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12 Paws to Consider, p5 Williams questionable for US Open, p7 THE ELPHOS ERALD D Telling The Tri-County’s Story Since 1869H 50¢ daily TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2010 Delphos, Ohio Upfront Residents need Rolling Thunder chapter to offer to return surveys The City of Delphos is conducting an income survey program during 2010 Canal Days to determine the city’s eligibil- BY NANCY SPENCER Doris Dickman also asked ity for state and federal fund- The Delphos Herald the Canal Days Committee if ing for infrastructure improve- [email protected] the group could host an Old- ments to help in reducing fashioned Tent Meeting after costs of the water and waste- DELPHOS — Rolling the parade in the Optimist water systems. The Ohio Thunder will again have Tent. A circuit preacher will Rural Community Assistance Program is conducting these a presence at the annual ride in the parade and then confidential income surveys. Canal Days celebration in lead those who wish to par- The city has sent two September. ticipate to the tent where old mailings to a random selec- The group is planning two hymns will be sang. tion of residents in the city of programs, one at 1 p.m. and “We want to close out Delphos. The first mailing was one at 5 p.m., on Sept. 18 at Canal Days with something to be returned by June 10 and the Veterans Memorial Park at different,” Dickman said. the second was to be returned Fifth and North Main streets. The annual karaoke con- by July 7. Some mailings Jeff McDougle represented test has been replaced with have not been returned. the group at Monday’s meet- pig races this year. Eric Fritz The city reminds resi- ing and outlined the “POW will round up porcine con- dents that if they received a retrieval” skit the group is testants and participants will random survey to fill it out Nancy Spencer photo working on. place bids on their favorite Jeff McDougle, left, explains what the local Rolling Thunder Chapter would like to offer and return it to Chris Laurer, “We will have a short pro- entry in each heat. Odds will WSOS/RCAP, P.O. Box during this year’s Canal Days celebration to members of the Canal Days Core Committee gram with a skit showing the be tallied to find the “heavy including, second from left, Ed Fritz, Diane Sterling, Tony Wehri and Jim Grothouse. 590, Fremont OH 43420. rescue of a POW held captive favorite” and the races will in a cage. A military Humvee begin. the “Toast to the City.” The mately 11:30 a.m. in front of which include selections Fundraiser set will be used for the ‘res- Vendors for the “Toast to evening’s theme is “Shake, the stage on Second Street. from classic rock, R&B and cue’,” McDougle said. “We the City” on Thursday, the Rattle & Rock.” Attendees Other entertainment for modern and alternative rock for Canal Days also have permission from opening day of the festival, will also enjoy hearing a his- the weekend includes the cover tunes. the Ohio National Guard in have been secured. So far, six tory of the Chew Chew from Lima band The Hipnotix on Somebody’s Kids will Queen Pageant Lima to borrow some mili- local restaurants have agreed the Gallmeiers. stage on Friday evening of entertain Saturday afternoon A Pampered Chef fund- tary vehicles for display. That to provide food, includ- Invitations with RSVPs Canal Days right after the from noon to 3 p.m. raiser has been set for will be set up in the Delphos ing The Grind, Pizza Hut, attached are coming soon. “Battle of the Businesses.” The Canals Days Parade the Canal Days Queen Herald parking lot.” Topp Chalet, Rustic, Keith’s Rick Vonderwell has Saturday’s featured band will step off at 2 p.m. Sunday. Pageant at 6:30 p.m. Aug. The group will set up Landeck Tavern and Chief added a K-9 demonstration is Red Ball Jets. The Jets will More information on how to 5 at the Delphos Coon Friday afternoon and offer Supermarket. Several other to follow the Pet Parade on take the stage from 8 p.m. enter is forthcoming. and Sportsman Club. information and vendors vendors are pending. Saturday of Canal Days. Law to midnight. The Jets pride The next Canal Days Pre-register by July 30 through Saturday. Elvis impersonator Richard enforcement will show off themselves in their repertoire Committee meeting begins at by calling 419-302-3845 or Optimist Bingo organizer Crouch will perform during its K-9s’ talents at approxi- of top dance and party songs, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16. e-mailing delphosqueen- [email protected] There is no tax or shipping and the pageant will receive