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10 faces Eagle to Please Local Scout dedicates requirement to serving those with Down syndrome

14 Dublin Snow Champions Get Set to Weather the Storms

16 in focus Dublin Life Magazine’s Holiday Gift Guide Check out some great local finds

28 Partners in Paint Art group shows off its skills at country club

30 Distraction Subtraction Efforts attempt to curb drivers’ compulsion to take their attention off their driving

34 Holiday Happenings Dublin seniors keep strong in their holiday traditions

36 where are they now? Judi Stillwell Former Dublin City Council member and Vice Mayor

38 living One Stop Drop A mudroom adds a place for pets and storage for the home

42 write next door Take the Hurt Out of Hosting Progressive dinner parties add a new flair to holiday festivities

44 Embodiment of an Attitude 2014 Living the Irish Attitude award winners

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A Pleasure to Have ServedThis is not only my farewell column as City Manager,

but also a letter of gratitude. I want to thank the residents of Dublin for allowing me to serve, Dublin City Council for entrusting me with the duties of City Manager and the phenomenal City employees for being such dedicated colleagues. It has been a pleasure to be at the helm of this great City for the past four years, and to have been employed by the City of Dublin for the past 25 years.

In that time, together, we have built another bridge over the Scioto River; completed our main arterial road (Emerald Parkway); developed dozens of new parks; paved more than 100 miles of new bike paths and thou-sands of miles of roadways; installed central Ohio’s first roundabout and several more since; removed countless tons of snow; built water towers; planted hundreds of trees and many more flowers; and built the Dublin Com-munity Recreation Center, Justice Center, Service Com-plex and a second municipal pool.

But I don’t think I have to tell any of you how special Dublin is. Why else would you choose to live and raise your family here, settle here after you’ve raised your fam-ily or move here as part of your career?

During this time, we have watched the Dublin Irish Festival break 100,000 in attendance, welcomed inter-national golfers to the prestigious Presidents Cup, been recognized as a Top Seven Intelligent Community twice, been named a World Festival and Event City twice and annually hosted Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament.

While we may share a name with other cities around the world, there is truly only one Dublin, Ohio, U.S.A., and I am proud to have been a part of our City’s heritage.

Over the course of the past 25 years, we have wel-comed many corporate headquarters, watched home-town companies grow and expand, created the Dublin Entrepreneurial Center, installed a fiber-optic pipeline, and built a municipal Wi-Fi network.

It has been an honor to watch Dublin grow over the last 25 years. It is rare to have participated in all the projects we have achieved in one lifetime, let alone one career – and in one city.

I am grateful for the privilege to have been a part of it.

Sincerely,

Marsha I. Grigsby, City Manager

Giving back is a great pastime for the City of Dublin. When the holidays roll around, that characteristic is heightened as residents come together in the aid of others and to celebrate the season with their own families.

In this issue, you’ll find examples that exhibit both philan-thropy and togetherness. They include an in-depth look into the journey of Kevin Lake, the 15-year-old Boy Scout who put on a “Buddy Up with a Scout” event to aid children with Down syndrome on his way to achieving Eagle Scout rank.

If you’re looking for new ideas and a fresh take on the holidays, seniors at the Dublin Community Recreation Center offer up the traditions their families partake in each year, including Willie and Mel Ehrlich’s annual fondue dinner. Col-umnist Colleen D’Angelo explores the art of the progressive dinner party, which decreases labor and increases a sense of community, and we take an in-depth look at efforts to pre-vent distracted driving in the City” at the end..

We’re both excited about the winners of the annual Dub-lin Convention and Visitors Bureau “Living the Irish Attitude” award. Check out page 44.

And, as per usual, you will find the best of local shopping in our annual Dublin Life Magazine Holiday Gift Guide.

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Local Scout dedicates requirement to serving those with Down syndrome

Eagle to Please

These are two pieces of advice many adults know in their hearts, but won’t fully believe, because they are still searching for proof well into their 40s.

Others are like Kevin Lake, the 15-year-old Dublin Coffman High School student wise beyond his years, thanks to the Dar-by Creek District Boy Scouts of America program, to which he has belonged since first grade.

Lake learned these valuable personal and professional lessons, and many more, while on his trek to the top: Eagle Scout.

“Eagle is the hardest rank to make,” Lake says. “It’s quite rare to find an Eagle Scout. One in every 100 Boy Scouts makes it.”

But reaching the prestigious ranking isn’t even a question for Lake.

“Once you’re an Eagle Scout, you’re al-ways an Eagle Scout,” he says. “It makes

“Be prepared because nothing will happen like you plan, and don’t be afraid to ask for donations because the worst they’ll say is no – the more you ask, the more likely you’re going to get a yes.”

you realize how much you don’t know and asks you to go out and do it. The project is the heaviest part of the overall require-ment to become an Eagle Scout.”

While the premise of his project was given to him, Lake still carried a heavy weight through his relationship building, fundraising, planning, training and day-of hosting, especially as one requirement for a successful project is uniqueness.

“Another Scout did a smaller version of my project beforehand, in 2008, and the response he got from it was absolutely amazing,” Lake says. “So the Down Syn-drome Association of Central Ohio kept coming back to us asking if we could do it again, and I decided that would be a really nice project to do.”

Lake began strategizing in April 2014 for his September “Buddy Up with a

Kevin Lake

Local Scouts and children with Down syndrome participate in September’s “Buddy up with a Scout” event.


Eagle to Please To Rise Through the RanksOne interested in the youth organization early enters as a Cub

Scout between first and fifth grades. Each embarks up the Ad-vancement Trail, rank by rank, until he completes the requirements necessary to become a Boy Scout, earning the highest Cub Scout rank, the Arrow of Light Award. Those who don’t become interest-ed until after their completion of the fifth grade and are at least 10 can enter Boy Scouting automatically. Boy Scouting challenges youth to develop character, citizenship and personal fitness.

Jeff Meyers, district commissioner of the Darby Creek District Boy Scouts of America, says there are 1,822 in the Boy Scouts of America program in the Darby Creek District.

Some members earn the Eagle Scout rank, the highest ad-vancement rank in Scouting, in which a Boy Scout must fulfill re-quirements in the areas of leadership, service and outdoor skills.

To make Eagle Scout, a boy has to have achieved Life Scout, a rank in Boy Scouting; be active in his troop; demonstrate his life dedication to the Scout Oath and Law; provide recommenda-tions; earn 21 badges; serve actively in a unit position; plan, de-velop and give leadership through a service project that benefits a group other than Boy Scouts of America; attend a unit leader conference; write a letter of intent; and successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review – all before his 18th birthday.

