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For Better or Nurse Otterbein professor is a major proponent of nurses’ health and well-being

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Jan. 1

First on the First 11 a.m., Westerville Community Center, 350 N. Cleveland Ave., www.m3ssports.com This New Year’s Day race offers participants the chance to get a jump on their New Year’s resolutions with a 5K run/walk and a 2K fun walk.

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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: An Audience Participation Movie Experience 2-3:45 p.m., Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State St., www.westervillelibrary.org The 1971 movie beloved by both children and adults is part of an interactive experience at the library, as attendees are encouraged to sing along, boo the villainous characters, blow bubbles and eat candy throughout the film.

Jan. 6-Feb. 26

Otterbein University Faculty Art Exhibition Miller Gallery, Art and Communication Building, 33 Collegeview Rd., www.otterbein.edu Mary Gray, director of the Riffe Gallery in downtown Columbus, curates this exhibition of faculty artwork.

works on paper symbolizing the ancient truths of Mother Nature.

Jan. 11

Tunes & Tales: The Velveteen Rabbit 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.; Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State St., www.westervillesymphony.org The Westerville Symphony brings beloved children’s book The Velveteen Rabbit to life as part of its annual Tunes & Tales production.

Jan. 12

Metro Five-0: Winter Tree ID 2 p.m., Inniswood Metro Gardens, 940 S. Hempstead Rd., www.inniswood.org Learn the secrets to identifying local trees using bark, buds and twigs at this event for ages 50 and up.

Jan. 16

PRISM Concert 7 p.m., Westerville North High School, 950 County Line Rd., www.westervillenorthbands.org Multiple music ensembles at North contribute to this annual concert.

Jan. 20

Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast 8 a.m., Villa Milano Banquet and Conference Center, 1630 Schrock Rd., Columbus, Jan. 6-May 18 www.westerville.org Walker Evans: “The Fierce Urgency of Now” Documenting America is the theme of the ninth Fisher Gallery, Roush Hall, annual Martin Luther King 27 S. Grove St., Jr. Breakfast in Westerville, www.otterbein.edu featuring awards for commuThis Otterbein University exhibition features images from nity members and a keynote the 1930s taken by renowned speech by Bishop Timothy Clarke of the First Church of photographer Walker Evans.

God in Columbus.

Jan. 8-May 9

Seeds Frank Museum of Art, 39 S. Vine St., www.otterbein.edu Internationally known Indian artist Kavita Nayar presents

Jan. 24

Ghost Towns of Central Ohio 7:30 p.m., Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State St., www.westervillehistory.org Rick Helwig of the Center

for Ghost Town Research in Ohio gives a presentation, sponsored by the Westerville Historical Society, on the subject he knows best.

Jan. 24

Chocolaterie Stam Baking Contest 5 p.m., Chocolaterie Stam, 79 S. State St., www.stamchocolate.com Local chefs and bakers whip up their finest concoctions using Chocolaterie Stam baking chips for this annual competition.

Jan. 26

Winter Hike 2 p.m., Inniswood Metro Gardens, 940 S. Hempstead Rd., www.inniswood.org This 2-mile jaunt along the trails and garden paths of Inniswood is part of Franklin County Metro Parks’ Winter Hike series.

Jan. 28

Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner 5:30-8:30 p.m., Crowne Plaza Columbus North, 6500 Doubletree Ave., Columbus, www.westervillechamber.com The Chamber’s annual dinner and awards program features food, drinks, a recap of the year and the recognition of the Business Person of the Year.

Jan. 31-Feb. 2

Westerville South High School presents The Great Gatsby Westerville South High School, 303 S. Otterbein Ave., www.westerville.k12.oh.us The renowned F. Scott Fitzgerald story recently released on the big screen comes to the stage courtesy of South students.

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FEBRUARY Feb. 1

Chilly Open Noon-5 p.m., Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 4850 W. Powell Rd., Powell, www.chillyopen.org This afternoon of food, children’s activities and live music – including a performance by country superstar Keith Anderson – is organized by the Rotary Club of Westerville Sunrise and benefits central Ohio children’s charities.

fashion show is followed by a session with costumed interpreters the Airship Archon from 4-5 p.m.

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work produced, designed, directed and acted by Otterbein University Department of Theatre & Dance majors.

spirituals to rap to trace black history.

Feb. 27March 2

The country’s biggest multi-sport festival returns to Columbus.

New events this year include tennis, swimming and pole fitness, as well as a new version of the Arnold Classic bodybuilding competition for men who weigh 212 pounds or less.

Westerville North High School presents Willy Metro Five-0: Planning Wonka a Garden Westerville North High 10 a.m., Inniswood Metro School, 950 County Line Gardens, 940 S. Hempstead Rd., www.westerville.

Rd., www.inniswood.org k12.oh.us Seasonal tips and tricks Roald Dahl’s story inform attendees ages 50 of the amazing and up on how to prepare chocolate factory, for a successful garden. the man who built it and the boy Feb. 1-9 Feb. 17 who has admired Annual Quilt Show Understanding Black History it his entire life Inniswood Metro Gardens, through Black Music is brought to the 940 S. Hempstead Rd., Feb. 13 7-8:30 p.m., Westerville stage by North students. www.inniswood.org Public Library, Quilts made by members of HeART of Concord 126 S. State St., Feb. 27-March 2 the Columbus Metropolitan 5:30-7:30 p.m., Concord Counseling Services, www.westervillelibrary.org Arnold Sports Festival Quilters Guild are on disTed McDaniel, a professor Throughout Columbus, play. Guild members will be 700 Brooksedge Blvd., www.arnoldsportsfestival.com present to answer questions www.concordcounseling.org at The Ohio State The fourth annual HeART University, uses music from Saturdays and Sundays. of Concord art show and sale Feb. 7-23 features work Curtain Players Theatre from more than presents Sylvia 20 clients and Curtain Players Theatre, friends of Concord 5691 Harlem Rd., Galena, Counseling, with www.curtainplayers.org clients receiving This comedy follows a 100 percent of Manhattan couple who the sale prices of adopt the titular Sylvia, a their pieces. street-smart lab/poodle mix, and must deal with Feb. 13 her tumultuous effect on Orchestra Concert their marriage.

