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July/August 2021 Vol. 10, No. 6
5 First Glance
Letter from the Executive Editor
6 In & Out What’s happening in and out of New Albany
8 My Story Shawn Stauffer
10 Personalities Ali Wolff
16 On The Path Life and times of New Albany riders
20 Initiatives
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Time capsule, park dedication and more
35 Library Renovations Local branch gets a facelift
36 Student Spotlight Students start local compost chapter
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40 Food Camping trip recipes
42 On The Horizon 22 A Moving Memorial Easton E3 Learning Center’s prairie garden
25 New Albany Rotary Club Celebrating its 15th anniversary
28 Amp Up the Arts The Charleen & Charles Hinson Amphitheater
On the Cover Ali Wolff Photo by Ray LaVoie
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Climate change’s impact on your health
44 HNA Column Food Pantry’s language programs
46 Top Homes Sold in New Albany 47 Luxury Living Real Estate Guide 48 Scene in New Albany
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first glance
So Many Opportunities at Our Doorstep
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ew Albany, Ohio is a relatively small city with a population of approximately 11,000. By no means is it considered a bustling metropolis that is host to a vibrant nightlife, worldclass restaurants and professional sports teams. To an outsider, one might perceive New Albany as a sleepy midwestern town. The article in this issue about the forthcoming Charleen and Charles Hinson Amphitheater struck a nerve. I quickly became immersed in deep thought. For a city of our size, the cultural and lifestyle opportunities are incomparable. The amphitheater is one example of a community gem that is available to every resident. For the many of you who know me, I like to fantasize. So let me begin by sharing how a typical day might work for me, mired in the options afforded to me. I awake fairly early to start the day. I don my workout gear, stay low to the ground as I exit out of my front door so my Ring doorbell does not detect movement, thus preventing the chime from activating and waking my wife. In less than a mile, I reach our newly minted Rose Run Park where my workout takes me under the Raines Bridge as I meander through the winding trail below, occasionally absorbing the sound of the water flowing along the adjacent creek. Should the weather dictate that my workout take place indoors, I can always get a workout inside The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Health and Fitness Center at the Heit. After an hour, I am back home getting ready to continue the day’s venture. If I’m seeking a quiet place to work or have a meeting, I can saunter over to the Marx Library Garden and engage in an undisturbed private meeting. My next stop might take me to the Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany where I might partake in any number of lectures or perhaps attend a committee meeting. As evening begins to descend, I may be beckoned to attend a concert at the amphitheater or perhaps a lecture inside the beautiful Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts. At the conclusion of my venue of choice, whether it be the amphitheater or McCoy, I might walk across the street for a cold brew before walking back home. And so goes my day, participating in community activities without having to shift from park to drive, no less stepping on an accelerator. My lifestyle needs are just a walk away. Healthfully,
Phil Heit Executive Director Emeritus Healthy New Albany
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in & out
What's happening in and out of New Albany
Friday, July 2
Tumble & Play the New Albany Symphony Way 10-11 a.m. first and fourth Fridays throughout the summer, Rose Run Park, www.newalbanysymphony.com
Saturday, July 3
Independence Day Parade 11 a.m., parade route, www.newalbanychamber.com
Saturday, July 3
Independence Day Festival 6-9:45 p.m., New Albany Middle School, www.newalbanychamber.com
Wednesday, July 7
Wednesday, July 28 Community Health Fair
4-7 p.m., Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany, www.healthynewalbany.org
Healthy New Albany Community Programs Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany, 150 W. Main St.
Taste of New Albany
Nature Programs Thursdays, July 8-August 26
5-9 p.m., Rose Run Park, www.newalbanychamber.com
Farmers Market Stories
5:30-6:30 p.m., Marx Library Garden
Thursday, August 12
Second and Fourth Tuesdays (July 13, July 27, August 10, August 24)
Sunday, August 1
What if? A Conversation on Inclusion & Diversity Part II 9-10 a.m., virtual, www.newalbanychamber.com
Sunday, August 15
Planting Cold Weather Seeds
World of Wonder (WOW) Nature Classes for preschoolers 10-11:15 a.m., Rose Run Park
Integrative Programs Sundays, July 11-August 15
6;30-7 p.m., 160 S. Hight St. www.columbuscommons.org
All day, New Albany Community Garden, www.newalbanycommunitygarden. shutterfly.com
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Thursday, August 19
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6:30-7:30 p.m., Rose Run Park, www.newalbanychamber.com
Friday, July 9
Sunday, Aug. 22
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Saturday, August 28
10-11 a.m., Rose Run Park
Yoga on the Commons
What if? A Conversation on Inclusion & Diversity Part I
Self Defense for Adults
Sunday, July 11
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Friday, July 16 Blood Drive
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New Albany Symphony Scenic Overlook Concerts
New Albany Parks and Recreation Foundation Inaugural Family Day
Rose Run 5K
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Amp Up The Arts: The Dedication of the Charleen & Charles Hinson Amphitheater 4:30-7 p.m., Charleen & Charles Hinson Amphitheater, www.newalbanychamber.com
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Saturdays, July 17-August 21 Yoga in the Park
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Tuesday, July 20
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Saturday, July 24
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Wednesdays, August 1-September 6 Tai Chi
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Tuesday, August 17
Summer of Zen: Urban Zen & Drumming 6:30-8 p.m., Rose Run Park
Nourish Culinary Programs Thursday, July 15
Education & Discussion Programs Thursday, July 29 Ask the Expert: Curious About Intermittent Fasting? 6-7 p.m., Philip Heit Center
Wednesday, August 11
Lunch & Learn: Celebrating Diversity Noon-1:30 p.m., Philip Heit Center or virtual
Nourish the Pantry Cooking Class: Cooking from Sea to Shining SeaCuisine of the 50 States
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6:30-7:30 p.m., Philip Heit Center Older Adults Connections Programs
Sunday, July 18
Nourish Cooking Class: Let’s Make Paella 2-4 p.m., Philip Heit Center Demo Kitchen
Sunday, July 25
Nourish Cooking Class: Beyond the Beef Burger 2-4 p.m., Philip Heit Center Demo Kitchen
Sunday, August 15
Nourish Cooking Class: Master the Grill 2-4 p.m., Philip Heit Center Demo Kitchen
Thursday, August 19
Nourish the Pantry Cooking: Heritage Cuisine: In the Filipino Kitchen 6:30-8:30 p.m., Philip Heit Center Demo Kitchen
Sunday, August 29
Nourish Cooking Class: That’s My Jam 2-4 p.m., Philip Heit Center Demo Kitchen
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my story
By Brandon Klein
Editor’s Note: “My Story” is a first-person column OR a Q&A feature of a New Albany community member that centers on health. Have a story to share? Email bklein@cityscenemediagroup.com. Submissions should be no more than 1,000 words.
