June 2, 2011
Departing CAC members offer thoughts By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The two Clintonville Area Commission members who chose not seek additional terms, Mike McLaughlin of District 1 and Sarah Snyder of District 2, were both offered the opportunity to express some of their feelings on voluntarily parting ways with the advisory panel.
Their final meeting tive. as members of the “Many thanks to area commission will the voters of District be this evening 1 for allowing me to (Thursday, June 2). represent you on the At the July organiClintonville Area zational meeting, Rob C o m m i s s i o n ,” Wood will take Sarah McLaughlin began. Mike McLaughlin’s place “These six years have McLaughlin Snyder while Nancy Kuhel been hugely rewardwill be the new District 2 representa- ing, and I am gratified by the accom-
plishments to which I could contribute as a CAC member. At the same time, I remain concerned about the challenges pending in our area. For reasons already noted, I can best address those challenges outside the commission, and therefore opted not to seek another term.” “I would like to thank the voters of District 2,” Snyder wrote. “I have been truly honored to represent you on the Clintonville Area Commission and
blessed to work side-by-side with you, and to have earned your support.” “Clintonville is distinguished by the delicate balance it maintains between development and greenspace, commercial and residential uses, diverse business types, and the range of income levels that it accommodates,” McLaughlin continued. “Local residents and enSee DEPARTING CAC, page A2
‘Dentistry from the Heart’ event in need of dentists By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
By Eric George/ThisWeek
Local folk music scene mainstay Fred Bailey has been singing protest songs for most of his life and will be performing as part of a series later this month.
70-year-old Okie folkie to put on concert By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Fred Bailey was so ready to put his hometown in the heart of Oklahoma’s dustbowl behind him, he had his car all packed and was ready to hit the road on the day he graduated from high school. “In any possible direction,” he said last week. “I never appreciated farm life or smalltown life.” Many years later, though, standing in front of the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, Bailey’s thoughts traveled back to his boyhood, to a poorly marked grave a mile or so from the family farm outside of Fargo, Okla. Local lore has it that it’s the final resting place of a cavalry soldier who was killed by lightning. “Nobody knows when,” Bailey said. “So I wrote a song about him.” A folk song. Fred Bailey, 70, is a folkie, has been ever since he first heard the genre as a young man. “Judy Collins was my first love,” Bailey said, recalling seeing her perform at coffeehouses in Oklahoma City. “I used to pay 50 cents to sit about three feet in front of Judy Collins. “I know that I was impacted by particular songs at a very early age,” the Clintonville resident recalled. “I had to get out and find out what folk music was. I never looked back after that.” Now Bailey and his fans, and perhaps
‘Another Unknown Soldier’ The lyrics to “Another Unknown Soldier,” Sagebrush and sand, a warrior band by folk singer and songwriter Fred Bailey: Could be out there most anywhere A soldier’s fears, a family’s tears Dried up a hundred years ago A sentry there, on a hill so bare Nodded thinking of his home His friends asleep, the horses keep In circles around the picket pins
Sage grows grey across the prairie Sometimes fire splits the endless sky The first explorers called it “desert” The empty plains of Fort Supply
Sage grows grey across the prairie Sometimes fire splits the endless sky The first explorers called it “desert” The empty plains of Fort Supply
The storm came up, the lightning struck The sentry fell dead on the ground These circled stones, above his bones Still crown the hills I used to roam And then and now, the coyotes howl Above a grave upon the plains
Grey hills along, the Cimarron Run south as far as the Staked Plains Blue sky above, the mournful dove Horizon trackless miles away
Sage grows grey across the prairie Where only lonely coyotes cry Another Unknown Soldier sleeps in The empty plains of Fort Supply.
