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Happy Birthday, Dublin Life!

The Meyers photo by Christa Smothers

Recognize the faces on the cover of this issue of Dublin Life Magazine? We’ll give you a hint: he’s the head coach of central Ohio’s favorite college football team.

Oh, and he’s also our neighbor.

Urban and Shelley Meyer moved to Muirfield Village a few years ago, and they’re the most recent faces of the City’s “Where Champions Reside” advertising campaign. The Meyers – and several other familiar faces involved in the ads – share with us what they like most about Dublin.

You’ll find lots more love for our City in the annual Shutterbugs feature, which highlights residents’ best photos of Dublin people, places and pets. We send off summer with stories about the outdoors: a Donegal Cliffs couple show off their backyard makeover and a senior citizen spins yarns about spinning her wheels as a Bicycle Ambassador.

You can celebrate the end of summer yourself by attending at least one of the events on our community calendar.

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Fifteen years ago, we were wondering if our computers would accommodate the calendar change to the year 2000, the price of a gallon of gasoline was $1.22, The Sopranos debuted on HBO – and Dublin Life Magazine published its first issue.

Through the years, the City of Dublin and Dublin Life have celebrated many milestones together. The magazine has been there to chronicle the important happenings in Dublin, such as the City’s Bicentennial in 2010 and The Presidents Cup in 2013; our annual special events such as the Dublin Irish Festival and the Memorial Tournament; and everyday happenings that make our community proud.

On the pages of this magazine, you’ve read about your neighbors, learned about hotspots for dining and shopping, received recommendations on which books to read, and gained great tips on health and wellness.

That very first issue shared a glimpse into our past through the eyes of local historian Herb Jones, previewed golf fashions for the tournament, discussed housing trends, provided information on local catering options and, of course, updated the City’s preparations for Y2K – it really was of great concern!

Since 1999, each issue has been filled with Dublincentric news of value to those living in our community.

The City of Dublin is proud to call Dublin Life the official city magazine of Dublin, Ohio. It’s been a great community partnership and one we look forward to continuing well into the future.

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Eileen Martin, 81, is a member of the Dublin Bike Ambassadors. The ambassadors aim to keep the City’s multi-use paths safe for bicyclists.

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hen Eileen Martin hops on her bike and hits the City’s trails, she does so with a helmet, her Dublin Bicycle Ambassadors shirt and the sense of adventure she adopted while growing up in the World War II era.

Martin’s interest in biking was sparked when she was a child. Her family moved during the Great Depression, and she found that riding was the most optimal mode of transportation.

“I will say, for five years, between ages 7 and 12, we did buy a house in New Jersey, and that’s where I started riding,” Martin says. “Unfortunately, war was declared in December and my parents sold the car because my mother didn’t drive anymore and my father was a traveling accountant, so he wasn’t home all that much. At that time, either you walked or rode a bike – and you didn’t want to walk.”

She learned both the functionality and excitement of riding, along with some valuable lessons in bicycle repair that came in handy when applying to become a bicycle ambassador.

“I used to explore then, too,” Martin says. “I learned the school bus route and rode around the area. As a kid, you thought places were a long ways off, but it was maybe a mile and a half. We biked to school and to church, so that’s where I really learned to enjoy it. I could still probably fix a chain and fix a flat nowadays.”

Dublin is home to at least 100 miles of bike paths, but with those trails comes necessary upkeep. Ambassadors, including Martin, watch for potential hazards and cyclists who may have lost their way.

Volunteers are trained to spot encroaching shrubs and overhanging branches. When a hazard is located, they report the issue to the City for maintenance.

“A bad blackberry bush can cause a problem,” Martin says.

The mission of the bike ambassador program has found its way into Martin’s everyday life. Since joining in May, she has even started watching for branches in her neighborhood that pose a threat to walkers, riders and drivers.

“People like to grow blue spruce trees along their boundary lines, but they don’t remember they won’t stay two feet big forever,” Martin says. “Those lower branches can take up a good part of the walkways.” www.dublinlifemagazine.com

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• Ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, obeying all traffic rules applicable to vehicles.

Dublin encourages the use of helmets for children and adults, but does not mandate them by law.

Other tips: • Always pass on the left and make an audible signal for other cyclists and pedestrians.

• Never ride with headphones on.

• Keep both hands ready to brake, otherwise you may not stop in time.