Coping with Trauma Firefighter overcomes mental health struggles
HNA: Which mental health disorders did you struggle with? SS: I was diagnosed with anxiety, depression – the big ones – and diagnosed with PTSD and suicidal ideations. I was getting to that point where you’ve got to deal with everything. If we were going to get into the substance stuff at all, I don’t know if you want to call it self-diagnosis or whatever, but I was a functioning alcoholic. I look at the substance stuff as more of a coping mechanism for me, trying to get over the mental health issues.
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hawn Stauffer is a Plain Township firefighter. He shared his struggles with mental illnesses with Healthy New Albany. He’s now a mental health advocate for first responders. This interview was edited for clarity and space. Heathy New Albany: What made you interested in being a firefighter? Shawn Stauffer: The service kind of runs in my family. We have a few in the military, a few in the fire service. I’ve always just Shawn Stauffer kind of been around that. Right when I got out of high school, I got talked into going to college for a year, even though I wanted to go to fire school instead, but I went through regular schooling and it was kind of like, what am I doing here? You know, taking English, chemistry, stuff like that. And I (had) taken the Columbus fire civil service test, (and) I was kind of waiting on that (to) see what happened there. (I) was going to school but then, like I said, I decided to just go on my own through schooling because I knew that’s what I (wanted) to do. I’m a guy where I like that, it’s not the same thing every day. I’m always on the move, which is exactly what this job is. HNA: Did you struggle with mental health before becoming a firefighter? SS: Over the course of time, getting older and getting on your own and dealing with stuff on your own, (and) there’s a family history down my line that struggled with mental health, anxiety and depression, stuff like that. So, I guess I’d probably have a little predisposition of it already. I would say even five, six, seven, 10 years ago, I didn’t know that, but then just the impact of this job and the bigger stuff we’re put through. If you or a loved one are experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. 8
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Stauffer and his wife, Marisa Stauffer.
HNA: How long did you struggle with mental health before seeking help? SS: A positive side to this story was early recognition. It started to affect a bunch of stuff in my life drastically, but I don’t have a red ribbon to tie around my whole story. I don’t have any rock bottom story. So I kind of caught it early. I probably know for interviews and timelines and stuff like that it’s good information to have, but I don’t have it. At least five years, I would say. HNA: Did it surprise you when you started experiencing suicidal ideation? SS: What was scary about it – and it is really weird when you think about it – is I’m so afraid of death. I would say there was never a point where I had some elaborate plan or anything like that, but the ideations and the thoughts of it being there (was) just as bad as all the therapy and stuff that I’ve been through. Where the suicide stuff came in, I was constantly feeling like I was going to die. I was (like), I’m not going to go out that way. I’m going to go all the way that I want to. So I think that’s why those mainly came up. HNA: How did your PTSD manifest for you? SS: A lot of times, I would go three days without sleeping. I was afraid to go to sleep. I had the worst nightmares ever. I’m talking about waking up where I may as well be in a swimming pool when I woke up in a sweat. In my nightmares, I’m trying to jump out of the house from a second story window. I (have co-owned) a gym on the side for 10 years. Fitness has always been my forte, even before owning a CrossFit gym. But I wasn’t even working out, which is how it also affected me that way. In my diet, I’m super clean, but during that time I would go out to eat anything and everything. It didn’t matter. HNA: How did you tackle your mental health challenges? www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
SS: I had done some things as far as going to try to see a therapist. The talks never clicked with any of them. You know, I would go sit on the traditional, cliche L-shaped couch, and you’d say what you want. And it’s like, you feel like a person is looking at their watch. Like, is this guy done? I grew up in the Catholic church. I’m not Catholic now, and so I was going to a different church so I could get right with the Lord. And so I went to a different church for some help. One day, they played some video during the service, a military guy talkings about his struggles with suicide and PTSD. The Lord was speaking to me right then. I would say those are the first places that I look for trying to go out on my own with something. HNA: Where do you feel like you are now on your mental health journey? SS: I’m never content with where I’m at. I’m always working on it. I check every day, one day at a time, for what it’s worth. I don’t even concern myself with tomorrow because if I’m living for today, then how can I get better today? That’s been going on for probably two years now … Now, I’m 952 days sober. So zero drops of alcohol. I’m going on close to a thousand days now. It’ll be three years in October. I started to really learn how to handle all the trauma. Brandon Klein is the editor. Feedback welcomed at bklein@ cityscenemediagroup.com.
Stauffer and his children, Cameron, 16, Madeline, 13, and Kendall, 11. 9
personalities
By Sarah Robinson
Impressive Equestrian Ali Wolff is horseback riding royalty
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li Wolff, internationally ranked show jumping champion, isn’t exactly sure how she got into riding. “It’s still a mystery to us,” she says. “I think I got started at the fairs, just doing pony rides at the fair. Then we actually found a local barn in our area that just did Western (riding) called Autumn Rose.” Her love for riding grew, and she ended up getting a saddle for Christmas. “It was an English saddle, so I took my English saddle to the Western barn and rode English with the Western horses,” she says, laughing. From there, she met local trainer Pam Graham, and the rest is history. “She was my gateway into the bigger world of show jumping,” Wolff says. “The one who pushed me along and encouraged me to go out into the international scene, into Wellington, Florida, which is a huge equestrian circuit. From there, I’ve just been gradually climbing.” Now 31, Wolff runs her own company out of the barn her family owns in New Albany. The family spends the summer at Blacklick Bend Farm, training and teaching and taking care of the horses six days a week. “We go down to Florida for the winter months,” she says. The family has another barn in the Sunshine State, which is where they were when COVID-19 hit in March 2020, ending the competition circuit two weeks before it was over. After the www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
Wolff and her horse Casall have an impressive record of wins together.
initial shock of the pandemic, the world of equestrian sports was able to come back sooner than others, of course with added safety measures. “Luckily, it’s an outdoor sport,” Wolff says, “and it does require people to naturally maintain a six-foot distance. You never really want to ride right next to another horse!” The competitions started back up in June 2020, but Wolff had to wait to get back at it due to injury. “Unfortunately, I dislocated my shoulder around then, so I had to wait another month,” she says, “but we were attending shows around that time and have continued to do so.” Shows tend to last a week long, so in any given month, Wolff competes at least twice. “We try to do two horse show weeks on and then one or two weeks off just to give the horses a break,” she says, “and then two or three weeks back on again.” Before the pandemic, Wolff competed with the U.S. teams and traveled internationally for competitions. “One of my favorite places would be when we went to Falsterbo, Sweden, around three years ago,” she says, “which was fantastic. The crowds and the spectators in Europe are actually way more knowledgeable about our sport than any of our crowds in the U.S. It’s just more of a wellknown sport there.” 11
Unforgettable Moment
When she’s training at the barn, however, she does just about everything, which means her schedule is tight. “It’s definitely made me have to balance a bit more, my career and helping out other people,” she says. “We also have sale horses and horses we’ve bred on top of that which are always coming through our program, so it’s always exciting.” Being a trainer has helped improve her practice, as well. “I’ve found that training has helped my riding,” Wolff says. “It’s kind of made 12
me hone in more on my own skills and work on what I teach, so in that sense, it’s been beneficial.”
