Groveport Messenger - April 17th, 2022

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April 17-30, 2022 www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XXXIX, No. 22 

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Addressing traffic problems at Wirt and Main streets 

By Rick Palsgrove 

Groveport Editor 

Parents of students who attend 

Groveport Elementary and Middle School 

Central are concerned about pedestrian 

safety at the intersection of Wirt Road and 

Main Street in downtown Groveport. 

The busy intersection’s unique shape is 

believed to contribute to a driver visibility 

problem as Wirt Road connects with Main 

Street at about a 40 degree angle. 

Safety concerns 

Parents note near misses at the intersection 

where they say several school children 

and a teacher have almost been hit by 

vehicles. They also allege there are 

instances of cars running the red light at 

the nearby intersection of Main and Front 

streets while children are in that cross 

walk. 

“There have been zero instances where 

a student has been struck, thank goodness,” 

said Groveport Elementary 

Principal April Bray. “However, there have 

been several instances where parents have 

reported to me that they either saw a child 

nearly get hit or their own child has been 

almost hit.” 

Speaking at Groveport City Council’s 

April 11 meeting, resident Diane Holbrook 

said she witnessed three kids almost get 

hit by cars at the Wirt and Main intersection. 

“Cars are stopping in the crosswalk just 

inches from the kids,” said Holbrook. 

Holbrook said more police presence, better 

school zone signage and markings, and 

“no left turn” restrictions from Wirt to 

Main and from Main to Wirt are needed. 

“Drivers are gunning their engines to 

beat traffic when they are turning left,” 

said Holbrook. 

“I think the traffic on Main Street has 

increased over the last several years and it 

is too busy to have left turns from Wirt 

Road,” said Bray in an interview. “I also 

think many drivers are using Wirt Road as 

a shortcut to get to work and they are not 

paying attention. They are rushing and not 

following the speed limit, which is making 

it unsafe for not just our students and 

staff, but everyone.” 

At a January city council meeting, resident 

James Chilton asked city officials to 

review the traffic situation at Main and 

See WIRT, page 4 

Messenger photo by Rick Palsgrove 

The angled intersection of where Wirt Road meets Main Street near Groveport 

Elementary School has raised safety concerns. 

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the month. Council’s committee meeting is 

the third Monday each month at 5:30 p.m. 

Meetings are held in the municipal building, 

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•Groveport Madison Board of 

Education meets the second and fourth 

Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the 

District Service Center, 4400 Marketing 

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Members of the Groveport Youth Athletic Association and community volunteers cleaned up and 

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Plans presented for health center 



Plans for Groveport Madison Schools’ 

new health center are taking shape. 

Representatives of Primary One Health 

presented a plan for the Groveport 

Madison Local Schools Wellness Center to 

the Groveport Madison Board of Education 

on April 13. 

“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 at 

the recent State of the Schools event. “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.” 

According to Primary One Health’s 

presentation, the health center would occupy 

4,837 square feet of the District Service 

Center, located at 4400 Marketing Place in 

Groveport. The space would include five 

medical exam rooms, two dental exam 

rooms, three eye exam rooms, one triage 

space, one nurse station, one eye glass dispensary, 

one teaching kitchen, conference 

space, a lab, reception area, staff space, 

security, a public restroom and a staff restroom, 

and a site manager office. 

The health center would be open to the 

public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday 

through Friday. It would be staffed by a 

certified nurse practitioner, two medical 

assistants, a front desk/registration staff 

member, behavioral health counselor, dentist, 

and optometrist. 

According to the presentation, the $3 

million Ohio Department of Health School 

Based Health Centers grant includes 

$500,000 in capital funding and $2.5 million 

in operational funding. The grant 

requires the health center be operational in 

six to 12 months. 

The project schedule is as follows: complete 

detail design phase in April; develop 

and implement the community engagement 

work plan and memorandum of 

understanding by May 31; complete the 

staffing plan from April to June; service 

plan by June; and begin renovations in 

July or August. 

“We will work to update the board and 

community as the project develops and 

keep everyone informed,” said Ogden. 

