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District mulls more options for realignment By JENNIFER NESBITT ThisWeek Community Newspapers

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Children participating in the Westerville Public Library’s preschool storytime climb the stairs in a “Pet Parade” on April 11. The “Pet Parade” helped to kick off Pet Week at the library, which featured such activities as creating pet rocks, animal-related crafts and reading time with a certified therapy dog.

The Westerville City School district presented four options for middle school realignment to the school board April 11. The district is looking for a way to alleviate overcrowding at Genoa Middle School, which is 8 percent over capacity, and at Walnut Springs Middle School, which is 9 percent over capacity. Blendon Middle School is 3 percent under capacity and Heritage Middle School is 10 percent under capacity. At the board’s March 14 meeting, district administrators presented five options for realignment. Following that meeting, the district began gathering input from faculty, staff and the community about those options. From that feedback, the district developed four more options, meant to be a short-term fix to the overcrowding problem, which the

board reviewed and discussed Monday. The board needs to make a decision on a realignment plan at its April 25 meeting in order to give the district adequate time to assign teachers, schedule students and make a transportation plan for the next school year, Superintendent Dan Good said. The board typically hears two readings of legislation before taking a vote, but could choose to pass this with only one reading to meet that deadline, he said. The realignment options primarily aim to keep overcrowding levels where they are now, district facilities and operations services director Jeff LeRose said. Genoa Middle School’s overcrowding problem is of most concern because the school’s population is expected to continue growing, LeRose said, with 45 more students expected at the school See REALIGNMENT, page A2

Council approves City, ODOT plan Route 3 overhaul ‘smart meters’ for businesses By JENNIFER NESBITT

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Westerville’s 3,500 commercial and industrial electric and water division customers will be getting digital meters, or “smart meters.” City council approved a $3.59-million contract with Itron Inc. at its April 5 meeting to purchase the meters,install them and implement advanced metering infrastructure for the city’s businesses and institutions. The system will be paid for with $4.1 million in bonds council approved as part of a larger bond package in February. That money has been budgeted by the electric and water divisions and will not come out of the city’s general funds, said city manager Dave Collinsworth “There are no tax dollars, per se, that are tied to that,” he said. See METERS, page A2

City plans ‘Bunny Hop’ 5K, egg hunt By JENNIFER NESBITT ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Westerville Department of Parks and Recreation has added more events to its annual Easter egg hunt, the Spring Eggstravaganza, scheduled for April 23 at Hoff Woods Park, 556 McCorkle Blvd. This year, the city will have a “Bunny Hop” 5K to raise money for the Hanby Train Depot, a rest station for bikers along the OhioErie Trail planned for Hanby Park. Registration for the 5K costs $30 in advance or $40 the day of the race. Runners can register before the event online at www.ultrafit-usa.org. The idea for the 5K,which is sponsored by the Westerville Parks Foundation and Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital, came out of a See EASTER, page A2

The city of Westerville and the Ohio Department of Transportation are preparing for two projects that aim to make state Route 3 both safer and more attractive. The projects are planned to kick off in May, though both ODOT and Westerville are finalizing details with their contractors, so groundbreaking dates have not yet been set. Between now and October 2012, ODOT will overhaul state Route 3 from Huber Village Boulevard to state Route 161. The two-mile stretch of road will be widened, and bike lanes, turn lanes and sidewalks will be added. ODOT also will reconstruct the intersections at state Route 161, Dempsey Road, Paris Boulevard and Brazzaville Road. The ramp from I-270 West to state Route 3 north will be reconfigured to improve the merge length and the flow of traffic, ODOT spokeswoman Nancy Burton said. The $7-million project is needed to improve the safety of the road, Burton said. ODOT has studied the traffic volumes and safety concerns carefully in making the improvements, she said. “This is a safety-improvement project. By widening, by resurfacing the road, by realigning, adding lanes, adding distance — those are all safety measures that add better visibility and,hopefully, better traffic flow and safer traffic flow,” Burton said. “It’s a welltraveled road and needs that work to improve conditions of travel for businesses, for residents, proper-

ty owners, visitors.” Westerville’s South State Street improvement project will involve rebuilding portions of Heatherdown Drive and Huber Village Boulevard. South State Street will be widened to add an additional left-turn lane in both directions. The traffic signal at the intersection will be replaced with a mast arm signal. Between Huber Village Boulevard and Tim Horton’s, 772 S. State St.,the city will reconstruct the streetscape by widening sidewalks, adding streetlights and enhancing the landscaping, city planning and development director Karl Craven said. Decorative fencing and signs directing motorists to popular places in Westerville will be added. The improvements are part of a master plan that was created roughly 10 years ago to improve the South State Street corridor from the traffic light just north of I-270 north to enhance the city’s southern entrance. “When this is all said and done, within the next couple of years, that traffic light will look like the entrance to Westerville,” Craven said. “The motorists, when they arrive at that spot, will say, ‘This is the entrance to Westerville.’” Once ODOT finishes its project next year, Westerville will look to redesign the next phase of South State Street, from roughly Tim Horton’s, just south of Schrock Road, to Starbucks, just north. “We already started the design for the next phase, which goes from Tim Horton’s to Starbucks and also Schrock Road,to Roush Hardware and PNC Bank,” Craven said. Within the next three years, the

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set any sort of timeline for working on the final piece, Craven said. This year’s work to South State Street is expected to cost $3 million, Craven said, and the improvements that will be undertaken after ODOT has finished its work will cost about $1 million. The city also has contributed about $400,000 to the ODOT project, he said. For both the city and the ODOT projects, traffic will be maintained in both directions during the construction period. ODOT’s project will be broken into phases, but a schedule for those phases has not yet been set by the contractor and ODOT, Burton said. Dempsey Road will have to be closed for 30 days and Paris Boulevard for 14 days, she said. Brazzaville Road also will need to be closed for construction, Burton said, but the dates for those closures have not been determined. To keep residents and business owners aware of future road closures and changes to traffic patterns for the project, ODOT has developed an email list that includes hundreds of email addresses, Burton said. “Whenever we issue information about that project, we email everyone who has requested information,” she said. “From past experience, when people know about it, they might not like the construction, but knowing about it ahead of time allows you to plan. city plans to have all of South State At least you know.” Street redesigned from I-270 to People can add their email adSchrock Road, he said. dresses to the list by emailing BurThe master plan for South State ton at D06.PIO@dot.state.oh.us. Street does include projects to improve the street all the way north jnesbitt@thisweeknews.com into Uptown, but the city has not www.ThisWeekNEWS.com

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METERS REALIGNMENT Continued from page A1 The city will be gin installing the system in August with installation of the meters in September, electric division manager Andrew Boatright said. Everything should be installed by March and be ready for deployment, he said. Once the system is deployed, the city will run both the new and the old systems for a few months to make sure the meters are billing customers accurately, Boatright said. He said offering advanced metering infrastructure to businesses will help to attract and retain businesses by allowing them to monitor their utility consumption in real time and by offering them better customer service. AEP and Columbia Gas have begun to provide advanced metering infrastructure in areas surrounding Westerville, and installing the system will help the city keep pace, Boatright said. “Advanced metering is quickly becoming standard practice in the utility realm,” Boatright said. Westerville has no plans to implement the advanced metering infrastructure for residential customers, though some residents in the system’s coverage area will be eligible to voluntarily receive meters, Boatright said. He previously told council, however, that maintaining an advanced metering system for commercial and industrial customers and maintaining the existing metering system for residential customers will not be financially feasible in the long term. The 6-1 vote by council approving the system came after residents spoke both in favor and in opposition of the meters. Those opposed said too much about smart meters remains unknown. They said the meters have been shown to catch fire and emit radio waves that make people ill. Resident Rod Clay said there are too many questions surrounding smart meters for council to make a reasonable decision about them at this time. “Moving ahead with smart meters at this time is reckless and irresponsible,” Clay said. The meters would be vulnerable to cyber attacks, opponents said, and records would give hackers or curious governments considerable insight into people’s lives. “They could tell everything that goes on in my house regarding electricity,” including what time a family rises or cooks dinner, said John Sodt. Residents also questioned the feasibility study conducted by the city showing that the smart meters were a good investment. Some residents did speak in favor of the meters, saying they would help Westerville businesses monitor and reduce their utility consumption, thus reducing their costs. “The residential infrastructure will allow our businesses to save energy and money,” Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce president Janet Tressler-Davis said. Council voted down an overhaul of water and electric meters last year, turning down a $4.3 million federal grant to help pay for an advanced metering system for all of Westerville’s water and electricity customers. Councilman Craig Treneff, who cast the lone no vote, cited the same reasons he had for v oting against bonds to fund the system earlier this year: Treneff said the issue is still too divisive for residents. Councilman Eric Busch said he trusts the city’s feasibility study and believes the advanced metering infrastructure is a boost for b usinesses. “I disagree with most of those assertions about the feasibility study, so I disagree with the conclusions,” Busch said of opponents’comments. jnesbitt@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNEWS.com

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next year. “(The realignment options are) pretty much holding us where we’re at today, not allowing us to grow in terms of pain for schools,” LeRose said. The overcrowding must be dealt with, Assistant Superintendent Mark Hershiser said, because the excess number of students is making it difficult to schedule enough classes in common spaces such as gyms, band rooms and labs, especially at Genoa Middle School. “We’re struggling to accommodate classes,” Hershiser said. The first of the four options presented — dubbed Option F by the district — would move middle school students who live in Brenthurst, Madrid Square Apartments and Wellington Apartments from Walnut Springs Middle School to Blendon Middle School. Students who live in Edmonton Commons, Northland Park Estates, Scotland, Glenview Apartments and Northland Square Apartments would

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move from Genoa Middle School to Heritage Middle School. That plan would affect 129 students, LeRose said. Option G would move students who live in Heritage Estates,Hoff Woods, Wyndbarn Park, Windemere and LaVista Apartments from Genoa to Blendon and students who live in Brandywine Meadows from Walnut Springs to Heritage. That would affect 165 students, LeRose said. Option H would move students who reside in Hertiage Estates, Hoff Woods, Wyndbarn Park and Windemere from Genoa to Heritage, affecting 44 students. Option I aims to disrupt students as little as possible by moving those entering the sixth grade for the 2011-2012 school year only. Students who live in Hill & Dales, Huber Village, Westerwood Village, Springboro, and Brook Run would go to Blendon instead of Genoa, and students who live in Edmonton Commons, Northland Park Estates, Scotland, Glenview Apartments and Northland

Square Apartments would go to Heritage instead of Genoa. That option would affect 63 current fifth-graders who attend Pointview Elementary School, LeRose said. Board members expressed some worry about the plans, such as maintaining diversity, which was a priority when the district set its current boundaries in 2002. Board members said if they approve a short-term plan, they would like to see how it ties into a longterm plan to ensure that students aren’t moved more than once. “I hope when we agree on a short-term plan, it’s something we can integrate into a long-term plan so that students who have to make changes don’t have to mak e changes, or their siblings don’t have to make changes, again,” board member Cindy Crowe said. The board asked the administration to proceed with gathering public feedback on options F, H and I before the next school board meeting. The options will be posted online at www.wcsoh.org.

The Spring Eggstravaganza, which Self said attracts up to 1,000 residents, depending on the weather, will feature an egg hunt for children younger than 2 at 10 a.m., followed by an egg hunt for children between the ages of 2 and 8 at 10:30 a.m. There also will be an egg hunt for children with special needs at 11 a.m. at the Westerville Community Center, 350 N. Cleveland Ave. In the time between the Bunny Hop and the Eggstravaganza, the city will dedicate Hoff Woods Park’s new playground equipment, which the department recently finished installing. The new equipment replaces the park’s aging equipment, said

parks and facilities maintenance superintendent Doug Vineyard. “It’s a little better than what was there. There’s more play elements than were on there before,” Vineyard said. The sand diggers that were in the park have been retained due to their popularity. The playground equipment, which cost the city $75,000, was selected with input from the community, he said. The city generally replaces playground equipment when it is 15 years old, Vineyard said, and at 13 years old, the Hoff Woods playground equipment was at a point where it would have been hard to maintain it to meet safety standards.

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EASTER Continued from page A1 brainstorming session aimed at raising money for the Train Depot, which is planned to be built this year, said Phyllis Self,Westerville recreation administrator. Parks Foundation members looked at planning a fall 5K, but found other groups had races planned for that time of the year, Self said. “There was a Thanksgiving run, but there was no one doing anything that was related to springtime,” she said. The 5K will start at 8 a.m. and will be followed by a children’s 100-meter dash at 9 a.m. The cost for children to participate is $10.

