July 31, 2011
Heiser seeks Bexley’s mayoral post Success at the polls on Nov. 8 means manager would leave Johnstown By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Johnstown finance director Larry Heiser is running for mayor of Bexley, a nonpartisan position on the November ballot. Heiser has previously served as auditor in Bexley, which is also an elect-
ed position in that city. “I’m a longtime Bexley resident,” Heiser said. “My parents moved there when I was in kindergarten, and I’ve been active in rec department and coaching when my kids were growing up.” Heiser said his interest in the mayor’s position has been stimulated by disagreements with proposals to eliminate
the elected auditor’s position. “I’ve become interested lately because there is a charter review commission that has recommended the city get rid of the auditor’s position and have the finance director report directly to the mayor,” Heiser said. “I have a hard time with that because it undermines the checks and balances of having an
independent position.” Ideally, Heiser would like to see the city adopt a city manager form of government that would provide for a professional administrator and a part-time mayor. “Now that I’ve been in Johnstown, I really like the manager set-up, where the manager is a professional who runs
it more according to business practices instead of political practices,” Heiser said. “The kind of set-up where both (the finance director and manager) report to council is a good, effective way to do it.” In Bexley, the mayor’s position is See MANAGER, page A2
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Board to decide levy, new board member Aug. 1 By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The Northridge Local School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting Monday, Aug. 1, to name a new board member and to take final action on a proposed income tax levy for the November ballot. The board member appointed Monday will replace Troy Willeke, who stepped down last month in protest of the layoff of high school principal Jim Hall. Board president Mark Dann said the board would probably interview any applicants who have submitted information by the board meeting, and choose a new member afterword. “We’re required to appoint a person with 30 days, at the next regular or special meeting,” Dann said. “It’s the same process we went through when we filled Mr. Garee’s position,” said treasurer Jim Hudson. “We’ll break up into groups, board members and administration, and each applicant will do a round robin interview. Then we’ll convene and assess the candidates.” The proposed income tax levy, if approved, would be paired with a promise to reduce an existing property tax levy. “We’ll have some more dis-
Sprucing things up downtown Downtown Johnstown Inc., in an effort to encourage property improvements and beautification in downtown buildings, has acknowledged the work of some business owners on Main Street. (Above) Alison Speck, an agent with American National Insurance, stands outside the business, 73 S. Main St. Between them, Speck and Dwight Grimm have 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. They are a sponsor of the Cupola Classic Car show, which comes around again on Sept. 11. (At right) Carol Noe stands outside of her beauty shop, Hair After, 34 S. Main St., a business she opened in 1978. She has been a hairdresser since 1956 and has a local customer, Indus Siegel, whose hair she said she has been doing weekly since ’56. Some exterior work was done at American National Insurance, while Hair After spruces things up with pots of colorful flowers out front.
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Johnstown will replace a water line midAugust that’s expected to bring more water pressure and better fire protection to residents along North Main Street. Johnstown service director Jack Liggett said the village would replace a two-inch waterline along Leafy Dell and Croton roads with an eight-inch water line. He said it would better serve the residents
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cussion and then decide whether to pursue the 1-percent income tax, along with the resolution to reduce the existing emergency levy from 9.3 mills to approximately 5 mills,” Dann said. Dann said it is likely the board will approve the proposal but said no final decision will be made until discussion Monday night. “I can’t speak for the rest of the board because we won’t be acting until Monday, and until there is a vote to move forward, it is not finalized,” Dann said. “We’ll have that debate Monday night. I guess my expectation is the same four board members will support it, but there is always the possibility that there will be something to cause the board to reconsider. “We are constantly looking at what money is needed when to bring back what programs. It’s a constant gauging of the state budget and our finances. We want to ask for what the staff feels is truly needed, within the means of what the voters are willing to approve.” Hudson said the new tax mix should both bring in additional money to the district and reduce property taxes for many people, including farmers. “Depending upon your valuation of your home and how much you earn, that will affect how
in the area. “The water service is very old and it’s only a two-inch diameter,” he said, “so the water flow is not real good on that end of town.” Liggett said the new water line would also allow for better fire protection. The village is installing two new hydrants near the intersections of North Main with Croton Road and Leafy Dell. Fed by the new water line, they will have far greater water pressure. Liggett said this would help the Monroe
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Township Fire Department fight residential fires. “We just think fire protection is going to be improved by adding two new hydrants that can’t be operated off the old two-inch line because there’s not enough water,” he said. The larger water line will also allow for future residential growth along North Main Street. See LINE, page A2
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Johnstown village officials want to construct and maintain a downtown business database to boost its chances of winning a $400,000 matching grant from the Ohio Department of Development. Village manager Jim Lenner said ODOD wants to see how the money would be used to improve downtown businesses if Johnstown is awarded the grant. Lenner said the database would include an inventory that would give a “snapshot of the nature of the building and how it could be better preserved.” “It’s not there to pry into their operations or anything like that,” Lenner said. “We’re just trying to figure out what businesses are downtown … how the structures are being handled.” The database would include a
A closer look The database would include a list of needed facility improvements, such as repairing leaky roofs or crumbling foundations or upgrading where there are building code violations.
list of needed facility improvements, such as repairing leaky roofs or crumbling foundations or upgrading where there are building code violations. “It’s really an assistance role from the village and for downtown Johnstown more than it is a regulatory role,” Lenner said. Pat Kramer, owner of Gifts By Us at 86 W. Coshocton St., said the database sounds like a good
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Licking County
Planning commission looking to fill two positions By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers The Licking County Planning Commission has announced its intention to hire a planning director and environmental director, with applications due Aug. 12. The positions currently are held by Jerry Brems and Jim Mickey, respectively, both of whom are retiring by September. “The planning commission is responsible for county subdivision regulations and coordinating the development of comprehensive plans with townships,” said commission chair Chet Geiger. “Townships are responsible for
zoning, but zoning is supposed to be done in conjunction with a comprehensive plan. Many times, one gets in front of the other. The commission is not responsible for Tim Bubb developing plans, but they do go out and help them work on developing the plans.” County commissioner Tim Bubb said the planning director should be able to do long-term planning, rather than dayto-day details. “They have to be both a good manager and a visionary,” Bubb said. “The key is to look long term. A short-term
issue, such as splitting a lot, is important when you are building a house, but when you look at roads, you need to look at the next generation. “There was a day when Sawmill Road was a country road and state Route 256 was a path. Well, look at them today. If you make good decisions now on road access, where you put interchanges and how you plan, roads today that are barely used have the potential 20 years from now of being the next Sawmill Road. Good decisions now will save us later from nightmares that cost a lot of money.” The planning director also participates in LCATS, the Licking County Area Transportation Study, the body
responsible for prioritizing transportation funding in the county, Geiger said. “Transportation is an additional duty, but it’s an important role,” Geiger said. Among the director’s duties are acting as the commission visionary, identifying planning issues and recommending plans of action to improve and enhance the quality of life for the residents of Licking County, according to the job posting. Focus areas include land-use concerns, community development, economic development and social issues. The county environmental planner’s duties include flood-plain management, solid waste management, wetlands review for proposed developments, en-
vironmental assessments for state and federal grant projects, mapping and related duties. “A lot of it is flood-plain management,” Geiger said. “It can affect floodplain insurance, for example.” Geiger said the planning commission hopes to fill the role promptly, but that it will not rush the process. “Obviously, we want a person in the position as soon as possible, but we want the right person, too,” Geiger said. Those interested in the positions should apply by Aug. 12 to the county human-resources department. Information is available at www.lcounty.com or from the human-resources department, 20 S. Second St. in Newark.
