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<strong>May</strong> 5 -18, <strong>2019</strong> www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XXXVIII, No. 15<br />
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COTA proposes<br />
ride sharing pilot<br />
By Andrea Cordle<br />
<strong>Southwest</strong> Editor<br />
COTA wants to get in on the ride sharing<br />
business and plans to start in Grove<br />
City.<br />
Officials from COTA presented a proposal<br />
to Grove City Council regarding a<br />
micro transit pilot project.<br />
“This is the future of transportation,”<br />
said Mike Bradley, chief development officer<br />
for COTA. “It fills the gap where our<br />
service does not go.”<br />
According to Elliott Doza, project man-<br />
See COTA page 2<br />
Page 21<br />
Inside<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photos by Dedra Cordle<br />
Girls Fitness Club members Ava Beth Ising (left) and Casey Gillispie do seated oblique twists for core strength on April 30. The<br />
students from Monterey Elementary are two of approximately 20 second to fourth graders who participate in the after-school<br />
club that was recently established by teachers Kelly Miller, Allison Muschott and Sydney Palsgrove.<br />
Let’s get physical<br />
By Dedra Cordle<br />
Staff Writer<br />
A group of sweaty girls sunk down onto the carpet in Kelly<br />
Miller’s classroom at Monterey Elementary, guzzling down<br />
water and Gatorade, groaning and rubbing the aches away from<br />
their arms and legs.<br />
As they splayed out and began comparing the body parts that<br />
hurt the most, Miller, a second grade teacher and one of the creators<br />
of their pain, walked around their makeshift perimeter and<br />
grinned.<br />
“Did you feel that burn?” she asked, laughing as more groans<br />
rang throughout the room.<br />
Once a day for the past two weeks, Miller and her fellow educators<br />
Allison Muschott and Sydney Palsgrove have led this<br />
group of 16 second to fourth graders through a rigorous after-<br />
See FITNESS page 4<br />
Thalia Weygandt is wiped out after completing an eight-station<br />
boot camp circuit.<br />
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the focus is pruning trees in Grove City<br />
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“Our 26th consecutive year named a<br />
Tree City USA designation is truly a point<br />
of pride for our community,” said <strong>May</strong>or<br />
Richard “Ike” Stage. “We thank the many<br />
volunteers, residents and staff who help<br />
keep our community green.”<br />
This marks Ohio’s 39th consecutive year<br />
COTA<br />
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ager for COTA, this program would be like<br />
Uber or Lyft, but within a defined zone.<br />
Zone one would cover Mount Carmel Grove<br />
City, businesses in South Park and along<br />
State Route 665, Mid-Ohio Foodbank and<br />
the Grove City Park and Ride.<br />
“We chose Grove City because it is a<br />
growing community,” said Doza.<br />
A resident could use a mobile app or call<br />
to arrange for a COTA vehicle to pick them<br />
up either at home for a fee or from a COTA<br />
bus stop for free. For example, if a resident<br />
lives within the zone boundaries and works<br />
at Mount Carmel Grove City, that individual<br />
could schedule a pick-up from home to<br />
work for a fee of $3 or $4. If an individual<br />
rides a traditional COTA bus, and gets off<br />
at a stop in Grove City, they can arrange a<br />
smaller vehicle to take them the rest of the<br />
way to work for free.<br />
COTA would use a six to eight passenger<br />
vehicle as the shuttle.<br />
According to Doza, COTA would like to<br />
launch zone one in July. The service would<br />
operate seven days a week. On weekdays,<br />
the service would run from 5:30 a.m. to 7<br />
p.m. and on weekends and holidays the<br />
service would run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.<br />
This would be a one-year pilot program<br />
that would run from July 15, <strong>2019</strong> to July<br />
14, 2020. The cost to launch zone one is<br />
estimated at $360,000 with Grove City and<br />
COTA splitting the cost. The cost would<br />
cover the service set-up, management,<br />
marketing and maintenance.<br />
According to Grove City <strong>May</strong>or Richard<br />
as the top Tree City USA state, according<br />
to the Ohio Department of Natural<br />
Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Forestry.<br />
For information about tree care or the<br />
Grove City Tree Commission, visit<br />
GroveCityOhio.gov or call the Grove City<br />
Service Department at 614-277-1100. For<br />
additional details about Tree City USA<br />
qualifications and benefits, visit<br />
www.arborday.org/programs/treecityusa.<br />
Spring rain barrel workshop<br />
Take advantage of the benefits of rain<br />
water harvesting at a Spring Rain Barrel<br />
Workshop. The city of Grove City and Keep<br />
Grove City Beautiful are hosting a rain<br />
barrel workshop from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.<br />
<strong>May</strong> 15, for residents of Grove City and<br />
Jackson Township only at the Gantz<br />
Farmhouse, 2255 Home Road.<br />
Save time and money as your rain barrel<br />
collects untreated water for indoor and<br />
outdoor plants, birdbaths, garden and<br />
lawn. Help prevent runoff from washing<br />
pollutants into our local waterways.<br />
During the workshop, participants learn<br />
the importance of water conservation, how<br />
this leads to a more sustainable community<br />
and the use, maintenance and proper<br />
installation of rain barrels. The workshop<br />
fee includes an installation-ready, 50-gallon<br />
barrel with diverter. The cost is $55 for<br />
a black barrel and $65 for granite color.<br />
Participants should be prepared to take the<br />
barrel home at the conclusion of the workshop.<br />
Registration is required, online or in<br />
person at the Grove City Parks and<br />
Recreation office, 3226 Kingston Ave., or by<br />
calling 614-277-3050.<br />
“Ike” Stage, the city has asked employers<br />
who would benefit from the pilot program<br />
to contribute financially. Grant funding<br />
will also be sought.<br />
COTA has plans to launch zone two in<br />
Grove City which would include the South-<br />
Western Career Academy, downtown<br />
Grove City, the village of Urbancrest and<br />
the Evans Senior Center. The cost to implement<br />
the second zone would be an additional<br />
$130,000.<br />
Some council members had questions<br />
and concerns about the proposal.<br />
“I do not know if this is cost effective,”<br />
said councilman Ted Berry, when Uber and<br />
Lyft offer the same service but cover the<br />
entire city and the city doesn’t have to<br />
spend $180,000.<br />
Councilman Roby Schottke said many<br />
employers in the city have shift work and<br />
the service time would not support second<br />
shift workers.<br />
COTA officials said the company would<br />
share performance data with the city and<br />
adjust service as needed.<br />
COTA plans to host a public hearing<br />
from 6 to 7 p.m. <strong>May</strong> 8 at City Hall, 4035<br />
Broadway, for residents who would like to<br />
learn more about the proposed program.<br />
Council is scheduled to have the first reading<br />
of the funding legislation for the program<br />
at its <strong>May</strong> 6 meeting. The second<br />
reading and public hearing is scheduled for<br />
<strong>May</strong> 20. Council meetings begin at 7 p.m.<br />
at City Hall.
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Blood drive at Kingston Center<br />
The American Red Cross Blood Drive<br />
meets in the Kingston Center, 3226<br />
Kingston Ave., from 1-7 p.m. the first<br />
Wednesday of each month. To schedule an<br />
appointment call 1-800-448-3543 or visit<br />
the American Red Cross Blood Drive website.<br />
S.A.L.T. at Evans Center<br />
The Grove City Division of Police host<br />
Seniors and Law Enforcement Together<br />
(S.A.L.T.) meetings at 1 p.m. the second<br />
Tuesday of each month at the Evans<br />
Center, 4330 Dudley Ave. Adults of all ages<br />
are welcome to attend. If you would like<br />
additional information on other crime prevention<br />
programs visit police.grovecityohio.gov<br />
or call 614-277-1765.<br />
Hydrant flushing in JT<br />
The Jackson Township Fire<br />
Department will begin its annual hydrant<br />
flushing program on <strong>May</strong> 13. The program<br />
will be conducted Monday through Friday<br />
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, until all<br />
areas of the township have been completed.<br />
It is expected that the flushing will take<br />
two to four weeks. Hydrant flushing may<br />
cause water to become rusty and to appear<br />
discolored. Although the water is not<br />
harmful to drink, it can cause discoloration<br />
of laundry. There are products, available at<br />
around the southwest<br />
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most area pharmacies and grocery stores,<br />
which should remove the rust from clothing<br />
if discolored when washed in the rusty<br />
water. For more information, call the fire<br />
department at 614-875-5588.<br />
Youth Team Tennis<br />
Registration is open for South-Western<br />
Youth Team Tennis. Students who participate<br />
learn teamwork, communication, balance,<br />
agility, problem solving and self<br />
reliance all whole having fun and making<br />
friends. South-Western Youth Team<br />
Tennis, part of Midwest Youth Team<br />
Tennis, uses smaller courts, shorter racquets<br />
and lower bouncing balls so players<br />
can feel successful, even beginners.<br />
Students in grades 1-8 are encouraged to<br />
register. The teams meet on Tuesdays<br />
June 4 through July 9 at Grove City High<br />
School, 4665 Hoover Road. The cost is $45<br />
per player. Registration closes <strong>May</strong> 10. To<br />
register, visit midwestteamtennis.com. For<br />
more information, contact James VanDyne<br />
at 614-560-3922 or<br />
westlandtennis@gmail.com.<br />
Free community meal<br />
Bethel Lutheran Church, 4501 Hoover<br />
Road in Grove City, will host a free community<br />
meal every third Saturday of each<br />
month. The food will be served from noon<br />
to 1 p.m. For more information, call the<br />
church office at 875-0510.<br />
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Fitness club members learn to fine tune their pushups.<br />
FITNESS<br />
Continued from page 1<br />
school fitness hour to strengthen and condition<br />
their growing muscles and bones. The<br />
session that took place on this particular<br />
afternoon was inspired by a boot camp<br />
class.<br />
“It was brutal,” said one student.<br />
The idea for a fitness club, Miller<br />
explained, was sparked when a call went<br />
out from the administration asking teachers<br />
to create more after-school activities for<br />
their students.<br />
“Allison, Sydney and I sat around brainstorming<br />
fun activities we could do and we<br />
came up with this fitness club for girls,” she<br />
said. “We are all fitness buffs so we wanted<br />
to bring that sense of comradery and<br />
enthusiasm for physical activity and<br />
healthy habits to our girls.”<br />
When they began signing students up<br />
for the after-school club several weeks ago,<br />
they were not sure what the level of interest<br />
would be.<br />
“We have a maximum of 20 students<br />
permitted and we hoped to get half of that,”<br />
said Miller.<br />
Instead, they got more.<br />
The reason the Girls Fitness Club members<br />
signed up is quite varied.<br />
For second grader Ava Beth Ising, she<br />
joined the club to make her “wimpy legs”<br />
stronger.<br />
“They get tired after a while and I want<br />
them stronger.”<br />
For fourth grader Salia McLeod, she<br />
signed up to make friends and burn off<br />
energy.<br />
“I like being active,” she said. “I’m told it<br />
keeps me out of trouble.”<br />
And second grader Thalia Weygandt<br />
said her family made the decision for her.<br />
“I guess they signed me up,” she said.<br />
“They’re trying to be healthier and exercise<br />
more so here I am.”<br />
Initially, Weygandt said she was not<br />
sure as to whether she would like the vigorous<br />
physical activities that were<br />
promised through the club. Ultimately, she<br />
ended up liking it.<br />
“I prefer walking my dog but yeah, this<br />
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is OK,” she admitted. “It’s nice to move<br />
around like this.”<br />
When the club held its first session on<br />
April 23, the advisors began with an introductory<br />
lesson on fitness, healthy eating<br />
habits, personal goals and ways to increase<br />
muscle and body strength. They also spoke<br />
of the importance of lifting each other up<br />
and never getting discouraged when they<br />
can’t do something. Then came the laps<br />
throughout the gym. And then a homework<br />
assignment.<br />
“We didn’t give them homework,” said<br />
Miller with a laugh. “We just asked them to<br />
try to put their newfound knowledge of<br />
physical activity and strength and conditioning<br />
to use after-school.”<br />
Many of the girls took it to heart.<br />
“They would come up to me in class or in<br />
the hall, telling me they worked on leg<br />
strength through jumping on the trampoline<br />
or they did cardio by running,” Miller<br />
said. “Ava Beth told me she’s been working<br />
on her calves and another girl told me they<br />
started drinking more water instead of sugary<br />
beverages.”<br />
Though the club, which is in its first<br />
year, just started and will only run fourweeks,<br />
the advisors said they can tell the<br />
lessons are already paying dividends with<br />
their budding fitness pupils.<br />
“We hope being a part of this club will<br />
keep them on the path toward healthy<br />
habits and healthy decisions for the long<br />
run,” said Muschott, a fourth grade<br />
teacher.<br />
Muschott said she, Miller and Palsgrove<br />
were all active when they were the age of<br />
the fitness club students and have continued<br />
to maintain that level of enthusiasm<br />
for activity throughout their lives.<br />
“Healthy habits start when you’re<br />
young,” she said. “We want them to have<br />
that knowledge of what their bodies are<br />
capable of and that sense of confidence that<br />
comes from physical activity and being<br />
encouraging of others as they try to reach<br />
their goals.”