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Reconstruction of the West Main Street bridge continues to be on schedule, and the community has been supportive during the long project, Franklin County Engineer Dean Ringle told Westerville City Council April 5. The cold and rainy spring has not delayed construction, which is expected to wrap up inAugust. “We are doing pretty well on schedule,” he said. “Despite the wet weather, they’re proceeding along fairly well.” Council had requested an update on the bridge project. Eighty percent of the $4.9 million cost will come from federal funds allocated by the County Engineers Association of Ohio Local Bridge Fund. Westerville and Franklin County are sharing the remaining $1 million. Since ground was broken last year, most of the work has been underground, Ringle said, but construction finally has progressed to the point where progress is visible. “Like any capital improvement project, for the first few months, it’s like nothing’s happening because it’s all underground,” he

the shape of the bridge tak e place.” Since the start of the project, residents and businesses have embraced the project, creating websites and posting pictures online, Ringle said. “We were amazed by the enthusiasm,” he said. Council chairman Mik e Heyeck pointed out the importance of the bridge replacement: Though the bridge looked fine from the street level, its foundations were not in such good shape. “Some residents didn’t know the bridge was that deteriorated because the surface was fine,” Heyeck said. Ringle said the county’ s bridges are inspected annually, and the West Main bridge was such that the county would have had to restrict traffic for safety. “This was one that was still safe to drive on, but if it had gone much longer, a year or two, without being replaced, we would have had to place some restrictions on it,” he said. Ringle said the county would work with Westerville officials to coordinate grand opening plans once construction begins to wrap up.

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State budget Lack of fix should be foresight led bipartisan, to financial not ideological ‘surprise’ Gov. John Kasich’s proposed budget is not a plan to balance Ohio’s budget, but a means to pursue his narrow, ideological agenda. He is seeking to capitalize on Ohio’s budget crisis to eliminate workers’ rights, outsource core government services and balance ANDREW the budget on the backs of local GINTHER governments. His patronizing charge to local officials to make difficult choices and to be leaders is misdirected and reflects an underappreciation of the value cities, villages and townships bring to the state. Two years ago, Columbus faced declining revenue and increased costs, compounded by two recessions within 10 years, the latter being the worst since the Great Depression. Funding for critical social services had been slashed and many city services were discontinued. Recreation centers were closed and entire city departments eliminated. Many city jobs had already been cut, but more workers were let go. Those who remained were asked to make sacrifices; wages were frozen and workers were furloughed. Income-tax revenues continued to decline, state funding continued to shrink and investment earnings evaporated. The city’s budget was structurally unbalanced. Columbus leaders coalesced around a strategy to bring Columbus’ budget back into balance. City workers, including organized labor, agreed to contribute more to cover costs of their insurance and pensions. Elected leaders promised reforms that would further streamline local government and committed to reporting progress to an accountability committee of community members,business leaders and financial experts. The city also committed to stepping up economic development efforts to attract new businesses while making it easier for those already here to e xpand and create new jobs. And Columbus leaders, Republicans and Democrats alike, asked taxpayers to pay more for services. Columbus voters obliged, choosing to invest in their community rather than see services cut further and their quality of life diminished. Columbus workers continue to make concessions, and the city has implemented changes that will save taxpayers at least $135 million through 2019. The mayor and council have made an unprecedented investment in regional economic development efforts through Columbus2020!, a public-private partnership that includes leaders from the Columbus Partnership, Columbus Chamber of Commerce, CompeteColumbus, TechColumbus, MODE, MORPC, Franklin County, The Ohio State Uni-

Columbus City Hall is scrambling to makeup a $5 million reduction to the Local Government Fund (LGF) in 2011. City Hall also will be faced with an additional $15 million reduction to this fund in 2012 and another $20 million cut in 2013. LGF money comes from MATTHEW Ohio taxpayers to help pay for FERRIS safety services in our own city. I don’t have time to get into the moral question of this odd arrangement, but I do wish to comment on the shocking surprise it has brought to our elected officials at City Hall. It should have come as no surprise at all. With an estimated state budget deficit of $8 billion to $10 billion, city officials throughout Ohio knew that big cuts were coming. However, Columbus City Hall failed to foresee these cuts and take adequate budgeting steps to prepare for them. For example, while City Hall claims to have set aside $3 million for anticipated reductions in state aid, it actually projected an increase of $1,319,000 ($39,931,000 in 2010; $41,250,000 in 2011) in expected state funding to the Local Government Fund. How are we supposed to take our elected officials at their word when their actions do not match? If City Hall truly believed big cuts were coming, as they should, then why did they project increased aid to the LGF? In 2009, City Hall scared and shamed Columbus voters into a 25-percent tax increase (2 percent to 2.5 percent; yes, this is a 25-percent increase in the city’s tax rate). As a result, City Hall was able to increase our city’s budget by approximately $50 million between 2010 (approximately $655 million) and 2011 (approximately $705 million). If you consider that the LGF will be reduced by $40 million over three years, then it is easy to see that City Hall would have had more than enough money to offset LGF cuts, if they had held 2011 spending to 2010 levels. It was irresponsible for City Hall to propose $50 million in new spending when $40 million in state aid was in question. If City Hall is unable to streamline our budget by prioritizing spending, then it should be no surprise what could be in our very near future: another tax increase. Recent mass business exodus is another new surprise for City Hall. With the recently announced departure of Bob Evans (350 jobs lost), and Alcatel-Lucent (600 jobs lost) from Columbus, it will be even more difficult for City Hall to get its act together, as tax revenues will be impacted. Years of neglect and hostility toward Columbus

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Police: High speed caused fatal motorcycle accident The 31-year-old New Albany man who was killed last week when he crashed his motorc ycle was traveling an estimated 77 miles per hour at the time of the accident, according to a Westerville police report. David C. Unger was traveling along East Schrock Road at about 7:15 p.m. April 6 when an officer reported seeing him traveling at a high speed and attempted to stop him, the report said. Unger turned to look at the officer and then sped away, the report said, but the officer did not pursue him.

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Witnesses also reported that Unger was traveling fast and dangerously, swerving in and out of lanes, the report said. He was not wearing a helmet when he lost control of his motorcycle and struck a mailbox. He was declared dead at the scene. According to police, Unger did not have a motorcycle endorsement on his driver’s license but had an instructional permit, which required him to wear a helmet. — Jennifer Nesbitt

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Westerville police reports â€˘ A 33-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 2:05 a.m. March 1 at South Sunbury Road and East Walnut Street. Police stopped the man after the vehicle he w as driving was observed traveling 65 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone. After charging him with OVI through Westerville Mayorâ€™s Court, he was transported to Franklin County Jail on outstanding domestic violence and assault warrants. â€˘ A 26-year-old woman was arrested and charged with OVI at 3:20 a.m. March 1 at County Line Road and Olde Mill Drive. She was stopped after she was witnessed making several traffic violations. â€˘ A 29-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 2:55 a.m. March 2 at County Line Road and Tottenham Boulevard. Police stopped the man after an officer witnessed his v ehicle swerving in and out of its lane. â€˘ A 28-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 1:15 a.m. March 3 at West Schrock and Cooper roads. Police stopped the man after his vehicle was seen making a wide turn. â€˘ A 38-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 6 a.m. March 3 in the 500 block of Polaris Parkway. Police were called to a Polaris Parkway business by an employee who said a man was sleeping in a running vehicle. The man admitted to drinking and driving and was found in possession of 4.69 grams of marijuana. â€˘ A 34-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 10:50 p.m. March 4 at Dempsey and Hempstead roads. Police stopped the man after an officer witnessed his vehicle crossing the center line. He also was charged with drug abuse after .94 grams of marijuana were found in his car. â€˘ A 22-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 12:45 a.m. March 6 at North State Street and Maxtown Road. He also was charged with drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia after police found a glass pipe and 1.92 grams of marijuana in his vehicle. â€˘ A 19-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI, drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia at 2:15 a.m. March 6 in the 100 block of West Main Street. He was found parked illegally on Otterbeinâ€™s campus, smoking marijuana. A 20-yearold man who was in the car was also arrested. â€˘ A 20-year-old woman was arrested and charged with OVI at 2:20 a.m. March 9 in the first block of West Schrock Road. Police stopped the woman after the vehicle she was driving was observed

crossing the left lane marker and nearly striking the curb. â€˘ A 27-year-old woman was arrested and charged with OVI at 1:15 a.m. March 11 at North State Street and College Avenue. Police were called by an Uptown restaurant employee reporting that two women were causing a disturbance by refusing to pay their tab. Upon arrival, police found the women entering a car. â€˘ A 48-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 6 a.m. March 11 at Schrock and Charring Cross roads. Police stopped the man after an officer observed that his vehicle had no front license plate. â€˘ A 53-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 10:55 p.m. March 11 at Sunbury and Dempsey roads. The man was stopped when an officer observed that his vehicleâ€™s license plate was not illuminated. He also w as charged with drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia after police found 4.57 grams of marijuana and rolling papers in his vehicle. â€˘ A 50-year-old woman was arrested and charged with OVI at 3:10 a.m. March 12 at Spring and Walnut streets. Police stopped the woman after an officer observed her driving down the center of the street. â€˘ A 49-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 12:10 a.m. March 13 at Cleveland and County Line roads. Police stopped the man after he ran a red light. â€˘ A 19-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 2:35 a.m. March 14 at Polaris Parkway and Africa Road. Police stopped the man after his vehicle crossed marked lanes. â€˘ A 46-year-old man w as arrested and charged with theft after allegedly stealing $189 from the cash register at the Knightâ€™s Inn, 32 Heatherdown Drive. According to police, the man distracted the clerk by spilling coffee and then stole money from the register while the clerk cleaned up the spill. â€˘ A 51-year-old woman was arrested and charged with OVI at 1:15 a.m. March 17 at Polaris Parkway and Africa Road. Police stopped the woman after an officer witnessed her vehicle striking the curb. â€˘ A house in the 700 block of Birmingham Road was broken into and two televisions and a DVD player were stolen between March 12 and March 16. â€˘ A 45-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 12:30 a.m. March 18 at EastWalnut Street and South Hempstead Road. Police stopped the man after his vehicle was seen traveling below the speed limit and cross-

ing the edge line on the right side of the road. â€˘ A 27-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 1 a.m. March 18 at County Line Road and North State Street. Police stopped the man after an officer observed that his vehicleâ€™s license plate was not illuminated. â€˘ A 39-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 10:05 p.m. March 18 at South State Street and King Arthur Drive. Police stopped the man after his vehicle crossed the center line. â€˘ A 42-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 12:25 a.m. March 20 at South State Street and King Arthur Drive. Police stopped the man after his vehicle was observed crossing lanes and striking the curb. â€˘ A 22-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 12:45 a.m. March 21 at Maxtown Road and Olde Mill Drive. A 25year-old man who was a passenger in the car was arrested and charged with drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia after officers found a glass pipe and 2.51 grams of marijuana in his possession. â€˘ A 49-year-old woman was arrested and charged with OVI at 2:05 a.m. March 23 at South Sunbury and Dempsey roads. Police stopped the woman after her vehicle was seen weaving in and out of its lane. â€˘ A 24-year-old woman was arrested and charged with OVI at 2:30 a.m. March 23 at Spring Road and Old North Church. Police stopped the woman after an officer observed her vehicle weaving in and out of its lane. â€˘ A 27-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 12:50 a.m. March 24 at Cooper and Schrock roads. He also was charged with drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia after police found 2.36 grams of marijuana in his vehicle. â€˘ A 21-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 11:30 p.m. March 24 at State and Winter streets. The man also was charged with drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia after police found 7.66 grams of marijuana, 0.33 grams of hashish, a glass pipe, hemp rolling papers and a metal grinder in his v ehicle. â€˘ A 26-year-old man w as arrested and charged with OVI at 2:55 a.m. March 26 at County Line and Africa roads. Police stopped the man after his vehicle was witnessed crossing the center lines.

