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Making the Grade

Academic officers keep their districts ahead of the curve

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community calendar

March–April 2015

Arts and Entertainment Leadership UA: Leadership Panel Night 5-8 p.m., The Commissary, 1400 Dublin Rd., www.leadershipua.org

March 5

Todd Barry 8 p.m., Woodlands Tavern, 1200 W. Third Ave., www.woodlandstavern.com

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March 23

Upper Arlington Chamber of Commerce Annual Celebration 5-8 p.m., Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Dr., www.uachamber.org

Easter Candy Hunt 10 a.m., Thompson Park, 4250 Woodbridge Rd., www.uaca.org Photo courtesy of city of Upper Arlington

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Seasonal Sides: Fresh Flavors for Spring 6:30-8:30 p.m., Recreation Station, 4737 Coach Rd., www.wanderlust-tours.com

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GHHS Musical: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Grandview Heights High School, 1587 W. Third Ave., www.ghcsd.org

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Duncan Trussell Family Hour 8 p.m., Woodlands Tavern, 1200 W. Third Ave., www.woodlands tavern.com

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Startup Grind Columbus Hosts Mike Lanese 5:30-8:30 p.m., TechColumbus, 1275 Kinnear Rd., www.startupgrind.com 6

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Grandview Heights High School Band Concert 7 p.m., Grandview Heights High School, 1587 W. Third Ave., www.ghcsd.org

Year of Yay! March 2015: Underground Railroad 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Whole Foods Market, 1555 W. Lane Ave., www. yaybikes.com

Paul Thorn 9 p.m., Woodlands Tavern, 1200 W. Third Ave., www.woodlandstavern.com

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Concourse Gallery Exhibit Series: High Schools 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Municipal Services Center, 3600 Tremont Rd., www.uaoh.net

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Easter Candy Hunt 2015 10-11 a.m., Thompson Park, 4250 Woodbridge Rd., www.uaoh.net

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Year of Yay! April 2015: Up and Coming Places 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Whole Foods Market, 1555 W. Lane Ave., www.yaybikes.com

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Red Cross Blood Drive 1-7 p.m., Meeting Room

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Music in the Atrium: Nathaniel Lotze 7 p.m., Library Atrium

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News & Information from Upper Arlington

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By Sarah Sole

A Fresh Twist

UA Chamber to hold 5K in June

Park. A Kids Fun Run will begin at 8:45 a.m. Runners in the 5K will get to race on Reed, Fishinger and McCoy roads.

Prior to and following the race, local businesses will set up tables with giveaways at Reed Road Park. Columbus Running Company will coordinate race timing logistics so each participant can track his or her pace. Awards will be available by age and gender categories.

Tickets are $20 per person and increase to $35 per person the week of the event. Members or veterans of the U.S. military, along with groups of three or more, receive a $5 discount. The Kids Fun Run is free. Part of the proceeds will be donated to VETMotorsports, an Upper Arlington nonprofit that helps disabled veterans by introducing them to motor sports.

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n a move appropriate for the spring season, the Upper Arlington Chamber of Commerce is growing its menu of community events.

In addition to revamping its Community Celebration and Business Expo, the chamber has added a 5K race, to be held in June.

Both events are designed to help the community support local businesses, says Interim Director Brandon Oates.

For the first time, the Business Expo will be held at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center at The Ohio State University, a move made to create more space for festivities.

Though previous years’ celebrations have included a dinner, this year’s event, set for 5-8 p.m. March 11, will just include the business expo and community awards, Oates says.

OSU Men’s Hockey Team and Columbus Crew players will be available for meet-and-greets, and 10TV Meteorologist Mike Davis will deliver live weather reports throughout the event.

Free door prizes, a silent auction and a wine raffle will also be featured. In the past, about 200 people have attended, Oates says.

“We’re hoping to have higher numbers this year,” he says.

