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March 17, 2011

City holds last citizens advisory session ular council and committee meetings to continue the discussion on cost savings and revenue-generating ideas.

The group was initiated by council Richard member Sara Marie Cline

By BONNIE BUTCHER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Powell citizens budget advisory meetings that often featured heated debate have ended.

Mayor Art Schultz and council member Richard Cline led the final session Art and encouraged residents to attend reg- Schultz

Brenner as a way to find funds for capital improvements, such as roads, sewers and sidewalks.

Brenner and a group of residents had opposed and helped Sara Marie defeat an income tax Brenner

increase that council said would have paid for those improvements. Brenner did not attend the March 8 meeting.

Brenner had suggested outsourcing city services as a pos-

See CITY HOLDS, page A2

County grew 58.4%, census says

Orange WALKING FOR THEIR HEALTH receives grant for pedestrian bridge

By SARAH SOLE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

By BONNIE BUTCHER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Orange Township has received a $1-million grant to build a pedestrian bridge over U.S. Route 23.

The grant includes federal money designated for transportation enhancement. It is administered by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission.

The bridge, estimated to cost about $1.5-million, will connect the east and west sides of the township.

The exact location for the bridge has not been determined, said Scott Overturf, project manager for the township. The bridge will connect to a planned extension of Graphics Way, provide access to Owenfield Drive, North Orange Park and the new Delaware County District Library Orange Township branch.

“It’s a vital piece to the trail system,” Beth Hugh, township maintenance and parks director, has said. “Without it, we have the east section of Orange Township See ORANGE, page A2

A closer look The exact location for the bridge has not been determined, said Scott Overturf, project manager for the township. The bridge will connect to a planned extension of Graphics Way, provide access to Owenfield Drive near North Orange Park and the new Delaware County District Library Orange Township branch.

sible way to save money that could be used for capital improvements. That approach was criticized by many of those attending the advisory meetings. The sessions were held monthly since November and as many as 80 people at a time participated.

By Eric George/ThisWeek

Sue Ault and Kay Hoagland walk through the Polaris Fashion Place March 14 as part of the Golden Marathon walking program. Participants walk 26.2 miles in three months. See story, page A4.

Delaware County has grown by 58.4 percent since the 2000 U.S. Census, according to data released March 9 by the Census Bureau.

The population count for Delaware County in 2010 is 174,214. The population increased by 64,225 from the 2000 census of 109,989.

The 2010 census statistics make the county fasting-growing in the state, county auditor George Kaitsa said. The county has consistently held that title in recent years.

Population estimates from 2000 to 2009 make Delaware George County the 20th fasting-growing Kaitsa county in the U.S. The ranking for counties based on 2010 census figures will not be available until the Census Bureau releases the census figures for all of the states, Kaitsa said.

“That really speak volumes about what a wonderful county we have,” Kaitsa said at the county commissioners meeting March 10.

The census numbers will affect funding, since much federal funding is based on population, Kaitsa told ThisWeek.

From 2000 through 2008, Delaware County received $939.1-million in federal funds that were allocated through a formula based on population, according to figures compiled by the Ohio Department of Development, Kaitsa said. On a yearly basis, this figure works out to an average of $104.3million in federal funds per year for Delaware County.

Kaitsa said the county had an 84 percent return rate on mail surveys in the county. The return rate was 82 percent in 2000. Delaware County’s return rate ranked the highest among Ohio counties with populations exceeding 100,000. The 2010 national mail rate was 74 percent and the 2010 Ohio mail rate was 78 percent.

Kaitsa said the county worked with community partners — including the cities of Powell and Delaware and church groups — to promote the census. “I think that helped a lot,” he said. The county also targeted areas that previously had a low response rate.

Also at the commissioners’ meeting: • Kaitsa thanked Stacie Hines, United Way campaign coordinator, for helping the county raise a total of $13,182 for United Way of Delaware CounSee COMMISSIONERS, page A2

End of an era: 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 Ben Cason

Cason will shut down his computer, gather his cell phone and coat and quietly stroll out of the news-

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room 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 of the nation’s most respected community newspaper organi-

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zations. Under Cason’s leadership, ThisWeek Community Newspapers have won hundreds of state, regional and national awards for journalistic excellence.

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 con-

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Cason retires as ThisWeek executive editor Continued from page A1 tributions are immeasurable,” Zonars said. “On his watch, the readership of our papers has grown by more than 200,000 people, which may 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 safely say that Ben’s influence will continue to be felt for a long time.”

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

“Soon after I started, he explained his plan for improving the papers, and it’s a vision he has followed ever since and one that will continue. The success we’ve had at ThisWeek is a credit to Ben and his vision. He knew what it took to be a successful newspaper and led us there.

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

After graduating from the University of Florida, Cason took a job at The St. Petersburg Times, where he met his wife, Carol.

Cason was news editor at The Washington Post during the Watergate scandal that eventually toppled President Richard Nixon.

He said the Watergate episode was one of the most interesting times in his career. As news editor of The Post during that era, he put together many of the paper’s historic front pages.

Cason said working for newspapers that were family-owned has been important to him.

“I feel fortunate to have

City holds last citizens advisory session Continued from page A1 Schultz said some of the ideas might be discussed at council committee meetings.

“We’re going to take a lot of these ideas back to the finance committee and continue these discussions on a monthly basis in those committees and we encourage everybody to attend and express comments to pursue a capital improvements budget and bring our current annual budget into line with our current income,” Schultz said.

“As a goal, we’ve got to get ourselves to where spending is no greater than what we’re bringing in every year,” Schultz said, gaining applause from most of the audience of about 18.

In 2010 general fund expenditures, the city spent about $500,000 more than it received in general fund revenues. The city had a general fund carryover balance of about $4.7-million, which covered the spending.

Brenner has said the city should cut costs to stop spending in excess of revenues.

Council and finance committee members Cline and Tom Counts have said they

do not see any “fat” in the city’s budget.

Using the city’s carryover balance to pay for 2010 expenditures was a sign of the hard economic times, they said.

Several times during the Tom advisory meetings, they Counts said smart spending in less-lean years provided the city with the carryover balance to rely on in “the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.”

Cline said the advisory group met its objective: looking at the city’s capital improvement and ways to fund improvements.

He cited three realistic ways to pay for capital improvements: property tax bonds, expense cutting and an income tax increase.

The city would continue to look for state and federal grant opportunities for funding projects, Cline said.

The council members attending, including Jim Hrivnak, suggested an income tax increase was still the best idea. They added,

and the west section. We can’t connect (to pedestrian trails in) Liberty and Genoa townships.

We can’t connect Alum Creek State Park to Highbanks Metro Park, (or) to Preservation Parks’ Big Run Preserve.

“It ties the new library to the commercial development on the east side that will eventually happen. It’s the link for everybody who lives on the east side to ride their bikes to the pool and to soccer games. There’s not a signal that has a pedestrian crossing to cross 23 except down in Worthington and north of Delaware,” Hugh said.

In the township’s 2008 parks master plan and the 2010 update of the plan, the bridge is slated as a 2012 project, but the project is delayed a year because MORPC’s funding is slated for

2013.

Bridge construction likely will take 8 to 12 months, Overturf said.

The township likely will use a prefabricated bridge expected to be a combination of metal and concrete, Overturf said.

MORPC documents that ThisWeek requested from the township show that MORPC re-

however, that an income tax might be structured differently than the failed November issue. That proposal would have increased the tax only on residents who worked in Powell and on nonresident workers.

Cline said he has inferred from the advisory meetings that residents might accept an income tax increase that is smaller, that all residents would pay and that has an expiration date.

Resident Michael Marchiondo said he heard only one resident make that suggestion. He encouraged council to look at ways to trim expenses and put bond issues on the ballot for specific projects.

Counts said what people might be missing is that 50 percent of the estimated $2.2million income tax revenue that would have been generated by the November issue would have come from people who work in Powell, but live elsewhere.

The finance committee meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month, Cline said. The next meeting will be at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 12, at City Hall, 47 Hall St. bbutcher@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

ceived a lot of public support regarding Orange’s pedestrian bridge. The township reduced the amount of its grant request, which helped it receive the grant. The documents also recommend the funding be for the fiscal year 2013.

The township will fund its portion with revenue from its parks levy.

“

It ties the new library to the commercial development on the east side that will eventually happen. It’s the link for everybody who lives on the east side to ride their bikes to the pool and to soccer games. There’s not a signal that has a pedestrian crossing to cross 23 except down in Worthington and north of Delaware.

BETH HUGH — township maintenance and parks director

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COMMISSIONERS Continued from page A1 ty. Employees pledged or donated $11,492 and the county raised $1,690 from holding events. The sheriff’s office held a number of events to raise money. Kaitsa said the county participates yearly in the United Way campaign.

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Voters approved a parks replacement levy in May 2010. It raises about $1.6-million annually.

Linking the community with pedestrian trails has been a focus of the township’s park board and trustees. It’s also a goal of the township’s parks master plan.

By the end of 2011, Orange Township will have about 10 miles of pedestrian trails completed, Overturf said.

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Cason said he remains a proponent of community journalism.

“I think community journalism is the future of journalism,” he said.

The Casons are the parents of two sons: Alexander lives in Charlotte, N.C.; David, his wife, Julie, and their two sons live in Worthington.

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Seniors walking program heading back outdoors

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The Golden Marathon program of Preservation Parks of Delaware County will return to the outdoors in April.

The free walking-hiking program, offered in collaboration with Senior Citizens Inc., will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 4, at Hogback Ridge Preserve, 2656 Hogback Road, Sunbury.

“We explore all types of parks, all the Preservation Parks of Delaware County, state parks, township parks and Stratford Ecological Center, and take two- or three-day trips out of the county each year. We’ve been to Hocking Hills, the John Bryant and Mohican state parks,” said Saundra McBrearty, Preservation Parks event and volunteer coordinator.

Through the remainder of March, participants will continue to meet at 1:30 p.m. Mondays at the food court at the Polaris Fashion Place, 1500 Polaris Parkway, to walk indoors.

“The program has occurred since spring 2006,” said McBrearty. “It’s had a strong following throughout the years. We hike every Monday and when one marathon finishes another picks up, so it’s ongoing.”

The goal of the program is to walk 26.2 miles, the length of a marathon, within a three-month period, averaging two miles each Monday.

McBrearty said program goals include getting “people out in the parks and being healthy and getting to know your local parks.”

Those participating create a community. “We really know each other and have watched one-another’s lives evolve,” McBrearty said.

Sandy Miller, program director for Senior Citizens Inc. of Delaware County, said, “It’s a growing program. We don’t have as many people walking indoors, but when we go back out to Preservation Parks, the average Monday has 30 participants.”

The day trips attract up to 60 participants.

“There are some people that enjoy the outdoors more than hiking, bringing their cameras and taking pictures of nature,” Miller said. “It’s an outlet for physical and mental revitalization.”

“The Golden Marathon has been instrumental in introducing both the organization and the parks of Preservation Parks to numerous Delaware County citizens,” said Rita Au, Preservation Parks executive director.

Au said the collaboration with Senior Citizens Inc. “helps reach a targeted audience through multiple marketing initiatives. (It) shares the workload of marketing, organization, registration and transportation issues. (It shares) costs and talents, which help all partners.”

The first trip for 2011 will be to Serpent Mound State Memorial park near Peebles. That trip is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 18, and costs $33. Participants must register in advance.

Miller said Preservation Parks has provided grants to help reduce the cost of chartering a bus.

On regular program Mondays, participants also can take a DATA bus from the senior center, 800 Cheshire Road, Suite B, Delaware, to the walking location. The bus leaves the center at 1 p.m. There is a $1 fee for each direction.

For information on future walking locations, call Preservation Parks at (740) 524-8600 or Senior Citizens Inc. at (740) 3695133.

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Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church is adding a contemporary service with a focus on music to its Sunday services.

The service will be held at 9:45 a.m. and launched on or before Easter Sunday, said pastor John Hohe. The church is at 478 W. Olentangy St., Powell.

It was “my heart’s desire — and (that of) others — that we would have a band-led service. That’s how this developed,” Hohe said.

During the past year, the church has held a number of guitar-led services that the congregation has enjoyed, he said.

To help develop the contemporary service, Hohe recently hired a music director, Heather Darling.

Darling is a Powell native pursuing an advanced degree in music at Trinity Seminary, Hohe said.

“She is an excellent vocalist, and has experience in directing children’s choirs, bell choirs and leading contemporary worship,” he said.

Contemporary services are more casual and have a spontaneous feel, Hohe said. They have less obvious structure than traditional services, which are formal and scripted.

Darling said worship is emphasized in a contemporary service.

“To sing once is to pray twice. So said Saint Augustine. It is with that understanding that we see music not only as an integral part of worship, but to see music as worship. Music provides something beyond spoken words, prayers or scripture because music takes those same words and adds emotion and depth through melodies and harmonies, dissonance and resolution,” Darling said.

“Beyond the ability of music to enhance emotion and understanding in worship, music is a

communal device that brings us closer to each other and to God. By singing together, sharing the same emotions and experiencing the sacraments together, we are connected with and through God as brothers and sisters in Christ.”

The church is “staffing to grow,” Hohe said, having within the past year also hired Amy Becker to develop a children’s ministry.

The children’s activities include year-round vacation Bible school on days that public schools are out of session and a parent-child play group on Thursdays.

The congregation has 60 members and branched off from St. John Lutheran Church in Dublin, Hohe said.

