January 6, 2011
Columbus City Council seat
NCC president among interviewees By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Will the second time prove to be the charm? Northland Community Council president Dave Paul is hoping that proves to be the case. He is among the 17 applicants, winnowed down from an initial field of 49, who will be interviewed by members of city council to fill two vacancies cre-
ated by the departure of Council President Michael C. Mentel, who indicated he desires to spend more time with his family, and Councilwoman Charleta B. Tavares, who was elected to
ing a newly allowed executive session of the remaining council members, today (Thursday, Jan. 6), with the rest scheduled for Friday, Jan. 7. The process, as announced by city council spokesman John P. Ivanic, will involve public meetings being convened at 8:45 a.m. both days with the purpose Dave Paul of voting to go into executive session the Ohio Senate. to conduct the interviews with appliPaul will be among the potential ap- cants who made it through the initial pointees who will be interviewed, dur- cut-down from the 49 original appli-
cants, one of whom dropped out after realizing he didn’t live within the city. On Monday, Jan. 10, the five council members are scheduled to again hold a public meeting in order to convene in executive session to discuss the appointments. They are to come out of executive session at 5. “The council members shall then have the opportunity to nominate applicants for each of the two vacancies and vote to appoint new members,” according to
Ivanic’s timeline. “If a majority of the council members vote to appoint a nominee, he or she shall then be eligible to be sworn in under oath and take office …” Paul, 53, who is in his fifth and, he says, final term as NCC president, is hoping this time around he will be among the two appointees. His last try was unsuccessful; A. Troy Miller and See NCC PRESIDENT, page A2
Community leaders saw some bright spots in 2010 By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
It might not have been the worst of times but it was definitely not the best of times for the Northland area in 2010. Still, according to a sampling of community leaders, the year just ended had its bright spots and there are reasons for some optimism about the year that’s just begun. “ ‘It’s the economy stupid,’ is sort of the short answer in terms of what had the greatest impact on us it 2010,” Northland Community Council president Paul said. “That’s a biggie, the overall effects of the economy, ... just the struggles of the resident that make up our neighborhoods.” “We got a lot of ideas going last year, we put a lot of ideas down on paper,” Roseann Hicks, the 2010 Northland Area Business Association president who will continue in that office this year, said late last month. “By this time next year I want to see all of this come full cycle.” In the village of Minerva Park, one definite highlight for the year that has passed into the history books, according to spokeswoman Lisa Craddock Thitoff, was the Community Association’s launching of a summer concert series with three performances spread out over three months. “We had Dixieland band, a jazz (group) and a country-pop group,” Thitoff wrote in an e-mail. “Food offerings were hot dogs, potato chips, pop and ice cream for sale.” Although 2010 saw one Northland civic group, the Devonshire Civic Association, cease to exist with the start of the new year and another, the Little Turtle Civic Association, be dropped from the NCC’s rolls for lack of participation, things hummed right along last year for the Sharon Woods Civic Association, according to John Kirkpatrick, who was once again elected president last month. In his “State of the Woods” message to association members, Kirkpatrick had some good news to share. “It was a good year for monetary contributions from residents to our treasury, as well as the items donated for selling at our annual fundraising garage sale,” he wrote. “A little over 225 residents joined our association this year and we were able to operate in the black and within our budget. I wish to thank the executive board and trustees of the Sharon Woods Civic Association for all their hard work and support of the many programs we completed this year. The Beechcroft Lions also were instrumental in helping us with most, if not all, our community projects this year. My thanks go out to them.” A project begun in November, involving construction of a walking path, shelter house and playground at Beechcroft Park, should be finished in the spring, according to Kirkpatrick. “This is a real benefit to all residents of Sharon Woods, especially for parents and grandparents, who will have a place for their children to play and have a picnic,” he wrote. In addition, several streets in the neighborhood were repaved in 2010 with nine or 10 more planned for 2011. One major ongoing highlight for the entire Northland area, according to NCC president Paul, is the Menards hardware stare “coming out of the ground” on the site of the mall that once provided the name and identity for the community. “It is taking shape,” he said, along with the new Franklin County Animal Shelter and the repurposing of the former J.C. Penney building into a permanent home for Vaud-Villities as well as offices for Franklin County Job and Family Services. See LEADERS SAW, page A2
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Shaune Skinner, president of Northland-based ASC Group Inc., a cultural and environmental consulting firm, stands by some of the artifacts collected by her staff from the field.