Uncommon Practice
Show jumping is a unique sport. “It’s always a very interesting sport in the fact that men and women com-
pete equally,” Wolff says. “I think that might be well known, but not really well thought about. It is almost the only sport to do so, and we actually compete on an equal platform.” In addition to genders competing together, the sport can be practiced and mastered at any age. Canadian show www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
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Wolff says there are tons of memorable moments in her years competing, but one stands out as particularly noteworthy. “(Casall and I) went to Virginia, where there’s a horse show called Upperville, one of the oldest horse shows in the U.S.,” she says. “We won that grand prix, and that was a prestigious win for us.”
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jumping champ Ian Millar retired two years ago at 72, competing in the Olympics for the last time in 2012 at age 65. “You have your lifetime to do this,” Wolff says. “I think that everybody is just chasing that high that they get that one www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
day when you and your partner mesh well, and it all comes together. And whether you win or you just have a really great day, it’s an amazing feeling.” When most of us talk about our partner, we’re referring to our significant
other. But when Wolff talks about her partner, she’s talking about her horse. “My favorite part about our sport is that you’re doing this with a partner,” she says. “In soccer, you can go kick a ball down the field and if you mess up, that’s 13
Blacklick Bend Farm includes a number of riding areas, barns and, of course, the family home.
kind of on you or your team, but this is a partnership with the actual animal and a person. It’s an amazing partnership that you can develop.” Wolff owns a number of horses and works with and trains even more. All of her horses have different personalities and attributes, she says, that make each her favorite at one point or another. But if she had to choose, it would likely be one of her top horses, Casall, who she’s ridden for eight years. “We always need to remind ourselves that these are animals,” she says. “They’re not machines, they’re different one day to the next. And so, to get it right on the day that your horse is in tune with you and you are in tune with your horse, it’s such a high.” Over the years, Wolff has been featured time and time again by different media outlets, and through it all, she says, the most rewarding part is getting to highlight the sport she loves. “Every little kid, I’m sure, wants to ride a horse or a pony,” she says. “Somehow, there’s kind of that disconnect for when it becomes a sport. So we just love to shed some light on that aspect and make sure it feels all inclusive. Anybody can do this sport.” Sarah Robinson is an assistant editor. Feedback welcome at srobinson@ cityscenemediagroup.com. 14
Saddle-Crossed Lovers Wolff met her fiancé, Ed Copeland, at horse show circuits close to 10 years ago. They’ve been together for six years, and still ride together. “We do occasionally compete against each other,” Wolff says. “We love to do it actually, it’s very fun. It creates competition amongst us, which doesn’t need to happen because we’re already competitive enough, but we have a great time.” Now, as a trainer, she and Copeland work together and spend their days off together. “We try to always go on an adventure on Monday,” she says. “(Ed) plays golf, so I’ve tried to take up golf. We try and do that every now and then.” The couple has been engaged for two years, because, Wolff says, “we’re good at planning horse shows, we’re just not good at planning our wedding.” www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
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on the path
By Sarah Robinson
Horsing Around H
orses and humans have been tied to one another for centuries. In fact, some scientists believe horses were domesticated more than 5,000 years ago. While the exact date can’t be pinned down, one thing’s for sure: the bond between humans and horses is like no other. From thoroughbred racing to driving, show jumping to fox hunting and everything in between, there’s no shortage of equestrian sports. Even in New Albany, the variety of horseback activities is wide. Just ask New Albany resident and veterinary orthopedic surgeon Jim Harrison, a fox hunting and show jumping enthusiast. As part of the area’s Rocky Fork Headley Hunt, he occasionally takes his horses fox hunting. “The fox hunt here is a no-kill hunt, we don’t kill foxes,” Harrison says. “It’s just a Jim Harrison sport of riding off and following the hounds and seeing how they work.” Harrison got into fox hunting with his wife, now deceased, more than 30 years ago and has kept with the sport ever since. His true passion, however, lies with show jumping. “It’s a sport of communication with a horse,” he says. “To be able to communicate with my horses is just something that’s intriguing.” It may be shocking to learn Harrison is a septuagenarian yet enjoys the sport often deemed the most dangerous Olym-
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pic sport. Harrison, however, considers his age an advantage. “The average age of an equestrian show jumper is twice the average age of all other Olympians,” he says, “because it takes a very long time to train. Someone told me that it takes about 20 years to learn how to ride, but I would say that’s not long enough.” Harrison has been riding since he was a boy, though he took an extended hiatus from age 16 to about 40 to pursue his education, career and a family. He now has three adult sons but, he says, you never stop being a father. For Harrison, the best life lessons he’s learned from his experience with horses is from the relationships riders form with the animals. “(Horse) emotions are not much different than human emotions,” he says. “Once you learn how to communicate with a horse and understand their emotions and how to deal with it, it’s directly applicable to people.” Amy Hauk, CEO of PINK and longtime New Albany resident, has been riding regularly for about 10 years, though she became interested in horses as a young adult, leasing a horse with her college roommate and riding in San Francisco right out of college. “Riding is an incredible opportunity,” she says. “It’s a beautiful sport, it’s a physical sport, it’s a mental sport and the ability to connect with an animal is one of the most rewarding relationships you’ll build.” Hauk’s son, Victor Dehm, is a rising senior at New Albany High School, and he began riding around the same time Hauk picked it back up when they took a family trip to Scotland. “When we were on this trip, I rode every day,” Hauk says. “When we came back, Victor started riding and I knew that’s when I wanted to start riding, too.” Dehm started his equestrian career with horse camps, riding at a local barn once a week, then three times a week at various barns. And now? “I pretty much ride almost every day now,” he says. As a high schooler, Dehm has to balance riding and jumping with AP classes, his involvement in Model United Nations, and his role as president of the school’s debate club. “With the balance,” he says, “school comes first. I try to fit riding in on top of that as much as possible.” www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
