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Memorial scholarship fund gets boost By DAVID S. OWEN ThisWeek Community Newspapers A Reynoldsburg High School scholarship fund has received a $100,000 bequest from the estate of a city resident. Emil McVeigh, who died Dec. 9 at age 90, left the money to Patricia McVeigh Memorial Academic Scholarship Fund, which he established in honor of his wife after her death. Patricia McVeigh was a guidance counselor at Reynoldsburg High School

from 1970 to 1986. She died of cancer in 1987 at age 58. After her death, her husband established the $750 yearly scholarship award in her name to be given to an eligible RHS graduating senior, based on academic achievement. Emil was a Reynoldsburg resident and continued to contribute to the scholarship fund each year. After his death it was discovered he had set aside $100,000 in his will to be given to the scholarship fund.

Bill Hilyard, a cousin of Emil’s and executor of the McVeigh estate, said Emil left the money to the scholarship fund because both he and his wife loved to help students. “He wanted to perpetuate his wife’s name who was an outstanding faculty member and guidance counselor at the school and he loved helping students and providing opportunities for students to succeed,” Hilyard said. “I believe he felt that this was one of the ways that he might be able to do that,

and we‘re thrilled my cousin has set up this bequest. Students at Reynoldsburg High School will benefit for years and years to come from their generosity,” he said. RHS guidance counselor Amy Gengo said students eligible for the Patricia McVeigh Memorial Academic Scholarship award must have a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. They also must write a 250-word essay on why they feel they are qualified for the scholarship and must include their career goals.

She said she was “blown away” by news of the contribution. “It gives me goose bumps,” she said. “ In my several different times I had conversations with Emil, you could just see the love that he had for his wife. This was his last wish, to keep the scholarship alive for a very, very long time. “He loved his wife very much and he used to call the high school kids ’their kids,’” she said. See SCHOLARSHIP FUND, page A2

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HONORING DR. KING (Above) Those attending a ceremony in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. at Reynoldsburg City Hall Jan. 17 raised up their hands during one of the segments of the program. (Left) Four-year-old McKenna Nixt holds hands with her mother, Kim Nixt, before the start of the ceremony. (Right) Cortez Harris, a 2008 graduate of Reynoldsburg High School, offered a poetic tribute to King during the ceremony. Harris attends Ohio State University and is pursuing a degree in social work.

RCA planning third annual fundraiser Spaghetti dinner and silent auction scheduled for Jan. 22 By DAVID S. OWEN ThisWeek Community Newspapers The Reynoldsburg Community Association will host its third annual all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, in the Messiah Lutheran Church fellowship hall, 1200 Waggoner Road. RCA vice president Mary Hudson said proceeds will go toward funding this year’s Fourth of July parade and community Halloween party. This year’s event also marks the first time it has been scheduled in January.

“We have usually had it in November but were running into conflicts with Ohio State football,” Hudson said. “Now we’re doing it on a Saturday in January when everybody wants to eat a nice, warm spaghetti dinner.” The all-you-can eat menu includes homemade spaghetti, salad, desserts and beverages, and bread donated by the Texas Roadhouse restaurant. No alcohol is served. Along with door prizes being handed out, entertainment for the evening will feature a variety of live music performed by students from the 88 Keys Music Studio.

Hudson said those attending will be able to bid on items during a silent auction, including gift cards, food, needlepoint creations and a handmade quilt, to name a few. She said the past two fundraisers were huge successes, drawing a couple of hundred people during the course of the evening. “It’s a night to come and have a nice spaghetti dinner out and great entertainment, and you’re helping support community events such as the Fourth of July parade and the See RCA, page A6

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Charter school exhibiting some success By DAVID S. OWEN Reynoldsburg. Besides offering ThisWeek Community Newspapers career-focused electives, one of its main goals is to help students The 18 students who recently who are credit-deficient or who passed the Ohio Graduation Tests need help in academic coursework are proof that the Reynoldsburg so they can graduate. Conversion Community School Gillum said the 18 students who Everest Academy is meeting one recently passed did so as a result of its main goals, according to of taking the academy’s OGT academy superintendent Doug preparation course. Gillum. The academy is similar to a The charter school is now in the charter school and is funded by middle of its first full year in the state with no tuition cost to

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students. It employs a staff of three teachers and is housed in a portion of what was formerly Graham Road Elementary School at 1555 Graham Road. Gillum said RCCS Everest Academy is chartered as a high school dropout-prevention and recovery high school. It is totally funded by the Ohio Department of Education, which provides roughly $5,500 per year for every student enrolled, money

that is used for the school’s daily operations, he said. Enrollment at the academy currently is 82, up from 64 at the beginning of the year. Gillum said anyone age 16 to 21 is eligible to enroll at any time during the year by contacting the school for an interview and submitting an application. Students are required to take

The Reynoldsburg school district launched a redesigned website this week in a step toward meeting Superintendent Steve Dackin’s plan to improve communications with the community. Dackin told the Reynoldsburg Board of Education in November the idea was to put together a plan that ensures the district will be able to engage parents in two-way communication and to provide a way to use information from those interactions to improve the district. In addition, Dackin said the timing is right for the plan because by the time current renovations and construction of two new schools are completed, the district will include 12 buildings. He said he hopes that the redesigned website will improve overall communication among buildings and parents. District spokesperson Tricia Moore said the goals for the new website are to ncrease the community’s understanding of the schools’ values, successes and goals; increase understanding by the board, staff and administration about the community’s perceptions of the district; and how to overcome any obstacles. Additional goals include providing an avenue for continuing two-way communication between the school district and the community, and to enhance the overall image of Reynoldsburg schools. The website’s address will remain the same: www.reyn.org. However, Moore said the redesign includes new features and a reorganization of content, such as a more user-friendly school calendar and the ability to sign up for e-mail newsletters. There are also separate parent and student sections that group together content that is of interest to each and makes it easier for people to find more useful resources. Registration on the website is required in order to receive these features, Moore said. See NEW WEBSITE, page A2

Two victims released after carbon monoxide poisoning Two of the three surviving victims of carbon monoxide poisoning were released from local hospitals last week. Gary Collins, 10, was released from Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Richard “Rick” Furniss Jr., 30, was released from Ohio State University Medical Center on Jan. 12. Furniss’ father, Richard Furniss Sr., remained in OSU Medical Center at ThisWeek’s press time on Tuesday. Angela Collins, 29, Gary Collins’ mother, was killed by lethal levels of carbon monoxide inside a house at 1122 Gibson Road, Reynoldsburg, on Jan. 10. Authorities have said a faulty furnace was to blame. — David S. Owen

