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Grant to pay for subdivision curb ramps By NATE ELLIS ThisWeek Community Newspapers The city of Pickerington will use a $32,000 Community Development Block Grant to install curb ramps this year in the Pickerington Hills subdivision. Last year, Pickerington officials received word that a project to install curb ramps in one of the city’s older neighborhoods would be funded entirely with state grant money.
The project will include the installation of curb ramps for easier access to sidewalks for those who use wheelchairs, scooters, walkers and other mobility devices at five intersections in the Pickerington Hills subdivision. Money for the grants originally comes from the federal government. In Ohio, the Ohio Department of Development administers the state’s CDBG program by allocating funding to each of the state’s 88 counties.
From there, county officials identify nonprofit community action agencies to distribute the grants to, based on proposals for specific improvement projects. In Pickerington’s case, the funding will be used to install curb ramps at the following intersections in the neighborhood, located southeast of Pickerington City Hall: • Pickerington Hills Drive and Sycamore Drive.
• Pickerington Hills Drive and Morningview Avenue. • Pickerington Hills Drive and Hilltop Drive. • Sycamore Drive and Hilltop Drive. • Hilltop Drive and Hilltop Place. “These are ramps that make sidewalks accessible from the street,” said Greg Bachman, Pickerington city engineer. Municipalities throughout the U.S. were required to install curb ramps at most intersections after the enactment
of the Americans with Disabilities Act by Congress in 1990. Bachman said Pickerington already complies with the ADA, but curb ramps were not required in subdivisions built prior to the legislation’s passage. “This will enable the city to add ADA ramps to one of the older subdivisions in the city that was built before ADA ramps were required,” he said. See CURB RAMPS, page A2
City adds FOURTH OF JULY FESTIVITIES rain barrels at two facilities By NATE ELLIS ThisWeek Community Newspapers Hoping to lead by example, the city of Pickerington last week installed rain barrels at two public facilities. Taking a cue from the Fairfield Soil and Water Conservation District, Pickerington installed rain barrels on June 22 at City Hall and the offices at 51 E. Columbus St., which houses Building, Engineering and Development Services departments. The plastic barrels — one at each facility — are what proponents call an easy step toward environmentalism, or “going green.” The approximately 60-gallon containers connect to building downspouts to catch rain runoff from rooftops that might otherwise contribute to waterway pollution by flowing from roofs and parking lots directly into nearby streams and rivers. According to city officials, the barrels also serve as sources of free, non-chlorinated water for watering plants. The water is absorbed by the plants or is naturally filtered as it works its way into the ground. “It’s to reduce the amount of stormwater that runs off from roofs, it helps (satisfy) the EPA and you can use it for watering plants,” Pickerington city engineer Greg Bachman said. “It’s good for the environment and it’s good for around your house.” Pickerington purchased its two rain barrels from the Fairfield Soil and Water Conservation District for approximately $60 each following a local workshop the agency conducted on May 14. The move comes after the Pickerington Public Library last summer installed rain barrels to help water the community gardens on its grounds that are meant to grow vegetables and fruits to benefit the PCMA Food Pantry of Pickerington.
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(Above) The Pickerington and Violet Township Fourth of July parade began its procession July 4 on West Columbus Street. (Below) Violet Township firefighter Steve Wernert shakes hands with people in the crowd. (Left) Louis Hawrysz of Chicago falls off the mechanical bull. Louis and his parents, Don and Nicole Hawrysz, were visiting his grandmother, Tina Biafore, in Pickerington. (Below left) Employees of Fairfield National Bank march a giant American flag down Hill Road North during the parade. Visit ThisWeekNews.com for a slideshow of Fourth of July photos.
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Township dog park now open By NATE ELLIS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Golf outing established in memory of Barr
After more than two years of planning and work, the first public dog park in Fairfield County opened last weekend in Violet Township. On July 1, Violet Township officials opened the gates to Friends of the Violet Township Dog Park at the corner of Pickerington and Stemen roads. It’s been a long time coming. Plans were initiated after a group of local dog enthusiasts approached Violet Township trustees with a proposal to raise half the funds needed for the project, and in October 2008, formed a nonprofit foundation to begin accepting donations.
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Violet Township firefighters this fall will host the first of what they hope will be an annual golf outing to remember a fallen comrade and help area students further their educations. When former Violet Township Assistant Fire Chief Doug Barr died suddenly Feb. 27 from an unexpected illness, it left a void still felt within the department and the community. A leader in the department, Barr also was actively involved in everything from outreach programs at area schools to volunteer work with the American Red Cross of Fairfield County and the Pickerington Area Chamber of Commerce.
Although it’s unlikely he’ll soon be forgotten, his colleagues in Local 3558 of the International Association of Fire Fighters are planning the first Douglas Barr Memorial Golf Outing Sept. 16 at Homestead Golf Course in Groveport. It’s designed to honor Barr and raise money to annually give at least one $1,000 Douglas Barr Memorial Scholarship to a Fairfield County student. “We came together and decided we wanted to do something,” said Brett Bowen, a Violet Township firefighter and president of Local 3558. “Doug was very involved in education, so we figured the best way to honor him would be to name a scholarship after him. “Initially, it will be a $1,000-a-year scholar-
ship for a (graduating) senior in Fairfield County. All schools will be included, public and private.” Barr, who was 51 at time of his death, was a former teacher and member of the Fairfield Union Board of Education. He entered the fire service in 1978 as a member of the Pleasantville (Pleasant-Walnut Township) Fire Department. In 1990, he was hired by the Violet Township Fire Department, was promoted to lieutenant in 1996 and became assistant chief in 2009, serving under Chief John Eisel. In preparation for the golf outing, local firefighters are seeking players and sponsors, as well See GOLF OUTING, page A2
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GOLF OUTING Continued from page A1 as the donation of raffle prizes. The union has formed a nonprofit foundation, so sponsorships and raffle donations will be taxdeductible. Sponsorship levels range from $100 to $1,000. “We’re open to any sponsorships at all that help us get this off the ground and running,” Bowen said. “We look forward to making this an annual event and making it bigger and better every year.” Sponsorships will be accepted up to Aug. 31. Additional sponsorship information, as well as applications for playing in the event, can be found online at sponsorships@vtfdmemorial.com and VTFDmemo-
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rial.com, respectively. Payments can be made online using PayPal, or by printing applications and mailing them to the Violet Township Fire Department, 8700 Refugee Road NW, Pickerington, Ohio, 43147. “I believe it will be a great event, and a very appropriate way for Doug’s legacy to live on,” VTFD Chief John Eisel said. “Doug was a schoolteacher before his calling to the fire service, and Doug truly believed in education. The scholarship that evolves from the event is a great way to memorialize Doug and help those that aspire to be teachers as well.” Registrations for the golf outing will be accepted up to 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 16 at the golf course.
The event will begin with a “shotgun” start at 9:30 a.m. Prizes will include a car giveaway for a hole-in-one on a designated hole, and other prizes are expected to be given for longest drives, longest putts and the drive closest to a designated hole. “Doug touched everyone, every individual in our organization, and you can go outside our organization, too.” Bowen said. “Everyone has their own story of how Doug influenced them to be a better firefighter, a better person. “He was a very highly respected leader. When you think of leadership, you think of Doug Barr … he was just an all-around great guy.” nellis@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com
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A construction schedule for the project hasn’t been set, but Bachman said the curb ramps are expected to be installed this year. In the meantime, the city is taking steps to better identify areas which have and do not have curb ramps.
