Grove City Messenger - September 19th, 2021

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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 

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Inside 

Giving thanks to first responders 

Messenger photo by Dedra Cordle 

When Jerry Swanson was an active duty fireman at the Grandview Heights Fire Department, he appreciated the small acts of 

kindness given to his fellow first responders by local citizens and businesses that showed their appreciation for the work they 

do. Upon his retirement in the 1990s, he decided to continue that tradition on his own, especially after more than 300 firefighters 

were killed while responding to the terror attacks in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. Shortly before fire stations across the country 

were set to hold ceremonies this year to remember all of the lives taken that day, he approached Giant Eagle in Grove City 

with a request – to bake and donate hundreds of cookies that would be distributed to all four of the Jackson Township fire stations 

and the Grove City Division of Police. On Sept. 10, he delivered more than 300 cookies to the fire and police stations and 

thanked them for their continued service to the community. Pictured here from left to right is Fire Chief Randy Little, Swanson, 

and Firefighter Rob Sneller during the cookie distribution. Sneller said the department has been overwhelmed with the generosity 

of the community, particularly as the 20th year since the terror attacks approached. In addition to the plethora of cookies from 

Giant Eagle in Grove City, the department also received baked goods from O’Charley’s Restaurant and Bar and StoryPoint Senior 

Living Community. Sneller said all of the units will be well-fed for weeks to come. 

City to purchase body-worn cameras for police 

By Andrea Cordle 

Grove City Editor 

Officers in the Grove City Division of 

Police will start to use body-worn cameras. 

At the Sept. 7 meeting, Grove City 

Council approved an ordinance to enter 

into an agreement with Utility Inc. for the 

cameras. The agreement will fit 64 officers 

with body-worn cameras and 22 police 

cruisers with cameras. The cost is just over 

$600,000 for six years of service. 

According to the U.S. Department of 

Justice, body-worn cameras can be a highly 

effective resource, providing audio and 

visual record of interactions that capture 

evidence in the event of a crime, police and 

citizen interaction, or a use-of-force incident. 

It is an effort to enhance transparency 

of police operations and ensure accountability. 

Many police agencies across the nation 

have already employed the use body-worn 

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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, after-school 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 

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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 

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 

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cameras. Grove City Mayor Richard “Ike” Stage said 

the city has held off on utilizing the cameras because 

officials were anticipating regulations or guidelines 

from the state of Ohio. 

“We’ve been patient on purpose,” said Stage. “The 

police officers are looking forward to this. That’s a winwin 

for everybody.” 

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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 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. 

Butsko, the body-worn cameras feature an automatic 

start. If the camera senses an officer is running, it will 

start recording and alerts all officers that a foot pursuit 

is in progress. The body-worn camera will also be 

integrated into the uniform. 

“This means in a struggle, they (the cameras) won’t 

fall off. This is more automated than other systems,” 

said Butsko. 

The police chief said the system has a 

holster trigger, meaning as soon as an officer 

draws his/her weapon, the camera will 

activate. 

“That is a very significant feature,” said 

Butsko. 

In addition, the system can be programmed 

based on geography. For example, 

if the division of police would like a record of 

all interactions that take place at the retail 

center on Stringtown Road, that can be programmed. 

So anytime an officer enters that 

area, the camera will start recording. 

According to Butsko, the data will be 

kept in a cloud with Utility Inc. He said the 

data will be secured and the city will have 

unlimited data storage. Redaction software 

is included to balance the need for community 

transparency with respecting the privacy 

of victims. 

Butsko said a committee of officers 

reviewed the product and showed “overwhelming 

support” for it. 

The city anticipates receiving the cameras 

and supporting infrastructure by the 

year’s end. The body-worn cameras should 

be in use in early 2022.


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Township Focus 

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Staff Writer 


Solar park project presented 

Jackson Township officials say they 

have seen no glaring issues with a solar 

energy facility planned at 3413 Jackson 

Pike. 

At its meeting on Sept. 14, the board of 

trustees were presented with an update 

regarding the Columbus Solar Park project, 

a development collaboration between 

the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio 

(SWACO) and the New York-based renewable 

energy company BQ Energy, LLC. 

The facility, which is located at the former 

Model Landfill (in operation from 1967 

to 1985) and the Phoenix Links Golf 

Course (in operation from 2000 to 2015), is 

estimated to generate 49.5 megawatts of 

AC power, enough electricity to power 

nearly 5,000 households. 

