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Eight seek open Orange trustee seat By TOM SHEEHAN ThisWeek Community Newspapers Eight people thus far have applied to be appointed to the Orange Township trustee post being vacated by Jennifer Christian, who is resigning effective Aug. 8. Township officials said the applicants include former trustee David Eby, Olen-

tangy school board member Scott Galloway, township community parks board member Chris Masciola and residents Deborah Taranto, Marilyn Hoff, Jeremy Brisson, Victoria Jordan and Lynda Petty. Trustees Rob Quigley and Nelson Katz have interviewed all eight applicants. “The goal is to have a special meeting on the 9th (of August) and hope-

fully make an appointment,” Quigley said before the trustees’ Aug. 1 meeting. Interested people have until Aug. 5 at 4 p.m. to apply for the vacancy. Whoever is selected will serve until Dec. 31. Christian is moving out of state and did not attend the Aug. 1 meeting. She was appointed a year ago to succeed John Cassady. Anyone wanting to complete the final two years of Cas-

sady’s term, including any appointed person, must run in the Nov. 8 general election. The filing deadline for that election is Aug. 10. Also Aug. 1, Quigley and Katz: • Approved a request by Lewis Center Investments LLC/Planned Communities Inc. to modify an approved plan for 96 condominium units on 16.7 acres at the Olentangy Crossings subdivision

at Olentangy Crossings East and Rail Timber Way on the east side of U.S. Route 23. The plan required modification because trustees had approved a plan in June to allow a 20-unit building for independent senior housing on 2.9 acres of the site. See ORANGE, page A2

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Peter Misuraca opened Aging Gracefully Designs in May. The business, which he runs out of his home, helps to remodel houses for older adults and people with disabilities. Misuraca is holding one of the handrails that he frequently installs in homes.

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When the new home construction industry began to slow, Peter Misuraca of Powell decided to use his 25 years’ experience to open a new business, Aging Gracefully Designs LLC. “We renovate homes for the elderly and disabled, with the emphasis on making them more safe and independent and to keep them in their home as long as possible,” said Misuraca. “(We) can install simple items such as grab bars, lever handle faucets, and rocker switches, as well as more complex items like walk-in showers, exterior ramps and slipretardant flooring. We can redesign entire kitchens and baths to accommodate for wheelchair access.”

The business also builds lifts and ramps indoors and out, and can install comfort-height toilets. As a large part of the population ages, more people will need assistance with these changes, he said, explaining why he opened the business after being downsized from the new home building industry. This is his first time owning his own business. “The new home building industry took a downward spin, and I was a more recent hire at a company, so because of downsizing, I decided to open my own business in the specified field of helping the elderly and disabled.” Misuraca said he evaluates the client’s physical needs, their home environment, the style and design of the home and provides solutions which address each client’s unique

needs. “If somebody is adapted to a wheelchair, we can redesign their cabinets, lower the kitchen sink so they can roll right up,” he said. “We can install single-lever faucets and hardware on their doors and drawers to make opening them a lot easier. Sometimes, something so simple for you and me can be very difficult for people with arthritic problems. “We are proud to offer solutions which are not only functional but also beautiful, and we use materials which complement the design and could increase the value of one’s home,” he said, noting that some people mistakenly think such amenities subtract from a home’s value. He has lived in Powell for five years. He has a bachelor’s degree in building construction management

from Michigan State University. In October, hell seek certification as an “aging-in-place specialist” from the remodeling division of National Association of Home Builders, he said. Misuraca, 46, has enjoyed developing his building skills since he was a youngster, when he helped his father renovate homes. “I used to renovate homes with my dad who enjoyed buying houses, renovating and selling or renting them,” he said. The business is home-based on Creighton Drive and opened in May. At present, Misuraca is the only employee, however, as general contractor he would work with subcontractors on larger projects. For more information, call Misuraca at (614) 329-2022.

Fires caused by lightning strikes in Delaware County are attracting attention from around the state. Ohio fire marshal Larry Flowers will meet with fire department chiefs in Delaware County Aug. 31 to discuss lightning strikes that rupture corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) natural gas lines, said Shane Cartmill, spokesperson for the state fire marshal. “The reason we want to learn more is there is not a lot of information out there for the state of Ohio,” he said. “We’re not seeing it in too many places other than in Delaware County. There are reports of it sporadically in the state.” Cartmill said that Flowers, state fire investigators and prevention officers will meet with the county fire chiefs to learn what they’re seeing and experiencing. Then more research might be done on the issue. The meeting was prompted by “growing interest in the subject among fire service personnel and the media,” Cartmill said. Cartmill isn’t sure about the number of fires involving ruptured CSST gas lines and lightning, because fire investigation reports used to look at statewide occurrences don’t have a “check box” for CSST. The reports do, however, have check boxes for lightning and for fuel. “We don’t have any good statistics which is another reason for us to look into this,” he said. Meanwhile, area fire chiefs want residents to call if lightning strikes. The season’s many thunderstorms have resulted in a number of homes being struck by lightning. That hazard and associated damage bring emergency crews concern enough, but crews have been seeing homes struck by lightning, accompanied by the failure of flexible natural-gas lines. That combination results in a gas-fueled fire that can burn rapidly, said Genoa Township fire chief Gary Honeycutt. “We had seven incidents of houses struck by See LIGHTNING FIRES, page A3

Powell chamber Open house set at business incubator meets goal A closer look of 300 members By BONNIE BUTCHER

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The Greater Powell Chamber of Commerce has reached its goal of bringing in 300 members. “It was a goal that we talked about at the beginning of the year when membership was at 286,” said Barb Walters, president of the chamber’s board, in a press release. “The entire board has been focused on the 300-member goal and has been reaching out to every contact they have.”

ell Chamber of Commerce, which began in 1991 but dissolved after heated disagreement over merging with the Delaware Area Chamber of Commerce, Buckley said. “We started from scratch January 2007 with about 120 members,” Buckley said. “By April, 45 new members joined.” Patti Brown-Wright, a cham-

The public can visit Powell’s new business incubator during an open house from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the site, 44 N. Liberty St. The center is a business incubator, serving as startup space for four small officebased businesses. City officials have said it is an interim step between an in-home office and a more expensive lease in a commercial building. The Powell Community Improvement Corporation (PCIC) is staging the event. The PCIC will decide what businesses are given an office, based on input from Historic Downtown Powell Inc. (HDPI), the organization that will handle the day-to-day managing of the incubator.

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The center is a business incubator, serving as startup space for four small office-based businesses. City officials have said it is an interim step between an in-home office and a more expensive lease in a commercial building.

HDPI program assistant Drew Farrell announced the group is accepting applications for the incubator offices. “Incubators are proven to help startup businesses reach the next stage in their development while helping to expand the local business base,” Mike Hadra, a member of Historic Downtown Powell, Inc.’s Economic Restructuring Committee, said in a

press release. “Monthly rent starts at $550 and includes access to all professional mentoring and training resources as well as office resources, including administrative staff, dedicated phone lines, utilities, Internet, use of a color copier-printer, use of the conference center, kitchenette, refuse and snow removal and landscaping,” Farrell said. “Additional needs such as fiber-optic data access can be accommodated on an individual basis and are determined at the time of lease.” Tenants will have access to Historic Downtown Powell Inc.’s professional mentoring and training services and will receive support services from the organization Counselors to America’s Small Business. HDPI renovated a portion of the building See OPEN, page A3

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ORANGE TOWNSHIP Continued from page A1 Developers scaled back the plan to permit 76 condominium units on the rest of the site and made some other changes, including reconfiguring the internal private-road layout. Trustees had held an administrative review of the modification request on July 5. • Approved paying E.P. Ferris & Associates Inc. $52,545 for surveying and engineering work involving the planned pedestrian bridge over U.S. Route 23. Katz said part of the work involves design of the bridge. The bridge, at U.S. 23 and Gooding Boulevard, will help connect existing and future trailways. A $1-million federal grant, coupled with between $200,000 and $300,000 from the township, will pay for the project, which is expected to take about two years. “A lot of residents are very excited about this,” Quigley said at the meeting. • Approved paying $146,500 to American Rock Salt for 2,400 tons of salt to use this winter. The

price is $61.58 a ton, up from $59.40 a ton last year. Beth Hugh, township maintenance and parks director, said outside the meeting that the township has only about 400 tons of salt on hand from last year. • Approved a final payout of vacation and sick leave to Dick Gladman, who retired earlier this summer as township zoning inspector. Gladman had accrued a total of 224.5 hours at a rate of $27.21 an hour, officials said. • Modified the township’s 15year-old tree policy to include a prohibition against planting or replanting trees in the right of way. The matter became an issue earlier this summer when a homeowners association sought to replace some dead trees in the right of way. Such things as maintenance of those trees caused Katz and Quigley to approve the modification. • Heard that the annual open house for Fire Prevention Week will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Oct. 9 at Fire Station 361, 7700 Gooding Blvd.

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Powell chamber meets 300-member goal Continued from page A1 ber board member, said she joined the chamber to become involved in her community. She encourages others to join to “network with fellow citizens and business partners and to have a say and voice in what’s happening in (the) city.” The chamber’s events also have helped build and maintain the membership, said Nancy Buckley, chamber administrator. For a number of years, the organization held only morning networking events. At its monthly luncheons, the chamber generally provides educational information helpful to businesses, such as financial information, the ins and outs of social media and discussions on the state budget in October, said Buckley. “In late 2009, we started offering a business after hours, which is hosted by a member. It’s free of charge for everyone to attend and gives the host business an opportunity to spotlight what they do,” Buckley said. In April 2010, the chamber held the inaugural Taste of Powell, an evening of en-

tertainment that showcases entrees from local restaurants. “It has become our main event,” Buckley said. “In the first Taste of Powell, we had 16 restaurants participate. This year we had 21, and our goal for next year is 24 to 25.” The chamber will host its first new member reception, slated for 5-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, at the chamber offices, 50 S. Liberty St., Powell. One of the chamber’s most popular events is its “Progressive Networking Luncheon,” Buckley said. The next will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, at the Wedgewood Golf and Country Club, 9600 Wedgewood Blvd, Powell. The luncheon costs $20 per person for members and $25 per person for others. “I call it speed dating for businesses,” said Buckley. “You sit down at one table with five people while you have your entrée. You’re given 15 to 20 minutes. We have a cow bell that we ring. And you move to the next group of five people went you have the main course. ... It gives people an opportunity to meet a lot of people.” Asked what her favorite chamber events

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were Brown-Wright said, “The Chamber Connections, because we visit our members’ businesses and get to see what they have to offer. It is really helpful. And our annual Christmas party is so fun.” The chamber is there to help promote the local businesses, Buckley said. “We’re also members of the Ohio chamber, so we get legislative information from them that we pass on to our members,” she said. “We can offer counseling services through the SCORE program in Columbus. The services are offered free of charge by retired CEOs and business owners that basically mentor new business members.” “The Powell Area Chamber of Commerce provides a very important function in the community,” said Steve Lutz, Powell city manager. “They serve as an advocate for all types of businesses in and around the city. (It) has had a long, successful history supporting both new and existing businesses in advancing prosperity throughout the region.” For more information on the chamber, call (614) 888-1090, send an email to powellchamber@midohio.twcbc.com or visit the web site www.powellchamber.com.

