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<strong>April</strong> 21 - May 4, <strong>2019</strong> www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XXXVI, No. 22<br />
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The impacts of<br />
GM Schools’<br />
levy/bond issue<br />
Dancing the night away<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Rick Palsgrove<br />
Music, dancing, and memories filled the Groveport Madison Middle School Central gym on <strong>April</strong> 6 at the<br />
Through the Years Senior Prom. The dance, for district residents age 60 and up, attracted 70 attendees<br />
who danced, reminisced while thumbing through old school yearbooks and looking at historic photos<br />
of Groveport, and enjoyed each others company. Pictured here, several people (in background) took to<br />
the floor to do line dances while others, including Ron Coakley and Patty Upperman (in foreground), did<br />
some traditional lively dance steps.<br />
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By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Southeast</strong> Editor<br />
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approved creating an assistant<br />
administrator/development director<br />
position in order to enhance<br />
development in the city.<br />
City Administrator<br />
Marsha Hall indicated that<br />
current assistant administrator/finance<br />
director Jeff<br />
Green is slated to move into<br />
the assistant administrator/development<br />
director<br />
position.<br />
Added Mayor Lance<br />
Westcamp, “I believe with<br />
council moving forward with<br />
interest in downtown development<br />
and the availability<br />
to keep our local businesses<br />
growing, it is time we put Jeff<br />
Green back as our economic<br />
development director full<br />
time.”<br />
Hall said the annual pay range<br />
for the assistant administrator/development<br />
director position<br />
is from $70,446 to $113,237.<br />
“With Jeff Green being reassigned<br />
to this position, there will<br />
be no change in his pay,” said Hall,<br />
who noted Green’s current annual<br />
salary is $109,179.<br />
Until 2011 there were two positions:<br />
economic development director<br />
and finance director. However,<br />
in 2011, the economic development<br />
director was made the interim<br />
finance director when the then current<br />
finance director resigned.<br />
“Directing the finance department<br />
was in addition to Jeff<br />
Green’s other duties overseeing<br />
See DEVELOPMENT, page 2<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Southeast</strong> Editor<br />
Voters in the Groveport Madison school district will decide on<br />
a combined operating levy and bond issue on May 7.<br />
The <strong>Southeast</strong> <strong>Messenger</strong> recently interviewed Groveport<br />
Madison officials about the upcoming levy and bond issue.<br />
About the levy/bond issue<br />
The proposed 6.10 mill permanent continuing operating levy, if<br />
approved by the voters, would replace the current five year 6.68<br />
mill levy that will expire on Dec. 31, <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
The proposed levy is combined into one ballot issue with a proposed<br />
37-year, 4.72 mill, $83.6 million bond issue that would generate<br />
funds to build three new pre-K through sixth grade elementary<br />
schools and one new middle school for grades seven and<br />
eight. The pre-K through sixth grade buildings would hold about<br />
1,067 students each and the middle school would hold about 1,000<br />
students. Students in the pre-K through sixth grade buildings<br />
would be separated into age appropriate areas.<br />
The bond issue would also provide funds to demolish the existing<br />
elementary schools and middle schools. If the plan is approved<br />
by voters, it would reduce the number of schools in the district<br />
from 10 to five.<br />
If voters approve the bond issue to build the schools, the Ohio<br />
Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC) would fund 53 percent<br />
of the estimated $148.7 million project and Groveport<br />
Madison would fund 47 percent.<br />
The operating levy portion of the combined ballot issue will not<br />
raise taxes but, according to Groveport Madison Treasurer John<br />
Walsh, the bond issue, if the combined ballot issue is approved,<br />
would result in the estimated increased annual property tax for<br />
the owners of the following valued homes: $100,000 market value:<br />
$164.96; $125,000 market value: $206.20; $150,000 market value:<br />
$247.44; $175,000 market value: $288.68; and $200,000 market<br />
value: $329.92.<br />
District officials said the bond issue is needed to: replace aging<br />
schools; ease student overcrowding; eliminate 22 modular classrooms<br />
in the district; enable there to be identical academic and other<br />
programs in each school; result in less acreage to be maintained; create<br />
more overall efficiency; and provide modern safety features.<br />
Why combine levy and bond issue?<br />
The Groveport Madison Board of Education made the decision<br />
to combine the levy and bond issue into one ballot issue.<br />
Groveport Madison Schools Superintendent Garilee Ogden<br />
said combining the issues is an attempt to simplify the matter for<br />
voters.<br />
“Plus, there is a sense of urgency for both the levy and bond<br />
issue,” said Ogden. “We need operating money to continue our current<br />
operations and to help offset future deficits.<br />
According to information provided by Walsh, if the levy is not<br />
approved, the district would see deficits of $2.8 million in 2020<br />
and $5.6 million in 2021.<br />
See LEVY/BOND ISSUE, page 4
PAGE 2 - SOUTHEAST MESSENGER - <strong>April</strong> 21, <strong>2019</strong><br />
DEVELOPMENT<br />
Continued from page 1<br />
economic development and acting as assistant<br />
administrator,” said Hall. “In 2012,<br />
those duties became permanent, mostly<br />
because the finance operations were going<br />
well and as a convenience.”<br />
Hall said establishing the assistant<br />
administrator/development director position<br />
is needed because the city is emphasizing<br />
development in the downtown,<br />
office, and the city’s Gateway districts,<br />
which requires the time the position now<br />
gives to finance.<br />
“It’s in the city’s best interest to go back<br />
to two positions so that development can<br />
have the attention it requires,” said Hall.<br />
“Additionally, I know of no other municipality<br />
that combines these two positions.”<br />
When asked how the proposed change<br />
would affect the finance director position,<br />
Hall said, “The finance director will be a<br />
separate position overseeing the finance<br />
department. In Groveport, in the past, the<br />
finance director also served as assistant<br />
administrator when needed. With this<br />
change, the development director will handle<br />
those duties.”<br />
As Green shifts positions, a new finance<br />