Police foundation organizes Poker Run for Sunbury boy By LORI WINCE ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The New Albany Police Foundation will stage an Aug. 13 fundraiser to help the family of Sunbury Police Chief Pat Bennett with medical bills. Foundation president Joe Duff said Bennett’s 14-year-old son, P.J., recently was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called Ewing’s sarcoma, which affects bone and soft tissue in children and young adults. P.J. was diagnosed in Decem-
ber, Bennett said. He is being treated locally at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and participating in a vaccine trial at a hospital in Bethesda, Md. Bennett said the family travels to Bethesda every other week and stays the entire week for P.J.’s treatment. The fundraiser will be the Bucket Run, the foundation’s inaugural poker run. Part of the proceeds from the event will be used for travel costs associated with P.J.’s treatment. “We wanted to raise some money for them,” Duff said of the
Bennett family. The poker run will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at Rusty Bucket restaurant locations in central Ohio. The rain date is Aug. 20. Participants can buy tickets at all Rusty Bucket locations or at myrustybucket.com. The entry fee is $20 per motorcycle and $10 for each additional rider. Cars are also allowed to participate, Duff said. The Bucket Run will begin at the Rusty Bucket in Westerville. Riders will be encouraged to stop
at other Rusty Bucket locations and pick up a card at each one. They will end the ride at A.D. Farrow Co. Shop at Northstar, 7754 state Route 37 in Sunbury, where they will reveal their poker hands. The person with the best hand will receive $400, the second best will receive $75 and the third best will receive $25. The Bucket Run also benefits the Rusty Bucket Ohio ProStart Scholarship Fund through the Ohio Restaurant Association Education Foundation. The New Albany Police Foun-
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Continued from page A1 Continued from page A1 full-time, at a salary in excess of $100,000 annually, while the auditor’s position is parttime, at approximately $26,000 annually. The finance director is full-time at approximately $85,000 annually. “I’d like to look at changing the charter and look at a city manager,” Heiser said. “We (in Bexley) like mayoral rule, but the population is changing and we have more younger families and I think the view is maybe different now. That (adopting a city manager form) was on the ballot 12 years ago or so and voted down, but I think it’s time to look at that. “Worthington uses it, Arlington uses it, and I believe it works well here in Johnstown,” he said. “For the money we spend on the mayor, we can afford to pay a good professional manager for that kind of salary.” Bexley voters will also decide in November whether to increase the city income tax by half a percentage point, along with reducing the credit provided to residents who work else-
where and pay income tax in their city of employment. “I’m in favor of (the income tax increase), although I would have preferred a property tax increase,” Heiser said. “The person who works in Columbus but lives in Bexley, with the income tax credit, is going to end up paying 3.375 percent in local tax between Columbus and Bexley. That’s a pretty high number, and we have a 0.75-percent school district income tax. But I support it. If we cut the budget, the cuts will be the police department personnel, and it’s clear that the public wants a strong police force.” Heiser is also unhappy with accumulated debt in Bexley, and believes the city should reduce its capital expenditures. Heiser said he would have to give up the Johnstown finance director position if he wins the mayor’s race. “Council is aware of this, and if things go well for me in November, there will be two months to do a transition,” Heiser said. “The mayor is definitely a full-time position there.”
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The Licking County Health Department will begin offering “Back to School” clinics in August. Clinics will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays at the health department, 675 Price Road, Newark. Students entering kindergarten or the seventh grade are required to receive vaccinations in order to be admitted to school. Vaccinations also are recommended for college students. Children under 18 who have proof of Medicaid coverage may receive vaccines free of charge. For others, a $10 administration charge per vaccine and a $15 assessment fee may apply. The maximum charge for any family is $40. Waivers are available. The “Back to School” clinics are offered in addition to the health department’s regular clinic schedule. Satellite clinics are offered in Buckeye Lake, Pataskala and Johnstown. For more information on the clinic schedule, or for any other questions, call (740) 349-6535 or visit www.lickingcohealth.org.
idea. “It will at least let everyone know who’s who and where they’re at,” she said. “It’s just a matter of people wanting to invest in Johnstown.” The village will hold two public meetings, scheduled for Aug. 16 and Aug. 30, to see what businesses are interested in making renovations to their property with matching funds from the grant. Lenner estimates business and property owners would only need to invest $15,000 because he said the village would leverage approximately $350,000 for the grant — $200,000 of that amount coming from a streetscape grant the village already received from the Ohio Department of Transportation. He said the village is waiting for approval of a second grant worth $150,000 The village would also match a required 10 percent, or $40,000, if the ODOD grant request is approved. Lenner said he plans to send out a letter notifying business and property owners of the plans for a database of all downtown build-
ings. He said the village would need to receive “firm commitments” from owners within the next month of those who would like to invest in building upgrades. “We already have talked with a lot of people to see if they are interested in the project,” Lenner said, “so we’ll just get those firmed up and get them written in the grant application. “The more unified the village looks, the better.” He said the database could be used for several other purposes. “In the future, it will also help Realtors know that there are vacant buildings or vacant apartments,” Lenner said. Upgrades to downtown buildings will also make them more valuable, he said, enabling property owners to ask higher rents. It will have a positive economic impact for downtown. He said that could mean more retail stores and restaurant in the area. “We’re trying to make it more advantageous for building and business owners in the downtown area just to be more competitive or be competitive with shopping centers,” Lenner said.
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“In case there’s any expansion on that end of town out (state Route) 37 or Croton Road,” Liggett said, “we’ll have water lines available and ready to head in those directions,” he said. Village manager Jim Lenner said he hopes the new water line would increase future growth and “maybe help lure businesses or retail establishments to that area and provide for a better opportunity of development of that property.” Lenner said the entire project will cost around $44,380, but said the village is saving thousands of dollars by buying project materials wholesale. “(The project) is not very complex so we were able to order the material and eliminate the middle man,” Lenner said. “We’re basically just paying for labor.” The village started planning for the North Main Street water line project six years ago, Lenner said, but it “kept getting pushed back.” He said it’s now at the top of the village’s priority list. “It’s a deteriorating line,” he said, “so it had to be done sooner rather than later.” Lenner said replacing the North Main Street water line is a separate project from construction at state Route 37 and U.S. 62. He said the North Main Street project shouldn’t affect drivers and it’s expected to be completed by the end of August.