Women-owned firm offers cultural, environmental services By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
What started out as two archeologists scrambling to fill a void has burgeoned into a 45-employee Northland-based company with offices in four states offering services dealing with ancient history as well as completely modern issues and problems. What is today the ASC Group Inc. Cultural and Environmental Consultants, with headquarters on Freeway Drive North, was founded by business partners and Clintonville residents Shaune M. Skinner and Elsie Immel-Blei on April 1, 1986, as simply Archeological Services Consultants. “ASC Group Inc. is a certified, women-owned cultural and environmental resources management company,” according to its website. The cultural part provided the underpinnings for the enterprise when the Ohio Historical Society, as a result of a potential conflict of in-
terest, was forced to drop archeological surveys as a service offered. Skinner and ImmelBlei, archeologists for the society, faced losing their jobs so, with the blessing of the director, started their own firm to provide the surveys, which are required by federal regulations for many types of development and land use. It was a propitious time to get into the field, so to speak, according to Skinner, now president of the company; business partner ImmelBlei is more involved in the financial end of things. In about 1986, Skinner said, the federal Office of Surface Mining had just been sued for failing to comply with a requirement to conduct archeological surveys before mining operations started. As a result, coal companies were lined up waiting for a whole backlog of these surveys to be conducted. For the first two years of the company’s existence, all Skinner and Immel-Blei did was surveys for mining companies, to permit operations to begin where
nothing or archeological significance was found or halted where there was. “All we needed were shovels,” Skinner recalled “Back then, people wrote reports on typewriters. We didn’t have to go out and buy a building. We didn’t have to buy a lot of expensive equipment.” With the expansion of services over the years since, ASC Group Inc. has had to buy a building, lots of expensive equipment and has expanded to have offices in not only Columbus but also Cleveland, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Pa.; and Huntington, W.Va. Although archeological investigations remain a mainstay of ASC Group’s business, operations have expanded to embrace architectural history as well as ecological and environmental services. The latter aspects, added in the early 1990s, provided the impetus for changing the comSee FIRM OFFERS, page A2
Hicks returning as NABA president By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Major life changes are in store for Roseann Hicks in 2011, but one thing will stay constant: She will still be president of the Northland Area Business Association, as she was for all of 2010. Hicks said last week that she was delighted to be asked to serve a sec-
ond consecutive term as NABA president, even though very shortly she’s going to have way more important things to think about, such
expecting their first child in less than a month. They know she is carrying a boy and have named him Christian Dale, after Roseann’s great-grandfather and her husband. Roseann Hicks, who also serves as secretary for the Northland Community Council while helping to Roseann Hicks run the family’s business, Yogi’s as her new baby. Hoagies, admitted she wasn’t cerHicks and her husband Dale are tain about accepting the request of
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NABA’s nominating committee to stay on in the president’s post. “The doubts and the reservations that I had didn’t have anything to do with the organization or the area or anything like that,” she said. “It had to do with personal things. Nobody knows what their lives are going to be like when they become See HICKS, page A2
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NCC president among interviewees for council post Continued from page A1 Eileen Y. Paley were appointed to fill vacancies in January 2009. The process this time around will be somewhat different, Paul said, due to voter approval of a ballot measure in November that permits city council to hold meetings out of the public eye, as has long been the case with many other governmental bodies around the state. The last time, Paul said, with council members not permitted to meet as a group without the public also being allowed to be on hand, he and the other applicants had to participate in a series of individual interviews with the remaining council members. “It’s kind of a natural progression, I think,� Paul said of his desire for a council seat after a lengthy period of community involvement, in Forest Park initially and the Northland region in general. “City council is another place where
I can serve,� he added. “Also I do think that over the past five years, anyway, and really about eight or nine in terms of being involved in neighborhood issues, I think I gained some experience that would be of benefit to council. I think have some assets to offer.� Paul said that he has worked closely with council members and with other community leaders on various issues and projects that are not unique to the Northland area but pertain to neighborhoods all over the city. Paul also said that he feels he has a very legitimate shot at getting an appointment this time around. “It will come down to what the remaining council members are looking for,� he said. “Whoever is appointed to those seats will need some talents and some skills or will need to pick them up immediately.� These will include the ability to run for election and raise money for a campaign practically right after taking of-
fice, Paul said. He admitted that he has “not been demonstrably political or partisan, and there are others more proven in that regard� among the other finalists, but added that he feels he can measure up in those categories. “I think I’m a pretty quick study,� Paul said. The field of applicants was reduced to 18 by the remaining five council members choosing four of them to go forward in the appointment process. Paul was among those named by Councilman Miller. Two applicants, former council member and departing state treasurer Kevin L. Boyce and Michelle M. Mills, executive director of the St. Stephen’s Community House, were nominated as finalists by two council members. Boyce was named by Hearcel F. Craig and Priscilla R. Tyson while Craig and Miller put Mills forward. Boyce subsequently withdrew. The others who will be interviewed
include: • Anthony J. Celebrezze III, 43, a deputy director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources • Stefanie Lynn Coe, 32, a member of the Southwest Area Commission and general counsel for International Industrial Cleaning Co. • Michael W. Daniels, 45, the publisher of Outlook Columbus, a monthly newspaper for the gay community • Fran E. Dennis, 49, president of the Dennis Group insurance agency • W. Shawna Gibbs, 36, a member of the Columbus school board since 2007 and communication director for IMPACT Community Action • Marian Harris, 69, the departing one-term state representative for a district that includes the Far East Side and Westerville • Zachary Klein, 31, deputy chief of legal services for former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray • Ian B. MacConnell, 39, president
