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<strong>January</strong> 23 - February 5, <strong>2022</strong> www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XLII, No. 25<br />

Neighborhood Realtor<br />

Diane Todd - SRES, MRP<br />

580 Main St., Groveport, OH 43125<br />

(614) 570-0803<br />

diane.todd@HERrealtors.com<br />

The Marylee Bendig<br />

Team<br />

Council prepares for <strong>2022</strong><br />

PRSRT STD<br />

ECRWSS<br />

US POSTAGE<br />

PAID<br />

COLUMBUS, OHIO<br />

PERMIT NO. 1516<br />

EDDM<br />

Photos courtesy of Hamilton Local Schools<br />

Rangers fall to Mifflin<br />

Hamilton Township Ranger Max Petry (above) dribbles the<br />

ball as he sizes up the opposition during the Rangers’ 43-31<br />

loss to Mifflin in a boys varsity basketball game played on<br />

Jan. 8. Hamilton Township Ranger A.J. Cain-Jackson (below)<br />

chases down a loose ball during the game.<br />

By Katelyn Sattler<br />

Staff Writer<br />

Obetz City Council took some time getting<br />

organized for the coming year.<br />

On Jan. 10, council members Mike<br />

Kimbler, Robert Kramer, and Guiles<br />

Richardson, who all won re-election, were<br />

sworn in by 20th District State<br />

Representative Richard Brown. Newly<br />

elected Councilman Todd Gibbs was sworn<br />

in by Mayor Angela Kirk.<br />

Councilman Mike Flaherty was elected<br />

council president pro-tem for a one-year<br />

term. He will preside over meetings in the<br />

absence of the mayor. He is eligible to vote<br />

on matters as a council member when presiding<br />

over meetings but, unlike the<br />

mayor, may not vote as the mayor in the<br />

event of a tie vote while he is presiding<br />

over meetings.<br />

Development news<br />

Council will meet Jan. 12 in closed executive<br />

session to discuss contract terms relative<br />

to development agreements. The<br />

meeting may include the discussion of<br />

abatements or TIFs. Obetz officials said<br />

the meeting’s purpose is to inform council<br />

about development.<br />

“I will need direction on how council<br />

wants me to act with the company (-ies),”<br />

said Obetz City Administrator Rod<br />

Davisson.<br />

Davisson gave a past example of a company<br />

that moved into Obetz and wanted to<br />

protect its location from competitors.<br />

“The pieces needed to be done privately,”<br />

said Davisson. “When negotiations<br />

were complete and contracts signed, then<br />

the matter came before council as an ordinance.”<br />

A development agreement from the<br />

closed executive session could come before<br />

council at its Jan. 24 meeting.<br />

Fire department news<br />

Hamilton Township Fire Chief Martin<br />

Hafey said the department made 510 runs<br />

in Hamilton Township and Obetz (126 of<br />

those in Obetz proper), 28 fire run, and 98<br />

EMS runs. He also said there have been<br />

issues with trucks and fire trucks that are<br />

getting straightened out.<br />

“We attended both the Lockbourne tree<br />

lighting and Obetz tree lighting ceremonies.<br />

As part of that, we passed out<br />

almost 500 activity books for the children,”<br />

said Hafey.<br />

Hafey said the department has had<br />

about four members out on COVID leave,<br />

“just like everybody else.”<br />

Other Obetz news<br />

•Council passed an ordinance making a<br />

