“Community Connection”

People &
businesses
that make a
difference

2011 PROGRESS

Supplement to The Delphos Herald

March 2011
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2A – The Herald Progress Edition March 2011

“Community Connection”
People & businesses Section

that make a difference THE

DELPHOS HERALD
INDEX

AD STORY AD STORY AD STORY

Bunge....................................................... 2A................ 6B
Raabe Ford............................................... 3A................ 3A
The Ottoville Bank Co............................. 3A................ 3A
Delpha Chevrolet, Buick......................... 4A................ 4A
Gerdeman’s TV........................................ 4A
Dominion Gas.......................................... 4A
Schmit Massa and Lloyd
Insurance Agency, LLC...................... 5A................ 5A
Farm Credit Services............................... 5A................ 5A
Vancrest of Delphos................................ 5A
Lehmann’s Furniture................................ 6A................ 6A
Gasdorf..................................................... 6A
Bebout and Houg..................................... 7A................ 7A
Aero Printing............................................ 7A................ 7A
I & K Distributors.................................... 7A
Delphos Herald........................................ 8A................ 8A
ABLE Wrecker Services
German Mutual Insurance Company....... 8A
Liberty Tax Service................................. 8A................ 8A
Kitchens Inc............................................. 9A................ 9A
Alexander & Bebout................................ 9A................ 9A
First Federal Bank.................................... 9A................ 9A
Eagle Print.................................................8B................ 9A
Community Motors................................ 10A

Delphos
Mayor looking forward to completion of senior villas
BY MIKE FORD
mford@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS — Any city
the size of “America’s
Friendliest” conducts reg-
ular street projects, water
and sewer line upgrades
and then some. As Mayor
Michael Gallmeier looks
back, he recalls a few simi-
lar projects but 2011 looks
so good, he is more con-
cerned with looking ahead.
“We put in turbo
motors and solar panels at
the wastewater treatment
plant and they’re online.
We also finished a railroad
crossing project that has
the crossing bars timed,”
he said.
One of the most visible
signs of economic develop-
ment is the Delphos Senior
Villas under construction
at Elida Road and Fifth
Street. The apartments
look to offer those 55 and
older a lower-maintenance
alternative to continued
home-ownership.
“L&W Associates are
working on construc-
tion and hope to have it
wrapped up by August.
The weather isn’t cooper-
ating but when you look
at how far they have come
so far, it doesn’t look like
they’re far off. They have
enough people lined up to
fill it and have a waiting
list. It’s a really nice proj-
ect and I’m excited about
it,” he said.
Near the corner of Elida
Road and Fifth Street, each
900-square-foot home will
include a 1 1/2-car garage.
The complex will include
a 2,600-foot community
building and a shelter on
18 acres.
All the buildings are
framed and crews are
working on the interior,
focusing on drywall, heat-
ing systems and electri-
cal work, as well as water
and storm sewers. Two
access roads will join the
property with Elida Road
and Second Street behind
the Delphos Recreation
Center. Elida Road will be
widened to three lanes.
Because of the proj-
ect, the city will install
new sidewalks in the
high-traffic area. The city
wants Ohio Department
of Transportation grant
money for improvement
to pay most of the cost
to install a sidewalk from
The Point Marathon to the
intersection of Elida Road
and Fifth Street. The state
fund would shoulder 80
percent of the construc-
tion cost of the project;
the city’s cost would be
$16,000 plus engineering
costs.
“We’re applying for
ODOT grant money for
sidewalks from in front of
Taco Bell north in front
of Superior Federal Credit
Union to Cabo’s Mexican
Restaurant. In the future,
we may take it from
there to State Route 190
to replace the sidewalks
already there,” he said. The Delphos Senior Villas are on schedule to be completed this spring.

234 S. Jefferson St., Delphos, Ohio

Ph. 419-692-6010

We’re proud of our thriving community

and proud to have played a part in Delphos’
growth for over 40 years!

Bunge extends a special congratulations to

the community. It took a great deal of sup-
port, cooperation, and hard work from a lot of
people for Delphos to grow and prosper, and
we’re proud that in a small way Bunge and its
employees were a part of it all.

Bunge, like Delphos, has a heritage of

growth and a future to share. And, like this
community, we plan to continue our vitally
important role and to grow in service. We’re
glad that it will happen right in Delphos!

WE’VE BUILT A REPUTATION FOR QUALITY PRODUCTS

At Bunge’s Delphos Plant, we’re part of a vital industry that provides a reliable market
for growers and offers key products used in agriculture and the food industry.
Bunge is one of the nation’s oldest and largest soybean processors, and has built a reputation for quality products.
Our employees maintain that reputation and have distinguished themselves by
producing world class quality products at competitive prices.
Our Employees are:
Dave Allemeier Terry Eickholt Debra Geier Jeremy Kline Doug Milligan Ryan Robey
Shawn Allemeier Erick Eickholt Joe Geise Fred Kollsmith Doug Milligan Jr. John Salway
Robert Andrews Mike Finn Larry Grigsby Robin Kriegel Tony Matney Mark Schram
Robert Baldauf Terry Fischer Jim Holman
Ryan Kriegel Kathy Nighswander Tony Suever
Todd Barnhart Matt Foust Richard Jones
Justic Brown Donnie Fowler Louise Haunhorst Jim Lindeman Kevin Osting John Swickrath
LeRoy Brown Rick Gable David Hunter Tom Merschman Michael Placke Bob Trentman
Anthony Carter Greg Garza Ralph Jessee Frank Miller Joe Price Michael Truesdale
Gary Carter Jr. Jaime Garza Logan Kehres Travis Miller Mark Robey James Warnecke
 March 2011 The Herald Progress Edition – 3A

The Delphos Wastewater Treatment Plant is powered in part by solar panels installed in 2010.

Stadium Club 2011 projects The Ottoville Bank Company

The Delphos Stadium
Club has announced its
plans for 2011 renovations
at Stadium Park.
The club will install
drainage on the west side
of Jefferson Street from
the locker room south to
North Street for sidewalks
and curbing that will be
installed after the drain-
age. Handicap-accessible
crosswalks will also be
installed at the street cor-
ners and near the football
stadium entrance.
A new concrete pad
will be installed on the
south side of the east-end
baby changing tables and
upgraded ventilation.
New wrought iron fenc-
ing will be installed on
the east end of the foot-
ball field from the locker
to the concession stand.
The fencing will include
brick columns and a new
entrance way providing an
opportunity to showcase
the local schools and the
city.
In the field north of the
stadium, the old fencing
and light poles will be
removed and sub-surface
drainage with be installed.
A new stone drive will be
structure on the east end
and the stadium. The steel
and stadium were cleaned,
repaired, welded and
caulked and then painted
with three coats — primer,
base and top coats— and
the seating put back in.
On the cement structure,
both ends were cleaned
and painted and structural
issues addressed. The tun-
nel was opened to reroute
traffic from in front of the
stands and the handicap
area. The tunnel had been
closed on the west end of
the stadium for decades.
The handicap area on
The Ottoville Bank
Company offers customers a
variety of banking services. In
addition to checking and sav-
ings accounts, the Ottoville
Bank Company offers loans
for home, auto, commer-
cial, farm and personal uses.
Credit cards, debit cards, wire
transfers, IRA’s and more are
also offered, as is Internet
banking and bill pay.
The Ottoville Bank
Company is also indepen-
dent of similar large and
impersonal institutions. The
locally-owned-and-operated
bank has served its customers
for more than 100 years. The
Ottoville Bank Company was
incorporated in October 1903,
with J.C. Wannemacher as its
first president. Its first day of
business was Feb. 2, 1904.
The bank was original-
ly located at the corner of
Third and Canal streets in
Ottoville.
The present location at
161 W. Third St. became
the bank’s home when a bid
was accepted in July 1939 to
construct a new facility for
$8,250.
The structure was remod-
eled in 1975 and included the
addition of a drive-up win-
dow. The building doubled
in size in 1986 and an ATM
machine was installed.
Its hours of operation are
8:30 a.m. To 3 p.m. Monday-
Thursday; 8:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. Friday; and 8:30 a.m. to
noon on Saturday.
In November 2009, the
bank opened a lending center
at 940 E. Fifth St. in Delphos.
Its hours of operation are
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday.

The Ottoville Bank Co.

concession stand for pool
use.
Ticket windows at the
east-end concession stand
will be expanded and as
well as the concrete sur-
rounding the area.
The home and visitors’
restrooms will get a face
lift with new paint, par-
titions and ceilings and
Raabe Ford-Lincoln
In 1989, Ronald Nott
purchased the Raabe Ford
auto dealership from Don
Lindeman. Since then, Raabe
Ford has expanded sales and
service into the Lincoln fran-
chise. The dealership is locat-
ed at 11260 Elida Road.
The business, which was
founded by Charles Raabe in
1922, was previously located
at 234 N. Canal St., now the
home of Pitsenbarger Supply,
Inc. Raabe has been in its cur-
rent location since 1972.
In October 1991, the busi-
ness began construction of an
addition to its existing build-
ing, which more than doubled
the dealership’s body shop
installed behind the visi-
tors’ bleachers and grass
will be planted.
A new flag pole and
painting the south side of
the stadium will complete
the 2011 work.
In 2010, the club’s list
was the stadium itself. The
first project was to remove
seating from the steel
Since 1922, there has been
a Raabe Ford serving the Tri-
county area in the market of
cars, trucks and vans. The
business currently sells new
Ford and Lincoln vehicles,
as well as all lines of quality
used vehicles.
Raabe Ford-Lincoln has
a quality service department
that cares about its customers
after the sale. They also ser-
vice cars, perform body work
and carry a large inventory of
Motorcraft parts.
Raabe’s has just added
a new state-of-the-art paint
booth to insure the finest
quality paint jobs for its cus-
tomers.
the stadium side was ele-
vated so fans could see
over the football team and
the decking replaced.
The asphalt at each end Large enough to serve you, small enough to know you.
by the concession stands
was also replaced.
The club has done more
than $2 million in parks’
improvements in the last MAIN OFFICE
20-plus years.
161 W. Third St.
Ottoville, Ohio 45876
Raabe’s first concern is to 419-453-3313
provide the best possible ser-
vice to its customers, regard-
less if servicing a vehicle or
purchasing a new car or a
quality used automobile.
The business employs 30
people. LENDING CENTER
The dealership was award- 940 E. Fifth St.
ed the President’s Award in
2002, 2005, 2007 and 2008. Delphos, OH 45833
This is the highest honor the
Ford Motor Company can 419-695-3313
bestow on its dealers. Raabe
Ford is one of 340 of nearly
5,000 nationwide dealers who
received this honor. www.ottovillebank.com
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as well as its quality ser-
vice department. In addition,
Raabe picked up two other
franchises, which made it the
Lincoln dealer of the Delphos
area.
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The dealership has a fine
reputation that has been estab-
lished over the years. That
reputation is made possible by
its loyal employees in every
department.