director must be found. According to the city<br />
charter, the finance director is appointed by<br />
the mayor with confirmation by council.<br />
Downtown development news<br />
Green reported that March 29 was the<br />
deadline for the submission of proposals for<br />
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“Although we did not receive any proposals<br />
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in the site,” said Green. “Promotion of<br />
the site will be the focus of much of the<br />
advertising for the remainder of <strong>2019</strong>.”<br />
Green said the city purchased advertising<br />
in various publications to promote the<br />
development of commercial opportunities<br />
in downtown Groveport.<br />
He said city staff is considering ideas for<br />
regular activities, especially in the summer,<br />
to attract people to downtown<br />
Groveport, such as possibly enlarging the<br />
farmer's market with food trucks and pet<br />
shows as well as presenting live music performances<br />
downtown and elsewhere on<br />
Main Street.<br />
Gasoline tax revenues<br />
Groveport will receive more in its share<br />
of local gasoline tax revenue now that state<br />
officials approved, effective July 1, a 10.5<br />
cent increase in the gasoline tax, which<br />
raises the total gasoline tax per gallon to<br />
38.5 cents per gallon. According to Ohio<br />
Department of Transportation estimates,<br />
the increase in the state gasoline tax will<br />
increase Groveport’s share of the funds in<br />
2020 from $316,569 to $514,536. The city<br />
uses the local gasoline tax revenue for<br />
street projects on its larger streets.<br />
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GM Schools transfer a<br />
piece of land to Columbus<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Southeast</strong> Editor<br />
A small piece of land has been removed<br />
from the Groveport Madison school district.<br />
At its <strong>April</strong> 10 meeting, the Groveport<br />
Madison Board of Education approved<br />
transferring a 4.1 acre parcel located at<br />
Rickenbacker Airport to Columbus City<br />
Schools. The land is in the southern portion<br />
of the airport at the site of the old control<br />
tower near the runways. The parcel is<br />
contiguous to another parcel that is<br />
already within the city of Columbus.<br />
According to Franklin County Auditor<br />
records, the land is owned by the<br />
Columbus Municipal Airport Authority.<br />
Also according to the county auditor, the<br />
site’s current market value is $1.1 million,<br />
which includes $432,800 for the land and<br />
$704,700 for improvements.<br />
However, Groveport Madison Treasurer<br />
John Walsh said the land is exempt from<br />
property taxes because it is within the Port<br />
Authority.<br />
“The property is non-taxable so<br />
Groveport Madison Schools will not lose<br />
any revenue,” said Walsh.<br />
New Chromebook computers<br />
The board approved the purchase of<br />
1,200 new Chromebook computers at a cost<br />
of $269,124 for student use. The purchase<br />
will be spread over two fiscal years with<br />
600 purchased in <strong>2019</strong> and 600 in 2020.<br />
(Fiscal year 2020 starts July 1.)<br />
The new computers will replace existing,<br />
older Chromebooks and will be paid for<br />
Groveport Police statistics<br />
police news<br />
March crime statistics for the city of<br />
Groveport, according to the Groveport<br />
Police: 21 accidents, 0 assaults, 2 burglary,<br />
0 criminal mischief/trespassing, 12 domestic<br />
disputes, 2 domestic violence, 2 OVI and<br />
alcohol issues, 0 fights, 2 disorderly conduct,<br />
10 thefts/robberies, 2 stolen/unauthorized<br />
use, 0 missing persons/juveniles, 0<br />
weapon related calls, 2 narcotic related<br />
offenses, 30 general complaints, 9 school<br />
related incidents, 0 identity theft, 0 suspicious<br />
vehicles/persons, 5 parking, 3<br />
threats, 3 vandalism, 33 traffic citations, 1<br />
sex related crime, 3 suicide attempts.<br />
Madison Township<br />
Police statistics<br />
out of the district’s technology budget.<br />
Groveport Madison Chief Technology<br />
Officer Peter Dotson said Chromebooks<br />
become outdated after five years.<br />
“These new Chromebooks will go primarily<br />
to sixth grade and ninth grade students<br />
next year,” said Dotson. “That will<br />
leave around 200 to fill in for new students<br />
and other replacements in grades 7, 8, 10<br />
and 11.”<br />
Dotson said the district has provided<br />
Chromebooks for each student in grades K-<br />
12 for two years.<br />
“We have had students using<br />
Chromebooks since 2013, but they were a<br />
shared resource in each building,” said<br />
Dotson. “Now every student kindergarten<br />
through 12th grade has a Chromebook<br />
assigned to them (approximately 6,000).<br />
We also keep from 15 to 60, depending on<br />
the building size, loaner devices at each<br />
building.”<br />
Dotson said students in grades six<br />
through 12 are allowed to take the<br />
Chromebooks home with a signed agreement.<br />
“We are also piloting take home at three<br />
elementary schools,” said Dotson. “Sedalia<br />
and Glendening allow take home for students<br />
needing intervention when they use<br />
an online intervention program. Groveport<br />
Elementary is piloting take home with<br />
their fifth graders. We also have online<br />
summer school opportunities for all grade<br />
levels using online tools and our teachers.<br />
This is the second year for the summer<br />
school program.”<br />
March crime statistics for Madison<br />
Township, according to the Madison<br />
Township Police: 4 attempted overdose, 0<br />
animal complaint, 8 assaults, 4 burglary, 0<br />
dead upon arrival, 24 domestic complaints,<br />
9 driving under the influence, 1 drunk, 1<br />
fight, 0 fire, 2 juvenile complaints, 1 mental<br />
assist, 18 miscellaneous incidents, 1<br />
misdemeanor warrant, 2 missing persons,<br />
18 mutual aid, 4 public assistance, 0 recovered<br />
vehicle, 0 robbery, 0 shots fired, 3<br />
stolen vehicle, 2 suicide attempt, 1 suspicious<br />
person/vehicle, 7 thefts, 3 threats or<br />
harassment, 100 traffic offenses, 2 trespass<br />
warnings, 4 vandalism, 0 vehicle accident -<br />
hit-skip, 9 vehicle accident - property damage<br />
only, 1 vehicle accident - with injury, 4<br />
vehicle impounds, and 324 dispatched<br />
calls.<br />
Police history exhibit<br />
An exhibit about the history of the<br />
Groveport Police Department will be on<br />
display throughout May at Groveport<br />
Town Hall, 648 Main St.<br />
The exhibit features badges, uniforms,<br />
photos, historical newspaper articles, vintage<br />
radio and police equipment, General<br />
Paul Tibbetts’ police badge and ID from the<br />
1960s, and more.<br />
Town Hall is open Monday through<br />
Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday<br />
from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday noon to<br />
6 p.m. For information call 614-836-3333.
