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Upfront High school to start Advisement Program

Help Me Grow • Ryan Walls — assistant
wrestling coach;
sets screenings • Jon Kroeger — junior
high wrestling coach; and
Putnam County Help Me • Josiah Stober — seventh
Grow will provide screen- grade boys basketball coach.
ings (hearing, development, Coaching recommenda-
speech, vision, behavioral tions were made after con-
and play skills) for infants, sulting Athletic Director
toddlers and preschool- Dave Hoffman. An agricul-
ers by appointment from ture advisor was chosen in
1-4 p.m. Sept. 28 at the consultation with Vantage
Educational Service Center. Career Center and Edinger.
Call Ann or Marcie Following the light agen-
to schedule an appoint- da, board members went into
ment at 419-523-6059 executive session to discuss
or 1-877-738-1866. personnel matters. According
to Superintendent Jeff Price,
Families Take the session would be used
to look for reductions if the
Action to host 1 percent earned income tax
district voters will see in
• Approved 25 extended
days for Mike Miller for the
2010-11 school year as pre-
sented. Miller is contracted
for one year to fill the posi-
tion of vocational agriculture
teacher by Vantage. Miller is
assigned to Delphos and this
position carries extended days
for FFA activities beyond
that offered by Vantage. Last
year, the position carried 42
extended days. The school
board reduced the extend-
ed days as a way to reduce
costs;
• Approved Franklin
Elementary School Principal
Damon Ulm as the district’s
verification officer for the
2010-11 Federal Free and

Levy Rally
The Families Take
Action political action
committee will host Levy
Rally to raise awareness of
the need for the Delphos
community to support the
November school income
tax issue at 6:30 p.m.
today at the Administration
Building on Jefferson Street. he and teachers will implement this school year with incoming freshmen as part of the
If participation out-
grows the site, it will be
moved to the Jefferson
Middle School band room.
Any and all com-
munity members are
welcome to attend.
Sports
TODAY
Boys Soccer: Fort
Jennings at Cory-Rawson,
5 p.m.; Kalida at Miller
City (PCL), 5 p.m.; Liberty-
Benton at Spencerville,
5 p.m.; Shawnee at
Elida (WBL), 7 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Crestview
at St. John’s, 5 p.m.;
Ottoville vs. LCC at Lima
Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
Boys Golf: Ottoville and
Fort Jennings at Paulding,
4 p.m.; Spencerville and
Bluffton at Columbus Grove was Mrs. Bevington teaching at school or home.
Reduced Lunch program as
November does not pass. presented. The federal free
The district faces a def- and reduced lunch program
icit of nearly $100,000 in requires the district to ran-
Fiscal Year 2010-11; nearly domly sample at least 3 per-
$500,000 in FY 2011-12; and cent of the applicants to make
more than $750,000 in FY sure they are compliant with
2012-13. the financial guidelines;
The district has prom- • Approved the FFA
ised to allow two upcoming extended day field trip to
Nancy Spencer photo
operating expense levies to the national convention Oct.
Jefferson High School Principal John Edinger goes over the new Advisement Program lapse: in 2013 and 2014; that 20-23 in Indianapolis. FFA
will shave approximately 3.9 Advisors Miller and Scott
Spotlight Report during the school board meeting Monday. mills from property owners. Elwer are chaperoning the
BY NANCY SPENCER linear graphing.” “I believe teachers should The Earned Income Tax, if trip with students;
nspencer@delpho- Edinger also demonstrat- also be advisors. They are passed, will be collected from • Accepted the resignation
sherald.com ed how teachers create their with the students every day,” wages and self-employment of Joyce McElroy as cook.
own sites for students to visit Edinger said. earnings, to include earnings McElroy has served the dis-
DELPHOS — The where they can find upcom- Edinger also outlined the from partnerships. This does trict for 14 years;
Delphos City School Board ing lessons, quizzes, tests benefits he believed the high include farmers who file a • Approved Nicole Geise
heard the Spotlight Report and homework assignments. school and district would see Schedule F. It is estimated to as a 5-hour custodian at the
collect $1.5 million per year. Middle School building as
from High School Principal Edinger also introduced from the program.
John Edinger at Monday’s the Advisement Program the “I think this will reduce The net gain to the dis- presented. This position was
meeting. high school will undertake student absenteeism and trict will be the equivalent filled in cooperation with the
“I just wanted to show this year. With the incoming lower our drop-out rate, two of approximately 5 mills or Delphos Civil Service; and
you a little about how we freshman class, each volun- things that will make our dis- $850,000. • Approved the following
are using our Smart Boards,” teer teacher will be assigned trict better. I will give stu- The tax excludes Social cafeteria personnel begin-
Edinger addressed the board. 2-3 students. Advisors’ first dents a chance to talk to an Security, unemployment and ning in the 2010-11 school
“They allow our teachers to contact with students will be adult mentor who had their welfare benefits, interest, year: Sherri Burgei, Karen
implement calendars with at parent-teacher conferences goals and best interests at dividends, capital gains, pen- Elwer and Lindsey Wisher —
lesson plans and notes for in November. Teachers, stu- heart,” he added. sions and IRA contributions, cooks; and Heather Schnipke,
students who miss class. Mrs. dents and parents will work The board approved the rental income, lottery win- cashier. The recommenda-
Bevington recently used the on students’ goals and how to following supplemental con- nings and income earned by tions were made in coopera-
white board to record a math reach them. Progress will be tracts for the 2010-11 school estates. tion with Cafeteria Supervisor
lesson when she needed to monitored by the advisor with year: If passed, it would be 18 Brenda McKee. All candi-
miss class. Needless to say, the students, including parents • Eric Gunter — junior months before the district dates interviewed and select-
the students were surprised when necessary. Students will high assistant football coach; begins to fully collect the ed were approved by the
when the substitute teacher also be able to talk to advisors • Mike Miller — tax. Delphos Civil Service.
brought up the lesson and it about any concerns they have Vocational Agriculture advi- In other business, the The next meeting will
sor; board: begin at 7 p.m. Oct. 11.

