3335.
QUIET ONE
bedroom near Convoy.
$395.00 monthly,
$395.00 deposit.
Trash, water included.
419-771-8965.
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COMMERCIAL
BUILDING
2500 sq. ft. at
830 W. Main St.
Van Wert.
Ideal for Business or
Personal use.
Call: 419-438-7004
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2 BEDROOM Ranch
Duplex, W/D Hookup
1013 George St.
$440.00,
Deposit/References
Call 419-513-1100
HOUSE FOR
Rent, possible
Lease/Purchase.
Middlepoint, 3 B/R,
1 bath ranch.
419-203-4102.
HOUSE FOR rent in Van
Wert. Modern 3 bedroom
house, 419-438-7004.
SEVERAL MOBI LE
Homes/House for rent.
View homes online at
www.ulmshomes.com or
inquire at 419-692-3951
THREE BEDROOM,
one bathroom ranch on
cul-de-sac. Two car
attached garage,
storage shed, attic
storage space, huge
yard. $700.00 monthly
rent plus one month
deposit. Appliances
stay. Pets welcomed.
Tenant responsible for
utilities. Move in ready
August 15th.
If interested call
419-238-1085.
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Rent-To-Own
2 Bedroom
Mobile Home
419-692-3951
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QUALITY
HOME
MAINTENANCE
GENERAL HOME REPAIRS
SMALL JOB SPECIALISTS
Cleaning: Basements,
Barns, Garages & Gutters
Hauling
Roofs Coated
Trim/Remove Hedges
and Fence Rows
Pressure Washing
419.605.6534
Van Wert
419.203.2284
Venedocia
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Landscaping
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DAYS PROPERTY
MAINTENANCE
LLC
Brent Day
567-204-8488
Mowing
Landscaping
Lawn Seeding
www.dayspropertymaintenance.com
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L.L.C.
Trimming & Removal
Stump Grinding
24 Hour Service Fully Insured
KEVIN M. MOORE
(419) 235-8051
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A&S Tree Service
419.586.5518
trimming, removal
FREE ESTIMATES
fully insured
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ELSTON CONTRACTING LLC
Dozer Excavator
Backhoe Dump Truck
Excavation Dirt, Stone & Cement Removal
Top Dirt & Fill Dirt Also Available
419.968.2940
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GESSNERS
PRODUCE
INDIANA MELONS
GEORGIA PEACHES
AND HOMEGROWN
VEGGIES
AVAILABLE NOW!
Mon.-Sat. 9am-6pm Sunday 11am-4pm
9557 St. Rt. 66, Delphos, OH 45833
419-692-5749 419-234-6566
HOMEGROWN OHIO
SWEET CORN
Located 714 E. Main St., Van Wert
939 E. 5th St., Delphos
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Specializing in
5 gal. water Softener salt
Residential & Commercial
419.786.0053
Delivered to
your door
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COMMUNITY
SELF-STORAGE
GREAT RATES
NEWER FACILITY
419-692-0032
Across from Arbys
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SAFE &
SOUND
Security Fence
DELPHOS
SELF-STORAGE
Pass Code Lighted Lot
Affordable 2 Locations
Why settle for less?
419-692-6336
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Interior Exterior Commercial Residential
Bonded & Insured
419.594.3674
Cell 704.557.6723
Erics Paintworks &
Pressure Washing
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MILLER
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METAL ROOFING
Menno Miller
Cell # 260-580-4087
25502 River Rd., Woodburn, IN
email: mjm72@live.com
millersmetalroofng.com
Specializing in
Metal Roofs
40 Year Warranty on Metal
Residential Roofs
All Work Guaranteed!
Call for FREE Estimates.
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40 CUSTOM COLORS OF
SEAL COAT AVAILABLE
RESIDENTIAL
DRI VEWAYS
COMMERCIAL
PARKING LOTS
CONCRETE
SE ALI NG
ASPHALT SEAL
COATING
CUSTOM LINE
S T R I P I N G
567.204.1427
FULLY INSURED
OUR PRICES WILL NOT BE BEAT!