Eight years ago, pastor Gerard Heimlich, who retired from the church in Dublin, asked members from the Lewis Center and Powell areas if they wanted to start a church near their homes, Hohe said, noting that 30 members established the church.

Having first met in Olentangy Liberty Middle School, the church eventually moved to its current location, where it plans to remain until a building is constructed on about 14 acres on Home Road, near Steitz Road.

Hohe said that the Ohio District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, to which they belong, recommended they increase to about 120 members before starting a building.

The new services are designed to help encourage membership growth, he said.

The church has Sunday services at 8:30 and 10:45 a.m.

The earlier service is more traditional with music from the Lutheran hymnal.

“The later service is blended. It has traditional hymns and new songs, but no band. We’re doing contemporary service, but not in the most contemporary of ways,” Hohe said.

For more information call (614) 932-9122 or visit www.beautifulsaviorpowell.com.

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O’Brien plans increased drug abuse education for youths

Commentary & opinion

By SARAH SOLE

county, and she will stress prevention through youth education.

O’Brien was appointed in JanDelaware County prosecutor uary to fill state auditor and forCarol O’Brien knows that drug- mer prosecutor Dave Yost’s seat. related crime is a problem for the She previously served as assistant ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Just thinking

Other drivers, please be gentle; I’m driving a rental I drove a rental car for almost a week, and I was cranky the whole time.

For one thing, who wants to suddenly start driving a completely different car? It’s like getting dressed from a completely different closet, a closet with nothing that’s your size. It’s like trying to make dinner in a strange kitchen, where you don’t even know where the colander is.

I’d known I was about to get a rental car, but I still felt unprepared when the time came.

“Let’s see, what do I need?” I said out loud as I prepared to move out of my own car for a few days.

I looked around. I keep a pair of mittens tucked into an alcove in the dashboard, and I thought about taking them with me. Then I decided not to — I do have other mittens — but I relinquished the car with the pleasant feeling of having been responsible rather than slapdash.

Thirty minutes later, I parked the rental car in a grocery store lot, reached for my cloth grocery bags, and remembered that they were still in my own car, now in the body shop.

Although the occasional gathering-in of plastic bags isn’t that dreadful a thing — we do have uses for them — I nevertheless was annoyed not to have grabbed at least one or two of my own bags.

An hour later, I pulled up to my garage door and remembered something else: my electronic door opener. It too was in my car, keeping company with my shopping bags and the mittens I was so proud of myself for remembering.

Muttering bad words (Clearly, I’m the kind of person who would leave her toes in the car if they weren’t connected to her feet) I unfolded myself from the driver’s seat, ran into the house, pushed the garage door button in there, ran back out, refolded myself into the seat, and drove the car into the garage, feeling slapdash.

Later, though, I decided to blame my forgetfulness on the whole rental car process.

Who can think when a person is surrendering her car keys and signing various documents even as a rental car person is waiting to take her for a ride?

In fact, when I was told that the rental people would meet me at the body shop, I concluded that I’d be driving off in the rental car right then, perhaps slowing down in front of the rental car agency so that the person who delivered the car could jump out. I didn’t realize that the rental person would drive me back to the rental place, where I would be inundated with questions and opportunities and decisions to make.

Incidentally, the next person to write a howto book about making conversation with complete strangers might consider this scenario: Talking to a person who is driving you back

to the car rental business to sign papers.

The rental person was friendly enough; no problem there. We talked briefly about the accident that left my car’s rear bumper broken, which led to the other accident that MARGO left my left hand broken, and BARTLETT we agreed that it certainly was a funny coincidence.

Then silence fell. The rental car business is quite close to the body shop, but our conversation so far left plenty of time to kill.

“So, will it ever stop raining?” the rental car person finally said. Thank goodness for Ohio, I thought. I can’t imagine what California residents do in similar circumstances.

I wondered if the rental car person had been given training in the area of Talking to Customers. The training could be broken down by demographics or gender or maybe by whether or not the customer was carrying a basket of kittens.

I was developing sample conversation starters (“Are those your kittens?”) when we arrived at the rental car office, where I was asked (a) to pay for gas I hadn’t used yet; (b) to buy insurance so I wouldn’t need my insurance; and (c) if I’d be leaving the state.

Finally, I accepted the car keys and drove away, trying not to think about leaving the state.

But you know how these things are. It’s like not thinking of an elephant; the moment you try not to, you do.

The car was loud; it was like what I imagine driving the Indianapolis 500 must be, if I drove the Indianapolis 500 at 35 mph and while trying to find a classic rock radio station.

Also, the driver’s seat was very low. The car might have had a seat-raising device, though I wasn’t sure; it was the kind of car in which the steering column might have been an option.

At any rate, I never found it, so I spent the week feeling as if I were sitting in a beach chair, reaching up to grab the steering wheel and peer over the top of the dashboard.

One good thing, though: The car was red (“Candy-apple red” is how I put it in my mind) and it had New York plates. People who weren’t the kind of people who recognize rental cars (one clue was the gigantic sticker on the windshield) might have thought I was a real New Yorker, in Ohio to … to … to drive around.

“To drive around in my candy-apple red car,” I’d think jauntily to myself. And at that point, I’d have rested my left arm casually on the open driver’s window, except my arm was too far down in the car to reach it.

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While O’Brien said she wants to improve the cooperation that exists with law enforcement,

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increasing awareness is also a goal.

She plans to reach out to area youths, specifically junior and senior high school students, about teen dating violence and drug abuse.

“The use of drugs has become so prevalent,” O’Brien said.

O’Brien has seen an influx of all types of cases since her appointment. Though she usually sees about 20 to 30 a week, in the past two weeks her office has opened more than 100 cases, O’Brien said.

Her office has two judges and four trial prosecutors who handle dockets.

The change likely is random and temporary, she said.

While O’Brien said the increase could be attributed to factors such as population growth or even weather, the county nonetheless has quite a bit of drug-related crime.

“The use of drugs has become so prevalent,” she said. Heroin in particular is a major issue. “It’s one of the hardest addictions to break,” she said.

O’Brien has talked with area school boards and plans to speak with students about drug addiction and the legal system. At a certain age, young people no longer listen to those who are older than they are, O’Brien said. Because of this, she wants to let high school students also hear stories from their peers. She plans to have

young adults who have overcome or are still battling drug addiction to speak to high school stuCarol dents. This O’Brien would have much more impact, she said.

O’Brien also plans to work with Stand Up Leadership, a group she compares to the D.A.R.E program. O’Brien recently donated $8,500 to the Stand Up Leadership Team of Delaware County, an organization of high school teenagers who mentor peers and focus on various teen issues. The group is coordinated by the Delaware General Health District and HelpLine of Delaware and Morrow Counties. According to the prosecutor’s office’s press release about the donation, “The donation was made in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 2981.13(D), which states a portion of the office’s law enforcement trust fund shall be used in connection with community preventive education programs.”

In addition to drug education, O’Brien wants to teach young people about the dangers of teen dating violence. “The cycle of violence starts early,” she said.

She also wants to warn them against texting or posting on Face-

book compromising photos. Once sent or published, these images remain in the public view, she said.

“It can cause trouble for them later,” she said.

O’Brien has started visiting township officials and plans to visit each township during the next several months.

The prosecutor represents the county’s townships and O’Brien said she wants township officials to feel comfortable picking up the phone to speak with her. “I want to make sure they know who I am,” she said.

Before she was named prosecutor by the Delaware County Republican Central Committee, O’Brien had heard that the civil attorneys were backed up with cases. One of her first acts as prosecutor was to hire an attorney to handle mainly civil issues.

Raised in Maumee, O’Brien decided she liked the courtroom at a young age when watching the Perry Mason television series. She graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in political science and attended law school at the University of Toledo.

Though she’s the first female prosecutor in the county, O’Brien said “it doesn’t even raise eyebrows.” She has been fortunate to have great mentors and to follow females who blazed trails, she said. “It was easier for me than for those females,” she said.

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as they gather at the edges of vernal pools and other bodies of water. Their collective voices, which sound almost like bird chirps, can be heard as far as a mile or two away.

Other amphibians will follow with their songs, and, like the birds, their calls will increase in number and duration as the season wears on. But it’s the spring peeper I’m listening for as spring teases, but continues to hold off.

Yes, it’s the early spring sounds that capture my attention now. Oh, there will soon be the heady aromas of warming earth and budding leaves, of wildflowers and fresh spring breezes. And I’m ready to watch for the courtship ritual of the American woodcock and the return of ospreys to nesting platforms in Alum Creek Reservoir.

But what I hear in the woods, on this midMarch day, is nature waiting, anticipating. The sounds of late winter tell me that spring will be here, any day now. I need only be patient a little while longer.

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but it is full of movement and energy now.

I hear the fat “splat” that spring rains make on the old leaves, while woodpeckers hammer into the trunks of trees with their staccato rat-a-tat.

Songbirds, which have spent the winter months calling back and forth with only single syllable notes, are warming up their singing voices. Already the cardinals — the first to sing in the morning and last to stop in the evening — are leading the way as they woo their mates and set their territories. I can hear “whoit, whoit” and “what-cheer, what-cheer, cheer, cheer, cheer” as the cardinals greet me.

Birds that have overwintered in Delaware County will be the first to voice their joy at spring.

I’ll hear the black-capped chickadee calling “feebee, fee-bee, fee-bee” and the male nuthatch singing out “hey-hey-hey-hey.”

Birdsong will continue to fill the quiet spaces in the woods, with migrating warblers soon adding their silvery voices to a symphony that continues to crescendo, then peaks in May and June, when the babies hatch and add their chirps.

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County pays IRS for 2007 tax audit

By SARAH SOLE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Delaware County recently paid $27,172 to the Internal Revenue Service for a 2007 tax audit.

The IRS started the audit in September 2009, county auditor George Kaitsa said. He said he thought that the audit originated from an anonymous complaint to the state auditor. To his knowledge, this is the first time the county has been audited.

The county commissioners paid for the audit with money from a fund used for liability insurance.

Kaitsa took office March 2, 2009. Todd Hanks was the previous auditor.

“We feel that the IRS was responsible and fair in conducting the audit,” Kaitsa said. The county was pleased the auditors levied no penalties or interest, he said.

The audit addressed what it characterized as the county labeling individuals as contractors rather than employees. The county issued 1099 contractor tax forms to board of health members instead of W-2 forms, Kaitsa said. The IRS determined that since the work benefited the health department, those members should’ve been

treated as employees. The IRS determined the county owed $726 in taxes from those wages.

Kaitsa said the county corrected that classification in 2010, before it was required to do so by the IRS. Because the IRS has three years in which to conduct an audit, it isn’t likely to follow up on any of taxes owed for 2008 or 2009, he said.

In a similar situation, the county owed about $268 in taxes from a single juvenile court employee’s wages. The county issued the employee a 1099 tax form instead of a W-2 for the employee’s first payment upon hire in 2007.

The county also owed $11,002 in Medicaid taxes from several county employees who retired from their jobs and were rehired a few days later. In most cases, these employees were rehired for the same jobs, Kaitsa said. As part of the Medicare Act, a Medicaid tax of 1.45 percent is supposed to be issued to employees and their employers when the employee has a break in service from a job.

The IRS considers retiring to be a break in service. In this case, the county incorrectly assumed that the few days’break in between the employees’ retirement and rehire

dates weren’t breaks in service.

The county also was audited for taxable benefits for clothing and vehicles.

The county had a $5,216 tax liability for clothing provided to the sheriff’s office. Clothing for emergency medical service is exempt because it is safety-related, Kait-

sa said. Since some clothing within the sheriff’s office is adaptable to daily wear — for example, polo shirts with the sheriff department’s logo on it — the IRS classified the clothing as a taxable benefit.

The county also had a $9,960 tax liability for vehicles provided to public safety employees for

commuter purposes. Kaitsa said.

Five vehicles were audited: two from the sheriff’s office, two from the county EMS department, and one from Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities.

Kaitsa said the IRS considers commuter vehicles exempt for employees who have to be on call 24

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Local government cuts ‘drastic,’ coalition contends

By JENNIFER NESBITT and GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Gov. John Kasich’s proposed two-year budget calls for reducing funding to Ohio’s local governments by roughly 25 percent per year by 2013.

And members of the Local Government Fund Coalition aren’t pleased.

“Right now, we think that’s a pretty dramatic cut and we think it may be disproportionate to what the other cuts will be,” said Susan Cave, executive director of the Ohio Municipal League.

“But we haven’t seen the total picture yet.”

Members of the coalition will

examine the budget over the next week to see where other funding sources stand, she said.

Kasich’s budget proposal, released Tuesday, March 15, calls for giving the Local Government Fund $526-million in 2012 and $339-million in 2013.

The fund, which is projected to get $665-million this year, helps pay for a wide range of local services, including safety forces, parks and recreation, public health clinics, homeland security and natural disaster response.

The state allocates money from the fund to Ohio’s counties, which reserve some of it for their own general funds and divide the rest among local mu-

nicipalities. Franklin County gets $84.3-million from the fund.

The coalition will next voice its concerns to the legislature, which will take up the budget negotiations.

“We always have hope,” Cave said. “We have to look at the fact that the legislators represent much smaller areas. And some areas of the state will feel this a lot more than others.”

In interviews last week, representatives of the coalition said sizeable cuts to the fund could have drastic consequences.