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County cuts 3 emergency communication posts By LISA AURAND After a yearlong reorganization of the Delaware County Emergency Communications Department and the Delaware County 911 Board, county commissioners have agreed to cut three positions within the emergency communications department. Delaware County voters on May 3 approved a five-year, 0.45mill renewal operating levy for the county’s 911 emergency communications system. Even with the levy’s passage, the county’s

communications department has a tight budget. “As you know … (we’ve) been looking at the department budget for quite some time and it has been determined that even with the passage of the levy in May that there will be a $1.2-million deficit at the end of 2012 for the department,” said Dawn Huston, director of administrative services. The reorganization reviewed the communications department’s current budget, operations, staffing levels and call volumes. Huston and Bob Greenlaw, di-

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Continued from page A1 Continued from page A1 for its office. The incubator part of the building was renovated with a Community Block Grant through Delaware County. The PCIC has been in existence about a year. The city helps fund PCIC and its programs, which include approved incentives for businesses that move to the city. The PCIC goal is to be self-sustaining. Delaware County economic development director Gus Comstock, who helped the city secure the Community Block Grant, has said that incubators are a valuable tool for economic development. For a tour or to apply for the incubator program, contact Drew Farrell at (614) 396-3336 or e-mail info@hdpinc.org. Information on the incubator program is available at www.powellcic.org.

lightning and then four of them ended up in basement fires with the (corrugated stainless steel tubing) CSST gas line being ruptured,” Honeycutt said. Those seven strikes occurred through the night and early morning of July 23-24. “The potential is losing the whole house,” Honeycutt said. “We’re lucky nobody got injured or worse. Thank God these people that were affected by this recognized something was wrong soon enough.” In July, Liberty Township helped fight a fire accompanied by CSST failure in Concord Township. The house burned rapidly, Liberty fire chief Tim Jensen has said, leaving little standing but the chimney.

rector of Delaware County Emergency Communications, along with the county 911 board, considered that some duties were being absorbed or replaced by technological advances. “We had three administrative positions that are no longer necessary with this reorganization within the department,” Huston said. The Emergency Communications Database and the County Geographical Information System office offer greater speed and accuracy and don’t need manual operation.

Jensen said no fires with ruptured CSST gas lines have occurred recently but they “did have a flurry back in 2006 and 2007. “We spent a great deal of time researching the issue then,” he said. “The installers are supposed to have some minimal training, and the Liberty Township building department actively inspects these installations to assure compliance with the building code. The fire service gets to see firsthand when the CSST is improperly installed — usually too close or touching metal duct work or a water pipe. The result may be an arc created by the electricity seeking the easiest ground and the gas igniting.” Honeycutt said firefighters have seen ruptures even in grounded and bonded CSST, which is said to increase prevention. He has concern about the pip-

The three employees in the positions being eliminated have been offered new dispatching jobs in the department, plus the ability to continue their health and retirement benefits. County commissioner Tommy Thompson thanked Huston and Greenlaw for their work on the reorganization and finding a way to offer the employees new positions. “I think, along with the reorganization and higher efficiency of our 911 department, that this is a necessary thing to do right now,” Thompson said. “I think

ing and said firefighters have not seen such ruptures in homes that are built with “schedule 40 pipe” which is a thicker pipe of metal or PVC. Genoa Township Fire Department Lt. Craig Skeel said, “We’ve got to do something to mitigate this problem. In 20 years, I’ve not seen a structure failure with the iron pipe (rupturing). I’ve seen 15 to 20 from the failure of the CSST.”

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Olentangy had no ‘backup’ all-day kindergarten plan To the editor: I would like to politely disagree with the comments presented by Olentangy superintendent Wade Lucas last week and present alternative comments in regard to all-day kindergarten (ADK) at Heritage Elementary School. First let me disclose that my daughter’s kindergarten entrance exam test score enabled her to be a candidate for ADK at Heritage and she is enrolled to go to Heritage. Had Heritage not been an option, my daughter would have gone to another Olentangy elementary school. My family receives no economic benefit from Heritage ADK as we do not pay for child care for any of our children. I clearly see the educational value of ADK and have even sent a K-12 all-year school proposal to Lucas more than a year ago. Even though my child is a participant, I do not think that the exisiting ADK program is fiscally responsible. The point of no return for Heritage ADK can be traced back to Oct. 14, 2010, when Lucas announced “the district will not draw new elementary attendance boundaries for the 2011-12 school year when elementary 15 (Heritage) opens. Instead, the district will use this school to educate elementary school students who are in overflow from their home school, some preschool students and some students entering the all-day everyday kindergarten program.” On that date, Gov. Ted Strickland was in office and the ADK mandate remained intact. Olentangy needed a backup plan in case Strickland lost the election and the unpopular and unfunded ADK mandate was overturned. I believe that Olentangy’s plan to maintain ADK for the 2011-12 school year, even if the mandate was overturned, was because Olentangy didn’t believe in October 2010 that Heritage could be filled to capacity with non-ADK students. The announcement to not redistrict meant that Olentangy estimated that 2011-12 enrollment would not increase enough for Heritage to be fully operational. In effect, the backup plan for ADK and the plan for ADK were the same plan. Olentangy started to draft personnel plans and was moving toward opening Heritage regardless of the outcome of last year’s gubernatorial race. The implementation of ADK also increased enrollment as dual-income parents are more likely to send their children to ADK rather than part-time kindergarten. Without ADK in the school district, dual-income parents are more likely to send their children to private ADK. Let’s assume that 70 percent of this year’s Heritage class would not have enrolled into an Olentangy elementary school until school year 2012-

13. By offering ADK, Olentangy has just added another 231 students (330 ADK students or 70 percent) or filled about 10 additional/incremental classrooms (24:1 elementary teacher-pupil ratio). Of course, we will never know the exact amount unless we polled all of the parents of the 330 children. Olentangy has stated that capacity at each elementary school is 600 students, which translates into 25 classrooms (600/24). My assumption is that ADK has filled an incremental 10 of 25 classrooms, or 40 percent of an elementary school capacity. Without ADK, somewhere within Olentangy there would have been excess elementary classroom capacity. My assumption is that Heritage would have been underutilized since redistricting did not occur. ADK was needed in school year 2011-12 to maximize efficiencies by spreading operating costs over students who would not otherwise have enrolled in Olentangy. Olentangy and pro-Olentangy Political Action Committee’s have long touted Olentangy’s cost per pupil as very low compared to surrounding school districts, as evidenced by the message that taxpayers should vote for any millage increase proposed by the school district. Olentangy confirmed to me more than a month ago that the people cost of ADK is $480,000. What Lucas left out in his commentary is that the cost of dedicated busing for ADK is not included in his $480,000 estimate. I think that dedicated busing and other ancillary costs will drive this number up to $600,000 for the 2011-12 school year. If we use the cost estimates provided by Lucas, the incremental cost per pupil for ADK is $1,455 ($480,000/330 students). Add $1,455 to the previously released cost per pupil of $9,460 and the ADK cost per pupil is $10,915, or a 15-percent cost-per-pupil increase for ADK compared to nonADK students. Is Olentangy being fiscally responsible by spending an extra $480,000-$600,000 for ADK? The answer could be yes. If Olentangy admits that Heritage was built and opened too early, then it is possible that the incremental costs of ADK were lower than the operating costs of an idle or partially idle elementary school. Are the costs of operating Heritage ADK less than the costs of idling or partially idling Heritage for the 2011-12 school year? How much additional costs will dedicated busing add to the ADK program?

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No use talking about the weather … or is there? Continued from page A4 That, then, is exactly why I’m giving in and talking about the weather: to make the weather change. Who doesn’t want a little breath of fall right now? It doesn’t have to stay forever. Just long enough to cool the napes of our necks and make the furniture smooth again. Weather extremes never fail to remind me of other instances of extreme weather. Not in history, of course; I mean extreme weather I’ve experienced per-

sonally. Experienced and survived, I should say, that being the motif running through my thoughts. For instance, I recall a long, hot afternoon in Portugal during the now almost legendary trip known by our daughters as “the time you and Dad backpacked through Europe.” We were in a seaside village, watching a sort of informal bullfight on a beach. Men and boys were running at and then away from the bull, which was never in mortal danger, though the men might have

been, charging around like that in the heat. Some of the spectators had climbed on builders’ scaffolding that happened to be nearby but most people were crowded around a wall that was along the street above the beach. We were there, sometimes glimpsing the understandably irritable bull, but mostly watching the other spectators: elderly women dressed in smothering black, young mothers who sat on the curb to nurse their babies, parents with their children. One father held his daughter on his

shoulder, and my husband took a picture. Even now, in a new century, her cheeks are as red as warm velvet. Connected to this day, whose oppressive heat and broiling sun seemed to go on forever, is the campground where we were staying. It, too, was on the beach, and very sandy. I remember waking up to find ants in my ears. Don’t worry! They were dead ants. Mostly. Another hot memory: As a brash college student, I worked — and lived on the grounds of

— a small amusement park, a job that strikes people as either dashing and romantic, which it wasn’t, or as borderline dangerous, which it was. Those of us who worked in the park’s restaurant were students; those who worked the food stands were local high school kids; and the ride operators were adults named J.C. with tattoos and — in one case, at least — without permission to take leave from the Navy. We didn’t have a lot of sense in those days, but we knew not

to hang out on the beach near the bathhouse where the ride operators lived. Instead, we crawled out the windows of our own dormitory, above the picnic pavilion, and spread towels on the pavilion’s black tar roof. Hot? Honey, had the place caught on fire it couldn’t have raised the temperature on that roof by more than a couple of degrees. Hey, look out the window. Are those snowflakes? Write Margo Bartlett at mbartlett@thisweeknews.com.

Event Wilshire 5K scheduled for Aug. 27 Registration is under way for the Wilshire 5K set for Saturday, Aug. 27. The 5K race fee is $10. All those who register by Aug. 17 will receive a free race shirt. To register for the race on line, go to www.Ohiorunning.com/timing.htm. Children may participate in a free “kiddie run” at 8:30 a.m. The 5K begins at 9 a.m. Parking for the race is at Orange Middle School, 2680 Orange Road in Lewis Center. All proceeds from the event will benefit People in Need of Delaware County. The Wilshire 5K is presented by Rivers Insurance Group. For more information about Rivers, visit www.Riversinsgroup.com or call (614) 515-5236. For information about People in Need, visit www.delawarepeopleinneed.org.-

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Celtic sports bring Highland games to Dublin Irish Festival By JENNIFER NOBLIT

val and said more than 30 ath- shot put, as well as the Olympic hammer. A lot of Olympic events “We have four different class- are from the Highland games. es: the amateur A’s, which are Lightweight for distance is like higher-skilled athletes; amateur the discus. A similar spin is done B, which is a novice class; the with heavy weights. Some of the master class is for athletes over other stuff is just based on a 40; and there’s a woman’s class,” bunch of strong Irish and Scothe said. tish farmers saying, ‘I can throw Huntley said athletes compete further and lift more than you in all of the events: braemar stone, can.’” weight over bar, open stone, sheaf Huntley became involved with toss, heavy weight for distance, Highland games and the Great caber toss and light weight for Lakes Scottish Athletes Associdistance. ation three years ago, after see“We have a lot of guys with ing his father participate in games track and field backgrounds,” in Washington. Huntley said. “The stones espeThe group competes in backcially lends itself to a shot-put yard games and some festivals, event. Actually, the Highland including the Reynoldsburg Targames event was the father of tan Days.

