Dublin Life August/September 2011

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Success on the Stage

Dublin ballet company celebrates 25 years

For 25 years, the Dance Extension has been readying students for the stage. Dublin resident Tony Calucci founded the studio a quarter-century ago after finding himself displeased with the state of dance studios in central Ohio.

Calucci began his own career at the University of Buffalo and New York University, then finished his graduate degree at The Ohio State University on a full scholarship. He danced with a number of companies, including Hubbard Street Dance in Chicago. He also was featured in a national disco TV show in the 1970s called Disco Step by Step.

“I was teaching at different studios and thought, ‘If you’re not happy, do it yourself.’ So I did, and it has mushroomed,” says Calucci, 49. “Today, we are truly a professional school. We have students dancing in major companies all over the United States.”

One of Calucci’s former students, Tercell Waters, danced at the Riffe Center about a month ago with the Complexions Contemporary Ballet company.

The onstage success of Calucci’s former students “tells me that we are doing the right thing; we are working in the right direction,” he says.

The Dance Extension, which originally opened at the corner of Sawmill Road and State Rt. 161 and now is on Tuller Road in Dublin, teaches ballet, tap, jazz and musical theater to serious dancers of all ages. Currently, its youngest student is 2 and its oldest is 64.

“When you come here, you’re being taught by degreed professionals,” he says. “Every single person who works here has a professional degree and professional training. When a kid walks out of here, they’re a triple threat – we offer voice, dance and musical theater.”

The Dance Extension is the only dance studio in central Ohio that offers musical theater, taught by a professionally trained actor, Calucci says.

“We have students who have been on the national tour of Legally Blonde, Wicked and American Idiot on Broadway,” he says. “We have kids who have left and gone out and done it. … They’re getting musical training to well-round their dance training. It’s been an ongoing process over the past 25 years.”

With college prices growing each day, Calucci says, having a skill such as dance can earn students scholarships.

“I’ve lost count of the number of kids who have received dance scholarships,” he says. “With college education as expensive as it is these days, they are actually reaping the benefits.”

Dublin has been a great home for the studio, Calucci says, and he hopes to expand in the coming months.

“Dublin has been incredibly supportive of the studio,” he says. “Being here for 25 years, I’m on my second generation of kids. I had students I trained when they were 12 or 13, and I’m now teaching their kids.

He hopes to bring back alumni for a reunion show early next year.

“We want to get them all on stage and dance together,” he says.

Those interested in the alumni show and knowing more about the Dance Extension should visit www.danceextension.net.

Gail Martineau is editor of Dublin Life Magazine.

Tony Calucci

CommunityCalendar

Aug. 3-31

Dublin Farmers’ Market

3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Dublin Community Church, 81 W. Bridge St., www.historicdublin.org

Visit the Dublin Farmers’ Market for fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, cheese, meats, garden herbs and flowers. There will also be activities for kids.

Aug. 4

Dublin Irish Festival 5K Run

7 p.m., Historic Dublin, 1 N. High St., www.irishfestrun.com

The 5K is a “running tradition” in Dublin and is a family-oriented event for runners and walkers alike. After the race, make sure to relax and refresh at the Dub Crawl. Visit the website to register. Registration includes a complimentary admission ticket to the Dublin Irish Festival, good for either Friday or Saturday.

Aug. 5-7

Dublin Irish Festival

Aug. 8

Our CupCakery Baking and Decorating Class

6:30 p.m., Our CupCakery, 16 N. High St.

Our CupCakery will show you how to make roses, rose buds, stems and leaves with both fondant and buttercream. Also try your hand at royal icing lilies. Your flowers will be placed on six cupcakes decorated by you to take home. The cost is $35 and registration is required at www.ourcupcakery.com.

Coffman Park, 5200 Emerald Pkwy., www.dublinirishfestival.org

Visit the second-largest Irish celebration in the world. Gates open at 4 p.m. Friday and the festivities continue until 9 p.m. Sunday. Music, dance, shopping, culture, art and more make this unforgettable event one that keeps guests of all ages returning year after year. Tickets for adults are only $10, and children under 12 get in free.

Sept. 4

The Emerald City Half & Quarter Marathon

7 a.m., Dublin Methodist Hospital, 7500 Hospital Dr., www.emeraldcityhalfmarathon.com

Here is your chance to run or walk a quarter or half marathon. The quarter marathon course will be open for two hours and the half for four hours. In partnership with Ohio Health and the Diamond Cellar, this event will start and finish at the Dublin Methodist Hospital. Every participant receives a gender-specific technical shirt.

Sept. 5

Labor Day

Sept. 10-12

Field of Honor

Dublin Coffman High School Practice Field, 6780 Coffman Rd., www.dublin. oh.us/honor

Dublin will mark the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 with a display of flags that will pay solemn tribute to the 3,000 vic-

tims who lost their lives on that tragic day. The Field of Honor will be open 24 hours a day through Monday, Sept. 12. Visit the website to sponsor the event or to purchase a flag for $20.

Sept. 14

Book Discussion: Reading Lolita in Tehran

7-9 p.m., Dublin Library Meeting Room, 75 N. High St.

Join us for a chat about Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi. Copies of the book are available at the library branch.

