Congratulations!!!

We would like to congratulate the Justice League for being the winners of the first leg of the Amazing Race. Please accept our first place trophy and good luck on Leg #2.

Ken Maynard

Our Andy Mann Challenge was "What Western actor was born in Vevay, IN and raised in Columbus?" After a quick help from Google and the IMDB, we found that actor to be Ken Maynard. Ken was the first singing cowboy in the movies and was famous for the stunts he could perform with his horse, Tarzan. Ken started his career with Buffalo Bill Wild West Show and the Ringling Brothers.

Ken was born Kenneth Olin Maynard in Vevay, Indiana, which is just along the Ohio River, West of Cincinnati. When he was 3, he moved to the corner of 10th and Wilson Streets in Columbus, IN. He lived here in Columbus for 13 years before leaving for the Wild West Show. His 13 years in Columbus until he was 16, were mostly spent riding horses and honing his equestrian skills. He later joined the Army during WWI and was a champion rodeo rider.

The legacy of Ken is long and rich, and full of rumors and stories. He starred in many, many movies and was a true pioneer. He is a person Columbus should be very proud to have brought up.

Do you know who's driving your bus?

On July 10th, Chris and I decided to check out the CYP Who's Driving Your Bus Seminar at City Hall. John Goll taught us that everyone drives their own bus and that the first three rows of your bus are the personalities that you want to show the world and that the rest of the rows are where you hide your "other" personalities. The 4 personality traits discussed were the king / soverign, the lover, the magician & the warrior and that everyone has a little bit of each of these in them. John did a great job explaining each the 4 personalities and really made us think about our personality traits.
http://www.johngoll.com/

Mill Race Tower of Terror...nah, just kidding!!

After the Seven Wonders of Columbus tour, we decided to head over to the Clock Tower at Mill Race Park. This 84 foot tower boasts 131 steps from the bottom to the top. And once you get to the top it has the best view of Columbus. It also has an elevator that at one time in history actually worked. Once we got to the top, Chris decided to be a little more daring than his wife liked....check it out!!

The Greek Goddess

Eos is known in Greek mythology as the Titan Goddess of Dawn. Her brother was known as the sun and her sister was known as the moon. This beautiful statue, sitting in between the COB parking lot and the Indigo Hotel on 5th Street, was purchased from the statue's artist Dessa Kirk by two individuals determined to keep her here in Columbus. After several fund raisers, the task was accomplished and Eos became the property of Columbus. I remember when I first saw her...I was "amazed" at her beauty. I just sat and stared at her. She look so real that I honestly thought she was one of those "life-like" statues.

Thanks to everyone that helped keep her here. She is truly magnificent.

How'd They Do That?

Saturday after the 7 Wonders tour, our team decided to check on the globe on water located at the Columbus Learning Center. We've seen one just like this only larger down in Gatlinburg. It's truly "amazing" to see how this large piece of rock just floats on so little bit of water. We completely stopped it and soon it started spinning again. After seeing this, it's not hard to understand how much damage the recent floods caused. It also makes us understand how the large one ton statue in Mill Race Park floated away. Water, even just a little bit, can be very powerful. Check out the photo of Chris acting like he's laying a globe.

SWIRLY!!!

After the long, hot tour, Matt had a bad case of the whines. So Erin, Michelle, and Chris coaxed him into the KidsCommons to get "cooled off." As you can see from the picture, he left wetter than when he got there. On a serious note though, no one on our team had actually been into the KidsCommons. Upon entering, we realized what a huge mistake that has been. To be a kid again, that place would have been so cool. We got to play with large bubbles, balls going through vacuum pipes, finger paints, and so many other things. It was really a neat place to visit, that should not be passed up.