Westerville Magazine May/June 2013

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Hoagies Hero Preserving positive memories is a top priority for Yogi’s owner

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A Cure for the Summertime Blues W.A.R.M.’s summer program keeps kids fed when school lunch is not an option

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Incubator works for the benefit of small, women-owned companies

22 Snack in Time

Old restaurants are in some of historical Web page’s most popular photos

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May 1-29

Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market 3-6 p.m., North State and East Home streets, Uptown Westerville, www.marketwednesday.com Every Wednesday May through October, the Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market offers seasonal produce, plants, flowers, breads, organic items, meats, honey, jams, salsas and more.

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May 2

Westerville Community Prayer Breakfast 7-8:30 a.m., Westerville Community Center, 350 N. Cleveland Ave., www.warmwesterville.org The Westerville Area Resource Ministry’s annual fundraiser is now in its 11th year. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m.

May 4

Public Art in Westerville Spaces Sculpture Tour 4 p.m., starting location TBA, www.msisculpture.com, 614-901-6500 The tour of this year’s sculptures makes seven stops throughout the city.

May 5

Spring Concert 3 p.m., Westerville Central High School, 7118 Mount Royal Ave., www.westervillebands.org The Westerville Concert Band performs a free concert.

May 8-10

Otterbein Department of Theatre and Dance presents At Home at the Zoo Campus Center Theatre, 100 W. Home St., www.otterbein.edu At Home at the Zoo explores Manhattan and its urban complacency.

May 11-12

National Public Gardens Weekend 11 a.m.-4 p.m. May 11, 1-4 p.m. May 12, Inniswood Metro Gardens, 940 S. Hempstead Rd., www.inniswood.org Visitors to Inniswood during National Public Gardens Weekend receive free seed packets.

May 16

Discover the Dream 6 p.m., Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 4850 W. Powell Rd., Powell, www.stjude.org/ discoverthedream The zoo is the site of the eighth annual St. Jude Discover the Dream gala, hosted

by Jack Hanna. Highlights include cocktails, silent and live auctions, and dinner catered by Preston Catering and Catering by Cox. Tickets are $150 per person and $1,500 for a table of 10.

May 17

Ohio’s Underground Railroad Court Cases 7:30 p.m., Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State St., www.westervillelibrary.org Roy Nichols discusses the court cases concerning Ohio’s own Underground Railroad networks in this Westerville Historical Society presentation.

May 19

Westerville Symphony presents The Big Three 7 p.m., Westerville South High School, 303 S. Otterbein Ave., www.westervillesymphony.org The final show in the symphony’s 2012-13 Ron Lykins Masterworks Series features pieces by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven and a performance

by South graduate Siwoo Kim, a featured soloist with the Columbus, Houston, Tulsa and Springfield (Mo.) symphony orchestras.

May 24

OhioHealth 4th Friday: Back to Nature 6-9 p.m., Historic Uptown Westerville, 614-794-0401 Local organizations offer attendees information on getting outside and enjoying nature. The event also features arts, crafts, entertainment, displays, business vendors and children’s activities.

May 24-27

Sunrise Rotary Field of Heroes Westerville Sports Complex, 325 N. Cleveland Ave., www.fieldofheroes.org A total of 2,500 American flags are on display to honor heroes in the Rotary Club of Westerville Sunrise’s Memorial Day tribute. Those interested in honoring their personal heroes can order flags at the website above.

May 25

Westerville City Schools Commencement 10 a.m., Central; 2 p.m., South; 6 p.m., North; Ohio Expo Center, 717 E. 17th Ave., www.westerville.k12.oh.us Westerville’s three high schools hold their graduation ceremonies.

May 27

Aquatic Center Opening 11 a.m., Highlands Park Aquatic Center, 245 S. Spring Rd., www.westerville.org The Aquatic Center is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the first day of its 2013 season.

May 30

Party at the Creek 6-8 p.m., Alum Creek Park North, 221 W. Main St., www.westerville.org This green-themed event, now in its second year, features a recycled art project, bike and running demonstrations, music, food, games, safety demonstrations, and more.

Sponsored by the Westerville Visitors & Convention Bureau For more events, visit www.visitwesterville.org

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JUNE June 1

Baby Bargain Boutique 9 a.m.-noon, Westerville Community Center, 350 N. Cleveland Ave., www.westerville.org Get great prices on all manner of baby items.

June 5

Pancake Breakfast 7-10:30 a.m., Westerville Senior Center, 310 W. Main St., 614-901-6560 The Westerville Senior Center’s pancake breakfast, which occurs on the first Wednesday of the month, is open to the public.

June 5-26

Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market 3-6 p.m., North State and East Home streets, Uptown Westerville, www.marketwednesday.com Every Wednesday May through October, the Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market offers seasonal produce, plants, flowers, breads, organic items, meats, honey, jams, salsas and more.

June 7

Westerville Lions Club Chicken Barbecue 4-7 p.m., American Legion Young-Budd Post 171, 393 E. College Ave., www.westervillelions.org The club’s annual chicken dinner – also offering rolls, sides and more – supports its efforts to raise money to provide eye exams and glasses for children in need.

June 9-30

Sounds of Summer Concert Series 6:30 p.m., Alum Creek Park, 221 W. Main St., www.westerville.org The Westerville Symphony presents its annual summer

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concert series each Sunday, June 9-Aug. 11.

June 9

A Joyful Noise: Grassahol 7:30 p.m., Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 100 E. Schrock Rd., 614-882-7968 This performance by bluegrass band Grassahol is party of the A Joyful Noise free concert series.

June 12-26

Family Concert Series 6:30 p.m., Alum Creek Park, 21 W. Main St., www.westerville.org Westerville’s family-friendly summer concert series runs through Aug. 7.