Lake has had no problem completing many of the requirements. He has volunteered at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and Dub-lin Irish Festival, and has gained in-troop leadership experience at High Adventures trips.

Scout” event – a Scout-themed day that paired Boy and Girl Scouts with a youth with Down syndrome for activities. These ranged from tent setup and kayaking, to crafts – including a Girl Scout favorite, Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere (SWAPS) – and para-cord survival bracelets.

“Sadly, some of our children with Down syndrome are rarely included in Scouting,” says Marge Barnheiser, program director of the association. “Whether it is the hesita-tion of the parents or the Scout leaders, some children are just not involved. This

event gives them, their parents, other Scouts and Scout leaders the opportunity to see that it can work. Everyone wins.”

At all nine activity stations, the 22 participants with Down Syndrome – ranging from sixth to 12 grade – had the

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While achieving Eagle Scout rank is a steep hill to climb, the Scouts of Troop 117, part of the Darby Creek District of Boy Scouts of America, seem to ambi-tiously scale the trail.

When Johnny Dergentis, 15, troop member of Scout Kevin Lake, learned through Holy Family Church – where his mother volunteers – that the sisters of Children of Mary were embarking on an expansion inward, his Eagle Scout project took form.

The community of Roman Catholic women – founded by Sister Margaret Mary, a former teacher with Colum-bus City Schools – saw an opportu-nity to spread services from its two locations, Newark and Cincinnati, to an urban center.

“The sisters are serving the needs of a community,” says John Dergentis, Johnny’s father, who assisted his son. “It’ll be an oasis in an area occupied by people down on their luck.”

The Mother of Joyful Hope Convent and Mission House, located in Franklin-ton, needed a complete rehabilitation from its neglected state before the sis-ters could move in – and Johnny volun-teered to help.

Sister Mary Theresa requested Johnny revitalize the back yard by restoring the

existing reflecting pond, painting fences and the biggest feat, building a grotto to house the statue of Virgin Mary.

“It was a new experience for every-one,” Johnny says. “(The sisters) gave me an idea of what they wanted, and I did research, basing it on Our Lady of Lourdes in France.”

But when stone came to ground, Johnny relied heavily on the volunteer help of James O’Shea. Stone mason and owner of Irish Stone in Columbus, O’Shea donated his time and talent, as well as free stone left over from the grot-to he built at St. Therese’s Retreat Center in east Columbus. Even with O’Shea’s expert advice, the project was no guar-antee of Eagle Scout rank.

“There was a concrete basin, and the paint was really messed up, so we had to scrape it off – for 14 hours,” Johnny says. “It felt like we were never going to get done, but we just kept doing it, and it did get done. You can’t give up just because it goes rough.”

Although Johnny’s portion of the work on Mother of Joyful Hope is complete, the sisters of Children of Mary still need help before they can open.

For more information on ways you can lend a hand, contact Holy Family Church at 614-221-4323.

opportunity to bond with their Scout buddies while learning various life skills.

“Because everything we used came from donations, the participants got to take something home from every sta-tion,” says Lake.

Keepsakes ranged from bandages from the first aid station and bobbers used at the fishing station, to bows and arrows made kid-friendly by volunteers with foam noodles and dowel rods.

“If you see their faces, it’s incredible. The kids are already loving, but when they get the opportunity to go out and be a normal kid with a friend and do fun things … it’s amazing,” says Lake’s moth-er, Barb, who volunteered to make her son’s project possible.

In the months leading up to Septem-ber, Lake hit the pavement, traveling door to door and business to business with cold requests for sponsorship. His hard work paid off, raking in $565 and donations from big names such as Jimmy John’s, Giant Eagle, Kroger, the City of Dublin and Women of Promise. Lake re-cruited 61 volunteers, who helped create the activities, set up the day program and/or act as a buddy.

After the stations and a catered lunch, the group played games – using a large col-

orful play parachute and water balloons – before parents carted off their tuckered-out campers.

Aside from the additional leadership and organizational skills he learned, Lake says the feeling that comes with an act of kindness taught him the most.

“It felt good to be able to give back to the community and to see all these people helping me.”

He’s also proud of the legs the program continues to grow after his hosting, with a number of friendships formed. The Girl

Scouts who participated are now holding a few events to which they are inviting the buddies they were paired with during Lake’s day camp.

The personal accomplishment he felt from his project, coupled with the pre-paredness Boy Scouts of America gave him, make Lake feel confident he is ready to ace Eagle Scout.

Tessa Dufresne is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at [email protected]

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If you thought last year’s winter weather was bad, you may want to brace yourself: The Farmers’ Almanac is predicting this winter will

be colder than normal with above-average snowfall.

SnowGo DayBut there’s no need to order a sleigh and

team of reindeer just yet. Dublin Director of Public Service Megan O’Callaghan says the City’s snow crew will be ready for whatever blustery weather comes our way. Just to be sure, the City of Dublin launched the first-ever SnowGo Day to brush up on winter preparedness skills.

“Dublin residents list our snow-removal services toward the top of what makes liv-

ing in Dublin exceptional,” O’Callaghan says, and she has no intention of letting them down.

In October, the City conducted a “Snow School” for staff who partici-pate in snow and ice removal. The ses-sion included information on safety, procedures, materials, equipment and communications. A “Snow Plow Road-eo” offered a refresher course on ma-neuverability, and a dry run of snow

“Residents will have access to more snow and ice information than ever before.”

Megan O’Callaghan, Director of Public Service

Dublin Snow Champions Get Set to Weather the StormsBy Nancy Richison


Dublin Snow Champions Get Set to Weather the StormsBy Nancy Richison

Snow Removal PolicyThe City has a curb-to-curb snow removal policy whereby all streets within City limits will be plowed and salted as conditions warrant. To ensure that major thoroughfares remain open to traffic, a prioritization program has been established. Private streets are not treated.

Primary streets: Major arteries or streets with dangerous hills or curves are plowed first. These streets will continue to receive treatment as long as weather conditions continue. Once snow has thawed, blowing snow and freezing roads may require con-tinued treatment.

Secondary streets: Main roads through sub-divisions and streets connecting two or more primary streets primary streets. These streets will be plowed and salted once primary streets have received treatment.

All other streets, courts, cul-de-sacs and alleys: These streets will be serviced once primary and secondary streets are cleared.

How You Can Help•Residents can assist the snow-plowing

process in several ways:

•Do not shovel snow into City streets orallow private contractors hired to plow driveways to do so.