Sept. 15

Sláinte Thursday

6-9 p.m., Historic Dublin, 1 N. High St., www.historicdublin.org

The third Thursday of each month is Sláinte Thursday, Historic Dublin’s multisensory grazing event. Featuring a variety of experiences from music and arts to casual shopping and upscale dining, it is a monthly opportunity for friends, families and art and music lovers to stroll, mingle

and browse among quaint shops and attractive streetscapes.

Sept. 15

Gravity’s Ripple – Outdoor Contemporary Dance Performance

6:30 p.m., Riverfront grounds of the Dublin Arts Council

In collaboration with The Ohio State University Department of Dance and Ohio Department of Education Division of the Arts, the Dublin Arts Council will present Gravity’s Ripple, an outdoor contemporary dance project. The performance, inspired by the rolling hills of the site and the Scioto River, will be followed by a question and answer session between the choreographer, the dancers and the audience. Admission is free.

For more community events visit dublinlifemagazine.com

Aug. 10

Book Discussion: The Irresistible Henry House

7-9 p.m., Dublin Library Meeting Room, 75 N. High St.

Join us for a chat about The Irresistible Henry House by Lisa Grunwald. Copies of the book are available at the library branch.

Aug. 18

Sláinte Thursday

6-9 p.m., Historic Dublin, 1 N. High St., www.historicdublin.org

The third Thursday of each month is Sláinte Thursday, Historic Dublin’s multisensory grazing event. Featuring music and arts to casual shopping and upscale dining and more.

Aug. 25

First day of school

www.dublincityschools.net

Be prepared for the start of the 201112 school year in Dublin City Schools.

Sept. 23

Denim and Diamonds Fundraiser Country Club at Muirfield Village, 8715 Muirfield Dr., www.tccmv.com

Wear your best Western gear and join the fun! There will be a live band, superb food, a cash bar, outstanding silent and live auctions, and raffles. Proceeds benefit children with special needs. This event is open to the public.

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Dublin’s Art in Public Places is 24/7 art gallery

A dynamic partnership between the City of Dublin and Dublin Arts Council (DAC) for more than 25 years provides residents and guests with a vibrant, progressive, nationally recognized display of public community art.

“Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees)”

Concrete, 1994

Sam and Eulalia Frantz Park Dublin, Ohio by Malcolm Cochran Columbus, Ohio

in Public Places program™ in 1989 and sought out artists to create unique works that emphasize the City’s transformational landscape and use of a place.

The collaborative effort has resulted in the installation of nationally-recognized works, such as Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees)

“The arts play a very important role in the experience of living in Dublin, in strengthening our city as a destination for visitors, and in differentiating Dublin from other communities as a desirable place to live and work,” Dublin City Council member Cathy Boring said.

Boring, who serves as the Dublin City Council liaison to DAC, added that the scope, variety and quality of Dublin’s public art provide unique cultural and educational opportunities for individuals, families and visitors of all ages, regardless of artist background or education.

Through a cooperative relationship, the City and DAC established the Dublin Art

in 1994 by artist Malcolm Cochran of Columbus. Through DAC’s efforts in partnership with the City, the community has come to recognize the value of progressive public art that not only educates about artistic expression, but also inspires creativity and cultivates an appreciation for art in the everyday world.

DAC commissions and obtains new works for the City’s permanent collection through the Dublin Art in Public Places program™, identifying potential artists for commissioned works, acting as a liaison with artists as they learn about Dublin and working with fellow Dublin-based organizations to promote the value of art in the community. Today, the City’s collection of public art includes eight major works and numerous smaller pieces, cataloged in a public art inventory database.

“Watch House” Copper, 1998 Coffman Park Dublin, Ohio by Todd Slaughter Columbus, Ohio

“The arts play a very important role in the experience of living in Dublin, in strengthening our city as a destination for visitors, and in differentiating Dublin from other communities...”

Cathy Boring, Dublin City Council

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The installations dispersed throughout Dublin are now part of a highly-respected public art collection funded through the City of Dublin’s hotel/motel tax fund. The program received extensive local and national recognition in publications including the New York Times and Landscape Architecture magazine.

As part of Dublin’s effort to be a recognized leader in community art, the City recently awarded DAC with another bed tax grant to create a cell phone tour for the Art in Public Places program that will be launched by the end of 2011.

“Hearing the artists’ motivation and the inspiration behind each work will benefit our public education and art appreciation efforts. A cell phone tour provides the most immediate and accessible means of explaining art with our existing collection,” David S. Guion, executive director of DAC, said.

Signs placed at large scale commissioned artworks and works purchased

through the “Titration” on-loan sculpture exhibition series will direct viewers to call a phone number to listen to stories about each work.

For more information about the Art in Public Places program, visit www.dublinarts.org/onview/publicart.html

“Jaunty Hornbeam” Hornbeam tree, bronze, 2001 from Titration III: Rock, Paper, Sculpture, 2009-10 Dublin Arts Center Dublin, Ohio by Joseph Wheelwright Boston

“Going, Going… Gone!” Bronze, 2001 Darree Fields Park Dublin, Ohio by Don Merkt Portland, Ore.

Cast bronze leaves with poured glass, 2008 from Titration II: Park Fiction, 2008-09 Dublin Community Recreation Center, Coffman Park Dublin, Ohio by Daisuke Shintani Allentown, Pa.

