Eastside Messenger - January 12th, 2020

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January 12 - 25, 2020 www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XL, No. 24 

Building, Buying or Selling... 

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Canal” 

Each office independently 

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SOUPer 

Bowl offers 

great soups 

and helps 

community 

By Linda Dillman 

Staff Writer 

You can satisfy your hunger and help 

others in need during Canal Winchester 

Human Services’ ninth annual SOUPer 

Bowl on Feb. 2. 

More than a dozen homemade soups - 

along with ceramic bowls handmade by 

Canal Winchester High School students, 

desserts, a silent auction and bake sale - 

are all part of the festivities from 11 a.m. to 

2 p.m. at the human services complex, 80 

Covenant Way in Canal Winchester. 

“Many individuals and groups donate 

the soups and desserts,” said Canal 

Winchester Human Services Director 

Aletha Mullins. “Churches, organizations, 

businesses and local residents all join in for 

this fun and worthwhile event. The 

SOUPer Bowl is our largest annual 

fundraiser in which funds are directly 

raised for operational costs to keep the 

doors of Human Services open.” 

According to Mullins–and similar to 

homeownership–human services incurs 

costs to keep lights on, maintain an Internet 

connection, plow the parking lot in 

inclement weather, heat and cool the building, 

and more. 

“This building is our home, and it has 

costs associated with keeping it safe and functional,” 

said Mullins. “We see the SOUPer Bowl as a way to 

have an open house of sorts that allows the entire 

family of Canal Winchester to enjoy sports, fellowship, 

and service together, just like a family would.” 

Funds generated by proceeds from the event are 

used to maintain the building and fund operational 

costs, which, in turn, enable human services to carry 

out daily operations such as the food pantry; medical, 

grocery and personal appointments with senior 

transportation; and community and senior outreach 

events including Adopt-A-Family, Tools for School, 

and an annual Easter Egg Hunt. 

Messenger photo by Linda Dillman 

Handmade bowls and homemade soup are on the menu for 

the ninth annual Canal Winchester Human Services SOUPer 

Bowl fundraiser. Human Services Director Aletha Mullins 

poses with bowls previously made by high school students. 

“That is just a small sampling of what we do, but 

our building is a hub of great things happening to 

serve others all year around,” said Mullins. “As we 

are a non-profit organization, we never want to forget 

to extend our appreciation to everyone who joins 

in with us for this worthy cause. Collectively, our 

schools, churches, businesses, and residents all play 

a part, and if we could reach out and hug each and 

every one of them we would. A special thanks goes 

out to O’Neil Tents, as they always donate to us 

tables and chairs for the hundreds of people that will 

walk through our doors for the SOUPer Bowl.” 

See BOWL, page 2 

CW gets grant for 

McGill Park trail 


Staff Writer 

Canal Winchester Development Director Lucas Haire said the 

city recently received notification of a $450,828 ODNR Clean 

Ohio Trails Fund grant for a trail from McGill Park to the covered 

bridge. 

The city applied for the 50 percent matching grant in February 

2019. The total budget for the trail is $901,656, which will serve 

as a connector between the city’s existing trail system in the 

James Kelly Preserve at the covered bridge on the west end and 

the newly developed McGill Park along Walnut Creek. 

“It (the trail) will give residents a place to participate in 

healthy activities and interact with nature,” said Haire. “It will 

expose residents to a beautiful part of the city of Canal 

Winchester adjacent to Walnut Creek. The trail will be an amenity 

that all residents of Canal Winchester can use regardless of age 

or physical abilities. We’re excited to have this portion of the park 

complete early in the development of McGill Park. Residents will 

be able to use the park and experience the beauty of this piece of 

land and understand why we wanted it to be preserved for the use 

of all of the community.” 

According to Haire, the grant will allow the city to complete 

See TRAIL, page 2 

Who will lead council? 


Staff Writer 

Canal Winchester City Council began the new year at an 

impasse in electing a new council president. 

However council did unanimously select Mike Coolman as 

council vice president during council’s Jan. 6 organizational meeting. 

At that meeting council went into a closed door session for 

about an hour to discuss committee assignments and appointments 

after Mayor Mike Ebert and council members Bob Clark, 

Mike Walker and newly-elected council member Chuck Milliken 

were sworn in. 

When council reconvened nominations were opened for council 

president. A motion to nominate Will Bennett failed, followed by 

a tie - also resulting in a failure - to nominate Mike Walker as 

president. According to council rules, the result ended in a temporary 

vacancy, which postponed the vote until a future meeting. 

However, when council members turned to filling the vice president 

position, the consensus was easily reached with a unanimous 

vote for Coolman, who, in the absence of a president, conducted 

the rest of the organizational and regular council meetings. 

Jill Amos was named chairman of the Rules Committee and 

will serve alongside Milliken and Coolman. Milliken was also 

appointed as Human Services representative. The Destination: 

Canal Winchester board member is Mike Walker, Canal 

Winchester Industry and Commerce Corporation representatives 

are Bob Clark and Pat Lynch and Amos and Bennett will again 

serve on the Canal Winchester Joint Recreation District board.

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Franklin County coroner issues overdose death report 

The Franklin County Coroner’s Office 

released its preliminary overdose death 

statistics for the first nine months of 2019. 

The statistics used are decedents who 

have died of overdoses in the county using 

injury location, not residence. 

The coroner office statistics are sometimes 

different from those of the state and 

other agencies who use decedents who have 

died of overdoses in the county using residence 

only. 

By using injury location, the coroner’s 

office captures persons who are homeless 

with last known addresses in other counties 

or states, persons who are “couch surfing” 

with last known addresses outside of 

Franklin County, persons who have moved 

Valentine’s Show 

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Tickets - $ 51.00 (Includes dinner) 

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(614) 792-3135 

For the first three quarters of 

2019, 69.4 percent of the overdose 

deaths were male and 30.6 percent 

were females. In terms of age, 

the highest number of those who 

died of overdoses were between 

the ages of 30 and 49. 

in with someone unofficially with outside 

last known addresses, and persons who 

overdose and die in motels/hotels but have 

last known addresses elsewhere. 

From Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 2019 the 

Franklin County Coroner’s Office saw 421 

Madison Township 

Police statistics 

December crime statistics for Madison 

Township, according to the Madison 

Township Police: 

39 assist/mutual aid, 3 animal complaint, 

3 burglary, 23 domestic complaints, 

5 missing persons, 15 suspicious 

persons, 9 larceny/thefts, 5 assaults, 4 

threats or harassment, 56 traffic offenses, 

5 DUI, 7 accidents with injuries, 19 property 

damage accidents, 1 shooting, 1 shots 

fired in area, 1 stabbing/cutting, 1 vandalism, 

5 hit-skip accidents, 308 dispatched 

calls, 490 non-dispatched calls. 

CW Library Branch 

The Canal Winchester Branch of the 

Columbus Metropolitan Library, 115 

Franklin St. (located in the rear portion of 

the former school at 100 Washington St.), 

is open Monday through Thursday from 

noon to 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 

from noon to 6 p.m. 

people die of overdoses. 

This is approximately an increase of 15 

percent from the same period last year. 

Opiate-related deaths accounted for 90 percent 

of overdose deaths for the first three 

quarters of 2019. Fueling this was fentanyl 

which accounted for 83.6 percent of all 

overdose deaths. 

Carfentanil-related overdose deaths 

accounted for 3.5 percent, and heroin-related 

deaths accounted for 7.6 percent of all 

overdose deaths. 

