Dublin Life February/March 2012

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Dublin – A Healthy City in Motion

Chief Leatherlips, a 12-foot high native limestone sculpture of the Wyandot Indian Chief, has overlooked Scioto Park’s amphitheater, picnic areas, riverbank and sledding hills since 1990. Leatherlips was the first commissioned project in Dublin’s Art in Public Places program. Today, there are more than 70 sculptural elements in our community. And with the recent launch of a cell phone tour, residents and visitors have easy access to a comprehensive and interactive guide to the collection.

Interviews with artists and those close to Dublin’s award-winning public artworks have been recorded and prepared in approximate two-minute segments that speak about the inspiration and creation of each sculpture. The tour encompasses Dublin’s large-scale commissioned artworks and those acquired through the three-year Titration on-loan exhibition series. Call 614-763-3100 to hear the Leatherlips segment.

Scioto Park also has achieved another distinction. Recently, Yahoo! named Scioto Park one of the Best Local Sledding Hills in Columbus. Weather permitting, the sledding hill is open from 7:30 a.m. to dusk.

In this issue of Dublin Life, we explore other innovative and unique programs, services, people and nutrition. Dublin has long been known as a “green” community. You’ll learn how that’s taking on a renewed meaning by reading how the City is growing its sustainability efforts through honeysuckle removal, electric car recharging stations, LED lights and more. The newest introduction is e-waste recycling.

Also in this issue, we visit the home of John and Sheila Reiner, who share their diet full of healthful fruits and vegetables. John’s bout with cancer almost a decade ago inspired a total lifestyle overhaul for this Dublin couple. And meet Dr. David Boehmer, head of the Emergency Department at Dublin Methodist Hospital, who loves to ride on the City’s extensive network of bike paths.

Slàinte,

Kathleen K. Gill President/Publisher The Publishing Group, Ltd.

About Chief Leatherlips

Sandra Puskarcik, ABC Director of Community Relations City of Dublin

Work on Leatherlips began more than 20 years ago when the City of Dublin, in collaboration with the Dublin Arts Council, commissioned the city’s first Art in Public Places project. City Council envisioned a prominent piece that had historical significance specifically related to Dublin’s past with Native Americans. Leatherlips (1732–1810) was a Wyandot American Indian leader who encouraged cooperation with white settlers near the end of his life. Historians say his last hunting camp was just north of Dublin along the Scioto River. Known to the Wyandot as Sha-Te-Yah-Ron-Ya, he acquired the name Leatherlips from the white settlers because he always kept his word.

A little over a year ago, I was appointed city manager by Dublin City Council. It has been a very gratifying experience to work with dedicated and professional community leaders and City employees.

Together, we have enjoyed many great successes. I look forward to sharing with you some of the achievements of the past year, as well as looking ahead at a few of the projects planned for the coming year. I invite you to attend the 2012 State of the City and Community Expo on March 15 at the Dublin Community Recreation Center, 5600 Post Rd. The expo will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Community Hall; the address will begin at 7 p.m. in the Abbey Theater, and will be followed by a reception.

The theme of this year’s presentation is A Healthy City in Motion, which speaks not only to initiatives like Healthy Dublin, but also to innovative plans for the City, including the vision for moving ahead with the Bridge Street Corridor and the fiscal well-being of the City.

This year’s State of the City will be a bit different from those in previous years. If you haven’t attended in the past, this is the year to say, “Yes, I’ll give it a try.” During the expo, our community partners will showcase the ingredients that go into creating a healthy community, including healthy cooking demonstrations, fitness programs, safety, sustainability and recreational opportunities.

I hope you will join us.

Sincerely,

Marsha L. Grigsby, City Manager

Left to right: Mayor Timothy A. Lecklider, Vice Mayor Amy J. Salay, Richard S. Gerber, Marilee Chinnici-Zuercher, Michael H. Keenan, Cathy A. Boring, John G. Reiner

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Through Feb. 24

Frozen: Prudence Y. Gill and Terry Lindquist

Dublin Arts Council, 7125 Riverside Dr., www.dublinarts.org

Sculpturist Prudence Y. Gill and photographer Terry Lindquist work with frozen surfaces to present their thought-provoking pieces at the Dublin Arts Council.

Feb. 2

Groundhog Day

Feb. 4

Polar Bear Golf Open

8 a.m., Safari Golf Club, 4850 W. Powell Rd., www.polarbeargolf.org

For the past 15 years, golfers have braved winter weather to enjoy the chance to say they golfed in Ohio in February, and all for a good cause! Organized by Dublin AM Rotary, the event features a brisk round of golf, camaraderie, food and prizes. Golfers receive a complimentary ticket to the Wendy’s Chili Open. Registration required.

Feb. 4

Wendy’s Chili Open

Noon-5 p.m., Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 4850 W. Powell Rd., www.wendyschiliopen.com

The fundraiser, organized by the Westerville Sunrise Rotary Club, includes food from more than 30 restaurants, as well as auctions, raffles, music and activities for family members of any age. Guests with Chili Open tickets may view zoo exhibits at no additional charge. Proceeds benefit children’s charities.

Feb. 18-20, 24-27

Annie!

Dublin Scioto High School, 4000 Hard Rd., scioto.dublin.k12.oh.us

The Scioto High School theater department will share its interpretation of the story of little orphan Annie and her musical journey to find a place in the Warbucks home. Tickets cost $6 for adults and $4 for students and seniors.

Feb. 23-25

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

7:30 p.m., Dublin Jerome High School, 8300 Hyland-Croy Rd., jerome.dublin. k12.oh.us

The theatrical students of Jerome present the classic tale of love, loss and triumph between a prince-turned-beast and the town beauty. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $6 for students and seniors.

Feb. 25

Emerald Celebration

6:30 p.m., Columbus Marriott Northwest,

March 6-April 20

Yesterday: A CCAD Student Exhibition

Dublin Arts Council, 7125 Riverside Dr., www.dublinarts.org

A group of students from the Columbus College of Art and Design will present exhibitions of their own. These two- and three-dimensional gallery works are inspired by memories of first loves, driving solo and reckless nights.