Donated, commissioned and loaned art add to public “art gallery”

One of the compelling components of Dublin’s community art collection is its significant donated and on-loan pieces as well as privately-owned art that is on display for public enjoyment.

From the Jack Nicklaus tribute sculpture to “Dancing Hares” at Ballantrae to the Grounds of Remembrance in the Veterans Park, Dublin’s public art contributes to the character and landscape of the community.

“We use public art to promote dialogue in the community, enhance aesthetics and celebrate history and culture,” Sara Ott, senior project manager in the Office of the City Manager, said.

Dublin’s community art plan provides guidance on how and where public art can create a meaningful impact on the lives of residents and visitors in the built and natural environment. The objective of the community art plan is to attain permanent artworks for the enjoyment and education of the community, Ott explained.

The most recent addition to the City’s community art collection is the “Simulation of George Karrer’s Workshop” created by artist Brower Hatcher of Providence, R.I. It will be installed in August as part of the City of Dublin and Dublin Arts Council’s Art in Public Places program.

This past spring, to celebrate the symbolism of a historic blacksmith shop, Hatcher sought donated objects from Dublin residents and other sources that are representative of the era, such as blacksmith tools or objects that have been created by the forging process. The ten items selected by the artist in this process are embedded in the artwork.

Hatcher described the artwork as a sophisticated trellis made of green, powder-coated, stainless steel rods. The rods create the framework of a 17-by-18-foot-rectangular, 16-foot-tall building-shaped structure that represents Karrer’s blacksmith shop that once existed on the property.

Dublin’s newest art-on-loan piece also was installed in July on the BriHi Square on the northwest corner of Bridge and High Streets . “Statesman of the Plains,” a bronze statue is on loan to Dublin the efforts of Mo Dioun, president of Bridge and High Ltd., and developer of the BriHi Square.

“The bronze (statue) adds an interesting dimension to the space and serves as a reminder of the centuries of people who walked this land. It provides an historic perspective of the involvement of other cultures in the development of the City,” Ott said.

The 6-foot, 8-inch tall bronze sculpture of an American Indian statesman created by artist Allan Houser, a southwest sculptor of Chiricahua Apache descent who lived in Santa Fe, N.M., prior to his death in 1994. The statue came to Dublin from the Figarelli Fine Arts Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ, and is owned by a private collector.

There also are a number of privately owned pieces on display at Dublin area businesses that add to the community art collection.

Rendering by Brower Hatcher of the “Simulation of George Karrer’s Workshop.”

Kinetic sculpture by Robert Mullins, Columbus; private art at BMI Federal Credit Union, Dublin.

Bronze statue, private art at R.C. Olmstead, Inc., Dublin.

“Statesman of the Plains,” bronze by Allan Houser, art on loan in BriHi Square, Dublin.

Riverbox Tributary project offers glimpse of Dublin’s history, ecology

Three new Riverboxes were unveiled this past spring as Dublin Arts Council expanded its collection of these unique original works of art, created as vessels that contain an artist-made ink stamp and a journal. The Riverbox Tributary project is the latest in DAC’s RiverboxesTM series, which is modeled after the popular pastime of letterboxing or geocaching and provides delightful ‘treasure hunts’ in scenic locations.

The first Riverboxes were placed in six Dublin parks with access to the Scioto River in 2007. The project was developed as part of Dublin Arts Council’s Ripple Effect: Artistic Impact of the Scioto River project in response to community resident survey responses that expressed significant interest in access to the Scioto River. Four of the six original Riverboxes remain on view. Three additional Riverboxes were added in 2009.

The Riverbox Tributary project is the first of its kind, recognizing nearby connections to the rivers around which Dublin’s early settlement took place.

Washington Township partnered with Dublin Arts Council to bring the three newest Riverboxes into the parks this past spring to increase enjoyment of the parks and to encourage understanding and appreciation of the ecology, history and aesthetics of the sites.

Letterboxing and geocaching are relatively new hobbies that offer outdoor activity for all ages. Websites for each pursuit include information about caches all over the world. Hobbyists carry a journal and ink stamp, exchanging ink stamps in their own journals as a passport for their ‘finds.’ Comments and ink stamps are left in the Riverbox journals, and also can be left in an online journal at www.dublinarts.org

To learn more about letterboxing and geocaching, visit www.letterboxing.org and www.geocaching.com Information about the current Riverboxes and artists can be found at www.dublinarts.org

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Riverboxes are small works of public art discreetly placed in area parks.

2011 Dublin City Council

Front

Mayor Timothy A. Lecklider and Vice Mayor Amy J. Salay.

Back row: Richard S. Gerber, Cathy A. Boring, John G. Reiner, Marilee Chinnici-Zuercher and Michael H. Keenan.

Municipal Building

Explore your surroundings as you discover Riverboxes.

Clues to the Riverboxes’ whereabouts are available online at www.dublinarts.org

Riverboxes contain a journal, an ink stamp and pad, and information about the site.

Washington Township partnered with DAC to bring the three newest Riverboxes into the parks this past spring ...

Green Scenes

Golf events figure heavily into painter’s art

From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekday, Aida Garrity uses the analytical part of her brain as the director of pipeline integrity for the Mears Group in Plain City.

