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Finances top mayor’s list for 2011 By JEFF DONAHUE ThisWeek Community Newspapers With three-fourths of his first term in office behind him, Bexley Mayor John Brennan says he is pleased with the city’s progress to date. However, Brennan says the time has come for the city to address stagnant revenues that annually fail to keep pace with expenditures. Brennan said the administration’s major accomplishment of 2010 was an extensive infrastructure improvement initiative. “We did 13 streets this year,’ Brennan said. “That was by far the most I can ever
remember us doing at one time. We did a piece of Bryden, a piece of Parkview and Fair Avenue. Pleasant Ridge, Francis and Montrose all got new water lines in the last John Brennan year.” City crews also completed improvements to 17 alleys. Brennan said doing that work in-house saved the city thousands. He said the city plans to do 1012 more alleys in 2011. “We’re going to cut down a little bit in 2011,” Brennan said. “We won’t do nearly as many streets. We’re only going to
have about $2-million of the $6-million we bonded left and we don’t want to go beyond that because of our concerns with finances right now.” Service Director Bill Harvey said the city spent approximately $3-million in 2010 on various infrastructure improvement projects and about $2-million in 2009. “We also had $2-million in grant money and $1-million in sidewalk work in 2010,” Harvey said. “That’s $6-million in infrastructure repairs and that’s pretty significant for a city our size. We did more than 70,000 square feet of new sidewalks last year.” The city of Bexley includes approxi-
mately 4,200 residences located in a 2.5square-mile area surrounded by the city of Columbus. Brennan said Bexley’s current population is 13,257. Brennan also praised Harvey and his staff for successfully opening the new $7-million Bexley Police Station in 2010. “It came in $600,000 under budget,” Brennan said. “That was a nice thing to be able to tell council.” Harvey said the police station has been a big hit. “The guys (police) love it,” Harvey said. “The neighbors love having it there. We have residents who bring food over to them.” Harvey said the city is still exploring
options for the possible redevelopment of the current city hall site on Main Street, Bexley’s key commercial district. With the city’s limited tax base, both city council members and administration officials have discussed the possibility of relocating city hall and returning the 2-acre site to commercial uses. “ We’re still looking at trying to do something with this property,” Harvey said. “ The building needs to be modernized, or sold and torn down and rebuilt.” Brennan also noted that the Bexley Tree Commission was responsible for See CITY, page A2
Charter commission looking to get feedback at public meeting By TARA STUBBS-FIGURSKI ThisWeek Community Newspapers
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Al Mathis is retiring from the Bexley service department after 45 years.
Mathis retiring after 45 years with city By TARA STUBBS-FIGURSKI ThisWeek Community Newspapers Al Mathis has had a variety of jobs in his 45 years with the city of Bexley, including service superintendent, sanitation engineer and equipment operator. Mathis, who is retiring effective Dec. 31, said he learned about the sanitation engineer position from his brother-in-law. “I got married in 1965 and had a brotherin-law who worked for Bexley,” Mathis said. “He convinced me that I should come and work for Bexley.” His brother-in-law, Lowell Adams, worked for the city until 1969, when he left to accept a new position with a construction company, Mathis said. Mathis started in Bexley in 1965 as a
sanitation engineer, a position he held for four years. He then became an equipment operator. “I primarily ran the street sweeper for about seven years,” Mathis said. “I was only pulled off when I needed to do concrete work or pave the streets.” He has held his current position as service superintendent since 1985. He is in charge of sewer, street and water maintenance. The job requires him to work with contractors and conduct inspections, he said. Life in the service department has changed a lot over the last four decades, Mathis said. There is a lot more red tape then there was, he said. “There are a lot more safety rules and guidelines that you have to follow,” he said.
“That meant a lot of changes.” Mathis said one of the aspects of the job he will miss most is working with his coworkers and dealing with the public. “I’m a people person,” he said. “I just like to get acquainted with and talk to people in the community.” Service director Bill Harvey said Mathis will be missed. “Obviously he knows the city more than any other employee,” Harvey said. “He was a great asset to us.” Mathis was born in Knoxville, Tenn. When he was 12, his family moved to Columbus. After marrying, he moved to Lancaster. He currently resides in Amanda. He is divorced with four adult children, two who live locally. tstubbs@thisweeknews.com
The city’s Charter Review Commission is looking for feedback from residents. The charter says council has the option to review the document every 10 years. The last review happened in 1998. The committee began meeting in November 2009 and is near the end of the review process . “We are taking a break until January 10th,” said commission chairman John Offenberg. A special meeting will be held Jan. 24 at Cassingham complex at 7 p.m., to give residents an opportunity to weigh in on proposed changes. The charter review commission has been meeting weekly for the past couple of months, said commission member Stephen Keyes. “We originally envisioned twice per month during 2010 but for the past few months we have been meeting weekly because there are issues to deal with,” he said. “That has been a great experience.” Keyes said commission members have been focused on taking a long-term view of the charter to benefit Bexley residents and implement changes that will serve the city for the next decade. One issue the commission has
A closer look A special meeting will be held Jan. 17 at the Bexley Public Library, 7 to 9 p.m., to give residents an opportunity to weigh in on proposed changes.
looked at is changing a provision in the charter prohibiting drive-through windows at Bexley businesses. Offenberg said members of the city’s Strategic Land Use Committee and Planning Commission have requested these windows be permitted on Livingston Avenue. Businesses across the street in Columbus on Livingston have such windows, making it difficult for Bexley businesses to be competitive, he said. The commission also has been looking at the city auditor and finance director positions, a matter that is yet to be resolved. “We have found that most cities we have looked at, with a few exceptions, no longer have elected auditors,” Offenberg said. “Even if they do, most have a finance director that reports directly to the mayor and to city council.” Keyes said commission members compared Bexley’s charter See COMMISSION, page A6
Schottenstein honored by building industry ‘American Mayor’ to premiere Dec. 27 By TARA STUBBS-FIGURSKI ThisWeek Community Newspapers
A premiere for “American Mayor,” a documentary about the 2007 Bexley Mayoral race produced by the Columbusbased production company Overbites Pictures, LLC, will be held Dec. 27 at 8 p.m., 83 Gallery, 1038 N. High St. Admission is free and attendees may bring their own beverages. Donations are welcome and will be used to bring more motion picture productions to the central Ohio area.
