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June 26, 2011

Teachers give back raise, freeze salaries

By JIM FISCHER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Marysville teachers have stepped forward and offered some help as the district faces tough financial decisions.

The Marysville Education Association voted last week to freeze teachers’ salaries for two years and forgo a scheduled 1-percent pay increase due to be enacted in September, saving the school

district $2.78 million.

Under the terms of the new contract, which will extend through 2013, teachers also agreed to forgo scheduled step increases.

The school board would have to approve the measure when it meets at 7 p.m. Monday, June 27, at the district office, 1000 Edgewood Drive.

Superintendent Larry Zimmerman said the new contract would nullify the

terms of the previous teachers’ agreement, which was scheduled to expire Dec. 31 and extend the contract between the district and the teachers union for two years. He added that, while formal negotiations did not take place, the State Employment Relations Board would need to be notified of the agreement.

“MEA leaders went to the superintendent and treasurer to see what we could do to help the district and extend

(the contract) a year or two,” MEA president Juliet Litzel told ThisWeek.

Zimmerman characterized the offer as “a group of folks trying to solve issues for the good of the district.”

“They are not only offering a complete pay freeze for the next two-and-ahalf years, but giving back a raise that was agreed to at our last negotiation,” board president Jeff Mabee explained.

Board member Doug Lassiter said he

has concerns about extending the contract with Senate Bill 5 reforms pending.

“I understand why the union was the extension, but I am not sure it is in the best interest of the community to decline the S.B. 5 reforms in order to squeak by for the next two years,” he told ThisWeek. “All the talk over the last sevSee TEACHERS, page A2

City council

Temporary sign ordinances returns to agenda

By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Regulations governing the use of temporary signs returned to the agenda June 23 after Marysville’s city council heard first readings of three ordinances that would amend that section of the city code.

For the past year and a half, the city has worked on exactly what its code should say pertaining to temporary signs – what sort of uses should be allowed, how they should be permitted and where they can be placed.

An ad hoc committee of council members and residents went over each line of the code during the process, returning the issue to council and the city’s planning commission several times over the past 18 months.

“I thank the residents and business owners of Marysville,” councilwoman Deborah Groat, who chaired the ad hoc committee, said at the council’s June 23 meeting. “Over the last 18 months, through the course of the planning commission, city council, public affairs committee, ad hoc committee and back to the planning commission, many people have spent many hours to produce ordinances that are sensible, business-friendly and enforceable. It is now the job of the city personnel not only to enforce good code, but also to serve as a source of advice and design suggestions for those businesses that would appreciate design input before sensible enforcement.”

The ordinances propose several changes to Marysville’s code governing temporary signs. Groat said the most notable changes include a one-time portable sidewalk sign inspection fee of $50, with subsequent annual inspections at no charge. “Portable sidewalk signs” replaces the term “A-frame signs.”

If approved, the city’s code would now permit temporary signs for sports and organizations, contractor identification, window signs, yard and garage sale signs, vehicular signs, festival and special event signs, holiday murals, light pole banners, public and quasi-public signs and portable sidewalk signs.

No fees are required for these signs, Groat said.

By Adam Cairns/ThisWeek

(Above) Future roommates Chelsea Babione, left, and Elaine Pope watch movers haul half of their 1,450-square-foot house out of the warehouse June 22 at U-CO Industries, where it was built. (Below) The house travels through uptown Marysville on its way to its final destination on West Eighth Street.

Housing project nearing completion

By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

A joint project between the Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities (UCBDD), the Ohio Hi-Point Career Center and several other agencies to build a one-ofa-kind home for a couple of UCBDD clients will soon be finished, if the weather decides to cooperate.

More than two years ago, a group of students from the Ohio Hi-Point Career Center in Bellefontaine began construction on a house that will become the new home for UCBDD clients Elaine Pope and Chelsea Babione. The house was built in two sections, inside the workshop at U-CO Industries. Last week crews transported the first section of the house via flatbed See HOUSING PROJECT, page A2

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Kasich authorizes Burke’s July 4 festivities scheduled “pill mill” regulations

By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Stricter regulations will now be levied on facilities in Ohio that provide prescription pain reliever medications, in an effort to curb so-called “pill mills.”

Gov. John Kasich signed an executive order on June 20 putting into effect House Bill 93. Sponsored by Marysville pharmacist and state Rep. Dave Burke and Scioto County coroner Rep. Terry Johnson, the “pill mill” bill au-

thorizes the State Medical Board of Ohio to create rules establishing standards and procedures for the operation of pain management clinics, the physicians providing care and the owners who supervise and direct the clinic.

The 90-day executive order will allow the state medical board to put the changes into action immediately. While Kasich signed the bill into law last month, the executive order allows the medical board to get to work while the rules continue to be processed

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Shawn Sech, who serves on the steering committee for the Union County Drug Free Youth Coalition, said prescription pain medication can serve as a gateway drug to other regularly-abused narcotics such as heroin.

“What we know about drug use is that the prescription pain killers are the gateway to the heavy-duty drugs,” Sech said. “Yes, heroin is See KASICH, page A2

Union County will highlight our nation’s birthday with a day filled with activities to entertain residents of all ages this Independence Day. MARYSVILLE July Fourth events will begin with a pancake breakfast from 7-9 a.m. at the American Legion building, located on West Fifth Street in the American Legion Memorial Park. The breakfast costs $6 per person.

Following the breakfast, bicycles that have been decorated in Fourth of July spirit will be judged in front of the American Legion building.

