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Three Amigos patio request denied By LORI WINCE ThisWeek Community Newspapers The Three Amigos restaurant in the Shops at Walton Parkway will not have a patio any time soon. The New Albany Planning Commission on Jan. 19 denied the request for a patio after representatives of the applicant, Jeanne Cabral Architects, failed to provide information that was requested and did not attend the meeting.

Chair Neil Kirby, Brad Shockey and new member Joe King were present and voted to deny the request. Ray Silverstein and David Wallace were absent. The commission had been tabling the issue each month because if members took it off the table and voted against it for lack of information, the applicant would have had to reapply and pay the filing fee to have the issue brought before the commission again. Shockey said Jan. 19 that the com-

mission should not table the application indefinitely. “I personally don’t see a reason to table this thing and leave it open forever,” he said. “I suggest we vote on the application and either approve or deny it.” The village most recently attempted to contact Jeanne Cabral Architects with a certified letter for which someone had signed, said village planner Michelle Murphy. “I requested an appearance (by the

applicant) for the application to move forward,” Murphy said. She said she did not receive a response. Murphy said she spoke with representatives of Jeanne Cabral Architects several times throughout the last six months and determined there were issues between the architecture firm and the client, the Three Amigos restaurant, owned by Martin Garcia. Calls to Garcia were not returned by ThisWeek’s press time Jan. 25.

The initial staff report on the patio application, completed in June 2010, requested more information from the applicant. The information was never received, Murphy said. The concrete patio was supposed to be created through the addition of 700 square feet to the north and east sides of the building. It would allow for an additional 66 seats. See THREE AMIGOS, page A3

Commission TECH SUPPORT forwards wastewater ordinances to council

Trustees mull repair of vehicle used by fire department

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Chief also reports that new fire engine should be in service by next month

New Albany is updating its wastewater management permit program to ensure all federal and state standards are met and include administrative changes within the village. Two ordinances presented to the New Albany Planning Commission on Jan. 19 included the updates, which engineering manager Bill Dorman said were “mainly for housekeeping.” The planning commission unanimously approved the recommendation of both ordinances, with members Brad Shockey, Neil Kirby and Joe King present and Ray Silverstein and David Wallace absent. Village planner Michelle Murphy said the village would like New Albany Village Council to approve the ordinances by March, when state reports are due. The ordinances update the village’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES) permit program it receives through the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The permits are issued to “regulate wastewater discharges by placing limitations on the quantity of pollutants that may be discharged and to establish monitoring requirements and other conditions,” according to the state government website. The changes in both ordinances are part of federal and state guidelines and protocol adopted by the village since the legislation was last updated, Dorman said. The first ordinance would amend the village’s stormwater-management and runoff-control laws. Dorman said the village’s current NPDES permit applies to only 5-acre or larger sites that were disturbed by digging, grading or some other sort of usage that could cause runoff into a local stream. However, standards have changed and the village has changed along with them, he said, requiring projects disturbing as little as 1 acre of ground to report the pollutant controls put in place to prevent runoff. “It affects more development, even residential home building,” Dorman said. Commission member Brad Shockey asked how the permit would apply in a residential situation and

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Ted DeDee, a Rotary Club of New Albany member and the executive director of the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, lifts a donated computer into a truck at the computer and electronics recycling day at the McCoy center Jan. 22. Computers and other electronics collected went to the Community Computer Alliance of Columbus, which refurbishes or recycles the machines. The organization then donates the refurbished computers and electronics to needy families, senior citizens, nonprofit groups and others unable to afford new machines.

Plain Township trustees are weighing $50,000 worth of repairs to a 2003 Chevrolet Impala owned by the fire department. “It’s a 2003 (model) with 123,000 miles on it that’s used as a backup for (assistant fire Chief) Jack (Rupp) and me,” said Plain Township Fire Chief John Hoovler. Hoovler told the trustees at their Jan. 19 meeting that the car is equipped with a radio, lights and sirens so it may be used to respond to emergency situations if he or Rupp does not have his primary vehicle. Since Hoovler and Rupp do not use the vehicle frequently, it also is driven by fire inspectors visiting various buildings in the department’s coverage area and by firefighters attending off-site training sessions. Many of the proposed repairs are to the front end and suspension system and cost is estimated at $50,000. “It could cost $1,500 to move stuff (radio, lights and sirens) to another vehicle,” Hoovler said. The trustees asked the chief report on the car’s actual value at a future meeting before they decide whether to repair it or purchase another vehicle. “I’d like to think about it for another couple weeks,” said trustee Dave Olmstead. See VEHICLE REPAIR, page A7

Trustees eye road upgrades Local businesses up for TechColumbus awards in cemetery See ORDINANCES, page A2

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Four New Albany companies have been nominated for the 2010 TechColumbus Innovation Awards, which will be presented Feb. 3 in Battelle Hall at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St. in Columbus. The annual awards are presented to 13 companies and two high school students. Winners will be announced at the awards and more than 1,000 people from participating companies are expected to attend. “It’s a great way to build credibility in the market if you’re a young company, great recognition for the employees that have been part of that and

great community recognition,” said Tim Haynes, vice president of member services and marketing for TechColumbus. “People look highly upon that award.” Haynes said judging is done by volunteers from outside the organization. “Applications are reviewed by judges who are from the community, not from TechColumbus, so there is no ethics issue or conflict of interest,” he said. The local companies — and one businesswoman — have been nominated in four categories. Companies may nominate themselves or be nominated by someone from outside the company. Each company must meet certain criteria to be considered. Commercial Vehicle Group and AFS Web-Zoom