Since the SWACO board of trustees 

approved the contract last summer which 

allowed BQ Energy to lease the 173-acre 

site for a period of 25 years with an option 

to extend it with mutual consent, the surveying 

and permitting process has been 

“smooth,” said developers. 

“I don’t think we have ever been a part 

of a smoother project,” said Michael 

McNulty, senior project manager for BQ 

Energy. 

McNulty told the township board that 

within those 15 months, the company — 

which exclusively builds renewable energy 

facilities on former landfill or brownfield 

sites — has secured a Rule 513 permit from 

the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency 

to grade and build the solar plant; completed 

interconnection studies with the city of 

Columbus; and have thus far received no 

complaints from federal water regulators 

and state wetland conservation groups or 

historical preservation groups. 

He said within that permitting process, 

they are still working with the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency to make 

flood map revisions; submitting filings 

with the Ohio Power Siting Board for 

transmission line approval; seeking a no 

hazard determination with the Federal 

Aviation Administration; and determining 

whether bald eagles live within the area. 

“We believe there is only one in the area, 

so that shouldn’t be a problem,” McNulty 

added. 

McNulty said the extensive permitting 

process now has them submitting filings to 

the township, which has their own zoning 

rules independent of Franklin County. 

This solar facility project is permitted in 

the “exceptional use” zoning district, said 

McNulty. 

He said they will not seek variances 

with the township’s zoning standards and 

will be submitting a certificate of zoning 

compliance with the board next month. 

He told the trustees that chain-link 

fencing would be installed around the 173- 

acre facility with barbed wire fencing 

placed around the substation on-site. He 

added they will keep the grass (landscapers 

will keep it low for operational safety) 

and plant native pollinators on the grounds 

if permissible. 

“We do not want weeds growing super 

deep into the ground,” McNulty said. 

While discussing the design of the solar 

energy facility, trustee Dave Burris said he 

had concerns regarding the methane that 

is still being released from the former landfill. 

Scott Perry, the operations manager at 

SWACO, said it should not pose an issue 

with the development. 

“It is burning off at a much lower percentage 

currently,” he said. 

McNulty added that they will not build 

within a certain distance of the methane 

burners and they will cap the solar panel 

stabilization poles that go into the ground 

with bentonite clay. Perry added that the 

landfill membrane, or composite liner, is 

not in danger of being pierced. 

“That landfill was working under old 

design standards,” said Perry. 

Another representative with the solar 

company said the landfill was “claycapped” 

and the state EPA gave them the 

authority to cover any potential landfill 

disruptions with two feet of dirt. 

During the presentation, Jackson 

Township Deputy Fire Chief Shawn 

Quincel questioned whether broken solar 

panels or the wiring posed hazards to the 

department personnel should an emergency 

situation arise on site. 

McNulty said there were no hazards 

posed to the firefighters that they knew of 

at this time. 

“Environmental questions are coming 

up more frequently with panels about recycling, 

but generally the answer is there is 

no hazardous materials,” he said. “If one 

snaps and you handle it, there is no risk to 

you.” 

He also said emergency vehicles will be 

able to access the site via pathways 

between the panel rows. He added that 

they would provide training opportunities 

with the fire department regarding the ins 

and outs of the solar facility. 

Burris said he believed this solar facility 

project to be a “good use of the property.” 

Township Administrator Shane 

Farnsworth agreed. 

“We believe this project will be a great 

opportunity for the community,” he said. 

“There are limited uses for former landfill 

sites so having a company come in and 

transform it into a renewable energy facility 

that will benefit the community is very 

exciting.” 

McNulty said if the process continues to 

be “as smooth as it has been,” the construction 

of Columbus Solar Park will start in 

March of 2022 and it will be on-line by the 

end of the year. The power for the project 

has already been sold to AEP and the city 

of Columbus. 

Once completed, Columbus Solar Park 

will be the largest landfill solar project in 

the country.


community events 

Fall Harvest Market 

The Grove City Community Club will host its annual Fall 

Harvest Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning on Sept. 25 at 

3444 Park St. in the Town Center. Pick up farm-fresh produce, 

fresh baked goods, a variety of gift and craft items, and enjoy live 

entertainment. A harvest market will also be held Oct. 2, Oct. 9, 

and Oct. 16. Call 614-875-9968 for additional information. 

