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City plans to address renamed club By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

No news is good news when it comes to bad news, according to Brandon Shroy, assistant city attorney. A collective groan went up at last week’s Northland Community Council meeting when it was announced that, as feared, the former Dockside Dolls at 2210

E. Dublin Granville Road had opened under a new name but, evidently, as the same kind of operation. “It is absolutely the definition of a strip club,” said officer Scott Clinger, the community liaison to one of the precincts that covers the Northland area. He was responding to a question from NCC president Dave Paul. Now called Club Escape, the business

has not escaped the notice of city authorities. A plan is in place to address the issue, Clinger said, but would offer little in the way of details. When Shroy arrived at the monthly session of the council, he wouldn’t offer any details at all. In fact, he said, the city attorney’s office is no longer publicly discussing Club Escape at all. “Which is probably completely un-

satisfying, but it means things are working,” Shroy said. “We’re giving it the attention we think it needs.” With some reluctance, he went on to say that evidence was being gathered and that it’s possible an injunction may be sought if the city brings a lawsuit against the owner of Club Escape. “We don’t know what’s appropriate in this case,” Shroy added.

Officer Clinger warned council members it might take a “long and drawn-out court battle” to close down Club Escape, which would appear to be in violation of city zoning codes that limit adult entertainment venues to properties zoned for manufacturing. “That is not a manufacturing district,” Paul said. See CITY PLANS, page A2

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Bethany Neal sings as Thom Gall (below) conducts the May 7 Vaud-Villities rehearsal in their new home, a section of the former JCPenney store at the defunct Northland Mall. The Vaud-Villities’ 69th annual performance, titled “Celebrate!” will be held place May 18-22. The new headquarters brings together every aspect of the operations of Vaud-Villities, according to board chairman Kent D. Stuckey.

Vaud-Villities annual show will ‘Celebrate!’ new locale By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Almost a surer sign of spring in central Ohio than the blooming of flowers is the arrival of another show by Vaud-Villities Productions. Back for a 69th annual series of performances, the self-described “America’s longestrunning music and dance spectacular” will be held May 18-22. The title of this year’s show is “Celebrate!” and part of the celebration will be of the troupe’s inaugural performance in a new, permanent home at the Northland Performing Arts Center. Located in a portion of the old JCPenney building on the site of the defunct Northland Mall, the new headquarters brings together every aspect of the operations of Vaud-Villities, according to board chairman Kent D. Stuckey. Although Vaud-Villities officials had anticipated the overhaul of the former department store would have been almost completed in time for last year’s show, in fact the occupancy and food-service permits for the center were only recently obtained. Last year’s show took place on the stage of

what was once Upper Arlington High School, where the first performance took place in 1943. Stuckey said that Vaud-Villities has been “at the mercy” of a construction contractor who still hasn’t completed all the work two years past the deadline. “But the show must go on,” he said. And it will. And the performers can’t wait, according to Toni Auch, artistic director since 1993. “I think they’re really riding high now,” Auch said. “All of the things they’ve been practicing are coming to a head. Once the curtain started going up they really got excited. They said,

‘This is really looking like a theatre.’ ” The seating riser system for the Performing Arts Center is in place, Stuckey said last week. The configurable stage is scheduled to be ready for opening night, as are the lighting and sound systems. “We’re thrilled to be here,” the board chairman said. “We’re thrilled to be able to share it with other performing arts groups and the local community. “We think that this could serve as a model for redevelopment across the country, to repurpose mall facilities for community use.” Members of the Vaud-Villities cast and crew come from all across Columbus, all parts of Franklin County and even beyond, according to Auch. While the new facility involves a major investment on the part of Vaud-Villities Productions, Stuckey said that the troupe’s costs will actually be reduced by bringing the entire operation into one location. “We now have a facility that meets all of our rehearsal, warehouse and set shop needs,” he said.

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The hits keep on coming. The Northland area took another one last week with the announcement that the Kroger Co. will conclude the lease of its Columbus Square store. Located at Cleveland Avenue and East Dublin Granville Road, the

store’s last day of business will Sunday, July 10. “All store operations at that location will cease on that date,” according to the announcement from Amy McCormick, media relations manager for the grocery chain’s Columbus division. The news comes on the heels of February’s closing of the Kohl’s store on Morse Road.

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But all is not doom and gloom. In addition to the opening last month of the gigantic Menards home-improvement store on Morse Road, the owner of the Columbus Square Shopping Center said that he has a plan in place to fill the gap created by the imminent departure of Kroger. “Obviously it’s a disappointment,” George Hadler, president of Hadler

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Cos., said of the grocery chain’s announcement. “It’ s not a surprise. It’s really about the building. It’s not the location. It’s not Kroger. “That’s what happens in this business, sometimes,” he said. “It’s strictly a business decision, and I have to respect them for that.” Hadler went on to say that his

With cold, rainy, practically winter weather refusing to give way to spring warmth and sunshine, it’s hard to think about a hot summer holiday. But for the people organizing the annual parade that is one of the Northland Community Council’s signature events, the Fourth of July is very much on their minds. “It’ll be here before you know it,” council president Dave Paul said at last week’s monthly meeting. This time around, according to chairman George Schmidt, a concerted effort is under way to make sure the Northland Community Fourth of July Parade represents all of the area’s neighborhoods. To that end, Schmidt said, the Hadler Cos. is offering $200 toward materials to encourage every civic association to have a float in the parade. “It’s not that hard to come up with something,” Schmidt said, noting that a “float” can be as simple as a pickup truck with a banner. In a letter to potential parade participants, Schmidt wrote: “A Fourth of July parade has been an annual tradition here in the Northland area for 48 years, starting in Forest Park in 1963. In 1966, the Northland Jaycees started

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Kroger’s Columbus Square store to close; county offices may fill gap By KEVIN PARKS

It was pop quiz time for Northland Community Council members. At May’s monthly meeting, president Dave Paul asked representatives from member civic groups how many of them hoped to be in their current Northland homes 10 years down the road because it was in a nice place to live. Or did they plan to sell in that period of time, and would they want Dave Paul to get a good price? The only one not raising a hand was Northland Alliance representative Dave Cooper. He resides in Westerville. The point of the exercise, Paul said, was to bring home to members that one of the most important ways of ensuring continued quality of life or retaining property value is to become involved in the council’s development committee. Paul, who is acting head of the committee while chairman Bob Thurman recuperates from a late-February heart attack and other health issues, pointed out that only seven civic organization representatives were on hand for the April meeting of the development panel. “That really isn’t a good thing,” he said. Improved attendance and greater involvement is vital, See DEVELOPMENT PANEL, page A2

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City plans to address renamed club Continued from page A1 “Don’t expect it to close overnight,” Clinger said. Northland residents have been watching the site with concern since last October when renovations began on the exterior of the club on East Dublin Granville Road at the entrance to Sharon Woods, Paul said. “He certainly improved the property,” Paul said of Club Escape.