March 10

March 10

St. Patrick’s Day 4 Miler at Kinsale

6 p.m., Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club, 3737 Village Club Dr., Powell, www.m3ssports.com

Celebrate the Wearin’ o’ the Green with a four-mile run, followed by a St. Patrick’s Day party highlighted by a performance from local rock cover band the Reaganomics.

March 11

March 1-4

The Arnold Sports Festival

Downtown Columbus, www.arnoldsportsfestival.com

The Arnold is back again, offering a huge variety of wellness information and athletic spectacle. New offerings such as the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Weightlifting and the Arnold Morning Weekend Review will join longtime favorites including the Arnold Classic and the Arnold Fitness Expo for one of central Ohio’s signature events.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

11 a.m., Historic Downtown Dublin, Bridge Street, www.dublin.oh.us

Make sure to wear some green as Dublin presents the “Greenest, Grandest Parade.” The parade launches from the Metro Center and ends with the Lions Club annual pancake breakfast at Sells Middle School. Make sure to catch the Inflation Celebration in the Crowne Plaza Hotel parking lot before the bash begins. See story on page 18.

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade

February/March 2012

5605 Blazer Pkwy., www.dublinfoundation.org

See story on page 16.

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Feb. 26

Last Chance for Boston Marathon

8 a.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel, 600 Metro Pl. N., www.premierraces.com

The “Last Chance for Boston” Marathon is a marathon opportunity for those unfortunate souls who did not sign up in time for the Boston Marathon. Race options include a 5K, a 10K, a halfmarathon and a full marathon.

March 12 -13

The Leader in Me Symposium

9 a.m.-4 p.m., Embassy Suites, 5100 Upper Metro Pl., www.theleaderinme.org

The Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators will present a national lecture program for parents, teachers, principals, businesses and administrators working with kindergarten through eighth-grade students. The association will demonstrate and describe the seven habits of highly effective people and other leadership techniques.

March 17

St. Patrick’s Day 5K at Flannagan’s

9 a.m., Flannagan’s, 6835 Caine Rd., www.flannagans.com

The local restaurant and bar will be hosting an annual 5K run on Saturday morning in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.

March 20

The First Day of Spring

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Dublin ER doctor tackles life and work with enthusiasm

DDR. DAvID BoEHMER is a “running kind of a guy.”

The phrase doesn’t describe merely one of his preferred forms of exercise, but his whole life – including his job as head of the Emergency Department at Dublin Methodist Hospital.

While a pre-med major majoring in biology at Case Western University in Cleveland, Boehmer ran distance races -- 5,000 and 10,000 meters and steeplechase. He ran cross country to keep in shape.

As a high school junior in his hometown of Sandusky, Boehmer underwent surgery for a benign tumor in his left ankle. The experience “kind of turned me on to medicine,” he says. During college, he spent summers in Saginaw, Mich., where he trained and worked as an emergency medical technician.

The slightly-built, enthusiastic doctor has a degree from the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He began his practice in Maryland, but after three years there with his young family, he wanted to return to Ohio.

Boehmer took at job with Mid-Ohio Emergency Services, the company that runs the emergency departments at Riverside Methodist and Grant hospitals, as well as at Dublin Methodist, all of which are part of the OhioHealth medical system. Initially, he practiced at the two Columbus hospitals, but he was assigned to Dublin Methodist when it opened four years ago.

It’s a busy place that sees about 95-100 patients a day – about 85 percent of them walk-ins, and the rest brought in by emergency squad, Boehmer says. It’s staffed around the clock with at least one physician and a

nurse practitioner. Afternoons are busier, so another doctor and nurse practitioner may be added. “The beautiful thing is we staff to volume,” he says, so the group of eight doctors can keep up with the patient load when they’re on duty.

Sometimes they see children injured from playing sports, but Boehmer says it’s not a large number. On weekends, it’s likely a few kids may be brought in, but usually their injuries are not serious, although they may be painful, he says.

Today, in sports at all levels, concussions and concussion prevention are getting widespread attention as the long-term realities of the problem become more apparent.

“We see concussions in all (contact) sports,” not just football, Boehmer says. He tells of recently seeing a high school basketball player who suffered a concussion when he “tried to take a charge,” fell hard on his back and banged his head on the floor.

“We try to make sure it’s nothing more serious,” he says, such as cranial bleeding or brain damage. If so, “We send them to Nationwide Children’s Hospital,” which has the highest quality staff and facilities designed to treat seriously injured minors.

In an emergency room injury evaluation, time may be of the essence, but it is no problem when getting an X-ray diagnosis, Boehmer explains. The picture can be taken, digitalized and read by a radiologist in 10 minutes, he says.

Several factors contribute to low injury levels in sports, Boehmer says. Coaches for all age groups have players stretch and warm up, and they stress conditioning exercises. Training facilities at high schools, at least in Dublin, have top-notch equipment and training

is thorough. Fields with scientifically designed artificial turf are forgiving.

Boehmer, 43, and his wife, Sue, have two daughters: Katie, 14, and Brooke, 12, who play volleyball or golf, both non-contact sports. Boehmer has coached both when the girls played on club teams. He stepped in because the sports are not offered in middle school and the kids needed someone.

Even quality coaching is not infallible, though. In football, “Coaches teach how to tackle with the shoulder, not the head. They’re kids and (sometimes) don’t listen and they (still) tackle with their heads,” he says.

“A lot of responsibility does fall on coaches,” Boehmer says. “Parents need to support coaches,” he says, because most are responsible and well-versed in teaching and protecting players.

Boehmer’s time is scarce. He dropped a membership at Tartan Field when he realized he was only able to golf three or four times in a year. His job requires about 15 nine-hour days a month – plus, his medical director position involves frequent meetings during his non-duty hours. It’s “a little more demanding job than a 40-hour work week” with weekend and late or overnight assignments blended in, he says.

In the little spare time he has, Boehmer runs around his Muirfield Village neighborhood or rides his bike 23-30 miles at a time. His life mainly consists of “working and watching (his) daughters grow,” but he’s hardly complaining.

“It’s different every day,” he says. “I get to meet a bunch of people from all walks of life. It’s good … It’s good.”

Duane St. Clair is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at laurand@ pubgroupltd.com.