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Kilts are required attire for the Highland Heavy Weight Games. The games event will make its inaugural appearance at the Dublin Irish Festival on Saturday, Aug. 6, in the greenfields sports area. “What they’ll do is an athletics showcase of throwing weights of various sizes: putting, pushing, throwing, hurling and tossing weights of various sizes,” events administrator Mary Jo DiSalvo said. Brian Huntley, a member of the Great Lakes Scottish Athletes Association, is organizing the games at the Dublin Irish Festi-

“(The Dublin Irish Festival) is probably one of the biggest venues with the biggest crowd and most athletes,” he said, adding that registration had filled up within 12 hours. According to Huntley, the Highland games are about camaraderie, family and a bit of competitiveness, although never in a bad spirit. “Competitiveness lends itself to a negative connotation sometimes,” he said. “We’re pushing each other to do better and throw further than I did. I truly feel like most of these people are my family. They’re such nice people. It’s a very family-oriented event.” The Highland Heavy Weight Games begin at 11 a.m. Aug. 6

and run until 6:30 p.m. A crowd is expected to view the games, Huntley said. “I always emphasize how enjoyable it is for families. We’re not a bunch of muscle heads running around,” he said. “We’re all

family-oriented people that enjoy getting together and having fun.” Other sporting events at the greenfields area include a cornhole tournament Aug. 5 and rugby, hurling and Gaelic football demonstrations Aug. 7.

Highland heavy weight games explained By JENNIFER NOBLIT ThisWeek Community Newspapers The Highland Heavy Weight Games event will make its first appearance at the Dublin Irish Festival on Aug. 6. Organized by Brian Huntley of the Great Lakes Scottish Athletes Association, the competition will follow the usual games of Highland sports contests across the globe. According to Huntley, Highland games have nine different events, and seven will be featured during competition from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 6. The events are as follows: • Caber toss-along: A tapered pole or log is hoisted upright by the competitor, who balances it vertically, holding the smaller end. The competitor runs forward, tossing the log so it turns end over end. If the larger end strikes the ground first and then the smaller end, it is called “turning

the caber.” Competitors are judged on how closely the throw approximates “the ideal 12-o’clock toss on an imaginary clock.” According to the GLSAA, cabers for men’s competitions could range from 16 to 22 feet long and weigh 70 to 145 pounds. For women, the caber typically is 10 to 16 feet long and weighs 40 to 100 pounds. • Stone put: This event is similar to today’s shot put, but instead of a steel shot, a large stone of variable weight is used. In the braemar stone competition, a 20- to 26pound stone is used for men and a 13- to 18-pound stone for women. Athletes are not allowed to run before throwing the stone. • Open stone: The competition uses a 16- to 22-pound stone for men and 8- to 12-pound stone for women, and any throwing style is allowed, providing the stone is in one hand and is cradled in the neck until it is released. • Weight throw for distance: This event

uses a 28-pound weight for men and 14pound weight for women in the light event, and a 56-pound weight for men and 42pound weight for women in the heavy contest. The metal weights are thrown using one hand, and the longest throw wins. • Weight over the bar: In this competition, athletes try to toss a 56-pound weight with an attached handle over a horizontal bar, using one hand. The bar is moved during the competition, and each athlete gets three attempts at each height. If an athlete gets the weight over the bar, he could advance to the next round at a greater height. • Sheaf toss: A 20-pound bundle of straw in a burlap sack — the sheaf — is tossed vertically with a pitchfork over a raised bar. Each athlete gets three tries to get the sheaf over the bar, and if successful, he or she moves on to the next round with the bar raised. A 10-pound sheaf is used for women.

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Festival to recognize Civil War anniversary By JENNIFER NOBLIT ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Irish Festival expects 100,000 attendees

The 150th anniversary of the Civil War won’t go unnoticed at this year’s Dublin Irish Festival. Historian and musician David Kincaid will perform Civil War songs of the Irish Brigade on Aug. 6 and 7 and will share some history in honor of the anniversary. “We are at the Irish festival, observing in the area where they have Irish music archives and, in the cultural area, the 150th anniversary of the Civil War,” events administrator Mary Jo DiSalvo said. “David Kincaid is returning to perform Civil War songs of the Irish.” Kincaid is no stranger to the Dublin Irish Festival or other Celtic celebrations across the world. “I’ve been doing this particular presentation since 1998,” he said, adding that his first album with Irish songs from the Civil War came out the same year. “I do a lot of Irish and Celtic festivals, historic sites, folk-music societies, historical societies, libraries and performing-arts libraries. One of the things about this year with the 150th anniversary, I am booked every weekend.” In his performances, Kincaid, dressed in a uniform of the Irish Brigade, performs songs and talks about history, giving the songs context. “The Irish Brigade is the most famous unit on either side of that war and had a huge impact on the Irish being accepted (in America),” he said. “When they first arrived, they experienced horrible prejudice. So when they were

The 2010 Dublin Irish Festival attracted about 102,000 people, and organizers are planning for a crowd for the 24th annual festival this weekend. The Dublin Irish Festival will be held from 4 p.m. to midnight Aug. 5, from 11 a.m. to midnight Aug. 6 and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 7 at Coffman Park. With thousands expected, bike parking will be offered to minimize traffic. Dublin Methodist Hospital is sponsoring a bike parking lot west of the Dublin Community Recreation Center and at the corner of Coffman Road and Emerald Parkway. Vehicle parking is available at OCLC, 6565 Kilgour Place; Dublin Coffman High School, 6780 Coffman Road; the Dublin School administration building, 7030 Coffman Road; Verizon, 5175 Emerald Parkway; and Cardinal Health, 7000 Cardinal Place. Free parking also will be available at Metro fighting the Civil War, they had two wars to fight: one for the union and one for acceptance. And it really worked and changed the perception. It really helped to turn things around and be recognized as legal citizens.” When Kincaid started his search for Irish tunes from the Civil War, he wasn’t given much hope. “I was told by self-proclaimed experts I would never find anything,” he said. Research and more research, however, led him to broadsheets, which are papers with song lyrics printed on them. The search then turned to the music. The Irish often wrote new lyrics to old tunes, Kincaid said, so he had to track down people who knew the tunes that had been

Place, just off Frantz Road and south of state Route 161. Free shuttles will run an hour before and after the festival, in addition to festival hours. Coffman Park Drive will be closed during the festival until Aug. 9. South High Street, from Bridge Street to Hertford Drive, will be closed Aug. 4 for the festival 5K, slated for 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. Tickets to the festival are $10 at the gate. Seniors ages 60 and older, military personnel and students with a valid ID may enter the festival for $8. Children ages 12 and younger will be admitted for free. Until 11 a.m. Aug. 7, admission is free with the donation of a nonperishable food item for the Dublin Food Pantry. For more information on entertainment, activities and other offerings at the Dublin Irish Festival, look online at dublinirishfestival.org.

handed down orally. Since his research began, Kincaid has recorded three albums of Irish songs from the Civil War. “Before I recorded this stuff, it had never been recorded. It hadn’t seen the light of day since the Civil War,” he said. “This is very real history. I didn’t write these songs; they were written by people of the era. It’s a very crucial part of Irish American history that’s been swept under the rug.” Kincaid said people often ponder the connection between the Irish and the Civil War before hearing his performance. “People approach me at every Irish festival with stunned faces and say, ‘What are you doing here? How are the Irish involved?’ A lot of people don’t

know 200,000 Irish fought,” he said. “They would go into battle with the U.S. flag and a green flag with the harp of Erin to make sure they were recognized by their friends and their enemies. And they were.” Kincaid is set to perform at 4 p.m. Aug. 6 and at 2 and 6 p.m. Aug. 7 in the Irish Traditions tent. The Ward Irish Music Archives also will celebrate the Civil War’s 150th anniversary at the festival with the 2011 traveling exhibit, “When Johnny Comes Marching Home.” The exhibit explores the role the Irish had in the Civil War. For more information on cultural exhibits at the Dublin Irish Festival or a complete schedule, look online at dublinirishfestival.org.

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Booking festival acts a collective effort “There is a lot of wonderful talent,” O’Kelly said. “It’s a tough job to narrow it down. And there is a clamor from some bands now to get in.” That said, the festival’s expansive site and scope allow for a full and varied entertainment experience. O’Kelly said the committee is always looking to bring back festival favorites like Gaelic Storm but also introducing new artists and acts who bring something a little unexpected, citing The Step Crew and Moya Brennan as acts who were well-received in recent years and have been brought back. A few acts will make their Dublin Irish Festival debuts this year, as well, including County Antrim’s Beoga, a traditional outfit with elements of jazz and vaudeville, amped-up traditionalists The Elders, Goitse

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As chair of the entertainment committee for the Dublin Irish festival, Morton O’Kelly has an enviable task. The festival’s growth, popularity and reputation have made it a highly desirable venue to play, not only for local and regional acts but also for international touring acts. The Young Dubliners’ Keith Roberts told ThisWeek, “It’s one of the top five festivals if not the top festival” his band has played. O’Kelly said booking the various entertainment stages — seven in all — is a collective effort among the committee’s members, each of whom brings an expertise in traditional Irish music, Celtic rock, dance, pipe bands and the like.

Young Dubliners see festival as chance to shine By JIM FISCHER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Young Dubliners will come to the Dublin Irish Festival in the middle of a jam-packed summer of shows, a season spent on the road. Founder and frontman Keith Roberts likes it that way. “I was reading a magazine that called (a certain band) road warriors for doing 120 shows last year,” Roberts told ThisWeek. “That seems like a slow year to me. Even when we’re doing an album, and we’re in the studio and spending less time on the road, we’re still out more than 99 percent of bands.”

For more than 20 years, Roberts’ traveling band has been making hay with its live show, a high-energy evening of rock music and the occasional folk song. “We’re a songwriting, rock ’n’ roll band made up of Irish and Americans, so the music reflects both cultures,” Roberts said. “We’re influenced by our cultures, but over the years we’ve worked at blending the two together without seeming to jam the two together.” In fact, it’s that ongoing creative expression that keeps The Young Dubliners going, both figSee YOUNG, page A9 The Young Dubliners

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and The Fuschia Band. Personally, O’Kelly said, he is a traditionalist at heart — a big fan of Dervish, which returns this year for sets Saturday and Sunday on the Dublin stage. He said he would check out composer/fiddler Liz Carroll. “She’s generally recognized as a genius,” he said. In fact, it’s often the smaller acts — solo artists and duos — that capture the hearts and ears or “hardcore traditional purists.” He said the festival has “raised the bar” for local and regional acts who are playing in front of audiences they hope to see again and again, and in front of other artists, as well. Visit www.dublinirishfestival.org/entertainment for full details.

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Police reports Powell police July 31 • Plants and bushes in a yard on Briarbend Boulevard were vandalized and a residence was toilet papered. • A resident on Thornbury Lane reported credit card fraud. July 30 • After a traffic stop at Murphy Parkway and Powell Road, a driver was cited for expired tags.

July 29 • After a traffic stop at Sawmill Parkway and Trail Lake Drive, a driver was cited for speeding. • A resident of Hillingdon Drive reported identity theft. • A resident of Village Club Drive received harassing phone calls. • A person in Meadow View Park on Ashmoore Drive was charged with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.