Ogden previously 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.” 

Another phase of the District Service 

Center renovation project discussed earlier 

by school officials would include the addition 

of 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. 

Last August, the board approved, by a 

4-1 vote, using $4.2 million in federal 

Elementary and Secondary School 

Emergency Relief Funding (ESSER) for the 

District Service Center renovations and 

health center. The federal ESSER 3 funds 

must be spent by September 2024. 

Board member Kathleen Walsh was the 

lone dissenting vote in August, arguing the 

money should not go towards a health center 

and instead should be used to address 

student overcrowding to build a new K-8 

school and improve other school facilities. 

“It’s not our job to build a health center, 

said Walsh. 

Ogden said some facility repairs were 

made. She said, while district officials 

agree on the need for new schools, spending 

money on a new school is not one of the 

15 permitted uses for ESSER 3 funding. 

Operations and facilities update 

Some of the facilities and operations 

updates recently completed in the district 

include: installing 34 new water bottle 

fillers; replacing 25 drinking fountain; 

installing 282 faucets; installing LED 

lighting in every school; improving exterior 

grounds and landscaping around the 

schools; top dressing and reseeding the 

Middle School Central and Middle School 

South football and soccer fields; upgrading 

classroom configurations; installed 90 

Interactive Display Boards; improving outdoor 

drainage; plumbing repairs and 

upgrades; and HVAC upgrades. 

Other Groveport Madison news 

•The board approved the job description 

for a new position of communications coordinator 

for social media/multi-media. The 

purpose of the job is to enlarge and 

enhance the district’s social media presence 

and the district’s communications 

abilities as well as to effectively respond to 

and monitor community social media platforms. 

District officials will now complete 

an annual salary compensation analysis 

for the position and bring that to the board 

at a later date. 

•The board authorized a $635,500 contract 

with CDW-G, LLC for the purchase of 

310 Interactive Displays to be paid out of 

federal ESSER 3 funds received by the district. 

An Interactive Display is an electronic 

tablet or panel that teachers and students 

use to directly access instructional 

information.


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Front streets where he said parked cars 

make the street “really tight and kind of 

scary,” especially on left hand turns. 

Police observations 

Groveport Police Chief Casey Adams 

said his department strives to have an officer 

by the Main Street schools to monitor 

traffic when school opens and closes each 

day, but with two to four officers on duty 

per shift it is not always possible to have an 

officer there as officers may be needed for 

other high priority calls elsewhere in the 

city. 

“We try to the best of our abilities to 

have an officer in the school zones,” said 

Adams, who added when police are available 

an effective method of controlling traffic 

is to have a police cruiser sit in the center 

lane on Main Street with its lights 

flashing. 

He said the Groveport Police get nearly 

40 percent of their calls for an officer 

between 6-10 a.m. and 2-5 p.m., which can 

pull officers away from the schools. He 

added there are four school zones within 

the city of Groveport with each having its 

own traffic and pedestrian issues, including 

Groveport Elementary, Middle School 

Central, Middle School South, Glendening 

Elementary, Groveport Madison High 

School, Eastland Career Center, and 

Madison Christian School. He said traffic 

accidents are more frequent at the high 

school and Eastland Career Center on 

South Hamilton Road. 

In checking police records regarding 

accidents near the Main and Wirt intersection, 

Adams said there has been one accident 

in that area since August and only 

five accidents in three years there, none of 

which occurred during school zone hours. 

“Accidents there are not frequent,” said 

Adams. “The one accident since August 

was on Feb. 9 around 7:30 a.m., before 

school started, where a vehicle traveling 

westbound on Main Street was involved in 

an assured clear distance 

accident.” 

Adams said there 

are close calls when 

people park in the 

parking lot by Ace 

Hardware and then 

walk across Main 

Street near the 

schools without 

using the crosswalks. 