“It’s different every day. I get to meet a bunch of people from all walks of life. It’s good … It’s good.”

Dublin Goes Green

GREEN MEANS MUCH more to the City of Dublin than the signature emerald color often associated with our beautifully landscaped parks and thoroughfares. It’s a standard that drives innovative sustainability practices to preserve natural resources, improves the daily lives of residents, has a measurable impact on our fiscal accountability and creates an optimal environment for economic growth.

Collaboration between residents and local government is critical to Dublin’s success. Fortunately, we live and work in a community that respects the significance of sustainable choices and appreciates the opportunity to get involved. Like many of our initiatives, policies are determined by Dublin City Council and based upon the pulse of the community. One of Dublin City Council’s strategic focus areas is sustainability. The City Administration supports this initiative by encouraging community engagement, emphasizing innovative services and developing visionary programs.

Community Engagement

Residents who volunteer in clean-up activities with Dublin’s Green Team, recycle household and electronic waste, recharge electric cars, place leaves on their tree lawn, bike, or go to the community farmers’ market play a vital role in supporting Dublin’s sustainability.

Dublin has long been a leader in recycling efforts, and residents continue to do their part to divert materials from solid waste collections. In 2010, recyclables accounted for nearly 5,400 tons of diverted materials, while chipper, leaf and yard waste totaled approximately 4,500 tons. Together, that’s nearly 10,000 tons of materials eliminated from the waste stream.

We’ve also launched some new programs over the last several years, and community involvement has been the key to success.

Dublin’s Green Team is coordinated through the City’s Volunteer Resources

The city grows its sustainability efforts

Division. Residents participate in nature education sessions led by the Division of Parks & Open Space, then volunteer on a project related to the topic. In 2011, the Green Team’s honeysuckle removal efforts contributed to the environmental sustainability of our parkland. Civic association memberships also have embraced the efforts. Dublin City Council member Mike Keenan participated in a honeysuckle removal project in his Coventry Woods neighborhood.

“We are fortunate to have such a terrific opportunity for residents to volunteer with City staff to make a difference in our neighborhoods,” he said. “Dublin is unique in combining community engagement and City resources to execute programs like honeysuckle removal.”

The Bicycle Advisory Task Force – representing residents, corporate residents, youth and the Dublin City Schools – uses as its guide the League of American Bicyclists’ “five E’s” of a bicycle friendly community: engineering, education, encouragement, enforcement and evaluation. Since 2009, the task force has helped to develop cycle friendly programs, enhanced Bike to Work Week activities, advocated for multi-path connectivity throughout our commu-

nity and acted as a champion of placing public bike racks throughout the City.

And in 2010, the BATF contributed to the creation of the Dublin Cyclocross event. The goal, through event promotion, is to increase awareness of and participation in cycling as an alternative mode of transportation, especially among the younger members of the community.

Biking to the Dublin Irish Festival has been growing in popularity since the festival began a green initiative to decrease its carbon footprint. Last year, 834 people rode their bikes to the Festival, parking them in a designated area sponsored by Dublin Methodist Hospital. Also at last year’s event, food composting through Eartha Limited was added in multiple sites and nearly 1.4 tons of food and other materials were composted. In total, nearly 3.5 tons of refuse was recycled. This resulted in more than 35 percent of the festival’s garbage being diverted from landfills.

In 2010, the Bicycle Advisory Task Force contributed to the creation of the Dublin Cyclocross event.

Innovative Services

Dublin is involved in many programs that save energy and reduce operating costs that aren’t always visible to residents.

To increase cost savings and fuel efficiency, we are developing the infrastructure for electric car recharging stations at the Dublin Community Recreation Center and the Dublin Service Center. When the stations are operational this spring, residents will be able to use a debit, credit or pre-paid card to recharge their electric vehicles. This project is supported by a grant from Clean Fuels Ohio.

In addition, we are partnering with Dublin-based IGS Energy to open a compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle fueling station at 6351 Shier Rings Rd. The station will initially supply fuel for 44 City of Dublin vehicles and will eventually fuel more than 200 vehicles in our fleet. Our fleet conversion project is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Program. CNG provides significant cost and energy savings, averaging about 50 percent less than gasoline while delivering the same power and performance. IGS Energy plans to make the station available for future use by residents and businesses.

Significant savings of dollars and energy are being realized through a lighting retrofit and replacement project recently implemented at the Dublin Community Recreation Center. LED lights and energy efficient motion and light sensors were installed at the DCRC, saving $30,000 per year. We also received $28,000 in rebates from American Electric Power for eliminating inefficient lighting. This project is supported with a $184,000 federal stimulus grant. Our next step is to retrofit lights in City-owned parking lots; this will result in annual savings of $16,000 per year in electric expenses and $30,000 in AEP rebates.

The City of Dublin replaced traffic signals with LEDs in 2004 and experienced a significant drop in wattage necessary to operate the signals, enabling the use of backup power supplies at all signalized intersections. This allows these intersections to continue to operate for up to 12 hours in the event of a power failure.

You also will notice LED lighting on our multi-use paths as we convert the City’s

existing high-pressure sodium bulbs. LEDs use less energy than standard bulbs, emit less carbon dioxide and require less maintenance.

Visionary Programs

We continue to evaluate our internal City operations and initiate programs involving alternative energy and fuels, habitat restoration, and increased recycling while also examining our community planning and development efforts. The goals of our Bridge Street Corridor project are to promote increased density, create a walkable environment, expand the use of alternative methods of transportation and explore numerous other aspects that support the City’s goals as a sustainable community.

Living and working in a sustainable community gives all of us the opportunity to value renewable practices and take responsible action.

Working collaboratively, we will increase our capacity to protect the environment, improve public health, expand economic opportunity and improve overall quality of life.

For more information on sustainability programs, visit www.DublinOhioUSA.gov.

Last year, Dublin’s Green Team organized honeysuckle removal to improve parkland sustainability, and local civic associations joined in, including Coventry Woods, home of City Council member Mike Keenan.

About Michelle Crandall

Michelle has served the City of Dublin in a variety of roles since 1992. In 2006, she was named a “40 Under Forty” award recipient by Columbus Business First Michelle believes strongly in the significant difference civic engagement can make in a community and takes the most pride in the opportunities she has had to work with resident-led boards and commissions.