City officials stopped in numerous times during the renovation to warn the owner that adult entertainment was no longer permitted, according to Paul. Dockside Dolls, which had been in business at the time the zoning code was changed, has been out of existence for the past two years, he said. Online postings for job openings at Club Escape would appear to bear out Clinger’s contention about the nature of the operation. These since-expired Inter-

net classifieds on sites such as craigslist and others, offered the following positions: “day and night managers; dancer/ entertainers; bartenders, wait staff and bar backs; DJs; floor hosts; house moms; bathroom attendants; outside security.” A “premier bar manager” was also sought who, the ad said, “must have high energy that is contagious” and two to five years of “bar and/or gentlemen’s experience.” One posting that went up on April 25

began: “Hello, all you beautiful ladys (sic)!! I am happy to announce that Escape Gentlemen’s Club will be opening by the end of the month and we need girls that are beautiful and know how to move!” Residents want to see court action taken as soon as possible, Paul said at the NCC meeting, so that tough economic times don’t tempt the owners of other properties in the area to allow another adult entertainment venue to open.

That sentiment was echoed by Officer Clinger. “If you don’t take a stand … then it could fall like dominoes,” he said. “I guess that’s the best reason to pursue this.” But assistant city attorney Shroy cautioned that the case must be pursued in such a fashion that the city can prove in court that Club Escape meets the legal definition of offering adult entertainment. “Everything has to be one step at a time,” Clinger said.

July 4 parade chairman wants varied representation their own Northland parade on July 4. These two events merged in 1987 and the parade was sponsored in subsequent years by the Northland Jaycees, Forest Park and the village of Minerva Park. In 2001, the Northland Community Council assumed responsibility for the event from the Jaycees.” This year’s parade, in keeping with established tradition, will start at 11 a.m. near the intersection of Morse and Karl roads. The parade route travels 1.7 miles north on Karl Road to the intersection with East Dublin Granville Road. The last entry is scheduled to complete the route at about 12:30 p.m. This year’s parade grand marshal is Frederick C. Peerenboom, better known as “Fritz the Nite Owl” for his Emmy Award-win-

ning stint as host of a late movie show on WBNS-10TV. The theme for the 2011 edition of the parade is “Music of America,” which Schmidt said embraces a wide variety of music. “As always, we anticipate this year’s parade will include a military flyover, marching bands, police, fire and other emergency vehicles and floats and entries from a variety of communities and organizations throughout Northland and surrounding areas,” Schmidt wrote in the letter. New this year will be an entry of veterans from World War II riding in a Jeep or Jeeps from that era. Schmidt said that three veterans have been lined up so far to ride in the parade. NCC vice president Emmanuel V. Remy asked the representatives of member organizations on hand at last week’s meeting to determine if any sur-

viving vets are in their neighborhoods. He added that council representatives would make arrangements to transport the veterans to and from the parade. Along with the money offered to entice civic associations to enter floats in the parade, Schmidt said that a special award of $300 would be offered to the neighborhood organization that has the best entry. “The parade is growing,” Schmidt said. “We’ve got more entries every year.” A wine tasting will be held again this year to raise funds toward parade expenses. It is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Villa Milano Banquet and Conference Center, 1630 Schrock Road. It will again be hosted by wine expert Patrick Allen, whom Schmidt said is the son of a cousin and who lived for time in France. Tickets to taste

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“We basically serve a publicengagement function for the city,” he said. “It’s an important function. We think it’s a valuable function.” Brandon Boos of the Salem Civic Association, who heads up the newly formed community outreach and relations committee, offered an endorsement of the development panel’s significance. He said that his association has “made good use” of the development committee’s existence to learn about proposed projects and make the desires of residents known. In fact, according to Boos, the Salem Civic Association has participation in development committee meetings written into the

rules and procedures. “To us it’s essential that we’re involved,” Boos said. Substantial attendance from a significant swath of the Northland community at development committee sessions serves to give the council greater credibility with city officials, Paul noted. At the next meeting of the committee on May 25, the acting chairman added, former NCC president and development panel leader Mark Bell, now an aide to U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-Genoa Township) will be the guest speaker. He will provide some historical context regarding the importance of the development committee, Paul said.

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Y walk event to feature volunteer guides Although a health fair was more popular than walking to the North YMCA at last fallâ€™s inaugural Northland Community Walk to the Y, the follow-up event on Saturday, May 14, will feature volunteers guiding people on walks FROM the facility. â€œLast night, we had a planning meeting and we realized that even though

the name of the event is Y Walk Northland, we havenâ€™t been stressing the walking part as much as we did last year,â€? Scott Dowling, co-chairman of the event-sponsoring North Side Health Advisory Committee, wrote in an email last week. â€œNaturally, the weather on May 14 will be a big factor, but we plan on having volunteers available

to conduct walking tours on various routes, beginning and ending at the YMCA North.â€? The volunteer guides will use walking maps developed for the entire Northland area by Columbus Public Health. â€œNone of the routes will be overly challenging,â€? according to Dowling. â€œThe hardest part will be walking past

all the great bargains available due to the Forest Park Community Garage Sale happening that day. â€œLast year we had some people walk to the event from their respective Northland neighborhoods, most notably the Salem Strollers,â€? he said. â€œThis year weâ€™ve told people they donâ€™t have to walk to the event to participate, but we

still want them to take advantage of the opportunity to use the map CPH provided, and see the cool stuff people will be selling that day throughout Forest Park.â€? The Y Walk Northland Wellness and Media Fair will take place at the North YMCA, 1640 Sandalwood Place, rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Education news Krogerâ€™s Columbus Square store to close; county offices may fill gap CAHS Chorale to present Continued from page A1 firm has made an offer to convert the 83,000-square-foot space in the shopping center, purchased in the late 1980s by Kroger from Cub Foods, into offices for Franklin County Children Services. The conversion would cost â€œmillions of dollars,â€? Hadler said, but added that his firm apparently met the criteria established by Children Services officials when they sought proposals from landlords in Columbus. â€œWeâ€™ve made the short list,â€? Hadler said last week, along with three other locations. â€œThey have a big need for parking requirements because they have a lot of employees, a lot of people coming and going.â€? Hadler added that he didnâ€™t know when the decision would be made by county officials. â€œIâ€™m certainly hoping it will be in the next several months,â€? he said. â€œKroger continually evaluates each storeâ€™s performance to ensure that it is best meeting the needs of the communities, associates and stockholders we serve,â€? said Robert Clark, vice president of operations for Krogerâ€™s Columbus division, in the announcement. â€œWith the lease expiring at this location, it was determined during our evaluation that we were unable to continue a profitable operation at the 5727 Emporium Square location and made the decision to not renew our lease and to close the store on July 10.â€? Kroger will offer all 91 of the storeâ€™s employees the opportunity to transfer to other company locations within the surrounding area, according to the announcement. â€œItâ€™s disappointing,â€? Northland Community Council president Dave Paul said. â€œItâ€™s probably not

