Groveport Messenger - April 3rd, 2022

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April 3-16, 2022 www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XXXIX, No. 21 

Messenger photo by Rick Palsgrove 

Groveport Madison High School Theatre Director Erin McLaughlin performed at the 

recent State of the Schools event as a character from “Fiddler on the Roof.” The 

Cruiser Theatre Company will perform “Fiddler on the Roof’ on April 7-10 at 7 p.m. 

Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday matinee in the Groveport Madison High 

School auditorium, 4475 S. Hamilton Road. 

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The Groveport Madison High School Cruiser Theatre 

Company will perform the classic musical, “Fiddler on the 

Roof,” this spring. 

The performances will be on April 7-10 at 7 p.m. Thursday 

through Saturday and a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee). All performances 

will be in the Groveport Madison High School 

auditorium, 4475 S. Hamilton Road. 

“We chose this show because we feel that ‘Fiddler on the 

Roof’ tells a timeless, powerful story that audiences can 

relate to,” said Groveport Madison High School Theatre 

Director Erin McLaughlin. “We could never have foreseen, 

back in May 2021 when we picked our season, that current 

events in Ukraine and Russia would in any way parallel the 

show, but that situation has made ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ even 

more powerful and important than it would be otherwise.” 

McLaughlin said the Cruiser Theatre Company has not 

brought a musical to the stage since 2019. 

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The Groveport Madison Board of 

Education approved a $990,136 contract 

with VSWC Architects for services regarding 

the district’s Capital Improvements 

Project. 

The project includes a $4.6 million new 

bus garage (to be located on district-owned 

land at the northeast corner of Bixby and 

Hendron roads abutting Three Creeks 

Metro Park) and the $4.2 million repurposing 

of the District Service Center — including 

a health center, a Welcome Center, 

social services, truancy officers, Franklin 

County Job and Family Services, and community 

meeting space. 

The project also includes $1.7 million for 

new roofs at Middle School South, 

Glendening Elementary, and Dunloe 

Elementary. 

“In partnership with Primary One 

Health, Groveport Madison Schools will 

use a $3 million state grant and $7 million 

of our federal stimulus funds to renovate a 

portion of the District Service Center to 

offer expanded services beyond anything 

we thought possible,” said Groveport 

Madison Superintendent Garilee Ogden. 

“This project will be part of a more significant 

endeavor to relocate our transportation 

center into a larger, off-site location. 

The first phase of the project will include 

constructing the health center, where students 

and the community will be able to get 

health screenings, immunizations, physicals, 

primary care, and comprehensive oral 

health and vision services.” 

She said there is “overwhelming evidence” 

that students who receive essential 

preventative and primary care services are 

more likely to be attentive, successful 

learners. 

“Healthy students are better at all levels 

of academic achievement: academic performance, 

behavior, cognitive skills, attitudes, 

and their ability to cope and adapt to 

various life challenges,” said Ogden. “We’re 

delighted to partner with Primary One 

Health and to let you know that the new 

health center will open in March of next 

year.” 

Ogden said the second phase of the project 

includes the addition of behavioral 

health services, support for substance use 

disorders, health education, and the inclusion 

of services and support from Franklin 

County Jobs and Family Services. The renovated 

space will include a District 

Welcome Center, where the district will 

relocate its enrollment office, social workers, 

and support for families experiencing 

homelessness whose children attend 

Groveport Madison Schools. 

“We are so excited for this opportunity 

and the potential positive impact it can 

make for our students, schools, and the 

Groveport Madison community as a 

whole,” said Ogden. 

City shares income tax revenue 

City of Groveport officials presented an 

income tax revenue sharing check from the 

city of Groveport for $1.2 million to 

Groveport Madison Schools on March 23. 

According to Groveport Finance 

Director Jason Carr, the check is generated 

from, “Income tax withholdings for companies 

that may operate within the city’s 

Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) #1-5.” 

Carr said the city issues income tax revenue 

sharing checks to Groveport Madison 

Schools once per year. He said the last time 

the city issued two income tax revenue 

sharing checks in one year was 2015. 

According to Carr, since 1999 the city 

has shared a total of $21.9 million in 

income tax revenue sharing with 

Groveport Madison Schools. 