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Joe Miller
Construction
Experienced Amish Carpentry
Roofing, remodeling,
concrete, pole barns, garages
or any construction needs.
Cell 567-644-6030
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D
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Construction
Roofng Siding Decks
Windows Doors
House Remodel
419.203.5665
3946 Middle Point Wetzel Rd.
Middle Point, Ohio
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Laura Morgan
Products available in Van
Wert at Tracys Flea Market
and Red Neck Pickers, and in
Willshire at Nowaks.
419.965.2515
Health/Beauty
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MASSAGE THERAPY
by Vince Morgan
2 locations
Willshire & Van Wert
$30/hr. full body appts.
419.771.0292
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Quality Home
Improvements
Roofing &
siding
Seamless
gutters
Decks
Windows &
doors
Electrical
Complete
remodeling
No job too small!
419.302.0882
A local business
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FREE ESTIMATES
260-706-1665
GIRODS METAL
ROOFING
Residential
Commercial
Agricultural
40yr Lifetime
Warranty
40 years combined
experience
Call For Appointment
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Remodel
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Harrison
Floor Installation
Carpet, Vinyl, Wood,
Ceramic Tile
Reasonable rates
Free estimates
harrisonfoorinstallation.com
Phil 419-235-2262
Wes 567-644-9871
You buy, we apply
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TRAMMELLS
HOME REPAIR
419.203.0682
siding roofing
remodeling cement
plumbing electric
replacementwindows
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All Types of Roofng
Garages Room Additions New Homes Concrete Work
Call 419.605.7326 or 419.232.2600
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419-286-8387
419-692-8387
WE SERVICE MOST
MAJOR APPLIANCE
BRANDS INCLUDING
KENMORE
APPLIANCES
Metzger
s
Appliance Service
Denny Jon
419.286.8387 | 419.692.8387
800.686.3537
Washers Dryers Refrigerators Freezers
Ranges Dishwashers Icemakers Microwaves
We service Kenmore appliances
and most major appliance brands
419.286.8387 800.686.3537
Metzger
s
Appliance Service
Denny Jon
419.286.8387 | 419.692.8387
800.686.3537
Washers Dryers Refrigerators Freezers
Ranges Dishwashers Icemakers Microwaves
We service Kenmore appliances
and most major appliance brands
419.286.8387 800.686.3537
Metzger
s
Appliance Service
Denny Jon
419.286.8387 | 419.692.8387
800.686.3537
Washers Dryers Refrigerators Freezers
Ranges Dishwashers Icemakers Microwaves
We service Kenmore appliances
and most major appliance brands
419.286.8387 800.686.3537
Denny Jon
Washers Dryers
Refrigerators Freezers
Ranges Dishwashers
Icemakers Microwaves
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Appliance
Washers Dryers Refrigerators
Freezers Stoves Dishwashers
Air Conditioners
Best price & service anywhere!
419.238.3480
419.203.6126
Repair & Parts
Lawn, Garden,
Landscaping
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OUR TREE
SERVICE
Bill Teman 419-302-2981
Ernie Teman 419-230-4890
Since 1973
419-692-7261
Trimming Topping Thinning
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Stump, Shrub & Tree Removal
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bjpmueller@gmail.com
Fully insured
Mueller Tree
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Tree Trimming,
Topping & Removal,
Brush Removal
Auction
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AMERICAN WAY
AUCTION
Saturday, August 2
nd
2:02 P.M.
Van Wert, Ohio
American Way Auction Facility is located 16477 Convoy Rd. just
3 miles north of Van Wert on US127 and then go east on
Convoy Road 3 miles to the auction facility.
American Way Auction
(419) 968-2955
Let us sell for you the American Way
Partial Listing: small curio cabinet, beautiful oak bedroom suite,
several other bedroom suites, chest & dressers, couch & matching
chair, living room suite, side chairs, glider rocker, glass top coffee
table, lamp tables & lamps, several wall mirrors, occasional tables,
portable bar with 4 bar stools, oak table & chairs, very nice dining
room table with 6 chairs & china cabinet, new portable sewing ma-
chine, vacuum sweepers, beautiful pictures, sets of dishes, small
appliances, dishes & glassware, coin dot dishes, baking dishes,
mixing bowls, pots & pans, silver plate, quilts & bedding, books,
lots of jewelry, collection of dolls, American Flyer train, baseball
gloves, Elvis mirror, toy tractor wheels, cast iron furniture, George
Forman standing BBQ grill, alum. extension ladder, large cement
bird bath, patio table & chairs, shop mate, yard tools, bike, small
amount of lumber, saw horses, shelf units, lots of items not listed.