That effort will allow for better planning for future curb ramp installations, should funding sources be identified. “We have them all marked on large maps of the city and will be compiling statistics on the number of ramps later this year,” Bachman said. nellis@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com
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After the group raised approximately $42,000 and the township committed to funding the other half of the project, the opening of the 8.9-acre park was stalled by a wet spring that prevented grass seed from taking hold. But all that’s behind the effort now, and dogs are free to romp untethered within the confines of the fenced-in park that features a dog water fountain, up to 19 trees, an asphalt path and a wheelchairaccessible parking area. “It’s been a little difficult, but it hasn’t been because of the joint partnership between the (Friends of the Violet Township Dog Park) and the township,” said Bill Yaple, Violet Township director of operations. “The difficulty has been
with the weather and allowing the grass to seed.” An official grand opening for the park will be held later this month, Yaple said. In the meantime, dog owners and their dogs are permitted to use the park, so long as the pets are vaccinated and licensed and handlers are at least 18 years old. Choker collars are prohibited at the park, and children age 13 and younger are not permitted unless accompanied by an adult. Jan Anderson, a Friends of the Violet Township Dog Park member who’s been handling publicity and fundraising for the group, was not available for comment on the opening of the park as of ThisWeek’s press deadline. However, she recently marveled at the public and private support
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Dr. Georgia E. Finley THEN: A recent graduate of Ohio Medical University, 24-year-old Dr. Georgia E. Finley came to Pickerington in 1902 to practice medicine. She suffered from hearing loss and used an ear trumpet (a cone-like device used to collect and amplify sound into the ear). Although women were not given the right to vote until 1920, the Violet Township school board appointed her to a nine-member committee in 1907 “for purchase of a library.” When the Violet Township Board of Library Trustees was created two years later, Dr. Finley served as its first president. During her tenure, an attempt to get a Carnegie Library for Pickerington-Violet Township was set in motion with a formal written request to the Carnegie Corp. in 1911 by Dr. Finley, the mayor of Pickerington and the president of the Violet Township school board. Later that same year, Dr. Finley moved to Glouster, Mass., to do institutional work. She died four years later at the age of 37. NOW: Dr. Finley’s office was located at 8 E. Columbus St., directly across the street from the Carnegie Library, which opened in 1916. The library now houses the Pickerington-Violet Township Historical Society Museum. Dr. Finley’s former office currently is occupied by Air Quest Air Conditioning. See both Dr. Finley’s former office and the Carnegie Library/Historical Society Museum as you shop for fresh local produce, sidewalk and yard sale treasures during the Olde Village Flea Market on Saturday, Aug. 6, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. A special exhibit about Dr. Georgia Finley can be seen in the museum between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Admission to the museum is always free. More information about the flea market, the museum and its special exhibits is available online at www.pickeringtonhistoricalsociety.com.
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sured clear distance following a crash on Hill Road. June 3 • A Columbus man was cited • A Baltimore, Ohio, man was for failure to maintain assured cited for failure to maintain as- clear distance and driving under sured clear distance following a suspension following a crash on crash on Refugee Road. Refugee Road. • A 17-year-old boy, no address provided, was cited for failure to June 7 maintain assured clear distance • A Pickerington man was cited following a crash on state Route for improper backing following 256. a crash on state Route 256. • A Pickerington resident, no • A Canal Winchester woman age provided, reported an iPod was cited for no turn signal and and mobile telephone were stolen driving under suspension folfrom a locker at Pickerington lowing a crash on Refugee Road. High School Central. • Employees at a Hill Road • A 17-year-old Pickerington gasoline station reported the theft boy was cited for failure to mainof $14 worth of gas. tain assured clear distance following a crash on state Route 256. June 8
June 4 • A Columbus man was cited for driving on a child support suspension and a stop sign violation following a stop on Hill Road. • A Rambling Brook Drive man reported a graduation banner was stolen from his lawn. • A 16-year-old Pickerington boy was cited for driving under suspension following a stop on Hill Road. • A Pickerington man reported the unauthorized use of his credit card information.
June 5 • Two Reynoldsburg boys, ages 14 and 15, were charged with theft after allegedly attempting to steal merchandise from a Postage Drive department store. • A Pickerington woman reported someone forced entry to her vehicle while it was parked at a Stonecreek Drive restaurant and took undisclosed items. • A Faber Street woman reported her 8-year-old son was assaulted by two boys.
June 6 • An Albion Street man and woman reported jewelry, DVDs, a safe, music recording equipment, a keyboard and shoes were stolen from their home. • A Hill Road man reported the theft of tools from his truck. Loss was listed at $2,174. • A Diley Road woman reported her trash can was stolen. • A Wooster Street woman reported a laptop computer was stolen from her unlocked vehicle. • A West Church Street man reported a window in his vehicle was broken. • A Pickerington woman was cited for failure to maintain as-
June 10 • A Pickerington woman was charged with driving without fulltime attention, obscured tags, OVI and prohibited concentration of breath following a stop on East Columbus Street. • A Melrose Court man reported an iPod was stolen from his unlocked vehicle. • A Blue Jacket Circle woman was charged with domestic violence following an incident at her residence. • A 17-year-old Pickerington boy was cited for speeding and failure to control following a crash on Diley Road.
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• A Columbus man and a Canal • A Florence Drive woman re- Winchester man each were ported the unauthorized use of charged with drug abuse followher credit card information. Loss ing an incident on Nightingale was listed at $288. Court. • A Columbus man was cited for speeding and driving under June 14 suspension following a stop on • A Reynoldsburg man was Hill Road. cited for failure to yield follow• A Gary Drive resident re- ing a crash on state Route 256. ported the theft of $800 worth of • A contractor reported two gift cards. saws, scrap copper and five rolls of copper wire were stolen from June 9 a Hill Road construction site. • A Cincinnati woman report• A Millersport woman was ed someone struck her vehicle cited for failure to maintain aswhile it was parked in a Hill Road sured clear distance following a parking lot and left the scene. crash on state Route 256. • A Gahanna man was cited for • An Inverness Glen man refailure to maintain assured clear ported the unauthorized use of distance following a crash on state his credit card information. Route 256. A Reynoldsburg man • A Pickerington man was cited also was cited for driving with a for failure to control and OVI foltemporary instruction permit with- lowing a crash on Hill Road. out a licensed driver. • Two Pickerington men were • A Pickerington woman was charged with consumption in a cited for a red light violation and motor vehicle after being found driving under suspension folSee POLICE, page A6 lowing a stop on Refugee Road.
