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Mount Carmel East, transforming to a people-focused healthcare campus At Mount Carmel, we know that healthcare tomorrow will be very different from healthcare today. That’s why we’re transforming our system to redefine healthcare in central Ohio. We’re leading the change by creating new ways to help people be healthier, partnering with patients in their care in ways that matter most to them, and providing better care at affordable costs. Because beyond caring for people who get sick, we want to prevent people from getting sick in the first place.

As part of this overall vision, Mount Carmel is launching exciting projects at Mount Carmel East, Mount Carmel West and on Mount Carmel’s Grove City campus that will transform these facilities to meet the changing healthcare needs of the communities we serve.

At Mount Carmel East, we will be updating existing facilities and building new ones to create a people-focused healthcare campus that will enhance patient care and the patient experience. From a new, simplified campus entrance to seamless, efficient care that supports better outcomes and patient safety, every aspect of this campus transformation has been designed to create a welcoming, safe and healing environment.

The project will include: • All private rooms throughout the 381-bed facility • New 5-story, patient care tower featuring adaptable rooms that can be used for all levels of patient care • Complete interior reconstruction of the original patient tower, converting the campus to all private rooms • New state-of-the-art surgical suite • Level II trauma care for critical emergency cases, a first for Columbus’ east side • Welcoming main entrance and lobby • New chapel, peaceful respite areas and park-like outdoor spaces • Renovated and expanded kitchen and bistro-style dining • Improved parking and easier campus access This $310 million transformation of Mount Carmel East began in May 2015 and will be finished in phases through 2019. It will lead the way for continued success in caring for all central Ohio communities for generations to come.

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Call Insurance grew out of Dudley Call’s milk delivery seventy years ago.

Since 1946 …

Nutcracker restaurant wins first place and $10,000 for best dessert in General Mills’ national recipe competition.

As a winner of a number of awards you will find Nutcracker 50s Family Restaurant is an old-fashioned treat. Nutcracker, located at 63 East Broad Street at the intersections of State Routes 16 and 310 in Pataskala, impacts all your senses with its authentic old diner look, the patter of diners, and great smells and tastes.

Nutcracker is a mom and pop family business operated by Steve and Nancy Butcher celebrating 21 years in business.

Nancy is well known for her homemade desserts and fresh pies and was pleased to just be honored with first place in the dessert category for her Snicker Cookie Pie in General Mills Nationwide Recipe Contest.

Nutcracker provides veterans with free meals each Veterans Day and Memorial Day. But, did you know that Nutcracker was selected as one of Ohio’s Top Ten unique restaurants in Ohio by Ohiotravelers.com, or that they were listed

as a Top Ten Mom & Pop Restaurant by Only in Your Home Town, or that they won the Good Neighbor Award from the Ohio Restaurant Association.

Nutcracker is a great family stop when visiting Lynd’s Fruit Farm for the Farm Market or You Pick and allows you to enjoy a slower and simpler family time!

They have an extensive menu serving breakfast all day, plus, diverse lunch and dinner menus.

You’ll find daily blue plate lunches, weeknights (after 3 p.m.) all you-can-eat dinners, and great selection of sandwiches.

Not to be missed is our bacon wrapped filet mignon every Saturday after 3, in-housemade meatloaf or hand-breaded country fried steak. Open Sunday and Monday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Our history runs deep in the communities of central Ohio. Dudley Call was one of eight children and a promising baseball player from east Linden area of Columbus.

Dudley began an independent milk carrier route in the 1930s delivering milk products from his Uncle Ron’s dairy, the Wetherall Dairy Farms in Pickerington, Ohio. He worked hard; adding drivers to meet the needs of his growing clientele. The relationships he formed established a trust between Dudley and the families that he served.

In the 1940s, he began selling life insurance products from the Western and Southern Life Insurance Company to families in the area. This was the first step in forming the Call Insurance Agency. Eventually, aided by clients who worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad, he was able to acquire a small block of property and general liability insurance customers. This expansion, in 1946, marked the beginning of the Call Insurance Agency as a full service agency serving the central Ohio area.

In 1952, Mr. Call sold his agency to his son-in-law, Gene Pflieger. Mr.

Pflieger grew and expanded the agency in several locations from the Linden area of Columbus to Worthington.

