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July 1 - July 14, 2018 www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XXXVI, No. 1 

Gateway Plan gets 

council approval 

By Rick Palsgrove 

Southeast Editor 

The city of Groveport is looking west and north for redevelopment 

along two of the main roadway corridors into the town. 

On June 25, Groveport City Council unanimously approved the 

acceptance of the Gateway Corridor Plan. 

“This allows us to start making changes in our city codes,” said 

Groveport City Administrator Marsha Hall. 

“It’s got to be done,” said Councilwoman Jean Ann Hilbert. 

The plan arose following a study conducted by consultant 

James Hartzler at a cost of $8,800 to conduct a study of the 

Hamilton Road corridor between U.S. 33 and Bixby Road; and the 

Groveport Road corridor from State Route 317 west to Swisher 

Road. 

Groveport Finance Director/Assistant Administrator Jeff 

Green said the Groveport Community Improvement Corporation 

market study of the city being conducted this summer will also 

take the Hamilton Road and Groveport Road corridors into consideration. 

The Hamilton Road corridor is currently a mix of schools, warehouses, 

offices, township government, and other general commercial 

uses. 

The west Groveport Road corridor is a mix of warehouses, small 

businesses, and residences. 

Green previously stated the Gateway Corridor Plan will help 

the city to address: recommended land use, appropriate zoning, 

the overall aesthetic, what types of commercial development 

would best complement the existing industrial development, and 

what the best uses are for the vacant land on Hamilton Road and 

Groveport/Saltzgaber Roads. 

The plan’s recommendations 

Hamilton Road corridor: 

•Adaptive reuse of existing industrial buildings. 

•Establish a link between Homer Ohio Lane and Higgins 

Boulevard and extend Firehouse Lane. 

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Messenger photo by Rick Palsgrove 

Groveport Aquatic Center lifeguard Elise Pickett on duty at the pool during a recent morning session of 

swimming lessons. The lifeguards play a vital role in ensuring the safety of pool visitors. 

Pool makes crowd adjustments 



Summer has brought many seeking relief from 

the heat to the Groveport Aquatic Center and city 

officials are taking steps to manage the large crowds 

and to keep them safe. 

Groveport City Council and city administrators 

stepped up police presence in response to security 

complaints from patrons at the pool and also instituted 

new maximum occupancy rules. 

“Police presence will be increased on weekends 

and especially on hot days,” said Groveport City 

Administrator Marsha Hall. 

Groveport Recreation Director Kyle Lund said 

the security complaints involve patron altercations, 

including physical fights and verbal confrontations. 

“To my knowledge, we have had three issues this 

year thus far,” said Lund. 

The new maximum capacity policy reads as follows: 

“No day pass patrons (including those with 

pre-purchased day passes) will be permitted in the 

facility once 800 patrons have entered the facility. 

Only season pass holders (and their paying guests) 

will be permitted to enter the facility once 800 

patrons have entered the facility. No person shall 

enter the facility once 1,000 persons have entered 

the facility. Season pass holders (and guests in their 

immediate party) will be admitted ahead of persons 

who have a pre-purchased day pass and persons 

needing to purchase a day pass.” 

Hall said the new maximum capacity policy will 

enhance safety by making the amount of people in 

areas lifeguards cover more manageable. She said 

fewer people in the water at one time could also help 

reduce the possibility of injuries to pool patrons 

caused by overcrowding. 

The previous maximum capacity was unofficially 

around 1,000 to 1,100. 

“The facility never used an actual number in the 

past,” said Lund. “We called maximum capacity 

when lifeguards felt that they could no longer scan 

their zones properly. The 1,000 to 1,100 was an 

approximation. If a lifeguard does not feel that he or 

she can properly scan their assigned zone due to a 

large number of patrons, he or she notifies management. 

Management analyzes that particular area 

and other areas in the facility and talks to lifeguard 

staff and then determines if maximum capacity 

should be called.” 

According to Lund, there are between 18 to 22 

lifeguards scheduled per shift. 

“We currently have 65 lifeguards employed, 

including head lifeguards and assistant managers,” 

said Lund. 

Lund said the pool officials still have the ability 

to call maximum capacity before it reaches 800. 

“It really depends on how many people are in the 

water, not just in the facility,” said Lund. “On really 

warm days, there may be more people in the water 

as compared to days when the temperature is in the 

low 80’s.” 

See POOL, page 5

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Police & firefighters make good use of old school 



The old Groveport Madison High School 

on South Hamilton Road performed one 

more educational function before it will be 

demolished this summer. 

On June 8, Groveport Police and 

Madison Township Police used the now 

empty school for training on how to 

respond to active threat situations. 

Additionally, the Madison Township 

Fire Department held firefighter training 

sessions in the school from June 8-11. 

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environment and one in which our officers 

were familiar,” said Groveport Police Sgt. 

Josh Short. “We conduct this type of training 

due to the nationwide increase in active 

threat incidents and our desire to more efficiently 

stop one if it were to occur in our 

area. Using school locations is convenient 

for us due to the wonderful relationship we 

have with Groveport Madison Schools.” 

