Southeast Messenger - March 10th, 2019

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March 10 - 23, 2019 www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XXXVI, No. 19 

Hometown Realtor 

Marylee Bendig 

580 Main St., Groveport, OH 43125 

(614) 218-1097 

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A name you KNOW, 

the name you TRUST 

A timeline of Groveport’s downtown development 

By Rick Palsgrove 

Southeast Editor 

The development of Groveport’s downtown 

historic core along Main Street is an 

ongoing process. 

Most recent action 

In February, Groveport city workers 

demolished the small office building that 

once stood in the middle of the former used 

car lot at Main and College streets. City 

workers also removed the car lot signage, 

some of the posts and cables that border 

the property, and the concrete parking 

blocks to get it ready for future potential 

development. Groveport City 

Administrator Marsha Hall has stated the 

asphalt paving on the property will most 

likely be removed this spring and grass 

planted when weather permits. 

In 2018, the city of Groveport purchased 

the property at 490 Main St., which previously 

was the home of Stebe’s Sales Inc., a 

used car business that operated there for 

many years. Groveport City Council 

approved contracting to buy the .492 acre 

property for $250,000. 

Groveport Finance Director and 

Assistant Administrator Jeff Green said 

the city is advertising for requests for proposals 

for development of the site and that 

a sign advertising the property as an 

opportunity for business development was 

placed on the site near the corner of Main 

and College streets. 

The city’s plan is 

to enter into a long 

term lease or purchase 

contract, with 

conditions, with a 

potential developer 

for the site 

“This is a primary 

property in the city’s 

downtown,” Hall 

said. “A long term 

lease or contract 

with conditions 

allows the city to control 

the site’s future 

use and the types of 

development that 

can occur there.” 

Green said there 

is a desire to develop 

the site for some type 

of retail or restaurant, 

though there is 

nothing definite in 

the works at the 

present time. 

Alleys border the site to the west and 

north. When asked if the alleys could be 

upgraded with new pavement and 

drainage improvements in anticipation of 

new development, Green said, “It depends 

on the development, but some improvements 

would be likely.” 

Green said there are no plans to make 

the site a parking lot or to turn the site into 

a small park. 

Downtown development timeline 

For approximately the last 18 years, 

Groveport city officials have taken steps to 

re-develop the city’s historic downtown core 

along Main Street. The following is a timeline 

of what has transpired so far. 

•2002 - City buys the two former gas 

station properties at the northeast corner 

of Main and Front streets for $305,000. The 

See DOWNTOWN, page 2 

Groveport Madison combined levy/bond issue on ballot 



Voters in the Groveport Madison school 

district will decide on a combined operating 

levy and bond issue on May 7. 

The proposed 6.10 mill continuing operating 

levy, if approved by the voters, would 

replace the current five year 6.68 mill levy 

that will expire on Dec. 31, 2019. 

According to information provided by 

Groveport Madison Schools officials, if the 

levy is not approved the district would see 

deficits of $2.8 million in 2020 and $5.6 

million in 2021. 

“Without passage, we will not be able to 

support the level of programs we have 

today,” said Groveport Madison 

Superintendent Garilee Ogden during her 

State of the Schools address at Groveport 

Madison High School on March 5. “Every 

decision we make is in the mindset of building 

trust and respect with our parents, 

community, area officials, and businesses 

of the greater Groveport Madison area.” 

The proposed levy is combined into one 

ballot issue with a proposed 37-year, 4.72 

mill, $83.6 million bond issue that would 

generate funds to build three new pre-K 

through sixth grade elementary schools 

and one new middle school for grades seven 

and eight. The pre-K through sixth grade 

buildings would hold about 1,067 students 

each and the middle school would hold 

about 1,000 students. Students in the pre- 

K through sixth grade buildings would be 

separated into age appropriate areas. 

The bond issue would also provide funds 

to demolish the existing elementary 

schools and middle schools. If the plan is 

approved by voters, it would reduce the 

number of schools in the district from 10 to 

five. The locations of where the new schools 

would be built has not been determined. 

If voters approve the bond issue to build 

the schools, the Ohio Facilities 

Construction Commission would fund 53 

Photo courtesy of Brian Day and city of Groveport 

On Feb. 21, city of Groveport Public Works Department employees demolished the 324 square foot office 

building that stood in the middle of the former used car lot at the corner of Main and College streets. 

percent of the estimated $148.7 million 

project and Groveport Madison would fund 

47 percent. 

The operating levy portion of the combined 

ballot issue will not raise taxes but, 

according to Groveport Madison Treasurer 

John Walsh, the bond issue, if the combined 

ballot issue is approved, will result 

in the estimated increased annual property 

tax for the owners of the following valued 

homes: $100,000 market value: $164.96; 

$125,000 market value: $206.20; $150,000 

market value: $247.44; $175,000 market 

value: $288.68; and $200,000 market 

value: $329.92 

District officials state the bond issue is 

needed to: replace aging school buildings; 

ease student overcrowding; eliminate the 

22 modular classrooms in the district; 

enable there to be identical academic and 

other programs in each school; result in 

less acreage to be maintained; create more 

overall efficiency; younger students would 

be separated from older students in the elementaries 

and buses; and provide for modern 

safety features (officials noted the current 

schools cannot be retrofitted to meet 

modern safety needs). 

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Food truck downtown 

Groveport City Administrator Marsha 

Hall said Schmidt’s Sausage Haus will 

have their food truck parked in front of 

Ace Hardware on Groveport’s Main Street 

on Tuesdays from 4-8 p.m. and 

Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning 

March 12 and then throughout the 

city’s farmers’ market season. In 2017, 

Groveport City Council authorized Hall to 

allow up to three food trucks to operate at 

that location during the farmers’ market 

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Warehouse expansion to bring 600 jobs 

Gap Inc., a global retailer offering clothing, 

accessories and personal care products, 

plans to expand its operations in 

Groveport investing approximately $100 

million and creating 600 new jobs. 

Hiring for merchandise handlers and 

management positions will begin in 2020. 

Gap Inc. will construct a new 420,000- 

square-foot warehouse adjacent to its existing 

950,000-square-foot facility at 6001 

DOWNTOWN 

Continued from page 1 

city’s public works department demolished the structures. 

•2004 - City purchases the former ceramics shop and doctors’ 

offices at 716 and 728 Main Streets for $230,000. The buildings 

are demolished at a cost of $7,300. 