Mr. Pflieger was dedicated to industry issues and served as the President of the Professional Insurance Agency’s Association of Ohio. He was an advocate of automation in the industry and Call Insurance Agency became the first automated agency in the state of Ohio under his direction.

Today the agency serves its clients from four independent and community oriented locations. We are licensed in 44 states and Washington D.C. to facilitate our clients’ needs. We represent many of the best insurance companies at the global, national and regional levels. As in 1946, the Agency considers itself a full service, general insurance agency. We possess the ability and resources to serve all segments in both the business and personal side of insurance.

Thank you to our customers over the past seventy years. It has been a pleasure doing business with you. Visit our website callinsurance.com to learn more.

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Central Ohio’s Opioid Challenge: More treatment on the way

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By Traci Mason Executive Director of Recovery Works Columbus

I have spent 25 years watching this disease hurt people and families and I am proud that we now live in a time where those impacted can publicly seek treatment without embarrassment. In fact, at our ground breaking, one man with three children impacted by addiction stood and said that ‘he was proud to honor a rehab center coming to town.’”

As Attorney General DeWine gathers the Ohio 60 Minutes group (scheduled for this September) to review the status of the opioid addiction challenge, I take the helm of a new residential treatment center scheduled to open shortly. As 60 minutes reported last year, 23 Ohioans died weekly from heroin.

Sadly, the incidence of the disease called addiction continues in our state.

As reported by The Columbus Dispatch in September, 2015: “A new silent killer, addictive and lethal, is stalking Ohioans and killing them in massive numbers.

Fentanyl¸a synthetic, highly addictive opiate 50 times more potent than heroin, was involved in 502 fatal overdoses last year, pushing Ohio drug deaths to 2,482, a staggering 17.6 percent jump over 2013, the Ohio Department of Health reported on Thursday.”

To those of us who have invested our careers in addiction treatment, this is a battle cry for the delivery of more effective treatment to our population.

— Traci Mason Executive Director of Recovery Works Columbus

This disease impacts urban, suburban and rural areas, young and old and is agnostic to race and gender. Viable treatment means taking a holistic approach in the treatment of an individual by addressing their physical, spiritual, emotional and psychological needs. Anything that provides less, misses the point.

I have spent 25 years watching this disease hurt

people and families and I am proud that we now live in a time where those impacted can publicly seek treatment without embarrassment. In fact, at our ground breaking, one man with three children impacted by addiction stood and said that “he was proud to honor a rehab center coming to town.”

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outpatient and transitional living environments. Residential treatment generally includes at least a three-week stay.

The people whom we have treated explain it best: Imagine a young woman who was a cheerleader, good student and family member and was introduced to drugs and alcohol when she was 13 years old. By the time she was 18 there were consequences. She went

to jail and shoplifted. She stole her mother’s wedding band to support her habit. She looked her mother dead in the eye and swore she did not take it. She entered residential treatment.

She now works with us and help others reclaim their health and their lives. She gives hope to people like her.

I have seen the devastation that substance abuse has on individuals, families, and the community. Then, I see the success of treatment, seeing mothers in recovery getting their children back, families finding their own homes for the first time in their lives, men securing employment to take care of their families, and entire families being reunited. When there is treatment, there is life and hope.

Ohio is where we live together.

It is my hope that through organizations like mine, we can positively impact statistics and become known for what we are doing right.

Traci Mason has worked in addiction treatment for 25 years.

She is the executive director for Recovery Works-Columbus.

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WeJoySing classes coming to Pickerington!

Starting Wednesday, Sept. 14, WeJoySing will have classes in Pickerington at the Peace United Methodist Church at 235 Diley Road North.

WeJoySing is the home of exciting and fun early childhood music-based learning programs that empower you, the parent, to play, sing , laugh, love and learn with your child birth - 5 years old.

Discover how your baby, toddler, preschooler and school age-child learns and grows through joy-filled Kodály based musical “play.” Listening, language, movement, social, musical and cognitive skills are stimulated as you play and learn together.

Instructor, Mrs. Lynette will lead you to ‘Play, Sing, Laugh, Love, and Learn’ with your child at WeJoySing. You’ll make new friends and create bonds and skills that will last a lifetime.

WeJoySing programs are established upon research, developmentally appropriate practices, and play-based learning experiences. To register for any

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WeJoySing class, call (614) 868-0107 or toll free 1-877-299-8138 or check out our schedule at www.wejoysing.com.

