Madison Messenger - December 27th, 2020

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December 27, 2020 www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XXXVI No. 4 

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Taking and making, thanks to creative librarians 

By Dedra Cordle 

Staff Writer 

A library is a place overflowing with 

imagination. While that imagination is easily 

found in the contents of the bookshelves 

or in the children’s play area, it can also be 

found in the minds of those seated behind 

the help desk. 

There was a time when some patrons 

might have dismissed library staff as having 

little creativity other than in inventing new 

ways to tell people to be quiet. 

It was a perception, say librarians 

throughout Madison County, that was and 

is not at all true-to-life. 

“I would say we are very creative,” said 

Amanda Warner, a public services librarian 

at Plain City Public Library, with a laugh. 

“Obviously, some are more creative than 

others, but we all make an attempt to showcase 

our skills.” 

A strange thing has been happening 

within the past decade or so at the library, 

or at least strange to those who once believed 

librarians to be the non-creative type: 

Libraries have become a destination for (From left) Lucas, Gabe, and Nick Bertin display their do-it-yourself 

crafters of all ages and much of that is due gnomes, a Take-and-Make project from Plain City Public Library. 

to programming designed by the staff. 

“Our library is usually a pretty hopping as the library staff has reassessed operations during the pandemic. 

place,” Warner said. 

“We knew we would have to scale down our in-person programming, 

but we knew we still wanted to offer programming for our pa- 

In a typical year, Plain City Public Library 

offers a slew of crafting programs trons,” Warner said. 

aimed at engaging curious minds of all ages, Like many libraries, Plain City Public Library has been offering 

Tam Kellie and Lizzie Miller wear the sea glass necklaces they made 

but their target demographic is the younger storytime via Facebook since March. They started to offer crafting 

using a kit from Plain City Public Library. 

set. 

and creating programs called “Take-and-Make” in the summer. 

“While we do have programming that “They have been a big hit with the community,” Warner said “While there is a video component to the Take-and-Make kits we 

will interest the young adult or adult, we try about the Take-and-Make projects. “I think, especially as the year offer, it is not mandatory that they watch, especially if it is not totally 

tech-related crafting activities.” 

to make our programs something the entire has progressed and with so many parents working from home and 

family would be able to enjoy together,” so many children studying from home, there is a lot of screen fatigue Among Plain City Library’s Take-and-Make kits have been a doit-yourself 

pumpkin centerpiece and a do-it-yourself sock gnome. 

Warner said. 

out there and they are looking for a way to move beyond the screen 

That family-oriented goal has not change with these crafts. 

See MAKE-&-TAKE page 2 

First case of MIS-C reported in Madison County 

The first case of Multisystem Inflammatory 

Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) has 

been reported in Madison County. The patient 

is a 14-year-old Madison County resident 

who is at home recovering after a 

hospital stay. Identified earlier this year, 

MIS-C is a syndrome where different body 

parts become inflamed, including the heart, 

lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal 

organs. 

Madison County Health Commissioner 

Chris Cook explained that the syndrome is 

directly connected to COVID-19. 

“We know that 99 percent of the kids who 

have been diagnosed with MIS-C tested positive 

for COVID-19. The other 1 percent had 

close contact with a confirmed case of 

COVID-19,” he said. 

MIS-C is a very serious condition that 

typically results in hospitalization. Most 

children who are diagnosed with MIS-C improve 

with targeted and specialized medical 

care, but the long-term effects are unknown. 

Cook said that it is important to realize 

that MIS-C is a syndrome that develops in 

response to a COVID-19 infection. 

“MIS-C itself is not something that can 

be passed from person to person. But the 

virus that sickens us with COVID-19 can 

then cause MIS-C in kids. We know that 

COVID-19 is easily passed from person to 

person through inhaled respiratory droplets 

and aerosols,” he noted. 

Cook encouraged parents who have children 

that test positive for COVID-19, or who 

have been around a positive case, to monitor 

them closely for rapid changes in their condition. 

Parents should contact their doctor 

immediately or seek emergency care if their 

children begin showing symptoms of MIS-C, 

which include fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, 

diarrhea, neck pain, rash, bloodshot 

eyes, or extreme tiredness. 

Since mid-May, the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified 

1,288 cases of MIS-C in the United 

States. Twenty-three of these children died. 

Nearly all cases have been between the ages 

of 1 and 14 with an average age of 8 years 

old. A total of 37 cases of MIS-C have been 

reported in Ohio since May. 

Most children develop MIS-C in the two 

to four weeks after they are infected with 

COVID-19. Cook says research is ongoing to 

try to determine why some children get 

MIS-C and others do not. 

“Right now, we don’t know if there are certain 

existing health conditions that make 

one person more likely to get MIS-C than 

another,” he said. “Until we know that, 

every single parent needs to be aware of 

what to look for, and remember that 

COVID-19 is serious at any age.”

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TAKE-&-MAKE 

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(From left) Arthur, Nolan, and Claire Pressnell show off the crafts 

they made through Hurt-Battelle Memorial Library’s Thanksgiving 

take-and-make program. 

HELPING 

HEALTHY 

WOMEN 

STAY YOUNG 

Hurt-Battelle Memorial Library has been 

offering take-and-make activities to both 

adults and children. Participants pick up 

kits curbside, then have fun getting creative 

at home. In December, adults were invited 

to decorate 

wine bottles as 

part of the “Glittering 

Snow” takeand-make 

project. 

Each project kit included 

a wine bottle, 

glittering foam 

snow, a cork with a 

light attached, a 

pipe cleaner, and 

pages with fun 

Christmas trivia 

and a fudge recipe. 

Library patrons 

Dana Bartoe and 

Kelcey Moore decorated 

the bottles 

shown here. 

“I can move better and sleep better. I am in 

a much better mood. I can do more with my 

family and I’m actually looking forward to 

the summer so I can work in my yard. I’m 

looking forward to retirement now!” R.H. 

Forever Young 

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“I came up with that one,” Warner said proudly about a kit that 

taught participants how to make a small gnome using ankle socks, 

craft pellets, fabric, faux fur, and a single wood bead. 

Warner said a crystal yeti science and craft program is slated 

for January, and a hologram program is slated for February. As 

with the previous programs, the library will supply the materials 

but patrons are asked to call and register if they are interested. 

While the Take-and-Make kits are not a substitute for in-person 

programming, the library staff is still excited to offer programs that 

tap into people’s creative sides, Warner said. She added that when 

the library is able to offer in-person programming, the staff will 

continue to modify programs for anyone who might not be able to 

attend. 

“I think we will continue to post storytime stories for those who 

are unable to attend when it is happening, and I think we will continue 

to offer Take-and-Make kits in some capacity,” she said. “We 

have received a lot of positive feedback about the flexibility these 

virtual activities and take-home activities provide, and we want to 

continue to build upon that.” 