•Donotshovelorplowsnowintodrivewayaprons.

•Donot shovelorplow snowaroundfirehydrants or mailboxes.

•Stay as far away from snow plows aspossible.

•Keepchildrenawayfromsnowplows.

•Removeparkedcarsfromthestreet.

•Donotattempttopassasnowplow.

Residents are required to keep their side-walks, curbs and gutters in repair and free of snow, ice, debris and obstructions. De-positing snow or ice on any public side-walk, street, bike path, road or highway is not permitted.

Snow Emergency LevelsIn accordance with Ohio law, the City of Dublin recognizes the following Franklin County Snow Emergency classifications:

Level 1: Conditions are hazardous; motor-ists should drive carefully.

Level 2: People should drive only when necessary.

Level 3: Roads are closed to non-emergency travel. Police may arrest people who are on the road unnecessarily.

During a snow emergency, Dublin Streets & Utilities’ offices are open and can be reached by calling 614-410-4750.

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routes followed. The dry run provided the opportunity for drivers to familiar-ize themselves with routes and served as a reminder of obstacles, including new medians and low-hanging obstructions.

The snow plow drivers are “very capa-ble, very knowledgeable and really taking pride in their work, and the residents ap-preciate it,” O’Callaghan says. “We strive to maintain the high quality of service that residents are used to and expect.”

Salt, Brine and Beet JuiceIn order to do that, O’Callaghan is

doubling and tripling efforts to ensure the City has an adequate supply of salt on hand. Typically, the City budgets for 8,000 tons of salt. Last year’s extreme weather events required 13,000 tons.

Salt supplies ran low across the re-gion during the winter of 2013-14, and a shortage is expected again this season. As a result, O’Callaghan is seeking oth-er supply sources. In recent years, salt has been obtained through a contract with the Southwest Ohio Purchasers for Government (SWOP4G) coop-erative purchasing program. Dublin re-quested 2,000 tons this year, but, like other agencies in the program, has been allotted 16 percent of its request, or 317 tons. O’Callaghan also sought another contract through the Ohio Department of Transportation for 4,400 tons. Com-bined with 2,500 tons already in the City’s salt barn from last year, the total is about 7,000.

“The reason we’re changing our strat-egy is due to the salt shortage that is out there,” O’Callaghan says.

In addition, Dublin will employ other treatments for roadways – including liq-uids such as brine, calcium chloride and Beet Heat – which decrease the amount of salt needed because they are used to pretreat the roads as well as pre-wet salt that is applied to the road.

Liquids can delay snow from stick-ing and delay ice from forming, “which buys us time,” O’Callaghan says, and the liquids also help the salt adhere bet-ter to the pavement and lower the salt’s

effective working temperature in colder conditions.

SnowGo Digital Information ToolA new and responsive use of technol-

ogy is another strategy to improve service to residents. GPS units were installed on plows and salt spreaders to track resourc-es, measure performance and monitor progress. During a snow event, managers will be able to view progress on a City-wide map to determine which streets have been serviced and see if any have been missed.

“This tool will help us manage our re-sources,” O’Callaghan says.

It’s also a new information tool for residents. SnowGo will allow residents to go to the City’s website to see where their street falls on a prioritized list. Streets will be color-coded and change color as they are serviced. Timely mes-sages – such as weather advisories, road conditions and City closures – will be in-cluded. During an extremely heavy snow incident, the City website will indicate whether primary streets will need to be cleared again before the plows move to secondary roadways.

Since the City of Dublin website was created using a responsive design, resi-dents will be able to view SnowGo from any location using a mobile device and may use their location to determine the condition and status of their roadway.

“It’s a really cool customer service,” O’Callaghan says. “Residents will have access to more snow and ice information than ever before. We provide excellent service now, but I always think there is room for improvement, and that’s what we’re trying to achieve.”

Nancy Richison is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at [email protected].


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Emerald Parkway Dublin’s Transformational Jewel

When the eighth and final phase of Emerald Parkway opens Dec. 1, it will mark the completion of a $62-million capital improvement project that began 18 years ago and now crosses one major interstate highway and one river, and spans 5.6 miles. For Dubliners, it’s not merely a road, but the crown jewel of the City’s transportation network. Or, as Dublin Director of Strategic Initiatives/Special Projects Terry Foegler puts it: “Emerald Parkway is Dublin’s most important transportation asset since I-270 was built.”

History The roadway, which would require bedrock blasting and the relocation of an AEP substation, began a bit more modestly than today’s pristine parkway that traverses the City from its southern boundary northward and eastward across the Scioto River to its eastern corporate limits. When it was first proposed in the 1988 City of Dublin Community Plan, it was described as a “minor arterial connector road,” which would run parallel to and west of I-270 from Tuttle Crossing Boulevard to Dublin Road. At the time, it was intended to alleviate local traffic from using I-270 for in-town trips and relieve congestion on State Route 161. Once

it was determined that the roadway would be built in phases, the next step was securing funding. Foegler served as the City’s development director at the time and recalls The Alter Group of Chicago was looking at various locations for development in Dublin, including the McKitrick property adjacent to what is now Dublin Coffman High School between Coffman and Dublin roads. Longtime development attorney Ben W. Hale Jr., who retired in June, worked with John McKitrick in the early 1980s to carve out a deal for the land. At the time, he says,

the land bordering the freeway was the Dublin High School football field. McKitrick owned the land east of the school and field, which had


been part of his grandfather’s farm, but he had no access to Coff man Road. Hale says it made sense to move the football fi eld to its current location and open up the land next to I-270 for commercial development. Foegler says the deal with The Alter Group established the framework for the new road. “That site with I-270 had great visibility, but atrocious access,” he says. “Also, about this time, the City started exploring tax increment fi nancing, which was not used much in Ohio at the time. The TIF allowed us to create the mechanism to fund the fi rst phase. The City would not have been able to aff ord the road improvements without the TIF structure.” City Manager Marsha Grigsby, who served as fi nance director during the fi rst seven phases, says 60 percent of Emerald Parkway’s funding came from TIFs. “The TIF provided the mechanism for developers to pay for the infrastructure to serve their development,” she says. By 1996, the City of Dublin had grown to 16,000 residents and “the infrastructure just needed to happen quickly,” Foegler says. “The TIF tool enabled us to keep up with growth.”