But when she comes home, she switches off that part of her brain and allows her creativity to flow.

Garrity, a Dublin resident since 2002, is a painter who primarily focuses on portraits and landscapes.

She combines these two loves most often in her Norman Rockwell-inspired paintings of golf scenes – consistent subjects of her painting since 2004.

“I live in a community where the main activity is golf,” Garrity says. “It’s beautiful. It covers both things I love – landscapes and people.”

Painting golf scenes comes naturally to Garrity. Her youngest son, Ali, a senior at Dublin Jerome High School, and her hus-

band, Kevin, are avid golfers.

The mother of four is inspired by her family as well as by scenes at tournaments, she says, such as the Memorial and the U.S. Open, which she and her family attend each year. She also gathers ideas for paintings while traveling for her work, which takes her around the country.

“I always carry my painting supplies and my easel. … It takes me some time to find what really catches my eye,” Garrity says, noting that she sketches and takes pictures of all the subjects and scenes she plans to paint.

Though she has considered herself an artist since her early years growing up in Venezuela and then England for school, she didn’t paint professionally until 2006. Artistic influences

Proud Members of the Team

Garrity’s work has been shown all over the country and will be exhibited at the 21st National Oil and Acrylic Painters Best of America Exhibit in Maryland in September.

have been with her much longer, though –her mother, Luisa Quintero, also is an artist.

“All of my life, it’s been in my heart,” Garrity says. “But I went to school for engineering.”

This past December, she earned her master’s degree in fine arts from Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

Garrity wants to be able to capture scenes in her paintings to allow onlookers to become part of the art.

“My goal is not to become famous, just that people see the painting and say, ‘wow.’ I want them to be transported by what they see,” she says.

Many have already said “wow” to Garrity’s work.

As a member of the Ohio Arts Council, the Central Ohio Plein Air Society, the Ohio Plein Air Society, the Salmagundi Art Club, the Portrait Society of America and the Oil Painters of America, Garrity has shown her work all over the country.

She recently was selected to exhibit her work at the 21st National Oil and Acrylic Painters Best of America exhibit in Bolivar, Md., in September, and she will be showing her work in New York City through the Salmagundi Art Club.

Garrity also is a regular at the Dublin Art Fair and a past vice president of the Dublin Area Art League. She just finished her term as president with the Worthington Area Art League, too.

She recently had a solo exhibit at the Country Club at Muirfield Village during the Memorial Tournament.

“It makes me feel great, because it shows me that my work and the way I see the world is being accepted by people involved in the arts in the U.S. and the world,” Garrity says. “It’s quite an honor.”

For Garrity, painting is like exercising, she says – something she can’t live without and something she makes sure she has time for.

“I work until 5 p.m., and I come home and work until 2 or 3 in the morning painting,” she says. “For me, if I don’t paint, it’s like I’m missing something. It’s a big, big strong part of me.”

Gail Martineau is editor of Dublin Life Magazine.

The Coach

The Country Club at Muirfield Village

Golf Swing

Mead –An Irish Love Affair

Honey wine tasting comes to Dublin Irish Festival

A beloved Celtic tradition is finally coming to the Dublin Irish Festival after years of requests from festivalgoers: a mead tasting.

First concocted by monks during the Middle Ages, mead – honey wine – was enjoyed by Irish nobles and peasants alike. Now, Dublin has the chance to enjoy its sweet taste, too.

Made from honey, water and yeast, mead always held a special place in Irish culture. Believed to spark virility and fertility, mead became a part of Irish wedding ceremonies, most notably in the form of a toast.

It is even thought that the word honeymoon comes from the Celtic tradition of newlyweds drinking mead, or honey wine, every day during the 30day moon cycle (a month).

This year’s Irish Festival runs Friday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Aug. 7. The mead tasting will be on Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Bushmills Whiskey Snug.

“Oliver Winery will provide an onsite team to educate guests on mead,” says Mary Jo DiSalvo, the events administrator for the Festival.

Oliver Winery is Indiana’s oldest and largest winery, located just outside of Bloomington. Since its beginning in the 1960s, Oliver has been gaining national recognition for its wine and

has been named a “must visit” U.S. winery by The Wall Street Journal.

“Oliver Winery is very excited to be participating in the Dublin Irish Festival,” says Jeff Milburn, a sales manager at the winery. “Oliver Camelot Mead is a great fit with the (Festival’s) culture and history.”

This will be Oliver’s second year participating in the Festival, and while its mead has strong ties to Celtic traditions, Milburn also emphasizes that the winery’s participation in the event is about education.

“Every person involved in serving the alcohol goes through a detailed educational training class about current liquor laws and the social responsibility of serving alcoholic beverages,” Milburn says.

Seating at the Whiskey Snug is limited, so those interested in participating are encouraged to purchase the $12 tickets early in order to be part of this centuries-old tradition. Tickets are available at the Creekside Token Booth and can be purchased with cash or credit card. Participants must be 21 or older. For more information, log on to www. dublinirishfestival.org.

Cara Laviola is a contributing writer for Dublin Life Magazine.

nublin Irish Festival

New attractions coming to Fest

Dublin is invoking the luck of the Irish for the 24th year.

Dublin Irish Festival planners are bringing in new games, entertainers and vendors – like Manna Banana chocolate bananas and Domino’s Pizza – while maintaining highlights of past festivals for an expected 100,000 visitors.

