Southwest Messenger - July 26th, 2020
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Slow-pitch softball in Grove City<br />
Grove City Parks and Recreation is<br />
offering adult slow-pitch softball leagues<br />
for a late summer/fall season featuring a 1-<br />
1 starting pitch count instead of the onepitch<br />
format used in most fall leagues.<br />
Register by team through <strong>July</strong> 31.<br />
Leagues playing one night per week are<br />
available for women’s, men’s and co-rec<br />
teams at competitive and recreational levels.<br />
The women’s league plays Mondays;<br />
men’s leagues play Tuesdays, Wednesdays<br />
or Thursdays; and co-rec leagues play<br />
Fridays or Sundays. The registration fee is<br />
$290 per team for an eight-game season<br />
that begins the week of Aug. 16. Teams<br />
play at Fryer Park, 3899 Orders Road, as<br />
daylight permits. Monday through Friday<br />
leagues move to Windsor Park, 4330<br />
Dudley Ave., to play under the lights once<br />
needed.<br />
Registration is by team with payment<br />
due in full by the managers’ meeting Aug.<br />
6. To register, call the parks and recreation<br />
office at 614-277-3050. For more information,<br />
call the Grove City Parks and<br />
Recreation office or visit<br />
GroveCityOhio.gov.<br />
Mask-a-on<br />
The South-Western Council of PTA will<br />
host a Mask-a-Thon from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.<br />
Aug. 8. Residents are asked to drop off<br />
new/unused over-the-ear disposable or<br />
homemade cloth face masks to any of the<br />
four South-Western City Schools high<br />
schools (Grove City, Central Crossing,<br />
Franklin Heights and Westland).<br />
Monetary donations will also be accepted.<br />
The masks will be given to students in the<br />
district.<br />
Drive-by cookout<br />
LifeCare Alliance will host a drive-by<br />
cookout at the E.L. Evans Senior Center.<br />
Lunch will be grilled and then passed<br />
through the vehicle’s window from 11:30<br />
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. <strong>July</strong> 29 and on Aug. 5.<br />
This event is for those 60 and older. There<br />
is no cost for the lunch but donations are<br />
welcome. The Evans Center is located at<br />
4330 Dudley Ave. in Grove City. For more<br />
information, contact Leah Bunck at 614-<br />
437-2854 or lbunck@lifecarealliance.org.<br />
Food Truck Festival<br />
and Shop Hop<br />
The Heart of Grove City is hosting the<br />
Food Truck Festival and Shop Hop from 4<br />
to 9 p.m. Aug. 7. Patrons can enjoy a summer<br />
evening strolling and shopping in the<br />
historic Grove City Town Center. For additional<br />
information, visit www.heartofgrovecity.org.<br />
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