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Ohio County Profiles
Prepared by the Office of Policy, Research and Strategic Planning

Allen County
Established: Act - March 1, 1820
2009 Population: 104,357
Land Area: 404.5 square miles
County Seat: Lima City
Named for: Colonel John Allen, War of 1812
Taxes
Taxable value of real property $1,716,595,570
Residential $1,205,141,430
Agriculture $79,115,990
Industrial $102,765,850
Commercial $329,572,300
Mineral $0
Ohio income tax liability $59,651,371
Average per return $1,245.41

Land Use/Land Cover Percent

Urban (Residential/Commercial/Industrial/
Transportation and Urban Grasses) 17.76%
Cropland 65.96%
Pasture 4.26%
Forest 8.18%
Open Water 1.03%
Wetlands (Wooded/Herbaceous) 2.73%
Bare/Mines 0.07%

Largest Areas Census 2000 Est. 2009

Lima city 41,795 37,661
American twp UB 11,876 12,205
Bath twp 9,810 9,831
Shawnee twp UB 8,365 8,730
Delphos city (pt.) 3,928 3,805
Bluffton village (pt.) 3,727 3,717
Fort Shawnee village 3,855 3,689
Perry twp 3,620 3,579
Marion twp UB 2,845 2,904

Kiwanis plan 3rd park equipment project

Jackson twp UB 2,632 2,499
UB: Unincorporated Balance

Total Population
Census Estimated
The Delphos Kiwanis to serve the children in their event is directly responsible
150,000
1800 1900 47,976 2001 108,193
Club will take on its third community. for helping make our projects 1810
1820
1910
1920
56,580
68,223
2002
2003
107,845
106,527
120,000

park equipment replacement “We continue to focus on happen.” 1830 578 1930 69,419 2004 105,780

population
90,000

project at Garfield Park this the children and the commu- The playground system 1840
1850
9,079
12,109
1940
1950
73,303
88,183
2005
2006
105,528
105,126

year. nity,” Kapcar began. “What installed at Waterworks Park 1860

1870
19,185
23,623
1960
1970
103,691
111,144
2007
2008
104,895
104,826
60,000

Past projects included I think is the neatest thing in 2010 had a price tag of 1880 31,314 1980 112,241 2009 104,357 30,000
1890 40,644 Projected
Stadium and Waterworks about these projects is that $71,000 and the man-hours
1990 109,755
2000 108,473 2010 106,990
0
parks. the community enjoys our needed to assemble and erect 2020
2030
105,880
104,720 Allen County
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030

The Kiwanis use proceeds Fourth of July celebration the system were donated by Population by Race Number Percent Population by Age Number Percent
from the annual Fourth of and the money they spend Kiwanis members, Delphos Total Population 108,473 100.0% Total Population 108,473 100.0%

July celebration and dona- there is used to fund our proj- Parks and Recreation employ- White
African-American
91,922
13,145
84.7%
12.1%
Under 6 years
6 to 17 years
8,550
19,529
7.9%
18.0%
tions from area businesses ects. Everyone who partici- ees, local contractors and citi- Native American
Asian
225
534
0.2%
0.5%
18 to 24 years
25 to 44 years
10,725
30,090
9.9%
27.7%
and organizations. Donations pates in the Fourth of July zens. Pacific Islander
Other
9
567
0.0%
0.5%
45 to 64 years
65 years and more
24,242
15,337
22.3%
14.1%
can be monetary or in the
Delpha Chevrolet, Buick
Two or More Races 2,071 1.9% Median Age 36.3
form of labor or the use of Hispanic (may be of any race) 1,538 1.4%

equipment.
Total Minority 17,280 15.9%
Family Type by Presence of
Hundreds of man hours Bob Grothouse and Delpha Chevrolet, Buick Educational Attainment
Own Children Under 18 Number Percent

are needed to prepare the site Number Percent Total Families 28,474 100.0%
the employees of Delpha began operations in March Persons 25 years and over 69,669 100.0% Married-couple families
for the equipment and the Chevrolet, Buick wish to 1946 at its Second Street No high school diploma
High school graduate
12,190
29,666
17.5%
42.6%
with own children
Male householder, no wife
9,225 32.4%

assembly and erection. thank past and current cus- location and moved to North Some college, no degree 13,016 18.7% present, with own children 991 3.5%

Kiwanis President Dennis

Associate degree 5,437 7.8% Female householder, no husband
tomers for making 65 years Canal Street to the current Bachelor's degree 5,891 8.5% present, with own children 3,364 11.8%

Kapcar said the projects fol- of continuous service pos- municipal building. Delpha
Master's degree or higher 3,469 5.0% Families with no own children 14,894 52.3%

low the Kiwnis commitment sible. outgrew that facility in 1977 Family Type by Poverty Status in 1999 of Families
and moved to its current
Since 1952 location at 1725 E. Fifth St.
Employment Status
Total Families
Number
28,474
Percent
100.0%
By Family Type by Presence
Of Related Children Number Percent

New & Used

Married couple, husband and Total Families 28,474 100.0%
Delpha wife in labor force 11,273 39.6% Family income above poverty level 25,732 90.4%
is your local Married couple, husband in

Computers & Laptops

Family income below poverty level 2,742 9.6%
labor force, wife not 4,767 16.7% Married couple,
dealer for Married couple, wife in labor
force, husband not 1,346 4.7%
with related children
Male householder, no wife
396 14.4%

Chevrolet Married couple, husband and

wife not in labor force 4,440 15.6%
present, with related children 221 8.1%

Computer Service - 17 Years Experience and Buick Male householder,

in labor force 1,239 4.4%
Female householder, no husband
present, with related children 1,531 55.8%

cars, trucks Families with no related children 594 21.7%

HDTV
Male householder,

and quality not in labor force

Female householder,
424 1.5%

Ratio of Income in 1999

pre-owned in labor force
Female householder,
3,387 11.9%
To Poverty Level
and Bob Grothouse
Number Percent
cars not in labor force 1,598 5.6%

FLAT PANEL
Population for whom poverty status

trucks. We
is determined 102,300 100.0%
Below 50% of poverty level 5,716 5.6%
back your purchase with a Household Income in 1999
Total Households
Number
40,625
Percent
100.0%
50% to 99% of poverty level
100% to 149% of poverty level
6,658
8,745
6.5%
8.5%
well-trained service and body Less than $10,000 4,432 10.9% 150% to 199% of poverty level 9,984 9.8%

SERVICE AFTER THE SALE

200% of poverty level or more 71,197 69.6%
shop repair facility, 24-hour $10,000 to $19,999
$20,000 to $29,999
5,805
6,115
14.3%
15.1%

towing and a well-stocked $30,000 to $39,999 5,260 12.9%

Gerdeman’s TV
$40,000 to $49,999 4,848 11.9% Residence in 1995 Number Percent
parts department. $50,000 to $59,999
$60,000 to $74,999
4,096
3,959
10.1%
9.7%
Population 5 years and over 101,269 100.0%

Your continued support $75,000 to $99,999 3,396 8.4% Same house in 1995
Different house, same county
59,509
27,586
58.8%
27.2%
helps us and supports various
$100,000 to $149,999 1,996 4.9%
$150,000 to $199,999 259 0.6% Different county, same state 8,839 8.7%
Different state 4,725 4.7%

207 S. Main St., Delphos Ph. 419-692-5831 local projects. For that, we $200,000 or more
Median household income
459
$37,048
1.1%
Puerto Rico or U.S. islands 52 0.1%

thank you.
Foreign country 558 0.6%

1946 - 2011
THANK YOU FOR 65
GREAT YEARS!

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 March 2011 The Herald Progress Edition – 5A

Spencerville will be constructing a new water treatment facility.

