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JULY/AUGUST 2017 VOL. 16 NO. 6

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CityReporter

News and Information from the City of Westerville

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News and Information from the City of Westerville

King of String

Violin virtuoso uses annual music festival to support local performers

18 in focus

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Know. Understand. Care.

Inspiration Through Immersion

Oakstone Academy educates students on the autism spectrum

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Life through the candid cameras of Westerville residents

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24 They Write the Songs

Tent for solo and acoustic acts is new to 2017 Music and Arts Festival

26 living

If These Walls Could Talk

1870s-built private residence is one of annual tour’s historic stops

28 on the table

Big Fat Deal

Fat Girl Bakery impresses with award-winning cupcakes

30 bookmarks

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Recommendations from the Westerville Public Library

This issue’s Around Westerville can be found at www.westervillemagazine.com.

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Jazz at the Amp 6:30 p.m., Saturdays (except July 22); Alum Creek Park amphitheater, 221 W. Main St., www.westerville.org

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Sounds of Summer Concert Series 6:30 p.m., Sundays; Alum Creek Park amphitheater, 221 W. Main St., www.westerville.org

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Westerville Rotary 4th of July Celebration 8 a.m. 5K run/walk, 9:15 children’s fun run, Alum Creek Park North, 221 W. Main St.; 1 p.m. parade and food drive, North State Street and County Line Road to Westerville South High School, 303 S. Otterbein Ave.; 2:30-9:45 p.m., concert series and food vendors, Westerville South High School; 10 p.m. fireworks, Westerville South High School, www.westerville rotary.com

July 5-Aug. 9

Family Concert Series 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays; Alum Creek Park amphitheater, 221 W. Main St., www.westerville.org

July 5-Aug. 30

Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market 3-6 p.m., Wednesdays; Uptown Westerville, corner of North State and East Home streets, www.marketwednesday.com

Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce Music and Arts Festival

2 p.m. July 9, 14, 16; Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center, 170 W. Park St., www.otterbein.edu

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Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce Music and Arts Festival 7 p.m. Friday, Uptown Westerville; 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sunday, Heritage Park, 60 N. Cleveland Ave.; www.westervillechamber.com

July 13

Mary Alice Monroe Author Visit 7 p.m., Westerville Central High School, 7118 Mt. Royal Ave., www.westervillelibrary.org

July 16

Westerville Civic Theatre presents Annie 7 p.m. July 27-29, 2 p.m.

July 29, 3 p.m. July 30; Westerville Central High School, 7118 Mt. Royal Ave., www.westerville.org

July 28

Mount Carmel St. Ann’s 4th Friday: World Bazaar 6-9 p.m., Uptown Westerville, www.visitwesterville.org

July 29

45th Anniversary of the Westerville Area Resource Ministry 6-9 p.m., Villa Milano Banquet & Conference Center, 1630 Schrock Rd., Columbus, www.warmwesterville.org

WesterFlora Garden Tour: A City in Bloom 1-7 p.m., throughout Wester- July 30 Beethoven 5K Run/Walk ville, www.westerflora.com 8 a.m., Westerville Sports Complex, 325 N. Cleveland Ave., www.runsignup.com

July 30

Tapestry of a Town 1-5 p.m., throughout Westerville, www.tapestryofatown.org

July 6-22

Otterbein Summer Theatre presents They’re Playing Our Song 7:30 p.m. July 6; 8 p.m. July 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22;

July 27-30

WesterFlora Garden Tour

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GameDay 5K 7:30 p.m., Westerville Central High School, 7118 Mt. Royal Ave., www.runsignup.com

Aug. 12

Shark Day Noon-5 p.m., Highlands Park Aquatic Center, 245 S. Spring Rd., www.westerville.org

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Aug. 19

Baby & Kids Bargain Boutique & Maternity Sale 9 a.m.-noon, Westerville Community Center, 350 N. Cleveland Ave., www.westerville.org

Aug. 19

Tea and Tunes with Steve and Lisa Ball 10 a.m.-noon, Hanby House, 160 W. Main St., www.hanbyhouse.org

Ross Leadership Institute Series: Elfi DiBella, YWCA Columbus 7:30-8:30 a.m., The Point at Otterbein University, 60 Collegeview Rd., www.otterbein.edu

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Classic Movie Series: Cars 8:30 p.m., Everal Barn and Homestead, 60 N. Cleveland Ave., www.westerville.org

Aug. 17

First Day of School www.westerville.k12.oh.us

Jazz at the Amp Special Event Noon-8 p.m., Alum Creek Park amphitheater, 221 W. Main St., www.westerville.org Footloose Staged Reading Fundraiser 6:30-9:30 p.m., 33 E. Park St., www.goodmedicineproductions.org

Aug. 20

Music in the Gardens: Fiddle Me This 3-5 p.m., Inniswood Metro Gardens, 940 S. Hempstead Rd., www.inniswood.org

Tea and Tunes with Steve and Lisa Ball

Aug. 23-Sept. 15

Canine Creations David Myers Art Studio & Gallery, 7 W. Main St., www.davidmyersart.com

Aug. 25

Mount Carmel St. Ann’s 4th Friday: Dog Days of Summer 6-9 p.m., Uptown Westerville, www.visitwesterville.org

Aug. 26

Brew Hop 6-8 p.m., Brewery District, www.columbusbrewery district.com Visit www.cityscenecolumbus. com for details on the firstever Brewery District Festival on Aug. 12!