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Groveport Police statistics 

February crime statistics, according to the Groveport Police: 18 

arrests, 14 accidents, 2 assaults, 2 burglary, 5 domestic disputes, 

3 domestic violence, 2 OVI and alcohol, 13 thefts/robberies, 1 

stolen/unauthorized use, 1 missing persons, 0 weapon related call, 

1 narcotic related offense, 5 parking, 5 threats, 0 vandalism, 8 

juvenile complaints, 37 traffic citations, 1 sex related crime, 10 

school district criminal reports, 6 school district non-criminal 

reports, 1 suicide attempt. 

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Golf course improvements planned 



The Groveport Municipal Golf Course will be getting 

some upgrades. 

Groveport City Council approved funding for $2 

million for improvements that include $1.1 million for 

cart path replacement and $800,000 to $900,000 for 

the construction of new maintenance facility. 

Groveport City Administrator B. J. King said the 

plan is to complete the design and bidding of the new 

maintenance facility in 2022 with construction occurring 

in the spring of 2023. He said the size of the maintenance 

facility will be determined by the architect 

once the city contracts with one. 

“We will meet several times to talk about the needs 

of the golf course maintenance staff,” said King. 

He said the new maintenance facility will be located 

near the entrance to the golf course off Richardson 

Road. 

“The existing building in this location will be demolished 

to make room for the new facility,” said King. 

King added the bid for the comprehensive cart path 

replacement will be part of the bid for the city’s annual 

street maintenance program “to create a more attractive 

paving program” for potential contractors to bid 

upon. 

Formerly a private country club, the Groveport 

Municipal Golf Course, 1005 Richardson Road, 

Groveport, is an 18-hole, par-72 course, owned and 

operated by the city of Groveport. The front nine was 

built in 1929, designed by Frank Waugh. The back 

nine was built in 1971, designed by Hurdzan/Kidwell. 

For information about the golf course, call (614) 

836-5874. 

Trucks and such 

Council approved the issuance of $500,000 in 

notes/bonds for the purchase of a new dump/snow plow 

truck, a chassis and equipment for this truck, and a 

front end loader for the city’s Public Works 

Department. 

Groveport Public Service Director Brian Strayer 

said the new dump/snow plow truck enables the city to 

have a back up truck to its existing fleet. He said the 

new truck will be added to the rotation and the oldest 

of the existing trucks will be used as a back up. 

Strayer said the new front end loader replaces the 

city’s existing smaller, 2004 model front end loader, 

which has become difficult to keep maintained. 

“We continue to have break downs with it,” said 

Strayer. “It’s rusted and it is hard to get parts to repair 

it.” 

Strayer said the city could obtain the new front end 

loader with 30 to 45 days, but it could take eight 

months to a year and a half to receive the new 

dump/snow plow truck because it depends on when the 

chassis can be obtained. 

“I wish we had it tomorrow,” said Strayer. 

Income tax revenues 

The city of Groveport’s income tax revenue year-todate 

as of Feb. 28 was $4.1 million, which is 28 percent 

higher than the same time in 2021, according to 

Groveport Finance Director Jason Carr. Carr noted 

the general fund balance was $6.3 million as of Feb. 28 

or $3.3 million higher than the same time last year. 

Income tax revenues year-to-date comprise 77 percent 

of city revenues, the largest part of all the city’s revenues. 

Groveport Town Hall elevator 

The $163,271 project to modernize the elevator at 

Groveport Town Hall, 648 Main St., began the week of 

March 21. The project is expected to take three to four 

weeks to complete. 

“This is long overdue and will provide visitors to 

Town Hall better access to the upper floors,” said King. 

“This is great news. Once completed we will have an 

updated and reliable elevator at Town Hall. This project 

has been in the budget since 2018. We are happy to 

get it done.” 

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Groveport city officials are contemplating future 

development in the city’s downtown and beyond. 

The city of Groveport’s $7.6 million 1847 Main 

Project and its two new, city-owned commercial buildings 

is nearing completion. The project includes the 

12,184 square foot Wert’s Grove building at 480 Main 

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move from its existing home at 

619 Main St. to the Wert’s 

Grove building also by late summer. 

As the 1847 Main Project 

progresses, city officials are 

studying what can be developed 

elsewhere in the historic downtown 

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of land known as Area C located 

south of Groveport. 

Downtown development 

One spot of potential redevelopment 

in the historic downtown is the former hot rod 

business building located at the southwest corner of 

Main Street and Wirt Road. 

When asked if the former hot rod building would be 

demolished and what kind of structure and business 

could be built there, Groveport Development Director 

Jeff Green said that the building was purchased by Dr. 

