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A MESSAGE FROM CITY MANAGER DANA MCDANIEL

As we see the opening of Dublin’s pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Scioto River, I am reminded of the many ways we, as public servants, serve as bridges to the community – connecting people with services, places and often with other people.

We also leverage technology to provide these connections.

In March 2019, we launched the GoDublin app. GoDublin is a platform designed for easy communication between Dublin residents and the City of Dublin. In the first year, we processed more than 7,800 requests through the app. It streamlines the service request process and provides another way for residents to connect with the City and get a timely response.

From the administrative assistants who answer phone calls at each of our City buildings to the street & utilities employees who plow snow, collect leaves and provide chipping services, our 400+ full-time employees and over 400 seasonal employees are All In, All the Time, making sure our residents continuously receive the unmatched services and amenities to which they are accustomed.

In many ways, the City also helps connect people to places.

Our community events attract more than 175,000 people each year. From the St. Patrick’s Day and Independence Day Parades on Bridge Street to Spooktacular, the Christmas Tree Lighting and the world-famous Dublin Irish Festival in Coffman Park, our events have created places where people meet, have fun and form yearly traditions. Our Park Operations employees keep Dublin’s 60+ parks beautiful, safe and state-of-the-art so that families have places to spend time and unwind. Additionally, our partnership with SHARE is helping bridge the mobility gap. Complimentary shuttle services are connecting employees to their workplaces and senior citizens to popular shopping, dining and entertainment destinations in Dublin. These initiatives have been successful and will continue through 2020.

The City also serves as a bridge, forming connections among people. Our award-winning Alexa Pilot Program received the Innovative Program Award from the National Association of Volunteer Programs in Local Government (NAVPLG) in 2019. The program, which is part of the City’s Forever Dublin Aging in Place initiative, provided Amazon Echo devices to participants in the pilot program, who were then matched with tech-savvy volunteers to help them use the devices. That program was just one of the many initiatives led by our Outreach & Engagement Division, which promotes and facilitates real social, cultural and civic connections in the community year after year. Our Police Department continues to connect with the community, not only through their daily interactions with residents, but through proactive prescription pill drop-off events, Coffee With a Cop opportunities and community education classes. Our recreation staff connects with residents through classes, camps and various wellness events, including the DiRECt program, which takes recreation programs out into the community, bringing fitness, nature, art and many more experiences DiRECt to you.

We also serve as bridges to the future. By maintaining smart fiscal policies, investing in innovation and infrastructure, engaging in thoughtful planning and implementing forward-thinking budgets, City Council and City employees are continuously building upon our past successes and proud traditions to ensure that Dublin, Ohio, USA remains a global city of choice – vibrant, innovative, engaged- for generations to come.

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2019 FINANCIAL REPORTS ALL REVENUES BY SOURCE (For the year-ended: December 31, 2019)

14% Charges for services

61%

| $21,979,553

Income taxes | $93,349,275

10% Service payments |

$14,696,016

3% Licenses, fines and permits | $4,363,900

TOTAL

$153,290,205

3% Property taxes

| $4,008,578

2% Hotel/motel taxes

| $3,641,397

2% Interest income

| $3,573,795

2% Intergovernmental revenues

| $3,464,106

2% Miscellaneous

| $2,545,678

1% Long-Term Financing (bonds and loans) | $1,043,464

<1% Local, state and federal grants <1%

| $381,985

Special assessments | $242,457

ALL EXPENDITURES BY PROGRAM (For the year-ended: December 31, 2019)

13% Leisure Activities

| $20,391,402

25%

Capital Outlay | $37,813,445

12% Debt service

| $18,355,313

10% Police

| $15,513,067

TOTAL

$152,829,334

29%

General operations | $43,788,894

5%

Community environment | $7,431,073

4% Basic utility services

| $5,826,009

2% Transportation

| $3,710,132

(Major By Category) Each year, the City prepares an extensive five-year Capital Improvements Program (CIP) to identify capital projects. The 2020 - 2024 CIP represents $210.20 million in programmed projects and establishes the City’s blueprint for investments in its capital infrastructure. The CIP is used as a tool to ensure that the City’s long and short-term capital investments are made in the context of careful consideration of the City’s needs as well as the resources available to fund all projects.

TOTAL

$210.20 Million

64%

Transportation | $135.68 Million

3% Fleet

| $6.03 Million

3% Facilities

| $6.66 Million

4% Technology

| $8.41 Million

6% Other

| $12.46 Million

10% Utilities

| $20.23 Million

10% Parks |

$20.74 Million

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Fourteen-year-old Izzy Adams was shuffling through a sea of people at Muirfield Village Golf Club when something incredible happened.