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<strong>April</strong> 21, <strong>2019</strong> - SOUTHEAST MESSENGER - PAGE 3<br />
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<strong>Messenger</strong> photos by Rick Palsgrove<br />
The Groveport Madison Cruiser varsity softball team exploded for 39 runs in two<br />
recent games. The Cruisers defeated Franklin Heights 21-0 on <strong>April</strong> 10 and Canal<br />
Winchester 18-4 on <strong>April</strong> 11. Pictured here is Cruiser Lexi Wright safely sliding<br />
into third base in the win against Canal Winchester. In the game at Canal<br />
Winchester, Gabby Adams hit two home runs in back-to-back innings and Lanie<br />
White also homered. The Cruisers also defeated New Albany 5-0 on <strong>April</strong> 15. On<br />
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Cruiser shortstop Lanie White prepares<br />
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Alumni banquet<br />
Groveport Madison High School’s 126th<br />
annual alumni banquet will be held May<br />
18 at Groveport Madison Middle School<br />
Central, 751 Main St. Registration begins<br />
at 4:30 p.m. and dinner is at 5 p.m. Dinners<br />
are $16 each and reservations must be<br />
made by May 10. Send your check payable<br />
to Groveport Alumni Association, Box 382,<br />
Groveport, OH 43125. This year’s honored<br />
LEVY/BOND ISSUE<br />
Continued from page 1<br />
“We’re also next in line for OFCC funding<br />
for building new schools and we don’t<br />
want to lose our place in line,” said Ogden.<br />
“If the bond issue fails, the state money<br />
would go to another district.”<br />
Groveport Madison Communications<br />
Director Jeff Warner added, “We’re already<br />
over capacity at each of our schools and<br />
we’re putting a lot of money into repairs.<br />
Delaying passage of the bond issue will<br />
only make the situation worse.”<br />
What cuts will be made<br />
if the levy/bond issue fails?<br />
Ogden said the district has not yet identified<br />
specific cuts that would be made if<br />
the levy/bond issue fails.<br />
“We hope to continue moving forward in<br />
a positive direction,” said Ogden, but she<br />
added that, if the levy fails, cuts would<br />
have to be identified.<br />
Ogden said if the levy/bond issue fails it<br />
will be up to the board of education to<br />
decide when and how the district would<br />
return to the ballot. However, the earliest<br />
would be in November as the deadline to<br />
appear on an August special election ballot<br />
will have passed before the May 7 election<br />
takes place.<br />
Enrollment and high school addition<br />
The district’s current total enrollment is<br />
6,048 with 1,667 students in the high<br />
school.<br />
In 2013-14, the OFCC said there were<br />
5,638 students in the district and projected<br />
that by 2023-24 there would be 5,539. The<br />
OFCC had projected there would be 1,370<br />
students in the high school in 2018-19 and<br />
1,494 by 2023-24.<br />
Because there are more students than<br />
projected by the OFCC, the district hopes<br />
to build a four room classroom addition<br />
(with OFCC approval) on the high school’s<br />
east wing using $2 million in savings left<br />
over from the high school construction project.<br />
Ogden said knowing the likelihood that<br />
there would have been more students in<br />
the high school than OFCC had projected,<br />
the district went ahead and installed the<br />
foundation piers and upgraded the HVAC<br />
systems in that part of the building to<br />
accommodate an addition. This was done<br />
during the initial construction of the high<br />
school.<br />
Ogden said the enrollment growth in the<br />
district is spurred by families’ attraction to<br />
the new high school and the district’s<br />
improved academics.<br />
“We’ve had a gradual increase in enrollment<br />
the past four years and this summer<br />
we added 260 students districtwide,” said<br />
Ogden. “As we improve academically we’ll<br />
attract more.”<br />
classes are the class of 1969, which is celebrating<br />
its 50th anniversary, and the class<br />
of 1994, which is celebrating its 25th.<br />
Groveport Elementary and Middle School<br />
Central will be open for alumni visitation<br />
on May 18 from 3-4:30 p.m.<br />
Alumni Hall of Fame<br />
The newly refurbished Groveport<br />
Madison High School Alumni Hall of Fame<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Rick Palsgrove<br />
Groveport Elementary School located in downtown Groveport.<br />
Ogden said the OFCC’s original enrollment<br />
projections were based on a previous<br />
10 year period when there was little growth<br />
in enrollment. She said if the levy/bond<br />
issue passes, a new enrollment projection<br />
study will be done and the OFCC can base<br />
figures on the new trends.<br />
Ogden said Groveport Madison does not<br />
have open enrollment.<br />
“We do a residency check on every student<br />
who enrolls and we ask for things like<br />
copies of a lease signed by a landlord, a<br />
mortgage, or utility bills,” said Ogden.<br />
Building repairs<br />
District officials said that, in 2012, the<br />
OFCC recommended the district replace all<br />
of its remaining older schools because the<br />
$78 million cost to renovate them would<br />
exceed the cost of building new.<br />
Ogden said maintenance and repairs of<br />
the district’s buildings have been ongoing.<br />
She said so far this year 1,380 maintenance<br />
issues (for example, problems with toilets<br />
or broken windows) have all been completed<br />
with a turnaround time of less than two<br />
days.<br />
“Last summer, we had $700,000 in<br />
immediate repair needs but we could only<br />
afford to perform $220,000 worth of this<br />
work based on how much money was available<br />
in our permanent improvement fund,”<br />
said Ogden. “But anything that is a safety<br />
issue is addressed immediately. For example,<br />
a basement foundation wall recently<br />
collapsed at Groveport Elementary, but it<br />
was immediately fixed over a weekend.<br />
She said Groveport Elementary and<br />
will be re-dedicated with a ceremony on<br />
May 18 from 2:30-3:15 p.m. at Groveport<br />
Madison High School, 4475 S. Hamilton<br />
Road. The alumni plaques have been professionally<br />
redone, complete with new<br />
frames, glass, and engraved plates. The<br />
plaques will be mounted on the walls in the<br />
new high school’s mezzanine.<br />
Following the ceremony, brief tours of<br />
the new high school will be available.<br />
