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Pataskala to adjust clerk salaries upward Three-year process intended to equalize wages compared to similar communities By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The city of Pataskala is beginning what the administration expects will be a three-year process: to equalize the pay of four employees who, most council members believe, are being significantly underpaid compared to similar central Ohio communities.
“The concept in a nutshell is, when you compare the low, medium and high ranges of salaries for like positions in central Ohio, these four jobs were on the low level,” Mayor Steve Butcher said. “Council said it wanted to raise the jobs to the low average area, but that it did not want to do it in one year. Basically, they recognized these four employees were grossly underpaid, but
the city did not have the financial ability to fix it one year.” The affected positions are the city’s public-services director and the clerks for city council, the mayor’s court and the police department. Currently, the service director earns a base pay of $54,690 plus the usual benefits; the council clerk earns $27,400; the mayor’s-court clerk earns $33,260; and
the police department’s clerk earns $25,130. Under the 2011 budget approved earlier this month, each of those positions would receive raises of 4 percent to 11 percent. The funds for the raises were included as part of the total budget. Council member Bryan Lenzo had asked council to separate those raises from the budget resolution, ar-
guing that council had addressed the issue in July and voted unanimously not to address the salary imbalance. “Back in July, council unanimously voted down the same request, and our budget situation since July has not improved,” Lenzo said. “I don’t see any reason to increase expenses in DeSee SALARIES, page A2
8 Licking Heights teachers certified by national board By LISA AURAND ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Eight Licking Heights schools are listed among the top tier of teaching professionals in the United States. The teachers were named national board-certified teachers Dec. 15 by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. They are the first NBCT in Licking Heights. Only about 3 percent of U.S. teachers are board-certified, according to information from the NBPTS. Fewer than 3,300 board-certified teachers are employed in Ohio’s more than 600 school districts. Eighteen Licking Heights teachers participated in a district-sponsored graduate school cohort last year through National University, where they prepared four work portfolios, complete with example lesson plans and
Teachers Vicki Willet (LH West) Lin Maeder (LH West) Mandy Rubino (LH South) Galen Kendrick (LH South) Brooke Hoskinson (LH South) Jamie Bowsher (LH Central) Cathy Satterwhite (LH High) Nathan Clark (LH High).
student work, videos of their instruction and reflective writing. The one-year application process takes up to 300 hours outside the workday. Superintendent Thomas Tucker said about only one third of teachers are granted certification after one application. With eight teachers accepted on their first try, the district’s acceptance rate is above average, he said. See TEACHERS, page A2
Report: Etna’s JEDZ revenues up 13 percent over 2009 By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers
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Watkins Memorial High School girls basketball teammates Kim Coyle (left) and Lou Nickel greet each other fist to fist during team introductions at host Olentangy Orange High School on Dec. 21. The Warriors lost 67-28 to fall to 0-7 overall and 0-5 in the OCC-Capital Division. The squad returns to action Wednesday and Thursday at the Lakewood Holiday Tournament.
The Etna Township trustees have received the annual report for the joint economic-development zone established for the ProLogis Industrial Park and the city of Newark in 2006. The JEDZ is one of three such joint economic-development agreements in Licking County, all three of which are in Etna Township and Pataskala, and is the only one that currently has tenants producing revenue. Total net funds received in 2010 thus far amount to more than $175,000, the bulk of which is shared between the township and the Southwest Licking Local School District. Collections in 2010 are up by 13 percent over
2009, according to the report. “These are good numbers,” said Dick Knapp, former township trustee and member of the JEDZ board. “Our JEDZ has been profitable for our township since its inception. With the economic situation in our country, let Dick Knapp alone the state, our industrial park continues to grow.” Under the JEDZ, local governments such as townships that do not collect an income taxing may enter agreements with jurisdictions that have income taxes, such as cities, and apply the tax See JEDZ, page A2
Watkins student graduates half year late following snafu By LISA AURAND ThisWeek Community Newspapers
One Watkins Memorial High School student graduated a few months later than the rest of his class — and with a half credit less. The Southwest Licking Board of Education voted 5-0 on Dec. 16 to allow Nicholas Summers of Kirkersville to graduate, despite being a half a credit shy of the
graduation requirements. Watkins principal Ben Richards said the half credit that Summers was missing an elective credit and that it was not his fault. “This student was told all last year that all he had to do to graduate was pass the (Ohio Graduation Test),” Richards said. Superintendent Forest Yocum said the mistake was made sometime earlier in high school.
