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Projected losses in local government funds

County to host town-hall meetings By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Representatives of Union County’s government, school districts and county agencies are taking their concerns to their constituents regarding projected losses in local government funds. The county on May 5 began a series of town-hall meetings to discuss changes in

local funding proposed in the state budget, warning residents that drastic changes in county and local services could be on the horizon. County officials estimate about $20 million in cuts countywide with the proposed changes in the state budget. “To put the impact to Union County in perspective, the cuts proposed by the governor would be equivalent to the cost of operating Marysville High School, or the Union

County Sheriff’s Office or a fire department,” commissioner Steve Stolte said. “We cannot allow the governor to balance the state budget on the backs of hardworking Union County residents.” For several months, a committee comprising county commissioners, county agency directors and school district personnel has

A closer look The first meeting will be held May 11 at Fairbanks High School, 11158 state Route 38, Milford Center, followed by a May 17 meeting at North Union High School, 401 N. Franklin St., Richwood, and May 18 at Marysville High School, 800 Amrine Mill Road, Marysville. Meetings will begin at 7 p.m.

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Pleasant to focus on ‘balance’ on council By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Former Marysville city council president Ed Pleasant recently was appointed to council to fill the remainder of (now Mayor) John Gore’s at-large seat. ThisWeek Marysville asked Pleasant about his plans to accomplish while in office. Excerpts from his answers follow:

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(Above) The Marysville Board of Education held a special meeting at Bunsold Middle School on May 2 to discuss finances and compensations. (Below) Cathy Alder, left, a fifth-grade teacher at Creekview Intermediate School, listens to the presentation.

Quite a bit of turnover has been going on with Marysville and Union County leadership lately. Is that something you’ve experienced before, and how do you plan to ensure a smooth transition? With my experience in the past with school boards, this sort of thing would happen periodically. I think, by and large, unless there’s a 180-degree shift in the council’s emphasis, which I don’t think is happening here, you have to kind of shift accordingly. John’s style of leadership will be different from (former mayor) Chris’ (Schmenk), but they have similar goals. I see myself, with a background in chemistry and science, as trying to use logical decisions for

Merit pay or annual raises

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Board trying to get handle on options Jerome Township promises fiscal responsibility with fire levy win

By JIM FISCHER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The method used for determining Marysville teachers’ compensation likely will change in the next school year. The extent of the change remains unclear, though, following the Marysville school board’s discussion on the topic May 2. The board is looking into the compensation package for district employees because of anticipated revenue shortfalls resulting from state budget cuts for public schools. In addition, the Senate Bill 5 “merit pay” provision and restrictions on public employees’ abilities to negotiate might change the district’s salary schedule. “It seems likely that teacher and administrator compensation will be tied to performance,” board president Jeff Mabee said, adding that school districts are waiting for the state to formalize the application of merit pay while leaving some discretion to local districts. The bill calls for the creation of this framework by year’s end, with adoption by local districts by July 2012. While supporting the merit-pay concept, board member Doug Lassiter said he remains concerned about “sustainability,” whether raises come in the form of merit or annual increases. “Our current salary structure calls for neverending increases that are not constrained by revenue,” he said. “How in the future can we com-

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pensate staff in a way that provides sustainabil“We don’t control our revenues,” Mabee said. ity?” Treasurer Cindy Ritter explained Ohio’s propLassiter made the comparison to the “private erty-tax rollback, which caps the amount a tax sector,” where, he said, reductions in revenue often are met with reductions in pay or bonuses. See OPTIONS, page A3

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Jerome Township fire personnel will welcome new funds from township residents for fire service following voters’approval of a fire levy on the May 3 ballot. Still, the township faces an up-hill battle. According to unofficial results from the Union County Board of Elections, 610 (57.7 percent) voted for the levy, and 447 (42.3 percent) voted against it. Of the 3,773 voters registered in the seven precincts, 1,241 turned out to vote in the special election, with 1,057 casting votes on the fire levy. Jerome Township firefighter Justin French, who has been organizing community outreach leading up to the election, said the fire department greatly appreciates the community’s vote of confidence. “We will work hard and continue to provide the best fire and EMS service in a fiscally responsible manner,” French said after the learning about See ELECTION RESULTS, page A2

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County to host town-hall meetings on tax issue limited in making a change to that elimination, county officials have a duty to involve residents in the discussion. “At this point, I’m not sure what we can change, but I think we owe (the res- Larry idents) a conversation,” Zimmerman Zimmerman said. “I want to be able to look them in the eye and for them to hear it from us before there is a change. In my time, I’ve never seen one single piece of legislation that pulls as much money from a county at one time.” Commissioner Charles Hall agreed. “We understand the need for budget reform, and we are willing to do our part to tighten budgets and keep Ohio a competitive

Continued from page A1 been brainstorming solutions to the phaseout of tangible-personal-property tax (TPP) revenues to schools and local government. In 2005 (the final year of the TPP tax), Union County received about $20 million as part of voter-approved levies, according to figures compiled by the county health department. Ohio’s legislature eliminated the TPP tax that year, replacing it with the commercial activity tax (CAT), revenues from which went to the state. While the state committed in 2006 to using CAT dollars to replace the missing TPP funds in local governments, the proposed two-year state budget would eliminate the replacement revenue. Marysville school district superintendent Larry Zimmerman said although options are

home for business and industry,” he said. “But we want the state to do their part as well. Budget reform should be a partnership between local government and state government.” To bring county residents into the conversation, the TPP committee has planned a series of town-hall meetings throughout the county this month to address residents’ concerns and enlist their voices for communicating with state elected officials. The first meeting will be held May 11 at Fairbanks High School, 11158 state Route 38, Milford Center, followed by a May 17 meeting at North Union High School, 401 N. Franklin St., Richwood, and May 18 at Marysville High School, 800 Amrine Mill Road, Marysville. All meetings will begin at 7 p.m. lrice@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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ELECTION RESULTS

