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Voters will see renewal levy on May ballot District officials say approval will not totally eliminate budget deficit

By CHARLIE BOSS The Columbus Dispatch The Canal Winchester Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to place a 14.82-mill renewal levy on the May ballot.

The emergency levy was approved last year and will expire in 2012.

District officials indicated in November they probably would return to the ballot this spring, citing the anticipated loss of both federal and state money.

Many Ohio school districts forecast a 10- to 15-percent reduction in state aid because of the state’s need to fill a projected $8-billion shortfall in the next twoyear budget. Gov. John Kasich has pledged not to raise taxes to close the gap.

Canal Winchester Superintendent Kimberley Miller-Smith has said the Ohio School Boards Association expects those cuts to be even higher, in the 15- to 20percent range.

The current levy brings in about $6.4-

million annually, according to district treasurer Joyce Boyer. Based on projections in November, she said a 10-percent reduction in state funding in fiscal year 2012 would leave Canal Winchester schools with a $10.3-million deficit.

The district also expects to lose $800,000 in federal stimulus money in 2012 at the same time that the current levy expires.

School districts have until Feb. 2 to place tax issues on the spring ballot, a month before Kasich has to submit his

budget proposal for the two-year period, which starts July 1.

“We can’t wait on the governor to decide what he’s going to do,” Canal Winchester board President Deb Waites said Monday. “We hope we are going to plan enough for a levy.”

In trying to deal with its finances, the district has been cutting expenses in every area, Miller-Smith has said, including eliminating and consolidating programs and conducting studies on how to save money on transportation and energy.

Even if Canal Winchester voters OK the emergency levy in May, which would not raise tax bills, the district faces a shortage of about $791,000 next school year.

The board is weighing whether to extend the term of the levy by two, three, five or 10 years. The emergency levy was for only two years when approved by voters in 2009. It costs approximately $469 in taxes per $100,000 of home valuation.

ThisWeek reporter Chris Bournea contributed to this story.

Site plan, sign variance approved for new Staples

By TARA STUBBS-FIGURSKI ThisWeek Community Newspapers

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Goodwill employee Usman Narmawala sorts through donations in the new Goodwill Donation Center on Jan. 8 in the Winchester Square Shopping Center.

Goodwill opens donation center in Winchester Square Shopping Center

By TARA STUBBS-FIGURSKI ThisWeek Community Newspapers Goodwill Columbus opened its first attended donation center in Canal Winchester on Jan. 11.

It is the 17th of its kind in the central Ohio area.

Vivian Reyna, director of retail operations, said Goodwill selected Canal Winchester because the demographics were right and the agency wanted to offer a convenient location for residents to donate their goods.

“We didn’t have a presence in Canal Winchester,” she said. “We felt like it was a great community and we wanted to be part of it. So here we are.”

The 1,500-square-foot space at 6195 Gender

According to information from Goodwill, the agency plans to open six to eight additional atA closer look tended donation centers and two more retail stores in Franklin County in 2011. The agency currently has five retail stores in and around The Canal Winchester donation center, Columbus. located near Kroger in the Winchester The Canal Winchester donation center, loSquare Shopping Center, will be staffed cated near Kroger in the Winchester Square daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a Shopping Center, will be staffed daily from 10 week, to accept donations of gently used a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week, to accept doclothing, furniture and household items. nations of gently used clothing, furniture and household items.

Shopping centers such as Winchester Square Road will be added to the list of other central Ohio Goodwill centers in Bexley, Blacklick, Ga- are ideal for a donation center, Reyna said.

“A shopping center is a destination center. hanna, Grandview, Hilliard, New Albany, Reynoldsburg, Westerville, Worthington, Upper Arlington and Columbus.

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Work on sanitary sewer improvements in Canal Winchester is expected to begin in the spring, according to village officials.

Village council approved three emergency ordinances in December for the project.

One awarded the contract for the Winchester Village force main replacement project to Precise Boring of Ohio for $19,146.50.

The second awarded the contract for the influent raw influent pumps

and bar screen replacement to Dow Construction Corp. for $411,359.

The third awarded the contract for the inflow and infiltration removal project to Inland Waters Pollution Control Inc. for $619,690.

In June, Canal Winchester officials learned the village had been awarded a $1.5-million loan from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to complete those improvements.

The village originally applied for the loan in 2009 but was denied. The project was recycled and enhanced then resubmitted to the Ohio EPA. Money for the 20-year loan will come

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from the state’s Water Pollution Control Loan Fund. Money from the village sewer fund will be used to pay it back.

The inflow and infiltration project awarded to Inland Waters will replace 28 manholes and 11,000 feet of sanitary sewer line, mostly in the Old Town area. There is one section of main line on Old Creek Lane in West Chester that also will be corrected.

“This will go a long way to help Steve (Smith) with unwanted water at the (reclamation) plant,” said Bill Sims, construction services manag-

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Public forums likely on zoning code issues

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er, adding the improvements could delay the need to expand the plant.

Public works director Matt Peoples said Canal Winchester would also save money because less electricity and fewer chemicals will be needed to process the water.

The contract with Dow Construction will be to replace four pumps at the water plant. The existing pumps have been fouled by some debris over the last several years, especially during the rainy season, village officials said.

Canal Winchester’s Downtown Zoning Commission is looking for some feedback about changes being proposed for the village’s historic and preservation districts.

Development director Chris Strayer said at Monday’s Old Town Commission meeting the downtown group is looking for holes or gaps in the village zoning code.

“You are never going to catch every possible situation with zoning,” he said. “We ran into that a little bit with the last development. We don’t know what the holes are. The committee would propose to take a step back and take another look at the code, now that we have seen some of the new errors and holes in the code.”

The Downtown Zoning Commission began meeting in 2010 to help clear up some of the ambiguity in the village’s approval process for projects in the downtown area. Strayer said the DZC would like to host a couple of work sessions and invite residents to learn about the process, what

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Contracts awarded for sewer project

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The Canal Winchester Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a site plan and sign variance request Monday from Waterloo Crossing Ltd. on behalf of Staples.

The site development plan is for a 14,763-squarefoot building on Winchester Boulevard west of Walmart. The building will be located on the south side of Winchester Boulevard between Las Margaritas and GameStop, village zoning officer Andrew Dutton said.

The applicant requested and received a text height of 48 inches for its sign. The Waterloo Crossing regulations limit text height on wall signs to 30 inches for tenants that occupy less than 20,000 square feet of space in the development.

“After a couple of years working with Staples … we are finally able to announce who we have,” said Lou Visco of the Casto Co., the center’s developer. “We are thrilled and hope you are excited as well.”

Visco said Staples was founded in the mid-1980s

by Tom Stemberg, a grocery store executive who grew frustrated when he couldn’t find a computer ribbon over the Fourth of July weekend. Stemberg wanted to serve smaller home businesses with a shop that was convenient.