This year’s festival runs Aug. 5-7.

On Saturday, Aug. 6, stop by the Tansky Sawmill Toyota Greenfields Sports Area to watch the Highland Heavy Weight Games.

“The Highland Heavy Weight Games will make for an exciting day featuring amateur athletes from across North America as they compete against each other in heavy weight competitions,” says Mary Jo DiSalvo, events administrator for the City of Dublin. “Athletes will demonstrate putting, pushing, throwing, hurling, slinging and tossing weights of various sizes throughout the competition.”

Aug. 5-7, Coffman Park

Hours

Aug. 5: 4 p.m. – Midnight

Aug. 6:11 a.m. – Midnight

Aug. 7: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Ticket Prices

General (Ages 13 – 59)

$9 – online until Aug. 4

$10 – at Festival

Senior (60+) & Military

$6 – online until Aug. 4

$7 – at Festival Weekend

$23 – online until Aug. 4

Children 12 and under free

The festival will also feature artists and exhibits observing the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Historian and musician David Kincaid, a festival veteran, will be returning to the festival to perform Civil War songs of the Irish Brigade.

And the 2011 Dublin Irish Festival is proud to oblige festivalgoers with its first mead

tasting, after many years of requests from guests. The mead, or honey wine, tasting will take place in the Bushmills Whiskey Snug on Sunday, Aug. 7. Seating is limited, so purchase your tickets as soon as you arrive to the festival, DiSalvo says.

Though each year’s festival promises new events and activities, the 2011 Irish Festival, like all the others, is keeping with tradition as well. For the eighth time in 10 years, Gaelic Storm, a festival favorite, is performing. Gaelic Storm catapulted onto the music scene after appearing in the blockbuster film Titanic

Along with traditional Irish music, this year’s festival also is featuring a touring dance act: the StepCrew. Dancing each day of the festival, the StepCrew displays its members’ unique combination of fancy footwork and fantastic fiddling.

“This group showcases some of the Celtic world’s most talented and well-respected musicians and dancers,” DiSalvo says. “(It makes for) an exhilarating performance.”

Cara Laviola is a contributing writer for Dublin Life Magazine.

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Pool Time by Susan Holtsberry

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Frog in Neighborhood Pond

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Log cabin at Indian Run Falls

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ProudBigBrother

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Rec Center

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Golfing for

Dublin teacher reaches special needs students through sport

Special needs students from all three Dublin high schools are getting a chance to know what it’s like to play varsity golf.

Ron DeMuesy, a behavior analyst in the high and middle schools, thought last year that a group of students, who have both learning and physical disabilities, might be able to help caddy, not just practice the game. Then he wondered, “Why not let them play golf?”

Working with the high schools’ teachers and six golf coaches, DeMuesy put the word out, and he found the needed volunteers – varsity golfers (both boys and girls), peer collaborators (students who take classes and work with special needs students during the school year), teachers and willing students.

That led to an outing for five students last summer, and expanded to two outings this year – one in June, one in July – for a total of 12 students.

They play at Shamrock Golf Club, which gives the players a break on green fees and reserving tee times, DeMuesy says.

Some of the special needs students are challenged academically and have a variety of afflictions that hamper them; “some need to be encouraged” to put a club in their hand, DeMuesy says.

He puts together foursomes, sometimes fivesomes, with a varsity golfer, a peer collaborator and a special needs student, plus the volunteer or a second varsity player.

The golfers play scramble, meaning each player hits a drive. For the second and subsequent shots on the hole, all players hit another

ball from the spot where the best ball was hit. Play continues this way until a putt is made.

“They play as many holes as they can in 2 ½ hours,” DeMuesy says. “Golf team members may be the only ones good at it. All the rest are terrible.”

But behind the game is a range of potential benefits for the students.

“It’s social communication,” DeMuesy says.

He prefers to “keep the adults out of it and let the kids be kids.”

It’s interesting to see golf level the playing field, DeMuesy says, as skilled players experience being with those who have little or no ability.

Once, a special needs player wanted to use a varsity player’s new, expensive driver. DeMuesy was concerned that the club might be damaged, but the experi-

enced golfer didn’t hesitate to let the girl try his club – a great example of the good the outings can do for all, he says.

The outings are held in the summer.

“A lot of these kids aren’t getting calls, ‘Let’s go to the swimming pool,’ ” DeMuesy says, so they have plenty of time and desire to be active.

Also, the Ohio High School Athletic Association rules prohibit school team members from playing any golf games outside team events after Aug. 2.

DeMuesy heaps praise on everyone – the golf course, team players, coaches, collaborators, volunteers – for giving up vacation time for the outings

when they could be doing other things. Many of the varsity players spend their summer playing in tournaments and just trying to sharpen their game so they can make their school team.

The kids enjoy it, and parents are appreciative, DeMuesy says.

After the June outing this year, Elaine Grubb, the mother of a participating special needs student, e-mailed DeMuesy.

“Lydia had a wonderful time. She loved being with three ‘real golfers’ and was proud to say they bogied three holes,” Grubb wrote. “After soccer, basketball, lacrosse, swimming and tennis, I think we may have found a sport she believes she can succeed at.”

