How do we as a city start a clean-up?
How do we teach and educate our residents about littering?
How do we promote pride back into neighborhoods?
One way to do this — neighbors helping neighbors!
The Kiwanis K-kids are attaching together 2,200 trash bags on the flyers that were donated from Keep Allen County Beautiful and Keep Ohio Beautiful. A local business donated the flyers.
The “City Pride” Committee would like to get information out to residents that need help with getting larger items, such as furniture, old TV’s, piles of trash, which would include lumber, steel, old lawn mowers, bike cycles, furniture and appliances to the city building. The suggestion was to have these residents call the phone number of the city building 419-695-4010 and leave their name, address and phone number. If we get a list, then we can get the assistance of our service clubs in town to help load trash into trucks to take to the dumpsters. Howard Violet has offered the use of his equipment. The dumpsters are available for the city use on the first Saturday of every month, and will continue to be available as long as we keep them filled, so it is important to get as much trash as possible hauled away from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
If you see a lawn that needs mowed, call 419-6954010 and let someone know.
We are aware that there are some residents that don’t have access to a pick-up and these are things that the normal trash pick-up won’t take.
We have residents that can’t handle heavy items so please call the city building at 419-695-4010 for assistance.
We are trying to spread the word about the “free” dumpsters on the first Saturday of every month.
Service clubs will help residents with items that are too big and heavy to haul away. Call the city building at 419-695-4010 and leave your name, phone number and address.
If you know a neighbor that just needs a little help please be of assistance to them by filling up a trash bag.
This is the challenge — What can you do as a resident of Delphos?
What if every resident in Delphos took a few hours on Saturday and filled a bag? If your neighborhood is clean how about finding a public place to help out with? This could be a shopping area, an abandoned home or business, walkway or roadway coming into Delphos. The Kiwanis K-kids have adopted the post office and Main Street. They have picked up over 6,000 cigarettes butts in that area.
Check out the “Delphos City Pride Day” on Facebook.
Thank you,
Dianne Wiltsie
Kiwanis k-kids Advisor

DEAR EDITOR,
Hi my name is Lauryn McCann and the Kiwanis K-kids group spent two Fridays cleaning up cigarette butts and that is technically polluting our earth.
Did you know that cigarette butts last for 18-25 years?
So we (the Kiwanis K-kids) have an idea on what to do with your cigarette butt when you are done. We thought you could buy a little pouch and when you’re in your car instead of throwing it out of your window, just make sure it is put out then put it in a little pouch and then throw it away when you get home.
Thank you,
Lauryn McCann


DEAR EDITOR,
I am Sarah Vogt. I am a K-Kid. About three weeks ago, we picked up about 6,000 cigarette butts. We each picked up about 300. That was a lot of cigarettes. I want to tell all people that smoke to put their cigarette butts in ash trays.
Did you know that cigarette butts do not break down? It takes about 18-25 years! That is a lot of years!
Thank you,
Sarah Vogt

DEAR EDITOR:

It is silly to choose a candidate because a Democratic governor appointed one as a political move on his way out of office.

Shouldn’t Van Wert County choose a municipal court judge by assessing each candidate’s own merits?

I have worked for Mr. Wolfrum for two years and have known him since high school. I have never once seen him lose his temper or treat anyone less than fairly because of their station in life. We have a vast variety of people in the office daily, from estate planning clients to public defense clients. Each one is treated with the same dignity and respect. I have never seen him overcharge. It has always been obvious that he cares about the outcome of each case, whether it’s that a criminal understands the necessity of consequences or a widow be comforted that finances are in order.

It’s true that he is a very private person who’s independent of prejudices or nepotism and, therefore, would be the fairest, most non-biased person for the position. The court has suffered in Van Wert County and we have an opportunity here to choose our own judge, not to have one chosen for us. I strongly encourage voters to elect Todd Wolfrum as Van Wert Municipal Court Judge.

Thank you,

Amy Adams,

Van Wert

DEAR EDITOR:

And we wonder why

A local supplier with the ability to supply the Canal Days with portable restrooms was not considered by the Canal Days Committee or the City of Delphos or the Chamber of Commerce but an out-of-town supplier was.
I am a taxpayer to the City of Delphos and therefore I have the right to explain to the public how their tax dollars are being spent.
The City of Delphos pays for this service along with the cleanup after the venue is over.
The local supplier is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce and should have had a chance to at least quote the service. There may have been a considerable savings in the cost of the local supplier given a chance to quote the service.
The local supplier was going to and would have made a considerable donation to the local cancer drive by being able to supply the service to the community.
This issue was addressed by the city council without much debate and voted on along with several other issues packed in to one issue and rammed through to not show up as an individual vote concerning the portable restroom contract for the out-of-town supplier.
This is what different out-of-town businesses looking to relocate look for in a community — the ability to work together and support the local businesses.
And maybe this is one reason why so many people spend their money in Lima and Van Wert.
A city tax payer,
Edward A. Klaus

DEAR EDITOR AND CITIZENS OF DELPHOS:

The primary election is quickly approaching and sadly we have no contested races in the City of Delphos for our governing body, we do have one contested race that can dramatically affect our well being.

The contested race for Judge of the Van Wert Municipal Court, which has jurisdiction over the City of Delphos is up for grabs.

Judge Jill Leatherman was appointed to fill the position after the previous judge was suspended and then retired.

I have personally worked with her, and have seen a total turn around in the system since she was appointed to the position. The atmosphere of the legal community has totally change since her appointment.

Judge Leatherman has brought to the court the dignity and professionalism that was sorely needed.

Judge Leatherman has the qualifications to carry on the duties, expand the operations as she has already displayed, and will make us all proud to have a court that serves us professionally.

You don’t fix something that isn’t broke, the court is now working well, we don’t need a fix. Vote for Judge Jill Leatherman, let her continue the good job she is doing; let us keep the community moving forward.

Execute your Constitutional right and vote May 3, vote for Jill Leatherman, Judge of Van Wert Municipal Court.

Sincerely,

Dennis M. Kimmet

Delphos