Cocaine, methamphetamine and cocaine 

with fentanyl related overdose deaths: 

cocaine: 40.8 percent, methamphetamines: 

10.6 percent, and cocaine + fentanyl: 35 

percent. 

Day at the Museum 

Drop in to the Groveport Heritage 

Museum, 648 Main St., from 1-4 p.m. on 

Jan. 25 to learn about bygone forms of entertainment. 

There will be items to use and 

explore that adults and children will find 

interesting and amusing. Mini-tours and 

scavenger hunts will be available, as well as 

a craft. Experience various ways to play 

music — from Victrolas to old record players 

and tapes. Find out what preceded 3D 

movies. Take part in old-fashioned parlor 

games. For information call 614-836-3333. 

TRAIL 

Continued from page 1 

more of the planned improvements to 

McGill Park within an expedited time 

frame, starting with the first phase later 

this year, which includes athletic fields, a 

playground, shelter houses, utilities, an 

access drive and parking. 

“The trail will connect to these amenities 

when complete,” Haire said. 

The estimated cost for the first phase of 

improvements at McGill Park, including 

items previously mentioned, is approximately 

$2.1 million. The city was awarded 

a $500,000 grant last year to complete 

improvements through the National Park 

Service’s Land and Water Conservation 

Fund. 

“We are awaiting a final signed agreement 

so that we may begin this phase of 

work later this year,” said Haire. “Our 

hope would be to bid the projects together 

and complete them at the same time.” 

BOWL 

Continued from page 1 

Mullins said part of human services’ 

mission statement is to connect people, 

resources, and compassion together in 

order to support and serve our local community 

in life-changing ways. 

“We see these elements merge and come 

together every day of the year, whether it 

is for a food drive, outreach event, or taking 

a cancer patient to their medical 

appointments.” 

Individuals and groups interested in 

donating to the SOUPer Bowl can visit 

Looking at race and ethnicity, 28 percent 

of those who died of overdose deaths 

were African-American, 67 percent were 

Caucasian, 3 percent Hispanic, 1 percent 

Asian and 1 percent other, according to the 

coroner’s office. 

For the first three quarters of 2019, 69.4 

percent of the overdose deaths were male 

and 30.6 percent were females. In terms of 

age, the highest number of those who died 

of overdoses were between the ages of 30 

and 49. 

The five zip codes with the highest number 

of overdose deaths for this period were: 

43211, 43207, 43229, 43204, and 43232. 

Drug Drop Box 

The Madison Township Police 

Department provides an opiate prescription 

“Drug Drop Box” for the community. 

This drop box is located in the lobby of the 

Madison Township Police Department, 

4567 Madison Lane, and is accessible to 

the public Monday through Friday 8 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. Any person can walk-in and dispose 

of new or old pills, including prescription 

medications, or any other illegal substances 

and place them into this box with 

no questions asked. 

The city previously received an ODNR 

$100,000 Nature Works grant to complete 

improvements to Westchester Park, 

including additional playground equipment, 

a shelter house, expanded parking, 

and enhancement of an existing nature 

trail. 

“With the three grants combined, the 

city has received over $1 million in grant 

funding related to parks in less than two 

years,” said Haire. “This is a direct result 

of the Master Parks Plan that the city completed 

in 2017 and adopted in 2018. This 

set the direction for the improvements that 

were necessary and gained the public input 

and support to pursue these plans. Having 

this document assisted in writing all of the 

grants and showed the scoring committee 

that there was community engagement 

and support for these improvements.” 

www.facebook.com/cwhumanservices or 

www.cwhumanservices.org. Cash or check 

payments can be mailed or dropped off at 

80 Covenant Way, Canal Winchester, OH 

43110 any time. Donations will also be 

accepted on the day of the SOUPer Bowl 

event on Feb. 2. 

The SOUPer Bowl has been held on 

Super Bowl Sunday each year since 2012, 

but wraps up well before the NFL’s annual 

Super Bowl game kicks off.


What to do with former auto museum? 


Staff Writer 

The quest for consolidated municipal space in a sprawling 

building formally housing a Canal Winchester auto museum 

moved into the legislative phase following a Dec. 16 public meeting. 

Up for discussion was an ordinance proposing the $2.4 million 

purchase of a 23,700 square foot structure sitting on a 1.29-acre 

site at 45 E. Waterloo St. Opened in the summer of 2014 by auto 

dealer Bob McDorman, the auto museum closed in 2016 after 

McDorman passed away in 2015 and its inventory liquidated in 

2017. 

If the purchase contract, up for a first reading during the regular 

council meeting following the public meeting, is approved by 

Feb. 12, the seller–Alice McDorman–agrees to finance the contract 

on a 10-year term at 4 percent interest. The city would make 

quarterly payments of approximately $73,000. 

“This would centralize municipal operations within Old Town 

of Canal Winchester so they remain in the heart of the community,” 

said Canal Winchester Development Director Lucas Haire. “It 

would provide for a larger public meeting space to allow for more 

resident engagement. There’s just not enough space in our current 

environment.” 

It was standing room only during the Dec. 16 public meeting as 

45 chairs were filled with community members hearing about the 

details of the proposed agreement. 

Haire said the new space would double the number of available 

seats, while also providing overflow space if necessary, along with 

expanded office space, meeting rooms, a new community center, 

security upgrades and potential room for a larger library branch. 

“We’re still one of the fastest growing cities in Ohio,” Haire 

said. “It would provide an expanded area for the community center. 

When we have heavy rains, that place floods. It’s nearing the 

end of its useful life.” 

Depending on needs, the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Department 

substation could move out of cramped quarters in the basement of 

Town Hall, 10 N. High St., and occupy the first floor or take over 

part of the 36 N. High St. municipal building. 

Haire said the city looked other locations throughout the years, 

including sites on North High Street, Groveport Road, Gender 

Road, and West Waterloo Street, or expanding into Stradley Park. 

He said none met the needs financially or physically that the 

McDorman complex provides, even though the city will still need 

to budget another $2.2 million for renovations. 

“We have not discussed nor intend to ask for any debt from the 

residents,” said Canal Winchester Finance Director Amanda 

Jackson, who said the contract would be covered by the general 

fund, with the renovation initially funded by short-term borrowing. 

“Financially speaking, our general fund is very healthy. 

Typically we only budget what we think we’ll take in and we’ve 

done very well.” 

Haire said the Canal Winchester Branch of the Columbus 

Metropolitan Library, currently located at 115 Franklin St., is 

exploring the idea of relocating to 45 E. Waterloo St.–if the city 

ends up purchasing the building–as part of an expansion plan. 

There is approximately 8,000 square feet of available space on the 

east side of the structure the city planned to initially lease to a 

tenant complimenting municipal operations. 

“I do like the idea of the library being a part of that,” said Canal 

Women’s self-defense class 

Don’t be a victim! What you learn from this class 

could one day help to save your life. Awareness, how 

not to be a target, punching, striking, kicking, escape 

holds and more will be covered. Groveport Police 

Officers will serve as instructors. Sign up at the 

Groveport Recreation Center, 7370 Groveport Road. 

Class is limited to 30 participants and is being held on 

Feb. 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fee is $10. Ladies must 

be at least age 14 to participate. For information call 

614-836-1000. 

Messenger photo by Rick Palsgrove 

The city of Canal Winchester is seeking to purchase this former 

auto museum located on East Waterloo Street. 

Winchester City Councilman Mike Walker. 

