Hunters harvest nearly 8,900 NBA playoffs, p7 1st week of turkey season, p3 The ELPHOS ERALD D Telling The Tri-County’s Story Since 1869H 50¢ daily www.delphosherald.com Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Delphos, Ohio Upfront I&K expected to close, 125 jobs on line DELPHOS — With a Representative Laura Liras ed over the following four addition for its frozen foods. a group of investors led by Season pool large warehousing and dis- would only say the company decades. By 1999, the company served Ramex, Inc., purchased the tribution operation, handling is “evaluating” but was not Over the years, different 4,000 grocers in six states. company and its sales offic- tickets pre-sale the various food products of more specific. brands have been added to Over its lifetime, the es. It announced that year more than 180 brands, I&K I&K Distributors, named the local company’s brand- company began distributing that Countryside Foods, starts Monday Distributors is expected to for James Illig and Ronald ing. Yoders continued to national brand and proprie- LLC, had taken over but, like Pre-sale season tickets close over the next several Klausing, started in 1966 be its most widely-known tary products such as Yoplait, Chef Solutions, kept Illig and for the Delphos Municipal months. with the purchase of a salad brand but I&K also produced Hellmann’s, Stouffer’s and Klausing’s presence in the Swimming Pool will be sold The company was recently business Ralph Yoder found- Reno’s pizzas, Bernea Farms Nestle’s. It also had sales name. at the Municipal Building, purchased by Lipari Foods, ed in 1945. The company and Copperwood Kitchens offices in locations around By 2008, the company 608 N. Canal St., Delphos, Inc., and according to anony- specialized in manufactur- products. the Midwest from Columbus, distributed more than 4,500 during regular business hours mous sources at I&K, told ing and distributing potato Reno’s was introduced in Cincinnati and Cleveland SKUs and up to 50,000 cases (8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) from employees to expect to lose and macaroni salads to 75 1974 and was in 23 states by to Indianapolis, Detroit and each day with even more dur- Monday through May 25. a major contract in mid-July. Delphos-area customers with 1980. In 1979, the company three other cities. ing peak season. The com- May 26, 27 and 28 This could spur a large round just one company truck. added a 9,000-square-foot In the late 1990s, Chef pany had a product line that they will be sold at the of layoffs and workers are By 1972, I&K had moved refrigerated storage and dis- Solutions, Inc. made I&K a included refrigerated dairy, pool during pool hours expected to be phased out to Gressel Drive and had tribution center. It had also division and at one point, the deli, bakery, meat and gro- (weather permitting). entirely by the end of sum- expanded to eight delivery added 14 refrigerated trucks production and distribution cery items sold to some Presale prices are: mer or early autumn. This trucks. Since its initial days and merged with Delphos were separated and owned 4,200 customers from an Single $60 means the possible loss of of 4-6 stock-keeping units Frozen Specialties in 1982. by different companies based 84,000-square-foot distribu- Family $170 approximately 125 jobs in being delivered, warehouse The bigger I&K broke ground far outside of “America’s tion center with two miles of Over 55 $50 Delphos. So far, Lipari Foods operations greatly expand- on its 10,000-square-foot Friendliest City.” In 2007, conveyors. Regular Prices effec- tive May 29, 2012: Single $80 Family $195 Over 55 $70 Delphos stuck Applications can be obtained at the Municipal Building or on the city’s website at www.cityofdel- with eyesores phos.com. Applications can BY MIKE FORD Delphos Safety Service be mailed in but have to be mford@delpho- Director Greg Berquist says received no later than May sherald.com the city has not been quiet 24 in order to get the pre- about the vacant property. sale rates. The City is not DELPHOS — In 2006, “I don’t bark unless I can responsible for any applica- Cintas Corporation of bite. I bark about the grass tions that are not received. Cincinnati purchased Van and bushes because that’s To purchase a family Dyne Crotty, which main- an eyesore I can bite about pass, applicants must bring tained a local facility. Not but if she says she didn’t or attach a copy of their 2011 long after the acquisition, hear about it, maybe she’s federal income tax