Powell library news The following programs are offered at the Powell branch of the Delaware County District Library, 460 S. Liberty St. For information, call (614) 888-9160. • End of summer party, 6:30 p.m., Aug. 4.

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YOUNG DUBLINERS Continued from page A8 uratively and literally. “You make a new album (the band’s latest is last year’s Saints and Sinners), and you’re excited to share it with people so you go on these humongous tours. But after a while, you have the need to be creative,” he said. “The albums we’ve made, we’re proud of every one. And we’ve been getting better; lyrically and musically, we’re more mature. “We see all of this as part of our legacy.” Which is not to say Roberts is looking too far down the road, despite that he fully recognizes his band’s name is not wholly an apt descriptor these days. “When we started, we (Roberts and co-founder Paul O’Toole, no longer with the band) were a couple of young lads from Dublin, playing in L.A. I didn’t know we were still going to be doing this in 2011,” he said, adding for comedic effect, “But it’s on Wikipedia now. Besides, Fine Young Cannibals never actually ate anyone.” Roberts said the band would take the fact that they have two sets at the Dublin Irish Festival to try something it hasn’t before done. For one of the sets, they will play all of the songs from their 2007 release, With All Due Respect — The Irish Sessions, a collection of traditional songs the

band had peppered into its live show over the years. “We have always used these songs in our set, so we wanted to have a CD that put them all in one place for our fans,” Roberts said. “But we’ve never played them all together. So we though what better pulpit to try out all our traditional songs than in the namesake city of my hometown.” He said they likely would conclude the set with original tunes, and the other festival set would be a more standard representa-

tion of The Young Dubliners. He concluded with a joke, in Irish fashion. “If you’ll pardon, if we’re going to (mess) it up, (mess) it up in Dublin.” The Young Dubliners will perform on the Dublin Irish festival’s Celtic rock stage at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, and 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6. Visit www. dublinirishfestival.org for more information. jfischer@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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Coming up To add, remove or update a S., Lewis Center. Christians in listing, email editorial@thisweek- the marketplace are invited to atnews.com. tend for lunch, fellowship, prayer, networking and business presentations. Visitors are welcome. Call Event Steven Cox at (614) 476-9805 or Free Canning and Freezing email Columbus-N-LewisCenClinic, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, ter@cmn-usa.org. at the Genoa Township Safety Kiwanis Club of Powell, Complex, 7049 Big Walnut Road, 11:30 a.m. the first and third MonGalena. Hands-on experience for day of the month at Liberty Tavgardeners or cooks to learn how ern, 50 S. Liberty St. Call Lynn to can their produce. To register, Hanna at (614) 885-7309 or Don call (614) 568-2029 or email Grubbs at (614) 804-8916. rkeil@genoatwp.com. Lewis Center-Polaris Rotary, 7:45-9 a.m. every Friday for Health breakfast, at the North Pointe Yoga classes for people who Conference Center (Nationwide have been affected by cancer, facility) at the corner of state 11 a.m. Mondays, 4 p.m. Wednes- Route 750 and U.S. 23. Call Mark days and 9:30 a.m. Saturdays at Robertson at (740) 548-4739. the Cancer Support Community Friends of Concord TownCentral Ohio, 10330 Sawmill ship, 7:30 p.m. the third Monday Parkway, Suite 600. All equip- of the month at the Shawnee Hills ment and programming is pro- Civic Association, 36 W. Mohawk vided at no cost. Drive. For more information, visit www.foct.org or email cyndie722@yahoo.com. Meetings Olentangy Rotary Club, 7:30 Promise Jobs Network, 9-11 a.m. Thursdays, at Bridgewater a.m. the second Thursday of the Banquet and Conference Center month at Promise Church, 9012 10561 Sawmill Parkway in PowCotter St., Lewis Center. All are welcome. Networking, guest ell. Visit www.olentangyrotary.org speakers and more. Free. Call or call Steve Ussery at (614) 764Bruce Bernard at (614) 403-8122 8993. Powell Sertoma Club, noon or Darryl Bell at (740) 549-1716. Wednesdays, at Liberty Tavern, AmSpirit Business Connections, Powell Chapter, 7:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Shamrock Golf Club, 4436 Powell Road. Contact Shawn at (614) 305-7001 or shawn@awfprinting.com. Pulsar Chapter of AmSpirit, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. every Thursday, at 8425 Pulsar Place. Professionals, business owners and sales professionals are invited to become involved with the chapter. Contact Kellina Snyder at (614) 395-1228. Sawmill Road Toastmasters, 11:45 a.m. on the first and third Mondays of every month at Flyers Pizza, 3967 Presidential Parkway. Visitors are welcome. Members focus on improving public speaking skills. Visit http:// sawmill.freetoasthost.us. Guests are welcome. Christian Marketplace Network Lewis Center Chapter, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. the second Friday of each month at Asian Garden Buffet, 8633 U.S. Route 23

50 S. Liberty St. Call Dave Betz at (614) 202-0235. Olentangy Area Senior Citizens, 11:30 a.m. the first Wednesday of the month at Orange Township Hall, 1680 E. Orange Road. Each meeting starts with a potluck or catered luncheon; a business meeting and entertainment follow. Blood pressure checks available from 10-11:30 a.m. New members are welcome; dues are $15 a year. Call (614) 846-3854.

Support groups Delaware Area Parkinson Support Group, 1:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the Delaware Township Hall, 2590 Liberty Road. Call Al or Barb Ulrich at (740) 363-3841. Depression Bipolar Support Alliance of Northwest Columbus, 7-9 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Meadow Park Church of God, 2425 Bethel Road. Call 547-9788. Meadow Park Church of God is not affiliated with the DBSA. MOMS Club of Lewis Center SE Chapter is seeking new members who live south of Orange Road and east of South Old State Road. All meetings are held during the day; mothers may bring children. Activities include monthly meetings with speakers and

discussion topics, weekly playgroups, holiday activities and service projects. Contact Andrea at moms_club_membership@ yahoo.com. MOMS Club of Powell, a national nonprofit organization for stay-at-home moms. Monthly meeting with child care. Activities offered at low or no cost during the day include craft days, playgroups, family night, moms night out, helping hands, special interest groups and service projects helping women and children in the area. Call Beth at (614) 537-3604. MOMS Club of Lewis Center NE, national nonprofit organization for stay-at-home moms. Activities designed to include both moms and kids. For more information, search for the chapter on www.momsclub.org or call Tracy at (704) 962-7948. Parental Loss Support Group, 7-8:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at Powell United Methodist Church, 825 E. Olentangy St. For more information, call (740) 368-5223. ADHD Parent Support Group, sponsored by the Delaware County Family and Children First Council, 7 to 9 p.m.

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On the way to its first losing season in 12 years last fall, an already young and undersized Ready High School football team was hindered further when it lost an expected two-way starter to a broken leg. The fact that Christian Knapper went down on the second play of the Silver Knights’ final preseason scrimmage to end his senior season virtually before it started was all the more painful. The 2011 preseason gets under way

Tuesday, Aug. 9, with a series of matchups that includes Grove City traveling to Upper Arlington and Gahanna playing host to Olentangy Liberty. From Aug. 9-20, coaches and players will compete in various scrimmages throughout central Ohio in preparation for the coming season. They’ll be crossing their fingers that they won’t face a similar situation to what the Silver Knights and Knapper did last fall. “Injuries like that usually are freak accidents where somebody twists somebody or gets pretzeled underneath a

pile,” Ready coach Larry Wolf said. “(Knapper’s injury was) where the kid tried to stop and cut. Most of the time freak injuries are a total accident where there’s no rhyme or reason to them. Our kids are well-conditioned and wellprepared and we just tell them to go out and play hard.” After three seasons in which his team stayed mostly healthy over the course of each season, DeSales coach Ryan Wiggins watched last year as several key regular-season injuries, including one to running back Warren Ball that lingered much of the fall, hindered his

team’s success. Like Wolf, however, Wiggins isn’t planning to keep his players from giving their best effort just to try to keep them from getting injured, and that includes when they’re competing in a preseason scrimmage. “It’s a delicate balance,” Wiggins said. “It always bothers me when a kid gets hurt in practice, but you’ve got to prepare physically. You’re trying to be smart when it’s your own guys, but when you play a different-colored jersey, you’ve just got to play. Usually when injuries occur they are freak things

and you can’t worry about them.” Most of central Ohio’s teams are competing in two scrimmages, although a few will play two scrimmages from Aug. 9-16 and a third that the OHSAA deems a “jamboree” scrimmage from Aug. 18-20. Because the OHSAA requires all schools to pay $250 to its Catastrophic Insurance Fund if they choose to compete in a third preseason game, schools may charge admission to the jamboree. See FOOTBALL, page B2

Commentary

Athletes share thoughts, advice For more than a decade, I have had student-athletes write in this summer series and the three questions that I enjoy hearing their responses from the most are what advice they would give to younger students who are beginning their sport, who their heroes are and what their future plans are LARRY at this time of LARSON their life. The final three weeks of this summer’s columns deal with those topics, beginning with the one on advice. As young people grow, they are faced with decisions on activities they might want to try. Whether it’s music, science, art, drama, sports or any other extracurricular activity, I highly urge them to give things a chance and see if it is the right fit for them. Here are suggestions from student-athletes who are among the best in the area, if not the state, at their sport. Michela Paradiso, Upper Arlington, soccer and basketball: “I would encourage the need to make sure you take responsibility for yourself in the sport. You can’t blame other people, coaches, parents, referees or other players for your downfalls and losses. Remember that there is a lot of time to play soccer and you have to keep the passion alive and keep teammates as the most important thing.” Austin Cuervo, St. Charles, golf: “I would tell a young athlete in my sport to have a good head. Golf is just about the least amount of strokes, not what strokes may or may not look like.” Chase Delande, Hilliard Davidson, football and wrestling: “Work hard at your sport. When it gets really tough, fight through it and keep going.” Napoleon Bell, Hartley, football and wrestling: “You will experience failure and defeat. The key thing is this: If the endeavor was a defeat, it was also a learning experience. It does not make you a failure.” Jake Blankenship, Gahanna, pole vault: “No matter what happens, make sure you give it your all and don’t quit. Pole vaulting is not an easy sport, but when you become successful, you learn you can do anything.” Mary Wells, Westerville Central, bowling: “Try the sport because you like it and not because someone else wants you to try it. If you are not sure whether you will enjoy the activity, make sure you at least give it a try.” Faith Washington, Reynoldsburg, track: “I would tell a young person beginning running to stay hydrated and always, always listen to what your body is trying to tell you during your

By Mike Munden/The Columbus Dispatch

Ryan Wilson won three events — the long jump, 100-meter hurdles and 300 hurdles — in the 1998 Division I state meet, scoring all of Westerville North’s points to secure a share of the state title with Brunswick. The 1999 North graduate advanced to state in four events each of his four seasons, scoring in 14 of the events.