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A recent survey of Genoa Townshipâ€™s registered voters suggests that if trustees decide to build a fire substation east of Hoover Reservoir, residents would support it. Township trustees heard the results of the survey conducted in March at their April 7 meeting. Saperstein Associates Inc. interviewed 302 registered voters in the township by telephone. Trustees hired the firm to see if township residents â€œperceive a need for a fire substation located in the eastern portion of the townshipâ€? and â€œif the to wnship trustees decided to pursue this project would residents support the decision,â€?

Marty Saperstein said. The survey cost $14,500. Saperstein said most residents are very satisfied with the fire service provided by the township. Of those surveyed, 58 percent gave the service a 3.5 on a 4-point scale; 64 percent said the fire service average response time is faster than the national average. Respondentsâ€™ satisfaction with the services resulted in their having a â€œcasual perceptionâ€? that a substation was needed, Saperstein said. Fifty-five percent of those surveyed said â€œnoâ€? when asked if another fire station is needed; 14 percent said, â€œyesâ€?; 31 percent said, â€œI don't know.â€? When asked if they would â€œsupport or oppose a decision by town-

ship trustees to build a fire substation in the township east of Hoover Reservoir,â€? 54 percent said they would support it; 27 percent opposed it and 19 percent were not sure. â€œSupport for a fire substation suggests that many residents trust their township trustees and consider them a credible authority on this issue,â€? Saperstein said. â€œA majority of residents would support a decision by township trustees to build a fire substation east of the reservoir,â€? said Saperstein. â€œSupport is especially strong when residents learn that a tax increase would not be needed.â€? Support rose to 79 percent when those surveyed were asked if they would support a decision to build

Westerville North graduate takes cue from â€™60s singers By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Westerville North High School graduate Lisa Imondi describes her debut CD as a personal journey, one that not only flaunts her vocal style but also reveals her inner self. That was something the lifelong performer was reticent to do. â€œIâ€™ve been writing songs forever,â€? said the 46-year-old Imondi, who now lives in Olde Towne East. â€œAnd I think I just sort of felt like it was so personal. It was hard for me to do that because I felt like it was opening my diary. Youâ€™re putting yourself out there.â€? The former vocalist for Village Singers, the German Village choir, is releasing her CD,â€œBeing Me,â€? on April 20. The CD will be available for purchase on her website, lisaimondi.com. To launch her album, she also has planned a con-

cert and reception at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at the Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave. Lisa Imondi Eight songs appear on the CD, five of which Imondi wrote. The recording was done live at Sonic Lounge in Grove City with â€œno studio tricks,â€? meaning the band was recorded live, she said. Imondi said she was inspired by the soulful sounds of artists of the 1960s: Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Etta James and Sam Cooke, as well as female vocal acts including Martha and the Vandellas and the Shirelles. â€œI just love that whole era,â€? she said. â€œThe sound is so rich and warm to me. Itâ€™s real.â€? She said she started singing as

a child and sang all the w ay through Westerville North High School, from which she graduated in 1982. A management consultant by day, Imondi has performed at a variety of venues over the years. â€œActually, Iâ€™m more comfortable performing live than in the studio,â€? she said. â€œI think because itâ€™s like Iâ€™m connecting with the listener. Iâ€™m feeding off the audience, their energy. Itâ€™s cool to see people really listening intently.â€? Wayne Owens, founder and general manager of the Village Singers, said he enjoys Imondiâ€™s sultry and smoky style, which was a good complement to his group. â€œI think sheâ€™s great,â€? Owens said. â€œSheâ€™s a unique talent, no question.â€? gseman@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

In brief Library to celebrate childrenâ€™s authors Will Hillenbrand, author and illustrator of â€œSleep, Big Bear, Sleep,â€? will be at the Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State St., on April 18 to celebrate Ohio Authors for Children Day. Hillenbrand will be the celebrity guest for the Bookworms Book Club for children ages 4 to 6 at 2:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., he will talk to children about how he created the Big Bear character and will

share his journals. Hillenbrand also will make an appearance at Hanby Arts Magnet School. The visit was made possible by a $2,490 grant the library received through the State Library of Ohio Board. Also with the grant, the library was able to purchase copies of books by Ohio authors,including Dan Andreasenâ€™s â€œThe Giant of Seville,â€? Loren Longâ€™s â€œOtisâ€? and Marcia Schonbergâ€™s â€œB is for Buckeye.â€?

a fire substation if no new taxes were required. Trustee Rick Carfagna said the township has long considered putting a substation on the east side of the township. The survey is part of the trustees doing their â€œdue dili-

genceâ€? in considering the issue. Fire chief Gary Honeycutt said he has concerns about response times to the east side of the reservoir, saying it can take him 13 minutes in a personal vehicle, not even the larger trucks, to get to an emer-

gency. He supports putting a substation in the area. Trustee Karl Gephardt said such a station would provide better service to the south side of the township that is west of the reservoir.

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Senior citizens Westerville: April 14-21 Thursday: walking, 8:30 a.m.; quilting, 9 a.m.; billiards, 9 a.m.; exercise, 9:30 a.m.; AARP tax help, 10 a.m.; table tennis, 10 a.m.; walk aerobics, 10 a.m.; Wii bowling, 11 a.m.; ceramics, noon; Scrabble, 1 p.m.; Excel 2007, 2 p.m.; Investment Club, 2 p.m. Friday: tennis, 8 a.m.; billiards, 9 a.m.; woodcarving, 10 a.m.; volunteer lunch, noon; cards/games, 12:45 p.m.; bowling, 1 p.m.; bingo, 1 p.m.; euchre party, 1 p.m.; Ed Lentz program, 1 p.m. Monday: tennis, 8 a.m.; billiards, 9 a.m.; Silvertones, 11 a.m.; chair exercise, 11:30 a.m.; McDonald’s lunch, noon; cards/games, 12:30 p.m.; bowling, 1 p.m.; quilting, 1 p.m.; crafts, 1 p.m.; Computer Connectors, 1 p.m. Tuesday: walking, 8:30 a.m.; billiards, 9 a.m.; exercise, 9:30

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Parks and recreation The Westerville Parks and Recreation Department is at 350 N. Cleveland Ave. For more information and to register for the following programs, call the community center hotline at (614) 901-6500 or visit www.westerville.org. • Residents can have documents shredded and disposed of in a safe manner from 10a.m. to noon Saturday, April 16, at Hoff Woods Park. This service is offered by the department in partnership with Fireproof Record Center. This is a free service. Limit five boxes per household. • Occupational therapist Maxine Haller will offer two parent/child programs this spring. Importance of Movement will look at the normal development of children from birth through age 6; sessions will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,

April 23. A Movement Based Reflex Integration Group will be offered in one of three sessions, based on the needs of the child. Children ages 6-13 and a parent/guardian will meet with an occupational therapist to determine the appropriate course, the first of which begins in early April. • The Spring/Summer Parks and Recreation Department brochure has been delivered to residents and is available at various locations, including the Westerville Community Center, Westerville Senior Center, City Hall, Westerville Public Library, Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Westerville Visitors and Convention Bureau, as well as online at www.westerville.org. Registration for classes can be made online at www.westerville.org or in person at the Westerville Community Center.

Church notes Nazarene slates Holy Week events Westerville Church of the Nazarene will offer a Family Prayer Walk for Good Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday,April 22. The experience will take one hour. The journey traces the last days of Christ on earth, as patrons will experience prayer related to Mary’s alabaster box, the Passover communion, the trial of Christ, Simon of Cyrene and the crucifixion. The prayer walk is for elementary-school age children through adults. Nursery and preschool child care will be available. This event is free and open to the public. Easter Sunday morning service will be held at 10:30 a.m.

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Coming up To add, remove or update a list- Health Medical Campus, 300 Poing, email editorial@thisweek- laris Parkway. All are welcome. Call Tim Maurice at (614) 818news.com. 9175 or visit centralohiocwrt.wordpress.com. Events Soroptimist International of Business After Hours, 5-7 p.m. Northeast Suburban Franklin Thursday, April 14, at Cantina County, an organization for proLaredo, 8791 Lyra Drive. Regisfessional women, 6:30 p.m. the ter at www .westervillechamsecond Monday of the month at ber.com. the Mifflin Township AdminisNative and Invasive Plants at trative Building, 155 Olde RideMcVay Woods, sponsored by Susnour Road. tainable Westerville, 2 p.m. SatHuber Ridge Area Associaurday, April 16, at McVay Eletion, 6:30 p.m. first Thursday of mentary School, 270 S. Hempthe month at the Blendon Townstead Road. A guided tour of McVay Woods will be offered. ship Senior Center, 6330 HempVolunteers are encouraged to help stead Road. Contact Presiremove invasive plants following dent@huberridge.org or www.huthe tour. Bring work gloves and berridge.org. Westerville Lions Club, 6:30tools. RSVP to lrhendricks@ 8:30 p.m. the first and third Thursgmail.com. days of the month, September Women in Business Luncheon, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednes- through May, at the American Leday, April 20, at Mount Carmel gion Young-Budd Post 171, 393 St. Annâ€™s, 500 S. Cleveland Ave. E. College Ave. Visitors welcome. Free bone density screenings. Guest speaker will be Janet Meeks, who will talk about self-care. The cost is $25 for members and $35 for non-members. Re gister at www.westervillechamber.com. All Saints Preschool will celebrate its 20th anniversary from 5-8 p.m. Thursday,April 28, at the school, 6770 N. High St. All former and current All Saints families are invited. Activities will include snacks, beverages, face painting and a visit from P.T. Reptiles. Gardening 101 Clinic, sponsored by Genoa Township Parks Advisory Board, 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, in Genoa Township Hall, 5111 S. Old 3C Highway. Free. The topic will be vegetable gardening. All experience levels welcome.

Call Merrill Castle at (614) 8936672. Christian Marketplace Network Westerville Chapter, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. the third Friday of each month at MCL Restaurant, 60 Westerville Square. Christians in the marketplace are invited to attend for lunch, fellowship, prayer, networking and business presentations. All are welcome. Registration fee is $2. Call Jerry King at (614) 899-9870 or visit www.cmn-usa.org. Kiwi Club Columbus Chapter, a social and charitable organization of former and current American Airlines stewardesses/flight attendants. Membership is open to former stewardessesflight attendants of TWA, Reno Air, Air Cal, Ozark and Trans Caribbean. If interesting in attending a monthly meeting, call (740) 587-4634 or (614) 876-2509. Westerville Rotary Club Sun-

rise, 7:15-8:15 a.m. Wednesdays at MCL Cafeteria, 60 Westerview Square. For more information, call Julie Friend (614) 794-3900 or email julie@juliefriend.com. Westerville Noon Rotary Club, noon Thursdays at Villa Milano on Schrock Road. Westerville Kiwanis Club, 68 p.m. Wednesdays at the Westerville Public Library. For information, call (614) 898-9616. Franklin 524 Toastmasters Club, 7 a.m. the first and third Thursdays of the month at Vineyard Church, 6000 Cooper Road. For more information, visit www.Franklin524Toastmasters.org, or call Sally at (614) 523-2169. AmSpirit Westerville Chapter, 7:30 a.m. Thursdays at Toukan & Co., 575 Charring Cross Drive. Call Gary Smith at (614) 890-0515 or visit www.westervilleamspirit.org. Westerville Sertoma Club,

7:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Java Central, 20 S. State St. Visitors are welcome. Call Dave McConnell at (614) 457-6233 for further information. Westerville VFW Post 7883, 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at the American Legion Building, 393 E. College Ave. Call Walt Mays at 330-2703. American Legion YoungBudd Post 171 and Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at the post,393 E. College Ave. Guests are welcome. Call Mike Etling at (614) 8919388.

Support groups Arthritis Support Group, 1:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at the Westerville Senior Center, 310 Main St. Call Ann Bailey at (614) 882-5709. Westerville Widows and Widowers Support Group welcomes

widowed persons of all faiths at 11 a.m. the first Wednesday of each month at MCL Cafeteria,60 Westerville Square. Call (614) 895-0848. Al-Anon, 8:30 p.m. Fridays at Central College Presbyterian Church, 975 Sunbury Road. Families in Touch, for families and friends of persons with mental illness, 10 a.m.-noon second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Concord Counseling Services, 774 Park Meadow Road. Call Jennifer Sheets, 882-9338, extension 235. Subject to change, call to confirm. Westerville Moms Group, a support group for stay-at-home moms offering weekly activities and events. Meetings are held the last Thursday of the month at Grace Lutheran Church, 100 E. Schrock Road. Email the membership coordinator at westervillemomsgroup@yahoo.com.

