Community

Volunteers spruce up canal for Fourth of July

Delphos Mayor Andre McConnahea was joined by several dozen other concerned citizens Saturday to remove trash and other debris from the Miami-Erie Canal in preparation for the upcoming Kiwanis Fourth or July celebration. Above: McConnahea, center, with the help of Will Beebe, front, and Rick VanLandingham from Toledo and their canoe, moves a large branch from the center of the canal. (CherryRoad Media/Nancy Spencer)

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VFW donates to Eagle Scout project

Ottoville VFW of Ohio Charities Post 3740 donated $7,000 to the Ottoville Park Association earmarked for the Eagle Scout Nick Brandeberry for his project of a Veterans Memorial in the park. Participating in the donation are, from left, VFW Commander Ashley Stechschulte, Nick Brandeberry, Bill Gorman and Dave Heitmeyer. (Photo submitted)

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Senior center full of activities for July

DELPHOS — Our Red, White and Blue Celebration will be Friday, July 25 in the large shelter house at Waterworks Park! We’ll have a golf cart to shuttle you from our West Parking Lot to the shelter house. Hamburgers on the grill, featuring “Rode burgers”, will be served with all the fixins’, as well as potato salad, watermelon and dessert at 11:30 am. Tickets are $5 and must be purchased by July 16. Marie Walton from Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District will present “Terrific Turtles” at 1 pm. We’re still celebrating our 50th Anniversary, so there will be some announcements and fun at 12:30. Don’t miss another chance to have some fun at our Red, White and Blue Celebration!!

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Children get up close an personal with animals

Beth Wood of Indiana Wild walks around with Valentina, a Patagonian mara, an herbivorous mammal found in Argentina, so children can get a small pet. Valentina was also joined by Prairie Farms, the milk snake; Spalding, a three-banded armadillo; Echo, a green-cheeked conure; Jimmy Dean, a blue-tongued skink; and Mo, an African sulcata tortoise for the “Animals” offering of the Delphos Public Library’s Summer Reading Program on Tuesday afternoon. (CherryRoad Media/Nancy Spencer)

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