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In Education<br />
<strong>May</strong> 5, <strong>2019</strong> -SOUTHWEST MESSENGER - PAGE 5<br />
District expects to see increase in EL students<br />
By Dedra Cordle<br />
Staff Writer<br />
South-Western City School officials are<br />
predicting steady growth in the enrollment<br />
numbers of students classified as English<br />
Learners.<br />
At the April 22 board of education meeting,<br />
program coordinator Ed Kennedy said<br />
data indicates there could be as many as<br />
3,325 EL students enrolled in the district<br />
for the <strong>2019</strong>/20 school year, which is an<br />
increase of 21 students from the current<br />
school year. He added that while growth is<br />
projected in all buildings, one area that will<br />
continue to see added growth throughout<br />
the years is the “Franklin Heights corridor.”<br />
“We are seeing many families move into<br />
the areas whose schools will feed into<br />
Franklin Heights High School,” he said,<br />
referring to East Franklin, Finland,<br />
Harmon and West Franklin Elementary,<br />
as well as Franklin Woods Intermediate<br />
and Finland Middle.<br />
Community Focus<br />
around the southwest<br />
Immunizations in Jackson Township<br />
Franklin County Public Health will offer adult and childhood<br />
immunizations on <strong>May</strong> 13 at the Jackson Township<br />
Administration Building, 3756 Hoover Road in Grove City. Most<br />
insurance plans are accepted but discounted services are available<br />
for those with no insurance. To schedule an appointment, call<br />
(614) 525-3719 or visit www.myfcph.org.<br />
Gardens at Gantz plant sale<br />
Join the Gardens at Gantz volunteers as they celebrate the<br />
26th annual Gardens at Gantz Herb, Perennial and Landscape<br />
Plant Sale from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. <strong>May</strong> 11 at Gantz Park, 2255<br />
Home Road. Due to park construction, the sale is in the Gantz<br />
Farmhouse parking lot. This is a rain or shine event.<br />
Browse a wide variety of culinary and landscape herbs, native<br />
perennials, rain-garden plants and more. The Grove City Tree<br />
Commission in conjunction with Five Springs Farm Nursery &<br />
Landscaping and Hickory Lane Farms offer a selection of trees<br />
and bushes. Volunteers are on-site to answer gardening and tree<br />
care questions. Cash, checks and credit cards ($15 minimum) are<br />
accepted at the plant sale and cash or check payment only at the<br />
tree sale.<br />
Proceeds benefit the Gardens at Gantz Farm volunteers, celebrating<br />
28 years of dedication and cultivation to garden improvements,<br />
youth and adult education and book donations to area<br />
schools.<br />
For more information, call 614-277-3058 or 614-871-6323.<br />
Screenings at Evans Senior Center<br />
Amity Care Home Health Services provides a nurse at the E.L.<br />
Evans Senior Center in Grove City to do free diabetic screening<br />
and blood pressure testing every first and third Wednesday of the<br />
month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call Amity<br />
Care Home Health at 334-6800.<br />
He said the demographic that will grow<br />
throughout that area is the Latino population.<br />
“For many years, we saw a lot of growth<br />
with our Somali and Arabic speaking families<br />
in that corridor but now we are projecting<br />
an increase of our Latino families.”<br />
Kennedy said those projections do not<br />
come as a surprise to the district, nor are<br />
they unprepared for the influx on a staffing<br />
level.<br />
“Spanish is our number one language<br />
with EL students, with Somali and Arabic<br />
following,” Kennedy said. His data indicates<br />
71 percent of EL students speak<br />
Spanish as their primary language, followed<br />
by 20 percent for Somali and Arabic<br />
speakers.<br />
He also reported that when students<br />
enroll in the program, a majority are doing<br />
so when they are at the pre-functional or<br />
basic level of learning the English language.<br />
“Of that group, a majority are at the<br />
younger levels, such as the elementary or<br />
All smiles<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Dedra<br />
Cordle<br />
On April 20, more<br />
than 80 children<br />
and adults from<br />
across the region<br />
came to the West<br />
Jefferson<br />
Community Center<br />
to participate in an<br />
Easter egg hunt<br />
designed specifically<br />
for those with<br />
special needs. One<br />
such participant<br />
was Carson Groves,<br />
a 6-year-old student<br />
at J.C. Sommer<br />
Elementary, who<br />
was all smiles as he<br />
came into a room<br />
filled with eggs<br />
attached to balloon<br />
strings to accommodate<br />
those with<br />
mobility issues. The<br />
event, which organizers<br />
hope will<br />
become an annual<br />
tradition, was made<br />
possible through a<br />
partnership with the<br />
village of West<br />
Jefferson and the<br />
Autism Society of<br />
Central Ohio.<br />
intermediate age,” he said.<br />
Kennedy said it takes one to two years<br />
for students to have a proficient grasp on<br />
conversational skills, while it takes five to<br />
seven years to become proficient with their<br />
reading and writing skills.<br />
He said when it comes to older students<br />
who enroll and are testing at the pre-functional<br />
or basic level it is “all hands on deck”<br />
to get them to graduate on time.<br />
One step the district is taking to lessen<br />
the language gap is through a Striving<br />
Readers Comprehensive Literacy grant.<br />
According to Kennedy, the district was<br />
recently awarded a $200,000 grant from<br />
the Ohio Department of Education that, in<br />
part, allowed officials to purchase books for<br />
the middle to high school grades.<br />
“We have found that pleasure reading<br />
helps advance their understanding of the<br />
English language,” said Kennedy.<br />
He said a favored genre of students is<br />
the graphic novel.<br />
“Graphic novels are popular because<br />
they are able to show you the action while<br />
telling you what is happening,” he said.<br />
The grant was implemented this year,<br />
and Kennedy said it is already paying dividends.<br />
“We have seen a 0.5 to a 0.8 percent<br />
increase in grade level growth after just the<br />
first semester,” he said.<br />
Another positive thing about the grant,<br />
he added, is that most of the reading materials<br />
can be accessed online so there are no<br />
waiting periods for the return of popular<br />
materials.<br />
“We think this will be a great tool for our<br />
students,” he said.<br />
In other news, Amy Schakat, the coordinator<br />
of Career-Technical Education, said<br />
the middle grades will be introduced to four<br />
new courses next year. They include an<br />
introduction to financial literacy, entrepreneurship,<br />
app development and strength<br />
and fitness. And at the high school level,<br />
Westland will add a Bilingual Customer<br />
Service Certificate.