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Pastor’s challenge prompts July 9 fundraiser By JOSH POLAND WBNS-10TV As a certified personal trainer, Erica Manning is used to helping people transform flab into muscle. Bulking up a modest financial investment is an entirely different proposition. Nevertheless, Manning and four friends have embraced the new challenge with all their considerable might. On July 9, the five women — all personal trainers and members of Pickerington’s Grace Fellowship Church — will hold a fitnessthemed fundraiser at the Canal Winchester gym where they regularly work out. All proceeds from the “Hope Challenge” will go to Asia’s Hope, a Columbus-based, multidenominational program that provides long-term care to orphans in Cambodia and Thailand, children at high risk for sexual and economic exploitation. “Obviously, as personal trainers, we take great satisfaction in helping people reach their fitness goals, but this takes it a little bit
further,” Manning said. “This helps people who really need help.” The Hope Challenge began with a challenge from Keith Minier, senior pastor at Grace Fellowship, 7140 Reynoldsburg-Baltimore Road, a 620-member congregation affiliated with the Indianabased Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. A few weeks ago, to illustrate a sermon on priorities and stewardship, Minier put $3,000 — broken into amounts ranging from $100 to $500 — in 12 envelopes and sealed them. At the conclusion of each of that Sunday’s three services, he placed four of the envelopes at the front of the church and invited members to pick them up. His charge to those who accepted the challenge: Take the money and grow it. Specifically, the pastor told them they had six weeks to parlay the cash into larger amounts that the church would then collect and forward to Asia’s Hope. “It’s fun and exciting,” Minier said this week. “It’s also a risk and a challenge, but our people have risen to the challenge before and
knocked it out of the park.” This is the third time Minier has tried the experiment at Grace Fellowship, where he has served as pastor since 2004. Four or five years ago, he said, he distributed $225. Two years later, he increased the amount to $1,000. Minier said the stewardship challenge is based on the biblical “Parable of the Minas,” which Jesus recounts in Luke 19:12-27. In the parable, a nobleman who is leaving to inherit a kingdom gives several servants one mina each — a hefty sum of money — and instructs them to do business during his absence. Upon returning, the nobleman demands an accounting. One servant turned the mina into 10 minas, so he is rewarded with authority over 10 cities. Another servant, who earned five minas, is granted authority over five cities. A third servant, afraid to do anything with the money, simply returns the mina to his master. The nobleman is so angry that he gives it to the servant who had earned 10 minas: “For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that
hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.” (Luke 19:26) Minier said he’s thrilled by the fundraising projects his congregants have undertaken. One church member is using his seed money to produce and sell T-shirts, another is peddling bracelets and a third is staging a benefit concert. “One guy was just going to go around and mow people’s lawns for donations,” he said. Three or four people decided to take on projects, even though they didn’t get any of the envelopes, he noted. Minier said he’s confident the latest experiment will yield far more than the $5,000 that Asia’s Hope needs to retain a nurse to work directly with the orphans the charity serves. However, he said, the primary goal isn’t to raise money, but rather to teach the congregation at Grace Fellowship an invaluable lesson about priorities and stewardship: “When we have a vision — boy, things get done.” Manning, who attended the first service the day Minier announced the challenge, didn’t get one of the cash-filled envelopes. Susi Ver-
million, who attended the day’s final service, did. It contained $100. “She wasn’t sure what to do, but I had a plan,” said Manning, who has worked as a personal trainer since 2004. “God must have brought us together.” Before long, Manning said, she and Vermillion and their three collaborators — Kristina Grogan, Michelle Hart and Angie Ratliff — had come up with the first of what they intend to be an annual Hope Challenge. Participants will test their fitness in eight events, including push-ups, sit-ups and jump squats. The goal will be to complete as
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June 15 • A Columbus woman was cited for driving under suspension following a stop on Refugee Road. • A Pickerington man was cited for failure to maintain assured clear distance following a stop on Windmiller Drive. Renee Kozma and Tony Iovine
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Kozma, Iovine to marry Renee Kozma, daughter of Davette and John Kozma of Akron, and Tony Iovine, son of Lenny and Sandy Iovine of Pickerington, have announced their wedding plans. The couple will exchange vows July 30 at St. Hilary Church in Akron. The bride-to-be earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from Ashland University. She is a marketing intelligence analyst at First Energy in Akron. The future groom received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Ashland University. He is an account executive at Gateway Recycling in Cleveland.
Coming up Event St. Pius X Festival, 6-11 p.m. Aug. 5-6 at the church, 1051 Waggoner Road, Reynoldsburg. Food, live music, games, bingo, Monte Carlo, raffles and a silent auction will be featured. Visit www.spxreynoldsburg.com/festival.
Meetings Pickerington AmSpirit, 8:30-9:45 a.m. Fridays at Pizza Cottage, 1000 Old Diley Road. This is a business networking and referral group meeting. Visitors are welcome. Visit amspiritpickerington.com. Pickerington Area Kiwanis Club, noon the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Romeo’s Pizza, 80 W. Church St. All are welcome. Call Deblin Jennings at (614) 833-3803. Pickerington Toastmasters, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the firstfloor conference room at Kroger, 1045 Hill Road N. Visit pickerington.freetoasthost.net. Pickerington Lions Club, meets the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. For location and time, call 920-0800.
• A Pickerington woman was cited for leaving the scene and failure to maintain assured clear distance following a crash on Diley Road. • Employees at a Hill Road theater reported someone passed a counterfeit $100 bill.
• A Canal Winchester man was charged with OVI, OVI over 0.17 and FRA suspension following a stop on Diley Road. • A Haddington Place resident reported a foldable porch bench was stolen from the front porch.
June 20 • A 17-year-old Canal Winchester girl was cited for making an illegal turn following a crash on Hill Road. • A Pickerington man was cited for disturbing the peace after engaging in a fight at a Stonecreek Drive bar. • A West Columbus woman reported undisclosed items were stolen from her barn.
June 17 • A Pickerington woman was cited for failure to reinstate and no headlight following a stop on Birchwood Street. • A Pickerington man was cited for FRA suspension following a stop on state Route 256. • A Preston Trails woman reported the unauthorized use of her credit card information. • A Pickerington man was cited for careless operation following a crash on Hill Road. • A Columbus man was cited for nine counts of failure to reinstate, seven counts of FRA suspension and one count of 12-point suspension and expired plates following a stop on Hill Road.
June 18 • A Columbus woman was cited for littering after allegedly throwing a bottle of wine out of her vehicle on Hill Road. • A 15-year-old Pickerington boy was charged with drug abuse and possession of drug para-
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June 21 • A Canal Winchester man was cited for failure to maintain assured clear distance following a crash on Lockville Road. • A Pickerington man was charged with burglary, theft, underage possession, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after allegedly entering a McLeod Parc garage. A 16-year-old Pickerington boy also was charged with burglary and theft. • A Carroll man was cited for failure to maintain assured clear distance following a crash on Refugee Road.
June 22 • A Cherry Hill Drive man reported the unauthorized use of his personal information. Loss was listed at $332. • A Columbus woman was cited for reckless operation and illegal passing following a stop on Refugee Road.
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College notes • Lauren Shiman graduated summa cum laude from Ohio University in Lancaster in June. She is a 2007 graduate of Pickerington High School North. Shiman was also inducted into the university’s chapter of Lambda Pi Eta-XI Gamma, the National Communication Association Honor Society. • Lauren Beretich, a 2009 graduate of Pickerington High School North, was named to the spring 2011 dean’s list at Clemson University. She will graduate from Clemson with a degree in genetics in 2012. • The University of Akron has announced its spring 2011 graduates.
Pickerington residents completing degree requirements were Jason Farrell, master’s degree in public administration; Michael Spagnulo, master’s degree in chemical engineering; Neeley Thakkar, bachelor’s degree; and Katherine Yannerella, bachelor’s degree in speech and language pathology. • Otterbein University held its Academic Honors Convocation in June. Departmental awards were given recognizing the academic achievements and honors of Otterbein students. Pickerington residents receiving honors were: Tara N. Carter and Natalie R. Hess, the Lillian Frank/Earl Hassenpflug Visual Arts Endowed Award; Jennifer T. Erwin, the William and Alta Arbogast Music Prize.