Catalytic Projects While The Alter Group was developing offi ce buildings, which eventually would be occupied by Cellular One and later Verizon, the City got wind in the mid-1990s that Bob Walter, founder of Cardinal Health, was looking for a new headquarters site. Hale also helped negotiate that deal, which included a commitment from the City to build Emerald Parkway and another bridge over the Scioto River. The City of Dublin off ered Cardinal Health an

economic development incentive package, and Dublin City Schools, an adjacent landowner, joined the negotiations. “We had a closing on that deal that started with breakfast and ended with a pizza dinner,” says former City Manager Tim Hansley. “It was a very long day, but that was a key piece of what became Emerald Parkway.” “These were the catalytic projects that got Emerald Parkway going,” Hansley says, adding that Dublin contin-ued to work with developers to implement each phase of the roadway. Foegler says the City was able to weave together its economic development objectives by capturing revenue, which enabled it to build vital community infrastructure. “We really hit the sweet spot for accomplishing the City’s goals,” he says. Hale agrees, adding that, “what Dublin did by creating Emerald Parkway … was absolutely an amazing thing for a city to do.” Commercial development that has occurred along Emerald Parkway now totals 1.5 million square feet, Grigsby says, and generates more than $17 million in annual income tax to the City. While the City funded most of the $62 million to build Emerald Parkway, Grigsby says the state of Ohio also pro-vided $1.7 million in 629 Roadwork Development funds, which are typically allocated to projects which create or retain jobs. Cardinal Health, for example, has increased its number of employees from 250 in Dublin to its current 3,200 employees since the new headquarters was built. Grigsby recalls that when the roadway project fi rst began, “We knew it was one of those good risks to take. In addition to serving the traveling public, we were able to open up large tracts of land for economic development.

Persistence and Patience “I remember thinking, ‘It’s going to take a very long time to complete the entire roadway and watch the project move forward. I’ll never see the end of it.’ It’s been interesting to be here the whole time.” Grigsby adds that the phased approach was part of the City’s infrastructure strategy. “The City’s had strong planning going back to the early ‘80s,” she says. “We tie everything back to the thoroughfare plan. It takes a lot of persistence and patience. Each piece makes an important connection. We can’t focus all our resources in one area or we wouldn’t be able to do other things.” Hansley says that there were always competing projects which had to be prioritized. “At the same time, we were doing other things,” he says, noting that the City widened State Route 161 and built many of the City’s current facilities. “And, we never raised taxes.” He says the community gave the City the authority to levy taxes through voted bond issues, but through the fi nancing structures already in place, that was not necessary.

Fiscal Stewardship Pays Off “When the opportunity came, they always had the fi nancial wherewithal to get the job done,” Hale notes. “It’s exceptionally unusual,” he says, for a city the size of Dublin to complete a project of the magnitude of Emerald Parkway

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Connecting the CityWhen City planners were discussing infrastructure improvements as part of the 1988 Community Plan, a few certainties emerged: the need for a new bridge over the Scioto River between Glick Road and Bridge Street, and an arterial road parallel to I-270 to reduce the number of local trips utilizing the interstate. In 1993, when the South-west Area Plan was being discussed, it was noted that the arterial road should be extended to Hayden Run Road. The final installment of Emerald Parkway, which was completed in December, addresses all the needs for a “connector” road outlined in the plans. Emerald Parkway provides another connection to both sides of the Scioto River, both sides of U.S. 33 and serves as a link between Dublin, Columbus, Hilliard and Worthington.

largely on its own dime. “It doesn’t happen hardly at all,” he says. The closest, similar project would be Walton Parkway and Smith’s Mill Road in New Albany, he says, which paral-lels State Route 161. “They sort of riffed off Dublin a little bit by recognizing the value of what Dublin did,” Hale says.

Idea to Ideals Initially, it was then-planners Patrik Bowman and Bobbie Clarke’s idea to build a roadway, which would be parallel to I-270, Hansley says. He credits former Mayor Joel Campbell and Council Clerk Anne Clarke with the naming rights. “One came up with Emerald and the other one came up with Parkway,” he says. The final phase, totaling $7.7 million in construction costs, extends from Billingsley Creek across Bright Road and connects to Riverside Drive. This last phase provides access to area neighborhoods and, with its on-roadway sharrows and multi-use paths, improves bicycle and pedestrian connectivity as well. In addition, Phase 8 opens up nearly 115 acres of land for commercial development with I-270 visibility and Sawmill Road interchange access. The completion of the roadway provides Emerald Parkway businesses and Dublin residents with improved access from Sawmill Road to Tuttle Crossing Boulevard, and beyond Dublin’s corporate limits. “This is the largest, undeveloped, contiguous piece of land with I-270 commercial frontage remaining in the

region,” says Director of Development Dana McDaniel. “Currently, nine of the City’s 30 largest employers are located on Emerald Parkway showcasing the economic impact and desirability of this prestigious address.”

Another Emerald in the Crown Hale, as a partner with the law firm Smith & Hale, had a hand in Dublin development for 43 years representing such signa-ture projects as Muirfield Village Golf Club; the Tuttle Road interchange; Golf Club of Dublin and the surrounding Ballantrae residential development; and Dublin Methodist Hospital. He ranks Emerald Parkway with other significant events in Dublin’s history, including the development of Muirfield Village, the establishment of Ashland Chemical Co.’s headquarters (now Ashland Inc.), and the completion of Dublin’s first major corporate headquarters for Mid-Ohio Volkswagen, where OCLC is now located. “All those projects were totally transformational,” he says, adding that he believes the City’s vision for the Bridge Street District “is going to have as dramatic an effect as what Emerald Parkway has done.” Still, he credits Emerald Parkway with being the City’s game-changer. “Dublin without Emerald Parkway wouldn’t be Dublin,” according to Hale. “It changed how people thought about the City.”

“It really does tie the community together with two bridges – over 33 and over the river,” says former City Manager Tim Hansley. He says, prior to the construction of the bridge over the freeway, “You couldn’t get across Frantz Road or across 33 before on a bike. We’re a uniquely situated town with a river and two freeways dividing it.” In addition, Hansley says the new bridges have made the City safer, making it easier for the Washington Township Fire Department to respond to emergencies. The multi-use paths along Emerald Parkway also bring together Dublin’s recreational facilities. “There are so many types of users along that roadway,” City Engineer Paul Hammersmith says. “I don’t think you can put a dollar value on the unifying effect.”

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When the Muirfield Painting Group presented its fifth biennial art show at the Country Club at Muirfield Village Oct. 14, it did so with its best

collections forward. “We do this every two years and invite friends, family and mem-

bers of the community,” says artist Shirley Block. “It’s a chance to show off what we’ve learned and what we’ve been doing every Tues-day morning.”

