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PAGE 6 - MADISON MESSENGER - February 24, 2019 www.madisonmessengernews.com Rotary’s Four Way Test Award goes to Freed By Kristy Zurbrick Madison Editor Everybody knows somebody whose very nature it is to help others. On Feb. 14, the London Rotary Club honored five such somebodies at their annual Service Above Self awards. The presentation took place at the Madison County Senior Citizens Center in London. Rotary member Misty Bradley introduced the four Service Above Self winners. Member Kelly Snyder introduced the annual Four Way Test Person of the Year. Four Way Test Person of the Year • Marcus Freed Rotary’s Four-Way Test asks the following: 1) Is it the truth?; 2) Is it fair to all concerned?; 3) Will it build goodwill and better friendships?; 4) Is it beneficial to all concerned? “Marcus Freed is dedicated to helping others both here in our community and across the world, and is a true example of the ideals of Rotary,” Snyder said. Freed worked as a fourth-grade teacher at London Elementary for 12 years and as a guidance counselor at London Middle School for 20 years. In retirement, he spends his time in many volunteer pursuits, including hours at Madison Health where he greets visitors and helps them find their way around the hospital. He also has become a leader in the NEW Grov ve City y Office! We have everything we need to care for every part of you. Orthopedic ONE – Grove CIty | 5500 Nor th Meadows Drive Our new Grove City office is located in the North Meadows Medical Office building, near Mount Carmel Grove City. Orthopedic ONE Grove City no w offfers a convenient multi-special alty physi cian clinic with on-site imaging, therapy services s and appointments five days a week. To schedule an appointment at our Grove CIty office, pleas ase call (614) 488-1816 or visit us at www.orth thopedicONE.com. This is where e you go to g et better. hospital’s Auxiliary. “Whether he is outside selling geraniums or recruiting bakers for the Bake-Nic, he does it with energy and enthusiasm. He even spent Christmas Day caroling for the patients who had to be in the hospital,” said Snyder. Freed is immersed in prison ministry. Through the Horizon Prison Initiative, he helps inmates examine their faith and find strength, hope and forgiveness. He also volunteers with Kairos Prison Ministry. For the past 10 years, Freed has participated in Ride for Missions, pedaling and raising money for missionaries around the world. Last year, he biked 375 miles over five days from Memphis, Tenn., to Montgomery, Ind. Also in 2018, he traveled twice to El Salvador to take part in Wheels for the World. Each time, he helped to distribute more than 200 wheelchairs to children and adults with disabilities. In the past year, his service to others also has included donating blood platelets 23 times at the Red Cross for cancer patients. The two-hour process gave him time to continue studying Spanish as a second language. Upon accepting the Four Way Test Person of the Year award, Freed thanked the many mentors he’s had in his life, including his parents, siblings, and wife. He also thanked God. He praised Rotary as an organization with a focus on humanitarianism. Service Above Self honorees • Carol Ansel Carol Ansel started her career with Madison County Children Services and has spent the past 25 years at the Madison County Board of Developmental Disabilities (MCBDD). “Carol puts those that we serve first and is always spending her personal time assuring the health and safety of our folks,” wrote Susan Thompson, MCBDD superintendent, in her nomination letter. In addition to her duties as family support services director, Ansel serves on many statewide committees and has been active with Special Olympics. “The last years at the county board have been very fulfilling and rewarding,” Ansel said. A resident of London since 1986, she is a past president of the community’s former Jaycees chapter and belongs to First Presbyterian Church, where she has served as a deacon and played in the bell choir. She is the mother to 24-year-old twins who, during their school years, kept her busy with the London soccer and football programs. • Phyllis Follrod Anyone born in Madison County in the past 50-some years likely knows Phyllis Follrod. A retired registered nurse, the London native worked from 1963 to 2017 in the obstetrics department at Madison Health. She helped to deliver multiple generations of babies. Ironically, Follrod herself was born at home. “I still get emotional because I miss it,” she said about her work at the hospital. “To anybody I have touched, I love you all.” Follrod is an active member of Newport United Methodist Church, where she often can be found in the kitchen, making noodles or pies for an upcoming church dinner. • Diane Furbee In the fall of 2016, St. Patrick Church in London partnered with Madison Senior Living Community to host community suppers, Messenger photo by Kristy Zurbrick Brendan Shea (right), vice president of the London Rotary Club, congratulates this year’s winners of the Service Above Self awards: (from left) Phyllis Follrod; Marcus Freed, named Four Way Test Person of the Year; Diane Furbee; and Mary Anne Wood. Carol Ansel, also a winner, is not pictured. offering a hot meal to anyone looking for one. Diane Furbee serves as St. Patrick’s point person on the project, which now includes meal delivery and feeds up to 200 people the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Furbee also coordinates the church’s Healing Meals ministry, providing meals to parishioners who are recovering from surgery or other hospital stays. “We couldn’t do what we do without lots of volunteers,” Furbee said. “It’s a great way to touch people—through a meal.” Last summer, the church hosted the Gospel Road community service program. Furbee coordinated meals and snacks for the 150 high school students and chaperones involved in the ministry. She also served many years as the church’s coordinator for the Welcome Table, a food ministry in London, and she regularly volunteers at HELP House. • Mary Anne Wood During her 18 years as children’s librarian at London Public Library, Mary Anne Wood has coordinated thousands of programs for the community’s youth, from storytimes for infants and toddlers to scavenger hunts for teens and visits from the Columbus Zoo, COSI and Newport Aquarium. She is best known for the summer reading program which encourages children to read during their time off from school. Wood is all about connecting children with the library in any way she can. She regularly travels to area preschools, daycares and Head Start to perform programs for children who are not able to get to the library. She visits schools in different storybook costumes and stresses the value of having a library card. She created a new “student library card” that gives children ages 5-17 the ability to check out five books at any time and access to library materials even if their parents’ card is not in good standing. About her job, Wood said, “I just do it because I love it. I love the kids. I have fun. I’m a kid myself.”
