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<strong>January</strong> 12 - 25, <strong>2020</strong> www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XL, No. 24<br />

Building, Buying or Selling...<br />

Give ME a call today!<br />

Sherrie Miller<br />

614-582-5803<br />

sherriemiller@remax.net<br />

“Sherrie<br />

Miller<br />

Sells<br />

Canal”<br />

Each office independently<br />

owned and operated.<br />

SOUPer<br />

Bowl offers<br />

great soups<br />

and helps<br />

community<br />

By Linda Dillman<br />

Staff Writer<br />

You can satisfy your hunger and help<br />

others in need during Canal Winchester<br />

Human Services’ ninth annual SOUPer<br />

Bowl on Feb. 2.<br />

More than a dozen homemade soups -<br />

along with ceramic bowls handmade by<br />

Canal Winchester High School students,<br />

desserts, a silent auction and bake sale -<br />

are all part of the festivities from 11 a.m. to<br />

2 p.m. at the human services complex, 80<br />

Covenant Way in Canal Winchester.<br />

“Many individuals and groups donate<br />

the soups and desserts,” said Canal<br />

Winchester Human Services Director<br />

Aletha Mullins. “Churches, organizations,<br />

businesses and local residents all join in for<br />

this fun and worthwhile event. The<br />

SOUPer Bowl is our largest annual<br />

fundraiser in which funds are directly<br />

raised for operational costs to keep the<br />

doors of Human Services open.”<br />

According to Mullins–and similar to<br />

homeownership–human services incurs<br />

costs to keep lights on, maintain an Internet<br />

connection, plow the parking lot in<br />

inclement weather, heat and cool the building,<br />

and more.<br />

“This building is our home, and it has<br />

costs associated with keeping it safe and functional,”<br />

said Mullins. “We see the SOUPer Bowl as a way to<br />

have an open house of sorts that allows the entire<br />

family of Canal Winchester to enjoy sports, fellowship,<br />

and service together, just like a family would.”<br />

Funds generated by proceeds from the event are<br />

used to maintain the building and fund operational<br />

costs, which, in turn, enable human services to carry<br />

out daily operations such as the food pantry; medical,<br />

grocery and personal appointments with senior<br />

transportation; and community and senior outreach<br />

events including Adopt-A-Family, Tools for School,<br />

and an annual Easter Egg Hunt.<br />

<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Linda Dillman<br />

Handmade bowls and homemade soup are on the menu for<br />

the ninth annual Canal Winchester Human Services SOUPer<br />

Bowl fundraiser. Human Services Director Aletha Mullins<br />

poses with bowls previously made by high school students.<br />

“That is just a small sampling of what we do, but<br />

our building is a hub of great things happening to<br />

serve others all year around,” said Mullins. “As we<br />

are a non-profit organization, we never want to forget<br />

to extend our appreciation to everyone who joins<br />

in with us for this worthy cause. Collectively, our<br />

schools, churches, businesses, and residents all play<br />

a part, and if we could reach out and hug each and<br />

every one of them we would. A special thanks goes<br />

out to O’Neil Tents, as they always donate to us<br />

tables and chairs for the hundreds of people that will<br />

walk through our doors for the SOUPer Bowl.”<br />

See BOWL, page 2<br />

CW gets grant for<br />

McGill Park trail<br />

By Linda Dillman<br />

Staff Writer<br />

Canal Winchester Development Director Lucas Haire said the<br />

city recently received notification of a $450,828 ODNR Clean<br />

Ohio Trails Fund grant for a trail from McGill Park to the covered<br />

bridge.<br />

The city applied for the 50 percent matching grant in February<br />

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

as a connector between the city’s existing trail system in the<br />

James Kelly Preserve at the covered bridge on the west end and<br />

the newly developed McGill Park along Walnut Creek.<br />

“It (the trail) will give residents a place to participate in<br />

healthy activities and interact with nature,” said Haire. “It will<br />

expose residents to a beautiful part of the city of Canal<br />

Winchester adjacent to Walnut Creek. The trail will be an amenity<br />

that all residents of Canal Winchester can use regardless of age<br />

or physical abilities. We’re excited to have this portion of the park<br />

complete early in the development of McGill Park. Residents will<br />

be able to use the park and experience the beauty of this piece of<br />

land and understand why we wanted it to be preserved for the use<br />

of all of the community.”<br />

According to Haire, the grant will allow the city to complete<br />

See TRAIL, page 2<br />

Who will lead council?<br />

By Linda Dillman<br />

Staff Writer<br />

Canal Winchester City Council began the new year at an<br />

impasse in electing a new council president.<br />

However council did unanimously select Mike Coolman as<br />

council vice president during council’s Jan. 6 organizational meeting.<br />

At that meeting council went into a closed door session for<br />

about an hour to discuss committee assignments and appointments<br />

after Mayor Mike Ebert and council members Bob Clark,<br />

Mike Walker and newly-elected council member Chuck Milliken<br />

were sworn in.<br />

When council reconvened nominations were opened for council<br />

president. A motion to nominate Will Bennett failed, followed by<br />

a tie - also resulting in a failure - to nominate Mike Walker as<br />

president. According to council rules, the result ended in a temporary<br />

vacancy, which postponed the vote until a future meeting.<br />

However, when council members turned to filling the vice president<br />

position, the consensus was easily reached with a unanimous<br />

vote for Coolman, who, in the absence of a president, conducted<br />

the rest of the organizational and regular council meetings.<br />

Jill Amos was named chairman of the Rules Committee and<br />

will serve alongside Milliken and Coolman. Milliken was also<br />

appointed as Human Services representative. The Destination:<br />

Canal Winchester board member is Mike Walker, Canal<br />

Winchester Industry and Commerce Corporation representatives<br />

are Bob Clark and Pat Lynch and Amos and Bennett will again<br />

serve on the Canal Winchester Joint Recreation District board.


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Franklin County coroner issues overdose death report<br />

