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‘Revamp the Ramp’

Civic groups combining forces

By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Three against one.

It hardly seems fair.

Nevertheless, volunteers and leaders from three different civic groups will be gathering on Saturday, June 25, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Interstate 71 ramps to Cooke Road to remove trash and debris.

This would represent the opening

salvo in a “Revamp the Ramp” project originally proposed by Northland Community Council vice president Emmanuel V. Remy, but now encompassing the North Linden and Clintonville area commissions.

“We’re hoping to get people from both sides of the ramp to come out and work to clean up the area,” Remy said last week.

CAC chairman John DeFourny announced the cleanup project at last

week’s monthly meeting, and said that he intended to be on hand that day.

“Please come join me,” DeFourny said.

“It’s an exciting project,” said James R. Blazer II of the Clintonville Area Commission. “I think it’s going to be a real enhancement to the community.”

Blazer said that he, Remy and Tony Howard of the North Linden Area Commission have met with Ohio Department of Transportation officials regarding

the proposed landscaping improvement to not only the Cooke Road interchange but also possibly the ones at North Broadway and Weber Road.

The ODOT representative indicated some state funding might be available for such an endeavor, Blazer said, adding that the civic group members involved in the project will also be seeking backing from corporations and individuals.

While no “Adopt-a-Ramp” program exists that parallels ODOT’s Adopt-a-

Highway litter cleanup effort, Blazer said that such a concept is under consideration.

“We still have a lot of work to do before we can get the physical construction part going,” Remy said.

He said that a volunteer landscape architect is being sought to devise a scheme for plantings to spruce up the Cooke Road ramps, a necessary step in order See CIVIC GROUPS, page A2

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Fritz the Nite Owl to be July 4 parade grand marshal

By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

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St. Francis DeSales’ Brennan Schlabig kisses the championship trophy while celebrating with teammates during the Division II state final baseball game against Hoban at Huntington Park on June 4. The Stallions won 9-8. See Sports, page B1.

Fritz the Nite Owl has been a presence on central Ohio airwaves, and now the Internet, for more than half a century.

On July 4, Frederick C. Peerenboom will return to his old stomping grounds when he is feted as grand marshal of the Northland Community Fourth of July Parade.

“It’ll be a trip and I’m looking forward to it,” Peerenboom, who now lives in the Upper Arlington area, said last week.

The nickname Fritz was chosen because his mother thought he resembled one of the Katzenjammer Kids from the old comic strip, and Nite Owl came from a long-gone downtown streetcar line.

When the enduring character came into being in 1974, the man behind those oversized sunglasses doctored with pieces of mirror to imitate an owl’s horns, the one with the baritone voice wrapped in velvet, was living in the Northland area.

Peerenboom, who will turn 77 in late December, said one of the five sons he and wife of nearly 54 See FRITZ THE NITE OWL, page A2

Parade organizers make special effort to honor WWII veterans

By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Fourth of July celebrates independence for the United States, something that has had to be defended with the lives of its sons and daughters in the almost 235 years since.

The 2011 Northland Community Council Fourth of July Pa-

rade will place special emphasis on thanking the veterans of World War II for the part they played in defending that freedom.

“This year, the Northland Community Parade will focus on our

military heroes from WWII,” council president Emmanuel V. Remy wrote in an email to civic association leaders on May 7. “Of course, all military are welcome to participate in the parade, (but) we want to make sure we honor our WWII veterans first.”

“We’ve got about a dozen vets so far who are committed to riding in the parade,” Remy said last

week. “In the next month, we’re really going to push hard to bolster that number, but I’m encouraged that people are so responsive so far.”

Many civic leaders in the Northland area are actively pursuing possible other veterans to be feted, he added.

A special banner is being created for the veterans’ entry, ac-

cording to parade committee chairman George Schmidt.

The banner will offer people whose World War II soldiers or sailors or marines or members of some other branch of the service are no longer alive an opportunity to commemorate them as well as those who are still among the living, Schmidt said.

At the outset of the parade, peo-

ple will have an opportunity to write the names of any relatives who were in World War II on the banner with permanent markers, he said.

The banner will be on display during the Columbus Square Classic Car Show, which will take place again this year at the conSee JULY 4 PARADE, page A2

Diversity conference Cosmar receives award named for good friend is called ‘what our area needed’

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A conference held last weekend to help bring together people of diverse cultures and origins who now all call the Northland area home went well, according to the organizer of the event.

The Rev. Chris Fleece, associate pastor of Cooke Road Church of the Nazarene, said Monday that while attendance wasn’t overwhelming for the “Honoring Bridges” conference held at the church June 3 and 4, those who were on hand felt it was a worthwhile effort, and one they hope to keep going.

“I think it was exactly what our area needed,” Fleece said.

“I think it went well. We learned a lot.”

The Friday evening opening event for the conference featured guest speaker Nathan Emmelhainz, a Columbus native who now resides in Georgia and is preparing to depart shortly See CONFERENCE ON DIVERSITY, page A2

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Cosmar, who works out of Columbus Division of Fire Station 6 on Maple Canyon Drive, was presented with the award at the 2011 Ohio EMS Conference, held at Grant Medical Center last month.

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Fritz the Nite Owl to be July 4 parade grand marshal Continued from page A1 years, Patricia, had, still lives in the Northland area and three or four of the boys graduated from Northland High School.

Fritz the Nite Owl became the choice for this year’s grand marshal, parade chairman George Schmidt said, after committee members settled upon the theme of “Music in America.”

Until the station changed formats, Peerenboom was host for many years of a Sunday night contemporary jazz program on local radio.

“We started talking about a bunch of names,” Schmidt said. “We kept coming around and talking about him. “There’s probably no one in central Ohio, for anyone over 25, who’s better known than Fritz the Nite Owl.” “I was surprised and honored to do it,” Peerenboom said was his reaction when Schmidt got in touch with him.

When his 17-year stint as host of a latenight movie show ended abruptly in 1991

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Fritz “the Nite Owl” Peerenboom will be the July 4 parade grand marshal.

with the arrival of a new station general manager, it looked like there was no perch left for the Nite Owl. But Peerenboom, who was awarded his fifth local Emmy after his firing from WBNS, went on to host horror-movie shows on local cable stations, followed by the radio gig.

More recently, local filmmaker Mike McGraner and radio personalities Dino Tripodis and the late John Andrew “Andyman” Davis conceived the idea of making a biopic about Fritz the Nite Owl.