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Three contracts awarded for sewer project Continued from page A1

a Winchester Village force main. Village officials said there is a pump station behind the car wash on Waterloo Street that dates back to 1972. The pump station has had a few modifications but the force main is original.

“Over the years, we have had some issues with that,” Peoples said. “We had some pump performance problems due to the force main. This will redirect the force main into Cherry Landing.”

Mayor Michael Ebert said Sims, Peoples and Nanisa Osborn met with the EPA to present the project.

“They were very impressed with how

The debris causes the pumps to plug up and start overheating. When the pumps overheat, their life expectancy decreases. The four new pumps are clogresistant and more adept at handling solid material, village officials said.

As part of the project, the village will also acquire a portable lift station pump.

If a pump goes down, the village has a generator pump to hook up to the lift station to make sure the plant is not without service, Peoples said.

The final piece of the project replaces

we presented the project to them,” he said. “We knew exactly what we wanted to do … had it all mapped out … knew what we were up against. The EPA was very impressed with their knowledge.”

Deeds said he was impressed with the cost savings associated with the project. Peoples said the original repayment estimate for the loan was $90,000 a year for 20 years. With an interest rate of 2.12 percent per year and bids that came in about $400,000 less than anticipated, the project is expected to cost the village $68,000 a year instead.

Peoples said the inflow and infiltration project has the greatest potential to inconvenience village residents. There may be some short service interruptions while the sewer lines are being installed, but the contractor will notify residents if an interruption will occur, he said.

Decreasing inflow and infiltration is an ongoing effort in the village, Peoples said. The Winchester Village force main relocation project has been discussed for seven years and the plant influent upgrades have been on the village radar for about three years, he said.

A closer look Public works director Matt Peoples said the original repayment estimate for the loan was $90,000 a year for 20 years. With an interest rate of 2.12 percent per year and bids that came in about $400,000 less than anticipated, the project is expected to cost the village $68,000 a year instead.

Goodwill opens donation Public forums likely on center in Canal Winchester zoning code issues Continued from page A1 What we really look (for is) … where people frequent and where there is a need,” she said.

Donations are the lifeline of Goodwill’s retail business, Reyna said. The items are sold in retail stores to generate revenue to support Goodwill’s mission of “building independence, quality of life and work opportunities for individuals with disabilities and other barriers.”

After items are collected, they are sorted through to determines what makes a good fit for

the retail store. Those that aren’t sold are recycled, Reyna said.

“We don’t take any kind of mattresses or hidea-beds that have mattresses on (them),” she said.

“We won’t take paint, tires, things that if they don’t sell, we wouldn’t have a responsible way to dispose of them.

“Recycling is a huge part of our business. We try to make sure that we are being responsible to the environment.” tstubbs@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

Site plan, sign variance approved for Staples Continued from page A1 “He opened his first store in 1986 in Boston,” Visco said.

Staples is now located in every state and in 26 countries, he said, adding that the company owns 1,832 stores in the United States and is known for its good service and environmental awareness. It recycles everything from computers to printer cartridges.

Staples sells everything from paper clips to computers, Visco said and provides an in-store kiosk for ordering from its Web site. it also offers a copy and print center, shipping and computer assistance.

In regard to the site development plan, Dutton said Staples will match the existing Waterloo Crossing elevations with brick,

stone, an awning feature and faux windows.

“It will pretty much look like the rest of the existing in-line tenants,” he said.

Visco said the Staples storefront will be 90 feet wide and 38 feet high, to the peak of the building. The average adjoining store to the east is 30 feet wide.

“Staples will be the biggest store at Waterloo Crossing, outside Walmart,” he said.

As for the site development plan, Visco said the red tile area around the sign at other Staples locations is much larger than what will be used at Waterloo Crossing. Planning commission member Jennifer Solomon asked what the red tile is used for.

Casto representatives said red

food and wine

tile is part of the company’s branding but Staples has asked for a much smaller red tile area than it typically requests.

“We are thrilled that they are conceding to some degree and utilizing the storefront,” Visco said.

Continued from page A1 the Landmarks Commission responsibilities are, what the preservation guidelines are and to educate residents.

“We could have some fruitful discussions to see what are some of the problems with the code ... what the residents out there see,” he said.

Strayer said the public hearings would be a forum for residents to comment on what might be missing from the current code.

They could also be larger work sessions where he and members of Main Street Canal Winchester can explain the process and the theory behind the Historic District.

“We could let them help us from their point of view,” he said.

“What are some of the challenges they would face, or some misunderstanding they might have about the code?”

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dents an opportunity to voice their concerns about the process.

“It would be wonderful if you could get the residents there,” Council member Marilyn Rush-Ekelberry noted that people don’t tend to come to a public meeting unless there’s an issue that affects them.

Ebert said the process is going to take a lot longer than previously anticipated and work could possibly take several months to complete.

“I’m glad that we are not rushing,” council member John Bender said. “There’s no hurry. We want to try to get it right. We want them to come, if they are interested.”

Bob Garvin from Main Street Canal Winchester said he supports the public meetings.

“I fully favor slowing the whole process down and getting it right, even if it takes a year,” he said.

Council member Bobbie Mershon said the code was changed

recently to allow downtown residential development; that is another issue that needs to be addressed, she said.

Strayer said as part of the workshops, the village can look at downtown uses, setback and height requirements, architectural standards and even the downtown zoning map to see where the Historic District ends and the Preservation District begins.

“We need input from the broader community, from residents affected by the changes,” he said.

Strayer said he, zoning officer Andrew Dutton and Main Street officials would sit down and find the best format for the workshops.

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The past can tell us its story in a lot of ways — with diaries, letters and descriptions by people of the events that make up their lives.

We can also learn a lot about a city by looking at pictures from time to time, especially if the picture is clear and crisp and full of detail.

And this picture is just that.

ED It was taken about 100 LENTZ years ago. A photographer placed his camera about a third of the way into the intersection of State and High streets in Columbus and aimed it to the south along High Street. The photographer has been careful to take a picture without too many people, whose rapid movement might only show up as an occasional blur in the image. The photographer wants as much precise detail as possible because this picture, like many others, will later be made into a postcard.

But in the making of the postcard image — even with a lot of color added — some of the original detail of the photograph is lost.

In the original photograph, much of what made downtown Columbus a special place in the early 1900s can be seen once again.

Columbus in the early 1900s was known as the Arch City. It is easy to see why. Straddling High Street every half-block or so is a series of metal arches illuminated by electric lights and topped with American flags. Each of the lights is a clear incandescent light bulb, just like the ones many of us still use at home. And each of them needed to be changed when they burned out, which in those days was rather frequently.