of the University Area Commission and creative director at the Ohio Supercomputer Center • Brandyn L. McElroy, 21, vice president of the Far South Side Area Commission and a sales representative for Safelite AutoGlass • Kimber Perfect, 58, chief communication officer for the Ohio Department of Development • Jeffrey D. Porter, 40, a lawyer with Kegler Brown Hill and Ritter • Karla Rothan, 46, executive director of Stonewall Columbus • Leslie Sawyer, 57, a former director of the Ohio Board of Regents • Greg Schultz, 30, state director for Organizing for America, which supports President Barack Obama’s agenda “It is, I think, a very diverse group of people, a lot of folks with a lot of talents and a lot of backgrounds,â€? Paul said of his fellow finalists. kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com
Hicks returning as Leaders saw some bright spots in 2010 NABA president Continued from page A1
Continued from page A1 a parent. “I understand that me becoming a parent isn’t going to just affect me,� Hicks added. “It’s going to affect NABA and the whole board. The fact that they are willing to stand behind me and they are willing to let my visions carry on in more of a partnership role as president is very exciting.� Hicks, who pronounced herself “humbled and honored� to have been offered the nomination again this year, said that she decided to go ahead and let her name stand for election at last month’s quarterly NABA luncheon only after long talks about the matter with her husband. Last year was one for proposing ideas for ways NABA could better serve its members, Hicks said. This year, she vowed, will be one in which those ideas come to fruition. “We’re going to be concentrating a lot on the membership next year,� she said last week. “We got a lot of ideas going last year, we put a lot of ideas down on paper. By this time next year I want to see all of this come full cycle.� The launching of a new website for the business organization should take place soon, the president added, while details are finalized on a package of benefits for members of the organization. Hicks said that she would also like to expand membership out toward the Hamilton Road area. “We need to get new faces in here and new networking opportunities,� she added. Hicks said that she hopes to institute monthly breakfasts, luncheons or after-hours gatherings for members during the coming year. In addition to Hicks returning as president of NABA, Chuck Wolfe of Wolfe Consulting Associates LLC was re-elected vice president, according to NABA membership services director Mark Higdon. The post of secretary-treasurer, which had been filled in 2010 by Clayton Weber of Clayton E. Weber, CPA, has been split into two offices for the new year, Higdon said. Weber will continue as treasurer while Stacie Warren of the Hadler Cos. is the new secretary. Remaining in their roles as
“Those are certainly highlights,� Paul said. “It’s been exciting to see that really happening.� He predicted that the spring completion of the big-box hardware retailer on Morse Road would bring about additional retail investment in the area. “We’re looking for that to create some other positive developments in the corridor,� Paul said. He added that what was once the Northland Mall and is now Northland Village could once again become the hub of the community. Another highlight in Minerva Park, ac-
trustees for the association will be Mohammad Ashraf of Days Inn North, Dave Cooper of the Ink Well, Lisa Fravel of PNC Bank, the Rev. Paul Gabriel of the Columbus Baptist Temple, Uma Gopal of Huntington Bank, Doug Krieger of Krieger Ford and Paul Weber of the YMCA North. New trustees for 2011 include Becky Bandelaria of Huntington Bank, Mayor Lynn Eisentrout of Minerva Park and Emily Kesterson of Cooper State Bank. “New people bring new ideas,� Hicks said of the added trustees, “and getting a broader range of the slice of what the Northland community is will help NABA.� She noted that the association’s board includes community leaders, members of the religious community and elected officials as well as those strictly from the business community. “All of these things need to tie together to make us better, so I’m really excited about the new board members that are coming on,� Hicks said. kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com
cording to Thitoff, was the formation last year of a “green team� to work on issues of sustainability. “When it first was formed, it was interested residents with no specific link to Minerva park community association or the village,� Thitoff wrote. “This year the green team decided to become a standing committee of the association. From this group have come quite a few benefits including, but not limited to, a community garden for residents to rent plots and grow produce and a tree committee, currently working on dealing with the emerald ash borer situation.� Finally, Paul feels that 2010 brought about a greater realization within the community of a need to improve Northland’s image
and identity. “In fact, we need to better define what Northland is,� Paul said. “There is a lot of confusion out there about what makes up Northland and what are the strengths of Northland.� To that end, the current NCC president said, he feels that a partnership formed with Ohio State University Professor Jack L. Nasar and a group of his students to initially deal with visual pollution from illegal signs but now to concentrate on the core community’s image, may pay great benefits in the year ahead. “I think we’ll make some progress on that and some significant progress on that in 2011,� Paul said.
Firm offers cultural, environmental services Continued from page A1 pany’s name, Immel-Blei said. It also involved bringing on board professionals with very different qualifications and areas of expertise, which made the two founders just a bit nervous, Skinner admitted. For that to work, she added, it was necessary to
find the right people to employ. “Which we have,� Immel-Blei said. “We’re lucky.� The two women pride themselves on the fact the cultural aspects of what they and their employees do have led to preservation of some important areas and artifacts. The oldest artifact ASC per-
sonnel have discovered is a projectile point that dates back to at least 10,000 B.C., Skinner said. The term arrowhead would be incorrect for such an item, she added, since it predates by many centuries the invention of the bow and arrow. “Absolutely it’s rewarding, to know that a non-renewable re-
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Wellman, Suen plan wedding Rikki Wellman, daughter of the late James Wellman and Jill and Thomas Burns of Columbus, and Raymond Suen, son of Teresa and David Suen of Columbus, have announced their plans to be married. The couple plans a May 21 wedding at the Grand Valley Dale Ballroom. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Northland High School and Columbus State Community College with an associate degree in applied science in nursing. The future groom graduated from Westerville South High School and from Columbus State Community College with an associate degree in business management and finance.
Wedding Myers, Wyatt exchange vows Danielle Myers and Dion Wyatt of Columbus were united in marriage in an Oct. 10, 2010, wedding. The bride is he daughter of William and Geneva Myers. She holds an associate’s degree and is employed by Tek Collect. The groom is the son of Phillip and Anna Wyatt. He is selfemployed.