Chamber members and the community will have a chance to participate in a second chamber event come summer, when the chamber will host its first 5K. The race, which starts at 9 a.m. June 20, will start and finish at Reed Road

The Chamber’s Annual Celebration atracts a wide variety of community businesses.

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News & Information from the Village of Marble Cliff

MARBLE CLIFF

Bridging the Gap

New bridge over Scioto means summer closure of West Fifth Avenue

By Bill Johannes, Marble Cliff Administrative Assistant

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lans for the construction of a new, wider West Fifth Avenue bridge over the Scioto River are complete.

The plan also includes a shared use path along the south side of Fifth from Dublin Road to McKinley Avenue, as well as a sidewalk on the north side of Fifth.

The project is entirely funded, right-of-way acquisitions are complete and utility relocations are agreed upon, says Richard Ortman of the city of Columbus Department of Public Service, Division of Design and Construction.

Work will begin in May and continue through November with portions of Fifth between Dublin and McKinley closed during construction.

The bridge will be closed from Existing Proposed July to November for a total replacement. East-west traffic on Construction for a new, wider West Fifth Avenue bridge will begin in May and continue through November.

Fifth will be redirected to Trabue Road. the city of Columbus. A new crosswalk across Dublin will conThe bridge was built in 1971 and rehabilitated in 1995. nect with the proposed bridge pedestrian walk. And the Scioto Bridge inspections show that it requires attention due to heavy Greenway Trail along Dublin that ends at Fifth will be reworked use created by the development of the areas west of the Scioto and connected to the bridge shared-use path.

River. The work will include shifting the new bridge slightly to The lead agency for this extensive project is the Columthe north to better align with the intersection, adding a fourth bus Department of Public Service. Funding is provided by the lane on the bridge dedicated to east-bound Fifth Avenue traffic Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, Ohio Department and adding a shared-use path on the south side and a sidewalk of Transportation’s municipal bridge funds, Columbus Departon the north side of the bridge. The shared use path on the ment of Recreation and Parks and Columbus Department of south side of Fifth and the sidewalk on the north side will ex- Public Service. tend from Dublin to McKinley.

Although the improvements will affect traffic in the short Additional improvements include new streetlights and trees term, safety and traffic flow will be improved on these two very as well as the resurfacing of Fifth. LED traffic signals on mast busy streets, Ortman says. arms will be installed at the intersection of Fifth and Dublin and “This is a great project. People in the area need it, and I connected to the master signal controller system managed by hope they enjoy the improvements,” he says.

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GRANDVIEW

By Taylor Weis

Trading Spaces Northwestern Mutual anticipates upcoming relocation to Grandview Yard

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his summer, residents and businesses at Grandview Yard can look forward to welcoming a new neighbor.

Northwestern Mutual is expecting to move from its location at 530 W. Spring St. into its newly leased, 19,000-squarefoot space at Grandview Yard in mid-July. The larger space will give the central Ohio office the opportunity to expand and grow, potentially increasing its staff to around 80 employees.

Steve Childers, chief operating officer of the Columbus office, says the new facility will help Northwestern Mutual serve its central Ohio residents by attracting and retaining new associates.

“There were quite a few factors that went into our ultimate decision to move to (Grandview Yard),” Childers says. “Anything from tax incentives to other things that play into it, like availability of desirable space.

Overall, (Grandview Yard) allows for potential growth because of the facilities that we’ll have. That’s the scenario that is a real benefit of moving there.”

Northwestern Mutual has been dedicated to helping clients achieve a lifetime of financial security through extensive planning and advising for nearly 160 years. The Columbus office has been active since 1886 and delivers expert financial guidance to about 40,000 central Ohio residents and businesses.

The new location at 800 Yard St. is part of a long-term plan to expand and improve the services Northwestern Mutual provides. Childers says the relocation from Spring Street to Grandview Yard is a strategic move that many businesses make.

“They also factor in the ability to grow and advance their market and attract new employees,” he says. “The move itself does not provide immediate growth in overall net jobs … but by going there, it gives us the potential to more readily grow.”