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Epiphany Lutheran begins 50th anniversary celebration By NATE ELLIS ThisWeek Community Newspapers A Pickerington church that’s seen its membership and facilities grow exponentially over half a century recently kicked off a nine-month celebration for its 50th anniversary. On Sept. 17, 1961, Epiphany Lutheran Church held its first service as an official Lutheran church at 268 Hill Road in Pickerington. Fifty years, three expansion projects and some 1,000 members later, the church still holds services and other activities at its original locale. This month, it also kicked off a celebration of its 50-year anniversary that

will extend through September. “Our big celebration will be in September, but each month, on the second Sunday of the month, we’re having guest pastors who were former pastors or assistant pastors here and they’ll be leading worship,” said Jeani Burgoon, a Carroll resident who joined Epiphany Lutheran with her husband in 1994. “We’re trying to open it up to the community and let those who used to attend Epiphany know they can come back.” Former pastor Eric Williams will visit the church at its next celebration, slated for 9 a.m. Feb. 13. In addition to the guest pastors at the 9 a.m. “traditional” services each month, Epiphany members are inviting former

members and others in the community to share in their ministry fairs, Sunday schools and “contemporary” services held the second Sunday of every month. Potluck lunches also will be held at 12:15 p.m. on those days, and visitors will have opportunities to learn about the church’s history. The celebration will culminate on Sept. 17, exactly 50 years after the first official service, with a banquet and special program. That will be moved to Seton Parish, 600 Hill Road, to accommodate an expected large crowd. “We have kind of a different flavor for each service,” Burgoon said. According to Epiphany charter member Mary Jane Smith, the church was

formed after six couples interested in establishing a Lutheran church in Pickerington formed a steering committee October 1960. The group held its first service in August of 1961 before being recognized as an official Lutheran church, she said. “By spring, we had purchased four acres of land off of the Milnor property, where we are located now,” Smith said. “From there on, we’ve been going and going.” Smith said Epiphany had around 100 members when it was established. Over the past five decades, the congregation has grown to more than 1,000 strong. As the church has evolved, it’s also stretched its outreach programs.

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Continued from page A1 Continued from page A1 Hilyard said Patricia McVeigh was outgoing, assertive and a very smart and savvy person. In addition to being a guidance counselor at the high school, she was also the faculty adviser for the school’s In The Know team, he said. He said Patricia grew up in Cambridge, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University to study education. She began her teaching career at the high school level in the Waterford Township school system, a suburb of Detroit. Soon after receiving a master’s degree, Hilyard said, she moved to Reynoldsburg, where she became a guidance counselor at the high school in 1970. “She was a terrific person and was dedicated

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Downtown magic show highlights art of illusion By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers Ron Spangler remembers the trip to his first Magi-Fest well. He didn’t make it. In 1978, he was headed there with a friend but a terrible snowstorm forced his mom to turn the car around and go home. Three years later, he successfully attended what he says is one of the biggest and oldest magic conventions in the country, and he hasn’t missed once since. Spangler, an Upper Arlington resident, has been named director of the 79-

year-old convention, to be held Jan. 2729 at the Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel. The Columbus convention, established in January 1932, is expected to draw about 600 people from across the country. “Every magician convention has a different angle,” said Spangler, a mechanical engineer. “One of our particular angles is we want to be a familyfriendly convention. We want to be known for that.” While the convention is generally for practitioners and devotees of magic, the general public is invited to attend the

convention’s annual magic show at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at Veterans Memorial. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children. They are available online at www.magifest.com or will be on sale at the box office the night of the show. The headliner is Greg Frewin, who has his own theater in Niagara Falls. Spangler described it as a Las Vegasstyle magical review, complete with a juggler, dancers and assistants. Meanwhile, the convention involves magic shows, lectures, competitions and sales of merchandise. The origins of Magi-Fest can be traced to two Ohio magic dealers, Sylvester

Reilly and Robert Nelson. They cofounded Ring No. 7, a local chapter of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, in 1928. Spangler, 47, described the convention as a sort of family reunion, with a lot of veterans of the convention introducing their children to the craft. “With a lot of kids, it just sticks. It stays with them. It stayed with me,” he said, adding that he doesn’t get to perform as much as he did in the past. Magic has changed over the past few decades, especially with the arrival of the Internet, which has revealed many closely guarded secrets, Spangler said.

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Columbus 1861: Growing, — with the pains to prove it Columbus in the early days of 1861 was a town with a very good feeling about itself. Over the past few decades, Ohio’s capital city had grown from an almost invisible village of fewer than 2,000 inhabitants into a thriving city of more than 18,000 people. Other cities in Ohio were doing considerably better, to be sure. Cincinnati was the largest city in the state and indeed in the region. It was “the Queen City of the West.” And Cleveland to the north was growing rapidly as well. It was not as large as most other Ohio cities, but it soon would be. But Columbus in 1861 was doing quite well and showed every sign of even greater progress in the next few years to come. It was not hard to see why. In the early 1830s, Columbus was a village of fewer than 3,000 people. Since it was created by the Ohio General Assembly in 1812, the town had grown slowly but surely. Then, in the early 1830s, the Ohio Canal and the National Road arrived in Columbus. In less than two years, Columbus moved from being a village of 3,000 to a city of 5,000. And the growth of the city was far from over. In the 1840s and 1850s, Columbus became a major center of transportation and trade. And most of the growth of those years had little to do with canals or the national road. It was the coming of the railroad that made all the difference. In 1850, the Columbus and Xenia Railroad chugged into Columbus and established itself at the northern boundary of the city, where the convention center is today. In case one might wonder why a railroad was built to Xenia — a nice place, but rather small — the answer lay with people who had little to do with the town. Xenia was a terminal point for the Little Miami Railroad. Board a train in Columbus and with a change, one would soon be in Cincinnati — where perhaps one wanted to be in the first place. What was it like to live in Columbus in 1861? In a few words, it was smelly, noxious and a little on the dangerous side. If we could take you back right now to the Columbus of 1861 and put you down at Broad and High streets, you would immediately notice several things. First, you would probably notice that your eyes were watering. The reason for this was not hard to find. Columbus in 1861 is a city that runs on coal. Burning coal heats one’s house, powers one’s business and is commonly used for many other purposes. Over the city hangs a pall of black smoke. The ash from that smoke clings to clothing and hair and seeps into the lungs. It will stain the brick of German Village houses and cling to the gravestones in the Old North Graveyard, where the North Market is today. Second, you would probably notice the smell of the city. Columbus in 1861 is a city where most people walk most of the time. The residents walk to school and to church. They walk to the market and walk to their business and other interests. When the people of Colum-

