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September 6 -19, 2020 www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XLI, No. 15 

Messenger photos by Linda Dillman 

Canal Winchester 

falls to Kilbourne 

The Canal Winchester Indians football team (above) held 

their first game of an abbreviated six-game regular season 

on Aug. 28 against the Worthington Kilbourne 

Wolves. 

The Wolves defeated the Indians 33-14. 

At right, Canal Winchester running back Stephan Byrd 

takes a hand-off and heads down the field in the Aug. 28 

game against the Worthington Kilbourne Wolves. Byrd 

rushed for 145 yards and one touchdown. 

Each office independently 

owned and operated. 

CW considers law 

declaring racism a 

public health issue 

By Linda Dillman 

Staff Writer 

A fresh air solution to exercise in Obetz 


Staff Writer 

Obetz residents looking for activities 

can soon take advantage of working out 

outdoors when a portion of the athletic center’s 

equipment is moved from the COVID- 

19 closed facility to a nearby concrete pad. 

“The Obetz Athletic Club (OAC) liked 

the idea of a fresh air solution,” said Mayor 

Angela Kirk. 

According to youth sports manager 

Jacob Gifford, the OAC Lite opened on 

Sept. 1 and will remain open until at least 

2021. 

“Obetz recognizes the value of safe 

socialization and good health during this 

difficult time,” said Gifford. “Essentially, 

we have repurposed space next to the 

Obetz Athletic Club to create an outdoor 

gym. For now, the operating hours will be 

Monday through Friday from sunrise to 

sunset, Saturday from sunrise to 3 p.m. 

and we will be closed on Sunday.” 

Because the facility is dependent on 

daylight, the time will adjust every day. 

Lights may be added later in the year. The 

location is weather permitting for safety 

reasons. 

The equipment is available to members 

of the community age 18 and older who are 

residents or pay village income tax. After 

showing proof of residency or tax, an identification 

card will be issued. 

There is no shade covering over the area 

and there will be limited equipment available, 

since not all of it is suitable for outdoor 

use. In addition, there are no lockers, 

changing areas or showers, but a porta 

john is available. 

“We are trying to give people options 

because we can’t use the Obetz Athletic 

Club,” said Kirk. “It was equipment we 

were going to replace anyhow.” 

Kirk said another outdoor facility, the 

splash pad in the heart of Obetz, is popular 

with residents seeking relief from the heat 

and for children looking for a fun and cooling 

way to spend the day. 

“We have a lot of people using it,” said 

Kirk. “We’ll shut it down after the Labor 

Day weekend, so we can get the last little 

bit of summer fun out of it.” 

Delivery truck traffic 

Frustration with delivery vehicles clogging 

Obetz’ residential streets by using 

them as a cut through from warehouse 

facilities could come to an end following 

installation of new signage and a step-up 

in enforcement. 

“No Thru Traffic signs are going up in 

neighborhoods to stop delivery trucks from 

using the streets as through streets,” said 

Kirk. “If they’re in the neighborhood, they 

have to prove they’re making a delivery. 

Cutting through is a big issue and those 

See OBETZ, page 2 

Canal Winchester residents are reaching out to city council in 

going on the record identifying racism as a public health crisis… 

and the council is ready to act. 

During an Aug. 31 Canal Winchester City Council committee 

meeting, Councilwoman Jill Amos said residents have asked 

council to consider legislation similar to a resolution Lithopolis 

recently adopted. 

“Our community is asking us to acknowledge racism is a public 

health issue and to stop turning a blind eye,” said Amos. “I think 

it is something we should consider so our community knows we 

stand with them.” 

Councilman Chuck Milliken wanted language with more 

impact than a resolution. 

“I think a resolution is more an empty gesture, where an ordinance 

is more an action,” Milliken said. “I want to make sure we 

get this right. I want it very centered and focused on Canal 

Winchester.” 

Council President Mike Walker wants an expert from the 

Franklin County Health Department to attend a council meeting 

and “walk us through it.” 

“I think it would be good to have someone come in and share 

more facts and details,” added Councilman Will Bennett. “What 

kind of solutions are they enacting?” 

See CW, page 2 

Pages 7 - 10

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Obetz creates utility director job 

Obetz Village Council passed an ordinance establishing the 

position of director of utilities at an annual salary of $110,000. 

“The position was created to help with the Obetz Utilities longrange 

planning and operations–including but not limited to 

maintenance and capital improvements,” said Obetz Village 

Administrator Rod Davisson. 

Todd Garwick, previously worked with the city of Dublin for 

more than a dozen years in their utility department as a civil 

engineer. 

Prior to that, he was a project manager for EMH&T for 11 

years. 

He started working for Obetz on Aug. 31 as utility director. 

The primary responsibility for the new director is planning and 

operating Obetz’ existing and new utilities, along with other 

duties as necessary to fulfill the mission of the village. 