some people who have never heard him sing before, can look forward to a performance on Saturday, June 18. Entitled “Songs and Tales of Struggle, Hope and Heroes,” the show will run from 7 to 9 p.m. in the social hall of the Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 E. Oakland Park Ave. Proceeds from the suggested donation of $10 a person will go to the nonprofit Central Ohio Folk Festival. Bailey and his wife, Nancy Cline Bailey, have been active in the festival and the Columbus Folk Music Society since they were married and moved
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back to her native Clintonville 15 years ago. Folk music means different things to different people, from protest songs to traditional tunes to witty ditties intended to make listeners laugh as much as think. “I always bring it back to storytelling,” Bailey said. “I love to write songs that tell a story about something particular that has happened.” Clintonville folk enthusiast Bill Cohen, known for putting on his “1960s CoffeeSee 70-YEAR-OLD, page A4
emorial Day was not conceived to be the kickoff to summer activities or as a reason to schedule a three-day weekend. It was established to recognize the nation’s military veterans who died while fighting for their country. In keeping with efforts to recognize and honor the sacrifices and service of military veterans, ThisWeek Community Media is launching Honoring Heroes, a continuing series through which we will share the stories and remembrances from and about local men and women who are either on active duty or retired from service. As part of covering their beats, our reporters often hear about and write about veterans leaving for overseas or com-
Things are wide open for those who say, “Open wide.” Plans to provide free dental care to hundreds of people on Friday, June 17, at Dr. Kvitko, Metnes and Associates in Clintonville are forging ahead, but so far, not as many dentists have signed on as volunteers as had been sought. “We were hoping to have at least 16,” said Kelly Bischoff, a hygienist on staff at the practice. So far, seven dentists have agreed to participate, including the three at Dr. Brian H. Kvitko’s 29-year-old practice. Kvitko had been hoping to be able to treat as many as 526 people — no questions asked — on that day, to set the record for the number of patients treated during a “Dentistry from the Heart” event. Now a national nonprofit organization, Dentistry from the Heart originated six years ago in New Port Richey, Fla., when Dr. Vincent Monticciolo decided to give back to the community by offering a full day of free dental care.
Last year, according to the website for the organization, more than 250 events were scheduled that helped an estimated 30,000 patients by offering millions of dollars in free dental care. With only seven dentists on board so far, breaking the old record of 525 people seen in a day is starting looking problematic. “I have different nightmares,” Kvitko confessed last week. “One is we’re going to have all these patients and no dentists show up. The other is we’re going to have all these dentists and no patients. “It’s not been without trials and tribulations. I believe that we’re going to be just fine, that we’re going to pull it together.” “It’s new here, so people haven’t really heard about it,” Bischoff said. Kvitko added that he was going to personally appeal to dentists in the area to see if he can’t “pull” them into participating. “Being able to have more dentists would obviously let us to see more patients,” Bischoff said. See EVENT, page A4
Crafters from Midwest coming to local conference By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
People who make wonderful things with their hands don’t always make the most wonderful business decisions with their heads. To help remedy that situation, Olivera Bratich, owner of the Wholly Craft store in Clintonville, has combined forces with the Columbus Crafty Cotillion and Craftin’ Outlaws to put on the “Midwest Craft Caucus” June 4 and 5 at the Economic Community Development Institute, 1655 Old Leonard Ave. “The Midwest Craft Caucus is a grassroots conference designed to foster the growth and sustainability of the handmade business community,” according to an announcement for the event. Last week, Bratich said that nearly all 100 passes for the two-
day conference had been sold. The gathering will feature more than 25 panels, presentations and workshops on such topics as “Building a Brand,” “Utilizing Social Media,” “The Craft Fair Experience,” “Careers in Craft,” “Getting Published,” “Financial Planning” and “Working with Retailers.” Bratich, whose store selling handmade goods is located at 3169 N. High St., said that she has attended similar conferences in San Francisco and other, more coastal locations. “We hadn’t had anything like that in the Midwest,” she said. “We wanted to bring that kind of business training to crafters here in Ohio. “Handmade communities are kind of springing up all over the See CRAFTERS, page A4
ing home at the end of a tour of duty. We’ve covered funeral services of those who have sacrificed their lives. We’ve written about soldiers who arrive at their homes or their children’s schools to unexpectedly surprise their delighted families. We know many more stories are out there, waiting to be told. We want to tell them. And we need your help. If you have a story idea about a friend, family member or colleague, let us know by emailing editorial@thisweeknews.com, with the subject line, “Honoring Heroes.” Honoring Heroes isn’t just a ThisWeek Community Media project: It’s about sharing history.
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