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Dare I hope the Browns turn it around?<br />
I rarely have memorable nightly dreams<br />
anymore, mainly because one must sleep to<br />
have them, and I’ve found aging seems to<br />
frown upon that luxury. I can only remember<br />
a few I’ve had my entire lifetime, all<br />
from my younger days. In one, I was looking<br />
down from high above, flapping my<br />
arms and flying like a bird. Then there was<br />
the one where I was a jockey in the<br />
Kentucky Derby where the starting gate<br />
swung open and I was sitting backwards on<br />
the horse, hanging on to its tail, trying desperately<br />
not to fall off. A nightmare for me,<br />
but nothing more than a comedy sketch<br />
comedian Tim Conway would have been<br />
proud of.<br />
I had a new dream the other night,<br />
albeit a nightmare. I tossed and turned and<br />
woke up sweating and exhausted. I was<br />
yelling, “no, no, no!” As I analyzed it over a<br />
cup of strong morning coffee, I realized it<br />
was based on a true event, one I wish I hadn’t<br />
recalled again. I concluded it was generated<br />
by all the recent headlines about the<br />
Browns and their recent acquisition of star<br />
receiver Odell Beckham Jr. from the<br />
Giants.<br />
I was the lead character in the nightmare,<br />
i.e. the bad guy, the rat fink. It was<br />
January, 1988 and I was down on the field<br />
at Mile High Stadium in Denver. It was the<br />
AFL Championship Football Game with<br />
the winner headed for the Super Bowl. For<br />
some reason, my Browns teammates kept<br />
calling me Earnest, Earnest Byner. The<br />
game was winding down, the clock showing<br />
just 1:12 left. We were losing 38-31, but we<br />
were driving, now down to Denver’s 8 yard<br />
line. Victory and a Super Bowl appearance<br />
were in sight. The call in the huddle was a<br />
handoff to me.<br />
I took the ball, I was moving, the goal<br />
line was getting closer and closer, nobody<br />
was going to stop me, just one more yard.<br />
Suddenly, a defender stripped the ball from<br />
me. Poof, the win became a, now you see it,<br />
now you don’t moment. The fumble that<br />
rocked the Browns community and will<br />
A yard sale is no small task. It takes<br />
several hours of cleaning house, adding<br />
prices and sitting on your porch all day<br />
hoping someone will find value in the items<br />
you no longer want or need.<br />
By the end of the day, we only made a<br />
little over a $100, and then used that<br />
money to pay someone to remove an overgrown<br />
bush in the backyard and haul away<br />
some other items. It was by no means a<br />
money maker, but the feeling of having less<br />
clutter in my home was priceless.<br />
Lately, I’ve been fascinated with this<br />
duo called “The Minimalists.” I first<br />
always live in infamy. I’m glad I quickly<br />
awoke and realized I wasn’t the real<br />
Earnest Byner. Poor guy, a good career<br />
running back, just some real bad luck.<br />
After the reality of the loss set in, I went on<br />
to feel as bad for him as I did for us fans.<br />
As harrowing as that nightmare was,<br />
the on-field fiascos of the following years<br />
have been even worse for us fans of the<br />
hapless Browns. In 1995 they moved to<br />
Baltimore, hanging our devoted loyalty and<br />
streaming tears out to dry. Then, a season<br />
without playing at all. The ‘new’ Browns<br />
arrived back home to play, at least a poor<br />
semblance of play, in 99. It’s been an uphill<br />
fight since then, with results less positive<br />
than General Custer’s efforts at the Little<br />
Big Horn. They’ve taken fan patience to<br />
new unreasonable and unattainable levels.<br />
We sank from the glory days of Jimmy<br />
Brown, Otto Graham, Lou ‘The Toe’ Groza,<br />
and the Kardiac Kids of ’80, all the way<br />
down to the depths and stigma of ‘The<br />
Clowns.’<br />
I went for years barely watching a game<br />
after that, it was too painful, I just couldn’t<br />
handle the mental anguish. Sneaking a<br />
quick peak of the weekly score in the news<br />
was difficult and more than enough.<br />
Besides, I always knew the result, another<br />
game in the loss column, the question was<br />
just by how much.<br />
But we Browns fans are as loyal as they<br />
come, there always remained a glimmer of<br />
hope for the future. The losses always<br />
insured a top draft choice. Every year I’d<br />
try to stay positive until the draft was over.<br />
Then every year my hopes would collapse,<br />
and I’d shake my head in disbelief at who<br />
they’d selected. Ah yes, those fresh memories<br />
of the great headcase, Johnny Manziel!<br />
Brown’s inept management really<br />
messed up in the 2018 draft. They inadvertently<br />
selected someone with actual potential,<br />
a player with talent and a born leader<br />
on the field who seems to know how to<br />
behave professionally. They selected Baker<br />
<strong>May</strong>field from Oklahoma, the top pick in<br />
the draft. With him assuming the QB controls<br />
in ‘18, and the line blocking better so<br />
he didn’t become the usual instant injured<br />
mashed potato, as has been tradition with<br />
our quarterbacks for too long now, they<br />
actually became fun to watch again. Oh,<br />
they were still far from Super Bowl territory,<br />
but they were competitive in more than<br />
a few games, a term I didn’t think I’d ever<br />
use with them again. They still found<br />
incredible ways to blow big leads and lose<br />
in the closing seconds, but now they were<br />
also finding ways to come from behind and<br />
win some games just as miraculously.<br />
Another win or two and they would have<br />
backed into the playoffs.<br />
A bombshell hit the sports wires this<br />
past March. The Browns acquired supertalented<br />
wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.<br />
from the Giants for some draft picks. Given<br />
the Browns track record on drafting and<br />
wasted picks, it sounds like an excellent<br />
trade, assuming Odell stays healthy and<br />
concentrates on his game instead of some of<br />
the on-field and sideline antics he’s been<br />
known to have. He’s only 26 and should<br />
continue to provide that extra spark the<br />
offense has so sorely needed for years.<br />
I fear it’s going to be difficult for me to<br />
get fully back into the spirit, even with a<br />
significant improvement over the past<br />
Browns follies we’ve struggled to endure.<br />
The NFL seems to have lost its way and<br />
forgotten the recipe for success that’s made<br />
it so special and popular. While it remains<br />
successful, despite itself, it seems intent on<br />
losing its loyal fan base these days with its<br />
wishy washy management. It’s just not the<br />
same game it once was, the one I so loved.<br />
The NFL’s contently prioritized itself as<br />
a social issue forum first, the game now<br />
seeming to have become secondary at<br />
times. It’s become a barrage of commercials,<br />
interrupted occasionally by on-field<br />
play. There’s little consistency in the rules.<br />
Instant replay reviews, intended to<br />
improve calls, have too often only muddied<br />
things up worse and slowed the game<br />
Getting rid of all that clutter feels like freedom<br />
Life Moments - Christine Bryant<br />
Guest Column<br />
Dave Burton<br />
down, only to give us<br />
more commercials<br />
while drawn out,<br />
still controversial,<br />
decisions are being<br />
made. I once<br />
thought I knew<br />
what a catch was -<br />
not anymore. Calls<br />
are only supposed to<br />
be overturned when there’s conclusive<br />
replay evidence to do so. I often join with<br />
the announcers in being totally baffled<br />
with some of the strange replay rulings we<br />
routinely see. Then there’s the new call,<br />
targeting. Inconsistency at its worst. The<br />
trend continues toward not touching the<br />
quarterback, else risk a penalty. The game<br />
is steadily gravitating too far away from<br />
the rough and tumble game we once knew,<br />
bringing back childhood memories of flag<br />
football.<br />
In my heart, I know if the Browns potential<br />
develops, they’ll suck me in again.<br />
Making the playoffs after so many years<br />
would be great. But I’ve been waiting for<br />
them to get to the Super Bowl. <strong>May</strong>be<br />
that’s still a year or two away, maybe just<br />
as far as ever, but perhaps all the media<br />
and fan buzz is justified and the <strong>2019</strong> season<br />
is finally going to be the one. I can’t<br />
wait to hear, “It’s a pass from <strong>May</strong>field.<br />
Beckham has it, he’s on his way. A 99 yard<br />
touchdown play for the Browns. They win!”<br />
It would be fun to see the endzone Dawg<br />
Pound rocking and rolling again. Some<br />
exciting wins, some new fond Super Bowl<br />
memories and who knows, this could even<br />
be the year for a new dream, a sweet one,<br />
I’ve had enough nightmares!<br />
Dave Burton is a guest columnist for the<br />
Columbus <strong>Messenger</strong> Newspapers. He<br />
lives in Grove City.<br />
watched their documentary on Netflix,<br />
called “Minimalism,” though the concept of<br />
minimalism is not new to me.<br />
I’ve watched the opposite of it for some<br />
time, often catching those hoarding shows<br />
that chronicle the lives of people whose<br />
“collections” have gotten out of hand - to<br />
the point of it becoming mentally and emotionally<br />
debilitating.<br />
I am no hoarder, but I do have emotional<br />
attachments to certain things.<br />
Yet lately, I’ve been asking myself, “If<br />
I’m so attached to something, why is it<br />
stuffed away in a box in the back of a closet?”<br />
Watching the documentary was an eyeopening<br />
experience for me, allowing me to<br />
ask myself if I would be better off in my life<br />
with fewer things rather than more.<br />
I don’t plan to become a minimalist, but<br />
then again, that’s not necessarily the idea<br />
behind the film. Sure, there are people who<br />
really just have a few pieces of clothing, a<br />
couch and table, and that’s about it.<br />
What I’ve learned, however, is minimalism<br />
is subjective for each of us. What<br />
makes you happy is going to be different<br />
than what makes me happy. What’s important<br />
is for us to embrace what makes us<br />
happy and not get lost in the idea that the<br />
actual act of having possessions is a path to<br />
happiness.<br />
If you haven’t caught the documentary,<br />
it certainly will make you think about what<br />
we deem important these days. If nothing<br />
else, it might help you finally find that<br />
willpower to go through your closets and<br />
cupboards, and who doesn’t need that little<br />
extra push?<br />
Christine Bryant is a <strong>Messenger</strong> staff writer<br />
and columnist.
www.columbusmessenger.com<br />
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Active Lifestyles<br />
A bi-monthly feature celebrating the<br />
wisdom, experience and contributions of our community’s senior citizens<br />
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Hannigan Memorials hires<br />
branch manager to serve Grove City<br />
Modlich Monument Company has hired a branch manager<br />
to oversee memorial sales and operations at Hannigan<br />
Memorials.<br />
Chad Sothard will serve as a memorial specialist and branch<br />
manager at Hannigan Memorials, located at 4071 Franklin St.,<br />
Grove City, Ohio. Hannigan Memorials is part of the Modlich<br />
Monument Company’s family of companies.<br />
“I look forward to staying active in the community and<br />
helping families in their time of need choose the right memorial<br />
to honor their loved ones,” said Sothard.<br />
“We look forward to working with Chad and have confidence<br />
in his ability to develop relationships with the Grove<br />
City community and to continue to grow Hannigan Memorials’<br />
position as the place people can trust to create a timeless tribute<br />
for their family members,” said Jonathan Modlich, vice<br />
president of Modlich Monument Company.<br />
For more than 40 years, families have trusted Hannigan<br />
Memorials to create timeless tributes that are as unique as the<br />
people they honor. At its Grove City showroom, the experts at<br />
Hannigan Memorials get to know each customer and listen to<br />
their loved one’s life story before crafting a memorial that<br />
meets the customer’s special needs.<br />
For more information, go to modlich-monument.com/hannigan.<br />
Exercise key to helping arthritis<br />
Exercise can be beneficial in the treatment of arthritis, say many<br />
doctors.<br />
Physical activity can reduce stiffness and increase muscle strength<br />
and flexibility. It also has overall health benefits, such as improving cardiac<br />
fitness and physical endurance. Three types of exercise are most<br />
appropriate for those who have arthritis:<br />
•Strength training: Strong muscles help support and protect joints<br />
affected by arthritis. Lifting weights can provide this.<br />
•Range of motion exercises: Dancing, tai chi, Pilates, swimming,<br />
and other activities that push the body to stretch and move help maintain<br />
normal joint motion and relieve stiffness.<br />
•Aerobic activities: Activities such as brisk walking, bicycle riding,<br />
skating and more are good for the heart. They also moderate weight,<br />
which in turn puts less strain on joints, particularly the knees. Some<br />
studies show that aerobic exercise can reduce inflammation in some<br />
joints.<br />
Before beginning an exercise program, discuss with your doctor<br />
what activities might be right for you.
