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April 10, 2011

Levy likely to accompany school cuts

By SARAH SOLE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Delaware City School District plans “deep and impactful” personnel cuts and a possible emergency operating levy to prevent a $25.7-million deficit for fiscal year 2015.

The Delaware city school board on April 5 unanimously recommended the district make cuts and place a possible

8.5-mill emergency operating levy for five or 10 years on the November ballot.

The board will form a levy committee in late April or early May and make recommendations in May or June. The November election filing deadline is in August.

School officials cited large cuts in state aid, combined with growing enrollment and inflation, as reasons behind the district’s growing budget problems.

Superintendent Paul Craft said the levy’s final millage will depend in part on Gov. John Kasich’s state budget after it’s approved by the Ohio Legislature.

The district had estimated a 25-percent cut in state funding. It now appears the amount will be closer to 18 percent.

Another factor is the district’s state subsidy for the former personal property tax, paid by businesses, that is ending more quickly than had been expected.

The district received a $3.5-million subsidy payment for the current fiscal year.

That number will fall to zero in fiscal year 2015.

Craft said the district will make a total of $1.4-million to $2.4-million in spending cuts, which will carry over annually over the next four years. Of that, the district already has cut about $600,000 from the budget and will move forward with about $800,000 to $1.8-million more.

Craft said he wants to bring the projected deficit down to $20-million or lower.

The remaining deficit would be addressed with the requested operating levy.

The board on April 5 approved the elimination of two positions, associate principal for curriculum and programming and a high school Latin teacher. Craft said several people would lose their jobs.

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Dempsey to change schedule next year

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(Above) Major Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst talks to contractor Mark Davis of Jeffrey Carr Construction while co-project manager Jackie Walker and Delaware Mayor Gary Milner talk during a tour of the new YMCA facility, 1121 S. Houk Road, in Delaware April 5. Also planned on the site is a National Guard training center, slated for construction in spring 2013.

The former Delaware armory at 79 W. William St. was built in 1915 and has been closed for several years. That structure is being demolished and the site will be turned into a parking lot for Devore Snyder Funeral Home. (Left) Crews work on the pools at the new YMCA.

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Craig Hill’s father taught him to respect women, and now Hill wants to teach his 13-year-old son to do the same. So when Hill dons a pair of high heels for the Walk a Mile in Her

Shoes event April 16, his son will be right there with him.

The city will hold its third Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event, during which men walk a mile in high heels to raise awareness about rape, sexual assault and gender violence. Registration for Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, held by

the Delaware County Sexual Assault Response Team and the Delaware County Coalition of Victim Services, will begin at 11:30 a.m.

Hill, investigative agent at the Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities and event chairperson, said the route will start at the

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Washington Auto Parts & Paint will decide this month whether to move into the former IGA building in Big Walnut Plaza.

Washington Auto Parts has locations in Johnstown, Delaware, Mount Vernon, Pataskala, Marion, Newark and Sunbury. Its current Sunbury location is 220 N. Columbus St. Owner Bob Washington said that location would close if he decides to move into Big Walnut Plaza.

“It’s far from done,” Washington said of the decision-making process.

Washington said he needs a larger space for the Sunbury store, and space for a headquarters. Currently, corporate offices are in Johnstown and in Sunbury.

The IGA building would house Washington Auto Parts, Do it Best Hardware, owned by the Washington family companies, and another national company whose name hasn’t been made public, Wash-

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Schedule changes planned at Dempsey Middle School next year will give students a slightly shorter lunch period and provide additional time for academic support, school officials said.

Principal Andrew Hatton on April 5 gave the city school board details on the changes planned at Dempsey, 599 Pennsylvania Ave. Classes will start five minutes earlier, at 7:35 a.m.

Class length will still be 48 minutes. Hatton said the school will reinstitute intervention classes, giving students six times during the day to get help with math or reading. Teachers currently handle intervention within the regular classroom setting.

The academic and enrichment class, focused on academic support, will lengthen from 30 to 48 minutes.

Student lunches will be 24 minutes long instead of 30. A new 24-minute advisory period preceding or following lunch will give students time for fitness, reading or catching up on assignments.

Hatton told the board the new Dempsey sched-

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Levy likely to accompany school cuts Continued from page A1 “It’s going to be more than a handful,” he said. The district currently has 325 teachers and 194 support staff.

“Every (cut will be) painful,” he said. “We do have to recognize the times that we’re in.”

The board on March 14 voted 4-1 to cut as many as 16 teaching positions and 14 other positions.

Craft estimates that by year’s end, the district will have 10 fewer teaching positions and six fewer support staff positions.

At least 10 teacher and support staff openings created by retirements won’t be filled.

The number of students per classroom will increase, but Craft said he couldn’t predict

what the average class size would be.

The board rejected the idea of putting a 30year, $3.8-million bond issue for facilities on the ballot.

“The schools are going to have to make do with what they have,” Larry Davis, director of facilities and transportation, said at the meeting.

Craft told ThisWeek that the bond issue could possibly appear on the November 2012 ballot instead. The board is a long way away from formally making that decision, he said.

The proposed bond issue would fund smaller additions at each of the elementary buildings and bigger additions at Hayes High School and Dempsey Middle School.

Projections for contract negotiations have

been built into the budget based on current contracts, Craft said.

New labor agreements have the potential of creating savings for the district, Craft said.

He hopes to reach a tentative agreement on contracts by May 31.

United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America and Ohio Association of Public School Employees contracts will expire June 30. Delaware City Teachers Association contracts will expire July 31.

Craft also said he would be shocked if union members and others across the state don’t get enough signatures to attempt a repeal of the recently passed Senate Bill 5 on the fall ballot. The bill weakens collective bargaining by public employees.

Dempsey to change schedule next year Continued from page A1 ule is influenced by those of similar schools in the state.

The board also approved four contractors to renovate classroom 104 at Willis Intermediate School.

The total cost of the contracts is $93,188, which will be taken from permanent improvement funds.

Larry Davis, director of facilities and transportation, said the renovated woodshop outside the school building will be divided into two 700-square-foot class-

rooms. Each would have seating space for up to 30 students. The classrooms normally will have only 25 or 26 students.

The district renovated the woodshop seven years ago, and the space currently houses the before- and after-school program. For the last three or four years, a health class also has been held there.

Construction will start June 13 and end Aug. 12. The district paid $10,000 to TRIAD Architects of Columbus to apply the bid specifications. Seven contractors sub-

mitted bids for various parts of the project. Guey Construction Co. Inc. of Urbana has a $55,000 contract for the base bid, which includes work on the physical structure. Guey also has a $3,500 contract for exterior improvements.

Aggressive Mechanical Inc. of Columbus has a $22,875 contract for heating and minor plumbing.

M.G. Abott Inc. of Canal Winchester has an $11,813 contract for electrical work on lighting and wall outlets.

In other district news, Paula

Jorge will resign as Woodward Elementary School principal at the end of the school year. Superintendent Paul Craft said he hopes to identify her successor within a few weeks.

He said the district will look at internal candidates first. “I’ll be surprised if we don’t settle on a strong internal candidate,” he said.

Jorge was hired as principal Aug. 3, 2009.

VILLAGE OF SUNBURY Continued from page A1 ington said.

Each space would be roughly 10,000 square feet. If Washington moves forward with the move, his facilities would be open by Sept. 1.

Village administrator Dave Martin said the three businesses would create about 40 new jobs for Sunbury, but Washington declined to confirm that number.

Another Sunbury business has also expanded.

Gerling and Associates, a mobile manufacturing company, has a new location at 200 Kintner Parkway.

Martin said this will be its third location in the village.

In other village business, Sunbury Village Council on April 6 agreed to spend $6,490 for Siding

by Clark of Sunbury to repair roofs, gutters and down spouts on the Sunbury Lions Club building and an accessory building at J.R. Smith Park.

Siding by Clark had the lowest of four bids submitted.

Council also approved a $7,770 contract with First Impressions of Sunbury for lawn care. Five bids were submitted. Though it wasn’t the lowest bid, Martin said First Impressions best met bid specifications.

