Grove City Messenger - May 1st, 2022

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A culture
of cooking
By Dedra Cordle
Staff Writer
Food and stories are intrinsically
linked in the mind of Ratha Seng. Some
of his earliest memories and most cherished
moments were created through an
extensive meal preparation process for
the large gatherings his family would regularly
host.
It would be hours before the celebration
was slated to begin and their home in
Grove City would already be filled with
guests. While most of the men could be
found in the garage or the backyard frying
“obscene amounts of chicken wings,”
the women could be found in a central
location where they would stand shoulder-to-shoulder
peeling, slicing and dicing
all of the ingredients needed to make
the traditional Cambodian fare. On occasion,
they would engage in a friendly
game of body jostling to determine who
got to use the mortar and pestle.
“Food preparation could get very competitive,”
said Seng, 21.
It was during this lengthy, and sometimes
monotonous, meal preparation
process when the stories would start to
flow. Some of the guests would share the
happenings in their lives, and others
would share the latest news in the lives of
those who were not yet present.
While much of the discourse was overwhelmingly
light-hearted and positive,
occasionally the mood would shift and
they would talk about more melancholy
times.
One of his mother’s favorite dishes to
make for these gatherings was Nom
Pachok, rice noodles served with fish and
hen and a whole host of vegetables and
rich spices. Every once in a while, during
the preparation process, Samantha would
talk about her own mother and lament
the fact she was never able to learn this
beloved recipe — or any traditional Khmer
recipe - under her tutelage.
The discussion would then pivot to
how she learned some of the meal preparation
process by watching elders at a
refugee camp put together a hearty dish
See COOKING page 6
Messenger photos by Dedra Cordle
Ratha Seng, a 2018 graduate of the South-Western Career Academy, recently published
a cookbook that celebrates a generation of Cambodian refugees and immigrants
who have built a new life in America. Initially created as a senior capstone project
for the Columbus College of Art & Design, the “Tarsu Cookbook” had its launch
during the three-day Khmer New Year Festival, which was held at the Buddhist Temple
(Wat Samakyserirattanaram) in Grove City from April 15-17. In addition to receiving
high marks on the “Tarsu Cookbook” for his project grade, he also sold out of copies.
Seng intends to order another run and sell those at Chroma, CCAD’s annual exhibition
of student work on May 13.
One of the most popular events at the Khmer New Year Festival is the performance of
Apsara dancers. The Apsara dancers are known for their exquisite costumes and
intricate movements, particularly with their hands.
Legislation aims
to reduce litter
By Andrea Cordle
Grove City Editor
“For the last three years, we have been
trying to get our arms around the litter
problem on Interstate 71 and State Route
665,” said Grove City Mayor Richard “Ike”
Stage.
According to Stage, overfilled trucks,
heading to the SWACO Franklin County
Landfill on State Route 665, are a big component
of the litter problem.
The city is taking steps to combat the
See LEGISLATION page 5
Inside
Pets of the Week ................. 22
The Reel Deal ...................... 23
South-Western
School district reaches agreement
with its classified employees Page 7
Earth Day
Trees, bugs and more were featured at
the Earth Day Celebration Page 8
Health and Welness
Pgs. 2 - 4
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Health and Wellness
Change up your fitness routine
Even the most ardent fitness enthusiasts
sometimes lack the motivation to exercise.
Various factors, including boredom
with a fitness regimen, can affect one’s
motivation to hit the gym.
Boredom with a workout can sometimes
be overcome by an especially effective
workout. But for those instances when
boredom is difficult to overcome, men and
women who want to stay in shape can try
these strategies.
•Join a sports league. A workout doesn’t
have to be limited to the weight room or
the cardiovascular area of your local gym.
If your motivation to workout is waning,
consider joining a competitive sports
league. Many fitness facilities even offer
adults sports leagues on their premises or
at nearby parks for outdoor sports. Sports
such as racquetball, soccer and boxing or
mixed martial arts provide great exercise
and opportunities to meet other fitnessminded
people. If games or competitions
only take place once or twice a week, be
sure to supplement your participation with
more traditional workouts on off days.