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Staying healthy starts with balanced diet<br />
A balanced diet is an integral element of<br />
a healthy lifestyle for men, women and<br />
children alike. But while kids and young<br />
adults might be able to get away with an<br />
extra cheeseburger here or there, men and<br />
women approaching 50 have less leeway.<br />
According to the National Institute on<br />
Aging, simply counting calories without<br />
regard for the foods being consumed is not<br />
enough for men and women 50 and older to<br />
maintain their long-term health. Rather,<br />
the NIA emphasizes the importance of<br />
choosing low-calorie foods that have a lot of<br />
the nutrients the body needs.<br />
But counting calories can be an effective<br />
and simple way to maintain a healthy<br />
weight, provided those calories are coming<br />
from nutrient-rich foods. The NIA advises<br />
men and women over 50 adhere to the following<br />
daily calorie intake recommendations<br />
as they attempt to stay healthy into<br />
their golden years.<br />
Women:<br />
•Not physically active: 1,600 calories.<br />
•Somewhat active: 1,800 calories.<br />
•Active lifestyle: between 2,000 and<br />
2,200 calories.<br />
Men:<br />
•Not physically active: 2,000 calories.<br />
•Somewhat active: between 2,200 and<br />
2,400 calories.<br />
•Active lifestyle: between 2,400 and<br />
2,800 calories.<br />
When choosing foods to eat, the NIA recommends<br />
eating many different colors and<br />
Active Lifestyles<br />
types of vegetables and fruits.<br />
Phytochemicals are substances that occur<br />
naturally in plants, and there are thousands<br />
of these substances offering various<br />
benefits.<br />
The NIA also advises that men and<br />
women over 50 make sure at least half the<br />
grains in their diets are whole grains.<br />
Numerous studies have discovered the various<br />
benefits of whole grains, which are<br />
loaded with protein, fiber, antioxidants and<br />
other nutrients.<br />
Another potential hurdle men and<br />
women over 50 may encounter is a change<br />
in their sense of smell and taste. A person’s<br />
sense of smell may fade with age, and<br />
because smell and taste are so closely related,<br />
foods enjoyed for years may no longer<br />
tantalize the taste buds. That can be problematic,<br />
as many people instinctually add<br />
more salt to foods they find bland.<br />
According to the U.S. Office of Disease<br />
Prevention and Health Promotion, older<br />
adults should consume no more than 1,500<br />
milligrams of sodium per day. That equates<br />
to roughly 3/4 teaspoon of salt. Older men<br />
and women should resist the temptation to<br />
use salt to add flavor to foods, instead opting<br />
for healthy foods that they can still<br />
smell and taste.<br />
Maintaining a healthy diet after 50 may<br />
require some hard work and discipline. But<br />
the benefits make the extra effort well<br />
worth it.<br />
www.columbusmessenger.com<br />
Seniors at risk of financial abuse<br />
Informed Aging - Michelle Missler<br />
You or someone you know could become<br />
the target of a growing crime in the United<br />
States - financial abuse of older adults.<br />
This can be defined simply as the illegal<br />
or improper use of an older adult’s finances<br />
or property. This is the fastest growing<br />
form of elder abuse that deprives older<br />
adults of their resources and ultimately<br />
their independence. Financial abuse can<br />
happen to wealthy older adults or those<br />
with limited means. It is reported that<br />
older adults lose billions of dollars each<br />
year as a result of financial abuse.<br />
Scammers are targeting older adults by<br />
using common scare tactics like the<br />
Internal Revenue Service telephone scam,<br />
the sweetheart scam, the home repair<br />
scam and the grandparent scam. Another<br />
progressively growing scam is where<br />
callers pretend to represent the Social<br />
Security Administration and attempt to<br />
obtain the older adult’s Social Security<br />
Kiwanis Club of Grove City<br />
The Kiwanis Club of Grove City meets<br />
at 6 p.m. the first, third and fourth<br />
Tuesday of each month at the IHOP on<br />
Stringtown Road. For more information,<br />
contact Phil Rohr at 614-539-3610.<br />
club meetings<br />
number, date of birth and banking information.<br />
The information is then utilized to<br />
divert their benefits to another address<br />
and bank account.<br />
Financial abuse has become more<br />
prevalent and is an expensive problem<br />
that affects older adults and their families.<br />
Safeguard your personal information and<br />
never provide your Social Security number,<br />
banking information or other personal<br />
financial information over the phone<br />
unless you initiate the telephone call.<br />
If you feel that you or an elderly loved<br />
one is susceptible to financial abuse please<br />
contact Franklin County Office Adult<br />
Protective Services (APS) at 614-525-4348<br />
who strives to prevent, reduce or correct<br />
conditions causing danger to adults who<br />
are 60 years of age and older.<br />
Michelle Missler is the director of the<br />
Franklin County Office on Aging.<br />
Grove City Arts Council<br />
The Grove City Arts Council meets the<br />
third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m at<br />
Storypoint on Orders Road. For more information,<br />
call 670-2926.
www.columbusmessenger.com<br />
Active Lifestyles<br />
<strong>May</strong> 5, <strong>2019</strong> -SOUTHWEST MESSENGER - PAGE 9<br />
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<br />
Franklin County Board of Commissioners: Marilyn Brown • John O’Grady • Kevin Boyce<br />
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners and The Franklin County Office on Aging join with the <strong>Messenger</strong> Newspaper in providing this update on aging issues in Franklin County.<br />
OLDER AMERICANS MONTH <strong>2019</strong>: CONNECT, CREATE, CONTRIBUTE<br />
<strong>May</strong> is Older Americans Month. Older adults have made countless<br />
contributions and sacrifices to ensure a better life for future generations.<br />
Since 1963, communities across the country have shown their gratitude by<br />
celebrating Older Americans Month (OAM) each <strong>May</strong>. This celebration<br />
recognizes older Americans for their contributions and demonstrates our<br />
nation’s commitment to helping them stay healthy and active.<br />
Each year, more and more older adults are making a positive impact in<br />
Franklin County. As volunteers, employees, employers, educators,<br />
mentors, advocates, and more, they offer insight and experience that<br />
benefit the entire community.<br />
This year’s OAM theme, Connect, Create, Contribute, encourages older<br />
adults and their communities to:<br />
• Connect with friends, family, and local services and resources.<br />
• Create through activities that promote learning, health, and personal<br />
enrichment.<br />
• Contribute time, talent, and life experience to benefit others.<br />
The Office on Aging plans three events in <strong>2019</strong> that will help older adults<br />
connect with local services and resources, learn how to create healthier<br />
lifestyles and discover ways to share their talents and life experiences with<br />
others.<br />
Thursday, June 20, <strong>2019</strong>, Franklin County Office on Aging Day with<br />
the Columbus Clippers! Gates open at 11:00 a.m. and game time is<br />
12:05 p.m. as the Columbus Clippers host the Rochester Red Wings. Fans<br />
aged 60 and over attending the event will be treated to reduced ticket<br />
prices of just $5.00 for reserved seats and $4.00 for bleacher seats, a<br />
boxed lunch and special door prizes. Tickets must be purchased in<br />
advance and may be obtained by calling (614) 462- 5250. Deadline for<br />
ticket orders is June 7th. Transportation for groups of 10 or more is available<br />
by calling the Franklin County Office on Aging at (614) 525-5230 by<br />
June 7th.<br />
Wednesday, September 25, <strong>2019</strong>, Flourish Franklin County, Franklin<br />
Park Adventure Center, 1775 East Broad Street, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.<br />
A free event held in conjunction with the 18th Annual National Women’s<br />
Health & Fitness Day to educate, empower and engage women age 60<br />
and over by providing them an opportunity to flourish. This event will<br />
provide fitness activities and health information from a gender perspective<br />
in a favorable environment and with the intent of improving the well-being<br />
of older women.<br />
Friday, October 25, <strong>2019</strong>, Senior Living Festival, Hollywood Casino,<br />
200 Georgesville Road, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.<br />
A free celebration for older adults which includes information exhibits, door<br />
prizes, live entertainment, recreational activities and free parking.<br />
Medicare beneficiaries will have an opportunity to receive assistance in<br />
evaluating and choosing coverage options as part of the fall open<br />
enrollment period. Plan comparisons will be provided and discussed by<br />
trained volunteers.
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The season of safe digging<br />
To highlight the need for increased<br />
awareness around safe digging, a survey<br />
was recently conducted by the Common<br />
Ground Alliance that revealed many homeowners<br />
are putting themselves and their<br />
families at risk by not calling 811. Digging<br />
without knowing the location of underground<br />
utilities can result in serious<br />
injury, service disruptions, and costly<br />
repairs.<br />
“We are encouraging homeowners in<br />
Ohio to know the ground rules before they<br />
dig,” said David Musser, operations center<br />
manager at Columbia Gas. “If you’re planning<br />
to dig, no matter how big or small, you<br />
should start with a call to 811.”<br />
The survey indicated that 42 percent of<br />
homeowners who plan to dig this year for<br />
DIY projects will not call 811. The survey<br />
also revealed that nearly half of American<br />
homeowners will complete a landscaping<br />
project that requires a call to 811. The<br />
most popular of these projects are:<br />
• Planting a tree or shrub<br />
• Building a patio or deck<br />
• Building a fence<br />
• Installing a mailbox<br />
Columbia Gas is encouraging homeowners<br />
to take the following steps when planning<br />
a digging project this spring or summer:<br />
• Always call 811 a few days before digging.<br />
Call at least two business days before<br />
beginning your project.<br />
• Consider moving the location of your<br />
project if it is near utility line markings.<br />
• If a contractor has been hired, confirm<br />
that the contractor has called 811. Don’t<br />
allow work to begin if the lines aren’t<br />
marked.<br />
Visit ColumbiaGasOhio.com/811 for<br />
more information.<br />
Summer Scribbles Youth Writing Contest<br />
Students in grades six through 12 are<br />
invited to enter the 10th annual Summer<br />
Scribbles Youth Writing and Poetry<br />
Contest to be held at <strong>Southwest</strong> Public<br />
Libraries beginning June 1. The contest,<br />
sponsored by the Grove City Writers’<br />
Group and Friends of the Library, is open<br />
to any student in grades 6-12 who lives<br />
within the boundaries of South-Western<br />
City Schools. There are two divisions (6-<br />
8th grade and high school) in two categories<br />
— poetry and fiction. Prizes in all categories<br />
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available in the Youth Section of both the<br />
Grove City Library and the Westland Area<br />
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The 10th annual Summer Scribbles Youth Creative Writing and Poetry Contest will<br />
kick off at <strong>Southwest</strong> Public Libraries on June 1. Entry forms are available at both<br />
the Grove City Library and the Westland Area Library. Pictured (from left) are sponsors<br />
Diana Forrester, Rosemary Barkes and Janet Shailer of the Grove City Writers’<br />
Group and Carol Rorick of Friends of <strong>Southwest</strong> Public Libraries.
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Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce<br />
To create a positive environment for the development and success of business<br />
Daily Bread’s one carb buns are “bun-derful”<br />
Daily Bread is one of our many Grove City Chamber<br />
Farmers’ Market vendors, but with a particularly interesting<br />
product: gluten free bread that has only one net carb.<br />
People go wild over these buns! Recently we learned that<br />
our good friend and the Chambers’ Small Business Advisor,<br />
Nancy Stoll, helped Daily Bread get their business off the<br />
ground, so we decided to learn more.<br />
We sat down with Carmen Richardson, owner of Daily<br />
Bread and her daughter and partner Elizabeth Beckley, to<br />
find out how they got the idea, how Nancy helped them, and<br />
what’s in those buns!<br />
Richardson started off by explaining exactly what their<br />
product is.<br />
“We have a sandwich bun that is not bread,” said<br />
Richardson. “We call it, the ‘Omega Bun.’ There are no<br />
grains, no flour, and no yeast. There’s no sugar, nuts, soy,<br />
or oils! We’ve gotten amazingly positive comments from people<br />
who have tried low carb buns. One doctor says he’s tried<br />
every low carb bun around and ours is by far the best. It’s<br />
less than one net carb per bun.”<br />
Richardson explained the creation of the bun came when<br />
her husband got a bad checkup at the doctor, and they decided<br />
to get healthy — but they needed bread!<br />
“Two years ago my husband went in for a checkup and<br />
wasn’t doing great,” she said. “His cholesterol was high, he<br />
was pre-diabetic, had high blood pressure, you name it. So<br />
we decided to make a change. We both like things simple,<br />
so I said, okay, we’re going to cut out all grains, and all<br />
sugar, and it worked! We went for a couple weeks and I realized,<br />
I need bread! I need a sandwich. I started searching<br />
online and I didn’t like anything that I found, nothing<br />
seemed like a really good substitute. So I started playing<br />
around in the kitchen and it took me weeks, no, months, to<br />
perfect the recipe.”<br />
Then Beckley leans in, noting that this is when she got<br />
involved because she knew from the first taste that her<br />
mom had done something really important.<br />
“I tried them, and I thought, ‘Wow, mom, we have to do<br />
something with these, you’ve made something really special<br />
— other people would love these!’”said Beckley.<br />
Beckley explained that she then did her research. She<br />
had heard about people who help with small businesses,<br />
and that’s how they found themselves meeting with Nancy<br />
Stoll — who offers all of our Chamber members the opportunity<br />
to meet with her at no cost.<br />
Nancy Stoll, is a certified business advisor with the<br />
Small Business Development Center and has been advising<br />
for years. She explained to us that she started advising because<br />
she loves to be able to see her work in the community.<br />
“I’ve been doing it since 1986 because I just love business,<br />
it is my passion,” said Stoll. “In helping others succeed,<br />
I feel that I have left a small thumbprint on that life,<br />
on that business and the community as well. Some small<br />
thing that once I’m not needed any more reflects, ‘Nancy’s<br />
been here!’”<br />
Beckley and Richardson reflected, “One of the first things<br />
we did was to set up a meeting with Nancy Stoll. She was<br />
one of the very first steps in getting us off the ground. She<br />
Elizabeth Beckley (left) and Carmen Richardson of Daily Bread.<br />
gave us a lot of guidance and direction about what to<br />
do before starting to sell our product and that really<br />
helped us. She gave us fantastic information on what<br />
it takes to start a business and she warned us about<br />
things to be cautious of. It’s nice that she was our<br />
first fan, really!”<br />
Added Stoll, “They wanted to make sure everything<br />
they were doing was compliant with the State<br />
of Ohio so, I took care of the basic legal structure,<br />
making sure they had everything in place that would<br />
help them with limited liability. Over the course of<br />
several meetings, their legal responsibilities, defined<br />
their target market and more.”<br />
Richardson had her own memory of the meeting —<br />
at first they thought Nancy hated their buns.<br />
“We met with her initially and she tasted the bun<br />
really timidly — I thought she didn’t like them,” said<br />
Richardson. “Then all of a sudden she stopped and<br />
said, ‘I haven’t eaten bread in seven years because it<br />
upsets my stomach, but this is fantastic!’<br />
Beckley nods in agreement. She said she knows it<br />
sounds kind of exaggerated, but people really do have<br />
that reaction.<br />
“There have been events where people have<br />
hugged us and have even cried because they’re allergic<br />
or sensitive to gluten and now they can eat bread<br />
again!” said Beckley.<br />
See BUNS, page 12<br />
The amazing Omega Bun sandwich buns at Daily Bread.