Lawn care is plannned at the Sunbury square, the Village of Sunbury Cemetery, the old church park at the corner of Cherry and Morning streets, the municipal building, and the park at South Columbus Street and Letts Avenue.

Also at the meeting, Dan Boysel of Consolidated Electric spoke to council about the fiber optic cable the company is running through Sunbury.

Consolidated Electric will run 144 strands of fiber optic cable from Mount Gilead to its sub-

station on Kintner Parkway at no cost to the village. “It helps the community and also it helps Consolidated in the long run,” Boysel said.

Martin said construction on the cable in Sunbury started April 6 and will last two to two-anda-half weeks.

“That capacity for that much cable opens up a door for companies who specialize in Internet technology,” Martin said, meaning more jobs and increased property values for the village.

Also: • Council is reviewing an update of the rules for the village of Sunbury cemetery. Martin said these rules haven’t been addressed for many years and need to be adjusted to cover their associated costs.

• Sunbury paid Delaware County a total of $72,452 in unused funding for the Sunbury Mills Plaza project. Martin said the county contributed $500,000 to the project, which came in under budget.

• Enviro-flow Companies of Zanesville will repair about 105 feet of sanitary sewer under state Route 3 about 18 feet north of the intersection of Route 3 and U.S. Route 36-state Route 37. The $31,988 cost will be covered by the village’s sewer fund. Alternatively, if Enviro-flow needs to install a new pipe, that process will cost $39,875. Martin said construction will start sometime next week.

• Sunbury was recognized by the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA community for its commitment to urban forestry. The village has earned this recognition for three years. Sunbury also received a Tree City USA Growth Award for demonstrating progress in its community forestry program.

• Katie’s Kloset, a women’s consignment clothier at 21 E. Granville St. in Sunbury, had its grand opening April 9.

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A reception will begin at 6:15 p.m. in the community room .

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ThisWeek, Columbus State launch scholarship program

By SCOTT HUMMEL ThisWeek Community Newspapers ThisWeek Community Media and Columbus State Community College have announced the creation of a $1,000 scholarship designed to showcase volunteer efforts of youth in central Ohio.

The idea, according to ThisWeek general manager Stephen Zonars, is to recognize the extraordinary volunteer efforts of children throughout the region.

“So often in meetings with community leaders and business people, someone will mention a student who has done something out of the ordinary in our community,” Zonars said. “I mentioned that fact to the ThisWeek staff, and they thought we should do something special to recognize these young men and women.”

For example, he said, a Dublin teen several years ago began tutoring struggling students in the Dublin school district.

Julie McGibbon’s volunteerism became so well known that Hilliard school leaders began to notice and asked her to help there, as well.

A decade later, Julie (McGibbon) Shultz now runs a professional program called CARES (Community Academic Review and Enrichment Sessions).

“Many success stories begin the same way Julie’s did,” Zonars said. “The biggest non-

profit organizations begin with just one person who wanted to help. That’s what we want to highlight — that human spirit.”

The “Amazing Student Volunteers” scholarship, presented by Columbus State Community College and supported by Stanley Steemer, is open to children in kindergarten through 12th grade in ThisWeek’s five-county coverage area: Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking and Union counties.

ThisWeek readers may nominate an amazing student volunteer on ThisWeek’s website, at ThisWeekNEWS.com/volunteers.

Nominations must include a description of the student’s amazing impact through a 500word narrative or a 3- to 5-minute video with a short cover letter.

The contest will be open to nominations through April 30, and the winner will be announced online at ThisWeekNEWS.com on May 12.

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Bangs and budgets: Leave the cutting to the experts A friend urged me to cut my own hair the other day. Seriously. She suggested I stand in front of the mirror with a pair of shears and start pruning.

I tried to explain that some people — the trained professional who cuts my hair, for one — consider such a proposal an arrestable offense. No, it’s worse than that.

They consider it tantamount to encouraging me to knock off a gas station. Except I could knock off a gas station and not go home looking like my hair got caught in a pencil sharpener.

I can’t cut my own hair, because then my hair person would know and yell at me, I tried to say. In fact, I can’t imagine the person who does my hair yelling at me, because she’s way too nice to yell, and besides, she’s probably seen it all, hair-wise. One more chopped-up set of bangs isn’t going to ruin her day. Still, I’d have to face her, and you know as well as I know that she’d know.

“How would she know?” said my friend. As if that were a reasonable question.

“She’d just know,” I said. “Even if by some miracle I didn’t wind up looking like a whack-a-mole, hair people can just tell when their product has been tampered with.”

“What are you talking about?” said my friend. “I cut my hair all the time.”

In fact, this friend does cut her hair, if not all the time, then certainly whenever the whim takes her, and she does a commendable job, which is to say no one can tell how her hair’s been shortened: by her hairdresser’s hand or her own.

But this friend is an artist, a person who knows how to use the business end of a paintbrush, not to mention such tools as exacto knives and paper cutters. Of course she can cut her own hair!

She could remove her own appendix, too, while I put myself

at risk whenever I so much as trim my own fingernails, which is why I never do it. I just pick them off. It’s MARGO safer that way.

Not that BARTLETT I’ve always been this well-behaved. In the antic days of my youth, I certainly wielded my share of manicure scissors. You know how young people are. They’re curious, they want to experiment, and the next thing you know, everybody’s trimming their own bangs, sometimes with scissors from the art room, sometimes with pinking shears from the home economics classroom, and sometimes with somebody’s pocket knife. No wonder travelers can no longer carry Swiss army knives on a plane.

Someone might start cutting people’s bangs, and heaven only knows where that might lead. Debarking at O’Hare looking like a bunch of people named Poindex-

ter would be only the beginning.

But about my own ventures into hair cutting. The results were, well, mixed. Sometimes I looked as if I’d stuck my bangs into a blender, and sometimes I looked as if I’d stuck my bangs into a blender full of piano wire.

Whether my hand was unsteady, the scissors too blunt or I simply lacked the necessary confidence to sail into the job with the proper pizzazz hardly matters now.

My hair’s finally recovered from those youthful indiscretions and I’m not about to touch it again.

Tempt me all you want; I’ll always and forever just say no.

I envy those who say yes, however. I admit it. I admire people who aren’t afraid to buck authority, who don’t hesitate to walk on the don’t-walk, who will boldly ask a restaurant server for a dish not on the menu. I positively idolize anyone who, when her bangs are touching her eyelids and driving her crazy — crazy, I tell you! — has the courage and See THINKING, page A5

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Enjoy vernal pools while they last April showers bring May flowers. We all know that sing-songy rhyme from when we were children. Maybe it was written to cheer up some little child, glum because he could not go outside to play, or maybe it was written to just illustrate the procession of seasons.

Regardless, this little rhyme seems to make rain “the bad guy,” with the flowers of May our reward for having to put up with bad weather.

Well, I like rain. I like the way wet woodlands smell – so rich and earthy. I notice how worms are forced out of their flooded underground tunnels, making them even easier pickings for robins.

I enjoy hearing the rush of the creek, the water making little waterfalls out of every stone and tree branch.

Mostly, though, I like what rain does for wildlife – particularly wildlife that is dependent on spring rains for their very survival.

Walking in the woods, have you ever had to pick your way around a pool that you are sure was not there last time you looked? Or conversely, in the warm summer season, have you wondered why that pool you noticed a couple of months ago has disappeared?

Those are vernal pools, and they do not stick around all year. The word “vernal” refers to spring, and these pools are hallmarks of springtime – our rainy season.

Vernal pools tend to SUE be low spots in the woodland floor, where HAGAN rain water and snow runoff can collect and sit for several months.

They don’t need to be large; some might be only a quarter-acre in size and a mere two feet deep during the wet season.

Then, in the summer, the hot, dry weather causes them to evaporate and virtually disappear into the surrounding upland; woodland walkers might not even be able to tell where the pools had been.

In Preservation Parks, one of the largest vernal pools is located in Gallant Woods Preserve, just northeast of Delaware. Since the pool is set back off the Acorn Trail, visitors would miss it altogether if not for the chorus of frog sounds that fill the air in April.