June 14

Classic Movie Series Dusk, Everal Barn, 60 N. Cleveland Ave., www.westerville.org The city’s summer movie series emphasizes classic films.

June 21

Uptown Shuffle 5:30-10 p.m., The Old Bag of Nails Pub, 24 N. State St., www.westervillechamber.com The Young Professionals Network of the Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce puts on its annual scavenger hunt among Uptown Westerville businesses.

June 21

Hershey’s Track and Field Meet 10 a.m., Westerville North High School, 950 County Line Rd., www.hersheystrackandfield.com Kids ages 9 to 14 can participate in running, jumping and throwing events designed to keep them active.

June 28

OhioHealth 4th Friday: Safety Fest 6-9 p.m., Historic Uptown Westerville, 614-794-0401 This safety-focused 4th offers information from the Westerville divisions of police and fire and a variety of Franklin County agencies, with activities for kids and adults alike.

June 29

Generations Performing Arts Center presents The Pride and Spirit of America 5 p.m., Westerville Central High School, 7118 Mount Royal Ave., www.gen-pac.org Generations Performing Arts Center presents a dance program honoring men and women serving in the military.

Admission is free with military or veteran ID.

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Women of Greenlawn Cemetery Monday, June 24 7-8:30pm Members will uncover stories of influential women laid to rest at the cemetery.

Soil Safari Tuesday, July 23 Ages 2-5 11:30am-12:15pm Ages 6-10 1:30-2:30pm Unearth animals that are at home underground.

Enjoy Summer Reading for prizes through July 31 The above programs require registration.

Go online @ westervillelibrary.org or call (614) 882-7277

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CityReporter News & Information from the City of Wester ville

Live W.E.L.L. Westerville

By Mike Herron, Fitness Manager, Westerville Parks and Recreation

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Part of the City’s strategic plan (see www. westerville.org/strategicplan) includes promoting events that encourage healthy lifestyles. To get started, the community is promoting the national physical activity guidelines of accumulating 150 minutes of physical activity per week, which equals about 30 minutes a day at least five days a week. It’s all about getting people to move more and encouraging healthy habits.

One new initiative offers an organized weekend activity, Mayor Kathy Cocuzzi’s “A Healthy Lifestyle is a Walk in the Park” program. Also called the Mayor’s Walks, they begin each Saturday at 8:15 a.m.

The Mayor’s objective is to encourage residents of all ages and abilities to come out for a brisk walk while enjoying one of the many great parks in our community.

In addition to encouraging 150 minutes of physical activity, Live W.E.L.L. Westerville offers a central resource – www. westerville.org/parks – to learn more about programs and services available through the Live W.E.L.L. partnership. The website is a collective portal to share these community resources and provide our residents with wellness information to assist them in their healthy and active journey.

Whether you’re already active or just getting started, we hope you will recognize and use Live W.E.L.L. resources. For more information, please contact me at the Westerville Parks & Recreation Department at 614-901-6524.

Simple ways to incorporate more physical activity into your life:

Wear a pedometer. These small electronic devices track your steps, and some more advanced models track additional details about your activity levels that sync to your computer or smart phone. Experts recommend setting a goal of accumulating 10,000 steps a day.

“Sneak” activity in. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Park your vehicle in the space farthest from the door. Try shorter bursts of activity, like two or three 10-minute walks during the day.

Take a class. Did you know the Westerville Parks & Recreation Department offers more than 200 programs a quarter, many at the Community Center? There’s great variety in programming, including beginner’s courses in yoga, Pilates, Zumba, aquatics and much more. Look for the yellow “LIVE WELL” mark in the Westerville Community Recreation Guide.

Simple ways to incorporate better nutrition into your diet:

Eat breakfast. It really is the most important meal of the day, and it sets the tone for how you’re likely to eat during lunch and dinner. Avoid sugary breakfasts like some cereals or breakfast breads/doughnuts and focus on healthy proteins, like egg whites on multi-grain toast.

Plan ahead. Keep a protein bar handy for a midday snack. Protein keeps you fuller longer and should help you stay away from carbohydrate- or fat-laden snacks.

Exercise portion control. Portion sizes are out of control in America. If you’re eating out, ask the server to bring a take-out box at the same time the food is delivered and immediately put half aside for home. It takes about 20 minutes to begin feeling full when eating, so try to eat slowly. Try to eat more often at home, where you can control not only the portions, but the amount of salt (sodium) used in your food.

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It may take a village to raise a child, but what will it take to make a community healthier? City leaders and our community partners have a vision with Live W.E.L.L. Westerville.

Live W.E.L.L. is a new community health initiative focused on promoting healthy, active lifestyles in an effort to reduce chronic disease and illness. It provides programs and resources for those who live and work in Westerville, helping them become more acquainted with a variety of wellness opportunities.

The W.E.L.L. acronym stands for Wellness, Education, Leisure and Lifestyle, representing some of the dimensions of wellness. Six of these dimensions have been chosen as points of emphasis for the program: physical and mental activities, nutrition, education, screenings, and safety. The culmination of these activities will help create a healthy and active standard of living within our community.

A committee involving local health systems (Mount Carmel St. Ann’s, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and OhioHealth, Intermediate Health Associates), Westerville City Schools, Otterbein University, the Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce, Concord Counseling Services and Sunrise/Noon Rotary Clubs of Westerville are working together to endorse programs and resources in the community to help create a cultural shift toward health and physical activity.

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News & Information from the City of Wester ville or efficiently, like an old refrigerator that is constantly on to keep cool. Other times, someone left something on and forgot about it, so usage is higher than normal. Working together, we can usually determine what’s going on inside the home Our responsibility is to supply power to the customer’s building, but we share information and try to be helpful in determining what’s happening inside that may be causing an issue. For example, we can use measure how much power is being used. If there’s an issue – say, lights flickering – the customer could record the time the incidence happened and compare it to the record. We’ll share that information with a customer’s electrician, hopefully to pinpoint what’s going on and correct that issue much faster.