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common needs. I think I’ll act as a pretty calming force.

the results. The levy approval means township property owners will pay an additional 2.9 mills over the next five years, starting this year. That will equal an additional $88.81 per $100,000 of assessed property value for a levy that is expected to generate an estimated $588,835 annually. Township residents approved a 2.3-mill levy in 1991 for fire service, along with a 10-mill levy in 1992. The 1991 levy is being collected at 0.9097 mill, and the 1992 levy is being collected at 3.9554 mills, according to the county auditor’s office. French said the fire department’s goal would be to get through the rest of this year before re-evaluating what services could be reinstated in the following year. “Our next step is to hold our breath on the state funding, on what happens with the (tangible personal property tax) issue, but we’ve been conservative this year with the budget, and the guys are working hard so that there are no overtime costs this year,” French said. “So we will hold our breath until next year, and when we get there, we can re-evaluate and look

What areas do you plan to focus on in your role as a councilman? Right now I’m doing my homework, getting back up to speed on what’s going on. When I was previously on council, Marysville’s stormwater reclamation facilities and the reservoir were concerns I focused on, and this past month has been a good test of that. A gentleman addressed council the other evening about certain road improvements that need done, and I want to make sure we have a good rotation of our resurfacing. It’s like classrooms and computers, or vehicles for our police department:You can’t go out and buy a whole fleet of cruisers at once. To have a good and firm infrastructure, we have to think the same way. How do you envision the city council’s role in the overall life of the city? It’s a balance. (The council) just had the second reading dealing with the Marshall property (a request for a property rezoning to allow office-retail uses), and while we want to have growth and support that, we need to stay sensitive to the residents’needs, and that’s the balance. We’ve got to have a plan, not just for the coming months, but for five and 10 years down the road. Like with our sewer-treatment plant and the reservoir, at the time that was controversial, and a lot of people were pretty vocal about it. That’s the balance, making sure you’re supporting growth without the residents having to carry the load. Will you run for election once your appointed term is finished? My intent was not to come back to the council with an agenda but to work with the council and effect overall change for the better. I want to give it a couple months, take a look at the makeup and direction of the council first before I would make a decision (about running) in August. That’s a pretty tough process. I’ll make a judgment then.

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at getting back the second medic and the rescue service. Hopefully, next summer we can get that squared away.” County voters also approved levies for both the Jonathan Alder Local School District and the village of Plain City. School district residents approved a 0.75-percent income-tax renewal on earned income for five years, to pay for current operating expenses. According to the board of elections, 632 (65.7 percent) voted for the levy; 330 (34.3 percent) voted against it. Plain City residents approved a bond issue to fund the construction of a new municipal swimming pool, along with related facilities and site improvements, in Pastime Park. The facility will replace the city’s existing pool, which was shut down last summer because of its age. According to the board of elections, 101 (58.05 percent) voted for the bond issue, and 73 (41.95 percent) voted against it. The bond provides for an additional 1.62 mills to be collected for 28 years, first due in 2012, translating to a property-tax increase of about $50 per $100,000 of assessed property valuation. lrice@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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Emery to begin duties with Marysville May 31 By LIN RICE and MARLA K. KUHLMAN ThisWeek Community Newspapers

An expanded job scope and proximity to family attracted Gahanna service director Terry Emery to accept the position of administration director in Marysville. Emery, who has worked for Gahanna since 2003, will begin his duties in Marysville on May 31. Marysville Mayor John Gore’s office announced April 29 that Emery had been selected from an initial pool of 36 applicants. “Terry brings with him a great deal of local government experience and enthusiasm, and I am looking forward to bringing him on board to move the city forward as we serve the citizens of Marysville,” Gore said. Marysville’s director of administration serves as the chief administrative officer for city government and oversees day-to-day operations in the city. Emery told ThisWeek he didn’t

formally apply for the vacant poof $105,000 sition initially, but that Gore had plus a standard contacted him. benefits pack“I received a call from the age provided mayor,” he said. “After talking for all full-time with the mayor, I felt comfortable city employees. submitting my resume for the poIn Gahanna, sition. Part of it was their interest Terry Emery Emery’s base in me. It was an appealing posisalary is tion because the scope of the po- $108,000. sition interested me a lot. It overHe replaces Jillian Froment, sees all city operations.” who recently accepted a position Marysville has 160 full-time employees, Emery said. He currently leads 35 full-time staff members in Gahanna’s service department. Emery also has a brother who owns a business in Marysville, and his parents and in-laws live near Marysville. “My wife and I are from the Marion County area, so there was some appeal there, as well,” he said. “It was the scope of the job, and the Marysville community has enormous potential, and it’s something I’m excited about.” Emery will receive a base salary

with the Ohio Department of Insurance. Emery said Gahanna has been fantastic, and the service department’s staff members have been phenomenal, from the deputy director on down. Emery said he’s most proud of improved efficiencies in the service department. “Just recently, we went to an automated metering structure,” he

said. “There are technology advancements making us more efficient that makes me proud of what’s going on.” Additionally, when he arrived in Gahanna eight years ago, some areas in the city had frequent stormwater issues that resulted in flooding. “We performed projects that almost totally eliminated flooding possibilities off Cherry Bottom,

near the Columbus Academy area,” he said. “Recently, we did the Sycamore Run basis off Hamilton Road.” Emery, who resides on Columbus’east side, eventually will move to Marysville, he said. Prior to working in Gahanna, Emery served in various capacities in Darke County’s Greenville, with the majority of his time spent as safety and service director.