Chorus frogs have been in the pool for a few weeks, using their throaty calls to attract mates. Spring peepers are there now

– their collective “peeps” making quite a racket.

These frogs thrive in woodland vernal pools, but they could complete their life cycles just as easily in more permanent wetlands or ponds.

Not so for wood frogs, a number of salamanders and some other species, which completely depend on intermittent wetlands to breed and survive. In fact, their very presence helps observers know that a particular wet area in the woods is, indeed, a vernal pool.

Fairy shrimp and mole salamanders, for example, would not survive in a permanent pond, where they would become food for fish. Since vernal pools dry up in the summer, or become too shallow to support fish, the fairy shrimp and salamanders are able to complete their life cycle without fear of predators.

Even the smallest vernal pools, along with other wetlands, are protected from being filled in, unless a permit is obtained.

Through the permit process, the landowner must ensure that the wetland being filled in is replaced with another, similar wetland.

Using mitigation funds from some of those permit seekers, Preservation Parks

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has created wetlands in a number of the parks — in areas that were once natural wetlands, but had been drained for agriculture or other purposes in the past.

Once restored, these wetlands improve water quality and wildlife habitat, contributing to the viability of many species.

Bats, for example, count on vernal pools and other wetlands for the insects they need to survive. And spotted turtles, which (sadly) are diminishing in numbers, use vernal pools as stepping stones between land and permanent pools.

My walks in the park are so much the better because of April rains. Maybe the saying should go, “April showers bring May flowers … and salamanders, and spring peepers, and a better environment for wildlife.” Even if that doesn’t rhyme.

For information about parks, programs and events, visit www.preservationparks.com. And join a Preservation Parks naturalist for a “Creature Feature” program on frogs and toads: 7 p.m. on May 6, at Deer Haven Preserve, 4183 Liberty Road, Delaware.

the self-possession and the small motor skills to shorten them to at least the level of her eyebrows. And if she uses the kitchen shears with which she recently gutted the fish she’s preparing for dinner, well, that’s what multi-tasking is all about.

However, as much as I applaud such intrepid behavior, I can’t go forth and do likewise. Well, I might ask a restaurant server if they have any baked potatoes back in the kitchen, but I will never raise a pair of scissors to my bangs, no matter how desperate and wild-eyed and shaggy-brained I may feel.

That is my pledge and my promise.

Still, keeping scissors out of my direct line of sight during this difficult time wouldn’t be a bad idea.

Sue Hagan is marketing and communications manager for Preservation Parks of Delaware County.

Margo Bartlett can be reached at mbartlett@thisweeknews. com.

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Trustees told Genoa depends on 911 dispatching

By BONNIE BUTCHER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Genoa Township fire chief Gary Honeycutt on April 8 reminded township trustees that funding for the only emergency communication system in the county is on the May 3 ballot.

The five-year, 0.45-mill 911 renewal levy is the primary funding source for county emergency communications. The current levy expires Dec. 31. If approved, residents would pay the same amount they have paid for the previous levy.

The Genoa fire and police department have no communication dispatch center.

The service is provided through the emergency communication center of the county emergency services division. It is primarily funded through the countywide 911 levy.

“This is a renewal levy with no proposed increase, and it provides funding for 911-emergency dispatching, the upgrades to the cell phone location service, and a countywide system for all the emergency responders, and it maintains the current level of service,” Honeycutt said.

The levy generates about $2.5-million annually in property taxes, Shari Baker of the Delaware County auditor’s office said in an e-mail.

The countywide 911 system has an annual budget of $3.4-million, which includes all expenses, such as technology for the 911 call center and radio system, the code red emergency and weather alert warning systems, and salaries, benefits and training for call center employees.

The countywide emergency communications department currently is fund-

ed with money from the county’s general fund, the expiring levy and cellular phone 911 surcharges that the state collects and distributes.

Also at the meeting, trustees discussed a residents survey on the need for a future fire station.

When asked if they would “support or oppose a decision by township trustees to build a fire substation in the township east of Hoover Reservoir,” 54 percent of those surveyed said they would support it; 27 percent opposed it and 19 percent were not sure.

Saperstein Associates Inc. interviewed 302 registered voters in the township by telephone. The survey cost $14,500.

“Support for a fire substation suggests that many residents trust their township trustees and consider them a credible authority on this issue,” Marty Saperstein said.

“A majority of residents would support a decision by township trustees to build a fire substation east of the reservoir,” said Saperstein. “Support is especially strong when residents learn that a tax increase would not be needed.”

Master Gardeners helpline back for growing season through October. If a volunteer classes on subjects including plant

By BONNIE BUTCHER

She and fellow Master Gar-

People new to gardening ion gardening, Liechty said, rec-

ThisWeek Community Newspapers is not available to man the hot- physiology, lawn care, soils, plant dener Janelle Fling have seen an should get their soil tested, which ommending people plant basil

Delaware County Master Gardeners will start manning a helpline the week of April 11.

The Master Gardeners are a volunteer organization trained through and connected with Ohio State University Extension.

The public may call (740) 8332030 and for answers to any kind of gardening question from insects to lawn and landscaping, trees and vegetable gardening.

The hotline is free.

Though the Master Gardeners will answer questions year round, they man a hotline 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, during the growing season, April

line, the extension office will forward the person’s question and contact information to a gardener.

“We receive on average about eight calls a day,” said Cindy Kaebler of the Extension office.

As well as helping to answer everyday gardening questions, Master Gardeners participate in several projects throughout the county, such as helping to set up community gardens and teaching various classes on gardening.

The Extension office holds Master Gardener training classes every other year, in winter.

Participants attend 12 weeks of

nutrients, annuals and perennials, pest control and organic gardening. They also must pass a final exam and complete 50 hours of volunteer activities.

This year, 21 people participated in the program that wraps up this month, Kaebler said.

Master Gardener Susan Liechty said the group donates its knowledge to those seeking gardening information.

can be done through the Extension office for $20, Liechty said, noting that it’s a good first step.

“It’s also important to feel successful and I tell people to start with plants that are easy to grow — tomatoes, peppers and herbs such as basil, parsley and oregano,” Liechty said. “Do the specialty things that are more complicated later.”

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Liechty was among the graduates of the county’s first Master Gardener class in 1994.

Those interested in learning more about Delaware County OSU Extension services can visit the office at 149 N. Sandusky St., Delaware, call (740) 833-2030 or visit www.delaware. osu.edu.

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April 10, 2011

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Willis students headed to state DI competition

By SARAH SOLE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

A team of Willis sixth-graders has a second shot at a state competition.

Sixth-graders Sammie Smudz, Nicole Dorsey, Sarah Homan and Molly Schul are headed to state competition April 16 in Mount Vernon for Destination Imagination, a nonprofit organization that offers various programs for preschoolers to college students. They had their last try at the state contest in 2009.

According to Destination Imagination’s website, students in the United States and more than 30 countries participate in programs. The Willis students compete as a team in the sixth- through eighth-grade “middle level� category, devising solutions for technical, scientific, fine arts, improvisational and structural-themed challenges.

The students placed first in their cat-

egory at regional competition in the Triple Take Roadshow challenge, a fine-artsthemed challenge. Eighteen teams competed from Delaware city schools in the regional contest, among 146 competing teams, said enrichment director Misty Swanger. She said as many as 113 teams will compete at the state competition.

State winners will compete in the national competition May 28 in Nashville.

Swanger, who has overseen Destination Imagination for the five years she has served as enrichment director, said the annual competition is a district staple.

Some challenges are based on themes that stay the same each year. Two challenges also are offered specifically to middle school to high school-aged students and to second-graders and under.

Students compete in elementary, middle and senior age groups in their respective theme categories.

“It’s extremely competitive,� Swanger said. Groups can include two to seven students. Students must perform a themed challenge they choose beforehand. They also compete in an instant challenge with two minutes to prepare, and five minutes to compete an unknown task.

