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Johnstown Top Stories
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By File photoParticipants in Johnstown Relay For Life make their way around the track at Johnstown High School on June 25, 2010.Johnstown’s Relay changes event dates; fundraisers planned
Johnstown will host its fifth annual Relay For Life the weekend of July 27-28. The event originally was scheduled to take place June 22-23.
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By Adam Cairns/ThisWeekHolocaust survivor Bert Jakobs gives a pat on the back to Johnstown resident Don Jakeway, an Army paratrooper during World War II, while speaking to middle and high school students at the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts in New Albany on Feb. 2. Jakeway was one of the soldiers who liberated Jakobs’ family from the Nazis in Holland during the war.Veteran, Holocaust survivor cross paths again 68 years later
Sixty-eight years ago, paratrooper Don Jakeway of Johnstown helped liberate a Jewish family from the German-occupied Netherlands during World War II.
Top 10 central Ohio stories
- Village won’t seek grant for river ramp
- New owner in store for Creekside
- Grant money to rehab Davis house denied
- Levy issue energizes volunteers on both sides
- Parents protest proposed math-curriculum changes
- AEP rate hike expected to affect bottom line
- Medical campus gets initial P&Z support
- Cabela’s expected to bring 175 jobs
- Education to be focus of NCC’s new top officer
- Council vote finalizes annexation of 135 acres
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Johnstown will welcome circus to town May 13
Johnstown Village Council member Chris Speck confirmed for The Independent Feb. 16 that the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus will perform for Johnstown May 13, with shows at 2:30 and 4 p.m.
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Johnstown's first ‘State of Village’ address slated
Jim Lenner will speak to residents on March 12 as Johnstown’s village manager gives the town’s first State of the Village address.
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Northridge Local
Space solution: old modulars vs. new pre-fab
About 30 residents of the Northridge school district turned out Feb. 16 to hear more details about the two best options for housing the district’s classrooms.
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ThisWeek wins 32 ONA excellence awards
The staff of ThisWeek Community Newspapers brought home 32 awards from the Ohio Newspaper Association’s Osman C. Hooper Weekly Newspaper Show Feb. 9 at the Columbus Polaris Hilton.
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Letter
1-mill levy will help board maintain ‘exemplary services’
I do not know where my 14-month old daughter’s development would be without the Licking County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
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Coming up
Check out the roundup of local events, activities, meetings, etc., for the coming week.
Sports
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Johnstown-Monroe Roundup
Eric George/ThisWeekJ.D. Arnold of Johnstown-Monroe is pressured by Danville’s Austin Hazen during a game earlier this season. The Johnnies have a first-round bye and will open Division III tournament play on March 2 against Fairbanks or North Union at Central Crossing.Boys team now playing waiting game
The Johnstown-Monroe High School boys basketball team waited nearly two weeks to begin the regular season and will have a similar experience for the postseason.
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Northridge Roundup
Boys squad hits hot streak at right time
The evolution of the Northridge High School boys basketball team continues as the postseason approaches.
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Johnstown-Monroe Roundup
Staying healthy is top concern for girls
Carl Dufford has seen a big turnaround from his Johnstown-Monroe High School girls basketball team.
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Northridge Roundup
Girls team still seeking consistent play
Ashley Holmberg has been asking for one thing from her Northridge High School girls basketball team — consistency.
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Johnstown-Monroe Roundup
Loshbough signs with Ohio University
Stephanie Loshbough loves her hometown, so making her college selection was pretty simple.
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Northridge Roundup
Girls team still seeking consistent play
Ashley Holmberg has been asking for one thing from her Northridge High School girls basketball team — consistency.
Arts.Food.Fun
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Sara Sant'AmbrogioCellist takes cinematic approach to music
Cellist Sara Sant’Ambrogio will be the guest soloist with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra for its “Symphonic Grandeur” concerts Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24-25, at the Ohio Theatre. Tickets are $68-$24.75. Visit www.columbussymphony.com.
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Table Talk
By Adam Cairns/ThisWeekChef Steve Fusaro preps a salmon in the kitchen at Vittoria in Powell.New chef ushers in fresh era at Vittoria in Powell
Steven Fusaro tweaks the menu at the Italian spot.
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Menu
Inferno Gourmet Burger is different enough to carve out its own niche
The high-flying Inferno Gourmet Burgers has a rock-and-roll environment and satisfying grub.
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Band brings inspirational message to stage
Playing for Change will perform Monday, Feb. 27, at the Lincoln Theatre. Tickets are $35/$25. Visit www.capa.com.
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Wine Wisdom
LeFlaive’s “les Sétilles” Bourgogne Blanc: spicy, silky, seamless
The wine shows off some notes of apple and pear, and even a cornmeal fragrance, Wine Wisdom author Roger Gentile says.
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Drums Downtown, Bombay Bicycle Club, Yonder Mountain String band join Fab Five
Drums Downtown, Bombay Bicycle Club, Yonder Mountain String band join Fab Five
Feb 23, 2012 | Currently: 36° Partly Cloudy
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Atlas Butler Awards
Awarding $20,000 in scholarships this year! Nominate your student in grades 9-12 today.
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Keys to Success
Profiling businesses that are growing in our communities
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Amazing Student Volunteers
Read about amazing student volunteers in our community.
