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January 27, 2011

State of the City

Barney reviews changes, challenges By CHRIS BOURNEA ThisWeek Community Newspapers

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Upper Arlington City Manager Virginia Barney delivers the State of the City Address at the Upper Arlington Municipal Services Center on Jan. 24. Prior to the address, an expo was held in the lobby allowing local organizations and residents to mingle.

In her final State of the City address before her planned retirement at the end of the year, Upper Arlington city manager Virginia Barney reviewed the city’s accomplishments over the past year and looked ahead to goals and challenges the city will face this year. The transformation of the Kingsdale Shopping Center and the opening of the new Giant Eagle Market District has become one of the biggest economic drivers in the city. “The Market District project has exceeded both anticipated construction value and our projections for staffing and payroll,” Barney said. The next phase of Kingsdale redevelopment, which will continue throughout 2011 and in years to come, will include office space and additional retail uses. A 10-year review of the city’s master plan, which was adopted in 2001, is currently under way. The purpose of the review, Barney said,

is “to ensure our long-term goals are on track with community sentiment and that we have the necessary tools in place to help us on that path.” Barney noted several facilities improvements that have taken place around the city in recent years. “Just a few months ago, thanks to the hard work of the Upper Arlington Community Foundation and its donors, we gathered again at Sunny 95 Park to celebrate the beginnings of the new Amelita Mirolo Barn, which promises to be the premier indoor recreational facility within our park system,” Barney said. The opening of Fire Station 72 at 3861 Reed Road in December 2009 was one of the biggest highlights of the past year, Barney said. “Station 72 has been recognized nationally for its design and functionality, and for the project’s overall cost effectiveness when compared to new facilities in other communities,” she said. A series of road and underground infrastructure improvements will take place through the city’s Capital Improvements

Program, which allots $5-million annually. “This coming year the trend continues with several major projects readying to begin in March, as Arlington Avenue work is completed and in the Mallway, the first phase of a Waltham Road reconstruction project begins, and Fishinger Road is scheduled reconstruction and installation of a new sidewalk between Five Points and Kenny Road,” Barney said. A review of the city’s economic development efforts through 2009 show a return on investment of $2 and 84 cents for every dollar spent. “Approximately 11 percent of our total income tax revenue was generated through economic development incentive agreements,” Barney said. “Ten of our top 255 income tax payers have been assisted by our program, of which five were new to the community.” The city has been able to maintain a Triple A credit rating since 2008 and continued to secure alternate funding opporSee CITY, page A6

Vacation ordinance fails to pass as emergency legislation By CHRIS BOURNEA

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Instead of passing emergency legislation Jan. 24 to reduce the amount of vacation time city employees can accrue, Upper Arlington City Council ultimately chose to give the legislation the standard three readings. The ordinance would allow full-time city employees hired before Jan. 1, 2011, to accrue 80 hours of vacation time after one year of continuous service and up to 160 hours after 13 years of continuous service. After 13 years, employees could earn an additional eight hours of vacation time per year for each additional three years of continuous service. Under the ordinance, employees hired after Jan. 1, 2011, could accrue 80 hours of vacation time after one year of continuous service and 120 hours after five years. The main change to the city’s current vacation policy has to do with capping the amount of vacation time city employees can carry over. Under the ordinance, each full-time employee would be allowed to carry over vacation time at three times their an-

yond that unless they use it before the end of the year. Council president Frank Ciotola and members Wade Steen, David DeCapua, Ed Seidel and Erik Yassenoff voted to pass the ordinance as emergency legislation, while vice president Mary Ann Krauss and Debbie Johnson voted against it. Johnson and Krauss said they think council should wait until the city completes a compensation study this spring before passing the ordinance. “I think we are making policy ahead of time,” Johnson said. Since emergency legislation requires six votes to pass, the ordinance will automatically require two more readings and a 30-day waiting period to be enacted, said city attorney Jeanine Amid Hummer. Any employees hired before the ordinance is enacted would not be affected by it. City manager Virginia Barney said the city has begun the process of screening applicants for two positions in the utilities division and will let them know

By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek

Susie Underwood, studio program coordinator at the Columbus Museum of Art, stands by part of Wickliffe Progressive Community School’s art project, which is on display at the museum as part of CMA’s Creative Classroom Series.

Wickliffe exhibition on view at CMA through March By KATE HETRICK

Maureen Reedy, Wickliffe’s

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Jessica Partridge, a Wickliffe fifth-grader in Elizabeth Glover’s classroom, poses in front of the Freedom Center Project, on display at the Columbus Museum of Art.

The Columbus Museum of Art hosted a reception for its new Creative Classroom Series earlier this month, officially opening an exhibition featuring the work of students at Wickliffe Progressive Community School.

cialist, says she’s been thinking about the reception ever since. “I have been thinking about it every day,” she said. “I have to say it was one of the highlights of my teaching career.” See WICKLIFFE, page A2

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Fire station award given at regular BZAP meeting By ANDREW MILLER ThisWeek Community Newspapers Zach Zettler, an architect involved in the design of the Reed Road fire station, presented local officials with the “Fire Chief Magazine” Station Style Design/Silver Award in the shared facilities category at the Jan. 18 meeting of the Upper Arlington Board of Planning and Zoning.

On hand to accept the award were fire chief Jeff Young, development director Dean Sivinski and BZAP chairman T.J. Riley. “Through the hard work of CR Architecture, we now have an award-winning facility that will make the community proud for another 50, 75 or maybe 100 years,” said Young, accepting the award. Zettler said the project was a col-

laborative effort between BZAP, the firefighters and the design team. “This award is truly a credit to the board for pushing us all on the design.” Following the presentation of the award, the board considered several residential zoning requests. Ed Overmyer of Stonehaven Place requested an additional 6.36 percent of hardscape development cover, beyond the 19.78 percent allowed by code.

Chad Gibson, city senior planner, granted a postponement of the request on behalf of the owners until the Feb. 22 meeting to allow for additional design changes to be reviewed by city staff. Chris Gempel of Henthorn Road sought variances for the reconstruction of his garage, including a second-story addition and a connection to the principal residence. The variances would

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allow for a side yard setback encroachment of 2.7 feet into the 8 foot minimum and the second-story will cause the garage to project into the 1.6 rear profile coefficient, used to define building height established for the zoning district. City staff recommended approval to these variances after an informal viewSee BZAP, page A2

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38 years later, UA Rotary still WICKLIFFE looking for a few good women Continued from page A1

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There’s still time to nominate a local woman who volunteers in the community for the Northwest Women of the Year award. “What we’re trying to do is recognize women who are historically active in the community that don’t always get the recognition they deserve for what they do,” said Christina Redman, who cochairs the award committee for the Upper Arlington Rotary. “They can be anyone who lives in the northwest quadrant of the county including Hilliard.” This is the 38th year for the award, which was started by former UA councilman Leonard Zane. Five women will be selected to receive the award, with the criteria of being active within the last 10 years in central Ohio volunteer community service; and residing within the boundaries of I-270 (west and north), Olentangy River Road (east) and Broad Street (south). Nomination forms can be picked up at the Upper Arlington Public Library or by visiting http://www.uarotary.org/Announcements.cfm. The deadline to turn in the nominations is Feb. 4. “We try to scour the community to find those people, because a lot of time they don’t toot their own horns,” Redman said. “So we rely on nominations from other people who are aware of them so that we can then recog-

A closer look According to UA Rotary Club member Herb Gillen, here are a few of the major activities that the Upper Arlington Rotary is involved with annually: • West Broad St. Elementary. Approximately 50 club members tutor and read to students each week. Also, about 100 club members are pen pals of children at the school. • UA Special Olympics sponsor for state games and volunteers at swim meets. • YWCA meal serving program. • Homeless Family Foundation playground equipment and Christmas gifts. • Salvation Army bell ringers. • Meals on Wheels drivers. • UA community park barn project. • Guatemala International project. Originated middle school and volunteerism trips.

nize and reward them.” The women are recognized at a Rotary luncheon in May and will receive a “Service Above Self” (the Rotary motto) award and a $250 check to go to their favorite charity. “The awards (are) wonderful because a lot of people when you volunteer, you’re just doing it because you want to help,” Redman said. “You’re not really looking for recognition, but it sure is nice to get it.” One of last year’s winners was Peggy Tidwell, a banker who resides in Upper Arlington. She said her volunteer activities included church summer camp, working at the high school store and sitting on numerous boards. She has served as president of Tri-Village Rotary, which spun off from the