Nevertheless, the arches were popular and had been for some time. The arches had originally been erected in 1888 when more than 250,000 people came to Columbus for the 22nd annual Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Ohio’s rather modest capital city had never seen anything quite like the tent city the veterans built during their more than weeklong stay. The arches were originally designed to be temporary and keep the streets lit during the convention to deter crime.

However, they proved to be quite popular. Eventually, the wooden arches, lit by gas, were replaced by the metal arches lit by electricity that we see in this picture.

The arches also provided electric power to the streetcars that traveled along the brick streets of Columbus.

Columbus had grown a lot since the veterans came to town in 1888.

The opening of the Hocking Valley’s coal, lumber and iron resources after the Civil War led to the rise of several major industries in a city that had once been mostly a commercial and governmental center. By 1910, Columbus was a city of more than 180,000 people and, among other things, was the “Buggy Capital of the World.”

We are looking at the commercial heart of this growing city.

But it is also a place where many people still live. Columbus, like most cities, has a few skyscrapers. But most of the commercial buildings in the city are still four and five stories tall. Built in an era before elevators, they reflect the

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simple fact that most people will not walk up more than a few flights of stairs to their homes or places of business. Many of these buildings have metal fire escapes attached to their fronts and sides.

While the buildings look substantial, most of their interiors are made of wood and the threat of fire is still quite real in a city where gas lights are as common as electric bulbs.

Along the sidewalk to the right can be seen what appear to be a number of large stone blocks along the curb. These are steps to provide more easy access to one’s carriage. While automobiles are becoming a more common sight, many people still rely on horsedrawn carriages as well as the streetcar system to make their way around town.

The shops and stores along High Street provide the widest variety of goods and services to the people who live and work nearby.

Most of these merchants have placed large signs on their stores and projecting from them advertising their services. They range from Murnan’s taxi service and “sports parlor” on the left to the more elegant Goodman Jewelers on the right. In the distance on the right, at the corner of Town and High streets, can be seen the distinctive tower of the F. & R.

Lazarus department store.

There are other distinctive elements of this city of a century ago.

Watches were a luxury many people could not afford; the timepieces were worn only on special occasions. To help keep track of the time, large clocks like the one at the right of the picture stood at many major intersections. To meet the need for information, some of the city’s several newspapers were sold by newsboys (and occasionally newsgirls) like the ones we see to the left of the picture.

Most of the people we see in the picture seem reasonably welldressed in suits and ties for the men and fashionable dresses for the ladies. By the standards of our time, they are indeed well-dressed and — in mostly wool clothing — probably a bit uncomfortable.

But by the standards of their day, this was just the common attire of day-to-day life.

This was a world that had changed a lot during the lives of the people we see here. But for the most part, these people were accustomed to change and had learned to live with it. And perhaps that is just as well, since a lot more change was not all that far away.

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Pickerington creates ice rink in Victory Park

By NATE ELLIS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Ice skating and pick-up hockey games will now be options for winter enthusiasts in Pickerington after the city recently created an ice rink in Victory Park.

Pickerington’s first public ice rink was established last week, after Mayor Mitch O’Brien and parks and recreation department officials initiated the project.

Fortified by polyvinyl chloride piping and a heavy-duty plastic lining, the 20-foot by 100-foot temporary rink has been constructed on the east side of Victory Park, near O’Brien Shelter.

It’s open for public use, but is dependent on temperatures staying low enough to freeze the approximately four inches of water that creates the skating surface.

According to O’Brien, it’s the latest attempt by the city to expand its parks and rec services for popular winter activities, such as ice skating and hockey.

The rink also will serve as a trial facility. If it’s well received and used by the public, more elaborate or permanent features might be added in future years.

“I initiated the idea of exploring the feasibility of a rink once it appeared we would be facing another unusually early freeze this winter,” O’Brien said. “I believe that adding this low-cost facility greatly enhances the usability of our parks system during the winter.

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We encourage families to come down and use the shelter house and its facilities as a place to change into skates and enjoy a winter picnic.

The rink is free to use and skaters must provide their own skates.

MITCH O’BRIEN —Pickerington Mayor

residents with a valuable new, free recreational option not offered by many surrounding communities.”

When temperatures are low enough to freeze the rink’s surface, city staffers will manually clear the ice on a daily basis and attempt to keep it as smooth and free from debris as possible without dedicated machinery, O’Brien said. Residents will know the rink is available for use when one end of the fencing surrounding the rink is removed to allow access.

At least initially, the rink will be open during regular park hours, between dawn and dusk.

“We encourage families to come down and use the shelter house and its facilities as a place to change into skates and enjoy a winter picnic,” O’Brien said.

“The rink is free to use and skaters must provide their own skates.”

While city officials hope to see the rink used extensively this winter, they are cautioning users and parents that those who skate do so at their own risks.

“As with activities in all our parks, we encourage participants

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to use common sense and to follow generally accepted safety procedures and codes of conduct,” O’Brien said. “Liability for the ice rink is the same as that of the skateboard park in Sycamore Park.

“Signage will be put in place prior to opening to the public which will indicate that skating on this ice rink will be done at the risk of each individual ice skater.”

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Education news CWHS plans financial aid information meeting A financial aid information meeting will be held at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 20, in the cafeteria at Canal Winchester High School, 300 Washington St. Mary Kay Freshour, associate director of financial aid at Otterbein University, will give an overview of the college financial aid process. She will discuss the various forms of aid and explain application procedures.

Local scholarship opportunities will be discussed and there will be time for individual questions and answers. The meeting is ideal for parents of college-bound seniors, but parents of underclassmen or students who have already graduated are welcome to attend.

For more information, call Linda Knicely at 920-2646. In the event of inclement weather, updates will be provided via a voicemail message at the phone number listed.

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Coming up To add, remove or update a list- month at Town Hall.

Madison Township Board of ing, e-mail editorial@thisweekTrustees, 6 p.m. the third Wednesnews.com. day of each month in the Community Center, 4575 Madison Class Tools for Change and Tran- Lane, Groveport. sition, 1:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Meetings Feb. 13, sponsored by the Academy of Religious Studies at GenCanal Winchester Rotary der Road Christian Church, 5336 Club, noon-1 p.m. every ThursGender Road, Canal Winchester. day at Shade on the Canal RestauThis course will be taught by Tim rant, 19 S. High St. Individuals Savage. The cost is $20 per per- interested in learning more about son. For more information or to Rotary are invited to attend. Visit register, call Diana Morris at (614) www.rotarycanalwinchester.org.

258-0376 or check the church’s Cub Scout Pack 316, 6:45-8 Website at www.genderroad- p.m. Thursdays at Brice United cc.com.

Methodist Church, 3160 Brice Road. For information or quesGovernment tions, call Tom McInnerney at Canal Winchester Village 863-5221 or e-mail tamcinnerCouncil, 7 p.m. the first and third ney@yahoo.com.

