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Wednesday,July24,2013 50daily Delphos,Ohio
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DELPHOS HERALD
The
TellingTheTri-CountysStorySince1869
Junior golf results, p6
Van Wert announces Ohio State
Fair qualifiers, p4
www.delphosherald.com
Council looks at raising income tax
BY NANCY SPENCER
Herald Editor
nspencer@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS A special
council meeting called by
Mayor Mike Gallmeier pro-
duced more questions than
answersTuesday.
Facing a deficit of more
than $250,000 in the 2014
Budget and losses of nearly
$1millioninwaterandsewer
charges for Resers Fine
Foods and an undetermined
amount in income tax from
the 104 employees who will
lose their jobs, Delphos City
Councilconsideredoneofits
optionsTuesdayevening.
Council heard on first
reading two pieces of leg-
islation to raise the income
taxforDelphosresidentsand
businesses from 1.5 percent
to 1.75 percent and place
the measure on the Nov. 5
General Election ballot. The
tax increase would generate
approximately $400,000 per
year.
Discussion quickly fol-
lowed with Councilman Jim
Knebel saying he would
not vote for either measure
beforeseeingwhatcutscould
bemade.
I will not vote for this
when we have firemen mak-
ing$70,000,hesaid.What
makes us think the citizens
will pass this? We need to
look at everything. We cant
find anything if we arent
looking.
Safety Service Director
Greg Berquist said every-
thingisonthetableforcuts.
We are looking at all
departments for cuts,
Berquist said. Nothing is
safe.
Council President Kim
Riddell commented on the
tax.
The $400,000 from the
incometaxdoesntevensolve
ourproblems,shesaid.We
need more than that to fill
the gaps of the losses from
the businesses leaving and
the deficit we already had
before we learned they were
leaving.
CouncilmanKevinOsting
wantedtohearacontingency
plan.
Whatarewegoingtodo
if it doesnt pass? he asked.
Howcanwepassthiswith-
outknowingtheplan?
Osting also questioned
overtimeonthebooks.
What kind of overtime
dothewaterandsewerplants
have? he asked. I thought
they were going to take time
off during the week so they
could work weekends with-
out overtime. What is hap-
peningwiththat?
Auditor Tom Jettinghoff
had some numbers available
ontheissue.
For 2012, the water
department had $12,000 in
overtime for $145,000 in
salariesandthesewerdepart-
menthad$8,500inovertime
for $206,000 in salaries, he
said.
Councilman Jim Fortener
was concerned about the
remainingbusinesses.
Wecantkeepraisingand
raisingrates.Wehavetofind
a way to bring something in
to town, he said. We cant
put this all off on the ones
that are still here or we will
seethemleaveaswell.
Councilmen asked
Berquist and Jettinghoff for
moreinformationonthebud-
get and the separate depart-
ments as well as input from
cityemployees.
We could use some
insightfromtheoneswhoare
outthereeverydaydoingthe
jobs as to how we can save
money,Knebelsaid.
Healsoaskedforthebase
costs for operating the water
andwastewatersewerplants.
Councilwillholdanother
special meeting at 7 p.m.
Tuesday in council cham-
bers.Themeetingisopento
thepublic.
Summer
Reading
Program ends
with a splash
The Delphos Public
Librarys Summer
Reading Program culmi-
nated at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday
with the annual Pool Party
at the Delphos Municipal
Swimming Pool. Readers
in grades K-5 who read
at least 90 minutes a week
and their families swam
despite temperatures
dropping to the low 70s.
(Delphos Herald/Stacy
Taff)
Ottoville
hiresnew
police
officer
BY STEPHANIE GROVES
Staff writer
sgroves@delphosherald.com
OTTOVILLE Village
council held a relatively short
monthly meeting Monday night
discussing a newly hired police
officer, vacating the Sixth Street
alley to make way for a new
home construction and approval
of new zoning and water/sewer
maps.
Chief of Police Jay Herrick
reported that everything went
OK with the church fair. He
added that the department just
hired Officer Amy Kimmey,
a Delphos resident, as its new
part-time officer. At this time,
Herrick said the department is
lookingtohireanotherofficer.
MayorRonMillerwelcomed
guestsMattHilversandhiswife
tospeak.