•2005 - City purchases properties at 651, 653, and 657 Main St. 

for $235,000. 

•2006 - The city demolishes the buildings at 651, 653, and 657 

Main St. at a cost of $16,500 after it was determined it would cost 

$360,000 to rehabilitate the structures. 

•2013 - Owners of the business at 649 Main St. purchase the 

651, 653, 657 Main St. parcels from the city for $13,000 for possible 

expansion of their business sometime in the future. 

•2013 - Plans are made to build the Ace Hardware store at 726 

Main St. The city agrees to lease the remaining green space 

acreage just west of the store to Baltimore Land Mgt., LLC for $1 

per year for 50 years with the goal for future development. 

Green said, according to the original lease, the developer 

(Baltimore Land Management) has two years to complete construction 

of the second building. It also allowed for a two year 

extension. 

“When that extension expired in February, 2019, BLM indicated 

to the city that it intends to commence construction in 2019 and 

asked for another, shorter extension,” said Green. “The extension, 

granted by Groveport Community Improvement Corporation, calls 

for construction to 

begin by the end of 

2019, with building 

completion no later 

than September. 

LEVY/BOND ISSUE 

Continued from page 1 

Ogden said that, in 2012, the Ohio 

Facilities Construction Commission recommended 

the district replace all of its 

schools because the cost to renovate them 

would exceed the cost of building new. (The 

high school has already been replaced.) 

“To bring the schools up to current standards, 

the cost to renovate the schools 

would be $78 million,” said Ogden. “We 

could renovate them, but we’d still be in old 

era buildings.” 

According to district officials, two-thirds 

of the district’s students reside north of 

U.S. Route 33 and one third reside south of 

that highway. 

Groveport Madison’s 

elementary and middle schools: 

•Asbury Elementary - Built in 1963 with 

additions in 1968 and 1969. Enrollment, 435. 

Functional capacity, 425. 

•Dunloe Elementary - Built in 1967 with 



•Glendening Elementary - Built in 1968 

with addition in 1974. Enrollment, 480. 

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Green Point Drive in Groveport. 

This additional space will allow the company 

to increase daily output to support its 

growing online business. 

“Gap Inc. is an important employer for 

the Groveport community, and we’re 

thrilled the company’s global success will 

bring 600 new jobs to the region,” said Jeff 

Green, Groveport assistant city administrator. 

“Groveport provides the right business 

environment and talent pool to assist 

in the company’s continued growth.” 

Green said Gap Inc. anticipates breaking 

ground on the warehouse in the spring. 

“The Ohio Tax Credit Authority granted 

them a 1.45 percent Job Creation Tax 

Credit,” said Green. “They will be eligible 

for property tax abatement for the new 

structure, but no other credits are being 

offered for the expansion.” 

The agreement is currently awaiting the signature of the developer. 

If the terms of the extension are not met, the lease agreement 

is void and the property reverts back to the city.” 

According to Green, BLM, through their lease agreement, controls 

all but one of the parcels that comprise the green space. 

“The city retains control of a small parcel on the corner of Front 

and Main, with plans to develop a small pocket park, once construction 

of the second building is complete,” said Green. 

•2013 - The city budgets $1 million to construct the large 

municipal parking lot, sidewalks, bike path, and landscaping near 

the Ace Hardware and the undeveloped grassy site extending from 

the northeast corner of Main and Front streets. 

•2015 - Ace Hardware opens at 726 Main St. 

•Various plans and proposals were made over the years for 

developing a “Groveport Town Center” project on the grassy area 

extending from the northeast corner of Main and Front streets, 

but as of yet no project for this site has been confirmed. In the 

mean time, the site is being used for the city’s annual summer 

farmers’ market. 

When asked if there has been any potential businesses expressing 

interest recently in the green space land at Main and Front 

streets, Green said, “Not in the green space per se, but there is 

interest in space in the completed building on that space.” 

•2018 - The city purchases the former used car lot property at 

490 Main St. (the .492 acre property on the northwest corner of 

Main and College streets) for $250,000 and city workers demolish 

the 324 square foot office building on the site in February 2019. 

Signage is erected to market the site for business development. 


•Groveport Elementary - Built in 1923. 

Enrollment, 424. Functional capacity, 425. 

Placed on the National Register of Historic 

Places in 2009. 

•Madison Elementary - Built in 1967 with 



•Sedalia Elementary - Built in 1969 with 

addition in 1974. Enrollment, 672. Functional 

capacity, 446. 

•Middle School North - Built in 1975. 


•Middle School South - Built in 1975. 


•Middle School Central - Built in stages 

as a high school between 1952-56. 


Placed on the National Register of Historic 

Places in 2009. 

(Functional capacity is 85 percent of original 

design capacity and reflects modern 

requirements for classroom space and programming. 

Source: Groveport Madison 

Schools.)


When is a truck too heavy? 

Do you believe in ghosts? 



Groveport city officials do not want to see large, 

heavy trucks parked in the town’s residential 

areas, but questions linger about how to define 

these vehicles and how to enforce restrictions. 

On Feb. 25, Groveport City Council heard the 

second reading of an ordinance to revise restrictions 

on heavy trucks that park in the city’s residential 

areas. The current city law prohibits 

trucks, tractors, or trailers with an empty gross 

vehicle weight of 2.5 tons (5,000 pounds) from 

parking in residential areas after 6 p.m or before 7 

a.m., except for deliveries of goods and materials. 

The restriction makes no distinction between parking 

such vehicles on the street or driveway, it just 

reads “residential areas.” 

The proposed change to the ordinance would 

raise the restricted empty gross vehicle weight 

limit to 4.5 tons (9,000 pounds). 

Groveport Law Director Kevin Shannon said the 

proposed revision to the law arose because of problems 

with some large vehicles parking in multiple 

city neighborhoods. He said the big trucks block 

the streets causing traffic congestion and making it 

difficult for emergency vehicles to get through. 

Shannon said the current law, as it is currently 

written, is causing enforcement problems because 

there are SUVs, some pick-up trucks, and vehicles 

such as Escalades that are over the weight limit. 

“As the law is written now, if we started writing 

tickets on really large vehicles, someone could 

point to a neighbor’s SUV or pick-up truck and ask 

why they aren’t being ticketed as well,” said 

Shannon. “We hope there would not be a need for a 

9,000 pound vehicle to be parked in a residential 

area.” 