Hurt-Battelle Memorial Library in West Jefferson is another library 

in the county that has been offering Take-and-Make kits. 

According to Melissa Woodard, technology and services outreach 

coordinator, the library has been offering the kits to the patrons 

free of charge since the summer. 

“Like a lot of libraries, we had to reassess what our programming 

would look like, or even whether we could offer programming 

given our limited services,” she said regarding limitations due to 

the pandemic. “It was fortunate that we were able to continue with 

our programming in some capacity because both our staff and our 

patrons love the level of engagement we have with each other.” 

Once a month, the library offers creating and crafting activities 

for children, young adults, and families interested in STEAM (Science, 

Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) education, 

and for adults. 

The activities for younger children involve a lot of glue and construction 

paper, while the activities for young adults involve a more 

intricate, hands-on, tech-based approach with a variety of materials. 

The adult activities typically involve fun with wine glasses— 

empty ones, of course. 

“We are able to purchase materials, including empty wine bottles, 

in bulk,” Woodard said. 

Examples of the activities Hurt-Battelle Memorial Library has 

offered this year include a dancing corn experiment using baking 

soda and vinegar, employing the use of Mason jars to make aquariums, 

and using wine bottles to create glittering snowscapes with 

lights. 

Like the staff at Plain City Public Library, the staff at Hurt-Battelle 

Memorial Library come up with the ideas—some have been 

adapted from Pinterest—then engage in a vigorous trial-and-error 

process to determine which materials are needed and the activity’s 

level of difficulty. 

“We want (patrons) to be engaged with our programming, not 

frustrated by it,” said Woodard, adding that most of the activities 

can be found on the library’s website, Facebook page, or on 

YouTube. 

The library intends to continue to offer Take-and-Make activities 

for its patrons into 2021. On the agenda are ice lanterns and winter 

wreaths in January and dream catchers in February. Most activities 

require registration due to limited supplies. 

Woodard said this year has been challenging in a multitude of 

ways, but she and her fellow staffers are thankful. Not only have 

they been able to offer creative programs to the public, the public 

has shown how much they care about the library in return. 

“I think they really appreciate that we are trying as best as we 

can to continue to provide them a creative outlet through our programming,” 

she said. 

To see upcoming activities at these libraries, or to view past activities, 

visit the Plain City Public Library website at 

www.plaincitylib.org or the Hurt-Battelle Memorial Library website 

at www.hbmlibrary.org.

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$10 million project provides workforce housing 

By Kristy Zurbrick 

Madison Messenger 

It didn’t take long for a new apartment 

complex in London to reach full occupancy. 

Daines Village Apartments, located off of 

Keny Boulevard near the London 

City Schools campus, 

opened this fall. The community 

is comprised of 48 units 

across eight buildings. The 

units include five one-bedroom, 

21 two-bedroom, and 22 

three-bedroom apartments. 

Rent prices for the two-bedroom 

units range from $500 to 

$950; prices for the three-bedroom 

units range from $600 to 

$1,050. 

Wallick Communities, Ohio’s largest 

owner-operator of affordable housing, built 

the $10 million complex to meet two needs 

in London and Madison County—workforce 

“Being able to 

bring in workforce 

housing is giving 

some of our citizens 

the opportunity to 

have their own residency.” 

housing and the reduction of infant mortality 

in the county. 

Stephanie Tresso, a spokesperson for the 

company, describes workforce housing as 

housing that allows workers to live comfortably 

and close to their places of employment. 

Such housing often is 

located in areas with booming 

employment opportunities. 

“The city of London was 

very interested in workforce 

housing because its housing 

and apartment stock is rather 

low, and people are traveling 

from far away to get to work, 

which creates high employee 

turnover,” Tresso said. 

“Wallick Communities has 

been a pleasure to work with,” said London 

Mayor Patrick Closser. “Being able to bring 

in workforce housing is giving some of our 

citizens the opportunity to have their own 

residency. London is growing and with that 

Pat Closser, mayor 

City of London 

we need to make sure we have enough 

rooftops for the growth.” 

David Kell, executive director of the 

Madison County Chamber of Commerce, 

said Daines Village is a welcome addition to 

the county’s housing stock. 

“We have a good number of housing options 

on the higher end, but there needs to 

be other options so everybody can have a 

shot at living in the county,” he said. “We 

felt it was a good project, and it helped to 

bring more interest in the community from 

a housing perspective.” 

In addition to offering workforce housing 

with the Daines Village project, Wallick 

Communities has forged a three-year partnership 

with Madison Health to provide onsite 

programming for apartment residents 

and the community at large geared toward 

reducing the county’s infant mortality rate. 

Programming has not yet started due to the 

COVID-19 pandemic. 

Along with Madison Health, partners in 

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non-profit Resident Resource Network. 

Other project supporters included the 

city of London, Madison County Chamber of 

Commerce, and other local employers. 

Daines Village Apartments is located at 

1143 Daines Ct., London. The complex includes 

an on-site laundry facility, fitness 

center, business center, kitchenette in the 

community building, and a playground. 

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Congrats to 

fall athletes 

At their Dec. 13 meeting, members of the 

Jonathan Alder board of education recognized 

athletes from Jonathan Alder High 

School who earned honors in the fall sports 

season. Jonathan Alder is a member of the 

Central Buckeye Conference (CBC). The 

honorees are as follows: 

Boys’ Cross Country 

Brady Corbitt - 1st-team CBC 

Colyn McDaniel - 1st-team CBC 

Jonas Watkins - 1st-team CBC 

Sergey Dutt - 2nd-team CBC 

Luke Goode - 2nd-team CBC 

Matthew Perkey - 2nd-team CBC 

Will Jackson - Special Mention CBC 

Brady Tremayne - Special Mention CBC 

Caleb Freyhof - Sportsmanship Award 

CBC 

Girls’ Cross Country 

Maddie Davis - 1st-team CBC, All Central 

District 

Reggan Gray - 1st-team CBC 

Morgan Hicks - 1st-team CBC, Individual 

Central District Champion, All Ohio 

(12th) 