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Even before Ryan Wilson entered high school, his mother, Cynthia, got a glimpse of the kind of competitor who was emerging under her roof. “He might have been 12 or 13 years old, and he told me, ‘I’m going to go to the state track meet all four years in four events,” his mother said. “That’s exactly what he would do, and he scored in 14 of those 16 events.” Perhaps his greatest feat as a prep athlete occurred in the 1998 Division I state meet, as the Westerville North junior lived up to his own high expectations in many aspects, winning the long jump (23 feet, 1 inch) on the first day of competition and coming back on day two with titles in the 110-meter hurdles (13.95 seconds) and 300 hurdles (37.1). Even with a weekend full of accomplishments, there was a disappointment that is just as memorable to Wilson: He had to

ThisWeek Community Newspapers has been around for 22 years. That timeframe was used as the basis to compile a top-10 list of the top individual performances we’ve covered. Along with the experienced sports staff at ThisWeek and Steve Blackledge, high school reporter at The Columbus Dispatch, we arrived at a top-10 list. Below are Nos. 3-10. Check back next week for No. 1 and let us know your thoughts at ThisWeekSPORTS.com.

NOS. 3-10: 10. MAURICE HALL, Brookhaven football (Oct. 27, 2000) — During a season in which he rushed for 3,057 yards to rank fifth on Ohio’s all-time list, Hall’s most memorable individual performance came during the final week of the regular season. The Bearcats beat Briggs 75-16 as Hall rushed for 411 yards and eight touchdowns on 19 carries. 9. LATOYA TURNER, Pickerington girls basketball (March 19, 1999) — The 6-foot-4 senior helped the Tigers advance to the Division I state final

settle for seventh place in the 200. Although athletes now receive two points for finishing seventh and one point for eighth in an event, a different point system

with her 29-point performance in a 5135 win over Wadsworth. The Ohio State recruit made 12 of 14 shots from the floor and was 5-for-6 from the free-throw line while adding five rebounds, four steals and two assists. 8. DARCY FISHBACK, Upper Arlington girls swimming (Feb. 27-28, 2009) — During preliminaries Feb. 27, Fishback broke the state record in the 100-yard butterfly when she finished in 53.38 seconds. She won her fourth state title in the event the next day in 54.17 seconds. Fishback also swam on two state-record relays: the 200 medley (1:43.59) and the 200 freestyle (1:34.24). 7. CHARLES JOHNSON, Watkins Memorial boys basketball (Feb. 24, 1995) — There have been few more surprising performances than what this 5-8 senior guard accomplished in leading the Warriors to a 93-87 overtime upset of second-seeded and stateranked London in the second round of the Division II district tournament. Watkins Memorial was just 1-19 entering the matchup but got 57 points

was in place at that time in which no points were given for seventh or eighth. The three titles he won that weekend gave North 30 points

from Johnson, who made 19 of 34 from floor, including eight 3-pointers, and was 11-for-15 from the free-throw line. He added eight rebounds, six steals and five assists. 6. KHALILAH CARPENTER, Brookhaven girls track and field (June 2-3, 2000) — At the 2000 Division I state meet, the junior broke the meet and state records in the 100 meters with a time of 11.59 seconds on June 2. The next day, she won the 100 in 11.71 and the 200 title in 23.69, a time that lowered the state mark she already held. 5. JEFF BACKES, Upper Arlington football (Dec. 2, 2000) — In leading the Golden Bears to the Division I state title, the 5-9, 180-pound senior turned in a performance worthy of the Ohio Mr. Football award that he had received days earlier. Backes rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries and preserved a 15-9 victory over Solon at Fawcett Stadium in Canton with an interception with less than a minute remaining. 4. COURTNEY SMITH, Hilliard David-

son softball (May 17 and 19, 2006) — Smith brought to a close what remains the longest OHSAA softball tournament game, hitting a grand slam in the bottom of the 22nd inning for a 41 victory over Olentangy Liberty and a Division I district championship for the Wildcats. It was Smith’s first career home run. She also stood out in the circle, striking out 29 while pitching a complete game. She didn’t allow a run until the top of the 22nd. 3. GREG AVERY, Newark boys basketball (March 15, 2008) — Avery led the Wildcats to a 65-52 victory over Lakewood St. Edward in the Division I state championship game. The 6-3 senior forward tied his career high of 33 points on 14 of 18 shooting and added 11 rebounds, three assists and four steals as the Wildcats captured their first state title since 1943. Avery made third-team all-state his senior season as he averaged 18.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists. He became the sixth player in program history to score more than 1,000 points, finishing with 1,131 career points.

and a co-championship in Di- said. “The 200 was my last event vision I with Brunswick. and was definitely my weakest “The interesting thing is that event. I had chosen to run the what I remember most about it See WILSON, page B3 is the lesson I learned,” Wilson

Junior Tennis

Area team captures Midwest championship By PAUL BATTERSON ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Eric Brunton and his doubles partner, Blake Byrns, towered over the other members of the Columbus team in the Midwest City Team Tennis Championships on July 15-17 in Indianapolis. But according to the 6-foot-2 Brunton, a Clintonville native and 2011 Watterson High School graduate, it was the younger, smaller players who stood tall as Columbus captured the team title. “It was nice to have won it, but to be See LARSON, page B4 honest, I wasn’t a huge factor,” Brunton

said. “It was mostly the little kids who helped us win. I was definitely impressed with them. I know I wasn’t able to play that well when I was their age.” Columbus went 2-1 in the round-robin portion of the eight-team event and defeated Jasper, Ind., 24-16 in a semifinal and Indianapolis Red 28-12 in the final to win the championship outright for the first time in eight years. Columbus was comprised of 21 players in five age groups and coached by Jim Criswell, Scott Gerber and Max Quinton. “It was funny,” Criswell said. “We had Byrns from Westerville Central who is

like 6-foot-8 and then we had some guys on the 10-and-under squad who weren’t even 4 feet tall. I was going to get a picture of three or four of the 10-and-unders standing like a totem pole next to Blake. “You didn’t know from match to match who was going to step up. We had really strong 10-and-unders, but sometimes we ran into teams who had really good 10-and-unders and it’d be the 18-andunders that came through. Other times, the 18-and-unders got cleaned out and the 10-and-unders would come through.” Joining Brunton and Byrns on the

Columbus team were Westerville’s Ryan Wahl and Upper Arlington’s Will Reynolds in the boys 10-11 age group, Powell’s Chloe Sidick and Dublin’s Emma Ferguson in girls 10-11, Lancaster’s Colton Clark, Upper Arlington’s Alex Hulka and Westerville’s Jacob Kotik in boys 12-13, Pataskala’s Lexi Steer and Dublin’s Reagan Resor in girls 1213, Upper Arlington’s Ty Holsopple and Powell’s Austin Karbler (Olentangy High School) in boys 14-15, Hilliard’s Mary Anne Click (Columbus School for Girls) See TENNIS, page B3

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Men’s Basketball

Area players contribute to Wooster’s success By PAUL BATTERSON ThisWeek Community Newspapers

One of the things that attracted Justin Hallowell to play for the College of Wooster’s men’s basketball team was the Scots’ winning tradition. Wooster had the best winning percentage of any Division III team in the 2000s and made runs to a national semifinal in 2003 and 2007. But according to Hallowell, the Scots took the next step after Nathan Balch transferred to Wooster from the University of Missouri-Kansas City before the 2008-09 season. “Nathan and I had played against each other a couple of times in high school,” said Hallowell, a 2008 Thomas Worthington High School graduate. “When I heard he was transferring here, I immediately got in touch with him. We talked a lot during the summer (of 2008). When he got to school, it was like we had been playing together for a year already.” Hallowell and Balch, a 2007 Olentangy graduate, joined a contingent of central Ohio players that helped lead Wooster to a 31-3 record last season. The Scots lost to the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minn.) 78-54 in their first appearance in the Division III national championship game on March 19 in Salem, Va. Balch (12.1 points, 3.4 rebounds), Hallowell (11.9 points, 6.1 rebounds) and 2007 St. Charles graduate Bryan Wickliffe (10.1 points, 6.4 rebounds) were among the Scots’ top four scorers. Ian Franks led the team in scoring, averaging 18.3 points. Balch, a 6-foot-1 guard who finished his college career tied for 22nd on Wooster’s all-time scoring list in three seasons with the program with 1,136 points, was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court for his work in the classroom and made first-team all-NCAC. Wickliffe, a 6-5 center who finished as Wooster’s 10th-leading rebounder (754) and 15th-leading scorer (1,193 points), and Hallowell, a 6-7 forward, were named second-team all-NCAC. Forward Mike Evans, a 2008 Pickerington North graduate, and guards Doug Thorpe, a 2010 Eastmoor Academy graduate, and Bryce Agler, a 2010 Olentangy Orange graduate, played supporting roles last season. “Last season was everything I hoped for,” said Balch, who was team captain. “Ever since I was a little kid, I dreamed of playing in the national championship game. It was a great feeling to actually live that out.” Balch, who averaged 2.8 points in

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Nathan Balch (left), an Olentangy graduate, and Bryan Wickliffe (above), a St. Charles graduate, were among six central Ohio natives who helped the College of Wooster men’s basketball team advance to the Division III national championship game last season.

his one season with UMKC, didn’t like his role with the Kangaroos, who finished 11-21 that season. “I didn’t want to be one of these guys who came off the bench and was a fillin player,” he said. “I wanted to be a major contributor to the team with a winning tradition.” After talking with Wickliffe during a visit to Wooster, Balch knew he had found where he wanted to be. Being part of a group of Columbus players made Balch feel at home at Wooster. “When I went UMKC, I didn’t have anything in common with my teammates,” he said. “We played against similar teams, so it was fun to talk about the experiences we had. It was nice to have (being from Columbus) in common.” None of the six area players on Wooster’s roster last season had expe-

FOOTBALL Continued from page B1 Olentangy Orange opens its scrimmage schedule Aug. 13 against visiting Kings Mills Kings and plays host to Westland on Aug. 16 before playing host to Reynoldsburg on Aug. 19 in a jamboree. According to Pioneers coach Brian Cross, the scrimmage against Westland will be a “passing scrimmage.” Although both teams will have 11 players on the field unlike in the 7-on-7 passing tournaments during the summer, at least seven of every 11 plays will be passes. Cross considers it to be a sign of the times as teams continue to develop more complex passing offenses. Westland’s new coach, Steve White, was an assistant under Cross when the two were on the same coaching staff at Grove City. “I don’t know what other people are doing, but having two scrimmages when we tackle and run the ball is enough,” Cross said. “This gives us a chance to have the defense see more passing, and we’ll mix in a few draw plays.” While some teams prefer to play a neighborhood school that could bring unique intensity during their scrimmage opener, others will enter their first scrimmage with an eye on keeping it simple. Perennial playoff contender Eastmoor Academy and defending Division IV state champion Hartley will meet in the opening scrimmage for both teams Aug. 13 at Hartley. The matchup of East-side schools is one that Warriors coach Jim Miranda looks forward to because of the toughness that his team will get to face as it pre-

rienced anything like the Scots’ run to the championship game. Only Thorpe, who was on Eastmoor’s team that lost to Toledo Libbey 59-50 in a 2008 regional semifinal, had been on a district championship team in high school. Wooster, which had finished 25-6 overall in the 2009-10 season after losing 75-68 to Guilford Technical Community College (Jamestown, N.C.), in the third round of the national tournament, opened last season by winning its first 20 games. The Scots were ranked first in the nation before losing to Wabash College (Crawfordsville, Ind.) 69-68 on Feb. 5. Seven days later, they lost to Wittenberg 76-72. Hallowell called the two-game losing streak the turning point of the season. “A lot of our fans started thinking instead of getting better throughout the

