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Saints honor Moore for community service By JARROD ULREY THISWEEKNEWS.COM Lance Moore has had what he describes as a somewhat “bittersweet” last few months. The 29-year-old Westerville native had one of the most successful professional football seasons of his seven-year career with the New Orleans Saints, but the team’s off-the-field issues and 0-4 start helped keep it from making the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Just before the Saints’ season ended with a 44-38 loss to Carolina on Dec. 30, Moore received news that helped temper the disappointment he felt about his team’s difficult year. Moore was named the Saints’ Man of the Year for his contributions off the field and is their nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, which is given by the NFL to one player for his volunteer and charity work as well as his excellence on the field. “You play a sport that often honors your athletic accomplishments,” Moore said. “But this is for something that’s big-

“We’re so proud of him as a football player making it into the league. But speaking for myself, I’m much more impressed with him as a man.” – ED CALO Westerville South teacher and coach

ger than football. It shows you really care about the community.” In addition to working with the Lance Moore Community Cares program, which serves disadvantaged children and families, Moore serves as a spokesman for the Saints Copeland’s Kids Club and regularly speaks at schools in the New Orleans area. A 2001 Westerville South High School graduate, Moore New Orleans Saints wide receiver Lance Moore shows his arm strength to New Orleans youth in conducting a clinic to support the also has participated in foot- team's and NFL’s Play 60 initiative, encouraging school-age children get 60 minutes of physical activity a day. The NFL team recently named Moore, a 2001 Westerville South graduate, as its Man of the Year for his extensive community service efforts. SERVICE >> A2 PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

First line of defense: School Resource Officers Security one of many roles assigned to police in schools By JENNIFER NESBITT THISWEEKNEWS.COM Westerville police officer Aaron Dickison patrols a 5acre area packed with about 1,500 people. As a School Resource Officer, he acts as patrolman, counselor, safety educator, first responder and investigator at Westerville North High School. “This is my city, and I’m the police officer here,” Dickison said. “I do all the detective work and the community service and the education.” Dickison, like other school resource officers across the country, is on the front line of defense in school security. As Dickison walks Wester-

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ville North’s many hallways, he’s quick to point out his security concerns, as well as point out the changes he’s made to keep students and staff safer since becoming North’s School Resource Officer last year. “One of my biggest problems on a daily basis is that you have 30 doors that you can walk into and out of,” Dickison said. “It’s way too many to police for one person.” Nonetheless, Dickison’s day generally begins with making rounds through the school, checking that each door is, in fact, secure. The outside locks on the doors have been covered so

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More than 1,000 Westerville residents have weighed in on what they would like to see happen in their parks and recreation facilities in the next 10 to 15 years, but city leaders want more. The Westerville Department of Parks and Recreation plans to finish an updated master plan this summer, and two public meetings are planned for 7 p.m. Wednesday and next Thursday, Jan. 30 and 31 at the Westerville Community Center, 350 N. Cleveland Ave., to

“The key to this plan is citizen engagement and what the community really wants in laying out that roadmap for the next 10 to 15 years.” – RANDY AULER Parks and Recreation director

garner more feedback from residents. “Even if people have attended focus groups or interviews or intercept surveys, we want everyone to attend – even if they’ve participated in part of the process before,” said Westerville Parks and Recreation Director Randy Auler.

“We really value citizen input because that is the basis for the plan.” During the meetings, which should last between an hour and 90 minutes, parks and recreation officials will go over some of the suggestions they’ve received about the plan so far. Residents will have the chance

the Chicago Bears, will be announced during the weekend of the Super Bowl, which is Feb. 3 in New Orleans. “That would be a wonderful honor, when you think about Walter Payton and the way he was one of the greatest players and greatest men,” Moore said. “The older I’ve gotten, the more I’ve realized how important it is to do for the community. I’m kind of one of the go-to guys for community programs. I’m always involved in hospital visits, and that’s one of the things I enjoy the most. I realize the importance of giving back.” Moore overcame odds to reach a position in which he can help the less fortunate. As a wide receiver for Westerville South, Moore set state records for receptions (103) and touchdown catches (24) in 2001. He then attended the University of Toledo on a partial scholarship, playing in 50 games and setting program records for receptions (222), yards (2,776)

and touchdowns (25). Despite that success, Moore wasn’t drafted by an NFL team in spring 2005. He attended training camp with the Cleveland Browns that summer but was waived. He signed with New Orleans on Sept. 26, 2005. After spending the 2005 season on the Saints’ practice squad, he played mostly on special teams in 2006 but had 79 catches for 928 yards and 10 touchdowns during the 2008 season. Injuries limited him to seven games the next season, although he had two receptions in the Super Bowl as the Saints beat Indianapolis 31-17. Moore has averaged 61 catches over the past three seasons. This season, he had 65 receptions for a career-high 1,041 yards with six touchdowns. After the NFL alleged the Saints implemented a bounty program from 2009-11 that rewarded players for deliberately attempting to injure opposing players, coach Sean

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Payton was suspended for this season. “It’s been a lot of hard work and it hasn’t been easy, but I knew if I worked as hard as I could that I’d have an opportunity,” Moore said. “I think I’ve done a good job. Next year should be better, especially with us getting our head coach back. You just had to come to work every day with a positive attitude because what happened wasn’t under our control. The punishment that we got from the commissioner wasn’t anything that we could do anything about. “It was definitely tough not having our lead dog, and we started off extremely slow, but we won seven of our last 12 games, which shows the team that we can be.” Moore recently spent time in central Ohio and said a couple years ago, he spoke at Westerville South. According to South boys basketball coach Ed Calo, Moore bought shoes for every member of his program last year. Both Moore and his younger brother, Nick, who plays for the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League, played for Calo. “(Lance is) a great young man,” Calo said. “We’re so proud of him as a football player making it into the league. But speaking for myself, I’m much more impressed with him as a man. He visits quite a bit, and we love having him back. He’s just openly generous.” julrey@thisweeknews.com

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Tim Horton’s plan encounters opposition, postponed till Feb. 19 By JENNIFER NESBITT THISWEEKNEWS.COM Westerville City Council has delayed a decision on rezoning the property at the southwest corner of Cleveland Avenue and West Main Street to allow a Tim Horton’s to move into the former Key Bank building. The rezoning, from Office/Institutional District to Planned Community Commercial District, and preliminary development plan for 33 S. Cleveland Ave. was set for a public hearing at council’s Jan. 15 meeting. But the proposal was tabled until Feb. 19 at the request of the developer. In November, the Westerville Planning Commission passed the issue on to City Council with a recommendation for approval; council, however, has expressed concerns over how a fast-food restaurant would impact traffic surrounding the already busy intersection.

“Are we saying this is the best we can do, and it’s still going to be bad?” – JENIFER FRENCH Westerville City Council member

The Planning Commission addressed those concerns by attaching to its approval the condition that the city engineer’s office could require the developer to build a median along West Main Street and a “pork-chop” median at its Cleveland Avenue entrance, to prevent people from turning left into or out after a oneyear trial period. The city’s staff now is requesting that the medians be included in the current plan and constructed in conjunction with the building’s renovations. That would allow Tim Horton’s to budget better for the project, said city planner Lisa

LaMantia. City Engineer Susan Banbury said she was concerned that left turns into and out of the site would add to traffic backup during peak times if the medians are not in place when the restaurant opens. Members of the council said they worried that Tim Horton’s would worsen traffic in the area – even with the medians. “Are we saying this is the best we can do, and it’s still going to be bad?” asked Councilwoman Jenifer French. “How is the traffic really going to be going if there is a Tim Horton’s in this?” Council Chairman Mike Heyeck questioned whether a Tim Horton’s was the best use for the site and whether the site should be rezoned, as the rezoning would allow for full-scale fast-food restaurants in the future. “I think we need to take much more of a leadership role in the use of land rather than just someone coming in

Blendon Township now focused on improvements, zoning code Public projects ‘Thanks’ in the works as new JEDZ revenue is set to arrive in April By JENNIFER NESBITT THISWEEKNEWS.COM As they wait for money to roll in from the newly formed joint economic development zone, Blendon Township officials are preparing for capital improvements to enhance the look of the township.

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‘Stranger danger’ applies to Internet, too Task force works to ferret out predators who con local youth via web By KEVIN PARKS THISWEEKNEWS.COM Many parents have a deepseated and understandable fear of strangers approaching their children in the street, but there’s just as much danger posed by strangers on the information superhighway. Two members of the Franklin County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force addressed a group of Block Watch coordinators from the Northland area last

week, outlining the multiagency effort formed in 2009 to find and arrest online sexual predators. To date, said Homeland Security Special Agent Cameron Bryant, the task force has arrested more than 400 people – and the pace is picking up. “We’re easily at one a day,” Bryant said. Predators use a variety of social networking sites and, although they’re on the wane, chat rooms to select their vic-

tims, the special agent said. These predators, almost exclusively men, seek to gain the trust of their victims, primarily girls ages 12-15, said detective Zane Kirby of the Columbus Division of Police. The men pose as boys of their victims’ age, he said. “Behind the computer you have a certain element of anonymity; you can be anyone you want to be,” Kirby said. Taking advantage of this, the predators make the girls feel wanted and special; they

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met a girl on Facebook while posing as a teenage boy. They grew close, and he eventually convinced her to take nude photos of herself and email them to him, according to the detective. The next step involved a text message to the girl from someone indicating he had purchased the cellphone of the now exboyfriend and was in possession of the pictures, and out-

lining just what she would have to do to get them back. The task force targets “computer-facilitated crimes against children,” according to its website, which includes not only attempted exploitation but also child pornography. Agencies involved include not only the sheriff's office, Columbus police and

November. “We wanted to put zoning on the ballot last year and make it a package (with the joint economic development zone and home rule), but we got a little overwhelmed,” Rhoads said. “We want to take control of our own land use.” The township has created a zoning commission to work on the code. The commission will use Franklin County’s code and tailor it to Blendon Township, Rhoads said. Once the commission has drafted and approved the code, it will go to the Blendon Township Board of Trustees for placement on the November ballot. Through the development process, there will be public hearings to allow for input from residents, Rhoads said. Township officials also have met with representatives of Aqua Ohio and Franklin County to see what can be done

to address residents’complaints about poor water quality and high water prices, something township officials said they would work to address if residents approved the joint economic development zone and home-rule initiatives last November. Ideally, Rhoads said, the township would take ownership of the water treatment plant and provide water service to residents. “We want that system,” Rhoads said. “We’re not in the business to make profits; they are. We would only need to charge what we need (for operations) and to do some capital improvements.” All of the projects being worked on by Blendon Township, along with drawings and progress updates, are available on the Blendon Township website, BlendonTwp.org.