Evie McDaniel - 1st-team CBC 

Eliza Streit - 1st-team CBC, All Central 

District 

Avery Wynk - 1st-team CBC 

Kate Curtiss - 2nd -team CBC 

Emma Kennedy - 2nd-team CBC 

Maggie Malone - Sportsmanship Award 

CBC 

Boys’ Golf 

Brady Fox - 1st-team CBC 

Matthew Fox - 1st-team CBC 

Tyler Ogg - 1st-team CBC 

Brandon Gargac - Special Mention CBC, 

Sportsmanship Award CBC 

Nick Sowers - Special Mention CBC 

Girls’ Golf 

Maggie Matessa - 1st-team CBC 

Rachel Hooley - 2nd-team CBC 

Olivia McCoy - 2nd-team CBC, Sportsmanship 

Award CBC 

Sydney Miller - 2nd-team CBC 

Katie LeMaster - Special Mention CBC 

Football 

Jackson Izzard - CBC Player of the Year, 

1st-team CBC, Central District Player of the 

Year, 1st-team Central 

District, 1st-team All Ohio 

J.T. Keith - CBC Player of the Year, 1stteam 

CBC, 1st-team Central District, 2ndteam 

All Ohio 

Will Heisler - 1st-team CBC, 2nd-team 

Central District 

Jonathan Keith - 1st-team CBC, 1stteam 


Chase Maynard - 1st-team CBC, 2ndteam 


Logan Shafley - 1st-team CBC, 1st-team 


Jackson Bennett - 2nd-team CBC, Honorable 

Mention Central District 

Hunter Hardesty - 2nd-team CBC, Spe- 

See ALDER page 7


ALDER 

Matt Schertzer - 2nd-team CBC 


Dominic Toler - Special Mention CBC 

Eli Thorpe - Sportsmanship Award CBC 

cial Mention Central District 

Girls’ Soccer 

Tyson Mast - 2nd-team CBC, Special 

Katie Hooley - CBC Player of the Year, 


1st-team CBC, 1st-team Central District 

Andrew McGlaughlin - 2nd-team CBC, 

Emma Rector - 1st-team CBC, 2nd-team 

Honorable Mention Central District 


Dylan Moore - 2nd-team CBC, 2nd -team 

Kena Crownover - 2nd-team CBC 


Madison Ice - 2nd-team CBC 

Denver Petersheim - 2nd-team CBC, 

Emily Piccolantonio - 2nd-team CBC 

Special Mention Central District 

Alex Shaw - Special Mention CBC 

Alec Schrock - 2nd-team CBC, 1st -team 

Elaina Winslow - Sportsmanship Award 

Central District, Honorable Mention All 

CBC 

Ohio 

Girls’ Tennis 

Kyle Kidd - Special Mention CBC 

Abigail Watkins - 1st-team CBC 

Breckin Francis - Sportsmanship Award 

Eliza Watkins - 1st-team CBC 

CBC 

Ali Craig - 1st-team CBC 

Boys’ Soccer 

Maddie Wilson - 1st-team CBC 

Camden Herring - 1st-team CBC, 1stteam 

Central District, 2nd-team All Ohio 

Chloe Sullivan - 2nd-team CBC 

Georgie Wheeler - Special Mention CBC 

Alan Santos - 1st-team CBC, 3rd-team 

Ella Sloat - Sportsmanship Award CBC 


Molly Stevens - Sportsmanship Award 

Noah Allen - 2nd-team CBC 

Blood drive at Fairhaven 

Fairhaven School, 510 Elm St., London, 

is hosting an American Red Cross blood 

drive noon-6 p.m. Jan. 8 in the school gym. 

The need for blood is constant, and only volunteers 

can fulfill that need. Nationwide, 

someone needs a unit of blood every two to 

three seconds. 

Download the Red Cross Blood Donor 

App on the App Store or Google Play, or text 

BLOODAPP to 90999. Us the app to schedule 

appointments, view your blood type and 

results of your mini-physical, and track 

your donations. 

For more information about the blood 

drive at Fairhaven School, contact Susan 

Thompson at (740) 852-7050. 


CBC 

Volleyball 

Div. II Ohio Coach of the Year - Joe Ross 

Ava Francis - CBC Player of the Year, 

1st-team CBC, Central District Player of 

the Year, 1st-team Central District, 1stteam 

All Ohio 

Emma Shepherd - 1st-team CBC, 1stteam 

Central District, 3rd-team All Ohio 

Kennady Izzard - 2nd-team CBC, 2ndteam 

Central district 

Lizzie Lombardi - 2nd-team CBC, Honorable 


Ellen Kennedy - Special Mention CBC 

Kate Stroupe - Sportsmanship Award 

CBC.


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The London Rotary Club is pleased to honor senior 

Addison Leach as London High School’s December 

Student of the Month. 

Students of the month are selected by school administrators 

based on their academic and extracurricular 

achievement and positive character. 

Leach has a 4.28 grade point average and is ranked 

fourth in her class. Her favorite class is agriculture education. 

She has been on the Merit Honor Roll the past 

four years. She has been a varsity cheerleader for three 

years, an FFA student advisor for one year, and a National 

Honor Society member for two years. She was inducted 

into Clark State’s Phi Kappa Theta in 2020. 

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served as an inspiration, Leach named ag education 

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London Rotary Student of the Month: London 

Inspirational, driven, caring 

teacher Dana Snyder. 

“Ms. Snyder is a major 

inspiration to me because 

she always pushes me to do 

my best, and she is always 

there to help with any problems 

I might have,” she 

said. “Ms. Snyder has 

shown me that there is always 

a way to get things 

done even if you don’t follow 

your original plan.” 

About Leach, Snyder 

said, “Addison is one of the 

Addison Leach 

most inspirational students 

I have had in my teaching 

career. Addison has always had the desire 

to excel. She has participated in numerous 

FFA activities and attended the National 

FFA Convention for four years, even in the 

virtual format. 

“What inspires me most about Addison 

is her passion for her family. I am also inspired 

by Addison’s desire to become a better 

person and take control of her future. As 

a sophomore, she enrolled in the College 

Credit Plus program at Clark State Community 

College. As a result of her enrollment, 

she will be able to transfer to The 

Ohio State University and complete a bachelor 

of science in agriculture in two-andhalf 

years after high school. The future of 

agriculture and our country is bright because 

of young people like Addison Leach. I 

am proud to call her one of ‘my kids.’” 

Leach is the daughter of Amy and Dave 

Long and Tim Leach. 

The London Rotary Club has a proud history 

dating back to 1929. It is a member of 

Rotary International, a volunteer organization 

of 1.2 million businesses and professional 

leaders united worldwide to provide 

humanitarian service and help build good 

will and peace. 

Bowl-a-thon set 

Junior Achievement is holding its Superheroes 

Bowl-a-thon from Feb. 27 to March 

30. Participants can bowl with their team 

on Feb. 27 or collect pledges and receive a 

gift certificate to bowl two games at Victory 

Lanes or Plain City Lanes. 

With Option 1, participants form a fiveperson 

team, raise $150 or more as a group, 

and bowl at the Feb. 27 kickoff. Door prizes, 

costume and spirit contests, prizes for 

pledges collection, and snacks are planned. 

With Option 2, participants form a fiveperson 

team, collect $150 or more in 

pledges, and get a gift card for two games. 