For more than 15 years, the ladies of the club have met each week to hone their painting skills. Some members were completely new to the pastime while others wanted to brush up on their talents.

The artistic process, for some, seems daunting at the start, but the end product is well worth the work.

“At first, when you have that white canvas, you may moan and groan and start to doubt yourself,” Block says. “But then you get so into it, and you never want to finish. Like most of us, my walls at home are filled with these works. Even our walk-in closets have pieces on them.”

Each member of the club displayed five or more pieces; few pieces were for sale, as the majority are priceless.

“These works are like your children – you could never put a price on them or see them go,” says artist Candy Stein. “We do it for the pure enjoyment of painting.”

After 11 years, the group’s previous instructor moved to Atlanta, and wildlife painter Jim Glover took the reins.

Partners in Paint Art group shows off its skills at country clubBy Stephan Reed

Jim Glover“Because of my father’s influence, I

won’t regret pursuing my passions. I used to be primarily into photo-realism, and now I’m more into impressionism. The ad-venture over has been wonderful. Detail was always king, but now I’m trying to back up and see the big picture.”

Candy Stein“I have to walk my son’s dog, a lot of

the time in the rain. I thought to myself, ‘Those sunflowers make me happy,’ so I decided to paint them on my shoes.”

Debbie Westbrock “I featured my 60-year old brother in

Innocence – this is him from when he was 4. He’s the brother who has every-thing, so I didn’t know what to get him. I also love religious art. My birthday is on Christmas Eve, and I make my own Christmas cards.”

“I’ve been with them since May,” Glover says. “I heard they had an opening, so I tried out and passed the test. Teaching them – this opportunity – has been such a delight.”

Stephan Reed is a contributing editor. Feedback welcome at [email protected]

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Connie Bueter “I’m very aggressive, and I really like

to attack the canvas with paint. What you see here, that’s all done with a brush, not a palette knife. You can see the impressions left behind.”

Shirley Block“We always say we want to spend

more time with our loved ones even though we can’t always do that. But with painting, you can relive the memories.”

Marion Meyer“I’m moving into other media. I like

to paint open spaces, but you want to grow into your art and be challenged. I asked the ladies in the group if I could bring in different media.”


TDistraction SubtractionEfforts attempt to curb drivers’ compulsion to take their attention off their drivingBy Garth Bishop


Though evidence of the dangers of distracted driving is widespread, the state of Ohio makes it only a secondary offense, which means a police officer cannot pull over a driver just for a vis-ible distraction.

Things are different in Dublin, though. Here, distracted driving is a primary offense. And enforcement of the City’s law, along with a stepped-up education campaign, has taken aim at a persistent problem that can lead to injury or even death.

Distracted driving is a fourth-degree misdemeanor in the City, which means it does not require a court appearance.

“The majority of our crashes are caused by drivers failing to control their vehicles or crashing into the car in front of them,” says Dublin Division of Police Sgt. Rod Barnes, who has taken a major role in the city’s distracted driving efforts. “We suspect most of those crashes are caused by distractions.”

To that end, a Dublin officer who observes distracted behavior has the ability to stop the driver on that basis alone and can hand out a citation or warning.

“That gives us the greatest capacity to impact the problem,” Barnes says.Among the most dangerous actions that can be combined with driving is sending or

receiving text messages. That’s why it’s the biggest focus of the City’s new law, which supplements a decades-old law requiring drivers to focus “full time and attention” on the road.

Drivers are best off when their eyes are on the road, their hands are on the wheel and their minds are on driving – and texting interferes with all three.

While texting is among the biggest threats to a driver’s attention, and a major area of emphasis for the City’s enforcement efforts, it’s not the only possible source of dis-traction. Eating, talking on the phone, changing songs or radio stations, searching for dropped items, looking up directions, playing games, browsing the Web, using the vi-sor mirror for personal grooming such as shaving or putting on make-up, messing with various car features and even getting too involved in conversations with passengers can cause the driver’s focus to drift, Barnes says.

“I drive around Dublin every day, and I see blatant examples of people who are driving (and) are distracted,” he says.

Weaving, drifting across lanes, stopping abruptly and sitting at a stoplight that has turned green are all signs that may clue in an officer to a driver’s distraction. An officer may also spot a driver whose eyes are downcast, likely at a cell phone.

“It only takes one second for someone to be distracted,” Barnes says. “You can strike a pedestrian, you can strike a cyclist, you can strike another car on the roadway.”

Driving the Point Home on … Cell Phones: The prominence of texting in anti-distraction campaigns takes some of the focus off live conversations, but talking on the phone can be a major distraction, too. Use of a hands-free headset is no guarantee of safety; some studies suggest they’re no less distracting than handheld cell phones.

Driving the Point Home on … Young Drivers: To help prevent distractions among new drivers, state law forbids a driver under age 18 from having more than one passenger in the car. They are also forbidden from having phone conversations of any kind.

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In August, Dublin City Council passed a proclamation designating August as Stop Dis-tracted Driving Month. With the proclamation are, from left, Dublin police officer Chuck Collier, ???, state Sen. Jim Hughes, Terri Tiberi, Dom Tiberi, state Rep. Mike Duffey and Dublin Police Chief Heinz von Eckartsberg.

To bring visibility to the issue, Dublin declared September as Stop Distracted Driving Month. The police worked with the Community Relations Department for educational efforts and also did a focused enforcement campaign in which all three shifts were tasked with keeping an eye out for distracted drivers in particular. By month’s end, about 200 cars were stopped for distracted behavior, most of them re-ceiving warnings rather than citations, Barnes says.

Educational components included print-ed brochures, a public service announce-ment on Dublin TV, a town-hall meeting at the Dublin Community Recreation Center and visits to community high schools with the Ohio Department of Transportation’s distracted driving simulator.

Distraction is often suspected by police, particularly in rear-end accidents. Sometimes the culprit will own up to it;

other times he or she will say something that suggests it to the officer. And in serious accidents, such as those that result in death or serious injury, the police can subpoena phone records to see if the driver was distracted by a call or text.

It’s not uncommon for the police to get calls from motorists who suspect another driver’s attention is impaired. If the caller is reporting in real time, the division will send an officer to the area immediately in an effort to intercept and observe, Barnes says.