OPTIONS Continued from page A1 levy may collect. When development increases the overall tax base, individual property taxpayers’ bills are reduced accordingly, she said. Audience member Kristine Mount said a difference between schools and the private sector is that the things that make a district successful “are not things that draw revenue.” Jeff Grose, a member of the district’s finance committee, suggested that a way to curb compensation costs could be to increase the amount teachers pay for their insurance coverage. He also questioned compensation levels for teachers, asking what is the district’s starting salary ($33,000) and what is the top-end salary ($63,000 for teachers with a bachelor’s degree and 27-plus years of experience). Superintendent Larry Zimmerman said the district’s average salary is about $52,000. “I could get the best evaluation in the world and would still not make the same as (a teacher’s) step increase,” Grose said. Step increases are built in to the salary schedule to provide teachers with a predictable salary increase based on tenure. Finance committee member Monty Staats said any discussion of sustainability “has to take (school) funding into consideration,” adding that the state’s elimination of the reimbursements on tangible personal property tax has taken away a portion of the district’s tax base. “I don’t see (merit pay) as being that big of an issue,” Zimmerman said, adding that some district initiatives, such as participation in the federal program, Race to the Top, have laid some informal groundwork toward developing such a compensation system. “The issue I struggle with is, once that’s in place, how do you feed it?” he said, pointing to the need to balance revenue constraints with the ability to be competitive in the marketplace regarding teacher compensation. “There is a very clear division in views when it comes to sustaining our district financially,” Lassiter told ThisWeek. “I believe both sides desire a fair solution, but we see things through different lenses. Some believe auto-

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matic salary increases are unsustainable, and others believe that taxes should be allowed to automatically increase the pay for salary increases.” The next step could be to enter formal negotiations with the Marysville Education Association. “That’s surely on the table as one of the logical next steps as a short-term solution,” Mabee said. Union president Juliet Litzel said teachers would be willing to negotiate but acknowledged the constraints that the unfinished S.B. 5 process would place on negotiations. She said she has approached the board about extending the contract “like many other districts are doing, but there has been no movement on that.” “MEA continues to make concessions to help the district and to keep the community from levies,” Litzel said. “Even if the board would want to freeze our salaries, etc., there will still be a big hole (in the budget) and not enough money.” jfischer@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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Scooters (Above) Residents of the Darby Apartments come out to watch the parade of scooters as they make their way through Plain City on May 5. The parade is part of the 16th annual Swing into Spring Motor Scooter Swap Meet and Bicycle Show. (Left) Pete Trippel and his riding partners, Juno and Jane, get ready to lead the parade through Plain City.

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United Way preparing for Community Care Day By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Groups of volunteers will don kiwi-green T-shirts and hoist their hammers throughout the county next week, lending a hand to residents in need. The United Way of Union County is making final preparations for this year’s Community Care Day, an annual event that matches volunteers with elderly Union County residents who need some help with exterior home repairs, cleaning, gardening and other chores, according to campaign and public-relations director Dave Bezusko. “We have about 490 volunteers already registered, and we’re looking at upward of 250 projects throughout the county this year, and it’s countywide, border-to-border,” Bezusko said. “Our mission at United Way is to bring neighbors and resources together to improve lives, and nothing embodies that quite like this day does.” Scheduled for Tuesday, May 17, Community Care Day includes county volunteers, as well as teams representing local employers. “We’ve got 90 people coming from Scotts. Honda of America is sending a group of about 40. Home Depot is sending a group of 40, and we have a lot of other groups of 10 and 20 employees,” Bezusko said. Volunteer Holly Novak said helping in the effort reinforces the spirit of community in Union Coun-

ty. “The real reward is when all of the volunteers come back at the end of the day and were able to connect one on one with many of our seniors,” she said. “For many of the seniors who might not be able to get out of the house that often, it’s something special to show them that they have a community who cares for them.” Volunteer Susan Boomstra, who works for Union County Senior Services, said the volunteer effort addresses needs that couldn’t be addressed with county dollars. “It’s wonderful because we can address some of the needs that there’s no county money to help with,” she said. “We get a lot of calls from seniors requesting little things that you don’t usually think about but become more difficult as you get older. It’s those little things that allow them to stay longer in their own homes, but county dollars don’t address things like window washing, mulching or safety-related issues. These are the sorts of things we can help them with.” Bezusko said although the deadline for project requests has passed, United Way would accept volunteers through the actual event. Volunteers will check in a 7:45 a.m. at the Catholic Community Center, 1033 W. Fifth St., Marysville, prior to dispersing throughout the county. Volunteers may register for the project online at www.unitedwayofunioncounty.org.

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I’ve never been sure what to make of Mother’s Day. It doesn’t feel like a real holiday, for one thing. With the obvious exception of Easter, any holiday that always falls on a Sunday and therefore never offers anyone a day off is just pretending to be official, the way that chips made with vegetables are just pretending to be junk food. To be fair, I’ve never known what to make of Father’s Day, either. Father’s Day has always been especially perplexing, in fact, because I grew up in a home without a father. When we made Father’s Day cards during the last days of the school year, no special arrangements were made for those of us who had no father. Nobody suggested making a “Happy Parent or Guardian Day” card, or let us draw a picture of a broken home instead. More than once my sister and I came home with Happy Father’s Day cards for my mother, who wasn’t the kind of woman who talked about being both mother and father to us. She couldn’t be father and she wasn’t going to try, she said. Over the years the three of us worked up fairly hilarious comedy sketches having to do with forced Father’s Day card-making and related issues. I for one was sure I had missed nothing really important during my fatherless upbringing, and it wasn’t until I watched my own daughters with their father that I began to suspect I was wrong. But about Mother’s Day. I’ve always assumed that Mother’s Day founder Anna Jarvis was, if you’ll excuse the expression, a flake. Who but a flake would propose making mother appreciation a holiday? Not that people didn’t appreciate their mothers. They just didn’t dream of going that extra step, any more than they dreamed of writing a letter to Congress suggesting that snickerdoodles be named the national cookie. It occurs to me, though, that perhaps Jarvis wasn’t such a screwball after all. She might have been the sharpest young woman of her age. Because think about it: She petitioned to make a day everyone had off anyway a holiday, but did women have it off? Puh-lease.

