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April 17, 2011

Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Levy would be slight tax increase

By SARAH SOLE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

On May 3, voters will decide a fiveyear, 2.1-mill replacement operating levy for the Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities.

DCBDD superintendent Robert Morgan said the current levy that will expire this year has an effective collection rate of 2.09 mills.

The replacement levy would mean an owner of a $100,000 home would pay a few cents more annually in taxes for Developmental Disabilities than the $64.26 paid last year.

That amount would hold true if property values remain the same. Morgan said county auditor George Kaitsa notified Developmental Disabilities in January of a possible 5- to 10-percent decline in property values for next year.

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Developmental Disabilities serves 2,051 individuals, and Morgan said Developmental Disabilities centers on providing individual care. Morgan said individual care could be as low as $50 to $100. A maximum of $15,000 in local funding can be spent on one individual.

In those instances, individuals would then utilize Medicaid waivers. Thirtyseven percent of the total budget goes toward funding local individual servic-

es and matching Medicaid waivers.

Morgan said that for the past two decades, enrollment has doubled every seven to eight years. Those under age 21 account for 81 percent of current enrollment. “We’re a very young county,” Morgan said.

Morgan said staff salaries of DCBDD’s 90 employees represent 22 percent of the budget. Employee benefits and payroll taxes account for 9 percent.

By SARAH SOLE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Delaware Emergency Communications Operations director Bob Greenlaw hopes he understood the message voters sent when they voted down the five-year 0.62-mill 911 levy in November: No new taxes.

“They’re the ones that have to decide,” Greenlaw said of the voters.

Greenlaw and county 911 board members spoke to Delaware City Council on April 11 about the five-year, 0.45-mill 911 renewal levy for the counA closer look ty’s emergency communications system set to appear on the The renewal amount means a homeowner will pay at the ballot May 3. Council supported the levy. same rate as the expiring levy: $13.68 per $100,000 It would replace the 911 levy that will exof residential valuation a pire this year. year.

The renewal amount means a homeowner will pay at the same rate as the expiring levy: $13.68 per $100,000 of residential valuation a year.

The levy would pay for countywide 911 emergency dispatching; cell phone location service upgrades; dispatcher training for police, fire and medical responders; county, state and federal interoperable communications; and maintaining current levels of technology.

If approved, the levy would raise $2.55 million annually.

Greenlaw told ThisWeek no new equipment would be funded by the proposed levy. “Status quo is what we’re funding,” he said.

The county 911 answers 10,000 calls each month across the county.

Gary Vest, county 911 board chairman, told council if the levy isn’t approved, the funds would have to come from somewhere else. “This is the basic cost to sustain what we have,” Vest said. “This is the bare bones.”

Greenlaw told ThisWeek that levy approval hinges on educating voters. In November, he was shocked when the levy didn’t pass. He had been told that 911 levies always pass, but given how confused the voters were, the results weren’t surprising, he said. “This time, we’re trying to

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County settles dispute over BMV site lease

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Need for 911 renewal levy emphasized

A salary freeze took effect about 18 months ago. The top of the pay scale is no more than 30 percent above the base pay.

Morgan said no staff reductions are planned at this point. “We have to deliver the services,” he said. “We can’t lay off staff and provide more services.”

The current levy is slated to bring in

By SARAH SOLE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Photos by Eric George/ThisWeek

(Above) Russell Hiser, 13. and intervention specialist Lizzie Peterson start flattening recycled newspaper pulp in order to create new paper at Dempsey Middle School April 14.

(Left) Paulette Rucker, 14, starts the process by tearing the newspaper into thin strips in order to blend it into a pulp. Jennifer WayYoung from Delaware General Health District spoke at the school on paper recycling.

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Delaware County will pay $86,527 to Tuller Square Northpointe LLC for a settlement agreement involving a broken lease for the former Lewis Center Bureau of Motor Vehicles center.

County auditor George Kaitsa said the county has signed the agreement and said he hopes it will be finalized within the next week. “We’re pleased that we were able to George Kaitsa get this resolved through the settlement process,” he said.

Kaitsa said the county has spent $25,557 on litigation from its general fund. The county expects to spend a total of $28,000.

The fee is for past due rent accrued and owed to Tuller Square, 191 W. Nationwide Blvd, suite 200, Columbus, through April 30. The agreement also calls for a new 26-month lease to be set up between the county and Tuller Square, starting May 1 and ending June 30, 2013.

Former auditor Todd Hanks opened the BMV center in the Tuller Square Northpointe shopping center in Lewis Center in April 2005. The Ohio Department of Public Safety declined to renew its contract and it closed June 27, 2009.

OPS gave no specific reason for the decision. The county stopped operations by about Aug. 14, 2009.

In November 2009, the former Northpointe landlord had sued the county for more than $150,000 over the broken lease.

The lawsuit was filed by Tuller Square in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, seeking rent through Aug. 31, 2012, the expiration date of the sevenyear lease, as well as interest on the delinquent amount. The lease began April 28, 2005.

BW school day to lengthen; pay-to-play will decrease Commissioners plan annual road resurfacing

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By SARAH SOLE

The Big Walnut school board on April 11 added an hour to the 2011-12 school day and heard that pay-to-play fees would decrease by 50 percent in the fall.

The operating levy voters approved in November 2010 is providing funds for the district to restore some of the programs cut earlier, officials said.

Next school year, middle and high school stu-

The county has estimated an annual road resurfacing cost of nearly $6.4-million, which includes both county and township projects.

Delaware County commissioners on April 11 opened bids for road resurfacing, a collaborative bid including 34 miles of county roads and 64 miles of township roads. The county will pay $3.07 million while the townships will pay a total of $2.05 million. Three Ohio Public

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Works Commission projects total $1,231,100.

County engineer Chris Bauserman said this year’s project has the largest-ever township participation.

He estimated the collaborative bid involving both the county and townships will save about 10 to 15 percent in costs.

The county will pay for its portion of the project using county road funds.

Bauserman said some townships have funding from the Ohio Public Works Commission to put toward

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resurfacing. Berkshire Township is receiving $596,000 for Dustin Road, Porter Township is receiving $138,700 for East Liberty Road and Scioto Township is receiving $496,400 for DeGood Road.

Bauserman said Trenton and Oxford townships didn’t participate in the project. “They have traditionally bid their own road work and want to continue,” he said. Last year, 13 townships participated. The total contract amount for the county and townships combined was $5.9-million.

Bauserman said there are usually four or five bidders for annual resurfacing. Construction can start by May 16 and must be completed by Sept. 9.

Commissioner Ken O’Brien suggested making agreements with all contiguous counties, when Delaware County has one side of a road and another county as the opposite site.

One example is North County Line Road, between Delaware and Licking counties.

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Disabilities levy would be slight tax increase Continued from page A1 $13,352,943 in revenue for 2011. At a 5-percent property value decline, a replacement levy would bring in $12,829,115 annually, an annual revenue loss of $523,827. At a 10-percent property value decline, the levy would bring in $12,261,392, an annual revenue loss

of $1,091,550.

Morgan said Developmental Disabilities will experience a 45-percent cut in state funding.

He said said the agency didn’t know the extent of state funding cuts when it decided on its levy.

“I don’t think we would have done anything any differently,” he said. “We

just didn’t think it was prudent to ask for an increase,” Morgan said, citing the sluggish economy.

He also said he didn’t want to risk the levy being voted down. Since its first issue in 1981, voters have supported every request DCBDD put on the ballot, Morgan said. Each levy has been for five years.

If the levy doesn’t pass, “in all reality, we shut down,” Morgan said.

According to information provided by DCBDD, the current levy accounted for 82 percent of the agency’s 2010 budget.

That amount includes the commercial activity tax and the rollback settlement provided by the state from reduced property taxes and the homestead tax. The

Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities contributed 5 percent of the budget; The Ohio Department of Education added 1 percent; federal revenue including Medicaid accounted for 7 percent; and other local funds accounted for 5 percent.

“We’re going to try to live within our means,” Morgan said.

