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Education is a priority in the City of Dublin. With 1,200 teachers, more than 15,000 students and 60 different languages spoken by 1,270 English Language Learners, Dublin City Schools is among the 11 largest districts in the state of Ohio.

This issue features Superintendent Dr. Todd Hoadley along with City Manager Dana McDaniel. You’ll learn how these two leaders have similar backgrounds and goals when it comes to the future of the City and its children. You’ll also find a look at how new parents live in Dublin, the story of Dublin graduates who have returned to their hometown as teachers and how Wright Elementary School prioritizes literacy among its non-English speaking students.

This year also marks the 40th playing of the Memorial Tournament – an event that has brought a great deal of pride and renown to the City over the years, along with golf legends such as Tiger Woods and Columbus’ own Jack Nicklaus, the subject of this issue’s cover and also the tournament founder. Thanks, Jack, for choosing Dublin for the Memorial Tournament’s home.

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There is much to celebrate in this issue of Dublin Life – from the arrival of spring to the 40th Memorial Tournament to our treasured City amenities such as Coffman Park.

As an employee of the City of Dublin, I am frequently asked for the recipe to our “secret sauce.” People want to know what it is that makes Dublin a world-class community.

The question is never easy to answer because – just as everyone who lives here knows – it’s not one ingredient, but many. The truth is: It’s a combination of a variety of factors that, when combined, encapsulate the Dublin experience.

It’s pioneers like Jack Nicklaus, who planted his golf flag in a barren field more than four decades ago, ultimately resulting in the championship course at Muirfield Village Golf Club. It’s companies like Ashland Inc., which took a chance on what was then a small farm village in the 1970s and located its subsidiary’s headquarters here. And it’s also the local entrepreneurs like Mohan Viddam, chairman and CEO, and Sanjay Dudaney, president, of Halcyon Solutions, who propel our economy.

We’re not the only ones to notice how important leaders such as Viddam and Dudaney are – and not just to Dublin, but also to our region. In February, the two were honored as the winners of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce Small Business Leader Award at the business organization’s annual meeting. Given each year for more than 30 years, the award recognizes the best of the region’s small businesses.

While we are proud of all our businesses – and our distinction as a headquarters city to some of the world’s best-known brands – we also look up to and recognize the nearly 3,000 small to medium-size businesses that are equally important to our community. These companies also offer significant opportunity for job growth and provide a diversity of industries to our portfolio.

Congratulations to Mohan Viddam and Sanjay Dudaney for making us proud, and for being such a critical element to our success!

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ne has worked for the City of Dublin since 1988, when the small community was transitioning from a village. The other uprooted in 2013 for the life-changing opportunity to work for the City’s top-flight school district. Both have a strong vision for their home.

Todd Hoadley, Dublin City Schools’ superintendent, grew up in Bloomdale, a small village in northern Ohio. He was the son of a school teacher and a farmer, both graduates of The Ohio State University, and education was always a priority in his household.

“It was a household where it was really expected that you find a pathway in life where you could help other people,” Hoadley says.

Hoadley, a self-described “zealot” for public education, went on to get his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at Bowling Green State University. He was a high school principal in Defiance and later a superintendent at Van Buren Local Schools, just north of Findlay. This was followed by a nine-year stint in a suburb near Cleveland, where he was superintendent for Olmsted Falls City Schools “I would still be there today if it weren’t for this opportunity,” Hoadley says. “When you’re given the opportunity to come to Dublin, you take that very seriously.”

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Dublin has empathy toward new students,” Hoadley says.

Switching to a school district with a student body of fewer than 4,000 to one with more than 15,000 did present challenges, Hoadley says. One of his more humorous obstacles involved learning the names and locations of more than 20 different buildings.

“Driving around, I got lost several times,” he says.

Hoadley’s goals as Dublin’s superintendent stem directly from his three core principles for leadership: collaboration, appreciation and trust.

He says he wants to work hand-in-hand with the school system and the community, all for the benefit of the children.

“If we can ensure that every child is successful, we can be a model for public education,” he says. “(Dublin City Schools) is a district that people care about deeply. Parents are very involved in the school system.”

It goes along with one of his mottos: “We are always going to make better decisions than me.”

Personalizing education for every child is another priority.

“Every child is unique and has different learning interests,” Hoadley says. “We want to equip teachers with technology and integrate it into the learning process.”

Like Hoadley, City Manager Dana McDaniel found guidance from his family. Growing up just south of Dayton in Franklin, McDaniel says his mother was an inspiration.

“My interest in local government came from my mother’s involvement in the community,” he says. “She volunteered a lot. She wasn’t an elected official. She was involved in our school system, and as a result of her being busy in the community, the rest of the family helped out, and that process exposed me to local government.”

He went on to attend Miami University, where he focused on international studies before switching to public administration. He interned for the city of Lebanon, Ohio, and then moved to Columbus to earn a master’s degree in public administration at OSU’s John Glenn School of Public Affairs. While earning his degree, he interned with the city of Gahanna department of service.

“I really found local government to be kind of a convergence of everything,” McDaniel says. “I like the generalist approach it takes to be in local government. It’s like running a business in a lot of ways. It’s a great blend to be a public servant and also working in this democratic process.”

When McDaniel came to work for the City of Dublin in 1988 as the city’s

“I’m very proud of being a public servant. Our employees are the same way, and we’re going to work hard every day to keep the city out front and competitive at a regional, national and global level.”

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management assistant, the city had about 65 employees. Now, McDaniel says, it’s closer to 400. McDaniel arrived just as Dublin was transitioning from a village to a city.

“I’ve been able to see the growth in the organization,” he says. “The challenging but fun thing about that was to come here in a time when the city was experiencing rapid growth, and we were trying to keep up with the growth.”

As the City’s first service director, he spent 12 years building the department before transitioning to the position of director of economic development in 2004.

He was unanimously selected to take over as city manager and officially began his new job Jan. 31.

“Now I’m starting my third career in the same city,” he says. “I often do mentoring with undergrad students at the John Glenn School, and what I tell students is that it’s rare for someone to have this career that I’ve had.

I’m blessed to have had it. I’ve been very fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time.”

McDaniel, who has a wife and two daughters, says he plans to keep up with Dublin’s “traditions of excellence” as his career progresses.

“I want to remain customer-focused and provide a high-quality level of service to our residents,” he says. “We need to retain momentum on our projects.

