Groveport Messenger - November 14th, 2021

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Groveport 

November 14-27, 2021 www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XXXIX, No. 11 

Hometown Realtor 

Marylee Bendig 

 

580 Main St., Groveport, OH 43125 

(614) 218-1097 

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Groveport’s 2022 budget 

is lean, but not mean 

By Rick Palsgrove 

Groveport Editor 

Groveport City Council has approved 

the city’s 2022 budget, which is leaner than 

in years’ past. 

Though the budget is trimmer, city officials 

said there will be no loss of services 

nor are any projects being postponed. 

Budget overview 

“The 2022 budget reflects continued 

investment in public infrastructure 

improvements and the continuation of quality 

services provided to the community,” 

said Groveport City Administrator B.J. 

King. “All combined, the 2022 budget shows 

a reduction of nearly $8 million when compared 

to the overall budget for 2021.” 

Total estimated appropriations for 2022 

are $41.9 million, which is down about 16 

percent from $49.9 million in 2021. 

Since there will be no loss of services or 

projects in the reduced budget, what kinds 

of things were cut instead? 

“This budget cycle directors did a 

tremendous job of identifying budgets they 

can operate within,” said King. 

“Discussions were held with each director 

to determine how critical certain items for 

their budget. We will still have an annual 

road improvement program, will complete 

sidewalk repairs, will continue brush and 

leaf pickup, and so on…This budget truly 

targets the needs of the city.” 

Total estimated generated revenues for 

2022 are $35.7 million, which is down 7.9 

percent from $38.8 million in 2021. 

“The anticipated combined revenue for all 

funds is down $3.1 million,” said King. 

“However, the issuance of debt last year, 

which is considered revenue, skews the total 

estimated revenue for 2021. The reduced 

revenue is attributed to the reduction of debt 

proceeds issued in 2021 for the construction 

of the two new Main Street buildings. Debt 

proceeds must be reflected in a budget as 

revenue, which was the case in 2021.” 

The general fund revenue for 2021 is 

estimated at $16.4 million, which is up 

from $15.7 million in 2021. The bulk of this 

funding comes from income tax revenue, 

which is projected to be $14.8 million in 

2022 compared to $14.2 million in 201. 

Other estimated 2022 revenues are 

$514,800 from property taxes and various 

amounts in other city fund categories 

including grants, taxes, leases, fees, and 

permits. 

Capital improvement projects 

Significant projects and purchases proposed 

for 2022 include: 

•$300,000 for street maintenance; 

•$185,000 for a two and a half ton snow 

truck and $140,000 for a front end loader; 

•$1 million for cart path replacement 

and $600,000 for a maintenance building 

at the Groveport Municipal Golf Course; 

•$420,000 for the Hickory and Brook 

alleys storm alley drainage project; 

•$188,000 for safety improvements at 

Groveport Road and State Route 317; 

•$30,000 for sidewalk replacements; 

•$70,000 for curb ramp upgrades on 

Main Street; 

•$15,000 for Marketing Place reconstruction 

and $15,000 for Director’s 

Boulevard reconstruction. 

Additionally, $1.2 million is budgeted 

for interior build outs on the new Rarey’s 

Port and Wert’s Grove buildings on Main 

Street. 

Groveport Finance Director Jason Carr 

said the $1.2 million amount cannot be 

exceeded unless approved by council and 

disbursement is expected in February 2022. 

“The city is providing basic fixed equipment 

that will stay in the buildings in the 

event one of the tenants leaves,” said 

Groveport Development Director Jeff 

Green. “The tenants will provide most of 

their own equipment.” 

Green said the type of equipment the 

city is purchasing includes hoods, sinks, 

and walk-in coolers. 

“The city is not paying for interior 

design,” said Green. “The city has negotiated 

with the tenants to provide a ‘warm 

vanilla shell’ that will include restrooms 

and drywall. Then tenants will pay for 

their own designs and ‘front of house’ finishes 

and all furniture and fixtures.” 

Green added that the second floor interior 

of the buildings will be completed once 

the first floor is complete and the tenants 

are moved in and in operation. 

“We anticipate part of the basic finishing 

of the second floors will be part of the 

2023 budget,” said Green. 

Construction is progressing on the 

14,145 square foot Rarey’s Port (674 Main 

St.) and the 12,184 square foot Wert’s 

Grove (480 Main St.) buildings that are 

part of the city of Groveport’s 1847 Main 

Project. Construction is expected to be done 

See BUDGET, page 2 

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Unofficial election results 



Voters have made their choices in the 2021 election. 

According to Franklin County Board of Elections 

Public Information Officer Aaron Sellers, the official 

totals show that, countywide, 201,428 out of 865,220 

eligible voters — 23.28 percent voted in the Nov. 2 

General Election. Election totals for Franklin County 

are posted online at vote.franklincountyohio.gov. The 

board of elections must begin the official canvass of 

ballots no later than Nov. 17 and certify vote totals by 

Nov. 23. 