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As Columbus and central Ohio moved toward the end of 2010, the area counted itself fortunate that it had missed the great storms that brought freeze warnings to the citrus-growing South and more than a foot of snow to much of the north. All of this bad news about bad weather is sure to remind us how lucky we are to miss such ED things. Well … at LENTZ least most of the time. Central Ohio has been relatively free of snow in the past few weeks. But some of us may remember that last winter brought us a lot of snow — after the first of the year. Such was the case in Columbus 100 years ago, as well. As 1910 became 1911, a large blast of cold air accompanied by snow, wind and other wintry things was heading straight for the Midwest. Fortunately, it did not arrive until a couple of days after New Year’s Eve. So, as it had so many times in the past, the party went on. New Year’s Eve in Columbus in 1910 would instantly be recognizable in some ways to a visitor from our own time. There were a lot of happy people on the streets of downtown Columbus at the very late hour of 11 p.m. Some of them, having stopped at a party or two, were probably a little happier than others. But there were differences as well. Columbus in 1910 was a “streetcar city” whose newly developed suburbs in every direction were linked to the central business district by electrified streetcars. It was to the downtown that people came to work, to worship, to shop and to amuse themselves. It was in downtown Columbus that one would find the best stores, the best restaurants and most of the city’s theatres. And almost all of these places were open on New Year’s Eve. The Busy Bee confectionery store was selling several kinds of candy and ice cream. These included Salted Jordan Almonds, Crème de Menthe Marshmallows and New Year’s Neapolitan ice cream. This was described in one newspaper as “a blending of Cherry Glace, Oriental Ice and Belmont Cream. You will not find a richer or more satisfactory ice cream dessert: per quart, 60 cents.” After dinner at a local restaurant or a bit of ice cream at the Busy Bee, some residents passed the evening of the last day of the year at a local theatre. Some form of motion picture theatre had been present in Columbus since the 1890s. Over the years, nickelodeon parlors had given way to silent film presentations in larger rooms. But to most people, going to the theatre still meant a trip to a place where real people performed on stage. In Columbus in 1910, one could choose from a variety of theatre presentations on New Year’s Eve. The High Street Theatre featured “Harry Clay Blaney in his new American play ‘The
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were coming out this early because the biggest difference between 1910 and 2010 is that the celebration of the New Year began at 11:30 p.m. rather than midnight. At 11:30, church bells began to chime, fireworks were ignited and a general celebration began. It began at 11:30 because some people still refused to follow the standard time established by the railroads many years earlier. These people still followed “sun time” and to them, midnight came 30 minutes earlier. At 12 a.m. Standard Time, the railroad locomotives at Union Station joined the celebration with blasts from their whistles and the party continued. After all of this celebrating, many of the happy residents of the city went home, enjoyed a dish of Busy Bee Neapolitan ice cream and went to bed with the confident belief that 1911 would be a good year. And as we now know, for the most part, they were absolutely right. Happy New Year. Ed Lentz writes a history column for ThisWeek.
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Another Fisherman’s Wharf, more great seafood Chalk up another one for the Chalkias family — a new Fisherman’s Wharf has opened. Sailing out dishes of high-grade seafood from its Polaris-area kitchen, this Wharf is off to a brisk start. For background, the original Fisherman’s Wharf premiered on Morse Road in the mid-’70s during a drastically more provincial dining era than we’re currently enjoying. Partially drawing on the Chalkias family’s Greek heritage, it was like the restaurant that launched a thousand others. Some are still chugging along, others have long run aground, but count among that distinguished number Niki’s Deli, a Fisherman’s Wharf in Bexley, Fisherman’s Wharf Pier II, Feta in Pickerington and the Big Fat Greek Kuzina. I’ll not bother mentioning every eatery with ties to the Chalkias brood, but rest assured that if you’re a fan of Greek food in Columbus,
MENU by G.A. Benton you’ve probably patronized a Chalkias-related restaurant. So of course Grecian accents make their way into the new Fisherman’s Wharf, but as its name suggests, this place is mostly about the fish. Its nautical theme is clearly stated outside, where beneath porthole windows peeking through huge and heavy black lacquered doors, a split-in-two captain’s wheel serves as handles. Inside, off-white walls with coppery swaths set off black and blue accents. So tablecloths, menus, napkins, servers outfits and even leftovers boxes are night shaded. Fanciful blue pops up in pretty, aquarium-riffing stained glass windows. There’s also a large and at-
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tractive rectangular bar in the big and bustling restaurant. Overall, it’s a handsome, but not chichi, establishment. Accordingly, it generally draws in
regular folks splurging on excellent, and pricey, seafood. As for cooking and plating styles, they’ve ranged from straightforward to considerably fancier. From the latter group, the Sesame Ahi Tuna ($12) was a fine starter. Looking like a dozen dominoes toppled in a straight row, the raw, served room temperature “tiles” of delicious sashimi-grade fish sported crunchy seared rims encrusted with white and black sesame seeds. Artful squiggles of wasabi mayo and a fragrant oil provided modernist touches — but skip the overpowering soy sauce dip. Homier but soulful was the Seafood Chowder ($4.50/cup). Actually more like a soothing potato soup laced with clams, its starchy ballast was leavened with a nicely measured tang. Saladwise, my favorite was the eye-catching, tongue-delighting
Fisherman’s Wharf 1611 Polaris Pkwy., Westerville 614-431-1411 Web: bestgreekusa.com Cuisine: Seafood Price: $$$ ($20-$30 per person) Patio: Yes Hours: 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday, 12-10:30 p.m. Saturday, 12-9 p.m. Sunday and near meal-in-itself Captain’s Artichoke Salad ($6). Like a gussied up Greek salad, its manifold elements (cucumber, roasted red peppers, creamy feta and much more) made for a dynamic combination. Navigating the mammoth menu for entrees can take a while. You’ll scan past delicacies like Day Boat Scallops, plump Danish scampi, killer Kodiak Alaskan Red King