I want to continue to earn the public’s trust. I’m very proud of being a public servant. Our employees are the same way, and we’re going to work hard every day to keep the city out front and competitive at a regional, national and global level.”

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op on Interstate 270 at the U.S. Route 33 interchange and head east toward Sawmill Road. You can’t miss the prestigious international headquarters, the signs directing you to the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament and the other obvious indicators of a thriving, prosperous community.

The Dublin of today sits in stark contrast to the tiny, rural village of just 40 years ago, population: 681. It is estimated that now, more than 44,000 people call Dublin home.

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Most people familiar with Dublin’s history point to three seminal moments resulting in explosive growth that catapulted the village to a city by 1987: the construction of I-270, Ashland Inc.’s decision to locate Ashland Chemical’s headquarters here and the development of Muirfield Village Golf Club and residential community by Jack Nicklaus.

“I think 270 made the biggest difference,” says Margie Amorose, executive director of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. “I think when 270 came, it opened up to a lot of things.”

Former Mayor Jack Frambes says he believes Muirfield Village was the critical game-changer. He says it brought Dublin fame because of the Memorial Tournament.

It’s a tough call, they both agree, because Ashland most likely wouldn’t have chosen Dublin if not for the outerbelt and the ability to tap into Columbus’ water and sewer lines. Nicklaus is said to have played a critical role in helping to negotiate water and sewer agreements with thenColumbus Mayor M.E. Sensenbrenner in the late 1960s. Of course, Ashland paved the way for many other businesses to build in Dublin.

“I think (Ashland) first found us because of the outerbelt and access, and they contacted us because we were lobbying for businesses,” says Frambes, who was mayor from 1966 to 1971. He says Dublin was making it known through organizations like the Franklin County Mayors Association that the village was interested in working with companies. He believes Dublin was chosen over other communities with I-270 access because of its prime spot on the Scioto River.

“We just had the raw material,” he says.

“When you get big businesses like that, people look and say, ‘Well, how about us,’ and follow suit.”

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Business & Finance section of the Sunday, Sept. 21, 1969 Columbus Dispatch proclaimed “$15 Million Ashland Chemical Co. Complex Will be ‘Showplace.’”

Ashland’s first employee went to work in July 1971. The completion of the building was a milestone for Dublin.

“Ashland set the development standard for commercial for Dublin,” Amorose says.

Ashland saw to it that certain amenities would be part of its research and administrative complex. Amorose recalls the building included a restaurant, barbershop and check-cashing window. She says the services were added to attract employees. “(At the time) La Scala was the only restaurant, and it wasn’t close to Ashland,” she says. “Frantz Road hadn’t been extended. Dublin was still a rural farming community.”

She says the only traffic light was the one at Riverside Drive and State Route 161, which often was a flashing light.

In a 1970 interview, Frambes told a local newspaper that, after landing Ashland and Midwestern Volkswagen, he expected the town “to boom with the opening of the outerbelt.”

“The biggest challenge of being mayor is getting the village ready to become a city,” he said in the interview. It would be 17 years later before Dublin reached a population of more than 5,000, which denoted city status.

Amorose credits former village leaders Joe Dixon, Bob Karrer and Frambes with helping to shape the growing community.

“They weren’t trying to establish a legacy,” she says. “They were trying to make Dublin the best place it could be.”

In fact, Frambes says they didn’t have a vision of what could be.

“It’s amazing how it came together,” he says. “I don’t think anybody would think Dublin would look like it does.”

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development attorney Ben W. Hale Jr. of Smith and Hale LLC remembers that Nicklaus and his father, Charlie, used to hunt on the land and knew the people who owned the farm.

“He had walked those valleys,” Hale says, “It really and truly was, by far, the best piece of ground in Franklin County to build a golf course on.”

As part of the plan for Muirfield Village, a financial consulting firm recommended adding a housing component to the golf course, according to Dublin’s Journey, the history book published by the City in 2004.

Hale remembers the meeting with Sensenbrenner to discuss bringing Columbus water and sewer lines from the east side of the Scioto River to Muirfield. The meeting was held at the Columbus Club at Third and Broad streets.

“We told him what we wanted to do,” Hale says. “He looked at Jack and said, ‘We’ll do it.’”

Hale says the Muirfield Village residential community changed Dublin “in terms of the quality of housing that is there.”

“I think it really helped Dublin as they went forward on the rest of their development because they knew what a really great one looked like,” he says.

Vic Irelan, chairman of the board of Dublin Building Systems, helped with the excavation of the golf course for his company, which was then known as DodgeIrelan Excavating.

He says it was interesting to watch Nicklaus develop the vision for the championship course.

“He gave us guidelines to fill in this ditch here or that swale,” Irelan says. They took dirt out of the ponds to create the various grades.

He says in some ways, it seemed Nicklaus let the land talk to him and dictate the placement of the tees, fairways and greens.

“I’m sure he probably would say that, too,” Irelan says. “He would actually hit a golf ball off the rough excavation.”

Where the shots landed would determine the layout.

Irelan says it took two years to build the course, from 1972 to 1974. Once the company finished grading the greens, DodgeIrelan was asked to design and build the pavilion, working with then-General Manager John Hines. Irelan says both Jack and Barbara Nicklaus were intimately involved in the details.

Jack Nicklaus was particularly concerned about the elevation on the floor of the pavilion. “He wanted a person standing on the floor to be able to look over the heads of the people standing next to the ropes” on the 18th hole of the golf course.

“To determine that, we put some people there by the ropes and then got into a high lift – John Hines and myself – and rose up to a point where we were standing over their heads,” Irelan says. The point was measured, “and that’s how we determined the elevation of the floor.”

Irelan’s company, which has been in Dublin since 1962, has since had a hand in the development of the land and buildings of many other signature Dublin projects, including Stanley Steemer, Nestle and Hidaka, and the business helped build the Avery Road and U.S. 33 interchange.

Dodge-Irelan also prepared the site for Ashland’s campus.

Irelan says he is pleased with the way the City has developed and the decisions made over the years.

“I think they’ve done an outstanding job,” he says of City Councils and administrations past and present.

And now, Dublin is at the cusp of a new era of transformation with transportation projects such as Emerald Parkway and the 270-33 interchange and learning centers including Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and a new Columbus Metropolitan Library – Dublin Branch in Historic Dublin.