•Take along your tablet. Many fitness
facilities now include WiFi internet access
with the cost of a membership. People
bored with their workouts can take advantage
of this perk and take their tablets
with them to the gym, watching a favorite
television show or movie while burning
calories during the cardiovascular portions
of their workouts. This gives people bored
with their fitness regimens something to
look forward to, and the chance to catch up
with a popular show might be all the motivation
people need to get off the couch and
exercise.
•Periodically change your regimen. It’s
easy to get bored with a workout if you’re
always doing the same repetitive exercises.
Speak with a personal trainer at your gym
and ask for some advice on how to switch
things up and still meet your fitness goals.
There’s more than one way to get fit, and
periodically changing your exercise regimen
can be a great way to shake things up
and reinvigorate your interest in exercise.
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Health and Wellness
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Gidget’s a place of
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Gidget’s is a family run business and we hope
to be a place of learning and community gathering
for everyone. Not only do we have our newly
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plants, but we offer an array of outdoor services.
We can do general landscaping, hardscaping,
paver patios, retaining walls, and tree trimming or
removal. And we don’t stop there, we also do
snow plowing in the winter.
Our vision for Gidget’s is to create a place
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We will be hosting monthly classes or events
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Today was our first food truck and it was a
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From the Heart – Keeping the Tradition
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The healthcare landscape has changed significantly
in recent years, and further complicated by
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most of the area cardiologists are now employed
or had their practices acquired by one of the large
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In contrast, Ohio Heart Group, led by Dr.
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Dr. Katapadi and his staff also opened an
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Few physical activities inspire the devotion
that avid runners have for running.
Millions of individuals across the globe lace
up their sneakers and run for miles on end
each day, and the fitness experts at Fitbit
note that running is the most popular
activity in the world.
The global popularity of running suggests
it’s an activity that’s all gravy and no
grief. However, running can take a toll on a
body, and individuals who can’t wait to lace
up their sneakers and hit the road should
consider the pros and cons of running
before doing so.
Pros
•Running and heart health: Running
generally has a positive effect on heart
health. The heart is a muscle, and much
like weight training can help strengthen
muscles like biceps and triceps, running
can strengthen the heart and make it more
efficient. Cardiologists with the
Copenhagen City Heart Study noted that
jogging increases oxygen uptake, which
makes it easier for the heart to pump a
larger amount of blood and do its job more
easily. In addition, various studies have
found that running can reduce individuals’
Health and Wellness
Avid runners take the good with the bad
risk for heart disease by a significant percentage.
•Running and mental health: “Runner’s
high” is a well-documented yet not entirely
understood phenomenon. Thought it’s
often associated with the release of moodenhancing
hormones known as endorphins
and characterized as a routine and euphoric
byproduct of running, experts at Johns
Hopkins Medicine note that research indicates
very few runners actually experience
runner’s high. Instead, runners may feel
good after running because physical activity
increases levels of endocannabinoids in
the bloodstream. Higher levels of endocannabinoids
may promote short-term
responses like reduced anxiety and a
greater feeling of calm. euphoric.
•Running and brain power: Running
also has been found to benefit brain power.
Researchers at the University of Ulm in
Germany found that individuals who
jogged for 30 minutes per day three times a
week benefitted from a substantial
improvement in concentration and visual
memory.
Cons
•Running and joint health: Though
many medical professionals now dispute
that there’s a link between running and
osteoarthritis, running can lead to wear
and tear on the joints over time. It’s important
to note that such degeneration can
occur even in non-runners, especially those
who live sedentary lifestyles.