7 p.m., Westerville North High School, Feb. 9 950 County Line Steampunk 101 and Rd., www.westerville Fashion Show northbands.org 2-3:30 p.m., Westerville North’s orchestra Public Library, puts on its winter 126 S. State St., concert. www.westervillelibrary.org Attendees can learn Feb. 13-15 about the newly popular Steampunk genre from the Festival Lisa J. Conley, DDS NEW YEAR SPECIAL Campus Center HMAS Dauntless, a local Theatre, 100 W. free custom tray group dedicated to it, and Home St., www. then get a firsthand look whitening kit with with otterbein.edu at the fashions inspired dental cleaning & exam Festival is a by it courtesy of the Alley new patients only. must present coupon celebration of Vintage and Costume. The 54 Westerview Drive at first appointment. student-imagined Jukebox Revue 3 p.m., Westerville North High School, 950 County Line Rd., www.facebook. com/westervilleforhonor flight The fifth annual Jukebox Revue – a production in the style of early TV variety shows, featuring musicians, singers, dancers and bands – benefits Honor Flight Columbus.

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City Budget At-A-Glance

In order to excel as a full-service community, strong fiscal management is required to ensure that financial obligations are met, all while anticipating future demands that may have an impact on City programs and services.

Tax dollars collected by the City are translated into services that provide citizens with the exceptional quality of life that makes Westerville a nationally renowned destination in which to live and do business.

To measure and monitor its financial resources, the City utilizes fund accounting to track revenues and expenditures as they relate to the delivery of programs and services. Although there are several types of funds that differ in terms of purpose, size and revenue sources, all funds operate as an extension of the checkbook concept used at home: The balance of a fund is determined by adding revenues and subtracting expenditures from the existing balance.

Westerville City Council controls expenditures through the appropriation process. Only the appropriated amount can be spent, regardless of the balance in a fund.

In certain instances, transfers or advances may be made between some funds, but this requires approval from City Council.

The City’s General Fund is used to account for all financial resources except those legally required to be accounted for in a different fund. Dollars make their way into the General Fund from a variety of sources, but the municipal income tax comprises the majority of these resources.

In 2014, three out of every four dollars received in the General Fund will be generated by the income tax.

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the Parks & Recreation Department derives and financial forecasts and plan for upcomits financial resources from 0.25 percent ing challenges, effectively minimizing the of the City’s 2 percent income tax, as well impact of the unexpected. as program fees, private contributions, “We take a thoughtful, strategic approach grants, debt issuances for capital projects to fiscal stewardship,” said Westerville City and General Fund transfers. As a result, a Manager David Collinsworth. “By embracSpecial Revenue Fund is used to account ing a long-term, big-picture perspective, we for the department’s expenses, given that craft and sustain a local financial condition the revenues collected are designated for marked by strength and resilience, even a specific purpose. during periods like the recent global recesIn addition to the municipal income sion. This fiscal strength enables Westerville tax, property taxes are another significant to continue our proud tradition of financial revenue source for the City. These tax dol- stewardship which allows us to stand apart lars are collected by Franklin and Delaware from the rest of the pack.” counties and based on the estimated value of continued on next page an individual’s property.

Property tax dollars are 2014 Projected General Fund Revenues . . . . . . . . $ 36,662,098 then distributed by the Municipal Income Tax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 27,661,802 counties to schools, mu- Property Tax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,218,919 nicipalities, libraries and Electric Kilowatt Hour Tax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,050,000 other qualifying entities.

Intergovernmental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,695,074 In 2013, the City of Westerville received Investment Earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 750,000 $13.6 million in property Mayor’s Court Fines and Forfeitures. . . . . . . . $ 635,803 tax disbursements from Planning, Development & Building Fees . . . . . $ 553,100 Franklin and Delaware Charges for Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 64,400 counties. The majority Miscellaneous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,000 of property tax dollars 2014 General Fund Expenditures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 32,041,675 were appropriated to the Fire Division and Gen- City Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 275,280 era Fund, in addition to City Manager’s Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,356,088 economic development Department of Administrative Services. . . . . . $ 2,220,194 initiatives and resolv- Buildings and Grounds Maintenance . . . . . . . $ 838,402 ing outstanding financial Finance Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,915,292 obligations (see chart on Management Information Systems. . . . . . . . . $ 2,424,302 next page).

Mayor’s Court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 930,859 Each year, the City Law Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 656,904 prepares a balanced five- Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13,933,747 year plan – a budget for Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,896,642 the upcoming year and Department of Public Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 932,577 budget projections for Department of Planning & Development. . . . . $ 3,661,388 the following four years.

A long-term approach to Net Revenues after Transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($549,119)* budgeting seeks to antici*The general fund balance would cover any gap in revenues and expenditures if materialized. pate changes in funding 9

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Maximizing the value of financial resources to meet community needs

News & Information from the City of Wester ville Figure 3 2013 Property Tax Disbursements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,600,922.96

NOTE: For Westerville residents living in Franklin County, the City’s share of the total property tax bill is roughly 16.8%

General Bond Retirement $176,250.12 (1.295%)

Fire Fund $9,187,526.51 (67.55%) General Fund $2,855,248.91 (20.99%)

The City’s commitment to financial discipline has certainly paid off. In 2013, the City earned Aaa ratings from Moody’s Investor Services, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Fitch Rating Services – the highest achievable bond rating from all three major credit rating agencies. This stamp of confidence allows the City to fund important capital improvement projects through debt issues at minimal interest rates, thereby saving taxpayer dollars.

Diligent financial recordkeeping and strict attention to detail are also notable hallmarks of the City’s accounting philosophy. The City is also a recipient of the Auditor of State Award with Distinction, a distinction that fewer than 5 percent of entities in the state of Ohio receive. The City has also received the

Economic Development Initiatives $1,381,897.42 (10.16%)

Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association for 30 consecutive years.