“It’s free water for your plants because you’re not using water from your tap,” said Chad Lucht, senior urban specialist for the Fairfield Soil and Water Conservation District. “Over time, the barrel will pay for itself. “It’s naturally softened water and it’s chlorine-free,” he said. “It also helps keep our streams and rivers healthy because there’s less direct runoff from roofs, and it’s kind of a first step toward being green.” Lucht said his agency is planning another workshop in the Pickerington area, possibly in August or September, where more rain barrels will be available for
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Butler eager to work hard at Bowling Green By BRAD EMERINE ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Austin Butler doesn’t want to have any regrets when he completes his college experience. In May, the 2011 Pickerington High School North graduate verbally committed to being a preferred walk-on for the Bowling Green State University baseball team. “I just hope in four years when I have my college degree, I can look back and say I wouldn’t have done anything differently,” Butler said. “I
don’t want to be graduating and wondering what if I would’ve focused more, worked harder or did this or that in school or in baseball.” North coach Tim Thomas said he knows Butler will follow that guideline based on his history with the Panthers. “I’ve known him since grade school and I’ve always known he was a special kid,” Thomas said. “He was a three-year starter at catcher and a two-year captain for us who started as a sophomore on our state runnerup team (in 2009). He’s hard-nosed, loves the game and has a great work
ethic. His drive to succeed sets him apart from the others. If I knew how to teach what he has, I’d make a million dollars.” Butler, who graduated from North with a 3.5 grade-point average and plans to major in business at Bowling Green, batted .485 during the regular season this spring with four home runs and 30 RBI as the Panthers finished 25-4 overall and won the OCCOhio Division with a 12-2 mark. North lost to Worthington Kilbourne 2-1 in nine innings in a Division I district final.
Butler was named first-team allstate and all-district and shared OCCOhio Player of the Year honors with two others. “It means the world to me to get the opportunity to play Division I college baseball,” said Butler, who is playing for the Columbus Cobras this summer before leaving for Bowling Green on Aug. 19. “I know I have a lot to learn and it will be a big adjustment. But realizing that going in and knowing they have a sophomore and senior catcher ahead of me just motivates me to work harder. Coach
Thomas always tells us that every day is a new day and that you constantly have to prove yourself. Nothing will be given to you. Every day is a competition within itself.” Although Butler will be a walk-on, he is guaranteed a roster spot next season with the Falcons, who finished 20-31 overall and 11-14 in the MidAmerican Conference-East Division this spring under coach Danny Schmitz. The Falcons, who had two players selected in the Major League See BUTLER, page B2
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Columbus Junior returns to Scarlet By BRAD EMERINE ThisWeek Community Newspapers
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Maurice Hall (22), a 2001 Brookhaven graduate, had a game for the ages when he rushed for 411 yards and eight touchdowns on 19 carries in a 75-16 victory over Briggs in a City League-Red Division game on Oct. 27, 2000.
Top Individual Performances: Nos. 6-10
Athletes’ exploits remembered From staff reports
Division II district tournament. Also considered was whether the athlete performed spectacHer 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 win over Centerville’s ularly in more than one aspect Melissa Zimpfer in the final gave her during the game or meet in a 41-0 record for the season. question. B.J. MULLENS, Canal Winchester For example, Gahanna’s Jake boys basketball (Jan. 21, 2008) — At the Flyin’ to the Hoop Classic in Blankenship set a state-meet Fairborn, the senior and future Ohio record when he won the DiviState and NBA player had 62 points, sion I boys pole vault champi24 rebounds and three blocked shots onship last month, but to lead the Indians to a 79-69 win over New York (N.Y.) Our Savior New Brookhaven’s Khalilah CarAmerican. penter ranks higher because she AUSTIN STAAB, Westerville Cenbroke the state record in the girls tral boys swimming (Feb. 23-24, 100 meters and also added a title 2007) — In his final prep meet, Staab in the 200 in the 2000 state meet. tied the national record and won the 100 butterfly in 47.1 on Feb. 23. The Without further ado, below next day, the Stanford recruit clocked are Nos. 10-6 of the top india time of 43.93 to win the 100 vidual performances of the past freestyle. 22 years, with an honorable ESTABAN WEAVER, Hartley boys basketball (March 18, 1995) — The mention list in the accompanyHawks advanced to a Division III state ing box: semifinal with a 72-68 victory over Maurice Hall, Germantown Valley View, led by the Brookhaven footplay of Weaver. He scored 36 points ball (Oct. 27, and teamed with Matt Lowery on two key defensive stops down the stretch. 2000) — During a season in which he rushed for 3,057 yards a 2008 regular-season game, but to rank fifth on Ohio’s all-time Charles Johnson ranks ahead of list, Hall’s most memorable inthat for his 57-point game that dividual performance came durhelped Watkins Memorial upset a state-ranked team in the 1995 See TOP, page B2
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Whether they set a state JAKE BLANKENSHIP, Gahanna record, put together a stellar pertrack and field (June 4, 2011) formance or accomplished a feat boys — The junior cleared 17 feet in the that hasn’t stopped wowing us, pole vault to capture the Division I central Ohio athletes have cre- state championship. That set the ated indelible memories for fol- state-meet record in the event and helped him win a yearlong battle with lowers of high school sports. Olentangy Liberty twin brothers Joey After chronicling “20 Years and Chris Uhle, who took second and of Upsets” in 2009 and the third, respectively. TROY BOWERS, Westerville South “Most Dominating Teams” last summer, for our third annual wrestling (March 4-6, 1999) — A hand sidelined him for a month summer series we set out to find broken of the regular season, but Bowers the “Top Individual Perfor- went on to pin three of his four opmances” of the ThisWeek Com- ponents at state and win the Division munity Newspapers era that I title at heavyweight. In the final, Bowers pinned future NFL player Alex began 22 years ago. Stepanovich of Berea in 1:03. Discussions were held among CLAIRE DURKIN, Worthington Kilthe staff at ThisWeek, as well bourne girls cross country (Nov. 3, as with our colleague Steve 2007) — Durkin completed a stellar Blackledge from The Colum- prep career by winning the state chamin 17:10.5. The time set the bus Dispatch, and we arrived pionship state-meet record in Division I. at a top 10 along with 10 honMINDY HAMMOND, DeSales girls orable mentions. soccer (Nov. 5, 1997) — During a Beginning July 14, we will state semifinal against defending run a retrospective article on So what makes one performeach of the top five performances, with one story running ance stand higher than another? One key factor in the rankeach week until we finish on Aug. 11 with what we consider ings dealt with the stage on the top individual performance. which it occurred. Performances
champion Chagrin Falls, the senior goalkeeper made a diving save to preserve a one-goal lead with 17:38 remaining. Three minutes later, she scored on a penalty kick to seal what would become a 3-0 win. JACK RAFFERTY, Dublin Coffman football (Oct. 31, 2003) — The senior quarterback who would become the district’s Player of the Year in Division I and the ThisWeek Super 25 captain threw for 152 yards and rushed for a school-record 285 yards with four touchdowns as the Shamrocks beat Marion Harding 31-22 in their playoff opener. KRISTA KEIR, Westerville South girls track and field (June 6-7, 1997) — Two weeks after setting the state record in the discus (176-5), Keir threw 166-10 on June 6 to break the state-meet record. The next day, she threw 50-4 3/4 in the shot put to capture another title. WENDY LYONS, Westerville South girls tennis (Oct. 19-20, 1990) — Lyons capped a career in which she went 126-6 by losing just one set in the 1990 Division I state tournament.