Resident Randy Stemen said larger council chambers and an 

upgraded community center would be nice, but he also feels the 

city should first list needs and then set priorities. He questioned 

why the city is interested in keeping municipal operations downtown. 

Former city council member Bobbie Mershon called for another 

preliminary study of the current municipal 

building and potential for expansion. 

“You are taking a whole block of downtown 

and creating a space that does not create 

tax dollars,” said Mershon. “You don’t 

want to take up such a big footprint with 

non-tax generating dollars. 

Mershon feels the proposed complex is 

also over-priced. According to Haire, the 

building was initially listed at $3.2 million. 

The city’s intent to purchase agreement is 

$2.4 million. 

“I like the overall concept of the building,” 

Canal Winchester City Councilman 

Pat Lynch, “but it’s one big piece of an overall 

puzzle. I want a clear understanding of 

where the money’s coming from and future 

expansion.” 

While Lynch and Councilman Will 

Bennett voted against untabling the ordinance 

and Councilman Bruce Jarvis 

abstained citing he would not be on the 

council when final action was taken, the 

ordinance was untabled by the four remaining 

council members and moved on for a 

first reading on the regular agenda at a 

future meeting. 

Special Olympics 

A local chapter of Special Olympics Ohio formed in 

the Groveport/Canal Winchester area. The mission of 

Special Olympics Ohio is to provide year round sports 

training and competition in a variety of Olympic type 

sports for intellectually disabled individuals. For information 

contact Penny and Cassandra Hilty at groveportspecialolympics@gmail.com 

or at (614) 395-8992 or 

395-6640. Donations may be sent to Groveport Special 

Olympics, P.O. Box 296, Groveport, OH 43125. 

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columns 


“e Grudge” is a hodgepodge of haunting stories 

A new decade has begun on the silver 

People can’t call it lazy because it’s Spencer (John Cho and Betty Gilpin) and 

screen and with it comes the death of the The Reel Deal 

married elderly couple William and Faith 

not a traditional reboot and there is still a 

reboot and the birth of the continuation. 

Matheson (Frankie Faison and Lin Shaye). 

market for it because it adds on to a 

Long noting and never caring about the Sarah Michelle Gellar, 

Each tale tells of their experience with this 

general public’s growing discontent with 

known property. It’s quite the con, but I 

which was itself an 

unknown entity that haunts. 

the reboot, movie studios have decided now 

appreciate the attempt at the appearance 

of originality. 

American reboot of the 

Though each tale is portrayed by strong 

is the time to turn over a new leaf and 2002 Japanese film 

character actors, had writer and director 

lessen their reliance on the sure-fire cash “Ju-On.” It begins back 

Nicolas Pesce decided to trim one or two 

new partner, Detective Goodman (Demian 

grab. To make up for this potential loss in in Tokyo where the latest 

caretaker of the 

of-view, this film would have felt more com- 

storylines, or maybe chosen a main point- 

Bichir), discover a heavily decomposed 

profits, the studios have craftily rebranded 

body in a car in the woods off of a service 

these properties and transformed them Saeki home has tendered 

her resignation. 

ing like a hodgepodge of angry ghosts with 

pact and cohesive; instead it ends up feel- 

road. In the glovebox, it says her last 

into continuations of a shared universe. 

Dedra 

known address was 44 Reyburn Drive, a 

This term is an interesting mix of ideas; Like all who step foot 

interconnected stories. 

location which causes Goodman’s face to 

it starts with the pitch to reboot a property in that house, Fiona Cordle 

There are elements of a good movie here; 

pinch more severely. 

that has been stagnant for five or more Landers (Tara 

it’s based on an expression of the grief and 

Upon the prompting of Muldoon, 

years and the rejection due to the lack of Westwood) is disturbed by its oppressive 

rage left behind at places of emotional 

Goodman tells her of the murder-suicide of 

originality. At that same meeting, they feeling and believes the only way to get rid 

impact, it’s moody and atmospheric and it 

an entire family years prior, and the slow, 

brainstorm ways to tweak the property so of that sensation is to get as far away as 

features a great cast. It just doesn’t work 

mental deterioration of his former partner 

something fits into that universe, it is possible. 

because there is too much going on with too 

who was obsessed with the case. Knowing 

promptly greenlit due to the abundance of Shortly after, she is seen at her home in 

little time devoted to establishing a relationship 

between the characters and the 

that she is interested in the case, Goodman 

new ideas and — voila — you have a fresh Pennsylvania, happily hugging her family warns his new partner away from the 

continuation. People can’t call it lazy and then experiencing hallucinations of a 

audience. 

house, telling her not to step foot in it as it 

because it’s not a traditional reboot and dark presence. Fast forward two years and 

You feel bad that they’re being haunted, 

gives off an evil vibe. Naturally, she doesn’t 

there is still a market for it because it adds we are introduced to Detective Muldoon 

but not so bad that you don’t stop to check 

listen and a slew of ghostly apparitions 

on to a known property. It’s quite the con, (Andrea Riseborough, whose character is 

for the time every 10 minutes either. 

soon begin. 

but I appreciate the attempt at the appearance 

of originality. 

into the same small town with her young 

Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer 

never given a first name) who has settled 

Grade: D+ 

As their story is being told, the rest of 

the film unfolds in a non-linear fashion, 

The first of a slate of new films to son after the death of her husband. 

and columnist. 

cutting between the Landers family, married 

real estate agents Peter and Nina 

receive this treatment is “The Grudge,” a At her first day on the job, she and her 

continuation of the 2004 film starring 

Two unique books for your reading consideration 

One of the wondrous things about books 

is that they can take on a variety of forms 

in which to present information, provide 

entertainment, and generate insight. 

Two books I enjoyed this past year are 

examples of how the traditional narrative 

form of a novel or short story can be molded 

into something else entirely and be just as 

delightful and intriguing. 

The books are “Humans of New York: 

Stories,” by photographer Brandon 

Stanton; and “Notes From a Public 

Typewriter,” edited by Michael Gustafson 

and Oliver Uberti. The strength of both 

books is that they offer personal and philosophical 

insights from every day people in 

a mere paragraph, or sometimes, one sentence. 

Though short, these passages are, in 

essence, fully formed short stories in their 

own right. 

“Humans of New York: Stories” sprang 

from Stanton’s online blog, “Humans of 

New York.” Over the past few years 

Stanton has photographed and interviewed 

about 10,000 strangers of all ages he met 

on the streets of New York. Each page of 

the book has a photo of the interviewee and 

some statements from Stanton’s interviews 

with them. It is personal storytelling with 

a face. Stanton’s photos appear to capture 

the personalities of the anonymous people 

being interviewed. 

There’s a photo of a pensive man, who 

looks to be approaching middle age, sitting 

Editor’s Notebook 

in a park. He 

observes to Stanton 

that, as we age, there 

are fewer things to 

experience for the 

first time and, even 

when one does, the 

excitement is muted. 

But he adds one also 

does not feels as hurt. 

He then ponders 

what it will feel like 

when he reaches age 

70. 

Rick 

Palsgrove 

Another photo 

shows a man walking 

with a cat on his head. The man matter-offactly 

tells Stanton that one can make 

more money with a cat on one’s head than 

if the cat is on one’s shoulder. 

Some of the people’s comments express 

alienation. Some are joyful. Some people 

are forthcoming with their words and others 

are more reticent. Some are sad. Some 

are funny, such as the little girl who told 

Stanton she wanted to be a princess hairdresser. 