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bus are not walking, they are riding in a conveyance pulled by horses. The streets are full of horsED es — pulling carriages, and LENTZ wagons and simple buggies. And all of those horses leave in the city streets a lot of what horses leave behind. A whole crew of convicted criminals spends most of their days walking the streets and picking up the detritus of the horses. But the most dangerous part of Columbus was the part most people never saw. The average life expectancy of an adult male in Columbus in 1861 was considerably less than 50 years. Unlike our own time, the life expectancy of adult women was even less. The death rate among women was higher because of complications of childbirth. The death rate among both men and women was higher because of a number of ailments for which vaccines and other curative medicines had yet to be discovered. In spite of all of these dangers and disagreeable aspects, people continued to come to the city of Columbus. They came for the same reasons people have been coming to cities for the past several hundred years: The city was where opportunity was waiting. To really appreciate the wonder of a city like Columbus, all one had to do in 1860 was wander to the middle of town and gaze across Statehouse Square. Rising from the middle of the square was one of the great buildings in 19thcentury America. More than 20 years earlier, in

1839, the small, frontier state of Ohio had decided to build a new statehouse. It was thought the building would be done in two years and cost about $200,000. The Statehouse took 22 years to build and cost $2,200,000. But now it was finally done. Occupied in 1857 after the old Statehouse burned in 1852, the new Statehouse was finally completed in 1861. It was worth the wait. It is one of America’s truly great buildings and a reflection of the strong and dedicated people who built it. On Feb. 13, 1861, Abraham Lincoln, soon to be inaugurated as President of the United States, passed through Columbus. After speaking to the Ohio General Assembly, he moved to the steps of the state capitol and spoke to the people. He concluded his brief remarks by saying, “I am doubly thankful that you have appeared here to give me this greeting. It is not much for me, as I shall soon pass away from you, but we have a large country and a large future before us, and the manifestations of goodwill towards the government, and affection for the Union which you may exhibit are of immense value to you and your posterity forever. (applause) In this point of view, it is that I thank you most heartily for the exhibition you have given me and with that allow me to bid you an affectionate farewell.” (deafening applause and cheers) In less than two months the “affection for the Union” of Columbus, Ohio, and the rest of the nation would be tested as never before with the beginning of the American Civil War.

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Funding for Pataskala rail-spur sought again By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers The Pataskala Corporate Park joint economic-development district committee held its first meeting of the year Jan. 12, retaining attorney Dennis Schwallie for general legal assistance and discussing the recent rejection of an application for state funding to develop a rail spur to the corporate park. The board, which began formal operations last year, is charged with overseeing the park JEDD, which is an entity under state law that can assess in-

come taxes for the purposes of economic development at the affected property. Because Schwallie represents the city of Pataskala in various legal matters, including the issuance of bonds, and the city is a party to the JEDD, the issue of potential conflicts had to be addressed, Schwallie said, even though no actual conflict of interest is known. “When a lawyer represents two different parties, if it appears that there is a conflict that the parties may have, the lawyer can ask the parties for their consent to the representation of both parties,” Schwallie said. “But the lawyer

also has an obligation that if the conflict ever becomes a direct, head-to-head conflict, then the lawyer has to withdraw. Even though the board has consented, this is just making everyone aware that if there is a direct conflict I would have to withdraw.” The board also discussed the recent failure to receive funding under the state of Ohio Transportation Review Advisory Council, which prioritizes major state transportation projects for funding. “Unfortunately, the TRAC rail spur facility grant application submitted by the city to fund the corporate park rail

spur was not included in the projects to be funded,” said Pataskala city administrator Tim Boland. “Our intention is to go forward with the incoming state administration. If that were to not go forward, I would anticipate that in future years we would try to apply until it was funded or there was another source of funding. I think we all agree it is of primary importance and would add to the already competitive nature of the corporate park. It would be a tremendous benefit.” Boland said one of the major recommendations of TRAC was to seek more

private sector involvement and more funding from tax incentives. A JEDD is a legal creation of Ohio law meant to encourage local governments to coordinate with each other to attract business development. Participants in the Pataskala JEDD include the city of Pataskala, Licking County, the city of Newark and Harrison Township. The JEDD allows city of Newark income taxes to apply to the district. Currently, the park has no development, but an internal roadway to allow access to the property is scheduled for completion before May 31.

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Metro park district The following is a list of Metropolitan Park District of Columbus and Franklin County programs for this week. Blendon Woods Metro Park 4265 State Route 161 E., Westerville • Preschoolers: Ducks on the Ice, 1 p.m. Saturday at the Nature Center. Play a simple game to learn how ducks keep warm standing barefoot on the ice. • Cabin Fever Reliever, 2 p.m. Sunday at the Nature Center. Take a brisk two-mile walk. • Homeschoolers: The Miracles of Plants, 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Nature Center, for ages 6-12. Discover the functions of the plant parts as you make and eat a salad. Bring an empty jar to take home sprouting seeds. Highbanks Metro Park 9466 U.S. 23 N., Lewis Center • Secret Lives of Burrowing Animals, 1 p.m. Sunday at the Nature Center. Explore the underground world of animals the live and hibernate beneath the soil.

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Inniswood Metro Gardens 940 Hempstead Road, Westerville • 38th Annual Winter Hike Series, 2 p.m. Sunday at the Garden entrance. Take a guided two-mile hike along the trails and garden paths. Sharon Woods Metro Park 6911 Cleveland Ave., Westerville • Coyotes in Ohio, 6 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hollow Lodge, 1069 W. Main St., Westerville. Learn about the life history of coyotes and view trail camera pictures, then try to call in a few wild canines in the woods on a short, optional hike. • Preschoolers: Coyotes Capers, 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at Spring Hollow Lodge, 1069 W. Main St., Westerville. Learn about the park’s wild canines. Interpreters and assistive listening devices for persons with hearing impairments are available for any program. Call 891-0700 (TDD 895-6240) to schedule these services.