At a glance Below is a list of scrimmages involving central Ohio high school football teams throughout the ThisWeek Community Newspapers coverage area (times and dates are subject to change): AUG. 9 Gahanna vs. Olentangy Liberty (9 a.m.); Grove City Christian vs. South Charleston Southeastern (6 p.m.); Teays Valley vs. Columbus Academy (9 a.m.); Thomas Worthington vs. Beechcroft, Marysville and Walnut Ridge (5 p.m.); Upper Arlington vs. Grove City (noon) AUG. 10 Bexley vs. Licking Heights (10 a.m.); Buckeye Valley vs. Ready (9 a.m.); Jonathan Alder vs. Brookhaven (8:30 a.m.); Marion Elgin vs. Grandview (10 a.m.); Pickerington North vs. Dublin Coffman (9 a.m.) AUG. 12 Canal Winchester vs. New Albany and Liberty (10 a.m.); Central Crossing vs. Columbus East (7:30 p.m.); Gahanna vs. Lakewood St. Edward (11 a.m.); Olentangy vs. Brookhaven (7 p.m.) AUG. 13 Bexley vs. Fairbanks (10 a.m.); Briggs vs. Ready (10 a.m.); Delaware vs. Westland (10 a.m.); Dublin Coffman vs. Marysville (9 a.m.); Dublin Jerome vs. Independence, Pickerington Central and Worthington Kilbourne (11 a.m.); Dublin Scioto vs. Hilliard Davidson (7 p.m.); Grove City vs. Hilliard Darby (10 a.m.); Grove City Christian vs. Africentric (9 a.m.); Hartley vs. Eastmoor Academy (6 p.m.); Hilliard Bradley vs. Groveport, Hamilton and Northland (10 a.m.); Johnstown vs. Licking Valley (10 a.m.); Licking Heights vs. Heath (10 a.m.); Marion Harding vs. Watkins Memorial (10 a.m.); Olentangy Orange vs. Kings Mills Kings

pares for the coming season. “Hartley’s got a good, sound program with well-coached kids,” Miranda said. “(Hawks coach Brad Burchfield) enjoys the team speed we have. For us, they have a quick-paced offensive set and disciplined kids, so it makes us have to play sound.” DeSales plays at Westerville South on Aug. 13 in what Wiggins calls a “controlled” scrimmage. It then plays host to Upper Arlington on Aug. 19.

(10 a.m.); St. Charles vs. Big Walnut (10 a.m.); Troy vs. Reynoldsburg (10 a.m.); Upper Arlington vs. Watterson (9 a.m.); Westerville Central vs. Granville (10 a.m.); Westerville South vs. DeSales (10 a.m.); Whetstone vs. Westerville North (10 a.m.) AUG. 16 Bloom-Carroll vs. New Lexington and Northridge (10 a.m.); Orange vs. Westland (5 p.m.) AUG. 17 Grandview vs. Academy (6 p.m.) AUG. 18 Canal Winchester vs. Newark (6 p.m.); Coffman vs. Gahanna (7 p.m.); Pickerington Central vs. Dover (noon); Sparta Highland vs. Hartley (7 p.m.); Westerville South vs. Pickerington North (7 p.m.) AUG. 19 Big Walnut vs. Teays Valley (7 p.m.); Brookhaven vs. Lancaster (7 p.m.); Central Crossing vs. Columbus South (6 p.m.); DeSales vs. Upper Arlington (7 p.m.); Jerome vs. Thomas (6 p.m.); Eastmoor vs. Olentangy (7 p.m.); Grove City Christian vs. Fisher Catholic (7 p.m.); Davidson vs. Findlay (6 p.m.); Johnstown vs. Zanesville Maysville (6 p.m.); Kilbourne vs. Grove City (7 p.m.); Liberty vs. Marion-Franklin (6:30 p.m.); Licking Heights vs. Utica (6 p.m.); Marion Harding vs. Delaware (7 p.m.); Marysville vs. Darby (7 p.m.); New Albany vs. Whetstone (7 p.m); Northland vs. Walnut Ridge (7 p.m.); Northridge vs. Independence and Philo (6 p.m.); Orange vs. Reynoldsburg (7 p.m.); St. Charles vs. Scioto (6:30 p.m.); Watkins Memorial vs. Bexley (10 a.m.); Watterson vs. Lexington (6:30 p.m.); Westerville Central vs. Beechcroft (7 p.m.); Westerville North vs. Bradley (6 p.m.); Westland vs. Franklin Heights (7 p.m.)

“The first scrimmage is against somebody other than ourselves and it’s when you’re going to see real speed for the first time,” Wiggins said. “We know we’re going to see kids with good size and good athleticism, and we’re looking to see how physical we are and how well we’ve learned our assignments.” julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

Mount Vernon site of charity run/walk A 5-mile run/walk for charity will be held at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 13 in Mount Vernon. United Precast Inc., in its 15th year sponsoring the annual event, will donate proceeds to the Knox County Chapter of the Byron Saunders Foundation, which provides Thanksgiving meals to needy families.

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season we were starting to get worse,” he said. “(Coach Steve Moore) told us, ‘Look guys, I think we’re playing good basketball right now. I wouldn’t sweat it. We’re playing well and I think we can do big things in the tournament.’ That helped everyone’s morale and made us play better and better.” The Scots won their next 10 games, including a 47-45 win over Manchester Community College (Manchester, N.H.) in the second round of the national tournament on March 5 and a 73-71 win over Williams College (Williamstown, Mass.) on March 18. However, in the national title game, St. Thomas built a 46-26 lead midway through the second half. Wooster went on a 10-0 run, which included a 3-pointer by Balch, to cut St. Thomas’ lead in half but could get no closer. It was the second time in two years that St. Thomas had routed Wooster, as the Scots lost to the Tommies 8453 at home on Nov. 21, 2009. The 31point margin of defeat was the worst

loss for Wooster since the Scots lost to Gannon University (Erie, Pa.) 9553 on Nov. 23, 1999. It also marked Wooster’s widest margin of defeat at home since a 110-77 loss to Ohio Wesleyan on Jan. 14, 1987. “It was awful,” Balch said. “They must be our kryptonite or something. As we started to see it slip away from us, it really hurt us. We were having such a fun season and to have it come to an end like that was just awful.” Hallowell said it was days after the loss in the national championship game before he realized what the Scots had accomplished. “There was definitely a sense of disappointment walking off the court,” he said. “After talking with my friends and family, I realized how special of a season that was. It was definitely the best year of my life and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.” pbatterson@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

Titanium Lacrosse adding ‘Elite’ teams Titanium Lacrosse is adding an “Elite” teams program to help prepare high school boys to play on the Division I college level. The program initially will include three teams: Titanium Elite 2014, Titanium Elite 2013 and Titanium Elite 2012. The teams are expected to play in one fall and two summer recruiting tournaments on the East Coast. The player-selection process

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Members of the Columbus team which competed in the Midwest City Team Tennis Championships included (front row) Ryan Wahl; (second row) Emma Ferguson, Lexi Steer, Chloe Sidick, Reagan Resor, Will Reynolds, Jacob Kotik, Alex Hulka, Colton Clark and Austin Karbler; (third row) head coach Jim Criswell, Patrick Yen, Mary Anne Click, Ann Marie Reynolds, Alyssa Moreau, Meghan Letizia, Lauren Gerber, Tyler Holsopple, Paige Quinton, Aaron Treglia and assistant coach Max Quinton; (back row) Eric Brunton, Blake Byrns.

TENNIS cal 2-1 records, Columbus won its flight with 73 points, finishing ahead of Chicago (71) and St. Louis (69). Columbus’ 14-and-under players dominated in singles and mixed doubles, going 30-0. Click, Holsopple, Karbler and Reynolds each won all five singles and mixed doubles matches. Letizia went undefeated in the girls 18-andunder singles play and teamed with Gerber to win four doubles matches. Steer and Resor teamed to win four matches in 12-and-under doubles, and Treglia and Quinton teamed to win four matches in 16-and-under mixed doubles. Criswell said what impressed him the most about his team’s performance was the team unity. “It didn’t matter what age group was playing, there was someone from our team there cheering the players on,” he said. “You would have a 10-and-under (player) out there playing and there were the 18-and-under boys cheering him on. It’s such a team-oriented thing.”

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and Upper Arlington’s Anna Marie Reynolds in girls 14-15, Pickerington’s Patrick Yen (Pickerington North) and Upper Arlington’s Aaron Treglia in boys 16-17, Granville’s Alyssa Moreau and Westerville’s Paige Quinton (CSG) in girls 16-17 and Meghan Letizia (Dublin Coffman) and Upper Arlington’s Lauren Gerber (CSG) in girls 18and-up. The players qualified for the Columbus team by finishing first or second in their respective age group in the Bernard Master Junior Satellite Circuit tournament held during the winter. In the Midwest City Team Tennis Championships, each player had to play one set of a singles match, doubles match and mixed-doubles match, with each match being worth one point. A team had to score more than 20 points to win the match. Columbus started the tournament by defeating Indianapolis Blue 32-8 and Chicago 22-18 and losing to St. Louis 21-19 in round-robin play. pbatterson@thisweeknews.com Although three teams tied for first with identi- www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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the cake.” “Even though I happened to score all of the points, that was one of the best teams we’ve ever had,” Wilson said. “Even though it’s an individual sport, I still have a lot of friends from that team. That was the last meet in ‘The Horseshoe,’ and I’m really proud I was able to be a part of people sending the track out in style.” Wilson comes from a family of track athletes. His brother, Glen, was a three-time state meet competitor for Academy who later competed in track for Yale. His mother coached track in the 1980s and early 1990s, making stops at Columbus Central, Centennial and Academy, and remains a teacher at Academy. After Wilson graduated from North, he competed for the University of Southern California, winning an NCAA title in the 110 hurdles in 2003. He also was the bronze medalist in the IAFF World Athletics Final in 2008. Wilson has been a professional track athlete since 2004. In the USATF Outdoor Nationals on June 25 in Eugene, Ore., he finished 16th (13.52) in the semifinals of the 110 hurdles senior race as the top eight advanced to the final. He then traveled to Europe to compete in meets in Switzerland and France in July. He also was expected to travel to Sweden for a meet in late July. Now 30 years old, Wilson expects to continue competing professionally for at least two years and possibly as many as six. He has lived in Los Angeles since 1999. “It’s a lot of fun to compete in Europe,” he said. “It’s always nice to know that there’s a knowledgeable fan base over there that really appreciates you. It’s refreshing. I definitely feel fortunate to be able to travel like this, and I’m trying to enjoy the parts that I can. Not a lot of people are able to see the world like I have.” Although he’s competed in track meets in front of as many as 75,000 fans in Europe, the sheer magnitude of winning three state titles is something Cynthia Wilson believes will live on in the memories of track fans throughout Ohio. “The further you get away from it, the more you realize what a big deal it was, especially since it was in Division I,” she said. “It was the last time the meet was held at Ohio State, so that was fun, too. He’s always set all of these goals for himself and some of those goals have eluded him, but he’s been able to run at the highest levels. He loves the hurdles and he really loved Westerville North and loved coach Cavin and the support from the community.”

