This Week Worthington

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  • Young dancers

    This Week Worthington – Thu Dec 10, 1:30 pm ET  

    Worthington residents (front) Hannah Johnson, (kneeling) Sabine Dritz, Gabriella Ross, (standing) Valerie Walker, Sarah M. DeLuca and Audrey Dowling are among the 148 BalletMet Dance Academy students who will perform in the company's production of "The Nutcracker," running Dec. 11-23 at the Ohio Theatre. Full Story »

  • Boys Basketball: Cards' preseason woes carry over to opener

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:03 pm ET  

    Thomas Worthington High School boys basketball coach Bob Miller hoped his team's inconsistent play in preseason practices and scrimmages would not carry over to the regular season. Full Story »

  • Resident named director of center

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:02 pm ET  

    Dr. Jennifer Beard of Worthington has been named the director of the Center for Medical Education and Innovation at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Full Story »

  • College notes

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:02 pm ET  

    ã Katie M. Young has been named a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda at Kent State University. Full Story »

  • CVB budget cap expected to hold tight in 2010

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:02 pm ET  

    Worthington City Council does not seem likely to budge from the budget cap it placed on the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Worthington last year. Full Story »

  • Council OKs Part 150 airport study

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:02 pm ET  

    Seven years ago, a crowd of residents filled Worthington City Council chambers to ask for help in halting the expansion of Don Scott Field. Full Story »

  • Band getting ready for Rose Parade appearance

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:02 pm ET  

    The Ohio State School for the Blind marching band will be the best blind marching band in the 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif. Full Story »

  • Gymnastics: Area teams look to get back to state

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:02 pm ET  

    Watching 2009 graduate Julie Glover qualify for the state meet last season has raised the expectations for the Thomas Worthington High School gymnastics team. Full Story »

  • Commentary: Will Northland be the next Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary?

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:01 pm ET  

    On Tuesday, the Northland High School boys basketball team opens its season at home against Brookhaven. Typically, a matchup like that would pique the interest of central Ohio high school basketball fans. Full Story »

  • Coming up

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:01 pm ET  

    "Math Abstractions," an exhibit featuring artist Debbie Rosenfeld, through Jan. 4 at the Worthington Community Center, 345 E. Wilson Bridge Road. Full Story »

  • Letter: Hammon offered no evidence for assertion

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:01 pm ET  

    Last week's letter from OSU Airport director Doug Hammon asserted that WOOSE comments about the Part 150 Study had no merit. That's a strong statement. Full Story »

  • Worthington: Home sales

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:01 pm ET  

    486 Haymore Ave N, 43085, Margaret E. Bennett and Anne B. Clarke, $266,000. Full Story »

  • Split for the week

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:01 pm ET  

    Thomas' Erica Rousculp goes up for a shot Dec. 1 against Westerville South. Rousculp scored 15 points as the Cardinals lost 60-54. She also scored 12 points last Friday in a 61-42 victory over Kilbourne. The Cardinals return to action today as host to Hilliard Davidson. Full Story »

  • Area churches slate holiday events, services

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:01 pm ET  

    The annual "Breakfast with Jesus" program will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at Worthington Christian Church, 8145 N. High St. Full Story »

  • Updated Grandview Theatre reopens for business

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:00 pm ET  

    A Grandview Avenue mainstay returned Friday night as the Grandview Theatre opened for regular business. Full Story »

  • Police reports

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:00 pm ET  

    • On Dec. 15 at 2:32 p.m., someone broke into a vehicle parked at the fishing access at 600 W. Wilson Bridge Road. Full Story »

  • Sports briefs

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:00 pm ET  

    Players from the Worthington Kilbourne and Thomas Worthington High School water polo teams were named all-state. Kilbourne players earning honors were Kaitlin Elkins (first team), Erin Cipicchio (second team) and Anna Rayis (honorable mention). Thomas players earning honors were Katie Allison, Becca Hammond and Lauren Porteus (first team), Annie Blackman (second team) and Claudia Smith ... Full Story »

  • Worthington Griswold Center weekly activities

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:00 pm ET  

    Weekly activities for Dec. 10, through Dec. 16: Full Story »

  • OHS plans holiday events

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:00 pm ET  

    The Ohio Historical Society, 1982 Velma Ave., will present a series of holiday events inspired by Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" beginning this weekend. Full Story »

  • City council regrets loss of two downtown stores in '09

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 2:00 pm ET  

    The loss of two prominent downtown businesses in the past year underscores the need for an economic development director, according to some Worthington City Council members. Full Story »

  • Musical Tour of Homes

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 1:59 pm ET  

    Worthington resident Audrey Watkins, 14, right, performs with Megan Young, 16, of Upper Arlington and Emily Sproule, 14, of New Albany during the Olde Worthington Holiday Musical Tour of Homes. The musicians performed in the home of Frank and Kathy Cordray. Full Story »

  • Exhibit will chronicle area's Jewish history

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 1:59 pm ET  

    The Columbus Jewish Historical Society is seeking artifacts and stories to help paint a picture of Jewish life in central Ohio over the past 170 years. Full Story »

  • Pfc. Greg Tilton dies after serving in Iraq

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 1:59 pm ET  

    U.S. Army Pfc. Greg Tilton is being remembered this week as a young man with a big heart, a contagious smile and unforgettable eyes. Full Story »

  • Booklist wraps up holiday gift ideas

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 1:59 pm ET  

    Do you want your friends to rave when they unwrap your holiday gifts? Is there a special someone on your list who makes shopping distressing? Full Story »

  • Jackson, Shroy exchange vows

    This Week Worthington – Wed Dec 9, 1:59 pm ET  

    Megan Jackson and Brent Shroy were united in marriage in a Sept. 6 wedding ceremony held at Worthington Presbyterian Church. Full Story »

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