She is an executive board member of the International City/County Management Association, chair of the Ohio City/County Management Association professional development committee and a member of the board of trustees for the Ohio Wildlife Center.

She has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Wittenberg University and a master’s degree in public administration from The Ohio State University.

As the Director of Administrative Services, Michelle is responsible for coordinating citywide sustainability initiatives and oversees Information Technology, Facilities Management, Court Services, Fleet Management, Parks & Open Space, Recreation Services and Events Administration.

New E-waste Recycling Service Now Available

The City of Dublin is offering a new and environmentally friendly service. Now you can safely recycle electronics through our partnership with Dublinbased Possitivity by dropping off your items, free of charge, at the City of Dublin Service Center, 6555 Shier Rings Rd.

The following items are accepted:

AC adapters

Alarm clocks

Cables

Calculators

Cash drawers

Cell phones

Clock radios

Coffee makers

Computers

• Fax machines

• Gaming devices

• Ink and toner cartridges

• Keyboards and mice

• Laptop docks

• Laptops

• LCD monitors

• Microwaves

• Overhead projectors

• PDAs

• Point of sale equipment

• Power cords

• Routers

• Scanners

• Server racks

• Servers

• Speakers

• Switches

• Telephones

• Typewriters

• Uninterrupted power systems

• Other items deemed e-waste or peripheral to electronic equipment

The following items may be recycled for a fee at Possitivity, 1773 Westbelt Dr., Columbus; these items cannot be accepted at the Dublin Service Center:

• CRT monitors - $15.00

• Televisions - $25.00

Possitivity does not accept monitors and televisions with cracked glass, items in wood casings, hot water tanks or appliances. Possitivity guarantees a 100 percent global no-landfill policy, the return of all recycled materials to the manufacturing stream and the security of all devices and sensitive information by either wiping hard drives to Department of Defense Standards or physically destroying hard drives.

For more information, visit www.DublinOhio USA.gov or call 614-410-4750.

Put on your party best for the Emerald Celebration’s 30th anniversary

IIN THE 30 YEARS since its start, The Dublin Foundation’s Emerald Celebration has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, allowing the foundation to give out more than $375,000 in grants to nonprofits benefiting the Dublin area.

Lisa Garner, chairwoman of the 2012 Emerald Celebration, says the foundation is planning for an all-out gala Feb. 25 at the Columbus Marriott Northwest, where Garner is the general manager.

“Last year, it was a great event, and we’re looking forward to another great year – with a few surprises to make it even better than it was last year,” Garner

says. “Our goal is to get 30 tables for the 30th (anniversary of the celebration) and we’re on track to hopefully accomplish that goal.”

Typically, between 200 and 300 people attend the annual celebration, and Garner says 100 RSVPs had been received by Jan. 15 – before the invitations were sent out.

Social hour begins at 6:30 p.m. and dinner begins at 7:45. The Paradise Island Band, a six-piece dance band that plays everything from classic rock to current hits, is booked for the celebration. A photo booth will allow guests to snap

pictures while wearing their very best. The dress code is “party attire.” In addition, attendees can participate in a silent auction.

For $7,500, patron sponsors get the opportunity to showcase their company, publicity and recognition at the celebration and a table for 10. Corporate tables of 10 are available for $1,500. Individual tickets are $100 apiece.

The honorees for this year’s Emerald Celebration are Herbert Warren Jones and Leona M. Jones. Honorees must be community volunteers who have either resided or worked in the Dublin area for

an extended time, and their contributions should benefit the overall community in many ways. Those chosen may not currently hold an elected position.

Herbert and Leona have been married for 52 years and part of the Dublin community for more than 60 years. Leona helped start the Ladies Auxiliary and was president of the Dublin Volunteer Fire Department in the 1960s. Herb was part of the Dublin Charter Commission that helped transition Dublin’s form of government from strong mayor to city manager in the late 1970s. He has also been ambassador for the Dublin Convention and Visitors Bureau (as has Leona), a member of the Dublin Chamber Commission and a member of the cemetery commission. The Joneses are active in the Dublin Historical Society, and Herb is known as the “go to” man for anyone with a question about Dublin history.

In April 2010, Dublin City Council presented the Joneses with the President of the United States Call to Service Award for their more than 4,000 hours of volunteer service.

For more information, visit www.dublinfoundation.org or call Garner at 614791-1000.

LuckO’the Irish

IIN YEARS PAST, central Ohio residents full of Irish spirit were forced to choose: Would they celebrate in Columbus itself, or in the local namesake of Ireland’s capital city?

Thanks to cooperation between officials from both Columbus and Dublin, no

Dublin devotees can attend the Columbus St. Patty’s Day parade and vice versa

one has to decide between the larger celebration Downtown and the parade that in 2011 was named the sixth best in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

This year, Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities will be held Saturday, March 10, a week before Columbus’ parade.

“A lot of the people that are in our parade – the bands, the bagpipers, the dancers – many of them are involved in the Columbus festivities that take place on the 17th, and we didn’t want to conflict with that to make it difficult for them to participate in both events,” says events administrator Mary Jo DiSalvo. “It’s like having a whole week of fun.”

DiSalvo suggests kicking off a week of St. Patrick’s Day festivities 7 a.m. March 10 at the Dublin Lions Club Pancake Breakfast, held at Sells Middle School, 150 W. Bridge St. At 9 a.m., the “Inflation Celebration” begins in the parking lot of the Dublin Crowne Plaza Hotel, 600 Metro Pl. N.

“People can see some of the big helium balloons inflated,” DiSalvo says. “We’ll have the giant shamrock balloons and we may have a top hat this year. We’re trying to secure a good top hat.”

Next, head over to the Indian Run Elementary School parking lot, 80 W. Bridge St., where the Hooligans, a local Irish-American band, will be playing and complimentary refreshments will be served. At 11 a.m., the parade begins from Metro Center and travels through Historic Dublin. Participants slated for this year’s “Greenest, Grandest Parade” include the Dublin high school marching bands and local pipe and drum groups.

