One Year Ago

St. John’s held its annual benefit auction Saturday with nearly 300 in attendance. The evening’s theme was “Cinco de Mayo.” The benefit helps keep student tuition as low as possible. Winners in the big ticket drawing were Rick and Deb Reindel, Bob and Grace Schulte, Arnie and Helen Fischer, Matt Conley, Ted and Clara Hanf, Joe and Doris Bockey and Scott and Chrissy Elwer.

25 Years Ago – 1988

Mayor Harold Wieging has designated May 20-21 as Poppy Days for American Legion Auxiliary and May 27-28 as Buddy Poppy Days for Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. Presenting Wieging with the first poppies were Mary King, poppy chairman for the American Legion Auxiliary; and Mary Hageman, poppy chairman for VFW Auxiliary.

St. John’s Elementary third- and fifth-graders spent Monday afternoon doing a series of activities as part of the “Amazing Race.” The activities, which were orchestrated and run by 20 sophomores, were organized to help the students learn about the five different regions of the United States: northwest, northeast, midwest, southwest and southeast. Lola Hershey uses her teeth to help peel an orange to make fresh squeezed orange juice at the Southeast station.

BY NANCY SPENCER

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

DELPHOS — City council members on Monday voted to unanimously to allow Safety Service Director Greg Berquist to enter a two-year contract with Champion Energy for 25 municipal accounts that do not qualify under the city’s electrical aggregation plan.

The city will realize $217,000 in electrical cost savings (36 percent) each of the two years at .05785 cents per kilowatt hour.

By Stacy Taff

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

DELPHOS—When someone decides to sell their home, they usually want it to happen as quickly as possible and with minimal complications. The same can be said for someone looking to buy a home. A real estate agent is someone in a position to help in either situation.

Lynn Claypool, a sales agent/broker, says she made the decision to become a real estate agent after being in the market for a house of her own.

Mary Jo Berelsman was the Derby Hat Contest winner Saturday during St. John’s Benefit Auction. Following the Derby theme, there was also horse racing. Top drawing winners were: Tom and Sue Wiechart - $1,000; Eric and Trina Pohlman - $500; Gary and Marilyn Holdgreve - $300; and Dan “Boomer” and Janet Bonifas - $200. (Delphos Herald/Jim Metcalfe)