Teams must reserve times with their alley 

of choice between Feb. 28 and March 31. 

Pledges must be turned in at either alley on 

Feb. 27, at which time participants can pick 

up goodie bags. Prizes for pledge collection 

are planned. 

For details, contact Crystal at (937) 323- 

4725, ext. 12 or csteiner@jrachieve.net.


Student of the Month: Madison-Plains 

Dedicated and reliable 

The London Rotary Club 

is pleased to honor senior 

Cidny Long as Madison- 

Plains High School’s December 

Student of the Month. 

Students of the month are 

selected by school administrators 

based on their academic 

and extracurricular achievement 

and positive character. 

Long has a 4.296 grade 

point average, and her favorite 

course is media literature. 

She is a four-year 

member of the volleyball 

Cidny Long 

team which won back-toback 

Ohio Heritage Conference (OHC) 

league championships. Long earned the following 

volleyball awards: first-team All- 

OHC, first-team All-Central District, Player 

of the Year for Central District, and Player 

of the Year for Madison-Plains. Additionally, 

she has been a two-year member of the 

softball team, a four-year member of student 

council, and a member of the Madison- 

Plains chapter of the National Honor 

Society, serving as president this year. 

When asked to name a school staff member 

who inspires her, Long named French 

teacher Beatrice Omwomo. 

“She is so dedicated to her job and has 

such love and passion for 

what she is doing,” Long said. 

“I hope that one day when I 

fulfill my dreams that I will 

have that same love for what 

I am doing that she has.” 

About Long, Omwomo 

stated, “I have been exceptionally 

fortunate to teach 

Cidny for three years. She is 

dedicated, reliable, self-disciplined, 

and very hardworking. 

Our class is always cheerful 

and positive because of 

Cidny’s contagious, pleasant 

demeanor. In brief, Cidny is a 

model student with an excellent attitude 

about learning.” 

After graduation, Cidny plans to attend 

a four-year university to major in pre-veterinary 

medicine/biology. Afterwards, she 

plans to earn her doctor of veterinary medicine 

degree. She is the daughter of Chris 

and CeCe Long. 

The London Rotary Club has a proud history 

dating back to 1929. It is a member of 

Rotary International, a volunteer organization 

of 1.2 million businesses and professional 

leaders united worldwide to provide 

humanitarian service and help build good 

will and peace. 

Senior Fair Board meetings 

Starting Jan. 6, 2021, the Madison 

County Agricultural Society (Senior Fair 

Board), will start their monthly meetings at 

7 p.m. (instead of 7:30). The board meets 

the first Wednesday of each month in the 

Della Selsor Building on the Madison 

County Fairgrounds in London. 


Stokes Township trustees 

The Stokes Township trustees will meet 

at 7 p.m. Dec. 28 in the Stokes Township 

Garage, 7105 E. Main St., South Solon. 

The 2021 appropriations will be available 

for public inspection and input. After discussion, 

they will be approved by the 

trustees. The public is invited.



Recognizing character 

Peace on Earth 

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from 

the Madison County Jr. Fair Sale Committee! 

We thank you for your support in 

2020 and look forward to working 

with you in 2021. 

Jason Hunt, head coach of the Madison- 

Plains High School varsity football team, 

announced on Dec. 17 that senior Paul 

Bryant is a 2020 recipient of the Burlsworth 

Character Award. 

The award honors players who may or 

may not be top athletic performers but who 

give 100 percent on the field and stand as 

moral examples to their teams. 

The award is named after Brandon 

Burlsworth who was a walk-on player at the 

University of Arkansas in 1994. Through his 

work ethic and determination, he not only 

earned a scholarship but also was named 

team captain, all-SEC in 1997-98, and firstteam 

all-American in 1998. He was the university’s 

first all-American in a decade. 

Burlsworth also excelled in the classroom. 

He was named to the all-SEC Academic 

Honor Roll 1995-1998 and was the 

first football player in the university’s history 

to earn a master’s degree before playing 

his last game. The Indianapolis Colts selected 

him as the 63rd overall pick in the 

1999 National Football League draft. After 

minicamp, his coaches projected him to start 

as a rookie. 

Tragically, Burlsworth was killed in a 

head-on automobile collision 11 days after 

the draft. The University of Arkansas created 

an endowment in his name. Each year, 

the school awards 18 $5,000 academic scholarships 

and one $10,000 walk-on athletic 

Paul Bryant 

scholarship to upperclassmen at the university 

who exemplify Burlsworth’s qualities. 

The Brandon Burlsworth Foundation engages 

in various charitable endeavors, including 

providing free eye care to thousands 

of underprivileged children. In, 2010, the 

Burlsworth Trophy was created to honor the 

achievements of the walk-on athlete. Each 

year, it goes to the most outstanding Division 

I college football player who began his 

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editor’s notebook 

Rick Palsgrove 

The holidays bring us Christmas movies, television specials, 

stage plays, and concerts in which to joyfully embrace the season. 

But there is another medium where we can enjoy the stuff of Christmas: 

books. 

Two of the best for Christmas reading 

are 19th century classics: “A Christmas 

Carol” by Charles Dickens (published in 

1843); and “The Sketch Book” by Washington 

Irving (published in 1820). 

Everyone is familiar with Dickens’s tale 

of the miser Ebenezer Scrooge who undergoes 

a spiritual transformation of redemption. 

The story is so timeless that it has 

been produced and parodied in many forms. 

Most people are probably familiar with the 

story through the many films and stage 

plays based on the book. The worst of these 

are musicals with hokey songs that take 

away from the narrative. The best are the 

serious films that try to adhere closely to 

Dickens’s work. 

But to get the true resonance of the story, 

one can read Dickens’s written words as 

they appear on the pages of the original 

book. It’s a delightful and transforming experience. 

I recommend obtaining a copy of the book 

that includes the original illustrations, especially 

one with the drawing of Marley’s 

Ghost visiting Scrooge. 

Dickens wrote in an accessible, direct 

style with a flair for dialogue and a talent 

for description. Here is an example of Dickens 

deftly blending humor and horror: 

Scrooge is alone in his dark, cold house 

eating his miserable gruel, when the ghost 

of his old partner, Jacob Marley, makes a 

spooky and frighteningly grand appearance 

before him. 

There’s a give-and-take conversation between 

the two as the scared, yet doubting, 

Scrooge tries to figure out the apparition before 

him and why it is there. 

Marley’s Ghost loses patience with this 

and in his ghostly annoyed way asks 

Scrooge, “Why do you doubt your senses?” 

Scrooge falls back on intellectual reasoning, 

telling Marley’s Ghost, “Because a little 

thing affects them. A slight disorder of the 

stomach makes them cheats. You may be an 

undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a 

crumb of cheese, a fragment of an underdone 

potato.” 