“We like to see people dressed in their greenest, Irish-looking clothing,” DiSalvo says. “Come to Dublin and get your Irish attitude, and then run with it the whole week wherever you want.”

For more information about Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day events, visit www.dublin. oh.us/events/stpats.

(Half) Marathon Man

Dublin resident’s company celebrates fitness with series of races

WW HAT STARTED AS a partnership to organize a running race in Chicago has evolved, a decade later, into a series of local runs all aimed at celebrating the athletic spirit and the people who embrace it.

Dublin resident David Babner is founder and race director of M3S Sports, which is responsible for a variety of half-marathons, 5Ks, four-milers and other running races in the central Ohio area. He created the company in 2002 to help a friend and legal client, who was a columnist for Runner’s World magazine, organize the Chicago Distance Classic, a fundraiser for the American Lung Association.

A lawyer by trade, Babner nonetheless was familiar with the changing demographics of race events and saw the opportunity to organize the Chicago race as a way to get his foot in the door. Though he still practices law, these days he spends about 95 percent of his time in the racing business.

In 2004, Babner decided to bring the spirit of the Chicago run – a high-energy celebration of the active lifestyle – a little closer to home, spearheading the Capital City Half Marathon.

Prior to that point, Columbus had an annual marathon, but no half-mar-

athon – neglecting a large segment of the distance-running population. Eight years later, the race is projected to draw 13,000 participants.

“The explosive growth in the running industry has really been in the half-marathons across the country,” Babner says.

Shortly thereafter, Babner began producing a few other races – one on the other side of the country, the Arizona Distance Classic Half Marathon, and one locally, the Fore Miler, a four-mile run to accompany the LPGA Tour in 2005. The latter in particular drummed up tremendous support thanks to the association’s ramped-up emphasis on health and wellness, and Babner began seeking out ways to bring that enthusiasm to additional races.

Today M3S produces a total of 14 events, two of them right here in Dublin: the Emerald City Half and Quarter Marathons, and the Flying Feather Four Miler. Those two races are part of the company’s Signature Series, which also includes the Capital City Half Marathon, the Arizona Distance Classic and the Giant Eagle Multisport Festival.

M3S Sports Race Director David Babner

M3S’s Celebration Series includes nine runs, most of them holiday-themed: First on the First (New Year’s Day), the St. Patrick’s Day Four Miler, the Cinco de Julio Cuatro Miler (formerly a Cinco de Mayo event), the Oktoberfest Vier Meiler, the Step Up for Stefanie 5K/2 Miler (held in October), the Dead Celebrity 3 Miler (Halloween), the Buckeye Classic 10K (held before the final Buckeye football home game of the season) and the Holiday Run.

“M3S has become, I think, synonymous with celebration of the active, healthy lifestyle, and what better way to celebrate than around the holidays?” says Babner.

Family is a big part of most holidays, and M3S sees a lot of participation from families whose members come into town for the holiday and run in the race while they’re here, Babner says. Some races are part of larger events and festivals; the Vier Meiler is part of Columbus Oktoberfest, while the St. Patrick’s Day run is part of Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration.

“The runners run the four miles, and then they’re there for the party” on St. Patrick’s Day, Babner says. “Last year, the Menus played; this year, it’s the Reaganomics.”

Further embracing the “celebration” theme, most races include thematic gifts for participants. Each Flying Feather participant gets a bottle of wine to take to the Thanksgiving table; each Cinco de Julio participant gets a margarita at the finish line; and each Vier Meiler participant gets a beer, a Bahama Mama and a cream puff, all from Columbus Oktoberfest event organizer Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus.

“In the old days, running events were really based on competition and it wasn’t about the celebration and the participation and the active, healthy lifestyle,” Babner says. “Used to be, you got a bagel and a bottle of Gatorade.”

To ensure participants get the most enjoyment possible out of each race, M3S brings in extra runners to come in last place so no one else has to. It also does not differentiate between runners and

walkers in any of its races – all are welcome, Babner says.

“In my experience, people will walk, people will run, people will run-walk, people will walk-run – everybody’s a participant,” he says.

In addition to celebration, several of M3S’s races benefit charitable organizations – the Step Up for Stefanie event benefits the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research, portions of the Emerald City proceeds went to Welcome Warehouse last year, and portions of the Capital City proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society this year.

As M3S continues to expand its race repertoire, a consistent part of it has been the addition of quarter-marathons, of which the Emerald City run was the first. And it recently ventured into new athletic events, partnering in 2011 with HFP Racing to present the Giant Eagle Multisport Festival, which included, in addition to standard foot races, a triathlon that also featured swimming and biking. One of the racers was Babner himself.

Left: A participant in the Emerald City Half Marathon holds up a distance card indicating her race of choice.

Right: Flying Feather Four Miler runners pose with the event’s turkey mascot.

David Babner with 10TV news anchor Andrea Cambern and Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman. 10TV’s Commit to Be Fit program holds a 5K in conjunction with the Capital City Half Marathon.

“I never thought I could do a triathlon until I did last year,” he says.

Though Babner has no immediate plans for new races, his goals for 2012 include attracting regional interest to the Emerald City race and building its economic impact in and around Dublin. He’ll also be working to grow the Capital City race, which he hopes will reach 20,000 participants by 2016.

And M3S is forever looking for new ways to make existing races more interesting for participants.

“In Emerald City this year, we have cheerleaders at every mile,” Babner says. “At Capital City, we have bands every half-mile and DJs every mile.”

Not only does Dublin play host to a fair number of M3S’s races, it also serves as a source of inspiration for Babner. Observing the effort and energy that went into the creation of the city’s paths, as well as their popularity among residents, helps keep him interested.

“I can go outside of my house, jump on a path and run for as long as I want,” he says.

Find out more about M3S Sports –including registration information – at www.m3ssports.com.

Garth Bishop is a contributing editor. Feedback welcome at laurand@pub groupltd.com.

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Tumblers in Training

Dublin-area gymnastics teams prepare for competition

AA DUBLIN BoYS’ gymnastics team is getting an opportunity to show off its skills and athleticism on a big stage next month.