Madison Township Police Chief Gary 

York said officers were placed into a simulated 

“active threat” situation in which they 

were the initial responding officer and then 

had to locate and render the threat inactive. 

“We used the term ‘active threat,’ 

because not all incidents involve the use of 

a gun,” said York. “Knives, improvised 

explosive devices, vehicles, or other objects 

could be used.” 

York said, by going through the scenarios, 

officers learned how critical the use of 

cover and tactical deployment is. 

“We attempted to make this training as 

real as possible,” said York. 

“Officers were given the details of the 

scenario and then had to recognize and 

react, while navigating the school, to eliminate 

the threat,” said Short. 

In the training scenario, officers were 

“dispatched” to the school on report of an 

active shooter with multiple victims. Once 

inside the officer had to safely and efficiently 

navigate the many halls, doorways, 

stairs, and rooms of the large school to 

quickly get to the shooter. 

“Once you start the scenario, you are 

totally focused on the situation, and it seems 

like it took forever, but it was literally over in 

about a minute,” said 

Groveport Police 

Officer Ernie Bell. 

“It’s much more realistic 

and much more 

difficult when you are 

shooting at an actual 

moving person versus 

a paper target.” 

According to 

Short, the active 

shooter training session 

was conducted 

using modified 

weapons that can 

shoot blanks, to simulate 

real gunfire, 

and marking cartridges, 

which allow 

officers to engage 

the threat with nonlethal 

bullets. 

Short, who played 

the role of an active 

shooter, described 

his experience as the 

villain in the training 

session in one 

word: “Ouch!” 

York said officers 

were provided limited 

information and 

then a stimulus - the 

sounds of gun shots, 

Photo courtesy of the Groveport Police 

Groveport Police Officer Kurt Boso, who is also the School Resource Officer, is shown 

here during a training session on how to combat an active shooter. The training was 

held on June 8 at the old Groveport Madison High School on South Hamilton Road. 

loud noises or a person with a deadly 

weapon - where they needed to react based 

on their training and experience. 

“We placed the officers in a tough, realistic 

scenario, which induced stress and 

forced them to make quick decisions to end 

the threat,” said York. 

Short said that, once the shooter was 

located, officers employed tactics on how to 

penetrate the room to stop the shooter and 

avoid injury to innocent victims. Officers 

were also updated on proper procedures for 

afterwards, such as radio communication 

and first aid. 

By this type of training, Short said, officers 

experienced the negative physical 

responses, such as tunnel vision, rapid 

breath, shaking hands, caused by stress. 

“Through exposure, repetition, and after 

action assessment we want the officers to 

overcome the negative responses so their 

performance improves with each scenario,” 

said Short. 

Short said the training is important 

because active threat situations are 

increasing nationwide. 

“As with any criminal trend, law 

enforcement must respond with awareness 

and training to ensure the public we are 

committed to their safety,” said Short. 

York said training like this keeps things 

real for the officers. 

“It shows them areas of needed improvement, 

along with equipment adjustments 

and basically what works and what doesn’t,” 

said York. 

Firefighters take on a challenge 

Madison Township Fire Chief Jeff 

Fasone said when the chance to use the old 

high school for training arose, his department 

jumped at the chance. 

“Training opportunities are more likely 

a residential structure in disrepair or being 

cleared for other development,” said 

Fasone. “Commercial structures usually 

get remodeled instead of demolished. Old 

schools can also be remodeled. So, when 

you hear of an opportunity to use a school 

for training, you pounce.” 

Fasone said firefighters practiced several 

scenarios that required advancing hose 

lines charged with water long distances 

and up stairs. This included fire suppression 

techniques, forcible entry and downed 

firefighter rescue in zero visibility aided by 

the department’s smoke generator. 

“Some shifts took time after the drills to 

practice breaching cement block walls for 

emergency egress from the building,” said 

Fasone. 

Fasone said the training sessions challenged 

the firefighters. 

“Hot days in full fire gear,” said Fasone. 

“They would recon a fire alarm scenario, 

locate the fire area, get hose lines established 

to that area, then go ‘on air’ enter a 

zero visibility area and have to force a door 

to get to the seat of the fire. Once they 

found the seat of a simulated fire they were 

able to open the hose line and throw water 

inside the room until told the fire was out.” 

Fasone said extending long hose lines 

can present problems that can be avoided 

when you take time setting up. 

“Some door locks were set a little higher 

than expected, this made forcing entry in a 

blind environment more difficult and these 

doors were more robust than a door found 

in a residence,” said Fasone. 

Training such as this benefits firefighters, 

according to Fasone. 

“A lot of our training is computer or 

classroom based,” said Fasone. “We can 

build simulators and training aids to simulate 

a task that needs to be done. But 

that’s no match for getting to use the skills 

you’ve learned in a hands-on environment 

to add a sense of realism.”


Old tools test modern minds 

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Have you ever looked at an old tool, machine, or 

utensil and wondered, “What is it?” 

