Westside Messenger - September 19th, 2021

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September 19 - October 2, 2021 www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XLVIII, No. 6

SELS program

expands in SWCS

By Dedra Cordle

Staff Writer

A program that aims to help children

develop healthy coping skills, enhance

their emotional resilience, and reach positive

conflict resolution is expanding in the

South-Western City Schools District.

At its meeting on Sept. 13, the board of

education approved an agreement with the

YMCA of Central Ohio which allows the

organization to provide a Social-Emotional

Learning Skills (SELS) specialist to assist

at each elementary and intermediate

school for the remainder of the 2021-22

school year.

Under the terms of the agreement, the

specialists will be present at the schools

Monday through Friday and work anywhere

between 15 to 32 hours per week or

pending the needs of the individual building.

The district will pay the YMCA

approximately $490,000 for the services of

the SELS specialists.

The elements within the SELS program

are not new to the district — officials say

the lessons featured within those standards

have been folded in throughout

years of intervention and instruction. The

elements within the SELS program are

also not new to the YMCA — the organization

and the district have been working

together for decades to meet the social and

emotional needs of children through a variety

of programs such as Head Start, afterschool

care, and Positive Alternative

Learning for Students (or PALS).

The only difference about this program

and this partnership, said representatives

with the district and the organization, is

that funding opportunities have allowed

them to focus solely on helping struggling

children build life skills during normal

school hours to help them at home, at

school, and throughout their lives.

“We are very excited to see the expansion

of the SELS program at all of our elementary

and intermediate schools,” said

Dr. Brian Bowser, the assistant superintendent

of curriculum. “We feel that we

could not have found a better partner than

the YMCA to provide these services and we

feel that this program offers us another

tool to help enhance the school experience

for our youngest learners.”

For the last three years, Elana Lenihan

has been supervising the SELS specialist

pilot program at Highland Park

See SWCS page 2

Messenger photo by Dedra Cordle

Honoring those who lost their lives

The Prairie Township Fire Department held a memorial ceremony on Sept. 11 to

honor the lives of the 2,977 people who were killed in the terror attacks that

occurred on that day 20 years prior. Firefighter Jack Ellis performed the ringing of

the bells during the ceremony, which symbolizes the death of a firefighter. More than

300 first responders died as a result of the attacks and thousands continue to deal

with health issues related to their exposure to the toxins released by the collapse of

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off their Halloween costumes and enjoy a fun day in

Westgate Park.

Michael Blake, WNA president, said, “We invite the

entire community to stop by the park and help us kickstart

the Halloween season in Westgate. We were

forced to cancel the event in 2020 due to COVID-19

restrictions and have taken time since then to come up

SWCS

Continued from page 1

Elementary. Lenihan, the YMCA’s regional childcare

director for the district, said each year the school

focused on a different strategy that aimed to help children

regulate their emotions to make for a more positive

learning experience.

For instance, one year they implemented calming

activities such as yoga after recess to help them decompress

from the frenzy of free play before entering the

classroom. During another, they included conflict resolution

activities to learn empathy and build friendships,

and in another they focused on “forward thinking,”

or the act of sharing with others what they look

forward to in the future.

Lenihan said the strategies that will be implemented

during the SELS program expansion would be

entirely up to the individual school building. But that

does not mean the specialists do not have to follow

SELS standards set by the district.

Jimmy Lewis, the SELS program director for the

YMCA, said there will be five main focus areas of

social-emotional learning skills development. They are

self-awareness, self-management, social awareness,

relationship skills, and responsible decision making.

Each area will focus on building the skills necessary

to help the student analyze their behaviors — “Why are

they upset? Why are they feeling this way? What can

they do to regulate their emotions?” he explained — and

with alternative ways to host the event with consideration

to COVID-19 safety. While this year will still not

be our traditional event, we are excited to bring back

Mums and Mummies, give back to our community and

enjoy the day with our neighbors and friends.”

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apply that understanding within the classroom and

beyond.

Bowser said the K-6 age range is the target for this

program because the district believes they need more

“support and instruction” regarding social and emotional

learning skills development.

He said these specialists will be trusted adults that

“act as a bridge” to help students develop healthy coping

skills when emotions run high.

“It will help them learn how to work through those

difficult times so those feelings do not carry over and

negatively impact their ability to focus within the

classroom or connect with others,” said Bowser.

Though most children in grades K-6 will have exposure

to the strategies and initiatives within the SELS

program, some children will receive additional assistance

through one-on-one instruction or group setting

instruction.

Becky Ciminillo, the vice-president of youth development

for the YMCA of Central Ohio, said the organization

will work with the school staff and use data

compiled through Panorama surveys to determine

which student may need additional social and emotional

support and instruction.

SELS specialists will begin to assist at the district’s

16 elementary schools and five intermediate schools

starting Sept. 20.


Township Focus

Water rates discussed in Prairie Township

By Amanda Ensinger

Staff Writer

Prairie Township to receive

American Rescue Plan funding

By Amanda Ensinger

Staff Writer

The Prairie Township Trustees authorized

the township to accepted up to $1.8

million from the American Rescue Plan

(ARP).

This action was taken at a recent board

meeting.