Photos courtesy of Jase Tyas, Vaughn Hovey, Hanby House and CHA Animal Shelter

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Technology Fair 2-5 p.m., Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State St., www.westervillelibrary.org

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The Patriotic March: 4th of July Parade St. Paul the Apostle Church, 313 N. State St. to Electric Avenue 11 a.m. Staging and drop-off at St. Paul 1 p.m. Parade begins, moving south on State Street through Uptown Westerville and ending at Electric Avenue This is the second year for the new Parade route. Bring canned and boxed food items for the WARM Community Food Drive, which will be collected along the route. Visit www.warmwesterville.org for a list of most needed items.

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For timing updates, follow the City of Westerville Twitter account: @tellwesterville.

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Staff Profile

Passion for Helping Kids Inspires Westerville School Resource Officers

The Westerville Division of Police is deeply embedded in the community. In addition to patrol, crime prevention and investigation operations, WPD has an extensive Community Services Bureau that oversees public education and outreach programs. This Bureau partners with Westerville City Schools to place officers in high and middle schools, as well as teach instructional material, such as the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. The primary goal of School Resource Officers (SROs) is to protect students and staff, but any one of them will tell you his or her role extends beyond law and order. Meet Officers Dan Pignatelli, D.A.R.E. Instructor; Erin Peachey, Walnut Springs Middle School; and Thomas Baker, Westerville South High School.

How long have you worked for WPD and as an SRO? Pignatelli: I’ve been with the Westerville Division of Police for 18 years. I started as a patrol officer, then I worked as an SRO for about five years before returning to patrol and eventually working as a D.A.R.E. officer in 11 Westerville schools for the last five years.

Peachey: I’ve been with Westerville for 15 years and an SRO at Walnut Springs Middle School for eight years.

Baker: I’ve been with the Westerville Division of Police for 31 years and an SRO at Westerville South High School for almost 10 years.

Why did you choose a career in law enforcement?

Pignatelli: Growing up, a lot of my friends were police officers. They talked about helping individuals who couldn’t necessarily stand up for themselves. It seemed like a noble thing to do.

Peachey: I truly wanted a job where I got to help people and give back. I wanted to know that what I did made a difference.

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From left: Officer Dan Pignatelli, Officer Erin Peachey and Officer Thomas Baker

being a police officer. I was living next to (former Westerville Police) Chief Harry Schutte. He offered to have me work as a reserve officer. It grew on me very quickly.

How did you get involved in the schools?

Pignatelli: I love to learn; I love being in the classroom. Working with the educators when I was an SRO really inspired me to start educating.

Peachey: I love kids. I very much love the community resource aspect of the Community Services Bureau. We are assigned to one school full-time, which is great because you really get to know your kids and build a rapport.

Baker: (Becoming an SRO is) the best move I’ve made. I still get to be a police officer and I get to do so much more.

It’s mentoring, even helping kids with homework in some cases.

What’s the best part of your job?

Pignatelli: The best thing about being a D.A.R.E. officer is the feeling that you’re actually getting the message across to the students. You’re not going to prevent every incident, but there are going to be kids who you reach.

Peachey: I truly feel I make a bigger difference here. When you’re on patrol,

you’re going from call to call and you don’t always have the chance to build those relationships with people. I have that here. These kids know I’ll be here every day.

Baker: I love being around the kids. I spend time just walking through the halls talking to them and having them come to me for help. I enjoy that immensely.

Also, I enjoy the relationships I’ve formed with the staff.

What inspires you about your work in the schools?

Pignatelli: You really work closely with the teachers and the administration and they have such a drive to do the best they can for the students. It just rubs off on you.

Peachey: Some of my kids who had a rough start in life have graduated and gone on to college. That’s inspiring.

Baker: The kids here at South are so accepting of their peers.

Westerville’s School Resource Officers’ jobs don’t begin and end with the school day. They also lead a number of community education programs. Learn more about WPD’s Community Services Bureau at www.westerville.org/police. www.westervillemagazine.com

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Public Safety Profile

The Tough Stuff Expert advice on starting conversations with your kids

Westerville has earned a reputation for being a safe and welcoming place to raise a family. However, the community is not immune to risks associated with drugs, alcohol or other illegal substances.

The 2016 Community Survey showed a marked increase in resident concern about “substance abuse and drug interdiction,” jumping from 6.4 percent in 2014 to 11.3 percent in 2016. It also moved up to the third most important issue for residents on the “Community Priorities” list. The Westerville School Resource Officers you met in this issue’s staff profile offer practical tips for starting difficult conversations with kids about drugs, alcohol and other pressures they may face this year.