“Not only are we consistently recognized for our commitment to fiscal discipline, but we are also praised for our meticulous recordkeeping and reporting efforts, ensuring accountability and transparency in all City transactions as well as clean audits,” said Westerville Finance Director Lee Ann Shortland. “We are proud to have earned the reputation as a trusted financial steward and fully intend to carry forward that legacy in future years.”

The 2014-2018 financial plan is currently available on the City website. To view this and other financial reports, please visit www.westerville.org/finance.

Jukebox Revue Kicks Off 2014 Community-Sponsored Honor Flight The Westerville community – including the City, schools, citizens, businesses and service clubs – will host its fifth annual Jukebox Revue concert to benefit Honor Flight Columbus on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. at Westerville North High School.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the 2014 communitysponsored Honor Flight, a program honoring World War II and Korean War veterans with a guided tour of their national monuments in Washington, D.C. The show is produced each year in the tradition of television’s early variety shows, featuring musicians, bands, dancers, singers and other entertainers. Tenyear-old Granville piano prodigy Gavin George will make his fourth appearance as a featured performer. Westerville’s own NBC4 news anchor Cabot Rea will host and also perform.

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Tickets for the event are available at Westerville City Hall (second floor) or at the door on the day of the show for $10.

Korean War and World War II veterans are admitted free of charge. For more information, visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/westervilleforhonorflight.

The 2014 flight will be the sixth the community of Westerville has sponsored, with the flights since 2009 sending hundreds of local and regional war veterans to the nation’s capital for their day of honor.

About Honor Flight Columbus Honor Flight Columbus honors and celebrates veterans by flying them to Washington, D.C. to visit memorials dedicated to their important service.

For more information on the Honor Flight, please visit www.honorflight columbus.org.

Emergency Notification Portal Now Open Westerville residents may now register their contact information and preferences via a new website portal launched this week by the Westerville Emergency Communications Division. Commonly known as the “reverse 9-1-1” system, this site is the first opportunity residents have had to self-select and update their contact information.

Residents who visit www.westerville. onthealert.com or the City website – www. westerville.org – can securely register their mobile phone numbers, activate text messaging capabilities and assign their home addresses for local/neighborhood to receive emergency alert notifications.

Alerts from this system are based on true emergencies, such as disaster notification, public safety information and alerts pertaining to missing children, hazardous spills and major power outages.

Content is provided by voice message or text, depending on the preferences selected during registration. Subscribers’ information will not be utilized or accessed for any other purpose.

“This site expands our capabilities when it comes to communicating with residents during an emergency,” said Holly Wayt, Westerville Communications Manager. “This makes our process of reaching people in an emergency situation not only more reliable and user-friendly, but also more targeted in terms of how to get information out quickly.”

People who work in Westerville but do not live in the city or parents who have children in the Westerville City School District may also use the system. “It makes sense for someone who spends a significant portion of their day in Westerville to be in the system so that they too can get alerts if there’s an emergency,” said Wayt.

To sign up or get more information, please visit www.westerville.org. www.westervillemagazine.com

Joint Economic Development Agreement Attracts New Jobs A company’s recent relocation to Blendon company plans to create an additional 240 Township is the latest example of the value jobs by 2018. of the voter-approved joint economic devel“Working with Westerville and its ecoopment zone between Blendon Township nomic development division helped to and the City of Westerville. connect the dots and bring key players to In November 2012, Blendon Township the table to discuss what Teleperformance residents voted to establish the Blendon- needed and what we could provide,” said Westerville Joint Economic Development Blendon Township Administrator Bryan Zone (JEDZ), the latest in a long series of Rhoads. “By pooling our resources, we were collaborative initiatives between the City well positioned to approach Teleperforof Westerville and neighboring Blendon mance and assist it in its efforts to relocate Township. As part of the agreement, the to a space that better suited its needs.”

City of Westerville 2 percent income tax is applied to commercial and industrial entities located in the JEDZ. Income tax revenue is dedicated to capital improvements within the zone, and the remaining dollars are shared by Blendon Township and the City of Westerville, which provides economic development services to the Township.

The company, Teleperformance, is a leader in outsourced multichannel customer experience management. After outgrowing and relocating from a smaller facility in Columbus, the company dedicated its new Blendon Township contact Blendon Township and the City of Westerville center last October. The relocation of hosted a ribbon-cutting for the new operations to Blendon Township will Teleperformance facility on Executive Parkway retain 200 jobs in the region, and the in Blendon Township on Oct. 30.

Westerville and Blendon also collaborated with representatives from Franklin County, which facilitated the zoning process required to expand the parking lot adjacent to the new facility. The expanded parking lot feature was instrumental in attracting Teleperformance to the Township, as it is necessary to accommodate the expected 240 additional jobs that will be created over the next five years.

“The state has urged local communities to develop innovative strategies to combine services to support local priorities and initiatives,” said Westerville Economic Development Administrator Jason Bechtold.

“The Westerville-Blendon JEDZ is a prime example of how local communities can work together to proactively support development to the benefit of our residents and the region.”

“We are all very excited about the new Teleperformance office in Blendon Township. The opportunity to move to a great facility in a wonderful community with such a strong workforce was one we simply could not pass up,” said Miranda Collard, Teleperformance president of U.S. operational delivery.

For more information on this program, visit www.business.westerville.org.

Plan Ahead to Participate in Spring 2014 Property Improvement Program

Landscaping • Plant materials in landscape enhance the total overview of the property.

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• Landscape colors attract viewers from the street or sidewalk and harmonize the surrounding landscape (e.g., trees, shrubs and structures).

• Layout and proportions of plantings and structures is uniform.

• Design is balanced. For example, plant beds relate to scale and design of structure.

• Landscape is visually appealing and creates an atmosphere of tranquility.

• Garden beds are clean, mulched and deadheaded.