Matthew DeTemple, executive director of the Ohio Township Association, said Gov. Kasich had indicated that cost-saving actions in the budget would

help ease local budgetary shortfalls.

“We haven’t seen those, so we can’t know what those are going to be like,” DeTemple said. “But it’s hard to believe that cost-saving measures that are part of the budget are going to offset a 50percent cut.”

Many state municipalities have already shared services and created more efficient operations to help offset budgetary shortfalls, said Marilyn Brown, a Franklin County commissioner.

“We can do more,” she said.

“We need to do more.”

The recession has affected local governments for many years. Gary Lee, a Union County commissioner, said commis-

sioners have cut the budget by 10 percent over the past two years. For example, 18 people from the Department of Job and Family Services and 10 sheriff’s deputies have been laid off.

“Every department we have has shrunk,” he said.

In his proposal, the governor met his pledge to balance the budget, which is facing an $8billion hole, without tax increases.

State Rep. John Carney, a Democrat from Clintonville, said he shares the coalition’s concerns about local-government funding.

“Services cost money,” Carney said. “The population demands services. The question is,

how do we pay for them?”

Matt Mayer, president of the Buckeye Institute of Public Policy Solutions, a free-market think tank based in Columbus, said it’s “gut-check time” for all Ohio agencies that need to look at things they can live without.

“I agree they shouldn’t bear the brunt of balancing the budget,” Mayer said of local governments. “But there are going to be cuts. Everyone’s going to have to make concessions. We’ve grown government to a level we can’t afford, so we have to separate the wants from the needs.”

A version of this story appeared on www.thisweeknews.com earlier this week.

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Boys Basketball

Coach ‘proud’ of what Liberty accomplished

By SCOTT HENNEN ThisWeek Community Newspapers

In his third season as coach of the Olentangy Liberty High School boys basketball team, Greg Nossaman finally began to see things come together.

The Patriots finished a program-best 16-7 overall after losing to secondseeded Northland — ranked second in the final state poll behind Garfield Heights — 59-52 in a Division I district semifinal on March 5 in the Fairgrounds Coliseum. It was the first trip to a district semifinal for Liberty.

Jake Bischoff, a 6-foot-2 junior guard, led Liberty with 17 points, including four 3-pointers. Senior guard Andy Yazrombek (6-1) had 10 points and junior forward Nick Archer (6-8) scored nine.

“I’m really proud of what we have done this year,” Nossaman said. “We definitely have gotten better from the beginning of the year to the end.”

The Patriots also had their best league finish by tying Westerville Central and Westerville North for second in the OCC-Cardinal at 10-4, behind Westerville South (13-1) and ahead

At a glance LIBERTY •Record: 16-7 overall, 10-4 (tied for second) in OCC-Cardinal •Seniors lost: Frank Longhino and Andy Yazrombek •Key returnees: Nick Archer, Jake Bischoff and A.J. Motika

of Dublin Jerome (4-10), Dublin Scioto (4-10), Olentangy (3-11) and Marysville (2-12).

The Patriots had two seniors in 6-2 forward Frank Longhino and Yazrom-

bek, who is the program’s all-time leading scorer with 602 points and set the program record for assists in a season this year with 99. He was named firstteam all-District 11 and all-league and honorable mention all-Central District after averaging a team-high 12.4 points, a team-high 4.3 assists and 5.3 rebounds.

“There were more to this class when they were sophomores, but Andy and Frank dedicated themselves to the program when others decided to focus on other sports,” Nossaman said. “They battled through ups and downs in the three years and helped us play tough

in February and March to finish runnerup in the OCC-Cardinal and (reach a district semifinal). They helped put our program on the map in central Ohio.”

Longhino averaged 5.7 points and made 25 of 34 free-throw attempts (73.5 percent) and 12 of 32 3-point attempts (37.5 percent).

“I tried to be more of an all-around player as a senior as well as being a leader,” Longhino said. “I tried to be a silent leader and a positive leader for the young players.”

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Boys Soccer

Braves’ Bechtol chooses Falcons

By PAUL BATTERSON ThisWeek Community Newspapers

By Chris Parker/ThisWeek

Liberty goaltender Eddie Arcy stops a shot by Matt Opblinger (left) of Toledo St. Francis as the Patriots’ Robert Koehler looks to help during a state semifinal March 12 at Nationwide Arena. Liberty lost 9-4.

Hockey

Patriots fall in state semifinal

By SCOTT HENNEN ThisWeek Community Newspapers

In four seasons, the Olentangy Liberty High School hockey team has gone from taking the ice for the first time as a varsity program to taking the ice at Nationwide Arena in a state semifinal.

The Patriots finished 27-9-1 overall after losing to top-ranked Toledo St. Francis 9-4 in a state semifinal March 12, but the meteoric rise did not go unnoticed by a senior playing his last varsity game.

“We lost, but we don’t want to lose focus on what we’ve done,” said forward Jimmy Ruska, who had two goals against eventual state champion St. Francis. “Four years ago, we were fighting to have a program and now we were fighting to get into a state final.

“We lost five people to injury this year and we always had someone step in and step up for

game plan the coaches had for us,” Ruska said. “When we were up 2-1 after one (period), we had lots of energy and we might have been a little distracted. We gave up some odd-man rushes (in the second period) and they capitalized.”

Ben Torchia had three goals and two assists to lead St. Francis, which finished 34-4-1 after beating Lakewood St. Edward 2-1 in the final March 13. He gave the Knights a 1-0 lead with a goal 6 minutes, 36 seconds into the game before freshman forward Christopher Bergamesca tied the game 20 seconds later on an unassisted score.

Sophomore forward Ethan Hollingsworth gave Liberty a 21 lead with a goal 10:52 into the

By Chris Parker/ThisWeek first period off an assist by senior defenseman Alec Vidrick.

The Patriots’ Jimmy Ruska races toward the goal after getting past Kasey Rupp of St. Francis.

“You have to give credit to us. The result was winning a dis- one period, but St. Francis scored the state final since the tourna- Liberty because they were eliminating our chances,” St. Frantrict title for the first time.” three goals in the second peri- ment began in 1978.

Liberty reached state for the od and five in the third. No cen“We came out in the first peSee HOCKEY, page B4 first time. It held a 2-1 lead after tral Ohio team has advanced to riod and tried to focus on the

Wrestling

OCC title among successes for Olentangy

When Olentangy High School senior Alex Bechtol broke his pinkie before the boys soccer team’s season last fall, it was a minor setback.

However, the injury helped him choose a career path.

According to Bechtol, the injury led him to pursue a degree in physical therapy at Bowling Green State University. He became interested in physical therapy after having his finger placed in a splint at Cardinal Orthopaedic Institute.

“I want to stay connected with sports after college,” Bechtol said. “When I went in (to Cardinal Orthopaedic Institute), I got to see a little bit of what (physical therapists) do. I just want to help get people back to the sports they love to do.”

Bechtol will join a Bowling Green men’s soccer team loaded with players from central Ohio, including Worthington Kilbourne’s Brandon Silva, Worthington Christian’s Max Weston, Thomas Worthington’s Colin Armstrong, Dublin Coffman’s Ryan Snashall, DeSales’ Jacob Eganhouse and Pickerington North’s Keegan Ross.

“Bowling Green was like the perfect fit for me,” said Bechtol, who signed a letter of intent to play for the Falcons on Feb. 3. “It’s not too far from home and not too close. They have a good coach there and he’s doing some big things up there.”

Bechtol, a defender who was named first-team all-OCCCardinal Division and all-district in Division II, helped guide Olentangy to its first OCC championship last season with a 5-11 record. The Braves finished 12-4-3 overall after losing to DeSales 2-1 in a district championship.

“Alex has been a starter for us from day one as a freshman,” Braves coach Dave Sebek said.

“He’s a great kid with a great work ethic. He makes everyone around him better. We’re definitely going to be missing him next year.”

Bowling Green finished 6-93 last fall under coach Eric Nichols after going 3-12-3 in 2009.

“The biggest sign of what (Nichols) is doing there was their games with Akron,” Bechtol said.

“The first year, they lost to Akron 6-0, and this year they lost to the Zips 2-0.”

Akron went on to win the NCAA Division I national championship last season with a 1-0 win over Louisville in the title game.

Bechtol is the second player from Olentangy to commit to a Division I program this school year. Kyle Culbertson, the Division II district Player of the Year last season, committed to Akron in the fall and enrolled there in January.

By AARON BLANKENSHIP son like that, and we actually did ThisWeek Community Newspapers better than we did last season, which feels great.”

Junior Anthony Fosco wasn’t In key league dual matches, the sure if the Olentangy High School Braves beat Marysville 35-29 on wrestling team could duplicate Jan. 27 and defeated Liberty 42the amount of success it had dur- 23 on Feb. 3 to help it finish first ing the 2009-10 season. in the OCC-Cardinal ahead of LibThat year it finished second in erty (6-1), Westerville North (5the OCC-Cardinal Division, won 2), Marysville (4-3), Dublin a Division II sectional title, won Jerome (2-5), Dublin Scioto (2its first district championship and 5), Westerville South (2-5) and had four individuals place at state. Westerville Central (0-7).

Thus, Fosco was elated after “Beating Liberty was a big the Braves went 7-0 in OCC- highlight,” coach Matt Hammons Cardinal dual matches to capture said. “They were the No. 1 Ditheir first league title since 2008, vision I team in central Ohio and won a second consecutive sec- we beat them convincingly to tional title and another district prove we’re the No. 1 team in championship and had four in- central Ohio regardless of dividividuals place at state. sion. That victory brought the “This year, we were thinking OCC title back to us.”

The Braves scored 292 points it would be tough to top last year’s team, because that team had the to win the 13-team sectional Feb.

By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek best season in our program’s his- 19 at Hilliard Bradley ahead of tory,” Fosco said. “We were hopJunior 119-pounder Trevor Fiorucci (top) was one of four Olentangy wrestlers to place at the Division pbatterson@thisweeknews.com See WRESTLING, page B4 II state tournament. www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com ing we could have another sea-

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ThisWeek’s 2010-11 Super 12 WRESTLING TEAM The Captain

Brothers helped toughen Delande

By JEREMY STEWART

About the athletes…

AL CASERTA Olentangy

Sr.

130

Caserta blossomed as a senior, finishing 48-11. During the regular season, he placed second in the Olentangy Invitational on Dec. 4, the James V. Horning Memorial on Jan. 22 and the Delaware Invitational on Feb. 5 and finished third in the North Canton Hoover Invitational on Dec. 17-18.

Caserta then capped his career with a strong postseason, winning the Division II sectional on Feb. 19 at Hilliard Bradley, finishing second at district Feb. 25-26 at Columbus East and placing fifth at state March 3-5 at Ohio State.

“Al was a hammer for us all year,” coach Matt Hammons said.

“He moved up to wrestle at 135 to help the team out in duals, and he had a lot of success at both 130 and 135. Al’s a wicked scrambler. When you get in a dogfight with him, most of the time you’re going to end up on the bottom.”

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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 neither of his older brothers won a state title, they had an influence on Chase getting one.

“Being the youngest brother, they would beat up on me sometimes,” said Chase, who has been named captain of the ThisWeek Super 12 wrestling team. “I think that’s what helped me a lot. It made me mentally stronger. I could take a beating.”

Spencer often came to the practice 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 career victory in his match against Lemon. The junior finished the season 46-2. His only losses were to Mentor Lake Catholic’s Matt Fee at the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Holiday Tournament, which concluded Dec. 30.

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 Delande 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.

“In wrestling, it’s more of a thrill,” Delande said of winning a state championship. “In football, it’s a long game, two hours. In wrestling, it’s six minutes and all eyes are on you.”

ANGELO DISABATO Hilliard Davidson

Sr.

ThisWeek’s Super 12 team profiles the top high school wrestlers — regardless of weight class — in our coverage area. The team was determined by the sports staff and by nominations from area coaches.

Super 12 NAME Al Caserta Chase Delande Angelo DiSabato Travis Drumm Pat Elflein Trevor Fiorucci Noah Forrider Andrew Higgins Brady Hutchins Ryan Murdock Vince Pickett Bobby Smith

Dom Barlow Conor Driscoll Sufyan El-Geroushi Anthony Fosco Payton Gutierrez Josh Hall Caleb Hetterscheidt Evan Jackson Morgan Miller Tyler Miller Nathan Pressley Ryan Sanders Dan Satterthwaite Chris Settles Craig Thomas

TRAVIS DRUMM Heath

215

Drumm upstaged Heath teammates Dom Barlow, a four-time state placer, and Mason Robinson at the Division III state tournament as the heralded trio concluded their careers with a combined 496 victories.

Drumm was the Bulldogs’ top finisher, placing fifth to finish the season with a 34-3 record. He had eight postseason pins and won a district title Feb. 25-26 at Coshocton, where his father, Robin, died of a heart attack following one of his matches three years ago.

“Of our three (state qualifiers), Travis was the most focused,” coach Roger Morgan said. “If he didn’t think he had a legitimate shot at winning (state), he wouldn’t be here.”

Drumm, a two-time state qualifier who was a state alternate as a sophomore, finished with 160 career victories. He has signed to play football at Tiffin University.

Pickerington North

So.

Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

152 145 Hwt. 135 103 112 152 215 189 152 Hwt. 215 215 Hwt. 152

Jr.

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Chase Delande went 46-2 this season, capped with the Division I state title at 145 pounds.