The film’s director Travis Irvine, who recently ran for U.S. Congress in Ohio’s 12th District, will also attend the screening. “American Mayor” is also available for video on demand download through Independent Media Entertainment. The documentary was an official selection at the 2010 Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival and at DocuFest in Atlanta.
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Howard Schottenstein, Bexley resident and president of Markpoint Development, has been honored with the Building Industry Association of Central Ohio’s Irving E. Schottenstein Builder of the Year award. “We have been in business for over 30 years,” Schottenstein said of Markpoint Development. “ We have built condominiums both on the north and east side of town.” Development projects include the Ravines of McNaughten on McNaughten Road and Stoney Bluff condominiums in Lithopolis. Schottenstein founded Markpoint Development in 1980. The company works on
projects that include home remodeling and additions, commercial building remodeling and construction and custom home building and condominium construction. Schottenstein said he was surprised to receive the award. He graduated from Bexley City Schools and lived in Pickerington briefly after he was married. But he soon returned to Bexley, where he has lived the past 22 years. Schottenstein considered being a lawyer but soon followed in the footsteps of his family in the building industry. “I was in law school for one day, literally one day, it wasn’t for me,” he said. “I went into the family business with my uncles, dad
See AWARD, page A6 Howard Schottenstein
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Students remember armed forces during holidays By TARA STUBBS-FIGURSKI ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Students in Bexley City Schools are making the holiday a little brighter for members of the U.S. armed forces. War has personally touched the lives of students at Cassingham Elementary with the deployment of city council member Matt Lampke, a captain in the United States Army. He announced at the Nov. 9 Bexley City Council meeting that his reserve unit was being deployed and that he could be gone for as long as a year. “All we’re doing this holiday season is writing letters (and) making decorations for two members of the military that we know,” said Cassingham instructional aide Nancy MacLaughlin. In addition to Lampke, students have been writing letters to Benny Wright, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army and a 2002 Bexley High School graduate. “A few years ago we started trying to get in touch with any Bexley grads in the military,” she said. “Sometimes we have up to six to seven guys we know there at one time.”
In her letter fifth-grader Adanna Davis, right, wrote “Thank you for fighting to protect us." She is seen working on her letter with third-grader Donna Brown.
Students will write the Bexley alumni three to four times a year and make decorations — pumpkins for Halloween and Chanukah stars and Christmas trees in December — for the holidays, MacLaughlin said. MacLaughlin said Lampke’s daughter Madison is in kindergarten and daughter Megan is in second grade. Lampke spoke at the school’s Veterans Day cere-
mony the day before he left for Iraq. Cassingham asked Lampke to fly its U.S. flag at his base in Iraq. “I took 9-11 very personally and realized that could have been me or anyone I knew that got killed that day,” she said. “Anyone in Iraq or Afghanistan is there protecting me and everyone over here. We need to do something to show them they are appreciated.”
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Second-grade teacher Diana Pryor said her students are writing letters to Lampke and communicate with him via Skype every day at 10 a.m. Students are able to get in front of the camera and ask him questions. He gets to visit with Megan and Madison. “We are going to do letters and a care package for him,” Pryor said. “We talked about things like dice or cards. I said to them, ‘Think
about going camping with no ability to have electricity. What kind of things would you take to entertain yourself?’” Pryor said her students are very curious about life in Iraq. They want to know what the bathrooms are like, if the food tastes good, what Lampke’s room and uniform look like and how many bad guys has he caught. “They are really intrigued about those kinds of things,” she said. “ Lampke sends the students pictures from Iraq which Pryor posts on a bulletin board in the hall along with some of his e-mails. Students in Michele Clarke’s kindergarten class are making holiday decorations for the soldiers. There are a variety of things to choose from including some items that are not Christian based, she said. “They have the choice of making a Christmas tree, snow flake, a snow man,” she said. “We’re writing a short message on them and going to send them over to let him know we are thinking of them. We are making extras.” Students have always sent holiday decorations to soldiers, Clarke said but this year it is more meaningful because they are being sent to the father of a student. Students
know the person they are writing to and thinking about, she said. “We appreciate Mr. Lampke,” she said. “We have a picture of Mr. Lampke and his daughter there to remind us. It’s much more meaningful to them.” Fifth- and third-grade students at Maryland Elementary spent some time writing letters to recovering soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital, trying to cheer them up. Third-grade teacher Mindy Hall saw a positing on the Facebook encouraging people to send out an extra card. “What a great thing to do,” Hall said. “I gave them suggestions not to make it Christmas or Chanukah related… a happy, holiday, getwell … something cheerful.” Hall said the students produced about 25 letters that she will send to recovering soldiers. The thirdgrade students have a fifth-grade buddy they work with regularly. The two groups worked on the letter writing project together. Hall said sometimes the students play math games, read a science magazine or complete reading sheets. This project was more collaborative, she said, adding that the student with the neatest handwriting was encouraged to actually write the note.