Middle School Central need $5 million in<br />
roof replacement.<br />
“But we don’t have the money,” said<br />
Ogden. “Any time there is a leak we patch<br />
and repair it.”<br />
Potential new school locations<br />
Ogden said the district could use two<br />
existing sites for potential new schools - the<br />
Glendening Elementary/Middle School<br />
South site and the Sedalia<br />
Elementary/Middle School North site. Two<br />
more sites would need to be found.<br />
The district entered into an agreement<br />
to purchase acreage along Noe-Bixby Road<br />
that could become a new school site if soil<br />
and flood plain studies justify it and if the<br />
board of education decides to finalize the<br />
purchase agreement.<br />
Ogden said the hope is to place the new<br />
elementary schools close to neighborhoods<br />
and find a centralized location for the new<br />
middle school.<br />
According to district officials, two-thirds<br />
of the district’s students reside north of<br />
U.S. Route 33 and one third reside south of<br />
that highway.<br />
“We’re trying to be intentional about<br />
what properties we use in relation to where<br />
our children live and the community’s<br />
needs,” said Ogden.<br />
What happens to old school sites?<br />
Warner said there is a state process for<br />
handling public lands. If the levy/bond<br />
issue passes and the old school sites are<br />
considered unusable to the district, the<br />
school properties must be appraised and<br />
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Art show honorees<br />
The following Groveport Madison students<br />
earned honors at the recent District<br />
Art Show: People’s Choice Awards - Aliyah<br />
Cooper, Dunloe Elementary, fourth grade;<br />
Sayvon Morris, Middle School South, seventh<br />
grade; Kaitlyn Tinney, high school<br />
junior; Superintendent’s Choice Award -<br />
Serena Musungu, high school senior.<br />
then be first offered to a community or<br />
charter school. If there are no takers, the<br />
properties could go to public auction or<br />
they could be inter-governmentally transferred<br />
to another government entity for a<br />
public purpose.<br />
“We will not leave abandoned buildings<br />
or any unsafe environments,” said Ogden.<br />
Warner said, once the buildings are<br />
demolished and the land converted to green<br />
space, it’s the district’s responsibility to<br />
maintain them until the properties go to<br />
another owner.<br />
Transportation costs<br />
Ogden said a detailed analysis of future<br />
bus transportation costs has not been made<br />
yet, but she believes busing efficiency<br />
would improve with the new schools by<br />
shortening travel distances when school<br />
attendance boundaries are redefined and<br />
by not having to bus all the gifted students<br />
to one faraway school as is done now.<br />
The fate of Groveport Elementary<br />
and Middle School Central<br />
Both Groveport Elementary and Middle<br />
School Central are on the National<br />
Register of Historic Places.<br />
“The city of Groveport and Groveport<br />
Madison Schools are in the infancy stage to<br />
consider possible uses for the buildings and<br />
property,” said Groveport City<br />
Administrator Marsha Hall of these<br />
schools. “Both entities believe this is an<br />
important piece of the downtown and we<br />
are interested in working together, if possible,<br />
to arrive at a solution that benefits the<br />
entire community.”<br />
Ogden said, “We’re committed to preserving<br />
the history of Groveport<br />
Elementary/Middle School Central and are<br />
interested in working with the city.”<br />
Added Warner, “We know there is a sentimental<br />
attachment in the community to<br />
Groveport Elementary and we want to<br />
respect that.”<br />
Economic impact on downtown<br />
The possible departure of two schools<br />
located in downtown Groveport could mean<br />
fewer people coming to the city’s core daily,<br />
which could have an adverse economic<br />
impact on local businesses.<br />
“We are cognizant of this,” said Ogden,<br />
who also serves on the city’s Community<br />
Investment Corporation board. “We want<br />
to make sure there are no negative economic<br />
impacts.”<br />
She noted there would still be schools in<br />
the Groveport city limits because the<br />
Glendening/Middle School South site and<br />
the new high school are within the city’s<br />
borders.
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Ohio & Erie Canal corridor named to National Register<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Southeast</strong> Editor<br />
The Ohio & Erie Canal Southern<br />
Descent Historic District, which includes<br />
Lock 22 in Groveport, has been officially<br />
added to the National Register of Historic<br />
Places.<br />
“My reaction? I was excited beyond all<br />
words!” said Cathy Nelson, an independent<br />
historical preservation coordinator, when she<br />
heard about the district receiving this recognition.<br />
Groveport city officials were pleased to<br />
hear the news, too.<br />
“This is the culmination of a lot of hard<br />
work by the canal partners, and Groveport<br />
is excited to be a part of this recognition,”<br />
said Groveport City Administrator Marsha<br />
Hall. “Mayor Lance Westcamp, in particular,<br />
was enthusiastic that the city take a<br />
role in assuring this was accomplished. As<br />
he stated in his letter of support, ‘The city<br />
of Groveport has a rich history as a port on<br />
the canal and maintains that connection to<br />
our past through the preservation of local<br />
canal-era artifacts and monuments, not the<br />
least of which is Ohio and Erie Canal Lock<br />
22.’”<br />
Westcamp said history is important in<br />
Groveport.<br />
“Any time we can do things to preserve<br />
our heritage I’m all for it. Plus, we’ll never<br />
forget that the cleaning up and restoration<br />
efforts for Lock 22 gained momentum several<br />
years ago as an Eagle Scout project by<br />
Nathan White,” said Westcamp. “The<br />
National Register designation for Lock 22<br />
as part of Ohio & Erie Canal Southern<br />
Descent Historic District is also an opportunity<br />
to showcase our community as a<br />
welcoming and interesting place for people<br />
to visit.”<br />
When asked how and why the city will<br />
use this designation of Lock 22 and the<br />
Ohio & Erie Canal Southern Descent<br />
Historic District as a marketing tool to<br />
attract visitors and business to Groveport,<br />
Hall said, “Groveport will work with the<br />