5K Rescue Dog Walk 

The fifth annual Ted Berry 5K Rescue Dog Walk/Run will take 

place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 3 at Breck Community Park, 3005 

Demorest Road in Grove City. The event is free but organizers ask 

for donations or gift cards that will benefit the rescue group Speak 

for the Unspoken. To register or for more information, visit tedberryevents.com. 

S.A.L.T. at Evans Center 

The Grove City Division of Police host Seniors and Law 

Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.) meetings at 1 p.m. the second 

Tuesday of each month at the Evans Center, 4330 Dudley Ave. 

Adults of all ages are welcome to attend. If you would like additional 

information on other crime prevention programs visit 

police.grovecityohio.gov or call 614-277-1765. 

Blood drives in Grove City 

The American Red Cross will host several blood drives in Grove 

City. The events will be held on Sept. 21 from 1 to 7 p.m. at the 

Grove City YMCA, 3600 Discovery Drive and on Oct. 6 from 1 to 7 

p.m. at the Kingston Center, 3229 Kingston Ave. To schedule an 

appointment, call 1-800-448-3543 or visit www.redcrossblood.org. 

Community Focus 

Head outside for storytime 


Photo courtesy of Southwest Public Libraries 

Storytime is back, but it will be held outdoors. Mondays in September and October, the Grove City Library 

will host a storytime at the Town Center Park, the old Grove City Library site across from the police station 

on Park Street. Participants can meet staff at the park and enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs. Here, people 

gather at the park for the first storytime event on Sept. 13 while Linda Bils, from the library’s youth services 

department, reads a story. In the event of inclement weather, storytime will not occur but will resume the 

following week. Storytime begins at 10:30 a.m. and will run each Monday through Oct. 25. For more information, 

visit swpl.org. 

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Dr. Joshua Morris is an Optometrist who grew 

up in Bellville, Ohio. He completed his undergraduate 

degree at the University of Akron, where 

he graduated magna cum laude with honors. 

Dr. Morris attended The Ohio State University 

College of Optometry and graduated cum laude 

with honors to receive his Doctor of Optometry Degree in May 2019. After 

completing his studies, he was awarded the “Primary Vision Care Clinical 

Excellence Award”, in 2019. 

Dr. Morris is a member of the American Optometric Association, the Ohio 

Optometric Association, and The Ohio State Alumni Association. He is 

excited to practice full scope optometry, diagnosing and treating a variety 

of ocular disorders and diseases in patients of all ages, but has a special 

interest in contact lenses and ocular disease. 

On a personal note, Dr. Morris and his wife Tess, enjoy spending time with 

their family, friends, and their Bernese Mountain dog Maverick, cheering 

on The Ohio State Buckeyes, trying new foods, and exploring Columbus 

breweries. 

Q: What are floaters and what causes them? 

A: Floaters are small dark shapes that move across your vision. They can appear 

as dots, threads, squiggly lines, or even like cobwebs. Most floaters are caused 

by normal changes in the eye. As you age, small strands of vitreous (gel-like fluid 

that fills your eye) can clump together and cast a shadow on your retina (the 

light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye). Those shadows appear as floaters 

that drift across your vision. You may notice floaters more when you look at a 

bright background, like a computer screen or a blue sky. 

Q: How often should someone with new 

floaters get an eye exam? 

A: Someone experiencing new floaters, a large increase in the number of floaters, 

or flashing lights should see an eye care professional immediately. Sometimes 

floaters have a more serious cause, including: infection, injury, inflammation, 

bleeding, retinal tear or retinal detachment. 

Someone with a few stable floaters should see an eye care professional at least 

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The Grove City Fall Shredding Day is 8 

a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 2 at Park 

Street Intermediate School, 3205 Park St., 

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•Residents must retain their boxes or 

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For additional information, call the 

Grove City environmental coordinator at 

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Household Hazardous Waste 

The annual Household Hazardous 

Waste (HHW) mobile drop-off for Franklin 

County residents, hosted by SWACO, is 8 

a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 2 at the 

Kingston Center, 3226 Kingston Ave. Find 

a detailed list of accepted items at 

www.swaco.org including gasoline, lighter 

fluid, thinners, pool chemicals, fluorescent 

light bulbs, propane tanks under 20 

pounds, all types of batteries and corrosives 

such as drain cleaners. For your safety, 

all participants should remain in their 

cars during drop-off. 