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“It was no fault of the student’s. … He successfully completed all seven subjects that he was involved in and passed every one of those seven. You can’t take a fuller load than that,” Yocum said. Summers, 19, told ThisWeek he would have remedied the situation had he been aware that he was short on credits. “I would have went to summer school if I had known,” said Sum-
mers, who was alerted about 36 hours before the board meeting that he couldn’t get his diploma without board approval. Summers didn’t pass the OGT in time for graduation with the rest of his class of 2010, but he kept studying and took the test again over the summer. “Honestly, it’s unusual for students to have the perseverance to continue working,” Richards said.
“Very often, students in that same situation would go, ‘I’m just done with it.’” The error wasn’t realized until after Summers learned that he had passed the OGT. “As we were in the process of examining everything, … it was discovered that he was half a credit short,” Yocum said. Richards said Watkins staff members are examining the
process to discover where the error was made and to ensure that the error isn’t repeated. Richards recommended that the board waive the district’s regular graduation requirements and approve Summers’ graduation. “He has met all the Ohio graduation requirements. Very frankly, this mistake is on us,” he said. See GRADUATE, page A2 Sally (left) is one of the homeless pets still waiting to be adopted from the Second Chance Humane Society. Her shelter mate, Daisy, was featured in the October video at www.ThisWeekNEWS.com and is also waiting to be adopted. For more information on adopting one of the dogs, visit www.secondchancehs.com or call (740) 967-3700.
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SALARIES Continued from page A1 cember. There is no question that these employees are being paid below market for their position. They go above and beyond, and no one disputes that. “My issue is whether our financial situation allows it,” he said. “I would not have been opposed to a 2-percent or 3-percent increase, but we are in the process of negotiation our union contracts with FOP and our skilled-service workers, and that is going to have an impact on how we pay all our staff. If we have 2-percent increases there, that has an impact on the rest of our unclassified staff.” Council member Dan Hayes said he was comfortable voting for the raises this year but that he wouldn’t commit to future raises. “I took issue with the way the city is describing this threeyear salary correction because we voted only on an annual salary,” Hayes said. “For 2011, this is not out of line because none of these folks have had a cost-of-living increase for at least three years. But I’m not tying my hands (for next year’s budget). Administration has a plan (to increase the salaries over a three-year period), and that’s good, but it does not mean that that will be council’s plan.” Council member Bernard Brush said the issue of low salaries for the clerks and service director has been on council’s radar for several years. “We made a compromise,” Brush said. “The idea was, it’s a tight budget no matter what, but you want to let your employees know they’re worthwhile and you’re concerned with them. We tried to address those employees whose salaries are more out of sync than others, and we’ve spread it over a threeyear period. The attempt is to get them close to a minimum target.” City finance director Jason Carr said the salary comparisons are based on a 2009 regional salary review prepared by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, using 2008 salary data. Butcher said the MORPC study was incomplete because it examined only nominal pay and did not include such benefits as health insurance and retirement. “Wage comparison is not a perfect science,” Butcher said. “Some members of council say we are not comparing all the variables (that make up total compensation) — life insurance, health insurance, retirement — all those things. You can also have positions that sound the same but do not actually match up. The person might be doing more than the average position, or they might not have as much responsibility as someone whose job title is similar. You might be paying them more than someone in another jurisdiction. You might be paying them less if you take into account what their duties are.” Hayes said he was leery of using only municipal comparisons, calling the reasoning circular. “There is no question that these employees are underpaid,” Hayes said. “But comparing them to other cities, I don’t like to look at other governments as the benchmark of responsibility. It does nothing but spiral out of control, in my opinion. If we start looking at Worthington, and then they look at us, I think we should look at private industry to see what is appropriate.” For the 2011 budget, the public-services director will see a pay increase of about $6,000, to more than $60,000, or about 11 percent. The council clerk’s base pay will increase by about $3,200, or 11.75 percent, to about $30,600. The mayor’s-court clerk will see a 4.2-percent raise of about $1,390, to about $34,650. The police clerk will see a 5.5-percent raise of about $1,370, to about $26,500. If the full plan is implemented, after three years the public-services director would be paid about $73,200, the council clerk about $35,780, the mayor’s-court clerk about $40,890 and the police clerk about $28,300.