other coalition members to develop marketing<br />
information to provide to the public<br />
interested in visiting the sites on self-tours<br />
throughout the canal district. We hope that<br />
this will bring visitors to Groveport.”<br />
The Ohio & Erie Canal Southern<br />
Descent Historic District includes 14 historic<br />
canal sites along a 100 mile stretch of<br />
the old Ohio and Erie Canal in central and<br />
southern Ohio. The sites include<br />
Groveport’s lock 22, located in the northern<br />
part of Groveport Park, as well as the following<br />
other locations: Bibler Lock (lock 8 in<br />
Baltimore); locks 26, 27, 29, and 30 in<br />
Lockbourne; the Big Walnut guard lock to the<br />
Columbus feeder canal near Lockbourne; lock<br />
2 of the Columbus feeder; lock 31 near<br />
Ashville; the Scioto River aqueduct abutment<br />
and piers located about 650 feet downstream<br />
from the U.S. Route 22 bridge; the Circleville<br />
feeder inlet; the watered canal prism near<br />
Circleville and Westfall; lock 48 near<br />
Rushtown; and lock 50 Union Mills near<br />
West Portsmouth. Most of these nearly 190-<br />
year-old features are significantly considered<br />
to be in fair to good condition.<br />
“The canal story is fascinating,” said<br />
Nelson earlier this year. “Think of how hard<br />
it was to construct the canal. It was hard<br />
labor done by hand with shovels and picks.<br />
It’s an extraordinary piece of Ohio history.<br />
That we still have many of the stone locks<br />
and other features in place that help tell that<br />
story is amazing. It’s a story that deserves to<br />
be told.”<br />
Local government officials, historians, private<br />
citizens and others from along the route<br />
worked to gather information for the<br />
National Register of Historic Places nomination.<br />
Jeff Darbee, an historic preservation<br />
consultant with Benjamin D. Rickey & Co. of<br />
Columbus, wrote and completed the nomination<br />
form, aided by Nancy Recchie, and with<br />
comments from the State Historic<br />
Preservation Office at the Ohio History<br />
Connection. Matt Leasure, of the firm<br />
Designing Local in Columbus, prepared the<br />
mapping.<br />
Meaning of the National Register<br />
Darbee said the National Register listing<br />
is “a kind of seal of approval” showing that a<br />
property or district is historically significant<br />
and worthy of preservation. It does not<br />
require any public or private owner to maintain<br />
or restore a property, or open it to the<br />
public.<br />
According to Darbee, the listing allows<br />
communities to show the sites were professionally<br />
vetted as historic and important and<br />
some grant-making foundations and other<br />
funding sources require that properties seeking<br />
funds must be National Register listed.<br />
Canal history<br />
The Ohio and Erie Canal was completed<br />
between 1827-32 and wound 308 miles<br />
through the state connecting Lake Erie at<br />
Cleveland to the Ohio River in Portsmouth.<br />
The canal, a man-made waterway that was<br />
an engineering marvel, was built to<br />
enhance transportation and shipping in the<br />
state.<br />
During the canal’s heyday in the 19th century,<br />
55 locks were situated on the Ohio and<br />
Erie Canal from the Licking Summit in<br />
Newark to the Ohio River. The locks’ function<br />
was to raise and lower canal boats to meet<br />
the changing level of terrain.<br />
“People love transportation history and<br />
will travel to areas to see canal remnants and<br />
sites,” Nelson said in an interview earlier this<br />
year. “These visitors enhance local economies<br />
by bringing in tourism dollars to communities.<br />
A historic corridor people could visit<br />
would be fabulous for the towns near where<br />
these locks and other canal features are located.”<br />
Lock 22 in Groveport<br />
Lock 22 in Groveport is nearly 190-yearsold<br />
and is made of sandstone block. Its overall<br />
length is 117 feet and its chamber is 90 feet<br />
long and 16 feet wide. The lock’s purpose was<br />
to raise and lower canal boats to meet the<br />
changing terrain. The lock is owned and maintained<br />
by the city of Groveport and is accessible<br />
from Groveport Park and Blacklick Park.<br />
The canal channel is still visible near lock<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Rick Palsgrove<br />
Ohio and Erie Canal lock 22 is located in the northern portion of Groveport Park, 7370<br />
Groveport Road. The lock is now on the National Register of Historic Places.<br />
22 as well as in Groveport’s Blacklick Park<br />
and along Rohr Road south of town.<br />
Additionally, a dry dock and canal boatyard<br />
operated in the 1800s in what is now<br />
Blacklick Park. The canal operated in<br />
Groveport from 1831 to the early 1900s and<br />
the transportation opportunities it offered for<br />
shipping and travel were a significant factor<br />
in the economic development and growth of<br />
the city.
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Issue 5 is not the answer<br />
Our Groveport Madison Schools need repaired<br />
and/or replaced, but not with larger schools outside of<br />
the neighborhoods they now serve. There is an abundance<br />
of research that concludes student performance<br />
is hindered by moving to large schools. (1)<br />
This is especially true with social and economically<br />
disadvantaged students: “... larger schools have higher<br />
rates of student absences and social disorder that may<br />
hinder cognitive and social development (Gottfredson<br />
& DiPietro, 2011).” It is equally important for students<br />
to be able to walk to schools. (2)<br />
Most have us have seen the footage of disruptive,<br />
violent behavior from the high school, do we want to<br />
see the same with our junior high and elementary students?<br />
Replacing our small neighbor schools with larger<br />
consolidated schools is a bad idea. I am concerned<br />
for children’s emotional, educational and physical<br />
needs. Research is clear on this issue.<br />
Additionally, I do not agree that two issues (levy<br />
and bond issue) should be wrapped into one. I think we<br />
need laws to disallow this manipulative practice by our<br />
school boards. I without question would vote to renew<br />
our schools’ operating levy, but the fact that the<br />
Groveport Madison Board of Education has tied a separate<br />
bond issue to the levy (Issue 5) makes it impossible<br />
for me to support.<br />
References:<br />
(1) Cotton, Kathleen. School Size, School Climate<br />