The Impact of InattentionAmong the most prominent stories

about the effects of distracted driving is the September 2013 death of 21-year-old Maria Tiberi, a 2010 Dublin Coffman High School graduate. Investigators de-termined that the crash that ended her life – she drove into the back of a stopped


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Following the accident, Maria’s parents, Dom and Terri Tiberi, formed the Maria Ti-beri Foundation and Maria’s Message. The former raises money for efforts to encour-age defensive driving and the latter raises awareness of the dangers of distracted driv-ing, both in the interest of preventing inci-dents like the one that claimed Maria’s life.

“When you look at the numbers and the statistics … the No. 1 killer of kids is car crashes,” Dom says. “I never wanted Maria to be a statistic. I don’t want any other kid to be a statistic.”

Distracted driving is an epidemic in the U.S., Dom says, and he hopes the efforts to fight it will save lives.

The foundation has used the money raised from donations to establish a schol-arship at St. Brigid of Kildare School and buy distracted driving simulators so young people will have a better idea of the dan-gers they face. Two are used for Maria’s Message awareness events; the other three were donated to ODOT.

The foundation hopes to buy two ad-ditional simulators: one more for ODOT and one for the City of Dublin.

The simulator provides the user with either a virtual cell phone to which texts are sent frequently, or with text messages sent to his or her actual cell phone, and also puts a distracting passenger in the front seat. Dangers will present themselves suddenly – a deer sprinting across the road, for instance, or a small child chasing a ball into traffic – and if the user hits something or someone, he or she sees the repercussions, such as severe injury or a prison sentence, immediately.

“It’s about as realistic as you can imagine,” Dom says.

The simulator can also present a drunken driving experience or an ordinary driving experience for younger, less knowledgeable motorists.

The educational programming presented by Maria’s Message emphasizes a lot of the same things the City’s campaign emphasizes, and it also encourages young drivers to expect the unexpected – to be prepared in case another driver’s behavior suddenly presents a risk, Dom says. Connected to Maria’s Message is a pledge people can sign affirming that they will keep their eyes, hands and minds focused on driving; more than 16,000 have signed thus far.

The Tiberis have two other children: a son, Dominic, and a daughter, Kelsey.

Garth Bishop is managing editor. Feedback welcome at [email protected].


To discover some fun, unique and storied traditions of Dublin seniors, Dublin Life conducted a survey at the Dublin Com-munity Recreation Center. What we found were some outside-the-box answers, some ideas for new traditions and

the importance of family in the hearts of local folks.

Pat Breading“On Christmas Eve, we have all the family and some friends over after church. Everyone brings their own appetizer along. After all the gifts have been opened on Christmas day, we play Family Feud and a few other games. Then, we end the day by pass-ing out numbers from 1-12 and sing ‘The 12 Days of Christmas.’ What-ever number a person gets, they have to sing when it comes to that day. Since we have more than 12 people, we double up on members. And some are better singers than others, so it’s always a lot of laughs.”

Willie and Mel Ehrlich“Necessity is the mother of invention, but in our case, necessity was the mother of tradition. We could not get the kids to eat any meal on Christmas Day. When they got older, we tried something new and started our traditional dinner of fondue: beef, shrimp and chicken. But the absolute best is that we’re all together.”

Chi Webber“Each Christmas, everybody still comes home. I have four children, including one in Kentucky and one in Wyoming, and we don’t open gifts until they’re all there. They all went to Dublin schools. I was born and raised here. It’s taking longer to get ready anymore. I’m 91 and I make the most of the food.”

Stephan Reed is a contributing editor. Feedback welcome at [email protected]

Do It Yourself Celebration

Feeling inspired to try something new with the family this year? Traditional activities for ringing in the season are fun, but consider creating a new memory to pass down to new generations. Use these tips to help make sure your holiday idea will be a hit.

Available for All AgesEnsure that the whole family gets

involved by keeping the tradition open to everyone – from young to old. Conserving the activity as an all-ages affair will keep the kids from feeling left out. Making sure the ritual isn’t too physically demanding will keep older members from sitting this one out. Find a happy medium between mature and exciting.

Holiday HappeningsDublin seniors keep strong in their traditionsBy Stephan Reed


Keep it Simple, SantaThe activity should be engaging,

but not too complicated. Participants should have to be mentally present, but it shouldn’t go over their heads. If it’s a game you wish to create, pick some-thing with an abridged rulebook. Think more along the lines of Battleship and less along the lines of RISK. This should be something your family looks forward to, not something they dread.

Don’t Forget the GrubIncorporate food into the mix

because, after all, everyone loves a good treat. The snack can be the engaging showcase of the activity – like the Ehrlichs’ fondue tradition – or it can be a special prize at the end. Either way, this characteristic will add a sense of community to the custom. If you choose to make the dessert the reward, it could add a fun sense of competition.

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Dublin City Council member: Jan. 1,1993–Dec. 31, 1997Vice Mayor: Jan. 1, 1995–Dec. 31, 1997

Judi Stillwellwhere a re t hey now? WITH STEPHAN REED

During her time with the City of Dublin, former council member and vice mayor (among many other titles) Judi Stillwell learned and

developed skills that ultimately led to her involvement with TEDxColumbus and helping others continue on a path of learning. With a desire to serve the public, she worked her way up through the ranks and heard the needs of Dublin residents while with the City.

Dublin Life: What were your duties as a City Council member?

Judi Stillwell: I represented Ward 2 on council. As Dublin’s governing body, City Council sets policy direction and passes legislation, establishes City goals and oversees and approves the annual budget. I would bring issues on the minds of Ward 2 citizens, both resident and corporate, to Council, and report Council proposed policies and plans to my Ward. Frequently, because the City was experiencing rapid

growth, Ward 2, City staff and I would address questions of zoning/development/capital improvements and work toward consensus on outcomes.

Council members also serve on several Council committees in a two-year term; mine were Administrative Committee and Public Services. Standing Council committees review issues referred to them by Council and report back to Council. I served a two-year term as vice mayor, which gave me the experience of presiding


at Mayor’s Court and performing weddings in addition to administrative responsibili-ties. I was also the Dublin City Council representative to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission.

DL: How did you hear about the op-portunity to become Council member? What were your early motivations?

JS: Public/community service is in my DNA. We moved to Dublin in 1978, and my early experience was with Dub-lin City Schools. There was only one el-ementary, middle and high school each, and you had to drive to the Kroger on Henderson Road to buy a loaf of bread. So we had to plan for growth. Subse-quently, I was appointed to Board of Zoning Appeals and then to the Plan-ning and Zoning Commission. Each experience brought me in touch with issues facing Dublin, citizens, develop-ers and decisions that would move us forward in a good way. In early 1992, I was encouraged to run for the Ward 2 Council position. After serious consid-eration, I decided to go for it.