that happened late in the postseason against tough opposition were given extra credit. B.J. Mullens of Canal Winchester scored 62 points during
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The eighth Columbus Junior presented by the Memorial Tournament will be held Tuesday, July 12, through Thursday, July 14, at the Ohio State Golf Club Scarlet Course. It is the third time that the American Junior Golf Association event will be played on the Scarlet Course after stops in 2004 and ’09. The Columbus Junior has been held at four venues, also including Dornoch Golf Club (2005-06), Tartan Fields (2008) and the County Club at Muirfield Village (2007, 2010). Last year, Nicholas Grubnich of Crown Point, Ind., shot a 6under-par 210 and survived five playoff holes to win the boys division and Lindsey Weaver of Scottsdale, Ariz., posted an 11under 205 for a 12-stroke victory in the girls division. Neither player is in this year’s field. There are 18 central Ohio players scheduled to take part in the 84-player field, which features top junior players (ages 12-18) from 16 states, Canada and Colombia. Area boys players are Garrett Brickley (Pickerington),Alex Carpenter (Westerville), Thomas Dunne (Dublin), Joo-Young Lee (Hilliard), Matthew Moosavian (Westerville), Mert Selamet (Dublin), David Shepherd (Dublin), Blake Stewart (Dublin), Drew Thompson (Pickerington) and Nate Yankovich (Blacklick). Dunne (Dublin Coffman), Carpenter (St. Charles), Lee (Hilliard Darby), Thompson (Pickerington North) and Yankovich (St. Charles) competed in the event last year. Carpenter was one of three others who joined Grubnich in the playoff after all four finished with 210s. Dunne (215) tied for 15th, Lee (219) tied for 33rd, Thompson (221) was 37th and Yankovich (222) tied for 38th. “My goal is to finish in the top five,” said Thompson, a 2011 graduate who will play at Guilford College (Greensboro, N.C.), a highly ranked Division III program. Yankovich, who will be a senior in the fall, is familiar with the Scarlet Course after playing in the state tournament the past two seasons. St. Charles won the title both years and Yankovich tied for second (75) in 2009, when rain canceled the second round. Last seaSee GOLF, page B3
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Many factors cause dip in area Legion teams By BRAD EMERINE ThisWeek Community Newspapers
How long does it take a trend to become the norm? In the past few years, central Ohio baseball players have started taking their talents to travel squads at the expense of American Legion teams. The players, high school coaches and Legion coaches debate the reasons for the change, but it doesn’t appear to be something that can be easily resolved. “The number of teams has decreased, but I wouldn’t say the talent has necessarily decreased that much,” said Michael Higgins, baseball chairman in Legion District 12. “I think we peaked a few years back when we had a dozen or more teams in District 12. Now we have six teams in the Senior Division and we have four teams in the Junior Division, which is in its second season of being officially recognized by American Legion. “When we had 12 (Senior Division) teams, people around the state were amazed. I think the increase to 12 teams was the abnormality, not the decrease in posts we’re now experiencing.”
ECONOMIC WOES Higgins said one of the big reasons for fewer posts offering baseball is the weak economy. “The economy has definitely played a role because many of the posts can’t afford to play in tournaments every weekend in addition to the league play during the week,” Higgins said. “I also think the increasing number of participants in sports such as soccer and lacrosse has taken away some of our kids.” About a dozen years ago, Newark Post 85 ran into a similar problem and decided to only fund a few of its team’s tournaments. The area’s baseball gurus got together and formed the Licking County Athletics. After a few separate years, the team and Post 85 reunited and added a few other sponsors. The Athletics played a Legion schedule, a Babe Ruth schedule and also played in select elite tournaments. Pickerington Post 283 is in the same position, playing a schedule similar to what the Athletics played in the past.
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Brian Hanks of Worthington Post 239 throws to first base to record an out during a game against Westerville Post 171C on June 15. Post 239 is among several area Legion squads affected by the increasing popularity of travel teams.
“Our post is the reason we still have a true Legion team,” coach Chris Weber said. “They support us financially way beyond what 90 percent of other posts in Ohio do. They believe in Legion baseball and baseball has brought good publicity to our post.” Because of Post 283’s financial support, the team plays other travel squads and competes in a number of elite tournaments. “We’re in a special situation where our post supports us well financially,” Weber said. “Some posts just don’t have the money to send the team all over the state and the Midwest.”
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While the bad economy can be blamed for many things, there is more to this issue. There is a philosophical difference between Legion baseball and high school baseball coaches. “The reason for the decline (in Legion baseball), in my opinion, is that there are too many baseball teams in central Ohio at this age,” Worthington Post 239
coach Jim Townsend said. “I think the talent is diluted and the result seems to be that Legion is not as competitive as it once was. “I think the high school coaches chose the easy way out and turned posts into an extension of the spring season. They want their kids playing together and that has ruined Legion baseball in central Ohio. Outside of central Ohio, Legion remains very competitive.” Post 239 went 2-2 in the state tournament last season. But Thomas Worthington coach Stephen Gussler, Worthington Kilbourne coach Jeff Boulware, Watterson coach Scott Manahan and Upper Arlington coach Matt Middleton then decided to form a travel team, Team Columbus. “There are multiple reasons for choosing not to play Legion this year,” Middleton said. “It has become a form of high school-only ball and the play is so inconsistent. We would beat up on somebody one day and then get beaten up the next day. The level of play was so drastic and inconsistent that, in this sport, you can get bored with it
relays, the 200 medley (1:43.59) and the 200 freestyle (1:34.24). 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 state-ranked 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. His point total broke the all-divisions district tournament scoring mark. Johnson added eight rebounds, six steals and five assists. Khalilah Carpenter, Brookhaven girls track and field (June 2-3, 2000) — At the 2000 Division I state meet in Dayton Welcome Stadium, the junior broke the meet and state records in the 100 meters with a time of 11.59 seconds on June 2. That time eclipsed her 1998 meet record of 11.74 and broke the alltime mark of 11.63 set in 1993 by Dayton Dunbar’s Danielle Twitty. The next day, she won the 100 in 11.71 and captured the 200 title in 23.69, a time that lowered the state mark she already held. Carpenter also helped Brookhaven’s 400 relay to a seventh-place finish.
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ing the final week of the regular season. The Bearcats beat Briggs 75-16 to earn the City League-Red Division title and a Division II playoff berth as the senior and future Ohio State running back rushed for 411 yards and eight touchdowns on 19 carries. He had six first-half touchdowns and added scoring runs of 57 and 71 yards in the second half. LaToya Turner, Pickerington girls basketball (March 19, 1999) — The 6-foot4 senior helped the Tigers advance to the Division I state final and exact revenge for a painful defeat with her 29-point performance in a 51-35 win over Wadsworth. They had lost to the Grizzlies in a 1997 state semifinal. The Ohio State recruit made 12 of 14 shots from the floor and was 5-for-6 from the freethrow line while adding five rebounds, four steals and two assists. The Tigers beat Mason 46-30 the next day to earn their sixth state title. Darcy Fishback, Upper Arlington girls swimming (Feb. 27-28, 2009) — The 2009 Division I state meet in Canton was full of memories for this senior as she led the Golden Bears to their fifth consecutive team championship. 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 www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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rather quickly. “In Columbus, it’s been about keeping the younger guys together from the same high school. In Upper Arlington, we kept the freshmen together and just played U-15 travel ball. But the older they get, you want them competing and being successful playing with and against strong competition.” With the high school season being short in Ohio, it is difficult to put the blame solely on high school coaches, Middleton said. “It’s all about how much improvement you can make in the offseason,” he said. “Truthfully, the high school season is so short, and when you have two straight weeks of rainouts, you really accomplish very little. You really need to make your jump in improvement during the summer. “(The Team Columbus) schedule is such that we’re playing select teams and we’re playing the true Legion teams in
contributed greatly to our goal of playing at the faster tempo we sought. It’s difficult as a coach to give away control of the game, but because he was so special, we had no problem doing that this season.” Butler already has begun focusing on his new goals. “I’m proud of what we’ve done at North, although I wish so much that we had won it all in 2009,” he said. “But maybe when I get out of college, I’ll look back on it all. Right now, I’m trying to turn the page and look ahead to the next challenge. My goal for my freshman year is to just get into the lineup a bit. I want to earn some playing time and show them what I can do.”