probationary appointment to the police<br />

department. Obetz City Council indicated<br />

it could hire Luther Copley for the position.<br />

Copley is attending the police academy and<br />

is assistant superintendent of the service<br />

department<br />

•Resident Jerry Benson said the Obetz<br />

Historians filed for a 501(c)3 so the group<br />

can be classified as a non-profit. He also<br />

said the group has found someone to write<br />

a book about Obetz’s history.<br />

•Resident Andy Borders asked if there<br />

is an update to the Mason’s Sand &<br />

Gravel’s alleged EPA violations. Davisson<br />

said he is not sure, but will check on it.<br />

•The planning and zoning commission<br />

meeting was moved to Jan. 19 at 6 p.m.<br />

Obetz City Council meetings<br />

Council meets the second and fourth<br />

Mondays of each month at 6 p.m. in the<br />

Council Chambers at 4175 Alum Creek<br />

Drive, Obetz. If the meeting date occurs on<br />

a holiday, the regular meeting is held on<br />

the next Tuesday following the holiday.<br />

Call (614) 491-1080.<br />

POSTAL PATRON<br />

Vince Payne’s<br />

Autism Shootout<br />

This year’s Autism Shootout will be<br />

held on Jan. 25 in the Hamilton Township<br />

High School gymnasium during the junior<br />

varsity and varsity boys basketball games.<br />

The event is special this year as it is the<br />

first year of it being dedicated in memory<br />

of Vince Payne. This year is the first ever<br />

“Vince Payne’s Autism Shootout” — named<br />

for Payne after his many years of commitment<br />

and hard work surrounding the<br />

Autism Shootout. The event will be a<br />

“Blue Out” and there will also be a districtwide<br />

“Blue Out” at school that day.


PAGE 2 - MESSENGER - <strong>January</strong> 23, <strong>2022</strong><br />

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Active Lifestyles<br />

A bi-monthly feature celebrating our<br />

community’s senior citizens<br />

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My name is Terri Curcio, I live in Franklin<br />

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We can have a virtual meeting, a face to face<br />

or I’ll mail plan information to your attention for<br />

review. I am not an operator in a call center – you<br />

are welcome to call anytime during the year with<br />

arthritis and exercise<br />

questions. Also, if you qualify, we can complete<br />

the paperwork for Low Income Subsidy (LIS),<br />

which is advertised on the TV as a way to pay for<br />

your monthly premium. I work with the major<br />

insurance carriers in Central Ohio, not just one or<br />

two plans. Select the plan that benefits you for<br />

the coming year, lowest possible copays for service<br />

and medications. Some of the plan options<br />

include dental, vision and fitness programs. $0<br />

cost for my consultation and enrollment services.<br />

You need to be confident in the plan you<br />

select for your coverage!<br />

Exercise can be beneficial in the treatment<br />

of arthritis, say many doctors.<br />

Physical activity can reduce stiffness<br />

and increase muscle strength and flexibility.<br />

Three types of exercise are most appropriate<br />

for those who have arthritis:<br />

•Strength training.<br />

•Range of motion exercises.<br />

•Aerobic activities.