•Running and injury risk: All physical
activities involve some measure of injury
risk, but it’s still worth noting that runners
are not immune to such risks. The
Cleveland Clinic notes as many as 60 percent
of runners will experience injuries
that sideline them for several weeks or
months. Plantar fasciitis, runner’s knee,
shin splits, and Achilles tendinitis are
some injuries commonly suffered by runners.
Common running injuries can make
it hard to perform any cardiovascular exercise,
which can have a significant and
adverse effect on runners’ overall health.
Though medical experts generally suggest
the rewards of running outweigh the
risks for healthy individuals, it’s still
important that men and women weigh the
pros and cons before lacing up their running
shoes.
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Gardens at Gantz Herb
and Perennial Plant Sale
Join the Gardens at Gantz volunteers as
they celebrate the 29th annual Gardens at
Gantz Herb and Perennial Plant Sale from
8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 7 at
Gantz Park, 2255 Home Road. This
fundraiser is a rain-or-shine event in the
Gantz Farmhouse parking lot.
Browse a wide variety of culinary and
landscape herbs, garden vegetables, native
perennials, rain-garden plants and more,
and get answers to gardening questions
from the volunteers. Cash, checks and credit
cards ($15 minimum) are accepted.
Proceeds benefit the Gardens at Gantz
Farm volunteers, celebrating more than 32
years of dedication and cultivation to garden
improvements, annual garden grants,
LEGISLATION
Continued from page 1
issue. At a recent meeting, council unanimously
approved an ordinance to impose
fines to commercial and heavy vehicles carrying
overweight loads.
“Our city code was not as tight as it
could have been on these trucks,” said
Stage.
The city’s administration asked the division
of police to review the issue and present
its findings to Grove City Council.
Officer Greg Barber said, “There is a
huge problem with trash on the roads in
Grove City. We have to see what we can
do.”
Barber worked with commercial
enforcement staff from Franklin County
and found that there is a problem with
front loading dumpster garbage trucks. He
said lightweight materials blow out of the
trucks and items roll from the open-top
dumpster.
“There is also no way for the driver to
see if any trash has fallen out,” said
Barber.
According to the officer, the weight of
the trucks are an issue and drivers are
sometimes encouraged to load up to make
fewer trips to the landfill. Under this legislation,
if an officer believes that a truck is
overloaded, they can pull the driver over
where they would wait for a county sheriff’s
deputy or a state highway patrolman
to arrive with a portable scale. Barber said
Grove City officers do not have portable
scales, but he has been assured that the
county and highway patrol are willing to
work with the city and assist when they
can.
Operators who violate the code, without
a permit, would be fined $80 for the first
2,000 pounds of overload and $100 for
5,000 pounds in addition of $1 per one hundred
pounds. If a load is more than 5,000,
but less than 10,000, the operator will face
a fine of $130 plus an additional $2 per one
hundred pounds of overload. For all overloads
more than 10,000 pounds, the operator
shall be fined $160 with an additional
$3 per one hundred pounds. Imprisonment
community events
and youth and adult education including
donations of books to area schools.
For event updates, visit the Gardens at
Gantz Farm Facebook page or call 614-277-
3058 or 614-871-6323.
Vaccine clinic
Franklin County Public Health and
Mid-Ohio Food Collective are hosting walkin
COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the
Mid-Ohio Foodbank, 3960 Brookham Dr. in
Grove City. No appointment, insurance or
ID is required.
The clinics will be held from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Friday, May 6 and Friday, May 20.
Visit the Franklin County Public Health
COVID-19 website, vax2normal.org/vaccine,
for details and registration information.
is also a potential penalty.
Barber believes this legislation will help
to deter offenders.
The legislation does not only pertain to
large trash trucks, it also includes private
citizens using a utility trailer to haul
unwanted items.
According to Barber, a large volume of
big pieces of debris on the highway along I-
71 come from these types of trailers that
are hitched to the back of a pick-up truck.
The city will also be issuing citations for
trucks without tarps.