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need a few younger people in there training to replace them. We’re really tapped out. We need to sell our story to the people. We would like to continue to provide the services we offer but it’s probably going to take some form of a tax increase. “ Harvey noted that the financial challenges facing the city are far from over. “The federal government is requiring cities now to go to larger, reflective street signs. It’s a mandate that we have to replace all of those,” he said. “I think we have four or five years. It’s not a big deal but every sign has to come out. That’s labor intensive. Then we have to buy new signs. We will have to replace every sign in the city and that’s not cheap. Because of EPA requirements, we will also
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Christmas 1910: Everyone enjoyed the Sunday holiday There was a nice blanket of snow across Columbus on Christmas morning in 1910. Almost everyone was able to enjoy the holiday because in this year, as was the case every seven years, Christmas fell on a Sunday. For many people, an extra day off from work was taken on Monday as well. But even for ED the people who didn’t do LENTZ this, a Christmas Sunday was a special day. The Columbus of 100 years ago was different in a number of ways from the sprawling capital city of 2010. For one thing, it had only about a quarter of the population it does today and those people took up a lot less space. The old “walking city” of the 19th century had given way to the “streetcar city” of 1910, but people still lived only a mile or two from where they worked, and most people worked in or near downtown Columbus. Downtown was where people came to shop and spend their leisure time as well. As the Christmas season approached, shopping became more and more centered on preparations for the holiday. In a time before supermarkets, that meant almost daily shopping at the public markets scattered around the city. Today we can visit North Market near the convention center and get some sense of what it must have been like to shop in those days. A local newspaper described North Market at Christmas time in 1910: “The North Market is a particularly attractive one just now … It is a clean and comfortable place with many stalls filled with appetizing edibles. “Here is one where the proprietor calls out cheerfully, ‘Right this way, folks; right this way for fancy apples.’ Another cries his cabbages and celery; another oranges, nuts and cranberries, in a wheedling, coaxing tone that is irresistible. “The hubbub made by all of these calls, by the quacking, clucking and crowing of the ducks, turkeys and chickens, and by the merry patrons, adds to the gayety and picturesqueness of the scene … An eager crowd surrounds the place where Christmas trees, wreaths and greens are for sale, and many a well-filled basket is topped with a holly garland.” But not every home and hearth had a fresh-cut Christmas tree. For more than a few families, something new was being tried: “Reports seem to indicate that that fewer large Christmas trees are being employed than formerly. This is due to the fact that the price of wood has advanced enormously within recent years and every tree cut down before it has gained its full growth means that the forest of the future has been denuded of a commercially valuable tree … As a result, there has been a tendency to substitute artificial trees for the old-fashioned Tannenbaum … “These artificial trees are made of soft iron wire. A piece of stout wire comprises the trunk and smaller wires are placed around the upright standard to represent the branches. The tree is then wrapped with paper colored so as to represent natural bark and to the bark is pasted strips of fringed paper to represent the green of the well-known Christmas tree. “While these trees are stout
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enough to support candles of various sizes, they’ll hardly do as yet to hold presents, but those who are employing them say they answer the purpose of the Tannenbaum very well.” This description is a reminder that Christmas was celebrated somewhat differently than it is today. In an age before widespread use of electric tree lights, lighting the tree was a careful exercise in every family. Some people lit their tree on Christmas Eve. Others waited until Christmas morning. But in either case, the ritual was the same. While father carefully lighted the tree’s candles, two other family members stood close by — one with a bucket of water and the other with a bucket of sand, ready to put out the flames if the tree caught fire. It was an unfortunately common occurrence in those days. The family enjoyed the lighted tree for a few minutes. Then the candles were extinguished and presents could be exchanged. Later in the day, family and friends would gather for a traditional Christmas dinner. For each family, that traditional dinner varied a bit, but usually included favorite dishes and specially prepared desserts and other comestibles. Most people enjoyed Christmas then as we do now — at home. Some were not so fortunate. But many, if not most of these people celebrated Christmas as well. The poor and destitute of the city received shelter and dinner from organizations like the Salvation Army. Other newer volunteer organizations like Charity Newsies solicited funds in the days before Christmas in order to provide clothing for children in need. Other people were confined to institutions of one sort or another for one reason or another. But even in these places, Christmas was celebrated. More than 1,600 prisoners and
400 guests at the Ohio Penitentiary in downtown Columbus enjoyed a special Christmas dinner and a musical variety show presented by 60 inmates of the prison. Employees of the State Institution for the Insane entertained the inmates of the asylum with a farce on the day after Christmas, titled, “The Persecuted Dutchman.” A local paper reported, “The characters will be in costume, electrical effects will be used and a full orchestra will stationed in the pit to render overtures between acts.” At the County Children’s Home, “there were two large trees loaded down with presents for the children. A great fireplace had been rigged up with a chimney big enough for a live Santa to come down it, and he came down in good form, with a bag of toys on his back.” And so it went at all of the major institutions in the city where the blind, the deaf, the aged and the infirm were all treated to a special day. Even the patrol barn of the Columbus Police Department had a celebration of sorts on a day when the police and their horses still had to work. “Christmas Neapolitan — a blending of maple cream, orange ice and vanilla glace; a combination of frozen desserts pretty to look at and very good to eat. A quart will make six good size portions. Per quart, 60 cents.” Of course, many people liked to make their own dessert. Here is one from a local paper. “Edinburgh Fog — Mix half a pint of cream with two tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar and whip to a thick froth. Stir in half a cupful of crumbled macaroons, flavor with vanilla to taste and serve very cold in individual dishes. If desired, garnish with blanched almonds just before sending this dessert to the table.” Happy Holidays.
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The Beat Arts, eats and fun in central Ohio By Jim Fischer • jfischer@thisweeknews.com Before The Beat takes a (in our opinion) well-deserved holiday break — a one-week hiatus for our Dec. 30 editions — we hit the Rewind button for a look back at arts and entertainment happenings during 2010. (This is a print-only hiatus — make sure to check the Arts &Entertainment section at www.ThisWeekNews.com for stuff next week.) As usual, this Year in Review offers up a couple of awards, some notable quotes and a recap of news and trends from the past year. Enjoy, and early good wishes to all of you for 2011 from The Beat.