They still pumped the water, hauled stove wood, caught and fricasseed a chicken or two and gave birth MARGO to a couple of BARTLETT babies, all while not missing church. Thank heaven for Anna Jarvis, for giving us all a few hours of rest. I happen to know — as anyone with Google and a couple of fingers to type with could find out — that Anna Jarvis never was a mother herself. She campaigned for Mother’s Day on behalf of her own mother, who had mentioned the idea when Anna was only 12. Her mother had come to school for some reason – probably because it was her day to be the Lunchroom Mommy – and while there she said this: “I hope that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mother’s day commemorating her for the matchless service she renders to humanity in every field of life. She is entitled to it.” How little Anna remembered that word for word I can’t imagine, but the Internet says she did, and we all know how reliable the Internet is when it comes to facts. She remembered it and she devoted a good chunk of her life toward making Mother’s Day a real

holiday. Which just goes to show what a noble mother she would have been, because she had all the necessary qualities: Faith, selflessness, dedication, a transcendent love and no real interest in getting a life. But back to my point, or at least to the general area of my point. I’ve never known what to do with Mother’s Day. I hoped to find clarity when I became a mother myself, but as it happened it was the 1970s, when all the social conventions were being tossed out or reinvented ironically. High schools either didn’t have senior proms, citing a lack of interest, or students elected a cow senior prom queen. People celebrated earth mothers or the Mother Earth News or Mother Jones but Mother’s Day had all but fallen off the radar. Now it’s back, and I still don’t know what to do with it. But it’s not my decision, is it? When it comes right down to it, that’s the real blessing of Mother’s Day: Someone else makes the plans. Thank you, Anna Jarvis and Anna Jarvis’s mother. And while I’m at the podium, I’d also like to thank my own mother for not trying to be my own father, too. Who needs a father? Not me, until my own daughters turned my husband into a dad and me into a believer. Amen.

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State funding aids early detection In December of 1989 Elizabeth Cassady’s mother Roberta informed her “We realize that it’s unrealistic to expect the BCCP to family that she had been diagnosed receive more funding during these tough economic with breast cancer. Elizabeth recalls her concern for her mother was times. When the current budget problems are resolved overwhelming. So was the concern for and the state can dedicate more resources toward her own health as she knew she may be prevention, we will continue to show the cost benefits at a higher risk of breast cancer than the average woman. of early screening versus treatment and ask that Elizabeth also understood, through funding be increased.” her mother’s own battle, that if detected early the survival rate is very good. She — KATIE CARTER determined her best chance to fight the KOMEN COLUMBUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR disease, if ever she were diagnosed, would be to catch it early through years-old and her insurance didn’t write an appeal letter to her insurance regular screenings. cover mammograms for women under company informing them of her mothUnfortunately at the time of her the age of 40. So every year she would er’s diagnosis and her higher risk. mother’s diagnosis Elizabeth was 25-

“Every year before my screening, I would simply change the date on the appeal letter I sent the year before as I expected the insurance company would deny payment for my mammogram,” Elizabeth said. For Elizabeth, her annual encounter with the red tape was worthwhile as the screenings gave her knowledge and peace of mind. A couple years ago Elizabeth began working contract jobs and found herself unable to afford health insurance or the cost of screenings — yet her income was too high to be eligible for the state’s Medicaid program. Even more frightening, the team at the Columbus Cancer Clinic detected a mass in her left breast during her annual mammogram.

Needing a second screening and an ultrasound, the Cancer Clinic informed Elizabeth that she would be eligible for assistance through the state’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Project (BCCP). Administered by the Ohio Department of Health through funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state budget appropriations, the BCCP provides mammograms, diagnostic testing and case management services to low-income women in Ohio who don’t have insurance coverage and fall in the eligibility gap for the state’s Medicaid system. Last year, the Ohio BCCP screened See STATE, on next page

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Regina Brett to speak at post-race event On May 14, downtown Columbus will be transformed into a sea of pink as thousands gather to participate in the annual Susan G. Komen Columbus Race for the Cure. Within the crowd of pink-clad peopleâ€”there were more than 50,000 participants in 2010â€”certain individuals stand out because they are just a little bit pinker than all the rest. Hundreds of breast cancer survivors, marked by their solid pink t-shirts, will run and walk the 5K race course this yearâ€”accompanied by family, friends and the Central Ohio community. After the race, all survivors will be invited to participate in the Sur-

vivor Ceremony & Celebration, an empowering, inspirational event that will start at 10:45 a.m. on the west steps of the Ohio Statehouse. The keynote speaker for this yearâ€™s celebration knows all too well what it means to be a breast cancer survivor. Regina Brett has been cancer-free for 14 years. She has sisters and cousins who have lost their lives to the disease. Her daughter found out in 2007 that she, like Brett, carried the BRCA1 gene, which can cause breast cancer, and chose to have her breasts surgically removed. Brett is a well-known and respected columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and a Pulitzer Prize finalist twice for pieces she

wrote for the newspaper. She is also the author of God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Lifeâ€™s Little Detours, an inspirational collection of essays, and she hosts a weekly call-in radio show on Northeast Ohioâ€™s NPR affiliate station. At the Columbus survivor ceremony, Brett will celebrate breast cancer survivorship surrounded by fellow survivors and those closest to themâ€”in addition to thousands of other Ohioans. As each survivor crosses the finish line, they will receive a pink rose and be asked to proceed to Survivor Palooza, a special tented area designated for survivors, to prepare to be honored at the

ceremony. During the event, they will parade across the Statehouse lawn in order of length of survivorshipâ€”from those undergoing treatment to those who have been cancer-free for decadesâ€” and assemble on the steps of the Statehouse to be recognized. The celebration wonâ€™t be without music. The Hot Pink Racers, a local band that combines punk rock and pink, will get the crowd moving. The band was organized exclusively for the Columbus Race for the Cure by Joe Cygan, the widower of Heather Pick, a Columbus television news anchor who lost her fight with breast cancer in 2008. Rebekah Smith, a talented young Columbus singer,

will also perform with accompianist Scott Solchert. Awards will be given to survivors and top runners. All are welcome on the State-