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BOARD Continued from page A1 much you pay out,” Hudson said. “The farmers will benefit from this as well. It will net the school $1 million, which will help get us through.” Dann said the board has had inquiries about participating in a levy committee. “There has been some interest from folks in the community to participate on the levy committee,” Dann said “Obviously, if we go forward with the levy it is going to be critical to get that information out, to get the word out.” Also on the agenda for Monday’s meeting are reviews of strategic plans for facilities maintenance and information technology.
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Voters to decide 0.1-mill conservation district levy Nov. 8 County voters in November will decide a 0.1-mill operating levy request by the Licking County Soil and Water Conservation District. County commissioners passed a resolution July 28 to place the five-year levy on the Nov. 8 ballot. Conservation district officials anticipate the levy would generate about $370,000 per year. It would cost property owners $3.06 per year for every $100,000 of assessed valuation, according to the county auditor’s office. Officials say the levy is nec-
essary to support the conservation district’s programs and services, which have been reduced because of decreases in state and county funding. Additional reductions in funding are expected as a result of cuts in the state’s Local Government Fund over the next two years. The mission of the conservation district is “to promote conservation of natural resources through local leadership, education and technical assistance,” according to its website. — Neil Thompson
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State offers tax break in effort to lure plastics company to New Albany By LORI WINCE ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The Ohio Tax Credit Authority on July 25 approved a tax credit for Sonoco Plastics if it chooses to build a new 120,000square-foot manufacturing facility in New Albany. Community development director Jennifer Chrysler said the project is pending further review of incentives, which could include tax abatements from the city. She said she has been negotiating with company representatives on the potential incentives. The state approved a 50-percent, 8-year job-creation tax credit on Sonoco’s proposed $3.12 million annual payroll at the site, which would be in the personal care and beauty campus, Chrysler said. That campus, also known as business park east, is east of Babbitt Road on the north and south sides of state Route 161. The incentive is valued at $297,198. The job-creation tax credit is refundable, which means Sonoco will pay all of its income taxes and be refunded 50 percent annually for the term of the incentive. To receive the credit, the company must agree to maintain operations on site for 11 years, according
to information from the state. “The project in New Albany includes the construction of a new manufacturing facility and the purchase of new machinery and equipment which will result in a fixed-asset investment of at least $17 million,” according to information from the state. The company will manufacture molded plastic bottles. According to projections, the manufacturing facility would create 100 full-time jobs within three years of its opening. “The average wage of the new full-time equivalents will be $15 per hour, plus $5.24 per hour in benefits. Sonoco has committed to hiring at least 10 percent disadvantaged and/or minority persons, as defined by the Ohio Administrative Code,” according to the Ohio Tax Credit Authority. Chrysler said Sonoco is looking at 10 acres near other manufacturers of products that give the personal care and beauty campus its name. Anomatic, which manufactures aluminum caps for bottles used in the beauty industry, would be one of those. Chrysler said she anticipates Sonoco will apply to be part of the personal care and beauty campus’ community-reinvestment area (CRA), which would allow the company to receive a 100-percent abatement on real property taxes for up to 10 years. She
said the term of the abatement depends on how much environmentally friendly technology is used in the facility’s construction. Any extension of the CRA would have to be approved by New Albany City Council. The CRA program is an economic development tool administered by municipal and county governments that provides realproperty-tax exemptions to businesses making investments in Ohio. To use the CRA program, a city, village or county petitions to the Ohio Department of Development for confirmation of a geographical area in which investment in housing traditionally has been discouraged. Once an area is confirmed, communities may offer real-property-tax exemptions to taxpayers who invest in the area. Ohio is competing for Sonoco with locations in Canada and Illinois, two areas where the company already is operating. Sonoco also has two locations near Columbus, according to the company’s website. Sonoco Plastics was founded in 1899 and manufactures “industrial and consumer products.” It provides packaging services from 300 locations in 85 countries, according to the information from the state. Check for updates to this story on the website at www.ThisWeekNews.com
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No use talking about the weather … or is there? I vowed not to talk about it, because talking about the weather is like talking about how Christmas comes too early and isn’t it annoying how one sock’s always left over when the laundry’s done and kids! They grow up so fast, don’t they? On the other hand, to bring up the current weather — that is, the killer sauna heat and humidity we’ve been enduring, the kind of heat that causes newlyweds to sleep apart and puppies to watch a toy being flung across the back yard without twitching so much as a hind foot in response, would be to perform a public service. Why? Well, obviously, because if I break down and mention the heat at this point, discuss how bed sheets feel like damp paper towels, how in a hot room even the furniture is sticky and out on the lawn, the still air seems to shimmer in place, you can bet that before 24 hours have passed a crisp breeze will be blowing, the leaves will be changing colors and the temperatures will have dropped into the 50s, maybe even the high 40s. You know how that works, right? You wake up with a temperature of 103.2, your throat’s raw and pebbly and what is that all over your middle, a rash? So you call the doctor, make an appointment — they squeeze you in — and by the time you’re in the examination room 90 minutes later, you’re in the very peak of health. Not only is your temp normal and the rash gone, your hair looks perfect, exactly the way you hoped it would look on your wedding day, when that one piece kept flopping the wrong way.
That, then, is exactly why I’m giving in and talking about the weather: to make the weather MARGO change. Who BARTLETT doesn’t want a little breath of fall right now? It doesn’t have to stay forever. Just long enough to cool the napes of our necks and make the furniture smooth again. Weather extremes never fail to remind me of other instances of extreme weather. Not in history, of course; I mean extreme weather I’ve experienced personally. Experienced and survived, I should say, that being the motif running through my thoughts. For instance, I recall a long, hot afternoon in Portugal during the now almost legendary trip known by our daughters as “the time you and Dad backpacked through Europe.” We were in a seaside village, watching a sort of informal bullfight on a beach. Men and boys were running at and then away from the bull, which was never in mortal danger, though the men might have been, charging around like that in the heat. Some of the spectators had climbed on builders’ scaffolding that happened to be nearby but most people were crowded around a wall that was along the street above the beach. We were there, sometimes glimpsing the understandably irritable bull, but mostly watching the other spectators: elderly women dressed in smothering black, young mothers who sat on the curb to nurse their babies,
parents with their children. One father held his daughter on his shoulder, and my husband took a picture. Even now, in a new century, her cheeks are as red as warm velvet. Connected to this day, whose oppressive heat and broiling sun seemed to go on forever, is the campground where we were staying. It, too, was on the beach, and very sandy. I remember waking up to find ants in my ears. (Oh, don’t worry! They were dead ants. Mostly.) Another hot memory: As a brash college student, I worked — and lived on the grounds of — a small amusement park, a job that strikes people as either dashing and romantic, which it wasn’t, or as borderline dangerous, which it was. Those of us who worked in the park’s restaurant were students; those who worked the food stands were local high school kids; and the ride operators were adults named J.C. with tattoos and — in one case, at least — without permission to take leave from the Navy. We didn’t have a lot of sense in those days, but we knew not to hang out on the beach near the bathhouse where the ride operators lived. Instead, we crawled out the windows of our own dormitory, above the picnic pavilion, and spread towels on the pavilion’s black tar roof. Hot? Honey, had the place caught on fire it couldn’t have raised the temperature on that roof by more than a couple of degrees. Hey, look out the window. Are those snowflakes? Write Margo Bartlett at mbartlett@thisweeknews.com.
