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COTA executive updates NCC members

By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Currently, Central Ohio Transit Authority buses traveling on Cleveland Avenue average 11 miles an hour.

A study set to begin early this summer will determine if ways can’t be found to up that average speed to 20 miles an hour, COTA president and chief executive officer William J. Lhota told Northland

Community Council members at last week’s monthly meeting.

Already one of the system’s busiest routes, Lhota said that the possible introduction of what’s called “Bus Rapid Transit” along Cleveland Avenue could become even more attractive to riders if their commute time is shaved nearly in half.

Bus Rapid Transit is simply industry jargon for faster regular bus service, Lhota said.

In some jurisdictions, this has taken the form of dedicated lanes for buses, but Lhota said that he doubts this is a possibility for the Cleveland Avenue line. In this instance, he said, fewer stops, signal prioritization and the use of articulated buses with greater passenger capacity might work.

“This is just a study,” Lhota said. “We don’t know where it’s going to go.”

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A closer look Already one of the system’s busiest routes, COTA president and chief executive officer William J. Lhota said that the possible introduction of what’s called “Bus Rapid Transit” along Cleveland Avenue could become even more attractive to riders if their commute time is shaved nearly in half. For the Cleveland Avenue line, Lhota said, fewer stops, signal prioritization and the use of articulated buses with greater passenger capacity might work.

Dave Paul elected NCC president for sixth term

By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

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(Above) Nancy Henceworth-Gatto, D.O. , who volunteers at Helping Hands Health and Wellness free clinic, talks with Ike Ansah before he has his blood drawn on Friday, Feb. 11. (Below) Retired registered nurse Chris Rudin talks to Ed James about his health history at the clinic.

Helping Hands expands hours, services

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In seeking to make an investment in the physical and mental, as well as spiritual, wellbeing of Northland residents, a consortium of Catholic churches in the area has settled upon the Helping Hands Health and Wellness Center free clinic as the best recipient for between $40,000 and $50,000 in each of the next three years.

The infusion of cash from the Northland Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus will enable the clinic to expand upon the “wellness” aspect of its name, according to executive director Joyce Bourgault.

“What we’re going to be doing is more social services as well as counseling,” she said.

“We basically settled on the Helping Hands clinic because no matter what happens with the health care issue with the federal government … there’s going to be a need for people without See HELPING HANDS, page A2

Silence greeted Northland Community Council nominating committee chairman John Kirkpatrick’s call at last week’s meeting for the names of additional candidates for office.

“You are welcome to do that,” Kirkpatrick said in seeking potential challengers to the slate he had rounded up one of candidate for each of the four elected posts: president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.

When no one at the February session, which was delayed from the usual first Tuesday of the month by a severe winter storm, offered any additional nominations, it ensured Dave Paul a sixth consecutive term as president of the council.

Dave Paul Also returning to the posts they currently hold will be Roseann Hicks as secretary and treasurer Lyn Denney.

The only new face will be that of Emmanuel V. Remy as vice president. The current president of the Clinton Estates Civic Association will take the place of Bob Thurman, who chose not to seek another term but will remain as head of the NCC’s development committee.

Although the council’s rules call for a vote by members on each office, Kirkpatrick suggested that having only one candidate for the posts meant a simple indication of agreement by those present would accomplish the same thing.

When all present indicated they were all in favor of the four candidates, Kirkpatrick said, “Motion passes.”

Paul, who had indicated last May during the annual awards banquet that he did not intend to remain as president, said that he has held talks with Remy regarding the internal operations of the community council. He commended Remy for his ongoing efforts to streamline the existing committee structure, enabling Paul to continue “building bridges to other neighborhoods.”

“I think we’ll work very well as a team,” Paul said.

During his new term, Paul went on to say that See PAUL ELECTED, page A4

Graffiti problems

Meeting to embrace several neighborhoods Since the graffiti problems that tracks signs placed illegally in for Clintonville, to determine

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What started out as a simple effort to convene Clintonville residents concerned about graffiti has taken on a life of its own.

“It’s kind of become a career,” joked James R. Blazer II, the District 3 representative on the Clintonville Area Commission.

Several months ago, Blazer polled his fellow area commission members to see if they would be willing to let him call a community meeting on the subject of “tagging.”

“It’s become a big issue in Clintonville, and people are upset,” Blazer said last week. “It’s defacing the neighborhood.”

more pronounced in the University District, Blazer approached that area’s commission chairman, Ian McConnell, to gauge his support for the concept. He was “gung-ho,” according to Blazer.

“We have common related areas that have similar problems,” Blazer said.

The expansion of territory to be encompassed by a graffiti discussion, which is now set for Wednesday, March 16, didn’t stop there. Soon, the two area commissions for the Linden neighborhood were added into the mix, as was the Northland Community Council, which has an active graphics task force that

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tions of the city’s sign code and, increasingly, instances of graffiti tagging.

In his monthly report for last week’s NCC meeting, task force coordinator William Logan cited four instances of graffiti vandalism in January, one at the intersection of eastbound Interstate 270 at Schrock Road, a second on Cleveland Avenue at Home Acre Drive, a third, also on Cleveland Avenue, this one at Minerva Park, and the final one on a pedestrian overpass facing southbound I-71.

Blazer is in the process of setting up a meeting with Isom Nivins, the neighborhood liaison

to have on hand for the March 16 graffiti gathering, which is to take place in the Charity Newsies building, 4300 Indianola Ave., starting at 7 p.m.

This second “career” for the CAC member began with a conversation he had with a constituent a while back. The woman told him she had noticed more and more instances of graffiti on buildings and public property in her walks in the neighborhood.

“She was, like, ‘What are you going to do about it?’ and I was, like, ‘Well …,’ ” Blazer recalled.

Eventually, he decided to call See MEETING, page A4

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Swim club halfway toward fundraising goal

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A community “gem” may not get another opportunity to shine without some help.

The Northland Swim Club, which was on the precipice of showing a profit after years of running in the red, instead experienced a major equipment failure that puts the upcoming season in jeopardy, according to pool board mem-

ber Robert Saunders.

Saunders appeared at last week’s Northland Community Council meeting to provide an update on efforts to raise $10,000 by March 1 to cover repairs to pumps that failed.

The board is halfway to that goal, according to Judy Harding, president of the Karmel Woodward Park Civic Association.

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COTA executive updates NCC members Continued from page A1 Other studies under way by and for COTA could see the elimination of stops throughout the system and possible construction of a downtown transit center.

The comprehensive downtown transit study is being conducted by consultants working in conjunction with affected property owners, according to Lhota. Currently, most buses travel along High Street, and the study, which should be completed in 30 to 60 days, will determine if that’s

still the best option, the top COTA official indicated.

“There will always be buses downtown,” Lhota said. “We just may realign them.”

As for the bus stops, the existing 4,400 are simply too many, Lhota said, and they slow down service. Over the next several years, an analysis will determine which stops can be eliminated without upsetting too many riders. Lhota admitted that the stop each individual uses is probably the most important one to him or her.

Lhota termed COTA a unique business in that all who live in the service area pay the sales tax that covers around 90 percent of operating expenses, but only about 5 percent use it. Ridership is growing, he hastened to add.

“Our service continues to go up,” Lhota said. “It really escalated when gas hit $4 a gallon.”

During a question and answer period following his presentation, Lhota said that a cut in anticipated state funding had already forced COTA to scotch a pro-

posed new route that would have connected the region’s hospitals and institutions of higher learning. Some $50-million had been pledged to the state’s 59 transit authorities, but budget woes led to that being trimmed by $10-million.

Further cuts may loom, but Lhota said that state funding represents only a small portion of operating expenses for COTA. At the outset of his talk, Lhota told NCC members that getting out into the community provides transit authority officials with a welcome opportunity.

“We really learn more when we hear your questions, your complaints,” he said.

“If you have any commendations, hold them to the end.”

Lhota also encouraged those in the audience to give riding a bus a try, something he has begun doing regularly since COTA’s administrative offices moved to downtown headquarters with absolutely no parking set aside for employees, not even the CEO. “I very rarely now need a car during the day,” he said.