While Peerenboom’s show was on five nights a week and featured all kinds of film, he was best remembered for Friday’s “Double Chiller Night.” The team learned that horror hosts were making a comeback with Internet shows.

These resurrections have been fueled by nostalgia for a bygone era of local television programming.

“Back when we were doing it, across the country there were more locally owned stations that had network affiliates,” Peerenboom said. “Every city had at least five or six or seven local shows that ranged from horror shows to kiddie shows to cooking shows. Every city was unique in that they had shows you couldn’t see anywhere else but in that city.

“Now these conglomerates own six radio stations in one town and who knows how many television stations across the country,” he said. “As this homogenization of ownership grew and it was no longer local, these corporate types looked at ... all of that stuff, plus technical facil-

ities and the tape to do it (local programming) ... when we could just get a syndicated show. There are no health benefits or vacation. That’s part of it.”

Peerenboom now re-creates Nite Owl Theater, with an often-cheesy horror movie and his equally often-sarcastic commentary, for the Internet at www.fritlives.com, replete with vintage commercials.

“So the experience would be like something you would see on television back in 1974,” Peerenboom said. “It just blows me away that people can watch this anytime, anyplace. It’s in the growing-inpopularity category, as opposed to overwhelming success.

“I hope it becomes enormously successful before I have to hang it up.”

The programs are screened free once a month during midnight showings at the Grandview Theater, which have drawn some pretty good crowds, according to the host.

Peerenboom said his gift for ad lib has

continued to serve him well, and will be on display July 8, when he will make a special guest appearance at the CAPA Summer Movie Series showing of a double bill featuring “Bride of Frankenstein” and “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.”

“The muse has been kind and stayed with me,” Peerenboom said. “I will rue the day she decides to head for other owls.”

Fritz the Nite Owl has been surprised, but very pleased, at the way the Nite Owl refuses to go away.

“The Fourth of July thing, like everything else, just came out of the blue,” Peerenboom said.

And he doesn’t mind the many, many lives the Owl has enjoyed.

“The character is really close to the real me, so there really ain’t a whole lot of stretch going on,” Peerenboom said.

“It’s somewhat of a stretch, but not really a big one.” kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

July 4 parade organizers Diversity conference is to honor WWII veterans called ‘what our area needed’ Continued from page A1 clusion of the parade. Those attending the show will also be able to write the names of relatives on the banners, Schmidt said.

The banner will then continue to be displayed during the weekly summer Farmers Market to be held at the shopping center beginning on July 5.

“I think, all in all, we’re just trying to celebrate what a great

parade this is and explore some new ground for us,” Remy said.

“Recognizing the military is a very important aspect of the parade and something we should really sort of emphasize.”

Current estimates are that slightly fewer than 2 million of the 16 million veterans of World War II are still alive, according to the website of the National World War II Museum.

“According to statistics released

by the Veterans Administration, our World War II vets are dying at a rate of 900 a day,” the site says. “Previous studies listed 1,200 (a day) but the number has declined due to a decrease in the total number of World War II veterans.”

It is estimated the number of veterans remaining alive will be fewer than 1 million by 2016, according to the website.

Continued from page A1

for his second stint as a relief and development worker in Pakistan.

Emmelhainz, who has his own ministry in the Atlanta area, “brought a lot of wisdom with him, and some experience,” Fleece said.

A portion of Saturday’s conference schedule included visits to various ethnic restaurants in the Northland area. These included two Somali establishments, an Arabic restaurant and a Mexican eatery.

“A lot of the people there had never been to a Somali restaurant before, or an Arabic one, so I think it was wonderful cross-cultural exchange,”

Fleece said.

“We didn’t have as many as I hoped for,” he added. “We had the ones there who needed the seeds planted to get something more going. When you’re doing something with this kind of topic, it’s difficult. It’s not a real comfortable process for people. But I think this was something that kind of got the ball rolling.”

Fleece said he and the “Honoring Bridges” participants hope to have another conference, although perhaps not one that coincides with the end of the school year.

“We may do it six months from now, just to keep things stirred,” he added.

Civic groups combining forces to ‘revamp the ramp’ Continued from page A1 to obtain $25,000 in state money.

Remy added that the goal is to have the planting take place in October of this year.

“We’re well within the time frame to try and accomplish this,” Remy said.

Cooke Road is the initial focus of Revamp the Ramp, the NCC vice president said, because it serves an entryway to all three areas of the city. CAC members would be possibly expanding the concept to other I-71 interchanges that feed directly into Clintonville.

“It all affects our surrounding area,” Remy said. “If we can get all three of them done at

the same time, it’s a win-win.”

Blazer said that he, along with the NCC and North Linden civic leaders involved in Revamp the Ramp, would be meeting with city officials as a courtesy to let them know about the proposed project or projects.

They will also be making a trip to Troy, Blazer said, to inspect a similar undertaking at a freeway ramp there.

Blazer added that if Revamp the Ramp becomes a reality, it would involve a commitment on the part of the civic groups to maintain whatever is planted at the ramp or ramps. kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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Volunteers sought to help with July 4 parade way. These volunteers would be in constant communication with parade chair and master of ceremonies.

• Providing George Schmidt with information about which participants are coming in what order so he can make proper announcements. These volunteers might be called on to use personal cell phones or parade-provided twoway radios.

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“The Northland Community Fourth of July Parade requires a small army of volunteers to conduct a fun, well-coordinated and hazard-free event,” according to Brenda Baker, who is in charge of parade participation. “We invite volunteers of all ages with virtually every skill and talent.

“You will absolutely be able to volunteer on parade day and still view and enjoy the parade in its entirety,” she added.

Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, July 4.

Assistance is being sought now for help with designing and building a Northland Community Council float, as well as on the day of the parade. Four or more people are needed for this. The parade committee has a donor vehicle and driver already lined up.

Other volunteer opportunities, according to the announcement from Baker, include: • Six or more banner-carriers, who should wear comfortable shoes for the 1.7-mile route.

• Staging area traffic monitors, 10 people or more, to provide guidance to participants, direct them to proper lineup locations and serve as extra eyes and ears for public safety. Safety traffic monitors would also provide secondary assistants for directing participants into the roadway; Sandy and John Lafollette are primary directors.