Staff Profile

Sam Watkins Metes Out Customer Service in Westerville Sam Watkins of the City of Westerville Electric Division cannot recall a single negative encounter in his days in the field. In a total of 23 years, there’s been not even one unfriendly dog. It could be that he simply overlooks anything that may be unpleasant because of how much he says he enjoys the customer service aspect of his job as Metering Supervisor.

Where are you from? How did you get to the City of Westerville?

I’m originally from Detroit. I made my way to this area by choosing to go to DeVry University in Columbus. I went through their Electronics Technician program, and began working at ADB Alnaco Aviation and Lighting Systems as an electronics technician. Later, I was offered a job in the City of Columbus in the Electric Division. I started out as a trade’s helper, which involved working with and supporting the line crews.

From there, I moved to the electric meter department. I had learned Columbus was beginning to replace old mechanical meters with digital versions. Since I had an electronics background, that was something I wanted to be a part of.

I ended up staying in the Columbus metering division for 19 years and was promoted to electric meter technician, and then to supervisor. In 2008, I graduated from DeVry with a bachelor’s degree in technical management and learned about the position in Westerville.

I saw that Westerville was interested in doing a lot of what I saw coming in the industry, so I wanted to pursue that opportunity.

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Explain your job and role within the City.

As Metering Supervisor, I’m responsible for the accuracy of the electric meters. We verify each meter before it’s deployed to the residence or business. We routinely test meters and test every meter removed from the field. We also test and verify meters and metering equipment.

How much of your job is out in the field?

I like to be out in the field, but each day is different. You have to be very flexible.

I check out customers who report high usage issues. I also spend time working with contractors who need to know what the City of Westerville specifications are on things like installations for meter bases.

There are also meetings with electricians to share information as to the standard terms and conditions for service in terms of height, distance and clearance issues related to meters. We work very closely with building inspectors, too.

You say you really enjoy the customer service opportunity. What is your typical interaction with customers?

The Westerville Electric Division is really committed to being reliable and customerfriendly. If there’s an issue, I’m making sure I know as much about that meter as possible in advance, so I can know what to expect and be helpful in trying to understand what may be happening. And any number of things could be happening. Sometimes it’s something as simple as an appliance inside the home not working accurately

Has anything changed in the community since you started working here?

The commercial advanced metering is a big project. I think the change is for the better for our business customers in Westerville. It offers not just better control of usage, but knowledge of your use of power so you can look at usage at any time on a graph or in a report. If something doesn’t seem consistent, you’ll have more information than ever before. It’s a tool you can use not just once, but over and over again to save money and track your improvements.

What’s next with that commercial program?

We’re excited about the Customer Care portal that will launch later this year. This is the part of the process I love – where the project comes alive. Businesses will be able to manage more of their power use online and have many more options in terms of efficiency.

What is something people may not know about their local power system?

I think most people in Westerville know that we are really focused on the reliability of our power system. With the storm last June, we were really proud of the fact that most of our service had been restored in just 12 hours. With the commercial advanced metering program, people may not know that we’re working with iTron, a vendor that manufactures all its meters in the U.S., made in South Carolina. That was important to the department and part of our scope in the beginning.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

I do whatever my daughter says to do in my spare time. She’s 15, so I’m mostly a chauffeur. www.westervillemagazine.com

Party at the Creek is Back The Party at the Creek is returning after its successful launch last year. The enviro-friendly event is set for Thursday, May 30 from 6-8 p.m. at Alum Creek Park North. Featuring explorations of nature, tours of scenic green spaces and waterways, and family-friendly fun, Party at the Creek celebrates the environment in community block party style.

The Party will be set throughout the park, lined with vendors providing environmentally-friendly demonstrations and exhibits. Regional wildlife, including turtles, birds and snakes, will capture the attention and imagination of kids and adults alike, and educational opportunities ranging from arts and crafts to local safety programs will be featured. Free hot dogs, drinks and popcorn will be available for everyone throughout the event. In addition to the shelter house, a large family area will be reserved for picnicking on the lawn.

The Westerville Parks and Recreation Department will lead organized games and activities, including Frisbee golf, sand volleyball, basketball and canoeing. Boater and canoe safety demonstrations will take place just south of the Main Street bridge. At this site, certified Parks & Recreation staff will demonstrate boater safety techniques and provide canoe rides down a portion of the creek.

Other City departments will feature programs and services, including experts from the Westerville Electric Division presenting on energy- and cost-saving opportunities and programs. Free CFL bulbs are available for the taking while supplies last. The Westerville Divisions of Fire and Police will also participate.

Tours of the Water Treatment Plant will guide visitors through the facility that treats 7.5 million gallons a day and explain the water treatment process, including filtration, fluoridation, disinfection, softening and distribution to more than 15,000 homes and businesses in the City. Tours will take place at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Interested participants should gather by the Shelter House in Alum Creek Park 10 minutes in advance of each tour (6:20 and 7:20 p.m.).

Community organizations help produce the event, coordinating hands-on activities and interactive features, including creative art projects using recyclable products and entertainment. Special thanks to the Westerville Visitors and Convention Bureau, Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce, Otterbein University and the Westerville Public Library for their contributions.

Plan ahead to bring items from home for recycling.

Drop-off containers for old eyeglasses and cell phones will be on site, as will a bin for the proper placement of retired American flags.

Party at the Creek now combines two events into one, replacing the WessieFest and Plan-It Green Exposition.

WessieFest traditionally attracted groups to Otterbein Lake to explore how nature and wildlife interact in our community.

The Plan-It Green Expo was designed to increase awareness of Westerville initiatives, programs and activities that encourage conservation, recycling and eco-friendly practices. For more information on Party at the Creek and other green initiatives, visit www.westerville.org/parks.

