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Orange trims planned fire-levy request By TOM SHEEHAN ThisWeek Community Newspapers Orange Township trustees on July 5 decided to ask the Delaware County auditor to certify how much millage is needed to raise $7 million a year with a fire levy on the November ballot. Trustees Rob Quigley, Jennifer Christian and Nelson Katz also rescinded a June 29 resolution that set the levy amount

at $7.75 million annually. Katz, who is the liaison with the fire department, recommended that trustees go with the $7 million amount to allow the department to maintain current services. He also suggested that any levy be for three years. Trustees previously discussed a five-year levy. Collections on the current 5-mill, threeyear fire levy, which was renewed in 2009, will expire on Dec. 31, 2012. That

levy currently raises about $4.6 million a year. The department has a $7-million budget this year and officials said the 2010 cash carryover totaled $4 million. At the current level of expenses, the carryover would fall to less than $1 million by 2014. Katz said he has been told informally a 7.2-mill levy could be needed. “I don’t like increased taxes any more than anybody ... but we must maintain

the fire department,” Katz said. The department has a staff of 67, including 43 full-time firefighters and 17 part-timers. Some major purchases, such as a $450,000 engine truck, have been delayed in recent years. Quigley said he is dismayed that previous trustees didn’t recognize dwindling revenue for the department and seek higher millage amounts in previous levies.

“That’s a big jump, from 5 to 7 mills,” he said. “I’ve only been in this position (as a trustee) for less than two years. I don’t know how we got to this point. It’s unfortunate. It’s a huge jump. It’s unfortunate we’re stuck in this position.” However, he and Christian agreed with Katz that a larger levy is needed. Aug. 10 is the deadline to place an issue on See ORANGE, page A2

Powell engineer: Maintain existing infrastructure

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Powell city engineer Rob Rice on July 5 told city council’s development committee that maintaining and repairing existing infrastructure should be a priority. Rice’s comments came during a discussion of how to spend money from the city’s downtown tax increment financing (TIF) district. The funds must be spent on projects in the TIF area or that benefit it. “We have infrastructure here in the city and it’s not glamorous and not sexy to Let’s try to take spend money to care of the stuff we fix those things, but we’re at the have. As city engineer, point where though it’s for you to some of these decide, a high priority are in need of reconstruction,” is things that are Rice said. falling apart and “Let’s try to are past the need take care of the stuff we have. for attention. As city engineer, though it’s ROB RICE for you to de— city engineer cide, a high priority is things that are falling apart and are past the need for attention.” Rice and development director Dave Betz said constructing streetscapes and sidewalks in areas that need road or sewer improvements in coming years would be a waste of money, because they would need to be torn out when the larger projects occurred. “Something to think about is sequencing of the See CITY ENGINEER:, page A2

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Eight-year-old Sophia Whitesell, left, of Sunbury and Ashlyn Kelly, 9, of Mount Vernon, spin around while listening to the band, Endless Recess, during the Powell summer music program, Lolli-Pops! Kids Concert series at the Village Green Park Amphitheater July 11.

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Residents ask for ash-tree removal help By BONNIE BUTCHER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The emerald ash borer has wreaked havoc on trees in a Liberty Township residential subdivision. The Liberty Lakes subdivision homeowners association on July 11 asked the township to help remove and replace about 140 dead or neardead ash trees. “I’m representing our fellow res-

idents who are having a hard time with the thought of having to cut the trees down, grind up the stumps (and) replant new ones. They have stated it’s a real (financial) hardship for them. We’re appealing to the township board to help us out in some way. At least, cut down the trees in the tree lawn, which is the township’s property,” said HOA co-chair April Oney. She said residents realize they are

responsible for maintaining the tree lawns connected to their properties. Oney said about 20 trees on the homeowners association’s common ground area must be cut down and replaced, and the association lacks the funds to help the residents. Township administrator Dave Anderson said if the board approved, township road crews could remove the trees, but not grind stumps and replace trees.

“This is the largest collection of ash trees that you’ve got in the public right of way. It wouldn’t have to be taken down all at once, but we don’t want safety hazards from the dead trees,” Anderson said. “We’ve had several large ash trees fall and when they fall in the right of way, they become a safety hazard and we become involved.” See TOWNSHIP, page A2

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Genoa trustees approve bid for park improvement

Liberty Bait & Tackle opens on Olentangy Street

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Genoa Township trustees on July 14 approved a $557,722 bid for improvements to McNamara Park. The approval came after a second round of bidding. Trustees rejected bids in May because they came in higher than anticipated, with the lowest at $1.45 million. The township appropriated only about $945,000 for park improvements. The amount includes $100,000 in grant funds from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The planned improvements for the 30-acre park include developing wetland rain gardens, adding 1.5 miles of trail that will encircle the park and connect to Genoa Township Community Hall, and installing tennis courts. The township rewrote the bid, removing from the base bid the construction of two tennis courts and landscaping throughout the park. Those projects are listed as bid alternates. Trustees did not approve funding the alternates, which came in at $89,583 for the courts and $143,071 for landscaping. Republic Builders of Sunbury submitted the lowest of two

A new full-service bait shop, Liberty Bait & Tackle, is open at 122 E. Olentangy St. “We offer three sizes of live minnows and four types of worms,” said owner Steve Pennington. “We carry fishing rods and reels, artificial bait, fishing supplies and sell Ohio fishing and hunting licenses. There is also a fresh pot of coffee for the customers every morning.” A Powell resident, Pennington opened the shop in May. He is an avid fisherman and hunter, and an experienced sporting goods salesman. Owning a business is a family tradition, Pennington said. “I was raised in a self-employed

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Steve Pennington opened Liberty Bait & Tackle at 122 E. Olentangy St. The shop specializes in live bait and fishing equipment during the summer months and will carry ice fishing and hunting gear seasonally.

home, with my father owning a plumbing company for 30 years. He is retired and living in Florida. ... Now I have a new place to fish,” Pennington said. Pennington and his wife, Anita, spent about two years planning and talking about opening the shop, he said. “Being a resident of Powell and a fisherman, it got frustrating having to travel so far to get bait and tackle. This is especially true when there are several fishing locations within walking distance of my home,” Pennington said. “Another thing about fishing is it’s one of those pastimes that if the economy gets worse, the business gets better. It’s really See LIBERTY, page A3

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Orange trims planned fire-levy request Continued from page A1 the Nov. 8 ballot. Resident Matt Scheibeck told trustees that since the department continues to have a cash carryover, it should be able to maintain services. “That’s a huge increase,” he told trustees. “You want to be the ones to raise taxes or advocate it.” Trustees also decided to advertise for bids to conduct a study for a possible community recreation center.

A firm would be chosen at the Sept. 6 trustees meeting and would be given 290 days to conduct the analysis. Things such as land acquisition, costs, community interest, whether the center should have a pool and other questions would be part of the study. Scott Overturf, who is in charge of township construction projects, said outside the meeting that the study would include a random scientific phone survey to gauge residents’ interest. He said it is too soon to put a price tag on such

City engineer: Maintain existing infrastructure Continued from page A1 projects,” Rice said. The committee had asked Rice to provide general details for various downtown projects such as storm sewer renovations, streetscape and sidewalk construction on Liberty Street, connecting Scioto Street and Grace Drive, and adding turn lanes at the intersection of Liberty and Olentangy streets. Rice said roads and alleys in the old downtown — Scioto, Depot, North Liberty and West Olentangy streets, Case Avenue and Scioto Alley — are in very poor condition and in need of repair and replacement. Rice also said the parking lot in Adventure Park is falling apart and is heavily used. West Case, Hall and Scioto streets are made of concrete pavement sections, some of which are failing, Rice said, noting that the concrete slabs are shattered and corners are broken. “Concrete is pretty expensive. The slabs are too long; they should be about 15 feet and these are 20 feet plus, so they tended to break,” he said. Scioto Alley and Depot Street are very distressed, he said, noting the city doesn’t know the layout and makeup of the stormwater structures in those areas. Equally a mystery is the stormwater system on South Liberty Street, he said. “It’s an area that we do not know exactly where that storm sewer pipe goes. An attempt to videotape it can only get so far. The camera can’t get through; it’s blocked up — which doesn’t mean the (water) isn’t getting through, because we repaired a sinkhole there,” Rice said. Committee members asked Rice to develop cost estimates for the projects in the downtown TIF area for its next meeting, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 47 Hall St. They also asked development director Dave Betz to figure out which TIF area projects could also use other funds available to the city, such as park improvement funds. The committee has been tasked with recommending to city council ways to spend the TIF monies — about $225,000 per year. Finance director Debra Miller previously told committee members that the annual TIF revenue would service the debt on a $2-million bond that could be used to fund projects. The downtown TIF was approved in 2005. It includes almost 300 acres and will last 30 years. It is estimated to bring in $8 million during its lifetime.

a project, if the township goes forward. However, depending on what residents want, he estimated such a center could range from $12 million to $18 million. In other business, trustees: • Appointed assistant zoning inspector Tom Farahay as zoning inspector, effective July 13. His salary will be $60,000 a year. Farahay replaces Dick Gladman, who retired earlier this summer after nearly 25 years with the township. The township has no immediate plan to hire an assistant zoning inspector.