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Netotian rolls first 300 game for Rams There are magic numbers in every sport. These are numbers that define great achievement in that particular endeavor. As most of us know, 300 is the magic number in bowling. It’s a perfect game, all strikes. When it is done, it is etched in one’s sports storybook forever. For Whitehall senior LARRY Nick Netotian, LARSON magic time came on Dec. 10 at Holiday Lanes in a match against Eastmoor Academy. For the first time in his young life, Netotian knocked down all the pins on his first throw every frame and nailed down his first 300 game. “It is what you dream of and you shoot for from the time you start bowling,” said Netotian, who is averaging 222.6 a game for the Rams. “My highest before was a 279. At the beginning of my perfect game I felt pretty good, but it wasn’t really anything special until after the eighth frame when I knew the possibilities that were ahead. “I got nervous and then this crowd formed behind me, which added to the pressure. I tried really hard to focus on my mark and let my ball do the work. When I came to the final frame I was a little bit shaken. I was a bit lucky in the frame before, so I felt a little more confident, and when I rolled the last ball I knew I had missed my mark, but I knew I didn’t miss it by much and my dream of a 300 game was realized. When the pins all fell, I felt so unbelievably relieved and it was just so sweet. I hope to bowl for my lifetime and hopefully I will get another 300, but no doubt I will always remember this first one.” Talking about his strengths as a bowler, the Whitehall standout said, “I think that being able to adjust to different lane conditions is one of my plusses and bowling good when it matters is another positive. Bowling is a very intense game and you absolutely have to stay on track. Confidence, like all sports, is so important. You are taught what to do to be successful, but how you apply that teaching is what counts. You have to trust your throw more and more as you get more experienced. “I started bowling when I was 6 years old over at Main Lanes. My parents bowled every Friday night and my dad coached me a lot when I was just starting. As I got stronger personally my throw got stronger, and at about the age of 13, I began noticing that I could put a hook on my throw and get the ball into pockets, and from that time on I have done pretty well. If there is a weakness that I have it is that I haven’t done particularly well in tournament play and now as a senior I want to make major improvements in that aspect of my sport.”

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Reynoldsburg’s Jessica Anderson swims in the 200-yard freestyle last Saturday during the Bexley Invitational at St. Charles. The Raiders girls finished fourth in the meet with 172 points. Wellington won with 454, followed by Bexley (319) and Eastmoor (205).

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Reynoldsburg’s Andrew Templeman competes in the backstroke during the 200 individual medley last Saturday in the Bexley Invitational. The Raiders boys finished fifth with 85 points as St. Charles won with 404.

Every season the Reynoldsburg High School boys and girls swimming teams have to play a numbers game. Are there going to be enough swimmers to fill out the relays? Are there even enough boys to make a relay? Fortunately for the Raiders, an influx of new swimmers allows the opportunity to fill out relay events for both the boys and girls teams. Second-year coach Susan Tonjes is glad to have the newcomers — one boy and five girls — and enjoys that they came in selfmotivated. According to Tonjes, the first-year members look forward to practice, and with the help of some of the veterans, have adjusted quickly to competing in a varsity sport. “I’ll admit being new to the team and being a freshman is very nerve-wracking,” Chad Kilpatrick said. “You get doubts in your mind about if you’ll do well enough. But once you get to know the team and the techniques of the strokes, you do eventually get better at it. I’ve found it to be an amazing experience so far.” Kilpatrick, who has dropped multiple seconds off his times in

Below are the recent results and coming schedule for the Reynoldsburg boys and girls swimming teams: Jan. 8 — Boys: Defeated Pickerington Central 42-32; Girls: Lost to Central 6822 Last Saturday — Boys: Finished fifth (85) of five teams at Bexley Invitational, behind champion St. Charles (404), Wellington (256), Bexley (236) and Eastmoor (99); Girls: Finished fourth (172)

multiple events, joins junior Andrew Templeman and sophomores Josh Dorsett and Connor Svoboda on the boys relays. Templeman is the only returning individual district qualifier, but all three have been instrumental in Kilpatrick’s progress. The Raiders hope that progress is enough to help send at least one relay to the Division district meet next month. “The guys have been really accepting and supportive,” Kilpatrick said. “They know it takes time to let everything soak in.” The girls team has nine swimmers but only three returnees from last year. The other six are new to varsity, and five of them have less than one year of competitive swimming experience. Two newcomers, sophomore

of four teams, behind champion Wellington (454), Bexley (319) and Eastmoor (205) Last Tuesday — Competed against Central Crossing, Hilliard Davidson and Watkins Memorial Friday — Bexley at St. Charles Saturday — Pickerington Central Invitational at Lancaster YMCA Jan. 29 — OCC-Ohio championships at Thomas Worthington

Shayla Thompson and freshman Sara Kohs, already have made an impact, but Tonjes said all six must do so if the Raiders want to achieve their goals. Thompson already has dropped four seconds off her time in the 50-yard freestyle as part of the 200 free relay. “It’s my first year, but I’ve already learned a lot,” Thompson said. “I think I’ve gotten a lot better.” Tonjes is happy to see all the swimmers improving, saying that coaching both teams at the same time can be difficult. Reynoldsburg does not have enough funds to hire an assistant coach, though that likely would change if the numbers in the program continue to go up. See SWIMMING, page B3

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Administrators for Reynoldsburg City Schools were expected to officially hand the keys to its football team to former assistant Buddy White at its Board of Education meeting last Tuesday. White is fully aware that one of his most important tasks will be figuring out how to keep players in the program. In addition to coaching running backs and wide receivers as a varsity assistant at Reynoldsburg from 2005-09, he coached the Raiders’ freshman team to consecutive 10-0 finishes in 2008 and 2009 and to a 28-2 record in three seaSee LARSON, page B3 sons.

That success, however, never translated to the varsity team as the Raiders went 7-23 and watched numerous players transfer to other schools during former coach Steve Evans’ three-year tenure. The last time Reynoldsburg had a winning season was 2005 when it went 6-4, and its only playoff berth came in 2001 under then-coach Tony Pusateri. “I truly believe you’ve got to get your players out (for the team),” White said. “For whatever reason, a lot of the kids I had when I was the freshman coach weren’t interested in continuing with By Chris Parker/ThisWeek it (at the varsity level). We’ve got to Buddy White will be the new football coach at Reynoldsburg High School. He is a close the back door.” former varsity assistant and freshman coach with the Raiders. He guided the Hartley

See FOOTBALL, page B2 freshman team to its first 8-0 record last season.