The Franklin County Coroner’s Office<br />

released its preliminary overdose death<br />

statistics for the first nine months of 2019.<br />

The statistics used are decedents who<br />

have died of overdoses in the county using<br />

injury location, not residence.<br />

The coroner office statistics are sometimes<br />

different from those of the state and<br />

other agencies who use decedents who have<br />

died of overdoses in the county using residence<br />

only.<br />

By using injury location, the coroner’s<br />

office captures persons who are homeless<br />

with last known addresses in other counties<br />

or states, persons who are “couch surfing”<br />

with last known addresses outside of<br />

Franklin County, persons who have moved<br />

Valentine’s Show<br />

Mike Albert<br />

&<br />

The Big E Band<br />

Tickets - $ 51.00 (Includes dinner)<br />

Sat., Febuary 15th<br />

Villa Milano - 1630 Schrock Rd.<br />

Doors Open - 5:30pm | Dinner - 6:30pm<br />

Show -7:30pm<br />

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(614) 792-3135<br />

For the first three quarters of<br />

2019, 69.4 percent of the overdose<br />

deaths were male and 30.6 percent<br />

were females. In terms of age,<br />

the highest number of those who<br />

died of overdoses were between<br />

the ages of 30 and 49.<br />

in with someone unofficially with outside<br />

last known addresses, and persons who<br />

overdose and die in motels/hotels but have<br />

last known addresses elsewhere.<br />

From Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 2019 the<br />

Franklin County Coroner’s Office saw 421<br />

Madison Township<br />

Police statistics<br />

December crime statistics for Madison<br />

Township, according to the Madison<br />

Township Police:<br />

39 assist/mutual aid, 3 animal complaint,<br />

3 burglary, 23 domestic complaints,<br />

5 missing persons, 15 suspicious<br />

persons, 9 larceny/thefts, 5 assaults, 4<br />

threats or harassment, 56 traffic offenses,<br />

5 DUI, 7 accidents with injuries, 19 property<br />

damage accidents, 1 shooting, 1 shots<br />

fired in area, 1 stabbing/cutting, 1 vandalism,<br />

5 hit-skip accidents, 308 dispatched<br />

calls, 490 non-dispatched calls.<br />

CW Library Branch<br />

The Canal Winchester Branch of the<br />

Columbus Metropolitan Library, 115<br />

Franklin St. (located in the rear portion of<br />

the former school at 100 Washington St.),<br />

is open Monday through Thursday from<br />

noon to 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday<br />

from noon to 6 p.m.<br />

people die of overdoses.<br />

This is approximately an increase of 15<br />

percent from the same period last year.<br />

Opiate-related deaths accounted for 90 percent<br />

of overdose deaths for the first three<br />

quarters of 2019. Fueling this was fentanyl<br />

which accounted for 83.6 percent of all<br />

overdose deaths.<br />

Carfentanil-related overdose deaths<br />

accounted for 3.5 percent, and heroin-related<br />

deaths accounted for 7.6 percent of all<br />

overdose deaths.<br />

Cocaine, methamphetamine and cocaine<br />

with fentanyl related overdose deaths:<br />

cocaine: 40.8 percent, methamphetamines:<br />

10.6 percent, and cocaine + fentanyl: 35<br />

percent.<br />

Day at the Museum<br />

Drop in to the Groveport Heritage<br />

Museum, 648 Main St., from 1-4 p.m. on<br />

Jan. 25 to learn about bygone forms of entertainment.<br />

There will be items to use and<br />

explore that adults and children will find<br />

interesting and amusing. Mini-tours and<br />

scavenger hunts will be available, as well as<br />

a craft. Experience various ways to play<br />

music — from Victrolas to old record players<br />

and tapes. Find out what preceded 3D<br />

movies. Take part in old-fashioned parlor<br />

games. For information call 614-836-3333.<br />

TRAIL<br />

Continued from page 1<br />

more of the planned improvements to<br />

McGill Park within an expedited time<br />

frame, starting with the first phase later<br />

this year, which includes athletic fields, a<br />

playground, shelter houses, utilities, an<br />

access drive and parking.<br />

“The trail will connect to these amenities<br />

when complete,” Haire said.<br />

The estimated cost for the first phase of<br />

improvements at McGill Park, including<br />

items previously mentioned, is approximately<br />

$2.1 million. The city was awarded<br />

a $500,000 grant last year to complete<br />

improvements through the National Park<br />

Service’s Land and Water Conservation<br />

Fund.<br />

“We are awaiting a final signed agreement<br />

so that we may begin this phase of<br />

work later this year,” said Haire. “Our<br />

hope would be to bid the projects together<br />

and complete them at the same time.”<br />

BOWL<br />

Continued from page 1<br />

Mullins said part of human services’<br />

mission statement is to connect people,<br />

resources, and compassion together in<br />

order to support and serve our local community<br />

in life-changing ways.<br />

“We see these elements merge and come<br />

together every day of the year, whether it<br />

is for a food drive, outreach event, or taking<br />

a cancer patient to their medical<br />

appointments.”<br />

Individuals and groups interested in<br />

donating to the SOUPer Bowl can visit<br />

Looking at race and ethnicity, 28 percent<br />

of those who died of overdose deaths<br />

were African-American, 67 percent were<br />

Caucasian, 3 percent Hispanic, 1 percent<br />

Asian and 1 percent other, according to the<br />

coroner’s office.<br />

For the first three quarters of 2019, 69.4<br />

percent of the overdose deaths were male<br />

and 30.6 percent were females. In terms of<br />

age, the highest number of those who died<br />

of overdoses were between the ages of 30<br />

and 49.<br />

The five zip codes with the highest number<br />

of overdose deaths for this period were:<br />

43211, 43207, 43229, 43204, and 43232.<br />

Drug Drop Box<br />

The Madison Township Police<br />

Department provides an opiate prescription<br />

“Drug Drop Box” for the community.<br />

This drop box is located in the lobby of the<br />

Madison Township Police Department,<br />

4567 Madison Lane, and is accessible to<br />

the public Monday through Friday 8 a.m.<br />

to 5 p.m. Any person can walk-in and dispose<br />

of new or old pills, including prescription<br />

medications, or any other illegal substances<br />

and place them into this box with<br />

no questions asked.<br />

The city previously received an ODNR<br />

$100,000 Nature Works grant to complete<br />

improvements to Westchester Park,<br />

including additional playground equipment,<br />

a shelter house, expanded parking,<br />

and enhancement of an existing nature<br />

trail.<br />

“With the three grants combined, the<br />

city has received over $1 million in grant<br />

funding related to parks in less than two<br />

years,” said Haire. “This is a direct result<br />

of the Master Parks Plan that the city completed<br />

in 2017 and adopted in 2018. This<br />

set the direction for the improvements that<br />

were necessary and gained the public input<br />

and support to pursue these plans. Having<br />

this document assisted in writing all of the<br />

grants and showed the scoring committee<br />

that there was community engagement<br />

and support for these improvements.”<br />

www.facebook.com/cwhumanservices or<br />

www.cwhumanservices.org. Cash or check<br />

payments can be mailed or dropped off at<br />

80 Covenant Way, Canal Winchester, OH<br />

43110 any time. Donations will also be<br />

accepted on the day of the SOUPer Bowl<br />

event on Feb. 2.<br />

The SOUPer Bowl has been held on<br />

Super Bowl Sunday each year since 2012,<br />

but wraps up well before the NFL’s annual<br />

Super Bowl game kicks off.