According to its website, ARP funding is

distributed to non-entitlement units of

local government based on population. All

townships are considered non-entitlement

units, with exception of those that have a

populations over 50,000.

Townships can receive up to 75 percent

of the jurisdiction’s most recent budget as

of Jan. 27, 2020. Funding will come in two

disbursements, one initially and another

12 months later.

Funding can be used for services like

supporting public health expenditures,

addressing negative economic impacts

caused by the public health emergency,

replacing lost public sector revenue, providing

premium pay for essential workers

and investing in water, sewer and broadband

infrastructure.

Funds must be obligated by Dec. 31,

2024 and spent by Dec. 31, 2026.

In other township news, residents discussed

the Prairie Pleasant Solar Project.

Recently, the township sent a letter to residents

regarding the project.

“I would like to thank the board for the

letter, but my concern is that drainage was

not in that letter,” said Rod Pritchard,

township resident. “Also, property values

are already going down and my property

value has declined on Zillow by $123,000

already.”

The project is for a 250-megwatt 1,700-

acre solar farm that would stretch across

Prairie and Pleasant townships.

Spearheaded by Invenergy, the project

would take place on farmland that has

been leased for a period of 40 years.

Some residents wanted to follow up on

previous concerns about trustee Stephen

Kennedy being the township’s representative

on the project. At a public meeting,

Kennedy said he didn’t oppose the project,

worrying residents that they don’t have a

representative looking out for their best

interests.

Residents asked that another person

represent them. However, trustees Doug

Stormont and Cathy Schmelzer both have

had to abstain from the project due to conflicts

of interest.

Prairie Township Administrator Rob

Peters reported that the township attorney

said they were not able to appoint a temporary

trustee for this.

The project application has been submitted

to the Ohio Power Siting Board and

a hearing has already taken place. While

there is currently no decision, if approved,

the projected should be completed in 2023.

Residents in a local township are once again asking when they

are going to get some relief on their water bills after seeing no

progress for years. At a recent Prairie Township board meeting,

residents asked for an update on a water connection with the city

of Columbus.

At the beginning of 2021, residents saw a 2 percent increase for

water service and a 3 percent increase for sewer service, according

to Franklin County Department of Sanitary Engineers Director

Stephen Renner. The reason for these increases was attributed to

increases the county received from Columbus. According to

Renner, they are simply passing these increases along to their customers.

However, the increase caused concern for Prairie Township residents

who say they already pay some of the highest rates in the

county.

At the time of these increases, the township and county were

looking at a way to have Columbus take over the county’s water

system, in an effort to reduce water costs. However, township residents

have not received an update in more than six months and

are frustrated.

“I check monthly with Steve Renner and have not gotten any

updates,” said Prairie Township Trustee Cathy Schmelzer.

According to township leadership, a family of four pays anywhere

between $500 to $800 a quarter for water and sewer service.

They also said that if someone uses no water, they will still pay

$110 in connection fees. If they had water from Columbus, this fee

would be around $30. Neighboring communities who get their

water from Columbus pay about half of what township residents

pay.

Renner said earlier this year that the county operates an aging

system and that contributes to the more expensive rates.

“Rates are high because the county system is outdated, mismanaged,

and with a relatively small customer

base to pay for necessary costs,”

Schmelzer said. “The county has offered

these same explanations week after week,

month after month and year after year.”

Renner said the county is looking at having

Columbus take over the services to

reduce residents’ rates but says the COVID-

19 pandemic has slowed the process down.

The trustees argued earlier this year that

this has been an issue for 10 years and blaming

the delay on the pandemic will not cut it.

Trustee Steven Kennedy encouraged residents

with high water bills to send them to

the Franklin County Commissioners and

said that the township will continue to work

on this issue.

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A headline caught my eyes and got the

memories flowing. It was an article about

famed WWII patriot bandleader Glenn

Miller.

In 1944, he was on a plane flying from

England to France and went down over the

English Channel. They now believe parts of

the deteriorated, non-metal, aircraft were

found 32 years ago tangled in a trawler’s

fishing net, not recognized as such at the

time, and returned to the sea. They believe

the reports to be credible, have the coordinates,

and plan to investigate further.

I can still hear Miller’s big band music

bouncing off the walls of my childhood

home. With us kids longing to hear The

Beach Boys, Elvis, Bobby Rydell, The Four

Seasons and Dion and the Belmonts, we’d

instead be subjected to Miller’s band wailing

away with its snoozy rendition of

Chattanooga Choo Choo, Moonlight

Serenade and Kalamazoo. We were helpless

and received little sympathy from our

patriotic post-war parents who controlled

the only stereo and rarely relinquished control.

They still frowned upon our new

music, as did much of society.

Road trips back then were always a test

of endurance. There were few super highways

back then. It was always a torturously

slow trip for family holiday visits. We

kids would have the usual argument over

who got the window seats, who the dreaded

middle. Then, we’d cram into the compact

car’s backseat. That would be followed by

our big dog, Debby, who would sit on one of

us and get so excited she was going with us

she’d have what we’ll politely call ‘gastric

problems’ the entire trip. Every few miles,

regardless of how cold it was, the car windows

would open, followed by us all sticking

our heads out the window and gasping

for air. But that was nothing when compared

to having to listen to the car radio

stations my dad had settled on. Yes, it was

a very long, headache generating, trip with

Glenn Miller playing Little Brown Jug and

the other assorted big band music he

always seemed to find on the radio that

made the trip seem to last for eternity. By

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the time we reached our destiny, nerves

would be frayed and there would always be

silence with no one speaking to each other.

