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  • By LORRIE CECIL/THISWEEKNEWS
    Kenna Henry and Isabella Detoto, both 9, go over their Liberty Presbyterian Cemetery worksheet during Pioneer Day, held Monday, May 20, at the church. The worksheet asked them to hunt down the cemetery's earliest birth date and other facts. Tyler Run and Scioto Ridge third-graders also took part in pioneer games and chores during the event.

    Pioneer Day's hands-on lessons sink in

    When early American settlers flocked to central Ohio in the early 19th century, the region was covered by a sea of trees as far as the eye could see.

  • Eagle status

    By LORRIE CECIL/THISWEEKNEWS
    Olentangy Liberty High School freshman Michael Heil of Boy Scout Troop 428 designed and organized the construction of 30 bat boxes for Powell as his Eagle Scout project. The boxes took 133 man-hours to complete.

    Bats will find homes in Powell scout's boxes

    They may seem scary, with their leathery wings, sharp teeth and preference for the darkest hours of the night.

  • By Joshua A. Bickel/ThisWeekNEWS
    Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Louis Gale of Powell receives a medal from Rick Isbell and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor as he is inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame on Friday, May 3, at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus. Gale is a veteran of both World War II and Vietnam.

    Powell pilot flies above and beyond

    When American forces embedded in Vietnam's A Shau Valley ran low on supplies in spring 1968, an officer scheduled several supply runs to be led by Air Force pilot Lt. Col. Louis Gale.

  • Zach Thomson poses last Thursday, May 2, for a portrait with his mother, Lisa, at their home in Delaware. Zach was stricken with brain cancer at age 5; now, his family hosts Putt for Hope, a charity mini-golf event to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.JOSHUA A. BICKEL/THISWEEKNEWS

    Teen pays hospital back with fundraiser's green

    Zach Thomson got his first set of golf clubs when he was 3 years old.

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Sports

  • Baseball: Division I district final

    John Hulkenberg/ThisWeekSPORTS
    Evan White of Gahanna and coach Mike Shade high-five following White's run-producing hit in the Lions' 15-8 win over Olentangy Orange in a Division I district final May 22 at Ohio Dominican University.

    Gahanna's bats come alive in win over Orange

    Paced by its best offensive performance of the season, the Gahanna Lincoln High School baseball team won its fourth Division I district championship in six seasons May 22 at Ohio Dominican University.

  • Lacrosse

    Braves boys, girls capture OCC titles

    A youth program has paid off for the Olentangy High School boys and girls lacrosse teams this season, as both teams captured OCC-Ohio Division titles.

  • Baseball

    Orange rips Tri-Valley to reach district final

    The Olentangy Orange High School baseball team advanced to a Division I district final after defeating 11th-seeded Dresden Tri-Valley 15-5 in six innings on May 20.

  • Boys Volleyball

    Darby proves too much for Liberty to handle

    Olentangy Liberty High School boys volleyball coach Dave Hale wasn't unhappy with his team's performance in a 25-3, 25-7, 25-12 loss to top-seeded Hilliard Darby in a Division I East Region final May 18 at Hilliard Davidson.

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Arts.Food.Fun

  • By Submitted photo
    Radical Dads

    Fischer's Fab Five

    Dark Star Jubilee (including on-site video at Legend Valley Campgound), Alkaline Trio and more in the latest Fab Five.

  • Table Talk

    By CHRIS PARKER/THISWEEKNEWS
    The Plate at 29 S. High St. in New Albany offers "modern, healthy american comfort food," including seven signature pizzas such as the Margherita pizza. Executive chef Phillip Gulis said the Plate's mission is chef-driven, locally sourced, handmade dishes.

    New Albany restaurant’s populist pursuits include pizza

    The Plate specializes in simple, farm-to-fork cuisine.

  • By Submitted photo
    Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk

    'Little adventures' inspire Mann, eclectic band

    You make the decision to do music full time, like Lauren Mann did in 2008, and you're going to have to hit the road.

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