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Life and times of three riders in New Albany
Riding four to five days a week, Dehm’s skills have blossomed and he now competes throughout the year as a jumper. Hauk, on the other hand, rides primarily on the weekends, doing dressage work with her horse to de-stress from her weekdays on the job. “Both days I spend anywhere from three to five hours at the barn,” she says. “It’s my escape. Not only is it our time to spend time together, but it’s my time to get away from work and decompress.” As longtime riders, Hauk and Dehm are both familiar with the nuances of riding. Many of the movements they use to communicate with a horse are imperceptible to people unfamiliar with horses. “People think of big as unwieldy, but a horse can feel a fly land on him,” Hauk says. “The nuance of beautiful riding is I can move my leg less than a quarter of an inch, to the eye it’s like I’m doing nothing, but I can get my horse to dance to the right, dance to the left, lift up and canter. For me, those moments are incredible, like a beautiful dance, seamless to people watching.” In his time riding, Dehm has learned a number of life lessons, many of them from “falling off as many times as I have,” he says, laughing. “I had one horse show where I never completed a course and I fell off every single round,” he says. “As a life lesson, it’s about patience and perseverance and sticking it out, but also not to be frustrated, especially with the animal.” Hauk adds that horses are sensitive. Her horse, Simon, knows when she’s in a good mood or a bad mood, and acts accordingly. “The surprising thing is how intuitive and kind horses are,” Hauk says. “People would be surprised at how, once you get comfortable around horses, how you can lay down in a stall with them or snuggle with them.” While competing is both challenging and rewarding, Dehm’s favorite part of riding is simple: the relationships he builds with the horses. “I love the way they act,” he says, “and each one has its own personality.” For Hauk, some of the most enjoyable aspects of riding are the mentality, the subtlety and the beauty of the sport. www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
Still, she ultimately agrees with Harrison and her son. “The best thing about it is that relationship,” she says.
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Memory of a Classic
he now-defunct New Albany Classic was a horse show that brought people from far and wide to enjoy the beauty of New Albany and watch worldclass equestrians. It ran for more than 20 years and inspired many locals and visitors to begin their own horseback journeys. “I was too young to be in the first several,” says Ali Wolff, a New Albany native and professional equestrian. “I went every year just as a spectator and, like a lot of kids, I think that’s where my love of show jumping grew. I think that’s where a lot of kids started riding.” The Classic raised money for the Center for Family Safety and Healing, raising more than $40 million in its 20-year run. It started small as a community event, but grew and became widely known to equestrians all over the world. “A lot of people that ride at this level are located around the northeast,” Wolff says, “and so not many people were familiar with New Albany, Ohio, but this attraction would draw them in especially because there was great prize money and great organization of the event.” The event not only brought visitors to the community and raised money for a great cause, but it also helped shed a light on show jumping. “It was always on our calendar,” says Wolff. “That was the highlight of our year.”
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Time Capsule, 5K, Park Dedication, the Reaganomics All Part of Founders Day This Year
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or this year only, Founders Day activities will occur Saturday, Aug. 28, with the idea that more people could participate in the fun as the world continues to push its way closer to a sense of normalcy. Events of the day include: The Inaugural Rose Run 5K at 8 a.m. followed by different Healthy New Albany activities that lead up to; • The Rose Run Park dedication at 10:30 a.m.; • The Founders Day parade at 11 a.m.; and • The Founders Day festival immediately afterward.
ROSE RUN 5K
There will be no fee to participate in the 5K (www.roserun5k.com), and everyone who registers and donates $35 or more will receive a free event
Aaron Westbrook standing next to the New Albany Time Capsule. The capsule will be buried in Rose Run Park at the dedication and opened in 2070, 50 years after the park’s opening.
T-shirt. Proceeds from this event will benefit community programming by Healthy New Albany, a local nonprofit organization that promotes and embraces healthy living through programs like the farmers market, food pantry, community garden, “I am Thriving” women cancer survivors network and Senior Connections programming for those aged 55+.
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The Rose Run Park dedication at 10:30 a.m. will mark the official celebration and opening of this park, which so many have enjoyed over this past year. Rose Run Park creates opportunities for people to explore nature in the heart of town and provides a community gathering spot for decades to come, as the Founders Day activities attest. The park dedication will also serve as a time for City Council to recognize Facebook and www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
the Marx, Hinson and Raines/Cadieux families for their generosity to help expand recreational and cultural offerings in New Albany.
parade route will not include Market Street, or Main Street between Market Street and Dublin-Granville Road.)
TIME CAPSULE
The Rose Run Park dedication will include recognition of a 2021 time capsule to be buried in the park and opened in the year 2070, 50 years after the Rose Run Park opened to the public. The idea for the time capsule came from Aaron Westbrook, a 2017 New Albany High School graduate who is also the founder and CEO of Form5 Prosthetics, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of people who need a workable prosthetic unit but cannot afford one for themselves. The Reaganomics
FOUNDERS DAY PARADE
Everyone who attends the Rose Run Park dedication can remain in the park to enjoy the parade, which will begin around 11 a.m. along High Street on the
school learning campus (near Chatham Green), then right (south) along Main Street and west along Dublin-Granville Road directly past Rose Run Park. The parade will finish at the Church of the Resurrection parking lot. (NOTE: The
FOUNDERS DAY FESTIVAL/CONCERTS
Immediately after the parade, from approximately noon-5 p.m., the Founders Day festival will begin. Amusement rides will be set up in the Heit Center parking lot, food trucks will be parked along Dublin-Granville Road and Founders Day coordinators are working with BrewDog on a beer garden. This year’s festival also includes live music, including a set by The Reaganomics from 3:30-5 p.m.
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The public is invited to all these events. Stay tuned as the date gets closer for more details on City of New Albany social media, the LIST e-newsletter (sign up at www. newalbanyohio.org/subscribe), the city website and upcoming City Council letters to residents.
