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<strong>November</strong> 4 - 17, <strong>2018</strong> www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XXXVI, No. 11<br />
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Members of Groveport Madison High School’s Cruiser Theatre Company rehearse a scene in preparation<br />
for their upcoming performances of the play, “A Voice in the Dark: A Salem Story.”<br />
Drama challenges Cruiser actors<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Southeast</strong> Editor<br />
The members of Groveport Madison High<br />
School’s Cruiser Theatre Company are not afraid to<br />
tackle serious subject matter and this year’s fall play<br />
enables them to showcase their dramatic skills.<br />
The Cruiser Theatre Company will present the<br />
drama, “A Voice in the Dark - A Salem Story,” at<br />
Groveport Madison High School, 4475 S. Hamilton<br />
Road, on Nov. 8, 9, 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for<br />
students and senior citizens and $7 general admission.<br />
Cruiser Theatre Company Director Erin Graffis<br />
said the play, set during the era of the Salem Witch<br />
Trials in 1692, will challenge the student actors.<br />
“We’re excited to present this production,” said<br />
Graffis. “Though it is set in 1692, it’s a story that is<br />
relevant now.”<br />
Graffis said the story is told from the perspective<br />
of a teenage girl, “Abigail Hobbs,” who will be played<br />
by senior Kayla Parker. As accusations mount that<br />
women in the community are practicing witchcraft,<br />
Abigail Hobbs is faced with decisions when one of<br />
her friends is accused. She finds information that<br />
will save her friend, but must decide if she will stay<br />
silent and let the witch hunt continue or risk her<br />
own safety and speak out for what is right.<br />
“It’s a tough dilemma for the character and a<br />
challenge for the actor to perform,” said Graffis, who<br />
added that dramas in general are more challenging<br />
for actors than comedies.<br />
“In a comedy, if you make a mistake, it can be<br />
played off for laughs,” said Graffis. “But that cannot<br />
be done in a drama.”<br />
Parker said she has never played a character like<br />
Abigail Hobbs before.<br />
“She’s not a caricature,” said Parker. “There’s<br />
depth there.”<br />
Parker said it’s difficult to portray someone who<br />
is one’s own age, but who lived in another era.<br />
“She may have different ideals and she’s very<br />
innocent,” said Parker.<br />
Parker added the play is not like anything the<br />
Cruiser Theatre Company has done before.<br />
“It has a spooky feel and there is some sadness,”<br />
said Parker. “The audience will go on a journey with<br />
my character and experience her dilemma. At the end<br />
of the performance, the audience will decide for themselves<br />
if they agree or disagree with Abigail’s decision<br />
or maybe not know what they would have done.”<br />
Other lead roles in the production include Fiona<br />
Finneran as Abigail’s friend, “Rebecca Nurse,” and<br />
Derek Smith as “Thomas Putnam,” whose family is<br />
a driving force behind the accusations of witchcraft.<br />
Graffis said the auditorium in the new high<br />
school will also enhance the production values of the<br />
performance.<br />
“We now have LED lighting where we can integrate<br />
a fair amount of color in our lighting,” said<br />
See DRAMA, page 2<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Southeast</strong> Editor<br />
Two fights erupted at Groveport Madison High School on Oct.<br />
29 resulting in the school being placed on lockdown for part of the<br />
day.<br />
According to Groveport Madison Communications &<br />
Community Relations Director Jeff Warner, one fight happened<br />
around 9 a.m. and the other occurred around 11 a.m.<br />
“It’s our understanding there had been a Halloween party over<br />
the weekend in which an issue developed between some of those<br />
attending the party,” said Warner.<br />
Groveport Police Chief Ralph Portier described the disturbances<br />
as “a large fight.”<br />
“A large group of students were involved, but the actual number<br />
of those fighting appears to be six to eight,” said Portier, who<br />
confirmed the fighting stemmed from a Halloween party held<br />
somewhere in Columbus over the past weekend.<br />
“There were less than a dozen students directly involved, but<br />
the incidents happened during class changes, in the building’s<br />
rotunda,” said Warner. “There were several hundred students in<br />
close proximity to the fights. Many students were pushing, shouting<br />
and encouraging the misbehavior.”<br />
When asked how long the fighting lasted, Warner said it was<br />
fairly brief, but he didn’t have an exact length of time it lasted.<br />
Portier said two 15-year-olds will likely be charged with disorderly<br />
conduct/fighting through the Franklin County Juvenile<br />
Court. He said Groveport Madison school administration will deal<br />
with any internal discipline.<br />
Warner said the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act prevents<br />
the district from releasing specific disciplinary consequences<br />
for any given student. However, the high school will pursue the<br />
most serious consequences permitted under board of education<br />
policy.<br />
“There was also a rumor being quickly spread that a gun was<br />
on the school grounds, but searches by the school and police did<br />
not substantiate that rumor,” said Portier.<br />
In a letter to Groveport Madison parents and staff,<br />
Superintendent Garilee Ogden wrote that, after the first incident,<br />
a rumor surfaced there was a gun on the school’s property.<br />
“The building was immediately placed on a Level 2 Lockdown,<br />
where no class changes take place, nor may anyone enter or leave<br />
the building,” wrote Ogden. “As part of the investigation into the<br />
rumor of a weapon,<br />
we interviewed<br />
more than 50 students,<br />