DL: What were your occupations before and during your time with the City?

JS: I started working at Children’s Hos-pital in 1978 in the Department of Labo-ratory Medicine, in immunology – a field that was advancing rapidly and becoming critical to diagnostic medicine. In the mid-1980s, still based at Children’s, I moved to leading two different organizations of community-based pediatricians.

In 1993, in response to studies re-vealing that less than half of Frank-lin County 2-year-olds were fully im-munized, Project L.O.V.E. (Love Our Kids, Vaccinate Early!) was formed, and I became executive director. We created a collaborative partnership of Franklin County hospitals, physicians, health departments, local businesses and community organizations to move that statistic to 80 percent. When I re-signed in 1997, shortly before moving to southern California, that 40 percent had increased almost to the goal. To-day, Franklin County communities are recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having some of the highest urban immunization rates

in the country. The work of Project L.O.V.E. will, by necessity, continue.

DL: What is your involvement with TEDx-Columbus and how did that come to be?

JS: I’ve been a speaker/co-curator, start-ing with the 2012 TEDxColumbus event, which means that I’m always on the look-out for potential speakers and performers from in and around Columbus to organize around a theme, such as 2014’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics). We find speakers/per-formers who have an idea to share and/or a story to tell that is riveting and provoca-tive. We fit the program together against a theme, such that the whole experience is amazing and inspiring for both speakers and participants. You leave so exhilarated and exhausted at the same time!

I had become interested in TED (Tech-nology Entertainment Design) when we lived in southern California. TED confer-ences originated from Long Beach, just up the road from Orange County. We moved back to Columbus – Upper Arlington, this time around – in the early 2000s. Colum-bus was one of the first cities to obtain the TEDx license in 2009 (the “x” means inde-pendently organized), and our first TEDx-Columbus took place later that year. There have been annual events ever since. I want-ed involvement beyond the programs and came on board after the 2011 event.

DL: Are you involved with any current civic projects?

JS: In addition to TEDxColumbus, I am especially interested in food programs that address food insecurity and access to health-ful food. I’ve been delivering food and toilet-ries to the Gladden Community House food pantry for a number of years. I am also an occasional volunteer at Gladden-sponsored events in Franklinton. The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio also claims my support.

DL: What college did you attend? What was your field of study?

JS: I went to DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. I intended pre-med, but women in medicine were not as accepted as they are today. So I opted for an area ma-jor in chemistry, microbiology and biology, leading to work in diagnostic medicine.

I also have an MBA from Capital University.

DL: Do you have any personal favorite stories from your time with the City?

JS: Oh, there are many. Being a mem-ber of Dublin City Council was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, one I enjoyed immensely, and I credit the work Council did together along with staff and the com-munity, but also the associated experi-ences. As vice mayor, I performed several weddings – some of the happiest occasions during my tenure. Then there was time spent with Frankie Avalon, who was head-liner at a July 4 celebration and whom I swooned over as a teenager. The Olympic Torch raced through Dublin, and we dedi-cated the Dublin Community Recreation Center. And one memory that has special meaning for me is when a Celtic cross was given at the end of my term.

DL: What sets the Dublin community apart?

JS: Most central Ohio communities compare themselves to Dublin – and for good reason. It is a well-planned and beautiful city. There is far-sighted and cutting-edge thinking, a responsive gov-ernment, schools, special events – the list goes on!

DL: What are you up to these days?JS: “No good!” No, really, we are travel-

ing more frequently. We are deeply involved with the amazing art community in Co-lumbus, and we enjoy three grandchildren who constantly amaze and entertain us. I’m still interested in TEDxColumbus, and also in other venues for TEDx, specifically those coming from inside prisons. There’s a humanity there that we are ignoring as a society. Also, I’m trying to make sure that “there are no hungry people” moves closer to reality. I love going to farmers’ markets, meeting the growers and the farm-to-table movement. Columbus is a very exciting place to be these days.

DL: What are some of your non-professional hobbies?

JS: I fly through the air with the greatest of ease at the Flying Trapeze Academy in Venice, Fla.

Stephan Reed is a contributing editor. Feedback welcome at [email protected].


Storage cubbies for each child in this Dublin mudroom, built by Dave Fox Design Build Remodelers, include spaces for shots, jackets, bags and more.

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One Stop DropA mudroom adds a place for pets and storage for the home

There should be a more dignified name than “mudroom” for those unheralded, but widely used and popular places in most homes.

Sure, they’re usually the fam-ily’s main entryway and expected to be mainly for kids. The term likely dates to an era when most of a rural family traipsed in carrying chunks of wet earth or, as is likely at this time of year, slush or packed snow.

Some of that, especially snow, may still happen today in the era of plush lawns and plowed driveways, but the room where that stuff might be deposited usually has several more purposes, the least of which is mud.

A mudroom plan done by Wendy Sorenson, Dave Fox Design Build Remodeler design consultant, amounted to converting a laundry room into much more in one Dublin home. The owners had built the home, but the laundry room was only that: washer and dryer, an essential tile floor and nothing else.

The family had two growing kids and needed a better place for them and their be-longings, as well as a better way to handle the family wash.

The upshot was one wall with cub-bies – storage lockers – for each child. Each has a bench, a place to hang clothes and shelves to store book bags and boots, along with anything else that needs a home.

A sink, washer and dryer are built into a laminate counter top in the Dave Fox mudroom.


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On the laundry side of the room, the washer and dryer are built in under a lami-nate countertop, as is a sink, all surround-ed by a bounty of cabinets.

“If people have room, they want mud-rooms,” Sorenson says.

She notes that even a space as small as a closet can be converted for traditional mudroom use.

It didn’t happen in this project, but So-renson says she has designed dog washing and drying stations, too.

John Nicholson, architect for Nich-olson Builders, agrees with the prem-ise that remodeling projects seldom, if ever, involve just a mudroom, adding that they are “probably the No. 1 re-quested project by women,” even more than a kitchen improvement.

Mudrooms, he says, usually are part of a laundry room and bundled with a larger remodel, such as adding a half-bath or redoing an adjoining kitchen or family room, or both.

They’re always off the garage or a separate entry and include an open or enclosed cubby for each child, plus one for adults. The kids’ spaces often include plastic baskets to stow wet or dirty gar-ments until they’re hauled across the room to be washed.

He discusses one Dublin project that reflects the diversity of the multi- purpose rooms.