UA Rotary 15 years ago. “I was shocked (to win), because I never feel like I do enough,” Tidwell said. “I go to hear speakers and I always go away thinking, why am I not doing more? I’m a mother of twins, work full-time and always have that voice in the back of the head. “I think it’s just because I’m so thankful for family, where we live and the school my kids attend,” she said. “I just want to give back.” Tidwell said her check for being one of the Northwest Women of the Year went to her church and “paid for a child who can’t afford it to go to summer camp.” gbuzdak@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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The students were “just amazed” to see their artwork on the walls of the museum, elevated to the status of a professional artist, Reedy said. “It was as if they saw themselves in a different light,” she said. “They knew the power of their learning, their artwork and their thinking.” Kindergarten teacher Sue Bauchmoyer said there was a “fabulous turnout” at the opening reception, including parents, older siblings and grandparents. “People were walking around, talking to the children. You could just tell how proud they were of their work,” she said. One of the goals of the Creative Classroom Series is to showcase “the creative process, rather than just showing the finished product,” said Susie Underwood, studio program coordinator for CMA. Wickliffe is the first school to be featured in the series. Underwood said Wickliffe “was sort of the natural first place to go.” The CMA was attracted not only to the school’s commitment to integrating arts into the curriculum, but also to Wickliffe’s emphasis on student reflection throughout the learning process, she said. Student reflection is a key component of the “Making Learning Visible” (MLV) initiative, Reedy said. For the past six years, Wickliffe staff members have been working with researchers at Harvard University through Project Zero, where the MLV project originated. “Basically, the idea is to pose

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problems that relate to your curriculum. We approach it in a way where we open it up to students in an investigative fashion,” she said. “We create a culture where we pose questions and seek to find answers.” Underwood said the CMA selected pieces for the exhibit that “show the entire process, from the inception of the idea to the end.” “Design Challenge,” a project created by Sarah Oberlin’s thirdand fourth-graders, serves as a great example of what Wickliffe does so well, Underwood said. The project actually began as a language arts assignment, Reedy said. The students were writing “I am” poems and planned to represent their words by creating 3-D portraits out of balloons and papier mache. But the students soon discovered that the papier mache heads wouldn’t stand up, Reedy said. Their balloons kept falling over. That’s when Oberlin decided to switch gears, challenging the students to design a better base. She split students into small groups and had each team create a prototype. The students then rated each design on its strength and durability, eventually choosing one to use as a model. “It’s a great example of taking something that you start out with as a teacher and shifting it in an authentic way,” Reedy said. “You basically take the thinking and turn it back over to them.” Some of Oberlin’s students recorded reflections on what they learned from the project, which visitors can hear through the mu-

seum’s Guide by Cell program. Other pieces included in the exhibit began with field trips. Bauchmoyer’s kindergarteners returned from a trip to the Franklin Park Conservatory with caterpillars and an opportunity to observe the life cycle. The students found pictures of butterflies they wanted to represent and completed small drawings, before eventually designing large butterflies to hang in the classroom. Fifth-graders created art after visiting the National Underground Freedom Center in Cincinnati, including a freedom quilt and a pillar of beads representing the slaves who died on the Middle Passage. “It stays with you forever when you make an emotional connection,” Reedy said. Underwood said the process of designing the exhibit was a “juggling act.” The work needed to be museum presentable and make sense, she said, while also preserving the original student and teacher contributions. “The students and teachers felt that the work had really been elevated and honored in a way that had never been done before,” Underwood said. “I was really happy to hear that.” For Reedy, the exhibit reflects much more than just the everyday learning process at Wickliffe. “It represents a vision for children’s learning that goes beyond standardized tests and assessments. It gets back to the heart of what learning is,” she said. “Children represent their knowledge in a way that goes beyond measure.”

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In other business Jan. 24, Ciotola reappointed Steen as chairman and DeCapua and Yassenoff as about the pending legislation. members of council’s finance committee. Cioto“If we interview before you make your deci- la also appointed William Shkurti to the Upper Arsion, we will tell applicants that this is in flux,” lington Library Board of Trustees for a four-year Barney said. term that began Jan. 25. Shkurti will complete the The second reading of the ordinance will take unexpired term of Krista Sisterhen, who resigned place at council’s Feb. 7 conference session. due to scheduling conflicts.

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When resources are scanty, just write the book yourself By ANDREW MILLER

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Upper Arlington resident Susan Levine just wanted to set out on a field trip with her kids, but ended up at an unexpected destination — becoming a children’s book author. Her first book, “Packard Takes Flight,” is out now. Levine’s journey to becoming an author started when she was asked to help put together a field trip of Columbus landmarks for her child’s class. “I went to the library to do some research and found out there were no children’s books about Columbus landmarks,” Levine said. “I was surprised. So many places I’ve visited have books like this, places much smaller than Columbus. So I thought, I should write one.” Thinking about writing a book and actually taking on the task were two different things. Levine said she let the idea linger, but it wasn’t until she heard about the Ohio Department of Natural Resources falcon nest project in downtown Columbus that the story itself came into view for her. “I immediately thought that the falcons could be a good vehicle to teach kids, by weaving the fictional story of a falcon around the actual history of the sites,” Levine said. Her kids were involved in the publishing process, as well. Levine said her son has been extremely supportive, and her daughter was one of her best editors, letting her know when phrases or words just weren’t what a child would use. “Packard Takes Flight” tells the story of a young Peregrine Falcon named Packard, who leaves his nest at the top of the Rhodes Tower for the first time and discovers several landmarks of Columbus. “I think it is really important

Librarians are a great resource for book ideas. When a child comes in asking about a topic, and there isn’t a book for it, the librarians are stuck. To me, this book has been an interesting community effort, including the librarians and English teachers at my kids’ school being some of my first editors.

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to teach in a fun way,” Levine said. “This book is a chance to learn about the history of Columbus as well as the plight of the endangered peregrine falcons. The book includes sidebars for all of the landmarks and historical references to allow parents the opportunity to share more in depth information with their children. After completing her manuscript, the process of finding a publisher felt very long. “Most publishers denied me based on the regional nature of the book; because of the economy, many weren’t taking un-

solicited manuscripts,” she said. Then Levine discovered The History Press, located in Charleston S.C., a publisher specializing in regional history and storytelling. Within two weeks of sending in her manuscript she had a contract. The book was released just in time for the holidays. The process from concept to completion took three years, but only six months once her publisher went to work on it. Levine found the book’s illustrator, Canal Winchester resident Erin Burchwell, by attending several meetings of the

Central Ohio Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (www.coscbwi.org). This group meets monthly at the Upper Arlington Public Library. The library connection isn’t lost on Levine. “Librarians are a great resource for book ideas. When a child comes in asking about a topic, and there isn’t a book for it, the librarians are stuck,” Levine said. “To me, this book has been an interesting community effort, including the librarians and English teachers at my kids’ school being some of my first editors.” Now that the book is in stores, Levine and Burchwell have created a school program that includes a Peregrine Falcon visit (courtesy of the Ohio Bird Sanctuary) as well as lessons about Columbus landmarks, children’s writing and illustration. “Packard Takes Flight” is available at Larson’s Toys and Games on Lane Avenue as well as several other local independent and national book retailers for $17.99.

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Growing community finds all levels of entertainment There are many ways to learn about a place and its past. I have always had the strong suspicion that how people entertain themselves can tell us a lot about who they were and what was important to them. With that as both an explainer and probably a bit of a warning, let’s take a look at how Columbus amused itself in its first few decades. Isolated from the East and South ED from where LENTZ most of its early residents arrived, it appears that the small frontier community of Columbus pretty much entertained itself in the first few years after it was founded in 1812. Carving a village out of a forest was not all that easy and the added diversion of the War of 1812 meant that most people did not have much leisure time. The time they did have was often occupied with family and visits to close friends nearby. After the Ohio General Assembly began to meet in Columbus in 1816, there was a decided increase in the number of taverns in town and in the number of people frequenting them — much to the chagrin of local ministers and the temperance advocates in their congregations. To understand early public entertainment in Columbus, it is important to remember that, then as now, there were several different “arts communities” in the capital city. Some of the early residents were quite well-educated and sorely missed the music, drama and literary world they had left behind. Several of these people formed what later came to be called “the first musical organization in Columbus.” The Handel Society apparently performed for the assembled multitude on the occasion of Independence Day in 1821 and 1822, and according to an account from that time, performed with “a superior degree of elegance.” How the singing of Handel’s work went over with the frontier folk who had never heard of him or his music was probably summed up with, “Handel was handled quite well” or something similar. For the rest of the people of Columbus, there were military organizations with their fifes and drums and the occasional entertainment of an itinerant musician. But there was not much else — until 1827. On April 21, 1827, Tippo Sultan, the Great Hunting Elephant, came to town. Tippo was accompanied, according to a local poster, by “The Mammoth Lion, Tiger, Cat, Lynx, Shetland Pony, Dandy Jack, etc. etc. The above named animals will be seen at Mr. Russell’s tavern, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the 27th, 28th and 29th inst. The exhibition will be accompanied by good music. Admittance 25 cents — children under 12 years of age half price.” Presumably, Mr. Russell felt his tavern would benefit by the arrival of Tippo and his friends. It did not work out quite that way, as a local history recalls: “At night, the ‘hunting elephant’

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Ashland University has announced its December 2010 graduates. Upper Arlington residents D’Ann Conley, Brian Dorsten, Deborah Milo, Mary Ogden, Kristi Pohlman and Meghan Schultz all earned master’s degrees in education. Matthew Barbour, Katie Brown and Claire Wulf of Upper Arlington were named to the Hope College dean’s list for the first semester of the 2010-11 academic year. To be named to the list, a student must have earned a minimum 3.5 grade-point average for the semester. Scott Blosser, the son of Thomas and Nancy Blosser of Upper Arlington, has been named to the fall 2010 dean’s list at Hamilton College. A student must achieve a GPA of 90 or higher to earn dean’s list recognition. Blosser is a junior majoring in economics. He is a graduate of Upper Arlington High School.

