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October 24, 2013
Dublin begins land aquisition for Riverside realignment By JENNIFER NOBLIT THISWEEKNEWS.COM
Helping add more “fans” to the crowd on an Ohio Stadium cake (from left) are Maya Miles, 9, Layla Miles, 6, Dublin Scioto High School Junior Varsity Girls Basketball coach Tapre Young, Andrea Drews, 11, Ella Johnson, 11, Deb Papesh, and Maddy Mayr, 11. They were applying finishing touches during the preview party for the 23rd Annual Ohio Stadium Cake Thursday, Oct. 17. Money raised from the cake go to the OSU Stadium Cake Scholarship Fund. LORRIE CECIL/THISWEEKNEWS
Scholarship fundraiser is no piece of cake
Confection requires 87 boxes of cake mix, 125 pounds of frosting By JENNIFER NOBLIT THISWEEKNEWS.COM Ohio State University’s most sugar-filled tradition knocked off its 23rd year Oct. 19 with 87 boxes of cake mix and 125 pounds of frosting. The Ohio Stadium Cake was on display at the Ohio State University vs. Iowa football game and then sliced up for eating, all in the name of charity. The tradition established by Dublin couple and OSU alumni Kim and Mark Tucker has raised more than $135,000 for OSU scholarships over the years. Seven scholarships were awarded this year. “It really started out as a dare,” said Chris Conrad, a cousin of Kim Tucker. “Mark made Brutus cakes before and he (made a stadium cake) for the first time for a tailgate just to prove he could.”
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Dublin resident Deb Papesh got involved with the effort 15 years ago and added a sketch to the fundraiser 12 years ago. “With a $10 donation to the scholarship fund, you receive a signed and numbered sketch,” she said. “It’s one more way to raise money.” This year’s sketch featured Brutus Buckeye in front of the stadium. The baking effort that began six days ahead of the Oct. 19 game was done through donations, Papesh said. Kroger donates cake mix, Rubbermaid gives the group containers for baking andYutzy’s Farm Market donated food for the Oct. 19 tailgate that allows people to view the cake before it’s eaten. Several other businesses got involved, Papesh said, mainly through neighborhood connections or visits to see the cake
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during the OSU game. Piece of Cake offers up its equipment to mix the 125 pounds of frosting required to decorate the stadium cake. One of the Short North business’ managers is a Dublin Scioto High School graduate and grew up watching her Riverside Green neighbors make the cake, Papesh said. Even though it’s a community effort, the confection is no cake walk. Conrad, an OSU grad and Hilliard resident, has been part of the cake effort for several years. “I officially started in 1992 during my freshman year at OSU,” he said. “I liked to hang out and help out.” Baking started Sunday and the oven was on until Monday night, Conrad said. After that the cake is cut for the different sections of Ohio Stadium.
“It takes a day or a day and a half for each layer to be prepped for dotting,” he said. The rest of the week is spent building the cake and frosting it, with sugary grass and fans in each seat. “I’m a graduate of OSU and I like giving back and trying to help students as much as possible,” Conrad said. After a week of work, the cake was deconstructed for postgame sugar rushes. Although no official piece count has been taken, Conrad estimated the cake could feed about 1,000. “Towards the end, the pieces get bigger and bigger,” he said, adding that none of the bakers want leftovers. For more information about the annual stadium cake fundraiser and its scholarship, look online at OhioStadium Cake.com.
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With the realignment of Riverside Drive planned for 2015, Dublin is looking into acquiring land for the project. The realignment of Riverside Drive, which is expected to trigger private redevelopment in the area as part of the Bridge Street District plan, is programmed for construction in 2015 in Dublin’s fiveyear Capital Improvement Plan. With design slated for 2014, land acquisition for the project will be ongoing and the process began last week as Dublin City Council members approved the intent to appropriate the purchase of two pieces of land on Riverside Drive, north of Tuller Parkway. The move was a preliminary part of the land acquisition process for the Spa at River Ridge, 6570 Riverside Drive, and a residence at 6694 Riverside Drive. “The property is needed for the future realignment of Riverside Drive approved by City Council in the five-year CIP,” City Manager Marsha Grigsby told council. “We continue to have good conversations with the property owner ... . After the resolution this evening we’ll send out a good faith offer,” Grigsby said.
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Spooktacular set for today
Dublin selected two community volunteers as king and queen of the Halloween Spooktacular. Dublin’s annual Halloween event, set for 3:30-8:30 p.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 24, in the north meadow of Coffman Park and in the Dublin Community Recreation Center, will be overseen by Bill Marek and Sue Swyt as the king and queen of Halloween. The couple helped start Dublin’s Green Team in 2001 and initiated bicycle recycling, invasive plant removal and “off the curb” web listings, a news release from the city said. The couple also volunteer for the Dublin ACT Coalition, Dublin Music Boosters, Dublin Robotics Boosters, Scottish Corners Elementary School and Jerome High School PTOs, the Mid-Ohio Foodbank and Kinderkey Caroling. Dublin’s annual Halloween Spooktacular offers games, activities, tricks and treats.
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