In spite of being terrified, Scrooge summons 

up enough meanness, courage and wit 

to say to Marley’s Ghost, “There’s more of 

gravy than of grave about you...” 

Not only is Scrooge’s joke funny, but the 

timing is impeccable as it comes at a tense 

moment when the reader is least expecting 

humor. The joke is unleashed just as the 

ghost is riding high on its initial shock value 

of appearing in the room. Dickens uses 

humor as an equalizer. 

It’s a good joke, too. It has the fun word 

play of “gravy” and “grave,” plus it is insulting 

to Marley’s Ghost. Insult humor when 

used against what appears to be a more 

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powerful entity is a wonderfully subversive thing. Scrooge’s joke 

seeks to put Marley’s Ghost in his cosmic place. 

However, the joke infuriates Marley’s Ghost because, even 

though he’s other worldly, there’s still enough human essence in 

him to dislike being the butt of a joke. 

100th win 

Reece Chapman (right), a senior at Jonathan Alder High 

School, won his 100th wrestling match on Dec. 17 at Jonathan 

Alder High School against Tecumseh. 

Wrote Dickens, “...the spirit raised a 

frightful cry and shook his chain with such 

dismal and appalling noise...” The apparition 

then terrorizingly bellows in response, 

“Man of the worldly mind do you believe in 

me or not?’ 

It’s a fearsome outburst that reasserts 

ghostly control of the situation and cows 

Scrooge, which is the beginning of the old 

miser’s journey along a path of redemption. 

Pick up a copy of the book and let Dickens’s 

words transport you through time, 

space and dimension. 

Washington Irving’s, “The Sketch Book,” 

is a collection of short stories, most notably 

“Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of 

Sleepy Hollow.” However the book also includes 

four Christmas stories: “Christmas,” 

“Christmas Eve,” “Christmas Day” and “The 

Christmas Dinner.” 

With these stories, one can travel back in 

time with the written word and experience 

timeless Christmas traditions, some of 

which we still embrace today because Irving 

set up the basis for them. 

The stories exude warmth as they extoll 

upon the decorations, feasting, the customs, 

games, spirit and communal nature of the 

season. 

Irving also gets a bit nostalgic, just like 

we do today, noting that some treasured traditions 

of Christmas in the early 19th century 

that he loved had already begun to fade 

and were being replaced by ones he considered 

more “modern.” 

Reading his tales of the ancient holiday 

places one at a country squire’s overflowing 

feast table of meats, breads, pies and more, 

as well as imagining oneself happily 

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other’s company, and embracing our spiritual sides. 

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Gary A. Neff, 75, of Mount Sterling, 

Ohio, passed away on Dec. 15, 2020, at 

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Born in Pickaway County, Ohio, to the late 

Earl and Doris Neff, Gary was a graduate 

of Monroe High School and a veteran of the 

Ohio Army National Guard. 

Gary was very active in the Mount Sterling 

community. He served 10.5 years as a 

Pleasant Township trustee and served on 

the boards of trustees for the Tri-County 

Joint Fire District, Sterling Joint Ambulance 

District, and Pleasant Township 

Cemetery. He was a member of Bloomington 

Lodge 449 F&AM and was a 32nd degree 

Mason. In 2019, Gary served as grand 

marshal of the Mount Sterling Fourth of 

July Parade. 

In addition to his parents, Gary was preceded 

in death by his sisters, Jeannie Tallman 

and Bonnie Neff. He is survived by: his 

long-time companion and best friend, 

Melody Ratliff; his children, Craig (Saundra) 

Neff, Jared (fiancé, Lisa Cole) Neff, and 

Julie (Thom) Simpkins; his grandchildren, 

Taylor and Garrett Neff; sisters, Dixie Shipley 

and Becky Van Dine, and their families; 

Melody’s children, Renea (Howie) Elliott 

and Missy (Bryon) Burns, and her grandchildren, 

Liberty Justice and Hope Burns; 

long-time friend, Sandra Lukens; and many 

friends. 

Graveside services were held on Dec. 21 

at Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Sterling. Due 

to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing 

was observed and facial coverings were 

required at the cemetery. Memorial contributions 

may be made to: Shriner’s Hospitals 

for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, 

Fla. 33607 or www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org. 

Porter-Tidd Funeral Home, 

Mount Sterling, assisted the family. To send 

condolences or share a favorite memory, 

visit www.portertiddfuneralhome.com. 

STRYKER 

Caroline (Cally) Anne Stryker, at the 

young age of 68, passed away on Dec. 15, 

2020, at Mount Carmel Hospital in Grove 

City, Ohio. She was born on Feb. 27, 1952, 

in Biloxi, Miss., to Chief Master Sergeant 

James P Hinton U.S. Air Force (deceased) 

and Mary (Plummer) Hinton. 

She married Kent E. Stryker on Aug. 21, 

1971, at Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, 

Ill. They have two sons, Todd and Corey, 

and four grandchildren, Jacob, Cameron, 

Addie, and Josaphine. She was preceded in 

death by two of her brothers, James Hinton 

and Patrick Hinton. Brothers still alive are 

Mark Hinton and Shawn Hinton. She graduated 

from Mascoutah Community High 

School in Mascoutah, Ill. 

She was a strong, caring, independent 

woman, and it showed to everyone who 

knew her. She held many jobs over the span 

of her life, including event planner at Ohio 

Bell, Madison County Corrections officer, 

and Jefferson Local Schools as EMIS funding 

coordinator and part-time bus driver. 

She was passionate about photography 

which she shared from the weddings and 

other special occasions she captured 

through the years. To her family and 


friends, she held many roles in our lives—a 

devoted loving wife, grandmother, mother, 

aunt, sister, daughter, and friend to everyone 

she knew and loved. She was always 

willing to give others the shirt off her back 

to make them happy. She was kind, compassionate, 

and always a great listener. She 

would always tell you what she thought— 

whether it be good, bad, indifferent—just a 

straight shooter and sometimes brutally 

honest to everyone. When things looked 

grim, she would always say, “This too shall 

pass, and it will be OK,” and with a big hug 

and a kiss, life would be better. That is a 

power only a mother’s love has. 

She loved to cook and through that she 

learned to make many people smile. When 

she prepared meals, she always made 

enough to feed anyone that walked through 

the door or sometimes a small army! She 

knew many techniques to baking the best 

desserts, and she always shared her passion 

with everyone she loved. 

She was musically talented and found 

peace in playing her guitar and singing either 

alone, in her band, or for anyone that 

would enjoy the show. She played in a band 

called the Jammers for the United Senior 

Services of Clark County for several years. 

If you were lucky enough to see her perform, 

you could see how happy it made her. 