TEACHERS Continued from page A1 “That also speaks volumes about the quality of the individuals,” Tucker said. The certification is a sign of the teachers’ expertise, he said. “It’s important in that it demonstrates that our teachers have a mastery of knowledge of pertinent subject matter,” Tucker said. “The more knowledgeable and the better educated our teachers are, that’s going to pay dividends in the classroom.” The following teachers were awarded certification: Vicki Willet (LH West), Lin Maeder (LH West), Mandy Rubino (LH South), Galen Kendrick (LH South), Brooke Hoskinson (LH South), Jamie Bowsher (LH Central), Cathy Satterwhite (LH High) and Nathan Clark (LH High). The district will host a celebratory breakfast for the teachers and their spouses at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 14 in the high school library. Tucker thanked those involved in the teachers’ accreditation. “It’s a community effort,” he said. “Special thanks go the dedication of those teachers and their families because these teachers took quite a bit of time away from their families to complete this endeavor and to the administration and students
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Health Stork Tour, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, at Licking Memorial Hospital, 1320 W. Main St. Expectant parents and those planning a pregnancy are invited to take a guided tour of the maternity floor. To register, call (740) 348-4346. Childbirth Education Class, 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 3 and 10, at Licking Memorial Hospital, 1320 W. Main St. A childbirth educator will teach the class. Expectant mothers should bring a support partner, two pillows and a blanket. Cost is $55 per couple. To register, call (740) 348-4346 or e-mail firstimpressions@LMHealth.org. Breastfeeding Basics Class, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, in Conference Rooms A and B of Licking Memorial Hospital, 1320 W. Main St. Learn the basics of breastfeeding. A certified lactation consultant will be available for questions. Cost is $20. To register, call (740) 348-4346 or e-mail firstimpressions@LMHealth.org. Sibling Preparation Class, 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, in the first floor conference room at Licking Memorial Hospital, 1320 W. Main St. The class will teach children ages 3 to 6 how to be big brothers or big sisters. It will include discussion about a baby’s appearance and what to expect when visiting mom and the new baby. The cost is $10 per family.
Meetings Licking Heights Athletic Boosters meet at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month at Licking Heights High School, 4000 Mink St. Nar-Anon Family Group, 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 80 Granville St. Nar-Anon Family Group is a companion, but separate program, to Narcotics Anonymous. Meetings are open to family and friends of people who are using drugs. For more information, call Susan at (740) 344-5963. Moundbuilders Toastmasters Club, 7 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of the month in room 71 of Hopewell Hall at the OSU Newark Campus. Call (740) 361-8727 or visit the Web site at www.lectern.us. Land of Legend Woodcarvers Club, 5 p.m. workshop, 7 p.m. meeting the first Tuesday of each month at the First Baptist Church of Newark, 1000 Granville Road. Call Harry Limings at (740) 967-0660 for information.
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‘No Nog’ race at the Works The Works: Museum of History, Art and Technology will celebrate No Nog Nationals from noon to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 29. The annual event hosted by National Trail Raceway is free to Works members; non-members pay only the general admission. No Nog Nationals is a chance for children to create a race car using pieces of K’NEX in the Works’ Go Lab! When the cars are finished, they take them to the track to compete against the others. First-, second- and third-place trophies will be awarded. For more information, call (740) 349-9277 or visit www.attheworks.org.
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Continued from page A1 “Honestly, if we had pointed that out last year, we would have had some other options, but at this point in time, we have no other options.” The board approved Summers’ graduation with the caveat that its action should not be used as a precedent to allow future students to graduate without meeting the requirements. Summers’ family was pleased with the outcome. “If the board meeting didn’t go the way we wanted it to, we would have taken it further, but it went the way we wanted it to,” he said. Board members congratulated Summers on his perseverance. “I appreciate that you would work so hard to pass your OGTs after already graduating,” board member Cindy Zaino said. Summers is looking for a job in law or criminology, he said. “Now that I have my diploma, I’m going to work,” he said. “I couldn’t get a decent job without a diploma.”
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Continued from page A1 to designated areas. The Newark income-tax rate is 1.75 percent of wages and net profits on business. Total payroll in the JEDZ is about $8 million, Newark tax administrator Barb Jobes said. The funds then may be used for various purposes, including maintaining the road and other infrastructure at the site and distributing the income-tax revenues to the participating entities. The term of the agreement is 30 years. Revenues from the JEDZ are distributed as follows: 20 percent to an improvements fund that pays for roadways and infrastructure at the JEDZ property, 30 percent to Etna Township, 30 percent to Southwest Licking schools, 10 percent to the city of Newark, 5 percent to Licking County, 4.5 percent to the Newark Income Tax Department for administering the JEDZ and 0.5 percent to Career & Technology Education Centers. Newark treasurer Jeff Hall estimated that the JEDZ is about two-thirds developed, with vacant land still available. “It will increase each year, both because of new tenants and growth in sales of the current tenants,” Hall said. The city of Newark pays its JEDZ revenue into its general fund, Hall said. Etna Township earmarks its JEDZ revenue for special purposes. “The township trustees earmarked the money we received and put it to a new plow truck,” Knapp said. “I think it came in at around $80,000, which is money that did not have to come out of the regular township budget.” Knapp said the 20 percent of the JEDZ revenue held in the improvements fund also saves the township money. “We had to do some paving in that zone, and the JEDZ paid for that, so the township did not have to allocate that money from our road-and-bridge funds,” Knapp said. “Our JEDZ is performing well for the township, and the residents should be proud of themselves for understanding that it is valuable to us and approving it.”