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What to do with former auto museum?<br />

By Linda Dillman<br />

Staff Writer<br />

The quest for consolidated municipal space in a sprawling<br />

building formally housing a Canal Winchester auto museum<br />

moved into the legislative phase following a Dec. 16 public meeting.<br />

Up for discussion was an ordinance proposing the $2.4 million<br />

purchase of a 23,700 square foot structure sitting on a 1.29-acre<br />

site at 45 E. Waterloo St. Opened in the summer of 2014 by auto<br />

dealer Bob McDorman, the auto museum closed in 2016 after<br />

McDorman passed away in 2015 and its inventory liquidated in<br />

2017.<br />

If the purchase contract, up for a first reading during the regular<br />

council meeting following the public meeting, is approved by<br />

Feb. 12, the seller–Alice McDorman–agrees to finance the contract<br />

on a 10-year term at 4 percent interest. The city would make<br />

quarterly payments of approximately $73,000.<br />

“This would centralize municipal operations within Old Town<br />

of Canal Winchester so they remain in the heart of the community,”<br />

said Canal Winchester Development Director Lucas Haire. “It<br />

would provide for a larger public meeting space to allow for more<br />

resident engagement. There’s just not enough space in our current<br />

environment.”<br />

It was standing room only during the Dec. 16 public meeting as<br />

45 chairs were filled with community members hearing about the<br />

details of the proposed agreement.<br />

Haire said the new space would double the number of available<br />

seats, while also providing overflow space if necessary, along with<br />

expanded office space, meeting rooms, a new community center,<br />

security upgrades and potential room for a larger library branch.<br />

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

said. “It would provide an expanded area for the community center.<br />

When we have heavy rains, that place floods. It’s nearing the<br />

end of its useful life.”<br />

Depending on needs, the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Department<br />

substation could move out of cramped quarters in the basement of<br />

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

part of the 36 N. High St. municipal building.<br />

Haire said the city looked other locations throughout the years,<br />

including sites on North High Street, Groveport Road, Gender<br />

Road, and West Waterloo Street, or expanding into Stradley Park.<br />

He said none met the needs financially or physically that the<br />

McDorman complex provides, even though the city will still need<br />

to budget another $2.2 million for renovations.<br />

“We have not discussed nor intend to ask for any debt from the<br />

residents,” said Canal Winchester Finance Director Amanda<br />

Jackson, who said the contract would be covered by the general<br />

fund, with the renovation initially funded by short-term borrowing.<br />

“Financially speaking, our general fund is very healthy.<br />

Typically we only budget what we think we’ll take in and we’ve<br />

done very well.”<br />

Haire said the Canal Winchester Branch of the Columbus<br />

Metropolitan Library, currently located at 115 Franklin St., is<br />

exploring the idea of relocating to 45 E. Waterloo St.–if the city<br />

ends up purchasing the building–as part of an expansion plan.<br />

There is approximately 8,000 square feet of available space on the<br />

east side of the structure the city planned to initially lease to a<br />

tenant complimenting municipal operations.<br />

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

Women’s self-defense class<br />

Don’t be a victim! What you learn from this class<br />

could one day help to save your life. Awareness, how<br />

not to be a target, punching, striking, kicking, escape<br />

holds and more will be covered. Groveport Police<br />

Officers will serve as instructors. Sign up at the<br />

Groveport Recreation Center, 7370 Groveport Road.<br />

Class is limited to 30 participants and is being held on<br />

Feb. 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fee is $10. Ladies must<br />

be at least age 14 to participate. For information call<br />

614-836-1000.<br />

<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Rick Palsgrove<br />

The city of Canal Winchester is seeking to purchase this former<br />

auto museum located on East Waterloo Street.<br />

Winchester City Councilman Mike Walker.<br />

Resident Randy Stemen said larger council chambers and an<br />

upgraded community center would be nice, but he also feels the<br />

city should first list needs and then set priorities. He questioned<br />

why the city is interested in keeping municipal operations downtown.<br />

Former city council member Bobbie Mershon called for another<br />

preliminary study of the current municipal<br />

building and potential for expansion.<br />

“You are taking a whole block of downtown<br />

and creating a space that does not create<br />

tax dollars,” said Mershon. “You don’t<br />

want to take up such a big footprint with<br />

non-tax generating dollars.<br />

Mershon feels the proposed complex is<br />

also over-priced. According to Haire, the<br />

building was initially listed at $3.2 million.<br />

The city’s intent to purchase agreement is<br />

$2.4 million.<br />

“I like the overall concept of the building,”<br />

Canal Winchester City Councilman<br />

Pat Lynch, “but it’s one big piece of an overall<br />

puzzle. I want a clear understanding of<br />

where the money’s coming from and future<br />

expansion.”<br />

While Lynch and Councilman Will<br />

Bennett voted against untabling the ordinance<br />

and Councilman Bruce Jarvis<br />

abstained citing he would not be on the<br />

council when final action was taken, the<br />

ordinance was untabled by the four remaining<br />

council members and moved on for a<br />

first reading on the regular agenda at a<br />

future meeting.<br />

Special Olympics<br />

A local chapter of Special Olympics Ohio formed in<br />

the Groveport/Canal Winchester area. The mission of<br />

Special Olympics Ohio is to provide year round sports<br />

training and competition in a variety of Olympic type<br />

sports for intellectually disabled individuals. For information<br />

contact Penny and Cassandra Hilty at groveportspecialolympics@gmail.com<br />

or at (614) 395-8992 or<br />

395-6640. Donations may be sent to Groveport Special<br />

Olympics, P.O. Box 296, Groveport, OH 43125.<br />

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“e Grudge” is a hodgepodge of haunting stories<br />

A new decade has begun on the silver<br />

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

screen and with it comes the death of the The Reel Deal<br />

married elderly couple William and Faith<br />

not a traditional reboot and there is still a<br />

reboot and the birth of the continuation.<br />

Matheson (Frankie Faison and Lin Shaye).<br />

market for it because it adds on to a<br />

Long noting and never caring about the Sarah Michelle Gellar,<br />

Each tale tells of their experience with this<br />

general public’s growing discontent with<br />

known property. It’s quite the con, but I<br />

which was itself an<br />

unknown entity that haunts.<br />

the reboot, movie studios have decided now<br />

appreciate the attempt at the appearance<br />

of originality.<br />

American reboot of the<br />

Though each tale is portrayed by strong<br />

is the time to turn over a new leaf and 2002 Japanese film<br />

character actors, had writer and director<br />

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

Nicolas Pesce decided to trim one or two<br />

new partner, Detective Goodman (Demian<br />

grab. To make up for this potential loss in in Tokyo where the latest<br />

caretaker of the<br />

of-view, this film would have felt more com-<br />

storylines, or maybe chosen a main point-<br />

Bichir), discover a heavily decomposed<br />

profits, the studios have craftily rebranded<br />

body in a car in the woods off of a service<br />

these properties and transformed them Saeki home has tendered<br />

her resignation.<br />

ing like a hodgepodge of angry ghosts with<br />

pact and cohesive; instead it ends up feel-<br />

road. In the glovebox, it says her last<br />

into continuations of a shared universe.<br />

Dedra<br />

known address was 44 Reyburn Drive, a<br />

This term is an interesting mix of ideas; Like all who step foot<br />

interconnected stories.<br />

location which causes Goodman’s face to<br />

it starts with the pitch to reboot a property in that house, Fiona Cordle<br />

There are elements of a good movie here;<br />

pinch more severely.<br />

that has been stagnant for five or more Landers (Tara<br />

it’s based on an expression of the grief and<br />

Upon the prompting of Muldoon,<br />

years and the rejection due to the lack of Westwood) is disturbed by its oppressive<br />