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leisure trails or recreation facilities. “The key to this plan is citizen engagement and what the community really wants in laying out that roadmap for the next 10 to 15 years,” he said. “We want to really reach out to the community as a whole.” jnesbitt@thisweeknews.com

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My resolution: no resolutions No doubt we make New Year’s resolutions in January because the year is fresh, clean and unsullied by overdue library books or unflossed teeth and we hope to keep it that way. As a child – a child with many bad habits – I considered each new year a chance to become more like characters in books, little girls who bounced out of bed, greeted their mothers sweetly and gave the dog a bath before skipping off to school. In fact, I owned a book that showed two children washing the dog before school, a scenario that my mother, not usually one to offer literary criticism on Golden Books, said was unrealistic and contrived. Or maybe she just said it was ridiculous. But I dreamed big dreams. I wanted to wake up smiling too, early enough to not only wash the dog we didn’t have but also to feed the chickens that didn’t exist and take breakfast to the little homeless girl who lived – I pretended – in our basement. I wanted never to be in a bad mood, never to bring home another report card with the notation “Should work more carefully,” never to break another empty ice-cream bowl by accidentally kicking it into the wall on the far side of my bed. I wanted to stop having tantrums, when in fact I had spent my early childhood in a more or less constant state of heel-thumping rage, to the point that I began to say one of my hobbies was crying. This all had to do less with my imperfect character than with the awful kindergarten I attended for six months the year before I started first grade, but I didn’t know that then. I knew only that my own behavior didn’t begin to line up with that of the Boxcar Children or the kids in the Edward Eager books or even Nurse Nancy, a Golden Book character. Still, each January I’d make my list: I’d no longer allow my handwriting to deteriorate halfway through a school assignment, resulting in work that appeared to have been completed by a dysfunctional committee. I’d be constantly cheerful, even on the days of dentist appointments. And speaking of dentists, I’d quit eating Chunky candy bars and Three Musketeers candy bars and boxes of Good ’n’ Plenty. I would brush my teeth faithfully so that my dentist, as unsympathetic to children as my kindergarten teachers, would never again fill any cav-

ities in my teeth without Novocaine or any other numbing agent because in his opinion, children MARGO didn’t feel BARTLETT pain like adults did. My intentions were pure, but I never managed to stick to my resolutions more than a few days. Then I’d have to climb the dentist’s hideous stairs or I’d walk into my bedroom without turning on the light and hear my foot connect with yet another empty ice-cream bowl and all would be lost. Because as far as I was concerned, a person couldn’t start over. An effort sullied by failure was an effort down the drain. I had both high and rigid standards in those days. Realistically now, who can compete with Nurse Nancy? As an adult, I avoid recording formal resolutions, but I can’t help making tiny promises to myself, usually at the very end of the previous year, when many of my horrible traits and dismal mistakes are evident. Not all of them are character flaws. When but at holiday time does a person become painfully aware that she doesn’t have a knife in the house sharp enough to slice bananas, let alone a roasted turkey? Should I ever be called upon to defend myself with one of my own kitchen knives, I’ll have to nudge my attacker to death, because none of my utensils is likely to pierce skin. “Keep knives sharpened,” I think to myself. Resolution No. 1. When my guests discover that a place setting is missing a spoon, someone opens a drawer full of actual silverware, pieces that haven’t seen polish in, well, more months than the children have been alive, and pulls out a spoon that might have been entombed with Cleopatra. “Not that drawer!” I squawk. But it’s too late. Resolution No. 2: Either polish the silver or send it to the Kidney Foundation. And I haven’t even begun on the resolutions having to do with my character and bad personal habits. I will say, though, that I haven’t had a Chunky in years, and I no longer have any hobbies. I suppose I can call that progress.

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A town of ‘most excellent neighbors’ Visitors to Columbus are often struck by the friendliness of its people and the remarkable number of notable neighborhoods to be found in the capital city. Many of those newcomers express some surprise at this discovery. Perhaps their image of the city has been shaped by notions of Columbus as a college football town. Perhaps they had seen Columbus, the capital city, as a center of state power and authority and little more. What the visitor comes to learn, most residents have known for some time. Columbus is a friendly city – and a neighborly one. And it has been that way for quite a long time. Betsy Green Deshler came to Columbus with her husband David from Easton, Pa., in 1818. David Deshler was a cabinet maker and the Deshlers hoped to make a new life for themselves in the new capital city of Ohio. Founded in 1812, Columbus had not really grown all that much until the end of the War of 1812. With the exception of a few public buildings and modest homes, most of the rest of the town was unbroken forest interrupted occasionally by stump-filled dirt streets. Many people thought the Deshlers a bit foolish when they paid $1,000 for a town lot when most of the lots in the city could be acquired for $200 or so. The Deshlers felt the lot might be worth more than that someday. They were right. When the lot near the northwest corner of Broad and High Streets sold in the Twentieth Century, it was worth considerably more than $1,000. In these early years, many things about Columbus impressed Betsy Green Deshler. Importantly, unlike many of her illiterate fellow residents, she could read and write. And she did just that in a series of remarkable letters.

In 1821, she wrote: “Columbus has been very lively this winter. The Legislature sat two months and the Circuit Court sat here at the same time. Besides, we ED had the most excellent sleighing all winter. The LENTZ courthouse is to be placed on the Public Square near our lot.” “We have a number of conspicuous characters in Columbus this winter, among whom were Henry Clay of Kentucky, a very genteel man in his appearance, but very plain indeed. Tell father I always thought he was plain in his dress, but Mr. Clay is much plainer. If you recollect Uncle Ben’s old-fashioned drab colored coat with the buttons as big as a dollar, you will have some idea of Mr. Clay’s coat which he wore all the time he was here.” But what had impressed Betsy more than Henry Clay were her neighbors. “I have the most excellent neighbors. They are as kind to me as can possibly be. Our nearest neighbor but one is the family of the Auditor of State. They are very kind. Mr. Osborn, for that is the gentleman’s name whose family I have just mentioned, when we laid up our pork came over and cut it up and showed us how to salt it, and is now smoking it in his smokehouse.” “The people, as a mark of attention when a stranger moves into the neighborhood, send them a dish of something they think would be acceptable. Our nearest neighbors (a family named Mills) are from Vermont, consequently Yankees. The sent me fine mess of stewed pumpkin, their favorite dish. Our next neighbors are Virginians. You must know they are extremely fond of anything made of

corn and as a mark of attention they sent me a dish of hominy. The next, a German family, sent a dish of sourcrout.” And the neighbors of early Columbus were not only friendly. They were helpful in time of need as well. On July, 8, 1814, the Freeman’s Chronicle newspaper reported: “On Thursday morning, the 30th ult., a daughter of Mr. Robert Taylor of Truro Township, six years old, got lost in the woods while driving a cow to a neighboring farm. More than a hundred men continued in pursuit of her till Saturday morning, when she was found five miles from home standing against a tree near a swamp. Notwithstanding that she had not tasted food from Wednesday night until Saturday morning, and was exposed to several severe rains, she was in good health, and not much dispirited by fatigue and hunger.” The friendliness of early Columbus was not limited to the period of frontier settlement. By 1833, the Ohio Canal and National Road had reached Columbus and the town had more than 2,000 residents. An eastern visitor was impressed. “The society of married ladies is decidedly superior to that of any other part of the state I have visited. It is not my intention to panegyrize nor even describe; but they in general possess grace, beauty and no small fund of information. The younger class of females in this respect resemble their mothers, but with some exceptions. ... Of the men I will only say, they are agreeable and well-informed.” Columbus, it seems clear, has a long history of being a place of friendly people.

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STRANGER FROM >> A4 Homeland Security but also the Westerville, Upper Arlington, Grove City, Whitehall, Pataskala and Grandview Heights police departments, along with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. “It's a problem that we’re just chipping away at,” Kirby said. “We put one away, two more pop up, and there isn’t anything we can do about that.” Predators arrested by the task force have come to central Ohio from all over the country intending to meet their victims, Bryant said. They also come from the same neighborhoods as their intended targets. “Typically these predators are very secretive,” he said. “They don’t want other peo-

ple know about them other than their prey.” Those arrested on charges ranging from attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor to disseminating matter harmful to a juvenile to several other statutes, both state and federal, that the task force uses have a high rate of suicide, Kirby said. “They can’t face the shame,” he said. “They can’t face their families or their communities or their bosses, and they take the easy way out.” Both men said they want to spread the word about online predators through presentations to potential victims in schools, but have been stymied in this – Bryant by federal red tape in Washington, D.C., and Kirby by education officials who are initially enthusiastic about the idea only to back off for what-

ever reason. “But we’re trying,” Kirby said. “This is not to scare everyone that the Internet is a bad thing,” Bryant said. “It’s just to let people know that there are bad things out there.” Speaking on a personal level, the Homeland Security special agent said he has a 15-year-old daughter, a freshman in high school who gets straight A's. He trusts her implicitly. He also does a deep forensic examination of her computer and cellphone at least once a month. “The key to this whole thing is parental awareness,” Bryant said. “Know who each and every one of their friends is. Check their phones and their emails. Be in their lives. We’re doing it for their safety.” kparks@thisweeknews.com

Task force: Look out for these risky apps By KEVIN PARKS THISWEEKNEWS.COM They’re free – and they’re dangerous. Several popular applications for smartphones expose children to greater risk of falling victim to online sexual predators, according to two members of the Franklin County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Speaking before a group of Block Watch coordinators in the Northland area last week, detective Zane Kirby of the Columbus Division of Police and Special Agent Cameron Bryant of Homeland Security expressed disdain for these free programs that could end

up harming a child. Among the apps causing complaints in the law enforcement community are MeetMe, Skout, Kik and Snapchat. MeetMe, according to Google Play, “shows you who’s nearby and ready to chat.” Skout is “the global network for meeting people,” according to iTunes. “Instantly meet people near you or around the world. Discover new friends at a local bar or in Barcelona.” The problem with both of these applications is that geolocating features permit predators to pinpoint where their potential victims are, the task force members said.

Kik is a texting application that’s crafted to defeat forensic techniques. Because it’s based in Canada, it puts records beyond the reach of subpoenas issued in this country. “We can’t find out who sent it or anything,” Bryant said. Snapchat is an application for sharing photos and videos, but only for a brief time. Senders can choose how long a photo or video can be viewed by the recipient before it disappears. However, Bryant said, other software can capture these supposedly fleeting images. Sexual predators often use compromising photos to blackmail their victims, the task force members said.

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Superintendent search down to three candidates Top assistants at three local districts in the running; public invited to meet them Jan. 31 By JENNIFER NESBITT THISWEEKNEWS.COM

School, principal of Weaver Middle School and director of secondary education in Hilliard City Schools. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English education from Ohio State and a master’s in education administration, and has completed the Superintendent Licensure Program at Ohio State. Kellogg worked as a classroom teacher at Burton High School in Yorktown, Va.; assistant principal at Alee High School in Hanover, Va.; principal of Grove City High School; principal of Bexley High School; and executive director of secondary schools in the SouthWestern City School District. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and master’s degree in secondary science curriculum from the College of William and Mary, an educational specialist degree in educational leadership from George Washington University and a doctor of education degree in educational leadership from Ohio University. Stanford has worked as an instructor, assistant professor and adjunct assistant professor at the Ohio State University John Glenn School of Public Affairs; director of the education information center, deputy director of research services and deputy director of legislative services for the Ohio School Boards Association; executive assistant for education policy for Gov. Ted Strickland; and supervisor of legislative services, special assistant to the superintendent and chief operating officer for Columbus City Schools. He holds a bachelor’s degree in social work, political science and sociology, and a master’s degree in public administration from Central Michigan University; a juris doctor degree from Ohio State; and a doctorate in philosophy from Ohio State University.