and Groveport<br />
Police and district<br />
staff conducted<br />
a thorough search<br />
of the building.<br />
There was no evidence<br />
found that a<br />
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school property.”<br />
Warner said<br />
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Madison Christian celebrates its 40th anniversary<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Southeast</strong> Editor<br />
The seeds of Madison Christian School<br />
were sown more than 40 years ago when a<br />
group of like minded individuals gathered<br />
to make their vision come to life.<br />
Speaking at Madison Christian School’s<br />
40th anniversary celebration on Oct. 27,<br />
founding school administrator Debbie<br />
Ostrander said 100 charter members met<br />
in the M.R. Training Center on Bixby Road<br />
in 1977 and set these goals: create a<br />
church, a Christian school, and recreation<br />
center.<br />
“All three goals have been accomplished,”<br />
said Ostrander. “Forty years ago<br />
it was a dream, it’s now a reality.”<br />
Madison Christian School located at<br />
3565 Bixby Road in Groveport, began with<br />
15 pre-school students in 1978 and over the<br />
years grew into a pre-school to grade 12<br />
school.<br />
According to the school’s website, the<br />
private Christian school - which is an<br />
outreach of Madison Christian Church -<br />
has a current enrollment of around 539<br />
students and attracts students from 26<br />
zip codes, 14 other school districts, and<br />
four counties.<br />
Madison Township Trustee<br />
Chairman John Kershner said the<br />
school and church have had a positive<br />
impact on the township and surrounding<br />
community, citing their work with the<br />
area food pantry and that church Pastor<br />
Paul Barnes also serves as the Madison<br />
Township Fire Department chaplain.<br />
“The school had an awesome influence<br />
on my kids, who attended there,”<br />
said Kershner. “The school has a flexible<br />
approach to education and provides lots<br />
of individual attention to students. It’s a<br />
wonderful school.”<br />
For information on Madison<br />
Christian visit www.mcseaglesoh.org.<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Rick Palsgrove<br />
The Madison Christian High School choir and Ladies Chamber perform during Madison<br />
Christian School’s 40th anniversary celebration on Oct. 27. The school is located at 3565<br />
Bixby Road in Groveport and opened in 1978.<br />
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DRAMA<br />
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Graffis. “For instance, in a nighttime forest<br />
scene we can use dark blue lighting or we<br />
can use shades of red in other scenes to signify<br />
danger or death.”<br />
Graffis said other new stage technology<br />
will enable things to enter a scene from<br />
above.<br />
“We’re also experimenting with<br />
‘Surround Sound,’ which will help make<br />
the audience feel more connected to the<br />
show,” said Graffis.<br />
Other upcoming performances<br />
The remainder of Groveport Madison<br />
High School Cruiser Theatre Company’s<br />
<strong>2018</strong>-19 performance schedule is as follows:<br />
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intervened to break up the fights.<br />
Additional support came from the police.<br />
Groveport Police responded to assist the<br />
School Resource Officer. Additional police<br />
units from Obetz, Madison Township, and<br />
the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office also<br />
responded.<br />
Portier said officers remained at or near<br />
the school throughout the day and will continue<br />
to monitor the school. He said the<br />
incident remains an ongoing investigation.<br />
Warner said the students involved in<br />
the fights were all Groveport Madison students<br />
and that, to his knowledge, there<br />
were no serious injuries. He also said there<br />
was no damage to the new high school<br />
building.<br />
When asked what will be done to prevent<br />
future fights, Warner said, “We met<br />
with the staff after school yesterday. We<br />
will have more staff in hallways and common<br />
areas to supervise class changes. We<br />
are also trying to work with students to<br />
help them solve conflicts in a more productive<br />
way.”<br />
• “Almost Maine,” Jan. 11 & 12 at 7<br />
p.m.<br />
• Play-in-a-day: “The Nine Worst<br />
Break-ups of All Time,” Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.<br />
• “Shrek: The Musical,” April 11, 12, 13<br />
at 7 p.m. and April 14 at 2 p.m.<br />
All performances at Groveport Madison<br />
High School, 4475 S. Hamilton Road,<br />
Groveport. Tickets: $5 for students and<br />
senior citizens and $7 general admission<br />
except for “Shrek: The Musical,” which are<br />
$7 for students and senior citizens and $10<br />
general admission.<br />
Visit cruisertheatre@weebly.com for<br />
information.<br />
In her letter, Ogden stated district officials<br />
take the safety of the students and<br />
staff “very seriously.”<br />
“We will not tolerate behavior that causes<br />
a disruption or has the potential to<br />
cause harm or injury,” wrote Ogden.<br />
“Students directly involved in any such<br />
incident will face severe disciplinary consequences.<br />
In addition, Groveport Police<br />
arrested students who were directly<br />
involved in the fights.”<br />
Ogden said the second half of the day<br />
concluded without incident.<br />
“However, as an added level of precaution,<br />
we will have additional administrative<br />
staff and police support on campus for<br />
the next several days,” wrote Ogden. “We<br />
are aware of several social media posts<br />
that show the two fights. It is important to<br />
keep in mind that of the 1,800 students at<br />
Groveport Madison High School, 98 percent<br />
of them behaved just as they are<br />
expected, and they are just as frustrated<br />
with today’s incidents as the rest of us.”