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Active Lifestyles<br />

<br />

<strong>January</strong> 23, <strong>2022</strong> - MESSENGER - PAGE 3<br />

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

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

Are you prepared to age in place?<br />

The phrase “aging in place” refers to a person who wants to live in a<br />

familiar environment, often their own home, as they continue to age,<br />

for as long as possible.<br />

According to the “Home and Community Preferences Survey”<br />

conducted by AARP in November 2021, “77 percent of adults 50 and<br />

older want to remain in their homes for the long term,” a number that<br />

is bound to increase as the aging population grows in the coming<br />

decades. Although people would think that aging in place is the simpler<br />

option, there are many aspects of living that must be reevaluated, and<br />

questions that need to be answered. Fortunately, the Franklin County<br />

Office on Aging is here to support older adults and their families as<br />

discussions begin and services need to be put in place.<br />

Is the home structurally ready for an older adult to age in place?<br />

An article written by Seniors at Home, a division of Jewish Family and<br />

Children’s Services, suggest that every family have a safety checklist<br />

to help decrease the likelihood of injuries in the home. Seniors at Home<br />

created a safety checklist of their own which includes “checking the<br />

floors for electrical cords, securing all rugs, cleaning out the medicine<br />

cabinets, setting up a medical alert system, putting in bathmats into the<br />

bathtub and shower, checking smoke and carbon monoxide detectors,<br />

and ensuring there are handrails by all sets of stairs”.<br />

Additional safety precautions include making sure outside stairs<br />

leading in and out of the home are accompanied by handrails, or having<br />

a ramp added so stairs are avoided completely. Replace dim light bulbs<br />

for brighter ones to make areas in the home more visible to avoid falls.<br />

Make sure, if possible, that an older adult has everything they need on<br />

one level of the home such as access to the kitchen and bathroom.<br />

Making these safety adjustments will let an older adult maintain their<br />

mobility and independence for as long as possible.<br />

social outings at senior events, older adults appreciate having the<br />

ability to leave their homes. Fortunately, there are many other forms of<br />

transportation if a family member is unable to transport the older adult,<br />

but families need to find transportation that is accessible and safe.<br />

Does the older adult have a trusted caregiver? As a person ages,<br />

their body’s ability to see, hear, move, and even think become affected.<br />

Having someone who can pay bills on behalf of the older adult, make<br />

medical decisions, and handle other personal matters, will be vital.<br />

Make sure to choose a caregiver that knows your life wishes and has<br />

your best interest at heart. Never choose a person you just met, or don’t<br />

trust, to handle your finances or medical choices. If no immediate<br />

family is around, choose a friend, neighbor, or another individual you<br />

feel confident will not misuse finances or make medical choices that<br />

don’t align with your morals and values.<br />

Aging in place has become more popular throughout the years, and<br />

across the nation there are aging resources available for those who are<br />

in need, or just to gain advice on where to begin. Here in Franklin<br />

County, Senior Options, a program administered by the Franklin<br />

County Office on Aging and funded through the Senior Services Levy,<br />

provides resources to older adults and their families which assists them<br />

in the aging in place process. This program provides numerous services<br />

such as minor home repair, medical transportation, home delivered<br />

meals, respite care and so much more. If you are interested in aging in<br />

place and need assistance doing so, please contact Senior Options at<br />

614-525-6200.<br />

Is transportation accessible? Everyone is on the go, and older adults<br />

are no exception. From doctors’ appointments to grocery store runs, to


PAGE 4 - MESSENGER - <strong>January</strong> 23, <strong>2022</strong><br />

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Hamilton Township High School alumni give back<br />