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• It is always best to wear bright colored or reflective clothing, whether it is dark or not.

For more information, visit www. dublinohiousa.gov/bicycling-in-dublin While the ambassadors do the majority of the hazard reporting, other members of the community can submit a bike path maintenance request at www.dublinohiousa.gov/request/bikepath-maintenance.

The 45 volunteers hope their work makes for a more enjoyable ride for the rest of the community.

“If all of us are out there and help to maintain the paths and fix the obstructions, it makes it safer for everyone,” Martin says. “Many times, I’m ducking my head down. Even walkers have to walk around or duck. There are places with right angles and, if shrubbery is encroaching, you can’t see. I almost ran into a gentleman last year.” www.dublinlifemagazine.com

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Martin’s personal goals include passing out bike path maps and encouraging riders and pedestrians to be more aware of their surroundings.

“So many people ride or run with their earbuds in,” Martin says. “They’re not in tune with their environment. At least make one ear free to take in the noises of the birds and everything. They’re missing a lot.”

Martin, 81, is consistently active, even participating in a mini-triathlon last year, thanks to a little push from her family. The race included a two-mile run, a 250-yard swim and a 7-mile bike ride.

“Several years ago, I went out to watch my daughter in the mini-triathlon,” Martin says. “The next year, she made her three girls get involved. It’s an introductory into sports. The year after, they called out the name of a woman and said that she was 73 years old. My grandkids looked at me and said, ‘Grandma, you could join us next year.’”

Biking was the easy part for Martin.

The other disciplines took a little training.

She found herself going for quick runs and taking more challenging routes on her bike, including the Emerald Parkway hill. Her training paid off and she completed the race.

“There was no one in my age category, so I came in first,” she says with a laugh.

With her “competitive days” behind her, Martin now considers her riding to be a leisure-only activity.

“I do cycle, but just for the pleasure of it,” she says. “I’m not a ‘cyclist,’ per se.

I tried my daughter’s cycling bike and thought I was going to go right over the handlebars. No way for me. I’m going to stick to sitting up straight.”

Martin joined the Bike Ambassadors this spring after learning about it three

years ago. She wanted to join earlier, but the interview and training dates never meshed with her schedule.

“Every volunteer is interviewed and they go through a complete criminal record check, driving record check and training,” says Christine Nardecchia, volunteer resources administrator for the City of Dublin. “They learn how the paths are funded and our plan. We want to arm them with information because the ambassadors can teach residents as well.”

Members are CPR certified and keep an eye out for lost riders, hazards and little ones who practice proper bike safety, but they must keep their helping hands to a minimum.

“They cannot do maintenance on bikes because it’s a huge liability issue,” Nardecchia says. “However, we are able to help with slipped chains, but we can’t help inflate tires or other maintenance.”

The Ambassadors serve as extra eyes and ears for the City.

“Our team is made of leisure bike riders and serious cyclists,” Nardecchia says.

“The leisure bike rider is the people person, but the cyclist pays attention to maintenance and infrastructure. We absolutely need both.”

Stephan Reed is an editorial associate.

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With a reputation for being pioneers, trailblazers and customer-service driven, the City of Dublin has been on the forefront in using technology to communicate to our residents, corporate citizens, visitors – and, well, the world.

Just like professional journalists, your public servants at the City of Dublin are committed to delivering timely, accurate and comprehensive information. And, yes, we do that in a variety of ways.

In our Community Attitude Survey, our residents said that Dublin Life Magazine and the Dublin Villager are media outlets that serve as a preferred source for local news delivered in a traditional manner: print.

Our survey also gauged the interest and relevancy of social media as a news and information source. You told us you were interested in and use social media.

And we validate and monitor your interest by tracking what our followers read, like, share, repost and comment about.

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Learn about Social Media & Social Media Tools The Dublin Community Recreation Center offers the following technology classes: iPhone: Not Just a Phone – focuses on specific features and how they function such as apps, social media tools, maps for driving directions, facetime, web browsing and camera. iPad Workshop – focuses on misunderstood services such as Apple’s iCloud, Siri and voice activated digital assistance. content that matters. In fact, Community Relations posts more Dublin news and relevant content than most local news sources combined.

Of course, it’s not always about breaking news, road closures and economic development accomplishments. It’s also park features, Bridge Street District updates, events, resident profiles and, most recently, being named the Happiest Suburb in America. Your comments, questions and reactions tell us what’s important to know and what’s nice to know.