The folks at Metro Parks’ Slate Run Living 

Historical Farm displayed 18 such items around the 

farm from June 19-24 and invited visitors to guess the 

name and function of each. The items were all tools 

used during the 1880s, which is the era that Slate Run 

Living Historical Farm represents. 

“The more unusual looking items were hard for people 

to figure out,” said Rachel Brooks of Slate Run 

Living Historical Farm. “Some people identified a few 

of the items after they carefully looked them over and 

reasoned out their function and whether or not they 

had any similarities to modern tools.” 

The task was more difficult for kids because they do 

not have the same broad reference points as adults. 

However, Brooks said the historical knowledge of some 

of the youthful visitors was impressive. 

“One boy instantly knew what the pot scrubber 

was,” said Brooks. (The pot scrubber looks almost 

medieval as it consists of a handle attached to metal 

chain mail.) 

I am humbled to say that I was able to name only 9 

of the 18 items. Some of the items I identified were: the 

ice cream scoop made up of a conical metal scoop with 

a key on top that turns a blade within the scoop to 

release the ice cream; a boot jack, used to help one 

remove one’s boots; a root cutter, which is a machine 

with a hand crank that cuts carrots, turnips and beets; 

an apple butter stirrer; and a potato grader that was 

used to sort potatoes. 

The potato grader consists of a cylindrical barrel 

with holes in it. One turns the handle and the small 

potatoes fall through into a pan. The larger potatoes 

that remained in the barrel were kept for human consumption 

or to be sold. The small taters were fed to the 

hogs because they would not bring much money at the 

market. Hence the saying, “Small potatoes.” 

Mike Huels of Slate Run Living Historical Farm 

Messenger photos by Rick Palsgrove 

A potato grader used for sorting potatoes. This is 

one of 18 tools and machines from the 1880s that 

were recently displayed at Metro Parks’ Slate Run 

Living Historical Farm. Visitors were challenged to 

guess the name and function of each item. 

said potatoes were not a big crop in Central Ohio in the 

1880s. 

“There’s too much clay in the soil for potatoes,” said 

Huels. “Northwest Ohio, where the ground was more 

mucky, produced more potatoes. 

The items displayed for the guessing game at Slate 

Run Living Historical Farm were all commonly used in 

the 1880s and were considered state-of-the-art technology 

for their time. Once essential tools, now they are, 

for the most part, gone for all practical purposes. It 

makes one wonder what every day items that we use 

now will be replaced and disappear. The typewriter 

and the rotary phone, which are now rarely seen, come 

to mind. 

Want to test your historical skills? Try to identify 

the six items shown in the photographs below. 

Answers on page 8. 

WHAT IS IT? 

Can you guess the name and function of each of these items from the 1880s (pictured 

below) that were recently on display at Metro Parks’ Slate Run Living Historical Farm? 

(Answers on page 8.) 

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Movie in the Park 

Groveport Parks and Recreation will 

present a free Movie in the Park on July 20 

in the grass area in Groveport Park, 7370 

Groveport Road, across from the Aquatic 

Center. 

Kids under age 14 must be accompanied 

by an adult. 

Children’s activities begin at 7 p.m. and 

the movie starts at dusk. A family friendly 

film will be shown on a 33 foot inflatable 

screen. 

Free Summer Lunch 

Kids eat free during the Free Summer 

Lunch Program which runs to July 20 

from 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m., at these locations: 

•Groveport Madison Middle School 

North, 5474 Sedalia Drive, Columbus. 

•Asbury Elementary School, 5127 

Harbor Blvd., Columbus. 

•Groveport Madison Middle School 

Central, 751 Main St., Groveport. 

•Degenhart Park (located at the end of 

Lesleh Avenue in Groveport). 

No paperwork or proof of income is 

required. Ages 1 to 18 welcome. 

POOL 

Continued from page 1 

Lund said that, so far this season, the 

pool has reached maximum capacity more 

than in years past. 

He said it varies yearly based on temperature, 

but normally maximum capacity 

is reached no more than six times per season 

in the past. 

“We hit maximum capacity nine times 

so far this year,” said Lund. 

“That’s more than in a usual season,” 

added Hall. 

Council will review the new maximum 

capacity policy to see how well it worked as 

PLAN 

Continued from page 1 

banks, and offices. 

•Discourage open outside storage. 

•Create a prominent landscaped entry 

feature for the northern entry to the corridor 

at Williams Road. 

Groveport Road corridor: 

This corridor features two areas for 

redevelopment: Groveport Road from 

Swisher Road to State Route 317; and 

Saltzgaber Road from Groveport Road 

south to Toy Road. The 30 acre tract on the 

east side of Saltzgaber Road at Groveport 

Road is “one of the few remaining vacant 

parcels in the immediate area,” according 

to the Gateway Corridor Plan. 

•Focus the redevelopment of the 

Groveport Road corridor and set the stage 

for future Saltzgaber Road development 

once accessibility issues are resolved. 

•Require all new industrial and commercial 

projects to include improvements 

to all streets within and adjacent to the 

district to address access issues. 