CMS were among 28 companies in the running for an Outstanding Product award for companies with fewer than 50 employees. Christina Blenk, president and CEO of AFS Web-Zoom CMS, is among 15 women nominated for the Outstanding Woman in Technology award. Janova has been nominated for the Outstanding Startup Business award along with 24 other companies, while Strategic Thinking Industries is among 25 companies nominated for the Outstanding Service award for a company with less than 50 employees. Commercial Vehicle Group, at 7800 Walton Parkway, provides “cab-related systems” for heavy-

See AWARDS, page A2

By LORI WINCE ThisWeek Community Newspapers Plain Township trustees plan to continue improving Maplewood Cemetery on Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road. In previous years, trustees planted flowers and trees and installed brick columns at the cemetery entrance. In 2010, they added wrought-iron fencing at the entrance at a cost of about $40,000. Trustees decided at their Jan. 19 meeting that their next priority is repairing the cemetery’s roads. See ROAD UPGRADES, page A3

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By LISA AURAND ThisWeek Community Newspapers The New Albany-Plain Local school board honored the district’s National Merit Scholarship semifinalist and commended scholars at its Jan. 24 meeting. New Albany High School senior Rafael Thomas was the district’s sole semifinalist, while Lindy Newman, Nathan Peck and Ellen Waddell were named commended scholars based on their scores on the Preliminary SAT exam. About 16,000 students are named semifinalists and about 15,000 of these students move on to become finalists eligible for National Merit Scholarships, as well as corporate- and college-sponsored scholarships. About 34,000 students who take the PSAT are named commended scholars by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. Superintendent April Domine invited each of the students to the podium to say a few words about themselves. Thomas said his favorite subject is math. “As my senior project I decided to investigate number theory. It’s a private passion of mine,” Thomas said. Thomas’ guidance counselor described him as “a bright and curious learner,” Domine said. Newman said she wants to go to Capital University and study psychology. She also was involved with other activities at New Albany High School.

“I’m the president of the ballroom dance club that I started,” she said. Peck said he hopes to attend either Muskingum College or Hanover College. “One of my highlights this year is with AP environmental science class,” Peck said. “I developed a passion for it over the past two years.” Waddell said she wants to attend either Northwestern University or Brown University to study English. “My highlight of being here has been my sophomore honors Western humanities class,” she said. “It really did change my life. It changed my whole outlook on living. … This year, I’m also a tutor for other sophomores taking honors Western.” In other business at the Jan. 24 meeting, the board approved new high school courses. Courses to be offered in 2011-12 include physical science, physics, business principles and marketing, AP Calculus BC and digital imaging and media. Board members applauded the addition of physical science and physics. “There is an opportunity here to really strengthen our science curriculum, not only in high school,” said Mike Klein. “We need to continue to make that effort. I think there’s a segment of the population that are looking for that additional rigor.” In addition, the board voted to purchase two 77passenger school buses at a cost of $81,105 per bus. The cost will be paid after July 1 out of the permanent-improvement fund.

ORDINANCES Continued from page A1 Dorman said the permit applies only to the area disturbed. As an example, he said, if a homeowner with a 1-acre lot wanted to build a driveway and the digging and grading only disturbed 0.8 acre, the permit would not apply. The other ordinance, which would amend New Albany’s soil erosion and sediment pollution laws, would allow the village to

suggest more environmentally friendly or “green” technologies be used where applicable. “We would encourage people to use best-management practices and best available tech-

nologies,” Dorman said. He said the “green” technology could be used for smaller projects, such as temporary stream crossings, and still need the village engineer’s approval.

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CVBs to promote destinations along routes By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers Nine county convention and visitors bureaus between Columbus and Pittsburgh have collaborated to launch a travel website this month. The idea is to promote a corridor of back roads between the two cities, including businesses and tourist attractions on state Routes 161 and 16. Susan Fryer, director of the Greater Licking County Convention and Visitors Bureau, said the various bureaus each pitched in about $2,000 to establish the website, TriStateRoadTrip.com, which is intended to be self-sustaining

with sponsorships. “It was a collaboration starting off with Licking County and Dennison Railroad in Tuscarawas County, and we knew that along this corridor of state Routes 161 and 16, it becomes Route 37 for a while. There is a terrific tourism product along that route that has never been promoted as a region,” Fryer said. “We wanted a website where people could go and find wonderful destinations, for weekends or even a weeklong trip to connect Columbus and Pittsburgh. As we worked, we found more and more hidden treasures along the route.” Linda Linham, a business consultant who returned to Ohio after working in

the United Kingdom and Chicago, built the website through her company, Successful Ventures. “I wanted to do something that would make a difference for towns east of here that I’ve known all my life and visited all my life,” Linham said. The economic downturn has hit visitors bureaus particularly hard, she said, because most of them rely on a “bed tax” for funding, and the drop in tourism and travel has hurt their budgets. “In Licking County, the only marketing dollars they get come from the bed tax,” Linham said. “When people don’t travel, the bed tax begins to decline. The money to market Licking

