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SUMMER IN DUBLIN

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Does it get any better than summer in Dublin?

Each summer, we are fortunate to enjoy a variety of recreation and entertainment options, many of which are world-class.

You may very well know how all eyes in the sporting world turn their attention to Dublin, Ohio, USA this time each year for the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. We at the City take pride in this opportunity to shine, and I hope you do too. From our well-manicured right-of-ways to our beautifully landscaped green space, this is a chance for the golfers, national media and other visitors to see what makes our community so special.

Being in the global spotlight is far from the only reason why we appreciate the Memorial Tournament. Since Jack Nicklaus founded it in 1976, the Tournament has raised more than $27 million dollars for central Ohio charities.

One of the big ways the City of Dublin partners with the Memorial Tournament in raising money for charity is through the annual benefit concert. Since its inception in 2007, the concert has raised more than $925,000 for the Memorial Tournament Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

We’re also a proud partner of the Fore! Miler presented by OhioHealth. The race serves as a kick-off to the Memorial Tournament and is a fundraiser that highlights and benefits the alliance between the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation and Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

The City of Dublin is committed to engaging and communicating with its residents through a variety of platforms. We are constantly updating our website and social media accounts and using them to interact with our community. While you’re connecting with us online, be sure to look for “Dublin News in :90.”

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As if Tournament week were not enough, summer also brings plenty more award-winning entertainment options our way.

Our annual Independence Day Celebration, combining a parade, big-name musical act and one of the best fireworks displays in the region, makes a fun day of celebrating with family and friends.

This August, the Dublin Irish Festival will be celebrating its 30th anniversary.

Who could have imagined 30 years ago how the festival would grow from its humble beginnings outside City Hall into the largest three-day Irish festival in the world?

If festivals, fireworks and five-irons aren’t your cup of tea, there are plenty of other summer activities available. We have our outdoor pools, Ballantrae Community Park spray fountains, 60 parks and more than 100 miles of recreation paths. And that is only the beginning.

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I encourage you to visit DublinOhioUSA.gov to explore all of the many ways you and your family can enjoy our city.

Whatever you choose to do, I hope you have a safe and fun summer!

Sincerely,

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Mansoor, 57, is a retired U.S. Army colonel and the General Raymond E. Mason, Jr. Chair of Military History at The Ohio State University.

“My mom would take me to the library … and I would naturally drift over to the history books, and then to the military history books,” Mansoor says. “Then I joined the military history book club in eighth grade.”

Mansoor continued to pursue this interest as a student at the U.S. Military Academy, though he entered school planning to be a civil engineer, a background that is evident in his detailed analysis of Columbus’ traffic patterns.

“I was really good in math, so I thought engineering would come naturally,” Mansoor says. “I am probably the only person who had a concentration in modern history who also took the honors course in civil engineering.”

After receiving his bachelor’s degree and graduating first in his class at West Point in 1982, Mansoor served in the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Fort Bliss, Texas, and the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Bad Hersfeld, Germany.

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brother, captain of the university’s varsity cross country team, had studied from 1973 to 1978.

“When it was time to choose a graduate school, West Point offered me Temple (University), and my wife said, ‘I don’t want to go to Philadelphia, it’s too big of a city.’ And then they said, ‘Well, how about the University of Southern California?’

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and she goes, ‘Too big of a city,’” Mansoor says. “And then they said, ‘How about Ohio State?’ and she goes, ‘Well, that seems OK.’ And I said, ‘Well, my brother went there.’ And that was the decision.”

In 1995, with a master’s degree in military history in hand and a Ph.D. dissertation successfully defended, Mansoor and his family left Columbus with no foreseeable plans to return.

“I celebrated by going to the bookstore and buying a coffee mug or something, and I never thought I’d be back,” he says.

In 2003, Mansoor once again traveled overseas, this time in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as commander of the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division. He reflected on his experiences during these 13 months in combat in his book, Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander’s War in Iraq. It was published in 2008, the year he retired with the rank of colonel.