She also loved many other hobbies, including 

crocheting, knitting, and sewing. 

She would always have someone in mind to 

receive her heart-felt creations. She was a 

collector of all things useful or not, but she 

always had what you needed or desired. She 

loved to shop and was always looking for 

her next greatest deal or bargain. She was 

a true treasure hunter who will be forever 

missed. She was an avid reader. Some of 

her favorites were the Harry Potter series, 

Steven King, Game of Thrones, and cookbooks. 

The loving memories we shared in the 

preceding lines were just a few that made 

her one of the greatest, loved grandmas in 

the world. To formally say goodbye, or as 

she would say, “It’s time to hit the happy 

trail.” 

A memorial service for family and 

friends will take place on Jan. 9 from noon 

to 4 p.m. at American Legion Post 201 in 

West Jefferson. 

HOWARD 

Kenneth Eugene Howard, 61, of Mount 

Sterling, Ohio, passed away on Dec. 16, 

2020. Kenneth graduated from Westfall 

High School and was currently employed 

with Honeywell. He was an avid car enthusiast 

and enjoyed working with his hands. 

Kenneth was preceded in death by: his parents, 

Frank and Johnny Howard. He is survived 

by: his daughter, Amy Hyatt of 

Reynoldsburg, Ohio; sister, Nancy Sanders 

of Chillicothe, Ohio; niece, Amber; greatniece, 

Makala; and great-nephew, Austin. 

Cremation has taken place. There will be no 

formal services.


FULLEN 

Mabel A. “Tootie” Fullen, 80, of 

Circleville, Ohio, formerly of 

Mount Sterling, Ohio, passed 

away on Dec. 16, 2020 at Berger 

Hospital in Circleville. Born in 

Pickaway County, Ohio, to the 

late James and Rosetta Whaley, 

she also was preceded in death by: 

her husband, Billy Jo Fullen; 

brothers, Herman Russell Whaley, 

Richard Whaley and Clarence 

Whaley; sister, Betty Hanley; and Mabel A. Fullen 

nephew, Johnny Vulgamore. 

Tootie is survived by: her sister and brother-in-law, Joan 

and Larry Rice; and her many loving nieces and 

nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, great-greatniece, 

three great-great-nephews, and her many friends. 

Aunt Tootie loved traveling to her great-niece’s wrestling 

tournaments and dirt track races. While residing at 

Logan Elm Care Center, she handed out the daily newspapers 

to the residents and was affiliated with their hospice 

unit. A funeral service took place on Dec. 18 at 

Porter-Tidd Funeral Home, Mount Sterling. Burial followed 

at Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Sterling. Visit 

www.portertiddfuneralhome.com to share a favorite 

memory of Tootie and send condolences to her family. 

SWONGER 

Barbara Swonger, 76, of Mount Sterling passed away 

peacefully on Dec. 16, 2020, at The Ohio State University 

Wexner Medical Center. Born Barbara Ann Heffley 

on July 8, 1944, in Mount Sterling, Ohio, she was the 

daughter of Woodrow and Mary (Motil) Heffley. As a 

young girl, Barbara and her family lived outside of the 

village in McClimansville, and she had many fond memories 

of growing up there and playing outside for hours 

with friends. Barbara graduated from The Plains High 

School in Mount Sterling with the Class of 1962 and remained 

close to her classmates throughout her life, organizing 

every reunion and even birthday celebrations 

in later years. After high school, she attended The Ohio 

State University, completing her bachelors of education 

in 1970, all while teaching full-time in Mount Sterling 

and working nights and summers at the Dairy Freeze, 

where she had been working since the age of 16. Barbara 

directed the choir at The United Church in Mount 

Sterling for several decades and the Mount Sterling 

Community Choir in later years. She served as a 4-H 

advisor, ran the concession stand for Madison-Plains 

Music Boosters in the 1980s and 1990s, and served on 

the board of the Mount Sterling Community Center 

after retiring, where she enjoyed tutoring students after 

school. Barbara was a teacher for the Madison-Plains 

School District for 30 years, beginning at Mount Sterling 

and finally at Fairfield Elementary. There was 

nothing she loved doing more than teaching. It was 

truly her passion. Students remembered her for bringing 

in cow organs to teach biology, dressing up like pop 

stars to emcee the talent show at Fairfield, and being 

“the strict teacher at the top of the stairs” until they got 

to know her. Even after retirement, she continued subbing 

full-time for six years, taking on many long-term 

assignments. Barbara was preceded in death by her 

parents and her brother, Robert. Barbara is survived 

by: her daughters, Angela (John) Dickman, Roberta 

(Edward) Chen, and Jacqueline (George) Edmisten; 

grandchildren, Abigail, Matthew, and Seth Dickman, 

Elizabeth and Joshua Chen, and Gianna, Samuel, and 

Sophia Edmisten; and many cousins, treasured friends, 

obituaries 

and thousands of students. Services were held on Dec. 

22 at Porter-Tidd Funeral Home, Mount Sterling, with 

burial in Pleasant Cemetery. Donations may be made 

in Barbara’s memory to: The Mount Sterling Community 

Center, 164 E. Main S., Mt. Sterling, OH 43143. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing was 

observed and guests were required to wear facial coverings 

in the funeral home. 

MORGAN 

Robert E. Morgan, 89, of Mount Sterling, Ohio, 

passed away on Dec. 19, 2020, at 

Sterling Place, Mount Sterling. 

He was born on March 9, 1931, in 

Ross County, Ohio, to the late 

Kenneth Morgan and Helen Garrison 

Morgan. Bob was a graduate 

of Monroe High School, Class 

of 1949. He was a veteran of the 

United States Army, having 

served his country in the Korean 

War. He retired from a long and 

successful career with Borden Ice 

Cream after 44 years of service. 

Robert E. Morgan 

Bob was a member of Five Points United Methodist 

Church, a life member of American Legion Post 134, 

Circleville, Ohio, and a long-time member of the Star 

Grange and Aladdin Lamp Collectors Organization. He 

was preceded in death by: his beloved wife of 65 years, 

Mildred Morgan; his parents, Kenneth Morgan and 

Helen Morgan Timmons; his step-father, Russel Timmons; 

and his brothers and sister, Bert Morgan, Mildred 

Peters, Richard Morgan, Paul Morgan and Roy 

Morgan. Bob is survived by: his daughter and sons, 

Nancy (John) Looney, Ned (Melanie) Morgan and Bruce 

(Cindy) Morgan; his grandchildren, Sarah (Anthony) 

Figueredo, Amanda (Joel) Elder, Emma (Sean) Gilbert 

and Patrick Looney; his great-grandchildren, Rachel, 

Reina, Ben and Emalyn Elder, and Aubrey and 

Christina Figueredo; and sister-in-law, Lois Long. Private 

family funeral services were held with Pastor 

Shyanne Manson officiating. Burial followed at Pleasant 

Cemetery, Mount Sterling. Memorial contributions 

may be made to: Five Points United Methodist Church, 

18112 Five Points Pike, Mt. Sterling, OH 43143. 

Arrangements were entrusted to Porter-Tidd Funeral 

Home, Mount Sterling. Visit www.portertiddfuneralhome.com 

to share a favorite memory of Bob or to send 

condolences to his family. 