She’d attended the event many times, even as a kid, but this year was different. This year, Adams finally laid eyes on Tiger Woods.

The legendary golfer was competing in the Memorial Tournament and Adams was one of the many people following his game. With each swing Woods took, she found herself feeling nervous and excited, rooting him from just off the green.

“I couldn’t believe he was standing right there,” Adams says. “He’s accomplished so much.”

Even for golf newcomers, witnessing Woods play is remarkable. But for Adams, watching the professional struck a personal chord, as the now Jerome High School junior is a varsity golfer herself.

A Mental Game Adams started playing golf at the young age of 6. Her father, Brandan, loves the sport and Adams holds fond memories of learning the game with him at the now closed Riviera Country Club.

Just like the memories, the sport stuck.

Adams is currently considering playing golf in college – she definitely has the skill set to.

Adams recalls the first time she drove a 250-yard shot and when she scored an eagle on a par-3 after sinking a 60yard shot at her first varsity match. The young athlete knows this success comes from more than just staying physically fit – it’s about being humble and mentally focused.

“Golf teaches you how to work really hard and be persistent because you’re never 100 percent,” she says. “It’s not a sport you can be passive with. You can’t just sit back and expect scores to come in. … You can be at the peak of your physical performance and still shoot worse than you’ve had because of your mental game.”

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Adams is looking forward to a leadership role come senior year, and hopes to carry on the current leader’s positive demeanor.

“I’m excited to help out the underclassmen and try to be as much of a leader and support system,” Adams says. “I’ll definitely model my behavior off of the previous upperclassmen because they did such an incredible job.”

Still, maintaining physical strength is important. During her freshman year, Ad-

ams experienced a back injury which resulted in missed time on the course. Even after trying several forms of rehabilitation, the young golfer refused to give up. Then a friend mentioned CrossFit and Adams was curious – and desperate.

Adams is now a dedicated CrossFit athlete at Friendship Fitness on Sawmill Road. She says Olympic weightlifting is her favorite exercise, especially when she breaks a personal record. The hardcore sport quickly rehabilitated her back and is now a vital resource for her golf game.

Fore Questions for Izzy Adams What is your favorite golf club?

“Probably my driver or my 8-iron. Driver, because it’s really fun to see some big numbers; an 8-iron because it’s my most consistent club.”

Best tip for young or new golfers?

“Stick with it because it doesn’t get easy – ever. And I think once it gets difficult, all you want to do is stop and you just have to keep going because you will succeed.”

What is your must-have item in your golf bag that isn’t a club?

“Snacks. I love fruit snacks; I always have fruit snacks or Gatorade.” Adams also carries engraved golf balls, a Christmas gift she receives every year from her family. The balls normally feature her name, but this past year they featured her dogs’ names: Pippa, Harper and Carmen.

Advice for playing in the heat?

“You have to stay hydrated all day; you have to be drinking water. I’ve had health issues because of playing in the heat. I pack four bottles for every round – two waters and two Gatorades. Just try not to think about it because the heat is out of your control.”

“I guarantee it’s added yardage on to my driver,” she says.

Adams became interested in sports medicine following her back injury, but she’s keeping her future education options open. As for playing golf in college, the young athlete is considering Emory University in Georgia since the new program is rising in popularity thanks its new coach, a retired LPGA coach.

Adams says a life without golf is hard to imagine.

“You spend so much time doing something, I try to think about, ‘What would I do?’” she says, laughing.

Driving it Home Adams never imagined playing at Muirfield Village Golf Club, the very course where she watched Woods play. In October, the Jerome girls golf team, along with the boys team and several other central Ohio school teams, teed up and drove it home at the famous course.

“It was really cool just because I got to walk where (professionals) have walked,” Adams says. “The course is as hard as it looks.”

The outing was really more for fun than competition. Adams and her teammates played together instead of individually, making the day practically stress free.

Beyond 18 Holes When Izzy Adams isn’t perfecting her golf game during spring and summer or playing with the Jerome Girls Golf team during fall, the high school student is singing, dancing and acting on stage.

Adams is no stranger to the theater and has been involved since grade school. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the school March musical of Mamma Mia! was canceled, but the students did perform for some ticket holders on March 11 before school closures. In the show, Adams starred as Rosie, the celebrity chef and one of the three members of girl band Donna and the Dynamos. Adams says playing the role was a blast since her and Rosie are similar in personality – optimistic, goofy, fun-spirited.

“Theater is a place where I don’t have to be perfect,” Adams says.

Right after golf season, Adams participates in a program where high school theater students collaborate with elementary students on a production. In November, the team held a production of Frozen.