Pickerington Cold Stone Creamery wins National Golden Spade Award This year we’re celebrating another national award in Pickerington! Cold Stone Creamery’s Pickerington location is a recipient of the prestigious Golden Spade award.

The Golden Spade Award represents excellence in all levels of store operation, ranging from cleanliness to sales to customer service. In order to receive the Golden Spade, a gold-plated ice cream tool, recipients must have been operating for at

least one year; have outstanding mystery shopper reports; provide a fun, friendly atmosphere with superior entertainment; and embody Cold Stone Creamery’s dayto-day commitment to The Ultimate Ice Cream Experience®.

Congratulations to the employees for their dedication to delivering the Ultimate Ice Cream Experience to our valued customers. Visit Cold Stone soon and meet them in person!

Autumn is a season of many changes, with some of the most notable including the dramatic multicolored displays that occur just prior to trees shedding their leaves. It’s also a time of year when many people feel reenergized by cooler temperatures and spend many hours outdoors enjoying all that fall has to offer.

Whether one is collecting leaves, picking apples, exploring corn mazes or driving the countryside enjoying the foliage, autumn is full of fun facts that can make the season that much more enjoyable.

1. Autumn begins on the autumnal equinox, which occurs on or near September 22 in the northern hemisphere.

This year, September 22 is the day when the sun crosses the celestial equator moving southward. When the equinox occurs, there are an equal number of daylight and nighttime hours.

2. Since ancient times, autumn has been an important time of year for many civilizations. Autumn is a main harvesting time in many areas, and a successful harvest was once necessary for survival.

Many steps are, and have long been, taken to ensure a bountiful autumn harvest.

3. Fall is a time when trees and other plants prepare for dormancy during winter.

As autumn progresses and the hours of daylight gradually decrease, trees begin to close down their food production systems and reduce the amount of chlorophyll in leaves. Chlorophyll is the chemical that makes tree leaves green, and as it declines, other chemicals become more prominent and shine through in the leaves. That is why leaves change color.

4. Some scientists believe that global climate change can impact autumn colors, such as delaying the change in trees. Also,

red pigments may start to decline as trees use sugary fuel to grow new twigs rather than to cause red leaf displays.

5. Americans more readily refer to this time of year as ‘fall,’ while the British use ‘autumn.’ Both terms date back to around the 16th century. Prior to this period, autumn was known as ‘harvest.’

6. Much of the United States bids farewell to monarch butterflies in the fall.

Each autumn, monarch butterflies migrate from the United States to Mexico and some parts of Southern California. They fly at speeds ranging between 12 and 25 miles per hour.

7. A study of U.S. centenarians born between 1880 to 1895 published in the Journal of Aging Research, found that babies born during autumn months are more likely to live to age 100 than those born during the rest of the year. Thirty percent of the centenarians followed were born during the fall.

8. Squash, pumpkins and other gourds are prominent in the fall. The largest squash grown on record belonged to Joel Jarvis of Ontario, and his huge winner weighed in at 1,486.6 pounds in 2011.

9. The many-colored leaves are not the only display one might see during the fall.

The autumn equinox signals the aurora borealis, also called the Northern Lights.

Besides the lengthening of nights and cool evening weather, which are great for stargazers, autumn is ‘aurora season,’ according to NASA. That’s because, during the fall, geomagnetic storms are about twice as frequent as the annual average.

10. Full moons are named for the month or season in which they rise. The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox.

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Quality Yard & Home Maintenance offers quality service at an affordable price My name is Jeremy Nestor. My wife and I have three daughters and live in Pataskala. We attend Eagle Rock church in Pickerington. My goal with this business is to “first Honor God with our business” and then run a successful all-around company to serve customers in a small service area including and surrounding our home town. I was born and raised in Pataskala and graduated from Watkins Memorial.

I am very grateful for my family, business and what God has done in my life.

Our vision: Be the best company for hire by performing quality service that customers deserve, which will lead to repeat business for both our landscape and handyman departments.

We are a full service lawn, landscape and home maintenance company. We

are fully insured and licensed. We offer reliable, quality lawn, landscape and home maintenance at an affordable price. Our clients are typically homeowners and business owners who outsource all of their maintenance to our one-stop shop. Are you a homeowner or business owner who doesn’t have the time and/or knowledge to handle the maintenance of your home, yard or business? Our process will ensure your work gets done the right way, and cheaper than calling all the different contracting companies, and still guarantee that you are satisfied.