“He brings a lot to the table we are in need of,” said Mayor 

Angela Kirk. 

CW hydrant flushing 

Canal Winchester’s Division of Water 

will flush fire hydrants between 8 a.m. and 

3:30 p.m., Monday — Friday, from Sept. 21 

— Oct. 9. If you see a hydrant being flushed 

on your street, avoid running tap water, 

washing machines or dishwashers until 

flushing in your area is complete. 

During hydrant flushing, tap water 

may appear discolored. Although a slight 

discoloration may last for a few hours, it 

does not affect the taste or water quality. 

Discoloration only affects the appearance 

of the water and poses no health threat. 

•If you encounter discolored water, 

shut your water off and wait several minutes. 

After waiting, check the clarity by 

running cold water for a few minutes to 

allow new water to flow into your pipes. If 

the water is still discolored, wait a few 

minutes and check again. It may be a few 

hours before the water is completely clear. 

•Avoid washing laundry during flushing 

hours. Wait until water runs clear 

from your tap, then begin with a load of 

dark laundry before doing lights or whites. 

•If water pressure or volume seems 

low, check your faucet screens for trapped 

particles. 

For information contact Canal 

Winchester’s Division of Water at 614-837- 

5623 or 614 837-7716. 

OBETZ 

Continued from page 1 

roads weren’t built for that.” 

Fortress Obetz’ new video monitor 

A new video monitor at Fortress Obetz will not only 

afford the village better imagery on a larger screen, it 

could also serve as its own entertainment venue as an 

outdoor movie screen. 

Obetz Village Administrator Rod Davisson said the 

village was originally discussing a smaller screen. But, 

an order cancellation by Facebook for the 36x18 foot 

6mm $850,000 device at the $460,000 price tag for the 

smaller screen is an opportunity the village is not passing 

up. 

“The money is there,” Davisson said. “The Zucchini 

CW 

Summer fun 

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Messenger photo by Pat Donahue 

Four-year-old Riley Burrows and her sister, Reagan, who is 

almost age two, recently enjoyed a nice August day with 

their mom in Obetz Community Center Park. 

Festival (which was cancelled due to the pandemic) 

budget is $500,000. For us, it’s a plug-and-play. We 

may need some structural improvements. We learned 

from the events that we have had during the pandemic, 

that we needed video capabilities on the front of the 

Fortress. It will expand the village’s opportunities to 

engage our residents. 

Davisson said there are five boards currently at the 

Fortress. 

“This board will replace the front marquis, which 

will be repurposed as a community information sign. I 

don’t have the contract finalized, so no completion date 

yet,” said Davisson. 

Continued from page 1 

On May 12, the health department joined a growing 

number of cities and counties across the nation by 

declaring racism as a health crisis and that racism in 

Ohio and Franklin County affects the entire community. 

According to the health department, racism, not 

race, also causes disproportionately high rates of 

homelessness, incarceration, poor education, and economic 

hardship for African Americans. An emerging 

body of research demonstrates that racism itself is a 

social determinant of health. 

“Much of this work begins by understanding that 

race is a social construct,” said Dr. Arthur James, 

board of health member. “Our racial categorization of 

people has no biological basis. The genome project has 

proven to us that all humans are 99.9 percent the 

same.” 

Franklin County Health Commissioner Joe Mazzola 

said racism may be intentional or unintentional, but 

everyone must address injustices caused by racism and 

support actions at all levels to ensure equal opportunity 

for all. 

Amos said she will wait to create a template for legislation 

pending further input from the county and city 

council. 

New municipal complex 

TRIAD Architects Project Manager Jocelyn Krosky 

updated council on design development for the new 

municipal complex. She said offices, council chambers 

and tenant space can be accessed from a central lobby. 

There is seating for 54 people in the council chambers 

with overflow space available in the lobby, along 

with video monitors to watch the action taking place 

inside. 

Contract Services Administrator Bill Sims said 

there are also plans to have a more secure window situation 

in the lobby for customers paying bills/fees in 

person. 

“That’s an improvement over what we have currently,” 

said Sims. “The council seating area is elevated 

and there’s also an executive session room. It should 

give you a little more room than what you now have.” 

The kitchen in the community center space can 

accommodate equipment for an occupancy load of 120 

individuals seated at round tables.


CW Farmers’ Market 

The Canal Winchester Farmers’ Market 

is held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon 

at the Canal Winchester Historical 

Complex located at the corner of Oak and 

North High streets in historic downtown 

Canal Winchester through September. 

For the list of vendors that will be 

attending each Saturday, check out the 

CW Farmers’ Market Facebook page each 

week. 

Masks and social distancing are 

required. 

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Destination CW’s 

scarecrow contest 

Destination: Canal Winchester will host 

a scarecrow contest in historic downtown 

Canal Winchester in October. 

Area businesses and homes are encouraged 

to create and display their scarecrows. 