• Held an administrative hearing on a request by Lewis Center Investments LLC/Planned Communities Inc. to modify an approved plan for 96 condominium units at the Olentangy Crossings subdivision at Olentangy Crossings East and Rail Timber Way, east of U.S. Route 23. Planned Communities is now asking for only 76 condominium units on the remaining 13.8 acres, and to reconfigure the internal private road system. Trustees plan to act on the request at their Aug. 1 meeting.

• Were told the North Orange Aquatic facility has been closed 11 times so far this summer because of fecal matter in the water. Officials said that is a very high number of closures for this early in the summer. Trustees authorized staff to put up signs informing people using the pool to have swim diapers on children who are not potty-trained. “It’s a health and safety issue,” Beth Hugh, maintenance and parks director, told the trustees.

Township trustees to help with ash trees Continued from page A1 Trustee Mary Carducci said, “I think we need to address those right away as a safety issue.” Road superintendent Randy Leib said most of the trees are six inches in diameter, with the largest being around eight inches. His crew could cut down the trees with relative ease. “Cutting the tree down, the whole thing would go through the grinder at one time. It’d take a lot of time because there’s so many, but per tree it would go pretty quick,” Leib said. He said township workers spent many days cutting down ash trees on township property during the winter.

Trustee Bob Mann said he asked Anderson to look for county or state funds that might help pay to remove and replace the trees. He also asked that the township notify residents of the infestation in the area. Leib said, “Several years ago, Delaware County clear-cut ash trees to try to contain the (infestation) to the north. It was a hardfought effort that failed.” Trustees also: • Agreed to spend $77,247 for fitness equipment for the fire stations, 90 percent of which was paid with a grant; $8,686 to John Deere for supplies and fuel; and $7,708 in legal fees to the firm Loveland & Brosius. • Accepted a $9,000 check from the Tarhe Shriners Club for materials to help the township serve children by quickly determining

appropriate emergency procedures based on the child’s age, height and weight. • Approved an update to township zoning code that reflects current state law. The update changes the number of trustee votes it takes to overturn or modify decisions of the zoning commission from unanimous to majority. •Approved keeping Delaware County Bank as the township’s bank. The township had gone to bid for the service and received only one bid. • Approved the recommended speed limit of 25 mph for roads in the proposed development Nelson Farms. • Appointed Leib as road superintendent, to fill the position of John Walkup who retired July 8.

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Powell sets third Citizen Police Academy By BONNIE BUTCHER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Powell Police Department will host its third Citizen Police Academy this fall. The weekly classes will run 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 7, at the police station at 47 Hall St. Class size is limited, but space is still available for residents interested in “educating themselves on what police officers do in their community (and) how the Powell police serves their community,” said Sgt. Scott Roach. Registration is required to participate. Graduates of the free, 11-week program also will “be better educated on crime awareness and prevention,” Roach

said. Resident Tim Fitz graduated from the academy last fall. As a real estate agent, Fitz said he found the program provided information about the city and the department that he could share with his clients. “I’m also on my homeowners’ association board, and I thought it was important to let the homeowners know what was going on,” Fitz said. The program provides a win-win for both the department and the citizen, Roach said. “We build better relationships with the citizens we serve, finding out what their main concerns are, (and) they get an inside look at what we offer, and (that) gives them a brief taste of what it is like

to be a police officer,” Roach said. Fitz said police officers do a lot more than citizens think. “There’s a lot more to it than what you see on (the television show) ‘CSI,’” Fitz said. “It gives you a new respect for what the (officers) are doing.” Topics for the program include crime prevention, criminal and traffic law, use of force, crime scene investigation and drug enforcement. Educating citizens on crime prevention and awareness can help keep crime from happening, Roach said. “The academy graduates can take the information they learn from the program and share it with their neighbors or at their next neighborhood association meeting. They also get a feel for why police

officers do our jobs a certain way. Sometimes it is required by policy, other times it is all about the officer being as safe as possible, so they can go home to their family at the end of their shift,” Roach said. Participants have the option or riding along with patrol officers. Fitz said the classes are interesting. “Going to the shooting range was pretty good,” Fitz said. “And we had to simulate doing a traffic stop as though we were an officer, learning the different scenarios they would do and the ways the officer has to be on his toes.” He was most surprised to learn the number of calls the department handles, the number of officers patrolling and how they cover the area.

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LIBERTY BAIT & TACKLE Continued from page A1 cheap,” he said. “You can get a dozen crappie minnows from me for $1.29 and spend all day fishing. It’s a cheap form of recreation, other than the initial cost of a rod and a reel, which you can get into for about $20.” His favorite fishing pole is a Shakespeare. “The Shakespeare is really well built, very durable, and the price ... is reasonable,” Pennington said. “A $20 Shakespeare rod is going to last you a lot longer than what people think. The graphite they use for the rods is really nice. The components and gears of the reels hold the oil real well. It’s a personal preference, though, I sell and use other brands.” Not having a taste for fish, Pennington is “very adamant on catch and release,” though he will clean and cook it for others to enjoy. He enjoys the thrill of the hunt and the challenge of developing a fish-catching strategy. “In this particular water at this particular time of day and temperature, what can I use to catch

Though the department has to handle larger crimes at times, most of the city’s crime is low-key, Fitz said. “For instance, from a homeowner’s perspective, we had lettering stolen from our entrance sign, and the detectives tracked it down and actually got the letters back. They were in a dorm room in Michigan,” Fitz said. Fitz highly recommends the program for learning about the department, the city and also learning about crime prevention. “More than anything, I learned about being aware of my surroundings more so than I used to,” Fitz said. To sign up for the classes, contact Sgt. Roach at (614) 885-5005 or by email at sroach@cityofpowell.us.

this fish?” Pennington said. “And it’s serenity. It’s peaceful. You have a hard day at work and you can go out somewhere and listen to the crickets while you’ve got a line in the water.” Pennington’s favorite local fishing spots are Hoover Reservoir and south of the dam on the Scioto River. In late August, he’ll increase his inventory to include hunting equipment: ammunition, bows and crossbows, accessories and supplies, but no firearms. He’ll also carry a full line of ice-fishing gear in winter. The sales floor is about 400 square feet, Pennington said. He hopes business grows enough to expand to the second floor of the building, he said. He currently is the only employee. The shop’s operating hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. The shop is closed Mondays, which Pennington said is his day to fish. For more information, visit the shop’s account on Facebook or call (614) 505-6342.

Powell police July 6 • A commercial trailer without license plates was towed and impounded because it was improperly parked Donerail Avenue. • A citation was issued for a parking violation on Hickory Rock Drive. • After a traffic stop on Briarbend Boulevard, a driver was cited for expired tags. July 5 • After a traffic stop at Village

Club Drive and Highwind Drive, a driver cited for speeding, 39 mph in a 25 mph zone. July 4 • After a traffic stop at Sutton Place and Sawmill Parkway, a driver was cited for speeding, 61 mph in a 45 mph zone. July 2 • After a traffic stop at Adventure Park Drive and North Liberty Street, a driver was cited for speeding, 50 mph in a 25 mph zone. • After a traffic stop at Mar-

ket Street and Moreland Drive, a driver was cited for speeding 62 mph in a 45 mph zone and for making an illegal left turn. • A traffic stop was conducted at Stoneway Point and Sawmill Parkway, a driver was cited for speeding, 63 mph in a 45 mph zone. • A traffic stop was conducted at High Wind Drive and Village Club Drive and the driver cited for speeding, 39 mph in a 35 mph zone.