Stage said this legislation is just the
start of the city’s effort to crack down on
litter. He said police officers would be issuing
more litter citations and the city plans
to work with SWACO and the Ohio
Department of Transportation (ODOT) to
address the matter.
In addition, Stage said the city administration
would likely revisit regulations on
tarping or covering loads.
Breanna Badanes, a regional public
information officer with ODOT, said the
organization has had ongoing conversations
with Grove City officials about the litter
issue on Interstate 71.
“It is a big problem and it is frustrating
because it’s 100 percent preventable,” said
Badanes.
She said as soon as ODOT crews clean a
section of the highway, a few days later, it
looks as if it hasn’t been touched.
According to Badanes, the crews pick up
litter when they can, but it is that same
crews that must fill potholes and perform
other tasks that keep drivers safe.
So far this year, ODOT has filled 10,000
bags of roadway trash in central Ohio. Last
year, they filled 60,000 bags from the central
Ohio region and 480,000 from across
the state. According to Badanes, this
equates to about $4 million in resources a
year.
“We do what we can to educate drivers,”
said Badanes. “We will keep communication
open with the city and make that section
(I-71) a priority when we can.”
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Grove City Police News
On April 15, 2022, Grove City Police
were dispatched to business in the 4200
block of Marlane Drive on report of a
stolen vehicle. The victim stated her
Red 2018 Hyundai Tuscon had been
stolen while she was inside the business
eating. There was video from security
cameras that showed the theft occur. A
gray SUV pulled up to the Hyundai.
The suspect exits the SUV, breaks the
rear window of the Hyundai to gain
entrance, and drives away. The SUV
remained in the lot. Officers investigated
the SUV and determined it had
also been stolen. Three hours later,
Columbus Police advised they had recovered
the stolen Hyundai. It had been
used in multiple thefts in the area of Polaris
and the suspects fled. The case remains
under investigation.
In other police news:
On April 11, 2022, Grove City Police
were dispatched to a business in the
1600 block of Stringtown Road on a
report of a theft that had just occurred.
A male suspect stole $1,795 worth of
merchandise and fled in a black Ford
Fiesta. Officers spotted the vehicle and
attempted to get the suspect to stop and
pull over. The driver ignored the
officer’s instructions and continued to
travel at a high rate of speed, eventually
reaching 71 North. The incident remains
under investigation.
On April 21, 2022, Grove City Police
were dispatched to a business in the
3500 block of Broadway on a report of a
robbery. The caller stated he was
threatened with a gun by the suspect
after a theft had occurred. A male entered
the store and put three boxes of
beef sticks into a bag. The victim recognized
the suspect from previous thefts
at the store. After calling police, the victim
followed the suspect and told him to
return the merchandise. The suspect
turned and faced the victim, displaying
the grip of a handgun in his waistband,
and stated that if the victim did not stop
following him, he would kill him. The
suspect then fled. The incident remains
under investigation.
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COOKING
Continued from page 1
using the only ingredients available to them.
“It’s solidarity food,” Samantha would say.
Like Seng’s mother and father, the majority of their
guests had fled, or knew someone who had fled, the
war in Cambodia that left millions dead from genocide,
starvation, or forced labor during the mid-to-late
1970s. They all knew someone who had been killed;
Samantha herself was the lone survivor in her family.
Though these heavy topics were not regularly
broached at the festive gatherings, the people there
always made space for someone who wanted to share
these memories. That way, they could give them plenty
of comfort in order to lift them back up.
When the sorrow would subside, they would carry
on with their tasks so they all could fill their bellies
with the food of their native land and new homeland.
Then they would revel with appreciation that they
were alive, that they were living, and that they still
had so much to live for.
Being a witness to these complicated memories and
complex moments had a profound and lasting impact
on his life, said Seng.
“I grew up learning lessons about triumphs, perseverance,
strength, and never giving up.”
He said he had always wanted to find a way to give
back to his community — to pay homage to the elders
that worked so hard to build a better life for his generation
— but was at a loss as to what he could do.