From October to December, teams meet once a week to practice creative problem-solving, Swanger said. By December, they start attacking their specific central challenges. The school district also runs a Destination Imagination camp one night each year at Hayes High School to give teams practice in performing instant challenges. This year, teams from the each elementary school and Willis Intermediate competed in the regional competition.

Delaware resident Cathy Schul, who coaches her daughter Molly Schul and the other girls, said the program allows no parental assistance. She said it’s ex-

citing to watch the students’ trial-anderror process and see the entire course of their planning. “They grow so much in that time,� she said.

Schul has coached her daughter’s group for three years. The students placed second at the regional competition in 2009 and 2010. They went to state competition in 2009.

The students’ challenge this year, Triple Take Roadshow, requires them to tell the same story in three different ways, tailored to imaginary audiences.

The students also must show how they will move their traveling road show between the audiences and use a “technical spectacle� they create in one presentation.

Twelve-year-old Molly Schul said her group is telling a story about fishing to passengers on the Titanic, to teens and to a “Twilight� fan club. “We had a lot of different ideas for audiences but liked

these three the best,� she said.

She said she’s most excited about the part of their skit that includes an erupting volcano.

Schul said she’s excited to be going to state competition. “We were really sad when we didn’t make it last year, so we were really excited to get to go again,� she said.

Smudz, 11, said her team prepares for the instant challenge by “practicing over and over. ... After a while, working with only about five minutes, you learn to come up with good ideas fast, work well together, and work well with many materials,� she said.

Smudz said the best part of Destination Imagination is getting the chance to act. “I wanted to start doing DI because my friends were in it and it sounded pretty fun. I’ve stuck with it because I love building things and acting and it’s just really fun,� she said.

Men to walk in high heels for anti-violence awareness Continued from page A1 centennial Park.

Hill said the Delaware County Sexual Assault Response Team and the Delaware County Coalition of Victim Services will use donations from the event for public outreach and victim awareness.

Anyone can donate at a hotdog luncheon at the park following the walk, staged by the Coalition of Victim Services.

Hill said the event, which Detective Sgt. John Radabaugh of the Delaware Police Department started in 2009, allows men to take a stand against violence. “We have an absolute duty to make sure we don’t allow this kind of behavior to occur,� he said.

The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office in 2010 investigated 14 rape reports, 32 sex offenses and 478 domestic violence reports.

Hill said it’s important to support victims through encouragement and empowerment. While the men participating in the event wear the heels, women also walk. “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes� shirts will also be sold during the event.

Hill said canine units from the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office and the Delaware City Police Department will be at the event for a meet-and-greet and demonstration. The women’s self-defense class offered by Helpline

will be on hand to demonstrate defense techniques. A women’s motorcycle group, along with law enforcement and fire department motorcycle groups, will act as escorts for the mile walk, which lasts about 30 minutes. “It’s a great sight,� Hill said.

Hill said 36 walkers participated in 2009 and 2010. This year, he is hoping to have more people attend.

The county will observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week in other ways during the week of April 10-16. According to a press release from the Delaware County prosecutor’s office, the Delaware County Coalition of Victim Services will plant blue flags in front of the Delaware County commissioners’ building at 10 Court St. The flags represent every victim of

violent crime assisted in 2010.

Blue is the official color of Victims’ Rights Week.

The flags will fly the entire week. “The Clothesline Project� presented by the domestic abuse shelter Turning Point will be on display at the Delaware County Common Pleas Court from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 15. The project exhibits and memorializes victims and survivors of domestic

violence through artistic expression.

Delaware County prosecutor Carol O’Brien said sexual abuse is underreported. “It’s really hard to say how we’re faring,� she said, adding that she thinks more victims are coming forward now than they have in the past.

Twenty-seven rape victims, 21 assault victims, 18 domestic violence victims and 15 gross sex-

ual imposition victims received service from the prosecutor’s Victim Services Unit in 2010. Not every case resulted in a grand jury indictment.

Additionally, in 2010, VSU filed 30 stalking protection orders and 27 domestic violencedating violence protection orders.

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Central Ohio legislators divided over S.B. 5 THISWEEK STAFF REPORT Bacon (R-Minerva Park) said.

ThisWeek Community Newspapers “It’s about creating flexibility. We have local government and big Central Ohio legislators were government on the verge of fisdivided on Senate Bill 5, the his- cal crisis, and they need the tools toric legislation backed by Gov. to balance their budgets.

John Kasich that redefines colBacon said the only other oplective bargaining for Ohio’s pub- tion was to increase taxes. lic employees.

“There are a lot of people out The bill signed last week by there that can’t afford that,” he Kasich becomes law on June 30. said. “In terms of economic deOpponents of the legislation velopment and unemployment, have vowed to mount a campaign this is a terrible time to impose to place the issue before voters tax increases on the middle and as a referendum on the Novem- lower class.” ber ballot. To do so, they must State Rep. Michael Stinziano collect more than 230,000 valid (D-Victorian Village), called S.B. signatures by the end of June. If 5 a “union-busting bill.” He disthey’re successful, the bill won’t agrees with those who contend take effect until after the election, the bill was meant to give Ohio according to Rob Nichols, Ka- municipalities and school boards sich’s public information officer. an additional tool to tighten their S.B. 5 prohibits public work- budgets. During a prolonged reers from striking, restricts the cession, he said, unions throughnumber of issues that may be dis- out Ohio have shown their willcussed in collective bargaining, ingness to make concessions by institutes performance-based pay accepting pay freezes and conraises instead of basing raises on tributing more toward their relongevity, drops the percentage tirement and medical benefits. of workers needed to decertify a “You don’t give somebody a union from more than 50 percent hammer when they’re trying to to 30 percent, and caps employ- tighten a screw,” Stinziano said. ers’ payment of their workers’ “I’m a fan of the process that health insurance at 85 percent. brings two sides together so they Recent amendments institute can talk about their differences.” a performance-based pay scale Rep. Tracy Maxwell Heard (Dfor teachers and stop nonunion Columbus) said she voted against public workers from being re- the bill because she thought it was quired to pay union dues, among political punishment for Demoother changes. cratic Party supporters. She said Public-sector employees rep- collective bargaining “is a mechresent 6.5 percent of Ohio’s 5.5 anism for negotiation; it’s not a million workers but are a signif- mandate for anything. icant political force in the state.

“Public employees have been S.B. 5 was approved by a 17- … taking their hit on the chin all 16 vote in the Ohio Senate fol- through this recession, to the tune lowing its 53-44 passage in the of $250 million, in terms of wage Ohio House. Central Ohio legis- increases and furlough days,” lators supported the bill 12-8.

Heard said. “Almost 5,000 (poWhen polled by ThisWeek sitions) have been permanently Community Newspapers, many eliminated under Gov. Ted Strickof the local legislators who voted land’s administration. If more is in favor of the bill said they did needed, why not just go back to so because it gives local govern- the table and say, ‘We need you mental entities such as cities, vil- to tighten a little more,’ versus lages, townships and school dis- eliminating the process altogethtricts more control over their budg- er … This is political punishment ets. for those who traditionally supThose who opposed it said they port and fund Democratic candididn’t like the process by which dates.” it was passed and objected beRep. Gerald Stebelton (R-Lancause they believe it is anti-union. caster) said S.B. restores author“What the bill is about is let- ity to local governments. ting state and local government “I thought the law as it curmanage their own budgets in a rently exists for collective bardown economy,” state Sen. Kevin gaining in Ohio, and as was

passed in 1983, was far too expansive in terms of taking away the power of local governments and managers to control spending and the work performance that has to be done,” Stebelton said. “It’s been my experience over the last 28 years, particularly in schools, that administrators are really restricted in their ability to reduce costs by the collective-bargaining agreements, which require last-in, first-out to be the sole factor in determining who is laid off when you have a cost reduction. That results in people (with) longer seniority always being protected, even though their performance may not be as good as some of the newer employees.

Also, requiring more of those newer people to be cut basically destroys your progression for the future.”

Rep. Nancy Garland (D-New Albany) said she was “unhappy with how the process developed — not sitting down with the interested parties from the very beginning and talking about the issues people have.