“Dublin is absolutely on the right track.

The thing that’s hard is that there are always naysayers out there. It’s easy to say no – because when you say no, nothing happens … you’re always right. The courage comes when you say yes because things are then going to happen,” says Hale.

Former Mayor Joel Campbell says that Dublin has done an effective job of managing change over the last 40 years.

“Anytime you are making any change, you are going to have differences of opinion. Sometimes over the years, we had decisions we had to make that were difficult. One of the things that comes to mind for me is Emerald Parkway. Today, I think everybody recognizes that Emerald Parkway is a very good thing for the City. But in the early years, it was not automatic that it was universally accepted,” Campbell says.

“Change is a good thing. Things change.

Economies change. Demographics change.

And each one of those things will have an impact on the future of the City,” Campbell says. He believes Dublin has always been a leader in decision making and is proud that other communities over the years have followed Dublin’s lead.

“Not all those decisions were easy. We made sometimes hard calls, sometimes easy calls, but all of them were well informed calls,” he says. “And I think that’s what we’ll see moving forward in the City of Dublin.”

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Better Learning Through STEM-istry Dublin schools are at the forefront when it comes to science, technology and more

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iven current trends in the industry, it probably comes as no surprise that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education is a major point of focus for the Dublin City School District.

What may be a surprise to the uninitiated, though, is just how extensive Dublin’s STEM education program is. Over the past few years, the district has redoubled its efforts to integrate STEM into curriculum at all grade levels – both the four main components (science, technology, engineering and math) and the problem-solving skills behind them.

Studies show that STEM skills are prized by employers, and the need for employees who have them is projected to grow at a much faster rate than the need for employees in other areas. It makes sense for a school district to emphasize them. But providing the opportunity to learn will only take a district so far, as that approach

only captures the students already inclined to pursue STEM education. One of the big challenges, then, is fostering interest in the field – establishing a base of appreciation early on to prevent those “But I just don’t like science” conversations down the road.

At the heart of Dublin’s STEM overhaul is Kimberly Clavin, manager of STEM initiatives, who came to the district in August 2013 and immediately set to work on two goals: define what STEM means to Dublin and pump up the associated programs any way she could. Clavin, who has a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, worked as an engineer and then taught at The Ohio State University before she came to Dublin.

She identified five tools that boost student achievement: dual enrollment, mentorships, internships, project-based learning and Slinkies figure into an exhibit Dublin students had teacher externships. the chance to explore as part of a partnership Dublin rolls out its STEM probetween the district and local museum exhibition gram in three stages correspondcompany Roto.

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Students look at a stacking exhibit intended to teach physics concepts at Dublin-based Roto.

ing to the three grade levels: Elementary school is the exposure stage, middle school is the engagement stage and high school is the immersion stage. The goal is to integrate experiences into classroom work, ensuring students broaden their knowledge base without neglecting their other academic needs. Fun projects aren’t rewards for good work in the classroom; the projects themselves are the classroom work.

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The effect of the STEM integration is that even students not otherwise inclined toward the relevant career fields begin to see the benefits. Students interested in other areas are encouraged to explore connections; for instance, art students don’t instinctively see correlations between their field and STEM fields, but may discover them through research on available jobs.

“I tell them to go to Monster.com or Indeed.com and start searching the words they’re interested in to see what jobs are out there,” Clavin says.

Eleventh- and 12th-graders also have access to three STEM Academies: Biomedical Research, Engineering Design and IT. Each is headquartered at a single district high school, but is open to students from all three. School-hopping students transport themselves elsewhere in the district for a few periods of the day, which are block-scheduled so they can take multiple classes with the same focus – for instance, Biomedical Research Academy students also take 3D design. www.dublinlifemagazine.com

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The experiences to which academy stu- Disney theme park mechanical engineer dents are exposed allow them to approach for a project in which they designed their their chosen field from a variety of angles. own simulated roller coasters, helping Engineering Design Academy students, them understand the necessary science for example, learn math, coding, wiring and safety measures. and soldering, and “It’s a good way of have recently worked tying in the concepts on a project to build a we’re learning about, remote-controlled un(such as) G-forces and derwater vehicle – all momentum,” says Camopportunities to deeperon Justice, a Coffen their understanding. man junior and one of “It’s a big part of my Wysong’s students. life,” says engineering “No one at the student Shilpa Revi, a school’s ever done a senior at Dublin Coffproject like this,” says man High School. classmate and fellow juThe schools work nior Daniela Dluzynski. with colleges and inThrough the IT Acaddustry professionals to emy, the second part of K determine what skills to Career, students can are important for stutake college-level infordents to have. Greg mation technology and Students utilize an exhibition at a Roto King, who teaches the computer science courses field trip. engineering academy, through a partnership worked with engiwith Columbus State neering professors at OSU and learned it Community College and Tolles Career & wasn’t just skill they sought.

Technical Center, earning college credit and “The No. 1 thing they say is it’s not technical certification in the process. knowledge of any specific content, it’s The third and final component is Expestudents who can solve open-ended prob- rience Builder, an e-learning professional lems,” King says. development program for teachers that To that end, King and other teachers of- gives them more opportunities to bring the ten hold off on pointing out problems with outside world into the classroom. Through students’ projects. They let the students the material available, teachers will not figure out for themselves why their current only be able to integrate STEM concepts attempt failed, then puzzle through how to into their lessons, they will also be able solve those problems. to encourage attributes employers favor – “Failure’s just something that always such as loyalty, communication and resilhappens on the way to solving a problem,” ience – and earn credit toward their own says King. continuing education requirements.

A grant from the state of Ohio led to the The district also has non-STEM acaddistrict’s three-pronged K to Career program. emies focused on business, teaching and One component is ProPortal, a virtual young professionals. mentoring initiative that the district will One bonus to Dublin’s STEM endeavpilot in May. With it, students and teach- ors is the exposure to real-world applicaers at all grade levels can connect with in- tions and problem-solving helps students dustry professionals via Web messages and better understand potential career fields. live chats.

That means heightened preparation go“Basically, it’s a social network for men- ing into college and, for some, a greater torships,” Clavin says. sense of purpose – which cuts down on the Professionals sign up and specify their major-switching common among today’s areas of expertise, and when teachers or post-secondary students. students find the need for a given area The academies allow students to work of expertise, they can easily contact a with businesses and/or consult with propotential mentor. The line-up of experts fessionals, and they also confer the opporfor the May rollout is impressive, Clavin tunity to earn college credit – both major says, and will expose students to a whole areas of emphasis at the state level. world of opportunities.