The Independence Day parade will start to form at 9:15 a.m. at the American Legion Memorial Park driveway and begin at 10 a.m. The parade will proceed east on Fifth Street through the town square to Plum Street, turn west and end at the Court House parking lot.

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Fireworks will follow the day’s events and will be let off at the fairgrounds at dusk.

PLAIN CITY The Plain City Independence Day parade will step off at 3:30 p.m. at the north entrance of Pastime Park.

Stage performances will start at 5:30 p.m. with Brian Whetnall, followed by Billy Starrett and The Hired Guns (6:35-8 p.m.), the Starlite Twirlers (8:05-8:30 p.m.) and Billy Starrett and The Hired Guns again at 8:35 p.m.

Food, homemade ice cream, face painting, crafts and inflatables will be available for residents throughout the day.

Jordan Headings will sing the National Anthem prior to fireworks, which are scheduled to be set off at dusk.

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Teachers give back raise, freeze salaries The move would save nearly 40 positions which were due to be eliminated during the 2012-13 school year but would not save the more than 20 positions being reduced for next school year.

“After the district did not replace those who (opted for a district retirement incentive), we looked to save jobs to keep members employed but even more importantly to keep class sizes down,” Litzel said.

Zimmerman said the district will “still move forward with fewer people, actu-

Continued from page A1 eral months about exaggerated state funding cuts and the need to make painful district cuts has certainly set the stage for selling this extension.”

Mabee said the measure would allow the district to plan and implement the changes in S.B. 5.

Zimmerman explained that S.B. 5 wasn’t considered during these discussions, and that “if S.B. 5 occurs, we will follow whatever rules become law.”

ally the same number of staff we had in 2004, yet we will be 600 students larger (than in 2004),” meaning larger class sizes.

Zimmerman said that other cost-saving measures will still be needed to close an anticipated expected $2.6 million budget shortfall by the end of the 20122013 school year. The board discussed some options offered by Zimmerman at its meeting in May, and the superintendent told ThisWeek he will recommend some of those options at Mon-

day’s meeting.

He said he will recommend applying the same freezes agreed to by the MEA to classified and administrative staff.

Other recommendations include an additional $50 pay-to-participate fee ($200 total), a reduction of some coaching and activity positions and the addition of certain other fees.

He will not recommend raising the cost of school lunches nor reductions in middle school sports, both items discussed at last month’s meeting.

The district’s finance committee also offered feedback to the board on measures discussed in May. In particular, that committee’s extracurricular subcommittee recommended creating a tiered schedule of pay-to-participate fees, with additional transportation and equipment fees based on the activity.

The committee also strongly recommended against any cuts to middle-school sports. jfischer@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

Kasich authorizes Burke’s Housing project “pill mill” regulations nearing completion Continued from page A1

Continued from page A1 through the middle of town to its final destination on Eighth Street, but heavy rains saturated the site to such an extent that the truck couldn’t get into the right spot. Crews finished the job Friday, June 24.

“We were unable to get that first half set, but they brought in a bobcat to level the ground out again, and that was done (last week),” said Carol Scheiderer, UCBDD executive assistant.

Scheiderer said the project has brought together a number of local and county agencies, including UCBDD, Hi-Point Career Center and Creative Living Systems in Delaware. Over the past two years, about 50 students from HiPoint’s construction technology class put in about 18,000 hours of labor to construct the house, adapting designs to cater to disabled residents. A new 16-foot bay door had to be sawed into the side of the U-CO Industries workshop just so the project could be hauled across town.

While the house was scheduled to be moved to Eighth Street last week with finishing touches ongoing this month, Scheiderer said the partners won’t let the weather stop them.

“From my understanding it’ll take about a month to get the final inspection on the plumbing and electrical systems once they have everything done,” she said. “After that Hi-Point would like to host an open house, inviting all of the students that worked on the house. The girls are anxious to meet the folks that built their home. Once we have that open house, we’ll have a move-in date for them.”

Funding the $100,000 project was also a joint effort – costs for the land and preparation work were funded through the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program, including about $50,000 accessed by the county commissioners; Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities capital funds is paying about $40,000 of the proj-

A closer look Carol Scheiderer, UCBDD executive assistant said the project has brought together a number of local and county agencies, including UCBDD, Hi-Point Career Center and Creative Living Systems in Delaware.

Over the past two years, about 50 students from Hi-Point’s construction technology class put in about 18,000 hours of labor to construct the house, adapting designs to cater to disabled residents.

ect, with the final $10,000 paid by UCBDD through local funding.

Scheiderer said the way in which the community has chipped in to help the two young ladies toward independence is truly heartwarming.

“It gives me goosebumps,” she said. “For Chelsea, this is her first move away from home, and she might be a little apprehensive, but she’s so excited. This is what community is all about – even with all of the growth our county has experienced, there is still a hometown feeling here. Everyone wants this program to work, and it just brings tears to my eyes.”

She added that once the weather clears and the house is finished, more Hi-Point students have volunteered to put finishing touches like landscaping and a front porch on the project.

“What Hi-Point is really doing, they’re training these students to care for others who may need a little extra assistance,” she said. “They’re working side-by-side with the people they’re helping, and they’re going to grow up to care about people.”

With this first effort to provide some of their clients with their very own home, UCBDD plans on repeating the process. Executive director Kim Miller has said that the goal is to construct a new house each year.

an issue in our community, but we know that to get to heroin, a lot are using prescription drugs to start. Is that the number one issue of drug abuse in Union County?

No, alcohol is the number one abuse issue. But prescription drugs have been getting a raised focus.”

Of the 1,373 overdose deaths recorded in Ohio in 2009, about 40 percent of those were the result of opiate-based pain killers, according to Kasich’s executive order.