ROAD UPGRADES Continued from page A1 “There is pavement on the roads in various stages of age,” said Plain Township administrator Ben Collins. “Most need rebuilt and are in pretty bad shape.” Collins said trustees had received an estimate of $190,000 in April 2010 to rebuild the roads, but he is anticipating that will increase to more than $200,000 this year. Trustee Dave Ferguson said one of the considerations is determining which roads would be designated for truck traffic. Collins said the maintenance department’s building is in the cemetery and trucks hauling salt, dirt and mulch drive to and from that building. Trash trucks and recycling trucks also need access to the maintenance building. “We need to design a route through the cemetery that might have more heavy duty construction,” Collins said. The cemetery roads are all linked: Four roads run east and west and two run north and south. Trustee Dave Olmstead asked if core samples had been done to determine what base lies beneath the roads. Collins said some core samples were taken last fall and others will be requested next month. Ferguson asked about plans to open the southwest corner of the cemetery for more plots,

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“There is a place called Old Home Architecture,” Linham said. “They have things like a brass doorknob from a 1920s house. That’s the kind of thing they’ve got.” Fryer said the route was more pleasant and interesting than the interstate highways. “Come out and drive the route and see how beautiful the back roads in Ohio are,” Fryer said. “You leave Columbus and come out state Route 161; it’s so easy now to get out this way. You’ll go through Roscoe Village, the Longaberger Homestead, Amish Country, on in to Pittsburgh. It’s just beautiful and an undiscovered route.”

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which would require the addition of another road. Collins said there are plans for adding more plots in the future but building the road may require additional design work or engineering. “That section has not been opened for use yet but there are plans to put a road in before the grave sites are open,” Collins said. Trustees agreed to add that as an option to determine the cost when bidding the road project. Township fiscal officer John Brandt said it would be cheaper to build the new road at the same time if the construction equipment already was on site.

When asked how the road repairs could be paid for, Brandt said some gas-tax revenue could be used for the main road. The rest would have to be paid with regular township funds. Collins said the cemetery fund would not cover the cost since it only collects revenue through plot sales. Ferguson also asked if there was any possibility of moving the cemetery plot sales office from the maintenance facility to the township administrative offices on Second Street. Collins said the township is reviewing that option. lwince@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

Continued from page A1 The patio area is allowed within the zoning district and, although it would reduce the landscaping on site and increase lot coverage to 75.3 percent, it still would be permissible in the zoning district, according to the staff report. However, by adding the additional seating, three parking spaces also would have to be added, which was never addressed by the applicant in the past six months. Murphy said village staff members also asked for a fence design since the patio was to be surrounded by a three-foot black iron fence, as well as samples of lighting that would be installed on the patio. No information was provided for those requests, either. The patio application was first submitted in

June, when the restaurant was named Don Patron Mexican Restaurant. That same month, Don Patron was shut down after an undercover New Albany police officer set up a drug deal through the assistant manager. Several restaurant employees were arrested, and some were identified as potential illegal immigrants and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Garcia reopened the restaurant in August as Three Amigos. However, it caught the attention of local law-enforcement officials again when an automobile accident in the parking lot involved a potential illegal immigrant working at the restaurant. Local police turned the employee over to ICE. As a result, village council voted Dec. 7 to contest the establishment’s liquor license. lwince@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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Growing community found all levels of entertainment There are many ways to learn about a place and its past. I have always had the strong suspicion that how people entertain themselves can tell us a lot about who they were and what was important to them. With that as both an explainer and probably a bit of a warning, let’s take a look at how Columbus amused itself in its first few decades. The small frontier community pretty much entertained itself in the first few years after it was founded in 1812. Carving a village out of a forest was not all that easy and the War of 1812 meant that most people did not have leisure time. The time they did have was often occupied with family and visits to close friends nearby. After the Ohio General Assembly began to meet in Columbus in 1816, there was a decided increase in the number of taverns in town and in the number of people frequenting them — much to the chagrin of local ministers and the temperance advocates in their congregations. To understand early public entertainment in Columbus, it is important to remember that, then as now, there were several different “arts communities” in the capital city. Some of the early residents were quite well-educated and sorely missed the music, drama and literary world they had left behind. Several of these people formed what came to be called “the first musical organization in Columbus.” The Handel Society apparently performed for the assembled multitude on the occasion of Independence Day in 1821 and 1822, and according to an account from that time, performed with “a superior degree of elegance.” How the singing of Handel’s work went over with the frontier folk who had never heard of him or his music was probably summed up with, “Handel was handled quite well” or something similar. For the rest of Columbus, there were military organizations with their fifes and drums and the occasional entertainment of an itinerant musician. But there was not much else — until 1827. On April 21, 1827, Tippo Sultan, the Great Hunting Elephant, came to town. Tippo was accompanied, according to a local poster, by “The Mammoth Lion, Tiger, Cat, Lynx, Shetland Pony, Dandy Jack, etc. etc. The above named animals will be seen at Mr. Russell’s tavern, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the 27th, 28th and 29th inst. The exhibition will be accompanied by good music. Admittance 25 cents — children under 12 years of age half price.” Presumably, Mr. Russell felt his tavern would benefit from Tippo and his friends. It did not work out that way, as a local history recalls: “At night, the ‘hunting elephant’ was locked up in the tavern backyard where, during one of the nights of his sojourn, he broke loose, and for a time amused himself by pumping water at the well. Finally he broke the pump handle and looking around for some new pastime, spied two barrels of flour standing on the back porch. Breaking