Building Design • The general style of the original structure is improved.

• Awnings, painting, paint removal or window replacement constitute improvements.

• Additions to the existing structure enhance its visual appeal.

All nominees must own or lease property in the corporate limits of the City of Westerville, and all improvements must have been implemented no earlier than Nov. 1, 2013. Program materials are online at www.westerville.org/PIP. All nominations must be received by the City no later than 5 p.m. Friday, May 30.

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The City of Westerville is now seeking nominations for the Property Improvement Program, a friendly, semiannual awards program for Westerville residents and businesses to recognize significant improvements made to residential homes between November 2013 and May 2014.

Two homes and one church were recognized this past November as part of the Fall Property Improvement Program.

Awards will be presented to residential properties based on improvement efforts in these categories:

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Staff Profile Institute of Municipal Clerks is our certification body. Clerks can also accumulate the hours and continuing education credits to earn the Master of Municipal Clerk designation, which I hold. We also have a peer network to share information and stay up to date with best practices and training.

The Impact of Mentorship When Mary Johnston is advertising vacancies on City of Westerville Boards & Commissions, encouraging residents to serve their community, she knows the impact both community service and mentoring can have on someone’s life. Her own nearly 30-year career as a municipal clerk was inspired by the guidance and interest a mentor provided that influenced her life and career. Now she works to instill that same philosophy in her activities as Westerville City Council’s Clerk.

How did you get involved in a career in the municipal clerk profession?

This was something I actually stumbled into, back in 1983. Right after high school, I had gone to work for a company that manufactured household goods and farm supplies near my hometown in Freeport, Ill. When I applied for an open position for deputy clerk at Freeport City Hall, I still didn’t have a specific career path in mind. But I got the job and the city clerk took me under her wing, showed me the clerk’s profession and taught me everything about government. In that role, I was preparing minutes, attending council meetings and working on payroll and accounts receivable and payable. I was also working on public records and learning about the open records system. When the clerk decided to retire in 1992, she said I was ready and needed to run for the position. In Freeport, the city clerk is elected, so I ran my first campaign and went door to door. I kept one yard sign as a memento 12

Clerk of Council Mary Johnston

of everything I learned from that process that still today is in my garage. Had it not been for the clerk’s mentoring, I wouldn’t have the career I have today.

How did you come to work and live in Westerville?

My husband, Mark, was transferred to North Carolina for work. About a year and a half into the position, the plant closed and moved operations. At that time, I was working for the federal government in the U.S. Courts Western District in Asheville.

I saw the position in Westerville online and applied. It was January 2003 when we moved here with our daughters.

What are some of the activities required in your role as Clerk of Council?

I’m here to serve Council and make sure Council and staff have the materials they need to conduct the business of the City. My primary duties include preparing meeting agendas and compiling and producing Council packets. I also attend the meetings and act as the point person for the public so that they can obtain information related to local legislation.

Clerks try to be among the go-to people in the City, so they are helpful and open with information.

What continuing education is required as part of your job?

There are educational requirements and an ongoing certification schedule for these positions. The International

In what ways do you interact with the community?

Residents, community leaders and business leaders will contact me if they have a question or need additional information about an ordinance or a legislative item.

Sometimes they simply need to make contact with a Council member. I’ve also participated in several community organizations and committees, including Leadership Westerville and the Westerville Honor Flight committee.

Tell us about your work with Honor Flight.

I knew I wanted to be involved with Honor Flight because both my father and father-in-law served in World War II, but neither had the opportunity to participate and both have since passed away.

Honor Flight takes WWII and Korean War veterans to Washington, D.C. for a day of honor and tour of the national monuments. I felt I could honor my family members’ service by helping provide that opportunity for other veterans.

When the local committee was organized to sponsor a Westerville community flight in 2009, I volunteered to serve as the treasurer for a series of fundraisers, including the annual pancake breakfast in June, Porkapalooza in August and the Jukebox Revue concert in February. We’ll work on all these events again this year and send our sixth Westerville-sponsored flight in September.

How would you encourage a member of the community to get involved in order to have his or her best experience in Westerville?

There are volunteer opportunities on City of Westerville Boards and Commissions, with Council appointing residents each December to fill those roles. We always start the process in August, advertising which vacancies will be available. This is an important service; they take care of a lot of important work for the City and the operations of the community. www.westervillemagazine.com

Westerville Receives Second Healthy Ohio Platinum Award You’re considered the City’s public records officer. What does that mean?

I am the keeper of Westerville public records, which are maintained safely for historical value and accessibility to the public during regular business hours. Any member of the community can come in and inspect or request a copy of public records. In this role, I’m required to take public records training every two years on Council’s behalf.

City Council Elects New Officers In accordance with the Westerville City Charter, Westerville City Council held an organizational meeting on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. At that time, Council elected officers to serve two-year terms as Council Chair, Council Vice Chair, Mayor and Vice Mayor. Selected for those positions were: Craig Treneff, Chair Larry Jenkins, Vice Chair Diane Fosselman, Mayor Jenifer French, Vice Mayor Council also made several appointments to City of Westerville Boards and Commissions. For more information, or to contact a member of Westerville City Council, please visit www.westerville.org/council.

The City of Westerville is one of only two cities in the state of Ohio to receive the platinum Healthy Ohio-Healthy Community designation for 2013.

The platinum-level award, which Westerville also received in 2012, is the highest designation offered by the Ohio Department of Health in recognition of outstanding community work leading important health-related policies that provide a healthy community environment.

The Westerville Parks & Recreation Department accepted the award, having received the gold award eight times previously. The recognition places Westerville among 21 cities, townships and villages honored for their role in promoting health and wellness for residents. In addition to recognizing programs and activities that improve the overall quality of life in the community, the award focuses on programs in nutrition, physical activity and tobacco cessation efforts, as well as efforts to encourage worksite wellness.