Past Captains Westerville North’s Josh Demas (2009-10), North’s Jesse Dong (2008), Westerville Central’s Brendan Barlow (2007), Westerville South’s Anthony Ciraky (2006), Hamilton Township’s Nick Hackett (2005), New Albany’s Larry Reichard (2004), Westland’s T.J. Enright (2003), Hamilton Township’s Jason Hackett (2002), DeSales’ C.P. Schlatter (2000-01), Ready’s Tommy Rowlands (2000) and Pickerington’s Keaton Anderson (1999).

Olentangy

Canal Winchester

112

Central Crossing

Jr.

119

Sr.

125

Not only did Hutchins earn a 50-8 record but he did so in dominating fashion, pinning 41 opponents, which ranks him ninth on Ohio’s all-time season leader list.

For his career, Hutchins compiled a 15648 record with 113 pins. His career pin total ranks 12th on Ohio’s all-time list and his win total was one shy of Seth Morton’s program record for career wins.

“By earning six points with every pin, Brady has accounted for hundreds of team points for us,” coach Trent Brooks said. “Brady was an all-around dream to coach and he set the tempo for our team both on and off the mat.”

Hutchins finished first in the Cambridge Invitational on Dec. 4, the Watkins Memorial Invitational on Feb. 5 and the Division II sectional Feb. 19 at Licking Heights. After placing second at district, he went 1-2 at state for a third consecutive season.

VINCE PICKETT

Murdock added to his résumé this season as both a Division I district and sectional champion.

After finishing fifth at the state tournament at 103 as a sophomore, he placed sixth at 112 and finished this season with a 44-5 record. He entered state ranked second in Brian Brakeman’s High School Wrestling Forecast.

“His goal was to win it this year, but it made it tough when he lost his first match (at state),” coach Bob Stoll said. “He’s got another year to try to do it.

“He’s going to be a heck of a boost for our other guys next year as a leader.”

Murdock, a three-time district qualifier, was first-team all-OCCCentral Division as the Shamrocks finished third (5-2) behind champion Hilliard Davidson (7-0).

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Fiorucci added to his already impressive résumé this season, finishing with a 45-7 record and winning five tournaments.

He won the Olentangy Invitational on Dec. 4, the North Canton Hoover Invitational on Dec. 17-18 and the James V. Horning Memorial on Jan. 22. He also successfully defended his titles at the Division II sectional and district tournaments.

Having placed eighth at 103 at state in Division I as a freshman and second at 103 in Division II as a sophomore, Fiorucci went 3-2 and placed fifth at 119 at state this year.

“Trevor was dominant all season, and his only losses were to studs in tough tournaments,” coach Matt Hammons said. “He’s a pinner. Whether he’s on top or bottom, there’s always a good chance that Trevor is going to put someone on their back and stick them.”

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In Bradley’s first two seasons, Higgins became one of the wrestlers who would help lay a solid foundation for a successful program. He ended his prep career by becoming the program’s first state placer.

Higgins placed third at the Division II state tournament, beating Medina Highland’s Tyler Bloniak 11-7 in the third-place match. Higgins had a 44-4 record this season using what coach John Riggs said was an unusual technique.

“He has a very unique style where he uses a lot of scrambling,” Riggs said. “He’s great with his legs and with tilts. He’s able to put his opponents in situations that maybe they haven’t seen before.”

Higgins won sectional and district championships en route to qualifying for state and was named the OCC-Capital Division Wrestler of the Year.

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Though only a sophomore, Forrider is a two-time placer at the Division I state tournament.

As a freshman, he finished eighth at 119.

This season, he placed sixth at 130 and finished with a 41-10 record. For his career, he is 85-18.

This season, Forrider won the title at the Marysville sectional before winning the district title. He entered the state tournament ranked eighth in his weight class in Brian Brakeman’s High School Wrestling Forecast.

“Noah is a huge part of our program as a competitor and a leader,” coach Shawn Andrews said.

“His experience at the state level as a two-time placer is a great example to the kids on our team as to what it takes to be successful.”

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Elflein could be among the early favorites to win the Division I state heavyweight title next season following the graduation of Centerville’s Kyle Rose, who defeated him 7-5 in a district final en route to winning the state title this year.

Elflein went 1-2 at state, but he was eliminated by a pair of eventual placers in matches decided by a combined three points.

“That was Pat’s first time at state, so it was a good learning experience,” coach Brad Harris said. “Now he knows what he needs to do going forward,” Elflein, who packed on 40 pounds after his sophomore year, finished the season with a 35-9 record and set the single-season program record with 28 pins.

He already has football scholarship offers from Indiana and Northwestern.

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The son of the coach of one of the area’s premier wrestling programs, DiSabato beats opponents not only with skill, but with a deep knowledge of the sport.

DiSabato capped a stellar season with a fifth-place finish at the Division I state tournament. He finished the season 50-5 and earned his second trip to the awards podium at state. He placed eighth at 103 as a sophomore.

“One thing that he’s really benefited from is he’s a smart wrestler, and being around wrestling as long as he has, he understands situations,” said coach Dominic DiSabato, Angelo’s father. “There are not too many mistakes that he makes on the mat because he didn’t know the situation.”

DiSabato was named the OCC-Central Division Wrestler of the Year in addition to winning sectional and district championships.

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If high school wrestling fans didn’t know who Pickett was before the Division I district tournament, they quickly found out after he demolished the competition on the way to a district title, winning each of his four matches by tech-fall, major decision or pin. He beat Olentangy Liberty’s Nick Kaczkowski 13-0 in the final.

“I always say you have to be good on your feet. You have to be good in escape and you have to be able to hold someone down.

Vince is good at all three of those,” coach Jamie Ramirez said.

“That makes him difficult to wrestle. He’s tall and lanky. He’s hard to shoot on and he’s got a great shot himself. Plus, he has a bit of a mean bone.”

Pickett, who finished the season 50-3, placed fourth at the state tournament.

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Not often does a freshman make as much of an impact as Smith did this winter.

He helped the Silver Knights win the CCL title and then followed with a Division III sectional title and a third-place finish at district.

Smith went 3-2 at the state tournament. He won his first two matches before losing his next two. He bounced back to pin Marion Pleasant’s Zon Fields in 4 minutes, 40 seconds to finish fifth.

Smith, who finished with a 43-4 record, had lost to Fields in a semifinal at the district tournament Feb. 26 at Coshocton.

“He’s a very determined wrestler,” coach Chance Van Gundy said. “I’m just looking forward to the next three years. I’ve had several freshmen come in that were good, but I don’t think any has been as special as Bobby.”

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Lisa Saiben may be the new Olentangy Liberty High School girls soccer coach, but she hardly is a new face.

Saiben, who served as an assistant coach for the Patriots the past three seasons, replaces Erin Mullady.

“I feel pretty prepared to take over the team,” Saiben said. “I’ve gotten to know the girls. While it’s going to be a different team next year because we graduate a lot of players this spring, I want to continue to build the program.

“I’m not as apprehensive as a rook-

ie coach would be. I’ve gotten to know some of the girls and their families.

I’ve gotten to know the expectations.”

Over the past eight seasons, Mullady molded Liberty into a respectable program in central Ohio. During the past four seasons, the Patriots compiled a 44-19-11 record and won three OCC titles. They finished 12-4-3 last season, losing to Upper Arlington 1-0 in overtime in a Division I district final.

Athletics director Tom Gerhardt said Mullady was looking toward the future when she named Saiben an assistant coach.

“When we were looking for an as-

sistant coach three years ago, I told (Mullady) we needed to find someone who might be the next head coach,” Gerhardt said. “(Saiben is) a very good teacher and she knows her soccer inside and out.”

Saiben moved to Columbus five years ago after other family members migrated to the area from Canton. Her brothers, Brian and Scott Nicola, landed jobs in the area and her parents followed suit.

Brian Nicola coaches wrestling at Olentangy Orange and Scott Nicola coaches wrestling at Columbus West.

Saiben’s husband, Chris, coaches boys

lacrosse at Olentangy Hyatts Middle School.

Soccer has been a big part of Saiben’s life. Growing up in Canton, she played for the Cleveland Cobras club soccer team, which won four consecutive state cups, as well as Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas.

She went on to be a four-year starter at forward for St. Bonaventure University, scoring 25 goals and 10 assists.

She once tied the program record for goals in a game by scoring four.

After college, Saiben moved from New York to Columbus, where she began coaching the New Albany Free-

dom and Olentangy Classic club programs as well as working with the Olympic Development program.

“Being a forward helps me relate to other forwards because I understand what it takes to be a scorer,” Saiben said.

“If they’re stuck in a slump, I can help because I’ve gone through slumps, too.

“I’m going to emphasize working hard and learning the technical skills.

I really want to create a great team environment. We had that in the past and I want to continue that.” pbatterson@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

PATRIOTS Continued from page B1 The Patriots expect to return three starters in Archer, Bischoff and 6-2 junior guard A.J. Motika. Archer was second-team allleague and all-District 11 as well as honorable mention allCentral District. He averaged 11.4 points and a team-high 7.0 rebounds.

Bischoff was honorable mention all-league and all-District 11. He averaged 12.1 points and made a team-high 46 3-pointers. He also set a program record

for points in a game when he scored 27 in a 55-54 win over Beechcroft on Feb. 12.

Motika, who was named the team’s top defender, averaged 6.1 points and 3.4 rebounds.

Also expected to return are juniors Alec Chabonneau (6-3, guard), Phillip Cheesman (6-2, guard/forward), Josh Pollner (66, center), Alex Radkiewicz (63, forward) and Tyler Shirey (66, guard/forward) and sophomores Sam DeRoy (5-10, guard), Matt Muntean (5-9 guard), Nick Nossaman (5-6, guard), Bo

Scheper (6-1, guard) and Tyler Welch (5-10, guard).

“We have some great players coming back next year and we have a strong sophomore class that went 18-2 on the (junior varsity) team,” coach Nossaman said. “We will have high expectations next year, but we still have to put in time to get better in the offseason. That’s what will prove how well we can do next season.” shennen@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

Sports briefs Bengals to appear at fundraiser Members of the Cincinnati Bengals are scheduled to participate in a basketball game fundraiser benefiting the Olentangy Liberty High School baseball program.

The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, March 18, in the Liberty gymnasium. An autograph session is planned for halftime. A pasta dinner will be served from 5 to 6:45 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased through the Liberty athletics department.

Tournament champions The Olentangy Shanahan fourth-grade girls travel basketball team recently won the Division I title in the Central Ohio Basketball Association tournament and the Ohio Youth Basketball fourth-grade state championship. Team members are (front row, from left) Kynlee Edwards, Lauren Tarpey, Alexis Brookshire; (second row) Shahy Ishac, Julia Francis, Brooklyn Budd, Lea Sanders; (back row) coaches Jamie Edwards and Steve Tarpey.

Alumni football games planned Alumni Football USA is organizing teams of former high school players who want “to play in one more full contact football game.”

Players can sign up at AlumniFootballUSA.com or call (877) 578-8547. Teams are limited to 40 players.

Games will be played around Ohio in August. Alumni Football USA will provide the equipment.

Schools announce coaching vacancies The following schools are seeking coaches: Thomas Worthington — Assistant track and field specializing in pole vault. Send résumé to athletics director Dan Girard at dgirard@worthington.k12.oh.us or fax to (614) 883-2275.

Westland — Volleyball. Send résumé to athletics director Greg Burke at greg.burke@swcs.us.

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Photo of the week BALD AND THE BEAUTIFUL — Westerville South players rub the bald head of assistant coach Brad Burris after the Wildcats won a Division I district championship with a 69-54 victory over New Albany on March 11 in the Fairgrounds Coliseum.

Top games GAMES OF THE WEEK BOYS: Gahanna, Northland and Westerville South will compete in the Division I regional tournament that concludes Saturday, March 19, in the Fairgrounds Coliseum.

GIRLS: It’s on to the state final four. Games are Thursday, March 17, through Saturday, March 19, at Ohio State.

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Girls Basketball: In-depth preview of Pickerington North’s return to the state tournament for the first time since 2007.

Honorable Code: Maggie Stephenson, a 2006 Pickerington Central grad, defends her alma mater, Brigham Young University, in the wake of the suspension of men’s basketball player Brandon Davies for violating the school’s honor code.

So Long, City League: The City League is now looking to fill a void with the retirement of two iconic coaches — Brookhaven girls coach Reggie Lee and Northland boys coach Satch Sullinger.

BOYS Westerville South’s Ben Jones contributed a game-high 23 points off the bench in helping the Wildcats beat New Albany 69-54 in a Division I district final March 11.

GIRLS Pickerington North’s Jaila Quotable Kee-Bryant scored the Panthers’ “Finally. This is one way to first 10 points in the fourth quarter and finished with a team- get there.”

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runner-up Jonathan Alder (199), as 12 of their athletes placed in the top four of their weight classes to qualify for district.

Olentangy scored 158.5 points to win the district tournament Feb. 25-26 at Columbus East, ahead of runner-up Uhrichsville Claymont (139), as seven Braves qualified for state. The Braves then scored 36 points at state March 35 at Ohio State to finish 13th behind champion St. Paris Graham (130.5) as 84 teams scored.

After going 0-2 in his first state appearance last season, senior Al Caserta went 4-2 and placed fifth at 130 pounds. Junior Trevor Fiorucci went 3-2 and placed fifth at 119 after placing second at 103 at state last year in Division II and placing eighth at 103 at state in Division I two years ago.