“Baghdad at Sunrise really was a learning experience for me because it originally was written in ‘Armish,’ a mixture of Armyspeak and English,” Mansoor says. “I had some good friends (and editors) turn it into something the public could understand.”

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The research and writing process, though lengthy, allowed Mansoor to see his own work on the shelf next to the books he had enthusiastically pored over as a child.

“I was thinking, growing up, ‘Could I ever write one of these?’ It seemed like a daunting process,” he says. “Then you write the first one and … then you go, ‘Ah, well, should I write another?’”

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In 2013, he published Surge: My Journey with General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War. The book reflects on Mansoor’s tenure as the executive officer to General David Petraeus, who served as Commanding General of Multi-National ForceIraq during the 2007-08 surge of additional U.S. troops into the region.

In his preface, Mansoor urges readers to view Surge as the “second draft of history.” He says he chose this phrase to emphasize the use of primary sources, including declassified versions of Petraeus’ records, which he consulted while working on the book over the course of three years.

“It is not the final draft of history. For sure, there will be things that emerge in the next few decades that will eventually supersede what I have written,” Mansoor says of Surge. “But I think it’ll stand up to the test of time.”

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a senior military fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York, and later served as the founding director of the U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Center in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. But the opportunity to join OSU’s Mershon Center for International Security Studies as the Mason Chair and a professor of military history brought Mansoor back to central Ohio in fall 2008.

Because his son, J.T., was entering high school at the time, Mansoor says the family’s top priority was to find a house in a high-performing school district.

“Beyond that, we wanted a nice, suburban feel,” he says. “Dublin had everything we were looking for.”

Now that his two children – daughter Kyle, 28, and J.T., 23 – have graduated from college, Mansoor and his wife, Jana, dote on the other residents of their Tartan Fields home: two Siberian huskies named Mysha and Nikki.

Mansoor says his family enjoys life in Dublin, adding that Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams and the Dublin Barber Shoppe in Historic Dublin are two of his most frequent haunts.

“To go to our first Dublin Irish Festival was just a very unique experience, and we have been almost every year to watch the parades in old Dublin,” he says. “It is a great community.”

As he looks ahead to future projects, Mansoor says he is pleased to be back in the Buckeye State studying the subject he loves.

“I chose to make the move into academia and pursue my childhood dreams of being a military historian,” he says. “It has been a great ride.”

Amanda Etchison is a contributing writer.

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uilding off the excitement of a successful premiere season in Dublin, Tantrum Theater will be back with three new shows this summer.

“We were so thrilled with our first year.

The Dublin audience welcomed us so warmly,” says Rachel Cornish, Tantrum Theater’s founding producing director.

“There’s no question; Dublin is an incredible place to create art. The community is engaged, and we really love that dialogue.

That’s what theater is about.”

The professional theater company is a creation of Ohio University’s College of Fine Arts, and is a mix of professional actors and select students. From the actors, to the people creating the costumes and building the sets, to those working to manage the company, Tantrum Theater includes more than 130 people. Only about 50 of them are student apprentices.

“The purpose of our theater is different from many other theaters in central Ohio because we’re a professional company that has been born out of an academic environment,” Cornish says. “That doesn’t mean we’re a student theater. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. We’re creating a model of what we perceive as an ideal theater as a training ground for our students.”

“It’s the same idea as a teaching hospital for a medical school. They apprentice with some of the most successful working professionals in the field. I think this makes for a richer environment for everyone involved, including our audiences,” she says.

Tantrum Theater wowed audiences last summer with performances of Little Shop of Horrors, Tammy Faye’s Final Audition and Dancing at Lughnasa.

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“We’ve tried hard to program work that audiences can really sink their teeth into this season,” she says. “We want to make sure there is something for all ages within our season. I think audiences can expect www.dublinlifemagazine.com

the same high caliber of acting and production design as last year. We have a number of Broadway regulars onstage and in the creative teams with us this summer.

I think we’ll be able to wow people even more than last year.”