MADD honors area Top Cops

(NWC), 4 p.m.; LCC,
Allen East and Crestview
at Lincolnview (NWC), 4
p.m.; Kalida and Bath at
Liberty-Benton, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Golf: Crestview vs.
Lincolnview (NWC), 4 p.m.
Volleyball (6 p.m.): Ada
at Jefferson (NWC); Ottoville
at USV; Columbus Grove at
Lincolnview (NWC); Allen
East at Spencerville (NWC);
Continental at Kalida (PCL).
Co-ed Cross Country:
Ottoville at Lima Senior,
4:30 p.m.; Columbus
Grove at Fort Loramie
Invitational, 4:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Boys Soccer: Ottoville
vs. LCC at Lima
Stadium, 7:15 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Jefferson
at Allen East, 5 p.m.
Boys Golf: St. John’s
at Elida, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Golf: LCC, Allen
East and Crestview at
KALIDA — Mothers
Against Drunk Driving of
Allen and Putnam counties
recognized local law enforce-
ment officers at the annual
Top Cop Banquet in Kalida
Monday.
MADD appreciates the
efforts of officers who under-
stand the importance of mak-
ing area roadways safer by
enforcing drunk driving laws.
Therefore, the “top cops”
from each law enforcement
agency in Allen and Putnam
BP well leak
Where’s the oil? On the Gulf floor
Stacy Taff photo
Jane Beckman has worked at the Thrift Shop since 1985. By CAIN BURDEAU
In October, she will retire. Her children gave her the painting and SETH BORENSTEIN
of Jesus in the background for her upcoming birthday. It The Associated Press
will stay at the Thrift Shop in honor of Beckman.
counties were recognized at
this annual event. Officers
were recognized for their
efforts toward making Allen
and Putnam counties safer
places to live.
Delphos Police Officers
recognized were:
• Benjamin Becker — 3
OVI arrests;
• Brandon Line — 3 OVI
arrests;
• Greg Foust — 3 OVI
arrests; and
oil found there could do sig-
nificant harm to the strange
creatures that dwell in the
• Rob Bender — 3 OVI
arrests (Bender works part-
time in Delphos and Fort
Shawnee. In Fort Shawnee,
he has a total of 17 OVI
arrests.)
For more information
about MADD or its victim
services, please visit www.
madd.org. MADD will con-
nect victims to trained staff
and volunteers who can pro-
vide emotional support and
guidance through the crimi-
nal justice system.
way it settled on freshly dead
animals all made it unlike-
ly that the crude was from