Fosco went 2-3 in his state debut and placed sixth at 135 and senior Caleb Hetterscheidt went 3-2 and placed seventh at 152.

Junior Bryan Young (heavyweight) went 1-2, and senior Joe Gadd (160) and junior Alex Stinemetz (215) each went 0-2.

“This was definitely the best season in school history when you look at how we competed overall,” Hammons said. “We doubled our amount of state placers and that’s something we hope to continue to build on next year.”

The Braves lose three starters in Caserta (48-11 at 130), Gadd (36-16 at 160) and Hetterscheidt (42-11 at 152).

Eight athletes who competed at district are expected to return in juniors Fiorucci (45-7 at 119), Fosco (37-15 at 135), Stinemetz (36-13 at 215), Young (36-14 at heavyweight), Eric Bridges (2113 at 140), Ryan Dean (23-14 at 171) and Ryan Lucas (20-15 at 125) and sophomore Andrew Torti (35-11 at 103).

“We’re junior-heavy and we’re going to have most of our starters back battle-tested as seniors,” Hammons said. “Our future looks very promising.”

•Orange finished fourth (4-3) in the OCC-Capital behind Mount Vernon (7-0), Hilliard Bradley (6-1) and New Albany (5-2), and ahead of Watkins Memorial (34), Big Walnut (2-5), Delaware (1-6) and Franklin Heights (0-7).

LIBERTY •Record: 27-9-1 overall, 12-1 (first) in CHC •Seniors lost: Keaton Allmaras, Anthony Bergamesca, Bryan Finneran, Robert Koehler, Matt Mullier, Jimmy Ruska, Alec Vidrick and Grant Woods •Key returnees: Noah Allmaras, Eddie Arcy, Christopher Bergamesca, Ethan Hollingsworth, Kyle Horner, Pete Leonetti, Marshall Oja and Gus Olmstead

seeded Patriots opened the district tournament with a 5-0 win over Troy in the second round on Feb. 20. They then beat seventh-seeded Olentangy 5-3 in the third round Feb. 26 and defeated third-seeded Dublin Coffman 3-0 in a district semifinal Feb. 27 before beating topseeded Jerome for their first district championship.

The Patriots, who also won their first Blue Jackets Cup this season, tied Jerome for the Capital Hockey Conference championship at 12-1 (24 points).

Cincinnati Moeller finished third at 11-2 (22), followed by Coffman (10-2-1, 21), St. Charles (7-4-2, 16), Upper Arlington (74-1-1, 16), Olentangy Orange (6-4-3, 15), Olentangy (7-6, 14), Thomas Worthington (5-7-1, 11), Gahanna (4-9, 8), DeSales (39-0-1, 7), Worthington Kilbourne (2-11, 4), Dublin Scioto (1-12, 2) and Watterson (0-13, 0).

Bergamesca led the team in scoring with 55 points (19 goals, 36 assists), followed by Ruska with 47 points (25 goals, 22 assists), Hollingsworth with 39 (28 goals, 11 assists) and junior forward Marshall Oja, who scored the district-clinching goal,

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cis coach Brian Kinsella said.

“They were taking the puck away from us and stopping us.

We scored once in like five or six chances in the first and they were 2-for-4, which is pretty good at finishing.”

The Knights’ Tyler Murphy tied the game 1:30 into the second period and Torchia gave St. Francis the lead for good with 7:25 left in the period off an assist from Murphy. The Knights extended their lead to 4-2 on a goal by Reid Kersey 9:44 into the second before Ruska scored 11:22 into the second off assists from senior defenseman Robert Koehler and Bergamesca to make it 4-3.

“Jimmy is a perfect example of a player who came in his freshman season and got better and better every year,” said Patriots coach Jack Hoogeveen, who completed his fourth season leading the program.

Nate Opblinger, Kersey and Murphy scored in the third to extend St. Francis’ lead to four goals before Ruska scored the game’s only power-play goal 6:51 into the period off assists from Bergamesca and sophomore forward Noah Allmaras.

The Knights answered with goals from Torchia and Trent Streichert.

Junior goaltender Eddie Arcy had 33 saves for the Patriots.

Thomas Kosinski had 25 saves for St. Francis.

Liberty reached a state semifinal with a 3-2 double-overtime win over Dublin Jerome in a district final March 5 at the Dispatch Ice Haus. The second-

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LIBERTY •Finishes: Second in OCC-Cardinal, first at sectional, first at district, tied for 41st at state •Seniors lost: Jarrod Boone, Matt Casey, Ken Hamre, Mitch Himmelstein, Nick Kaczkowski, Anthony Michael, John Pfleiderer, Ethan Snyder and Craig Thomas •Key returnees: Luke Fleming, Giuseppe Penzone and Jake Ryan OLENTANGY •Finishes: First in OCC-Cardinal, first at sectional, first at district, 13th at state •Seniors lost: Al Caserta, Joe Gadd and Caleb Hetterscheidt •Key returnees: Trevor Fiorucci, Anthony Fosco, Alex Stinemetz and Bryan Young ORANGE •Finishes: Fourth in OCC-Capital, sixth at sectional, tied for 28th at district •Seniors lost: J.J. Jurcisek, Matt Kiplinger, Ben Lautzenheiser, Mike Moore and Josh Toprani •Key returnees: Dan Dawson, Lenn’s Kamba and Jacob Selbe

Lenn’s Kamba (17-12 at 189), Jacob Lewis (17-6 at 189) and Grant Stewart (9-18 at 103).

“We have a lot of starters coming back and they’re excited about wrestling and getting better in the offseason,” Nicola said.

•Liberty scored 239.5 points to win the 13-team Division I sectional Feb. 19 at Pickerington Central ahead of runner-up Dublin Coffman (187) to capture its second consecutive sectional title, as 10 Patriots qualified for district.

The Patriots scored 128.5 points to win their first district championship and advanced seven athletes to state.

Liberty scored nine points at state to tie Lancaster and Sandusky for 41st behind champion Lakewood St. Edward (187).

Senior Nick Kaczkowski went 2-3 and finished eighth at 160 to become the Patriots’ first state placer.

Senior Jarrod Boone (125), senior Craig Thomas (152) and junior Luke Fleming (heavyweight) each went 1-2 at state, and seniors Anthony Michael (135) and Ethan Snyder (145) and sophomore Jake Ryan (130) each went 0-2.

“The biggest highlight for our team was winning district and getting seven guys to state, because I didn’t know if that would be possible a few years ago,” coach Mark Marinelli said.

The Patriots lose nine senior starters in Boone (38-11 at 125), Matt Casey (4-9 at 215), Ken Hamre (26-12 at 171), Mitch Himmelstein (10-23 at 140), Kaczkowski (35-11 at 160), Michael (28-12 at 135), John Pfleiderer (21-14 at 119), Snyder (31-9 at 145) and Thomas (42-7 at 152).

Five starters are expected to return in juniors Matt Cubberly (14-15 at 189) and Fleming (3510 at heavyweight), sophomores Josh Snider (10-26 at 103) and Ryan (33-9 at 130), and freshman Giuseppe Penzone (33-8 at 112).

“We’ll have a few holes to fill, but we had good guys behind our seniors and we’ve got some good guys coming back,” Marinelli said. “We’ll have some good freshmen coming in, too.”

The Pioneers finished sixth (120.5) in the 13-team Division I sectional Feb. 19 at Westland behind champion Lancaster (180), as five of their wrestlers qualified for district.

Orange scored 19 points at district Feb. 25-26 at Hilliard Darby to tie Logan for 28th, behind champion Liberty (128.5). Senior Josh Toprani (145), who went 4-1 and placed third at 145, was Orange’s lone state qualifier.

Toprani then went 0-2 at state.

“Our season didn’t go the way we wanted it to,” coach Brian Nicola said. “But it was nice to have Josh qualify for state, especially after he tore the meniscus in his knee (on Jan. 9) and had to completely change his style to keep wrestling.”

Orange loses four senior starters in J.J. Jurcisek (25-10 at 119), Matt Kiplinger (14-16 at 160), Mike Moore (27-11 at 152) and Toprani (22-8 at 145).

Starters who are expected to return are juniors Dan Dawson (20-10 at 135),Yun Kang (15-15 at heavyweight), Jacob Selbe (1914 at 215), Dakota Taylor (12-10 at 171) and Dante Ventresca (1113 at 140), sophomores Hayden Fath (15-15 at 130), Jordan King (6-16 at 112) and Wayland Simp- ablankenship@thisweeknews.com son (17-12 at 125) and freshmen www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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with 32 (12 goals, 20 assists).

Liberty loses eight seniors in Koehler (5 goals, 15 assists), Ruska, Vidrick (9 goals, 16 assists), defenseman Keaton Allmaras (1 goal, 5 assists), defenseman Anthony Bergamesca (6 goals, 15 assists), goaltender Bryan Finneran (89.4 save percentage), forward Matt Mullier (4 goals, 3 assists) and forward Grant Woods (4 goals, 9 assists).

Expected to return are Arcy (92.5 save percentage), Hollingsworth, Oja and Christopher Bergamesca as well as junior forwards Ryan Jesi, Nick Ramsey (13 goals, 6 assists), Reed Slinger (4 goals, 8 assists) and Zach Stewart, junior defenseman Pete Leonetti, sophomore forwards Noah Allmaras (13 goals, 11 assists), Drew Ash (9 goals, 8 assists), Kyle Horner (14 goals, 11 assists), Cole Hutchinson and J.T. Wathen, and sophomore defenseman Gus Olmstead.

“We shared a league title, won a district title in double overtime and made it (to a state semifinal),” Hoogeveen said. “We really hope to be back (at state) next year.”

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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 Wayne’s voice, so any appreciatwo albums — 2009’s If the Sun tion we might have developed for Will Shine and last year’s These 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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Delaware County will build three new bridges

Connect Learn Ride

pedestrian or bicycle recreational for the project and is bidding out

By SARAH SOLE

ThisWeek Community Newspapers facilities will reuse bridges, the materials.

The Delaware County engineer’s office plans to replace four area bridges with three new ones.

County commissioners on March 7 authorized replacement of bridges at Brown Road, Center Village Road and at the intersection of Olive Green and Porter Central roads.

Structural deterioration required that the bridges be renovated, engineer Chris Bauserman told ThisWeek. The county inspects bridges annually.

The county will replace the Brown Road bridge that runs over Bokes Creek in Scioto Township. Commissioners approved an agreement with the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office regarding the bridge, built in 1914.

“My guess is there’s probably three or four in Ohio that have similar design and construction,” said Bauserman. He said the bridge has very minimal traffic.

The Federal Local Bridge Program will fund 95 percent of the estimated $1.1-million construction cost involved in replacing the one-lane bridge with a two-lane one.

The bridge is available if another public agency wants it. The bridge is being advertised on the Ohio Department of Transportation’s website, Bauserman said. Typically, park districts or

Bauserman said. If no one claims the bridge when construction starts, the county will demolish it.

The cost to demolish the bridge is actually cheaper than the cost to disassemble it, he said.

Any interested public agencies will notify the county of their interest, Bauserman said.

The county would then dismantle the bridge and deliver it to the location.

This cost would be included in the construction cost.

Brown Road bridge is scheduled for construction from August to December of 2011. A contract has not been bid yet; Bauserman predicted that will happen in June or July.

The county will replace the Center Village Road bridge and widen it to a full two lanes.

Bauserman said the bridge has moderate traffic. Though the existing bridge is two lanes, “it’s very tight,” he said. The bridge has been damaged by at least two accidents in the past seven years.

“Our inspections categorize the structure as functionally obsolete,” Bauserman said.

The county is using city road and bridge funds for the project, which come from city shares of the state’s gasoline tax and motor vehicle registrations, and from a portion of the county sales tax.

The county will supply labor

Bauserman has estimated that the materials will cost about $54,000.

Bidding will close March 29.

It will cost the county an additional $63,915 for labor, equipment and incidental materials suchas asphalt and gravel.

The county also will replace the bridges at the intersection of Olive Green and Porter Central roads, replacing the two bridges with one that’s aligned diagonally through the intersection.

The intersection has a bridge that runs north to south and a bridge that runs east to west.

The Olive Green bridge was built in 1930 and the Porter Central bridge went up in 1965, Bauserman said.

The county awarded the bidding contract to Foill Inc. for $576,730. Foill was the lowest of 11 bidders.

“It’s a very tight intersection,” Bauserman said. The agricultural area receives moderate traffic. He said he has heard that people have difficulty moving trucks and equipment through the intersection. The bridges had structural deterioration and the county decided to address the intersection problems as well, he said. Construction is scheduled from May to August of 2011. ssole@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

Library news The following programs are offered at the Powell branch of the Delaware County District Library, 460 S. Liberty St. For information, call (614) 888-9160. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Registration is not required for any story time unless noted.

•Teen Book Discussion, “Unwind,” by Neal Shusterman, grades six to 12, 7 p.m., March 15.

• St. Patrick’s Day Party, family program, 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 17. Stories, songs

and crafts.

• Sesame Street party, family program, 6:30 p.m., Monday, March 28. Stories, games and crafts.

• Toddler Time, for ages 2-3, 10 a.m.

Wednesdays and Thursdays.

• Baby Time, for ages birth to 24 months, 11 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays.

• Family Story Time, for preschool ages, 10 a.m. on Fridays.

To download e-books onto computers or iPods, visit www.delawarelibrary.org and click on the “e-books” link on the home page.