Baseball amateur draft in June, won MAC-East titles in 2008, 2009 and 2010. “Austin loves challenges and loves to work hard to see how he can lift his game,” said Thomas, who was named OCC-Ohio and district Coach of the Year. “I love the fact that he’s a throwback player. He was in control of the game behind the plate. These days, it’s mostly shortstops who captain. But he called 90 percent of the pitches and played in the most physical position on the field. “His instincts and knowledge of the game are undoubtedly heads and shoulders above most players. He knew pitch sequences, knew situations and knew what the pitchers’ strengths and bemerine@thisweeknews.com weaknesses were. He handled the staff and also www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
Predators U13 baseball tryouts scheduled The Pickerington Predators White Under-13 Park, 8995 Diley Road NW. travel baseball team will hold tryouts at 2:30 p.m. For more information, contact Ed Hager at (614) Saturday and Sunday, July 9 and 10, at Diley Road 207-9008.
these tournaments. That’s what naments we play three to five we want.” games a weekend and less during the week,” Yahn said. “We IT’S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS can do more lifting for football, The Licking County Athlet- go to more camps and do other ics, who lost their Babe Ruth high school things during the affiliation at the conclusion of week.” last season, also chose not to return to Legion this season and OBLIGATIONS are now a travel team. TO PLAYERS “We went with a younger Another big difference between team with no 19-year-olds or most travel teams and Legion college players this season,” teams is the size of the roster. coach Adam Arcuri said. “We “Travel teams generally use think we have a lot of boys who 11 or 12 players all summer,” plan to play in college and we Weber said. “At Post 283, we wanted them to play against elite have great players competing and select teams who also have every day for the chance to get older players. It’s a gauge as to into the lineup. Legion rosters where they are and where they can be deeper and more comneed to be if they want to con- petitive because the players have tinue to play the game.” to earn their way into the lineDerek Yahn, a Heath senior up. And that’s the way it will be who plays for the Athletics, said for the kids who go on to play the team is enjoying the chal- in college.” lenge. That means a player who is “This allows us to travel out slumping or not performing well of town more often and we’re can be substituted without conhanging out and becoming sternation. friends and I think that’s show“At Post 283, the best playing on the diamond,” Yahn said. ers play,” Weber said. “It does“We’re a younger team com- n’t matter how much money peting against Legion teams with their parents pay or what their college players and in tourna- parents do for a living. I’m not ments against older players, too. saying all travel teams are like I think it will help prepare us that, but it doesn’t matter here.” for college baseball better. We In travel ball, there is more played in a Columbus Cobras opportunity for coaches to be tournament against a pitcher loyal to players and maybe even from Xavier and a player from some favoritism when it comes Ohio State.” to positions played based on how Weber, the Pickerington Post much money is invested by a 283 coach, said many of the kids player’s parents, or the money who choose travel ball believe donated by a parent’s employer. they get to play on a bigger stage “Let’s face it. There are probwith more college scouts and ably some real good players in recruiters in attendance. central Ohio who don’t play trav“They want to go to show- el ball because his parents can’t cases where they think they can afford it,” Weber said. be seen,” Weber said. “One way For all their differences, Leto do that is through travel base- gion and travel baseball have ball. It’s all about what you want one thing in common — trying and what your post allows. In to improve players. our case, we’re able to do both. Nuances and financial times We have played in those same may change, and that leaves the tournaments with travel teams.” door open for Legion to evenYahn also pointed out a sched- tually return to some of its betule difference. ter years in central Ohio. “In Legion, you’d play one league game every other night bemerine@thisweeknews.com or something, but in these tour- www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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fifth, Grogan (229) tied for seventh, Lechner (240) was 18th and Fraser (243) was 19th. Ransom, a senior, was the Division II state champion (140) last season on OSU’s Gray Course after finishing second as a sophomore and freshman. Grogan finished third (151) in the Division I state tournament as Watterson was eighth. Fraser (160) tied for 18th overall as an individual qualifier. “I didn’t play to my ability (in the Columbus Junior) last season,� said Fraser, a senior who won the Tanglewood Junior on the Future Collegians World Tour with a 157 on March 19-20. “Competing in the AJGA is a little stressful, but it is opening my eyes some. I hope to make a name for myself and I’m getting contacts, but I haven’t really heard seriously from any colleges yet.�
son he tied for 10th (155) and teammate Michael Ricaurte (144) was medalist. Carpenter (159) tied for 18th as St. Charles won by 11 strokes. “I’ve played that course several times, but I don’t have a (score) in mind because it depends on how it’s playing then,� said Yankovich, who has made college visits to Miami University, Michigan State, Illinois and Purdue. In the girls field, area competitors include Sierra Everson (Gahanna), Tess Fraser (Marysville), Lauren Grogan (Columbus), Erin Harper (Dublin), Natalie Irwin (Columbus), Julie Lechner (Powell), Morgan Ransom (Columbus) and Gina Son (Westerville). Ransom (Columbus Academy), Fraser, Grogan (Watterson) and Lechner (Olentangy Liberty) com- bemerine@thisweeknews.com peted in the event last season. Ransom (227) was www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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titles include Gryffindor Rocks, The Missing Arm of Viktor Krum and Slug Club. Add the Northwest Library on Hard Road to their list of gigs — at least as of Friday, July 8, when they’ll perform as part of the library’s concert series and as part of a Potter-themed party including games and, if you want, costumes. How better to celebrate Visit www.worthingtonlibraries. the weekend before the reorg. 2 lease of the final Harry Potter movie than with Harry and love the official bio 3 forGotta the Potters? northeast Ohio gypsyThe Boston goof-rock duo of punk trio Hoseff, which claims brothers Paul and Joe DeGeorge they’re the last living remnants of plays original tunes inspired by a 12th-century clan of gypsies who the book and film series — and made their living providing live have done so at more that 5,000 theater and selling trinkets and shows in libraries, clubs, art spaces other stolen goods town-to-town. and bookstores since 2002. Song (We didn’t check, so don’t au-
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we were listening to Aussie sister trio The McClymonts. Easy on the eyes and the ears, these sisters recently moved to Nashville full-time and, armed with material that Brooke, Sam and Mollie have all had a hand in writing, are prepped to become another in a long line of kinda big things on the contemporary country music scene. The McClymonts will play Newark’s Midland Theatre Sunmight not get a bet- day, July 10. Tickets are $25-$10. 6 terYou soul/R&B/pop concert Call (740) 345-5483. in 10 years than the Sade and John Legend show set for SunIn keeping with a long day, July 10, at the Schottenstein 8 tradition in reggae music, Center. Matisyahu offers up a heavy dose Since 1984’s Diamond Life, of spirituality amid the beats and Sade has proven her bona fides backbeats. as a honey-smooth and sweet He may be the lone example siren, capable of holding her own — at the very least, the most with a big band or accompanied prominent one — of that spirituby piano and saxophone. ality being rooted in Hasidic JuJohn Legend is a modern-day daism. Stevie Wonder, a musical tour-deRegardless, Matisyahu’s shows force of prodigious talent and an are as joyful for everyone from traditional reggae fans to urban acquired last name to match. Tickets are $152.50-$49.50. hipsters to young Jewish kids to music fans just looking for a good Call 1-800-745-3000. show. Matisyahu returns to the NewLike the Dixie Chicks 7 meets Wilson Phillips. port Music Hall for a July 11 show. This was the first thing that Tickets are $25. Call 1-800-745popped into The Beat’s head as 3000.