Helping Hands expands hours, services SWIM CLUB Continued from page A1 health insurance to get health care,” said the Rev. Charles Clinger of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Westerville, one of seven parishes in the deanery.

“We thought that this was a great program that was already in place and that this would be something that was filling a very big need in our neighborhood, broadly defined ‘neighborhood.’ ” Members of the Ascension Lutheran Church voted to sign a contract with the Helping Hands Health and Wellness Center board last week to permit use of the Haimerl Center on Morse Road on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, according to Bourgault.

This will enable clinic volunteers, she said, to provide additional hours of service, as well as expand the services offered to include things like job training and even some mental health counseling for those dealing with depression or anxiety — often outgrowths of being poor and without health insurance.

Those participating in the clinic’s expanded offerings don’t have to be current patients, the executive director pointed out, but must meet the same threshold of being within 200 percent of poverty guidelines and lacking health insurance.

The clinic, which begin operations just under four years ago, was founded by members

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Nancy Henceworth-Gatto, D.O., draws Ike Ansah’s blood at the clinic.

of Ascension Lutheran and a few other Northland-area churches. As many as 40 churches from different denominations have come on board since.

Add to that the Northland Deanery, which includes St. Anthony, St. Elizabeth, St. James the Less and St. Matthias in Columbus, St. John Neumann in Sunbury, Church of the Resurrection in New Albany and St. Paul in Westerville.

“This really is an ecumenical venture,” Rev. Clinger said.

“They came to us; we didn’t go seeking them out,” Bourgault said. “They came to us and said ‘We like what you’re doing, we’d really like to help you out.’ ” The pledge of funding that will permit the Helping Hands Health and Wellness expansion of hours and services results from talks that began several

years ago within the Northland Deanery, according to Clinger.

“We started discussing how we might make on impact on the area … to do some good, some Christian charity in the area,” he said.

After exploring the idea of having the Catholic churches start their own operation, Clinger said that a committee formed to come up with suggestions for helping the hurting within the Northland Deanery settled upon the existing free clinic as the proper vehicle.

“It was a very fruitful process that we went through that helped us to see that what was already there was something we wanted to enhance and put our prestige behind as a Catholic community,” Clinger said.

“We’re encompassing a lot of different areas for people’s emotional, physical and spiritual health,” Bourgault said.

“We’ve wanted to do this from the very beginning.

“God has provided wonderful things. It’s just incredible how people have come to us offering things to help.”

In addition to the financial investment over the next three calendar years, Clinger said that members of the parishes within the Northland Deanery will be encouraged to volunteer at the free clinic.

“That’s part of what we’re going to do as part of our commitment,” he said. “We also are going to be encouraging our people to help out with their time and talent.”

“It’s all part of God’s plan,” Bourgault said. “All I can say is the miracles that are happening over and over again, it’s all from people praying about it and God just blessing us.”

Details of when job training assistance and mental health counselors will be available are being worked out, the clinic executive director said. She offered heartfelt thanks to members of Ascension Lutheran Church for making the Haimerl Center available more often and added that new hours and expanded services will mean a need for additional volunteers.

More information is available by calling 262-5094 or visiting the clinic’s website at http://helpinghandsfreeclinic.wetpaint.com/. kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

Continued from page A1 Without the necessary influx of cash to cover the cost of fixing the equipment, “our Northland Swim Club is in danger of closing permanently,” a letter of appeal issued by the Karmel Woodward Park Civic Association states.

“Perhaps you wonder why we should care?” the letter went on to say. “Think about this: What other fun, healthy, safe activity will our neighborhood kids and families find to fill their summer days? If the pool closes, what will take up that empty space in the neighborhood? What impact will this have on our property values in the future?”

“We have a real gem in the neighborhood, and that is the Northland pool,” Harding said in introducing Saunders.

He described the Northland Swim Club as one of the few remaining pools in Columbus that is privately operated, without any city funding. Saunders said efforts have been made to encourage additional local residents to join, and rentals to a growing number of swim clubs have helped greatly with operating expenses.

In fact, Saunders said that the club was about to turn a $6,000 profit, after years of dipping into a line of credit with a local bank to cover annual expenses.

Instead, the pump failure raises the possibility there will be no 46th season of operation, which would mean the end of pool outings for local schools and church groups, along with summer camp swimming for the nearby Wood-

ward Park Recreation Center.

Clinton Estates Civic Association president Emmanuel V. Remy bluntly asked Saunders what, if any, guarantees contributors covering this $10,000 shortfall would have of a 2012 season.

Saunders replied that he and other board members feel the “formula” they hit upon that would have meant a $6,000 profit would ensure continuing operations if the disastrous equipment failure is paid for.

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Paul elected NCC president for sixth term Continued from page A1 he would be soliciting ideas from other members on crafting a strategic plan for the council.

Paul went on to discuss the anticipated Feb. 27 closing of the Kohl’s store on Morse Road.

“It was a bit of a slap in the face,” he said, noting that the announcement came only days after an editorial appeared in The Columbus Dispatch that touted Northland as the “Comeback Community.”

Paul said that he and other local leaders found it “especially distressing” that no one from Kohl’s ever reached out to discuss any of the issues that led to the decision. Efforts to reach as high up the corporate food chain as possible to try to get the ruling reversed or at least to express the community’s dismay proved to be fruitless, the NCC president said.

“I just really couldn’t get anywhere,” he added.

“They seem to have made the investment in closing the store.”

Local leaders now need to focus on working better with existing retailers and making new ones, such as the Menards store scheduled to open this spring, feel welcome.

To that end, Paul said that he and others have

been serving on a committee and meeting with Mo Dioun, developer of Northland Village on the site of the former Northland Mall, to arrange a tour in late March or early April of Menards, the new Franklin County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, the Vaud-Villities headquarters in a portion of the former J.C. Penney building and the consolidated offices of Franklin County Job and Family Services in the rest of the structure.

“There are details still to be worked out on that,” Paul said.

Northland Alliance chairman Dave Cooper, commenting on the Kohl’s closure, said that he felt it would only have been prudent on the retailer’s part to hold off until the big-box home improvement store opens practically across the street.

“It would have brought in a whole new customer base,” Cooper said.

He went on to report that negotiations are under way for business development of three parcels in the Northland Village project and that a “Kmart-type” department store was eyeing the former Big Bear store off state Route 161 as a potential location.

“There’s a lot of good, positive things that are happening here,” Cooper said.

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“They’re criminals, defacing public property costing taxpay-

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Columbus’ rivers did not provide a useful waterway With the opening of the Scioto Mile, the Scioto River will once again be an attraction that will draw people both to downtown and the city as a whole.

After all, people were drawn to the forks of the Scioto and Olentangy Rivers a couple of centuries ago because the water was clear and clean. And it was widely believed that a place where two rivers came together would soon be a center of profitable river trade.

The water was clear and clean and had been drawing people to its banks for several thousand years. Native Americans lived here for centuries and built large Indian mounds nearby. Mound Street is named for one of them. Thousands of deer came down to the river to drink in molting season and covered the water in a blanket of shedding deer fur. With a wry directness, Native American gave the stream a new name — “Hairy River.”

But the profitable river trade the pioneers expected to undertake with huge cargo laden flatboats was not to be. The river was too narrow in many places and the current too treacherous. Only at a few times of year was the water high enough to carry the great flatboats. And at that time the current was so swift that many boats were lost. The pioneer settlements of central Ohio were rather isolated for a number of years.

Until the canal came.

Canals are not a new idea. One can find them at any number of places in the ancient world where people needed an artificial waterway for one reason or another.

But canals are expensive to build and costly to maintain. For that reason they are often built by governments and not by private enterprise.

As the land across the Appalachian Mountains began to be settled after the American Revolution, men like Henry Clay began to argue that government should finance “internal improvements” like roads, canals and river work to “open the West” to commerce.

And all of this should be financed by the federal government.