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McDowell led small group of volunteers at Bull Run On July 21, 1861, the Civil War Founded in Abram McDowell held a numbegan to be a very long war, in1812 to be the ber of public offices and made a deed. And one of the major fignew state capi- success of himself in a variety of ures who helped define that day tal, the village enterprises. But the McDowells was a native of Columbus. only had a few had come from the more sophisAs the commander of the Union hundred resi- ticated society of Kentucky and Army of Northeastern Virginia, dents at the end Virginia, and hoped that their chilGen. Irvin McDowell had spent of the War of dren would also be able to rise the previous several months des- ED 1812. Promi- above the frontier world of cenperately trying to make an army LENTZ nent among tral Ohio. out of a horde of enthusiastic volthem were With that intent, they sent young unteers. Under tremendous pres- Abram Irvin McDowell and his See AS IT WERE, page A5 sure to defeat a rebellious South, wife, Eliza. McDowell had moved out of Washington, D. C., with his quickCommunity ly trained and even more quickly Newspapers equipped army to “crush the Rebels.” He almost did just that. Johnstown Independent is printed on recycled paper. This was not a job that Irvin Lee Cochran Kevin Shockey McDowell really wanted. And it Stella Scharf Advertising sales Assignment Editor Sports Editor certainly was not the one he trained sscharf@thisweeknews.com (740) 888-6024 lcochran@thisweeknews.com kshockey@thisweeknews.com for when he left to join the army more than 30 years before. Born Mailing address: P.O. Box 465, Johnstown, Ohio 43031 in Columbus in 1818, McDowell Phone: (740) 888-6100; Columbus line: (614) 855-2774 Fax: (614) 855-2857 grew up in a simple New England E-mail: sscharf@thisweeknews.com saltbox house at the northwest corWeb page: http://www.ThisWeekNews.com Classifieds: (740) 888-5003 ner of Front and Spring streets. At Classified e-mail: classified@thisweeknews.com the time, the house was in the Advertising deadline: Noon Friday News deadline: Noon Friday woods some distance from the Stephen Zonars center of town and nestled against General Manager the creek that passed by and gave ThisWeek Johnstown Independent is published each Thursday by Consumer News Services, Inc., a Spring Street its name. Until 1834, subsidiary of the Dispatch Printing Company, P.O. Box 465, Johnstown, Ohio, 43031. one crossed the creek at High Street A member of the Ohio Newspaper Association and Suburban Newspapers of America. Consumers News Services, Inc. reserves the right to reject, cancel or edit any advertisement at on a wooden bridge. any time. If we make a substantive error in news coverage, we want to correct it. If you believe an Columbus was not very large error has been made, call the local office news number that appears in this box. CNS is not responsible for unsolicited photographs, manuscripts, press releases, etc. when Irvin McDowell was a boy.
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Traditional barbershop opens in New Albany By LORI WINCE ThisWeek Community Newspapers Barber Jake Bame takes an old-school approach to cutting hair. “It’s fueled by my love of keeping the old style alive,” Bame said. Bame has opened the Noble Baron Gentleman Barbers at 21 N. High St., New Albany. The barbershop has a classic feel enhanced by the dark wood floors to the old photos of vintage barbershops on the walls. Appearance isn’t the only retro feature. In addition to traditional haircuts, Bame offers an old-fashioned barber’s shave using warm shaving cream, hot towels and a straight razor. He also uses the straight razor on the back of the neck beneath the hairline and performs scalp massages. “There’s less of that today,” Bame said. “We’ve lost numbers.” Bame operated a shop called “Crew Cuts” on the Ohio State University campus for about seven years before deciding to bring some of the history back to his profession. “It’s kind of like a fast-food hair industry now,” he said. “Service stations used to do more than pump gas. They used to check oil and tire pressure.” Bame said the Noble Baron would be more like those old service stations, eventually having an esthetician to do facials and sundamage repairs and offering a shoe-shine
A closer look Appearance isn’t the only retro feature. In addition to traditional haircuts, Bame offers an old-fashioned barber’s shave using warm shaving cream, hot towels and a straight razor.
service, through which men can drop off their shoes and pick them up the next day. Bame even chose his location because of its history. The building at 21 N. High St. once housed a dentist. In the Middle Ages, barbers often doubled as surgeons and dentists. While working on the Ohio State campus, Bame met people from all over the world. But, he said, he wasn’t able to build a local clientele who kept returning because of the transient nature of college students. He has been encouraged by the smalltown feel in New Albany. He hopes to have youngsters start coming to the barbershop with their fathers and mothers and keep coming back as they grow into adults. “I wanted something more long-term to get to know our clients,” he said. His location in the historic part of New Albany also fits his plans to add a putting green in the side yard where customers can practice while waiting.
