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Sunrise: 8:00 Sunrise: 8:00 Sunrise: 8:01 Sunrise: 8:01 Sunrise: 8:01 AM AM AM AM AM Sunset: 5:15 Sunset: 5:15 Sunset: 5:16 Sunset: 5:17 Sunset: 5:18 PM PM PM PM PM The Delphos Herald©2015 AMG | Parade December 26, 2015 www.delphosherald.com Established in 1869 $1.00 Optimists help Santa make his rounds Christmas Eve Above left: Santa and his helper, Doris, prepare for his rounds during Thursday night’s Optimist Santa Visitation. Above right: Santa Claus and another of his helpers, Amanda, make final preparations to take presents to the children. (DHI Media/Jim Metcalfe) Wrapping up 2015 ... July 16 Despite gray skies, it was a on sentence by making full res- Members of St. John’s High packed house at the Immaculate titution within 30 days and was School football team partici- Conception Parish Festival. placed on community control. pated in Seminarian Anthony Raffles, games, music, a kids’ July 29 Coci’s “Being a Man for Others: tractor pull and, best of all, food Jefferson Competition Following the Example of topped the highlights of the annual Cheerleaders announced they Jesus Christ.” The young men’s event to raise funds for the church. would host their first competi- mini-retreat included trash pick- July 20 tion on Aug. 1 on “The Stage” at up in downtown Delphos. The new scoreboard was erect- Jefferson Middle School. July 17 ed at the football field at Stadium August East Cleveland Street resident Park. Aug. 1 David Wollenhaupt got a surprise July 23 An $18,000 donation from when he returned home to find a Allen County commissioners the Mueller-Scherger Foundation large sinkhole in his front yard. approved the senior citizen levy sought by the Delphos Stadium Wollenhaupt said the sinkhole increase request to appear on Club provided matching funds continued to grow throughout the the November General Election for the $22,007 Natureworks morning. Safety Service Director Ballot. Grant awarded to the city ear- Shane Coleman said the city Columbus Grove School lier in 2015. The result will be had been investigating a leak on District announced a new $40,000 worth of improvements Wollenhaupt’s street for several drug-testing policy affecting its to the walking path on top of the weeks. student body. The district would Delphos/Gillmor Reservoir. July 18 begin randomly testing students The Delphos Canal Days Lucas Metcalfe (left) and Dominic Hines, members of the St. John’s Sixty-one young anglers in grades 7-12 participating in Committee announced tethered football team, help strip Delphos of litter during a mini-retreat. (DHI converged on the Coon and extracurricular activities. balloon rides would be offered Media file photos) Sportsman’s Club, pulling more July 27 during Canal Days in September. than 70 fish from its quar- Jennifer A. Edelbrock, Kalida, Grand Champions of BY NANCY SPENCER approached Allen County com- ry. Everyone received a prize, pleaded guilty for embezzling the Delphos Competition DHI Media Editor missioners with a plan to increase including Phoenix Tucker and $17,250 from the Kalida Band Cheerleaders’ competition were [email protected] funding by combining existing Emma Cooley, who won bicycles Boosters in Putnam County the Van Wert All-Stars. .5-mill and .3-mill levies into a for the biggest fish. Court. In a deal struck with the DELPHOS — The end of 2015 single, 5-year, 1-mill levy. July 19 court, Edelbrock avoided a pris- See WRAP UP, page 13 is near and as usual, The Herald July 4 has compiled the most notable “Best and biggest in our 10-year stories from the year. Here is the history” was how Kiwanis mem- third of four installments of the bers described the 2015 Fourth 2015 Year-end Wrap Up. of July Celebration at Stadium July Park. The group added an addi- July 1 tional night of events including Rain and flooding cut the a Nashville Crush concert and annual Great American Bicycle Beermaster Tour by Budweiser. Adventure short. Cyclists fought July 6 torrential rain and water-cov- Flooding throughout the area ered roadways to get to the Fort left more than mud and dead Jennings American Legion Post crops in its wake, it also led to to grab a bite to eat and hop an increase in the mosquito pop- a bus to the Van Wert County ulation. The Ohio Department of