WCRX-LP Community Programming Advisory Committee meeting set for January 7.

WCRX-LP Community Programming Advisory Committee meeting for Bexley Public Radio set for 4:30 p.m., Monday January 7, 2013.

The meeting location will be announced on the prior Friday morning to individuals who RSVP by the prior Thursday.

Community residents are welcome. 

Admission is $10.00 per person.

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Joanna Tornes Update No. 4 on Redoubt volcano eruption

Wednesday, the Alaska Volcano Observatory status report is not significantly different than yesterday. Redoubt continues to produce emissions of steam, volcanic gases, and minor amounts of ash.

The emissions have been visible in the Redoubt Hut web camera images and Satellite data have shown a plume containing some ash extending about 40 miles east-northeast of Redoubt.

These emissions have been at low altitudes (less than 15,000 feet above sea level). The plume may occasionally rise as high as 25,000 feet above sea level.

Seismicity consists of volcanic tremor and occasional discrete earthquakes.

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Chuck Gehring. Lifecare Alliance Report.

Chuck Gehring visited Bexley Public Radio for his regular Lifecare Alliance report on Thursday February 19, 2009. When Chuck arrived at the studio, Mel Greenball was finishing his twice-weekly report on news published in The New Standard.

Mel is a retired OSU accounting professor and Chuck introduced himself as a former student. Just one more example of “Old Home Week” at Bexley Public Radio.

Digital TV.

Chuck began his discussion with a topic that was practical and timely. Broadcast television is changing from analog to digital technology and February is the month when most viewers will be connecting converter boxes.

He described the difficulty and confusion that the new equipment is presenting many people. Some people have vintage televisions that cannot be converted and that these people will have special challenges if they wish to continue receiving a television signal. He said that some people paying attention to the technology switch are calling the situation the “Nightmare of February.”

Chuck said that Lifecare Alliance has a corps of volunteers who can assist central Ohio residents who need assistance in attaching converter boxes to their televisions and making the required adjustments.

Individuals who need assistance or want to volunteer as technicians for this service should call Lifecare Alliance. Donations of televisions and converter boxes are also welcome.

Winter Meals on Wheels.

The cold winter Thursday of the broadcast was a reminder that volunteers who deliver Meals on Wheels have to deal with the winter risks of ice and snow as they make their appointed rounds. Chuck described some of the challenges and difficulties the heavy icing of the prior two weeks caused volunteers.

Food Safety.

Salmonella-contaminated peanut butter cracker sandwiches are also in the news. Chuck described the safety procedures and inventory controls at the Lifecare Alliance food pantries.

He also described some simple food safety practices useful at home. From the simple attention to expiration dates; regular washing of hands and counters: refrigeration and separation of raw meats, poultry and fish from other foods; food should be hot and refrigerate food promptly.


Gardens, Community Gardens and Parsley.

Chuck briefly discussed gardens as a way for households to supply themselves with fresh fruits and vegetables. He also said that community gardens are receiving interest throughout central Ohio. He said that at Lifecare Alliance, there is some thinking about how a garden might provide some fresh produce such as tomatoes for the Meals on Wheels. He said that they also discuss whether a small experimental garden might be useful at their new facility on Harmon Road to learn how a garden might fit into the operations. The example Chuck offered was an herb garden where something like fresh parsley would be available for the Meals on Wheels kitchen. This though is in the discussion stage only.

Tax Deductions for Volunteers.


Chuck then turned to a topic on everyone’s mind: taxes. He reminded listeners that the IRS permits volunteers to deduct mileage related to volunteer work at the rate of 14 cents per mile. The deduction is permitted those taxpayers who itemize their deductions. He also reminded listeners that when they donate boxed food and canned goods the actual cost of those food paid at the grocery is a deductible when the taxpayer itemizes deductions. Save the grocery receipts. He discussed also mentioned the tax benefits of donating to charities gifts of appreciated property including stocks and bonds.

Matuszak: Bexley's trash-picking permit idea dumped

Bexley City Council has decided to curb a proposal for a trash-picking permit, but the issue could be recycled as a ballot initiative.

