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PAGE 2 - GROVEPORT MESSENGER - October 17, 2021 Prepare for unexpected power outages with a Generac home standby generator REQUEST A FREE QUOTE! 844-334-8353 FREE 7-Year Extended Warranty* A $695 Value! Limited Time Offer - Call for Details Special Financing Available Subject to Credit Approval Serving Your Community Malek & ATTORNEYS AT LAW Malek Proudly Announcing Adding New Attorneys To Serve You! WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PERSONAL INJURY WRONGFUL DEATH SLIP & FALL INJURY DOG BITE INJURY *To qualify, consumers must request a quote, purchase, install and activate the generator with a participating dealer. Call for a full list of terms and conditions. A FREE ESTIMATE 15 10 5 YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE * % % % OFF + OFF + OFF SENIOR & MILITARY DISCOUNTS | Promo Number: 285 Since 1972 YEAR-ROUND CLOG-FREE GUARANTEE 1-855-995-2490 TO THE FIRST 50 CALLERS! ** Douglas, Ed, Jim and Kip Malek “Hablamos Español” FREE Initial Consultation www.maleklawfirm.com 614-444-7440 1227 S. High St., Columbus, OH 43206 www.columbusmessenger.com Get ready for trick-or-treat fun By Rick Palsgrove Groveport Editor It’s time for jack o’ lanterns, colorful leaves, and trick-or-treat! Here are the trick-or-treat dates and times, as well as some other Halloween activities, for the area’s communities. Canal Winchester The city of Canal Winchester will hold trick-or-treat on Oct. 28 from 5:30—7:30 p.m. According to Canal Winchester Events and Communications Coordinator Hannah Voss, immediately following trick-or-treat at 7:30 p.m. VFW Post #10523 will host its annual free Halloween Party at the Frances Steube Community Center, 22 S. Trine St. Groveport The city of Groveport will hold trick-or-treat on Oct. 28 from 5:30-7 p.m. Mayor Lance Westcamp said the annual Halloween block party at Main and Front streets will not be held this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, the annual Blacklick Haunted Park will be held on Oct. 22-23 from 7:30-11 p.m. and Oct. 24 from 1-3 p.m. in Blacklick Park, 799 Blacklick St. in Groveport. Cost is $5 per person with the proceeds going to Groveport Madison Human Needs and the Groveport Food Pantry. This event is very scary and parental discretion is advised. Madison Township Madison Township will hold trick-or-treat on Oct. 28 from 5:30-7 p.m. Madison Township officials conducted a survey of residents to see which day and time was preferred for trick-or-treat and 80 percent of those responding chose Oct. 28. TOY ROAD Continued from page 1 also be utilized in advance of, and in between, the two cul-de-sacs.” The grass mound will be constructed over the asphalt so it could be removed in the future in case the Toy Road would ever reconnect. There will be no emergency vehicle access at the Toy Road closure. Marable said representatives of the Franklin County Engineer’s Office met with representatives of local emergency services including Madison Township Police and Fire, Obetz Police, and Groveport Police. “All agreed that emergency access at the closure point was not necessary and that fully closing the roadway would not negatively impact the services that they provide,” said Marable. “Fully closing the roadway between the two cul-de-sacs will minimize the potential of drivers attempting to unsafely drive through the closure location.” According to Marable, the location of this closure allows Toy Road west of the closure location to operate and handle the commercial and commuter traffic generated by the Rickenbacker Area warehousing. East of the closure location will be limited to residential use and public services such as school transportation and refuse pick-up. “Details of the ‘until such time’ closure are still being developed,” said Marable. “The cost associated for this portion of work is not yet available. However, it will be minimal in comparison to the overall cost of the project. This project was combined and bid together with the Toy Road and Swisher Road improvements project. The contractor’s low bid for the overall project was $2.2 million. Funding is being provided by the More information on locations of treat stations with the Madison Township police officers and firefighters will be made available closer to the time of the event. Obetz Obetz will hold trick-or-treat on Oct. 28 from 6-8 p.m. “Halloween festivities will be held at Fortress Obetz, 2015 Recreation Trail in Obetz, on Oct. 29 from 6-10 p.m. featuring a Haunted Maze as well as some other tricks and treats,” said Obetz Mayor Angela Kirk. Lockbourne According to Lockbourne Mayor Christie Ward, at Lockbourne Village Council’s Sept. 27 meeting it was decided that Lockbourne will hold its trick-or-treat on Oct. 31 from 4- 6 p.m. Hamilton Township Hamilton Township’s trick-or-treat date and time is still to be determined. Franklin County Motor Vehicle Registration and Gas User Fees, the city of Groveport, Madison Township, the Ohio Public Works Commission, the Franklin County Transportation Improvement District, and private partners. Final completion for this project is currently scheduled for early spring 2022.” Marable said these improvements are necessary for Toy, Swisher, and Saltzgaber roads because these portions of Toy Road, Swisher Road, and Saltzgaber Road are old township roadways. “They were never designed or intended to carry high commercial and commuter traffic,” said Marable. “Along Toy Road and Swisher Road, the improvement will repair the roadway and improve drainage so that the residents can safely and efficiently access their homes. The project also provides dual cul-de-sacs east of Centerpoint Parkway that will act as turnaround locations for commercial, school bus, and refuse truck traffic. Along Saltzgaber Road, the roadway is being widened and reconstructed to account for traffic being generated by new warehouses in the area.” Residents living on Toy Road, Saltzgaber Road, and Swisher Road have been frustrated for several years by the poor conditions of these roads as well as the heavy traffic from nearby commercial warehouses that use these narrow, formerly rural roads. The residents sought relief from the vehicle and semi-truck traffic they say damages the roads, tears up yards, knocks over mailboxes, causes noise, generates trash, and creates congestion. The three roads fall within several different government jurisdictions including Madison Township, the towns of Groveport and Obetz, and Franklin County.
