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PAGE 4 - SOUTHEAST MESSENGER - June 13, 2021 Groveport history films Two documentary films on the history of Groveport, produced by the Groveport Heritage Society and Midnet Media, are available for viewing online on YouTube. The films are: “Groveport: A Town and Its People” and “The Story of John S. Rarey and Cruiser.” Letters policy The Southeast Messenger welcomes letters to the editor. Letters cannot be libelous. Letters that do not have a signature, address, and telephone number, or are signed with a pseudonym, will be rejected. PLEASE BE BRIEF AND TO THE POINT. The Messenger reserves the right to edit or refuse publication of any letter for any reason. Opinions expressed in the letters are not necessarily the views of the Messenger. Mail letters to: Southeast Messenger, 3500 Sullivan Avenue, Columbus, OH 43204; or by email to southeast@columbusmessenger.com. southeast Messenger (Distribution: 20,634) Rick Palsgrove ...................................Groveport Editor southeast@columbusmessenger.com Published every other Sunday by The Columbus Messenger Co. 3500 Sullivant Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43204-1887 (614) 272-5422 The Columbus Messenger Co. reserves the right to edit, reject or cancel any advertisement or editorial copy at any time. The company is not responsible for checking accuracy of items submitted for publication. Errors in advertising copy must be called to the attention of the company after first insertion and prior to a second insertion of the same advertising copy. Keep tabs on the latest news in Groveport & Madison Township Look for Groveport Messenger on Become a fan! www.columbusmessenger.com Reflections on Memorial Day in a small town The Memorial Day ceremony in Groveport was again scaled back this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, however, the event maintained its traditional dignity and spirit. Editor’s Notebook Rick Palsgrove The ceremony’s keynote speaker was Motts Military Museum Director Warren Motts, who brought the meaning of Memorial Day home by talking about its local connections. Wars are fought on a large scale involving nations and thousands, sometimes millions, of military personnel. But each one of those soldiers, sailors, and airmen have a family and a hometown. Each one, and the sacrifice they made, is important. As American flags softly fluttered above the many graves of local veterans in the Groveport Cemetery, Motts said, “We must always remember the fallen.” Motts mentioned Lima Company, a company of United States Marines operating out of the nearby Rickenbacker Air National Guard base. He said Lima Company lost 23 Marines and one U.S. Navy Corpsman in the Iraq War. “We must remember all the men and women who served our country and never forget the price they paid for our freedoms,” said Motts. Motts’ linking the larger scale of the meaning of Memorial Day to its local impact resonated with me. Memorial Day has a small town feel about it. Small towns are places where most people are familiar with one another. In small towns, people recognize family names or can recall a family’s history. I’ve been attending Groveport’s Memorial Day parade procession and the ceremony in the Groveport Cemetery since I was a kid. I know the people who carry the flowers for the graves as they walk in the procession down Main and College streets to the cemetery. I remember watching and listening to my sister and my classmates in the Groveport Madison High School band play patriotic music and march in processional. The speakers at the ceremony are familiar as well as the members of American Legion Robert Dutro Post 486, which has played a long time active role in the Groveport Memorial Day ceremony. The Post is named after Groveport resident, Private Robert Dutro, who in 1917 at the age of 15 joined the 6th Marine Regiment during World War I. He would later die in France on July 19, 1918 during the Aisne-Marne offensive. Memorial Day is personal. Few families are untouched by the ravages of war. In a small town if our neighbors hurt, we hurt. Following this year’s Memorial Day ceremony, I read the tombstones as I walked Our Pictorial Past by Rick Palsgrove Messenger photos by Rick Palsgrove Members of the American Legion Robert Dutro Post 486 rifle squad pray at the beginning of the Memorial Day ceremony held in the Groveport Cemetery on May 31. See more photos at columbusmessenger.com. among the flag decorated graves of the military veterans in the Groveport Cemetery. There are so many graves. All those last names etched in stone are so familiar. They are the names of family members, friends, neighbors, and fellow townspeople. They are ancestors who helped build the town and farmed the nearby fields. They once lived like us and watched the sun rise. They gave their all for community and country. We know them. We will always remember them. Rick Palsgrove is editor of the Groveport Messenger. Lockbourne Fish Fry Thurs. & Fri. June 17 &18, 2021 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Groveport Creamery Photo courtesy of the Groveport Heritage Museum A stack of butter tubs on the loading dock await delivery by horse and wagon in this 1907 photo of the Groveport Creamery. The creamery was located on Blacklick Street at Church Street. The building still stands. Pickerington Central High School senior Alexander Poth performed “Taps” at the end of the Memorial Day ceremony held in the Groveport Cemetery on May 31.