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NCC outreach committee chairman also hoping for some ‘inreach’ By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The head of the Northland Community Council’s community outreach and relations committee wants to do some reaching in, as well. At the May meeting of the full council last week, Brandon Boos of the Salem Civic Association outlined some of what he hopes to accomplish in his new post as chairman of a committee created during a reorganization of the NCC’s structure. The new committee structure, which was devised over the course of more than six months mainly by Emmanuel V. Remy, now council vice president, folds numerous one- and two-member, single-purpose committees into subcommittees of four major committees. The existing development panel remains unchanged, with the addition of the graphics task force as a subcommittee. The operational services panel, headed by David Hardesty, is focusing on membership issues as well as other matters. The projects and events committee, with secretary Roseann Hicks as chairwoman, is responsible for the annual Community Awards Banquet, as well as the NCC picnic, Fourth of July Parade and landscape-beautification

subcommittee. Cultural outreach and relations will mix existing and new initiatives to accomplish its mission, Boos said last week. He added that he was actively recruiting members to the committee to help devise and implement these initiatives. One of the committee’s goals will be to reach out to “underserved populations” within the Northland area — groups or a demographic not currently well represented on the council, according to Boos. At the same time, he said that his committee will work on “inreach” to engage existing civic associations that are members of the council. Boos said that he’s hoping to perhaps create a meeting separate from the NCC’s monthly sessions at which members of neighborhood groups can sit down and talk about the ways in which they address such as issues as recruiting new members and fundraising. The idea would be to determine best practices, Boos said. “Let’s find out the ones that work so that we can use them, and let’s find out the ones that don’t work so we don’t stumble over them,” he said. “I think we’d all benefit from each other’s experiences.” Boos said that the best way to

reach him is via e-mail, brandon.l.boos@gmail.com. Speaking of outreach, at the conclusion of the remarks from Boos, vice president Remy gave a report on a meeting he and council president Dave Paul recently had with Columbus City Schools Superintendent Gene Harris and other high-ranking district officials. The school district has not had a representative at an NCC meeting for many months, a point of concern for Paul and others. The purpose of meeting with Harris, according to Remy, was to find a way to reach out of the principals and staff members at schools within the Northland area. Remy said that some civic groups have a good working relationship with the schools around them, but others do not. The district executives were, according to Remy, enthusiastic about making that kind of civic engagement an emphasis for school administrators, about “bridging the gap.” “They admitted that there had been a real downfall in that area,” Remy said. “We’re really working hard to get back some association with the schools and build a relationship there.” “I think there’s a lot we can accomplish working with them,” Paul added.

Grant applications accepted through May 31 The second grant filing period for the Coalition for a Nonviolent Columbus will run through May 31. All completed grant applications must be submitted to the Department of Public Safety no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 31. The complete grant application and final report form is available at http://mayor.columbus. gov/initiatives.aspx?id=40225&menu_id=528 Mayor Michael B. Coleman formed the Coalition for a Nonviolent Columbus as a grassroots organization to address the issue of neighborhood violence. Coleman dedicated more than $40,000 in the 2011 city budget for neighborhood seed grants that will fund grass-roots activities to reduce vi-

olence. The first grant filing period was held in March and more than 50 applications were received. Those applications are in the final stages of approval and money will be distributed in mid-May, according to the mayor’s spokesman, Daniel M. Williams. The coalition is made up of 25 voting members appointed by the mayor, representing neighborhood organizations, the faith community and nonprofit service providers. Northland Community Council president Dave Paul is among the voting members. There are also supporting members who offer insight and provide resources to the voting membership, Williamson indicated.

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Coming up To add, remove or update a listing, email ed- info@myncc.org for more information. itorial@thisweeknews.com. Northland Community Council, 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at Friendship Village of Columbus, 5800 Forest Hills Blvd. Call (614) Workshops & classes 325-8217 or email info@myncc.org. ABLE/GED Preparation classes, sponsored Forest Park Civic Association, 7 p.m. the by the Delaware Area Career Center’s ABLE second Tuesday of each month, locations and program, 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at topics vary. Call (614) 325-8217 or email National College, at Cleveland Avenue and info@fpcivic.org. Dublin-Granville Road. Free. Call (740) 203Franklin 524 Toastmasters Club, 7 a.m. the 2267. first and third Thursday of the month at The ESOL classes, sponsored by the Delaware Vineyard, 6000 Cooper Road. For more inforArea Career Center’s ABLE program, 9-11 a.m. mation, visit www.Franklin524Toastmasters.com, Mondays and Wednesdays at Karl Road Bapor call Sally at (614) 523-2169. tist Church, 5750 Karl Road. Free. Call (740) Karmel Morse-Manor Civic Association, 203-2267. 6:45 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at Northland Free Legal Aid Clinic, 6-8 p.m. Valley Forge Elementary School, 1321 Urban the second Monday of the month at Christian AsDrive. Call William Logan at (614) 846-1089 sembly, 4099 Karl Road. Consultations providfor more information. ed in minor criminal matters, including landlordAmspirit Pacesetters Chapter, noon-1 p.m. tenant disputes, domestic disputes, civil-protecWednesdays, at 2531 Tiller Lane in Columbus. tion orders and mediations. No appointments are Call Frank Hamilton at (614) 939-9623 for more necessary. Use Door B to enter. For more inforinformation. mation, call Ellen at (614) 261-8440, ext. 250. Sharon Woods Civic Association, 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Church of the Meetings Good Shepherd, 6176 Sharon Woods Blvd. Call Post Secondary Options Meeting, 7-8 p.m. John Kirkpatrick at (614) 890-5417. May 18 at the Linden Library Branch, 2223 Waltham Civic Association, 7 p.m. the first Cleveland Ave., and May 25 at the Northern Monday of the month at Minerva Park United Lights Library Branch, 4093 Cleveland Ave. Methodist Church, 4930 Cleveland Ave. Topics will include Ohio’s fastest-growing jobs; Northland Kiwanis Club, 6:15 p.m. the secways to serve the community and country; and ond and the fourth Mondays of the month at questions to ask military recruiters. The video, Friendship Village of Columbus, 5800 Forest “Before You Enlist,” will be shown. Call (614) Hills Blvd. Call (614) 479-3256. 892-7345. Central Ohioans for Peace, 7 p.m. MonColumbus Outdoor Pursuits will hike the days, at the Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Columbus Art Walk at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25, Oakland Park Ave. Visit www.centralohioansand Gahanna Woods at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 5. forpeace.org or call (614) 436-3531. All walks meet at Whetstone Park, at North High Columbus Northeast Lions Club, 6:30 p.m. Street and Hollenbeck Drive. Call (614) 442- the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7901 or visit www.outdoor-pursuits.org. Monaco’s, 4555 Cleveland Ave. Call (614) 447Clinton Estates Civic Association, 7 p.m. 8470 or visit www.columbusnortheastlions.com. the third Tuesday of the month at Trinity UnitNorth Linden Area Commission, 7 p.m. the ed Church of Christ, 1180 Shanley Drive. Call third Wednesday of each month at Linden EleEmmanuel Remy at (614) 453-5007. mentary School, 2626 Cleveland Ave. Salem Civic Association, 7 p.m. the fourth Friends of Alum Creek and Tributaries Tuesday of the month at Salem Baptist Church, (FACT), 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of every 5862 Sinclair Road. Call Bill Unger at (614) other month at Ohio Dominican University, 1216 436-3751. Sunbury Road. Call (614) 409-0511 or visit Soroptimist International of Northeast Sub- www.friendsofalumcreek.org. urban Franklin County, an organization for professional women, 6:30 p.m. the second MonSupport groups day of the month at the Mifflin Township AdWorthington Widowhood Support Group, ministrative Building, 155 Olde Ridenour Road. 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at the Griswold American Legion Young-Budd Post 171 and Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m. the first Wednesday Center, 777 High St. This month’s topic will be of the month at the post, 393 E. College Ave. in group travel with speaker Mary Kay Scott. To Westerville. Guests are welcome. Call Mike register, call (614) 457-7876, ext. 422, by May 17. Etling at (614) 891-9388. Compassionate Friends, an organization asNorthland Community Council Development Committee, 7 p.m. the last Wednesday sisting families following the death of a child, of the month at the Minerva Park Community meets from 7 to 9 p.m. every second Tuesday Center, 2829 Minerva Lake Road. Public hear- at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1479 Morse ings on local development, rezoning and relat- Road. For more information, visit www.tcfed topics. Call (614) 325-8217 or email columbusoh.org.