Three candidates for the post of Westerville City Schools superintendent will be vetted by the community next week. The Westerville Board of Education announced Friday that it had narrowed the search to three candidates: Steve Estepp, executive director of K-12 curriculum and instruction for Hilliard City Schools; John Kellogg, South-Western City Schools assistant superintendent of curriculum; and Columbus City Schools Deputy Superintendent John Stanford. The candidates will be subject to a daylong interview process Thursday, Jan. 31, meeting during the day with several constituents groups and learning about different aspects of district operations and academics. There will be a public forum from 6:30 to 9:30 that evening at Westerville South High School, 303 S. Otterbein Ave. The board is asking district employees and residents to attend the forum, during which they will hear the candidates speak and be invited to provide feedback on the candidates. The district originally received 20 applicants in December to replace outgoing Superintendent Dan Good, who will retire at the end of June. That list was quickly narrowed down to nine, who were interviewed by the board. Six candidates were interviewed again last week by the board and members of the district’s executive team. Former board president Kevin Hoffman has said the board plans to name a new superintendent in early February. Estepp has worked as a teacher in Dublin City Schools, program manager in Newark City Schools, assistant principal of Hilliard Davidson High jnesbitt@thisweeknews.com

Honored at Westerville’s MLK Jr. Day celebration Westerville Superintendent Dan Good congratulates Kristen Sellan, one of three student Fouse Award winners for 2013, during Westerville’s Eighth Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration Monday, Jan. 21. WIth the theme,"Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” the breakfast keynote speaker was Janet E. Jackson, president and CEO of the United Way of Central Ohio. Other Fouse Award winners were students Desmond Fernandez and Kennedy Dixon; and Linda and Myron Ware were honored as winners of the event’s Alston Award. CHRIS PARKER/THISWEEKNEWS

District accepting open enrollment applications Parents or guardians wishing to have their children attend a school different from their school of attendance within Westerville City Schools must complete and submit an Intra-district Open Enrollment Application. Application forms are available at each school building; the Westerville City Schools Enrollment Center, 300 Polaris Parkway, Suite 3200; the Early Learning Center, 936 Eastwind Drive, Suite 200; or wcsoh.org,

where general guidelines can also be found. Application forms must be completed by parents or guardians and submitted for middle and high school students on or before March 15. For high school students, priority will be given if an older sibling is currently enrolled in the high school to which the student is applying. A lottery will be held for all remaining high school openings. Application forms for ele-

mentary school students must be completed by parents or guardians and submitted on or before May 1. For students who have applied to attend an elementary or middle school outside their assigned attendance area, applications will not be considered if enrollment would not allow students who live in the school building attendance area to attend, appropriate teacher/student ratio is not maintained or racial balance among schools

within the district is not maintained. Applications received after deadlines will be considered case by case. Transportation is the responsibility of the parents/guardians who are requesting a transfer outside of their home school of attendance. Call 614-797-5756 with questions regarding the Westerville City Schools Intra-district Open Enrollment program.

Westerville spelling bees produce winners January served as spelling bee month as Scripps Spelling Bees were held at each of the four middle schools in Westerville. After in-class spelling tests

and school-wide bees, one student from each building emerged as the ‘top speller’ and may be invited to represent his or her school and the district at the regional level.

Winners are Diamond Has- Springs Middle School. Johnson is unable to attend berry of Blendon Middle School, Michael Qi of Genoa the regional contest, so HerMiddle School, Jenna Johnson itage will be represented by of Heritage Middle School and Jocelyn Mitchell of Walnut WINNERS >> A11

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Westerville’s kindergarten registration process to begin Westerville City Schools are preparing to begin the registration process for the next kindergarten class. Parents of a child who will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 30 may register that child for kindergarten. Parents may pick up a numbered registration packet between 6 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at their current home school. Those who are not sure of the school of attendance can contact any Westerville City Schools elementary school or the district’s Enrollment and Family Resource Center at 614797-7700. While picking up the registration packet, the parent will sign up for a time to return the completed materials and required documents to the Enrollment and Family Resource Center, 300 Polaris Parkway, Suite 3200. Parents will be given the option to sign up for an appointment time either during the day or an evening for returning their registration materials.

Individual registration appointments will be scheduled from Feb. 25 through March 28. If a parent is unable to meet their scheduled appointment, that parent is responsible for calling the Enrollment and Family Resource Center before March 28 to reschedule. Parents of a child who is a currently enrolled Westerville City Schools preschool student do not have to register again. However those parents are encouraged to pick up packets to become familiar with kindergartenrelated activities. For questions regarding registration and its related requirements, contact the child’s school office or the Enrollment and Family Resource Center or visit wcsoh.org for additional information. Parents of a child who will turn 5 years old after Sept. 30, but believes they are ready for Kindergarten, may contact the Gifted & Talented Services department at 614-797-5887 to discuss early entrance.

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School news • Westerville Central, North, and South high schools will be recognized as Outstanding Schools of the Central Region at the Ohio School Boards Association spring conference, to be held March 19 at Villa Milano. Schools that receive state or national recognition for their success in educating students at a high level will be honored at this meeting. All three Westerville high schools will be lauded for hav-

ing been ranked nationally in parents of fifth-grade students. U.S. News & World Report. Each A panel of middle school educators will discuss middle school will receive a plaque. life, including academics, ath• Westerville City Schools letics the arts, and social and invites parents to attend “Mid- emotional aspects. A current dle School 101 - A Basic Intro- middle school parent will give duction to Middle School in parents tips for a successful transition into middle school. Westerville.” A question/answer session The program will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, at Her- will follow the presentation. itage Middle School, 390 N. • The 13th annual WesterSpring Road, Westerville. This evening is designed for ville Community Bowl-a-thon

forming in a play she wrote in 1999 with Westerville educator Scott Ebbrecht. The play follows runaway slave Charity Watson on a quest for personal freedom as she journeys along the Underground Railroad. Westerville’s legendary hero William Hanby ultimately assists her. Holmes has a bachelor's degree from Hampton Institute • Actress Valarie Holmes will and a master's degree in pervisit five Westerville schools forming arts from Regent Uniduring the week of Feb. 4, per- versity. She performs regularly ways and secret identities yield riotous results in a show that recalls the thrillers of Hollywood’s heyday. Tickets, $6, can be purchased at the door or reserved by calling the box office at 614-7976055. In case of inclement weather, alternate performance dates will be Jan. 31 through Feb. 3.

is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Columbus Square Bowling Palace, 5705 Forest Hills Blvd. Funds raised will benefit the Westerville Chamber Foundation, the Westerville Education Foundation, and the Westerville Symphony. To register and for additional information, visit everypenny.com/WCSOH/WestervilleEducationFoundation/BowlA Thon.

in Colonial Williamsburg and throughout the United States, and received recognition in the acclaimed PBS presentation No Master Over Me. Her visit is sponsored in part by the Holiday Inn Express and Suites on Polaris Parkway, and Roush Honda of Westerville. She will be at Pointview Elementary on Feb. 4, Robert Frost Elementary Feb. 5, McVay Elementary Feb. 6, Walnut Springs Middle School Feb. 7 and Mark Twain Elementary Feb. 8.

Education news Westerville students were among those named to the honor and merit rolls for the second grading period at St. Charles Preparatory School. They include: Honor roll – Joseph Churilla, Casey Culhane, Francis Flynn, Joshua Graham, Erik Heiden, Jerad Kitzler, Patrick LeCorgne, Evan

Meder, Ryan Meder, Tyler Reed, William Stechschulte, Jeffrey Stiltner Jr., Jonathan Anderson, Andrew Bidstrup, William Bolton, Brandon Burdine, Garrett Cotter, Cole Delaney, Brian Doney, Justin Doney, William Evans, Sean Fitzmartin, Abram Haghnazari, Kyle Huston, Alex Macias, Nicholas Mitevski,

James Mooney, Jacob Myers, Tanner Plewa, Troy Plewa, Rapheal Rodriguez, Aaron Roe, Henry Schuler, Kevin Smoot Jr., Gregory Suh, David Sullivan, Michael West, William Whalen II, Jonathan Whittaker and Kyle Witt. Merit roll – Michael Hamrock, Brendan King, Daniel Munsell, Matthew Munsell,

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Westerville drama news • The Westerville South High School Theatre Department will present The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 by John Bishop. The show will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 24, 25 and 26, and at 2 p.m. Jan. 27, at Westerville South High School 303 S. Otterbein Ave. The play follows a motley crew of characters who gather in a mysterious mansion to pitch a Broadway musical to potential backers. Revolving bookcases, hidden passage-

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Marc Rankin, Xavier Bird, Benjamin Bolon, Evan Catton, Nicholas Eramo, Carson Glover, Daniel Irby, Charles Kolp, Jacob Mason, Sean McAllister, Cortland McCullers, Joseph Murnane, Michael Nazario, Richard Nazario, Thomas O’Neil Jr., Logan Rupert, Marc Sullivan and Christopher Whaley.

The Westerville Senior Center, 310 W. Main St., is sponsored by the Westerville Parks and Recreation Department for people age 55 and older. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. The phone number is 614901-6560. Transportation is provided for members who live in the Westerville city corporate limits for medical appointments, shopping, recreational programs at the center, banking and to beauty salons. Reservations for transportation should be made at least two days in advance. Dues are $12 for those who live in the city and $18 for those who live outside the city. Activities Jan. 24-31: Thursday: Quilting, 9 a.m.; Billiards, 9 a.m.; Strengthen and Tone, 9 a.m.; Aerobics, 9:30 a.m.; Table Tennis, 10 a.m.; Qigong, 11 a.m.; Wii Bowling, 11 a.m.; Ceramics, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 1 p.m.; Scrabble, 1 p.m.; Mah Jongg, 1 p.m.; Range of Motion, 1:15 p.m.; Scam Knowledge, 1:30

p.m.; Delay the Disease, 2:15 p.m. Friday: Billiards, 9 a.m.; BASE Fit, 9 a.m.; Advanced Excel, 9 a.m.; Wood Carving, 10 a.m.; New Member Social, 10:30 a.m.; Fourth Friday Lunch, noon; Cards/Games, 12:45 p.m.; Ed Lentz: Mexico, 1 p.m.; Family Tree Maker, 2 p.m. Monday: Billiards, 9 a.m.; Advanced Excel, 9 a.m.; Resistance Bands, 9:45 a.m.; Silvertones, 11 a.m.; Chair Exercise, 11:30 a.m.; McDonald’s Lunch, noon; Cards/Games, 12:30 p.m.; Mah Jongg, 12:30 p.m.; Quilting, 1 p.m.; Crafts, 1 p.m.. Tuesday: Billiards, 9 a.m.; Beginning Digital Camera, 9 a.m.; Strengthen and Tone, 9 a.m.; Aerobics, 10 a.m.; Bridge Lessons, 10 a.m.; Basic Painting, 1 p.m.; Range of Motion, 1:15 p.m.; Focus Group, 2 p.m.; Yoga, 2:15 p.m. Wednesday: Billiards, 9 a.m.; Digital Camera Help, 10 a.m.; Resistance Bands, 10 a.m.; Discussion Group, 10:30 a.m.; Balance Class, 10:45 a.m.; Chair Exercise, 11:30 a.m.; Lunch, noon; Cards/Games, 12:30

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The Blendon Senior Center, 6330 Hempstead Road, provides daily activities for senior adults. Members must be at least 55 years old or must be the spouse of a member that age. Membership dues for a calendar year are $10 for township residents and $15 for nonresidents. The center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The center can be reached by calling 614-8821260. Transportation is provided to township residents for shopping, doctor appointments, hairdressers and to come to the center. Call 24 hours ahead to make a reservation for trans-

WINNERS FROM >> A8 Zachary Ryan. Each of the four student representatives earned from Encyclopedia Britannica a free, oneyear subscription to Britannica

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written test to earn an invitation to the regional bee at Ohio University on March 16. Top students at that event will head to the National Scripps Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., from May 26–June 1.

portation. Activities Jan. 24-31: Thursday: Swimnastics, 9:30 a.m.; Zumba, 10 a.m.; Learning Bridge, 1 p.m.; Yoga, 3 p.m. Friday: Line Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; Dominoes, 10 a.m.; Wii Bowling, 10 a.m.; Lunch, 11:30 a.m.; Bridge and Bid Euchre, 1 p.m. Sunday: Social Time, 1 p.m. Monday: Art Class, 9:15 a.m.; Exercise, 10 a.m.; Pinochle, 11 a.m.; Chorus, 12:30 p.m.; Bunco, 2 p.m.; Book Discussion, 3 p.m.; Yoga, 3 p.m. Tuesday: Income Tax Help, 9 a.m.; Swimnastics, 9 a.m.; Morning Mingle, 9:30 a.m.; Jazz and Tap, 10 a.m.; Bridge and Bid Euchre, 1 p.m. Wednesday: Quilting, 10 a.m.; Exercise, 10 a.m.; Mah Jongg, noon; Save/Organize Files II, 1:30 p.m.; Discussion Group, 2:30 p.m. Thursday: Swimnastics, 9:30 a.m.; Zumba, 10 a.m.; Learn-