A school project helped him discover the perfect way
to achieve that goal.
For the last two years, Seng, a 2018 graduate of the
South-Western Career Academy, has been studying
advertising and graphic design at the Columbus
College of Art & Design. As a part of his senior capstone
project — “the most important project of my academic
career,” he explained — he was tasked with creating
an experience for an audience that shares a passion
for their chosen subject.
Initially, he envisioned an event in a hall with a traditional
Khmer buffet and a live band with his mother
performing. He quickly came to the realization that
dream was not to be.
“It was outside of my scope and budget,” he said.
Thinking back to the important connection between
food and stories, he ran with the idea for a cookbook
featuring recipes from members of the local Khmer
community. He envisioned interviews with the cooks
so he could document the stories behind their personal
connection to their favorite dish.
He wanted it to be titled “Tarsu Cookbook” because
he felt that word truly encapsulated who they are as
people.
“Tarsu means perseverance, solidarity, community,
and love.”
While Seng had faith he could competently complete
this ambitious project, he does admit he had
some reservations in regard to the community’s reception
for his idea. He said once he started explaining his
vision, however, they opened up in the most unexpected
ways.
“Everyone that I talked to was so excited to share,”
he said. “They wanted to pass on the recipes to my generation.
They wanted to teach, to spread the culture, to
spread the love.”
Over the course of several months, Seng interviewed
10 people for the “Tarsu Cookbook” and collected
21 recipes that range from generational dishes like
Nom Pachok and Amok to some more modern ones
inspired by “YouTube mothers.” He videorecorded the
interviews and the meal preparation process. He also
took professional portraits of the cooks. His mother
helped provide translations for the project.
The “Tarsu Cookbook” was launched during the
Khmer New Year Festival, which was held at the
Buddhist Temple (Wat Samakyserirattanaram) in
Grove City from April 15-17. His initial run of 50
copies quickly sold out.
Seng said he was overwhelmed by the community’s
response to the cookbook, which he called his participation
in one of the most rewarding experiences of his
life.
“The support for my project was more than I could
have ever imagined,” he said. “The event was packed
full of people excited to celebrate, and I felt my entire
community lift me up in a way I’ve never experienced
before.
“This project was a love letter to my people, and
what I got back was the same love multiplied by a
thousand. There aren’t enough words to describe the
joy I feel.”

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In Education
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Classified staff gets new contract with South-Western
By Dedra Cordle
Staff Writer
Hundreds of classified employees have
secured a new contract with the South-
Western City Schools District.
On April 25, the board of education
announced at its regular meeting that they
have reached a new collective bargaining
agreement with the Ohio Association of
Public School Employees (OAPSE) Local
211.
According to the district, there are
approximately 950 classified support personnel
who hold membership with OAPSE.
Their positions range from school office
employees to mechanics, from cooks and
interpreters, and from aides to bus drivers.
The board and the union representing
GCHS orchestra spring concert
The Grove City High School Symphony
Orchestra will host its spring concert at
Grove City High School on Wednesday,
May 18 at 7 p.m. For more information,
contact, Tom Traini at
thomas.traini@swcsd.us.
the employees have been negotiating a new
contract for months; several classified
employees said at a rally prior to the last
board of education meeting at least one
offer had been rejected as they did not feel
their value was being accurately represented
within the process.
Board president Cathy Johnson said the
board believes the new collective bargaining
agreement is a reflection of their value
to the district.
“OAPSE staff members play a vital role
in our ability to transport, feed, maintain
facilities, attend to medical needs, and support
students,” she said. “The competitive
agreement adopted on tonight’s agenda
represents the district’s sincere acknowledgement
and deep appreciation for these
efforts. With an eye on the future, we are
S.A.L.T. at Evans Center
The Grove City Division of Police host
Seniors and Law Enforcement Together
(S.A.L.T.) meetings at 1 p.m. the second
Tuesday of each month at the Evans
Center, 4330 Dudley Ave. Adults of all ages
are welcome to attend. If you would like
community events
thankful for the opportunity to continue to
partner together to benefit our community’s
most precious asset in our students for
many years to come.”