GENOA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES Continued from page A1 bids and was awarded the contract. The other bid was for $613,111, from Jess Construction. Landscaping will be performed by the township’s maintenance crew, to save money, officials said. The crew lacks the expertise to construct the tennis courts, said assistant township administrator Joe Clase. The parks advisory board plans to hold a fundraiser for the construction of the tennis courts, Clase said. The township has a $19,468 grant from ODNR for the courts. The improvements will develop 15 acres, provide access to properties purchased on the east and northeast side of the existing park and connect the park to South Old 3C Highway, a township press release said. The improvements will include grading and drainage improve-

ments, expanded open fields, more than 200 additional parking spaces and more than a mile of additional trail development, including a connection to the Genoa Township Hall, 5111 S. Old 3C Highway, the release said. Construction is expected to begin in August, Clase said, and end this year. The township is looking for volunteers to assist in fundraising for the tennis courts and landscaping. Those interested may contact parks manager Ron Keil at (614) 5682029 or at rkeil@ genoatwp.com. Trustees also: •Approved spending $3,000 of the park improvement fund to buy fencing materials to enclose its community gardens at Worthington Road Park. Volunteers will install the fence, which will keep animals out of the gardens. • Approved $4,321 for property tax on four green/park spaces owned by the township. A year ago, the township submitted a re-

quest to the Ohio Department of Taxation to exempt the property, but has heard nothing back, township administration Paul Wise said. •Approved an as-needed hourly contract for technical support services with Keytel Systems. The cost is $120 per hour for advance-notice service and $180 per hour for service outside normal business hours or without notice. Fire inspector Lt. Craig Skeel handles most of the township’s computer and technical concerns. He receives compensation from the general fund for those skills which are separate from his fire department duties, officials said. Keytel Systems would be used when Skeel is unavailable. • Approved a $5,700 membership fee to the firm Frank Gates/ Avizent which provides a group rate for workers’ compensation. That membership will save the township $35,290 of its $107,758 annual premium, documents show.

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Taking care of business is an everyday chore No one can accuse me of letting my health responsibilities slide. In the last six weeks, I’ve undergone a colonoscopy, a bone density scan, and a mammogram, in addition to business-as-usual visits to the dentist and my ob/gyn. Oh, and I donated blood, which is like a health check in itself: blood pressure, temperature, iron level check and questions about Creutzfeld-Jacob disease and if I’m feeling well today. They do the same for you too, of course, if you donate; it’s a wonderful break from the hurly-burly world. In fact, the whole six weeks was slightly spalike, not that that was my intention. Over the years, I’ve allowed myself to be gently prodded into making necessary appointments in the summer, and naturally, it’s summer when they come around again. Then there was the poison ivy that sent me to my family physician, who frankly seemed disappointed that I wasn’t the mass of leaking blisters he expected. In fact, my condition, while admittedly mild, would have been described as global were I a planet. Put another way, I reminded myself of nothing so much as a spotted pup, but this was difficult to convey while sitting fully dressed in an examination room. Still, my prescription for what turned out to be a soothing cream seems to be doing the job, though I do suspect that poison ivy is the inspiration for the carnival game Whack a Mole. You know, whack it here and it pops up there, whack it there and it pops up someplace else and so on. I must say, with all this preventive care going on I’ve been spending lots of time in the hospital lately, more than some surgeons, and because of that I’ve made a few observations. First, hospital workers are helpful. Should a person look even slightly confused for a fleeting moment, a passing worker will invariably offer assistance. What’s more, the passing worker can offer assistance. Instead of frowning and saying, “Bone density? Hmm … Sorry, I guess I can’t help you after all,” every last Who from the tall to the small is knowledgeable without even pausing at all. They point, direct, lead, even escort, or at least offer to escort with every semblance of sincerity. Another thing. Radiologists cheerfully explain what they’re doing without being patronizing about it. They apologize for cold rooms and/or cold hands. The woman who did my mammogram just this morning told a story about learning to use everchanging radiology equipment that was flat-out hilarious. (Oh, all right, I’ll tell it: The new equip-

ment’s on/off switch was precisely where a light had been on the old machine. And although she tried to remember, she kept trying to turn on the light by hitting the switch on the underside of the platform … and shutting down the entire unit, which MARGO would then need several minutes BARTLETT to reboot.) It’s rare to hear myself barking with laughter in the middle of a mammogram, but I did today. I almost told my own story, of driving a new car whose headlights were precisely where the old car’s windshield wipers had been. So on a dark, rainy night, a night when I was driving my two daughters and several other women to southern Ohio for my younger daughter’s bachelorette party weekend in the woods, I continuously tried to adjust the windshield wipers by turning off the headlights. But don’t worry! They wouldn’t be off for more than half a second, because everyone else in the car would set off an alarm the instant the road ahead plunged into darkness. “Sorry! Sorry!” I’d say, trying not to sound like a nitwit when it was obvious that I was one. I could just imagine my new best friend, the radiologist, saying “Sorry! Sorry!” as the digital mammography unit sank into a horrifying silence. For the third time. In fact, after all these weeks of running in and out of the hospital as if I were delivering babies in there, I have just one tiny … not a complaint, really. It was more the kind of thing some people take pictures of to send to their friends. I never think of that in time, so I’ll have to describe it instead: In the hospital’s long, wide entrance hallway, which is covered in beautiful wood, or maybe in beautiful not-wood, was one of those square utilitarian mats. The mat wasn’t near a threshold, or near a wet spot or near anything, really. It seemed to be in the middle of nowhere. On the mat was a squat plastic sign. “Trip hazard,” the sign said. I looked at the mat, and I looked at the sign. If the mat was a trip hazard, why not just pick it up? That’s what I wondered. I didn’t know the answer. But I suppose that’s because, for all the time I’ve been spending at the hospital, I’m not really a doctor.

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Watching for elusive wildlife life beaver has increased. I know that beavers are somewhere in the Char-Mar Ridge pond because I’ve SUE seen the evidence. In HAGAN March, a park district naturalist led an off-trail walk around the pond, and along the shore, we saw the tell-tale gnawed-upon small- and medi-

um-sized trees. Looking a lot like sharpened pencils, the trees were chewed off at about beaver height (two or so feet off the ground — so I guess the beavers were on hind paws while they were chewing.) We also spotted freshly chewed branches among debris floating on the pond — and, through binoculars, spotted an earthen overhang where the beavers just might be taking up

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I have always been fascinated by beavers and their dambuilding talent, although the only time I have seen one up-close is within the confines of a zoo or wildlife center. That seems strange to me when I think of the many times I have been just on the verge of seeing one of these elusive creatures. During walks along ponds and streams in various Midwest forests, beavers seem always to have slipped just past my field of vision. I’d hear the gentle splash of the water — surely made by a beaver sliding into the stream — and think, “I would have spotted him if only I’d been looking a little to the left.” Or, I’d hear what had to be the slap of a broad tail against water and I’d think, “Why was I distracted by that bird? Great — I missed again.” My interest in beavers ebbed and flowed, depending on where my travels took me, but interest grew when my family moved to Delaware County and I spotted signs of beavers near the offices of Alum Creek State Park. My fascination has really resurged since we at Preservation Parks opened our new wildlife blind at Char-Mar Ridge Preserve a couple of months ago. Now, the possibility of me spotting a real

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Stratford Ecological Center news Stratford Ecological Center 3083 Liberty Road For more information on the following programs, to register or to volunteer, call (740) 3632548 or e-mail treebeing@aol. com (registrations) or SECVolunteer@aol.com (volunteers) or SECEarthShare@aol.com. Email: register@preservationparks.com. Emily Traphagen Preserve, 5094 Seldom Seen Road, Powell, 43065.

• Herbal Study Group, 1 to 3 p.m. on the second Tuesday; 9 to 11 a.m. on the fourth Saturday. The next meeting is July 23. Cost is $10 a year. • Guided tours, 10 a.m. to noon, on the third Saturday of the month. Meet the animals, visit the gardens and greenhouses and walk in the forest. Led by farm and nature guides. Minimum four in group. Cost is $6. Next tour is July 16.

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A WALK IN THE PARK Continued from page A4 residence. Unfortunately, our hike was during the day and beavers are normally nocturnal, so we knew our chances of seeing them were slim. And — disappointed — we did not see any. So I could only imagine their busy lives. A stick-and-mud lodge could have been in the Char-Mar Ridge pond for years, with a beaver couple — having mated for life — living happily in its watery confines. Each year, the pair’s litter of kits would reach maturity, help “raise” their younger brothers and sisters, and eventually move off to build their own lodges — maybe in nearby Hoover Reservoir. They would continually harvest trees, felling small ones in a bite or two and chewing through a couple of larger trees in a night’s time. The animals would dine on the tender cambium layer, their main source of nutrition. Then, industrious creatures that they are, the beavers would not waste the rest of the tree. It would become part of a dam or would be used to repair a lodge.

Their dam, possibly four or five feet high, might push water into the neighboring woods, creating a wetland that would support a myriad of wildlife, including fish, turtles, frogs, insects and other creatures that rely on wetlands for survival. My imagination can see all of that, even if the actual beaver remains elusive. I do believe I’ll see one someday, which is not something I could have said 100 years ago. Before Europeans arrived in North America, millions upon millions of beavers roamed the land. But the profitable fur trade — especially the heavy trapping between 1750 and 1800 — decimated the population. Later, as wet land (which the beavers like) was drained for farming and other development (which needs dry land), beavers almost became extinct. By 1830, there were no beavers in Ohio, and it would be more than 100 years before one was again seen in the state. The first was spotted in Ashtabula County in 1936, and the species has gradually returned

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as its habitat has been restored. In 2007, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources estimated the population at about 27,000 statewide, and nationwide estimates put the number at about 14 million. So I remain hopeful. One day, I’m sure, that slap of a tail against the water will grab my attention at just the right time, and there — before my eyes — will be a beaver busy at work.