Tickets are $27.50 for regular admission and $10 for students. For show details and to reserve seats, visit www.tantrumtheater. org. For more performances taking place this summer, visit www.dublinohiousa. gov/summer-theater.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, May 30-June 17 Father knows best in the stifling city, but outside in the woods, anything happens, everything goes. In Shakespeare’s most uproarious and delicious comedy, four teens fool their fathers and skip town to elope in an enchanted forest. But it’s nighttime and confusing, and the fairies are feuding, and who knows who you’re smooching. Topsy goes turvy, bottom is top and a donkey is king. Just when the whole world feels mad, we wake from the dream to a spanking new day – true selves are discovered, true lovers uncovered. Join in on our fantasy and experience the delight of midsummer.

Caroline, or Change, July 5-22

It’s 1963 in Louisiana, and for Caroline Thibodeaux, the world is changing too fast. The president has just been shot and a fight for racial justice is sweeping the nation. Caroline, a black maid serving a Jewish household, desires only a good night’s rest and a decent life for her children. A melodious moon provides the commentary as her relationship with young Noah, the precocious son of her employers, becomes complicated by pocket change. With its moving rock, gospel and klezmer score, this magical, Tony Award-nominated musical is a riveting statement addressed to a nation still gripped by inequality.

Into the West, Aug. 1-19 Ally and Finn settle in the big city of Dublin, expecting a better life. But trapped in mourning for their mother, they merely take care of Pa, who tries to drink away her memory. When a mythical horse trots into the scene, they race off into the Irish countryside. At the end of their journey is the sea, their father transformed and even a bit of what they’ve lost. With just three actors playing 60 roles, and with live music throughout, Into the West bursts with imagination and heart – and it’s perfect for the whole family.

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Looking Back, Moving Forward The Dublin Irish Festival celebrates 30 years with reminiscence In Dublin, everyone is Irish. Even if they’re not.

If someone were dropped into the middle of Dublin during the first weekend of August, that person might suspect he or she was in Cork on a holiday. The Irish folk music and authentic Irish souvenirs and food might trick a person into believing that he or she was in some other Dublin.

On Aug. 4-6, that tradition will continue for the 30th year here in Dublin, Ohio.

More than 100,000 people dressed in kilts, sporting shamrocks and drenched in green will converge on the City, perhaps for their first – or perhaps for their 30th – Dublin Irish Festival.

Organizers want to showcase that first experience with a new campaign called #MyFirstDIF. This year, as you walk Coffman Park, think back to your first Irish Festival; what did it look like?

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Jennifer Bruyere and her family, who live in West Salem, have always been interested in learning about their Irish heritage.

They visit Cleveland every year for St. Patrick’s Day, and last summer, Bruyere and her husband decided to bring their daughter, Maggie. Bruyere came to her first Irish Festival in 2016 and was blown away.

As soon as they walked onto the Irish Festival grounds, the family was greeted by the sounds of a traditional pipe and drum band, which Bruyere says was “amazing.” For Maggie, who loves music and dancing, the day couldn’t have gotten off to a better start.

Because Maggie has special needs, the Bruyeres needed to find shady and private spots to take care of Maggie, as well as figure out a way to navigate the crowds and paths in a wheelchair. As it turns out, the Irish Festival made it easy.

“When she would get upset, we’d park behind (vendor areas) and spread out a blanket and have a picnic, and let her lay out,” says Bruyere. “It was really nice.”

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Jena Kish

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Jena Kish first experienced the Irish Festival in 2012, and calls it “the beginning of the rest of my life.”

A Dublin resident since fourth grade, Kish had never gone to the Irish Festival, and didn’t realize what she was missing. In 2012, Kish’s sister dragged her out of bed and brought Kish to the festival, largely against Kish’s will.

Her night could have gone worse. Through her sister, Kish was introduced to a man named Kasey at the festival.

“Suddenly, this random good-looking guy appeared, ready to join our party,” Kish recalls.

Two years later, Kish would marry him in a very Irish wedding at St. Brigid of Kildare Church.

“For our wedding shower, my sister ended up getting us tickets to the upcoming festival and all this swag

– drink tokens and Irish necklaces and stickers for everyone,” Kish says. “She had Irish proverbs sitting out. It was very cool; she’d gotten Guinness chocolate cake, and tied it all in together.”