“Certainly, we have a budget problem; you can’t deny that,” she said. “But I really don’t think we should put this on the backs of public employees … Do we need to make some tweaks? Yes, I totally agree with that, but we kind of took a sledgehammer to it.”

Rep. Ted Celeste (D-Grandview Heights), who voted against S.B. 5, said he doesn’t think the issue has been decided.

“It is a disappointing day in Ohio when we turn our backs on the working-class people, public servants who keep us safe and teach our children each and every day,” Celeste said. “I am confident that this will not be the last we see of Senate Bill 5 and that the voters of Ohio will have their voices heard when the issue is brought up as a referendum on the upcoming ballot.”

Rep. Andrew Brenner (R-Powell) said he supported the bill because of the state’s economic condiAndrew Brenner tion. “We are going broke,” he said. “We are in

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Rep. John Carney (D-Clintonville), who voted against the bill, said the process didn’t include leaders of the union labor force on changes to the collective-bargaining laws.

“I don’t think these are the right changes, in many respects,” Carney said.

Sen. Kris Jordan (RPowell) said S.B. 5 “is one of several policy changes that need to be made to help Kris Jordan keep costs under control.

“This bill gives taxpayers a seat at the table,” he said. “It gives management more ability to run their operations efficiently and it gives workers the freedom to as-

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State Rep. Mike Duffey (RWorthington) said he supported the bill because it “puts final decision-making for collective bargaining in the hands of locally elected officials, such as city councils, school boards and the voters themselves, rather than unelected arbitrators from outside the community. This was the pivotal aspect of the bill for me,” he said.

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“I have met with numerous teachers, firefighters, law-enforcement and other public-sector union members,” Grossman said. “From these discussions, I offered several amendments to this legislation to improve this bill. S.B. 5 has been the most difficult decision I have faced as a state representative.”

Rep. Anne Gonzales (R-Westerville) said she, too, offered amendments. “The bill that came from the Senate, I didn’t think that it was a very good bill,” she said. “I think the House did a good job of making it better. I supported the bill because there were a number of amendments I had submitted that were put into the language, one being that (police and firefighters) could collectively bargain for their personal safety equipment, and another that (allows union members to communicate with their local officials).

I also supported the amendment that 50 percent of teachers’ and principals’ evaluations would be developed by the Ohio Department of Education.”

Rep. Jay Hottinger (R-Newark) said he voted for the bill despite the fact that he wasn’t totally satisfied with it.

“I worked to try to make changes and to try to improve upon it,” he said. “The bill as it passed was what was before us, and I had two options: I could vote against the bill and have no reform, or I could vote for the bill that maybe goes further than what I would have liked. At the end of the day, not having any reform wasn’t a viable option.”

Rep. Bill Hayes (R-Pataskala) said he supported the bill after it was revised by the House.

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Sen. Karen Gillmor (R-Tiffin), who supported the bill, said the General Assembly “was convinced that this effort to bring Ohio’s collective-bargaining law more in line with the practices of

other states was necessary in this time of looming budget deficits.

“I am hopeful that, as Ohio’s economy continues to improve, funds will be available to improve the budgets of our local schools and local governments.”

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County to fill PIO, human resources post

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manager would be responsible for marketing and communications programs, and managing the public information program.

County administrator Tim Hansley said the position incorporates human resources responsibilities previously held by the director of administrative services and the human resources director.

Delaware County has posted a job opening for a communications and employee relations manager.

The manager will serve as public information officer and handle human resources responsibilities.

According to the job description, the

Event Longtime residents may ID painting At a Big Walnut Area Historical Society open house, to be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 10, guests will be invited to “see” south Condit through the eyes of a young girl who once lived near the intersection of 605 and Hartford Road.

Hazel Cook Hoover began painting after her husband died in 1959. She was 68 years old then, but she had a remarkable memory of her childhood life in Condit.

In 1979, working in her home on East Cherry Street (where Mol-

When director of administrative services Dawn Huston left her human resources director post, the county opted against filling that vacancy, Hansley said. “We didn’t want to just have an HR director,” he said.

Hansley said a PIO was hired around 2007 and resigned about a year later.

The vacancy was not filled.

Commissioner Dennis Stapleton said,

“Our intent on the communications side is to better communicate to the public all of the good things that go on and through the county commissioners’ office. Too many times only the controversial things are reported, rather than everyday events that go on in the county from the commissioners’ point of view.”

Stapleton said the PIO will help the

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lie’s Flowers is today), she painted a scene near the Condit Presbyterian Church in the style of Grandma Moses. In the painting were the church, a blacksmith’s shop, a brick school and many houses recognizable by many in the community.

The painting, “Condit Town,” was owned by the Brevoort family, whose members have donated it to the Myers Inn Museum. It now hangs in the gallery.

The public is invited to see the painting and help to identify the various buildings in it.

For more information, visit http://BigWalnutHistory.org.

commissioners keep in contact with county employees with a newsletter or some other means of communication.

“This is going to be a pretty demanding position, so we need to select carefully,” Stapleton said.

Huston told commissioners, who approved the job description on April 4, that the position’s salary range would be between $57,000 to $76,000.

Kindergarten registration set Carlisle, Conger, Schultz, Smith and Woodward Elementary Schools will hold kindergarten meetings for parents at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 14.

Parents are also encouraged to register their children for the 2011-12 school year.

Children must be 5 years of age by Aug. 1, 2011, to begin school. Registration may be completed in person at the administration building at 248 N. Washington St., or information may be submitted via the district’s website, www.dcs.k12. oh.us.

Call (740) 833-1100 for a PIN number needed to access the online registration, and to make a registration appointment.

Hours for registration are from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.

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Phoenix Neitzelt of Hayes fends off Marysville’s Logan Moore during a game last season. Neitzelt, a sophomore midfielder, is among a large group of underclassmen expected to contribute for the Pacers boys lacrosse team.

The Delaware Hayes High School boys club lacrosse team is becoming more experienced every year, as it returned all but three part-time starters for its third season.

The Pacers finished 7-6 overall last season, losing to Fairfield 18-11 in the first round of the Club Division tournament.

The Pacers, who defeated Marysville 15-3 in a play-in game, lost five seniors from last year.

This year’s 24-player roster includes 15 sophomores, four freshmen, three juniors and two seniors, one of whom is a firstyear player.

“By no means are we an experienced team,” second-year coach Dick Sanfillipo said.

“We’re still mostly freshmen and sophomores playing against juniors and seniors. But our big

sophomore class has a year of experience and most have gotten stronger through lifting and conditioning. I think the team saw what happened last year and knew that to get to the next level, they’d have to work harder in the offseason.”

The Pacers opened with an 11-7 loss to Westerville South on March 25 after trailing 7-1 at halftime. They defeated Wilmington 15-0 the next day but fell to 1-2 with a 15-8 loss to Westerville North on April 6.

Forest Wilson, a senior on defense, is the team captain. The first-year senior is midfielder Conor McIntire. The three juniors include Josh Bender and Charlie Darrough on the attack and defender Xia Minich. Bender had 18 goals, 20 points and 39 ground balls last season.

Sophomores Jordan Carlson (defense), Michael Duffy (goalSee PACERS, page B3

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Boys lacrosse squad looking to take next step

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The Big Walnut High School boys lacrosse team has yet to win more than five games in a season since starting its program in 2007, but third-year coach Nate Dewey believes the Golden Eagles have the potential to top that number this spring.

One of 24 club teams in the state, Big Walnut finished 0-9 in its inaugural season and went 2-10 in 2008, 58 in 2009 and 5-9 last year. The Golden Eagles concluded last season with a 7-3 loss to Kettering Alter in the playin round of the OHSLA Club Division tournament.

“We’ve got a team that is set up to win probably anywhere from five to eight games if we get the bounces and avoid injuries,” Dewey said.

Big Walnut, which opened with a 96 win over Columbus City Schools on March 23 but dropped to 1-1 with a 13-

4 loss to Westerville South on April 5, lost four players from a year ago to graduation in midfielders Nathaniel Adkins and Kody Novak and defenders Daniel Bailey and Andy Garwood.