into these, he, for a while, ate flour and drank water alternately until he converted the residue of the flour into ED paste. “Awakened LENTZ by the noise, Mr. Russell descended and was received by the elephant with a fusillade of dough. Beating a retreat, the discomfited host aroused the keeper of the frolicsome beast, who, after some effort, succeeded in getting him tied again.” As a counterpoint of Tippo Sultan and his friends, the more elevated culture group in town welcomed a “Mr. and Mrs. Harper” who, with a few friends and associates , were happy to perform Oliver Goldsmith’s classic play, “She Stoops to Conquer” for any who cared to come and pay to see it. Apparently, a number of people did, since the play was performed in the only place big enough to hold them — the public market building at State and High streets. Presumably, the live chickens, pigs and cows who occupied various stalls in the market were removed for the evening. The clash between “high culture” and, shall we say, “not-sohigh culture” continued apace. In 1833, one Rufus Beach organized the Franklin Harmonic Society, looking to improve “the vocal and instrumental music” of the city. Soon, S. Butler and Company came to Columbus with a menagerie that included “the great hunting or war elephant, Hannibal.” Apparently Columbus really

liked elephants in those days. By 1835, Columbus had become a city of more than 5,000 people. The rapid growth in size and influence of Columbus evidently convinced enough investors to permit the construction of the first real theatre in the city. Built of wood, the Columbus Theatre stood on the west side of High Street just a few hundred feet north of Long Street, where the Brunson Building is today. Over the next several years, the theatre saw performances of classic plays, including Shakespeare and such titles as “St. George and the Dragon,” “Mazeppa” and “The Cataract of the Ganges.” For the less refined, the Columbus Theatre was also the home of Miss Honey, a “danseuse.” Of Miss Honey, a local paper reported, “Her most piquant dances were frequently followed by a shower of silver quarters.” It was also reported that “Miss Honey had considerable talent as an actress, and in whatever part she took evoked applause.” In later years, it was noted that “towards the end of 1841, the Columbus Theatre seems to have degenerated both financially and morally, and its evil influence upon the young people of the city, resulting particularly from its ‘bar’ for the sale of intoxicants, was loudly complained of.” The clash of culture between “legitimate” and not-so-legitimate entertainment would continue for much of the rest of the history of the city — and for that matter, down to our own time as well.

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Boys Basketball

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Travon Bodrick of the New Albany High School boys basketball team got behind a defender for an uncontested layup following an inbounds pass from the sideline during a recent OCC-Capital Division game. The play gave the Eagles a 48-35 lead with only 38.5 seconds remaining in what would become a 51-38

victory at Hilliard Bradley on Jan. 21. Still, coach Sam Davis jumped to his feet and implored his players to get back on defense. “That’s definitely the mentality he has,” senior forward Tommy Smotrich said. “It’s always about defense with him.” Such an emphasis has served the Eagles well. They were 10-1 overall and, more importantly, 8-0 in the OCCCapital with a two-game cushion over

both Olentangy Orange and Mount Vernon before playing Watkins Memorial on Jan. 25. New Albany was giving up an average of 38.6 points in league play and 42.8 overall entering that game. “Offense comes and goes, and we proved that here tonight,” Davis said after the win over Bradley. “We were stagnant in our moves and I was frustrated, but we played pretty well defensively again. That’s been our call-

ing card.” It’s becoming clear that as the defense goes, so go the Eagles. Defensive letdowns paved the way for the first setback of the season, a 61-51 loss at Upper Arlington on Jan. 22. The Eagles, who were playing games on consecutive days for the first time this season, gave up a season-high eight 3-pointers as well as a seasonhigh 61 points. The latter total was seven more than Olentangy Liberty

managed when New Albany prevailed 66-54 in its opening game on Dec. 4. That isn’t to say the Eagles had been seriously entertaining thoughts of an undefeated regular season. “We hadn’t really talked about it, to be honest,” Davis said. “We have talked about winning the league a lot.” The Eagles, who are in a stretch that has them playing six games in 12 See BOYS, page B2

Wrestling

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Olivia Barnes of New Albany competes in the 200 medley relay during a home meet against Westerville Central on Jan. 21.

Swimming & Diving

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Having success in the postseason is one of the main goals for the New Albany High School boys and girls swimming and diving teams this season. The Eagles hope to take a big step toward accomplishing that goal when they compete in the OCC-Capital Division meet. The diving competition is Thursday, Jan. 27, and the swimming competition is Saturday, Jan. 29, both at New Albany. The league meet is the first time this season New Albany will put together the lineup it expects to use in the postseason. Until now, the Eagles have been rotating swimmers in the relay events and trying to figure out which individual events were best-suited for each swimmer. As of last week, coach Dave Wharton hadn’t settled on the lineups for the boys and girls 200-yard freestyle relays and 200 medley relays and wouldn’t name the swimmers in con-

Below are the recent results and coming schedule for the New Albany swimming and diving teams: Jan. 21 — Boys: Defeated Westerville Central 119-75; Girls: Lost to Central 111-72 Jan. 22 — Boys: Peyton Jeffers placed third (191.65) in New Albany Diving Invitational; Girls: Ilise Green finished third (156.4) Jan. 27 — OCC-Capital diving championships at home Jan. 29 — OCC-Capital swimming championships at home

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The Eagles’ Alex Alfonso swims the 200 freestyle against Westerville Central on Jan. 21.

sideration for each relay. However, he did say five or six swimmers still were in the running for each relay. “We don’t have to name those lineups until (this) week, so I want to take the time to figure

out the different strengths of the athletes,” Wharton said. According to Wharton, the Eagles are about to hit their stride. “We’re just working on the details right now,” he said.