Of course many people in the East were not thrilled with the idea that their taxes should subsidize public works that would help the Ohio River valley compete with their own commerce. So canals were more a dream than a reality for a number of years.

Then the extraordinary success

of the Erie Canal linking the East to the Great Lakes captured the imagination of the country in the years after ED the War of 1812. Soon LENTZ many Ohioans were talking about canals and building one in the state. But talk was really the only result. Like many other times in the state’s history, forceful leadership was needed to bring canals to Ohio.

In this case, that leadership was provided by Ethan Allen Brown.

As early as 1816, Brown, a Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, had written to Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York seeking information about the canal system of that state. When Brown was elected governor in 1818, he proposed building a canal and continued to press for its construction. In the end the Ohio General Assembly agreed and studies were made as to possible locations.

Two major canal systems — the Miami and Erie in the west and the Ohio and Erie in the east — were built with the support and supervision of a number of people as committed to the project as Gov. Brown had been. Important among them was Alfred Kelley.

Kelley had come to Columbus in 1816 to represent Cleveland in the assembly. He served for the next several decades, eventually representing Columbus as well.

As a member of the Canal Commission he personally supervised

the construction of much of the canal. When the economic depression of the 1830s threatened Ohio’s ability to pay interest due on its canal bonds, Kelley would pledge his own Columbus home as collateral to ensure payment on the bonds.

Through the efforts of Kelley and many others, Columbus was linked to the main line of the Ohio and Erie Canal by a Feeder Canal that entered the city near the place where Bicentennial Park is today.

In 1860, a state arsenal — now the Cultural Arts Center — would be built next to the canal to permit easy movement of arms and ordnance in and out of the capital city.

The canal and the recently arrived National Road transformed Columbus. As late as 1832, Columbus was a frontier village of a few thousand people. By 1834, Columbus was a city of five thousand people. Large numbers of travelers and immense quantities of freight arrived by both road and water and more than a few Columbus residents made their fortune in the new crossroads capital city.

The canal and its people captured the imagination of the city.

Longtime resident Emily Stewart later remembered, “The first canal boats seemed like fairy palaces. They were painted white and the windows had green shutters and scarlet curtains.

The inside panels of the cabins contained pictures and mirrors.

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Lots of vino and voluptuous food at Tucci’s in Dublin The first thing you notice when you tread into the terrific Tucci’s is a chalkboard with 16 special wines listed on it. These are all available in two-, four- and sixounce pours that will never be overoxidized because Tucci’s owns a fancy Enomatica machine. If you’ve never seen one, they’re sleek, state-of-the-art appliances that feature high-tech wine preservation systems and deliver automated pours.

Given this fact — and the existence of about 150 more wines on Tucci’s menu — it’s clear vino is big here. But you could have gathered that from all the burgundyred accents in the casually elegant restaurant or from the convivial laughter bubbling up from its bustling, bottle-laden tables.

Don’t think that Tucci’s is consistently busy just because of its hooch, though. No, this prettily

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Tucci’s menu is big but not overwhelming. It’s filled with influences from Italy, Asia, California and even Hawaii.

Most of these influences surface in the huge Outrigger Canoe Combo appetizer ($17). That fun, fry-happy app came with a boatload of: spicy scallops (perfectly “blackened,” served with a mustardy sauce and cooling gorgonzola); calamari laced with ba-

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The Outrigger Canoe Combo and Chorizo-Crusted Grouper at Tucci’s.

nana peppers and Parmesan (matched with a sort of Italian salsa); colorful Big Island Chips (made with root veggies like taro and lotus); and a shiitake, tomato and onion filled eggroll with a cit-

rusy soy sauce.

For a more modest starter, pick the Bibb Salad ($7). Like an elegant upgrade from that popular and still-resurgent iceberg wedge, its tender leaves of bibb lettuce were coated in a horseradishy gorgonzola dressing and further flattered by crispy bacon lardons and diced tomatoes.

Some of the best dining deals here are Tucci’s good, handmade pizzas ($10-$12) and stylish pastas ($10-$18, available in smaller sized and priced portions).

From the latter, the Spaghetti Bolognese ($10 for the “small” — it was big) was a winner. A chunky, believable and completely delicious bolognese sauce was tossed with whole wheat pasta.

The sophisticated entree had a complex, parmesan-enhanced richness slightly leavened by bits of bright tomato.

Tucci’s 35 N. High St., Dublin 614-792-3466 Web: tuccisbistro.com Cuisine: Italian Price: $$$ ($20-$30 per person) Patio: Yes Hours: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday lunch, 5-10 p.m.

Monday-Thursday, 5-11 p.m.

Friday-Saturday Tucci’s proudly serves organically raised, grass-fed beef. This makes its great 14-ounce New York Strip Steak ($35) a relatively guiltrestrained splurge. Beautifully grillseared, it was thick and lean but super juicy and had a mild but nice “chew.” Its very fine plate mates (garlicky sauteed spinach and mushrooms, fingerling potatoes and a fruity “cabernet demi”) were

cleverly designed to keep the focus on the high-grade meat.

Seafood’s prevalent here, too.

It comes in various varieties and styles, but even fish eschewers probably couldn’t resist the refined fish-n-chips treatment of the Chorizo-Crusted Grouper ($23). I loved its crunchy crust (with bits of spicy sausage) and goat cheese potato cake as well as its spicy “tomatoscallion emulsion.”

To finish, the buttery and caramel-y Apple Tartlette ($7) — with big clusters of candied nuts plus smoky, spicy and gingery notes — was more complex than I might’ve thought.

Ditto for this excellent restaurant.

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

Professional kitchen hopes to attract food entrepreneurs A vacant warehouse on the city’s East Side soon will be transformed into commercial kitchen for bakers, candy-makers and mobile push-cart operators.

The Economic and Development Policy Institute is developing the 8,000-square-foot space as a way to encourage job growth through entrepreneurship, said Bob Kramer, director of food services and safety for the nonprofit agency.

“The basis of the community bakery and com-

missary area is to provide a commercial setting for those food entrepreneurs who want to start a business,” said Kramer, former food-safety supervisor for Columbus Public Health. “At the same time we can provide them a menu of services, including business training, food-safety training, marketing and also loans, if necessary.”

■ Dietitian Jennifer Burton offers helpful tips to those are trying to lose weight and ■ Geri Ziemba has taken her passion for keep it off. comfort food to the Dublin Village Tavern. was founded, she was Several of her recipes have named general manager. elevated the place’s standing Back then it was known as Jennifer Burton in the local pub world. a bar with food, she said.

Ziemba, general manager “Now we’re known as an eating establishof the 11-year-old restaurant, ment more than a drinking establishment,” created one of the hottest she said. items – the Irish egg rolls, Ziemba said she enjoys the challenge of which are basically Ruben Geri Ziemba developing recipes for the tavern. sandwiches wrapped up in won ton skins and “I kind of treat this place like my baby,” she deep-fried. said. “I’m always looking for ways to make it But that’s not all. The latest chef to con- better.” tribute recipes for Food & Wine developed Recipe of the week the recipes for meatloaf, crab cakes and other tavern favorites. As for the other pub classics, the kitchen makes the sauce for the chicken wings. Burgers are hand-patted, never frozen. In the summer, Ziemba uses real key limes for key lime pie.

It all goes back to her childhood, when her parents owned a comfort-food restaurant in suburban Detroit. She held every job in the Wishing Well, from busing tables to working in the kitchen.

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The facility, off I-670 at 1655 Old Leonard Ave., is expected to open by June 1. The space will be split up into to two areas. The bakery will have four separate bake stations, each equipped with a convection oven, large mixer, preparation table, reach-in cooler, sinks, stovetop range and other necessary equipment.

The mobile food-cart commissary will have individual cart storage units equipped with a secure fence and locked door, and other essential kitchen amenities.

In addition, the warehouse will have a walk-in cooler and freezer available for cold storage along with an area for dry storage available for all who use the facility.

