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March 17, 2011

Players, parents can’t save coach

By JEFF DONAHUE ThisWeek Community Newspapers Scott Dempsey, who led the Bexley High School girls soccer team to seven appearances in the state final four, is a man without a team today.

Despite an overwhelming show of support at Monday night’s board of education meeting by current and former players and parents associated with the Bexley girls soccer program, Superintendent Mike Johnson did not present board members with a new coaching contract for Dempsey.

An overflow crowd packed every seat in the Cassingham Complex Community Room for Monday night’s board meeting. During the public comment session of the meeting nearly an hour of emotional testimony from players

Scott Dempsey in a 2007 file photo.

and other supporters of the coach was heard.

While all of those who spoke agreed that Dempsey was a tough, demanding coach they were also unanimous in asking that he be offered a new contract.

At the end of the meeting, the board went into executive session to discuss Dempsey’s contract and other issues.

Kessler: Cuts a piece of budget puzzle

By JEFF DONAHUE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Ben Kessler says that while the city of Bexley needs additional tax revenues, cuts to city services will likely play an important part in solving the puzzle that is the city budget.

Kessler, chairman of Bexley City Council’s finance and judiciary committee, said at council’s March 8 meeting that the financial challenges facing the city in 2011 and beyond can’t be addressed solely through tax increases.

“The 2011 budget is partially funded by the city’s general fund balance, a negative trend which cannot continue without new funds or a further reduction in city expenditures,” Kessler

said. “With the probable elimination of the estate tax and the local government fund, city council and Ben Kessler the administration will be discussing options and proposals for reducing expenditures and/or generating additional revenue.”

Kessler said he is proposing a review that would include identifying what expenditures would need to be cut in order to balance the budget, assuming no new sources of revenue are developed. He’s looking for a hybrid solution that would include See BUDGET, page A2

“He (Johnson) did not bring Mr. Dempsey forward for a contract,” board president Joan Fishel said prior to the executive session. “If it’s the obvious will of the board that a contract not be

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The Far Away Husky Racers make their way through the snow to the next checkpoint to answer a math or social studies question on March 11. Columbus Torah Academy first-graders had studied the Iditarod and then staged their own. The team was made up of, from left, Michelle Margolin, Yaki Liebesman, Rebekah Klynn and Samuel Hershenson.

End of an era

Ben Cason retires as ThisWeek executive editor

By JEFF DONAHUE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Friday, March 18, marks the end of an era at ThisWeek Community Newspapers.

Late that afternoon, vice president and executive editor Ben Cason will shut down his computer, gather his cell phone and coat and quietly stroll out of the newsroom the way he has every week since 1993.

However, come Monday morning, for the first time in 18 years, he won’t be leading a newsroom discussion on politics or the NCAA basketball tournament.

Cason announced his retirement to ThisWeek staffers March 11, concluding a career that spanned the height of the Watergate era as an editor at The Washington Post to building one

offered, then there would be no further action.”

Upon returning from executive session the board members took no action, thus ending Dempsey’s 12-year tenure

of the nation’s most respected community newspaper organizations. Under Cason’s leadership, ThisWeek Community Newspapers have won hundreds of state, regional and national awards for journalistic excellence.

Ben Cason More importantly, general manager Stephen Zonars said, Cason won the loyalty of hundreds of thousands of central Ohio readers.

“Ben has been the heartbeat of ThisWeek Community Newspapers for 18 years, and his contributions are immeasurable,” Zonars said.

“On his watch, the readership of our papers has grown by more than 200,000 people, which may See CASON, page A2

Main Street Guidelines group to review streetscape options

By TARA STUBBS-FIGURSKI ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Members of Bexley’s newly formed Main Street Guidelines Committee are ready to get started on improving the appearance of the city’s most identifiable business corridor.

Committee member Susan Quintenz said the group is eager to identify potential streetscape improvement projects.

“The impetus is that TIF (tax increment financing) funds are coming online,” she said. “The committee will develop a plan and help prioritize the needs and uses for those funds.”

Bexley City Councilman Ben Kessler said the committee’s main

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Quintenz said the new group started meeting in September to analyze Main Street and its different institutions and uses, including retail, office and service.

The Main Street Guidelines Commission is divided into four subgroups. One has been looking at Main Street from Pump House Park to Dawson, one from Dawson to Pleasant Ridge Drive and Remington and another from Remington to Gould. A fourth group has been looking at the common streetscape elements on Main Street, she said.

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objective is to determine how to spend the $70,000 to $80,000 generated annually by the Main Street TIF. The committee includes representatives of a number of groups including the planning commission, Land Use Strategy Commission, Tree and Public Gardens Commission, Capital University, the Bexley Public Library, Bexley City Council, a Main Street business owner and development director Bruce Langner.

Members refer to the committee as Main Street Guidelines Committee part 2. It’s an extension of a group that met a decade ago to look at Main Street architectural and design standards.

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at the school.

Dempsey was employed on a oneyear supplemental contract as the Bexley High School girls soccer coach, according to school district public information officer Amy Thompson. He is employed full-time as a teacher in the Hilliard City School District.

Johnson gave no reason for his decision not to offer Dempsey a contract for the 2011-12 season. Johnson said Dempsey’s contract expires at the end of the current school year.

Under Dempsey, the Lions girls soccer program made seven appearances in the state final four, including a state runner-up finish in 1999. Dempsey’s teams won eight league titles and won the NSCAA Academic All-America Award (3.7 grade-point average or higher) seven times.

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and the options would be discussed in greater detail.

A follow-up discussion on the options would be held on April 26.

Finance committee recommendations and public meetings on the issue would take place in May, with a final decision on the city budget strategy due in June.

If council decides to place an issue on the November ballot, the final ballot language would need to be completed in July.

City auditor Gary Qualmann told council members that depending on how deep the state budget cuts are, it could take between $2- and $4-million in new revenues and/or cuts in expenditures to close the Bexley budget gap.

a combination of cuts in expenditures and new tax dollars that would at least in part cover the loss of the estate tax and local government fund.

“At the end of this process we should have a recommendation from city council regarding whether a ballot initiative will be necessary,” he said.

Under Kessler’s proposed timeline, the finance committee would work with the city auditor, administration and finance director during March to decide if the best solution is expense reductions alone or expense reduction supplemented by new tax dollars.

With the status of the state budget still an uncertainty, the issue would be revisited by the jdonahue@thisweeknews.com finance committee on April 12 www.ThisWeekNews.com

be the most honest reflection of how valuable the public finds our coverage, which is the product of Ben’s leadership in the newsroom.”

Zonars said Cason’s legacy is the team of journalists he has assembled at ThisWeek.

“We are indebted to Ben for attracting bright and passionate reporters and editors who share his love of community news and sports, and to Ben’s high personal standards for quality, objective and, above all, accurate reporting,” he said. “No one checks more facts than Ben. Ben’s legacy will be that his brand of journalism will live on through our staff because Ben showed them the way as he coached, mentored and nurtured them. Ben leaves us in good hands.”

Two of Cason’s first hires after he arrived at ThisWeek were Lee Cochran, now assistant managing editor and sports editor, and Sandy Wallace, news editor.

“I came to ThisWeek from a small daily, and it took some time for me to get used to the different pace and schedule of weekly papers,” Wallace said. “But Ben’s vision for the papers was very clear. It was all about better reporting, better editing, better writing. For Ben, content is key, regardless of whether it’s in print or online.

“It will be very strange to walk in the newsroom on March 21 and know Ben won’t be there,” she said. “We’re losing a wealth of experience and institutional knowledge — but I think I can

OPTIONS Continued from page A1 left surveys with a number of people in the area and shared the results with the committee at the March 14 Main Street meeting, Quintenz said.

She said the committee would like to implement streetscape elements that create a physical sense of place and promote pedestrian character on Main Street.

Committee member Larry Helman said Main Street is the heart of Bexley. People like to walk up and down Main Street and walk to Main Street businesses from their homes.

“It is part of a lifestyle that makes Bexley a special place,” he said. “You can live in a great house and still walk to theater, restaurants, the drug store…”

Committee members hope to improve the pedestrian quality of the street, safety and its economic viability, Helman said.

“If we achieve those things we will continue to add to not only the appreciation of Bexley for those here but continue its’ appeal as a distinct lifestyle,” he said.

Members will need to determine how pedestrians can coexist with the automobile and ways to connect the north and south side of the street together from a pedestrian standpoint, Helman said.

The committee will also look at lingering space on Main Street — the right places to put benches or outside dining, etc., Helman said.

“What are those opportunities to tie into what we already have there and make it a more special gathering place,” he said.

The group also will work to determine how to attract both Bexley residents and others to Main Street and create centers of energy like Drexel and Guiseppe’s Ritrovo and the Bexley Public Library, Cup O’ Joe and Starbucks, Quintenz said.

“How do you take that energy and radiate it into the entire East Main Street,” she said.

The goals of the new commission dovetail with some of the recommendations for the Strategic Land Use Commission, Kessler said. Those were presented to council on Jan. 25.

The land-use recommendations included promoting community events through signage to create synergy when there are special events occurring at Capital University or through the Bexley Art Walk and Bexley Farmers Market, Kessler said.

“It lets people know what is going on in the city,” he said.

“That would be a streetscape improvement.”

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“Ben came to ThisWeek three months before me,” Cochran said.

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“He is a leader, a mentor and, most importantly, a friend. He will be missed by our readers and our newsroom.”

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Juveniles face charges in Bexley graffiti spree

By JEFF DONAHUE ThisWeek Community Newspapers Three Bexley juveniles are facing charges after a recent graffiti spree in the city.

“The charges are being filed as a result of (Bexley Police) Detective Robert Holdren’s interviews with the suspects and their parents.,” said Detective Sergeant Bryan Holbrook. “The offenders are all juveniles and live in the area.”

Holbrook said the case is pending and no sentencing has taken place yet. He said privacy issues prevent the Bexley Police Department from releasing more details because the suspects are all juveniles.

“Detective Holdren was the lead and did the leg work in the investigation,” Holbrook said.

“However, information from anonymous sources provided to patrol officers, detectives and citizens is what solved this case. It was a collaboration on the part of people who care about the community.”

Holbrook said graffiti isn’t a common problem in Bexley.

“It’s not a major problem,” he said. “It occurs

periodically, but it detracts from the community “It’s nothing new, although the volume in these instances is unusual. It’s usually one tagger working, but in this case there were at least three working. We (usually) see isolated incidents from time to time.”

Holbrook said it is important to aggressively battle graffiti.

“We try to solve these quickly and have the graffiti removed,” he said. “Otherwise, more taggers will start. They have a distorted view of the walls of the buildings in our community as their personal canvas. We let them know it’s not.

“We aggressively pursue these investigations,” Holbrook said. “It involves many different facets of the community — residents, schools, businesses, visitors, local government. We’re all victims of these types of crimes.”

Holbrook said the court will decide how best to deal with the juveniles involved in this case.

“It could be anything from diversion programs to jail sentences,” he said. “Fines and restitution for the damages are not uncommon, nor is community service. These offenders tend to be young and the hope is they can be rehabilitated.”

Timeline established for charter recommendations

By JEFF DONAHUE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The package of revisions suggested for the Bexley city charter will likely appear on the November ballot.

A timeline released by Ben Kessler, chairman of city council’s finance and judiciary committee, allows time for discussion of the issues involved prior to the 4 p.m. Aug. 10 ballot deadline.