“Relay pickups, the quickness of the start, we’re working on the minor stuff that people tend to forget about in training.” The girls team is considered the favorite to win the OCCCapital title even though some

of its athletes have been hampered by injuries in recent weeks. Last season, New Albany scored 399 points in the league meet to finish well ahead of runner-up Delaware (192) as well as Mount Vernon (192), Olentangy Orange (180), Watkins Memorial (96), Big Walnut (85) and Hilliard Bradley (70). Wharton is confident in another strong performance this year. “The girls have been training well but haven’t reached See SWIMMING, page B2

Academy Roundup

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Academy junior wrestler Dan Leathery tangles with Jared Midkiff of Whitehall in a match at 145 pounds during the Licking Heights Invitational on Jan. 15.

With just three wrestlers on the roster, the Columbus Academy wrestling team has become a closeknit family. As Johnston Allinder competed in the Grandview Invitational on Jan. 22, the families of teammates Dan Leathery and Jeremy Schroeder enthusiastically cheered on the sophomore. The Vikings had seven wrestlers on the roster the past two seasons. However, Jacob Peters and Mike Roehrenbeck graduated last spring and three others opted not to return for their senior seasons. Consequently, Academy hasn’t had much success at the team level this season, but the three wrestlers have done well individually. The Vikings managed to finish ahead of three teams in the 16-team Grandview Invitational, scoring 42.5 points to place 13th behind cham-

pion Whitehall (319) and ahead of Africentric (30), Columbus East (26) and Eastmoor Academy (4). “I’ve never been on a team where we didn’t have enough people to be able to win a dual meet unless the other team was short on kids, too, so that hasn’t been as big of a frustration, because it’s never whether the team could win, it was more individual,” Leathery said. Leathery, a junior, has the most experience of the three. He finished third at Grandview at 140 pounds, posting a 3-1 record to raise his season record to 11-4. He finished first at 145 in the Hudson Western Reserve Duals on Jan. 8. Leathery was 0-2 at the Division II sectional tournament each of the past two seasons, marks he hopes to improve on this season. “I’m hoping to keep wrestling well and hopefully qualify for districts,” he said. “I have to work betSee VIKINGS, page B2

The members of the New Albany High School wrestling team are glad to have one of the longest weekends of the season behind them. In addition to competing in nearly a half-dozen matches during the New Albany Invitational on Jan. 22, they also worked at the junior varsity tournament the night before and a youth tournament the following day that attracted more than 200 participants. “We’re definitely a little tired,” junior Tommy Chamberlain said. The Eagles finished third at their home event. Following individual wrestling in three pools, they lost 46-33 to Middleburg Heights Midpark in a semifinal dual before defeating Springfield Kenton Ridge 43-32 in the consolation final. Olmsted Falls defeated Midpark 52-17 in the championship. “It’s a very unique format where teams get individual matches and dual matches. Everybody says they love it,” coach Marc Cofer said. “It was definitely a long weekend for all of us running three meets, though.” Chamberlain (140 pounds) and Matt Odierno (215) both placed second in Pool A. Other highlights in the top division included Drew Auld’s thirdplace finish at 135. Nick Abraham (130) won his weight class in Pool B. “He’s doing real well,” Cofer said of Chamberlain. “He’s wrestling with a lot of confidence. He’s having a good year.” Chamberlain won three of his five matches at the home meet, with both losses coming against Joe Quisenberry of Kenton Ridge. That pushed Chamberlain’s season record to 19-5 after finishing 20-17 a year ago. He is undefeated in four OCC-Capital Division matches. “I went to a lot of offseason tournaments (last) summer,” Chamberlain said. “I wrestle one of our seniors, Drew Auld, in practice a lot, too. He really See WRESTLING, page B2

At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedule for the New Albany wrestling team: *Jan. 13 — Lost to Hilliard Bradley 37-35, lost to Mount Vernon 41-31 Jan. 22 — Finished third in 17-team New Albany Invitational, behind champion Olmsted Falls. After the completion of pool wrestling, the Eagles lost to Middleburg Heights Midpark 46-33 in a semifinal before defeating Springfield Kenton Ridge 43-32 in the consolation final. Olmsted Falls defeated Midpark 52-17 in the championship. *Jan. 27 — At Olentangy Orange. The Eagles also will have a nonleague dual against Galion Northmor or Sparta Highland. Jan. 29 — Cruiser Invitational at Groveport. The Eagles placed 13th (51.5) at last year’s tournament as Licking Valley (180.5) won. *Feb. 1 — At Watkins Memorial Of note: The Eagles are 2-2 in the OCC-Capital. *OCC-Capital match

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BOYS Continued from page B1 days, travel to Orange for their next OCC-Capital game on Friday, Jan. 28. The Pioneers beat Mount Vernon 56-48 on Jan. 21 to pull into a tie for second place with the Yellow Jackets. Orange was 10-2 overall and riding a seven-game winning streak after edging St. Charles 56-55 on Jan. 22. “Orange and Bradley are probably the two most improved teams in our league since the start of the season,” Davis said. New Albany also faces second-round league games Feb. 8 at Big Walnut and Feb. 18 at