When he asked her what the hardest 

part of that job was she answered that 

it would be cutting Rapunzel’s hair. 

I often make notes in the books I own of 

the page numbers and passages I like and 

will revisit in the future. My copy of 

“Humans of New York: Stores” has dozens 

of such notations. 

The content in “Notes From a Public 

Typewriter” was gathered when a typewriter 

with paper was set up in a Michigan 

book store and people were invited to 

anonymously type a message. Much like in 

“Humans of New York: Stories,” the passages 

in “Notes From a Public Typewriter” 

can be a paragraph, a sentence, or one 

word. Where “Humans of New York: 

Stories” presents storytelling with a face 

filtered through an interview, “Notes From 

a Public Typewriter” brings the typists’ 

thoughts directly to you from their brains, 

through their fingers on the typewriter 

keys, to the typefaced words all can read. 

The many typed messages collected in 

the book are widely varied in temperament 

and can be described as poignant, humorous, 

hopeful, raw, sad, philosophical, 

romantic, questioning, and more. Some 

examples include: someone who typed that 

they race snowflakes to see who falls first; 

a writer comparing their lover’s eyes to 

that of wonderful August skies; another 

noted that they were on a date, but their 

bladder was leaking; and, in what had to be 

more youthful typists, asking where the 

power button is on the typewriter and 

another who wrote if they had to type an 

essay on “this thing” they would quit 

school. 

Both books are a random sampling of 

the thoughts that go through our heads on 

a daily basis. A dominant theme in both 

books is love and relationships, which indicates 

the age old battle of loneliness marches 

on. 

One typist’s comment seemed to sum up 

both books’ contents, as well as the human 

condition, as they wrote that, in the end, 

we are all stories. 

Rick Palsgrove is editor of the Eastside 

Messenger. 

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Obetz passes 2020 budget totaling more than $48 million 

By Ris Twigg 

Staff Writer 

The village of Obetz passed its final 

2020 appropriations budget and created 

two new divisions at its December council 

meeting. 

Obetz’s general fund for 2020 totals 

more than $14.7 million for the upcoming 

year and can be spent on any legal village 

expenses, while the rest of the budget – 

which has a series of funds meant for specific 

purchases only – adds up to more 

than $33 million. 

“We have loaded everything in that you 

need to be able to function,” said Rod 

Davisson, Obetz economic development 

director. “I expect we will re-look at these 

things more closely in January and make 

sure that both the outgoing council and 

incoming council have a chance to coordinate.” 

The total $48.8 million appropriations 

budget only covers the village’s expenses, 

Davisson said, and does not include revenue. 

Notable line items in the budget 

include: $1 million for the capital improvement 

fund for things like new parks and 

over $2.5 million for street improvements, 

among other expenditures. 

One difference between this year’s budget 

and last year’s is that Obetz’s capital 

outlay numbers have decreased because 

the village has been taking loans from 

funds in future years in order to “deliver 

projects now and pay (them) back later,” 

Davisson said. 

Two public works divisions created 

In addition to passing their annual 

budget appropriations, council created two 

new divisions within Obetz’s Department 

of Public Works and codified four other 

divisions in both the Department of Public 

Works and the Department of 

Development. 

Three of the divisions have appointed 

directors moving into 2020, and the 

remaining will be filled in as the need arises, 


“As we move toward becoming a city, 

things become more regimented, and you 

need more structure in that,” he said. “This 

is installing that structure.” 

The two new divisions include a grounds 

crew and space for research and development, 

a division Davisson said will make 

the village more efficient. 

“We realize when you buy stuff as a village, 

it’s expensive. You’re using taxpayers’ 

hard-earned money to buy things that 

aren’t terribly sexy, like stop signs,” 

Davisson said. “We have taken the 

approach here that government can do better.” 

For instance, the Village of Obetz 

pets of the week 

invested in a field-lining robot. According 

to Davisson, it takes two workers about 

three days to line one football field. The village 

lines a variety of sports fields about 

15-20 times a year, he said. 

“So we bought a $30,000 robot. You put 

paint in it, turn it on, and it does a football 

field in two-and-a-half hours. So it’s those 

investments – either buying new technology 

and implementing it or developing our 

own – that are going to allow us to remain 

efficient stewards of the taxpayers’ money,” 


Mayor recognized; Wiley and Hall 

are honored for their service 

Obetz Village Council recognized Mayor 

Greg Scott’s service to Obetz over the last 

15 years and said their goodbyes to the outgoing 

mayor. 

During his time as Obetz mayor, Scott 

helped spur the construction of Fortress 

Obetz, added over 300 acres to the Obetz 

park system and helped bring thousands of 

jobs – and their income tax revenue – to 

Obetz. 

Council also passed ordinances renaming 

two separate Obetz facilities after two 

Obetz staff members who passed away this 

fall. 

Jim Wiley was a former village council 

member who passed away in November. 

Council posthumously honored him at the 

meeting by renaming the newly-constructed 

Obetz Sledding Hill to “Wiley Hill.” 

Both Scott and Davisson agreed that 

Wiley was “an advocate for the kids.” 

“If you said, ‘We’re going to spend a $100 

million to make an Obetz kid happy’, he 

would have said, ‘Yes, let’s do it,’” Davisson 

said. “Jim was a man of the people. He 

wanted to be out there. He wanted to hear 

what people thought and that’s going to be 

hard to replace.” 

Another staff member, Kevin Hall, former 

superintendent of Obetz’s service 

department, unexpectedly passed away 

this fall just four weeks after his cancer 

diagnosis, Davisson said. 

To honor his years of work in the service 

department, council named the Obetz service 

complex the “Kevin M. Hall Service 

Complex” to keep his legacy of kindness 

and hard-working spirit alive in Obetz for 

years to come. 

Both of these places – the Kevin M. 

Hall Service Complex and Wiley Hill – are 

located right next to each other. 

Council held a tribute to Wiley on 

Thursday, Dec. 19 in the council chamber 

at 4175 Alum Creek Drive. 

“Both of them were tragic losses for us. 

They are going to be impossible to replace 

for us and both of them happened way too 

quickly,” Davisson said. 

Tristan, 3, is still hanging 

out at the shelter 

waiting for his forever 

family. This affectionate 

guy is smart, quiet and 

housebroken. His 

sleepover host said 

“Tristan is an absolute 

angel!” We also learned 

he’s not a fan of stairs. 

His favorite TV channel 

is the Food Network as he loves treats. Share 

some bacon cookies with this handsome guy 

today. He is up for adoption at the Franklin 

County Dog Shelter. 

FYI: 614-525-3647 or www.franklincountydogs.com 

Jerome is patiently 

waiting at the shelter to 

meet you. This 1-yearold 

sweet guy can get a 

little hyper and will need 

positive reinforcement 

training to learn some 

manners. Because of 

this, we recommend he 

be in a home with older 

children. Come check 

out this large mixed breed guy today at the 

Franklin County Dog Shelter. 

FYI: 614-525-3647 or www.franklincountydogs.com 

Omega watched as everything was moved 

out of the house, except him. They came and 

fed him, but left him in 

his crate for many days 

alone. They frantically 

tried to find someone to 

take him but no one 

said yes. Now Omega is 

safe with us and is 

seeking a new family 

and home. He’s a big, 

playful boy that is still a 

little nervous but doing 

well in foster care. DOB Aug 2018 Omega is 

a boxer/mastiff mix weighing 65 lbs. He's 

neutered, microchipped, heartworm negative 

and up to date on vaccines. He would be 

best suited in a home without small children 

due to his energy level and size. He’s in a foster 

home so if you are interested in adopting 

him, fill out an online adoption application at 

https://colonycats.org/adoption_app.html 

Otter, a ticked tabby 

who was born April 

2017, is currently in our 

Zen Den at the adoption 

center as she’s a bit on 

the shy side. She purrs 

non-stop and is hoping 

someone will open their 

heart and home to her. 