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Job Fair connects employers with workers<br />
Grove City businesses employ more than<br />
25,000 associates representing a multitude<br />
of industries in one of central Ohio’s fastest<br />
growing communities; many offering benefits<br />
and career advancement opportunities.<br />
Supporting Grove City businesses in<br />
their effort to recruit top-notch associates,<br />
the City of Grove City is pleased to partner<br />
with the Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce<br />
to host the <strong>2019</strong> spring job fair and<br />
hiring event.<br />
“We welcome opportunities to connect<br />
employers with quality candidates,” said<br />
<strong>May</strong>or Richard L. “Ike” Stage. “We credit<br />
Grove City’s low unemployment rate (currently<br />
under 4 percent) to our extraordinary<br />
business community that continues to grow,<br />
serving local to international clients.”<br />
Your Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce<br />
is excited to be hosting the <strong>2019</strong> Job<br />
Fair in partnership with the City of Grove<br />
City. We understand that talent acquisition<br />
and retention is an ongoing challenge and<br />
we hope that our Job Fair will be a viable<br />
and sustainable solution for both employers<br />
and job seekers alike.<br />
The event will be held on Thursday, <strong>May</strong><br />
30 at the Aladdin Shrine Center located at<br />
1801 Gateway Circle, Grove City, from 10<br />
a.m. to 7 p.m.<br />
BUNS<br />
Continued from page 11<br />
Beckley added one of their favorite<br />
events is the Grove City Farmers' Market.<br />
She says they love it here, rain or shine!<br />
“We love the Grove City Farmers’ Market<br />
— it’s really helped us break into a different<br />
community,” said Beckley. “The chef demonstrations<br />
are awesome. One day it was really<br />
rainy with thunder and we were<br />
wondering whether or not we should even<br />
go. Well, I’m glad we did because loads of<br />
people came out just to get our buns!”<br />
Stop by the Grove City Chamber Farmers’<br />
Market every Saturday from <strong>May</strong> 18<br />
through Sept. 7 from 8 a.m. until noon in<br />
the Historic Grove City Town Center and<br />
say hello to Carmen and Elizabeth. You can<br />
order products from Daily Bread at<br />
Omegabuns.com<br />
Elizabeth Beckley and Carmen Richardson<br />
make bread in the kitchen.<br />
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Kirk Williams Company<br />
believes in family and community<br />
By Shawn Conrad<br />
I spent a bit of time with Joe Williams<br />
the fourth generation of Williams to own<br />
and run the Kirk Williams Company.<br />
Located on Home Road, just off of I-270<br />
and Broadway, the Kirk Williams Company<br />
is a long time Grove City resident and a<br />
longtime member of the Chamber.<br />
Joe is a mechanical contractor and is<br />
passionate about coming up with and providing<br />
solutions for his customers. The Kirk<br />
Williams Company history is richly filled<br />
with family and community.<br />
The Kirk Williams Company was<br />
founded by James “Kirk” Williams in 1949.<br />
The company began operating out of a small<br />
facility in downtown Columbus. Over time,<br />
specialty fabrication gave rise to mechanical<br />
contracting applications in commercial, industrial,<br />
institutional and health care markets.<br />
Kirk invited his son, Jim, and son-in-law,<br />
John Ubbing, to join the company in the<br />
early 1950’s. Kirk, Jim and John were the<br />
foundation of the organization and were responsible<br />
for fostering the growth of the<br />
Kirk Williams Company. Jim’s son “JK”<br />
joined the firm full time in the mid 1970’s.<br />
JK’s brother, Joe, and JK’s sons, Pat and<br />
Nic, are the fourth generation poised to<br />
move the corporation into the future.<br />
The company has made a conscious effort<br />
to invest in developing key relationships to<br />
deliver design-build and design-assist solutions<br />
in today’s fast paced construction environment.<br />
The Kirk Williams Company<br />
prides itself on being an experienced, dependable<br />
and multifaceted firm that focuses<br />
on finding solutions to our customers’ needs.<br />
The Kirk Williams Company will continue<br />
a long-term focus as the fourth generation<br />
of owners and managers are active<br />
within the company. In order to be truly<br />
successful over time, the Kirk Williams<br />
Company will continue to operate with the<br />
strong values that have insured the success<br />
of our organization from its inception. That<br />
is our commitment to their customers, to<br />
continue to bring the quality and consistency<br />
that their customers have come to expect<br />
and deserve.<br />
What does Kirk Williams do? HVAC, Industrial<br />
Metals, Duct, Piping, Plumbing,<br />
Laser Cutting, Mechanical Services, BIM,<br />
Prefabrication, Installation Welding and<br />
Material Handling. You’ll recognize their<br />
work when you drive around town: Schottenstein<br />
Center Arena, Hollywood Casino,<br />
Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care<br />
Center, to name a few.<br />
Joe and the rest of the team will tell you<br />
that the customer is the reason they exist.<br />
They believe in what they do and they believe<br />
that the reason that they exist as an<br />
industry and as a company is because of<br />
their customer.<br />
“We invest in new equipment, the latest<br />
technologies, and most importantly, our<br />
people,” said Joe. “We are always looking for<br />
ways to improve productivity, quality and<br />
safety. Our strong foundation has deep<br />
roots in our community and we have a good<br />
reputation throughout the construction industry.<br />
We don’t just work hard, we work<br />
smart. We plan the work and work the plan;<br />
bringing solutions to the table. We create<br />
good paying jobs and treat our employees<br />
with respect and we believe in family and in<br />
giving back to the community. We are continually<br />
growing our business because we<br />
believe that we can do it better than anybody<br />
else. We show up every day thinking<br />
of ways to improve our company so we can<br />
best serve our customers.”<br />
The tour of the facility was amazing, not<br />
only from a business perspective but because,<br />
as Joe and I walked around the<br />
plant, the pride for this business was evident<br />
on the faces of the people doing the<br />
work.<br />
Our friends at Kirk Williams support a<br />
number of charities and are proud members<br />
of the Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce<br />
and have been actively involved in<br />
the Grove City Community since 1974.<br />
Thanks Kirk Williams Company for giving<br />
us one more reason to be Grove City<br />
Proud!<br />
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Beginning Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 18, the quaint<br />
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will be lined with fresh, locally grown produce<br />
— fruits and vegetables, eggs, jellies,<br />
local honey, sauces, baked goods, herbs,<br />
meats, cheeses, pastas, even gluten free<br />
items as well as coffee, teas, flowers, potted<br />
plants and so much more as shoppers and<br />
visitors enjoy the multiple award-winning<br />
Grove City Chamber of Commerce Farmers‘<br />
Market.<br />
Shopping at your local farmers market<br />
finds less-processed, clean, and more healthful<br />
choices and just may be the smartest investment<br />
you could make for you and your<br />
family’s physical health and the health of<br />
your local economy.<br />
In addition to shopping the Farmers’<br />
Market, visitors can enjoy a cooking demonstration<br />
from a local chef. Our guest chef or<br />
cook is given $50 to “shop the Market” and<br />
prepare healthful, delicious, easy to prepare<br />
dishes that we can in turn make at home.<br />
Tasty samples and Q&A with our chef<br />
round out the morning. Walk over to our Fit<br />
Corner and watch a demo from yoga experts,<br />
martial artists, strength professionals<br />
and more.<br />
As you enjoy this years’ “Green Market’<br />
you’ll learn more about environmental challenges<br />
and responsibility and you’ll find<br />
some easy steps you can take to make sure<br />
that you’re contributing to the health of our<br />
community.<br />
As the only Market in Central Ohio offering<br />
these exciting features, you’ll have a<br />
well-rounded edge after visiting the Grove<br />
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Market. Stop by the Grove City Chamber<br />
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Giving Back<br />
Each year the Grove City Area Chamber<br />
of Commerce looks forward to donating proceeds<br />
from the Taste of Grove City & Business<br />
Expo to The Grove City Food Pantry.<br />
As we entered the pantry, nestled next<br />
door to the Grove City United Methodist<br />
Church, aka, The Purple Door Church,<br />
there is a hustle of volunteers lifting, carrying,<br />
moving, sorting and shelving cases of<br />
donated non-perishable food.<br />
Don Swogger, the manager of The Grove<br />
City Food Pantry and president of the<br />
board, greets us with a warm smile and<br />
poses with us next to well stocked shelves<br />
for a quick picture. After we hand him the<br />
big ceremonial check, he explains a bit<br />
about what the Pantry does.<br />
“We service Grove City, Harrisburg and<br />
Orient,” Swogger said. “This donation will<br />
help us purchase lots of food! We purchase<br />
most of our food through the Mid-Ohio Food<br />
Bank because of their great purchasing<br />
power, the financial gift that the Chamber<br />
gives each year goes much further than if<br />
someone purchased food from a retailer.”<br />
Swogger continued on, explaining some<br />
fascinating history behind the Grove City<br />