200 instead of the (1,600 relay) that year and I remember I got seventh because I didn’t run all the way through the line. I remember when I watched the replay on the screen that someone was able to pass me right at the end. That extra point I didn’t get was what I remember the most because my team didn’t win the (outright championship).” Wilson’s performance in the 1998 state meet was part of one of the most remarkable prep careers of any central Ohio track athlete. In 1996 as a freshman at Columbus Academy, he took second in the long jump, was fifth in the 110 hurdles and ran the anchor leg of the winning 1,600 relay in the Division III state meet. That performance followed a boys soccer season in which he helped the Vikings win the 1995 Division II state title. Wilson transferred to Westerville North midway through his sophomore season and immediately became a standout at the Division I track level. In the 1997 state meet, he took fourth in the long jump, fourth in the 110 hurdles and fourth in the 300 hurdles and helped the 1,600 relay finish third. In 1998, during the final state track meet held at Ohio Stadium, he was one of five North athletes competing but the only one who scored. The 3,200 relay of Nathan Aichele, Jared Conley, Jason Conley and Tyler Pensyl also represented the Warriors but didn’t place. In 1999 at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Wilson defended his titles in the 110 hurdles (13.7) and 300 hurdles (36.46) and finished third in the long jump (23-7 1/4). He also competed in the 1,600 relay that failed to place. “It was amazing, watching Ryan perform the way that he did,” said Pensyl, who went on to run for Denison University and has been working for the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease as an associate for five years. “He rose to the occasion. We only lost one meet all year, and we had a number of outstanding individuals. It really felt like a team championship and I thought it was a reflection of everything that we did that year.” According to Bob Cavin, who was North’s coach in 1998 and currently serves as an assistant football and track coach at New Albany, a now-famous T-shirt was produced after the first day of the state meet. On the front, the shirt read, “Get outta my way. I’m on Ryan Wilson’s team.” On the back, it read, “I made it to the state meet, too.” “It was a great team accomplishment and Ryan was just the leader,” Cavin said. “For Ryan to julrey@thisweeknews.com score all of our points, that was just the icing on www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Crew to hold charity run The Columbus Crew’s fifth annual 5K race and 1-mile family fun walk are scheduled for 8 a.m. Aug. 13 at Crew Stadium. The event benefits the Crew Soccer Foundation. For more information, visit www.thecrew.com/5k.

Dublin Crew offering lessons Dublin Crew is offering lessons for middle and high school students from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 8-12 on Griggs Reservoir. For registration information, visit www.dublincrew.org or email registration@dublincrew.org.

GCSTO holding swim tryouts The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio (GCSTO) is looking for new athletes. New swimmers are allowed a week with the team to see what it has to offer before deciding to commit. The team practices at Columbus Academy, the Concourse Hotel Fitness Club and St. Charles Preparatory School, and the Gahanna swimming pool during the summer. The team also has started a scholarship program for students in Columbus City Schools. Athletes who have competed only for summer and high school teams, or those new to swimming, are eligible for the scholarships. For more information, contact GCSTO

AUGUST 5, 6 & 7 - 2011 coach Steve Nye at (614) 4785445 or stevenye@sbcglobal.net. More information also is available at www.gcsto.com.

GCSTO offers lessons, training The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio (GCSTO) is offering swimming lessons, competitive stroke analysis camps and teen fitness programming at various locations around Columbus. For more information on the stroke analysis camps, contact GCSTO coach Steve Nye at (614) 478-5445 or stevenye@sbcglobal.net. For more information on lessons and teen fitness, contact GCSTO instructor Erin Harris at (614) 582-2597 or harriserin@ymail.com. More information also is available at www.gcsto.com.

Website created for female athletes Margaret Hofmann, a Columbus resident, has created www.femaleathletesfirst.com, a website designed to serve the female athlete exclusively by providing functional strength and conditioning programs, online coaching and relevant health and wellness information. There are articles, handouts and resources on just about every topic relating to women’s needs as athletes. Female athletes also can purchase and download a sport specific exercise program to get started on improving conditioning. For more information, email Hofmann at margaret@femaleathletesfirst.com.

CULTURE SHOP Explore the traditional Irish culture through the art of shopping, and discover the best of Irish music, food, sports and art. Go to DublinIrishFestival.org to see all the activities and to customize and download your own schedule.

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The Columbus Blue Jackets are accepting applications for the chance to audition for the hockey club’s official promotion teams — the Pepsi Power Patrol, Ice Crew and Cannon Crew. Applications are due Aug. 11, with invitation-only auditions to be held at 9 a.m. Aug. 14 at Chiller North. Candidates for the three teams should be high spirited, outgoing, athletic, physically fit, comfortable on camera and enjoy interacting with fans. Participants must be 18 or older and must be a high school graduate or hold a GED. For additional information about the three teams and application forms, visit the Fan Zone/Game Entertainment section of www.bluejackets.com or call (614) 246-3037.

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LARSON a young athlete, you need to work hard athletically and academically. You are only going to workouts.” be as good as you want to be.” Morgan Ransom, Columbus Academy, golf: Next week the student-athletes tell us who “When I was younger and even today, my dad their hero or best role model is. would ask me after every round of golf that I I’ll see you at a game. played if I had fun and if I tried my hardest. Hopefully the answer to these two questions is Larry Larson is a former athletics director at always yes.” Grandview High School. He was known as “Mr. Jimmy Gammill, New Albany, football: “As High School Sports” on WTVN 610 AM. Continued from page B1

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During The Beat’s interview with Keith Roberts of The Young Dubliners (see bit on Dublin Irish festival, this page), we asked him how he holds up vocally during an especially busy stretch, in light of having had surgery on his vocal cords a couple of years back. First off, he told us, he’s been at this for so long, most nights for 20 years, he wasn’t concerned. Second, he said, was that his band is about the band, not about his voice. “I’m not going out there and doing a Josh Groban impression.” But never fear, Groban himself will be doing Josh Groban Friday, Aug. 5, at the Schottenstein Center. The tenor is touring in supJosh Groban port of his latest CD, Illuminations. Tickets are $86/$66. Call 1-800745-3000. Beneath Tab Benoit’s debonair exterior lies a rip-snorting, fire-breath-

ing heart. The Beat is hardpressed to decide whether his ache is better expressed in his classic Bayou vocal delivery or his whine and wail on the six-string. The Cajun bluesman earned his stripes in New Orleans clubs and has long since made friends at clubs around the U.S. — including Vonn Jazz, where Benoit plays an early and late set on Friday, Aug. American Idol Live 5. Long Tall Deb opens. ly by our own consumption of it. Tickets are $25. Call (614) 431In other words, when we weren’t JAZZ. watching, we figured others weren’t either, meaning the franchise was 3 For the first time in a few headed toward irrelevancy. Apparseasons, The Beat actually ently, Steven Tyler and Jennifer watched a good bit of the most re- Lopez re-energized the show, at least cent season of American Idol. As from a judging standpoint. Who usual, we watched our favorites fall knew? prior to the final show (James Durbin Still, isn’t it a talent competition? and Casey Abrams, if you must Judge for yourself when Ameriknow), which was followed by much can Idol Live hits the Schottenstein head shaking and hand wringing. Center Tuesday, Aug. 9. Tickets are We have to admit, though, that $62/$42. Call 1-800-745-3000. our perception of AI is shaped large-

Everyone’s an O’. As in the wearing o’ the green or the raising o’ the wrist. The Dublin Irish Festival is three days (Aug. 57) o’ music and merriment (and lots of other stuff, but we’re primarily concerned with those two). Live entertainment on seven main stages, plus a handful of other dance, music and cultural programming, makes for a weekend with something for everyone. Dervish, Teada and the festival debut of Beoga for the traditionalists; Gaelic Storm, Scythian and The Young Dubliners (see our interview with frontman Keith Roberts at www.ThisWeekNews.com – we’ll be BeatBlogging from that interview as well) for the rockers; Moya Brennan or The Step Crew for something perhaps not quite as easily defined; plus the North Coast Pipe Band, Liz Carroll, the intimacy of the Celtic Music House, plenty of dancing, a host of local Celtic acts like Knot Fibb’n and Lone Raven … we could go on.

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It’s a labor of love for Entertainment Committee chair Morton O’Kelly (who suggests charting out your musical day in advance, so as not to miss anything) and his mates. All the details are available at www.dublinirishfestival.org.

Genre-bending banjo 5 player Bela Fleck and his Flecktones mates Victor Wooten and Future Man reunited with original fourth member, harmonica player extraordinaire Howard Levy, a couple years back and the band is now touring in support of the original lineup’s first new record in almost 20 years. Fleck was kind enough to respond to some questions posed by The Beat in advance of the band’s Aug. 9 date at Lifestyle Communities Pavilion ($28/$32; 1-800-7453000) with Bruce Hornsby and his band. Read additional Qs and As in the BeatBlog.

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The Beat: How have you felt about the Flecktones through the years — as a sort of home base musically or as one equal piece of each player’s larger puzzle? Bela Fleck: The Flecktones has been my most consistent musical outlet. I (along with Victor and Future Man) have played in this group for 24 years. And it is built around our strengths. Chick Corea talks about a band being like a mother ship for the members to orbit. That analogy may work. Sometimes we leave the mother ship for long periods but we always have come back. The Beat: It’s well documented that the lineup was originally assembled for a one-off gig. Can you explain how you put the players together and what triggered the idea to take it beyond that original plan? Bela Fleck: Originally, the band was put together to play for 30 minutes on a one-hour PBS show that I was fortunate enough to land. When we hit the stage the magic was palpable, and it gave all of us something to think about. I was playing in a band called New Grass Revival at that time, so it was hard to find time to get together till after Christmas. I put together four clubs for us to play, so we could see what happened. It got even better, so we decided to record. That album was picked up by Warner Brothers, and I left New Grass to go full time with the Flecktones. I could see that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. The Beat: Talk about reconnecting with Howard Levy and what he means to the Flecktones. Bela Fleck: Howard is a genius, and what he has done with harmonica in particular, is unprecedented. When Howard left, he was

very hard to replace, and the music changed a lot, and in some attractive ways. All the musicians who played with us over the next 17 years brought so much to the music. These four guys are the band that I put together. The music was really envisioned with these guys. And having Howard back completes the original intention of the group. So it is feeling great to all of us. The Beat: How is making Flecktones music the same and how is it different from when you started 20 or so years ago? Bela Fleck: The process was a bit different making the recording, since we were not on tour, rehearsing at sound-checks. But we fell quickly into our old rhythm of working together, and really agreed most of the time on what worked best. The Beat: How difficult is it to set list with the amount of material you have from which to draw? With Howard back will there be a greater emphasis on the first few records? Bela Fleck: The set list is fun. We are playing two-thirds of the music from the new album, and everything is from the first three albums. We have been mostly playing the same tunes from night to night, but that is because once the tour started, there hasn’t been much rehearsal time. As we continue, we will work up the rest of the new album, and some different old tunes. The Beat: Touring with Bruce Hornsby — can we expect plenty of cross-pollination in your sets? Bela Fleck: Yes, we intend to set up the stage so that both bands can be on stage simultaneously and anyone can sit in with anyone. Bruce and the Flecktones have a long and rich friendship, and we are all very happy to finally be doing a major tour together.