Crab Legs, and luscious Maine lobster tails. Want ’em all? Then opt for the Baked Variety platter ($50, but could feed two) which rounds them up simply, perfectly cooked, dusted with seasoned breadcrumbs and presented with lakes of garlicky melted butter. For something “cheffier,” pick the terrific Macadamia Nut Crusted Halibut ($26). Sauced with a sweetish orange buerre blanc, it was a huge and truly beautiful piece of succulent snow-white fish. Soft and supple, yet endowed with bells and whistles galore (berries, bananas, nutella, whipped cream, chocolate sauce), Gina’s Crepes ($12, easily serves two) were the obvious dessert star. To read G.A. Benton’s blog visit ColumbusDiningGuide.com
Abusive customers pose issues for servers, restaurateurs Bill Glover was quite fond of his appetizer: braised pork belly drizzled with jalapeno ketchup and served with creamed corn. One of his customers, who apparently had a sensitivity to spiciness, had other ideas and wasn’t shy in sharing her thoughts. “She looked at me with this real callous face and said, ‘Where do you get off putting this on the menu? My tongue is swollen and I can hardly talk.’” Glover, chef and owner of Sage American Bistro in the University District, said he apologized but the guest wouldn’t relent. He asked, in front of a room full of astonished onlookers, what he could do to make her happy. She said nothing and stormed off with her dining companion, who also had a choice expletive for the chef. So the customer’s always right? It depends on who you ask. “You always have to lean on the side of the guest is right,” Glover said. “But on the food-service side you can’t believe the things we encounter. People leave this profession because they get bitter dealing with the public.” Indeed, pleasing guests is the objective of any diligent restaurateur. Certainly, they have some legitimate complaints: a forgotten fork, cloudy wine glass or cold chicken fricassee. So how does one differentiate constructive criticism from downright abuse? Industry veteran Paul Liu, owner of Haiku and Bento Go Go, said customers cross the line when they insult the staff. “A lot of times when you talk civilly with them,
there is no substitute for first-rate customer relations. “The food is an important component” of restaurants, he said. “But there are plenty of people who will eat mediocre food if the service is world-class.” His company sends secret diners in to test the determination of servers. They will, for example, say they found a hair on their burger. The servers too often will look for the wayward lock or quibble with customers when the solution is simple: “Toss the old one away and get them a new one,” Cannon said. “Service is a lost art in this industry,” he said. “Those that stay focused on it usually have better sales growth, significantly better profits and a significantly better culture and environment than those who don’t.”
Recipe of the week the owner or the manager talks to them, they behave differently,” Liu said. “Sometimes they don’t and when they don’t, you politely ask them to leave.” It’s an endless discussion in the food-service industry, said Jarrod Clabaugh, director of communications for the Ohio Restaurant Association. “We always encourage our members to train their staffs on the importance of etiquette,” he said. “Whenever a customer’s request can be followed, like leaving a particular item out of a dish, they should do their best to meet that request.” Most patrons are easy to please, Clabaugh said.
“But, some customers’ requests can be overreaching,” he said. “It’s important to walk the line carefully.” Howard Cannon of Restaurant Consultants of America, based in Alabama, said restaurants can never overvalue customer service. “In the old days it was ‘The customer’s always right,’” he said. “Now you can barely get an operator to agree with that. Ultimately they’re not trained to believe it.” Cannon said the industry has grown so much, so fast, that operators couldn’t teach the finer points of service to their staff. And, in his professional world,
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Marion-Franklin High School football coach Brian Haffele said he’d be happy if Brookhaven went 9-1 next season, as long as the lone loss comes at the hands of his Red Devils on opening night. Over the holiday break, the Bearcats selected Marion-Franklin assistant Trevor White to take over their program. He replaces Anthony Thornton, who resigned Nov. 22 after three seasons. White and Haffele both are 1994
Groveport graduates. White has been co-defensive coordinator with Todd Carter, as well as the special teams coach with the Red Devils, since 2007. “He’s by far the hottest assistant in the City League,” Haffele said. “I knew he wanted to be a head coach for a couple years. He’s going to bring a lot of stability to Brookhaven. We went to high school together and he’s really my best friend. I support him 100 percent.” White, who played one season for Capital University after graduating from Groveport, coached at Walnut Ridge in 1998 and ’99 under former
coach Gary Carter. He then joined Brookhaven’s staff as an assistant, serving as running backs coach in 2000 and ’01 and linebackers coach from 2002-06. “It’s almost like a homecoming for me to go back to Brookhaven,” White said. “My kids have gotten a little bit older and are more independent now. (Being a head coach is) something I’ve always wanted to do. I was talking to coach Haffele about it, and then the Brookhaven job opened.” According to athletics director Jeremy Froehlich, White was among 10
people who applied for the job and one of three who were interviewed. He has been a teacher at MarionFranklin since 2007, but Froehlich said the plan will be to get White a teaching job at Brookhaven. The fact that White already is a teacher in Columbus City Schools was among the factors that made him an attractive candidate to replace Thornton, who led the Bearcats to a 24-10 record and two playoff berths in three seasons. Froehlich and White hope that longtime assistants such as Chuck Andrick and Steve Ayers remain on staff. An-
drick, Ayers and White were among the coaches who helped lead the Bearcats to the 2004 Division II state championship under former coach Tom Blake. “We had interviews over the break and (White) did a really nice job,” Froehlich said. “He’s a social studies teacher at Marion-Franklin, and hopefully we can get him back in the building here soon. Trevor’s a teacher, which is going to add to his ability to bring stability to our program.” julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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Off-field tragedy, upsets among top stories From staff reports As we begin 2011, we take a look back at the highs and lows of central Ohio high school sports for 2010. There was tragic news off the field, as Rico Butler, who helped the Hilliard Davidson football team win the Division I state championship in 2009, drowned in a quarry. There were stunning upsets, including the Northland boys basketball team, which lost to Gahanna 71-45 in a Division I regional final despite being ranked No. 1 in the country and the defending state champion. And there was triumph on the football field, as two members