Alec Land, whose veterinary business operates nearby. 

“Demolition will occur once certain geotechnical 

conditions related to the building’s foundation can be 

resolved,” said Green. “Dr. Land and his wife, Dr. 

Rona Shapiro, are weighing development options for 

the site.” 

Green said a critical issue affecting businesses in 

the historic downtown is the shortage of parking there. 

“We have received a proposal for planning services 

related to this and will hopefully have some proposed 

solutions to bring to Groveport City Council soon,” said 

Green in a written report to council. 

Currently in the historic downtown there is a parking 

lot bordered by Crooked Alley, Cherry Street, and 

Wirt Road as well as another parking lot on the north 

side of Main Street by Ace Hardware that extends 

north to approximately Elm Street. Some street parking 

is also available along Main Street. 

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SCHOOLS 

Continued from page 1 

“Our community is a great place to live 

and our schools help us to succeed,” said 

Groveport Mayor Lance Westcamp. 

Groveport Madison Schools Treasurer 

Felicia Drummey said the district is appreciative 

of the city’s efforts to help make sure 

the school district is held harmless when 

agreeing to abate commercial property. 

April 3, 2022 - GROVEPORT MESSENGER - PAGE 3 

FIDDLER 


“The only students involved in this show 

who’ve performed a musical before are the 

seniors,” said McLaughlin. “Musicals are 

larger and more complex productions than 

plays generally are, and a lot of students 

participating in the show have had trouble 

adjusting to the sheer volume of material - 

music, lines, lyrics, choreography - to 

learn.” 

McLaughlin highlighted some of the 

student performers and the characters 

they will portray: 

•Tevye - Gavin Prifogle, junior. “Tevye 

is a larger-than-life role, painfully realistic 

showing a wide range of emotions and 

moods, and Gavin has stepped into the role 

and brought it to life in a way that pays 

homage to those who have performed it 

before him and still puts his own unique 

spin on it,” said McLaughlin. 

•Golde - Olivia Chaney, sophomore. 

“Olivia sings well, is kind and compassionate, 

and plays off of her scene partners 

beautifully, making her a good fit for 

Tevye’s wife and a mother of five daughters,” 

said McLaughlin. 

•Hodel - Valery Liew, senior. “Valery 

has a sweet singing voice and mannerisms 

with a lot of wit and humor, and Hodel is a 

spunky romantic lead - it’s a perfect 

match,” said McLaughlin. 

•Motel - Kayla Bandy, junior. “Kayla is 

an excellent performer in every aspect and 

has found a lot to relate to in Motel, a tailor 

with big dreams who has trouble standing 

“The income tax revenue sharing is an 

unrestricted revenue source that is 

deposited directly into our general fund for 

support of operating expenses,” said 

Drummey. “This revenue stream is included 

in the district’s forecast projections and 

does not represent new money.” 

“We chose this show because 

we feel that ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ 

tells a timeless, powerful story 

that audiences can relate to.” 

- Erin McLaughlin 

Groveport Madison High 

School Theatre Director 

up for himself,” said McLaughlin. 

•Perchik - AJ Gacnik, senior. “AJ is an 

experienced actor who is highly intellectual 

in real life--not unlike his character, who 

is a radical university student,” said 

McLaughlin. 

McLaughlin said this show is live audience 

only. There will be no livestreamed or 

recorded performance. 

“So that all attendees are safe, we are 

requiring that audience members wear 

masks for the show, and we will be operating 

at less than full capacity to allow for 

social distancing of family groups,” said 

McLaughlin. 

Tickets are available online: at 

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State of the Schools 



Groveport Madison Schools celebrated 

achievements and shared what challenges 

lay ahead at the district’s State of the 

Schools Celebration held March 24 at 

Groveport Madison High School. 

The event included updates about the 

district by Superintendent Garilee Ogden 

and Treasurer Felicia Drummey as well as 

student performances, a student art show, 

community and schools displays, and food 

provided by the Eastland-Fairfield Career 

Center’s Culinary Arts department. 

Finances 

Drummey updated information regarding 

the district’s recent efforts to refinance 

its debt on the new high school. 

Originally, the refinancing was to lower 

the interest cost on the new high school 

from 4.1 percent to 2.98 percent, which 

would have been an estimated total cash 

savings over the remaining term of bonds 

of $5.3 million, or about $206,790 per year 

starting in 2023. in 2023. 