County settles dispute over BMV site lease 911 LEVY RENEWAL Continued from page A1 The lease came under scrutiny when Kaitsa began to look for a way to get out of the lease, which expires in April 2012. It was found in 2009 that former county prosecutor Dave Yost didn’t review the lease before Hanks signed off on it. Yost said the lease should have been reviewed by the prosecutor’s office and signed off on by the county commissioners for it to be valid.

Kaitsa told ThisWeek the space will be used as a regional service center, a complex that could house satellite offices for Child Support Enforcement and Job and Family Services. Space could be used for a board of elections absentee voting location and also a substation for the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office.

“We did have a need for the space,” Kaitsa said.

Kaitsa said that using the leased space for other county purposes was part of the settlement process.

He said to his knowledge, the county hadn’t discussed that possibility prior to the settlement process.

The county would pay an annual rent of $43,460 in monthly installments of $3,621. The lease also includes a common area maintenance payment of $388 per month and an initial insurance payment of $33 per month, for a total monthly cost of $4,042.

Kaitsa said the maintenance payment and initial insurance payment both were included in the previous lease, though instead of being fixed rates, these costs were

determined through a year-end adjustment process. The insurance rate increased 15 to 20 cents per square foot to reflect rising insurance costs.

Under the terms of the previous seven-year lease, the county paid $4,091 a month for rent, common area maintenance, insurance and trash collection.

Kaitsa said the difference is due to the common area maintenance fee, which changes yearly.

During the April 12 county commissioners’ meeting, commissioner Ken O’Brien voted “no” on both the settlement amount and the new lease agree-

ment. He told ThisWeek that since Tuller hadn’t yet signed anything, he couldn’t comment.

Also at the meeting, Kaitsa told commissioners that he was surprised at the number of complaints his office received this year for property valuation adjustments.

In 2010, 1,462 complaints were filed. So far this year 2,164 complaints were filed.

Kaitsa said he expects a 5- to 10-percent decline in property value. He predicted an 8-percent decline for the southern part of the county.

In other county news: • The county hired nine part-

time paramedic officers for the Emergency Medical Services Department. Director of administrative services Dawn Huston said the paramedics will be paid $11.35 per hour. Most will start April 27. EMS chief Rob Farmer said the part-time employees help to offset overtime costs associated with full-time employees. The county has 28 part-time paramedics and 109 full-time paramedics.

• The county designated April 10-16 as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and designated the second full week of April as National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week.

Continued from page A1 be very cautious,” he said.

Greenlaw said, “We’re putting a magnifying glass to every line item on our budget. But there’s not a lot of fluff here.”

In other council news: • The city will pay consultant engineers Burgess & Niple of Columbus $48,750 to update the city’s current stormwater report from 1990. The city’s stormwater fund will pay for the project.

Burgess & Niple had the lowest of three proposals.

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April 17, 2011

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City economic development Come Celebrate director cites goals for 2011

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The city of Delaware could be on track to receive the same level of income tax receipts it received in 2008, before 2009’s economic slowdown.

City economic development director Shannon Hamons told city council he wants the city to receive more than $14-million in withholding amounts for 2011, to be comparable once again to the $14.159-million in income taxes withheld for 2008. The city had an income tax withholding amount of $13.722-million in 2009 and of $13.769-million in 2010.

Hamons on April 11 gave city council an overview of 2010 economic development and goals for 2011.

He said, “2010 was, I think, a year of transition for the community.”

Many companies began hiring.

Hamons said last year four new businesses came to the downtown Delaware. Amato’s Woodfired Pizza, 6 S. Sandusky St., and Bun’s Restaurant, 14 W. Winter St., were downtown businesses that grew. Three businesses, Cycle Source, 12 South Deli and Nectar Candyland left the downtown area.

Hamons listed the opening of Columbus State Community College’s Delaware campus, the Ohio Health Medical building, the Ohio Wesleyan University Meek Aquatics and Recreation Center, construction of the YMCA community center, and 2K General Co.’s

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“All of these things indicate a very healthy community,” Hamons said.

Hamons also listed 2011 objectives. He’s planning to start the application process for the downtown façade loan and grant program in May or June. The program would make loans of up to $25,000 available to businesses or commercial retail buildings for projects.

Applicants would be allowed to borrow up to half the amount of a project’s cost. The program will have $150,000 available in funding from the city’s revolving loan funds balance. Hamons also said the city is considering converting the loans to grants, based on how many years a business is in the area. Council will review the final policy.

Hamons said it’s important to secure a Sawmill Parkway agreement with Delaware County this year. Sawmill Parkway currently ends at Hyatts Road, outside the city limits.

Hamons said the agreement would let the city pay the county for the roadway within the city of Delaware as development around the roadway occurs. He said the roadway would improve employee commutes to and from the industrial park on both sides of U.S. Route 42 near the Delaware Municipal Airport. The construction would also would encourage industrial development alongside the parkway.

He also mentioned the possibility of a city industrial incubator building. Hamons told ThisWeek such an incubator would serve as the next phase for busi-

Prayer labyrinth open to all The Sunbury United Methodist Church will host a Prayer Labyrinth from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Good Friday, April 22.

The community is invited to experience the prayer walk, which is in the downstairs multipurpose room of the church, 100 W. Cherry St. The labyrinth, used for centuries for prayer and spiritual growth, is unicursal, meaning only one route leads to the center; it has no dead ends or tricks, like a maze. The labyrinth provides quiet time for a walker to pray.

A special Children’s Hour will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

For more information about the prayer labyrinth, call the church at (740) 965-3813.

Galena egg hunt set for April 23 Local children are invited to hunt Easter eggs, coins and other treasure at Galena’s annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 23.

The 1 p.m. event will be held at place at Ruffner Park, 152 Harrison St. in Galena.

More than 2,200 eggs will be prepared with 10,000 pieces of candy, as well as pennies. Egg hunters will be divided into age groups: infants to 4 years old; 5 to 7 years old; and 8 to 10 years old.

One egg in each age group will be a big egg that qualifies the finder for a special Easter basket prize.

Children in the 5 to 7 and 8 to 10 age groups also may participate in a nickel and candy toss. Preteens and teenagers ages 11 to 14 may participate in a scavenger hunt for 25 presidential dollars.

The Easter bunny will be on hand during the event, and each child will receive a gift.

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Good Friday events planned The Delaware Ministerial Association is sponsoring community events for Good Friday, April 22.

The first is a Cross Walk at 11 a.m. in front of St. Mary’s Church on East William Street.

The theme is “The Light in the Darkness.” Participants will walk behind the cross, pausing at several sites in downtown Delaware to read scripture and consider how Christ brings light to the dark corners of our world.

The Cross Walk will conclude at St. Mary’s at noon, when the community is invited to join in an ecumenical worship service commemorating Good Friday.

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A local incubator could provide businesses with space at a free or reduced price.

He also mentioned the possibility of keeping capacity fees for commercial users competitive with those of surrounding areas.

Hamons said he would consider offering incentives to businesses that display certain improvements related to job creation, investment or general income tax payments.

He said he would like to have this idea addressed by this year.

Hamons told council he also wants to complete a South Sandusky Street study the city is doing with Ohio Wesleyan University. Hamons told ThisWeek OWU and the city are contributing $25,000 each to the study.

The city’s contribution will come from leftover revolving loan funds. The study would focus mostly on South Sandusky Street.

The study would assess the amount of vacant or underused property along the street and research the future use of the area.

Hamons said he wants to start the study in the summer and complete it this year.

In other news, the city, nominated by the Delaware General Health District, received the 2010 Healthy Ohio, Healthy Community gold award, the highest award offered. The award from the Ohio Department of Health recognizes communities’outstanding healthrelated achievements. Delaware County recently ranked first for the second year running in the yearly statewide study ranking Ohio counties on health outcomes and health factors.

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dio and Martha A. Anderson will be on hand from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 30 to provide free foot screenings and answer questions.

Complimentary lunch, games and chances to win prizes also will be offered.