Here are the unofficial Nov. 2 local election results 

according to the Franklin County Board of Elections. 


Groveport city council (top four selected): 

Scott Lockett, 685; Becky Hutson, 574; Edward G. 

Dildine, 544; Jack Rupp Jr., 518; Cheryl Irving, 469; 

Wayne White, 372. 

Groveport Madison board of education (top three 

selected): Seth Bower, 2,382; LaToya Dowdell-Burger, 

2,013; Libby Gray, 1,873; Wayne Bryan, 1,678; Betty 

Simcox, 1,580; Polly Pierce, 1,057. 

Madison Township 

Madison Township trustee (top two selected): John 

Madison Township Police statistics 

October crime statistics from the Madison Township Police: 8 

accidents with injuries, 6 assaults, 2 burglary, 20 domestic complaints, 

3 driving under the influence, 4 fights, 4 hit skip accidents, 

20 juvenile complaints, 15 larceny/theft, 3 missing persons, 

1 narcotics, 37 parking violations, 2 person with gun, 19 property 

damage accidents, 3 sex offenses, 3 shots fired in area, 4 stolen 

vehicles, 12 suspicious cars, 37 suspicious persons, 22 suspicious 

persons/vehicles, 5 threats or harassment, 85 traffic stops, and 3 

vandalism. 

Pritchard, 2,127; Katherine Chipps, 1,954; Debbie 

Miller, 1,791; John Kershner, 1,757. 

Obetz and Hamilton Township 

Obetz village council (top four selected): Robert 

Cramer, 544; Guiles Richardson, 504; Mike Kimbler, 

494; Todd Gibbs, 441; Bonnie Wiley, 428 

Hamilton Township board of education (top three 

selected): Mary Isaac, 802; David Schutte, 799; Amber 

Clark, 751; Jeff Sewell, 706; Hillary Thompson, 631; 

Damon Batchelder, 483. 

Hamilton Township trustee (top two selected): Chris 

Hann, 1,054; Todd Blackstone, 746. 

Lockbourne 

Lockbourne village council (two selected): Tony 

Grandstaff, 17; Bobbi Crouse, 14. 

Canal Winchester 

Canal Winchester city council (top four selected): Jill 

Amos, 1,481; Ashley Ward, 1,271; Laurie Amick, 1,268; 

Patrick Shea, 1,190; Brandon Hord, 1,187; Chuck 

Carpenter, 1,061; Chloe Green, 1,050 

Canal Winchester board of education (top three selected): 

Dave George, 2,093; Vangela Barnes, 1,990; 

Monika Talley, 1,929 

Canal Winchester City Charter amendments: Yes: 

1,310; No: 746. 

Parking on West Street 

Groveport City Council is considering 

legislation that would prohibit parking on 

the fire hydrant side of West Street. 

Groveport City Administrator B.J. King 

said there is an ongoing issue of multiple 

vehicles being parked on both sides of 

West Street making it difficult for snow 

plows, leaf clean up trucks, and delivery 

trucks to maneuver on the street. 

Additionall, he said, having vehicles 

parked on the fire hydrant side of the 

street is a safety issue. 

Council will discuss the legislation at 

its committee of the whole meeting on Nov. 

15 at 5:30 p.m. in the municipal building, 

655 Blacklick St. 

BUDGET 

Continued from page 1 

on the buildings in the spring of 2022. 

Other proposed appropriations 

The proposed 2022 general fund appropriations 

are estimated at $20.1 million, 

which is up from $18.2 million in 2021. 

Some other proposed 2020 appropriations: 

•Revenue sharing with Groveport 

Madison Schools, $1.3 million; 

•Various parks improvements, $75,000; 

•Funding for festivals in 2022 includes 

$50,275 for the Fourth of July; $19,000 for 

Christmas - A Heritage Holiday; $25,086 

for Apple Butter Day; and $4,000 for the 

Halloween block party; and 

•Donation of $25,000 to Motts Military 

Museum. 

“The Motts Military Museum is a 

tremendous asset for the community as it 

serves as a tourist destination,” said King. 

Council is considering legislation to 

authorize an annual $25,000 donation to 

Motts Military Museum for each of the 

next five years.


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• Local Artists 

• Local Vendors 

• Free Admission 

• Free Parking 

Holiday Craft & Vendor Show 

Saturday, November 20th 

10 am - 4 pm 

• Socially Distanced 

• Great Gifts 

• Jewelry, Painting 

• Pillows & Blankets 

• Doll Clothes, Gifts 

• Candles & Scents 

• Kitchen Products 

• Enamels, Paint, Etching 

• Hairbows, Masks 

• And Much More!!! 