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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 the people who didn’t do 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 one of the several 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 wellfilled 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 ED been a tendency to subLENTZ stitute 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 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 precious 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 people 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. Wagonmen Sells and Smith topped off a nice dinner with a plum pudding they had prepared especially for Christmas. Other popular desserts after a large Christmas dinner included various cakes, pies and ice creams. Some of the more elaborate ice cream creations available for sale in town included: “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.” “Santa Claus Ice Cream — Nothing pleases the children more or makes a prettier showing on a Christmas table than Santa Claus molded in ice cream. These are individual portions and made to your order. Per dozen, $2.” 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 finely 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. Ed Lentz writes a history column for ThisWeek.
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Dayton Chaminade Julienne High School girls basketball coach Duane Williams has no qualms about bringing a younger team back to the KeyBank Holiday Classic at Pickerington High School North. “We can go to Pickerington and not win a game and still get better,” he said. Last year, Williams accompanied a far more experienced team to North, where the then-undefeated Eagles dropped their opening game before re-
grouping to win their next two to place fifth. They didn’t lose again until reachAt a glance ing a Division II state semifinal and •What: KeyBank Holiday Classic finished 29-2. •Where: Pickerington High School North Chaminade Julienne, which now •When: Tuesday through Dec. 30 starts three juniors and a pair of soph•Participants: Dayton Chaminade Julienne, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, Murfreesboro omores, is the only squad in this year’s (Tenn.) Blackman, Lebanon (Ky.) Marion Couneight-team field that participated in the ty, Pickerington North, Pittsburgh Mt. event last season, aside from North. Lebanon, Twinsburg and Warrensville Heights The host Panthers are the defending •Tickets: Daily wristbands are priced at $8 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. champions after defeating Louisville (Ky.) DuPont Manual 56-46 in last year’s final to win their home tourna- vantage is no guarantee of success. In ment for the first time since 2003. between titles, the Panthers twice had Still, even holding home-court ad- to settle for being runners-up and post-
ed four fourth-place finishes, including 2008. This is the 25th year North coach Dave Butcher has organized what has become one of the nation’s premier tournaments. It began as a four-team event at the school now known as Pickerington Central in 1986. It has featured future WNBA stars such as Sue Bird and Logan native Katie Smith in addition to a slew of nationally-ranked teams, including Pickerington’s USA Today national championship squad in 1998-99. “We’ve only won maybe half of the
tournaments since we started it,” Butcher said. “It’s not easy. You see a lot of different styles, and it’s about making quick adjustments. Playing three games in three days is pretty tough, too. To win it, you have to be the team that can hang the longest.” Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, Twinsburg and Warrensville Heights are the other in-state participants. The field is rounded out by Lebanon (Ky.) Marion County, Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Blackman and Pittsburgh Mt. Lebanon, See CLASSIC, page A6
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Athletes reveal favorite yule gifts 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. A b b y Barker, Watterson field hockey: “The best Christmas gift I ever got was a trip to Colorado. LARRY We had so much fun skiLARSON ing, relaxing 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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Mallory Warrington of Watkins Memorial grabs a rebound away from Olentangy Orange’s Kelsey Lewis during the visiting Warriors’ 102-39 loss last Tuesday.
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Losses frustrate Hornets girls By KURTIS ADAMS
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The mother of a Licking Heights High School girls basketball player spent the final minutes of last Tuesday’s 36-33 loss at Whitehall pacing in a distant corner of the gymnasium. She occasionally peaked over the bleachers, but for the most part seemed to be resisting the urge to watch. It’s been that kind of season for the Hornets, who had dropped five games by seven or fewer points before playing Grove City last Thursday. “It’s definitely frustrating when you can’t finish,” coach Alison Pence said. “We just have to hang in there and be strong. It’ll come. We’re a very young team and it’s showing at the end of games.” Alex Sandy, who is playing for the first time since her freshman year and is one of only two seniors, scored on a putback to give the Hornets a 23-22 lead with 2 minutes, 38 seconds remaining in the third quarter. They would hold that lead for nearly nine minutes by showing offensive diversity.
Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Licking Heights and Watkins Memorial boys basketball, girls basketball, swimming and wrestling teams:
LICKING HEIGHTS BOYS BASKETBALL *Dec. 17 — Defeated Berne Union 5842. The Hornets opened the fourth quarter with a 14-0 run to extend a 3736 lead. Tyron Pack scored 10 of his 21 points during the fourth to lead the Hornets, who posted their first victory. Darius Strickland added 12 points. *Last Tuesday — Def. Fisher Catholic 68-39. A season-best 10 players contributed points, led by Deonte Holder’s 17. Tuesday — Home vs. Watkins Memorial. The Hornets won last year’s game 73-64. Thursday — Home vs. Lakewood. The Hornets prevailed 75-68 in overtime a year ago. Of note: The Hornets are 2-4 overall and 2-1 in the MSL-Cardinal. Holder is averaging a team-high 16.5 points. GIRLS BASKETBALL *Dec. 18 — Def. Millersport 54-34. The Hornets posted their first victory
Chelsea Dunkle added a layup on a fast break, Kyasia Duling went inside for another basket and freshman point guard Demaris Whitlock hit a jumper from the lane as the horn sound-
of the season. Last Tuesday — Lost to Whitehall 3633. Kyasia Duling had 12 points to lead the Hornets, who were outscored 104 in the fourth quarter. Last Thursday — Played Grove City *Jan. 3 — Home vs. Liberty Union. Game was rescheduled from Jan. 4 to avoid conflicting with Ohio State’s appearance in the Sugar Bowl. Of note: The Hornets were 1-7 overall before last Thursday and are 1-4 in the MSL-Cardinal. *MSL-Cardinal game WRESTLING Dec. 18 — Finished ninth (143) in 11team Licking County Invitational, behind two-time champion Licking Valley (390). Tyler Price, a junior, won at 112 for his third county championship and Jason Maynard won at 140. Zak Scott (145) also advanced to the finals. Last Wednesday — Competed against Amanda-Clearcreek and Hartley Tuesday-Wednesday — At the Medina Invitational Tournament. The Hornets, who usually take only select individuals, did not have any placers a year ago. Chandler Jones was runner-up at 119 in 2008.
ed with the Hornets leading 2926 after three quarters. Turnovers down the stretch prevented the Hornets from stringing together consecutive victories. They were outscored
WATKINS MEMORIAL BOYS BASKETBALL *Dec. 17 — Lost to Delaware 81-41. Kevin Crawford scored 15 points to lead the Warriors, who trailed 26-7 after the first quarter. *Last Tuesday — Lost to Olentangy Orange 102-39 Last Thursday — Played Hamilton Township Tuesday — At Licking Heights Wednesday — Home vs. Johnstown. The teams did not play last season. The Johnnies have struggled offensively, averaging only 42.6 points over their first five games. They were 1-5 overall after losing 59-47 last Tuesday at Northridge. Chad Fuller is a threat on the perimeter and might concern Watkins, which gave up a combined 32 3-pointers through six games. Of note: The Warriors were 1-5 overall before last Thursday and are 0-4 in the OCC-Capital. Crawford was averaging a team-high 11.2 points. GIRLS BASKETBALL *Dec. 17 — Lost to Delaware 49-42. Melinda Nickel scored 10 points and Mallory Warrington had seven rebounds. Last Monday — Lost to Beechcroft 93-
10-4 in the fourth quarter and turned over the ball 14 times in the second half. Pence twice drew up plays in the final 12.7 seconds in which junior guard Brandi Hunt, who
90 in five overtimes. Nickel scored a career-high 31 points to lead the Warriors, who were outscored 13-10 in the final overtime. Kim Coyle had 17 points while Warrington added 16 points and 14 rebounds. *Last Tuesday — Lost to Olentangy Orange 67-28 Wednesday — Fairfield Union at Lakewood Holiday Tournament Thursday — Lakewood or Thornville Sheridan at Lakewood Holiday Tournament Of note: The Warriors are 0-7 overall and 0-5 in the OCC-Capital. Nickel is averaging a team-high 12.1 points. *OCC-Capital game SWIMMING Last Wednesday — Competed at Zanesville Rosecrans Pentathlon Thursday — At Coshocton with Heath WRESTLING Dec. 18 — Finished eighth (163) at 11-team Licking County Invitational won by two-time champion Licking Valley (390). Joey Cameron won at 152 pounds while Bo Giffin (160) also advanced to the finals. Noah Holter (130) and Nick Lancia (145) both placed third. Tuesday-Wednesday — At West Jefferson Invitational
had made 14 3-pointers in the opening six games, might be able to get off what would have been a tying 3 from a corner, See ROUNDUP, page A6
2010: The Year In Review
Lakewood’s softball three-peat is top story By KURTIS ADAMS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Now that Christmas is over, wrapping up another year is all that’s left to do in 2010. Before hanging a new calendar, however, these 10 stories are worth revisiting: 1) THIRD TIME WAS A CHARM, TOO — When the Lakewood High School softball team defeated Poland Seminary 1-0 in the Division II state final on June 5 at the University of Akron, the Lancers became the first team to win three consecutive championships since Akron See LARSON, page A6 Springfield captured four in a row in Di-
vision I from 1992-95. The Lancers, who had won their other titles in Division III, scored the game’s only run when freshman Kelsi Thompson homered to left leading off the bottom of the second inning. They finished 29-5 overall. Ranked fourth in the final state poll behind No. 1 Seminary, the Lancers ousted third-ranked LaGrange Keystone 8-0 in a regional semifinal and second-ranked Greenville 5-4 in a state semifinal. Aside from moving up a division, the Lancers also were replacing pitching ace Alissa Birkhimer, who had graduated the previous spring.