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A Moving Memorial
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f you find yourself near the Easton E3 Learning Lab, you might spot a new feature: an ash wood bench. But this is no ordinary bench – it’s an homage to a beloved community member. Rebecca Eldemire, a 2012 New Albany High School graduate, was a student loved by both teachers and classmates. “Everybody who met her was her friend,” says Sandra Reed, E3 building coordinator and previous teacher of El22
demire. “She was a leader academically, she was a leader for the environment and she was a leader with people.” Reed says that Eldemire was passionate about the environment. She showed up to every meeting for Reed’s middle school adventure club, even when she was too old to participate. “She was one of the most passionate individuals I’ve ever met about the environment,” says Reed. When she was tragically killed in 2015 at Miami University, a memorial
bench was created from an ash tree from Reed’s front yard. Engraved on the bench is a quote by Eldemire: “Go outside no matter what and sit.” Eldemire said it during her days as a student in Reed’s class, when Reed would have her students go outside and spend quiet time with nature. The bench sits in the midst of a prairie garden, which has been an almost two-year beautification and education project. www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
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New Albany honors alum in her favorite place: nature
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The 8,000-square-foot area that surrounds the E3 building used to be a beatup practice field covered in weeds. Now, the area is teeming with plants all native to Ohio, such as goldenrod, black-eyed Susan, milkweed and coreopsis. In total, the prairie is home to more than 30 different species. Peter Barnes decided to take on the project as part of his National Geographic Educator Certification. Since “environment” is one of the three Es in E3, he thought a prairie of native plants would be an efficient way to teach students about nature. Barnes made the project into a student-led inquiry project, allowing the students to research and decide which plants to include. The designing and planning stage began in fall 2019 with Barnes’ fifth grade class. In the early months of 2020, he had about 300 students helping with planting and weed removal. Throughout the year, gardeners continued to plant additional in-season native flora. “We’re hoping that they’ll come in cycles,” says Barnes, “so you might see some bloom stronger one year, and then two or three years later it might look different. They balance each other out.” The prairie also attracts pollinators, not just great for the environment but perfect for classes to study. www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
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Frankie Sveda, Gemma Persichett and Harlow Sittler at the E3 building’s learning garden.
BEEPS Foundation The BEEPS Foundation was established by Eldemire’s mother in her memory. The title is both Eldemire’s nickname and an acronym for Betterment for Environmental and Earth Protection. The website says Eldemire “dedicated her entire life to the care and nurturing of our planet and all of the people and animals.” The BEEPS Foundation has four main projects. 1. It funds organic and self-sustaining local farms and sponsors their interns. 2. At Miami University, BEEPS has set up two gardens with educational signs. 3. BEEPS also partners with other NGOs to bring education, gender equality and sanitation to the Tanzanian City of Arusha, a place special to Eldemire. 4. Lastly, BEEPS works toward cleaning the water supply for us and future generations.
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“It attracts a lot of pollinator insects, particularly bees and butterflies,” says Barnes. “It’s important for the kids to think about how we can support these little creatures that make such a big impact on our lives.” Classes from grades one to 12 are already using the prairie in their academic inquiry. Barnes says that on almost any day he can look out his classroom window to see students exploring the environment. The project was funded through multiple grants from organizations such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and the BEEPS Foundation, a nonprofit founded in Eldemire’s memory. The prairie sits alongside a wetland which was originally designed to be a retention pond. The students of New Albany, however, had other ideas. Six years ago, students planted native species of trees and flowers in the wetland. The area now hosts a variety of wildlife from muskrats and deer to geese and macroinvertebrates. “It’s providing an ecological niche, a habitat, for all these students,” says Reed. “The students use it as a lab. They go out there and do research.” The prairie project was the perfect extension of what had already been done. “So together,” says Reed, “you have this incredible resource of the wetland and the nature prairie as a classroom.”
Celebrating 15 Years of New Albany Rotary Club Past, present and future club presidents share the impact of Rotary club
By Helen Widman
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otary International is a servicebased organization that encourages members to partake in service projects and leadership roles throughout the community, both providing a social and businesslike aspect to the club. The Rotary Club of New Albany is a chapter of Rotary International. The Rotary Club of New Albany celebrated its 15th anniversary on April 5, 2021. According to the NA Rotary website, it took some time before the club began to gain traction within the community back in the day because many
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members were unsure of what a rotary club entailed. “Our purpose is to bring the community together to promote peace and to promote fellowship, to promote high ethical standards in business and in personal relationships,” Dawn Justen, president-elect, club service chair and youth exchange organizer says. According to Justen, some of the club’s most notable acts of service include raising funds for LifePump, which helps underserved communities around the world access clean water, the Dictionary Project, which gives dictionaries to all third-graders at New Albany Pri-
Cary Hager, left, Steve Cox, Michelle Davis and other District Rotarian at the New Albany Rotary service project event at Design Outreach.
mary School as well as the annual golf event the club hosts in July. Michelle Davis, former president and active club member, says that the Dictionary Project has been one of her favorite memories of the NA Rotary. In her first year as president, Davis spoke to an assembly of New Albany Primary School third-graders after distributing the dictionaries. “I got to tell them about Rotary, why we were giving them these books and just seeing, you know, the looks on their 25
Paula Leachman, left, Josh Neudecker, Aaron Westbrook, Jacqueline MacLaren, Michelle Davis and Bryce Leachman at the Taste of New Albany.
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Michelle Davis, left, Cary Hager, Jon Price, Traci Bouchard, other District Rotarian and Jacquelin MacLaren at the Design Outreach event.
recent trip to the LifePump facility, NA Rotary members assisted in cleaning the rods in the units, ensuring that each LifePump is sanitary and prepared for its new home. “I remember walking out of the facility and looking at this big truck that had these pallets of rods on them, and I
don’t know why, but all of a sudden it just made me realize that a couple of hours of having some fun fellowship, and a little bit of work, is going to save thousands of lives,” Davis says. “Thousands of women and children, and fathers and men. That little bit that we just did, it’s going to have a huge impact.” www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
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faces because this was their very own book. This was something they could take home, it was something that the teachers use within their curriculum,” Davis says. “This was their book, and they were so excited to learn that, it just made me realize that even in this day and age of technology, having a physical book for even learning still is really impactful to the students.” Davis says the NA Rotary working with LifePump, which is a global project overseen by Design Outreach, has also been a positive experience. “We, along with some other rotary clubs in the central Ohio area, worked on fundraising to be able to send, I think, in the last couple of years we have sent about six LifePumps to Haiti and Africa. … And the pumps cost about $10,000 each,” Davis says. In addition to raising funds to pay for these LifePumps, the NA Rotary also sends members to the facility where the pumps are manufactured. During a
Food Drive Competition One of Justen’s favorite memories of the NA Rotary is the food drive it held in partnership with the Tri-Village Rotary Club. The two clubs competed to see who could raise the most amount of food donations among their members and communities. “We just finished up a food drive for the New Albany Food Pantry, and we did the competition against Tri-Village Rotary Club,” Justen says, “and it was just a lot of fun and getting our members to collect food to engage outside organizations that aren’t currently Rotary members but to also include them in our food drive, and just see the community come together and donate a lot of food for the food pantry.” The clubs collected items from mid-February to midMarch. According to Justen, the NA Rotary collected 1,100 pounds of food and the Tri-Village Rotary Club collected
1,600 pounds of food. NA Rotary had 2,200 items total while Tri-Village Rotary Club had 1,700 items, which means that New Albany collected lighter items such as noodles. “We had, I think from the New Albany club, we had about 14 people participate, and then from the Tri-Village club I think they had about 20 people participate,” Justen says. “That doesn’t count outside businesses, those are just specific Rotary members that participated.” Rotary club members purchased items to donate themselves in addition to inviting friends and family members to donate. The club also put a donation box at the Innovate New Albany building. Next year, Justen says they plan to advertise that donation box more so the community is aware of its location.