Councilman Ed Dildine said the issue warrants 

further discussion and gave an example of one resident’s 

situation that would be affected by the proposed 

legislation. 

“He (the resident) has a Ford van work truck 

(used in his job) that has a gross vehicle weight of 

9,950 pounds,” said Dildine. “But this truck only 

takes up a normal single parking space. It’s not 

what you would call a heavy or big truck.” 

Dildine suggested the gross vehicle weight limit 

be revised upward to 10,000 pounds in the legislation. 

Councilman Scott Lockett added that the legislation 

needs to clarify what’s under and what’s over 

the weight limit by weight and define restricted 

vehicles by type. 

Mayor Lance Westcamp said that he’d like to 

see the large trucks prevented from parking in residential 

areas. 

“It’ll be a tough decision, but we’ve let it go for 

so long,” said Westcamp who then added, regarding 

workers who need these types of trucks in their 

jobs, “But I never fault a guy for working.” 

Council will discuss the proposed legislation and 

seek public input about it at its committee of the 

whole meeting on March 18 at 5:30 p.m. in the 

municipal building, 655 Blacklick St. Council will 

most likely vote on the ordinance at its March 25 

meeting at 6:30 p.m. 

March 10, 2019 - SOUTHEAST MESSENGER - PAGE 3 

In 2018, the Ohio Researchers of Banded Spirits did a paranormal 

investigation at The Wagnalls Memorial in Lithopolis. 

ORBS is coming back to Wagnalls to reveal the building’s paranormal 

activity during a free program on March 23 from 1-3 p.m in the 

auditorium of Wagnalls Memorial, 150 E. Columbus St., Lithopolis. 

They will go over their findings as well as discuss their history as paranormal 

researchers and the logistics of an investigation. 

Those age 18 and older who are interested in discovering for themselves 

if the library is haunted can enter the ongoing Overnight Raffle. 

For $10 a ticket, you and two of your friends have the chance to spend the 

night at The Wagnalls Memorial (April 5-6, 7 p.m. - 8 a.m. During the 

night, you can investigate the building and perhaps encounter something 

supernatural. Raffle tickets are on sale now at the library (open Monday- 

Thursday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and can also be purchased 

by calling the library at (614) 837-4765 ext.127. Three winners 

will be drawn during the paranormal program on March 23. Each winner 

can bring two companions. Enter as many times as you dare. 

Call (614) 837-4765 ext. 127 with questions about the program or to 

enter the raffle. All money raised by raffle sales will help preserve the 

historic Wagnalls building. 

Suspect indicted 

A multi-count felony indictment was issued for Ashley K. Bickel on 

March 1 for alleged involuntary manslaughter, corrupting others with 

drugs, trafficking in drugs (2), tampering with evidence, and abuse of a 

corpse, according to the Groveport Police. 

On Jan. 28, detectives investigated the death of 58-year-old Robert 

Windsor III of Westport Drive in Groveport.Windsor’s death was a 

result of a drug overdose. At this time, the detective bureau is asking for 

assistance in identifying additional persons of interest who were in the 

home during the time of Windsor’s death. If anyone knows the identity 

of the individuals, they are asked to contact the Groveport Police 

Department at 614-830-2060 or Franklin County Hope Task Force 614- 

525-3318. 

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March 13, 2019 - 6:30 - 9:00pm 

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Historic map reveals Groveport as it once was 

In the early to mid-20th century, the 

Sanborn Map Company produced detailed 

maps of communities for fire insurance 

purposes outlining water facilities, fire 

department information, and details of 

buildings and transportation routes as well 

as other tidbits about a place. 

One such Sanborn map from 1922 

reveals an enlightening view of Groveport 

from that time. 

Groveport was a growing town of about 

1,600 people in 1922. The village did not 

have a water plant and water lines (those 

would come in the 1930s) or a full time fire 

department. The Sanborn map describes it 

this way: “Water facilities - poor, consisting 

of wells and cisterns. Fire dept. - volunteer 

- not organized, one 2-tank chemical 

engine, 55 gal. capacity, 1 chemical hose, 2 

fire hoses. Streets level - partly paved with 

bricks. Lights - electric. Fuel - coal and gas, 

no fire limits.” 

The 1922 map shows many structures 

that no longer exist in Groveport. 

One is the former Groveport School that 

housed all 12 grades and stood on the west 

side of College Street near what is now 

Naomi Court. Along with a diagram of the 

school, the map also indicates there was a 

separate, smaller “annex” school building 

on the site, which reflects that the school 

district was growing and required more 

space. The year 1922 would be the last for 

this school as, because of the district’s 

growth, a new Groveport School was built 

Editor’s Notebook 

Rick 

Palsgrove 

side of Wirt Road. Imagine seeing a train 

coming down an alley through the middle 

of town. Back then it was a normal sight. 

This railroad spur served the shipping 

needs of the brick plant. 

The Sanborn map provides much detail 

about the brick plant including where the 

brick sheds were located (north of the plant 

and just east of Center Street), where the 

brick kilns stood (north, west, and east of 

the plant), and where the main building 

stood (between the kilns and south of the 

sheds). It also shows the incline structure 

that was used to reach over the dry Ohio 

and Erie Canal bed just to the south of the 

plant. Information on the map states the 

plant could produce 35,000 bricks a day 

and that it employed a night watchman. 

The village’s downtown area situated 

near Main and Front streets and Wirt Road 

is depicted on the map. It shows that - in 

the area that is now a municipal parking 

lot at Wirt Road, Crooked Alley, and 

Cherry Street - there were once three 

buildings that housed a wagon shop, blacksmith, 

and an unidentified structure that 

was possibly an old stable. These buildings’ 

location helped put the “crooked” turn in 

Crooked Alley. 

Some other interesting buildings that 

appear on the map and which are no longer 

there are the Scioto Valley Traction Line 

interurban electric railway depot on 

Blacklick Street at Brook Alley and a livery 

stable along Brook Alley north of Blacklick 

Street. It’s interesting because here you 

have, in 1922, a building for the modern 

electric railway neighboring a structure 

built for the old style mode of transportation 

- horseback. Times were changing. 

Also in this same area is a business I 

never knew existed - the Robinson Lumber 

Company on the west side of Church Street 

north of Blacklick Street near the alley. I 

knew there was once a lumberyard on the 

south side of Blacklick Street, but I never 

knew of the Robinson operation. 