State law allows some home-based companies to produce food – jellies, jams, pretzels and bread,

for example – for resale. The EDPI facility, meanwhile, provides those businesses with an opportunity to expand by working with commercial equipment in a larger space that’s licensed by the Ohio Department of Agriculture and Columbus Public Health, Kramer said.

Push-cart operators, which are not selfsufficient and need to work from a base of operations, also could find the new facility attractive, he said.

Kramer said that although a pricing structure has not been set, the organization is looking at hourly rentals for the bakery and longer-term leases for the mobile food-cart commissary “We’re going to be open to whatever their needs are,” Kramer said.

For more information, call 614-732-0896.

This computer-generated image depicts a commercial kitchen being developed by the Economic and Community Development Institute.

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Good nutrition makes for good health, in the view of Gretchen Ratliff.

With that in mind, the chairwoman of a North Side Health Advisory Committee subgroup is scheduling a series of meetings relating to all things gardening.

Ratliff, whose husband is Dr. David Ratliff of the Northland Chiropractic Center, heads up what was initially established as the community gardens sub-

committee for the advisory panel. It has since expanded to include gardening topics in general.

“The cornerstone of good health is healthy eating, and one of the common complaints we hear from our patients and people in general is that healthy food is expensive,” Ratliff said last week.

“Growing healthy food in your backyard is one of the cheapest ways of getting organic fresh produce into your diet.”

The first of the subcommittee’s meetings, which was initially to have taken

place on Jan. 20 but which was called due to winter weather, is scheduled for this evening (Thursday, Feb. 17) from 7 to 8 at the Heritage Day Health Center, 1700 E. Dublin Granville Road.

Franklin Park Conservatory “Growing to Green” coordinator Bill Dawson is the scheduled speaker.

The next in the series of gardening sessions is set for Thursday, March 10, again from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Heritage Day Health Center. This one will feature Annette Durbin from Oakland Park Nursery discussing starting seeds.

The subject of container gardening, a passion and invention of Westerville resident Job S. Ebenezer, will be discussed at the next meeting, which Gretchen Ratliff said is to take place on Saturday, May 15, at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1421 Morse Road.

Ebenezer, president of the nonprofit organization Technology for the Poor, has an extensive container gardening display at the community gardens on the church grounds.

For the June meeting, Ratliff said that she hopes to find someone to discuss

natural pest control. She will be casting about for additional topics for gatherings in July and August.

The purpose of these sessions, Ratliff said, is to demystify gardening for the uninitiated.

“Our goal is really to show people it’s not that hard,” she said. “It’s harder than running to the grocery store, but it’s not that hard. We’re trying to take the mystery out of it so that people see, ‘Oh, this is something I can do.’ ” kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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The staff of ThisWeek Community Newspapers won 21 awards in the 2011 Osman C. Hooper Newspaper Show Feb. 10 at the Polaris Hilton. The event was held in conjunction with the annual Ohio Newspaper Association convention. A total of 61 Ohio community newspapers participated in the Hooper Show.

ThisWeek Hilliard won the General Excellence Award in Division A for newspapers with circulation of more than 9,536. It was the second major award for ThisWeek Hilliard in the past three years. In 2009, the newspaper was recognized as Best Non-Daily Newspaper in Ohio by the Press Club of Cleveland in the Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards.

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Ohio House Rabbit Rescue has progressed by leaps and bounds since it was founded by Clintonville resident Beverly May in the summer of 2009. “Our big thing was that we hired a director,” May said last week.

Heather Dean of Grove City, who developed grant-writing skills while working for United Cerebral Palsy and who has a communications degree from Otterbein University, came on board as a paid director for what had been an all-volunteer organization in early January, according to May. Ohio House Rabbit Rescue, which has members from throughout central Ohio, including Northland, Dublin, Upper Arlington, the campus area and Gahanna, grew throughout 2010, including upping the number serving on a team planning for construction of a physical shelter specifically for unwanted pet rabbits, May said.

“We decided to keep that momentum going,” she said. “There was just so much we could get done if we hired somebody to work eight hours a day.”

Dean, who has had pet rabbits since about 2004, was one of the first members of the planning team for the fledgling rescue operation.

“So we could see her skills just as soon as we started the organization,” May said.

Dean’s experience seeking funding through grants, as well as her ability to communicate with people in general and the media in particular, made her the ideal candidate for director of Ohio House Rabbit Rescue, May said.

“Additionally, she really knows rabbits,” May said. “She knows all the issues of rabbits. She knows the needs of rabbits.”

“Before it was always something I did outside of my work,” Dean said. “I wouldn’t call it a hobby but it certainly was more on a volunteer basis. Now I find I can devote a lot more time to digging for information and finding out what others are doing around the country for rabbits … to figure out what we can do here in Ohio for the rabbits.

“It’s become kind of all-encompassing, but it’s a passion of mine, so that’s good.”

“We were so fortunate to pick her up in January,” May said.

A major garage sale, donations from members and other fundraising efforts are paying Dean’s salary.

For the time being, May and Dean said, Ohio House Rabbit is in what the founder called the “friend-raising phase,” in preparation for a major capital campaign.

That campaign would pay for construction and operation of a shelter devoted solely

to pet rabbits that people have given up for one reason or another.

May, who has had rabbits for more than three decades, created the rescue group after realizing a majority of her pets were given to her by people who no longer wanted them or could care for them.

“We’d still like a separate facility,” May said. “Being a prey animal, it’s not necessarily a good idea to have them in the same facility with cats and dogs.”

“We are in a campaign to kind of just raise awareness at this point, whether it’s going to individuals, corporations, local area businesses, just to give people a look at what is going on in the world of animal rescue and how rabbits kind of fit into that piece,” Dean said. “We knew from years of doing this that education is key. People just aren’t aware of the plight of abandoned pet rabbits.”

“There’s just such a huge need in central Ohio,” May said.

The facility, which the planning team hopes might be constructed by 2012, would be located somewhere in the county, Dean said, and ideally in Columbus.

“Literally, it will be quiet because rabbits like it kind of quiet,” May said. “We can really target their needs, and hopefully get people in there to see what nice pets they make.”

Metro Park district The following is a list of Metropolitan Park District of Columbus and Franklin County programs for this week.

6-12. Use the Enviroscape, an interactive model of the Earth, to discover how pollution affects the environment and all living things.

Blendon Woods Metro Park 4265 State Route 161 E., Westerville • Preschoolers: Puppets at the Bird Feeders, 1 p.m. Saturday at the Nature Center. Enjoy a puppet show about animals at the birdfeeders and make a simple birdfeeder.

• Homeschoolers: Polluting the Planet, 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Nature Center, for ages

Inniswood Metro Gardens 940 Hempstead Road, Westerville • Annual training for new volunteers will begin in March. Applicants will be required to attend one session each week, on either Thursday or Saturday mornings, for four consecutive weeks. Volunteer activities are varied, with program help, greeting and garden maintenance among the great-

est needs. Volunteers are asked to donate at least 40 hours per year.

More information is available by calling Emily Eby, volunteer coordinator, at (614) 895-6226.

Lodge, 1069 W. Main St, Westerville. Take a off-trail hike to search for this aromatic wildflower and then warm up with a cup of cocoa.

• Owls of Ohio, 6 p.m. Sunday at the Spring Hollow Lodge, 1069 Sharon Woods Metro Park W. Main St, Westerville. Visit with 6911 Cleveland Ave., live owls from the Ohio Nature Westerville Education. Take an optional short • Adult Full Moon Hike, 6-7:15 hike to search for owls in the p.m. Friday at the Apple Ridge woods. bulletin board, for adults only.

Take a fast-paced 3.5-mile hike Interpreters and assistive listenalong gravel, paved and natural- ing devices for persons with hearsurface trails. ing impairments are available.

• Skunk Cabbage Ramble, 1 p.m. Call 891-0700 (TDD 895-6240) Saturday at the Spring Hollow to schedule these services.

To add, remove or update a (614) 453-5007.