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First line of defense: School Resource Officers FROM >> A1 they can only be unlocked from the inside. Dickison and school officials have talked about going to an electronic swipe system to further secure the doors. In the lunch room, Dickison worked with the city’s fire marshal to gate off some of the seven entrances during lunch periods to give staff less to patrol. Tables were moved closer together to discourage fighting in open spaces, and more teachers were assigned to monitor student lunches this year, Dickison said. Dickison monitors the halls to make sure students are in class where they ought to be, and he looks into tips from students about potential crimes. “If I don’t allow kids to wander the halls, I don’t give them time to create a problem,” Dickison said. “We work very hard to put out that fire before we have a situation in the schools.” With Dickison’s efforts, there has been a 48.75 percent decrease in crime in the school since last year, Dickison said, though he acknowledged that the job hasn’t been without its challenges. Dickison is in his seventh year with Westerville police. His first five were spent on third-shift patrol, and he said it was a major shift in mentality when he began working at Westerville North last year. “Last year, I came in here with the mentality of being a street cop, and I had to take a step back,” Dickison said. “On the street, I didn’t want anyone behind me, I didn’t shake anyone’s hand, and I wasn’t very friendly.” Dickison said he made inroads by learning to create a sense of camaraderie with the students. He tries to regularly stop by classrooms that he often has to respond to for disciplinary reasons, such as the classroom for students with behavioral disabilities, to spend time with the students casually. He presents programs to different classrooms to provide safety education but also to make his face familiar to all of North’s students. “This year is much easier because I’ve built the relationships in the hallways, with the teachers,” Dickison said. Even with the strides Dickison has made in his time at North, he’s constantly working with the school’s leadership to further increase safety at the school. The schools constantly are updating their safety plans, Dickison said, and like all Westerville resource officers, Dickison is required to create an initiative each year aimed at reducing school violence. Starting this month, Dickison is working with North’s teachers and administrators to launch an initiative to reduce students’ “screen time” with social media, television and

violent video games, which is linked to lower test scores and higher instances of school violence. “We’re going to try to detox students from so much screen time, violence that they’re seeing elsewhere,” Dickison said. Working with students is not something Dickison ever saw himself doing, he said. He applied to be a School Resource Officer after he began working with the Westerville Division of Police’s Explorer program for highschool students. Dickison said that while a large part of his job is about the technicalities of school security – checking doorways, responding to crimes within the school, working with students in diversion programs – he’s learned the role he can play in helping students stay in class and out of trouble. Last May, Dickison personally handed diplomas to three students at graduation at their requests. “I would never have thought a kid would want a police officer to hand them their diploma,” Dickison said.

Dickison considers keeping hallways clear during class periods a big part of his job. “If I don’t allow kids to wander the halls, I don’t give them time to create a problem,” he said. JOSHUA A. BICKEL/THISWEEKNEWS

School districts, police usually split costs for middle, high school SROs By JENNIFER NOBLIT THISWEEKNEWS.COM (Above) Dickison’s gear in the school hallways is the same as any Westerville police officer on the street. (Below) A safety tip box sits in the entrance at Westerville North High School. The School Resource Officer uses suggestions from the box, often from students, to make the school more safe.

It’s not unusual to see a police officer patrolling a school hallway. Schools and police departments have long worked together for safe schools, and School Resource Officers provide a police presence in many schools throughout the day. Not all central Ohio school districts have School Resource Officers and those that do normally have them at the middle and high school level. “The School Resource Officer really comes from federal grants offered about 15 years ago all over the nation,” Dublin City School District Superintendent David Axner said. “Many districts funded them through the government. ... Since then the money has dried up and gone away.” With no federal grants to fund SROs, some districts have gotten rid of the police presence in their schools, but Dublin didn’t. “The district had to decide on their own to have SROs in the building. Dublin made the right decision in continuing that partnership,” Axner said. The Dublin school district and the city of Dublin split the cost of the district’s five officers – one at each high school and two split between two middle schools each. The district is under contract to pay $252,721 for its half for the 2012-13 school year. “The city is as invested in safety as the school district is. Prior to (the Sandy Hook) incident or any other there’s never been any wavering by city officials and the board (of education) on not funding resource officers,” Axner said. Gahanna-Jefferson Schools have campus security employees as well as two uniformed police officers. The cost of the police

“The School Resource Officer really comes from federal grants offered about 15 years ago all over the nation. ... Since then the money has dried up and gone away.” – DAVID AXNER Dublin superintendent

officers is split with the city. “We have a great partnership with the city and Chief Dennis Murphy as evidenced in their willingness to provide additional resources such as community neighborhood liaison officers to work with our younger students, be a presence at school arrival/dismissal times and to provide unannounced K-9 sweeps to promote a drug-free environment,” Gahanna district spokesman Michael Straughter said. Hilliard City Schools pays the city $232,733 for three school resource officers to be in schools 178 school days each year. That cost includes wages, pension, health insurance, mileage, training, uniform maintenance and workers’ compensation. Westerville has had resource officers for about 12 years. This year it will cost about $600,000, with the school district evenly splitting the cost of the officers with the Westerville and Genoa Township police departments. There are seven officers involved in the program: An officer is stationed at each of the three high schools and four middle schools. Five are Westerville police officers and two are Genoa Township officers. jnoblit@thisweeknews.com

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Jefferson Award nominations Police get assist from being accepted through Feb. 8 Columbus in burglary arrest Nominations are being accepted for the 2013 Jefferson Awards, a program to recognize residents who make significant contributions to their communities. The national Jefferson Awards program was founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Ohio Sen. Robert Taft Jr., to recognize individuals who do extraordinary things in their communities without expecting a reward. The program is sponsored locally by WBNS-10TV and

Nationwide Insurance. Organizers are seeking nominees who embody the true spirit of volunteerism – people who don’t look for recognition, but who deserve to be recognized. Twenty nominees will be invited to the local Jefferson Awards ceremony planned for April 4. At that time, five central Ohio winners will be announced. Each of those winners will receive a medallion and a check for $500. One of those five will

be selected to attend the national Jefferson Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., where five national winners are selected. In 2011, one of the central Ohio local winners, Rachel Muha of Westerville, was selected as a national winner. The deadline for 2013 nominations is Feb. 8. To make a Jefferson Award nomination, visit 10tv.com and click on the Jefferson Awards icon. For more information, email Angela.Pace@10tv.com.

An office in the 200 block of South State Str eet was burglarized between 6 p.m. Jan. 15 and a 8:30 a.m. Jan. 16. Westerville police reported a Cincinnati man suspected in the break-in was arrested the same day the crime was discovered. According to Westerville police reports, employees arrived at the office to find the rear door open. Two laptop computers, a printer, a bicycle and items from file cabinets were discovered stolen. While Westerville police

were investigating the breakin, they were notified by Columbus police that a man was in custody in connection with a break in on Olentangy River Road. The laptops from the Westerville law office were found in the man’s vehicle, police said. Matthew A. Taylor, 30 of West Eighth Street in Cincinnati, was arrested and transported by Columbus police to Franklin County jail. In other recent Westerville Division of Police incident reports: • A vehicle parked in the

200 block of Foxtrail Place was broken into between 3:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Jan. 13. A compact disc player, digital camera, $500 cash and other items were reported stolen. • Gasoline was siphoned from a car parked in the 1100 block of East College Avenue between 9:30 a.m. Jan. 12 and 7 a.m. Jan. 14. • A woman’s purse was stolen at 5:45 p.m. Jan. 14 from her unlocked, running car while it was left unattended in the parking lot of a business in the 1200 block of South Sunbury Road.

Genoa police report rash of car break-ins A rash of thefts from vehicles has Genoa Township police warning residents to remove anything valuable from their cars and to make sure that car doors are locked. Overnight on Sunday, Jan. 20, eight cars were broken into in the Oaks at Highland Lakes

neighborhood. Thieves pried open the windows of locked vehicles, working quickly to take whatever they could grab, including electronics and money, police said. Genoa Township police have taken 11 reports of thefts from vehicles since Jan. 1, police

said. The crimes can be prevented by removing valuables from cars, police said. Anyone with information about the thefts is asked to call Detective Molly Blevins at 614568-2060.

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Westerville public library The Westerville Public Library is located at 126 S. State St. For more information or to register for the following programs, call (614) 882-7277 or visit www.westervillelibrary.org. • Ebooks Assistance Day, 2 to 5 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24. Bring your smartphones, eReaders and tablets and get answers to your eBook and eAudiobook questions. Meeting Room A. • Frida y Fa m i l y S t o r y time , 11 to 11:30 a.m., stories, songs, rhymes and fun for the entire family. Fri., Jan.

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ing Room A. Registration required. • Kindle Fire Tutorial, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 27. Learn some of the basic functions of a Kindle Fire, along with some tricks and tips that will help you get the most out of your gadget. Meeting Room A. Registration required. • Ho w t o d o w n l o a d ebooks and eaudiobooks, 4 to 5 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 27.Learn how to browse and download thousands of free titles from the Library in this introductory class. Meeting Room A. Registration required.

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Kathy Schmidt of Marlton, N.J., and Mark Frysztacki of Sicklerville, N.J., announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel, to Michael Clutz, son of John and Linda Clutz of Westerville. The bride-to-be received a bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education from Messiah College. She is an intervention specialist for grades 6-8 at Worthington Christian Middle School. Her fiance received a bachelor’s degree in music education and a master’s degree in education from Cedarville University. He is a seventh- and eighth-grade Bible teacher at Worthington Christian Middle School. He also is the music director at Linworth Baptist Church. The wedding will take place on May 11 at Linworth Baptist Church.

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Rex and Denise Carter of Westerville announce the engagement of their daughter, Lacey Gayle, to Scott Bacon, son of Peggy Bacon of Solon and Brett Bacon of Chagrin Falls. The bride-to-be graduated from Westerville South High School in 2006 and received a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University. She is employed at Family Preservation Services as a therapeutic day treatment counselor. Her fiance graduated from Solon High School and received a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting from Otterbein University. He is an assistant athletic director and serves as the Voice of the Lancers at Longwood University. The wedding will take place June 7 at the Via Vecchia Winery in downtown Columbus.