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1005 Richardson Rd., Groveport, OH 43125 

November 14, 2021 - GROVEPORT MESSENGER - PAGE 3 

GM Schools’ finances expected to worsen after levy expires 



Groveport Madison Schools’ expenses are projected to 

exceed the district’s revenues by fiscal year 2026 if additional 

revenue is not generated, according to the district’s 

latest five year forecast. 

Groveport Madison Communications Director Jeff 

Warner said this five year forecast is based on financial 

modeling software provided by the state and that the district 

is waiting for its state funding to be finalized. 

The district’s five year forecast shows a revenue surplus 

is expected in fiscal year 2022. However, according to 

Groveport Madison Treasurer Felicia Drummey’s report in 

the five year forecast, “By the last year of the forecast, fiscal 

year 2026, the district is expected to have a revenue 

shortfall where expenditures are projected to be greater 

than revenue by $14.2 million. The district would need to 

cut its fiscal year 2026 projected expenses by 15.2 percent 

in order to balance its budget without additional revenue.” 

The district’s cash balance is positive at year end fiscal 

year 2022 but is projected to worsen by fiscal year 2026. 

“A worsening cash balance can erode the district’s 

financial stability over time,” said Drummey. 

To compare the year end cash balances (which 

Drummey describes as being the district’s “savings 

account”), according to the five year forecast: 

•The district’s cash balance with renewal/new levies 

would be - in 2022: $31.5 million; in 2023: $31.5 million; in 

2024: $27.9 million; in 2025: $20.7 million; and in 2026: 

10.1 million. 

•The district’s cash balance without renewal levies 

included would be - in 2022: $31.5 million; in 2023: $31.5 

million; in 2024: $27.9 million; in 2025: $18.9 million; and 

in 2026: $4.6 million. 

The district’s most recent operating levy was approved 

by voters in 2019 and it is set to expire in 2024. That fiveyear 

levy was a “no new taxes” levy and it was the renewal 

of an existing levy. 

“We promised the community we would be fiscally 

responsible and not ask for a levy before 2024,” 

Groveport Madison Superintendent Garilee Ogden 

previously stated. 

The district had revenues totaling $87.1 million 

in 2021. Of that amount, 46.2 percent comes from 

state aid; 36.2 percent from local taxes; 2.6 percent 

from restricted state aid; and 6 percent from other 

revenue including tuition and interest. The remainder 

is from miscellaneous sources. 

The district had expenses totaling $78.1 million 

in 2021. Of that amount, 43.6 percent is employee 

salary and wages; 28.5 percent is purchased service; 

20.1 percent is employee benefits; 3.1 percent is 

other; 2.3 percent is supplies and materials; and 1.4 

percent is capital expenses. 

Drummey has noted most area school districts 

spend around 80 to 85 percent of their budget on 

employee salaries and benefits while Groveport 

Madison spends about 74.2 percent. 

According to Warner, personnel costs are the 

dominant expense in school districts because 

schools are service organizations whose main 

resources are its people. 

Warner said, when reviewing the forecast, it 

appears the amounts of the district’s revenue and 

expenses have dropped. He said this is because 

funding for private and charter schools used to be 

Groveport golf and pool rates could rise 



Groveport City Council is considering 

legislation that would increase greens fees 

and golf cart fees at the Groveport 

Municipal Golf Course as well as make 

increases to the non-resident rates for the 

outdoor Aquatic Center pool in 2022. 

Both items will be discussed at council’s 

Nov. 15 committee meeting at 5:30 p.m. in 

the municipal building, 655 Blacklick St. 

Under the proposeal, the golf cart fees 

would rise from $14 to $16 for 18 holes for 

both city residents and non-residents. 

The golf course’s off season (Nov. 1 

through March 31) proposed greens fees for 

residents would rise from $5 to $5.50 for 

nine holes and from $10 to $11 for 18 holes. 

The proposed non-resident off season green 

fees would rise from $7.50 to $8.50 for nine 

holes and from $15 to $17 for 18 holes. 

Proposed golf cart fees for off season would 

be $10 for nine holes and $16 for 18 holes 

for both residents and non-residents. 

At the outdoor Groveport Aquatic 

Center, the proposed non-resident rate 

would rise from $12 to $16 for individuals 

over age two. The proposed non-resident 

season pass rates would increase as follows: 

individual ages 3-54 from $126 to $168; 

senior adult (age 55 and up) from $63 to 

$84; senior couple (age 55 and up) from 

$116 to $126; household of two from $221 to 

$294; household of three from $300 to $400; 

and household of four from $371 to $494. 

funneled through the local public schools. However, that is 

no longer happening as, under the state’s new funding formula, 

the private and charter schools are now receiving 

their state funding directly from the state instead of being 

channeled through the local public schools. 

Kathleen “Kay” Sharer, 80, 

died on October 29, 2021. 

Kay is survived by her daughters Julie Sharer-Price 

and Allison Sharer, and her son-in-law George Price. 