Aaron Westbrook, NA Rotary member and upcoming 2022 club president, says that one of the top reasons to join Rotary is to connect with likeminded people. “Rotary really does connect the world in the sense of, you know, there are so many clubs and different chapters that you may get involved in Rotary and think, ‘Oh, I’m just going to meet people locally in my town,’” Westbrook says. “But you never know that you may be working on a service project and there could be someone from Gahanna or Clintonville and they’re also in Rotary, and they often have the same values that you do, otherwise they wouldn’t have joined Rotary, so really it’s connecting with like-minded people.” One unique aspect about the NA Rotary is that although it may be smaller than most other rotary clubs, it is very tight-knit. “One of the biggest aspects of our club is, even though we’re a little smaller than many other clubs, we’re growing, but we have a family feel that I think gets lost in larger clubs,” Davis says. “So, you know, we all know what’s going on with each others’ lives, we’re close friends. We’re close friends, family, and I think that has provided a big difference that some other clubs don’t have.” As one of the chapter’s youngest members, Westbrook is glad to have found the NA Rotary. “I would say my greatest memory in my limited time there is just the way that the club has welcomed me,” Westbrook says. “I’m one of the youngest members in the club, if not our entire Rotary district, and the club was very welcoming, and I think that speaks a lot to Rotary and the way that it connects the world.” Helen Widman is an editorial assistant. Feedback welcome at feedback@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
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he soon-to-open Charleen and Charles Hinson Amphitheater embodies New Albany’s commitment to arts and culture. But whether it’s lectures on serious topics affecting the world or movie nights for the family, the $7 million outdoor venue will serve as a conduit to touch on all pillars of the community including education, health and sustainability, says Craig Mohre, president of the New Albany Community Foundation. “It belongs to the entire town,” Mohre says. “It’s really another anchor for the town center that will draw people together.” The 800-seat venue, located adjacent to the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts and New Albany -Plain Local Schools, will create a cultural arts district, he adds. The amphitheater will have a dedication ceremony at 4:30 p.m., Aug. 31 with performances from the New Albany 30
David and Carol Wass, left, Lori Hinson Rech, Charleen, Alan, Connor, Lisa and Avery Hinson visit the Charleen and Charles Hinson Amphitheater. The Hinson family donated $600,000 towards the project.
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Amphitheater Celebrations Aug. 31 Amp Up the Arts: The Dedication of the Charleen & Charles Hinson Amphitheater. Dedication ceremony kicks off at 4:30 p.m. Performances will start at 5 p.m. Food trucks will be on site.
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Sept. 2 The Ohio State University Buckeyes football game. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. Kick off at 8 p.m. Free to the public. Sept. 10 New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s A Night at the Movies concert. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. with performance starting at 7:30 p.m. Ticket information will be available at www.newalbanysymphony.com. Sept. 23 An Evening with Leslie Odom Jr.: A Benefit for the Charleen & Charles Hinson Amphitheater. Venue opens at 6:30 p.m. and performance at 7:45 p.m. Ticket and sponsor information will be available at www. newalbanyfoundation.org. www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
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Symphony; the Harmony Project; resident Peter Horvath’s rock cover band, Hi Fidelity; and a variety of student performers from NAPLS. The celebrations will continue with a showing of The Ohio State University Buckeyes football team playing the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Sept. 2 and a performance from Leslie Odom Jr. on Sept. 23. Heather Garner, executive director of the NA Symphony, says the amphitheater will expand its season into the summer. Traditionally, the symphony offered indoor performances at the McCoy Center, and last year started some performances at Rose Run Park. “We’re looking forward to utilizing the amphitheater space in that way,” Garner says. An outdoor amphitheater has been planned since the city’s inception. The project picked up steam about six years ago after the Hinson family donated $600,000 toward the project. Charlie “Doc” Hinson was a close friend and associate of L Brands founder Les Wexner, and helped with the launch of the first Limited store in Kingsdale Shopping Center in 1963. As the presiwww.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
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Charlie and Charleen “Char” Hinson built their home in New Albany in 1992. Following Charlie’s death in 2004, Charleen continued to live in New Albany along with several of their children. Earlier this year, Charleen visited the amphitheater to sign her name on the building material before the venue’s walls encapsulated it. “Their family can take a lot of pride knowing they pay respect to not only Charlie but the legacy of the Hinson family as a whole to the community,” says New Albany Mayor Sloan Spalding. The city of New Albany will own and maintain the amphitheater and work with the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) on the amphitheater’s programming. The facility, in conjunction with other nearby performing venues such as the McCoy Center, will create opportunities for larger events that New Albany performing arts students and families crave as COVID-19 vaccinations are now accessible, Spalding says. Carter Minor, a sophomore at New Albany High School, says performing in the theater has helped him adjust to the community after moving from New Jersey three years ago. He’s performed in student productions such as Beauty and the Beast and Singing in the Rain at the McCoy Center, but it wasn’t until he visited the Ohio Theatre that he realize how similar the two facilities’ operations were. “The McCoy stage was the real deal,” he says. Minor says he’s excited about the amphitheater and the chance to perform outside, something he’s never done before. “McCoy Center for the Arts is for everybody and I hope the amphitheater will continue to be for everyone also,” he adds.