“We wanted to show people we’re not a one-player team,” said her replacement, junior Alyssa Patznick. Birkhimer, who signed to play at Akron, had been Lakewood’s top hitter as well. Caitlin Houk, who two years earlier had replaced Wright State signee Lindsay Barrett at catcher, became one of the offensive catalysts. The senior batted .455 with three home runs and 36 RBI to become Licking County’s only first-team all-state selection. “After we won our first (state title in 2008) we didn’t really talk about winning it again,” said coach Criss Nadolson, whose team was a combined 91-11 during its
three-year championship run. “But after last year, we did with this group.” 2) GONE FOR GOOD — Following much debate and plenty of wavering, Babe Ruth League officials announced in August that the 16-18 years old World Series would not be returning to Don Edwards Park in Newark. “Unfortunately, some of the resources that are typically actively involved in other World Series host communities, from a financial and promotional perspective, never evolved locally,” Dave Froelich, a Newark resident and director of special See 2010, page A6
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Continued from page A5 but neither one materialized. “We’re averaging more than 20 turnovers a game. They’re killing our scoring chances,” Pence said. “We just need to play with more consistency.” The Hornets defeated Millersport 54-34 on Dec. 18 to post their first win, but last Tuesday’s
CLASSIC loss left them with a 1-7 overall record. They are 1-4 in the MSLCardinal Division, with the four losses coming by a combined 22 points. “We let this one get away from us in the fourth quarter,” said Duling, a 6-foot-2 sophomore post player who led the team in scoring average (11.7 points) entering last Thursday’s
game against Grove City. “We’ve improved in practice trying to play out game situations, but we’re still not getting it done in a real game. I think we’re learning from these experiences, though. We’ll be a better team in the second half.” kadams@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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events for the Babe Ruth League, wrote in an e-mail. He noted that four national camps and six World Series since 2002, when the Babe Ruth League acquired the park and began pumping in more than $1 million in renovations, generated more than $6 million for the local economy. “After reviewing the financial results from the complex and the World Series from the past eight years,” Froelich wrote, “it is apparent to the Babe Ruth League board of directors that continuing to subsidize a complex and World Series in Newark/Licking County is no longer feasible.” The World Series first came to Newark in 1979 and was staged here 11 times, which included a five-year run from 2004-08. The event was moved to Moses Lake, Wash., in 2009 to give local organizers time to regroup. A team from Mobile, Ala., won the final World Series played in Newark. “Newark, Ohio, will always hold a special place in Babe Ruth League history,” said Steven Tellefsen, president of the organization. “We regret that this action is necessary. We have all made many friends in Licking County. It’s a great facility, and we will miss it.” 3) SO CLOSE — Newark Catholic nearly had two more state championship banners to hang from the rafters in its gymnasium as the boys basketball and baseball teams both advanced to Division IV state finals. They took much different paths, however. The basketball team, led by senior all-state guard Matt Dawson, was dominant throughout the regular season. The Green Wave was ranked first in the state poll until it squandered an eight-point lead in the closing minutes of a 56-50 loss at Bexley in the 19th game. The team regrouped and didn’t lose again until Dayton Jefferson Township, which dropped 10 regular-season games, pulled a 59-52 upset in the state final on March 27 at Ohio State. “The goals we put on the board for tonight, we accomplished those, generally, 95 percent of the time,” coach Drew Meister, whose team finished 25-2 overall, said afterward. “We just went up against a relentless opponent.” Several players, including senior Nate Adams, then made the transition to baseball. The Green Wave struggled throughout the regular season and was dealt a crushing blow when Adams, the starting third baseman, was sidelined with a knee injury. Despite starting two freshmen and three sophomores, the Green Wave peaked in the postseason and rallied to defeat Grove City Christian 2-1 in a district final. It improved to 12-19 while moving within four wins of bringing home the school’s 25th state title. “We’ve been talking about finishing 16-19 for two weeks now,” senior Jake Nelson said. “That’s the goal.” Seeking its seventh state championship, the Green Wave eventually fell 3-0 to Fort Loramie in the state final on June 5 at Huntington Park in Columbus. 4) HOMETOWN BOY — Derek Holland, a Newark native, played a key role as the Texas Rangers advanced to the World Series for the first time. The left-handed pitcher was drafted in the 25th round out of Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Ala., in 2006. Taking the mound in Yankee Stadium on Oct. 19, he pitched like an ace while earning the decision in a 10-3 victory over New York in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series. Holland, 24, allowed no runs in 5 2/3 innings covering two relief appearances in the ALCS as the Rangers eliminated the Yankees in six games before losing to San Francisco in the World Series. He hasn’t forgotten his roots, either, donating $1,000 to Newark High’s “Million Dollar Dream” promotion last January. Last week he was in town signing autographs and posing for pictures while providing instruction at a baseball clinic at The Advantage Club in Newark. 5) MORE DIAMOND DANDIES — Coming off its most successful season since becoming a member of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League in 2005, the Licking County Settlers baseball team took things a step further last summer despite of a rough start. The Settlers dropped their opening three games by a combined 14 runs before regrouping to post a 29-11 record while topping the regular-season standings for the first time. They garnered most of the league’s major awards, too. Outfielder John McCambridge was named Player of the Year and outfielder Adam Walker was named Top Position Prospect. Brian Meyer, who in his first season led the team to the postseason championship series won by the Hamilton Joes, was named Manager of the Year. kadams@thisweeknews.com “The best thing is we have a young team this www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
LARSON Continued from page A5 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 on a picnic in Schiller Park in German Village on the night after Christmas. We went to the park via horse-drawn carriage and shared moments that will
be with me forever. To all of you, from the student-athletes and from me, Happy Holidays! Larry Larson is a former athletics director at Grandview High School. He can be heard as “Mr. High School Sports” on WTVN 610 AM.