Further information on Dublin’s STEM Even though ProPortal has not yet offerings can be found on their website, launched, district teachers have already dublinstem.wiki.dublinschools.net. been forging connections with professionals to improve students’ learning ex- Garth Bishop is managing editor. periences. Coffman science teacher Brock Feedback welcome at Wysong had his physics students talk to a hbealer@cityscenecolumbus.com. www.dublinlifemagazine.com

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Elementary School • Using littleBits, color-coded magnetic pieces, to learn about circuits and make items such as dimmer switches and sound sensors • Using Raspberry Pi miniature computers to learn coding • Using Makedo to build items out of cardboard, including adaptive toys for children in hospitals “The kids can make just about anything with that.”

–Kimberly Clavin • Studying and designing ramps • Working with Roto, a Dublinbased company that designs museum exhibits • Fixing broken bicycles, then donating them after repairs

Above: Students in Dublin Coffman High School science teacher Brock Wysong’s physics class had the opportunity to design their own simulated roller coasters.

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Capturing History Dublin Arts Council presents photos from Eddie Adams’ Vietnam

By Taylor Weis

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fter more than a year of preparation, Dublin Arts Council is revealing its newest exhibition – one so highly anticipated it’s expected to generate a record-breaking turnout.

From May 25 to Sept. 11, the council will feature photographs by Pulitzer Prize winner Eddie Adams, a photojournalist widely acclaimed for his gripping photography of the Vietnam War. Adams’ widow, Alyssa, will oversee the exhibition and help with the curatorial process.

“They’re rarely seen photographs,” says “We first had conversations back David Guion, executive director of the in February 2014,” Guion says. “The Dublin Arts Council. “The gallery that crates arrived over the summer, and had the exhibition closed in 2009. The we’ve been cataloguing the work, 50 photographs of the Vietnam War went making sure it’s prepared and ready into storage and have now been brought to hang properly.” out to Dublin. It’s unusual that the work is Patrons are encouraged to imavailable and can be seen by the public.” merse themselves in the experience Tired and sobbing marine after helping carry Adams covered 13 wars in his more of the Vietnam War through ad- wounded and dead (July 9, 1965) than 50 years of photography work, ditional activities the council has including three tours in organized. A downloadable with extended hours that can be found Vietnam. Many of his phoplaylist and workshops for at Dublin Arts Council’s website, www. tographs, such as Boat of school children and gen- dublinarts.org.

No Smiles, induced social eral attendees based on Tim change by showing the O’Brien’s award-winning Taylor Weis is a contributing writer.

American public how dire war novel, The Things They Feedback welcome at the situation in Vietnam Carried, will be available. In hbealer@cityscenecolumbus.com. was at the time. He is most addition, there will be a vidwell known for his Pulitzer eo feedback booth created Prize-winning photograph in conjunction with Roto.

Marines even carry weapons to take of Saigon Execution, which “We’re encouraging indi- baths near Chu Lai, South Vietnam, 1965 shows a Viet Cong prisoner viduals who’ve being shot in the head by a seen the exhiSouth Vietnamese general. Eddie Adams (foreground) bition to proThe opportunity to view in Vietnam, 1966 vide their feedthis moving collection is largely possible back and thoughts,” Guion because of Sandra Puskarcik, director of says. Participants unintercommunications for the City of Dublin, ested in being on camera whose family has ties to the Adams family. can express their thoughts Puskarcik was able to contact Alyssa di- and emotions via a letterrectly to locate the photographs and bring writing station. them to Dublin, Guion says.

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Hole-In-One Memorial Tournament celebrates 40 years

By Duane St. Clair

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n June 4, 125 professional golfers will tee off in the 40th Memorial Tournament presented

by Nationwide, marking another milestone in the storied life and career of Jack Nicklaus and Muirfield Village Golf Club.

The man generally acclaimed as the best golfer ever, coupled with a tournament he started at the golf club he built, have brought national and worldwide recognition to Dublin – a farming community with fewer than 1,000 residents when Nicklaus arrived.

It was appropriate that the first tournament – which started on May 27, 1976 – would end in a wild finish highlighted by an errant golf shot that ricocheted off a stake to essentially win the tournament for a lesser-known golfer in a playoff format that had not been tried on the PGA Tour.

At the end of 72 holes, Roger Maltbie, now a well-known NBC golf analyst, and Hale Irwin were tied at 288, even par, and tied the first two holes a three-hole playoff, starting on hole 15.

On the 17th, Maltbie hooked a 188yard approach shot onto the spectator embankment left of the green. It hit an iron pole used for crowd control ropes and bounced onto the green, where he made par, matching Irwin. Playing 18 to break the tie in sudden death, Irwin hit behind a tree, bent a five-iron getting back in play and took four shots to reach the green on the par 4. Maltbie hit the green in regulation and made a 20-foot birdie to gain a win for the 1975 rookie of the year.

Poised for the first “unofficial” playing tour of Muirfield Village Golf Club are, from left, Ivor Young, Muirfield Head Professional Jim Gerring, Pandel Savic, Jack Nicklaus, Bob Hoag and Ed Etchells.

Etchells, the first course superintendent, is holding the can of white spray paint he and Nicklaus used often that day in October 1973 for marking course changes.

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Above: Roger Maltbie addresses the crowd after winning the inaugural Memorial Tournament in 1976.

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Shere Everett, a Dublin resident and volunteer worker on the status scoreboard, remembers Maltbie’s shot.

“It flew right by me,” she says. “I saw it bounce onto the green.”

Everett has volunteered five days of every tournament since, working various scoring venues and holding some chairmanships. She’s been on the status board only three days this year.

“But I may go out on Sunday and watch,” she says.

Once an avid golfer, Everett says she volunteered because the tournament benefited Nationwide Children’s Hospital, where her 4-year-old niece had spent 10 weeks recovering from extensive burns.

Nicklaus is well-known as a stickler for detail who keeps his eye on every aspect of the tournament and the course.

With an assist from course designers Pete Dye and Desmond Muirhead, who provided schematics, Nicklaus designed and built a challenging course that’s spectator friendly, a practice facility and a clubhouse on 240 of more than 1,580 acres he had acquired, the balance of which became a residential community.