Harvest Pizzeria: New spot serves superlative pies On an opening-day visit, I was so blown away by the great pizzas and general sophistication of Harvest Pizzeria I couldn’t believe it had only been in business for a few hours. Ergo, I went back the very next day to confirm what I ate was in fact that sensational. Well, it was, and frankly it’s a good bet I’m perched on a seat there right now, buzzsawing through marvelous Harvest munchies while you’re reading this. Man, the German Village pizza scene has gone from famine to feast at warp speed. So what was formerly an area of town blessed with a wealth of terrific restaurants but cursed with a dearth of pizzerias is now home to the very best place to eat pizzas in Columbus. That’s because not only does Harvest crank out phenomenal ’zas, but from top to bottom, from its cute, Euro-ish patio to its tastefully

MENU by G. A. BENTON understated and hip, openkitchen-equipped dining room, Harvest exhibits extraordinary smarts and style. First of all, the building looks like an — and I never use this adjective — adorable brick cottage. Secondly, the non-pizza portion of the menu includes an engaging and non-cliche wine list; cocktails made with topnotch liquids; and excellently sourced, handmade appetizers and desserts. As a small plate, the WildCaught Galician Sardines ($8, but not on the menu the last time I went) ate like an elegant little salad. I loved its hefty hunks of white-fleshed and salmon-like fish, fresh fennel fronds, tender

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The Ohio Bacon pizza at Harvest Pizzeria in German Village.

lettuces and tongue-tinglingly citric dressing. But I had plenty more love to give when it came to the housemade Warm Ricotta ($8). Drizzled with balsamic vinegar plus lavender honey and brightened by lemon zest, this impressive, fresh-cheesy curd-fest tasted like the kind of Italian-style cheesecake you might eat in a real and real fancy Italian restaurant.

While far from bad, the House Chopped Salad ($9) suffered by comparison. Similarly, this colorful, crunchy and fun-to-munch ensemble had elements — salty and evanescent shaved ricotta salata curls and killer tomatoes from an owner’s Canal Winchester farm — that outclassed others (canned olives and chickpeas and iceberg lettuce). OK, those game-changing piz-

zas. I’ve eaten dozens of pizzas in Italy, where crust is king, and these Harvest pies are excitingly close to the real thing. They’re thin and delicate in the center but sexily puffy, charred and woodsmoke scented on their perfectly chewy edges. Yet whereas crusts and the (crushed-tomatolike) house sauce are classically Italian, toppings are up-to-theminute chic American. Here are a few highly recommended pies I tried. • Ohio Bacon ($14): Slightly sweet and salty, this beauty contained: Canadian-style bacon made with Ohio swine, milky fresh mozzerella, roasted red peppers and a garnish of superfresh marjoram. • Goat Cheese ($15): Thinly sliced sopressata (lusty salami), Ohio goat cheese, caramelized onions and lots of jammy oven-blistered tomatoes make this pizza soar.

Harvest Pizza Address: 495 S. 4th St., German Village Phone: (614) 824-1769 Web: harvestpizza.com

• Yuma ($13): This zesty, Southwestern model’s designed for spice lovers because its smoky chipotle-accented sauce strikes fire with jalapenos and clumps of chorizo; corn, havarti cheese and roasted red peppers tame the flames a bit. • Fennel Sausage ($15): Rich, sharp and bold with local gouda, smoked provolone, excellent sausage, onion and fennel pollen. Homemade desserts can wow too, such as the surprisingly fancy Butterscotch Budino ($6). Kinda like a dense pudding parfait with a lovely — and barely sweet — scorched sugar character, it has tart creme fraiche plus toasted hazelnuts and vanilla-scented Maldon sea salt for extra depth and texture.

Latest Bethel Road restaurant puts emphasis on sushi Yun Hui “Yumi” Wada wouldn’t put her new restaurant in just any area of town. But Northwest Side residents have shown their fondness for sushi and other Asian fare, so she’s comfortable opening her new, sophisticated Japanese restaurant in the busy Bethel Road corridor. “A lot of people here know how to eat sushi,” she said. And Wada will put their appetites to the test with her latest venue, Aoi, which opens Aug. 8 at 876-878 Bethel Road. On Wednesdays and Thursdays, the restaurant will offer all-you-can-eat sushi

— maki rolls, nigiri and sashimi — for $29. Aoi, meaning blue in Japanese, is a big-ticket venture that transformed the 5,000-square-foot space formerly occupied by Einstein Bros. Bagels and Boston Market, a move that required Wada had to get a rezoning for the property. The interior features two distinctive dining rooms. One is the bar area, with a granite bar that seats 15 and another 100 or so in a casual space that will offer TV sets, eight beers on draft and deejay-spun music seven days a week. The other room is a more formal dining area, with an extended blue granite sushi bar and also seating for 100. Indeed, the immediate area is flush with sushi options, including Akai Hana, Basho, Yoshi’s and Blue Ginger. Wada said the demand is obvious, so she’s not worried about saturation. She will have four sushi chefs so customers can avoid By Chris Parker/ThisWeek long waits. The bill Yun Hui “Yumi” Wada is opening Aoi, a Japanese restauof fare also will inrant with a focus on sushi, at 876-878 Bethel Road. clude tempura,

teriyaki, katsu and noodle dishes, all competitively priced, she said. However, hibachi will not be offered. The restaurant has made use of a leftover drive-through window, but orders must be placed 30 to 60 minutes in advance. Wada and her family are the operators of three successful restaurants: two Genji Japanese steakhouses and San-Su, a Korean barbecue that Wada opened earlier this year on Bethel Road. Wada said they will soon start construction on Genji Go, a takeout restaurant on Brice Road. Aoi will be open lunch and dinner hours daily. For more information, call (614) 824-2664. Speaking of Bethel Road, Buckeye Pho Asian Restaurant is slated to open next month in the Olentangy Plaza. The owner is Max Tat, a Spagio and Molly Woo alumnus and classically trained chef. It will become one of three restaurants on Bethel that specialize in Pho, the Vietnamese noodle soup. The other two are Bamboo Café and Lac Viet. A key difference: Buckeye Pho also will offer a full Chinese menu. The restaurant is just around the corner from the new Five Guys Burgers and Fries.

Belle’s Bread will replace Crescent Bakery in the Kenny Center. Takashi Takenaka, who www.ThisWeekNews.com/foodandwine also owns Akai Hana and Tensuke Market in the center, said Etiquette expert Nora Cline his new Japanese café is slated to open in October. He’s puts the debate to rest: It is not also expanded the storefront OK to text at the dinner table. to 4,500 square feet. He said Nuts are a a team of female employees great source named the café, which will be of protein open for breakfast, lunch and and other es- Nora Cline dinner. sential nutrients, Calorie Countess Jennifer Burton Marlin & Ray’s Seafood says. Jennifer Burton Bar & Grill is replacing Ruby Tuesday at 1840 HilliardRecipe of the week Rome Road. The concept, part of the Tennessee-based Ruby Tuesday chain, is expected to open by the end of the year. Marlin & Ray’s is a dinneronly casual restaurant with a host of seafood specialties, pasta, sandwiches and such. Most entrée prices are in the $12 to $17 range. It’s a relatively new concept, as there currently are only two Marlin & Ray’s, one each in Ten- Buckeyes, courtesy of Kathleen Murchison of Kathleen’s Café. nessee and Virginia

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Plant Engineer Amsted Rail Company - Griffin Wheel, the leading manufacturer of quality railroad wheels, is currently looking for qualified candidates interested in joining our manufacturing group as the Plant Engineer at our Groveport, Ohio facility. The position will direct the design, development and construction of plant facilities and equipment and improve existing equipment to meet the company’s long-range growth objectives and provide optimum return on investment. The Plant Engineer serves the manufacturing plant location, reporting to the Works Manager and is responsible for the planning, developing and implementing of engineering projects to increase the plant’s production efficiencies and to comply with government regulations. These projects range from simple modifications of existing facilities and equipment to major construction of new structures and installation of equipment. College degree in engineering field required, with MBA or post graduate work a plus. Must have at least 5 of years experience in plant facilities and equipment project management. Advanced technical or specialized skills with proficiency attained through wide experience in specialized or technical field utilizing a group of involved practices /procedures and/or scientific theory and principles. If you are interested in joining our company and you are qualified for the above position, please send your resume and salary history to: Amsted Rail Company-Griffin Wheel 3900 Bixby Road, Groveport, OH 43125 Griffin Wheel wishes to thank all applicants, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Director of Human Resources Zane State College is now accepting applications from qualified individuals for the position of Director of Human Resources. For position qualifications and application information, please see our website at www.zanestate.edu or contact Human Resources at 740-588-1285.

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2936 State Route 521, DELAWARE, OHIO From US 42 N take Harris Road to SR521 From US 36/SR37 E on SR521 @ the light REAL ESTATE: Brick home w/ 3-4 bedrooms, kitchen-dining, large living room, utility room & office, 1 car garage. Outside a 4 car garage workshop & sev. Outbuildings, on 5A 1.2 miles from the city limits!! TERMS: $10,000.00 (non-refundable) down close in 30 days. Call, visit web site or attend OPEN HOUSE 7/31st 1-3 pm for full terms/info. Real Estate sells @10:30. HOUSEHOLD-COLLECTABLES: DT 1 dwr. turned leg, pegged & Vict. Stands; 1930’s twisted rope bed & dresser; 5 dwr. stenciled dresser; painted dressing stand; oak bookshelf; 3 tierd stand;1937 class photo & school desk, Brown School; Windsor, cane bottom chairs; rockers; off white & floral 3 cushion sofas; pr. barrel back chairs; 32” TV; lamps; cast iron baby beds; GE Chest freezer; cedar chest; #60 Dazey churn; egg scale; 2, 5 gal.crocks, 2 small crock bowls; wood iron board; sap bucket; still yard scale, hay knife; aqua bail jars; canning jars; saucers; ruby pcs.; blown pitcher; pressed oed. & misc glass; rose bowl; hair receiver; vintage clothing; animal figurines; prints; post cards; Delaware cards; old portraits; WIDE photos:The Stars & Stripes on the Rhine, Headquarters of the American Army, 3rd Army Carnival-Coblentz on The Rhine Germany, 4/1919; Brownie, 2 Circo Flash 35 & Duaflez cameras; vintage clothing; Conn Pan American Clarinet; Oneida silver plate; TOYS: Hy Speed Wagon; Mar Jr. & Tom Thumb typewriter; Mar Stove; 2 Lindstrom boats; Chein wind up duck; Wyandotte tin & wicker doll strollers; Dandy Horn; Mickey Mouse drummer; Sew Rite; Hubley grader; sec. Golden Books; dolls, Horseman’s (Cindy) in box; sev. games & puzzles; old & new Christmas decorations; cookbooks; old books & hymnal’s; other misc sure to be found. TOOLS: Belsaw Mod. 910, 12” planner; (2)SHOP SMITH, 1 w/joiner/planner, multiple accessories; Shop Smith ped. band saw & router table; 16 spd. Duracraft drill press; Power Matic Model 073 dust vacuum; Ryobi oscillating drum sander; Delta 1”belt & disc sanders; Craftsman belt sander; lumber rollers; misc. hand & power tools; drill bits; clamps; wood working supplies; etc.; various lengths/widths lumber; Smidley Marting port. Head gate; other misc shed & barn clearings TERMS: Cash, check most major credit cards w/4% buyers premium waived for cash or check. NOTE: The Sheetses’ moved on this farm 71 years ago, LOTS of surprises, 2 rings @times, bring a friend! Thanks. Restroom-Concessions

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