We also have become a “news source” for not only our residents, but also the media. It’s not uncommon to see news about Dublin shared on the social media channels of the Dispatch, Business First and the local TV networks.

Dublin City Council’s goal of enhancing community engagement opportunities combined with the City administrative focus of providing incomparable customer service motivate us to achieve great results through social media. Information is knowledge – and we’re proud to deliver that to you when and how you prefer.

And as we know, there’s always something new on the horizon. What’s next?

At the recent Spring Neighborhood Association meeting, Muirfield Village resident Rick Ross introduced us to NextDoor, a neighborhood engagement platform that encourages two-way communication. Several other neighborhood associations have since joined the neighborhood information network. At the annual Fall Neighborhood Association meeting, we will share how the City of Dublin plans to use this new tool – and more importantly, we are interested in learning how our neighbors are learning, sharing and talking to each other through NextDoor.

Social Media Learning Opportunities This summer, the Dublin Convention & Visitors Bureau launched DCVBU – a free summer educational series for the local tourism industry and business community.

The goal of the ongoing program is to educate the Dublin community on a variety of topics and current trends to market its establishments and the destination as a whole.

The Bureau partnered with the City of Dublin to coordinate a panel of experts with vast knowledge of the subject matter. This year’s series focused on the topic of social media and digital marketing with discussions on different social media platforms, the importance of imagery, e-marketing essentials and more. The inaugural year of the program was a huge success with attendees and panelists from several different business sectors. As DCVBU continues to grow, the Bureau will look for new ways to engage the community with the ever-changing marketing trends and tools. All Dublin residents are welcome to attend sessions. Topics and dates for the 2015 sessions will be announced next spring. For more information on DCVBU, visit www. irishisanattitude.com/DCVBU or contact the Dublin CVB at 614-792-7666.

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Community Champions Prominent personalities speak out on what they love about Dublin What city isn’t proud of its accomplished citizens – both residents and corporate neighbors?

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he City of Dublin being no exception, the community relations department has been reaching out to its acclaimed and award-winning residents and businesses and asking for their participation in a new brand marketing campaign.

“Dublin, Where Champions Reside” was launched just before The Presidents Cup last fall with an ad featuring Jack and Barbara Nicklaus, both prominent Dublin figures.

The ad lists each of their accomplishments – 18 professional golf championship wins for Jack, chairman of the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation for Barbara, among others – and a quote from them answering the question, “Why Dublin, Ohio?”

“The people of Dublin continue to make Muirfield Village Golf Club a truly special place. We couldn’t be prouder or more thankful,” they say.

The second ad – which features Wendy Thomas, daughter of The Wendy’s Company Founder Dave Thomas – was released to coincide with the opening of the new flagship restaurant on state Route 161 this spring.

“Our mission is to support City Council’s goal of third-party validation when it comes to promoting the amenities and services in the City of Dublin,” says Community Relations Director Sandra Puskarcik.

It’s one thing for a City Council member to enthuse about Dublin’s parks, but hearing from Wendy, well, that’s a little bit different.

Shelley and Urban Meyer live in Muirfield Village.

“I love the parks here,” says Thomas, who works in Dublin at the headquarters of Thomas 5, a Wendy’s franchisee.

“They’re so well maintained, and then with the whole new area that’s going to (be developed) down by the river” in the Bridge Street District.

“I think Dublin has done such a fabulous job (with the) walking trails,” she says. “It’s nice to get out of the office.”

Thomas’ other favorite part of spending so much time in Dublin is the flagship store – including the life-size statue of her father. www.dublinlifemagazine.com

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WHY DUBLIN, OHIO? Dublin, Ohio has always had a special place in our hearts. And Muirfield Village Golf Club has really become a part of us.

You don’t have to be in the business long to know that it isn’t just the terrain that makes a golf course work, it’s the people.

And the people of Dublin continue to make Muirfield Village Golf Club a truly special place. We couldn’t be prouder or more thankful.

“The statue of my dad, Dave, is the best part, especially when I drive by and he waves at me,” she says with a little laugh.

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As the namesake of the fast-food chain, and having appeared in a handful of commercials for the Wendy’s Company as an adult, she is occasionally recognized.

