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State audits cited increased risk of theft By PAUL COMSTOCK ThisWeek Community Newspapers Letters from the state auditor’s office, issued after routine audits of Grove City between 2001 and 2004, warned the city three times that its record-keeping and practices could increase the risk of theft or fraud. Those letters predate the city’s latest problems with unpaid federal income withholding taxes. In December, representatives of the Internal Revenue Ser-

vice said the city owed $685,905. More debt to the IRS was found soon afterward. City police investigating the unpaid taxes said they have found evidence of theft. The Grove City Record has obtained management letters sent by the state auditor to the city for the fiscal years 200102, 2002-03 and 2003-04. The 2001-02 letter said the city had a “significant listing” of budget items and written checks that remained

“long standing.” That situation “may allow for errors, irregularities and fraud to occur without the timely detection of management,” the letter said. The 2002-03 letter also cited a “significant listing” of “long standing” items. That situation, the letter said, “could lead to misstated bank or book balances or theft ...” The 2003-04 letter said 7 percent of park and recreation department receipts

were not deposited on the first business day following receipt, as required. “This weakness increases the risk that cash could be stolen or lost,” the letter said. The management letter for 2004-05 lists no mention of theft risk. It does, however, recommend the city revise its computer password policies and network review procedures. Failure to adopt adequate policies and procedures, the letter said, “could lead to an unauthorized individual gaining access to the system and accidentally or intentional-

ly deleting or altering ... data.” Essentially the same warning about computer passwords appeared in the 2006-07 management letter. The management letters also address a number of other recommendations and each notes “the limited nature of our audit.” Memorandums written by then-city administrator Sharon Reichard and dated Sept. 14 and 17, 2007, listed several See STATE AUDITS, page A6

New pet HAVING A BLAST food pantry lends a helping paw By LISA AURAND ThisWeek Community Newspapers Patty Crawford doesn’t want to see families forced to give up pets because of the bad economy. She has created a pet food pantry, following up on an idea she had last fall. “I heard on the news about people having to abandon their pets and people having to return their pets” because of financial trouble, said Crawford, who has a 13-year-old shih tzu named Fergie. “I thought, ‘Why doesn’t someone have a pet pantry?’ and then I thought, ‘Why don’t I do a pet pantry?’” Crawford said. “It’s just tragic to hear on the news about the recession. Today your pet is like your family and you hate to see something like that have to happen, so hopefully this will help.” Crawford turned to her husband, John Crawford, who owns John Crawford Radiator Services. He offered a corner of the radiator shop to house the pantry. “We had a spare room in the shop,” she said. With the help of her husband and a friend, Kimmy Bird, Crawford worked on setting up the pantry as a nonprofit organization and building up a stock of pet food. So far, all donations are from local indi-

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Council hears outdoor seating Local resident gets request from new restaurant innovation award By LISA AURAND ThisWeek Community Newspapers Grove City Council was expected to vote to approve outdoor seating at a town center restaurant and a McDowell Road drive-through liquor store at its Feb. 22 meeting. The city planning commission recommended approval for both ordinances, clerk of council Tami Kelly said. A new restaurant at 3985 Broadway in the town center at the former home of Josiah’s Restaurant, is seeking a special permit for outdoor seating. “There’s kind of a driveway that runs between it and the old hardware store, and they’re proposing to put in a restaurant with outdoor seating wrap-

A closer look Planning commission members placed a few stipulations on their recommendation for approval. The restaurant must follow the city’s landscape code. Umbrellas used on the patio must not include signs of any kind, and no music may be piped onto the patio.

ping around the building through what now looks like a drive aisle,” Kelly said. “Their property line goes to the center of the space, and they’re proposing to close that off and use it for outdoor seating.”

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the map themselves. The information will be valuable to emergency personnel, among other agencies, Jourdan said. “Their services and response times would be based on that particular data,” he said. “This is just the first phase in a longterm project that we think is going to have significant benefits for central Ohio.” Jourdan, who joined MORPC in December 2006, credited his coworkers at MORPC for their work on developing LRBS. “It’s a great collaboration between the staff and our local community,” he said. Jourdan, 51, moved to Grove City in 2006 when he secured a job as executive director of MORPC. He and his wife, Cheryl, are both originally from Texas and his older daughter, Casey Stafford, still lives there.

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Local resident gets innovation award Continued from page A1 “I grew up in a rural community much smaller than Grove City and my wife grew up about an hour from there,” Jourdan said. He earned a bachelor’s at Stephen F. Austin State University and a master’s in urban and regional affairs from the University of Texas at Arlington. He worked for the U.S. Department of Transportation in Texas and has held various positions in Atlanta and Wash-

ington, D.C., before returning to Texas, where he led the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission. That’s where Jourdan was when the search firm hired by MORPC contacted him. Within a few weeks, he’d been interviewed by the search committee — which then included Grove City mayor Richard “Ike” Stage — and was hired. “By the time I got to the airport (after the second interview), they called and offered me the job,” Jourdan said.

He soon moved into an apartment in the Marble Cliff area while his younger daughter, Callie, finished out the school year in Texas. Stage was a big part of the reason Jourdan and his family settled on Grove City as their eventual home. “He was very gracious to us. He picked us up at the airport and showed us around. He was a great advocate and a great champion of Grove City,” Jourdan said. Callie is now a fifth-grader at Park

Street Intermediate School. The city’s similarity to other towns that the Jourdan family had lived in also made it a good fit, he said. Jourdan is positive about the future of central Ohio and the work that MORPC is doing. “There’s a lot of challenges facing our region and our state, but we think that central Ohio is positioned to do well in the future. We have a lot of assets and strengths to build from.” The key, Jourdan said, is to recog-

New pet food pantry lends a helping paw Continued from page A1 viduals. “I’ve been waiting on our 501c3 status,” Crawford said. “I need the community support to help me. We’re going to try to feed all the animals we can feed for people who are in need.” Anyone in the area who has lost a job or is in other financial hardship is welcome to apply for up to three months of pet food assistance. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, show ID and sign a form releasing the pantry from liability if their pets get sick. “To qualify, you must have lost your job or be unemployed or just

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ford said. In addition to food, the pantry also stocks cat litter and new or gently used dog or cat collars and leashes, and dog and cat toys. The local Petsmart allowed her to post information about the food pantry at the store, and several local pet daycare centers are serving as dropoff points for donations. Thursday, Feb. 17 was the food pantry’s first day distributing pet

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Outstanding poet award honors GCHS graduate By LISA AURAND ThisWeek Community Newspapers Grove City High School students have created a new award in honor of alumna Angela Sayers. The Outstanding Poet award will be given by the high school’s Student Literary Arts Magazine in honor of Sayers. Sayers, 20, was well-known during her high school years for her passion for writing, said SLAM adviser Randi Flynn. “I didn’t have the honor of teaching her, but she was one of those outstanding kids that the majority of our faculty had a really good rapport with,” Flynn said. “English was definitely her thing.” Sayers was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2005. The next year, when she was 14, her leg was amputated. Lynn Brungarth, one of Sayers’ English teachers, said she never let the amputation slow her down. “I had Angie as a junior. She was that kid that it did not matter what she was up against, she would persevere,” Brungarth said. “Toward the end of the year, they were getting ready to fit her for a prosthetic leg. ... She said the next year when she graduated, she was going to walk across that stage.” And Sayers did.

“She has a sense of humor that is crazy for what this girl has been through. She just laughed right through everything,” Brungarth said. “She was never upset over everything. She just took everything with a grain of salt.” Sayers’ lifelong goal has been to be a published poet, according to district spokeswoman Sandy Nekoloff. One of Sayers’ poems will be published in this year’s SLAM — “Hope,” which was also published in The Columbus Dispatch Feb. 15. “Every year we’ll give an Outstanding Poet award from now on out and we want to name this award after her because of her legacy with Grove City High School,” Flynn said. Brungarth said the award is a perfect way to honor Sayers. “I think it’s very fitting and it’s a wonderful tribute to her,” Brungarth said. In addition, Sayers friends and family and the charity A Kid Again have come together to publish her works. The editors at Chicken Soup for the Soup published Sayers’ “10 Steps to Moving Forward” on their website at chickensoup.com. Her family is self-publishing “Illuminations,” a compilation of her journal entries and poetry. Soft coverbooks are available for $45 each and hardcover books cost $60 each. Both can be purchased at blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1987934.