The design remained a work in progress, even during construction.

Nicklaus had retained attorney Ben Hale Jr. and his late partner, Harrison W. Smith Jr., to handle all the legal work that eventually involved annexation of 3,960 acres of mostly farmland north of Post Road – at the time, the third largest ever in Franklin County – drafting a zoning code for the village of Dublin and reaching intricate agreements for Columbus to provide water and sewer service. The code was adopted in 1973. www.dublinlifemagazine.com

Above: Jack Nicklaus crosses a creek during one of many safaris over the Dublin land earmarked for Muirfield Village Golf Club. Photo by the Memorial Tournament Below: Paul Casey and Bubba Watson on the 11th hole during the third round of the 2014 Memorial Tournament. Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR

Muirfield Village was created. Hale doesn’t think it has been altered much, if at all, since.

Jack wanted to own the golf course and some residential acreage, and he partnered with the Ohio Company to develop the area he owned, Hale says.

“He was interested in making the golf course the best he could,” Hale says. “He

wanted to have a great golf course, to have some separation from houses and to honor people.”

Hence, Memorial Day inspired both the tournament’s name and timing. Robert T. Jones, the legendary amateur golfer and a founder of Augusta National, home of the Masters Tournament was the first honoree recognized at a ceremony.

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Above: Poised with their amateur participant during the 1985 Memorial Tournament pro-am at Muirfield Village Golf Club are, from left: Bob Hope, Jack Nicklaus, Perry Como and President Gerald Ford.

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Right: Bob Hope and Jackie Gleason were regular participants of the Memorial Tournament’s original Pro-Am Photo by the Memorial Tournament

The Memorial tournament, Muirfield Village Golf Club and the massive housing development that became Muirfield Village were important cogs in Dublin’s maturation.

The sleepy farm community, population 681 in 1970, is now a thriving city with an estimated 44,375 residents, says Steve Langworthy, the City’s planning director.

“The Memorial Tournament has been a boon to the City of Dublin. As the direct result of one man’s vision, around 2,000 homes sprung up in Muirfield Village and many more in the surrounding area, creating the foundation for the city’s subsequent development of corporate office and research centers,” Langworthy says.

Margery Amorose, executive director of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, says residential development at Muirfield Village, fostered by Jack Nicklaus along with the golf course and tournament, provided much needed desirable housing for the influx of employees at large companies, such as Ashland Chemical, that were locating around I-270. “(The tournament) opened our community to the world,” she says.

Business leaders “would come to see (the community) and say, ‘We ought to be here,’ resulting in a lot of development,” she says.

For early tournaments, Amorose and members of the fledging chamber manned shuttles between hotels in Columbus because there were none in Dublin. Many pros stayed in homes that were springing up around the course. Many new homes were also rented as business or corporate entertainment centers for tournament week.

Scott Dring, executive director of the Dublin Conventions and Visitors Bureau, says Dublin’s first hotel was built in 1981. Now there are 15 with about 2,000 rooms, most of which are booked for tournament week.

“The Memorial has really put Dublin on the map as a (desirable) destination,” he says.

“Much of our success as a community can be attributed to partnerships between the City and tournament officials from the very onset of the tournament, and those relationships remain strong,” Langworthy says.

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Nicklaus’ tournament drew 18 top money winners, five of whom later became honorees, enshrined with bronze plaques in the Memorial Garden just off the first tee and fairway. They were Raymond Floyd, who had to withdraw from the first tournament, Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, Tom Watson and Nicklaus.

Honorees are selected by the Captains Club, a group of two dozen national and international dignitaries – and some players – picked for their appreciation of and involvement in the sport.

The tournament’s popularity with pros is unabated. Most of the winners are a who’s who in golf. Most prominent is Tiger Woods, a five-time winner. Others include Kenny Perry, a three-time winner, Fred Couples, Greg Norman, Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els, Paul Azinger and Nicklaus, twice victorious.

By and large, the first tournament went off without a hitch, owing to experience some officials gained staging one-day proam tournaments at the Columbus Country Club for 10 years and at Muirfield Village.

A large tent near the 18th green was the main concession stand, since replaced by the multi-purpose pavilion that also houses tournament offices, an expansive dining room and press facilities.

Sandwiches came from the “sandwich factory” manned by volunteers at nearby Riviera Country Club, whose members also were much involved with the tournament.

Like Everett, Joyce Williams of Perrysburg has volunteered for all 39 tournaments, drawn to help Children’s Hospital, where she had lost an infant daughter with a heart deformity that, at the time, could not be surgically repaired.

Her first three years, Williams sold souvenirs she carried on a large tray suspended from a strap around her neck. She eventually moved to the concessions and seldom sees golf now.

In those years, the approximately 1,000 volunteers (about 3,000 are used now) paid $5 to be included.

“That was a lot of money then. But it worked. You showed up for your shift,” Williams says.

They bought matching tournamentapproved clothes. Initially, women wore polyester dresses. Now the clothing package allows khaki shorts, pants or skirts, and tournament-approved shirts.

A pro-am, a typical prelude for many Tour events, drew celebrities. Williams remembers seeing Bob Hope and former President Gerald Ford.

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and Miami Dolphins Coach Don Shula.

Hope returned in later years, alongside such big-name guests as President George H.W. Bush and Sean Connery.

The for-fun event included 52 pros. For the tournament, 92 pros played for a purse of $200,000 with $40,000 going to the winner. By comparison, 125 pros this year will seek a share of $6.2 million in prize money and $1.1 million for the champion.

Tickets were $5 for Monday’s practice, $10 each of the next three days and $12 each for Saturday and Sunday, all available to walk-up buyers. Tickets are $30 for three practice days and start at $165 for an alltournament badge or daily tickets.

Practice rounds begin June 1, and the tournament starts June 4 this year. For complete information visit www.thememorialmournament.com.

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Kilting Me Softly Ha’penny Bridge Imports holds sixth annual Best Legs in a Kilt contest

Dublin Life contestant Garth Bishop, left, waits for the results with participants Dustin Zedeker, Michael Thum and Joe Federer at Ha’penny Bridge Imports’ Best Legs in a Kilt contest on March 13.