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our own self-evaluations and screenings. Itâ€™s about saving lives.â€? In October, Elizabeth accepted the job as the Canteen Manager at the VFW Post 4044 in Columbus. While she has never participated in the Susan G. Komen Columbus Race for the Cure, she was given the responsiPhoto courtesy of Komen Columbus bility to coordinate the Postâ€™s 2011 team â€“ a task Elizabeth would be fine. It was through the $250,000. The women who says has special meaning. qualify but donâ€™t receive screen- assistance from the BCCP that Coincidently Elizabethâ€™s ings often show up later at hospi- she got the additional screenings friends and family will also be she and her doctors needed to tal emergency rooms with canparticipating in the Race for the cers that have grown and spread effectively manage her health. first time led by her mother â€œI am very grateful for the resulting in more costly treatRoberta, a 22-year as a breast ments and a much lower chance BCCP for helping me maintain cancer survivor. the proper mammography for survival. For more information about schedule set forth by the physiDuring Elizabethâ€™s follow up the Ohio Breast and Cervical examinations it was determined cians,â€? Elizabeth said. â€œAs a Cancer Program visit woman, I consider it a â€˜have toâ€™ that the mass that was found www.odh.ohio.gov. The Susan G. that we all be more diligent with Komen for the Cure Columbus was only tissue and that she Affiliate is also encouraging supporters and advocates to contact their state legislators to urge them to keep funding the BCCP.

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Carole Morbitzer selected for award Morbitzer says she got involved with Komen Columbus after coaching a close volleyball match. One of her star players, Lindsey, seemed distracted. Later, on the bus ride home, she noticed Lindsey and four other girls crying. Once they returned to school she approached Lindsey and discovered that her mother had just been diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. “I stood there in the rain with Lindsey, her head on my shoulder and we both cried,” Morbitzer said. “When I got in the car, it hit me. Those other four girls who were crying with Lind-

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Cordell aiming to regain state title For an athlete who didn’t like running when she started competitively at age 9, Taneisha Cordell has developed into an elite competitor. The New Albany High School senior, who will run track at the University of Miami (Fla.) beginning next year, has the fastest area time to this point in the season in both the 400 LARRY meters and her specialty, LARSON the 800. She had the fourth-fastest time in the country in the 800 in the winter indoor season and, after finishing fourth in the Division I state meet as a freshman, she won the 800 as a sophomore at Reynoldsburg before transferring to New Albany. Cordell also won the 800 at the USA Track & Field national meet last summer in Sacramento, Calif. Talk about credentials. “My mom got me into running when I was in elementary school and I really wasn’t very good and I was a basketball girl By Mike Munden/ThisWeek so I wasn’t even really interested,” Cordell said. “Through lots Marysville’s Corey Gould throws to first base to complete a double play after forcing out Adam Lim of Westerville North during the host Monarchs’ 4-0 victory on of hard work and dedication and April 29. The Monarchs will play Upper Arlington on Monday, May 9, in the first round of the Division I district tournament. lots of support from my teammates, my family and my coaches, Denny Hammond at Reynoldsburg and Otis Winston here at New Albany, I have been fortunate to be successful. Like lots of athletes, I owe so much to so many people and right now I By FRANK DiRENNA owe so much to coach Winston. ThisWeek Community Newspapers At a glance He has definitely been a major factor in my life and we have a May 12 — Home vs. Independence or The Marysville High School great relationship.” Tri-Valley in second round of Division I baseball team has started to build district tournament. Winner plays in Even though Cordell has been momentum for the Division I district semifinal May 17 at Pickeringsensational this spring in the 400, district tournament. ton Central. Below are the recent results and com- Of note: The Monarchs were 13-5 overher specialty still is the 800. She The Monarchs had won three ing schedules for the Marysville baseloves the challenge of that event. and 9-1 in the OCC-Cardinal before of four games before losing to ball, softball, boys tennis and track & all “The 800 isn’t too short and May 6. field teams, and the Marysville boys Jonathan Alder 2-1 on May 5. it isn’t too long,” Cordell said. BOYS TENNIS and girls club lacrosse teams: They defeated Westerville *April 29 — Lost to Westerville Cen“I look at that race as a measBASEBALL North 4-0 on April 29 behind tral 4-1. Matt Bell and Alex Miller won uring stick for toughness. Any*April 29 — Defeated Westerville North Jay Sperry’s one-hitter, split a 7-6, 6-1 at second doubles. one can sprint, but in the 800 it 4-0. Jay Sperry pitched a one-hitter. *May 2 — Lost to Olentangy Liberty doubleheader with New Albany April 30 — Def. New Albany 10-5; lost 5-0 becomes which runner is the guton April 30 (winning 10-5 and to New Albany 10-2 siest in the last part of the race *May 3 — Match vs. Scioto postponed losing 10-2) and beat Dublin *May 2 — Game vs. Westerville North because of bad weather and who can finish at the fastest suspended in the fourth inning because Scioto 11-6 on May 4. May 4 — Lost to Buckeye Valley 5-0 pace. of bad weather with Marysville leading May 7 — Played in OCC-Cardinal tourThe Monarchs also led North “Like most young runners, I 9-0. It hasn’t been determined if the nament at Olentangy 9-0 in the fourth inning on May game will be resumed. started as a sprinter at ReynoldsMay 9 — At Village Academy 2 when the game was stopped *May 4 — Def. Dublin Scioto 11-6 burg Junior High, but at the end May 12 and 14 — Division I sectionMay 5 — Lost to Jonathan Alder 2-1 because of bad weather. Since al tournament at Hilliard Darby of my seventh-grade year I Of note: The Monarchs are 3-10 overit has no bearing on first place *May 6 — Played Scioto began running the 800 and have May 9 — Home vs. Upper Arlington in all and 1-5 in the OCC-Cardinal. in the OCC-Cardinal Division, never stopped. When I finished first round of Division I district tournaMarysville coach John Carder ment. Winner plays Reynoldsburg or TRACK & FIELD fourth in the state as a freshdoesn’t expect the game will be Whetstone in second round May 11. *May 3 — Boys: Def. Scioto 84-35; man it boosted my confidence, Winner plays in district semifinal May Girls: Def. Scioto 78-29 resumed. and winning the event the next May 7 — Competed in Viking Invitaat DeSales. “It would have been nice to 17 year was the most exciting Of note: The Monarchs were 13-9 over- tional at Teays Valley get more games in this season,” all and 6-6 in the OCC-Cardinal before May 12 and 14 — OCC-Cardinal meet sports moment of my life beat Pickerington North Carder said. “I don’t like that May 6. cause I was part of a state *OCC Cardinal contest we didn’t get some of our non- SOFTBALL championship team at league games in and get to see April 30 — Def. Fairbanks 2-1; lost BOYS LACROSSE Reynoldsburg and it was the 30 — Lost to Watterson 17-5 some other guys who haven’t to Dresden Tri-Valley 12-2 in five in- April end of an amazing season. May 6 — Played Big Walnut nings gotten a whole lot of playing *May 4 — Game vs. Westerville North May 11 — Home vs. Columbus City “Last year was a major distime. That’s obviously not ideal, postponed because of bad weather Schools appointment at the state chambut we’ve started to play regu- *May 5 — Def. Westerville Central 11- May 14 — At Johnstown pionship meet. I had illnesses note: The Narwhals were 2-6 before larly. You can tell the difference. 1. Kasie Sepeda and Maria each had Of with a sinus infection last spring May 6. three hits and two RBI. We’ve played some games and and my confidence was down *May 6 — Played Scioto LACROSSE now our hitters have started to *May 9 — At Olentangy in makeup GIRLS when I ran in the 800 final. Then May 3 — Lost to Hilliard Bradley come around again.” I fell with about 150 yards left from April 29 18-1 Against Scioto, Kyle Nelson *May 11 — At Dublin Jerome in make- May 12 — At Bexley in the race and didn’t finish, Of note: The Thunder are 0-7. hit a two-run home run in the up from May 2 which makes me more detersecond inning. mined than ever to get my title The Monarchs are seeded 11th Golden Bears are seeded 28th. lot of their ballgames. They’re a back this year. I think about it By Mike Munden/ThisWeek for the district tournament and “I know UA has played some lot better than their record is. all the time.” Jay Sperry of the Monarchs delivers a pitch en route to throwing will play host to Upper Arling- pretty tough competition,” See LARSON, page B2 a one-hitter during the win over Westerville North on April 29. See MONARCHS, page B2 ton on Monday, May 9. The Carder said. “They’ve been in a