“What happens a lot of times with what we call pill mills, they’ll bring in physicians, most of the time from out of state, and basi-

cally host them for a day or two,” Sech said. “They see as many patients as possible, but then they also have a pharmacy on site so they’re dispensing the pills there as well.”

H.B. 93 provides for a live system of recording a patient’s prescription, so that someone can’t pick up their medicine at one store, and then cross the street and double-dip, Sech said. Another component limits the amount of medication that the prescribing physician can give to the patient.

“What that’s doing is, say you just had oral surgery and are prescribed a 10-day supply of Vicodin, the dentist could only give you a three-day supply, and you’ll

have to go to a pharmacy to get the rest,” Sech said. “It’s trying to limit the amount of controlled substances that are on-site.”

Sech said keeping a closer eye on how pain medication is distributed will ultimately benefit those who truly need the medication.

“Those drugs were created for a reason. We don’t want to prevent those people who are really in chronic pain from having a place to go, so they’re looking at the licensing of those physicians and at the field of pain management as a whole,” Sech said.

“Those people that need those medications can get them and use them in a way that was intended.”

CITY COUNCIL Continued from page A1 Planning commission chairman Ken Kraus said the new changes will help all business owners know where they stand.

“I think the biggest single thing you’ll find as you look through this is consistency,” Kraus said during the meeting. “It isn’t one set of rules for one zoning district, and another set for another.

It’s the same city-wide for these temporary signs.

It’s consistent, and that was one of the issues brought forth by our business representatives, and I think that’s the key.”

Councilwoman Tracy Richardson thanked the community for its input on the legislation.

“We did our homework, sought public input and worked diligently, and produced a product we sincerely hope will benefit the community,” Richardson said. “Some may be disappointed, others pleased, but in the end we sought to do what was right to keep Marysville attractive and to create signage that will promote business and protect our citizens.”

Residents will have more opportunities to weigh in on the issue; a public hearing on the ordinances will be held on July 28. The complete text of the ordinances can be viewed on the city’s website at www.marysvilleohio.org. lrice@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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June 26, 2011

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Motorcycle riders to aid several charities

By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Schedule of events

While there may be no official All Ohio Bike Fest this year, a number of community groups aren’t letting that stop them.

Both two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles will take to the backroads in Union County this summer to raise money for a variety of charities.

The annual Ride for Kids, a national fundraiser that benefits the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF), gets the summer started July 23.

The nonprofit charitable organization raises funds for researchers to develop new therapies that extend the lives of children with brain tumors. The PBTF also offers family support services and awards scholarships to brain tumor survivors at post-secondary institutions.

Since its creation in 1984, the Ride for Kids has generated more than $40-million for the PBTF. Task force members have been preparing for the event since earlier this spring. While last year’s ride generated about $70,000 for the PBTF, task force co-leader Ken Denman has said that organizers this year are aiming between $74,000 and $100,000.

This year’s Marysville Ride for Kids takes place July 23, rain or shine. Reg-

• This year’s Marysville Ride for Kids takes place July 23, rain or shine.

Registration begins at 8 a.m., at the Scotts Miracle-Gro headquarters, 14111 Scottslawn Road. The ride will end with a celebration of life program, where riders will meet local children who benefit from the program.

• Registration for the Family Fun Ride begins at noon on July 23; the $10 tickets can be purchased at the sheriff’s office, 221 W. Fifth St., Marysville, or at Parrott Implement Co., 396 E. Blagrove St., Richwood.

• C&A Harley-Davidson in Plain City will be hosting its own poker run, which will also benefit the PBTF. Program manager Melissa Burkitt said that registration for the July 21 poker run will begin at 5 p.m. at C&A, 7610 Commerce Place, Plain City,, with the last bike pulling out at 7 p.m.

• C&A will also host its 24th Anniversary Bash Aug. 13-14, and in September, C&A will participate in the county’s Covered Bridge Festival.

• Honda Marysville Motorsports will host a new event this year, the Festival in the Field, which also takes place on July 23.

istration is $35 and begins at 8 a.m., at the Scotts Miracle-Gro headquarters, 14111 Scottslawn Road, Marysville.

The ride will end with a celebration of life program, where riders will meet local children who benefit from the program, and awards will be given to the top fundraisers. Riders will also be entered in a raffle for a new Honda motorcycle. Fundraisers are also planning to ask motorists for donations on the two Saturdays prior to the ride, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in uptown Marysville.

While previous years’ Bike Fest in-

cluded a fundraiser for the Union County Sheriff’s office canine division, organizers at the sheriff’s office are continuing the trend. All vehicles are welcome in the Family Fun Ride, which takes place immediately after the Ride for Kids.

“Anything that’s street legal – we’re encouraging families, especially folks with children, to take part in this event,” said deputy Kim Zacharias. “There will be eight stops along the ride at different family farms, and at each stop there will be games for the kids.”

Registration for the Family Fun Ride begins at noon on July 23; the $10 tickets can be purchased at the sheriff’s office, 221 W. Fifth St., Marysville, or at Parrott Implement Co., 396 E. Blagrove St., Richwood. A hog roast will take place at the end of the ride, at the Richwood fairgrounds. A raffle drawing will take place at 4:30 – first prize is a John Deere CX Gator; second prize is a John Deere 3,000 PSI power washer, and third prize is a John Deere pedal tractor.

“Just like anything in this economy, it can be hard to finance special bureaus,” Zacharias said. “The proceeds from this ride will go toward paying for doctor visits, food, and basically whatever we need for our two canines, Idor and Aki.” Zacharias said deputies and their service dogs will be at the Richwood fairgrounds to give demonstrations at the end of the ride.