Food Bank.<br />
“We are a fully volunteer organization<br />
with nearly 100 volunteers and we’ve been<br />
serving people for almost 40 years,” said<br />
Swogger. “We lease this building from the<br />
Grove City United Methodist Church even<br />
though we’re a total independent board. We<br />
are working on an expansion and possible a<br />
move. But that takes time and resources.<br />
The community has been a wonderful support<br />
and we look forward to serving as many<br />
A new AAA location has just opened in<br />
Grove City, so we caught up with Brandi<br />
Grimsley, the district sales manager, to find<br />
out more about this new location.<br />
We were surprised to learn that AAA is<br />
also a full service travel agency that offers<br />
support year round to many, many customers<br />
— in fact, it’s a large part of what the<br />
company does.<br />
“Most people don’t realize we’re also a<br />
full service travel agency,” said Grimsley.<br />
“Everything from a car rental to flights all<br />
the way up to full vacation packages, tours,<br />
cruises and all-inclusive trips. You don’t<br />
have to be a AAA member to use those services,<br />
but our AAA members do get benefits<br />
and discounts! Our travel agents are also<br />
some of the best around — one of our tenured<br />
travel agents has been with us for 40 years.<br />
You can know you’re booking with a trusted<br />
brand — if any issues come up you’re dealing<br />
with a hands-on company.”<br />
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Pictured above Lisa Zeigler (President Of Chamber Board) with Don Swoger and Shawn Conrad.<br />
as 500 families from our new location. No<br />
date is set as of yet — but be on the lookout<br />
for ways that you can help.”<br />
As we get ready to leave, amidst the hustle<br />
and bustle of a dozen volunteers working<br />
quickly but with smiles on their faces, Swogger<br />
closes the interview by explaining the<br />
size and scope of the impact the organization<br />
has on the community.<br />
“We service about 270 families a month!”<br />
said Swogger. “We require everyone to have<br />
an appointment through Hands-On Central<br />
Ohio. Families can call them and set up an<br />
appointment and they’ll be referred to us. I<br />
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Grimsley explained that, while the roadside<br />
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“The number one thing that everybody<br />
knows us for is roadside assistance — if their<br />
car breaks down or has an issue our emergency<br />
service department can get you back<br />
on the road,” she said, “However, we also<br />
offer insurance — we actually have an insurance<br />
agent in AAA Grove City — that covers<br />
home, auto, and life insurance. We also<br />
work with car care centers, sell foreign currency,<br />
we offer our own AAA Member Rewards<br />
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Grimsley finished by explaining why she<br />
loves working with AAA — it’s more than a<br />
brand, it’s a commitment to unparalleled<br />
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“I’ve been with AAA for more than three<br />
years now, and I think in general the direction<br />
AAA brand is the top end of customer<br />
service,” said Grimsley. “I love that, as a<br />
company, we take care of our members, and<br />
I take pride in working here because I know<br />
as a company we’re helping people get the<br />
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WE:LEAD offers insights into<br />
personal and professional growth<br />
The annual WE:LEAD Women’s Business<br />
Forum is right around the corner!<br />
The forum has been growing steadily<br />
since its inception in 2014 and strives to be<br />
more than just another conference. This<br />
year’s forum is “Building a Better You —<br />
Professionally and Personally."<br />
WE:LEAD offers relevant education and<br />
networking opportunities that are aimed to<br />
empower women in business, advance leadership<br />
skills and inspire conversations and<br />
connections. Our goal is to provide business<br />
women with engaging topics that encourage<br />
personal and professional growth. Our pervious<br />
WE:LEAD Women’s Business Forums<br />
have drawn engaging and inspiring speakers<br />
and this year will be no different!<br />
This year’s keynote speaker is Dominique<br />
Brooks, recently featured by CNN<br />
and Forbes magazine, she is the co-owner of<br />
E.E. Ward Moving and Storage, the oldest<br />
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Dominique also launched 1881 Apparel, a<br />
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legacy of her company and what it<br />
means to be 1881 Strong in the 21st century.<br />
In addition to Dominique’s inspiring<br />
Chef for<br />
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At the annual<br />
Farmers’ Market,<br />
visitors can enjoy<br />
a cooking demonstration<br />
from a<br />
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chefs can also try<br />
their hand, like<br />
Grove City <strong>May</strong>or<br />
Richard ‘Ike”<br />
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keynote presentation, “Expanding Your Vision<br />
of Life — Dream Big!!” there are five<br />
breakout sessions for participants to choose<br />
from:<br />
• “Growth Mind Set: Triggers & Strategies,”<br />
by Sue Heiser;<br />
• “Developing the Hidden Leader in<br />
You,”by Laura Haines;<br />
• “5 Habits That Will Transform Your<br />
Relationship With Money!” by Amanda<br />
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• “Ten Tips to Build a Better You<br />
Through Nutrition & Fitness,” by Trish Zelenak;<br />
and<br />
• “That’s Gonna Leave a Mark! Humorous<br />
Lessons from a Reluctant Entrepreneur,”<br />
by Joe Dorian.<br />
In addition to the annual Business<br />
Forum, WE:LEAD hosts networking events<br />
designed to cultivate one-on-one interactions.<br />
“Women’s Wine Down,” “Meet the<br />
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Not horsin’ around<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
Southeast Editor<br />
The only sounds in this Slate Run Living Historical Farm field<br />
on this rare, warm spring afternoon were the muffled clomps of<br />
horses’ hooves in the soft, spring ground and the scraping of a<br />
spring tooth harrow as it loosened the soil for planting.<br />
The farm’s two new draft horses, Judy and Prince, who are<br />
both 4 years old and are half-siblings, were pulling the spring<br />
tooth harrow guided by Slate Run Living Historical Farm worker<br />
Mike Huels. They were getting the field ready for the planting of<br />
oats and then, later in the season, sorghum and pumpkins.<br />
Huels said the farm obtained the two Percheron horses in early<br />
March from an Amish man in upstate New York.<br />
“Judy and Prince have done farm work before and some logging<br />
work,” said Huels. “They’ve helped plow, spread manure, and<br />
other farm work. Both horses are easy going, willing workers.<br />
Judy is a little more friendly, but they are both really good to work<br />
with. They’re patient and they’ll stand and wait till we’re ready.<br />
Then, when I say, ‘Go,’ they go.”<br />
Huels said the two gentle giants work well as a team.<br />
“They want to be together,” said Huels.<br />
Added Slate Run Farm Program Manager Ann Culek, “They<br />
have been very good so far. Their Amish farm background shows<br />
in their abilities.”<br />
Judy and Prince were brought in to replace some of the farm’s<br />
other draft horses who will be retiring soon - 26-year-old Maude<br />
and 27-year-old Kate. Last summer 18-year-old Sailor also<br />
retired.<br />
“Those horses have worked hard and earned their retirement,”<br />
said Huels. “We’ll most likely have Judy and Prince here at the<br />
farm for 15 to 20 years.”<br />
After Maude and Kate retire, Slate Run Living Historical<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Rick Palsgrove<br />
Slate Run Living Historical Farm’s Mike Huels walks behind a spring tooth harrow pulled by the farm’s two<br />
new draft horses, Judy and Prince.<br />
Farm will have four working horses: Judy and Prince<br />
as well as Marquis, who is 15, and Bob, who is 7 years<br />
old.<br />
The working historical farm portrays how farming<br />
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The Humane Society of Madison County held a ‘Tour for Life’ on April 27 as part<br />
of a cooperative adoption event with the North Shore Animal League America. The<br />
shelter, which is located in West Jefferson, welcomed more than a hundred potential<br />
adopters like the Parker family of Grove City. Here, Chris and his son Kenaniah<br />
get to know Kayla, an Akita mix. For more information on the animals up for adoption,<br />
visit their website at www.hsmcohio.org.<br />
military news<br />
• U.S. Air Force Airman Nathaniel Sheppard graduated from<br />
basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San<br />
Antonio, Texas.<br />
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that<br />
included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core<br />
values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.<br />
Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward<br />
an associate in applied science degree through the Community<br />
College of the Air Force.<br />
Sheppard is the son of Susan and Nate Sheppard of Grove City.<br />
He is a 2013 graduate of Grove City High School.<br />
• U.S. Air Force Airman Anthony Williams graduated from<br />
basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San<br />
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The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that<br />
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Williams is the son of Marinelle and Louis Williams and brother<br />
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Grove City High School.