“I would suggest that the committee spend the next several months reviewing the recommendations and coming to a consensus on the direction that council would like to take in formulating ballot language for the November 2011 election,” Kessler said.

Kesslser proposed the following schedule for in-depth discussion of the recommendations: • April 12 — Review of recommendations on drive-through restaurants on Livingston, open meet-

ings, and elected officials prohibited from city employment.

• April 26 — Review of recommendation on full-time finance director/no elected auditor.

• May 10 — Review of recommendations on mayor out of city, temporary replacement of council member.

• May 24 — Review of recommendations on forfeiture, suspension or removal of elected officials and qualifications for directors.

• June 14 — Synopsis of review and finance/judiciary Committee recommendations, referral of recommendations for attorney review and ballot language.

• June 28 — Attorney review of legislation and ballot language; first reading of ballot language.

• July 12 — Second reading of ballot language.

• July 26 — Third reading of ballot language. jdonahue@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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Public meeting scheduled for pipeline improvement project

By JEFF DONAHUE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

A closer look

Columbia Gas of Ohio has announced it will be making $3.5-million in pipeline improvements in the city of Bexley.

Company spokesperson Pamela Learman said work on the project will begin in late March and will affect a number of streets and alleys in the South Drexel Avenue and Denver Avenue areas.

A public meeting to discuss details of the project will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 29, in Bexley City Council Chambers, 2242 E. Main St. Learman said old pipes will be replaced with state-of-theart plastic piping and many meters will also be relocated.

As part of the project, the

A public meeting to discuss details of the project will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, in Bexley City Council Chambers, 2242 E. Main St.

main line, which usually runs under streets or alleys, will be replaced, as will the service line that runs from the main line to the meter of the home or business. Existing indoor gas meters will also be relocated to the outside of those homes and businesses.

Learman said the relocation of the meters means customers will no longer have to be at home to have their meters read in the future.

Customers will be contacted by Columbia Gas before

any work that directly affects them takes place, Learman said.

“We anticipate that work…will be completed in one day,” she said. “However, the entire project is scheduled to be completed in September.”

Columbia Gas will replace a total of more than 30,700 feet of pipe, affecting approximately 660 customers.

Work will be done on the following streets: Ardmore Road, Cassady Avenue, Cassingham Road, Remington Road, Stanwood Road, Roosevelt Avenue, Gould Road, Denver Road, Broad Street, Stan Avenue, Drexel Avenue, Bryden Road, Bexley Park Road, Brentwood Road, Columbia Avenue, Main Street, College Avenue, College Place and Parkview Avenue.

Information on the project is also available at ColumbiaGasOhio.com.

Health Walk-in clinic offers immunizations

Franklin County Public Health will offer a childhood immunization clinic from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 3 p.m.

Wednesday, March 23, at Jeffrey Mansion, 165 N. Parkview Ave. Required immunizations are $10 each for children ages 1 month to 18 years, plus a $15 assessment fee per visit.

Only cash or checks will be accepted for payment. Parents are asked to bring shot records for their children. A completed consent form is required if a parent or legal guardian is not present.

No one will be turned away for inability to pay for childhood immunizations.

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Commentary & opinion

As it were

Ralston Steel Car Co. was ‘a truly great’ enterprise It was an immense operation: At its height, the Ralston Steel Car Co. employed hundreds of people.

Much of it is gone now. A few of the factory buildings remain.

But in its time —for almost 50 years — the Ralston Steel Car Co. was a great Columbus success. That story and the story of the man who made it happen are well worth retelling.

ED Joseph LENTZ Stevenson Ralston was born near Hamilton, Ontario, in 1865. His father, Robert Ralston, was a recent immigrant from Ireland. His mother, Sarah Springer Ralston, came from a family that had been in America since 1680 but had fled to Canada during the American Revolution because of their loyalty to the crown.

Like a number of people in Canada, and certainly like many more in the United States, Joseph Ralston was a restless young man.

After receiving a basic education, Ralston went to sea on a ship called the City of Calcutta out of Glasgow, Scotland. After a fouryear apprenticeship, he came home, but soon was on the move once again.

He spent a year in a lumber camp in Michigan and followed that with another year as a newspaper reporter.

He then turned to the sale of real estate for a time and then began to read law at night while he worked during the day. He would never practice law, but he would always claim its study helped him in his later activities.

Along the way, he married Anna Mar of Caledonia, Ontario. They had four children, three of whom lived to adulthood.

By the turn of the century, Joseph Ralston was working in Chicago for a large manufacturer of railroad cars.

To anyone who lives in central Ohio today and arrives at a railroad crossing — with dozens of coal cars passing by — it may come as some surprise to learn there was a time not all that long ago when most of those coal cars did not exist. At the turn of the 20th century, the railroads were some of the most powerful corporations in America. But for all of that, most freight was still moved in wooden cars: box cars, tank cars or open top “gondola” cars. Many of these cars had to be unloaded by hand.

Joseph Ralston, working with a young engineer named Anton Becker, developed plans for a new type of car. The entire car would be made of durable steel and would have a series of 16 trap doors along its bottom to permit coal or anything else to be quickly unloaded.

Building a sample car, the two young inventors demonstrated their product to some railroads that hauled a lot of coal. Several of them in Columbus said they would buy the new car if the inventors could find a place to manufacture it. They did just that.

The Rarig Engineering Co. had been in business for some time at a distance from downtown Columbus along the rail lines that came into town from the east. Rarig had had some success making engines

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The Ralston Steel Car Co. in 1909.

for industrial use, boilers, and even the superstructure for iron bridges.

In the years before the Spanish American War, the company decided that its future lay in what we would today call “defense contracts.” The Navy was expanding in size and influence. The Army was more involved in more places more frequently, as well. All of these people would need heavyduty artillery and the ordnance carriages to hold them.

With outbreak of the Spanish American War, the company converted to wartime production in the confident assumption that the war would last for some time.

The war lasted for 90 days. Not long thereafter, for a number of reasons, the company went out of business.

It was at this fortuitous moment that Joseph Ralston and Anton Becker came to town looking for a factory location. They found the Rarig site.

Beginning in 1905, Ralston and his financial backers began a process that was nothing short of amazing. Rarig Engineering had a big factory building but little about it had anything to do with building rail cars. The new company took the building and began to build rail cars. While this went on, it completely gutted the interior of the old building and then proceeded to build a brand new building several hundred feet long to accommodate an assembly line to produce rail cars.

When all of that was done, the company then went back and tore down the old building and replaced

it with a new building. And while all of this was happening, it continued to build steel cars.

Between 1906 and 1911, the company built more than 10,000 of the new cars and soon found them shipped to all parts of the world. As just one example, in 1909, the company sold 50 of its cars to the South Manchurian Railway and sent the entire consignment to China in pieces, packed in crates.

Over the years, the Ralston Steel Car Co. built not only a factory but an entire community on the East Side of Columbus. The area sat on the north side of the rail yards to the east of Milo Grogan.

It was a self-contained world with most of its residents earning their livelihoods at the great factory.

Joseph Ralston died in 1920.

F. E. Simons led the company from 1920 to 1935 and he was followed by Frank Livingston in the years after World War II. Through all of those years, the Ralston Steel Car Co. was one of the great industrial businesses of Columbus.

Changes in America’s rail transport business after World War II made the company less competitive and it went out of business in 1953.

If you visit the near East Side of Columbus today it is still not all that difficult to find the streets and structures and other traces of the Ralston Steel Car Co. — a truly great American enterprise.

Marlene Miller, Lynn Noles,

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Block watch groups A Cappella Fest will help Bexley fight crime feature local singers

By TARA STUBBS-FIGURSKI

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Bexley residents are lending police a helping hand in their fight against crime by participating in neighborhood block watch programs, according to Sgt. Dawn Overly-Sheterom.

“The increase in the number of groups is due to global and economic issues,” OverlySheterom said. “With the economy the way it is and the number of individuals unemployed, some have turned to stealing to subsidize their income.”

Police Chief Larry Rinehart started the block watch program in early 2009. Last year three groups were added, bringing the total number of block watch groups to six — four in south Bexley, one in central Bexley and one in north Bexley.

Overly-Sheterom said neighborhood block watch programs work.

“It has been shown that where neighborhood watches exist and are viable in their community, there is a lower incidence of crime,” she said.

Lee Nathans, who serves as the chairman of Bexley’s Police Advisory Committee, said the primary purpose of the block watch is to deter crime from occurring in a neighborhood.

“Perpetrators understand that the targets in that area are going

A closer look Police Chief Larry Rinehart started the block watch program in early 2009. Last year three groups were added, bringing the total number of block watch groups to six — four in south Bexley, one in central Bexley and one in north Bexley.

to be less successful for them to break in,” he said.

Nathans formed a group a couple of years ago on his South Remington block. There are street signs alerting would-be criminals they have entered a block watch area, he said.

“The police department does an excellent job in supporting citizens (safety),” Nathans said.

“Community watch programs are the strongest tool in the department’s tool belt because they organize residents to look out for each other, become more vigilant and call police when they see or hear something suspicious,” Rinehart said.

Overly-Sheterom said the more block watch groups a city has the better. Bexley’s groups are small and encompass three to four blocks versus one large group that oversees 10 to 15 blocks, she said.

“The small groups are more committed to observing their neighbors patterns and it becomes

more personal,” she said.

It only takes four to six concerned residents in a block to form a block watch, Overly-Sheterom said. A phone/email tree is established and the group selects a captain. The captain receives crime notices or community concerns from the police department. When block watch members have a concern they can contact the captain, she said.

If there is a pattern of home break-ins, the police department notifies the block watch captains, who then distribute information through their contact list, Nathans said.

Nathans said when he started his group he sent notices to all of the people on his block notifying them of his intention to start the program.

Several police officers talked about common sense techniques for protecting homes and property, he said.

“In Bexley, people have a sense of security and forget to put down their garage doors at night and make sure all their valuables are removed from cars if they park them on the street,” he said.

“Many of the issues associated with crimes like that can be prevented.”

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By TARA STUBBS-FIGURSKI ThisWeek Community Newspapers After a successful debut, the Columbus A Cappella Fest is moving to a larger venue.

Event organizer and Bexley resident Steve Keyes said that after last year’s performances at Bexley High School, the second Columbus A Cappella Fest will be held March 26 at the Lincoln Theater, 769 E. Long St. “The outpouring of support and interest was so strong we wanted to step up to a major venue, the Lincoln Theater,” Keyes said. “It makes it more accessible as a Columbus-wide type of event. We are excited to be there.”

While the first A Cappella Fest was a twoday event, this year performances will take place on a single day at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Keyes said that move will help reduce costs.

“We thought it would be good to have one afternoon and one evening performance,” he said.

Scheduling two performances also made it possible for two popular groups to participate.

Test of Time, a quartet of men who perform in the barbershop style in the senior citizen division around Ohio, will sing in the 2 p.m. show, Keyes said.

The Eastmoor Academy Mixed Ensemble is only available for the 8 p.m. show. The group, which began traveling and performing in 2000, features 40 high school students both male and female.

The GrooveBarbers will headline both concerts. Keyes is a member and co-founder of the quartet that has been together since college and performs professionally. They produced two albums and are working on a third, he said.