Though his focus is on haircuts for men, Bame said, he will not exclude women from services at the shop. He specializes in men’s short hair, but he said he would be happy to cut short hairstyles for women, as well. As he builds his customer base, Bame said, he plans to provide more services and more specialized cuts as his clientele demands. He also has room for two more barbers in the shop and already has two barber friends who share his love of historic barbering who are ready to come on. “We can change to fit the community’s needs and we can add more barbers,” he said. Keeping with the small-town mindset, Bame is working with his next-door neighbors at Dreamshine to offer a line of gentlemen’s candles to be sold in his barbershop. Dreamshine founder Mark Minard said the candles will be made of soy wax and will have classic barbershop scents, like “classic barber talc” and aftershave. Dreamshine, at 31 N. High St., offers jobs and social activities for adults who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, are autistic or have other special needs. The employees help make products that are sold online and available for pickup at the Dreamshine store. The Noble Baron is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. Photo courtesy of Paul Cunningham to 1 p.m. Saturday. Jake Bame offers customers a traditional barber’s shave using lwince@thisweeknews.com warm shaving cream, hot towels and a straight razor. www.ThisWeekNews.com
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three months to defeat “combinations too powerful to suppress” Irvin off to school in Troyes, by normal means. In other words, France, for several years. With the president hoped a citizen army Abram McDowell’s political in- could swiftly repress those rebelfluence, an appointment to the lious southerners. The commander of America’s U.S. Military Academy at West Point was obtained for Irvin to fur- army was Gen. Winfield Scott, who had fought bravely in the War ther his education. It should be noted that the Amer- of 1812 and the Mexican War and ican army was quite small in these had served in the army for more years and West Point was essen- than 50 years. He had literally writtially a training ground for civil ten the book that was used to train engineers. In a growing America, America’s soldiers. But he was also old and tired one could make a nice living as and sick and knew that a civil engineer after a pehe needed a younger riod of military servcombat commandice. On the other er. He hoped to get hand, the military his protégé, itself still carried Robert E. Lee, a certain social to take the job. cachet, as well. But Lee reIrvin Mcturned to his naDowell chose to tive Virginia and stay in the army. fought for the Graduating in South. 1838, he was At that point, posted as a second Scott turned to Irvin lieutenant in the arMcDowell, who had tillery. After serving recently been promoted four years as a tactics inLibrary of Congress to brigadier genstructor at West eral with the help Point, he served on Gen. Irvin McDowell of his political the staff of Gen. John Wool during the Mexican War and mentor, former Ohio governor and was cited for bravery at the Bat- Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase. tle of Buena Vista. The response of the North to After the Mexican War, McDowell served for a number of the war had been enthusiastic. years as a brevet major in the ad- More than 15,000 men arrived in jutant general’s office. He acquired Columbus to enlist in the first few a reputation as a solid, dependable days of the war. Over the next sevofficer and an excellent military eral months, the men were armed, administrator. In 1861, his talents uniformed, trained and marched away to war. By mid-July 1861, would be put to the test. The election of Abraham Lin- Irvin McDowell’s Army of Northcoln to the presidency in 1860 on eastern Virginia, including two a Republican pledge to oppose the regiments of Ohio infantry, was extension of slavery to the terri- on the move. McDowell did not think his tories had led to the attempted secession of a number of southern army was ready, and said so. But states over the next several months. three-month enlistments were Political and persuasive attempts about to expire and he was under to bring the rebellious South back pressure from the president, the into the Union ended with the fall Congress and the country to deof Fort Sumter at Charleston, S.C. feat the rebels and be done with Not recognizing the South as it. So McDowell marched his army independent, President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers for south toward Richmond,Va. Await-
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ing his arrival was a Confederate Army roughly equal in size. On July 21, 1861, the two met near Manassas, Va., at a little stream called Bull Run. On a brutally hot day and observed by many tourists who had driven out from Washington to watch the battle, the two armies fought well — considering neither army had really been in battle before. Ultimately, the Confederates fought a better end game and the Union Army retreated in disarray. To say the least, most people in the North were shocked. A local Columbus paper recorded the scene: “An immense, surging crowd assembled in front of our office. All expected the enemy would soon be ours and the oppression and gloom of war gave way to sunshine and joy. But at noon came dispatches announcing disaster, and a most despondent gloom settled over their faces and a pall seemed to settle on their spirits. But in the evening, a feeling of determination and revengeful resistance was aroused such as words cannot describe. ‘I feel like going myself!’ was the exclamation of everyone who spoke.” Sensing that more troops might be needed, President Lincoln had called for 300,000 more men a few weeks before the battle. By early August, they were assembling at a number of encampments in and around Columbus. This war, it was now well understood, was going to last for quite some time. Irvin McDowell lost his command of the large army but acted as a division and corps commander through the rest of the conflict. In 1864, McDowell was given command of the Department of the West and served in the West for the rest of his career. He retired with the rank of major general in 1882 and died three years later. He is generally credited with the creation of the Presidio military base in San Francisco.
24th annual festival to offer up Irish fun Aug. 5-7 By JENNIFER NOBLIT ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The 24th annual Dublin Irish Festival at Coffman Park next weekend will feature a full slate of music, cultural activities, sports, food and dancing with a Celtic twist. The festival runs Aug. 5-7 in Coffman Park, which is transformed into more than 29 acres of Irish entertainment and activities. The event will include 65 acts on seven different stages with both singers and dancers. “Returning favorites in the entertainment lineup are Gaelic Storm,” events administrator Mary Jo DiSalvo said. “This is their eighth time. They were the group that played in ‘Titanic.’We’ve also got a returning favorite, the Step Crew. They’re a touring dance act. They have fancy footwork and fantastic fiddling.” New to the lineup this year are Goitse and the Elders. A new element at the Irish rock stage will let visitors get closer to the bands. “We have a stage-side screen on the side of the Killian’s Irish rock stage. People can see the screen from a greater distance,” DiSalvo said. “We’re doing that this year because it brings the entertainers closer to the audience. People can see up close and personal.” While Irish dancing will be featured on stage, the Columbus Feis will be held across Coffman Road at Coffman High School. A winners parade will be held at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 6 on the Irish Thunder Stage. Festival visitors also can learn a little bit about Irish dance. “Throughout the weekend, if people are interested, they can go to the Ceili dance tent to learn the steps for themselves,” DiSalvo Ed Lentz writes a history column said. for ThisWeek. The festival also will feature
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a nonperishable food item for the Dublin Food Pantry. DiSalvo said last year’s collection netted more than 10,000 pounds of food for the local food pantry. Aug. 7 also will include the annual Irish contests of reddest hair, most freckles and greenest eyes at 3 p.m. For the first time, a “best legs in a kilt” contest will be held at 6 p.m. Redheads also will be aplenty Aug. 7 as a redhead social-networking group takes a group picture at the festival. Tickets to the Dublin Irish Festival are $10 at the gate for adults. Admission for children ages 12 and younger is free. Discounted tickets are available online until Aug. 4 at dublinirishfestival.org. The Dublin Irish Festival will run from 4 p.m. to midnight Aug. 5, 11 a.m. to midnight Aug. 6 and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 7.
Obituaries SIBERT Miriam Brake Sibert, 89, of Winter Springs, FL, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2011. She was born October 15, 1921 in Johnstown, OH to the late Evert and Ethel Brake. She was a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Eagles, Amvets and VFW. She retired from Kinnear Mfg Co and Headley Office Supply. She is preceded in death by her mother and father Evert and Ethel Brake, husband Hugh Sibert, and sister Mildred Law. Left to cherish her memory son, Michael Lee (Linda) Davis; grandchildren, Michael Davis (Melissa), Leisa Davis (John Gerren), Loralei Nolan (Tom), Scott Davis (Lori), Sean Davis (Velvet); 14 greatgrandchildren; three great- greatgrandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Memorial will be held for family and friends Saturday, August 6, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Hosanna Lutheran Church, 7714 Hazelton-Etna Rd. SW, Pataskala, Oh.
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Northridge soccer season still up in air By SCOTT HENNEN ThisWeek Community Newspapers
As the fall sports season comes into focus at Northridge High School, soccer seems to be the only fall sport in jeopardy of not fielding a team. But athletics director Wayne Howard is still optimistic the Vikings will be playing in late August. Howard had a meeting with parents of athletes interested in soccer on July 28 in the high school media center. Nine prospective players showed up to discuss what needed to be done and also meet coach Debbie Chapman,
who was hired earlier in the week. Howard is supposed to give figures to the Board of Education on Monday, Aug. 1, to support having fall programs. All have met those numbers except for soccer, which needs more than 20 athletes. Other than soccer, the fall sports include cheerleading, cross country, football, golf and girls volleyball. “We’re going to give soccer a week and see what happens,” Howard said. “We just hired the coach, so the kids weren’t sure we were even going to have a team. Once the kids see the team out there conditioning, I think you’ll see more coming out for the team.”
