Connect with residents of Dublin, Ohio
Bicentennial applications
We could know Wednesday which groups receive bed tax money for bicentennial celebrations.
Bicentennial applications get closer look
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:08 PM
By JENNIFER NOBLIT
ThisWeek Staff Writer
Pending approval by Dublin City Council, celebrations for the city's bicentennial will range from a heritage day to a writing contest for schoolchildren.
Council's finance committee met last week and Monday to go over 10 grant applications submitted for $50,000 in bed tax funds that council will disburse for bicentennial activities next year.
Last week, the finance committee heard from each group that submitted an application. On Monday, committee members debated what to recommend to council.
Council was scheduled to vote on the bicentennial grants during its meeting Wednesday.
Recommendations from the finance committee included:
* Heritage Day, an idea presented by the Dublin Historical Society. The finance committee recommended funding the event with $10,000. Activities could include period-style games and other activities that show what life was like in Dublin in the 1800s.
* An outdoor drama on Chief Leatherlips, an idea presented by Dublin City Schools. Despite a requested $22,410, finance committee members agreed to recommend $9,000 to council, along with a possible partnership with the Dublin Foundation for a performance at the Emerald Ball. Performances would occur throughout the year.
* A student writing contest, with $1,350 requested in funding from the Parents' Resource for Outstanding Dublin students booster group. The contest would take entries on Dublin's history and values from students in grades four to eight.
* A partnership between the Dublin Historical Society, the city and the Dublin branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library to digitally preserve historic documents. The finance committee recommended council grant $8,600 for this project.
* The Dublin Area Art League and the Dublin Historical Society requested $2,400 for a living history exhibit. The finance committee recommended granting the funds for the exhibit, which would be displayed at the Dublin Community Recreation Center.
The city will try to work with other groups that applied for funding through partnerships. Sandra Puskarcik, director of community relations, said the activities are all about collaboration.
The city wants to have activities throughout 2010 to celebrate the bicentennial, Puskarcik said.
"We're looking for something that's March through September with a hallmark event on the Fourth of July," she said.
The finance committee also will recommend council suggest bicentennial art for the Dublin Arts Council's next art in public places piece.
"I want something like the field of corn. It's controversial. Some people like it, some people don't, but at the end of the day people talk about it," finance committee chairman Mike Keenan said. "It would be neat to have something like that for the bicentennial."
Bicentennial applications get closer look
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:08 PM
By JENNIFER NOBLIT
ThisWeek Staff Writer
Pending approval by Dublin City Council, celebrations for the city's bicentennial will range from a heritage day to a writing contest for schoolchildren.
Council's finance committee met last week and Monday to go over 10 grant applications submitted for $50,000 in bed tax funds that council will disburse for bicentennial activities next year.
Last week, the finance committee heard from each group that submitted an application. On Monday, committee members debated what to recommend to council.
Council was scheduled to vote on the bicentennial grants during its meeting Wednesday.
Recommendations from the finance committee included:
* Heritage Day, an idea presented by the Dublin Historical Society. The finance committee recommended funding the event with $10,000. Activities could include period-style games and other activities that show what life was like in Dublin in the 1800s.
* An outdoor drama on Chief Leatherlips, an idea presented by Dublin City Schools. Despite a requested $22,410, finance committee members agreed to recommend $9,000 to council, along with a possible partnership with the Dublin Foundation for a performance at the Emerald Ball. Performances would occur throughout the year.
* A student writing contest, with $1,350 requested in funding from the Parents' Resource for Outstanding Dublin students booster group. The contest would take entries on Dublin's history and values from students in grades four to eight.
* A partnership between the Dublin Historical Society, the city and the Dublin branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library to digitally preserve historic documents. The finance committee recommended council grant $8,600 for this project.
* The Dublin Area Art League and the Dublin Historical Society requested $2,400 for a living history exhibit. The finance committee recommended granting the funds for the exhibit, which would be displayed at the Dublin Community Recreation Center.
