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PAGE 6 - SOUTHEAST MESSENGER - March 8, 2020 columbusmessenger.com “Prepare Your Mind & Body for the Times!” 614-866-1818 www.kidsinkarate.com Letters policy The Southeast Messenger welcomes letters to the editor. Letters cannot be libelous. Letters that do not have a signature, address, and telephone number, or are signed with a pseudonym, will be rejected. PLEASE BE BRIEF AND TO THE POINT. The Messenger reserves the right to edit or refuse publication of any letter for any reason. Opinions expressed in the letters are not necessarily the views of the Messenger. Mail letters to: Southeast Messenger, 3500 Sullivant Avenue, Columbus, OH 43204; or by email to southeast@columbusmessenger.com. In the 19th century, John S. Rarey was known throughout the world for his talent and skills in humanely training horses, such as the mighty stallion Cruiser. column A ride through town www.columbusmessenger.com with Rarey and Cruiser Editor’s Notebook Soapcitylaundry.com 2056 Lockbourne Rd. Columbus, OH 43207 (614) 443-7627 Rick Palsgrove But, we also must remember that Rarey and Cruiser were residents of Groveport and spent many days in town just living their daily lives far from the fame and crowds of Rarey’s popular horse training exhibitions. While at his Ohio home, Rarey was known for riding Cruiser around the streets of Groveport and the nearby countryside for exercise and enjoyment. I can picture a pleasant spring morning in the early 1860s when Rarey would walk out the door of his mansion on Main Street (later known as the Elmont Hotel and which sat on the site of the current Groveport Madison Middle School Central) and saddle up Cruiser for a ride. Maybe the pair would trot out to Main Street and head west through town. I imagine I can hear Cruiser’s hooves clomp, clomping on the wooden floor boards of the Main Street bridge over the Ohio and Erie Canal as they passed through the downtown business area. While some homes and storefronts we see today were there in 1860, the now familiar Groveport Town Hall was not built until 1876. Instead, the site of Town Hall was the original front lawn of John’s brother, William’s own stately home. Rarey and Cruiser would ride further west down the unpaved Main Street, past the smattering of houses and shops, many of them made from brick produced in Groveport. It’s possible some residents and shopkeepers would wave to Rarey and Cruiser as they trotted by, or maybe they didn’t pay much attention to them because Rarey and Cruiser were probably a familiar sight and, even though Rarey was world famous, in his hometown he was still just John, the fellow they’d seen grow up in Groveport. As Rarey and Cruiser rode along they likely passed other riders on horseback or horse drawn wagons that rumbled along the way. Cruiser’s hooves would splash across the shallow Joppa Ditch that ran where Brook Alley now exists. Soon the pair would come upon the formidable Groveport United Methodist JOHN S. RAREY Church, a brick structure built in 1836 at Main and College streets and which would later be replaced by the current church in 1908. Rarey himself donated the bell, which was cast in England, for this church. Next they would pass the Campbell Hotel on the northwest corner of Main and College streets, a site that is now a vacant lot. The Campbell Hotel is said to have once hosted the famous 19th century politicians John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay, who it is rumored stayed there once on there way to Ohio’s capital, Columbus. The further west Rarey and Cruiser would ride, the fewer homes they would pass and by the time they reached West Street they would be at the edge of town as the area beyond this last street opened up into farm fields and orchards. Maybe they turned south on West and then east on Cherry Street where they would eventually pass the brick home of Groveport’s first mayor, Abraham Shoemaker. On to College Street they would go, turning towards the canal on the south edge of town and then maybe following its route back to Main Street passing by the blacksmith shop at Crooked Alley and Cherry Street and then up and across the canal bridge heading east. Figuring Cruiser would like a run, Rarey would then head east out of town and let the mighty horse stretch his legs in the open countryside, as the speed of Cruiser would make the trees and fields a blur. After the spirited run, they would then return home to the stable and Rarey would brush his fine horse. The morning ride, complete, I’d like to think Rarey would enter his home, get a cup of coffee, sit on his porch, listen to the quiet, and watch the passers-by on Main Street. Rick Palsgrove is editor of the Southeast Messenger.