Clearly a well-rounded student, Adams encourages her peers to explore different interests rather than focusing all their efforts on just one thing.

“Golf helps me with persistence, theater helps me with putting myself out there and I challenge myself with my academics. Hopefully, in the future, I’ll be able to put these skills together and it will all work out,” Adams says, laughing.

Witnessing Woods play wasn’t her only Memorial Tournament outing, as Adams has attended several times with her family. She says sitting on the final four holes is always exciting, and she always enjoys watching the practice rounds.

Adams hopes to attend the event this year, but even if she can’t, she still says the tournament is a fantastic cornerstone of Dublin.

“It’s such a coveted tournament,” she says. “It brings the community together – I’ll see my teammates there, I’ll see my friends there, I’ll also see people there who don’t even play golf but they love to attend. It brings everyone together.”

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The Dublin Coffman Mountaineering Club We got to talk with Anna Klei, a senior at Dublin Coffman High School and the student group leader of the Coffman Mountaineering Club. Klei founded the club, which now has 50 members and meets once a week. It’s open to all students and staff who have an interest in rock climbing, mountaineering, biking, hiking, camping and other outdoor activities.

“I always really enjoyed the outdoors.

It’s been a part of my life as long as I can remember,” Klei says. “I had a group of friends that would go and climb with and I wanted to build a community to go out and do things on a regular basis.”

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ventures, and occasionally makes trips to Chambers Purely Boulders. When the weather gets warmer, the group heads outside to Hocking Hills.

In the future, Klei would like to see the club become more structured and a bigger part of the Coffman community. If you or your child would like to get involved, send a message to the group’s Instagram @coffmanmountaineering.

Grizzell Middle School’s Girl Up Program Girl Up is an international program with a mission to help girls who work for equality. Girl Up was founded by the United Nations Foundation in 2010 and continues to work with a global community of partners to achieve gender equality worldwide.

Grizzell Middle School in Dublin is proud to be part of that community. Last spring, the school’s Girl Up Club worked to aid female students attending school in Guatemala. The efforts began thanks to the then eighth-grader Caroline Gross, who is now a sophomore at Dublin Jerome High School.

Gross visited her aunt in Guatemala and, through the Girl Up program, delivered self-care kits with items such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, tampons and deodorant. She also delivered hygiene packages as a way to help alleviate period poverty.

The club at Grizzell now has about 20 members and continues to work toward the mission of uniting girls to change the world.

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Chef Parmjit Singh, the district chef of Dublin City Schools, sees to it that even the pickiest of eaters have healthy options they will enjoy.

“I memorize most kids’ orders,” Singh says. “I like to think that’s what brings them back.”

According to The New York Times, school lunch popularity has taken a nose dive. In 2012, the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act created regulations on what nutrition had to look like in cafeterias in order to encourage healthy eating. Many schools were flummoxed with how to handle replacing greasy burgers and fries with broccoli, and struggled to create a lunch menu that was tasty and attractive to kids.

Chapman Elementary is unique in the sense that it serves food that isn’t just dubbed “cafeteria” food, but tasty, healthy meals.

One of the many nutritious breakfast options that Singh prepares is the breakfast tacos, which are made-to-order from scratch. Singh has a rotating schedule for pancakes, omelets, burritos and more.

“It’s sometimes the drive they need to get up early in the morning,” Singh says, laughing. www.dublinlifemagazine.com

LET YOUR HOME WORK FOR YOU A popular lunchtime favorite reminds us of a dish you’d see at a favorite restaurant – the buffalo chicken personal pan pizza. Long gone are the days of boring, cafeteria-style sheet pizza! Another awesome option is the salad bar, which always has the freshest local produce made available daily, perfect for young vegetarians.

Additionally, the one lunch line offers a variation of fresh burrito and burrito bowl options – like Chipotle, only better.

Dublin is certainly a unique community, where kids are off trekking up walls, extending helping hands across borders and eating healthy, sustainable food for their well-being. You never know what to expect next, and that’s the way we like it.

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Family overcomes nightmare diagnosis with community support

By Mallory Arnold

JJ Thomas is in 10th grade at Dublin Jerome High School. He’s a mildmannered, upbeat student with an aptitude for cross country, basketball and guitar. He plans on running track one day – the ever-daunting 400-meter race is his favorite. We joke about how he must be crazy to run such a treacherous event.

But for JJ, 400 meters is nothing compared to the journey he’s been on these past three years.

When JJ was a seventh-grader at Grizzell Middle School, he was diagnosed with mixed phenotype acute leukemia. This normal, smart, healthy boy’s world came to an alarming halt.

“I couldn’t believe it at first,” JJ says.