Awards will be given in various categories. 

Follow Destination: Canal 

Winchester's Facebook page for further 

information. at www.facebook.com/destinationcw/. 

PHOTO CONTEST WINNER FOR AUGUST 2020 

Photo courtesy of Victor Paini 

Anna Machamer of the Canal Winchester Middle School golf team is shown here 

teeing off on what was the first ever tee shot for a member of the school’s girls golf 

team. 

CWMS’ golf is growing 

By Rick Palsgrove 

South Editor 

The golf team is on the upswing at 

Canal Winchester Middle School. 

“We have 16 kids - 11 boys and 5 girls 

- this year,” said Canal Winchester 

Middle School head golf coach Victor 

Paini. “I’m glad we have so many golfers 

this year. We have enough girl golfers 

now that we can start our first ever middle 

school girls golf team.” 

When asked why it is important to get 

young golfers started in the sport at the 

middle school level, Paini said, “The 

sooner the better. Golf is a lifelong activity 

that they can master. You can start 

playing golf at an early age and play the 

sport forever.” 

Paini said golf teaches the kids discipline, 

etiquette, and how to face adversity. 

“The game combines mental and physical 

aspects,” said Paini. 

Both the boys and girls teams have 

started play this season with the boys 

losing to Bloom-Carroll and the girls finishing 

second in a three way golf match 

with two Olentangy middle school teams. 

Paini said the boy and girls teams will 

play a dozen or so matches this season. 

Paini said one of the team’s top golfers 

is Anna Machamer. 

“She is disciplined, has a smooth 

swing, putts and chips well, and can 

manage a course,” said Paini. “She has 

confidence when she walks on the golf 

course.” 

Two other strong players are Carter 

Armintrout and Easton Schlyer. 

“Carter hits it far and straight off the 

tee and Easton is also strong off the tee 

and he also has a good short game,” said 

Paini. 

Paini said the school’s golf program is 

growing. 

“Interest in the program is high,” said 

Paini. “The community is growing and 

there’s been a pent up demand for new 

activities and athletic opportunities. This 

golf program is one of those opportunities.” 

For information call the middle school 

at (614) 833-2151 or visit cwschools.org. 

Photo taken by Lisa Boggs


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Bunnies always keep me hopping 

I’ve had a long relationship with rabbits, dating back to the late 

1970s. 

My first was a tiny white angora puffball 

Places 

Linda 

Dillman 

baby bunny I bought for our now 40-ish 

daughter who was age two at the time. 

Wendell, a name that suited him well had 

the run of our house at a time when most 

bunnies lived out their lives in cages. I don’t 

know why we did that–which is the norm 

today–but somehow Wendell had free range, 

except when he chewed through electrical 

cords and was banished to the mud room for 

a little while. 

If you rattled a Dorito bag in the living 

room, he would fly through the kitchen (sometimes 

colliding with the cabinets on a bad 

turn) and race to wherever you were, sit up 

and beg for a chip. 

Our daughter carried him around like a 

rag doll, but he didn’t care. Sadly, we could 

not take him with us to our next duty station, 

so we found him even better digs with a fully 

fenced-in backyard and a family that loved 

him as much as we did in the two years he lived with us. 

When we returned to the states, we adopted our first dog and 

shortly thereafter we welcomed another rabbit into our home. 

Barney was a velvety soft mini Rex that looked a lot like a real-life 

version of Bugs Bunny and lived outside in a grand hutch my 

daddy built. 

While he spent part of his days in the hutch, our younger 

daughter brought him inside at every opportunity. He became so 

tame, he would sit in the passenger seat in our mini-van on the 

drive to pick her up from school. 

A couple of years later, Noel joined our 

family and was a companion for Barney 

when he wasn’t in the house. The happy couple 

produced a whopping first-time litter of 

10 baby buns before Barney made a quick 

visit to the vet to prevent further surprises. 

Those little ones–from one curly pure 

white to a speckled brown and one pure black 

(a great genetics lesson to be sure)––spent 

a lot of time running around our living room 

in an effort to hand tame them before they 

went to a 4-H club for a junior fair project. 

It was a long time in between bunnies 

after Barney and Noel crossed the Rainbow 

Bridge. 

Nearly nine years ago, my husband surprised 

me at Christmas with a rabbit that 

first lived in my studio and then had free 

run of our screened-in patio. Frank was a 

bunny with a personality more like a cat– 

you were there to serve him and if he paid 

attention to you, you counted yourself lucky. 

His best friend was our German shepherd 

and from day one, Frank and Hudson 

were inseparable. When I woke up in the 

morning, Hudson would race to the patio 

door and pace back and forth until I let him 

out to see Frank, who would do the same on 

the other side of the door. 

I loved that little four pound bundle of 

energy so much that when he passed away 

this spring, I couldn’t hold back the tears as 

I cradled him in my arms as he left to join 

Wendell, Barney and Noel. 