By Linda Dillman<br />

Staff Writer<br />

Time and distance do not stop Hamilton Township High<br />

School graduates from giving back and the latest round of<br />

Alumni Association donations are benefitting students of<br />

all ages throughout the district.<br />

On Jan. 13, Hamilton Township High School Alumni<br />

Association treasurer, Karen Cook, made the rounds of<br />

three buildings–the elementary, intermediate and middle<br />

school–to distribute $250 Vince Payne Classroom Grant<br />

checks to a teacher in each building.<br />

The grants, much like the association’s Elmo Kallner<br />

Scholarship Award and the George Cole Library Fund<br />

projects, are entirely funded by alumni donations.<br />

“Our membership is most generous and donate to our<br />

different funds each year,” said Cook. “HTHS graduates<br />

believe in giving back because they want to help students<br />

like they were helped when they were in school.”<br />

Late last year teachers were invited to submit a proposal<br />

for the grants for funding of a special project or classroom<br />

need. In the past, award-winning projects included a<br />

video camera, veteran ceremony, special seating, and specialized<br />

camera supplies.<br />

“We want to honor at least one teacher in each of the<br />

buildings by backing them as best as we can,” said Cook,<br />

who was a music teacher and said she was well aware of<br />

the money instructors spend out their own pocket on their<br />

classrooms. “We named this grant in memory of former<br />

public relations director Vince Payne who sadly passed<br />

away last year. Vince was always there to help alumni,<br />

“Our membership is most generous and<br />

donate to our different funds each year. HTHS<br />

graduates believe in giving back because they<br />

want to help students like they were helped<br />

when they were in school.”<br />

- Karen Cook, treasurer<br />

HTHS Alumni Association<br />

teachers, and kids in any way he could. This grant program<br />

honors him in honoring teachers and students.”<br />

At the elementary school, kindergarten teacher Cara<br />

Downerd was selected for her sensory path project, which<br />

will be installed in a hallway later this year. The path is a<br />

series of movements identified on the floor and wall than<br />

can be used by students to re-focus, take a break, or work<br />

off excess energy while developing gross motor skills.<br />

“It can be used by an individual student, a group of students,<br />

or the whole class,” said Downerd. “It can be especially<br />

helpful for students who experience frustration,<br />

anger or other sensory overloads. Academics can also be<br />

incorporated with the sensory path.”<br />

Intermediate English Language Arts fifth grade teacher<br />

Brittany Smith is using her grant to create a t-shirt design<br />

and sale for an upcoming Purple Star project in support of<br />

military families.<br />

“The proceeds from the sale will be used in part to begin<br />

financing a military memorial in front of the administration<br />

building,” said Smith. “The district recently established<br />

a Purple Star Committee that represents every<br />

building in the district. Purple Star schools acknowledge<br />

and support students and families connected to our<br />

nation’s military.”<br />

Seventh grade middle school teachers Cole Freshkorn<br />

and Jenna Berry are collaborating on turning a storage<br />

cabinet into a ‘comfort closet’ consisting of snacks and<br />

hygiene supplies for students to take when they are in<br />

need.<br />

“Many of our students come to us every day without<br />

various resources that they need to be successful,” said<br />

Freshkorn. “With our care closet idea, students will have<br />

the opportunity to take what they need such as toothpaste,<br />

toothbrushes, deodorant, body wash, female hygiene products,<br />

as well as various snacks/food they might not have<br />

access to at home.”<br />

At the high school, science teacher and Army combat veteran<br />

Corey O’Brien wants to purchase military-related items<br />

such as branch insignias for the school’s spring Military<br />

Signing Event, flags, and a specialized military themed jersey<br />

to honor two Hamilton graduates killed in action.<br />

O’Brien is also the school’s Purple Star liaison and was<br />

deployed to Kuwait in 2003 and Iraq in 2004-05.<br />

“We held our first Military Signing Event last spring<br />

and plan on making it a yearly tradition to show how<br />

proud we are of our students who are willing to make such<br />

a selfless sacrifice in service to our nation,” said O’Brien.<br />

“We want to give our future military members the same<br />

type of recognition as we do our student athletes that commit<br />

to play a sport in college.”<br />

(See photos of the recipients online at columbusmessenger.com.<br />

Look under <strong>South</strong> News.)<br />

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Bugs and Birds Up Close<br />