•Establish an annexation plan and provide 

for extension of utilities along the full 


Some fine tunes 

The Muleskinner Band performed 

bluegrass and country western tunes 

in Heritage Park on June 17 as part of 

the Groveport Summer Concert 

Series. The series continues on July 

15 when the NACHO Street Band 

(Nationwide Children’s Hospital 

Orchestra made up of mostly brass 

and percussion) will perform at 6 p.m. 

at Groveport’s Heritage Park 551 Wirt 

Road. 

well as possible admission rate revisions 

after the pool closes for the season. 

The Groveport Recreation Department 

is always looking for American Red Cross 

Certified Lifeguards. Persons interested in 

employment should contact Aquatics 

Manager Steve Riegler at 614-836-1000 or 

sriegler@groveport.org. Lifeguards are 

afforded a complimentary pass to the 

Groveport Recreation Center and 

Groveport Aquatic Center during their 

employment. 

length of the Groveport Road corridor after 

annexation. 

•Commercial development along 

Groveport Road west of Greenpointe Drive. 

•Create a new overlay zoning district 

for properties abutting Groveport Road 

with special requirements for setbacks, 

buffering, access, entry point spacing, and 

landscaping. 

•Review and expand the uses allowed 

for the area adjacent to the State Route 

317/Groveport Road intersection to include 

commercial uses that complement the 

adjacent warehouse development as accessory 

or conditional uses. 

Green said the city is considering commercial 

development that would be compatible 

with existing industrial and other 

existing commercial development. This 

could include restaurants, gas stations, 

possibly last-mile logistics providers and 

possibly mixed-use flex space. 

“It’s really just a blending of existing 

development with compatible new development,” 

said Green. 

Groveport 

Fourth of July 

Celebration 

Schedule of 

Events 

•11 a.m. - Main Street parade. The 

parade will start at the Groveport 

Recreation Center and travel west 

down Main Street, then north on 

Hendron Road and ending at 

Glendening Elementary. 

All activities after the parade will be 

held along Wirt Road. 

•1-5 p.m. - Music on the main 

stage with singer/guitarist Larry 

Carter. Free children’s activities along 

Wirt Road, including: bounce houses, 

inflatables, and kids games. There will 

be food vendors. Prize giveaways 

every hour. 

•5-7 p.m. - Music by the Gas Pump 

Jockeys. 

•7:35 - dusk - Music by Agent 99. 

•Dusk - Fireworks at Heritage Park 

accompanied by patriotic music. Tune 

into 88.3 FM on your radio to hear 

patriotic background music for the 

fireworks. (Rain date for the fireworks 

is July 7 at dusk.) 

For information call 614-836-3333. 


Groveport Fourth of July 

Celebration (also see pages 6 & 7) 

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Groveport Fourth of July Celebration 


Red, White, and 

Kids Celebration 

The Groveport Red, White, and Kids 

Celebration will be held July 3 from 5-7 

p.m. at the Farmers’ Market near Ace 

Hardware on Main Street. 

A kids parade will be held from 6:30-7 

p.m. 

Kids can decorate their bikes, wagons, 

scooters, and strollers for the kids’ parade. 

The event also features face painting, 

crafts, prizes, and treats. 

Other celebration news 

•No animals will be permitted in the 

event area at any time during the festival. 

•Handicapped parking will be available 

at the Myers-Woodyard Funeral Home 

parking lot on Main Street. 

•No vehicles will be allowed to come in 

or leave the festival area on Wirt Road 

beginning at noon on July 4. 

•The Groveport Aquatic Center will 

open at 1 p.m. on July 4. 

•The Groveport Recreation Center will 

be closed July 4. 

Activities & music 

Following the parade there will be a 

variety of activities along Wirt Road from 

1-5 p.m. These include free children’s activities, 

bounce houses, inflatables, and kids’ 

games. 

There will be food vendors. Prize giveaways 

will be held every hour. 

From 1-5 p.m. singer, songwriter, and 

guitarist Larry Carter will perform. The 

Gas Pump Jockeys will take the stage from 

5-7 p.m. and Agent 99 will perform from 

7:35 to dusk. 

Groveport Farmer’s Market 

The Groveport Farmer’s Market will be 

open on Tuesdays through Sept. 25 from 5- 

8 p.m. on the green space located on Main 

Street between Ace Hardware and 

Groveport Town Hall. The market will 

have live music the third Tuesday of each 

month. It will also have a special event the 

first Tuesday of each month including: July 

3 - “Red, White and Kids Celebration (kids 

games, patriotic kids parade, face painting, 

freebies, popcorn). For information visit 

www.groveportmarket. 

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Groveport celebrates Independence Day in a big way 



Groveport knows how to throw a 

party on the Fourth of July. 

The city’s annual Fourth of July celebration 

will feature the traditional 

parade, fireworks and more. 

“Our festival has a special hometown 

feel. There’s a closeness to it,” 

said Groveport Mayor Lance 

Westcamp. “We are ‘Central Ohio’s 

Hometown.’” 