This is the time to stock up for the US127 & Lincoln Hwy.
cross roads garage sale coming up.
Items of Special Interest: Sears 12 Copy Crafter Wood Lathe,
Sears Recreator Router, Sears Belt Sander, Heavy Duty De-
walt Radio Arm Saw.
For pictures go to auctionzip.com, zip code 45891
Auctioneers: Mike Jackson, Gary Holdgreve
Automotive
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Transmission, Inc.
419-453-3620
2 miles north of Ottoville
automatic transmission
standard transmission
differentials
transfer case
brakes & tune up
Automotive
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BUYING OR HAULING
Used, Wrecked or Junk Vehicles.
Scrap Metal of all kinds.
Roll-off container
services available
Certied Scale on Site
(419) 363-CARS (2277)
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POHLMAN
BUILDERS
FREE ESTIMATES
FULLY INSURED
Mark Pohlman
419-339-9084
cell 419-233-9460
ROOM ADDITIONS
GARAGES SIDING ROOFING
BACKHOE & DUMP TRUCK
SERVICE
POHLMAN
POURED
CONCRETE WALLS
Residential
& Commercial
Agricultural Needs
All Concrete Work
Automotive
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Automotive
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1 & ONLY PLACE TO
CALL--to get rid of that
junk car, truck or van!!
Cash on the spot! Free
towing. Call
260-745-8888. (A)
INDIANA AUTO
AUCTION, INC.--Huge
Repo Sale. July 31st.
Over 100 repossessed
units for sale. Cash only.
$500 deposit per person
required. Register
8am-9:30 a.m. All vehicles
sold AS IS! 4425 W.
Washington Center Road.
FTW. (A)
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WE BUILD POLE BARNS
AND--Garages. We also
re-roof and re-side old
barns, garages and
houses. Call
260-632-5983 or
260-255-7463. (A)
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Wanted to Buy
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Raines
Jewelry
Cash for Gold
Scrap Gold, Gold Jewelry,
Silver coins, Silverware,
Pocket Watches, Diamonds.
2330 Shawnee Rd.
Lima
(419) 229-2899
Legals
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF DRAWING OF
JURORS
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS
OF JURORS
VAN WERT COUNTY, OHIO
July 24, 2014
To all whom it may concern: On
Thursday, the 7th day of August,
2014 at 1:00 p.m. at the offce of
the Commissioners of Jurors of
Van Wert County, Ohio, Jurors will
be publicly drawn for Term III of
2014 for the Common Pleas Court
of said County.
Kim Hughes Donald E. Stemen
Commissioners of Jurors
Dated: July 25, 2014
7/26/2014 00098203
Auctions
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Date: Sat. 7/26
Time: 9:30 am
Location: Firemans Park
Community Bldg., Ohio
City, OH
Items: Household items &
furniture, antique furniture &
decor, lawn & garden tools,
yard furniture, appliances,
misc.
Seller(s): Geraldine A.
Gribler Estate, VW Co.
Probate Case #2014-1065
Auctioneer(s):
Bee Gee Realty &
Auction Co., LTD.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Auctions
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Date: Thu. 8/7
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: 3498 Lare Rd.,
Convoy, OH
Items: Household furniture,
atware, antique pieces,
appliances, garage/farm
tools & equipment, 1977
ton Dodge pick-up club cab
truck, misc homemade tools
Seller(s): Myron Thornell
Auctioneer(s):
Bee Gee Realty &
Auction Co., LTD.
PUBLIC AUCTION
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HOUSE AUCTION
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 6:00 p.m.