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Smart meter plan ‘reckless’ To the editor: I was very grateful to the Westerville City Council last summer for heeding the concerns about smart meters expressed by many Westerville citizens and backing off a far too ambitious and aggressive and premature plan for implementing these meters in Westerville. Unfortunately, they are now evidently planning to mo ve ahead with a “Plan B” that is also far too ambitious, reckless and premature. They claim to have received requests for this problematic and controversial technology from some businesses and residents of Westerville. They claim it is voluntary but it is my understanding that they are planning to roll this technology out to all business and commercial enterprises in Westerville this year and these businesses have no choice. They also promised residents previously that “Plan B”would be voluntary for them too, but Electric Division Manager Andy Boatright has said over and over again that it is not feasible to maintain two electric delivery systems for more than five years, so it would appear that council is now saying they are willing to break this promise. All that businesses and residents are asking is that thisAMI project proceed cautiously and voluntarily. Many problems have been reported by those who have ventured into this new technology. Council should reconsider its plan to jump into this unproven technology feet first at its next meeting and re-evaluate it in the future when it becomes proven, stable, and more clearly beneficial to the businesses and residents.

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er, the new law will not have any meaningful impact on the proposed budget, as it cannot be applied retroactively. Contracts in place must be honored. Eliminating prevailing-wage requirements impacts capital projects, not the operating budget. In reality, this is simply a way for the governor to weaken labor unions while reclaiming local tax dollars. Police officers, firefighters and school teachers are not our enemies and we cannot allow the governor to use them as scapegoats in his pursuit of a reckless agenda that will not balance the state budget. Republicans and Democrats who have served as township trustees, school board members, council members or as mayors have for decades made difficult choices while leading their communities through challenging economic times. I call on Gov. Kasich to start making difficult decisions, to be a leader and stop passing the buck.

versity, Columbus Foundation and Battelle. Unemployment is down, tax receipts have improved and there are signs of growth in the local economy. Gov. Kasich’s proposed budget will further slash local government funding. Reducing the portion of state tax revenues committed to local governments breaks a promise made in 1935,when the Local Government Fund was established. Its purpose was to replace cuts in funding received through property taxes with a portion of the state sales tax. Now, state leaders who have reduced their commitment to local governments by 20 percent over the last decade are further shirking their responsibilities by proposing additional cuts of 25 percent in 2011 and 50 percent in 2012. Gov. Kasich rationalizes these cuts by providing “tools” that will allow local governments to reduce costs, including the elimination of collective bargaining through the Andrew Ginther is president of passage of Senate Bill 5. Howev- Columbus City Council.

FERRIS Continued from page A4 businesses on the part of City Hall have finally taken their toll. There is little to no trust between b usinesses and our local elected officials. Instead of businesses and jobs heading for the door, why don’t we show our officials at City Hall the door? It is clear to see that our city leadership has let us down yet again. City Hall’s lack of foresight and failure to properly prioritize spending over the years have left Columbus vulnerable to state budget cuts, tax increases and seemingly endless job losses. We didn’t get into this mess overnight, and we won’t get out of it in short order. However, we will not achieve any meaningful improvements in our city until we identify and address some serious obstacles. The only way to get Columbus back on the right track is to make fundamental changes at City Hall. By now, that should come as a surprise to no one.

Matthew Ferris is a candidate for a seat on Columbus City Council.

Roderick Clay Westerville

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The Beat

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1 Few halls are as embedded

in the consciousness of popular American music as Harlem’s Apollo Theater. The litany of artists who began their career there reads like a who’s who of jazz, R&B and soul. The Columbus Jazz Orchestra pays tribute to this rich history with “A Night at the Apollo” through Sunday, April 17, at the Southern Theatre. Joined by singer Marva Hicks, the program will celebrate the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Gladys Knight, James Brown, Sam Cooke and more. Tickets are $49-$41. Call (614) 294-5200.

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sy-pop tunes. Kinda like Norah Jones meets Katy Perry . She might prove a bit edgy for the upper echelons of superstardom, but Pritchard — who also was in the original cast of Spring Awakening on Broadway — has “buzz artist” written all over her. She’s touring in support of her debut album, Wasted in Jackson. The Beat is admittedly hit 2 and miss when it comes to Tickets are $12/$14. Call 1predicting opportunities to say 800-745-3000. you-saw-them-when, but we can’t shake the notion that Friday, April 3 Irene Kelley is one of those diamond-in-the-rough artists, 15, at The Basement, is one of those times, as young Lauren a singer-songwriter who’s had Pritchard opens for Brandon some success with her songs James and Matt White, a pair (which have been recorded by Trof Johnny (Mayer)-come-latelys. isha Yearwood, Alan Jackson, Pritchard’s voice is lush, pow- Loretta Lynn and more) but who erful and beguiling, an instrument displays genuine chops as a perin full effect on her soulful, root- forming artist as well.

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The Latrobe, Pa., native’s path became clear when she w as kicked out of her Led Zeppelin cover band in high school for suggesting they add a Dolly Parton song to the set list. Her new CD, Thunderbird, is a treat. Kelley, with opener Melissa Greener, is hosted by Six String Concerts and the McConnell Arts Center of Worthington Friday, April 15, at the MAC. Tickets are $20/$15/$23. Call (614) 4310329. If there is an indie hip-hop

4 scene amid the glamour and

violence of mainstream rap, Atmosphere epitomizes it. Sadly, the Wednesday, April 20, show by the Minneapolis-based duo at the Newport Music Hall is sold out. So if you want some hip-hop conscience in the coming days, you’ll have to hope that by the time you read this, the Talib Kweli show Friday, April 15, at Skully’s Music Diner, is not yet sold out. (It happened for his Skully’s date last year, so…) The one-time partner of Mos Def drops clever rhymes and serious wordplay over soulful and jazzy riffs. Tickets are $20/$25. Call (614) 291-8856.

Steffanie Leigh as Mary Poppins, Talon Ackerman as Michael Banks and Camille Mancuso as Jane Banks in the National Tour of Mary Poppins.

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5 Steffanie Leigh was work-

ing when she got the lead role in the national tour of Mary Poppins. “I was definitely not as good a nanny as Mary Poppins,” Leigh told The Beat with a laugh. That bit of real-life coincidence is just a stage-setter for the magic of which Leigh gets to be a part on a nightly basis. “To be ‘practically perfect.’ It’s fun to create those illusions,” Leigh said. Those illusions include, of course, flight, but also a plethora of items retrieved from her magic bag during the opening number, Practically Perfect. (Leigh refused to provide behind-the-scenes secrets for either.) She did, however, explain that the stage production storyline is not a mirror image of the 1964 film, as the creative team opted to adapt some of the same and some different vignettes from the book on which both are based. “It’s more of a character study of the family and their transformation,” Leigh explained. A family — the Bankses — which she

Broadway Across America – Columbus will present the national tour of Mary Poppins April 20 through May 8 at the Ohio Theatre. Tickets are $65-$25. Call (614) 469-0939.

pretty amazing.” Leigh concurred, adding that longtime fan favorites like Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and Jolly Holiday stand alongside new numbers composed for the stage show like the powerful Anything Can Happen. “But I really love singing Feed the Birds,” Leigh added. “It has such beautiful lyrics and melody. And, in our production it’s set in front of a beautiful backdrop of St. Paul’s Cathedral.” Both Mancuso and Leigh have seen the movie over and over, but more from a fan’s perspective than an actor’s. Leigh said that, while the stage show is different, the film’s popularity is nothing to run away from. “We embrace the fact that it’s well-known,” she explained. “I’ll never be Julie Andrews. But I love getting to play such a magical character, where you can just let your imagination go.”

helps transform. Her charges include Michael and Jane Banks, the latter of which is played by 11-year-old Camille Mancuso of Blacklick. “We start off being total brats and snobs,” Mancuso told The Beat. “Mary takes us on some crazy adventures and we realize we don’t have to be brats. We can just have fun.” And fun is had by all. Mancuso said the children are the busiest of all the cast members, but that it seems a fair trade to participate in all the rollicking, frolicking fun. “I get to spell Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious every day,” Mancuso said. “And getting to interact with all these great people For more from The Beat’s inon stage is a blast. It’s so much terviews with Camille Mancuso fun to sing and dance because these and Steffanie Leigh, read the Beatsongs are energetic and crazy. It’s Blog at www.ThisWeekNews.com.

Turkish delights abound in Dublin strip mall Situated in present-day Turkey, the historic city of Ephesus was a major urban center, even during the high times of the ancient Greeks and the Roman Empire. Situated in a strip mall in Dublin,Cafe Ephesus brings to our area those potent traditions of lusty Turkish cooking at unbeatable values (big portions, great food and right-on prices). Cafe Ephesus adds to its cost-effective attractions by subtracting the adult beverage part from your bill: It doesn’t sell booze. And while the place isn’t fancy, it’s far from a drag to eat in its modern and pleasant facilities. In your ears will be rousing Turkish tunes and on the walls are a few framed, postcard-worthy photographs of watery scenes near the famous city. There are also a couple of colorful,hanging Turkish rugs, some pretty blue tiles along the back wall and a paneled, festive painting of a laid-out banquet positioned above the little semi-open kitchen.

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by G.A. Benton Of course, it’s what’s on the dishes that counts, and that’s the most impressive aspect of Cafe Ephesus. A great way to begin exploring some of its bold Turkish flavors is with the Combination Plate of dips and salad-cold appetizers ($14, easily serves three). Arrayed like a dartboard, that killer veggie-heavy platter hit the bulls-eye of authenticity with Kisir, similar to tabbouli but more complex and crunchy, with nuts and a much higher bulgur-toparsley ratio; Ezme, like a fiery Turkish salsa; Haydari , a rich and thick yogurt dip brightened by dill and mint; Dolmasi, vegetarian grape leaves stuffed with cinnamon rice, pine nuts and currants; Barbunya Pilaki, a neat pinto bean, onion, potato and tomato salad; Soslu

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Patlican, like a lovely ratatouille; Patlican Saltasi, a great, smoky, fresh and lemony baba ganoush; and a rich hummus flavored with cumin and lemon. From the hot appetizers, it’s hard to

lamby Shish ($15) and Doner ($12) — Turkish gyro, but so much better than the usual stuff. Seekers of more aromatic food might pick the sausagey Adana kebabs ($12), also available in a nifty chicken version. Not into kebabs tonight? No problem, Ephesus has you covered with a seafood dish like an unusual, rich and terrific Tilapia ($13), baked with mushrooms, peppers, onions and plenty of cheese and sided with one of Ephesus’ great salads. But there are also other terrestrial triumphs, like wonderful cabbage rolls (Lahana Dolmasi, $12). Desserts lived up to Ephesus’fantastic savory fare. Try the homemade, nottoo-sweet baklava ($5) that’s flaky and golden brown on top, dense and nutty underneath.

beat the marvelous and minty Mucver ($6). Probably the healthiest pancakes you’ll ever eat, they’re crispy yet springy and made with shredded veggies (mostly zucchini and potato) and come with a side of herbed yogurt dip. You gotta get the kebabs right at a Turkish restaurant, and Ephesus certainly does. Served with a fluffy rice pilaf plus a pickled cabbage, parsley and raw onion mix (good for making little sandwiches with the ubiquitous grilled pita here), they all rocked. It’s nearly For a complete guide to impossible to pin down a favorite, but local restaurants, visit heartier eaters might target the juicy and ColumbusDiningGuide.com

Bakery gets cooking inside Chinese restaurant in Clintonville Ying’s Tea House & Yum-Yum has a sweet new partner. Ying Liu, owner of the Clintonville restaurant, and baker Elena Birukow have formed Yum-Yum Bakery, which now occupies a portion of the space at 4312 N. High St. Birukow’s creations run the gamut — from savory to sweet and touching all styles. Pastry cases are lined with cannoli, napoleons, Russian-style stuffed buns, fresh-baked breads, cinnamon rolls, muffins and other baked goods. Unconventional flavors are in order for doughnuts and cupcakes, she said. “I have many ideas,” she said. She is particularly known for her elaborate

wedding cakes. Birukow also takes special orders for desserts that are not part of the daily lineup. “Everything a bakery can do, I can do,” said the Moscow native. To make things convenient for the earlymorning crowd, the bakery opens at 7 a.m. every day. Liu, for her part, said she is bent on improving the coffee drinks and tea options. She soon will start importing loose-leaf teas from China. Birukow and Liu met through a mutual

friend. Liu said she originally intended to open a dessert shop three years ago but it morphed into a full-service Chinese restaurant. Originally, she sublet half the space from a maker of Middle Eastern pita. She took over the enIt’s safe to say Roger Gentile tire 3,600-square-foot space about a year ago likes wine a lot. after the former occupant closed. And he wants others to enjoy The bakery and restaurant are open daily. it as much. For more information, call 614-262-7587. “I try to make wine relatable

Hometown Oriental Carryout and Deli has changed hands. The Northwest Side restaurant, owned by husband-and-wife team Hartanto Nugroho and Liliana Liem, has been renamed Lily’s Asian Cuisine, 787 Bethel Road in the Olentangy Plaza. The couple said they will continue to offer most items on the previous menu while they introduce their own bill of fare, which offers mostly Chinese with the occasional Japanese and Thai dish, too. They already have installed a sushi bar. Liem formerly was a sushi chef at Whole Foods. It’s a big change for the 2,100-square-foot space, known for its cafeteria-like austerity as well as duck and barbecued pork hanging on hooks behind the counter. (Both items will remain on the menu but will not be displayed in the same manner.) Most entrees are in the $10 to $12 range. Siblings Marie and Peter Kwan recently owned the restaurant. Peter Kwan has stayed on as one of the chefs but his sister is no longer By Tim Norman/ThisWeek with the restaurant. Elena Birukow shows off one of her cakes while standing next to the counter filled with The new owners say they will do some cosother delicacies she creates at Ying’s Teahouse & Yum-Yum Bakery, 4312 N. High St. metic work to the interior and intend to apply Yum-Yum Bakery is located in a portion of the Chinese restaurant in Clintonville. for a license to sell beer and wine.