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Cosmar receives EMS award named for good friend Continued from page A1 a part-time paramedic instructor at Grant and was one of three paramedic instructors for the Columbus Division of Fire. John was instrumental in the creation of Grant LifeFlight’s first remote helicopter base in Wellston, Ohio, the first of its kind in the country. This base helped to increase the rapid response of helicopter crews in southern Ohio and helped to significantly improve patient survival rates in rural areas.

“John dedicated his professional life to the continued success of the Grant Trauma program and Grant’s LifeLink program. His contributions to the improvement of care for pre-hospital patients through his efforts at the Columbus Division of Fire, Grant LifeFlight, Grant LifeLink and Grant’s Paramedic

School are invaluable.”

Moore was 56 when he died, probably from a heart ailment, while on duty at Station 16 on March 29, 2010. He had been with the division for 34 years.

Cosmar, who worked directly with Moore starting in October 1989, was among those who found him and tried unsuccessfully to revive him.

According to information from the medical center, the award is presented annually to an EMS first-responder EMT or paramedic who works in central, southern or southeastern Ohio. The recipient’s character as shown “through their actions as an EMS advocate, educator, leader, mentor or provider” must affect others by “creating a positive and longlasting impact in the provision of emergency medical services.”

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• Be a member in good standing of a recognized EMS organization that responds within central, southern or southeastern Ohio to emergencies and other requests, including those made by the public-at-large.

• Meet the spirit of the award description.

Cosmar has done his share of saving lives in a career in the fire service that stretches back to 1976. While rescuing someone from the brink of death is enor-

mously satisfying, he said, there’s something that he finds even more gratifying.

“There’s more satisfaction seeing somebody I taught doing it and doing it right,” he said. “You can’t put a value on that.”

Cosmar has been with the Columbus Division of Fire since July 1988. He grew up in Coshocton. His grandfather started the Tuscarawas Township Volunteer Fire Department in 1953 and an uncle was a volunteer fire chief where he grew up.

But while Cosmar was drawn to the fire service, when he got out of Coshocton High School, he had to move to Zanesville to find a fire department that paid; all the ones around his hometown were volunteer operations.

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become a highly skilled, highly professional fire department serving Coshocton. Cosmar supervises between 36 and 40 paramedics for the Columbus department and is responsible for quality assurance with Coshocton EMS. During the course of his career, Cosmar said he has received numerous awards and honors, but the one he got last month, what it stands for and who it’s named for, make it the most special of all.

“It gives me great satisfaction,” he said.

Cosmar lives in Sunbury and also at the home his parents had back in his hometown. In his spare time, he’s an avid hunter and also loves to fish.

“I’m a country boy,” he said. “I’m an implant into the city, basically.” kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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Trash: A problem for a growing city In the wake of a recent threeday holiday weekend, I was reminded of — among other things — the remarkable cleanliness of Ohio’s capital city.

Columbus is certainly not unique in the cleanliness of its streets and the remarkable efficiency of its refuse removal. But anybody who has recently been to a “filthy city” — and we will politely not mention any names — probably has thankfully returned to Columbus and assumed that the metropolis of central Ohio has always been this efficiently clean.

Of course, that assumption would not be correct.

For much of the first 100 years of its history, Columbus was a pretty dirty place. This should not really be all that surprising.

Through most of human history, cities have been places where large numbers of people have gathered for one reason or another. And generally, they have been more interested in those reasons — to do business, to worship, to have a good time — than they have been inclined to pick up after themselves.

Columbus is a created city.

There was not all that much on the “high banks opposite Franklinton at the forks of the Scioto” in 1812 except a lot of forest and a very large Indian mound that gave Mound Street its name. It was at this pristine location that the Ohio General Assembly decided to make a new home. And even though only a few hundred people lived here at first, it did not take them long to make a mess.

One of the very first ordinances passed by the Borough of Columbus in 1816 as the legislature was preparing to meet here for the first time dealt with the condition of the streets, such as they were. The ordinance of May 23, 1816, forbade “the obstruction of the thoroughfares by lumber, firewood, stable garbage, earth from cellars or any other means.” The mayor, Jarvis Pike, could impose fines if he saw fit.

When one notes that the mayor was making money by removing the stumps from Statehouse Square for the governor in one of the state’s first public works contracts, it probably will not come as a shock to learn that the stumps in High Street were ignored. No one was paying to have them removed. And no one was really complying with the street-cleaning ordinance, either.

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nesses. His successors were not better, and may have been worse, at keeping the trash of the city under control.

ED A few examples: LENTZ On June 26, 1820, the city marshal was ordered to “remove any logs from Broad Street, west of Fourth Street, that may have grown on the ground and is fallen thereon.”

There is no record that the marshal did any such thing.

In 1832, the residents of lots on High Street from Broad to Main streets were ordered “to collect the dirt into convenient heaps on Saturday of each week.” There is no record that the residents complied with that order, either.

“Dirt” was a major problem in the early city. This was due primarily to certain basic facts: Most of the streets were not paved. Most of the streets were being used as sewers as well as thoroughfares.

Columbus was a city powered by horses and its streets were filled with what horses left behind.

Put all of this together and one can see why the removal of dirt was an important issue.

By 1840, Columbus was a town of more than 6,000 people and the streets — at least near Broad and High — were at least moderately clean at least some of the time. An ordinance passed that year was more modest in its intent. The long-suffering marshal was ordered to employ someone to “clean the paved gutters of the city of all dirt and filth.”

Presumably, the idea here was that dirt and filth pushed into the street would be washed away after a while. How this would happen in a city without sewers was not explained.

Things had not improved much by 1850. A writer informed a local newspaper of the problems of inner city travel: “On Tuesday last, a couple of friends from

Cleveland, delegates to the Temperance Convention, wishing to visit the Lunatic Asylum (at Jefferson and Broad), I took them in my carriage and set out on the perilous undertaking of reaching that institution; and by trespassing on the gravel sidewalk of Mr. Kelley (near Fifth and Broad), and some others, we contrived to get within 40 or 50 rods of the Asylum gate, when we were stuck fast in the mud, and after breaking the carriage and harness in endeavoring to proceed, we were compelled to wade on foot through the mire.”

The arrival of 26,000 Union troops at Camp Chase did not help improve city cleanliness much.

A local paper complained in 1865 as the Civil War was ending that, “Our Street Commissioner, having wakened up from his Rip Van Winkle slumbers, was out yesterday with an overwhelming force, consisting of a one-legged man and two assistants, actively engaged in cleaning up … Heaven knows there is need of it.”

