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Co-chair: House and Garden Academy Tour preview tickets going fast Torah students among best By JAYME DETWEILER
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Word is getting around that the preview event for the Bexley House and Garden Tour is the place to be, according to Nancy Zantello, ticket chair for the event. Zantello, who is also co-chair of sponsorship, said that although ticket sales for the regular House and Garden Tour on Sunday, June 12, are about the same as last year, 268 tickets have been sold for the preview event held on Saturday. “We are ahead of ourselves in what we have done in the past,” Zantello said. The preview tour starts at 4 p.m. Visitors can get a sneak peek at some of Bexley’s “most beautiful homes and gardens,” according to Mary Acree, publicity cochair. Most homeowners will share glimpses of their homes during the preview event that will not be available on the Sunday tour. Following the preview tour, there will be a celebration from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Columbus
School for Girls. The $50 preview ticket price includes musical entertainment and food. A cash bar will be available. Zantello said individual sponsors for the event have doubled and corporate sponsors have increased by about one-third. She said she is amazed that tickets have sold so well for the preview event, especially in the current economy. “Last year was so bad for people,” Zantello said. Next year she is expecting even more corporate sponsors to be on board. “We are already getting a good response for next year,” she said Tickets for the Bexley House and Garden Tour can still be purchased online at www.bexleywomen.org for $15 or at Graeter’s Ice Cream, She, and Radio Cafe in Bexley. Same-day tickets are $20 and can be purchased at Columbus School for Girls. The event is run by the Bexley Women’s Club. All proceeds benefit the club’s scholarship fund.
“The last five days are where we really pick up,” Zantello said. “People are waiting on the weather.” She and her fellow chairs of the event are hoping they reach their goal of 1,500 tickets sold. Homes on this year’s tour include: • Ben and Jen Thompson, 2356 Sherwood Road. • John Behal and Jim Elliott, 2546 Bexley Park Road. • Jason and Anna Dunn , 320 Westland Ave. • Brandon and Nichole Fahs, 168 S. Remington Road. • Marc and Margie Hollander , 2447 Seneca Park Place. • Joe Kuspan and Dorri Steinhoff, 2115 Clifton Ave. • Kevin and Julie Larrimer, 415 N. Drexel Ave. (garden only). • Rich and Kimarie Martin, 187 S. Cassingham Road. • Mike Gritzmacher and Ron Negron, 390 S. Parkview Ave. • 445 N. Parkview Ave., Garden of Distinction. • Ed and Sheila Straub, 176 S. Stanwood (garden only).
Compressed natural gas
Ground broken on station Mayor Michael B. Coleman was joined last week by Councilmember Priscilla R. Tyson, representatives of Clintonvillebased Clean Fuels Ohio and Columbia Gas of Ohio to break ground on the city’s first compressed natural gas station. It will be, according to the mayor’s spokesman, “the largest fast-fill station of its kind in Ohio and likely in the Midwest.” It is being built at 4211 Groves Road on the South Side and is expected to be open this fall. “This is more than just a fueling station,” Coleman said in a statement. “This marks a moment in history as we transition to a diversified and cleaner fuel for our fleet and our community.” Columbus expects to eliminate about 40,000 gallons of diesel fuel a year, saving approximately $60,000 to $90,000 in fuel costs, the announcement stated. CNG is averaging $1.50 per
gas gallon equivalent compared with more than $4 a gallon of diesel. In addition, CNG reduces carbon emissions by as much as 90 percent. The initial infusion of 24 CNG vehicles for the city will reduce emissions as much as if 96 cars were taken off the road annually. “Columbus is committed to being a regional and national leader in the clean fuel movement,” Tyson, chairwoman of the finance committee, was quoted as saying. The project was supported through a grant Clean Fuels Ohio received from the U.S. Department of Energy in 2009. The total cost of the CNG station is $4.2 million, with $1.1 million coming from the Department of Energy. “While the station is for use by the city of Columbus fleet, it will also be open to area fleets and the general public,” the announcement stated. “We’re excited for the station
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Education
Four students from Columbus Torah Academy ranked in the top 1 percent of more than 200,000 students who competed in the National Physics Bowl held by the American Association of Physics Teachers, according to information released by the school. A total of 13 AP physics students from Colum-
bus Torah Academy competed in the event, scoring an average of 18.6 points — 1.2 points above the national team average. The CTA students who students scored in the top 1 percent in the nation were Joey Cassell and Emily Chase, who each scored a 24, and Ayelet Wenger and Keenan Sobol both of who scored a 23. CTA’s team placed in the top 10 nationally among schools with fewer than 100 high school students.
The Book Loft looks to attract wordsmiths with poetry club By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Roger Tompkins wants to give central Ohioans a place to foster interest in poetry. The co-owner of The Book Loft in German Village is helping to form a poetry club for people of all interest and skill levels. “I think every poet wants to do better and people who haven’t published anything want to be discovered and be known to somebody besides themselves,” he said. “And maybe the way to do it is through the people who have the same desire.” Tompkins said he and many of his customers were vexed by the lack of poetry clubs in Columbus. “We’re just trying to find out now who all is interested,” he
said. The public is invited to attend the next meeting on the subject, slated for 3 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at the bookstore, 631 S. Third St. Tompkins said he hopes to have the club functional by this fall. Tompkins said he wants to keep things informal. Writers would share and discuss their works with their contemporaries and have their poetry critiqued by their peers. “We decided to make this thing a fun thing,” he said. “We’re kind of opening the door to make this possible. We’re not going to charge. The membership is going to be open and free.” Tompkins also has a personal interest: He’s a poet, too. “I just wanted to do it because I like books, I like reading and
I like poetry,” he said. Steve Abbott, a professor of English at Columbus State Community College and a poetrybook editor, said he is supportive of the Book Loft’s goal of establishing a poetry club. “There are very few, so clearly th ere’s a need for it,” he said. Abbott, who is part of a formal poetry workshop at the local Pudding House Publications, said there is benefit to a club that offers serious appraisals of work, not just affirmation. Likewise, emerging poets must be able to accept criticism if they want to improve, he said. “That’s the problem: You sometimes get a self-help approach to poetry,” said Abbot, who edited the 2008 “Cap City Poets,” an anthology compiling the work of 74 central Ohio poets, and two chat books.