She’s very playful and 

sweet. Otter is spayed, 

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CW Human Services had a busy year in 2019 


Staff Writer 

Canal Winchester Human Services has 

come a long way from its humble beginnings 

in 1955 when a local family lost their 

home in a fire and the town responded by 

forming Emergency Assistance and Adopt- 

A-Family programs. 

Over the course of 65 years, more programs, 

such as senior transportation and 

the food pantry, were added as need and 

the population grew. 

“The scope and depth at which we can 

impact those in our immediate area has 

made CW Human Services a hub of compassion 

in Canal Winchester, meeting people 

‘where they are in life’ in very practical 

and meaningful ways,” said Canal 

Winchester Human Services Director 

Aletha Mullins. 

Last year, staff changes found Mullins 

promoted from operations manager to 

director. Shortly thereafter, two new staff 

members were hired to oversee daily operations 

and provide communications and 

grant writing support for the organization 

as a whole. 

“A specific challenge we faced in 2019 

had to do with revamping the digital face of 

our organization with a redesigned website 

and more intentional use of media such as 

Facebook,” said Mullins. “We are a hub of 

“An ongoing challenge that any 

non-profit organization faces on a 

yearly basis is in finding the balance 

between funding the various programs 

within the organization while 

also seeking and acquiring funds for 

operational costs that are not always 

provided for with program-specific 

grants and donations.” 

- Aletha Mullins, director 

CW Human Services 

so many events and activities with connections 

to so many people, and we found we 

needed to connect and communicate what 

we are doing in more intentional and sometimes 

real-time ways.” 

In December, human services needed 

children’s coats for its annual Adopt-A- 

Family program, and, within 24 hours of 

posting the need on the organization’s 

Facebook page, more than 50 coats were 

donated overnight in its drop box. 

Emergency Assistance provides financial 

help towards utility shut-off and 

rent/mortgage eviction situations. In 2019, 

21 families were provided assistance. 

Senior Transportation fulfills a variety 

of needs, from medical appointments to 

personal trips. Group trips are scheduled 

every week to four local groceries in the 

community. In 2019, 4,123 one-way trips 

were driven for a total of 33,284 miles. 

The Community Food Pantry is a designated 

Choice Pantry where clients have the 

opportunity to shop for preferred foods 

twice a month and up to a total of 30 meals 

per family each month. 

Under the umbrella of the food pantry, 

low-income students within the school district 

are also served through the Feeding 

Our Future weekend backpack program, 

which provides food to these students 

throughout the school year by sending food 

home each Friday. 

In 2019, the Choice Pantry served 5,573 

individuals and 77,147 meals were provided 

overall. 

Over 100 students were given weekend 

food through the backpack program, for a 

total of 2,492 meals. 

Nearly 300 individuals and 72 families–including 

208 children–were served 

in 2019 through Community and Senior 

Outreach, which assists the youngest to 

the oldest within the Canal Winchester 

community. 

Programs include once-a-month senior 

lunches at the Steube Community Center; 

Tools for School, which assists students 

throughout the year; and, Adopt-a-Family, 

which provides gifts, clothing and all the 

“fixin’s” for a family Christmas dinner. 

“An ongoing challenge that any nonprofit 

organization faces on a yearly basis 

is in finding the balance between funding 

the various programs within the organization 

while also seeking and acquiring funds 

for operational costs that are not always 

provided for with program-specific grants 

and donations,” said Mullins. “We have 

found that many people use our programs, 

but they don’t realize the full scope of what 

we do across the board.” 

At the end of 2019, Destination:Canal 

Winchester held their first annual 

Reindeer Run with proceeds directly benefiting 

the Adopt-A-Family program. 

Mullins said there are two other fundraisers 

on the horizon that will also support 

Adopt-A-Family and other outreaches as 

well. 

“In general, our new staff will be reaching 

out to churches and organizations to 

maintain and/or strengthen our partnerships 

and potential impact in our community,” 

said Mullins. “People can find out 

about our organization, programs, and 

events at www.cwhumanservices.org, at 

facebook.com/cwhumanservices, or call 

614-834-4700.” 

Township Police & 

collaborative standards 

The Madison Township Police 

Department and the Hilliard Division of 

Police implemented state standards established 

by the Ohio Collaborative 

Community-Police Advisory Board as part 

of the state’s efforts to strengthen community 

and police relations. 

There are 449 agencies employing over 

26,000 officers (representing over 75 percent 

of all law enforcement officers in Ohio, 

including most of Ohio’s metropolitan areas) 

that are certified, and 57 that are in the 

process of becoming certified by meeting 

standards for the use of force, including deadly 

force, and agency recruitment and hiring. 

The standards were developed and 

established by the Ohio Collaborative 

Community-Police Advisory Board as part 

of the state’s efforts to strengthen community 

and police relations. 

The state partnered with the Buckeye 

State Sheriffs’ Association and the Ohio 

Association of Chiefs of Police to help certify 

Ohio’s nearly 900 law enforcement agencies 

on a process to ensure that they are in 

compliance with Ohio’s new standards. 

Legacy of Love 5K 

The Legacy of Love 5K is coming on 

March 22 at noon to the Groveport 

Recreation Center, 7370 Groveport Road. 

Previously held in Bexley, the Legacy of 

Love 5K is the primary fundraiser for the 

Alexandria Leigh Goodwin Angel 

Foundation (ALGA), an organization committed 

to creating a more positive, loving 

world through random good deeds. 

The Foundation was created in the 

memory of Alexandria “Alex” Goodwin, a 

2014 graduate of Groveport Madison High 

School and a student who had just finished 

her sophomore year at Capital 

University at the time of her unexpected 

passing. 

Sara Sherman, ALGA founder/board 

chair, said Alex’s family and friends recognized 

that the energy she created in the 

world was still badly needed, and created 

the ALGA Foundation in 2017 to continue 

her spirit of kindness, and to encourage all 

to build their own legacy of love by simply 

performing random acts of goodness as the 

opportunity arises. 

To date, the foundation has given over 

$4,000 in scholarships to Groveport 

Madison High School graduates and 

Capital University students, $1,000 to 

Groveport Madison Human Needs, $400 to 

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of 

Franklin County, and will soon deliver 30 

sleeping bags to local residents experiencing 

homelessness. 

According to Sherman, the Legacy of 

Love 5K is a high energy event with lots of 

music, awards, goodies, and raffle prizes. 

You can participate by running, walking, 

cheering and/or donating; and of course, by 

sponsoring. 

More information is available at 

www.alex5k.org/alex5k. 