I’m still convinced those trips stunted my

growth, at least mentally.

That’s the way it was back then. WWII

was still fresh in the minds of everyone.

Our country had been attacked at Pearl

Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 and the very next

day, Congress, with only one dissenting

vote, firmly united to declare war on Japan

and joined the Allies. FDR condemned the

attack to be “a date that will live in

infamy.” We were thrust into something far

beyond what few could have foreseen coming,

and Glenn Miller became a huge part

of it. He gave up his thriving private career

to serve his country in the Army, where his

music became an inspiration for our country

and troops, home and abroad, during

the difficult war years. I suspect my parent’s

generation still associated that swing

music with those difficult, but victorious

days, much as our aging generation now

recalls certain ‘oldies’ songs of our own earlier

glory days and that’s why we were so

unfairly subjected to it.

Last year’s Pearl Harbor Day seemed to

be overshadowed by another event, the

passing of our 41st President, George H. W.

Bush. It was fitting the week-long network

coverage of his life and burial ended the

day before Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Day. Agree

or disagree with his politics, I believe most

will agree he was a true patriot, one who

loved this country, from his days as a navy

pilot in WWII, throughout the many public

offices he devoted his life and services for.

His passing, at age 94, was just another

from what’s been labeled, ‘The Greatest

Generation.’

The further I travel down the one-way

path of my own later years, the more I’ve

come to appreciate the patriotism, sacrifices,

determination and unity of that

Greatest Generation. I now find myself

looking at that section of newspapers I once

ignored and never fully understood as a kid

and then purposely avoided in my middle

years after grasping its reality. I’ve now

reluctantly accepted the full meaning and

purpose of the Obit section and appreciate

the life stories they often tell. I’m always

filled with respect reading how many are

now from those H. W. Bush days and who

also served their country in a branch of the

military with dedication and distinction.

Past workplace friends often forward obits

for retired coworkers I spent so many years

toiling at the plant site with. It’s eye-opening

how many of them I now find were military

veterans who served as part of the

Greatest Generation. I’m always embarrassed

I never even knew they’d served and

now sadly, never got to thank.

Patriotism hasn’t disappeared and the

Greatest Generation can’t claim sole ownership

over it. We continue to see it routinely

displayed in many ways over the

years since WWII, be it via different military

confrontations, society, or public service

settings. Those and the certain future

acts of dedication can never be downplayed.

But something does seem to have changed

and eroded since those WWII days. With

every passing year the unity of the country

seems to have diminished while the ‘what’s

in it for me’ attitude has increased. It’s

caused me to question our future course,

something I never thought I’d be questioning.

A recent article highlighted my worries.

The essence of it was the military services

are now having a much harder time

achieving or are missing their overall

recruiting quotas, including specialty and

critical positions. For example, we don’t

have enough qualified pilots for our current

needs, let alone future needs. Many are

now going to the far more lucrative public

career sector. Same with the medical field,

etc. The pride of serving your country does

not seem to have the same society prominence

it once held. Kennedy’s famous, “ask

not what your country can do for you, ask

what you can do for your country,” has been

slowly reversing since those Greatest

Generation days.

What worries me the most is how polarized

the country has become. We’ve all seen


What we could learn today from the Greatest Generation

New use of technology makes me mad

There is an under served population

that is shut out of offers, discounts, and

many other perks of our technological society

because they are not “connected.”

I’m talking about people like my mother,

who, through no fault of her own, is not

tethered to the Internet because of the high

cost of a connection or one of many other

viable reasons.

And it makes me mad.

My mother was recently sent a coupon

from a new gas station moving into the central

Ohio market for a considerable per gallon

discount for three months. When she

went to the station, a helpful attendant

asked her for her email address to complete

the process.

Needless to say, that process stopped

dead in its tracks because she did not have

the requisite email address. There was no

other way for her to complete the application

for the company’s loyalty card without

an association with the Internet.

This is not an isolated incident. It happens

on a routine basis.


Places - By Linda Dillman

Want to enter a drawing from a trusted

company? They don’t trust you if you do not

have that golden ticket…aka an email

address. Door closed.

Want to sign up for legitimate free

offers? Unless you have a legitimate email

address, don’t bother. No freebies for you!

Want to read the latest zoo newsletter?

It’s online. Want to get the best deals on

grocery items at your local store? Digital

coupons are the answer. Have a complaint,

compliment or concern? More often than

not you have to access the Internet.

Guest Column

Dave Burton

how dysfunctional

our Legislative

branch, the

Congress, has

become. The other

branches, the

Judicial and

Executive aren’t any

better. There’s now a total lack of unity in

our government with little or no recourse

for moving forward as a united country.