Best Concert In a surprise move, we’re declaring a tie here. It’s always cool when a show gives you a greater insight into a band to which you’re just starting to come around. Such it was in July when we checked out The Gaslight Anthem at Lifestyle Communities Pavilion. We had a slightly-more-thancursory knowledge of the band before, and liked what we’d heard. In concert, the band was raucous and energetic, pumping out rock
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n’roll song after rock n’roll song. We’ve since immersed ourselves — our current fave is The Spirit of Jazz. And a Critic Crony added: “It was nice to discover some back catalog ditties that you like as much as the stuff of which you are aware. Also, to get introduced to some other artists (Chamberlain, the opener and the Lucero tune GA played) made it worth the price of the ticket.” But we were torn, and thus opted for the easy way out, in declaring a tie — naming the Kansas-with-Columbus Symphony Orchestra at Picnic with the Pops, also in July, co-“Best Concert.” Sure, it had been more than 20 years since we’d last seen one of our favorite bands, but this one was special because we attended with our then-12-year-old daughter — and it was her idea. Awesomeness.
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and one more and the next morning is not too good? We want to have a happy end to the Scorpions party and not leave after your inside said you stayed too long.” — Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker, on his band deciding to retire (Sadly, the band had to cancel its Columbus date, and may not pass these ways again.)
Honorable Mention “I’m a big fan of The Temptations.” — Otis Williams of the Temptations Williams also told us, when we asked what he was doing on the day we called, “Just layin’around watching double-oh-seven.”
“You know when you’re at a More quotes party and you think it’s time to Wow. The Beat had the opporleave but then you see a friend tunity to chat with some cool folks who tells you to stay for one more during 2010, and we came away and then you have still one more with a lot of good stuff. Thanks to them all. • “I believe you’re handed a certain fate but you create your own destiny.” — blues singer and cancer survivor Candye Kane
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• “We sound like the sum total of the music we listen to. I’m sure if you went through your record collection, there would be more than one kind of music in there.” — rocker Sarah Borges • “I hope I play well.” — trumpeter Lew Soloff, on his forthcoming date with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. We think he was kidding • “If you can’t sit down with an acoustic guitar and play it and have it make sense, then we’re probably not going to do it. A great melody, lyrics and chord structure make a song good, no matter what style it’s played in.” — Joe Greenetz, Sherwood • “It’s hard to put on makeup with a 2-year-old hanging around. In real life, I don’t get to wear makeup any more.” — jazz singer Jane Monheit • “The producer asked me if I was trying to make a record or get on the cover of Guitar magazine. I told him ‘Both, man!’” — Puddle of Mudd guitarist Paul Phillips • “I got so used to seeing myself green that I’d think I was clean, only to see pictures of myself later and I looked seasick.” — Julia Murney, former Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway, on washing • “Music is a message that communicates something and you can use technique to accomplish it.” — guitarist Andy McKee • “We’re maybe not as precise — perhaps the word is ‘good’ — as some other bands, but our shows are better.” — We Are Scientists bassist Chris Cain • “I figured I’d wired his house or something, but turns out he’d
seen me at an open mic.” — Matt “The Electrician” Sever, on a meeting at a restaurant that helped convince him to permanently adopt his moniker. • “For our first record, we saved up money enough to buy our buddy a couch for his recording studio for helping us out. Times have changed.” — Green River Ordinance bassist Geoff Ice • “It’s still predominantly female, which is a good thing. That’s how I met my wife.” — Isaac Hanson on his band’s fan base
News department • We’re going with the October arrival of new Columbus Symphony Orchestra music director Jean-Marie Zeitouni as the top story of 2010 in the arts. This is not just because Zeitouni, like The Beat, is a big hockey fan. (He’s French-Canadian, for crying out loud. What did you expect?) No, this is extra big because the CSO made news this year also because of a new shared services agreement with CAPA, part of a larger financial restructuring, the CSO’s second in the past two years. The orchestra needed some good news, and Zeitouni is it. He’s young (36), personable, attractive and he’s going to make Columbus his home. (Which means, he admitted, he’ll have to bone up on the Blue Jackets. But again, we digress.) He’s one of North America’s rising young conductors, he recognizes the challenges ahead and he loves this music. The CAPA agreement, along with the other budget and operational changes, allowed the CSO
to finish the 2009-2010 fiscal year with a balanced budget. Moving forward, there’s only so much more that can be done by CSO leadership — which we’ve not let off the hook in past writings — but the economy is what it is. This is ultimately a collective civic decision. What kind of a symphony orchestra does this region want? • ProMusica Chamber Orchestra announced in the spring that co-founder and music director Timothy Russell will step down — he’s not retiring, he told us — gradually over the next couple of seasons. A search to replace Russell is under way. This decision is big, too, as Russell is the only maestro that PMCO has known in its 30-plus-year history. • The concept of shared services also made news as the Columbus Blue Jackets sought ways to reduce operating losses. The team signed an agreement in May with Ohio State University to handle concert booking and day-to-day operations at Nationwide Arena, a measure the team hoped would save it $1-million annually. Both sides were very clear that this would not represent a conflict of interest. “Whenever a show plays, both buildings would be involved financially,” OSU vice president for administration and planning Xen Riggs told The Beat. • The Columbus Children’s Choir opened its 15th season. • Columbus blues legend Willie Pooch passed away in May. • Shadowbox Cabaret changed its name to Shadowbox Live, then later in the year announced the finalization of an agreement that will see the rock n’ roll-sketch comedy troupe move back to downtown Columbus. • The Bluestone opened in November in the former Bar of Modern Art space. ■ For this week’s food and wine news, visit www.ThisWeekNews.com/ foodandwine.
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Continued from page A1 and cousins.” Jim Hilz, BIA executive director, said the award is given annually to the builder who has done the most to maintain professional excellence and encourage home ownership. Schottenstein served as BIA president in 2006 and is a past winner of the BIA’s Baldy, Esper, Jones Award. “(Building) is a very difficult industry,” Hilz said. “The BIA gives the building industry a voice with the government entities and the public.” The BIA offers educational opportunities and a chance to network with others in the industry, Schottenstein said. As past president of the Bexley Area Chamber of Commerce, Schottenstein was named Bexley Citizen of the Year in 2000. In 2004, he won Bexley City Schools’ Friends of Education Award and
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is a longtime Charity Newsies volunteer. Greg Margulies, vice president of the Bexley Area Chamber of Commerce, said Schottenstein was chamber president for two years and served as chairman of the chamber’s Summerfest. “That was a really large project we did and are trying to bring back,” he said. “He just agreed to be on the board again. We are all excited to have Howard back.” Schottenstein also has been a board member of the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Community Center and the Columbus Jewish Federation. “I enjoy living here in Bexley,” he said. “It is a way of giving something back to the community. Doing things for others makes you feel real good. Another reason I do things is I want to set an example for my children as well. I hope they become active in the community.”
