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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 Reel Deal .................. 22<br />

Student Population<br />

School district prepares for increase<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 />

Continued from page 1<br />

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 />

SUMMER BLAST!<br />

ELVIS<br />

featuring<br />

Mike Albert<br />

and the Big E Band<br />

Saturday<br />

June 15, <strong>2019</strong><br />

VILLA MILANO<br />

1630 Schrock Rd.<br />

Dinner/Show Tickets $ 49.00<br />

Tables of 10 Available<br />

Tickets by Phone: 614-792-3135<br />

Still Good Seats Available<br />

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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Opinion Page<br />

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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.


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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 />

PAID ADVERTISING<br />

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 />

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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.


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<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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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 />

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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 />

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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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Scenes from the Farmers Market


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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 />

Grove City Living<br />

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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many years. It’s a great feeling being able to<br />

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think it’s really special to be able to serve<br />

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Grimsley explained that, while the roadside<br />

assistance is what AAA is best known<br />

for, in addition to the travel agency they<br />

also have many other services.<br />

“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 />

Visa Credit Card — and we have a<br />

reloadable debit card available as well to<br />

protect your bank accounts!”<br />

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 />

service.<br />

“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 />

best experience they can.


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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 />

African-American business in the country.<br />

Dominique also launched 1881 Apparel, a<br />

clothing line that pays homage to the distinguished<br />

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 />

a day<br />

At the annual<br />

Farmers’ Market,<br />

visitors can enjoy<br />

a cooking demonstration<br />

from a<br />

local chef. Guest<br />

chefs can also try<br />

their hand, like<br />

Grove City <strong>May</strong>or<br />

Richard ‘Ike”<br />

Stage.<br />

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 />

Sharratt;<br />

• “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 />

Author,” and other inspirational events<br />

have brought women together to develop<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 />

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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 />

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The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that<br />

included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core<br />

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Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward<br />

an associate in applied science degree through the Community<br />

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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 />

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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 />

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she trusts you. Ivy<br />

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Dublin.<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 />

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Unlike its collective predecessors, this<br />

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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 />

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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 />

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for further understanding. This was a mistake.<br />

Not only did I come away from reading<br />

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with grief, anger and guilt; Act II is the<br />

time heist where we see some of Marvel’s<br />

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as it pertains to the decision making<br />

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“Avengers: Endgame” isn’t a perfect<br />

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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 />

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out and see it again anytime soon either.<br />

Large crowds are not my thing, neither is sitting<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 />

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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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All ads received by mail, in person, e-mail or<br />

phone will be included in the drawing.<br />

Drawing will be held <strong>May</strong> 29th, <strong>2019</strong><br />

and the winner will be notified and published<br />

in our June 2nd, <strong>2019</strong> issue.<br />

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!!<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 />

Department Property Room at 614-277-1757 to<br />

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to avoid misunderstandings,<br />

some advertisers do<br />

not offer “employment”<br />

but rather supply the<br />

readers with manuals, directories<br />

and other materials<br />

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order selling and other<br />

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credit and note that if a<br />

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check with the Better<br />

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614-466-4986 for more<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 />

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VILLAGE<br />

1, 2, and 3 BR Apts.<br />

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at 777 Wedgewood Dr.<br />

DD/TTY 1-800-567-5857<br />

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES<br />

APARTMENT MANAGERS!<br />

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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 />

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Janitorial<br />

All Shifts<br />

Full and Parttime<br />

Call Now<br />

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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 />

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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


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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 />

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for all your<br />

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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 />

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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 />

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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 />

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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 />

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• 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 />

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Visit Us<br />

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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 />

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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 />

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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 />

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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 />

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Any house wash $149 + tax<br />

Single deck $69 + tax<br />

2 Tier deck $99 + tax<br />

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Not Valid for Garage Sales<br />

ROOFING<br />

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30 yrs. exp. Lifetime Cols.<br />

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TOP SOIL<br />

Alexander Hauling<br />

Driveways topped w/new<br />

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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 />

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