Visit our Web site at www.BeeGeeRealty.com
to view the Auction Calendar and see more information/
photos of this auction and all upcoming auctions.
122 N Washington St., Van Wert, OH 45891
Auctioneers: Bob Gamble, CAI, Broker, Dale Butler; Ron
Medaugh; DD Strickler, Gary Richey & Andy Schweiterman
Member of Ohio & National Auctioneers Associations
18972 Wetzel Rd., Middle Point, Ohio
Located 1 mile East of St. Rt. 637 on Wetzel Rd.
Northeast Van Wert County
SPACIOUS BRICK RANCH FULL BASEMENT
Description: Mark your calendar for Wednesday, August 20th so
you dont miss your opportunity to own a very nice brick ranch home
AND IT WILL BE AFFORDABLE! You will love the elbow room the
1950 sq. ft. oor plan offers. There are 3 bedrooms, 1 baths, 2 car
attached garage, full basement and two sheds with a one acre lot.
CALL BEE GEE AT 419-238-5555 TO VIEW
Check out the photo and information sheet on our website. Go
to www.beegeerealty.com and click on Auction. Call your banker
now to arrange nancing prior to auction as no nancing or other
contingencies are permitted.
LINCOLNVIEW SCHOOLS
NORTHEAST VAN WERT COUNTY
If you desire to live in the country now is the time to act while interest
rates to borrow money are very attractive. GOOD HOME LOW
INTEREST RATES AND AFFORDABLE PRICE what more could
you ask for?
See Photos at www.auctionzip.com
AuctionZip Auctioneer ID # 6413
Terms: $5,000.00 deposit day of auction. Balance due by September
20, 2014. Selling subject to Trust approval.
Owner: Rosemary Thatcher Trust Estate, Julie Romine Trustee, Bob
Young, Attorney, Young & Yarger
Mobile Homes For
Rent
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BELLAVE PARK
2 Bedroom Mobile Home
Rent-To-Own
$400.00-$475.00
per Month
Water, Garbage
Included
Deposit Required
419-771-0969
Houses For Sale
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10508 CONVOY ROAD
3 bedroom,
attached garage,
sunroom,1/2 acre. 912
square feet, central air,
pole barn, 30x24.
$68,000.00,
419-771-2235.
Houses For Sale
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USDA 100% HOME
LOANS--Not just 1st time
buyers! Low rates! Buy
any home anywhere.
Academy Mortgage
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Coldwater Road, Fort
Wayne, IN 46845. Call
Nick Staker:
260-494-1111.
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Banker. Indiana Corp.
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Garage Sales/Yard
Sales
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800 SPENCERVILLE
Ave Delphos. Friday
12pm-6pm, Saturday &
Sunday 9am-5pm. All
sizes of clothing, kids
and adults. Kids and
baby toys and miscella-
neous. Priced to sell!
Garage Sales/Yard
Sales
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FRIDAY NIGHT July 25,
7-9pm & Sat urday
9-3pm. 23553 St. Rt.
697. Mul t i - f ami l y.
Clothes all sizes from in-
fant-XL adult, lots of
boys j eans, shoes,
books, tools, rubber slip
on boots & rain suits, mi-
crowave, safe, chairs,
toys, kids tuxedo, mov-
ies & misc.
GROVER HILL
Moving Sale
15980 SR 114
2miles West
Grover Hill
Friday-Through the
Week
9am-Whenever
Furniture, Tools,
Clothing Decortive Items
HUGE SALE! 603 Lima
Ave. Saturday Only,
9am-1pm. Pictures, can-
dle holders, love seat,
shel ves, pegboar d
hutch, CD holders, pic-
tures, decorator items,
outdoor lighting, pic-
tures, kitchen. Too many
items to list!
Garage Sales/Yard
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Huge 5-Family Garage-
Moving Sale. 6775 W. Lin-
coln Highway (4 Miles
East of Delphos). Thurs-
day 7/24 4pm-8pm, Friday
7/25 9am-6pm, Saturday
7/26 9am-1pm. Living
Room, Dining, and Bed-
room furni ture, Mat -
tresses, Bedding, Baby-
Adult Clothing, Toys, TV,
Medical Uniforms, Bikes,
Electric Scooter, Ex-Mark
Mower, Air compressor,
Saxophone, Trumpet,
Model Trains, Household
Items, and much, much,
more!