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Pet Corner<br />
Pets of the week<br />
Levi is a 1-year-old<br />
pit bull mix. He<br />
enjoys running with<br />
dogs in playgroup,<br />
although he favors<br />
certain dogs over<br />
others. He loves<br />
going outside on<br />
walks and is people<br />
oriented. He has<br />
been a resident of<br />
the Franklin County shelter for a few weeks<br />
and would love to find a new home.<br />
FYI: 614-525-3647 or www.franklincountydogs.com<br />
Randolph is a constant<br />
companion. If<br />
you’re looking for an<br />
emotionally secure,<br />
mutually satisfying,<br />
low maintenance<br />
relationship, he is all<br />
you need. He is a<br />
friendly 8-years-old.<br />
Adopt Randolph from<br />
the Franklin County<br />
Dog Shelter.<br />
FYI: 614-525-3647 or www.franklincountydogs.com<br />
Jefferson, aka<br />
Jeffie, is a 2-year-old<br />
girl that was thought<br />
to be a boy, hence<br />
the name. She is very<br />
shy but she loves<br />
being petted and getting<br />
belly rubs. Jeffie<br />
would do best in a<br />
quiet home. She has<br />
been around other<br />
cats and would love<br />
to find a permanent forever home. Adopt<br />
Jeffie through Friends for Life Animal Haven.<br />
FYI: www.fflah.org<br />
Animal events at Darby<br />
The following are events scheduled at<br />
Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park, located<br />
at 1775 Darby Creek Drive in southwest<br />
Franklin County.<br />
• Warbler Walk, <strong>May</strong> 11 at 8 a.m. - Join<br />
us on a two-mile hike and search for warblers.<br />
Ages 14 and older meet at Indian<br />
Ridge.<br />
• Baby Animal Display, <strong>May</strong> 11-17<br />
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Learn about baby<br />
animals found inside the park and how<br />
they are cared for, plus what to do if you<br />
find an animal infant without its mother.<br />
Meet at the Nature Center.<br />
For more information, visit<br />
metroparks.net.<br />
These furry friends are available<br />
for adoption at local<br />
rescues and shelters<br />
Ivy Rose is a gorgeous<br />
young lady<br />
who is looking for a<br />
good forever home.<br />
She is good with<br />
other cats, spayed<br />
and up to date on<br />
vaccinations. She<br />
loves to cuddle once<br />
she trusts you. Ivy<br />
Rose would make a<br />
perfect addition to<br />
any family, but she will need some time to<br />
adjust to a new home and a lot of patience<br />
and love. Adopt her from Friends for Life<br />
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Gepetto is a sweet 1-<br />
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her toys. Her family<br />
was evicted from their<br />
home so she was surrendered<br />
to Colony<br />
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Gepetto at the adoption<br />
center, located at<br />
2740 Festival Lane in<br />
Dublin.<br />
FYI: www.colonycats.org<br />
Legend had a rough<br />
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“Avengers: Endgame” offers satisfying conclusion<br />
audience that makes this film float away gressing and regressing. Steve Rogers<br />
into the ether of complete entertainment. (Chris Evans) leads a self-help group for<br />
It begins several weeks after the events those struggling to move on; Bruce Banner<br />
of Infinity War where the survivors of the (Mark Ruffalo) has finally come to terms<br />
mass dusting that took place on a global with his Hulk side; Tony lives a quiet life<br />
scale are reeling from the shock of it all. with his wife Pepper (Gwyneth Paltrow)<br />
Governments have collapsed, families have and daughter; Thor (Chris Hemsworth) has<br />
been destroyed, and all hope is gone with turned to alcohol and gaming; Clint Barton<br />
the remaining members of the Avengers. (Jeremy Renner) became an assassin and<br />
One night, when the Avengers have all Natasha (Scarlett Johansson) spends most<br />
gathered around to play ‘Did Thanos use of her timing staring off into the distance.<br />
the stones again?’ they meet Carol Danvers While coming back from group therapy<br />
(Brie Larson) who has rescued Tony Stark one afternoon, Steve and Natasha receive a<br />
(Robert Downey Jr.) and Nebula (Karen message from someone who was believed to<br />
Gillan) from certain death in the far reaches<br />
be a casualty of ‘The Snap.’ At first, the two<br />
of outer space.<br />
write it off the pleas of Scott Lang (Paul<br />
Due to her galactic ability and dogged Rudd) as a previously recorded video, but<br />
optimism, Carol determines that they quickly realize it is happening in real time.<br />
should go kill Thanos (Josh Brolin) on When they invite him into the former headquarters,<br />
whatever planet he is holed up on, pry the<br />
they learn about the quantum<br />
gauntlet with the 7 infinity stones off of his realm (where Scott was stuck) and its theory<br />
cold, dead, purple hand and use them to<br />
that space and time are irrelevant. Going<br />
bring half of the universe’s popular back to on the slim hope that they could travel back<br />
life. Having no other plan of action, they in time to collect the stones before they were<br />
set off to do so, only to be informed that found and right the wrongs that were done,<br />
Thanos has destroyed all of the stones and the Avengers as we currently know them<br />
thus any hope of rectification.<br />
assemble one last time.<br />
The film then flashes forward five years This film can be described as taking<br />
and we can see how the survivors are pro-<br />
place in three acts; Act I is the grieving<br />
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There is much to like about “Avengers:<br />
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Unlike its collective predecessors, this<br />
film manages to strike a balance between<br />
scenes of humor and heartbreak, action and<br />
drama, and it doesn’t skim on that all-important<br />
thread of character development. With<br />
that said, there is much to dislike about<br />
“Avengers: Endgame,” too. Since it only<br />
came out last weekend, I shall refrain from<br />
spoiling certain parts via an airing of grievances<br />
but there are moments that are complete<br />
headscratchers, mostly stemming from<br />
the decisions of the writing team.<br />
In my quest for clarity on ‘certain parts,’<br />
I read the Q&A session with screenwriters<br />
Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely<br />
for further understanding. This was a mistake.<br />
Not only did I come away from reading<br />
their interview with a newfound disdain<br />
for their alleged creative talents, I<br />
also felt more disappointment in the film<br />
because of their explanations.<br />
‘Endgame’ is a movie where the talent<br />
on screen elevates the material given.<br />
Though it sinks sometimes due to their<br />
meandering dialogue and development, it<br />
is the bond between actor, character and<br />
The Reel Deal<br />
Dedra Cordle<br />
process, where the actors show their range<br />
with grief, anger and guilt; Act II is the<br />
time heist where we see some of Marvel’s<br />
“greatest hits” as it were; and Act III is just<br />
emotionally charged bonkers action where<br />
things occasionally veer off the rails, especially<br />
as it pertains to the decision making<br />
process by the film’s creators.<br />
“Avengers: Endgame” isn’t a perfect<br />
movie by any stretch but it’s not a completely<br />
awful hot mess despite efforts of the creative<br />
team. It’s very fun, and entertaining and a<br />
somewhat satisfying conclusion to the first<br />
grand arc of this endless cinematic universe.<br />
I wouldn’t say no to another viewing, primarily<br />
to see the sequences in the final battle,<br />
but I’m also not in a complete rush to go<br />
out and see it again anytime soon either.<br />
Large crowds are not my thing, neither is sitting<br />
in a theater for more than three hours.<br />
Grade: B<br />
Dedra Cordle is a <strong>Messenger</strong> staff writer<br />
and columnist.<br />
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By Rick Palsgrove<br />
Southeast Editor<br />
The stress of life as a police officer or a<br />
firefighter can exact a painful toll on first<br />
responders.<br />
This strain is expressed in the following<br />
words in an anonymous note written by a<br />
police officer, “I never knew that being a<br />
cop could hurt so much. I can’t do this any<br />
more. I am sorry.”<br />
Groveport Police Chief Ralph Portier is<br />
well aware of this stress and its impacts. In<br />
1998, to help combat the depression and<br />
strain felt by first responders, Portier created<br />
the program, “Dying in Blue.” It’s purpose<br />
is to create and maintain awareness<br />
for all first responders and their families<br />
about the dangers of the trauma they see<br />
each day.<br />
Helping first responders cope with the stress of the job<br />
“In 1998, I noted the suicide of an officer<br />
I knew and tried to determine the reason<br />
for the death,” said Portier. “What I<br />
found during my research was the lack of<br />
employer assistance and that police chiefs,<br />
fire chiefs and sheriffs did not understand<br />
how to handle these situations before a suicide<br />
occurred with their agency.”<br />
Portier, who has been involved as a first<br />
responder himself since 1971, said his life<br />
in public service gives him credibility with<br />
fire/EMS and law enforcement.<br />
According to Portier, so far in <strong>2019</strong>,<br />
more than 50 police officers have committed<br />
suicide.<br />
“Presently firefighters are gathering<br />
that information, but it is happening,<br />
throughout the United States,” said<br />
Portier.<br />
Divorce frequency based on the stress<br />
and depression they deal with is also high<br />
among first responders.<br />
“Oddly, the American public has a<br />
divorce rate of 51 percent, but first responders<br />
can see it as high 60 to 70 percent,”<br />
said Portier.<br />
Portier has been presenting “Dying in<br />
Blue” (which he funds himself) all over<br />
Ohio, primarily through mental health services.<br />
He said he has expanded over the<br />
years to individual departments who may<br />
not have the means to have this type of<br />
training. Portier said it is hard to estimate,<br />
but he thinks he has presented the program<br />
to about 2,000 first responders over<br />
the years.<br />
“I speak frankly in terms of awareness,<br />
physiological and psychological information,<br />
seeking help and helping others,” said<br />
Portier. “What I have found during and<br />
after each lecture is that first responders<br />
will open up and begin to talk to each other<br />
and pretty soon, help starts immediately.”<br />
Portier also keeps the stories he hears<br />
from first responders private.<br />
“My promise to those who have opened<br />
up to me is to keep their stories confidential,”<br />
said Portier.<br />
When asked how the public can help<br />
ease the strain first responders face,<br />
Portier said, “This is a hard question to<br />
answer, but I believe supporting your<br />
police, firefighters, EMS, doctors, nurses<br />
and dispatchers truly helps. These first<br />
responders never ask to be recognized, but,<br />
like what many of our residents in<br />
Groveport do for us all the time, we love<br />
cookies!”<br />
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Drawing will be held <strong>May</strong> 29th, <strong>2019</strong><br />
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LEGAL NOTICE<br />
The Grove City Police Department has recovered<br />
numerous bicycles, tools, electronic equipment, clothing<br />
and monies over the course of several months.<br />
The bicycles are of various types and models, as are<br />
the tools and electronic equipment. All properties are<br />
held in a secured police facility at all times. If you<br />
believe you have claim to any of the property and have<br />
proof of ownership for the property, you may call the<br />
Grove City Police Department Property Room at<br />
614-277-1757. A review and release of any and all<br />
property is by appointment only. All items not claimed<br />
will be sold at public auction, turned over to the Law<br />
Enforcement Fund, or destroyed according to Ohio<br />
Law.<br />
CHARITABLE DONATION<br />
Qualified organizations may be eligible to receive<br />
bicycles as charitable donations from the City of<br />
Grove City. Qualified organizations must have a valid<br />
ruling or determination letter recognizing the taxexempt<br />
status of the organization, pursuant to Internal<br />
Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) or (c)(19).<br />