rage left behind at places of emotional<br />

Goodman tells her of the murder-suicide of<br />

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

impact, it’s moody and atmospheric and it<br />

an entire family years prior, and the slow,<br />

brainstorm ways to tweak the property so of that sensation is to get as far away as<br />

features a great cast. It just doesn’t work<br />

mental deterioration of his former partner<br />

something fits into that universe, it is possible.<br />

because there is too much going on with too<br />

who was obsessed with the case. Knowing<br />

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

little time devoted to establishing a relationship<br />

between the characters and the<br />

that she is interested in the case, Goodman<br />

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

continuation. People can’t call it lazy and then experiencing hallucinations of a<br />

audience.<br />

house, telling her not to step foot in it as it<br />

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

You feel bad that they’re being haunted,<br />

gives off an evil vibe. Naturally, she doesn’t<br />

there is still a market for it because it adds we are introduced to Detective Muldoon<br />

but not so bad that you don’t stop to check<br />

listen and a slew of ghostly apparitions<br />

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

for the time every 10 minutes either.<br />

soon begin.<br />

but I appreciate the attempt at the appearance<br />

of originality.<br />

into the same small town with her young<br />

Dedra Cordle is a <strong>Messenger</strong> staff writer<br />

never given a first name) who has settled<br />

Grade: D+<br />

As their story is being told, the rest of<br />

the film unfolds in a non-linear fashion,<br />

The first of a slate of new films to son after the death of her husband.<br />

and columnist.<br />

cutting between the Landers family, married<br />

real estate agents Peter and Nina<br />

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

continuation of the 2004 film starring<br />

Two unique books for your reading consideration<br />

One of the wondrous things about books<br />

is that they can take on a variety of forms<br />

in which to present information, provide<br />

entertainment, and generate insight.<br />

Two books I enjoyed this past year are<br />

examples of how the traditional narrative<br />

form of a novel or short story can be molded<br />

into something else entirely and be just as<br />

delightful and intriguing.<br />

The books are “Humans of New York:<br />

Stories,” by photographer Brandon<br />

Stanton; and “Notes From a Public<br />

Typewriter,” edited by Michael Gustafson<br />

and Oliver Uberti. The strength of both<br />

books is that they offer personal and philosophical<br />

insights from every day people in<br />

a mere paragraph, or sometimes, one sentence.<br />

Though short, these passages are, in<br />

essence, fully formed short stories in their<br />

own right.<br />

“Humans of New York: Stories” sprang<br />

from Stanton’s online blog, “Humans of<br />

New York.” Over the past few years<br />

Stanton has photographed and interviewed<br />

about 10,000 strangers of all ages he met<br />

on the streets of New York. Each page of<br />

the book has a photo of the interviewee and<br />

some statements from Stanton’s interviews<br />

with them. It is personal storytelling with<br />

a face. Stanton’s photos appear to capture<br />

the personalities of the anonymous people<br />

being interviewed.<br />

There’s a photo of a pensive man, who<br />

looks to be approaching middle age, sitting<br />

Editor’s Notebook<br />

in a park. He<br />

observes to Stanton<br />

that, as we age, there<br />

are fewer things to<br />

experience for the<br />

first time and, even<br />

when one does, the<br />

excitement is muted.<br />

But he adds one also<br />

does not feels as hurt.<br />

He then ponders<br />

what it will feel like<br />

when he reaches age<br />

70.<br />

Rick<br />

Palsgrove<br />

Another photo<br />

shows a man walking<br />

with a cat on his head. The man matter-offactly<br />

tells Stanton that one can make<br />

more money with a cat on one’s head than<br />

if the cat is on one’s shoulder.<br />

Some of the people’s comments express<br />

alienation. Some are joyful. Some people<br />

are forthcoming with their words and others<br />

are more reticent. Some are sad. Some<br />

are funny, such as the little girl who told<br />

Stanton she wanted to be a princess hairdresser.<br />

When he asked her what the hardest<br />

part of that job was she answered that<br />

it would be cutting Rapunzel’s hair.<br />

I often make notes in the books I own of<br />

the page numbers and passages I like and<br />

will revisit in the future. My copy of<br />

“Humans of New York: Stores” has dozens<br />

of such notations.<br />

The content in “Notes From a Public<br />

Typewriter” was gathered when a typewriter<br />

with paper was set up in a Michigan<br />

book store and people were invited to<br />

anonymously type a message. Much like in<br />

“Humans of New York: Stories,” the passages<br />

in “Notes From a Public Typewriter”<br />

can be a paragraph, a sentence, or one<br />

word. Where “Humans of New York:<br />

Stories” presents storytelling with a face<br />

filtered through an interview, “Notes From<br />

a Public Typewriter” brings the typists’<br />

thoughts directly to you from their brains,<br />

through their fingers on the typewriter<br />

keys, to the typefaced words all can read.<br />

The many typed messages collected in<br />

the book are widely varied in temperament<br />

and can be described as poignant, humorous,<br />

hopeful, raw, sad, philosophical,<br />

romantic, questioning, and more. Some<br />

examples include: someone who typed that<br />

they race snowflakes to see who falls first;<br />

a writer comparing their lover’s eyes to<br />

that of wonderful August skies; another<br />

noted that they were on a date, but their<br />

bladder was leaking; and, in what had to be<br />

more youthful typists, asking where the<br />

power button is on the typewriter and<br />

another who wrote if they had to type an<br />

essay on “this thing” they would quit<br />

school.<br />

Both books are a random sampling of<br />

the thoughts that go through our heads on<br />

a daily basis. A dominant theme in both<br />

books is love and relationships, which indicates<br />

the age old battle of loneliness marches<br />

on.<br />

One typist’s comment seemed to sum up<br />

both books’ contents, as well as the human<br />

condition, as they wrote that, in the end,<br />

we are all stories.<br />

Rick Palsgrove is editor of the <strong>Eastside</strong><br />

<strong>Messenger</strong>.<br />

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Obetz passes <strong>2020</strong> budget totaling more than $48 million<br />