Comfort Fit Shoes and the Foot and Ankle Wellness Center are at 29 Grandview Ave.

Delaware city street sweeping by Contract Sweepers Equipment will begin Monday, April 18, to remove accumulated debris that can hinder the function of the storm-sewer system.

Sweeping activity will occur between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Signs will be posted at key neighborhood entrances to alert motorists and resiCivil War event slated at Sunbury dents of sweeping activity.

The Rosecrans Headquarters Unit of the Army The city requests that vehicles do not park on the street during sweeping hours so sweepers of the Ohio will stage a re-enactment of a Civil can reach the curb line and thoroughly remove War sanitary fair starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, debris. For information, phone (740) 203-1810. May 21, at the Sunbury village square.

Sanitary fairs were fundraising events held during the Civil War to fund the efforts of the U.S. Walking program begins April 20 Sanitary Commission, which used donated money Comfort Fit Shoes of Grandview Avenue in to promote clean and healthy conditions in the Delaware will offer a free 10-week walking pro- Union Army camps, and to staff field hospitals gram for adults interested in increasing their phys- and provide supplies. ical activity.

The event will include historic exhibits in the Participants meet at various locations in Town Hall and outdoor exhibits showing women’s Delaware at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays from April roles in the war.

20 to June 22. Each walker will receive a comIt also will include classes in making period plimentary pedometer, a log sheet and weekly correct hair decorations and a sewing kit known talks aimed at improving health and wellness. as a “housewife” during the Civil War. Also For more information, call (740) 369-3668. planned are a bazaar with handmade items, a cake In addition, Comfort Fit Shoes and Foot and walk and an auction.

Ankle Wellness Center will present a “Step into The Rosecrans Headquarters Unit is part of Spring Celebration,” a daylong event featuring the Big Walnut Area Historical Society and meets foot health-related activities, including free dig- the last Thursday of the month in the Myers Inn ital foot scanning and tips on foot care and shoes. Meeting Room at 45 S. Columbus St. To learn Podiatrists Jane E. Graebner, Drew J. Belpe- more go to http:// RosecransHeadquarters.org.

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Delaware County disabilities levy endorsed To the editor.

My son is Joe Scherler Jr. He was born in Columbus and has Down syndrome. Our family moved to Sunbury in 1981. We wanted Joe to have the best opportunity possible to be successful in whatever he attempts to do.

We chose to move to Delaware County to take advantage of the excellent program for children with special needs, provided by Delaware County.

We wanted Joe to grow up living in a small, caring community that had smaller schools to attend.

Joe has become an active member of his community. He is an altar server at St. John Neumann Catholic Church. He is active in the self-advocates of Delaware County and Project Stir (Steps Toward Independence and Responsibility), Special

Olympics and the Down Syndrome Association.

He works every day and votes in every election.

He wants to be included in decisions that affect his life and community.

He is able to do these things because of the opportunities that the Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities has been able to provide for him and others. Please support the DCBDD’s operating levy campaign on May 3, so all children and adults with disabilities have the opportunity to grow, learn, and become independent. Your support of the levy will allow these programs to continue.

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‘Great to see you!’ means ‘I have no idea who you are’ I went looking for information on prosopagnosia.

It wasn’t hard to find. I typed “inability to re-” on the search bar and Google finished the phrase, not only with the words I’d been going for — “inability to recognize faces” — but also with “inability to regulate body temperature,” “inability to recall words,” “inability to retain water,” and so on. Google doesn’t have much faith in me in general.

I was looking up “prosopagnosia,” the inability to recognize people, an actual condition. People who suffer full-blown cases of prosopagnosia don’t recognize their own children out of context, walk right by their spouse on the street and have to memorize what family members are wearing so they stand a chance of picking up the right people at the airport.

I don’t have prosopagnosia to that extent. I recognize my husband on a regular basis - now, at any rate - and if I occasionally take a second look at my daughters, it’s only because they often wear clothes I’ve never seen before. Is it possible to have a light case of prosopagnosia? That’s one of the two questions I’d like to ask a prosopagnosia expert.

(The other is “Do prosopagnosia sufferers recognize their dogs?”)

If mild prosopagnosia is a legitimate condition, I am its poster girl. Scarcely a day goes by that I don’t meet people at the grocery store or in the bank or while waiting for my coffee who greet me by name, ask about my children and talk for 10 minutes while I try desperately to place them.

The fact that I’ve discussed my life in some detail in the newspaper only serves to complicate an already terrifying situation. Apparent strangers who ask about, say, my dog might in fact be strangers who have met my dog only through my writing.

On the other hand, they could be neighbors. They could be relatives. Both scenarios have happened in real life. I’ve resorted to avoidance maneuvers when I see people in public who might be someone I know … but maybe not.

Life for me is like going through the receiving line at the wrong wed-

ding.

“Why not just ask?” I hear you saying. (Whoever you are.) I’ve tried asking.

Thinking that MARGO for once I’d do BARTLETT the honest thing and get it over with, I’ve asked someone’s name, and what happened? The stranger turned out to be my husband’s second cousin, someone I’ve known for 30 years and talked to only the day before. We were both embarrassed to death.

My husband doesn’t try to tell me I imagine my prosopagnosia.

He knows that for weeks after we first met, I dreaded meeting him in the lobby of my college dorm.

The room would be crowded with waiting guys, and I imagined myself looking and looking and looking for him while he sat directly in front of me. (In dorms now, of course, there’s none of this meeting in the lobby ritual; guys go straight to a girl’s room or vice versa. What a paradise the future turned out to be.)

Then there was the awful day I introduced myself to the mother of one of my daughter’s friends, a woman I’d known at least slightly for a long time. Seriously: years.

I’d seen her and talked to her and given her every reason to believe I wouldn’t walk up and introduce myself minutes after we’d spoken on the phone.

I wouldn’t introduce myself now, by the way. This woman long ago joined the ranks of people I always recognize. It’s just during those first encounters - okay, the first dozen encounters - that a person’s face fails to ring a bell. It’s just a face. Everybody’s got one.

My husband, on the other hand, has trouble remembering names.

For me, names are easy. I see names written behind my eyes, usually in script, often in colors.

In a crowd, my husband and I run interference for each other. “Who’s this?” I ask him under my breath as someone approaches. “Umm … lived down the road from my parents,” he says. “Oh, the Flynns,” I say. Together, we operate like a well-oiled machine.

Alone, the machine’s broken. I snub friends. He calls people named Robert David. Or Ronald.

Or Richard. Anything but Robert.

We’re as socially confident as a person who’s just noticed his shoes don’t match.

I wonder if there’s a name for this condition.

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County District Library news The following programs are offered at the Delaware County District Library, 84 E. Winter St. For information, contact www.delawarelibrary.org or call (740) 362-3861. 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 unless noted. • Board game mix-up, grades 4-8, 3 to 5

p.m., Thursday, April 21. After school board games in the meeting room. • Teen program: Earth Day celebration, 2 to 4 p.m., Friday, April 22. Crafting, gaming and learning about the environment. • 39 Clues at the Library, grades 4-7, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 26. After discussing the popular series and its authors, participating detectives will follow clues all over the library.

Community Library news 3 COLUMBUS AREA LOCATIONS The following programs are offered at the Community Library, 44 Burrer Drive in Sunbury, unless noted. For information, call (740) 965-3901 or visit community.lib.oh.us.

Community Library is preparing to plant its third community garden. For a $20 fee, you can grow your own vegetables in a 12-foot by 16-foot plot behind the library building. Registration forms and rules may be picked up at the library. Let the library know if you plan to plant a spring garden or wait until May to begin.

For more information, call Georgann Whitney at (740) 965-3901. • Genealogy 101 for Absolute Beginners, 6 to 8 p.m., Mondays beginning April 18. Class is limited to eight people. Laptops provided. Registration is required. • Friends meeting, 7 p.m., Thursday, April 21. Open to anyone interested in helping with programs, events and fundrais-

ing. For more information, e-mail nicema@oplin.org. • The Proper Planting of Trees, 11 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 30. Free workshop sponsored by the Sunbury Tree Commission. • First Thursday book club, 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 5. “My Life in France,â€? by Julia Child. Book for Thursday, June 2, is “On Writing,â€? by Stephen King. Book list for 2011 is available. • Yoga for Beginners and Beyond, 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11 and Wednesday, May 18.