www.madisonmessengernews.com February 24, 2019 - MADISON MESSENGER - Page 7 Major paving project starts this spring in West Jeff By Michael Williamson Staff Writer A major reconstruction and paving project will move forward this spring in West Jefferson. On Feb. 18, council members awarded the Walnut/Fellows reconstruction project to Columbus Asphalt Paving. The project, which has a projected start time of early April, will cost $808,597.28. “We’ll send out the notice of award this week, and it usually takes about four to six weeks to get under contract and get started,” said Randy VanTilburg of the engineering consulting firm Mannik & Smith Group. “That lines up with the first of April.” The reconstruction will encompass large sections of Fellows Avenue and Walnut Street where pavement will be removed and replaced. “Some of the sections will be ground down. Some will have curb work and replacement,” said Steve Johnston, council president. “There might be stormwater drains put in and adjustments made to piping.” Although early stages of construction are scheduled for April, the bulk of the construction is planned for June through August to minimize school-related traffic. “Since that is a major thoroughfare, we have to have it clear for the season,” Johnston said. Also at the Feb. 18 meeting, council confirmed the appointments of Taylor Patterson as full-time public service water and sewer clerk and Deborah DiLeo as clerk of council. DiLeo replaces Jack Herrel, who will stay on as an assistant. In other action Monday, council: ● authorized supplemental appropriations to the general, capital projects, water We Support Our Local Community MIDLAND TITLE WEST, LLC Real Estate Closings, Refinance Closings, Title Examinations and Title Insurance Kevin R. Flax Telephone: 740-852-3000 email: kevin@midlandtitlewest.com 117 West High St., Suite 105, London, OH Flax Miller Law Firm, LLC Aaron P. Miller, Attorney At Law and sewer funds in the amount of $1.8 million. ● awarded the Darby Creek water and sewer line extension project to J&J Schlaegel of Urbana. The cost is $1,625,676.50. ● authorized a contract to lease a printer that will be used to copy blueprints and scan them into digital files. The village will lease the machine for $388 a month. ● adopted a new credit card policy pursuant to Ohio House Bill 312 which requires all government entities to have a card. Wills, Trusts, Estates, All Probate Actions, Small Business, Corporations, LLC, Real Estate Contracts & Related Legal Services Kevin R. Flax Aaron P. Miller Tea for many more than two Messenger photos by Dedra Cordle The 8th Annual Victorian Sweetheart Tea took place Feb. 16 to benefit the Friends of Mount Sterling Library. Event organizer Casey O’Neill estimates that this year’s event was the largest to date with approximately 80 people in attendance. In addition to serving up treats, the Friends awarded prizes. For instance, Lauretta Spies was honored for having the most birthdays (she is 95). Jordan Wilkins won a prize for being the youngest boy in attendance. Shown here are scenes from the event. (TOP LEFT) Melicia Gainey was one of the winners in the “Most Interesting Hat” category. Gainey, of Mount Sterling, said she has had the hat since she was in the chorus of a production of “Hello, Dolly!” in 2000. (ABOVE RIGHT) Arabelle Gainey, 8, showcases her parasol. (BOTTOM LEFT) Ten-year-old Lily Danielsson stirs honey into her tea during the luncheon. The cups, as well as the clothing Danielsson is wearing, were borrowed from O’Neill’s personal collection of Victorian-inspired items. Tree Trimming Tree Removal Stump Grinding FREE ESTIMATES 740-845-LAWN
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