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Typical number of Proclamations made each year by the Mayor during Westerville City Council meetings. A Proclamation is the City of Westerville’s official designation of a special event or theme and/ or recognition of a person or enterprise during a specified time frame.

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Proclamations and photos may be viewed by date at www.westerville.org/councilphotos.

Photos taken during Westerville City Council meetings are available online at the same location, usually posted the day following the Council meeting. An electronic copy of any photo may be requested by emailing clerkofcouncil@westerville.org. All photos will be sent as email attachments.

Mayor Kathy Cocuzzi recognized the 75th anniversary of Hanby House last December, proclaiming it “Hanby House Month” in Westerville. www.westervillemagazine.com

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Snapshot: Youth Police Academy High school students considering a career in law enforcement can get handson training and experience this summer through the Youth Police Academy offered annually by the Westerville Division of Police. Applications are accepted in May, and the Academy begins in July.

WHAT The Westerville Division of Police Youth Police Academy offers a preview of careers in law enforcement.

Space is limited to the first 25 students who meet participation requirements.

Students interested in the Youth Police Academy should contact their School Resource Officer or the Westerville Division of Police Crime Prevention Office at 614-901-6860.

Upon successful completion of the Academy, graduates have an opportunity to join Post 29, the Cadet/Explorer program, where they can continue their preprofessional education and training and

assist the Westerville Division of Police at community events.

WHO Students must be genuinely interested in law enforcement, and be in grades 9-12 in the 2013/2014 academic year.

WHEN The one-week course runs Monday, July 15 through Saturday, July 20, from 4-9 p.m. each day.

A mandatory orientation meeting for parents and students is scheduled for Sunday, July 14 at Westerville City Hall (Council Chambers) at 10 a.m. Graduation from the Academy is Saturday, July 20 at 6 p.m. at the Westerville Community Center.

HOW Learn more and download the application online at www.westerville.org/ypa.

The application for participation must include a letter of recommendation from a school counselor, teacher or principal, as well as an endorsement from the School Resource Officer.

Home and school visits are required.

WHERE All Academy activities take place at the Westerville Division of Police, 29 S. State St. in Uptown Westerville.

For more information, contact Officer John Jeffries at 614-901-6472.

WeConnect Wins Innovation in Government Award WeConnect, the City of Westerville community data center, was honored with the Innovation in Local Government award earlier this year by the Ohio City/County Management Association’s (OCMA).

OCMA awards recognize projects throughout the state that promote excellence in local government as well as demonstrate leadership and best practices. OCMA also honors communities for their creative contributions to professional local government management. Programs were judged for their scope, importance and value, as well as effectiveness and quality of performance.

“The Awards Program recognizes the quality contribution and leadership that managers in Ohio make to their communities. OCMA is pleased to provide this acknowledgment of the individuals, communities and programs that have developed creative and successful programs promoting excellence in local government,” said Mark Schwieterman, Chairman, OCMA Annual Awards and City Manager of Kettering, Ohio.

The WeConnect project was nominated based on its distinction as the nation’s first municipally owned community data center. Paired with the City’s extensive fiber infrastructure, WeConnect was recognized as a first-of-its-kind open-platform supporting economic and social development in a public/private partnership.

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In Westerville, WeConnect has expanded the City’s technology system to create a diverse, accessible, carrier-neutral network for telecommunications and managed/cloud services. The platform was designed to leverage the strengths of the public sector as infrastructure provider with those of the private sector in managed services, generating revenue from co-location (rack space), managed/cloud services and metro Ethernet/IRU. The program is also a major contributor to Westerville’s economic development objectives. WeConnect provides full-scale technology solutions to businesses in and around Westerville and offers cost-savings models in consolidation and shared services, already in place for Westerville-based community organizations, including the City, Westerville City Schools, the Westerville Public Library and Otterbein University.

“We’re honored to be in a class with the most innovative and effective municipalities in the state,” said David Collinsworth, Westerville City Manager. “There was no model to duplicate when we started building the WeConnect program, but Westerville is committed to innovation and we believe this program will set a new standard in municipal information technology management through its impact on economic development.”

Collinsworth accepted the award in Columbus along with the City’s Chief Information Officer, Todd Jackson. For more information on WeConnect, please visit www.connectionsmadehere.com. www.westervillemagazine.com

The Westerville Public Library Friends of the Library and City of Westerville have partnered to promote a new merchandise program for Westerville-branded souvenirs, apparel and novelty items. The program is managed and funded by the nonprofit Friends of the Library, with all merchandise available in their store located inside the Westerville Public Library.

“Westerville has a lot of special retailers who create and sell unique, one-of-a-kind items, but in my visits with many other cities and communities, I noticed they had ‘official’ souvenirs, from apparel and items from coffee mugs to notecards, that represented the community as a whole,” said Mayor Kathy Cocuzzi. “There’s a certain bit of civic pride in getting or gifting an item from your city, and we wanted to partner with a community organization to explore an opportunity to bring that to Westerville.”

Working with the Friends of the Library president, Arlene Roeder, the City of Westerville developed a custom logo for the program that will be imprinted on a variety of items ranging from T-shirts to artwork. “ We d e v e l o p e d something that is similar to the City logo, which is widely recognized in the community,” said Mayor Cocuzzi. “We also used a tree as the primary symbol, which represents the idea that Westerville is known as a ‘City within a park.’”

The Friends of the Library Shoppe selects and stocks all merchandise, with a variety of items popular with shoppers and souvenirseekers. A special pew-

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ter ornament that can be displayed in all seasons will be one of the featured items of the program.

“We have a long tradition of knowing what the community wants in books, jewelry, candles and unique, unusual gift items,” said Roeder. “This is a great opportunity to expand our program and contribute to the Uptown shopping experience.”