Amazing Student Volunteers scholarship finalists announced ThisWeek Community Media and Columbus State Community College have announced the finalists for the Amazing Student Volunteers scholarship contest designed to showcase volunteer efforts of youth in central Ohio. The scholarship, presented by Columbus State Community College and supported by Stanley Steemer, was open to students in kindergarten through 12th grade in ThisWeek’s five-county coverage area: Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking and Union counties. Entries also were accepted from Madison and Pickaway counties. ThisWeek received several entries for the contest, which concluded April 30. Staff members from ThisWeek and HandsOn Central Ohio served as judges and chose the finalists, whose stories and photos will appear in

the May 19 edition of ThisWeek and online at ThisWeekNEWS.com. The first-place winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship, and two runners-up will receive $500. Ten honorable-mention entrants will receive family passes to COSI. The finalists for the Amazing Student Volunteers scholarship are Skyla Andy of Marysville, Graham Bowling of Delaware, Libby Erwin of Reynoldsburg, Hunter Frey of Delaware, Glen Gainer of Westerville, Holly Klepek of Worthington, Eric McCorkle of Dublin, Caitlin Rigsby of Reynoldsburg, Madi Ryan of Westerville, Kristen Sellan of Westerville, Erika Severance of Blacklick, Kailynne Tangeman of Marysville, Jonathan Zins of Dublin and Zachary Zins of Dublin.

VAUD-VILLITIES Continued from page A1 The lower operating costs, Stuckey added, open up a “huge landscape of new opportunities,” including additional productions by Vaud-Villities throughout the year, hosting special events and providing a venue for community activities. In fact, Stuckey said that a Christmas production is being planned and Vaud-Villities will participate in some way in Halloween events at the Northland Performing Arts Center. The Ohio State University Department of Dance, he added, will be using the center for two years while Sullivant Hall undergoes renovation. “There’s no growth without struggle,” Stuckey said. “We’re now past that phase to where we realize the fruits of our investment and our work.” “There’s more to be excited about than to be unhappy about or concerned about,” Auch said. “There are so many things that have really worked out well. We didn’t know how successful we’d be being in a totally different area of the city, but a lot of us remember way back when Northland was the place to go.” The Morse Road corridor, where the mall was a focal point until it closed in 2002, is now undergoing a major revitalization,

the artistic director noted. “It’s great to be part of that,” Auch said. “We feel very good about what we’ve got here,” Stuckey said. The 69th consecutive annual show for Vaud-Villities will not only celebrate the new venue, according to Auch, but also the things all people celebrate, such as the circus, Broadway musicals and patriotic songs. “We’re kind of doing a reprise of some things that were very successful in the past,” she said. “Celebrate” will include a cir-

cus celebration with marching band and dancing clowns, production numbers from Broadway hits, professionally choreographed dance routines and a finale featuring the combined men’s and women’s choirs. “We love to sing patriotic music and music that’s very touching, meaningful,” Auch said. “When you put the full group together plus dancers, it puts over 100 people on stage. That’s kind of an overwhelming feeling, particularly when it’s patriotic music because it touches the heart.”

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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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SURVIVOR CEREMONY

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-

house lawn after the race this year to join in this amazing celebration of survivorshipâ€”and be part of finding a cure to end breast cancer forever.

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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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sey...their mothers had breast cancer also.” Knowing she had to get involved, Morbitzer entered her school in the High School Team Challenge Program for the Komen Columbus Race for the Cure in 2000. The Hamilton Township team continues to grow every year due to a combination of new students joining with alumni, friends, and family. Last year the team reached an all time high of 816 members, and Morbitzer hopes that number will be surpassed this year. One of those alumni running

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After finishing fourth in the City League last season, the Northland High School boys tennis team used an experienced cast to put itself in position to play for the championship this spring. With junior Alejandro Nunez and senior Daniel Smith in their second season playing first and second singles, respectively, the Vikings improved to 10-1 in the league after beating Walnut Ridge 5-0 on May 4 and Mifflin 5-0 on May 5. A win over Independence on May 11 would have moved Northland into the City championship match on Monday, May 16, at Antrim Park, with the opponent likely being Centennial. The Vikings, who lost to Centennial 4-1 on April 27, last played for the conference title in 2008 when they lost to Briggs 5-0. That season marked the first time since 1998 that they had played for the league title. “I’ve got a great group of kids,” coach Allen Jarrett said. “They all just work hard. We’ve only got one loss (before May 11), so I’m very happy with the way everybody has been playing. They’re all doing their part to be successful this year.” Through 11 matches, Nunez was 62 at first singles and Smith was 7-1 at second singles and 3-0 at first singles. Senior Austin Miller was 6-0 at third singles and 3-0 at second singles. The other key players have been senior Eric Crabtree (3-0 at third singles, 5-2 at first doubles), junior Chris Buyno (4-1 at first doubles), sophomore Viet Nguyen (5-1 at second doubles) and senior Sam Asamoah (6-1 at second doubles). The only player to win a match in the earlier meeting with Centennial was Miller, who beat Emre Gun 7-6,

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Daniel Smith and the Northland boys tennis team play in the Division I sectional tournament on Thursday, May 12, and Saturday, May 14, at Hilliard Davidson.