Adkins led the team last year with 40 goals and 10 assists, and Novak had 29 goals and four assists. Adkins and Bailey, both of whom attended Canal Winchester, are playing for Davenport University, an NAIA school in Grand Rapids, Mich.

“We have to replace our two leading scorers and our top two defenders,” Dewey said.

Big Walnut returns 16 players from last season in seniors Kevin Meyer (attacker) and Matt Seeds (attacker), juniors Mark Boyce (defender), Phillip Butler (attacker), Nathaniel Hall (attacker), Sawyer Lott (goalkeeper), Matt Pozderac (defender), Ryan Schmidt (midfielder), Brandon Sholl (attacker) and Lukas Swysgood (defender) and sophomores Carson Chat-

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Last season, Schmidt had 12 goals and six assists, Sholl had 10 goals, Chatterton had five goals and two assists, Marsh had three goals and four assists and Norton had six assists. In his first season playing goalkeeper, Lott allowed 120 goals — an average of 8.6 per game — and had 200 saves.

Also on the team are juniors Joey Heyder (attacker), Evan Linnabury (attacker) and Kameron Montgomery (midfielder), sophomores Caleb Brown (defender) and Trevor Seaver (midfielder) and freshmen Alex Alley (attacker), Blake Heyder (defender), Jhordan Lang (midfielder) and Carter Marsch (midfielder).

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Continued from page B1 keeper) and Griffin Kinney (midfield) all were selected secondteam all-North Region. Carlson had 39 ground balls and Duffy made 157 saves and had a .584 save percentage. Kinney led the team in goals (24) and had 27 points.

Other attackers are sophomores Kyle Gabbert (10 assists, 12 points) and Lane Kleilein (14 goals, team-high 29 points).

Sophomores returning in the midfield include Paul Golden (10 goals, 50 ground balls), Phoenix Neitzelt (64 ground balls), Dominic Sanfillipo (10 goals, 32 ground balls, .526 faceoff percentage) and Jordan Zinader (35 ground balls, .548 faceoff percentage), as well as Collin Goble and Riley Windsor.

Rounding out the defense are sophomores Brad Fitzpatrick (goalkeeper), Michael Giannakos, Jonathan Lindeboom and Andrew Ward, as well as freshman James Wegmiller.

Completing the roster are freshmen midfielders MacGregor Roberts, Clay Sparks and Jante Wright.

Neitzelt scored two goals and Duffy made 17 saves in the opener. Darrough scored six goals with Bender and Kinney both adding two against Wilmington.

“The kids are very focused and energetic,” coach Sanfillipo said. “There were 24 kids who played indoor. We’re one of only four club teams in central Ohio, so our schedule has us playing a lot of established programs.

We’re also fortunate to have Sean Ryan helping us after he had so many successful seasons as coach at Ohio Wesleyan. He’s a huge asset and we’re excited to have him.”

•The first-year girls lacrosse team opened April 6 by losing to DeSales 15-4.

Coach Brian Mollenkopf wasn’t concerned. He expected the Pacers to take some time to adjust.

“We were down 12-1 at halftime, and I think our girls were shell-shocked,” he said. “But I know we have talent and we came out and played very well in the second half, especially defensively.

“Three-fourths of these girls have never played the sport before, so I knew it would be an eye-opening experience for them. Some of the freshmen have proven themselves with our club, which began about four years ago. But all of them seem to be quick learners.”

There are reasons for optimism.

“We’re very excited because we were hoping to get 12 to 14 girls in the first season and we’ve got 26,” Mollenkopf said. “We’re extremely pleased, although it’s a tad too many for one team, but not really enough for two. Next year we’ll have a large middle school group coming up to replace two seniors, so we’ll go with a j.v. and varsity team next year.”

The two seniors are Sarah Ray (midfield) and Lauren Smith (defense).

Juniors include Kaitlin Mitchell (attack), Aidan Ventresca (attack) and Lizzy Williams (attack/defense).

Sophomores are Emily Burkart (defense), Kenzie Heller (attack), Rachel Ice (attack), Lauren Keltner (defense/midfield), Mary Kate Kuchers (midfield/attack), Jacquelene Mitchell (goalkeeper), Harlee Mollenkopf

Below are recent results and coming schedules for the Delaware Hayes baseball, boys tennis, boys volleyball, track & field and softball teams: BASEBALL April 5 — Game against Gahanna postponed *April 6 — Defeated Franklin Heights 6-3. Jacob Bosiokovic hit a three-run home run, Nick Ratliff was 3-for-4 and the Pacers stole nine bases. *April 7 — Def. Franklin Heights 166 in makeup from April 4 *April 8 — Played Mount Vernon *April 9 — Played Teays Valley and Lancaster Fritz Daniel Classic at home *April 11 — at Mount Vernon *April 13 — Home vs. Watkins Memorial *April 15 — at Watkins Memorial April 16 — at Olentangy Liberty with Tallmadge Of note: The Pacers were 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the OCC-Capital before April 8. Through four games, Bosiokovic was batting .583 (7-for-12) with two home runs, four doubles and 11 RBI. On the mound Ratliff (1-0) had retired 15 of the 16 batters he faced in three outings and had a 0.00 ERA. Tyler Miller (2-0) had a 1.91 ERA and Bosiokovic (0-1) had a 1.75 ERA. BOYS TENNIS *April 4 — Def. Mount Vernon 5-0 April 7 — Lost to Dublin Scioto 4-1.

Freshman John Homan, playing at No. 3, won 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in his first varsity singles match.

April 11 — Home vs. Westerville South *April 12 — Home vs. Watkins Memorial April 13 — Home vs. Jonathan Alder *April 14 — at Big Walnut Of note: The Pacers are 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the OCC-Capital.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL *April 5 — Lost to Mount Vernon 2514, 25-16, 25-22 *April 8 — Played Olentangy Liberty April 9 — at Westerville North with Upper Arlington *April 12 — at Hilliard Bradley *April 13 — vs. Gahanna *April 14 — vs. Pickerington North April 15 — at Whetstone April 16 — at Thomas Worthington with Gahanna Christian Of note: The Pacers were 2-2 overall and 0-1 in the OCC-Capital before April 8.

SOFTBALL April 1 — Lost to Olentangy 2-1 April 2 — Lost to Mount Gilead 6-5

(midfield), Sierra Mollenkopf (midfield), Caroline Pusateri (defense) and Mary Beth Siekman (midfield/center).

Freshmen include Katie Barnhart (center/midfield), Makenzie Fletcher (center/midfield), Tara Grace (midfield), Enya Granados (midfield), Lindsay Hayward (defense/attack), Taylor Henderson (center/midfield), Zoe Jones (defense), Morgan Maley (attack/midfield), Avery McGrail (defense), Kaitlyn Scott (goalkeeper) and Caitlinn Tobin (defense).

Barnhart scored two goals but was injured late in the opener.

Henderson scored the other two goals.

“I’d have to say the big plus we have right now is our speed,” coach Mollenkopf said. “We’ve got some girls who can really turn it on. They can go from a faceoff to scoring in seven seconds.

“We still need to get better at communicating on the field and, although we’ll be playing teams with more skill and much more experience, we can’t fear our opponents. I hope the shell-shock was just one game and now we can go out and just play the game, learn as we go and improve.”

•The softball team overcame a rough first weekend by opening OCC-Capital Division play with consecutive wins April 5-6.

Tia Hinten pitched a one-hitter in a 10-0 win over Franklin Heights on April 5 and combined with Kayla Cooper to pitch a two-hitter in a 5-1 win over Mount Vernon the next day.

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in 9 innings; lost to North Union 9-0 *April 5 — Def. Franklin Heights 10-0 *April 6 — Def. Mount Vernon 5-1 *April 8 — Played Watkins Memorial April 9 — Played Westerville South and Pickerington Central *April 11 — at Big Walnut *April 13 — Home vs. Hilliard Bradley *April 14 — Home vs. New Albany Of note: The Pacers were 3-3 overall and 2-0 in the OCC before April 8.

