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  • Child-development classes

    By CHRIS PARKER/THISWEEKNEWS
    Whitehall-Yearling High School student Destiny Thomas sits with Riley Parker in the C. Ray Williams Early Childhood Center on June 6.

    High-schoolers get on-the-job training with preschoolers

    When child-development students from Whitehall-Yearling High School came to help in a local preschool classroom in the spring, little did they know brushing out the tangled hair of My Little Pony dolls was in the job description.

  • By PAUL VERNON/THISWEEKNEWS
    Eastmoor Academy's Dajah Anderson (right) sprints after getting the baton from teammate Cheyanne Carter in the girls 800-meter relay during the Division II state track meet June 7 at Ohio State. The relay won in a time of 1:40.38. Carter and another future Ohio State competitor, senior Aaliyah Barnes, led the Warriors to their first state title since 2005, scoring 58 points to place well ahead of runner-up Dayton Meadowdale (38). Go to ThisWeekSPORTS.com for details.

    State champions

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Sports

  • Track & Field

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    Whitehall's Abiel Kiflu (right) leads Fairview's Blake Beard in the 800 meters during the Division II state meet June 8 at Ohio State. Kiflu finished fifth.

    Kiflu proud to accomplish season goals

    After failing to qualify for the Division II state meet last year, Abiel Kiflu had three main goals entering this season for the Whitehall-Yearling High School boys track and field team.

  • Whitehall-Yearling Roundup

    Kiflu earns state track opportunity

    Abiel Kiflu of the Whitehall-Yearling High School boys track and field team entered the Division II regional meet May 30 and June 1 at Welcome Stadium in Dayton with extra motivation.

  • Whitehall-Yearling Roundup

    Boys 3,200 relay qualifies for regional

    Samson Edessa, Nahom Hailu and Abiel Kiflu of the Whitehall-Yearling High School boys track and field team will be making a return trip to the Division II regional meet in the 3,200-meter relay.

  • Whitehall-Yearling Roundup

    Kiflu breaks Reid's 800 school mark

    Whitehall-Yearling High School senior Abiel Kiflu entered the track and field season with his sights set on a program record that had stood since 1969.

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Arts.Food.Fun

  • By Submitted photo
    The Palace Theatre hosts Sesame Street Live Saturday and Sunday, June 15 and 16.

    Fischer's Fab 10

    Finally! It was spring 2012 when it was announced that One Direction would be touring the U.S. this year, including a June 18 stop at Nationwide Arena. Of course, that also means you have either had tickets (or not) for nearly that long. Maybe some brokers still have them available. Have you been saving your money? Meantime, here’s a full 10 other Fab shows.

  • Table Talk

    By LORRIE CECIL/THISWEEKNEWS
    Anne Bauer explains the different fudge flavors available in the Cabela's Cafe.

    Sportsmen’s store unlikely stop for artisan fudge

    Cabela’s in Polaris offers more than 35 flavors daily.

  • Lights brings her acoustic mini-tour to Columbus for a Monday, June 17, show at The Bluestone. Tickets are $20/$22. Visit liveatthebluestone.com.

    Self-taught electro-popster returns to acoustic roots

    Guitar was the first instrument the electronic artist Lights learned to play, so it's not that far-fetched that she'd make acoustic music, or arrange acoustic versions of her electro-pop tunes. In fact, many of her songs start out that way before getting the fully produced treatment that ends up on her records.

  • Wine Wisdom

    Vigilance Cabernet Sauvignon a sophisticated wine, despite youthful tannins

    The single-vineyard wine is an immense bargain, Wine Wisdom columnist Roger Gentile says.

  • VIDEO: Random Notes

    'Wicked' closes it's run next weekend. Watch The Beat's interview with Kim Zimmer, a.k.a. Reva on Guiding Light.

  • 'Creekside Live at Five'

    Classic rock to kick off summer concert series

    TwoA new summer concert series will kick off at 5 p.m. Friday, June 7, at Creekside. The Gahanna Parks and Recreation Foundation is presenting "Creekside Live at Five," with popular regional bands in the Midwest, for a festive, happy-hour environment. Caterers has begun construction on the former Hoster Brewing Co. building with the hopes of opening in mid-August.

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