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was locked up in the tavern backyard where, during one of the nights of his sojourn, he broke loose, and for a time amused himself by pumping water at the well. Finally he broke the pump handle and looking around for some new pastime, spied two barrels of flour standing on the back porch. Breaking into these, he, for a while, ate flour and drank water alternately until he converted the residue of the flour into paste. “Awakened by the noise, Mr. Russell descended and was received by the elephant with a fusillade of dough. Beating a retreat, the discomfited host aroused the keeper of the frolicsome beast, who, after some effort, succeeded in getting him tied again.” As a counterpoint to the arrival of Tippo Sultan and his friends, the more elevated culture group in town welcomed a “Mr. and Mrs. Harper” who, with a few friends and associates , were happy to perform Oliver Goldsmith’s classic play, “She Stoops to Conquer” for any who cared to come and pay to see it. Apparently, a number of people did, since the play was performed in the only place big enough to hold them — the public market building at State and High streets. Presumably, the live chickens, pigs and cows who occupied various stalls in the market were removed for the evening. The clash between “high culture” and, shall we say, “not-sohigh culture” continued apace. In 1833, one Rufus Beach organized the Franklin Harmonic Society, looking to improve “the vocal and instrumental music” of the city. Shortly thereafter, S. Butler and Company came to Columbus with a menagerie that included “the great hunting or war elephant, Hannibal.”

Apparently Columbus really liked elephants in those days. By 1835, Columbus had seen the arrival of the Ohio Canal and the National Road and had become a city of more than 5,000 people. The rapid growth in size and influence of Columbus evidently convinced enough investors to permit the construction of the first real theatre in the city. Built of wood, the Columbus Theatre stood on the west side of High Street just a few hundred feet north of Long Street, where the Brunson Building is today. Over the next several years, the theatre saw performances of classic plays, including Shakespeare and such titles as “St. George and the Dragon,” “Mazeppa” and “The Cataract of the Ganges.” For the less refined, the Columbus Theatre was also the home of Miss Honey, a “danseuse.” Of Miss Honey, a local paper reported, “Her most piquant dances were frequently followed by a shower of silver quarters.” It was also reported that “Miss Honey had considerable talent as an actress, and in whatever part she took evoked applause.” In later years, it was noted that “towards the end of 1841, the Columbus Theatre seems to have degenerated both financially and morally, and its evil influence upon the young people of the city, resulting particularly from its ‘bar’ for the sale of intoxicants, was loudly complained of.” The clash of culture between “legitimate” and not-so-legitimate entertainment would continue for much of the rest of the history of the city — and for that matter, down to our own time as well. Tippo Sultan would likely be amused. Ed Lentz writes a history column for ThisWeek.

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While there may not be anybody driving or putting on the Scarlet or Gray courses in the middle of winter, there’s still activity at the Ohio State University Golf Club. “It’s really busier than most people can imagine,” said general manager Marc Lucas. “We’re so busy here in season, it’s hard to stop and reload.” Despite being a weather-dependent business, the club’s restaurant and pro shop remain open during the winter months. Wedding receptions are held, lessons are taught indoors by the pros, and the maintenance crew and administrative staff are preparing for the upcoming season. “We like to stay busy through the fall as long as we can, because we know what’s coming next,” Lucas said. “Time goes fast. We’re kind of stressing out about trying to get all of our things done.” Before the snow fell, the maintenance staff added an inch of sand in the Scarlet bunkers and did drainage and irrigation work. They also sprayed the courses so that brown spots created by snow mold won’t form on the greens (they will grow out over the season). Now that the ground is frozen and covered in snow, all of the

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club’s 120 pieces of equipment — from trash cans to turf mowers — are inspected, cleaned and repaired. That way, Lucas said, “when we come out in the spring, we’re about as set as we can possibly be.” In December, the golf shop had a sale to move old merchandise and inventory was taken. The restaurant closed between Christmas Eve and New Year’s so the equipment could be cleaned and menus planned. Lucas said he’s getting performance reviews and the budget prepared right now, as well as planning the details of the club’s 33 Monday outings, 20 club events and 20 other events for the 2011 season that takes place from April to November. In winter, nothing on the courses is covered up, Lucas said. Signs are posted prohibiting sledding and skiing signs. One reason is

that the Scarlet course bunkers were made deeper in 2006. “If people get on the golf course, they have no idea where they’re walking and they could injure themselves really bad falling into one of those.” Lucas said having the ground covered in snow “insulates the grass and protects it.” High winds and freezing rain are tougher on the courses. Playing golf is possible in wintertime, but only on one course if conditions are right. “Scarlet closes and Gray can remain open if it’s not frozen over and it’s thawed,” Lucas said. Golf cleats can tear up the grass at the roots if the ground is still frozen. “If we were at 50-degree days and had a string of warm weather, we would try to open Gray for our members to walk.” That happened at the close of last year, Lucas said, but it was soggy. “I think it makes the members happy that they can get out and enjoy a little bit of the weather, but for us, it’s really a non-revenue day. “We don’t have carts, and not too many people would pay our guest rate to go play in those conditions. Mainly our members who are die-hards will go out and walk and play.” gbudzak@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Ship Print eSell, Jon Pugh Despite a tough year at Kingsdale during construction, Jon has been active in the Chamber Retail Committee, and now serves as chair. In 2010, the Committee launched the Top 100 Gift Ideas program, raising awareness of the value of shopping locally, especially during the most important season of all.

COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT Mirolo Charitable Foundation In 1993, Amelita Mirolo established The Mirolo Charitable Foundation. Her biggest gift was to St. Agatha’s Church – donating over $1 million. After her passing in 2007, Foundation trustees looked for projects that would continue the legacy, recently pledging $150,000 to the UA Community Foundation’s Barn Raising project.

can mean the difference between reaching a crisis and premature admission to institutionalized care, or being connected with services that enable residents to remain safely at home.

SUPER SENIOR – Bob Miles Bob is a familiar and friendly face at the Senior Center. He helps run Café UA and the billiards room, and performs duties such as cleaning billiard tables, pruning bushes and pulling weeds to help keep the facility in tip top shape. Bob is always there, assisting Staff and fellow seniors with whatever is needed.

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Sue Ralph, left, the new executive director of the Upper Arlington Community Foundation, and Chuck Hickey, vice president of the Upper Arlington Tree Commission talk about the planned community center at the Amelito Mirolo Barn prior to the Upper Arlington State of the City Address at the Upper Arlington Municipal Services Building on Jan. 24. A number of local organizations gathered with displays during and expo prior to the city manager’s address.

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ing by the state’s Division of Liquor Control, so we are yet to know the final outcome of this issue,” she said. The biggest challenges the city will face in 2011 are budgetary, with elimination of Ohio’s estate tax and reductions to the Local Government Fund under consideration at the state level, Barney said. City council has begun the process of searching for a new city manager. “An ad hoc committee has been formed to map out the framework for the process and to seek a search firm to help us secure an individual who will best match our community’s character, goals and needs moving forward,” Barney said. Following Barney’s address, council members presented awards to community members, businesses, organizations and city employees in the following categories: Distinguished Service Award (city employees) — Terry Baxter, fleet management; Roger Estep, chief building officer in the Development Department; Steven Telfer electrical superintendent. Business – Ship Print eSell, John Pugh, owner. Community Safety – Stay UA. Super Senior – Bob Miles, longtime Senior Center volunteer. Youth – Erin O’Brien, who has been involved with the UA Civic Association junior director program, among other activities. www.ThisWeekNews.com

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Business White Lewis Insurance Agency Inc. He joined the agency in 1988 and has been president since 1991. Lewis was previously employed with the Motorists Insurance Group. He has served on the board of directors since first being elected in 2004, and is currently a member of PIA’s company relations committee. Lewis previously served on PIA’s agents resource committee. He holds a Certified Insurance Counselor designation and is a member of the Upper Arlington Civic Association.