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Dowler keeps Cruisers looking good<br />
By Theresa Garee<br />
Staff Writer<br />
She leans over to inspect an orange-yellow stain on<br />
the front of a band uniform, “Toby, Toby had cheese,”<br />
Julie Dowler announced as she opened another travel<br />
pack of cleanser and began scrubbing the stain.<br />
Dowler has been with the Groveport Madison<br />
Marching Cruisers for eight years, six of those as its<br />
Uniform Chair. She and her co-chair, Stacey Shelton,<br />
oversee the sizing, sewing, and ordering of 125<br />
Marching Cruiser band and color guard uniforms.<br />
“I’m only a helper, Julie does everything,” Shelton<br />
said.<br />
An average day for Dowler starts as a sixth grade<br />
school teacher for Columbus City Schools. At about 4<br />
p.m. she picks up her sophomore to get to band practice,<br />
where they sometimes can stay until around 10<br />
p.m. Other days include acting as a fundraising and<br />
volunteer coordinator for Boy Scout Troop 71. All<br />
three of her boys have been in the troop and band.<br />
Dowler is easily recognized as the mother hen for<br />
the Marching Cruisers and Troop 71.<br />
“She strived to make sure each Cub Scout succeeded,”<br />
Scout parent Shane Cartmill wrote in an email to<br />
the <strong>Southeast</strong> <strong>Messenger</strong>. “If your son didn’t have the<br />
activities completed or signed off on, she would follow<br />
up with the scout and the parent. If there was an issue<br />
because of time, money, resources, Julie would figure<br />
out a way to make it happen.”<br />
“She is a kid-first person,” said Groveport Madison<br />
Band Director Bart Pickenpaugh when describing<br />
Dowler. “If it wasn’t for Julie, the kids wouldn’t have<br />
such an enjoyable experience. Her being there enables<br />
them and me to focus more on the music.”<br />
Work for the Marching Cruisers starts in June for<br />
Dowler when she starts the uniform fitting for the students<br />
she considers family.<br />
“This band is a family, we cry together, laugh<br />
together,” Dowler said.<br />
The Marching Cruisers are qualified to compete at<br />
Ohio Music Education Association State Marching<br />
Band Finals on Nov. <strong>4th</strong>. In December, they plan to<br />
march in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Ga.,<br />
and Dowler plans to be right there with them.<br />
When asked what her hopes are for the band,<br />
Dowler said, “I want them to be inspired to be the best<br />
people they can be and the leaders that they are…they<br />
have what is in them to be amazing parts of our society.”<br />
When it comes to scouts or band, Dowler can’t pick<br />
a favorite, but she admits the Marching Cruisers takes<br />
more of her time.<br />
Time is a rare commodity for her since she also<br />
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<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Theresa Garee<br />
Uniform Chair Julie Dowler working on a Groveport<br />
Madison Cruiser Marching Band uniform<br />
works with the Schottenstein Center covering sports<br />
events. It was this part time job that helped her fulfill<br />
some dreams for students in the band. One year some<br />
of the students didn’t have the money to participate in<br />
their annual band camp so Dowler paid their way.<br />
“We do it for the kids,” Dowler said.<br />
But how does she keep her energy up?<br />
“I’m surprised she’s not green herself,”<br />
Pickenpaugh jokes about Dowler’s love for Mountain<br />
Dew. “I naturally pick up a Mountain Dew for Julie<br />
when we are on the go.”<br />
“I want the kids to have a positive experience, so it’s<br />
that desire to encourage the art…and lots of Mountain<br />
Dew,” Dowler said with a smile.<br />
Leaf pick up<br />
The Groveport Public Works Department will pick<br />
up curbside leaves through Dec. 10. Residents are<br />
asked to rake their leaves close to the curb, but not in<br />
the street. Leaves in the street cause issues with water<br />
flow and sanitary sewers. Debris other than leaves,<br />
such as twigs, rocks and trash, will not be picked up.<br />
Avoid parking vehicles in front of or behind leaf piles.<br />
For information call 614-836-3910.<br />
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The popular Lego Town exhibit will return to<br />
Groveport Town Hall, 648 Main St., from Dec. 3<br />
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“Mid90s,” the coming-of-age directorial<br />
debut from actor Jonah Hill, is like an<br />
incomplete piece of art that has been put on<br />
display: You can see the potential in its<br />
foundation, yet overall you find it lacking.<br />
Taking place over the course of a few<br />
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(future star Sunny Suljic), a deeply lonely<br />
13-year-old boy who is looking to make a<br />
connection.<br />
During one summer afternoon, Stevie<br />
comes across a group of skateboarders<br />
back-sassing a business owner who wants<br />
them off his property. Instantly, he is smitten<br />
with both their talents on the board<br />
and their fearlessness when dealing with<br />
angry adults.<br />
Slowly, he steps into their world on the<br />
periphery. First, he starts by hanging out<br />
at their shop and eavesdropping on their X-<br />
rated ‘would you rather’ conversations.<br />
Then, he tries his hand at skateboarding,<br />
to many bruised results. After being<br />
ignored for a while, he is brought into the<br />
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while simultaneously becoming a terror on<br />
the home front. For years, his mother (an<br />
underutilized Katherine Waterson) viewed<br />
him as the good, quiet and respectful son so<br />
she is quiet alarmed by his sudden change<br />
in behavior. At a loss, she forbids Stevie to<br />
see them but he angrily and defiantly<br />
resists.<br />
As he becomes more deeply immersed<br />