The parade and grand marshal 

The celebration will take place on 

July 4 and begins with the parade at 11 

a.m. The parade starts at the 

Groveport Recreation Center and then 

goes west on Main Street, then north 

on Hendron Road and ending at 

Glendening Elementary. 

Westcamp said the parade is one of 

his favorite things about the festival. 

“It’s a chance to see a lot of people 

who have moved away, but who return 

to town for the parade,” said 

Westcamp. “People always come back 

home.” 

Westcamp said the 121st Air 

Refueling Wing of the Ohio Air 

National Guard, located at 

Rickenbacker International Airport, is 

this year’s grand marshal for the city’s 

Fourth of July Parade. 

Colonel Mark Auer, the commander 

of the wing, will represent his unit’s 

1,200 airmen and women in the 

parade. 

The 121st’s mission is to deliver 

worldwide air refueling, disaster relief 

and combat support. Its official designation 

was received in November 1950. 

Since then, the unit has supported a 

number of missions, including the 

Korean Conflict, Berlin Crises, Gulf 

War, and Operation Enduring 

Freedom after 9/11. 

Considered one of the premier units 

in the Air National Guard and Air 

Force, its men and women are dedicated 

to continuing their record of outstanding 

service to the nation, state 

and community. The unit has received 

four Air Force Outstanding Unit 

Awards. 

In October 2017, a KC-135 

Stratotanker, the “Pride of Groveport,” 

was dedicated in honor of Groveport. 

Westcamp said he is proud of 

Groveport’s relationship with the 

121st, and hopes the unit considers the 

city its “Hometown.” 

Fireworks! 

Fireworks at Heritage Park begin at 

dusk on July 4 accompanied by patriotic 

music. Tune into 88.3 FM on your 

radio to hear patriotic background 

music for the fireworks. Anyone within 

a two mile radius of the festival will be 

able to pick up the coordinated music. 

“The radio connection will make the 

fireworks even better,” said Westcamp. 

“It’s going to be unbelievable.” 

(The rain date for the fireworks is 

July 7, at dusk.) 

Information 

For information about the Fourth of 

July festivities, call Groveport Town 

Hall at 614-836-3333. 


Members of TurnPoint Church handed out popsicles 

to parade watchers to help cool them off during last 

year’s Groveport Fourth of July parade. 

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Schedule of Events 

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All activities after the Parade will be on Wirt Rd. 

4th of July parade begin at 11:00am 

Fireworks will be displayed at Heritage Park


End-of-Life programs 

Asbury South United Methodist 

Church, 4760 Winchester Pike, is partnering 

with chaplains from OhioHealth to 

present the following two programs on 

July 14: “Having End-of-Life 

Conversations” at 9 a.m.; and “Managing 

End-of-Life Care and Grief,” at 11 a.m. 

Everyone is welcome to attend either or 

both of the programs. 

Griefshare support group 

GriefShare grief recovery support group 

meets Thursdays at Groveport United 

Methodist Church, 512 Main St., 

Groveport, at 7 p.m. The group is open to 

anyone in our community or surrounding 

area who has experienced the loss of a 

spouse, child, family member, or friend. 

For information email groveportgriefsharegroup@gmail.com 

or call the church 

office at 614-836-5968. 

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New recycling bins at Groveport Park 

SWACO has placed two large recycling bins in the lower most 

paved parking lot of Groveport Park, 7370 Groveport Road, for public 

use. Flattened cardboard and paper, plastic bottles and jugs, 

glass bottles and jars, metal cans and cartons are all accepted. Do 

not bag the recyclables (keep them loose). Items not accepted for 

recycling include: plastic bags, fast-food containers, plastic butter 

and yogurt containers, Styrofoam packing materials, hangers, 

hoses, and scrap metal. For information visit 

www.swaco.org/DropOffRecycling or call SWACO at 614-871-5100. 

Fore for Food 

The Greater Groveport Area Food Pantry’s Fore for Food golf 

outing will be held Aug. 17 at 9 a.m. at The Links at Groveport, 

1005 Richardson Road. Proceeds will go toward food pantry operations 

which serve an average of 90 families each month. Cost is 

$65 per person. Includes green fees and cart, continental breakfast, 

lunch provided by Paddock Pub, gift bag, and prizes. Register 

by Aug. 3. To register, donate, or to sponsor a hole, contact Mary 

at 614-830-0721 or Carla at 614-836-9113. 

Opioid information series 

The Groveport Madison Opiate Task Force will present information 

sessions to help those impacted by opioid addiction: 

•Voices of Recovery—Aug. 28, 7 p.m. Franklin County 

Sheriff’s Office “HOPE Task Force,” Rick Minerd, deputy chief, 

Franklin Co. Sheriff’s Office. At First Baptist Church of 

Groveport, 5521 Groveport Road, Groveport. 

•Voices of Hope—Oct. 23, 7 p.m. Maryhaven—family support, 

foster care, and counseling services. At Groveport Madison High 

School, 4475 S. Hamilton Road, Groveport. 

•Voices of Faith—Jan. 22, 2019, 7 p.m. Faith & Outreach. At 

Groveport Madison High School, 4475 S. Hamilton Road, Groveport. 