Hilvers approached coun-
cil with plot plans he acquired
through the Putnam County
website. He explained that he
livesat391SixthSt.andwould
like to buy the property next to
him,whichisone-halfofanacre
and 77 feet wide by 192 feet
deep,andbuildanewhome.At
thistime,thereisanalley,which
is an extension of Sixth Street
thatwasneverdeveloped,andhe
wantscounciltoconsidervacat-
ingthealley.
ItstopsonBruces(Bendele)
property line and never went
all the way through, Miller
explained. It was supposed to
go through Bruces property but
neverdeveloped.
Five German cultural exchange students are here
Five students from the Verl and Werther area in Germany arrived in the U.S.
on Sunday. They will stay with host families in Delphos and will attend Delphos
Jefferson and St. Johns high schools this Fall. After four months of the American
experience, they will return home to Germany on Dec. 14. Students include, from
left, Jacob Thomas, Madeleine Mller, Charlotte Kloty, Merle Kampwirth and Marie
Horstmann. (Submitted photo)
Sue Hempfling sells Linda Schulte a ticket to the
upcoming Raising the Roof Barn Dance to be held
Saturday in the Dairy Barn at the Van Wert County
Fairgrounds. Proceeds are to help with building
improvement projects. Doors open at 7 p.m, with music
provided by Inside Straight from 8-11 pm. Sandwiches
will be available from the Venedocia Lions and drinks
will be available from the VFW Post 5803. Admission is
$10. Pre-sale tickets are available at the Sr. Fair Board
Office, AgCredit, or at the door. (Submitted photo)
Mostly
sunnytoday
withcooler
tempera-
tures.Highs
inthemids
70sand
lowsin
thelower50s.Seepage2.
LJGA hosting Awards
Banquet
LIMATheannu-
alLimaJuniorGolf
Associationwillhostits
annualseason-ending
AwardsBanquetMonday
atShawneeCountryClub.
Thoseexpectingtoattend
shouldplanonarriving
between6:30-7p.m.,with
dinnerbeginningat7p.m.
AnRSVPwouldbe
greatlyappreciatedbut
notrequired;e-mailljga@
woh.rr.comtoRSVP.
ItisopentoallLJGA
juniorgolfersandfamilies.
LJGAparticipantsmealis
providedandnon-partici-
pantsare$19eachtobepaid
atthedoor(cashorchecks
nocreditcardsaccepted).
Dresscodeisshirts
withcollarsandno
shortsorjeans.
Trophiesforallevents
willbehandedoutand
doorprizeswillbegiven
outtojuniorgolfers.
Playersnotableto
attendcanpickuptheir
trophy(ies)atSwingRite
GolfRangeuntilOct.1st.
GuestSpeakerisDoug
WadeofthePGA.
Jefferson hosting sports
meeting
JeffersonAthleticDirector
ChrisSommersannounced
theschoolwillbehosting
itsFallSportParentmeeting
6p.m.Mondayinthehigh
schoolcafeteria.Allparents
withahighschoolathlete
participatinginafallsport
areencouragedtoattend.
OnFriday,theDelphos
AreaArtGuildisprovid-
ingpick-upanddeliveries
ofBBQchickendinners
forlocalbusinesseswith
ordersover15forlunch.
Onthemenuishalf
chicken,watermelonslices,
potatosalad,rollandbut-
ter,utensilsandnapkins.
OronSaturday,make
itafamilyaffairbyjoin-
ingthematthegazeboat
StadiumParkforanArt
intheParkInteractive
SidewalkChalkContest
andHairChalkingbetween
9:30-11a.m.with4x6
phototakenofeachentry.
Achickendinnerlunch
carry-outorpicnic-styleeat-
inwillfollowbetween11
a.m.to1:30p.m.Waterand
popwillalsobeavailable.
ArtintheParkis$5
perfamilyandchicken
dinnersare$7each.
Allproceedsbenefitthe
DelphosAreaArtGuild.
Dinnersticketsare
availablebycalling419-
741-4118tocoordinate
businessorgrouporders.
DAAGsets
chickendinners,
FamilyFunDay
Barn dance set to raise money for
fairgrounds improvement projects
See OTTOVILLE, page 10
At 9:14 a.m. Tuesday,
while on routine patrol in the
1100 block of Elida Avenue,
Delphos Police came into
contact with a vehicle driv-
en by Julie Gengler, 42, of
Delphos, at which time it
was found that Gengler had
an active warrant for her
arrest issued out of Van Wert
Municipal Court. Gengler
was cited for a traffic vio-
lation and was taken into
custody on the warrant. She
was transported to the Van
Wert County Jail and will appear in Van Wert Municipal
Court on the warrant.