On the southern side of the county, C&A Harley-Davidson in Plain City will be hosting its own poker run, which will also benefit the PBTF. Program manager Melissa Burkitt said that registration for the July 21 poker run will begin at 5 p.m. at C&A, 7610 Commerce Place, Plain City, with the last bike pulling out at 7 p.m. Burkitt said the dealership expects to have a good

crowd for the benefit – 114 riders helped out in last year’s fundraiser.

C&A will host several events as the summer progresses. The dealership will celebrate its 24th Anniversary Bash August 13-14, which will include HarleyDavidson’s demonstration team, tattoo artists, food and product vendors, a poker run and prize giveaways. In September, C&A will participate in the county’s Covered Bridge Festival with a riding tour of the historic structures.

Honda Marysville Motorsports will host a new event this year, the Festival in the Field, which also takes place on July 23. At 9 a.m., Honda Marysville and Honda Motorsports will host a breakfast, with a motorcycle ride from the dealerships to Lima Harley-Davidson and Lima Ford beginning at noon, continuing to 6:30 p.m. At 6 p.m. the Jacked Up Band will perform at Honda Marysville Motorsports, followed by The Reaganomics at 9 p.m. The day’s festivities will also include food and motorcycle vendors on site, with proceeds from the event to benefit Impact 60, a non-profit that provides education on the dangers of drug abuse to young people. More information on the event can be found online at www.festivalinthefield.com. lrice@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

Marysville Public Library website gets major upgrade

By BRITANY BYERS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Marysville Public Library has revamped its website in an effort to keep up with advancements in technology and better meet the needs of the library’s 26,000 patrons.

After six months of planning and development, the library launched the new site on June 6.

According to library director Ryan McDonnell, the website is an important tool for library users.

The site receives 13,000 to 14,000 visits a month from 4,000 to 5,000 patrons.

“More and more people are accessing us 24/7,” McDonnell said.

“People access their accounts and our catalog at all hours.”

McDonnell said the website is popular among library users because it allows them access to

Library’s website updates • Easier navigation • A link to mobile PAC (for use with smart phones) • An e-library section highlighting our digital content • New “Quick Guides” • Dedicated pages for major programs and services • Separate menus for adults, teens and kids • A “Stay Connected” feature linking to the library’s Facebook, Twitter and Flickr pages • A “Get Involved” feature encouraging patrons to donate, volunteer and join • A search box for the whole website • An “Ask Us” feature • A new online meeting room reservation request system

their accounts as well as place requests, renew items, pay fines and register for programs, all at their convenience.

The last time the library did a full redesign of the website was in 2005. The growing importance

of the website is what drove the project, McDonnell said.

The new website has dedicated pages for major programs and services and also provides separate menus for adults, teens and kids.

Among the site’s new features is an Ask Us tool that allows visitors to ask the library staff questions and get answers online.

Website users can search previously asked questions and answers, as well as submit questions.

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The website also lists Quick Guides, which bundle a variety of different sources for easy access on a specific topic.

Additional updates include a search tool, a mobile version of the site and an e-Library, which provides quick access to the library’s growing number of e-resources, including e-books, eaudio books, digital historical collections and the digital music collection.

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“It’s pretty much a one-stop shop to access all of our programs, all of our different materials and all of the services that we offer,” McDonnell said.

McDonnell said he has received an overwhelming num-

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The city of Marysville has been awarded a $10,000 state grant to update the city’s master plan.

The funds come in the form of a Tier One Downtown Revitalization Planning grant. The Ohio Department of Development announced on June 16 that Marysville will be receiving the grant, which is administered through that department’s Office of Housing and Community Partnerships.

City planner Greg DeLong said the funds will indirectly help Marysville remain eligible for future grants.

“This grant is to assist us in updating the current Uptown Marysville Revitalization Plan,” DeLong said. “You need to have that kind of master plan in place, which can’t be older than five years, before you can apply for Tier Two grant funding. Our current plan expires this year.”

DeLong said the grant will help pay for projects such as a new market analysis of the Uptown Marysville area, along with updating business-related statistics and trends in that part of the city.

“This was a partnership between the city and the Union

County Chamber of Commerce to secure this grant, the chamber did a great job of helping us out with the application process,” DeLong said.

Revitalization plans such as Marysville’s plan for the Uptown area are used to analyze the local economy including new retail spaces, and detail how uptown areas can reinvent themselves to be more viable central

business districts, according to Ohio Department of Development spokeswoman Katie Sabatino.

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As it were

Indian-trail lore doesn’t always match fact The storm before the calm As I speak, I’m following directions as given on several closely printed pages from a doctor’s office. The directions are lengthy, specific and repetitive, in the manner of instructions that have been rewritten, re-worked and reorganized many times. They begin calmly and reasonably enough – “Water, clear fruit juices (apple, white grape) or broth” – then slide into capital letters and multiple exclamation points, like an exasperated mother: “NO SOLID FOODS, BEER, WINE, MILK OR MILK PRODUCT!!!”A person gets the feeling that whoever wrote these instructions has had it up to here with patients calling the office to ask, “Well, how about ice cream?

Can I have that?” or just assuming that if white grape juice is OK, so is a nice Pinot Grigio or a MARGO or two of Chardonnay. “It’s a clear liquid, BARTLETT liter right? And really, practically a fruit juice.”

As you may have guessed, I’m getting ready for one of those outpatient hospital procedures famous for being a breeze compared to the preparation of the day before. This isn’t my first such experience, so I feel like an expert, probably because lightheadedness brought on by the liquid diet has skewed my thinking.