However, Drummey said she recently 

learned that some of the projected savings 

from the high school debt refinancing was 

eroded with the recent interest rate hikes 

by the federal government. 

“Sadly, the estimated savings has been 

reduced from $5.3 to $2.7 because the 

interest rates have gone up from 2.98 percent 

to 3.50 percent,” said Drummey. 

“While this is disappointing news, it is still 

a good opportunity to continue our pursuit 

to save our taxpayers money. We will continue 

to be subjected to market fluctuations 

and interest rate risk until May 25 

when we can lock in the rates.” 

In other financial news, Drummey said 

49.6 percent of the district’s revenues come 

from state aid and 41.8 percent from local 

taxes. She said expense can be broken 

down into two categories: “Where funding 

goes by object,” which is 43.6 percent to 

salaries and wages, 28.5 percent to purchased 

services, and 20.1 percent to 

employee benefits; and “Where funding 

goes by function,” which is 64.4 percent to 

classroom instruction and 31.3 percent to 

Messenger photo by 

Rick Palsgrove 

The Groveport 

Madison High 

School Symphonic 

Choir, pictured 

here, gave a beautiful 

performance at 

the district’s State 

of the Schools 

Celebration held 

March 24 at 

Groveport Madison 

High School. The 

Dunloe Elementary 

kindergarten choir 

also performed at 

the event and 

wowed the crowd 

with their singing 

and choreography. 

support services. 

She said Groveport Madison has the 

second lowest residential/agricultural tax 

millage rates out of 16 area public school 

districts. 

“With the 2019 five year operating levy 

set to expire in 2024, it is necessary to 

renew the levy so the district can meet its 

projected expenses,” said Drummey. 

Student overcrowding 

Ogden said student overcrowding at the 

district’s elementaries and middle schools 

are “nearing a crisis level” as the district’s 

total enrollment has surpassed 6,200 students. 

Residential growth continues to occur 

within the district. Four of the six elementary 

schools are operating beyond capacity 

and all three middle schools are over 

capacity, according to Ogden. 

Ogden said options being considered to 

address the overcrowding include potentially 

renovating and/or expanding existing 

schools, building new schools, or a combination 

of both. She noted the district is formulating 

a new Master Facilities Plan 

which will be completed in a year. 

“This is your school district that is here 

to serve your children,” said Ogden to the 

crowd at the State of the Schools, adding 

that the community will have input in the 

creation of the Master Facilities Plan. 

“We promise to be honest and transparent 

in our decisions and actions,” said 

Ogden. 

Other highlights 

•The district is using $29.3 million in 

federal funding to prepare, prevent, and 

respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. See a 

list of the projects online at 

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ds.aspx. 

•Groveport, Asbury, and Dunloe elementaries 

were recognized by the Ohio 

Department of Education for their integration 

and implementation of the Positive 

Behavior Interventions and Supports system. 

•The district earned a “Moderate - C” 

ranking on the revised State Report Card 

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Growing up in the 1950s and 1960s it 

was a common rite of passage to learn how 

to ride a bike. I hope it still is. 

I remember vividly the day my dad 

taught me the skill. He explained how 

motion and balance worked together on a 

bicycle as well as how to steer and stop the 

bike. On my first attempt I comically forgot 

how to use the coaster brakes and stopped 

myself by intentionally slowly crashing 

into a post. Dad calmly showed me again 

how to use the coaster brakes and on my 

next attempt I was off and rolling on a lifetime 

of bicycling. I learned, and continue to 

learn, many important things from my dad 

and learning to ride a bike is one of them. 

My memory of my youthful bicycling 

days are that most of us kids had a hodge 

podge of bicycles that we rode. Some kids 

in town had brand new bikes, but many 

others rode hand me down bikes obtained 

from relatives. More curiously, I can recall 

seeing several bikes kids had back then 

that were wondrous creations that came 

about by cannibalizing parts of several 

other bikes and combining them to make 

one workable bicycle. These were works of 

mechanical, functional art to be admired. 

My family had two bicycles at the time 

that I, my brother, and sister shared. We 

had a red 1960s Huffy boys bike purchased 

from Bolenbaugh Hardware in Canal 

Winchester and a heavy framed, blue, 

1950s era girls Schwinn bicycle that originally 

belonged to one of my aunts. 