Under the terms of the contract which
will be in effect through June 30, 2025, the
classified employees will receive a 2.75 percent
cost of living increase in the contract
years of 2022-23 and 2023-2024 and a 3.23
percent cost of living increase in 2024-25.
The contract also stipulates the district
will cover 70 percent of the cost of insurance
premiums for individuals choosing the
family insurance plan. There will be no
change for individuals choosing a single
plan.
The board also approved the non-
OAPSE classified salary schedule and the
Central Office Confidential salary schedule
additional information on other crime prevention
programs visit police.grovecityohio.gov
or call 614-277-1765.
Century Village open house
The Southwest Franklin County
Historical Society welcomes groups and
increase. They will be given a 2.75 percent
cost of living increase in the years 2022-23
and 2023-24 and a 3.25 percent cost of living
increase in 2024-25. Employees under
these classifications include school monitors,
recreation center staff and officials
within the treasurer’s office and the payroll
department.
Treasurer Hugh Garside said while the
annual cost of living increase for the
OAPSE and non-OAPSE employees was
higher than projected in the five-year
financial forecast, he continues to see the
district being fiscally solvent throughout
the three-year term of the contract.
“When a school district enters into a
contract agreement, by law they have to
show that they can afford to do so throughout
the term of the contract,” he said.
individuals to Century Village, 4185
Orders Road. Tour the historic log house
and school from 2 to 4 p.m. the fourth
Saturday of each month, May through
September. For more information or to
schedule a visit to Century Village, contact
Steve Jackson at 614-871-0081.
Moses-Mouser Eye Care
Dr. Joshua Morris is a board-certified Optometrist
who grew up in Bellville, Ohio. He
completed his undergraduate degree at the
University of Akron, where he graduated
magna cum laude with honors.
Dr. Morris attended The Ohio State University
College of Optometry and graduated cum laude with honors to receive
his Doctor of Optometry Degree in May 2019. After completing his
studies, he was awarded the “Primary Vision Care Clinical Excellence
Award”, in 2019.
Dr. Morris is a member of the American Optometric Association, the
Ohio Optometric Association, and The Ohio State Alumni Association.
He is excited to practice full scope optometry, diagnosing and treating
a variety of ocular disorders and diseases in patients of all ages, but has
a special interest in contact lenses and ocular disease.
On a personal note, Dr. Morris and his wife Tess, enjoy spending time
with their family, friends, and their Bernese Mountain dog Maverick,
cheering on The Ohio State Buckeyes, trying new foods, and exploring
Columbus breweries.
Q: How often should someone with diabetes
get an eye exam?
A: Someone with diabetes should see an eye care professional at least
once a year for a comprehensive dilated eye exam.
Q: How can diabetes affect my vision?
A: Over time, diabetes damages small blood vessels throughout the body,
including the retina. Diabetic retinopathy occurs when these tiny blood
vessels leak blood and other fluids. This causes the retinal tissue to swell,
resulting in cloudy or blurred vision. The condition usually affects both
eyes. The longer a person has diabetes, the more likely they will develop
diabetic retinopathy. If left untreated, diabetic retinopathy can cause
blindness. (AOA)
Symptoms include: seeing spots or “floaters”, blurred vision, and difficulty
seeing at night.
Schedule your diabetic eye exam today
with Dr. Morris.
1600 Gateway Circle, Grove City, OH 43123 614-963-3820

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community events
Shredding Day
The Grove City Spring Shredding Day is 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Saturday, May 7 at Park Street Intermediate School, 3205 Park
St. This event is made possible through efforts of Keep Grove City
Beautiful in partnership with Ohio Mobile Shredding. Grove City,
Jackson Township and Urbancrest residents only; no businesses.