Register at www.alex5k.org/alex5k.

www.columbusmessenger.com January 12, 2020 - EASTSIDE MESSENGER - PAGE 7 

ings. It hosted many historic events since 

and create rock and gravel beds. These 

Veterans exhibit 

Restoring streams with 

then including welcoming troops home 

beds contribute additional services by creating 

habitat for aquatic creatures, storing 

Franklin County veterans who have from World War I and was visited by several 

U.S. Presidents. 

creek water and improving water quality. 

innovative stream inserts 

served and died during our nation’s wars 

now have a special exhibit dedicated in As the building changed over the Inasmuch as many of central Ohio’s Twenty-two inserts have been installed 

their honor which lists the veterans by decades, the plaques were moved around streams are impacted by urban development, 

there is a pressing need for sustain- 

Creekstone subdivision, and eighteen are 

in the creeks running through the 

name, thanks to an exhibit commissioned and spent many years in the former 

by the Franklin County Board of Veterans Memorial, which was formerly at able ways to restore them. 

being put into the stream in the Willow 

Commissioners. 

the site of the National Veterans Memorial Franklin Soil and Water Conservation Brook Crossing subdivision. 

The exhibit includes a collection of historic 

plaques that list the fallen veterans “The idea to restore and display these restoration that costs approximately one along the streams, which will also help 

and Museum. 

district has piloted a method of stream Trees and shrubs will also be planted 

by name, as far back as the Revolutionary plaques on permanent display was an idea tenth of traditional stream restoration improve and protect water quality in these 

War. The plaques had been created suggested by some local residents and we methods. With support from grants funded waterways. The Willow Brook Crossing 

throughout the 1900s and had started to are glad they did,” said commissioner John by the USEPA’s 319 program and distributed 

by the Ohio EPA, Franklin Soil and year, while the Creekstone project on 

project will be completed by the end of the 

show the effects of decades on display. O’Grady. “We were able with input from 

The Franklin County commissioners local veterans to design a patriotic exhibit Water is in the process of implementing Dysart Run will be finished in the spring of 

had the plaques restored and had an exhibit 

custom built so these historic treasures sion for all those who see it. It is important restoration approach to improve water 

that reveres and leaves a lasting impres- 

two new projects, using this pioneering 2020. 

could be revered by residents once again for that we always remember what these veterans 

have done for us all.” 

and reduce the ever pressing issue of local- 

Hopeful Hearts in CW 

quality, enhance aquatic life and habitat, 

years to come. 

A dedication took place in Memorial Several other similar plaques were ized bank erosion. 

Hopeful Hearts Free Children’s 

Hall, which is where most of the plaques placed in the National Veterans Museum The first stream insert project is being Clothing Ministry - a free baby clothing 

were initially displayed. 

and Memorial, giving them more exposure implemented in the Creekstone subdivision distribution for sizes infant to 5T, as well 

“These plaques demonstrate the rich to visitors from across the country. 

on headwater streams of Dysart Run in as shoes, blankets, bibs, small toys and 

history of Franklin County veterans who The Memorial Hall exhibit includes two partnership with the city of Reynoldsburg other baby needs - is open the third 

have served this great nation from its interactive displays that give a modern and Columbus Recreation and Parks. The Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon 

founding,” said Marilyn Brown, president touch for these historic treasurers. 

second is on an unnamed tributary of at Hope United Methodist Church, 83 E. 

of the board of commissioners. “This memorial 

is now in its rightful home and in a debt these men and women paid for all of Crossing subdivision and in being imple- 

Everyone is welcome to come in and shop 

“We know there is no way to repay the Blacklick Creek in the Willow Brook Columbus St. in Canal Winchester. 

building that was solely dedicated to veterans.” 

is a way for Franklin County veterans to Township. 

needs in sizes Infant to 5T. 

us. However, with this exhibit we hope this mented in partnership with Jefferson for your free children’s summer clothing 

The idea for Memorial Hall was conceived 

after the Civil War, but the building honored,” said commissioner Kevin Boyce. tures that mimic leaky beaver dams. The Drop off donated items at the church. 

always be remembered and their sacrifice The projects involve installing struc- 

Everything is free and all are welcome. 

would not be dedicated until 1906. It was Anyone wanting to see the exhibit can structures, called stream inserts or bioreactors, 

filter the creek water, help add Call (614) 837-7548. 

Clothing for all seasons is needed. 

designed as a memorial and meeting place visit Memorial Hall, 280 E. Broad St., in 

for war veterans, which also gave them a Columbus during business hours, primarily 

between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 

storage along the creeks, reduce 

oxygen to the water, increase groundwater 

space to host conventions and civic gather- 

erosion



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The Fairfield County Beekeepers Association will 

hold beginning beekeeper training classes on 

Feb. 15, Feb. 22, and Feb. 29, from 9 a.m. - 3:30 

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Barber Museum 

The National Barber Museum in Canal 

Winchester is located at 135 Franklin St. 

(behind the former CW High School building). 

The museum, housed in approximately 

5,000 square feet, showcases art, artifacts, 

and memorabilia from decades of the barbering 

profession — from the early days 

when surgeons and barbers served as one 

to the present when those seeking a trim. 

Regular hours are Friday and Saturday 

from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment 

(614) 837-8400. 

The 47th Annual Winter Hike Series, 

presented by Columbus and Franklin 

County Metro Parks, runs Jan. 4 - Feb. 22. 

This year’s motto for the series is “Hike to 

a Greener Place.” For more information, go 

to metroparks.net. 

Anyone who completes at least seven 

hikes receives an embroidered patch. 

Anyone who completes all 13 hikes and is 

a paying member of the Friends of the 

Metro Parks receives a walking stick 

and/or a medallion for the stick. Friends 

membership is $10 per year. This year’s 

medallion pays tribute to the Scioto 

Audubon Metro Park. 

Dates, times, places and distances for 

each of this year’s hikes are as follows: 

•Jan. 12—2 p.m., Prairie Oaks in West 

Jefferson, 1, 3 or 5 miles, pets welcome; 

•Jan. 18—10 a.m., Scioto Audubon, 

downtown Columbus, 1 or 2 miles, pets 

Metro Parks Winter Hike Series 

GriefShare support group 

Groveport United Methodist Church, 

512 Main St., will sponsor a GriefShare 

group beginning Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. The group 

is open to anyone in the community or surrounding 

area who has experienced the 

loss of a spouse, child, family member, or 

friend. If you would like to learn more 

about GriefShare, check out the website at 

http://www.griefshare.org/about. 

Registration online is now available at 

https://www.griefshare.org/groups/115138. 

Call 614-836-5968 or email groveportgriefsharegroup@gmail.com 

for information. 

welcome; 

•Jan. 25—10 a.m., Clear Creek in 

Rockbridge, 1, 3 or 5 miles; 

•Jan. 26—2 p.m., Inniswood in 

Westerville, 2 miles; 

•Feb. 1—10 a.m., Blendon Woods in 

northeast Columbus, 2 or 4 miles; 

•Feb. 2—2 p.m., Scioto Grove in Grove 

City, 1 or 2 miles, pets welcome; 

•Feb. 8—10 a.m., Highbanks in Lewis 

Center, 2.5 or 5 miles; 

•Feb. 9—2 p.m., Glacier Ridge in Plain 

City, 2 miles, pets welcome; 

•Feb. 15—10 a.m., Three Creeks in 

Groveport, 1, 3 or 5.6 miles, pets welcome; 

•Feb. 16—2 p.m., Slate Run in Canal 

Winchester, 2.5 or 5 miles; and 

•Feb. 22—10 a.m., Battelle Darby Creek 

in Galloway, 2, 4 or 6 miles, pets welcome. 

Hikes are free. No registration is 

required.