The Huffy had a practical wire basket 

on the front big enough to handle a metal 

lunch box and school books. The Schwinn, 

with its curved frame with no cross bar was 

ideal for holding a basketball. I just 

wedged the basketball between the curved 

frame and the seat post so I could freely 

Photo courtesy of 

the Groveport 

Heritage Museum 

The 

Lunch 

Box 

column 

Bikes back then 

pedal down to the old 

basketball courts 

behind Groveport 

Elementary. The 

Schwinn also had 

thick, heavy handle 

bars that another kid 

could easily sit on as 

a passenger. 

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other kids in town 

rode their bikes to 

school. Back then 

there were several 

large, metal bike 

Our Pictorial Past by Rick Palsgrove 


Editor’s Notebook 

Rick 

Palsgrove 

racks behind 

Groveport Elementary where we parked 

our bikes for the school day. Those racks 

were jam packed with bikes each day. No 

one locked their bikes to the racks as 

potential bicycle theft did not cross our 

minds. I do not recall anyone losing a bike 

from these racks. 

It did not matter if it rained. We rode to 

school and we and the bikes just got wet. 

With any luck the sun would come out in 

the afternoon and dry off the bike seats 

before our rides home. 

A bicycle meant freedom when I was a 

kid and I believe that remains true for kids 

today. 

As adults, when we hop on a bicycle, 

that sense of freedom we felt in our youth 

remains. 

Rick Palsgrove is editor of the Groveport 

Messenger. 

This is a photo 

of the Lunch 

Box restaurant 

located on Main 

Street in downtown 

Groveport 

as it looked in 

1962. A notation 

with the photo reads, “Mrs. George Leigh, proprietor.” Though situated in the 

small building, the Lunch Box attracted a loyal group of customers who enjoyed its 

offerings of plate lunches, coney islands, and pizza. A sign on the door boasted 

that the restaurant is “air conditioned.” The restaurant was demolished many years 

ago and the Groveport-Canal Animal Hospital now stands on the site.


Groveport Heritage Museum 

The Groveport Heritage Museum contains 

photographs, artifacts, and documents 

about Groveport’s history. 

The museum is located in Groveport 

Town Hall, 648 Main St., and is open during 

Groveport Town Hall’s operating 

hours. Call 614-836-3333. 


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ree Madison Township fire engines damaged 

Plus, natural gas 

aggregation contract 

information 

By Linda Dillman 

Staff Writer 

The beginning of the year brought a 

round of bad luck for the Madison 

Township Fire Department with a pair of 

accidents and mechanical issues disabling 

three fire engines, but the kindness of others 

helped keep firefighters on the road. 

On Jan. 24 and again on Feb. 4, two different 

vehicles were damaged in separate 

incidents while on active emergency 

responses at no fault of township personnel. 

Engine 181 is out of service and not 

anticipated to return to the fleet for several 

months. The repair costs are estimated at 

more than $190,000 and the vehicle must 

be repaired out of state. 

“The truck still sits at the station while 

we’re dealing with insurance,” said 

Madison Township Fire Chief Derek 

Robinson, who said a replacement engine 

costs $760,000. “They estimate six to seven 

months for the repair, including four 

months for sourcing and manufacturing 

parts. It does not take into account supply 

chain issues. Clinton Township provided us 

one of their reserve engines.” 

Engine 182 was initially in-service after 

an accident, but unrelated mechanical 

issues took that vehicle out of service as 

well on March 16. The cost to repair that 

engine due to the accident, which are relatively 

cosmetic, is just over $25,000, takes 

two to three months, and can be done instate. 

“We’re utilizing a Franklin Township 

engine because of mechanical issues with 

engine 182,” said Robinson. 

Adding insult to injury, Engine 183 was 

also taken out of service for mechanical 

issues and that station is using a loaner 

vehicle from the Columbus Fire 

Department. Robinson said if township residents 

see a vehicle from Clinton or 

Franklin Township and Columbus–other 

than mutual aid situations–be assured it 

is a township engine. 

“The biggest takeaway from this is 

always go right for lights and sirens,” said 

Robinson. “If people aren’t moving to the 

right, we have to go to the left into oncoming 

traffic. People need to have self-awareness. 

We need people to yield to us and 

move out of the way.” 

According to the Ohio Department of 

Public Safety and state law, drivers must 

yield to the right for all moving public safety 

vehicles and to the left–when possible– 

for all stationary public safety vehicles. 