and Student Performance, NWREL School<br />
Improvement Research Series, Close Up May 1996.<br />
(2) http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/wpc<br />
o n t e n t / u p l o a d s/2017/01/Walking-to-schoolresearch1.pdf<br />
Kathleen Casserly Walsh<br />
Columbus<br />
Make a difference, vote for Issue 5<br />
I am often asked if I think things in the Groveport<br />
Madison school district have turned around. I believe<br />
the feeling in the district today is as different as night<br />
and day when compared to five years ago. For the district<br />
to have received the Ohio Dept. of Education’s<br />
2018 Momentum Award provides affirmation of the<br />
academic improvement the district has made.<br />
letters<br />
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We have many great teachers, a top-notch K-12 gifted<br />
program, and many other programs that are helping<br />
children succeed. Hopefully, one day, we can seriously<br />
plan for school district-sponsored preschool.<br />
Passing this levy on May 7 will give our kids equal<br />
opportunities.<br />
That takes care of programs and every day expenses<br />
from the levy, but the schools will still need replaced.<br />
To look at some schools you would wonder what is the<br />
problem? They don’t look bad, they have fresh paint,<br />
and they appear to be well cared for, but you know<br />
what they say about lipstick on a pig.<br />
We still have brown water coming from the restroom<br />
faucets. Cooks have to run the faucet for several<br />
minutes so that they have clear water to prepare<br />
lunches. Most of the roofs leak and are overdue to be<br />
replaced. I understand the cost to replace the roofs at<br />
Middle School Central and Groveport Elementary<br />
exceed $5 million.<br />
Just think about the safety of our kids in four of our<br />
schools that were built using an open-classroom concept.<br />
These rooms can’t be secured in the event of an<br />
emergency. We have 22 modular classrooms that are<br />
extremely expensive (approximately $85,000 each) to<br />
purchase and cost two-thirds more expensive to operate<br />
than a conventional school building. Think of a<br />
teacher in one without a restroom, it is storming and a<br />
little child says they need a restroom break. What do<br />
you do? You can postpone lunch or leaving for a “special”<br />
but you cannot postpone a child’s restroom break.<br />
We have all seen what the new high school has done<br />
for our community, let’s complete the project. Just<br />
imagine what a difference this will make. Our district<br />
would be looked at in a completely different way. We<br />
could once again be considered a great place live, not a<br />
farming community as we once were, but a diverse,<br />
suburban, district that can compete anytime and in<br />
anyway. It is a great time to be a Cruiser!<br />
Charlotte Barker<br />
Groveport<br />
Pay it forward<br />
I am a proud alumni of Groveport Madison class of<br />
1978. I started my education as a kindergartner in<br />
1960 at Asbury Elementary. During my education at<br />
Groveport Madison the community united for the common<br />
good of the children. Our parents built<br />
Dunloe, Sedalia, Madison, a new high<br />
school, Glendening and two middle schools.<br />
Just as our parents paid it forward for<br />
our education I choose to pay it forward to<br />
the next generation of Groveport Madison<br />
students and vote yes on Issue 5.<br />
Gayle Fout<br />
Groveport<br />
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Cruiser teams honored<br />
The Groveport Madison Board of<br />
Education honored three Cruiser high<br />
school athletic teams on <strong>April</strong> 10.<br />
The boys basketball team was recognized<br />
for its community work with youth<br />
basketball, Groveport Madison Human<br />
Needs, and the Special Olympics.<br />
The varsity softball team was recognized<br />
for its two straight Ohio Capital<br />
Conference titles as well as its charitable<br />
work with the Firefighters Toys for Kids<br />
program and Honor Flight Columbus.<br />
The varsity wrestling team was recognized<br />
for winning three straight Ohio<br />
Capital Conference championships.<br />
Schools and city<br />
to celebrate Arbor Day<br />
The city of Groveport and Groveport<br />
Madison Schools will celebrate Arbor Day<br />
on May 3 at 10:30 a.m. with a tree planting<br />
at Glendening Elementary School,<br />
4200 Glendening Drive, Groveport.<br />
The theme will be “Old trees in<br />
Groveport.” It is believed one of the oldest<br />
trees in Groveport is located at Glendening<br />
Elementary.<br />
At 1:30 p.m., a tree will also be planted<br />
at Groveport Elementary, 715 Main St.,<br />
and at 12:30 p.m. a tree will be planted in<br />
Blacklick Park in memory of former councilwoman<br />
Jan Stoots, who has passed<br />
away.<br />
“e Towpath Adventures<br />
of Skinny Nye”<br />
More than 20 detached trailers, converted<br />
storage closets, desks on an auditorium stage, and<br />
hallway spaces partitioned off with curtains and<br />
metal filing cabinets. These are just some of the<br />
temporary solutions being utilized in Groveport<br />
Madison Schools because enrollment has far<br />
exceeded available classroom space.<br />
With passage of Issue 5 on the May 7 ballot,<br />
the State will chip in $65 million to help replace<br />
nine critically overcrowded elementary and middle<br />
schools with four new, larger buildings. The<br />
State funding is only for new buildings, because<br />
the existing schools are all over 40 years old –<br />
one is nearly 100. Fixing their plumbing, electrical,<br />
roof, and structural issues also wouldn’t<br />
Special Olympics<br />
A chapter of Special Olympics Ohio<br />
formed in the Groveport/Canal Winchester<br />
The Groveport Heritage Society’s free area. Its mission is to provide year round<br />
program on <strong>April</strong> 25 at 7 p.m. at Groveport sports training and competition in a variety<br />
Town Hall, 648 Main St., will be “Life on<br />
of Olympic type sports for intellectual-<br />
the Ohio and Erie Canal: The Towpath ly disabled individuals. For information<br />
Adventures of Skinny Nye,” presented by contact local coordinators Penny and<br />
Marilyn Weymouth Seguin, author of Cassandra Hilty at groveportspecialolympics@gmail.com<br />
“Silver Ribbon Skinny: The Towpath<br />
or at (614) 395-<br />
Adventures of Skinny Nye, a Muleskinner 8992 or 395-6640. Donations may be sent<br />
on the Ohio & Erie Canal, 1884.”<br />
to Groveport Special Olympics, P.O. Box<br />