DeMuesy hopes to see his program grow. He speculates the outings might lead to a Dublin high schools golf night and a charity tournament, with proceeds going not to the special needs students, but to community charities.

Duane St. Clair is a contributing editor for Dublin Life Magazine.

Ron DeMuesy, a Dublin schools behavorial analyst, created a program to allow special needs students to experience varsity golf.

A Decade of

Field of Honor pays tribute to victims of 2001 terrorist attacks

Asea of green will be covered by an ocean of red, white and blue when Sept. 11 rolls around in Dublin.

The 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks will be marked by a three-day tribute to the attack victims in Dublin: the Field of Honor.

Rows and rows of American flags – 8 feet tall, with the flag dimensions at 3 feet by 5 feet – will be planted in the Dublin Coffman High School practice field in tribute on Sept. 10. The flag display, also known as a “healing field,” will remain standing until the end of the day Sept. 12.

The Field of Honor is being spearheaded by the Dublin AM Rotary and sponsored by the city of Dublin and Washington Township, but nearly every community organization in the city will be participating.

“What I’m most excited about is the fact that this isn’t a Rotary project, necessarily – this is a community service project that most of the community service organizations in Dublin are on board with,” says Dave Connelly, past president of the Dublin AM Rotary and one of the project’s key organizers.

The service organizations all have their own individual missions, Connelly says, but the Field of Honor has brought them all together. All will find some way to contribute – standing guard at night, giving information on the flags, etc.

“Every group has a unique way that they can participate,” says Connelly.

A ceremonial kickoff with speeches by sponsors and government officials will be held Sept. 10, but the ceremony on Sept. 11 itself will be minimal – reflective, simple and apolitical. No ceremonies are slated for Sept. 12.

“We want school kids, teachers and families to maybe take that day to come in and walk through the field of flags,” says Sue Burness, communications chairwoman of the Dublin AM Rotary.

The field will be available for personal reflection at all times during the three days.

The Dublin AM Rotary was inspired by the Field of Heroes in Westerville, a Memorial Day healing field arranged for the last few years by the Rotary Club of Westerville Sunrise. In fact, the idea for Dublin to have its own field followed a discussion last year between Connelly, then president of the Dublin AM Rotary, and Pat Knott, then president

of the Westerville Sunrise Rotary, as they were returning from the Rotary International Convention in Montreal. Eventually, Connelly realized Sept. 11 would be a perfect time for Dublin to have its own field.

As in Westerville, Dublin will buy its flags from the Colonial Flag Foundation, a Utah-based group that specializes in healing fields.

Everyone has some sort of connection to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and everyone has his or her own way of reflecting on them, Connelly says. The Field of Honor will make that reflection all the more convenient and all the more profound, he says.

“I think that this is going to be a spiritual experience for a lot of people that I just really look forward to being a part of,” he says.

Garth Bishop is a contributing editor for Dublin Life Magazine.

Scenic Dining

Dublin family remodels home to enjoy view of Scioto River

Ed and Karyn Kassis liked almost everything about the Dublin home they bought in 2009.

“We fell in love with the home and the (Amberleigh) neighborhood, but we didn’t love the kitchen,” Karyn says.

There were windows overlooking the Scioto River and a rustic “old Dublin” stone wall built in the 1930s along the property for ambiance, but the kitchen was showing its age. The work area faced inward and didn’t take advantage of the natural lighting and the scenic view.

Karyn – mother of Nathan, 9, and Julia, 7 – likes to cook and do things with the kids in the kitchen, but counter space was lacking. In addition, the appliances weren’t up to snuff.

Shortly after the family moved in, a problem popped up with the wood props for shelves in the refrigerator, Karyn says – a problem easily missed when they were looking at the home.

“Let’s buy a new fridge,” was the couple’s first thought. But that notion made the couple want to go ahead and redo the kitchen, so they would have a modern work and dining center with upscale and up-to-date appliances, Karyn says.

After a visit to a home and garden show at the Ohio Expo Center, the family talked with three remodelers about possible upgrades and ultimately selected DiYanni Homes, a fifth-generation, family-owned, Columbus-based custom home builder and remodeler.

The builders offered their ideas for the kitchen – and for updates to a few other parts of the home, too – as they found ways to meet the family’s wishes.

Within the kitchen, which was stripped to the walls, a larger island with a sink and stool seating for up to six gained prominence when it was expanded into the dining area, a move that allowed for more room around the appliances and countertop.

Because one bearing was removed, a support pillar was needed at the island’s corner. The pillar was wrapped in stone like that in the old yard wall “to give a sense of outside elements,” says Phil DiYanni, one of the company’s owners.

The feature is a way “to make this part of the property,” DiYanni says. Counter space also was expanded and rearranged as new appliances were built in.

Prior to the remodel, entry off the garage was through the laundry room. The room was reconfigured, stacked appliances were installed and enclosed, an alcove was created for stashing kids’ outdoor wear, and a wall change created an opening to a sun room.

And, Karyn notes, storage-equipped bench seats for the children were built into the sun room, which now has a large opening into the kitchen area, making it more a part of the house.

With all-new stainless appliances, black granite counters and white custom cabinets, one final aspect “really set it off,” Karyn says.