www.columbusmessenger.com Cruiser Connect June 13, 2021 - GROVEPORT MESSENGER - PAGE 5 By Rick Palsgrove Groveport Editor Groveport Madison officials and teachers are seeking to enhance students’ education in a different way this summer with the district’s Cruiser Connect Summer Experience program. “While we’ve offered summer school in various formats in the past, this is the first year for Cruiser Connect,” said Groveport Madison Superintendent Garilee Ogden. “Our approach to the program is unlike what we’ve done before. It will be far more interactive and fun.” According to district officials, Cruiser Connect will take place in several schools throughout the district: Asbury Elementary, Dunloe Elementary, Groveport Elementary, Middle School North, Middle School South, and Groveport Madison High School. The purpose of the program is to support students’ academic and social-emotional growth and development. “The past year was hard for kids,” said Ogden. “This isn’t typical summer school of years past and students won’t be working on their computers. They’ll be working in small groups, face-to-face, with a teacher and with their classmates.” Ogden said some work will occur in classrooms and some of it will take place outside. “We’ve worked hard to make sure that it’s interactive and fun because we know kids need something different from what they’ve been doing for the past year.” Ogden said the past 15 months of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for some children. She said that before March 12, 2020, students were accustomed to the routines and predictability of life — a regular school day and face-toface interactions with friends and family. The coronavirus pandemic disrupted all of that. “(Prior to the pandemic) while computers were used as an instructional learning tool, students saw their teachers face-toface every day,” said Ogden. “They were accustomed to working in small groups with their peers, giving live in-class presentations, and dealing with the normal day-to-day interactions in which they gain essential social skills. They also had the benefit of receiving immediate emotional support from classmates and the school’s Alumni Banquet The Groveport Madison Alumni Association announced it will be resuming its Alumni Banquet. The next Alumni Banquet will be held Sept. 18 and will honor the classes of 1970 and 1971, who graduated 50 years ago. The following Alumni Banquet will be May 21, 2022 and will honor the class of 1972 on the 50th anniversary of their graduation. The banquets will be held at Groveport Madison High School, 4475 S. Hamilton Road, staff.” In addition to small-group, face-to-face instruction, Ogden said students this summer will have counselors who will lead activities to help students reconnect with one another. “With Cruiser Connect, we hope to create a bridge back to normalcy for our students so that they’re academically and socially prepared to resume school in the ‘new normal’ world we’re now living in,” said Ogden. According to district officials, 1,253 students have enrolled in Cruiser Connect across all grade levels. “We invited all Groveport Madison students to attend,” said Ogden. “We made a special effort to reach out to families whose children would most benefit from the program.We’re very excited that 100 teachers have signed up to provide services for the Cruiser Connect Summer Experience.” Cruiser Connect runs from 9 a.m. to noon daily beginning June 14 and running through July 16 (with July 2 and 5 off for the Independence Day holiday). Students will get breakfast and lunch daily, and bus transportation will be provided to any students who needs it. Ogden said the program is funded from federal funds received through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER Fund). The federal government established the ESSER Fund as part of the Education Stabilization Fund in the CARES Act. “In addition, Governor Mike DeWine asked schools and districts to work with their communities to help students advance and make up for any learning that may have been lost or delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic,” said Ogden. “He requested that schools and districts design plans to meet the needs of students that could include, but are not limited to, ending the school year later than scheduled, beginning the new year early or extending the school day. Summer programs, tutoring or remote options also could be considered.” Ogden expects Cruiser Connect to be a success. “What we expect to see from participants are children who feel prepared, confident, and reconnected when they start (the next school year) on Aug. 16,” said Ogden. Groveport. The May 21, 2022 date will resume the normal cycle (third Saturday in May) for the banquet moving forward. Groveport city council Groveport City Council holds its regular meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. Council holds its committee of the whole meeting on the third Monday each month at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are held in the municipal building, 655 Blacklick St., Groveport.
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