Members of the soccer team are scheduled to participate in conditioning drills from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, Wednesday, Aug. 3, and Friday, Aug. 5. Chapman is excited to be leading the program. “I was commissioner for (Northridge Youth Association) soccer and just loved it,” Chapman said. “I missed the boat at becoming a teacher, so I make up for that by being a coach. I have coached kids grades (kindergarten) to (sixth) for six years.” The soccer team is scheduled to open Aug. 23 at Tree of Life. “Soccer is a good starter sport and
a good finishing sport,” Chapman said. “I just really like to work with kids and this gives me a chance to do that.” Howard said he and the athletic programs are going through uncharted waters. “We’ve never done this before, so it’s not an exact science,” he said. “We’ll have a better handle on it as the season goes along and we head into the winter sports.” •Football coach Tom Roberts hopes to see more players when practice opens Monday, Aug. 1. “We have 42 now, but I’d love to have 50 or more,” he said. “I might spend the next couple of days (July
29-31) going around and talking to some kids ... doing some recruiting, I guess you would call it. Maybe more will come out when we begin two-aday (practices).” The Vikings are scheduled to open on Aug. 27 at home against Newbury. •The golf team has a new coach in Tony Bilderback, a 1990 Gahanna graduate. Bilderback played four years with the Lions and was the team’s top golfer in his final three seasons. He also played one season at Columbus State. See NORTHRIDGE, page A7
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Respect essential to prep athletes Bad news often takes precedence over good news when it comes to stories about athletes. Most athletes perform well at their jobs and conduct their lives in a respectful way, but poor decisions often lead to headlines. This week, the high school stuLARRY dent-athletes LARSON writing in my summer series discuss how they view two elements of the positive side of sports — sportsmanship and respect. Jake Blankenship, Gahanna, pole vault: “I always try to be as positive as possible and I always remember that I do this sport because I love it and not as if it is my job.” Mary Wells, Westerville Central, bowling: “I view respect and sportsmanship as a bigger part of the game than talent. You don’t have to be a friend with everyone, but it is important to get along with everyone.” Faith Washington, Reynoldsburg, track: “Respect and good sportsmanship are necessities come game time. Whether it was something in your day that upset you or things just aren’t going the way you want them to, no one likes to feel disrespected. Sometimes it’s going to be about someone else’s day, so smile and congratulate them as they would congratulate you.” Napoleon Bell, Hartley, football and wrestling: “Respect in competition is vital. When you are big enough to respect your opponents, you respect yourself and your teammates that much more.” Austin Cuervo, St. Charles, golf: “Respect and sportsmanship are always very valued traits to have as an athlete. In order to respect the game, you must respect your competitors in that game.” Chase Delande, Hilliard Davidson, football and wrestling: “I will make it real simple — respect all, fear none.” Jimmy Gammill, New Albany, football: “In high school games, you have to remember that the guys out there on the field from the other team are just like you. Many of us get to be friends over the years. It is important to represent your school and community well on and off the field.” Michela Paradiso, Upper Arlington, soccer and basketball: “Respect and sportsmanship in competition are very important. I will be the first to say that emotions, sometimes, do get the best of me during games. The important thing is to keep in mind that it is a game and it is nothing to compromise your morals over.” Morgan Ransom, Columbus Academy, golf: “It is never
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Greg Avery (5) of Newark begins to celebrate in the final seconds of the Wildcats’ 65-52 victory over Lakewood St. Edward in the Division I state championship game on March 15, 2008. Avery dominated the game, scoring 33 points and adding 11 rebounds, three assists and four steals to lead Newark.
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Greg Avery of the Newark High School boys basketball team couldn’t have been more excited for the spotlight of the Division I state championship game March 15, 2008, against Lakewood St. Edward. Even now, though, he cringes at how his game started — with a pair of what he considered bad shots, the first of which resulted in a missed layup. But little else went wrong that night for Avery. The 6-foot-3 senior tied his career high of 33 points on 14 of 18 shooting and added 11 rebounds, three assists and four steals to lead the Wildcats to a 65-52 victory and their first state championship since 1943 before a crowd of 12,465 at Ohio State’s Value City Arena. “My first two shots were two of the dumbest shots,” Avery said. “I wanted to get rolling, and after that I was just in the zone.” Avery made seven consecutive shots after missing his first attempt, including back-to-back
ThisWeek Community Newspapers has been around for 22 years. That timeframe was used as the basis to compile a top-10 list of the top individual performances we’ve covered. Along with the experienced sports staff at ThisWeek and Steve Blackledge, high school reporter at The Columbus Dispatch, we arrived at a top-10 list. Below are Nos. 4-10. Check back next week for No. 2 and let us know your thoughts at ThisWeekSPORTS.com.
NOS. 4-10: 10. MAURICE HALL, Brookhaven football (Oct. 27, 2000) — During a season in which he rushed for 3,057 yards to rank fifth on Ohio’s all-time list, Hall’s most memorable individual performance came during the final week of the regular season. The Bearcats beat Briggs 75-16 as Hall rushed for 411 yards and eight touchdowns on 19 carries.
baskets to open the second quarter. He hit a jumper nine seconds into the period to make it 21-14 and made his only 3-point attempt with 6 minutes, 57 seconds remaining in the quarter to give the Wildcats a 24-14 lead. After Newark took a 14-point lead midway through the second period, St. Edward rallied
9. LATOYA TURNER, Pickerington girls basketball (March 19, 1999) — The 6-foot-4 senior helped the Tigers advance to the Division I state final with her 29-point performance in a 5135 win over Wadsworth. The Ohio State recruit made 12 of 14 shots from the floor and was 5-for-6 from the free-throw line while adding five rebounds, four steals and two assists. 8. DARCY FISHBACK, Upper Arlington girls swimming (Feb. 27-28, 2009) — During preliminaries Feb. 27, Fishback broke the state record in the 100-yard butterfly when she finished in 53.38 seconds. She won her fourth state title in the event the next day in 54.17 seconds. Fishback also swam on two state-record relays: the 200 medley (1:43.59) and the 200 freestyle (1:34.24). 7. CHARLES JOHNSON, Watkins Memorial boys basketball (Feb. 24, 1995) — There have been few more
surprising performances than what this 5-8 senior guard accomplished in leading the Warriors to a 93-87 overtime upset of second-seeded and stateranked London in the second round of the Division II district tournament. Watkins Memorial was just 1-19 entering the matchup but got 57 points from Johnson, who made 19 of 34 from floor, including eight 3-pointers, and was 11-for-15 from the free-throw line. He added eight rebounds, six steals and five assists. 6. KHALILAH CARPENTER, Brookhaven girls track and field (June 2-3, 2000) — At the 2000 Division I state meet, the junior broke the meet and state records in the 100 meters with a time of 11.59 seconds on June 2. The next day, she won the 100 in 11.71 and the 200 title in 23.69, a time that lowered the state mark she already held. 5. JEFF BACKES, Upper Arlington
to within six before Avery hit a jumper with 7 seconds left in the first half to make it 33-25. “I really noticed (how well he was playing) the next week watching the game and seeing some of the shots he made,” Newark coach Jeff Quackenbush said. “We ran a play for him at the end of the (first) half
and he made this fade-away (jumper) from about 17 feet. You know he’s scoring and doing well, but I guess he was just in that zone and we felt really good about the shots he was taking. “He had a huge steal at the end of the third quarter and just played well the entire game. His whole game, just everything he
football (Dec. 2, 2000) — In leading the Golden Bears to the Division I state title, the 5-9, 180-pound senior turned in a performance worthy of the Ohio Mr. Football award that he had received days earlier. Backes rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries and preserved a 15-9 victory over Solon at Fawcett Stadium in Canton with an interception with less than a minute remaining. 4. COURTNEY SMITH, Hilliard Davidson softball (May 17 and 19, 2006) — Smith brought to a close what remains the longest OHSAA softball tournament game, hitting a grand slam in the bottom of the 22nd inning for a 41 victory over Olentangy Liberty and a Division I district championship for the Wildcats. It was Smith’s first career home run. She also stood out in the circle, striking out 29 while pitching a complete game. She didn’t allow a run until the top of the 22nd.