Residents to serve as AIA officers Jonathan Barnes and James “Sandy” Bresler, both of Upper Arlington, were elected to serve as officers for the American Institute of Architects Columbus Chapter. Barnes, principal of Jonathan Barnes Architecture and Design, was elected secretary. Bresler, a principal at Braun & Steidl Architects, was elected president-elect.

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Jeffrey T. Lewis of Upper Arlington has been elected president ASCE governor of the board of directors for ProKevin Carpenter of Upper Arfessional Insurance Agents of Ohio lington has been elected governor Inc. for Region 3 of the American SoLewis, an independent insur- ciety of Civil Engineers. ance agent, is president of Putnam He will serve as a liaison be-

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Upper Arlington Public Libraries tween the ASCE National Board of Directors and 14,000 regional members. A 17-year member of Kevin ASCE, CarCarpenter penter leads roadway, survey, traffic and utility design operations for WD Transportation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Ohio State University, with emphasis in remote sensing, surveying and transportation. Carpenter previously served on the board of directors of the central Ohio ASCE section, finishing his term as president in 2006. He also served as a delegate to the Ohio Council of ASCE from 2006 to 2010, and is the chairman of the Ohio Infrastructure Report Card committee.

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the past, present and future. A quintessential American singer-songwriter, he boasts a facile command the Soldiers’ of the entire pantheon of American music forms, Chorus of the from country to gospel, jazz to rock n’ roll, folk to United States blues. By Jim Fischer Army Field And The Beat has always loved John Hiatt’s Band is going jfischer@thisweeknews.com peanut-butter-on-the-roof-of-your-mouth voice, and to have a patriotic his songs are sublime, whether rockin’ or pensive. feel to it, from the uniforms to the repertoire. The longtime friends have toured together on a But don’t ignore the fact that these singers are handful of occasions, sharing the spotlight. talented, an ensemble selected from the best of the Tickets are $46.50-$74.50. Call (740) 345-LIVE. David Crowder Band will join a number of artists, including Newsboys, Kutless and Francesca Battistelli, on Winter Jam 2011, which stops at the Schottenstein Center Saturday, Jan. 29. Tickbest. ets are $10 at the door. Programs take advanWhether you’re 3 tage of the varied backlooking for a gen- 4 At one point in our con- lot of conversations about how stop-action production and a Lite grounds and training of uine cross-cultural expeversation with David Crow- pop music has changed. The most Brite. Crowder also noted that a the singers, and include rience or just something der, he said he and his band- progressive church settings have new ad for Old Navy features the “classical” choral selecthat evokes “now there’s mates were “refugees from church this sort of U2/Coldplay vibe, but art-toy, which had its heyday in tions, pop and Broadway something you don’t see culture.” the pop charts are more urban in the 1970s. tunes, barbershop and every day,” the Thursday, And later he said the title of the flavor, even with Katy Perry and When we posed that the effort other American forms Feb. 3, concert by Huun David Crowder Band’s latest Lady Gaga. The fundamental el- could boost him to cultural tasteand, of course, patriotic Huur Tu at the Lincoln record, Church Music, is as liter- ement is the beat, and that’s where maker status, Crowder was imnumbers. Theatre is for you. al as it gets. we wanted to start with this record. mediately sold. The Soldiers’Chorus The ensemble’s con“There are people who aren’t “What the church tends to do “We could enjoy that,” he joins the Columbus certs are based around aware that church music can sound is to have a reclamation of culture, laughed. Symphony Orchestra the ancient Mongolian like this,” he explained, adding, then get comfortable, while the And when it was suggested that in concert Saturday, Jan. style of throat-singing, “It was made to be done in our culture’s gone someplace else,” his trademark giant hair and goat29, at the Ohio Theatre. in which the singer pro- church. We’re pretty aware it’s not Crowder said. “We were very ee could also become popular, he Tickets are $20.50duces two or three notes music to be done in all churches.” thoughtful in our metaphors and replied, “That would be unfortu$66.50. Call (614) 228simultaneously. Huun Crowder said his band has al- in our sound as a band. It ended nate.” 8600. Huur Tu augments this ways made music for the kind of up being more colloquial to a nonwith traditional Tuvan people they know and live with in church setting.” Huun Huur Tu Two unique voic(Tuva is a small central Waco, Texas, which includes both “That’s church music at its best,” 2 es and songwriters will present an evening of Asian republic) instruments and, more recently, the churched and non-churched. he concluded. For more from The Beat’s inacoustic music at Newark’s Midland Theatre Sun- Western instruments as well, including some elec“We’re trying to redeem a bit The viral culture embraced terview with David Crowder, read day, Jan. 30. tronic music. of how faith is communicated,” Crowder’s latest video, for the the BeatBlog at www.ThisWeekLyle Lovett’s music seems to reside at once in Tickets are $11-$26. Call (614) 469-0939. he explained. “We were having a song SMS (Shine), which featured News.com.

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et, but there are two competitions taking place at any football game between two historically black colleges and universities (HBCU). There is, of course, the game itself. But there is also the battle of the marching bands. “It’s part of the atmosphere of the school and the football games,” explained Reggie Brayon, who is company manager for Drumline Live, a stage production that brings some of that pageantry to a concert hall experience. “People are there as much to see the band and to be a part of it — and not only at halftime.” “There’s a competition, once you’re

It makes for an intersection of music and other aspects of society, something perhaps not unique to the HBCU experience, but amplified. “The marching bands are so integral to those institutions, the historically black colleges and universities, where in many places that’s the branding of the school, what it’s known for,” Brayon said. Created by the musical consultants from the Disney movie Drumline, Brayon said the hope was to “take this kind of HBCU experience to areas that Drumline Live will play the Palace Theatre Tuesday, Feb. 1. Tickets are don’t typically see it on a Saturday.” $27.50-$42.50. Call (614) 469-0939. The show features “every kind of in that stadium,” he added. “The cul- and we play better than you and we music,” and is adapted from themes ture is ‘My band is better than yours march better than you.’” used for marching band halftime shows.

Simply put, “it’s a marching band doing what marching bands do,” Brayon said. “We want people to feel like they’re in the stands.” Of course, they’re in a theater, so some allowances had to be made. Rather than a 200-piece band, the cast is comprised of 37 performers, most of whom play multiple instruments and some of whom also sing and/or dance. However, Drumline Live brings the show into the aisles at various points, and concludes with a New Orleans-style parade. For more from The Beat’s interview with Reggie Brayon, read the BeatBlog at www.ThisWeekNews.com.

New Salvi’s Bistro serves popular old favorites If you’re a fan of well-made Italian-American comfort food served in absurdly generous portions and sold at very fair prices, then you might know about Salvi’s. Better than any national chain in the same hospitality game, the locally grown Salvi’s has been pleasing Columbusites in different guises for more than four decades. Once dotting the city with popular eateries, Salvi’s legacy was down to its last outpost in Hilliard until recently. Open since early November, the latest Salvi’s venture replaces a Dublin space formerly occupied by an upscale steakhouse chain called Stony Ridge. This new Salvi’s is a casually handsome place in a predominantly polished dark-brown wood, lodge-like fashion. Open and roomy, it includes a duskily lit and comfy bar in its handful of dining areas. It’s fre-

MENU by G.A. Benton quently populated by big groups of revelers and young couples out on dates. The food you’ll get here won’t have you rethinking your ideas about Italian-American cuisine. But it’ll likely have you thinking you should pop in more often. Similarly, while the smallish wine list won’t thrill or excite, it contains familiar and reliable labels like Gabbiana, Masi and Antinori. That bubbly old Spanish warhorse, Frexienet, would be a great sipping choice with the insanely gigantic Bistro Sampler ($13). An appetizer that could serve as dinner for four, it’s overloaded with deep-fried, garlicky globes

ing calorie bomb. Like a creamy and cheesy, breadcrumb-rolled, deepfried, goldenbrown lasagna, it comes with most every entree. So does the kind of fun, oldschool house By Jodi Miller/ThisWeek salad. Presented family style in a PastaSalvi Speciale at Salvi’s. serving bowl with packed with tangy cheese, sausage, tongs, its mixed greens (expect mushrooms and sun-dried toma- some iceberg) get significantly to (they’re irresistible) and regu- jazzed up with a couple pepperolation mozzarella sticks. There’s nis, banana peppers and a pleasalso an addictive sausage and antly assertive vinaigrette touched cheese dip with an attractive broiled with oregano. crust (Bistro Fondue), plus a lot The Lasagna di Casa ($13) is a of bread, sauces and a big ol’brick phenomenal value. About as subof the famous PastaSalvi. tle as a charging rhinoceros — but The latter, possibly invented by possibly larger — it’s a fortress of the devil, is a hard-to-stop-munch- comfort built with oozy and gooey