form to the Delphos location was not in that pecking order show proof of dependents. closed. For several years because we’ve had several Checks are to be made pay- since, the building and complaints and have had able to “City of Delphos.” the fencing surrounding it several conversations with The pool season is have fallen victim to wear Cintas regarding the condi- May 26 (Memorial Day and tear. Though part of tion of their property,” he weekend) thru Aug. 22. the heavily-rusted fence is said. Pool hours are from noon caving in and there is rust “From the city’s point of to 8 p.m. The opening is on the building, as well as view, it’s an eyesore and it’s dependent on air tempera- some brick and paint dam- right there on Main Street, so Staff photos ture (>70 degrees), water age, a Cintas representative that’s a concern. The mayor temperature (>67 degrees) says the building’s condi- and I do everything we can Busy Bee Self Storage includes a large hole on its Canal Street property that the city and weather conditions. tion is a matter of opinion. to talk to people and push has fought owner Edger Van Autreve over. Because it was a safety hazard, the city was General Admission $5 “I’m not the real estate ideas; we attend economic able to take action but the fine was minimal and the property remains in a condition that Reissued passes $5 administrator for the com- development summits but it may not inspire community pride. Swimming lessons pany. I’m the spokesperson isn’t the city’s responsibil- Berquist could do more than $40 a session but I know we keep up our ity to sell commercial prop- bark because it was a safety Pool parties $125 vacant properties. We main- erties.” hazard and, therefore, vio- Evening Swim (6 tain them,” said representa- Cintas contracts with a lated a city ordinance. As p.m. to close) $2 tive Heather Maley. local lawn care company to a result of the city’s action, There are no refunds/ When asked to elaborate cut the grass and trim the Van Autreve piled concrete rain passes. on the extent of what it bushes at its local vacant blocks inside the hole. At Children age 2 and means to “maintain” such property, which a represen- this time, there is no safety under are admitted free properties, she replied “we tative of the Allen County issue with the external con- and Little Swimmers are check on them periodically. Auditor’s office said has a dition of the former Van required for children who We hire vendors and con- market value of $222,400. Dyne Crotty building, so are not toilet trained. tractors to maintain them When asked if the prop- it’s unlikely the city will — to make any necessary erty is a tax write-off for take Cintas to court as it did repairs. I’m not aware about Cintas, Maley said she did with Van Autreve. Sports the fence and I didn’t know not know. “It’s a very difficult pro- TODAY there is rust on the building; The City of Delphos has cess to get a building con- Baseball (5 p.m.): Ada I know it’s a brick building. had experience in fighting demned. You have to have at Fort Jennings; L-B at I have pictures of it and it over commercial property a structural engineer come Columbus Grove. doesn’t appear to be in dis- concerns. Busy Bee Self in and cite the individual Softball (5 p.m.): repair but the fence might Storage on Canal Street into court, spend thousands Ottoville at LCC; Columbus be something we need to is owned by Edger Van of dollars only to have the Grove at Kalida (PCL). look into. Autreve. The property has court fine them $50 and send Track and Field: Elida “Nobody else has any what one may describe them on their way. This is at Shawnee, 4:30 p.m. complaints about the build- as a large sinkhole some- what happened before, so THURSDAY ing, including the city. I what filled in with concrete we’ve been through this and Baseball (5 p.m.): would think that if the city blocks and other debris. Van it wasn’t worth it. The city The former Van Dyne Crotty building in Delphos has Jefferson at Ada (NWC); had an issue with Cintas’ Autreve said he would like didn’t get a good return on rust spots on the building and throughout the fencing, Wayne Trace at St. John’s; maintenance of the build- to remove the debris and fill its investment,” he said. which is caving in at one location. Because the property is Kalida at Ottoville (PCL); ing, they would bring it it in at some point but he “We have periodically not a safety concern, it does not violate any local ordinance Spencerville at Allen East to our attention before the doesn’t know when.