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PAGE 4 - WESTSIDE MESSENGER - <strong>December</strong> 6, <strong>2020</strong><br />
By Amanda Ensinger<br />
Staff Writer<br />
WESTGATE UNITED<br />
METHODIST CHURCH<br />
61 S. Powell Ave., Columbus,OH 43204<br />
614-274-4271<br />
Online Worship Only<br />
Visit Our Facebook Page for our<br />
YouTube Link or visit<br />
www.spreaker.com - Kevin Orr Show<br />
or Kevinsreflections.blogspot.com<br />
westgateumc@sbcglobal.net<br />
GLENWOOD UM CHURCH<br />
2833 Valleyview Dr.<br />
(Corner of Valleyview & Hague Ave.)<br />
(614) 274-8469<br />
Pastor Leo A. Cunningham<br />
Join us for In-Person Sunday Worship at<br />
10:45 am. Masks Mandatory. Or join us for<br />
Online Worship at Glenwood UMC YouTube<br />
http://tinyurl.com/GlenwoodUMC<br />
And be inspired every Monday at 10:00 am<br />
when “Chapel Guy” (Pastor Leo) shares<br />
stories for the Children.<br />
Prairie Township will be moving forward<br />
with some events to get residents in<br />
the holiday spirit, while keeping them safe<br />
during the global pandemic.<br />
According to Prairie Township<br />
HOGE MEMORIAL<br />
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH<br />
2930 W. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43204<br />
Sundays at 10:30 a.m.<br />
In Person Worship<br />
Live Streaming Sunday Worship Service<br />
at 10:30 a.m. on Hoge Facebook Page<br />
and also YouTube.<br />
Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.<br />
Prayer Vigil on Facebook Live<br />
www.hogemempresby.org<br />
WESTGATE<br />
BAPTIST CHURCH<br />
4234 Clime Road North<br />
Columbus, OH 43228<br />
614-279-6395<br />
9:30 AM Sunday School<br />
10:45 AM Worship Services<br />
6:30 PM Sunday Evening<br />
7:00 PM Wednesday Bible Study<br />
Be a Part of Our Local Worship Guide<br />
Our upcoming Worship Guide is geared toward celebrating faith and helping readers connect with<br />
religious resources in our community. Make sure these readers know how you can help with a presence in<br />
this very special section distributed to more than 25,000 households in the <strong>Westside</strong> area.<br />
Contact us today to secure your spot in our Worship Guide.<br />
614.272.5422 • kathy@columbusmessenger.com<br />
Community Focus<br />
Community Center Director Michael<br />
Pollack, the center will not be having its<br />
traditional activities, but will offer some<br />
holiday cheer.<br />
“We will be having Santa’s mailbox and<br />
the letters to the Santa program we have<br />
previously had,” Pollack said. “Kids can put<br />
letters in the mailbox to Santa and they<br />
will receive a letter back.”<br />
Pollack said the letters should be in an<br />
envelop with the child’s full name, complete<br />
address, and postage. The mailbox<br />
will be set up in the community center<br />
parking lot, located at 5955 West Broad St.<br />
The center also will be offering phone<br />
calls with Santa. For $2 children can<br />
receive a call from Santa on Tuesday or<br />
Thursday evening through Dec. 22. Santa<br />
also will occasionally do calls on Saturday.<br />
When registering, parents should include<br />
one or two gift ideas so Santa can personalize<br />
the call. Calls will last approximately<br />
five minutes and Santa will not guarantee<br />
gifts for kids but instead tell the children<br />
what he heard they wanted.<br />
“We also are looking at having a holiday<br />
themed inflatable outside that people can<br />
take a photo with,” Pollack said.<br />
www.columbusmessenger.com<br />
Prairie Township to offer phone calls from Santa<br />
Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML)<br />
is bringing together a variety of agencies<br />
during a free virtual event to connect central<br />
Ohioans with the help they need.<br />
The Virtual Social Services Fair event<br />
will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec.<br />
8. It is free and open to anyone in need.<br />
Participants will be able to engage with<br />
professionals in a one-stop virtual location<br />
to find help on a variety of pressing issues,<br />
including food access, legal aid, rent stabilization<br />
funds, childcare, job help and<br />
more.<br />
The virtual event is presented in partnership<br />
with OhioMeansJobs, Workforce<br />
Development Board of Central Ohio,<br />
Human Service Chamber of Franklin<br />
Hilltop History<br />
& Heritage<br />
This photo is of West High School students<br />
scrimmaging at practice or gym<br />
class. The photo was shared by Dorothy<br />
Pemberton (West class of 1955). Her<br />
late husband, Warren Pemberton,<br />
played for the Cowboys basketball team<br />
that finished 12-7 in the 1954-55 season.<br />
The team was coached by Fred<br />
Heischman, the longest-serving West<br />
basketball coach. Pictured are Warren<br />
Pemberton (with basketball), Dick Berlo,<br />
Jerry Pollack, Bob Kern, Fred Worch,<br />
and Paul Lombard. If you have an interesting<br />
photo to share, contact Stacy<br />
Berndsen-Campbell at stacyberndsen12@gmail.com.<br />
Photos and information<br />
in this feature are provided by the<br />
Hilltop Historical Society.<br />
These events aim to fill the void the<br />
township will have this holiday season<br />
with the cancellation of the annual breakfast<br />
with Santa event, as well as the holiday<br />
tree lighting.<br />
In other township news, Pollack gave an<br />
update on activity at the community center<br />
as it opens more facilities.<br />
“It has been a slow process. As people<br />
become more comfortable, they are slowly<br />
coming back,” he said. “The reopening of<br />
the pool and allowing younger children in<br />
the childcare room has helped.”<br />
The center has been offering fitness<br />
classes, pickleball and other activities that<br />
can safely be done while distancing.<br />
Pollack said that while the registration<br />
for swim classes has not been what it normally<br />
is, they are excited about the enthusiasm<br />
of reopening the pool. He also said if<br />
restrictions tighten up again, they would<br />
not close the pool. They may not allow people<br />
in depending on the restrictions, but<br />
they will not drain it.<br />
For more information on upcoming<br />
activities at the community center, visit<br />
www.prairietownship.org.<br />
CML to host social services fair<br />
County and United Way of Central Ohio.<br />
Participating organizations include:<br />
• United Way of Central Ohio<br />
• Goodwill Columbus<br />
• Homeless Families Foundation<br />
• Jewish Family Services<br />
• Franklin County Department of Job<br />
and Family Services<br />
• Huckleberry House, Inc.<br />
• YMCA of Central Ohio<br />
• Community Development for All<br />
People<br />
• The Buckeye Ranch<br />
• OhioMeansJobs<br />
For more information, visit<br />
www.omjcfc.org/vssfair.
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