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Hartley Roundup

Scoring balance key for boys bowling team By CORY STEGER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Hartley High School boys bowling team has established itself as one of the best in the area. It’s truly been a team effort. None of the starters is averaging 200 pins or higher, yet the Hawks continue to lead the COHSBC-Central Division. “The thing is, for a while the guys have all been close in average,” coach Dennis Backus said. “So yeah, we feel good about where we’re at right now.” The lineup typically includes William Ball, Chad Clites, Nick Owens and Cody Peruzzi, with Jaren Lewis and Corey Wilbur rotating at the fifth spot. With a considerable amount of experience between the six, the Hawks haven’t found much of a challenge yet this season. Their worst performance thus far came last Saturday in the Central District Preview Classic at HP Lanes, where the Hawks failed to reach the finals. It showed Backus that the Hawks still have room to grow. “I just want them to focus on making their adjustments,” he said. “I’ve noticed recently they haven’t been adjusting quickly enough to the condition of the lanes, and that’s caused us to miss some easy spares.” But Backus remains optimistic. “I’m still pretty confident that we can make it to state as long as everybody continues to bowl like they are capable of,” he said. “As long as they continue to bowl well as a team, then we’ll be good.” •The girls bowling team has made progress under first-year

At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Hartley boys basketball, girls basketball, bowling, swimming and diving and wrestling teams: BOYS BASKETBALL *Last Friday — Defeated Watterson 34-32 Last Wednesday — Played Whitehall Friday — Home vs. Horizon Science Academy Sunday — Canal Winchester in PlayBy-Play Classic at Ohio State Of note: The Hawks were 9-0 overall before last Wednesday and are 4-0 in the CCL. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jan. 12 — Def. Wellington 60-16 *Jan. 13 — Def. Ready 44-28 *Last Saturday — Def. Columbus School for Girls 57-51 *Saturday — Home vs. Ready Tuesday — At Whitehall Of note: The Hawks are 9-4 overall and 3-1 in the CCL. *CCL game BOWLING *Jan. 10 — Boys: Def. Ready 2,1031,822; Girls: Def. Ready 1,766-1,657 Last Tuesday — Competed against Groveport *Friday — Watterson at Sawmill Lanes

coach Margaret Owens. Though the Hawks don’t necessarily have the same goals as the boys team, they’ve already accomplished something that they’ve never done before — beat Ready. Rachael Ahler, Emily Albert, Katie Owens, Emily Strapp and Leah Welsh combined for 1,766 pins on Jan. 10, topping Ready’s 1,657. “After the first game one of their girls had a 208, but we were surprised we weren’t down more than we were,” Owens said. “After the second game we were up 38, so I think the girls just got more confident as we went along.”

*Monday — St. Charles (boys only) at Eastland Lanes *Tuesday — Centennial at Sequoia Lanes *Wednesday — Mifflin at HP Lanes Of note: The boys are 8-0 overall and 7-0 in the COHSBC-Central Division. The girls are 5-1 overall and 5-1 in the COHSBC-Central. *COHSBC-Central match SWIMMING & DIVING Jan. 13 — Boys: Lost to Columbus Academy 113-41, lost to Canal Winchester 47-44, lost to Wellington 7741; Girls: Def. Columbus Academy 8981, def. Wellington 121-47, def. Canal Winchester 129-32 Last Saturday — Boys: Finished third (178) behind Centennial (357) and Northland (295) and ahead of Columbus South (140). Girls: Finished second (351) behind Centennial (375) and ahead of Northland (209) and South (24) Friday — At Upper Arlington Saturday — At St. Charles with Cincinnati Sycamore WRESTLING Last Saturday-last Sunday — Finished 10th (88) behind champion Cincinnati Moeller (256) at Catholic Invitational Tournament Saturday — New Albany Invitational

One of the main things that Owens wants this season is for her bowlers to gain confidence. “The girls are really starting to bowl better, and part it is confidence, but they also have a better understanding of the game,” Owens said. Owens would like to make the girls team as successful as the boys team at Hartley, but she knows it will take time. “They’re becoming more competitive and more aware of their stats and where they stand in the division,” Owens said. “The competitive juices are going and that makes them want to compete with the better schools. We don’t kid ourselves,

FOOTBALL Continued from page B1 White said he met with at least 90 underclassmen interested in playing football next season on Jan. 10. The Raiders had what he estimated to be about 42 freshmen out in 2008 and only about 25 participated in ‘09. White said that the Reynoldsburg Football Coaches Association and Touchdown Club are assets that will “support us in any way we need” to help overcome pay-to-participate fees that he believes were factors in decimating program numbers. In hopes of keeping players throughout all levels, he plans to preach a message that the hardest workers are the ones who will maximize their talent. Among the players who transferred out of the Raiders’ program in recent years were Davion Bowers (Pickerington Central), Darien Bryant (Pickerington North), Derrick Goliday (Tiffin Columbian), Nick Jensen-Clagg (Pickerington Central), Gabe Nimmons (Pickerington North) and Devon Penick (Pickerington Central). Goliday rushed for more than 1,200 yards last season to help Columbian make the Division III playoffs. Bryant is pondering scholarship offers from 19 Division I schools, including Hawaii, Nebraska and West Virginia, and Jensen-Clagg split time at quarterback last fall for the Tigers as they finished 11-1 and were the Division I, Region 3 runners-up. “I’m a pretty consistent guy,” White said. “A lot of things apply

Reynoldsburg High School track and field coach Denny Hammond recently received the 2011 Fred Dafler Girls Career Coach of the Year honor from the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches. Since 1999, the Raiders’girls track program has had 10 individual state champions, nine individual state runner-up finishers and 34 all-state performers. The Raiders have won three OCC, five Division I district and four regional championships. They followed a ninth-

we’re not a (strong program like) Westerville Central. I think we can be competitive with most schools in the city, though. We just need to be a little more consistent.” •The wrestling team competed in the 50th annual Catholic Invitational Tournament last Saturday and last