Drug Drop Box in Madison Township 

The Madison Township Police Department is providing an opiate 

prescription “Drug Drop Box” for the community. This drop 

box is located in the lobby of the Madison Township Police 

Department, 4567 Madison Lane, and will be accessible to the 

public during normal office hours Monday through Friday 8 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. Madison Township Police Chief Gary York said the officers 

and staff are committed to serving the community and 

believe in helping to fight the opiate epidemic. Any person can 

walk-in and dispose of new or old pills, including prescription 

medications, or any other illegal substances and place them into 

this box with no questions asked. 

Groveport Garden Club 

The Groveport Garden Club meets the first Tuesday each 

month at Groveport Zion Lutheran Church, 6014 Groveport Road. 

Anyone interested in gardening welcome. Call Marylee Bendig at 

(614) 218-1097. 

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#3 - This is a wagon jack used to lift a wagon or buggy to 

enable repairs to the wheels. 

#4 - This is a currycomb used to brush caked on dirt, 

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Call or text for Free Est. 

614-649-1200 

CARPET CLEANING 

Dirt Busters Tile/Floor-Any 

3 Rms - $44.95. Pet odor 

treatment. 614-805-1084 

CARPET WORK 

CARPET REPAIR WORK 

& INSTALLATION 

614-444-5799 

CLEANING 

Holly’s Halos 

Accepting New Clients 

2 Hours - $40-$50 

Bonded-Ins. 614-426-3624 

INFORMATION 

CLEANING 

Looking for Mrs. Clean? 

For excellent cleaning 

services at reas. rates 

w/great refs, depend. 

10% Sr. Disc. Gwen 

614-556-5782 Free Est. 

Cleaning, 20 yrs. exp. 

Call Judy 614-946-2443 

Grace Work Cleaning 

Services. Residential, office 

or occasional cleaning 

services. Yrs. of exp. 

Tammy 740-258-1619 

CONCRETE 

D.J. & DAD KIMMLE 

CUSTOM CONCRETE 

7/8 

All Types E/SE 

Free Estimates 

All Work Guaranteed 

614-206-0158 

ALL-CITY CUSTOM 

CONCRETE 

All Types Concrete Work 

New or Tear Out-Replace 

36 Yrs Exp. 

(614) 207-5430 

Owner Is On The Job! 

EDDIE MOORE 

CONSTRUCTION 

Quality Concrete Work 

Lt. Hauling & Room Add., 

Block Work & Excavation 

Stamp Patios, 

Bsmt. Wall Restoration 

36 Yrs Exp - Lic & Ins. 

Free Ests. 614-871-3834 

AJ’s Concrete, 

Masonry 

Good Work - Fair Prices 

Block Foundations 

Driveways • Sidewalks 

Epoxy/Overlay Floors 

Bonded-Ins. • Free Ests. 

Now Accepting Credit Cards 

614-419-9932 

ELECTRICAL 

HAHN’S ELECTRIC 

Affordable, Quality 

Work For 31 Yrs. 

614-237-3524 

Cell 614-517-9699 

Licensed • Bonded • Insured 

Free Estimates • Lic. # 20240 

7/22 A 

8-5 A 

FLOORING 

JORDAN 

CARPET & FLOORS 

Cleaning & Buffing 

for all Floor Types 

General Cleaning Available 

614-816-4049 

GUTTERS 

Gutter Cleaning Leaf Removal 

all Home Repairs. 

No Job Too Small! 

Free ests. 614-373-5691 

Low Price-Great Service 

5 & 6” Seamless gutters, 

covers, siding, gutter clng. 

Bill 614-306-4541 

HAULING 

BIG KEN’S 

HAULING 

Light/Heavy Hauling 

Container Rentals 

Will load it up & haul it 

away. On call 7 days a wk. 

Very Competitive Prices 

614-542-7600 

HOME 

IMPROVEMENTS 

LG 

REMODELING 

Interior & Exterior 

Full Service Remodeling 

• Bathrooms • Kitchens 

• Tile • Drywall • Flooring 

• Roofing • Siding • Etc. 

NO JOB TO SMALL 

A+ BBB Rating 

A+ Angie’s List 

Lic. • Bonded • Insured 

614-488-8377 

www.lgroofingcolumbus@gmail.com 

C&JHandyman 

Services LLC 

Minor Plumbing & 

Electric 

Install Hot Water Tanks, 

Dishwashers & Disposals 

Also Fencing & 

Interior/Exterior Painting 

Free Est. ~ 18 Yrs. Exp. 

Accepting Visa/MC 

614-284-2100 

SINCE 1973 

Phil Bolon Contr. 

Windows & Siding 

Decks, Kitchens, Baths 

Room Additions, 

Flooring, Roofing 

Bsmt Waterproofing 

Deal With Small Non-Pressure Co. 

45 Yrs. Exp. - Refs. Avail. 

Lic.-Bond-Ins. 

7-22 

A/M 

Free Est. - Financing Avail. 