The Bugs & Birds Up Close Photography Exhibition<br />

is at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center 505 W.<br />

Whittier St., Columbus, through March 13.<br />

The exhibit features the work of photographers<br />

Richard Schnuerer and David Greenberg.<br />

Schnuerer’s work includes 20-plus pieces showcasing<br />

Ohio raptors, including hawks, owls, eagles and<br />

osprey. Learn how the eagle has made a significant<br />

comeback in Ohio from only four nesting pairs in 1979<br />

to 700-plus nests in 2020.<br />

A special feature of the snowy owl “Hedwig,” who<br />

visited the Delaware area last winter and became<br />

quite the celebrity, is also included. In addition to the<br />

raptors, an exhibit of ruby-throated hummingbirds<br />

will also be included to tell the story of these tiny birds<br />

and their journey to Ohio and the Grange Insurance<br />

Audubon Center.<br />

On the creepy side of things, the exhibition will<br />

include 20-plus photographs by Greenberg, who presents<br />

mostly insects but also includes spiders, millipedes,<br />

and other multi-legged, chitin-encased creatures,<br />

some flying, some eating (or being eaten), or just<br />

staring at you suspiciously from their faceted, buggy<br />

eyes. These creatures live on land, on water, and in the<br />

air and they are extraordinarily important to human<br />

beings.<br />

Greenberg’s work also includes bees, among the<br />

most valuable and most important creatures on earth<br />

because much of what we eat depends on their efforts.<br />

His spiders may look scary, and although they can<br />

sting if provoked, he reminds viewers that spiders are<br />

infinitely less harmful than mosquitoes or ticks,<br />

because they do not carry diseases, and they eat harmful<br />

insects. He also includes beautiful butterflies,<br />

interesting moths, and a number of other multilegged<br />

fellow inhabitants of our planet in his exhibition photos.<br />

Yost asks FCC to help stop scams<br />

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost urged the Federal<br />

Communications Commission to help stop the flood of<br />

foreign-based illegal robocalls that attempt to scam<br />

Americans.<br />

A letter sent Yost and a bipartisan group of 51<br />

attorneys general calls for the FCC to require gateway<br />

providers — the companies that allow foreign calls into<br />

the United States — to take steps to reduce how easily<br />

robocalls have been able to enter the U.S. telephone<br />

network, including implementing STIR/SHAKEN, a<br />

caller ID authentication technology that helps prevent<br />

spoofed calls.<br />

Gateway providers should be required to implement<br />

this technology within 30 days of it becoming a rule to<br />

help eliminate spoofed calls and to make sure that<br />

international calls that originate from U.S. telephone<br />

numbers are legitimate. In December, Yost and a coalition<br />

of 51 attorneys general successfully helped to persuade<br />

the FCC to shorten by a year the deadline for<br />

smaller telephone companies to implement<br />

STIR/SHAKEN.<br />

The attorneys general are asking the FCC to<br />

require these gateway providers to take additional<br />

measures to reduce robocalls, including:<br />

•Responding to requests from law enforcement,<br />

state attorneys general, or the FCC to trace back calls<br />

within 24 hours.<br />

•Blocking calls when providers are aware of an illegal<br />

or likely fraudulent caller.<br />

•Blocking calls that originate from numbers that<br />

are on a “do not originate” list — such as government<br />

phone numbers that are for incoming calls only.<br />

•Ensuring that foreign telephone companies they<br />

partner with are ensuring that calls are being made<br />

from legitimate numbers.<br />

The attorneys general encourage the FCC to require<br />

all phone companies to block calls from a gateway<br />

provider if it fails to meet these requirements.


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<strong>January</strong> 23, <strong>2022</strong> - MESSENGER - PAGE 5<br />