Decisions have become based on the latest

poorly constructed and too often biased and

emotion driven polls of uninformed public

input. The next election has become the

only priority. Even responsible attempts at

tough decisions for the right reasons is

rarely seen anymore.

I remember sitting far underground in

the remote missile control center, staring

at the console and monitoring all those

multiwarhead missiles, wondering if I

could turn the keys if ordered to. It was a

decision I never had to make, the intended

deterrence worked and the peace within

the borders of our country remained.

Today, we can’t even decide if what’s within

our borders is worthy enough to protect

and remain intact.

Times have changed since those

Greatest Generation days. But ignoring or

pretending evil individuals and intentions

still aren’t poised to dominate our way of

life is irresponsible. We can’t depend on a

smile and offering milk and cookies to madmen

to make everything better. And that’s

my fear. If someone demands more again,

as they did at Pearl Harbor, will this country

be able to unite again? Will Congress,

or will they just continue to look at their

next votes and vote strictly along party

lines?

Dave Burton is a guest columnist for the

Columbus Messenger Newspapers. He

lives in Grove City.


The practice is discriminatory for those

without an email address, old or young.

And because this population of people are a

small minority with limited access to a

much larger population, they are ignored.

It is not right and it is not fair, but I fear

it is a problem that will be with us as long

as there are people not tethered to technology

and the Web.


Linda Dillman is a Messenger staff writer.

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Hilltop Focus

Commissioners use variance request to clean up Wedgewood

By Katelyn Sattler

Staff Writer

During the Greater Hilltop Area Commission meeting

on Sept. 7, Adam Saad, an attorney representing

Wedgewood Village Apartments, presented a variance

request to create some split lots and secure parking at the

various parts of the apartment complex.

The conversation quickly became about the safety and

security of Wedgewood residents, which members of the

commission say are lacking.

When asked if the owners, American Community

Development, based in Michigan, would be increasing the

security, Saad said that wasn’t in the plans beyond some

basic maintenance to bring the buildings up to code.

“Money will be used in the apartment building for sure.

The residents will benefit from improvements,” said Saad.

“On Eakin Road, there’s an entryway that’s not safe and

they want to make that safe.”

When asked about Housing and Urban Development

(HUD), he said they suspended inspections last year

MY Project USA opened its Hilltop Youth

Empowerment Center, located at 3275 Sullivant Ave.,

on Sept. 10. The center will also house the Mid-Ohio

Collective Market.

The center will provide food, education, job training,

health and financial services for west side neighborhoods.

“MY Project USA and this center is a gift of the

Muslim community to the city of Columbus and our

neighbors,” said Zerqa Abid, president and executive

director of MY Project USA. “This new center and our

partnership with the Mid-Ohio Food Collective is a

game changer for our youth and this neighborhood.

Here we will continue fostering healthy, productive,

proactive Muslim American youth in central Ohio and

uplifting our community.”

“We are incredibly grateful to partner with MY

Project USA to launch the third Mid-Ohio Market,”

said Matt Habash, president and CEO of Mid-Ohio

Food Collective. “Mid-Ohio Market at MY Project USA

continues to build the model of connecting customers

with nutritious food while providing much-needed

wrap-around services, addressing the needs of our customers

in ways that are most convenient for them. We

are grateful to have such a wonderful partner in MY

Project USA who is not only serving a community

where we see a high need for healthy and nutritious

food, but they are bringing much needed programs to

help prepare the youth for the future. “

because of COVID-19, but they’ve started up again.

“When a rehab is scheduled, HUD comes out, they act

as a third party, they do a thorough inspection and spot

checks. If you fail basically to fix anything that you need

to, then you have to fix anything that didn’t pass,” said

Saad.

Commissioner Zerqa Abid said, “I don’t know how they

passed that type of inspection every time, but I have pictures

of extremely disgusting situations in which the people

live. The new manager is very good, but I would highly

suggest that if we can have them bridge anything as permission

going forward, that we ask for more quality

of life for the residents.”

Abid suggested using the variance request as

leverage to get the property cleaned up by the owners.

“We’re really running out of time (to finance

through HUD). We’re trying to make the project

better,” said Saad.

Highlighting the safety issues at Wedgewood,

commissioner Geoffrey Phillips said, during the

Youth empowerment center opens

around the westside

Hilltop history items needed

The new Hilltop Branch of the

Columbus Metropolitan Library should

open around Labor Day. The Hilltop

Historical Society is looking for items to

add to the Hilltop historical display case in

the new Hilltop Library. The society is

looking for items that relate to the history

of the Hilltop. The items could either be

donated to the Hilltop Historical Society or

loaned to the library.

The 10,000 square foot space will serve as the haven

for hundreds of at-risk youths in the neighborhood.

Additionally, it will provide the surrounding community

with healthy and nutritious food, academic and

recreation opportunities. It will also feature a pay-itforward

cafeteria, financial literacy programs, job

training for youth and adults,

college mentoring and career

counseling, free health screenings,

the Hilltop Tigers Soccer

Club and more. The programs

are designed to both increase

access to education and provide

young people with safe and productive

activities.

Primary partners and sponsors

for various programs at the

center include Mid-Ohio Food

Collective, the city of Columbus,

The Columbus Foundation,

United Way of Central Ohio and

National Community

Reinvestment Coalition.