The Move Over Law applies to vehicles 

with flashing lights of any color, including 

law enforcement officers, emergency 

responders, road construction, maintenance 

vehicles, utility crews and tow 

trucks. It applies to all roadways and highways 

in the state, and fines are doubled for 

failure to comply. 

Natural gas aggregation contract 

Utility bills are higher and higher and 

the Madison Township Trustees are hoping 

a new gas aggregation contract with Archer 

Energy can help ease the burden a little. 

Archer representative Andy Mitrey said 

Trebel (the township’s aggregation manager) 

has followed the rates, which have gone 

up 150 percent from Feb. 2021 to Feb. 

2022. 

“The U.S. is energy dependent for natural 

gas,” said Mitrey, who said problems 

with a Ukraine pipeline, increased need for 

energy, geopolitics, weather and supplier 

risks are impacting prices. 

“Natural gas volatility is unprecedently 

high,” said Mitrey. “That’s what we’re seeing 

right now. The market is volatile. We 

want to look for opportunities to lock in 

natural gas prices.” 

While the contract with Archer Energy 

is effective April 1 through March 31, 2024, 

Madison Township Administrator Susan 

Brobst said the first bill residents will see 

with the new supplier and rate is their 

June statement. There should be no interruption 

in service. Opt-out mailers will be 

sent in May. Eligible residents will be automatically 

enrolled in the program and 

should do nothing to get the savings. 

Details of the agreement include budget 

billing, no fees to join later, no fees to leave 

early and the cost is based on the NYMEX 

index plus 2 percent discounted COH adder 

for one year. Residents and businesses are 

eligible to join the township aggregation 

agreement with Archer Energy LLC. 

For information, contact Trebel, LLC at 

1-877-861-2772 or email support@trebelllc.com. 

Other township news 

•The trustees accepted the retirement of 

full-time parks and recreation maintenance 

tech worker Wesley Welch. He 

retires on March 31 with 28 years of service 

with the township. 

“I want to thank the trustees for this 

award,” said Welch. “It means a lot to me.” 

•Firefighters Local 2507 is partnering 

with Fellowship Baptist Church, 4701 

Winchester Pike, for the annual Easter Egg 

Hunt on April 9. The egg hunt starts at 

noon for children up to age 12. Registration 

is preferred and additional prize tickets will 

be given to those that pre-register. Local 

vendors, various activities, including inflatables 

are available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Information regarding registration is 

available at https://fbccolumbus.churchcenter.com/calendar.



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Madison Schools 

Cheer 

champs 

The Groveport Madison 

High School Competition 

Cheer Team won the 

International Varsity 

Spirit Division championship 

at a competition 

held at the Universal 

Studios Convention 

Center in March in 

Orlando, Fla. 

Photo courtesy of Groveport Police Department 

Car crash 

Just before 7 a.m. on March 25 a vehicle northbound on 

South Hamilton Road (State Route 317) ran a red light 

at Groveport Road striking a vehicle that was turning 

left onto eastbound Groveport Road, according to the 

Groveport Police. “The struck vehicle was flipped and 

came to a rest on its top against the front of another 

vehicle also stopped at the light,” said Groveport Police 

Lt. Josh Short. “Although the crash looked pretty horrific, 

other than some minor bumps and bruises there 

were no serious injuries.” Short said Groveport Road 

was shut down in front of Kroger for about 75 minutes 

for clean-up and vehicle removal. 

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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. 

2/13 

A/M 

Free Est. - Financing Avail. 

Member BBB Of Cent. OH 

O.C.I.E.B. ID #24273 

614-419-3977 

or 614-863-9912 

WHITING COMPANY 

HOME IMPROVEMENT 

Basements, Walls 

Ceilings and Texturing 

Free Consultation 

Family owned & operated 

Contact Timothy 

614-376-2701 

KLAUSMAN HOME 

IMPROVEMENT 

Siding-Windows- 

Doors-Roofing-Soffit- 

Fascia-Gutters-Trim 

Earn FREE Seamless 

Gutters with Siding Over 

1000 Sq. Ft. 

FREE Shutters with 

Soffit & Trim 

EPA Certified 

Member of BBB 

Financing Available 

Over 20 yrs exp. • Free Est. 

Licensed-Bonded-Insured 

Owner & Operator 

James 614-419-7500 

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 

2/13 A 

4/10 A&M 

4/24 A 

11/7 A 

PEST 

CONTROL 

Classified Services 

TERMITE & 

PEST CONTROL 

614-367-9000 

TORCO® 

TERMINATES 

TERMITES 

Locally Owned & Operated. Any Pest. Anytime. 