By the early 1870s, Columbus was growing rapidly and the downtown near the Statehouse was being kept reasonably clean.

The area north of town near the railyards was another matter: “The weather at present writing warrants a hope that navigation between the National Hotel (Nationwide and High Street) and the North Graveyard (North Market) will be closed today. For several days, it has been impossible to get a respectable footing anywhere in the territory described above. We doubt whether such a sea of mud has ever afflicted any other city.”

Actually, many other cities had precisely the same problems. If anything, Columbus — because it was the capital city — was probably cleaner than most cities of comparable size in these years.

At last in 1886, a program of relatively regular street cleaning was begun in Columbus. A fourhorse sweeper began to clean High Street six nights a week. By

1892, the service was being performed by two two-horse sweepers. But even this service was not uniform, since it was paid for by local property owners who desired it.

It would take another generation for really complete street cleaning and refuse removal to come to Columbus. But by 1911 — 100 years ago — it was here.

Superintendent Kautzman described his refuse-collection department for a local paper: “Our present quarters (on Short Street) in addition to the disposal plant, consist of a loading station, a commodious barn, both of brick, and a wagon shed now in the process of completion. We have 104 head of horses, 54 wagons and more than 75 men …

“During the last two months, we have collected approximately 10,000 loads of garbage and rubbish. We are making the garbage pay by extracting grease and other byproducts from it …

Why should we not make this profit for the municipality?”

After all, who can argue with treasure from trash?

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Next Route 161 clean-up set for June 18 The next Northland Community Cleanup Day on state Route 161 is set for Saturday, June 18, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Volunteers are needed to help remove trash and debris from one of the Northland area’s main corridors.

The events are held monthly during the spring,

summer and fall, and seek to prevent materials from being shredded when the shoulders of the road and culverts along East Dublin-Granville Road between Interstate 71 and Ponderosa Drive are mowed.

The Northland Community Council’s landscaping and beautification committee sponsors the

clean-up days, with the support of Keep Columbus Beautiful, the Northland Area Business Association and NABA’s SR-161 Task Force.

Keep Columbus Beautiful supplies volunteers with bags, gloves, safety vests and tools. Participants are requested to wear bright clothing and shoes that are waterproof.

People willing to help out with the June 18 effort should meet at the Sharon Woods Center, behind the Jiffy Lube at 1800 E. Dublin-Granville Road.

For more information or to volunteer, call task force chairman Dave Cooper at (614) 888-2201 or email cleanupday@myncc.org.

Community event NABA plans Flag Day luncheon June 14

Several activities are planned, including health screenings, networking opportunities, golf tournament registration and featured speakers. ParThe Northland Area Business Association ticipants may also turn in worn-out flags for will sponsor a Flag Day luncheon Tuesday, June honorable disposal by the American Legion.

14, at Monaco’s Palace, 4555 Cleveland Ave. The cost is $20. Reservations are required by Registration opens at 11 a.m. The buffet will June 10. Call (614) 578-9787 or email info@ open at noon.

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Education news I Know I Can Founders’ Scholars include two locals

St. Francis DeSales High School students Allison Paquette (left), Katie Myers, James Walsh and Kevin Walsh have been selected to be members of the All-Ohio State Fair Youth Choir.

DeSales students picked for Ohio State Fair choir Four St. Francis DeSales High School vocalists have been selected for this year’s AllOhio State Fair Youth Choir.

They are junior Katie Myers and seniors Allison Paquette, James Walsh and Kevin Walsh.

They will perform with 200 other students from around the state during the 2011 Ohio State Fair. Five days before the opening of the fair, the new choir will meet at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus and launch into a rigorous schedule that includes vocal training, ses-

sions on vocal health; part, sectional and full rehearsals; solo auditions; and marching instruction.

Once the fair opens, the members of the Youth Choir sing six to eight concerts a day, marching up to 10 miles each day to various performance sites around the 360-acre fairgrounds.

St. Francis DeSales High School director of choirs Zachary R. Ruppel will serve as the accompanist for the group throughout rehearsals.

Two Northland area residents were among the 10 high school seniors to rcently receive nearly $400,000 in I Know I Can Founders’ Scholarships.

They are Northland resident James McKenzie, who attends Columbus Alternative High School, and Northland High School’s Nkafu Etchi.

The Founders’ Scholarship, which is worth up to $10,000 and can be renewed for up to four years, is for students who earn a 3.0 cumulative grade point average; are graduating seniors from a CCS high school; maintained a minimum attendance rate of 93 percent throughout high school; were continuously enrolled in the district from the ninth through 12th grades; passes all five parts of the Ohio Graduation Test by Jan. 31; take the ACT and/or SAT; completed 120 required hours for the internship credit; submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) prior to the Founders’ Scholarship application deadline and demonstrate financial need.

The nonprofit I Know I Can was launched in 1988 specifically to help Columbus City Schools’ graduates and alumni attend or remain in college.

ty Patrol $1,000 grants.

Each year, AAA Ohio Auto Club awards this grant to 10 former School Safety Patrol members to assist them as they further their education after high school graduation.

“Based on Crabtree’s application, transcripts, long list of activities, well-written essay and glowing letters of recommendation, he is a perfect fit for this grant,” a AAA announcement said. “Aside from his academic success, Crabtree has been involved in a variety of activities and organizations, including student council, marching band, jazz band, orchestra, symphonic band, golf, swimming, tennis, National Honor Society and many more.”

Crabtree is one of more than 170 high school seniors to receive the AAA School Safety Patrol Grant since its inception in 1987-88.

To apply, students must complete an application, write a 500-word essay on how their experience in the AAA School Safety Patrol has influenced their lives, and provide at least one written letter of recommendation.

Lovejoy nominated to service academy

Marquise Lovejoy has accepted an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy.

NHS senior wins U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-Genoa TownSchool Safety Patrol Grant ship) made the nomination.

Lovejoy will graduate from Beechcroft High Northland High School student Eric Crabtree is one of a select group of Ohio students to re- School and will enter the academy in the fall as ceive one of the 24th annual AAA School Safe- a member of the Class of 2015.

New chef brings menu thrills to The Rossi “The thrill is goooone, baaaaby,” yowled B.B. King as I was seated at a rare available table in The Rossi Bar + Kitchen. Usually, a shopworn song like this deflates my mood. But that night (Was it the festive crowd? The stylish restaurant?), the old tune felt almost fresh.