Representatives may call the Grove City Police<br />
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xEmployment<br />
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Text 614-599-2763<br />
Shop / Delivery Person<br />
Needed 8-5, Mon-Fri.<br />
Will Train. Mechanically<br />
inclined, able to drive a<br />
standard shift, able to lift<br />
75 lbs, have a driver’s<br />
license and dependable<br />
transportation. Apply in<br />
person at 2270 Harper<br />
Rd., Columbus or call<br />
614-275-0303<br />
Help Wanted:<br />
Landscape Team Members.<br />
Valid Drivers License<br />
(Preferred), Competitive<br />
Wages, IRA, Attendance<br />
Bonus, No Weekends.<br />
Apply in Person at:<br />
Madison Garden Center<br />
9641 W. Broad St.<br />
West Jefferson, OH 43162<br />
Email: dspegal@madisontree.com<br />
ADVERTISING<br />
SALES HELPER<br />
The Advertising Dept. at<br />
the Columbus <strong>Messenger</strong><br />
Newspapers is seeking a<br />
Helper for<br />
the Sales Department.<br />
No Experience Necessary<br />
Duties include:<br />
Set Appomtments, Make<br />
Calls, Run Errands, etc.<br />
Senior Citizens and<br />
welcome to apply.<br />
Please send your<br />
resume to:<br />
Doug Henry,<br />
Advertising Mgr.<br />
Columbus <strong>Messenger</strong><br />
Newspapers,<br />
3500 Sullivant Ave.,<br />
Columbus, OH 43204<br />
or email to doughenry@<br />
columbusmessenger.com<br />
WEDGEWOOD<br />
VILLAGE<br />
1, 2, and 3 BR Apts.<br />
Rent Based on Income.<br />
Call 614-272-2800 or visit us<br />
at 777 Wedgewood Dr.<br />
DD/TTY 1-800-567-5857<br />
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES<br />
APARTMENT MANAGERS!<br />
Did This Catch Your Eye?<br />
ADVERTISE YOUR APARTMENT<br />
COMPLEX IN THIS SPACE<br />
And Get Results!<br />
Call Kathy For More Info & Rates<br />
The Columbus <strong>Messenger</strong><br />
614-272-5422<br />
HELP WANTED<br />
Home Health Aides<br />
$13.00/hr. after 90 days<br />
$15.00/hr. Premium Shifts<br />
Performance Bonus and<br />
Paid Time Off after 1 yr.<br />
One yr. experience working<br />
for an employer in a caregiver<br />
5/26 A&M<br />
role is required.<br />
To apply, please visit<br />
v-angels/galloway/employment<br />
Auction Auto Detailers<br />
FRANK’S DETAIL OHIO<br />
Immediate Openings<br />
$600 per week<br />
Will Train / FT Benefits/<br />
Weekly Pay<br />
Hours are<br />
Monday-Saturday with<br />
overtime available.<br />
Valid Driver’s License Req<br />
Apply in person<br />
at our location or<br />
make an appt.<br />
Located: Manheim Ohio<br />
3905 Jackson Pike<br />
Grove City, OH<br />
(Parking at<br />
1394 Stringtown Rd.)<br />
Call: 614-871-6820<br />
HR: Leisa<br />
franksdetailohio.com<br />
NOW HIRING<br />
Commercial<br />
Janitorial<br />
All Shifts<br />
Full and Parttime<br />
Call Now<br />
614-804-1256<br />
8.26 M<br />
HELP WANTED<br />
Veterinary Assistant<br />
Part time position available<br />
immediately. Duties would<br />
include, but not limited to<br />
the following:<br />
Receptionist - answering<br />
phone, booking appointments,<br />
taking messages.<br />
You would also be greeting<br />
and checking in appointments.<br />
Veterinary Assistant - You<br />
need to be comfortable<br />
handling animals as they<br />
are being weighed, examined,<br />
etc.<br />
Cleaning - Cleaning the<br />
areas used during appointment<br />
or procedures in addition<br />
to general cleaning<br />
and upkeep of the clinic.<br />
Please send your resume<br />
to Hudson‘s Corner Animal<br />
Hospital, 11365 State<br />
Route 104, Ashvlle, OH<br />
43103 or drop off your resume<br />
during our office<br />
hours.<br />
DATED SALES<br />
Community Garage Sale<br />
Meadow Grove<br />
2097 Twin Flower Cir.<br />
<strong>May</strong> 10 & 11<br />
9:00 - 3:00<br />
YARD SALE<br />
<strong>May</strong> 10-11, 9 - 3<br />
5435 Meadow Grove Dr.,<br />
G. C. Lots of vintage.<br />
Community sales in area<br />
Rentals<br />
Miller<br />
Commons<br />
100 Miller Avenue, Ashville<br />
Ages 55+<br />
Income limits apply<br />
Covered parking - Appliances<br />
no stairs or steps throughout.<br />
Brand New - Now Open!<br />
Reserve your spot today.<br />
614-813-8966<br />
Lamplighter<br />
Senior Village I & II<br />
1185 Lamplighter Drive, Grove City<br />
Seniors 55+, Energy Star Rated Appliances,<br />
Community Activities Building and Garden,<br />
Covered Parking or Attached Garage, Pet<br />
Friendly, No steps on the community<br />
Call now 614-991-6121<br />
Income Limits Apply<br />
www.lamplighterseniorapts.com<br />
DATED SALES<br />
FREE<br />
Garage Sale<br />
Signs<br />
When You Stop By<br />
Our Office At:<br />
3500 Sullivant Ave.<br />
And Place Your<br />
DATED SALE AD<br />
WANT TO BUY<br />
We Buy Junk Cars &<br />
Trucks. Highest Prices<br />
Paid. 614-395-8775<br />
We Buy Cars & Trucks<br />
$300-$3000.614-308-2626<br />
CASH FOR CARS<br />
614-276-2597<br />
WANTS TO Purchase<br />
minerals and other oil &<br />
gas interests. Send details<br />
to: P.O. Box 13557,<br />
Denver, CO 80201<br />
ANTIQUES<br />
WANTED<br />
Victrolas, Watches,<br />
Clocks, Bookcases<br />
Antiques, Furn.<br />
Jeff 614-262-0676<br />
or 614-783-2629<br />
$ Cash At Your Door $<br />
for junk or unwanted cars<br />
(Free Tow). Call<br />
614-444-RIDE (7433)<br />
MISCELLANEOUS<br />
FOR SALE<br />
Couch That Makes Bed<br />
Call 614-595-0446<br />
For Information<br />
MISCELLANEOUS<br />
FOR SALE<br />
Large Selection of<br />
Chandeliers to<br />
choose from.<br />
All in working condition.<br />
Going Out of Business!!<br />
614-271-2469<br />
FREE 4’x8’ TABLE<br />
with partial steel plate,<br />
well built. You Pick Up.<br />
Call<br />
614-272-5422<br />
MOVING OUT SALE<br />
12 drawer dresser-gd cnd<br />
Wood office table-good<br />
Metal/wood computer tbl<br />
King size new frame<br />
Metal folding bed/sofa<br />
Metal folding single bed<br />
Vertical glass showcase<br />
Lg standing wood closet<br />
4 chairs/glass dining set<br />
$50 each.<br />
614-465-7763<br />
RENTALS<br />
1 BR Apt. $425/mo. 1965<br />
Vaughn St. 740-407-7758<br />
VACATION RENTALS<br />
Englewood, Florida<br />
Palm Manor Resort<br />
Within minutes of white<br />
sand Gulf beaches,<br />
world famous Tarpon<br />
fishing, golf courses, restaurants/shopping,<br />
Bush<br />
Gardens. 2 BR 2 BA<br />
condos with all ammenities,<br />
weekly/monthly, visit<br />
www.palmmanor.com<br />
or call 1-800-848-8141
www.columbusmessenger.com<br />
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xClassified Services<br />
AIR CONDITIONING<br />
AIR CONDITIONING<br />
Complete System<br />
Clean & Check<br />
$49.95 5-12 A<br />
Free Electronic Leak Testing<br />
All Makes • All Models<br />
45 Yrs. Exp. • Senior Discount<br />
614-351-9025<br />
614-351-9005<br />
APPLIANCE REPAIR<br />
Washer, Dryer, Stove &<br />
Refrig. Repair 875-7588<br />
AUTO SERVICE<br />
SPRING INTO<br />
MIDLAND AUTO<br />
for all your<br />
auto service needs!<br />
614-278-9458/778-3864<br />
A Rating-BBB - 46 yrs.<br />
American & Foreign Cars<br />
BASEMENT<br />
WATERPROOFING<br />
Walker’s Basement<br />
Waterproofing. Free<br />
Inspection 614-359-4353<br />
BLACKTOP<br />
SANTIAGO’S<br />
Sealcoating & Services LLC<br />
Quality Materials Used<br />
Driveway Seal<br />
& Repairs<br />
Top Seal Cracks<br />
CLEANING<br />
CONCRETE<br />
AJ’s Concrete,<br />
Masonry<br />
Good Work - Fair Prices<br />
Block Foundations<br />
Driveways • Sidewalks<br />
Epoxy/Overlay Floors<br />
5-26<br />
A&M<br />
Commercial & Residential<br />
Spring Clean-Ups<br />
Mowing, Mulching, Edging<br />
“Ask for whatever you need”<br />
BBB Accredited<br />
FULLY INSURED<br />
Call or text for Free Est.<br />
614-649-1200<br />
CARPET CLEANING<br />
Dirt Busters Tile/Floor-Any<br />
3 Rms - $44.95. Laminant<br />
floor polish/clng. Pet odor<br />
treatment. 614-805-1084<br />
Cleaning-wash walls 20 yrs<br />
exp. Judy 614-946-2443<br />
Ohio Cement Contractors<br />
All concrete patios, porches,<br />
walks, drives, walls<br />
etc. Specializing in stamped<br />
color concrete. Bonded<br />
& Insured. Please call Ron<br />
740-771-5988<br />
740-727-9469<br />
Bonded-Ins. • Free Ests.<br />
Now Accepting Credit Cards<br />
614-419-9932<br />
5/12 A<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 />
GALLION<br />
CUSTOM CONCRETE LLC<br />
Specializing in Custom Colors &<br />
Custom Designs of Concrete.<br />
Including Remove & Replace<br />
41 yrs exp & Free Est.<br />
Licensed & Insured<br />
Reputation Built<br />
On Quality<br />
Ronnie<br />
614-875-8364<br />
See Us On Facebook<br />
www.gallioncustom<br />
concrete.com<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 />
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 />
Buckeye Cement<br />
Contractors<br />
Specializing In<br />
Tearout & Replacing<br />
Concrete of Any Type<br />
Licensed • Bonded • Insured<br />
37th Year in Business<br />
614-539-5640<br />
FENCING<br />
EAZY FENCE<br />
Chain Link - Wood<br />
No Job Too Big or Small<br />
All Repairs ~ Free Est.<br />
Insured. 614-670-2292<br />
GUTTERS<br />
Low Price-Great Service<br />
5 & 6” Seamless gutters,<br />
covers, siding, gutter clng.<br />
Bill 614-306-4541<br />
HAULING<br />
DUMPSTER RENTALS<br />
Bulk Pickups<br />
Estate Cleanouts<br />
You Load or We Load<br />
Open 7 Days - Visa/MC<br />
BUCKEYE HAULING<br />
and DUMPSTERS<br />
614-397-1171<br />
5-12 W/SW<br />
5-12 A<br />
5-12 W/SW<br />
5-26 A<br />
HAULING<br />
CHEAP HAULING<br />
614-816-6680<br />
DEAN’S HAULING<br />
614-276-1958<br />
HOME<br />
IMPROVEMENTS<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 />
Quality is our #1 Priority<br />
HELMS’ CONTRACTING<br />
Call For FREE ESTIMATES<br />
New Kitchens & Baths<br />
New Replacement Windows<br />
Basement Remodels<br />
Room Additions • Roofs<br />
More than 25 Years Experience<br />
Licensed • Insured • Bonded<br />
Bill Helms 614-296-0850<br />
or 614-801-1801 5-26<br />
W/SW<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 />
5-12<br />
A/M<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 />
SLAGLE<br />
HOME REMODELING<br />
Baths, Kitchen,<br />
Room Additions,<br />
Plumbing and Electrical.<br />
All your Handyman needs<br />
No Job too Big or Small<br />
Over 30 Yrs. Exp. Lic.-Bond-Ins.<br />
Jerry<br />
614-332-3320<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 />
5-12 A&M<br />
5-5 SW<br />
5-12 A<br />
PEST<br />
CONTROL<br />
PEST<br />
CONTROL<br />
TERMITE & PEST CONTROL<br />
3093 W. Broad St., Cols.<br />
614-367-9000<br />
TERMITES? PESTS?<br />
BED BUGS?<br />
$100 off new termite services! with this ad<br />
Monthly & Quarterly Pest Services<br />
Great Prices!! Licensed & Insured<br />
Visit Us<br />
“Do It Yourself Pest Control”.<br />
Free Termite Inspection<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 />
LANDSCAPING<br />
WE PULL WEEDS!<br />
No job too big or too small.<br />
We offer a full range of<br />
landscape services<br />
Fast • Affordable • Reliable<br />
Call Dustin for a<br />
FREE Estimate today!<br />
614-357-7847<br />
LAWN CARE<br />
FREE ESTIMATES<br />
The Lawn Barber<br />
Cut & Trim Starting at<br />
$22.50 & up<br />
614-935-1466<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 />
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 />
A Complete<br />
Moving<br />
Reasonable, Reliable<br />
No Job Too Small<br />
PUCO #150692-HG<br />
Free Estimate<br />
614-878-1179<br />
5-12 w/sw/m<br />
5/12 A&M<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 />
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 />
Burt’s Painting<br />
“Grove City’s Hometown<br />
Painter.” Free ests.<br />
614-539-3412<br />
Painting - Int./Ext.<br />
Power Wash-Gutters Clnd<br />
Free Est. - 26 Yrs Exp.<br />
Call Dave 614-270-2369<br />
God Bless<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 />
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1-833-288-ROOF (7663)<br />
614-558-3466<br />
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Estimates<br />
24 Hour<br />
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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 />
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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 />
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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 />
TROTT<br />
TREE & LANDSCAPE<br />
BURNS TREE SERVICE<br />
Trimming, Removal &<br />
Stump Grinding.<br />
614-584-2164<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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Tree Trimming<br />
& Removal<br />
Also Stump Removal<br />
Free Est. - Fully Ins.<br />
Call 614-235-3791<br />
Cell 614-738-0682<br />
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