OHIO CITY
301 West Carmean
Thursday-Saturday
8:00-5:00
New Items, Gently Used
Items, Antiques, Price to
Sell!
OHIO CITY
7496 Ainsworth
July 25, 9:00-5:00
July 26, 9:00-1:00
Clothing, School
Supplies, Furniture,
Tools, Railings, Bicycles,
Simplicity Mowers,
Dump Truck,
Homemade Goodies,
Theater TV, Refrigerator,
Saturday $2.00 Bag Sale
Garage Sales/Yard
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SENIOR CITIZENS
Giant Garage Sale
217 Riley Street,
Celina, Ohio
July 24,25,26,27,28,29
Weekdays 8:30-4:00
Thursday Evening till
7:30 Saturday/Sunday
9:30-4:00
BAG DAYS
Clothing Only
Sunday, $3.00
Monday $2.00
Tuesday-July 29
-LAST DAY-
$1.00/with second
bag free,
includes all items left
VAN WERT
400 National Court
Thursday-Saturday
9am-4pm
Tools, Collectible, Kids
Clothes, Books, DVDs,
CDs, Leaf Blowers,
Doghouse, Clothes Bag
Sales
VAN WERT
650 Golden Oaks
Unit 25
Thursday-Friday 9-4:00
Saturday 9-1:00
Tools, Clothes,
Odds & Ends,
Something For
Everyone!
Garage Sales/Yard
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VAN WERT
522 S. Shannon St.
Thursday, July 24-
Saturday, July 26,
10:00-5:00
1980 Harley Davidson
Motorcycle and Parts,
Side-By-SIde
Refrigerator, Couch,
Glass Tables, Kitchen
Chairs, Desk, Movies,
Books, Clothes, Garden
Hoses, Boots, Shop Vac,
Many New Items.
VAN WERT
680 Congress
Thursday 8:00-5:00
Friday 8:00-4:00
Saturday 8:00-12:00
Furniture, Household
Miscellaneous,
Namebrand Clothes,
Kids Stuff. Something
For Everyone!
VAN WERT
Moving Sale
14926 Giffin Road
Saturday Only 9:00-5:00
Furniture, Household
Items, Antiques,
Livingroom Chairs,
Books, Games
WILLSHIRE-UNION
U.M.C.
Free Grand Giveway
July 25, 12-5PM
July 26, 9AM-1PM
West of Willshire, Ohio
on Rt 124, 311 S 650 N
All Items Free
Miscellaneous
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QUEEN PILLOWTOP
MATTRESS SET
Can deliver, $150.
(260) 493-0805
LAMP REPAIR, table or
floor. Come to our store.
Ho h e n b r i n k TV.
419-695-1229
Auto
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2002 RED Ford Ranger
with Edge Package,
Drivers Side Seat Worn.
128,000 miles. $3,600,
419-302-6959
2007 GREY Chevy Im-
pala LE. 100,300 miles.
V6. New brakes, battery
and muffler. Runs great.
Asking $6,550. Call
419-296-5123
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Motors, all accessories,
$975. 912-658-5069
Wanted to Buy
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WANTED: A Good Used
Refrigerator and Stove
In Van Wert
Call: 419-438-7004.
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DEAR ABBY: I am an
18-year-old high school senior
who is scared about whats
going to happen after gradua-
tion. For the past three years I
have known exactly where Ill
be and what I will be doing in
the general sense. Now that
I have one more year to go,
Im worried that I wont know
what to do or how to do it
when I graduate. I have talked
to counselors and my dad, but
they all say the same thing.
Do you have any advice?
UNEASY IN IDAHO
DEAR UNEASY: Sit down
someplace quiet and make a
list of what your interests and
talents are. If necessary, next
year visit the career coun-
seling department of your
nearest community college
or university and take some
aptitude tests. This will give
you an idea of what direc-
tion you may want to take in
deciding what you should do
next. Unlike in generations
past, people today sometimes
change careers several times
in their working lives, so dont
be afraid that youll be stuck
in some unpleasant rut for-
ever. The more you learn and
the more people you meet, the
greater your options will be,
so stop worrying.