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News & Information from the City of Grandview Heights

Northwestern Mutual’s new Grandview Yard location at 800 Yard St.

100 acres of land into a neighborhood full of offices, restaurants, retailers, apartments and hospitality units. The location is in a high-traffic area and is close to downtown Columbus, the Arena District and The Ohio State University’s campus, attracting many Columbus residents to Grandview Heights.

When Northwestern Mutual relocates to Grandview Yard this summer, it will join tenants such as LA Fitness, Hyatt Place hotel, Wright-Patt Credit Union and OhioHealth Urgent Care. Ernst & Young has also leased 15,000 square feet of space and expects to begin moving into this new location in May 2015.

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“It’s a great thing we’re moving there. It’s all very positive,” Childers says. “It’s going to be great for our business and great for our employees. Bottom line, we’re all very excited about it and hope Grandview Heights is happy to have us as a tenant.”

Taylor Weis is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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eaching and learning in the Grandview Heights and Upper Arlington school districts involve strikingly different administrative methods.

Two women, each with deep backgrounds in education, are their chief academic officers. While they hold similar positions, each puts her own unique spin on carrying out her district’s commitment to its students.

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never thought she’d be in a position where she wasn’t teaching. Although she might not be in front of the classroom, as chief academic officer for Grandview Heights City Schools, she plays an integral role in what children are learning.

Lusher’s responsibilities include executing the ever-changing requirements of state-mandated testing and courses. Dubbed Ohio Learning Studies and otherwise known as Common Core, these requirements are sometimes a political hot-button issue.

Preparing students for the state assessments takes too much time, Lusher says. Third-grade reading tests that last 90, 75 and 60 minutes are “just too long.” At the end of the year, three or four days will be needed for reading assessment.

“Our goal is to be prepared,” Lusher says. The assessments require multiple steps – often a challenge students aren’t used to undertaking.

The state buys two tests for upper grades: one for English, arts and mathematics, and one for science and social studies. Each class uses its own assessment method.

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Emilie Greenwald

has done it all in her 18 years as an educator.

She has gone from classroom teacher, to overseeing buildings from the principal’s office, to administrator. Now she’s in charge of academics and more in all eight Upper Arlington schools, with a population of almost 6,000 students.

Now in her second year as chief academic officer, Greenwald is helping to realize goals in the system’s three-year academic plan. The strategy is based on input from the community through various sources, including a survey and study groups to gauge residents’ expectations.

Greenwald has been in the Upper Arlington system since 2006. Prior to that, she was a math teacher at Linworth Alternative High School in Worthington, her hometown. Previously she served as a math teacher and head of the middle school at the Columbus Jewish Day School in New Albany and a math teacher at Worthington Kilbourne High School and at Plain City’s Jonathan Alder High School.

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changed several times even after the school year started.

Along with these issues is the need for professional development of teachers, Lusher says, as their courses change and testing is mandated. Jamie Lusher and her husband, Ralph, with their children. From C o l l a b o r a t i o n left to right: Avery, Braddock and Tatum. Ralph and Jamie also has been key in have a stepson, Derek. keeping teachers’ knowledge current.

Lusher often meets with teachers to discuss changing requirements and help them collaborate between grade levels, especially in elementary school, so all are familiar with what students have been or will be taught as they advance.

Additionally, Lusher has planned a three-day symposium in August for teachers from Grandview, Hilliard and Worthington to share their experiences and knowledge across a variety of courses. All Grandview teachers have signed on, Lusher says.

Multimedia has also played a role in educating teachers.

The school system’s website, www.ghcsd.org, features some of Lusher’s posts detailing teaching and learning goals and teaching practices.

Lusher carried out similar tasks in her previous position as coordinator of academic achievement for Worthington City Schools, where she was responsible for curriculum, instruction and testing in 19 buildings. Prior to beginning her current position, Lusher had worked in education for 14 years.

Previous roles include serving as principal at Wilson Hill Elementary School (Worthington) and New Albany Middle School, and as a teacher in Canal Winchester and at the Columbus School for Girls.