Council's service committee voted 3-0 on Feb. 3 not to go forward with a suggestion from resident Robert Jessberger to change an ordinance that prohibits individuals from scavenging trash for items that can be repaired or re-sold. The recommendation was prompted by police warnings issued to Jessberger, who for years has periodically perused the city's alleys for salvageable items that he collects for charities and for profit.

Jessberger, who admitted to repeatedly skirting the law, suggested that Bexley residents could pay a $50 fee for a yearly trash-collecting permit, and that fines for violations could be raised to $250.

Police Chief Larry Rinehart has been adamantly opposed to the permit idea, that he warned could bring more people to the city's streets and alleys and add to property thefts.

A bicycle left in a driveway looks good to someone out at 2 a.m. looking for loot, according to the chief.

"The reality is, we are a city in peril," Rineheart told council, pointing out that 600 incidents of property theft were reported in 2008, and that arrests jumped by 200 from the previous year.

No other city the size of 2.5-square mile Bexley experiences this rate of crime, the chief added.

Rinheart said he is not against recycling and reusing items. "There is only thing that trumps that, the safety of the community."

Council members also stated that they did not want to discourage recycling household items, but ultimately sided on the safety issue.

Councilman Mark Masser noted that the law prohibiting trash picking was passed after Bexley began curbside recycling, which attracted those looking to sell cans and other items.

Rumpke, the city's waste hauler, makes part of its money from recyclables, he pointed out.

The anti-scavenging ordinance has not been stringently enforced. But service commitee chairman Rick Weber recommended that officers begin to issue citations to violators.

There are numerous organizations that will pick up household items for repair and reuse, including the MAP furniture bank, Masser said, and residents need to know about these options.

"The problem is the education of residents," Masser said. "That route is much better, not Mr. Jessberger's theory of Robin Hood."

Weber commented that this information could be included with quarterly water bills.

Not quite willing to dump the issue, Jessberger brought up the possibility of mounting a ballot initiative to change the law, although he said it would depend on the number of signatures he would need to collect.

In the meantime, he said he would be ending his trawling for trash.

MSMIB commentary. Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs

This commentary is by the most sensitive man in Bexley, Simon Doer. The actual identity of the commentator is not disclosed.

Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs.

Yes signs. Neither crop circles nor close encounters of the third kind. But political yard signs as well as many telephone calls, television, newspaper and internet ads, and ongoing political conversations. Rather political conversations going on and on.

It has been the political campaign season once again; this time the quadrennial Presidential election contributing its own set of audible and visual voter consequences.

Bexley, the city of trees, is awash in color, not only in the changing leaves of the fall season, but with the vast (or half vast) variety of national and local political yard signs, brown for Brown, for example, and patriotic red, white and blue for McCain-Palin and Obama-Biden.

This sensitive man ponders whether presidential yard signs really have the same impact that signs promoting local candidates have in helping voters to make their decision at the polls.

Well do they?? Are presidential yard signs really going to influence the vote? Do voters look at the neighbors and the volume of presidential yard signs as a criterion to make their presidential decision as opposed to decisions in judicial or other local races?

Presidential signs may simply be a "Statement!" The yard signs may also be an informal support group.

As we all likely noticed, yard signs and vehicle stickers (both bumper and window cling) have become the dramatic statement that political campaign buttons previously were to the wearer. While some of us collect the buttons few appear to wear them in the same constant display that yard signs and posted vehicle stickers enjoy. The signs and stickers have become a statement in what has increasingly become an anonymous world. We still see George W and Kerry (and even Gore and Edwards) vehicle stickers on prominent display. Neighbors who have no other contact with each other connect or disagree politically through their yard signs.

Interestingly as I travel the streets of Bexley it is surprising how many times neighbors tout the same candidate for president and how often whole blocks appear to agree or disagree on a presidential choice with a lone holdout occasionally in evidence. All without apparent violence (well perhaps a few stolen yard signs on politically hardened streets such as Parkview, but still rather tame).

This voting exercise in democracy inspired this sensitive man to vote early (but not often, which would be wrong) and he or she (gender being truly sensitive) was impressed with the diverse sea of voters, each with their individual commitment to vote, at the Franklin County Veterans Memorial as they stood in line for over an hour and a half (many more voters exercising their democratic right stood in line for four hours h or more) to cast their hand completed ballots for the 2000 election.