Golden Moose Seniors listing, e-mail editorial@thisweekPotluck, noon the first and third news.com.

Wednesday of the month at Moose Lodge 1427, 1970 Event Schrock Road. For questions, call Clintonville Academy Open Lee Lambert at (740) 369-4090.

House, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, Salem Civic Association, 7 at 3916 Indianola Ave. Teachers, p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the parents and students will welmonth at Salem Baptist Church, come visitors for tours of all 5862 Sinclair Road. Call Bill grades. Refreshments and musiUnger at 436-3751. cal entertainment will be proInformational Meeting, sponvided. Call the school at (614) sored by the Funeral Consumers 267-4799.

Alliance of Ohio, 7 p.m. the last Monday of the month at the First Health Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 Cancer Screenings, provided W. Weisheimer Road. Non-profit, by the Columbus Cancer Clinic, non-denominational information 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, and about end-of-life issues. Free. No 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, sales or insurance. Call (614) 263at the Morse Road Clinic Haimerl 4632.

Soroptimist International of Building, 1421 Morse Road. A sliding scale is used to determine Northeast Suburban Franklin exam cost for those who do not County, an organization for prohave Medicare or Medicaid. All fessional women, 6:30 p.m. the appointments are scheduled in second Monday of the month at advance by calling (614) 263-5006. the Mifflin Township Administrative Building, 155 Olde RideRoad.

Workshops & classes nour American Legion YoungFree Computer Skills and Budd Post 171 and Auxiliary, ESL Classes, 9 a.m.-noon Satur7:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of days, March 12-April 9, at Horithe month at the post, 393 E. Colzon Science Academy Middle lege Ave. in Westerville. Guests School, 2350 Morse Road. For are welcome. Call Mike Etling at parents and the greater Columbus (614) 891-9388. community. E-mail sechen@horiNorthland Community Counzoncolumbus.org. cil Development Committee, 7 ABLE/GED Preparation p.m. the last Wednesday of the Classes, sponsored by the month at the Minerva Park ComDelaware Area Career Center’s munity Center, 2829 Minerva Lake ABLE program, 1-3 p.m. TuesRoad. Public hearings on local days and Thursdays at National development, rezoning and related College, Cleveland Avenue and topics. Call 325-8217 or e-mail Dublin-Granville Road. Free. Call info@myncc.org for more infor(740) 203-2267. mation.

ESOL Classes, sponsored by Northland Community Counthe Delaware Area Career Cencil, 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the ter’s ABLE program, 9-11 a.m. month at Friendship Village of Mondays and Wednesdays at Karl Columbus, 5800 Forest Hills Blvd.

Road Baptist Church, 5750 Karl Call 325-8217 or e-mail info@ Road. Free. Call (740) 203-2267. myncc.org.

Northland Free Legal Aid Forest Park Civic Association, Clinic, 6-8 p.m. the second Mon7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each day of the month at Christian month, locations and topics vary.

Assembly, 4099 Karl Road. ConCall 325-8217 or e-mail info@ sultations provided in minor crimfpcivic.org. inal matters, including landlordFranklin 524 Toastmasters tenant disputes, domestic disputes, Club, 7 a.m. the first and third civil protection orders and mediThursday of the month at The ations. No appointments are necVineyard, 6000 Cooper Road. Visit essary. Use Door B to enter. For www.Franklin524Toastmasters.com, more information, call Ellen at or call Sally at (614) 523-2169.

261-8440, ext. 250.

Karmel Morse-Manor Civic Association, 6:45 p.m. the secMeetings ond Tuesday of the month at ValClinton Estates Civic Asso- ley Forge Elementary School, 1321 ciation, 7 p.m. the third Tuesday Urban Drive. Call William of the month at Trinity United Logan at (614) 846-1089.

Church of Christ, 1180 Shanley Amspirit Pacesetters ChapDrive. Call Emmanuel Remy at ter, noon-1 p.m. Wednesdays at

2531 Tiller Lane in Columbus.

Call Frank Hamilton at (614) 9399623 for more information.

Sharon Woods Civic Association, 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Church of the Good Shepherd, 6176 Sharon Woods Blvd. Call John at 890-5417.

Waltham Civic Association, 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month at Minerva Park United Methodist Church, 4930 Cleveland Ave. Northland Kiwanis Club, 6:15 p.m. the second and the fourth Mondays of the month at Friendship Village of Columbus, 5800 Forest Hills Blvd. Call (614) 4793256.

Central Ohioans for Peace, 7 p.m. Mondays at the Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave. Visit www.centralohioansforpeace.org or call 4363531.

Columbus Northeast Lions Club, 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Monaco’s, 4555 Cleveland Ave. Call 447-8470 or visit www. columbusnortheastlions.com.

North Linden Area Commission, 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Linden Elementary School, 2626 Cleveland Ave. New Neighbors League of Columbus, luncheon the second Tuesday of each month, getacquainted coffee the third Wednesday. For meeting times and locations, visit www.newneighborscolumbus.com. To join, e-mail nnlcolumbus@yahoo.com.

Power Lunch Columbus, a weekly workplace lunch-hour ministry, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

Wednesdays, at the Ohio Theatre.

Free. For more information, call Kimberly Montgomery at (614) 206-7962.

Support groups Compassionate Friends, an organization assisting families following the death of a child, meets from 7 to 9 p.m. every second Tuesday at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1479 Morse Road. For more information, visit www.tcfcolumbusoh.org.

Mental Health Through WillTraining, sponsored by Recovery International, 7-8:30 p.m.

Thursdays at Worthington Presbyterian Church, 773 N. High St. Call Paul at (614) 895-6760 or email info@lowselfhelpsystems. org.

Dine and Share Grief & Loss Support Group, 6 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Epworth

United Methodist Church, 5100 Karl Road.

Cliffside 12 & 12, an Alcoholics Anonymous group, 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at Glen Echo Presbyterian Church, 220 Cliffside Dr. This is an open meeting and anyone may attend. Call (614) 253-8501.

MOMS Club of Westerville South, last Thursday of the month at Church of the Good Shepherd, 6176 Sharon Woods Blvd. Call Lisa Moss at 882-2823.

Overeaters Anonymous, 9:30 a.m. Saturdays at North Community Lutheran Church, 114 Morse Road. Call Diane at (614) 8985447. Visit www.OA.org.

Depression Support Group, 7-8:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at North Central Mental Health Services, 1301 N. High St. Call Mary Brennen-Hoffman at (614) 299-6600, ext. 2073.

Families In Touch, co-sponsored by North Central Mental Health Services, for family members and friends of teens/young adults with mental illness, 6–7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 1301 N. High St. Call Don Schmidt at 299-6600, ext. 2129.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays at Columbus Alzheimer’s Care Center, 700 Jasonway Ave. Open to anyone affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Call 459-7050.

Bipolar Anonymous, 7 p.m.

Thursdays at Maple Grove United Methodist Church, 7 W. Henderson Road. Call 895-1002.

“My” Food Allergy Support Group, for parents of children with life-threatening food allergies, meets monthly. For meeting information, contact Dena Friedel at dfriedel@insight.rr.com.

Breast Cancer Support Group, led by a psychologist, social workers and registered nurses. The groups are ongoing; join any time. Call Mount Carmel St. Ann’s at (614) 898-8517.

Couples pursuing adoption meet the second and fourth Monday of the month. For location and time, call Dee at 236-2678. Sponsored by RESOLVE of Ohio.

Emotions Anonymous, a 12step program for emotional wellness, meets from 4-5 p.m. Saturday and 7:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday at North Community Lutheran Church, 114 Morse Road; and from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday at Meadow Park Church of God, 2425 Bethel Road. Call 470-0397.

Families Anonymous, for par-

ents of those with substance abuse or behavioral problems, 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays at Overbrook Presbyterian Church, 4131 N. High St. Call 885-5199 or 875-8695.

Fibromyalgia/Pain Management Group, 7:30-9 p.m. every Tuesday at the Columbus Chiropractic Center, 5870 Cleveland Ave. Call Phyllis Ritter at 8989479.

