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The Delta Panthers celebrated their 2022 Homecoming weekend by literally running over the visiting Swanton Bulldogs 70-7 on Friday night. Led by seniors Bryar Knapp with 122 yards rushing on six carries and Jerremiah Wolford with 119 yards rushing on 13 carries, the Panther offense stuck to the running game, racking up 420 of 441 total offense on the ground.
Ironically, Delta’s first score came on their only pass attempt of the game, a 21-yard completion to Bryar Knapp from James Ruple early in the first quarter. The Panthers added two more touchdowns in the quarter and led 21-0 before the Bulldogs were able to get their offense untracked.
Swanton quarterback Ethan Hensley led a long drive to put his team on the scoreboard, culminating when he plunged into the endzone for one-yard touchdown to pull the Bulldogs within 14 points. However, Swanton had no answer for the Delta running game as the Panthers quickly responded with a James Ruple touchdown run of three yards and a 28-7 lead.
The Delta defense controlled the rest of the half, returning an interception and a fumble for scores, and the offense added two more touchdowns as the Panthers went to halftime with a 56-7 advantage.
The second half was played with a running clock per OHSAA rules, but Delta still managed to score twice for the 70-7 final. Statistically, Swanton was held to 115 yards of total offense with 83 yards rushing and 23 yards passing with three completions on six attempts. Knapp led Delta with four touchdowns, two passing, one rushing and one by interception. Panther place kicker Phil Smithers converted all 10 of his PATs.
Delta’s victory moves their record to 3-1 in the NWOAL and 5-2 overall. The Panthers travel to Wauseon next Friday to take on the Indians. Swanton drops to 0-4 in the league and 1-6 on the season. The Bulldogs host the Archbold Blue Streaks on Friday for their annual homecoming game.
Pictured: Jerremiah Wolford (47) leads the Panthers on to the field.
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Four weeks from tomorrow, on October 29th, a large section of Main Street in Downtown Swanton will be filled with ghosts, goblins, witches, vampires, action heroes and just about any kind of scary and fun characters you can think of when the Swanton Lions Club presents their annual and enormously popular Halloween Hoopla.
This year’s Hoopla is shaping up to be the biggest and most exciting in its history, even eclipsing last year’s record-setting event with more features and attractions than ever before.
For starters, there will be five inflatables (Bouncy Houses), pedal cars, a mini-jet from the 180th Tactical Fighter Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard, massive trucks from BCA Trucking, Bubba’s Heavy Towing and the Ohio Department of Transportation and lots of games for the kids to play.
There will also be great tasty food giveaways including hot dogs, popcorn, donuts, cider as well as candy from many of the downtown businesses. A do-it-yourself cookie factory will be set up in the Swanton Board of Education Building, a Pic-a-Duck game will be at the First Federal Delta and there will be a costume contest held at Club Salon.
For more entertainment, dancers from Julie’s Dance Studio will be there, dancing to numerous Halloween songs including crowd favorite, Michael Jackon’s “Thriller”. DJ Tim Fraker will be rocking Main Street with some great classic hits from beginning to end.
The fun begins that Saturday afternoon at 3:00 PM and runs until 5:00 PM. The Village of Swanton has scheduled their Trick-or-Treat time from 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM the same evening. Hope to see you there.
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At the Swanton Village Council’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Mayor Neil Toeppe related some history and background information to Council members regarding the potential of creating a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) in the downtown area of Main Street. Mayor Toeppe explained that members of the Swanton Small Business Association (SSBA) have been discussing the issue for several years but could not move forward until the proposed area contained four businesses with a liquor permit that allowed the serving of alcohol inside their establishment. During that time there was only three, Benfield Wines, Hubs and the Swanton VFW.
“Earlier this year the State legislature reviewed that law and reduced the number of permit holders to two if the community has a population of less than 50,000. So, that meant putting us back into at least having the ability to have a DORA,” said the Mayor. “There are a lot of Ohio Revised Code (ORC) sections that will have to be complied with if we were to establish a DORA as far as public safety, boundaries, signage, public service sanitation, a lot of those issues.”
Once the law was changed, the SSBA approached Mayor Toeppe with the proposal to establish a DORA, and he, in turn, presented the proposal to Administrator Shannon Shulters and Solicitor Ken Murphree for review. Subsequently, the proposal was submitted to Council for consideration and, after a number of questions, all members agreed to move forward.
With that decision, the Village must publish a notice in a local newspaper (Swanton Enterprise) for two weeks to inform the community that Council is considering the DORA proposal and then decide how to enact the legislation. “The attorney has told us we have a couple of options,” said Mayor Toeppe. “One is we are not required to have a public hearing, but I would suggest that we do that. Second is that we can either pass this with a simple resolution or through an ordinance with three readings which will give people more of an opportunity to, at least, hear discussions at Council meetings.”