She will be recounting the life of Pearl 296, Groveport, OH 43125.<br />
R. Nye who was born on a canal boat near Special Olympics will collect donations<br />
Chillicothe and went on to become a boat on May 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at<br />
captain until the canal closed in 1913. the intersections of Main Street and<br />
Hendron Road, Main and College streets,<br />
and Main and Front streets in Groveport.<br />
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will lose millions in existing, critical operating<br />
dollars, making cuts to teachers and educational<br />
programs necessary. The operating levy is not a<br />
tax increase, and the cost of the bond issue to<br />
qualify for the State funds for new schools is less<br />
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Issue 5 is needed for students, good for our<br />
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Music from classic films at Wagnalls Memorial<br />
The Wagnalls Memorial, 150 E.<br />
Columbus St., Lithopolis) will present a<br />
free will offering piano concert performed<br />
by Laurence MacDonald on May 5 from 2-<br />
4 p.m.<br />
He will perform selections from classic<br />
films such as “Gone with the Wind” and<br />
“E.T.” as well as ragtime, Gershwin’s<br />
“Rhapsody in Blue,” and many other<br />
favorites.<br />
MacDonald spent most of his early life in<br />
Columbus, where he attended St. Mary<br />
Magdalene Catholic elementary school and<br />
St. Charles Borromeo Preparatory School.<br />
He received a bachelor degree cum laude in<br />
piano from The Ohio State University (1963)<br />
and a Master of Arts in Music History and<br />
Literature (OSU, 1966). He is a professor<br />
emeritus at C. S. Mott Community College,<br />
where he teaches a course he developed on<br />
the history of film music.<br />
In addition to his teaching career, he is<br />
also a performance pianist, a church choir<br />
director, a film critic and reviewer for<br />
newspapers and radio stations, and a published<br />
author. One of Laurence’s books,<br />
“100 Greatest Film Scores,” will be available<br />
to purchase at the concert. For information,<br />
call 614-837-4765 or visit<br />
www.wagnalls.org.<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photos by Rick Palsgrove<br />
The Groveport Madison Cruiser varsity baseball team lost to Canal Winchester<br />
2-1 in 10 innings in a game played in Groveport on <strong>April</strong> 11. Pictured here is<br />
Cruiser pitcher Colin Rice just after he released a pitch against Canal<br />
Winchester.<br />
Cruiser third baseman Robby Morgan fields a ground ball and prepares to throw the<br />
runner out during the game against Canal Winchester
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Dirt Busters Tile/Floor-Any<br />
3 Rms - $44.95. Laminant<br />
floor polish/clng. Pet odor<br />
treatment. 614-805-1084<br />
CONCRETE<br />
ALL-CITY CUSTOM<br />
CONCRETE<br />
All Types Concrete Work<br />
New or Tear Out-Replace<br />
37 Yrs. Exp.<br />
(614) 207-5430<br />
Owner is On The Job!<br />
EDDIE MOORE<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
Quality Concrete Work<br />
Lt. Hauling & Room Add.,<br />
Block Work & Excavation<br />
Stamp Patios,<br />
Bsmt. Wall Restoration<br />
37 Yrs Exp - Lic & Ins.<br />
Free Ests. 614-871-3834<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 />
EVANS<br />
Complete Concrete.<br />
Facebook Evansconcrete<br />
(Schedule Now)<br />
• Foundations • Additions<br />
• Block • Driveways<br />
• Patios • Sidewalks<br />
• Colored & Stamped<br />
(Free Estimates)<br />
614-373-1013<br />
Ins./Bonded • 32 Yrs. Exp.<br />
Pour It Right, The First Time<br />
D.J. & DAD KIMMLE<br />
CUSTOM CONCRETE<br />
5-12<br />
All Types E/SE<br />
Free Estimates<br />
All Work Guaranteed<br />
614-206-0158<br />
GUTTERS<br />
Low Price-Great Service<br />
5 & 6” Seamless gutters,<br />
covers, siding, gutter clng.<br />
Bill 614-306-4541<br />
HOME<br />
IMPROVEMENTS<br />
SINCE 1973<br />
Phil Bolon Contr.<br />
Windows & Siding<br />
Decks, Kitchens, Baths<br />
Room Additions,<br />
Flooring, Roofing<br />
Bsmt Waterproofing<br />
Deal With Small Non-Pressure Co.<br />
45 Yrs. Exp. - Refs. Avail.<br />
Lic.-Bond-Ins.<br />
Free Est. - Financing Avail.<br />
Member BBB Of Cent. OH<br />
O.C.I.E.B. ID #24273<br />
614-419-3977<br />
or 614-863-9912<br />
5/12 A<br />
5-12<br />
A/M<br />
5-12 A<br />
HOME<br />
IMPROVEMENTS<br />
C&JHandyman<br />
Services LLC<br />
Minor Plumbing &<br />
Electric<br />
Install Hot Water Tanks,<br />
Dishwashers & Disposals<br />
Also Fencing &<br />
Interior/Exterior Painting<br />
Free Est. ~ 18 Yrs. Exp.<br />
614-284-2100<br />
LG<br />
REMODELING<br />
Interior & Exterior<br />
Full Service Remodeling<br />
• Bathrooms • Kitchens<br />
• Tile • Drywall • Flooring<br />
• Roofing • Siding • Etc.<br />
NO JOB TO SMALL<br />
A+ BBB Rating<br />
A+ Angie’s List<br />
Lic. • Bonded • Insured<br />
614-488-8377<br />
www.lgroofingcolumbus@gmail.com<br />
HOME<br />
MAINTENANCE<br />
Finishing Carpenter for all<br />
your extra home repairs or<br />
Honey-do-list. over 40 yrs.<br />
exp. Sonny 614-325-1910<br />
JOE’S HOME MAINT.<br />
Home Repairs, Roofing,<br />
Siding, Gutters, Soffits,<br />
Misc. Int. Repairs<br />
Int. Painting<br />
Call Joe 614-235-6883<br />
35 Years Exp.<br />
LANDSCAPING<br />
DAN’S<br />
Mowing<br />
Service<br />
4/14<br />
SE<br />
Quality Work<br />
Affordable Price<br />
Groveport Resident since 1979<br />
Licensed & Insured<br />
Free Estimate<br />
614-598-2545<br />
LAWN CARE<br />
Marty Mack Lawn Svcs.<br />
Lawn cutting, yard cleanup.<br />
Small tree & bush<br />
trimming. Light hauling &<br />
trash removal<br />
614-589-7841<br />
LET US MAINTAIN<br />
YOUR LAWN & GARDEN<br />
FOR YOU<br />
Summer, Spring,<br />
Winter or Fall<br />
WE DO IT ALL!!!!<br />
Lawn Cuts, Edging,<br />
Trees & Shrubs, Garden,<br />
Mulching, Hauling,<br />
Garden Pond &<br />
Home Maint.<br />
Free Ests. Low Rates<br />
$20 & Up<br />
Kevin - 614-905-3117<br />
5-12 A<br />
5-12 A&M<br />
LAWN CARE<br />
Spring Clean-up Special<br />
Accepting New Clients<br />
Mowing, plant trimming,<br />
installation, mulching.<br />
Free Estimate.<br />
Call Patrick 614-301-3575<br />
MOVING<br />
Aaron Allen Moving<br />
Local Moving Since 1956<br />
Bonded & Insured<br />
614-299-6683, 263-0649<br />
Celebrating 60 yrs in business<br />
Proof in Pictures helping<br />
you in retaining your security<br />
dep. 614-562-1567<br />
A Complete<br />
Moving<br />
Reasonable, Reliable<br />
No Job Too Small<br />
PUCO #150692-HG<br />
Free Estimate<br />