6-2 at third singles. At the Division I sectional tournament on Thursday, May 12, and Saturday, May 14, at Hilliard Davidson, Nunez, Smith and Miller will play singles. Crabtree and Asamoah will com-

prise one doubles team and Nguyen and senior Vinny Chanthavong will comprise the other. “Centennial is very good,” Jarrett said. “They’ve got a No. 1 who transferred in (Bogdan Cojocari), and he’s

very good. They’re a very good team. The Bearcats lost to Beechcroft 4-1 on We did our best effort-wise against May 9 and played Whetstone on May them. They all competed until the end.” 11. Brookhaven entered the season with •The Brookhaven boys tennis team was 6-4 overall and in the City after See ROUNDUP, page A10 beating Independence 5-0 on May 5.

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Tree of Life’s Lindsay Augustyniak (right) is congratulated by teammate Emilly Durbin after scoring a run during an 8-7 victory over visiting Delaware Christian on May 5.

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Baseball team in pursuit of MOCAL championship By FRANK DiRENNA ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Tree of Life Christian School baseball team enters the latter stages of the season with a little extra incentive. The Trojans not only began Division IV district tournament play this week, but they are look-

ing to secure at least a share of the MOCAL championship. Entering the week, Tree of Life was 6-2 in the conference and Fairfield Christian was 5-2. The Trojans have to play Delaware Christian twice and Fairfield Christian had league contests against Gahanna Christian and Madison Christian re-

maining. Tree of Life improved to 156 overall by beating Delaware Christian 16-2 in five innings in the first round of the Division IV district tournament May 9. The Trojans played Fairbanks in the second round on May 11. See TROJANS, page A10

The DeSales High School softball team clinched at least a share of its second consecutive CCL title by beating Watterson 12-5 on May 5. The Stallions entered the week 4-0 in the CCL with a two-game lead over second-place Ready. Both teams had two league games left at the start of the week. “Even though it’s a small league, it’s a competitive league and even to say that you can come out on top of it is an accomplishment,” coach Julie Barber said. “I think every team in our league is going to have a successful tournament run.” The Stallions are the top seed in the Division II district tournament and had a first-round bye. They played host to Bexley on May 11, with the winner playing Big Walnut or Whitehall in a district semifinal Monday, May 16, at Pickerington North. The district final is Wednesday, May 18, at Pickerington Central, with potential opponents including third-seeded Hilliard Bradley and fourthseeded Licking Valley. Sarah Flint hit a three-run home run to help DeSales build a 9-0 lead against Watterson, but the Eagles scored five runs in the sixth inning to get back in the game. Barber has emphasized to her players the importance of avoiding lapses such as the one the Stallions had in the sixth inning against Watterson in the postseason. “It took us until (Watterson) put a little (pressure) on (us) before we got focused,” Barber said. “We always talk about having respect for your opponent, but the thing is, you have to play. You have to master the game and I don’t think we did that (against Watterson). We should come out and flat out be better (than the opponent) each game.” “I think (against Watterson) we learned we

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Michael Rosile hits a backhand return during a second singles match against Aaron Casares of Watterson on May 5 at the Park of Roses. Watterson prevailed 3-2. DeSales will compete in a Division II sectional Thursday, May 12, and Saturday, May 14, at Columbus Academy.

have to come out hard each game and always play to our potential,” Flint said. The Stallions play host to Ready in their CCL and regular-season finale on Thursday, May 12. Barber said the Silver Knights will be a good test for her team. DeSales beat Ready 3-2 on April 14. See DESALES, page A10

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Continued from page A9 aspirations of having a second consecutive winning season after going 6-5 a year ago. “The most important thing is to get them out there improving in their abilities,” coach Malik McWhorter said. “I realize that these guys aren’t going to go on to the next level, so I’m just happy because the kids are having fun.” Freshman Jalin Bayo and juniors Clement Osei-Bonsu and Thomas Vomboi, who have comprised the team’s three singles spots, will play singles at the Division I sectional Thursday, May 12, and Saturday, May 14, at Davidson. Senior Tho Nguyen and junior Edward Donkor are expected to comprise one of the doubles teams at sectional and sophomore Emmanuel Achirem and junior Andrews Osei-Bonsu are expected to comprise the other. •The Beechcroft boys tennis team improved to 6-8 overall and 5-6 in the City by beating Brookhaven. It also played Olentangy on May 10. The Cougars beat Independence 5-0 on May 4 and lost to Granville 5-0 on May 5. The Cougars will play host to Marion-Franklin on Friday, May 13. “I’m happy with the progress my guys have made,” coach Daphne Hess said. “All but one player has played for one year or just started this past March. We work together over the summer in a weekly clinic in partnership with the New Albany Tennis Center with Paul Kobelt. We also hit outside of clinics. I’ve got a very motivated group of young men who now thoroughly enjoy the game of tennis.” Junior Joseph Pleasant, who has been the team’s No. 1 singles player most of the season, will team up with his brother, junior Josh Pleasant, in the Division I sectional at Hilliard Darby in doubles. The other sectional doubles team will be senior Eric Taylor and junior Mike Parker. Playing singles at sectional are expected to be junior David Beyene, senior Jon Slaughter and freshman Jason Rojas. “Our first doubles teams have lost only three matches,” Hess said. “The progress I’ve seen is predominantly with stroke improvement. I would like to see more improvement in that area as well as in our footwork and strategy during match play.” •The Beechcroft, Brookhaven

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Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Beechcroft, Brookhaven and Northland baseball, softball and track & field teams:

BEECHCROFT BASEBALL May 5 — Lost to Watkins Memorial 10-0 *May 6 — Def. Linden-McKinley 7-4 May 10 — Played Big Walnut in first round of Division II district tournament. Winner plays at fifth-seeded Granville in second round May 12. Winner plays Hartley, Sparta Highland or Columbus South in district semifinal May 16 at Hilliard Davidson. Winner plays in district final May 18 at Grove City. *May 13 — Home vs. Whetstone Of note: The Cougars were 5-6 overall and 5-5 in the City League-North Division before May 10. SOFTBALL *May 4 — Lost to Brookhaven 14-4 May 5 — Lost to Madison Christian 3-2 May 9 — Lost to Bexley 13-1 in first round of Division II district tournament Of note: The Cougars are 4-8 overall and 4-5 in the City. TRACK & FIELD May 4 — Boys: Finished 10th (26) in 15-team Red Devil Relays at MarionFranklin behind champion Eastmoor Academy (90); Girls: Tied for 11th with Columbus East (9) in 14-team Red Devil Relays behind champion Gahanna (86) May 7 — Boys: Finished ninth (32.5) in 10-team Hilliard Bradley Invitational behind champion New Albany (126); Girls: Finished last (11) in nineteam Hilliard Bradley Invitational behind champion Pickerington Central (168) May 9, 11 — Boys, girls: Competed in City championships at Mifflin May 17, 19, 21 — Girls: Division I district 1 meet at Bradley May 18-19, 21 — Boys: Division I district 3 meet at Bradley Of note: The top four finishers in each event at district advance to the regional meet May 25 and 27 at Pickerington North.