Contestants are judged on their ability to make their kilt sway, their overall appearance, a dramatic pose, leg appeal, audience enthusiasm and bribes for the judges. Michael Thum took home first place this year, winning a $50 gift certificate to Brazenhead, where the contest was hosted. Two-time winner Bishop placed in second.

Garth Bishop poses with Stephan Reed, who won Dublin Life’s raffle for a $50 gift card to Mezzo Restaurant and Bar. All canned goods collected for the raffle were donated to the Dublin Food Pantry.

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Dublin’s Littlest Residents Make a with New Volunteer Program

By Sarah McQuaide, Public Information Officer Photos courtesy of the City of Dublin

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ublin kids are making a big impact in the community with a new volunteer program offered by the City called Kids in Dublin Service (KIDS). About 40 children in grades K-4 attended the Jan. 31 launch event.

The City is fortunate to have the assistance of thousands of residents and corporate citizens for many programs, including special events, police programs, park cleanups and engagement with senior citizens. But for several years, many residents have been asking how young children could get involved.

“Dublin residents always show an outpouring of support for the community and help in genuine and meaningful ways,” said Christine Nardecchia, volunteer resources administrator for the City of Dublin. “So it’s no surprise there was such great interest from the littlest of them all: Dublin’s children.”

Like many City volunteer programs, KIDS is designed as learn-and-serve engagement.

“We begin with an impact discussion among the children and ensure that they have an understanding that this isn’t just about an ‘activity,’” Nardecchia says. “Rather, it’s about the gesture and the meaning behind it.”

The goal is to help the children recognize from a young age the significant impact and sense of pride that comes with volunteerism.

For their first volunteer project, the children created Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day themed placemats for local senior citizens and hospital patients. They then had the opportunity to

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KIDS, targeted toward children grades K-4, helps them learn the importance of volunteering.

hand-deliver their gifts to various senior centers and health care centers in Dublin.

“We’re so pleased that the City of Dublin is coordinating such a great volunteer program for our children,” says Dublin resident and mother of two Michelle Hammett. “For the very first project, my daughters enjoyed spending time making something cheerful. But our favorite part of the morning was being able to take the placemats to the actual retirement center.

Seeing the residents’ faces light up really made our morning, and we are planning on another visit.”

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lead to improved physical and mental health. Harder to measure is the sense of pride, satisfaction and accomplishment that comes with volunteering.

“Our goal is to build active citizens who see the impact they can make through volunteerism, and the younger that starts, the better long-term impact it will have,” says Nardecchia. “This kind of experience in civic generosity at such an important developmental age is priceless.”

Children in the KIDS program will complete five projects this year. Outreach plans include cleaning up parks and streams, creating artwork for senior citizens, preparing food for families at the Ronald McDonald House of Central Ohio and planting and harvesting healthy vegetables in a “giving garden.” Children will receive a pin for each volunteer project they complete.

For more information about KIDS, contact Christine Nardecchia at volunteer@ dublin.oh.us or 614-410-4406.

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An accent cabinet in the living room is done in a sapphire blue lacquer over burled walnut. The cabinet contains removable wine bottle storage strips, adjustable shelves with a mirrored back and a mirror work surface. The furniture features LED interior lighting and sits on a black nickel plated metal base with one wood shelf. Photo courtesy of Terri Slee Interiors

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he first-ever Decorators’ Show House to be held in Dublin will be a homecoming of sorts for interior designer Terri Slee, who has worked on the home for a quarter of a century.

Though the house, situated at 6045 Saint Boswell Ct., was in built in 1989, Slee has worked on the house on and off for 25 years.

“I’m always amazed, as many times as I’ve been there,” says Slee, owner of Dublinbased Terri Slee Interiors.

Slee isn’t the only one impressed with the 19,000-square-foot estate.

“It is a show house and has a ‘wow’ factor,” says Show House Co-Chairwoman Stephanie Stephenson.

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Board, will feature 15 designers working on 22 spaces, along with five landscapers. The house will be on display from April 21 to May 10. Proceeds benefit the museum. The events, held every other year, have raised $3.8 million for the museum. The first Decorators’ Show House was held in 1975.

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Hours for the Show House are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m.-8 p.m., and Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Meet the Designer nights are Wednesdays from 5-8 p.m. Parking is provided at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium from April 21 through May 8. Free shuttle service will be provided.

“We’re basically temporary owners, and when we leave, we leave it the way we found it,” she says.

Slee is designing the living room – a first for her in her 11 years of Show House participation. The space’s lighting and intimate size make the room shine, she says.

While Slee originally did the home’s interior in a country English theme – think floral prints and color – this time around, she’s going in the opposite direction.

“It’s going to be very simple,” she says.

Slee is decorating the living room in a clean, neutral manner that she says lets the architecture speak. A sapphire blue cabinet will accent a room otherwise colored in greys and creams. She is painting the walls a silver grey. Windows are treated with simple silver grey blinds.

Upstairs, Rhonda Blue, owner of Columbusbased Blue Designs, is adding to a simple theme with a decidedly feminine flair.

Blue, who is designing a bathroom and bedroom, has a bit of personal motivation. Once the event concludes, the bedroom materials will furnish her 8-year-old foster daughter’s own bedroom.

“She’s looking forward to seeing it,” Blue says.

Blue, who has participated in the last five Show Houses, is working with preexisting off-white trim in both rooms. A pink and white palette has been established by existing bathroom finishes.

“We’ll just elaborate on that,” she says.

Blue is painting the bathroom one shade of pink and will do another shade in the bedroom. Bedroom furniture is white, and the room will be accented with a multi-colored striped fabric with lime green, purple, cream and pink. The fabric appears on the bed skirt and accent pillows. Blue has pulled from the fabric to form the room’s color palette.

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The Wright Stuff Local nonprofits and community leaders bring reading to underprivileged students

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Meghan McCarthy, author of Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum, speaks to a group of students at last year’s event.

“Rotary is involved with promoting literacy all over the world, and this is just one initiative that we have taken on in the local area,” says Blackwell.

In addition, this is the second year the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium will bring animals to the event, a practice that emphasizes the event’s concentration on ecoconsciousness while also providing a source of further entertainment for the students.

At 2013’s literacy event, the zoo brought in various animals including a penguin, baby kangaroo, snake and fennec fox to give the children an interactive learning experience related to the book ZooBorns.