This means that block around Church 

Street and Brook Alley along Blacklick 

Street was once a small industrial area 

because also operating there were the 

Groveport Creamery and Groveport Ice 

Company. The map indicates the ice company 

had a 10 ton capacity ice machine 

that could run day and night. 

Houses are also marked on the map and 

in 1922 one can see that even in the old 

parts of town not all of the lots had houses 

built on them yet. Vacant lots are shown 

scattered about on Cherry Street, Canal 

Street, Center Street, Church Street, Elm 

Street, Walnut Street, and Blacklick 

Street. Front Street and Main Street 

appear to be mostly built out and filled in 

with homes. 

The map shows that the Groveport of 

nearly 100 years ago is a mix of the familiar 

and of what has gone away. 

Rick Palsgrove is editor of the Southeast 

Messenger. 

on Main Street and 

opened in 1923. That 

school is still in use 

today as Groveport 

Elementary. 

Along the railroad 

tracks other long 

gone buildings are 

noted. The train 

depot sits on the 

south side of the 

tracks just west of 

Front Street. Corn 

cribs and other agricultural 

storage 

buildings as well as coal bins line both 

sides of the tracks. Most notably, the North 

Brothers Feed Mill (on the north side of the 

tracks) and the towering North Brothers 

Grain Elevator (on the south side of the 

tracks) are detailed on the map. 

Trains came through town often in those 

days as evidenced by the three railroad 

sidetracks in this area and two Hocking 

Valley Railroad tracks passing by the 

depot. Interestingly there is also a railroad 

spur that extended from the main rail line 

south and ran down the middle of Brook 

Alley all the way to Canal Street where it 

then curved west to the Claycraft Mining 

and Brick Company, which was located 

just west of College Street and on the north 

When did we turn the corner about food? 

Did you make a resolution to get 

healthy this year? Maybe lose a little 

weight? Use that gym membership more 

than four months of the year? 

If so, don’t watch television or drive past 

any fast food joints because sabotage is 

waiting around every channel and corner! 

Try eating responsibly when you are 

faced with a grocery bag of burgers or pig 

trough size dinner plate filled to the rim 

with food. Perhaps I should use the term 

platter instead of plate because, along with 

America’s waistline, the size of our china is 

growing along with our appetites. 

A new chicken commercial touts the 

deliciousness of a bowl with layer upon 

layer of chicken, gravy, potatoes, etc. that 

looks more like a Jackson Pollock menu 

mash-up. 

When I was a little girl, my parents 

would drive 10 miles to a BBF–Burger 

Boy Food-O-Rama–at the corner of Dering 

Road and High Street on the south side of 

Columbus for a hamburger and fries. It 

was a rare occasion and one our small family 

indulged in, at the most, once a month. 

Back in the 1960s, a normal, adult-size 

meal consisted of a hamburger, small bag 

Places 

of fries, and a small 

soda–pretty much 

the same components 

of what is now 

a children’s meal at 

fast-food restaurants 

of today. Funny 

thing about the 

1960s, people were 

satisfied with a lot 

less food. 

I do not remember 

my mother or father 

feeling like they 

needed to eat more 

than what the simple 

meal contained. They 

Linda 

Dillman 

did not “Super Size” their order with more 

or bigger burgers or slurp down what 

amounted to a six-pack of soda in one cup. 

One hamburger. One bag of fries. One 

soda. One meal. 

When did we turn the corner to mega 

burgers, bulging boxes of fries, and pails of 

soda? Or single plates at a buffet house 

filled with enough food to feed a family of 

four? How often have you seen people push 

themselves away from a table at a buffet, 

half-eaten plates still piled with food? 

My grandma would have said, “Look at 

that, what a waste. Their eyes were bigger 

than their stomachs.” 

Who needs a country fried steak, 

mashed potatoes, and green beans all 

swimming in the same sea of milk gravy? 

Why serve a salad with enough greens to 

feed a whole rabbit hutch on a plate the 

size of an old vinyl record? Is it really necessary 

to dine on a hamburger consisting of 

dual patties, a double dose of cheese, and 

topped by multiple slices of bacon followed 

by a chocolate shake chaser? 

Try going into a restaurant and ordering 

a normal size portion. My mother went 

to a corner eatery the other day and asked 

about a salad accented with chicken. The 

server admitted the salad size was large 

enough for two, but my mother was a single 

diner and since it was impractical to 

ask for a doggie bag for a salad, half the 

meal went to waste. 

My advice to restaurants, open up the 

children’s menu to people older than 12 or 

the senior menu to non-seniors (or nearly 

seniors, like me). Companies downsize. 

Why can’t restaurants downsize their portions? 

Instead of hiking up the price, cut 

costs by cutting portions. Restaurants and 

diners would both benefit with less waste 

and less waist. 

Linda Dillman is a Messenger staff writer. 

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entertainment 

is film is a weird and wild ride 

Immediate disclaimer: The movie discussed 

in this review is, in fact, an actual 

movie. It stars known actors - one is even a 

recent Academy Award nominee - and takes 

itself seriously, for the most part. It is not in 

theaters locally and I have a hunch it might not 

be there in the future. It is, however, a new 

arrival to streaming services and is available 

through those mediums. 

If you take an introspective drama, add 

in elements of revisionist history and then 

throw in a battle with a mythological creature, 

you will begin to skim the surface of 

what lies within the film, “The Man Who 

Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot.” 

This most unusual smorgasbord introduces 

us to Calvin Barr (Sam Elliott, yes 

that one), a lonely World War II veteran 

who is starting to feel he has nothing more 

to live for. He spends most of his day going 

for walks around his childhood town reminiscing 

with his loyal canine pal Ralph, 

while his nights are spent “sitting on a 

wobbly stool with cheap drinks at a bar,” 

numbing the pain from past decisions. 

This long-established pattern of routine, 

however, is changed one evening when 

there is a knock on the door of an otherwise 

silent house. Standing before Calvin are 

two government agents from the United 

States and Canada (played by Ron 

Livingston, of “Office Space” fame, and 

Rizwan Manji) who are desperate for his 

help. According to the agents, the serial 

killings that have been taking place in a 

Canadian province are not, as reported, the 

work of humans but rather that of the 

mythological creature known as Bigfoot. 

The Reel Deal 

These killings, however, 

are more biological 

in nature and the fear 

is that it is a carrier 

for something catastrophic. 

