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County program akin to local initiative Senior Services Roundtable official reaches out to long-range planning committee By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers A group of German Village residents hoping to establish an aging-in-place program have been offered some help. Fran Ryan, co-founder and acting chairwoman of the Senior Services Roundtable, a countywide senior-services initiative, has reached out to the long-range planning committee in Ger-

man Village, which is in the initial stages of forming a group called Village Connections. Ryan, a German Village resident, said her program, founded two-and-a-half years ago through the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging, provides a variety of services — from transportation to pet care — for seniors. She said the proposal is a win-win for the German Village group, which wants

to provide many of those same amenities through Village Connections. The good news for Village Connections, Ryan said, is that it can remain an independent group while working from a list of providers already helping Senior Services Roundtable, a sort of informational clearinghouse of service providers. “If they’re part of us, they’d get all the advantages,” she said.

Carolyn McCall, who chairs the longrange planning committee for the German Village Society, said that while she’s not familiar with Ryan’s organization, it sounds interesting. “We’re certainly looking forward to learning from her group and sharing what our ideas are and collaborating in the future,” McCall said. The Senior Services Roundtable works with a multitude of agencies, including

employment services, Columbus Public Health, senior centers, food pantries and Meals on Wheels. One is Volunteer Connections, a webbased volunteer group. Founder Brenda Doner said she has a base of 500 volunteers, who help with everything from pet-food drives to delivering meals at churches. See SENIOR SERVICES, page A2

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MARDI GRAS AT THE GERMANIA Expert’s visit could cultivate more local gardeners By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspaper Residents interested in a plot in the German Village Community Farm are encouraged to attend a March 7 event at the Livingston United Methodist Church, 200 E. Livingston Ave. At 7 p.m. Monday, master gardener Joanne Dole will speak about the basics of creating a vegetable garden. The session is free and open to the public. Also at the meeting, farm coordinators will consider awarding space to people who are seeking plots. Elspeth Willoughby, who helps organize the farm, said there would be a few openings this year. There are 18 plots, each measuring 4 feet by 4 feet, and two dedicated solely for tomatoes at the farm, which is in its second year. A fee of $25 covers the cost of the water, fencing and other items, she said. Gardeners who use the farm, located on the grounds of the church, must donate a portion of their yield to the Livingston United Methodist Church’s food pantry and the Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio, also based out of the church building. Dole said she would provide an essential checklist for those looking to establish a garden. The first planting of the season is usually in April. “There’s a lot to learn in gardening if you want to be successful,” said Dole, who is with the Franklin County master gardener program, run See GARDENERS, page A2

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Vera Motika and Doris Corbett enjoy a dance during the Columbus Germania club’s Mardi Gras party Feb. 26. The event, held at the Brewery District club, featured dancing, costumes and the crowning of a Mardi Gras prince and princess.

Police boost enforcement at scrap yards By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers Columbus police have stepped up efforts to catch thieves of copper and air-conditioners by staking out scrap yards in the city. Lt. Michael Woods, who is in charge of property crimes with the Columbus Division of Police, said the property-recovery unit and communityresponse teams are spot-checking the 15 or so scrap yards in the city limits.

Although only two weeks old, the program has reported some success, as several air-conditioning units have been recovered and officers questioned four individuals suspected of stealing the merchandise, Woods said. Those suspects were not charged, so their names were not immediately available. “It’s a very good turnaround,” Woods said. “It’s a combination of the community-response teams working with detectives who are a little more familiar with what they’re looking for.” He said increased presence and intermittent vis-

its should send a message to crooks that officers are actively pursuing the crimes. Helping police in their quest is a web-based search engine that notifies law enforcement when something is scrapped and who is dropping it off, Woods said. Per state law, scrap yards are required to document information about every transaction, such as the time and date, and name of the person dropping off the material. See SCRAP YARDS, page A2

Coalition for a Nonviolent Columbus accepting grant applications By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers The Coalition for a Nonviolent Columbus is accepting grant applications from neighborhood groups looking to improve the quality of life in their communities. The coalition, recently formed by Mayor Michael B. Coleman, has $40,000 available for initiatives involving public safety, neighborhood

improvement or education and outreach. Programs can include graffiti cleanup, block watches and crime-prevention activities. Applications will be accepted through March 31. Amanda Ford, spokeswoman for the Columbus Department of Public Safety, said the 25-member coalition would review grant applications in April and then make its final recommendations so the various community groups can

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launch their initiatives by summer. Individuals cannot apply. The applications must come from such groups as civic associations, block-watch grouaps, small nonprofits and faithbased organizations. Each group would receive a maximum of $1,000. “I think a lot of neighborhood groups want to do good things for their communities but don’t have the money,” Ford said. “And that’s the goal: All of these little things will make a differ-

ence in their neighborhood.” Jerry Glick, who is involved in many safety initiatives in German Village, said he will encourage the German Village Society to apply for a grant. Glick organizes a monthly police luncheon with Columbus police officers at the Meeting Haus. Last year, the community held a safety day, in which law-enforcement officials were on hand to give advice to residents on a wide range of topics.