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goods. In 1855, the company began making a combination steel plow that sold quite well and later began making railroad cars as well. In 1849, Charles Ambos and James Lennox started the Eagle Foundry with $8,000. When the business was sold in 1854, the foundry became a joint stock company under the name of the Columbus Machine Manufacturing Co. Employing more than 125 men, it provided the iron for the roof of the new Statehouse as well as all of the iron ceilings and railings in the building. And while all of this was going on, other factories were making other sorts of goods. Two men named Brotherlin and Halm began producing chairs and cabinetware by steam-powered machinery in 1853. Another company began making wooden hollowware — tubs and pails, primarily — in a factory along the river in 1856. By 1858, there were others. A local description reported that they included Ohlen and Drake’s steam-powered saw factory, Hines and Miller’s steam-powered paper mill, and Butlers’ coffee- and spice-grinding mill. And almost as an afterthought, the author noted that there were “two extensive breweries at the south end of the city.” All of these enterprises contributed importantly to the success of Columbus. In all, they employed several hundred men, many of them recent immigrants from Ireland and Germany who worked alongside recent arrivals — black and white — from rural Ohio. These new factories formed the beginnings of industry in Columbus and a pattern of industrial growth and success that has continued to the present day. Ed Lentz writes a history column for ThisWeek.

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State audits cited increased risk of theft then-city council member and finance committee chairman Bob Hatley, written to then-council president Bill Saxton and apparently shared with other council members. Hatley wrote that at the end of fiscal year 2004, the city’s bank balance was $45,927 lower than its book balance, and “it also appears that this may have been an issue for some time.” Hatley did not return a telephone message by press time. City officials on Feb. 7 said the city has made a payment of $752,179 to the IRS. The IRS said payments had been missed since at least 2007. City police said they have been issuing subpoenas. Also investigating are the Ohio auditor’s office, the Franklin County prosecutor’s office and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The city has hired an independent consulting company, GBQ Consulting LLC, at a cost of up to $20,000, to investigate the causes of the tax errors.

Continued from page A1 steps taken to improve city record-keeping. They included hiring management consultants Schonhardt and Associates to reconcile financial records. Schonhardt also developed a finance department procedure manual. Both mayor Richard “Ike” Stage and former mayor Cheryl Grossman have said past audits turned up no major concerns regarding tax payments. Each also said a forensic audit found nothing amiss after former finance director Robert Behlen left that job. Behlen did not return a telephone message by press time. Stage also has said any problems with IRS debts would have been resolved in 2003, when the city settled a $9,074 debt with the IRS and pledged in a letter that it intended to follow all regulations and had implemented procedures to correct past practices. The Record also obtained an undated letter from

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jfischer@thisweeknews.com We hope you enjoy our feature story on Rodney Crowell. Since his show is sold out, we’re giving you a full additional five Fab shows (plus a bonus). BONUS REPLACEMENT SINGER/SONGWRITER SHOW: Dig a pair of Austin-based writers/performers in Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin S a t u r d a y, Feb. 26, at the Columbus Performing Arts Center. Tickets are Carrie Elkin $20/$23. Call (614) 470-FOLK.

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Ready Set. TRS is the stage name for Indiana-born pop artist Jordan Witzigreuter, who, faced with the need to tour, has since formed a more formal “band.” You have likely heard, if nothing else, last year’s hit tune Love Like Woe, which we assume is a purposeful double-meaning. With openers Allstar Weekend, The Downtown Friction and We Are in the Crowd, The Ready Set plays The Basement SaturDo you like to move it day, Feb. 26. 1 move it? Tickets are $15. Call 1-800Then you’ll be glad to know 745-3000. that the good folks at Dreamworks Theatricals are bringing If a symphony orchesthe company’s first-ever live tour- 3 tra is an orchestra constiing show, Madagascar Live, to tuted for the purpose of perthe Palace Theatre for five shows forming symphonies, then the Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 26- Columbus Symphony Or27. Alex, Marty, Melman, Glo- chestra’s Saturday and Sunday, ria, King Julien and the Penguins Feb. 26-27, concerts at the Ohio will all be on hand for this orig- Theatre hit the nail on the head. inal story full of high jinks, music Former artistic consultant and all the Alex the Lion snow Gunther Herbig conducts a proglobes you could ever want. gram that includes Mozart’s Sym(NOTE: Alex the Lion snow phony No. 36 (“Linz”), Schuglobes unconfirmed.) bert’s Symphony No. 8 (“UnfinTickets are $82.50-$12.50. ished”) and Dvorak’s SymphoCall 1-800-745-3000. ny No. 8. The lives of these three Smile and wave, boys. central European composers miss overlapping by a handful of years In that glorious place at either end - the program pro2 where Justin Bieber meets vides a chronology of the fourFall Out Boy, you find The movement (save in, obviously,

Schubert’s case) form. Tickets are $66.50-$20.50. Call (614) 228-8600. The Pete Yorn/Ben 4 Kweller show Wednesday, March 2, at the Newport Music Hall, strikes The Beat as one of those “makes sense” headliner-opening act bills. Yorn has always reminded The Beat a bit of Lindsey Buckingham - more clever than Jackson Browne and more literate than John Mayer, less earnest than either. Pixies mastermind Frank Black produced Yorn’s latest release, a self-titled effort that came out last fall. He’s complemented by Tom Petty-meets-Matthew Sweet rocker Kweller. Tickets are $22/$25. Call 1800-745-3000. The daughter of Texas

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The Chinaberry tree was, for a time, a popular, low-budget tree used for ornamental purposes, most often in the southern United States. Singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell recalled how the trees lined the housing development in the Houston neighborhood in which he grew up — a significant enough memory that he named his new book, a memoir of sorts, Chinaberry Sidewalks. “The book is not at all about Rodney Crowell the songwriter,” he said. “It’s about my childhood growing up in Houston. “It’s mostly about the arc of my parents’ marriage,” he said. “My mother and father were the son and daughter of sharecroppers, with seventh/eighth grade educations. They migrated to Houston, and lived in a housing development where a lot of that workforce lived. The place was landscaped with Chinaberry trees, which had these green berries. As kids, we used to have Chinaberry wars.” Crowell said he was deliberate in moving the content of the book away from his career as a singer and songwriter — a career that has seen him boast hit records and have his songs recorded by countless artists, including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Crystal Gayle, Heart, Keith Urban, Bob Seger, the Oak Ridge Boys, Tim McGraw and more. The book, he said, is not merely a companion piece to his records for fans. “There are stories (in the book) about music, but only as it applies as part of my environment,” Crowell added, explaining that he didn’t feel a book of stories about his career “was going to garner a readership.” “I don’t want to sound insulting to the loyalty of my fans, but I don’t think of myself as an iconic star,” Crowell said. “I was going to sustain a relationship with readers with my ability to tell stories. Crowell is hardly shelving his songwriting career. In fact, he said that working on the book both sharpened his songwriting senses and changed his understanding of songwriting. torn up the blues circuit, but would sound equally at home if rock radio should ever be is ready for a new blues diva in the Tina Turner/Bonnie Raitt mold. The Harlem-born blues

Rodney Crowell will play the Columbus Maennerchor Saturday, Feb. 26. Tickets are $30. Call (614) 565-6130.