By Ris Twigg<br />

Staff Writer<br />

The village of Obetz passed its final<br />

<strong>2020</strong> appropriations budget and created<br />

two new divisions at its December council<br />

meeting.<br />

Obetz’s general fund for <strong>2020</strong> totals<br />

more than $14.7 million for the upcoming<br />

year and can be spent on any legal village<br />

expenses, while the rest of the budget –<br />

which has a series of funds meant for specific<br />

purchases only – adds up to more<br />

than $33 million.<br />

“We have loaded everything in that you<br />

need to be able to function,” said Rod<br />

Davisson, Obetz economic development<br />

director. “I expect we will re-look at these<br />

things more closely in <strong>January</strong> and make<br />

sure that both the outgoing council and<br />

incoming council have a chance to coordinate.”<br />

The total $48.8 million appropriations<br />

budget only covers the village’s expenses,<br />

Davisson said, and does not include revenue.<br />

Notable line items in the budget<br />

include: $1 million for the capital improvement<br />

fund for things like new parks and<br />

over $2.5 million for street improvements,<br />

among other expenditures.<br />

One difference between this year’s budget<br />

and last year’s is that Obetz’s capital<br />

outlay numbers have decreased because<br />

the village has been taking loans from<br />

funds in future years in order to “deliver<br />

projects now and pay (them) back later,”<br />

Davisson said.<br />

Two public works divisions created<br />

In addition to passing their annual<br />

budget appropriations, council created two<br />

new divisions within Obetz’s Department<br />

of Public Works and codified four other<br />

divisions in both the Department of Public<br />

Works and the Department of<br />

Development.<br />

Three of the divisions have appointed<br />

directors moving into <strong>2020</strong>, and the<br />

remaining will be filled in as the need arises,<br />

Davisson said.<br />

“As we move toward becoming a city,<br />

things become more regimented, and you<br />

need more structure in that,” he said. “This<br />

is installing that structure.”<br />

The two new divisions include a grounds<br />

crew and space for research and development,<br />

a division Davisson said will make<br />

the village more efficient.<br />

“We realize when you buy stuff as a village,<br />

it’s expensive. You’re using taxpayers’<br />

hard-earned money to buy things that<br />

aren’t terribly sexy, like stop signs,”<br />

Davisson said. “We have taken the<br />

approach here that government can do better.”<br />

For instance, the Village of Obetz<br />

pets of the week<br />

invested in a field-lining robot. According<br />

to Davisson, it takes two workers about<br />

three days to line one football field. The village<br />

lines a variety of sports fields about<br />

15-20 times a year, he said.<br />

“So we bought a $30,000 robot. You put<br />

paint in it, turn it on, and it does a football<br />

field in two-and-a-half hours. So it’s those<br />

investments – either buying new technology<br />

and implementing it or developing our<br />

own – that are going to allow us to remain<br />

efficient stewards of the taxpayers’ money,”<br />

Davisson said.<br />

Mayor recognized; Wiley and Hall<br />

are honored for their service<br />

Obetz Village Council recognized Mayor<br />

Greg Scott’s service to Obetz over the last<br />

15 years and said their goodbyes to the outgoing<br />

mayor.<br />

During his time as Obetz mayor, Scott<br />

helped spur the construction of Fortress<br />

Obetz, added over 300 acres to the Obetz<br />

park system and helped bring thousands of<br />

jobs – and their income tax revenue – to<br />

Obetz.<br />

Council also passed ordinances renaming<br />

two separate Obetz facilities after two<br />

Obetz staff members who passed away this<br />

fall.<br />

Jim Wiley was a former village council<br />

member who passed away in November.<br />

Council posthumously honored him at the<br />

meeting by renaming the newly-constructed<br />

Obetz Sledding Hill to “Wiley Hill.”<br />

Both Scott and Davisson agreed that<br />

Wiley was “an advocate for the kids.”<br />

“If you said, ‘We’re going to spend a $100<br />

million to make an Obetz kid happy’, he<br />

would have said, ‘Yes, let’s do it,’” Davisson<br />

said. “Jim was a man of the people. He<br />

wanted to be out there. He wanted to hear<br />

what people thought and that’s going to be<br />

hard to replace.”<br />

Another staff member, Kevin Hall, former<br />

superintendent of Obetz’s service<br />

department, unexpectedly passed away<br />

this fall just four weeks after his cancer<br />

diagnosis, Davisson said.<br />

To honor his years of work in the service<br />

department, council named the Obetz service<br />

complex the “Kevin M. Hall Service<br />

Complex” to keep his legacy of kindness<br />

and hard-working spirit alive in Obetz for<br />

years to come.<br />

Both of these places – the Kevin M.<br />

Hall Service Complex and Wiley Hill – are<br />

located right next to each other.<br />

Council held a tribute to Wiley on<br />

Thursday, Dec. 19 in the council chamber<br />

at 4175 Alum Creek Drive.<br />

“Both of them were tragic losses for us.<br />

They are going to be impossible to replace<br />

for us and both of them happened way too<br />

quickly,” Davisson said.<br />

Tristan, 3, is still hanging<br />

out at the shelter<br />

waiting for his forever<br />

family. This affectionate<br />

guy is smart, quiet and<br />

housebroken. His<br />

sleepover host said<br />

“Tristan is an absolute<br />

angel!” We also learned<br />

he’s not a fan of stairs.<br />

His favorite TV channel<br />

is the Food Network as he loves treats. Share<br />

some bacon cookies with this handsome guy<br />

today. He is up for adoption at the Franklin<br />

County Dog Shelter.<br />

FYI: 614-525-3647 or www.franklincountydogs.com<br />

Jerome is patiently<br />

waiting at the shelter to<br />

meet you. This 1-yearold<br />

sweet guy can get a<br />

little hyper and will need<br />

positive reinforcement<br />

training to learn some<br />

manners. Because of<br />

this, we recommend he<br />

be in a home with older<br />

children. Come check<br />

out this large mixed breed guy today at the<br />

Franklin County Dog Shelter.<br />

FYI: 614-525-3647 or www.franklincountydogs.com<br />

Omega watched as everything was moved<br />

out of the house, except him. They came and<br />

fed him, but left him in<br />

his crate for many days<br />

alone. They frantically<br />

tried to find someone to<br />

take him but no one<br />

said yes. Now Omega is<br />

safe with us and is<br />

seeking a new family<br />

and home. He’s a big,<br />

playful boy that is still a<br />

little nervous but doing<br />

well in foster care. DOB Aug 2018 Omega is<br />

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

neutered, microchipped, heartworm negative<br />

and up to date on vaccines. He would be<br />

best suited in a home without small children<br />

due to his energy level and size. He’s in a foster<br />

home so if you are interested in adopting<br />

him, fill out an online adoption application at<br />

https://colonycats.org/adoption_app.html<br />

Otter, a ticked tabby<br />

who was born April<br />

2017, is currently in our<br />

Zen Den at the adoption<br />

center as she’s a bit on<br />

the shy side. She purrs<br />

non-stop and is hoping<br />

someone will open their<br />

heart and home to her.<br />

She’s very playful and<br />

sweet. Otter is spayed,<br />

microchipped, FL/FIV<br />

negative and up to date on vaccines. 2740<br />

Festival Lane, Dublin, OH 43017<br />

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CW Human Services had a busy year in 2019<br />