$ 

50 00 OFF Service 

Free Termite Inspection 

HOME 

REMODELING 

Handyman Remodeling 

Over 35 yrs exp. 

Larry 614-376-7006 

LAWN CARE 

GOOD NEIGHBORS 

LAWN CARE 

• Weekly Mowing starting at 

$50 for Residential Lot 

• Spring Clean-Ups 

start at $99 

• Gutter Cleaning - $125 

for Single Family Home 

Res. / Comm. 

Lic./Ins. BBB Member 

614-238-9237 

614-937-0658 

LET US MAINTAIN 

YOUR LAWN & GARDEN 

FOR YOU 

Summer, Spring, 

Winter or Fall 

WE DO IT ALL!!!! 

Lawn Cuts, Edging, 

Trees & Shrubs, Garden, 

Mulching, Hauling, 

Garden Pond & 

Home Maint. 

Free Ests. Low Rates 

$20 & Up 

Kevin - 614-905-3117 

PAINTING 

Painter Over 30 Yrs. Exp. 

Free Est. Reas. Rates 

Daniel - 614-226-4221 

A Job Well Done Again 

A lic. General Contractor 

Some Skilled Services 

Incl: Painting • Stucco, 

Repair•Carpentry•Exterior 

Drainage & Home Maint. 

Call Today! 614-235-1819 

PLASTERING 

DRYW 

YWALL & 

PLASTER 

1/30 

A&M 

REPAIR 

Textured Ceilings 

614-551-6963 

Residential/Commercial 

BIA 

4/24 E/SE 

PEST 

CONTROL 

PLUMBING 

All About Drains & Plumb. 

Will snake any sm drain 

$145. 614-778-2584 

MYERS 

PLUMBING 

Exp. Expert Plumbing 

New Work & Fast Repairs 

Lic. - Permit Available 

Water • Sewer • Gas 

614-633-9694 

CHRIS’ 

PLUMBING 

“Plumbing & Drain Professional 

That You Can Count On” 

24 Hrs., 7 Days/Week 

No Overtime Charges 

24 Yrs. Exp. in Plumbing & 

Drain Cleaning Field 

Call For A Free Phone Estimate 

$100.00 For Any Small Drain 

614-622-4482 

30% OFF with AD 

POWER WASHING 

Bates & Sons 

Soft Wash & Powerwash 

5 ★ Google Reviews 

614-586-3417 

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 

SEWING MACHINE 

REPAIR 

REPAIR all makes 24 hr. 

service. Clean, oil, adjust 

in your home. $49.95 all 

work gtd. 614-890-5296 

TREE SERVICES 

BURNS TREE SERVICE 

Trimming, Removal & 

Stump Grinding. 

614-584-2164 

Brewer & Sons Tree Service 

• Tree Removal 

• Tree Trimming 2/13 

A&M 

• Stump Grinding 

• Bucket Truck Services 

Best Prices • Same Day Service 

614-878-2568 

4/10 A&M 

2/13 A&M 

4/24 A


Easter Egg Hunt 

Groveport will hold an Easter Egg Hunt on April 9 from 10 a.m. 

to noon in Heritage Park, 551 Wirt Road. The egg hunt for kids 

ages 0-4 begins at 10 a.m. at the log house. The egg hunt for kids 

ages 5-10 starts at 10:30 a.m. at Palm’s Pond. The event features 

kids’ crafts, bounce house, farm animals, and free snacks. Photos 

with the Easter Bunny at the log house. Call 614-836-3333. 

AUTO HOME 

Beplerinsurance.com 

614.837.4379 

staff@beplerinsurance.com 

3246 Noe Bixby Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43232 

Ball field 

clean-up 

The GYAA Field 

Clean Up Day is April 

2 from 8 a.m. to noon at 

the ball fields at 

Groveport Elementary. 

southeast 

Messenger 

(Distribution: 8,000) 

Rick Palsgrove ...................................Groveport Editor 

southeast@columbusmessenger.com 

Published every other Sunday by 

The Columbus Messenger Co. 

3500 Sullivant Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43204-1887 

(614) 272-5422 

The Columbus Messenger Co. reserves the right to edit, reject or cancel 

any advertisement or editorial copy at any time. The company is not 

responsible for checking accuracy of items submitted for publication. 