The Powell resident and her husband, Ralph, are parents of two boys and two girls ages 3 to 16. Lusher graduated from University of Akron and played varsity basketball during her time there.

Lusher enjoys serving as an administrator in a small three-building district with 1,100 students. It is a nice contrast to working in the much larger Worthington district.

“I see these people on a daily basis, which is really nice.

In a bigger district, there’s a disconnect,” she says.

Grandview is rapidly making progress in adapting new standards, Lusher says.

“I like the challenges. It is so intimate,” she says.

Greenwald is a graduate of the University of Dayton with bachelor’s degrees in math and English and a master’s in educational leadership. She and her husband, Ian Brown, have two children and live in Worthington.

She arrived in Upper Arlington as assistant principal, and after six years, Greenwald became the high school principal for a year. As the school system’s administration was reorganized, the academic officer position became available.

While the state’s testing and academic requirements have changed, Upper Arlington is dealing with it easily.

“We really took time to make sure we were implementing them. The rollout was done very thoughtfully. It wasn’t just a giant leap,” she says.

Greenwald’s staff includes directors of technology, elementary learning, accountability and professional development, and student services.

The state’s required change in courses and testing “has sparked some concern,” she acknowledges. She adds that she’s happy to speak to parents about any worries they have.

“Our job is to make sure the kids are learning and achieving,” Greenwald says.

When new testing requirements come along, she says, it’s a delicate balance.

“We’ve spent some time looking at both special education and elementary literacy. If you give them a start in reading and literacy, they will do better in later grades,” she says.

Wider use of technology may help with more schoolsupplied devices for elementary students so they can use computers, laptops or tablets for classwork.

The three-year plan focuses on the district’s future.

It outlines goals affecting performance, or academic excellence, personalization, accountability and efficiency of schools, students and the district.

Personalized education is also important to the district. Some high school students take college courses and earn an interactive baccalaureate diploma, a step beyond the advanced placement classes that are popular with students.

Achieving the diploma requires extensive study of courses in six subjects. In this way, students are introduced to the rigors of college study, Greenwald says.

Greenwald is optimistic about the achievements of her school system’s students and the academic programs geared to help them succeed: 90 percent of graduates go to college.

Duane St. Clair is a contributing editor. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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By Garth Bishop

Professional Pursuits Innovation Generation brings cutting-edge technology and real-life experience to schools

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he ability to understand and use advanced computer and industrial technology becomes more valuable every single day.

And thanks to a new endeavor, students in Upper Arlington and Grandview Heights city schools have greater access to those skills than ever before.

Those opportunities are coming via a partnership with Innovation Generation, as well as an agreement between the two school districts.

Innovation Generation, based in Reynoldsburg, works with 15 central Ohio school districts to provide technological opportunities to which their students might not otherwise have access. And the programs do more than expand students’ knowledge; they allow students the chance to obtain college credit, or work toward professional certification, teaching real-life problem-solving skills.

“Whether they’re going directly into a career or planning to go to college, this is preparing them for it,” says Marc Alter, instructional technology specialist for Grandview schools.

It’s funded by a $14.4 million Straight A Fund grant from the state, along with investments from such entities as Battelle, JPMorgan Chase and Columbus State Community College. Though 2014-15 is the first school year in which Innovation Generation curriculum has been offered, the Central Ohio Compact – a partnership among businesses, schools and the government, convened by Columbus State to improve from 30 to 60 the percentage of Ohio workers with education beyond high school by 2025 – was formed in 2012.

Students in UA and Grandview schools have access to three sets of Innovation Generation curriculum: advanced manufacturing and robotics, networking and digital technology, and Academy M.D. From the outside, the most recognizable part of the Innovation Generation

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Upper Arlington teachers Brian Niekamp, John Kulina, Kevin Lloyd and Stephen Gdovin in front of the Fab Lab

The 3D printer from the Fab Lab was part of a display at UA’s State of the Schools event.