March 17, 2011

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MARBURN ACADEMY CONGRATULATES ALEX FOSTER

“STUDENT SPOTLIGHT” Marburn Academy is proud to acknowledge the contributions of Robert S. Garek Merit Scholarship recipient Alex Foster to the Marburn Academy community.

Alex Foster, a Marburn Academy junior, is the first one to recognize that Marburn Academy changed his life.

“The TASK and LEAD classes have given me confidence to ask questions in my courses, and taught me how to advocate for myself,” states Foster. “Now I am able to participate at a high level in any class discussion, or add to the planning of any event.” Foster also acknowledges his research, writing, and notetaking skills have improved, which he credits to the Marburn Academy High School teachers.

“I really value the close relationship Marburn students have with the High School teachers.

Our teachers are more than willing to help each student, even to the point of staying after school.”

Foster’s academic goal for this year is to be on the Honor Roll. After graduating with the class of 2012, he plans to go to college. Foster is an active member of the junior class, participating in class trips and playing soccer and dodge ball. As a school Ambassador, Foster has given school tours and mentored some Marburn 8th grade students.

Foster also contributes to his local community by volunteering in his neighborhood. He mows grass, shovels snow, walks dogs, and mulches gardens.

Everyone at Marburn Academy is proud of an Scott Burton, Marburn Academy Dean of Students, and Alex Foster, R.S. Garek Merit Scholarship recipient. outstanding leader like Alex Foster.

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Spring Coloring Contest

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March 1-31, 2011

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HOW TO ENTER: The 2011 SPRING Contest runs March 1 - 31, 2011.

1. Color in the picture and neatly fill out the entry form.

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4. You will be given a participation ribbon and a free “Safety for All Seasons” Activity Book at the Customer Service Counter, while supplies last!

5. Prizes will be awarded to three entries from each store. Nationwide Children’s Hospital will notify award-winners.

PRIZES: First: $25 Kohl’s Gift Card and a Free Bike Helmet. Second: $10 Kohl’s Gift Card and a Free Bike Helmet. Third: a Free Bike Helmet.

Helmets must be picked up at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and fitted for safety, or shipped with parental consent.

HOW TO GET A FREE ACTIVITY BOOK WITHOUT ENTERING: Activity Books will be available to anyone (regardless of entering) at Kohl’s Customer Service desks, at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Close to HomeSM Centers, or through the contact information below.

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FOR MORE INFO: about safety, this contest, or to obtain an Activity Book in a foreign language translation, please go to www.NationwideChildrens.org/KISS or contact KISS@NationwideChildrens.org or call (614) 355-0679.

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Commissioners approve 502-acre ditch project

By SARAH SOLE

accept those numbers as part of business,” Heston said, adding that mosquitoes attracted to “The recommendation to the standing water also provide a commissioners to use the USDA health hazard to everyone withgrain prices as provided in the in the watershed. formula came from the county All commissioners voted in engineer and Soil and Water Con- favor of the petition. servation coordinator, and all Stapleton said the commisthree of us felt that was a fair sioners believe the project’s bencost average in determining loss efit outweighs its cost. of value,” Stapleton said.

The ditch drainage problem Bauserman said this ditch proj- is only getting worse and needs ect, for Chadwick Ditch No. 135, to be dealt with and, Stapleton is fairly large in terms of the area. said. “To me, it just seemed to The larger the watershed, the be the best solution to the problarger the cost, he said. lem,” he said.

The county spent $394,358 on Sunbury resident Richard Fishtotal ditch projects in 2010. The er supported the project and told county typically does four to five those in attendance that in the ditch projects per year. last 10 years he probably had to Bauserman said the project pump his septic tank about 10 calls for surface drainage im- times because it was under water. provements as well as main “You couldn’t take a shower, drainage tile replacements and you couldn’t do laundry, you baimprovements. Unless it’s de- sically couldn’t do anything,” layed by an appeal, construction Fisher said. would start in the spring.

Some property owners against Thomas Heston Jr. and his the petition showed commiswife, Marlene, of Sunbury peti- sioners photos of water dissitioned for a drainage improve- pating from their property as evment for the Chadwick ditch on idence that the project was unJune 19, 2007, claiming signif- necessary. icant property loss because of Sunbury resident Robert Longflooding caused from ditch shore told commissioners that blockages. The Hestons, who water flows well near his prophave owned a 36-acre farm since erty. Most of the water goes west, 1976, first petitioned for im- he said. The ditch work “wouldprovements in 2000. n’t do me any good,” he said.

That petition died in court Carter Jones Lumber Co. reseven years later on an untime- cently replaced the main drainage ly appeal technicality, accord- tile on its property at a cost of ing to the Hestons’ prepared re- $75,140, but that amount will marks at the hearing. Though not be assessed to property ownhe and others have made im- ers within the watershed, Bauserprovements to the drainage sys- man said. tem, more is needed, he said.

Commissioners rejected a Heston told the commission- damage claim filed by Walter ers drainage has been a contin- and Kathryn Sandel. ual issue for him and his wife.

In the claim, the Sandels said “The flooding has impacted (us) ditch improvements would cause in many ways,” he said. Though flooding and increased erosion he and others have made im- on their farm property, horse barn provements to the drainage sys- and pasture, for a total of $25,000 tem, more is needed, he said. in damage.

Marlene Heston said she and All three commissioners voted her husband didn’t file the peti- to reject the claim, saying it was tion to burden their neighbors, filed late and the board already though she acknowledged the had issued final orders on the peproject might affect some more tition. than others.

The Sandels filed a claim “The water has detrimentally March 7 in the afternoon, after and dramatically affected our the final hearing was over.

ThisWeek Community Newspapers the assessment.

A ditch that’s estimated to cost about $206,277 to clean up has become a source of contention for some owners of the 75 properties which will be assessed for the project.

Delaware County commissioners on March 7 approved the project at its final hearing with about 30 people attending.

The project would fix drainage problems for residents within a 502-acre Sunbury watershed near the intersection of County Road 605 and state Route 3. The last ditch maintenance there was completed more than 60 years ago.

About 14 people, three of them attorneys, spoke against the project. Five people, including one attorney, spoke in favor of it.

Ohio Revised Code Section 6131 gives the county the ability to make drainage improvements on behalf of petitioning property owners. If approved, all residents within the watershed are assessed for improvements downstream from their properties. Any government that holds rights of way for public roads is assessed in the same way. Residents are assessed for the project on their property taxes and pay a maximum of 16 semiannual installments.

The state and the county each will be assessed for the project for road right of way. The state will pay $23,004 and the county will pay $42,944 out of its transportation fund.

Acreage, land use and location affect the assessment, county engineer Chris Bauserman said. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service average Ohio market prices for corn and soybeans from 2007 through 2009 also were used to determine property benefit.

Commissioner Dennis Stapleton said some property owners voiced concern about the value the county used for corn and bean prices. Though the owners worried the prices were high, commissioners moved to

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Monday of the month at Liberty Tavern, 50 S. Liberty St. Call Meetings Lynn Hanna at (614) 885-7309 Columbus Woman’s Club or Don Grubbs at (614) 804Luncheon, noon Thursday, April 8916.

7, at the Clintonville Woman’s Lewis Center-Polaris RoClub, 3951 N. High St. The cost tary, 7:45-9 a.m. every Friday is $18. Sharon Schrock will pres- for breakfast, at the North Pointe ent, “How Sweet and Savory.” Conference Center (Nationwide For reservations, call MarJean facility) at the corner of state Keller at (614) 451-4344.

Route 750 and U.S. 23. Call Promise Jobs Network, 9-11 Mark Robertson at (740) 548a.m. Thursdays at the Promise 4739.

Church, 9012 Cotter St., Lewis Friends of Concord TownCenter. All are welcome. Net- ship, 7:30 p.m. the third Monworking, guest speakers and day of the month at the Shawnee more. Free. Call Bruce Bernard Hills Civic Association, 36 W. at (614) 403-8122 or Darryl Bell Mohawk Drive. For more inforat (740) 549-1716. mation, visit www.foct.org or eAmSpirit Business Connec- mail cyndie722@yahoo.com. tions, Powell Chapter, 7:45 a.m.

Olentangy Rotary Club, 7:30 Wednesdays at Shamrock Golf a.m. Thursdays, at Bridgewater Club, 4436 Powell Road. Con- Banquet and Conference Center

10561 Sawmill Parkway in Powell. Visit www.olentangyrotary.org or call Steve Ussery at (614) 764-8993.

Powell Sertoma Club, noon Wednesdays, at Liberty Tavern, 50 S. Liberty St. Call Dave Betz at (614) 202-0235.

Olentangy Area Senior Citizens, 11:30 a.m. the first Wednesday of the month at Orange Township Hall, 1680 E. Orange Road. Each meeting starts with a potluck or catered luncheon; a business meeting and entertainment follow. Blood pressure checks available from 1011:30 a.m. New members are welcome; dues are $15 a year.

Call (614) 846-3854.

New Neighbors League of Columbus, monthly luncheon the second Tuesday of each month, get-acquainted coffee the third Wednesday of each month.

The league is a social organization whose purpose is to bring together new residents of the Columbus metropolitan area to meet and make friends while adjusting to their new surroundings. NNLC offers a variety of special interest groups and activities. Meeting times and locations can vary—visit www.newneighborscolumbus.com.

For information on becoming a member, e-mail nnlcolumbus@yahoo.com Power Lunch Columbus, a weekly workplace lunch-hour ministry, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

Wednesdays, at the Ohio Theatre, 55 E. State St. Rev. Charles Montgomery officiates. Free. For more information, call Kimberly Montgomery at (614) 2067962

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people with developmental disabilities, their friends and family members. A $3 admission charge will cover snacks, pizza and drinks. E-mail friendsdelco@yahoo.com.

GriefShare, 7-8:30 p.m.

Wednesdays through April 20 at Grace Church, 7600 Liberty Road. GriefShare is a biblically-based video series on grief and recovery subjects. Following the video, group members share with each other. Fee is $15, including reference books. Registration required. Call (740) 8816200 or e-mail sharon.sunkle@yahoo.com.

Delaware Area Parkinson Support Group, 1:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the Delaware Township Hall, 2590 Liberty Road. Call Al or Barb Ulrich at (740) 363-3841.

Depression Bipolar Support Alliance of Northwest Columbus, 7-9 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at

Meadow Park Church of God, 2425 Bethel Road. Call 5479788. Meadow Park Church of God is not affiliated with the DBSA. MOMS Club of Lewis Center SE Chapter is seeking new members who live south of Orange Road and east of South Old State Road. All meetings are held during the day; mothers may bring children. Activities include monthly meetings with speakers and discussion topics, weekly playgroups, holiday activities and service projects. Contact Andrea at moms_club_membership@yahoo.com.

MOMS Club of Powell, a national nonprofit organization for stay-at-home moms. Monthly meeting with child care. Activities offered at low or no cost during the day include craft days, playgroups, family night, moms night out, helping hands, special interest groups and service projects helping women and chil-

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MOMS Club of Lewis Center NE, national nonprofit organization for stay-at-home moms. Activities designed to include both moms and kids. For more information, search for the chapter on www.momsclub.org or call Beth D. at (614) 439-2096.

Parental Loss Support Group, 7-8:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at Powell United Methodist Church, 825 E. Olentangy St. For more information, call (740) 368-5223.

ADHD Parent Support Group, sponsored by the Delaware County Family and Children First Council, 7 to 9 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month in room 213 of the Hayes County Building. All parents, caregivers and family who have or know someone who has a child with ADHD are welcome.

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In brief Flag tribute coming to Powell Powell’s Memorial Day celebration will include a special American flag display.

The Ohio Flags of Honor will be placed near the Greater Powell Veterans Memorial and will remain on exhibit until the afternoon of Monday, May 30.

Powell’s Memorial Day parade will begin at 10 a.m. on May 30.

Veterans and military personnel in the Powell area are encouraged to participate in the parade.

The parade will form at 8:30 a.m. at the staging area on Grace Drive. Vehicles must be in their places by 9:45 a.m.

A Memorial Day program will be held after the parade at Village Green Park, 47 Hall St. The program will include a flag retirement ceremony. Individu-

als may place flags to be retired in receptacles at the police department and at Liberty Presbyterian Church, 7080 Olentangy River Road.

The Ohio Flags of Honor include more than 550 American flags. According to a city news release, more than 200 of the flags are dedicated to “Ohio’s men and women who have given their lives fighting the war on terrorism.”

Those flags are surrounded by ‘tribute flags” that are sponsored by veterans organizations, as well as individuals and corporate sponsors.

The public is encouraged to walk among the flags, each of which is mounted on a 10-foot pole. The display will be accessible around the clock; Boy Scouts from Troop 428 will be on hand to protect the flags.

For more information or for a

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Call me for all your advertising needs! parade participation form, visit www.cityofpowell.us, click on “Events” and follow the links.

For more information about the flag display, visit www.ohioflagsofhonor.org.

Powell police accredited again The Powell Police Department has been named a Flagship Agency by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. The designation verifies that the department meets the standards set by CALEA. The department is reviewed by the agency every three years. The program requires police departments to comply with standards in policies and procedures, administration, operations and support services.

Police reports Powell police

March 11 • After a traffic stop at Grace Drive and North March 13 Liberty Street, a driver was cited for speeding.