Aside from FitzSimmons, the event will feature community leaders from the City who will help read to the audience of second-graders and tell them how reading has helped area officials succeed. Local dignitaries include figures such as Dublin Police Chief Heinz von Eckartsberg and Washington Township Fire Chief Alec O’Connell, who, along with the author, aim to impress upon the students how literacy helps construct a happy, healthy community.

t Daniel Wright Elementary School, staffers face the daunting task of educating a linguistically diverse population of young children, many of whom are at risk of being unable to pass state-mandated tests.

Twenty-one languages are spoken at Wright. Regardless of how vibrant the minds that learn there are or how skilled the teachers are in bringing their pupils’ focus to the material, such language Zach Maiorana is a contributing writer. boundaries present nearly insurmountable demands.

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That’s where outside help comes in, and Dublin’s network of philanthropic outlets becomes involved. Dublin AM Rotary, a chapter of Rotary International, has teamed up with the Dublin branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library over the past few years to bring relief to the strained education system.

By presenting authors of children’s books to the school once each spring, organizers hope to inspire fervor for reading in the children, which will help them succeed come test time.

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tion for its high expectations of students’ comprehension skills.

One of the ways in which these local nonprofits contribute is by donating a book every week to the Wright school library, a practice which the library hopes will make literacy a more accessible advantage to the students.

“The library is delighted to be doing its part to foster literacy and help young minds start on the path to lifelong learning,” says Library Manager Michael Blackwell, a member of the Rotary board of directors.

On April 28, Rotary and the library will bring David FitzSimmons and his critically acclaimed children’s book Curious Critters to Wright to speak to the second grade student body about how he produced his book and to share his love of reading with the children.

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efore settling in Dublin, Terry Lyden moved to Columbus from Youngstown in 1983 to attend Capital University Law School. He was relatively unknown at the time.

But after establishing himself in the community and putting his best foot forward, in 2004, Lyden went on to start the Miracle League of Central Ohio with the goal of raising funds to build a baseball field for children with mental and physical disabilities.

Dublin Life: How did you come to live in Dublin?

Terry Lyden: When I was younger, I lived Downtown. But I decided to move to Dublin because it’s such a nice community. My first exposure to Dublin was to come up to watch the Memorial Tournament.

DL: When you were just starting to get involved, how did you approach the community with the idea of the Miracle League? Was it hard to earn credibility as a newcomer?

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the opportunity to do that. The parents get to see their kids do something they thought they would never get a chance to see. Emotionally, it impacts everyone who’s involved.

DL: You were honored as a Jefferson Awards winner in Washington, D.C. How did you react when you heard this news?

TL: I’d never heard of the award until they called me up and said, “You are a winner.” My wife had to explain to me that it was a prestigious award. There was a luncheon in Columbus, and one of the winners was able to go to D.C. I was selected, and when I was there with all the festivities, it dawned on me that this was a pretty big deal.

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The Next Generation Dublin native sticks with the City to raise a family

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onathan Codispoti knows Dublin from one end to the other. He grew up near the former Llewellyn farm in the Franz and Tuttle roads area, close to the south City limits.

Now, his wife, Dayna, and their two young children are enjoying the home they built in at the northern limits of Tartan Ridge. He’s a dyed-inthe-wool native, and she has transitioned from a Youngstown native into an ardent and happy resident of her adopted city.

Codispoti is known as “Jono” to family and friends, a nickname he made up when his first-grade teacher was getting to know her new students at Thomas Elementary School. He copied Marko, a neighbor’s nickname. The newly created moniker stuck when he told his family.

Officially, though, he’s Jonathan, an agent for New York Life, a profession that follows his father’s – Sostene, “Sos,” a longtime independent insurance agency owner in Dublin. Sos is well-known and active in Dublin civic circles and was named grand marshal of the July 4 parade.

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went to Sells Middle and Coffman High schools, where he became an ardent lacrosse player after trying soccer in the seventh grade.

He tried high school football, got thumped good trying to tackle a star running back and decided he was a good size for a middle fielder in lacrosse.

At Ohio University, Jonathan majored in sports management with a minor in business management, then returned to Dublin and the financial world. He bought a condominium on Muirfield Drive.

Then, he says, he met a girl. She was Dayna, the sister of a friend of his brother, Joe. They met at an Ohio State University football tailgate party, which Sos and family held for years featuring an extensive catered menu.

Dayna, who earned a master’s degree in clinical nutrition at OSU after graduating from Miami University, “introduced me to getting a dog,” Jonathan says. His name is Jack, a greyhound-huskyGerman shepherd, rescued from Pets Without Parents.

“He took over my life,” Jonathan jests.

At first, maybe. The couple was married in March 2011, and very soon Dayna was pregnant. They wanted a larger home and finally decided on

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Tartan Ridge and a two-story to be built by M/I Homes.

After a couple hiccups – their first choice would be the same as an adjoining home, which meant selecting another lot – the home was built in a largely undeveloped area on “one of the largest lots in Tartan Fields,” Jonathan says. He tells of Jack’s romps in the open spaces.

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Lucia arrived six months before they moved in. She’s now 3, a year older than her brother, Luca.

The new home – with five bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a three-car garage and a yet-to be-finished basement – suits the family. Each child has a second-floor bedroom separated by a Jack and Jill bath that will adequately serve them in a few years. It’s great for Mom and Dad’s child care purposes now. Another bedroom is for guests, while the fourth, a bonus room, is a playroom.

With the couple’s first-floor master suite on the first floor, Jonathan suggests light-heartedly that the children aren’t going to be crawling in bed with their parents in the night. Jack, though, has a place in the bedroom.

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don’t have listening devices in the kids’ rooms, but they’re not that removed from the youngsters.

“You can hear them very easily,” she says.

The master bedroom is off the great room, which blends with the kitchen. The separating island and cabinets have distinctive leathered Uba Tuba – dark, multiple colors with a subtle deep green appearance.

Their finish, which has a rough feel and appearance, plus a special “Cinderella Carriage” crystal chandelier in the adjoining dining room, are two features that guests compliment, Dayna says. She mentions toe lighting under the cabinets as an appealing decorative compliment to the kitchen.

During the design phase, Dayna says, she wanted to push out an exterior wall to enlarge the great room, but couldn’t because of property-line setback requirements.

“I tried, though,” she says.

But it’s the community and amenities in their area that they relish. They’re across the road from Glacier Ridge Metro Park, which they enjoy with the children in warm weather. Jack often gets to go to the Darree Fields Dog Park.