Certified instructor Leslie Myers will teach teens and adults. Cost is $5 per class. Registration is encouraged but not required. • Monthly 30-minute computer instruction/help sessions, 10 a.m. to noon on Fridays, and 6 to 8 p.m. on Mondays. Session leaders are the library’s information technology staff and in-

formation science librarians. Laptops are available if you can’t bring your own. Advance registration is requested. • Wii’re Gaming! For those in grades 6 through 12, 3 to 4:30 p.m. every Tuesday. • Family Arts & Crafts Time, 5 to 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month. The next program will be May 3. Cost is $5 per project; two people can work together.

Registration required. • LEGO club, a new organization. Meetings are on Saturdays. Ages 5-8 will meet from 10 to 11 a.m.; ages 9 and up will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Registration is required; free. • Genealogy Discussion Club, 1 to 3 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. Computers with Ancestry Plus are available. • Tuesday Evening Knitters, 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays, for knitting and conversation.

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Commissioners also approved road right of way purchases — needed for the roundabout project at Orange Road and state Route 315 — totaling $285,861.

The roundabout is included in a total project cost of $4.1-million at the intersection, including $2.7-million for the new Orange Road bridge. The roundabout itself is estimated at $700,000 for construction and engineering, with additional money required for right of way.

Bauserman said the county will update the roundabout cost estimate prior to bidding the project. “Any changes in the estimate

will be the result of changing construction prices,� he told ThisWeek. The roundabout will be at the intersection of Route 315, Orange Road and Carriage Road.

During the meeting O’Brien voted “no� on five resolutions to purchase rights of way. “I don’t think the cost justifies the roundabout,� O’Brien said during the meeting.

O’Brien told ThisWeek he questions the project cost as well as its appropriateness, specifically referencing the Olentangy’s state scenic river designation. “In my opinion, it should be ODOT that should be funding it,� he said.

Bauserman said at the meet-

ing the county is responsible for all bridges on township roads. By moving the Orange Road bridge, the county created an intersection. “We created the situation,� he said. “We have to finish our job.� “It’s expensive, but it’s a project that does have to be finalized,� commissioner Dennis Stapleton said.

Bauserman told ThisWeek that roundabouts studies show dramatically fewer accidents at roundabout intersections, compared to intersections with traffic signals or stop signs.

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Recorder says new software contract will save $92,234

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Delaware County recorder Melissa Jordan on April 14 recommended to commissioners a new county recording software vendor.

She said her recommendation would save the county $92,234 over three years when compared to the previous regular contract and previous and current shortterm contract prices.

Jordan chose Cott Systems of Worthington as the lowest and best choice out of three bids. She said Cott would save the county between $42,678 to $53,652 over three years, compared to the other bidders. Cott’s three-year price is about $152,422.

ACS, the county’s current software vendor, and Document Tech-

nology Services also submitted bids.

Jordan told ThisWeek she reworked a bid request started when former recorder Andrew Brenner was still in office.

Brenner had put a bid out, but a contract was never awarded, Jordan said. Jordan was appointed as recorder Jan. 19 after Brenner left to become state representative.

Funding for the software comes from the recorder’s set-aside fund — a $4 filing fee for almost every document posted in the recorder’s office.

Jordan told ThisWeek the proposed contract will last three years.

The previous contract will end on June 3 and the Cott contract will begin June 4.

Jordan told commissioners that county auditor George Kaitsa, county information technology

workers, the prosecutor’s office and several other county recorders helped her evaluate the bids.

She used a 150-point evaluation scale, of which lowest cost accounted for 75 points, best choice accounted for 30 points, staff evaluations accounted for 25 points and experience and references accounted for 20 points. Cott earned a total score of 135.05, while ACS and DTS earned 116.37 and 108.94, respectively.

The commissioners all commended Jordan for her efforts.

Commissioner Ken O’Brien said she took the job seriously.

“You’ve done a thorough, effective job,” he said.

Jordan told commissioners the software conversion process would take about a month.

Commissioners will vote on the recommendation next week.

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Local DAR gives student awards The Delaware city chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) honored several area students recently during its awards program and reception at the First Presbyterian Church in Delaware.

The recipient of the DAR’s 2010-2011 Air Force Junior ROTC Award is Cadet First Lieutenant Farrah Kaser of Hayes High School.

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American History Awards were given to Haley Cowans, Big Walnut High School; Kayla Heineike, Buckeye Valley High School; Brandon Cooper, Delaware Christian School; Grace Pyo, Olentangy Liberty High School; Connor Brown, Olentangy Orange High School; and Abigail Kremer, Hayes High School. Chapter regent Nancy Zadra presented the awards.

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Students selected by their respective schools to receive the Good Citizenship Award are Julia Elizabeth Evans, Big Walnut High School; Eric Pettit, Buckeye Valley High School; Elizabeth Milne Gardner, Hayes High School; and Rachel Hiltz, Olentangy Liberty High School.

Milne Gardner’s essay was chosen to advance to Ohio’s district competition.

College briefs Sunbury student to give recital

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Katherine Hazel-Louise Bretz will give a vocal recital at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 17, at Kent State University.

Bretz will perform in the music and speech building’s Ludwig Recital Hall.

Bretz, a 2009 Big Walnut High School graduate, is pursuing a double major in vocal performance and German. She is in the honors college and on the dean’s list with a grade point average of 3.92.

A student of Jane K. Dressler at KSU, Bretz worked with Marilyn Nims of Ohio Wesleyan University and Traci Aquara of Sunbury during her early years.

Bretz is the daughter of Tim and Karen Bretz of Sunbury.

Christal Buskirk of Sunbury will debut her fashion collection during Columbus College of Art & Design’s Senior Fashion Show, “Masters of Design,” to be held Friday, May 13, at CCAD’s Design Studio on Broad at 390 E. Broad St., Columbus.

The runway show, which follows opening events, begins at 8:30 p.m.

Buskirk, 22, a 2007 Worthington Christian High School graduate, is a senior fashion design major at CCAD. Her collection takes inspiration from the designs of Claire McCardell, a designer best known for her 1940s-1950s sportswear.

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Setting and keeping financial goals With the coming of the spring season comes the opportunity to start fresh in all areas of your life — including your finances.

As you consider this, it’s important to include financial resolutions on your list. Following are some tips to help you set financial goals and start off on the right foot: Set measurable goals and put them on paper. Instead of making a resolution to simply save more money, set an amount you’d like to save and chart your progress. Writing out your resolutions creates a contract with yourself that will increase your likelihood of success.

Have a plan. If you decide to save, break it up into more manageable pieces and write down your plan. Reaching $5,000 means saving roughly $420 per month. Then figure out how you can trim about $100 a week from your expenses (bringing lunch from home, skipping the lattes, etc.). By breaking it up, the big number will seem reachable.

Make it automatic. If creating an emergency fund is your goal, consider having a portion of each paycheck automatically deposited into a savings account. Direct deposit makes it less likely you’ll be tempted to use the money for other purposes and both employers and banks make it easy to set up and direct funds into different checking, savings or other accounts. Saving just $25 a week through this disciplined approach will net you $3,900 in three years.

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Save your receipts. Keep all of your receipts and statements for the year in a folder.

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When you set your financial resolutions and develop your plan, include your entire family in the process. This is a great way to teach children how to manage money and develop good spending habits — a crucial life lesson and one that children should learn at an early age.

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School day to lengthen; pay-to-play cut in half Continued from page A1 dents will have start and end times of 7:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. to 2:27 p.m., respectively. Elementary school days will begin at 8:50 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m.

Busing will remain the same as this year. Students who live within a mile of their schools will not be bused, except for those in residential developments north of U.S. Route 36. School officials concluded it’s not safe for students to cross the highway.