Over the years, the space has been transformed. He has traded a deli for Mama Mimi’s Take N’ Roger Gentile Bake Pizza. The space has undergone several remodeling projects. A second-floor room is used for wine-tastings and classes. “If you don’t change, you’re going out of business,” he said. At 65, he still enjoys his job. “Do you understand how much I love this?” he said. To see Gentile’s review of 2009 Geretto “Confidenza” Refosco IGT, go to www.ThisWeekNews.com/foodandwine.

to people,” said the owner of Gentile’s, the Wine Sellers. “Wine should be fun.” Gentile, who’s spent more than 40 years in the business,is the new Wine Wisdom columnist for Food & Wine. He replaces sommelier Chris Dillman. The author of two books — “The Basics of Wine” and “Discovering Ohio Wine” — has spent most of his adult life selling wine and educating people about the subject. For a short time, he was a TV personality — the Wine Wizard — on PM Magazine and later did restaurant reviews for the show. Recipe of the week The shop, 1565 King Ave. in the Grandview Heights area, was founded by his father in 1954. Shortly after graduating from Ohio State University, Gentile began working at the store fulltime. He would later return to Ohio State to teach wine classes. The shop is a wine and craftbeer depot with no pop, potato Ahi tuna stack, courtesy of chips, lottery or beef jerky. Bradley Balch of Tucci’s.

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Library notes The Westerville Public Library is located at 126 S. State St. For more information on the following programs, call (614) 882-7277, or visit www.westervillelibrary.org.

Cheer champ Allana Scutt of Westerville earned first place in the Individual Best Cheerleader category at the Cheer Power Nationals held recently at the Columbus Convention Center. Scutt received a trophy and letter jacket for taking top honors in her age and division for her solo cheerleading. She has three other first-place finishes, including the 2011 Sprint Nationals.

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In brief • Attorney Sarah E. Lynn, a resident of east Columbus, has joined SWACO as assistant chief counsel. Most recently, Lynn was deputy chief counsel for the office of the Ohio Attorney General. She also served as assistant Ohio attorney general in the environmental enforcement section, where she was designated a special assistant U.S. attorney to handle criminal prosecutions under the Federal Clean Water Act. Lynn spent more than a decade working in the Environmental Practice Group of the Columbus law firm of Bailey Cavalieri LLC (formerly Arter & Hadden) and served as a commissioner on the Environmental Review Appeals Commission of Ohio. Lynn is active in the community and serves on the Environmental Law and Real Estate committees of the Ohio State Bar Association, as well as the Columbus Bar Association.

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Jake Simmerman of Central steps on home plate as his teammates wait to congratulate him after his first-inning home run during the Warhawks’ 12-8 victory over visiting South on April 6.

Baseball

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With several players returning from last year, the Westerville Central High School baseball team entered this season anticipating success. However, even coach Jeff Keifer was surprised by his team’s 11-1 start. “When you’re in the preseason and you get to know your team a little bit and you like what you see, you think you can be pretty good,” Keifer said. “I thought that. I don’t think we expected to be 11-1. We thought it could be possible, but that’s ahead of our expectations.” The early season success has included two wins over Westerville South and one over Westerville North. Central won its first 11 games before losing to Olentangy Orange 7-6 on April 9. Though he was disappointed with the loss, Keifer said it should take some pressure off his team. “You can’t help but keep track that you’re undefeated, so in a way it was a refocus for us, ” Keifer said. “I wouldn’t say a positi ve, but a refocus for us to let us know that we have a lot

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South’s Jayson Perkins connects with a pitch for a double in the second inning of the loss to Central.

of things to work on and we’re not perThe game was the second of a doufect. We can’t make mistakes against bleheader at Orange. Central defeated good teams and win, which we kind of Whetstone 15-3 in six innings in the first did against Orange.” game.

The Warhawks opened their competition against the other Westerville schools with a 12-8 win over South on April 6. Central took a 5-0 first-inning lead as senior Kyle Pollock hit a three-run home run and senior Jake Simmerman added a solo homer. Junior John Whitaker was the winning pitcher. Central scored eight runs in the second inning and eight in the fourth in a 16-2, five-inning win over South on April 7. Simmerman and senior Dann y Lawrence each homered to support winning pitcher Connor Sitz. The Warhawks again struck early in a 14-4, six-inning win over North on April 8, scoring 10 runs in the first inning. Junior Matthew Bracale was the winning pitcher. “To get three wins against the other Westerville schools and start 3-0 in the (OCC-Cardinal Division) is really a great sign,” Keifer said. Through 12 games, junior Dylan West was hitting a team-high .526 follo wed by Pollock (.514) and senior Jerry McSee BASEBALL, page C3

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North looking for more consistency By AARON BLANKENSHIP ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Westerville North High School softball team scored f ive or more runs three times during the first two weeks of the season, but was held to three or fewer runs in its other five games. Coach Joe Francisco said the Warriors will need to be more consistent at the plate to challenge for the OCC-Cardinal Division title. The Warriors opened league play April 6 with a 3-2 win o ver Westerville Central, before beating Dublin Jerome 1-0 in eight innings April 7 and defeating Dublin Scioto 15-4 in six innings April 8. North will play OCC-Cardinal games Friday, April 15, at Marysville and Monday, April 18, at home against Olentangy. “Our bats had been dead and they finally came alive against Dublin Scioto,” Francisco said. “We’re still a young team and the

kids are having fun, but we’ll need to hit the ball better to beat some of the top teams (in our league).” Against Central, Alli Rowland had 10 strikeouts, Lilly Gresh hit a solo home run in the top of the second inning and Tory Speakman hit a solo home run in the sixth. Victoria Shaffer scored on a throwing error in the seventh. Sarah Lawrence scored on an error against Jerome. Against Scioto, Speakman hit a grand slam for her third home run of the season. “We only hit three home runs as a team last year , but we have some big power hitters who are hitting home runs for us this season,” junior second baseman Sami Dustman said. •South is looking forward to playing at Central in an OCCCardinal rematch Wednesday, April 20, after losing to the Warhawks 12-2 on April 7. See SOFTBALL, page C4

By Rebecca Padula/ThisWeek

Victoria Shaffer of North safely slides home to score a run as Central catcher Andi Lowe shows her dismay during the visiting Warriors’ 3-2 victory April 6.

Westerville Central High School girls track and field coach Ryan Borland believes his team will benefit from the competition it will face in the Mansfield Mehock Relays on Friday, April 15, and Saturday, April 16, at Ashland University. “This is such a prestigious meet, and it’s difficult for us to do a lot as a team,” Borland said. “So what we’re looking for is to get some good e vents from our varsity runners and have them see some of the top competition from that area of the state. That can teach us a lot about what we need to do to be successful at the end of the season.” The Mehock Relays will represent the first time this season the Warhawks will have their full roster available. Some of their athletes missed the Newark Invitational on April 2 and a dual meet against Marysville on April 5 because of injuries or illnesses, and some missed the Red Edwards Golden Eagle Relays on April 9 at Big Walnut to take the ACT. One of their top athletes in the sprints, Jordan Hoffman, is expected to compete in the Mehock Relays. She has been slowed this spring by a sore quadriceps muscle. Other athletes expected to lead the Warhawks in the meet include Daijane Littlejohn, Kristen Norris and Tarela Osbuobeni in the high jump and long jump and Taylor Reneau in the sprints. Central finished third (76 points) in the 10-team Golden Eagle Relays, behind champion and host Big Walnut (96). Though the Warhawks didn’t win any events, Borland felt the experience was a positive one. “I think it went pretty well,” Borland said. “Any time you’re at a relay meet, trying to cover all the events can be challenging. There were a fe w areas where we would’ve liked to do better, but overall a lot of young people were able to contribute.” •Boys coach Justin Rush also is eager to see ho w his team fares in the Mehock Relays after winning the 10-team Golden Eagle Relays. The Warhawks scored 88 points to finish ahead of runner-up Big Walnut (87) and third-place New Albany (77). “My goal is, we have an opportunity to compete in each meet and we can’t pass up that opportunity,” Rush said. “We want to challenge ourselves. So we try not to tak e any meets lightly because they’re great opportunities to compete.” Channing Doermann returned to the lineup in the Golden Eagle Relays after missing the first two meets as he worked on improving his strength and conditioning. Last season, DoerSee TRACK, page C3

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Westerville boys, girls expecting big spring By JARROD ULREY ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Westerville high school club girls rowing team got shut out in its bid to adv ance boats to the US Rowing Youth Nationals last June. The depth that the team has shown throughout the winter months in both its heavyweight 8 and lightweight 8 boats gives coach Trish Chase confidence that that scenario won’t play out again next month. Three members of Westerville’s heavyweight 8 boat and one from its lightweight 8 already have made commitments to compete in college, and there likely will be others signing from both boats in the coming weeks. Westerville opens its regatta schedule Saturday, April 16, as host to the Hoover Invitational on Hoover Reservoir. Thirtyfive teams and more than 1,400 athletes competed in the e vent last year and bigger numbers are expected for this year’s meet, according to Chase. “We’re very optimistic about the upcoming season, ” said Chase, who along with her husband, Matt Chase, are in their 16th seasons heading Westerville’s program. “With over 90 rowers on the team, we have very nice depth. The majority of the women’s heavyweight 8 are being highly recruited by Division I universities. The varsity lightweight women also look very competitive. Both squads have their eye on US Rowing Youth Nationals this year.” New Albany seniors Ashley Bauer (Ohio State) and Amanda Poll (Ohio State) and Westerville Central senior Anna Lind (Iowa) of the heavyweight 8 boat will row collegiately. Poll is the coxswain, while Bauer sits in the seventh seat and Lind is in the fourth seat. Also on the boat are senior Cara Linse (Olentangy Liberty), juniors Lindsey Brown (Upper Arlington), Victoria Langerwasser (Olentangy), Tatiana Lundstrom (Westerville North) and Boston Shields (home school) and sophomore Jackie Huddle (New Albany). Westerville North senior Alex Sawatzki will be coxsw ain for the lightweight 8 and plans to sign with Ohio State. Also vying for spots on the boat are Westerville North seniors Alison Ed-