At 6:14 a.m. Tuesday, police were called to the 400
block of South Main Street in reference to a theft from a
motor vehicle complaint. Upon officers arrival, the victim
stated someone had broken out a window on the locked
vehicle and had taken a small amount of money that was
in plain sight.
At 5:52 a.m. Sunday, police were contacted by a subject
in reference to a sexual assault complaint that occurred
within the city limits. The victim stated that while at a
gathering of friends, they were sexually assaulted by a sub-
ject known to them. The victim received medical attention
at a local medical facility. The case was forwarded to the
Detective Bureau for further investigation.
At 7:09 p.m. Sunday, police were called to the 200 block
of Clime Street in reference to a burglary complaint at a
residence in that area. Upon officers arrival, they observed
someone had forced their way into the residence through a
walk-in door. At the time of the report, the victim was still
compiling a list of items taken from the residence. The case
was forwarded to the Detective Bureau for further investi-
gation.
At 10:45 a.m. Saturday, police were called to a residence
in the 800 block of Skinner Street in reference to a burglary
complaint. Upon officers arrival, the complainant stated
someone had gained forcible entry into the residence in the
overnight hours and had taken several items from inside. The
case was forwarded to the Detective Bureau.
At 9:15 p.m. Saturday, police were called to Waterworks
Park in reference to an assault that occurred at that location.
Upon officers arrival, they met with the juvenile victim
who advised they had been assaulted by a subject known to
them. The victim had physical injuries that were treated at
the scene. Upon speaking with the assailant, he admitted to
assaulting the victim. Charges will be filed into Allen County
Juvenile Court.
At 8:36 p.m. Sunday, police were called to a business in
the 700 block of Clime Street in reference to a theft from a
motor vehicle that was parked at the business. The victim
stated someone had gained entry into the unlocked vehicle
and had taken a CD player from inside the vehicle.
At 4:49 p.m. Sunday, police were called to the 800 block
of Skinner Street in reference to a theft complaint. Upon
officers arrival, the victim stated someone in the past week
had taken the central air unit for the residence while they had
been away.
At 8:08 p.m. Sunday,
police went to a resi-
dence in the 700 block of
Jennings Street in refer-
ence to an active arrest
warrant for a subject at the
residence. Upon officers
arrival, they located and
arrested Teresa Boroff, 50,
of Delphos on an active
arrest warrant issued out of
Defiance County for failure
to appear in court on a prior
traffic violation.
At 1:19 p.m. Saturday,
police were contacted by a residence of the 600 block of
West Third Street in reference to a breaking and entering
complaint at that residence. The victim stated someone had
gained entry into the unlocked garage and had taken items
and caused damage to property inside the garage.
At 3:55 a.m. Saturday, police were called to a business
in the 200 block of West Fifth Street in reference to a theft
complaint. Upon officers arrival, they met with a subject
who advised that upon arrival, they parked a motorcycle
at the business and had gone inside to buy an item. When
they returned to the motorcycle, it was found someone had
removed and taken the keys
to the motorcycle.
At 10:34 p.m. Friday,
while on routine patrol,
police came into contact
with Michael Sparrow, 22,
of Delphos, at which time
it was found that Sparrow
was operating a motor
vehicle while having his
driving privileges sus-
pended. Sparrow was cited
into Van Wert Municipal
Court on the charges.
2 The Herald Wednesday, July 24, 2013
For The Record
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Herald
Vol. 143 No. 28
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Ray Geary, general manager
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Lori Goodwin Silette,
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Boroff
Sparrow
Wheat $6.29
Corn $6.68
Soybeans $15.76
WEATHER FORECAST
Tri-county
Associated Press
TODAY: Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph through midnight becoming light and
variable.
THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.
One Year Ago
The Delphos Public Library Summer
Program Pool Party was held at the Delphos
Municipal Swimming Pool Tuesday. Of the
210 readers in grades K-5 who signed up
for the program, 146 finished their books
and received invitations to the party along
with their families.
25 Years Ago 1988
This summers drought has brought back
memories to some old-timers of the area or
of stories they heard from their fathers of a
summer long ago when the Auglaize River
went dry and there was no water running in
it. Harry Patton of Ridge Road, Delphos,
spoke of the drought 80 years ago, My
father and I walked down the middle of the
river bed to visit my uncle, Fred Buettner,
who lived one-half mile north of the Patton
place on Buettner Road.