The only types of paint accepted are oilbased 

and spray. Latex and other waterbased 

paint can be disposed with your regular 

trash after drying it by adding paint 

hardeners, cat litter or sawdust and leaving 

the lid off. A $1 fee, per container, will 

be charged for dropping off any waterbased 

paint. 

Franklin County residents can also take 

advantage of SWACO’s permanent HHW 

collection site at 645 East 8th Ave. in 

Columbus (the corner of East 8th and 

Essex avenues) open weekly Wednesday 

through Friday. Visit www.swaco.org for 

hours of operation. 

Throughout the year, residents can drop 

off electronics or e-waste at the Jackson 

Township Administration Building, 3756 

Hoover Road, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 

p.m., except holidays. The list of accepted 

items includes: computer components, laptops, 

tablets and iPads/PDAs, cell phones, 

wireless routers, cable modems, chargers 

and cables, VCRs, Dish and Direct TV 

receivers stereos and speakers. Monitors 

and TVs are not accepted. 

Visit GroveCityOhio.gov for additional 

information. 

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Light Ohio Blue Photo Challenge 

The Grove City Division of Police is taking part in the Light Ohio Blue 2021 First 

Responder Photo Challenge. This is a statewide event and is being conducted during 

month of September as a remembrance of the many first responders who lost 

their lives on September 11, 2001. The photo with the most votes at the end of the 

month earns the city a plaque and community pride bragging rights. People can vote 

for the best photo once per day through the entire month of September. Grove City 

is in a race for first place with North Ridgeville, a suburb of Cleveland. For more information 

on the photo challenge, visit lightohioblue.org. To vote for Grove City’s photo, 

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Pictorial Past 

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was dedicated April 

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today is the site 

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lodge. The photos 

and information in 

the Pictorial Past are 

provided by Don 

Ivers, curator of the 

Grove City Welcome 

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A memorial tells the story of your loved ones 

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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 

614-525-6200.


Pets of the week 

These furry friends are available 

for adoption at local 

rescues and shelters 

Elijah is a 1-year-old 

pit bull searching for 

his forever home. 

This guy is high energy 

and will need an 

active home with a 

family that can help 

teach him some 

manners through 

positive reinforcement 

training. Elijah 

is good around other dogs, but can be rowdy, 

so he’ll need his new companion to match his 

energy level. Elijah is up for adoption at the 

Franklin County shelter. 

FYI: franklincountydogs.com. 

Manny is a 6-yearold 

mixed breed and 

is a favorite at the 

county shelter. He is 

a very intelligent dog. 

He loves to learn and 

lives to please. You 

could teach Manny 

just about anything. If 

you would like to 

meet him, stop by the 

Franklin County Dog Shelter. 

FYI: franklincountydogs.com. 

Mark and Lexie are 

5-month-old siblings. 

They love all people, 

especially when 

they’re giving them 

attention. They love to 

play just as much as 

they love to cuddle. 

Though they do love 

attention from 

humans, they are also 

happy just playing with each other. Mark and 

Lexie would be so happy to find a home 

together, because the only thing better than 

adopting one kitten is adopting two. This pair 

is up for adoption through Colony Cats. 

FYI: colonycats.org 

Balboa is a playful 

boy looking for his forever 

home. He likes to 

chase and play with 

other cats but is also 

happy to snuggle up 

on a lap to snooze if 

given the opportunity. 

A volunteer called 

Balboa a rare gem 

who would add a layer of love to any family. 

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Guide 

Photo courtesy of the city of Grove City 

Honoring lives lost 

Jackson Township firefighter Greg 

Richards takes part in a ceremony at 

fire station 204 on Buckeye Parkway, 

which honored the lives of those killed 

during the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 

2001. During the ceremony, Richards 

performed the ringing of the bells, 

which symbolizes the death of a firefighter. 

Internet Purchase 

Exchange Zones 

The city of Grove City’s Division of 

Police in cooperation with Jackson 

Township established two Internet 

Purchase Exchange Zones in response to 

safety concerns during person-to-person 

exchanges of sales arranged online. The 

zones are located at City Hall, 4035 

Broadway, and the Jackson Township 

Administration Building, 3756 Hoover 

Road. 

Exchange zones are identified by signage 

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each location with video surveillance 24 

hours a day, seven days a week. Residents 

can conduct transactions knowing their 

interactions are recorded. In cases of emergency, 

site users should dial 911 for assistance. 

