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February 10, 2011

‘Smart meter’ debate returns to council Latest program would be for commercial and industrial customers

By JENNIFER NESBITT ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The debate over “smart meters” is once again before Westerville City Council, which heard a second reading of legislation on Feb. 1 that would fund a digital metering system for commercial and industrial electricity and water customers.

In September, council chose not to

move forward with an overhaul of the electric and water divisions that would have installed digital meters for all residential and commercial customers.

In doing so, council turned down $4.3million in federal grants to help with what was estimated to be a $10.7-million program.

At the time, council asked Westerville staff members to create a phase-in of an

advance metering system.

Now, council is considering whether to issue $10.43-million in bonds, $4.75million of which would fund the installation of digital meters and the infrastructure and software needed to support it.

If approved, the bonds would help the city phase in the use of smart meters, beginning with its 3,500 commercial

and industrial customers.

“This plan contemplates a phased approach with a focus on furnishing advanced meters and endpoints to commercial industrial consumers,” electric division manager Andrew Boatright told council.

The smart meters could be expanded on a volunteer basis to residents living in portions of the city that would be

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Dublin has the Irish Festival. Westerville, the Chinese Festival.

At least, that’s what Chinese Festival organizers hope the event will become for Westerville.

The fourth annual Chinese Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at Westerville Central High School, 7118 Mount Royal Ave. A celebration of the Chinese New Year, the festival will feature Beijing opera performances, lion dancing and homemade dumplings.

There also will be performances of Chinese music, dances and martial arts, as well as authentic Chinese food, calligraphy, ping-pong matches, Chinese chess, Majiang, GO, badminton, cultural demonstrations and vendors.

The Chinese Festival, which is put on by Chinese Culture Link and the Ohio Contemporary Chinese School, moved to Westerville last year from Worthington, and it was well-received by the community, said Lin Xu, culture link president and principal of the Chinese school.

After last year’s event, Xu said he was approached by Westerville Mayor Kathy Cocuzzi and schools Superintendent Dan Good, both of whom attended the festival and asked Xu to return it to the city this year.

Xu said he hopes the festival has found a permanent home in Westerville.

“We hope it can become an annual event in Westerville,” he said.

“Dublin already has the Irish Festival. We hope Westerville can have

By Paul Vernon/ThisWeek the Chinese Festival.”

Since it began four years ago, the Guoqing Li works on a traditional Chinese new year’s greeting in calligraphy Feb. 6 at the Dublin residence

Thirteen years after his death, Westerville firefighter David Theisen will be memorialized in the city’s First Responders’ Park.

Following years of fundraising by community volunteers and members of the Westerville Division of Fire, a sculpture of Theisen, titled “The Crossing,” has been completed and has been sent to a foundry in Cincinnati for casting.

The artists who designed the piece are Stephen Geddes and Bob Moore, from the Cincinnati area.

The bronze sculpture, which will serve as the Westerville Firefighters’ Memorial, should be in place in First

on.

Ullom helped initiate the fundraising and the design of the sculpture beginning after Theisen’s death 13 years ago. He said he believes the sculpture, and the First Responders’ Park that developed with it, was his way of coping with the loss of a loved colleague.

“This is where we all started with this project. That was the original inspiration for the park,” he said.

With all the years that have passed since Theisen’s death and all the effort that has gone into the memorial and the park, Ullom said it’s hard to grasp that the final piece of the park will be in place in a few short months.

“It seems almost surreal that we’ve

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gotten to this point,” he said. “It’s been 13 years. Just thinking back on it, it’s just hard to believe.”

Also incredible, Ullom said, is the amount of support he has seen from community members who have supported the memorial financially and expressed their excitement at seeing the firefighters memorial established within First Responders’ Park.

“The community and all their support and their help has been tremendous,” he said. “Just the support to me, personally, for the project … has been neat.”

The logistics of the dedication of the memorial still are being worked out with the Westerville Department

Firefighters’ memorial nears completion Responders’ Park for a June dedication, said firefighter Tom Ullom, who led the efforts to establish the park and the memorial.

Ullom said the statue is a good likeness of Theisen, who was killed 13 years ago Feb. 5 while fighting a fire in his hometown of Crooksville.

The larger-than-life sculpture features Theisen, dressed in his firefighter’s garb, passing through a doorway.

Since Theisen’s death, volunteers with the department have raised $95,940 in cash donations and $47,307 in in-kind donations, and secured a $125,000 grant from the Ohio Cultural Arts Commission to pay for the sculpture and the 1.2-ton slab of granite from India it will sit

Elmer’s will receive a tax break from Westerville when it relocates its headquarters to the city this spring.

Westerville City Council approved a five-year, 20percent income tax offset for the company Feb. 1.

Elmer’s, best known for its glue, announced last fall that it would relocate its headquarters from Easton to 460 Polaris Parkway, bringing its corporate employees closer to its research and development facilities at Schrock Road and Busch Boulevard.

The company will lease the fifth floor of the Westar building for its 107 employees, said Jason Bechtold, economic development administrator for the city.

The company will bring a $9-million payroll to the city in 2011, generating $148,436 in tax revenues.

Over the course of the five-year incentive agreement, Elmer’s will pay an estimated $797,282 to Westerville. During the same period, the income tax offset given by the city will be $157,816.

Bechtold said the offset is in line with tax incentive agreements the city has struck with other companies that recently located in Westerville, such as Huntington Bank and Quick Solutions. Council also unanimously approved a five-year, 20-percent tax incentive agreement with Nationwide Children’s Hospital on Jan. 18 for its planned ambulatory surgery center.

“I can’t believe the childhood glue that I probably used to eat is coming to Westerville,” council chairman Mike Heyeck said.

Ohio public school districts may get a much-needed reprieve on snow days from the Ohio General Assembly.

The state legislature is considering a bill to allow schools to have five canceled, or calamity, days instead of three, said state Rep. Casey Kozlowski, (RConneaut), who represents the 99th House District.

For the 2010-11 school year, schools are allowed to have three canceled school days. Any school days canceled after that number must be made up.

That’s the situation in Westerville, where the school district has already used its three calamity days.

Morning kindergarten, which was canceled during the two-hour delay for the district last week, now has used four calamity days and must make up the additional day, district spokesman Greg Viebranz said.

With all of the calamity days used so far, he said Westerville is looking at how those days will be made up, if necessary.

“Language in the Westerville Education Association contract states that the district calendar committee may be convened to determine how to make up any calamity days in excess of those permitted by the state,” Viebranz said. “We’re considering bringing that group together to begin those discussions,

of Yan Sun in preparation for the Chinese Festival, which will be held at Westerville Central High School on See CHINESE FESTIVAL, page A8 Feb. 12.

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By JENNIFER NESBITT

reached by the infrastructure, Boatright said.

If the issuance of the bonds is approved, he said, the electric division will be back before council April 5 for the approval of an agreement with Itron Inc. to implement the system. Under that timeline, installation of the meters would

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SMART METERS Continued from page A1 start in August, he said.