Beckman to retire from

depths — tube worms, tiny the millions of gallons of oil
Lincolnview (NWC), NEW ORLEANS — Far crustaceans and mollusks, that naturally seep into the
4 p.m.; St. John’s at beneath the surface of the single-cell organisms and Gulf from the sea bottom

Interfaith Thrift Shop

Wapakoneta, 4:30 p.m. Gulf of Mexico, deeper than Halloween-scary fish with each year, she said. Later this
Volleyball: Miller divers can go, scientists say bulging eyes and skeletal week, the oil will be tested
City at Columbus they are finding oil from the frames. for the chemical fingerprints
Grove (PCL), 6 p.m. BY STACY TAFF for my birthday but they gave busted BP well on the sea’s “I expected to find oil that would conclusively link
staff@delphosherald.com it to me early,” said Beckman. muddy and mysterious bot- on the sea floor,” Joye said it to the BP spill.
Forecast “I was also planning on retir- tom. Monday morning in a ship- “It has to be a recent
Mostly sunny DELPHOS — In 1985, ing on my birthday, but since I Oil at least two inches to-shore telephone interview. event,” Joye said. “There’s
Wednesday; Jane Beckman began work- was in accounting they asked thick was found Sunday “I did not expect to find this still pieces of warm bodies
high in upper ing at the Interfaith Thrift me to stay on until Oct. 8, so night and Monday morning much. I didn’t expect to find there.”
70s. See Shop in Delphos. It’s a job that’s what I’m going to do.” about a mile beneath the sur- layers two inches thick. It’s Since the well was capped
page 2. she was encouraged to take What that got Beckman face. Under it was a layer of weird the stuff we found last on July 15 after some 200
by a friend. started at the shop is the same dead shrimp and other small night. Some of it was really million gallons flowed into
Index “I had a good friend who thing that’s kept her there all animals, said University of dense and thick.” the Gulf, there have been
was working here and she these years. Georgia researcher Samantha Joye said 10 of her 14 signs of resilience on the sur-
Obituaries 2 said ‘come on up,’ so I did. “I just really love the peo- Joye, speaking from the helm samples showed visible oil, face and the shore. Sheens
State/Local 3 That’s how most of us end up ple, all of them,” she said. of a research vessel in the including all the ones taken have disappeared, while some
Politics 4 working here, through some- “I really enjoy working here. Gulf. north of the busted well. She marshlands have shoots of
Community 5 one we know,” she said. I’m also what we call a team The latest findings show found oil on the sea floor as green. This seeming recovery
Sports 6-7 Beckman will turn 90 on leader. Once a month, we that while the federal gov- far as 80 miles away from the is likely a result of massive
Classifieds 8 Saturday and was given a have teams come in that work ernment initially proclaimed site of the spill. amounts of chemical dis-
TV 9 painting of Jesus Christ for for a week.” much of the spilled oil gone, “It’s kind of like having persants, warm waters and a
World News 10 her birthday, which was hung The painting hangs on now it’s not so clear. a blizzard where the snow Gulf that is used to degrading
in the Thrift Shop in her the north wall and bears an At these depths, the ocean comes in and covers every- massive amounts of oil, sci-
honor. inscription dedicating it to is a cold and dark world. thing,” Joye said. entists say.
“My kids gave me the Beckman in celebration of Yet scientists say that even And the look of the oil,
painting last Sunday. It was her 90th birthday. though it may be out of sight, its state of degradation, the See OIL, page 2