And hey, I’ve got nothing against B.B., but as the evening progressed, I realized the blues dude’s words couldn’t have been more off base. Because the thoroughly fabulous food I began slamming back at the Rossi proved the thrill is most certainly not gone here. Actually, I haven’t been more enthusiastic about this place since reviewing it the week it opened, in April 2005.

My excitement grew from fantastic nightly specials and spread to just-introduced menu items rolled out by the Rossi’s bright new chef,Andrew Smith. Formerly working in that artsy hotbed of culinary daring called Portland, Ore., Smith’s stuff has been creative without tasting strange, ingredient-conscious without sounding

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by G.A. Benton precious. This translates into meals as good as I’ve recently had anywhere in town.

Before eating, though, try one of the Rossi’s wild cocktails, like the giggly Beet Down ($10). Not only does this rubycolored, hefty, aromatic oddball go down considerably better than it sounds, but I kinda love it. Refreshingly, it’s a bit citrusy with orange-kissed Watershed Gin flying off pomegranate molasses, both grounded by splashes of earthy beet juice.

Crystals of sea salt crust the cocktail glass, realigning the palate between sips.

The lovely, light and lemony-dressed arugula salad ($10) is another new favorite. It’s huge — a salad king crowned with toasted hazelnuts and a crunchy crostini smeared with Lucky Penny goat

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Pork and Beans entree at The Rossi.

cheese. Rimming the plate of regal greens are warm prosciutto-wrapped dates that bring smooth and chewy, sweet and meaty contrasts.

Like all specials (including a nifty P.L.T.: pancetta, lettuce and tomato salad

with Lucky Penny feta) it’s listed on cards posted above the restaurant “pass.” There, you might also see a (sexily seared) scallop, (bacony) crispy pork rillette and tomatillo-jam appetizer. If you do, order this immediately.

Ditto for a terrifically balanced soupof-the-day gazpacho ($6). Rustic yet lush, its fresh and colorful chopped vegetables (tomato, cucumber and red onion) were aromatized by a hint of basil and enriched by drops of an excellent olive oil plus pulverized bread.

This brings us to what’s become a much-talked-about dish around town — the Rossi’s incredible new Pork and Beans ($18). Criminally undersold by its mundane name, this breakout entree can easily erase bad memories of underachieving predecessors of the same name.

It begins with a huge and beautiful bone-in, center-cut pork chop, expertly char-grilled like the tender and juicy steak it is. On top is a mass of mayonnaisedressed slaw sharpened by sliced green

The Rossi Address: 895 N. High St., Short North Phone: 614-299-2810 Web: rossibarandkitchen.com apple and bits of pickled jalapeno. Surrounding this are gigantic, meaty and creamy corona beans (think extra-large butter beans) that are a riotous pleasure to eat. Combined, it all made for a comfort-food masterpiece dripping with so much arousing flavor that I literally had to pound on the table and declare, “Holy slab of hog, that’s good!”

In a similar, dressed-up-casual vein was a glorious Pork Confit sandwich ($9) served with terrific fries. Assembled with carnitas-like strands of intensified pulled pig meat and pickled watermelon rind scented with cinnamon, it’s like the dream of a summertime picnic awakened by a clever chef.

And another reason to visit the thrilling Rossi again.

Lac Viet ratchets up cultural-diversity format at Westerville bakery Nanak Bakery and Lac Viet have combined “His good product, my forces in Westerville. good product — that’s a Thang Nguyen has opened his Vietnamese restaugood fit,” he said. rant inside the bakery, which was founded more Plus, he has expanded his than a decade ago by husband-and-wife team bill of fare to include more Hoomin Soltanirad and Fatimah Tajik. appetizers, such as mango Nguyen said his bowls of noodle soups, rice and shrimp salad, crunchy Vietnamese fish tacos dishes and sandwiches match well with the Euro- and fried smelts, and entrees, such as lamb pho pean and Middle Eastern pastries and custom cakes and a lamb rice platter. offered at Nanak, 895 S. State St. The move was strategic, he said. Nguyen has

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Hooman Soltanirad (left) is the owner of Nanak Bakery and Thang Nguyen is the owner of Lac Viet on Bethel Road. Raad holds a chocolate ganache raspberry cake and Nguyen holds a dish of shrimp mangos salad and beef pho at the Nanak Bakery, 895 S. State St. Nguyen has opened the Vietnamese restaurant inside Nanak Bakery.

his eyes on the Chase bank crowd in Westerville, where employees number in the 2,000 range. He hopes reasonable prices — no single dish tops $9 — and quick service should get people in the door.

“To keep my concept working, I need the volume,” he said, noting that a full liquor license is in place.

Banquet space will be used for large parties or spillover seating during restaurant hours. Patio seating also will be added.

Nanak, which got its start in Bethel Center, has been long known for its quality, natural desserts.

When Soltanirad and Tajik relocated to Westerville in late 2009, Nguyen opened his second Lac Viet in their Bethel Road storefront.

Nanak offered a menu of savory items until recently. Soltanirad said it was too difficult to run the bakery and a separate eatery, so he brought in Nguyen.

“I know him. I think his food is very good,” he said. “It’s something Westerville doesn’t have.”

Nguyen established his first Lac Viet almost seven years ago in the North Market and later opened Phat Wraps, a healthy-food concept on campus. He said he has sold his interest in both restaurants so he could focus on his two other stores.

In related news, Nguyen has attained a license through the Ohio Department of Agriculture that allows him to transport food from Lac Viet on Bethel to other locations, meaning he has turned that store into a commissary kitchen. He recently bought a 60-gallon stockpot and intends to sell his pho broth to other restaurants.

“I’m ready for the next level,” he said.

Lac Viet is open for lunch and dinner hours six days a week, closed Sunday. For more information, call 614-882-0588.

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Recipe of the week Chestnut agnolotti, courtesy of David MacLennan of Latitude 41.

in the University District, he now operates Johnny Oak’s Cajun BBQ at the corner of High and Gay streets downtown. Oak said he’s there from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. His specialties are blackened beef brisket, pulled pork, rib tips — offered as sandwiches or part of a platter — and a smattering of sides, which change frequently.

Incidentally, Oak said he got his start on a food truck at Central and McKinley avenues on the West Side of Columbus.