Elementary School-Age Children Officer Dan Pignatelli has taught D.A.R.E. to fifth-graders at 11 Westerville elementary schools since 2012.

“The age point is critical,” said Pignatelli. “The D.A.R.E. curriculum has been revised to show students how to make good choices by evaluating the risks versus consequences.”

Pignatelli recommends parents leverage the existing D.A.R.E. curriculum to inspire conversations at home to help reinforce lessons about good decision-making by being aware of what is being taught and asking children what they think about the lessons. More importantly, he said, these conversations let children know that they have an adult they can speak to about the topics of drugs, alcohol and other pressures.

“The earlier you can establish that rapport, the better,” he said. “You want your kids to understand that they can come to you for anything.”

Pignatelli said this especially applies to the tough questions.

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find a way to answer, even if it takes you some time to think about it, come back to it.”

Middle School-Age Children Middle school years are notoriously tricky, beginning with the monumental transition of leaving elementary school and mixing new faces at a new school, further fueled by a complicated mix of hormones and new social pressures.

Officer Erin Peachey encourages parents to keep a watchful eye on their children at this stage. The new influences they face can range from substance abuse and sex to depression and mental health disorders.

“It’s important for parents to realize, even if they have a straight-A student who has never been in trouble, that they are still susceptible to so many things when they come in to middle school,” Peachey said.

When it comes to how to approach middle school-age kids, Peachey recommends adults keep it casual and listen actively.

“Be open to that conversation,” she said. “Let them tell you stories and then provide some feedback: ‘Here’s what I’d like you to do if that ever happens to you.’”

High School-Age Young Adults In high school, children are thought of as young adults. But that doesn’t mean they’ve learned all there is to know about handling pressures.

Research shows high school-age students may be using drugs less than their predecessors. The National Institute on Drug Abuse’s 2016 Monitoring the Future survey showed eighth-, 10th- and 12th-graders’ ”past-year use” of illicit drugs (other than marijuana) declined to the lowest ratings since in the survey’s 41-year history.

However, it’s important to note that the work is unfinished. The same survey

found “a general decline in perceived risk of harm and disapproval of using a number of substances.” As with the other age groups, keeping open communication with high school-age students is key.

“If you’re catching them with drugs, talk about it. You might b­­­­e surprised to hear why they have this stuff,” Officer Thomas Baker said. “That doesn’t mean you give up your role as parent, but being a good listener actually goes pretty far.”

All Ages Students today must also contend with a pervasive social media life always “on” in their pockets. Social media tempts kids with a sense of anonymity that may lead them to drop their guard and thoughts of personal safety.

“I encourage parents to look for any type of software that allows them to see what their kids are doing on their phones or on the computer, because there are apps inside of apps now where they’re hiding things,” Peachey said. “Google the apps you find on your child’s phone.”

Baker agrees, noting that many students don’t understand the risks of being open on the Internet.

“If your child is sending a text, you should be getting it. If they tell you they have a social media page, find out what the other one is. Because most kids that I find getting in trouble have a ‘public’ page for their mom or dad, but then they have one they really use,” he said.

“Ask about that, and then you should be checking it. Because that’s where they’re putting the things that are going on in their lives.”

Pignatelli, Peachey and Baker all agree that parents and guardians should consider reaching out to teachers, guidance counselors, administrators and, yes, school resource officers if they are concerned about their child’s well-being at school.

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CityReporter

Get Your Play On

The City of Westerville has introduced GoWesterville, a communications initiative aimed at helping residents and visitors stay in the loop about roadway, infrastructure and capital improvement projects.

It’s a continuation of a promise the City made to residents in 2008 to improve streets rated in less than “good” condition to “good” or “better” condition within 12 years.

Since that time, the City has made aggressive progress toward this goal, but it hasn’t been without inconveniences as motorists have had to navigate the construction projects. To address these concerns, the City intro-

duced an interactive construction map that allows users to keep tabs and plan commutes around important projects in and around Westerville.

Use this innovative tool to track: 1. Major Projects: Projects impacting major arteries through the City, such as State Street and Cleveland Avenue. These projects have the highest likelihood of impacting the most motorists.

2. Street Maintenance Program: Each year, the City inspects the roadways and identifies those streets that require repair or reconstruction.

3. Projects Around Westerville: Includes information about projects that are not managed by the City, but could likely impact Westerville residents and visitors.

To access the map and learn more about improvement projects in the City, visit www. westerville.org/construction or open the My Westerville mobile app and select “Construction Updates.”

July is Park and Recreation Month With more than 600 acres of parklands in 46 locations, nearly 30 miles of paths and bike trails – not to mention the soon-to-be expanding 96,600-square-foot Community Center – every month in Westerville is like Park and Recreation Month.