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Coming up To add, remove or update a days, Columbus Speech & listing, email editorial@thisweek- Hearing Center, 510 E. North Broadway. Screenings will be news.com. offered to those ages 5 and older throughout 2013. To Events and schedule appointments, call programs 614-261-5452 or email hearCentral College Preschool, ing@columbusspeech.org. open house for new families, 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 27 at 975 S. SunMeetings bury Road, Westerville. ClassW e s t e rville Historical Socirooms will be open and teachers will be on hand to answer ety, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25, at the questions. There also will be Westerville Public Library, 126 activities for children. For more S. State St. Gary Houtz will information call 614-794-1123. speak on the “U.S. Invasion of Concord Counseling Ser- Canada in the War of 1812.” vices, third annual HeArt of Con- The public is invited. Still Going Strong Seniors, 1 cord art show and sale, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6, at its office, p.m. Jan. 28, in the McVay Fel700 Brooksedge Blvd., Wester- lowship Hall at Church of the ville. More than 20 clients and Messiah United Methodist friends of Concord will display Church, 51 N. State St. Accorpaintings, photographs, draw- dionist Richard Weiner will perings, fabric art, jewelry and pot- form. In the event Westerville City tery. Artists who are clients of Schools are closed due to weather, Concord receive 100 percent of there will be no meeting. Women Today, a social and the proceeds from pieces sold. philanthropic organization The event is free and open to the public. For more information, within the greater Columbus visit concordcounseling.org or area, 11:30 a.m. Feb. 5, at J. Liu’s, 6880 N. High St., Worcall 614-882-9338, ext. 263. AARP Foundation Senior thington. Dr. Fiona Travis, a Community Service Employ- psychologist, author and ment Program assists unem- speaker, will discuss how peoployed Franklin, Delaware and ple adjust to the various stages Licking county workers age 55 of their lives and continue to and over with securing employ- grow. For reservations, due Jan. ment. The program offers paid 24, call Karen at 614-339-3046 work experience, specialized or JoAnn at 614-457-7048. For-Mel Women’s Club , training, upgrading of skills and 6:30 p.m. Feb. 4, at Hunan job-search assistance. Age, income and residency require- House Gourmet Chinese, 2350 ments apply. Call 614-258-7295 E. Dublin Granville Road. This or 614-322-0600, from 9 a.m. is the group’s international meetto 4 p.m. Monday through Fri- ing. Those unable to attend are asked to call Mary at 614-882day. 2598. Westerville Music Club, Health 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5, at the home American Red Cross blood of Betty Stockton. The musical drive, noon to 6 p.m. Jan. 30 at program is entitled “Music – Otterbein University, 100 W. Part of Creation.” Members and Home St. There is an urgent need guests are welcome. For more for donors of types O-negative information, contact Cinda and B-negative. For an appoint- Lemont at 614-895-1625. American Legion Post 171, ment call 1-800-RED-CROSS 7:30 p.m. and Auxiliary, 7 p.m. or go to redcrossblood.org. Childhood immunization the first Wednesday of the clinics, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. every month at the post, 393 E. ColWednesday during January and lege Ave. Guests are invited. February at the Franklin County Public Health department office, 280 E. Broad St. Free parking is Call me for available in the department parkyour real estate ing lot off of Gay Street. Required childhood immunizations are advertising needs available for a $10 administration fee per shot for children ages 1 month through 18 years of age. There is also a $15 assessment fee that will be charged at each visit. Cash or check, Medicaid, CareSource and Molina will be accepted; however, no one will be turned away due to the inability to pay for childhood immunizations. Seasonal flu vaccine Becky Young is still available for children. Parents should bring the child’s shot (740) 888-6036 record to the clinic. A completed byoung@ThisWeekNEWS.com consent form is required if a parent or legal guardian is not presCall for information on: ent at the clinic. For more inforMarketing strategies, mation, visit myfcph.org or conad design, online tact Franklin County Public Health at 614-525-3719 or advertising including shots@franklincountyohio.gov. SEO/SEM, special Columbus Speech & Hearsections and more! ing Center, Huntington Hearing Health Program in partnership with Huntington Bank, offering free hearing screenings from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednes-

Call Mike Etling at 614-8919388 or Kim Mann (Auxiliary) at 614-266-2695. Westerville Noon Prayer Meeting, noon to 1 p.m. Fridays, at the Westerville Alliance Church, 75 E. Schrock Road, Westerville. Shipwrights of Centr al Ohio, a group for ship modelers, 9 a.m. to noon on the third Saturday of each month, Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State St. For information, visit shipwrightsofohio.org. Franklin 524 Toastmasters Club, 7 to 8 a.m. Thursdays at the Vineyard Church Community Center, 6000 Cooper Road. Visit franklin524toastmasters.com.

A m S p i r i t C r ossw oods Chapter, 8 a.m. Wednesdays at Champps Restaurant, 161 E. Campus View Blvd. Business referral professional network meeting open to guests. Call Patrick McCarthy at 614-3952393 or visit amspiritcrosswoods.com. A c c o u n t a n t I n f ormation Market, Worthington-Westerville Chapter, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Scrambler Marie’s, 6152 Cleveland Ave. CPAs are invited to meet for lunch. Call 614-478-8187. The Central Ohio Civil War Roundtable meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each

month at in Towers Hall on the Otterbein University campus. All are welcome. Call Jim Schultz at 614-794-1247 or visit centralohiocwrt.wordpress.com. Huber Ridge Area Association, 7 p.m. first Thursday of the month at Blendon Township Senior Center, 6330 Hempstead Road. Contact President@huberridge.org or huberridge.org. Westerville Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of the month at the American Legion Hall, 393 E. College Ave. Visit westervillelions.org or call Don Mullen at 614-882-3465. Westerville Rotary Club

Sunrise , 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. Wednesdays, at MCL Cafeteria, 60 Westerview Square. For more information, call Diane Conley at 614-579-3303. Westerville Noon Rotary Club, noon Thursdays, at Villa Milano on Schrock Road. Westerville Kiwanis Club, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, at the Westerville Public Library. For information, call 614-898-9616. AmSpirit Westerville Chapter , 7:30 a.m. Thursdays, at Toukan & Co., 575 Charring Cross Drive. Call Gary Smith at 614-890-0515 or visit www.westervilleamspirit.org.

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Ross Heart Hospital 5K Walk/Run February 9 at 8:30 a.m. Easton Town Center Celebrate Heart Month with Ohio State’s Ross Heart Hospital and take the right steps to a heart healthy lifestyle. Plan to stick around afterward for a free celebration brunch at KDB (near the movie theater in the Station Building), provided by the Easton Community Foundation. To register for the 5K, visit go.osu.edu/RHH5K.

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The Westerville club hockey team has been streaky this season. The Warcats won 11 of their first 12 games but lost six of their next eight contests before winning nine of their next 13. Fortunately for Westerville, it appears to be peaking at an opportune time, as it has won its last three Greater Columbus High School Club Hockey League games by a combined score of 24-7 to stay in contention for the league championship. With four league contests remaining, the Warcats are second in the GCHSCHL at 11-5 (22 points), behind Hilliard (12-3-1, 25) and ahead of Newark (8-2-3, 19), Northeast (5-8-2, 12), PRPC (5-10, 10) and Athens (0-13, 0). Westerville plays Northeast on Jan. 27 and Feb. 17, Newark on Feb. 8 and Hilliard on Feb. 16. The top four teams in the GCHSCHL qualify for the Buckeye Cup state tournament, which will be held in March. The Warcats are seeking their first regular-season league championship, which first was awarded in the 200809 season. Newark won the first two titles, followed by PRPC in 2010-11 and Hilliard last season. Westerville, however, has won two championships for the GCHSCHL tournament, known as the Blue Jackets Cup. It accomplished the feat in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.

Just when it appeared as though the Westerville Central High School girls basketball team was moving forward, it took a step back. The Warhawks lost backto-back games last weekend after winning five consecutive contests. They lost to Dublin Scioto 51-48 in an OCC-Cardinal Division game Jan. 18 and lost to Worthington Christian 36-26 on Jan. 19. Coach Jamiya Pride was hoping his team would bounce back against Central Crossing on Jan. 22. The Warhawks entered the game 6-10 overall. “We don’t have certain things that we need at the time we need them,” he said. “We’re not consistent. We haven’t been consistent for four quarters. We’re slow in the first quarters for all our games and we usually try to find a defensive spark somewhere.” After finishing 0-21 last season and losing their first six games this season, the

Imani Steele of Central looks to make a pass as Thomas Worthington’s Laura Gomez defends during a game earlier this season. The Warhawks were 6-10 before playing Central Crossing on Jan. 22. LAURIE STEVENSON/THISWEEKSPORTS

Warhawks defeated Worthington Kilbourne 43-39 on Dec. 14 to post their first win under Pride, who is in his second season. Central’s winning streak included league wins over Westerville South (36-34 on Jan. 5), Hilliard Darby (4329 on Jan. 8) and Dublin Jerome (39-37 on Jan. 11). Pride has emphasized defense to his players since taking over the program, and he credited that aspect as being a key to the team’s recent success. Against Scioto, senior guard/forward Megan Mills returned to the lineup after missing eight games with a fractured left wrist and scored 12 points. Guard Andrea Hodge had 16 points to lead Central, which had lost to the Irish 47-28 on Dec. 7. Against Worthington Christian, the Warhawks struggled offensively, making just five of 42 shots (11.9 percent) from the field and converting 12 of 24 free throws, includ-

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Swimming & Diving

North hopes to make postseason splash By FRANK DiRENNA THISWEEKSPORTS.COM

The Westerville North High School boys and girls swimming and diving teams will begin what they hope will be a successful postseason when they compete in the OCC-Cardinal Division meet this weekend. The diving competition will be held HOCKEY >> B3 Friday, Jan. 25, at Upper Arlington and

the swimming competition will take place Saturday, Jan. 26, at Thomas Worthington. Last season, the North boys team finished fifth (141 points) in the league meet, behind Dublin Jerome (253), Westerville Central (215), Olentangy (190) and Dublin Scioto (163) and ahead of Olentangy Liberty (135), Westerville South (132) and Marysville (96). The girls team finished seventh (94)

a year ago, behind Liberty (261), Central (245), Jerome (226), Olentangy (155), South (147) and Marysville (114) and ahead of Scioto (92). As part of OCC realignment, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby and Worthington Kilbourne joined the league, with Liberty and Marysville moving to the OCC-Central and Olentangy moving to the OCC-Capital. Although coach Jeff Riegler expects

his girls team to be competitive, he said a lack of divers could prevent the Warriors from contending for the league title. Senior Mary Dybdahl, who holds program records for six (240.9 points) and 11 (400.2) dives, opted not to compete this season. “We’re going to be way behind,”

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North boys to face Scioto in key league contest

North sophomore Mason Miller enters the postseason with the area’s fastest time in the 100-yard freestyle and second-fastest in the 50 free this season. JOSHUA A. BICKEL/THISWEEKSPORTS

SWIMMING FROM >> B1 Riegler said. “We might be able to swim with just about anybody. But when you’re down by 40 or 50 (points) because of diving, that’s going to be too hard to overcome.” In this week’s area honor roll, senior Rachel Jackson has the fourth-fastest time in the 100-yard backstroke (1 minute, .17 seconds) and is seventh in the 100 butterfly (59.32) and ninth in the 50 freestyle (25.35). Also for the girls, the 200 medley relay is seventh (1:56.68) and the 200 free relay is eighth (1:45.43). “Rachel is doing extremely well,” Riegler said. In the boys area honor roll, sophomore Mason Miller has the fastest time in the 100 free (47.98) and the second-fastest time in the 50 free (22.01). He also is sixth in the 100 fly (54.43) and 10th in the 200 individual medley (2:02.45). Sophomore diver Kieran Blake is 10th with 161.75 points in six dives. “I don’t know if the boys have enough depth,” Riegler said of the team’s chances to win the league meet. “I think the girls will do better than the boys. I’ve had much better teams than this depth-wise.”

South boys expect to contend for OCC title South coach Kevin Kissling is hoping his boys team contends for the OCC-Cardinal championship. Senior Jared Higdon, who was a Division I state qualifier the past three seasons, is first in the 100 fly (51.96) and fourth in the 100 free (48.61) in the

At a glance

Below are the coming schedules for the Central, North and South swimming & diving teams: CENTRAL Jan. 25 – OCC-Cardinal diving at Upper Arlington Jan. 26 – OCC-Cardinal swimming at Thomas Worthington NORTH Jan. 25 – OCC-Cardinal diving at UA Jan. 26 – OCC-Cardinal swimming at Thomas SOUTH Jan. 25 – OCC-Cardinal diving at UA Jan. 26 – OCC-Cardinal swimming at Thomas Note: Results can be found at ThisWeekSPORTS.com.

honor roll. “Our girls team is really small this year, but they’re coming along,” Kissling said. “We have a mix of the younger kids on the team and a handful of really good experience. We have a nice balance on the girls side.”