of the CCL, Hartley and Watterson, captured state championships. Here’s how the year stacked up through the eyes of the sports staff at ThisWeek Community Newspapers. We hope you enjoy the look back at 2010 as much as we did. TWICE AS NICE: The CCL has only five teams in football but produced two state champions in Hartley and Watterson. Hartley, led by running back Noah Key, defeated Chagrin Falls 34-13 in the Division IV state final on Dec. 3 at Massillon’s Paul Brown Tiger Stadium to finish 13-2 and capture its first state championship since 1986. Watterson overcame six turnovers to beat Akron Buchtel 13-12 in the Division III state final on Dec. 4 at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium to finish 13-1 and win its first state title since 2002. Key, the Division IV Player of the Year who rushed for 2,755 yards (8.8 yards per carry) and 40 touchdowns, rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries against Chagrin Falls, which finished 13-2. Omar Lane also had a big game, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown on six carries. The Hawks went 5-for-5 on fourth down, recovered an onside kick and held Chagrin Falls to 159 total yards. “I don’t know if there were a ton of people who picked us to win the game,” Hawks coach Brad Burchfield said. “We taped all the pundits saying that Chagrin Falls is going to win the game and played it for the kids (the night before the state final). We’re happy to take that underdog role.” Watterson, which won its final 10 games, held Buchtel to 204 total yards but was not able to pull away from the Griffins because of turnovers. The Eagles, who had 258 yards, lost three fumbles and threw three interceptions, including one that was returned 80 yards for a touchdown. With Watterson trailing 12-6, Ray Cook scored on a 3-yard run and Tim Carter kicked the extra point to put the Eagles ahead with 10 minutes, 50 seconds left. On their ensuing possession, the Griffins drove from their own 23-yard line to the Watterson 6, only to be stopped on fourth-and-1. Buchtel, which finished 114, got the ball back three plays later on the Watterson 21 as the result of an Eagles fumble. However, on second-and-15 from the Eagles’ 26, Jared Simpson sacked Griffins quarterback Stephen Parker for a loss of 12
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No. 1: Watterson’s T.J. GIlles (left), Matt Redfield (39), Patrick Rhomberg (4), Brad McCurdy (11), Ray Cook (35) and the rest of the Eagles celebrate after a 13-12 victory over Akron Buchtel in the Division III state championship game Dec. 4 at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon. Fellow CCL member Hartley also won a state title, beating Chagrin Falls 34-13 in the Division IV final.
yards and Brad McCurdy intercepted Parker on the next play to help seal the victory. “These guys know as well as I do how great of an accomplishment this season was,” Eagles coach Dan Bjelac said. “There were a number of behind-the-scenes things that happened. This team found ways to get it done all year.” Linebacker Matt Redfield was the state’s co-Defensive Player of the Year and district Defensive Player of the Year. STUNNING UPSETS: The Northland boys basketball team and Gahanna boys soccer team both were ranked No. 1 in the country for much of their respective seasons, but neither was able to defend their respective state championships, or even return to the state tournament. Northland lost to Gahanna 7145 in a regional final on March 20 at the Fairgrounds Coliseum. The loss snapped a 37-game winning streak for the Vikings, who finished 23-1. Gahanna’s four-guard offense helped it shoot 23-for-38 from the floor, with Stevie Taylor and Rob Brandenberg (19 points apiece) leading the way. The Lions advanced to state for the first time, where they lost to eventual champion Massillon Jackson 62-50 in a semifinal on March 26 to finish 26-1. “As time goes on, people will remember our Northland game more than playing in front of 15,000 people at the Schott,” said Lions coach Tony Staib, whose team was ranked second in the final state poll behind Northland. “It was a team everybody said that couldn’t be beat. The way we beat them, it was one of those magical games that puts an exclamation point on the
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No. 4: Jared Sullinger had another big season for the Northland boys basketball team, garnering Ohio’s Mr. Basketball award for the second consecutive season along with earning McDonald’s All-American and Naismith National Player of the Year honors. It was a bittersweet season, however, as Sullinger’s Vikings, the defending state champions and top-ranked team in the country, were stunned by Gahanna 71-45 in a regional final. The Lions’ upset victory, coupled with the Olentangy Orange boys soccer team’s shocking 1-0 win over defending state champion Gahanna in a regional final, was voted the No. 2 story of the year.
season for these guys.” Jared Sullinger, now playing for Ohio State, had 24 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Vikings, who lost despite outrebounding Gahanna 36-18. Northland, which had beaten Cincinnati Princeton 60-58 in the 2009 state final, spent several weeks as the No. 1-ranked
team in the country, according to most national polls. Among the Vikings’victories were a 5352 win over Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep on Dec. 17, 2009, and a 47-46 win over Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill Academy on Jan. 16. Both of those games were televised on ESPN. Ranked first for most of the
season in the ESPN/Rise poll, the Gahanna boys soccer team lost to Olentangy Orange 2-1 in double overtime in a Division I regional final on Nov. 6, marking its only loss in its last 44 games. The Lions had beaten Orange 3-0 on Sept. 9 and had outscored their opponents 96-9. The Pioneers lost to Centerville 2-1 in a state semifinal on Nov. 9. Gahanna finished 19-1-1, with its only other blemish being a 1-all tie against Massillon Jackson on Oct. 2. Orange’s Colton Bloecher scored the winning goal against the Lions with 4:24 left in the second overtime. “It’s shocking,” said Gahanna senior forward Chris Davis, who scored with 3 seconds left in the first half to give the Lions a 1-0 halftime lead. “We were so determined to win. It’s devastating. I didn’t expect this at all. I thought we were going to win and go to the state semis.” OV E R C O M I N G TRAGEDY: The Hilliard Davidson football team fell short in its quest to repeat as Division I state champion, finishing 13-1 after losing to Huber Heights Wayne 28-14 in a state semifinal on Nov. 27. Still, it was another successful season for the Wildcats, especially when taking into consideration that the Davidson football family was dealt a major blow when running back Rico Butler drowned May 25 while swimming with friends in a quarry. Butler would have been a senior this year. “I think everyone would have taken a 13-1 season,” said coach Brian White, whose team won its 11th OCC championship by finishing 7-0 in the OCC-Cen-