Salvi’s Bistro 5000 Upper Metro Place, Dublin 614-874-0466 Web: salvisbistro.com Cuisine: Italian Price: $$ ($10-$20 per person) Patio: No Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday provolone and ricotta, a rich and meaty red sauce, sausage and even a couple of gratuitous but nice meatballs. You could snack on this baby for days — and might want to. Surf-n-turfers should target the Veal Riviera ($19). Lots of tenderenough veal and about a half-dozen good shrimp get swamped in a

supremely creamy marsala wine sauce with lots of sauteed shiitake mushrooms and sweet vino flavor. On the lighter side, the not-bad swordfish ($17) didn’t have much “lime butter” flavor but it did have a nicely grilled character and a pineapple and bell pepper salsa. In a hubristic move, I opted out of the always spot-hitting PastaSalvi for a healthier vegetable medley; it arrived tepid and waterlogged. I passed on dessert because a) I overheard a waiter say the tiramisu was “still frozen” and b) anyone who can eat a sweet after a satisfying and massive Salvi’s dinner is a better glutton than I. To read G.A. Benton’s blog visit ColumbusDiningGuide.com

Taco vendor settles into permanent location on Northwest Side Carlos Nonato is part of the vibrant taco-truck culture on the West Side. The business, understandably, is weather dependent. And, naturally, the elements take their toll on even the sturdiest of operators, he said. “Outside is hard – the cold, rain,” he said. And while he’s not trading in his mobile stand on Sullivant Avenue, Nonato has opened a permanent restaurant, Taqueria Los Gauchos, at 5221 Godown Road on the Northwest Side. The laidback eatery offers counter-order service. Alcohol is not sold. The main attraction is the al pastor – thinly sliced pork piled on a skewer and cooked on a vertical rotisserie. The pork is sliced and quickly grilled. In

the Mexican tradition, it is placed on a corn tortilla (flour is another option) with cilantro and chopped onion. There are other taco fillings, as well as other entrée choices, such as burritos, quesadillas, fajitas and such. Of course, house-made salsa is served on the side. Nonato said he doesn’t hold back the heat with his signature choice, made of habanero peppers. Even the next level, salsa rojo, is spicy, while the guacamole is mild. Taqueria Los Gauchos (pronounced wah-chos), is open for lunch and dinner daily. For more information, call 614-538-0211.

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Patrons attend the opening day of Taqueria Los Gauchos, 5221 Godown Road, on Jan. 20. The restaurant focuses on inexpensive Mexican fare, including tacos, burritos, tortas and quesadillas.

Dough slinger Patrick Miller has taken over the Flying Pizza on Bethel Road. The restaurant, which has been closed for several weeks, will reopen tomorrow after a renovation project. Known as “Pizza Patt” in the pie-tossing community, Miller said the recipe is the same but the topping options have expanded to include bacon, ham, pineapple, jalapenos and such, plus the addition of white-sauce pizzas. Miller bought the Flying Pizza on OSU campus two years ago from Joe Graci, who retired. Graci’s son, Sal, ran the Bethel Center location until the recent sale. Frank Graci, a relative and owner of the original store in Dayton, is Miller’s partner in the Bethel store. Miller said he made the quarter finals in the trickpizza-tossing competition on America’s Got Talent and participates at annual conventions in Las Vegas and Italy. Flying Pizza is known for its thin- and thickcrust pies and by-the-slice options. The lunch special, two slices of cheese and a 16-ounce pop for $5 ($5.50 for pepperoni), remains. Miller said he has resisted the urge to put more than pizza on the menu. “We do one thing and do it right,” he said. For more information, call 614-457-2323. Craig Barnum is no longer part of Historic Dublin Restaurants but still has a restaurant in Historic Dublin. The partnership of Barnum, Mike Tibbetts and Jack Eggpuehler launched a trio of restaurants — Oscar’s, Tucci’s and Brazenhead — in Dublin’s town center. Barnum called the split amicable. “I think everyone realized it was time to move on,” said Barnum, who still owns Tucci’s under CLB Restaurants. Gift cards purchased before the

split will be honored by each restaurant, he said. The arrangement started in 1995, when Oscar’s opened. It was followed by Tucci’s and Brazenhead three years later. Since then, all three partners expanded the Brazenhead concept and tried their hands with different restaurants. Barnum and Tibbetts opened a steakhouse in the Polaris area that has since closed. Tibbetts also opened Cabo Cocina and Barnum founded Matt the Miller’s in Dublin. Another is set to open this spring on Grandview Avenue. Meanwhile, Eggspuehler branched out with the Adena’s and Buck Mulligan’s, both of which are no longer in business. “Really the last couple years, everyone naturally had different goals and desires and so forth,” Barnum said. “We did a lot of great things together,” Tibbetts added. “I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything but I understand people take different directions.”

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Sophomore Joey Long of the Upper Arlington High School boys swimming and diving team had his name dotted throughout the district honor roll released Jan. 17. He was ranked first in the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 45.27 seconds, second in the 500 free (4:44.63) and ninth in the 200 individual medley (2:03.73). But Long expects to be challenged when the Golden Bears compete in the

OCC-Central Division championships. The diving competition will be held Friday, Jan. 28, at New Albany and the swimming competition will be held Saturday, Jan. 29, at Thomas Worthington. “The OCC meet is an important gauge to see how well we’re doing and what things we still need to do in order to win the district,” Long said. “We should have a lot of improvement over the next few weeks. I’m excited to see how everything turns out.” Long, one of five underclassmen who competed in the championship heat of

the 500 free at the Division I state meet last season, got a final tune-up before the OCC meet in a dual meet with Centerville on Jan. 22. He placed second in the 500 free (4:53) behind Centerville’s Josh Brooks (4:44.63) as the Bears lost to the Elks 101-84. Brooks (seventh) and Long (12th) were ranked in the top 20 in the event in the state honor roll released Jan. 19. Long is one of seven swimmers from the OCC-Central ranked in the top 10 in the district in the 500 free. He will be

pushed by teammates Ryan Cutler (third, 4:49.15), Sean Neri (fourth, 4:50.99), Alex Chin (eighth, 5:01.76) and Ian Reardon (ninth, 5:03.42) as well as Hilliard Darby’s Hunter Cook (sixth, 4:56.93) and Worthington Kilbourne’s Keeler Callahan (10th, 5:04.15) at the league meet. The 500 free might be the league’s strongest event, but it is by no means the only event that features several OCCCentral swimmers in the district honor roll. Thanks in part to UA’s depth, the OCC-Central has at least three swim-

mers ranked in the top 10 in the district in every individual event. “It’s a very good conference,” firstyear coach Mike de Bear said. “You’ve got teams like (Dublin) Coffman and Thomas in there and (Hilliard) Davidson has a very solid team this year. “Every swimmer is starting to realize they’re two weeks out from when they really have to start racing, and any competition we get is going to be good for them.” See SWIMMING, page B2

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OHSAA division changes not fair It’s not hard to imagine the confrontational feelings that were created when the OHSAA released a statement Jan. 13 announcing that it was tackling the seemingly age-old debate regarding competitive balance among the state’s public and private schools. The proposed referJARROD endum, to be ULREY voted on by O H S A A member schools in May, initially would reset divisional alignments in football, baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, girls volleyball and softball based on a school’s sport-by-sport “athletic count.” That figure would be calculated using mathematical factors that take into account economics, school enrollment policies and tradition. On one side of the debate are public schools that won only eight of the 27 state team titles — one of six in football — that the OHSAA awarded during the 2010 fall season. Many in the private-school camp, meanwhile, are left to wonder whether rules changes, which seemingly would bump them into larger divisions, are fair. There are many reasons for the disproportionate number of titles won by private schools, but the primary one is that some of those schools can assemble virtual all-star teams from fiveand six-county areas. With that in mind, it does seem reasonable for the OHSAA to visit the issue of boundaries when determining the divisions for private schools, and some large public schools. The biggest problem I have is with the “tradition factor” that would increase a school’s “athletic count.” The OHSAA says this aspect would be determined by “state championship game appearances, state tournament appearances and regional finals appearances.” The implication of this sounds more like a step toward eventually giving participation medals to everyone as opposed to rewarding the best of the best. Few people want to see Delphos St. John’s beat Shadyside 77-6 for the Division VI state football title, and having Youngstown Ursuline win three consecutive Division V state championships is less than ideal when talking about keeping the field balanced. The problem is that if the OHSAA moves St. John’s up to Division V and Ursuline to Division IV, the same problems will persist, but with different teams. If Hartley would have been in Division III instead of Division IV last fall, it would have

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Upper Arlington’s Vito DiBenedetto (right) battles Worthington Kilbourne’s Kyle Wahl in a 130-pound match Jan. 20. DiBenedetto didn’t start wrestling until his freshman year when he went 4-4. This season, he was 15-8 before competing Thursday, Jan. 27, against Westland.