SMITH 

Matthew Wayne Smith, 62, of West Jefferson went 

home to be with the Lord on Dec. 20, 2020. Matt was 

born on Dec. 14, 1958, in Columbus, Ohio, the son of the 

late Robert and Ella (Sue) Smith. He is a graduate of 

West Jefferson High School and was a lifelong resident 

of West Jefferson. Matt worked in the auto body industry 

his entire life. He served as body shop manager for 

several local automotive dealerships in his 40-plus-year 

career before realizing a lifelong dream of opening his 

own auto body and detailing business in 2017. He loved 

music, playing guitar, cooking, experimenting with new 

recipes, and cheering for his favorite sports teams including 

his favorite, the Cleveland Browns. He is survived 

by: Linda, his loving wife of 42 years; brother, Jeff 

(Ann) Smith; four children, Brian (Tina) Smith, Robert 

(Jenna) Smith, Jaclyn (Zach) Kessler, Wendi (Zach) 

Jones; 10 grandchildren, Carson, Caitlin, Camilla, 

Colvin, Caleb, Gabriel, Hannah, Noah, Ezra, and Finley; 

numerous nieces and nephews; and many friends. 


Matt’s proudest accomplishment is his family. He was a loving and 

devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He provided hope 

and support to anyone anytime. He will be dearly missed by so 

many. The family will hold a private memorial service on Dec. 23. 

Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in West Jefferson. Funeral 

arrangements were handled by Rader-McDonald-Tidd Funeral 

Home. Memorial contributions may be made to: Apostolic 

Gospel Church, 153 E. Pearl St., West Jefferson, OH 43162. 

Luther Baldwin Jr., age 94 passed away Friday 

December 18th at Legacy Village Assisted Living in Xenia. 

His wife of 71 years, Shirley (Justice) Baldwin was by his side. 

Luther was born November 15, 1926 in Johnson County, 

Kentucky to Luther Powell Baldwin and Mattie (McCarty) 

Baldwin. 

He proudly served his country as an Army Paratrooper 

during WWII. After the war Luther moved to Dayton, Ohio. He met Shirley on a 

blind date and they married a year later in 1949. Luther has resided in Xenia 

since 1956. Luther worked at Delco Products and NCR. He was a carpenter for 

Layne Homes. He retired from Cooper Energy Services of Springfield, Ohio as 

the shop carpenter. Luther was an accomplished woodworker and many of his 

friends and family benefited from his talents. 

Luther was a member of First Lutheran Church in Xenia and active with Shirley 

in NARFE (National Association of Retired Federal Employees). After retirement, 

Luther and Shirley enjoyed traveling and going to the local flea markets and 

antique shops. He loved working in his workshop and remodeling their home 

on Galloway Street. Luther received several city beautification awards for their 

flowers and always enjoyed illuminating their home at Christmas. 

In addition to his wife Shirley, Luther is survived by his children Byron Keith 

(Michelle) Baldwin, Celia (Gary) Grigsby and Jeffrey (Steven Roark) Baldwin. 

Luther was a proud grandfather and great grandfather. He loved their visits and 

holiday celebrations. 

The family would like to thank the wonderful, caring staff at Legacy Village 

and the care he received from Ohio's Hospice of Dayton. 

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial Contributions can 

be made in his name to Ohio's Hospice of Dayton. 

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Neff was dedicated to helping 

By Kristy Zurbrick 


The Mount Sterling community has lost 

a longtime public servant. 

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15. 

“He was a great guy. He knew 

the community. He was always willing 

to help somebody and always 

willing to make sure the roads were 

cleared,” said Kathy Endres, who 

became Pleasant Township’s fiscal 

officer in 2010, the same year Neff 

became a township trustee. “I can’t 

say enough about him. He was always 

out there for the people.” 

Neff’s dedication to the community 

also included many years as a 

volunteer fire fighter, member of the 

Tri-County Joint Fire District Gary Neff 

board, and member of the Sterling 

Joint Ambulance District. He also was a veteran of the Ohio Army 

National Guard. 

The Pleasant Township trustees have until mid-January to appoint 

someone to fill Neff’s seat on the board. The appointee will 

serve out the remainder of the term which ends on Dec. 31, 2021. 

Anyone interested in filling the position is asked to contact Sam 

Junk, board chairman, at (740) 572-1893. 

Charlotte Louise Topping Hickman was born October 12, 1935 

in a little house that was formerly a schoolhouse off France Lane in Ross County, 

Ohio. She passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Bluebird Retirement 

Community in London, Ohio after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. 

Charlotte, called “Char” and “Mom/ Grandma” by her family and friends, was preceded 

in death by her parents Herman J. and Lucille A. Topping, her brother Ronald Topping 

and her sister Helen Topping Conkel. She is survived by her best friend and one love, 

her husband Melvin M. Hickman; her daughters Julia Brakenbury (Kenneth), Cheryl 

Taylor (Phil) and Gretchen Nelson (Brian); her grandchildren Christopher Brakenbury 

(Peggy Anderson), and Adam Brakenbury (Olivia); her step grandchildren Meghen 

Sanders and Chris Taylor (Jill); her great grandchildren June and Benjamin Brakenbury; her step great grandchildren 

Adeline and Bryson Sanders, and Lois and Jack Taylor. Charlotte is also survived by one sister, Patricia 

Britton. 

She attended Ross County Schools and graduated from Southeastern High School in Richmond Dale, Ohio 

on May 19, 1953. Her family remembers Charlotte telling them she liked school and was a great student but 

hated gym class. This led her to keeping score at basketball games to earn her gym credits so that she could 

graduate. Her first travel outside of Ohio was for a graduation trip with her senior class to Washington, D.C. 

which started a lifetime of traveling and exploring with her family and in later years with her husband. 

Charlotte’s first job immediately out of high school was as an administrative secretary to the superintendent 

of Southeastern Local School District. This ultimately led to a career of working in similar roles for Manpower 

Training Center and later for Jackson City Schools. She finished her career at Jackson High School. 

She met her husband Melvin at a church picnic at Old Man’s Cave at Hocking Hills State Park. Melvin delighted 

in telling people that “Charlotte caught him in her web and he never got out.” After marrying, they happily 

built their lives around each other and after retirement often returned annually to Old Man’s Cave for dinner 

on their anniversary. 