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ber of Genesis, guitarist Daryl Stuermer, has had a pretty good handle on the “Genesis Experience.” So when he decided to create an orchestral show of the music of Genesis featuring his own band, it was with the full blessing of Messrs. Rutherford, Banks and Collins. “I always wished they’d have done it,” Stuermer told The Beat of combining Genesis and a full orchestra. With Genesis in at least semi-retirement, Stuermer figured it was time to see what they thought of his idea. “Mike (Rutherford) immediately said, ‘I’d love to hear it,’” Stuermer said. “When I played some of it for the guys, they were all happy to hear what we’d done.” Stuermer, a Milwaukee native and resident, joined Genesis as the touring replacement for founding member Steve Hackett in 1978, coming off a threeyear stint playing guitar in jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty’s band. He’s been with the band in that ca- Daryl Stuermer pacity ever since and has been the primary guitarist (in studio and on tour) Guitarist Daryl Stuermer and his band join the for Phil Collins’ solo projects as well, Columbus Symphony Orchestra for a Picnic co-writing several of Collins’ hit songs. with the Pops concert Saturday, July 16, on “They never seemed or acted like the lawn at Chemical Abstracts Service. Tickrock stars,” Stuermer said of joining a ets are $20 for adults and $8 for children long-established and successful band, ages 3-14. For tickets or other information, and added, “It wouldn’t have worked call (614) 228-8600. if we didn’t all like each other — despite the economics. tunes like Throwing It All Away and the Collins “When I joined the band, I told myself, ‘This tune Something Happened on the Way to Heavis their group,’ but of course, as you’re in the en, but also less “obvious” songs, “deep cuts band longer, that feeling changes and you start that Genesis fans will remember but which are to put your own spin on things to the point more challenging, more interesting from an where you don’t know what’s yours,” he ex- arrangement standpoint.” plained, citing his solo on the popular concert Stuermer said the show offers altered arrangetrack Firth of Fifth, which he said he plays to- ments of several well-known tunes as well, intally differently now than how Hackett played cluding a samba rendering of Follow You Folit. low Me and a heavier version of Land of ConStuermer said touring drummer Chester fusion. Thompson has always been treated the same “We’re not really changing the band parts, way. but adding that overlay of the orchestra on top “It’s been a nice career for me,” he admit- of it,” he said. “Whether it’s the pop stuff or ted, adding that his Genesis/Phil Collins work some of the longer instrumentals, I always has allowed him time to record some modern heard brass and strings in there.” jazz instrumental stuff with his Daryl Stuermer Band. ■ For more from The Beat’s interview with The material for the orchestral show, Stuer- guitarist Daryl Stuermer, read the BeatBlog at mer said, includes commercially successful www.ThisWeekNews.com/blogs.

Weenies serves a variety of ‘super tasty’ hot dogs Weenies has tons of potential. It has the gourmet hot dog market on campus cornered and it serves super tasty madein-Ohio meats grilled to order. Plus, it has a name that’s irresistible to dirty-minded college kids. Indeed, the Weenies owners reported more than a dozen of their signs were stolen — likely by dorm dwellers looking for free decorations — before the restaurant even opened its doors. So if the eatery can work out a few assembly-line kinks and simplify the menu a bit, I’m predicting a success. Weenies is right to be proud of its Ohio meats. They’re a noticeable step up, tastewise, from standard brand-name wieners. And they’re boiled, then grilled, lending a smoky, charbroiled flavor. You pick your choice of dog: all-beef Classic ($3), pork and beef Hottie ($3.65), all-beef Classic Brat ($3.65), all-beef Cheese Brat ($3.85), Chicken Dog ($3.25), Veggie Dog ($3.25) or the Big Weenie one-pounder ($10).

Weenie’s Address: 1644 N. High St., campus Phone: (614) 754-1427 Web: myweenies.com by SHELLEY MANN Hours: 10:30 a.m.-12 a.m. Monday-Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.-3 a.m. Thursday-Saturday, The Hottie is well worth the upgrade. It’s 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday

not only heftier but also has a more complex, spicy flavor profile than a classic dog. You then choose from more than 40 toppings, which is where things get complicated. Forty options sounds like a good thing, but it’s actually kind of paralyzing when you’re standing there, trying to decide which toppings would work best together. It’d be great to see a few Weenies signature dogs on the menu for folks who like having their decisions made for them. There are some nice, unexpected topping options, like a spicy, colorful red-pepper relish, avocados and pineapple salsa. But it starts to get ridiculous — five different mustards, four salsas and dried cranberries? Another concern that will surely

be remedied soon: On our first visit, the menu didn’t indicate that some toppings are free while others cost 35 cents or 75 cents extra. On the side, sweet potato fries ($3) are crunchy and good, but ask for some spicy mayo for dipping rather than the provided ketchup. The Grilled Peanut Butter & Jelly ($2.75), basically a hybrid PB & J and grilled cheese — sans cheese — would taste fantastic at about 2:30 a.m. … and luckily, Weenies is open till 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. Shelley Mann is the editor of Crave, Columbus’new dining magazine. Keep up with her at ColumbusCrave.com.

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Classic all-beef hot dog with Coney sauce and cheddar cheese (left in back) and Hottie spicy pork and beef dog with red pepper relish and a dill pickle spear (right).

Popular Lindey’s bartender opens own place in the Brewery District Tony Murray was a bartender at a popular restaurant, had scores of adoring customers and a bevy of friendly co-workers, whom he called family. But with the dream of one day opening his own place, the longtime bartender at Lindey’s left his comfortable surroundings for something less certain but with amazing potential — a restaurant of his own. On Monday, he opened T. Murray’s Bar and Kitchen, an ode to the

bygone days of the Rat Pack, classic cocktails and personalized service. He said he can’t emphasize his attachment to Lindey’s enough. He started bartending at the German Village institution in 1989 and said leaving was difficult. “You’ve been in this comfort zone for so long,” he said. “I was just waiting for the right opportunity and it came along.” Yet, he has lofty ambitions for T. Murray’s. The restaurant takes over the for-

mer Barrister Hall location at 560 S. High St. in the Brewery District, which has a reemerging entertainment and restaurant scene. Murray and partners Steve Bagley and Maryanne Testa have spent the past year completely refurbishing the interior of the two-story building, which flaunts a custom-built bar on each floor, wooden floors complemented by darker wood accents and exposed brick for a traditional American look. Murray also is behind the bar, happy to pour traditional drinks such as the OldFashioned, Rusty Nail, Rob Roy and Sidecar. He also plans to dust off the cocktail recipes that date back to the speakeasies of Prohibition-era Chicago. Murray said he wanted a strong emphasis on food and service, a casual ambience with upscale menu. For starters, patrons get a choice of three breads — sourdough, multi-grain and crusty white — all baked locally at Eleni-Christina Bakery. Testa developed the dishes, which she calls upscale comfort food, and chef Christine Remley is responsible for their execution. The menu has a solid American-tavBy Eric George/ThisWeek ern foundation with many modern touchTony Murray and two investors have opened T. Murray’s Bar and Kitchen at es, Testa said. The filet mignon, for ex560 S. High St. Murray was a longtime bartender at Lindey’s and left to create ample, gets a touch of non-spicy red pepa restaurant of his own. per sauce and is paired with a fried round

of goat cheese and a potato and roasted-fennel gratin. Murray said his favorite is the chicken Milanese topped with an arugula and tomato salad. www.ThisWeekNews.com/foodandwine The lunch menu has a strong salad, Recipe of the week soup and sandwich lineup, with most prices in the $7 to $9 range. The halfpound burgers, made with freshly ground beef, are crowned with pancetta and cheddar. Most desserts, save for Graeter’s ice cream, are made on premises. They include a lemon tart, chocolate crème brulee and cheesecake. The partnership scouted locations for months before settling on the Brewery District site, which had Crab cakes, courtesy of Brian McCafferty been vacant for several years. The of Matt the Miller’s. once-popular — and later sleepy — neighborhood appears to be on the re- doing well for 30 years.” T. Murray’s is open for lunch Monday bound. Shadowbox Live will relocate there and newcomer World of Beer is on through Friday and dinner Monday its way, both of which will open later this through Saturday, closed Sunday. For year in the Worly Building, not to men- more information, call (614) 824-2301. tion the recent openings of Via Vecchia It’s that time of year again: Vote in the and Zydeco on High. “It’s coming back,” Murray said of the 11th annual Readers Poll: Columbus area. “It’s going to be bigger and better.” Dining, which gets posted online today Sue Doody, owner of Lindey’s, said at www.thisweeknews.com/ foodandMurray was a notable employee who had wine. Rules are pretty much the same. The poll will close Aug. 5, with results an impressive following. “We’ll miss Tony but I wish him the being posted online and in the paper Aug. best of luck,” she said. “He’s just one of 18. Three lucky participants will each many who have helped keep this place win a $25 gift card from Bravo.