Other members of The GrooveBarbers are Sean Altman, Charlie Evett and Kevin Weist.

“We have way many more songs than we know what to do with,” Keyes said, adding the group will perform rhythm and blues, jazz, rock and and pop music.

“We do a rollicking version of ‘Hang on Sloopy,’” he said. “That is always a big hit here.”

Keyes said the group also will perform a couple of songs with student groups, demonstrating that A Cappella music “melds the generations.”

“We can all learn songs and share the joy of music together,” Keyes said.

Columbus School for Girls’ Grace Notes will perform at the festival. The group started performing three years ago, squeezing in practice time before and after school and on their breaks, said director Gail Kopetz. The ensemble is now part of the curriculum.

“They were excited about singing in a small group of girls who were passionate about vocal excellence, having fun and trying many different varieties of repertoire from show tunes to jazz, to sacred, gospel and traditional choral,” she said.

The Grace Notes were invited to participate

by Sandra Mathias, director of the Columbus Children’s choir. Proceeds from the musical festival will benefit the Children’s Choir.

Kopetz said A Cappella music is challenging and the perfect tool for educating and training young musicians.

“They have to listen very carefully, learn how to weave their phrases together, tune chords, balance their parts and blend together as perfectly as possible,” she said.

Other acts are The Scioto Valley Chorus, a 60-member female barbershop chorus and the 16-member Columbus Children’s Choir Bellissima.

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2, at Brookwood Presbyterian Church, 2685 E. Livingston Ave. Event The group meets the first and third Big Steps for Little Feet, sponSaturdays of the month through sored by Agudas Achim Preschool, October for breakfast and a hike 7-9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at in a local metro park. Reservations 2767 E. Broad St. A silent auction required. Call 235-3451. fundraiser will be held. Open to Quilting Etc., 2-4 p.m. the first the public. Tickets are $15 in and third Tuesdays of the month advance and $20 at the door, at Brookwood Presbyterian including hors d’ouevres, wine Church, 2685 E. Livingston Ave. and chocolates. Call (614) 237Free. For more information, call 2747, ext. 28.

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Volley On Friday, a recreKiwanis Club of Berwick, ational volleyball program, 6:30- noon Thursdays at Berwick Party 8:30 p.m. Fridays beginning April House, 3250 Refugee Road. Buf8 at Brookwood Presbyterian fet lunch is $9. Call David Barrett Church, 2685 Livingston Ave. Free at 866-7309. to individuals and families. Call Bexley Lions Club, 6:30 p.m.

the first and third Mondays of the month at Wing’s Restaurant, 2801 E. Main St. Bexley Ohio Scholastic Chess Club, an affiliate of the U.S. Chess Federation, 1-2 p.m. Sundays in the Community Room of Cup O Joe’s, 2418 E. Main St. Open play and free chess instruction for elementary-age students. Call Gary at (614) 338-0243.

Bexley Club International Training in Communication, 5:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month at Driving Park Library, 1566 E. Livingston Ave. Call 841-9103 or 253-2554.

Right Connection- Bexley/Whitehall/Southeast Columbus Chapter, 1 p.m. Monday at Mozart’s, 2152 E. Main St. in Bexley. Call Kim Kalfas at 238-9355.

Columbus Area Boardgaming Society, 2 p.m.-2 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month at the Easton Square Shopping Center, 3876 Morse Road, next door to JoAnn Fabrics. Call (740) 4744423.

Consumer and Family Advisory Council, 4:30-6 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the ADAMH Board of Franklin County, 447 E. Broad St. Call 2223743.

Rotary Club of WhitehallBexley, noon every Friday at the Columbus Country Club, 4831 E. Broad St. Western Square Dance Club, sponsored by Bucks and Does Singles, 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays at First Congregational Church, 444 E. Broad St. For more information,

call 901-3994 or 837-6974.

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Wednesdays, at the Ohio Theatre.

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

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.

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Bexley City Council, 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Call city hall at (614) 559-4200 for meeting location.

Bexley Mayor’s Court, 9 a.m. every other Friday in council chambers at City Hall, 2242 E. Main St.

Support groups

Mental Health Through WillTraining, sponsored by Recovery International, noon Saturdays at Brookwood Presbyterian Church, 2685 Livingston Ave. Call Karl at (614) 236-9979.

Government Bexley Mothers’ Center, Bexley Board of Education, monthly brunch open house and 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of the activities for moms and children month in the Bexley High School of all ages. For more information,

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Program announced to help fund gardens Obituaries City and county officials recently announced creation of a fund to offer grants for community gardens.

Mayor Michael B. Coleman Councilmember Priscilla Tyson and Franklin County Commissioners Marilyn Brown, Paula Brooks and John O’Grady made the announcement in cooperation with the Foundation for Active Living at the Columbus Foundation.

“Recognizing the many benefits of community gardens, the grant fund will support existing gardens in the city of Columbus and throughout Franklin County and encourage the creation of new ones,” according to a statement released jointly by the mayor’s office, city council and that of the board of commissioners.

The press release touted the benefits of such projects, and said that the American Community Gardening Association reports that there are over 18,000 community gardens in the United States and Canada.

“By partnering with the county, we have leveraged our respective resources to create new gardens and strengthen existing ones,” Coleman was quoted as saying. “Community gardens benefit our health, our community and our environ-

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ment, and they give neighbors a reason and a place to come together.”

“This grant fund will support and encourage community gardens in our local neighborhoods and foster an environment of healthy living for area children,” Commissioner Brown said in a statement. “We know that if families have access to grow their own fruits and vegetables at a low cost, they are more likely to put them on their dinner table.”

“Franklin County is filled with individuals and organizations that are putting their shovels in the ground and producing nutritious food,” Brooks added.

“Community gardens help create strong communities and connect people to their

food supply,” was O’Grady’s comment.

“Community gardens promote healthy lifestyles by providing fresh food for families, encourage engagement among residents of all ages, create green jobs in an improving economy and increase the overall pride in a neighborhood,” Tyson was quoted as saying.

To qualify for the grant, the applicant must meet requirements such as a registered 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and be located within the city of Columbus or qualifying areas of Franklin County. Grant awards will be made up to $4,000 for each project for supplies and/or services.

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Grant applicants must access the grant application on the Columbus Foundation website at www.columbusfoundation.org.

The application can be found under Columbus Foundation Grants, Fund for Targeted Needs, in the Neighborhood Grants and Community Gardens section.

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Education Bexley Schools to hold kindergarten registration Parents of children who will be 5 years old by Sept. 30 and who live within the city of Bexley may enroll their children in the district’s kindergarten program.

Bexley City Schools offers a full-day kindergarten program only.

Registration for students with last names starting A-L will be held Tuesday, April 5, and registration for last names MZ will be held Wednesday, April 6.

Registration will be open from 9 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 3 p.m.

Residents living south of Main Street may register at Montrose Elementary, 2555 E. Main St. Residents living between Main and Broad streets may register at Cassingham Elementary, 250 S. Cassingham Road. Residents living north of Broad Street may register at Maryland Elementary, 2754 Maryland Ave. A student may attend a school other than the one indicated by their street address via IntraDistrict Open Enrollment.

However, students must register at their school according to their residence before applying for open enrollment.

Applications can be filed with the Superintendent between May 31 and Aug. 1. Requests are considered based on class size in the receiving school.

Parents or guardians should bring the child’s original birth certificate, proof of residency, the child’s immunization records and custodial papers, if applicable, to the registration.

Early entrance opportunities are available for students whose birthday falls between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31. Written requests should be made before April 15.

For complete information on kindergarten registration, visit bexleyschools.org or contact Dr. Anne Hyland at (614) 231-7611 or Anne.Hyland@bexleyschools.org.

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Congregation Tifereth Israel’s Spotlight Series presents the Dina Vinar-Cieplinski will serve Laugh in Peace Tour, starring coas the director of the Florence medians Rabbi Bob Alper, Azhar Usman and Rev. Susan Sparks, Melton Mini at 7 p.m. Sunday,April 10, at ConSchool at the gregation Tifereth Israel, 1354 E. JCC of Broad St. Greater ColumSirius/XM satellite radio plays bus.

Rabbi Bob Alper’s comedy bits She is a several times daily. He is an orColumbus native and has Dina worked in the Vinar-Cieplinski Jewish community for the past 10 years. In addition to working at Congregation Agudas Achim and Columbus Torah Academy, VinarCieplinski spent six months in Israel at Kibbutz Yavneh.

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(Above) German Village resident Kristy Yosick will sell her artisan chocolates in Ted Dyrdek’s Voda Emporium, an Olde Towne East market. (Below) Yosick makes a variety of chocolates, including (from left) sour chocolate, vanilla bean bon bons and chocolates filled with raspberry cream.

Chocolatier back in the kitchen

By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Kristy Yosick is reuniting Columbus with her special brand of handcrafted chocolates.

She recently has partnered with the owners of Voda Emporium, an Olde Towne East market that is now the exclusive provider of her artisan treats.

Ted Drydek, who owns Voda with Gary Wahlers, said he’s personally a fan of Yosick’s creations.

“The truth is, it’s phenomenal,” he said. “We love it.”

Yosick said Voda, a quirky market with a wide range of goods, is well suited to carry her merchandise.

“I know these guys will respect my chocolates,” she said.

It’s also close to her loyal base of German Village customers.

On a related note,Yosick has passed along her recipe for

scones to Voda, which is now serving them in the adjacent Portico, a small coffee shop that opened recently.

Voda, 81 Parsons Ave., carries up to 31 flavors of chocolate per day, selling them by the piece and box. Customers can also place special orders, which take 24 hours to fill.

Yosick closed her business, Yosick’s Artisan Chocolates in German Village, on Christmas Eve. She said she took a much-

needed rest but returned to business in February. She now creates her confections from a small professional kitchen in Hilliard, where she turns out about 2,000 pieces a week, both for private customers and Voda.

Yosick, who lives in German Village, said she plans to double her production in the next few months as she focuses on Internet sales and several new retail locations across the city.

Her former shop, located in

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a small storefront on East Fifth Street, closed after three years in business. Unlike her original store, her current space is not certified kosher and she has phased out any savory items so she can focus on her brand, which she wants to expand regionally.

In addition to truffles, she makes Belgian-molded chocolates, French chocolates and is working on a line of confections, such as turtles, and themed designs.

She has unveiled a new line of pepper-based pieces, using sriracha, pablano, jalapeño and cayenne. She said they have zip but aren’t too spicy. It’s all part of her desire to evolve her chocolate line and expand the bounds of creativity.

“I changed my entire business model,” she said. “And that’s one of the reasons, so I can be more creative and focus on chocolate and bring newer pieces to light on a seasonal basis.”

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The Beat Arts, eats and fun in central Ohio as many say, but he’s really good.

Talented, witty, eccentric, raw.”

For sure Dwayne Carter is money — tunes like 6 Foot 7 Foot, Lollipop and the new Right Above It, plus his many collaborations — dude knows a hit song when he makes one.

Wayne’s a free man as of last November and is out on the road with compatriots Nicki Minaj,

FAB 5

By Jim Fischer

jfischer@thisweeknews.com

1 Andrew Lloyd Webber de-

serves the credit he gets for reviving the “big” musical, as Phantom of the Opera and CATS are modern classics. But perhaps the best and most popular musical of the late 20th century is Les Miserables. (It’s The Beat’s favorite, anyway.)