Indians Touchdown Club, 7 Mondays of the month at Town p.m. the first Tuesday of the Hall, 10 N High St. Planning and zoning com- month in the Canal Winchester mission, 7 p.m. the second Mon- High School media center, 300 day of each month at Town Hall. Washington St. For more inforOld Town committee meet- mation, visit www.canalwinings, 5:45 p.m. the second Mon- chesterfootball.com.

Main Street Canal Winchesday of the month at Town Hall.

Finance committee meetings, ter coffee networking group, 8 5:45 p.m. the first Monday of the a.m. the third Friday of the month at Harvest Moon Coffee House. month at Town Hall.

Safety committee meetings, Visit www.mainstreetcanalwin9 a.m. the first Wednesday of the chester.org/coffee.asp.

Networking Luncheon, sponmonth at Town Hall.

Service committee meetings, sored by the Canal Winchester 5:45 p.m. the third Monday of Area Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m. the second Wednesthe month at Town Hall.

Landmarks commission, 7 day of the month at the Canal p.m. the fourth Monday of the Winchester Senior Center, 22 S.

Trine St.. RSVP required. Cost is $12 per person.

The Right Connection-Canal Winchester Chapter, noon Tuesdays at Donatos Pizza, 6310 Prentiss School Road. Call Rich Wagner at (614) 203-3158.

Central Ohio 9-12 Project, 5 p.m. the second Wednesday and 7 p.m. the fourth Saturday of the month. Meeting location varies.

For information, call Mike Lyons at (614) 561-4040 or e-mail info@CentralOhio912.com.

Tri B Wings Chapter of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association, 9 a.m. the first Saturday of the month at the Obetz Community Center, 1611 Chillicothe St., Obetz. For more information, call (614) 833-4204 or e-mail johntle@aol.com.

Violet Grange, 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of the month at the Grange Hall, 36 Lockville Road.

Support Groups Fairfield County Autism Resource Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Early Childhood Center, 1592 Granville Pike, Lancaster.

Call 653-4489 or 862-6171.

Grief Support Group meets for lunch at noon the first Wednesday of the month at the Fairfield County District Library, 219 N. Broad St., Lancaster, sponsored

by Fairhope Hospice. Call (740) 654-7077.

Southeast Moms Club, 10 a.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month at Peace United Methodist Church, 235 Diley Road. For information, visit http://pickeringtonmoms.tripod.com.

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Swan Cleaners and St. Stephen’s Community House are sponsoring the 24th annual Coats for Kids drive.

New and used children’s coats in good condition may be dropped off at any of the Swan Cleaners stores in the greater Columbus area through Jan. 25. The coats will be cleaned free of charge, and given to St. Stephen’s for distribution.

St. Stephen’s, located at 1500 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, will distribute the coats Jan. 20 and 21.

For more information, call (614) 442-5000, or visit www. swancleaners.com. Families in need of coats may call St. Stephen’s at (614) 294-6347.

St. Charles scholarship test set for Jan. 29 St. Charles Preparatory School will offer its annual scholarship test for prospective students at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29.

The test will be administered in the school’s Student Commons, 2010 E. Broad St. Test results will be used to determine which students will receive academically based grants and scholarships in the 2011-2012 school year.

The test is open to all eighthgrade boys currently enrolled in public, parochial or private schools in central Ohio.

Registration is required. Call Laurie Berndt at (614) 252-6714 between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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Hoop It Up Visit ThisWeekSPORTS.com for complete coverage of central Ohio high school basketball. Throughout the week, Hoop It Up offers previews of top games, recaps of great performances, polls, slideshows, videos and player features on the more than 150 boys and girls basketball teams in ThisWeekSPORTS.com’s coverage area.

Top games BOYS GAME OF THE WEEK Upper Arlington at Dublin Coffman 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5.

GIRLS GAME OF THE WEEK Westerville North at Olentangy 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5.

Top performances BOYS Olentangy Liberty’s Jake Bischoff scored 27 points and had five assists to lead the PaBy Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek triots over Westerville Central 65-48 on Jan. 7.

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BATTERSON Albany and DeSales and the Division II football playoff game between Big Walnut and Kettering Alter were moved to noon to avoid a conflict with the game between No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Michigan at 3:30 p.m.

However, only the Ohio State football team yields that type of power. When Ohio State’s men’s basketball team made the Final Four in 1999 and 2007, central Ohio high school sports went on as scheduled.

One would have to be blind not to recognize Ohio State football’s importance to Columbus.

According to ESPN, though the Sugar Bowl received an 8.4 share rating nationally, here in Columbus the rating was 46.4, the highest for any market for any bowl game in the country through the date this season.

The other 53.6 percent probably were at high school basketball games.

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Wayne Howard kept the boys basketball team’s tipoff with Columbus Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 4. Howard, an Ohio State fan, had a television near the concession stand tuned into ESPN so fans could keep tabs on the Sugar Bowl.

“With the financial problems we have at Northridge, every dime counts and I was worried we were going to lose out on admissions,” Howard said. “The officials kept asking me if we were sure we were going to have it then and that we weren’t going to move it up a couple of hours.

However, our fans were very loyal and made it to the game.”

This season was not the first time Ohio State football altered the schedules of area high school sports teams. The 2002 national championship, in which the Buckeyes defeated the Miami Hurricanes 31-24 in double overtime, nearly shut down all central Ohio sports and, in 2006, the pbatterson@thisweeknews.com Division III football playoff game between New www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

Sports briefs Canal Hall of Fame seeks nominations Nominations are being sought for the 2011 class of the Canal Winchester Athletic Hall of Fame and the Award of Merit program.

Nomination forms are available on the school district’s website, www.cwschools.org, or by e-mailing sueandjerry1@sbcglobal.net.

Hall of Fame nominees must have graduated from Canal Winchester High School at least five years ago.

Coaches and administrators also are eligible.

Award of Merit nominees must be individuals or businesses that have contributed time or financial support to Canal Winchester High School athletics.

Nominations must be submitted by Feb. 1.

Lessons available in shot put, discus Former U.S. Olympic coach Criss Somerlot will provide shot put and discus lessons at a “throws center” opening at 189F W. Olentangy St. in Powell. The lessons are for athletes in high school and junior high.

Somerlot, who lives in Powell, was a U.S. Olympic coach in 2004 and 2008. He also was a coach and teacher

at Centerville High School near Dayton. For more information, contact Somerlot at (614) 560-1251 or csomerlot@aol.com.

if you weigh in at that weight hydrated,” Ready coach Chance Van Gundy said.

“If you’re hydrated at 140 (pounds) with 7 percent body fat, you’ll be able to wrestle 140.

But if you weigh 140.1, you have to wrestle up.”

Since this formula determines where athletes can wrestle once the season starts, Van Gundy meets with prospective team members early in the fall to determine where they might fit in the lineup once the season begins. This helps wrestlers establish a goal weight and they can use the fall to trim down before getting certified, unless they’re playing a fall sport.