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Kyleah Brey of Marysville avoids the tag by Westerville South’s Chelsea Raker and is safe at third base during the host Monarchs’ 5-1 victory on April 28.

MONARCHS Continued from page B1 They play in a pretty tough division (Central) in the OCC.” Last season, UA won its first Division I district championship since 2003 and finished 23-9 overall after losing 4-0 to Cincinnati Elder in a regional semifinal. The winner will play 17thseeded Whetstone or 19th-seeded Reynoldsburg on Wednesday, May 11. •It appears that the softball team’s hopes of winning a second consecutive OCC-Cardinal title have been put on hold because of bad weather. Marysville was first in the division at 9-1 before playing Dublin Scioto on May 6. Westerville North, second in the division at 8-2, was scheduled to play host to Marysville on May 4, but the game was postponed because of poor field conditions. Marysville coach Jennifer Segner-Maxwell believes the earliest the game could be played is Friday, May 13. “Our biggest concern now is still the league,” Segner-Maxwell said. “We’ll have to play in the tournament and then go back to the league.” Last season, Marysville and

Olentangy Liberty shared the OCC-Cardinal title at 11-3. “A league title would be big,” Segner-Maxwell said. “No one expected us to even be contending for the league right now. It’s a tribute to how well the girls have been playing together and how much they want it as well. We weren’t expected to do very well this year and we’re contending for league. They’re working hard.” Seventh-seeded Marysville received a first-round bye in the district tournament and will play host to ninth-seeded Dresden Tri-Valley or Independence on Thursday, May 12. Tri-Valley, which was 15-1 before May 5, beat the Monarchs 12-2 in five innings on April 30 at Marysville. The winner advances to a district semifinal on May 17 at Pickerington Central. “It was an eye-opener for the team to show that we’re not invincible,” Segner-Maxwell said of the Tri-Valley game. “We have to play hard every inning.” Marysville defeated Fairbanks 2-1 in its first game on April 30. “We faltered a little bit over the weekend, but I guess it’s a good time to falter if you’re going to falter because it wasn’t league or tournament play,”