The infrastructure would be capable of handling a complete smart meter system for all city customers, but the digital meters would only be used for commercial and industrial customers and residents who volunteer, council chairman Mike Heyeck said.

“If we stop here, this is the cost of the system for commercial and industrial,” Heyeck said. “This is upfront costs, but it is not a deployment of residential meters beyond someone who volunteers.”

However, Boatright said, it would not make economic sense long-term to run two different metering systems for commercial and industrial customers, and residential customers. The smart meters also are the way the industry is turning, he said.

“My guess, my educated guess

is the model is not attractive with only commercial users,” Boatright said. “Advanced metering is quickly becoming standard practice in the utility realm.”

He said there is no timeline in place for bringing residential customers into the advanced metering system, but he said it would not be feasible to operate two separate systems for more than five years.

When council chose to turn down smart meters in September, members cited an outpouring of opposition to the system from residents.

Heyeck said the current consideration of a commercial digital metering system is not an attempt to move toward the overhaul the city considered last year.

“This is not a cram down whatever we were trying to do before,” he said.

Council members asked Boatright for more information on

the economics of enacting the smart meter system for commercial and industrial customers only before they vote on the bond package Feb. 15.

“We would like to know we’re making a decision two weeks from now that would only give us commercial and industrial customers,” Heyeck said. “We need to understand what the economics are for that.”

Boatright said that information may not be available before council votes to move forward with smart meters April 5.

If council approves the bond package Feb. 15 and chooses not to move forward with advanced metering in April, the city could withdraw that part of the bond package before the debt is issued, city manager Dave Collinsworth said. jnesbitt@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNEWS.com

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National VFW honors Westerville firefighter

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For the active role he plays in the community, a Westerville firefighter has been recognized nationally with the VFW National Firefighter Award.

Brian Miller, who has worked as a firefighter and EMT with the Westerville Division of Fire for 10 years, was first selected by local VFW Post 7883 and then chosen as “Ohio Firefighter/EMT of the Year.”

Local VFW Commander Ben Quinn said the post chose Miller as firefighter of the year at the recommendation of Westerville Fire Chief Bernie Ingles. With a record of service that goes beyond his work as a firefighter and EMT, Miller was an easy choice, Quinn said.

“His record really spoke for itself. It was very easy just to take him and put him up for the state nominee,” Quinn said. “It goes beyond the fire department.”

In addition to his regular duties as a firefighter and EMT, Miller serves as an instructor

with the Citizens Fire Academy and the Westerville Fire Experience, and as a member of Westerville’s Honor Guard. He also works closely with the Westerville Citizen Auxiliary Resource Team. Brian Miller “His passion goes beyond just fighting fires. It really makes sure the future of the Westerville firefighter is going strong,” Ingles said.

Last year, Miller served as co-chairman of the fire division’s 150th anniversary celebration. In December, he received the city’s staff-nominated “Excellence in Service” award.

Miller also is an instructor at Columbus State Community College.

He said the active role he plays in the Westerville Division of Fire is a result of the passion he has for his career.

“I’ve always wanted to do this my entire life, since I was about 3 years old. I love my job,” Miller said. “It’s a large part of my life,

and I just really enjoy everything about it.”

A native of Reynoldsburg, Miller was introduced to the Westerville Division of Fire through its Explorer program, which he participated in when he was 15 years old. Miller attended Otterbein University, and a year after graduation, began his career with the city’s fire department.

Miller, who lives in Westerville with his wife and young children, said he has chosen to make his career in Westerville because of the support residents show for its fire department and for one another.

“The community as a whole is just wonderful. There are a lot of community events.

People are just volunteering to help people out,” Miller said. “It’s just that type of environment that really impresses me.”

Miller said he’s honored to be recognized by the VFW, a group that represents those who have served the United States abroad.

“I was very, very humbled that I was even getting this reward. The fact that it comes from the VFW is a huge honor for me,” he said.

Genoa Township to assess emergency plan

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Genoa Township trustees on Feb. 3 asked the township staff to look into developing an emergency procedure document for the township to follow.

Trustee Karl Gebhardt asked if the township had an emergency plan that would designate a public shelter in township buildings during a power outage or weather emergency.

Township police Chief Robert Taylor said, “Generally, in a situation like this the fire department would be the primary and

the police department would be the backup.”

Township administrator Paul Wise said the fire department responded to a lot of calls during last week’s ice storm. The department field reports of downed power lines and alarms set off by the power outage. They also took to a hospital a couple suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Wise said the Delaware County Emergency Management Agency also has plans in place.

“To avoid any duplication of plans. a meeting with the EMA might be in order to find out

specifically what the standard operating procedures would be in each case. These questions may be answered. It might just be a matter of us finding out what role the township would play.”

Trustees Rick Carfagna and Barbara Lewis said it would be a good idea to have a plan in place that would kick in until the county plan took effect.

Trustees asked the township staff to work with the county EMA, the American Red Cross and other emergency organizations to learn of procedures already in place and how the township can best be prepared.

Trustees also wanted to remind residents that the township police department has a check-call system in place, with which officers will check on homebound senior citizens or invalids. To sign up for the program, call (614) 568-2060.

Trustees also: • Learned an 18-year-old generator at the township hall failed during the power outage. The generator blew a head gasket and will need to be replaced.

• Appointed trustees Lewis and Gebhardt as board members to the Volunteer Fire Fighter’s Dependents Fund.

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Brother, can you spare a dime for a night’s lodging?

Columbus and America have spent much of the last quartercentury attempting to come to grips with the problem of people with little or no money and very few places to spend the night.

But this is not a story about America today. I will leave that story to others. Today I would rather look a little more closely at how people with few resources lived a century ago.

One-hundred years ago, some people who had lost everything due to bad decisions, bad attitudes or simply bad luck left their old world behind and hit the road.

They became known as “tramps,” “hoboes” or “vagrants” and lived off the land and by their wits.

As far as I know, the definitive history of the vagrant in America has yet to be written.

But a lot of good historical research seems to point to the simple fact that outsiders and other just plain unlikable people have a long history in our country.

More than one historian has noted that more than a little of this country was founded and settled by such people.

Eventually, many — if not most — of these people settled down, found a calling, a living or a career and no longer drifted across the land.

Every town of any size in America has had its share of people who simply did not fit in.

Many lived on the edges of the town, did their best to stay out of the way and got on with their lives.

In the early history of Columbus, a number of rather disreputable types — nominally led by a man named Jones — founded a settlement of their own called “Jonesburgh” near the intersection of Naghten Street and Cleveland Avenue, a place that was then “out in the country.” It soon became an open marketplace for

thieves, robbers and other nasty people. The “village,” such as it was, became a local center of ED drink, dissoLENTZ lution and disease and was in short order closed down by local residents who did not like to have such a place so close to the state capital.

One could assume that the good citizens of Columbus who drove out the bad people of Jonesburgh thought they had rid the city of its unwanted residents once and for all. If, indeed, they thought so, they of course were sadly mistaken.

Columbus, like every American city, would always have a vice district — an area that through much of the 1800s would come to be called the “Badlands.”