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Residents included in traveling exhibit The Ohio Watercolor Society traveling exhibit will be on display July 10-Aug. 6 at the Arts Castle, 190 W. Winter St., Delaware.

Artist Charles Rowland of Lewis Center is included in the exhibit, along with Dennis Zimmerman of Powell. The gallery is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. For additional information, call (740) 369-2787.

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Alec Flemming of Powell, Leslie Wu of Worthington and Abigail Slone of Powell recently earned the Paderewski Gold Medal for their piano playing.

Pianists complete 10-year goal Three local piano students recently earned the Paderewski Gold Medal. The award is earned by performing seven memorized pieces and showing mastery on three musicianship skills for 10 years at Piano Guild Auditions. Alec Flemming is a senior at Olentangy Liberty High School. The son of Pam and Daryl Flemming, he started piano at age 6. He is also an accomplished double-bass player. Leslie Wu, a recent Worthington Kilbourne High School graduate, started music lessons at age 5 and has also played recorder, violin and viola. She is the daughter of Chien-Chien and Wei-Tsu Wu. Abigail Slone of Powell is a home-schooled junior. The daughter of Dr. Wayne and Rita Slone, she has taught beginning piano students and is a pre-professional dancer.

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Education news • Heidelberg University has released the names of students named to the spring semester dean’s list. The list includes Matthew S. Condon, Jordan W. Martin and Taylor N. Rambo, all of Powell. • The University of Akron held spring commencement ceremonies recently. Among the graduates was Kristin Muzik of Lewis Center, who earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration. • Jeremy Reid of Lewis Center earned a grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.99 and was named to the spring semester honor roll at Lipscomb University. Reid, an Olentangy High School graduate, is studying management.

• Vince Catalogna of Powell was named to the winter 2011 president’s list at Central Ohio Technical College. To be eligible for the list, students must achieve a 4.0 GPA. • Kristin Muzik of Lewis Center was among the spring 2011 graduates at the University of Akron. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Powell residents Mona Adeli, Justin Morton and Michael Uhle also received bachelor’s degrees during spring 2011 commencement at UA. • Otterbein University held its Academic Honors Convocation in June.

Powell residents receiving honors were: Allyn McGatha, the Dorothy VanSant Memorial Endowed Award; Kathleen S. Pellington, the Olive Cook ’24 Memorial Endowed Award; Jared W. Joseph, the Thelma Zellner Memorial Choral Music Endowed Award; Sheema Masood, Charles R. and Louise Bennett Prize ; Sarah M. Tucker, the Paula Peters Memorial Endowed Award; Vincent T. Sanfillipo, the Peripatos Book Award. • Brigitte T. Hofmeister, the daughter of Joseph and Marietta Hofmeister of Powell, was named to the spring 2011 dean’s list at Bucknell University. She is a 2010 graduate of Bishop Watterson High School.

In brief Shelter plans Picnic with Pups

Lily McMorrow, left, and Adelaide Grubbe of Shanahan Middle School break ground for the first greenhouse to be built in the Olentangy school district. The greenhouse will be built this summer and is expected to be ready for use during the 2011-2012 school year.

Shanahan reaches greenhouse goal For three years, Shanahan Middle School students and teachers raised funds, sought donations and applied for grants, all in pursuit of a common goal: More than $12,000 to build a greenhouse on the school grounds. The greenhouse, the first to be built in the Olentangy school district, will serve as an outdoor learning space for the science curriculum, provide activities for community service projects and promote healthy eating habits for students and teachers. According to information from SMS art teacher Cynthia Walters, the greenhouse will be constructed during the summer and is expected to be ready for use during the 2011-2012 school year.

Students attend Essex School Several area residents recently attended the 2011 Martin W. Essex School for the Gifted and Talented at Otterbein University. From Lewis Center, they are Madison Davis, Mariah Hazlett, Christian Keffer , Emily McGuiness and Chinyere Woods. From Powell, they are Kimberly Agyekum, Ryan Greer, John Olmstead and Justin Rose. The Essex School offers rising high school juniors and seniors opportunities for career exploration through a program of classes, seminars and workshops on the arts, sciences and humanities. Participating students have the opportunity to earn college credit and a $1,000 scholarship to attend Otterbein.

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ion show will be held Friday, Aug. 5, at Ohio Dominican University. This year’s event is dedicated to Faith Pruden, Sam Bish and Violet Baier, all of whom lost their battle to childhood cancer this past year. Proceeds support families at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Oncology Unit and raise awareness of pediatric cancer.

A pre-party will begin at 6 p.m., and will include live music, a photo booth, a silent auction and a cash bar. The fashion show begins at 7 p.m., and will take participants from the roaring ’20s all the way up to today’s trends. To purchase tickets, make a donation or for more information, visit www.catwalk4kids. com.

Parks The following is a list of Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District programs for this week. Highbanks Metro Park 9466 U.S. 23 N., Lewis Center • T-Shirt Art, 1-3 p.m. Saturday at the Dragonfly Day Camp. Create your own shirt design using paints, natural objects and critter stencils. Bring a white T-shirt. • Preschoolers: River Adventure, 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Big Meadows Picnic Area. Wade into the water to explore the Olentangy River and take a close look at what lives there. Wear old clothes and sturdy shoes. (Call ahead for availability.) Interpreters and assistive listening devices for persons with hearing impairments are available for any program. Call 891-0700 (TDD 895-6240) to schedule these services.

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Jeff Luxenburger said he has set “longterm goals” for the Olentangy High School boys and girls tennis teams. That’s what junior Megan Brdicka was hoping for. With the hiring of Luxenburger, Brdicka and her teammates on the girls team have their third coach in three years. Luxenburger, who was as an assistant with the Olentangy Orange boys team for two seasons and the girls team

for one season, replaces Barbi Henry as coach of the Braves boys and girls teams. “There’s not been a lot of stability with the (girls) tennis team,” Brdicka said. “It seems like you kind of get to know someone and then they leave. That’s a part of life. “I met (Luxenburger) a couple of weeks ago, and he seems real energetic. I think he’ll do a great job with us.” Luxenburger also helped Orange coach Mark Latham with the boys and girls tennis programs at Hyatt, Liberty, Orange and Shanahan middle schools.

“I’ve set some long-term goals for the (Braves) program,” said Luxenburger, who recently was hired as a study hall monitor at Olentangy. “We have some freshmen coming up in the program who are dedicated to the game and very good players. If I stay working with the kids in the middle school program in addition to coaching at the high school, I’m going to be able to build a program with Olentangy.” The girls team, which last fall finished 0-11 overall and last in the OCCCardinal Division with an 0-7 record

and 11 points, expects to return Brdicka and seniors Courtney Doyle, Rachel Ratnasingham, Kayla White and Ruthie Wildenthal. The boys team, which this past spring finished 0-11 overall and last in the OCCCardinal with an 0-7 record and 12 points, should return seniors Najeeb Memon and Adam Piccin, junior Austin Karbler and sophomore Zoheb Memon. The girls program hasn’t had a district qualifier since Whitney Laurien in 2002, and the boys team hasn’t produced district qualifiers since Andrew Op-

penlander and Sam Hale in 2007. Athletics director Jay Wolfe said he became acquainted with Luxenburger through Latham. “I’ve always had a lot of respect for Mark from when he was our boys coach and for what he has done at Orange,” Wolfe said. “Jeff picked up some of the same things from Mark and hopefully he can instill that into our team and get this thing on track.” Latham praised Luxenburger’s work See TENNIS, page C2

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Athletes describe ideal coach One of the most critical aspects in the development of a young person comes when an older individual provides a model on how to grow and be successful. While parents set the standard for influencing their daughters and sons, coaches can have an enormous impact on how student-athletes LARRY perceive themLARSON selves, how hard they want to work to get better and how they make adjustments when things go right or wrong. This week, the high school student-athletes writing in my summer series detail the qualities they like best in their coaches. Napoleon Bell, Hartley, football and wrestling: “I like a coach whose top goals are not only the success of the team but also are geared towards the betterment of the athletes and people around him.” Morgan Ransom, Columbus Academy, golf: “I love having a coach who wants what is best for me and is willing to push me to be the best. It is also important that a coach is there for you on a bad day.” Mary Wells, Westerville Central, bowling: “To me, the key things for being a successful coach is knowledge of the sport and being patient with the athlete.” Michela Paradiso, Upper Arlington, soccer and basketball: “I like an intense coach who coaches me to improve every day and who knows the potential of his or her players and refuses to let them fall short.” Jimmy Gammill, New Albany, football: “I like coaches who have a sense of humor and who are relaxed, but at the same time with that coach, you know you can’t slack off and always have to work hard.” Jake Blankenship, Gahanna, pole vault: “What is important to me is that a coach has experience in pole vaulting and has had multiple different inputs from other coaches and how to be successful in vaulting.” Austin Cuervo, St. Charles, golf: “I like a coach that is laid back and easy going, but is always confident in their team and always wants to compete at the highest level of play.” Chase Delande, Hilliard Davidson, football and wrestling: “What is important to me is that a coach is willing to get you to be the best and puts time into your effort. Also, I like coaches who will help you prepare for the next level of your sport.” Faith Washington, Reynoldsburg, track: “I like to see motivation and sometimes frustration from a coach because it shows that they care about their athletes and want to bring out the best in them.” Next week, the student-athletes will write about one of the vital crossroads in their careers: how to handle defeat and disappointment. I’ll see you at a game.