614-878-1179<br />
MOWER REPAIR<br />
LAWN MOWER DR.<br />
“House Calls Only”<br />
Overall Checkups<br />
Oil Change & Filter,<br />
Spark Plug &<br />
Blades Sharpened<br />
MINOR REPAIR<br />
John<br />
614-395-7909<br />
johnellis0333@sbcglobal.net<br />
PAINTING<br />
Burt’s Painting<br />
Free ests. 614-539-3412<br />
Painter Over 30 Yrs Exp.<br />
Free Est. Reas Rates<br />
Daniel 614-226-4221<br />
A Job Well Done Again<br />
A lic. General Contractor<br />
Some Skilled Services<br />
Incl: Painting • Stucco,<br />
Repair•Carpentry•Exterior<br />
Drainage & Home Maint.<br />
Call Today! 614-235-1819<br />
PEST CONTROL<br />
Anthony Pest Control<br />
Eliminate Your Pest For<br />
Less $$. 614-600-8841<br />
PLUMBING<br />
All About Drains & Plumb.<br />
Will snake any sm drain<br />
$125 + tax. 614-778-2584<br />
ALL IN ONE<br />
PLUMBING LLC<br />
“One Call Does It All”<br />
$25 OFF LABOR<br />
With This Ad<br />
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614-801-1508<br />
All Major Credit Cards Accepted<br />
POWER WASHING<br />
4-28 A<br />
4/28<br />
Home Powerwash from<br />
$99 & up. Also House<br />
Painting. 614-805-1084<br />
5/12 A&M<br />
JOE STANLEY<br />
1-833-288-ROOF (7663)<br />
614-558-3466<br />
Classified Services<br />
FREE<br />
Estimates<br />
24 Hour<br />
Emergency Service<br />
Licensed &<br />
Insurance<br />
RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • CONDOS • APT. BUILDINGS<br />
idealroofingcolumbus@gmail.com<br />
POWER WASHING<br />
MRS. POWERWASH<br />
Any house wash $149 + tax<br />
Single deck $69 + tax<br />
2 Tier deck $99 + tax<br />
Best Wash In Town<br />
Over 45,000 Washes<br />
Ashley, 614-771-3892<br />
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3500 Sullivant Ave. • Columbus, Ohio 43204<br />
614-272-5422<br />
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Not Valid for Garage Sales<br />
ROOFING<br />
ROOFING<br />
Robinson roofing & repairs<br />
30 yrs. exp. Lifetime Cols.<br />
resident. Lic./bonded/Ins.<br />
Reas rates. Member of<br />
BBB. Dennis Robinson<br />
614-330-3087, 732-3100<br />
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SEWING MACHINE<br />
REPAIR<br />
REPAIR all makes 24 hr.<br />
service. Clean, oil, adjust<br />
in your home. $39.95 all<br />
work gtd. 614-890-5296<br />
TOP SOIL<br />
Alexander Hauling<br />
Driveways topped w/new<br />
limestone. We also deliver<br />
Topsoil - comtil - sandmulch.<br />
Specializing in<br />
residential. 614-491-5460<br />
Bobcat Service Avail.<br />
TREE SERVICES<br />
Brewer & Sons Tree Service<br />
• Tree Removal<br />
• Tree Trimming 5-12<br />
A&M<br />
• Stump Grinding<br />
• Bucket Truck Services<br />
Best Prices • Same Day Service<br />
614-878-2568<br />
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Information<br />
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TREE SERVICES<br />
TROTT<br />
TREE & LANDSCAPE<br />
Tree Trimming<br />
& Removal<br />
Also Stump Removal<br />
Free Est. - Fully Ins.<br />
Call 614-235-3791<br />
Cell 614-738-0682<br />
BURNS TREE SERVICE<br />
Trimming, Removal &<br />
Stump Grinding.<br />
614-584-2164<br />
Joe’s Tree & Yard Work<br />
Trim, thin, shape bushes,<br />
hedges, stump grinding,<br />
hauling. 614-598-6247<br />
5/12<br />
E/SE<br />
A&M<br />
Fast Tree Service<br />
Tree Removal,<br />
Stump Grinding<br />
Free With Access,<br />
Pruning, Shaping<br />
Insured, Free Est.<br />
Payment Plans Avail.<br />
614-837-8367<br />
614-863-1522<br />
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Minimum Charge $5.00<br />
4/28<br />
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On stage at Madison Christian<br />
Madison Christian Junior/Senior High Theatre Department<br />
will present, “Clue!” on May 2 and May 3 at 7 p.m. and May 4 at<br />
2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Madison Christian Elementary Chapel,<br />
3565 Bixby Road, Groveport. Tickets are: students, $5, general<br />
admission, $8, reserved, $10, Golden Ticket (closed after first performance),<br />
general $18 for three nights, premium $24 for three<br />
nights (only one night on the front row). Call 614-497-3456.<br />
Groveport Farmers Market<br />
The Groveport Farmers Market will be held every Tuesday<br />
from June 4 through Sept. 10 from 4-7 p.m. in the grassy area<br />
near Ace Hardware on Main St. Four of the days will have special<br />
themes: June 4 - Family Farm Market; July 2 - Red, White, and<br />
Kids Celebration; Aug. 6 - Dog Days; and Sept. 3 - Customer<br />
Appreciation Day. For information call 614-836-3333.<br />
At Slate Run Living Historical Farm<br />
The following activities will be held at Slate Run Living<br />
Historical Farm, 1375 State Route 674 North, Canal Winchester:<br />
•May 4, 1-3 p.m.: Eggs, Feathers, and Fowl - Farm workers will<br />
butcher chickens, show how eggs were preserved before refrigeration<br />
and answer questions about keeping small flocks at home.<br />
There may be newly hatched chicks to see. Meet at farmhouse.<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 />
•<strong>April</strong> 25, 7 p.m.: Family Fun Walk - Use sight, sound, taste,<br />
touch, and smell to explore nature on a fun 1 mile walk. Meet at<br />
Confluence Area.<br />
•May 4, 8-10 a.m.: Birding and Breakfast - Share a hearty breakfast<br />
then walk the trails in search of migrating feathered friends.<br />
Meet at Confluence Area.<br />
Our Pictorial Past<br />
by Rick Palsgrove<br />
e Sunoco station’s last days<br />
www.columbusmessenger.com<br />
Photo courtesy of the Groveport Heritage Museum<br />
This is how the former Rich’s Sunoco service station on Groveport’s Main Street looked prior to its demolition<br />
in the early <strong>21st</strong> century. It was one of two downtown service stations that were demolished at<br />
the time, the other gas station (which was a Sohio and later a Marathon) was just beside the Sunoco on<br />
the corner of Main and Front streets. There were once several gas stations in Groveport. There was also<br />
a Shell station on the south side of Main Street at Brook Alley and a Texaco station on the north side of<br />
Main Street near where State Route 317 now passes through town. The gas stations sprouted in the early<br />
to mid-20th century when automobiles became common in town.<br />
Ladies’ Night Out<br />
at the Paddock Pub and Links of Groveport<br />
<br />
The Paddock Pub<br />
<br />
$15 per person, prepaid<br />
Join us as Elizabeth, our Event Manager, and Danyel<br />
<br />
cupcakes accompanied by a glass of wine.<br />
A Mary Kay Consultant will also be joining the event.