Spencerville looking to
improve water treatment
BY MIKE FORD
mford@delphosherald.com
Farm Credit Services employees include, front from left, Kris Craft, Lenny
Muhlenkamp (CIS) and Sandi Shutt; and back, Kirk Keiser (CIS), Jenny
ity,” he said. Environmental Protection Reithman, Connie Waters, Scott Parker.
Currently, the village has Agency in September. Plans

SPENCERVILLE
The upcoming 12-month
—
period will be one of pos-
sible movement toward
economic development.
Village Administrator Sean
Chapman says the biggest
project on the schedule is its
new water treatment facility,
which is being viewed as a
marketing tool.
“This will be put
together from eight 40-feet
seaship containers that are
constructed at the manu-
facturer’s facility, shipped
to us fully-loaded, we’ll
tie it all together on con-
crete, run the electrical
and things like that. This is
a way for us to keep costs
down and not have a brick
and mortar structure by
having a pre-fabbed facil-
a simple treatment process
that will be much-improved
upon.
“This will be much more
involved; we’ll still use
ground water. We’ll pump
it out and use pressure fil-
tration to remove iron and
manganese primarily. We’ll
soften it through nano filtra-
tion membranes, then blend
it with filtered water, adjust
the Ph level and send it on to
the customer,” he said.
The current plant process-
es 200,000 gallons each day,
whereas the new facility will
handle a capacity of 500,000
gallons. The village is work-
ing out funding issues.
“We’re hung up on fund-
ing as we look for the best-
case scenario to keep user fees
at a minimum. We received
plan approval from the Ohio
are complete and we are
submitting applications for
funding, talking with fund-
ing agencies to see what’s
out there and available and
how we may obtain some of
it,” he said.
In addition to normal
maintenance projects, the
village will also focus on a
culvert replacement in the
coming months.
“We’ll begin design work
on our Fourth Street Culvert
Replacement Project to
replace an underground
drainage culvert that’s over-
sized and causes bottlenecks
resulting in flooding. That
design should take place this
year and we hope to apply
for funding at the end of the
year through the Ohio Public
Works grant program,”
Chapman concluded.
Farm Credit Services
Farm Credit Services at 1120
Elida Avenue in Delphos has been
lending for 95 years specializing in
rural and agricultural lending.
Five employees provide value in
terms of both money and conve-
nience.
Whether it’s reliable lending,
competitive pricing or the intro-
duction of new products, there are
many ways we work with farmers,
ag businesses and rural residents.
Farm Credit Services offers many
products including:
Farm mortgage loans - for 1, 3, 5,
10 and 15-year adjustable products
are available. We are one of the few
ag lenders who offer fixed rates for
farm mortgages and we can also
tie loans to finance indexes like
rates;
Leasing - leasing can increase
tax flow, tax advantages in capital
preservation ;and
Residential loans - for a home,
rental home or even a vacation
home.
In addition to lending programs,
we offers services like group insur-
ance, online banking through www.e-
farmcredit.com, farmer cash man-
agement, a conversion program to
convert loans when interest rates or
other circumstances offer increased
savings. With their conversion pro-
gram, there is no lengthy and expen-
sive refinancing process.
Other programs include agricul-
ture and rural community invest-
ment for financing in capital

Schmit, Massa and Lloyd Ins. Agency LIBOR and Prime;

The Schmit, Massa and Lloyd Insurance
Agency offers auto, home, life, farm and
business insurance.
The agency represents Motorist Mutual,
Westfield, United Ohio, Mennonite Mutual,
Progressive, Grinnel Mutual and German
Mutual of Delphos. The agency is proud
of its long-term dedication and consistent
professional service to their clients in the
tri-county area.
The business is located at 126 S. Main St.
and is open 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. weekdays and on
Saturdays by appointment.
It was started by Robert Schmit in 1956
and purchased by William Massa from Bob
Schmit in 1989. In 2007, Bill Massa pur-
chased the Wm Lloyd Agency.
Massa is the principal agent; Kathie
Thitoff is an agent with 24 years of experi-
ence; Gina Staples is an agent with eight years
of experience; and Angie Carder has been a
customer service representative for 11 years.
Operating loans - when a farmer
needs money to grow their opera-
tion, FCS has loans to cover farm
and family living expenses. We
also offer multi-year lines of credit
to draw when customers need funds
and capital lines of credit;
Equipment financing - loans for
equipment, livestock and buildings
with fixed rates up to 10 years
as well as adjustable and variable
improvements in rural communities
such as medical facilities, schools,
wind turbines, etc., and an agni-
tion program for financing through
equipment dealerships.
We are committed to financing
agriculture today and in the future.
We continue to search for the best
possible products and services
for our customers. Farm Credit
Services is an equal opportunity
provider.

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Lehmann’s Furniture
Here’s to Progress Five generations of
Lehmann’s have served the
of Michael and his wife
Marthanne, joined the store
tables, floor and table lamps,
pictures and wall accesso-
Lehmann’s Furniture - Since 1948 residents of Delphos and the
vicinity since 1911.
in 1981, making Lehmann’s
a four-generation family
ries.
Whether furnishing a
Fred Lehmann, in store. new home or just looking
63 years of offering the finest in home business until the Great In 2000, their daughter for something to brighten
Depression, owned a music Susan Miller, joined the up your home for spring,
furnishings in the area. store on Main Street.
In 1948, Fred’s son,
sales team and later became
the main buyer of the furni-
stop in and get acquainted
with Lehmann’s family of
Morris J. Lehmann and his ture currently being shown employees.
5 Generations of Lehmann’s have served the wife, Martha Elizabeth, at Lehmann’s Furniture. Looking for a new La-Z-
started the House of Music, a In 2003, Josh Miller, Boy? Find a great selection
people of Delphos & vicinity since 1948. piano and television store at Susan and Ed Miller’s son of La-Z-Boy recliners and
their home at 622 W. Second and Michael and Marthanne’s sofa recliners.
St. grandson, started working A Flexsteel gallery is
In 1951, they added Norge part-time after school help- located on the entire second
appliances to their product ing make deliveries. floor. Set up in room set-
lines and moved their store In 2008, Miller joined the tings, you will be able to
to 205 W. Second St., where sales and office team, mak- see everything set up as you
Reliable Plumbing and ing Lehmann’s Furniture a would in your home. You
Heating is now located. five-generation family store. can find all the latest styles
Fred Morris Mike Lehmann Chris Becky Sue Josh Miller The store later moved Lehmann’s Furniture fea- of sofa, love seats and chairs
Lehmann Lehmann Lehmann’s Lehmann Lehmann Lehmann Since 2003 to 246 N. Main. St. at the tures more than 40 rooms of in all the latest decorator
Founder of
Delphos
Lehmann’s
Furniture Since 1976 Klausing Miller corner of Main and Third furniture and accessories on fabrics.
Businessman 1954-2003 1986-2000 Since 2000 streets. Another product line four floors. Ride the eleva- In addition to our La-Z-
Furniture
1911-1939 1948-1969 was added - furniture. tor for easy access to the Boy comfort studio and
In 1956, Morris and beautiful showrooms on all Flexsteel Furniture gallery,
This is a photo of the building as it Martha purchased the Phelan the floors. we carry Riverside, Mobel,
appeared in the 1880s when it was the Hotel and operated it as a Carpeting is a specialty Carolina, Lea and Samuel
hotel until 1959, when their at Lehmann’s. All installa- Lawrence.
Phelan Hotel. The building was pur-
son Michael Lehmann joined tion is done by their own Lehmann’s Store is proud
chased by the Lehmann’s in 1956. They the business and they turned installers. Lehmann’s have of the progress the business
ran it as a hotel until around 1959 when the 52-room hotel into a fur- enlarged the carpet depart- has made in their more
they turned the 52 room hotel into a niture and appliance store. ment with many new styles than 60 years of operation.
furniture and appliance store. After Morris died in 1969, of flooring to chose from. You are invited to visit
Michael became president of Lehmann’s have many the store and see the great
Lehmann’s Store. decorator pieces on display merchandise available at
Ohio County Profiles
Chris Lehmann, son throughout the store, such as Lehmann’s.
Prepared by the Office of Policy, Research and Strategic Planning

Lehmann’s today...features over 40 Allen County

rooms of furniture, carpet and acces-
Established: Act - March 1, 1820
sories. An elevator was installed in
the 1970’s for an easy access to all Agriculture
2009 Population: 104,357 Com
Land Area: 404.5 square miles
four floors. Land in farms
County Seat:
(acres)
Lima City 186,000 Tele
NamedNumber
for: ofColonel
farms John Allen, War of 1812 940 Radi
Marthanne and the late Mike
Lehmann, along with 12 other
employees are an important part
Average size (acres)
Total cash receipts
Allen County
Taxes
Taxable value of real property
Residential
198
$1,716,595,570
$65,552,000
$1,205,141,430
Daily
C
Agriculture $79,115,990
of the “family” that have made Per farm Industrial $69,002
$102,765,850
Agriculture
Lehmann’s known for excellent qual-
Communications Commercial $329,572,300
Mineral $0
ity and service. Land in farms (acres) 186,000 Television stations 5$59,651,371
Ohio income tax liability
Crim
Number of farms 940 Education
Radio stations Average per return
12 $1,245.41

Lehmann’s
Tota
Average size (acres) 198 Daily
Publicnewspapers
schools Land Use/Land Cover 245Percent
Total cash receipts $65,552,000 Circulation 40,000
Urban (Residential/Commercial/Industrial/
Students (Average Daily Membership) Transportation and Urban Grasses)
17,858 17.76%
Per farm $69,002 Expenditures per student
Cropland
$8,456
65.96%

FURNITURE • FLOORING Student-teacher ratio

Pasture
Forest
18.3
4.26%
8.18% Fin
Open Water 1.03%
130 N. Main, Delphos, OH 45833 Crime
Graduation rate Wetlands (Wooded/Herbaceous)
79.4 2.73% FDIC
Hours: Education 419-692-0861 Teachers
Total (Full TimeinEquivalent)
crimes reported
Bare/Mines
Uniform Crime Report 1,059.6
4,657
0.07%
A
Mon.-Fri. 9-5:30Public schools 45 Largest Areas Census 2000 Est. 2009 Bran
Sat. 9-4 Non-public schools Lima city 41,795 9 37,661
In
Sun. 12-4 Students (Average Daily Membership) 17,858 American twp UB 11,876 12,205
Comfort. It’s what we do.TM Students 2,325
Expenditures per student $8,456 Bath twp 9,810 9,831