VIKINGS Continued from page B1 ter at getting out on bottom. That’s something I haven’t been great at. I’m pretty solid on my feet. Hopefully, I will learn to turn people a little better.” Leathery considered leaving the team during the preseason, but ultimately decided to continue his commitment to the program. “It was a tough decision to make obviously, because the three seniors were gone and we have a three-person team, but I’m definitely proud that I am sticking with it,” Leathery said. Allinder went 3-2 at 160 at Grandview to place fifth and raise his season record to 6-8, which includes a runner-up finish at 160 at the Western Reserve Duals. He was 0-2 at 152 at sectional last season. “I’m hoping this year to go at least a little further,” Allinder said. “I hope I have more experience and more technique and I know what I’m doing.” A freshman, Schroeder is showing promise, according to fifth-year coach Paul Bukky. Schroeder is 6-6 after placing sixth at 135 at the Grandview Invitational. He was third at 135 at the Western Reserve Duals. “I considered leaving the team, but I decided it would be worth it to stay, but it’s tough having three people,” Schroeder said. All three wrestlers began competing in the sport in seventh grade at Academy. Each emphasized that the limited roster has allowed for more oneon-one interaction with Bukky and first-year assistant coach Matt Ely. “It’s kind of nice because we have coach Bukky and since it’s just the three of us, we get real good one-on-one attention,” Allinder said. “They’re great kids,” Bukky said. “They’ll do everything

At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedule for the New Albany boys basketball team: *Jan. 14 — Defeated Mount Vernon 44-29. Nick Sosh scored 15 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead the Eagles, who led 14-2 after the first quarter. The Yellow Jackets’ point total was their lowest of the season. *Jan. 21 — Def. Hilliard Bradley 5138. Ryan Mayle scored all 13 of his points in the first half and Sosh got nine of his 13 in the second half. Jan. 22 — Lost to Upper Arlington 6151. The Eagles allowed a season-high eight 3-pointers. The Golden Bears

outscored New Albany, which got 15 points from Sosh, 19-7 at the freethrow line. *Jan. 25 — Played Watkins Memorial *Jan. 28 — At Olentangy Orange. The Eagles beat the Pioneers 50-45 on Dec. 17 as Sosh scored 16 points and Travon Bodrick scored 14. Jan. 29 — Home vs. Pickerington North Feb. 1 — At Westerville North Of note: The Eagles were 10-1 overall and 8-0 in the OCC-Capital before Jan. 25. Sosh led the Eagles in scoring average (12.6 points) through 11 games. *OCC-Capital game

that you ask them to do. Sometimes you’ve got it and sometimes you don’t, but they enjoy the other aspects of the sport — the friendships, we’re work-

*Feb. 2 — Beechcroft at Eastland Lanes Of note: The boys were 3-7 in the COHSBC-Central and the girls were 5-3 in the COHSBC-Central before Jan. 26. *COHSBC-Central match SWIMMING & DIVING Jan. 13 — Boys: Def. Wellington 11050, def. Hartley 113-41 and def. Canal Winchester 109-45. Finishing first were William Rosler in the 50-yard freestyle (22.33), Brett Balasky in the 100 free (54.0), Jon Petrie in the 100 backstroke (1:09.62) and the 400 free relay (3:20.59); Girls: Def. Wellington 11950, def. Canal Winchester 120-42 and lost to Hartley 89-81. Finishing first were Abby Brown in the 200 individual medley (2:20.03), Sarah Wilson in the 50 free (27.0), the 200 free relay (1:48.11) and the 400 free relay (3:53.12). Jan. 21 — Boys: Lost to Gahanna 9278. Finishing first were the 200 medley relay (1:48.87), Conrad Wuorinen in the 200 IM (2:06.34) and 100 free (50.76), Rosler in the 50 free (22.26) and 100 back (54.97), and William Westwater in the 200 free (1:56.52); Girls: Def. Gahanna 92-73. Finishing first were Brown in the 50 free (26.21) and 100 free (58.8), the 200 medley relay (1:59.77), Lindsay Bowman in the 200 free (2:26.62), and the 400 free relay (3:58.73). Jan. 22 — Lost to Granville 96-74. Finishing first were Wuorinen in the 200 IM (2:06.28) and 100 butterfly (56.49), Rosler in the 500 free (5:11.86) and 100 breaststroke (1:04.66), Balasky in the 100 back (1:00.64), the 200 free relay (1:33.07) and the 400 free relay (3:32.87); Girls: Lost to Granville 106-64. Finishing first were Brown in the 100 fly (1:00.23) and 100 back (1:05.56), India Sherman in the 200 IM (2:20.47) and the 200 medley relay (1:57.08) Jan. 25 — Competed against DeSales Jan. 27 — MSL diving championships at Columbus Aquatic Center Jan. 29 — MSL swimming championships at home WRESTLING *Jan. 20 — Matches against Bexley and Licking Valley were postponed. Makeup date has yet to be announced. Jan. 22 — Finished 13th (42.5) in 16team Grandview Invitational, behind champion Whitehall (319) Jan. 27 — Home vs. Lakewood and Northland Jan. 29 — At New Lexington *MSL-Ohio match

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Classic. With the win, Gahanna remained undefeated. GIRLS Newark’s Paige Cashin had 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Wildcats past Gahanna 51-45 on Jan. 21.

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Players nominated for McDonald’s games Ten high school basketball players from central Ohio are among the nearly 2,000 nominees for the 2011 boys and girls McDonald’s All-American games. The eight area boys nominees are Nate Anderson of Teays Valley, Dwayne Bazemore of Walnut Ridge, Trey Burke of Northland, Traevon Jackson of Westerville South, Jalen Ragland of Chillicothe,

have performed well so far and are expected to continue to do so at the league meet. “We haven’t backed off the training yet, but the guys continue to step up,” Wharton said. “As for the league, I’m not sure what the other teams have, but we’ve been strong against those teams in the past. Going into the league meet, our guys have improved enough to be strong there.” After sweeping the OCCCapital meet last season, the Eagles went on to advance two girls relays and one boys relay to the Division I state meet. Their goal this year is to get more individuals to state along with the relays, and a strong showing in this year’s league meet could go a long way toward accomplishing that goal.