I knew it would take a while to fill his big 

column 

Hudson and his bunny friend. 

Messenger photo by Linda Dillman 

void in my heart. I guess I didn’t realize how big a void Frank’s 

passing left in Hudson’s heart as well until I brought home Paul, 

who quickly became Hudson’s best buddy. 

I knew our next little furry friend would be an adoptee–too 

many homeless bunnies out there–and I had been following Paul 

on the Columbus Humane website for weeks after seeing him in 

person in June. 

Paul had half a nose and scars on his face as the result of 

attacks by other bunnies in a hoarding situation. Sitting in his 

cage at the humane society, he was small and white with reddish 

blue eyes. 

Other bunnies came and went, but little Paul remained, a plain 

little damaged poster child. I couldn’t get him out of my mind. I’m 

the kind of person who picks the Charlie Brown Christmas tree 

because I’m afraid no one will take it home for the holidays. 

Finally, I made an appointment in late July and drove to 

Columbus Humane, intent that something between Paul and me 

would click and I would bring him home to show him what love 

actually felt like. 

Today, Paul has free passage throughout my studio, where I 

spend a lot of time writing and crafting and avoiding him as he 

dashes in and out under my feet, around my desk and over 

Hudson, who whines when he can’t see Paul. 

While he is still learning that gentle pets from people are a 

good thing, Paul freely gives love of his own by cuddling up when 

someone sits on the floor or sitting up and nuzzling my leg with 

that pink, wet, little half nose of his. 

He goes nose-to-nose with Hudson, who likes to lick his head, 

and is very adept at maneuvering around the big 80-pound dog. 

Paul is, by far, the most social of any bunny I’ve ever had the 

pleasure to know...like every wonderful trait of every wonderful 

bunny that has lived with us all rolled into one. 

I am a very lucky girl, indeed, and I hope I have made a difference 

in Paul’s life–he deserves to be happy and safe and loved. 

Sometimes the most rational decisions are not made by the head, 

but in the heart. 

Linda Dillman is a Messenger staff writer.



TO ON 

D istrict Moving 

to“Green / 

Hybrid Model 

on Monday, 

September 14 

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Hamilton 

Local School District will welcome 

students back to the classroom in the 

“G reen / Gold” hybr 

ybrid model starting on 

Monday 

y, 

September 14, 2020. 

O n that day 

y, 

students in the “Gold” group 

will report 

to their school and do so again 

on 

Tuesday, 

September 15, and Thursday, 

September 17, 2020. Our “Green” student 

gr oup will report 

on We 

edne 

sday 

y, 

September 

16, and Friday, 

September 18, 2020. 

“We 

are able to do this because cases have 

trended downward and our local COVID 

numbers are perfect with no school-aged 

children 

currently diagnosed,” explained 

Hamilton 

Local Superintendent Mark Tyler. 

“Everyo 

one is eager to get our students back 

into the classroom and learning in a school 

setting, 

and on Monday, 

September 14, we 

will welcome our Rangers back.” 

Please refer to the “Green & 

Gold” school 

calendar schedule on this page for the 

group assigned dates. 

If y ou need your child’s “Green / Gold” 

group assignment, please contact their 

school at 614-491-8044 or email us at 

restartquestions@hlsd.org to receive it.



Hamilton could begin 

hybrid classroom model soon 


Staff Writer 

Hamilton Local Schools opened Aug. 31 

under a full virtual model, but if pandemic 

numbers continue their downward trend in 

Franklin County and the local area, students 

could find themselves back in the 

classroom on a hybrid model starting the 

middle of September. 

On Aug. 25, Hamilton Schools 

Superintendent Mark Tyler first updated 

parents, staff and students on the opening 

of the 2020-21 school year and asked for 

patience as everyone works through 

inevitable technological issues. Tyler then 

announced the intention to activate the 

district’s Green/Gold hybrid learning plan 

on Sept. 14 where students attend in-person 

on Tuesday/Thursday or 

Wednesday/Friday and then alternate on 

Mondays depending on their group assignment. 

“At this point, I feel really good about 

that date,” said Tyler. “With respect to all 

things COVID, this is a fluid, flexible situation 

and things could change between 

now and then. Understand, when we are 

transitioning between a more restrictive 

model into something less restrictive, we 

can be a little patient with that–give you 

time to adjust your schedule, get our teachers 

and students started in a comfortable 

way.” 

According to Tyler, at any given 

moment, a majority of Hamilton students 

are learning from home. In addition to the 

hybrid model, approximately 25 percent of 

students selected full virtual learning for 

the first semester. 

For the remaining 75 percent, only half 

of that student population–37.5 percent– 

will be in a building at the same time. 

“This greatly helps social distancing in 

our buildings,” said Tyler. “I think we’ll be 

able to create a very safe environment. It’s 

important for us to get rolling with this in 

a virtual sense, then we’ll transition back 

into the hybrid model. I’m really looking 

forward to that. It’s incredible news. 