By Linda Dillman<br />

Staff Writer<br />

Canal Winchester Human Services has<br />

come a long way from its humble beginnings<br />

in 1955 when a local family lost their<br />

home in a fire and the town responded by<br />

forming Emergency Assistance and Adopt-<br />

A-Family programs.<br />

Over the course of 65 years, more programs,<br />

such as senior transportation and<br />

the food pantry, were added as need and<br />

the population grew.<br />

“The scope and depth at which we can<br />

impact those in our immediate area has<br />

made CW Human Services a hub of compassion<br />

in Canal Winchester, meeting people<br />

‘where they are in life’ in very practical<br />

and meaningful ways,” said Canal<br />

Winchester Human Services Director<br />

Aletha Mullins.<br />

Last year, staff changes found Mullins<br />

promoted from operations manager to<br />

director. Shortly thereafter, two new staff<br />

members were hired to oversee daily operations<br />

and provide communications and<br />

grant writing support for the organization<br />

as a whole.<br />

“A specific challenge we faced in 2019<br />

had to do with revamping the digital face of<br />

our organization with a redesigned website<br />

and more intentional use of media such as<br />

Facebook,” said Mullins. “We are a hub of<br />

“An ongoing challenge that any<br />

non-profit organization faces on a<br />

yearly basis is in finding the balance<br />

between funding the various programs<br />

within the organization while<br />

also seeking and acquiring funds for<br />

operational costs that are not always<br />

provided for with program-specific<br />

grants and donations.”<br />

- Aletha Mullins, director<br />

CW Human Services<br />

so many events and activities with connections<br />

to so many people, and we found we<br />

needed to connect and communicate what<br />

we are doing in more intentional and sometimes<br />

real-time ways.”<br />

In December, human services needed<br />

children’s coats for its annual Adopt-A-<br />

Family program, and, within 24 hours of<br />

posting the need on the organization’s<br />

Facebook page, more than 50 coats were<br />

donated overnight in its drop box.<br />

Emergency Assistance provides financial<br />

help towards utility shut-off and<br />

rent/mortgage eviction situations. In 2019,<br />

21 families were provided assistance.<br />

Senior Transportation fulfills a variety<br />

of needs, from medical appointments to<br />

personal trips. Group trips are scheduled<br />

every week to four local groceries in the<br />

community. In 2019, 4,123 one-way trips<br />

were driven for a total of 33,284 miles.<br />

The Community Food Pantry is a designated<br />

Choice Pantry where clients have the<br />

opportunity to shop for preferred foods<br />

twice a month and up to a total of 30 meals<br />

per family each month.<br />

Under the umbrella of the food pantry,<br />

low-income students within the school district<br />

are also served through the Feeding<br />

Our Future weekend backpack program,<br />

which provides food to these students<br />

throughout the school year by sending food<br />

home each Friday.<br />

In 2019, the Choice Pantry served 5,573<br />

individuals and 77,147 meals were provided<br />

overall.<br />

Over 100 students were given weekend<br />

food through the backpack program, for a<br />

total of 2,492 meals.<br />

Nearly 300 individuals and 72 families–including<br />

208 children–were served<br />

in 2019 through Community and Senior<br />

Outreach, which assists the youngest to<br />

the oldest within the Canal Winchester<br />

community.<br />

Programs include once-a-month senior<br />

lunches at the Steube Community Center;<br />

Tools for School, which assists students<br />

throughout the year; and, Adopt-a-Family,<br />

which provides gifts, clothing and all the<br />

“fixin’s” for a family Christmas dinner.<br />

“An ongoing challenge that any nonprofit<br />

organization faces on a yearly basis<br />

is in finding the balance between funding<br />

the various programs within the organization<br />

while also seeking and acquiring funds<br />

for operational costs that are not always<br />

provided for with program-specific grants<br />

and donations,” said Mullins. “We have<br />

found that many people use our programs,<br />

but they don’t realize the full scope of what<br />

we do across the board.”<br />

At the end of 2019, Destination:Canal<br />

Winchester held their first annual<br />

Reindeer Run with proceeds directly benefiting<br />

the Adopt-A-Family program.<br />

Mullins said there are two other fundraisers<br />

on the horizon that will also support<br />

Adopt-A-Family and other outreaches as<br />

well.<br />

“In general, our new staff will be reaching<br />

out to churches and organizations to<br />

maintain and/or strengthen our partnerships<br />

and potential impact in our community,”<br />

said Mullins. “People can find out<br />

about our organization, programs, and<br />

events at www.cwhumanservices.org, at<br />

facebook.com/cwhumanservices, or call<br />

614-834-4700.”<br />

Township Police &<br />

collaborative standards<br />

The Madison Township Police<br />

Department and the Hilliard Division of<br />

Police implemented state standards established<br />

by the Ohio Collaborative<br />

Community-Police Advisory Board as part<br />

of the state’s efforts to strengthen community<br />

and police relations.<br />

There are 449 agencies employing over<br />

26,000 officers (representing over 75 percent<br />

of all law enforcement officers in Ohio,<br />

including most of Ohio’s metropolitan areas)<br />

that are certified, and 57 that are in the<br />

process of becoming certified by meeting<br />

standards for the use of force, including deadly<br />

force, and agency recruitment and hiring.<br />

The standards were developed and<br />

established by the Ohio Collaborative<br />

Community-Police Advisory Board as part<br />

of the state’s efforts to strengthen community<br />

and police relations.<br />

The state partnered with the Buckeye<br />

State Sheriffs’ Association and the Ohio<br />

Association of Chiefs of Police to help certify<br />

Ohio’s nearly 900 law enforcement agencies<br />

on a process to ensure that they are in<br />

compliance with Ohio’s new standards.<br />

Legacy of Love 5K<br />

The Legacy of Love 5K is coming on<br />

March 22 at noon to the Groveport<br />

Recreation Center, 7370 Groveport Road.<br />

Previously held in Bexley, the Legacy of<br />

Love 5K is the primary fundraiser for the<br />

Alexandria Leigh Goodwin Angel<br />

Foundation (ALGA), an organization committed<br />

to creating a more positive, loving<br />

world through random good deeds.<br />

The Foundation was created in the<br />

memory of Alexandria “Alex” Goodwin, a<br />

2014 graduate of Groveport Madison High<br />

School and a student who had just finished<br />

her sophomore year at Capital<br />

University at the time of her unexpected<br />

passing.<br />

Sara Sherman, ALGA founder/board<br />

chair, said Alex’s family and friends recognized<br />

that the energy she created in the<br />

world was still badly needed, and created<br />

the ALGA Foundation in 2017 to continue<br />

her spirit of kindness, and to encourage all<br />

to build their own legacy of love by simply<br />

performing random acts of goodness as the<br />

opportunity arises.<br />

To date, the foundation has given over<br />

$4,000 in scholarships to Groveport<br />

Madison High School graduates and<br />

Capital University students, $1,000 to<br />

Groveport Madison Human Needs, $400 to<br />

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of<br />

Franklin County, and will soon deliver 30<br />

sleeping bags to local residents experiencing<br />

homelessness.<br />

According to Sherman, the Legacy of<br />

Love 5K is a high energy event with lots of<br />

music, awards, goodies, and raffle prizes.<br />

You can participate by running, walking,<br />

cheering and/or donating; and of course, by<br />

sponsoring.<br />

More information is available at<br />

www.alex5k.org/alex5k.<br />

Register at www.alex5k.org/alex5k.