• A resident of Delaneys Circle reported a ve• A business on West Powell Road received hicle stolen from his driveway on Delaneys Cir- a harassing phone call. cle. The vehicle was recovered shortly after the report was taken, and it was found to be a pracMarch 8 tical joke between neighbors.

• After a traffic stop at Trail Edge Circle and Ridge Side Drive, a driver was cited for speedMarch 12 ing.

• A traffic stop was conducted at Scioto Street • After a traffic stop on West Powell Road, a driver was cited for driving under suspen- and North Liberty Street, and a driver was cited for expired plates. sion.

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• Natural Play Area: Use Glacier Ridge Metro Park Your Senses for Discovery, 11 9801 Hyland Croy Road, a.m. Saturday at the Big MeadPlain City ows Picnic Shelter. Play games • Sunset Wetland Walk, 7:30 of discovery in the natural play p.m. Saturday at the Honda wet- area. land Education Area, 7825 Hyland-Croy Road. Take a leisure- Sharon Woods Metro Park ly stroll around the wetland.

6911 Cleveland Ave., Westerville Highbanks Metro Park • Adult Full Moon Hike, 8 9466 U.S. 23 N., p.m. Saturday at the Apple Ridge Lewis Center bulletin board. Take a fast-paced

3.5-mile hike along gravel, paved and natural-surface trails.

• Preschoolers: Turtle Travels Puppet Show, 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. Wednesday at Spring Hollow Lodge, 1069 W. Main St., Westerville. Join the Discovery Forest Puppets as Turtle solves the mystery of what happens in spring.

Interpreters and assistive listening devices for persons with hearing impairments are available for any program. Call 8910700 (TDD 895-6240) to schedule these services.

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In brief Flag tribute coming to Powell Powell’s Memorial Day celebration will include a special American flag display.

The Ohio Flags of Honor will be placed near the Greater Powell Veterans Memorial and will remain on exhibit until the afternoon of Monday, May 30.

Powell’s Memorial Day parade will begin at 10 a.m. on May 30.

Veterans and military personnel in the Powell area are encouraged to participate in the parade.

The parade will form at 8:30 a.m. at the staging area on Grace Drive. Vehicles must be in their places by 9:45 a.m.

A Memorial Day program will be held after the parade at Village Green Park, 47 Hall St. The program will include a flag retirement ceremony. Individu-

als may place flags to be retired in receptacles at the police department and at Liberty Presbyterian Church, 7080 Olentangy River Road.

The Ohio Flags of Honor include more than 550 American flags. According to a city news release, more than 200 of the flags are dedicated to “Ohio’s men and women who have given their lives fighting the war on terrorism.”

Those flags are surrounded by ‘tribute flags” that are sponsored by veterans organizations, as well as individuals and corporate sponsors.

The public is encouraged to walk among the flags, each of which is mounted on a 10-foot pole. The display will be accessible around the clock; Boy Scouts from Troop 428 will be on hand to protect the flags.

For more information or for a

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Call me for all your advertising needs! parade participation form, visit www.cityofpowell.us, click on “Events” and follow the links.

For more information about the flag display, visit www.ohioflagsofhonor.org.

Powell police accredited again The Powell Police Department has been named a Flagship Agency by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. The designation verifies that the department meets the standards set by CALEA. The department is reviewed by the agency every three years. The program requires police departments to comply with standards in policies and procedures, administration, operations and support services.

Police reports Powell police

March 11 • After a traffic stop at Grace Drive and North March 13 Liberty Street, a driver was cited for speeding.

• A resident of Delaneys Circle reported a ve• A business on West Powell Road received hicle stolen from his driveway on Delaneys Cir- a harassing phone call. cle. The vehicle was recovered shortly after the report was taken, and it was found to be a pracMarch 8 tical joke between neighbors.

• After a traffic stop at Trail Edge Circle and Ridge Side Drive, a driver was cited for speedMarch 12 ing.

• A traffic stop was conducted at Scioto Street • After a traffic stop on West Powell Road, a driver was cited for driving under suspen- and North Liberty Street, and a driver was cited for expired plates. sion.

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www.proclockrepair.com

March 17, 2011

By Mary E. Gaines & Family

SPECIALIZING IN THE REPAIR & RESTORATION OF ANTIQUE & MODERN CLOCKS

• In business for over 35 years • We make house calls on floor and large wall clocks For your convenience three pickup and drop off locations Westerville, Newark and Marion Call for Easy Directions

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Metro Park district The following is a list of Met• Howl at the Moon, 6 p.m. ropolitan Park District of Colum- Friday at the Nature Center. Take bus and Franklin County pro- a 3.5- mile walk with your grams for this week. dog.

• Natural Play Area: Use Glacier Ridge Metro Park Your Senses for Discovery, 11 9801 Hyland Croy Road, a.m. Saturday at the Big MeadPlain City ows Picnic Shelter. Play games • Sunset Wetland Walk, 7:30 of discovery in the natural play p.m. Saturday at the Honda wet- area. land Education Area, 7825 Hyland-Croy Road. Take a leisure- Sharon Woods Metro Park ly stroll around the wetland.

6911 Cleveland Ave., Westerville Highbanks Metro Park • Adult Full Moon Hike, 8 9466 U.S. 23 N., p.m. Saturday at the Apple Ridge Lewis Center bulletin board. Take a fast-paced

3.5-mile hike along gravel, paved and natural-surface trails.

• Preschoolers: Turtle Travels Puppet Show, 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. Wednesday at Spring Hollow Lodge, 1069 W. Main St., Westerville. Join the Discovery Forest Puppets as Turtle solves the mystery of what happens in spring.

Interpreters and assistive listening devices for persons with hearing impairments are available for any program. Call 8910700 (TDD 895-6240) to schedule these services.

I have sold 3 homes and bought 2 homes in the last 7 years with Heather Kamann and her team. Each time, they have been professional and most aggressive to either sell my existing home or find me a new home. Our last home closed at 10AM and we closed our new home at 1PM the same day with complete ease.

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OWU news Media myths topic of March 18 talk

Activist to speak March 23 at OWU

Journalism professor and author W. Joseph Campbell will speak at Ohio Wesleyan University on Friday, March 18.

Campbell, a 1974 OWU graduate, will discuss “Getting It Wrong” from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the campus bookstore, located on the lower level of the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave. Campbell’s most recent book, “Getting It Wrong: Ten of the Greatest Misreported Stories in American Journalism,” debunks wellknown myths concerning the news media, including, according to a news release from OWU, “the notion that The Washington Post brought down Richard Nixon’s corrupt presidency, that Edward R. Murrow’s ‘See It Now’program ended Joe McCarthy’s communists-in-government witch-hunt” and other stories.

“Getting It Wrong,” Campbell’s fifth book, is dedicated to OWU professor emeritus Verne Edwards, who still lives in Delaware.

Campbell earned his doctorate in mass communication in 1997 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a full tenured professor at American University in Washington, D.C..

For more information, visit www.owu.edu.

Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, will speak on Wednesday, March 23, at Ohio Wesleyan University.

Dees will discuss tolerance in America when he presents the 17th annual Butler A. Jones Lecture on Race and Society, “With Justice for All,” at 7 p.m. in University Hall’s Gray Chapel.

The event is free. The doors will open at 6 p.m.; people are urged to arrive early.

No backpacks, large purses or similar items will be permitted in the hall.

Flash photography will not be permitted while Dees is speaking.

Among Dees’ books are the autobiographical “A Season for Justice” and “Gathering Storm: America’s Militia Threat.”

For information, visit www.owu. edu.

OWU to stage 12 original plays Original plays by Ohio Wesleyan University student playwrights, directors and actors will be staged in March.

In “PHOTO PLAYS: Flashes of Brilliance,” the performances will evolve over

four consecutive six-day “labs.”

First, actors will be photographed wearing a costume and holding a prop of their choice. Second, a director will select the photos of one or two actors and give them to a playwright, who will have two days to write a short script.

The director then will have two days to rehearse the play before it is showcased for all company members.

A total of 24 plays will be produced. The company then will select 12 productions for a public performance, set for 8 p.m. on March 18, 19, 25 and 26, and for 2 p.m. on March 27. All performances will be in Chappelear Drama Center, 45 Rowland Ave. Audience members will have the opportunity to create a six-line skit of their own during each performance.

The skits will be based on two photos that will be posted in the theater lobby.

The winning submissions will be chosen during intermission and a skit will be presented near the end of the performance.

Tickets to “PHOTO PLAYS” are $10 general admission; $5 for students and for senior citizens. For reservations, call (740) 368-3855. The production may contain mature content.

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A closer look

Two of the Richens/Timm Irish dancers in Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade last weekend will be taking their fancy footwork to Ireland.

Siblings Amber and Robert Chapell qualified for the 2011 Irish World Dance Championships and will travel to Dublin next month to face other dancers from around the world.

This will be Robert’s second trip to the world championships — he qualified last year — but for Jerome High School senior Amber, it will be a first.

“It was really exciting,” Amber said of the November competition when she qualified for the world championships. “I cried. It’s been a really big goal for me since I started dancing.”

Amber has been dancing for about 14 years.

Robert, a Grizzell Middle School seventh-grader, has about eight years of Irish dancing under his belt.

Robert finished 30th at last year’s world championships.

“Last year I was nervous because it was my first time,” he said. “I’ll still be kind of nervous.”

March, especially around St. Patrick’s Day, is full of performances for the siblings. The duo, along with other Richens/Timm dancers performed in Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, at Brazenhead, the Rusty Bucket and several other places.

Between performances and practice, they should be prepared for next month’s event.

Both siblings attend the Richens/Timm Acad-

Siblings Amber and Robert Chapell qualified for the 2011 Irish World Dance Championships and will travel to Dublin next month to face other dancers from around the world.

emy three times a week, but practice every day.

“I’m here three days a week and at home I practice one hour a day,” Amber said. “If I didn’t do this my life would be so different. I couldn’t imagine it without dance.”

Next month’s competition won’t be the first time Amber has been to Ireland.

“I’ve been to Ireland. I competed in the AllIreland (competition),” she said.

She also traveled to Scotland last year when Robert and her sister Alanna went to world championships.

“We went to a couple of cool restaurants,” Amber said.

“And a huge mall,” Robert added.

For Robert, it’ll be the first trip to Ireland.

“My sisters have been for the All-Ireland (competition), but I haven’t,” he said. “So I want to see what it’s like.”

The world championships run from April 14 to 23.

“I love seeing the competitions over there because it’s so different,” Amber said. “They’re so much better.” jnoblit@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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900 $349,

NEW PRICE-FIVE LEVEL SPLIT! Enjoy a golf course view in this former “parade” home! 2-sty grt rm w/fplc, private master ste w/2 walk-in closets, chef’s kitchen w/granite counters, island cooktop & hdwd flrs, 1st flr laundry, LL rec rm & paver patio! #241

500

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NEW PRICE! Open & airy floor plan featuring a 2-sty great rm w/laminate wood floors! The fully equipped kit is open to the grt rm & offers extensive hand cut ceramic tile work & a bayed dinette area. 1st flr master BR & laundry! #106

900 $429,

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900 $254,

LOG HOME ON 3+ ACRES! On a gorgeous setting & featuring a 36'x60' horse barn & fenced pasture. Fin bonus rm above 3-car garage, 3-season rm w/hot tub, fin rec rm in LL w/wet bar, great rm w/stone floor to ceiling fplc & overlooking loft #8428

900

$224,

5+ ACRES! Hillside retreat overlooking a gorgeous pond w/dock to the North & a forest of trees to the South! 3 BR’s, 2 BA’s, fin LL rec rm, 1,200 SF detached garage/workshop w/3 bays, circular paved driveway & NEW roof in 2010! #5631

900 $184,

DRAMATIC FLOOR PLAN! Super nice 3 BR, 2.5 BA. 2-story in the Woods of Olentangy. Vaulted great room w/gas log fireplace, fully equipped eat-in kitchen w/center island & pantry, convenient 1st flr laundry & extensive landscaping w/deck Close to Polaris & Columbus taxes! #289

900

$169,

FORMER DOMINION MODEL! Former Dominion model w/1st flr den & laundry, spacious fam rm w/vaulted extension, kit w/laminate wood flrs, pantry & island. 4 spacious bedrooms inc a vltd master suite! Custom window treatments/ décor!# 535

000 $160,

“LIKE NEW” CONDITION! Open & dramatic great rm w/hardwood flrs, vaulted ceilings & plant ledges, fully equipped kitchen w/center island, pantry & bay window in dinette area. 1st flr laundry, vltd MBR w/full bath & a 16x16 deck! #101

900

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NW HISTORIC DISTRICT! Charming NW Delaware Cape Cod radiating with charm! Featuring 2,200+ SF & 3 BR’s upstairs w/an optional 4th BR/den on 1st floor. 2 baths, 1st flr laundry, expansive addition w/vltd ceilings, hdwd flrs & wet bar! #27

900

$144,

NEW LISTING! 3 BR, 3 BA condo with TWO master suites (1 up/1 down),great rm w/cathedral ceilings & fplc, Florida rm, fully equipped kit w/ dinette area, 1st flr laundry, finished LL rec rm, TWO car garage & newer laminate wood floors & carpet! #542

900

$134,

NEW LISTING! This 3 BR, 2 BA ranch home features fresh paint & new flooring, vaulted living rm, private den, huge fully equipped eat-in kitchen, lg 1st floor laundry & a huge fenced yard! Updates inc newer roof, furnace, A/C, HW heater & sump pump! #168