However, July is officially Park and Recreation Month, as designated by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA,) and the Westerville Parks and Recreation Department is pulling out all the stops to celebrate. The Department is joining NRPA to challenge residents to “get their play on.”

Be sure to check out the Mark Your Calendars section of this magazine for special “Get Your Play On” events. Find more information on www.westerville.org.

Get Your Play On, Get Social!

Spending time in one of Westerville’s beautiful parks or fun events this month? Be sure to tag #acitywithinapark and #playonjuly. Your photos may be chosen to be featured on the City’s website, Westerville Community Recreation Guide or City social media platforms.

This Day in History July 1917

Westerville Women, Children Perform Patriotic Duties During WWI One hundred years ago, the United States had recently entered World War I and everyone was doing his or her part to help the troops.

In July 1917, the Westerville Public Opinion reported that members of the local chapter of the American Red Cross met at the school building along State Street four days a week to sew bed sheets, pillow cases and garments for soldiers. The publication reported an “unusual interest and enthusiasm displayed” by the members.

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This enthusiasm was not limited to adults; even children did their part. The paper reported that “two little daughters … gave a splendid demonstration of patriotism” by arranging a play and recital to help raise money for the Red Cross. The “cleverly done” performance won the hearts and pockets of their neighbors, helping them to raise 26 cents for the Red Cross fund.

This and hundreds of other fascinating facts, materials and artifacts are on display at the Westerville Public Library’s Local History Center. Hours are Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., closed Sunday. Visit www.westervillelibrary. org/local-history to learn more. www.westervillemagazine.com

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Economic Development Profile

Lancaster Colony Finds a Seat at Westerville’s Table

When a new neighbor arrives on the scene, it’s only polite to give them some time to settle in before bringing over the welcome wagon.

Now that Lancaster Colony has had a few months in its new Westararea home at 380 Polaris Pkwy., we thought it was time to make an introduction, though it’s likely you’ve already invited the company into your home and pantry.

Lancaster Colony is a leading food manufacturer and marketer. Most will recognize its marquee offerings of Marzetti® refrigerated salad dressings and dips, New York Brand® Bakery frozen garlic breads and croutons, Flatout® flatbread wraps, and Sister Schubert® homemade rolls.

Lancaster Colony’s arrival in Westerville was about a decade in the making. In the early 2000s, Lancaster Colony was a different company than we know today.

“We were a diversified manufacturer of everything from candles to glassware to food products,” said Dale Ganobsik, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Planning. “We went through a process of divesting ourselves from the non-food sections and became a food business from that point forward.”

With its streamlined focus in place, it was time to reduce the physical distance between the company’s 220-some Columbus-region employees.

“We had these separate offices and a fair amount of interactions among those employees,” Ganobsik said.

Bringing employees together made sense for the reduction of travel costs and keeping everyone aligned with the core focus of the company.

“Our culture has always been about understanding our customer, focusing on our products and our goal of being ‘the better food company,’” Ganobsik said.

The company has been a mainstay in the Columbus region for nearly 55 years.

“It has always worked for us,” Ganobsik said. “There’s a good workforce to draw from. Columbus and Westerville have a lot to offer as far as community.”

Community is important to Lancaster Colony. The company’s community outreach activities include supporting nonprofit organizations such as Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, YWCA, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Toys for Tots and United Way. Lancaster Colony employs 2,700 people nationwide with plants in eight states. The company’s annual sales approach $1.2 billion and it is a supplier to 18 of the top 25 restaurant chains. Additionally, Lancaster Colony distinguishes itself as one of just 14 companies in the United States to have increased cash dividends each year for 54 consecutive years.

For more information, visit www.lancastercolony.com. www.westervillemagazine.com

Mark Your Calendars

Park and Recreation Month Activity

Jazz at the Amp Saturday evenings from July 1-Aug. 19 at the Alum Creek Amphitheater Bring the family for great music and fun.

Visit www.westerville.org for more information.

All concerts are free.

Westerville Parks Scavenger Hunt July Looking for a fun activity for the family close to home? Explore your Westerville parks for natural treasure and secret places. Visit the Westerville Community Center to pick up a scavenger card of your choice and complete it for a special reward.

All ages may participate.

Wibit Wednesday Sunday, July 19 | 1-8 p.m.

Don’t miss Wibit Wednesday on July 19 from 1-8 p.m. This fun aquatic obstacle course will be out in celebration of Parks and Recreation Month.

Rate: $8.25, Discounted Resident Rate: $5.50, HPAC Passholders: free.

Touch-a-Truck Friday, July 21 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Hands-on fire trucks, police cruisers, largerthan-life construction equipment and more. Bring your preschooler for an up-close experience with a variety of construction equipment and service vehicles. For more information, call the Westerville Parks and Recreation Department at 614-901-6500.

National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 1 | 6-9 p.m.

The Westerville Division of Police will participate in several neighborhood events during National Night Out, known as “America’s Night Out Against Crime.” The national event brings local public safety agencies and communities together for the evening to heighten awareness about crime prevention. For more information, please visit www. westerville.org/police.