We often see voters in other lands (those with skies as blue or red as ours) standing in long lines and may marvel at their commitment, while we take our own for granted. We should rejoice that our field of candidates for 2008 has engendered citizens to respond by going to the polls.

It may well be an historic voter turnout as forecast by some or as an historic election as promoted by others.

On election day the atmosphere at voting precincts appears to vary by the personalities of the voting officials. While some are jovial and permissive in enforcing election rules such as electioneering voting distance from the polling place, others more strictly interpret the distance, insisting that electioneering be held on the other side of the street when the sidewalk on the polling place side of the street is a foot or two within the 100 feet rule.

This is a closely watched election and observers are out in full force. This sensitive man enlisted the observations of other voters on election day and they filed the following reports suggesting that these voters experienced an easy and efficient voting process with small lines and courteous and younger than usual poll workers.

Here are the observations of the first voter reporting to the MSMIB.

“Report on voting experience at Precinct 4A and 4E polling place at the Capital University student union.

Tuesday November 4, parking is abundantly available. There are Obama campaign workers at one parking lot entrance. No McCain workers.

My first impression based on the parking availability is that turnout is light.

I arrive at the student union at 9:10. A nice feature is that near the entrance to the student union, there is a cart selling coffee and juices to voters.

Quick count of eighteen voters and ten to fourteen poll workers. A few poll workers are mobile, going in and out of the room where the voting machines are.

Ten electronic voting machines. All are being used.

There are four lines where you identify yourself and get the little ticket for authority to vote. The longest line had five voters.

Three minutes in line, one minute to identify myself with a driver license and sign the register. I even develop a connection with a poll worker.

The poll workers are younger than usual. One third, about four, maybe five are less than twenty-five years old. One appears to be about eighteen. Poll workers, some seniors from prior years, are not present.

After receiving my authority to vote ticket and standing in two lines, my wait is still only four minutes.

The voting machines are the electronic machines from the primary. The ballot is long but I’m still behind the machine for only three minutes.

The machine is easy to use.

Easy to review your votes.

Easy to correct a mistake.

I confirm my votes on the ballot and then hit the vote button.

I leave with only eleven minutes elapsed time.

A poll worker gives me a “I voted today” sticker.

At the edge of campus near where I parked, there are two Issue 5 (payday lending) opponents encouraging people to vote.”

One voter sought a sticker explaining she teaches “new citizens” and it is important to show them that she had voted.

MSMIB comment:The “I Voted Today” stickers appear to be popular bling rewards for voting. Some have suggested they are like receiving a Cracker Jack prize. Do some citizens vote to receive the stickers?

In another report filed by a second voter for this commnetary, the voter made the effort to travel by bus from college, indicating that:

“There were only two other people voting at the time with half a dozen poll works and that the precinct was not busy at all.

The voter observed that the height and angle of voting machines were not comfortable for voters over six feet in height.

Identification process easy. Driver license.

Outside, no campaign workers in evidence. No one approached the voter.”

So, another election year shall pass and we will return to some balance of political order no matter the outcome. Yet although the yard signs and ads will quickly disappear the political conversations will surely continue the day after, with congratulations or complaints. Can you participate in those conversations.. …..Can’t you read the signs? Did you vote?

This is one sensitive man’s opinion. What’s yours?

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Volunteer post of human rights activist. Bexley, Ohio.

TUESDAY APRIL 8. POSITION IS FILLED.

The WCRX-LP editorial collective has created a new position of human rights activist.

The position will be responsible for evaluating local public policy decisions affecting peace and justice and human rights in the Bexley area. For example, the proposed move of the police department from the East Main Street location to Delmar Drive has been evaluated only in terms of finance, operations and environmental impact. There has been no specific consideration of the move's impact on the human rights of Bexley residents and residents in the outlying City of Columbus areas.

Candidates for the position of WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM human rights activist must be familiar with international human rights law and practices. A working knowledge of peace and justice issues that affect local public policy is also necessary. A record of distinguished public service is a plus.

Interested listeners to WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM can nominate candidates for the human rights activist position.

Listeners may also submit their resumes for consideration by the WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM editorial collective.

Radio broadcast experience is not necessary.

The human rights activist is a volunteer position.

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Ohio Maple Syrup at the Logan Brothers Family Farm.