The first rule is stay off the Internet. It might seem like a good idea to see how nameless strangers fared during their days of procedure-prep, but trust me, you’ll end up feeling like you spent the night in a Bangkok bus station. People who wouldn’t tell their coworkers what they were doing on their days off will describe their most personal experiences in lurid detail on random message boards: Tales of dehydration, nausea and horrible over-the-counter mixtures you never heard of because those aren’t the ones your doctor has told you to use, while you read as if transfixed, your eyes round, your mouth ajar.

Now, what’s the point of that? Turn off the computer. Focus on your own experience. You’re the only one you know undergoing procedure preparation today, right? Everybody else in the whole wide world is happily engaged in other things – playing with puppies, eating chocolate, frolicking in sunny meadows. For heaven’s sake, curl up in a comfortable chair, cry a little if you feel like it and think only of you.

The second rule is come on. It’s not that bad.

Really. It’s one day of drinking juice, eating Popsicles, spooning up Jell-O and maybe sipping broth as a special dinner course.

Couldn’t we all benefit from a day away from what these instructions call Solid Foods? Our entire digestive systems will thank us for it. I hear mine thanking me right now, in fact. It has a sort of growly voice, but I’m pretty sure the general tone is appreciative.

And finally, the third rule, which is of course it’s terrible but it’s so adult.

Remember when you were, oh, say 13 and you longed to be taken for a person much older, a person who had car keys and make up and plans for Saturday night? Well, now you’re older, and you have all those things and more: You have an appointment, which you made yourself like the big girl you are.

Nobody wants to do this big inconvenient thing, of course, anymore than people want to have root canals or hip replacement surgery. They do it because the alternative is worse, because it’s the right thing to do, because they value their health more than they value the chance to eat SOLID FOODS, MILK OR MILK PRODSee JUST THINKING, page A5

Many people find Indian trails especially intriguing.

The notion that we may be walking (or, more often, driving) on the same path taken by the Shawnee, Wyandot or Mingo residents of central Ohio gives us a living link to the past.

In an age increasingly made of plastic and microchips, there is something reassuring about the idea that we still follow the same roads used by others for hundreds of years.

And we do follow those previous paths … more or less.

Just as there is something magical in being able to touch a piece of the past in the roads we travel, so, too, there is more than a little myth.

In other words, while Ohioans still use former Indian trails to travel around the state, they are not always exactly what we think they are.

There are other parts of the Ohio story that have a similar propensity.

The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad. Rather, it was a network of daring people, black and white, who helped runaway slaves escape to freedom in Canada in the years before the American Civil War. “Stations” on the Underground Railroad might be a barn, a sheltered ravine or even an occasional secret room in a local house.

Today, many older houses in the area are offered for sale with the wistful suggestion that the place was “rumored” to be a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Most of these places were no such thing. Running a station on the Underground Railroad was illegal and dangerous. Most people did not take the risk. But the legend persists.

A similar sort of gloss covers the story of the Scioto Trail.

Native American people had lived in Ohio for thousands of years before the arrival of European explorers ED only a few LENTZ hundred years ago.

The earliest residents of Ohio were few in number and generally lived their lives following the animal herds then living in the state. So the earliest trails were those made by the buffalo, deer and other animals.

Eventually, the roaming stopped and more permanent towns were built. The people who built them constructed earthen monuments and enclosures and later came to be called the Moundbuilders.

Central Ohio is rich in the remains of these prehistoric people, although we are not as rich as we once were. While a 40-foot mound at the south end of what is now downtown Columbus is remembered by the name of Mound Street, the mound itself is long gone, as are many more around Ohio. All of these Moundbuilder villages were linked by trails, as well. Some are the same that will be used by later residents of the state. Many are not.

Most of the major Indian trails that will be remembered and later marked as such date from the relatively recent history of the past few hundred years when English, French and later American colonial travelers came to Ohio and left a record of what they found.

What would come to be called the Bullskin Trail, the Great Trail and the Scioto Trail were undoubtedly once animal trails before they began to be used by people. And these trails also quite probably changed in course and

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location with the passage of time.

As early European settlers came to Ohio, they followed these same trails and made them their own.

Eventually, they would become roads of greater or lesser permanence.

Because downtown Columbus sits on a ridge and once had a large mound in its midst, it is easy to presume that what is now High Street must have been a major Indian trail. That is partly right.

High Street was indeed an Indian trail, but it was not a major one.

Indian trails in central Ohio generally seek high ground because it is dry and clear for much of the year. Until well into the 19th century, most Ohio rivers looked very different than they do today. They were generally wider and deeper and flanked on each side by large areas of lowlying wetlands. They were hard places to travel through. Similarly, the high ridge on the east side of the Scioto was punctuated by deep ravines every mile or two. These ravines and their attendant creeks and wetlands made travel difficult as well.

For these and other reasons, the Scioto Trail linking Lake Erie to the Ohio River skirted west of what is now downtown Colum-

bus and traveled north following the ridge line separating the Scioto and Olentangy river valleys. That original route is not all that wellmarked and certainly is not as well-traveled.

In the years after the American Revolution, the smaller, lessused trail east of the Scioto came to be used more and more to link the villages of central Ohio. When a private company built the first major road to the Lake Erie towns, it came to be called the Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike. The turnpike was not very successful.

Badly constructed and poorly maintained, the road was a sea of mud in the spring and impassable in the winter. And despite these problems, the road continued to charge a toll. When the company finally closed, many people were pleased.