Annual Maintenance, Westerville Community Center Aug. 21-Sept. 6 | Open to Close Each year, areas of the Westerville Community Center close for a two-week maintenance and repair period. This year, the areas that will close for the entire two-week period are the Watering Hole (indoor pool) and the entire south end of the building including: the Sprouts Wait Room, aerobics room and all meeting areas. Limited closures will occur in the gymnasium, fitness area and indoor playground. Watering Hole Passholders may use Highlands Park Aquatic Center, free of charge, during this time. For more information please contact Westerville Parks & Recreation at 614-901-6500.

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Calling All Photographers Westerville residents and visitors are invited to participate in the 2018 Community Calendar Photo Contest.

Selected entries will be used in the 2018 Community Calendar, with photo credit attributed to each photographer. The invitation is open to all City of Westerville residents and visitors who are amateur or professional photographers. Submissions will be accepted until Friday, Sept. 8.

Contestants may submit up to three (3) submissions for each of the following categories: • Environment: Skylines, parks and open spaces in Westerville.

• Architecture: Building designs, cityscapes and notable landmarks in Westerville.

• People: Family, friends at home or at Westerville community events and gatherings.

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King of String Violin virtuoso uses annual music festival to support local performers

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mateur violinist Albert Einstein once said, “I know that the most joy in my life has come to me from my violin.”

Westerville South High School alumnus Siwoo Kim may not have the scientific background of Einstein, but the two share a passion and love for the instrument.

Kim’s passion has allowed him to perform internationally, as well as start a music festival here in his hometown.

“I knew at a very early age that I wanted to make a career out of something I love,” says Kim. “I once seriously searched for an alternative career path, but nothing resonated with me the way the violin did.”

Kim lives in New York City and has performed across the world. He has brought his violin to four continents, and will add a fifth with an upcoming month-long tour of South Africa.

“In a world wrought with conflict, I love the idea of performing as a spiritual alignment,” says Kim. Following a South Africa tour that ends July 1, Kim will have brought his violin to five continents.

Kim, whose parents both play instruments, was born in South Korea and began playing the violin when he was 2 ½ years old.

“My mother was my first teacher and had a music school in South Korea,” says Kim. “As soon as I could crawl, I would socialize with the students by banging on one of the 50 pianos.”

Kim’s family immigrated to the U.S., eventually moving to Westerville when he was 11.

He began performing with the Westerville South High School orchestra when he was a sixth-grader at Blendon Middle School, and played a Tchaikovsky violin concerto with the Westerville Symphony at age 13.

As Kim progressed in his musical endeavors in middle and high school, he also had the opportunity to study under Almita Vamos, one of the world’s leading violin instructors.

“Almita Vamos had the greatest influence on me,” says Kim. “We immigrated to the United States primarily for my musical education, and Mrs. Vamos was the teacher my parents hoped I would study under. I met her when I was 7 and officially started studying with her three years later.”

Though Vamos was teaching full-time at the Musical Institute of Chicago by the time Kim’s family settled in Westerville, it did not end their student-teacher relationship.

“My parents drove me to Chicago most weekends for lessons, and I studied with her until college,” says Kim. “I took a hiatus from playing the violin when I was 15 because of family and financial burdens, but Mrs. Vamos pulled me back by getting me scholarships, loaning me a violin and not charging me for lessons until graduation. I would be a drastically different person if it hadn’t been for her and my parents.”

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After graduating from South in 2008, Kim attended the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City.

“I grew further as a musician thanks to my private teachers, the focused environment, performance opportunities and, most importantly, colleagues,” says Kim. “After my private teacher retired, I even studied under pianists who opened up a new world to me because everything was geared toward harmonic and textural awareness.”

Despite the fact that he has played all over the world, one performance at Juilliard continues to stand out for Kim because of its symbolism.

“A month after we moved to the United States, my mom took me to New York City,” says Kim. “We went to Juilliard and she

said, ‘One day you will go to school here.’

We walked to Carnegie Hall, and she said, ‘One day you will perform here.’ I won the school’s violin competition during my senior year, and the prize was a rare opportunity to play concerto with the Juilliard Orchestra at Carnegie Hall’s main stage, Stern Auditorium. I was always so aware of all the sacrifices my parents made for me, so walking onstage as a soloist with the Juilliard Orchestra was a surreal experience.”

Kim also remembers Juilliard president Joseph Polisi stressing the concept of “artist as citizen.” This motivated him to look beyond performing and make a difference in society. He eventually found an opportunity to implement the concept with musician and Upper Arlington native John Stulz.

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Kim and Stulz first met at a music festival when they were young. They reconnected when Stulz moved to New York as a fellow of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect program while Kim was completing his master’s degree at Juilliard. The two friends wanted to celebrate and share their passion of classical music, and the result was the VIVO Music Festival.