into their lives, he is introduced to the<br />
world of alcohol and drugs and sex. In<br />
these scenes, Hill does a good job of pointing<br />
out how some friendships can both hurt<br />
and heal the loneliness inside.<br />
If there is one thing I disliked the most<br />
about this film, it was how Hill would<br />
introduce interesting elements, yet often<br />
backed off on exploring them further. For<br />
instance, there are several scenes where<br />
Stevie self-harms, where he is physically<br />
abused by his emotionally unstable older<br />
brother (played by Lucas Hedges), and<br />
where toxic masculinity strikes hard yet as<br />
the writer and director, Hill shows no true<br />
interest in explaining or revisiting. I think<br />
if these scenes had been given more depth,<br />
the film would have benefited immensely.<br />
Puzzlement aside, if<br />
there is one thing to<br />
enjoy about this movie<br />
it is the performances<br />
from the young cast,<br />
most of whom are newcomers<br />
or professional<br />
skateboarders making<br />
their acting<br />
debut. Among the<br />
most engaging portrayals<br />
are Suljic,<br />
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Dedra<br />
Cordle<br />
who is often heartbreaking as Stevie, and<br />
Na-Kel Smith, who plays the aspiring professional<br />
skateboarder with a tragic past.<br />
Without those two centering “Mid90s,” this<br />
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Groveport prepares for income tax collection changes<br />
Columbus will no longer<br />
provide collection services<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Southeast</strong> Editor<br />
The city of Groveport, as well as its residents<br />
and businesses, will have to adjust<br />
how income taxes will be collected and<br />
paid.<br />
This past summer the city of Columbus<br />
informed area municipalities that it will no<br />
longer collect income taxes for them as of<br />
Jan. 1, 2019.<br />
The city of Groveport has a 2 percent<br />
income tax.<br />
In a letter to city officials dated June 22,<br />
Columbus City Auditor Megan Kilgore<br />
stated Columbus would no longer serve as<br />
a third party administrator for the collection<br />
of municipal income taxes because the<br />
task has “grown more difficult, in part due<br />
to the state’s recent mandated amendments<br />
to municipal income tax provisions...”<br />
The state recently instituted the centralized<br />
collection of business income taxes<br />
through its Ohio Business Gateway.<br />
Smaller cities use third party collection<br />
of income taxes because it would be costly<br />
to maintain their own taxation departments.<br />
Groveport City Council approved legislation<br />
for the city to join the Regional<br />
Income Tax Agency (RITA) to replace<br />
Columbus for income tax collection.<br />
“RITA is a council of governments that<br />
makes decisions cooperatively,” said<br />
Groveport Finance Director Jeff Green.<br />
“Everyone is on an equal footing.”<br />
With the change to RITA, Groveport<br />
City Administrator Marsha Hall said city<br />
residents and businesses will all have to<br />
make an income tax filing. She said there<br />
will be some exemptions for retirees and<br />
pensions.<br />
“Mandatory filing means every resident<br />
over the age of 18 must file an annual city<br />
of Groveport tax return even if no tax is<br />
due, said Bob Curtin, income tax administrator<br />
for the city of Groveport. “Nothing as<br />
far as what is or what is not taxable is<br />
changed as a result of mandatory filing.”<br />
Curtin gave the following example: “A<br />
resident of Groveport earns $10,000 for<br />
working in Columbus and has $250 withheld<br />
from that income for city tax. Prior to<br />
mandatory filing, this person would not<br />
have needed to file a return since their<br />
Groveport tax liability of $200 has been<br />
met by the $250 withheld from their pay<br />
for working in Columbus. Now this taxpayer<br />
will have to file a city income tax return<br />
(RITA) and attach a copy of the W-2. In<br />
this example the taxpayer would owe no<br />
tax.”<br />
Curtin said Groveport’s income tax ordinance<br />
is based on three types of taxpayers:<br />
1) gross salaries, wages and other compensation<br />
including gambling winnings earned<br />
by residents and non-residents for work<br />
performed in the city; 2) the net profit of<br />
unincorporated entities for work performed<br />
in the city by residents and non-residents;<br />
and 3) the net profits of corporations.<br />
“There will be no change in what is taxable<br />
or non-taxable,” said Curtin.<br />
Curtin said the municipality where one<br />
works receives the income tax.<br />
He added that all businesses operating<br />
in the city must pay the city’s income tax<br />
even if their corporate headquarters are<br />
elsewhere.<br />
Curtin said city income tax filings are<br />
due by April 15 for both businesses and<br />
individuals but added, “If company is on a<br />
fiscal year then three and a half months<br />
after year end.”<br />
Curtin said individuals and businesses<br />
will submit their city income taxes on a<br />
form furnished by, or obtainable from<br />
RITA, and by either checking their W-2 for<br />
proper withholding or checking for unincorporated<br />
income on a federal return and<br />
multiplying by 2 percent.<br />
“Filings are made with RITA but we can<br />
help at (Groveport) city hall,” said Curtin.<br />
“Individuals and businesses must file an<br />
annual return with payment, if applicable,<br />
but anyone over $200 needs to file a declaration<br />
of estimated tax. There’s no change<br />
in the tax ordinance.”<br />
He added pension income and Social<br />
Security are not taxable.<br />
Curtin said RITA started in 1973 as a<br />
council of governments to collect the<br />
municipal income tax.<br />
“The agency collects municipal income<br />
tax for over 200 Ohio municipalities,” said<br />