Several Parks & Recreation programs received special mention, including the weekly “Healthy Lifestyle is a Walk in the Park,” Westerville’s bronze Bicycle Friendly Community designation, and the “Live W.E.L.L.” program, which promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to engage the community in healthy, active lifestyle behaviors.

Westerville Councilmember Kathy Cocuzzi and Parks & Recreation Fitness Manager Mike Herron pose with Linda Scovern from the Ohio Department of Health.

“This is another great source of pride in being our residents’ national goldmedal winning department,” said Randy Auler, Director of Parks & Recreation.

“Westerville’s excellence in health, fitness and wellness programming is trusted on a day-to-day basis by our residents and PASSport users, and this award honors that tradition.”

The department received the award in October at the Ohio Society for Public Health Education’s Health Educators Institute annual meeting. It was presented to Westerville City Council in November.

For more information on Westerville Parks & Recreation, please visit www. westerville.org/parks.

The “fierce urgency of now” is the theme of the ninth annual Westerville Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast celebration on Monday, Jan. 20 at 8 a.m. The event is a celebration of Dr. King’s life, work and ideals, and serves as an opportunity for the community to consider the dream for equality and an end to discrimination.

The morning celebration includes entertainment, guest speakers and recognition for student and community leaders.

The annual Alston Award – named in honor of Miriam Alston and the group of slaves she freed, who traveled to the Westerville area in 1859 – will be awarded to a member of the community who best demonstrates the characteristics of Dr. King: tolerance, respect, kindness, bravery and determination. Two Westerville City Schools students will be named Fouse Award recipients, in honor of William H. Fouse, the first black graduate of Westerville City Schools and Otterbein College (now University).

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fierce urgency of now” – Dr. King’s prophetic words to encourage an urgent sense of community unity and healing in times of change and conflict.

In its annual tradition of continuing the celebration throughout the day, Otterbein University, in conjunction with Westerville Parks & Recreation, will host service projects through its “Day-On” community service program at the Westerville Community Center. The public is invited to participate.

Registration prices for the breakfast are $25 per adult and $15 per student. Businesses may sponsor a table for $300, which includes 10 breakfast registrations and the recognition as a table sponsor in the event program.

The event will be held at the Villa Milano Banquet and Conference Center, 1630 Schrock Rd. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the program will begin promptly at 8 a.m. For more information, please visit www.leadershipwesterville.org.

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By Garth Bishop

Cold Hard Facts

Cryogenic technology company is a Westerville mainstay For more than three decades, an international designer and manufacturer of advanced magnetic and cryogenic measurement technology has called Westerville home.

Lake Shore Cryotronics was founded in 1967 and has been in Westerville since the late 1970s. It has been in its current, 55,000-square-foot building at 575 McCorkle Blvd. since 1997.

The company develops cryogenic temperature sensors and instrumentation and sensors for magnetic measurements.

“We measure temperature very close down to absolute zero on the Kelvin scale,” says company chairman John Swartz. “We also measure magnetic fields and make a series of Gauss meters that do that.”

Swartz – who co-founded Lake Shore with his brother, David – has been a Westerville area resident since before Lake Shore even existed, when he was working as an engineering professor at The Ohio State University.

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After he moved into the city, he jumped at the opportunity when the space that was once a Kroger store at 64 E. Walnut St. came available. Lake Shore expanded the building to its current structure before striking a deal with the city that moved the company to its modern-day location and put the Walnut Street building in the city’s hands.

Today, the company employs about 140 and does business all over the world, with more John Swartz than 60 percent of its products sold to locations outside the U.S. Westerville has been a good community for Lake Shore, Swartz says. The company has a lot of electrical engineering needs, and having OSU nearby is a huge help on that front.

“We’ve got people working here from all over the world at this point,” he says.

Though Swartz stepped down as president and CEO in 2003, Lake Shore is still a family company. He was succeeded by his son, Michael, as president and CEO; his daughter Karen Lint is the company’s chief operating officer; and his daughter Susan Ruhl works in the information technology department.

Among the company’s communityminded endeavors are an annual food drive for the Westerville Area Resource Ministry and a Student Day that introduces advanced science students from local high schools to Lake Shore’s facility, products and technology.

Garth Bishop is editor of Westerville Magazine. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.westervillemagazine.com

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For Better or Nu Otterbein professor is a major proponent of nurses’ health and well-being

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hen someone is stressed out from caring for others, it can have a negative effect on his or her own health, ultimately affecting the care the person can give.

Otterbein University professor Kay Ball has seen it many times in her decades-long career as a nurse. That’s why she’s made it a priority to educate her fellow nurses on the importance of their own wellness – and to ensure their working conditions are optimal for good health.

Ball, center, and four of her perioperative nursing students in the lab “One of the things that I try to instill in my students is healthy lifestyles,” Ball One of her current interests is the hazsays. “You’ve got to take care of yourself unbelievable nurses, but they’re stressed … (and) they don’t take time for exercise. ards of surgical smoke, which is produced to take care of your patients.”

An Otterbein alumna, Ball returned Maybe they’ll just grab McDonald’s on the when surgical nurses cut and coagulate way to work instead of having a tissue. The World Health Organization to the university in 2010 to bowl of oatmeal at home.” has determined that contaminated air is teach after earning her docPointing out to nurses and carcinogenic, making it a workplace safety torate. Among the subjects nursing students the impor- issue, Ball says. she teaches are perioperative tance of healthy lifestyles also “My research showed that surgical nurses (surgical) nursing, gerontolhelps them understand the have twice the incidence of general respiogy, evidence-based research, importance of prevention as a ratory problems compared to the general infomatics and leadership. tool for good health, Ball says. population,” she says.

She teaches all her stuEmphasizing prevention is a big The technology to prevent the risks – dents the importance of part of modern efforts to reform surgical smoke evacuators – exists, but keeping the mind, body and health care, and if nurses go out hospitals need to commit to installing them soul healthy, as well as maininto the world aware of it, they in surgery rooms, Ball says. taining good financial health Kay Ball can contribute to the cause.