Proceeds from the program will be reinvested in merchandise, with a portion going to fulfill the mission of the Friends of the Library in promoting the growth and development of the Westerville Public Library.

The Friends of the Library Shoppe is all-volunteer staffed, and operates business hours on the following days and times: • Tuesday 6:30-8 p.m.

• Wednesday 1-8 p.m.

• Thursday 1-4 p.m.

• Friday noon-3 p.m.

• Saturday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

For more information, visit the group online at www.westervillelibrary.org/ friends or call 614-259-5035.

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Opening Day: Highlands Park Aquatic Center Saturday, May 25, 11 a.m.

245 S. Spring Rd., 614-901-POOL Open the summer season with us at Highlands Park Aquatic Center. We’re getting excited for another great season, featuring the speed and body slides, zeroentry toddler and leisure pool, spray playground, lazy river, and eight-lane, 25meter pool with a diving well. Don’t miss Passholder Appreciation Night on June 8 from 5-8 p.m. Call 614-901-6500 for more information.

Fifth Annual Honor Flight Pancake Breakfast Saturday, June 22, 7:3010:30 a.m.

American Legion Post 171, 393 E. College Ave. Join us for breakfast in support of the fifth annual Westerville communitysponsored Honor Flight, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7. This day of honor for World War II and Korean War veterans features a guided tour of their memorials in Washington, D.C. Since 2009, the community of Westerville has funded these flights for our local and regional Veterans. To find out more, visit www. honorflightcolumbus.org.

Year of the Arts Various dates/times, May-June Citywide We’re midway through Westerville’s Year of the Arts celebration. Did you know there are more than 30 activities and performances scheduled in May and June alone? See the details in the 2013 City of Westerville community calendar or visit the Events section online at www.westerville.org.

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By Allison Dalrymple

Eyes on Service

Westerville Lions Club supports the community and the vision-impaired The Westerville Lions Club has had its sights set on helping the community for more than 80 years.

The club was founded in 1928, making it the oldest civic organization in Westerville.

L.I.O.N.S. stands for Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation’s Safety. Lions Clubs are internationally known for providing

eye care for those in need, whether glasses, medical exams, service dogs or simply support. The Westerville Lions provide all of the above.

“We provide service in the community and try to help out where there’s a need,” says club President Elizabeth Dusenbury.

In 2012 alone, the local Lions collected almost 4,000 pairs of glasses for the needy

from their collection boxes, all of which will go to children and adults who cannot afford eye exams or glasses.

The club is also known for its fundraisers, among which are the annual Pancake Breakfast, held in March, and the annual Chicken Barbecue slated for June 7. The money raised goes toward a scholarship fund for local high school students –

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one from each of Westerville’s three high schools – and also supports organizations such as the Westerville Area Resource Ministry, Pilot Dogs Inc., the Ohio State School for the Blind and Honor Flight Columbus.

Membership dues are $75 per year and members are expected to attend as many meetings and events as they can, though the club is understanding of members’ busy schedules.

“We want (members) to participate as much as (they) can,” Dusenbury says.

Each meeting includes a fellowship time, a guest speaker and a business meeting about club activities. Anyone interested in joining the club is invited to attend a meeting or visit its website.

Allison Dalrymple is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@ cityscenemediagroup.com.

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Preserving positive memories is a top priority for Yogi’s owner Sue says: Why mess with a good thing?

Sue Shields has owned Yogi’s Hoagies, a stalwart staple on South State Street, since 1992. The sandwich shop has been there for more than 40 years.

Since Shields took over, not much has changed.

The drive-through was reopened in 1993, the walls were painted in a lighter color in 1995 and the porch was replaced with siding in 1999, but other than that, a customer who hasn’t stopped by for 21 years wouldn’t notice much difference.

And that’s just the way Shields likes it.

She wants customers to be able to stop by anytime, assured that everything is just as they remember it.

Prior to buying Yogi’s, Shields had spent years in the restaurant business, working as general manager at Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus and an Olive Garden franchise.

When she learned the owner of Yogi’s was looking to sell, she jumped at the chance, eager for the opportunity to work for herself.

The role of an owner is decidedly more difficult than that of a manager, Shields says, but she forged ahead. More than two decades later and despite ever-increasing competition for hungry customers – for example, neither Polaris Fashion Place nor Easton Town Center existed when Shields took over – Yogi’s is still going strong.

“One might say I rose to the challenge,” she says.

Nostalgia is a big selling point for Yogi’s, and Shields has a lot of dedicated customers, from recent returnees to Westerville who left after graduation years ago to longtime regulars who drop by in classic or antique cars. “(Customers) will actually apologize – ‘Oh, I haven’t been here in a while,’” says Shields.

Shields also aims to keep the atmosphere as friendly as possible, inviting customers to make themselves at home. “Turn on the TV to any channel you want,” she says.

One of the shop’s most enduring memes is “Sue Says.”

Shields’ management style differed from that of the previous owner, she says, and some of the employees she inherited were taken aback by her strictness.

In 1993, one of them added the words to the store’s name sign out front to reference Shields’ telling her employees what to do.

“I came to work one day … and the sign said, ‘Sue Says,’” says Shields.

The prank soon turned into a running joke among customers. Speech bubbles bearing the words appear in various places, but the original is still on the sign out front.

The year “Sue Says” was added to the sign, Yogi’s grabbed attention by opening one of central Ohio’s first Rush Rooms – sections of bars and restaurants in which pundit Rush Limbaugh’s radio show was played for attendees.

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of President Bill Clinton made Limbaugh a household name.

Yogi’s has one dining room, so it was all one big Rush Room from noon to 3 p.m. weekdays when Limbaugh’s show was broadcast.

“Too many people complained about it, so I took it out” in 1995, she says.