Member BBB Of Cent. OH 

O.C.I.E.B. ID #24273 

614-419-3977 

or 614-863-9912 

7/8 E/SE 

7-22 A&M 

7-22 A 

HOME 

IMPROVEMENTS 

HOME IMPROVEMENT 

Electric-Drywall-Decks 

Painting-Flooring-Trim 

Licensed-Bonded-Insured 

w/refs - 614-774-1472 

HOME 

MAINTENANCE 

CandC 

See The Difference 

Handyman Service 

Minor Plumbing & Electric 

Install Hot Water Tanks, 

Dishwashers & Disposals 

Also Fencing & 

A 

Interior/Exterior Painting 

No Job Too Big or Too 

Small - We Do It All 

Accepting Visa/MC 

614-377-6562 

Roof & Chimney 

Maintenance 

All types masonry work - 

Brick, tuckpointing, cultured 

stone, caulking, 

chemical cleaning, power 

washing, Gutter cleaning. 

614-364-6668 lv msg 

Retired Finishing Carpenter 

for all your extra home 

repairs. over 40 yrs. exp. 

Sonny 614-325-1910 

Handyman Service 

Call Robert, 614-205-5409 

LANDSCAPING 

DAN’S 

Mowing 

Service 

7-22 

SE 

Quality Work 

Affordable Price 

Groveport Resident since 1979 

Licensed & Insured 

Free Estimate 

614-598-2545 

LAWN CARE 

LET US MAINTAIN 

YOUR LAWN & GARDEN 

FOR YOU 

Summer, Spring, 

Winter or Fall 

WE DO IT ALL!!!! 

Lawn Cuts, Edging, 

Trees & Shrubs, Garden, 

Mulching, Hauling, 

Garden Pond & 

Home Maint. 

Free Ests. Low Rates 

$20 & Up 

Kevin - 614-905-3117 

Marty Mack Lawn Svcs. 

Lawn cutting, yard cleanup. 

Small tree & bush 

trimming. Light hauling & 

trash removal. 

614-589-7841 

MOVING 

A Complete 

Moving 

Reasonable, Reliable 

No Job Too Small 

PUCO #150692-HG 

Free Estimate 

614-878-1179 

Classified Services 

7-22 

7/22 A&M 

MOVING 

Aaron Allen Moving 

Local Moving Since 1956 

Bonded & Insured 

614-299-6683, 263-0649 

Celebrating 60 yrs in business 

PAINTING 

LeVay Painting Co. 

Interior & Exterior painting, 

Wall Repair, 

Wallpaper Removal & 

7/22 

Powerwashing. 

A&M 

Zach 

614-886-8926 

A Job Well Done Again 

A lic. general contractor. 

Some skilled services 

incl: painting, stucco, 

repair, carpentry, exterior 

drainage & home maint. 

Call Today! 614-235-1819 

Amos 

Remodeling 

Ext./Int. Painting 

20 Yrs. Experience 

“FREE ESTIMATE” 

Call Jim 

614-897-4002 

PEST CONTROL 

Anthony Pest Control 

Eliminate Your Pest For 

Less $$. 614-600-8841 

PHOTOGRAPHY 

ALEX CENCI 

PHOTOGRAPHY 

Senior Pictures 

Family Portraits 

Professional Head Shots 

and more! 

Call or email me 

for more information. 

614-572-6473 

alex.cenci7@gmail.com 

PLUMBING 

All About Drains & Plumb. 

Will snake any sm drain 

$115 + tax. 614-778-2584 

KEN’S 

PLUMBING 

Gas • Water • Drains 

Sewer Line Repair/Replace 

Gas & Water Lines Repair/ 

Replace - Cleaning 7-8 A 

614-539-2000 

614-290-8754 

ALL IN ONE 

PLUMBING LLC 

“One Call Does It All” 

$25 OFF LABOR 

7/22 

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614-801-1508 

All Major Credit Cards Accepted 

POWER WASHING 

MRS. POWERWASH 

Any house wash $149 + tax 

Single deck $69 + tax 

2 Tier deck $99 + tax 

Best Wash In Town 

Over 45,000 Washes 

Ashley, 614-771-3892 

7-22 A 

POWER WASHING 

Home Powerwash from 

$99-$199. Also House 

Painting. 614-805-1084 

ROOFING 

Robinson roofing & repairs 

30 yrs. exp. Lifetime Cols. 

resident. Lic./bonded/Ins. 

Reas rates. Member of 

BBB. Dennis Robinson 

614-330-3087, 732-3100 

SEWING MACHINE 

REPAIR 

REPAIR all makes 24 hr. 

service. Clean, oil, adjust 

in your home. $39.95 all 

work gtd. 614-890-5296 

TOP SOIL 

Alexander Hauling 

Driveways topped w/new 

limestone. We also deliver 

Topsoil - comtil - sandmulch. 

Specializing in 

residential. 614-491-5460 

Bobcat Services Avail. 

TREE SERVICES 

Arch 

Tree Service 

• Tree Removal 

• Stump Removal 

• Trimming • Pruning 

Free Estimates 

Fully Insured 

614-736-5252 

BURNS TREE SERVICE 

Trimming, Removal & 

Stump Grinding. 