MY Project USA is a national

initiative to protect and empower

Muslim, refugee, immigrant

and other marginalized youth

and families. Learn more by visiting

MYProjectUSA.org.

The goal is to have enough items to be

able to rotate in the display case in the long

term. The group is asking for items in the

three to seven-inch size range and not

more than three inches in height.

To donate an item or for more information,

contact Stacy Neff Campbell at stacyberndsen12@gmail.com,

Richard Hoffman

at Campchase@columbus.rr.com or Dave

Dobos at dave@nlpohio.com.

meeting, a report came across of gunshots in the

Wedgewood apartments.

Commissioner Jennie Keplar said, “It’s a big deal. I’ve

lived here for most of my life. I remember in the 80s and

90s when they were having major issues with trash and

crime. It seems like it never gets any better. And so we

can’t just let the opportunity pass to make sure that the

trash and crime issues are addressed.”

The commission voted 9-3 to table the variance request

to discuss safety issues.

Fire chief and administrator to leave in Franklin Township


By Amanda Ensinger

Staff Writer

Franklin Township Fire Chief James

Welch informed the township that he

would be retiring. His last day will be Jan.

17, 2022.

Now, the trustees have to find a new

chief.

“The fire chief position has been listed

on the township’s website and on social

media pages and we currently have

received at least one application from an

internal candidate,” Welch said at a recent

board meeting. “I would like to ask the

board to consider having a meeting with

Prairie Township

Farmer’s Market

The last two Prairie Township Farmer’s

Markets this season are scheduled for

Sept. 20 and Sept. 27. The Schmidt’s

Sausage Truck and Graeter’s Ice Cream

Truck will attend for the last time this season

on Sept. 20 and Joseppi’s Pizza Truck

and the Westland Library will be at the

market on Sept. 27. Vendors will have

more fall offerings including fall crafts,

pumpkins, decor and candles in addition to

the internal candidate.”

Welch added that he was hoping to have

someone in place in September so he can

have adequate time to train his replacement

before his retirement.

In related news, Franklin Township

Administrator Mark Potts announced he

will be resigning from his position with the

township.

“My significant other has found employment

in the Cincinnati area. We will be

moving back to an area where I grew up,”

Potts said. “I am looking forward to farming

with my father again on his 200-acre

farm, as well as looking at some potential

employment opportunities.”

fresh produce, honey, chicken and turkey,

bratwursts, bread, dip mixes, pickles and

more. The Prairie Township Farmer’s

Market meets on Mondays from 4 to 7 p.m.

in the Community Center parking lot,

located at 5955 West Broad St. For more

information, visit prairietownship.org.

Openings on the

Westland Area Commission

The Westland Area Commission is seeking

community minded people who live,

Potts said he has made many friends

while working at the township, but is looking

forward to the future.

“I am pleased to have had Mark working

for the township,” said Franklin Township

trustee Ralph Horn.

Trustee John Fleshman recommended a

resolution to begin the process of searching

for candidates for the administrator position,

however Horn said he would oppose

due to financial concerns. Trustee Aryeh

Alex said he supported looking for a new

township administrator.

“It would be a great idea as Mark has

been an amazing asset to the township in

grants and huge projects,” Alex said. “Our

around the westside

work, or own property within the boundaries

of the area to serve on the commission.

The commission boundaries are west

of I-270 from the Conrail railroad tracks to

the north, Centerline of I-270 and Big Run

South to the east, Centerline of Grove City

Road to the south and Hellbranch Creek to

the west. Find out more information at

cbusareacommissions.org/westland-areacommission.


township is so much better off with Mark

here as a professional administrator.”

Fleshman and Alex voted yes on the resolution

to begin a search for a new township

administrator, while Horn voted no.

In other news, the trustees will collect

nominations for the Juanita Kaufman

Award.

Named after a long-time resident of the

township, the award recognizes township

residents who have gone above and beyond

for the community. No person can win the

award twice and nominees must be nominated

by their peers. After reviewing all

applications, one winner will be selected

this fall and recognized at a board meeting.

Blood drive at Columbia Heights

The American Red Cross will host a

blood drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 3 at

Columbia Heights United Methodist

Church, 775 Galloway Road. To schedule

an appointment, call 1-800-448-3543 or

visit www.redcrossblood.org.

Hilltop History & Heritage

This photo features the Ohio State Hospital for the Insane, as it was named originally,

that was located at 1960 West Broad St. The hospital was founded in 1838

and rebuilt in 1877 following a fire. The redone structure for many years boasted

the most floor space under one roof of any building in the entire country. For years

known as the Columbus Psychiatric Hospital, the facility was constructed under

the Kirkbride Plan, which allowed fresh air and natural light to promote a healing

environment. The hospital was closed in the late 1980s in the movement to deinstitutionalize

individuals with severe mental health and developmental issues

and demolished between 1991 and 1996. The site is now the home of the Ohio

Public Safety Department and the Ohio Department of Transportation.

If you have a photo to share, contact Stacy Berndsen-Campbell at stacyberndsen12@gmail.com.

Submitted by the Hilltop Historical Society.