We offer a Moneyback Guarantee! We will work with you until you are satisfied or refund the amount of labor charged. Give us 1% of your trust and we will earn the other 99%.

Don’t take our word for it. Here is what others are saying about us: “I employed the services of Quality Yard and Home Maintenance last year after my backyard succumbed to the scorching summer heat and insect damage. There were things growing in my backyard that made it look like a desert, and I thought my neighbors would crucify me! Jeremy and his professional team restored my yard and it looked beautiful! I’ve employed other lawn care companies in the past who only seemed interested in making money instead of taking care of their clients’ lawn needs. Quality Yard specialists treated my lawn according to the weather and what my particular lawn needed instead of strictly on a schedule. I also had them plant a couple of trees this season, trim some shrubs, and complete a fall bed cleanup. They did an amazing job, and some neighbors who used other lawn care services have asked me about Quality Yard.”

- Kevin Kinney, Westerville, OH “Quality Yard and Home Maintenance brought my lawn back to life. We began working with them shortly after moving into our new home three years ago, and they have done an excellent job of maintaining our landscaping and caring for

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You have found a way to get the very best workforce.” Thank you - John Murphy, Pataskala, OH “Quality Yard has been treating my lawn and bushes for the past three years.

Before I employed them I tried other national companies with lackluster results.

Jeremy told me when he first saw my lawn that it would take a few years to get it where I wanted it. He was absolutely correct now my yard is the envy of my subdivision. I always receive comments about how full and green my lawn and bushes look. In addition to my lawn he finished my basement last winter turning it into a Theater Room that is just perfect for family escapes. Jeremy is very fair with his pricing and ALWAYS does a quality job. Highly recommended!”

- Michael Brammer, Pataskala, OH

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Aggressive driving has no place on the road Congested roadways and hectic schedules can anger drivers in a hurry to get from point A to point B. While it’s easy to grow frustrated on the road, the growing number of incidents of road rage and driver aggression is a significant concern that should make drivers think twice before venting their frustrations when behind the wheel.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the number of fatal accidents involving enraged drivers has increased tenfold since 2004.

Between 2010 and 2013, the percentage of drivers in the Washington, D.C. who said they often felt ‘uncontrollable anger toward another driver on the road’ doubled, from 6 percent to 12 percent. Aggression on the part of drivers is routinely cited as a major contributor to many fatal crashes and other accidents.

According to the American Psychological Association, some people may be predisposed to road rage. Risk-takers, individuals who tend to anger more easily and people who identify as being generally aggressive or takecharge types may have a higher propensity to get angry behind the wheel.

The term ‘road rage’ was coined by a local Los Angeles,

Calif., news station after shootings occurred on several freeways in that city. NHTSA defines road rage as a driver ‘committing moving traffic offenses so as to endanger other persons or property; an assault with a motor vehicle or other dangerous weapon by the operator or passenger of one motor vehicle on the operator or passengers of another motor

vehicle.’ Road rage and aggressive driving are similar, but in the eyes of the law, road rage may result in a criminal charge while aggression may lead to a traffic citation.

While few drivers can say they have never become heated while driving, routine rage or aggressiveness is a cause for concern. The following are some

ways drivers can tame their aggressive driving.

• Allow for ample time to get to your destination.

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go and you may feel calmer and more in control should traffic spring up. Even calling a party at your destination and explaining the traffic situation can alleviate tension.

• Share your commute.

Commuters are more likely to experience road rage than non-commuters, simply because they tend to be on the roads each day in the heart of busy traffic. Carpool with another person to break up the driving responsibilities. Sitting in the passenger seat a few times per week may help keep your aggression levels in check.

• Think before reacting.

It’s tempting to yell or signal to a driver that you are angered by his or her reckless driving. But take a few deep breaths before reacting, and you may feel more relaxed and more willing to let things go.

• Practice safe driving habits. Set an example on the roadways by following the speed limit, driving courteously and yielding to drivers when necessary. It’s better to drive defensively at all times than risk getting into an accident by driving aggressively.

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Curbing driver anger is one of the keys to keeping the roadways safe.

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