Video highlights Hamilton Twp. firefighters’ year<br />

By Linda Dillman<br />

Staff Writer<br />

Instagram and TikTok have nothing on<br />

the Hamilton Township Fire Department<br />

when it comes to videos.<br />

Hamilton Township Firefighter Trenton<br />

Lucas used the digital medium to review<br />

2021 in style with sharp visuals accompanied<br />

by music on the township’s webpage.<br />

“Our department typically holds an<br />

annual awards ceremony to recognize our<br />

department’s members, however, this ceremony<br />

isn’t open for the public to attend,”<br />

said Lucas. “The annual recap video provides<br />

our community public insight into<br />

what their local fire department has been<br />

involved with and accomplished throughout<br />

the year.”<br />

Lucas came up with the idea for the<br />

video about three years ago. He said the<br />

way news and information is communicated<br />

has evolved over the years and in<br />

today’s world, online media is relied upon<br />

heavily as a source of information and connection.<br />

He wanted to capture the strong<br />

work ethic and commitment he witnessed<br />

from his fellow firefighters on a daily basis.<br />

“I considered if a picture were to paint a<br />

thousand words, imagine what a video<br />

could show,” said Lucas, who joined the<br />

department in 2017. “A video would be able<br />

to provide an inside look into what goes on<br />

throughout the year and could highlight<br />

some of the great work our members perform<br />

every day that the public doesn’t<br />

always get to see.”<br />

It took Lucas about a week to create and<br />

edit the video. He said he gathers pictures<br />

and videos throughout the year and selects<br />

ones that represent a wide variety of<br />

duties, from fires, medical emergencies,<br />

auto accidents to training and community<br />

service.<br />

Lucas pointed out a few things he wanted<br />

to accomplish with the video, such as<br />

showing the Hamilton Township community<br />

the hard work and dedication of its firefighters.<br />

“The video helps the community to get<br />

to know the faces of the department,” said<br />

Lucas. “Secondly, I hope the video serves as<br />

a historical piece. Future generations will<br />

be able to look back and see the trucks,<br />

members, and events the department was<br />

involved in that year. Lastly, I hope the<br />

video sparks an interest in people to consider<br />

a career in the fire service.”<br />

With a movement to online media, Lucas<br />

said the department had to adapt to maintain<br />

a strong community relationship and<br />

social media provided township firefighters<br />

a tool to connect with the community.<br />

“This form of media is a great way to<br />

distribute news in a quick and concise fashion,”<br />

Lucas said. “This can be essential in<br />

the event of widespread community disasters<br />

where our department can use social<br />

media to quickly disseminate important<br />

information to a large group of people.<br />

Besides emergency situations, we have<br />

been utilizing social media as a public education<br />

tool by posting helpful safety tips as<br />

well as featuring department news and<br />

updates. Currently we focus on public education,<br />

news and community involvement.”<br />

See VIDEO, page 6<br />

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VIDEO<br />

Continued from page 5<br />

www.columbusmessenger.com<br />

<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Linda Dillman<br />

Hamilton Township Firefighter Trenton Lucas used digital media to produce an end-ofthe-year<br />

video for the department.<br />

In 2021, the Hamilton Township Fire<br />

Department expanded its social media<br />

presence by creating a Twitter page:<br />

@HamiltonTwpFD and continues to maintain<br />

a presence on Facebook.<br />

Lucas felt as community demands<br />

evolve, the township must adapt to meet<br />

those needs.<br />

He said the one thing that is certain is<br />

the department’s dedication in providing<br />

the highest level of care and service to the<br />

communities they serve.<br />

“We highly encourage residents to check<br />

out our Facebook and Twitter pages, give<br />

us a like and follow,” said Lucas. “Not only<br />

can you stay up to date and connect with<br />

your local fire department, but you can also<br />

learn helpful safety tips and be notified in<br />

the event of a widespread community<br />

emergency. Our department would like to<br />

thank our residents for their continued<br />

support. It is an honor and privilege to<br />

serve such a supportive community. We<br />

are proud of our community and standby<br />

ready to answer the call.”<br />

Dr. Hobbs<br />

3700 Parsons Ave.<br />

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“Scream” fans are dying for more creativity<br />

A little over two decades have passed since the<br />

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introduced into the pop culture lexicon and I can still<br />

recall watching the original for the first time. There<br />

was a buzz that rippled through the audience as the<br />

lights dimmed, every individual eager for the start of<br />

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something different from this stale genre.<br />

All eyes were glued to the screen as the now iconic<br />

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around a vividly white mask with an open mouthed<br />