Because walls were moved, small sections of hardwood flooring had to be added. The builders suggested refinishing all the wood on the first floor so it would all match. The result is a striking dark-wood finish that Karyn says ties all parts of the first floor together. DiYanni suggested recycling the old kitchen cabinents and appliances by building a nearly complete kitchen in the lower level, which features a walkout to the back yard.

The cabinets were moved, the granite tops were recut to fit a new layout and a sink, and a new dishwasher and refrigerator were installed. There is no range or oven, but the secondary kitchen is just right for entertaining and, according to DiYanni’s estimaes, probably cost a third of what a new one would have cost, Karyn says.

“It feels like our home now. In the winter, we can see the river; in the summer, the trees are so beautiful,” says Karyn, who has lived with the remodel for about a year now. Her children feel the same.

A sliding door in the kitchen opens to a deck. “Mommy, it feels like we live in a tree house,” Julia says.

Duane St. Clair is a contributing editor for Dublin Life Magazine.

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Nick Soulas might be stern in the courtroom, but he’s lots of fun in the kitchen.

Not only is Soulas second-in-command at the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office, he also is a head chef at the annual Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral’s Greek Festival, held annually on Labor Day weekend.

After years of cleaning tables and working food stands during his youth, Soulas, a Dublin resident, graduated to festival co-chair before finally joining his late father-in-law, Peter Strangas, in the kitchen.

“I learned his cooking methods and recipes,” Soulas says. “As a former restaurateur, he had complete command of the kitchen, earning him the nickname of ‘The General.’”

When Strangas passed away in 2008, Soulas took over as coordinator of the kitchen.

While Soulas describes the performances of traditional Greek dancing as the highlight of the festival for him, “I believe the attraction of the festival is the food itself,” he says.

The easiest way to experience this attraction is to sample Soulas’ cooking. But for the more hands-on festivalgoers, there also will be cooking demonstrations.

Soulas arrives at the cathedral at 7 a.m. and stays until 11 p.m. each day of the festival to make eight traditional Greek dishes from scratch, including pastitsio, which he describes as a “noodle and ground beef-type casserole with a béchamel sauce on top;” moussaka, “layered eggplant and potato with ground beef and béchamel sauce;” spanakopita, “spinach and feta triangles in filo dough;” and rice pudding, a traditional Greek dessert.

After completing his 16-hour days, with the help of many volunteers, Soulas will have made 4,800 servings of pastitsio, 4,300 servings of moussaka and 7,000 servings of spanakopita. The recipes have been handed down from generation to generation, consistent and traditional.

Soulas and his wife, Matina, are central Ohio natives born to parents who immigrated to the U.S. from Greece.

“From a child, my parents instilled in my brothers and me pride in the role Greece has played in the development of Western civilization. Learning to speak the language and the importance of the church as a spiritual and community base was of the utmost importance,” Soulas says. “Those same values, we have tried to impart to my children.”

The Soulas’ 15-year-old daughter, Stavroula, and 12-year-old son, Nicholas, enjoy volunteering for the Greek Festival as well. Stavroula helps her parents in the kitchen at home. Nick, whose cooking skills are largely self-taught, says she is “quickly surpassing (his) abilities.”

The 39th annual Greek Festival takes place Sept. 2-5 at the church,

Nick Soulas serves traditional Greek fare at the annual Greek Festival

555 N. High St. just north of downtown Columbus. The $5 admission fee for adults is good for the whole weekend. Visit www.greekcathedral.com for more information.

Katie Carns is a contributing writer for Dublin Life Magazine.

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In an ideal world, we wouldn’t need an organization like Angel Flight because there would be no sick children, no war veterans and no national emergencies.

In reality, we are fortunate that Angel Flight exists to transport needy patients to obtain medical care, soldiers to see their families and necessary supplies after a natural disaster or terrorist attack.

Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic is a nonprofit, tax-exempt association made up of caring volunteer aviators who donate their time, aircraft and fuel to help whenever they are needed.

There are 517 pilots registered in the eight-state region, which includes Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. These pilots flew 1,165 missions in 2010, and 40 percent of them were for children with medical and financial needs who required care at distant locations.

Two local men use their pastime to help others

knew where I was going. Now, I fly a lot, never walk and always know where I am going,” he says.

Morter is instrument- and multi-engine-rated, and assures that each Angel Flight pilot meets stringent Federal Aviation Administration requirements and has a current medical certificate and aircraft liability insurance.

When Morter heard about Angel Flight, he saw the perfect fit. He had retired from IBM and was planning on spending his free time flying anyway – so why not, he thought, put his time to good use and help someone?

He talked with his co-pilot – Kevin Baun, a Powell resident –and he agreed. Morter and Baun are co-owners of a Twin Comanche plane that seats four to six adults, enjoy flying together and can choose how often and how far they fly missions.

“Many of our passengers are in bad shape,” says Baun. “We can cut their driving time by 60 to 70 percent, and turn an 8 hour drive into a 1 ½ hour flight and make it easier on them.”

Sometimes, their assignments break their hearts, as in the case of the 34-year-old cancer patient they picked up at the Cleveland Clinic.

She had been told that there were no more treatments left to try and was heading home for her remaining days. Morter and Baun had to lift her out of her wheelchair and into the plane. When they landed at the airport in West Virginia, 1520 friends and family members were waiting. Everyone was extremely grateful, because they had no money to transport her home and they didn’t know how long she had left to live.