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“Whether they’re going directly into a career or planning to go to college, this is preparing them for it.”

Marc Alter, instructional technology specialist for Grandview schools

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Grandview Heights students demonstrate usage of Innovation Generation equipment for a promotional video, produced in conjunction with Paul Werth Associates, filmed in January.

school districts. Though some districts shuttle the Fab Lab among schools, the equipment-sharing arrangement between Grandview and Upper Arlington means each district has access to the necessary equipment without needing to move the mobile lab around, though UA does rotate some equipment between its two middle schools.

The advanced manufacturing and robotics classes are offered this year to seventh-graders, with curriculum expanding into later grades as students in the program get older. “(Educational technology students) do design work, they do engineering work, they do robotics work,” says Emilie March/April 2015 • www.trivillagemagazine.com

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program is the MIT Mobile Fab Lab, used in the advanced manufacturing and robotics curriculum. Most school districts that participate have a Fab (short for “fabrication”) Lab packed with equipment that can either be used in the mobile classroom itself or removed for use in the schools themselves; the vast majority of Grandview’s and UA’s equipment use takes place in the classroom.

The items students can use range from a 3D printer to a computer-controlled cutting router.

“They have 3D modeling software so they can design 3D problem-solving projects,” says Alter.

Grandview industrial technology teacher Brad Gintert already had some of the cutting-edge equipment in his classroom, so when the district gained access to the Fab Lab, he worked with Upper Arlington officials to divide the items between the two

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Students use computers to design projects to be created via the 3D printer.

Greenwald, chief academic officer at Upper Arlington.

Upper Arlington already had an extensive technology education program for its middle-schoolers, focusing on project-based learning, Greenwald says.

But Innovation Generation gives those efforts a significant upgrade – at no taxpayer expense, thanks to the grant.

“This takes it to the next level and brings in those extra things that we didn’t have, and gives our kids additional opportunities in design and engineering,” says Greenwald.

The 3D printer alone has allowed students to learn how to create such items as custom cell phone cases, Alter says, and Gintert has invited other district teachers to bring his students problems they can use technology to solve. Students are even working with Paul Werth Associates to design promotional materials for the Innovation Generation program itself.

“I like the idea that if you can imagine something, you can create it,” Alter says.

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The networking and digital technology program, offered at the high school level, centers largely on information technology, which is a major growth industry. Students learn both IT skills and the knowledge to use them with business processes, technical problem-solving, critical thinking and more. Not only can students earn college credit, but they can also work toward network certification through Cisco Systems.

That program is offered at Upper Arlington High School, and Grandview students can sign up for it, as can Hilliard students. The introductory courses offered this year are computer science and basic networking.

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Mobile classrooms appeal to all types of learners

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he Wellington School is implementing a new classroom design that accommodates everyone from the visual to the kinesthetic learner.

The private school, located in Upper Arlington, already has three classrooms and one large lab space outfitted with the unique concept. Head of School Rob Brisk says the school expects to convert another 13 as quickly as possible.

“We started to look at different kinds of furniture that would add to flexibility, connectedness and mobility,” Brisk says.

“That was the impulse.”

So, with the help of generous donors, Wellington got to work. Brisk says the

Students utilize the mobile dry-erase boards in the classroom.

The classrooms’ mobile setup aims to accommodate every kind of learner.

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school looked at studies and spoke to teachers and students in search of what type of learning would best benefit students.

The survey found students wanted a classroom that would allow them to group up in clusters, work in teams, take part in individual research and use technology.

“We looked at classrooms most schools have. That (setup) serves so few of our educational aims,” Brisk says, adding that most traditional classrooms have stationary desks that face toward the front of the room.

Wellington is adding furniture with wheels, and chairs crafted out of more comfortable materials.

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“We wanted (chairs) that could be moved and easily regrouped,” Brisk says.

“Ones that could be placed to listen to the teacher, but also be set up in all sorts of different ways, like for group work.”

The rooms also feature a higher level of technology than a traditional classroom.