BROOKHAVEN BASEBALL *May 5 — Def. East 15-3 May 7 — Lost to Central Crossing 181 and 22-3 May 9 — Lost to Groveport 19-5 in first round of Division I district tournament May 11 — Played Independence Of note: The Bearcats were 6-12 overall before May 11 and are 6-6 in the City-North.

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Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Tree of Life baseball, softball and track & field teams: BASEBALL April 30 — Defeated Xenia Christian 13-6 and 15-7 *May 2 — Game vs. Delaware Christian postponed *May 5 — Def. Grove City Christian 5-4 May 7 — Lost to Centerburg 5-4; def. Centerburg 10-7 May 9 — Def. Delaware Christian 162 in five innings in first round of Division IV district tournament. May 11 — Played Fairbanks in second round of Division IV district tournament. Winner plays Fisher Catholic or Danville in district semifinal May 16 at DeSales. District final is May 18 at Jerome, with potential opponents including top-seeded New Catholic and second-seeded Shekinah Christian. Tree of Life is the fourth seed. Of note: The Trojans were 15-6 overall before May 11 and are 6-2 in the MOCAL. SOFTBALL *May 5 — Def. Delaware Christian 8-7 *May 6 — Def. Delaware Christian 9-5 May 7 — Doubleheader vs. Briggs canceled May 10 — Played Granville Christian in first round of Division IV district tournament. Winner plays second-

ed it or didn’t get a defensive play at the time we needed it, but we have played pretty well.” •The softball team was 8-8 overall before playing Granville Christian in the first round of the Division IV district tournament on May 10. The winner will play secondseeded Fisher Catholic or Harvest Prep in the second round on Thursday, May 12, with the winner of that contest advancing to a district semifinal on Tuesday, May 17, at Pickerington Central. Tree of Life entered the week 5-4 in the MOCAL with one league game remaining against Gahanna Christian. Through 16 games, junior Hannah Pratt was the team’s top hitter with a .579 average. In the circle, she was 8-7 with a 4.47

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seeded Fisher Catholic or Harvest Prep in second round May 12. Winner of that contest plays fourth-seeded Madison Christian, Danville, Grove City Christian or Fairfield Christian in district semifinal May 17 at Pickerington Central. District final is May 19 at Pickerington Central, with potential opponents including top-seeded Newark Catholic and third-seeded Millersport. Of note: The Trojans were 8-8 overall before May 10 and are 5-4 in the MOCAL. TRACK & FIELD April 21 — Boys: Finished second (44) in tri-meet behind Columbus Academy (128) and ahead of Horizon Science (16); Girls: Finished second (39) in tri-meet behind Academy (151) and ahead of Horizon Science (5) April 30 — Boys: Finished second (109) in eight-team MOCAL meet behind Grove City Christian (129); Girls: Finished second (116) in eight-team MOCAL meet behind Gilead Christian (116) May 3 — Meet vs. Worthington Christian canceled May 7 — Boys: Finished eighth (31.5) in 11-team Mount Gilead Invitational behind champion Mount Gilead (99); Girls: Finished eighth (23.5) in 10team Mount Gilead Invitational behind champion Academy (133) May 14 — MOCAL championships at Worthington Christian May 17-18, 21 — Division III district meet at Gahanna. The top four finishers in each event advance to the regional meet May 25 and 27 at Fairfield Union. *MOCAL game

ERA. “Hannah Pratt is far and away the best offensive player we have this year,” coach Pat McWherter said. McWherter also noted the contributions made by catcher Natalie Boyer, first baseman Emily Durbin and shortstop Lindsay Augustyniak. “For the kids who came back this year, I’m very happy,” McWherter said. “It’s been a very good season for us. “Our two seniors (Boyer and Durbin) have had a major impact on how successful we have been. I have six new freshmen that have a year’s worth of experience behind them.” fdirenna@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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“Right now, we’re just working to come together and be a better team,” said Kelsey Albanese, who hit a solo homer against Watterson. “We definitely feed off each other. The enthusiasm picks this team up.” •The baseball team defeated Hartley 3-0 on May 6 to wrap up its second consecutive CCL championship, its third league title in four years and 10th overall. “When you’re coming (into the season) and you don’t have any seniors on the team, it was great to see the way they were able to win some of these league games,” said coach Tom Neubert, whose team finished 7-1 in the CCL, ahead of runner-up Watterson (5-3). “We had two games where we had to score runs in the bottom of the sevNORTHLAND enth inning to win.” BASEBALL The Stallions rallied to beat *May 4 — Lost to Whetstone 18-6 St. Charles 7-6 on May 4 by May 9 — Lost to Thomas Worthingscoring two runs in the bottom ton 9-5 in first round of Division I district tournament. of the seventh. They also scored *May 16 — Home vs. East a pair of runs in the bottom of the Of note: The Vikings are 7-10 overall seventh to beat Watterson 5-4 and 6-5 in the City-North. on April 15. SOFTBALL DeSales avenged an 8-0 loss *May 4 — Lost to Whetstone 10-4 to Hartley on April 8 with a *May 9 — Def. Mifflin 20-7 May 10 — Played Upper Arlington in strong pitching performance by first round of Division I district tourT.J. Alas, who allowed one hit in nament. Winner plays at 11th-seedsix innings. ed Pickerington Central or Columbus •The track and field teams West in second round May 12. Winner plays second-seeded Gahanna, will compete in the CCL meet Dublin Scioto or Marion-Franklin in disThursday, May 12, and Saturday, trict semifinal May 17 at Pickerington May 14, at Columbus School for North. Girls. The boys team tied Wat*May 16 — Home vs. East terson for fourth in the CCL last Of note: The Vikings were 6-9 overall and 5-6 in the City-North before May season with 73.5 points, behind 10. St. Charles (132), Hartley (98) TRACK & FIELD and Ready (93) and ahead of May 4 — Boys: Finished seventh Worthington Christian (23). The (37.5) in Red Devil Relays at Mariongirls team finished third (90) a Franklin; Girls: Finished third (74) in year ago, behind Hartley (160) Red Devil Relays May 6 — Boys: Finished seventh (36) and Ready (108) and ahead of in eighth-team Larkin Invitational at CSG (50) and Worthington ChrisUpper Arlington behind champion Picktian (13). erington North (107); Girls: Finished Worthington Christian is no sixth (38) in eight-team at Crosten Invitational behind champion Dublin longer in the CCL. Scioto (129) •John Acomb and Michael May 9, 11 — Boys, girls: Competed Rosile of the boys tennis team at City championships at Mifflin are seeded second in doubles in May 17, 19, 21 — Boys, girls: Divithe Division II sectional tournasion I district 1 meet at Bradley *League contest ment, which will be held Thursday, May 12, and Saturday, May 14, at Columbus Academy. ball. Also playing doubles for the The only local team to win a postseason game a year ago was Stallions at the sectional are Gian the Beechcroft baseball squad, which defeated Columbus South 13-3 in the first round before losing to top-seeded and eventual district champion Canal Winchester 17-2 in the second round.