“With the book I discovered I couldn’t slack off,” he said, further explaining that “the narrative has to be maintained. “That kind of day-in-day-out work is a sharp thing for a songwriter to do, to maintain.” His one-man tour is not your standard book tour, either. “I read excerpts from the book, I tell stories, I sing songs,” he said. “It was a lot of work on presentation and pacing.” Crowell did the audio version of the book himself, which gave him the opportunity to hear how stories and segments of stories sounded out loud. Additionally, he was able to make notes on how he would present the excerpts, both finding a balance between serious and humorous selections and also how he would weave the elements together into a live show. “I have to kind of free-form a background of a story into the different segments of the book,” he said. “Then those passages had to be extended so that the audience is given a similar taste of each song.” For more from The Beat’s interview with Rodney Crowell, read the BeatBlog at www.ThisWeekNews.com.

songstress displays pipes seasoned beyond her years, blazing a white hot vocal trail with her well-bodied alto. “For as long as I live, my father’s music will live through

me,” her bio states. Copeland will play Vonn Jazz & Blues Thursday, March 3. Tickets are $20. Call (614) 4315200.

Get your Irish up at P.K. O’Ryan’s in Worthington Unlike several of its competitors, P.K. O’Ryan’s wasn’t built in Ireland and reassembled over here. And this tiny Irish-themed pub doesn’t feature self-consciously eccentric seating in a splashy and sprawling setting. No, P.K. O’Ryan’s is just a neighborhoody place where actual locals gather to sip, chat and sup. Maybe that’s why P.K.’s feels more like an authentic Irish pub than its built-in-Ireland, chainy brethren. Located in quaint Old Worthington, P.K.’s is the kind of place where on a lazy Sunday, gentlemen have lunch with a pint and The New York Times and ladies roll in for an entree salad. On a weeknight with the Buckeyes on TV, the comfy pub — which appropriates a cozy, pilsner-colored glow for evening lighting — gets a bit more ani-

MENU by G.A. Benton mated. But just a bit, mind you. While P.K.’s is connected to a larger, more regulation restaurant, since I prefer its taverny aspect, I suggest you sit on that side (unless you’ve got the peewee basketball team in tow) — just follow the shamrocks to the pub entry. Then plop down at a semirickety (in a good way) wooden bench with a padded back or belly up to the well-used wooden bar, which is the color of Guinness stout. P.K.’s food is just solid pub grub, but some of its stuff stands out. The “so wrong they’re right” Irish Nachos ($8) fit that standout category.

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Irish nachos and Irish stew in a bread bowl at P.K. O’Ryan’s Restaurant and Pub.

A massive pile of just-fried, dark and crispy kettle-style potato chips arrived decorated a la reuben sandwich. Yes, shredded

bits of commendably houseroasted corned beef (though I would have liked more), sauerkraut, a decent Swiss cheese sauce and snipped scallions lent tons of salty and irresistible character to the good chips (Thousand Island was on the side for dipping). Also good — if less wild — was the homemade chili ($4). Meaty, thick and hearty, it was made with black beans and seemed about 85 percent ground beef — a righteous ratio. For a lighter starter, the house salad ($4.50) wasn’t bad. While it’s not something you’ll be thinking about long afterward, neither is it a total blowoff. Good sized and assembled with fresh romaine (no iceberg), it was sprinkled with shredded cheese, tomato, onions and boxed croutons and got a bit of distinction from

P.K. O’Ryan’s Restaurant too. My favorite was the salty Black & Bleu ($10), jacked up and Pub 666 High St., Worthington 614-781-0770 Web: pkoryans.com Cuisine: Irish & British pub Price: $ (up to $10 per person) Patio: No Hours: 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday -Thursday, 8 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday the sweet and salty house poppyseed feta dressing. Want more of that crave-worthy house-roasted corned beef? Of course you do, so order one of P.K.’s excellent Grilled Reubens ($10). They’re not overly greasy, are judiciously proportioned and come with extracrispy french fries. Made with Carfagna’s ground beef, the burgers are solid here,

on Cajun seasonings and enriched with blue cheese. The homemade Irish Stew ($11.50) was a big standout. A huge, housemade bread bowl was loaded with a soulful, potatoheavy stew of tender pot roast, sweet onions, carrots and a thick, Guinness-sloshed beefy gravy. What’s a homemade Irish sheet cake? It’a a giant block of chocolate cake with nuts and a sweet fudgy icing ($5). In other words, what you’d call a nice Texas sheet cake when eaten in a pub that feels accommodatingly Irish. To read G.A. Benton’s blog, visit ColumbusDiningGuide.com.

Restaurant with Southwestern flair opens in Merion Village Robin Emrick is happy to say there isn’t anything quite like Coyote Jane’s in her immediate neighborhood — or beyond. The Merion Village restaurant, 1586 S. High St., is based on a simple premise: affordable, homemade Santa Fe cuisine and festive drinks in a laid-back environment. Emrick, the chef and co-owner, said that while the cuisine has its roots in the artsy New Mexico capital, it melds global ingredients. “My cooking style is to mesh different flavors that nobody else would think of putting together,” she said. Yet the bill of fare, in which everything is currently priced less than $10, has been subject to vast interpretations. “It’s not Mexican,” she said. “The menu right now is a little misunderstood.” So, in short, expect the unexpected. The “Hop Sing” green chili burger, for example, uses 8 ounces of Angus beef topped with deep-fried jalapenos, sharp cheddar and green chili agave pesto on grilled brioche. The steak chili uses a splash of Jack Daniels and is touched off with a drizzle of Mexican chipotle chocolate. There are tacos, burritos (called burros) and deep-fried burritos, otherwise known as chimichangas. Many have Coyote Jane’s signature touch, such as the “poppy shrimp” tacos, filled with deep-fried buttermilk popcorn shrimp, a traditional garnish and cayenne mayo. The signature cocktail is the grilled watermelon sidecar —– tequila, agave syrup, grilled watermelon and fresh mint. An unconventional version of a bloody Mary offers shrimp and pickled egg. After leasing the building in March, the

restaurant had a few stutter steps because of liquor license and permitting issues. It is open dinner only until March 1, when lunch hours are introduced. Emrick said she will have an entirely new lunch menu while adding some entrees at dinner. Emrick is a partner and chef in the Banana Bean Café, which got its start in Schumacher Place and later moved to Greenlawn Avenue. Her other business associates are Angela Caskey, also part of the founding partnership of Banana Bean and Skillet, and Jane Ann Wentzel, whose name served as the inspiration for the new restaurant. The building, at the northeast corner of High and East Morrill Avenue, had been home to Craters Restaurant and Bar for about 25 years. Then, the Eagle bar had been in business for about six months before Coyote Jane’s moved in. Emrick said she liked the look of the place: wooden floors, exposed brick and a cozy dining space. She shortened the bar and added several Southwest appointments for a rustic look. The dining room seats about 30 and the bar space seats another 25. “I’ve been down here for 15 years,” she said. “I’ve seen Merion Village grow in the last 10 years. And the people want something different.” Coyote Jane’s is open five days a week, closed Sunday and Monday. For more information, call 614-444-5460. Correction: Because of a reporter’s error, the Economic and Community Development Institute was incorrectly identified in last week’s edition of Table Talk.

■ The Powell dining scene has grown dramatically in recent years. Keile Baney isn’t worried. The chef of the Liberty Tavern says he tries to stay on top of the competition by giving diners a large variety of dishes at reasonable prices. “We have a regular crowd and they’re not afraid to tell us what they Keile Baney want,” he said. Customers can get everything from grilled mahi mahi over risotto to the Tavern “stacker” – a burger crowned with barbecue pork, bacon, cheddar and onion rings. “We have a little bit of everything,” said Baney, now a contributor to Food & Wine. Baney said his real passion is smoking. Tavern patrons are treated to frequent smoked specials, including brisket, turkey and pork shoulder. A native of rural Erie, Penn., Baney is a 12-year veteran of the restaurant industry, working in Pennsylvania, Michigan and locally at such places as Hyde Park. To read more on Baney and see his recipe for fish tacos, go to www.ThisWeekNews.com/foodandwine.