Voter’s Guide


The Westside Messenger sent a questionnaire

to candidates running for local

office in contested races in the Nov. 2 election.

The following are their responses.

(Note, if there is no photo by a candidate,

one was not provided.)

Prairie Township

Trustee

(two to be elected)

• James Beardsley, 6700 Alkire Road,

Galloway

Occupation: Disabled veteran

Education/military/ and/or political

experience: Franklin Heights High School,

served in the U.S. Army, disabled veteran

because of injury received during my service.

Goals if elected? Stand up against big

solar. I believe in term limits. Prairie

Township trustee will be my full-time job.

• Steve Kennedy, 6621 W. Broad St.,

Galloway

Occupation: Selfemployed

and current

trustee

Education/military/

and/or political

experience:

Prairie Township

Trustee 2006-2021,

Franklin County

Township Association

President

Steve Kennedy

2013-2016, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning

Commission current board member, executive

board member of Franklin County

Emergency Management and Homeland

Security, and the current chairman of the

Prairie Township Community

Improvement Corporation.

Goals if elected? Prairie Township and

the City of Columbus have been working

on conforming our boundaries. Part of this

agreement is providing water and sewer to

the eastern part of the township at the

Columbus suburban rate. I believe I’m the

best candidate to finalize these negotiations.

• Rod Pritchard, 955 Murnan Road,

Galloway

O c c u p a t i o n :

Retired/Investor

Education/military/

and/or political

experience:

Graduate of

Westland HS; BA in

Political Science

from Winona SU;

Retired, City of

Columbus. Coowner,

Iacovetta

Rod Pritchard

P r o p e r t i e s .

Treasurer, OSBA. Prior memberships:

HSA; Customer Advisory Panel for

AEP/Ohio; Catholic Retirement

Communities; Bishop Ready board; BZA

for Prairie Township; Franklin County

Housing Task Force; Victorian Village

Commission, VP, AFSCME Local 1632.

Goals if elected? Prairie Township continues

to face the issue of increasing costs

for water. Years of talk about this issue

has resulted no relief for area residents.

This will be goal one. Additionally, the creation

of a housing maintenance code to

inform residents of what the Township’s

expectations are must be accomplished.

• Cathy Schmelzer, 930 Murnan Road,

Galloway


Business Owner of

Carriage House of

Flowers (25 yrs)

Education/military/

and/or political

experience:

Prairie Township

Trustee 2017 -2021,

Executive Board Cathy Schmelzer

member of

Emergency Management & Homeland

Security, Graduate of the Franklin County

Sheriff's Department Citizens Academy.

Goals if elected? I would like to focus on

updating the township plans and policies

to proactively shape where and how the

community can grow. We need a strategic

plan to grow with greater infill and redevelopment.

Identify ways the community

can evolve. What does Prairie Township

need? What are the goals of Prairie

Township? What does the resident’s what

to see for our future growth? My goal is to

always involve the residents. Provide

greater efficiency and improve the quality

of services to benefit all residents.

On Election Day

While Election Day is an exciting time,

voters may find it frustrating if they do not

take steps to ensure things go smoothly

when they head to the polls. The following

tips can help voters prepare for Election

Day.

•Confirm your polling location. Voters

can contact their local board of elections or

visit www.Vote411.org to confirm the correct

polling locations.

•Bring photo identification.

•Confirm registration. Voters can confirm

that they have registered to vote by

contacting their local board of elections in

advance of Election Day.

•Be familiar with the candidates and

issues on the ballot. Voters should familiarize

themselves with the candidates and

issues on the ballot in the weeks leading

up to Election Day. Voters should learn

about local issues that may have a more

direct impact on their daily lives.

Franklin Township

Trustee

(two to be elected)

• Don Cook, 3209 Clime Road,

Columbus

Occupation: No

response

Education/military/

and/or political

experience:

West High 1955,

division of education

fire fighting,

private police training

CTI, Ohio Don Cook

Township Association

classes, township trustee 12 years

2006-2017, owned a custom cabinet shop

40 years, past member Hilltop Business

Association, Ohio Township Association,

F&AM #493, and Scottish Rite.

Goals if elected? My goal is lower taxes

and put the fire truck in service that they

took out. You are paying the highest taxes

in our history. We need to work within our

budget and get a JEDD. In 2017 I had a

JEDD ready.

September

26 – Sunday Bible Class 9:30 a.m.: Happiness

September

26 – Sunday Morning 10:30 a.m.: Worship

September

26 – Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.: Faith

September

27 – Monday Evening 7:00 p.m.: Priorities

September

28 – Tuesday Evening 7:00 p.m.: The Church

September

29 – Wednesday Evening 7:00 p.m.: Pure Religion

• John Fleshman, 3471 Lowell Drive,

Columbus


P h o t o g r a p h e r ,

FleshmanPhoto.Com

/Franklin Township

Trustee

Education/military/

and/or political

experience: Ohio

State University.

John Fleshman

Owner and CEO of

FleshmanPhoto.Com

for the past 30 years in Franklin

Township. Served two consecutive terms

as Franklin Township Trustee. Served as

chairman and vice chairman

Goals if elected? We have been working

on the Westland Mall site for the past 8

years. You’re now seeing new businesses

coming back to this corridor of West Broad

Street Sheetz, La Plaza Tapatia, 4x4

Wheel Parts, JED coming soon.