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COMMISSION Continued from page A1 to charters from other central Ohio communities similar to Bexley. He said typically the financial leader reports to the mayor or chief executive officer of the city. “The focus is definitely not to do away with the auditor position,” he said. “There is a strong reason to have an independent auditor function. The issue is our auditor doesn’t just audit … but appears to be doing financial strategy and planning functions that you see within the mayor’s office.” The commission is struggling with determining the right financial leadership duties, he said, adding commission members are still working through that issue. In comparing other communities around central Ohio, committee members also noticed that most cities have the authority to remove an elected official from office if that official has been convicted of a felony. The Bexley charter is silent on the issue. Another issue charter members would like to address is a
Correction Because of a reporting error, three names were incorrect in this story, which was published Dec. 16 edition of ThisWeek Bexley. Nancy Clark should have been identified as Janet Hall. The program director for young children is Christie Stover. The junior mentioned is Madeleine Livingston, not Madeline Evans.
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New Orleans is back. Hurricane Katrina could not damage the indomitable spirit of the residents of this remarkable city dedicated to the pleasures of music, food and good times. The city’s colorful past has influenced its architecture, its music and especially its food. From its founding by French Creoles almost 300 years ago to its Spanish, Yankee and African influences, the Big Easy is retains an Old World ambiance and a certain joie de vivre found nowhere else in America. Orleanians have elevated cooking and dining to a fine art. With celebrity chefs such as Emeril Lagasse, John Bech and Paul Prudhomme creating Creole masterpieces, it is little wonder that New Orleans is acclaimed as an international culinary capital. Louisiana cuisine takes on two distinct forms. Cajun cooking originates from the French Acadians who migrated from Nova Scotia in the 19th century. Robust, peppery and loaded with fat and flour, Cajun specialties include crawfish etoufee, andouille sausage and jambalaya. Creole cooking, on the other hand, is more urban and less spicy, created by people of mixed French, Spanish, Caribbean and
Mother’s could have the best homestyle cooking in the city, and is recognized by Zagat as the “Best Breakfast in New Orleans.” The laid-back Midtown diner, established in 1938, specializes in gumbo, po-boys, caramelized black ham, seafood and red beans and rice. According to its owner/chef Jerry Amato, “New Orleans is unique because it has an authentic regional orientation. All of us use the same basic ingredients – red fish, oysters, crawfish, red beans, rice and plantains. That makes New Orleans a whole lot different than, let’s say, New York or San Francisco.” (401 Poydras St., 504-523-9656) Arnaud’s, a French Quarter landmark since 1918, specializes in authentic hauteCreole cookery. According to maitre d’ Charles Abbyad, “We serve classic Creole food. No fusion. We use the same recipes that we have used for the past 90 years.” He recommends the Shrimp Arnaud, oyster stew and rack of lamb, Arnaud’s also has a distinguished wine cellar. (813 Bienville St., 504-523-5433)
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While most area teams are a quarter of the way through their schedules, the Hartley High School boys basketball team is just getting started. The Hawks opened last Wednesday against Cardington and play host to Ready today in their CCL opener. With the players from the football team having a week off before making the transition to basketball, coach Randy Kortokrax must find a way to
integrate those players with the ones who have been practicing for almost two months. The discrepancy in practice time could impact the decisions Kortokrax makes regarding his personnel, such as which players will play against a man-to-man defense and which ones work better against a zone defense. He also must determine which players are conditioned enough to run when an up-tempo offense is needed and which lineups will work best together. For Kortokrax, adding the football
players into the mix is “like starting over.” “We were on a roll for a while, then we added the new guys and we took a step back,” he said. “When you add new guys, especially somebody like (center) Jacob (Matuska), that’s a big adjustment. Some of the new guys are struggling a bit with their cardio and legs, so it’s been a tricky situation.” The fact that Kortokrax still is figuring out his player rotations doesn’t make for an ideal situation heading into the CCL opener. However, Ready, which reached a
Division III state semifinal last season, lost a lot of players to graduation and is going through a transition period itself. “It would be tougher if we were jumping into action against a more veteran team. You know Ready is still in the feeling-out stage as well,” Kortokrax said. “The good thing about us is that we do have a lot of veterans, and I hope that carries us.” The late start to the season also has forced Hartley to play a more compact schedule, meaning that it will have fewer practice days over the hol-
iday break. It will play its 10th game of the season Jan. 8 against Westerville Central, assuming there are no weather-related cancellations or postponements. The Hawks then will have five days off before playing Jan. 14 at Watterson. “I’m glad we’ll have some (practice) time after (the Westerville Central) game because we’re just kind of starting things on the fly right now,” Kortokrax said. See HAWKS, page B2
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During a week in which families spend time together and share life’s blessings, let’s find out what some of central Ohio’s premier high school athletes consider the best Christmas gift they have received. Abby Barker, Watterson field hockey: “The best Christmas gift I ever got was a trip to Colorado. We had LARRY so much fun skiing, relaxLARSON ing and hanging out together as a family. It was a time I will never forget.” Kellie Roudabush, Hilliard Bradley softball and basketball: “My favorite Christmas gift that I ever got was a bike when I was really little. It was something that I had always wanted and I finally received it.” William Rosler, Columbus Academy boys swimming: “My best Christmas gift came in 2001 when I got a Nintendo GameCube along with the game ‘Super Smash Brothers Melee.’ I spent the next 36 hours or so in the basement playing the game and only stopped for food.” Brian Sullivan, Upper Arlington boys basketball: “My favorite Christmas present was Nintendo 94. My brothers and I had asked for Nintendo 94 and we opened all of our presents but there was no Nintendo. Later in the day, my grandparents came with a box and inside was the cherished Nintendo 94. We were thrilled and played video games for the rest of the Christmas break.” Tiyona Marshall, Gahanna Lincoln softball and basketball: “My all-time favorite Christmas gift was my Easy Bake Oven. I would make brownies all Christmas vacation long for the whole family.” Kellie Carmendy, Olentangy Liberty girls diving: “I thought about my favorite gift for a while and I really don’t have one favorite Christmas present. Getting presents doesn’t mean that much to me. I am just happy to have my whole family together.” Cooper Staton, DeSales boys swimming: “My best Christmas gift ever was in 2005 when my sister, Carmen, and I discovered we would be having a new sibling. We got to tell all of our friends and family that weekend what was going to happen. Today, our youngest sister, Ellen, is 4 years old and puts a smile on everyone’s face every day.” Aisha Cavin, Hartley girls track: “My best-ever Christmas gift was my dog named Chase. We got him from Walhonding, Ohio, during the huge blizzard that left everyone without power, including the breeders. However, we drove three hours to get him and it was by far worth it and the best gift I could receive.” Wil Trapp, Gahanna Lincoln boys soccer: “It’s real easy for me. My favorite Christmas gift was a Ping-Pong table.”