Limit of five boxes or trash bags per vehicle. All paper is securely
shredded offsite. Residents must retain their boxes or bags after
emptying paper in provided shredding bins. For additional information,
call the Grove City environmental supervisor at 614-277-
3058.
Free community meal
Bethel Lutheran Church, 4501 Hoover Road in Grove City, will
host a free community meal every third Saturday of each month.
The food will be served from noon to 1 p.m. For more information,
call the church office at 614-875-0510.
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Celebrating Earth Day
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Grove City Mayor Richard “Ike” Stage had plenty of help to plant a pecan tree for his Arbor Day proclamation.
The tree planting ceremony was part of the city’s Earth Day Celebration, held April 23 at Fryer
Park. The event featured a variety of activities and educational booths designed to celebrate the natural
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One of the most popular attractions at the Grove City Earth
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he shows 2-year-old Blake Barnes a large tarantula.

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Township Focus
By Dedra Cordle
Staff Writer
The Jackson Township administrative
building is set to become the most popular
destination for residents looking to unload
unwanted household items. Officials say
they are completely at ease with the
impending situation.
“I would rather see this facility become
the biggest collection point of unwanted
materials than find it illegally dumped
elsewhere within our community,” said
Township Administrator Shane
Farnsworth.
For more than a decade, the administrative
building, located at 3756 Hoover Road,
has been the site of a massive cleanup
event in the spring and fall, allowing residents
of the township, the city of Grove
City, and the village of Urbancrest to dispose
of hundreds of pounds of unwanted
items free of charge.
“It was one of the township’s most popular
events,” said Farnsworth. “Close to
1,200 to 1,500 vehicles would roll through
here over the course of a few hours and
unload all of their miscellaneous junk.
“It eventually got to the point where it
would cause traffic backups on Hoover
Road because there were so many people
wanting to participate.”
The introduction of the novel coronavirus
put a halt to the planned spring and
fall cleanup in 2020, but the township
decided to host a staggered cleanup event
throughout the spring and summer to try
to flatten the curve.
“It turned out to be a surprisingly successful
endeavor,” said Farnsworth. “The
residents liked the convenience of dropping
off materials before they went to work or
after they came home from work, and we
liked not having to clean up illegal dumping
areas throughout the community.”
He said since the implementation of the
extended community cleanup campaign,
the road crews have only had to respond to
a “small handful” of illegally dumped materials.
“It has gone down from more than a
dozen calls each year to maybe one or two,”
said Farnsworth.
Because of the success of the campaign,
the township hosted another extended
cleanup event in 2021. They will continue
to do the same for 2022.
“We are so excited to be able to offer this
extended summer cleanup service for the
community again,” said Farnsworth.
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will run through Sept. 30.
Items accepted include residential bulk
trash, bulk items, scrap metal and tires.
The latter item is limited to four per vehicle
per trip. Hazardous waste will not be
accepted, and neither will batteries.
Residents will also be permitted to drop
off Styrofoam thanks to a partnership with
Keep Grove City Beautiful.
“Let’s say you purchase a microwave or
a television set and it comes with that large
molding of Styrofoam around the item,”
said Farnsworth. “Now, you will be able to
drop that off here and it will be put through
a compressor so that material can be recycled
and re-used. That is a new service we
are really excited about.”
E-waste, minus monitors and televisions,
will still be accepted year-round;
some construction materials and some
household furniture that can be repurposed
will also be permitted to be off-loaded
through Sept. 30. Farnsworth encouraged
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Community cleanup campaign in Jackson Township
televisions to give the office a call as they
can provide referrals to local sites that
accept those e-waste materials.
“Our goal with this service is to be of
service to the community,” he said. “Well,
that and curbing illegal dumping while
keeping as many items out of the landfill as
we can.”
The township will also offer summertime
brush pick-up services for residents in
the unincorporated areas. The dates are
slated for May 23-27; June 20-24; July 25-
29; Aug. 22-26; and Sept. 26-30.