Donna Eley of Spencerville has been
presented with the Ohio Veterans of
Foreign Wars Auxiliary prestigious award
for outstanding volunteer service in 1987-
88 hospital programs. She was presented
the award by Auxiliary District President
Shirley Miller for her volunteer services
at Joint District Memorial Hospital, St.
Marys.
President of Trim Trends Inc., Ralph
Amburgey and Spencerville plant manager
Doug Parker displayed the Q-1 award to
plant employees at an outdoor ceremony
Thursday. Ford Motor Company presented
the Spencerville plant the Q-1 preferred
quality award. The plant produces decora-
tive ornamentation and window assemblies
and employs 237 people.
50 Years Ago 1963
The Gospel Mariners, television person-
alities of WHIO-TV Dayton, will appear at
7:30 p.m. Sunday in Van Wert First Friends
Church on East Central Avenue. They will
also appear in Delphos EUB Church at
7:30 p.m. Aug. 18. Ned Williams, baritone
and lay minister of the group, is the son-
in-law of Rev. and Mrs. Walter Marks of
Delphos.
Delegates representing the Womans
Society of Christian Service of Trinity
Methodist Church at the Delaware School
of Missions the week of July 15-19 were
Mrs. Ralph Mericle, Mrs. Howard Sadler,
Mrs. Don May and Mrs. Paul Rozelle.
Youths attending the Girls School of
Missions to receive training for youth fel-
lowship work were Carol Armstrong and
Diane Broaddus.
Karen Louth represented Delphos
Evangelical United Brethren Church last
week at Camp St. Marys in the senior
camp in which more than 300 youth were
enrolled. One of the highlights of the rec-
reation was a ball game in which the youth
were opposed by a team of ministers and
counselors. For the first time in several
years, the youth were defeated.
75 Years Ago 1938
The Rev. C. A. Ford, pastor of the
Pilgrim Holiness Church, is making plans
for the formal dedication of the new church
which is nearing completion on South
Bredeick Street. The dedication will be
held on Labor Day, according to Rev. Ford.
The church was built through contributions
of members of the church and Delphos
friends. The lumber for the framework was
donated and the site was also a gift.
A softball team has been organized
in Ottoville with Felix Greulich as man-
ager. The team, known as the Ottoville
Merchants softball team, defeated the
Grover Hill Merchants by an 11-4 count.
Hubert Leis, on the mound for Ottoville,
allowed only three hits and was given
excellent support by his teammates.
Colonel Thomas F. McNeill, com-
manding the ROTC camp at Fort Knox,
Kentucky, presented 70 medals Saturday
to winners in the various athletic contests
held at camp. Jean G. Peltier of Delphos,
student at Ohio State University, was
given a medal for championship softball
playing.
Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, July 24, the 205th
day of 2013. There are 160 days left in the
year.
Todays Highlight in History:
On July 24, 1959, during a visit to
Moscow, Vice President Richard Nixon
engaged in his famous Kitchen Debate
with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev.
On this date:
In 1783, Latin American revolution-
ary Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas,
Venezuela.
In 1862, Martin Van Buren, the eighth
president of the United States, and the first to
have been born a U.S. citizen, died at age 79
in Kinderhook, N.Y., the town where he was
born in 1782.
In 1866, Tennessee became the first state
to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil
War.
In 1911, Yale University history professor
Hiram Bingham III found the Lost City of
the Incas, Machu Picchu, in Peru.
In 1923, the Treaty of Lausanne, which
settled the boundaries of modern Turkey,
was concluded in Switzerland.
In 1937, the state of Alabama dropped
charges against four of the nine young black
men accused of raping two white women in
the Scottsboro Case.
In 1952, President Harry S. Truman
announced a settlement in a 53-day steel
strike.
In 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts two
of whom had been the first men to set foot
on the moon splashed down safely in the
Pacific.
In 1974, the Supreme Court unanimously
ruled that President Richard Nixon had to
turn over subpoenaed White House tape
recordings to the Watergate special prosecu-
tor.
In 1983, a two-run homer by George
Brett of the Kansas City Royals was disal-
lowed and Brett called out after New York
Yankees manager Billy Martin pointed out
there was too much pine tar on Bretts bat.