Getting in shape for wrestling is especially difficult for football players. At the heavier weights, football and wrestling have some shared benefits, but most of the weight classes would be considered small for football players.

No one knows the difference in conditioning philosophy like Jason Hackett, a football player and state champion wrestler for Hamilton Township who graduated in 2003.

“Football coaches push size to have bigger, stronger kids,” said Hackett, who now coaches at Hamilton Township’s middle and high schools. “I’d like to see (the hydration test) in the middle of the season. They’ll lose that weight just because they work that hard (in wrestling practice). I loved football and wrestling, but they’re different types of conditioning.”

In 2002, Hackett won a Division II state wrestling championship at 171 pounds after he helped the football team make the playoffs. Had the hydration test been in place at that time, Hackett said he wouldn’t have been able to compete at 171. He ended the football season at 205 pounds and needed until January to lose the weight. According to the rules at the time, he had to wrestle half of his matches at his lowest weight to be eligible for the postseason.

“It took a lot out of me,” Hackett said of losing the weight.

“I really do like how the hydra-

INDIANS Continued from page B1 beat Hamilton Township again, because we’ve improved since that game,” Strawser said. “We’re hoping that game will be a turning point in our season.”

The Indians play host Monday to Centerburg before playing host Tuesday to AmandaClearcreek in a league contest.

They lost to the Aces 47-39 on Dec. 4.

“We need to beat a team we’re not expected to beat to gain some confidence, because when we fall behind in games against those teams, the kids

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Hilliard Davidson senior Nolan Gill (right) battles Mark Martin of Lakewood St. Edward in a first-round match at 135 pounds during the Division I state tournament last season. Gill was listed at 174 pounds as a football player for the Wildcats last fall and his wrestling season was delayed until he could lose weight in order to compete at 140 pounds.

tion test is set up. The way I look at it, you might have to bump up a weight, but you’re going to need that strength. You can’t cut weight to where you’re not going to be able to step on the mat.”

Hackett also said finding the proper weight class is important. He said moving down in weight can give a wrestler an advantage, because he should have a larger frame and stronger muscles than a competitor who is naturally smaller. Hackett’s success at 171 pounds earned him a scholarship to Arizona State.

The need for some to lose weight had some like Pickerington Central coach Jason Allen calling for a later start to the wrestling season. Olentangy coach Matt Hammons wanted to level the playing field by having the OHSAA use the same assessor to run the weight certification tests.

Perhaps no school in the area deals with the dichotomy of football and wrestling conditioning like Hilliard Davidson.

In wrestling, Davidson won the Division I district championship last season and was chosen to represent the Central District at the state duals on Jan. 9.

However, three of Davidson’s four state qualifiers last year were members of the football team, which won the Division I state championship in 2009 and made it to a state semifinal this past fall.

Had Davidson won its state football semifinal on Nov. 27,

wrestling state qualifiers Chase Delande, Nolan Gill and Alex Mickley would have been playing football on Dec. 4, the same day that the wrestling team opened its season.

Because he played football at a lighter weight, Delande was able to join the wrestling team for the opener on Dec. 4, but Gill and Mickley didn’t make their debuts until Dec. 28.

Coach Dominic DiSabato had to put off filing weight certifications until Gill and Mickley were able to reach their target weights. Not only did the pair miss nearly a month of the season, but Davidson also had to postpone a Dec. 16 dual with West Jefferson until Jan. 26.

Mickley was listed at 170 pounds on the football roster and is wrestling at 152. Gill was listed at 174 for football and is competing at 140 for wrestling.

“My first day back I lost like five pounds, and then the next day it was another five pounds,” Mickley said Dec. 16. “Then the next day I would eat the littlest thing and be right back up.

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1 One day, a presently-young

film composer/pianist will perform a concert paying tribute to Dave Grusin, the Academy Award-winning film composer who, this weekend, pays tribute to film composer Henry Mancini in concerts with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra.

Or at least if there’s any justice, one will.

Point being, Grusin’s career is heavily influenced by the great Mancini, so it would be appropriate to carry on the tradition.

The CJO program is “A Night at the Movies,” and features Mancini tunes like The Pink Panther Theme and Baby Elephant Walk alongside other classic film repertoire, including Somewhere Over the Rainbow and As Time Goes By.

Dave Grusin

A jazz pianist (and record label exec — he’s the “G” in contemporary jazz giant GRP Records) as well as composer, Grusin’s film scores include Heaven Can Wait, On Golden Pond and Tootsie.

Tickets for the Jan. 14-15 concerts at the Southern Theatre are $41-$49. Call (614) 294-5200.

STOMP is still cool. And hot, evidenced by the continuing presence of a North American Company, a permanent London Company and a European tour, all in addition to its 14-year continuous run in New York City.

The brooms, plungers, trash cans and lighters are all back, but the troupe is always on the lookout for new “instruments” — this latest tour includes tractor tire inner tubes and paint cans.

STOMP runs at the Palace Theatre Jan. 14-16. Tickets are $22.50$57.50. Call (614) 469-0939. there a power-hipster cat3 Is egory on modern pop

music?

If so, that’s where Oberhofer lives. When we first heard their stuff, we figured it wouldn’t be long until we heard that in a television ad — turns out o0Oo0Oo (yes, that’s a song title) is in a Sobe Water commercial already.

The Beat — always the last to Who’da thought banging on 2 stuff you found lying around know.

Oberhofer, with opener Cloud could be an international sensaNothings, plays The Basement tion?

Friday, Jan. 14. Tickets are $8$10. Call 1-800-745-3000. neverending is 4 Seemingly the supply of high-caliber singer-songwriters from Canada.

Scotland-born David Francey has made his home in the Toronto area since his family moved there when he was a youngster.

His upbringing in a working-class neighborhood imbues his songwriting with a poetic sense of the day-to-day. His latest work is a collaboration with Mike Ford of Moxy Früvous, inspired by their two-week journey aboard a 750foot bulk carrier on the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Amelia Curran is a Maritimes native and resident for whom songwriting is but one of her pursuits — she is also a playwright and actress. Her songwriting hardly suffers from her varied interests — check her latest, Hunter, Hunter, for evidence of this.

The two will perform Friday, Jan. 14, at the Columbus Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $20-$23. Call (614) 470-FOLK. STOMP

The audience is the guest list for Tony N’Tina’s Wedding.

from a cheap bottle of Wine i.e: 2 Buck Chuck, to re-gifts, gag gifts,

5 The longest-running off-Broadway comedy is an interactive to marital aid gifts etc. You can personally hand them to the bride affair, for which, as the happy couple exchanges vows, the audience plays the part of family and friends joining them for the reception feast and the hilarious family drama that ensues, courtesy of the Nunzio and Vitale “families.”