Intersections 

and traffic 

Adams said the 

angular configuration 

of the Main and 

Wirt intersection 

causes drivers on 

Wirt Road to inch 

out into the crosswalk 

so they can see 

oncoming Main 

Street traffic. He 

said parked cars on 

Main Street can 

block these drivers’ 

views as well. There 

is also a building on 

the southwest corner 

of the intersection 

that makes it difficult 

for drivers on 

Wirt Road to see 

oncoming traffic on 

Main Street. 

Adams said there 

are not many incidents 

of speeding on 

downtown Main 

Street in the area in 

question. He also 

said speeding on 

Wirt Road tends to occur more often for 

vehicles heading south out of town. He said 

there are electronic speed monitoring signs 

positioned at Wirt Road and Cherry Street 

and at Wirt Road and College Street to 

alert drivers to their speed. He said city 

officials also spoke about installing cameras 

at intersections to evaluate traffic flow 

as well as road conditions during bad 

weather. 

One reason Adams gave for the higher 

traffic volume these days on Wirt Road is 

the increasing commercial and residential 

development in the area. He said that 

often, if there is an accident on U.S. Route 

33, drivers will bail out and cut through 

Groveport to avoid the traffic jam on U.S. 

33. 

He does not believe the construction of 

the new Rarey’s Port building on Main 

Street has added to traffic issues in the 

area stating there have been few road closures 

due to the construction. 

Student Safety Patrol 

Adams said the Groveport Elementary 

student Safety Patrol stationed at the 

Wirt and Main and Main and Front intersections 

“does a great job.” He said it is also 

important for pedestrians to maintain their 

visibility and to look both ways multiple 

times before crossing a street. 

“Safety Patrol students are supervised 

by an adult and they are responsible for 

using their stop sign to stand in the middle 

of the street to safely cross students,” said 

Bray. “The cars are supposed to stop at the 

light or stop sign. The Safety Patrol isn’t 

trying to stop cars when there is a green 

light. Students are in the fifth grade 

between the ages of 10 to 12 and are selected 

for being safety conscious and responsible 

students by our Safety Patrol Advisor.” 

Bray said students are always accompanied 

by an adult when they are crossing at 

the intersections. 

Safety Patrol students wear a vest and 

have a large stop sign so they are clearly 

visible to the drivers. 

“Groveport Police have been asked to be 

available during the busy time of dropoff 

and pickup to just be visible,” said Bray. 

For safety’s sake, Adams said drivers 

and pedestrians must, “Practice patience.” 

Why Wirt connects 

to Main at an angle 

Wirt Road was created after the Ohio 

and Erie Canal ceased operations in the 

early 20th century. The canal came 

through Groveport at an angle from the 

northeast to the southwest. When the 

canal was abandoned, buildings were built 

on Main Street west of the canal route. 

Wirt Road sits where the canal towpath 

ran along side the canal and, because of 

this, the road maintains the same angle 

junction with Main Street as the canal 

route once did. 

City officials once considered redesigning 

the angled intersection of Main and 

Wirt. 

The proposal was to close Wirt at Main 

and instead create a right angle intersection 

of Wirt Road and Front Street. 


However, the idea was dropped for various 

reasons. 

“As of now, there are not plans for a 

redesign of the intersection,” said 

Groveport City Administrator B.J. King. 

“We are having discussions about the 

short-term and long-term fixes for this 

unique intersection.” 

Even if the redesign had been pursued, 

Adams said, “It might not have fixed the 

problem because it would bring the road 

and vehicles too close to existing buildings.” 

Traffic volume and signage 

Groveport City Engineer Steve Farst 

said traffic volumes at the Wirt Road intersection 

for a weekday were collected in 

Sept 2018 with school in session. 

“Traffic volumes were greatly diminished 

from 2020-22 due to impact from 

COVID and it is still believed there is some 

impact, although it is bouncing back some,” 

said Farst. “We believe the values we collected 

in 2018 are still representative at 

this time.” 