For more information, contact the 

Grove City Division of Police at 614-277- 

1710. 

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September 19, 2021 -GROVE CITY MESSENGER - PAGE 15 

xClassified Services 

AIR CONDITIONING 

AIR CONDITIONING 

Complete System 

Clean & Check 

$49.95 

Free Electronic Leak Testing 

All Makes • All Models 

45 Yrs. Exp. • Senior Discount 

614-351-9025 

BLACKTOP 

AGM OHIO 

ROOFING & 

SEALCOATING 

Free Estimates 

Cell 614-512-1699 

SANTIAGO’S 

Sealcoating & Services LLC 

Quality Materials Used 

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Residential & Commercial 

Mulching, Edging & Clean-ups 

“Ask for whatever you need.” 

BBB Accredited-Fully Insured 

Call or text for Free Est. 

614-649-1200 

CONCRETE 

EDDIE MOORE 

CONSTRUCTION 

Quality Concrete Work 

Lt. Hauling & Room Add., 

Block Work & Excavation 

Stamp Patios, 

Bsmt. Wall Restoration 

35 Yrs Exp - Lic & Ins. 

Free Ests. 614-871-3834 

Buckeye City 

Concrete & Excavating 

* Concrete * Foundations 

* Waterlines * Drains 

*Catch Basins 

614-749-2167 

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excavating@yahoo.com 

9/26 A 

9/12 

A/M 

BLACKTOP SEALING 

Driveways & Parking Lots 

614-875-6971 

CARPET CLEANING 

CARPET CLEANING 

Any 5 areas ONLY $75 

Home Powerwash- $99-$200 

614-805-1084 

Specializing in Pet Odors 

INFORMATION 

9/26 A/M 

CONCRETE 

GALLION 

CUSTOM CONCRETE LLC 

Specializing in Custom Colors & 

Custom Designs of Concrete. 

Including Remove & Replace 

43 yrs exp & Free Est. 

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On Quality 

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Sealing of new & 

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FREE ESTIMATES 

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AJ’s Concrete, 

Masonry 

Good Work - Fair Prices 

Block Foundations 

Driveways • Sidewalks 

Epoxy/Overlay Floors 

Bonded-Ins. • Free Ests. 

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GUTTERS 

Bates & Sons 

GUTTER CLEANING 

5 ★ Google Reviews 

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FENCING 

EAZY FENCE 

Chain Link - Wood 

No Job Too Big or Small 

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INFORMATION 

LOOK TO 

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IN OUR 

SERVICE DIRECTORY 

For Service 

“That Is Out Of This World” 

9/26 W/SW 

9/26 A 

FLOORING 

• Tile • Hardwood 

• Laminate • Vinyl 

10/10 

614-806-6050 

SW 

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HAULING 

DEAN’S HAULING 

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IMPROVEMENTS 

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Doors-Roofing-Soffit- 

Fascia-Gutters-Trim 

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1000 Sq. Ft. 

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Financing Available 

Over 20 yrs exp. • Free Est. 

Licensed-Bonded-Insured 

Owner & Operator 

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C&JHandyman 

Services LLC 

Minor Plumbing 

& Electric 

Install Hot Water Tanks, 

Dishwashers & Disposals 

Also Fencing & 

Interior/Exterior Painting 

Free Est. ~ 18 Yrs. Exp. 

CDC/EPA Approved Guidelines 

614-284-2100 

Handyman - outdoor & 

indoor. Reasonable Rates 

614-634-2244 

SINCE 1973 

Phil Bolon Contr. 

Windows & Siding 

Decks, Kitchens, Baths 

Room Additions, 

Flooring, Roofing 

Bsmt Waterproofing 

Deal With Small Non-Pressure Co. 

47 Yrs. Exp. - Refs. Avail. 

Lic.-Bond-Ins. 

Free Est. - Financing Avail. 

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or 614-863-9912 

SLAGLE 

HOME REMODELING 

Baths, Kitchen, 

Plumbing and Electrical. 

All your Handyman needs 

No Job too Big or Small 

Over 30 Yrs. Exp. Lic.-Bond-Ins. 

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9/26 

A/M 

614-332-3320 

10/10 A 

10/10 A 

9/26 

SW/W 

HOME 

MAINTENANCE 

NEED HOME REPAIRS? 