But the Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike demonstrated that the route was correct for a properly constructed road. It would take many years and a number of other challenges before U.S. Route 23 became that road.

In all, it is the story of a road less-traveled becoming a path of choice of central Ohio.

Ed Lentz writes a history column for ThisWeek.

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Fall classes will be offered starting Aug. 31 through Oct. 18, with two, one-hour classes for ages 48 and 9-16. Gleason said the classes will run for eight weeks. The fall class will focus on physical comedy, with each class working on movement, comedic timing and style to create effective physical entertainment toward the production of a silent film.

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A central Ohio club soccer team has won a Midwest Regional Cup title each of the past two summers after local squads failed to do so the previous six years.

The Blast F.C. Under-15 boys team won a Regional Cup in 2009, and the Crew Juniors U-19 boys squad won regional and national championships last year.

Heading into the 2011 Regional Cup tournament, which started June 25 and

runs through Wednesday, June 29, in Fox Cities, Wis., Crew Juniors U-19 boys coach Brian Bliss said he wouldn’t be surprised if a central Ohio squad won a regional championship for the third consecutive season.

However, Bliss said it will be difficult for the five local boys teams and four local girls squads to win their age brackets regardless of their talent level.

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error,” Bliss said. “A lot of people have forgotten, but we were three minutes away from being eliminated from pool play in the regional tournament last year before we rallied (for a 3-1 win over Everest Soccer Club) to reach the semifinals. A lot of teams have the talent and

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More than 270 preliminary games will be played as boys and girls U.S. Youth Soccer State Cup champions, select wildcards and Midwest Regional League qualifiers in the U-13 through U-19 age groups compete. All of the age groups have been divided into three- or four-team brackets, and every team will play a game within its bracket June 2527.

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Regional champions in the U-14 through U-19 age groups will advance to the U.S. Youth Soccer Association National Championships on July 2731 in Phoenix.

Ohio Premier Eagles club director Chris King said teams need to do more than play well to win a Regional Cup. They also need some luck.

“You have to play well and find a way to win against great competition, but a lot of this comes down to luck,” said See OVERVIEW, page B2

Commentary

Athletes learn to develop routine The high school athletes participating in my summer series also stand out in the classroom.

In the second week of the series, the student-athletes talk about how they balance practices and games with studying to keep their grades at a high level.

M a r y LARRY Wells, WestLARSON erville Central, bowling: “School always comes first and keeping your grades up is way more important than any sporting event.”

Jimmy Gammill, New Albany, football: “To balance practice and games with studying, you have to be dedicated to both things. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices in order to accomplish excellence in both.”

Napoleon Bell, Hartley, football and wrestling: “I make sure to study and do homework directly after coming home from practice. This way I am not as tired as I would be later and I will be motivated to do work.”

Faith Washington, Reynoldsburg, track: “Seeing that practice only lasts a few hours of my afternoon, I always dedicate the rest of my time to the work that needs to be done for class. If I am well organized and can stick to a schedule that works best for me, it helps ensure that my academic and athletic priorities are also balanced.”

Jake Blankenship, Gahanna, pole vault: “I make sure that I finish all my work before I go on with my day. I will normally have practice directly after school and I try to get my work done first thing after practice.”

Austin Cuervo, St. Charles, golf: “I know that schoolwork must come first and I need to attend to my studies first and attack that before I get out on the golf course or range. I either immediately practice first and then study or the other way around. I dedicate myself to academics and athletics and dedication is the key word.”

Chase Delande, Hilliard Davidson, football and wrestling: “Sometimes before practice I can get some schoolwork done. If I don’t have time before school is out, I need to focus on practice and then get the rest of my work done.”

Morgan Ransom, Columbus Academy, golf: “Although golf takes up a lot of my time, academics have always been a priority to me. My time at school is committed to getting my work done.”

Michela Paradiso, Upper Arlington, soccer and basketball: “In order to keep up my academics with games and practices, I sacrifice the other

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Union Post 79A’s Cody Slone connects with a pitch June 21 against Johnstown Post 254. The game was suspended and will be completed on Wednesday, June 29.

Legion Baseball

Post 79A enjoys to strong start

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After finishing his freshman year at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Sean Fleming could have decided not to return to the Union American Legion Post 79A baseball team this summer.

Instead, the 2010 graduate of Jonathan Alder High School opted to come back so he could reunite with friends and teammates.

This is Fleming’s final season of eligibility with the team.

“We have a lot of younger guys, but the past couple of games they’ve been growing as a team and we’re getting more comfortable, so we’re looking pretty good right now,” Fleming said.

“I definitely like the program.

Chuck (Gould) is a really good coach. He works with you on things even before practice or after practice sometimes if you ask him. I did it because I wanted to play ball and I definitely wanted to play for Marysville again.”

Post 79A has gotten off to a good start. The team was 13-6 heading into the Morton Grove Post 134 Invitational in Morton Grove, Ill., on June 24.

Post 79A will visit Lakewood on Monday, June 27, and Utica Post 92 on Tuesday, June 28.

Post 79A will play host to See LARSON, page B2 Johnstown Post 254 on Wednes-

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Post 79A’s Jared Adams safely slides into second base as Post 254’s Jakob Cramer takes the throw.

day, June 29. The teams will complete a game that was suspended because of bad weather on June 21 at Johnstown with Post 79A leading 3-2 in the third inning. The teams then will play a scheduled game.

Post 79A will compete in the

Lancaster Post 11 Classic on Thursday, June 30, to July 4. Post 79A is the defending champion.