It’s easier for the students to share ideas with one another and communicate their instructions electronically, enabling them to share multiple pieces of work at the same time so they can collaborate, communicate and critique each other’s work.

“There’s a constant ability to connect with the outside world,” Brisk says.

Smart Boards have been in Wellington’s classrooms for many years, but they’re always in front of the room, allowing the traditional setup that is no longer as appealing. The most popular mobile pieces in the classrooms are rolling white boards. It’s a fairly simple and common concept, and it’s certainly not a new one, Brisk says, but it’s made a world of difference to the students and how they learn and present their individual thoughts.

“They allow students to post their work and share their ideas for critique and discussion,” Brisk says.

In the new classrooms, technology is mobile. Screens can be viewed from all angles and directions, and students can plug their computers into a large screen so their work can be viewed by the entire class.

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The school expects to turn to the lower grades after this work is done.

“This is just the starting point,” Brisk says. “We could not have done it without the donors, and we’re always deeply thankful to them.”

Brisk says the school has received excellent feedback from the students and teachers.

“It’s been transformative for many of them, in terms of the classroom experience,” he says, adding that many students are often eager to use the large lab space for their classroom activities.

Because the classroom can be reconfigured by easily sliding around its furniture, one space can look three different ways in the same hour. This simple approach can make the classroom space accessible to all types of learners.

“We do not believe in a lockstep approach, with 16-20 students all in heavy desks that are facing forward,” Brisk says.

“There’s the expectation that students are all moving forward in the same way.”

If you are in a fixed, immobile classroom, you are only serving one kind of learner, he says.

For the most part, the reconfigured classrooms are designed for multi-departmental use. For example, a computer science class could use the space, but so could an art and design class or an English class.

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hen Mim Braaten decided she wanted to start fostering kittens, she didn’t have to look far to find the best place to keep them.

With its ample windows and French doors, Braaten’s sun room is a temporary paradise for cats waiting until they’re old enough to be adopted. The house’s previous owners added the 20-by-11-foot room off the garage before the Braatens moved in. Tile floors allow for easy cleaning, and blanketed cupboard areas make perfect nests for pregnant cats. Perhaps most importantly, the double doors that separate it from the rest of the house are a boon for Braaten’s husband, Eric, who is allergic to cats.

“We really didn’t have a purpose for the room, so it’s ideal,” Braaten says.

Braaten started fostering cats about 14 years ago after Eric’s co-worker told her about Pets without Parents, a nonprofit, no-kill Clintonville organization. Braaten, who was intrigued by the idea of working around her husband’s allergy, decided to give it a try herself.

“It was hard at first because the kids were younger,” Braaten says.

The idea of remaining unattached to their new small and fluffy housemates was

The Braatens’ dog, Penny, keeps a watchful eye on 13 kittens.

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Braaten entertains Wobbles, a cat with cerebellar hypoplasia. Both Wobbles and his sister, Weebles, have since been adopted.

difficult for daughters Emily and Valerie, then 10 and 7. But knowing that more kittens would eventually replace the current ones helped them adapt, Braaten says.

Like her daughters, Braaten counted animals as friends during her childhood, though her mother never let them keep more than one cat and one dog. Still, the experience taught Braaten that it was possible for cats to be friends with dogs.

The Braatens’ dog, Penny, is a living example of this. At nine years old, the chow, Doberman pinscher and border collie mix has seen many cats come and go, and her habitual presence in the sun room helps the cats learn how to socialize with canine companions.

Though Braaten started out fostering, three of the rescued have become permanent residents. Interestingly enough, Eric finds he is not allergic to the cats if he is exposed to them as kittens.

Their one-eyed black cat, Jackie, was the first feline to graduate from foster to house cat. Brown tabby Izzy followed that.

Last of all was Monty, a gray tabby who likes visiting the sun room to play with the foster cats. The young cat went home with three different people who, for various reasons, decided they couldn’t adopt him.