Recipe of the week

By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek

Robin Emrick, the chef at Coyote Jane’s, is seen with some of the restaurant’s dishes including chips and raja salsa, burro with soffrito red sauce and a grilled watermelon sidecar. Coyote Jane’s, 1586 S. High St. in Merion Village, features Santa Fe-style food.

See Keile Baney’s recipe for fish tacos at www.ThisWeekNews.com/foodandwine

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care about their plight in the wild. “Coco will be missed,” he said, “by me, by our community and by the many dedicated animal professionals at the Columbus Zoo who have devoted their lives to him for the past 37 years.” Coco had shown no signs of illness and the cause of his death will not be known for several weeks when the results of an autopsy are available. The zoo now has four elephants; adult females Phoebe and Connie, and young males Bodhi and Beco.

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Wilt, Dollins plans announced Mr. and Mrs. William Wilt of Grove City announce the engagement of their daughter, Tiffany Lynn Wilt, to Joseph Eugene Dollins, son of Mr. Eugene Dollins and the late Mrs. Peggy Dollins. The couple plans an April 9 wedding at The Loft at Smith Brothers. Both are 2003 graduates of Grove City High School. The bride-to-be is a 2007 graduate of Ohio State University and is an animal promotions specialist with the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium. The future groom is a 2007 graduate of Wright State University and holds a master’s degree from Ohio State. He is employed by South-Western City Schools as an adapted physical educator.

Event LTOB to present ‘The Music Man’ The Little Theatre Off Broadway, 3981 Broadway, will present Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” March 4-26. Slick traveling salesman Harold Hill falls for Marian, a willful, spinster librarian. Hill convinces the town of River City to adopt his revolutionary music program to prevent its youngsters from facing certain doom. Parents buy instruments and expensive uniforms, but question Hill’s credentials. Chaos ensues as Hill works to prove himself and win Marian. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. March 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26, and 3 p.m. March 6, 13 and 20. General admission tickets are $13. Tickets for seniors and students are $10. For more information, call (614) 875-3919 or visit ltob.org.

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Coco, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s patriarch elephant, died Feb. 16. When zoo staff arrived at 7 a.m. that day, they found Coco lying down and “unable or unwilling to get up,” a news release from the zoo said. “They worked non-stop for almost eight hours in an attempt to save him, but he died just before 3 p.m.” Coco was born in the wild and believed to be 40 years old. The elephant, who fathered Bohdi in 2004 and Beco in 2009, came to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 1974. “When I came to the Columbus Zoo in 1978, I was awestruck by the sight of Coco,” director emeritus Jack Hanna said in a news release. “He invoked a sense of wonder in everyone who saw him — leading them to want to know more about elephants and to

Musical to benefit Children’s Hospital The Pleasure Guild of Nationwide Children’s Hospital will present “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” March 11-13 at the Palace Theatre. Proceeds will benefit central Ohio’s only pediatric hospice and palliative care program. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “Joseph” is the biblical story of a young man named Joseph and the antics of his 11 brothers. As the favored son of his father, Joseph is sold into slavery because of his brothers’ jealousy and later finds redemption with his gift of interpreting dreams. “Joseph” is the Pleasure Guild’s 54th pro-

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SWACO announces 2011 grant program Local governments, school districts, nonprofits and charities are invited to apply for SWACO’s 2011 grant program. The grants are designed to assist with projects that further SWACO’s mission of reducing waste, increasing recycling and growing reuse efforts. Last year’s grant recipients included Otterbein College, the Canal Winchester School District and the Boy Scouts in Washington Township. Grant recipients are required to provide a 25 percent cash or in-kind match. The deadline for applications is April 16. For information, applicants may contact SWACO grants manager Bonnie Trice at (614) 871-5100 or bonni.trice@swaco.org. Information is also available online at www.swaco.org.

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Prairie Oaks Metro Park 3225 Plain City-Georgesville Road, West Jefferson • Calling All Coyotes, 6:45 p.m. Friday at the Whispering Oaks Picnic Area. Call in coyotes while taking a two-mile hike. Learn fact and fiction about these wild canines. • Skunk Cabbage Search, 1 p.m. Saturday at the Prairie View Picnic Area. Look for these first spring wildflowers on a one-mile off-trail hike. • Homeschoolers: Skunk Pickerington Ponds Cabbage, 1 p.m. Monday at the Metro Park Prairie View Picnic Area. Go off7680 Wright Road, trail to look for the skunk cabCanal Winchester bage patch and learn how this • Early Birds, 2 p.m. Saturday smelly flower survives in the at the Glacier Knoll Picnic Area. snow. Search for and learn to identify types of ducks, geese and other Interpreters and assistive listenbirds using scopes and binocu- ing devices for persons with hearlars. ing impairments are available for • Calling All Coyotes, 6 p.m. any program. Call 891-0700 Saturday at the Glacier Knoll Pic- (TDD 895-6240) to schedule these nic Area. Call in coyotes while services. taking a two-mile hike. Learn how these wild canines have adapted to living close to people and ways which we can learn to live with them. • Owls Afternoon, 2 p.m. Sunday at the Ellis Pond Viewing Area, Bowen Road. Search for great horned owls on a 1.5-mile offtrail prowl through the woods.

The following is a list of Met- Chestnut Ridge Metro Park ropolitan Park District of Colum- 8445 Winchester Road, N.W., bus and Franklin County programs Carroll for this week. • Calling in the Coyotes, 6 p.m. Saturday at the Springhouse ProBattelle-Darby Creek gram Area. Try to lure in these Metro Park elusive canines. 1775 Darby Creek Drive, Galloway Highbanks Metro Park • 38th Annual Winter Hike 9466 U.S. 23 N., Lewis Center Series, 10 a.m. Saturday at the • Owls: Stealth Hunters of naturalist office. Take a two-, four- the Night, 6:30 p.m. Sunday at or six-mile hike along the banks the Nature Center. Search for owls and bluffs of Big Darby Creek. on a one-mile hike. Blacklick Woods Metro Park 6975 E. Livingston Ave., Reynoldsburg • Wildlife Observation Night, 5-8 p.m. Friday at the nature center. Look through the nature center windows to see what nocturnal wildlife comes into view. Blendon Woods Metro Park 4265 State Route 161 E., Westerville • Just for Kids: Polluting the Planet, 1 p.m. Saturday at the Nature Center. Use the Enviroscape, an interactive miniature model of the Earth, to discover how pollution affects the environment and all living things. For ages 6-12. • Metro Five-0: Signs of Spring, 2 p.m. Sunday at the Nature Center. Take a short stroll to Thoreau Lake to watch the ducks and search for signs of spring.

First Baptist Church of Grove City 3301 Orders Rd. • 614-991-0205 Dr. Jerry L. Neal, Senior Minister; Services: 9am, 10:25am & 11:50am Family Night Wed., 7 pm Highland Baptist Church 3460 Hoover Rd. • 875-0687 Dr. Kent Spann, Senior Pastor David Thomas, Worship Pastor. Paul Pyle, Student Ministry Pastor. SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:15-10:15am, SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:30-11:45am, WEDNESDAY EVE SVC 6:30pm www.highlandgrovecity.org NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH 2140 Sonora Dr, 614-594-3157 Sun Worship: 10am, 11am, & 6pm Wed. Bible Study @ 7pm www.newlifebaptist.cc

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• Rachel Casto and Katlyn Hall, both of Grove City, were named to the fall 2010 honors list at Central Ohio Technical College. To earn honors list recognition, students must receive at least a 3.5 GPA. • Nicole Jackson graduated from Mount Carmel College of Nursing during the winter semester commencement ceremony. She received a Master of Science degree. Jackson is the daughter of Michael and Luanne Merz of Grove City, and a 1994 graduate of Hilliard High School. • Jordan Dodson, a 2005 graduate of Grove City High School, has been accepted into the Curtis Institute of Music to pursue a performance diploma in classical guitar. Jordan is the son of Peggy Dodson of New Albany and Douglas Dodson of Galloway. Curtis is a selective conservatory, with an acceptance rate of 4 percent. Dodson was awarded a full scholarship to attend Curtis in the fall of 2011. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and is attending Manhattan School of Music in New York City.