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AUTHORIZING THE SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION 

OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE BOARD AND 

NO LONGER NEEDED FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES 

(Ohio Revised Code §3313.41) 

WHEREAS, the Canal Winchester Local School District Board of Education (the "Board") is the owner of 

approximately 2.50 acres of certain real property located at Groveport Road, Canal Winchester, Ohio, known 

as Franklin County Auditor tax parcel number 184-002281-00 inclusive of all improvements located thereon 

and more particularly described on the drawing attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Property”), which Property 

the Board has determined to offer for sale at public auction in the manner 

prescribed by Ohio Revised Code (“O.R.C.”) §3313.41. 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board that: 

Section 1. It is found and determined that the Property, which exceeds $10,000 in value, is no longer needed 

for school purposes. 

Section 2. The Board finds that there are no start-up community schools or collegepreparatory boarding 

schools located within the territory of the School District and therefore the Board is not required to first offer 

the Property to such entities pursuant to O.R.C. §3313.413(B). Further, there are no STEM/STEAM schools 

in the District's territory entitled to notice of the sale under O.R.C. §3313.413(B) besides Canal Winchester 

Middle School and Winchester Trail Elementary, but this Board is the governing board of those schools and 

has determined the Property is not needed by such schools. 

Section 3. The Property shall be presented for sale at public auction in the manner prescribed by O.R.C. 

§3313.41 after giving at least thirty (30) days’ notice of the sale by publication in the Eastside Messenger, a 

newspaper of general circulation in the School District, in accordance with O.R.C. §3313.41. 

Section 4. The sale of the Property shall be made on the following terms and conditions and such other terms 

and conditions as the Board may subsequently impose prior to conducting the auction: 

a. The auction will be conducted beginning at 6:00 p.m. on February 10, 2020 and will be held at the 

Education Center, Board Room, located at 100 Washington Street, Canal Winchester, Ohio. 

b. The auction shall be subject to a right of the Board to reject all bids for the Property if it finds that no 

acceptable bids have been made. 

e. The Property will be sold on an “AS IS, WHERE IS” basis, with no representations or warranties of any 

kind given by the Board. 

Section 5. The Superintendent, Treasurer, and/or Board President are hereby authorized and directed to do 

all things necessary and consistent with this resolution to accomplish the sale of the Property at public auction, 

including paying reasonable costs incurred in connection therewith. The Board President and Treasurer shall 

execute the deed conveying the Property to the applicable purchaser at closing if the high bid is accepted by 

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6323 Prentiss School Rd. 

Canal Winchester, Ohio 43110 

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Grove City, OH 

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Large Selection of 

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3 BR half double. New 

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That Is 

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OF 

THIS 

WORLD! 

APPLIANCE REPAIR 

Washer, Dryer, Stove & 

Refrig. Repair 875-7588 

BASEMENT 

WATERPROOFING 

Walker’s Basement 

Waterproofing. LLC 

614-359-4353 

CARPET CLEANING 

DIRT BUSTERS 

Any 5 areas $75. Home 

Specializing in Pet Owners 

614-805-1084 

CARPET WORK 

Installer has carpet for 

Rentals, Flip Houses, 

Bedrooms. Call or text 

740-927-3504 

CONCRETE 

EDDIE MOORE 

CONSTRUCTION 

Quality Concrete Work 

Lt. Hauling & Room Add., 

Block Work & Excavation 

Stamp Patios, 

Bsmt. Wall Restoration 

35 Yrs Exp - Lic & Ins. 

Free Ests. 614-871-3834 

CONCRETE 

AJ’s Concrete, 

Masonry 

Good Work - Fair Prices 

Block Foundations 

Driveways • Sidewalks 

Epoxy/Overlay Floors 

Bonded-Ins. • Free Ests. 

Now Accepting Credit Cards 

614-419-9932 

CLEANING 

Cleaning-$5 Off for Srs. 20 

yrs exp Judy 614-946-2443 

GUTTERS 

Low Price-Great Service 

5 & 6” Seamless gutters, 

covers, siding, gutter clng. 

Bill 614-306-4541 

EPP 

Seamless Gutters 

Mikey 614-927-9132 

licensed/bonded/insured 

HAULING 

DEAN’S HAULING 

614-276-1958 

SNOW REMOVAL 

DUMPSTER RENTAL 

Hauling All Misc. Items 

Danny, 614-774-2336 

2/2 A 

HEATING 

HEATING 

Complete System Clean & Check 

$49.95 

Free Carbon 

Monoxide Testing 

Gas-Oil-Electric Heat/Pumps 

All Makes • All Models 

43 yrs exp. • Sr. Discount 

614-351-9025 

HOME 

IMPROVEMENTS 

C&JHandyman 

Services LLC 

Minor Plumbing & 

Electric 

Install Hot Water Tanks, 

Dishwashers & Disposals 

Also Fencing & 

Interior/Exterior Painting 

Free Est. ~ 18 Yrs. Exp. 

614-284-2100 

2/2 A 

2-2 A 

HOME 

IMPROVEMENTS 

CandC 

See The Difference 

Plumbing & Electric 

Install Hot Water Tanks, 

Dishwashers & Disposals 

2 -2 

Also Fencing & A 

Interior/Exterior Painting 

No Job Too Big Or Too 

Small - We Do It All 

614-702-3691 

SINCE 1973 

Phil Bolon Contr. 

Windows & Siding 

Decks, Kitchens, Baths 

Room Additions, 

Flooring, Roofing 

Bsmt Waterproofing 

Deal With Small Non-Pressure Co. 

45 Yrs. Exp. - Refs. Avail. 

Lic.-Bond-Ins. 

Free Est. - Financing Avail. 

Member BBB Of Cent. OH 

O.C.I.E.B. ID #24273 

614-419-3977 

or 614-863-9912 

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A/M 

HOME 

MAINTENANCE 

Finishing Carpenter for all 

your extra home repairs or 

Honey-do-list. over 40 yrs. 

exp. Sonny 614-325-1910 

JOE’S HOME MAINT. 

Home Repairs, Roofing, 

Siding, Gutters, Soffits, 

Misc. Int. Repairs 

Int. Painting 

Call Joe 614-778-1460 

37 Years Exp. 

LAWN CARE 

LET US MAINTAIN 

YOUR LAWN & GARDEN 

FOR YOU 

Summer, Spring, 

Winter or Fall 

WE DO IT ALL!!!! 

Lawn Cuts, Edging, 

Trees & Shrubs, Garden, 

Mulching, Hauling, 

Garden Pond & 

Home Maint. 

Free Ests. Low Rates 

$20 & Up 

Kevin - 614-905-3117 

MOVING 

Always On The Move 

“No Job 

Too Big or Small 

We Will 

Move Them All!” 

614-447-8558 

FREE Estimates 

Residential/Apts/Commercial Moves 

Aaron Allen Moving 

Local Moving Since 1956 

Bonded & Insured 

614-299-6683, 263-0649 

Celebrating 60 yrs in business 

PAINTING 

Painter Over 30 Yrs Exp. 

Free Est. Reas Rates 

Daniel 614-226-4221 

Walker’s Interior Painting 

Free Est. 614-359-4353 

A Job Well Done Again 

A lic. General Contractor 

Some Skilled Services 

Incl: Painting • Stucco, 

Repair•Carpentry•Exterior 

Drainage & Home Maint. 

Call Today! 614-235-1819 

1/19 A&M 

PLUMBING 

All About Drains & Plumb. 

Will snake any sm drain 

$125 + tax. 614-778-2584 

ALL IN ONE 

PLUMBING LLC 

“One Call Does It All” 

$25 OFF LABOR 

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614-801-1508 

All Major Credit Cards Accepted 

ROOFING 

Robinson roofing & repairs 

30 yrs. exp. Lifetime Cols. 

resident. Lic./bonded/Ins. 