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Kylee Soga of the Bexley High School girls basketball team has come up with a plan for opponents who try to faceguard her. The senior guard will force anyone who gets in her face to chase her around the court. “I’m known around the (MSL-Ohio Division) to be a shooter,” Soga said. “Newark Catholic and Granville pressured me and face-guarded me a lot more than teams have in the past. I’ve been working on running around more and making the girl who’s guarding me work, because it gets really, really annoying to have someone literally in your face.” That kind of personal attention is a compliment for Soga. The last two seasons, opponents have been concerned primarily with stopping 2009 graduate Ashley Dennis and 2010 graduate Lily Watson. In a 52-43 win over Lakewood last Saturday, coach Jim Strode said Bexley showed the offensive balance it hopes to have throughout this season. Junior guard Bailey Breese scored 11 of her 17 points from the foul line, and Soga (15) and senior Jelicia Shelton (12) also scored in double figures. Through six games, Soga was averaging 15 points and Shelton was averaging 12. Soga had made nine of the Lions’ 16 3pointers. In a 46-41 loss to Heath on Dec. 2, Shelton was held to one point but Soga scored 16 and Breese and senior center Amubie Sam Agwor both scored nine. In 43-34 victory over Whitehall two days later, Soga didn’t play but Shelton had 17 points and Breese scored a season-high 12. By Paul Vernon/ThisWeek “This year we have a couple more players scoring than the Bexley’s Jon Primes shoots over Whitehall defender Jordan Page during the first quarter of their MSL-Ohio Division game Dec. 16. The visiting Lions won 46-38 as Primes scored 15 points. Bexley past couple of years,” Strode returns to action Wednesday at Circleville. said. “Jelicia and Kylee have re-
At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Bexley boys basketball, girls basketball, swimming and diving, and wrestling teams: BOYS BASKETBALL *Dec. 16 — Defeated Whitehall 46-38. Jon Primes scored 15 points and Evan Porter scored 12. The Lions outscored the Rams 26-13 in the first half. *Last Tuesday — Played Granville Wednesday — At Circleville. The Lions won 70-49 last season. Of note: The Lions were 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the MSL-Ohio before last Tuesday. GIRLS BASKETBALL *Dec. 14 — Def. Newark Catholic 54-43. Jelicia Shelton scored 22 points and Kylee Soga scored 16. *Last Saturday — Def. Lakewood 52-43. Bailey Breese scored 17 points, Soga scored 15 and Shelton scored 12. Last Tuesday — Played Buckeye Valley Last Wednesday — Played Beechcroft Dec. 30 — At Washington Court House. The Lions won 46-42 in overtime last season. *Jan. 4 — Home vs. Licking Valley. The Lions split with the Panthers last season, winning 39-34 and losing 46-30. Of note: The Lions were 3-3 overall before last Tuesday and are 3-2 in the MSL-Ohio. SWIMMING & DIVING Last Friday — Boys: Lost to Grove City 111-58; Girls: Lost to Grove City 85-83 Jan. 7 — Grandview at Columbus Aquatic Center WRESTLING Last Tuesday — Competed against Columbus South, Harvest Prep and Whetstone Wednesday-Dec. 30 — Ready Winter Classic *MSL-Ohio contest
ally stepped up their games this season. “When teams try to shut one of them down, it opens up things not only for the other, but for the rest of the girls on the team.” Last season, Bexley made 30 percent of its field goals, averaged 37.4 points and topped the 55-point mark only twice. See LIONS, page B2
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Hockey team, foe pay tribute to Gregory By SCOTT HENNEN ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Two area high school hockey teams came together as one last Friday to honor a fallen teammate and friend. Dominic Gregory, a 15-year-old sophomore at St. Charles Preparatory School and member of the Cardinals’ junior varsity team, died Oct. 13 and was honored in a pregame ceremony at the Dispatch Ice Haus before a Capital Hockey Conference contest between St. Charles and Thomas Worthington. Both teams wore a sticker with the No. 17 — Gregory’s jersey number — on their helmets. “We’ve been talking about it and the pregame ceremony was nice and it was a See LARSON, page B2 way for us to have some closure,”
St. Charles coach Art Roehrenbeck said. “That was a class act what Thomas Worthington did with wanting to be a part of this and wearing stickers on their helmets. It shows that regardless of the opposition, we are forming bonds that will last a lifetime.” Thomas coach Don Harper said the loss was not just felt by the St. Charles hockey family, but by the area hockey community as well. “Hockey is a fraternity. When you’re on the ice, you can battle it out, but even if you lose a kid from another team, it’s like a loss to your team,” Harper said. “BeBy Adam Cairns/ThisWeek cause of that, the kids sent flowers and cards to the family and got stickers to wear Members of the St. Charles hockey team wore a sticker with the No. 17 on the on our helmets to honor Dominic.” back of their helmets to memorialize teammate Dominic Gregory, a 15-year-old sophomore who died on Oct. 13. Thomas Worthington, St. Charles’ opponent last
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In their last eight games of last season, the Lions’ scoring average dropped to 31.3. To encourage players to work on their shooting during the offseason, Strode started the 15,000-basket club. Players were expected to track how many shots they made over the summer. According to Strode, Shelton and eighth-grader Elise Torrence were the only players to surpass the 15,000-basket mark. Strode said the offseason shooting has made a difference in Shelton’s game. The senior has gone from averaging 4.1 points last season to 12 through six games this season. She had 22 points and 15 rebounds in a 54-43 victory over Newark Catholic on Dec. 14. Although Soga spent part of the summer preparing for volleyball, she and her brother, Dylan, an eighth-grader at Bexley Middle School, would go to the gym and work on their shooting. “The offseason work helps me go from one sport to the other,” Soga said. Last season, Soga averaged 8.8 points, shot 25 percent from the field and made 18 percent of her 3-point attempts. This season she has been working on finding other ways to help the team other than shooting from behind the 3-point line. Last season, Soga never scored 10 or more points without hitting a 3-pointer. Against Newark Catholic’s tight perimeter defense, she scored 16 points by going inside and drawing fouls. She made all six of her free-throw attempts. The win over the Green Wave was Bexley’s first since the 2007-08 season, Soga’s freshman year. That season, the