Again, we’re trending in a positive direction, 

but it doesn’t take much to derail 

that.” 

Meal program 

Hungry stomachs still need to be fed, 

whether in a virtual or hybrid learning situation 

and the district is delivering a hot 

lunch and a to-go breakfast via six daily 

buses delivering meals at 13 different locations. 

A cafeteria worker will ride alongside 

the bus driver to help deliver and keep 

track of the students picking up meals. 

“We will have a roster to identify the 

student picking up the breakfast and 

lunch,” said Mary Anne Hillerich, the district’s 

food service coordinator. “The cafeteria 

worker, upon returning to the school, 

will input the information from the rooster 

into our POS system. Funds will be 

deposited into the student accounts to 

cover the meal cost. Parents and guardians 

can deposit funds using debit/credit cards 

anytime on our district’s EZPay portal.” 

Under a normal setting, the district 

serves nearly 2,000 lunches and 1,200 

breakfasts per day. 

Current meal bus routes are as follows: 

Bus One, 10-11 a.m. - 14 Oak Road; 

noon -1 p.m. - Spruce Drive and A. Ave. 

Bus Two, 10-11 a.m. - Obetz Community 

Center; noon -1 p.m. - Bridlewood and 

Thelma. Bus Three, 10-11 a.m. - 4041 

Chattermark Drive; noon-1 p.m. - 

Martinsburg and Shenandoah Valley Dr. 

Bus Four, 10-11 a.m. - Breathitt and 

Clabber; noon-1 p.m. - View Point and 

Rendezvous. Bus Five, 10-11 a.m. - 

Harshaw and Randan; noon-1 p.m. - Ester 

and Dupler. Bus Six, 10-10:25 a.m. — 

Shadeville, corner of Canal and 665; 10:35- 

11 a.m. - Lockbourne Town Hall; noon-1 

p.m. - Belford and Astoria. 

Groveport Road studies 

Groveport City Engineer Steve Farst 

said two studies will be conducted along 

the Groveport Road corridor. One is a safety 

study between Greenpointe Drive and 

the Kroger entrance to identify and design 

intersection improvements at Greenpointe 

Drive and at State Route 3l7. The other is 

a planning study of the thoroughfare route 

between Bixby Road and State Route 317. 

Obetz Village Council 

The Obetz Council is made up of six 

elected officials who are elected at-large 

and serving staggered four-year terms 

under the rules of the Charter of the 

Village of Obetz. Council meets the second 

and fourth Mondays of each month at 6 

p.m. in the Council Chambers at 4175 

Alum Creek Drive, Obetz, to review and 

pass legislation and hear concerns from the 

residents. 

If the meeting date occurs on a holiday, 

the regular meeting is held on the next 

Tuesday following the holiday. Call (614) 

491-1080. 

Library curbside pick-up 

The Columbus Metropolitan Library 

expanded its curbside pickup to include its 

Southeast Branch Library, located at 3980 

S. Hamilton Road. 

Curbside pickup will be available 

Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday 

and Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., with no service 

on Sunday. 

Visit columbuslibrary.org for information 

or call 614-645-2275 to get the help 

you need.


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Lockbourne and the Ohio and Erie Canal 


Staff Writer 

The village of Lockbourne may be a small community 

today, but in the heyday of Ohio’s canal system in the early 

1800s, it was a mouse that roared when it was a center of 

commerce and the closest point to Columbus from the Ohio 

and Erie Canal waterway. 

A 12-mile-long feeder canal was constructed from 

Lockbourne to the capitol city to provide access to 

Columbus in transporting people, livestock and produce. 

The first canal boat traveled along the feeder from 

Lockbourne to Columbus in 1831, when 14,741 residents 

lived in Franklin County. In the 1890 census, the population 

was 124,087. 

Passing west into Hamilton Township from Groveport, 

the Ohio and Erie Canal followed a path now paralleled by 

the railroad along Canal Road in Lockbourne, where locks 

still stand from eight that serviced the area starting in the 

1830s. 

Two other locks are also visible, one along Lockbourne 

Road–Lock 29–just before you enter the village and 

another in Lockbourne’s Locke Meadow Park, where Lock 

30 stands as a testament to a popular, yet short-lived 

transportation system. 

The park also includes the Big Walnut Creek guard 

lock, which, according to an Ohio Historical Marker, prevented 

flood water from the creek from entering the main 

canal. A lock tender’s house was located adjacent to Lock 

30. 

During the fall and winter, when trees and shrubbery 

shed their leaves and foliage, sandstone lock blocks are 

visible on the east side of Big Walnut along Rowe Road. 

