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PAGE 2 - WESTSIDE MESSENGER - February 23, 2020 Indoor duathlon event The Prairie Township Community Center is hosting the 2020 indoor duathlon on Sunday March 22. This event consists of a 15-minute walk/run, 25-minute indoor cycle, and finishes with a 20-minute 22nd Annual “Best Fish Dinner in Town!” Baked Cod and Fried Perch ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA CHURCH Fridays in Lent: Feb. 28th - April 3rd, 4:30 - 7:30 PM Fried Ocean Perch or Baked Cod with choice of two sides: • Baked Potato • Sweet Potato • Macaroni & Cheese • French Fries • Cole Slaw • Applesauce Includes Roll & butter, Homemade Dessert & Free Coffee ADULTS: $11.00 • SENIORS $10.50; CHILDREN (10 & UNDER) $5.00 (Free under 3) Xtra Large Fish Platter - $16.00. Special Family pricing 1600 N. Hague Ave. INFO: 614-279-1690 walk/run. There will be three waves with eight spots each with the first wave starting at 7:30 a.m. The cost for this event is $30 until March 21 and $35 if you sign up on race day. Space is limited so reserve a spot. All participants with receive a finishers medal. To sign up, visit www.prairietownship.org, call 614-907-7990 or sign up at the community center in person. Fish fry The St. Cecilia Knights of Columbus will be hosting its annual fish fries starting POLICY Continued from page 1 Cincinnati-based community engagement and strategy company, to host the city’s CHOCTAW LAKE CRAFT BAZAAR Sat., February 29 th 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Choctaw Lake Lodge 2875 Oneida Dr. London STOP IN FOR LUNCH! community events Friday Feb. 28 and will be held each Friday through April 3 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, 434 Norton Road. The hours of operation will be 5 to 7:30 p.m. and the cost is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors and $4.50 for children. Free meal at Hoge Memorial There will be a free hot meal served at Hoge Memorial Presbyterian Church, 2930 W. Broad St., from 5 to 6 p.m. every Saturday. For more information, contact the first Policy Pitch Night, a civic competition for residents who have a policy idea to solve a problem, improve quality of life, or to make city government work better for all. Columbus residents of any age can submit a policy pitch for the competition by March 1 and can seek help from Cohear to hone their concept into a policy submission. Once the submission window has closed, a group of grassroots leaders and community members will then score the submissions and determine the top five finalists, who will have five to seven minutes to present their policy idea at an event on March 31. The audience will cast votes to select the www.columbusmessenger.com church at 276-5433 or visit www.hogepresby.org. Breakfast to benefit Special Olympics The Westgate Masonic Lodge #623 is preparing breakfasts once a month to benefit the Special Olympics. The public is invited to have breakfast the second Saturday of each month. Adults pay $6, children age 3 and above pay $3 while children under 3 eat free. Serving is from 9 a.m. to noon. final winner. After the community selects the winning policy, Brown will champion the issue at City Hall. Policy Pitch Night originated in Cincinnati two years ago when Cincinnati City Council Member P.G. Sittenfeld partnered with Cohear, pledging to bring the winning policy to City Hall. The annual event has been a resounding success in Cincinnati, and the Cohear team is proud to bring this opportunity to the Columbus community for the first time. Residents must submit their policy ideas at cohear.typeform.com/to/FdAv6D by 10 p.m. on Sunday, March 1. FREE "For Sale by Owner" seminar! Reserve your spot today! Saturday, February, 29, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Columbus Metropolitan Library Franklinton 1061 W. Town Street Columbus, Ohio 43222 R.S.V.P. your name, # of people, and your email address to: anthony.marcino@kingthompson.com or call (614) 330-2520 ANTHONY MARCINO Realtor ® operated by a subsidary of NRT LLC 4535 W. Dublin-Granville Rd. Dublin, OH 43017 anthonymarcino@cbintouch.com C: 614-330-2520