The technology station in this mudroom, courtesy of Nicholson Builders, includes a variety of chargers as well as a docking station.


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Besides the cubbies and laundry, this one has a technology station that allows for the charging of a variety of today’s elec-tronic gear. A docking station allows for the attachment of a cell phone to play mu-sic on a sound system in the house. Such multi-purpose stations are practically au-tomatically included these days.

Yet, an old-fashioned, family-oriented amenity is mounted on the wall: a chalk-board to post schedules, reminders and whatever else needs to be easily shared.

Nicholson notes that “a majority of mudrooms become cluttered” as users over-load storage (he didn’t say it, but teenagers

fit the bill). The solution in one Muirfield home was to raise the cubbies three steps from the walkway and main floor.

Occasionally, Nicholson and his firm build a dog washing station, complete with shower base and a hand-held spray, he says, adding that “dogs are a lot of work.”

That’s generally an adult endeavor, one of several that Sorenson mentions as reasons adults, too, rely on mudrooms. Gardening, pot washing and sports activities could be other reasons, too.

Nicholson explains that a mudroom is designed to consid-er the “sequence” of its use. The rooms are for arrivals and de-partures, storing or picking up clothes and other gear. They’re the laundry rooms, convenient-ly located next to the kitchen.

Essentially, a mudroom is de-signed for efficiency, owing to its many purposes.

And seldom is mud the only one.

Duane St. Clair is a contributing editor. Feedback welcome at [email protected].

Cubbies and cabinets for maximum stor-age line this Nicholson-built mudroom.

The washer and dryer are still a key part of this Dublin room that was repurposed into a mudroom by Nicholson Builders.


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Of course, this is after I have sent in-vitations, cleaned house, set the table, arranged the bar, planned the menu and prepared all of the food.

Hosting a party can be an enormous un-dertaking, unless you are Martha Stewart and have a sous chef chopping all of your vegetables and a production assistant ar-ranging flowers and polishing the silver. I’m usually on my own during the prepa-ration process, unless you include my best friend, Pinterest.

Dublin Life readers and I have come across a few ways to host holiday festivities without breaking our backs or bank ac-counts. One suggestion is to host a brunch and serve casseroles and frittatas, which is less expensive than cooking dinner. A wine and cheese party can be made lower-budget by slicing baguettes and domestic cheeses. And desserts can be simplified if you stick to fruit, chocolate and a bubbly Prosecco instead of champagne.

My favorite suggestion, however, is to co-host a progressive dinner party, which is a ton of fun and quite popular in Dublin.

Anita McClure says the Belvedere neighborhood hosts an annual progressive New Year’s Eve party. The kids meet at “the babysitter house,” where a few teenagers watch all the younger children together.

The parents – usually 7-10 couples – gather at one home for appetizers at 7:30 p.m. After an hour, they all move on to another residence for the main course and, at 10:30, they walk to a third house for dessert and to ring in the New Year. Sometimes they play card or trivia games, trying to remember the most popular songs or news of the year.

“It’s a fun night with friends and great that we can all safely walk home instead of driving,” says Anita.

Jennifer Rodgers of Llewellyn Farms says the subdivision has a winter pro-gressive dinner, too. The odd-numbered houses bring the appetizers and the even-numbered ones bring desserts.

After gathering for hors d’oeuvres, the couples head to one of five or six homes for dinner, which is catered by Party Panache Customized Catering in Dublin.

“It’s easier on the host couple because they just have to set the table and heat up the prepared dinner,” says Jennifer.

The Llewellyn Farms Association pro-vides the salad and bread, and each couple supplies its own drinks.

The St. Brigid Women’s Club has held the annual Casino Night Progressive Din-ner for the past 10 years, and Stacy McVan has chaired three of them.

This social event runs a little differently because so many people attend. They start

Take the Hurt Out of HostingProgressive dinner parties add a new flair to holiday festivities

“Holiday” and “party” are two of my fa-vorite words. Put them together, and it’s the jackpot for me.

I imagine the smell of fresh pine and gingerbread cookies as I sip my hot apple cider, with or without rum – depending on the gathering. “Jingle Bell Rock” plays in the background as the fireplace crackles and guests arrive with red sweaters and rosy cheeks.

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with appetizers at one large location, pre-viously the Spa at River Ridge. Guests pull a name at random, and that determines the house they will go to next. Directions are attached, and at 7:30 p.m., everyone heads out.

“It’s great because you get to meet new members of the church,” says Stacy. “You may have couples who have been married for five years with a pair who have been together for 50.”

Eight to 10 homes are needed for din-ner. Food is all catered by Cooper’s Hawk, and wine is provided by Sycamore Lake Wine Company. At 9 p.m., guests head to Enke Hall at St. Brigid for casino table games and dessert. Everyone gets a bucket of chips, and prizes are awarded at the end of the night to the winners. Cost is $40 per person, and the next event is Feb. 7.

A variation on the progressive dinner is a supper club where each couple takes one night a year to host.

Vickie Edwards is part of a gourmet group in her Balmoral neighborhood. The host picks a theme, decides on a menu and sends links to the other attend-ees so they can choose a side dish, salad or dessert to prepare.

For example, one night was New Or-leans Creole and Cajun food, and they ate jambalaya, po-boys and shrimp and grits. French night was hosted by a French teacher who educated her neigh-bors on the sequence of food in France and their traditions.

Another idea is to have all the couples to one house, but each family is in charge of preparing and serving one part of the meal. Dublin resident Kristine Wester-heide says it works well because no one is stuck in the kitchen for too long, and there is more time to have fun and enjoy your friends.

After all, fine dining, festive drinks and enjoying the company of friends is what it’s all about … especially around the holidays! -CD

Colleen D’Angelo is a freelance writer who lives in Dublin with her hus-band, three children and several small animals. She enjoys playing tennis, walking the Dublin bike paths and traveling.


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This year’s recipients are Sandra Puskar-cik Director of Communications for the City, for working to establish and build the brand throughout the City; Home-wood Suites, for its “Irish is an Attitude” Getaway Package that includes an Irish-themed gift basket comprised of local, Irish-approved products; and Dublin Life Magazine for featuring Irish-themed stories and photos throughout the past year.

To win, the individual or business must be located in Dublin and attract visitors and attention while promoting Dublin.

“Dublin’s destination brand is not sim-ply a campaign theme or positioning line,” says Scott Dring, executive director at the Dublin Convention & Visitors Bureau. “It is an expression of a compelling, unique experience that Dublin offers potential visitors.”

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