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SENIOR SERVICES Continued from page A1 Doner said she likes the sound of Village Connections. “I think there can’t be enough,” she said. “It’s one of those things that there are so many (people) in that age group and it’s only going to grow. And there are a lot of services people don’t know about.” The Senior Services Roundtable meets monthly at various locations throughout the county to exchange news concerning services and programs. Its mission, like Village Connections, is to allow the elderly to stay in their homes longer. Members of the long-range planning com-

Smith to appear in ‘Joseph’

mittee have been researching the aging-in-place effort for about a year. Just recently, the group decided to forge ahead with forming the organization, aimed at helping those in the immediate neighborhood. There’s a lot to be done in the near-term, such as writing a mission statement, forming a leadership group and sending out a questionnaire to determine what residents would want, how many would participate and who would pay. Leaders with the group said they don’t expect to have Village Connections fully functioning for about two years. gseman@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

German Village resident Nikki Smith will appear in the upcoming Pleasure Guild production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Shows are scheduled for March 11-13 at the Palace Theatre.

Theft of copper and other metals, many of which can be found in air conditioners, has become a serious issue in Columbus, Woods said. Thieves are fetching roughly $4 a pound for copper, making it one of the most sought-after metals, next to stainless steel and aluminum. Some of the devices located inside air-conditioner units are valuable, too, he said. One problem with air conditioners is that some residents don’t find them missing until the first hot day of the year, Woods said. That leaves police at a disadvantage because they don’t know if the units, the components inside or other metals were stolen. That’s why immediate report-

through The Ohio State University Extension. The good news is anybody can do it, Dole said. The first lesson involves location, she said. “It has to have at least six hours of sun and a lot of people who live in older neighborhoods have big trees and struggle finding sun,” she said. The next thing, Dole said, is to start small, planting in a plot no wider than 23 feet. She also encourages people to stay on top of weeds, watering and other maintenance. Part of the discussion will include creating individual compost piles.

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Damenchor to host Mardi Gras ball The Damenchor of the Columbus Maennerchor will host a Mardi Gras costume ball from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at 966 S. High St. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The theme for the evening will be “Karneval in Olde Vienna.” Mike Farrenkopf’s Polkaholics will provide live music. Guests are invited to come in costume and join in a 9 p.m. grand march. Prizes will be offered for the best costumes. Sandwiches and Fasching doughnuts will be available for purchase. A cash bar will be available. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Tickets are available from Damenchor members or at the door. For more information, call Rita Bahlman at 855-1420.

ing of a theft is recommended, he said. Dave Cooper, past president of the Northland Area Business Association and current chair of the Northland Alliance, said over the course of three months, 10 of 17 air-conditioning units have been stolen from the Beechcroft Center where he owns a business. Cooper said the spot checks at scrap yards sound encouraging. “We appreciate all the efforts of the Columbus police department, their ongoing challenge of trying to catch the perpetrators,” he said. “And we’re providing them with information as soon as it becomes available.” gseman@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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“If you can produce your own compost, you know what’s in it,” Dole said. “It’s a lot less laborintensive to make your own compost than to haul those bags of compost from the garden center.” Dole said community gardens are valuable and growing in number, as 200 have sprung up in vacant lots and at churches and municipal facilities across Franklin County. “They teach people how to grow their own food,” she said. “With the increasing cost of food, it’s becoming more valuable. It really grows community.” gseman@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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Serving in the National Guard may have instilled a spartan lifestyle in freshman Congressman Steve Stivers. Ohio’s Republican representative from the 15th district still sleeps on an air mattress in his office while in Washington, he told ThisWeek. Less than 60 days into his term, the former state senator and U.S. Army National Guard lieutenant colonel said he has much work ahead. “My battle is to cut spending and try to see if we can get our federal government a lot closer to a balanced budget, and that’s going to be a hard fight ... but it’s an important fight for our kids’ future,” Stivers said. According to statistics from the House Budget Committee, Stivers said the debt as a percentage of gross domestic product will be at 100 percent in a few years and is projected to increase to 300 percent of our GDP by 2050.