and Northland baseball and softball teams began tournament play earlier this week. Each of the baseball teams opened the postseason against a team from the OCC, as did two of the three softball teams. Northland and Brookhaven competed in the Division I district tournament in baseball and softball, while Beechcroft competed in julrey@thisweeknews.com Division II in baseball and soft- www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

Continued from page A9 Tree of Life defeated threetime defending MOCAL champion Grove City Christian 5-4 on May 5. The Trojans trailed 3-0 after the first inning. Lucas Daugherty pitched a complete game, allowing five hits with 10 strikeouts and one walk. With the win, the Trojans avenged a 2-1 loss to Grove City Christian on April 4. The Eagles were 5-3 in the MOCAL entering the week. “Grove City Christian is good,” coach Rick Parcher said. “We did a little hitting. We made a key error in the first inning and let them get up 3-0, so we had to battle back.” Tree of Life, which is seeking its first MOCAL title since 2007, and Fairfield Christian split their two league games, with Fairfield Christian winning 5-3 on April 8 and the Trojans winning 11-1 in six innings on April 18. “The league championship is your first goal as far as goals that have to do with winning and losing,” Parcher said. “We’ll feel somewhat fulfilled if we can finish that off.” Through 20 games, Gordon Coakley was leading the Trojans in hitting with a .400 average, followed by Kyle O’Connell (.394), Grant Pauley (.382), Daugherty (.365) and Shane Frazier (.358). Elliott Hagans was leading the team in home runs with four and RBI with 23. On the mound, Daugherty was 6-0 with a 1.60 ERA, 78 strikeouts and four walks, and Nick Paliobagis was 3-1 with a 2.50 ERA, 25 strikeouts and 12 walks. “I’m moderately happy,” Parcher said. “In terms of wins and losses, there are about three, maybe four of those that is something we should have, could have, might have won. They were close enough and we just maybe didn’t get the hit at the time we need-

SOFTBALL *May 4 — Def. Beechcroft 14-4 *May 5 — Def. East 12-1 *May 9 — Game vs. Centennial was canceled because Centennial had a City-North game. No makeup date has been announced. May 10 — Played 12th-seeded Westerville Central in first round of Division I district tournament. Winner plays at eighth-seeded Delaware or Reynoldsburg in second round May 12. Winner plays fifth-seeded Worthington Kilbourne, Westerville South or Hilliard Darby in district semifinal May 17 at Pickerington North. Of note: The Bearcats were 11-5 overall and 8-3 in the City-North before May 10. TRACK & FIELD May 4 — Boys: Finished second (56.5) in Red Devil Relays at MarionFranklin; Girls: Finished 10th (18) in Red Devil Relays May 7 — Boys: Finished third (89) in Bradley Invitational; Girls: Finished eighth (19) in Bradley Invitational May 9, 11 — Boys, girls: Competed in City championships at Mifflin May 17-18, 21 — Boys, girls: Division I district 2 meet at Bradley

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This week: City League-South Division After having teams make runs deep into the state playoffs during the 2008 and ‘09 seasons, the City League-South Division didn’t have quite as much success last fall. There still were some memorable moments, however, and the talent among the upper-echelon teams signals that more big finishes could

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the DeSales baseball, softball, boys tennis, track & field and boys volleyball teams: BASEBALL *May 4 — Defeated St. Charles 7-6 May 6 — Lost to Westerville North 54; def. *Hartley 3-0 May 7 — Def. Upper Arlington 15-6 May 12 — Home vs. Hamilton Township or Mifflin in second round of Division II district tournament. Winner plays sixth-seeded Watterson, Canal Winchester, Linden-McKinley or Columbus East in district semifinal May 16 at Hilliard Darby. Winner plays thirdseeded Hartley, fifth-seeded Granville, eighth-seeded Big Walnut, Beechcroft, Columbus South or Sparta Highland in district final May 18 at Grove City. The Stallions, who had a first-round bye, are the fourth seed. Of note: The Stallions are 13-7 overall and finished 7-1 in the CCL. BOYS LACROSSE May 4 — Def. Westerville Central 16-5 May 6 — Game vs. Watterson suspended. The game was halted because of bad weather with 5:35 left with the Stallions leading 7-2. May 10 — Played Dublin Coffman May 13 — Home vs. St. Charles Of note: The Stallions were 13-0 before May 10. GIRLS LACROSSE May 5 — Lost to Columbus Academy 14-4 May 10 — Played Bexley May 11 — Played Dublin Coffman May 16 — Home vs. Hilliard Bradley in first round of Division II South/Central Region tournament. Winner plays at Columbus Academy in second round May 19. Second-round winner plays Cincinnati Country Day or Franklin Fenwick in a regional semifinal May 24. Of note: The Stallions were 4-8 before May 10. SOFTBALL *May 5 — Def. Watterson 12-5. Kelsey Albanese and Sarah Flint each hit a home run. *May 9 — Def. Hartley 11-1 May 11 — Played Bexley in second round of Division II district tournament. Winner plays Big Walnut or Whitehall in a district semifinal at Pickerington North on May 16. District semifinal winner plays third-seeded Hilliard Bradley, fourth-seeded Licking Valley,

Carlo DiMichaelangelo and Sonny DiMichaelangelo. Paul Rosile is seeded fourth in singles, with James Walsh and Kevin Walsh also competing in singles. The top four finishers in singles and doubles advance to the district tournament May 20-21 at Academy. •COLLEGE SIGNING —

Senior Cooper Staton was expected to sign May 10 to swim at the University of Kentucky. He won the Division II state title in the 50-yard freestyle (20.98 seconds) in 2010 and placed second at state in the 50 free (20.75) this past season.

be ahead next fall. The Marion-Franklin High School football team followed its first perfect regular season by making the postseason for the seventh consecutive fall and was the No. 1 seed in the Division II, Region 7 playoffs. The Red Devils, who made it to a state semifinal in 2009, lost to Big Walnut 24-12 in a regional semifinal to finish 11-1. Eastmoor Academy made it to the Division III, Region 10 playoffs for the third consecutive season, but it lost in a postseason opener for the second year in a row after earning a state runner-up finish in 2008. Walnut Ridge also had a strong season, finishing 8-2 overall but

settling for No. 14 in the final Region 7 computer rankings. In this installment of the Friday Night Live: Spring Edition at ThisWeekSPORTS.com, questions such as whether any of the other five teams in the conference can contend with that trio of teams will be examined. Last fall, the Red Devils went 70 to win the City-South ahead of Eastmoor (6-1), Walnut Ridge (52), Briggs and Independence (3-4), Africentric and Columbus West (25) and Columbus South (0-7). To read full offseason stories on teams throughout central Ohio, go to Friday Night Live at ThisWeekSPORTS.com.