Curtin. “It would be too expensive for the<br />
city of Groveport to maintain its own tax<br />
department.”<br />
The city of Groveport will pay RITA<br />
approximately 1.2 to 1.5 percent of all collections<br />
for its service.<br />
Curtin said the change to RITA should<br />
have no impact on Groveport’s operations<br />
and revenue flow. He said approximately<br />
15 percent of Groveport’s total revenue<br />
stream comes from business income taxes<br />
and about 5 percent comes from individual<br />
income taxes.<br />
Added Green, “The bulk of local income<br />
tax revenue, the remaining 80 percent,<br />
comes from employee withholdings, mostly<br />
from the warehouses.”<br />
For information visit www.ritaohio.com<br />
or call Curtin at 614-352-8725.<br />
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Halloween in Groveport is amazing!<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Southeast</strong> Editor<br />
As I walked around the streets of Groveport on Halloween<br />
night the one phrase people said to me over and over was, “This is<br />
amazing!”<br />
Costumed trick-or-treaters were everywhere and many homes<br />
- especially those on Front Street - featured elaborate Halloween<br />
displays. The gray, drizzling rain helped add to the spookiness of<br />
the Halloween night atmosphere.<br />
Fiery jack o’ lanterns lit the night. Mysterious smoke billowed.<br />
Eerie lights created frightful visages. Graveyards sprung from<br />
normally manicured front lawns. Skeletons lurked about.<br />
There were so many inspired and creative costumes. I saw<br />
werewolves, superheroes, dinosaurs, ghosts, green-skinned goblins,<br />
space aliens, a mad scientist, witches, and all sorts of baffling<br />
monsters. There were also people dressed as rabbits, flowers, and<br />
other assorted pleasant things as well.<br />
The annual Halloween block party on Front Street drew a big<br />
crowd and remained festive until it was time for the creatures that<br />
go bump in the night to fade away for another year.<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photos by Rick Palsgrove<br />
The Grim Reaper strolls out from this house to beckon trick-or-treaters to dare enter this scary scene to<br />
obtain treats.<br />
England’s Queen Victoria and internationally famous horse<br />
trainer John S. Rarey of Groveport hand out candy to trick-ortreaters<br />
at this house on Front Street. Rarey even brought along<br />
the ghost of the famous stallion, Cruiser, to help out.<br />
Charlie<br />
Marlatt<br />
entertains<br />
trick-ortreaters<br />
with his<br />
puppet,<br />
“Witch<br />
Hazel,”<br />
in front<br />
of his<br />
Main<br />
Street<br />
house.<br />
Witch<br />
Hazel is<br />
a feisty<br />
little<br />
puppet!<br />
Groveport Police Sgt. Josh Short is<br />
unfazed by the fact a huge brown spider<br />
is crawling up the front of his shirt!<br />
The costumed “cranky old man” character at left jokingly orders<br />
these two dinosaurs to, “Get off my lawn!” at this house on<br />
Front Street.<br />
Huge spiders took over the Thomson house on Front Street!
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Projects highlight proposed 2019 Groveport budget<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Southeast</strong> Editor<br />
A variety of proposed projects highlight<br />
the city of Groveport’s proposed 2019 budget.<br />
The general fund revenue for 2019 is<br />
estimated at $16.1 million, which is up<br />
from the estimated $15.9 million in <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
The bulk of this funding comes from<br />
Income tax revenue, which is projected to<br />
be $14.54 million in 2019 compared to<br />
$14.50 million in <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
Other revenues include $350,000 from<br />
property taxes and various amounts in<br />
other city fund categories that include<br />
grants, taxes, fees, and permits.<br />
“Although the budgeted numbers for the<br />
general fund represent no increase in<br />
income tax revenue, the 2019 appropriations<br />
budget still maintains progress<br />
toward several city council objectives:<br />
increasing the balance in the rainy day<br />
fund, increasing the general fund balance<br />
by another 20 percent, and setting aside 20<br />
percent of all income tax collection for debt<br />
service,” wrote Groveport City<br />
Administrator Marsha Hall in her budget<br />
report to Groveport City Council.<br />
The rainy day fund reached $1.5 million<br />
in <strong>2018</strong> and is expected to rise to $1.6 million<br />
in 2019 with the goal of reaching $2<br />
million in the next few years.<br />
Proposed projects<br />
Projects proposed in the 2019 budget<br />
are:<br />
•East Bixby Road pavement rehabilitation<br />
(from near Ebright Road to U.S. 33),<br />
$348,000 from street fund and $92,000<br />
from storm water fund;<br />
•West Main Street curb ramps, $34,000;<br />
•Annual street maintenance program,<br />
$450,000 from street fund and $105,000<br />
from storm water fund.<br />
Includes resurfacing work on Main<br />
Street from College Street to Front Street<br />
(which was reconstructed in 1989-90) and<br />
on Main Street from Front Street east<br />
(which was reconstructed in 2003) to a<br />
point near the Groveport Recreation<br />
Center. Other streets to be included for<br />
work in 2019 and beyond are still to be<br />
determined.<br />
•Hamilton Road/Firehouse Lane traffic<br />
signal upgrade, $542,000 total grant project,<br />
local match of $68,100 from street<br />
fund;<br />
•Generator for Bixford pump station,<br />
$75,000;<br />
•Sanitary sewer force main replacements,<br />
$50,000;<br />
•Master Parks Plan review, emphasizing<br />
Groveport Park, $40,000;<br />
•Bixford Green bike/pedestrian path,<br />
$180,000 from parks fund. The project<br />
involves the construction of an 860 to 920<br />
“Although the budgeted numbers for the<br />