Fairgrounds, where the ride was Health reported more mosquito supposed to end hours later. activity than it had seen in years. Record rainfall in June July 11 wreaked havoc on area fields Three World War II veterans leaving some still under water related their war efforts during a and more permanently damaged roundtable event at the Delphos by standing water. An area just Canal Commission. Harold south of Van Wert received 14.72 Liebrecht, Burl Morris and Art inches in June, not including Grothouse spoke with pride of what was received on June 30. their service and a role in a nec- Lima received 12.45, more than essary war. 8.5 inches above average. Putnam July 12 County had an average of 9.62 Delphos City Council approved inches. the first phase of the wastewater Struggling to meet an increas- treatment plant reconstruction, ing need for their services, rep- including $1,006,000 to install resentatives of the four agen- new technology in one train at the East Cleveland Street resident David Wollenhaupt came home to a large sinkhole in his front yard on July cies serving senior citizens plant for a pilot project. 17. An undiscovered leak in a storm line caused the cave-in. Classifieds 12-13 | Country 5 | Entertainment 9 | For The Record 2 | Local-State 3-4 | Obituaries 2 | Sports 6 | Weather 2 | Yesterday 10 | There will be an Al Best There will be no presale tickets for the St. John’s DHI MEDIA Band/Pre-New Year’s Eve varsity basketball home games Tuesday. Great ability devel- ©2015 • Published in Delphos, Ohio Dance at the Delphos Senior Tickets for the LCC away game on Jan. 3 will be ops and reveals itself Citizens from 2-4 p.m. on sold at the game Tuesday at the back door from 5:30 increasingly with every Volume 145, No. 56 Wednesday for those 60 and p.m. to the start of varsity game and at half time of over. the varsity game. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for new assignment. There is no charge or reser- students. Baltasar Gracian vation needed. 2 — The Herald Saturday, December 26, 2015 www.delphosherald.com For The Record OBITUARIES The Delphos Phyllis Elaine Leis ter Miah Ray Leis. Phyllis is Herald also survived by one brother, Nancy Spencer, editor March 26, 1937-Dec. 24, Richard Wagner of Murrell Inlet, South Carolina; and two Ray Geary, 2015 general manager ELIDA — Phyllis Elaine nephews, Jon (Stef) Wagner and Jim (Brenda) Wagner. Delphos Herald, Inc. Leis, 78, of Elida, passed Lori Goodwin Silette, away at 12:12 a.m. Thursday A 1955 graduate of Elida circulation manager at Vancrest in Delphos. High School, Phyllis worked at Born on March 26, 1937, Webb Insurance of Lima, and later served as the clerk-trea- The Delphos Herald in Ridge Township, Van (USPS 1525 8000) is published Wert County, Phyllis was the surer for the Village of Elida daily except Sundays, Tuesdays daughter of Harold Eugene for nearly 25 years. She also and Holidays. and Margaret Jane (Dustman) was a member of a women’s The Delphos Herald is deliv- Wagner, who preceded her in social sorority and bowling ered by carrier in Delphos for death. league in Lima. $1.82 per week. Same day On Feb. 2, 1957, Phyllis Known for her quick wit Dorothy A. (Ditto) delivery outside of Delphos is married H. Don Leis at and big heart, Phyllis enjoyed every kindness they extend to done through the post office the family’s annual treks Dolores C. Sauceda Odenweller for Allen, Van Wert or Putnam Immanuel Lutheran Church in others. Counties. Delivery outside of Elida. Phyllis is survived by her up north to Indian River, Funeral services will be Aug. 22, 1915- Michigan, shopping for shoes March 22, 1929- these counties is $117 per year. beloved husband of 58 years; held at 11 a.m. on Monday at Dec. 21, 2015 Dec. 22, 2015 Entered in the post office her sons, Brad (Ginny) Leis and spending time with her The Church at Allentown in DELPHOS — Dorothy in Delphos, Ohio 45833 as beloved family. When illness HAMLER — Dolores C. of Ottawa, Mike (Cindy) Leis Allentown, with calling hours A. (Ditto) Odenweller, 100, Periodicals, postage paid at necessitated she move to a Sauceda, 86, of Hamler died of Elida and daughter Jeni (Jo one hour prior. Burial will fol- of Delphos passed away Delphos, Ohio. nursing facility, the employees Monday at Henry County Ann Gordon) Leis of Maumee.