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DELPHOS — The Board of Trustees of the Delphos Public Library kept its April meeting brief, discussing the upcoming renewal levy and the library’s plans for National Library Week.

Director Kelly Rist brought the board up to speed on the events planned for the week, which falls between April 14-20.

“The theme is ‘Libraries are the heart of every community,’ so we’ve had different businesses from around town pick a day and come to the library to highlight whatever it is they offer,” Rist said. “On Monday, it’s Marco’s Pizza and they’ll be here with samples. Tuesday it’s Baked to Perfection, and then in the evening it’s Family Fun Night with Tyler Nygren, the magician. He’s 14 years old and he also does aluminum sculptures. Wednesday will be the Chik-N-House and then Thursday will be The Point and we’ll also have a mother-daughter tea. We’re also starting something new that I’m really excited about, which we’re calling ‘Once Upon a Time - Inter-generational Reading.’ For six weeks on Thursdays, we’ll have a group of Vancrest’s assisted living residents come over here to meet up with different classes from St. John’s Elementary and the kids will read to them.”

Internationally known painter and collage artist Jonathan Talbot will present an interactive lecture entitled “Collage: Medium and Metaphor” at the Delphos Area Art Guild from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday in the Second Floor Gallery of the Delphos Museum of Postal History.
E-mail RSVP to info.daag@gmail.com.

Talbot is a leading artist in the collage field. His works have been shown at the National Academy and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, have represented the U.S. overseas in exhibits sponsored by the State Department and the Smithsonian Institution and are included in museum collections in the U.S. and Europe.

Talbot is the developer of a new collage technique which eliminates wet adhesives during the collage-making process. This technique, which is discussed in his book, “Collage: A New Approach,” allows greater spontaneity, more precise placement of materials and at the same time eliminates wrinkling and allows collages to be composed and then “glued down” without disassembly.

CELINA — A St. Mary’s man is dead after being shot by a Celina Police officer around 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

According to Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey, a person phoned 911 to report a man with a gun near East Livingston Street in southeastern Celina. He was described as shirtless, wearing shorts, flip-flops and a cowboy hat and was seen drawing a gun from his shorts, waving it around, then putting it back in his shorts.
Celina Police caught up with the man at the intersection of Vine and Market streets in the parking lot of Lake Shore Motor Sales. At that point, shots were fired and the man, 39-year-old Robert Hensley, was hit. The officer, Patrolman Andy Regedanz, a 12-year veteran, was not injured.

Regedanz immediately called for a Celina squad which transported Hensley to Mercer Health. Hensley died from his injuries at the hospital.
Celina Police requested the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office to take over the investigation. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is also involved in the case.

According to Grey, further details will not be made public until all the investigative work has been wrapped up.
“Nothing else will be released as he integrity of the investigation needs to be preserved,” Grey stated. “As soon as the investigation is completed, results will be released.”

The Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle commercial rollover crash which occurred at approximately 6 a.m. today on US 30 in the westbound lanes near mile post 4 in Allen County.

James E. Anderson Jr. of Salineville was driving a commercial tractor trailer westbound on US 30 near Huffer Road when he drove off of the left side of the road, lost control, overcorrected, overturned and slid on its side to a stop. The truck crossed both of the westbound lanes.
Westbound traffic on US 30 was rerouted onto Lincoln Highway while Beaverdam Fleet Service removed the vehicle.

The driver and his passenger, Loretta A. Anderson, were transported to St. Rita’s Medical Center for minor injuries and precautionary reasons.
Alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the crash. Both occupants were wearing their seatbelts.
The Lima Post was assisted by the Allen County Sheriff’s Department, Delphos Fire and EMS, Beaverdam Fleet Service and Allen County EMA Office.

One Year Ago
• Frank Wellmann of the Lima Kiwanis Club delivered trees to Delphos elementary schools Wednesday. Groups of students at Franklin, St. John’s and Landeck elementaries were gathered to help him unload. Every year, the trees are delivered to every first-and third-grade student in Allen County from a trust set up many years ago for the annual donation.

25 Years Ago – 1988
• An Ottoville student and two Delphos students were winners in the district God, Flag and Country oratorical competition at Eagles lodge. Rick Altenburger of Ottoville was winner in the age 10-11 category, Laura Knippen in the 12-13 category and Tracey Illyes in the 14-15 age group. The three winners will advance to zone competition April 16 in Toledo.

• St. John’s held its awards dinner for the boys basketball team Sunday evening. Senior forward Mike Williams was recognized for joining a select club of St. John’s players who have scored 1,000 points. He finished his high school career with 1,106 points. Williams was also recognized for having the highest free-throw percentage (77) among varsity players.