“The stone for the locks of Lockbourne were hauled from 

the sandstone quarries near Lithopolis by oxen, usually 

about two stones at a time,” wrote David Meyer in his 

book, “Life Along the Ohio Canal: Locking Reservoir to 

Lockbourne and the Columbus Feeder.” “Since the roads at 

that time were just tracks through the vast forests, once 

they became too muddy or rutted to haul on, a new one was 

blazed through the forest.” 

The Moneypenny distillery, gristmill, warehouses, 

hotel, churches, saloons (which outnumbered churches at 

one point in the village’s history), feed lots, slaughter 

house and shops once lined the streets of Lockbourne, 

which was also believed to be a stop on the Underground 

Railroad. A former tavern, now a private residence, still 

contains the remnants of a hiding place for slaves on their 

way to freedom who traveled along the canal to the north. 

A small opening, just big enough to crawl through, was cut 

into the basement wall to access a tunnel from the canal. 

Another home along Lockbourne Road was also a stop 

on the Underground Railroad. One of the windows 

had a key carved into the frame. If the curtains in 

the window were pulled open, it was safe for escaping 

slaves to enter the home. 

“The eight locks of Lockbourne lowered the boats 

from the Groveport elevation down into the valley 

so that the canal could pick up additional water for 

the move on southward toward Circleville, 

Chillicothe and Portsmouth,” Meyer wrote in his 

book. 

On a map circa 1871, the Columbus feeder canal 

was accessed by a Canal Street bridge and by boats 

crossing the Big Walnut Creek, which was known 

at the time as the Gahanna River. The feeder then 

headed to Columbus. 

“Rowe Road of today follows the majority of the 

feeder’s path to Route 23 where it crossed it and 

then swung in a more northerly direction as it went 

through the center of Shadeville,” Meyer wrote in 

his book. “The town of Shadeville was an active 

place in canal days.” 

The last canal boat left Columbus in 1904 and 

floods in 1906 severely damaged the waterways, which 

heralded the decline of not only Lockbourne, but neighboring 

Shadeville as well. While the two biggest businesses in 

town today are the post office and feed store, Lockbourne 

is undergoing a renaissance with the creation of 

Rediscover Lockbourne, which is raising funds to renovate 

a former Hamilton Township school building and sponsor 

community events. In addition, the Lockbourne Heritage 

Society researches, preserves and promotes the history of 

the village and raises funds for projects including a 

Veterans Park, Memorial Day Parade, annual Easter Egg 

Hunt and holiday bags for the elderly and shut-ins. 

To learn more about Lockbourne, visit 

lockbourneohio.us or call 614-491-3161. 

Messenger photo by Linda Dillman 

Hamilton Township High School freshman Erynn Whitmer, and her dog, visit Lock 30 on the old Ohio and 

Erie Canal in Locke Meadow Park in Lockbourne.



CW Schools establish student meal plan 


Staff Writer 

Canal Winchester students are returning 

to school for 2020-21 under a hybrid 

learning model and, while their academic 

needs are being met virtually and in-person, 

their nutrition needs can only be met 

in-person. 

In a sense though, the district’s meal 

plan is also operating on a hybrid basis– 

both in the buildings and via take-out. 

“For students who are not in the building, 

we will be delivering meals to any students 

who signs up for meals and on 

Tuesdays and Fridays, they will take home 

food at the end of the day,” said Tammy 

Heading, Canal Winchester Schools’ director 

of dining services. “The food service 

department employees will deliver meals 

on Wednesdays as well as hand out on 

Tuesdays and Fridays. We are working out 

a schedule for bus stop delivery or possible 

Coronavirus Relief Fund 

Obetz Village Council approved an ordinance 

to create a Coronavirus Relief Fund 

and to appropriate $141,798 from the 

Local Corona Virus Relief Fund for pandemic 

related expenses as required under 

the CARES Act. 

home delivery.” 

According to Heading, meal pick-ups 

will be available on Wednesdays at 11a.m. 

to noon, with a second pick up at 4:30 p.m. 

to 5:30 p.m. at the high school, Indian Trail 

Elementary and middle school. 

Food service workers will ask for the 

student’s name and school when they pick 

up meals. The information will then be 

cross checked against a roster to verify the 

student’s information. 

Currently, if a family chooses to pick up 

meals or have them delivered, students will 

be charged accordingly. The regular cost for 

a breakfast is $1.50 and $2.50 for an elementary 

lunch and $3 for a secondary 

lunch. The reduced price for a breakfast is 

30 cents and the cost for lunch is 40 cents. 

“Our program has been hugely successful 

and at the peak of COVID-19 closure, 

we were delivering approximately 1248 

breakfast and 1248 lunches per day,” said 

Heading. “It declined in June and July to 

approximately 600 of each per day and still 

in August we are serving around 500 to 600 

per day.” 

During the 2018-19 school year, the district’s 

cafeterias served 53,178 lunches and 

12,000 breakfasts. 

