Delphos Herald

Arizonia revises new Jays, Wildcats win diamond match-ups immigration law p.6 p.12 THE DELPHOSTelling The Tri-County’s Story Since 1869HERALD 50¢ daily SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2010 Delphos, Ohio Upfront Delphos City Schools Sneary fires back at Begg as commissioner debate heats up McDonald’s® Voters to see Earned BY MIKE FORD hypothetical,” Sneary said. owner receives The Delphos Herald When Begg was asked mford@delpho- what he meant by calling Worldwide Award sherald.com Sneary “incompetent,” he Income Tax Tuesday charged the commissioner DELPHOS — Jerry The Republican nomina- as “operating behind closed BY NANCY SPENCER Lewis, local McDonald’s that do not allow for inflation- welfare benefits, interest, divi- tion race for Allen County doors and not discussing the The Delphos Herald ary growth with property values dends, capital gains, pensions Restaurant owner, commissioner has become business of the county with was recently hon- [email protected] so the district would be forced and IRA contributions, rental to come back again to the con- income, lottery winnings and heated between incumbent the other commissioners.” ored by McDonald’s Greg Sneary and challenger Sneary Corporation with the DELPHOS — Delphos City stituents for higher tax rates income earned by estates. School District voters will have to maintain current levels of The tax, according to School Jay Begg, who called Sneary called Golden Arch Award at programming. The income tax Board President Perry Wiltsie, “incompetent” in a recent this the 2010 McDonald’s an opportunity to give their approval on a 1-percent Earned is allowed to grow over time as is a more fair way to collect for interview. Now, Sneary a lie. Worldwide Convention wages increase so the district the district. Income Tax on Tuesday’s ballot. responds, saying other media Begg in Orlando, Florida. would not have to be back on “This puts more of the bur- are biased and he’s not fall- said The McDonald’s Golden According to Superintendent the ballot but would be forced den on those who can pay for it,” Jeff Price, additional revenue ing for the tactics. he was Arch Award is the most to live on this budget which bet- Wiltsie said. “A lot of our district “It seems like everybody bas- prestigious award given to is needed to close a gap in the ter matches inflation.” taxpayers are on a fixed income. district’s budget for 2011-12 wants to fall on his side ing his McDonald’s owners and The district faces a deficit of This would not affect them and of everything. If he makes state- honors the “best of the school year and beyond. nearly $100,000 in Fiscal Year ultimately, when the other two Sneary “Additional revenue is need- 2010-11; more than $300,000 operating levies expire, will statements, why don’t they ment best” in the McDonald’s investigate to find out if on a Owner/Operator commu- ed to avoid even deeper reduc- in FY 2011-12; and more than reduce their property tax.” tions of teaching staff. Without $750,000 in FY 2012-13. If passed, it would take they’re true? He has gotten comment he claimed nity. Less than one percent more revenue, the district will The district has also prom- 18 months before the district by with a ton of stuff but Sneary made during one of franchise owners earn have a need to lay off additional ised to allow two upcoming begins to fully collect the tax. I’m not of the debates; Sneary this honor of a lifetime. teachers as soon as 2011-12 operating expense levies to If not passed, Price said the going to said he doesn’t remem- This award recognizes the school year. This will have a lapse: in 2013 and 2014; that gap in the budget would have run and ber making such a state- recipient’s relentless focus negative impact on the pro- will shave approximately 3.9 to be closed, according to state answer ment. Neither of the other on customer service, out- grams we will be able to offer mills from property tax owners. law, and that would require a his ques- commissioners could be standing quality, service, students,” Price said. “There is “We are putting it in writing reduction in the teaching staff. tions reached for comment. cleanliness and value, a definite need and the board is — in black and white — that we “We have already reduced asking the citizens of the district — I’ll In the exchange of accusa- significant community will let these two levies expire the staff and would have to make that tions back and forth between involvement, exceptional to consider this issue as a long- and fall off the books,” Price go back and cut some more term solution to school funding