American League president Lee MacPhail
later reinstated the home run. The game was
re-completed Aug. 18, 1983, with the Royals
beating the Yankees, 5-4.
In 1998, a gunman burst into the U.S.
Capitol, killing two police officers before
being shot and captured. (The shooter,
Russell Eugene Weston Jr., is being held
in a federal mental facility.) The motion
picture Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom
Hanks and directed by Steven Spielberg,
was released.
In 2002, nine coal miners became trapped
in a flooded tunnel of the Quecreek Mine in
western Pennsylvania; the story ended hap-
pily 77 hours later with the rescue of all nine.
Ten years ago: The House and Senate
intelligence committees issued their final
report on the attacks of September 11, 2001,
citing countless blunders, oversights and
miscalculations that prevented authorities
from stopping the attackers.
Five years ago: Ford Motor Co. post-
ed the worst quarterly performance in its
history, losing $8.67 billion. Cheered by
an enormous crowd in Berlin, Democratic
presidential contender Barack Obama sum-
moned Europeans and Americans together
to defeat terror and dry up the well of
extremism that supports it as surely as they
had conquered communism a generation
ago. Zvonko Busic, whod served 32 years
in a U.S. prison for hijacking a TWA jetliner
and planting a bomb that killed a policeman,
was paroled and returned home to Croatia.
One year ago: In his first foreign pol-
icy speech since emerging as the likely
Republican presidential nominee, Mitt
Romney called for an independent investiga-
tion into claims the White House had leaked
national security information for President
Barack Obamas political gain; the White
House replied that the president has made
abundantly clear that he has no tolerance
for leaks. Actor Chad Everett died in Los
Angeles at age 75. Actor Sherman Hemsley
died in El Paso, Texas, at age 74.
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JOHN A. NOMINA, CPA
HAS BECOME
John and Steve, along with our
entire staff, will all remain to assist you.
We will continue to provide
fnancial reporting, accounting,
payroll processing, and tax services as
we have for the past thirty fve years.
Our location above the First Financial
Bank will remain the same.
Call John Nomina or Steve Hellman at
Over the past
many years I
have served
the families
of Harter &
Son Funeral
Home. At this
time I have
decided that
it is time for
me to retire.
I would like
to sincerely
thank the families, friends and col-
leagues that I have been privileged to
care for in their times of need for all of
their kindness and friendship. I would
like to wish Eric Schier and his staff all
the best.
Sincerely,
Doug Harter
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 The Herald 3
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BRIEFS
25
SALE
SALE
Delphos Inter-Faith Thrift Shop
ALL CLOTHES, SHOES, BOOKS, PUZZLES & MORE!
(Sale items do not include toys, housewares & boutique items,
school uniforms, book bags/backpacks and special ties)
102 N. Main Street, Delphos, OH
END OF SEASON
Thurs., July 25
5-7 p.m.
Fri., July 26
1-4 p.m.
Sat., July 27
9-Noon
Information submitted
The Marion Township
Trustees held their regu-
lar scheduled meeting on
Monday at the Marion
Township Office with the
following members present:
Joseph Youngpeter, Howard
Violet and Jerry Gilden.
The purpose of the meet-
ing was to pay bills and con-
duct ongoing business. The
minutes of the previous meet-
ing were read and approved
as read. The trustees then
reviewed the bills and gave
approval for 21 checks total-
ing $8,312.35.
Road Foreman Elwer
reported that the Road and
Sign Inventory for July has-
Marion been completed.
There is a tree along
Dogleg Road in the right-of-
way that needs to be removed
and the second round of mow-
ing has been completed.
There being no further busi-
ness a motion to adjourn by
Violet was seconded by Gilden
and passed unanimously.
Off Stage Productions
holds open audtions
Information submitted
VAN WERT - Off Stage
Productions, a community
theatre company providing
quality and affordable dinner
theatre, proudly announces
open auditions for its upcom-
ing ghostly farce production
Honeymoon At Gravesite
Manor written by Pat Cook.
This family friendly mystery-
comedy will be directed by
Amber Evans.
Open auditions are set for
7 p.m. Aug. 4 and Aug. 6 at
the Van Wert Senior Center
located at 220 Fox Road, Van
Wert. The cast consists of 10
people: three-four male and
six-seven females, with an
age range of 15 and up. No
prior acting experience nec-
essary. Scripts are available
for review before auditions
at Premier Financial, 211 S.