Mr. Toeppe then shared with Council some of his findings when asking other local community officials that have established DORAs about their experiences. “I’ve talked to the Police Chief of Perrysburg, the Economic Development Director of Sylvania, the Law Director in Defiance, to the Mayor in Napoleon, the Safety Service Director of Port Clinton, the Mayor of Lorain and the City Administrator of Tiffin,” he said. “They all expressed zero concerns. Many of them have already expanded their DORAs because they were successful.”
The Mayor also said he was told that people in these communities do not typically take advantage of the DORA unless there is a scheduled event such as musicians or bands. “These are usually casual gatherings downtown that encourage participation in DORA,” said Mr. Toeppe.
The initial DORA Plan, including boundaries, hours of operation and many other significant details has been established and can be viewed on the Villages website under Government>Legislation>Pending Legislation>Swanton DORA. Ms. Shulters as well as Mayor Toeppe acknowledged that some residents have expressed concern with DORA and she believes many of those concerns have been addressed in the Plan.
All six Council members were firmly behind holding a Public Hearing to help ensure Swanton residents would have a voice in the decision on the proposed DORA ordinance and strongly encouraged anyone to attend. It should also be pointed out that all of the Village’s public meetings are live-streamed of Facebook.
Pictured: Village Council as seated on 9/26/22
At the September meeting of the Swanton Board of Education, District Superintendent Chris Lake announced the following two individuals who will be recognized as Distinguished Alumni of Swanton High School.
Ben Gombash – Class of 2007
Degrees Held:
Ben Gombash has done extensive research and data collection on primate behavior and the rehabilitation of primates. He has presented in Indonesia on “Aggressive Interactions between Tourists and Long-tailed Macaques in the Ubud Monkey Forest.” He has worked as an interim Coordinator and site manager for the Alouatta Sanctuary dealing with various types of primates. Ben has worked for the Toledo Zoo, the US Forest Service, the Orangutan Health Project as well as holding several teaching positions at the university level.
Linda (Novak) Chambers – Class of 1984
Degrees Held:
1. Associates Degree in Physical Therapy – Owens Community College
2. BS in Physical Therapy – University of Findlay
3. MBA – University of Findlay
Linda (Novak) Chambers began her career in 1986 as a physical therapy aide and has moved steadily through various roles as a physical therapist and a manager to her current position as Associate Vice President of ProMedica Health Systems. Her current responsibilities include oversight of rehabilitation services including acute care, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and outpatient clinics. She is responsible for 400 rehab professionals across 31 locations that generate $190 million in revenue annually.
The induction will formally take place at the high school on January 27, 2023.
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The Wauseon Indians and the Delta Panthers battled to a 1-1 tie on Delta’s home pitch in a crucial NWOAL match that may have a major effect on who becomes league champion. The Panthers and the Evergreen Vikings, who meet in the final league contest of the season, began the day with 3-0 league records.
With the tie against Wauseon, Delta drops to 3-0-1 but moves ahead of Evergreen, who lost 5-4 at Archbold and falls to 3-1. However, the Blue Streaks’ win takes their record to 4-1 and puts them in first place.
If Delta wins their remaining two league games, they will be crowned champions. If Evergreen wins out, they would gain at least a tie for the title with Archbold, provided the Streaks win their final league game against Bryan.
In yesterday’s Wauseon/Delta match-up, the Panthers got on the board first with a goal from Max York at the 28:06 mark of the first half. Later in the half, at 15:39, Wauseon evened the score with a goal from Gavin Gerig.
At approximately 8:15, the Indians had a golden opportunity to take the lead when Braden Vajen was awarded a penalty kick on the Delta net with only Panther goalie Brody Roth defending. Vajen drilled a shot to the far-right side where a fully stretched-out Roth was able to knock it down. There was no scoring in the second half.
Pictured: Delta’s Max York and Wauseon’s Benico Torres battle for control of the ball.
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This press release is in regards to the Village’s intent to establish a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) in the vicinity of Downton Swanton.
The below will be posted to our socials this morning, it can also currently be found under Government>Legislation>Pending Legislation on our website.
Editor’s Note: A Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area or DORA is a specifically designated area that allows patrons over the age of 21 to purchase alcoholic beverages from an establishment and carry them in an open container within a clearly defined area within the Village.
The Village Council has agreed to enact this legislation by way of an ordinance which will require three separate readings over three separate regularly scheduled Council meetings. A formal public hearing on this issue will also be scheduled.
All Village of Swanton meetings open to the public are carried livestream on the Village’s Facebook page and can be viewed in real time or anytime within the following 12 months.
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The Wauseon Indians dominated the Evergreen Vikings in the first half, opening up a commanding 27-0 lead and went on to defeat the visiting Vikings 33-8 on Homecoming Night. The victory moves Wauseon to 2-1 in the NWOAL and 4-2 overall. Evergreen drops to 1-2 in the league and 2-4 on the season.
The Indians will travel to Patrick Henry this coming Friday to take on he Patriots while the Vikings welcome the Archbold Blue Streaks to Pifer Stadium. Kick-off time for both games is 7:00 PM.
Pictured: Ethan Borton falls in the end zone after catching a pass from Trey Parsons for a touchdown for Wauseon
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