Central teams expect success in league meet First-year Central coach Austin Staab expects his teams to make a good showing in the league meet. “We feel like if we put a good lineup together and instill some inspiration into these guys, we definitely have a shot at winning that,” he said. “It’s not going to be easy. There are some pretty tough teams in our OCC, but we definitely have a shot if we sneak in a few firsts instead of seconds.” Expected to lead the boys team are sophomores Gabe Whitaker and Jon Brooks. In the area honor roll, Whitaker is fourth in the 50 free (22.15) and Brooks is seventh in the 100 fly (54.62). The 400 free relay is sixth (3:22.89) and the 200 free relay is seventh (1:32.24). For the girls team, senior Sally Thompson is sixth in the 50 free (25.15) and 100 free (53.58) in the area honor roll. Senior Marissa Kramer is 10th in the 100 fly (1:00.93), senior Chloe Merriss is sixth in diving (206), the 200 free relay is seventh (1:44.48) and the 400 free relay is 10th (3:49.48). Thompson and Kramer were state qualifiers last season.

area honor roll. Junior Calvin Higdon is fifth in the 100 fly (53.85), and the 400 free relay is seventh (3:24.58). “Jared will be great at the end of the season. All of our guys will,” Kissling said. “Our boys are probably one of the top four teams who are going to be at the league meet with a chance to win. The four teams at the top are very close. Jerome, South and Westerville North will be really good at OCC. “We have more numbers on the boys team and a pretty talented group of older swimmers, and a bunch of kids that are learning every day.” Senior Riley Buer, a threetime state qualifier, leads the girls team into the league meet. She is seventh in the 200 IM (2:13.47) and seventh in the 100 back (1:01.31) in the area fdirenna@thisweeknews.com

The Westerville North High School boys basketball team remains unbeaten heading into an OCC-Cardinal Division showdown with Dublin Scioto. The teams meet Friday, Jan. 25, at North. The Warriors won the first meeting 58-43 on Dec. 14. North leads the OCC-Cardinal at 7-0, followed by Scioto (7-1), Westerville South (6-2), Hilliard Darby (4-4), Westerville Central (3-5), Dublin Jerome (2-5), Worthington Kilbourne (2-6) and Hilliard Bradley (0-8). North is 12-0 overall and was ranked second in last week’s Division I state poll behind Northland. The Warriors were first in last week’s district poll, with Northland second. On Jan. 18, North defeated Darby 67-44 as senior guard Jaylen Benton, senior guard Adrian Cook, senior guard Jack Gibbs and junior forward Alex Stewart all scored 11 points. In the Flyin’ to the Hoop tournament Jan. 19 at Kettering Fairmont, North defeated Jackson (Ky.) 22ft Academy 71-61. Benton had 19 points, five rebounds and three assists, and Gibbs had 17 points, eight assists and five steals. Stewart scored 16 points and Cook

At a glance

Below are coming schedules for the North boys and girls basketball teams: BOYS *Jan. 25 – Home vs. Dublin Scioto. The Warriors beat the Irish 58-43 on Dec. 14. Jan. 26 – Brookhaven in Play-ByPlay Classic at Capital University *Jan. 29 – At Dublin Jerome. The teams’ second league game is Feb.

added 15. The Warriors were supposed to play Raleigh (N.C.) Quality Education Academy, but the Pharaohs did not attend because of bad weather.

North girls team still atop league The North girls team was 14-1 overall before playing Granville on Jan. 22. The Warriors lead the OCCCardinal at 9-0, followed by Scioto (7-2), Jerome (6-3) Bradley (5-4), Central (4-5), South (4-5), Darby (1-8) and Kilbourne (0-9). North plays at Scioto on Friday, Jan. 25. The Warriors

19. Of note: The Warriors are 12-0 overall and 7-0 in the OCC-Cardinal. GIRLS *Jan. 25 – At Scioto. The Warriors beat the Irish 63-44 on Dec. 14. *Jan. 29 – Home vs. Jerome. The Warriors beat the Celtics 55-31 on Dec. 4. Of note: The Warriors were 14-1 overall before Jan. 22 and are 9-0 in the OCC-Cardinal. *League contest Note: Results can be found at ThisWeekSPORTS.com.

defeated the Irish 63-44 on Dec. 14. They also play a league game at home Tuesday, Jan. 29, against Jerome. North won the first meeting 55-31 on Dec. 4. Junior forward Kelsey Walker scored 19 points to lead a 58-35 win over Washington Court House Miami Trace on Jan. 15. Sophomore guard/forward Symone Simmons had 10 points and junior post player Tierra Streater scored eight. On Jan. 18, North defeated Darby 62-41 as Simmons scored 18 points, Walker had 10 and senior guard Breyonia Hearn had nine.

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South boys nip New Albany, finish sweep of Kilbourne The Westerville South High School boys basketball team jumped out to a 17-4 lead and then held on for a 52-51 win over visiting New Albany on Jan. 19. Freshman guard Kyran McClure converted a three-point play with 1.8 seconds left for the winning points. McClure and senior forward Marcus Ball each scored 11 points to lead South. The Wildcats defeated host Worthington Kilbourne 55-44 on Jan. 18, completing a season sweep of the Wolves. South defeated Kilbourne 62-58 in overtime on Dec. 7. In the rematch, Ball scored eight of his teamhigh 17 points in the second quarter. The Wildcats outscored the Wolves 16-4 in the period. Senior guard Anthony Dixon scored 14 points.

South girls split pair of games

At a glance

Below are the coming schedules for the South boys and girls basketball teams: BOYS *Jan. 25 – Home vs. Hilliard Bradley. The Wildcats defeated the Jaguars 62-38 on Dec. 14. *Jan. 29 – Home vs. Dublin Scioto. The Wildcats lost to the Irish 48-43 on Dec. 22. Of note: The Wildcats are 11-4 overall and 6-2 in the OCC-Cardinal. GIRLS *Jan. 25 – At Bradley.The Wildcats defeated the Jaguars 33-23 on Dec. 14. *Jan. 29 – At Scioto. The Wildcats lost to the Irish 5952 (OT) on Dec. 22. Of note: The Wildcats are 6-10 overall and 4-5 in the OCC-Cardinal. *League contest Note: Results can be found at ThisWeekSPORTS.com.

The girls team split two games last weekend, defeating Kilbourne 46-42 on Jan. 18 and losing to New Albany 50-30 on Jan. 19. Both games were at South. Against Kilbourne, senior guard Chyna Porter’s only 3-pointer of the game gave the South also defeated Kilbourne 34-25 on Wildcats the lead for good at 44-42 with 59 Dec. 7. seconds remaining. Kilbourne trailed 19-11 at Moore had 14 points and nine rebounds against New Albany. •Joe Jacubus, 1973, helped the men’s bas- halftime before rallying in the second half. Sophomore guard Chenelle Moore led South ketball team reach the NCAA tournament in –Frank DiRenna 1970 and 1973. He is from Johnstown and now with 20 points, eight rebounds and four steals. lives in Wilmington, N.C. •William M. Kaikis, 1992, a two-time, firstteam all-OAC defensive back and second-team Kevin Marsh (Dublin Coff- for the girls game. The nomiFour area players are among All-America in 1991. He is from Gahanna and the 814 high school seniors man), Mike Wells (Delaware) nees are from 39 states and lives in Westerville. •Russ Reynolds, 1980, competed in track and who have been nominated to and Ellis Williams (Columbus Washington, D.C. The final roster of 24 boys field and football from 1976-79, and was named play in the McDonald’s All- South) were nominated for the All-America in football in 1979 as an offensive American Games on April 3 at boys game and Alexis Peter- and 24 girls will be announced the United Center in Chicago. son (Northland) was nominated at 5 p.m. Feb. 14 on ESPNU. guard. He is a native of Loudonville, Ohio.

Capital inducting hall of fame class Capital University will induct five alumni into its athletics hall of fame on Feb. 2 in conjunction with its men’s basketball game. The honorees are: •David L. Cecutti, 1977, a four-year letterwinner in men’s basketball who coached the Crusaders from 1986-89. A Dublin resident, he is commissioner of the Ohio Capital Conference. •Cassie Cunningham, 2000, a four-time, firstteam all-Ohio Athletic Conference softball player. Originally from Hilliard, she is softball coach at Ohio Wesleyan.

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“Winning our league would mean a lot to us because that’s the biggest goal for our whole season and that’s what we’ve been working for all year,” forward Tyler Ahearn said. “I feel like we can win it if we keep playing the way we have the past three (league) games. We’ve already beaten every team in our league at least once this year.” In its past three GCHSHL contests, Westerville beat Athens 7-3 on Jan. 5, defeated Newark 9-1 on Jan. 10 and beat PRPC 8-3 on Jan. 13. Against Newark, forward Jacob English had four goals, defenseman Vincent Murdock scored two, forward Tyler Ramsey had one goal and three assists, forward Chris Spies had three assists and Ahearn and forward Trey Woods each scored one goal. Forward Luke Andracki had two goals and English, Murdock, Ramsey, Spies, forward Cody Knight and forward Austin Siemer each scored one against PRPC. The Warcats had lost to Newark 4-0 on Nov. 9 and 10 on Dec. 13 and had lost to PRPC 5-1 on Oct. 12. “Our win at Newark was huge because we’ve never blown them out of the rink like that before, especially in front of their own fans,” Ramsey said. “Winning our last three league games the way we did gives us a big confidence boost that we can win our league. We just need to stay focused because we lost our focus for a while in the middle of the season.” Westerville has battled injuries and illnesses throughout the season, as only two of its players played in each of its first 33 games. The Warcats have been healthy since returning from their six-day holiday break and, as a result of adding ablankenship@thisweeknews.com

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played about five games, maybe six, then sheâ€™s been out ever since. Weâ€™ve been in and out. Weâ€™ve had some concussions, some ankles, some stress fractures. The next person has to step in and play. It is what it is.â€? Johnson has had offensive support from her teammates. Sophomore guard Carli Codner-Pinto was averaging a team-high 10.3 points through 13 games and junior guard Maggie Simon was averaging

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6.5. “I haven’t had to do a lot of yelling and stuff like that,” Johnson said. “They know what they’re supposed to do.” DeSales, which won its first CCL title since 2006 a year ago, resumes league play Saturday, Jan. 26, at Ready. It defeated the Silver Knights 60-48 on Dec. 11 behind 22 points from Codner-Pinto and 14 from Simon. The Stallions’ hopes for a second consecutive CCL title might hinge on a Feb. 9 home game against Hartley. They lost to the Hawks 41-33 on Jan. 12.

Below are the coming schedules for the DeSales boys basketball, girls basketball, boys bowling, gymnastics, hockey, swimming & diving and wrestling teams: BOYS BASKETBALL Jan. 26 – At Olentangy Liberty Of note: The Stallions were 7-6 overall before Jan. 22 and are 0-4 in the CCL. GIRLS BASKETBALL *Jan. 26 – At Ready *Jan. 30 – Home vs. Columbus School for Girls.The Stallions defeated the Unicorns 71-8 on Dec. 15. Of note: The Stallions were 8-6 overall before Jan. 23 and are 3-1 in the CCL. BOYS BOWLING *Jan. 25 – Columbus West at Capri

Hockey team hits stretch run in CHC The hockey team enters the final stretch of its Capital Hockey Conference schedule hoping to improve its standing in the White Division and recapture the spark that helped it win eight of its first 12 games. The Stallions are third in

the CHC-White at 4-6-1-1 (10 points), behind Olentangy Orange (10-1, 20 points) and St. Charles (7-3-0-1, 15) and ahead of Thomas Worthington (3-8-1, 7), and have four league games remaining.

Lanes Of note: The Stallions were 11-2 overall and 10-2 in the Central Ohio High School Bowling ConferenceCentral Division before Jan. 23. GYMNASTICS Jan. 26 – Sweeney-Smith Invitational at home HOCKEY *Jan. 26 – Upper Arlington at Chiller Dublin Of note: The Stallions are 14-102-1 overall and 4-6-1-1 in the Capital Hockey Conference-White Division. SWIMMING & DIVING Jan. 26 – CCL meet at Columbus School for Girls WRESTLING Jan. 26 – Rieman Invitational at Delaware *League contest Note: Results can be found at ThisWeekSPORTS.com.