This all-inclusive, interactive matrimonial experience includes the ceremony, reception, a sit-down, Italian baked ziti dinner, champagne toast, wedding cake, music, dancing and much more.

In addition to cast members straight from the NYC production, 19 local actors will be in on the fun.

Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding plays the Cardinal Health Ballroom at the Lincoln Theatre Jan. 20-30 for 10 shows. Tickets are $65/$75.

Call (614) 469-0939.

For folks who might consider taking in the show but don’t know quite what to expect, director Tony Lauria (not that Tony) was kind enough to answer some questions for The Beat.

The Beat: What should I wear?

Tony Lauria: Dress comfortably, casual. If you have a wild side, Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding plays the Cardinal Health Ball- wear something fun but not something that pulls focus. room at the Lincoln Theatre Jan. 20-30 for 10 shows.

TB: Should I bring a gift?

Tickets are $65/$75. Call (614) 469-0939.

TL: Many people bring gag gifts. Folks have brought anything

and groom!

TB: What’s happening when we “enter the scene”? When it’s time to begin, will it be more like a show or a wedding?

TL: Characters will arrive on the scene about 20 minutes before “curtain.” The party starts as soon as you arrive and grab a beer. You will feel like you are attending the most outrageous wedding you have ever been to in your life!

TB:Will there be dancing?

TL:Yes, plenty, so wear comfy shoes.

TB: How “interactive” should I plan to be?

TL: You should be as interactive as you are comfortable with without being inappropriate.

TB: Is there an example (maybe something that has actually happened somewhere) of something that’s too interactive?

TL: Yes, we have had overzealous guests get a bit too personal with some of the actors. Common sense is encouraged. You are not allowed to touch the Nun or the Stripper! Unless of course you are invited to!

For more on Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding, read the BeatBlog at www.ThisWeekNews.com.

Scampering waiters and above-average food at new Poblano’s MENU Except for the hardest-working and quickest-moving wait staff in town — servers literally, stunningly and unfailingly jog across its wide-open and winding-around spaces — Poblano’s is nothing you haven’t seen before.

That said, this bright and tidy newish Mexican restaurant’s food was consistently a cut above the norm.

Occupying a rambling, double-decker edifice spread out over several rooms, Poblano’s is a big and splashy establishment. Kind of fun in a kitschy and touristy way, its brash color scheme alternates from one tropically tinted wall to the next.

So as your head whirls as you try to follow that kinetic wait staff moving to the beat of relentlessly uptempo cumbia music, your eyes will rush past tones like tan-

by G.A. Benton gerine orange, avocado green, mango yellow and chili pepper red.

After the arrival of fresh and above-average chips and salsa, you’re probably going to want some of the slightly orange-flavored house margaritas. I recommend the worth-it upcharge for a lasts-forever (and potent!) half pitcher of “Poblano’s” Margaritas ($17) made with Hornitos tequila and Cointreau.

Appetizer-wise, though the homey, oregano-flecked and salty chicken and tortilla soups were both pleasant enough (each $2.50), my favorite starter was the extra-large and super-valued

By Jodi Miller/ThisWeek

The El Amigo entrée and Tres Leches cake at Poblano’s.

Whitefish Ceviche ($6.50). I liked how its abundant, creamy and unblemished avocado chunks calmed down the assertive yet enticing fresh lime juice mixture

(with diced tomato and onion) in which the plentiful chopped raw fish was “cooked.”

From the “House Specialties” entrees, El Amigo ($15) will definitely live up to its name and be your friend — if, like me, you’re a big eater. A virtual Mexican smorgasbord on a single plate, it was spilling over with nicely seared shrimp plus rice and beans (they grace most every meal and yes, they’re better than most), crisply grilled slices of thin beef (carne aside) and a boneless, skinless chicken breast. Both terrestrial proteins tasted great beneath their layers of rich melted Mexican cheese and zesty, greasy chorizo (but what wouldn’t?)

Real Mexican chiles rellenos have an eggier batter than you generally get in America. Since I got something approximating that at Poblano’s, I’d rate theirs

Poblano’s Mexican Restaurant

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($10.50) on the higher side. I mixed and matched a chicken (stewy) with a beef (hamburger vastly improved by being cooked with onion, carrot and potato) to fine effect.

Though I doubt it was completely made from scratch, the mole sauce on my Enchiladas Poblanos ($9.50) was thicker, less sweet, richer and more complex (tasting of roasted chilies with a hint of cinnamon) than average.

It was slathered over a trio of tortillas wrapped around chicken stewed with rajas (roasted poblano pepper strips). Nice.

Also quite nice was a massive platter of Chile Verde ($11). That one featured huge chunks of tender, stewy pork shoulder enlivened by a piquant tomatillo salsa.

I’m a sucker for Pastel de Tres Leches, and Poblano’s version ($4.50) did not disappoint. Soaked in sweetened condensed milk, slightly perfumey and elaborately decorated with caramel icing piped into rococo decorations, it was a piece of cake that tasted as good as it looked.

To read G.A. Benton’s blog visit ColumbusDiningGuide.com

Powell pizzeria serves up classic New York-style pies After Brooklyn Pizza opened on New Year’s Day, the New Yorkers started filing in.

One guy was from Brooklyn, another from Staten Island. Long Island was represented, as was Albany.

Owner Anthony La Cerva didn’t know there were so many Empire State transplants living in central Ohio.

“There’s a lot of pressure on me,” he said.

But it seems he has a hot, cheesedripping commodity – a New York-style pizza, complete with a crispy, foldable crust, 100-percent mozzarella and a house-mixed sauce.

“The only thing that’s missing is the water,” he said.

La Cerva’s goal was to create a true pizzeria, similar to the ones his father owned in the New York metropolitan area.

“When I was a kid, I was stuck at a table folding pizza boxes,” he said.

Thin-crust pizzas, cut into triangles no less, appeared to be an anomaly in central Ohio. Rarer still were by-theslice options.

“Maybe the pizza places (in town) don’t think they make enough money on it,” he said. “I’m stumped. In New York, they’re all over the place.”

Brooklyn Pizza, a carryout at 30 Grace Drive, has taken over the former Joshua’s Pizza in a strip center just north

By Chris Parker/ThisWeek

Brooklyn Pizza owner Anthony La Cerva makes a pizza in the kitchen of the new restaurant in Powell. Brooklyn Pizza offers individual slices and whole New York-style pies.

of the restaurant-laden intersection at Liberty and Olentangy streets. La Cerva said he’s somewhat concerned about the lack of foot traffic in his strip center but is confident his product is singular enough to draw people from all over the region.

“I want to be the exclusive,” he said.

“Everybody’s going to have to come over here.”

Pies come in 14 and 16 inches, plus a 16-by-16 Sicilian alternative. Toppings include the traditional to more designer choices, such as roasted red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes. A 16-inch

oats is being served at Starling’s new breakfast-and-lunch spot, Jodi’s Home Cooking, which recently took over the 29-seat Grace Diner space at 240 N. Liberty St. She admits that most customers haven’t even heard of it.