• Jim Leezer - no response received



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WESTSIDE MESSENGER - September 19, 2021 PAGE 9

Franklin County Board of Commissioners: President Kevin L. Boyce • Commissioner John O’Grady, and Commissioner Erica C. Crawley

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners and The Franklin County Office on Aging join with the Messenger Newspaper in providing this update on aging issues in Franklin County.

Kinship Care Month

This month we would like to recognize Kinship Care Month.

According to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services,

“Kinship Care refers to a temporary or permanent

arrangement in which a relative or any non-relative adult

who has a long-standing relationship or bond with the child

and/or family, has taken over the full-time, substitute care of

a child whose parents are unable or unwilling to do so”. Kinship

Care allows for a child to be within a stable environment

in which they feel comfortable, appreciated, and wanted.

In July 2020, The United States Government Accountability

Office found that “in 2018, an estimated 2.7 million children

lived with kin caregivers”, which included grandparents. In

fact, the report found that “62.1 percent of children living in

a kinship arrangement, were living with grandparents”. As

we have seen the number of older adult caregivers increase,

we have also seen the need for resources to effectively care

for the caregiver themselves, and the children they are looking

out for.

The Center for the Study of Social Policy reported that “more

than half of all children in kinship care live in families with

incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level, yet

less than half of kinship caregivers receive Medicaid or Supplemental

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits,

and less than 12 percent receive Temporary Assistance for

Needy Families (TANF)”. COVID-19 has surely made the

need greater for families participating in kinship caregiving.

Even the most basic of necessities such as food, water, formula,

diapers, or shelter, may be hard to afford due to the

ongoing pandemic. Finances are not the only issue facing

older kinship caregivers, but maintaining their physical

health, to be able to care for the children, is in jeopardy.

“Almost half of grandparent caregivers are age 60 and older

and at heightened risk for COVID-19”, according to the Generations

United. As statistics have proven, older adults are

more likely to become ill and even die from COVID-19. It

becomes imperative to keep both the children, and the kinship

caregivers safe and healthy because their health will

affect one another, especially since they are living within the

same home.

The Franklin County Office on Aging is determined to keep

older adults safe, while simultaneously maintaining their

independence. The Franklin County Office on Aging has a

Kinship Support Program, which is an extension of the Caregiver

Support Program. In this program, a kinship caregiver

age 55 and older living within Franklin County, can access

resources such as appliances, durable medical equipment,

infant, toddler, and children health maintenance supplies,

kinship counseling, mattress and box spring sets, and other

items and services that may be beneficial to the caregiver.

If you are or know of a kinship caregiver that is age 55 or

older living within Franklin County that is in need of assistance,

please call the Franklin County Office on Aging at

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CML to open Hilltop Branch

Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML)

is building a new Hilltop Branch at 511 S.

Hague Ave., scheduled to open to the public

on Thursday, Sept. 30 following a brief

ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3:30 p.m.

Before the new branch opens, CML will

close the temporary Hilltop Branch at 3658

Soldano Blvd. Its last day of operation is

Wednesday, Sept 22. At 7 p.m., the temporary

location will close permanently, and

customers are encouraged to visit nearby

locations for library services, including

CML’s Franklinton Branch, until the new

Hilltop Branch opens eight days later.

Additionally, before the temporary location

closes, CML is offering Hilltop customers

the chance to be a part of the

library’s — and community’s — history.

Customers can sign their names to a commemorative

panel that will be installed in

the new branch. This panel will be on display

at the temporary location beginning

Breakfast at the Lodge

The Westgate Masonic Lodge #623 is

preparing breakfasts once a month to benefit

the Special Olympics. The public is

Pet Corner

community events

Monday, Sept. 13. The temporary location

is open Monday through Thursday from 9

a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9

a.m. to 6 p.m. and is closed Sunday.

The Hilltop Branch at 511 S. Hague

Ave. was built in 1996 with 20,000 square

feet. After a significant renovation and

expansion that kicked off in early 2020, the

transformed branch will have approximately

32,000 square feet.

In addition to being a community asset,

Columbus Metropolitan Library strives to

minimize its environmental footprint.

With each new building or renovation project,

CML plans to use sustainable building

materials, incorporate glass for natural

light to reduce energy costs and introduce

other design and building elements friendly

to the natural environment.

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information.

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children age 3 and above pay $3. Serving is

from 9 a.m. to noon.

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Get out and walk to benefit ALS

The 21st annual Walk to Defeat ALS is going virtual,

and people living with ALS need your participation

now more than ever. The event is the premier

fundraiser for The ALS Association Central and

Southern Ohio Chapter.

“While there won’t be a large in-person event this

year, the Walk Your Way format allows people to show

their support and join the fight by walking together in

their own neighborhoods, backyards, and community

parks” said Marlin Seymour, executive director.