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ings. It hosted many historic events since<br />

and create rock and gravel beds. These<br />

Veterans exhibit<br />

Restoring streams with<br />

then including welcoming troops home<br />

beds contribute additional services by creating<br />

habitat for aquatic creatures, storing<br />

Franklin County veterans who have from World War I and was visited by several<br />

U.S. Presidents.<br />

creek water and improving water quality.<br />

innovative stream inserts<br />

served and died during our nation’s wars<br />

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<br />

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

there is a pressing need for sustain-<br />

Creekstone subdivision, and eighteen are<br />

in the creeks running through the<br />

name, thanks to an exhibit commissioned and spent many years in the former<br />

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

being put into the stream in the Willow<br />

Commissioners.<br />

the site of the National Veterans Memorial Franklin Soil and Water Conservation Brook Crossing subdivision.<br />

The exhibit includes a collection of historic<br />

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<br />

and Museum.<br />

district has piloted a method of stream Trees and shrubs will also be planted<br />

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<br />

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

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

by the Ohio EPA, Franklin Soil and year, while the Creekstone project on<br />

project will be completed by the end of the<br />

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

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<br />

had the plaques restored and had an exhibit<br />

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

that reveres and leaves a lasting impres-<br />

two new projects, using this pioneering <strong>2020</strong>.<br />

could be revered by residents once again for that we always remember what these veterans<br />

have done for us all.”<br />

and reduce the ever pressing issue of local-<br />

Hopeful Hearts in CW<br />

quality, enhance aquatic life and habitat,<br />

years to come.<br />

A dedication took place in Memorial Several other similar plaques were ized bank erosion.<br />

Hopeful Hearts Free Children’s<br />

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<br />

were initially displayed.<br />

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

“These plaques demonstrate the rich to visitors from across the country.<br />

on headwater streams of Dysart Run in as shoes, blankets, bibs, small toys and<br />

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<br />

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<br />

founding,” said Marilyn Brown, president touch for these historic treasurers.<br />

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

of the board of commissioners. “This memorial<br />

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

Everyone is welcome to come in and shop<br />

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

building that was solely dedicated to veterans.”<br />

is a way for Franklin County veterans to Township.<br />

needs in sizes Infant to 5T.<br />

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

The idea for Memorial Hall was conceived<br />

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.<br />

always be remembered and their sacrifice The projects involve installing struc-<br />

Everything is free and all are welcome.<br />

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

filter the creek water, help add Call (614) 837-7548.<br />

Clothing for all seasons is needed.<br />

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

for war veterans, which also gave them a Columbus during business hours, primarily<br />

between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.<br />

storage along the creeks, reduce<br />

oxygen to the water, increase groundwater<br />

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Lancaster. Pictured here is FCBA member Steve<br />

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support from experienced beekeepers. Tuition for<br />

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As a Fairfield County Beekeepers Association<br />

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Registration is open now. Classes are limited to<br />

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Barber Museum<br />

The National Barber Museum in Canal<br />

Winchester is located at 135 Franklin St.<br />

(behind the former CW High School building).<br />

The museum, housed in approximately<br />

5,000 square feet, showcases art, artifacts,<br />

and memorabilia from decades of the barbering<br />

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to the present when those seeking a trim.<br />

Regular hours are Friday and Saturday<br />

from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment<br />

(614) 837-8400.<br />

The 47th Annual Winter Hike Series,<br />

presented by Columbus and Franklin<br />

County Metro Parks, runs Jan. 4 - Feb. 22.<br />

This year’s motto for the series is “Hike to<br />

a Greener Place.” For more information, go<br />

to metroparks.net.<br />

Anyone who completes at least seven<br />

hikes receives an embroidered patch.<br />

Anyone who completes all 13 hikes and is<br />

a paying member of the Friends of the<br />

Metro Parks receives a walking stick<br />

and/or a medallion for the stick. Friends<br />

membership is $10 per year. This year’s<br />

medallion pays tribute to the Scioto<br />

Audubon Metro Park.<br />

Dates, times, places and distances for<br />

each of this year’s hikes are as follows:<br />

•Jan. 12—2 p.m., Prairie Oaks in West<br />

Jefferson, 1, 3 or 5 miles, pets welcome;<br />

•Jan. 18—10 a.m., Scioto Audubon,<br />

downtown Columbus, 1 or 2 miles, pets<br />

Metro Parks Winter Hike Series<br />

GriefShare support group<br />

Groveport United Methodist Church,<br />

512 Main St., will sponsor a GriefShare<br />

group beginning Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. The group<br />

is open to anyone in the community or surrounding<br />

area who has experienced the<br />

loss of a spouse, child, family member, or<br />

friend. If you would like to learn more<br />

about GriefShare, check out the website at<br />

http://www.griefshare.org/about.<br />

Registration online is now available at<br />

https://www.griefshare.org/groups/115138.<br />

Call 614-836-5968 or email groveportgriefsharegroup@gmail.com<br />

for information.<br />

welcome;<br />

•Jan. 25—10 a.m., Clear Creek in<br />

Rockbridge, 1, 3 or 5 miles;<br />

•Jan. 26—2 p.m., Inniswood in<br />

Westerville, 2 miles;<br />

•Feb. 1—10 a.m., Blendon Woods in<br />

northeast Columbus, 2 or 4 miles;<br />

•Feb. 2—2 p.m., Scioto Grove in Grove<br />

City, 1 or 2 miles, pets welcome;<br />

•Feb. 8—10 a.m., Highbanks in Lewis<br />

Center, 2.5 or 5 miles;<br />

•Feb. 9—2 p.m., Glacier Ridge in Plain<br />

City, 2 miles, pets welcome;<br />

•Feb. 15—10 a.m., Three Creeks in<br />

Groveport, 1, 3 or 5.6 miles, pets welcome;<br />

•Feb. 16—2 p.m., Slate Run in Canal<br />

Winchester, 2.5 or 5 miles; and<br />

•Feb. 22—10 a.m., Battelle Darby Creek<br />

in Galloway, 2, 4 or 6 miles, pets welcome.<br />

Hikes are free. No registration is<br />

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AUTHORIZING THE SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION<br />

OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE BOARD AND<br />

NO LONGER NEEDED FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES<br />

(Ohio Revised Code §3313.41)<br />

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

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

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

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

the Board has determined to offer for sale at public auction in the manner<br />

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board that:<br />

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

for school purposes.<br />

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

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

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

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

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

has determined the Property is not needed by such schools.<br />

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

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

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

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and conditions as the Board may subsequently impose prior to conducting the auction:<br />

