Pre-sale season tickets for the Delphos Municipal Swimming Pool will be sold at the municipal building at 608 N. Canal St., from 8 a.m. to 3: 30 p.m. Monday through Friday from May 6-23.
They will be sold May 25-27 at the pool during pool hours (weather permitting).
Presale prices are:
Single $60
Family $170
Over 55 $50
Regular prices effective June 1 are:
Single $80
Family $195
Over 55 $70
Checks are made payable to “City of Delphos.”
Applications can be obtained at the municipal building or on the city’s web site at cityofdelphos.com. Applications can be mailed but must be received by May 22 to get the pre-sale rate. The city is not responsible for applications that are not received.
To purchase a family pass, the applicant must provide a copy of their 2012 federal income tax form to show proof of dependents.
The tentative date for the season opening is May 25-27 and will the pool will repopen on June 1 through Aug. 25. Pool hours are noon to 8 p.m. The opening will depend on air temperature (<70 degrees), water temperature (<67 degrees) and weather conditions.
General admission $5
Reissued pass $5
Swim lessons $50/session
Pool parties $125
Evening swim (6 p.m. to close) $2
Children under the age of 2 are admitted for free. Little Swimmers are required for children who are not toilet trained.

BY ED GEBERT
Times Bulletin Editor

VAN WERT - Cindy Leis has spent almost four months as Van Wert County’s economic development director, and in that short amount of time she has been able to see a lot of good news.

“The best news is that our companies are hiring,” she stated. “They may not be hiring as many people as we want, and maybe they’re not all the high-tech jobs we’re looking for, but Braun Industries had 20 job openings and most of those were high-tech engineering positions. Or you look at Elmco Engineering or Alliance Automation — these are pretty high-tech engineering positions. They may not be the big numbers like 50 jobs, they are more like 10. However, those 10 are pretty high-paying jobs.”

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Church Women United will host “May Friendship Day” at 1 p.m. on May 10 at Trinity United Methodist Church.

The date has been changed due to a conflict of scheduling.

This year’s theme is “Swinging Wide the Doors of Hospitality.”

All are welcome.

DELPHOS — Westrich Home Furnishings is expanding its storeroom capacity by 14,500 square feet, which has created economic growth in the form of job creation.

Owner Jack Westrich said with the new addition, the company will have more than 150,000 square feet of space, which will be utilized for merchandise storage. Future endeavors may include expanding the showrooms.

Construction of the two-story warehouse has progressed quickly. Last week, crews placed metal siding on the north side of the building and this week, they have been finishing the concrete floors.

By Lindsay McCoy

DHI Correspondent

VAN WERT - Social media including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, were booming Monday afternoon with the appearance of 90s rapper, Vanilla Ice, in the Van Wert community. The celebrity’s appearance was not an isolated incident as he is currently filming a portion of his new reality show, Vanilla Ice Goes Amish, in the county this week.

Vanilla Ice, also known as Rob Van Winkle, came into popularity as a rapper in the 90s with his mega-hit, “Ice Ice Baby.” Following this time, he moved into the world of reality TV, starring in The Surreal Life and its sequel, Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge, Dancing on Ice, and Celebrity Boxing.

In Oct. 2010, The Vanilla Ice Project first aired on DIY Network and has become the top rated show on the network. The fourth season of the popular home improvement show is set to air this fall.

Now, a spinoff of this series, Vanilla Ice Goes Amish, has brought the celebrity into the Amish country of Ohio to immerse himself in their world and learn their ways of construction.

Three weeks into filming, Vanilla Ice has accompanied his new Amish family for the construction of a home outside of the Wren, Ohio, area.

“It’s a beautiful day,” said Vanilla Ice. “It’s great. The weather is perfect right now; I am marinating. I’m really enjoying it, and we are filming a great show here.”

The reality star admitted that once he becomes curious about an idea, it overwhelms his brains and thinks about it all the time. He is eager to work with the Amish, who pride themselves on construction and craftsmanship, in order to learn their ways of construction and teach them his own.

“We are going to gel and make a really cool show,” remarked Vanilla Ice. “It is going to be fun as well as an adventure because I know nothing about them. I have so many questions. I want to know how and why, but I don’t want to overwhelm them either.”

Vanilla Ice Goes Amish is set to air in Jan. 2014, and the episode filmed within Van Wert County is currently set to kick off the season as episode one.

“I’m going to give the Amish a different design style,” noted the rapper-turned-handyman. “The show will include two completely opposite worlds meeting and coming together to share a similar interest in construction.”