For the 2011-12 school year, middle school and high school athletes will pay $75 and $150, respectively, with a family cap of $300. Students on the free lunch program will play for free, and those on the reduced-price lunch program will pay half the fee rate.

Students were paying $150 for middle school participation and $300 for high school.

Superintendent Steve Mazzi said he reviewed the pay-to-play policies of 31 area districts, and the average fees are $75 for middle school and $150 for high school.

The district has budgeted $60,000 for extracurricular and co-curricular activities for school year 2011-12.

To watch a video of the BW students of the month, please visit www.ThisWeekNews.com.

The board also heard 24-year board member Jim Hildreth say he won’t seek re-election in November. He later said he is involved in a lot of activities and needs to reduce some of his commitments.

Board members also: • Recognized as students of the month Big Walnut Elementary School fifth-grade students and twins Alison and Donovan Pugh.

• Discussed an updated administration organizational chart and heard that a number of administrative positions eliminated over the past two years won’t return in 2011-12.

“You won’t see a communications person, additional special ed service director, no assistant treasurer, no director of operations, no maintenance custodian supervisor, etc.,” superintendent Steve Mazzi said. A curriculum director position will be filled.

• Announced formation of a committee to study whether high

school or adolescent students would benefit from later schoolday start times. Anyone interested in being on the committee should contact the district at (740) 965-3010.

• Discussed what cut co-curricular positions and activities might return for the coming school year. Student representative to the board Allison Paglialunga said the students’ priority was to see senior class and junior class adviser positions returned. Those positions are funded with supplemental contracts. High school principal Steve Fujii has been serving in both roles which provide such services as planning prom, a spaghetti dinner and graduation. Also they would like to see the return of language clubs; teen advisers; a mock trial group-; and a supplemental contract for a science fair.

Paglialunga also said students were requesting the return of classes such as “Developing Student Leaders” that was cut two years ago, and marketing 1, 2 and 3, which were cut for this current year. Students also would like to see a senior scholarships class.

• Approved hiring teacher and track coach Eric Myers as basketball coach for 2011-12.

• Heard resident Robin Justice

object to the district’s proposal to close the current middle school and to keep Harrison Elementary School closed for 2011-12.

She said the classes at Big Walnut Elementary are at or over capacity and her daughter is currently in a class size of 29.

Justice said residents passed the bond levy to build a new elementary and a new middle school because classrooms are overcrowded, and the proposal keeps them overcrowded.

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OWU news OWU student wins visual arts award An Ohio Wesleyan University student has been named a winner in the 2011 Awards for Excellence in the Visual Arts, a program sponsored by the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio (AICUO).

Anh Vu, a senior from Vietnam, is among six Ohio college students who recently participated in a panel discussion and awards reception at OWU. Her series of three artist’s books, titled “Organics,” was on

received a five-year, $500,000 gift from 1978 graduate Frank F. Quinn.

Quinn is senior vice president of UBS Financial Services Inc., an international wealth management, investment banking and asset management company based in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland.

The gift will create the Jon E. Sanger Endowment for Faculty Support, and will support the Ohio OWU’s Beckenbach Wesleyan Fund, the LGBTIQ ReOWU receives receives honor source Center and President’s Circle.

Ohio Wesleyan University’s $500,000 gift Ohio Wesleyan University has The $375,000 Sanger Endowsports information director, Mark exhibit during the reception.

As an award winner, Vu is a candidate for the Excellence in Visual Arts Grand Award and the People’s Choice Award. Fine-arts faculty members from independent colleges in Ohio were asked to nominate two outstanding senior artists from each campus for the competition.

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Sometimes trying too hard only makes things worse.

That was the case last season for Delaware Hayes High School baseball standout Jacob Bosiokovic.

“I had great offensive numbers as a freshman and we had some other great players like Caleb (Wilburn) and we had a terrific season,” said Bosiokovic, a junior shortstop and pitcher. “Last season I thought I had to match or better those numbers to help the team because we had less experience. We didn’t have Caleb, and I thought I had to be the guy.”

Instead, Bosiokovic’s run production dropped and the team finished 12-13 for its first losing season since 2005. While some might think that was because he didn’t have the same protection in the lineup, Bosiokovic said he was to blame.

“At some point, trying too hard became selfishness,” Bosiokovic said.

“I struggled with things as we struggled to win. I take pride in my game and want to do my best at all times, which is what everyone on every team has to do. But it got to the point where I felt I had to hit a home run and I wasn’t willing to take a walk for the team.”

Bosiokovic batted .521 with 21 RBI last season. As a freshman, he hit .407 with five doubles and seven home runs, and he scored 25 runs and drove in 34.

“I learned a lot about myself (last year) and I think I’ve grown a lot,” Bosiokovic said. “No matter what happens this year, I just want to win. I will do whatever I need to do to help this team win.”

Through nine games, Bosiokovic was hitting .517 with 19 runs and 14 RBI. He had six doubles and two home runs with four walks. He had been hit by more pitches (three) than he had strikeouts (two). Plus, he was 14-for14 in stolen-base attempts.

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Kenton Ulmer of Hayes scores a run after beating the tag by Watkins Memorial catcher Gage Marek during the host Pacers’ 10-4 victory April 13. Ulmer had scored 10 runs and driven in eight through nine games.

“Jacob is an outstanding player with a lot of upside,” coach Mike Yinger said. “We’ve talked about just playing the game and letting his talent take over. Everything will take care of itself. In other sports, you’d say you want to let the game come to you rather than trying to take over a game.”

Yinger has been impressed with the growth of Bosiokovic - and the entire team, for that matter.

“I think the younger guys, or all of them, could learn from what Jacob went through last year,” Yinger said.

“They’ve got to understand that travel ball is the time to play for them-

selves, make a name for themselves and try to impress scouts. What they do in varsity baseball is not for themselves. It’s for the community and all the players, coaches and leaders that came before them and for those who will come after them.

“They need to play for the name on

the front of the uniform, not the name on the back of the uniform.”

Others who have put up strong numbers through nine contests were Alex Boger (.350, 9 runs, 9 RBI), Aaron Heber (.345, 10 RBI, 3 doubles), Nick See PACERS, page B2

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Boys Basketball

Girls team rallies to defend title at home meet

Myers replaces DeLaney as Eagles coach

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The Big Walnut High School girls track and field team proved in the Red Edwards Golden Eagle Relays that it’s not how you start a meet but how you finish it.

The Golden Eagles didn’t win any of the first four events — high jump, long jump, shuttle hurdles and shot put — in the meet April 9, but they won six of the final 10 to win the home event for the third consecutive season.

Big Walnut scored 96 points in the 10-team meet to finish ahead of Olentangy Orange (86), Westerville Central (76), Olentangy Liberty (70), Olentangy (67), Northland (54), Watterson (41), Newark (25), Delaware Hayes (24) and Whetstone (6).

“We got off to a rocky start,” coach Joe Evener said. “We didn’t score in the long jump even though we had three of the top long jumpers in the meet. Things just didn’t pan out for us. Not scoring in the long jump was a

‘wow’ moment for us.

“Then one of our hurdlers fell down (with Big Walnut third in the shuttle hurdles relay) ... and we ended up in sixth place. We fell behind by quite a few points after four events. But the rest of the team picked up (the hurdler who fell) and picked the long jumpers up. You could see it in their eyes how much they wanted to win the meet. They have so much pride in winning it. To win it three years in a row is incredible.”

Finishing first for the Golden Eagles were the 400-meter relay of senior Julia Evans, junior Callie Carioti, freshman Olivia Small and sophomore Leah Thomas (meet-record 50.7 seconds), the 800 relay of Thomas, Carioti, freshman Jamie Annis and junior Brea Medlock (1:48.3), the 1,600 relay of Annis, junior Liz Carty, sophomore Asia Medlock and Brea Medlock (4:15.3), the 3,200 relay of sophomore Bethany Bogantz, senior Brittney Bogantz, freshman Catie CraigBowden and senior Lincoln Green (10:24.5), the 6,400 relay

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Big Walnut’s Olivia Small soars on a long jump attempt during the Red Edwards Golden Eagle Relays on April 9.

of Bethany Bogantz, Brittney Bo“The way the kids competed, gantz, Craig-Bowden and Green the way they responded, I’m (22:39.1) and the sprint medley very happy about that,” Evener relay of Evans, Thomas, Annis See EAGLES, page B3 and Brea Medlock (1:53).