The city will try to work with other groups that applied for funding through partnerships. Sandra Puskarcik, director of community relations, said the activities are all about collaboration.
The city wants to have activities throughout 2010 to celebrate the bicentennial, Puskarcik said.
"We're looking for something that's March through September with a hallmark event on the Fourth of July," she said.
The finance committee also will recommend council suggest bicentennial art for the Dublin Arts Council's next art in public places piece.
"I want something like the field of corn. It's controversial. Some people like it, some people don't, but at the end of the day people talk about it," finance committee chairman Mike Keenan said. "It would be neat to have something like that for the bicentennial."
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Andy Resnik on -
Here's the scoop on what's being funded:
Dublin City Council awards bicentennial funding
Thursday, July 2, 2009 1:09 PM
By JENNIFER NOBLIT
ThisWeek Staff Writer
Dublin City Council approved funding Wednesday night for six activities that will celebrate the city's bicentennial next year.
Council did not dole out the entire $50,000 earmarked for bicentennial activities, and four applications were not approved.
The Dublin Historical Society was given the most money. Although council's finance committee recommended giving the society $10,000 to celebrate Heritage Days, Vice Mayor Cathy Boring moved to give the society the entire grant that it asked for: $15,302.
Heritage Days will be held in the fall and include historical, educational and interactive activities.
Dublin City Schools received a grant for an outdoor historical drama based on Chief Leatherlips. Although the group asked for $22,400, council approved $9,000 for performances beginning Independence Day weekend.
A student writing contest with a historical twist was given $1,350. The contest, slated to begin early next year, will take contributions from Dublin students in grades four to eight.
"I thought it was interesting that the judges (for the writing contest) are all published authors," said councilman and finance committee member Michael Keenan.
A partnership between the historical society, city and library received a grant of $8,600 to digitally preserve historic documents.
The Dublin Area Art League and historical society received a grant of $2,400 for a living history exhibit and community day. Current plans include a month-long exhibit at the Dublin Community Recreation Center and a day program with re-enactors at the Coffman Homestead.
The Dublin Foundation also received a grant of $4,500 to fund "historical vignettes" for the Emerald Ball in February. About 250 people attend the foundation's annual fundraiser.
In addition, council suggested that the Dublin Arts Council give the next art in public places project a bicentennial theme.
Keenan suggested the arts council combine two years of the $75,000 in funding from the city's hotel/motel tax to "get a bigger bang for our buck."
Arts council executive director David Guion said a Titration 3 project is in the works for this year, but the organization would do a bicentennial theme in 2010.
"If that's the direction we'd be more than happy to do it," he said.
City council's approval also suggested the Dublin Arts Council give
Commenting rules
We encourage an open exchange of ideas, but we ask you to follow our guidelines. Be civil, on-topic and free from profanity. We may miss some, so we need your help to police these comments. E-mail aresnik@thisweeknews.com if you read a comment you think is objectionable.
News on Twitter
Groups
-
Dublin Visitors
2 members
-
IrishPR
3 members
-
Latchkey and Camp Options
1 member
-
Speedy Sneakers Walkin...
2 members
-
Dublin Parks FanClub
11 members
-
Dublin Wildlife Habita...
11 members
-
The Dublin Villager
8 members
Dublin history lesson
Peter and Benjamin Sells came to the area around 1801 from Huntington County, Pa., to buy land. Old Dublin was first platted in 1810 by their brother, John. Surveyor John Shields named the town after his birthplace in Ireland. The town developed the usual assortment of mills, shops and churches, with settlers coexisting peacefully with Wyandot Indians, who camped on Indian Run. The town gained notoriety in the mid-19th century, when a surplus of taverns and rowdy Civil War veterans gave the village a tough reputation. Columbus' growth and the construction of I-270 made expansion inevitable. Dublin achieved city status in 1987.
Source: Columbus Dispatch library research
Source: Columbus Dispatch library research
© 2009 Created by ThisWeek