Great China has opened in the old Fuddruckers location at 3586 W. Dublin-Granville Road, just east of Sawmill Road. The place offers a full Chinese menu (and a traditional menu for those who ask), plus a few Thai and Japanese dishes, said manager Brad Tsai. Great China seats 120 in roughly 5,000 square feet of space. The restaurant has a full liquor license. It is open for lunch and dinner hours daily. For more information, call 614336-2465.

After 21 years in business, the Wine Vault on Sawmill Road has closed. The last day was Saturday, June 4. Manager John Smither, who had been there 16 years, chalked it up to fierce competition, particularly from the chains.

“The pie’s not any bigger and it’s getting split Barbecue veteran Johnny Oak has returned to the mobile food business. In addition to his store thinner and thinner,” he said.

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When first baseman Brad Bohus of the DeSales High School baseball team scooped up a throw from shortstop Brennan Schlabig for the final out of a 9-8 win over Akron Hoban in the Division II state championship game June 4 at Huntington Park, what had started out as a rebuilding year had turned out to be much more.

The Stallions, who captured their first state title since 1979, lacked senior leadership and a dominant ace on their pitching staff, and nearly all of the players on the roster were new to varsity at the start of the season.

None of which seemed to matter.

“We kept preaching that we don’t have to be the best team in the state to win the state championship,” said coach Tom Neubert, whose team finished 21-9.

“We just have to be better than who we match up with on a given day and be better for those seven innings. I don’t know if they listen to me or if they believe in the things I say, but this has changed the way I view the tournament.”

The season began with a 122, five-inning loss to Olentangy on March 28. The Stallions developed over the next 29 games, and nearly every characteristic they discovered along the way was needed to beat Hoban.

By the time DeSales played Hoban, it knew how to come back from large deficits, it knew how to win without dominant pitching, and it knew it had leadership.

That’s why there was little panic when the Stallions trailed Hoban by four runs after the top

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(Above) Zak DeCamp (16) of DeSales gets a hug from teammate Jack Miller as the Stallions celebrate DeCamp’s go-ahead, two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning of a 9-8 victory over Akron Hoban in the Division II state final June 4 at Huntington Park. (Right) Stallions players celebrate with friends and family in the stands after the game. For more photos, visit ThisWeekSPORTS.com to view a slideshow.

of the first inning.

“If someone scores four runs on us, then we score five,” catcher Jack Miller said. “That’s the way it’s been all year for us.”

The Stallions scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning behind a walk by Chris Kurek and consecutive hits by Nick Eltzroth, T.J. Alas and Miller.

Alas doubled to drive in Kurek and Eltzroth to make it 4-2 and Miller drove in Alas to make it 4-3.

In the second inning, Alas had an RBI single that scored Alex Perrine, tying the score at 4.

Miller followed with a two-run single that scored Kurek and Alas to put the Stallions ahead 6-4.

Miller got the start on the mound but was pulled after one inning. He was replaced by Schlabig, who pitched the next 3 2/3 innings. Eltzroth, who had solidified himself as the team’s closer late in the season, entered the game in the fifth with the score tied at 7.

In the bottom of the sixth, Zak DeCamp hit a two-run home run See CHAMPS, page B3

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Nigel Preacher of Brookhaven is congratulated by coach Steve Ayers after winning the Division I state high jump title June 4 at Ohio State.

The success Brookhaven High School senior Nigel Preacher enjoyed during the regular season might have played a key part in his performance in the high jump in the Division I state track and field meet June 4 at Ohio State.

After clearing 7 feet twice previously this spring, including in the City League meet May 11, Preacher wasn’t daunted when he, Copley senior Roosevelt Dotson and Amherst Steele senior Tyler Parrish all were still competing when the bar was raised to 6-10.

Dotson and Preacher both cleared 611, but only Preacher made it over the bar at 7-0, thus capturing the state title.

According to Bearcats coach Steve Ayers, Preacher is the first high jump state champion in program history.

Once he had the title wrapped up, Preacher tried unsuccessfully three times to jump 7-3, which would have broken the state record by one-fourth of an inch.

“I figured it’s my last year and my last jumps, so why not give (the state record) a shot,” Preacher said. “I had it on my

second jump (at 7-3), but I just nipped the bar. I got 7-0 two other times this year, so it didn’t bother me when the bar went to 7-0.”

Preacher, who finished third (6-7) at state in the high jump a year ago when the winning height was 6-8, has a scholarship offer from the University of Akron but is hoping his state performance will attract more recruiting interest.

He also said he was “actually pretty happy” with his performance in the long jump, an event in which he finished third (22-10 1/2) earlier in the day. Devin Smith of Massillon Washington won the title by jumping 24-7 and Springfield’s Josh Bass was second (23-11 3/4).

Last season at state in the long jump, Preacher was 11th (21-4 3/4).

“It was just a great day to jump,” Ayers said. “It’s what we talked about ever since the season started. I’m glad he cleared 7-0 a couple times earlier in the year because he had some great competition out there.”

The 16 points Preacher scored gave the Bearcats an 11th-place finish behind champion Cincinnati LaSalle (36) as 78 teams scored.

Brookhaven’s 800-meter relay of sophomore Lei’Tonn Backus, junior Tajuan Green and seniors Corey Easley and Aryton Preacher was fifth in the preliminaries after running 1 minute, 28.32 seconds on June 3 but had handoff issues during the final and did not finish.

Also in Division I, Beechcroft finished 13th (14) and Northland tied seven other teams for 53rd (4).

The Cougars’ 400 relay of seniors Montell Wrice and Dai’Ron Glover and juniors Marquis Cobb and James Duncan finished second in 42.22 behind Medina (41.71). They had the third-best preliminary time (42.29).

It was just the fourth time this season those four comprised the 400 relay, according to Glover. All except for Duncan competed in track for the first time this spring.

“We knew we just had to keep it close and get it to Dai’Ron and that something good would come out of it,” Duncan said.

Glover finished third in the 100 (10.87) earlier in the day behind Smith (10.74) and Clayton Northmont’s Jared Walker See BOYS, page B3

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DeSales pitcher Kelsey Seeds fights back tears as she congratulates Keystone players after the Stallions’ 5-3 loss in a Division II state semifinal June 2 at Firestone Stadium in Akron.

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Early grand slam dooms softball team at state

By JEREMY STEWART ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The DeSales High School softball team couldn’t overcome one swing in a 5-3 loss to LaGrange Keystone in a Division II state semifinal on June 2 at Akron Firestone Stadium.