While always working full time, Charlotte was an accomplished seamstress and made many of the clothes for 

her daughters through the years. She was an awesome cook who also loved to bake (her sugar cookies were 

the best), enjoyed crafts and decorating her home for holidays, supported her daughters’ school activities by 

being a homeroom mother, band mom, school trip and band trip chaperon, and much more. She was an avid 

reader who developed a notorious habit of reading the beginning and the end of books before deciding if 

the book was good enough to read all the way through. Her community activities included membership at 

Christ United Methodist Church where she was involved in women’s circle and taught Sunday School for years 

when her daughters were small; was a member of Jackson Lioness Club and later Jackson Lions Club, and 

Jackson Mothers Guild. She had the gift of wit and a spirited sense of humor and could pull pranks with the 

best (a trait not always admired by her family!), yet was often quiet and unassuming in more public situations 

which amazed her family. 

After retirement, Charlotte struggled with health issues which led to her and Melvin leaving their much-loved 

home at 210 Dawson Street in Jackson to move into assisted living at the Bluebird in London, Ohio. As it does 

with so many, the disease took its toll. Charlotte, Char, Grandma will be greatly missed, and the world will be 

a less warm and bright place without her. She will be forever in our hearts. 

Her family wishes to thank our many friends who have supported us, as well as the staff of the Bluebird and 

Miami Valley Hospice for their care of Charlotte. Private burial will be at Little Mound Cemetery in Richmond 

Dale, Ohio. The family would appreciate condolences to be sent to Melvin Hickman, 2260 State Route 56 

SW, The Bluebird/ Room 215, London, OH 43140. 

Funeral arrangements are by the Mayhew-Brown Funeral Home in Jackson. 

Soil and 

Water 

Conservation 

The Madison Soil 

and Water Conservation 

District’s 

monthly board 

meetings take place 

at 8 a.m. on the second 

Wednesday of 

the month in the 

Madison County 

Engineer’s conference 

room at 825 

U.S. Highway 42 

NE, London. The 

public is welcome to 

attend. (Any 

changes will be published 

in the Madison 

Messenger.) 

Mt. Sterling 

Community 

Center 

164 E. Main St., 

(740) 869-2453. 

Dec. 28-Jan. 2— 

10 a.m.-3 p.m. 

daily, walking in 

the gym 

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a.m., chair exercises 

Dec. 29—4-7 

p.m., food pantry 

for income-eligible 

households. 

8-9 p.m.—Alcoholics 

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Dec. 30—10 a.m.- 

3 p.m., sewing 

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 

MADISON COUNTY, OHIO 

PROBATE DIVISION 

Case No. 20191079A 

Summons By Publication 

Carla J. Goodwill, et. al 

vs. 

Chasity Skidemore, et. al 

To: 1. Mary K. Pruyn 

2. Unkonwn daughter of Richard C. Pruyn 

3. Unknown issue of Mahala Reinhard Latham, and 

4. Unknown heirs of John R. Reinhard, defendants 

A complaint has been filed in this Court by Carla J. 

Goodwill, Dennis L. Reinhard, and Mark A. Reinhard 

alleging that the will admitted will admitted in case 

no. 201901079 on 09/17/2020 at this Court is and 

shold be declared invalid. 

You are or may be an heir in the decedent’s estate 

and notice of this complaint is hereby provided in 

accordance with the law and provisions of R.C. 

2107.03. You are required to answer or respond 

either within twenty-eight days after the publication 

or at such other time after the publication that 

is set as the time to appear or within which to 

respond after service of such summons. 

CHRISTOPHER J. BROWN 

Juvenile Judge 

Madison County, Ohio 

MM DECEMBER 27, JANUARY 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 MM2020439 

PLACE YOUR 

LEGAL NOTICE HERE? 

CALL GRANT ZERKLE 

AT THE 

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NOTICE OF 

PUBLIC HEARING/ 

MEETING DATE CHANGE 

The Board of Trustees of Jefferson Township’s 

regular meeting has changed from 

Wed. Dec. 30th to Tues. Dec. 29, 2020 at 

6:30 pm. The 2021 Appropriations as 

tentatively adopted for The Township of 

Jefferson, Madison County, Ohio, are on file 

in the office of the Fiscal Officer of said 

Township. These are for public Inspection. 

A Public hearing on said Appropriations 

will be held at the Township Offices 225 

Cemetery Rd. West Jefferson, OH 43162 on 

Tues. the 29th day of December, 2020 at 

6:30 PM. 

Amy Louise Forrest, 

Fiscal Officer, Jefferson Township 

MM DECEMBER 27, 2020 

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Notice is hereby given that the City of London Board of Zoning 

Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 5, 2020 

- 7:00 pm Virtually to hear the following case(s): 

(Please check the website prior to the meeting 

for log in details) 

Property Applicant; Roger Davis is requesting a variance for 

a privacy fence in the front yard taller than 4 feet at 82 Elm 

Street. 

Property Applicant; Rob Mitchell is requesting a variance for 

excessive lot coverage for an accessory structure 305 Thames 

Court. 

For Information on the above case(s) please contact 

Tom Hale at 614-379-5246. 

The City of London, Building and Zoning Department 

20 South Walnut Street, Suite 105, 

London, Ohio, 43140 

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SPECIAL MEETING 

Pleasant Township Trustees 

will meet at 10:00 a.m. on 

December 28, 2020 

to appoint and swear in a new 

township Trustee. 

The meeting will take place 

at the township building 

84 N. London, St. 

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 

MADISON COUNTY, OHIO 

PROBATE DIVISION, JUVENILE COURT 

Case No. 22040088 

Summons By Publication 

Heather GALLAGHER 

vs. 

Meghann GALLAGHER & Jeremy BARCLAY 

To: Meghann Gallagher, address unknown 

A Petition for custody of OAKLYNN BARCLAY, DOB 11/20/2020, has been 

filed in this Court. A pretrial hearing has been scheduled in this Court at 

the Madison County Court House, 1 North Main Street, London, OH 

43140, on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., and at the call of the 

Court thereafter. 

You are hereby summoned that a Petition has been filed by Heather 

Gallagher. You are required to serve upon Heather Gallagher a copy of 

your answer to the Petition within 28 days of this publication. Said 

answer must be filed with this Court within three (3) days after service 

on Heather Gallagher. If you fail to appear and defend, judgment by 

default may be taken against you for the relief demanded in the petition. 

You are indicated as being the parent of said minor child and notice of 

said Petition is hereby provided in accordance with the law and the 

provisions of RULE 16, Rules of Juvenile Procedure. 

You may contact the Juvenile Court at 7408520760 with any questions. 

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Juvenile Judge 

Madison County, Ohio 



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