which captured a second consecutive big-school state championship a year ago while finishing seventh in the final MaxPreps national rankings. Twinsburg coach Julie Solis said she couldn’t resist an invitation to play in the event, which begins at 3 p.m. Tuesday with the first of four first-round games. Tipoff for the final is slated for 8:15 p.m. Dec. 30. Solis said she moved some games around and even dropped some traditional opponents to make room on her schedule. “It seemed like it was going to be a great opportunity for us,” she said. “We’ve heard it is a well-run tournament and we’re excited to see all the great competition. We can’t wait to get down there and get going.” Twinsburg, which opened the season by defeating Walsh Jesuit 76-41 on Dec. 1 and could face the Warriors again in a KeyBank semifinal if both win their openers, is bringing one of the state’s top juniors in 6-foot-4 post player Malina Howard. Another underclassman to watch is Marion County sophomore point guard Makayla Epps, who was listed as the nation’s top freshman a year ago by some recruiting services.
The tournament also will feature several seniors who already have committed to Division I colleges, including North’s Kavunaa Edwards (Villanova) and Shelby Olszewski (Austin Peay). Among the others are Mt. Lebanon’s Madison Cable (Notre Dame) and Anna Kestler (William & Mary). “I contacted another team that’s been to the Pickerington tournament before, and I’ve only heard good things about (North’s) program and the tournament they run,” Blackman coach Chad Hibdon said. “We know that it’s a prestigious tournament that takes care of the girls and has a great atmosphere and great facilities. “From what I hear from other high school and college coaches, it’s definitely going to be the best tournament that we’ve played in so far. It’s the most prestigious and maybe has the best competition.” Several other hot prospects, including Warrensville Heights’ Nautica Davis and Blackman’s Amy Duke and Kortnay Cox, are sure to help themselves by
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season,” Settlers owner Lou Mitchell said. 6) SO LONG — Two area athletes who were among the best at what they did graduated in the spring. Girls basketball player Megan White, a shooting guard and two-time Division III district Player of the Year, departed as Heath’s second-leading scorer with more than 1,650 career points. The Tennessee-Martin signee led the Bulldogs to their first MSL-Ohio Division title as a senior and a combined 62-22 record in four seasons. “We’ll just have to find a way to move on without her,” coach Doug Griffin said. Newark Catholic boys track and field standout Clay Harris, a four-time Division IV district champion in both the discus and shot put, finished his career by placing in both events at the state meet on June 5 at Ohio State. He finished second in the shot (56 feet, 3 inches) and third in the discus (1783). An Ashland signee, Harris won the state discus title as a junior. His consistency wasn’t limited to sports. “You know, he never missed a day of school in four years,” said his father and throwing coach Jim Harris. 7) FOLLOWING THE LEADER — The Heath wrestling team participated in the Division III Ohio Duals on Jan. 10 at Metamora Evergreen. Eight teams in three divisions qualify based on the number of points their underclassmen score at the district meets the previous season, and the Bulldogs were the first school from Licking County to earn an invitation since the event began in the mid-1990s. Licking Valley will participate in next month’s Division II tournament at St. Paris Graham. The Panthers had eight underclassmen in their lineup for the district meet on Feb. 25-26 at Uhrichsville Claymont, where then-junior Chase Redman won the title at 215 pounds. 8) SHORT BUT SWEET — Heath, Licking Valley and Newark Catholic were Licking County’s only playoff qualifiers in football and none made it past the second round. Still, each of their appearances was noteworthy. The Bulldogs had to play most of the season without one of their top players when senior running back Nelson Scott, a 1,000-yard rusher in 2009 who also handled all of the kicking duties, suffered a back injury. They lost to eventual statechampion Hartley 39-26 in a Division IV, Region 15 semifinal to finish 10-2. The Panthers gave Heath its only regular-season loss 24-21 on Sept. 17 en route to regaining the MSL-Ohio title they had won five times in six seasons from 2003-08. They lost starting tailback Tregg Hall to a knee injury two weeks later but nonetheless made the playoffs in Division III, Region 11. They lost to Alliance Marlington 48-21 in a regional semifinal to finish 9-3. The Green Wave qualified in Division VI, Region 23 after previously sitting out the postseason in consecutive years for the first time since the playoffs began in 1972. Newark Catholic, which captured its eighth state title in 2007, qualified for the postseason for a state-record 31st time. It finished 7-4 with a 21-20 loss to Bridgeport in a regional semifinal. 