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The Northwest Ohio Athletic League (NWOAL) held its girls and boys league tournament on Friday at Auglaize Golf Course in Defiance with the Archbold Lady Blue Streaks capturing the girls’ title and the Bryan Golden Bears taking the boys’ title.

The Lady Blue Streaks shot a 399, defeating Wauseon (402), Patrick Henry (453), Evergreen (488) and Delta (498).  Archbold junior Brayton Huffman fired an 89 to grab medalist honors.

The Golden Bears won their third consecutive title by shooting a 337, topping Swanton (342), Archbold (348), Wauseon (348), Patrick Henry (373), Evergreen (422), Liberty Center (433) and Delta (436).  Archbold junior Luke Rosenbrook took medalist honors with a score of 76.

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The Swanton Lady Bulldog JV volleyball team beat the Paulding Lady Panthers 2-1 (18-25, 25-18, 25-23) and the Swanton varsity beat the Paulding varsity 3-0 (25-18, 25-22 25-16).

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The following is a reprint of an article that appeared in the Swanton Enterprise for the reopening of the Swanton Sports Center on September 25, 2013.

Bowling Returns to Swanton

Bowling is back in Swanton and Fulton County.  A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday for the recently reopened Swanton Sports Center on North Main Street in Swanton.

Tracy Ratliff, former Swanton resident and current Toledo businessman, has a large and unique antique car collection that includes a 1981 DeLorean.  This iconic automobile does not come with a flux capacitor but that has not prevented Tracy from traveling back to the future, as he has resurrected and reopened the Swanton Sports Center, formally known as KC Lanes.

The 20-lane bowling center, which also includes a bar and grill and large banquet hall, shuttered its doors at the end of 2010.  It sat empty until Tracy, looking for a building to house his car business, bought the dilapidated structure in August of 2012.

He charged two of his employees, son Boyd Ratliff and grandson Kevin Ford, with the task of getting the facility in shape to open as a body and engine repair shop.  The task would include extensive roofing, electrical work, plumbing, cleaning and painting.

However, as work began, residents passing by saw vehicles in the parking lot and pulled in to see what was going on.  They all had the same question, “When are you going to open up the bowling alley?”

After dozens of the visits in a short one-month period, Tracy gave in to the will of the people and decided to restore the building to its original purpose.  The lanes are open and the bar and grill has been converted to a sports bar and grill.  There is an arcade room and adjacent pool room.  The banquet hall is available to rent as well as the meeting room next to it.  Future plans include bring back league bowling for all ages.

The first big event at the Sports Center will be a tribute to Dick Slawinski, the man who owned the business from 1956 to 1992.  Slawinski, along with his wife Norma and their eight children brought a great deal of joy and fond memories to the area and this event, to be held on November 10^th from noon to 5:00 PM, will honor his contributions.  All proceeds will be donated to the Swanton Rotary Scholarship Fund and Odyssey Hospice.

Pictured (L to R):  Ted Haselman, Jeff Schlade, Ann Roth, Charlene O’Connell, Bill O’Connell, Kevin Ford, Boyd Ratliff, Hal Stine, Mary Slawinski Stine, Neil Toeppe.  (Photo by Drew Stambaugh)

Earlier this year it was discovered that the Village of Swanton was inadvertently charging several businesses the residential monthly rate for storm water sewer charges of $3.00 instead of a commercial rate determined by a calculation of the total impervious area on the property.  One such business was Foertmeyer Greenhouse located on Hallet Avenue which, after a Google Earth survey discovered the business covered 168,000 square feet, was charged a new monthly rate of $589.89 then reduced to by 30% by Village Administrator Rosanna Hoelzle.

The discounted monthly charge of $412.93 was disputed by the greenhouse’s owner Mark Foertmeyer who claimed most of the rainfall on his business property flows east into a creek, away from the Village.  A public hearing was held to allow him to plead his case.  Mr. Foertmeyer asked that he be given time to have the topography of his property professionally surveyed to determine how much storm water falling on the greenhouse property actually flowed into the Village’s storm water system.

At the September 13^th Village Council meeting, results of that survey, taken by Natural Resources Management (NRM) of Sylvania were presented by Chip Tokar of NRM.  Mr. Tokar explained that his staff was able to get the most recent topographical information from the county and United States Geographical Survey (USGS) to use for the study.

“What we were able to do is overlay those topographical contours onto the property itself.  We were able to show that the topography flows from west to east starting at the street,” he said.  “So, the highest elevations on Mr. Foertmeyer’s property are right at the street edge, parallel to the street north and south and generally slopes west to east from there.”