“I thought, ‘There’s no way this can happen to me.’ Cancer just didn’t seem like it would ever be a part of my life.”

Michelle and Luke Thomas, JJ’s parents, were in complete shock as well.

“He got strep throat and we just thought it was mono, because he didn’t seem that

sick,” Michelle recalls. “But then we got a call and it wasn’t, ‘Hey, come in because we want to talk to you about this possibility,’ it was, ‘We think he has leukemia.

Pack your bags and go to children’s hospital now.’”

First comes the diagnosis – but then what? Do you tell people? Do you try to keep quiet until uncertainties settle?

“Not at all,” Michelle says. “We told people right away. We have two other children, Larkin and Zach, so we had to call our close friends and make sure they were taken care of. We also sought out the church so that everyone could begin praying.”

Luke agrees.

“The first piece of advice we received upon the diagnosis was to not be afraid to accept help,” he says. “There’s a lot of uncertainty and fear, initially. We had to be willing to ask for and receive help.”

In one of the most chilling moments of their lives, the family was met with overwhelming warm support from the community. When JJ had to shave his head for treatment, the barber etched in “JJ Strong,” a phrase that soon popped up all over Dublin. To show JJ they had his back, some of his best friends shaved their heads, too.

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Help Has No Boundaries With illness comes boundaries and rules from doctors. JJ was pretty much quarantined inside his house because his immune system was compromised from the intense cancer treatment. While his mom initially worried he wouldn’t have enough space to hang out, a team of neighbors, friends and family came to the rescue and tackled their basement, which was mainly used for storage at the time. It was cleaned out, sanitized, painted and restored.

With three children in three separate Dublin schools (now 19-year-old Larkin at Dublin Jerome, JJ at Grizzell Middle School and 14-year-old Zach at Deer Run Elementary), the amount of support tripled. Larkin’s basketball team wore orange shoelaces representing lukemia, sold JJ Strong wristbands at lunch and held a Hoops for a Cure event.

Principal of Deer Run Elementary, Susann Wittig, organized a donation jar that helped buy games and activities for JJ to entertain. All around, there were always cards, videos and gifts being sent to show that people cared.

One thing you don’t want to think about tackling while going through such a strenuous battle: homework. But Grizzell social studies teacher, Jim Hull, made school as painless as possible for JJ, always going the extra mile to make sure he was not only staying caught up, but being included in everyday life back in the classroom. continued on page 27

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#JJStrong continued from page 22 “He’d show videos of classmates and projects and what was going on at school,” Michelle says. “He was totally flexible and made sure that JJ could be caught up for when he returned back to school.”

JJ spent an entire calendar year away from school before the time came when he was given the OK to return.

“It was very scary,” says Michelle. “We’d contained him in this safe bubble to keep him healthy for so long – but Principal Corrinne Evans was phenomenal and led the way to make sure everything was sanitized and safe for him.”

Evans was meticulous about having up-to-date clean filters, hand sanitzers in every classroom and even played videos during lunchtime about the importance of keeping healthy and clean.

“She made me feel like we were a part of her family and that the whole school was there for him,” Michelle says. “It eased my mind so much.”

JJ was apprehensive about returning to school, too.

“Going back, I was nervous. I hadn’t been in a school environment for a whole year – I’d just been hanging out with my mom,” he says, laughing. “But the first day back was great. I found out my friends had saved a lunch seat specifically for me the entire time I was away, so I finally got to sit in that spot with them.”

March 2, JJ rang the Nationwide Children’s Hospital bell, celebrating the end of his treatment. The road was difficult, but even through it all, the one word the Thomas family repeats is “thankful.”

“We were blessed to have such a strong circle of support from the beginning,” Luke says.

“We felt so much love from the Dublin community,” Michelle agrees. “Even

The Thomas family wants to stress how important keeping up on your health is, not just for yourself, but for those who are susceptible like JJ was.

“It’s horrible that you get this cancer diagnosis, but then the second blow is that your entire immune system is down,” Michelle explains. “JJ couldn’t even hug his grandparents – we had to learn how to do elbow hugs.”

The family learned how important getting flu shots is and advocates for donating blood and getting swabbed for bone marrow transplants. Any little thing you can do to help keep everyone healthy – even just keeping your hands washed – helps.

though it was so hard, knowing we had people to fall back on got us through those tough times.”

As for getting back to “normal,” the word means something entirely different to the family now.

“A good day then would be a bad day now,” JJ says. “Every day seems like such a good day, because I’m in such a better place than I was before.”

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Zach and Larkin were some of JJ’s biggest supporters throughout the entire process.