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Library receives a facelift Local branch renovations complete By Bre Offenberger
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he Columbus Metropolitan Library’s New Albany branch has undergone a major refresh and is ready to show off its updated look. The library, which was closed for almost three months, has now reopened in a limited capacity with upgrades galore. Some of its stations have consolidated into one center, including updates to its service model, with the information desk and circulation desk having transformed into a public service desk. This merger created more room for other additions. The area now includes increased seating in the Homework Help Center, more study rooms, a doubling of space in the teen section and a larger children’s area. Other updates include new ceilings, lighting, HVAC, floorings, windows and furniture as well. Benjamin Reid, manager of the New Albany branch, is over the moon about the renovations. He says customers have expressed their delight in the changes, too. The renovations came at the best time, Reid says. While a refresh had already been planned before COVID-19 struck, he says the library took advantage of the quiet time created by the pandemic. “The refresh came at a great time be- diminished services,” Reid says. “So, the cause we were in this time period of some disruptions to our services were not as great as they would have been in previous years, and it gives us the opportunity to reinvest in the New Albany community to create a space that will work.” While the library is open for limited services for the time being – which means there are no in-person meetings or programs currently running – Reid is optimistic these improvements will draw in even more customers than the branch saw in pre-pandemic times. “We’re certainly hopeful,” Reid says. “We’re hopeful that resources like our Homework Help Center and this teen space, and we’ve added some study rooms, that those are going to get good usage once everybody in our society is more willing to use public spaces.” The renovations come just before a key anniversary for the library: it will celwww.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
ebrate 20 years in 2023. Reid says he and his staff are already looking ahead, and he can’t wait to see the drastic improvements and long-term impact this refresh will have not only on the community, but New Albany as a whole. “We loved the branch as it was before, but it was showing its age in some ways,” Reid says. “And so by doing this update and updating some of our service models here, we’re able to really align with some of our key strategies of serving kids and families, of what we call ‘serving young minds in the community.’ We think it’s just a real benefit, a real reinvestment for New Albany.” Bre Offenberger is an editorial assistant. Feedback welcome at feedback@ cityscenemediagroup.com. 35
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Compost to Compost An easy way to recycle – without the big blue bins
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hen 14-year-old Pia and 11-year-old Freddie Charlton moved to New Albany from their environmentally minded hometown, they sought out a way to help their new community. “Portland, Oregon, is quite progressive with things like composting and recycling,” says their dad, Mark Charlton. “So, when we got here, we started to actively seek that out.” In 2019, Pia found an opportunity for the family through a friend from school. The friend’s mother, Mona Barber, was starting a new organization called Kids That Compost (KTC). “It was then Pia and Freddie’s mission to create the movement in New Albany,” says Mark. Pia wanted to create the New Albany chapter because of her own passion for the environment. “I really care for the environment,” she says. “It’s a really big topic on my mind. … I was looking out for things that I can do, and composting is a small thing, but if I could set it up in New Albany and get other people to join, that’s a big step.” Freddie became passionate about KTC after he and a group of members toured a landfill. “After seeing the big landfill, I’m like, ‘We all have to change,’” he says. “Everybody is putting into it, … but they’re not taking anything out.” For a service charge of $20 a month, KTC provides users with a bucket and compostable liners to be filled with food scraps. Every Tuesday in New Albany, KTC picks up the compost, replaces the liner and takes the food waste to local farms. The KTC New Albany chapter is also the first to offer composters fertilizer made from their compost. In addition to getting young people Pia and Freddie Charlton www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
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• Wood • BPI certified compostable plastic products involved in their community, it’s beneficial for the environment and convenient, too. “As a user,” says Mark, “my favorite thing (about KTC) is it’s so easy.” At their first meeting, Pia and Freddie helped create the composting bucket. Pia drew a broccoli, and Freddie drew a cucumber. The siblings then set about recruiting and fundraising. “We’d go around on our bikes with our brochures,” says Pia. “We’d stop at every mailbox and put a few flyers in. I think we passed out to 350 houses each.” Pia and Freddie say they gained speech and communications skills through KTC’s door-to-door recruitment. They also learned how to make amazing lemonade. “Over the summer, we did a lemonade stand once every week to go towards the Kids That Compost,” says Freddie, “and every single person that www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
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bought it, we also gave them a flyer and talked about (KTC).” During lemonade sales, the duo showcased their family’s empty composting bucket as they explained the KTC structure. Some neighbors didn’t buy lemonade, but still stopped by to learn. “It was a good way to engage in conversation with people,” says Mark. In Franklin County, residents put one million pounds of food waste into the landfill every single day. The food in those landfills can never decompose. “Over half of (the landfill) could have been recycled, composted or reused,” says Pia. “It didn’t need to all go to the landfill.”
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What all can be composted? Practically all food products as well as some types of paper. To make it easier for the users, KTC has the instructions printed on the back of the buckets. Through KTC, composting has become an easy way in central Ohio to help both the environment and the community. “I quite like the idea (of composting) because I feel like I’m actually contributing towards the community and the world in the long run,” says Pia. “It’s just really the idea of helping the environment, even if it’s like composting an apple core or something small, I feel like I’m doing something.” Sarah Grace Smith is an editorial assistant. Feedback welcome at feedback@cityscenemediagroup.com.
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By Mallory Arnold
Food for the Flames Forget s’mores – bring on the heat
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ummer calls for bonfires and suppers by the toasty flames once the sun goes down. But we’re past marshmallows and graham crackers by now. It’s that time of the summer to get creative with your palates and spice up cookout recipes. New Albany Organics, a staple at the New Albany Farmers Market (which runs Thursdays starting June 24 through Sept. 16) has just the snacks to bring to a campout. They’re easy to make, simple to pack and delicious. Mallory Arnold is an editor. Feedback welcome at marnold@ cityscenemediagroup.com. Lunchbox Peppers Ingredients 1 quart lunchbox peppers, cut in half lengthwise 2 8-oz. packages cream cheese, softened ¼ cup onion, grated 3 cloves garlic, minced Salt and pepper Everything bagel seasoning Instructions
Stuff the peppers with cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle everything bagel seasoning on top of each pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Happy, Hungry Campers Ingredients 4 ripe peaches, halved and pitted
Instructions Preheat gas grill to medium high OR build a campfire and let it burn down to medium-high heat.