Sunday at Toledo Central Catholic. The Hawks finished 10th overall (88 points) behind champion Cincinnati Moeller (256) as 33 teams scored. In the small-school division, they were third behind Bedford Chanel (245). Jarrod Zang (171 pounds) placed second, losing 5-2 to

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Online coverage, updated daily at in football that you apply in life. We saw some great results on the football field when I was here. I want these kids to have a hunger to be in the varsity program. We’ve got to stay consistent in the message we send, and that’s that we just want to play harder than our opponents.” “He brings a lot of passion and compassion to the table,” athletics coordinator Jack Purtell said of White. “He believes in his heart that we can win next year, and that was infectious. We didn’t want to bring a rookie in here, and he had a lot of support from the Reynoldsburg community. We’ll see our numbers increase in football. This is a step in the right direction.” White coached the varsity wide receivers and served as head freshman coach last season for Hartley. While the Hawks won the Division IV state championship, their freshman team went undefeated for the first time and outscored opponents by an average of 30-6 on the way to an 8-0 finish. A 1975 Uhrichsville Claymont graduate who currently works as a State Farm agent, White got his coaching start as an assistant at West Virginia State from 198082. He then served as an assistant at his collegiate alma mater, Salem College, from 1982-86 under former Auburn University coach Terry Bowden. White also assisted at Watkins Memorial (1990-95, 1997-2001) and Marion-Franklin (2001-04) before joining the Raiders’ staff under Woody Underwood.

Reynoldsburg won three of its first five games last season, including a 17-14 win over Newark in OCC-Ohio Division play, but lost its final five to finish 3-7 overall and 1-6 in the league. Evans turned around programs at Hamilton Township and Teays Valley before taking over at Reynoldsburg, which posted consecutive 2-8 seasons in his first two seasons. White considered applying to be the Raiders’ coach when the vacancy opened after the 2007 season but was told at the time that the school was looking for a coach with more varsity experience. “We’ve got to get the kids to believe in what we’re doing,” White said. “I didn’t run a lot of exotic plays (when I was the freshman coach at Reynoldsburg), we just played harder. Now, we do have to get stronger. I don’t care how much heart and passion you have because we’ve also got to be as good of football players as possible, but when half your team isn’t playing (varsity) football because they quit football or are playing for other schools, that takes a major hit on the program. “The main thing I learned from being with (Hartley coach) Brad Burchfield last year is that he reemphasized that you win with people. Those kids over there believed in what we were doing. We’re going to be judged based on how we come together.” julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

place finish at state in 2006 by placing fourth in 2007 and second in 2008 before earning back-to-back championships the last two seasons. In 2009, Reynoldsburg set a Division I state record by scoring 82 points as its 800meter relay and 1,600 relay each set state records. Hammond credits his success to “great athletes with great attitudes, and great assistant coaches.”

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Hartley’s Alexis Britford dribbles past Wellington’s Aris Troy on Jan. 12. The Hawks rolled to a 60-16 win in the non-league game. They are 9-4 overall and 3-1 in the CCL. They will play host to Ready on Saturday in a league contest.

ing a banquet at Jefferson Country Club on Jan. 27. The new members then will be introduced the following evening between the girls and boys varsity basketball games against Pickerington North. The former athletes being inducted are Jeff Cummings, Mike Davis (posthumously), Mike Grayem and Lisa Howard. The coaching inductee is Brian Strohm, and the Wall of Merit inductee is Gary West. Banquet tickets are on sale until Jan. 24. They can be purchased by calling the RHS athletics office at 501-4033 or 5024020, Ted Frissora at 367-1987, Nancy Tennant at 367-1980 or West at 833-1704.

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“It’s a challenge because you try to go back and forth between the new kids and the experienced ones,” Tonjes said. “It can be a struggle at times because you want to make sure everybody gets the right amount of attention.” Reynoldsburg plays the numbers game on a yearly basis because swimming is not offered in the school district’s middle schools, and most of the swimmers did not compete for club teams prior to high school. That is why the Raiders’ goals this season are modest. They want www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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PRPC goalie Drake Holdren stops a shot against Athens at the Dispatch Ice Haus earlier this season. Holdren and Erik Heinmiller have rotated in net to help the Ice Prowlers remain atop the GCHSCHL.

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Given a choice, Erik Heinmiller would play all the minutes he could as goaltender for the PRPC Ice Prowlers hockey team. However, he’s not about to argue with the success a rotation with Drake Holdren has produced. The Ice Prowlers have surrendered the fewest goals (31) in the Greater Columbus High School Club Hockey League and hold sole possession of first place (12-4, 24 points) as the regular season begins to wind down following a break for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. PRPC has 10 games remaining, including a showdown against the Northeast Storm on Friday at Chiller Easton. “It is kind of tough (sharing the job),” Heinmiller said. “It’s definitely good from a competition standpoint in practice every day, though. We both have to be at our best.” Heinmiller, a senior at Hartley, has posted a 5-1 record. In six games, he has allowed 11 goals for a 1.71 goals-against average and has stopped 112 of 123 shots for a 91.1 save percentage. Holdren, a sophomore at Pickerington North, has a 5-3 record. In eight games, he has allowed

Below are the current GCHSCHL standings (top four teams qualify for the state club tournament): TEAM RECORD POINTS PRPC 12-4-0 24 Hilliard 10-4-2 22 Athens 10-8-0 20 Westerville 8-7-1 17 Northeast 7-5-3 17 Newark 6-9-0 12 Delaware 0-16-0 0

Dec. 4. Seniors Jake Miller and Sean Straker are PRPC’s top defensemen. Younger defensemen such as Michael Matsanoff, Ian Ritchey and Patrick Daniels are holding their own, too. “Numbers-wise, we are the best defensive team in the league, I guess,” Tonello said. “We can’t sit on that, though. We stress making plays defensively all the time. We know that if you take care of things defensively, the offense will come.” Northeast, which is battling the Westerville Warcats for the fourth and final spot in the state club tournament in March, leads the season series 2-0 and is the only team in the league with a winning record against PRPC. The Storm also prevailed 5-3 on Oct. 29. The final meeting between the teams is Feb. 4 at Chiller Easton. “Goalies are the last line of defense, but we’re playing well defensively as a unit,” Heinmiller said. “We’re not seeing a lot of shots (an average of fewer than 21 per game), really. We think we’ve got the best defense in the league and that makes a goalie’s job a lot easier.”