• Sarah Hill, a 2010 graduate of Grove City Christian School, has been awarded the University of Findlay’s Gene and Alice Winegardner Scholarshp for the 2010-2011 school year. She is the daughter of Trish and Robert Hill of Grove City. • Chad Channel, a 2009 graduate of Central Crossing High School, has been awarded the University of Findlay’s Class of 1942 Scholarship for the 2010-2011 school year. He is the son of Colleen and John Channel of Grove City. On campus, Channel participates in wrestling. He is a sophomore studying criminal justice administration. • Sarah Rowe of Grove City was named to the fall 2010 president’s list at Columbus College of Art & Design. Rowe, a senior at CCAD, is majoring in fashion design. She is the daughter of Jean and Chris Rowe, and is a 2006 graduate of Central Crossing High School. To be named to the president’s list, students must achieve between a 3.4 and a 4.0 GPA.

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The Central Crossing High School girls basketball team entered the Division I district tournament looking to set a new standard for the program. The Comets are hoping to reach a district semifinal for the first time, but to do so they must defeat third-seeded Olentangy Orange in the second round at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at Westerville Central. That’s no small task considering Or-

ange improved to 19-2 with a 75-16 win over Westland in the first round on Feb. 17. The Pioneers won the OCC-Capital Division title at 13-1. “They like to push the ball and put some points on the board,” coach Neil Hohman said. “They’ve scored a lot of points. Our goal is to slow the game down a little bit and make them play the tempo we want to play, so we can run our offense. We have to work on getting back on defense and make sure we’re not giving them any easy shots. They have some nice post players (6-foot-3

junior Ashley Bassett-Smith and 6-1 junior Kelsey Lewis) and a good point guard (5-7 sophomore Taylor Agler), so they’re good from inside and outside.” The winner will play 10th-seeded Logan or Dublin Scioto in a district semifinal at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, at Olentangy Liberty. The district final will be played at 4 p.m. March 5 at Liberty. Central Crossing improved to 9-12 overall, surpassing last season’s win total when it finished 8-13, and earned the program’s third postseason win by

defeating Independence 60-35 in the first round Feb. 17 at Olentangy. The Comets’ other tournament wins came against Watkins Memorial (60-48 in 2004) and Zanesville (40-38 in 2009). Against Independence, Central Crossing led 18-7 after the first quarter, only to see the 76ers tie the game at 24 by halftime. “We didn’t play great in the first half,” Hohman said. “We missed a lot of easy shots, layups.” The Comets, however, regained control in the third quarter, outscoring In-

dependence 24-13 to open a 48-37 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Sophomore Jalynn Graham scored a game-high 22 points to lead Central Crossing. Olivia Davis added 15 points. “Jalynn played real well,” Hohman said. “I thought she did a good job finishing and controlling and pushing the ball.” •Grove City ended its season with a 67-37 loss to ninth-seeded Upper Arlington in the first round of the district See GIRLS, page B2

Wrestling

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It’s been three seasons since the Grove City High School wrestling team has had a Division I state qualifier. The Greyhounds have a chance to break that streak when six wrestlers compete in the district tournament Friday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, Feb. 26, at Hilliard Darby. The top four placers in each weight class advance to the state tournament March 3-5 at Ohio State. “We’re pushing to get as many people to state that we can,” said Jose Hughes, who advanced to district at 160 pounds. “We definitely think that we have a lot of guys that have potential.” But as Grove City found out last year, having multiple district qualifiers doesn’t guarantee a state qualifier. None of the Greyhounds’ eight district qualifiers last year advanced to state. Grove City may have a better chance of having a state qualifier this season, however, after a good showing in the Marysville sectional Feb. 19. Five of its six district qualifiers made a championship final, meaning they’ll open district against an opponent who placed lower at another sectional. Grove City scored 123.5 points at sectional to finish fifth behind champion Hilliard Davidson (239.5). By Todd Seimer/ThisWeek Leading the way was Hughes, who defeated Darby’s Tyler Devan Williamson of Central Crossing goes up for a jumper between a pair of Westland defenders during the host Comets’ 47-38 loss on Feb. 18. Central Crossing Bowens 7-6 to win the champi- played Pickerington North in a first-round Division I tournament game Feb. 23. onship at 160. Robert Coles (145), Caleb Dick (189), Nick Kowaleski (152) and Jordan Shoemaker (112) each placed second, and Zach Reynard (heavyweight) placed third. The top four placers in each weight class advanced to district. “I was real happy with our results and getting five guys into the championship finals,” coach Jay DiMasso said. “ NumberBy FRANK DiRENNA wise, that’s a pretty good showThisWeek Community Newspapers At a glance ing. Only Davidson had more (with six). They wrestled well Grove City High School boys basketball Below are the recent results and coming schedules for and they had some tough comthe Central Crossing and Grove City boys basketball coach Greg Waits has set a high standard for teams: petition.” his program. Last season, Grove City scored CENTRAL CROSSING Waits and his players realize they didn’t meet *Feb. 18 — Lost to Westland 47-38 28 points at district to tie those standards during the regular season, as Feb. 23 — Played Pickerington North in first round of Reynoldsburg and Thomas Worthe Greyhounds are 7-13 overall and went 5-9 Division I district tournament. Winner plays Dublin Scioto thington for 21st behind chamin the OCC-Ohio Division, placing sixth be- or Teays Valley in second round, 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at pion Marysville (188.5). Heath. hind co-champions Gahanna and Pickerington Of note: The Comets were 4-16 overall before Feb. 23 “The level at district is defiNorth (13-1), Newark (8-6), Pickerington Cen- and finished 2-12 (tied for seventh) in the OCCnitely different,” Hughes said. tral (8-6) and Reynoldsburg (7-7), and ahead Central. “Everybody is good. You don’t *OCC-Central game of Groveport (1-13) and Lancaster (1-13). have kids with 0-8 records. You “This is a very disappointing season for Grove GROVE CITY have kids that have won matchCity basketball because of the standards that Feb. 15 — Lost to Westerville Central 69-56. Jake es. I keep telling myself that each Green had 14 points, Bobby Brown scored 12 and Zach we’ve set,” Waits said. “The teams and the kids Layne-Wolfe scored 11. time (the state meet) gets closin previous years, those kids set the foundation *Feb. 18 — Lost to Pickerington North 64-43 er that this is what we’ve been for our goals, and the expectations for Grove Feb. 22 — Played Dresden Tri-Valley in first round of working so hard for.” City basketball are really high. We didn’t meet Division I district tournament. Winner plays sixth-seed•Central Crossing has five ed Walnut Ridge in second round, 6 p.m. Feb. 25 at those this year.” wrestlers competing at district, Hamilton Township. Junior guard Jimmy Gravett, who has been Of note: The Greyhounds were 7-13 overall before Feb. four more than last year. playing with a broken nose since sustaining the 22 and finished 5-9 (sixth) in the OCC-Ohio. Led by Gage Hysell (152) and injury during a practice in late January, also was *OCC-Ohio game Vince Pickett (160), the Comets disappointed with his team’s regular season. scored 127 points at the West“I had really high hopes for this season, so Feb. 25, at Hamilton Township. land sectional to finish fourth we’re all disappointed,” Gravett said. “We have The Greyhounds entered the tournament ridbehind champion Lancaster not hit the basketball standards whatsoever.” ing a five-game losing streak, including a 64(180). Grove City played Dresden Tri-Valley in the 43 loss at Pickerington North in their regular“I thought they did well,” coach By Todd Seimer/ThisWeek first round of the Division I district tournament season finale on Feb. 18. Jamie Ramirez said. “We had nine The Comets’ Jeff Davis looks to shoot despite pressure from Chase on Feb. 22. The winner plays sixth-seeded WalSee WRESTLE, page B3 Blankenship of Westland on Feb. 18. 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Swimming & Diving