The state capital would also always have people who literally lived at the edges of the town and who subsisted on whatever they might scavenge.

But this story is not really about those people. Rather, it is about the people who came to Columbus looking for work, with few, if any, resources, and just simply needed a place to stay.

In January 1902, a reporter for the Columbus Press-Post followed several of these people and wrote a rather lengthy story about what he discovered about their lives: “There are several men in Columbus who are each worth $1,000,000, which at 6 percent interest, means an income of $60,000, or nearly $200 per day … But it is not with the rich man this article is intended to deal …

The poorest man is the one who lands in the city with 25 cents in his pocket, and must live upon

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this until he can find something to do that will bring him another 25 cents, if no more.

“The man with 25 cents still views the world hopefully. He discovers that it will carry him through one day in comparative comfort. There is 5 cents for his breakfast, 5 cents for his dinner, 5 cents for his supper and 10 cents remaining for a bed in a lodging house.

“There are numerous lodging houses in Columbus, whose signs say that a night’s lodging may be secured within at prices ranging from 10 to 15 cents. To put it in round figures, a canvass was made of ten of these ‘hotels’ and it was learned that an average of 20 men per night — all the year round — lodge in each of these establishments.

“There is a sitting room, dignified by the title of ‘office,’ usually upon the walls of which the far-seeing proprietor has hung framed rules and regulations, made up in style somewhat like Sunday School mottos, reading thus: “‘Anyone retiring with his shoes on will forfeit his bed.’

‘Sleeping in the office strictly forbidden.’ ‘Beds must be paid for in advance.’

“There are, however, permanent lodgers also in the 10- and 15-cent hostelries. The majority of these have the 15-cent beds.

These beds are located in small rooms hardly larger than the private lockers in the athletic clubman’s club house … In the rooms or stalls, there is a single iron bed, one chair and hooks for hanging up clothing … The lodgers who expend 15 cents a night for a sleeping place are many of them clerks on small salaries, some of them from the great army of men who work in the wholesale houses and other big establishments where hundreds of men are employed.

“The ambitious and manly boy who came to the city from his country home last autumn to find work in town writes to his mother dating his letter ‘hotel’this and that, and little does the good woman dream of how dreary is the place called hotel, where her son is spending the long winter nights, sending home every cent he can spare.

“Of course, there are better things in store for the boy, for he is gritty, but at present he is bravely doing the best he can and does not find a cheap lodging house unendurable.”

For many young people coming to a town growing and changing in early 20th-century America, the 10- to 15-cent hotel was a first step to a better life.

Perhaps in our own time, similar places still are.

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CALAMITY DAYS Continued from page A1 particularly since we’re one day over with morning kindergarten.”

House Bill 36, if approved, would return the number of allowed calamity days to five days from its current three. It also includes an emergency clause that would make it effective immediately, Kozlowski said.

He said some school districts in the area he represents have already used six days, so far.

“We’ve had a long, harsh winter and we still have the rest of February and March to get through,” Kozlowski said.

Patrick Gallaway, spokesperson for the Ohio Department of Education, said state law requires public school districts to be in session for 182 days per year. A district can have up to two professional days for teachers, four half-day early-releases to accommodate parent-teacher conferences, and three canceled days due to bad weather or other calamities.

Two-hour delays do not count against schools, Gallaway said.

Though the ODE does not have an official count, Gallaway said the majority of school districts have used their allotted three calamity days because of the extreme winter Ohio is having.

During Gov. Ted Strickland’s administration, the number of allotted calamity days was decreased, incrementally, with 201011 getting three.

“One thing to remember is the safety of our children,” Kozlowski said. “This bill (H.B. 36) will

allow districts the discretion to use five calamity days. I feel that there could be pressure put on superintendents when making those decisions — extending the school year and making up days on holidays. The five calamity days has worked best for districts and bringing that number back up to five would be suitable.”

H.B. 36 would allow a district to make up a calamity day by increasing the school day by halfhour increments. Such a provision exists in law already, but it can only be used if a district has had nine or more calamity days, Kozlowski said.

H.B. 36 would allow the method to be used when a district reaches six calamity days.

“Each district is unique and it would give them the local authority to make that decision,” he said “The ‘Columbus knows best’ philosophy isn’t what’s always right for these school districts. It gives them that local authority to decide how they would make up a calamity day, whether they want to extend some school, use a holiday or extend the school year.

My goal with this bill is for the school districts to have local control and authority.”

Kozlowski said the bill had 22 cosponsors as of Feb. 2, and he is hearing a lot of support for it.

H.B. 36 is being discussed in committee and is likely to go before the House in February. It would then need approval from the state Senate and Gov. John Kasich, who has voiced support for allowing school districts five calamity days.

His spokesperson, Connie Wehrkamp said Kasich “believes that five calamity days is the right number and he wants to get it addressed this year so it impacts the current school year. He knows it’s an important issue in weather troubled areas.”

Viebranz said ultimately, the state’s decision will not have an impact on when the Westerville school district decides to close its doors.

“Regardless of the number of calamity days allowed, the decision to close schools due to the weather or other reasons will always be based upon safety,” he said. “If the state ultimately grants five days this year, then to date, we would not have any days to make up.

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Sculptor Stephen Geddes (left) and John Cline, owner of Casting Arts & Technology in Cincinnati, stand with the clay sculpture of former Westerville firefighter David Theisen. The sculpture will be cast in bronze prior to being installed in First Responders’ Park, where it will serve as the Westerville Firefighters’ Memorial.

memorial will soon be in place, Ullom said volunteers with the fire department have not finished their efforts to memorialize Theisen and the city’s other first responders.

The Westerville Firefighters Memorial Fund will once again have its annual bike tour fundraiser in May, this time with the money going toward the group’s scholarship fund, something Ullom said he would like to see continue into the future.

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of Parks and Recreation, Ullom said, but there will be a formal dedication ceremony, hopefully with a formal unveiling of the sculpture.

Ullom said volunteers also are working on creating miniatures of the memorial to present to the three largest donors: Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital, Rosati Windows and the firefighters.

They also are looking at creating 3.5-inch miniatures of the sculpture that could be sold, perhaps as to raise money for the memorial fund.

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CHINESE FESTIVAL Continued from page A1 festival has increased in popularity and is well-attended by Chinese Americans from across the state, as well as others looking to enjoy the Chinese culture, Xu said.

Last year, around 8,000 people visited, only half of whom were Chinese or Asian, Xu said. When the festival first started, he said, about 70 percent of its patrons were Chinese or Asian.

Xu said that change is positive for the festival, as organizers hope it will give Chinese Americans a chance to celebrate their culture and offer them a way to share their culture with others.

“We came to the U.S. with our family, with our culture, with our dreams. We want to keep celebrating our culture,” Xu said. “We try to achieve this by promoting and celebrating our richness of Chinese Festival. We hope this will be a platform for cultural understanding and cultural exchange.”

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This year, as was the case last year, the festival will be filmed and shown on China’s largest national TV station. This year, it also will be written about in one of the country’s largest newspapers, Xu said.

In large part, he said, that’s because a Midwest Chinese Festival of this size is somewhat of an anomaly.