Wrestling

DiBenedetto developing into winner By AARON BLANKENSHIP ThisWeek Community Newspapers

When Vito DiBenedetto joined the Upper Arlington High School wrestling team as a freshman last season, he didn’t know anything about the sport, including its rules and scoring system. Having trained in martial arts lessons at Aikido and Modern Arnis the previous eight years, DiBenedetto instinctively kept falling to his back during training drills at wrestling practice to try to set up a submission maneuver, which led to his op-

ponent scoring an easy takedown and back points. In one instance, he had to be pried away from his drill partner for applying a rear naked choke submission hold that he didn’t realize was illegal in wrestling. “I didn’t know what I was doing when I came out for wrestling,” DiBenedetto said. “I had to learn how to do everything, even getting into the basic referee’s position. I kept dropping down into a guard position on my back, because that’s a good position in martial arts, and my coaches had to help me learn to break a lot of bad

habits. Coach (Grant) McCormick took me under his wing, though, and I’ve learned the rules, procedures and how to be less robotic and more fluid with my movements.” As a freshman, DiBenedetto wrestled eight varsity matches at 130 pounds in place of injured starter Connor Pitman and had a 4-4 record. One year later, DiBenedetto has impressed his coaches and teammates by blossoming into one of the Golden Bears’ top wrestlers. He had a 15-8 record at 135 before winning his first match at 130 on

Jan. 20 and has placed high in four tournaments, finishing second in the Kevin Cleveland Memorial on Jan. 8 at Dublin Scioto and the Ready Winter Classic held Dec. 29-30, placing third in the Lee Spitzer Golden Bear Invitational on Dec. 4 and finishing fourth in the Firebird Classic at West Chester Lakota West on Dec. 11. “I pride myself on being able to assess people’s wrestling ability, but considering how raw Vito’s abilities were as a freshman, I didn’t see him progressing See WRESTLING, page B2

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UA’s Mitch Tulley upends Findlay’s Alex Henry during their game Dec. 11. The Golden Bears

See ULREY, page B2 have won two in a row to improve to 11-13-3.

Upper Arlington High School hockey coach Jay Graham has seen his team play at a high level this season. The problem for the Golden Bears is they often have stretches during games in which they don’t play at that level, and that usually proves costly. “We’ve done that quite a bit this year, where we’ve played two really good periods but have put ourselves behind the eight ball in one of the three periods,” Graham said. “It seems to change which of the three periods it is. “It’s frustrating for the coaches and the players, too, because we’ve had a difficult time stringing three good periods together. When we do, we’re very difficult to beat. We’re playing well, but that one period is hurting us.” Perhaps no game emphasizes that point more than the Bears’ 31 loss to Olentangy Liberty in a Capital Hockey Conference game on Jan. 21. UA trailed the Patriots 3-0 after the first period but raised its level of play over the

final two periods. “Tonight it was the first period,” Graham said after the loss. “We put ourselves in a big hole early.” In the third period, the Bears got a goal from senior forward Matt Lewis but narrowly missed three other scoring chances. Two shots hit off the goal post and junior forward Sam Stephensen lost an edge and crashed into the boards before he could put the puck into an open net after skating around goaltender Eddie Arcy, who had left the crease to challenge Stephensen on a shorthanded breakaway. “We definitely picked (our play) up a little bit (in the final two periods), but we came out flat and unfortunately that’s been the story of our season,” said senior defenseman David Whalen, one of the team’s three captains. “We’ve had a lot of problems with consistency.” UA is running out of time to find a solution. It has only five CHC games remaining before the Blue Jackets Cup on Feb. 10-13 See HOCKEY, page B3

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Boys team struggling to maintain focus By PAUL BATTERSON

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The Wellington School boys basketball team learned a valuable lesson in the Jaguar Invitational. The Jaguars finished second in the four-team event held Jan. 21-22, defeating Granville Christian 55-39 and losing to Shekinah Christian 56-45 in the final. Wellington outscored Granville Christian 20-11 in the fourth quarter but was outscored by Shekinah Christian 32-17 in the second half. “When you get to the second game, focus is a big thing,” said junior Sam Zacher, who had nine points against both opponents. “As long as we’re focused, we’re able to take most teams down.” However, maintaining focus over a two-day stretch has been difficult for Wellington this season. When playing back-to-back games, the Jaguars are 1-3 in the first game and 1-3 in the second game. “As soon as we mature, start taking care of the ball more and having a little better clock management, we’re going to be rolling again,” coach Brian McCants said. “We were pretty undisciplined coming into this season, but that’s one area where we’ve improved,” Zacher said. “We need to get better. Right now, we’re not playing up to our potential.” •After struggling through the first quarter of a 45-30 win over

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for Wellington boys basketball, girls basketball and swimming and diving teams: BOYS BASKETBALL Jan. 18 — Lost to Bexley 65-46. Tyler Sharp had 11 points. Jan. 21 — Defeated Granville Christian 55-39. Tarren Taylor had 14 points. Jan. 22 — Lost to Shekinah Christian 56-45 Jan. 25 — Played Sparta Highland Feb. 4 — At Village Academy Of note: The Jaguars were 4-9 before Jan. 25. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jan. 21 — Lost Shekinah Christian 58-29. Sophie Knowles had 10 points. Shekinah Christian outscored the Jaguars 13-2 in the third quarter. Jan. 22 — Def. Willoughby Andrews

Willoughby Andrews Osborne in the consolation game of the Jaguar Invitational on Jan. 22, junior Sophie Knowles of the girls basketball team found her shooting touch. Knowles hit a tournamentrecord five 3-pointers in the final three quarters and finished with 19 points to help the Jaguars finish third. “I shot a lot in the first quarter, but I usually don’t warm up until the second half,” said Knowles, who also had 10 points and a 3-pointer in a 58-29 loss to Shekinah Christian on Jan. 21. “Sometimes they don’t go in, but I know I have to keep shooting and shooting. If the entire team is hitting their shots, then I start making mine.”

Osborne 45-30. Knowles had 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and Aris Troy scored 15. Jan. 26 — Played Columbus Academy Jan. 27 — Home vs. Shekinah Christian. The Jaguars lost to the Flames 52-24 on Dec. 16 and 58-29 on Jan. 21. Feb. 3 — Home vs. Village Academy Of note: The Jaguars were 4-9 before Jan. 26. SWIMMING & DIVING Jan. 22 — Boys: Finished second (82) behind Olentangy (128) and ahead of Olentangy Orange (75); Girls: Finished third (103) behind Olentangy (116) and Orange (107) Jan. 29 — Stars Invitational at Columbus Aquatic Center Feb. 2 — Grove City and Reynoldsburg at Grove City YMCA

Knowles’ previous high for 3pointers was two, which she set in a 60-16 loss to Hartley on Jan. 12. Columbus School for Girls went on to win the Jaguar Invitational by beating Shekinah Christian 44-40 in overtime in the final. The Jaguars’point total against Andrews Osborne was their highest of the season. Having lost two of their top players in senior Grace Korandovich (foot) and junior Paige Price (finger) to injury, they have struggled offensively, averaging just 22.6 points through 13 games. However, Wellington entered its game against Columbus Academy on Jan. 26 having won two of three.

WRESTLING this far until late in his junior season,” McCormick said. “Vito isn’t as experienced as a lot of his opponents, but he has this awesome mentality where every situation is personal to him and he goes to war every time he steps onto a mat. “He reminds me of Rocky in Rocky IV. He just keeps coming and coming at his opponent until he breaks their spirit.” DiBenedetto credits his father, Frank, with getting him involved in martial arts. Frank DiBenedetto is a co-owner of Warrior’s Edge Performance Fitness in Hilliard and worked as an armed and unarmed combative trainer for the U.S. Air Force 121st Security Police Flight for four years. He currently works as a performance fitness trainer. “My father has been a big influence on me and he’s taught me a lot about wrestling, too,” Vito said. “Through martial arts, I learned a lot about balance and I developed a warrior mentality: to always stay on the offensive and fight hard until the very end.” During the offseason, DiBenedetto par-

ticipated in several open mat wrestling sessions and attended Ohio State’s wrestling camp, where he gained valuable experience and improved his technique. Under the guidance of his father, DiBenedetto also has become much stronger physically. Standing 5-foot-7 and weighing only 130 pounds, he is capable of benchpressing 215 pounds, squatting 315 pounds and dead-lifting 275 pounds. DiBenedetto also regularly trains with 140-, 152- and 160-pound wrestlers, which gives him a strength advantage over the majority of his opponents when he wrestles in the 130 and 135 weight classes. “Vito has a fuel tank that keeps on going, and now that he’s down to 130, we’re hoping he’s going to have continued success there, because he’s stronger than most kids that weigh 130 pounds,” McCormick said. “He started from scratch and the success he’s having is a testament to the value of hard work. He keeps getting better from week to week. I wish I had 14 of him on my team.” DiBenedetto, who carries a 3.5 grade-point average and is fluent in both French and Spanish, has a reputation for being polite to adults