SND of Germany Hibiscus in 25 percent of the profits Proceeds will be used high demand to provide scholarship to visit Delphos money for the contestants. These hibiscus flowers convent July 27 in the front yard of the 2010 Relay Seven Sisters of Notre Dame from Jettinghoff home on East Germany will be in the United States from Seventh Street have been Wrap-up set Thursday through July 28 and will visit the creating quite a stir. Sue There will be a 2010 Sisters of Notre Dame, Toledo Province Jettinghoff said she got Relay For Life Wrap-up and the convent in Delphos. the starts locally and has at 6 p.m. on July 27 at St. On July 27, the local Sisters of Notre been handing out starts Peter Lutheran church. Dame will host the German pilgrims for from her plants for the last This meeting includes lunch and for a tour of St. John’s Church. several weeks. “People a potluck dinner. Margaret Fischer will guide the tour. will stop when I’m out in All Relay participants, The foundress of the Sisters of Notre the yard and ask if they team members, survivors Dame, Sr. Mary Aloysia Wolbring at one can have starts,” she said. and other interested people time lived and ministered in the Delphos “I still have some if anyone are invited to attend. area in the late 1870s. wants them.” Jettinghoff The 2010 and 2011 said the plants are easy to Relays will be discussed. The Sisters of Notre Dame, Toledo Province sponsor Double ARC, Lial care for and all she does Catholic School, Mary Early Learning is water them and make Center, Mary Immaculate School and Notre sure the dirt around them Sports Dame Academy in the Toledo area. Sisters stays loose. minister in 11 states, Rome, Italy; Papua Midget Football New Guinea and Nicaragua. The Toledo Province was founded in 1924. registration Aug. 2 The Sisters of Notre Dame is an inter- Registration for the national congregation of more than 2,200 Delphos Midget Football women, serving on six continents and in Nancy Spencer photo Association will be held from 16 countries. 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Stadium Park shelterhouse. This is for anyone ages 9-12 not currently on a BP cap stays on, feds call team. Registrants must be 9 years old by Sept. 1 new leaks insignificant and no older than 12. Tryouts are set 6-7 By COLLEEN LONG cap late Sunday, but “we do p.m. Aug. 9 and 10 near and MATTHEW DALY not believe it is consequential Stadium Park diamond 4. The Associated Press at this time,” retired Coast Call Ron Ebbeskotte at Guard Adm. Thad Allen 419-692-7191 for questions. NEW ORLEANS — Oil said. from BP’s blown out well is Also, seepage from the Girls golf sign up again seeping into the Gulf sea floor was detected over Any St. John’s High School of Mexico, but this time, the weekend less than two girl interested in joining the more slowly and scientists miles away, but Allen said school’s girls golf team should aren’t convinced the cap that it probably has nothing to do come to a meeting at 3 p.m. stopped the flow last week is with the well. Oil and gas are Aug. 2 at the Delphos Country making things worse. known to ooze naturally from Club. The government said fissures in the bottom of the For questions, contact Andy Monday that oil was seeping Gulf of Mexico. Miller at 419-968-2779. into the Gulf after days of At a Monday afternoon warning that the experimen- briefing in Washington, Allen Forecast tal cap on the oil well could said BP could keep the cap Partly sunny cause more leaks. closed at least another 24 Wednesday Despite what at first hours, as long as the company afternoon seemed a setback, though, the remained alert for leaks. with chance federal government declared Since the cap was closed of showers, the development insignificant Thursday, beachgoers have storms. Humid; and forged ahead with BP’s reported less oil fouling the high in low 80s. See page 2. plan for finally sealing the shore. hole in the ocean floor. Bob Broadway, 41, of Index Ever since the cap was Huntsville, Ala., said his used to bottle up the oil last vacation spot in Orange Obituaries 2 Nancy Spencer photo week, engineers have been Beach, Ala., has improved State/Local 3 watching underwater cam- from a month ago. Politics 4 Sewer work coming to end Work on the combined sewer line along Suthoff Street is nearly done with the final eras and monitoring pressure Then, he said, the oil was Community 5 and seismic readings to see thick “like chocolate” and the Sports 6-7 pipe under the Flat Fork Creek bridge, the last to be replaced and tied into the system, according to Delphos Safety Service Director Greg Berquist.