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tral Division. “Coming into this year, we weren’t exactly sure how everything was going to pan out and what the kids’ reaction to losing Rico was going to be. There were a multitude of questions about things coming into this year.” The Wildcats dedicated their season to Butler by wearing a sticker with the No. 5 — Butler’s jersey number — on their helmets. “They certainly didn’t forget about Rico all year long,” White said. “They kept him in the back of their minds all year long, but fortunately it was kind of in the back of their minds. They used it as just enough motivation to get themselves prepared to play, but at the same time, Mr. Butler (Rico’s dad, Rico Sr.) even said back last spring when Rico’s accident happened that he didn’t want the kids going out and playing this year for Rico. He wanted them to play for themselves and they did a little bit of a combination of both, and it worked out well for them.” The Wildcats also experienced tragedy during the 2009 season when 16-year-old Arthur Lane was struck by a train and killed on the eve of the team’s 16-15 win over Cleveland Glenville in the state final. NATIONAL RECOGNITION ON HARDWOOD: Not only was Jared Sullinger of the Northland boys basketball team named Ohio’s Mr. Basketball for the second consecutive season after averaging 23.1 points, 11.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks, he was named Naismith Player of the Year, an honor bestowed on the top player in the nation. Sullinger, a 6-foot-9 forward
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2010: THE YEAR IN REVIEW Continued from page A6 now starting for Ohio State as a freshman, also was named McDonald’s All-American, Jordan Brand All-American and Parade magazine Player of the Year. He finished as Northland’s all-time leading scorer with 1,972 career points. Sullinger was named MVP of the McDonald’s All-American game on March 31 at Ohio State, despite having to go to a hospital the morning of the game for what was thought to be food poisoning. He scored 22 points and had seven rebounds in the East all-star team’s 107-104 loss to the West. Sullinger also participated in the Jordan Brand Classic on April 17 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Satch Sullinger, Jared’s father and Northland’s coach, was named Naismith Coach of the Year. SPECIAL DELIVERY: St. Charles golf coach Anthony Mampieri almost missed the crowning moment of his team’s season. On the morning of the second day of the Cardinals’ dominating performance at the Division I state tournament, his wife, Leeanne, went into labor with the couple’s third child. Cristiano Matthew Mampieri was born about four hours before the Cardinals teed off on Oct. 23, allowing Mampieri an opportunity to meet his team at Ohio State’s Scarlet Course before the start of the second round. “He got there and gave them a pep talk before they were to tee off and then went back to the hospital for a while,” assistant coach Eric Horvath said. “He told me he had a favor to ask of me, and then takes off early.” “Eric said that he felt like he was the Dennis Hopper character from the movie ‘Hoosiers.’ You know when Gene Hackman gets kicked out of the (basketball) game and hands (Hopper’s character) the scorebook and tells him he’s the coach now,” Mampieri said with a wide grin. “It wasn’t anything like that, but (Eric) did a great job.” When Mampieri returned to the course a few hours later, St. Charles was well on its way to its second consecutive state title. The Cardinals shot a record 610, breaking the previous mark of 611 set by Cleveland St. Ignatius in 2002 and Upper Arlington in 1993, and finished well ahead of runner-up St. Ignatius (621). Senior Michael Ricaurte was tournament medalist with a 144 over 36 holes. Mampieri resigned as coach after the state tournament, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family.
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2010: More top stories Below are the rest of the top 25 stories from ThisWeek Sports in 2010. For more details on each story, please visit ThisWeekSPORTS.com. No. 11: Westerville North boys cross country team only can wonder what might have been at Division I state meet. No. 12: Harvest Prep girls basketball team produces Division IV state championship. No. 13: Two area wrestlers capture state titles. No. 14: Columbus Academy junior Morgan Ransom earns Division II state girls golf title. No. 15: Cousins Ashley Thai and Lauren Thai of Hilliard Bradley win doubles title in Division II state girls tennis. No. 16: Upper Arlington and Dublin Jerome capture state titles in boys lacrosse. No. 17: A year after area boys soc-
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RIGHT ON TRACK: The Reynoldsburg girls track and field team defied the odds by winning a second consecutive Division I state championship. Despite the fact that their participation dropped by more than 50 percent from the 2009 season, the Raiders scored 56 points at the state meet that concluded June 5 at Ohio State to finish well ahead of runner-up Rocky River Magnificat (35). After losing a large senior class and having two key expected returnees transfer, Reynoldsburg had fewer than a dozen athletes competing by season’s end. Yet, led by sophomore Destinee Gause, the Raiders were able to defend their state title. Gause was disqualified at state in the 100 meters preliminaries because of a false start, but she won her second consecutive 200 title (24.07 seconds) and led the 400 relay (47.24) and 1,600 relay (3:48.87) to titles. “You lose some and you win some,” said sophomore sprinter/hurdler Faith Washington, who was second at state in the 300 hurdles (43.28), fourth in the 100 hurdles (14.7) and ran on the runner-up 800 relay (1:40.4) and the 1,600 relay. “This year we gained some mature young freshmen, so losing what we did (from the 2009 season) didn’t really matter as much.” The Hartley girls team narrowly missed winning its second consecutive Division II state title, as it scored 71 points to place second behind Cleveland Collinwood (77) and ahead of third-place Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (57). Collinwood had competed in Division I in 2009. That season, the Hawks shared the state title with Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, as both teams scored 55 points.
cer teams swept all three state championships, no central Ohio team wins a title. No. 18: Westerville Central’s Mary Wells rolls to girls bowling title as Warhawks place second. No. 19: Area coaches reach career milestones. No. 20: Two longtime area coaches step down. No. 21: Hilliard Davidson baseball team upsets top-seeded Grove City in Division I district tournament. No. 22: Four area Division I boys basketball teams finish the regular season undefeated. No. 23: The Dublin Coffman and Big Walnut girls volleyball teams lose in their state finals matches. No. 24: Thomas Worthington field hockey team falls short in state championship. No. 25: Childhood friends vie for NCAA men’s soccer title.