** ** **
DEAR ABBY: In 1972
when I was 12, my father
found out that I was gay, al-
though that wasnt the word he
used. After a severe beating
that landed me in the hospi-
tal, I realized that to survive
I was going to have to live
straight. Eventually I mar-
ried, and for almost 25 years I
was relatively happy. My wife
died of cancer ve years ago,
and now I need to move on.
Can someone my age enter
gay society? One thing I have
noticed is that it can be more
difcult for older gay men
than straight. Any suggestions
or should I just continue liv-
ing the lie? AT A CROSS-
ROADS IN MINNESOTA
DEAR AT A CROSS-
ROADS: The gay community
may be biased toward youth,
but that doesnt mean it is im-
possible to be a part of it. You
have served your time hid-
ing in the straight world. Con-
tact the nearest gay and lesbi-
an center (lgbtcenters.org) and
talk to someone there about
your chances of successfully
integrating. Im sure you will
be pleasantly surprised be-
cause most centers have pro-
grams for LGBT people of all
ages.
** ** **
DEAR ABBY: Im a
30-year-old woman. I take
care of myself, exercise regu-
larly and have a healthy diet.
Im naturally VERY thin, and
the diet and exercise actu-
ally help me to gain and keep
weight on my otherwise skin-
ny frame. My issue is people
who seem to think my weight
is an OK topic of discussion,
light ridicule or even harsh
accusation (anorexia, buli-
mia, etc.). I am self-conscious
about my chicken legs and
having a bony butt. How can
I tell people that commenting
on my weight is rude without
creating an issue or causing
drama? WEIGHTY ISSUE
IN D.C.
DEAR WEIGHTY ISSUE:
Of course its rude, and the
comments youre receiving
may have in them an element
of jealousy. A nonconfronta-
tional way to handle it would
be to pleasantly assure these
concerned individuals that
your doctor has assured you
that you are ne. Then change
the subject.
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Teen is looking for direction after high school graduation
Dear Heloise: I noticed that
recently you published hints
about ladder safety. They were
good, but youve omitted one
of the biggest dangers: ladder
contact with overhead (or any)
electric wires. A person could
die in a heartbeat if contact-
ing wires with a ladder. Most
people never look at the top
of their ladder while raising
it. Please, everyone, check the
area you are working in so you
do not become a needless sta-
tistic. Ken (retired re de-
partment), via email
Ken, you are absolutely
correct, and thanks for the re-
minder to all of us! Heloise
P.S.: A BIG Heloise hug
to all reghters (regular and
volunteer) across the country.
You risk your lives daily for
the rest of us.
PET PAL
Dear Readers: A reader
sent a picture, via email, of
her Siamese cat, Maya, curled
up on a red blanket. Maya
was a stray that appeared on
the back patio. She now has a
permanent home. To see Ma-
yas photo, go to my website,
www.Heloise.com, and click
on Pets. Heloise
REMOVING MATS
Dear Heloise: I am a veter-
inarian. Regarding removing
hair mats from a pet (dog or
cat), use an electric hair trim-
mer, human or veterinary, or
a beard trimmer. One lacera-
tion or injury due to the use of
manual cutting instruments
(like scissors) that requires a
trip to your veterinarian will
likely pay for at least one elec-
tric trimmer. Dr. Mark in
Costa Mesa, Calif.
Woof, woof! Chammy,
our new rescue dog, a soft-
coated Wheaten, agrees! She
has been known to hide if she
sees me with scissors! He-
loise
MUG TREE
Dear Heloise: Our family
looks for ways to save a little
money and cut down on waste.
One thing we found was that
we were spending money on
paper cups to use in the bath-
room. We got a mug tree, and
each picked out a mug of our
choice. Now everyone has a
reusable mug, and they can
hang it up when done. The
mugs get washed in the dish-
washer once a week. Paula
in Kentucky
Love it! Ive used a beauti-
ful coffee mug for years in my
bathroom. Its easy to hold on
to and does add a nice touch!