Surgical lasers comprise another key and contributing to a healthy “A lot of our money in health care is spent topic for Ball. She has lectured all over society. She often asks if her students would recommend their own lifestyles to on chronic conditions, and we can solve a the world on lasers and has also written lot of the problems … by teaching people to three books on them, having developed an patients to put things in perspective. interest in them when she was working at “Many times, nurses who are caregivers buy into healthy lifestyles,” says Ball.

Though she only recently became a pro- Doctors Hospital. give the care out, but don’t take care of “We had the first outpatient laser center themselves in the meantime,” says Ball. “You fessor, Ball has been teaching for many years in world (at Doctors),” Ball says. can see that with overweight nurses. They’re and has also written several books.

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rse When the hospital started using the technology, there was no instructional book on it available to nurses, so Ball wrote one.

Beyond those issues, Ball always has her ear to the ground for new areas of interest. As chairwoman of the Mid-Ohio District Nurses Association and a policy counsel for the Ohio Nurses Association, she contributes to the endorsement of political candidates and testifies at the Ohio House of Representatives regarding health care legislation.

Among the topics she has taken an interest in lately are staffing requirements and rules as to who can administer medications to students during school hours.

One of Ball’s biggest projects came in 1994 when she worked at the White House as a contributor to Hillary Clinton’s health care reform efforts. She was there to represent nurses and specialty practices in the discussions in her capacity as part of the Nursing Organization Liaison Forum, itself part of the American Nurses Association.

She has also helped arrange a partnership between Otterbein and OhioHealth to provide nursing students clinical experience in the operating room.

Ball’s decision to go into nursing was spurred simply by her liking for the caring attitudes of the nurses she had encountered.

She started on her career path in the early 1970s and, thanks to the professional fulfillment offered by the work, her interest has not wavered since.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Otterbein in 1983. She also holds an associate’s degree from Columbus State Community College (1974), a master’s degree from Central Michigan University (1987) and a Ph.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University (2009).

Ball, a native of Worthington, has two grown sons: a Battelle researcher living in Westerville and a restaurant owner living in Marion. She and her husband, Dan Flynn, live in Lewis Center. The couple have three grandchildren.

Garth Bishop is editor of Westerville Magazine. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.westervillemagazine.com

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fter two and a half years of work, Mount Carmel St. Ann’s hospital will unveil the full extent of its major renovation in early January.

The $110 million improvement project is expected to be finished in early January.

Hospital leaders believe the $110 million improvement project, which is the largest in its history, will transform St. Ann’s into a regional medical center.

Additional facilities, phased in over the course of the project, include: • A 136,000-square-foot patient tower with 60 beds, offering orthopedic, neurosurgery and spine inpatient care; • A three-story parking garage; • Four new operating rooms that allow St. Ann’s to offer open-heart surgery; • The Bryden Bistro, a dining area with an expanded menu and late-night service for patients; and • The Grand Entrance, a main entrance to the hospital, complete with a statue of the hospital’s namesake created by central Ohio artist Nina Menduni.

A grand opening ceremony and blessing by Bishop Frederick Campbell of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus took place in early December.

Nathan Rhodes is a contributing writer.

Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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or someone battling depression and anxiety, and for whom even leaving the house may be difficult, going to the gym may seem downright impossible.

There is a relationship between mental and physical health. While the idea of working out may not feel feasible, it could be just what a person needs to do to break away from a debilitating disorder, says Mike Unger, medical director at Westerville’s community mental health agency, Concord Counseling Services.

“It is very difficult to achieve good mental health if you neglect physical and vice versa,” Unger says. “It’s a sort of paradox; if you were forced to go work out, you may feel better and have more energy, but it’s really hard to do.”

Concord, a nonprofit mental health center, was founded in 1972. Its mission is to provide programs and services that heal people in mind and spirit.

The agency offers individual and group therapy for children, teens, adults and seniors in need of behavioral health services.

The City of Westerville, Westerville City Schools, the Ohio Department of Drug and Alcohol Services and more use Concord

services. For example, the agency provided grief counseling in the school district following the November suicide of a high school student.

Concord also offers assistance for people under more severe circumstances, including group therapy for substance abuse and psychiatric services for those battling hallucinations, homicidal and/or chronic suicidal thoughts, and mood swings.

Patients with clinical depression experience decreased energy levels, reduced concentration, poor motivation and declining ambition, Unger says.

“In general, people with clinical depression are at higher risk of developing chronic medical problems,” he says. “Other issues include heart disease and diabetes. They will also be less likely to be proactive following up with medical care.”

A person struggling with depression should consult a medical professional and avoid self-medicating at all costs, he says.

“Some people use caffeine to motivate themselves to get up in the morning and then they use alcohol to calm down at night,” he says. “This only makes the situation worse. If you’re going to take anything, take a multi-vitamin.”

Early symptoms of depression and anxiety disorders include poor sleeping patterns, physiological changes, difficulty concentrating and fatigue.

“One of the first steps is to simply Google the signs and symptoms,” Unger says. “Learn about these conditions and get into see a doctor. The problem could be medical in origin and not a mental issue. For (left to right) Honorary Chairs Doug Fosselman and Diane example, hyperthyroidism Fosselman, Concord Board Chair Jim McCann, Concord Executive Director Connie Emerson is a condition that looks www.westervillemagazine.com

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like depression, but when you fix it, the depression symptoms are gone.”

Physical preventative measures can be used to decrease the risk of depression.

“Try to develop a good sleep-wake cycle, eat fresh foods and drink juice, not soda,” Unger says.

Beyond counseling and encouraging physical fitness, there are other ways in which Concord helps its clients deal with their issues, such as support for their artistic sides. In February of each year, the center hosts HeART of Concord, a showcase of artistically inclined clients and their original work.

In 2013, the show took in $3,000, $2,500 of which went directly back to the artists. This year’s event is slated for 5:307:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Concord’s offices, 700 Brooksedge Blvd.