general fund represent no increase in<br />
income tax revenue, the 2019 appropriations<br />
budget still maintains progress toward several<br />
city council objectives: increasing the balance<br />
in the rainy day fund, increasing the<br />
general fund balance by another 20 percent,<br />
and setting aside 20 percent of all income<br />
tax collection for debt service.”<br />
- Marsha Hall<br />
City administrator<br />
foot Bixford Green shared-use path to connect<br />
the Bixford Green subdivision to the<br />
Blacklick Creek Greenways Trail in Three<br />
Creeks Metro Park.<br />
Hall announced the city received a<br />
$70,782 Ohio NatureWorks grant that will<br />
help fund the construction of the path. Hall<br />
said the Ohio NatureWorks grant funds<br />
can only be used to help fund construction<br />
of the portion of the path that is not on<br />
Metro Parks property.<br />
•Neighborhood parks development,<br />
$75,000; and<br />
•Sidewalk replacements, $50,000.<br />
Proposed purchases<br />
The city plans to make the following<br />
purchases in 2019:<br />
•Replacement of front entrance barn at<br />
The Links golf course, $250,000;<br />
•Two police cruisers to replace two 2008<br />
cruisers, $120,000;<br />
•Banquet room air conditioning at The<br />
Links golf course, $100,000;<br />
•Additional leaf vacuum, $96,000. (It is<br />
noted in the budget this is required<br />
because after Kurtz Brothers moved from<br />
the area the time and cost of transporting<br />
leaves has “increased dramatically.” The<br />
new system will have a larger capacity for<br />
hauling leaves.)<br />
•17 police body cameras, $74,314;<br />
•Starcraft Allstar 12+2 vehicle for<br />
transportation department, $62,200;<br />
•Ventilation system for filtration room<br />
at the indoor pool at the Groveport<br />
Recreation Center, $42,170;<br />
•Replace windows at municipal building,<br />
$40,000;<br />
•Replacement truck for the facilities<br />
department, $30,000; and<br />
•Replacement fence at KidSpace,<br />
$6,000.<br />
Other budget highlights<br />
The proposed 2019 general fund appropriations<br />
are estimated at $18.4 million,<br />
which is down from $18.6 million in <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
Funding for festivals in 2019 includes<br />
$50,000 for the Fourth of July, $18,650 for<br />
the Christmas - A Heritage Holiday, and<br />
$16,000 for Apple Butter Day.<br />
Council will vote on the 2019 budget at<br />
its Nov. 13 meeting.<br />
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Rarey inducted into Groveport Hall of Honor<br />
Former Groveport City Councilman Ed Rarey was<br />
inducted into the Groveport Hall of Honor on Oct. 21.<br />
The Hall of Honor, established by Mayor Lance<br />
Westcamp in 2006, is located inside the Groveport<br />
Recreation Center. Plaques detailing each inductee’s<br />
accomplishments are on display in the hallway<br />
between the two gymnasiums.<br />
The purpose of the Hall of Honor is to recognize<br />
individuals (living or deceased) who through their performance<br />
and achievements (volunteer service, public<br />
service, athletic endeavors or other related service)<br />
reflect credit on the city of Groveport so citizens may<br />
find identity with the past and establish goals for the<br />
future. Other members of the Hall of Honor include<br />
Eric Smith, John Frye, Jim McKee and Kathy Frank.<br />
Rarey, born in 1929, is a life-long resident of<br />
Groveport. He graduated from Groveport High School<br />
in 1948 and lettered in track<br />
and football. He attended<br />
Otterbein College, earning a<br />
bachelor’s degree in education in<br />
1952. While in college, he played<br />
center on the football team.<br />
After graduation, he taught<br />
math and science for five years<br />
until he became a principal at<br />
Gahanna Lincoln Elementary<br />
School where he served until<br />
1990. Along the way, he also<br />
earned a master’s degree in education<br />
from Ohio State<br />
University. He coached track<br />
and field for 61 years and cross<br />
country for 30 years. He earned<br />
many state and national coaching<br />
awards over the<br />
years.<br />
Rarey was elected<br />
to Groveport Village<br />
Council in 1993 and<br />
served until March<br />
2017. While on council<br />
he was a strong<br />
proponent for parks<br />
and recreation. He<br />
helped to spearhead<br />
the purchase of the<br />
land for Groveport<br />
Park and Cruiser<br />
Park. He served on<br />
committees supporting<br />
the design and<br />
RAREY<br />
construction of the<br />
Groveport Recreation/Senior<br />
Center and Aquatic Center. He supported<br />
the purchase of the once private golf club, The Willows<br />
Golf Course. The 18 hole course re-opened as a public<br />
course, The Links At Groveport, in 2006. He was an<br />
advocate of the city’s sidewalk program and wanted<br />
the city of Groveport to be connected to the Metro<br />
Parks Trail System, which led to the construction of<br />
the Foor Leisure Path. He was instrumental in the<br />
city’s new water plant, which became operational in<br />
July 2015 and provides water to approximately half of<br />
city residents.<br />
As a resident, Rarey volunteered his time by serving<br />
on the Groveport Heritage and Preservation<br />
Society, Cemetery Committee and Groveport Madison<br />
High School Alumni Committee.<br />
around Groveport and Madison Township<br />
Griefshare support group:<br />
Surviving the Holidays<br />
Groveport United Methodist Church,<br />
512 Main St., Groveport, will offer<br />
GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays, from<br />
1-3 p.m. on Dec. 8. The program is a seminar<br />
for people facing the holidays after a<br />
loved one’s death. It features video interviews<br />
with counselors, grief experts and<br />
others who have experienced the holidays<br />
after a death. Refreshments and workbook<br />
provided. Registration is not required but<br />