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Drop an earthy beat under heavy, chugging riffs and you get Sevendust. The veteran Atlanta quintet boasts a still-unique approach to heavy music — equal parts Fishbone and Megadeth. Musically and lyrically impressive, the band is supporting its eighth studio record, last year’s Cold Day Memory. Sevendust plays the Newport Music Hall Tuesday, July 12. Openers include Adelita’s Way, Emphatic and Violence to Vegas. Tickets are $20/$22. Call 1800-745-3000.
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G. Michael’s Bistro serves seafood treasures Summer officially just started, but I’m already worried you’re going to blow it. How? Well, by missing out on great-here today, gone-tomorrow delicacies. That would be a shame, because eating fleetingly available seasonal treasures — and I’m not even talking about vegetables — not only thrills your taste buds, but it fills you with a seize-the-day pleasure that makes life richer. You want that, right? If not, stop reading. If yes, get yourself to G. Michael’s for a plate of rare and incredible seafood. With its warm-weather menu in place, G. Michael’s has lightened up a bit. I’ll eventually get to some wonderful items on that list (and how to get them at a discount), but first I want to point you to the recurring summertime specials that have gotten me so “Don’t miss it!” excited: sublime and difficult-to-find whitefleshed salmon plus some of the best soft-shell crabs around. Summer is prime soft-shell crab season, and I love those crazy-looking things. Unfortunately, they too often arrive un-
MENU by G.A. Benton crispy, cooked to mush and so puny there’s not much to sink your teeth into. Not here. G. Michael’s soft shells — which get a pleasingly ungreasy and delightfully crackly cornmeal jacketing — are generally thicker, providing pockets of sweet lovely meat. Lately I’ve had them in appetizer form ($12) detailed New Orleans style, with racy red rice and a rich remoulade sauce, and Asian-inflected, with a stir-fry-like slaw. Both were terrific. We’re also currently enjoying the shortlived wild Alaskan salmon season. If you’ve only had commonplace farmed Atlantic salmon, I urge you to seek out their more elegant Pacific cousin. I recently hit the lottery at G. Mike’s by scoring infrequently encountered Alaskan King Salmon with pale, whitesh meat.
with stuffing-like cremini mushroom fritters, a vivid tomato and herb ratatouille, and a couple (possibly food-chain-riffing) shrimp. Order this stunner immediately if you spot it as a special. If pristine and rarely seen seafood isn’t your thing, try the lean and mean Marinated American Bison Flatiron Steak ($28). The tender, beefy meat had a sexy char on it and except for a couple of gristly bites, was a delight. It arrived with a fruity, Worcestershire-perked sauce plus irresistibly crisp and oniony smoked goudaenhanced hash browns. If entrees don’t beckon, G. By Jodi Miller/ThisWeek Michael’s excellent (and not-sosmall) small plates have big flaSweet Yellow Corn Johnnycakes appetizer at vors and can be had for just $6 G. Michael’s. until 7 p.m. Monday through Friday (two are plenty for dinner). Called ivory salmon, it was simply and beautifully grilled. This delicate, suc- Of course the awesome Shrimp and Grits culent fish — likely the mildest salmon is on the greatest hits list, but here are you’re liable to eat — came partnered some new favorites:
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• Seared Jumbo Scallops: This place is also famous for its great scallops, and this dynamic duo — crested with intense pickled rhubarb and plated with a warm apple and fennel salad — only enhances that reputation. • Pressed Veal Sweetbreads: Wow. Imagine creamy and complex grilled sausage patties and cheesy hash browns (plus a colorful corn relish and smoky tomato sauce) for dinner. • Sweet Yellow Corn Johnnycakes: Another play on breakfast-for-dinner, these were fluffy and savory pancakes layered with game-changing Pernodsauced spinach, mild crawfish tails, peppers and an onion sauce. • Grilled Housemade Bratwurst Patty: Happiness on a beautiful breakfast-style biscuit with killer kraut and mustard.
After 14 years in Northland, Spain to reopen in Lewis Center
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Spain Restaurant is opening at the intersection of Powell Road and U.S. Route 23 after being in Northland for 14 years
A new era in the history of Spain Restaurant begins in Lewis Center. After 14 years in the Northland area, the restaurant has relocated to 76 Powell Road, in the former Beeb’s Deli location. Owner Andres Casal said he closed the Northland site in late May to concentrate on his new store, set to open later this month. “The space is comfortable,” he said. “It’s nice — not too big, not too small.” He has spent the last several months renovating the interior, building a bar and installing a new floor and seating. The 3,600-square-foot building seats 120, with another 40 on the patio. The menu offers many traditional Spanish dishes, such as paella, gazpacho and cabrito, or goat, which is marinated for four days before being slow-cooked. The bill of fare is heavy on seafood dishes, with beef and poultry dishes represented as well. There’s even duck a l’orange, using Casal’s own special recipe. Most dinner entrees are in the $17 to $20 range. In addition to a set lunch menu, 10 specials will be featured for the afternoon crowd, Casal said. No lunch item will top $10, he said. All desserts — including flan, cheesecake and tres leches cake — are made from scratch. Spain also will carry a full liquor license but will not offer tapas, a style of small plates often misinterpreted in American restaurants. “Maybe in the future I’ll open a tapas bar — a real tapas bar — downtown,” he said. As with the previous location, the latest Spain will have white tablecloths and linen napkins
for a sophisticated look but a casual ambience. The restaurant got its start in 1994 on the West Side. Casal, who began cooking professionally in restaurants in New Jersey, was hired at the original location shortly after it opened. He bought his way into the ownership over the years. Casal will reopen Spain nightclub in the former storefront at 888 W. Dublin-Granville Road in the Best Western Hotel in the next week or so, he said. It will be open Friday and Saturday. Yet, the neighborhood couldn’t seem to get back on the upswing, so Casal decided to move to an area that’s closer to his customer base. With few upscale dining options in the immediate area, the restaurant is perfectly situated between Polaris and nearby Powell, he said. “It’s good for me,” he said. “Competition is good but sometimes it’s good to not have too much competition.” Misperceptions still persist about Spanish cooking, which tends to be lumped in with any cuisine south of the American border, Casal said. He said his style of cuisine is largely uncomplicated, allowing for clean, natural flavors. “I think the best food is the simplest,” he said. Spain will be open for lunch Monday through Friday and dinner hours daily. For more information, call (740) 548-6900.
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Church plans special Celebration Sunday In preparation for its 50th anniversary celebration in September, Epiphany Lutheran Church, 268 Hill Road N., will feature a former pastor/assistant pastor as the guest preacher on the second Sunday of each month. The next “Celebration Sunday” will be July 10, with the Rev. Mike Walters. Walters served as associate pastor at Epiphany for more than three years. The traditional worship service begins at 9 a.m., with a ministry fair in the Gathering Space following the worship service. Contemporary worship begins at 11 a.m., with a congregational potluck scheduled for 12:15 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, call (614) 8372826.