expression.<br />

Those sounds of alarm in the audience turned into<br />

shocked silence as Casey Becker met her tragic fate —<br />

and just feet away from her unsuspecting parents, no<br />

less.<br />

The film, directed by Wes Craven and written by<br />

Kevin Williamson, gave the audience a little time to<br />

adjust between acts but by that point most of them<br />

were on their feet, screaming and cheering not because<br />

they were little psychos (they could have turned out<br />

that way in the future, but that is neither here nor<br />

there) but because it delivered on that promise of<br />

something new, something difference.<br />

We knew we were in for a real treat — a movie in<br />

which no one, not even the beloved star who received<br />

top billing — was safe from the Ghostface killer.<br />

From that moment, this film established itself as<br />

one not to be trifled with, one not afraid to break horror<br />

rules, to make their own, and to break them again<br />

in a cheeky, meta way that pokes fun at the genre and,<br />

by proxy, itself.<br />

Though the expectation at the time in 1996 was not<br />

to kick-start a franchise, its popularity demanded it<br />

and throughout the years “Scream” has become one of<br />

the horror genre’s most recognizable and influential<br />

properties.<br />

One reason why this franchise remains relevant is<br />

because of how immersive it is, and I’m not just talking<br />

about the theatrical experience.<br />

At the heart of these films are the ‘whodunnit’ mystery:<br />

Who is the person (or persons) wearing the<br />

Ghostface mask and why are they killing people?<br />

There’s always a motive (however stupid and senseless)<br />

and it offers clues and red herrings along the way<br />

for you to solve.<br />

Though some of the shine surrounding the franchise<br />

has worn off, it is always a treat to experience a<br />

new one.<br />

That tradition continues with its latest installment,<br />

“Scream,” though to a lesser extent than the previous<br />

films.<br />

(And yes, this new film pokes fun at why it is borrowing<br />

its title from the original.)<br />

This “Scream” is the first to be written and/or<br />

directed by someone other than Kevin Williamson and<br />

the late Wes Craven. Picking up the torch for the franchise<br />

are directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler<br />

Gillett working from a script by Guy Busick and James<br />

Vanderbilt.<br />

Their vision for “Scream” follows much of the path<br />

laid by their predecessors a la commentary on the new<br />

wave of horror and more pointed commentary on the<br />

toxicity within fandoms but they were not as capable<br />

entertainment<br />

as Craven at creating tensionfilled<br />

atmospheres, which is kind<br />

of a staple in this franchise.<br />

The opening of this movie is an<br />

homage to the iconic sequence in<br />

the original. A teenaged Tara<br />

Carpenter (Jenna Ortega) is home<br />

alone, waiting for a friend to<br />

arrive when the landline rings.<br />

Ignoring it at first, she eventually<br />

picks up, only to be sucked into a<br />

conversation with a silky voiced<br />

person who wants to know her favorite horror movie.<br />

Having grown up in the town of Woodsboro, Tara said<br />

she despises slashers and is into “elevated horror.” If<br />

the other person on the line, who is most definitely<br />

Ghostface, didn’t want to kill her then, he does now<br />

with that “elevated horror” quip.<br />

With advanced technology at his disposal,<br />

Ghostface proceeds to terrorize Tara by hacking into<br />

the security system and unlocking the doors. It’s a bit<br />

of genius made duller by the trailers giving it away.<br />

Unlike Casey Becker, Tara Carpenter survives her<br />

encounter with the slippery serial killer and is left to<br />

figure out why someone would want to kill her. At first,<br />

there doesn’t seem to be a reason but then her<br />

estranged older sister Sam (Melissa Barrera) rolls into<br />

town with a deep, dark secret to explain why she may<br />

have been targeted.<br />

Wanting to get to the bottom of who is behind the<br />

attack, Sam seeks the counsel of the now retired<br />

Dewey Riley (David Arquette) and new horror film<br />

rules aficionado Mindy Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy<br />

Brown) to try to solve the mystery. Their advice?<br />

Everyone, including the sister who was attacked, is a<br />

suspect.<br />

With a mostly new cast of characters sharing similar<br />

personality traits, it is the old crew who largely<br />

steal the show, especially when Dewey makes the decision<br />

to call Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) about the<br />

return of Ghostface but text his ex-wife Gale Weathers<br />

(Courtney Cox) the news.<br />

They are equally hilarious and resigned to their fate<br />

— none more so than Dewey, who is ready for it all to<br />

be over with.<br />

Much like its predecessors, “Scream” goes off the<br />

walls in final acts but it also loses some of its beating<br />

heart and wicked humor along the way there. While<br />

great points are made about people taking their love<br />

for “something sacred” too far, it begins to feel too<br />

repetitive and thus makes you feel like Dewey — sometimes<br />

amused by the things that are going on, but ultimately<br />

wanting it to end.<br />

Like the film so aptly points out, sequels are difficult<br />

to do well and it is hard to both expand upon the<br />

established story and keep things fresh.<br />

For the most part, this “Scream” manages to do just<br />

that but it would have been great to see a little more<br />

creativity within.<br />

Grade: B-<br />

The Reel Deal<br />

Dedra<br />

Cordle<br />

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