SWIMMING The OCC-Central meet is a stepping stone to the sectional, district and state meets. The Bears haven’t won a district title since 2005 and a state championship since 1987. Last season, UA finished third (187) at state behind Cincinnati St. Xavier (228) and Toledo St. Francis (218) and placed second (399) at district behind St. Charles (399.5). De Bear is counting on a large group of sophomores, led by Long, to help return the Bears to the forefront. Other sophomores expected to play big roles in the postseason are Geoff Dickhaut (sprint free), Max Jelen (butterfly), John Leanza (sprint free), Andrew Mollman (breaststroke), Ian Reardon (individual medley, backstroke and breast), Danny Sullivan (distance free) and Ben Walter (free). “We’re a pretty young team with just four seniors, but we have a lot of young swimmers who are ready to step into those spots that are open,” de Bear said. “There are a lot of great kids on this team and they’re fighting tooth and nail to get into the lineup.” Long became a distance freestyler almost by default but over time has developed in the 500 free. “When I was 10, I was pretty small and the 500 free was all I could do,” Long said. “I wasn’t good at it and I hurt really badly when I was finished. “The 500 free takes a combination of being able to block out pain and keeping focused. You have to set your own pace and

Tarren Taylor and the boys basketball team finished second at the Jaguar Invitational on Jan. 21, losing to Shekinah Christian 56-45 in the final.

“Before we’d go to games convinced we were going to lose,” Knowles said. “Now we think we can win.” •Patrick Donlon has named as boys lacrosse coach. “Patrick had a very balanced résumé,” athletics director Liz Clapacs said. “He’s very organized and enthusiastic. He looks at things from a full-program prospective, which was what we were looking for.” “I’m really looking forward to getting to know the players, par-

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Below are the recent results and coming schedule for the Upper Arlington wrestling team: *Jan. 6 — Lost to Dublin Coffman 48-18; lost to Hilliard Darby 35-30 Jan. 8 — Finished 10th (111) in 16-team Kevin Cleveland Memorial at Dublin Scioto, behind champion Massillon Jackson (220.5) *Jan. 13 — Defeated Central Crossing 33-32; lost to Hilliard Davidson 52-8 *Jan. 20 — Lost to Worthington Kilbourne 42-30 *Jan. 27 — Home vs. Westland Jan. 29 — Cruiser Invitational at Groveport *OCC-Central match

and for being a good role model for his younger sisters Melissa, 10, and Isabella, 7. He is shooting for a 4.0 GPA and wants to qualify for the Division I state tournament multiple times before he graduates. “He’s an incredible individual who always tries to do better, whether it’s school work or wrestling,” Frank DiBenedetto said. “He’s unbelievably caring of his sisters and they adore him. He’s protective of them and he teaches them to do the right things. He’s successful because he has a lot of personal integrity.” ablankenship@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

At a glance then give it everything you’ve got in that last 100.” Long is one of three returnees for UA who advanced to the finals at state last season. He placed fifth in the 500 free (4:38.62) and joined 2010 graduates Zach Kelch, John Lowery and John Spangler on the 400 free relay that finished third (3:08.53). Senior Adam Rabe placed seventh in the 200 IM (1:57.76) and joined junior Sean Neri and Lowery and Spangler on the 200 medley relay that placed fourth (1:35.27). Long said he had no idea what

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he was getting himself into at state last year. “That atmosphere was insane,” he said. “It gets really, really loud (inside the C.T. Branin Natatorium) and I had to block it out.

kept. Jan. 7 — Boys: Defeated St. Charles 118-58; Girls: Def. Watterson 124-62 Jan. 15 — Boys: Def. Westerville South 123-57; Girls: Def. South 117-66 Jan. 21 — Boys: Def. Hartley 108-59; Girls: Def. Hartley 118-66 Jan. 22 — Boys: Lost to Centerville 101-84; Girls: Def. Centerville 126-60 Jan. 28 — OCC-Central diving championships at New Albany Jan. 29 — OCC-Central swimming championships at Thomas Worthington

ents and administration at Wellington,” Donlon said. “I want to engulf myself in the rich tradition of Wellington and look forward to building on it.” Donlon has coached at many levels. He has worked with the Hilliard youth program, served as an assistant coach at St. Charles and was girls coach at Dublin Scioto, Olentangy and the Westerville club team. In 2005, he helped the Ohio Dominican University men’s team make the transition to a full

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rating into private-school and public-school tournaments, but that only would hurt the spirit of competition that should exist when determining the state’s best. Is there an obvious solution to the issue? Not exactly, but it doesn’t seem like radical change is necessary. Tradition should be kept out of the equation. Teams like DeSales and Watterson have earned their success by creating programs that teach winning football. This shouldn’t be penalized, but emulated by other programs. Keeping in mind the boundary issues, the OHSAA should choose to tweak, rather than revamp, the way it determines its tournament divisions. Let the rest of the arguments be settled on the field.

been a strong candidate to win that title instead because Watterson, according to the proposed plan, likely would have been in Division II instead of Division III. Schools that could end up getting hurt unintentionally by a change are the Division I public schools. A perennial central Ohio football power such as Hilliard Davidson not only has to overcome fellow area public-school powers such as Pickerington Central and Dublin Coffman, but a team such as Cincinnati St. Xavier, which has 1,171 boys, could be looming later in the playoffs. The new formula potentially also would move state powers such as Mentor Lake Catholic and Toledo Central Catholic into Division I, making a tough field even tougher. julrey@thisweeknews.com Some have suggested sepa- www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

Sullivan nominated to play in McDonald’s basketball game

From staff reports Ten high school basketball players from central Ohio are among the nearly 2,000 nominees for the 2011 boys and girls McDonald’s All-American games. The eight area boys nominees are Nate Anderson of Teays ValHopefully this year I will have a better shot because I won’t be as ley, Dwayne Bazemore of Walnut Ridge, Trey Burke of Northawestruck.” land, Traevon Jackson of Westerville South, Jalen Ragland of pbatterson@thisweeknews.com Chillicothe, Brian Sullivan of www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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UA’s Jaskot has gymnastics followers head over heels In 16-plus years writing for ThisWeek, I rarely have interviewed and written about a high school freshman athlete. Only occasionally does a young athlete splash onto the central Ohio sports scene as a swimmer, ferociously knock around a tennis ball or, as Upper Arlington ninth-grader Rebecca Jaskot has done, capture the attention of the gymnastics followers throughout our area. Entering the latter stages of January, Jaskot had one of the highest scores locally on the uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise and in all-around competition. Getting to know this UA standout was a refreshing and fun experience for me. “It seems like gymnastics has been part of my life forever,” Jaskot said. “I

guess I was a hyper kid in kindergarten and my mom put me in a school gymnastics program at Greensview Elementary and I really liked it and before long was flipping LARRY around everywhere. LARSON “Eventually, I wound up at Universal Gymnastics and it was then that I knew this sport was for me and I progressed pretty well. My club gymnastics experience has been great, but now I get to represent my school and I love being a Golden Bear athlete. My brother, Phil, was on the UA football and baseball teams and my sister, Marissa, was in swimming and

water polo, so I feel proud to keep the family tradition going. “Being part of this high school team is really fun and things are so upbeat and the skills you have to do to be successful aren’t quite as hard as club, so there is a little less pressure. I am really enjoying this time.” Talking about her abilities as a gymnast, Jaskot said, “I guess what helps me first is that I am a perfectionist. When I learn a new skill, I won’t use it until I think I have perfected it. I get complimented on my form and the fundamental way that I keep my legs tight and have pointed toes, but I do get frustrated when I can’t reach the level I want to get to and keep trying by telling myself that I am going to accomplish this. And when I do conquer a skill, it makes my day a ton

better. “Like a lot of young athletes in my sport, I think I lack confidence at times and when that happens I have learned to simply take a breath and let my brain take over and let my body do what it can do. This whole experience has helped me in every aspect of my life because sometimes when I put myself down because I can’t reach my goals in a certain gymnastics event, I learn how to cope with that adversity and I try to relax so I can get through those challenges. ... That is pretty much the way life works also, and so my sport is helping me grow every day.” If she continues to develop, Jaskot will be one of the contenders at the district meet. She looks forward to that challenge. “What I absolutely love about my

sport is learning new skills and then displaying them in competition,” she said. “When you learn new things they never become old. I know I will have down days because I think gymnastics is a very hard sport, but what a great feeling I get when I do something that is amazing to me and I think that just maybe no one else can do that but me.” With her exuberance and talent, Jaskot’s future looks golden. It was so much fun for me to get to meet someone who is truly on the way up. I’ll see you at a meet. Larry Larson is a former athletics director at Grandview High School. He can be heard as “Mr. High School Sports” on WTVN 610 AM.