The Yogi’s menu contains pizzas, salads, garlic bread, mozzarella sticks, pickles, soups, bagels and homemade desserts, but the titular hoagies – in 4-, 8- and 16-inch denominations – are by far the most popular offerings. The No. 1 seller is the Italian hoagie (salami, ham and cheese), often in a package deal with a bag of chips and a drink.

“We call it Sue’s Super Deal,” Shields says.

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Shields is a perfectionist about the quality of the sandwiches and the methods used to make them, which she says is another key point with customers. She and her employees still weigh the contents of each sandwich, still use bread from Auddino’s Italian Bakery and still follow the formulas in use when she took over.

“People eat a sandwich here who haven’t had one for 15 years, and it’s the same sandwich,” says Shields.

Though she has long been a resident of north Columbus, Shields is a big supporter of Westerville and organizations within it. She frequently donates food and other prizes to Westerville City Schools groups, particularly the sports teams, for contests, games, tournaments and other special occasions.

She often donates to the Westerville Division of Police’s causes as well and participated in the Rotary Club of Westerville’s Independence Day parade for 19 years. Shields is also known in the community as a huge Buckeye football fan.

She has three grown daughters – Tammy Sue, Penny Sue and Kelly Sue – and five grandchildren. Penny works at Yogi’s; Tammy and Kelly live in other states.

A collection of plants and flowers near the order counter has been there since June 2012, when Charles “Buck” Van Natta Jr., Shields’ longtime partner, died. Customers brought the items in memory of Van Natta, and Shields has kept them as a tribute. Her husband, Tim, father of her three daughters, is also deceased.

Though they were once owned by the same person, there is no longer any affiliation between the Yogi’s in Westerville and the one on Morse Road in north Columbus.

Garth Bishop is editor of Westerville Magazine. Feedback welcome at gbishop@ cityscenemediagroup.com. www.westervillemagazine.com

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A Cure for the Summertime Blues W.A.R.M.’s summer program keeps kids fed when school lunch is not an option The program is a U.S. Department Though many students look forward to the end of the school year, for of Agriculture program administered others, it means the end of a guaranteed through the Ohio Department of Education. W.A.R.M. sponlunch every day. sors it for students To provide for less in the Westerville fortunate students City School District, during that threehaving decided to month down time, jump in after ExecuWe s t e r v i l l e A r e a tive Director Scott Resource Ministry Marier saw a need started the Westerand an opportunity ville Area Kids Lunch for the organization Club in 2011. to meet it.

“We would like “He recognized to feed every single that schoolchildren child in the city of w e re n o t g e t t i n g Westerville who is lunches in the sumhungry during the mertime and that summer,” says Jackie Site supervisor Andy Hufford helps placed a strain on Haight, who coordi- with a lacrosse activity at a La Vista the summer budgets nates the program at Townhomes lunch. of families,” says W.A.R.M. “These kids have the meals provided to them during W.A.R.M. Operations Manager Deb Walthe school year, but during the summer, lace, who coordinated the program in 2011 and 2012 before Haight took over. there are no resources for them.”

W.A.R.M. then worked with the school district and Mount Volunteer Claire Tyack reads to Kids Lunch Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital – a big Club attendees. supporter of W.A.R.M. and the program – to research summer meal programs and work out a plan to offer one in Westerville.

The Kids Lunch Club provides free lunches five days a week at sites in the Westerville school district. In 2012, it distributed a total of 9,537 meals over the course of the summer.

“On average, last year, 162 children attended daily,” Haight says, with the number topping 200 some days. “Over 1,000 children were impacted.”

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It also provided 10,812 meals via a weekend backpack meals program that was being piloted by the state. “(Kids) go home with a backpack on Friday and it provides them meals for the entire weekend,” Haight says.

In both programs, W.A.R.M. pays for the food and is reimbursed by the government for its cost. To be reimbursed, the organization must ensure the meals served meet all the relevant nutritional standards.

It contracts with the school district, which is already required to meet those standards, to provide the meals.

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The church is an enrolled site, as the rate of families nearby close to the poverty line is lower; parents who wish to send their children to eat there during the summer must register with W.A.R.M. The first lunch each day begins at 11 a.m. Each meal session has a 45-minute lunch period, followed by about an hour and 15 minutes of enrichment activities.

“We provide physical education, nutritional education and other educational programs after lunch every day at every site,” Haight says.

Schedules are staggered to ensure each site has access to the enrichment activities of the day. The program goes forward rain or shine.

W.A.R.M. works with other community organizations to bring in speakers and activity coordinators. The Westerville Public Library, the Girl Scouts, the police and fire departments, the Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District, the Turtle Lady, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, and horse therapy organization PBJ Connections have all helped with educational sessions, while Otterbein University and local churches have helped provide volunteers.

“These activities encourage the children to get out of the house and come to a park, not just for a meal, but for fun and engaging activities,” Wallace says.

W.A.R.M. – and, by extension, the Kids Lunch Club – is partly funded through donations, and Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital has been a big sponsor, Haight says.

W.A.R.M.’s goal for 2013 is to increase meal distribution over the summer to 30,000, which it hopes to accomplish through the addition of the new sites. The program has had a big impact in Westerville, but W.A.R.M. is forever seeking to increase that impact, Haight says.

“When you see these kids five days a week for 10 weeks, you really get to know the families and parents,” Haight says.

“Some of them have said, ‘This has gotten us through the summer, it’s helped me save $100 per month (on) a food bill.’”

It’s also decreased vandalism and other youth crime during the summer thanks to the increases it has effected in community awareness, says Wallace.

The organization is always seeking volunteers to help with distribution of meals. To enlist, contact Haight by calling 614-899-0196, ext. 218, or by emailing jackie@warmwesterville.org.

