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May 26, 2011

Williams to be Memorial Day speaker Brig. Gen. Darrell K. Williams will serve as the keynote speaker at an 11 a.m. Monday, June 30, Memorial Day observance at Drexel Circle sponsored by American Legion Post 430. “This year, the post will host Gen.Williams as a speaker,” Bexley service director Bill Harvey said. “Our city council president, Jeff McClelland, will say a few words …The event starts

at 11 a.m. and typically runs for 30-45 minutes.” Gen. Williams assumed command of Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime in Columbus on Sept. 24, 2010. As commander, he oversees the end-to-end integration of DLA’s Land and Maritime Supply Chains, delivering repair parts to all military services. He directs the efforts of more than 3,100 associates at 54 locations

worldwide that support supply requirements at Army depots, Naval shipyards, and Marine Corps logistics centers. These support functions purchase material, monitor inventory levels, maintain technical data, and assure quality conformance of more than 2.1 million spare and repair parts used by more than 24,000 military units and civilian federal agencies.

In 2010, DLA Land and Maritime sales exceeded $5 billion. Gen. Williams’ previous assignment was at Headquarters, United States Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, where he served as director for logistics, engineering and security assistance. A native of West Palm Beach, Fla., Gen. Williams is also a graduate of Hampton Institute and Penn State University.

He has served with distinction in Iraq, Kuwait, Kosovo, Germany, and Korea. His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (1 OLC), Bronze Star Medal (1 OLC), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (5 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC), Combat Action Badge, Parachutist and Parachute Rigger badges. Brig. Gen. Darrell K. Williams

Hetzler named principal of Cassingham Elementary The Bexley City School District Board of Education has approved Superintendent Mike Johnson’s recommendation to hire Jeannine Hetzler as the new principal of Cassingham Elementary School. Hetzler will assume her new duties starting with the 2011-12 school year. Currently a fifth-grade teacher at Cassingham, she will take over the leadership position at the school as of Aug. 1. Hetzler has taught at Bexley Middle School and Maryland Elementary School, in addition to her current assignment at Cassingham. She served as Maryland’s first teacher leader from 200205. A Ph.D. candidate in the College of Education and Human Ecology at Ohio State University (expected completion 2012), Hetzler holds a master of arts degree in international relations and a B.A. in psychology from Ohio University. She also completed a non-traditional teaching certification program in elementary education at Capital University. Hetzler will replace the retired Barb Heisel, Cassingham principal since 1991, who led the school as it earned authorization in 2007

Jeannine Hetzler

as Ohio’s first International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program. Heisel worked under a oneyear contract this year so that the school could maintain its programs and conduct its IB reauthorization process while Johnson searched for her replacement. The Cassingham principal job attracted 104 applicants. Teams of faculty, administrators and community members met with six finalists for the position and provided feedback to Johnson prior to his recommending Hetzler. “Jeannine Hetzler rose to the top as the candidate with the best

By Chris Parker/ThisWeek

Bexley House and Garden Tour co-chairs Bev Sapienza (left) and Jennifer Ritchey sit in the third-floor bedroom in the home of Jen Thompson on May 19. Thompson’s home is among those scheduled for the tour this year.

Annual Bexley House and Garden Tour scheduled for June 12 By JAYME DETWEILER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

A dozen homes will be featured during the fourth annual Bexley House and Garden Tour, which begins with a preview event on Saturday, June 11. The official tour takes place on Sunday, June 12.

The event is run by the Bexley Women’s Club. All proceeds benefit the club’s scholarship fund. The preview tour starts at 4 p.m. Visitors can get a sneak peak at some of Bexley’s “most beautiful homes and gardens,” according to Mary Acree, publicity co-chair of the event.

Most homeowners will share glimpses of their homes during the preview event that will not be available on the Sunday tour. Following the preview tour, there will be a celebration from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Columbus School for Girls. The $50 preview tickSee TOUR, page A2

See HETZLER, page A2

Radnor, Hara celebrate return to Drexel By JAYME DETWEILER

After the movie opened for the marquee Friday. “I saw the ‘welcome home was present to answer questions. Josh Radnor’ and was like He explained that even ‘whoa’…I just feel super gratethough his movie has been ful,” he said. shown in theaters across the Radnor said he was happy he country and also in Spain, see- was able to stand in the back ing it on the screen at the Drex- for some of the showing to see el Theater is “sentimental” for the light of his movie reflect off him. of the audience’s faces. He said “I have happy memories of he enjoyed seeing their reacseeing movies here,” he said, tions. recalling coming to the Drexel In the movie, which origias a child with his father to see nally debuted in September “Robin Hood.” 2010, Radnor plays Sam Wexler, Radnor said his success did- who finds a young boy on a subn't feel real until he looked at way and agrees to let him stay

ThisWeek Community Newspapers a limited engagement, Radnor

A full house welcomed Josh Radnor home to the Drexel Theatre Friday night for the premiere of “Happythankyoumoreplease.” Radnor, who grew up in Bexley, wrote, directed and played the leading role in this Sundance Film Festival Award-winning film. He is best known for his role as Ted, the central character on the CBS comedy, “How I Met Your Mother.”

with him for a few days. Together, the cast learns the struggles of what it is to be young and how finding out who you are does not come from desperation, but rather determination of finding out who you want to be. Using music from breaking indie artists was a key element in his story line. “The movie itself wanted to be resolved with a song,” he By Eric George/ThisWeek said. The movie ends with his love Bexley native and star of the television show “How I Met Your Mother,” See RETURN, page A2

Josh Radnor was at the Drexel Theatre to promote the first public run of his film “Happythankyoumoreplease” on May 20.