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and our February 9th, <strong>2020</strong> issue<br />

of the Columbus papers.<br />

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Village of Lithopolis<br />

Downtown<br />

Spotlight<br />

Yesteryear’s Antiques<br />

Stop by Yesteryear’s Antiques to<br />

visit multiple rooms of repurposed<br />

custom-made furniture and home<br />

décor items. Anything your heart<br />

desires from primitive to modern can<br />

be found in abundance.<br />

One-of-a-kind, hard to find items<br />

abound in Yesteryear’s charming setting.<br />

Reminiscent of by-gone days,<br />

these memorable finds will bring<br />

back fond memories of years past.<br />

Located at 70 E. Columbus St. in<br />

Lithopolis, normal business hours are<br />

11 a.m. - 6 p.m. seven days a week.<br />

Call 614-266-3418.<br />

Sandine elected mayor<br />

Effective Jan. 1, Eric Sandine<br />

became the new mayor of the village<br />

of Lithopolis. Sandine has experience<br />

for the job as he previously served as<br />

mayor in the past.<br />

www.OldeCountryStoreLithopolis.com<br />

Family Owned and<br />

Operated Since 1926<br />

36 East Columbus Street<br />

Lithopolis, OH 43136<br />

(614) 837-4705<br />

Eileen Law Benson & Kathlynn Benson Moling<br />

Proprietors<br />

Your Local Realtor celebrating 20 years of<br />

helping Home Buyers and Sellers!<br />

Tammy Roof Elliott<br />

614-226-6953 (mobile)<br />

TammyRoofElliott.com<br />

History of Wagnalls<br />

Learn about the history of The Wagnalls<br />

Memorial, 150 E. Columbus St., Lithopolis,<br />

from its founder herself, Mabel Wagnalls<br />

Jones. Librarian and Wagnalls historian<br />

Carol Gaal, will dress as Mabel and give<br />

tours of the building from Mabel’s perspective.<br />

Learn about Mabel’s family, her<br />

famous friends (such as Harry Houdini and<br />

the author O. Henry), and why she wanted<br />

to gift the city of Lithopolis with the<br />

library. You will even visit the “tower<br />

room.” which is usually off-limits to library<br />

guests.<br />

Tours are the second Wednesday of<br />

every month at 7 p.m. They are free of<br />

charge and open to the public.<br />

If you have a larger group that would<br />

like a private tour outside of the public tour<br />

times, email smayzum@wagnalls.org or<br />

call 614-837-4765 ext 126 to make arrangements.<br />

Lithopolis Village Council<br />

Lithopolis Village Council meets the second<br />

and fourth Tuesdays every month at<br />

7:30 p.m. at 11820 Lithopolis Road NW,<br />

Lithopolis. Visit www.lithopolis.org for<br />

information.<br />

Dog Tales<br />

Well-behaved canine friends are here to<br />

read with your kids at The Wagnalls<br />

Faler Feed<br />

Store, Inc.<br />

Serving Central Ohio Since 1936<br />

4360 Cedar Hill Rd. P.O. Box 277<br />

Lithopolis, Ohio 43136<br />

(P) 614-837-4494<br />

(F) 614-837-3273<br />

Falers4360@sbcglobal.net<br />

FalerFeedStore.com<br />

The Pump House<br />

Pizza & Burgers<br />

Spirits<br />

614-837-6823 • 614-837-9306<br />

Dine In and Carry Out<br />

17-21 E. Columbus St. Lithopolis, OH 43136<br />

Mon. - 4pm-11pm<br />

Tues.-Sat. 11am-11pm<br />

www.facebook.com/thepumphouse2017<br />

Fairfield County’s “Best Kept Secret”<br />

Memorial, 150 E. Columbus St., Lithopolis.<br />

Registered therapy dogs offer young readers<br />

a fun environment to learn and mater<br />

their reading skills.<br />

Why read to dogs?<br />

• They create a relaxed environment for<br />

the kids.<br />

• They listen attentively.<br />

• They do not judge, laugh, or criticize.<br />

• They allow your kids to read at their<br />

own pace.<br />

• They are less intimidating than peers<br />

• It’s fun!<br />

Children ages 6-12 may sign up at the<br />

children’s desk for a one-on-one, 15 minute<br />

session with a furry friend.<br />

After three sessions, receive a free book.<br />

Dog Tales meets every Wednesday from<br />

6-7 p.m. in the Children’s area.<br />

Contact The Children’s Department to<br />

sign up for a 15 minute session at 614-837-<br />

4765 ext. 118.<br />

Lithopolis history<br />

Here is some history of Lithopolis,<br />

according the village of Lithopolis’ <strong>January</strong><br />

newsletter:<br />

•The town was originally platted in<br />

1815 and was known as “Centerville.”<br />

•It was chartered as “Lithopolis” in<br />

1836.<br />

•The name “Lithopolis” is Greek for<br />

“Stone City.” It refers to the large deposits<br />

of stone found in and near the town, some<br />

of which was used in the construction of<br />

www.pedregalrestaurant.com<br />

44 E. Columbus Street, Lithopolis, OH 43136<br />

Hours:<br />

Mon.-Thur. 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM<br />

Fri. & Sat. 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM<br />

Sun. 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM<br />

Phone: 614-829-2394 Fax: 614-829-2396<br />

DAILY SPECIALS<br />

HAPPY HOUR 4PM-8PM EVERYDAY<br />

Yesteryear’s<br />

Antiques, LLC<br />

614-266-3418<br />

Always buying antiques &<br />

collectibles, odd and unusual<br />

70 E. Columbus St., Lithopolis, OH 43136<br />

Open 7 Days a Week 11am to 6pm<br />

Please “Like & Follow” us on Facebook<br />

The Wagnalls Memorial Library.<br />

Books and Brews<br />

Books and Brews is a new kind of book<br />

club. Socialize, talk about books and enjoy<br />

a local brew in a laid-back atmosphere.<br />

The club is hosted by the Wagnalls<br />

Memorial Library and meets at the<br />

Eldridge & Fiske Brewing Company, located<br />

at 9 E. Columbus Street in Lithopolis.<br />

Meetings will be held the first Tuesday<br />

of every month at 7 p.m., starting Feb. 4.<br />

At the first meeting participants will<br />

discuss what they’ve been reading and the<br />

direction they would like the club to take.<br />

Wagnalls Memorial Library<br />

Wagnalls Memorial Library, 150 E.<br />

Columbus St., Lithopolis, is open Monday -<br />

Thursday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday: 10<br />

a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed on Friday and<br />

Sunday.<br />

For information call (614) 837-4765 or<br />

visit www.wagnalls.org.<br />

Lithopolis Garden Club<br />

welcomes all gardeners<br />

Lithopolis Garden Club meets the first<br />

Tuesday each month at 1 p.m. in the<br />

Community Building at Wagnalls<br />

Memorial in Lithopolis.<br />

Anyone interested in gardening and<br />

meeting other gardeners are invited to<br />

Maple time!<br />

The following activity will be held at<br />

Slate Run Living Historical Farm, 1375<br />

State Route 674 North, Canal<br />

Winchester:<br />

•Feb. 22-23 and Feb. 29, 1-3 p.m.:<br />

Maple Time - Sample this sweet treat and<br />

learn about making maple syrup the<br />

1880s way. A short hike to the sugarbush<br />

leaves the farm at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Sap<br />

collecting and boiling depends on the<br />

weather but all other activities will take<br />

place. Call 614-833-1880 to see if the sap<br />

is flowing.<br />

Lithopolis Village Office<br />

The Lithopolis Village Office is located<br />

at 11820 Lithopolis Road, NW. The regular<br />

office hours are 9 a.m to 4 p.m.,<br />

Monday through Friday, with the exception<br />

of observed holidays. The mailing<br />

address is P.O. Box 278, 11820 Lithopolis<br />

Rd NW, Lithopolis, Ohio 43136. Contact<br />

numbers are: phone: (614) 837-203; and<br />

fax: (614) 837-2722.<br />

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