Senior Kate Miltko of the gymnastics team had a standout day in the McGee Invitational on Jan. 12 at Dublin Coffman, recording an allaround score of 36.125 – the highest in central Ohio this season. Miltko won the balance beam (9.275) and was second in the floor exercise (9.2), third on the vault (9.1) and fourth on the uneven bars (8.55) to win the all-around title ahead of Coffman’s Nicole Fusco (35.2). Miltko followed that up performance by winning floor (9.4) and finishing third in the all-around (35.425) in the Wolfpack Invitational on Jan. 19 at Worthington Kilbourne. DeSales plays host to its annual Sweeney-Smith Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 26. The Stallions won the meet last season, scoring 136.65 to edge runner-up Coffman (135.725).

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WARHAWKS FROM >> B1 ing going 0-for-5 in the fourth quarter. “You can’t win when you don’t score,” Pride said. “We don’t rebound well, but we were competitive. We still were in the game (trailing 2120 in the third quarter), a lowscoring game. We try to keep it low-scoring when we’re not doing well.” Mills had seven points to lead the Warhawks, who trailed by as many as 12 points in the fourth quarter. “We didn’t seem to have the confidence after losing (to Scioto),” senior guard Kelsey Merriam said. “We just need to work harder.” Pride is hoping to have senior forward Maggie Sabo back in the lineup soon. She hasn’t played since injuring her left ankle during a 41-37 loss to Hartley on Dec. 15.

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At a glance overall before Jan. 22 and are 3-5 in the OCC-Cardinal. GIRLS *Jan. 25 – At Kilbourne. The Below are the coming schedules for Warhawks defeated the Wolves 43the Central boys and girls basketball 39 on Dec. 14. teams: *Jan. 29 – Home vs. Bradley. The Warhawks lost to the Jaguars 47-24 BOYS *Jan. 25 – Home vs.Worthington Kil- on Dec. 11. bourne. The Warhawks defeated the Of note: The Warhawks were 6-10 overall before Jan. 22 and are 4-5 in Wolves 54-53 on Dec. 14. *Jan. 29 – At Hilliard Bradley. The the OCC-Cardinal. Warhawks defeated the Jaguars 54- *League contest Note: Results can be found at 34 on Dec. 11. Of note: The Warhawks were 7-7 ThisWeekSPORTS.com.

After posting three consecutive wins, the Warhawks lost to Scioto 59-40 on Jan. 18 and Newark 45-36 on Jan. 19. Against Scioto, Central led 20-9 after the first quarter, but the Irish went on a 19-1 run in the second half, outscoring the Warhawks 39-12 in the final two quarters. Junior post player Kwamel Wade led Central with 10 points. “We played a very good first half versus Scioto,” Boys team falls coach Todd Minney said. “I to Scioto, Newark was pleased with how our The boys team entered its defense played. Offensively, game against Gahanna on Jan. we shared the ball and 22 looking to end a two-game knocked down shots that we were confident in and wanted skid.

from our sets. “The second half was a completely different game. There was a change in how the game was played and allowed to be played. I was very disappointed.” Wade had a team-high 12 points against Newark, which led 23-12 at halftime. “As a team, we have started working together much better,” Minney said. “Still, we must get more out of our post and cut back on our turnovers. They have really cost us lots of possessions where easy baskets have turned into counter giveaways and scores.” fdirenna@thisweeknews.com

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British quartet Keane is perhaps the best of the post-Coldplay legion of orchestral pop Family of the Year plays The Basement Saturday, Jan. 26. acts, with Tim Rice-Oxley’s piano and synth-based arrangements forming the Tickets are $10-$49. Visit promusica- basis for shimmery pop anthems that make columbus.org. full use of Tom Chaplin’s rich vocals. (Check out The Beat page at ThisWeekThe band’s 2006 debut scored big thanks NEWS.com for a Q&A and video feature to hits such as Somewhere Only We Know. with Danzmayr.) Subsequent records fell short of the success, in part due to drifting artistic focus. McGuffey Lane will once again A semi-hiatus ended in 2011, resulting in host its remembrance of and tribute last year’s Strangeland record. Keane plays the Newport Music Hall to Zachariah’s Red Eye Saloon, the center of the country rock music scene in Ohio Saturday, Jan. 26. Youngblood Hawke opens. during the late ’70s and early ’80s. Tickets are $26.50/$28. Visit promoThe 13th annual Zachariah’s Red Eye Reunion will be held at the Lifestyle Com- westlive.com munities Pavilion Saturday, Jan. 26. SpeGrace Potter is hot. In fact, she’s cial guests include Mimi Rousseau, Tom on fire. Ingham and Cliff Cody. The emerging force-of-nature frontTickets are $14/$17/$22. Visit promowwoman is staking a claim as rock ‘n’roll’s estlive.com. leading lady, her talent, presence and Family of the Year’s bright and charisma proving dominant out in front of sheeny modern rock is feel-good her Vermont-based band, the Nocturnals. Touring in support of last year’s The Lion music for an age that could use some. Led by the Wales-born Keefe brothers, The Beast The Beat, Grace Potter and the the band started in the Boston area before Nocturnals play the Newport Music Hall Joe and Sebastian opted for a move to the Wednesday, Jan. 30. Tickets are $22/$25. West Coast, where they completed their Visit promowestlive.com.

Jazz Orchestra’s concerts a tribute to Rosa Parks For Byron Stripling, it all came down to a simple, albeit funny-sounding, phrase – “Don’t forget to remember.” Thus, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra’s Suite Rosa concerts this weekend at the Lincoln Theatre will be a tribute to Rosa Parks. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of this pivotal figure in the Civil Rights movement. “This is something that needed to be remembered, something to be celebrated,” the CJO music director told The Beat. “I just asked myself, ‘What do other generations need to know?’ ” Stripling started with the “music that served as a soundtrack for this movement” as a way to speak to Parks’ legacy. “Black people were trying to define themselves, and it was a struggle,” Stripling said. “Music was a way to do that.” The Negro spiritual I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free serves as a core motif, appearing three times in the 90-minute program in three different settings. In addition to the orchestra, Suite Rosa also includes dance, spoken word, a 20-voice choir and singer Bobbi Townes. Indeed, this program could only be done by the CJO. The dance piece, set to the song I Told Jesus, is choreographed by Alexis Wilson, who

arranger who also serves as an administrator at Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center and on the faculty at Ohio State University. To w n e s , singer for the Columbus band Fresh Wreckage, is also the The Columbus Jazz Orchestra will pay tribute to daughter of keyCivil Rights activist Rosa Parks in its Suite Rosa CJO boardist programs Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25-26, at Bobby Floyd. the Lincoln Theatre. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Parks’ birth. Tickets are $35-$0. The duo will perform an Visit jazzartsgroup.org. intro to a fullband arrangeis Stripling’s wife. Her father, choreographer ment of How Great Thou Art. Billy Wilson, created the piece, which features two female dancers (one African-American and one Caucasian) and imagines the mental “dance” that might have gone on inside Parks’ mind in the moments leading up to her decision to refuse to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus in 1955. (The piece concludes with a simple symbolism that The Singer Bobbi Townes (above) Beat won’t give away.) Choir leader Milt Ruffin is and Keith “Speak” Williams a musical institution in Colum- will join the Columbus Jazz bus and beyond, a sought-after Orchestra in the Suite Rosa bassist and choir director/ concerts this weekend.

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Columbus spoken word artist Keith “Speak” Williams will perform Letters to Rosa, recurring throughout the program. “In working with him, I suggested he write her letters and then read them to us,” Stripling said. “To ask her about things we all want to know about, and to tell her ‘Thank you.’ ” The program also includes arrangements and a new composition by longtime CJO collaborator John Clayton. For the finale, a last iteration of I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free, the entire “cast” will share the stage.

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Sisters take love of tunes on the road The Von Grey sisters have a record deal, have toured the United States and Canada, opened for Sarah McLachlan and earlier played a festival in Florida that also included the likes of Lucinda Williams, Nanci Griffith and Suzanne Vega. And they still rehearse in the basement of their Atlanta, Ga., home. Oh and their mom drives their “tour bus” – a Honda Pilot carrying the four girls, their mom and their host of instruments. Annika Von Grey (at 16, the second-oldest of the siblings) told The Beat that, from the time they started music lessons through the past few years since formalizing their creative efforts, the sisters have benefitted from a perfect balance of hands-on and hands-off support from their parents. “(Having us be a band) is a huge commitment for our whole family,” Annika said. “We’re thrilled that our parents have taken an interest in what we’re doing and have a love for it, but they’ve never intervened in the creative process,” she said. “But when we were younger and just starting out on our music lessons, our mom was always with us, sitting with us while we practiced.” Each of the girls started with Suzuki violin training when they were about 5 years old, and have since added a variety of instruments to their individual repertoire, from guitar, banjo and mandolin to cello, keyboards and bass pedals. Annika said they began trying out different styles of music, playing cover songs of Irish tunes, bluegrass and country music and pop and folk songs, inspired first by Annika’s foray into Irish fiddling, but also by their father’s extensive music library. “We were just learning all of these songs, listening to a huge variety of music,” Annika said. “We never really sat down and decided to be a band. It was just organic.” As the four sisters continued to play together, they also began to write their own songs, led by Annika and Fiona, 14, who also share lead vocal duties, as well as play guitar and violin. (Annika also plays banjo and keyboards; Fiona also plays percussion; oldest sister Kathryn, 17, plays cello, bass, mandolin and keyboards; youngest sister Petra, 12, plays keyboards and lap steel guitar.) “Sure, we have your typical teen angst-y stuff, but we also read a list, and watch the news, so we draw on a lot of other things for inspiration, too,” Annika said. “I’m only 16 and I may not have a lot of life experience, but we do look to others for inspiration.” Von Grey’s modern folk/acoustic alt-pop songs – Von Grey’s self-titled debut EP was released last fall – benefit from the sisters’ extensive musical training, but also from their natural vocal harmonies. Annika confessed that familial harmony is not always natural. “We have that traditional sister dynamic,” she said with a laugh. “But we have a shared creative vision that unites us. So we leave that stuff upstairs.”

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College notes • Lindsay Bannister of Westerville was named to the dean’s list at Ohio University for the fall 2012 semester. She is a 2012 graduate of Westerville South HIgh School. • Westerville resident Amie Bannister was named to the fall dean’s list at Bowling Green State University. A 2009 graduate of Westerville South High School, Bannister is a

senior majoring in early childhood development. • Central Ohio Technical College recently held nursing recognition ceremonies to honor Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Technology graduates from the Coshocton and Newark campuses. Among those honored at the ceremony held in December at

the Newark campus were Westerville residents Tshombosenga Djedi, Hannah Richards and Matthew Shirzadian. • Chelsea Staab of Westerville was named to the dean’s list for fall semester 2012 at Drury University. To be named to the list, a student must have earned a grade point average of 3.6 or better for the semester.

Career day at Walnut Springs U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi, who represents Ohio’s 12th Congressional District, speaks to students at Walnut Spring Middle School’s career day on Jan. 10. More than 30 speakers from a wide variety of occupations discussed their career, the pros and cons of the job and the path that led to their current occupation, with special emphasis on the importance of general and specific education and training.