LA-Z-BOYStudent-teacher
Comfort Studio - Largest Dealer in the Area
ratio 18.3
Finance
4-year public universites
Shawnee twp UB
Delphos city (pt.)
8,365
3,928 0
8,730
3,805
Bluffton village (pt.) 3,727 3,717
FDIC insured financial institutions (HQs) 11
Graduation rate 79.4 Branches Fort Shawnee village 3,855 3,689
Tra
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Teachers (Full Time Equivalent) 1,059.6 Assets
2-year public(000)
colleges
Perry twp
Marion twp UB
$564,958 1
3,620
2,845
3,579
2,904
Tota
Branch offices
Private universities and colleges Jackson twp UB 33 2
2,632 2,499

Non-public schools 9 UB: Unincorporated Balance Paym

Institutions represented 11
Students Public libraries (Main / Branches)
2,325 Total Population 2 / 4 R
Census Estimated 150,000 M
4-year public universites 0 1800 1900 47,976 2001 108,193
In
Transfer Payments
1810 1910 56,580 2002 107,845
Branches 1 120,000
1820 Transportation 1920 68,223 2003 106,527
2-year public colleges 1 1830 578 1930 69,419 2004 105,780
population

1840 Total transfer

Registered
9,079 payments
motor vehicles
1940 73,303 2005
90,000
105,528 $690,949,000
115,960 U
Private universities and colleges 2 1850 12,109
Payments
1950
to individuals
88,183 2006 105,126
$673,181,000
1860 Passenger
19,185 cars
1960 103,691 200760,000 104,895 74,401 V
1970 111,144
Public libraries (Main / Branches) 2 / 4 1870
1880
23,623
Retirement and disability
Noncommercial trucks
31,314 1980 112,241
2008
200930,000
104,826
104,357 $271,865,000
16,198 F
1890
Medical
Total licensepayments
40,644 1990
revenue 2010
2000
Projected
109,755
108,473106,990
$271,662,000
$3,066,175.78 O
0
Income maintenance 2020(Supplemental
105,880 SSI, 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030

Transportation Interstate highway miles 2030 104,720 23.15 Tota

family assistance, food stamps, etc) $61,363,000
Turnpike miles 0.00 D
Registered motor vehicles 115,960 Unemployment benefits $17,432,000
U.S. highway miles 24.06
Passenger cars 74,401 Veterans benefits $12,038,000
State highway miles 136.84
Noncommercial trucks 16,198 Federal education and training assistance $27,278,000
Total license revenue $3,066,175.78
County, township, and municipal road miles
Other payments to individuals
1,140.36
$11,543,000 Fed
Commercial airports 1 Dire
Interstate highway miles 23.15 Total personal income $3,181,560,000
R
Turnpike miles 0.00 Depedency ratio 21.7%
U.S. highway miles
Celebrating over 24.06 O
Voting G
State highway miles 136.84
Number of precincts 121
County, township, and municipal road miles 1,140.36 Federal
Number of Expenditures
registered voters 70,628
Commercial airports 1 Direct
Voted expenditures
in 2006 electionor obligations $922,195,458
50,943
Retirement and disability
Percent turnout $488,413,655
72.1% P
Other direct payments $199,191,379
Voting Years Grant awards $123,205,357 S
Number of precincts 121 Health Careplanning and construction
Highway $7,331,469
Number of registered voters 70,628 Temporary
Physicians (MDs &assistance
DOs) to needy families $6,955,336
294 Othe
Voted in 2006 election 50,943 Medical assistance program $75,057,459 D
Registered hospitals 4
Percent turnout 72.1% Procurement contract awards $81,033,434 G
Number of beds 803
Dept. of Defense $74,604,771 In
Licensed
Salarynursing homes
and wages $30,351,63313
Health Care Number
Dept. of beds
Defense 1,067
$4,091,000
Physicians (MDs & DOs) 294 Licensed
Other residential
federal care
assistance $159,207,409 9 Per
Number
Direct of beds
loans 651
$1,825,671
Registered hospitals 4
Number of beds 803 Guaranteed
Adults loans
with employer-based insurance $54,901,507
59.2% $35
Insurance
Children with employer-based insurance $102,480,231
59.9%
Licensed nursing homes 13 $30
Number of beds 1,067
$25
Licensed residential care 9 Per
StateCapita Personal
Parks, Forests,Income
Nature Preserves,
Number of beds 651 $20
And Wildlife Areas
$35,000
Adults with employer-based insurance 59.2% $15
Facilities 0
Children with employer-based insurance 59.9% $30,000
Acreage 0.00
$30,351
$25,000
State Parks, Forests, Nature Preserves, $23,594
$20,000
And Wildlife Areas
Facilities 0 $15,000
Acreage 0.00 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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 March 2011 The Herald Progress Edition – 7A