Amy Maurer’s Tuesday guest was an Ohio maple syrup producer.

Joe Logan is a Trumbull County farmer whose family produces maple syrup. He was in Columbus to attend a meeting on the “buy local produce” marketing movement.

The Logan family farm is a fifth generation operation. Some of the farming operations are part of a family tradition, including the maple syrup production, Logan said he remembers his grandfather telling him that collecting the sap and evaporating it to syrup is good exercise to get ready for the hard work of Spring.

A stand of maple trees was on the farm when it was first established by Logan’s ancestors.

Although Ohio is fourth or fifth in gallons of maple syrup produced, Logan said that Ohio is generally not thought of as a maple syrup producing state.

Logan said that birch trees also produce a sap that is made into a pleasant syrup.

Logan discussed technical aspects of making the syrup. He said the percentage of sugar and quality of sap varies from tree to tree in the same stand of maples.

When asked about the origins of making syrup from the sap of maple trees, he said that legend attributes the practice to native Americans. Logan speculated that someone tasted sap that was “bleeding” from an injured tree and recognized the sweetness of a sugar.

When sap runs it is clear like water and tastes like water with a couple spoons of sugar diluted in it. The unit of measurement for the amount of sugar in sap is the “brix”

Logan compared the amount of sugar in a typical grape (23 ½ brix) with the amount of sugar in a typical sap (59 brix) about to crystallize.

In discussing the pleasure of maple syrup, Logan said that he thought there is probably a genetic compulsion in people to enjoy sugar. He said that if there is this compulsion, it helps us get through the winter.

Another indigenous sweetener is honey.

In discussing when sap runs in a maple tree, Logan said that the trees respond to temperature. The rules are fairly simple. When temperatures are below 32 degrees, there is no sap running. When temperatures are above 32 degrees, the sap responds. The “window of opportunity” to collect commercial amounts of sap is fairly brief. It is a period when the Winter freeze changes to the Spring thaw. When there have been three or four consecutive days of temperatures above 32 degrees, the days of collecting sap for maple syrup are over. Sap that is collected after the first few days becomes bitter with a flavor that hints of flower buds.

To collect the sap, two inch holes are drilled into the tree trunks. A “spile” is placed into the hole and buckets are hung.

A maple tree with the girth of twenty-four inches will yield two buckets of sap.

The buckets are carried to the sugar house where it is held temporarily in a 1600 gallon tank. The raw sap is then evaporated to a sugar concentration of 59 brix. A float valve releases the raw sap into a sixteen feet by five feet pan. This evaporation pan is heated by a wood fire until the syrup is concentrated at 59 brix.

Packaged for distribution to customers. Logan said that the family farm has a long established customer base in the area. He said that maple syrup has an indefinite shelf life. If the syrup crystallizes, Logan said that placing the container in warm water for a brief time will re-liquify the syrup.

The last sap collected each year yields darker, less sweet syrup. It is usually purchased by syrup dealers who re-sell it to Vermont processors for blending into commercially-produced maple syrups.

The farm is named Logan Brothers Family Farm and is located near Kinsman in Trumbull County, Ohio.

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Bexley, Ohio. Gallery Players opens production of "Forum."

John Manning interviewed his regular Friday guest Kriss Galloway. They discussed events scheduled for the Jewish Community Center including a performance by an Israeli Jazz artist.

Israeli native Gilad Hekselman and his trio of musicians were the featured guests during an evening of Jazz and Barbecue on Sunday, Feb. 17, at at 8 p.m. the JCC of Greater Columbus, 1125 College Ave.

Since his arrival in New York in 2004, the 25-year-old Hekselman has been earning a reputation as one of the most promising guitarists in the city.

He has shared the stage with many top names in the New York jazz scene, including Gretchen Parlato, Chris Potter, Greg Hutchinson and Reuben Rogers to name a few. He has played the Blue Note, Jazz Gallery, Smalls, 55 Bar, Dizzy’s Club, Minton’s Playhouse and Fat Cat. He has toured in Switzerland, Norway, Spain and Israel, and has played at numerous jazz festivals.

Manning and Galloway also discussed he Gallery Players production of ‘A Funny Thing Happened To Me On The Way To The Forum’ which will open on February 23.