Integrity Gymnastics, owned by threetime Olympian Blaine Wilson, is sending 16 competitors, ages 7 to 14, to the Arnold Sports Festival, where they’ll join about 4,000 youth gymnasts from across the nation to compete for top spots in the Arnold Gymnastics Challenge. The festival runs March 1-4.

The three teams – levels four, five and six – compete separately, and each participant performs in six events. Men’s gym-

nastics events include floor, parallel bars and high bar.

Coach Nyika White says his team enjoys the Arnold as a large-scale event that happens in its own backyard – allowing

team members to have classmates, friends and relatives come cheer them on and giving them a “home-field advantage.”

As the boys gear up for the challenge, they practice from seven and a half hours to 12 hours a week, depending on their level of competition.

Although the boys have been competing well, White says they must continue to reach for better. He believes they will be in “tip top shape” by March.

“There is always work and practice to be done in gymnastics,” White says. It can be “better, bigger, higher, longer, straighter.”

Because the coaches see the gymnasts sometimes more often than their families, they must act as major role models, instilling in them values such as excellence and perfection, White says. The lessons of gymnastics compare closely to life, teaching the importance of goal setting, self-image and self-worth, he says.

Integrity Gymnastics teaches its students to look at all competitions the same, with each being the one they have prepared their whole lives for, White says.

They must “get out and get the job done,” he says.

Tessa Dufresne is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at laurand@pub groupltd.com.

A Personal Touch

Dublin mom expands her personal training business at home

SSUzIE HARNESS FIGHTS against the evils of obesity and unhealthy foods one client at a time from inside her Dublin home.

“Initially, moving my business inside my home was for convenience. But I also like that personal aspect of welcoming someone in,” says Harness. “Very rarely do I take someone right off the street … so I feel comfortable having people here in my home.”

In between caring for her four children, working as a nurse practitioner, running marathons and training at various local gyms, Harness is certified in seven types of training, including personal and group fitness.

“I wish I could cure obesity, make people move more,” says Harness. “Actually, I didn’t like (personal training) at first … I didn’t want to just sit there and say ‘OK, give me ten more.’ But I like the life coach aspect of it. It is really rewarding to see those results. It gives me satisfaction as much as it gives them.”

Thanks to Harness’ can-do attitude, her in-home, 10-client business is burgeoning into something far greater.

“I have a client now who has lost 35 pounds. … I love to see the end results. It’s not really about helping people get skinny, but helping people to get healthy. I really enjoy transforming people’s bodies and see them go from obesity to being very healthy and physically fit,” says Harness.

To accommodate her growing list of clients, Harness just relocated her home gym from a smaller room on the upper level of her Muirfield home to the basement.

“I’ve grown a little bit and I have too many clients. I need more separation and more privacy with people and to have a bigger space,” says Harness.

“When we first moved in here three years ago from our other house in Muirfield, I thought the original room was going to be big enough, and it really isn’t.”

The walkout basement seemed like the perfect location for a larger gym space.

To give the downstairs room a more urban look, Harness is installing black ceilings, a metal bar, granite countertops, large windows, mirrors on each wall and gym equipment including treadmills, bikes, free weights and training balls. The gym is inspired by another home gym Harness saw last year.

Although the remodel requires hours of work, it will be worth it, Harness says.

“I do find that some of the people that come, come in groups of two. I always felt that, even with one person, we were too crowded in the first room. The room looks like an office that we just converted. So I just feel like it’ll be a better environment to let people thrive,” says Harness.

When working with clients, Harness believes in incorporating a wide range

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of workouts that are intended to build strength and get the heart pumping. She keeps her workouts current by networking with other trainers, updating her certifications and doing research. A basic routine is best and utilizes body weight during workouts with activities including free weights, biometrics, medicine balls and TRX, Harness says.

“It’s hard; it’s more like a boot camp. I never like to do the same thing twice. I like to make it fun and exciting,” she says. “I think people need to hear the bottom truth and it may hurt, but you need to hear it. I think that you can spend less time working out if you do it the right way.”

By adding personal touches, such as competing in races together and sharing recipes, Harness motivates her clients. And they inspire her as well.

“I have a strong connection with people. … I think they like that it’s not just business. It’s something that they really enjoy,” Harness says. “It’s incredible to know that you have made a difference.”

Left: Suzie Harness demonstrates the TRX bands hung in her new basement gym.

Right: An elliptical machine, a Bosu ball and a rack of free weights are just the beginning for the new space. Harness also plans to add a bar and mirrors on two of the walls.

Although Harness has a wide variety of clients, her family also takes advantage of the home gym.

“Everybody’s active; everybody works out,” says Harness. “They understand how much it is a passion of mine and that I really do enjoy it. I’m actually a mean person if I don’t get my workout in, and my family knows that. It’s just a part of my way of life.”

Lindsay Friedman is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at laurand@pubgroupltd.com.

Taken for Planted

Veggie-heavy diet is a powerful weapon for fighting disease

WWHEN DUBLIN CITY CoUNCIL member

John Reiner was diagnosed with Stage IV liver cancer nine years ago, he knew he would do whatever it took to survive.

Aggressive rounds of chemotherapy and radiation would buy him some time, but he didn’t stop searching for treatments. His research revealed that many cancer survivors had one thing in common: a diet rich in fruits and vegetables.

“You’re sort of grabbing for straws when they slam the door on you there at three different hospitals,” Reiner says. “We set out and read about 100,000 pages of research on cancer and nutrition because at that stage, when Western medicine sort of cuts you loose, you have to come up with a new game plan. So what we did was sit down and we started this really healthy diet. … After reading the science, we chose three different diets and combined them all.”

Reiner, co-owner of Oakland Nurseries and a self-proclaimed skeptic, wasn’t completely convinced that changing his

eating habits would make a significant difference, but he was ready to take the drastic step of cutting all meat and most dairy products out of his diet if it might give him a few extra years.

“Vegetarian eating and juicing was the common thread,” says Reiner’s wife, Sheila. “If you want to survive or if you want to at least have a healthier life, vegetarian is the way to go, especially if you’re sick. … We kept seeing that over and over again.”

There’s solid science behind the healthfulness of plant-based diets, says Dr. Pam Popper, a Naturopath.