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Rick Parcher, 71, has been coaching in the North Columbus Comets program since helping form the club in 1962.

Baseball

Parcher’s influence goes beyond field By FRANK DiRENNA ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Rick Parcher has been an ambassador and teacher of baseball for 50 years. He not only instructs his players on the finer points of the game, but provides “life lessons” by reading poems and stories to help emphasize his points. “There are so many life lessons in baseball,” said the 71-year-old Parcher, who

coaches Tree of Life Christian School in the spring and the North Columbus Comets in the summer. “A lot of (the lessons) you learn the hard way — learning to deal with victory and defeat, success and failure. You learn how to make your own needs secondary to those of the team. “Those things all come automatically with athletics, but I believe life lessons that are learned are learned more carefully, definitely and effectively if the

process is guided by the coach, so I do a lot of talking.” Parcher, who has coached at Tree of Life since 1995, winning four MOCAL championships, helped form the Comets in 1962 during his senior year at the University of Wisconsin. The team’s first home field was at Whetstone Park. The Under-14 travel team now is a member of the Central Ohio Youth Base-

ball League. The Comets improved to 16-8 with a 14-4, five-inning win over the Grove City Vipers on July 6 at Ridgeview Middle School, which has been the team’s home since 1975. Parcher was part of a group that helped build four fields at Ridgeview. The complex now has seven fields. See PARCHER, page C2

Top Individual Performances: No. 5

Backes powered Golden Bears to state title By PATRICK DOLAN ThisWeek Community Newspapers

In the days leading up to the 2000 Division I state championship game between the Upper Arlington High School football team and Solon, Golden Bears running back and safety Jeff Backes was named Ohio’s Mr. Football. More than 10 years later, Backes admits that he felt some additional pressure to play well because of the award. However, he didn’t let the pressure get the best of him as he rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries and preserved a 15-9 victory on Dec. 2, 2000, at Fawcett Stadium in Canton with an interception with less than a minute remaining. UA finished 15-0 and became the first central Ohio team to win the big-school state title since the inception of the playoffs in 1972. “No other Mr. Football (honorees) had won the state championship, so in a way there was some added pressure,” said Backes, a 2001 UA graduate who went on to play for Northwestern University. “But I was confident in

testament to his toughness because he rose to that challenge. “It was a tremendous performance on his part. He had a great supporting cast, but nonetheless it was a great performance. Any time you rush for 180 yards in a Division I state championship game, I think that’s a superior performance.” Backes, who was 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds in his senior season at UA, opened the scoring in the championship game with a 15yard touchdown run with 8 minutes, 23 seconds left in the first quarter. The two-point conversion gave UA an 8-0 lead. On the touchdown run, Backes took the handoff from quarterback Brian Ramey on a draw play and broke a tackle by Solon safety Steve Watson at the 5-yard line. Solon, which finished 14-1, The Columbus Dispatch file photo reached the end zone in the second quarter but failed to convert Jeff Backes, who was named Mr. Football the week of the 2000 Division I state final, rushed for the two-point conversion and 183 yards and had a game-saving interception in a 15-9 win over Solon. trailed 8-6 at halftime. The my teammates and my own abil- nouncement to have been made a big game like that,” said Mayne, Comets got the ball to start the ities.” after the championship game. who coached the Bears from second half but went three-andDarrell Mayne, who was UA’s “As a coach, you don’t want 1998-2004. “That just adds to the out, and the ensuing punt gave coach at the time, would have one of your (players) to have that adrenaline flow of the opponent. See BACKES, page C2 preferred the Mr. Football an- honor bestowed on them before But what Jeff did that game is a

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Track & Field

North relay, Blankenship capture national titles By FRANK DiRENNA ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Former Westerville North High School track and field standouts Brian and Jeff Hannaford called winning the four-mile relay in the New Balance Outdoor Nationals a form of redemption. The Hannafords, who are fraternal twins, teamed with fellow 2011 North graduate Ryan Weldon and North junior Jacob Dumford to win the race in 17 minutes, 38.17 seconds. The meet was held June 18 at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C. Winners received a medal and a national championship ring. Brian Hannaford was returning to the track after a disappointing finish to his high school career. He was in position to win the 3,200 meters in the Division I state meet on June 4 at Ohio State when he lost his right shoe with about four laps remaining. A competitor stepped on Hannaford’s heel about 600 meters into the race. He anchored the winning relay

at nationals. “I wanted to redeem myself and prove to some people that I could do some good things,” he said. Jeff Hannaford, who ran the third leg of the race, missed his senior track season because of academic reasons. He also missed the cross country state meet last fall because of a disciplinary issue unrelated to the sport. “I wanted to redeem myself at the national meet,” Jeff said. “It was awesome,” Brian said of running with his brother. “We had some high goals for the (spring) season in the (3,200 relay), so finally getting to race again was huge.” The Hannafords will continue their cross country and track careers at Ohio State, which they chose over Dayton. Dumford ran the opening leg at nationals and was followed by Weldon. “It was a good chance to run against some pretty good competition,” Dumford said. Weldon hopes to walk on the track team at Ohio State. He

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Continued from page C1 UA the ball on its own 38. On the Bears’ first offensive play of the second half, Backes took the handoff from Ramey and ran to the right behind left tackle Simon Fraser and left guard Matt Lisi, both of whom pulled on the play. Backes got to the outside and outraced Solon linebacker Marc Leighton and Comets cornerbacks J.T. Staiger and Justin Bitner down the right side to the end zone for a 62-yard touchdown. The extra point by John Tarpy gave UA a 15-6 lead with 10:53 left in the third quarter. “It was a beautiful lead block by Simon Fraser, and Jeff popped it and went down the sideline,” Mayne said. “They weren’t going to catch him.” “Two linemen were pulling on the play,” Backes said. “We had an athletic line, which allowed us to do a lot of counter plays. (The linemen) made their blocks, and it turned into a footrace (to the end zone).” Solon cut the deficit to 15-9 on a 36-yard field goal by Tim Echan with 4:18 left in the third quarter but wouldn’t cross into Bears territory again until its final possession, which started from its own 30 with 1:40 remaining in the game. The Comets needed just five plays to reach the UA 22. Then, after an incomplete pass on first down, Solon quarterback Jay Price tried to hit running back

of 17 feet, 3/4 of an inch. Blankenship, who will be a senior in the fall, won the event at state by matching the state record of 17-0 set by Olentangy Liberty’s Joey Uhle. Blankenship, who competed unattached at nationals, tied for 18th with 10 points. “I was very excited on winning because I did not expect to win at all,” Blankenship said. “There were so many other vaulters vaulting higher than me. I was glad to take the national title, especially as a junior.” Uhle, who finished second (166) to Blankenship at state, also finished second (16-8 3/4) at nationals. Liberty graduate Chris Uhle, Joey’s twin brother, tied Cameron Meyer of Lake Charles, La., for sixth (16-3/4). Joey will attend the Air Force Academy and Chris is a Virginia Tech recruit. Liberty tied for 60th (7) at nationals. Bryn Campbell, who will be a senior in the fall at Canal Winchester, finished sixth (195-2) in

Sports briefs cessful careers in baseball, including Mike Durant, who played in the program in the early 1980s. Durant, a catcher, played at Watterson and Ohio State before playing with the Minnesota Twins in 1996. Parcher recalled that Jeff Smith, who retired as baseball coach at Centennial in 2006, won the Comets’ first sportsmanship award in 1962. Parcher continues to recognize the team’s top sportsman each year. “I’ve coached hundreds of kids,” Parcher said. “The team is a team of talented kids and almost all of them go on to significant careers in high school and college, a few in the pros. As a result of that there have been a lot of memories and a lot of those guys are still around and I get to see them from time to time. That’s great. I really enjoy that.” It appears Parcher has no intentions of stepping away from the game. “I’m still enjoying myself. There are some various things that will determine whether I decide to come back. One is whether I feel like the group coming up still wants me to be involved. The other would be my health. I’m in reasonably good health. I have a lot of pain in my joints, so I’m doing a lot of sitting down now,” he said. “Every year is gravy from now on. Anything I get after this point is certainly a blessing. I’ve had a great ride. I really have enjoyed it. All of it has been joyful, even the parts that were difficult.”