Schedule

WESTERVILLE April 16 — Hoover Invitational on Hoover Reservoir April 23 — Cincinnati Invitational on Lake Harsha in Batavia April 30 — Governor’s Cup Regatta on Griggs Reservoir May 7 — vs. Upper Ar lington on Hoover Reservoir (girls only) May 21-22 — Midwest Junior Championships on Lake Harsha *June 10-12 — US Rowing Youth Nationals on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge (Tenn.) *For qualifying crews

girls lightweight 4, which placed 10th (7:50.592). This season, coach Gina Crooks believes her best boat might be its heavyweight 4 that features senior Kat Bauer, juniors Mikaela Duckworth, Olivia Gugliemotto and Sydney Casey and junior coxswain Sarah Asad. Each of those rowers also will be on the team’s heavyweight 8 boat along with junior Baile y Irelan and sophomore Maddie Irelan. Sophomore Tess Cassidy is the team’s top lightweight rower, according to Crooks. “So far things are looking great,” said Crooks, who along with her husband, Jared Crooks, are in their third seasons as cocoaches. “We’ve had a huge turnout with our novice program. I believe we have three 8s of novices, and we only had one boat of novices in the fall. I think it’s just been because of w ord of mouth. We really have high hopes for our girls varsity 8 and all of our 4s.” Seniors Ben Cahalin and Griffin Fillman are lightweights who are serving as captains for the boys team. Senior Brady Basham is the team’s top heavyweight rower, according to Jared Crooks. “We’ve almost doubled our numbers (since last year), so it’s been pretty crazy,” Jared Crooks said. “We started off with one 8 and now we’ve basically got two 8s. We have more numbers, but we also have a lot more athletes. I’m pretty excited about my lightweight 4 and my hea vyweight 4 boats.” •The Hilliard girls club team has 11 competitors this spring, including five who came out for the sport for the first time. Back from last season are seniors Paige Holcomb and Morgan Staric, junior Samantha Schmucker and sophomore Erin Rose Shaeffer. Competing in novice boats likely will be juniors Danielle Johnson and Jessica Takos and freshmen Terri Boganwright, Courtney Duke, Alycia Ridgeley, Amanda Vaught and Chelsea Wheat. “We’ve been out all the days we’ve wanted, except for two,” second-year coach Jackie Ruetenik said. “They’ve been holding their own, so that was good to see.”

wards, Emi Grandjean and Sarah Scott, Worthington Christian junior Liz Akin, Worthington Linworth Alternative junior Gracie Bachmann, Liberty sophomore Kaitlyn Cantrell, Westerville Central sophomores Grace Busick and Delaney West and New Albany freshman Kelsey Michely. The boys team’s lightweight 8 boat finished 10th (6 minutes, 13.985 seconds) and its heavyweight 8 boat was 19th (6:21.15) at Youth Nationals last June. Expected to compete on the heavyweight 8 boat are seniors Hunter LaCorgne (St. Charles), Jon Lucas (home school), Tyler Lucas (home school), Jeremy Sobiech (Westerville North) and Mike Tarnapoll (New Albany), junior coxswain Taylor Gainey (Pickerington North), juniors Ben Leonard (home school) and Conor Moran (Big Walnut) and sophomore Josh Gould (home school). Tarnapoll has been accepted to Cornell and Sobiech will row for Jacksonville. The boys lightweight 8 boat will be comprised of seniors Matt Casper (home school), Grant Mohar (Olentangy) and Matt Murdoch (DeSales), senior coxswain Kevin Heppner (Westerville North), juniors David Casper (home school), Danny Just (Westerville North) and Jon Weiss (New Albany) and sophomores Ryan Kesselring (Westerville South) and Patrick LaCorgne (St. Charles). “I’m excited with the coming spring,” Matt Chase said. “My varsity men worked hard through the winter, and we have early signs of it paying off.” •Dublin was represented at julrey@thisweeknews.com Youth Nationals last year by its www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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easy, but that challenges me even more. I have a long stride, which helps me in the long jump and I actually like it better than the high jump, but I’m not as skilled at it.” A year ago, Preacher high jumped 7 feet in a meet at Mifflin. He said he o wes all his LARRY positive results to his coach, LARSON Steve Ayers. “My coach has prepared me so well for track,” Preacher said. “He has made me do a ton of conditioning and it tak es a lot more running than you would think to excel at both the high jump and the long jump.” Ayers said Preacher works hard at his craft. “Nigel has a very good work ethic. He trains hard and his willingness to be great is what makes him a good jumper,” Ayers said. “The experience that Nigel had last year at the state championship meet has helped him a lot. There are many kids who freeze up under that kind of pressure and Nigel embraced that situation and took his (natural) ability and used it.” Preacher, whose twin brother, Aryton, is one of the top sprinters in central Ohio, said the more pressure he faces, the better he competes. “I really love it when I know I have great competitors against me. It always makes me want to jump higher and higher,” he said. “I love the atmosphere at big track meets and I lo ve the excitement that the crowds bring. I know I clown around a lot of times, but I used to be a real quiet kid and with this success in track it has bumped my personality up and it has made me much more confident in everything I do. Track has really made a difference for both Aryton and myself. We are lucky to have it in our lives.” I’ll see you at a meet. Larry Larson is a former athletics director at Grandview High School. He can be heard as “Mr. High School Sports” on WTVN 610 AM.

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OHSAA votes down spring football practice Girls soccer expanding to three divisions next season By JARROD ULREY ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The OHSAA sparked emotion in more than one direction April 7 when it denied a proposal from the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association to allow a two-week period of skill instruction in May. According to the official OHSFCA release that has been posted online by several news outlets, including JJHuddle.com, the proposal asked for two weeks of football instruction during the final two weeks of May. The timeframe for the workouts would have been a maximum of 10 hours and would not have exceeded more than two hours per workout. Also as part of the proposal, athletes participating in an OHSAA spring sport would have been required to complete

their season before participating in the football workouts. For spring sport coaches such as A.J. Auld of the Dublin Jerome High School boys lacrosse program, the OHSAA’s unanimous rejection relieves the continuing pressure for prep athletes to specialize. “I encourage my guys to be multisport athletes because it’s good for a number of reasons,” Auld said. “I know the OHSAA promotes all sports and not just football. If they approved this, why would they just allow one sport to be able to do that? Why wouldn’t they allow basketball to do it? I ha ve a good relationship with the football coach at Jerome, and us sharing players has been mutually beneficial. I know I can’t simulate the intensity (during a practice) that one of my players can have going up against one of their rivals on a Friday night, and the same is true in the other direction.” For others such as Brookha ven’s Steve Ayers, the OHSAA’s decision to deny the proposal was “kind of disappointing.” In its official release, the OHSAA cited “concerns over the impact it would have on other spring sports, as well as the requests that would come from

other sports.” The OHSAA indicated, however, that it is examining the possibility of expanding the 10 days of coaching currently permitted over the summer in all team sports. Some of the nation’s most recruited football states, including California, Florida and Texas, are among those that have some format that includes spring football practice. “We really don’t get that many days in the summer,” said Ayers, who is an assistant football coach with the Bearcats and the school’s head coach for wrestling and boys track and field. “Down south they all have spring football, and as a state it kind of puts us behind. It seems like another thing to hold us back. We kind of felt good that they were thinking about it. When coaches collaborate, they can work it out.” Among the reasons the OHSFCA created the proposal was a concern regarding AAU flag football programs and their influence on OHSAA-sponsored football. In addition, it cited a lack of opportunity for Ohio high school football players to display their skills to college coaches during the May recruit-

ing period. “I know a lot of people might be against it, but obviously I’m a football coach and I’m also a football fan,” Dublin Coffman football coach Mark Crabtree said. “Anything that can be done to promote the sport of football I’m in favor of doing. During the last two weeks of May, most of our players are doing absolutely nothing unless they’re competing in a re gional tournament in their spring sport, and those are the kinds of athletes that we’d want to be competing at that time. “Football is the one sport that gets the short end of the stick because all of the other sports you can do year-round in some form. We’re limited the most, yet it’s the biggest sport with fans and them being fanatical about it.” •The OHSAA voted 6-3 to approve a proposal from the soccer coaches association to expand the girls soccer state tournament from two divisions to three beginning this fall. Girls soccer surpassed the 501-team benchmark during 2010. Twenty-three teams from the Central District competed in Division II last fall, producing one district champion. Although the OHSAA has not an-

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Evan Moorer of South competes in the 110-meter hurdles during the Stingel Invitational on April 9 at Pickerington North.

TRACK Continued from page C1 mann was slowed by hamstring injuries. Other athletes expected to lead the Warhawks in the Mehock Relays include sprinters Davon Reed and Dillon Seckman and distance runners Brandon Shirey and Dan Steigerwald. In the Golden Eagle Relays, the Warhawks won the 6,400meter relay (18 minutes, 54.9 seconds), the lap medley relay (11:09.8) and the 400 relay (43.8). “The Big Walnut meet is one we had circled on our calendar for a while now,” Rush said. www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

At a glance natius (125) in Wildcat Premier at Hilliard Davidson; Girls: Finished 13th (14) behind champion Davidson (121) April 5 — Boys: Def. Dublin Scioto 108-19; Girls: Def. Scioto 69-50 Below are the recent results and com- April 12 — Competed against Olening schedules for the Central, North tangy Liberty and South track & field teams: April 19 — Home vs. South CENTRAL SOUTH April 2 — Boys: Finished second (106 March 26 — Boys: Finished fifth (49) points) behind champion Gahanna behind champion Lancaster (92) in (111) at Newark Invitational; Girls: Fin- Hammond Relays at Pickerington Cenished third (84) behind champion tral; Girls: Finished sixth (40) behind Hilliard Bradley (105) champion Pickerington Central (86) April 5 — Boys: Defeated Marysville April 5 — Boys: Lost to Dublin Jerome 69-68; Girls: Def. Marysville 85-48 75-65; Girls: Lost to Jerome 105-36 April 9 — Boys: Finished first (88) at April 9 — Boys: Finished fifth (59) Red Edwards Golden Eagle Relays at behind champion Lancaster (106) in Big Walnut; Girls: Finished third (76) Stingel Invitational at Pickerington behind champion Big Walnut (96) North; Girls: Finished ninth (37) beApril 12 — Competed against Dublin hind champion Pickerington Central Scioto (117.5) April 15-16 — Mansfield Mehock Re- April 12 — Competed against lays Marysville April 19 — Home vs. Olentangy April 15 — Ashville Kiwanis InvitaNORTH tional at Teays Valley April 2 — Boys: Finished 11th (31) April 16 — DeSales Invitational behind champion Cleveland St. Ig- April 19 — At North

Cartney (.444). Lawrence and Simmerman each had two home runs. Whitaker led the pitching staff with a 3-1 record, a 3.86 ERA, 25 strikeouts and 12 walks. •South entered the week looking to build on a doubleheader sweep over Walnut Ridge, 110 and 14-4 on April 9. Both games went five innings. Sophomore Jake Robinson and freshman Tim Bates were the winning pitchers. “When you sweep a doubleheader, it definitely helps your confidence,” coach Tim Bates said. “We knew that we were a better team than Walnut Ridge, so there wasn’t a whole lot of pressure on the players. They were able to go out and play.” Though it entered the week 0-2 in the OCC-Cardinal, coach Bates stressed to his team that it remains in the title chase thanks to a competitive division. Central and Olentangy entered the week as the only undefeated teams in the OCCCardinal at 3-0. “That’s one of the things that I felt was going to happen with playing games back-to-back was that most of these OCC games, the teams were just going to split them,” coach Bates said. Through eight games, senior Josh Llaneza led the team in hitting at .529 (based on 20 at-bats) followed by seniors Ben Williams (.333) and Joe Stiltner (.316). Stiltner had the team’s lone home run. “We haven’t gotten off to the fast start that I anticipated, ”

nounced breakdowns by division, teams such as Worthington Christian (116 girls) and Wellington (77 girls) likely would be among those that would drop to Division III. Worthington Christian was seeded third for the district tournament and Wellington was seeded eighth last fall. “That gives us a better chance once we get into the tournament, ” Worthington Christian athletics director Kevin Weakley said of his team’s likely drop. “The challenge in Division II is that there are a lot bigger schools than us in it lik e Bexley and Hartley. When we made the jump to Di vision III with the boys, it helped us significantly.” Another effect of the increase in divisions is that schools such as DeSales and Watterson as well as some Columbus City Schools would drop from Division I to II. DeSales and Watterson have been perennial powers in boys soccer while competing in Division II, but neither school got past the district semif inal round while competing in Di vision I in girls soccer last fall. julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