“That tournament is certainly a good barometer of how we’re playing,” Gould said. “Most of these teams are from Ohio.

They’re some of the better teams

in Ohio. We’ve been fortunate to win it on three different occasions and went on to win our district and go to the states.”

Post 79A had its seven-game winning streak snapped on June 19 with a 5-0 loss to Ashley Post 518.

Last season, Post 79A finished 29-17 overall after winning the district 6 title and then losing to Lima Post 96 19-13 in the state tournament.

Post 79A opened the doubleSee LEGION, page B2

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Cap City Senior Bowl

East all-stars hold on for victory over West

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To watch Grove City High School graduate Luke Smurthwaite scramble and make a play seemingly out of nothing, it looked like more was on the line than the outcome of an allstar football game.

One of central Ohio’s top quarterbacks, Smurthwaite made sure his team didn’t lose without putting up a fight in the Cap City Senior Bowl on June 18 at Westerville Central.

The Kent State recruit completed three of five passes for 36 yards during the West all-stars’ final drive, which ended at midfield with a fumble as time expired.

A strong defensive effort led by In-

dependence lineman Tim Dysart (Morehead State) helped the East allstars win 14-7.

“It was really great to just be playing football again and getting the rust out of my system before I head off to college,” said Smurthwaite, who was named the West’s Offensive Player of the Game. “I’ve grown up scrambling around like that and I guess that’s why I’ve gotten good at it.”

Smurthwaite, who passed for more than 2,300 yards last fall and played in the Ohio North-South All-Star Classic in April, didn’t have big numbers, but his abilities gave the West a chance to come back.

It was no surprise to West coach Derek Katris, who coached Smurthwaite on junior varsity at Grove City.

“Luke’s going to give you everything he’s got,” said Katris, who is now the head coach at Briggs. “He’s going to play with all the heart he has.

We had a lot of penalties and missed assignments, but what are you going to do when you only have (the players) for a week?”

Marion-Franklin’s Jeremy McCoy, who also will play at Kent State, slipped past defenders and caught a 70-yard touchdown pass from Beechcroft quarterback Sheldon Akin (Mesabi Range Community & Technical College) with 1 minute, 36 seconds left in the first half to give the East a 14-0 lead.

The East also scored on its opening drive. Westerville South’s Jayshon Jackson (Grand Rapids Community

College), the district’s Division I Offensive Player of the Year, capped the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run.

“We really executed our offense in the first half, but I think we got a little bit too conservative in the second half,” said East coach Jeff Pharion, who is the head coach at St. Charles.

“We kept it simple with schemes and blitzes defensively, and we executed very well.”

The West only crossed midfield twice in the first half.

Whetstone running back Jordan Mitchell (Urbana) made it 14-7 when he reversed field and scored on an 18yard run with 11:35 left in the fourth quarter.

The Cap City game began as the City League All-Star game in 2008,

OVERVIEW Continued from page B1 King, who helped guide the Ohio Premier U-13 girls team to a regional championship in 2002. “In the closer games, you may need to have a few bounces or a referee’s call go your way.

“The luck of the draw is another big factor because teams aren’t seeded at regional and there have been a lot of years where the top two or three teams in the regional end up in the same bracket of pool play, and some of the better teams get eliminated early on.”

aspects of my life, including my social side. There are some very late nights and very early mornings as a result of my busy schedule. I make difficult sac-

Local teams that won State Cup championships to advance to the Regional Cup are: the Classics Eagles U-13 boys, Team Ohio F.C. U-17 boys, Team Ohio F.C. U-18 boys, Crew Juniors U19 boys, Ohio Premier Eagles U-13 girls, Ohio Premier Eagles U-16 girls and Ohio Premier Eagles U-19 girls.

The Ohio Premier Eagles U18 girls squad qualified as a representative of the Midwest Regional League and the Team Ohio F.C. U-16 boys team qualified as a State Cup tournament wildcard.

This will be the third appear-

ance for the Team Ohio F.C. U16 boys, Ohio Premier Eagles U-16 girls, Ohio Premier Eagles U-18 girls and Ohio Premier Eagles U-19 girls, and the second appearance for the Team Ohio F.C. U-17 boys.

“Any of us have a chance to win it,” Team Ohio F.C. club director Steve Dawson said. “If you have good coaching and have kids who stick together and play well together, you can compete at the regional level.” ablankenship@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

rifices, but I certainly enjoy the end result of my choices.”

Next week, the student-athletes will follow up this topic by talking about the importance of having a good academic record.

I’ll see you at a game.

Larry Larson is a former athletics director at Grandview High School. He can be heard as “Mr. High School Sports” on WTVN 610 AM.

LEGION Continued from page B1 elimination state tournament with an 8-7 win over Worthington Post 239. Post 79A then lost to Napoleon Post 300 12-2 before beating Cincinnati (Harrison) Post 199 11-10.

Post 79A finished fourth in the state after losing to Post 96.

Post 79A won the district 6 title by beating Post 92 9-8 in 10 innings.

Gould believes this year’s team has the potential to match last season’s accomplishments.

“A lot of it depends on the quality of the competition in the state,” Gould said. “We have a chance to be pretty good. The depth of our pitching is probably our strength. Ultimately, defensively we’re going to be really good.”

Jonathan Alder senior Anderson Hasting (P/C), Marysville senior Jake Tharp (P/OF) and Ryan Longbrake (P/INF), who recently completed his freshman year at Dayton and is a 2010 graduate of Dublin Jerome, should lead the pitching staff, according

to Gould.