“We both love chamber music and cared deeply about where we lived, so a Columbus-based chamber music festival was a no-brainer,” says Kim. “The funding initially came from those who believed in us as individual, aspiring musicians. We then expanded our network of support, and it’s continually growing. The name ‘VIVO’ means ‘with life’ or ‘lively’ in musical terms.”

The VIVO Music Festival debuted in 2015, and this year’s event will be held Aug. 30-Sept. 3. Though Kim has performed at VIVO, his priority is to showcase the colleagues he and Stulz have met locally and throughout the world.

“I hope the VIVO Music Festival continues to fill a niche by showing future generations that it’s possible to lead fulfilling lives as musicians,” says Kim. “Seeing the audience comprised of mostly young people the first year made me excited about the future of Columbus’ music scene. Witnessing the guest artists’ performances last year made me feel like a proud father.”

Kim has not reached his 30s, but he has a seemingly neverending list of musical achievements and awards. His future plans include combining his personal and professional interests.

“I would like to slowly start adding more structure to my life so I can have a family,” says Kim. “Eventually, I would like to become a concertmaster of a major orchestra and grow the VIVO Music Festival to international status.”

Each VIVO show features a small ensemble performing at a different venue, with performance sites including the Columbus Museum of Art, the North Market and Short North Stage. For more information on the VIVO Music Festival, visit www.vivofestival.org.

Westerville resident Chris Woodley is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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Inspiration Through Immersion Oakstone Academy educates students on the autism spectrum

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he city of Westerville is home to one of the few schools in the U.S. founded on the principle of providing a truly inclusive environment for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

Oakstone Academy, located on South State Street, has created a school where students with autism are full participants in the classroom with peers who do not have disabilities.

Rebecca Morrison and Nikki Kerns, along with three families of children with ASD, founded the Children’s Center for Developmental Enrichment (CCDE) in 1999. CCDE’s goal was to develop an educational model based on the inclusion of students with ASD and their typically developing peers.

CCDE opened its doors to students in 2000, and opened Oakstone Academy, named for the street on which the first building was located, in 2002. This year, Oakstone Academy graduated its seventh senior class.

The process of starting a school from scratch, especially one based on a new education model, is no easy task. The education model Oakstone uses is called Social Immersion.

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She further explains that traditional special education tends to separate children with ASD in order to “fix” their deficits that will hopefully, someday allow them to be included in a typical environment.

Social Immersion classrooms consist of 18-20 children, two teachers and an assistant. Usually, seven or eight of the students in a classroom have ASD. Students can apply for enrollment in Oakstone Academy as early as preschool, and the school touts that about 80 percent of the students who begin there as preschoolers thrive in the Social Immersion model.

Oakstone Academy draws students from all over the Columbus area – 18 local school districts in the 2016-17 school year – with some traveling from as far as Marysville, Newark and Mt. Gilead on a daily basis. There are even families moving to central Ohio from across the U.S. to attend the school.

“This past year, we had families moving to Columbus from all over the country to enroll their children in Oakstone Academy, including North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Texas and California,” Morrison says.

Oakstone Academy refers to its neurotypical students without ASD as “peers,” and this group of students is an important part of the school’s success.

“To my delight, the biggest surprise (to me) continues to be how much our neurotypical children love their school,” says Morrison. “Although I only planned to go through the sixth grade, our peers were

the ones that demanded we provide middle school and, eventually, high school.”

This past year, Oakstone Academy served 550 children across all grades, and 280 of those children have ASD. Students at Oakstone have many opportunities available to them through the school. Morrison says students “consistently point to the qualified, nurturing teachers and being able to be involved in multiple extracurricular activities as the reasons they love Oakstone Academy.”

Starting in fifth grade, students may participate in theater, and boys’ basketball and girls’ volleyball are available beginning in sixth grade in addition to clubs for ultimate Frisbee, running and bowling. High school boys and girls may run cross country and join the swim team, and the boys can also choose basketball, while girls can play volleyball or cheerlead.

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Oakstone Academy is also very focused on character education and student leadership as principles of the Social Immersion model, and there are programs that students can participate in beginning in middle school to help further themselves in these areas.

“In this program, we ask our students to take ownership of their school,” says Morrison. “Last year, this group of (36 middle and high school) students collectively volunteered over 8,000 hours to improve their school.”

Morrison also cites the city of Westerville as an integral part of Oakstone Academy’s success because of the way the community has embraced the school.

“Our move to Westerville in 2007 was a win for our school,” she says. “The police officers and firemen are the best, bar none.

We’ve collaborated with the Westerville Police Department as our students get older to develop safer interactions between police and individuals with ASD.” As the school continues to see success and growth, Morrison is actually looking at the school shrinking as the ultimate achievement.

“Overall success would find Oakstone Academy becoming smaller as public schools replicate the Social Immersion model within their districts,” she says.

A heightened acceptance of ASD as a social disorder, not a cognitive one, is an important tenet of this goal, and Morrison and the school want alumni to have college and vocational careers so the community sees them demonstrating leadership and integrity. She hopes the alumni will return one day to proudly support their alma mater.