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their fullest potential yet,” he said. “Stephanie (Jones) and Olivia (Barnes) have been doing well. Our strength in numbers isn’t quite there yet, but the girls have had some good swims. Everybody will race at the level they’ve trained for.” The boys team also is viewed as the favorite to win the OCCCapital. The Eagles won the title with 368 points last seaMount Vernon in the regular- defensive stops is a good way son. Delaware (255) was a disseason finale. to take the crowd out of it.” tant second, followed by Mount “Playing defense is the key, Vernon (201), Orange (87), Big especially when you’re on the kadams@thisweeknews.com Walnut (61), Watkins Memorroad,” Smotrich said. “Getting www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com ial (38) and Bradley (29). According to Wharton, a number of swimmers, includAt a glance ing Alex Alfonso, John Angell, Cullen Challacombe, Chase Below are the recent results and com- *Jan. 31 — Northland at Sequoia Pro Honeycutt and David Huddle, ing schedules for the Academy boys Bowl basketball, girls basketball, bowling, swimming & diving and wrestling teams: BOYS BASKETBALL *Jan. 13 — Defeated Licking Valley 60-49 (2OT). Dan Aronowitz scored 20 points and Tim Eldridge scored 12. *Jan. 15 — Def. Lakewood 66-50. Aronowitz had 15 points, Zach Ratcliff scored 14, Austin Peterman scored 11 and Eldridge scored 10. Jan. 18 — Def. Jonathan Alder 52-48. Aronowitz had 20 points, Eldridge scored 11 and Ratcliff scored 10. *Jan. 21 — Lost to Bexley 76-72. Ratcliff had 19 points, Aronowitz scored 18, Jacob Mikalov scored 13 and Eldridge scored 12. *Jan. 25 — Played Newark Catholic *Jan. 29 — Home vs. Heath. Academy lost to Heath 59-56 on Dec. 8. Of note: The Vikings were 8-4 overall and 4-3 in the MSL-Ohio before Jan. 25. GIRLS BASKETBALL *Jan. 14 — Lost to Newark Catholic 43-33. LaShaun Ransom scored 13 points. *Jan. 18 — Def. Heath 49-32. Erin Simmons had 15 points and Allie Roehrenbeck scored 11. *Jan. 20 — Game vs. Granville postponed and rescheduled for Feb. 7. *Jan. 22 — Def. Whitehall 45-28. Ransom had 16 points and Aubree Dipman scored 10. Jan. 26 — Played Wellington *Jan. 28 — At Granville *Feb. 1 — At Licking Valley. Academy won the first game 34-33 on Dec. 18. Of note: The Vikings were 8-4 overall before Jan. 26 and are 5-4 in the MSLOhio. *MSL-Ohio game BOWLING *Jan. 10 — Boys: Lost to Brookhaven 2,272-1,546. Christian Amland had team-high 316 series; Girls: Lost to Brookhaven 1,457-1,323. Kristin Lampe had team-high 249 series. *Jan. 12 — Boys: Lost to Centennial 1,649-1,605. Victor Liu had team-high 315 series; Girls: Def. Centennial 1,455-1,351. Sarah Kerr had teamhigh 280 series. *Jan. 19 — Boys: Lost to Columbus West 1,580-1,525. Amland had teamhigh 319 series; Girls: Def. West 1,5601,434. Carolyn Vara had team-high 275 series. *Jan. 24 — Boys: Lost to Ready 1,7991,390; Girls: Lost to Ready 1,6501,327 *Jan. 26 — Competed against Watterson

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New Salvi’s Bistro serves popular old favorites If you’re a fan of well-made Italian-American comfort food served in absurdly generous portions and sold at very fair prices, then you might know about Salvi’s. Better than any national chain in the same hospitality game, the locally grown Salvi’s has been pleasing Columbusites in different guises for more than four decades. Once dotting the city with popular eateries, Salvi’s legacy was down to its last outpost in Hilliard until recently. Open since early November, the latest Salvi’s venture replaces a Dublin space formerly occupied by an upscale steakhouse chain called Stony Ridge. This new Salvi’s is a casually handsome place in a predominantly polished dark-brown wood, lodge-like fashion. Open and roomy, it includes a duskily lit and comfy bar in its handful of dining areas. It’s fre-

MENU by G.A. Benton quently populated by big groups of revelers and young couples out on dates. The food you’ll get here won’t have you rethinking your ideas about Italian-American cuisine. But it’ll likely have you thinking you should pop in more often. Similarly, while the smallish wine list won’t thrill or excite, it contains familiar and reliable labels like Gabbiana, Masi and Antinori. That bubbly old Spanish warhorse, Frexienet, would be a great sipping choice with the insanely gigantic Bistro Sampler ($13). An appetizer that could serve as dinner for four, it’s overloaded with deep-fried, garlicky globes

ing calorie bomb. Like a creamy and cheesy, breadcrumb-rolled, deepfried, goldenbrown lasagna, it comes with most every entree. So does the kind of fun, oldschool house By Jodi Miller/ThisWeek salad. Presented family style in a PastaSalvi Speciale at Salvi’s. serving bowl with packed with tangy cheese, sausage, tongs, its mixed greens (expect mushrooms and sun-dried toma- some iceberg) get significantly to (they’re irresistible) and regu- jazzed up with a couple pepperolation mozzarella sticks. There’s nis, banana peppers and a pleasalso an addictive sausage and antly assertive vinaigrette touched cheese dip with an attractive broiled with oregano. crust (Bistro Fondue), plus a lot The Lasagna di Casa ($13) is a of bread, sauces and a big ol’brick phenomenal value. About as subof the famous PastaSalvi. tle as a charging rhinoceros — but The latter, possibly invented by possibly larger — it’s a fortress of the devil, is a hard-to-stop-munch- comfort built with oozy and gooey