Farst said on Wirt Road, southwest of 

the Main Street intersection, the average 

daily traffic volume (24-hour total) is 

about 3,325 (in both directions). At the 

Main Street and Wirt Road intersection, 

the average daily traffic volume (24-hour 

total) passing through the intersection, all 

directions is about 13,400. At Front and 

Main, Front Street north of the intersection, 

the average daily traffic volume is 

about 1,130. At the Main and Front intersection, 

the average daily traffic volume 

(24-hour total) passing through the intersection, 

all directions is about 11,200. 

Groveport Public Service Director Brian 

Strayer said replaced all traffic signs along 

Main Street were replaced in 2021, including 

school zone signs. Staff consolidated 

and eliminated excessive signs to bring 

more attention to the signage in place. 

“This year, replacement of all traffic 

signs along Wirt Road in this area are in 

progress,” said Strayer. “The new signs 

have a greater retro-reflectivity rating 

than the old deteriorated signs, improving 

visibility.” 

City officials plan to add a highly visible 

school zone sign at the intersection of Cron 

Drive and Wirt Road. 

City officials said a flashing school zone 

sign on Main Street that was damaged will 

be replaced, but most likely will not be in 

place until next school year. Also, plans are 

to install no U-turn signage in the area as 

well. 

Farst said signage must be compliant 

with the Ohio Revised Code. 

Farst noted that eliminating left turns 

from Wirt to Main and Main to Wirt should 

be studied carefully because its consequences 

could cause traffic problems elsewhere 

in the area as drivers try to find a 

way around such a restriction at other 

intersections. 

“We will continue to discuss what 

actions could be taken to improve safety,” 

said King.


Exhibit showcases Groveport Police history 



The Groveport Police Department is in 

its 56th year, but law enforcement history 

in the city dates back to the 19th century. 

This heritage is celebrated with “The 

History of Groveport Police” exhibit at 

Groveport Town Hall, 648 Main St. The 

exhibit, which is open Monday-Friday from 

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, is on display until June 

11. There will also be a reception at Town 

Hall on May 18 from 2-4 p.m. that will 

include former officers, local officials, and 

others. 

“We are proud to have this exhibit put 

together by Groveport Police Officer and 

police historian Ernie Bell,” said Groveport 

Town Hall Program Coordinator Cristy 

Duckworth. “The items on display are from 

his personal collection.” 

The exhibit features photos, uniforms, 

equipment, artifacts, documents, and 

more. 

Bell has collected Groveport Police historical 

artifacts since 2004. 

“I started collecting because I saw that a 

lot of items were being thrown out or 

destroyed and none of the officers at the 

time were interested in the history of the 

department,” said Bell. “That’s when I 

started researching and found that most of 

the old stories that officers told were in fact 

true.” 

Bell said his favorite item in his collection 

is the badge and ID card of General 

Paul Tibbetts. In the 1960s, then 

Groveport Police Chief Al Whipple brought 

in Tibbetts - the World War II pilot who 

flew the plane that dropped the atomic 

bomb on Japan - to provide firearms training 

to the officers. 

“It is by far the most significant item we 

have and the most historical,” said Bell. 

“Another favorite item is the straight jacket. 

It was standard equipment in our police 

cruisers until about 1980. Chief Whipple 

asked me to clean out the trunk of the 

cruiser, and I found the straight jacket. He 

told me to throw it in the dumpster since 

we don’t use them any more. I couldn’t 

throw it out. It was stored in my basement 

for about 25 years before I brought it out to 

display.” 

Duckworth finds the drug look alike display 

- drugs versus candy - to be the most 

interesting display in the exhibit because it 

shows how easy it is for children to mistake 

medications for candy. 

“It’s a reminder for everyone to store 

medication in a safe place,” said 

Duckworth. 

Duckworth said it is important to know 

the history of the Groveport Police in order 

to understand how the department has 

progressed and changed over time. 

“This exhibit is important to our community, 

because there is so much history 

on display,” said Duckworth. “You might be 

surprised what you will see and learn.” 

Added Bell, “We need to preserve the 

history of the Groveport Police. We have a 

long, proud history of policing in Groveport 

Photo courtesy of Groveport Town Hall 

An exhibit regarding the history of the 

Groveport Police Department is on display 

at Groveport Town Hall, 648 Main 

St., until June 11. 

since 1847 when the village was incorporated. 

