State OKs park shelterhouse plans

By Nancy Spencer, The Delphos Herald
Published:  Saturday, July 11, 2009 (8 months, 1 week ago)
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DELPHOS — Marbletown Festival Committee members received good news during Thursday’s meeting. Bob Ulm relayed the plans for the shelterhouse to be built at Garfield Park have been approved by the state and he is waiting for the electrical plans to be approved.
Tom Siefker and his Boy Scout Troop will be in charge of constructing the 36 x 28 structure that will sit just east of the existing asphalt at the park. The shelterhouse will be placed on a concrete pad and be handicap-accessible. It will also have electricity and in the future, the festival committee hopes — restrooms.
Ulm said the Core Engineer Group in Spencerville were invaluable in making the shelterhouse a reality for this year.
If completed, a dedication ceremony for the shelterhouse will take place during the festival.
Susie Teman seems to be a shoo-in candidate for “Marbletown Mayor for a Day.” Teman has turned in $82, or 82 votes, to Marbletown Festival Committee members and was keeping her additional “vote” count close to her vest Thursday evening.
“I have more votes to turn in but I want to wait a little bit and see how the other candidates are doing,” Teman said.
The campaign camps of her rivals, Etta Belle Culp and Chris Boop, have been quiet for the last several weeks.
All votes are to be turned in by July 23, the next meeting date.
Duties of the “mayor for a day” will include crowning Little Miss Marbletown on July 31, shooting the gun to start the Marbletown 5-K at 8 a.m.; awarding prizes at the Marble Cake Bake Off; and serving as parade marshal in the Marbletown Parade.
The “Little Miss Marbletown” pageant will begin at 7 p.m. July 31 at Delphos Wesleyan Church. Registration begins at 6 p.m. Contestants must be between the ages of 4-7 and are responsible for providing their dress and props. They will be judged in four areas: dress, talent, questions and answers and cooperation. The cost to enter is $1.
Little Miss Marbletown must also be available to ride in the parade and for any function during the festival the committee deems necessary.
Registration forms for the Marbletown 5-K are now available online at www.limarunnjogclub.com or by calling 419-233-0808. Pre-registrations can be sent to: Marbletown 5-K, 427 S. Franklin St., Delphos, OH 45833. Pre-registration is $12 with a T-shirt and $10 without a T-shirt. The day of the race, registration is from 7-7:45 a.m. and costs $15 with a T-shirt (while supplies last) and $12 with no T-shirt.
Age groups include: 14 and under; 15-19; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; and 55 and over. Awards will be given to the top male and female overall and the top male and female in each age group.
The race will begin at St. John’s Annex and follow Annex Drive to South Clay Street and proceed to Southworth Road (Bredeick Street) then up to Cleveland Street, turning on South Jefferson and returning to the annex.
Deadline for preregistration is Wednesday.
Items for the General Store to be held in the church are still needed. Rubber band guns, jacks and marble bags, crocheted items, bread, pies, jellies and other crafts and baked goods have been promised. Contact Kathy Gengler for items needed.
Entries for the Marble Cake Bake Off can be dropped off at Delphos Wesleyan Church from 8-9 a.m. with judging at 9 a.m. on Aug. 1
Anyone who would like to participate in the Marbletown Jam Session at 3 p.m. Aug. 1 are asked to contact Jim Knebel at 419-695-2247. Performers will be given a time slot as the festival nears. The session begins at 2:30 p.m. The 50-50 drawing will be held immediately after. The winner does not need to be present.
A gospel concert is also planned at the church at 6 p.m.
The next meeting will begin at 7 p.m. July 23.