For some of the best peaches in New Albany, visit Legend Hills Orchard at the New Albany Farmers Rub sliced peaches with oil and place in tinfoil either on the grill or Market. on campfire embers. Cook often, 2 tsp. coconut oil rotating often, until well browned. ¾ cup mascarpone Transfer to serving dish. 2 tbsp. half and half 2 tsp. honey Whisk mascarpone, half-and-half and honey in a small bowl until well combined. Served peaches with Raw, pure honey is so differmascarpone mixture and garnish ent from the kind you might find in with mint. the grocery store. Wildflower honey Recipe courtesy of EatingWell Magafrom Latshaw Apiaries (which can zine. be found at The New Albany Farmers Market) is gently warmed and strained with care. Torn fresh mint leaves for garnish www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
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Combine cream cheese, onion and garlic in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
If you want to bring the heat to your bonfire or cookout, pick up High Heat Ridiculously Good Salsa from the New Albany Farmers Market. Set your tastebuds aflame with juicy tomatoes, cilantro, lime, spicy habanero and jalapeno.
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on the horizon
By Helen Widman
Climate Change and its Consequences
The heating earth causes more health problems than you may think
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n addition to its troubling impact on our natural world, climate change has measurable consequences on our health, varying by region and severity. In fact, according to NASA’s global temperature studies, 2020 and 2016 are tied for the warmest years on record since 1880. Additionally, 19 of the warmest years have occurred since 2000, with the exception of 1998. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that not everyone is equally affected by climate change, and that some important factors to consider include age, economic resources and location.
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In an article in Yale Climate Connections, Dr. Jonathan Patz, director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin, says there’s no sugarcoating: Climate change is not good for our bodies. “It’s so important that people recognize that climate change is about our health. There are so many pathways through which climate impacts our health,” Patz says in the article. Some of these pathways are listed by the CDC, such as air pollution, allergens and pollen, diseases carried by vectors, food and waterborne diarrheal diseases, food security, mental health
and stress-related disorders, floods, temperature extremes and wildfires. From a regional perspective, the Midwest has its own set of specific climate change health concerns. Heatrelated illness, especially in rural areas where many people live and work, is prevalent. The CDC also says that the Midwest is expected to have the highest increase in extreme temperature-related premature deaths compared to other regions that are also expected to experience a rise in temperatures. From a global perspective, the Australian bushfires of 2020 were caused by an extreme rise in temperatures as www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
Design • Build • Remodel Complimentary In Home Consultation well as drought and strong winds. And in California, wildfires raged on for a record-setting year in the state. Not only do climate disasters such as wildfires cause physical destruction to homes, ecosystems and land, but the smoke that they emit can cause respiratory problems and even lead to serious asthma attacks. In terms of other extreme climate change-related events, flooding in large rivers can lead to water contamination and consequent waterborne illnesses. The CDC says that this is an issue for people in the Midwest who may rely on untreated well or groundwater as drinking water. Water contamination is commonly associated with skin and eye irritation, liver and kidney damage, and gastrointestinal illness. Excess rainfall or a flood also has the potential to cause major damage, injury and even death. Patz has conducted research on sewer overflow, focusing on the Chicago area which relies on stormwater and wastewater overflow infrastructure to keep contaminated water out of the city’s drinking water. According to the Yale Climate Connections article, Patz’s research estimates that by 2100, Chicago can expect 50 to 120 percent more overflow events. In addition to these serious physical climate change-related disasters, climate change can also have an impact on mental health. According to the American Public Health Association (APHA), the suicide rate doubled in 1980 in the upper Midwest after a major drought occurred. With more than 40 million Americans struggling with some type of illness, the number could increase, the APHA says, as 25 to 50 percent of people exposed to extreme weather disasters are at risk of adverse mental health effects. Helen Widman is an editorial assistant. Feedback welcome at feedback@ cityscenemediagroup.com.
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By Angela Douglas
Farm to Page
New Albany Farmers Market manager authors book
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fter 10 seasons managing the New Albany Farmers Market, our own Kristina Jenny has transitioned her talents from the farm to the page and has authored her first book, Summer at 4 Steps Way. Before moving to New Albany in 2006, Kristina and her husband, Pete Jenny, traveled the country, moving wherever Pete’s job took them. From San Diego and Montreal to Virginia and Minnesota, and finally from Georgia to Ohio, the Jenny family decided they needed a permanent place to establish their family. And while New Albany was the perfect place for their long-term home, you can find Kristina and the kids all summer long at their beloved cabin in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. While out at the cabin many years ago, the Jenny children became concerned about how the squirrels, chipmunks and mice were faring without the family during the cold Northwoods Becca Jenny, left, Harrison Jenny, Pete Jenny, Kristina Jenny, Frederick Jenny, Isabel Jenny and winters. To ease their minds, Kristina Amanda Jenny began telling stories of how their woodland friends were surviving the cold and of their many adventures and activities. In 2016, Kristina began to write down her tales. The stories describe the adventures of three woodland friends, a chipmunk, a squirrel and a mouse, and all the hijinks they got into during the four seasons of the year. Like any great story, Kristina wove in life lessons on topics such as showing kindness, listening to others and lessons of forgiveness and sharing. These lessons are summed up at the close of each story under the Talking Points section. After writing a few stories, Kristina decided illustrations would help to bring the characters and their stories to life. She contacted her sister-in-law, Marisa, who had been drawing for a few years, and their partnership blossomed alongside the stories. “We not only married brothers, but we were first sorority sisters at Valparaiso University,” says Kristina. “We both had the time, talent and a love of bringing adventure to life. I am very proud of our work. It’s been a leap of faith and quite fun to do this together.” But it was time for the stories of the chipmunk, squirrel and mouse to leave the Jenny summer home and make their way into others’ home libraries, too. “It is our hope that the stories resonate with the whole family. I always loved cuddling up and reading to my kids,” Kristina says. “The biggest compliment a book can get is to be requested at reading time, and when one finds a child Marisa Jenny’s illustration for her sister-in-law Kristina Jenny’s book. picking it up on their own, paging through and eventually
Excerpt from Summer at 4 Steps Way “... Mister Chipmunk smiles with his eyes as he realizes his good fortune – someone has dropped a red raspberry right at his door! What luck! Over the next few mornings, Mister Chipmunk opens his front door to find a single red raspberry on his step. It stops feeling like a lucky accident. Rather than someone dropping a red raspberry, it feels more like someone is placing the fruit at his door. Now it seems more like the setting of a trap. Mister Chipmunk quickly decides he needs to investigate who or what is trying to bait him.” reading the story, that is what we hope for these stories.” Pick up a copy of Summer at 4 Steps Way by Kristina Jenny, the first of a four-part series, and jump into nature with a talented local author. It is available in print at local bookstores including Cover to Cover in Columbus, The Book Loft of German Village, The Gramercy New Albany and Readers’ Garden Book Store in Granville and on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. It is available in digital format through iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. To learn more about Kristina Jenny and future book releases, follow on Instagram or Facebook @4stepsway. www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
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