It would be a shame to lose that.” 

Groveport law enforcement origins 

When Groveport was founded it did not 

have a police department. 

According to Bell, a town marshal fulfilled 

the policing duties of the village. The 

marshals were either elected or appointed 

to serve one or two year terms and were 

paid about $75 a year. When necessary, 

deputies were added to assist the marshal. 

Bell said the marshals performed other 

jobs to add to their income, such as watering 

the dirt streets to keep the dust down 

or turning the iron bridge on Main Street 

over the Ohio and Erie Canal to allow canal 

boats to pass by. They maintained the 

street lights by lighting the oil lamps in the 

evening and extinguishing them in the 

morning. A perk of the job was that, by the 

1850s, it was illegal for residents to let 

their hogs and other livestock roam free in 

town and the marshal had the right to confiscate 

any free roaming hog and sell it. 

The marshal system remained in 

Groveport until well into the 20th century. 

Groveport Police Department forms 

As Groveport grew in the post World 

War II years, town leaders felt the method 

of policing should be modernized and in 

1966 they hired Whipple as the first police 

chief. 

“Whipple is credited with building the 

police department from scratch,” said Bell. 

Whipple trained new officers and established 

auxiliary officers to support the full 

time police officers. 

Whipple, who retired in 1981, was 

known for his straight forward demeanor 

and his ability to read situations. He is said 

to have embraced the early principles of 

community policing where officers interact 

positively with the citizenry. 

Today 

The Groveport Police Department consists 

of: a chief, a captain, two lieutenants, 

24 full-time police officers and one civilian 

employee. The Detective Division has three 

investigators. The Patrol Division has 

three sergeants, 15 patrol officers, and one 

school resource officer serving at the 

Groveport Madison High School 

The department protects a town of 

about 5,600 people (a population number in 

the city that rises dramatically by several 

thousand more when employees fill the 

industrial parks, other businesses and 

schools during the workday). The 

Groveport Police patrol more than nine 

square miles and 88 lane miles of roads. 

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Township Police statistics 

March crime statistics from the 

Madison Township Police: 4 accidents with 

injuries, 4 animal complaints, 5 assaults, 

106 patrol security checks at Brobst Park, 

2 burglary, 24 domestic complaints, 4 

DUI/OVI, 4 fights, 6 hit skip accidents, 15 

juvenile complaints, 18 larceny/theft, 3 

missing persons, 1 narcotic, 23 parking 

violations, 1 person with gun, 16 property 

damage accidents, 1 robbery, 2 sex offenses, 

4 shots fired in area, 9 suspicious cars, 

24 suspicious persons, 18 suspicious persons/vehicles, 

10 threats or harassment, 

115 traffic stops, 2 vandalism. 

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Groveport, OH 43125 614-836-0500 

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Once upon a time there was a Mid-Eight League 

The Mid-Eight League only lasted 24 

years, but I remember it. 

These days the 32-team Ohio Capital 

Conference dominates the Central Ohio 

area by its sheer number of teams. There 

are not many leagues remaining in the 

area that contain a small number of teams. 

There was a time in the early to mid-20th 

century when local high school athletic 

leagues were compact and numerous. 

Leagues like the Franklin County League, 

Metro League, Mid-Ohio Conference, the 

Central Ohio League, the Central Buckeye 

League, and the Mid-Eight League all had 

their days in the sun. One could argue the 

Franklin County League was a forerunner 

of the Ohio Capital Conference as it had 

more teams within it than other conferences 

of that era and many teams that were once 

in the county league are in the OCC today. 

“Mel” the basketball 

Because I grew up in Groveport in the 

1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s, I have fond 

remembrances of the now defunct Mid- 

Eight League. In its heyday it was a conference 

consisting of mostly one high school, 

far flung small farm towns. 