Gould expects Kyle Nelson (P/SS), who graduated from Marysville last month and will play at Mount Union, and Jon Hackney (P/C/3B), who will be a senior at Fairbanks, to emerge as the closers.

Matt Steele (P/1B), who graduated from Marysville last month and will play at Tiffin, and Jonathan Alder senior Jared Adams (P/OF) also should contribute on the mound.

Other players are Marysville seniors Spencer Ansley (LF), Zach LaRoche (1B/C) and Joey Smith (P/3B), Marysville junior Corey Gould (2B/SS), who is the coach’s son, Jonathan Alder seniors Josh Holland (1B/OF) and Wes Fauver (SS/OF), 2011 Fairbanks graduate Cody Slone (2B) and West Liberty-Salem junior Matt Ulmer (3B/1B).

“We got off to a little bit of a slow start because we have five kids from Jonathan Alder and they played late in the state tournament, losing in the state semifinals,” coach Gould said. “We

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but Anthony Murphy, one of the organizers in conjunction with Capcitypreps.com, wanted to get players throughout central Ohio involved.

Players from the City, Central Catholic and Mid-State leagues and the OCC were added, with Interstate 71 as a dividing line.

The name of the game was changed last summer, when the East beat the West 22-0.

“Last year we had kids from Olentangy Orange becoming friends with kids who live on (Columbus’) west side in the ‘Bottoms’ and picking them up for practice,” Murphy said. “The guys really build relationships out of this and it goes deeper than football.”

don’t get them for about 10 days into the season. They’re obviously a key part of our overall group.”

Jonathan Alder lost to DeSales 4-2 in a Division II state semifinal on June 3 at Huntington Park.

DeSales beat Akron Hoban 9-8 the following day to win the state title. fdirenna@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Football officiating classes offered The Reynoldsburg Parks & Recreation Department is offering high school football officiating classes from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays and Sundays, beginning July 5, in the city’s police building, 7240 E. Main St. The classes will be taught

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OWU holding baseball camp Ohio Wesleyan baseball coach Tyler Mott will lead a “skills-n-drills” camp at the university’s Littick Field on Tuesday-Thursday, June 2830. Sessions are scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon for ages 11-14

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Girls basketball camps set for OWU Ohio Wesleyan will hold girls basketball camps from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Wednesday, June 27-29, in the university’s Branch Rickey Arena. The schedule includes a skills camp for girls entering grades 3-8 and a position camp for girls entering grades 9-12.

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Youth track & field games scheduled Central Crossing High School will play host to the Hershey’s Track and Field Summer Games at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 2.

Children ages 9 to 14 will have the chance to participate in track and field events and win a trip to compete in the annual North American Final Meet in Hershey, Pa., on Aug. 4-7.

For volunteer information and to pre-register, contact Doug Boggs at (614) 496-2266.

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Dublin Crew offering lessons Dublin Crew is offering lessons for middle and high school students. Sessions are scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. July 11-15 and Aug. 8-12 on Griggs Reservoir.

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Ready to hold baseball camp Ready High School will play host to a baseball camp on Monday-Thursday, June 2730, for players in grades 1-12.

Ready coach Harry Caruso will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. The camp will last three hours each day and cover hitting, pitching, fielding and base running.

Registration is under way at www.USBaseballAcademy.com.

For more information, call (866) 622-4487.

Capital to hold softball camps Capital University softball coach Nan Payne is directing camps this summer for girls entering grades 5-12. The schedule includes a residential camp July 4-7 and a mini-camp Aug. 8-9.

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Being away from home and in unfamiliar places could bring increased risk to consumers, opening doors to thieves. More purchases than usual are made this time of the year, as well, so additional withdrawals might go unnoticed until you get back to home base.

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Signs that indicate your identity has been stolen include unauthorized charges on your creditcard statement or on your checking account; unauthorized transfers or withdrawals on your bank statements; accounts on your credit report that you did not

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In brief Veterans Hall of Fame nominations due The deadline to submit nominations for the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame is Thursday, June 30.

The Hall is dedicated to recognizing Ohio veterans who put their skills and abilities to use in their local communities, inspiring their fellow citizens.

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the Mid-Ohio Foodbank’s Operation Feed, with “Kayaktastic,” set for Saturday, July 23, at Leatherlips Yacht Club.

The club is at 9230 Shawnee Trail in Shawnee Hills, across the river from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium The event will include a triangle race with an obstacle course, followed by a sprint race. Kick-off is at 10 a.m. Awards will go to both male and female racers at noon.

Registration for kayakers is $20 each and will begin at 9 a.m. Participants will receive goodie bags and free food. All proceeds will benefit Operation Feed.

Spectators can cheer on the kayakers while enjoying to live music. Food vendors will ply their goods.

More information is available from Bruce Cameron at 614-437-9859 or bruce@frontlinemarketing.org; or Joan Lloyd at 614317-9410 or jlloyd@midohiofoodbank.org.

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8 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at the bulletin board near the picnic Battelle-Darby Creek shelter at the main park entrance.

Metro Park Bring your canine friend for a 1775 Darby Creek Drive, 2.5-mile walk through fields and Galloway forest. No leashes longer than • Mammals Display, 1-4 p.m. six feet, please.

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The lab is just west of the OSU campus.

The entrance is off Kenny Road.

Dr. Celeste Welty will discuss backyard vegetable garden insect pests. Master gardeners will be on hand to lead tours of the garden and answer questions.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, call Annette Swanberg at (614) 529-9773.

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The Epilepsy Foundation of Central Ohio will hold its 26th annual Mud Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, July 30, at Beulah Park in Grove City.

Teams of 12 players compete for trophies and prizes.

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