With nary a raise 

of an eyebrow, Calvin 

asks what this means 

for him, an older 

timer whose notorious 

tracking skills as 

Dedra 

Cordle 

a young man serving in the war (played by 

Poldark’s Aidan Turner) have severely 

diminished with age. Reminding him of his 

exploits the night before in the bar (Calvin 

got into a minor skirmish with three 

would-be carjackers and rendered them 

unconscious), they know his skills have not 

at all faded and they are sorely needed once 

again. Then, to add onto this pile of trash 

news, the agents tell him he is one of the 

few people immune to any Bigfoot related 

infection but they do not possess the training 

to pull off this dangerous task. 

While flashing back to scenes of World 

War II and how he came to kill Hitler (his 

exploits were deemed top secret and his 

actions went unrecognized from the public), 

he tells the agents how he cannot kill 

another living being, even if it is once again 

necessary. The spoiler is in the title, however, 

and thus begins his quest to track and 

kill the Bigfoot. 

I am not going to lie and say that I did 

not know this film would be an odd one 

before I saw it, and to be quite honest the 

title alone is more than half the reason I 

chose to see it. But what I was not expecting 

was the inexplicable fondness I have for 

this movie and for all that it tries to be. 

“The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then 

the Bigfoot” is going to be one of the more 

bizarre movies you ever see, should you 

choose to see it. It goes beyond its silly title 

and is a sweet look at an elder gentleman 

dealing with the aftermath of war - personally, 

professionally, spiritually and emotionally. 

It has humor, action, tension and 

beauty, and moments that make you 

believe you wasted your time by watching 

it. 

This film is definitely an experience, 

and one almost made completely enjoyable 

by its lead, Sam Elliott. The veteran actor, 

who was recently nominated for an 

Academy Award for his supporting role in 

“A Star is Born,” puts this mashed-up vehicle 

on his shoulders and takes off to new 

and odd depths. It’s his show and we are 

just along for the unexpectedly weird and 

great ride. 

Grade: B- 

Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer 

and columnist. 

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Have a pancake dinner with the Easter 

Bunny at the Groveport Recreation 

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at 5 p.m. Cost is $6 per person. Register by 

April 7. Call 614-836-1000 to register. 

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Small fire at recreation center 



A small fire occurred at the Groveport Recreation 

Center, 7370 Groveport Road, during the late afternoon 

of Feb. 24, but it did not cause significant damage. 

According to Madison Township Fire Chief Jeff 

Fasone, the pump that runs the “lazy river” in the center’s 

indoor swimming pool had overheated and had a 

flame coming from it. 

“The power to the recreation center had recently 

gone out, which was not unusual as we were having 

high winds around this time,” said Fasone. “Groveport 

Recreation Director Kyle Lund had extinguished the 

flame with an extinguisher and isolated the electric 

going to this pump to prevent it from being energized 

when the power was restored prior to our arrival.” 

Fasone said fire department crews inspected the 

area with a thermal imaging camera to check for 

potential heat build up and conducted an investigation. 

“Initially, damage was estimated around $500, but 

Through the Years Seniors Prom 

Photo courtesy of the city of Groveport 

Share the LOVE 

around Groveport 

Groveport Madison Schools and Groveport Town 

Hall will present the, “Through the Years Senior 

Prom” for ages 60 and up on April 6 from 4-6 p.m. at 

Groveport Madison Middle School Central, 751 Main 

St. The dance with live music will be held in the gym. 

Appetizers and drinks provided by Eastland Career 

Center students. Bring a copy of a photo of yourself 

from years past to be displayed during the dance. 

Register by March 29. Call 614-836-3333 to register. 

Admission is free. 

estimates are now putting the cost closer to $1,000 to 

replace this pump,” said Fasone. “The recreation center 

was closed shortly after this incident, but that had 

more to do with the power outage as opposed to the 

damage caused to this pump.” 

Fasone said a fire department’s initial investigation 

focuses on whether arson is suspected and determining 

the cause and origin of a fire. 

“In this case, arson was not determined to be a factor 

and the fire was electrical in nature,” said Fasone. 

“The exact cause of an electrical fire is normally determined 

by an electrician, an insurance investigator or a 

certified private contractor. The investigation into the 

exact cause of this fire continues.” 

Fasone gave credit to Lund and the recreation center 

staff for their handling of the emergency. 

“Any smoke from the fire was minimal, and most of 

the remnants of this event were the residue from the 

discharge of the fire extinguisher,” said Fasone. “No 

one was injured and the fire was quickly reported and 

was small enough that it could be addressed by the 

staff safely with an extinguisher.” 

On stage at GMHS 

The Groveport Madison High School Cruiser 

Theatre Company’s 2018-19 performance schedule is 

as follows: 

• “Shrek: The Musical,” April 11, 12, 13 at 7 p.m. 

and April 14 at 2 p.m. 

Performance at Groveport Madison High School, 

4475 S. Hamilton Road, Groveport. Tickets: $7 for students 

and senior citizens and $10 general admission 

Visit cruisertheatre@weebly.com for information. 

Groveport’s city-wide 2019 Share the LOVE 

Food Drive Contest collected 3,498 non-perishable 

food items and $850 in donations 

benefiting the Greater Groveport Food 

Pantry. It surpassed last year’s donations by 

676 items in addition to the donations of 

money. City employees, local businesses, 

the industrial park, residents, and a 

Lockbourne business participated in the 

food drive. Aldi in Canal Winchester donated 

a $150 gift card to the Greater Groveport 

Food Pantry. Here are the contest winners 

per category: City Department - Groveport 

Police Department: 413; Local Business - 

Garrison Dental: 43; Warehouse – 

Gwynniebee: 1,082; Warehouse Honorable 

Mention – DHL of Lockbourne: 208 items and 

$604; Resident – Brooklynn Dorst, 12 and 

this is her second year winning the resident 

category in the contest. Pictured here are 

Groveport Public Works Department 

employees delivering the collected food 

items to the Greater Groveport Food Pantry. 

“They (Public Works) worked really hard for 

several days on this project,” said Groveport 

Public Relations and Communications 

Coordinator Jessica Reeves. “Not only did 

they drop off and pickup donation boxes to several destinations all over Groveport, they also tallied 

donations from some of the larger warehouses.”


Drug Drop Box 

around Groveport and 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. 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. 