“We’ve got to get spending turned around, which means we’ve got to figure out what to do with discretionary spending ... and have an adult conversation about the mandatory spending programs at the same time.” Stivers, 45, defeated incumbent Mary Jo Kilroy in last November’s election for the 15th district seat, netting more than 50 percent of the vote in a district that includes Union and Madison counties, along with portions of Columbus and its western suburbs. Along with discussing the country’s financial concerns, Stivers touched on several issues close to home in Ohio, particularly on battles going on in the statehouse over public employee union rights. “I think everyone sees us as Midwestern, sensible folks — so if (state governments) can’t undo something like that here, it’s going to be really hard to undo that in other places,” he said.

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with a new window and an alarm in place, I feel much better about the car. But it also brings to light KELLY the fact that CLARK we must all be diligent about crime in our neighborhood. The key to not being a victim is to understand that we must be aware of what’s going on around us and not create an environment of temptation for those who are looking for opportunities to commit a crime. Here are some thoughts on crime prevention: • Don’t answer your door unless you know that someone is coming over. • Get an alarm for your home and car. Be sure that your car alarm has a nice bright light that indicates your car is armed. Also make sure that the company that provides the alarm for your home leaves plenty of window stickers and a yard sign to let people know your house is secured. • Be sure that anything of value

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By the fall of 1908, the United States had not been at war for several years. And with the successful conclusion of the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection, America would not be involved in another major conflict until the outbreak of World War I in 1917. But that did not mean that the military could not use a few more good people from time to time. To that end, signs could be seen in various public places around Columbus that simply said “WANTED — Able-Bodied Men for the U. S. Army.” A young man wishing to become part of that army was directed to what was then the second-largest Army recruiting station in the United States: Columbus Barracks on the northeast side of downtown Columbus. Originally opened in 1861 as the Columbus Arsenal at the outbreak of the Civil War, the facility was used a storage and distribution facility until 1875, when it became a recruiting station as well and its name was changed to Columbus Barracks. Expanding in size and complexity over the years, by 1908 it consisted of a number of buildings in addition to the iconic Shot Tower in the center of the grounds. These included barracks and even a bandstand for the musicians of the post. A reporter from a local paper in 1908 decided to see how a young man became a soldier. He visited Columbus Barracks and wrote a lengthy article about what he found. A few excerpts from the article will tell us a little about the post itself as well as the soldiers in training there. “Down by the gate, a sentry, chosen from one of the permanent companies, his clothing as spic and span as if he had just stepped from a fashion plate, swings up

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AS IT WERE Continued from page A4 “All recruits must be between the ages of 18 and 35. He must not be under 5’4” in height. At that figure he must weigh at least 110 pounds. ... If he is physically sound and has come up to all the medical requirements, he is now sworn into the U. S. service as a recruit. “He gets a toilet kit first dash out of the box. This is all done up like a pair of shoes, in a neat box. There’s russet and a black belt and shoe polish, a hair brush, a tooth brush, a razor, soap, two towels, a whisk broom and a ‘housewife’ — a little packet containing threads, needles, buttons and whole lot of other things a man might want when his pants gets hung up on a barbed wire trocha. ... This costs Uncle Sam $3.01. “The applicant also gets tooth powder, a box of Tripoli to shine his buttons with, a gun brush, a shoe brush and a ‘button stick.’ ... The button stick is a piece of board, having a slot cut in it. This is slipped over the button and Mr. Applicant can shine his buttons to a fare-

you-well, without getting any white powder on his clothes. “He gets a $6 olive drab blanket, not one of those National Guard affairs that years ago used to be used as a minnow seine between sleeps, but the real, frostdefying article. He gets an olive drab coat, trousers, leggins, three changes of underwear and six pairs of socks. In addition he is served with four pairs of white medium weight gloves for dress affairs, and a cap and overcoat. ... To the heavy artillery, the outfit served is blue rather than olive drab. Then comes more clothes — a fatigue uniform (like overalls) but the color of new clear coffee is issued. “For 15 days or more, the embryo soldier learns to ‘guide right,’ ‘about face,’ ‘to the rear march,’ ‘ fours right about’ and the other little details that are necessary to tell the right hand from the left — quick! Then he gets a gun and its ‘shold hawms,’ ‘c’rry hawms,’ ‘p’rade res,’ until he can’t see. He learns the gun drill and is ready in about 30 days to be transferred to some command that is