Other times, the stories are more uplifting, as with the 22-year-old woman from Dallas who had been blind since birth and was receiving stem cell surgery for her eyes.

She needed to reach New York nine times over an 11-month period for the procedures. One Angel Flight volunteer pilot flew her from Dallas to Arkansas, the next group from Arkansas to Kentucky, and Morter and Baun took her from Kentucky to New York. Then they reversed the whole travel process to get her back home.

Dublin resident Dick Morter has been involved with Angel Flight for five years and is now the Ohio community representative responsible for spreading the word about Angel Flight, gathering contributions and recruiting new volunteer pilots.

“I’ve never been a part of any activity where I receive so much personal satisfaction,” says Morter. “It is clear that these patients have a genuine need, whether for medical treatment or supplies.”

Dick has always loved flying and started taking lessons in 1968 at The Ohio State University.

“I was in the Marine Corps, where I walked a lot and never

“It was gratifying to see that she eventually obtained some vision in both eyes as a result of the operations,” says Dick.

Passengers must be medically stable, able to sit upright during the trip and able to fly in a non-pressurized plane. They can be on oxygen, but if other medical equipment is needed, they should contact Angel Medflight (www.angelmedflight. com), which is more like an ambulance in the air.

Transplant missions are another service that Angel Flight offers, and require many components to be coordinated in a short period of time. A task team based in Virginia Beach matches a volunteer “on call” pilot to a patient who is await-

Dick Morter (left) and Kevin Baun

ing an organ transplant and needs to reach a hospital while the organ is still viable. Morter and Baun have been on call for a boy in Mount Vernon, Ohio, who is awaiting a heart and will need to get to Pittsburgh when one becomes available, no matter what time of the day or night.

Through the Homeland Security Emergency Air Transportation System, Angel Flight transports precious cargo such as blood, medical supplies and key disaster relief workers to aid in national emergencies. Hundreds of missions were flown following the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., in 2001, and more than 2,600 missions were flown in response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, including the evacuations of children and families. When tornadoes ravaged several towns in Alabama this past April, Angel Flight flew supplies and key disaster personnel in to assist with aid and cleanup.

Suzanne Rhodes, director of public affairs for Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic, says that coordinating the pilots, patients, families, doctors, hospitals, medical centers and social workers is complicated and expensive. The organization relies on dona-

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“These mission teams, like Dick and Kevin, drop everything to help others and we view them as true American heroes,” Rhodes says.

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Dick Morter and Kevin Baun’s Twin Comanche plane they use to volunteer for Angel Flight.

Children’s Books

I Am Too Absolutely Small For School by Lauren Child

Another title in the quirky Charlie and Lola sibling series. While everyone thinks Lola is ready for school, she has absolutely too many important things to do at home. Preschool to grade 2.

This School Year Will Be the Best! by Kay Winters

It’s the first day of school – time to make a wish for the coming year! If you could have just one, what would it be? Grades K-2.

Rules for School by Alec Greven

The 11-year-old author of the bestselling How to Talk to Girls is back with a set of rules to help students get ready, take charge and rule the school. Grades 2-3.

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Trouble Elementary School by Kate McMullan

A playful, silly read that will draw young readers with its lighthearted humor and fun illustrations. Grades 1-4.

No Talking by Andrew Clements

Fifth grade boys and girls challenge each other to a

Adult Books

The Forgotten Garden

by Kate Morton

A captain discovers an abandoned 5-year-old girl on a ship, which docks in Brisbane, Australia, in 1922. The mystery of the child and how she ended up on that ship will encompass three generations and hopscotch between Australia and Cornwall, England. Ambitious, sweeping and literary, this is the perfect summer read.

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

A young Indian nun dies giving birth to twins in a small Ethiopian hospital. The twins, joined at the head, are soon separated. The story follows their lives, and it is the themes of joining and separating that drive this beautifully written novel.

The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman

Goodman weaves a complex and satisfying tale of two sisters, wildly different, who find themselves – and love – in the dot-com years of Silicon Valley, circa 1999.

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

Nonfiction. Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit, returns with the gripping tale of Louis Zamperini, 1930s Olympic runner, Army hero and survivor of a brutal World War II prisoner of war camp. Zamperini’s courage during his brutal imprisonment will have you cheering him on and Hillenbrand’s remarkable writing will keep you up late to finish this riveting true tale of survival.

Orange Is the New Black

by Piper Kerman

Nonfiction. In 2004, Piper Kerman entered a minimum-security prison to serve a 15-month sentence for laundering drug money – a crime she’d committed as a newly graduated Smith College alumna 10 years before. Hers is an eye-opening – and occasionally humorous –account of her navigation through the penal system and the title is a hat-tip to her many friends who donned orange sneakers to show support during her incarceration.

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It will be a village that offers all of the things today's families want and need in a way that maintains a feeling of community and respect for the land, and will feature parks, wetland, ponds, tree-lined parkways, ample green space and extensive nature trails.

We can see Jerome Village now and into the future and we would like nothing more than to share that vision with you. We invite you to visit our Welcome Center, meet our builders and see available home options at our scheduled Sunday Open Houses. Visit jeromevillage.com to see when the next Open House will take place.