Segner-Maxwell said. “We’re going to have a another shot at Tri-Valley because they’re who we’re expecting to play.” •The girls club lacrosse team is 0-7 heading into its game at Bexley on Thursday, May 12. The Thunder lost to Hilliard Bradley 18-1 on May 3. Hannah Stanley scored for Marysville. “The girls have really come a long way since March,” coach Amanda Warner said. “They have shown great improvement on the basic skills of the game, as well as working together as a team. I am really proud of how far they have come and commend them for keeping their heads up during a purely learning season.” •The boys club lacrosse team was 2-6 heading into its game with Big Walnut on May 6. The Narwhals play Tuesday, May 10, at Wellington. “Our progress isn’t where I had wanted. Mainly the lack of practice and cancellation of games due to the weather is to blame, but who can control the weather?” coach Art Baschnagel said. “With any luck we can finish up the season strong.” fdirenna@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Top stories Spring Football: In this installment of the Friday Night Live: Spring Edition, we’ll look at what Northland is doing to build on its breakthrough season last fall. Will the City League-North Division be another tight battle among Beechcroft, Brookhaven and Northland? Or will one of the other teams step forward? Admirable Assistant: ThisWeek’s Jarrod Ulrey profiles Ian Burkhart, who serves as a volunteer goalkeeper and defense coach for the Dublin Jerome boys lacrosse team. On June 13, 2010, the 2009 Jerome graduate was left paralyzed after an accident at the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Next stop, South Beach: Larry Larson, Mr. High School Sports, profiles New Albany senior Taneisha Cordell, who currently holds the area’s fastest time in the 400 meters and 800 and will run track at the University of Miami (Fla.) next season.

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Photo of the week MUDDERS DAY — Pickerington North’s Abbey Paulus (left) and Big Walnut’s Christa Ford vie for the ball on a muddy field during a game April 26 at Big Walnut. North won 15-3.

my perspective is that I don’t want to waste my time. You just have to deal with it and make the best of life.” — Ian Burkhart, volunteer assistant coach for Dublin Jerome, who is paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair.

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Sports briefs Diebler, Lighty to help direct camp Former Ohio State basketball players Jon Diebler and David Lighty will help direct the fourth annual Buckeye Stars Basketball Camp from 9 a.m. to noon July 27-29 at Worthington Kilbourne High School. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 7 to 18. For more information and registration, visit www.BuckeyeStars.com or call (888) 389-2267.

Quarterback camp set for May 22 An Ohio Elite Quarterback Academy Camp for fifth- through 12th-graders will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m. May 22 at the Grove City Christian School football field. To register, contact Chuck Williamson at (614) 804-0613 or Greg Waits at (614) 581-0641.

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ceived. Running is fun and what a chance it has given me to meet people all over the world. It has opened so many doors for me and it has given me the confidence I need to do well in life. Through sports you learn to not get discouraged and to use anything negative that happens for motivation to get better. I love to race and have great respect for everyone that competes with me.” Those who have watched Cordell run this year can tell you that she has plenty of competition — it’s just usually running behind her. I’ll see you at a meet.

The sixth annual middle school state track and field meet is scheduled for May 29 at Groveport High School. More than 950 student-athletes and 80 teams from across the state will compete. For more information, visit www.ohioyouthrunner.org.

Cordell not only wants to win the 800 state title, she wants to do it in convincing fashion. “Not only do I want to get my 800 title back, I want to do it by demolishing the state record,” she said. “I want to get to 2:08 or better and that pushes me all the time in practice, and what will probably determine my success will be my mental attitude. When I go into big races, I tell myself that I can achieve my best, and when I won in California at the nationals last summer, it felt amazing and I strive to achieve that feeling again. “I have grown to really love track. I love the freedom you get when you are out on the track. Larry Larson is a former athletics director at It is so much about you and how you have trained Grandview High School. He can be heard as and how you have used the support you have re- “Mr. High School Sports” on WTVN 610 AM.

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Former Ohio State running back Archie Griffin will be the featured speaker at the annual Lauren’s First and Goal Football Camp on June 26 at Otterbein University. The camp is a fundraiser for Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation, which provides financial support for brain tumor research and families living with pediatric cancer. The one-day camp is open to student-athletes entering grades 9-12 this fall. Athletes will be divided into small groups to receive instruction in offensive and defensive skills from volunteer coaches. To register for the camp, visit www.LaurensFirstandGoal.org.

The following central Ohio schools are seeking coaches: DeSales — Boys and girls swimming. Send résumé to athletics director Tom Neubert at tneubert@cdeducation.org. Dublin Jerome — Girls tennis, assistant girls basketball. For girls tennis, send résumé by May 31 to Nick Magistrale, athletics director, Dublin Jerome High School, 8300 Hyland Croy Road, Dublin, Ohio 43016. For assistant girls basketball, send résumé by May 31 to girls basketball coach Matt Martin, c/o Nick Magistrale, athletics director, Dublin Jerome High School, 8300 Hyland Croy Road, Dublin, Ohio 43016.

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Granville — Boys basketball. Send résumé by May 9 to athletics director Kevin Jarrett at kjarrett@laca.org. Johnstown-Monroe — Girls basketball. Contact Mike Carter in the athletics department at wmcarter@johnstown.k12.oh.us. Thomas Worthington — Boys cross country. Send letter of interest, résumé and references by May 15 to Dan Girard, athletics director, 300 W. Dublin-Granville Road, Worthington, Ohio 43085 or email dgirard@worthington.k12.oh.us Westerville North — Assistant football (wide receivers/defensive backs). Contact coach Mike Owens by May 13 at owensmi@wcsoh.org.

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Many Union County residents and businesses might have a check waiting on them at the county auditor’s office. County auditor Andrea Weaver’s office recently completed the annual audit of the county’s unclaimed-funds account, revealing a total of $107,951 to which citizens might be entitled. According to Weaver, unclaimed funds are classified as money or rights to money that have been dormant or forgotten. They could include such assets as estate settlements, court refunds, juror fees and replacement of lost checks. “The reasons why someone doesn’t process their payments are as varied as the reasons for the payments,” Weaver said. “But everyone could use a little extra

Those who are entitled to any of the unclaimed funds may recover them by visiting the auditor’s office, 233 W. Sixth St., Marysville, or by phone at (937) 645-3003. Completion of a lost/stolen affidavit is required.

money.” Though many of the unclaimed funds amount to less than $100, some are for amounts in the thousands of dollars, with the highest listed at $19,724. The complete list of unclaimed funds is on the county website at www.co.union. oh.us. Weaver said the county wants to get the money into rightful hands.