Heloise
QUICK WIPE
Dear Heloise: While I was
painting the other day, I need-
ed a damp cloth to wipe a spot
off the oor. I grabbed a kitch-
en wipe, and it worked great!
The soap in the wipe cleaned
it very well. From now on, the
wipes go with me whenever
I paint. Val P., Colville,
Wash.
SHOE-BOX SOLUTION
Dear Heloise: I keep the
shoes I dont wear often in
their boxes, stacked on a shelf
in my closet. It was a pain to
get the shoes down, especially
when the pair I wanted was on
the bottom. I cut one short side
off all the boxes. Now I can
see each pair and get the shoes
out of the box without having
to take them all down. A
Reader, via email
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Syndicate Inc.
Dont let ladder get wired
A reader sent a picture, via email, of her Siamese
cat, Maya, curled up on a red blanket. (Photo
submitted)
with
Jeanne
Phillips
DEAR
ABBY
HINTS
FROM
HELOISE
INFORMATION SUBMITTED
LIMA The University of Northwestern Ohio is proud to
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The course will be broken down into four weekly modules
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On Sept. 8, we observe
National Grandparents Day.
If you have grandchildren,
they will hopefully mark this
occasion by sending a card,
making a call or, best of all,
paying a visit. But however
your grandchildren express
their feelings for you, you
undoubtedly have a very big
place in your heart for them.
In fact, you may well be
planning on including your
grandchildren in your estate
plan. If thats the case, youll
want to do the best you can
to preserve the size of your
estate without sacricing
the ability to enjoy life dur-
ing your retirement years.
Here are a few suggestions
to help you achieve this bal-
ancing act:
Expect market volatil-
ity and dont overreact.
If youve been investing for
a while, you know that vola-
tility in the nancial markets
is normal. In fact, its not un-
usual for the market to drop
10 percent, or even more, in
a year. Try not to overreact to
this type of volatility.
For example, dont im-
mediately sell investments
just because theyve had a
down year they may well
bounce back the next year,
especially if their fundamen-
tals are still strong.
Diversify. Its always
a good idea to diversify
across a range of investment
vehicles stocks, bonds,
government securities, cer-
ticates of deposit (CDs) and
so on. While diversication
cant guarantee a prot or
protect against loss, it can
help reduce the effects of
volatility on your portfolio.
Maintain a cash cushion.
During your retirement years,
you may face unexpected ex-
penses, just as you did when
you were working. To help
pay for these expenses without
being forced to dip into your
long-term investments, try
to maintain a cash cushion
thats sufcient to cover six to
12 months worth of living ex-
penses.
Limit withdrawals from
your investments. To keep
your investment portfolio
intact for as long as pos-
sible, set limits on your an-
nual withdrawals. Your with-
drawal rate should be based
on a variety of factors age
at retirement, other sources
of income, lifestyle choices,
etc. A nancial advisor can
help you calculate a with-
drawal rate that makes sense
for your situation.
Delay your generosity.
It can be tempting to pro-
vide for your grandchildren
and perhaps even your
grown children as soon
as you can. But you need to
balance this impulse with
the nancial challenges that
two or three decades of re-
tirement can bring. Its not
being selsh to take care
of yourself rst in fact,
by doing everything possible
to remain nancially inde-
pendent, you will be helping
your family in the long run.
Dont delay creating
your estate plan. If you are
committed to leaving a gen-
erous legacy for your grand-
children, you need a com-
prehensive estate plan. And
its best to create this plan
as soon as possible, while
you are mentally and physi-
cally healthy. You may never
become incapacitated, of
course, but the future is not
ours to see.
In addition to starting
early with your estate plan,
youll need to assemble the
right team, including your
nancial advisor, legal pro-
fessional and tax expert. You
might enjoy receiving atten-
tion on National Grandpar-
ents Day. But youll get even
greater pleasure out of know-
ing that youre maximizing
your efforts to leave the type
of legacy you want for your
grandchildren while still
enjoying the retirement life-
style you desire.