While families can pay for their student’s 

meals with cash or a check made out to Canal 

Winchester Schools, they can also access the 

district’s EZPAY website link where they can 

pay school fees and add money to their student’s 

lunch accounts with a debit/credit card 

from a computer or Smartphone. 

There is a convenience fee of $2 per 

transaction that will be charged along with 

the credit card payment. Parents can 

access the EZPAY link on the front page of 

the district website. First time users will 

need an email account and their student’s 

ID–lunch number–to set up an account. 

It takes 48 hours or two business days for 

funds to post to the account. 

Local drop-off recycling in CW 

CW Recycles, a local recycling drop-off 

program is offered on the first and third 

Saturdays of each month from 9 a.m to 

noon in the parking lot of 

Winchester/Indian Trail Elementary 

Schools, 6767 and 6865 Gender Road, 

Canal Winchester. 

Participants are asked to sort items into 

two categories prior to drop-off. 

•Cardboard or any packaging that 

when torn is brown. 

•Aluminum, white paper/packages, 

plastic up to recycle symbol 6. 

•No glass. 

To comply with recommended state and 

district guidelines, all guests must remain 

in their vehicles, volunteers will be on 

hand to remove recyclable items. 

Our Pictorial Past by Rick Palsgrove 

CW firefighters 

Photo courtesy of the Canal Winchester Area Historical Society 

This is a photo of the Canal Winchester organized volunteer fire company in 1942. 

Pictured, from left to right, are: Denver Glei, Ralph Hanna, Dip Shoemaker, Gerald 

Robinette, Fire Chief Joe Root, Perky Hart, Mac Haynes, Willis Howard, Dale Fowler, 

Bob Sansbury, Floyd Thomas, Shorty Kemmerling, and Stanton Tenney. According 

to the book, “Canal Winchester, Ohio: The Second Ninety Years,” by Lillian Carroll 

and Frances Steube, the department formed in 1942; and a “contract between 

Canal Winchester and Madison Township for fire protection was signed. Canal 

Winchester paid $200 per year and $30 per fire run.” The volunteer firefighters were 

paid $1.25 a month and the money was returned to the volunteer company.



New book examines OSU student life in the 1960s 

By Rick Palsgrove 

South Editor 

The 1960s were a transformative time 

and America’s college campuses were hot 

spots for cultural change. 

In his new book, “Ohio State University: 

Student Life in the 1960s,” author William 

Shkurti explores these cultural changes as 

they unfolded on the campus of The Ohio 

State University. In the book’s introduction 

he writes, “The forces driving this revolution 

coalesced on college campuses, 

where sheer numbers ensured oversized 

implications.” 

Shkurti graduated from The Ohio State 

University in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree 

in economics and earned a master’s degree 

there in 1974. I recently interviewed 

Shkurti about his book. 

Why did you decide to write this book? 

“I was a student myself at OSU from 

1964-68 and never felt this transformational 

period got the attention it deserved. A lot 

had been written about places like 

Berkeley and Harvard, but not very much 

about places in the country’s heartland like 

OSU, which also changed dramatically. I 

wanted to fill the gap. My first book on 

OSU in the sixties, which came out in 2016, 

dealt with the political changes. This book 

addresses more of the lifestyle changes.” 

How different do you think the culture 

of student life was from society in general 

in this era? 

“The big rupture occurred in the middle 

part of the decade. It was mainly about 

individual freedom to express yourself (‘do 

your own thing’), with younger people chafing 

at what seemed to them an overly controlled 

and repressive society imposed by 

their elders. The civil rights and anti-war 

movements contributed to this environment, 

but it also went beyond that in terms 

of what you wore, how you behaved, what 

music you listened to and what movies you 

saw.” 

What information surprised you the 

most in your research for the book? 

“That OSU students were slow to buy 

into these changes at first. The so-called 

counterculture started on the two coasts, 

and initially was resisted by many students 

here in the midwest, but by the end 

of the decade they were on board. That 

said, students here and elsewhere were 

never a monolithic entity. Many of them 

made their own choices about what they 

considered to be acceptable behavior and 

what wasn’t.” 

What are a couple of the most significant 

differences in the culture of student 

Reprinted from Ohio 

State University 

Student Life in the 

1960s by William J. 

Shkurti 

(The History Press, 

2020) 

“This groovy 

couple had 

clearly 

embraced the 

counterculture, 

but not everyone 

else was on 

board - yet.” 

life as it changed 

from 1960 to 1970? 

“A big one was what was considered 

acceptable behavior by young women. At 

the beginning of the decade they were not 

regarded as having the maturity to make 

their own choices even though men were, 

or what was known as the ‘double standard.’ 

Treating women and minorities, particularly 

African-Americans, as second 

class citizens became much less acceptable 

by the end of the decade. Use of drugs, 

especially marijuana, became more acceptable. 

A big change that still reverberates 

today is much less willingness to trust 

authority.” 

What role did music play in culture of 

student life in the 1960s? 