Naturally, going to the Irish Festival has become a tradition for Kish and her husband, and one day, they hope to visit Ireland.

“If we had the opportunity, we would love to visit Ireland,” Kish says. “What a great thing for us to do. Between the two of us meeting, it’s one of those lifelong dreams.”

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If you’ve been to the Irish Festival in the last few years, you may have seen Keith Robinson.

The redheaded, kilt-wearing, longtime Irish Festival volunteer mans the grill each year, preparing burgers, sausages and brats for attendees. At first glance, one might assume that Robinson is a born-and-raised Dubliner. One would be wrong.

Robinson’s first Irish Festival was in 2007, when he lived in North Carolina.

Upon hearing that one of his favorite bands, Gaelic Storm, would be performing at the Irish Festival around the same time that he would be attending his father’s Aug. 4 birthday party in Cincinnati, Robinson rounded up his wife and two sons and headed straight for Dublin.

“We were overwhelmed by the immensity of it, and the different types of food,” says Robinson.

The stars aligned, and six months later, Robinson was offered a job in Columbus.

The whole Robinson family has made the Irish Festival a tradition, and now volunteers every year. In 2015, the Robinson family was selected as the Irish Festival’s volunteer family of the year. Robinson says www.dublinlifemagazine.com

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it’s the festival’s culture that keeps his family coming back each year.

“The fact that everybody that puts together and organizes the event works with the volunteers – it’s busy, it’s crazy, it’s hectic,” says Robinson. “It makes it worthwhile coming back. That welcoming atmosphere and those personalities are a big part of the reason why you don’t hesitate: ‘It’s that time of year again, let’s sign up for our slots.’”

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Hilliard resident Jennifer Humphrey and her husband, Steve, like the Kish family, have a marriage tied to the Irish Festival.

Humphrey and her husband attended the Irish Festival for their third date, and the couple’s first kiss was sparked as they left the festival.

The Humphreys got married in 2003, and made the Irish Festival an annual tradition. They even purchased their wedding rings at the Irish Festival.

“Everyone knows the first weekend in August, if you want to see us, you have to come to the Irish Festival,” Humphrey says.

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“We love everything about Irish music because it spreads over the whole diaspora,” she says. “It makes it real when you start looking into the history behind the songs and the oral tradition and how history repeats itself.”

About six years ago, the Humphreys added up the amount of money they were spending on food, drinks and ticket prices at the Irish Festival over the approximately 20 hours spent at the Irish Festival each year, and joined the Emerald Club. Now, seeing their Irish Festival family each year keeps them involved.

“It’s sort of become this family away from the Festival,” says Humphrey. “You run into people in random places. That definitely keeps us coming back.”

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When it comes to being with the Irish Festival since the start, you can’t get any closer than Kitty Munger.

Munger, with an organization called Dublin Irish Celebration, aimed to bring more Irish culture to Dublin. What better way to draw crowds than to pair an Irish festival in Dublin with the annual Irish dance competition, Columbus Feis?

“We have hundreds of Irish step dancers coming to town, they bring their families and stay overnight,” says Munger. “It was like a built-in audience. And it just grew from there.”

“Grew” is probably a less accurate word than “flourished.” By Munger’s estimate, the Irish Festival hosted a few hundred people its first year. Now, more than 100,000 people from all over the world flock to Dublin each year for the largest three-day Irish Festival on the planet.

Munger is also this year’s festival honorary chair. She is still on the marketing and promotions committee, as well as the 30th anniversary committee, but has spent much of her time this year working as honorary chair.

“It’s a real honor that the former chairs would think of me and to recognize me this way,” says Munger. “It’s really cool.”

After that first Irish Festival, Munger says she never imagined that it would become what it is today.

“When I think about how far we’ve come, and all these people who have had their hands on it and all of their blood, sweat and tears that go into it, it’s just wonderful,” she says. “I couldn’t be more proud to be part of this organization.”

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30 Years of Irish Each year, Dublin Irish Festival organizers pride themselves on offering new attractions, entertainment and vendors to the Irish Festival. This year is no different.