did, he really competed well that night.” The other starters for the Wildcats — post player Dane Kopp, forward Will McCoy and guards Cody Dennison and Rahlin Watson — each played contributing roles in what became See AVERY, page A7
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Teams getting ready for start of practice By JARROD ULREY ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The wait is nearly over for high school football players and coaches. It started with the sometimes monotonous days of weight-room work, which began for many the moment last season ended. The past few weeks have included activities such as team camps and 7-on-7 passing tournaments, with a few glimpses of the playbook thrown in. Beginning Monday, Aug. 1, it finally See LARSON, page A7 will start to feel like football again.
For Grove City coach Matt Jordan, that first day of official coaching allowed by the OHSAA provides an enjoyable opportunity to see his players bond. It also doesn’t hurt that it’s a chance for relationships between some players and coaches to get a fresh start. “You no longer get any excuses from anybody,” Jordan said, laughing. “Seriously, it’s fun to finally get to put the pads on. You’ve been in the weight room since December, so it’s fun watching everyone run around in helmets. You know it’s football season, and there’s this wonderful excitement in the air.
There’s something about that adrenaline that comes.” According to the OHSAA, the dates teams are allowed to scrimmage this year are Aug. 9-20. Although games can be played as early as Aug. 22, most teams start their season Aug. 26 or 27. Many teams in central Ohio won’t have their first scrimmage until Aug. 12, which means they have 11 days to put plays in motion before their first contact against another team. Putting in drills over the first couple days of practice can be an important exercise in setting the pace for the coming
months as well as in preparing for scrimmages. “You try to establish everyday types of drills and try to mix them up,” Jordan said. “We do certain things day one, certain things day two and get a rotation going. You’re always evaluating talent and you definitely want to laterally be going forward to see who looks good. “In football, you already have a pretty good idea who your guys are Aug. 1, so you’re also looking at team cohesiveness. Do you have some leaders who See FOOTBALL, page A7
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FOOTBALL Continued from page A6 are ready to step up? You start initially with your base offense and base defense in the early days and then do repeat and review to make sure you haven’t moved too fast. When you get to pads, it all changes.” Teams from the City League sometimes have obstacles, particularly early on, because many of the players who come out for football as freshmen are competing in the sport on a team for the first time. For those taking over a program for the first time such as Brookhaven’s Trevor White, that factor as well as figuring out how to install a new system can make for some complicated moments of preparation even before the first day of official coaching. “Especially with a new program, a big thing early on is setting the tone,” White said. “You want to be getting everybody on the same page, and what we’ve been debating is how much of the offense and defense do we put in. Do we just throw it at them or do we take it step by step?
At a glance Below is a look at the JohnstownMonroe and Northridge football teams entering Monday, Aug. 1’s first day of official coaching: JOHNSTOWN-MONROE •Coach: Mike Carter, 10th season •2010 record: 7-3 overall, 5-2 (tied for second) in MBC •Last playoff appearance: 2008, lost in Division V first round •Opener: Aug. 26 at Granville •Top expected returnees: Ross Franklin (RB), Brandon Hollis (OL), Matt Smith (QB), Harley O’Flaherty (TE) and Steven Smith (LB) •Preseason outlook: Having a 2,000plus-yard rusher back in Franklin and an experienced quarterback returning in Matt Smith should have the Johnnies thinking about competing for the MBC title and making a run to
“We’ll have some kids that played (youth) football but some who have never played the sport before. You’ve always got to walk a line of bringing kids along but not holding the veterans back, and especially with a new program, it’s important that you’re really getting to know the team. I’m really excited to learn who my team is.” One of the key aspects of the first days of official coaching, according to Olentangy Liberty coach Steve Hale, is getting players’ technical reactions back on track. “You’re working a lot on tech-
the Division V playoffs. NORTHRIDGE •Coach: Tom Roberts, first season •2010 record: 1-9, 0-7 (eighth) in MBC •Last playoff appearance: 2004, lost in Division V regional semifinal •Opener: Aug. 27 vs. Newbury •Top expected returnees: Hank Biehl (RB), Josh Harbaugh (WR), Storm Strout (QB) and Ian Van Kirk (OL) •Preseason outlook: It was a rough offseason for the Vikings, who had coach Tim Priest step down and then had his replacement, Kyle Cutnaw, resign in April. Combine that with a new pay-to-participate fee, and Roberts likely will have a challenging first season as coach. For preseason information on other central Ohio teams, go to ThisWeekSPORTS.com.
nique, stance and starts, quickness and a lot of ball skills,” Hale said. “What responsibilities do I have? There are a lot of drills where we try to put kids in situations where they can learn. I think it’s just a matter of being organized and knowing what schemes we have. “Obviously everybody gets a brand new start. There’s an excitement and an anticipation that you’ll have a great season. That first time on the practice field is like being reborn each year.” julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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varsity squads. “We have a combined football and basketball cheerleading squad, so we have always had eight on (both varsity and j.v.) because (eight) is all that’s allowed on a basketball sideline,” cheerleading adviser Jody Van Fossen said. “It took us a long time to get tryouts, but we still had to have cuts.” “We are a little behind,” assistant Molly Laughlin added. “This is our first week of practice and we should be about three months in by now.”
“I have zero coaching experience, but I have played golf since I was 6,” Bilderback said. “When I found out Northridge probably wouldn’t have a coach, I wanted to give kids a chance to play golf, so I said I would coach.” The Vikings will have tryouts at noon on Monday, Aug. 1, through Wednesday, Aug. 3, at St. Albans. They will open Aug. 10 at Willow Run against Licking Heights. •The cheerleading squads have not been affected by the play-to-participate fees, as there shennen@thisweeknews.com are eight girls on both the varsity and junior www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
Crew to hold charity run The Columbus Crew’s fifth annual 5K race and 1-mile family fun walk are scheduled for 8 a.m. Aug. 13 at Crew Stadium. The event benefits the Crew Soccer Foundation. For more information, visit www.thecrew.com/5k.