Kay was preceded in death by her husband, Roy 

“Skip” Sharer and her sister, Nancy (Allison) Codner. 

Kay was born March 13, 1941 in Michigan to William 

and Dorothy Allison. As a child, her family moved 

to Ohio where she graduated from Groveport High 

School in 1959. She married Skip in 1963. They lived in Groveport where Kay 

could be found greeting residents with a smile and a laugh while working as 

a Postal Clerk at the Groveport Post Office. She served as President of the 

Cruiserette Booster Club for two years and was active in her community as a 

member of Citizens Opposing Noise. 

Kay and Skip retired to Green Valley, AZ in 2001 where they both served on 

the HOA board and participated in euchre club. In 2013, they celebrated their 

50th anniversary at the Solano Recreation Center with family and the many 

friends they had made there. 

After Skip’s passing, Kay moved to the Denver area to be near family and found 

a wonderful home at a brand new senior living community, Legacy Village of 

Castle Pines, where Kay was the second resident to move in. Try as she might 

she couldn’t get euchre to catch on there, so she became a beloved member 

of the Mexican Train dominoes group, bringing much laughter among the 

shouts to “Train up!” 

Kay will be remembered for her sense of humor and warm smile. She was very 

loved and will be greatly missed. 

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Garden Club still blossoming after 60 years 



The Groveport Garden Club has been in bloom and helping to 

present nature’s beauty to the community for 60 years. 

According to club member Virginia Myers, the Groveport 

Garden Club was formed on July 13, 1961 by a group of friends 

and neighbors who set a limit of 25 members because they met in 

each other’s homes. The club joined the Ohio Association of 

Garden Clubs and the Groveport Garden Club’s first president 

was Mary Smith. 

The club seeks to promote interest and knowledge in horticulture, 

gardening, garden therapy, and floral arts through programs 

that foster creativity and personal growth, encouraging 

home, community and statewide beautification work. Currently 

the club has 27 members. 

Myers said the club is primarily made up of women, but men 

are welcome to join. 

“It wasn’t until 2008 that we actually had a male president, 

Tony Williams,” said Myers. 

The Groveport Garden Club meets the first Tuesday each 

month (unless otherwise announced) at Groveport Zion Lutheran 

Church, 6014 Groveport Road. Anyone interested in gardening 

welcome. Call Club President Marylee Bendig at (614) 218-1097 

or Virginia Myers at 614-836-5456 for information. 

“For our meetings we bring in guest speakers, designers, and 

nursery experts,” said Myers. “Any one wanting to learn more 

about gardening, nature, and loves working with plants can join 

the Groveport Garden Club. Our programs for 2021-22 year are 

food related, how to control weeds, planning for spring plantings, 

guest speakers, and crafts.” 

The Groveport Garden Club has a rich history in sharing the 

joy of plants with the community. 

“For several years the Garden Club participated in the 

Groveport Fourth of July Groveport Parade with a float, winning 

first place several times.,” said Myers. “The club also sponsored 

many flower shows at Groveport Town Hall.” 

Myers said that for the past 16 years the club has held a public 

plant auction with more than 100 people attending each year. 

“We’ve also participated in Apple Butter 

Day, collected over 200 books for Children’s 

Hospital and for the past 25 years we made 

and delivered Valentine and Christmas 

cards to nursing homes in the area.” 

The club has also worked with other 

community groups, such as in 1968, the 

club joined up with the Boy Scouts to plant 

flowers around the Groveport water plant 

and other places around town. 

The Groveport Garden Club has won 

several awards working with the Franklin 

County Fair in planting flower beds and 

once received a first place award for a large 

flower bed at the Rhodes Building. 

Locally the club in the past tended to the 

flower planters on Main Street (which are 

now cared for by the city of Groveport). 

“We were the original gardeners for the 

herb garden at the Groveport Log House in 

Heritage Park and we worked with the children 

at Crooked Alley KidSpace planting 

flower pots,” said Myers. 

The club also branches out for projects 

outside of Groveport, such as at the 

Wahkeena Nature Preserve near Lancaster 

where it donated money for buses to bring 

children to the reserve to learn about 

things in nature. 

“Besides having interesting and educational 

programs, we enjoy socializing with 

each other. It’s great to have many friends 

who also care for gardening,” said Myers. 


Photos courtesy of the Groveport Garden Club 

The Groveport Garden Club always had a float in the Groveport 

Fourth of July parade and it used to have an annual flower show 

at Groveport Town Hall. However, both of these activities have 

been discontinued. 

Groveport Garden Club members are shown here planting flowers 

and plants at the Groveport Post Office in 1991. Shown here 

(not in order) are Lil Winters, Mary Stevenson, Mary Smith and 

her grandson, and Virginia Myers. A note with the photo notes 

that their husbands also helped with this planting. 