In addition to a changing music line-up, the festival grounds change each year to increase accessibility and convenience for ticketholders. To cut down on time spent in line and away from the fun, organizers will be hosting token presale events, an idea that was utilized in the 2016 event as well.

However, shortened waiting times and a tweaked map aren’t the only things to look forward to.

Paver stones can be bought this year to create the new Dublin Irish Festival Dedication Walkway on the south field of the Irish Festival. The walkway will be permanent, and made up of stones of various sizes. The stones can be purchased, and those who purchase the stones can add a message or a name.

The pathway will be in proximity of a beautiful and permanent new Irish art installation, which will be unveiled at the festival. Those who purchase a stone on www.dublinirishfestival.org by early June will be able to have it in place by the time of the Irish Festival.

The new attraction that will perhaps bring the biggest draw? The Irish Festival will host the NHL Centennial Tour. The tour will include the NHL’s interactive museum truck, videos and memorabilia. And that includes the Stanley Cup. “The Blue Jackets have been a sponsor, but this is the NHL,” says Mary Jo DiSalvo, event administrator for the City of Dublin. “Being that the Blue Jackets had such a phenomenal season, we’re going to have a great deal of space devoted to hockey memorabilia.”

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Friendly Competition The new Corporate Challenge brings together businesses to benefit nonprofits

By Valerie Mauger

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he Dublin Chamber of Commerce has something new in the works this summer. The wildfire of corporate fitness weekends that has swept through the nation has finally reached Dublin in the form of the Dublin Chamber Corporate Challenge.

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Right: Dublin Business Academy students were commissioned to make T-shirts for the Corporate Challenge.

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This fitness challenge is a two-day affair that takes place June 22 and 23 at Crowne Plaza Dublin and Dublin Jerome High School, respectively. The goal of the event is to encourage fitness and community service through competitive activities and involvement with many local nonprofits.

The event originated as a group community project developed by students of Leadership Dublin’s Executive Program, which has been run by the Dublin Chamber of Commerce for more than 20 years. The program is designed for business professionals who already have experience in the field.

“They already have expertise that they can bring from their workplace,” says Jenny Amorose, chief operating officer at the Dublin Chamber. “So they can help write marketing plans, put budgets together and do research for projects that are needed to help support the nonprofits here in Dublin.”

Each year’s group community project is used to benefit local nonprofits in some way.

After the projects have been outlined and researched, says Amorose, they are given to the nonprofit they benefit to implement, and this year, the challenge will benefit the chamber. Other organizations that have benefited from the project in the past include Dublin City Schools, the Dublin Food Pantry and the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Dublin branch.

The Corporate Challenge also benefits Dublin City Schools in major ways. T-shirts for the event were commissioned through the Dublin Business Academy, a student-run program in the district.

The program allows high school students to gain real-world experience by running a screen printing business, the profits of which go right back to their schools.

The Corporate Challenge will also benefit the Dublin Scioto High School women’s volleyball team.

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“They will be running our volleyball tournament portion for the corporate challenge,” says Amorose. “And then we will make a donation back to their team as a thank you. We’re really looking to try to connect students with the businesses here in Dublin, and this is a fun way to do that as well.”

This isn’t the only way that the event will benefit the community. The winners of the challenge’s three divisions will get the chance to give back to a specific piece of Dublin.

“Whoever wins those divisions, they get to pick a charity of their choice, and we make a donation in their name,” says Amorose.

The Corporate Challenge is modeled after similar events in other cities, but the committee in charge has found a few creative ways to make the Dublin challenge unique to the area.

“We have a committee of 100 people that are working on putting this event together,” says Amorose. “Because our committee is so large and we have representatives from businesses in Dublin … we’ve actually come up with some activities that are unique to our businesses here.”

The cup stacking event, sponsored by Wendy’s, is now a Frosty cup stacking contest; the balloons in the dart challenge have been replaced with gloves produced

by Cardinal Health; and the obstacle course will be representative of OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital.