“A plant-based diet means that about 90 percent of your calories on a daily basis come from four groups – fruit, vegetables, whole grains and legumes – and so 10 percent of your diet or calories can come from something that has a face or a mother,” Popper says. “The diet is very high in fiber and low in fat, with lots of good clean water every day, and we get the oils out of the diet, so that helps with getting the fat content down.”

The Wellness Forum, Popper’s Worthington-based company, hosts regular classes on the benefits of a plantbased diet. If you’ve heard that a lowcarb diet such as the Atkins diet is the best option for managing diabetes and insulin resistance, you’ve heard wrong, Popper says.

“Studies since the 1970s have shown that on a high-complex carbohydrate diet, within 17 days, insulin-dependent diabetics can stop taking insulin,” Popper says. “Most diabetics who follow traditional diabetic diets … what happens to them is they manage their disease, but on a plant-based diet, in a matter of weeks they can reverse their diabetes and reverse their hypertension.”

John and Shelia Reiner found they both lost weight and felt younger and more energetic once they changed the way they ate.

“We started eating about 75 percent of our food in a natural state – salads and juicing and stuff – got rid of the

cooked food that was depleted and let go of all of the things that everybody knows aren’t good like white flour, white rice, salt –ate nothing with salt or sugar in it, no preserved food, everything organic,” John says. “The weird thing was, as we were doing this diet, we felt younger and younger. … It was like your body came online and it knows how to heal itself.”

His ulcers, acid reflux and hay fever went away. John stops short of saying the new diet cured his cancer, but he’s been in remission since a second short bout with the disease seven years ago.

“It’s very easy to maintain ideal weight,” Popper says of plant-based diets. “The fiber content of the food is so high that you’d explode before you can eat too many calories.”

Additional changes the Reiners made that John credits for their renewed health include regular exercise and time for relaxation and meditation.

A regular day’s meal plan for the Reiners might include nonfat, low-sodium cottage cheese and fruit blended together to create a creamy yogurt-like dish for breakfast; a fresh salad topped with quinoa for lunch; and stir fry with Bragg Liquid Aminos (instead of soy sauce) for dinner.

Fresh fruit and vegetable juice is a staple they never go without. They use their Champion juicer and blend carrots and celery for their nutrients with beets and apples for sweetness and a touch of ginger. The juicer spits roughage out

Reiners’ Recipes:

Pico de Gallo

• 2-3 large tomatoes

• 1 small onion

• ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped

• 1 hot pepper (serrano or jalapeno)

• 1-2 cloves garlic

• 1 dash Bragg Liquid Aminos

• Juice from ½ fresh lime

the front, while the drinkable contents of the fruits and veggies trickle down below into a dish. John pours the resulting frothy, dark red concoction into wine glasses for him and Shelia to share. It tastes sweet and healthful with a little kick from the celery and ginger.

Making the change was relatively easy for the Reiners. John felt he didn’t have a choice if he wanted to survive cancer.

“It was a do-or-die type of situation,” he says.

Other people, however, may balk when asked to give up their favorite foods. For those folks, Popper has some advice.

“I always tell people when I give lectures, don’t think about what you’re going to give up, think about what you’re going to get,” Popper says. “If you think about regaining your health and having the opportunity to do all the things you want to do, feeling great, looking great and living until you die – that’s more attractive than any chunk of cheese or pork chop ever would be.”

“Most people don’t create dinner from a repertoire of 70-80 dishes – they have a few they like and maybe two or three of them are already plant-based,” Popper says. “People like veggie burgers and salads and pasta salads. Then think about something that you make that if you eliminated the animal food, it really wouldn’t make that big of a difference. Instead of pasta with meat sauce, have pasta with regular sauce.”

To broaden your list of plant-based meals, turn to cookbooks or the Internet, which both boast a wealth of tasty vegetarian and vegan dishes. The Reiners recommend the included recipes for pico de gallo, hummus and nacho dip.

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

Directions: In a blender or food processor, blend together all ingredients until coarse. Serve chilled. Makes 2 cups.

Creamy Hummus

From The What to Eat if You Have Cancer Cookbook by Daniella Chace and Maureen Keane

• 1 16 oz. can garbanzo beans

• 2 medium lemons, juiced

• 1 tsp. sea salt

• ½ cup water

• 3 tbsp. flax seed oil

• 3-4 cloves garlic

• ½ cup tahini (ground sesame paste)

• 1 tsp. chopped fresh mint

Directions: In a blender or food processor fitted with a metal blade, puree the garbanzo beans, lemon juice, salt, water, oil, garlic and tahini until creamy. Stir in mint and serve the hummus immediately with toasted pita wedges, raw vegetables or crackers. It also makes a great spread on sandwiches.

Salt-Free Nacho Dip

• 1 cup organic 1 percent milkfat, no-saltadded cottage cheese

• 2-5 tbsp. flax seed oil

• 1-3 tbsp. freshly ground flax seed (use a coffee grinder)

• 1-2 cloves garlic

• 1 dash cayenne pepper

• 1 dash Bragg Liquid Aminos

Directions: Mix in food processor with a dash of water to soften.

It’s Never Too Late for Resolutions

CCHAMPAGNE ToASTS, Auld Lang Syne and New Year’s kisses are over, and it’s time to look ahead to 2012.

Ringing in the New Year gives us a chance to reflect on the past and consider making changes in our lives. The key is to keep your goals simple, attainable and rewarding.

Do you want to improve your mind, your body or the world around you? Even if your answer is “all three,” pick one for starters. To work on your cognitive skills, consider joining a book club or a card club, taking a class on computers, renewing your library card and then using it, playing a video game with a child or a scrabble game on your phone like Words With Friends. For a healthier body, there are several classes to try around the city. Harbor Yoga on High Street offers yoga in a hot room, which feels great in the cool weather. The Dublin Recreation Center has choices from Zumba to spinning, Pilates and swimming. You could also try eating more healthfully by buying organic foods and cooking at home.

Whole Foods offers recipes on its website and cooking classes at its stores. You could invent your own version of going green by adding vegetables to each of your meals – such as a cup of kale or spinach leaves in your smoothies.