Upon learning that the Big Walnut High School boys basketball team needed a coach, Eric Myers immediately let athletics director Steve Glesenkamp know that he was interested in the position.

A little more than a month later, Myers got the job. His hiring was approved by the school board April 11.

“I’m very excited about it,” he said. “Basketball is my passion, my life. I grew up around the sport. My father was a basketball coach.”

Myers replaces Mike DeLaney, who stepped down March 9, citing the desire to spend more time with his family.

Myers, 42, was one of three candidates who teach in the school district to be interviewed by a search committee led by Glesenkamp. Given the candidates’ coaching résumés and their performance during the interviews, the opening was not made public.

“We felt we had guys in our

district who had earned that opportunity,” Glesenkamp said.

“All three candidates had a lot of experience — two with head coaching experience and one as an assistant — so we said, ‘Let’s interview these three.’ After a unanimous vote, the committee offered the position to coach Myers.”

Myers is in his fourth season coaching Big Walnut’s boys track and field team and has spent the past seven years coaching football in the school district at the freshman and junior high levels.

He has not coached basketball since the 2007-08 season.

However, he spent nine seasons as junior varsity coach and a varsity assistant under former Golden Eagles coach Steve Comstock. Before arriving at Big Walnut, he spent eight seasons coaching at his alma mater, Columbiana. He coached Columbiana’s j.v. team for five seasons before serving three seasons as the Clippers’ varsity coach.

“Eric has a very extensive coaching background in basketSee COACH, page B3

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Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Delaware Hayes baseball, softball, boys tennis, track & field and boys volleyball teams, and the Delaware boys and girls club lacrosse teams: BASEBALL *April 8 — Lost to Mount Vernon 103. The Pacers had only two hits. *April 9 — Defeated Lancaster 1110 and Teays Valley 13-6 in Fritz Daniel Classic at home. Against Lancaster, Kyle Winston hit a basesloaded single off the left-field fence to drive in the winning run. Aaron Heber was 3-for-4 with four RBI and Jacob Bosiokovic was 4-for-5 with three runs and two RBI. Alex Boger also had two RBI. Against Teays Valley, Boger was 3-for-4 with three RBI, Heber was 2-for-4 with three RBI and Tyler Miller drove in two runs. *April 13 — Def. Watkins Memorial 10-5. Kenton Ulmer was 2-for-3 with a double, three RBI and three runs, and Nick Ratliff was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer. Bosiokovic was 2-for3 with two runs and three stolen bases and allowed four earned runs as the winning pitcher. *April 14 — Lost to Mount Vernon 3-1 *April 15 — Played Watkins Memorial April 16 — Played Olentangy Liberty and Tallmadge *April 18 — at Big Walnut *April 20 — Home vs. Big Walnut April 23 — Home vs. Dresden TriValley and Thomas Worthington Of note: The Pacers were 7-3 overall and 3-2 in the OCC-Capital before April 15.

SOFTBALL *April 8 — Def. Watkins Memorial 11-1 in five innings. Mikayla Cooper hit a two-run homer.

April 9 — Def. Westerville South 162 in five innings; lost to Pickerington Central 5-3. Delaware had 19 hits against South. In the second game, the Pacers made three errors and Central scored four times in the second inning. *April 12 — Def. Big Walnut 12-3 in makeup from April 11 *April 13 — Def. Hilliard Bradley 4-2 *April 14 — Def. New Albany 10-1 *April 18 — at Olentangy Orange April 19 — Home vs. Marysville *April 20 — Home vs. Franklin Heights Of note: The Pacers are 8-4 overall and 6-0 in the OCC-Capital.

BOYS TENNIS April 11 — Match vs. Westerville South postponed and rescheduled May 4

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*April 12 — Def. Watkins Memorial 4-1 April 13 — Def. Jonathan Alder 3-2.

Chris Leyva won at first singles to give the Pacers the victory. Nick Tanuredjo and Josh Byerly also won as Delaware swept singles play. *April 14 — Lost to Big Walnut 3-2 April 18 — at Westerville Central *April 19 — Home vs. Hilliard Bradley April 20 — at Caledonia River Valley April 21 — Home vs. Marion Harding Of note: The Pacers are 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the OCC-Capital.

TRACK & FIELD April 9 — Boys: Finished ninth (28) in 10-team Red Edwards Golden Eagle Relays at Big Walnut as Westerville Central (88) won; Girls: Finished ninth (24) in 10-team Red Edwards Golden Eagle Relays as Big Walnut (96) won.

April 12 — Boys: Lost to Big Walnut 83-45; Girls: Lost to Big Walnut 10032 April 15 — Competed in Richwood Relays at North Union April 19 — Home vs. Hilliard Bradley April 21 — Wildcat Invitational at Westerville South BOYS VOLLEYBALL *April 8 — Lost to Olentangy Liberty 3-0 *April 12 — Lost to Hilliard Bradley 3-0 *April 13 — Lost to Gahanna 2518, 25-23, 25-12 *April 14 — Lost to Pickerington North 17-25, 25-18, 28-26, 25-22 April 15 — Played Whetstone April 16 — Played Thomas Worthington and Gahanna Christian Of note: The Pacers were 2-5 overall before April 15 and are 0-3 in the OCC-Capital. *OCC-Capital contest BOYS LACROSSE April 8 — Def. Johnstown 17-1. Griffin Kinney and Josh Bender both scored three goals. Lane Kleilein and Jordan Zinader added two goals apiece. *April 15 — Played Pickerington Central April 16 — Played Springboro Of note: The Pacers were 2-2 overall and 0-2 in the OCC-Central before April 15. *OCC-Central game GIRLS LACROSSE April 7 — Game vs. Olentangy Liberty postponed and rescheduled May 7 April 11 — Game vs. Pickerington Central postponed *April 14 — Game vs. Big Walnut postponed April 15 — Played Olentangy Orange April 18 — Home vs. Gahanna April 19 — at Westerville Central April 21 — at Marysville Of note: The Pacers were 0-1 before April 15.

Continued from page B1 Ratliff (.346) and Kyle Winston (.308).

But Yinger also noted that others were performing their roles and making key contributions, including Justin Vanhoesen (11 runs), Kenton Ulmer (10 runs, 8 RBI), Alex Rafeld (9 runs) and Tyler Miller (4 doubles).

On the mound, Miller was 20 with a 1.91 ERA, followed

by Ratliff (2-0, 2.33 ERA) and Bosiokovic (1-2, 3.96 ERA). •The softball team is surging in OCC-Capital Division play. The Pacers won their fifth consecutive game to open league play by defeating defending champion Hilliard Bradley 4-2 on April 13.

It wasn’t easy, as the Jaguars scored once in the top of the seventh inning and had the bases loaded with one out. But freshman pitcher Kayla Cooper fielded a grounder and threw to freshman catcher Kaitlyn Woerner for a force out at home, and Caron Watkinson’s line drive to right field was caught by freshman Rebekah Hire to end the game. “That was impressive because we played within ourselves and stayed positive the whole game,� coach Mark Thomas said. “They scored one in the top of the first and put pressure on us late and we didn’t fold.

Although we have four or five freshmen starting, our senior leadership just won’t allow us to fold. Our seniors have been fantastic leaders and are making the young girls get comfortable and overcome any mistakes they have made.�

The seniors helped the Pacers’ offense early, as Kalene Schmidt singled and scored on an error to tie the game in the first. Cindy Bowman led off the second with a triple and scored on Carly Shaw’s single.

Delaware made it 4-1 in the sixth, as Shaw walked and

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Abby Kremer of Hayes competes in the high jump during the Red Edwards Golden Eagle Relays on April 9 at Big Walnut.

scored on Hire’s double. Woerner followed with an RBI single.