Pageantry, a passionate story and, of course, great songs — Do You Hear the People Sing, Bring Him Home, I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own — Les Mis has it all.

The current tour is a newly conceived 25th anniversary production, and continues through Sunday at the Ohio Theatre.

At press time, tickets were already scarce. Prices start at $22.50.

Call (614) 469-0939.

2 If you’re going to play blue-

grass music, you couldn’t pick a much better locale than Charlottesville, Va. Hailing from that town in the

Rick Ross, Travis Barker and Mix Master Mike, stopping at nationwide Arena Saturday, March 19.

Ticket are $126.76-$40.75. Call 1-800-745-3000.

Sure, glorious, tuned-down riffing abounds, but Torche songs also often have distinguishable melodies and poppy chord progressions. Frontman Steve Brooks also borders on engaging in concert.

The scene is broadly rewith openers Post Teens 4 ferred to as “stoner rock,” andTorche, Tilts, plays the Ravari Room but The Beat wonders if Miami’s Monday, March 21. Tickets are Torche actually belongs. $10/$12. Call (614) 263-4058.

5 Within the past few years, the Columbus sica musicians.

Lil’ Wayne

The Honeydew Drops

turn it on its head.

The Honey Dewdrops will play the downtown Westerville Old Bag of Nails Saturday, March 19.

The Kentucky String Quintet opens.

Tickets are $10/$12. Email dcook@columbus.rr.com for more information.

Blue Ridge foothills, Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish teamed up to form The Honey Dewdrops.

The couple won the 2008 A Prairie Home Companion Talent Contest, and their path was affirmed.

Serious picking and harmonies 3 The Beat fully admits we’ve always had trouble with Lil mark the tunes that make up their two albums — 2009’s If the Sun Wayne’s voice, so any appreciaWill Shine and last year’s These tion we might have developed for Old Roots, both boasting original his overall game suffered.

So we checked with a Critic tunes that embrace tradition and Crony and got “he’s not the best

Gay Men’s Chorus has collaborated with “We wanted to feature each organization in both ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and the addition to having that anchor piece,” Chen said.

Columbus Children’s Choir.

“Some of these pieces are not performed often, This weekend, the groups will collaborate and this is material our musicians wouldn’t norwith one another — all at the same time. mally get to play.”

“Our three organizations are considered smallThe children’s choir will perform Glick’s er arts groups in Columbus, but we’re each Psalm Trilogy, “a beautiful piece commissioned unique,” ProMusica executive director Janet by the Toronto Children’s Choir,” Mathias said.

Chen told The Beat. “Not every city has any or The CGMC will be joined by ProMusica muall of these. So we get to highlight some of the sicians for “some standard men’s chorus selecuniqueness of Columbus.” tions,” Sarsany said, including Behold Man, FarLeaders of each of the groups told The Beat ther Sail, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless the collaboration has both artistic and organi- Child and Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart. zational benefits.

The program will include “We’re doing music that ProMusica Chamber Orches- a special combined piece to we can’t do separately,” tra, the Columbus Gay Men’s close the evening – a CGMC director Dr. Tim Chorus and Columbus Chil- Sarsany arrangement of the Sarsany, who will conduct dren’s Choir will combine for Christina Aguilera song the concerts, said. “It was Beautiful, offered as an antiimportant and a challenge to “Musicians in Harmony” Friday bullying anthem. pick repertoire that fit the and Saturday, March 18-19, at All three expressed excombination.” the Lincoln Theatre. Tickets citement about performing The centerpiece of the are $31/$16. Call (614) 464- at the Lincoln Theatre, alprogram is Bernstein’s 0066 or visit www.promusica- though Sarsany confessed Chichester Psalms, which, the combined forces — CCC director Dr. Sandra columbus.org. about 180-190 in all — will Mathias explained, “we disstretch the stage to its limcovered this voicing is how he originally envi- its. sioned,” with children on the higher voice parts That each group will be exposed to — hopecombined with men’s voices. fully — new audiences also makes the collab“We don’t get to do many major works with oration a big plus. an orchestra,” Mathias added. “This is a won“It’s a unique opportunity for the communiderful opportunity for our singers and they’re ty,” Mathias said. working very hard.”

“To be in front of these other groups’ audiThe combined ensembles will also perform ences that might not otherwise see us is a great Rutter’s Look at the World and Kaplan’s Glori- thing,” Sarsany added. ous.

Each of the choirs will perform works sepaFor more in “Musicians in Harmony,” read rately, also with accompaniment from ProMu- the BeatBlog at www.ThisWeekNews.com.

Les Miserables

Vino Vino in Grandview; so nice they named it twice When I first wrote about Vino Vino around five years ago, the little Grandview hub had a lot of buzz about it. Well, frankly, I hadn’t heard much Vino Vino talk lately. After a few recent visits, I think I know why: Its many patrons are trying to keep this terrific place (and its brashly flavored, artfully plated dishes sold at really great prices) all to themselves.

Comfy, urbane, sophisticated, casual — these were the adjectives that popped into my brain as Brazilian music played (a much appreciated Vino Vino mainstay) and I perused the lengthy vino list.

The wine-named place has a few flights with grinning descriptions, a ton of bottles that range from an unoaked Chilean chard (Cousino Macal, $22) to a big Barolo (Marcarini, $80) and lots of foodfriendly juice in between.

Salads are certainly solid here. The Charleston ($6) is one of those walnut and Maytag blue cheese numbers, but nicely done — with earthy julienned veggies and a lightly applied bright vinai-

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If you’re more of a Caesar person, pick the Parmesan Peppercorn ($6). It’s like a spicy and creamy version minus the anchovy but plus sweet corn kernels and a hunk of fresh avocado.

Before moving on, I should mention that the last salad — along with a bunch of other goodies — are available in smaller portions for $3 (some are $4) during Vino Vino’s spectacular happy hour, which is one of the best in town.

Other happy hour highlights include: a killer Fish Taco (get the lettuce wrap option) that’s bold, huge and colorful and easily rivals any in the city; a very nifty crab cake actually packed with crab, nicely butter-browned and offering a flattering hint of mustard; a super-juicy sirloin and portobello slider; and an excel-

goat cheese.

Fried chicken took a fun and nutty Thai turn in the Pistachio Crusted Chicken ($13). Two large logs of juicy boneless breast meat were pistachioed and bread crumbed and presented in crusty jackets. They were accompanied by dense and garlicky smashed redskins, a nice veggie medley starring broccoli and a sweet Thai-like chili sauce.

The Roasted Salmon ($15) was a platefilling big fillet of grill-marked pink fish roused into specialness by a butter sauce with an intense lemon zestiness. Jasmine rice was on the side for sopping up the attention-demanding sauce.

A dense but not super heavy NYCstyle cheesecake ($6) was good on its own, but even better with its accessories — nuts, fruit, syrup and cinnamon.

Molten in the middle, the tangy cheese had a highly attractive, crackly brown crust. Cutting the richness were an herby, chunky and addictive marinara sauce plus a little balsamic-drizzled salad.

Goat cheese went entree in the veggie-tastic Asparagus Risotto Tower ($12).

A stellar vegetarian dish, it stacked the

By Daniel Sohner/ThisWeek rich risotto with accumulating layers of diced portobellos; a sort of fire-roasted Asparagus Risotto Tower from Vino bell pepper and onion chutney; and a Vino in Grandview. final top floor of charred asparagus lent blackened tuna and veggie pizza. spears. Surrounding the tower was a To read G.A. Benton’s Back on the regular menu, the Baked moat of earthy, spicy and wonderful blog visit ColumbusGoat Cheese ($8) was a marvelous starter. French green lentils rippled with lusty DiningGuide.com

Northland welcomes Nigerian restaurant on Cleveland Ave. Esther Ajiboye thinks Columbus is ready for something many residents rarely, if ever, have tried: Nigerian cuisine.

Ajiboye and her husband Olawale have opened Intercontinental Restaurant, a 30-seat eatery in the Northland area.

Opening day two weeks ago, the restaurant served 200 customers. Since then, a steady stream of diners has flowed

through Intercontinental, supping on such dishes as plantains with spinach, goat meat with mixed okra stew and fish pepper soup.

“We’ve been very busy,” Mrs. Ajiboye said.

The reason, she suspects, is the

paucity of Nigerian restaurants in the region. In fact, she claims that Intercontinental, 5777 Cleveland Ave., is the only one in the state. Also in its favor are the healthful aspects of the cuisine — nothing is deep-fried — and the price. All meals start out at $7.99. Prices go up if customers ask for extra portions.

“We give you what will fill you up,” she said. “We don’t ration

By Eric George/ThisWeek

Esther and Olawale Ajiboye have opened Intercontinental Restaurant featuring Nigerian cuisine at 5777 Cleveland Ave.

it.”

Both Ajiboyes are from the western part of Nigeria, where each owned a restaurant.

“Cooking brought us together,” Mrs. Ajiboye said. “Food brought us together.”

“This is the first time we are working together,” her husband said. “I enjoy it. She’s a good cook.”

Columbus is no stranger to regional African cuisines, offering a wide variety of styles: Figs Café (a mix of Ghanaian and Western fare), Blue Nile (Ethiopian) and Solay Bistro (Somali), for example.

Mr. Ajiboye said many of the restaurant’s West African dishes, such as jollof rice, are shared throughout most of the continent.

One of the most popular dishes at Intercontinental is moi moi, made from a base of black-eyed peas that are soaked, peeled, cooked and pureed, and seasoned with a variety of ingredients. After it is boiled in foil and firms up into a loaf, the moi moi is cut into pieces to be eaten on their own or served with meat. Another big seller is egusi soup, made of melon seeds, and often served with a ball of pounded yam, where diners peel off pieces of the globe and dip it into the soup as they eat.

Mrs. Ajiboye said the spice level of the dishes is mild and suited to most diners but there is a

habanero salsa served tableside for those who want a spicy condiment.

The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner hours daily. For more information, call 614-843-5665.

Spain Restaurant is opening a second site in Lewis Center.

The Spanish eatery, a Northland staple for 12 years, will take over the site most recently occupied by Beebs Deli, 76 Powell Road.

The 3,500-square-foot building, which will seat around 100 people, is just west of U.S. Route 23.

The menu and pricing structure will remain largely unchanged, said general manager Luis Aguilar. A specific opening date is not certain, but it should be ready within two months.

He said the plan is to keep the current site at 888 E. DublinGranville Road and have a less formal menu.

■ Beer columnist Michael Paull recommends Bam Biere from Michigan, a light barrel-aged saison with a potent sour-beer punch. Read his column at www.thisweeknews.com/foodandwine.

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Talented, witty, eccentric, raw.”

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1 Andrew Lloyd Webber de-

serves the credit he gets for reviving the “big” musical, as Phantom of the Opera and CATS are modern classics. But perhaps the best and most popular musical of the late 20th century is Les Miserables. (It’s The Beat’s favorite, anyway.)

Pageantry, a passionate story and, of course, great songs — Do You Hear the People Sing, Bring Him Home, I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own — Les Mis has it all.

The current tour is a newly conceived 25th anniversary production, and continues through Sunday at the Ohio Theatre.

At press time, tickets were already scarce. Prices start at $22.50.

Call (614) 469-0939.