‘shy’ on membership ... the first year — in peace times — he gets clothes, board, medical attendance, washing and $13 a month. ... If Mr. Applicant gets to be a good shot he gets $2 a month extra for marksman; $3 for sharpshooter and $5 a month extra for expert rifleman. A sergeant in charge of a mess gets $6 a month extra. There are all kinds of ways to make extra money in the army.” “In 15 days he is carrying a gun and learning the rudiments of the Manual of Arms; in three years he is the finished product, the finest type of man on earth — the American soldier.” In 1922, the name of Columbus Barracks would be changed to Fort Hayes in recognition of Civil War soldier and American President Rutherford B. Hayes. The post would continue to be a recruiting center through the Vietnam era. Today, most of the site serves as the Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center of the Columbus school district. Ed Lentz writes a history column for ThisWeek.

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Copper Lodge both banquet hall and lodge for ‘coppers’ By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Although only one of the women who launched Two Caterers Contemporary Cuisine is still involved in the business, the name remains the same. “I tell people it’s my split personality,” joked company president Angela Stoll Petro, who lives in German Village. In a way, though, that’s highly fitting, since her enterprise is based out of a split facility in the Northland area just outside of Westerville. On one hand, it is home to the offices of Two Caterers and is the Copper Lodge banquet facility, available for wedding receptions and corporate events. On the other hand, it’s a lodge for coppers. The former Schmidt’s Restaurant and Banquet Facility off Schrock Hill Court is owned by, and is the headquarters for, the Fraternal Order of Police, Capital City Lodge No. 9. It was purchased almost four years ago for $1,087,500, according to Franklin County Auditor’s Office records. It replaced the former FOP Lodge in Gahanna. How did a catering business and a union hall for police officers come to coexist under one roof? “Our realtor was the realtor for FOP,” said Petro. After nine-and-a-half years op-

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Shayla Ferguson, a chef with Two Caterers, makes a fruit salad Feb. 23 at the facility in the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 9. Ferguson is placing the scraps from the cantaloupe in a bucket that will go into a compost pile.

erating out of first one, then two and then three units in a strip shopping center in Linworth, Two Caterers needed more space, Petro said. When the FOP purchased the long-closed restaurant across from a Ramada Inn, the realtor suggested that Petro write up a proposal for managing the facility and providing the police union with a portion of the profits from catering events held there. “It’s an extra income-producing sector for both of us,” she said.

The catering firm owner admitted that she sometimes has to overcome a public stereotype regarding lodge halls in order to convince clients Copper Lodge is the right place for their event. For example, Petro said, many people expect animal heads to be the main decoration on the walls. “And that’s not the case here,” she said of the dining hall, which can seat 200. “It’s a warm, inviting space.” Petro became a caterer while

career, Petro said that she worked for a time for Katzinger’s Delicatessen in German Village, where she learned a lot. Petro and a friend started Two Caterers in 1997. Initially, the firm operated out of a German Village bar, using the kitchen facilities during the day to prepare food for catering customers in exchange for providing the happy hour menu items. After the proposal for Two Caterers to manage Copper Lodge was accepted three years ago, Petro said there were some concerns, probably on both sides, about how the arrangement would work out. “They’re not traditionally a landlord,” she said. For the catering company, things have worked out just fine. Income has doubled since the move to the new facility, Petro said. At the old location in Linworth, Two Caterers had eight to 10 employees and a list of about 25 parttimers to fill in as needed. Now, the business employs 20 with around 70 on the will-call list. Things have worked out for the FOP, as well, according to Capital City Lodge No. 9 president Jim Gilbert. “Partnering with Angela’s business has been great,” Gilbert said. “The reality is a large organization like us needs a lodge hall so we can provide a centralized location … for us to hold our meetings, but at the same time we want to get good quality use out of our space. “We just think it’s been a winwin to let members of the public in to use our facility.” Said Petro: “We designed the kitchen ourselves and it was built to our specifications.”