Teacher Edith Browning’s Groveport Elementary School class is 

shown here in 1966 with plants and flowers the Groveport 

Garden Club gave the students to place in their planters. In a 

thank you note to the garden club, Browning wrote, “The children 

presented the planters to their mothers at a tea which was 

held at the school...Thank you for taking a special interest in our 

class.”


An autumn ritual: Cutting the peonies 

One of my favorite plants in my backyard are my 

peonies. 

Each May I look forward to seeing the peonies’ big, 

bright blooms of white and pink. The blooms do not 

last long, but while they are in full flower they are a 

sight to behold. 

After the blooms fade, the peonies’ bushy leaves 

remain a nice green hue all summer. As the cooler 

days of autumn roll in, these once fresh green leaves 

turn brown and the stems bend a bit after their season 

in the sun. 

I’m always a little sad when the time comes in the 

fall to cut the peonies’ stems off to prepare the peonies 

for their winter sleep. The peonies are a familiar friend 

and it is a bit melancholy for me to see them go. But it 

is one of those annual autumnal tasks that must be 

done. 

For decades each October, I have just used the lawn 

mower to mow down the dry, brown remnants of the 

glorious peonies. But this year it struck me that cutting 

them this way just did not feel right. Brutally 

mowing them down with the unrelenting cold, hard 

whirling blade of the roaring lawn mower did not seem 

Groveport history films 

Two documentary films on the history of Groveport, 

produced by the Groveport Heritage Society and 

Midnet Media, are available for viewing online on 

YouTube. The films are: “Groveport: A Town and Its 

People” and “The Story of John S. Rarey and Cruiser.” 

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Groveport City Council holds its regular meetings 

Editor’s Notebook 

Rick 

Palsgrove 

like the proper way to say goodbye 

to my peonies friends for the 

winter. 

So this year I took a pair of 

hand clippers and gingerly 

snipped, close to the ground, each 

individual stem, one by one, of 

my long row of peonies. It felt 

more quiet. It felt reverent. It felt 

kinder. It felt like I was taking 

proper, gentle care of my old 

friends. 

The peonies’ bed is vacant and 

bare now as only small stubbles 

remain. But throughout the coming 

winter the brown ground provides 

the promise of the fresh shoots of peonies that 

will appear in the early soft, spring ground and the 

welcoming blooms to follow next May. 

Rick Palsgrove is editor of the Groveport Messenger. 

at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the 

month. Council holds its committee meeting on the 

third Monday each month at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are in 

the municipal building, 655 Blacklick St., Groveport. 

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Groveport’s history. 

The museum is 

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Hall, 648 Main St., 

and is open during 

Town Hall’s operating 

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What is financial exploitation and do 

you know the signs? 

The Franklin County Office on Aging 

has launched an educational and preventative 

campaign centered around financial 

exploitation among older adults. 

Financial exploitation is a form of elder 

abuse that is not uncommon. It is so common 

that the National Conference of State 

Legislatures revealed that “the number of 

bills introduced by state legislators to combat 

elder financial exploitation increased 

by more than 57 percent in three years.” 

Franklin County residents are not 

immune to elder abuse, and as the population 

of older adults increases, consequently 

financial exploitation will increase as well. 

In 2020, there was a total of 1,560 cases 

investigated by the Franklin County Office 

A bi-monthly feature celebrating our community’s senior citizens 

Olders adults must be aware of financial exploitation 

on Aging’s Adult Protective Services, with 

almost 40 percent of these cases involving 

some form of exploitation of the older 

adult, accompanied by emotional and verbal 

abuse along with neglect. 

Financial exploitation is most often 

associated with the stealing of cash or an 

individual persuading another to give 

money to a false cause, however, there is so 

much more. According to the United States 

Department of Justice, “Financial exploitation 

means the illegal or improper use, control 

over, or withholding of the property, 

income, resources, or trust funds of the elderly 

person or the vulnerable adult by any 

person or entity for any person's or entity's 

profit or advantage other than for the elder 

person or the vulnerable adult's profit or 

advantage.” So, while financial exploitation 

can take on many different forms, the 

deception can also happen by anyone. 

Often abuse, including financial exploitation, 

is underreported due to the feelings of 

embarrassment and fear. The National 

Adult Protective Services Association found 

that “only one in 44 cases of financial abuse 

is ever reported.” It is the responsibility of 

mandated reporters, family, friends, caregivers, 

and any other person that interacts 

with an older adult, to remain alert for the 

signs of financial exploitation. Signs can 

include but are not limited to: 

•A person who becomes suddenly interested 

in the older adult and/or the older 

adult’s finances. 

•Decreased contact between the older 

adult and their family and friends. 

•Hesitancy to sharing information with 

family or friends. 

•Missing funds from an older adult’s 

bank account or missing funds or valuable 

items from around the home. 

•Unexplained transactions, transfers, 

or gifts given by the older adult. 