Walnut St., Van Wert. Call
419-605-6708 for more infor-
mation. Plan now to attend
the production with five show
dates for consideration: Oct.
4, 5, 6, 11 and 12.
Come audition for our
fall show. Prepare to join
the group and have the time
of your life while enter-
taining patrons in a relax-
ing and comfortable setting!
Stay tuned for forthcoming
announcements indicating
showtimes and reservation
information of the five shows
held at the Senior Center on
Fox Road, Van Wert, OH.
Off Stage Productions can be
found online at http://www.
offstagetheatre.com/jmla/.
Marion Trustees
met Monday
Van Wert men take third
in Three Rivers Raft Race
Information submitted
FORT WAYNE A few good o1 boys from
Van Wert attended the Three Rivers Raft Race on
Saturday in Fort Wayne. The group of men known
as the A-Billys include Alan Art, Andy Tracy, Adam
Brower and Craig Black.
They successfully finished the two-mile race in an
Astro van that looks like The Mystery Machine.
The team was awarded third place in their division
for most creative raft. They just wanted to give a spe-
cial thanks to all who supported them in their adven-
ture and a extra special thanks to Ohio City Auto
Salvage for the lending of a really cool raft build.
The A-Billys, a group of men from Van Wert, float along the river on their Astro van raft during Fort Waynes
Three Rivers Festival Raft Race. (Submitted photo)
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Lane hired to lead VW Red Cross
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PUTNAM COUNTY
Putnam County Treasurer,
Tracy Warnecke wants to
remind second half mobile
home tax payers that final date
of payment will be July 31.
Office hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m. weekdays. Treasurers
Office is located on the second
floor of the courthouse.
Deadline for mobile
home taxes July 31
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VAN WERT The American Red
Cross and the governing board of the Van
Wert County Red Cross are pleased to
announce the appointment of Van Wert
resident Sandra Lane as the Van Wert
County Red Cross Community Chapter
Executive. Lane began her leadership
duties on Monday.
Lane has been a Red Cross volunteer for
the past four years and was awarded the
Red Cross Volunteer of the Year for 2012.
We feel Sandra will bring a tremen-
dous work ethic and energy to the posi-
tion of Community Chapter Executive.
We are excited to have her as a Red Cross
employee and we are pleased that we were
fortunate to find a member of the com-
munity to fill this position. A special thank
you goes out to the governing board mem-
bers for their patience and understanding
as we worked through this very important
process, stated search committee mem-
ber David Collins, Allen County Chapter
Executive.
Lane was selected by a search commit-
tee comprised of Van Wert County Red
Cross board members, as well as talent
acquisition personnel from National Red
Cross. She brings a strong background in
public relations, blood services manage-
ment and financial management to the
position of Community Chapter execu-
tive.
As part of her duties as Van Wert
Community Chapter Executive, Lane will
also provide administrative oversight to the
American Red Cross of Paulding County.
Lane replaces long-time Chapter
Executive Edie Laukhauf, who retired in
February.
Battle of the Bands
fundraiser to be held
at Hoyts Tavern
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KALIDA On Aug. 3, six
live bands will be a part of the
Battle of the Bands competi-
tion to be held at Hoyts Tavern
in Kalida. There will also be a
$1,500 cash drawing, as well
as a pork loin dinner. All this,
for $25 a ticket.
All proceeds will benefit
the Playground Equipment
Fund at the New Kalida Park.
As noted, the $25 ticket
gains you admission to The
Battle of the Bands, a chance
at the $1,500 cash drawing and
a pork loin dinner. Doors open
at 5 p.m. Please contact Amy
at 419-234-8550 for pre-sale
tickets.
The Kalida Park Board sin-
cerely appreciates all the sup-
port, past, present and future
in the development of the new
Kalida Community Park.
Babys body found
in car trunk at shop
SHELBY (AP)
Authorities say a mechanic
working on a car found a
babys body inside a box
in the vehicles trunk at
a repair shop in northern
Ohio.
Police in Shelby say the
mechanic discovered the
body Tuesday after notic-
ing a strange odor.
Investigators say the
mechanic realized the odor
was coming from the trunk,
opened it and found the
box. When the mechanic
went to put the box to
the curb for disposal, he
opened it and found the
body.
Police say the car s
driver is a 17-year-old girl.
She is being interviewed.
Shelby Police Chief
Charlie Roub tells the
Mansfield News Journal
its not clear how long the
body had been inside the
car.
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