www.columbusmessenger.com March 8, 2020 - SOUTHEAST MESSENGER - PAGE 7 entertainment Moss elevates material in “e Invisible Man” As Marvel began its takeover at the box office, competing studios decided they too wanted in on that sweet cash flow with their own expanded universe. The goal, besides raking in that sweet cash, was to re-introduce the audience to their famed properties via stand-alone films and then tie those threads into a larger feature with all of its popular creations. The problem with this, they would soon learn, is that not all of those creations were as popular as Marvel superheroes. One such studio that tried its hand at replicating Marvel Studios’ success was Universal Pictures. In 2014, the Dark Universe was launched with “Dracula Untold” and then “The Mummy” with Tom Cruise followed three years later. In between came an announcement that Russell Crowe was in talks to portray “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” while Johnny Depp was set for “The Invisible Man.” Then all of those plans came to a screeching halt when the studios realized that the audience hated those two films and weren’t all that excited about the potential of the latter ones either. In 2018, the studio was forced to announce the death of the Dark Universe but one could make a strong case that it The Reel Deal really started with the uninspired “Dracula Untold.” That was a true stinker of a film and those who have not seen it should consider themselves fortunate. But, much like its famed vampire, the plans did not stay dead and a rebirth of sorts was announced via a partnership Dedra Cordle with Blumhouse Productions. Together, their first step was the launch of “The Invisible Man” sans Depp. In a somewhat inspired move, writer and director Leigh Whannell transformed this H.G. Wells creation by turning him into a true 21st century nightmare — the tech bro who hates privacy. In the film, Elisabeth Moss plays Cecila Kass, the long-suffering girlfriend of tech genius Adrian Griffin (Oliver Jackson- Cohen). After years of emotional, mental and physical abuse, she decides to spring herself free of him with the help of her sister Emily (Harriett Dyer). While hiding out in the home of a childhood friend, Cecila learns that Adrian has killed himself. Just as she is trying to wrap her head around these events, she learns via his equally slimy brother Tom (Michael Dorman) that he has left her $5 million in his will with the odd stipulation that she not “commit any crimes.” As Cecila makes progress in her recovery, she begins to experience strange occurrences such as misplaced items, bed sheets that roll off the body without any thrashing and the feeling of eyes all over her body. After she sees footprints on the floor one night, she begins to suspect that Adrian is still alive and has used his vast knowledge in the field of optics to render himself invisible. When no one believes her theory, she decides to takes steps to try to rid him of her life once and for all. A positive in this film is the acting from Moss, who elevates the material from the occasional clunky dialogue and the unfortunate unraveling of the latter half. This is not a movie that holds up well upon deeper thought but her acting saves the film from its lesser parts. Another positive is the use of lingering shots of inconspicuous furniture and doorways to ratchet up the tension in lieu of a physical being. That aspect of the film works, which makes the unveiling of the invisibility all the more confusing. A negative of this film is with the computer graphic imagery, which ranges from bad to laughable at points throughout. The director made a great decision with the use of angles but not so great ones as it pertained to the unveiling of the invisibility cloak. “The Invisible Man” is not funny, but one cannot help but laugh at some of the CGI. All in all, “The Invisible Man” is a decent thriller that surprisingly manages to take the trauma of domestic abuse survivors seriously. With a deft hand by Moss, it’s a compassionate film that is elevated by her performance despite iffy dialogue and several gaping plot holes. I’m not sure where they plan to go with this property next, but if she’s there leading the way, I think I would be too. Grade: B- Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer and columnist. Dine Originals Week at the Paddock Pub and Links of Groveport 1005 Richardson Rd, Groveport, OH 43125 Monday - Sunday, March 23 - 29, 2020 1st Course Orzo Salad orzo, spinach, tomato, roasted yellow pepper, sundried tomato vinaigrette Lobster Bisque crème fraiche Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms lemon shallot butter $25 per person dineoroginalscolumbus.com The Menu 2nd Course Lemon and Rosemary Roasted Chicken wilted spinach, roasted fingerling potatoes Vegetable Primavera sautéed fresh vegetables, fettuccine, garlic basil oil Gorgonzola Crusted Sirloin 6 oz sirloin, demi-glace, garlic mashed potatoes, vegetable of the day 3rd Course Caramel Apple Tart Thin Mint Cheesecake Chocolate Mousse with Berries
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