Gallery Players, the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Columbus’ theater group will open Stephen Sondheim’s A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, on Saturday, February 23 at 8 p.m.

Kriss said that the Sondheim musical centers around life in three adjacent houses in ancient Rome. In the center is the house of Senex, who lives there with wife Domina, son, Hero, and several slaves, including head slave Hysterium and the musical's main character Pseudolus, who wishes to buy, win, or steal his freedom. He is the slave of young Hero, son of Senex and Domina.

One of the neighboring houses is a brothel run by Marcus Lycus; the other houses the ancient Erronius, who is searching for his long-lost children (stolen in infancy by pirates).

One day, Senex and Domina go on a trip and leave Pseudolus in charge of Hero. Hero confides to Pseudolus that he is in love with the lovely Philia, one of the courtesans in the brothel next door. Pseudolus promises to help him win Philia's love in exchange for his freedom. Unfortunately, Philia has been promised to a pre-eminent soldier, Captain Miles Gloriosus, who is on his way to pick up his prize.

Kriss said that the ensuing craziness of mistaken identities and mixed-up pairs creates a non-stop laugh-fest.

The production is directed by Pam Hill. Listeners who are familiar with Sondheim's darker pieces like "Sweeney Todd" will be surprised at this farce.

Kriss said that the lead role is performed by Jared Saltman, known to many as the JCC’s Cultural Arts Director.

Showtimes are:
• Saturday, February 23, March 1 and 8, at 8 p.m.
• Sunday, February 24, March 2 and 9, at 2:30 p.m.
• Thursday, February 28 and March 6, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $12 for JCC members, $16 for nonmembers, $10 for senior members, $14 for senior nonmembers, $6 for children or students, and $8 per ticket for groups of 10 or more. To order tickets online, visit the Gallery Players website at www.jccgalleryplayers.org, or contact Saltman, at (614) 559-6248 or jsaltman@columbusjcc.org. Gallery Players, started in 1948, is the oldest community theater group in Central Ohio.


John Manning and Kriss Galloway then discussed JCC Summer Camp and the opening of registration.

Kriss said that it won't be long before the warmer months of summer will be here and that it is time to start registering for the JCC Summer Camp.

The JCC’s Summer Camp brochure is now available online, with registrations beginning February 8. Kriss said that Rachel Fox, JCC Camping Services director, has kept the camp fees level with the charges of last year.

Kriss said that every JCC Summer Camper participates in fun, age-appropriate activities throughout the week including arts and crafts, Judaics, high ropes course, boating, sports, free swim and outdoor survival.

JCC Summer Camps are accredited by the American Camping Association and offer camping options for ages 3 to 25. For example, there is:

Camp Yeladim - a camp for children ages two through three years, eight months (by December 1, 2007), offered at three JCC locations: JCC College Avenue in Bexley, JCC North in Dublin, and JCC New Albany.
Camp Ora – for campers ages three (by September 30, 2007) through entering Kindergarten, and Camp Chaverim - designed for campers entering Kindergarten through third grade, both offered at the JCC College Avenue location.
Camp Shemesh - for campers ages three years, nine months (by September 30, 2007) through entering second grade, at the JCC New Albany.

In addition to typical day camp activities, campers at the JCC College Avenue location receive swim lessons by certified Red Cross instructors in the JCC pool. Camp Chaverim campers also are given time each afternoon for free swim.
If spending the day outdoors in the woods, hiking, climbing, swimming, riding bikes, or making art is more your campers’ style, then the JCC’s Camp Hoover, located on the shores of the Hoover Reservoir in Westerville, is the perfect solution.

Camp Hoover, designed for campers entering 4th through 8th grades, is located on a 28-acre rustic woodland. It boasts beautiful woods, boat dock, high ropes course, swimming pool, bathhouse, pavilion, basketball court, bike trails, athletic fields, archery range and art area.

Camp Arye, located at the JCC College Avenue and the JCC Camp Hoover locations, is for children, teens, and young adults between the ages of 3 and 25 with special needs, including physical, cognitive, emotional, developmental, and learning disabilities. Camp Arye’s staff embraces each participant’s individuality, and supports campers in an effort to focus on their abilities and to challenge themselves to achieve both new and existing goals. Children transition between adaptive physical education, adaptive movement, music, Judaics, adaptive art, swim lessons, socialization and free swim.
Camp Arye’s staff-to-camper ratio of 1:3 ensures campers the opportunity for adventure and accomplishment with the safest supervision standards. Families also may provide their own aides if they feel their children will benefit from a one-to-one ratio. In addition, a registered nurse or an American Red Cross certified first aid provider is at each of the camp sites during hours of camp operation.