2 If you’re going to play blue-

grass music, you couldn’t pick a much better locale than Charlottesville, Va. Hailing from that town in the

Rick Ross, Travis Barker and Mix Master Mike, stopping at nationwide Arena Saturday, March 19.

Ticket are $126.76-$40.75. Call 1-800-745-3000.

Sure, glorious, tuned-down riffing abounds, but Torche songs also often have distinguishable melodies and poppy chord progressions. Frontman Steve Brooks also borders on engaging in concert.

The scene is broadly rewith openers Post Teens 4 ferred to as “stoner rock,” andTorche, Tilts, plays the Ravari Room but The Beat wonders if Miami’s Monday, March 21. Tickets are Torche actually belongs. $10/$12. Call (614) 263-4058.

5 Within the past few years, the Columbus sica musicians.

Lil’ Wayne

The Honeydew Drops

turn it on its head.

The Honey Dewdrops will play the downtown Westerville Old Bag of Nails Saturday, March 19.

The Kentucky String Quintet opens.

Tickets are $10/$12. Email dcook@columbus.rr.com for more information.

Blue Ridge foothills, Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish teamed up to form The Honey Dewdrops.

The couple won the 2008 A Prairie Home Companion Talent Contest, and their path was affirmed.

Serious picking and harmonies 3 The Beat fully admits we’ve always had trouble with Lil mark the tunes that make up their two albums — 2009’s If the Sun Wayne’s voice, so any appreciaWill Shine and last year’s These tion we might have developed for Old Roots, both boasting original his overall game suffered.

So we checked with a Critic tunes that embrace tradition and Crony and got “he’s not the best

Gay Men’s Chorus has collaborated with “We wanted to feature each organization in both ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and the addition to having that anchor piece,” Chen said.

Columbus Children’s Choir.

“Some of these pieces are not performed often, This weekend, the groups will collaborate and this is material our musicians wouldn’t norwith one another — all at the same time. mally get to play.”

“Our three organizations are considered smallThe children’s choir will perform Glick’s er arts groups in Columbus, but we’re each Psalm Trilogy, “a beautiful piece commissioned unique,” ProMusica executive director Janet by the Toronto Children’s Choir,” Mathias said.

Chen told The Beat. “Not every city has any or The CGMC will be joined by ProMusica muall of these. So we get to highlight some of the sicians for “some standard men’s chorus selecuniqueness of Columbus.” tions,” Sarsany said, including Behold Man, FarLeaders of each of the groups told The Beat ther Sail, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless the collaboration has both artistic and organi- Child and Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart. zational benefits.

The program will include “We’re doing music that ProMusica Chamber Orches- a special combined piece to we can’t do separately,” tra, the Columbus Gay Men’s close the evening – a CGMC director Dr. Tim Chorus and Columbus Chil- Sarsany arrangement of the Sarsany, who will conduct dren’s Choir will combine for Christina Aguilera song the concerts, said. “It was Beautiful, offered as an antiimportant and a challenge to “Musicians in Harmony” Friday bullying anthem. pick repertoire that fit the and Saturday, March 18-19, at All three expressed excombination.” the Lincoln Theatre. Tickets citement about performing The centerpiece of the are $31/$16. Call (614) 464- at the Lincoln Theatre, alprogram is Bernstein’s 0066 or visit www.promusica- though Sarsany confessed Chichester Psalms, which, the combined forces — CCC director Dr. Sandra columbus.org. about 180-190 in all — will Mathias explained, “we disstretch the stage to its limcovered this voicing is how he originally envi- its. sioned,” with children on the higher voice parts That each group will be exposed to — hopecombined with men’s voices. fully — new audiences also makes the collab“We don’t get to do many major works with oration a big plus. an orchestra,” Mathias added. “This is a won“It’s a unique opportunity for the communiderful opportunity for our singers and they’re ty,” Mathias said. working very hard.”

“To be in front of these other groups’ audiThe combined ensembles will also perform ences that might not otherwise see us is a great Rutter’s Look at the World and Kaplan’s Glori- thing,” Sarsany added. ous.

Each of the choirs will perform works sepaFor more in “Musicians in Harmony,” read rately, also with accompaniment from ProMu- the BeatBlog at www.ThisWeekNews.com.

Les Miserables

Vino Vino in Grandview; so nice they named it twice When I first wrote about Vino Vino around five years ago, the little Grandview hub had a lot of buzz about it. Well, frankly, I hadn’t heard much Vino Vino talk lately. After a few recent visits, I think I know why: Its many patrons are trying to keep this terrific place (and its brashly flavored, artfully plated dishes sold at really great prices) all to themselves.

Comfy, urbane, sophisticated, casual — these were the adjectives that popped into my brain as Brazilian music played (a much appreciated Vino Vino mainstay) and I perused the lengthy vino list.

The wine-named place has a few flights with grinning descriptions, a ton of bottles that range from an unoaked Chilean chard (Cousino Macal, $22) to a big Barolo (Marcarini, $80) and lots of foodfriendly juice in between.

Salads are certainly solid here. The Charleston ($6) is one of those walnut and Maytag blue cheese numbers, but nicely done — with earthy julienned veggies and a lightly applied bright vinai-

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by G.A. Benton grette.

If you’re more of a Caesar person, pick the Parmesan Peppercorn ($6). It’s like a spicy and creamy version minus the anchovy but plus sweet corn kernels and a hunk of fresh avocado.

Before moving on, I should mention that the last salad — along with a bunch of other goodies — are available in smaller portions for $3 (some are $4) during Vino Vino’s spectacular happy hour, which is one of the best in town.

Other happy hour highlights include: a killer Fish Taco (get the lettuce wrap option) that’s bold, huge and colorful and easily rivals any in the city; a very nifty crab cake actually packed with crab, nicely butter-browned and offering a flattering hint of mustard; a super-juicy sirloin and portobello slider; and an excel-

goat cheese.

Fried chicken took a fun and nutty Thai turn in the Pistachio Crusted Chicken ($13). Two large logs of juicy boneless breast meat were pistachioed and bread crumbed and presented in crusty jackets. They were accompanied by dense and garlicky smashed redskins, a nice veggie medley starring broccoli and a sweet Thai-like chili sauce.

The Roasted Salmon ($15) was a platefilling big fillet of grill-marked pink fish roused into specialness by a butter sauce with an intense lemon zestiness. Jasmine rice was on the side for sopping up the attention-demanding sauce.

A dense but not super heavy NYCstyle cheesecake ($6) was good on its own, but even better with its accessories — nuts, fruit, syrup and cinnamon.

Molten in the middle, the tangy cheese had a highly attractive, crackly brown crust. Cutting the richness were an herby, chunky and addictive marinara sauce plus a little balsamic-drizzled salad.

Goat cheese went entree in the veggie-tastic Asparagus Risotto Tower ($12).

A stellar vegetarian dish, it stacked the

By Daniel Sohner/ThisWeek rich risotto with accumulating layers of diced portobellos; a sort of fire-roasted Asparagus Risotto Tower from Vino bell pepper and onion chutney; and a Vino in Grandview. final top floor of charred asparagus lent blackened tuna and veggie pizza. spears. Surrounding the tower was a To read G.A. Benton’s Back on the regular menu, the Baked moat of earthy, spicy and wonderful blog visit ColumbusGoat Cheese ($8) was a marvelous starter. French green lentils rippled with lusty DiningGuide.com

Northland welcomes Nigerian restaurant on Cleveland Ave. Esther Ajiboye thinks Columbus is ready for something many residents rarely, if ever, have tried: Nigerian cuisine.

Ajiboye and her husband Olawale have opened Intercontinental Restaurant, a 30-seat eatery in the Northland area.

Opening day two weeks ago, the restaurant served 200 customers. Since then, a steady stream of diners has flowed

through Intercontinental, supping on such dishes as plantains with spinach, goat meat with mixed okra stew and fish pepper soup.

“We’ve been very busy,” Mrs. Ajiboye said.

The reason, she suspects, is the

paucity of Nigerian restaurants in the region. In fact, she claims that Intercontinental, 5777 Cleveland Ave., is the only one in the state. Also in its favor are the healthful aspects of the cuisine — nothing is deep-fried — and the price. All meals start out at $7.99. Prices go up if customers ask for extra portions.

“We give you what will fill you up,” she said. “We don’t ration

By Eric George/ThisWeek

Esther and Olawale Ajiboye have opened Intercontinental Restaurant featuring Nigerian cuisine at 5777 Cleveland Ave.

it.”

Both Ajiboyes are from the western part of Nigeria, where each owned a restaurant.

“Cooking brought us together,” Mrs. Ajiboye said. “Food brought us together.”

“This is the first time we are working together,” her husband said. “I enjoy it. She’s a good cook.”

Columbus is no stranger to regional African cuisines, offering a wide variety of styles: Figs Café (a mix of Ghanaian and Western fare), Blue Nile (Ethiopian) and Solay Bistro (Somali), for example.

Mr. Ajiboye said many of the restaurant’s West African dishes, such as jollof rice, are shared throughout most of the continent.

One of the most popular dishes at Intercontinental is moi moi, made from a base of black-eyed peas that are soaked, peeled, cooked and pureed, and seasoned with a variety of ingredients. After it is boiled in foil and firms up into a loaf, the moi moi is cut into pieces to be eaten on their own or served with meat. Another big seller is egusi soup, made of melon seeds, and often served with a ball of pounded yam, where diners peel off pieces of the globe and dip it into the soup as they eat.

Mrs. Ajiboye said the spice level of the dishes is mild and suited to most diners but there is a

habanero salsa served tableside for those who want a spicy condiment.

The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner hours daily. For more information, call 614-843-5665.

Spain Restaurant is opening a second site in Lewis Center.

The Spanish eatery, a Northland staple for 12 years, will take over the site most recently occupied by Beebs Deli, 76 Powell Road.

The 3,500-square-foot building, which will seat around 100 people, is just west of U.S. Route 23.

The menu and pricing structure will remain largely unchanged, said general manager Luis Aguilar. A specific opening date is not certain, but it should be ready within two months.

He said the plan is to keep the current site at 888 E. DublinGranville Road and have a less formal menu.

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St. Charles Roundup

Wrestling team developed in transition year

By SCOTT HENNEN ThisWeek Community Newspapers

St. Charles Preparatory School wrestlers didn’t have much varsity experience entering Joe Moyer’s first season as coach. That won’t be the case next year.

“We will be missing six seniors, but we’ll have 14 guys back with varsity experience, which will be much different than this year,” Moyer said. “We gave a lot of kids a chance to wrestle because we didn’t want to walk into a season again with only three or four kids with

varsity experience.”

The six seniors are Alex Dang (119/ 125 pounds), Chris Suozzi (135), Luke Klingler (152), Kenny Sweeney (160), Eric Knisley (171) and Ryan Sanders (215), who qualified for the Division I state tournament.

“It was a transition season, so you have to give these seniors a lot of credit,” Moyer said. “I’m the third coach they have had in their four years here and they adjusted really well and helped lead us through a tough schedule.”

Sanders was the first state qualifier since his brother, Kyle Sanders, advanced

in his senior year in 2009. A second brother, Jeremy Sanders, was a two-time state qualifier and a 2007 St. Charles graduate.

Ryan Sanders finished 35-10 overall after going 0-2 at state, which concluded March 5 at Ohio State. He lost to Lorain’s Amon Willis 5-2 in the opening round. Willis went on to finish eighth.