“He’s been ours ever since,” Braaten says.

Though Monty enjoys playing with his new companions, Braaten says she’s careful never to introduce him to a mother cat and her kittens, because the mother is territorial and also untested for health issues. Usually Braaten fosters a litter of kittens, about four wee ones at a time.

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By Taylor Woodhouse

Firehouse Fare

Old fire station cooking classes instruct eager eaters in cuisine creation

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nce home to large trucks and water hoses, the Old Coach Road fire station in Upper Arlington is now home to pursuits of a decidedly more domestic kind.

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Cooking instruction, along with many of the city’s other Lifelong Learning and Leisure classes, is now at the Recreation Station, a fire station from 1957 to 2010. The classes introduce participants to different types of food and cooking, and each class has a theme.

Other programs include tastings at restaurants and partnerships with other businesses and chefs around Columbus, such as the Refectory in northwest Columbus, the Cooking Cottage in Marble Cliff and well-known chef Shawnie Kelley Foy. “When people take a cooking class, I find that they like a well-rounded experience, not just the recipe. They really like the sideline bells and whistles – hearing about 24

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where the recipes originated from, etc.,” says Deb Mosely, program coordinator. “You feel like you’re there for an evening with the visual stuff and the food and the tasting. It really becomes a trip away from home for a night.”

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grams have seasonal aspects, such as tasting wines that particularly complement the winter season and seasonal recipes to jazz up a traditional Easter meal.

At the Recreation Station, an instructor provides background about the region and history of that day’s cuisine and demonstrates cooking the authentic recipes.

Students also participate in preparing the fruits of their labor. The partnership with Cookie Cottage allows for a small number of people, usually five to 10, to bake from scratch onsite at the establishment.

Other classes focus more on consuming than creating. At Diversity Dining classes, participants sample various dishes, family-style, at a restaurant. There are also wine, beer and spirit tastings.

Past classes have included learning to make three unique types of dim sum baskets at Panda Inn, a demonstration by a sushi chef from Akai Hana Restaurant, a tea and scones class at the Cooking Cottage and Brew Master for a Day, a brewing class at North High Brewing.

Taylor Woodhouse is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@ cityscenemediagroup.com.

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By Elizabeth Tzagournis

A Gaggle of Groups Upper Arlington Public Library provides space for creative minds

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library doesn’t just house books. It also is a central community space for the exchange of ideas.

The Upper Arlington Public Library branches offer free public meeting rooms for both cultural activities and nonprofit meetings. A wide array of groups and organizations take advantage of these free rooms on a first-come, first served basis.

The following is a small sampling of the groups that use the library’s space.

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Tremont Road Library

Historic Haven The Columbus Barracks Civil War Round Table is where members can discuss and share knowledge of one of the most significant wars in American history.

“We usually meet on the second Thursday of each month, except December, from 7 to 9 p.m. to present and discuss various topics about the American Civil War,” says meeting coordinator John Young. Meetings are held at the Main branch.

The oldest continuous group in central Ohio area has around 30 members, Young says. Meetings are free. Members share a passion for American war history in presentations to their peers.

“Our members have varying degrees of knowledge and interest in the Civil War, but they all do their best to prepare and present interesting and diverse topics pertaining to all aspects of

it,” Young says. “We all enjoy learning more about it and sharing what we know with others.”

Fun with Words Scrabble Lovers of Columbus, founded in 2009, holds weekly open play sessions for fans of the timeless game. Joyce Jacobson is one of these fans.

“I joined Scrabble Lovers of Columbus because I wanted to be part of a group of welcoming and smart people, having fun playing something mentally challenging,” says Jacobson.

On Saturday afternoons and Monday evenings members of all skill levels play and at the Upper Arlington Main Library or Kroger in the Brewery District, Jacobson says.

“Our interest is in recruiting new people to play scrabble and, if interested, to join some of our members who play competitively,” Jacobson says.