To learn more about Oakstone Academy, visit the school’s website at www.ccde.org.

The 2017-18 school year begins Aug. 21.

Bob Valasek is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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They Write the Songs Tent for solo and acoustic acts is new to 2017 Music and Arts Festival

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Sunbury-based Oak Hill Barbecue is new to the festival this year. Throughout the weekend, it will offer a rotating barbecue menu aimed at keeping festival-goers coming back to see what’s being cooked up next.

“Because we do ever ything from scratch here, I’m not one to just load up on one thing,” says owner R o n a l d M o s l e y, better known to Oak Hill fans as “The Fat Man.” “We have a nice variety of things, so throughout the day, throughout the event, we will be changing our menu up. Once we run out of something, we will be changing to something different.”

To accommodate four-legged festival patrons, the pet station will return, offering options for dogs to keep cool and comfortable during the weekend. And, of course, a long line-up of visual artists is on the bill, too.

A kick-off event in Uptown Westerville precedes the festival on July 7. Starting at 7 p.m., the kick-off offers live entertainment in multiple locations, along with a party on the third floor of the Old Bag of Nails with music, drinks and appetizers.

The festival runs 10 a.m-7 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday.

Admission is $1, and kids 16 and under get in free.

Jake Nerone is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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he biggest addition to the 2017 Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce Music and Arts Festival will ensure the 44th annual event has more music than ever before.

The chamber is adding a songwriters’ tent to this year’s festival, scheduled for July 8 and 9 at Heritage Park, affording more performing opportunities for solo and acoustic performers.

“We’re looking at … 135-plus artists, 30-plus performances and 22 food trucks and concessionaires,” says Matt Lofy, marketing and communications manager for the chamber. “We have the creation of a songwriters’ tent for solo and acoustic acts to perform and poetry readings throughout the weekend. This gives us three areas for music now, and the most music ever.”

That total of 22 food trucks also marks an area of expansion. Last year’s festival had food trucks, but not nearly as many.

Options include Mikey’s Late Night Slice, Barroluco Argentine Comfort Food, Philly Buster, the Cheesy Truck and Oak Hill Barbecue.

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If These Walls Could Talk 1870s-built private residence is one of annual tour’s historic stops

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here’s almost 150 years of history packed into the South Vine Street home of Nancy Nestor-Baker, making it one of the oldest sites on this year’s Tapestry of a Town tour.

The annual tour, now in its fifth year, is scheduled for July 30. It features a total of six businesses and four homes, including Nestor-Baker’s.

Nestor-Baker has lived in the house for 34 years, but it was built in the 1870s.

While it is understood the home was built and occupied by 1873, a fire at the Franklin County Courthouse in 1879 destroyed the original records.

The property belonged to the Brewer family from 1873 until 1906, when the Brewer children transferred ownership to the trustees of the First Presbyterian Church. Both owners left their mark on the property, from a remodeling of the kitchen to better suit the needs of the parson and his family, to one of the Brewer children carving her name into a glass window pane.

“Minnie Brewer, one of George and Lucinda’s daughters, wrote her name and the year 1888 on one of the front windows. That window was broken by a careless paper carrier a few years ago,” NestorBaker says. “The story passed on by each owner of the house says that she did that with her engagement ring.”

When Nestor-Baker and her then-husband moved into the house on Christmas Nancy Nestor-Baker’s South Vine Street house Eve 1982, the property had already been occupied by her in-laws for The home has seen many substantial many years. She recalls memories of her renovations since the 1870s, including its children learning to walk and talk within transformation into a parsonage. Nestorthe rooms of the house, and the many Baker and her ex-husband later undid the photographs from prom to graduation renovations made for the parson by taking that were snapped outside in her beautiful down a wall that had originally divided the flowering garden. kitchen into two rooms in 1983.

Even now that her children are grown, Further renovations took place in Nestor-Baker is seeing new family memo- 1993, to meet the needs of the family. As ries made in the house, as the kids bring Nestor-Baker recalls, a family room and her grandchildren by to play. two bedrooms were added, and a former “(I enjoy) watching the next generation bedroom was converted into a bathroom playing in and around the house that and hallway. sheltered them,” she says.

Other adaptations include the removal of several closets and a bathroom, so that the downstairs hallway and stairway could be restored to match the original layout of the home. The porch, part of which had been enclosed and turned into a bedroom in the 1970s, was also restored to its original layout.

In a further attempt to restore the home, oak balusters and a cherry handrail were added inside, matching reports of what the property would have looked like when it was built. The thoughtful accuracy of the restorative efforts truly returned history to the home.

Throughout her residence, Nestor-Baker has had great success in renovating the Over the years, Nestor-Baker has put a great deal of work into restoring the house to its initial Italianate vernacular condition, and maintained as many of home to its authentic Italianate vernacular condition and, fortunately, a great many of the original features as possible, such as the windows.

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Most of the windows, and even some of the glass, have been in place since the original build.