helpful.<br />
Contact 614-836-5968 or email groveportgriefsharegroup@gmail.com.<br />
On stage at Madison<br />
Christian High School<br />
Madison Christian High School, 3565<br />
Bixby Road, Groveport, will present the following<br />
theatrical productions in <strong>2018</strong>-19:<br />
“Fantastic Mr. Fox,” at 7 p.m. on Nov. 9-11;<br />
“Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at<br />
7 p.m. on April 26-27 and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.<br />
on April 28. Tickets range from $5-$10. For<br />
information call 614-497-3456.<br />
Constitution Hawks<br />
The Constitution Hawks, a group of citizens<br />
looking to advance knowledge of the<br />
United States Constitution and related<br />
matters, meets the second Tuesday of each<br />
month in the Peace Free Lutheran Church<br />
Christian Center, 28 Elm St., Canal<br />
Winchester, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.<br />
Sweet Adeline concert<br />
The women’s barbershop chorus, Sweet<br />
Adeline, will sing a variety of seasonal<br />
favorites on Dec. 1 from 6:15- p.m. at<br />
Groveport Town Hall, 648 Main St. Come<br />
and enjoy the sounds of the season, barbershop<br />
style. This is a free concert for all ages.<br />
A Heritage Holiday<br />
Groveport’s “A Heritage Holiday” will be<br />
held Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in Heritage Park,<br />
551 Wirt Road. Santa will arrive by fire<br />
truck at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 30. The<br />
Groveport Madison High School Band will<br />
play holiday music and there will be ice<br />
carving, carriage rides, children’s crafts,<br />
and refreshments. On Dec. 1 from noon to<br />
3 p.m. visit with Santa and enjoy refreshments,<br />
carriage rides, farm animal<br />
encounter, kid’s crafts and live reindeer.<br />
For information call 614-836-3333.<br />
Lunch with Santa<br />
Have lunch with Santa at the Groveport<br />
Recreation Center, 7370 Groveport Road,<br />
on Dec. 9 from 1-3 p.m. Cost: $6 per person.<br />
Register by Dec. 3. Contact Juli Pintz at<br />
614-836-1000 ext. 1513 or email<br />
jpintz@groveport.org.
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HELP WANTED<br />
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HELP WANTED<br />
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Employment<br />
WE ARE LOOKING<br />
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HELP WANTED<br />
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SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS<br />
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Available positions are for substitute drivers that<br />
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Altercare is a drug-free workplace<br />
Employment<br />
xCraft Shows/Bazaars<br />
Groveport Recreation Center<br />
Fall Crafter’s Bazaar<br />
Sat., <strong>November</strong> 10th, 9am-2pm<br />
7370 Groveport Rd.<br />
$1.00 Shoppers Admission<br />
There will be a food vendor<br />
available this year as well<br />
ADVERTISE<br />
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Bazaar, or Bake Sale!<br />
Call Kathy<br />
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614-272-5422<br />
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Craft Shows/Bazaars<br />
WANT TO BUY<br />
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CASH FOR CARS<br />
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WANTS TO Purchase<br />
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gas interests. Send details<br />
to: P.O. Box 13557,<br />
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ANTIQUES<br />
WANTED<br />
Victrolas, Watches,<br />
Clocks, Bookcases<br />
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or 614-783-2629<br />
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for junk or unwanted cars<br />
(Free Tow). Call<br />
614-444-RIDE (7433)<br />
MISCELLANEOUS<br />
FOR SALE<br />
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USED VEHICLES<br />
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body in great cond. Gray<br />
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well maintained. $1950.<br />
Call Mary 614-564-7282<br />
CHRISTMAS<br />
BAZAAR<br />
Sat., Nov. 17th, 9 am - 2 pm<br />
Groveport Presbyterian Church<br />
275 College St.<br />
Groveport, OH 43125<br />
Sponsored by: Presbyterian Women<br />
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xClassified Services<br />
APPLIANCE REPAIR<br />
Washer, Dryer, Stove &<br />
Refrig. Repair 875-7588<br />
BRICK AND BLOCK<br />
All American Masonry Co.<br />
20 yrs. exp. - Lic & Ins.<br />
Brick, Block, Glass Block<br />
Decks, Retaining Wall,<br />
Foundation, Tuck-pointing<br />
Natural Stone,<br />
Cultured Stone, Chimneys<br />
614-805-7741<br />
CARPET CLEANING<br />
Dirt Busters Tile/Floor-Any<br />
3 Rms - $44.95. Pet odor<br />
treatment. 614-805-1084<br />
CLEANING<br />
Cleaning, 20 yrs. exp.<br />
Call Judy 614-946-2443<br />
Looking for Mrs. Clean?<br />
For excellent cleaning<br />
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614-226-5229 Free Est.<br />
Holly’s Halos<br />
Accepting New Clients<br />
2 Hours - $40-$50<br />
Bonded-Ins. 614-426-3624<br />
CONCRETE<br />
AJ’s Concrete,<br />
Masonry<br />
Good Work - Fair Prices<br />
Block Foundations<br />
Driveways • Sidewalks<br />
Epoxy/Overlay Floors<br />
Bonded-Ins. • Free Ests.<br />
Now Accepting Credit Cards<br />
614-419-9932<br />
ELECTRICAL<br />
HAHN’S ELECTRIC<br />
Affordable, Quality<br />
Work For 31 Yrs.<br />
614-237-3524<br />
Cell 614-517-9699<br />
Licensed • Bonded • Insured<br />
Free Estimates • Lic. # 20240<br />
GUTTERS<br />
Low Price-Great Service<br />
5 & 6” Seamless gutters,<br />
covers, siding, gutter clng.<br />
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repaired or replaced,<br />
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FREE ESTIMATE<br />
Cal 614-402-4196<br />
HEATING<br />