“In New York and San Francisco, you have a lot of Chinese,” he said. “In the Midwest, there aren’t too many Chinese to have this big of event. That’s what surprised them.”

Xu said he hopes the festival will continue to grow.

The Chinese Festival earned the sponsorship of the Greater Columbus Arts Council this year, and Xu said he hopes it will be able to sign on more large sponsors next year.

Xu, recently selected to serve as the head of the organization that represents the United States’ 430 Chinese schools, said he hopes he’ll be able to use that position to attract professional performers from China to the festival next year.

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Delaware County scales back 911 levy request to 0.45 mill

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Delaware County commissioners scaled back a planned property tax increase Jan. 31, electing to place a five-year, 0.45-mill 911 renewal levy on the May 3 ballot.

The millage is smaller than the 0.62-mill issue defeated last fall, and the 0.75-mill figure the county had been considering for May. The money would be used to maintain emergency communication in the 911 system.

The commissioners decided to bear some of the 911 operating costs through existing general fund revenues, which commissioner Dennis Stapleton said meant reducing other expenditures “The need is a little in excess of $20-million (to support 911 service over five years),” Stapleton said. “This renewal levy generates just a little over half of that, and ... the difference between the renewal levy that the taxpayers have been supporting and any additional monies (beyond that) will have to be addressed through efficiencies, through restructuring

issues.”

Officials were caught off guard in November when voters rejected a proposed five-year, 0.62-mill property tax that would have cost the owner of a $100,000 home $18.99 annually, or about $38 for a $200,000 home. More than 56 percent of voters rejected the proposal, which would have overlapped by one year the existing 0.45 mill levy that will expire Dec. 31.

The county 911 board originally recommended that the levy be put on the ballot this May at 0.75 mill, representing a renewal of the 0.45 mill and an additional 0.30 mill, for a total cost of $22.97 per $100,000 of home value. Instead, as approved by the commissioners Dec. 31, the existing levy would cost the owner of a $100,000 home about $13.79 annually if approved by voters.

“I do believe the taxpayers in Delaware County are being generous already,” Stapleton said. “I believe we are being very responsible in asking the voters to approve a renewal of 0.45 (mill).”

Commissioner Ken O’Brien

said the renewal will handle 911 needs for two years with minimal support from the general fund. A planned equipment upgrade will require additional funds, either through budget reductions in other expense items or a new ballot issue at that time, he said.

“Speaking for myself, what I did was look at what was critical,” O’Brien said. “We need to make sure we have the funding to do what is required of 911. The amount of money raised by the renewal will be sufficient to get us through this year and next year, with just a small amount from the general fund. After that, the board will need to ... reduce staff, reduce services or take more from the general fund or go back to the ballot again.”

O’Brien said the general public view is that government is going to have to be smaller than it has been. The 911 budget will come to a head in 2014.

“Collecting that amount of dollars means we will have to be very tight on our budgeting so we only spend on what we need to spend,” O’Brien said.

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After missing time with an ankle injury, Bri Clegg has found out just how much she loves playing for the Westerville North High School girls basketball team.

The four-year starter now is starting to realize her days with the Warriors are numbered. The regular season comes to a close Saturday, Feb. 12.

“It was my first time sitting out with an injury. It was tough because I knew

it was my job to cheer on my teammates and keep them in the game that way, but I really wanted to be out there,” Clegg said. “I realized how hard everyone works out there. We all have our roles on the court and it gave me the ability to see how that comes together to be successful.”

Clegg went down with her injury in the first half of a 45-37 win over Marysville on Jan. 7 and missed the next game against Dublin Coffman, a 51-48 loss on Jan. 8. The 5-foot-8 forward returned for the next game, a 48-44 loss

to Olentangy on Jan. 14, but only now is returning to full strength.

“Right now, I’m close to 100 percent from my sprained ankle, but I can’t push myself too hard and re-injure it,” said Clegg, who was averaging 7.9 points and 3.5 rebounds before a game Feb. 9 against Westerville South. “For a while, I played really cautiously, especially in the first couple of games back. I have been rehabbing to strengthen my ankle and it’s not hurting as much.”

Coach Jim Kloepfer said Clegg was playing some of the best basketball of

her career before the injury.

“Bri was playing so well this year and was hurt against Marysville and hasn’t been 100 percent since,” Kloepfer said.

“She needs to get confidence in her outside shot. She always is going to be a leader and help us through this difficult period of the season. She’ll be a big reason that we get through this thing and get back on track.”

Since the victory over Marysville, the Warriors have dropped five of six games.

They lost to Coffman and Olentangy and defeated Dublin Jerome 44-38 on

Jan. 21 before losing to Westerville Central 42-38 on Jan. 26, Dublin Scioto 4938 on Jan. 28 and Olentangy Liberty 38-37 on Feb. 4.

Clegg believes she can help end the slump.

“I see my role as one to encourage my teammates,” said Clegg, who has a 3.45 grade-point average. “If they have a bad game, I tell them to shake it off.

You can’t play well if you’re down on yourself.”

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BORDER WAR South girls rebound from skid

By JEREMY STEWART ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Westerville South High School girls basketball team struggled in January, but they had something to feel good about after the first weekend in February.

After losing eight games in a row last month, the Wildcats entered the Division I district tournament draw Feb. 6 with wins in two of their previous three games. Two days before the draw, they defeated Marysville 50-26. “(The losing streak) was frustrating because we knew that we were better than our record showed,” forward Rylee Hohman said. “We’ve kept our heads up because we know we’re better.”

South dominated Marysville behind balanced scoring. Ten players scored for the Wildcats, led by guard Erica Aiello with 16 points. Guard Lindsey Gerhart had 10 points.

Despite the momentum gained from the win over Marysville and a 46-33 win over Dublin Scioto on Jan. 25, South had a 610 overall record at the time of the tournament draw and was sixth in the OCC-Cardinal Division at 5-7. The Wildcats were seeded 27th in the 42-team field.

Reynoldsburg, which is in the same bracket as South, is the top seed, with Northland and Olentangy Orange rounding out the top three. Olentangy, which clinched at least a share of the OCC-Cardinal title, was seeded first in Division II. The Wildcats play Teays Valley in the first round at 8 p.m.

Feb. 19 at Hilliard Davidson.

The winner plays sixth-seeded Brookhaven in the second round at 6 p.m. Feb. 25 at Davidson.

“I think we’ve all come together as a team,” Gerhart said. “(The win over Marysville showed) that it wasn’t just one person scoring. Everybody contributed. Everyone made their offensive plays and their defensive plays.”

South started to regain its confidence in the rematch with Scioto. The Wildcats had beaten Scioto 36-31 on Dec. 10 before their losing streak began.

South didn’t break that streak until beating Scioto in the second round of league play.

Scioto won seven consecutive games after losing to the Wildcats in the first meeting. Not only did South end its losing streak, it ended it against an opponent that is having a solid season.

“That was a huge win for us,” coach Silas Williams said of the most recent win over the Irish.

“We hadn’t beaten Scioto in three years and we beat them for the first time this year.”