“Many of these folks have been creating for years, but have not had the opportunity to display or sell their work,” says Linda Jakes, clinical director at Concord. “This is a chance for them to focus on their talent instead of the challenges they face, to earn some money and to develop relationships with other artists.”

More information on Concord can be found on its website, www.concordcounseling.org, or by calling 614-882-9338.

Stephan Reed is an editorial associate.

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Though it plays a big role, Concord Counseling Services is not solely responsible for mental health services in Westerville City Schools.

North Pointe, the district’s internal mental health program, is housed at Westerville North High School and serves all three high schools as well as Heritage Middle School. The program assists students battling depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders.

“Our team does all we can to support these kids and give them a regular high school experience,” says John Rowson of the North Pointe program. “This is not an alternative school. Many of our kids come from stable homes, but suffer from anxiety and depression. They have good grades, but much of their high school experience has been stolen because of mental illness.”

Students in the program volunteer at community gardens each year, growing produce and donating what they yield.

Twice a month, they help out at the MidOhio Foodbank.

“They produce hundreds of hours of community service,” Rowson says.

“These kids have been marginalized and isolated, and these programs help bring them back to the community and prepare them for post-secondary options.”

North Pointe works with Concord at the high school level to help in a more personal and regular manner.

“We can walk and talk with students, but we don’t have the licensing and skill sets Concord does,” Rowson says.

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Chilling for Charity

Guests pack the room at the 2013 Chilly Open.

Nashville recording artist will perform at annual children’s charity fundraiser

By Nathan Rhodes

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he food is always a major selling point at the Chilly Open, but this year, it may have to share top billing with the music.

Country musician Keith Anderson, known for his songwriting and a string of mid-2000s hits, is the headliner at the 18th annual charity fundraiser.

The Chilly Open is slated for noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. It is organized by the Rotary Club of Westerville Sunrise.

Over the course of its 17 years, the event, sponsored by Kroger and Papa John’s Pizza, has raised more than $2 million for central Ohio children’s charities, as well as for a recently-added community center in Rwanda.

The Debits perform at the 2013 Chilly Open. www.westervillemagazine.com

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Among the 30-plus restaurants on this year’s menu are Papa John’s, Skyline Chili, the Old Bag of Nails, Polaris Grill, Bel Lago, Sandman Gourmet Deli and Catering, City Barbeque, Cantina Laredo, Giammarco’s, Liberty Tavern and the Bogey Bar & Grill.

Activities including games, face-painting, laser tag and a bounce house will fill out the Children’s Open portion of the fundraiser, specifically targeted at younger attendees, and live and silent auctions are also on the agenda.

“Zoo personnel will also be bringing some animals around to the Children’s Open, as well as the main event area,” says Chilly Open chairman Pat Knott.

Charities that will benefit from this year’s event include Children’s Hunger Alliance, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Mount Carmel St. Ann’s, the Westerville Sunrise Rotary Foundation, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Flying Horse Farms, the Westerville Area Resource Ministry, the Buckeye Ranch, Ohio Troopers Caring Inc., Partners in Conservation, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Ubumwe Community Center in Rwanda and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Musical entertainment starts at 1 p.m. with rock ‘n’ roll cover band the Debits, chosen for its popularity in party settings.

“This group of local musicians met as a group of accountants working at The Limited in the mid-1990s,” says Knott.

“Since they are all CPAs, the name ‘the Debits’ seemed appropriate.”

For the final set of the night, Anderson will join the Debits onstage, then perform a solo set.

Anderson is probably best known for his 2004 debut album Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll, which spawned four hit singles, including “Pickin’ Wildflowers” and “XXL.” His 2008 album C’Mon! also had a top-10 single in “I Still Miss You.” He also wrote Big & Rich’s 2007 No. 1 “Lost in this Moment” and co-wrote 2001 Garth Brooks/George Jones hit “Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?).”

Tickets for the Chilly Open are $45 each and include all activities, food, nonalcoholic beverages and four drink tickets, as well as zoo admission from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Children 12 and under are free.

Parking is $5.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.chillyopen.org. More information can be found on the website or by calling 614-823-8000.

Nathan Rhodes is a contributing writer.

Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.westervillemagazine.com

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By Duane St. Clair

Photography by Garth Bishop

Studio Student After decades of work, artist Don Reither is still honing his craft

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t age 60, Don Reither is both an accomplished and an aspiring artist, consigned by choice to working in sales while completing paintings in his modest-sized second floor home studio.

As he happily produces works of art – “about one a month,” he guesses – Reither is looking toward retirement and possibly working full-time making and selling his creations.

Drawing has always been his thing, he says, beginning as early as age 4. In high school, he “majored” in math and fine arts, he says, and he went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in industrial design from The Ohio State University.

After graduating and working for only a few weeks in industrial design, he became an artist for a Mansfield advertising firm and spent 12 years in the business doing line drawings, retouching photos and providing other art work, primarily for reproduction in newspapers.

As computers gradually became the way of the future, Reither left the business to “hone (his) social skills by going into sales.” He was with a dry cleaning chain

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and a printing com- as the paints are mixed, a basic pany, among others, concept that is needed for each medium.

Gradually, he’s shifting his focus from and he now sells push brooms to large users wildlife to people because, he says, “people tend to like it more.” such as warehouses.

While Reither usually works with oil, Westerville residents since 1991, Reither and he’s trying something different in a painting his wife, Eileen, have of his cousin Pete, an outdoorsman who two grown daughters, lives in Minnesota. Working from some Stephanie and Amy, photos of the coverall-clad Pete, Reither both Westerville South is creating a portrait with acrylic-based High School graduates. watercolors from bottles he bought many Amy, of Johnstown, is years ago that aren’t sold anymore.

It’s a multi-step process that begins with a Franklin University alumna, while Stepha- a composite sketch of Pete, which is then nie, of Virginia Beach, traced on paper over a light board and subsequently painted. Reither didn’t like graduated from OSU. Though he hasn’t the first version for reasons – facial details, always created art for for example – only the artist would notice, public consumption, so he’s doing it again.