The teams played to a 3-all tie, with St. Charles scoring the tying goal with seven-tenths of a second remaining to send the game into overtime. Graham Dolven scored the tying goal, redirecting a slap shot by Eric Cooke past Thomas goaltender Jonathan Highley. “We have been playing well together, but we didn’t do that (last Friday),” said Roehrenbeck, whose team defeated Worthington Kilbourne 10-0 last Sunday to improve to 7-5-1 overall and 1-0-1 in the CHC. “When push came to shove, Thomas did a good job of neutralizing our offense and they were able to do that with more guys on the forecheck. We have some pretty fast guys and they were slowing us down.” Daniel Schirtzinger scored his first varsity goal for St. Charles and Cooke had the team’s other goal. “We can’t take any opponent By Paul Vernon/ThisWeek for granted in the league and Bexley’s Ethan Knisley splits Whitehall’s Denzel Smith (left) and this shows that, especially in league play,” Roehrenbeck said. Allen Ritchie en route to a layup. “Thomas worked hard and had Lions beat Newark Catholic 45- Shawn Straub said. “I think we a good forecheck.” 44 and 63-60 on their way to could be ripe for a championship the league championship. there. We have several strong “That was an amazing feel- kids, but we can’t have a letdown ing,” Soga said of the Dec. 14 or a breakdown (at Ready).” win over Newark Catholic. “We •Senior Sam Urell was one of Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the St. Charles basjust defeated one of our biggest two field hockey players in Ohio ketball, bowling, hockey, swimming and rivals. I couldn’t sleep afterwards to be named to the National Field wrestling teams: because I was so excited.” Hockey Coaches Association All BOYS BASKETBALL •After competing in a quad Region Team. Dec. 11 — Defeated Groveport 41match with Columbus South, Urell, who scored 21 goals 31. Dane McLoughlin scored 17 points Joe Spahr scored eight. Harvest Prep and Whetstone last and had 10 assists this past sea- and Last Tuesday — Played Eastmoor AcadTuesday, the wrestling team has son and was named first-team emy nine days to get ready for the all-state, is the first player dur- Last Wednesday — Played Columbus Ready Winter Classic, which ing coach Kara Hardesty’s eight- West will be held on Wednesday and year tenure to make the all-re- *Monday — At Hartley in CCL opener Dec. 30 — At Hilliard Bradley Dec. 30. gion team. Of note: The Cardinals were 2-0 over“We’re going to be spending all before last Tuesday. *CCL game our time trying to become bet- pbatterson@thisweeknews.com BOWLING ter takedown artists,” coach www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
HAWKS Continued from page B1 •The wrestling team also had many of its members take a week off after football before making the transition. The Hawks opened last Wednesday with a tri-match against Amanda-Clearcreek and Licking Heights. They will then compete in the Marion Harding Classic on Wednesday and Dec. 30, with as many as 25 teams expected to participate. “Our guys are very mature and experienced, so it’s not like we’re throwing a lot of newcomers in the lineup for Marion,” coach Kevin Petrella said. “My main concern is making sure we’re in good enough shape. We’re working toward it, but we won’t be in our best shape there.” Drake Jones (152 pounds) might miss the Marion Harding Classic with a minor hamstring strain. Petrella said Jones is healthy enough to wrestle now if needed, but that he wants to make sure Jones is 100 percent before inserting him into the lineup. Among the wrestlers Petrella expects to fare well at Marion are Dominique Scott (103/112), Brian Grimes (130), Jarrod Zang (171), Napoleon Bell (189) and Evan Jackson (215). Going from football to wrestling after a prolonged fall season isn’t typically an easy transition, but Petrella said the wrestlers who played football are handling it well. In fact, he thinks the confidence those wrestlers gained from winning the state title in football could carry over to
At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Hartley boys basketball, girls basketball, boys and girls bowling, boys and girls swimming and diving, and wrestling teams: BOYS BASKETBALL Last Wednesday — Played Cardington in opener *Today — Home vs. Ready *Monday — Home vs. St. Charles Wednesday — At Grandview for Bobcat Holiday Classic vs. Northridge (6 p.m.) Dec. 30 — At Grandview for Bobcat Holiday Classic vs. Grandview or Wellington in consolation (6 p.m.) or championship (8 p.m.) *Jan. 7 — At DeSales Jan. 8 — At Westerville Central *CCL game GIRLS BASKETBALL Last Saturday — Game against Ready postponed. Makeup date has not been announced. Today — At Zanesville Maysville Wednesday — At Centerburg for Shelley Whited Holiday Classic vs. Centerburg (7:45 p.m.) Dec. 30 — At Centerburg for Shelley Whited Holiday Classic vs. DeSales or Olentangy Orange in consolation (6 p.m.) or championship (7:45 p.m.) *Jan. 5 — Home vs. DeSales *Jan. 8 — Home vs. Watterson Of note: The Hawks are 4-1 overall. *CCL game
wrestling. “Their mentality has been great, and it’s been great for them to come in with a winning attitude,” Petrella said. “We’ve been working hard on catching up. The guys know what it takes to be successful.” After Marion, Hartley won’t compete again until a tri-meet with St. Charles and West Jefferson on Jan. 6. Petrella thinks the late start to the season and a light early schedule could help the Hawks. “I think the guys will be fresher because they haven’t
LARSON Continued from page B1 Chris Uhle, Olentangy Liberty pole vault: “My favorite Christmas gift was a Fisher Price easel I got when I was 4 years old. It also came with a letter from Santa that said to use it for coloring with my crayons instead of using my uncle’s couch, and if I ever did that again I would be getting coal for Christmas.” As for me, the most memorable gift was given to me by my late wife, Jeanne, who took me
practiced much and we don’t have a ton of competitions until later,” Petrella said. “We have some guys with some nagging injuries, and we might rest them until (Jan. 6). We just want to make sure everybody is good and ready to go.”