Garth Bishop is editor of Westerville Magazine. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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G2Local is one of the businesses that has benefited from the assistance of the Women’s Small Business Accelerator of Central Ohio.

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For women with the entrepreneurial spirit, a 2012 addition to the Westerville community offers big help with small businesses.

The nonprofit Women’s Small Business Accelerator of Central Ohio (WSBA) opened its doors at 403 W. Main St. in September. Its goal: to offer resources to female business owners in the region.

“Women are actually creating more jobs than men, but with a higher failure rate, and are generating 28 percent less revenue,” says co-founder Mary McCarthy.

In order to provide guidance for local women looking to build their own businesses, WSBA offers services such as shared office space, mentoring and education.

“We have a marketing firm, a home health care agency and an HR consulting firm,” McCarthy says.

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lish skills. Its clients include refugees who need interpretation or translating services in everyday and emergency situations.

“We started in Cincinnati, and Columbus is new,” says company President Grace Bosworth. “We didn’t know a lot of people, and (WSBA) was able to refer us.”

G2Local has been working with the WSBA since December and has already grown as a result. The services WSBA offers are a big help, Bosworth says, and it’s also beneficial to work in an environment where there’s a good chance someone next door will have a useful suggestion. Tenants often utilize resources within the accelerator rather than having to seek outside help.

“I think that the two women running (WSBA) are amazing. They have the same goals we have,” says Bosworth. “They opened doors for us.”

More information on the accelerator is available online at www.wsbaohio.org.

Holly Butcher is a contributing writer.

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Fond memories of Westerville restaurants, shops, events, homes and people of days gone by are just a click away.

More than 300 historical photos, many of them black-and-white, have been posted on the Westerville History Facebook page – www.facebook.com/westervillehistory – since it was created in April 2011. The page is maintained by the Westerville Public Library’s Local History Center, and the photos all come from its extensive archives.

The Local History Center in the basement of the library opened in 1989, collecting photographs, restaurant menus, correspondence, diaries, family trees, manufactured items and more. Many items relate to the major milestones in the city’s history – the Westerville Whiskey Wars, the Anti-Saloon League, its role in the Underground Railroad – but there are plenty of smaller items to jog memories and show the city’s evolution.

Some of the material dates to Blendon Woods pioneers who settled in what would become Westerville in 1806. Other items include 1910 high school yearbooks and a wooden scooter called the “Go Cycle” that is similar to the more modern scooters.

The biggest part of the archives, though, is the photograph collection – the center has more than 6,000 on hand. And among the most popular pictures posted on the Facebook page are shots of old restaurants.

A photo of, for instance, William’s Grill on State Street draws volumes of comments. “(William’s) was a huge restaurant back then,” says Beth Weinhardt, the local history coordinator. “When people went to OSU games and the Ohio State Fair on the 3-C Highway, people would always go to William’s Grill. We have pictures of the one of the owners cutting ice from the river to make ice cream for a neighbor behind the current Graeter’s Ice Cream building.”

Old restaurants are in some of historical Web page’s most popular photos

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One of the most commented-on photographs on the page is a black-and-white 1981 shot of Sister’s Chicken and Biscuits, a central Ohio restaurant chain that was in business from 1979 to 1987. Westerville’s was located at 428 S. State St.; the site is now a CME Federal Credit Union. The shot has racked up 1,800 likes, 625 comments and 18 shares.

The Facebook page is intended to continue the center’s mission of making the community more aware of its past.

Instead of having to come to the library for a history lesson, the lesson comes to the reader.

“It was a good way to promote the library’s photographs,” says library local history associate Nina Thomas, who is responsible for the page.

The photographs have certainly sparked viewers’ interest in history. In one instance, Thomas says, a scan of a map showing interurban rail tracks running the length of State Street stirred some curiosity.

“Many people were unaware that Westerville had a trolley, and came to see additional maps, photographs and information,” she says.

Interest in the page goes beyond the borders of Westerville – it has had visitors from 20 different countries, from Mexico to Germany. And it’s started a lot of interesting conversations.

“I’m kind of surprised how many people talk on our page,” Thomas says. “There are people that have moved away. ... There are people who are tagging themselves in old pictures.”

Contributions from community members past and present have made for some fascinating lessons, Thomas says.

“We have a diary from someone’s grandmother who, when they saw it, had not even been aware their grandmother had kept a diary,” Thomas says. “They were rather excited to see it preserved.”

The library is on the lookout for more historical photos to add to its collection and, someday, post on the Facebook page; updates are gradual. Though the center buys some photos at estate sales, most are donated by residents who want others to be able to look at them.

“One woman brought in a suitcase of photographs she found in her basement and said she had no idea who those people were,” Thomas says. “Turns out, they were prominent Westerville families, and (we found) she was indeed related to some of them after we did some extensive genealogical research.”

Amanda King is a contributing writer.

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Backyard Buffet Fruits, vegetables and honey are part of couple’s crop With obesity a growing problem and concern, vegetable gardens are being rediscovered and promoted as back-to-nature sources of inexpensive, nutritious food and avocations that require exercise as well.

For Westerville residents Chuck and Sally Turner, who live on Walnut Street east of Hoover Reservoir, a vegetable garden is all of those things as well as a long-standing part of their lives. “We always had a garden,” Chuck says, while they raised two children on their one-acre home site since 1979.

Chuck handles most of the vegetable gardening while Sally, secretary of the Westerville Garden Club, is a flower planter and grower – and preparer of an ample supply of frozen food from their garden.

“We grow what we want to eat” in the 40-feet-by-16-feet plot that is somewhat smaller than it once was but, Chuck says, is plenty large enough.

They grow vegetable and flower seedlings in a 12-feet-by-16-feet greenhouse they installed a few years ago, replacing an unused hot tub that was removed.

They had tired of making bulk flower and vegetable plant selections in garden stores, Chuck says, and were also exasperated that “deer treated the garden like a smorgasbord.”