1460 AM to air Crew show The Columbus Crew and RadiOhio have launched “Inside the Crew,” a radio show that will air 8 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays on “The Fan,” WBNS 1460 AM. The Crew’s radio play-byplay announcer, Neil Sika, and TV analyst Duncan Oughton, a former Crew player, will serve as hosts of the show, which will focus on the team and soccer in central Ohio.
GCSTO offers lessons, training The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio (GCSTO) is offering swimming lessons, competitive stroke analysis camps and teen fitness programming at various locations around Columbus. For more information on the stroke analysis camps, contact
GCSTO coach Steve Nye at (614) 478-5445 or stevenye@sbcglobal.net. For more information on lessons and teen fitness, contact GCSTO instructor Erin Harris at (614) 582-2597 or harriserin@ymail.com. More information also is available at www.gcsto.com.
Schools announce coaching vacancies The following schools are seeking coaches: Eastmoor Academy — Girls basketball. Contact athletics director Eric Music at emusic3819@columbus.k12.oh.u s by Wednesday, Aug. 3. Northridge — Boys freshman, junior varsity and assistant varsity basketball. Girls eighth-grade and junior varsity volleyball. Contact athletics director Wayne Howard at whoward@laca.org. PRPC high school club hockey — Varsity assistant for 2011-12 season. Qualifications include previous playing and/or coaching experience. Email hockey résumé to Prowler Hockey Association secretary Debbie Andrews at dandrews58@me.com. Wellington — Boys soccer, girls soccer, girls tennis. Email cover letter and résumé to athletics director Elizabeth Cla-
Newark’s fourth state championship. Although McCoy scored just four points, he was one of the primary reasons St. Edward’s Tom Pritchard — an Indiana University recruit — was held to nine points on 3-for-7 shooting. The Wildcats never led by fewer than five points in the second half and stretched the lead to as many as 16 in the final period. Watson, who plays for Capital University, scored 10 points. Dennison scored eight and Kopp added seven as the Wildcats finished with a 244 record. Avery said the standout performance of the team’s defense made it difficult for St. Edward — and Pritchard in particular — to take good shots. Dennison, who played two seasons for Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and will play for Tiffin University this season, remembers talking with Avery when both were in elementary school about one day making it to the state tournament. “He pretty much did everything for us that night,” Dennison said. “We’d had the mindset to be in that situation since we were in fifth grade, and in my junior year and Greg’s senior year, we finally reached that goal. That will to win got us over the hump. “I personally tried to give him the ball all the time, and everybody fed off of him. We were all clicking. Everything he was shooting was going in.” Avery remembers fondly the scene when he and his teammates returned to Newark that night and the celebrations that followed over the coming days. It was a fitting end to a prep career in which Avery scored 1,131 points. He made third-team all-state and first-team all-district his senior season as he averaged 18.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists. Avery became the sixth player in program history to score more than 1,000 career points. “I remember driving home and the fans were julrey@thisweeknews.com waiting for us when we got back to our gym,” www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
LARSON want others to be happy for you.” Next week, the student-athletes will pass on advice to younger students who are beginning to compete in the sports in which these students excel.
I’ll see you at a game. Larry Larson is a former athletics director at Grandview High School. He can be heard as “Mr. High School Sports” on WTVN 610 AM.
GCSTO holding tryouts for new swimmers The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio (GCSTO) is looking for new athletes. New swimmers are allowed a week with the team to see what it has to offer before deciding to commit. The team practices at Columbus Academy, the Concourse Hotel Fitness Club and St. Charles Preparatory School, and the Gahanna swimming pool during the summer.
The team also has started a scholarship program for students in Columbus City Schools. Athletes who have competed only for summer and high school teams, or those new to swimming, are eligible for the scholarships. For more information, contact GCSTO coach Steve Nye at (614) 4785445 or stevenye@sbcglobal.net. More information also is available at www.gcsto.com.
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Mount Vernon site of charity run/walk A 5-mile run/walk for charity will be held at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 13 in Mount Vernon. United Precast Inc., in its 15th year sponsoring the annual event, will donate proceeds to the Knox County Chapter of the Byron Saunders Foundation, which provides Thanksgiving meals to needy families. Registration is available online at www.unitedprecast.net. Race-day registration will be available from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. The course starts at the intersection of East Gambier and Main streets in downtown Mount Vernon. The course closes at 11 a.m.
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Avery said. “We had a ceremony and had a day named after us, ‘Newark State Championship Day.’ There was a lot of support from Newark.” Shortly after the state championship, Avery signed to play collegiately for Western Carolina. He averaged 6.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in 30 games, including four starts, during the 200809 season. After the season, he decided to transfer to the University of Findlay, a Division II school, because of the coming birth of his daughter. During the 2009-10 season for the Oilers, Avery averaged 3.7 points and 2.7 rebounds in 27 games, including five starts. Despite having what he deemed a successful transition early on to Findlay’s program, longtime coach Ron Niekamp, who retired earlier this year after 26 seasons, told Avery after the season that he “didn’t really fit the system,” Avery said. In search of a place to play, Avery was considering Valdosta State, a Division II school in Valdosta, Ga., when on July 26, 2010, he and two other men were accused of assaulting a man in Myrtle Beach, S.C. “They tried to hit me with a felony, but I didn’t do anything,” Avery said. “It set me back two more steps.” Avery now is a student at the Newark branch of Ohio State and working for Dennison’s father, Joe, but is hoping to play competitive basketball again soon. He is considering playing on the Division III or NAIA level, or could join a semipro team. Regardless of some of the ups and downs that have occurred for Avery the past three-plus years, he knows the memory of what he helped accomplish with his high school team lives on. “It’s still unbelievable,” Avery said. “I still talk to guys who played on that team regularly, and for that game I think we all just did everything to get us that ring. We didn’t let distractions get in our way. I felt like when I was starting to get hot that we were going to win the game.”
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pacs at clapacs@wellington.org. Westerville North — Boys club lacrosse and girls club lacrosse. For boys lacrosse, send letter of interest and résumé with at least two references by Monday, Aug. 1, to Bob Buck, 30 Kim Court West, Westerville 43081, or email rebuck2@hotmail.com. For girls lacrosse, contact Rick Matsumoto at (614) 895-1902 or rmatsumo@rrohio.com. Westerville South — Pole vault. Contact Jim Gaul at (614) 797-6004 or gaulj@wcsoh.org.
Titanium Lacrosse adding ‘Elite’ teams Titanium Lacrosse is adding an “Elite” teams program to help prepare high school boys to play on the Division I college level. The program initially will include three teams: Titanium Elite 2014, Titanium Elite 2013 and Titanium Elite 2012. The teams are expected to play in one fall and two summer recruiting tournaments on the East Coast. The player-selection process involves: •Aug. 21: Deadline for player nominations. Players must be nominated by a high school or club lacrosse coach. Nomination forms are available at www.titaniumlacrosse.com. •Aug. 31: Prospective team members will be invited to try out. •Sept. 10-11: Tryouts at Dublin Jerome High School. •Sept. 15: Selected players invited to join Titanium Elite.
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