18 goals for a 2.25 GAA and has stopped 149 of 167 shots for an 89.2 save percentage. “I’m a straight butterfly goalie and he’s more of a hybrid who stands up and butterflies,” Heinmiller said. “But we’re pretty similar in a lot of other ways.” Holden has played 360 minutes and Heinmiller 270. “It’s good having a one-two punch in goal,” said coach Joe Tonello, whose team defeated the Newark Generals 2-0 in their most recent game on Jan. 9. “As long as they keep doing what they’re doing, I’m happy.” The Ice Prowlers, who play Athens on Sunday at Chiller Ice Works, have won five consecutive league games and seven of their past eight overall. Five of those contests were decided by one goal, and the lone setback kadams@thisweeknews.com was a 5-3 loss to Northeast on www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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that same display to the Southern Theatre Saturday, Jan. 22. Their program includes selections by Bach, Debussy, Bernstein, Praetorius, Rossini and Mozart. Tickets are $40-$15. Call (614) 469-0939.

busy week for the 1 A Columbus Symphony Or-

any good collective, 3 Like each of the three legendary-

chestra begins at the Ohio Theatre Friday and Saturday, Jan. 2122, with the second in the CSO’s winter Russian Masterworks programs. Associate conductor Peter Stafford Wilson takes the podium for the concerts, which include Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. (Does it get any bigger?) Guest cellist Julian Schwartz joins in, as well. Tickets are $20.50-$66.50. The orchestra celebrates its 60th anniversary with a gala performance featuring guest pianist Lang Lang Thursday, Jan. 27. (More on Lang in the BeatBlog.) Newly appointed maestro JeanMarie Zeitouni conducts the pro-

in-their-own-right members of The Flatlanders has a role to play. Joe Ely is the performer — dude makes records and plays out. Jimmie Dale Gilmore is the mystic — he even looks the part, with his flowing gray mane and weatheredand-wise countenance. Butch Hancock is the poet — a songwriter’s songwriter through and through. The trio played here on its “reunion tour” but will appear this time without band in tow — just Ely, Gilmore and Hancock in a stripped-down, acoustic master show. The Flatlanders will play the Columbus Maennerchor Sunday, Jan. 23. Tickets are $30. Call (614) 462-2636.

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gram, which includes Mussorgsky/Ravel’s Pictures at an Exhibition and features Lang on pieces by Liszt and Chopin. Tickets are $97.50-$37.50. Call (614) 228-8600.

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River Brass has traveled the world over sharing the kind of power and majesty that only brass and percussion can bring. The 12-piece ensemble brings

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chamber shredders. friends/colleagues who’d played off-the-wall rock n’ roll tunes. 4 Rootsy That’s what we’ve decid- in various combinations over the Touring in support of their ed is an ideal way to describe Punch Brothers, the quintet fronted by mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile, formerly of Nickel Creek. Grown organically out of

5 Anberlin guitarist Christian McAl-

haney offered that one of the best things about their current co-headlining tour with Circa Survive is keeping the sets to a controlled length in order to save the singers’ voices. When it’s suggested he would need no such favor, he deadpanned, “Right. My fingers never get tired.” A good thing, given the amount of time the modern rock quintet spends on the road. McAlhaney said the band won’t rehearse together for this upcoming tour because of the length of the previous one and the shortness of the break between. “We just played these songs a bajillion times in a row, so we’ll likely just have an e-mail exchange about a set list and that’s it,” he said. McAlhaney said he’ll fly in to Richmond (Virginia, the next tour stop) and meet the rest of the band a day before the show.

Anberlin, with co-headliner Circa Survive and opener Foxy Shazam, will play the Newport Music Hall Saturday, Jan. 22. Tickets are $18.50/$21. Call 1800-745-3000.

The heavy touring schedule is dictated in part because the band has a new record out — Dark Is The Way, Light Is A Place hit late in 2010 and debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 Albums.

“The last record (New Surrender), we felt like it was rushed,” McAlhaney explained. “We signed with Universal Republic just after Cities came out, and they wanted new material. We were tour-

years, Punch Brothers combines traditional acoustic instruments (mandolin, guitar, banjo, fiddle, bass), players with mad skills and repertoire from extended, composed pieces to covers of

ing and writing — it ended up being OK. “But we decided for Dark to really take our time,” he said. “It was very planned-out. We had a clear idea of what we were trying to get at.” Which was a record more moody and challenging while retaining the band’s anthemic approach. Another way Dark finds the band stretching itself is in arrangements. McAlhaney said one of his favorite songs on the record is Pray Tell, which is very percussion-heavy. “At one point in the recording process, there were seven people playing drums in the studio,” he said. “It was very cool mixing all that percussion.” The title of the album is taken from a Dylan Thomas poem, and McAlhaney said he was sold right away. “We are just poachers (of the line), but to me, it’s a dark but hopeful phrase,” he explained. “This record has more of

2010 release, Antifogmatic, Punch Brothers return to the Lincoln Theatre stage Monday, Jan. 24. Tickets are $26. Call (614) 469-0939.

a darker feel, but no matter how tough life is, there’s a light at the end.” McAlhaney said signing with a major label wasn’t necessarily planned, but it fit with the group’s goals. “There’s a saying that if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans,” McAlhaney said. “But obviously, in everything you do, you have goals and a plan to achieve them. We have a group agreement on what we’ll do and what we won’t do. As long as there’s growth and momentum — we just don’t want to spin our wheels. “The bigger the band gets, the better,” McAlhaney said with a laugh. “I love the idea of art for art’s sake, but art doesn’t pay the rent.” For more from The Beat’s interview with Anberlin guitarist Christian McAlhaney, read the BeatBlog at www.ThisWeekNews.com.