In his consolation match, Sanders lost to Madison’s Josh Ransom 6-5.

Sanders won a district title at Hilliard Darby on Feb. 26 and a sectional championship at Marysville on Feb. 19.

The Cardinals were 25th of 44 teams

scoring at district with 25 points to finish behind champion Olentangy Liberty (128.5).

St. Charles had three other competitors at district, but none advanced to state. Junior Adam Suhr (21-21 overall) was 1-2 at 112, Suozzi (24-15) was 02 and junior Lloyd Furuta (20-23) was 1-2 at 140.

At sectional, the Cardinals finished 10th (64.5) of 13 teams behind champion Hilliard Davidson (239.5). Suhr, Suozzi and Furuta all placed fourth.

St. Charles failed to defend its CCL title, finishing third (150) in the dual

format tournament Feb. 12 behind Ready (256.5) and DeSales (183.5) and ahead of Hartley (137) and host Watterson (48).

Suozzi won his second consecutive championship after winning at 125 last season. Knisley, Sanders, Sweeney and sophomore Mason Tigner (145) were runners-up in the league.

Expected back are juniors Furuta, Andy Speed (130) and Suhr, as well as sophomores Mike George (103) and Tigner and freshman Mike Bernert (125).

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Commentary

‘Old Barn’ to remain Young at heart We are in the final days of one of my favorite times of the year — the district and regional boys basketball tournaments in the Fairgrounds Coliseum.

Over the 16 years that I have written for ThisWeek Community Newspapers and the 43 years that I have been part of the media covering these exciting games, I have talked about these special days that LARRY those of us who love LARSON these events get to spend together for three or four weeks. It is a homecoming for a group of individuals who work very hard to make these games enjoyable for the teams, coaches and fans.

Of these individuals, none has worked harder for the past two decades than tournament director Ralph Young, who is retiring after the games this weekend. He has dedicated his life to the betterment of the world of education and has been a wonderful, soft-spoken leader for all of us who work this tournament.

“I can honestly state that I have enjoyed coming to this tournament every day,” said Young, who was business manager for seven years before beginning his 12year stint as tournament director, following the late Bill Alspach.

“When I am asked about what I will remember most about this experience, it is real simple. It is the people that I have enjoyed most and I thank God that I can remember most of them.

“It is the coaches, the officials, the kids, the workers and the fans that have made this so memorable. I have really loved every phase of the job I have been assigned to do and one of the main things I have learned along the way is that every person that works with you is unique and if you just stand back and let them do their job, what a job they will do. We haven’t really changed much over the years, but I feel that if the wheel isn’t broke, you don’t need to fix it.”

Reflecting on his tenure at the Fairgrounds, Young said, “This has been such a great staff to work with and I learned so much from Bill Alspach. He taught me the importance of being a good listener. He taught me to let people talk and express their views and he told me about how much you can learn from that. It was so great to work with Bill and I miss his friendship, but my wife, Nancy, and I still have Bill’s wife, Polly, to share stories with and that is a treasure to us.

“Polly is just as much a fixture at the (Fairgrounds) that Bill was and we love having her with us at the games. I also am so blessed to have had Nancy right by my side through all these years. She has been such a help to me. She has shared her honest opinion on things involving the tournament and has been so great in helping me remember to get all the little things done.”

By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek

DeAvery Collins (left), Kendal Sherrod (center) and Kendall Johnson hold up the Division II district trophy after Hartley defeated Watterson 44-38 on March 10 in the Fairgrounds Coliseum. The Hawks will play Zanesville at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at Ohio University.

Boys Basketball

Hawks underdog in regional semi

By CORY STEGER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Hartley High School boys basketball coach Randy Kortokrax doesn’t mind if people consider Zanesville to be the favorite heading into the teams’ matchup in a Division II regional semifinal.

He may even prefer it that way.

“I’ve read some things and people love Zanesville,” said Kortokrax, whose team plays the Blue Devils at 6:15 p.m.

Thursday, March 17, at Ohio University. “I like that because I like the underdog role. I’ve seen (Zanesville) on tape, and they’ve got some players. But you

know what? So do we.”

Zanesville, ranked third in the final state poll, improved to 21-2 with a 55-44 win over Wintersville Indian Creek in a district final March 9. The victory was the Blue Devils’ 16th in a row.

Zanesville was 20-for-33 from the field, including 4-for-7 from beyond the 3-point line, and 11-for-15 from the foul line. It outrebounded Indian Creek 24-14. Tanner Gibson led the Blue Devils with 20 points and three assists. Rian Burrell had 12 points and Kade Haddox scored 10.

The Hartley-Zanesville winner plays sixth-ranked Chillicothe or New Concord John Glenn in the regional final at 3 p.m.

Saturday, March 19, at Ohio University.

Both Chillicothe and John Glenn are 213 heading into their regional semifinal.

The regional champion advances to a state semifinal at 10:45 a.m. March 24 at Ohio State against Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, Cleveland John Hay, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit or Struthers.

Fifth-ranked Hartley advanced to a regional semifinal and improved to 20-1 with a 44-38 win over CCL-rival Watterson in a district final March 10 in the Fairgrounds Coliseum. The Hawks, who defeated Watterson 34-32 on Jan. 14 and 3730 on Feb. 11 on their way to the CCL championship, trailed 13-8 after the first

quarter after watching the Eagles close the quarter on a 5-0 run with a basket from Brad McCurdy and a 3-pointer from Connor Geraghty.

Early in the second quarter, two of the Hawks’ starters, guard DeAvery Collins and center Jacob Matuska, went to the bench with foul trouble, and Watterson extended its lead to 16-8.

However, Hartley went on an 11-0 run on the strength of baskets by Kendall Johnson, Kendal Sherrod and Brent Wahle and a pair of free throws from Collins to take a 19-16 lead into halftime.

See HAWKS, page B3

Super 12 Wrestling Team

Davidson’s Delande selected captain

By JEREMY STEWART ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Although Chase Delande of the Hilliard Davidson High School wrestling team won the Division I state title at 145 pounds, he’s still going to be treated like the younger brother of Bo and Spencer.

Both Bo Delande, a 2007 Davidson graduate, and Spencer Delande, a 2009 graduate, were state qualifiers as seniors, but neither made the kind of run the youngest Delande did at the state tournament March 3-5 at Ohio State. Chase went 4-0, defeating Massillon Perry’s Tanner Lemon 9-4 in the championship match.

Although his older brothers may not have won a state title, they had an influence on Chase getting one.

“Being the youngest brother, they would beat up on me someSee LARSON, page B3 times,” said Chase, who has been

tice room this season to help train his younger brother. With Spencer having a nearly 50-pound weight advantage, Chase had a difficult time trying to control his brother.

And for Chase, control was what it was all about.

“He’s great at turning people over,” coach Dominic DiSabato said. “He’s a strong kid even though he may not look like it.

He’s tough. He’s really physical and he has that football player mentality where he’s going to make you feel pain.”

The only central Ohio wrestler to capture a state title this season, Chase Delande earned his 100th

By Eric George/ThisWeek career victory in his match against Chase Delande went 46-2 this season, capped with the Division I Lemon. The junior finished the season 46-2. His only losses came state title at 145 pounds. against Mentor Lake Catholic’s named captain of the 2010-11 lot. It made me mentally stronger. Matt Fee at the Brecksville-BroadThisWeek Super 12 wrestling team. I could take a beating.” view Heights Holiday Tourna“I think that’s what helped me a Spencer often came to the prac- ment, which concluded Dec. 30.

For bios and pictures of all Super 12 first-team selections, please visit: www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com After that tournament, Delande was unbeatable. He swept through the OCC-Central Division dual matches, defeated Grove City’s Robert Coles 14-0 to win the Marysville sectional title Feb. 19 and defeated Olentangy Liberty’s Ethan Snyder 10-4 to win a district title Feb. 26.

The state title gave him a state championship in two sports. He was a cornerback for the Davidson football team when it won the Division I state title in 2009.

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Commentary

Sullinger, Lee will be missed on, off City League courts It will feel a bit odd once the district basketball tournament rolls around next year.

For much of the past three decades during February and March, one thing you knew you’d see was the intensity displayed by the Brookhaven High School girls team and its passionate coach, Reggie Lee. On a similar scale during recent years, the Northland boys team brought one of the best assemblies of talent in central Ohio history to the floor every night under larger-thanlife coach Satch Sullinger.

With both men having announced that they won’t be back next year as coaches, things won’t be the same in either sport.

After Lee took over the Bearcats’ program in 1981, he did more than just win seven district titles, the 1996

Division I state championship and 515 games.

With a style centered on showing tough love to his players during practices and timeouts, Lee helped to pioJARROD neer that females ULREY were capable of memorable exploits on the court when girls basketball still was in its infancy at the state level.

“When I first started coaching, I coached boys, and I wouldn’t have coached girls if not for what (Pickerington North coach) Dave (Butcher) and Reggie did,” Gahanna girls coach Rick Hauser said. “What would Reggie have been able to do if he’d had a feeder program?”

Sullinger first coached at the high school level with the Columbus East boys team from 1983-85 and helped rebuild the Beechcroft boys team into a City League-North Division power in the early 1990s. He took over a Beechcroft team that had gone 2-19 in 1990-91 and had the Cougars in the City title game in 1994.

Sullinger then spent three seasons at Reynoldsburg and three at his college alma mater, Oberlin, before taking over Northland’s program in 2000-01.

While it took time to transform the Vikings into a winner, Northland’s run through the City — and central Ohio — has been memorable. With Division I college talent such as Devon Moore, J.D. Weatherspoon and Jared Sullinger, the Vikings won district titles in 2007 and last year and were

state champions in 2009. They’ve also won 74 consecutive City games.

What the two men provided off the court has been even more important.

During his first season at Beechcroft, Satch Sullinger told The Columbus Dispatch that “I think my niche is here, where I can influence lives. I want to be an impact player.”

With constant preaching about accountability and being a good citizen off the court, he did what he could to live up to that mantra.

For Lee, helping his athletes and students pursue college educations has brought him as much satisfaction as the numerous victories he has earned on the court.

Particularly in the City, the influences of Lee and Sullinger over the years can’t be underscored.

There are some veteran boys coach-

es in the City who will remain, and there are some fine young coaches such as brothers Jason Bates of Walnut Ridge and Michael Bates of Africentric.

One of the most respected girls coaches in the City will remain in Will McKinney, who often has called Lee one of his mentors.

But in multiple aspects, the departures of Lee and Sullinger will create an unquestionable void.

For the sake of central Ohio basketball — and for the development of young people who walk the halls at Brookhaven and Northland — let’s hope someone can come close to filling the shoes of Lee and Sullinger over the coming years. julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

CARDINALS Continued from page B1 “It would have been easy to pack it in at midseason with the tough schedule we had because they weren’t seeing the results they might have liked,” Moyer said. “But they kept working hard to get better and that will pay off even more next season, especially if they continue to work in the offseason.”

•The swimming team finished 16th (52) of 47 teams that scored in the Division I state meet won

by Cincinnati St. Xavier (312) on Feb. 26 at Canton’s Branin Natatorium.

Senior Brian Willi led the Cardinals by finishing sixth in the 100-yard butterfly in 51.53 seconds.