To help get his team back on track, Williams showed the players videotape from the first five games — the Wildcats won four of their first five — and compared it to games South played during its losing streak.

“We told our players that if we looked back to the beginning of the season and then through our stretch where we faltered a

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The North and South wrestling teams competed in a tri-meet with DeSales on Feb. 3. The Warriors beat the Wildcats 56-9 and DeSales 48-20, and DeSales defeated South 32-27.

Above, Stephen Alger (right) of North tangles with South’s John Sanchez in a match at 135 pounds. Alger pinned Sanchez in 44 seconds. Left, South’s Logan Michel (top) works on Jeremiah Ferguson of North in a match at 152 pounds.

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Trio of Warhawks to play collegiately

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When the recruiting process began for Nick Vannett during his junior season with the Westerville Central High School football team, he received interest from colleges throughout the country.

At first, he considered accepting a scholarship offer from a school such as Michigan State, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin and leaving his native state of Ohio.

In the end, however, Vannett, a tight end, decided to remain close to family and friends, as on Feb. 2 he signed his letter of intent to play for Ohio State.

“At first, I thought about going far away and experience something new in my life,” he said. “I quickly found out, however, that my parents (Jim and Carol) mean a lot to me and for them to come watch my games, that means so much to me. Also, with Ohio State, the tradition and the great people that they have, it all worked out well. I couldn’t have found a better place.”

Last season, Vannett, 6-foot-6, 240 pounds, led the Warhawks in receiving with 46 catches for 606 yards and four touchdowns. He was third-team all-state in Division I and first-team all-district See SOUTH, page B2 and all-OCC-Cardinal Division.

sin before choosing the Buckeyes over Tennessee.

Vannett will join 2008 Central graduate Ben Buchanan on the Buckeyes’ roster. Buchanan was their starting punter this past season.

Also committing to a Football Bowl Subdivision team for Central was Miles Fisher, who will attend the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Fisher also had a long list of colleges from which to choose, including four Ivy League schools in Brown, Cornell, Harvard and Penn. Kent State and Northwestern also showed interest, according to Fisher.

“In my family, grades come first and if you have grades, there’s no restrictions on what you can do,” said Fisher, who has a 3.75 grade-point average.

“Grades have improved a lot of things for me.”

Fisher previously received a nominaBy Frank DiRenna/ThisWeek tion letter from Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-Genoa Township) to attend the U.S. Six Central seniors recently made their official commitments to play college Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., but sports. Seated (from left) are Miles Fisher (football, Air Force), Dominique Brown later decided on Air Force. (soccer, South Carolina State) and Nick Vannett (football, Ohio State). Standing “I’ve been waiting for this forever,” (from left) are Maurice McGee (football, Concord University), Emmanuel Appiah Fisher said. “All this hard work has paid (soccer, Cincinnati) and Zach Ross (soccer, Northern Kentucky). off.”

According to Scout.com, Vannett, who Vannett said the list of colleges to show Last season, Fisher led Central in rushalso played defensive end, is a four-star interest in him reached 35. He narrowed ing with 537 yards and three touchdowns prospect and the 14th-ranked tight end in his choices to Ohio State, Michigan State, See VANNETT, page B2 the country.

Tennessee, Virginia Tech and Wiscon-

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Basketball

Central boys enduring season of ups, downs

By FRANK DiRENNA

At a glance

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Bri Clegg of North collides with Central’s Aly Jurcenko as she gets a pass away under the outstretched arm of Abby King during a game earlier this season.

NORTH Continued from page B1 “Bri’s leadership is one of her strongest qualities because she is more vocal than the other seniors,” Kloepfer said. “Everyone respects her and she has always had a great attitude. She is a positive young lady both on and off the court.”

The Warriors close OCCCardinal Division play Friday, Feb. 11, at Marysville and play Saturday, Feb. 12, at New Albany.

The 1 p.m. game with the Eagles is a replacement for North’s game with Northland, which was canceled Feb. 1 because of bad weather.

The Warriors will play Delaware at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Olentangy in the first round of the Division I district tournament. North beat the Pacers 47-30 in a district semifinal in 2005.

Delaware was 10-7 overall and 6-6 in the OCC-Capital before playing Hilliard Bradley on Feb.

At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the North boys and girls basketball teams: BOYS *Jan. 25 — Defeated Westerville Central 77-70. Jack Gibbs scored 30 points with five 3-pointers, Matt Rhodes had 25 points and Adrian Cook added 13 points. *Jan. 28 — Def. Dublin Scioto 64-58.

Taivion Thomas led with 20 points and Gibbs had 17. Rhodes scored 12 points and Cook had 11. *Feb. 4 — Def. Olentangy Liberty 5045. Cook scored 13 points, Thomas had 12 and Rhodes added 10.

Feb. 5 — Lost to New Albany 49-48 in game rescheduled from Feb. 1.

Gibbs scored 17 points and Rhodes added 10. *Feb. 8 — Played Westerville South *Feb. 11 — Home vs. Marysville Of note: The Warriors were 13-4 overall and 8-3 in the OCC-Cardinal before Feb. 8.

8. The Pacers were led by 5-9 senior forward Caroline Welker’s 17.0 points per game. Cindy Bowman, a 5-6 guard, added 8.5 points per game.

The winner will play Lancaster or 11th-seeded Coffman at 8 p.m.

Feb. 23 in a second-round game at Westerville Central.

SOUTH Continued from page B1 little bit, we would see a difference,” Williams said. “I played them the tape. In our wins, our energy level and intensity was through the roof.”

Before beating Marysville, South lost to Dublin Jerome 4037 in double overtime Jan. 28.

After that loss, Williams asked the players if they had ever played a double-overtime game.

On a team whose only seniors are forwards Breyona Colley and Rena Pele, who weren’t returning letterwinners, few raised their hands.

“They understand that we need to play a little bit better possession for possession,” Williams said.

To do that, the Wildcats must understand their roles.

“It’s just pulling everything together and having everyone work together,” Neighbors said.

“Chemistry is a really impor-

GIRLS *Jan. 26 — Lost to Central 42-38.

Caitlin Kusan scored 18 points and Monique Jones added 10. *Jan. 28 — Lost to Scioto 49-38.

Kusan led with 20 points.

Feb. 2 — Home game vs. Northland canceled because of inclement weather *Feb. 4 — Lost to Liberty 38-37.

Jones scored 17 points with five 3pointers. *Feb. 9 — Home vs. South *Feb. 11 — At Marysville Feb. 12 — At New Albany Feb. 16 — Delaware in first round of Division I district tournament 8 p.m. at Olentangy. Winner plays Lancaster or 11th-seeded Dublin Coffman in second round 8 p.m. Feb. 23 at Westerville Central.

Of note: The Warriors were 11-6 overall and 7-5 in the OCC-Cardinal before Feb. 9. *OCC-Cardinal game

Clegg plans to play volleyball in college, but has not selected a school. Still, she’s not ready for her basketball career to end.