www.columbusmessenger.com By Amanda Ensinger Staff Writer The drug epidemic continues to afflict the westside and Franklin Township has seen the impact firsthand as a rash of overdoses have been reported. At a recent board meeting, officials discussed the ongoing problem. “There has been a dramatic spike in overdoses since the beginning of the month,” said Franklin Township Assistant Police Chief David Ratliff. “There must have been a bad batch because we have had multiple overdoses in the same day.” According to trustee Aryeh Alex, the situation is so bad right now that the Franklin County Coroner’s Office and prosecutor’s office have released statements cautioning drug users that there are fatal doses of heroin and cocaine spiked with fentanyl on the streets right now in an attempt to caution users. According to the coroner’s office, 10 people died of fatal overdoses in Columbus neighborhoods in the westside, south side and Linden area within 24 hours recently. Other crime issues were also discussed at the meeting, including an update on criminal activity for 2019. In 2019, township police took 7,194 dispatch runs, drove more than 62,000 miles, wrote 1,197 citations and took 294 accident reports. “We also wrote 8,378 camera citations,” Ratliff said. “Meaning this was the amount of people we cited for speeding in the township via our new traffic camera system.” The new traffic camera system cites drivers for going 10 miles per hour or more over the speed limit. One police officer operates the handheld camera during school hours and monitors for speeders. “Each speeding ticket is priced at a flat $100 fee,” said Franklin Township Police Chief Byron Smith. “This is significantly lower than the average speeding ticket in Ohio, which starts at about $140 and goes up with an increase in speed.” The township has raised several hundred thousand on the citations in 2019. Out of those funds, 59 percent went to the police department for school safety, 2 percent went to the community scholarship fund, 2 percent went to community engagement and the remaining funds went to the general fund and road department. As a result of the new ticketing system, the township has used those funds to award three $1,000 scholarships to local graduating seniors. The township also donated $1,000 to the Ohio Youth Development for the Havenwood Afterschool Youth Scholarship Program and gave $200 to Franklin Heights High School’s Special Olympics Fund. In other news, the township is considering partnering with the county and city to create a tiny homes community. “They have done these in Denver and they have been very successful,” said John Fleshman, township trustee. “If we could find a large piece of land and figure out sewer and water hookup, it could be a very successful project. We also would be the first community in Ohio to offer this.” February 23, 2020 - WESTSIDE MESSENGER - PAGE 3 Government Focus Overdoses and speeding tickets discussed in Franklin Twp. For the project to start, the township would have to find a property that has at least 15 lots. “If we could find a property of this size, the tax revenue this could generate would be very beneficial to the township,” Fleshman said. “It would be a great investment in the community.” DENTAL Insurance Physicians Mutual Insurance Company A less expensive way to help get the dental care you deserve If you’re over 50, you can get coverage for about $1 a day* Keep your own dentist! You can go to any dentist you want NO annual or lifetime cap on the cash benefits you can receive FREE Information Kit 1-877-308-2834 www.dental50plus.com/cadnet No wait for preventive care and no deductibles – you could get a checkup tomorrow Coverage for over 350 procedures including cleanings, exams, fillings, crowns…even dentures *Individual plan. Product not available in MN, MT, NH, NM, RI, VT, WA. Acceptance guaranteed for one insurance policy/certificate of this type. Contact us for complete details about this insurance solicitation. This specific offer is not available in CO, NY; call 1-800-969-4781 or respond for similar offer. Certificate C250A (ID: C250E; PA: C250Q); Insurance Policy P150 (GA: P150GA; NY: P150NY; OK: P150OK; TN: P150TN) 6096E-0917 MB17-NM008Ec Frank’s Fish and Seafood Market LENT SPECIALS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE! •Cod Fillets •Haddock Fillets •Flounder Fillets •Faroe Island Salmon •Atlantic Salmon •Halibut Fillets WE ACCEPT •Swordfish Steaks All Major Credit Cards •Orange Roughy EBT Cards (SNAP) •Ocean Perch Fillets •Assorted Wine. All State Minium Price
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