“This all gave a new relationship to JJ and his siblings,” Luke says. “My daughter is now very faith-driven and a freshman at Xavier University. It’s really had a positive impact on relationships with each other and how they interact with the world.”

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Magnanimous Memorial

Tournament’s charitable efforts old and new benefit Nationwide Children’s Hospital

By Garth Bishop

EDITOR’S NOTE: At press time, the Memorial Tournament is scheduled to take place.

Those who have even a passing familiarity with the Memorial Tournament know that supporting Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of its organizers’ key priorities.

They might not know, though, that one key aspect of that support is passing a milestone this year – while another key aspect is just getting started.

The 2020 Memorial – the 45th annual, slated for June 1-7 – marks the 10th anniversary of the tournament’s partnership with Nationwide, both organizations motivated in part by their opportunity to contribute to Nationwide Children’s. And it’s the second year of the tournament’s participation in the Play Yellow program, 28 • April/May 2020

which raises money for children’s health care, the local beneficiary of which is Nationwide Children’s.

The Memorial Tournament Presented by Nationwide As the 2000s drew to a close, so, too, did the tournament’s partnership with Morgan Stanley. The company had to refocus its priorities following the 2008 economic crash, and that left the Memorial without a partner heading into the 2011 tournament.

Enter Nationwide.

When an opportunity to work with the Memorial presented itself, it made perfect sense for the company to seize it, says Jim McCoy, vice president of sponsorships, meetings and events for Nationwide. In addition to fundraising, the company encourages its employees to get involved throughout the week.

“We wanted to support our hometown market,” McCoy says.

Nationwide Children’s has been the primary beneficiary of the tournament’s fundraising efforts since its 1976 inception, and is kept front and center throughout the event. Nationwide’s longtime support of the hospital is perhaps best reflected in its 2007 renaming following a $50 million gift from the company’s foundation. The two organizations’ overwhelming support of the hospital made their partnership all the more logical, McCoy says.

Nationwide has raised more than $13 million for the hospital through its Memorial alliance over the last decade, including $2 million in 2019 alone. That support includes integral roles in major charitable Memorial fundraisers, including the Legends Luncheon. The luncheon is a mid-April fundraiser featuring a conversation with tournament founder Jack Nicklaus and other athletes, as well as the presentation of the Nicklaus Youth Spirit Award. www.dublinlifemagazine.com

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“The amount of money raised at that event is staggering,” says tournament Executive Director Dan Sullivan.

Another key Nationwide-supported event is the benefit concert taking place in May just prior to the tournament. In years past, it has featured such acts as Train, Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow and Ben Folds.

Nationwide also supports the Patient Champion Program, which brings patients from Nationwide Children’s to major tournament events and gives them the chance to enjoy VIP tournament experiences – from meeting players and getting to putt on the 18th hole to experiencing the hospitality area’s nighlegendary milkshakes.

“The Patient Champion Program, I think, is one of the things we’re most proud about,” McCoy says. “It’s a really rewarding part of what we do throughout the week.”

Nationwide also has the chance to offer access to some of its top customers and partners during the tournament through the Nationwide Invitational pro-am on Wednesday.

“It has grown so much,” says McCoy. “You’ll see people lined up to watch Peyton (Manning) and the other NFL talent, and have a lot of fun while they’re doing it.”

Being aligned with a strong brand with deep community connections is a great opportunity for the Memorial, Sullivan says, helping to further increase the already-considerable reach of the event.

Play Yellow Play Yellow stems from a partnership among the PGA Tour, the Children’s Miracle Network, and Jack and Barbara Nicklaus. Through it, golfers of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to wear yellow on the links and raise money and awareness for the network, which encompasses 170 children’s hospitals throughout North America – including Nationwide Children’s.

The origin is an event that occurred relatively early in Jack’s golf career. Craig Smith, son of Barbara’s minister and an avid fan of Jack’s, once told Jack he had predicted an upcoming victory because Jack was wearing his “lucky yellow shirt.”

When Craig died of bone cancer – in 1971, at age 13 – Jack remembered the yellow shirt and began wearing it as a tribute to Craig. He’s worn a yellow shirt at a number of pivotal moments throughout his career, including the day he won the Masters Tournament in 1986.

The goal of the effort, which has a presence at a variety of PGA Tour events, is to raise $100 million for network hospitals over five years. Four tournaments incorporated it in 2019; for 2020, that number will be 12.

Last year, Memorial Tournament organizers found multiple ways to raise money for Play Yellow over the course of tournament week. The effort raised about $50,000.

“It fits perfectly within our mission and strategy (of) supporting Nationwide Children’s Hospital and children’s health care,” says Sullivan.