“I don’t think it’s begun to sink in yet,” Clegg said. shennen@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the South basketball teams: BOYS *Jan. 25 — Defeated Dublin Scioto 74-48. Traevon Jackson scored 19 points and Marcus Ball scored 14. *Jan. 28 — Def. Dublin Jerome 7450 *Feb. 4 — Def. Marysville 83-39. Jackson scored 22 points and Isaiah Rogers scored 16. *Feb. 8 — Played Westerville North *Feb. 11 — Home vs. Olentangy. The Wildcats defeated Olentangy 78-60 on Jan. 7.

Feb. 15 — Home vs. New Albany Of note: The Wildcats were 16-0 overall and 11-0 in the OCC-Cardinal before Feb. 8.

tant thing to have. If we can keep that, we should be better. We have what it takes.”

•BOYS CLINCH SHARE — The boys team clinched at least a share of the OCC-Cardinal title by defeating Marysville 83-39 on Feb. 4.

The Wildcats would have wrapped up the outright league championship with a win over Westerville North on Feb. 8. En-

GIRLS *Jan. 25 — Def. Dublin Scioto 46-33.

Erica Aiello scored 13 points and Morgan Neighbors scored 12. *Jan. 28 — Lost to Dublin Jerome 4037 (2OT). Neighbors scored 14 points and Lindsey Gerhart scored seven. *Feb. 1 — Game vs. New Albany postponed. Makeup date has not been announced. *Feb. 4 — Def. Marysville 50-26 *Feb. 9 — Played Westerville North *Feb. 11 — At Olentangy. The Wildcats lost to Olentangy 51-48 on Jan. 7.

Feb. 12 — At Lancaster Of note: The Wildcats were 6-10 overall and 5-7 in the OCC-Cardinal before Feb. 9. *OCC-Cardinal game

tering that game, South was 110 in the OCC-Cardinal and North and Olentangy Liberty were tied for second at 8-3.

The OCC title is the Wildcats’ fourth in six seasons. South entered the game against North having won 42 consecutive regular-season games, including 29 OCC-Cardinal contests. www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

VANNETT Continued from page B1 on 96 carries. He also was a standout in the Warhawks’ defensive backfield and was named second-team all-league.

According to Fisher, Air Force has indicated to him that he will contend for playing time at safety.

Also signing a letter of intent

The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio played host to a meet on Jan. 16 at Columbus Academy.

Westerville-area participants included: 8-and-under boys division — Brady Nichols: 25 free (seventh, 19.71); 25 back (sixth, 24.03); 25 fly (second, 22.02); 50 free (third, 42.65).

Cullan Nichols: 25 free (25.76); 25 back (26.69); 25 breast (10th, 33.55); 25 fly (33.74); 40 free (53.87). Heath Thomas: 25 free (20.70); 25 back (25.69); 25 breast (seventh, 30.25); 50 free (sixth,

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Westerville Central boys and girls basketball teams: BOYS *Jan. 25 — Lost to Westerville North 77-70 *Jan. 28 — Defeated Marysville 62-53 *Feb. 4 — Def. Dublin Scioto 50-43 *Feb. 8 — Played Olentangy *Feb. 11 — Home vs. Olentangy Liberty Feb. 15 — At Grove City Of note: The Warhawks were 10-6 overall and 7-4 in the OCC-Cardinal before Feb. 8.

GIRLS *Jan. 26 — Def. North 42-39 *Jan. 28 — Def. Marysville 43-40 *Feb. 4 — Lost to Scioto 43-29 *Feb. 8 — Played Olentangy *Feb. 11 — Home vs. Liberty Feb. 12 — At Hilliard Bradley. The game was originally scheduled for Feb. 1, but was postponed because of inclement weather.

Feb. 16 — Vs. Briggs in a Division I district tournament game at Hamilton Township. The winner will play the winner of seventh-seeded Gahanna Lincoln and 35th-seeded Mount Vernon on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at Olentangy.

Of note: The Warhawks were 8-9 overall and 6-6 in the OCC-Cardinal before Feb. 8. *OCC-Cardinal game

Division, was 11-8 overall and 10-4 in conference play before playing Centennial on Feb. 8.

The winner will play seventh-seeded Gahanna or 35th-seeded Mount Vernon on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Olentangy.

Briggs and Central each have faced Westerville North, Westerville South and Worthington Kilbourne. The Bruins lost to South 59-55 on Nov. 30, North 60-29 on Dec. 28 and Kilbourne 51-47 on Jan. 31.

Central is 3-1 against the other Westerville schools and lost to Kilbourne 44-39 on Dec. 29.

“They have a better record than we do,” coach Doug Etgen said of Briggs. “They have been pretty competitive. Even the better teams that they’ve lost to, they’ve kept the scores respectable.”

Key players for Briggs are seniors Shawnee Allen (5-foot-5 guard), Tabetha Barber (5-11 forward) and Tabitha Biegler (5-9 guard/forward), and freshman Nolla Harris (5-9 guard/forward).

After beginning the season 1-4, Central won seven of 11 to even its record at 8-8. The streak included victories against South (46-40 on Jan. 22) and North (42-39 on Jan. 26).

Central lost to Scioto 43-29 on Feb. 4 to drop a game below .500 before playing Olentangy on Feb. 8.

“We took a little bit of a step back against Scioto,” Etgen said. “The shots weren’t falling, and we weren’t as fluid offensively as we had been probably the past four, five games.”

Before playing Olentangy, Aly Jurcenko led Central in scoring at 9.1 followed by Abby King at 8.6. Jurcenko also led the team in rebounding at 5.2. www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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It’s been an up and down season for the Westerville Central High School boys basketball team.

After winning four of five to open the OCCCardinal Division season, the Warhawks were 5-4 after falling to Westerville South 73-53 on Jan. 21 and Westerville North 77-70 on Jan. 25.

Central then won back-to-back games, defeating Marysville 62-53 on Jan. 28 and Dublin Scioto 50-43 on Feb. 4. After playing Olentangy on Feb. 8, the Warhawks have league games remaining Friday, Feb. 11, against Olentangy Liberty and Feb. 18 at Dublin Jerome as well as a non-league matchup at Grove City on Tuesday, Feb. 15.

The Warhawks are hoping to sustain the momentum for the Division I draw, which is Sunday, Feb. 13, as well as the tournament itself.

“We have to work hard, stay focused and keep our heads up,” senior point guard Quentin Henderson said. “We have to play strong every day and come to practice and work hard. We have to keep reaching for the next goal every game.”

A good gauge will be the game against Liberty, which won the first meeting 65-48 on Jan. 7.

“Liberty beat us handily,” Central coach Todd Minney said. “They played a good basketball game and I don’t think we played a great basketball game, but they controlled the tempo, controlled us with their defense and we did a really poor job of executing our stuff at that point. Hopefully, we’re a lot more prepared and we execute a whole lot better on both sides of the floor.”

Before playing Olentangy, Kamorin Harris led the Warhawks in scoring (13.5 points a game) and rebounding (5.9). Henderson was averaging 13.2 points and Nick Vannett 10.7.

Vannett’s week included signing a letter of intent Feb. 2 to play football at Ohio State.