Keystone’s Bri Buckley hit a grand slam off pitcher Kelsey Seeds in the top of the first inning to give Keystone a 4-0 lead.

“When (Buckley) came up, Kelsey threw a great curveball to the outside corner,” said coach Julie Barber, whose team finished 26-4. “We truly need to give the young lady from Keystone credit on a great swing.”

Seeds, a four-year starter, walked Keystone’s Alexis Sanislow and Bee Shaw and allowed a single to Kenzie Conrad to load the bases. Buckley, Keystone’s No. 5 hitter, then hit a ball that cleared the fence in center field.

“We knew there were four dangerous hitters that we had to throw selectively to,” Barber said. “In the first inning, Kelsey did just that. She pitched to the corners and delivered some fantastic pitches. Unfortunately, it

led to two first-inning walks to load the bases.”

DeSales, which was making its first state appearance since 1982, scored one run in the bottom of the first inning. After being hit by a pitch, Seeds advanced to second base on a wild pitch and went to third when Courtney Somers grounded into a fielder’s choice. Amanda Herron then doubled to center field to drive in Seeds.

Seeds scored again in the sixth inning to make it 5-2 when she singled, went to third base on a single by Somers and scored on an error by Keystone second baseman Alisha Silva. Herron, who had reached second on the error by Silva, then scored on a single by Bryn Allen to make it 5-3.

“The thing I am most proud of was the competitiveness of our players after that first half inning,” Barber said. “They stayed focused and determined and worked to chip away the lead for the rest of the game. For the remainder of the game, Kelsey did an amazing job of keeping the hitters off balance with her change-up and locations.”

Seeds pitched a complete

game, allowing eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts. DeSales had six hits, with Seeds going 1-for-3 with two runs, Herron going 2-for-3 with two RBI, Allen going 2-for-3 with an RBI and Somers going 1-for-3.

Keystone lost to Poland Seminary 4-0 in the state final on June 4 to finish 32-2.

•The boys track and field team was represented in the Division II state meet on June 3 at Ohio State by its 800-meter relay.

The relay, comprised of sophomores Breyon Bowman and LaShaun Sanders and juniors Tariq DeGraffinreed and Warren Ball, finished 12th in 1 minute, 30.82 seconds.

“It was a great experience with two sophomores and two juniors,” coach Rick Baker said.

“They’ll all potentially be back.

Things turned out pretty well for them.

“We got to a point where we were running our best times at the end of the season.”

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It’s logical to wonder whether Eastmoor Academy sophomore Aaliyah Barnes has simply scratched the surface of what she could accomplish in track and field.

After being ineligible a year ago because she didn’t take the required number of class credits, Barnes became one of central Ohio’s premier sprinters during her first prep season.

In the Division II state meet on June 4 at Ohio State, Barnes captured championships in the 100 meters (12.19 seconds) and 200 (24.73).

Barnes is planning a mix of track meets and summer activities with the Warriors girls volleyball and girls basketball programs to help build on her impressive inaugural track season.

“It feels great,” Barnes said. “Usually my 200 is better, but (June 4) I felt like my 100 was stronger than my 200.”

Barnes, who edged Hartley senior Aisha Cavin to win district and regional titles in the 100, held off Cortland Lakeview junior Lauren Schattinger (12.31) and Cavin (12.49) to win the state title.

Then in the 200, Barnes edged Toledo Rogers freshman Sasha Dailey (24.9) to win the title.

Barnes also was on the 800 relay with senior Jasmine Peterson, sophomore Sariah Rhodes and freshman Dajah Anderson. The relay was disqualified.

“My back started hurting toward the middle of the (200) and I felt (Dailey),” Barnes said.

“I knew she was coming. I just didn’t want to strain my back too much. From the start, I didn’t think I had a good start in the 200.”

The two titles by Barnes helped Eastmoor finish fifth (20 points) behind champion Hartley (47) as 77 teams scored.

Coming up just short of winning a championship in Division I was Marion-Franklin junior Ki’Lesia Perry.

After finishing third in the 100 hurdles a year ago, Perry turned in the fifth-best time during preliminaries (14.61). Then in the final, she ran 14.42 to place second behind Chesterland sophomore Chantel Richardson (14.39). Perry edged North Canton Hoover senior Becca Maj (14.44) at the finish line.

The eight points Perry scored helped Marion-Franklin tie Gahanna for 29th behind champion Reynoldsburg (47) as 70 teams scored.

“I slip sometimes coming out of the blocks, so I tried to make sure I got out well,” Perry said. “It feels good because I got third place last year. I just tried to stay focused and not look at anybody beside me. I’m happy with it.”

Also in Division I, Centennial junior Aarin Jones had the fifth-best time in the preliminary

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Aaliyah Barnes of Eastmoor Academy enjoys the moment on the awards podium after winning the 200 meters in the Division II state meet on June 4 at Ohio State. Barnes also won the 100 meters.

of the 400 (56.36) and then ran 56.61 in the final to finish fifth. Brunswick’s Brianna Neitzel was first (54.7).

With Jones’ performance, the Stars scored four points to tie 10 other teams for 44th.

“I think I could have run the first 200 a little faster, but it’s too late now,” Jones said. “It was hot. Everything kind of tightened up during the race during the last 100. It feels really good to place. It’s a nice honor to be able to represent Columbus City Schools.”

Walnut Ridge junior Asia Bange finished eighth in the 100 hurdles (14.93) to score one point for the Scots, who tied for 66th with four other teams. Bange also was 12th in the 300 hurdles (45.68) behind champion Kaila Barber of Middleburg Heights Midpark (41.99).

Also competing in Division I but failing to score was Northland senior Ebony Mundy, who was 14th in the long jump. She jumped 16 feet, 9 1/2 inches on her second attempt but fouled on her other two. Barber also won the long jump (19-1 3/4).

In Division III, Africentric senior Chelsea Chambers finished 14th in the 800 (2:28.46) behind champion Katie Borchers of Russia (2:13.75). julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Glover, who was the City and regional champion in the 100, failed to win for just the second time this season. He is planning to play football at Mesabi Range Community & Technical College in Virginia, Minn., with the hope of eventually playing on the Division I college level.

“It’s my first year running track, so you can’t be anything but happy about it,” Glover said. “I’m pretty humbled. A good race is a good race. I’ve been running with pain in my right knee since the City meet.

I improved on my time from (the state preliminaries), so I can’t complain.”