Delphos City Schools Bebout and Aero Printing

continually looking to improve
BY MIKE FORD
mford@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS — School
funding is often challenging,
especially when the state
faces fiscal challenges with
a new governor expected
to be red-pen-happy when
offering a biennial budget
this Spring. The local school
district saw a ballot measure
shot down in a blaze of glory
last November. Anticipating
the state will drop the other
shoe, Superintendent Jeff
Price looks for his board to
go back to voters later this
year.
“Funding is a major
aspect of our moving for-
ward in seeing what the
state budget is going to be.
We have to make reduc-
tions but we’re waiting to
see where the governor’s
going to be (financially).
Then, we’ll have a better
idea of what we’re dealing
with moving forward but
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meeting state demands in
terms of achievement tests
and more.
“We have exciting
things going on with the
School Improvement
Initiative through the Ohio
Improvement Process;
that’s where we create dis-
trict, building and teacher
level teams and everyone
has an opportunity to par-
ticipate in providing input
to the direction of the
school from an academic
perspective. That’s some-
thing we continue to be
excited about and want to
continue going forward,”
he said.
The Ohio Improvement
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sees itself.
“Through the School
Improvement Initiative,
the attitude we’ve adopt-
ed is that we’re a learning
organization that continu-
ally looks to improve by
identifying areas where we
can improve instruction or
services for our students;
that’s the exciting part of
what we’re doing.”
In addition to fiscal and
instructional concerns, one
of the elementary schools
is getting a new top.
“We’re in the process of
putting together a bid pack-
age for the roof at Franklin,
which will be a major proj-
ect we’ll conduct this sum-
mer along with other minor
things,” he concluded.
Roofing
and Siding
Bebout and Houg Roofing
and Siding, Inc. At 116 N.
Walnut St., in Van Wert is
a residential and commercial
roofing contractor. It also
does sheet metal, spouting,
windows, siding, room addi-
tions and all home improve-
ments.
The company opened in
1974 and has since expanded
to various phases of construc-
tion and was incorporated in
1987.
The company employs 14
people and has been com-
petitive in the area’s construc-
tion business for 37 years.
Employees are very proud to
drive through area communi-
ties and see the many homes,
schools and commercial struc-
tures the have been a part of.
Bebout and Houg is open
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through Friday.
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A spaghetti dinner and
raffle will be held from 3-7
p.m. Sunday at the Delphos
American Legion post to
benefit David Friemoth.
Friemoth was recently
diagnosed with cancer and
needs help with the cost of
medical treatment.
Dinners are $6. 50/50
tickets will also be avaialble.
Steak dinner set
The Ottoville Music
Boosters will sponsor its
annual Steak Dinner from 11
a.m to 1 p.m. on Sunday in
the Ottoville School auditeria.
The dinner includes
baked steak, potatoes with
gravy, noodles, vegetable,
applesauce, roll, homemade
dessert and beverage.
The cost of the din-
ner is $7.50; carry outs
will be available.
Tickets may be pur-
chased at the door or from
Ottoville Band members.
Sports
Klausing,
Hoffman grab
top NWC honors
Jefferson senior Kristin
Klausing and her coach,
Dave Hoffman, were named
Northwest Conference
Player and Coach of the
Year, respectively, by
girls basketball coaches
for the 2010-11 season.
Klausing also earned
the following honors:
District 8 Player of the
Year; and selected to play
in both the North-South
All-Star game and the Ohio/
Indiana All-Star Game.
Junior Kennedy Boggs
joins her on the NWC first-
team, while senior Bridget
Culp is a second-teamer.
On the boys side, senior
Ryan Ebbeskotte was tabbed
for the first unit, while class-
mate Logan Bonifas was
named Honorable Mention.
Baseball, softball
sign-ups planned
Registration for youth
baseball/softball is set for 9
a.m. Saturday and March 12
at the Franklin Elementary
School cafeteria.
Fees are payable at that
time. A parent or guardian must
sign the registration form.
Boys wishing to play in the heating costs rise with most Fox, who said that is rooted in coming into contact with water and have not been dis- separately from uncontami-
7/8-year-old Junior Baseball;
9- to 12-year-old Minor/City
leagues; and 13- to 15-year-old diminishing. Not only does to us for help when they have
Pony League must sign up.
Any 9/10-year-old with
a birth date between May 1,
2000, and April 30, 2002,
must bring a birth certifi-
cate or other proof of age.
Girls who attended grades
2-11 during the 2010-11
school year are eligible for
softball. Those wishing to
play must sign up on these
dates because no late registra-
tion is allowed. Forms may
be picked up at the schools.
Children eligible for the
Knothole League include boys these federal dollars through
ages 5-6 and girls who attended the state. Executive Director winter or summer.”
kindergarten or first grade dur- Jackie Fox explains what this
ing the current school year.
There is no fee but a registra-
tion form must be completed.
Forecast
Partly cloudy
Wednesday;
high in upper
30s. See
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Local flood waters recede
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Most roadways in Delphos are open after Monday’s flooding. Above: North Street
near the intersection of St. Rt. 66 is still closed and a portion of St. Rt. 697 just west of
Ohio Street is still under water. Below: Flooding recedes at Waterworks Park leaving
a few icy puddles behind this morning. Water is receding in Ottawa’s major drainage
tributaries. The Riley Creek is down by four feet or more and the Tawa River is also
inside its banks on the east side of Ottawa. Menard’s in Lima has been closed since
Monday morning. Two feet of water filled the yard and according to assistant Manager
Bobby Paetsch, 6-8 inches flooded the store. “We hope to be open this evening or by
Wednesday morning,” he said. “We have a lot of cleanup to do.”
Obama’s hatchet may State health officials warn
cut help to elderly
residents of flood water risks
BY MIKE FORD at a time when LACCA has
mford@delphosherald.com seen a 19 percent increase in Health officials advise resi- to play with toys that have water and
those seeking its services for dents to use caution when been contaminated by flood clothes should be washed
LIMA — As fuel and the first time, according to
School districts await Kasich’s
expenses, government aid recent unemployment.
to the most vulnerable is budget announcement, p3A
“Typically, people come may contain potentially dan-
DELPHOS
President Barack Obama had some type of financial fecal matter from overflow- and disinfected (such as, injured or
want to cut community action crisis such as a recent job loss ing sewage systems, agri- mattresses, carpeting, carpet
grants in half but federal bud- or health emergency. This cultural runoff and chemi- padding, rugs, upholstered
T
get negotiations may result winter, LACCA has served cals from industrial areas. furniture, cosmetics, stuffed
in substantial cuts to the more than 6,900 he households Wading in flood waters can animals, baby toys, pillows,
Low Income Home Energy with heat assistance. That is also be a cause of infec- foam-rubber items, books,
Assistance Program. This is more then we served in all tion or result in a variety of wall coverings and most
emergency assistance to those of last year and we have six injuries. Eating or drinking paper products).
facing their heating source more weeks until the pro- anything contaminated by
being disconnected and comes gram ends,” Fox said. “This flood water can cause diar- drywall and insulation that
from the same coffer as the is only a $175 benefit to each rheal disease.
regular HEAP program. eligible person, so it’s not
Lima Allen Council on something anyone is going to healthy during and after the
Community Affairs receives take advantage of but it does flood:
keep people’s electricity on in
50¢ daily
An Office of the Ohio and TV stations to see if tops, appliances, sinks and than 350,000 state workers,
Ladycats bring home first-ever regional title
would mean: Consumers’ Counsel repre- your area is under a boil alert other plumbing fixtures) teachers, safety forces
“There has been a recalcu- sentative said reduced fed- for drinking water.
lation of the LIHEAP formula eral funding for LIHEAP
for our current funding and would result in the average if you have a private water
we’ll get about a 6 percent low-income customer receiv- system or sewage treatment by using fans, air condition- ed to be thousands
cut, then an additional 50 per- ing about $100 less in heat- system.
cent next year. The program ing assistance than last year.
runs out at the end of March According to current projec- play in flood water areas.
and we expect to run out of tions, Ohio has been allocated
money prior to that and not approximately $119.6 million
be able to access more,” she in federal LIHEAP funding
through Sept. 30, a nearly 53 water or use hand sanitizer boiled for 1 minute (allow a compromise announced
said.
The combined 56 percent percent decrease in funding
2 reduction will also mean that from last year.
3 more than 3,400 Allen County A final decision on the Wash children’s hands fre-
4 low-income residents will not level of LIHEAP funding for quently (always before has been disinfected for per- would add Championship
5 get any assistance in keep- the 2011 fiscal year depends meals).
8 This includes households that tiations to fund the federal after a flood:
9 receive aid in bulk fuel such government beyond Saturday.
10 as oil, firewood and propane. Fewer federal dollars may be ber gloves and goggles dur- If the water is cloudy, use lawmakers.
A family of four earning less available if Congress passes ing cleanup of affected area. solution of 1/4 teaspoon of
than $38,587.50 a year will President Barack Obama’s
not get any help, regardless of proposed budget for the 2012 out of the affected area until lon of water.
the circumstances. This comes fiscal year.
The Jefferson girls basketball team celebrates the first regional championship in the program’s history after Politics
night’s 26-point rout of Bucyrus Wynford.
Upfront
Charter bus
open for
semifinal game
Buckeye Charter will
offer transportation to the
Jefferson state semifinal
games on Thursday.
Seats are $20.
To participate, riders must
register at Jefferson High
School cafeteria between
6-8 p.m. today. This is first-
come, first-serve and only
full buses will be taken. Each
bus accommodates 55 people.
There are approximately 330
seats available on six buses.
Children under 12 must
be accompanied by an adult.
For questions, please
contact Brenda Bonifas
at 567-204-1992.
State send-off rally
A pep rally to send
the team off to state is
set for 7 p.m. Wednesday
at Jefferson High School
in the gymnasium.
This event is open
to the community.
Sports
Jefferson state tickets on least 10,000 people. The latest
sale
Tickets for Thursday’s
8 p.m. Jefferson girls bas-
ketball state semifinal vs.
Canal Winchester Harvest
Prep (Schottenstein Center)
will be sold to the public 8
a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and 8 up in the reactor containment
a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at vessel — and potentially lead
the Jefferson Administration to an explosion — but felt
Building. Cost of tickets is $8 they had no choice if they
pre-sale and $10 at the door. wanted to avoid a complete
The school gets a percentage meltdown. In the end, the
of the pre-sale tickets sold.
Forecast
Rain Tuesday;
high near 50.
See page 2A.
Index
Obituaries 2A astated, with only a skeletal
State/Local 3A frame remaining.
Politics 4A
Community 5A which operates the plant, said
Sports 6-7A radiation levels at Unit 3 were
Announcements 8A well under the levels where a
Restaurant page 1B nuclear operator must file a
Classifieds 2-3B report to the government.
TV 4B
9-10A occurred Saturday at the
World News
Stacy Taff photos
COLUMBUS — State
flood waters because they infected.
gerous materials, such
Follow these tips to stay sewage or flood waters.
Flooding in your area:
• Tune into local radio and metal furniture, counter- tive bargaining rights for more
• Follow the guidelines or dish detergent.
• Do not allow children to
• Practice good hygiene with soap and warm water.
(Wash hands with soap and Use water that has been aimed atvs.
if soap is not available)
contact with flood waters. washing your hands).
Cleaning your home of 1/8 teaspoon of household
• Wear rubber boots, rub- Let it stand for 30 minutes. ments —vs.
• Keep children and pets household bleach per 1 gal- ers say no amount of Bank
cleanup has been completed.
Stricken Japan nuclear
plant rocked by 2nd blast
By ERIC TALMADGE
and SHINO YUASA
The Associated Press
SOMA, Japan — The sec-
ond hydrogen explosion in
three days rocked a Japanese
nuclear plant today, devastat-
ing the structure housing one
reactor and injuring 11 work-
ers. Water levels dropped pre-
cipitously at another reactor,
completely exposing the fuel
rods and raising the threat of
a meltdown.
The morning explosion in
Unit 3 of the Fukushima Dai-
ichi plant was felt 25 miles
(40 kilometers away), but
the plant’s operator said the
radiation levels at the affected
reactor were still within legal
limits. Hours later, officials
reported that the fuel rods at
another reactor, Unit 2, were
fully exposed, at least tem-
porarily.
Authorities began pouring
sea water into that unit to
re-cover the rods — as they
are at the plant’s two other
troubled reactors after cooling
system failures in the wake of
Friday’s massive earthquake
and tsunami, which killed at
explosion triggered an order
for hundreds of people to stay
indoors, said Chief Cabinet
Secretary Yukio Edano.
Operators knew the sea
water flooding at Unit 3
would cause a pressure build-
hydrogen in the released
steam mixed with oxygen in
the atmosphere and set off
the blast.
The inner containment
shell surrounding the Unit
3 reactor was intact, Edano
said, allaying some fears of
the risk to the environment
and public. But the outer
building around the reactor
appeared to have been dev-
Tokyo Electric Power Co.,
A similar explosion
plant’s Unit 1, injuring four
workers, causing mass evacu-
ations and destroying much
of the outer building.
chial school plans to prog- Schools is considering building. We need to get during basketball practice or something were to hap-
ress in the coming months adding cameras in high some wiring done first but other activities are going on. pen, they could monitor
in the arena of building traffic areas of its build- we’re looking at putting It isn’t open for walking but to see where people or
security. ing. them in in our hallways when the building is open someone was at. We don’t
While planning routine “We’re getting bids and and down in the cafeteria,” for something else, some look to put them in any
maintenance, blacktop re- nothing is final but we’re said Business Manager people walk the halls for classrooms,” Hanf said.
sealing and roofing work looking into installing Ted Hanf. exercise. We’re not policing Like at many retail
this summer, St. John cameras throughout the During the school day, any particular activity but establishments, the system
doors are locked and we want to have cameras will be used primarily to
monitored by an intercom just for security. tape entry ways and such.
system that must be acti-
vated for entry. However,
that isn’t the case during
‘We had Delphos police
come in to go through
lock-down procedures and
“This is closed-circuit;
it’s something we can use
to monitor and tape in eve-
the evenings and over the
summer.
one thing they asked us is
to have cameras down the
nings and on weekends so
if someone should break
“In the evening, the build- hallways. So, if something into the building, we can
ing is open for people who were to happen, and we see where they went,” he
want to walk the hallways hope it never does, but if added.
Liberty Tax Service The
Liberty Tax Service is the fastest growing international
retail tax preparation company in the industry’s history.
Delphos
Founded in 1997 by CEO John T. Hewitt, a pioneer in the
Herald
tax industry, Liberty Tax Service has prepared more than
8,000,000 individual income tax returns and currently
operates more than 3,800 offices throughout the United The Delphos Herald has
States and Canada. been reporting the news of
They provide computerized income tax preparation, Delphos and the Tri-County
electronic filing and refund loans. With an emphasis on area for 140 years.
LIMA customer service including audit assistance, a money- When the first issue
2115 Allentown Road back-guarantee and free tax return checking, Liberty Tax rolled off the press in 1869,
(Next to Kewpee) Service is well-known for its strong commitment to its D.H. Tolan was the pub-
Ph. (419) 229-1040 client base and their 100% accuracy guarantee. lisher and the population
The 2115 Allentown Road, Lima, location is owned of Delphos at the time was
LIMA by Nancy Rumschlag, who heads a team of 20 for fast 1,667.
1835 1/2 Harding Hwy. service. The Delphos Herald is
(Behind Pat’s Donuts) The office is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday a daily newspaper pub-
Ph. (419) 879-1040 through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Liberty Tax is a National Premier Partner of the
lished Monday through
Saturday with a circulation
American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, Cell Phones of approximately 4,000.
for Soldiers and in partnership with Stop Hunger Now. On Mondays, the Delphos
Herald publishes a “TMC
YOUR NEWSPAPER ... STILL LOADED Shopper Extra” which has
WITH EXTRAS. a circulation of 15,000.
The way newspapers are sold may
have changed, but fact is, newspapers
The Business Journal of
are still the most “value-added” source Northwest Ohio and Good
of information around. Where else can
you find facts, food, fashion, finance, Times are Herald prod-
“funnies”, football, and of course
good old-fashioned reporting, for just ucts.
pennies a day? With something new
to greet you each day, from cover to
In addition, the news-
cover, your newspaper is really one paper puts out numerous
extraordinary buy, so pick it up and
“read all about it” daily! specials sections that target
different aspects of the mar-
“Neighbor Insuring Neighbor” Since 1863
ketplace. Such special sec-
tions include the “Health
and Medical Guide,” the
“Spring Home and Garden
Guide,” and the popular
high school sports pre-
views.
There are 36 employees
FARMOWNER/HOMEOWNER INSURANCE
who work for the newspa-
per.
EMERGENCY 112 E. Third Street Murray Cohen took over
SERVICE
Delphos, OH 45833 as publisher in 1962.
Nancy Spencer is the
editor of the paper. This
is her seventh year in that
Lucy Pohlman: 419-339-9196 position after five years as
Schmit, Massa, Lloyd: 419-692-0951 a reporter and photogra-
Rhoades Ins.: 419-238-2341 pher.
Sandi Bohn is the head
of the composition depart-
ment, where the design and
layout of the newspaper is
done.
Don Hemple is the
advertising manager of
the paper. He defines the
advertising department’s
PCL All-star girls named, p6
job as “providing advertis-
ers with ideas to help their
ERALD business grow.”
Tiffany Brantley is the
Delphos, Ohio
Ottoville
Some to see circulation manager and
overseas subscriptions and
sewer rate increase
Ohio Senators delay look at union Elida boys move on in tourney, p6
BY SANDY LANGHALS ordinance that will give legal bill, p3
the paper carriers.
grounds to do something. If
OTTOVILLE — Ottoville
not, they will look into other
Village Council passed, on
villages that have an ordi-
nance for this and possibly