Swim-off win sends Grove City’s Judkins to state By PAUL BATTERSON ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Braxten Judkins of the Grove City High School boys swimming and diving team grabbed the last spot in the 100-yard freestyle for the Division I state meet. However, the senior did so at the expense of his friend, Pickerington North’s Paul Hintz. The two tied for fifth in the event at the district meet Feb. 19 at Ohio State in a time of 47.71 seconds and had to compete in a swimoff at the end of the meet. Judkins won the swim-off. “I hoped it wouldn’t come down to him or me,” he said. Judkins was the only state qualifier for Grove City or Central Crossing. He will compete in a preliminary heat on Friday, Feb. 25, and, if he advances, will compete in the final on Saturday, Feb. 26. The meet is being held at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. The Grove City boys team finished

16th at district with 44.5 points, behind champion Upper Arlington (432.5). The Greyhounds girls team finished 19th (12) behind Upper Arlington (505). The top three finishers in each swimming event and top four divers at district automatically qualified for state. In addition, 11 at-large state berths were awarded based on times statewide. Judkins, who is seeded 24th at state behind Strongsville senior Michael Meldon (44.7), was seeded sixth at district in 49.59 but dropped 1.88 seconds off his time. “The tapering has been a big factor for me,” said Judkins, who made the awards podium at district for the first time as an individual by placing in the top eight. “It was pretty cool to be up there as an individual.” Judkins joined senior Ty Payne, sophomore Jack Bailey and freshman Jordan Bailey on the awards podium after the four placed eighth in the 200 medley relay in 1:44.38.

At a glance Below are the state qualifiers with district result and state seed for the Central Crossing and Grove City boys and girls swimming and diving teams: CENTRAL CROSSING Boys — None; Girls — None Others who competed at district: Boys — 200 medley relay (1:52.50, 19th); 200 free relay (1:38.67, 20th); 400 free relay (3:39.05, 20th); Girls — Caroline Kruczynski: 50 free: (26.43, 26th), 100 back (1:03.8, 27th); 200 medley relay (2:08.26, 25th); 200 free relay (1:55.16, 25th); 400 free relay (4:33.81, 28th)

The girls 400 free relay of sophomore Taylor Camp, senior Kaitlyn Camp, senior Makenzie Best and junior Ashley Miller had the best finish for the Greyhounds, placing 14th (3:50.81). Miller was 15th in the 200 free (2:02.7) and joined Kaitlyn Camp, freshman Claudie Pierce and Taylor Camp to finish 15th in the 200 medley relay (1:57.1). •For the past four years, Central

GROVE CITY Boys — Braxten Judkins: 100 free (47.71, fifth, 24th); Girls — None Others who competed at district: Boys — Jack Bailey: 50 free (23.35, 23rd), 100 free (51.25, 25th); Judkins: 50 free (22.13. ninth); 200 medley relay (1:44.38, eighth); 200 free relay (DQ); 400 free relay (3:41.61, 23rd); Girls — Kaitlyn Camp: 100 free (57.55, 28th); Taylor Camp: 50 free (25.79, 17th); Ashley Miller: 200 free (2:02.70, 15th), 100 back (1:02.21, 23rd); 200 medley relay (1:57.10, 15th); 400 free relay (3:50.81, 14th)

am happy with it.” Neither the Comets girls team nor boys team scored at district. The girls 200 medley relay of Kyle Dyer, Tyler Smith, Jordan Messisco and Kelley Jones placed 19th in 1:52.5, trimming 1.55 seconds off their sectional time, to post the team’s best finish. Kruczynski competed in four events at district, placing 27th in the 100 backstroke (1:03.8) and teaming with senior Alyssa Stamper, Hannah Wilhelm and Hannah Hildebrand to place 25th in the 200 free relay (1:56.16) and teaming with Molly Lalonde, Hildebrand and Stamper to finish 25th in the 200 medley (2:08.26). “It’s never been easy to make it to districts,” Kruczynski said. “This year I was worried if I was even going to make it or not. “My times have been a little lower than I wanted them to be.”

Crossing senior Caroline Kruczynski has been chasing a spot on the podium at the district meet. She missed her final chance to accomplish that goal by 1.67 seconds, as she finished 26th in the 50 free (26.43). “My goal was to make it to at least the podium,” said Kruczynski, who dropped .01 of a second off her sectional time. “That’s what I have been pbatterson@thisweeknews.com trying to do my whole career, but I www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Cobb to play college soccer Central Crossing senior Macy Cobb is all smiles as she signs a letter of intent Feb. 7 to play soccer at Morehead State.

BOYS Continued from page B1 Against North, Grove City jumped out to a 7-0 lead, but the Panthers held a 16-9 advantage after one quarter and led 29-20 at halftime. “We had a great start and they just took control after that,” Waits said. “They do a great job manto-man and they got into us and gave us some problems. We didn’t execute very well.” Jake Green led the Greyhounds with 12 points. During the regular season, Green led the team in scoring, averaging 10.8 points, followed by Bobby Brown (9.3) and Brandon Bapst (8.7). Brown was leading the team in rebounding, averaging 9.1. •Central Crossing entered the district tournament on a ninegame losing streak, including a 47-38 loss to Westland in its regular-season finale on Feb. 18. Against Westland, the Comets made just seven of 22 free throws. “You’re just not going to win a lot of games when you shoot that poorly from the foul line,” coach Mike Cavey said. With the win, Westland completed a season sweep of the Comets. The Cougars won the

first meeting 60-50 on Jan. 14. Central Crossing closed out the regular season 4-16 overall and 2-12 in the OCC-Central, tying Westland for seventh behind co-champion Dublin Coffman and Upper Arlington (131), Thomas Worthington (9-5), Hilliard Davidson (7-7), Hilliard Darby (5-9) and Worthington Kilbourne (5-9). The Comets opened the district tournament against fifthseeded Pickerington North on Feb. 23. The winner plays Dublin Scioto or Teays Valley in the second round at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at Heath. The Comets struggled offensively in the second half of the regular season, as they did not score more than 50 points in their final nine games. “We are struggling putting the ball in the basket,” Cavey said. “Team chemistry has kind of been an issue all year. We’re hoping to be able to solve that over the summer. We’re hopefully going to be taking them out to a team camp somewhere and getting them away from everything where they have nothing to worry about but getting to know each other a little bit more.” During the regular season, Clay Luebben led the team in

Registration open for youth baseball Registration has begun for spring/summer youth baseball leagues offered by the Grove City Parks and Recreation Department. Players can be signed up at City Hall, 4035 Broadway, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Monday, Feb. 28. Leagues are available for children who will be 5 to 17

years old as of April 30. Firsttime registrants must bring the child’s birth certificate and proof of residency. The recreation department also is looking for coaches and umpires. For more information, visit www.grovecityohio.gov or call (614) 277-3050.