Also placing in the Division I state meet was Northland junior Will Barnes, who was fifth in the 110 hurdles (14.66). Barnes made the final of the 200 as well but settled for ninth (22.4).

“I could have done better (in the 110 hurdles),” Barnes said. “My prelim time (14.52) was better than my finals time. I was doing good, and then I hit a hurdle.”

Vikings senior Greg Owens finished ninth in the 110 hurdles (14.97). Whetstone senior Cameron Vines finished 13th in the 200 (22.12), East junior Keith Guice was 16th in the 400 (50.51) and Walnut Ridge’s 400 relay of seniors Brandon Anthony, Nate Eaton and Kelvin Nyeduala and sophomore Tyease Smith did not finish.

“This was my first time at state,” said Owens, who plans to attend Columbia College in Chicago. “This year was really a redemptive season for me.”

In Division II, Eastmoor Academy scored six points to tie eight other teams for 34th behind champion Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (51) as 77 teams scored.

Junior Dareyus Person took sixth in the 400 (49.77) and junior Jalen Crosby was sixth in the 200 (22.63) to score for the Warriors. The 800 relay of seniors Alex Cannon and Kevin Tucker, junior Khalil Hairston and Crosby finished 10th (1:30.39). julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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The Stallions’ T.J. Alas delivers a pitch during the state semifinal win over Jonathan Alder on June 3.

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Walsh Jesuit defeated DeSales 2-0 in a state semifinal in 2009.

In that game, a throw home seemed to catch Miller off guard and the ball sailed to the backstop, leading to the game’s first run. Walsh Jesuit added a second run later in the inning on a suicide squeeze.

Hoban tried to steal home in the fifth inning, but the Stallions were ready for it. Miller had called for a curveball, but when Hoban’s Joshua Young, who was on third, started running toward home plate, Eltzroth threw a fastball and Miller applied the tag before Young reached the plate.

“It’s so surreal going from the dynamics of then to now where I had to step up and be a leader with guys like Brennan and T.J.,” Miller said. “Guys have been stepping up all year.

“That’s been the biggest thing for us.”

DeSales defeated defending state champion Jonathan Alder 4-2 in a state semifinal on June 3 at Huntington Park.

The Stallions scored one run in the top of the first and one in the third to take a 2-0 lead, but the Pioneers tied the score with two runs in the bottom of the third. However, DeSales scored one run in the fourth and one in the fifth.

Alas pitched a complete game, allowing two earned runs, nine hits and a walk.

Miller was 3-for-3 with a walk and two RBI, Eltzroth was 2for-2 and Kurek was 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs.

Jonathan Alder finished 23-4.

that gave DeSales a 9-7 lead.

After the game he described it as a “dream hit.”

“I was just trying to get a hit,” DeCamp said. “I was just trying to relax and hit the ball. I took off in a dead sprint trying to get extra bases and then I heard the crowd cheer and I just knew.”

Hoban, which finished 18-9, scored one run in the top of the seventh and had the bases loaded with two outs when Miller — the Stallions’ most experienced player — called a meeting on the mound.

As Miller walked back behind the plate, Schlabig, who was playing shortstop, hung around to offer Eltzroth a few more words of encouragement.

Two pitches later, Kolin McMillen hit a hard groundball to Eltzroth, who deflected it with his glove. The ball slowed enough for Schlabig to scoop it up and throw on the run to first base.

The umpire briefly hesitated before calling McMillen out, ending the game. A pileup of DeSales players ensued near first base.

“I see the ball coming to Nick and I’m thinking I hope that he can get a glove on it because I’m not going to get there,” Schlabig said.

“If he doesn’t get a glove on it, we’re still playing baseball right now.”

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GCSTO offering free swim lessons The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio (GCSTO) is offering free swimming lessons to underprivileged children on 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,

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Wedding planning on a budget Your wedding day may be one you have dreamed about your entire life. In those dreams, it’s likely that no expense was spared in making the event memorable for you and your guests.

When it comes time to actually plan your wedding, however, you’ll likely be operating on a much tighter budget than you had in those dreams.

Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to make the event spectacular without spending a small fortune. In addition to the following tips, research will yield many books and online resources devoted to this topic.

Schedule your wedding out of season.

There’s no right or wrong time to plan your wedding, but there are dates that are more popular, and thus more expensive.

Avoiding the early summer and early fall months makes it easier to negotiate lower prices with vendors. Additionally, Fridays and Sundays tend to be less expensive than Saturdays.

Choose a nontraditional venue for your ceremony or reception. Holding your event in a backyard, park, on public grounds or in another location that doesn’t specialize in hosting weddings is both unique and can be a big cost-saver.

Remember, however, to take into consideration the cost of tables, chairs and other rentals.

Don’t spend a lot on invitations. Couples may think the invitation sets the tone for the wedding, but the reality is, guests rarely remember the invite after opening the envelope. Consider cutting costs by choosing less expensive invitations or even making your own.

For the response card, opt for a postcard or even an electronic reply on one of the popular wedding websites to save even more.

Get your friends and family involved. There are likely some very talented people in your circle of friends. Tap them to be part of your special day. You can save hundreds or even thousands of dollars by asking your friends to fill important roles such as photographer, DJ and florist.

Find something borrowed. Friends and family may have centerpieces, apparel or other items

from their wedding that they would be honored to loan you for yours. Ask around.

Purchase in season.

When choosing flowers, look for varieties that will be in season on your wedding day.

You’ll save a bundle and likeMICHELLE ly have more beautiful arrangements.

JOHNSON The same principle works with menu planning. Look for local and in-season foods when deciding what you’ll serve at the reception.

Negotiate. Don’t hesitate to ask for a discount from your vendors and suppliers. In a tough economy, they may be willing to offer you great rates to get your business. And there’s no harm in asking.

Rent what you can’t afford to buy. Although most brides opt to purchase and store their wedding dress after the big day, few ever wear or do anything with the gown again. By renting, you can wear a designer dress for a fraction of the cost of purchasing.

Reduce the size of your guest list and wedding party. Scrutinize your guest list and consider limiting the number of your attendants.

Scaling back can help you save on the cost of invitations, favors, meals and more.

Make wedding purchases with a rewards card. Rather than writing a check, consider using a credit card that rewards you with frequentflier miles, hotel points or even cash back. Depending on how much you spend, the rewards could help defray the cost of your honeymoon travel.

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