Salvi’s Bistro 5000 Upper Metro Place, Dublin 614-874-0466 Web: salvisbistro.com Cuisine: Italian Price: $$ ($10-$20 per person) Patio: No Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday provolone and ricotta, a rich and meaty red sauce, sausage and even a couple of gratuitous but nice meatballs. You could snack on this baby for days — and might want to. Surf-n-turfers should target the Veal Riviera ($19). Lots of tenderenough veal and about a half-dozen good shrimp get swamped in a

supremely creamy marsala wine sauce with lots of sauteed shiitake mushrooms and sweet vino flavor. On the lighter side, the not-bad swordfish ($17) didn’t have much “lime butter” flavor but it did have a nicely grilled character and a pineapple and bell pepper salsa. In a hubristic move, I opted out of the always spot-hitting PastaSalvi for a healthier vegetable medley; it arrived tepid and waterlogged. I passed on dessert because a) I overheard a waiter say the tiramisu was “still frozen” and b) anyone who can eat a sweet after a satisfying and massive Salvi’s dinner is a better glutton than I. To read G.A. Benton’s blog visit ColumbusDiningGuide.com

Taco vendor settles into permanent location on Northwest Side Carlos Nonato is part of the vibrant taco-truck culture on the West Side. The business, understandably, is weather dependent. And, naturally, the elements take their toll on even the sturdiest of operators, he said. “Outside is hard — the cold, rain,” he said. And while he’s not trading in his mobile stand on Sullivant Avenue, Nonato has opened a permanent restaurant, Taqueria Los Gauchos, at 5221 Godown Road on the Northwest Side. The laidback eatery offers counter-order service. Alcohol is not sold. The main attraction is the al pastor — thinly sliced pork piled on a skewer and cooked on a vertical rotisserie. The pork is sliced and quickly grilled. In the Mexican tradition, it is placed on a corn tortilla (flour

is another option) with cilantro and chopped onion. There are other taco fillings, as well as other entrée choices, such as burritos, quesadillas, fajitas and such. Of course, house-made salsa is served on the side. Nonato said he doesn’t hold back the heat with his signature choice, made of habanero peppers. Even the next level, salsa rojo, is spicy, while the guacamole is mild. Taqueria Los Gauchos (pronounced wah-chos), is open for lunch and dinner daily. For more information, call 614-538-0211.

Flying Pizza on Bethel Road. The restaurant, which has been closed for several weeks, will reopen tomorrow after a renovation project. Known as “Pizza Patt” in the pie-tossing community, Miller said the recipe is the same but the topping options have expanded to include bacon, ham, pineapple, jalapenos and such, plus the addition of white-sauce pizzas. Miller bought the Flying Pizza on OSU campus two years ago from Joe Graci, who retired. Graci’s son, Sal, ran the Bethel Center location until the recent sale. Frank Graci, a relative and owner of the original store in Dayton, is Miller’s partner in the Dough slinger Patrick Miller has taken over the Bethel store. Miller said he made the quarter finals in the trickpizza-tossing competition on America’s Got Talent and participates at annual conventions in Las Vegas and Italy. Flying Pizza is known for its thin- and thick-crust pies and by-the-slice options. The lunch special, two slices of cheese and a 16-ounce pop for $5 ($5.50 for pepperoni), remains. Miller said he has resisted the urge to put more than pizza on the menu. “We do one thing and do it right,” he said. For more information, call 614-457-2323.

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Craig Barnum is no longer part of Historic Dublin Restaurants but still has a restaurant in Historic Dublin. The partnership of Barnum, Mike Tibbetts and Jack Eggpuehler launched a trio of restaurants — Oscar’s, Tucci’s and Brazenhead — in Dublin’s town center. Barnum called the split amicable. “I think everyone realized it was time to move on,” said Barnum, who still owns Tucci’s under

CLB Restaurants. Gift cards purchased before the split will be honored by each restaurant, he said. The arrangement started in 1995, when Oscar’s opened. It was followed by Tucci’s and Brazenhead three years later. Since then, all three partners expanded the Brazenhead concept and tried their hands with different restaurants. Barnum and Tibbetts opened a steakhouse in the Polaris area that has since closed. Tibbetts also opened Cabo Cocina and Barnum founded Matt the Miller’s in Dublin. Another is set to open this spring on Grandview Avenue. Meanwhile, Eggspuehler branched out with the Adena’s and Buck Mulligan’s, both of which are no longer in business. “Really, the last couple years, everyone naturally had different goals and desires and so forth,” Barnum said. “We did a lot of great things together,” Tibbetts added. “I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything but I understand people take different directions.”

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School. She is employed at the Gahanna YMCA. • The University of Wisconsin-Madison has announced its dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2010-2011 academic year. New Albany’s Alex Thomas Batholomew, a student in the College of Letters and Science, was among those named to the list. • Erica Green of New Albany was named to the fall 2010 dean’s list at Elon University in North Carolina. • Amanda Corbin of New Albany earned a 4.0 grade-point average and was named to the dean’s list at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is her third appearance on the dean’s list.

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