Play Yellow fundraising opportunities will be arranged throughout this year’s

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tour as well, though organizers are still working out the details.

The last day of the tournament has been designated Play Yellow Sunday, with players, volunteers and patrons encouraged to wear yellow to show their support of Nationwide Children’s during the final round. Yellow ribbons will be handed out as well.

One aspect that was part of last year’s Play Yellow presence, and will be part of it

this year as well, is the FORE! Miler run, set for May 28 at Muirfield Village Golf Club. All proceeds from it benefit Children’s Miracle Network, and many participants are expected to wear yellow.

Another place visitors can expect to see lots of yellow shirts: Family Golf Day, which takes place at Muirfield the Saturday of the tournament or the Saturday before.

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“Anything that we do here in Columbus, the funds we generate … stay local at Nationwide Children’s Hospital,” Sullivan says.

Garth Bishop is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at feedback@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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The Dublin-based Miller-Chang family has welcomed a temporary student, Jennifer, into their home, and received a lot of slobbery kisses and adorable wagging as repayment.

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Dublin Life: Why did you decide to participate in CCI? Corrinna Chang: I found out about CCI while looking for local volunteer opportunities. I was really moved by the stories of the people who benefit from receiving an assistance dog and wanted to contribute in some way. After a lot of thought and discussion with my husband and daughters, we decided to become first-time puppy raisers for CCI.

DL: What was it like meeting Jennifer for the first time?

CC: My older daughter and I went to the training center for the North Central Region, currently located in Delaware, Ohio, on Oct. 31, 2018, to pick up Jennifer. (The North Central Regional Training Center is currently building a new, stateof-the-art facility in New Albany, Ohio).

She was an energetic, 10-pound yellow lab-golden cross and we adored her immediately. It happened to be Halloween on the day we brought her home, so there was a lot more commotion than normal that evening due to trick-or-treating. Jennifer handled it very well and spent a lot of time being cuddled by everyone in the family.

When she was a puppy, she had a more noticeable touch of pink on her muzzle, just below her nose, which always seemed to me like she had just dabbed on a little lipstick. It was really endearing.

DL: What’s Jennifer like? Is she different than most dogs?

CC: Jennifer is very easy-going and adapts well to whatever is going on around her. She is content to take naps on her dog bed while I’m working at home and she is also happy to go on long walks in the neighborhood or accompany me on outings to the grocery store or library. Puppy raisers are responsible for socializing the puppy and exposing them to different environments to teach them to maintain good manners while out in public. She has to learn to ignore distractions and keep her focus on her handler.

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It lets me know that she is doing a good job. Jennifer gets plenty of opportunities to play at home and loves fetching tennis balls and playing with the kids, just like any other dog.

DL: What’s the hardest part of raising a working dog?

CC: Puppy raisers for CCI are responsible for teaching the puppy 30 basic commands before they return for professional training. These commands form the foundation for learning advanced skills later on, such as picking up items, opening and closing doors, and turning light switches on and off. Some of the commands are straightforward, such as “sit” and “down”, and some are more challenging such as “under,” which is a command for the dog to move underneath an object such as a table or bench and lay there until given a “release” command. The puppies are required to attend at least two puppy classes per month and for local puppy raisers, these are provided for free at the training center at the North Central Region. I found it really helpful to attend the classes there and benefit from the expertise of CCI’s professional trainers.

DL: What’s the best part of raising a service dog?

CC: People are naturally curious about Jennifer when we are out in public and I have really enjoyed having conversations with people that ask about her or share their stories about how a trained service dog has made an impact on someone that they know. Someone once approached me and shared that her family has a CCI graduate dog for her child and she thanked me for puppy raising. Moments like those are really meaningful to me!

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It was difficult to see her go, but it helps to know that Jennifer has the potential to make it possible for someone with a disability to achieve greater independence. It was just a coincidence that Jennifer’s time with my family was bookended by Halloween and Valentine’s Day, but those two holidays will have a special meaning to me from now on.

Mallory Arnold is an editor. Feedback welcome at marnold@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.dublinlifemagazine.com

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Student Spotlight

An Iron Will

Dublin Jerome High School senior completes Ironman

By Brendan Martin

Not everyone can run a marathon.

And when someone does, you’d think their first thought would be: “I can’t wait to sit down and rest!” but 18-year-old William Tarrant crossed the finish line and thought, “What’s next?”

Tarrant first gave the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon a shot and finished with relative ease, so he decided to take it one step further with a triathlon.

But not just any triathlon. The Ironman.

“It was just something no one else in my family had ever done before, and I guess I wanted to be the first person to do it,” Tarrant says. “After completing the marathon, I just wanted to continue that feeling of accomplishment.”