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NEW PRICE! Custom Cape on 5 acs. w/1st flr master ste, equipped kit w/Corian counters, 1st flr laundry, fin LL w/bar, rec rm & bath, 40x60 barn w/3 stalls, stg loft, paddock & outdoor arena. 18'x40 inground pool, hot tub & new roof! #3150

900 $264,

NEW PRICE! Beautiful 5-level split featuring 5 BR’s, 3.5 BA’s, fully equipped kitchen w/oak cabinetry, 1st floor den & laundry, great & family rms, mother-in-law suite, whirlpool in MBR, 6 panel drs, paver patio & irrigation system! #2698

900

$424,

QUALITY UPGRADES! 4 BR’s, 3 BA’s, deluxe 1st flr owners ste, 1st flr den w/built-ins, 1st flr laundry, gourmet kit w/hearth rm & wet bar, dramatic grt rm w/soaring ceilings & double-sided stone fplc, inground pool w/patio & fence. On 1.3 acres! #12197

900 $249,

YOUR REFUGE FROM THE CITY! Almost 2 acres w/2,500+ SF! Gorgeous tray ceilings, 2-sty foyer, Brazilian cherry wood flooring, SS appls, 1st flr den & laundry, deluxe master bath w/Jacuzzi tub, spacious loft & a 2+ car side-load garage! #3675

900 $218,

COMPLETELY UPDATED! Beautifully renovated home in Historic Delaware! 4 BR’s, 2 BA’s, new plumbing, electric, furnace, A/C, HW heater, windows & doors! Raised panel maple cabinets, electric stone fplc, a paver patio & much more! #275

900

$184,

STUNNING TWO-STORY! This beautiful 4 BR, 2.5 BA home features a private lot backing to trees/field & features gorgeous hdwd flrs, a fully equipped kit w/center island, 1st flr laundry, formal living/ dining rms, fam rm w/fplc & a vaulted MBR! NEW carpet! #103

900

$164,

CUL-DE-SAC LOT! This 3 BR, 2.5 BA home is situated on a corner lot with a partially fenced yard & deck overlooking pond! Hardwood flrs, neutral décor, custom wood blinds, fin bsmt w/dry bar, vltd master BR & a NEW roof in 2009 #100

900 $159,

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY Three-2 bedroom apts. Tenants pay all utilities. Roof, gutters & downspouts new in 2002. Vinyl replacement windows. Good occupancy rate. Apt. A gets $475/mo. Apts B & C get $450/mo. #416

900 $139,

GREAT BUY! This home offers a 3-car side load garage, updated bath, updated kit w/2 granite islands & breakfast bar, lg fam rm w/brick fplc, 12'x23' solarium-style Florida rm w/bar & vltd ceiling, 1st flr den & deck w/pergola! #569

888

$224,

NEW LISTING! Turn of the century home with “Storybook Look” on ½ acre lot filled w/trees! 11 ft ceilings, updated kit w/42" cherry cabinets & Corian counters, GORGEOUS hdwd flrs, formal entry w/bridal staircase, elegant baths, 2nd flr laundry & 24'x32' garage! #1009

900

$264,

NEW LISTING! Elegant & stately 2-sty brick w/quality thruout! NEW carpet, NEW interior & exterior paint, 6-panel drs, ceramic tile flooring, flr to ceiling brick fplc in the vltd grt rm w/ overlooking loft, 1st flr den & laundry & private backyard w/trees! #19

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5 $222,

NEW PRICE! 5-level split offering 3,000+ SF! 2-sty great rm w/fplc & overlooking loft. LL family rm+ fin den/rec rm in basement! Recent updates inc GORGEOUS hardwood/ceramic tile flrs, extensive landscaping & wood fencing! #596

900

$224,

NEW PRICE! 3 BR, 2 BA ranch on 1.7 acs. w/hdwd flrs, brick fplc, fam rm addition, screened porch, additional bldg w/loft & the covered patio overlooks the beautiful pond. Newer furnace, roof & 300’ of privacy fence! #7840

900 $399,

900

$227,

NEW LISTING! This 2-story features 3 BR’s w/open loft, formal din rm, island kit w/42" cabinets, planning desk, tile flrs/backsplash, lg grt rm w/fplc, 1st flr laundry, vltd MBR w/soaking tub, FULL bsmt, wrap around porch, paver patio & fenced yard #887

900

$629,

NEW LISTING! Stunning Duffy home with 4 BR’s, 4.5 BA’s & a professionally finished lower level w/media room!

Soaring 2-sty foyer, formal din rm, kit offers granite counters, SS appls, huge center island & adjoining hearth rm. 1st flr MBR w/boxed bay window & luxurious private bath, 1st flr den & laundry, 3-car side load gar, irrigation system & paver patio! #5992 00 0,0 1110,000 $ 1 $

NEW PRICE! Many updates in this lovely 3 BR, 2 BA Cape Cod featuring a large equipped kit w/pantry & laminate wood flrs, 1st flr laundry, NEW plumbing, roof, siding, gutters, furnace & vinyl flrs. Fenced yard, 2 decks & 1-car garage/shed! #100

000

$875,

UNIQUE & ONE-OF-A-KIND! This 5 BR, 5 BA 6,000 SF home features 30 acres w/woods, fields & pond! This secluded retreat has TWO great rms, TWO master suites, TWO kitchens & TWO utility rms + den, loft & geo-thermal heating/cooling! #3779

900 $399,

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NEW LISTING! This “LIKE NEW” home lives LARGE w/ spacious rooms & endless possibilities!

Extensive renovations inc carpet, paint, light fixtures, updated kitchen w/raised panel cabinets & tile backsplash/floors, 19'x25 vltd grt rm, 1st flr laundry & 1st flr MBR. #101

500

$169,

NEW LISTING! Custom built one owner home on 1 acre in Blacklick! Liv rm w/fplc, screened porch, fully equipped kitchen w/newer laminate wood flrs, hdwd flrs on stairs & in loft area, 1st flr master, tile entry & a newer 2+ detached garage. #7595

500

$262,

NEW PRICE! Open & dramatic floor plan with a spacious fam rm & cozy fplc, fully equipped eat-in kit w/pantry & island, formal liv/din rms. 1st flr laundry & den, gorgeous hardwood flooring, screened porch & a professionally fin LL rec rm/media room! #7737

000 $525,

ONE-OF-A-KIND CUSTOM HOME! 49+ acre farm with barn, horse stalls, fenced pastures, pond & woods! This custom home features arched entrys, arched windows, balcony, wood beams, 1st flr den & utility, 2 fireplaces & over 3,100 SF! #4300

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$398,

CUSTOM BUILT QUALITY!

By Lakewood Builders! Contemporary design w/2-sty grt rm, gourmet kit w/SS appls & granite counters, hearth rm w/media nook & fplc, 1st flr master, den & laundry!

Covered rear porch w/paver patio Almost 3,300 SF! #5760

DELUXE 5-LEVEL SPLIT! On 1/3 acre lot with patio & 4,000+ SF! Two sty great rm w/wall of windows, 1st flr den & laundry, hardwood/ceramic tile flrs, 42" maple cabinets w/SS appls, LL fam rm w/ half bath, vltd MBR + 4 addit’l BR’s! #4794

CRAVE PRIVACY? Silent & secluded setting on 7.158 acres w/ woods & stream! 4 BR’s, 35 BA’s, 1st flr owners suite w/Jacuzzi, 2-sty great rm w/ fplc, fully equipped kitchen w/casual dining area & a finished LL w/rec rm, bar, kitchenette & full bath! #8641

900 $239,

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$224,

COUNTRY LIVING…CITY CLOSE! This 4 BR, 2.5 BA well maintained 2-story is situated on almost TWO acs & offers a full front porch, 2+ car side load garage, fully equipped kit w/oak cabinets, serving island & dinette area. Spacious bsmt & a HUGE 1st floor laundry! #3366

000 $208,

CLOSE TO EVERYTHING! This home features a fully equipped kit w/ pantry & boxed bay dinette area, HUGE grt rm w/4' extension, 1st flr laundry, vltd MBR & deluxe master bath w/corner soaking tub Cul-de-sac lot & community pool! #7252

500 $184,

A DISTINGUISHED RESIDENCE! Dramatic & open floor plan w/1st flr owner’s suite & 1st flr laundry! 2-sty grt rm w/ overlooking loft & wall of windows! Upscale lighting fixtures/ceiling fans, 6-pnl solid wood drs, plantation blinds & laminate wood floors! #199

900

$164,

LOTS OF UPDATES! This 4 BR, 2.5 BA home features a vaulted master bdrm, fam rm w/fplc, formal living & dining rms, fully equipped kitchen w/ upgraded cabinets & countertops, newer appls, breakfast bar & laminate wood floors.

Roof new in 2009! #80

900

$158,

LARGE CORNER LOT! This 3 BR, 1.5 BA 2-story features a large great rm, fully equipped kitchen w/tile floors, convenient 1st flr laundry & a partially fin bsmt w/built-in desk with cabinets. NEW furnace & A/C in 2010 & new carpet in 2008! #169

RANCH ON FIVE ACRES! Great price on this rambling 2,200+ SF ranch on 5+ acres w/inground pool, deck/ patio, vinyl fencing, fresh paint & new flooring, solid 6-panel drs, equipped kit w/ breakfast bar & master ste w/2 walk-in closets, dbl vanities & Jacuzzi tub #18550

000 $199,

UNIQUE FLOOR PLAN! Offering a 2-story great rm w/wall of windows & fplc, gorgeous hardwood flrs, 1st flr MBR w/soaking tub, 2 BR’s + loft upstairs, vltd dining rm/kitchen, full poured bsmt & backs to open green space & community park #339

900

$179,

LOADS OF CHARACTER & CHARM! Vintage Style home featuring a 1st flr MBR & laundry, vltd great rm w/cozy fplc open to the fully equipped kitchen w/casual dining area! 2 BR’s up w/lg bonus rm. Covered front porch, rear patio, shed & a full poured basement! #120

900 $162,

WESLEYAN WOODS! 5 BR, 3 BA 4-level split on almost a 1/3 ac lot! Liv & din rms, fam rm w/gas fplc & wet bar, equipped kit w/dinette area, fin LL rec rm, screened porch w/glass windows,fenced yard w/trees & 22'x20' deck. Community swimming pool! #200

900 $149,

BRICK RANCH IN SUNBURY! 3 BR’s, 2 BA’s, gorgeous hardwood flrs thruout 1st floor, full sized bsmt with fplc/ woodburning stove, cozy fam rm w/brick fplc & 1st flr laundry. Roof is 10 yrs old, furnace & A/C are 12 yrs old! #235

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500 $195,

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900 $174,

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500

$162,

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900

$149,

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500 $187,

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960 $124,

NEW LISTING! Ranch style home on 1.5 acres with a 4-car tandem garage, 500 SF pole barn w/loft (heated/insulated), 10'x26' shed & a fenced in rear yard w/mature trees! Beautiful hardwood flrs, den & dinette area w/picture window. #2688

900

$159,

NEW PRICE! Open ranch style home with vaulted ceilings, a full fin lower level complete with a 3rd bath, bar & media/rec room! Fully equipped eat-in kitchen, large foyer/entry, tasteful/ neutral décor & almost 2,000 SF of finished space! #201

900

$429,

SPECTACULAR COUNTRY SETTING! Unique 5 BR, 3.5 BA home on scenic 3.4 acres! Equipped kit w/granite counters, custom cabinets, deluxe appls & hearth rm 1st flr laundry & den, 2 wbfp’s + wood stove, walk-up bsmt & 4-car garage! Over 3,600 SF! #5050

900 $339,

PREMIUM GOLF COURSE LOT! This M/I Pendleton is LOADED with amenities & many extra upgrades! Featuring a granite kit, hdwd/ceramic tile flrs, NEW carpet, 1st flr den w/French doors, 1st flr master ste, 3-season rm & elevated Trex deck w/lower paver patio! #7362

900

$224,

DORNOCH ESTATES! Beautiful 4 BR, 25 BA 2-sty on golf course lot! Vaulted entry, living rm w/fplc, formal din rm, fam rm w/fplc that opens to deck, fully equipped kitchen & a fin LL rec rm, exercise rm & 5th BR/den or hobby room! #3447

500

$192,

CLASSIC ELEGANCE AWAITS! Exclusive Bob Webb built home offering gorgeous hdwd flrs, an entertainment-sized liv rm, a vltd fam rm w/brick fplc, equipped kit w/Corian counters, updated master bath, partially fin LL & 1/3 acre lot w/mature trees!#209

900

$169,

HANOVER COURT CONDOS! LIKE NEW condo with vaulted grt rm w/ skylights & fireplace, equipped kit w/ breakfast bar, lg master ste w/walk-in closet & separate vanity area, 1st flr laundry, fin LL w/full bath, 3-season rm & private patio! #195

00

5 $162,

WELL MAINTAINED TWO-STORY! 3 BR’s, 2.5 BA’s, family rm w/gas fplc, formal dining rm, fully equipped eat-in kitchen w/ newer appliances, hardwood floors & granite countertops. Finished lower level w/rec rm Lots of living space for the $$! #205

500

$147,

SPACIOUS REAR YARD! Well maintained 2-sty with a fully equipped kitchen, neutral décor, vaulted master suite w/plant ledge, great rm w/gas fplc & mantle, hardwood entry, yard w/shed, lush landscaping beds & landscape pond! #323