A few of us kids back then used the 

league’s initials to call it the “Mel,” but our 

uncool efforts failed and the nickname did 

not catch on with anyone. However, I 

remember writing the name, “MEL,” in big 

Editor’s Notebook 

letters, along with a 

drawing of a crazy 

grinning face, on one 

of my basketballs, in 

honor of the Mid- 

Eight League. 

Rick 

Palsgrove 

I used Mel so much - mostly on the long 

gone basketball courts behind Groveport 

Elementary - that I wore the grain and grin 

off the ball’s surface. As Mel’s name and 

face wore away, I always drew them back 

on. Mel finally got so smooth and slippery I 

had to retire him. I did not have the heart 

to throw him away until decades later and 

I still feel bad about it. 

Evolution of the Mid-Eight League 

The Mid-Eight League originally began 

in 1950 as the Mid-Six League made up of 

the Grove City Greyhounds, Hilliard 

Wildcats, London Red Raiders, Marysville 

Monarchs, Westerville Wildcats, and 

Worthington Cardinals. Though I have 

tried, I have never been able to find information 

on why these schools decided to 

band together in their own league. 

Worthington left the league eight years 

later to rejoin the Franklin County League, 

but that did not deter the league as it 

expanded in 1958 to become the Mid-Eight 

League with the additions of the Groveport 

Madison Cruisers, Gahanna Lincoln 

Golden Lions, and Mifflin Cowpunchers. 

This eight team configuration would last 

10 years until 1968 when the newly created 

Ohio Capital Conference lured Gahanna 

Lincoln and Westerville away. The Mid- 

Eight League plugged the gap by adding 

the Bexley Lions and Grandview Bobcats. 

Grandview and league charter member 

Marysville left in 1972 for the Metropolitan 

League and were replaced by the Urbana 

Hillclimbers, leaving the Mid-Eight as a 

seven team league. Mifflin then exited the 

league in 1973 to join the City League. 

Though the name Mid-Eight League 

remained, the conference had gone full circle 

and in 1973-74 once again became a six 

team league, just as it began in 1950. The 

six - Grove City, Hilliard, London, 

Groveport Madison, Bexley, and Urbana - 

remained with the league until it folded 

after 24 years in 1974. These last six then 

scattered to various other leagues. 

Memories of Mid-Eight League places 

I liked traveling to games in the towns 

of the old Mid-Eight and experiencing the 

gyms and football fields in those places. 

The coldest I have ever been was at a football 

game in London in November. A howling 

wind swept off the western Ohio plains 

carrying with it a driving sheet of icy sleet. 

The wind was so strong the heavy tarps on 

the fences of London’s stadium blew 

straight out perpendicular to the ground. I 

recall trudging through the icy mud 

through the nearby silos to our parked car 

after the game and wondering if my toes 

would ever thaw out. 

Gahanna Lincoln’s football stadium 

seemed extra large with its imposing concrete 

stands on the home side of the field. 

The gyms were all old, unique, and 

quirky in their own ways. Urbana’s basketball 

floor was on a stage. London’s gym had 

cool, wooden theater style seats at one end. 

Groveport Madison’s gym in the 1950s and 

1960s, which is still in use as Middle School 

Central, was the largest high school gym in 

the county in its day. This gym was also 

unusual in that the basketball floor was 

made of linoleum tile, not wood. A wood 

floor was installed in later years. 

The Cruisers’ old football field behind 

what is now Middle School Central lay in 

the path of landing jet planes heading for 

Lockbourne Air Force Base (now 

Rickenbacker). The planes flew so low over 

the field and were so roaringly loud that 

referees paused the football game momentarily 

until the planes passed by because 

no one could hear anything on the field. 

For me, the Mid-Eight League is gone, 

but not forgotten. 

Rick Palsgrove is editor of the Groveport 

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Complete System 

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$49.95 

BLACKTOP 

AGM OHIO 

ROOFING & 

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SANTIAGO’S 

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Mulching, Edging & Clean-ups 

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CARPET 

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$398.00 

Other Carpet AvailableA 

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CONCRETE 

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All Makes • All Models 

46 Yrs. Exp. • Senior Discount 

614-351-9025 

4/24 

A/M 

AJ’s Concrete, 

Masonry 

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Block Foundations 

Driveways • Sidewalks 

Epoxy/Overlay Floors 

Bonded-Ins. • Free Ests. 