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TOP 25 REAL ESTATE DEALS THIS WEEK Which area of Delaware County has the most active real estate market? In ThisWeek’s exclusive list of the area’s Top 25 Real Estate Deals ThisWeek, you will find a sampling of home and condominium transactions that were completed during a given week. Listed is the address of the property sold, the buyer’s name and the sale price. All information is provided by CompuName of Westerville, (614) 325-3176. Delaware 4117 Hyatts Rd; Jamie L. Miles, Ryan M. Miles; $347,000. 389 Slate Crossing Dr; Edward V. Cove II, Karen J. Sency; $260,000. 294 Bunty Station Rd; Danny C. Williams, Marcia L. Williams; $237,900. 108 W Winter St; Andrea C. Cashman; $191,090. Galena 5193 Summer Ridge Lane; Brent J. Fenstermaker, Donelle C. Fenstermaker; $527,900. 5738 Harrow Glen Ct; Carl J. Wolford, Jasmine L. Wolford; $315,000. Lewis Center 3166 Avonlea Way; Rebecca M. Bowman, Kurt G. Bowman; $339,900. 1541 Westwood Dr; Nicholas Z. Tosoian, Nicole M. Tosoian; $270,306.

8806 Emerald Hill Dr; Kevin M. Cenna, Amy Jean Cenna; $224,900. Powell 2851 Unbridled Court; Daniel Bachmann, Gina Bachmann; $587,916. 7734 Gateway Lane; Winsor Kwong, Lei Wei; $331,500. 2415 Shepherd Court; Gregory R. Mack, Emily C. Bockenstette; $289,700. 175 Wagon Trail North; Todd C. Bollinger; $259,756. 4953 Golf Village Dr; Robert J. Butler, Glenna C. Butler; $259,000. 191 Meadow Ridge Court; Georg N. Wedel, Terea D. Wedel; $258,000. 8121 Tree Lake Blvd; Linda Grandominico; $255,000. 7348 Deer Valley Crossing; Timothy D. Whetstone, Mary Lynn Whetstone; $250,000.

Sunbury 570 Sunbury Meadows Dr; Nathaniel D. Reiss, Renee N. Reiss; $267,900. 738 Carters Corner Rd; Fannie Mae; $130,000. Westerville 6805 Temperance Point Place; David A. Garcia, Dru E. Garcia; $736,000. 5763 Tussic St Rd; Eric Nori, Colleen Nori; $475,000. 7830 Milford Ave; Rudolph Palenik, Susan Palenik; $373,375. 6880 Garden View Dr; Richard E. Miller; $344,615. 433 Maplebrooke Dr West; Pamela Sue Bowman; $292,900. Columbus 9277 Tenby Dr; Jeffery Whitlow Sr., Rochelle Cox Whitlow; $150,000. Visit ThisWeekNews.com and click on Classifieds for more Real Estate news and sales.

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TOP 100 REAL ESTATE DEALS THIS WEEK Which area of central Ohio has the hottest real estate market right now? How much did that house sell for down the street? How much are homes in your community compared to homes across town? You’ll find the answers to those questions in ThisWeek’s exclusive Top 100 Real Estate Deals This Week. This list picks out 100 of the area’s home and condominium transactions for a given week. All sales occurred within the ThisWeek circulation area. Listed here is the address of the property sold, the buyer’s name and the sale price. All information is provided by CompuName of Westerville. Blacklick 2955 Old Path Rd; Eric Isakov, Nataliya Isakov; $245,000. 224 Kingsmeadow Ln; Walter L. Turner, Sandra Turner; $199,900. Dublin 6859 Ballantrae Pl; Richard W. Hunter; $633,000. 8199 Bibury Ln; Syed G. Husain, Roohe Husain; $560,084. 6648 Carinlough Pl; Alta J. Mowbray, Daniel C. Mowbray; $418,855. 5015 Silver Saddle Ct; Abdi Hared, Abla Dudi; $331,000. 5618 Montridge Ln; Louis D. Baumgartner, Melinda D. Baumgartner; $321,768. 6639 Ballantrae Pl; Michael N. Peterson, Debra R. Peterson; $300,000. 5784 Hawley Ct; Nicholas A. Geiser, Rebecca Geiser; $478,000. 5832 N Tarton Cir; Christopher W. Lewis, Anna E. Lewis; $410,000. 4246 Tuller Ridge Dr; Robert C. Brooks, Patricia C. Brooks; $327,845. 5738 McNeven Ct; Jeffrey Michael McNulty, Melissa Ann Barnd; $266,101. Hilliard 5975 S Hampton Corners Rd; Matthew J. Goodwin, Elizabeth S. Goodwin; $345,000.

3234 Walkerview Dr; Jason A. Crain, Erica L. Crain; $298,000. 4733 Heath Trails Rd; Savas Kaya; $225,000. Lewis Center 3166 Avonlea Way; Rebecca M. Bowman, Kurt G. Bowman; $339,900. 1541 Westwood Dr; Nicholas Z. Tosoian, Nicole M. Tosoian; $270,306. 8806 Emerald Hill Dr; Kevin M. Cenna, Amy Jean Cenna; $224,900. New Albany 7432 New Albany Links Dr; Jennifer L. Kline, Michael P. Kline; $540,000. 4466 Middle Aspinwall; Michael R. Lyaker, Kathryn Lyaker; $516,000. 7460 King George Dr; John Urton, Deborah Urton; $495,000. 5900 Upper Bremo Ln; Scott Sansone, Travis Lamp; $425,000. 7558 Goodrich St; Seth L. Harris; $349,200. 8234 Parsons Pass; Erin F. Fatigati, Leonard P. Fatigati; $334,000. 4982 Cadogan Pl; Erin M. Kinsey; $315,000. 4401 Oaks Shadow Dr; Bobby Perkins, Jr., Antoinette Perkins; $306,000. 6910 Harlan Sq; James Edgar Ellis, Tracy A. Ellis; $280,000. 5685 Jersey Dr; Amy M. Wade; $275,000. Powell 2851 Unbridled Court; Daniel Bachmann, Gina Bachmann; $587,916. 7734 Gateway Lane; Winsor Kwong, Lei Wei; $331,500. 2415 Shepherd Court; Gregory R. Mack, Emily C. Bockenstette; $289,700. 175 Wagon Trail North; Todd C. Bollinger; $259,756. 4953 Golf Village Dr; Robert J. Butler, Glenna C. Butler; $259,000. 191 Meadow Ridge Court;

Georg N. Wedel, Terea D. Wedel; $258,000. 8121 Tree Lake Blvd; Linda Grandominico; $255,000. Reynoldsburg 7660 Rodebaugh Rd; The Fritsche Corp.; $250,100. 7935 Slate Ridge Blvd; Daniel T. Hunde, Jalate K. Hunde; $200,000. Westerville 1194 Colston Dr; Karin G. Armbruster; $245,000. 1175 N Three Forks Dr; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; $230,000. 929 Elcliff Dr; John D. Gruber, Heather Gruber; $225,000. 1017 Farrington Dr; Larry T. Martin, Misty A. Martin; $222,000. 6805 Temperance Point Place; David A. Garcia, Dru E. Garcia; $736,000. 5763 Tussic St Rd; Eric Nori, Colleen Nori; $475,000. 7830 Milford Ave; Rudolph Palenik, Susan Palenik; $373,375. 6880 Garden View Dr; Richard E. Miller; $344,615. 433 Maplebrooke Dr West; Pamela Sue Bowman; $292,900. 6237 E Andrews Dr; Daniel S. Garro, Kurin M. Garro; $263,000. Worthington 279 Highgate Ave; Edward Thomas Malek, IV, Corrina L.

Schultz; $615,000. 5850 Granby St; Mitchell Rose, Stacy Hall; $555,000. 273 Melbourne Pl; Amy E. Kline, Justin T. Kline; $290,000. Canal Winchester 10560 Red Fox St NW; James R. Tuttle, Rebecca R. Tuttle; $237,000. 4305 Cobbleton Grove Circle; Mary E. Huston, Todd M. Huston; $134,900. Galloway 7254 Feder Rd; Stephen R. Deaton, Heather E. Deaton; $300,000. 7511 Feder Rd; Anthony B. Bolognone; $197,450. Grove City 1293 Fairway Dr; Mary M. Terry, Theodore A. Terry; $366,350. 2866 Crosshurst Ct; Todd Walker, Kenyona Walker; $355,956. 3682 Natalie Dr; Crystal D. Brennan; $298,946. 3251 Deer Path Dr; Joshua A. Terasaki, Caerleigh S. Terasaki; $231,500. 2821 Crosshurst Ct; Fannie Mae; $200,000. 1313 Wild Horse Dr; Amy Stoll, William Stoll; $174,350. Groveport 5749 Ebright Rd; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; $160,000.

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Pickerington 13613 Daysprings Way NW; Charles M. Chapman Sr., Diane E. Chapman; $344,000. 13584 Old Gate Dr NW; Bradley N. Sparling, Leann M. Sparling; $300,000. 622 Canteridge Dr; Solomon Aborbie; $220,000. 945 McMunn St; Raj A. Rashid, Tasnim Q. Rashid; $203,000. Clintonville/North University 2360 Indian Ave; Malson Kim; $282,000. 252 E Lakeview Ave; Ryan L. De Young, Phoebe De Young; $274,849. 97 Clinton Heights Ave; Amy K. Pickenpaugh; $230,000. German Village 307 E Beck St; Brett A. Lantz, Tina G. Eichler; $556,000. 311 E Beck St; Brian C. Stroh; $540,000. 632 Jaeger St, Unit 5; Bryan S. Martin, Sarah H. Martin; $525,516. 263 E Mithoff St; Douglas B. Fulton; $258,000. Bexley/E. Columbus 162 Preston Rd; Jace S. Stickdorn, Vicki L. Eickelberger; $630,000. 500 S Parkview Unit PH1; Florine C. Ruben, Trustee; $618,120. 154 Stanbery Ave; Nicole S. Reehil; $500,000. 2465 Seneca Park Pl; Brian Marzich, Tracey Marzich; $305,000. 56 Bullitt Park Pl; Benjamin D. Horne, Lori K. Horne; $253,500. TriVillage/Arlington 915 W 11th St; Christopher M. Orabella, Martha M. Orabella; $156,000. Whitehall/E. Columbus 6056 Nicholas Glen; Benjamin V. Berns; $275,000. 396 Walnut Cliffs Dr; Vancil R. Casebolt, Cindy S. Casebolt; $175,000. Beechwold/Clintonville 228 Dominion Blvd W; Amanda Mellott, Tony Leigh Mellott, II; $217,000.

261 Canyon Dr; Jane H. Sinclair; $198,000. 448 Acton Rd; Julie A. Dorsey; $180,000. Arlington/NW Columbus (N. of Fishinger) 2724 Folkstone Rd; Michael A. Tobin, Laura E. Tobin; $265,500. 1440 Ardwick Rd; J. Scott Sommer, Emily H. Sommer; $253,000. Upper Arlington 2470 Coventry Rd; Andrew T. Christman, Brooke E. Christman; $695,750. 1718 Essex Rd; Todd M. Adams, Angela R. Adams; $365,000. 2494 Abington Rd; Jerome W. Nelson; $310,000. 3352 Colchester Rd; Elizabeth A. Reyna-Williams, Shad Williams; $265,000. 3370 Polley Rd; Gregory A. Humphrey; $249,900. Northland (N. of Morse) 1659 Norma Rd; Theresa Boamah; $111,000. Gahanna 391 Sandburr Dr; Vincent J. Petrof, Meghan L. Petrof; $185,000. 5575 Swingley Dr; Ryan C. Harris, Latoya H. Harris; $180,000. 6165 Needletail Rd; Joseph L. Omlor; $151,400. 6193 Needletail Rd; Tammy L. Reed; $150,300. Northland/Minerva Park 5261 Westbridge Rd; Betty K. Parsons; $202,000. 2604 Wildwood Rd; Mary Gyor; $110,000. Worthington West 1501 Markland St; Christopher D. Stroud, Staci R. Stroud, Trustees; $330,000. 837 Bluffway Dr; David P. Haueisen, Valerie R. Haueisen; $250,000. 6557 N McVey Blvd; Katie E. Talbert, Joshua Talbert; $245,000. For more information on obtaining additional home sales transactions in central Ohio, call CompuName at (614) 325-3176.

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