In addition, the JCC offers Specialty Camps for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade. For one week, these camps focus on particular activities, including Circus, golf, tennis, basketball, flag football, soccer, cheerleading, skateboarding, clay and craft, cooking, and magic, as well as a Summer Kick-off Camp and a Post-Camp Safari.
The JCC offers flexible enrollment options to meet the needs of busy families, as well as transportation and extended childcare. For more information, visit the JCC Summer Camp website at www.columbusjcc.org/summercamps08.

Kriss and John then discussed the 4th Annual Columbus Jewish Film Festival set for March 8-13. The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Columbus will present six days of gripping drama, thought-provoking documentaries, and heartwarming comedies during its 4th Annual Columbus Jewish Film Festival from March 8 to 13. This year‚ the festival features 11 features and documentaries from Argentina, France, Germany, Israel, Mexico and the United States, to be shown at six venues throughout the city‚ including the Drexel Theater in Bexley and the Drexel Gateway.

Emily Schuss is the film festival director for the JCC.

One of the highlights of this year‚ film festival will be an entire day of documentaries at the Drexel Gateway on Sunday, March 9,‚‚In addition, Block's Bagels will be serving complimentary bagels during the event, which is named Block's and Docs.

The documentaries range from a father-son road trip to boxing, and from female comics to the eviction of Jewish settlers from their Gaza homes.

Additional special events taking place during the film festival include an Opening Night Party on Saturday, March 8, at the Columbus Museum of Art, during which the Distinguished Arts Award will be given; a pre-screening reception at Bexley‚ Michael Garcia salon on Monday, March 10; an Educational Symposium, "Can Confronting the Past Heal a Community?" in tribute to the late Benson A. Wolman, on Tuesday, March 11, at the Wexner Center for the Arts, and a special appearance by Oded Gur Arie, son of The Champagne Spy on Wednesday, March 12.

Many of the films are produced independently outside of the U.S. and do not adhere to the American movie rating system. as we know it. However, the majority of the films scheduled are equivalent to a PG-13 movie. Nonetheless there are a few exceptions. Check the festivals website for determinations of the exceptions.

Some calendar items that Manning and Galloway wanted to cover but ran out of time to include are:

New Horizons 60+ Group Plans Activities at the JCC
The New Horizons 60+ group for active senior adults is planning a variety of activities in the upcoming weeks at the JCC of Greater Columbus, 1125 College Ave. In fact, they will be:

Attending the theater. On Sunday, February 24, the group will be gathering to attend Gallery Players’ production of A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum. The cost is $10 and includes a box lunch at 1 p.m., followed by the show at 2:30 p.m. RSVPs are a must.

Playing Nintendo Wii. On Wednesday, February 20, beginning at 11 a.m., the group will see what all the excitement is about by getting to play Nintendo Wii. Participants will have the opportunity to test the new video-game versions of bowling, boxing and tennis.

Celebrating February Birthdays. On Wednesday, February 27, at 11 a.m., the musical group, 3C Highway, will help the group celebrate everyone with a birthday in February.

Having Lively Discussions. Every Monday at 11 a.m., the New Horizons group gathers to discuss current events, local issues, stories – and even share a joke or two. In addition, at least once a month the Yiddish speakers in the group gather for a meeting – conducted entirely in Yiddish. The next meeting will be held on February 20 at Creekside. (Contact Ann Rubin at 614-231-5838 for more info.)

Exercising and Dancing. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, there are a variety of exercise and gentle movement classes to help fight the wintertime blahs. Chair Fit is held both days at 11 a.m., to help seniors improve their flexibility, strength, and circulation – all while sitting in a chair. Or, if a little more energy fits your style, Forever Fit classes are held both days at 8 a.m., and incorporate stretching, strength training, and low-impact aerobics designed especially for seniors. (Both classes are taught by Gail Rosenblum.) If your back aches and you just want to learn how to stretch it properly with the gentle movements of Yoga, each Tuesday, from 12 to 12:45 p.m., a Lunchtime Yoga for the Back class is held in the Diamond Family Fitness Center at the JCC. But if you’ve “gotta dance,” then the Line Dancing class, taught by Mary Bova-Ervin each Tuesday from 1 to 2 p.m., is definitely something you should try. The fee per dancer is $4, and remember to wear comfortable dancing shoes or sneakers.