614-419-9932 

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CONCRETE 

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New or Tear Out-Replace 

40 Yrs. Exp. 

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CONSTRUCTION 

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Lt. Hauling & Room Add., 

Block Work & Excavation 

Stamp Patios, 

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35 Yrs Exp - Lic & Ins. 

Free Ests. 614-871-3834 

4/10 e/se 

5/8 A 

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Driveways & Extensions 

Patio & Walkways, 

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Garage/Basement Floors 

Hot Tub/Shed Pads, 

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Sealing of new & 

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FREE ESTIMATES 

Contact Adam 

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columbus@gmail.com 

GUTTERS 

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GUTTER CLEANING 

5 ★ Google Reviews 

614-586-3417 

HOME 

IMPROVEMENTS 

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Windows & Siding 

Decks, Kitchens, Baths 

Room Additions, 

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Bsmt Waterproofing 

Deal With Small Non-Pressure Co. 

47 Yrs. Exp. - Refs. Avail. 

Lic.-Bond-Ins. 

Free Est. - Financing Avail. 

Member BBB Of Cent. OH 

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

614-419-3977 

or 614-863-9912 

HOME 

REMODELING 

5/8 

A/M 

KLAUSMAN HOME 

IMPROVEMENT 

Siding-Windows- 

Doors-Roofing-Soffit- 

Fascia-Gutters-Trim 

Earn FREE Seamless 

Gutters with Siding Over 

1000 Sq. Ft. 

FREE Shutters with 

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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 

Handyman Remodeling 

Over 35 yrs exp. 

Larry 614-376-7006 

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 

LAWN CARE 

MANNY’S LANDSCAPE 

Free Estimates 

Spring Clean-up, Mulching, 

Patios, Trees Removed, etc. 

Call 614-378-1237 

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 

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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 

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 

Painter Over 30 Yrs. Exp. 

Free Est. Reas. Rates 

Daniel - 614-226-4221 

PLUMBING 

All About Drains & Plumb. 

Will snake any sm drain 

$145. 614-778-2584 

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 

4/24 E/SE 

4/24 A 

PEST 

CONTROL 

PLASTERING 

DRYW 

YWALL & 

PLASTER 

1/30 

A&M 

REPAIR 

Textured Ceilings 

614-551-6963 

Residential/Commercial 

BIA 

POWER WASHING 

MDB POWERWASH 

We Specialize In Decks. 

Clean, stain, reseal, 

revitalize any deck. 

Quality work at fair prices. 

Guarantee All Work 3 Yrs. 

25 Yrs Exp. Free Est. 

614-327-9425 

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 

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 

BURNS TREE SERVICE 

Trimming, Removal & 

Stump Grinding. 

614-584-2164 

5/8 A 

5/8 A&M



SUMMER BLAST! 

ELVIS 

featuring 

Mike Albert 

and the Big E Band 

Saturday 

June 11, 2022 

VILLA MILANO 

1630 Schrock Rd. 

Dinner/Show Tickets $ 58.00 

Tables of 10 Available 

Tickets by Phone: 614-792-3135 

Still Good Seats Available 

Visa • Mastercard • Discover 

NO REFUNDS 

THURSDAY, 

JUNE 16TH @ 12:05 PM 

 

CLIPPERS VS. ST. PAUL SAINTS 

 

Tickets are $6 RESERVED and $5 BLEACHER SEATING 

LUNCH PROVIDED FOR FANS 60 AND OVER WITH TICKET PURCHASE 

 

Make checks/money orders payable to Columbus Clippers and mail to: 

 

Columbus Clippers Aenon: Spencer Harrison 

 

330 Hunngton Park Lane, Columbus, OH 43215 

 

For cket quesons, call (614) 4625250 

 

Ticket orders must be received by the Clippers before June 9th, 2022 

 

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