Single Mothers Support Group, women’s outreach for women, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays at 1950-H N. Fourth St. Child care is provided.

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Boys team seeking share of CCL title

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The DeSales High School boys basketball team has had its share of highs and lows, but as the regular season winds down, the Stallions still have a shot at winning a share of their sixth consecutive CCL title.

The team that stands in the way is Watterson, which DeSales plays on Friday, Feb. 18, at Ohio Dominican.

The Stallions pulled themselves back into the CCL race with a 50-49 win over leagueleader Hartley on Feb. 4. Then the Stallions hung on to beat St. Charles 48-46 on Feb. 11.

“Our guys have responded in league play after that first loss to Hartley,” coach Blair Albright said, referring to a 51-40 loss to Hartley on Jan. 7. “(The Feb. 4 victory over Hartley) was an excellent win for us. It hasn’t been easy in league play for us this season, but the league has been that way with a lot of close games. We have to find a way to do it one more time.”

Hartley has completed its league schedule and is 7-1. DeSales is 6-1, followed by Watterson (3-4), St. Charles (2-5) and Ready (0-7).

The Stallions have beaten Watterson 13 consecutive times, but perhaps none of those wins was as frustrating as the 36-32 victory on Jan. 21. In that game, the Stallions set the program mark for fewest points in a win.

Watterson hasn’t beaten DeSales since a Division II district final in 2004.

DeSales is seeded third for the Division II district tournament this season. The Stallions open with a second-round game on Feb. 26 at Olentangy Liberty against Licking Valley or London. Hartley was awarded the top seed, followed by Buckeye Valley.

The Stallions are in Buckeye Valley’s bracket and couldn’t face the Barons until a district final. It has been three seasons since the Stallions have been seeded as low as third, but having beaten Hartley already this season, the district tournament appears to be wide open.

“We’re certainly a contender,” Albright said. “We feel like our team is good enough to beat anybody, but we certainly have a chance to get beat if we don’t play well. We’re knocking on the door of being a top team. We’re just not playing consistently enough to win all the time.”

•The boys and girls swim-

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Aaron Melsop of DeSales works on Watterson’s Mitch Werner in a match at 171 pounds during the CCL championships on Feb. 12 at Watterson. Melsop was one of four wrestlers to win titles for the Stallions, who finished second to champion Ready.

By Jarrod Ulrey/ThisWeek

DeSales senior Maura Hulme is all smiles after recently signing a letter of intent to play soccer at Southern Indiana.

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ming and diving teams will have solid representation at the Division II district meet on Friday, Feb. 18, at Ohio State.

The boys team scored 125.5 points to finish third behind Granville (283) and Columbus Academy (237) at a Division II sectional on Feb. 12 at Academy.

Leading the effort was Coop-

er Staton, who won the 50-yard freestyle (20.8 seconds) and is seeded first in that event for district. Staton also placed second in the 100 free (47.97) behind Academy’s William Rosler (47.93) and is seeded second behind Rosler in that event.

The Stallions also had three first-time district qualifiers in

Stallions senior Angelo Pagani enjoys the moment with his parents, Gina and Amadeo, after signing a letter of intent Feb. 11 to play soccer at Ohio Dominican.

Edward Cordek (100 free), Kris Hallam (200 individual medley) and Nathan Yoder (200 IM).

“Those were three guys that weren’t really on anybody’s radar last year that stepped up at the sectional and earned a spot

at the next level,” coach J.R. Fourqurean said.

For the girls, Suzanne Hrabowy won the 100 free (55.14) and is seeded first for district. She also finished fourth in the 100 butterfly (1:04.51) behind Columbus

School for Girls’ Ranndi Grubbs (59.82) to advance to district.

Andrea Devakul was second in the 100 back (1:02.38) behind Hartley’s Taylor Shotwell See DESALES, page A9

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Vikings girls team falls to Nubians in City title game

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Northland’s Alexis Peterson grabs a loose ball away from Chelsea Chambers of Africentric during the Vikings’ 60-52 victory in the City League championship game Feb. 12 at Mifflin.

The Northland High School girls basketball team might have learned as much from its regular-season finale as it did from its first 18 games.

At least, that’s the hope of coach Dean Washington, whose team had an 18-game winning streak snapped Feb. 12 with a 60-52 loss to Africentric in the City League championship game at Mifflin.

The Vikings are seeded second for the Division I district tournament and have aspirations of another long postseason run after earning a district runner-up finish in 2009 and making it to a district semifinal last season.

Seniors Tatiana Chapple and Ayanna Colvin and junior Symone Denham are in their third seasons as key players, but Washington believes his team still learned lessons from the Nubians.

Africentric beat Northland 69-38 in the 2009 City title game and has won five of the past six conference championships.

“Some of our execution down the stretch in the fourth quarter hurt us,” Washington said. “(Africentric knows) how to win. Even though we were 18-0, I still think we’re learning how to win. We had a couple key turnovers, and they’re a good basketball team.”

The Vikings open the postseason on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Westerville Central against Marion-Franklin or Marysville. The Red Devils were 7-12 and the Monarchs were 6-14 entering the

By Paul Vernon/ThisWeek postseason.

Symone Denham of the Vikings goes up for a shot The other top-12 seeds in Northland’s bracket despite pressure from Africentric’s Kalyn Daniel during

See ROUNDUP, page A9 the City League championship game.

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ROUNDUP Continued from page A8 are No. 7 Gahanna, No. 8 Newark and No. 11 Dublin Coffman.

Denham and Chapple each scored 15 points against the Nubians, but sophomore guard Alexis Peterson, the Vikings’ leading scorer, was held to eight points.

Africentric outscored Northland 19-11 in the fourth quarter after the score was tied at 41.

“I’m proud of our girls,” Washington said. “You go through tough growing pains when you lose in the City championship game. Now we want to work on our next goal, which is a district championship.”

•WRESTLING NOTES — Brookhaven finished sixth (114.5) at the City League wrestling tournament Feb. 12.

Northland tied Walnut Ridge for eighth (105) and Beechcroft placed 11th (51).

Although the Vikings had only eight competitors, senior Harold Mintsop (171 pounds) and juniors Andrew Love (145) and Adam Bray (119) all won titles.

Senior Dionte Stephens (135) finished fourth.

Bray (32-7), Love (21-17), Mintsop (21-6) and Stephens (7-7) might be the only wrestlers Northland has competing at the Division I sectional tournament Saturday, Feb. 19, at Pickerington North, according to coach Toby Hawk.

The last time the Vikings had three individual City champions in the same season was in 1989.

“I wasn’t completely surprised that (Bray and Mintsop) won, but (Love) has just clicked the last couple weeks and he kind of met his potential,” Hawk said.

“I’m pretty happy.”

Injuries, combined with an already young lineup, kept Brookhaven from contending for the City title. MarionFranklin won its fourth consecutive championship as it scored 202 points.

Placing for the Bearcats were Devonte Lewis (fifth at 112), Ke’Ore Turner (fourth at 119), Jalen Bonner (fourth at 140), Devin Williams (sixth at 160), Tavonte Burney (fifth at 171), Jesse Curry (fourth at 189) and Savon Banks (third at heavyweight).

“I was happy for everybody that placed,” coach Steve Ayers said. “We’re just a young team this year.”

Beechcroft had three City placers in Amos Gweh (third at 160), Juwaun Patterson (fifth at 140) and Joseph Brandon (sixth at 135).

The Cougars did not have any wrestlers at the City tournament last season but took steps forward under first-year coach Matt Glorioso.

“I thought we did relatively well for most of them being in their first year,” Glorioso said.

“They did about what I expected them to do. To place 11th out of 16, you’ve got to start somewhere.”