At a glance *April 7 — Def. Jerome 4-2 *April 8 — Lost to Central 14-4 in six innings April 9 — Def. Hilliard Darby 5-4; lost to Darby 15-4 in six innings Below are the recent results and com- *April 12 — Played Central ing schedules for the Westerville Cen- *April 13 — Played Scioto tral, North and South baseball teams: *April 15 — At Scioto CENTRAL April 16 — At Reynoldsburg (DH) *April 6 — Defeated Westerville South *April 18 — At Olentangy Liberty 12-8 *April 20 — Home vs. Liberty *April 7 — Def. South 16-2 in five in- Of note: The Warriors were 4-6 overnings all and 1-2 in the OCC-Cardinal before *April 8 — Def. Westerville North 14- April 12. 4 in six innings SOUTH April 9 — Def. Whetstone 15-3 in *April 6 — Lost to Central 12-8 six innings; lost to Olentangy Orange *April 7 — Lost to Central 16-2 in five 7-6 innings *April 12 — Played North *April 8 — Game vs. Scioto sus*April 13 — Played Marysville pended in eighth inning tied at 8 and *April 15 — Home vs. Marysville resumed April 12 April 16 — Home vs. St. Charles (DH) April 9 — Def. Walnut Ridge 11-0 and *April 18 — Home vs. Dublin Scioto 14-4, both in five innings *April 20 — At Scioto *April 13 — Played Jerome Of note: The Warhawks were 11-1 over- *April 14 — Home vs. Scioto all and 3-0 in the OCC-Cardinal before *April 15 — Home vs. Jerome April 12. Of note: The Wildcats were 3-5 overNORTH all and 0-2 in the OCC-Cardinal before *April 6 — Lost to Dublin Jerome April 12. 5-4 *OCC-Cardinal game

coach Bates said. “I don’ t say that I’m disappointed.” •North also remains in the OCC-Cardinal title chase, as it looks to build on a 4-2 win over Dublin Jerome on April 7. The Warriors scored four runs in the third inning in support of winning pitcher Garrett Lieb. The Warriors split a doubleheader against Hilliard Darby on April 9, winning 5-4 and losing 15-4 in six innings. North scored a run in the bottom of the sixth and two in the seventh to win the opener. Junior Will Sulcebarger was the winning pitcher. Through 10 games, Lieb, a senior, led the team in hitting at .400 with two home runs and eight RBI. Junior Jake Miller had one homer and eight RBI.

Sulcebarger was 2-0 on the mound with eight strikeouts and three walks. “I like the mak eup of the team,” coach Sean Ring said. “I think we have a top group of kids who really enjoy the game. We’re very young, so obviously we’re still learning how to play at the varsity level. “I’d like to be more consistent. We’re on kind of a roller coaster right now both emotionally and play-wise. When we’re going good we’re a tough team, but it seems when things go bad they go bad, so if we could be a little more consistent all the way around we would be in a much better situation.” fdirenna@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

Schools announce coaching vacancies The following schools are seeking coaches: Bexley — Girls soccer. Send letter of interest and résumé by Friday, April 15, to Molly Feesler, athletics director, 326 S. Cassingham Road, Bexley, Ohio 43209, or email molly.feesler@bexleyschools.org. DeSales — Boys and girls swimming. Send résumé to athletics director Tom Neubert at tneubert@cdeducation.org. Dublin Jerome — Assistant girls basketball. Send résumé by May 31 to girls basketball coach Matt Martin, c/o Nick Magistrale, athletics direc-

tor, Dublin Jerome High School, 8300 Hyland Croy Road, Dublin, Ohio 43016. New Albany — Girls tennis. Send résumé by Friday, April 15, to athletics director Kevin Reed at kreed@napls.us. Westerville Central — Track and field specializing in pole vault. Contact athletics director Andy Ey at (614) 797-6827 or eya@wcsoh.org. Worthington Kilbourne — Wrestling. Send résumé to Jeff Todd, athletics director, 1499 Hard Road, Columbus, Ohio 43235, or email jtodd@worthington.k12.oh.us.

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DeSales catcher Mary Wickert (10) congratulates teammates Aly McGinnis (4) and Kelsey Seeds after they both scored runs during the Stallions’ 13-3 victory over host Hilliard Darby on April 9.

DeSales Roundup

Volleyball team looks to develop underclassmen By JEREMY STEWART

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With only one player returning from last season, the DeSales High School boys volleyball team is starting fresh again. But if things go right, the Stallions don’t expect to have to do the same thing next season. “This is a year for us to develop,” third-year coach Andy Feltz said. “We’ve had some players in the past, but they’ve all been upperclassmen. This is the first chance to develop the underclassmen so that we have some longevity.” Feltz has been the Stallions’ coach since the program’s inception in 2009. He led DeSales to a 10-9 record last year , including 6-4 in the Central Ohio Volleyball League. Senior Robert Wanner is the lone returnee from last year’s team, which lost to Dublin Scioto 2512, 21-25, 25-23, 25-13 in the first round of the Division I East Region tournament. “We didn’t even know who would be coming out (for the team),” said Wanner, who was honorable mention all-East Region last season. “But I think we can have a pretty good team with all the football players that came out. We’re playing a little bit more together than we were last year.” The Stallions have several underclassmen who are first-year varsity players, but the freshmen enter the program with middle school and club v olleyball experience. Like last year’s team, the Stallions have football and basketball players competing in the sport for the f irst time. This year’s team includes seniors Nick Gentile and Sam Bor ghese and junior Charles Chandler. Gentile was the starting quarterback for the football team last fall, while Borghese and Chandler played major roles for both the football and basketball teams this school year. “It’s been a lot of fun, ” said Gentile, who led DeSales with nine kills in a 28-26, 15-25, 2729, 25-19, 15-13 loss to Whetstone on April 5. “I think the hardest part has been learning the rules. People know bump, set and spike, but there’s a lot of little things that you don’ t even know about.” A lot of the experience is coming from freshmen K eegan Crawford and Ansel Firmalan. Crawford is the setter and Firmalan is the libero. Crawford is playing the position vacated by Maciej Stolarski, a Polish exchange student who was named first-team all-East Region last season. The team also includes seniors Adrian Fisch, Chad Hobbs, Dan Kelley and Nick Vitullo, juniors Andrew Carpenter and Eric Neihaus, sophomores Cody Sarisky and Mitchell Mayer and freshman David Fries. For the first time, there are enough players in the program to field both varsity and junior varsity teams. •The boys tennis team hopes a balanced roster becomes a formula for success. “The last few years we’ve been kind of top heavy,” sixthyear coach Matt Rutherford said. “We don’t have any superstars, but we have a nice, even team. In practice anyone can hit with

Of note: The Stallions were 2-2 overall before April 12. *CCL contest TRACK & FIELD Below are the recent results and com- April 9 — Boys: Finished third (69.5) ing schedules for the DeSales base- in 15-team Granville Invitational behind ball, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, soft- Granville (127.5) and Caledonia River ball, boys tennis, track & field and boys Valley (80.5); Girls: Finished 10th (41) at 16-team Granville Invitational bevolleyball teams: hind champion Heath (86) BASEBALL April 12 — Competed against Teays *April 5 — Defeated Watterson 11-6 Valley in CCL opener April 16 — Stallion Invitational at home *April 6 — Def. Ready 7-2 April 19 — At Heath with Granville *April 8 — Lost to Hartley 8-0 April 9 — Lost to Thomas Worthing- BOYS VOLLEYBALL *March 28 — Lost to Watterson 25ton 2-1 April 11 — Game vs. London canceled 12, 25-22, 25-20 *April 4 — Def. Licking Heights 25*April 13 — Played St. Charles 17, 25-16, 24-26, 25-18 *April 15 — Home vs. Watterson April 16 — Home vs. Franklin Heights *April 5 — Lost to Whetstone 28-26, 15-25, 27-29, 25-19, 15-13 and Whetstone April 6 — Lost to Dublin Scioto 25-16, *April 18 — At Ready 20-25, 25-20, 25-21 *April 20 — Home vs. Hartley Of note: The Stallions were 2-5 over- April 9 — Def. Stow-Munroe Falls 24all and 2-1 in the CCL before April 13. 26, 29-27, 25-13; def. Westerville South 26-24, 20-25, 25-20; lost to BOYS LACROSSE Cincinnati Sycamore 25-9, 25-16 April 5 — Def. Olentangy Orange 14- April 11 — Def. Pickerington Central 3. J.T. Blubaugh scored five goals. 25-7, 20-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-6 April 6 — Def. Bexley 19-6 *April 12 — Played Gahanna ChristApril 9 — Def. Dublin Scioto 14-9 ian April 11 — Def. New Albany 17-7. *April 13 — Played St. Charles Blubaugh had seven goals. April 16 — Home vs. Gahanna and April 13 — Played Hilliard Darby Westerville North April 15 — Home vs. Gahanna *April 18 — Home vs. Whetstone Of note: The Stallions were 7-0 over- Of note: The Stallions were 4-6 overall before April 13. all and 1-2 in the COVL before April 12. *COVL match GIRLS LACROSSE April 5 — Lost to Watterson 8-2 in SCHEDULES opener BOYS TENNIS April 7 — Def. Granville 14-1 April 9 — Def. Westerville Central March 28 — vs. Upper Arlington B March 30 — vs. Dublin Coffman 13-0 March 31 — at Bexley April 12 — Played Columbus School April 4 — vs. New Albany for Girls April 9 — at Canton Central Catholic April 14 — Played Hilliard Darby April 12 — at Worthington Christian April 16 — Beachwood and Libertyville *April 19 — vs. St. Charles (Ill.) in Hannigan-Galipault Tournament April 20 — vs. Dublin Jerome at Thomas Worthington April 28 — vs. Pickerington Central Of note: The Stallions were 3-0 overApril 29 — at Upper Arlington B all before April 12. *May 3 — vs. Hartley SOFTBALL May 4 — vs. Worthington Kilbourne April 5 — Def. Upper Arlington 6-4 *May 5 — at Watterson April 6 — Def. Jonathan Alder 15-6 May 9 — vs. Chillicothe April 7 — Game vs. Teays Valley can- *May 10 — at Ready celed May 11 — at Hilliard Davidson April 9 — Def. Hilliard Darby 13-3; def. *CCL match Marysville 3-0 BOYS VOLLEYBALL *April 11 — Game at Watterson post- March 26 — vs. Clayton Northmont poned and Pickerington Central *April 13 — Played Ready in CCL *March 28 — vs. Watterson opener *April 4 — vs. Licking Heights April 15 — Home vs. Dresden Tri-Val- *April 5 — at Whetstone ley and Licking Valley April 6 — at Dublin Scioto April 18 — Home vs. Hartley April 9 — at Westerville South Of note: The Stallions were 9-0 over- April 11 — vs. Pickerington Central all before April 13. *April 12 — at Gahanna Christian BOYS TENNIS *April 13 — at St. Charles April 5 — Def. Wellington 4-1 *April 14 — at Watterson April 9 — Def. Canton Central Catholic April 16 — at Gahanna with Wester3-2; lost to Cuyahoga Valley Christian ville North Academy 4-1 *April 18 — vs. Whetstone April 11 — Match vs. Village Acade- May 2 — at Westerville Central *May 3 — vs. Gahanna Christian my canceled April 12 — Played Worthington Chris- *May 5 — vs. St. Charles May 6 — vs. Westerville South tian *April 19 — Home vs. St. Charles in *May 11 — at Licking Heights *COVL match CCL opener

anyone, which is good. Our first doubles and second doubles (teams) should be able to come up with wins that they weren’t always able to (get) in the past.” Leading the group of returnees is senior John Acomb, a district qualifier last year. He’s playing first singles with senior Michael Rosile and junior Gian Carlo DiMichaelangelo rounding out the singles lineup. Spots on the doubles teams have been up for grabs. With 10 players getting varsity time this season, Rutherford said he expects to do a lot of mixing and matching. That group includes senior Paul Rosile and juniors Jesse Faulkner, David Keller, James Walsh and Kevin Walsh. Freshmen Mack Beidler and Sonn y DiMichaelangelo also are expected to get a chance. •Bob McGee is returning to coach the girls soccer team. He’s taking over for Joshua Brader, who resigned Feb. 22 to accept the same position at Dublin

Jerome. McGee, a 1980 DeSales graduate, coached the Stallions from 1993-96, leading them to the Division II state championship in 1995. After coaching tw o of his daughters at Fisher Catholic last season, McGee decided it w as time to return to his alma mater. “First of all, it’s a place that you always miss,” McGee said. “I had a chance to kind of leave there (after the 1996 season) and venture out on my own, but it’s one of those places that you always keep with you.” After coaching the Hamilton Township boys team in 1997, McGee spent 1998-2008 coaching the Upper Arlington girls team, guiding it to a Division I state semifinal his final year there. McGee’s next victory will be the 250th of his career. “Someone that comes in with that type of experience and takSee DESALES, page C5