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tournament Feb. 17 at Hilliard Davidson. The Greyhounds closed the season on a 17-game losing streak and finished 2-19 overall and 1-13 in the OCC-Ohio. Against UA, Grove City kept the game close early on, trailing 16-9 after one quarter as junior Danielle Terry scored five of her team-high seven points in the quarter. “Danielle is one of the bright spots,” coach Dale Corbett said. “She played well. She’s getting better.” UA used a strong inside game to pull away in the second quarter, as it led 35-14 at halftime. The Golden Bears, who improved to 16-5, maintained a comfortable lead throughout the second half. “Once we got down, we just didn’t fight back,” Corbett said. “I didn’t think we played particularly well.” Senior Alyssa Sammeth and sophomore Miranda Frase added six points apiece for the Greyhounds. “You can look at us and tell that we’re not very big,” Sammeth said. “Also, we don’t handle pressure very well. We tend to beat ourselves with turnovers.” Grove City loses three seniors in Sammeth, Taryn Allmon and Lindsey Eickel. Sammeth led the team in scoring (8.0 ppg) and rebounding (7.8) and was honorable mention all-OCC-Ohio. “It takes a lot to be able to lose 19 games and stay close,”

At a glance GROVE CITY •Record: 2-19 overall, 1-13 (tied for seventh) in OCC-Ohio •Seniors lost: Taryn Allmon, Lindsey Eickel and Alyssa Sammeth •Key returnees: Miranda Frase and Danielle Terry

in the summer and in the offseason and work. We need to get a little physically stronger. There’s some talent there.” Mesler, a 6-foot-4 center, has potential to be a solid player, according to Corbett. “If she put some time into it, she could be a difference maker,” Corbett said. Grove City tied Groveport for seventh in the OCC-Ohio, behind Reynoldsburg (14-0), Pickerington North (12-2), Gahanna (9-5), Newark (9-5), Pickerington Central (6-8) and Lancaster (4-10). The Greyhounds’ wins came against Westland (60-16 on Nov. 26) and Groveport (47-40 on Dec. 10).

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Boys basketball team coping with close losses By JARROD ULREY

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Coming off a season in which it advanced to a Division III state semifinal, it wasn’t easy for the Ready High School boys basketball team to stomach a regular season in which it endured double-digit losses. However, the Silver Knights did have reason to be optimistic entering this year’s district tournament considering the manner of most of their losses during the season’s second half. After beating Worthington Christian 43-42 on Jan. 14 to improve to 3-7, Ready lost four consecutive games, including three by six points or fewer. In addition, the Silver Knights lost seven of their final nine regular-season games, with six of the losses being by six points or fewer, including setbacks against CCL-foes DeSales (4643 on Feb. 7), Watterson (52-48 on Feb. 4) and Hartley (60-54 on Jan. 28) as well as the district’s fourth seed in Division III, North Union (54-51 on Feb. 15). “It’s been a frustrating month,” coach Don Worstell said. “We’ve played pretty good basketball the last month and our inexperience has allowed us to lose almost every night.” Ready began the postseason Feb. 23 against Berne Union, with the winner playing top-seeded Heath in the second round at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at Newark. Better health and a maturing group of young players helped the Silver Knights become a more competitive unit over the second half of the season. Senior Christian Knapper missed the first 10 games of the season as he recovered from a broken leg but has been a key contributor since his return. He scored 13 points against North Union. Junior guard Derek Farmer also has been a steady contributor after missing the season’s first six games with a shoulder injury. He scored 30 points

WRESTLE Continued from page B1 guys and seven of them placed. I thought everybody wrestled pretty hard. I was hoping to get a couple more there.” Both Hysell and Pickett turned in dominating performances. Hysell pinned all of his opponents, including Olentangy Orange’s Mike Moore (1 minute, 52 seconds) in the championship match. Pickett’s day included a 125 win over Westerville Central’s Zach Brown in the championship match. Brown was ranked second behind Pickett in last week’s Division I district coaches poll. “He put his footprint down on how good he is,” Ramirez said of Pickett. “Gage Hysell has had some bad matches and he’s had some good ones this season. He was on a roll (last)

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Dalton Scott (top) is one of nine district qualifiers for the Ready wrestling team, which finished third at the 15-team Division III sectional Feb. 18-19 at Madison Plains.

against Hartley. In addition, freshmen Jimmy Hanley, Brady Taylor and Matt Yoho have become steady contributors after seeing little action early in the season. Taylor scored 17 in a 58-46 win over Wellington on Feb. 5. “(Better health has been) part of it, but I think also the freshmen have been with us for almost an entire season,” Worstell said. “We were so incredibly inexperienced coming into the season, but we’re athletic enough to be a good team. “It’s been a nice asset (having Knapper back). Christian is incredibly quick and strong and really our most experienced player. Getting him back has helped our team.” •The girls basketball team’s longest winning streak of the season came at an opportune time. After enduring an eight-game losing streak from mid-January through the first week of February, the Silver Knights beat DeSales 42-39 on Feb. 9, Grove City 51-36 on Feb. 10 and Olentangy Liberty 41-38 on Feb. 12 to

close the regular season. Ready then surprised sixth-seeded Centerburg 55-49 in the first round of the Division III district tournament on Feb. 17 to improve to 8-13 and advance to play third-seeded BloomCarroll in the second round Feb. 23. If Ready pulled a second consecutive tournament upset against BloomCarroll, it would play Johnstown or Linden-McKinley in a district semifinal at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, at Olentangy Orange. While the Silver Knights were seeded 24th of 28 teams for the tournament, Johnstown and Linden were seeded 26th and 27th, respectively. The Johnnies opened the postseason by upsetting fourth-seeded Elgin 5547 on Feb. 16. “We’ve done a better job of executing, and if you get a couple wins, it does a lot for your confidence,” coach Joe Lang said. Alexis Mayle and Dani Pugh each scored 16 points against Centerburg to lead Ready, which built a 22-8 advantage by the end of the first quarter.

At a glance Below are the sectional results for the Central Crossing and Grove City wrestling teams: CENTRAL CROSSING Feb. 19 — Finished fourth (127) in 13-team Division I sectional at Westland behind champion Lancaster (180). District qualifiers were Aaron Hardy (140, 3-1, second), Dez Hauber (135, 2-1, third), Gage Hysell (152, 3-0, first), Vince Pickett (160, 4-0, first) and Josh Wimer (103, 2-1 second). Others competing were Kyle Farris (125, 2-3), Joe Householder (112, 3-2), Blake Ruff (145, 0-2) and Hunter Taylor (130, 1-2). Feb. 25-26 — District tournament at Hilliard Darby. The top four in each weight class advance to state March 3-5 at Ohio State.

weekend.” Also making it to district were Aaron Hardy (140) and Josh Wimer (103), both of whom placed second, and Dez Hauber, who was third at 135. Joe Householder, who finished fifth at 112, and Kyle Farris, who was sixth

GROVE CITY Feb. 19 — Finished fifth (123.5) in 13-team Division I sectional at Marysville behind champion Hilliard Davidson (239.5). District qualifiers were Robert Coles (145, 2-1, second), Caleb Dick (189, 2-1, second), Jose Hughes (3-0, first), Nick Kowaleski (21, second), Zach Reynard (heavyweight, 2-1, third) and Jordan Shoemaker (112, 2-1, second). Others competing were Clayton Baltzer (215, 0-2), Josh Barker (125, 0-2), Cole Capehart (103, 0-2), Zane Chappellar (135, 12), Dylan Hogan (130, 0-2), Cornelius Marsha (119, 1-2), Greg Plotner (140, 0-2) and Jared Todd (171, 1-2). Feb. 25-26 — District tournament at Darby. The top four in each weight class advance to state March 3-5 at Ohio State.

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Ready boys basketball, girls basketball, bowling and wrestling teams: BOYS BASKETBALL Feb. 15 — Lost to North Union 54-51 *Feb. 18 — Lost to St. Charles 58-41 Feb. 23 — Played Berne Union in first round of Division III district tournament. Winner plays top-seeded Heath in second round, 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at Newark. Winner plays eighth-seeded Horizon Science Academy, Galion Northmor or Northridge in district semifinal, 8 p.m. March 2 at Fairgrounds Coliseum. Of note: The Silver Knights were 5-15 overall before Feb. 23 and finished 0-8 (fifth) in the CCL, behind Hartley (7-1), DeSales (62), Watterson (4-4) and St. Charles (3-5). GIRLS BASKETBALL Feb. 17 — Defeated sixth-seeded Centerburg 55-49 in first round of Division III district tournament Feb. 23 — Played third-seeded Bloom-Carroll in second round of district tournament. Winner plays Johnstown or Linden-McKinley in district semifinal, 6 p.m. March 2 at Olentangy Orange. Of note: The Silver Knights were 8-13 overall before Feb. 23.