Photo courtesy of John Young

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Members of the Columbus Barracks Civil War Round Table watch a presentation on Civil War photographers Matthew Brady and Alexander Gardner, presented by Walter Kobalka.

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Germany Philatelic Society is one of many chapters in a national community of German stamp collectors, jurors, exhibitors and postal historians. Founded in 1949, the Germany Philatelic Society includes around 1,250 members in major cities nationwide. The group meets on the third Sunday of each month at the Tremont Road library.

Elizabeth Tzagournis is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscemenediagroup.com.

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Children’s Books

A Library Book for Bear

By Bonny Becker (grades Pre-K) Reluctantly accompanying Mouse to the library, Bear, who believes that he already has all of the books he will ever need, challenges Mouse with his picky tastes in what becomes a giggle-inducing search for the perfect book.

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My Teacher is a Monster! (No, I Am Not)

By Peter Brown (grades K-2) A young boy named Bobby has the worst teacher. She’s loud, she yells and if you throw paper airplanes, she won’t allow you to enjoy recess. Luckily, Bobby can go to his favorite spot in the park on weekends to play, until one day he finds his teacher there.

Over the course of one day, Bobby learns that monsters are not always what they seem.

Absolutely Almost

By Lisa Graff (grades 4-6) Albie has never been the smartest kid in his class. He has never been the tallest, or the best at gym, or the greatest artist or the most musical. In fact, Albie has a long list of the things he’s not very good at. But then Albie gets a new babysitter, Calista, who helps him figure out all of the things he is good at and how he can take pride in himself.

Courage for Beginners

By Karen Harrington (grades 5-8) Seventh grade is not turning out the way Mysti had planned. With the help of a hot-air balloon, her new friend Rama Khan and a bright orange coat, can she find the courage to change? This novel truly captures what middle school is like for girls who aren’t part of the “popular” group.

The Year of Billy Miller

By Kevin Henkes (grades 1-3) When Billy Miller has a mishap at the statue of the Jolly Green Giant at the end of summer vacation, he ends up with a big lump on his head. What a way to start second grade, with a lump on your head! As the year goes by, though, Billy figures out how to navigate elementary school, how to appreciate his little sister and how to be a more grown-up and responsible member of the family.

The Soup Club Cookbook: Feed Your Friends, Feed Your Family, Feed Yourself

By Courtney Allison, Tina Carr, Caroline Laskow and Julie Peacock Four friends get together and start a club to prepare and share meals. This book includes recipes, sides and salads.

The Drowned World

By J.G. Ballard This exciting post-apocalyptic novel is set in London, which is completely flooded due to solar radiation. Though it was written in 1962, it is eerily similar to the discussion of climate change today.

As earth warms to extreme temperatures and the ice caps begin to melt, many people choose to flee north while some are driven by inexplicable urges to journey south into the building heat.

Just Girls

By Rachel Gold Jess Tucker hates bullies. So when she overhears a group of girls gossiping about a new transgender student on campus, she confronts them and claims that she’s the student they’re gossiping about. Jess’ brave act has far-reaching consequences not only for Jess, but for the student she’s protecting: Ella Ramsey, Jess’ game-loving, science- obsessed roommate. This is a well-written, fast-paced contemporary novel of friendship set at a fictional Ohio college.

Neverhome: A Novel

By Laird Hunt In this lyrical Civil War novel, an Indiana woman leaves behind her husband and disguises herself as a man in order to enlist with the Union. Ash Thompson’s journey to war and back is a legendary one, dotted with strange encounters, eccentric figures, near-miss escapes and harrowing flights, as well as persistent questions: Why does she feel she can’t return?

Why did she leave in the first place? And is she really telling the truth?

Adult Books

The Year of Living Virtuously: Weekends Off

By Teresa Jordan Founding father Benjamin Franklin was an inventor. At the age of 20, he set himself to the task of inventing a better version of himself. He created a list of 13 virtues, and for the rest of his life, he strove to master them. Author Teresa Jordan follows his example and takes a year to reflect and explore each of the virtues (though with weekends off).

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