The win was Delaware’s sixth in seven games after starting 13 overall. The lone loss in that span was 5-3 to Pickerington Central in the second game of a three-way doubleheader April 9. The Pacers made three errors in addition to a few mental errors, according to Thomas.

Through 11 games, Delaware had committed 20 errors.

The offense, during the seven-game hot streak, had 89 hits as the Pacers outscored their opponents 61-14. “Beating Bradley is huge for us and hopefully will propel us more,� Thomas said. “Last year we were 9-2 in the league with a chance to win it, but we lost to Bradley (6-3) and kind of fell apart then. We lost to New Albany (4-3) and Olentangy Orange (7-3) to finish (league play third at) 9-5.�

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The Pacers’ Chris Leyva hits a backhand return during a firstsingles match against Sean Ferguson of Dublin Scioto on April 7.

Hayes returns to action Monday, April 18, at Westerville Central.

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Continued from page B1 said. “The competition was not easy by any stretch. We can look back on the meet and say we beat four really good teams.

“We had 26 girls compete.

We spread the wealth and we used a lot of freshmen and sophomores, and they responded very, very well. That’s only going to help us further down the road this year and over the next few years.”

•The boys track team narrowly missed keeping its streak of Golden Eagle Relays titles intact, as it scored 87 points to place second behind Westerville Central (88) and ahead of New Albany (77), Liberty (72.5), Olentangy (50.5), Newark (47), Whetstone (36), Northland (35), Delaware (28) and Orange (22).

Big Walnut had won the previous three Golden Eagle Relays.

“We felt like there were some really good teams there,” coach Eric Myers said. “We had some great performances, but we came up a point shy. ... We finished third in the long jump by one inch, and a tenth of a second here or an inch there makes all the difference in the world. The kids were disappointed, but they gave a great effort.”

Finishing first for the Golden Eagles were the high jump relay of senior Tyler Fifer, sophomore Grant Corven and junior Drew Harmon (18 feet), the shuttle hurdles relay of senior Luke Atkeson, junior Keith McBride, sophomore Cody Conley and Fifer (1:02.3) and the 3,200 relay of senior Micah Armbrust, junior Josh Annis, senior Joel Craig and senior Nolan Leber (8:26.3).

Big Walnut competed without senior sprinter Kenny Brown, who is sidelined with an ankle injury.

“He’s one of our leading runners,” Myers said. “We all know if Kenny’s in the lineup, it’s a different outcome.”

•Chris Holly is encouraged by the start to his first season as coach of the baseball team, but he knows the Golden Eagles are capable of playing better.

Big Walnut was 5-4 overall and 1-3 in the OCC-Capital Division before playing Hilliard Bradley on April 15. The Golden Eagles have not had a winning season since 2004 and finished 8-17 overall and 2-12 in the league last year.

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Big Walnut baseball, softball, boys tennis and track & field teams, and the boys and girls club lacrosse teams: BASEBALL April 7 — Defeated Buckeye Valley 7-5 *April 8 — Def. Olentangy Orange 87 in nine innings *April 13 — Lost to Hilliard Bradley 5-4 in eight innings *April 15 — Played Hilliard Bradley April 16 — Played Bexley and Ready *April 18 — Home vs. Delaware Hayes *April 19 — Home vs. Olentangy Orange in game rescheduled from April 12 *April 20 — At Delaware Hayes April 21 — Home vs. Caledonia River Valley April 23 — Home vs. Central Crossing (DH) Of note: The Golden Eagles were 5-4 overall and 1-3 in the OCC-Capital before April 15.

SOFTBALL *April 8 — Lost to Hilliard Bradley 10-3 April 9 — Def. Westerville Central 3-0; def. Heath 7-4 *April 12 — Lost to Delaware Hayes 12-3 *April 13 — Def. New Albany 10-6 in 11 innings *April 15 — Played Mount Vernon April 16 — Played Hilliard Davidson and Dublin Scioto *April 18 — Home vs. Franklin Heights April 19 — At Hartley *April 20 — At Watkins Memorial.

The Golden Eagles lost to the Warriors 10-9 on April 5.

April 21 — At Olentangy April 23 — At Westerville South and at Westerville North Of note: The Golden Eagles were 4-5 overall and 1-4 in the OCC-Capital before April 15.

BOYS TENNIS April 11 — Match at Dublin Scioto postponed

“The coaching staff is feeling real good about how things are going,” Holly said. “Right now, we need to work on pitching, getting ahead of batters, and cutting down on costly errors. If a team is going to beat us, we want them to beat us; we don’t want to beat ourselves.”

Big Walnut’s biggest win so far may be its 8-7 nine-inning victory over host Orange on April 8. The Golden Eagles scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game at 3 and three in the top of the eighth to take a 6-3 lead.

The Pioneers answered with three in the bottom of the eighth, but the Golden Eagles scored two in the top of the ninth and held on for the win.

Orange was 5-1 entering the game.

*April 12 — Match at Hilliard Bradley postponed April 13 — Lost to New Albany 5-0 in OTCA match *April 14 — Def. Delaware Hayes 32 April 18 — Home vs. Olentangy *April 19 — At New Albany April 20 — Home vs. Westerville North April 21 — Home vs. Jonathan Alder Of note: The Golden Eagles are 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the OCC-Capital. *OCC-Capital contest TRACK & FIELD April 9 — Boys: Finished second (87) in 10-team Red Edwards Golden Eagle Relays, behind Westerville Central (88); Girls: Finished first (96) in 10team Golden Eagle Relays, ahead of runner-up Olentangy Orange (86) April 12 — Boys: Def. Delaware Hayes 83-45; Girls: Def. Delaware Hayes 100-32 April 15 — Competed in Ashville Kiwanis Invitational at Teays Valley April 16 — Competed in Hank Smith Invitational at Heath April 19 — At New Albany April 21 — Freedom Relays at Olentangy Liberty BOYS LACROSSE April 9 — Lost to Olentangy Orange 13-0 *April 11 — Lost to Westerville North 13-3 *April 13 — Lost to Westerville Central 15-4 April 16 — Played Wilmington April 21 — Home vs. Jonathan Alder Of note: The Golden Eagles were 1-4 overall before April 16 and are 0-3 in the OCC-Central.

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“They’re a really good team,” Holly said. “The kids were really wanting that win.”

Through eight games, senior shortstop Joe Curran was leading Big Walnut with a .552 batting average and 12 runs. Other offensive leaders included junior second baseman/catcher Aaron Dattilo (.429, 10 RBI, 9 runs), junior third baseman Tyler Beam (.333, 11 RBI, 10 runs), senior first baseman Blake Gulley (.333) and junior outfielder Ben Romer (.304, 9 RBI).

Romer suffered a hamstring injury against Orange and is out indefinitely, Holly said.

“He’s one of our offensive producers,” Holly said. “It’s a big knock to our lineup.” pdolan@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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realize that I kind of underestimated how much time I need to spend with them,” said DeLaney, who has three children — Audra, 14, Molly, 11, and Liam, 3 — with his wife, Susan. “The amount of work it takes to compete in the OCC and the demand coaching has on coaches, it just became too much. I expect a lot from my players, and I didn’t want to not give them a maximum effort as their coach.”

DeLaney’s decision surprised Glesenkamp.

“I didn’t see it coming,” Glesenkamp said.

“Mike was a lot of fun to work with. He was the consummate professional in everything he did.

I’m going to miss working with him as a head coach, but I understand he’s got to do what he’s got to do.”

ball even though he hasn’t coached the last three years,” Glesenkamp said. “He’s done a great job with our boys track program. He has taken a program that had issues and turnover in coaches and he has improved the numbers (of participants), has had a lot of success as far as wins and losses are concerned and has changed the culture.”

DeLaney coached the Golden Eagles for three seasons, compiling a 31-35 record. Big Walnut finished 12-10 in each of his first two seasons but went 7-15 this past season.