emergency reading, an ordi-
T
ELPHOS ERALD
nance to amend an existing
create one for the village.
he
Each department works
one which sets an additionalCouncil discussed rates
monthly sewage charge offor renting out the village’s
$25 a month for those inside
sewer camera. It decided the
the village whose water usage
camera can be rented to any
village resident for $50 an
cannot be metered. There is
also an additional monthly
hour, which includes a village
together to create the fin-
$25 increase for those who
employee to work the cam-
discharge private well water
era. There will be a minimum Telling The Tri-County’s Story Since 1869
charge of one hour. For indi-
and/or cistern water into the
system. Those with both viduals outside of the village,
a well and cistern have an
the camera can 50¢bedaily
rented for W ednesday ,M arch 2, 2011 Delphos, Ohio
ished product. From the in-
Body of missing
option of installing a second-
$100 an hour with a village
employee to work it and a
ary meter, which will be for
sewage rates only, at the indi-
minimum one-hour charge.
vidual customer’s expense.
The monthly readiness-to-
In other news, Martin
Cummin of the Community Upfront
depth local news stories to
Improvement Corporation
serve rate will be $12 and the
Post office
Bellefontaine
rate per 1,000 gallons will be
thanked council for its choice
$4.25. of representative to the CIC
The ordinance will take lobby closed
Board. He feels he will do a
effect on April 1. great job and also told council
this weekend
A resident addressed coun-
he could attend meetings as
the thorough coverage of
cil about a problem with his
needed. The Delphos Post Office
For the past 142 years we have presented news and
man found
neighbor. He shared that he is
Council
lobby discussed a priceand
will be closed
quote for
tired of living next to a neigh-
bor that has trash all over his
Cobalt Saturday
a new zero-turn
inaccessible
mower. The
from 2 p.m.
$8,995
to 7 a.m. Monday
property and how this has
price does not include a trade-
in of the due to floorfor maintenance.
local sports, the Delphos
decreased the value of his old mower $3,100.
If patrons need assis-
Council would
home by $6,000, according to
up withtance
an appraisal made six months $5,895.
have to
with P.O.
The Box
come
pricemail
includes on
ago. He said he has talked Saturday, they
a three-year warran-can come
information to the “tri-county” area ... to keep you
to thedecided
rear entrance until BELLEFONTAINE (AP) before he was scared off friend’s 26-year-old daughter,
with the village police as well
ty. Council research
as several council members
the matter5 p.m.
further andwith
someone
a focuswill — The body of an elderly by an approaching vehicle, whose body was found in the
Herald is community jour-
gather
on financing
about the issue and nothing in their
hope mail for them.
of getting Ohio man who disappeared Bellefontaine police Chief basement of the Bellefontaine
with his wife more than two Brad Kunze said Tuesday. home he had purchased from
has been done. a year interest-free.
Girl Scout
A resolution authoriz-
“Just have them pick it up, weeks ago has been found off He said he later dumped the Russells in 2009. He
a road in Tennessee, police her husband’s body on an has not been charged in the
please!” he begged. ing a $92,000 loan from the
Cookie booths set
said Tuesday. intersecting paved road, Russells’ disappearance.
Mayor Ron Miller said
Ottoville Bank Co. at a 3-
Dental records were used to Kunze said. The Russells’ family told
nalism at its finest.
there is nothing council can
percent rate for three years
Girl Scouts identify 84-year-old Richard The 37-year-old Littleton the Dayton Daily News that
informed, enlightened and entertained.
to purchaseDelphos
do if it is on private property. water Area treatment
will was
holdadopted.
cookie booths Russell of Bellefontaine, said was arrested last week in a they hope Gladis Russell’s
plant filters
He explained it would be like Chattanooga police spokes- wooded area in Princeton, body will also be found.
someone putting a swimming in the coming
Council also adopted a days.
woman Rebecca Royval. She W.Va., where officials had Nephew Don Russell told
pool in their yard and their Locations include
resolution authorizing a loan9 said the body was found over found the Russells’ car at a the newspaper on Tuesday that
at the a.m.
neighbor didn’t like looking to noon
Ottoville BankSaturday
Co. at
The office, located at 405
Rite Aid; and 10 loan
a.m. to the weekend by two men nearby Walmart parking lot. the couple should be together
to be refinanced.
at it — council couldn’t force The looking for scrap metal near Authorities believe the now, just as they were in life.
Mike Ford photo
that individual to remove their
is related2 p.m.
to the Sunday
initialand con- March
a railroad trestle. couple were killed in their “They never went any Washington Street is just one of the local roadways to
swimming pool. struction12ofatthe Chief Supermarket.
village sewer Samuel K. Littleton II, the rural home and their bod- place where they weren’t suffer from old man winter’s hammer of late. Several pot-
The resident responded
plant. This is Cookies
expected areto$3.50
save per man suspected in the couple’s ies kept in the trunk of their together,” he said. holes have appeared between Second and Third streets and
box. money
the village
that a swimming pool is com- Proceedsbyhelp pay- sup-
Winter wreaks
disappearance, told police car until they were discarded, Littleton appeared in may be filled in if weather gets warm enough.
N. Main Street in Delphos,
pletely different than trash. port local
ing monthly, insteadGirlofScouts.
every last week that he dumped Kunze said. Littleton’s own Mercer County Circuit court
Council
Jerry Markward and Bob Cemetery to begin
six months. In addition, the
members
rate will be one-half-percent
the bodies of Russell and car had been found aban- in West Virginia last week
his 85-year-old wife, Gladis, doned a couple of miles from and said he would fight
Altenburger told the resident
lower.
spring cleanup along Interstate 75 in Georgia the Russells’ home. efforts to be extradited to
havoc on roads
they understood his com- The next meeting will as he drove to Florida. Authorities continued to Ohio to face prosecution in
begin held Walnut
plaint. Council informed him March Grove 28 in Cemetery
the
is open Monday through
Littleton said he dumped search along the interstate for the woman’s death.
Town Hall.
they will see if there is an
From breaking local stories, national and world
Gladis Russell’s body in a the woman’s body. He is being held without
personnel will begin
cleanup of the grounds in
preparation for the mow-
“white, glowing cotton field” Littleton is charged with bond and faces a March 21
off a side road made of sand the stabbing death of his girl- court hearing.
BY MIKE FORD of pavement laid over the
ing season on April 1.
mford@delphosherald.com pothole without much prep-
Decorations on the
Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
aration beneath. This more
ground around grave mark- DELPHOS — Not only assertive measure is needed
ers need to be removed by has this winter’s weather on Elida Avenue.
• Do not allow children during that the date.
cleanupChristmas
in hotdecora- made driving conditions haz- “Elida Avenue needs a
events, sports, business news and much more, The
tionsdetergent.
will be removed. ardous but the same ice and trench skin that they couldn’t
These
Commission sets
sleet have greatly damaged do last year because bitumi-
the concrete beneath the dan- nous material plants were shut
nated clothes and linens. NCAA tourney bracket, p7A
annual dinner gerous precipitation.
Many drivers may perceive
down when the storm sewer
lines were put in. So, that
• Remove and discard • Seek immediate medi-
there to be more potholes in will happen as soon as plants
HERALD
The Delphos Canal
NOW
as items that cannot be washed cal attention if you become
Commission Boatmen’s town since the recent weather. reopen. One of our long-term
ill.
Breakaway Dinner will be Safety Service Director Greg projects is to widen Elida
Senate set to
Delphos Herald is your hometown newspaper ... 6
held at 6 p.m. March 13 at Berquist agrees this winter Avenue from a short three
has been hard on the city’s lanes to a full three lanes and
the Delphos Eagles Lodge.
revise Ohio
roadways. Some streets will resurface the whole thing from
Bob Ulm will pres-
ent a musical program. be given more priority than Douglas Street to The Point,”
others when the time comes Berquist said. “We may do
union bill
Call Marilyn Wagner
to repair the sinkholes. For some temporary patching but
at 419-692-4496 or example, Washington Street we’re not going to tear it up
amid protests
• Remove and discard 419-692-9217 for res- will simply have its cavi- and make huge repairs to it.
ervations by Friday.
ties filled in with tar. Elida We just want to get by with it
days a week.
All proceeds go to
has been contaminated with Avenue may be king of the because in another two years,
the operating
COLUMBUS (AP)expenses
— An small craters after L&W we’ll hopefully have the funds
Telling• The Tri-County’s
Thoroughly clean allStory
OhioSince of the
Senate 1869 Canal Museum.
committee plans Associates tore it up prior to fix it right.
hard surfaces (such as floor- to revise and vote on a bill to winter’s cold blows. The “Repaving is expensive.
M
onday ,M
arch
ing, concrete, molding, 14, 2011
wood today abolishing most collec-
Sports Delphos, Ohio Delphos Senior Villas devel-
oper needed to connect to
To repave a street, especial-
ly residential ones, is quite
underground lines in front expensive. We do use our
TODAY of a financial institution but permanent patch machine
GOOD NEWS
and
with hot water and laundry other publicBoys Sectional Basketball
employees. repairs could not be per- and when we get to a point
Union groupsDivision IV
and Democrats formed until later. However, where that doesn’t work, we
that is not the only reason the can do a grind-out and do a
• Help the drying process were rallyingAtwhat Vanwas Wert: expect-
St. John’s of vs. Lincolnview,
protest- roadway is in rough shape in skin on the street, which is
light of recent weather. a more permanent patch but
ing units and dehumidifiers. ers back 6:15 to thep.m.; Ottovilleforvs.
Statehouse
REALLY TRAVELS
By JIM METCALFE began. “I am so thankful for One of the common forms it’s still less than perfect. It
• After completing the the third Fort weekJennings, app. 8 p.m. Marlena Ballinger photos
in a row in an
Blanchard River crests in Ottawa
jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com these girls. They are a great of patching is cold patching, costs around $30,000 to do
cleanup, wash your hands effort to stopAtthe Elida:
bill. bunch of girls and they really which is simply filling in two blocks, so it’s outside our
The measure Lima initially
Temple Christian
was — Getting to the work so well together as a
ELIDA the pothole. Another is skin
To publish this newspaper requires the talents and
Perry, 6;15
abolishing most p.m.; Kalida
Final col- Reports indicate the off
Blanchard River in Ottawa has crested at 28.4 feet. The river See HAVOC, page 2
vs. Cory-Rawson. 8Four
p.m.in girls basket- team, on and the court. patching, a 1 1/2-inch coat
lective bargaining rights, but long been the finally
“Holy reached its highest
pleasureflood point at around 4 a.m. today. The National Weather
Sens. Brown, Hutchison
ball has It’s a real to coach
FAST!
after the water to cool before Grail”
THURSDAY
last
for 29th-year Service initially
Jefferson them. predicted
The one the Iriver
thing have to crest at around 1 a.m. today at a lower level.
week would allow unions
head man to Dave Hoffman. Ottawa Municipal
never seen Director Jackeyes
in these girls’ Williams said the river will remain near 28.4 feet
to introduce motorcoach
Or you may use water that negotiate onState wages Wrestling
only Heand
at Ohio until
finally has captured the2 p.m. or 3nop.m.
is fear, before
matter what. falling.
I see Williams said the river should return to flood
State a University: stage by confidence
Friday. The
prohibition
quest. on in weather
their eyes, forecast
that calls for more rain on Friday but Williams
sonal hygiene use (solution public-employee strikes.His Lady Wildcatssaid we should havethey
plentyare of leeway
to for the rain to come and not cause additional
safety legislation
Preliminaries 3 p.m.: used they know going
The committee chair
their has flooding. win.”
relentless pressure Officials are hesitant to give a prediction of when the river will be back
abilities of many people ... people you can depend on.
bleach per 1 gallon of water). received Ryan
a fewMusser (St.
dozendefense
amend- John’s) in her banks
and transition offense dueatopair
After theofforecast.
ties — 2-2 Williams said they will know more after Friday.
allShane Brown (Akron
from Republican
to140
bombard Above: St.
Bucyrus Wynford andRt.4-4
224—between Glandorf
the Wildcats (23- and Ottawa. Below: Sandbags are available at WASHINGTON, D.C. and serious injuries caused
Manchester), pounds;
Curtisand Miller 74-48 in the Division IVthe
(Jefferson)
municipal
Elida 2) tookgarage in Ottawa.
the lead for good on — U.S. Senators Sherrod by motorcoach accidents—
Democrats union lead- finals on the Union a 3-ball from junior Kennedy
Regional
Just because
vs. Marc Moser (Tinora), Brown (D-OH) and Kay and though this bill has broad
revisions Court of the Elida Boggs (18 markers, 4 blocks) Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) will bipartisan support, it has been
could fix 215the pounds; Consolation
bill. Fieldhouse.
They’ve
at the 3:53 point. The Wildcat announce today, on the 4th blocked in the Senate in years
• Wash all clothes worn offered no Round 1: 7:25
amendments. p.m.
TheBasketball
Wildcats garnered the full-court pressure — man-to- anniversary of the Bluffton past. But as this week’s tragic
Girls District
At Elida: first state semifinal in the pro- man and zone press — began University motorcoach crash anniversary reminds us, we
Jefefrson gram’s 39-year history at 8 to assert itself, forcing seven
you’re going away
vs. Wayne that claimed seven lives, must not give up the fight
Trace, 6:15 p.m.; p.m. Thursday
St. John’s night on the of their game total of 19 in they will reintroduce legisla- to ensure motorcoach safe-
vs. Ottoville,floor app. of 8 p.m.Value City Arena the period. Their lead reached tion to strengthen bus safety ty. We need to prevent any
versus top-ranked and defend- 16-9 on a free-throw jumper and improve driver train- future bus trips from turning
ing champs Canal Winchester by senior Kristin Klausing (21
Forecast
Harvest Prep (25-1), a 66-35 counters, 5 treys; 6 boards, 5
ing to reduce the number
of motorcoach crashes and
into tragedies.”
“The tragic crashes that
for the summer
Mostly cloudy destroyer of Reedsville assists) with 1:28 to go before related fatalities. Brown and have occurred in Texas, Ohio,
Thursday; Eastern. The other semifinal Northwest District Player of Hutchison have introduced and elsewhere in the nation
high in low features Fort Loramie (21-5) the Year Teneil Krebs (20 the legislation together in are vivid reminders of the
40s. See and Shadyside (26-0), start- counters, 9 boards, 3 assists) the previous two Congresses. urgent need to dramatically
page 2. ing at 6 p.m. that night. hit a single and Cierra Brady U.S. Congressman John improve bus safety,” said
doesn’t mean
“I’ve been coaching a long (11 counters, 3 thefts) 1-of-2 Lewis (GA-5) is introducing Senator Hutchison. “Half
Index time and I am closer to the end with 34.9 seconds to get the a companion bill in the House of all motorcoach fatalities
Obituaries of coaching than 2 the begin- Lady Royals (23-2) within
Tom Morris photo ning. This is always the goal
of Representatives. over the past 10 years have
State/Local 3 16-11. “Four years after a ter- occurred as a result of roll-
Saturday and to finally get
4 there is an rible motorcoach crash that overs and 70 percent of the
you have to miss
Communityaccomplishment,” 5 Hoffman See CHAMPS, page 6A claimed seven lives, there are individuals killed were eject-
still no new regulations in ed from the bus. This com-
Sports 6-7
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Business 7
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Union lost a beloved faculty haul the nation’s motorcoach
out on a single
TV 9
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World News 10
accident,” Senator Brown
said. “This legislation is
seat belts and stronger roof
standards to better withstand
Shortly after today’s explo-
aimed at dramatically reduc-
sion, Tokyo Electric warned See MOROTCOASH, page 2
ing the number of deaths
issue of your favorite hometown paper.
it had lost the ability to cool
Unit 2. Hours later, an indica-
tor showed water briefly fell
to the bottom of fuel rods,
fully exposing them, accord-
ing to a spokeswoman for the
All you need do is contact our customer
company, Takako Kitajima.
She said officials believe
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reactor.
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More than 180,000 people
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radiation — pouring misery
onto those already devastated
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Japan’s meteorological
Carol and Lou Hohman, right, welcome guests Miami-Erie Canal Corridor Secretary Jim
agency reported the prevailing
forwarded to your vacation address. It’s
Coombs, seated left, and Steve Dorsten of the ODNR Divisoin of Soil and Water Resources;
wind in the area of the strick-
and back, MECCA Executive Director Neal Brady and his wife, Allison Brady, executive
en nuclear plant was heading
director of the Heritage Trails Park District, to the Delphos Canal Commission’s Boatman’s
east — to the Pacific.
Breakaway dinner Sunday at the Delphos Eagles Lodge. Lou Hohman is a permanent Canal
Seventeen U.S. military
Commission trustee and a representative on the MECCA board.
Canal Commission holds annual
personnel involved in heli-
simple, and it won’t cost you an extra cent
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found to have been exposed
Boatman’s Breakaway Banquet
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annual Boatman’s Breakaway
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were declared contamination-
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free.
Commission President
But as a precaution, the
Ed Ulrich gave the crowd
U.S. said the carrier and other
an update on activities at the
U.S. 7th Fleet ships involved
Canal Commission Museum.
in relief efforts had shifted to
“We have come a long
another area.
way this year on renova-
While Japan has aggres-
tions at the museum,” Ulrich
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three nights without electric-
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ity, water, food or heat in
Marguerite on the main floor. Museum Sunday evening.
near-freezing temperatures.
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out of body bags. with half the boat finished the lock freed up and canal Canal Corridor Secretary
Officials have declared and the other half just the boats could begin traveling. Jim Coombs, Steve Dorsten
states of emergency at six framework,” Ulrich said. “The dinner marks the of the ODNR Division of
Fukushima reactors, where “This will fulfill a dream of time when the canal boats Soil and Water Resources,
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Friday’s twin disasters the Columbian Squires from could break away from the MECCA Executive Director
knocked out the main cooling 1987 to have The Marguerite docks and the canal would Neal Brady and his wife,
on display.” be full of activity after a long
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Eagle Print Alexander & Bebout, Inc. Kitchens Inc.