Cumin Indian Restaurant a fine replacement for Bayleaf When I heard Bayleaf was going out of business, I grimaced. The Polaris-area restaurant was one of my favorite places for Indian food. But when I heard the Cuisine of India people were taking over, I cheered up. You see, like Bayleaf, Cuisine of India is modern and authentic, serving both beloved classics and lots of contemporary-style dishes popular in cosmopolitan Indian cities. So when I waltzed into Cumin Indian Restaurant my expectations were pretty high. After a few visits, I realized this newbie was destined to shoot to the top of my Indian food list. Other than closing off the formerly open kitchen, Cumin’s owners haven’t performed any drastic cosmetic makeovers. It’s still a big, modern, open and airy room with few, if pleasant, decorations (chiefly multi-hued, saucer-shaped chandeliers) to distract visitors from

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by G.A. Benton the task at hand — masticating on fabulously flavored chow. While buffets aren’t usually my thing, Cumin’s is, especially on weekends. That’s when the chaat station gets cranking, and I’m an inveterate fan of chaat. If you’ve never had them, chaats are Indian street-sold snacks that are meat-free riots of bold condiments, wild flavors and manifold textures. Fortunately, this generalization held true on a recent — and blissfully lengthy — lunchtime stopover at Cumin’s great buffet. In front of a longish line and manning a mammoth round pan, the buffet’s chaat guy began with a crispy puck of a potato pancake. To that he added a scoop of soupy,

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The Mixed Kabob Platter at Cumin: lamb, mixed grill and chicken.

highly seasoned chickpeas. Then came the garnishing : tart yogurt; chutneys of coriander (spicy) and tamarind (sweet); diced raw onion, tomato and cilantro; plus a finishing dusting of exotic, eggy-tasting chaat masala. It’s a crazy mess to eat, but I find its push-me/pullme flavors and textures to be an incomparable delight.

Post-chaat, there’s a dizzying array of buffet choices — the thing goes on forever. I counted six meat entrees (two in kabob form); five veggie entrees; two soups; two rice dishes; a large salad/condiment bar and four desserts. I liked everything I tried, but was especially fond of the Baigan Bharta (wonderful eggplant stew),

Aloo Cabbage (addictive mixed vegetable curry), and spicy, sweet and sour chicken dumplings. As for non-buffet appetizers, the huge, dense and firm chilimarinated homemade cheese kabobs (Paneer Shaslik, $9) had a great grilled flavor but their accompanying veggies (onion, garlic, peppers) were disarmingly uncooked. For an explosive curry, go for the Cumin Melthi Harydi ($12). Featuring a complex, aromatic, rich, carrot-colored gravy with a sneaky heat, the head-spinning dish was cleverly equipped with refreshing, mouth-cleansing sticks of ginger. Awesome. On the tamer side, but still terrific, was Cumin’s sizzling grill

($15, easily feeds two). Like a giant platter of mixed Indian fajitas, it’s a great way to sample several items on Cumin’s large menu. The “grill” was a round-up of about five kinds of smokily seared, delicious kabobs, my favorites of which were Haryali Tikka (juicy, boneless chicken chunks in a zesty pesto) and Lajwab Seek kabob (huge logs of ground lamb with minced green pepper, onion and cilantro). The mammoth dinner came with fluffy basmati rice and excellent dal. While none of Cumin’s desserts disappointed, the Gajar Halwa ($4 — milky, cardamomy, nutty and fruity shredded carrots) — was especially fun to munch. To read G.A. Benton’s blog, visit ColumbusDiningGuide.com

Greek diner near UA takes simple approach to food, ambience Yiagos and Stratis Kostoglou had simplicity in mind when opening Greek to Me. The menu, for the time being, is a small and manageable collection of breakfast and lunch fare served in a humble dining room with blue and white gingham tablecloths and some Greek accents. “We want to make sure we serve good Greek food. We don’t want to make things complicated,” said Stratis, who opened the store with his father at 4697 Reed Road in Northwest Columbus. The breakfast items consist of the familiar – omelets, pancakes, French toast and typical sides, such as bacon, links and home fries. The lunch menu offers similarly approachable dishes, such as gyros,

subs, moussaka, pastitsio and souvlaki. They wanted prices to be inviting, too, as most entrees run between $6 and $8. It is the first restaurant for the pair. Yiagos worked as a steward on Greek cargo ships, helping coordinate three meals a day, not to mention private functions, for 30 hungry sailors. He eventually opened A Matter of Steak in Westland Mall, which he later sold. Meanwhile, his son was an assistant kitchen manager at Texas Roadhouse. Greek to Me takes over 1,300 square feet of space that was most recently occupied by Pizzano’s. It seats 50.

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Yiagos Kostoglou shaves gyro meat in his new restaurant, Greek to Me, at 4697 Reed Road in Northwest Columbus on Jan. 13.

The Kastaglous have loftier ambitions for their bill of fare. They want to slowly introduce daily specials and hope to have a beer-and-wine license in place by this spring. They also plan to have dinner services available by summer. The restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch daily. For more information, call 614-725-4323.

restaurant business kept tugging at his apron strings. Lashish offers a variety of Middle Eastern sides, including falafel, babagannoush and hummus, plus soups, salads, kebabs and fish dishes. It also serves up several Greek classics, such as pastitsio and moussaka, and an array of desserts. He stresses freshness in his products. For example, he is grinding the meat in-house for his kebabs Lashish, the Greek, offering a large and rea- and burgers. Most items are $6 to $10. Large ensonably priced Mediterranean menu, has opened in trees are in $12 range. There is no alcohol. Northwest Columbus. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner hours The restaurant, owned by Mohammad Ballouz, daily. For more information, call 614-457-5800. has taken over 1,200 square feet of space at 788 Bethel Road, ramping up the international flair of the Olentangy Square shopping center, which includes Banana Leaf (vegetarian Indian), Min-Ga (Korean) and Bamboo Café (Vietnamese, Thai). ■ Even wine connoisseurs The cornerfind refreshment elsewhere. stone of the menu Wine Wisdom columnist Chris is genuine Dillman recommends Jolly shawarma: skewFor a video of this restau- ered sheets of Pumpkin Brewery’s Oro de Calrant, visit www.thisweek- lamb and beef, abaza online at www.thisweeknews.com/foodandwine. marinated for 48 news.com/foodandwine. Chris Dillman hours, cooked on a vertical rotisserie. The juices of tomatoes and Recipe of the week lemon, placed at the top of the assemblage, gloss the meat and add flavor. “You’ve got to go to New York to get this,” Ballouz said. With the pita option, he brushes the bread with hummus and adds Bermuda onion, mint and tart sumac. He finishes it off on a Panini grill to crisp the bread. A shawarma platter is an alternative. Ballouz is a familiar face on the central Ohio restaurant scene, having worked for a number of years for Niki Chalkias, the proprietor of FisherRaspberry brie chicken, courtesy of John man’s Wharf restaurants. “Guido” Magnacca of Cimi’s Bistro. Ballouz left the restaurant business and was a cultural adviser for the defense industry. But the

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