Reas rates. Member of 

BBB. Dennis Robinson 

614-330-3087, 732-3100 

SEWING MACHINE 

REPAIR 

REPAIR all makes 24 hr. 

service. Clean, oil, adjust 

in your home. $39.95 all 

work gtd. 614-890-5296 

TREE SERVICES 

BURNS TREE SERVICE 

Trimming, Removal & 

Stump Grinding. 

614-584-2164



Village of Lithopolis 

Downtown 

Spotlight 

Yesteryear’s Antiques 

Stop by Yesteryear’s Antiques to 

visit multiple rooms of repurposed 

custom-made furniture and home 

décor items. Anything your heart 

desires from primitive to modern can 

be found in abundance. 

One-of-a-kind, hard to find items 

abound in Yesteryear’s charming setting. 

Reminiscent of by-gone days, 

these memorable finds will bring 

back fond memories of years past. 

Located at 70 E. Columbus St. in 

Lithopolis, normal business hours are 

11 a.m. - 6 p.m. seven days a week. 

Call 614-266-3418. 

Sandine elected mayor 

Effective Jan. 1, Eric Sandine 

became the new mayor of the village 

of Lithopolis. Sandine has experience 

for the job as he previously served as 

mayor in the past. 

www.OldeCountryStoreLithopolis.com 

Family Owned and 

Operated Since 1926 

36 East Columbus Street 

Lithopolis, OH 43136 

(614) 837-4705 

Eileen Law Benson & Kathlynn Benson Moling 

Proprietors 

Your Local Realtor celebrating 20 years of 

helping Home Buyers and Sellers! 

Tammy Roof Elliott 

614-226-6953 (mobile) 

TammyRoofElliott.com 

History of Wagnalls 

Learn about the history of The Wagnalls 

Memorial, 150 E. Columbus St., Lithopolis, 

from its founder herself, Mabel Wagnalls 

Jones. Librarian and Wagnalls historian 

Carol Gaal, will dress as Mabel and give 

tours of the building from Mabel’s perspective. 

Learn about Mabel’s family, her 

famous friends (such as Harry Houdini and 

the author O. Henry), and why she wanted 

to gift the city of Lithopolis with the 

library. You will even visit the “tower 

room.” which is usually off-limits to library 

guests. 

Tours are the second Wednesday of 

every month at 7 p.m. They are free of 

charge and open to the public. 

If you have a larger group that would 

like a private tour outside of the public tour 

times, email smayzum@wagnalls.org or 

call 614-837-4765 ext 126 to make arrangements. 

Lithopolis Village Council 

Lithopolis Village Council meets the second 

and fourth Tuesdays every month at 

7:30 p.m. at 11820 Lithopolis Road NW, 

Lithopolis. Visit www.lithopolis.org for 

information. 

Dog Tales 

Well-behaved canine friends are here to 

read with your kids at The Wagnalls 

Faler Feed 

Store, Inc. 

Serving Central Ohio Since 1936 

4360 Cedar Hill Rd. P.O. Box 277 

Lithopolis, Ohio 43136 

(P) 614-837-4494 

(F) 614-837-3273 

Falers4360@sbcglobal.net 

FalerFeedStore.com 

The Pump House 

Pizza & Burgers 

Spirits 

614-837-6823 • 614-837-9306 

Dine In and Carry Out 

17-21 E. Columbus St. Lithopolis, OH 43136 

Mon. - 4pm-11pm 

Tues.-Sat. 11am-11pm 

www.facebook.com/thepumphouse2017 

Fairfield County’s “Best Kept Secret” 

Memorial, 150 E. Columbus St., Lithopolis. 

Registered therapy dogs offer young readers 

a fun environment to learn and mater 

their reading skills. 

Why read to dogs? 

• They create a relaxed environment for 

the kids. 

• They listen attentively. 

• They do not judge, laugh, or criticize. 

• They allow your kids to read at their 

own pace. 

• They are less intimidating than peers 

• It’s fun! 

Children ages 6-12 may sign up at the 

children’s desk for a one-on-one, 15 minute 

session with a furry friend. 

After three sessions, receive a free book. 

Dog Tales meets every Wednesday from 

6-7 p.m. in the Children’s area. 

Contact The Children’s Department to 

sign up for a 15 minute session at 614-837- 

4765 ext. 118. 

Lithopolis history 

Here is some history of Lithopolis, 

according the village of Lithopolis’ January 

newsletter: 

•The town was originally platted in 

1815 and was known as “Centerville.” 

•It was chartered as “Lithopolis” in 

1836. 

•The name “Lithopolis” is Greek for 

“Stone City.” It refers to the large deposits 

of stone found in and near the town, some 

of which was used in the construction of 

www.pedregalrestaurant.com 

44 E. Columbus Street, Lithopolis, OH 43136 

Hours: 

Mon.-Thur. 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM 

Fri. & Sat. 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM 

Sun. 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM 

Phone: 614-829-2394 Fax: 614-829-2396 

DAILY SPECIALS 

HAPPY HOUR 4PM-8PM EVERYDAY 

Yesteryear’s 

Antiques, LLC 

614-266-3418 

Always buying antiques & 

collectibles, odd and unusual 

70 E. Columbus St., Lithopolis, OH 43136 

Open 7 Days a Week 11am to 6pm 

Please “Like & Follow” us on Facebook 

The Wagnalls Memorial Library. 

Books and Brews 

Books and Brews is a new kind of book 

club. Socialize, talk about books and enjoy 

a local brew in a laid-back atmosphere. 

The club is hosted by the Wagnalls 

Memorial Library and meets at the 

Eldridge & Fiske Brewing Company, located 

at 9 E. Columbus Street in Lithopolis. 

Meetings will be held the first Tuesday 

of every month at 7 p.m., starting Feb. 4. 

At the first meeting participants will 

discuss what they’ve been reading and the 

direction they would like the club to take. 

Wagnalls Memorial Library 

Wagnalls Memorial Library, 150 E. 

Columbus St., Lithopolis, is open Monday - 

Thursday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday: 10 

a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed on Friday and 

Sunday. 

For information call (614) 837-4765 or 

visit www.wagnalls.org. 

Lithopolis Garden Club 

welcomes all gardeners 

Lithopolis Garden Club meets the first 

Tuesday each month at 1 p.m. in the 

Community Building at Wagnalls 

Memorial in Lithopolis. 

Anyone interested in gardening and 

meeting other gardeners are invited to 

Maple time! 

The following activity will be held at 

Slate Run Living Historical Farm, 1375 

State Route 674 North, Canal 

Winchester: 

•Feb. 22-23 and Feb. 29, 1-3 p.m.: 

Maple Time - Sample this sweet treat and 

learn about making maple syrup the 

1880s way. A short hike to the sugarbush 

leaves the farm at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Sap 

collecting and boiling depends on the 

weather but all other activities will take 

place. Call 614-833-1880 to see if the sap 

is flowing. 

Lithopolis Village Office 

The Lithopolis Village Office is located 

at 11820 Lithopolis Road, NW. The regular 

office hours are 9 a.m to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, with the exception 

of observed holidays. The mailing 

address is P.O. Box 278, 11820 Lithopolis 

Rd NW, Lithopolis, Ohio 43136. Contact 

numbers are: phone: (614) 837-203; and 

fax: (614) 837-2722. 

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