Although knowing the warning signs can 

be extremely helpful in ending ongoing 

financial exploitation, there are some preventative 

measures that older adults can 

take to not fall victim to this form of abuse. 

The American Bankers Association suggests 

that older adults “Shred receipts, bank 

statements and unused credit card offers, 

never give out personal information, including 

social security number, account number, 

or financial information to anyone over the 

phone, order copies of your credit report once 

a year to ensure accuracy, and build a relationship 

with the people who handle your 

finances.” These small steps can potentially 

save an older adult thousands of dollars, 

their homes, savings, and heartache. 

If you suspect you or an older adult you 

know is being financially exploited, please 

call the Franklin County Office on Aging’s 

Adult Protective Services at 614-525-4348. 

All calls to Adult Protective Services are 

confidential. 

The Groveport United Methodis Church 

GriefShare group will host a free seminar 

on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m, at the Groveport 

United Methodist Church, 512 Main St. 

“The Surviving the Holidays” video seminar 

is for people who are grieving a loved 

GriefShare support group 

one’s death. The video seminar is combined 

with support group discussion of the materials 

presented during the video. To register, 

call 614-836-5968 or sign up at 

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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. 

Financial Exploitation 

What is financial exploitation, and do you know the signs? The Franklin 

County Office on Aging has launched an educational and preventative 

campaign centered around financial exploitation among older adults. 

Financial exploitation is a form of elder abuse that is not uncommon. It is 

so common in fact that the National Conference of State Legislatures 

revealed that “the number of bills introduced by state legislators to combat 

elder financial exploitation increased by more than 57 percent in three 

years”. Franklin County residents are not immune to elder abuse, and as 

the population of older adults increases, consequently financial exploitation 

will increase as well. In 2020, there was a total of 1,560 cases investigated 

by the Franklin County Office on Aging’s Adult Protective Services, 

with almost 40 percent of these cases involving some form of exploitation 

of the older adult, accompanied by emotional and verbal abuse along with 

neglect. 

Financial exploitation is most often associated with the stealing of cash or 

an individual persuading another to give money to a false cause, however, 

there is so much more. According to the United States Department of 

Justice, “Financial exploitation means the illegal or improper use, control 

over, or withholding of the property, income, resources, or trust funds of 

the elderly person or the vulnerable adult by any person or entity for any 

person's or entity's profit or advantage other than for the elder person or 

the vulnerable adult's profit or advantage”. So, while financial exploitation 

can take on many different forms, the deception can also happen by 

anyone. 

Often abuse, including financial exploitation, is underreported due to the 

feelings of embarrassment and fear. The National Adult Protective 

Services Association found that “only one in 44 cases of financial abuse is 

ever reported”. It is the responsibility of mandated reporters, family, 

friends, caregivers, and any other person that interacts with an older adult, 

to remain alert for the signs of financial exploitation. Signs can include 

but are not limited to 

• A person who becomes suddenly interested in the older 

adult and/or the older adult’s finances 

• Decreased contact between the older adult and their famil 

and friends 

• Hesitancy to sharing information with family or friends 

• Missing funds from an older adult’s bank account or 

missing funds or valuable items from around the home 

• Unexplained transactions, transfers, or gifts given by the 

older adult 

Although knowing the warning signs can be extremely helpful in ending 

ongoing financial exploitation, there are some preventative measures that 

older adults can take to not fall victim to this form of abuse. The American 

Bankers Association suggests that older adults “Shred receipts, bank 

statements and unused credit card offers, never give out personal 

information, including social security number, account number, or 

financial information to anyone over the phone, order copies of your 

credit report once a year to ensure accuracy, and build a relationship with 

the people who handle your finances”. These small steps can potentially 

save an older adult thousands of dollars, their homes, savings, and 

heartache. 

If you suspect you or an older adult you know is being financially 

exploited, please call the Franklin County Office on Aging’s Adult 

Protective Services at 614-525-4348. All calls to Adult Protective 

Services are confidential.

Cruiser Theatre Co. takes on the challenge of Shakespeare 




Groveport Madison High School’s 

Cruiser Theatre Co. will delve into a classic 

work by William Shakespeare for its next 

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performance. 

The theatre troupe will perform 

Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night's 

Dream,” edited by Corey Ragan. The play 

is a comedy in five acts. 

“Like most Shakespearean plays, it calls 

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for a bit of music, which I have hired 

Robert Hosier to compose original pieces 

for,” said Groveport Madison High School 

Theatre Director Erin McLaughlin. 

“However, there is not enough music for 

this to be truly considered a musical.” 

McLaughlin said some students in the 

theatre troupe begged her to produce “A 

Midsummer Night’s Dream” after they 

read it together in Theatre II last spring. 

“The idea of producing Shakespeare 

with high school students was daunting, 

but the more I thought about it, the more I 

was like, ‘Why not?’” said McLaughlin. “I’ve 

wanted to direct one of Shakespeare’s plays 

for a long time, and “A Midsummer Night’s 

Dream is one of my favorites.” 