Sports briefs Three nominated for U.S. Army Bowl DeSales running back Warren Ball, two-way lineman Jacoby Boren of Pickerington Central and Olentangy running back/linebacker Joshua Perry have been nominated to play in the U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl on Jan. 7, 2012, in the Alamodome in San Antonio. All three players have made verbal commitments to Ohio State. Of the 400 players who are nominated nationwide, 90 will be invited to play. The game will be televised by NBC. Past participants in the game have included NFL players Adrian Peterson, Mark Sanchez, Ndamukong Suh and Tim Tebow.

Quarterback camp set for May 22 An Ohio Elite Quarterback Academy Camp for fifththrough 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) 5810641.

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

Buckeye Valley, Licking Heights or Mifflin in district final May 18 at Pickerington Central. The Stallions, who had a first-round bye, are the top seed. *May 12 — Home vs. Ready Of note: The Stallions were 17-1 overall and 5-0 in the CCL before May 11. BOYS TENNIS *May 5 — Lost to Watterson 3-2 *May 6 — Def. Hartley 5-0 *May 9 — Lost to Watterson 4-1 *May 10 — Played Ready May 11 — Played Hilliard Davidson May 12, 14 — Division II sectional tournament at Columbus Academy. The top four finishers in singles and doubles advance to the district tournament May 20-21 at Academy. Of note: The Stallions were 5-7 overall and 1-3 in the CCL before May 10. *CCL contest TRACK & FIELD May 3 — Meet vs. Whitehall canceled May 7 — Finished third (103) in 12team Teays Valley Viking Invitational behind Canal Winchester (139) and Watkins Memorial (116); Girls: Finished second (135.5) in 11-team Viking Invitational behind champion Canal Winchester (150.5) May 12, 14 — CCL meet at Columbus School for Girls May 17-19, 21 — Boys: Division II district 1 meet at Hamilton Township. The top four finishers in each event advance to the regional meet May 26 and 28 at Lexington; Girls: Division I district 3 meet at Hilliard Bradley. The top four finishers in each event advance to the regional meet May 25 and 27 at Pickerington North. BOYS VOLLEYBALL May 2 — Lost to Westerville Central 25-23, 25-19, 25-16 *May 4 — Def. Gahanna Christian 25-19, 25-16, 25-19 *May 5 — Lost to St. Charles 25-9, 25-20, 25-13 May 6 — Lost to Westerville South 25-19, 25-9, 21-25, 25-21 *May 9 — Lost to Watterson 25-14, 25-22, 25-16 *May 11 — Played Licking Heights *May 12 — Home vs. Whetstone May 14 — Dublin Jerome in play-in match of Division II East Region tournament at Gahanna. Winner plays Watterson in first round May 14 at Gahanna. Winner plays St. Charles or Gahanna Christian in regional semifinal May 18. Regional final is May 21. Of note: The Stallions were 5-14 overall and 2-6 in the Central Ohio Volleyball League before May 11. *COVL match

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.

Soccer tournament coming to Dublin The Dublin Soccer League will play host to the U.S. Youth Soccer Kohl’s American Cup recreational tournament on June 11-12. It’s one of 30 stops on the tournament’s 2011 circuit. Registration is open to U8 through U15 recreational teams. The entry deadline is May 14. Visit www.dublinsoccerleague.com/KohlsCup.html for tournament rules and entry forms.

GCSTO offering free swim lessons The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio (GCSTO) is offering free swimming lessons to underprivileged children on June 4 and 9 and July 2 at the Gahanna swimming pool. GCSTO also will award scholarships to participants based on their financial need and family status. For more information or to sign up, contact GCSTO instructor Erin Harris at harriserin@ymail.com or (614) 582-2597.

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St. Charles holding various camps St. Charles Preparatory School is offering various camps. A football camp for boys entering grades 1-8 is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 13-16. Contact coach Jeff Pharion at jeffpharion@hotmail.com or (614) 825-6694. A baseball camp for boys ages 7-14 is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon June 20-23. Contact coach Ray Benjamin at benj33@aol.com or (614) 778-2052. A soccer camp for boys entering grades 4-9 is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon June 27-30. Contact coach Rick Ey at richard_ey@yahoo.com.

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Financial finesse

Preparing your teen for college Career Closet program relocates Have a college-bound teen? It’s never too early to start prepping for financial and personal safety on campus. Having a child that is getting ready to graduate and head off to college can be an exciting time. It is also a great time to take the opportunity to teach teens how to keep their guards up and to protect themselves before they have to learn the hard way. So here are a few tips to consider discussing with your teen before he or she heads off to college: Give kids a chance to manage money. A great way to build your children’s financial foundation is to open a checking and savings account in their names. Ensure that they understand how to balance their checkbooks and make timely entries as money comes and goes. With a savings account, they’ll be able to see the value as the account grows and will feel em-

powered by contributing to the account. Add a bit of reality to financial conversations. If ERIC your teen is anxious to CLARKE rent his first apartment and live off campus, show him your monthly bills. This should help him gain a better understanding of how much things really cost and how much he will need to budget to cover his bills before he gets in over his head. Is a free T-shirt worth access to a Social Security number? The likely answer is, probably not, but our teens might not see it that way. This is a time when teens need to learn about how to care for their “identity” and how quickly thieves can steal their identity.

The Career Closet, a program offering free job interview clothing to women in need in central Ohio, relocated recently from the retail store of Goodwill Columbus on Morse Road to the headquarters of Dress for Success Columbus on North High Street. Leaders of both local nonprofit agencies agreed upon the need for the change, according to the announcement from Goodwill. “It’s just a better fit,” said Margie Pizzuti, president and chief executive officer of Goodwill Columbus. “Providing expert consultation in the selection of clothing for job interviews is a core competency of Dress for Success. They have the recognized capabilities to provide women with these services.” Goodwill operated the Career Closet at the Morse Road retail store for the last three years, transitioning in early 2008 from its creator, the

This is an opportune time to give your children a basic understanding about the access their Social Security numbers provide to their identity and how long it can take to repair their credit if it gets into the wrong hands. Not sure where to start? Some of this information might be provided during your teen’s college orientation, but if you’d like to give your teen an advantage, you might consider consulting your financial institution for tips on talking to teens or seek seminars offered on such topics as campus safety, protecting your identity and the do’s and don’ts of having that first credit card.

New Directions Career Center in Columbus. Pizzuti said in her statement that the need to provide one-on-one counseling on interview-appropriate clothing to the women who were referred by local social service agencies proved challenging to Goodwill staff. Employees at the Morse Road store are focused on accepting donations and making retail sales to support the agency’s mission of building independence, quality of life and work opportunities for individuals with disabilities and other barriers. “One-on-one personal shopping assistance for women who are interviewing and wardrobe consultations once employment is secured are services we provide every day in our Suiting Boutique,” Dress for Success executive director Vicki Bowen Hewes said. “We are delighted to grow our agency’s client base by assuming Goodwill’s Career Closet operation.”

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