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2.4 miles with a 112-mile bike race after.

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started back up. Lake Placid was the only race that fit this timeframe and was the closest location to him. So, he signed up, becoming the youngest competitor in the entire race.

“I would definitely say the biking portion was the toughest,” Tarrant says. “A lot of people say it’s a biker’s race because it’s located in the mountains. After that it was just really tiring.”

It’s no surprise that pedaling up steep, treacherous mountains was exhausting, and being hunched over the entire ride wiped Tarrant out by the time he started the 26.2-mile run.

“I was so tired by that point,” he says. “I literally stopped the entire race, and while I was between the transition tent, I took 10 minutes to stretch everything because I was just sore everywhere. I felt like I could barely walk, let alone run.”

By mile three of the marathon, Tarrant wanted to give up. This was a very bad sign, as he still had 23 more long miles to go. Somehow he managed to muster up enough mental and physical strength to persevere.

“I just looked around me and thought about where I was and saw that everybody else was in the same boat as I was,” he says, “and I started to get right back on track. I knew that this was the moment I had been training six months for, and I didn’t want to let it slip away.”

Tarrant finished the Ironman with an impressive time of 12:43:12 and ended up placing 10th in the 18-24 age group.

Besides being an ultimate athlete, Tarrant loves to travel. He has been around the world with his family, from Machu Picchu, Peru, to Cannes, France, and Angkor Wat, Cambodia. In fact, he has been to all seven continents.

“We actually just got back from Antarctica,” he says. “We did a lot of hiking around on the glaciers. Saw some penguins and some seals and spotted lots of icebergs and some whales, too. It was a really neat experience.”

This Jerome senior leads a very busy life.

He is involved in cross country, wrestling, track and field, drama club, and choir. He also created his school’s geography club this year. On top of his busy life, he has ambitious plans for the future. Tarrant ran the Columbus Marathon in 2019 in hopes of qualifying for the Boston Marathon, but was off by eight minutes.

Oh, and he has one other minor feat to conquer.

“And I’m going to summit Mount Kilimanjaro next summer,” he says.

Brendan Martin is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at feedback@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.dublinlifemagazine.com

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“Jim had been wanting to pitch the floating wall concept for so long.” - Alysha Hoag Thankfully, the project was finished early, as a house without a functioning kitchen can be chaotic.

“Fortunately, we chose to do the remodel in the summer, and did a lot of grilling outside,” Ryan adds. “We were able to use the laundry room for dishes, so it wasn’t terrible being without a kitchen.”

The younger members of the Hoag family, two boys ages 4 and 7, were good sports about the restoration and are enjoying the new space.

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“With drawers that they can reach and a mini-fridge in the bar area for grabbing juice-boxes, the area is a lot more accessible for them,” says Ryan.

“Jim had been wanting to pitch the floating wall concept for so long,” Alysha says. “We were happy to go with his suggestion. Luckily, it turned out amazing.”

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Is There Hope in Hemp?

We learn the 1, 2, 3 about CBD

CBD, THC, cannabis, hemp and marijuana are all confusing hot topic words. With CBD stores and kiosks popping up all over Ohio, I thought it was time to do some research and find out exactly what is on those shelves and if we should consider using it.

How it Works CBD is believed to affect the endocannabinoid system in our body, which is responsible for regulating and balancing the communication between cells, appetite, metabolism, memory and immune response. All cannabinoids, including CBD, produce effects in the body by attaching to certain receptors. The human body also produces cannabinoids on its own and has two receptors for cannabinoids, CB1 and CB2. CB1 receptors are present throughout the body but specifically in the brain where they deal with emotions, pain, coordination, movement, appetite and memory. THC attaches to these receptors. CB2 receptors are more common in the immune system and affect pain and inflammation. It is thought that CBD does not directly attach to either receptor, but rather it directs the body to use more of its own cannabinoids.

CBD for Dogs?

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tem including yoga, sleep, turmeric and 85 percent cocoa dark chocolate,” says Dr. Sue Wagner, an integrative veterinary neurologist in Worthington.

Yes, you read that correctly – Wager is a vet. While dogs can’t do yoga or eat dark chocolate, CBD oil is becoming more common when treating our furry friends, too. Canines are more sensitive to THC than humans, as they have more receptors in the brain that can be affected. Wagner says that most veterinary products are low in THC but she opts for a brand that has zero percent THC just to be on the safe side.

Wagner has seen many benefits in senior dogs who are stiff, slow moving and not as engaged as they used to be.