Errors in advertising copy must be called to the attention of the company 

after first insertion and prior to a second insertion of the same advertising 

copy. 

DEVELOPMENT 


Area C development 

Regarding Area C, which is located along 

Pontius Road south of Hayes Road and 

extends south to the county line at London- 

Lancaster Road, city officials stated this 

land consists of “thousands of acres,” of 

which 500 acres could be developed. 

“We are currently in the early stages of 

planning for Area C,” said Green. “As we 

began this exercise - considering cost to 

extend infrastructure, estimated income 

tax to be generated, and revenue sharing 

requirements with the city of Columbus 

and the Groveport Madison school district 

- we also felt it was important to consider 

other development potential generated 

throughout the Columbus region by the 

Intel project. The land in Area C is thousands 

of acres extending east of Pontius to 


Richardson and south to the county line at 

London-Lancaster Road. We do not yet 

know how much of this we may anticipate 

annexing. The land is important, though, if 

the city of Groveport is to continue to grow 

and prosper and invest in the quality of life 

for its residents. We are currently out of 

land for new development so we have to 

explore what our next ‘frontier’ might be.” 

City officials are studying whether to 

continue to pursue warehouse/industrial 

development in Area C or to consider other 

kinds of development. 

Groveport City Council meets 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. 

Brice United Methodist Church 

3160 Brice Road, Brice Ohio 43109 

Pastor: Nick Shaw 

Good Friday Service 7:00 p.m. 

Easter Sunrise Service 6:30 a.m. 

Easter Sunday Morning Worship Service 

10:30 a.m. 

Come Celebrate the Risen Christ with us 

Ashbury UMC South 

4760 Winchester Pike 

Columbus, OH 43232 

Pastor Rev. Sherri Blackwell 

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE 

7:30 p.m. 

EASTER SUNDAY SERVICE 

10:00 a.m. 

HE IS RISEN! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5336 Gender Rd., Canal Winchester, OH 

614-834-5973 

Easter Sunday - Sonrise Service - 7:00 am 

In-Person Service - 9:30 a.m. and 

Live stream at genderroadcc.com 

11:00 a.m. In Person Service 

Easter Egg Hunt to follow 9:30 & 11:00 Services 

268 Hill Rd. N., Pickerington, OH 43147 - 614-837-2826 

JOIN US FOR WORSHIP - ALL ARE WELCOME 

Maundy Thursday, April 14 ~ 7:00 pm 

Good Friday, April 15 ~ 7:00 pm 

Easter Sunday 

9:00 am Traditional ~ 11:00 am contemporary 

All services on YouTube & Facebook 

www.epiphany-lutheran.com 

Bethany Lutheran Church, LCMS 

1000 Noe-Bixby Rd., Columbus, OH 43213 

614-866-7755 

bethanylutheranchurch@weebly.com 

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE: 

April 10, Palm Sunday Service: 9:00 AM 

April 14, Maundy Thursday Service: 7:00 PM 

April 15, Good Friday Service: 7:00 PM 

April 17, Easter Sunday Service: 9:00 AM 

HE IS RISEN! 

322 Center St. 

Groveport, OH 

(614) 967-1986 

COME JOIN US IN-PERSON 

Maundy Thursday (4/14) - 7 PM 

Easter Sunday (4/17) - 11 AM 

Hopewell United Methodist Church 

4348 London Lancaster Road, Groveport 

Maundy Thursday, April 14 

6:00 pm Light Dinner 

7:00 pm Worship with Holy Communion 

Easter Sunday Worship 10:30 am 

Come. See. And, Tell! 

Worship in-person or Facebook Live 

http://www.facebook.com/ 

HopewellUnitedMethodistChurchGroveport 

EMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH 

80 E. Markison Ave. • Columbus, OH 43207 • elclife.org 

MAUNDY THURSDAY April 14 - Worship *11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. 

GOOD FRIDAY April 15 - Worship *11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. 

EASTER SUNDAY April 17 - Sunrise Service 7:00 a.m. 

Service at Greenlawn Cemetery (Mausoleum) 

1000 Greenlawn Ave., Columbus, OH 43223 

Easter Worship 8:30 & *11:00 a.m. at Church 

Sunday Worship Services - 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. 

Sunday School for Adults and Children - 9:45 a.m. 

*11:00 service includes a radio broadcast in our parking lot on FM87.9

Groveport Messenger - April 3rd, 2022

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