said. “The voters still have con- positions. We have to balance perfectly the candidates, Begg also achievements in all areas of clear brings up the civic center McDonald’s “Plan to Win” in the district. If we were not trol over that if a board would the budget,” Price said. “This asking for this income tax, we place those on the ballot or would directly affect the educa- because Begg parking garage. and contributions to the would have to be asking for an propose a new one.” tion of our students.” there is “The parking garage con- success of the McDonald’s additional 5-6 mills on property The Earned Income Tax, if Price also fears open-enroll- no point. I’m not going to tract has some inconsisten- brand. In response to the to fill in this gap and then come passed, will be collected from ment numbers would drop, play into their game. The cies in the way it was han- award, Lewis says, “I am back to the voters in another wages and self-employment costing the district additional people of this county know dled in the past. We made honored and humbled by year asking for the renewal levy earnings, to include earnings state funding. what I’ve done and I’m reimbursement to a company the award but it truly goes and then again in 2014. This from partnerships. This does “We have more than 70 not going to answer what for expenses they were sup- to my employees who would put the district on the include farmers who file a open-enrollment students who he has to say; he doesn’t posed to cover as part of the are so committed to serv- ballot at least every other year Schedule F. bring in dollars to our district. and sometimes in back to back have proof to back it up. contract but I don’t have the ing the customers each It is estimated to collect $1.5 They are coming here for our Therefore, I’m not going years. million per year. academic programs. If we start day. My people are the to answer something that’s See COMMISH, page 9 reason for this award.” “In addition, property taxes The tax excludes Social to trim those, we could lose After serving four years are fixed-dollar-amount taxes Security, unemployment and even more,” he ended. in the military, Lewis started his McDonald’s career more than 30 years St. John’s launches ago making McDonald’s World Famous French Fries. He realized that Vitality campaign through McDonald’s, he DELPHOS — Leaders members. could do two of the things at Delphos St. John the “By completing the sur- he loved the most: serve Evangelist Catholic Church vey our parishioners will be customers and give back want to know what direction able to describe the strengths to the community in which to take the parish and they are and weaknesses of our faith he lived and did business. giving the members a type of community,” said St. John’s After moving through the compass to do it. Pastor the Rev. Mel Verhoff. management program, The “Vitality Vote — Just “It’s a simple tool that gives Jerry had the opportu- Do It!” campaign is underway our members a voice. It will nity to build his first and parishioners are being be used to configure our pres- McDonald’s Restaurant asked to complete a survey in Bluffton in 1987. for review by Parish Council See VITALITY, page 3 Today, Jerry Lewis is the owner of 17 McDonald’s Restaurants in Delphos, Lima, Van Wert, Beaverdam, Bluffton, Ada, Ottawa, Hicksville, Carey and Upper Sandusky. He employs more than 850 people in a 7-country area. Relay team sets pork chop dinner Vancrest/Sarah Jane plant trees Nancy Spencer photo Superior FCU Relay Vancrest Health Care and Sarah Jane Living centers planted two trees in Stadium for Life team will hold Park in observance of Arbor Day and the centers’ “50 years of caring” in Delphos. a Pork Chop Dinner Gathered around one of the new trees is, from left, Delphos Mayor Mike Gallmeier, from 4-6 p.m. Friday. Director Ginnie Hellman of Sarah Jane Living Center, Director Cindy Langenkamp of The dinners include 2 Vancrest Health Care Center, Delphos Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Photo submitted pork chops, baked potato, Jennifer Moenter, Delphos Parks and Recreation Supervisor Craig Mansfield, Safety applesauce and a roll. Service Director Greg Berquist, Mindy Moreland of Vancrest and Rene Mueller of Delphos St. John the Evangelist Pastor the Rev. Mel Tickets are avail- Vancrest Assisted Living. Verhoff on Friday stuffs envelopes with “Vitality Vote” able at the Delphos surveys to be sent to parishioners next week. Superior FCU branch. All proceeds will ben- efit the Delphos Relay Pool tickets on sale Tuesday for Life in June.

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