Cruisers on the air 

The Groveport Sports Network provides live playby-play 

coverage by veteran broadcaster Rick Cooper 

of Groveport Madison High School athletic contests. 

The broadcast coverage includes high definition video 

as well as live audio. 

Each broadcast begins 25 minutes prior to the 

scheduled start time with the pre-game show. The 

broadcasts can be accessed free of charge on a computer 

or handheld device. All broadcasts available to view 

on demand. To listen live go to: 

http://war.str3am.com:7570/live. To watch live or on 

demand go to: www.facebook.com/groveportsportsnetwork. 

The games to be broadcast: 

Softball (all 5:15 p.m.): March 28 vs. Pickerington 

Central; April 4 vs. Lancaster; April 11 at Canal 

Winchester; April 15 vs. New Albany; April 17 at 

Newark; April 29 vs. Newark; May 1 at Big Walnut. 

On stage at Madison 

Christian High School 

Our Pictorial Past by Rick Palsgrove 

Madison Christian High School, 3565 Bixby Road, 

Groveport, will present the following theatrical productions 

in 2018-19: “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 

Cinderella” at 7 p.m. on April 26-27 and 2 p.m. and 6 

p.m. on April 28. Tickets range from $5-$10. For information 

call 614-497-3456. 

Abrakadoodle Art Night 

Come to Abrakadoodle Art Night where adult and 

child will paint their own canvas together on March 18 

at Groveport KidSpace, 630 Wirt Road from 6:30-7:30 

p.m. For ages 5-12. Cost is $3 per adult/child / $1. for 

each additional child. Pay and register by March 13. 

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. 

Women’s self-defense class 

The Madison Township Police Department will hold 

a women’s self-defense class for ages 14 and up at the 

Madison Township Community Center, 4575 Madison 

Lane. This free two-part class is open to all township 

residents and community members, and will be held 

March 19 and 26 from 6-8:30 p.m. To register call 614- 

836-5355 or email Sergeant Tiller at ntiller@madisontownship.org. 

Marshmallow Drop 


The annual marshmallow drop will be held in Groveport’s 

Cruiser Park, 4677 Bixby Road, on April 14 at 2 p.m. On site registration 

is from 1:15-1:45 p.m. April 14. A helicopter will fly over 

the park and drop thousands of marshmallows on the grounds for 

kids to collect and exchange for candy. Free. For information call 

614-836-1000. 

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Old Groveport Madison High School sign 

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High School, which is now Middle School Central located at 751 Main St. in Groveport. The photo shows 

the large “Groveport Madison” sign that once graced the front of the building. Also visible are the former 

ticket vendor windows (which are now sealed up) and the original doors that lead to the gymnasium. 

(Photo from the 1969 Madisonian.) 

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Central Ohio population to reach 3 million by 2050 

Central Ohio is on track to become a 

region of 3 million people by 2050, according 

t0 population estimates from the Mid- 

Ohio Regional Planning Commission 

The estimates are developed annually 

by MORPC to provide insights into the patterns 

of growth in the 15-county region. 

“Estimating current populations and 

projecting future growth are important to 

local governments as ways to inform longrange 

planning efforts for villages, townships, 

cities and counties. Keeping track of 

growth in the region has important implications 

for how communities plan for the 

future,” said MORPC Executive Director 

William Murdock. 

In 2018, MORPC estimated that the 

region saw an increase of 43,000 residents 

— enough to fill both Nationwide Arena and 

the Schottenstein Center to capacity simultaneously 

and the largest single-year of 

growth in Central Ohio’s history. This 

equates on average to 118 people coming 

into the region each day. The region’s total 

population is estimated at 2.4 million. 

Franklin County accounted for 70 percent 

(1.3 million) of the regional population 

increase, gaining nearly 30,000 residents, 

an additional 82 new residents per day. 

This continues a trend of strong growth in 

the region’s core, which began around 

2010. The trend in recent years is a significant 

shift from the suburban sprawl that 

characterized the prior several decades. 

From 2000-2010, Franklin County saw just 

40 percent of the region’s total growth. 

City income tax assistance 

As of Jan. 1, 2019, the Regional Income 

Tax Agency (RITA) began collecting municipal 

income tax for the city of Groveport for 

both current and prior tax years. In the 

past, residents who did not owe municipal 

income tax were not required to file. 

However, beginning with the 2018 filings, 

all city of Groveport residents and businesses 

are now required to file returns 

even if no municipal income tax is due. 

Information is available on the city of 

Groveport website, www.groveport.org, by 

calling RITA at 800-860-7482, or by calling 

Bob Curtin, Groveport tax administrator, 

at 614-836-5301. On March 28, the city of 

Groveport will host a Taxpayer Assistance 

Day in the banquet room at the Links at 

Groveport, 1005 Richardson Road, from 

noon to 7 p.m. RITA representatives will 

be available for assistance in answering 

questions or filing returns. 

School bus safety bill 

State Rep. Richard Brown (D-Canal 

Winchester) introduced bipartisan legislation 

alongside Rep. Gary Scherer (R- 

Circleville) to increase safety for Ohio students 

by cracking down on motorists with 

multiple violations of passing a school bus 

with its stop arm activated. 

“This common sense legislation will 

increase fines and penalties for motorists 

who recklessly choose to pass a stopped 

government news 

The city of Columbus also achieved a 

milestone in 2018, surpassing 900,000 residents 

for the first time. The region city 

added nearly 22,000 residents over the 

past year. 

MORPC identified several factors that 

are fueling the region’s growth. Migration, 

both domestic and international, is a key 

component. Since 2010, for every resident 

gained from natural population growth, 

another moved into the region. Migration 

into the region is a mix of residents from 

elsewhere in the United States, including 

people from other places in Ohio, and a significant 

number of residents moving to the 

region from abroad. 

MORPC’s forecasts call for continued 

growth in Central Ohio, with the region 

reaching the 3 million mark in 2050. 

Prolonged population booms like the one 

the region is experiencing could drive that 

number even higher, while economic slowdowns 

or other unforeseen factors could 

have a dampening effect. MORPC models a 

range of growth for the future and uses the 

most likely scenario for its projections. 

“What’s important is that Central Ohio 

is a rapidly growing region, and that 

growth is not showing signs of slowing 

down. Collectively as a region, we have the 

opportunity to plan for this growth in a sustainable 

way that delivers a range of transportation 

options, offers affordable housing 

options, ensures all residents have opportunities 

for economic success, and makes efficient 

use of our resources,” said Murdock. 

school bus,” said Brown. 