TRACK & FIELD April 5 — Boys: Lost to Watkins Memorial 99-52. Delaware winners included Dalton Hartley (39-3 1/2) in shot put, Matt Swisher (18-3) in long jump, Kyle Edwards (2:08.97) in 800, Steve Swisher (10:50) in 3,200 and Bobby Oliver (13-0) in pole vault. Matt Swisher (13-0) was second in pole vault in tiebreaker. The Pacers also won the 1,600 relay (3:47.7) and 3,200 relay (9:16.19). Girls: Def. Watkins Memorial 71-66. Winners included Kristin Yannacey (14.14) in 100, Tangi Hamilton (28.9) in 200, Kaci McCoy (1:12.66) in 400, Emily Mengerink (2:48.85) in 800 and Tayler Reid (14-0) in long jump. The Pacers also won all relays, taking the 400 (56.13), 800 (2:03.49), 1,600 (4:58.96) and 3,200 (13.27).

April 9 — Competed in Red Edwards Golden Eagle Relays at Big Walnut April 12 — at Big Walnut April 15 — Richwood Relays at North Union *OCC-Capital contest

SCHEDULES BOYS LACROSSE March 25 — at Westerville South March 26 — vs. Wilmington April 6 — at Westerville North April 8 — vs. Johnstown April 15 — at Pickerington Central April 16 — at Springboro April 27 — vs. Columbus City Schools April 29 — at Marysville May 1 — at Sylvania Northview and Sylvania Southview May 2 — vs. Pickerington North May 7 — at Strongsville and Brunswick May 9 — at Westerville Central May 11 — at Big Walnut GIRLS LACROSSE April 6 — at DeSales April 7 — vs. Olentangy Liberty April 11 — vs. Pickerington Central April 14 — at Big Walnut April 15 — at Olentangy Orange April 18 — vs. Gahanna April 21 — at Marysville April 25 — at Westerville North April 27 — vs. Dublin Coffman May 2 — at Pickerington North May 5 — vs. Marysville May 9 — vs. Big Walnut

lowed a three-game losing streak during which the Pacers lost two one-run games in the opponents’ final at-bat. They fell to Olentangy 2-1 on April 1 when they surrendered two runs in the bottom of the seventh.

In the first game of a threeteam doubleheader the next day, Delaware broke a 2-all tie with Mount Gilead by scoring three runs in the top of the ninth. But the Indians scored four in the bottom of the ninth to win 6-5.

“Those were tough losses that took the wind out of our sails and we turned around and lost the second game (April 2) 9-0 to North Union,” coach Mark Thomas said. “So we had a team meeting and the girls responded this week with the league wins. It was important to beat Mount Vernon because they’re our rival and they finished second last season. We needed a win over a good team to gain some momentum back and the seniors stepped things up.”

Against Mount Vernon, Kalene Schmidt went 3-for-4. Hinten and Chandler Fields both were 2-for-3 with one RBI. Cooper supplied a two-run double. Hinten allowed both hits, including a solo home run. Cooper struck out six in her three innings.

Cindy Bowman was 3-for-3, with Carly Shaw, Fields and Schmidt all adding two hits against Franklin Heights. Fields had three RBI and Shaw added two. bemerine@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Continued from page B1 Parker Marsch, Schmidt and Seaver — a transfer from Westerville South — each had two goals through two games.

This season marks the first time that Big Walnut is playing an OCC schedule. The Golden Eagles are in the OCC-Central Division along with Delaware Hayes, Pickerington North, Pickerington Central, Westerville Central, Westerville North and Westerville South.

Last year, Westerville North won the OCC-Central title at 40, finishing ahead of South (31), Pickerington North (2-2), Westerville Central (1-3) and Pickerington Central (0-4).

“It’s a competitive division,” Dewey said. “Our goal is to win a few games and then hopefully down the road compete for the league title.”

•The girls lacrosse team is under the direction of first-year coach Steve Palmer, who helped coach the team at the end of last season as a volunteer and parent of one of the players. His daughter, Courtney, graduated last year.

Palmer replaces Ashley Coen, who coached the team for one season. Big Walnut finished 312-1 last season, losing 19-4 to top-seeded North Canton Hoover in a semifinal of the North-Central Region Club Division tournament after beating Brunswick 8-6 in a play-in game.

Big Walnut went 0-11 in its inaugural season in 2009.

Although this marks his first season as a head coach in lacrosse, Palmer knows what it takes to turn around a program. He has 15 years experience as an assistant or head coach in basketball, including eight years as a head coach of girls teams. He recently completed his fourth season as the girls head coach at Worthington Kilbourne.

“The board of education asked me (last) summer if I would be the coach,” Palmer said. “I thought, ‘You know what? I’ll try it.’It’s a new adventure for me. I’m excited for the opportunity.

“I’ve been through the rebuilding process. When I was (the head girls coach) at Tree of Life (from 2003-07), the team won three games the year before and my first year we went 13-7. We then went 19-3, 16-5 and 17-6.

The sport is different and the skill level is different, but I think motivating people is the same.”

One of 20 club teams in the state, Big Walnut lost five players from a year ago to graduation, including midfielders Paige Schott (22 goals) and Courtney Palmer, (16 goals).

The Golden Eagles, who opened with a 14-4 loss to Westerville South on April 5, return nine players in seniors Christa Ford (attacker/midfielder), Kennedy Gardner (defender/attacker), Carly Nunn (attacker), Jillian Ward (attacker) and Emily Watson (attacker), juniors Nici Bregel (goalkeeper), Shelby Coulter (midfielder/defender) and Schuyler Kuhlman (midfielder/attacker) and sophomore Jackie Patterson (attacker).

Last season, Coulter scored four goals and Kuhlman had three.

Also on the team are junior Brittany Daubenspeck (defender), sophomores Sarah Nelson (defender) and Lizzie Ruhl (defender) and freshmen Cynthia Grether (midfielder/defender), Jordyn McGurer (defender) and Janie Serna (defender).

“I just want the girls to learn

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Big Walnut baseball, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, softball, boys tennis and track and field teams: BASEBALL April 2 — Defeated Cardington 11-1 in five innings. Tyler Beam hit two home runs. *April 5 — Lost to Watkins Memorial 5-4 *April 6 — Lost to Watkins Memorial 8-7 April 7 — Game vs. Westerville South canceled *April 8 — Played Olentangy Orange *April 11 — Home vs. Olentangy Orange *April 13 — At Hilliard Bradley *April 15 — Home vs. Hilliard Bradley April 16 — Home vs. Bexley and Ready Of note: The Golden Eagles were 3-3 overall and 0-2 in the OCC-Capital before April 8. *OCC-Capital game BOYS LACROSSE *April 5 — Lost to Westerville South 13-4 April 9 — Played Olentangy Orange *April 11 — At Westerville North *April 13 — At Westerville Central April 16 — Home vs. Wilmington Of note: The Golden Eagles were 1-1 overall before April 9 and are 0-1 in the OCC-Central. *OCC-Central game GIRLS LACROSSE *April 5 — Lost to Westerville South 14-4 April 9 — Played Columbus School for Girls *April 11 — At Westerville North *April 13 — At Westerville Central *April 14 — Home vs. Delaware Hayes Of note: The Golden Eagles were 0-1 overall before April 9 and are 0-1 in the OCC-Central. *OCC-Central game SOFTBALL *April 5 — Lost to Watkins Memorial 10-9 *April 6 — Lost to Olentangy Orange 9-2 *April 8 — Played Hilliard Bradley April 9 — Played Westerville Central and Heath *April 11 — Home vs. Delaware Hayes *April 13 — At New Albany *April 15 — At Mount Vernon April 16 — At Hilliard Davidson with Dublin Scioto Of note: The Golden Eagles were 1-3 overall and 0-2 in the OCC-Capital before April 8. *OCC-Capital game BOYS TENNIS *April 5 — Lost to Olentangy Orange 4-1 April 6 — Def. Caledonia River Valley 5-0 April 7 — Def. Newark 4-1 April 11 — At Dublin Scioto *April 12 — At Hilliard Bradley *April 14 — Home vs. Delaware Hayes

from their mistakes every game and every practice and hopefully the next time they’re faced with that situation, we turn it around,” coach Palmer said.