Willi also competed on the 200 freestyle relay and the 200 medley relay. The 200 free relay also included junior Zach Poltor, junior Will Grodesky and senior Matt Brown and reached the podium by placing eighth (1:27.34). The medley relay also had sophomore Nick McKinley, senior Orion Swanson and Poltor and finished 10th (1:37.39).

The 400 free relay of Poltor, Grodesky, Swanson and senior

Hayden Birnbrich was 16th (3:15.47).

Swanson was 18th (53.95) and Willi was 19th (54.05) in the 100 backstroke. Swanson also was 17th (52.89) in the 100 fly.

McKinley finished 16th (1:59.12) in the 200 individual medley and 19th (1:00.43) in the 100 breaststroke.

St. Charles finished second (347) behind Upper Arlington (432) in the district meet that concluded Feb. 19 at Ohio State.

The Cardinals had won the five previous district titles.

Willi won a district title in the 100 fly in 50.49, two seconds better than his previous best. He also qualified for state in the 100 back in 53.52.

As a member of the 200 medley relay, Willi joined junior Alex Kocher, junior Chris D’Angelo and Poltor to finish second (1:35.98) behind UA (1:35.88).

The 400 free relay of Birnbrich, Swanson, junior Daniel Cogan and senior Caleb Jack advanced in 3:17.29 (fifth at district). The 200 free relay of Birnbrich, McKinley, Brown and Grodesky qualified with a 1:28.96 (fifth).

McKinley qualified for state in the 200 IM (1:57.89, sixth) and the 100 breast (59.85, fourth).

Swanson advanced in the 100 fly (52.55, fourth) and 100 back (53.64, sixth).

Also competing at district were freshman Sam Aslaner: 200 IM (2:01.82, 14th), 500 free (4:56.92, 10th); Birnbrich: 50 free (22.42, 12th), 100 free (49.22, 10th); Brown: 100 fly (53.31, eighth), 100 breast (1:02.6, 16th); Cogan: 200 IM (2:05.75, 15th), 100 fly (55.39, 17th); sophomore Josh Cohen: 100 free (50.5, 20th), 50 free (22.89, 20th); D’Angelo: 100 breast (1:01.13, ninth); Grodesky: 100 free (49.05, ninth), 50 free (21.95, fifth); senior Max Herath: 200 IM (2:00.23, ninth), 100 breast (1:00.95, eighth); Jack: 500 free (4:51.33, fifth), 200 free (1:49.56, 11th); freshman Franz Kabelka: 500 free (4:53.58, seventh), 200 free (1:49.92, 13th); Kocher: 100 free (50.27, 19th), 100 back (55.0, 11th); junior Natty Patterson: 500 free (4:54.48, eighth), 200 free (1:49.49, 10th); and Poltor: 50 free (22.04, eighth), 100 back (54.69, ninth).

“Our freshmen and underclassmen did great job for us (at district), said coach Geoff Gear,

By Paul Vernon/ThisWeek

Alex Dang (top) is one of six seniors St. Charles will lose after finishing third in the CCL behind champion Ready and DeSales.

who completed his second season. “Our medley relay was second, which was a good start to the meet and kind of set the tone for everyone.”

In the sectional at UA, which concluded Feb. 12, the Cardinals finished second (280) behind champion UA (414) and ahead of third-place Dublin Coffman (128).

St. Charles won its 13th consecutive CCL championship when the home league meet con-

cluded Jan. 29.

The Cardinals won the event with 456 points followed by DeSales (240), Watterson (171) and Hartley (145).

Winning individual CCL titles were Birnbrich (100 back, 57.73), McKinley (200 free, 1:53.06) and Kabelka (100 breast, 1:06.46). The 200 medley relay of Kocher, Herath, Swanson and Brown won in 1:43.38.

The 200 free relay of Cogan,

Poltor, McKinley and Grodesky won in 1:31.89. Willi, Aslaner, Patterson and Birnbrich comprised the winning 400 free relay (3:22.9).

“We had a lot of depth and that helped us throughout the season,” Gear said. “We didn’t have superstars, but we had third and fourth swimmers who were as strong as any we have had.” shennen@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Central Ohio couple expecting quadruplets

By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Tonya Winebrenner wanted to have five children.

If all goes well, she’ll have accomplished four-fifths of that goal in one fell swoop in a matter of a few weeks.

After Chad and Tonya Winebrenner received some unexpected news at the fertility clinic they had been using when three and a half years of attempts at getting pregnant on their own had failed, they went straight to a Babies ’R’ Us where they got even more startling news.

The Northland couple learned from a cheerful store employee that they can expect to be going through as many as 40 diapers a day after they take their babies home. If, as Chad and Tonya dearly hope, all four babies come to term — by no means a certainty, but all was looking good last week – their two boys and two girls will go through something like 30,000 diapers before potty training.

Having learned that Tonya was carrying not one, not two and not even three, but four fetuses, the diaper statistics are just one more in a host of eye-popping numbers piling up for the Winebrenners.

“You always were an overachiever,” Tonya Winebrenner’s father, Stanley Bragg, told her when he learned she was carrying quadruplets.

Tonya, 27, and 34-year-old Chad are originally from West Virginia. They met at a fine-dining restaurant where he was the executive chef and she was a cashier.

The Devonshire residents will celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary on May 13.

A job with Stoney River Legendary Steaks in Dublin brought the Winebrenners to Columbus.

It closed in 2009, and Chad Winebrenner is now catering chef-manager with Bon Appétit Management Co. at Otterbein University.

Tonya Winebrenner found work with Macy’s as business manager for Chanel Cosmetics.

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Northland residents Tonya and Chad Winebrenner sit in Riverside Hospital. Tonya is pregnant with quadruplets — two boys and two girls — and is currently on bed rest until the delivery.

Tonya’s dream of having five children was an unlikely one.

When she was younger she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, a common hormonal disorder that causes women not to ovulate.

She and her husband have been trying to have a baby since they got married, but no luck.

At first, Tonya Winebrenner said, they turned to one reproductive assistance operation in the Columbus area.

No luck, again.

Next, they were introduced through acquaintances to Dr. Stephen B. Mooney, who is with the Westerville office of Akronbased Reproductive Gynecology Inc. They met with him last year, Tonya Winebrenner said, and after reviewing her medical records Dr. Mooney said he saw no reason why she couldn’t become pregnant. But in spite of oral medications and then injections, natural methods failed to produce any results.

The Winebrenners decided to give artificial insemination a try.

Lots and lots and lots and lots of luck this time.

Tonya Winebrenner went into the clinic on a Saturday to receive a shot to cause her to ovulate. She returned the following day and the day after that for the insemination

procedures.

Two weeks and two days later, at 4 in the morning, the very earliest she could check, a home pregnancy kit tested positive for Tonya Winebrenner for the first time ever.

“The happiest day of my whole personal life,” she said.

Tonya leaped on the bed with her joyous news, and a sleepy Chad asked, “Am I dreaming?”

Although some early blood work raised the possibility of a multiple pregnancy, Tonya Winebrenner said it was an ultrasound at the six-week mark, the “first little glimpse of our peanuts in there,” that show just how multiple the situation was.

“When he said four, I was scared at first,” Tonya Winebrenner recalled. “It took a minute for me to get excited.”

“I couldn’t close my mouth,” Chad Winebrenner remembered.

“It wasn’t a negative reaction at all. By that point, I was just happy that something finally had worked.

“We were very excited.”

Then came the cautions from the couple’s doctor, the possibility of “vanishing twin syndrome,” where one fetus is absorbed by another, or the grim possibility of what’s called “selective reduction,” which is just what it sounds like.

The more fetuses in the womb, the more a pregnancy becomes

complicated and high-risk, according to Dr. David Fox, director of Maternal Fetal Medicine at Riverside Methodist Hospital, where the Winebrenners decided to have their babies.

“It’s not a linear equation, but it is true that the more the number of fetuses inside the womb increases accordingly the risk to mother and to babies,” Fox said.

“There is an ever-increasing risk based on the number of fetuses.”

The greatest concern, the physician added, is with preterm births, although strides have been made in recent years in treatments to prevent that from happening.

Although Tonya Winebrenner was checked into Riverside for constant bed rest on Feb. 24, each pair of boys and girls were doing fine last week.

“They’ve very consistent in growth,” she said. “We’ve been very lucky.”

All four are right around one and a half pounds, Tonya’s mother, Vickie Pruett, said.

Each of the babies is in a separate placenta, so they will be what are called fraternal twins.

“I did not want identicals,” Tonya Winebrenner said.

And she can definitely tell, even now, that they’re not by the movements of the fetuses.

“They’ve all got their own little personality in there,” Tonya said.

The hardest part of preparing for bringing home four babies, and not just the one they had planned, has been the financial side of things, she admitted. They burned through quite a bit of savings on the path to pregnancy, and now they are relying on help from family and friends to be as ready as possible for the expense of four infants.

“I’m in a good place now,” Chad Winebrenner said. “We couldn’t have made it before. After years and years of being a young single guy, living paycheck to paycheck.

I can live paycheck to paycheck again, if it brings me a family.”

They are registered at Babies ’R’ Us, Wal-Mart and Target.

The Winebrenners have a threebedroom house with an office that’s going to become a playroom. One of the bedrooms will become a

nursery and their extra bedroom will be for their parents and aunts and in-laws, including a sister-inlaw whose husband will take vacation so she can stay with the couple that first week after the babies come home, Tonya Winebrenner said.

“We have amazing family,” she added.

Husband Chad has been pretty amazing, too, his proud wife went on. He’s been working 12- and 14-hour days before coming to the hospital to spend the night on the bed beside hers.

“Chad has read every multipleparenting book under the sun,” Tonya said. “He’s the most amazing person in the world, and you can quote me on that.”

On a calendar in Tonya Winebrenner’s hospital room, husband Chad has circled the date of March 30. That would mark 28 weeks, the minimum needed to pretty much ensure all four fetuses are viable.

Tonya fully expects to have her pregnancy last at least 30 weeks.

“We’re going to make it,” she said.

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Gahanna plans to purchase Ohio Herb Education Center for $345K

By MARLA K. KUHLMAN ThisWeek Community Newspapers

After an executive session Gahanna City Council recently introduced legislation to purchase the Ohio Herb Education Center, 110 Mill Street, for $345,000 from Mill St. Development LLC. Parks & Recreation director Tony Collins told ThisWeek the city entered into a lease option contract with the option to purchase the property in 2009.

If the purchase is approved, monies would be appropriated from the unencumbered balance of the general fund to Parks Capital.

“I’m recommending we exercise our option to close on the building,” Collins said. “We’re working on options with the owner.”

Collins said the original agreement for the building was $340,000, with the owner repairing the roof. The other $5,000 is to pay closing costs.

The option agreement ends in May with the closing by June.

“The owner has offered a lower price if we close earlier,” Collins said.

He provided council with an operational summary for the herb center that shows $53,904 in revenue in 2010 and $80,782 in expenses. In 2009, the center generated $50,323 and showed $83,410 in expenses.

Among the special events held there in 2010 and the estimated participation included: Herb Day, 500 people; Cultural Arts Festival, 200; and Fall Harvest Day, 250.

In 2010, an estimated 1,600 people visited the center, reflecting an increase of 600 from 2009.

There were 24 tour groups that visited, leaving an estimated economic impact of $92,556, according to the Gahanna Convention & Visitors Bureau.

