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June 9, 2011
Benefit Columbus Zoo slates adults-only fundraiser The 41st Zoofari will feature live entertainment, food and drinks from 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, June 18. The annual adults-only fundraiser that benefits education and conservation includes fare and beverages from more than 90 central Ohio restaurants and bars, in addition to live entertainment from The Big Bang’s Dueling Pianos, The Menus and Chris Logsdon, featuring Dave Clo. Participating restaurants and bars include the Bogey Bar & Grill, Columbus Fish Market, Mia Cucina, Nazareth Restaurant, Park Creek Kitchen and Vino Vino.
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The home at 2237 Cambridge Boulevard will be featured on this year’s 2011 Upper Arlington Historic Home and Garden Tour.
Zoofari guests also will have an opportunity to buy tickets for the 50/50 drawing and “One Wild Ride Raffle” for a 1967 Pontiac Firebird convertible. Tickets to Zoofari are $95 through June 10 and $115 from June 11 to 17. Tickets may be purchased for $150 on the day of the event. VIP packages that include a 6:30 p.m. VIP pre-party, entertainment by Dave Mason and Band and reserved seating at Water’s Edge are available for $250. Tickets also are available for Jack Hanna’s Platinum Party that begins at 5 p.m. and is hosted by Jack and Suzi Hanna. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit columbuszoo.org.
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Couple finds Royce Drug discount cards house was built to last available for residents By GARY BUDZAK ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The home at 2237 Cambridge Boulevard was built in 1939 by Ohio State University graduate and noted architect Robert R. Royce (1902-73), who built several houses in UA. It changed hands many times before the present owners, Judy Williams and Todd Henning, bought it in 1990. “I knew from my experience that a Royce house was always so well built that you never really had to spend a lot of money on deferred maintenance,” said Henning, who is a contractor. “It didn’t have roof leaks, settling, undersized structural members, any leaks in plumbing.” The married couple were happy to find that there was very little changed in the Country French Revival-style house despite the various people who called it home over the years. “Our house is an original,” Henning said. “We have copies of the original blueprints, and nothing had changed, ever, until we changed the kitchen.” Last year, Williams, who is a historic preservation consultant,
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of stories about the homes in the 2011 Upper Arlington Historic Home and Garden Tour, presented by the UA Historical Society from noon-5 p.m. Sunday, June 19. Tickets cost $12 for members; $15 for non-members; $20 day of tour. They are on sale at Huffman’s Market, 2140 Tremont Center, and Arlington Bank, 4621 Reed Rd. For more information, call 614-470-2610 or visit www.uaoh.net/historical and click on events. and Henning added 96 square feet to the kitchen. “The purpose was to get a modern kitchen,” Henning said. “The kitchen was just a little too small to be a kitchen and a gathering place, and we needed that extra 96 square feet to make it work out.” Henning said he liked many elements of the home, which he called “a well-disguised splitlevel. One of the things that I found very unusual about it is that for a house built in 1939, it had a sizable family room on the first floor. That was one of the things that attracted us to our house. That and it was a Royce house. Royce was an architect and a builder, and many people think he built many good houses south of Lane Avenue.” The house has an awning-cov-
ered side porch, which Henning said others have called a terrace or raised patio. In the interior, the Art Deco-influenced details remain. There have been changes to the landscaping, work on the slate roof, new electric, plumbing, and furnaces installed, but otherwise the home has its original plaster, woodwork, floors and other details. With some cleaning and a fresh coat of paint, it will be ready to display on the tour later this month. “It’s such a nice house, just as it is,” Henning said. “It is fun just maintaining it, tweaking it and keeping it looking very nice. All things considered, that’s less expensive.” gbudzak@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNEWS.com
To the editor: Three years ago, Franklin County commissioners rolled out a free prescription discount card designed to help residents save money on their prescription medications. Last month, the savings to county residents exceeded $2 million, making Franklin County is the first county in Ohio and the 33rd in the nation to reach this mark. The program is available to Franklin County as a member of the National Association of Counties (NACo). Cards are available at most public buildings, including libraries, county buildings and senior centers. They also come in Spanish. Residents can print a card online or request one be mailed to them at www.franklincountyohio.gov/rx. This program offers real savings to people that need it. Families without health care coverage, or who have gaps in their coverage, are able to save almost a quarter of the cost of their prescriptions. As we pull ourselves out of this recession, this program is helping people get the medication they need and still put food on the dinner table. The cards may be used by coun-
ty residents, regardless of age, income or existing health coverage, and are accepted at most of the county’s pharmacies. A national network of more than 57,000 participating retail pharmacies also honors the Franklin County Prescription Drug Discount card. This card is free and easy to use. Simply present it at point of purchase, and you instantly receive savings.
No ID is needed, and it works almost everywhere. I urge those not participating to pick up a card today and take advantage of an average savings of 24 percent on prescription drugs. Marilyn Brown Franklin County Board of Commissioners, president
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