9) KEEPING GOOD COMPANY — Fourteen-year-old gymnast Katie Carlisle, a Newark resident and home-schooled eighth-grader at the time, was one of only three Ohioans to qualify in Level-10 for the U.S. Junior Olympic National Championships last May in Dallas. The others were Marysville senior Sasha Tsikhanovich, who signed with Auburn, and Dublin Jerome senior Victoria Aepli, who signed with Ohio State. Carlisle qualified by placing fourth in the allaround with a score of 37.225 during the Region 5 Championships on April 8-11 in Diamondale, Mich. She finished fourth on the uneven bars (9.25), sixth in the vault (9.25), seventh on the balance beam (9.4) and 10th in the floor exercise (9.35). 10) WILDCATS GOT THEIR MAN — The search for the next football coach at Newark took one turn after another before assistant Gregg Forsythe, who had led Lakewood to its only playoff appearance in 2001, was offered and accepted the job on March 12. That capped a wild day in which Randy Baughman, who has been the coach at Licking Valley since the 1980s, suddenly withdrew his name from consideration only hours before the announcement that Forsythe would replace Jeff Buchanan. “Gregg fits the needs of our kids, and he has good ideas on how to move the program forward,” superintendant Doug Ute said. The Wildcats finished 1-9 in Forsythe’s first season but showed considerable offensive improvement, especially when throwing the ball out of a new spread offense. They won 15-14 at Marion Harding in his second game.
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dow. My point, however, is that while the spiders I see in the bathroom are in fact also running around in the fields, the coyotes I see in the fields are not yet running around in the bathroom. It may be just a matter of time, of course. Recent news stories about coyotes only confirm what people in my rural neighborhood already knew: Coyotes are here. We often listen to them crying at night, and trust me, the wails, yips and yelps out there in the dark have an undercurrent of wildness that makes a person glad to be safely indoors. It might be comforting to know that according to the Ohio Wildlife Center, only animals who weigh less than 45 pounds need to fear coyotes. It might be comforting, I say, but in fact it isn’t, because our dog weighs about 40 pounds and is singularly unprepared to fend off a coyote. In fact, I doubt he’d even see a coyote coming. He’d smell it coming, his nose tucked into the coyote’s tracks as if he were sewing the paw prints together with his muzzle, and he wouldn’t see the coyote itself until the top of his head bumped into the coyote’s throat. Even then, he’d probably want to play. This is so sad I can scarcely think about it. The Ohio Wildlife Center’s website suggests pet owners not leave animals outdoors alone after 4 p.m. It also suggests — and this is even more alarming — that parents “keep an eye on small children.” I’m sure this is a good idea — it’s always a good idea, coyotes or no coyotes — but am I alone in thinking the tone of this friendly tip is a little casual under the circumstances? Perhaps children are less at risk than small animals, but I still find it difficult to assume that we need to worry less about them. Children are, after all, our young, and as such we tend to feel protective toward them. Incidentally, the 4 p.m. cutoff is intended to coincide with the onset of dusk, since coyotes are nocturnal animals. Supposedly. In fact, my husband and I have been seeing coyotes in the dead of day, so to speak. They seem to be watching us, which adds to our unease. It’s possible, I suppose, that the coyotes have young themselves and, in the manner of all good parents, are keeping an eye on us while their children sleep. It may be that they are as afraid of us as we are of them. Wouldn’t that be funny if it turned out to be true? We could all share a laugh and learn a valuable lesson at the same time. Or wait. This isn’t an episode of Leave It To Beaver. It’s Ohio Wildlife, a reality show. I don’t deny that coyotes are my favorite characters, but I’m glad that the ones in the bathroom are the spiders.
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