Other activities at the Corporate Challenge include a football toss, relay sprints, Minute to Win It-style challenges and a basketball shootout.

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“I have been so much more confident and happy as a person,” says Esterline. “It was stressful. And I don’t need more stress than I already have.”

Apart from schoolwork, Esterline kept very busy throughout high school.

He participated in year-round volleyball, founded and was president of Scioto’s Gay-Straight Alliance, played percussion in the marching and concert

bands, and was secretary of the National Honor Society.

On top of all of that, Esterline oversaw an entire fundraising event his senior year; he helped raise more than $2,000 for the maternity ward at OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital.

“I think fundraising is a great way to see the good in people,” says Esterline.

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“When you give the opportunity, people are going to take it because they want to help. It’s just (that) someone has to start the initiative.”

Esterline took charge. He oversaw 25 students, worked with administrative staff, wrote proposals and spoke with companies to encourage them to contribute. In the end, the team came up with creative ways to fundraise each day for a week.

“The reason we did so many different variations of fundraising was because a lot of fundraisers are just one activity focused on one demographic of people,” says Esterline. “If they didn’t want to participate one day, hopefully we would get them the next day.”

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“I wanted this to be something new, something different, and we had never donated to Dublin Methodist Hospital,” says Esterline. “This weeklong fundraiser … was supposed to be creative and fun.

It’s something that people could support, and it is going to impact the future generations of our school.”

Esterline says he wanted to give to future Scioto students. Plus, the fundraiser was an amazing learning experience for college.

This fall, Esterline will attend the Ohio University College of Business with honors. He is also one of 25 students who have been chosen to do an intensive study abroad business program his sophomore year. He and four other students will help a real company solve a real problem.

“This company could actually take your proposal at the end of the two weeks and implement it into their entire company,” says Esterline. “This is life experience.”

Esterline won’t know which country he will be traveling to until a week before departure. However, he cannot travel to a country in which he can speak the native language. Esterline is crossing his fingers for Italy or Greece.

“I want to know six languages,” says Esterline, who can already speak French.

“Being able to converse in someone’s native language, it’s like unlocking a different side of that person.”

Not only does Esterline hope to travel the world one day and work with foreign companies, he also plans to attend law school after OU to further his education and pursue an even bigger dream: being the U.S. Attorney General. He says he wants people to be able to be themselves and have equal opportunities.

“I, luckily, am living in a community where it is widely accepted to be who I am … and that’s another reason I want to go into law. There are some people who can’t live the life they want to live, they’re scared to be who they are,” says Esterline. “So, my main goal in life is to expand equalities … I want to help people.”

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Storyteller Series WITH AMANDA DEPERRO

The Right Thing at the Right Time Retired fire chief Gene Bostic embodies the culture of Dublin Dublin Life’s Storyteller Series focuses on the people who make Dublin great – people who have made improving the community a part of their life, people who have been able to call Dublin home for a long time and people who have watched Dublin evolve over the years. The Storyteller Series tells the history of Dublin through his or her eyes, and sheds light on what living in Dublin was like decades ago. With the help of these special people, Dublin has undoubtedly become a better place.

From the moment I contacted Gene Bostic for the Storyteller Series, he was a gentleman. Twenty-four hours before we had planned to meet, Gene called me to ask what I’d like to drink during our meeting. I told him water would be fine. Ice or no? No ice, please, but chilled water would be just fine.

He met me in his driveway, and took off his hat when he shook my hand. We sat on the patio in his perfectly-groomed back yard on a warm but breezy April day and made small talk while I set myself up and sipped my chilled water. He spoke so softly that I was nervous my recorder wouldn’t pick up his voice.

Gene Bostic is 79 years old, and was born on Aug. 21, 1937.

He hails from a small town called Eagle’s Nest, and was stationed at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base during his time in the Air Force from 1956-76. He met his wife, Patricia, a Clintonville native, and the two married in 1961. After getting out of the Air Force, Gene was contacted by a friend who was working as a fire safety inspector in what was then Washington-Perry Township.