Parcher was recognized for his contributions to the sport during the North Columbus Sports Firecracker Tournament on July 4 at Ridgeview. Parcher received a plaque for his years of service and a field at Ridgeview was named in his honor. The Comets then honored their coach by winning the U-14 division title. “I’ve told the guys they probably won’t realize how fortunate they are until they’re older and maybe some of them play in college,” Comets assistant coach Rick Sibert said. “They’re learning things now that guys typically don’t learn until they get to play college ball. From a baseball perspective, they’re so fortunate to learn these things and how to play the game the right way.” Parcher has fond memories of teams and players throughout the years. The Comets finished 386 in 1968, 31-0 in 1972 and 413 in 1981. The team has played on the state, regional and national level, competing in national tournaments in Atlanta, Knoxville and Memphis, Tenn., and Manhattan, Kan. The team won three sportsmanship awards in four years at the Knoxville event. “A lot of that has been a lot of fun, but you can’t do that every year,” Parcher said of competing on the national level. “You have to have both the talent and the interest.” Parcher has coached several fdirenna@thisweeknews.com players who have enjoyed suc- www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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chose the Buckeyes over a scholarship offer from Miami University. “We were really excited,” Weldon said. “We were just shooting to be All-Americans, so winning was a huge shock. The car ride back to Ohio was awesome.” The top six finishers in each event were named All-Americans. North tied for 18th (10 points) behind the first-place Knightdale (N.C.) Track and Field Club (28). “The (relay) win was a fitting end to the high school careers of three of North’s most talented distance squad,” said track coach Johnny Jackson, who did not attend the meet. “We have had faster individual runners at North, but not as many at one time. They have been working toward this for the past two years, so it was nice to see that with a lot of skill and a little luck everything worked out as planned.” North distance coach Tom Brumlik attended the meet and coached the relay. Gahanna’s Jake Blankenship won the pole vault with an effort

Church offering sports camp Orange Friends Church, 3467 East Orange Road in Lewis Center, will hold a sports camp featuring basketball, lacrosse, soccer and volleyball from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 25-28. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 8-14. It will be run by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. For more information, contact Tim Brown at (614) 4960994 or email Jeff Mucha at JMucha@ButlersChein.com.

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ers (N.C.) Track Club (32). “What I believe this does is that it gives the girls exposure to the next level,” New Albany coach Otis Winston said. “Last year when I took Taneisha down as a junior, I ran into J.J. Clark, the head track coach at Tennessee, and I was able to tell him about Taneisha. Three months later, she was on an official visit to Tennessee, LSU, Illinois and Kentucky. It really got the ball rolling for us with her recruiting.” fdirenna@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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the boys hammer throw. New Albany graduate Taneisha Cordell finished second (2:09.9) in the 800 meters behind Kimberley Ficenec of Stafford, Va. (2:09.84). Cordell, who will compete at the University of Miami (Fla.), had won the event at state (2:07.35). Cordell, Mycah Mason, Mirra Galbreath and Lexi Simpson finished 17th (9:28.95) in the 3,200 relay. Mason graduated from New Albany in May, Galbreath will be a junior and Simpson will be a sophomore. Mason was 22nd (1:05.2) in the 400 hurdles. New Albany tied for 47th (8) behind the first-place Junior Strid-

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as an assistant. “As a coach, Jeff is excellent with the younger kids,” Latham said. “He’s a good mentor and a good teacher. He gets down to their level when he talks with them and works with them.” Luxenburger said he relates to players who are just learning the game. A 2000 Buckeye Valley graduate, Luxenburger never played high school tennis and didn’t really become involved in the sport until he was at Otterbein. “In high school, I spent all the summer playing golf every day. pbatterson@thisweeknews.com But when I started college, I did- www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Counting down to No. 1 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. 6-10. Check back next week for No. 4 and let us know your thoughts at ThisWeekSPORTS.com. NOS. 6-10: 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 touch-

Scott Greenberg, who had lined up as a receiver, down the middle of the field in the end zone. However, Backes stepped in front of Greenberg and intercepted the pass at the goal line, returning the ball to the UA 11 with 46 seconds left. “They were in a four-receiver set and were trying to stretch the field and get one of the seams,” Mayne said. “The quarterback put a little bit of a loft on the ball and right away I thought, ‘Man, I think Jeff will pick this off.’ Of course, he did, and he had the presence of mind to not try to be a hero and try to return it (for a touchdown).” “Someone turned to me in the huddle and said, ‘Make a play, Jeff,’” Backes said, “and a couple plays later, I made a read on the ball and the rest is history.”

downs on 19 carries. 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 freethrow 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,

UA’s offense came onto the field and, after two kneel-downs by Ramey, the game was over and the celebration began. “After Jeff scored (in the third quarter), from that point on, both sides couldn’t move the ball,” said Ramey, also a 2001 UA graduate. “Then, all of a sudden, (the Comets) go to the no-huddle offense and start moving the ball. You start to get nervous, but then out of nowhere (Backes) makes the interception. It was pandemonium on the sidelines.” During the postgame celebration, a UA fan held a sign that read, “Backes is God.” “He’s been telling us all year that the offensive line is his savior,” Lisi said after the game. “Tonight ... he was our savior.” Backes finished the 2000 season with a then-state record 3,353

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.

yards rushing and 44 touchdowns. According to the OHSAA, he now ranks third in state history in rushing yards in a season, behind Bedford Chanel’s Tony Franklin (3,439) and Williamsburg’s Jason Bainum (3,386), both of whom surpassed his total in 2001. “He just continued to produce over and over again,” Ramey said of Backes. “It’s pretty amazing what he did (in the championship game).” Backes now is 28 years old and a third-year medical resident in orthopedic surgery at Mount Carmel West. He and his wife, Marissa, have two daughters — Leighton, 23 months, and Brooklyn, 7 months. pdolan@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Brai Beckel, a member of the Ohio Elite 17-and-under team, fouls off a pitch July 8 during a game at the Buckeye Elite Showcase Tournament. Beckel attends Orange.

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Tyler McFarland, who attends Olentangy, throws to first base to complete an out on July 8 during a Buckeye Elite Showcase Tournament game.

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Ohio Elite squad earns tournament title By FRANK DiRENNA ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The ceremonial drenching â€” and the victory â€” must have been quite refreshing for Ohio Elite 14-and-under baseball coach David Lee. Ohio Elite beat the Ohio Force of Cincinnati 7-1 in the Buckeye Elite Showcase Tournament 14-and-under championship game on July 10 at Olentangy High School. As the team celebrated in the outfield on a hot afternoon, players poured a cooler of water over Lee. Ohio Elite improved to 41-9 this season. Pitcher Brad Wilson, who will attend Northridge, pitched a complete game. He allowed six hits, struck out eight and walked one. â€œWeâ€™re starting to come together as a team,â€? Wilson said. â€œWeâ€™ve been having trouble the first couple of weeks, but everybody is starting to hit at the same time, everybody is fielding, all of our pitching is coming together. Weâ€™re coming together very well.â€?