DeLaney replaced Comstock before the 200809 season after spending four seasons as the head coach at Utica and 10 seasons as an assistant at Bellville Clearfork. He has an 87-64 career record.

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Delaware Christian Roundup

Weather helps curtail softball team’s streak

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Junior pitcher Jennah Malisiak allowed one hit over her first 10 innings to help the Delaware Christian School softball team open 2-0.

But on April 8, in the Eagles’ third game in three days, Malisiak was roughed up for 14 hits in a 15-5 loss to Madison Christian.

“We started out great, but Jennah looked a bit tired against Madison,” coach Bill Ferrigno said. “Still, we’ll take two out of every three the rest of the season. Unfortunately, the momentum we built was stalled out by this weather. It’s hard to get into a groove when you play three games in one week and then get forced to take a full week off.”

Malisiak threw a five-inning one-hitter in a 14-2 win over Marion Catholic on April 6 and a no-hitter in a 12-0, five-inning win over Gahanna Christian in the MOCAL opener the following day.

“She pitched two great games on back-to-back days, but we fell behind early against Madison and we made more errors than usual that game,” Ferrigno said. “The offense, especially our top five hitters, had nearly all the run production in all three games.”

Leadoff batter Jessica Kapraly hit a two-run homer against Madison Christian.

“Jessica Kapraly, Haley Kirby, Liz Roden, Wendy Ferrigno and Katie Morgan were getting on, running the bases well and driving each other in just like we planned,” coach Ferrigno said.

“That’s what we expected going into the season. Now we need to add more after them. We need others getting on base and contributing to the offense, and I think we’ll get there.”

With a stretch of MOCAL games coming, the Eagles are hoping to find that momentum quickly.

“We’ve got Madison (Christian), Grove City (Christian) again and Fairfield (Christian) next week,” Ferrigno said. “Plus we’ve got make-ups with Fairfield (Christian) and Tree (of Life) at some point.”

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At a glance

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Delaware Christian School baseball and softball teams: BASEBALL *April 4 — Game vs. Fairfield Christian postponed and rescheduled for April 29 *April 7 — Lost to Gahanna Christian 7-5 in opener. Jeffrey Copley and Pete Kerins combined on a twohitter, but the Eagles made five errors. *April 8 — Lost to Madison Christian 9-6. The Eagles trailed 9-0 before rallying in their final two at-bats. *April 11 — Game at Tree of Life postponed April 13 — Defeated Torah Academy 12-7 in makeup from April 5 *April 14 — Lost to Grove City Christian 9-1 *April 18 — at Madison Christian *April 19 — vs. Grove City Christian

9-1 last season, but Madison Christian beat the Trojans early this season.

“Madison looks real good and I’m sure Tree of Life is strong again,” coach Ferrigno said. “But at this point, I don’t care who we play. We’ve just got to get some games in and get into a groove and see where that takes us.”

•The baseball team received strong pitching in its first three contests.

However, defensive miscues and a struggling offense negated the pitching as the Eagles won only one of the games.

Delaware Christian got its first win on April 13 when it beat host Torah Academy 12-7. Jacob Saliba pitched five innings, with Pete Kerins working the sixth and Jeffrey Copley getting the final three outs. The trio allowed six hits.

“Our pitching has been pretty good, but errors have been killing us,” said co-coach Mike Bess.

“Copley throws in the low 80s and has been solid. Saliba has

*April 21 — at Fairfield Christian Of note: The Eagles are 1-3 overall and 0-3 in the MOCAL. SOFTBALL *April 4 — Game vs. Fairfield Christian postponed and rescheduled for April 29 April 6 — Def. Marion Catholic 142 in five innings in opener. Jennah Malisiak allowed one hit. *April 7 — Def. Gahanna Christian 12-0 in five innings. Malisiak threw a no-hitter. *April 8 — Lost to Madison Christian 15-5 in five innings. Jessica Kapraly hit a two-run homer. *April 11 — Game at Tree of Life postponed April 13 — Game at Torah Academy postponed *April 14 — Lost to Grove City Christian 10-0 in five innings *April 18 — at Madison Christian *April 19 — vs. Grove City Christian *April 21 — at Fairfield Christian Of note: The Eagles are 2-2 overall and 1-2 in the MOCAL. *MOCAL game

good control and is mixing pitches well and Pete Kerins looks like a pretty good reliever.”

The Eagles had made 10 errors in three games, including five in a 7-5 loss to Gahanna Christian in the opener April 7.

Joey Miser and Kerins both had two hits for the Eagles, who finished with five and struck out 14 times.

Delaware Christian fell behind early in a 9-6 loss to Madison Christian on April 8. They had eight hits and made three errors.

“Joey Miser and Pete Kerins have hit well, but we haven’t gotten any consistency yet,” Bess said. “Other than those two, we’ve got a lot of grounders and fly outs in the top half of our order and too many strikeouts from the bottom of the order.”

Miser was 6-for-11 (.545) and Kerins was 5-for-13 (.384) through three games.

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION 2- 5 ACRE BUILDING LOTS THURSDAY APRIL 28, 2011 AT 6:00 PM Lots 6 and 7 and are located just West of the intersection of Porter Central Rd and State Route 656. From Sunbury follow State Route 61 to State Route 656 turn right follow to Porter Central Rd turn left. Signs posted Excellent opportunity to purchase a 5 ac lot in the country with an easy commute to Polaris, Columbus and surrounding areas. Both lots are frontage lots with 400 feet or more of frontage. Lots are situated in Delaware County and the Highland Local School system. Please take the time to view the lots at your leisure or Auctioneer will be on site Sunday April 3 and April 10 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm. Terms: The lots sell subject to owner confirmation day of sale. Buyer required a $2,500 dollar nonrefundable deposit day of sale with balance on or before May 27, 2011. The lots sell in their present As-Is condition. Lots are being sold with a letter from the Delaware County Health department Dated April 11, 2003 regarding the on-site sewage systems.

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Call Jill @ (614) 939-7400

TUSCANY ESTATE

5+ ACRES

• Close to Hoover/Gated Community • Owner’s Suite on Separate Wing • Ultimate Chef’s Kitchen • 2 Sided Fireplace in Great Room • Lower Level with Sophisticated Bar, Kitchen, Bedroom Suite, Media Area and more!

• Imported Marble and Tile Throughout SW2374 $729,000

• Tucked away in the woods!

• Lots of updates including Hardwood Flooring, Granite, and Ceramic Tile • Kitchen with Planning Center and 42' Cabinets • 2-Story Great Room with Wall of Windows • Spacious Owner’s Suite • Large Loft/Bedroom with 2 Closets CO4723 $179,900

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• 2nd Floor Garden Style Condo • Loads of Upgrades!

• Stainless Steel Appliances and Breakfast Bar • Cathedral Ceiling • Gas Log Fireplace • Owner’s Bath with Garden Tub • View of Pond from Balcony • Deck, Storage, and Garage • Clubhouse with Pool and Fitness Room HI760 $114,900

• 2 Owner’s Suites!

• Open Floor Plan Great for Entertaining • Gated Community • Cathedral Ceiling • Great Room with Gas Log Fireplace • Large Loft with Wet Bar and access to 2nd Floor Owner’s Suite • Screened Porch with Ceiling Fan with Light • 2-Car Garage with New Door and Opener CH417 $149,900

WILLOW SPRINGS SOUTH

• 2-Story with Spacious Rooms!

• Outstanding Open Floor Plan • Beautifully Updated Kitchen • Gleaming Hardwood Floors • Large Owner’s Suite with Private Bath and Jacuzzi • Lots of Closet Space • Screened Porch, Basketball Court and Huge Yard MA5680 $268,900

WEDGEWOOD

• Awesome Custom Home!

• Den with Incredible Woodwork • 2-Story Great Room • Owner’s Suite with Balcony, Fireplace and Sitting Area • Gorgeous Lot with Mature Trees • Great Outdoor Entertaining Area with Screened Porch, Paver Patio, and Deck PR10630 $529,900

Call Jill Rudler (614) 939-7400