www.columbusmessenger.com October 17, 2021 - GROVEPORT MESSENGER - PAGE 3 Frightful fun returns at Blacklick Haunted Park By Rick Palsgrove Groveport Editor Groveport’s Blacklick Haunted Park returns for its fourth year with a host of ghouls, monsters, and other assorted things that go bump in the night to give visitors a Halloween fright. The scary event, sponsored by the city of Groveport and Groveport residents, will be held Oct 22 and 23 from 7:30-11 p.m. and Oct. 24 from 1-3 p.m. in Blacklick Park, 799 Blacklick St. (The park is located at the eastern end of Blacklick Street in Groveport.) Cost is $5 per person on Oct. 22 and 23 with proceeds going to Groveport Madison Human Needs and the Groveport Food Pantry. Organizers said the event on Oct. 22 and 23 is very scary and parental discretion is advised. However, the Sunday session will be a bit different. “The Sunday, Oct. 24 session is free for little kids age 10 and under and this session will be a little less scary for the little ones,” Bruce Smith, one of the Blacklick Haunted Park organizers. The idea for Blacklick Haunted Park arose in 2017 from three friends who share a love of Halloween — Bruce Smith, Scott Clinger, and Larry Geis. They came up with the idea for the haunted park as a way to raise money for Groveport Madison Human Needs and the Groveport Food Pantry while also providing an outlet for frightening fun. “Each of us has set up elaborate ‘haunted houses’ at our own homes during trickor-treat in the past and we always wanted to do something bigger like this,” said Smith. Blacklick Haunted Park consists of a large area at the park’s shelterhouse and a haunted trail. Around 30 relentlessly scary costumed monsters, as well as fearsome scenes and eerie music are featured. “The haunted trail aspect has been extended this year by about another 150 to 200 feet,” said Smith. “It’s much longer and spookier than in the past.” Smith said Blacklick Haunted Park will include some old favorite scary creatures, but will also add some new twists, such as featuring a frightening scene from the popular “Purge” films. “We try to stay contemporary,” said Smith. “We’re the masters of distraction,” said Clinger, who said a key to a good haunted house or haunted park is creativity and providing the unexpected. Smith said Blacklick Haunted Park draws good sized crowds each year and visitors get a good, fun fright. “People scream and we’ve had adults who got so scared they just walked away,” said Smith. The event is a large fundraiser for Groveport Madison Human Needs and the Groveport Food Pantry. “One year we raised $4,000 that we divided between the two charitable groups,” said Smith. The organizers of Blacklick Haunted Park said a main motivation for creating their scary event is to “do something fun and affordable for the kids.” “People have fun, we have fun, and we’re able to help out Groveport Madison Human Needs and the Groveport Food Pantry,” said Smith. “We love to do it. We’re thankful to the city of Groveport for its help in enabling Blacklick Haunted Park to be successful.” For information call (614) 836-3333. Reeves-Wyke is new community affairs director City of Groveport Public Relations Coordinator Jessica Reeves-Wyke has been named the city’s new community affairs director and will begin work at Groveport Town Hall, 648 Main St., on Oct. 20. She replaces Patty Storts, who retired Oct. 13 after 28 years of working for the city in various capacities. The job, which has a pay range of $26.66 to $42.85 per hour, is a promotion for Reeves-Wyke. According to Groveport City Administrator B.J. King, city officials plan to eliminate the position of public relations coordinator. Drug Take Back Day in Groveport The city of Groveport and Groveport Police Department, in cooperation with the Drug Enforcement Administration, will host a National Prescription Drug Take Back event on Oct. 23 at the Groveport Police Station, 5690 Clyde Moore Drive, Groveport, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. The DEA has collected nearly 15 million pounds (more than 7,000 tons) of expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications through Take Back Day events over the last ten years. The Groveport collection site is set up in a convenient stop and drop model, allowing those discarding unwanted prescription drugs to remain in their vehicles, drop medications with collection agents, and then continue on their way. Collectors may only accept pills. Liquids (including inhalers and their refills), as well as needles or sharps, may not be dropped off. he service is free and anonymous; no questions asked. Visit www.DEATakeBack.com for information.
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