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July 7, 2011 ACROSS 1 Woodcutter who knew the magic words 8 Wide divide 13 Tribal magicians 20 European triumvirate 21 Variety show 22 Catches the show 23 Understudy’s crime? 25 Steamy stuff 26 Israeli weapons 27 With 116-Down, “BedIn for Peace” co-organizer 28 Make amends 30 Be a disincentive to 31 Eager, in dialect 33 Short ovation? 36 Sound on Old MacDonald’s farm 37 Responses to the obvious 39 Office orders 40 __ Shore 42 The Joker portrayer 45 Spot for “Spot” 47 Concordes: Abbr. 48 Triumphant shout 49 Instrument with colored bands? 55 Seafaring salutations 59 Some tablets 60 Official declaration 61 “The Gates of Hell” sculptor 62 Goes __: deteriorates 63 Like some advanced research, briefly 65 Cues from a stage coach 66 “Trust me!” 67 Epps of “House” 68 Compliment on a skillful asphalt job? 72 Mother of the Valkyries 73 Short summaries 75 Garfield’s creator 76 Clue room 78 Shinto temple gateway 79 Enter, as data 80 Start a rally 82 Ballpoint brand 83 Fishhook-to-line connection 84 Anesthetist’s error? 86 A.L. West team, on scoreboards 87 Vow 89 “Owner of a Lonely Heart” band 90 Still in the outbox 92 Andre’s love 95 10% donation 99 One might go around on the patio
100 __ Neuf: Paris bridge 101 Fight among forest females? 105 Mitigates 109 Rubber tree yield 111 Astound 112 Tug 114 Kennel sound 115 Got one’s money’s worth at the buffet 117 Clean kielbasa? 120 Pottery casserole dish 121 “You’re __ talk!” 122 Unpredictable 123 Therapy time 124 Exorcist’s foe 125 Old West gang DOWN 1 “It was over so fast” words 2 TV host Gibbons 3 “... bombs bursting __” 4 Like some comforting manners 5 Mont Blanc, e.g. 6 Lift 7 Geometry class list 8 Serenade, perhaps 9 Fox’s prey 10 Pilot 11 Naturally brewed beverage 12 A lot of resistance 13 “The Feast of Saint Nicholas” painter 14 Judah Ben-__ 15 Give __ to: okay 16 Telescope? 17 Currently 18 Like a noted creed 19 Crotchety 24 Go downhill fast? 29 “If I Ruled the World” rapper 32 Helped get healthy 34 Impulse 35 Short spinners? 38 Ballpark staples 41 Virginie-Occidentale et al. 42 Close connections 43 “You can’t be serious” 44 Blowout on the court 45 First O, say 46 Fitting 47 No. under the year on many tax forms 50 Diamond wearer in “Copacabana” 51 With accuracy or distance, a golf stat 52 Fox forensic drama 53 City SSE of Sana’a 54 Spanish ayes
56 In working order 57 “Rocky” catchphrase 58 Future adoptee, perhaps 64 Jeans feature after a barbed wire encounter? 65 “Deathtrap” playwright 66 “You win” 69 Baltic Sea feeder 70 “The Banana Boat Song” opening 71 Workers’ rights agcy. 74 Rice preparation 77 Longtime collaborator with Elton 79 Util. unit 80 You might do it after hiring a lawyer 81 Marxism extremes? 85 “Wrong, comrade” 88 Three times daily, on an Rx 91 Spends the night in 92 Evidence of egg toss errors 93 Just right 94 Goes on stage 95 Business card no. 96 14-legged crustacean 97 “The First Billion is the Hardest” author Pickens 98 Cotton Club site 99 Had a hunch 102 Regularly 103 “Sounder” Oscar nominee 104 __-di-dah 106 Defense gp. formed in Manila 107 Classic watch 108 See-thru wear? 110 Super Bowl at which Tom Petty performed 113 Two-season “American Idol” judge DioGuardi 116 See 27-Across 118 1989 World Champion figure skater 119 Web ID
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...Alright, that crab grass comment was pretty bad :-( Luckily Bob Caldwell is right across the street from the new Menards Superstore :-)
July 7, 2011
So.... I see you still have not taken care of your yard?
Bob - I don’t have time for my yard...I’ve spent all my free time at Bob Caldwell test-driving a new 2011 Dodge Caliber for my son...
Yehhhhh..... but what about your yard?....
It was fun!
Reasons to Visit
1.) Family-owned and operated, serving the Central Ohio area since 1953!! 2.) The best inventory in the area of Chryslers, Jeeps, Dodges and Rams (We have it all - cars, trucks and minivans!!) 3.) Customer Service and “Going the Extra Mile� are our specialties 4.) Best Deals in Town!!
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5.) Open EVERY SUNDAY 12-5pm *BONUS: Be sure to visit us Sat, July 9th 2011 for a BIG surprise... (Hint: You could win BIG BUCKS!) 2011 Chrysler Town & Country Touring
2011 Chrysler 200 Touring Imported from Detroit. Absolutely loaded including 8-way power drivers seat, Sirius satellite radio, 17� alloy wheels, bluetooth and a 30 GB hard drive w/ 6,700 song capacity and 6/5� touch screen display! Stk #211338
Totally Loaded! Rear DVD System. Also includes Stow-n-Go seating, Sirius Satellite Radio, Supplemental Side Curtain airbags in all rows, power sliding doors and lift gate! Stk #211143 1.9%
1.9% Available up to 72 months
$0 DUE
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MSRP - $22,360 Bob Caldwell Discounts and Rebates - (-$4,351)
Lease Price: $17,999** Lease For: $259/mo** Buy For: $319/mo*
31 HWY MPG
**Zero due at Signing - Just add tax. Lease price includes $3,250 lease bonus cash.
Available up to 72 months
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MSRP - $31,195 $31, Caldwell Discounts and Rebates - (-$4,307) Bob Caldwel
Lease Price: $26,888** Lease For: $369/mo** Buy For: $439/mo*
**Zero due at Signing - Just add tax. Lease price includes $3,000 lease bonus cash
2011 Dodge Aveng Avenger Mainstreet
2011 Dodge Caliber Mainstreet Loaded! Automatic transmission, 17� wheels, fog lights, all power, keyless remote entry and GREAT on gas...A great overall deal! Stk #211463
All power, Keyless remote, 17� wheels, supplemental side-curtain front and rear airbags. Stk#211130
0% Available up to 72 months
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MSRP - $21,995 Bob Caldwell Discounts and Rebates - (-$2,500)
Sale Price: $19,445 Buy For: $299/mo*
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**Zero due at Signing - Just add tax.
1.9% Available up to 72 months
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MSRP - $19,370 Bob Caldwell Discounts and Rebates - (-$2,371) 27 HWY MPG
Sale Price: $16,999 Buy For: $289/mo* **Zero due at Signing - Just add tax.
*All leases based on 39 months, $0 due at signing, plus tax. First payment and lease aquisition fee included. Leases based on 10,000 miles per year, except Chrysler 200 based on 12,000 miles per year. All leases with approved credit. All retail purchases based on 72 mos at 2.99% APR, with approved credit. All discounts may include rebates. All rebates to dealer. All lease payments include Conquest lease bonus cash. See dealer for details. Offers absolutely expires 7/15/11
Listen to me Bob!!!!!... they not only have great deals on Dodge Calibers for only $289/mo they also have great deals on Chrysler 200’s, Dodge Avengers and a whole lot more...
Bring in any competitors ad and we will beat it!
Susie?? What about your yard?....
Bob - As long as Grrrrrr..... there are so many deals at Bob Caldwell, the weeds can wait! Plus, we’re heading over for FREE Hot Dogs and Hamburgers... Ya wanna come? TO BE
CONTINUED....
Bob Caldwell
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