Coach Jerry Kelbley said the Wildcats need to pick up their defensive play to beat the better teams in the league such as Central. South gave up 16 hits and made two errors in the first meeting with Central. “Our defense needs to be more consistent,” Kelbley said. “When our defense is good, it’s darn good. When it’s bad, we’re pretty bad.” After losing to Delaware 162 on April 9, the Wildcats bounced back to defeat Pickerington Central 16-5 later in the day as Morgan Dietz hit a threerun home run and Chelsea Raker pitched a five-hitter. Dietz, Raker and Leah Ross have shared South’s pitching duties, while Erica Aiello, Leigh Siedlak and Dietz have been its leading hitters. “In all my years coaching, we’ve never had a turnaround like we had (on April 9) in one day,” Kelbley said. “We lost by 14 runs and then turned around and beat a good Pickerington Central team that had just beaten Delaware (5-3) that same day.” •Central bounced back from its 3-2 loss to North to defeat South 12-2 the following day as Allie Cody hit the f irst grand slam of her career and Andi Hayes hit a solo home run. “The North game definitely was a tough loss, and the frustration we experienced in that game definitely fed into the way we hit the ball against South, ” Cody said. “I’m really proud of the way we came back and played against South.” After losing two of their first three OCC-Cardinal games, the Warhawks were hoping to start working their way to the top of the league standings when they play Friday, April 15, at Olentangy Liberty and play host Monday, April 18, to Jerome and Wednesday, April 20, to South. Hitting the ball well for Central through its first 10 games were Cody, Hayes, Andi Lowe and Perry Wallinger. “We’ve been hitting the ball pretty well in most games, but

At a glance eight innings *April 8 — Def. Dublin Scioto 14-4 April 9 — Lost to Hilliard Bradley 111; lost to Groveport 4-2 *April 12 — Played Olentangy Liberty Below are the recent results and com- *April 13 — Played Westerville South ing schedules for the Central, North *April 15 — At Marysville and South softball teams: *April 18 — Home vs. Olentangy CENTRAL *April 20 — At Dublin Jerome *April 6 — Lost to Westerville North Of note: The Warriors were 5-3 over3-2 all and 3-0 in the OCC-Cardinal before *April 7 — Defeated Westerville South April 12. 12-2 SOUTH *April 8 — Lost to Marysville 6-3 *April 6 — Def. Dublin Scioto 12-7 April 9 — Lost to Big Walnut 3-0; def. *April 7 — Lost to Westerville CenHeath 8-7 tral 12-2 *April 12 — Played Dublin Scioto *April 8 — Def. Dublin Jerome 6-0 *April 13 — Played Olentangy April 9 — Def. Pickerington Central *April 15 — At Olentangy Liberty 16-5; lost to Delaware 16-2 April 16 — At Thomas Worthington (DH) *April 12 — Played Marysville *April 18 — Home vs. Dublin Jerome *April 13 — Played Westerville North April 19 — Home vs. Westland April 14 — Home vs. Hilliard Darby *April 20 — Home vs. Westerville South *April 18 — Home vs. Olentang y Of note: The Warhawks were 7-3 over- Liberty all and 1-2 in the OCC-Cardinal before *April 19 — At Olentangy April 12. *April 20 — At Westerville Central NORTH Of note: The Wildcats were 4-3 over*April 6 — Def. Westerville Central all and 2-1 in the OCC-Cardinal before April 12. 3-2 *April 7 — Def. Dublin Jerome 1-0 in *OCC-Cardinal game

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Two athletes at St. Charles Preparatory School recently signed letters of intent to continue their careers at out-of-state Division I colleges. Senior Charlie Macias signed to play soccer at the University of Evansville in Indiana and senior Jourdan Wickliffe will play football at Eastern Illinois in Charleston, Ill. Macias, a Westerville resident, led the St. Charles soccer team with nine goals last season. He also led the Cardinals with nine goals as a junior. “On the athletics side, I like the coach (Mike Jacobs) and what he had say about their style of play,” Macias said. “(The Purple Aces) play a 4-4-3 set and that allows the back to get up on the

attack. That fits my style of play.” Macias expects to move from his high school position of forward to left back with Evansville. “Charlie really fits the mold of what we look for in wide players — he has great speed and is an excellent server of the ball,” Jacobs told GoPurpleAces.com. “He can be a dynamic attacking player on the flanks.” Macias plays left back for the Crew Soccer Academy and has played for Team Ohio COSA. “The college game is a lot different. It’s much more physical,” Macias said. “I have been training with the Columb us Crew Academy and that should prepare me for what I will see at the Division I level.” St. Charles finished 5-12 overall last fall after losing to Pickerington North 3-0 in the second round of the Division I district

tournament. The Cardinals were 2-2 in the CCL to finish behind co-champions DeSales and Hartley (3-0-1) and ahead of Watterson (1-3) and Ready (0-4). “Charlie is quicker than anyone I have ever coached,” St. Charles coach Richard Ey said. “For being an undersized guy (5foot-8, 150 pounds), he is really physical and he doesn’ t get pushed around.” Macias has a 3.8 GP A and wants to study b usiness at Evansville. “I liked the small-campus atmosphere and it’s rated as one of the top universities in the Midwest. They also have a strong business program,” Macias said. “They also have advisers who will help you stay organized academically when you are traveling and they have a good academic support group for athletes.”

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4250 Hunters Bend, 43065, Kevin James Yates and John Curtis Lucas Jr., $410,000. 5279 Woodbridge Ave, 43065, Shawn Hedderman and Michele Hedderman, $400,000. 6393 Scioto Chase Blvd, 43065, Michael A. Derflinger Sr. and Deborah J. Derflinger , $320,961. 413 Village Ridge Ct, 43065, Jordan R. Carr and Alicia D. Carr, $305,000. 4848 Creek View Court, 43065, Melissa L. North, $278,840. 7321 New Point Pl, 43065, Daniel R. Arnold, $213,500. 177 Chasely Circle, 43065, US Bank NA, $165,000. 177 W Case Ave, 43065, Harold Joseph Barker,Trustee, $135,000.

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MLS#211011984 $84,900 • 3 BR, 1.5 BA, Many updates • Huge LR, Lots hrdw flrs • Gorgeous frplc, Fin Rec Rm • Great kitch, patio Bob Price/Doug Neal 284-1515 bob.price@kingthompson.com

Marble Cliff Crossing

MLS#211009299 $129,900 MLS#210002414 $410,500 • Vaulted great room & kitchen • Custom patio home • Granite cntrs & stainless appl’s • Walk-out lower level • 3-car customized garage • Newer roof, siding & windows • Screened in porch • Deck Betsy Neidenthal 614-741-2430 Betsy Neidenthal 614-741-2430 betsy.neidenthal@kingthompson.com betsy.neidenthal@kingthompson.com

Blacklick

4004 Trade Royal

MLS#210035933 $625,000 • 5,500 SF • 2 Acre lot, in-ground swimming pool • Newly renovated kit & master BA • Country Setting living Betsy Neidenthal 614-741-2430 betsy.neidenthal@kingthompson.com

New Albany

Y DA UN

6822 Springview Dr., Westerville

-4 Y1 DA

MLS#211011689 $134,900 • 3 finished levels • Gorgeous granite kitchen • Walkout lower level • Tranquil ravine setting Bob Price/Doug Neal 284-1515 bob.price@kingthompson.com

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Westerville-Near Hoover Dam

-4 Y1 DA

MLS#211011118 $225,000 • 4 Huge BR, 2.5 BA • Granite kit • Huge GR Rm • Fireplace • Great lot, patio • Popular Park Bend Bob Price/Doug Neal 264-0587 doug.neal@kingthompson.com

MLS#210045912 $299,900 • Custom Romanelli & Hughes • 4 BR, 2.5 BA; 3,300 SF • Amazing granite kitchen • Many upgrades; Cul-de-sac location Bob Price/Doug Neal 264-0587 doug.neal@kingthompson.com

Waggoner Chase North

Village @ New Albany Crossing

Harrison Pond Subdivision

MLS#211011313 $153,900 • Approx 1,800 SF • New hardwood floors • Stamped paver patio • Fenced backyard Betsy Neidenthal 614-741-2430 betsy.neidenthal@kingthompson.com

MLS#211003074 $149,950 • Full front porch • 1,888 square feet • Pool, clubhouse, & tennis courts • 3 bedrooms, plus large loft Betsy Neidenthal 614-741-2430 betsy.neidenthal@kingthompson.com

MLS#211001350 $339,900 • Over 3,600 SF • Finished LL • 3-car garage • Wooded backyard, Great community Betsy Neidenthal 614-741-2430 betsy.neidenthal@kingthompson.com

Gahanna

Gahanna - New Listing

Kitsmiller Crossing

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2-4

MLS#210037808 $146,900 • 1,400 SF • 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, 2-car gar • Excellent condition • Perfect location Betsy Neidenthal 614-741-2430 betsy.neidenthal@kingthompson.com

Gahanna

MLS#

$409,000 • Over 4,100 SF (including Lower Level) • Finished Lower Level w/bath • Hardwood floors on first floor • Professionally landscaped yard & paver patio Betsy Neidenthal 614-741-2430 betsy.neidenthal@kingthompson.com

Gahanna

Y2 DA UN

$215,000 • 1,740 SF • 1st flr master • 1st flr laundry • 2-car garage Traci Kaniaris 614-286-2590 tracikaniaris@hotmail.com

Dublin

$494,000 • 4,000 SF • 5 BR, 4 ½ BA’s • 1st flr MBR • Patio Traci Kaniaris 614-286-2590 tracikaniaris@hotmail.com

Granview - New Listing -4

$209,000 • 2,198 SF • 3 BR, 2 ½ BA’s • 1st flr laundry • 2-car garage Traci Kaniaris 614-286-2590 tracikaniaris@hotmail.com

New Reynoldsburg Listing See Today

• New SS appl’s • New flooring • Two story entry • Vaulted owners suite • Big basement • Two car garage Call Barbara Neff 614-741-2440 $200’s Make an Offer

Y2 DA UN

MLS#210034777 $179,900 • Stainless appliances • 2,140 SF • Gahanna Jeff Schools • Wood floors Traci Kaniaris 614-286-2590 tracikaniaris@hotmail.com

MLS# 210046709 $239,000 • 3,289 SF • 4 BR, 4.5 BA • 1st flr master • 1st flr laundry room Traci Kaniaris 614-286-2590 tracikaniaris@hotmail.com

MLS#210043130 $275,000 • 1.29 acres • Great rental • Zoned for entry level commercial • Dublin schools Traci Kaniaris 614-286-2590 tracikaniaris@hotmail.com

$199,999 • 3 BR, 2 BA’s • Wood flrs • Patio, screen porch • Fenced yard Traci Kaniaris 614-286-2590 tracikaniaris@hotmail.com

Stunning First Floor Owners Suite Westerville, Gahanna, New Albany Area

Will Lease Or Sell Westerville Sherbrook Area

Magnificent Outdoor Spaces Cheshire Crossing

MLS#211007498 • Fabulous kitchen • Black appliances • New ceramic bath • Good eating area • 3 Bedrooms & loads of storage • Pond views Call Barbara Neff 614-741-2440 $170’s Make an Offer

MLS# 210038820 • Loft design • First floor laundry • First floor owners suite • Great storage space • Soaring ceiling in the great room • Private backyard with large decking Call Barbara Neff 614-741-2440 $180’s Make an Offer

MLS#211006668 MLS#210034401 • 3+ BR, 3 BA • Wonderful serene views • First floor laundry • GR w/FP & many windows • Covered porch • Tons of storage • Wonderful kitchen w/tons of cabinets • 3-Car garage + big out building • Spacious upper landing w/study desk/cabinets • Full workshop in basement + media room, • Huge poured basement w/finished area recreation room • Front porch w/room for “rockers” to enjoy the view • Large eating space in the kitchen + DR Call Barbara Neff 614-741-2440 Call Barbara Neff 614-741-2440 $240’s Make an Offer $260’s Make an Offer

What A Wonderful Ranch Style Home Full Finished Basement Too

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TRACI KANIARIS 614-286-2590

BARBARA NEFF 614-741-2440

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BETSY NEIDENTHAL 614-741-2430

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