“The OCC-Cardinal Division is pretty much wrapped up by South (11-0 in the OCC before playing North on Feb. 8), so our heads are towards the districts now,” Harris said. “We’re going to try and make a run in the tournament.

We have to play as a team to get the job done.”

Harris and Henderson scored 12 points apiece to lead Central against Scioto, helping their team complete a regular season sweep of the Irish.

“Our focus has been on executing better,” Minney said. “We’re a pretty solid defensive team. We have to make sure that we’re disciplined on both sides of the floor. That’s been our focus and that’s really helped us.”

•It’s also been an inconsistent season for the girls team, as it looked to gain some momentum heading into the district tournament.

The Warhawks will begin tournament play on Wednesday, Feb. 16, against Briggs at Hamilton Township. The teams never have played each other.

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Girls team seeking to regroup for postseason

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The DeSales High School girls basketball team held a long meeting in the locker room following a 64-54 loss to Zanesville on Feb. 5.

The Stallions had been showing some improvement, but the loss to Zanesville was their second in a row. They also lost to Hartley 47-31 in a CCL game on Jan. 29.

Now, the Stallions are trying to regroup in time for the Division II district tournament. DeSales opens the tournament with a first-round game against Sparta Highland at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, at Olentangy Liberty.

The Stallions are the eighth seed.

“Our main issue is being consistent,” coach Brian Cromwell said. “Zanesville had a stretch (in the second half) where they pushed their lead to 15 points.

We started to play better at the end of the game. Hopefully, we can carry some of that fight and build it into something for the tournament.”

Before the consecutive losses, the Stallions had won four of five.

The first victory in that span was a 55-52 win at Ready on Jan. 15 in which DeSales rallied from a 17-point deficit.

The Stallions parlayed the momentum from the Ready game into a 53-38 win over Columbus School for Girls four days later.

They had a chance to pull even atop the CCL standings with a win over Watterson on Jan. 22, but lost 55-52. However, DeSales rebounded with wins over Logan Elm (66-46 on Jan. 24) and Granville (61-49 on Jan. 26).

DeSales is set to take on a Highland team that fell to 8-9 after losing to Marion Elgin 7061 on Feb. 5.

Leading Highland are guards Kelsey Burt and Shanay Gibson and forwards Heather Thacker and Tarren Thacker. The winner plays seventh-seeded Bexley in the second round at 6 p.m. Feb. 23 at Olentangy Liberty.

DeSales chose to enter the same district tournament bracket as top-seeded Olentangy and third-seeded Hilliard Bradley.

Second-seeded Eastmoor Academy and fourth-seeded Jonathan Alder are in the other bracket.

“There’s a bunch of good teams in this year’s Division II tournament,” Cromwell said. “There will be some tough games all the way through the district. As a

At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the DeSales boys basketball, girls basketball, gymnastics, hockey, swimming & diving and wrestling teams: BOYS BASKETBALL *Feb. 4 — Defeated Hartley 50-49.

Kenny Cooper scored 11 points. *Feb. 7 — Def. Ready 46-43. Brennan Schlabig scored 10 points. *Feb. 11 — Home vs. St. Charles.

The Stallions won 44-42 on Jan. 14.

Feb. 12 — At Zanesville Of note: The Stallions are 12-4 overall and 5-1 in the CCL. GIRLS BASKETBALL Feb. 5 — Lost to Zanesville 64-54.

Tyler Craig scored 20 points and Maddie Lockhart added eight. *Feb. 9 — Played Ready Feb. 12 — Home vs. Chillicothe Unioto Of note: The Stallions were 9-8 overall and 4-3 in the CCL before Feb. 9. *CCL game GYMNASTICS Feb. 4 — Finished first (133.725) ahead of runner-up Findlay (129.025) at eight-team Sweeney Invitational Feb. 11 — Buckeye Valley, Heath and Thornville Sheridan at Central Ohio Gymnastics and Cheer

staff, we thought we had some familiarity with (Hilliard) Bradley already and Bexley.”

The Stallions beat Bradley 5854 in the season opener on Nov. 30.

DeSales was the eighth seed last season and ended up beating second-seeded Big Walnut and seventh-seeded Bradley to win a district championship.

•The wrestling team will compete at the CCL meet Saturday, Feb. 12, at Watterson.

The Stallions have won the CCL twice since the one-day tournament was brought back for the 2008 season. Last year, the Stallions scored 141.5 points to place fourth behind St. Charles (181), Ready (166.5) and Hartley (162).

DeSales is treating the CCL tournament as a tune-up for the Division II sectional Feb. 19 at Licking Heights.

“I think it’s a good tournament because you have mixed competition,” coach Dennis Lyberger said. “It lets you know where you stand. You know if you beat the better guys you can go really far (in the postseason). You don’t want a brutal tournament right before the sectional so that guys don’t get too beat up.”

DeSales, which isn’t fielding wrestlers at 140 pounds, 160 and heavyweight, can’t afford to have any more competitors get hurt.

The Stallions have not been able to field a heavyweight this sea-

HOCKEY *Feb. 4 — Def. Worthington Kilbourne 6-5. Chad Janzen (two), Tyler McClary, Tyler Klutch, Brenden Whittaker and Hunter Chapman scored and Ben Risinger had 20 saves. *Feb. 5 — Lost to Olentangy Liberty 11-1 *Feb. 6 — Def. Dublin Scioto 4-1.

Klutch (two), McClary and Whittaker scored and Risinger had nine saves.

Feb. 11-13 — Blue Jackets Cup consolation tournament. The Eagles play Watterson in first round at Dispatch Ice Haus.

Of note: The Stallions are 7-20 overall and finished 3-9-1 in the Capital Hockey Conference. *CHC game SWIMMING & DIVING Feb. 12 — Division II sectional meet at Columbus Academy Feb. 18-19 — Division II district meet at Ohio State WRESTLING Feb. 3 — Lost to Westerville North 48-20; def. Westerville South 32-27 Feb. 5 — Finished eighth (95.5) at Delaware Reimann Invitational behind champion Olentangy (261). Payton Gutierrez won title at 103.

Feb. 12 — CCL championships at Watterson

son and Joseph Lyberger, who competes at 160, was lost early in the season. The injury status of Jason Allen (140) was uncertain as of early this week.

Payton Gutierrez, who won the CCL title at 103 last year, is coming off the 103 title at the Delaware Reimann Invitational on Feb. 5. Ian Ferguson finished second at 152.

The Stallions placed eighth (95.5) at the 13-team event behind champion Olentangy (261).

St. Charles returns Chris Suozzi, who won the CCL title at 125 last season. He is competing at 135 this year.

Josh Hall returns for Ready after winning the title at 112 last season by pinning DeSales’Tyler Ricevuto in 1 minute, 22 seconds.

Hartley returns CCL champions in Jarrod Zang (160) and Evan Jackson (215). Zang is competing at 171 this season. Watterson returns Hunter Maynard, who won the CCL title at heavyweight last season.

“I think it’s going to be pretty close,” coach Lyberger said. “I think (the winner is) going to be Ready or Hartley. St. Charles is more balanced and Ready and Hartley have more of the horses.”

