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PAGE 8 - SOUTHEAST MESSENGER - <strong>July</strong> 12, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Township Police statistics<br />
June crime statistics for Madison<br />
Township, according to the Madison<br />
Township Police: 68 assist/mutual aid, 7<br />
animal complaints, 5 burglary, 28 domestic<br />
complaints, 8 missing persons, 21 suspicious<br />
persons, 14 larceny/thefts, 5 assaults,<br />
12 threats or harassment, 125 traffic stops,<br />
11 property damage accidents, 16 hots<br />
fired in area, 14 vandalism, 7 hit-skip accidents,<br />
35 parking, 10 juvenile complaints,<br />
2 driving under the influence.<br />
Township police honored<br />
The Madison Township Police<br />
Department recently received distinction<br />
through the Ohio Collaborative<br />
Community-Police Advisory Board as a certified<br />
Law Enforcement agency in the state<br />
of Ohio. This certification was made possible<br />
through the township police department’s<br />
policies which focus on communitypolice<br />
relations in areas such as use-offorce,<br />
bias-free policing, and investigation<br />
of employee misconduct, among others.<br />
Obetz budget cuts<br />
The coronavirus pandemic has created<br />
record unemployment and a host of other<br />
economic problems that caused Obetz’s two<br />
main sources of funding – income tax and<br />
event revenue – to dramatically decrease<br />
for the remainder of the year.<br />
Obetz officials estimate at least a 10<br />
percent drop in income tax revenue, and<br />
this, coupled with additional expenses the<br />
village took on to help prevent the spread<br />
of COVID-19, are what lead to the $2.1 million<br />
cuts in village funding in June.<br />
“Our council essentially put a pause button<br />
on any non-essential spending. And it<br />
will remain that way until the fall,” said<br />
Obetz Village Administrator Rod Davisson.<br />
“We’re taking our resources and we’re centralizing<br />
those to keep the heart and the<br />
brain of Obetz alive so we can function.”<br />
Davisson said fundamental services -<br />
including but not limited to police, fire,<br />
water, streets, groundskeeping and facilities<br />
management - are still operating and<br />
have continued to operate throughout the<br />
pandemic.<br />
Major cuts were made in spending areas<br />
such as printing, training, advertising and<br />
community events.<br />
Groveport history<br />
The Groveport Heritage Museum contains<br />
photographs, artifacts, and documents<br />
about Groveport’s history. The<br />
museum is located in Groveport Town Hall,<br />
648 Main St., and is open during Groveport<br />
Town Hall’s operating hours. However,<br />
currently, Town Hall is closed to the public<br />
due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.<br />
Call 614-836-3333 for information.<br />
Our Pictorial Past by Rick Palsgrove<br />
Marion Gray<br />
www.columbusmessenger.com<br />
Groveport did not have a Fourth of<br />
<strong>July</strong> parade this year due to the ongoing<br />
coronavirus pandemic. Here’s a<br />
look back at the city’s 2012 Fourth of<br />
<strong>July</strong> parade which featured decorated<br />
World War II veteran Sgt. Marion Gray,<br />
then age 93, of Groveport, as the<br />
grand marshal. Gray, a combat medic,<br />
was the first Franklin County man<br />
wounded in the battle of D-Day on<br />
June 6, 1944. “You’ve all read about D-<br />
Day,” Gray said. “But you had to be<br />
there to see it. Only two of us from our<br />
outfit of 285 are left today. Only 18 of<br />
us moved forward on D-Day. The rest<br />
were either killed or wounded.” He<br />
recalled holding his buddies in his<br />
arms and trying to keep them alive as<br />
medical supplies dwindled during the<br />
battle. Gray was wounded on Omaha Beach and was told he could go home, but he<br />
returned to his unit and fought on at Saint-Lo, the Rhine, The Roer River and right<br />
up to V-E day on May 8, 1945. For his service, Gray earned the Bronze Star Medal,<br />
the Purple Heart Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-<br />
Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Bronze Star attachment (Quadruple) &<br />
Arrowhead, the World War II Victory Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, Combat<br />
Medical Badge (1st Award), Honorable Service Lapel Button (World War II) and the<br />
Knight of the Legion of Honor, which is the highest award given by France to those<br />
individuals who achieved remarkable deeds for France, a nation he helped liberate.<br />
(Photo courtesy of the <strong>Southeast</strong> <strong>Messenger</strong>.)<br />
BRICE<br />
UNITED METHODIST<br />
CHURCH<br />
3160 Brice Road<br />
Brice, Ohio 43109<br />
614-866-3025<br />
Come Meet our New Pastor<br />
Nick Shaw<br />
Sunday Morning Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.<br />
Be a Part of Our Local Worship Guide<br />
Our Worship Guide is geared toward celebrating faith and helping readers connect<br />
with religious resources in our community. Make sure these readers know<br />
how you can help with a presence in this very special section distributed to more<br />
than 19,000 households in the <strong>Southeast</strong> area.<br />
Contact us today to secure your spot in our Worship Guide.<br />
614.272.5422 • kathy@columbusmessenger.com<br />
southeast<br />
Please visit the<br />
<strong>Southeast</strong> Church<br />
of your choice.<br />
List your Worship<br />
Services here.<br />
For info. call 614-272-5422<br />
SUMMER BLAST!<br />
ELVIS<br />
featuring<br />
Mike Albert<br />
and the Big E Band<br />
Friday,<br />
August 14, <strong>2020</strong><br />
VILLA MILANO<br />
1630 Schrock Rd.<br />
Dinner/Show Tickets $ 51.00<br />
Tables of 10 Available<br />
Tickets by Phone: 614-792-3135<br />
Still Good Seats Available<br />
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NO REFUNDS
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