Cameron Comerâ€™s RBI single scored Kyle Galyk with the gameâ€™s first run in the fifth inning. â€œWe just came out and hit the ball like we knew how to, played like we knew how to and we knew weâ€™d win,â€? said Comer, who attends Olentangy Liberty. Ohio Elite added three runs in the sixth, highlighted by Tyrell Harrisâ€™ tworun single, and three runs in the seventh, with Comer delivering a two-run single. Second baseman Evan Lee, the coachâ€™s son, made a key defensive play when he caught a line drive and doubled off Force leadoff batter Jordan Ramey at third base in the fourth inning to keep the game scoreless. Ohio Elite advanced to the title game by beating the East Side Irish 18-5 in six innings, the Great Lakes Giants 102, the Academy Stars of Buffalo 3-2 and Team New Era of Buffalo 16-5 in five innings. Ohio Elite received a championship T-shirt, plaque and commemorative bat. â€œWeâ€™ve really peaked the last couple

of weeks,â€? coach Lee said. â€œBrad pitched a complete game. We knew coming in he was one of our top pitchers. ... The best thing with our staff is weâ€™re eight, nine deep and they all throw.â€? â€˘The Columbus Cobras 18-andunder team reached a semifinal but lost to the Lookouts of Alliance 4-1 on July 10 at Dublin Jerome. The Cobras advanced to the semifinal round with a come-from-behind 54 win over Steveâ€™s Sports of Mayfield. Trailing 4-2 with two outs in the seventh inning, the Cobrasâ€™ Kendall Johnson hit a routine fly ball to left fielder Drew Teller, who dropped it, allowing the tying runs to score. Gahanna graduate Josh Bokor, who recently completed his freshman season at Ohio State, singled to score Johnson with the winning run. Tellerâ€™s two-run double helped Steveâ€™s Sports take a 3-0 lead in the fourth. Grove City graduate T.J. DeVoreâ€™s pinch-hit triple in the sixth scored Johnson and closed the Cobras to 3-2. Russ Hogue earned the win in relief. He then pitched a complete game against

the Lookouts. â€œWe were flat all day, even the first game, and then we put it together at the end,â€? Cobras coach Harry Huskey said. â€œWe got our emotional high and then we sit around for 45 minutes and we came out and didnâ€™t play real well again. The other team took advantage of our three errors and we only had four hits, so we didnâ€™t deserve to win that game.â€? The Cobras are 35-6 heading into the Pastime Best of the Midwest Tournament at Wright State and the University of Dayton on Thursday, July 14. â€˘The Ohio Elite 17-and-under team finished 2-1-1 in the 18-and-under division. Ohio Elite opened the tournament with a 5-1 win over the Ohio Orioles Black before losing to North Canton 32. â€œItâ€™s unfortunate that we didnâ€™t get it done against North Canton, but thatâ€™s the nature of tournament play,â€? coach Chris Huesman said. â€œYou have to win them to move on. We didnâ€™t get that done.â€? Ohio Elite rebounded to beat the JBR

Rays of Green Bay (Wis.) 8-0. Hilliard Davidsonâ€™s Mike Scaglione allowed two hits, struck out five and walked one in a complete-game effort. Ohio Elite and the Columbus Cobras 17-and-under team were tied at 10 on July 9 at Granville when the game was suspended because of darkness. Ohio Elite opted not to return to Granville on July 10 to complete the game in the silver championship bracket. Huesman not only was able to give his team valuable experience during the tournament, he also was able to showcase his complex at Jerome, where he is coach. â€œWe have teams from all over the state, contiguous states and Canada coming over, and itâ€™s always nice for them to see our facilities and what we have to offer,â€? Huesman said. Other champions were the Stark County Terriers in the 18-and-under division, the North Georgia Barons in the 16-andunder division and the North Coast Vipers in the 15-and-under division. fdirenna@thisweeknews.com

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St. Michael softball Tournament runners-up The U-10 boys soccer team from St. Michael School was runner-up in the 3x3 LIVE Soccer Tour U10 tournament championship game at Darree Fields in Dublin on June 18. Team members are (from left) Drew Bimler, Davis Burger, coach Matt Burger, Alex Robino and Kyle Hanley.

The St. Michael eighth-grade varsity softball team went 12-0 this spring, winning the diocese league and tournament championships. Team members included (first row, from left) Katie Manahan, Ansley Rothwell, Marissa Wierzbicki; (second row, from left) Katie Hamilton, Kaelee Vozar, Jessica Hamilton; (third row, from left) Ashley Rogers, Kaite Howard, Emily Piatt, Gabriella Marino and Jenny Hamilton.

Blast runners-up Blast champions The WCJ Eagles U9 boys team won the Blast Cup championship in a final that took three overtimes. Team members are (front row, from left) Tyler Spurlock, Cayden Dougherty, Carson Kott, Landon Chase, Joseph Sprunger; (second row, from left) Sean Carrier, Chad Ray, Max Kott, Theren Handlon, Kal Jayaraman, Nick McCarthy, Corey Hill; (third row, from left) coaches Missy Kott and Ginger Jayaraman.

The OP Eagles U12 White soccer team was runner-up in the Blast Cup Tournament held April 9-10 in Columbus. Team members are (front row, from left) Josie Wigg, Carly Stang, Brittany Stritar, Ellen Geyer, Samantha Hackett, Rachel Remias; (second row, from left) coach Jeff Sanderson, Annie Scott, Maddie Krueger, Sreya Juras, Briahna McCullough, Delaney Marsalek and Gabby Iosue.

Sports briefs 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.

The camp is open to boys and girls ages 7 to 18. For more information and registration, visit www.BuckeyeStars.com or call (888) 3892267.

Alumni football games planned

A cross country 3K around the Granville Bryn Du Mansion, 537 Jones Road, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. July 28. Registration is from 6 to 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.runohio.com.

Alumni Football USA is organizing teams of former high school players who want “to play in one more full contact football game.” Players can sign up at AlumniFootballUSA.com or call (877) 578-8547. Teams are limited to 40 players. Games will be played around Ohio in August. Alumni Football USA will provide the equipment.

Dublin Crew offering lessons

Schools announce coaching vacancies

Dublin Crew is offering lessons for middle and high school students from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 8-12 on Griggs Reservoir. For registration information, visit www.dublincrew.org or email registration@dublincrew.org.

The following schools are seeking coaches: Dublin Scioto — Girls lacrosse. Contact athletics director Kip Witchey at (614) 717-2468. Hilliard Davidson — Assistant junior varsity softball. Send letter of interest and résumé to head coach Angelo Forte at angelo_forte@hboe.org. Olentangy Liberty — Assistant girls basketball, junior varsity girls tennis, junior varsity volleyball. Send letter of interest and résumé by July 31 to Tom Gerhardt, athletics director, Liberty High School, 3584 Home Road, Powell

Cross country run scheduled

Diebler, Lighty to help direct camp Former Ohio State basketball players Jon Diebler and David Lighty will help direct the fourth annual Buckeye Stars Basketball Camp from 9 a.m. to noon July 27-29 at Worthington Kilbourne.

43065, or email tom_gerhardt@olentangy.k12.oh.us. Ready — Softball. Send letter of interest and résumé by July 15 to athletics director Ralph Locke at rlocke@cdeducation.org. Westerville North — Boys club lacrosse. Send letter of interest, résumé and at least two references by Aug. 1 to Bob Buck, 30 Kim Court West, Westerville 43081, or email rebuck2@hotmail.com. •To add to this list, contact ThisWeek at (740) 888-6069 or sports@thisweeknews.com.

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.

MOSSL champions The OP Eagles U9 Green girls soccer team won the MOSSL Gold Division Tournament. Team members are (first row, from left) Reily Mullady, Gracyn Eckert, Maddy Leone, Cate Gearhiser; (second row, from left) Ellie Brorein, Claire Combs, Hope Adams, Lilly Keifer and Kayla Primm.

New players sought for senior softball Senior softball leagues at Berliner Park and McCord Field in Worthington are looking for players 60 and older, 65 and older, 70 and older and 75 and older. To join, call Bill Voisard at (740) 549-4020 or email pbvoisard@aol.com.

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MINATURE PINSCHER PUPPIES we have 3 little ones remaining! 2 choco late males at $350 each and 2 black & tan female at $400. Both parents have AKC papers & lookin to find these little ones a good home. Ask for John on either 614-205-6467 or j-haskin@hotmail.com Hurry they wont last long! Sheltie For Sale. Small shetland sheepdog for sale, black, white and tan, 15 pounds, one yr old, great with kids and other pets, due to work sched ules needs to go ASAP, $250/OBO. michele10286 @yahoo.com

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737 Winmar Place West, Westerville 43081 4BR, 2.5BA, 2200 sf. Remod kitch, granite cntrs, ss appls. LR, FR, DR, HW flrs. Newer roof/siding, fin bsmt, screened porch, lrg deck. 1/4 ac lot. $1600 mo + dep. 614-940-1296.

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION Having relocated to smaller living arrangements I will offer my home and property located at 2848 North Galena Rd Sunbury, Oh between State Route 36/37 and State Route 521 at Public Auction. The 2236 sq ft home features 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, living room, kitchen w/bar, dining area, office, sitting/TV area and cellar. The home offers partial hardwood floors, alarm system, first floor laundry, large walk-in closets, propane heat and central air, blacktop driveway, large rear deck and covered front porch. Additional amenities included oversized detached two car garage w/opener, drywall, insulation and heat. The property also offers a 40x60 pole barn w/concrete floor and electric and additional 12x60 attached lean-to w/concrete all situated on a 5 acre lot. The home is within an easy commute to Polaris, Columbus and surrounding communities. TERMS 10,000 dollar non refundable deposit day of sale balance in 30 days sells w/owner confirmation. Please plan to attend one of the Open Houses: Wednesday, July 6 from 5-7 pm and Sunday July 17 from 1-3 pm.

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