waiting to become an attorney. A native of the small town of Greensburg, south of Akron, Petro came to Columbus to attend The Ohio State University, but only after taking several years following high school to travel in Europe, including time spent waitressing and bartending in Germany. She was impressed with the high level of service customers are accorded in Europe and the way customers regard the wait staff. “It’s just a respected profession and I love that,” Petro said. When she came back to the U.S. and enrolled at Ohio State at the age of 21, Petro majored 2844 Marigold Ave, 43207, 1110 E Innis Ave, 43207, Fan- in political science and history Columbus/43206 nie Mae, $40,000. 1017 City Park Ave, 43206, Fannie Mae, $52,000. with an eye toward going on to 2731 Claude Dr, 43207, 1451 Watkins Rd, 43207, Fan- law school. After graduating, but Jennifer Li, $430,000. 498 Jackson St, 43206, Liber- Thomas E. Pennington and Sharon nie Mae, $30,000. before committing to that legal R. Pennington, $40,600. ty Savings Bank, $339,182. Columbus/43215 136 E Whittier St, 43206, Fan300 W Spring St, Unit 1701, nie Mae, $120,000. 43215, Wendy Blosser, Trustee, 498 Jackson St, 43206, John $816,828. B. Elden, $108,000. 300 W Spring St, 43215, 1414 Lockbourne Rd, 43206, The following is a list of Metropolitan Park Thomas R. Matheny and KathAlexandria Thompson, $67,000. District of Columbus and Franklin County proleen M. Matheny, $521,495. 1452 Studer Ave, 43206, Wells grams for this week. 78 E Chestnut St, Unit 103, Fargo Bank, NA, $50,000. 43215, Jill Holava, $220,430. 858 S Champion Ave, 43206, Battelle-Darby Creek Metro Park 221 N Front St, Unit 106, Fannie Mae, $34,000. 1775 Darby Creek Drive, Galloway 43215, James W. Cooper, 4016 Graves Dr, 43207, Jessi• Preschoolers: What’s Up Duck?, 9:30 or $194,900. ca M. Kise, $106,900. 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Cedar Ridge Lodge. Learn 78 E Chestnut St, Unit 505, about ducks that dive, dabble and waddle. 43215, Brent R. Knisely, Columbus/43207 • Photo Basics: Ducks, 7 p.m. Wednesday at $181,726. 3765 Willowtree Ln, 43207, the Cedar Ridge Lodge. Learn how to photo16 Victorian Gate Way, 43215, Pamela R. McDonnell, $94,000. graph ducks at the wetlands. Thomas J. Fritz and Lynn M. 16 W Markison Ave, 43207, Fritz; Condo, $157,000. Fannie Mae, $90,000. Blendon Woods Metro Park 808 Summit St, 43215, Mari622 Sheldon Ave, 43207, Mar4265 State Route 161 E., Westerville on J. Risberg, $114,500. ilyn L. Kohn, $85,000. • Photo Prowl, 9 a.m. Saturday at the Nature 769 Summit St, 43215, Mari469 Oak Village Dr, 43207, Center. Join other photographers for a mornon J. Risberg, $63,500. Fannie Mae, $68,000. ing’s focus on photographic techniques. Call 4024 Aluation St, 43207, (614) 895-6221 for more information. Check out recent home sales in Robert P. Lang, $67,000. • Migration Meander, 1 p.m. Saturday at the other central Ohio neighborhoods 2465 Lindsay Rd, 43207, Nature Center. Take a walk to the Thoreau Lake at www.ThisWeekNews.com. Click Deutsche Bank National Trust shelters and see waterfowl. on Recent Home Sales. Co., $64,000.

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Some of the interior renovations to turn the former restaurant into Copper Lodge were also undertaken with input from the catering company, she said. “We’ve actually become a model and other FOPs have talked to this FOP group about how to model their own,” Petro said. Horror stories exist among users of banquet halls, such as bridal parties, about places that suddenly go out of business, taking deposits, and dreams of that perfect day, with them. An organization as longstanding and stable as the FOP pretty much ensures that can’t happen when Two Caterers books an event, according to Petro. “They’re not going anywhere,” she said. “This is about as safe as it can get.” And Two Caterers is trying to be as “green” as it gets, as well. Last November, the company received a Green Jobs and Innovation Award from the Ohio Environmental Council. “This industry is so intensely wasteful,” Petro said of catering. At Two Caterers, teaching recycling for all involved was a first step to reverse that, followed by a 40-foot-long composting pile located behind Copper Lodge that receives 100 percent of the kitchen’s vegetable waste. Some of the herbs used by the company are grown on site, as are a portion of the flowers used for garnishes and floral arrangements. Petro pronounced herself delighted to have become affiliated with the Fraternal Order of Police. “They’ve expanded our horizons,” she said. kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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