McLaughlin said Shakespeare provides 

unique challenges for the students. 

“First and foremost, the language is difficult 

for the students involved in the 

show,” McLaughlin said. “Although we 

have an edited version of the play that 

trims out some fluff and changes some 

potentially offensive language, the script is 

still in Shakespeare’s 400-year-old wording, 

which for this show is almost entirely 

in iambic pentameter and almost entirely 

in rhyming couplets” 

She said the cast and crew are still 

rehearsing (and will be performing) in 

masks, (due to the ongoing COVID pandemic), 

which creates challenges for making 

sure every actor can be clearly heard 

and understood from anywhere in the auditorium. 

“Technically, this show doesn’t require a 

lot of scenery, but we’re trying to do some 

interesting things with lighting,” said 

McLaughlin. “Costumes are probably the 

biggest technical hurdle - I’m setting the 

show in Victorian England with an “Alice 

in Wonderland” aesthetic filter, which creates 

its own challenges, and some of my 

actors have quick changes because they 

play more than one character. Fortunately, 

we’ve had a ton of students come out this 

year to work behind the scenes, which is a 

blessing I haven’t really had here before.” 

The show provides some choice roles for 

the student actors. The lead roles include: 

• “Hermia is played by Arianna 

Thomas, a senior with a lot of emotional 

range and great instincts as an actor,” said 

McLaughlin. “She really brings Hermia’s 

sweet sassiness and fiery streak to life.” 

• “Lysander is played by Gavin Prifogle, 

a junior with great versatility and an 

incredible talent for physical comedy, tempered 

by the sensibilities necessary for a 

strong romantic lead,” said McLaughlin. 

• “Helena is played by Olivia Chaney, a 

sophomore with strong passion and dedication 

to the theatre program,” said 

McLaughlin. “Helena’s monologues positively 

sparkle in Olivia’s portrayal.” 

• “Demetrius is played by Aidan 

Kennedy, a senior with an impressive gift 

for physical comedy and enviable skill in 

balancing multiple extracurriculars,” said 

McLaughlin. “He’s brought the cast new 

techniques to aid in memorizing their 

many, many lines for this show.” 


Photo courtesy of Trulie Pleasant 

Pictured here on stage during a recent 

rehearsal, from left to right, are Gavin 

Prifogle, Arianna Thomas, Aidan 

Kennedy, and seated upstage are Alyssa 

Brown (back) and Logan Boyer (forward). 

Also seated are members of backstage 

crew Devin Williams and Elliot 

Phillips. 

• “Oberon is played by Logan Boyer, a 

junior who joined the cast a month into production 

in a moment of great need,” said 

McLaughlin. “Her instincts and interpretation 

of her character are spot on, and she's 

an incredibly hard worker.” 

• Robin Goodfellow is played by Alyssa 

Brown, a senior with myriad acting credits,” 

said McLaughlin. “She brings energy, 

vitality, and mischief to her role and never 

fails to bring smiles to those around her 

wherever she goes.” 

Performance dates, times, tickets 

The Cruiser Theatre Co. will perform “A 

Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Nov. 18, 

19, and 20 at 7 p.m. all three nights. The 

show will be livestreamed and limited in 

person seating available. Ticket information 

can be found at cruisertheatre.weebly.com. 

Tickets: $7 for viewing online; in 

person, students and seniors are $5 if purchased 

online, $7 if purchased in cash at 

the door; and in person general admission 

is $7 if purchased online, $9 if purchased in 

cash at the door. 

Upcoming Cruiser Theatre Co. shows 

McLaughlin said the intent is to perform 

“Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the 

Christmas Carol,” by John Longenbaugh 

on Jan. 21 and 22 at 7 p.m. both nights; 

“Goodness Gracious,” by Hank (Henry) 

Kimmel as the Cruiser Theatre Co.’s “Playin-a-Day” 

on Feb. 19 at 7 p.m.; and “Fiddler 

on the Roof’ as the spring musical on April 

7-10 at 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 

p.m. Sunday matinee). 

All performances will be in the 

Groveport Madison High School auditorium, 

4475 S. Hamilton Road.

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Veterans Day in Groveport 

Members of the appropriate armed forces stood for their official 

song during the ceremony. Here veterans of the Navy stood for 

“Anchors Aweigh.” 

Deanna Queen 

rose to speak 

about her mother, 

Mary Ellen 

Miller, one of the 

recipients of a 

Hometown 

Military Banner. 

Queen has written 

about her 

mother’s military 

experience and 

said Miller joined 

the military to 

see the world. 

Mary Ellen Miller 

was a U.S. Army 

nurse. 

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Members of the Robert Dutro American 

Legion Post 486 raise new flags for 

Veterans Park during the city of 

Groveport’s Veterans Day ceremony on 

Nov. 11. 