“We used to buy a lot of plants … plant them and hope for the best,” he says.

After he retired from his career as an industrial electrician, Chuck installed a 7-foot-high fence of decorative metal squares strung between poles he placed around the garden.

“I got tired of growing stuff for the deer,” he says. “It keeps them out.”

Chuck doesn’t do early spring outdoor planting, such as potatoes, onions and other cold ground vegetables. “Potatoes

Sunflowers line one side of the 7-foot-high fence the Turners use to keep deer out of their vegetable garden.

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are cheap enough in the grocery store,” he says.

Later, though, the garden will have three kinds of tomatoes, acorn squash, zucchini, soy beans, peppers, two kinds of green beans, turnips and a “novelty plant,” which this year is spaghetti squash, Chuck says.

For years, Sally canned much of the produce that was harvested. That evolved into freezing – canning, she says, was much more time-consuming – and she’s still the designated food preserver.

“Veggies I can freeze, I do,” she says.

Usually, the preparation involves blanching the vegetables before putting them into plastic storage bags, which she seals by removing air and moisture with a “seal-ameal” appliance, Sally explains. She pulverizes tomatoes and freezes juice in containers.

Squash slices are separated with wax paper before freezing.

Sally freezes about two handfuls per bag of the soy beans, which are relatively new to the Turner crop. When they’re steamed, the shells crack open, exposing the meat that becomes part of a meal.

Last year, the garden had three “super steak tomato” plants that yielded tomatoes that were larger than softballs, Chuck says.

He estimates they weighed 2.5 pounds each and had a combined weight “every bit of 100 pounds.”

Most of those tomatoes, the Turners gave away – which is what they do with much of their produce. Friends and neighbors often receive part of the bounty. The Turners’ daughter, Jill Hotchkiss, a mother of three who lives on the west side of Hoover in Westerville, is on the receiving end, too.

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Chuck, meantime, is dealing with a couple of food-related do-overs. He’s a beekeeper, but all his bees inexplicably disappeared last year, apparently wiped out by colony collapse disorder, an affliction with no known cause or cure.

He has cleaned and repainted two hives and planned to add colonies in late April.

The garden is bordered by sunflowers and raspberry and blackberry plants. Besides providing nectar, the fruit plants should provide some protection from wind, which Chuck says may have been a problem. He’s trying again because, “I just like messing with bees,” adding, “I’ll sit and watch them come and go” on nectar and pollen treks.

The hive, of course, provides honey.

Chuck and a beekeeper friend have cooperatively produced two or three gallons.

In his new hives, he’s trying a new kind of queen bee, which might combat the collapse disorder – though he acknowledges “it’s a crapshoot.”

In addition, Chuck removed a large grape arbor on one side of the garden when the 15 to 20 plants aged and died. Chuck concedes he probably should have replaced a few each year to keep the arbor young and alive.

Now he has started again with five plants and a wire, rather than wood, arbor. The intent is only a slight departure from food.

“We used the grapes to make wine. Maybe we can make wine again,” he says, though he won’t know for at least three years.

And while he deals with those matters, Sally is planting another batch of homegrown annual flower seedlings of various kinds to add to perennials – likewise of a vast assortment – in beds around a pond and in other places as their generous yard springs back to life for yet another growing season.

Duane St. Clair is a contributing editor.

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This Mexican food truck is looking to bring tacos out of their shells.

With spring well under way – and Cinco de Mayo on the immediate horizon – Westerville-based Mojo TaGo is making its rounds through stops in urban and suburban central Ohio, serving up a fresh Mexican menu with a few surprises in store.

Owner Brian Reed is always looking to create new varieties of fusion tacos with Italian, Greek and Asian flavors. A new addition this season: the Korean BBQ taco, offering marinated short rib topped with a cabbage slaw mix, pickled red onion and Korean barbecue sauce on a corn tortilla.

“I love the foundation of tacos because it allows for variety and creativity,” Reed says. “Anything can be a taco.”

Among the other taco options on the menu are carne asada, carnitas, chicken, vegetarian, fish and The Traditional (ground beef). The truck also served up quesadillas – stylized as Mojodillas – as well as chips and salsa.

Reed has lived in Westerville for 10 years with his wife, Kristin, and their three children.

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central Ohio since 2010, which – given the rapid expansion of mobile dining options over the last few years – makes it one of the earlier arrivals on the food truck scene.

From the beginning, Reed was committed to doing it right. His desire to learn more about the food truck industry prompted him to visit Los Angeles, where the trend began. After learning about the concept and thinking over his options locally, he asked himself, “Why not in Columbus?”

Three years later, Mojo TaGo is going strong.

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what I love – I get to be around food and people.”

Reed was a short order cook in high school, but his background in cooking began far before then and has a much more meaningful origin. His mother is Italian, and she and his grandmother began teaching him their culinary tricks a young age.

“Cooking has always been a part of who I am,” says Reed. “I’ve got a passion for it.”

Reed credits a lot of his success to Tom Anthony, owner of Chile Verde Café, a New Mexican restaurant based in northwest Columbus that just recently opened a second location at Polaris. Anthony allowed Reed to use his kitchen space for preparation, and Reed learned a great deal about the food service industry from Anthony. He has also been greatly encouraged by the restaurant’s success over its 22-year existence.

“They know who they are and they know their customer,” Reed says.

Mojo TaGo may be on the move, but finding it isn’t too taxing. Reed takes the truck to such locations as Mettler Toledo and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, usually around lunchtime.

Its schedule is posted on its website, www. mojotago.com, and updates are frequently posted on its Facebook page and Twitter feed. The truck spends most of its time in and around Columbus, but occasionally ventures as far out as Cincinnati.

Mojo TaGo also caters, and will even bring the truck to catering gigs.

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