People with ALS and their families benefit from

free services the chapter provides. They, along with

members of the community, will be walking to raise

money for these programs, and to continue to raise the

profile of Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Team spirit will be

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team shirts and carrying signs to demonstrate

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Every 90 minutes someone is diagnosed with ALS,

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University of Utah dean’s list

Joshua Mars, of Galloway, was named

to the University of Utah’s spring dean’s

list. Mars is majoring in psychology.

Cedarville honors

Theodore Cook of Galloway was named

to the dean’s list at Cedarville University.

Cook is studying biology.

OWU dean’s list

The following westside area students

were named to the dean’s list at Ohio

Wesleyan University: Manga Bauer, Nick

Eaddy, Taylor Frasure, Mary Kerins, and

Aaron Mars.

University of Findlay dean’s list

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Westside

names in the news

The dean’s list for the spring semester

at the University of Findlay has been

announced. To earn this achievement, a

student must attain a grade point average

of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Local students

include: Garrett Hoffman, Faith Karnes,

and Alison Shutt.

Baylor honors

Josiah Mark Jacob Stucki of Columbus

was named to the dean’s academic honor

list at Baylor University for the spring

semester.

UA honors

Richard Blankenbeker of Columbus and

Ian Noonan of Galloway were named to the

president’s list at The University of

Alabama.

A number of assassin-related films have

come to theaters and streaming platforms

within the last few months, none of which

have been a hit, so to speak, with the viewing

public. This lack of interest from the

populous could be due in part to a desire to

see lighter fare but I think it has more to

do with a general perception that it will be

just like the one that came before it.

While there has never been much variation

within the genre — after all, there are

only so many ways to show how a lone person

with skills can take down a

weaponized horde — it has seemed lately

that writers and directors are not even trying

anymore, relying instead on popular

tropes found within the cinematic assassin

films of yore. Occasionally, these retreads

can click with the audience but there has

to be something new that pulls them in,

something that makes them believe there

is a spark of creative life in a tale that overwhelmingly

deals with death.

The latest film of this type to make an

attempt at bringing something different to

the killing field is “Kate.” In this Netflix

original, the creators take that popular

trope of the weary assassin that is determined

to fulfill the mission and spins it

into one where the weary assassin that is

determined to fulfill the mission has but

hours to live. The employment of that plot

device adds a greater sense of urgency to

the narrative but unfortunately the fulfilment

of that creative choice falls a bit short

despite the best efforts of the intriguing

lead.

When “Kate” begins, our skilled assassin

(played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is

contemplating retirement. Since her

teenage years, she has been going from

country to country, killing whomever her

handlers want, but lately has found this

way of life to be unfulfilling. When she tells

her main handler Varrick (Woody

Harrelson, collecting a paycheck) her newfound

doubts, he scoffs and tells her he

would give her “two visits to Walmart”

before she changed her mind.

Feeling as if he is right on the mark, she

goes about her latest assignment of picking

off Yakuza members in Tokyo but is unsettled

when forced to kill one while he is in

the presence of his young daughter.

Shaken by the events, Kate is more determined

than ever to get out of her current

line of work but is again drawn back in the

fold with the promise of making one more

hit that would “cut the head off the rest of

the snake.”

During her mission to kill Yakuza boss

Kijima (Jun Kunimura), she experiences

sudden fatigue and dizziness and asks for

more time so she can reorient herself. Not


In Entertainment

“Kate” misses the mark

in assassin film genre

The Reel Deal

Dedra Cordle

being granted any

leeway, she takes

the shot, misses and

erratically tries to

drive away to safety

before she can pass

out.

When she wakes

in a hospital 24 hours later, she is

informed that she has been poisoned with

a radioactive material and has less than a

day to live. Though Kate is literally decaying

from the inside out, she rejects the doctor’s

offer of a “comfortable death” and

decides she would rather seek vengeance

against those responsible for her condition.

Along the way, she meets the young

daughter of the man she previously killed

and, with her help, sets out to go on one

final mission to avenge her own murder.

Though “Kate” tries its best to become

its own movie, the tendencies of writer

Umair Aleem and director Cedric Nicolas-

Troyan to fall back on well-worn tropes of

action and assassin movies makes it look

like the retread I addressed earlier. While

there are some nice plot deviations and fun

action sequences, the overall film doesn’t

necessarily feel fresh or exciting, especially

when overused camera tricks like blood

hitting the lens are employed. It is well

past time directors retire that one, unless,

of course, it’s a 3-D horror — those can stay.

One of the most compelling aspects of

this movie is Winstead, who, after playing

The Huntress in “Birds of Prey” is no

stranger to the loner assassin character.

Though Kate is ultimately a ruthless

killing-machine, Winstead plays the part

with some vulnerability, especially when

meeting Ani (Miku Martineau), the young

daughter whose father she killed in the

opening scene. They make an odd quasimentor/quasi-mentee

team but their relationship

is quite underdeveloped, another

unfortunate casualty of the script.

Though “Kate” has many flaws in its

execution of being a trailblazing

action/assassin film, there are enough elements

here that make it mostly watchable.

With its pops of color that pay homage to

the Japanese city, a compelling lead,

moments of humor and engaging fight

scenes, it’s a decent, albeit violent, way to

pass some time.

Grade: C-

Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff

writer and columnist.

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