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xClassified Services 

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INFORMATION 

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Firefighters 4 Kids returns; plus other township news 

By Linda Dillman 

Staff Writer 

Firefighters 4 Kids is back and local 

organizer and retired Madison Township 

firefighter John Jones is hoping the community 

opens their hearts for kids in need. 

Firefighters 4 Kids provides assistance 

with toys at Christmas for children ages 

zero through 12 and sign-ups are scheduled 

on Nov. 26-29 from 9-11:30 a.m. and 12:30- 

4 p.m. at Fire Station 181, 4567 Firehouse 

Lane, Groveport. 

Families who reside in the Canal 

Winchester or Groveport Madison school 

districts must show proof of residence and 

need (SNAP or HEAP), a photo ID, child’s 

birth certificate and custody paperwork, if 

applicable. 

“I’ve been involved with Firefighters 4 

Kids for many years,” said Jones. “We provided 

15,000 kids (across the county) with 

toys (prior to the pandemic).We’re most in 

need of toys for children under three and 11 

to 12-year-olds.” 

New, unwrapped toy donations can be 

dropped off at any fire station throughout 

Franklin County starting the day after 

Thanksgiving. 

“I can’t imagine being a kid without a 

Christmas,” said Madison Township 

Trustee Chairman John Pritchard. 

Madison Township Police 

communications issues 

Police Chief Gary York thinks a workable 

solution for communication problems 

within the Canal Winchester area–which 

contracts for law enforcement services with 

the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office but is 

also covered by the township–could soon 

be resolved. 

York, along with Madison Township 

Administrator Susan Brobst and Fairfield 

County Sheriff Alex Lape, met with Canal 

Winchester officials to discuss the situation. 

Fairfield County is on a different system 

not compatible with Franklin County, who 

dispatches the township. 

According to York, calls for service in 

Canal Winchester are routed down to 

Lancaster and then back up to Franklin 

County, which impacts response time. 

To fill in the gap, York said township 

officers have two radios that monitor 

Fairfield County, but they cannot scan the 

Fairfield County radio dispatch because it 

is an older system. 

However, York was told changes underway 

in Fairfield County, including moving 

repeater sites, could help rectify the problem. 

“I came away with a better understanding 

(after the meeting),” said York. 

Madison Township Trustee Michele 

Reynolds said the trustees are committed 

to working across the aisle and getting the 

situation resolved for residents. 

York asked the trustees to move forward 

with a $115,932 four-year lease purchase 

agreement with Motorola Solutions to buy 

new handheld police radios to replace ones 

no longer repairable. 

“The radios need to be replaced,” said 

York. “Motorola said if one of the radios 

breaks today, it cannot be repaired. Once 

purchased, it takes eight to 12 weeks to 

receive them. I think it will service the 

township for years to come.” 

Gas aggregation agreement 

A gas aggregation agreement with township 

residents expires in December and 

Brobst said they were unable to lock in any 

rate savings through Trebel, who administers 

the gas and electric aggregation program. 

Once the contract expires, Brobst said 

participating residents will automatically 

be switched to the Columbia Gas default 

rate, which is currently cheaper than 

securing an aggregation agreement at this 

time. 

According to the township, once it is 

able to secure a favorable deal with a new 

supplier, a notification will be sent out to 

residents for review, and they will be automatically 

enrolled in the new aggregation. 

Residents can still opt-out at any time 

without any fee. 

“People need to be diligent for themselves 

before they sign anything,” said 

Brobst who said her office has fielded 

reports of people going door-to-door and 

calling on the phone peddling alternative 

gas companies. 

Pritchard said residents should ask a 

solicitor if they have a permit issued by the 

township before signing anything. He also 

wanted to clear the air as to the trustees’ 

involvement in aggregation and alleged 

kickbacks. 

“Those two programs (gas and electric 

aggregation) were voted on by residents,” 

said Pritchard. “No one at the township 

gets kickbacks for any of these programs.” 

While the gas aggregation is on hold for 

better pricing, electric aggregation was 

able to secure a lower price for residents 

participating in the program. 

The new agreement lasts from 

December 2021 through December 2023 for 

a rate of $0.0459/kwh. The expiring contract 

has a rate of $0.0494/kwh. 


BETHANY LUTHERAN 

CHURCH, LCMS 

1000 Noe-Bixby Rd. 

Columbus, OH 43213 

Telephone: 614-866-7755 

Traditional Worship Service: 9:00 AM 

Sunday School at 10:30 AM 

Visit us on Facebook or 

visit our website at: 

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Be a Part of Our Local Worship Guide 

Our Worship Guide is geared toward celebrating faith and helping readers 

connect with religious resources in our community. Make sure these readers 

know how you can help with a presence in this very special section distributed to 

more than 19,000 households in the Groveport area. 

Contact us today to secure your spot in our Worship Guide. 

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