Her clients say that after a few months of CBD, their dogs are acting like puppies again. Dr. Wagner has also seen results in younger animals who have cognitive issues, need calming or are in pain. Dublin resident, Lucy Smith, turned to CBD oil to help her 9-yearold golden retriever.

“Bodie had two seizures two days in a row and it was awful to watch him go through that. We wondered if he had a brain tumor as his seizures continued and we considered pharmaceuticals and alternative treatments,” says Smith.

After adding a few drops of CBD oil to his food morning and night, Bodies’ seizures stopped.

“Bodie did end up having a brain tumor and we eventually had to put him down,” she says, “But the seizure-free months we had by using CBD were a blessing.”

A Magical Elixir?

CBD is gaining a reputation as a natural elixir to treat almost anything that ails you. It’s being studied for its role in easing symptoms of chronic pain, sleep disorders, heart disease, glaucoma, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, anxiety, depression and epilepsy. In June, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the prescription use of Epidiolex, a purified form of CBD oil, for treating two types of epilepsy.

Dublin resident Judi Rememyi is a breast cancer survivor who sometimes experiences unexplained aches and pains, possibly from the chemo that she underwent.

“It has truly helped my arthritis pain so much,” says Rememyi. “I am now able to go on walks and hikes with my grandkids that I was struggling with before.”

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be challenging. You technically need a medical marijuana card because even though it’s legal, it gets gray in the pediatric arena.”

Kelly Rish is from Dublin but is living in Asheville, North Carolina, where the CBD market is even larger than in Ohio.

“I was so skeptical but have changed my mind 100 percent,” Rish says. “I sleep better, aches and pains are minimal, and I have less anxiety. My blood pressure is perfect, blood work was spot on and I have not even had a sniffle this winter.”

Rish also uses the CBD cream on her back to help with pain from three back surgeries and says she hasn’t had pain in months.

Kelly warns that all products are not the same and to not pick a product by price even though pure CBD oil is expensive.

Katie Alu was also skeptical until she started taking Zilis CBD oil last September. She had bad arthritis in her hand and couldn’t even open up a jar.

Two weeks after she began a daily dose of CBD, she agreed to go zip-lining in Hocking Hills. Alu misjudged a line and didn’t make it to the landing which meant she was stuck and had to physically grip the wire above and pull herself to the platform.

“There is no way I would have been able to grip the wire and hold onto it two weeks earlier,” says Alu. What We Know There is probably a lot we still don’t know about CBD oil and its uses, but here are a few things the industry is sure of: • CBD is not addictive and may actually help individuals suffering from addiction.

• You cannot overdose on CBD or THC. • Hemp oil is made from hemp seeds, meaning there is no CBD content and it has its own potent health benefits.

• While THC may cause hunger (think munchies), CBD does not.

The CBD industry is young and controversial at the moment because so much remains untested and unapproved by the FDA. More clinical trials are needed so always seek advice from your medical professional.

Colleen D’Angelo is a freelance writer who lives in Dublin with her husband, three children and several small animals.

She enjoys playing tennis, walking the Dublin bike paths and traveling.

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Authored by two leaders of the historic 2015 Paris Agreement negotiations, The Future We Choose emphasizes the importance of action in the midst of the climate crisis. Figueres and Rivett-Carnac offer glimpses of Earth in the not-so-distant future, but also emphasize that there is still hope; whether a corporate or government leader, or simply a citizen ready to act, there are options for all who wish to lessen their environmental impact.

We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance

by Linda Sarsour

Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World

by Jessica Valenti, Jaclyn Friedman

When Linda Sarsour stared at her reflection as a young adult, she saw a Muslim American woman resolute in her faith and activism. Sarsour learned what intersectionality really looks like firsthand in her father’s Brooklyn bodega and in the streets of Washington D.C. A memoir rich in lessons of community involvement and determination, We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders teaches us the importance of finding a voice and using it unapologetically to stand up for social, racial, gender and economic justice.

In an era where abusers are beginning to be held accountable for their crimes, this collection of essays asks a simple question: what would happen if we believed women? From reduced sexual assault cases to drops in public health costs, contributors explore the possibilities of living in a world that believes women.

Filled with contributions from some of the most important feminist voices, Believe Me is crucial reading for 2020.

Somebody’s Gotta Do It: Because Civilization Won’t Save Itself and Other Truths about Democracy I Learned by Winning a Lowly Local Office

by Adrienne Martini The national political arena often outshines the importance of local politics, leaving many voters disinterested and uninformed when it comes to who represents their neighborhoods. Adrienne Martini was one such voter presented with the choice to run for a county board seat; after all, “someone’s gotta do it.” Funny and informative, Martini presents a witty tale of running for small-town office, winning and then coming to terms with the critical importance of the position.

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