“Big time. It was the tribal glue that 

bound us together. One factor was the 

transistor which made music portable. 

Another was the rise of young singer-songwriters 

like the Beatles who spoke with a 

voice that we felt came from within us.” 

The book was published by Arcadia 

Publishing and The History Press. For information 

visit www.arcadiapublishing.com and 

www.historypress.net. 

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I do not often feel a sense of genuine 

excitement when getting ready to watch a 

new movie and yet there I was this weekend, 

willing and eager to fork over a decent 

chunk of coin in order to see the latest 

adventures of Bill S. Preston Esquire and 

Ted “Theodore” Logan in ‘Face the Music.’ 

For those who are familiar with these 

characters, this decision and its accompanying 

level of high interest may seem like a 

real head scratcher. After all, it has been 

almost three decades since the loveable 

doofuses played by Alex Winter and Keanu 

Reeves graced the screen and it’s not as if 

their last foray set the cinematic world on 

fire. But there are many reasons why I 

wanted to continue to see the exploits of a 

now aged Bill and Ted and the main reason 

is because they have always managed to 

bring a spot of joy into my life. 

Since watching their ‘Excellent 

Adventure’ for the first time, I immediately 

fell in love with the sweet nature of the 

somewhat dim music-loving dudes and the 

hilarious warmth of this zany film that featured 

collecting historical figures (and 

babes) via traveling telephone booth so 

they could pass their history report and 

save the world with music from their band. 

It is an affection that has only grown during 

repeat viewings and no, that feeling did 

not dissipate with its 

reviled follow up feature 

in 1991. (It wasn’t 

that bad.) 

With so much 

heinousness going on in 

this country and the 

world, a lot of people 

are looking for something 

good to take their 

mind off of things, 

however briefly, and I 

felt that Bill and Ted could do that for me, 

however briefly. And watching this movie 

accomplished that monumental feat. That is 

not to say this is a perfect film that everyone 

is going to love —my sister called it “most nontriumphant” 

— but I enjoyed it for what it was 

and for what it tried to be. 

Set 24 years after the Wyld Stallyns 

concert that fulfilled their destiny to bring 

forth peace and harmony to the world, we 

learn that it did not, in fact, bring forth the 

perfect utopia that was promised. On the 

contrary, their band is right on the cusp of 

being seriously forgotten (they hardly draw 

a crowd at the local lodge) and their tunes 

have no lasting momentum, not even in the 

bargain bin. 

Despite their failures, Bill and Ted 

(played by Winter and Reeves, respectively) 

have not given up on their quest to change 

the world so they dedicate their time to 

learning and perfecting new styles such as 

throat singing and the Theremin. Their 

steadfast belief in their destiny, however, 

has caused a massive rift in their marriages 

to their historical princesses Joanna (Jayma 

Mays] and Elizabeth (Erinn Hayes). 

To address their marital woes, Joanna 

and Elizabeth suggest counseling but those 

efforts are thwarted by their husbands who 

refuse to do things independently of each 

other. After being asked to leave the session, 

Bill and Ted are then approached by a 

futuristic being (Kristen Schall) who 

whisks them to the 28th century where 

they learn two life-altering facts: the first 

is that if they do not create the song to 

bring the world together, time and space 

will collapse, and second is they will be 

killed if they cannot complete the task in 

77 minutes and 25 seconds. 

To stop two bogus things from happening, 

Bill and Ted hatch a plot to steal the 

song from their future selves, only to find 

it entails a lot of disappointment and a 

lengthy prison sentence. But as our two 


Excellent dudes are back to ‘Face the Music’ 

The Reel Deal 

Dedra 

Cordle 

entertainment 

heroic doofuses are facing off in hilarious 

fashion with their possible “Future Uses”, 

their like-minded daughters Thea (Samara 

Weaving) and Billie (Brigette Lundy- 

Paine) are traveling to the past to create a 

super band to save their father’s lives, their 

parent’s marriages and reality as we know 

it. (It’s a family tradition at this point.) 

While the humor in “Bill & Ted Face the 

Music” is not as sharp and frequent as it 

was in ‘Excellent Adventure,’ nor does it 

have its sequel’s iconic portrayal of a lonely 

entity like Death (William Sadler, reprising 

his role) who just wants to rock, it does 

come close to hitting those marks with lots 

of absurdist bits and ongoing jokes while 

still maintaining that goofy warmth featured 

with its predecessors. 

The latest, and likely last, journey of 

Bill and Ted is not going to be for everyone, 

not even some fans of the previous installments 

will enjoy it, but it did not disappoint 

in bringing me that spot of joy I was 

looking for. Whether I still feel the same 

when I get my credit card bill with this purchase 

on it is another matter, but I can’t 

say I’m sorry for spending some money and 

time on these sweet doofuses again. 

Grade: B 

Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer 

and columnist.

South Messenger - September 6th, 2020

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