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Complete System Clean & Check<br />
$49.95<br />
Free Carbon<br />
Monoxide Testing<br />
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All Makes • All Models<br />
43 yrs exp. • Sr. Discount<br />
614-351-9025<br />
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11/11 A<br />
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HOME<br />
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SINCE 1973<br />
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Windows & Siding<br />
Decks, Kitchens, Baths<br />
Room Additions,<br />
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45 Yrs. Exp. - Refs. Avail.<br />
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Accepting Visa/MC<br />
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• Bathrooms • Kitchens<br />
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Int. Painting<br />
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LAWN CARE<br />
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MOVING<br />
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PAINTING<br />
Time to Get Ready for the<br />
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PLUMBING<br />
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POWER WASHING<br />
MRS. POWERWASH<br />
Any house wash $149 + tax<br />
Single deck $69 + tax<br />
2 Tier deck $99 + tax<br />
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ROOFING<br />
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30 yrs. exp. Lifetime Cols.<br />
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TREE SERVICES<br />
Joe’s Tree & Yard Work<br />
Trim, thin, shape bushes,<br />
hedges, stump grinding,<br />
hauling. 614-598-6247<br />
11/25<br />
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Brewer & Sons Tree Service<br />
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PAGE 12 - SOUTHEAST MESSENGER - <strong>November</strong> 4, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Cruisers on the air<br />
The Groveport Sports Network will provide live play-by-play<br />
coverage by veteran broadcaster Rick Cooper of Groveport<br />
Madison High School basketball in <strong>2018</strong>-19. The broadcast<br />
includes high definition video and live audio. Each broadcast<br />
begins 25 minutes prior to the scheduled start time with the pregame<br />
show. Tune in after the game for interviews with players<br />
and the head coach, along with a look at the final stats. The broadcasts<br />
can be accessed free of charge on a computer or hand held<br />
device. All broadcasts will be available to view on demand as well.<br />
To listen live go to: http://war.str3am.com:7570/live. To watch<br />
live or on demand go to: www.facebook.com/groveportsportsnetwork.<br />
The games to be broadcast:<br />
Boys and girls basketball: Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Westland<br />
(boys); Dec. 8 at 2:30 p.m. vs. Hilliard Darby (girls); Dec. 8 at 4<br />
p.m. vs. Hilliard Darby (boys); Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Canal<br />
Winchester (boys); Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Pickerington Central<br />
(boys); Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m. vs. New Albany (boys); Jan. 11 at 7:30<br />
p.m. vs. Big Walnut (boys); Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Pickerington<br />
North (boys); Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Canal Winchester (boys);<br />
Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Newark (boys); Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Big<br />
Walnut (boys).<br />
At Slate Run Living Historical Farm<br />
The following activity will be held at Slate Run Living<br />
Historical Farm, 1375 State Route 674 North, Canal Winchester:<br />
•Nov. 10-11, 1 p.m.: Firewood Warms You Twice - Try a two-man<br />
saw or shingle splitter while learning about varieties of wood.<br />
At ree Creeks Metro Park<br />
The following activities will be held at Three Creeks Metro<br />
Park, 3860 Bixby Road, Groveport (Meet at Confluence Area<br />
unless otherwise noted):<br />
•Nov. 11, 2 p.m.: Campfire Cooking - Get tips for making campfire<br />
food and enjoy some samples.<br />
•Nov. 17, 10 a.m.: Walk to the Eagles’ Nest - Take a 2 mile off<br />
trail walk to visit the eagles’ nesting site.<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by<br />
Linda Dillman<br />
Prize<br />
pumpkin<br />
www.columbusmessenger.com<br />
The third time<br />
proved a charm<br />
for giant pumpkin<br />
grower and<br />
Madison Township<br />
Trustee John<br />
Pritchard, who<br />
took fourth place<br />
at the Circleville<br />
Pumpkin Show<br />
with his 1,049<br />
pound behemoth<br />
grown in a patch<br />
on Gender Road<br />
in Canal Winchester. The weigh-in took place on Oct. 17, the first day of the festival. Pritchard also took<br />
fifth place honors with a 958 pound pumpkin. The top honor went to a 1,607 pound giant pumpkin grown<br />
by Circleville resident Mark Litz. This was the third time Pritchard entered the annual competition.<br />
Opioid information series<br />
presented by Opiate Task Force<br />
The Groveport Madison Opiate Task Force will<br />
present information sessions to help those impacted by<br />
opioid addiction:<br />
•Voices of Faith—Jan. 22, 2019, 7 p.m. Faith &<br />
Outreach. At Groveport Madison High School, 4475 S.<br />
Hamilton Road, Groveport.<br />
Drug Drop Box<br />
The Madison Township Police Department is providing<br />
an opiate prescription “Drug Drop Box” for the<br />
community located in the lobby of the Madison<br />
Township Police Department, 4567 Madison Lane. It<br />
is accessible to the public during normal office hours<br />
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone can<br />
dispose of new or old pills, including prescription medications,<br />
or any other illegal substances and place<br />
them into this box with no questions asked.<br />
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