Eagle Print, located at 111 E. Fourth St. in Delphos,
prints newspapers, real estate guides, phone books and
46 years of building experience Kitchens Inc., in busi-
ness since 1972, special-
with American Standard
and Delta products to sat-
grocery advertisements in booklet, tabloid, broadsheet Alexander & Bebout, happy customers make izes in designing and isfy your fixture and fau-
and mini-tabloid formats. Inc., established in 1965 by their business unique. remodeling kitchens and cet needs. The 90-plus
In September 2008, the company added technology to Tom Alexander and Gene Their reputation is a result bathrooms. years combined experi-
expand and add jobs. Our main web press added three Bebout, is celebrating their of these two factors. When General Manager Charlie ence of the three install-
new Quad-Stack units to an older press, enabling them to 46th year in business. In you have competent, pro- Wilkin and Designer Lori ers employed by Kitchens,
print more color and more pages with great efficiency. 1970 they signed on as a fessional people work- Dasher have a combined Inc., guarantees an expert
The Quad-Stack is a low-profile, single width, single Butler Builder and built ing with the best building experience of 65-plus installation and your com-
circumference modularly constructed 4-color web-offset their first Butler building systems, the second factor years. Whether you want plete satisfaction with each
printing unit with a vertical web lead. It is designed for at on 10098 West Lincoln naturally follows - Happy to just update your counter- and every project. Their
newspapers, magazines, tabloids, brochures books and Highway, home of their Customers! Over the last tops, completely remodel installers can handle any
other commercial printing. present offices and ware- 46 years, Alexander & your kitchen or redo your plumbing, electrical or car-
Acting General Manager Dennis Klausing oversees houses. Bebout retired in Bebout has satisfied the bathroom, they will work pentry skills required to
105 employees in an 24/6 operation. 1989 leaving the business building needs of their cli- with you from the begin- complete your project.
“Our customer service and the care we put into each operations to Alexander ents repeatedly. They are ning stages, thru the design Kitchens, Inc. is also
job is what we are most proud of,” Klausing said. and his wife Sylvia, who extremely proud of this and decision process, to a Brand Source Dealer
has managed the office accomplishment. the finished product. Their carrying a complete
since the corporation was The construction indus- experience enables them to line of General Electric
formed. The general con- try is moving toward work with you to determine and Hotpoint applianc-
tractor currently employs a green future. More exactly what you want and es — washers and dry-
50+ people. recycled products along the best way to achieve the ers, refrigerators, freezers,
From site selection to with reduced waste and end result you desire. dishwashers, microwaves
preliminary drawings to enhanced energy model- Computer generated (both countertop and built-
final design and construc- ing BIM technology is drawings, which allow you in models), ranges, cook-
tion, they can handle every really allowing designers to see your thoughts and tops and wall ovens. The
phase of your next build- and owner defined build- ideas come to life, make Brand Source affiliation
ing project. This can take ing models not only for the decision making pro- allows Kitchens, Inc. to
weeks off your project construction but also for cess completely painless. be extremely price com-
schedule. Alexander & system control and main- Free estimates allow you petitive. They can deliv-
Bebout has continued to tenance. to know up front exactly er your appliance at your
offer innovative design and Alexander & Bebout how much your project convenience and dispose
can handle a full range of also tries to support the will cost. Kitchens, Inc. of your old one.
construction capabilities. community in as many offers three cabinet lines, Visit their showroom
They continue to stay at ways as possible. Whether Pennville, Kemper & at 10098 Lincoln Hwy.,
First Federal Bank the forefront of design and
construction technology.
Along with Butler Mfg.,
it be hiring local subcon-
tractors, donating time and
or monies to local chari-
Bridgewood, each having
three to five different price
Van Wert and talk to
Lori or Charlie. They will
lines. They also handle help you get the kitchen
The year 2010 was dif- ing $35.5 million in com- they can provide innova- ties, or supporting local laminate, solid surface and and/or bathroom of your
ficult in the banking indus- mercial loan balances and tive building solutions to schools and agencies. granite countertops along dreams.
try, but through it all First making First Federal an meet their client’s needs. Anyone interested in
Federal Bank continued excellent choice for busi- They build commercial, discussing building proj-
to grow and be successful nessAllen lending County needs in the industrial, and institutional ects should contact their
not only in the Allen and tri-county area. buildings and pride them- offices at 419-238-9567.
ent
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Specified renter-occupied housing units
First Number Federal Percent
11,221
Bank
100.0%
selves on their excellent You can also email them www.delphosherald.com
but throughout northwest implemented a variety of reputation. at info@alexanderbebout.
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assets$700 to $799
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programs Kitchens • Baths • Appliances