HOCKEY Continued from page B1 at the Dispatch Ice Haus. The top eight teams in the CHC compete for the Blue Jackets Cup championship and the bottom six play in a consolation tournament. The Bears are 4-31 in the CHC and are in the hunt for a top-eight finish. “We definitely need to pick it up,” Whalen said. “We’ve got a couple of tough games and a couple of easier ones coming up. We definitely need to get more points, especially after the loss (to Liberty) and a couple other league games we lost earlier this season.” UA won CHC regular-season titles in 2004, ’06 and ’07 but has yet to win a Blue Jackets Cup championship since the tournament began in 2004. Graham, however, puts more emphasis on the district tournament, which begins the week after the Blue Jackets Cup. “Our focus is more on getting ready for districts than anything else,” Graham said. “But our goal all along was to finish in the top four in the league and we still have the opportunity to do that. We have to win out our league games, which we feel we can do. “We’ve got to put ourselves in a good position in the league here if we want to do anything

Schools announce coaching vacancies for Breast Cancer Research. As was the case last year in the At a glance “Skate for the Cure” event, the Below are the recent results and com- Jan. 17 — Lost to Liberty 4-0 at Walteams will wear black-and-pink ing schedule for the Upper Arlington ter Ehrnfelt Tournament jerseys and socks. hockey team: *Jan. 21 — Lost to Liberty 3-1 Tickets are $5. Fans also can Dec. 22 — Defeated Oxford Talawanda *Jan. 22 — Def. Worthington Kilcontribute to the cause by purbourne 9-1 4-3 chasing 50/50 raffle tickets and Dec. 27 — Lost to Hunting Valley Uni- Jan. 23 — Def. Bloomington (Ind.) versity School 9-1 at Lakewood St. Blades 7-1 commemorative T-shirts as well *Jan. 28 — Dublin Scioto at Dispatch Edward Eagle Classic as by participating in a silent aucDec. 28 — Lost to Parma Heights Ice Haus tion and playing a chuck-a-puck Holy Name 6-0 and lost to Parma *Jan. 29 — Olentangy Orange at Disgame. patch Ice Haus Padua 7-2 at Eagle Classic Last year’s event raised more Dec. 29 — Lost to Padua 5-0 at Eagle *Jan. 30 — Thomas Worthington at Chiller North Classic than $10,000, according to Upper *Jan. 7 — Lost to St. Charles 3-2 (OT) *Feb. 4 — Olentangy at Chiller Dublin Arlington Hockey Association *Feb. 6 — Dublin Coffman at Dis*Jan. 8 — Def. Gahanna 6-0 president Tracy Beebe. patch Ice Haus *Jan. 9 — Def. DeSales 6-1 An Upper Arlington resident, Feb. 10-13 — Blue Jackets Cup at Jan. 15 — Def. Olentangy Liberty 2Spielman, 42, died in November 0 and lost to host Strongsville 5-0 at Dispatch Ice Haus Of note: The Bears are 11-13-3 overWalter Ehrnfelt Tournament 2009 after a decade-long battle Jan. 16 — Tied Medina at 4 at Wal- all and 4-3-1 in the CHC. with breast cancer. She and her *CHC contest ter Ehrnfelt Tournament husband, former Ohio State and NFL linebacker Chris Spielman, with 12 goals, followed by jun- became advocates for breast canin the Blue Jackets Cup.” UA is averaging 3.7 goals a ior forwards Matthew Beebe and game, a marked improvement Brian Helscel with 11, senior forfrom last season when the Bears ward Neil McKenzie and junior averaged 2.2 goals, scored more forward Max Collins with nine, than four goals only three times and Lewis and sophomore forand were shut out 10 times in 39 ward Jack Whitman with seven. •SKATE FOR THE CURE games. However, Graham believes his — For the second consecutive team can be better offensively. season, UA will play Olentangy “We need more pucks to the Orange in a contest that will supnet,” he said. “We’ve had diffi- port the fight against breast cancult times finding the net, but cer. The Bears and Pioneers will there have been other times where we’ve flourished and play a CHC game at 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at the Dispatch (scored consistently).” Senior forward Jack Sansbury Ice Haus, with all proceeds going leads the Bears through 27 games to the Stefanie Spielman Fund

cer detection and research, raising millions of dollars for research. “It’s a real special night for everybody,” Graham said. “Everybody’s been touched by breast cancer or cancer of some type. I lost my own father to prostate cancer 11 years ago, so (the event) holds a special place in my heart as far as trying to give back to the community as much as we can and show our program in a positive light.” The same day that UA plays Orange, the Bears’ junior varsity will play Cincinnati St. Xavier at 5 p.m. at the Ice Haus in a game that also will benefit the Spielman fund. pdolan@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Combined birthday, business Sinus infections can be frequent anniversary event set for Jan. 29 Austria, which is where his wife bigger,” Saha said. “I don’t call

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The joint celebration of the founding of Mozart’s and the birth of Mozart has gotten so big over its 16 years that it’s no longer just a celebration. Now, it’s a festival, according to Anand Saha, co-owner with wife Doris of Mozart’s Bakery and European Piano Café, 2885 N. High St. This year’s observation of a birthday and an anniversary will take place on Saturday, Jan. 29, two days after the famed Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart came into the world in 1756 and 16 years after the Sahas founded a bakery and café they named after him. It will run from noon to 10 p.m. and feature complimentary European pastries and canapés, as well as live classical music performed by local artists. Anand Saha explained last week that he lived for a time in

land in 1989 while he was studying hotel management and she was completing her training as a pastry chef. The Sahas moved to Columbus in 1995 and “risked everything,” according to Anand’s announcement of this year’s founding event, to open their own bakery. The couple’s joint connection with Austria led them to call their business Mozart’s, after the country’s most famous citizen. The birthday party for namesake Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was first held the following year. “It’s a great way of saying thank you to the people,” Saha said. A few hundred people turned out for the first anniversary-birthday event, he said. It now routinely draws crowds of over 2,000, according to the announcement. “Every year it gets bigger and

a festival.” One of the high points of the annual daylong gathering is the cutting of a birthday cake by a guest of honor. Past years have seen this duty performed by the likes of Mayors Greg Lashutka and Michael B. Coleman, Austrian diplomat Friedl Bohm, State Sen. Jim Hughes, former Congresswoman Mary Jo Kilroy and former Columbus Symphony Orchestra conductor Alessandro Siciliano. This year’s guest of honor will be recently re-elected State Rep. John Patrick Carney (D-Clintonville). “He gets the privilege of cutting the piano-shaped cake with the help of someone dressed up as little Mozart at 5:30 p.m.,” Saha said. “That’s always the highlight of the festival.” kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

Frequent sinus infections in children are a common problem, especially for children in daycare settings. The average child can have six to ten upper respiratory tract infections a year that have symptoms including nasal discharge and blockage. Other factors that contribute to frequent sinus infections are environmental allergies, exposure to second-hand smoke, immunodeficiency, congenital craniofacial anomalies and some inherited conditions. Children with lung problems such as asthma and cystic fibrosis often have related sinus problems. Most viral infections will resolve without treatment. A small percentage will progress to bacterial sinusitis that will require antibiotics for treatment. Narrowing or blockage of the nasal passages or sinus openings may increase the chances that a cold will progress to bacterial sinusitis. Often, children may need medication to help treat sinus problems. This could include nasal steroids, nasal saline, mucous-thinning medications called mucolytics, and some allergy medications

such as antihistamines. In a small percentage of children, surgery may be necessary to relieve the CHARLES blockage and ELMARAGHY open the sinuses or nasal passages. Prior to any surgery, a thorough work-up is necessary in order to determine the appropriate treatment course. Younger children do not typically need surgery on the sinuses as their sinuses are still developing. Younger children with frequent sinus infections often have their adenoid, a patch of tissue located where the nose and throat join, removed. The adenoid can be a haven for bacteria and can often block the nasal passages. Removing the adenoid is a simple and painless surgery that can be very effective. When the sinus problem is more involved than an enlarged adenoid, the sinuses need to be imaged via a special X-ray called a CT scan to investigate the anatomy of the

sinuses and determine if the openings of the sinuses are blocked. If sinus openings are blocked, they can be enlarged using special instruments and a small camera called an endoscope. This is called endoscopic sinus surgery. The natural openings are widened and preservation of normal anatomy is the goal. Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Rhinology Clinic is unique in that it offers allergy testing and endoscopic evaluation during the same visit. This allows both the allergist and otolaryngologist to determine an appropriate treatment plan. You should always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider prior to starting or stopping any treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Dr. Charles Elmaraghy is a member of the Department of Otolaryngology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an assistant professor of clinical otolaryngology at the Ohio State University College of Medicine.

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