This could be your year to be more environmentally savvy. Get rid of disposable sandwich bags and grab a reusable container instead. Use an aluminum water bottle and cloth grocery bags instead of plastic ones. Switch your incandescent light bulbs to CFLs and wash most of your laundry in cold water only. Make it a game and get your kids involved to see how many changes you can make.

Remember to write down your goals and accomplishments as well.

Make a chore chart, an exercise graph or a weekly menu, or keep a journal. Putting a resolution on paper makes it official, and hanging it in a common space makes it harder to ignore.

Bringing Back the Art of the Written Word

When it comes to expressing deep gratitude, heartfelt sympathy and true love, nothing compares to the sincerity of a handwritten message. Did you ever receive a note from a girl that was sprayed with her perfume? How about a card from a boy that was picked out just for you with a message he wrote inside? It is infinitely more personal than today’s version of black words on a white computer screen.

After college, I backpacked through Europe and northern Africa for three months. I sent postcards and letters regularly to Tony, who is now my husband, and he kept every single one. You can trace my entire journey through the details of my adventures on these cards, including maps I drew and people I sketched. They are wonderful mementos for our children that cannot be compared to a file of stored e-mails.

There is just something about receiving correspondence in the mailbox that never gets old. Why else are we excited to get the mail every day? Do we look forward to opening more bills? No, it’s the hope that something personal awaits us, which is why the influx of holiday cards each year is so much fun. But if you want to receive a letter, you need to send a letter. So join my quest to bring back the art of writing for 2012. The only rule is that you have to put pen to paper once a week for the year. I know this is difficult because I have tried it before and failed. This year, some daring Dubliners are joining me, though, and newcomers are welcome at any time.

I will check in regularly with you on your writing and report back in my column. Start with a “thank you” to your neighbor for shoveling your sidewalk, or slip a note into your friend’s pocket or child’s lunch bag. Or embark on a larger letter writing campaign with some of our Dublin Life readers.

Angie O’Brien, co-owner of Harbor Yoga Studio, grew up writing to her grandmother in Florida to keep her in the loop. “Every Sunday from third grade to the end of my freshman year of college, I wrote to my grandma. Now she is

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 to distant lands.

in a nursing home and I think she would benefit from weekly correspondence more than ever, so I’m joining the writing challenge,” says Angie.

Jenny Patton is pursuing her master’s in creative writing and looks forward to sending snail mail to a loved one each week of 2012. She was 7 when she had her first pen pal and, as a California kid, she found it exotic that her letters traveled to places where it snowed.

Jenny’s writing was encouraged early, as her Aunt Valerie gave her stationery and journals for Christmas.

Jenny’s grandmother was also an avid correspondent with artful handwriting who wrote to her until Alzheimer’s set in. “It’s amazing how much more connected I feel with someone by taking the time to write an individual e-mail instead of a mass e-mail,” Jenny says.

Megan James, owner of MJ2 Marketing Group, has her three children write “thank you” notes after every event and deems it an important life skill. Megan gave notecards to her clients last year with the word Gratitude embossed and was thrilled to receive several cards back with handwritten notes inside. “It is a nice reflection on people and shows old-school etiquette in this new world of technology,” says Megan.

Twitter may be fun to announce your lunch spot, and e-mails are great for quick information exchanges, but nothing can replace the handwritten word. -CD

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Children’s Reads

By Tamra Headrick, Library Assistant, Youth Services

Healthy Food for Dylan

By Sarah, Duchess of York

If Dylan had his way, he’d have French fries for every meal, every day –and that makes his mom unhappy. Then his cousin Abby visits and shows Dylan a clever new way to prepare food that’s good for you … and fun to eat, too! (Ages 5+)

Adult Reads

Otis and the Tornado

By Loren Long

Otis and his farm friends are enjoying a summer’s day playing their favorite game. Suddenly, the day turns frightening: It’s a tornado! Otis rouses a game of follow-the-leader to get all of the farm animals safe and sound in the dried-up riverbanks of Mud Creek. (Ages 3+)

The Incredible Pop-Up Body Book

By Richard Walker

Discover the body and its functions, from brains and blood vessels to skin and skeleton. When kids are done reading all about the human body and its functions, they can continue to study it with a four-foot, fold-out human body model. (Ages 10+)

By Mary Biscuso, Library Assistant, Adult Services

Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert

By Marc Aronson

In August 2010, a mine collapsed in Chile and 33 miners were trapped 2,000 feet below the surface. After 69 days they were finally rescued, and the world watched and rejoiced in the amazing spirit and determination of the miners. (Ages 10+)

Inside Out and Back Again

By Thanhha Lai

Written in poetry, this 2011 National Book Award winner chronicles the story of Ha’ and her family as they flee South Vietnam during the fall of Saigon. As refugees, they struggle to learn a new language and adapt to life in Alabama. (Ages 8+)

In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto

By Michael Pollan

In this fascinating treatise on food and eating, Pollan distills the whole what-should-Ieat dilemma into seven words of wisdom: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”

Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating

By Mark Bittman

If asked, most of us would agree that we want to shrink our carbon footprint, eat more healthfully and buy local. Celebrity chef Bittman tells us how to accomplish the above, and includes 77 tasty recipes that will appeal to a variety of taste buds.

Once Upon a River

By Bonnie Jo Campbell

Margo Crane is a teenager who shows a steely determination when she finds herself fighting for survival in rural Michigan. After the untimely death of her father, Margo must fend for herself along the aptly-named Stark River, with only her grandfather’s boat, a rifle and a copy of her favorite childhood book, a biography of her heroine, Annie Oakley.

Missed Connections: Love, Lost & Found

By Sophie Blackall

Blackall has illustrated her favorite entries from the well-known Craigslist New York postings. Some favorites: “We shared a bear costume at an apartment party last Saturday” and “Hot Toll Collector.” Best known as the illustrator for the popular children’s series Ivy and Bean, Blackall’s illustrations showcase her talents for grown-ups.

I Thought You Would Be Funnier

By Shannon Wheeler

Eisner-winner Wheeler, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker magazine, has compiled a short collection of comics that ended up on the cutting room floor. But don’t assume that these funnies are in any way inferior – they may be just too funny for the New Yorker crowd.

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