St. Charles has been led by senior forward Tyler Brady, who had scored 17 goals through 13 games. “Tyler Brady has been playing in summer leagues, 3-on-3 leagues,” Roehrenbeck said. “He has hit the weight room and has been on the ice as much
as he possibly could and it has shown. “Tyler is good at staying on the puck. He’s good at puck protections in the corner. Because he hit the weights, kids can’t knock him off the puck.” shennen@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
At a glance and Josh Bruggeman had a 326 series. *Dec. 14 — Def. Ready 1,968-1,706. Cianflona was medalist with a 457 series. *Jan. 4 — Beechcroft at HP Lanes *COHSBC-Central match HOCKEY Dec. 9 — Lost to Dublin Jerome 5-4 in opening-round of Dublin’s Adam Allgeyer Memorial Tournament. Tyler Brady scored three goals and Ryan Cleary scored one. Richard Griffin had 40 saves. Dec. 10 — Lost to Solon 5-2 in Allgeyer Memorial Tournament. Brady and Julian Lacasse scored and Teo Juratovac had 24 saves. Dec. 11 — Def. Olentangy Liberty 43 in Allgeyer Memorial Tournament. Brady scored two goals and Cleary and Lacasse each scored one. Griffin had 46 saves. *Last Friday — Tied Thomas Worthington at 3 in CHC opener *Last Sunday — Def. Worthington Kilbourne 10-0. Travis and Russell both scored two goals. Brady, Griffin, Eric Cooke, Connor Organ, Daniel Schirtzinger and Jake Wade each had one goal apiece and Juratovac made 10 saves.
Monday — Oxford Talawanda at Oxford Goggin Arena *Dec. 31 — Cincinnati Moeller at Dispatch Ice Haus Of note: The Cardinals are 7-5-1 overall and 1-0-1 in the CHC. *Capital Hockey Conference game SWIMMING Dec. 10 — Lost to Hunting Valley University School 104-66 Dec. 11 — Finished fourth (239) at Ned Reeb Invitational at Ohio State behind champion Upper Arlington (407) as 46 teams scored Last Friday — Finished fifth (209) at Big 8 Invitational at Canton behind champion Hunting Valley University School (460) Last Saturday — Finished first (312) at 25-team Grandview Yule at the Pool ahead of runner-up Grove City (209) Jan. 7 — At Upper Arlington with Watterson WRESTLING Dec. 11 — Finished sixth (90) at eightteam Rocks Winter Classic at Dublin Coffman behind champion Coffman (205). Ryan Sanders won at 215 pounds. Tuesday-Wednesday — Marion Harding Invitational Jan. 6 — Hartley Quad
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BOWLING *Dec. 13 — Boys: Defeated Brookhaven 2,241-2,004; Girls: Def. Brookhaven 1,721-1,403 *Dec. 15 — Boys: Def. Columbus West 2,314-1,602; Girls: Def. Columbus West 1,634-1,379 Last Friday — Boys: Def. Pickerington North 2,190-1,772 *Jan. 3 — Northland at Sequoia Lanes *Jan. 7 — Columbus Academy at Eastland Lanes Of note: The boys are 5-0 overall and 4-0 in the COHSBC-Central Division and the girls are 3-0 overall and 3-0 in the COHSBC-Central. *COHSBC-Central match SWIMMING & DIVING Last Friday — Boys: Finished 15th (13 points) behind champion St. Charles (312) at Grandview Yule at the Pool; Girls: Finished 19th (11) at Yule at the Pool behind champion Pickerington Central (165). Only divers competed for the Hawks. Jan. 7 — Girls: At CSG Jan. 8 — DeSales at North YMCA WRESTLING Last Wednesday — Competed against Amanda-Clearcreek and Licking Heights in opener Wednesday — Marion Harding Classic *Jan. 6 — Home vs. St. Charles *Jan. 8 — At Olentangy Liberty *CCL match
*Dec. 7 — Def. Columbus Academy 1,932-1,472 in opener for both season and COHSBC-Central Division. Zak Stephenson was medalist with a 388 series and a 208 game. Tom Cianflona had a 323 series. *Dec. 8 — Match with DeSales canceled because the Stallions do not have a program *Dec. 9 — Def. Northland 2,1451,797. Cianflona was medalist with a 481 series with games of 264 and 217. Stephenson scored a 376 series, Dan Stickel had a 354 series
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St. Charles’ Graham Dolven (49) skates past Thomas Worthington’s Graham Nadler during their game last Friday at the Dispatch Ice Haus. The teams played to a 3-all tie.
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