After averaging 4.8 points through 16 games, Mayle averaged 16 points over the next five. Mayle and Nikki Scott also have stepped up in the area of rebounding, according to Lang. Pugh averaged a team-best 11.6 points through 21 games. “I got on Alexis and Nikki about doing a better job of rebounding,” Lang said. “They’ve improved their effort from the rebounding side of things. (Mayle) has been living at the foul line just because she’s been taking the ball to the hole better. Those two inside have given us a presence so that we haven’t had to rely on Dani as much.” •The wrestling team advanced nine wrestlers to the Division III district tournament, which will be held Friday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, Feb. 26, at Coshocton. Winning titles at the Madison Plains sectional on Feb. 18-19 were Bobby Smith (103, 36-1 overall record) and

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Josh Hall (112, 34-4). Finishing second were Dalton Scott (119, 28-11), Phil Halko (160, 25-12) and Brandon Cooper (215, 24-10), while Hannibal Tate (145, 31-9) placed third and Patrick Stover (130, 23-18), Joe Knapp (135, 21-14) and Patrik Garren (189, 22-16) placed fourth. Ready finished third (176.5) at the 15-team sectional, behind West Jefferson (254.5) and Amanda-Clearcreek (218.5). The Silver Knights were the fifth seed while West Jefferson was the No. 1 seed, Amanda-Clearcreek was seeded third and Utica was seeded fourth. Utica finished fourth (154.5). “Location played no part in it,” coach Chance Van Gundy said. “It’s about how we match up. “We wrestled a pretty competitive schedule this year and I think all of our guys are wrestling hard.” julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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BOWLING Feb. 18 — Boys: Finished 13th (3,228) at 24team sectional tournament at Eastland Lanes, behind champion Hartley (4,231); Girls: Finished seventh (3,051) at 21-team sectional at Eastland Lanes, behind champion Westerville South (3,531). Advancing to district was Allison Lichwa (583). Feb. 26 — Lichwa will compete at district tournament at HP Lanes. The top three individuals not on qualifying teams advance to the state tournament March 4 at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl. WRESTLING Feb. 18-19 — Finished third (176.5) at 15team Division III sectional tournament at Madison Plains, behind West Jefferson (254.5) and Amanda-Clearcreek (218.5). District qualifiers were Brandon Cooper (215, 2-1, second), Patrik Garren (189, 2-2, fourth), Phil Halko (160, 2-1, second), Josh Hall (112, 3-0, first), Joe Knapp (135, 2-2, fourth), Dalton Scott (119, 3-1, second), Bobby Smith (103, 4-0, first), Patrick Stover (130, 2-2, fourth) and Hannibal Tate (145, 4-1, third). Feb. 25-26 — District tournament at Coshocton. The top four in each weight class advance to the state tournament March 3-5 at Ohio State. *CCL game

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Township considers biodiesel program By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Etna Township is looking into a pilot project that involves trying to grow sunflower or canola crops for biofuel. The township’s economic development committee met Feb. 17 to discuss using abandoned lanes of state Route 158 for the pilot project to determine if the township could successfully grow such crops on interstitial highway land and use the crop for biofuel. Committee member Mark Schaff said he has been exploring the idea with the Ohio Department of Transportation and that a meeting was scheduled for 3 p.m. March 17 at Route 158 and U.S. Route 40, with ODOT representatives in attendance to explore the possibility of establishing such a pilot program. “We want to expand the scope of the gateway landscaping program to include sunflower seed and flax seed and other biodiesel fuels that are also very attractive,” Schaff said. “It’s possible to meet simultaneously the goal of the gateway landscaping program for beautification and to simultaneously produce fuel.” Township zoning official Chris Harkness said the project could help give Etna a recognized identity, based on a common crop image. “The sunflower could become the signature of Etna Township,” Harkness said. Schaff said the program could provide costless fuel to the township and save ODOT money in maintaining roads. “If we are successful with this project, we can produce fuel for township vehicles,” Schaff said. “And we have reason to because we can be successful. Utah, North Carolina and at least one other state are presently successful of taking advantage of median strips and sides of highways and land that’s not being used to produce biofuel crops.

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Dave and Marge Smigelski, along with the Rev. Ralph Huntzinger (pictured below), will be honored at St. Mary Catholic Church’s sixth annual gala and silent auction Feb. 26. The Smigelskis, who live in Grove City, are former German Village residents.

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‘Go-to volunteers’ to be honored at gala By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers Dave and Marge Smigelski say they are delighted to be recognized for their dedication to a German Village church. The Grove City residents, along with retired Rev. Ralph Huntzinger, will be honored at the St. Mary Catholic Church’s sixth annual gala and silent auction, to be held Feb. 26. The fundraiser for the St. Mary School will be held at 6 p.m. downtown at the Columbus Athenaeum, 32 N. Fourth St. Tickets to the event are $100 each and can be purchased through the parish office, 672 S. Third St. The church honors those who have made a lasting impact on the school or parish, said Julie Graham-Price, chair of the gala. “The Smigelskis have been active members of the church for decades,” she said. “They have held leadership positions and have been go-to volunteers of the parish for years.” The Smigelskis, both 68, graduated from the now-defunct St. Mary Catholic High School in 1960 and married at the church three years later. Both have been actively involved in the church for decades, heading

up a variety of initiatives and committees. Mrs. Smigelski, born Marjorie Friley, was president of the Women’s Club while her husband was president of the Men’s Club. She still is in Rev. Ralph charge of coffee and Huntzinger doughnuts served in between masses on Sundays and her husband is a regular handyman, having helped rebuild the church rectory and repaint the ornate woodwork behind the altar, also called the reredos, which stands 45 feet high and 20 feet wide. “They don’t seem to mind much as long as I’m paying the bill and doing the work,” joked Dave Smigelski, who is retired from the insurance industry. “We have very strong faith values but along with faith, there’s the social value to it,” added his wife, who works for a local property-management company. Married for 47 years, the couple lived on Kossuth Street for 30 years until they moved to Grove City in 1993. Yet, they remained active in their church. “If you’re going to be a member of something, be a good member,”Dave Smigelski

said. “Do your part.” Meanwhile, Huntzinger served the St. Mary parish from 1979 until he retired in 1994. Known as the “German Village shepherd,” Huntzinger was ordained into the priesthood in 1950. His parents, Clara Reeb and Joseph Huntzinger, were baptized at St. Mary and completed their education at St. Mary Parish Schools. Huntzinger is credited with overseeing the renovation of the church, completed in 1987 after eight years of planning. “His work continues to make St. Mary church the landmark it is today,” GrahamPrice said. In other news from the gala, the school is holding a $5,000 scholarship raffle good for any school in the country. The scholarship will be awarded directly to any educational institution for the 2011-12 school year — whether it be a preschool, elementary school, high school or college — or deposited directly into a college savings account. Tickets are $20 and only 500 will be sold. Graham-Price said the gala, since its inception, has helped raise $145,000 for tuition. gseman@thisweeknews.com

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Grove City Council LEGAL NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Ordinance No. C-03-11, an ordinance to Amend Section 1133.07 of the Codified Ordinances titled Appeal of Board Decisions, was approved by the Council of the City of Grove City on February 22, 2011. Notice is hereby given that Ordinance No. C-04-11, an ordinance to Approve a Special Use Permit for a Drive Thru for Buckeye Beverage Bay & Fine Wine located at 4170 McDowell Rd, was approved by the Council of the City of Grove City on February 22, 2011. Notice is hereby given that Ordinance No. C-05-11, an ordinance to Approve a Special Use Permit for Outdoor Seating for a Restaurant located at 3985 Broadway, was approved by the Council of the City of Grove City on February 22, 2011.

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