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  • Joanne Van Sant

    Joanne Van Sant at work at her desk as dean of students at Otterbein in the 1970s.

    Community remembers 'Giant of Otterbein'

    Otterbein University Dean of Student Affairs Bob Gatti remembers taking a taxi ride with former Otterbein dean Joanne Van Sant through a major city, perhaps Chicago, years ago.

  • By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek
    Chinese dragons from Chi Thai restaurant entertained the crowd during the parade.

    Founders Day fun

  • Peace Officers Memorial Day

    By Chris Parker/ThisWeek
    Hilliard Police Chief Doug Francis and officer Jared Zellers embrace after placing a wreath during the National Peace Officers Memorial Day ceremony at First Responders Park in Old Hilliard on May 15.

    Hilliard police division honors fallen comrades

    A bell tolled May 15 at First Responders Park in Old Hilliard in honor and memory of the one law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty in Ohio in the past 12 months.

  • By Adam Cairns/ThisWeek
    Dianne Holibaugh and Steve Lehman tape together a motivational sign during the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, which began Saturday, May 19, at Olentangy High School. Holibaugh, a three-year brain-cancer survivor and teacher at Hyatts Middle School, was honored at the event along with her eighth-grade student, Jacob Carlino, also a cancer survivor.

    Sign of support

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Sports

  • Baseball

    By Chris Parker/ThisWeek
    Members of Grove City's baseball team hold up a Division I regional championship trophy after defeating Olentangy Orange on May 25.

    Grove City returns to state tournament by beating Olentangy Orange

    The Grove City High School baseball team will be making its second consecutive trip to a Division I state semifinal by defeating Olentangy Orange 7-4 in a regional final May 25 at Dublin Coffman.

  • Softball

    By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek
    The Central Crossing softball team has made two consecutive appearances in a Division I regional final.

    Central Crossing falls to North Canton Hoover in regional final

    The Central Crossing High School softball team lost to top-ranked North Canton Hoover 12-0 in five innings in a Division I regional final May 26 at Ohio State.

  • Softball

    By Adam Cairns/ThisWeek
    Showing their dejection, Grove City players leave the field following the Greyhounds' 3-1 loss to North Canton Hoover in a Division I regional semifinal at Ohio State on May 24.

    Grove City struggles to find its offense

    Coach Jerry Goodpasture lamented that his hard-hitting North Canton Hoover softball team was held to its second-lowest scoring output of the season yesterday.

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Arts.Food.Fun

  • Table Talk

    By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek
    Columbus Brewing Co. brewmaster Eric Bean packs beer as it comes off the company’s new bottling system May 16. Columbus Brewing Co. plans to add four new fermenters in the near future to increase production.

    Brewery tries to keep up with demand

    Columbus Brewing Co. looks to double production at facility.

  • Troupe members embrace the dirt environment of the rarely used venue. “We dig it, throw it, smoosh our feet in it,” said professor and choreographer Esther Baker-tarpaga.

    Dig this OSU dance performance on a dirt floor

    The Beat previews the Ohio State Department of Dance program DIRT with professor and choreographer Esther Baker-tarpaga

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