When it happens locally, it doesn’t seem unusual.

“Elsewhere in the country, it’s kind of interesting,” she says. “It’s always been life.

It’s OK.” Dublin is a good location for Thomas 5 because of the easy access to Interstate 270, among other reasons, Thomas says.

“I would definitely recommend living and working in Dublin,” she says. “There are so many different neighborhoods

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that I think could fit anybody’s needs. … It’s just a great community, and I think the people in Dublin are just really good people.”

Buckeye football Coach Urban Meyer and his wife, Shelley, are the subjects of the most-recent ad, released in the summer as central Ohio starts thinking about the upcoming football season.

“When I came to Columbus to househunt, my Realtors took me all over the city and to all the different suburbs,” Shelley says. “We needed somewhere fairly private, preferably gated, yet I didn’t want to be secluded because I love people. I remembered from my time here in the late ‘80s that Dublin was such a nice community and had access to a lot of things – restaurants, shopping, zoo, etc.”

The Meyers’ home on the golf course in a gated section of Muirfield Village was just what the couple was looking for, says Shelley, calling the location a “deal-maker.” They had never lived on a golf course or in a golf community before.

“My favorite thing about living in Dublin is Muirfield Village and the Memorial Tournament,” Urban says. “It’s

something I really enjoy and look forward to each year.”

Compared to other communities where the Meyers have lived during Urban’s years as a coach, Dublin has many more resources, Shelley says.

“I can literally walk to some places for dinner. I love the trails all around that you can bike, run, walk on. I love how green it is. I love the parks,” she says. “People are really friendly with each other and it sort of feels ‘family-ish’ here even if you don’t know everyone.”

George Barrett – CEO of Fortune 500 company Cardinal Health, which is headquartered in Dublin – echoes their enthusiasm. Barrett and Cardinal Health are the subjects of a forthcoming ad.

“Dublin’s been an extremely supportive community to our company and to our people, many of whom live in the area,” Barrett says. “Being in Dublin brings access to strong schools, outstanding public services and access to an increasingly vibrant downtown Columbus.”

Cardinal Health, a medical supply company, has been headquartered in Dublin since 1999 and has grown tremendously since then. The company had more than $100 billion in revenue last year.

“We think Dublin is conveniently located with great amenities and services and provides a great quality of life to our many employees who call Dublin home,” says Stephanie Pavol, a social media and public relations manager for the company. “Dublin has also been a great partner to us over the years and supported our growth.”

In addition to promoting City amenities, the ads also are a way of recognizing and thanking those who call Dublin home, Puskarcik says.

“From our perspective, it’s a nice way to be able to thank community leaders like the ones featured in the ads for not just what they do for Dublin, but generally they’re very philanthropic people, and it’s a nice way to be able to showcase that,” she says.

“This type of campaign couldn’t happen in a lot of other communities,” Puskarcik says. “We have been fortunate with the high-profile and recognizable people who have supported the campaign and who are willing to demonstrate their support of Dublin.”

Lisa Aurand is editor of Dublin Life Magazine. Feedback welcome at laurand@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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First winner of the Dublin Irish Festival Scholarship jored in sports management. I graduated in winter 2011.

Former President of The Ohio State University E. Gordon Gee and Scott Elliott, winner of the first Dublin Irish Festival Scholarship

DL: How did the scholarship help you?

SE: It helped defray the cost of college.

I was always going to go to Ohio State.

My dad worked at OSU, so my family had this connection. But the scholarship definitely made it an easier decision.

DL: What are you doing now?

SE: Right now I actually work at the Dublin (Community) Recreation Center.

I’m the open gym supervisor, and I also do a little softball and basketball league supervision. I also work part-time for the Worthington rec center supervising volleyball leagues there.

Since 2006, the Dublin Irish Festival Scholarship has been awarded to graduating high school seniors who have shown exceptional community involvement as Festival volunteers.

Scott Elliott was one of the first two students to be awarded the scholarship, which was worth $1,000 at that time. This year Jaclyn Chu from Dublin Jerome High School and Sam Kieffer from Dublin Coffman High School are each receiving $2,500 scholarships.

Dublin Life: What high school did you go to?

Scott Elliott: I went to Coffman for two years then Jerome for two years. I was in the first graduating class at Jerome.

DL: How did you come to receive the Dublin Irish Festival Scholarship?