“But once they taste it, they love it,” said Starling, who ran the Sunbury Grill for three years.

It has myriad uses – for example, complementing omelets – or is enjoyable as a side, she said. Starling’s customers can get a GLT – a goetta, lettuce and tomato sandwich.

She also has a parade of homemade dishes, including buttermilk biscuits and gravy, soups, chili, pancakes and such. Her potatoes are fresh-cut and her burgers are hand-patted.

Prices range from $3 for a la carte items to $7.99 for meals.

“I love to cook. I like to cook anything,” she said. “I’m not much of a baker. I love to cook comfort food that fills people up.”

Jodi’s Home Cooking is open for breakfast and lunch Tuesday through Sunday, closed Monday. For more information, call 614-785-0474.

pepperoni, for example, is $15.50. A slice of pep is $2.

Other products, such as calzones, strombolis and Italian dinners, will be phased in over time. Delivery is not yet an option.

The place is open for lunch and dinBlue Agave, a new restaurant from ner hours daily. For more information, the founders of El Vaquero, has opened call 614-436-8900. in the Polaris area.

The Mexican restaurant has taken In other news from Powell: Count Jodi Starling as a proud pur- over the former Barnum & Tibbetts site, 496 Polaris Parkway. veyor of goetta.

The menu is essentially the same as Known as Cincinnati caviar, the German sausage fortified with steel-cut the other El Vaqueros but there are a

few additions, general manager Eduardo Pedroza said. One is the tableside preparation of guacamole, using fresh ingredients, he said. An order for $5.99 serves more than two people.

Other variations include more seafood dishes, vegetarian options and the choice of spinach and wheat tortillas.

The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner daily. For more information, call 614-891-6011.

■ Calorie Countess Jennifer Burton recommends brown rice for its rich nutritional value.

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Excellent benefit pkg.

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RN Full time position in community mental health center. Must be licensed in State of Ohio with one year of nursing. Experience in community mental health or psychiatric setting preferred. Crisis intervention and institutionalized patient experience helpful. Will work primarily in the community where you will evaluate, monitor and treat clients. Mileage reimbursement. Must have Ohio Driver’s license/auto.

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Director Financial Planning & Analysis

Ohio State University is seeking a DirectorFinancial Planning and Analysis to lead the long range financial planning and analysis function for the university, which inACCOUNTANT cludes the Health System, Small property mgmt. firm with revenues of approxiseeking a prof. accountant mately $4.5 billion. Develops constructive relationto oversee all operational ships with colleges, supaspects ofgov’t. subsi port units and health sysdized property.

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Budget Analyst The Vice President of Finance/Treasureer is in viting applications for this newly restructured position. www. cincinnatistate.edu (about CS, Human Resources, Employment, Adm) Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Human Resources 3520 Central Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45223 An Equal Opportunity Employer/Committed to a Diverse Work Force.

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Corporate office of large physician group seeks an individual to assist key dept. heads including the legal dept.

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For July 1, 2011 Hathaway Brown School Shaker Heights, Ohio Hathaway Brown, one of America’s most distin guished and innovative schools for girls and young women, has opened a search for a new Athletic Director, with duties com mencing July 1, 2011.

Founded in 1876, Hath away Brown enrolls 850 students in grades PS-12, and combines world-class academics with one of Ohio’s premier athletic pro grams for girls. The School is committed to the value of wellness, physical move ment, and athletic competi tion as components of a well-rounded 21st century education for young wom en, and provides a dynam ic setting for the develop ment of the female athlete.

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The position is responsible for school-wide leadership of athletic programming and the physical education curriculum, including inter scholastic competition in 12 varsity sports over three seasons and the manage ment of excellent facilities.

Some 75% of students in grades 7-12 are members of athletic teams. Ground ed in the school’s motto of "Not for school but for life we learn," the program cul tivates not only athletic ability but personal growth and such qualities as selfconfidence, teamwork, and resilience that contribute to the shaping of strong fe male leaders. Since 2002, Hathaway Brown scholarathletes have won 13 state championships in six differ ent team or individual sports. In the Class of 2010 alone, 11 scholar-athletes are continuing their play at the college level.

The Athletic Director must possess an appreciation for the educational value of women’s athletics, well ness, and fitness. Excellent communications, organiza tional, and peoplemanagement skills are es sential, as is a track record of success in hiring, train ing, and supervising coaches. The successful candidate should have pri or experience as a teacher and coach, as well as 5-10 years experience in athletic administration, preferably in an independent school.

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Full time entry level position in community mental health center.

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Insurance Controller SAFETY, FACILITIES RDP Foodservice is seek - CUSTOMER SERVICE REP & PURCHASING We are looking for a selfing an experienced Con MANAGER motivated, quick-learner troller reporting to the Vice Full-time position in who is licensed in property President. Responsibilities community mental health & casualty insurance and for this position include di center. Bachelor’s degree who is customer service recting, planning and man required. Must have ability oriented. This position will aging financial activities of to manage projects. spend 50% of their time the finance dept. Success Knowledge of construction ful candidates must pos - serving as a customer serv ice representative for exist - and building’s mechanical sess the following: system a plus. Strong ing and new personal lines ∂ Business and/or Ac written, analytical, and clients. Prior use of AMS counting degree and CA or organizational skills 360 is a plus. This position CPA required. Able to work will also be heavily in qualification nights and weekends. volved with a unique book ∂ Foodservice exp. pref.

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Buckeye football put area on hold Monday is Martin Luther King Day, but for many central Ohio high school teams, it is just another day at the office.

For example, the Pickerington Central girls basketball team will play host to the 14th annual Prep Shootout with 12 varsity and junior varsity teams participating, and several area PAUL hockey teams BATTERSON will be competing in tournaments around the state.

During the winter, there are only a few dates on which area high schools try to avoid scheduling any athletic events: Dec. 24, Dec. 25, Dec. 31, Jan. 1 and whatever day the Ohio State football team plays its bowl game.

When it was announced Ohio State would play Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 4, area high schools scrambled to move athletic events to Jan. 3 or Jan. 5 or to earlier in the day on Jan. 4 to avoid conflict with the 8:30 p.m. kickoff.

“It’s a little bit weird I suppose, but this is a Buckeye town,” said Worthington Kilbourne girls basketball coach Steve Palmer, whose team moved its game with Central Crossing from Jan. 4 to Jan. 3. “There are no profesBy Tim Norman/ThisWeek sional sports in this town ... ex- Canal Winchester sophomore guard Kaleigh Whitlatch has been the most consistent defender for the struggling girls basketball team, according to coach Gary Burke. cept for the Blue Jackets. Ohio The Indians play Friday at Hamilton Township.