our goal.
$800 to $899
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gross rent as a percentage

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involvement
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our localin 1999 ucts and services, 23.1 includ-
bankers in our communi- ing mobile banking.”
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Less than $400 and high level of customer
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$800 to $999 3,131 19.3%
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750 toaccounts,
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4.4%
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Median
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one project at a time
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percentage of household income staff serve 18.8 in leadership
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million in home loans. organizations
Vital Statistics Number
and actively
Rate • Commercial • Site Selection
First
BirthsFederal’s
/ rate per 1,000team womenof aged support
15 to 44 the1,386community70.9
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per 1,000also femalesthrough
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Ohio County Profiles
contributed
Deaths / rate per
Marriages
to100,000
the population
past and the financial
success by reach- of the bank.
/ rate per 1,000 population
1,030
587
support
978.8
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Prepared by the Office of Policy, Research and Strategic Planning
Divorces / rate per 1,000 population 388 3.7
.0%
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.0%
Migration
Established: Act - March 1, 1820 Complete Turnkey Operation
2009 Population: 104,357
In-migrants Out-migrants

Alexander & Bebout, Inc.

Land Area: 404.5 square miles
4,500 Seat:
County Lima City
ent pNamed for: Colonel John Allen, War of 1812
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.3% 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
Average per return $1,245.41
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Continuing the tradition

Land Use/Land Cover Percent

of great community banking.

Urban (Residential/Commercial/Industrial/
Transportation and Urban Grasses) 17.76%
Cropland 65.96%
Pasture 4.26%
Forest 8.18%
Open Water 1.03%
Wetlands (Wooded/Herbaceous) 2.73%
Bare/Mines 0.07%

Largest Areas
Lima city
American twp UB
Census 2000
41,795
11,876
Est. 2009
37,661
12,205
In 2010, First Federal Bank in Delphos:
Bath twp
Shawnee twp UB
9,810
8,365
9,831
8,730 • Opened over 750 accounts and found the perfect
Delphos city (pt.)
Bluffton village (pt.)
3,928
3,727
3,805
3,717 home loan for 255 customers in the Delphos Area.
Fort Shawnee village 3,855 3,689
Perry twp
Marion twp UB
3,620
2,845
3,579
2,904
• Established nearly 350 combined years of banking
Jackson twp UB 2,632 2,499
UB: Unincorporated Balance
experience.
Total Population • Donated and participated
cipated in community events
Census Estimated 150,000
such as Relay for Life,
ife, the Community Unity Project,
Delphos Community ty Christmas Project and Canal Days.
1800 1900 47,976 2001 108,193
1810 1910 56,580 2002 107,845 120,000
1820 1920 68,223 2003 106,527
1830 578 1930 69,419 2004 105,780
population

90,000
1840 9,079 1940 73,303 2005 105,528
1850 12,109 1950 88,183 2006 105,126
1860 19,185 1960 103,691 2007 104,895 60,000
1870 23,623 1970 111,144 2008 104,826
1880 31,314 1980 112,241 2009 104,357 30,000
1890 40,644 1990 109,755 Projected
2000 108,473 2010 106,990
0
2020 105,880 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030
2030 104,720

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