“We think the return on investment is there,” Collins told ThisWeek. “We think we can con-

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The center featured programs including 44 classes, in addition to a monthly Tea Guild with eight members, Herb Society with 20 members and Plant Conversations that drew four to eight regular attendees.

Collins said the building also has historical significance.

“It’s one of only two structures from the original town of Bridgeport,” he said.

The Nafzger-Miller house, in which the Herb Center is located, is listed in the National Register of Historical Places, with the original structure being built in 1855 and additions made to the home in 1910. The center includes a gift shop, parlor and kitchen and is used for classes, parties, meetings and rentals.

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2397 SHERWOOD ROAD

Central Bexley. Highly Desirable! 1st flr mstr BR suite, Mstr BR addition & kit expansion 1990 by architect Kevin Hoffman. 5 BR, 3.5 BA, 3,072 SF. Abundant natural light, lg open kit 2/breakfast area, 1st flr den, 1st flr laundry possibilities. 4-car garage w/2nd flr studio possibilities. Ex Condition! Ex location, close to Main St. $465,000

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124 ASHBOURNE ROAD

Street presence! Stately stone & stucco 2-story w/slate roof.

Architectural integrity, 9' ceilings, 5 BR, 4.5 BA. 954 SF, lg proportion rooms, library/den, 2 stairways. Screened porch, lg mstr BR suite, owned by same family since 1967. Needs some updating but unlimited potential. Easy addition possibilities.

Quiet tree lined street. $649,000

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50 EASTMOOR BLVD.

Highly Desirable Central Eastmoor. Custom built ’91. Stately stone 2-sty, 4 BR, 2.5 BA, 3,116 SF Open flr plan, great rm w/ cathedral ceiling, abundant natural light. 1st flr office, 9'11" 1st flr ceilings, 1st flr laundry. Deck, brick patio, extensive landscaping, sprinkler system. 3-car garage. Ex. Condition. $439,900

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225 N. COLUMBIA AVENUE

Street presence! Prestigious N Columbia. Total renovation + addition ’07 thru ’10. 4 BR, 3 full & 2 half BA, 5,526 SF. Great room w/14' ceiling, new Chef’s kit w/cathedral ceiling, large island + SS appliances. 1st floor master BR suite w/sitting room, office + his/her baths. 1+ acre, park-like lot, 2 patios, extensive landscaping. A 10+. $1,728,000

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1468 SEDGEFIELD ROAD

Totally renovated condominium. Highly desirable Lakes at Harrison Pond. 3 BR, 3 ½ BA, 1 ½ story, approx $48,000 in renovations. 2,424 SF plus finished lower level. 1st floor mstr BR, new mstr BA ’05, new guest BA ’05, new hdwd flrs ’05, new kit appl’s ’05+, new carpet ’05. Year round sunroom w/ abundant nat light. New dimensional asphalt shingle roof ’09.

Greenspace, 2-car attached gar. Excellent condition, New Albany address, Gahanna taxes. $239,900

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1 SESSIONS DRIVE

Prestigious Sessions Village! French Normandy architecture.

Brick 2-story w/slate roof, 2 BR, 1 full BA w/3rd BR potential on unfinished 3rd floor. 1,886 SF, Architectural integrity, sunken living room w/10’ ceiling. Nat WDWK, abundant natural light. Totally private rear yard, patio, fountain, breezeway connecting 2-car garage. $465,000

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415 N. COLUMBIA AVENUE

Street presence! Prestigious N Columbia Ave. Total renovation ’00 through ’10, 4 BR, 3.5 BA, 4,632 SF. New Chef’s kit 2000/10 w/cherry, granite + SS appl’s. Fam rm/master BR addition ’96. 30'x24' fam rm, lg mstr BR ste w/new mstr BA ’05 + custom walk-in closet 2010.

3 patios, private walled rear yd, tennis ct + basketball. MINT! $995,000

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281 S. PARKVIEW AVENUE

Highly desirable S Parkview Ave. Newer Bexley built Bob Webb House in 1976. 4 BR, 2.5 BA, 3,267 SF, numerous recent renovations, formal entry, kitchen with granite countertops open to breakfast room & family room. Family room with vaulted ceiling & 2nd stairway open to loft. New dimensional asphalt shingle roof ’09. Ext painted ’08, new deck ’08, ext landscpng w- whole yard sprinkler sys. Screened porch. Excellent cond! $659,000

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228 N. DREXEL AVENUE

Highly desirable N Drexel Ave stately stucco. 2.5-sty, Craftsman architecture, approx 3,600 SF, 5 BR, 3.5 BA incl 3rd flr.

Historic renovation & addition ’94, foyer w/open stairway & landing, updated kit w/granite peninsula. FR add ’94, new 3-car garage ’94, extensive landscaping, sprinkler sys ’98. Large park-like lot. A+ N. Bexley location. $619,000

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333 INDIAN MOUND ROAD

Street presence! Brick Colonial 2-story on a .8 acre lot w/ ravine & creek. Renovation ’07 to ’10. 4 BR 2.5 BA, 3,136 SF. Architectural integrity, chef ’s kit w/new grnt + SS appl, fam rm, 1st flr office + sunroom. Mstr BR with new mstr BA ’08.

Extensive landscaping, new sprinkler sys ’08. New driveway, stoop & walk ’09, fenced yd. Mint! $435,000

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2575 E. LIVINGSTON AVENUE

Highly desirable Berwick. Totally renovated residential/office/ business use property. Poss uses (group home for adults or foster care; dual family situation; extended family; dentist office) 4 BR, 3 BA, 3 half BA, 2-sty w/Stucco ext, approx $40,000 in renovations, 4,453 SF plus bsmt, abundant storage space. Kit open to dining rm/liv rm, 2 WBFP, freshly painted throughout entire home. 2-car attached gar + additional parking spaces. Totally separate liv areas from office.

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265 S. PARKVIEW AVENUE

Shows like a model! Brick 2-sty w/walk-out LL. Custom blt ’77 by Bob Webb w/park-like setting. Renovation by current owner ’03-’10, 4 BR, 3.5 BA, 3,404 SF, Chef’s kit w/granite island + SS appl. FR w/gas FP, 1st flr laundry, deluxe mstr suite, lg finished walk-out LL, 2 patios, tiered deck. Extensive landscaping, sprinkler sys, trees.

A 10+. Co-Listed w/Leslie Cady & Marlo Capuano. $735,000

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164 S. STANWOOD ROAD

Central Bexley, nicely renovated stone & shingle 2-story, charm + architectural integrity, natural woodwork, hardwood floors, updated kitchen, family room, sunroom, 2 wood burning fireplaces, 3 BR, 1.5 BA, 1,769 SF, extensive landscaping, 2 patios, paver patio w/waterfall. $288,500

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945 KENWICK ROAD

155 N. ARDMORE ROAD

Street presence. N Bexley 2-story w/fam rm/mstr BR additon 1991. 4 BR, 2.5 BA, 2,355 SF, foyer, formal liv rm & din rm.

Lg fam rm, updated kit 2010 w/newer appl’s, ceramic tile flr & Corian countertop, 1st flr laundry, lg mstr BR w/cathedral ceiling, lg mstr BA & walk-in closet, freshly painted interior.

Ex N Bexley location. $319,000

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2729 BEXLEY PARK ROAD

Street presence. Stately brick 2-sty w/slate roof, total renovation ‘04 to ’10. 2,994 SF per appraiser (plus finished lower level), 4 BR, 3.5 BA, architectural integrity. New Chef ’s kit w/maple, granite + SS appl ’04, new windows ’04, den fam rm. 3 fplcs, lg mstr BR, private fenced rear yard w/brick patio, extensive landscaping ’04, sprinkler sys. Mint cond! A+ Cent Bex Loc. $529,000

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2250 E. BROAD STREET

Highly desirable Bexley 1 floor plan, 2,867 SF, street presence, 3 BR, 2 full BA, open floor plan, family room addition ’89, master BR addition ’89, exposed HDWD flrs, insulated windows, 1st flr laundry, 2-car attached rear load garage, lg over sized lot, trees, ex N. Bexley location, close proximity to two 30 acre parks. $395,000

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Street presence! Totally renovated stone & aluminum Cape Cod ’03 to ’10. 4+ BR, 2.5 BA, 1,341 SF + newly fin LL ’07.

Renovated kit ’93, liv rm w/WBFP, new LL BR, full BA, fam rm + exercise rm. New roof ’03 new wiring ’05, new 2.5 BA. Ext landscaping, fenced rear yard, covered patio. Renovated 1+ car garage + addl carport + 3rd park pad. $147,500

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Highly desirable Berwick’s Haddon Rd. Brick 2-sty! 4 BR, 2 full + 2 half BA, 2,806 SF, lg proportion rms throughout. Liv rm w/12' ceiling, updated kit, lg fam rm w/WBFP. 1st flr office, lg master BR w/walk-in closet. Rec rm, huge park-like rear yard w/deck, patio + screened porch. Fenced rear yd. Frt sprinkler sys. Ex Condition! $339,000

5988 NAUGHTEN POND DRIVE

The Ravines at McNaughten. Perfect for the empty nester! 1st flr mstr suite, 2 BR, 2 full BA, 1,388 SF. Living room w/gas log fireplace, open flr plan, exposed HDWD flrs. Numerous upgrades!

1st flr laundry, screened porch. Best location! End unit, abutting trees. Privacy. Co-Listed w/Helen Ricaurte. $147,000

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162 PRESTON ROAD

Prestigious Preston Rd. stately stone 2.5-sty w/slate roof. 28' great rm, 1st flr mstr BR add ’82, cathedral ceilings w/wd beams, 7 BR, 4.5 BA incl 3rd flr, architectural integrity, leaded glass windows. Total privacy, walled patio + in-ground pool ’82, extensive landscaping, sprinkler system, quiet street, close to 30 ac Wolfe Pk. Cols taxes. $875,000

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303 N. PARKVIEW AVENUE

Custom blt ‘93 for developer of the Walter Jeffrey addition.

Stone & stucco ext w/shake roof, 4 BR, 5.5 BA, 1st flr mstr BR suite. Approx 6982 sq ft incl sep office blt 2000, open flr plan, high ceiling, 2stairways. Chef ’s kit open to fam rm, 1.60 parklike acres abutting 30 acre Jeffrey Park. Creek, forever trees, ingnd pool. A +. $1,395,000

R3 use. Excellent condition. Columbus Taxes. $319,000

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82 S. REMINGTON ROAD

Street presence, nicely renovated central Bexley 2-story. 4 BR, 2.1 BA, 2,432 SF + fin lower lvl. New Chefs kit ‘05 w/granite countertops, fam rm w/WBFP. New roof ’10, new furn + C/A ’03, add’l den, new 200 amp el, all replacement windows.

Private fenced rear yd w/lg brick patio. Whole yd sprinkler sys, close to Bexley main campus. $397,000

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113 VILLAMERE DRIVE

Highly desirable Villas at Broadmere. Street presence, 2 BR, 2 BA ranch, stone + WD exterior. 1,352 SF, blt ’03, open flr plan, gas log FP, 1st flr lndry, lg mstr BR w/walk-in closet + mstr bath. Att 2-car garage, front patio, community pool + clubhouse. Being sold to settle estate. $119,000

40 PROPERTIES SOLD IN 2010/2011 4 PROPERTIES CURRENTLY IN CONTRACT