Burford, Kusma presented Friends of Education Award Craig Burford and Michele Kusma were honored May 25 with the Friends of Education Award at the Bexley Education Appreciation Banquet held at Capital University. The award was presented by Bexley School Board president Joan Fishel and board member Susan Zanner. The award is given annually to a non-educator who has demonstrated extraordinary dedication and service to the Bexley schools. The pair was recognized, in part, for their leadership of the successful 2010 school levy campaign. According to their nominators, Burford and Kusma’s hard work will enable the Bexley schools to weather difficult times in better shape than many other districts. Burford, whose four children have attended Bexley schools, has also served on the district’s Financial Task Force and was a shaper of the school income tax levy campaign. Burford was honored for being “able to hear, accept and appreciate different points of view while working to unite them in support of the school.” Kusma not only worked on the levy campaign, she has also
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served the Cassingham PTO, the Best Practices Committee, and the district’s Gifted Advisory Committee. A former educator and volunteer, the mother of a Bexley middle-schooler, Kusma was also a founding member, treasurer and webmaster of Parent Advocates for Gifted Education (PAGE). One nominator noted, “Her upbeat, can-do attitude and positive energy are incomparable and she inspires everyone she meets to help support the schools.”
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Coming up the month in the Bexley High School conference room, 328 S. Cassingham Road. Bexley City Council, 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Call city hall at (614) 559-4200 for meeting location. Bexley Mayor’s Court, 9 a.m. every other Friday in council chambers at City Hall, 2242 E. Main St.
To add, remove or update a days in the Community Room listing, email editorial@thisweek- of Cup O Joe’s, 2418 E. Main St. Provides open play and free chess news.com. instruction to for elementary-age students. Call Gary at (614) 338Event 0243. Volunteer Luncheon, 11:30 Bexley Club International a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at Training in Communication, Kensington Place, 1001 Parkview 5:30 p.m. the first and third TuesBlvd. Betty Brewer’s Angels Inc. days of the month at Driving Park will recognize volunteers who Library, 1566 E. Livingston Ave. visit residents in long-term care Call 841-9103 or 253-2554. facilities. Call (614) 309-4677. Right Connection- Bexley/Whitehall/Southeast ColumWorkshop bus Chapter, 1 p.m. Monday at Asset Protection Workshop, Mozart’s, 2152 E. Main St. in 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, June Bexley. Call Kim Kalfas at 23818, at Bexley Public Library, 2411 9355. Consumer and Family AdviE. Main St. Hosted by Adam Eisenberg of Midwest Insurance sory Council, 4:30-6 p.m. the Group. Free. Call (888) 739-4281, first Monday of the month at the ADAMH Board of Franklin ext. 103. County, 447 E. Broad St. Call 222-3743. Meetings Rotary Club of WhitehallHaddasah Video Study Bexley, noon every Friday at the Group, 7 p.m. the first Tuesday Columbus Country Club, 4831 of every month at Agudas Achim E. Broad St. Synagogue, 2767 E. Broad St. Western Square Dance Club, Free. Call (614) 235-8111 or visit sponsored by Bucks and Does columbus.hadassah.org. Singles, 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays at Kiwanis Club of Berwick, First Congregational Church, 444 noon Thursdays at Berwick Party E. Broad St. For more informaHouse, 3250 Refugee Road. Buftion, call 901-3994 or 837-6974. fet lunch is $9. Call David BarPower Lunch Columbus, a rett at 866-7309. weekly workplace lunch-hour Bexley Lions Club, 6:30 p.m. ministry, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. the first and third Mondays of the Wednesdays, at the Ohio Themonth at Wing’s Restaurant, 2801 atre. Free. For more information, E. Main St. call Kimberly Montgomery at Bexley Ohio Scholastic Chess (614) 206-7962. Club, an affiliate of the U.S. New Neighbors League of Chess Federation, 1-2 p.m. SunColumbus, monthly luncheon the second Tuesday of each month, get-acquainted coffee the third Wednesday. Visit www.newneighborscolumbus.com for meeting times and locations.
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Support groups
Caregiver Support Group, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association of Central Ohio, 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at Jewish Family Services, 1070 College Ave. Open to those caring for someone with memory loss. Call Amanda Ripke at (614) 271-1475. Mental Health Through WillTraining, sponsored by Recovery International, noon Saturdays at Brookwood Presbyterian Church, 2685 Livingston Ave. Call Karl at (614) 236-9979. Bexley Mothers’Center (formerly MOMS Club of Bexley), monthly brunch open house and activities for moms and children of all ages. For more information, visit www.bexleymc.org or call Maria at 670-7490. Adult Epilepsy Support Group, 6-8 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays of the month at Riverside Hospital Conference Center, 500 Thomas Lane. Call (614) 315-0437. Bipolar Anonymous, 7 p.m. Thursdays at Maple Grove United Methodist Church, 7 W. Henderson Road. Call 895-1002. Breast Cancer Support Group, led by a psychologist, social workers and registered Government nurses. The groups are ongoing; Bexley Board of Education, join any time. Call Mount Carmel 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of St. Ann’s at (614) 546-4180.
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