Dayna seems to keep a nonstop schedule with the youngsters. She takes them to the Dublin Community and Recreation Center. She says they have wonderful programs for young children, such as music and art classes, and Lucia is taking ballet lessons.

“I have them in a lot (of activities). I’m able to participate in (their) activities,” she says, noting eventually that will involve her helping with school activities, organizations and volunteer duties.

For years, Sos has been the sports public address announcer, first at Coffman and now at Jerome High School. Jonathan helps him by being the spotter. Jonathan was a charter member of two groups: NextGen Dublin, an organization for young professionals that’s affiliated with the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, and the Greater Dublin Kiwanis Club.

The Codispotis praise various community activities, such as the Dublin Irish Festival.

“I go every year. Every year,” Jonathan says.

They are bound to the community.

“I don’t want to leave Dublin. If I move, it will be in Dublin,” he asserts.

Dayna is enthused about her youthful neighborhood where “our neighbors are phenomenal,” with many kids in the same early age group as her own.

“It’s going to be a blessing for years to come,” she says.

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Here are just a few of their stories: Kevin Simmons Seventh grade math teacher, Grizzell Middle School Simmons grew up in what he calls “country Dublin” and attended Deer Run Elementary School, Sells Middle School and Coffman High School. He still lives in Dublin with his wife, Amy, who is assistant principal at Scottish Corners Elementary School, and their three children, ages 4, 6 and 8. Not only did Amy teach in Dublin for 16 years, but Simmons’ mother, Linda Simmons, taught here, too, which is how Simmons got introduced to the idea of being an educator.

“I used to walk from Sells over to Indian Run Elementary and help my mom in her first grade classroom,” he explains.

For three years, Simmons ran the Dublin City School Alumni Association, so he is well aware of how many Dubliners are now teachers here.

“I believe the number is about 150,” he says. “I love Dublin. The people are friendly, the cost of living is low, the schools and rec center are great. Everything you want or need is right here.”

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“It’s exciting to come back home,” says Wittig.

Her mother, Elaine Sparks, taught kindergarten in Dublin for 35 years at Deer Run and Scottish Corners elementary schools, and Wittig enjoyed “playing school,” laminating and coloring projects in her classroom.

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Lodico even keeps her fifth grade graduation photo hanging in the classroom.

“I learn so much from Liz every day,” says Lodico. “I strive to emulate her attitude and passion in my own teaching.”

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“Seeing how much my mom enjoyed her job and the difference she made every day definitely influenced my decision to go into teaching,” Buzzard says.

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rave about the Dublin pride and spirit that permeates our schools, businesses and homes. The Rice family experienced this firsthand when they lost their youngest sister/daughter, Lyndsey, at age 15 to a tragic car crash.

“The city came together, and the love was and remains everpresent,” says Shaun.

“Honestly, words can’t express the gratitude we feel for the people of Dublin.”

Each of the boys found teaching in his own way, but all agree on its merit and rewards.

“Teaching in Dublin is a way for me to give back to the community that stood by my family and helped carry us through a time of need,” explains Shaun.

Jason Rice graduated from Scioto High School in 2006 and says two of the people who made the greatest impact on his life were teachers and coaches from high school. Karl Johnson has been the head football coach at Scioto since 2000 and had a Rice family member in his program for eight straight years. Now, Jason is an assistant coach on his staff.

“As a person and a coach, Karl is the best there is,” Jason says.

Jim Schafer was also Jason’s football coach and American History teacher, the same class that Jason teaches now at Jerome.

“Both men were huge influences on my life and are now two of my closest friends,” Jason says.

Jeff lives in Dublin with his wife, Deneka, and their two children. Mason is 9 years old and a third-grader at Chapman Elementary School, and Avalon is 5 years old. Jeff took a roundabout way into the school system by first working in sales and substitute teaching before realizing he had a knack for working with students with special needs. He began his post-grad teaching program while working a full-time job and helping raise two children.

“Dublin schools reassured me that I belonged in education and that they valued me as a team member,” says Jeff.

“Rather than a community, it is more like an extension of my family. Dublin will always be home no matter where life takes me.”

Colleen D’Angelo is a freelance writer who lives in Dublin with her husband, three children and several small animals. She enjoys playing tennis, walking the Dublin bike paths and traveling. www.dublinlifemagazine.com

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FROM THE Dublin branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library

Children’s Reads

By Tamra Headrick,

Library Assistant, Youth Services

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

By Dan Santat This sweet story of an imaginary friend in search of the perfect child is the 2015 Caldecott medal winner.

(Ages 3-6)

Couples & Clans

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

By Mac Barnett Sam and Dave decide one day that they are going to dig a hole. These boys are on a mission and won’t stop until they find something spectacular. (Ages 4-8)

El Deafo

By Cece Bell A funny graphic novel memoir of a girl who loses her hearing at a young age and has to cope with a huge, awkward hearing aid. (Ages 8-12)

The Crossover

By Kwame Alexander Who says poetry is boring? Told in verse with a hiphop writing style, Crossover captures the high energy of youth basketball.

The book is the 2015 Newbery Medal winner.

(Ages 9-12)

Dublin Life Book Club Selection

Festival Dublin Irish draws families– from all over them and creates E ALSO INSID ar

Calend Community Life at Sea nment Outdoor Entertai They Now? Where Are Basement Blues

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Editor’s note: The first 10 people to visit the Dublin branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library and Shade on Muirfield and ask for one will receive a free paperback copy of this issue’s selection. Five copies will be at the Dublin branch, and five copies will be at Shade. We’ll meet at 7 p.m. April 28 at Shade on Muirfield, 7148 Muirfield Dr., to share our thoughts on the book. Enjoy!

Still Alice

By Lisa Genova Alice Howland has it all. At 50 years old, she’s an accomplished cognitive psychology professor at Harvard University and a renowned linguistics expert. She’s married to a successful man, with whom she’s raised three children.

Now a major film starring Oscar winner Julianne Moore, Still Alice explores how Alice’s life and the lives of her loved ones are changed after she’s diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Once placing all of her worth in her successes, Alice is forced to reevaluate herself and her relationships.

After it was published in 2007, Still Alice stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for more than 40 weeks. It was Genova’s debut novel. www.dublinlifemagazine.com

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