Under Ohio law, reckless drivers face a 

$500 fine and a class-seven suspension for 

passing a stopped school bus, with no 

increased penalty for a second offense. 

The bill would put Ohio on par with 

other states by allowing judges to impose a 

$1,000 fine and/or a class-five suspension 

of the violator’s license for any additional 

offense over a period of five years. 

Prostate cancer awareness 

State Rep. Richard D. Brown (D-Canal 

Winchester) reintroduced bipartisan legislation 

with State Rep. Scott Lipps (R- 

Franklin) to create ZERO - The End to 

Prostate Cancer license plate to raise 

awareness about prostate cancer and 

honor the non-profit’s work promoting 

early detection of the disease. 

“Since 1997, ZERO has screened over 

130,000 men for prostate cancer and has 

worked tirelessly to raise awareness about 

the disease,” said Brown. 

House Bill 107 will provide the public 

an opportunity to contribute to ZERO 

through plate fees and to aid in the organization’s 

core mission of increasing awareness 

of the risks of prostate cancer in an 

effort to encourage preemptive testing. 

“Early detection is fundamentally important–with 

it, the five year survival rate 

jumps to nearly 100 percent. This license 

plate is important to promote regular screenings 

by raising awareness.” said Brown. 

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You are hereby notified that the City of 

Groveport will be holding a Public 

Hearing on Monday, March 25, 2019 at 

6:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers of 

the Groveport Municipal Building, 655 

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Late February and early March is maple sugaring time at Metro Parks’ Slate Run 

Living Historical Farm, located near Canal Winchester. Warm days and cold nights 

gets the maple sap running in the trees. The trees are tapped and the sap is slowly 

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The Madison Township Police Department is 

currently in possession of property collected from 

2002 to present. The property includes electronic 

equipment, computers, music instruments and 

tools. Anyone having a legal right or can show 

proof of ownership should contact Madison Township 

Police department, Officer K. Mallory by 

calling 614-836-5355 or in person at 4567 

Madison Lane, Groveport, Ohio 43125. Further, 

anyone claiming rights to these items should 

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3500 Sullivant Ave., 

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or email to doughenry@ 

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A/M 

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xInformation 

MARCH GIVEAWAY 

Place a prepaid classified line ad in our paper 

during the month of MARCH and be registered 

to win a $50 Gift Card from 

The Columbus Messenger 

Newspapers. 

All ads received by mail, in person, 

e-mail or phone will be included in the drawing. 

Drawing will be held April 3rd, 2019 

and the winner will be notified and published 

in our April 7th issue . 

GOOD LUCK TO 

EVERYONE!!!! 

Information 

HELP WANTED 

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Day Shift (7am-5pm) 

up to $650.00 per week 

Driver’s License required 

Located: Manheim Ohio 

3905 Jackson Pike 

Grove City, Ohio 

Parking: 1394 Stringtown 

Rd, Grove City, Ohio 

Call Leisa-614-871-6820 

for details 

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EOE/Drug Free Workplace 

Busy Handyman Company 

looking to hire exp. handyman 

with own tools & vehicle. 

Wages based on exp. 

Paid weekly. Call 614-284- 

2100 

HELP WANTED 

Wanted: Mobile Home set 

up person, experienced to 

assist local company. Call 

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WANT TO BUY 

ANTIQUES 

WANTED 

Victrolas, Watches, 

Clocks, Bookcases 

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or 614-783-2629 

We Buy Junk Cars & 

Trucks. Highest Prices 

Paid. 614-395-8775


xCome & Get It 

It’s Coming Back In April 

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household goods to anybody who will come and get them - as long as they’re FREE. NO PETS! 

Just send us a brief note describing what you want to get rid of, along with your name, address 

and phone number. Nonprofit organizations are welcome to submit requests for donations of 

items. Send information to The Columbus Messenger, Attention: Come and Get It, 3500 

Sullivant Ave., Columbus, OH43204. Deadline is Tuesdays by 5 pm for following Mondays 

publication. Messenger Newspapers is not responsible for any complications that may 

occur. Please contact us when items are gone. 272-5422 

Come & Get It 

xCommercial Property 

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE 

Located at 4388 Groveport Road in Obetz, 

Ohio, just across from the cemetery with 

long term and month to month leases in 

place. Approximately 7,000 sq. ft. lrg. block 

& stucco building, car lot with sm. bldg. & 

grass lot on high traffic area. Total area is 

approx. 2 to 3 acres. 

For information please contact 

614-314-1888 or 614-314-5797 

Collins Properties LLC (for sale by owner) 

Commercial Property 

INFORMATION 

INFORMATION 

Congratulations 

To Our Gift Card Winner 

For February 2019 

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From 

The Columbus Messenger 

Newspapers 

WANT TO BUY 

CASH FOR CARS 

614-276-2597 

We Buy Cars & Trucks 

$300-$3000.614-308-2626 

WANTS TO Purchase 

minerals and other oil & 

gas interests. Send details 

to: P.O. Box 13557, 

Denver, CO 80201 

$ Cash At Your Door $ 

for junk or unwanted cars 

(Free Tow). Call 

614-444-RIDE (7433) 

MISCELLANEOUS 

FOR SALE 

Large Selection of 

Chandeliers to 

choose from. 

All in working condition. 

Going Out of Business!! 

614-271-2469 

Two Eastern Star Rings 

10K white gold with small 

diamonds. Best offer. Call 

Nancy 614-205-5098 

Whirlpool new 40 gal gas 

water heater for $300. 

614-315-9502 

Early 70’s Rowe Jukebox. 

Needs amplifier, rebuilt. 

Make offer. 614- 

419-3245 

Early 70’s Williams Pin 

Ball Machine. Exc. cond. 

Make offer 614-419-3245 

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condos with all ammenities, 

weekly/monthly, visit 

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or call 1-800-848-8141 


xClassified Services 

HAULING 

Power/Pressure 

Washing 

Hauling 

Junk Removal - 

Basement, Attic, 

Garage, Estate Clean-Outs 

Yard Waste - Brush Removal - 

Gutter Cleaning 

(740) 231-5157 

www.ResidentialAspects.com 

24/7 Customer Service 

APPLIANCE REPAIR 

Washer, Dryer, Stove & 

Refrig. Repair 875-7588 

BASEMENT 

WATERPROOFING 

Walker’s Basement 

Waterproofing 

Free Est. 614-359-4353 

CLEANING 

Looking for Mrs. Clean? 