614-584-2164 

Joe’s Tree & Yard Work 

Trim, thin, shape bushes, 

hedges, stump grinding, 

hauling. 614-598-6247 

Brewer & Sons Tree Service 

• Tree Removal 

• Tree Trimming 7-8 

A&M 

• Stump Grinding 

• Bucket Truck Services 

Best Prices • Same Day Service 

614-878-2568 

TROTT 

TREE & LANDSCAPE 

Tree Trimming 

& Removal 

7/22 

A 

Also Stump Removal 

Free Est. - Fully Ins. 

Call 614-235-3791 

Cell 614-738-0682 

7/22 

E/SE 

A&M 

Fast Tree Service 

Tree Removal, 

Stump Grinding 

Free With Access, 

Pruning, Shaping 

Insured, Free Est. 

Payment Plans Avail. 

614-837-8367 

614-863-1522 

7/22 A


My bars of expectation were set low for 

“Fallen Kingdom,” the sequel to the 2015 

dinosaur romp “Jurassic World.” 

‘Surely, it can’t be any worse,’ is what I 

thought while waiting for the screening to 

start and yet it was able to pull out a surprise. 

Admittedly, “Fallen Kingdom” is not a 

great film, but it makes for a far better 

viewing experience than its predecessor. 

It’s equally as stupid and silly, but the content 

within is slightly more resonant than 

whatever it was that was in the one that 

came before. 

It is set four years after carnivorous 

dinosaurs killed and maimed hundreds of 

tourists at the ancient beast resort of Isla 

Nublar and things are still not going so 

well throughout the land. 

Though previously established as being 

built on a dormant volcano, Isla Nublar is 

now ready to blow because plot advancement 

dictates it to be so. 

Most animal lovers across the globe are 

pushing for the remaining species to be 

rescued and leading the charge is Claire 

Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard), the previous 

head of operations at Jurassic World 

and the non-sensible shoe wearer of prehistoric 

creature chase scenes. 

As the president of the Dinosaur 

entertainment 

Dinosaur film is not highly evolved 

The Reel Deal 

Protection Group, 

Claire has made it 

her mission to get 

these wonderful 

beasts to a safe 

haven but thus far no 

government agency 

has been willing to 

lend a hand, or the 

few billion dollars 

necessary to do so. 

With the volcano 

Dedra 

Cordle 

ready to erupt at any moment, magnate 

Benjamin Lockwood (James Cromwell) 

reaches out to Claire and proposes to fund 

the rescue mission. 

In turn, she reaches out to her former 

partner and noted velociraptor trainer 

Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) for assistance. 

Taking the position of the majority of 

the public, Owen initially believes they 

should let the dinosaurs die on the island 

to correct the hubris of humans who 

believed they could and should be cloned. 

But his mind is changed when he is told 

that Blue, the slightly more emphatic 

velociraptor, is still living on Isla Nublar. 

Because there is another film to follow 

this — it is set to be released in 2021 — the 

rescue mission does not go as planned and 

we are introduced to multiple plot points 

related to human cloning, dinosaur warfare 

and how people would fare should 

dinosaurs be released into the world. 

My guess on the latter is not great, but 

there are some people I wouldn’t mind 

being whisked away by a flock of 

Pteranodons. 

While “Fallen Kingdom” is an overall 

silly movie, it works in a way that 

“Jurassic World” didn’t by offering more 

thought about human stupidity, conservation, 

and animal rights. 

I never expected to see a message about 

the importance of the latter two in a summer 

blockbuster movie not named ‘Planet 

of the Apes,’ but here we are. 

Perhaps because the expectations were 

set so low, I found “Fallen Kingdom” to be 

not half bad. It’s entertaining, non-dragging 

and just a decent way to spend two 

hours. 

Grade: C+ 

Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer 

and columnist. 


Cell tower 

In 2016, the city of Groveport approved 

Verizon’s request for a cell tower to be 

placed on the water treatment plant site. 

The company put the plan on hold. Now, 

according to city officials, Verizon is ready 

to build the cell tower, but needs a site 

east of the original site. There are discussions 

to erect the tower near the city’s 

public works facility on the east end of 

Groveport. According to City 

Administrator Marsha Hall, the tower 

could be built in 2019. 

New GMHS dedication 

The dedication ceremony for the new 

Groveport Madison High School will be 

held Aug. 29 from 7-9 p.m. The Groveport 

Madison School District extends a community-wide 

invitation to attend the ceremony. 

Tour the building and learn how it will 

benefit students for many years to come. 

Old high school bricks 

Bricks from the old Groveport Madison 

High School will be available from alumni 

following demolition of the building this 

summer, according to school district officials. 

The demolition contractor will maintain 

a pile of salvaged bricks so that the 

public may have a keepsake item from the 

school. The brick pile will be located close 

to the main entrance of the site. If you stop 

by to get a brick, be careful, as the bricks 

may have wire or other sharp objects 

attached to them. 

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Southeast Messenger - July 1st, 2018

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