State football is numero uno.”

Kilbourne was one of 60 girls and boys basketball teams in the area that moved games from Jan. 4 to Jan. 3. In addition, 26 boys and 32 girls basketball games, including all City League contests, were moved up to 6:30

By AARON BLANKENSHIP portunities. According to Burke, p.m. or earlier on Jan. 4 so that ThisWeek Community Newspapers Kaleigh Whitlatch has been the fans could get home to watch At a glance team’s most consistent defenthe Buckeyes.

For most area high schools, the Canal Winchester High Below are the recent results and sive player. schedules for the Canal Winmove was the result of a purely School girls basketball coach coming “Our offense works best chester boys basketball, swimming economical equation: Ohio State Gary Burke said his team has and diving, and wrestling teams: when our defense works and + bowl game = empty seats. done a good job working for BOYS BASKETBALL we get steals,” Strawser said.

“Tuesday games usually have open shots and getting to the *Last Friday — Defeated Circleville “When we won our first three a low gate, but if we would have 68-39. Michael Walker, Sam Jones free throw line this season. games, we were running the Kyle Schriml each scored 14 played (at the same time as the But according to Burke, the and floor and scoring in transition, points.

Sugar Bowl), it wouldn’t have Indians are struggling to con- *Last Tuesday — Played Fairfield but then we fell apart emobeen good,” said Olentangy Libvert even the easiest of shots into Union tionally as a team and got away erty athletics director Tom Gerpoints and have made less than *Saturday — Home vs. Teays Valley from what we do best.”

Tuesday — At Zanesville hardt, who moved the Patriots’ 50 percent of their foul shots.

Burke said his team played Of note: The Indians were 7-1 overboys and girls basketball games That has proven costly, as all and 4-0 in the MSL-Buckeye be- its best basketball for three of with Dublin Scioto from Jan. 4 Canal Winchester has lost eight fore last Tuesday. the four quarters against Teays to Jan. 3. of its last nine games to drop SWIMMING & DIVING Valley, but was outscored 9-1 Westerville North athletics dito 4-8 overall and 1-6 in the Today — At Columbus Academy in the third quarter. rector Jeff Will opted to keep the Saturday — Teays Valley at Pickaway MSL-Buckeye Division.

“I’m happy with their effort, County YMCA boys basketball team’s showdown “We’re getting the shots we because the girls haven’t given with rival Westerville South on want, we just aren’t putting the WRESTLING up on this season,” Burke said.

Friday-Saturday — Marion Elgin InJan. 4 but moved the start time to ball in the hole,” Burke said. vitational “We played good basketball 5:45 p.m. Even though the game “We can’t afford to keep miss- *MSL-Buckeye game against a good Division I team went to overtime, with South wining inside shots and free throws, in Teays Valley, but we had one ning 77-73, Will was at home in because it’s really hurting us.” bad stretch to lose the game. ing games, because we’re puttime to watch the kickoff for the The Indians averaged 63.8 “We are making progress, ting too much pressure on ourSugar Bowl. points in their four wins, but though.

We’re doing a better selves to win instead of just “Things went very, very only 38.8 in their eight losses. playing basketball,” junior guard job on the boards and on desmoothly for us,” Will said. “The They lost three games last week, Carrie Strawser said. “We’ve fense, even though we still have day after we made the time falling to Teays Valley 55-32 been rushing a lot of our shots. lapses in those areas at times.” change, we had officials in place on Jan. 4, Thornville Sheridan We don’t think about them, we The Indians play Friday at and I didn’t notice much of a 55-29 on Jan. 6 and Logan Elm Hamilton Township in a MSLjust throw them up.” difference in the attendance. The 48-46 last Saturday for their Turnovers have been a prob- Buckeye rematch. fans I talked to seemed to apfourth consecutive loss.

Canal Winchester beat the lem for Canal Winchester in preciate that we were able to acAshley Dexter is averaging both its half-court and transi- Rangers 54-35 in its league commodate them.”

10.0 points and 7.5 rebounds, tion offenses. opener on Dec. 2, as Whitlatch Not every team changed its

By Tim Norman/ThisWeek Cadyn Krauss is averaging 9.0 Strawser said the Indians are scored 13 points. schedule to match Ohio State’s.

“We definitely think we can Northridge athletics director Michael Walker of Canal Winchester goes up for a reverse layup points and Kayla Scott is aver- working on playing better managing 7.5 rebounds. against Watterson on Dec. 18. The Indians were 7-1 before to-man defense to generate See BATTERSON, page B2 playing Fairfield Union last Tuesday.

See INDIANS, page B2 “We need to relax more dur- more fast-break scoring op-

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Girls team’s offense struggling

Wrestling

Rapid weight loss a growing concern for competitors

By JEREMY STEWART ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Wrestling is different from other high school sports. If an athlete doesn’t make weight, he doesn’t compete. It is the only team sport in which weight, more than skill, determines a position. That’s why one of the most important times on competition day is the weigh-in.

The NCAA and high school athletics associations across the country have tried to stamp out the practice of rapid weight loss since collegiate wrestlers Billy Jack Saylor, Joseph LaRosa and

Jeff Reese died trying to make weight in 1997.

The OHSAA has been heavily involved in the weigh-in process since the 2006-07 wrestling season. Coaches interviewed by ThisWeek unanimously agreed the OHSAA’s weight certification program has been a positive, but they said there are questions about its effectiveness and its fairness to athletes who also compete in a fall sport.

“I think the idea of the (program) is good, but it doesn’t eliminate the severe weight cutting,” Reynoldsburg coach

Jared Ball said. “They crash early. The idea now is to be at their weight at the beginning (of the season).”

Each of the college wrestling deaths came after a period of extreme weight loss.

Reese was trying to get down to the 150-pound weight class and had lost a reported 17 pounds in three days. Severely dehydrated, the Michigan wrestler died in the locker room at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor as he tried to weigh-in.

Saylor, a Campbell University wrestler, and LaRosa, who competed at

Wisconsin-La Crosse, died under similar circumstances.

The OHSAA’s weight certification program attempts to eliminate rapid weight loss by establishing a minimum weight at which a wrestler can compete during the season. The minimum weight, called the “alpha weight,” takes into account hydration level and bodyfat percentage.

Teams typically spend an afternoon during the preseason getting the entire roster certified. Wrestlers undergo a urinalysis to prove they are not dehydrated, and once adequate hydration is

established, they have their body-fat percentage determined.

If a male wrestler’s body fat is 7 percent or less (12 percent or less for females), he is not allowed to wrestle at a weight class lower than his weight at the time of certification. Wrestlers with more than 7 percent body fat are allowed to lose weight, but only in small weekly amounts determined by the OHSAA’s weight-loss formula.

“The only guarantee that you’ll be allowed to wrestle at a certain weight is See WEIGHT, page B2