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out working in the Wee Folks area, then I moved up to hospitality and then I moved up to the golf cart, driving the entertainers around. I think my (senior) year was the first year they had the scholarship (for volunteers); my mom saw it in the newspaper, I think. I applied and I won.

DL: Are you still involved in the Irish Festival?

SE: I have volunteered every year since I graduated. I think last year was the first time I hadn’t. I signed up, but then I got an internship with the Arizona Cardinals for the preseason, so I was (in Arizona) from mid-July all the way through the end of August.

DL: What was the internship like?

SE: I was working with the equipment staff. We did lots of laundry. We also

DL: What did you have to do for the application?

SE: Part of it was writing an essay about what volunteering means to you and how volunteering at the Irish Festival has prepared you for your future. And then I think I had to get a couple of letters of recommendation, maybe.

DL: Where did you attend college and what did you study?

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prepared and packed the equipment, unpacked it all when we got to training camp, set up the field when we got to practice and assisted the coaches during practice, getting them whatever they needed. We would also be in the locker rooms before and after practice if they needed equipment. … It was pretty intense. We would work 70-80 hours a week. We were there 12 hours a day, almost.

It was definitely interesting to see how professional sports leagues are run. I would like to work in more recreational sports, but it was interesting to get that competitive sports experience and see how it compares and contrasts to recreational sports.

DL: What do you like about the Dublin community?

SE: I like the community. It feels like there’s a lot of connectivity between people who live here. You get to know your neighbors, and there are lots of interactions. Dublin puts on lots of events that are good for the community.

DL: What do you like about the Irish Festival?

SE: I just think it’s interesting. It’s a large event. Part of sports management is event management, and I’ve always been interested in that as well. It interests me to see how they can bring all these people together from the community, and even outside the community, and put on an event that everyone can enjoy.

DL: Will you attend the Irish Festival this year?

SE: I am planning to attend and volunteer. I would hope to volunteer in hospitality golf carts again.

Lisa Aurand is editor of Dublin Life Magazine. Feedback welcome at laurand@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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Wood to Stone Donegal Cliffs couple enjoys new stone patio

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ons of limestone boulders, gravel and pavers made for a dramatic transformation in the Smiths’ Donegal Cliffs back yard.

Carolyn and Rick Smith have lived in the house, which was constructed in the 1980s, for 28 years.

The large patio replaced a deteriorating wooden deck and is one of the largest improvements they’ve made, second only to the just-completed overhaul of the kitchen, family and dining rooms.

“It’s more than we hoped it would ever be,” Carolyn says of the backyard renovation, completed last summer. The

revamped kitchen includes an oversized window above the sink with an uninhibited view of the yard.

The couple had decided to replace the deck, which had been rebuilt once since they moved in, and they finally decided on a landscape project. The yard was “just a rectangle, really boring,” Carolyn says.

As they were reviewing various landscape proposals, none of which they especially liked, they learned of an impressive back yard in their neighborhood that reached Rick and Carolyn Smith enjoy the shade on their new patio. from the house to the 40

Scioto River. That back yard had been designed by Tom Costello, owner of Costello Productions, which finds business by word-of-mouth and its website, Costello says.

The Smiths’ home is on a lot with some slope to the rear and one side. After a tour and some consultation, Costello outlined a plan for a stone and paver patio with a curved outer edge and no railings.

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replacing some siding that had rotted behind it.

For easy access, the installation includes semi-circular steps at the family room sliding door rather than “short, choppy steps,” Costello says.

But that was but a small part of the work. The deck had been 4 feet above ground at the outer edge, and the new patio was to be about 18 inches lower.

To do that, Costello hauled in gravel that is held back by large mesh sacklike containers.

The outer wall is shaped with limestone boulders Costello hauled in from a quarry. The boulders remained after being dynamited during quarry operations, and he picked the sizes needed for a project.

At one end of the patio, he built steps for better access to the walkway toward the front of the home. On the other end is an outdoor natural gas grill in a housing of manufactured stone; it’s the foundation for a 5-foot-long, 2-inchthick reinforced concrete countertop that’s extended to allow for seating.

The top is permanently anchored to the grill structure.

Costello wanted to use natural gas in the grill but the home had electric heat.

That desire led to the Smiths having a gas line installed free, taking advantage of a Columbia Gas incentive, while replacing their furnace and air conditioner.