“I can’t take anything away from Collinwood. They put up the points,” coach Richard Jones said. “If we can put up almost 80 points and a team beats us, then they deserve to win.” Though the team championship eluded Hartley, the Hawks won individual titles and broke a meet record in the 1,600 relay. Senior Chesna Sykes won the 100 (11.97) and 200 (24.22) and was on the winning 400 relay (47.37) with CharAnna Dixon, Chelsea Scott and Jordyn Smith. Sykes also was on the secondplace 800 relay (1:41.1) with Aisha Cavin, Dixon and Maya Pedersen. The 1,600 relay of Taisha Ferguson, Cavin, Pedersen and Scott finished first in 3:49.94, breaking the previous meet record of 3:50.08 set by Warrensville Heights in 2009. QUITE A SPLASH: The Upper Arlington girls swimming and diving team won its sixth consecutive Division I state title, scoring 295 points to finish ahead of runner-up Watterson (186) in February at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. The Golden Bears won only one event, the 200-yard medley relay, but had swimmers finish in the top eight in every event. Kristyn Fulcher, Nicole Wagner, Katie VanFossen and Lauren Comer teamed to win the 200 medley relay in 1 minute, 46.23 seconds, edging runner-up Centerville (1:46.67). Abby Chin placed second in four events: the 500 freestyle (4:53.6), 200 free (1:51.24), 200 free relay (1:35.97) and 400 free relay (3:29.67). Watterson’s Gracie Finnegan, capped a dominant career by winning four more state titles to finish with eight for her career. She defended her titles in the 50 free (23.2) and 100 free (50.06) and
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No. 6: Destinee Gause (right) and the Reynoldsburg girls track and field team won their second consecutive Division I state title June 5 at Ohio State.
anchored the Eagles’ 200 free relay (1:35.08) and 400 free relay (3:27.09) to first-place finishes. Also on the relays were Camey Rabold, Michele Rielly and Samantha Schuttinger. “(Defending my state titles) definitely added pressure, but I came in knowing it’s my senior year,” Finnegan said. “I kind of wanted to go out with a bang and break some records. But I had great competition and I had a great time. It was real fun.” THREE-PEAT: The Lakewood softball team won its third consecutive state championship, defeating Poland Seminary 1-0 in the Division II state final on June 4. Third baseman Kelsi Thompson led the Lancers’offense, producing two of their five hits, including a solo home run in the second inning. Pitcher Alyssa Patznick went seven innings, allowing six hits and one walk and striking out four. Lakewood finished 29-5. The Lancers’ other two titles came in Division III, as they beat Youngstown Ursuline 5-0 in 2009 and defeated Wellington 5-3 in 2008. Grove City reached the state final in Division I, losing to Massillon Perry 10-0 on June 5 to finish 28-5. ACES ON THE COURT: Central Ohio players swept the Division I and II state titles in the boys tennis tournament on May 29 at Ohio State. Worthington Kilbourne senior Kevin Metka defeated Liberty Township Lakota East’s Zack Mueck 7-6 (11-9), 6-3 in the Division I singles final, marking his second state title. Metka was part of the Division I doubles championship team in 2009. Watterson junior Chris Diaz, who won the Division I doubles title in 2008 with his brother, Philip, and placed second in dou-
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bles in 2009, cruised through the Division II singles field without losing a set in any of his four matches. He beat defending state champion Joey Fritz of Cincinnati Country Day 6-3, 6-2 in the final. Diaz finished 31-0 in singles matches without losing a set and has a 62-1 career record in high school singles matches. He has won a team-record 62-consecutive singles matches. Upper Arlington won its staterecord 15th doubles championship but first since 1999 when junior Billy Weldon and freshman Stu Little defeated New Albany’s Riyad Bennoui and John Hendrix 6-4, 6-1 in the Division I final. For only the 10th time in the 91-year history of the boys state tournament, a pair of doubles teams from the same school matched up against each other in the final when senior Andrew Enslen and sophomore Chad Buchanan of Columbus Academy played senior Eoghan Bahnson and sophomore Langston Hughes, also from Academy. Enslen and Buchanan topped their teammates 6-3, 6-4. BROTHERLY LOVE: After trading the state pole vault record with his twin brother, Joey, for much of the season, Olentangy Liberty junior Chris Uhle topped his sibling at the Division I state track and field meet on June 5 at Ohio State. Chris cleared 16 feet, 9 inches to win the state title and break his brother’s state record by an inch. Joey placed second at state in 16-0. Dublin Scioto’s Michael Shibko was third (15-8) and Gahanna’s Jacob Blankenship was fourth (15-8). “I never like knocking Joey down, but getting the state record was amazing,” Chris Uhle said. “After he missed his third at-
tempt, I was thinking, ‘This is my show. If I clear this, I’ll get first place.’” Joey cleared 16-5 on April 13 but the height wasn’t recognized by the OHSAA because it was set in a dual meet. Chris cleared 16-6 at Liberty’s Freedom Relays on April 23 to set the official record, but the brothers shared the mark after they both cleared 16-7 at the Olentangy Invitational on April 30. Joey then owned the record by himself after clearing 16-8 at the Delaware County Elite Eight meet on May 6.
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