We do it all! Fences, decks, 

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HOME 

REMODELING 

Handyman Remodeling 

Over 35 yrs exp. 

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LAWN CARE 

The Lawn Barber 

Cut, Trim, Blow away 

Hedge Trimming, Edging 

Garden Tilling 

614-935-1466 

SOWERS LAW N CARE 

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Fall cleanup-614-397-0566 

LET US MAINTAIN 

YOUR LAWN & GARDEN 

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MOVING 

Aaron Allen 

Moving 

Local Moving since 1956 

Bonded and Insured 

614-299-6683 

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Celebrating 

over 60 yrs 

in business 

PAINTING 

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A lic. General Contractor 

Some Skilled Services 

Incl: Painting • Stucco, 

Repair•Carpentry•Exterior 

Drainage & Home Maint. 

Call Today! 614-235-1819 

PLUMBING 

All About Drains & Plumb. 

Will snake any sm drain 

$145. 614-778-2584 

Walraven’s Plumbing 

24/7 Emergency Services 

Includes: 

Sewer/Drain Cleaning, 

Faucet Repairs & 

Replacements, Toilets, 

Sump Pumps, Disposals 

& Water Heaters 

10/10 

W/GC 

Senior Discounts 

614-279-5815 

Classified Services 

9/26 A&M 

PEST 

CONTROL 

TERMITE & 

PEST CONTROL 

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TORCO® 

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Locally Owned & Operated. Any Pest. Anytime. 

$ 

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24 Hrs., 7 Days/Week 

No Overtime Charges 

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Call For A Free Phone Estimate 

$100.00 For Any Small Drain 

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A 

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POWERWASHING 

MRS. POWERWASH 

Any house wash $149+tax 

Single deck $69+tax 

2 Tier deck $99+tax 

Best Wash in Town 

Over 45,000 washes 

Ashley 614-771-3892 

Bates & Sons 

Soft Wash & Powerwash 

5 ★ Google Reviews 

614-586-3417 

10/10 A 

10/10 

MDB POWERWASH 

We Specialize In Decks. 

Clean, stain, reseal, 

revitalize any deck. 

Quality work at fair prices. 

Guarantee All Work 3 Yrs. 

25 Yrs Exp. Free Est. 

614-327-9425 

9/26 A&M 

8/1 A 

PEST 

CONTROL 

PLASTERING 

DRYW 

YWALL & 

PLASTER 

A&M 

REPAIR 

10/10 

Textured Ceilings 

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Residential/Commercial 

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For This Ad In Our 

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For Info Call 

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SEWING MACHINE 

REPAIR 

REPAIR all makes 24 hr. 

service. Clean, oil, adjust 

in your home. $49.95 all 

work gtd. 614-890-5296 

ROOFING 

Robinson roofing & repairs 

30 yrs. exp. Lifetime Cols. 

resident. Lic./bonded/Ins. 

Reas rates. Member of 

BBB. Dennis Robinson 

614-330-3087, 732-3100 

TREE SERVICES 

Kevin’s s Stump 

Grinding & More e LLC 

Veteran Owned & Insured 

Stump, Roots, 

Bush Removal 

Handyman Services 

Provided: 

Plumbing & Fixture Repair 

Tile Backsplash & more 

Kevin Burke 

614-325-2649 

BURNS TREE SERVICE 

Trimming, Removal & 

Stump Grinding. 

614-584-2164 

Brewer & Sons Tree Service 

• Tree Removal 

• Tree Trimming 9/26 

A&M 

• Stump Grinding 

• Bucket Truck Services 

Best Prices • Same Day Service 

614-878-2568 

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September 

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


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


26 – Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.: Faith 


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


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


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

 

Looking for a small, 

friendly church experience? Try 

First Presbyterian Church 

of Grove City 

4227 Broadway, Grove City 

In-person Worship 10 a.m. 

Services will continue on 

Facebook Live at 10 a.m. as well 

www.fpcgc.org 

Free Community Brown Bag Lunch Drive-through 

Saturday, September 25th, 11:00 am- 1:00 pm 

 

 

EMMANUEL LUTHERAN 

CHURCH 

80 E. Markison Ave., Columbus, OH 43207 

elclife.org 

SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 

8:30 am & 11:00 am 

BIBLE CLASS 

Adult and Youth (K-5) 

9:45 am 

*11:00 service includes a radio broadcast 

in our parking lot on FM 87.9 

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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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