Mr. Tokar also pointed out that the Village’s catch basins are located on the edge of the street and most of the storm water that enters those comes from the street itself.  He did say that the driveways on the greenhouse property sloped toward the street and contributed to the Village’s storm water. 

When asked by Councilman Dave Pilliod what he thought would be a fair charge, Mr. Tokar said, “In all fairness, all the storm water going on to his property is going to his own catch basins and his own drains and draining into a ditch back there.  If I had to guess, just based on this topography, it’s probably five percent of this whole area that you’re looking at that would drain to the (Village).”

Assuming the five percent estimate is accurate, the recalculated charge would fall into the $30.00 range.  Now that the Village has the topographical survey data it will need to consult with its engineers before settling on a final charge.  With the next round of water bills due to come out just two days after the meeting, the Village said it would charge Foertmeyer Greenhouse $412 for that bill and would hope to have a firm answer in time for the next Council meeting on September 27, 2021.

Pictured:  Chip Tokar of Natural Resources Management presents topographical evidence to Council

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The Delta Panthers spotted the visiting Archbold Blue Streaks a 1-0 lead then took control of the contest by scoring four unanswered goals to go on top 4-1 in an NWOAL boys soccer match yesterday. The Streaks fought back scoring two goals late in the game but fell short as the Panthers held on for a 4-3 victory. Cooper Tenney led the Delta offense with three goals for the hat trick. With the win, Delta remains undefeated with a 9-0 record and leads the NWOAL title chase at 4-0.

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The Swanton Bulldog Golfers shot a 162 to finish six strokes behind the Bryan Golden Bears who shot a 156. The Patrick Henry Patriots finished with a 181. Bulldog senior Garret Swank (Pictured) led all golfers with a career-best one under par (-1) 33 to capture medalist honors. Bryan’s Noah Huard was second with a 36. Other scores for Swanton: Adam Lemon (41), Mazin Rukieh (44), Ryan O’Shea (44), Sam Betz (45), Ethan Bonifas (45), Lucas Bloom (49).

Swanton has an NWOAL record of 6-1 heading into the league match this Friday at Auglaize Golf Course in Defiance.

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Responding to the basement flooding concerns of several residents living in the Pelton Drive area voiced at the August 30, 2021 Village Council meeting, the Village of Delta took action and gave an update at the first September Council meeting.

Village Administrator Brad Peebles stated, in his Administrator’s Report, “In an effort to address the basement flooding heard by Council during the 8/30 meeting, crews attempted to camera the sanitary line serving Pelton Drive unsuccessfully.  As a result, Taylor Construction was retained to excavate and install a catch basin where the sewer line made a 90 degree turn and heads east.  Although the condition of the line looks good from what can be seen, additional videoing will be performed and the lines will be jetted to insure they are clear.”

The residents who had attended the August 30^th meeting were also present and thanked the Council for its work and quick response.

In legislative news, Council decided to move forward with the First Reading Ordinance 21-12 to eliminate parking on Main Street between Wood Street and Madison Street.  The Ordinance had been tabled at the previous meeting after Milton Ruble, who lives at 416 Main Street, objected to the change in the parking status based on his need for parking spaces for a rental unit he owns at 418 Main Street.

However, Chapter 1121.01 of Delta Codified Ordinances requires Mr. Ruble to have two dedicated off-street parking spaces for each of his two rental units.  Mr. Ruble was unaware of this requirement.  The First Reading of the Ordinance passed unanimously.

A Third and Final Reading of Resolution 21-13, providing for the establishment of a new fund consistent with the requirements of Ohio Revised Code (ORD) 5705.09 (F) was approved.  Also approved was the Third and Final Reading of Resolution 21-15, authorizing the Village Administrator to enter into an agreement with Peterman & Associates for a preliminary layout, evaluation of existing facilities, and cost estimates for replacement of the public pool within Delta Community Park.

The initial meeting to identify the process and issues surrounding the pool has been scheduled for September 24, 2021 at 10:00 AM.  Staff involved will be he Finance Director, Water Superintendent, Pool Manager and the Village Administrator.

Pictured:  Vice-Mayor Mike Tanner conducted the Council proceedings.

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Swanton’s Jayden Hendricks (Pictured) scored three times for a hat trick, Meagan Haselman had a goal and two assists and Riley Bellner banked a shot in off the post from 40 yards away for the final goal and the Lady Bulldogs defeated the Delta Lady Panthers 5-2 on the road in an NWOAL soccer match. Ella Demaline and Faith Berger each had a goal for Delta.

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Cooper Tenney scored four goals to lead the Delta Panthers to an 11-2 road victory over the Swanton Bulldogs. The win pushed the Panthers to a record of 6-0 and 3-0 in the league.

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