•IN BOYS HOOPS — The

At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Beechcroft, Brookhaven and Northland boys basketball, girls basketball, bowling, swimming and wrestling teams:

BEECHCROFT BOYS BASKETBALL *Feb. 8 — Defeated Linden-McKinley 66-62 *Feb. 11 — Def. Whetstone 79-61 Feb. 12 — Lost to Olentangy Liberty 55-54 Feb. 15 — Played Eastmoor Academy Feb. 23 — Brookhaven in first round of Division I district tournament, 6 p.m. at Delaware Of note: The Cougars were 11-8 overall before Feb. 15 and finished third at 9-5 in the City League-North Division behind Northland (14-0) and Centennial (11-3).

GIRLS BASKETBALL Feb. 8 — Def. Columbus West 89-47 Feb. 15 — Played Whitehall in first round of Division II district tournament.

Winner plays fifth-seeded Big Walnut in second round, 6 p.m. Feb. 22 at Central Crossing.

Of note: The Cougars were 11-8 overall before Feb. 15.

BOWLING Feb. 18 — Boys, girls: Sectional tournament at Eastland Lanes. The top six teams and top six individuals not on qualifying teams advance to the district tournament Feb. 26 at HP Lanes.

SWIMMING Feb. 12 — Boys, girls: Did not score at Division I sectional meet at Thomas Worthington Feb. 19 — Boys: District meet at Ohio State. Competing will be the 200 free relay (2:12.23, 30th seed).

WRESTLING Feb. 12 — Finished 11th (51) at 16team City League tournament at Columbus South behind champion Marion-Franklin (202) Feb. 19 — Division II sectional tournament at Licking Heights. The top four in each weight class advance to the district tournament Feb. 25-26 at Columbus East.

BROOKHAVEN BOYS BASKETBALL *Feb. 8 — Lost to Centennial 57-53 *Feb. 11 — Lost to East 58-48 Feb. 15 — Played Marion-Franklin Feb. 23 — Beechcroft in first round of Division I district tournament, 6 p.m. at Delaware Of note: The Bearcats were 10-9 overall before Feb. 15 and finished fourth at 7-7 in the City-North.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Feb. 25 — Teays Valley or Westerville South in second round of Division I

Northland boys basketball team will look to win its fifth consecutive City championship when it faces Walnut Ridge on Saturday, Feb. 19, at Columbus East.

The Scots last won the City title in 1971, but it will be their first appearance in the league final. The Vikings are 18-1 and went 14-0 in the City LeagueNorth Division, while Walnut Ridge is 16-3 and went 13-1 in the City-South.

The Scots have one of the area’s best forwards in 6-foot-4 senior Austin Traylor, who averages 18 points and nine rebounds.

One of the game’s key factors will be how Walnut Ridge attempts to slow down Northland senior guard Trey Burke, who has been averaging more than 23 points.

“I’m in awe of the job (Walnut Ridge coach Jason) Bates has done in a short amount of time,” Vikings coach Satch Sullinger said. “Those kids are

Sports briefs No local players make McDonald’s cut No high school basketball players from central Ohio were selected for the 2011 boys and girls McDonald’s All-American games that will be played March 30 at the United Center in Chicago.

Ten players from the area were among the nearly 2,000 nominees. The rosters, announced Feb. 10, included 24 boys and 24 girls.

The eight area boys nominees were Nate Anderson of Teays Valley, Dwayne Bazemore of Walnut Ridge, Trey Burke of Northland, Traevon Jackson of Westerville South, Jalen Ragland of Chillicothe, Brian Sullivan of Upper Arlington, Stevie Taylor of Gahanna and Austin Traylor of Walnut Ridge.

The area girls nominees were Kavunaa Edwards of Pickerington North and Raven Ferguson of Africentric.

For more information, contact Benjamin at (614) 7782052 or benj33@aol.com.

Youth baseball team looking for players The 8U Ohio Playmakers, a travel baseball team based in Marysville, is looking for players to complete its roster. To schedule a tryout before the end of February, contact coach Jason Tom at (937) 828-1480 or jtom8693@aol.com.

Registration open for flag football i9 Sports is registering youth flag football players through Feb. 24.

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Volleyball camps, clinics scheduled

St. Charles Preparatory School baseball coach Ray Benjamin will conduct baseball camps for boys ages 7-14 on Saturday, March 5.

For ages 7-10, a camp will be held from 9 a.m. to noon.

The camp for ages 11-14 will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.

The Ultimate Sports Center in Grandview is holding several volleyball events, including camps and clinics, leagues and private lessons for boys and girls of varying ages.

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district tournament, 6 p.m. at Hilliard Davidson. Brookhaven is the sixth seed.

Of note: The Bearcats are 14-5.

BOWLING *Feb. 10 — Boys: Def. Ready 2,3591,747; Girls: Lost to Ready 1,8791,492 Feb. 18 — Sectional tournament at Eastland Lanes Of note: The boys finished 12-3 overall and 10-3 in the COHSBC-Central and the girls finished 8-5 overall and 6-5 in the league.

WRESTLING Feb. 12 — Finished sixth (109.5) at City tournament Feb. 19 — Division I sectional tournament at Pickerington North

NORTHLAND BOYS BASKETBALL *Feb. 8 — Def. East 82-43 *Feb. 11 — Def. Mifflin 88-59 Feb. 19 — Walnut Ridge in City League championship game, 12:30 p.m. at East Feb. 23 — Groveport in first round of Division I district tournament, 8 p.m. at Hilliard Bradley Of note: The Vikings are 18-1 overall and finished 14-0 in the City-North.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Feb. 12 — Lost to Africentric 60-52 in City championship game at Mifflin Feb. 23 — Marion-Franklin or Marysville in second round of Division I district tournament, 6 p.m. at Westerville Central. Northland is seeded second.

Of note: The Vikings are 18-1.

BOWLING *Feb. 14 — Boys, girls: Competed against Briggs Feb. 18 — Sectional tournament at Eastland Lanes Of note: The boys were 10-5 overall and 8-5 in the COHSBC-Central and the girls were 13-2 overall and 9-2 in the COHSBC-Central before Feb. 14.

SWIMMING Feb. 12 — Boys: Finished last (15) in 12-team Division I sectional at Thomas Worthington; Girls: Did not score in 13-team sectional at Thomas Feb. 19 — Boys: District meet at Ohio State. Competing will be Viet Nguyen in the 500 free (5:20.42, 27th seed), Clay Siens in the 100 breast (1:05.46, 19th), the 200 medley relay (1:53.61, 19th), the 200 free relay (1:41.42, 21st) and the 400 free relay (3:48.12, 22nd).

WRESTLING Feb. 12 — Tied Walnut Ridge for eighth (105) at City tournament Feb. 19 — Division I sectional tournament at Pickerington North *League contest

going to be hungry. We can’t rest on our laurels. All we did was accomplish the opportunity to play in that game.

“They can focus on Trey, but he has the ability to take an average player and turn him into a superstar.”

Northland received the second seed for the district tournament, followed by Upper Arlington.

The Vikings and Golden Bears could be in line to meet for a district championship. The only other top-12 seeds in their bracket are No. 10 Olentangy Orange and No. 12 Mount Vernon.

Beechcroft and Brookhaven received the 21st and 22nd seeds, respectively, for the Division I tournament, and will play each other on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Delaware.

During the regular season, the Cougars beat the Bearcats 70-58 on Jan. 7 and 59-52 on Feb. 3. julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the DeSales boys basketball, girls basketball, gymnastics, hockey, swimming and wrestling teams: BOYS BASKETBALL *Feb. 11 — Defeated St. Charles 4846. Clinton James and Brennan Schlabig scored 14 points each.

Feb. 12 — Lost to Zanesville 49-46.

Kenny Cooper and James scored 12 points each. *Feb. 18 — Watterson at Ohio Dominican. The Stallions won 36-32 on Jan. 21.

Feb. 19 — Home vs. St. Paris Graham Feb. 26 — Licking Valley or London in second round of Division II district tournament, 6 p.m. at Olentangy Liberty. Winner plays seventh-seeded Eastmoor Academy, Caledonia River Valley or Whitehall in district semifinal, 6 p.m. March 4 at Fairgrounds Coliseum.