On a wall, he has a smaller charcoal Reither has always had a studio. In fact, he works with a supply of pencil profile of another cousin, Paul, oils he bought 20 years ago, and only a few that looks exactly like the bearded man’s photo. Reither plans to frame the finished colors have been replenished.

A great volume of paint brushes and project, and is looking at doing a picture pencils of various colors is visible through- of both cousins.

In October and November, 20 of his out the studio, and the walls are lined with sketches, photos and finished paintings. wildlife oil paintings were displayed in the Animals are everywhere – nothing live, but they’re the subject of many paintings, and related items such as a turtle shell and a mounted deer’s head fill out the room.

Reither keeps a “morgue” – a collection of photographs of various subjects, mostly wildlife – which he uses as composite models for his oil paintings. He’s a hunter and a fisher, hence the interest in wildlife art.

He’s “still learning about colors,” he says, determining how different media reflect similar colors differently. Watercolor blue, for example, dries darker than oil paint blue.

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He is a member of the Westerville Art League, which has about 60 members, and has displayed his work at their annual shows. Two years ago, one painting won first place at a show. Then, last spring, The Swimmer, a painting of a young girl at Highlands Park Aquatic Center, won the “people’s choice” award.

In February, Reither will speak at the monthly art league meeting. He plans to talk about the importance of knowing colors and how to use them, something he says a lot people don’t do pursuing their pastime.

Though he acknowledges only about 15 percent of full-time artists make a living off their artwork – “Being an artist and selling art are two different things,” and many people don’t know enough about the latter, he says – he looks ahead with optimism.

“Being an artist is like being a rock star,” Reither says. “There are a lot of guitar players, but only a few stars.”

Reither prices his art based on its quality and its potential life, not wanting to create paintings that compete with low-cost stores or take him on the art show circuit. Using another analogy, he likens buying a painting to buying jewelry.

“You can buy costume jewelry or you can buy diamonds,” he says, and his goal is to create the works and the market for the diamond buyers.

If and when he turns to being an artist full-time, he hopes his paintings will endure.

“Most people end up with a tombstone or in an urn,” he says, “but if one of my paintings is around in 300 years….”

Duane St. Clair is a contributing editor.

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on the table By Garth Bishop

Bake-out Perfor Chocolaterie’s confection competition causes culinary creativity

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ndoubtedly, you know plenty of people who can whip up a batch of cookies, cupcakes or brownies – but who can make a batch of Irish Love Bombs?

How about a Snow Day Surprise, Spun and Done, Honeymoon in Boston, White Chocolate Raspberry Wonder or Totally Tubular Toffee?

These are just a few of the tonguetwisting and mind-bending chocolate creations formulated for Chocolaterie Stam’s baking contest, which 2013 baking contest attendees check out the has been held every January since delicacies created by entrants. the shop opened in late 2010. This A panel of local judges – including year’s contest begins at 5 p.m. Jan. 24 at such names as state Rep. Anne Gonzales, the store, 79 S. State St. The concept is the brainchild of co- Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce owner Anna Nelson, who loves to bake, says President Janet Tressler-Davis and radio personality Shawn Ireland – determines Nelson’s co-owner and sister, Kris Michel.

“We invited our customers who had the winners of four categories. These are been buying our baking chips … to make Delightfully Distinctive, for best presentasomething with them and then bring it in,” tion; Exquisitely Extraordinary, for best name; Ingeniously Innovative, for best use Michel says.

Each contestant who signs up is given some of chocolate; and Delectably Delicious, for of Chocolaterie Stam’s baking chips, which best taste.

Last year’s winners were Honeymoon may be dark chocolate, extra dark chocolate, in Boston, a heart-shaped Boston cream white chocolate, cocoa or other varieties.

“People just create some wonderful pie, for presentation; Gimme S’more Cupcakes, self-explanatory cupcakes, things,” Michel says. for name; Chocolate The co-owners exHoneycomb Stout, a pected maybe seven chocolate stout beer, or eight entrants that for use of chocolate; first year in 2011, but and White Chocolate ended up seeing about Raspberry Wonder, twice that much interbaked bars with white est, Michel says. chocolate on bottom “By the end of that and raspberry on top, one, the judges didn’t for taste. know what they’d gotThere’s also a Peoten themselves into,” ple’s Choice award says Michel. voted on by attendees.

The next year saw Honeymoon in Boston about 20 entries, with took home that award the field climbing clos- Gimme S’More cupcakes, one of the in 2013, too. winning entries from last year er to 25 in 2013. www.westervillemagazine.com

mance “(The baker) made this heart-shaped Boston cream pie, and on top he took … two little Hershey’s kisses and made them into mouse faces, and they were kissing in the middle of the cake,” Michel says.

Among the other items in the 2013 line-up were “Eggs”elent with Distinction, a chocolate cake with meringue topping from Westerville City Schools; Chocolate Sourdough Bread from the Grandfather Clock Company; White Chocolate Puddles Delight, made with Chocolaterie Stam’s white chocolate drops; and Sometime Love Bites, butter cookies dipped in white chocolate.

And that’s not even taking into account some of the top finishers of previous years.

One year, a pair of Otterbein University students – in a tribute to the school’s orchestra, of which they were both members – built a miniature orchestra out of chocolate and called it Double Chocolate Concerto.

“They actually used a photo of their orchestra as a framework, and they displayed the photo with the pan,” Michel says.

Another favorite was the Black & White Cheesecake made by Westerville resident Jeanne Arkfeld, which took home People’s Choice in 2012. The rich cheesecake with Oreo crust is a standard contribution to family birthdays, Arkfeld says, but the version she made for the contest was especially good because of the Chocolaterie Stam chips.

“I had never used their chocolate before to make the cheesecake,” Arkfeld says. “It’s delicious … but it’s not something you can have every day.”

Those interested in entering have until Jan. 20 to sign up.

Garth Bishop is editor of Westerville Magazine. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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