“I hope that Union County residents, family and friends and even businesses will check the list to see if they have any unclaimed funds,” Weaver said. “We are committed to returning funds to their rightful owners.” Some of the outstanding funds already have exceeded the statutory timeframe and will be transferred into the county’s general fund. “We will be returning nearly $13,000 to the Union County general fund,” Weaver said. Those who are entitled to any of the unclaimed funds may recover them by visiting the auditor’s office, 233 W. Sixth St., Marysville, or by phone at (937) 645-3003. Completion of a lost/stolen affidavit is required. lrice@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeeknews.com

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Beginning Monday, May 9, Honda’s North American production facilities will cut two production days from the workweek, as the auto manufacturer continues to face difficulties in the wake of the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan. Honda spokesman Ron Lietzke said on May 3 that North American operations, including facilities in Marysville and East Liberty, would cut Mondays and Fridays as production days. “The situation will vary somewhat from plant to plant in North America, but beginning (May 9) through July 1, Mondays and Fridays will be nonproduction days,” Lietzke said. “Wednesdays and Thursdays we will work full, eight-hour shifts, and Tuesdays will be four-hour production shifts. Beyond the July 1 timeframe, we’ll continue our status of production adjustments through the summer months, but we haven’t set specific plant production schedules at this time.” Honda’s local production facilities in Marysville (Accord, Accord Coupe, Acura TL and Acura RDX) and East Liberty (CR-V and Accord Crosstour) will produce at about 50-percent capability. The company “plans no layoffs at any of its North American facilities,” Honda stated in a May 2 release. “Until now, our associates have been working four-hour shifts most days,” Lietzke said. “Associates can either use vacation time to cover the time off or may remain at work and perform nonproduction duties, such as training and equipment maintenance, or may take the days off with no pay and no penalty to their attendance.” The facilities will have a maximum of two days per month when associates may perform nonproduction-related work. For the remainder of the time, they

While hundreds of county residents who work at local Honda production facilities will feel the company’s planned cuts in production days in their bank accounts, Union County also might see those effects, in terms of sales-tax revenue. “Revenue that comes into the county is not based on income; ours comes through real estate and property taxes,” county auditor Andrea Weaver said. “Where there may be an effect, however, is in the sales tax. If many of the employees are working less, that will also be reflected in their spending, and we may see that in the next several months. Its impact will be delayed, but it will probably happen.” County commissioner Steve Stolte agreed and commended Honda for trying alternatives to job cuts. “I think that Honda really is to be commended for the way they’ve been handling the (Japanese earthquake) disaster,” Stolte said. “They’ve had a longtime policy of not laying people off, and that they’re able to continue that given recent events is to be commended. “The impact of this kind of slowdown on the county level, I’m sure, the employees are thankful for the direction in the short term, but I would also guess they’ll be very cautious, in terms of their spending,” he said. “With those expectations, I’d guess we’ll see that play out in our sales-tax revenues. There’s no way to quantify that right now, but it will be lower than it might have otherwise been.” — Lin Rice will not be allowed to work but will accrue no attendance penalties. Although the majority of Honda’s production parts are manufactured in North America, delays of Japanese-supplied parts will affect the production and launch of several Honda models, according to information from the company. The fall launch of the new 2012 Honda CR-V will be delayed by at least one month, the company announced May 2. Honda will extend production of the current 2011 CR-V to compensate for the delay. “Production of the all-new 2012 Honda Civic will be at significantly reduced levels at least through the summer months,” the company stated. “While dealers will continue to receive product, supply will be severely restricted with limited availability of cer-

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Special-needs playground set to open May 10 in Dublin By JENNIFER NOBLIT ThisWeek Community Newspapers Dublin will open its second special-needs playground May 10. The Emerald Fields playground, at 4040 Wyandotte Woods Blvd., will cater to all children and has been highly anticipated, said Fred Hahn, Dublin’s parks and open-space director. “When this was under construction, there was quite a bit of construction observation by families,” he said. “Any time you were out there, there were families wondering when it was going to open. This is a much anticipated playground.” The 10 a.m. May 10 dedication ceremony will serve as an opportunity for the city to thank local legislators who helped obtain $475,000 in grant funds to build the playground. The funds for designing and building the playground came from state capital-improvement money via the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and were received in two payments in 2009 and 2010. “They were very helpful in grants, and this is a way of thanking them again,” Hahn said. “This is a Dublin project, but the geographic location of this playground serves a much larger population than just Dublin. It’s in a few hundred feet of the city of Columbus.” Dublin opened its first special-needs playground in 2007 at Darree Fields Park, 6259 Cosgray Road.

Hahn said the playgrounds fall on two different ends of the city, but they share similarities. “It’s comparable in a lot of ways to Miracle Playground. It’s got the same desire and design criteria,” he said. “It’s not so overdesigned for physically challenged kids that it discounts fully capable children. I believe it’s a little bit larger (than Miracle Playground) and has different play components.” The new playground at Emerald Fields has “no barriers,” thus allowing all children to play, Hahn said. “Everything is flush with the ground and has ramps,” he said. “The surfacing is a uniform, soft rubber surface. It provides fall protection. There are various play apparatuses and platforms with ramps leading to it. If you’re in a wheelchair or you just need a railing to assist, the overall design allows for those who have some physical limitations to still be in play. If you don’t have physical limitations, you’re still going to have fun.” Moving parts, lights and sounds also will be part of the new playground. “It’s also got components for sound and sight that flash and make noise (and) components that have movement to them,” Hahn said. “It’s not just climbing and sliding and swinging. There is other stimulus there for eyes and ears and things you move.” The public is invited to the park dedication. For information on Emerald Fields Park or other Dublin parks, visit Dublin.oh.us/ recreation/parks.

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