Of note: The Stallions are 13-5 overall and 6-1 in the CCL. GIRLS BASKETBALL *Feb. 9 — Lost to Ready 42-39.

Kelsey Albanese scored eight points.

Feb. 12 — Def. Chillicothe Unioto 7843 in regular-season finale. Maddie Lockhart scored 41 points and Albanese added 12.

Feb. 15 — Played Sparta Highland in first round of Division II district tournament. Winner plays seventh-seeded Bexley in second round, 6 p.m.

Feb. 23 at Olentangy Liberty Of note: The Stallions are 10-9 overall and finished 4-4 in the CCL. *CCL game GYMNASTICS Feb. 11 — Competed against Buckeye Valley, Heath and Thornville Sheridan Feb. 26 — District tournament at Worthington Kilbourne HOCKEY Feb. 11 — Def. Watterson 11-1 in first round of Blue Jackets Cup consolation tournament. Tyler Klutch led with three goals and Ben Risinger had 10 saves.

Feb. 12 — Def. Gahanna 3-2 in Blue Jackets Cup consolation semifinal.

Klutch (2) and Tyler McClary scored

Continued from page A8 (1:02.33) and seventh in the 100 fly (1:02.37) to advance.

“We really preach to our athletes that all of the physical work has already been done up to this point,” Fourqurean said. “This week will be spent resting the body and working the mind, making sure they trust each other, trust their training and have some fun in the process.”

At district, the top three finishers in boys and the top four finishers in girls swimming events automatically qualify to the Division II state meet Feb. 23-25 at Branin Natatorium in Canton. Additionally, 11 at-large berths will be given out in each swimming event statewide based on time.

•The wrestling team scored 183.5 points to finish second behind champion Ready (256.5) at the CCL tournament on Feb. 12. Hartley was third (137), followed by Watterson (48).

Ian Ferguson (152 pounds), Aaron Melsop (171), Dominic Pelino (140) and Lee Wilson (125) won CCL titles.

While improving on last year’s fourth-place league finish was nice, the Stallions hardly are satisfied.

“You don’t feel super good about getting second,” Pelino said. “DeSales has been known for getting first. It’s a great finish considering where we were last year, but we feel like we’re letting the school down when we don’t get first. Hopefully (the program’s history) is something that can give us inspiration to keep improving.”

The Stallions compete on Saturday, Feb. 19, in a Division II sectional at Licking Heights.

They were seventh (104) at the Licking Heights sectional last

season behind champion Licking Valley (193.5). Payton Gutierrez (103) and Ferguson were district qualifiers. Pelino, who was fifth last year, was a district alternate.

and Risinger had 10 saves.

Feb. 13 — Lost to Thomas Worthington 4-0 in Blue Jackets Cup consolation final Feb. 18 — Troy in first round of district tournament, 8:30 p.m. at Chiller Dublin. Winner plays second-seeded Olentangy Liberty in second round, 12:45 p.m. Feb. 20 at Dispatch Ice Haus. Winner plays eighth-seeded Upper Arlington, Beavercreek or Olentangy in district quarterfinal, 4:30 p.m.

Feb. 26 at Dispatch Ice Haus.

Of note: The Stallions are 9-20.

SWIMMING & DIVING Feb. 12 — Boys: Finished third (125.5) behind Granville (283) and Columbus Academy (237) at Division II sectional at Academy; Girls: Finished fifth (111) behind champion Granville (281.5) at Division II sectional at Academy Feb. 18 — Boys, girls: Division II district meet at Ohio State Below are the district qualifiers with sectional time and district seeds: BOYS — Edward Cordek: 100 free (55.06, 30th); Will Gish: 200 free (2:06.52, 31st), 100 back (1:05.98, 25th); Kris Hallam: 200 IM (2:26.5, 22nd); Cooper Staton: 50 free (21.8, first), 100 free (47.97, second); James Walsh: 200 free (2:03.23, 25th), 100 fly (1:01.15, 19th); Kevin Walsh: 100 breast (1:12.65, 30th), 200 IM (2:23.22, 15th); Nathan Yoder: 200 IM (2:33.51, 28th); 200 free relay (1:36, sixth); 400 free relay (3:35.16, fifth); 200 medley relay (2:00.9, 27th) GIRLS — Andrea Devakul: 100 back (1:02.38, third), 100 fly (1:02.37, seventh); Kara Goodman: 500 free (5:54.82, 12th), 100 back (1:09.31, 18th); Suzanne Hrabowy: 100 free (55.14, first), 100 fly (1:01.51, fourth); Abbey Moonis: 200 free (2:18.97, 19th), 500 free (6:11.6, 24th); Amy Shomo: 200 free (2:21.56, 27th); 200 free relay (2:00.84, 26th); 400 free relay (4:01.98); 200 medley relay (2:02.66) WRESTLING Feb. 12 — Finished second (183.5) behind Ready (256.5) at CCL championships Feb. 19 — Division II sectional at Licking Heights

The top four in each weight class advance to the district tournament on Feb. 26 at Columbus East. www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

Schools announce coaching vacancies The following central Ohio schools are seeking coaches: Delaware — Football. Send résumé to athletics director Clint Fetty at fettycl@dcs.k12.oh.us.

Hilliard Darby — Girls golf, assistant junior varsity boys soccer. Send résumé to Chad Schulte, athletics director, Hilliard Darby High School, 4200 Leppert Road, Hilliard, 43026 or e-mail chad_schulte@hboe.org.

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Watterson — Assistant boys track and field specializing in sprints and jumps. Contact coach Matt McGowan at runohio@ee.net or (740) 5870376.

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Surgery an option for frequent sinus problems

Continued from page A4

Frequent sinus infections in children are a common problem, especially for children in daycare settings. The average child can have six to 10 upper respiratory tract infections a year that have symptoms including nasal discharge and blockage.

Other factors that contribute to frequent sinus infections are environmental allergies, exposure to second-hand smoke, immunodeficiency, congenital craniofacial anomalies and some inherited conditions. Children with lung problems such as asthma and cystic fibrosis often have related sinus problems.

Most viral infections will resolve without treatment. A small percentage will progress to bacterial sinusitis that will require antibiotics for treatment. Narrowing or blockage of the nasal passages or sinus openings may increase the chances that a cold will progress to bacterial sinusitis.

Often, children may need medication to help treat sinus problems. This could include nasal steroids, nasal saline, mucous-thinning medications called mucolytics and some

allergy medications such as anti-histamines.

In a small percentage of children, surgery may be necessary to relieve the blockage and open the sinuses or nasal passages. Prior to any surCHARLES gery, a thorough workELMARAGHY up is necessary in order to determine the appropriate treatment course. Younger children do not typically need surgery on the sinuses as their sinuses are still developing.

Younger children with frequent sinus infections often have their adenoid, a patch of tissue located where the nose and throat join, removed. The adenoid can be a haven for bacteria and can often block the nasal passages. Removing the adenoid is a simple and painless surgery that can be very effective.

When the sinus problem is more involved than an enlarged adenoid, the sinuses need to be imaged via a special X-ray called a CT

scan. A CT scan is the best way to investigate the anatomy of the sinuses and determine if the openings of the sinuses are blocked.

If sinus openings are blocked, they can be enlarged using special instruments and a small camera called an endoscope. This is called endoscopic sinus surgery.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Rhinology Clinic is unique in that it offers allergy testing and endoscopic evaluation during the same visit. This allows both the allergist and otolaryngologist to determine an appropriate treatment plan.

You should always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider prior to starting or stopping any treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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The river, once clear and pristine, soon became little more than an open sewer and a place few people willingly visited for leisurely recreation.

The golden age of the Ohio and Erie Canal lasted for less than 30 years. By 1850, the first railroad had arrived in Columbus and within a few years, the canal began a long, slow decline. An attempt to revive the canal around the turn of the century was unsuccessful as well.

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For years after the canal was opened, the boats always came in with a band of music playing on board. The captain of the boat usually played the clarinet for the entertainment of the passengers‌�

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