Eating Kosher lunches. Every Monday through Friday at noon, the JCC, in collaboration with LifeCare Alliance, offers the only Kosher lunch site in town for adults 60 and over for a nominal donation of $1.25 per meal. Register one day in advance, please, by calling (614) 231-2731, ext. 243.

And remember, you don’t have to be a JCC member, nor do you have to be Jewish, to enjoy the camaraderie and the fun! For more information and to make reservations, contact Debbie Vinocur, JCC New Horizons program director, at (614) 559-6214 or dvinocur@columbusjcc.org.

New Program for Special Needs Adults Being Planned

Don’t sit at home with the wintertime “blahs.” Come and join the fun at the JCC with this new program, designed especially for independent adults age 35 and over with special needs!

Each Tuesday, beginning at Noon, join us for a delicious kosher lunch for a nominal fee of $1.25. Then at 12:30 p.m., those interested will gather to play cards and games such as Scrabble, Uno, Bunco, and Checkers.

For more information, contact Debbie Vinocur, JCC New Horizons program director, at (614) 559-6214.

Belly Dancing Class Returns to JCC

By popular demand, Belly Dance instructor Laylia is returning in February to teach another session for women only. “Belly dance is a fun way to work your entire body – don’t knock it ‘till you try it,” said Beth McCullough, JCC Fitness specialist.

The session starts Wednesday, Feb. 27 and run for 6 weeks, through Wednesday, April 2. Class time will be 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The fee is $70 for JCC general members and $60 for JCC Health Center members. Enrollment and payment must be made in advance.

For more information specific to this session, contact McCullough at (614) 559-6217 or visit the JCC website at www.columbusjcc.org. More information about Laylia may be found at www.laylia.com.

Krav Maga is Back at the JCC of Columbus

Krav Maga, the self-defense techniques used by the Israeli Defense Forces, is returning to the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Columbus for a six-week course beginning February 20. Instructor Denise Tibbs will teach the one-hour classes from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. each Wednesday. Those interested who are age 16 and over may attend any or all of the classes, which end March 26.

“Krav Maga, which in Hebrew means ‘close combat,’ is not only a total body workout, it also teaches participants defense techniques aimed to neutralize potentially life-threatening situations and escape as rapidly and safely as possible,” said Beth McCullough, JCC Fitness Program Director.

“Krav Maga is an intense mixed aerobic and anaerobic workout, relying heavily on the use of pads in order to experience both delivery and defense of strikes at full force,” she said. “It can be almost as taxing to hold a pad as to practice against one.”

To register or for more information, contact McCullough at (614) 559-6207, or visit the JCC website at www.columbusjcc.org.

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Bexley, Ohio. Student volunteers needed for research study on relationship between music and academic achievement.

First year high school student volunteers needed for research study on music and academic achievement.

Study tests multiple hypotheses concerning the relationship between music, school studies and achievement scores.

Student volunteers are needed to keep daily logs of music listened to during homework studies.

Students will also submit grades and achievement test results to principal researcher.

Data will be recorded for three years.

Hypotheses involve sociological, psychological, cultural and educational relationships.

Test results will be aired as a feature on a public radio show.

Students who do not listen to music are also needed to populate a control group.

Clerical positions and research analyst positions are also available.

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Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.

Bexley, Ohio. Student volunteers needed for research study of music, homework and academic achievement.

First year high school student volunteers needed for research study on music and academic achievement.

Study tests multiple hypotheses concerning the relationship between music, school studies and achievement scores.

Student volunteers are needed to keep daily logs of music listened to during homework studies.

Students will also submit grades and achievement test results to principal researcher.

Data will be recorded for three years.

Hypotheses involve sociological, psychological, cultural and educational relationships.

Test results will be aired as a feature on a public radio show.

Contact us.
WCRX-LP Editorial Collective
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com