“I got a call from him sometime in January of February of ’77,” Gene tells me. “He said, ‘I’m leaving. I’m going to work for the Army out there at Fort Hayes. Maybe you’ll think about coming up here?’”

One thing led to another, and on April 14, 1977, Gene began as fire safety inspector of Washington-Perry Township. On April 28, Patricia and Gene would move to their home on Coffman Road – the same home where they would raise two daughters and welcome grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and the same home where Gene and I sat in April 2017, 33 years later, nearly to the day.

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Between 1970 and 1980, Dublin grew in population from 681 to 3,855. However, Dublin was still a village until receiving city status in 1987, 10 years after Gene and Patricia moved in. I asked Gene whether it was hard moving into such a small village, especially one with such a tight-knit population where it seemed everyone was family.

“Being an outsider coming into Dublin, back in those days, it was so closeknit,” he says, listing some names not unfamiliar to the Storyteller Series: the Headlees, Joneses, Richards. “I love being here. They welcomed me.”

In 1985, two years after WashingtonPerry Township split, Gene was promoted to chief of Washington Township. In May of 2002, Gene retired, but he still stays involved in the City as trustee for Washington Township.

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“What are you talking about, ‘spare time?’” he asks. “I’m busy all the time.”

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At one point, he tells me, it was held in a home that overlooked the 18th hole of Muirfield Village Golf Course. However, Gene comes back to what brought him and Patricia to Dublin in the first place: the fire department.

“I loved it, and we had some of the best people,” he says. “It was a part of my life.”

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Gene and I talk more about Dublin’s growth, and what it will look like in the future. His lawn is green and lush, toys are corralled into a section of the porch on which we sit, and swings sway in the breeze.

“People say, ‘When are you leaving?’”

Gene says. “I say, ‘When the man takes me out.’”

I take some pictures of Gene (“Do I have to smile?”) before leaving. Gene takes off his hat to shake my hand again, and we hug. I pull out of his driveway and head down Coffman Road, thinking about how many times in my last 20 years as a resident that I’ve used that road. I try to imagine how many more times Gene must’ve driven it, and mull over what we’d talked about.

“I’ve got a saying,” Gene says. “I try to do the right thing at the right time for the right reason.”

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A major overhaul of the space resulted in a much more elegant and appealing atmosphere.

The new shower has a custom glass door and antique bronze finish on the plumbing throughout the bathroom. The shower extends into space that used to be occupied by the tub deck.

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Before: The shower threshold was completely replaced in the remodel. A custom glass door was also built. www.dublinlifemagazine.com

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The new tub deck is made up of custom panels and quartz countertops, keeping with the theme of warm colors. The mosaic pieces lining the walls behind the tub also appear on the shower and vanity.

The new shower features multiple shower heads and body sprays, all with an antique bronze finish. The bench is also a new addition, adding comfort to the theme of a luxurious spa retreat.

Before: The original tub deck cut into the shower space, so the remodel trimmed the deck down to make way for the new shower.

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his August marks the 30th anniversary of the Dublin Irish Festival, and my 20th year attending.

I grew up in an Irish-American household with a father who earned his doctorate at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and who took me to Irish dance classes at the Gaelic American Club. I studied abroad at Trinity College as well and lived with my Irish cousin off Grafton Street, read James Joyce, and hung out in the same pubs as my father had 20 years earlier. So when we moved to Dublin, Ohio, I felt a special kinship with the Irish Festival. I’m as excited today to attend the DIF as I was in 1997, and here is why.

1 The festival is close enough that we can walk or ride our bikes, and there is a bike check at the southwest entrance. You can also take a pedal rickshaw ride to the park.

2 You have to love a festival that kicks off with a Dub Crawl the night before.

From 5 p.m. to midnight on Thursday in Historic Dublin, you can catch bands, fun and a 5K run.

3 There is an Irish dance competition – called a feis – at Dublin Coffman High School all day Saturday. I volunteer there and love to watch everyone from the itty-bitty beginners to the world champions. Saturday night, you can watch the Parade of Champions on the Irish Thunder stage.