“The red glass above the double front doors is also original,” Nestor-Baker says.

“Red glass from that period is highly prized.”

Even the beautiful bushes and vines outside the property date back as long as anyone can remember.

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Big Fat Deal Fat Girl Bakery impresses with award-winning cupcakes

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irst impressions are sweet for Westerville baker Amy Whalen.

Whalen, owner of Fat Girl Bakery, has garnered a good amount of attention for her home-based business over the last few years, but she turned a lot of heads this spring at the Taste of Westerville.

The bakery took home the Crème de la Crème award for sweet treats at the annual showcase of local cuisine coordinated by the Westerville Area of Chamber of Commerce. It was Whalen’s first Taste of Westerville as a vendor.

The winning item: chocolate fudge cupcakes, made with peanut butter dream icing and topped with a crushed peanut butter cup.

The bakery went all out for the event, Whalen says, bringing full-sized desserts instead of sample sizes.

“We just were doing what we could do and being friendly,” she says.

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Whalen also brought her signature apple cake for those with peanut allergies.

It’s a good thing she brought both, as the bakery only had about 20 cupcakes left at the end of the event.

Whalen’s bakery focuses on a more traditional style of baking. She has diabetes and wants to provide a dessert that diabetic diners can indulge in without it being entirely sugar-free. She says she can make her customers a cake that looks and tastes great, but she won’t mess around with fondant or anything too fancy.

“It’s about baking stuff the old-fashioned way, like my grandma did,” Whalen says.

Taste of Westerville also provided Whalen with an opportunity to reach out to her community. She has previously been part of the Mount Carmel St. Ann’s 4th Friday events, but Taste of Westerville was a new chance to interact with those around her.

“You can never see enough of the people you live with,” Whalen says.

All told, the competition featured 21 food and nine drink vendors with about 300 community members in attendance, says Chelsie Holmes, events manager for the chamber.

“Overall, we were pleased with the event,” Holmes says.

This year’s event was held April 27 at the Lakes Golf & Country Club. Other winners included J. Gilbert’s Wood-Fired Steaks, winner of Westerville’s Tastiest; the Lakes itself, winner of Best Presentation; Asterisk Supper Club, winner of Rookie of the Year; and Polaris Grille, winner of People’s Choice. All of the awards except People’s Choice are awarded by a panel of judges.

Fat Girl Bakery is a new chamber member, and Holmes decided to reach out to Whalen for this year’s Taste after hearing about the bakery’s participation in other events.

Amy Whalen of Fat Girl Bakery with her Creme de la Creme award plaque

“I’ve heard a little bit about Amy’s story,” says Holmes. “It’s a heartwarming story.

We’re so happy to support them.”

While Whalen couldn’t reveal the whole recipe for her winning dessert, she did provide the recipe for her peanut butter dream icing, which was given to her by her grandmother.

Emily Hetterscheidt is a contributing writer.

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From the Westerville Public Library

Recommended Reads from Susan Carr, Youth Services Librarian

Don’t Throw It to Mo!

Waylon! One Awesome Thing

By David A. Adler (reader)

By Sara Pennypacker (first chapter book)

Mo loves football so much that his mom gets him out of bed with a forward pass. Being the youngest, smallest player on the team doesn’t bother Mo. In fact, he just may be his team’s secret weapon.

Fourth grade is a whole new world for science-loving Waylon.

The class big shot is dividing the boys into recess teams, his sister is going Goth and a scary bully has returned. Waylon just wants things the way they were. This book is great for fans of Junie B. Jones and Judy Moody.

1st Place Winner

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Lucky Broken Girl

By Ruth Behar (juvenile fiction) A car accident traps Ruthie in a body cast for months, shrinking her world to the size of her bed. During her long recovery, Ruthie learns a lot about herself with the help of the friends and family who visit her.

Art Workshops for Children

By Hervé Tullet (parent/teacher collection) Dress for a mess and explore your creativity along with your kids with this fun collection by internationally known children’s book author Hervé Tullet.

Best Volunteer Experience Recommended Reads from Megan Chrusciel, Adult Services Librarian

Best Volunteer Experience

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Best Food-Themed Festival

Great Westerville Food Truck Fest

Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even if You’re Not)

By Beth Kobliner Raising a financially responsible child isn’t contingent on income or your own money habits. Instilling values of hard work, delayed gratification and generosity can ensure your child’s financial future.

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The Mommy Shorts Guide to Remarkably Average Parenting

By Ilana Wiles The parenting book market is overrun with books about how to excel at rearing your child and satirical works on the pitfalls and horrors of parenting. This is the book for those who fall somewhere in between.

101 Things for Kids to Do on a Rainy Day

Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World

By Dawn Isaac Next time the weather won’t cooperate, remember the fun ideas from this book to keep your kids entertained and your mind sane.

By Devorah Heitner, Ph.D. Explore ways to embrace the technological age and encourage your children to use their digital devices in a way that will help them realize their full potential.

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