Patio floor pavers are within a “soldier course” of full-size pavers around the cir-

Hostas line the edge of the Smiths’ yard.

cular outside edge of the patio. As the floor was laid, smaller, odd-shaped pieces were cut to fit between full-size pavers so they won’t loosen.

At its widest point, the patio extends about 18 feet from the house. There, Costello built a water feature, a stream that runs over a limestone boulder and rocks. To make it, he used two pieces of culvert to form a 300-gallon, rubberlined underground reservoir and installed a pump and water line to create a “bubbler,” a continuous stream of water that runs over the rocks and back to the reservoir.

“No mosquitoes, nothing for kids to fall into, it doesn’t take up space,” he says of the self-contained water system. The reservoir may have to be topped off with a garden hose twice a year.

For convenience, exterior electric outlets and low-level lighting on the stairs and pills were installed.

When Costello outlined the project, the Smiths weren’t sure of the outcome. “We gave him free rein, and he delivered,” Carolyn says. “I love our back yard. I probably have 80 hostas out there. …

We’re out there all the time. Morning coffee. Evening happy hour wine.”

The couple’s two daughters and their families are frequent visitors to the patio.

The grandchildren love the water feature, in particular, Carolyn says.

Duane St. Clair is a contributing editor.

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The advantage of smaller planters is don’t like the smell of the mixture, and it that the soil warms up faster. “Tender doesn’t harm the environment or alter the annuals and perennials flourish in the taste of veggies.

There is something special about pickwarm soil and don’t like to get cold, wet feet,” Peggy explains. “But water ing your own food that’s been soaking them more frequently because the con- up the sun all day. August is still a great time to plant cold weather vegetables tainers dry out quicker.”

Consider a hanging basket of lettuce and herbs. All autumn and even into the so you can have salad right outside your snow, you can harvest kale, beets, carwindow. Fill a wire cage with sphag- rots, cabbage and radishes. “Kale gets num moss, weave seedlings through the even sweeter after a frost,” says Peggy, bars, water and then snip off what you “and I was cutting parsley and other need as the lettuce grows. Or use an old herbs out of my garden at Thanksgiving.”

One of my favorite ideas is a themed ladder or trellis for climbing peas, pole garden. Plant everything you might need beans and cherry tomatoes.

Peggy has several raised beds for her for homemade soup, such as onions, carvegetables and smaller pots for herbs rots, garlic, cilantro and broccoli. Or try and spices. She suggests planting flow- an herbal tea planter with peppermint, ers such as marigolds, lavender and nas- lemon verbena, chamomile and thyme. turtium along with the veggies to keep Mix and muddle the leaves before coveraphids and other insects away. Deer ing with hot water, and you can dry out can also be a nuisance in the Dublin whatever herbs are left in the fall.

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FROM THE Dublin branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library

Children’s Reads

By Tamra Headrick,

Library Assistant, Youth Services

Flight School

By Lita Judge Penguin wants to fly, but that’s impossible – or is it? (Ages 4-8)

President Taft is Stuck in the Bath

By Mac Barnett

Absolutely Almost

By Lisa Graff

Brown Girl Dreaming

By Jacqueline Albie has a long Did you know that list of things he’s not Woodson President Taft had very good at, but In free verse, a bath tub big a new babysitter Woodson beautienough to hold four inspires him to take fully recounts what men? This funny pride in himself. it was like growing story explains it (Ages 8-12) up on the brink of all. (Ages 4-8) civil rights reform.

Available Aug. 28. (Ages 10+)

Dublin Life Book Club Selection

By Mary Biscuso, Library Assistant, Adult Services

Couples & Clans

Editor’s note: This is the first selection for the new Dublin Life Book Club. The first 10 people to visit the Dublin Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library can request a free paperback copy of this issue’s selection. We’ll meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 in the library meeting room to share our thoughts on the book. Enjoy!

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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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

By Susan Cain At least a third of the world’s population is introverted, and Cain argues that introverts are a misunderstood and underappreciated minority. Listed in numerous top 10s, this book includes proud introvert Cain’s meticulous research, compelling case studies and thoughtful arguments for embracing the quiet ones and the wealth they bring to the collective table of human innovation.

Julie Camp 614.572.1249 jcamp@cityscenemediagroup.com 46

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A confidence that empowers A true sense of self A life with no limits

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