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4 Both of my daughters, Courtney and Catie, have danced at the festival for years. Watching them onstage with Regan Rankin Holland Academy is a highlight of my DIF. Gaining that performance experience definitely helped Courtney when she joined the cast of Riverdance.

5 We always have out-of-town visitors, and it’s a thrill to map out our day and share the Irish experience with them.

6 Our neighbors host musicians and latenight music sessions at their house. We enjoy great music, food and company under the summer stars.

7 Friday night is date night with my husband and Irish rock night for the festival. You can’t miss the bands Gaelic Storm and Skerryvore.

8 You can also learn Irish group dancing, called Ceili Dancing, on Friday night at the Ceili Tent. It’s tons of fun, and there is a caller who tells you what to do like in country line dancing.

9 Classes to learn the fiddle or bodhran, an Irish drum, are always busy and taught by professional musicians.

All levels are welcome to give it a try.

0 Irish food – it’s better than you think. We start with roasted sweet corn, move on to hot corned beef sandwiches and finish up with Jeni’s ice cream. Yum! a You can also learn to cook Irish favorites such as shepherd’s pie and soda bread. www.dublinlifemagazine.com

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b Shopping is great at the festival, and I have purchased beautiful Celtic jewelry and handmade scarves. c The arts and crafts area is interesting to walk through. Last year, I bought a beverage dispenser made out of a rock that says slainte, which means good health. d You can trace your family roots at the genealogy tent. My maiden name was McDonnell, and my family is from Clare and Sligo, where I still have cousins. e Don’t miss the Brian Boru area, a reenactment of a 10th century Irish settlement. I’ve tried on metal chainmail, talked to an herbalist and handled the swords. f The Highland games and Celtic sports are exciting to watch. You can learn about hammer toss and hurling, and watch amateur boxing matches. g Kids love the sheep herding. It’s amazing to see the border collies keep the sheep in line and go where they are guided.

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h Celtic Canines is one of one of our favorite stops to sit in the shade and pet the Irish breeds such as the wolfhound, Irish setter and wheaten terrier. Don’t miss the Kerry bog ponies in that same area. i The visiting authors and spoken word tent are meaningful to me because my father was a guest speaker, as was David Norris, my James Joyce professor from Trinity College. It’s fascinating to learn about Irish lore and mythology as well. j The sports pub is a necessary stop, especially if you like to play darts. There are dart seminars on technique and rules as well as competitions. k Guinness! That gets a line all its own. l Whiskey tasting can be enlightening. You can taste four different kinds of whiskey and get a Jameson/ Dublin Irish Festival Irish mule mug as a souvenir. m However, beer tastings are more up my alley. You can taste seven varieties and learn about the brewing process. n The Emerald Club has been a wonderful treat and respite from the crowds. Fabulous catered food, open bar and private restrooms are just some of the perks. o VIP club membership has also been fun as you enjoy elevated seating, catered food and private air-conditioned restrooms. p The gates open on 9:30 a.m. Sunday, and we bring non-perishable food items for the Dublin Food Pantry and get in the gates for free until 11 a.m.

Last year, 7.9 tons of food was donated. q Sunday services are at 10 and 10:30 a.m. on different stages, so you have your choice. I like to attend the one during which the Ladies of Longford sing onstage. r The bagpipe showcase is also Sunday morning, and a great way to start the day. s Don’t miss the tea house, which is the tent with the lace curtains. It’s the perfect place to rest and enjoy a cup of Irish tea and scones. t Finally, the best reason that I love the Dublin Irish Festival is that for three August days – whether or not you have red hair, green eyes and freckles – everyone is Irish!

Colleen D’Angelo is a freelance writer who lives in Dublin with her husband, three children and several small animals.

She enjoys playing tennis, walking the Dublin bike paths and traveling. www.dublinlifemagazine.com

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Ready Player One is the debut novel by Ernest Cline. It’s set in a dystopian future in which most human interaction takes place inside a massive multiplayer online role-playing game called the OASIS. Characters with intentions both good and evil seek to discover the secrets left in by the game’s late designer, who was obsessed with 1980s pop culture, in an effort to inherit control of it.

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