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La Casita is one of the best Mexican restaurants in town When people ask me — and they frequently do — what’s the best Mexican restaurant in Columbus, I can tell they usually mean “Mexican restaurant of a certain type.” In other words, instead of, say, a bare-bones mom-n-popper in the back of a market, they probably want a gringo-friendly party palace with good free chips and salsa, boat-sized slushy margaritas, bouncy music and a colorphoto-filled, order-by-number menu approximately the size of the Mexico City phone book. Nothing wrong with all that, I go to those places too.

Anyway, if you’re seeking a toptier version of such a fun-forward establishment, look no further than the terrific La Casita. This place rocks.

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by G.A. Benton And if you order La Casita’s “Original” (made with fresh lime juice, Hornitos tequila and Cointreau) with half the sugar (as I do), you’ll be drinking one of the best margaritas in Columbus.

Sip on that smile-making quaff and check out this raucous, fiesta-happy joint. Yes, it’s bright and bouncy and has all of those aforementioned attributes of the standard burrito haunt. But it’s also smaller and cozier, and nicer in most every way — including its cheery, polished wood-paneled walls, arched brick-rimmed windows and loopy wooden chairs with wickery accents.

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Fajitas Del Mar, Birria and the “Original” margarita at La Casita.

Oh yeah, and La Casita’s food is better too. A good starter is the refreshing Tostada de Ceviche ($3).

A nice, crispy fried corn tortilla was piled high with diced whitefish, plenty of carrot, onion, a touch of jalapeno and cilantro. A fresh and creamy avocado slice helped balance the bright flavors.

For a considerably more substantial appetizer, opt for the wonderful Birria ($5.50 per “cup”). A veritable bucket of rich, tender, juicy and perfectly salty pot roast chunks was swimming in a thin, glistening red chili sauce. It wasn’t overly spicy, just really delicious.

Considerably more heat emanated from the flaming hot Torta Ahogada ($7.29). A huge, flat and puffy roll was packed with carnitas pork plus a guacamole schmear, then totally soaked in an incendiary, devil-red chili broth. Highly recommended, but only for asbestos-throated types.

La Casita Mexican Restaurant 1355 Bethel Road 614-457-0823 Cuisine: Mexican Price: $ (up to $10 per person) Patio: Yes Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

Friday-Saturday Milder pork arrived with the almost elegant Lomo de Puerco ($11). Three large but lean slabs of rosemary-scented and just-notdry pork loin were lightly doused in a chili sauce, cheese and pico de gallo. Comes with rice and beans — choose the soupy and excellent whole pintos.

The Fajitas del Mar ($17) breathed life into that ubiquitous cast-iron dish. This one had a big

ol’ nice-tasting and flaky fish (tilapia) plus an ocean of good seared shrimp and scallops.

Like real tacos? Served on soft corn tortillas with radishes, lime, onion and cilantro, La Casita’s are the real deal and a steal of a deal at $2 each. Try the barbacoa, carnitas or chicken — all were juicy and delicious.

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Baker mad about new opportunity in Olde Towne East Vicki Hink thinks her new café is a good fit for Olde Towne East, an intimate, tight-knit neighborhood where residents value each other and stores in the area.

“I don’t think it will ever be a Short North with tons of business and all of that, but I don’t know if everyone wants it to be that busy,” said Hink, owner of the recently opened The Angry Baker, 891 Oak St. The 900-squarefoot restaurant seats 14.

Open for breakfast, lunch and early dinner hours, the eatery is specifically known for baked goods, such as the caramel brioche cinnamon roll, Dr. Pepper cake (filled with chocolate ganache and crushed blackberries), croissants and chocolate chip cookies.

The menu is rounded out by savory goods, including a variety of soup and sandwiches such as the crispy chicken thigh, clover greens, fried egg and dressed with chimichurri. There’s also a vegan option — sloppy joes made with lentils. Sandwich prices, including breakfast options, range from $5.25 to $8.25. Sweets are a buck to $4.50 for a slice of cake.

Hink said she is trying to buy local as much as possible. For example, she buys Ludlow cheese from Blue Jacket Dairy in Bellefontaine, turkey from Cooper Farms in St. Henry and maple syrup, among other items, from Stutzman Farms in Millersburg.

A graduate of Columbus State Community College’s culinary program, Hink has worked

By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek locally at such places as Hyde Park, Z CuciVicki Hink, owner of The Angry Baker, is seen here with her brioche na and Bakery Gingham. cinnamon rolls with caramel, an eclair and a piece of Dr Pepper “I’ve worked for a couple of places and I cake. The Angry Baker opened Jan. 28 at 891 Oak St. always wanted to do my own thing,” she said.

“I guess I planned to do it a little bit later in life but it all kind of happened.”

Despite the name of her restaurant, Hink said she’s really not mad at anybody.

“It was kind of a funny nickname from an old bakery I used to work at,” she said. “It just kind of stuck.”

Old Towne East, one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, is located on the Near East Side of town. Hink, who lives in the area, said there’s a vibrant, built-in dining culture that frequents such neighborhood haunts as Yellow Brick Pizza and Black Creek Bistro. And there’s room for more, she said.

The Angry Baker is open six days a week, closed Monday. Call 614-947-0976.

As of Feb. 1, Luce was back in the hands of its original owners.

Chef Alex Rodriguez has returned the Powell restaurant to John and Mike Ciotola, and Randy Turturice. Rodriguez, who purchased Luce two and a half years ago, will stay on as chef for another month, Mike Ciotola said.

The Ciotolas and Turturice founded Luce almost six years ago at 3499 Market St. It started out as a casual Italian restaurant with an extensive wine list. The partnership sold the restaurant to Rodriguez in July 2008. He kept the name and wine inventory and added a Latin touch to the menu.

Mike Ciotola, who now lives in Naples, Fla., said the menu will change considerably.

He has hired Wes Thompson, a former sous chef at the restaurant, and will retain current Luce sous chef Phillip Goulis.

It’s been 18 months since the brothers sold La Scala, the Italian restaurant in Dublin started by their father, the late Bennie Ciotola.

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Northland 2457 Strimple Ave, 43229, 1335 E Cooke Rd, 43224, Fan- Nikhil Mehta, $62,000.

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QUBE and Friends slated to play Feb. 13 The Otterbein University Department of Music will present QUBE and Friends in concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, in the Battelle Fine Arts Center’s Riley Auditorium, 170 W. Park St., Westerville.

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MINERVA PARK NORTH

• Tastefully decorated 2-Story!

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WOODSTREAM

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February 10, 2011

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SHERBROOK

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• Great Room with 10ft Ceiling • Gas Log Fireplace • Deck • Ready-to-Finish Basement • Close to Schools, Shopping CL7447 $187,500

RAVINES OF STRAWBERRY FARMS

• Close to Park and Bike Path!

• Cathedral Ceiling • Wood Burning Fireplace • Pass-through from Kitchen to GR • Skylights • Great 2-level Deck & Large Yard HU3734 $129,900