Retired Police Sergeant Bev Cross-McNeal was honored for her service to  Delphos and its police department at Monday’s city council meeting. Cross-McNeal was on the force for 33 years starting in June 1979 as a dispatcher. She began on the auxiliary force in August 1979 and joined the department full-time on Nov. 4, 1979, making history as the first full-time female police officer in Delphos. In 1988, she was promoted to sergeant, the first female police supervisor Delphos had seen.  Police Chief Kyle Fittro, left, and Mayor Michael Gallmeier present Cross-McNeal with plaques commemorating her service to the city. (Delphos Herald/Nancy Spencer)

Junior High School

Gold Honor Roll (3.670 – 4.0)

Seventh grade

Luke Bullinger, Frankie Carey, Alena Looser, Marissa Miller, Dylan Neate, Chayten Overholt, Haley Pollock, Caden Ringwald and Sydni Thatcher.

Eighth grade

Allison Berryman, Mckenzie Davis, Ryanne DuCheney, Andrew Fickert, Zania Hasty, Zoe’ Miller, Nicholas Motycka and Katlyn Wendel.

Blue Honor Roll (2.670 – 3.699)

Seventh grade

Hunter Adams, Isiac Bowersock, Johnathan Brake, Kaitlyn Brenneman, Lillian Burdette, Lakin Clemons, Alexandra Crow, Noah Daeger, Cirstie Deckard, Kailey Denman, Joshua England, Madison Gorman, Olivia Gorman, Jacob Hale, Shae Hines, Cody Hoehn, Lainie Jones, Makenna Klausing, Skyler Lewis, Bethany Martinez, Tristin Miller, Nathan O’Neill, Ethan Parsons, Louis Rammel, Austin Riley, Hannah Riley, Braxten Robey, Kayla Schimmoeller, Mackenzie Shepherd, Madison Sill, Kathy Tate, Allison Warnement, Trinity Welch and Alana Williams.

Eighth grade

Macala Ashbaugh, Kelsey Brenneman, Michael Cooper, Ethan Culp, Jayden Dickson, Breann Dougal, Austin Elick, Abbie Enyart, Brayden Farmer, Casey Garay, Kaytlynn Gellenbeck, Kaylee Hobbs, Gracie Lammers, Katelyn McClure, Angel Proctor, Claira Rhoades, Kerstin Roberts,Kayla Schroeder, Madison Shepherd, Brooke Thatcher and Dillan Woods.

High School

Gold Honor Roll (3.700 – 4.0)

Freshmen

Max Rice, Brooke Schroeder, Ashton Bowersock, Marcy Shoppell, Braden Thatcher, Trevor Neate, Samantha Klausing, Mikenna Klinger, Hayden Ludwig, Noah McMaster, Alyssa Matthews,Morgan Dougal, Madison Jones, Austin Leeth, Briggs Thatcher, Braxton Matthews, Whitney Welker, Dustin Hale.

Sophomores

Kelsea Allenbaugh, Tyler Brant, Nathaniel Byrne, Clarissa Clay, Mikinzie Dull, Madison Enyart, Micah Germann, Stephanie Longwell, Hannah McCleery, Elizabeth Morgan, Baylee Neate,Damon Norton, James Smith, Mackenzie Strite, Julia Thatcher, Bayley Tow, Courtney Wendel, Tiffiny West.

Juniors

Randall Burnett, Cassandra Hale, Kelsey Mohr and Kyle Williams.

Seniors

Kaitlyn Brant, Lauren Calvert, Brittany Cavinder, Landin Doner, Claire Dye, Katie Dye, Kendall Dye, Courtney Gorman, Nathan Johnston, Angelo Katalenas, Nicholas Leeth, Brooks Ludwig, Haley McAbee, Taylor Miller and Kaylee Thatcher.

Blue Honor Roll (3.330 – 3.699)

Freshmen

Hunter Blankemeyer, Gwen Burdette, Sarah Cowling, Louis Crow, Joseph Frank, Dakota Hammons, Ethan Kleman, Autumn Proctor, Rhya Vongvichien (Fern) and Derek Youtsey.

Sophomores

Nathan Diller, Brittany Foust, Logan Kraner, Brooke Lehman, John Paul O’Daffer,

Jacob Pollock, Alexa Sikraji, Taylor Williams

Juniors

Macey Ashbaugh, Ann Brake, Bryce Campbell, Aubrey Fraker, Dalton Kayser Jordan Ludwig, Conner McCleery, Amberlyn Miller, Logan T Miller, Kaitlynn Parsons, Troy Patterson and Dalton West.

Seniors

Rachael Bidlack, Nicholas Daeger, Shae Friemoth, Nicklaus Germann, Jeff Jacomet, Alexandra Kleman, Whitney Miller and Evan Williams.

F.B. Bryan, who is in charge of the improvement work at the Hartshorn cemetery, reports a list of men who met at the cemetery last Thursday and assisted in the work of grading, consisting of the following: J.O. Foust, E.C. Ford, Jacob Cramer, Chas. Fostnaught, Henry Groves, Alex Dunlap, J.W. Bryan, Alden Smith, James Kiggins, Simon Kiggins, L. Friend, William Wells, F.B. Bryan. Some of these parties also furnished teams. Mr. Bryan wishes to thank all who assisted.

A number of visitors were also present and were well pleased with the work being done.

While engaged in the work at the cemetery, Mr. Bryan found a marker which is of considerable interest. It bore the name of John Sutton, and gave the date of death July 20, 1846. This will be preserved as a pioneer marker at the cemetery and will be placed upon a new base. Mr. Bryan would like to hear from surviving members of the Sutton family.

A number of donations are being received for the work.

Delphos Herald,

Oct. 6, 1919

DELPHOS — The annual Lyrid meteor shower has been on display since April 16 and will be visible until Thursday. Starting around 1 a.m. Monday, the Lyrid’s will be above the horizon, start its peak time and be visible until the sun rises when they will be right overhead.

The Lyrid meteor shower is among the oldest of known meteor showers, with records going back for some 2,700 years. Apparently, the ancient Chinese observed the Lyrid meteors “falling like rain” in the year 687 BC.

Every year, in the later part of April, our planet Earth crosses the orbital path of Comet Thatcher, which was discovered in 1861 by Carl Wilhelm Baeker and the Orbit discovered by A.E. Thatcher for who the comet was named after. Comet Thatcher last visited the inner solar system in 1861 and is not expected to return until the year 2276.

DELPHOS — In order to be an educator, you have to love people — especially students. For Mark Fuerst, currently principal of both Landeck and Franklin elementaries, interaction with both adults and students is the thing he looks forward to the most in his hectic job.

“My favorite part of the day is the children and the people I work with,” he said. “We have great people at Delphos City Schools. I find myself wanting to be at both places at the same time.”