For excellent cleaning 

services at reas. rates 

w/great refs, depend. 

10% Sr. Disc. Gwen 

614-226-5229. Free Est. 

Cleaning, 20 yrs. exp. 

Call Judy 614-946-2443 

CONCRETE 

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 

EVANS 

Complete Concrete. 

Facebook Evansconcrete 

(Schedule Now) 

• Foundations • Additions 

• Block • Driveways 

• Patios • Sidewalks 

• Colored & Stamped 

(Free Estimates) 

614-373-1013 

Ins./Bonded • 32 Yrs. Exp. 

Pour It Right, The First Time 

GUTTERS 

Low Price-Great Service 

5 & 6” Seamless gutters, 

covers, siding, gutter clng. 

Bill 614-306-4541 

HEATING 

HEATING 

Complete System Clean & Check 

$49.95 

Free Carbon 

Monoxide Testing 

Gas-Oil-Electric Heat/Pumps 

All Makes • All Models 

43 yrs exp. • Sr. Discount 

614-351-9025 

614-351-9005 

03/17 A 

3-17 A 

3/17 A 

HAULING 

HOME 

IMPROVEMENTS 

C&JHandyman 

Services LLC 

Minor Plumbing & 

Electric 

Install Hot Water Tanks, 

Dishwashers & Disposals 

Also Fencing & 

Interior/Exterior Painting 

Free Est. ~ 18 Yrs. Exp. 

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. 

3-17 

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 

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 

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HOME 

MAINTENANCE 

JOE’S HOME MAINT. 

Home Repairs, Roofing, 

Siding, Gutters, Soffits, 

Misc. Int. Repairs 

Int. Painting 

Call Joe 614-235-6883 

35 Years Exp. 

Retired Finishing Carpenter 

for all your extra home 

repairs. over 40 yrs. exp. 

Sonny 614-325-1910 

LANDSCAPING 

DAN’S 

Mowing 

Service 

3/17 

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 

GOOD NEIGHBORS 

LAWN CARE 

Mowing, Mulching, Pruning 

Light Landscaping 

Weeding & Edging of Flower Beds 

Taking on New Accounts 

Res. / Comm. 

Lic./Ins. BBB Member 

614-238-9237 

614-937-0658 

$10 Off 1st Service for New Customers 

MOVING 

Aaron Allen Moving 

Local Moving Since 1956 

Bonded & Insured 

614-299-6683, 263-0649 

Celebrating 60 yrs in business 

Proof in Pictures helping 

you in retaining your security 

dep. 614-562-1567 

A Complete 

Moving 

Reasonable, Reliable 

No Job Too Small 

PUCO #150692-HG 

Free Estimate 

614-878-1179 

MOWER REPAIR 

LAWN MOWER DR. 

“House Calls Only” 

Overall Checkups 

Oil Change & Filter, 

Spark Plug & 

Blades Sharpened 

MINOR REPAIR 

John 

614-395-7909 

johnellis0333@sbcglobal.net 

PAINTING 

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 

New Paint For The New 

Year! Burt’s Painting 

Free ests. 614-539-3412 

APICTURE 

Classified Services 

3-31 E/SE 

PLUMBING 

ALL IN ONE 

PLUMBING LLC 

“One Call Does It All” 

$25 OFF LABOR 

With This Ad 

A 

614-801-1508 

All Major Credit Cards Accepted 

All About Drains & Plumb. 

Will snake any sm drain 

$125 + tax. 614-778-2584 

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 

TREE SERVICES 

BURNS TREE SERVICE 

Trimming, Removal & 

Stump Grinding. 

614-584-2164 

TROTT 

TREE & LANDSCAPE 

Tree Trimming 

& Removal 

Also Stump Removal 

Free Est. - Fully Ins. 

Call 614-235-3791 

Cell 614-738-0682 

Brewer & Sons Tree Service 

• Tree Removal 

• Tree Trimming 3-17 

A&M 

• Stump Grinding 

• Bucket Truck Services 

Best Prices • Same Day Service 

614-878-2568 

Joe’s Tree & Yard Work 

Trim, thin, shape bushes, 

hedges, stump grinding, 

hauling. 614-598-6247 

IS WORTH 

1,000 WORDS 

For Display Advertising 

Rates in the Columbus 

Messenger, Call Jon. 

272-5422 

Advertising. It really works. 

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It’s time for 

KINDERGARTEN 

TION 

REGISTRATION 

TION 

MARCH 4 - APRIL 22, 2019 

IS YOUR CHILD READY? 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 

THREE EASY STEPS: 

Cruiser champs 

The Groveport Madison Middle School 7th grade girls basketball team recently 

won what is believed to be its first title in about 30 years. The team finished 11-3 

and won the Southwestern District 7th grade girls basketball tournament. “I was 

lucky to have a great group of girls this season,” said Coach Jim Muessig. “The 

girls really bonded as teammates and friends.They enjoyed practicing as well as 

playing the games. All the girls showed individual improvement and as a result the 

team improved probably playing our best basketball at the end of the season. The 

girls also benefited from supportive parents.” Team members are, from left to right: 

(front row) Jaden Tucker, Briele Carter, Olivia Chaney, Milani Epps, Violeta 

Monjaras; (back row) Baylee Milner, Siobhan Mccallum, Carmyn Woods, Elayna 

Milner, Eva Walton and Coach Jim Muessig. (Not pictured Kia Thomas and Amelia 

Robinson.) 

CENTRAL ENROLLMENT 

4400 Marketing Place, Suite B 

Groveport, OH 43125 

(614) 491-8288 

gocruisers.org 

Read Across America 

Messenger photo by Linda Dillman 

Madison Township Firefighters Ben Danzig, left, Anthony Stevens, center, and Lt. 

Pam Price, right, read from the book “Stop, Drop and Roll” during a Read Across 

America event on Feb. 26 at Madison Elementary. Third graders from Taylor 

Bowling and Kaitlyn Hamilton’s classes asked questions and listened to stories 

read by the firefighters on the first day of the week-long event which featured special 

guest readers each day.

Southeast Messenger - March 10th, 2019

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