This season marks the first time Big Walnut is playing an OCC schedule. The Golden Eagles are in the OCC-Central along with Delaware, Gahanna, Pickerington North, Pickerington Central, Westerville Central, Westerville North and Westerville South.

•The boys tennis team returns six letterwinners in senior Sam Lawless, juniors Nate Fagan, Russell McMurry, Nathan Randall and Dan Violet and sophomore Sean Tribble.

Also on the team are juniors Sam Baldauf and Cory Walters and sophomores Jeff Tribble and Chase Wilson. Freshman Logan Adams also could see varsity action, according to seventh-year coach Mike McDonough.

Randall and Lawless are expected to play first and second singles, respectively, as they did last season. Violet and McMurry are vying for third singles, with the player who doesn’t play singles playing doubles.

“I’m going to rotate the doubles teams quite a bit the next few weeks because we have so many

Of note: The Golden Eagles are 2-1 overall and 0-1 in the OCC-Capital. *OCC-Capital match TRACK & FIELD April 2 — Girls: Finished fifth (65.5 points) at 12-team Newark Invitational behind champion Hilliard Bradley (105). Brea Medlock won the 400 (1:02.84).

April 5 — Boys: Defeated Hilliard Bradley 90-47; Girls: Def. Bradley 80.556.5 April 9 — Competed in Red Edwards Golden Eagle Relays April 12 — Home vs. Delaware Hayes April 15 — Ashville Kiwanis Invitational at Teays Valley April 16 — Hank Smith Invitational at Heath

SCHEDULES BOYS LACROSSE March 23 — vs. Columbus City Schools *April 5 — at Westerville South April 9 — at Olentangy Orange *April 11 — at Westerville North *April 13 — at Westerville Central April 16 — vs. Wilmington April 21 — vs. Johnstown *April 27 — at Pickerington North April 30 — at Bexley *May 4 — at Pickerington Central May 6 — at Marysville *May 11 — vs. Delaware Hayes May 13 — vs. Springfield May 16 — at Hilliard Bradley *OCC-Central game GIRLS LACROSSE *April 5 — at Westerville South April 9 — at Columbus School for Girls *April 11 — at Westerville North *April 13 — at Westerville Central April 14 — vs. Delaware Hayes April 18 — vs. Hartley April 20 — at Worthington Kilbourne *April 26 — vs. Pickerington North April 28 — at Marysville *May 2 — vs. Pickerington Central *May 3 — at Gahanna May 5 — vs. DeSales *May 9 — at Delaware Hayes May 11 — at Hilliard Bradley May 12 — at Bexley *OCC-Central game BOYS TENNIS *April 5 — at Olentangy Orange April 6 — vs. Caledonia River Valley April 7 — at Newark April 11 — at Dublin Scioto *April 12 — at Hilliard Bradley *April 14 — vs. Delaware Hayes April 18 — vs. Olentangy *April 19 — at New Albany April 20 — vs. Westerville North April 21 — vs. Jonathan Alder *April 25 — vs. Watkins Memorial *April 26 — at Mount Vernon April 27 — at Marion Pleasant April 28 — at Marysville May 2 — at Hilliard Darby *May 3 — vs. Franklin Heights May 5 — vs. Reynoldsburg May 7 — OCC-Capital tournament at Hilliard Bradley May 9 — vs. Buckeye Valley May 10 — at Westerville Central May 11 — at Westerville South *OCC-Capital match

guys who are close in skill level,” said McDonough, whose team opened with a 4-1 loss to Olentangy Orange on April 5. “There are about five guys who will rotate in three spots. By the middle of the season, I hope to have a pretty good idea about what our best lineup is.”

Last season, Big Walnut finished 12-6 overall and went 6-1 in the OCC-Capital. The Golden Eagles finished the league tournament with 46 points to place second, behind New Albany (77) and ahead of Orange (38), Mount Vernon (37), Delaware (35), Hilliard Bradley (17), Watkins Memorial (12) and Franklin Heights (1).

Playing in Division I for the first time, Big Walnut did not have any district qualifiers last season.

“Typically, I always say we’ll shoot for 10 wins because it’s double digits, but it would be nice to match last year’s total,” McDonough said. “I think top three (in the OCC-Capital) is a realistic expectation. Another goal is to get some guys to the district tournament, which is not an easy thing to do.” pdolan@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Community Library is preparing to plant its third community garden. For a $20 fee, you can grow your own vegetables in a 12-foot by 16-foot plot behind the library building. Registration forms and rules may be picked up at the library. Let the library know if you plan to plant a spring garden or wait until May to begin. For more information, call Georgann Whitney at (740) 965-3901.

• Wellness Wednesday, 4 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 13, for children ages 5 to 10. Twenty minutes each of exercise, nutrition (natural and

unnatural foods) and self-confidence. Registration required. Cost: $6 per participant.

• What is Music Therapy?, 11 a.m., Thursday, April 14. Music therapist Cindy Nawar will discuss music therapy and its benefits for children and adults with special needs. Children welcome. Registration required. Free.

• Animal Adaptations, 7 p.m., Thursday,April 14, for ages 6 and up. Preservation Parks of Delaware County staff members will discuss plants and animals that have the best chance of surviving in the long run. Registration is required. Free.

• Genealogy 101 for Absolute Beginners, 6 to 8 p.m., Mondays beginning April 18. Class is limited to eight people Laptops provided. Registration is required.

OWU events Strand to screen students’ films The Strand Theatre will screen seven films produced by Ohio Wesleyan University students on Friday, April 15.

The seventh annual OWU Documentary Film Festival will run from 7 to 10 p.m. The films range from 11 minutes to 29 minutes long. Student filmmakers will be recognized and will participate in discussions after each screening.

The films focus on such issues as poverty, religious tolerance, immigration and natural disaster.

The films will be shown in the Strand’s balcony theater. The schedule follows: • “One or Another, One in the Same: A Look at Religious Perception,” by Ariel Hirsh of New Albany, 7 p.m.

• “Trailer Trash,” directed by Ben Andrews of Delaware, Andrea Hatfield of Mason and Beth Robb of Hinckley, 7:30 p.m.

• “Oppatunity,” by Lathania Brown of Pickerington, 7:50 p.m.

• “Hialeah: Yesterday y Hoy,” directed by Jon West of Miami, Fla., 8:15 p.m.

• “Tumi Amar Bondhu:You Are My Friend,” directed by Perrie Bonner of Monrovia, Calif.

• “A Twist of Spring: Lake Township 2010,” directed by Matthew Swaim of Oregon, Ohio, 8:45 p.m.

• “In Bolivia,” directed by anthropology professor Mary Howard.

The film is based on the experiences of OWU students who studied the Amazon rainforest during a monthlong trip to Bolivia. It will be shown at 9:20 p.m.

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION 2- 5 ACRE BUILDING LOTS THURSDAY APRIL 28, 2011 AT 6:00 PM Lots 6 and 7 and are located just West of the intersection of Porter Central Rd and State Route 656. From Sunbury follow State Route 61 to State Route 656 turn right follow to Porter Central Rd turn left. Signs posted Excellent opportunity to purchase a 5 ac lot in the country with an easy commute to Polaris, Columbus and surrounding areas. Both lots are frontage lots with 400 feet or more of frontage. Lots are situated in Delaware County and the Highland Local School system. Please take the time to view the lots at your leisure or Auctioneer will be on site Sunday April 3 and April 10 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm. Terms: The lots sell subject to owner confirmation day of sale. Buyer required a $2,500 dollar nonrefundable deposit day of sale with balance on or before May 27, 2011. The lots sell in their present As-Is condition. Lots are being sold with a letter from the Delaware County Health department Dated April 11, 2003 regarding the on-site sewage systems.

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