Farnsworth requested that residents who
live in these areas call the township office
at 614-875-2742 to let them know they plan
to participate in the brush pick-up on one
of the scheduled days.
“Just set it out to the edge of the road
and our road department will swing by and
pick up the brush,” he said.
Though anyone within the township, the
city, or the village can participate in the
community cleanup campaign during normal
hours of operation, township officials
have requested participants sign in at the
office and let them know which materials
they are seeking to dispose.

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Bald eagle population soars in Ohio
The most recent bald eagle census from
the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Division of Wildlife estimates 806 nests in
Ohio.
This is an estimated increase of 14 percent
from the 707 bald eagle nests documented
in Ohio from the 2020 citizen science
survey coordinated by the Division of
Wildlife.
Bald eagle nesting success was at an
estimated rate of 82 percent in the spring
of 2021, and the number of young per nest
was 1.6, well above the number of 1 per
nest needed to sustain the population.
These productivity rates are similar to previous
years. The 2022 estimate will be
released following the nesting season.
The Division of Wildlife’s bald eagle
nesting survey consisted of flying five
blocks, each roughly 10 square miles, to
search for eagle nests in woodlots and
along rivers. Two of the blocks, one near
Sandusky on Lake Erie and the other over
Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area in northeast
Ohio, are flown every year. The other three
blocks are rotated every year. The 2021
blocks were located around Killbuck
Wildlife Area, Grand Lake St. Marys, and
the Maumee River in Defiance and Henry
counties.
“Bald eagle management by the
Division of Wildlife includes habitat conservation
with an emphasis on wetlands
and wooded river corridors, working with
rehabilitators who help injured birds recover,
and helping to enforce protective state
and federal laws,” said Division of Wildlife
Chief Kendra Wecker. “We are incredibly
proud that Ohio’s bald eagle population
continues to improve and grow.”
Bald eagles thrive in spaces with clean
water and fish, their preferred food. Lake
Erie and other large waterbodies host the
highest number of eagles because of easy
access to food resources. All Ohioans can
report a bald eagle nest at wildohio.gov or
through the HuntFish OH mobile app.
2020 nest census
In 2020, a nest census was completed to
locate every active bald eagle nest in Ohio.
The results indicated Ohio had 707 active
eagle nests in 85 counties. Most nests were
confirmed on private property, with about
150 on public lands. Of those, 43 nests were
located on Division of Wildlife properties.
More about Ohio’s bald eagles
The bald eagle was once an endangered
species, with only four nesting pairs in
Ohio in 1979. Thanks to partnerships
between the Division of Wildlife, Ohio zoos,
wildlife rehabilitation facilities, concerned
landowners, and conservationists its population
increased. After much hard work
and continued conservation, the bald eagle
was removed from the federal list of threatened
and endangered species in 2007, and
Messenger file photo by Pat Donahue
This bald eagle appears to be having a talk with his little one in its nest, which was
located in Newcomerstown, Ohio.
from Ohio’s list in 2012.
Bald eagles are protected under both
state law and the federal Bald and Golden
Eagle Protection Act, making it illegal to
disturb bald eagles. When viewing these
majestic birds, remember to respect the
bird’s space and stay at least 100 yards
away. Disturbing bald eagles at the nest
site could lead the pair to abandon the
eggs.
As with many of Ohio’s native wildlife
species, bald eagles require specific habitat
conditions to thrive. Bald eagle habitat protection
and research is funded by the sale
of bald eagle conservation license plates,
income tax check-off donations to the
Endangered Species and Wildlife Diversity
Fund, and sales of the Ohio Wildlife Legacy
Stamp. Learn how to support Ohio's magnificent
wildlife at wildohio.gov.
About ODNR
The mission of the Division of Wildlife is
to conserve and improve fish and wildlife
resources and their habitats for sustainable
use and appreciation by all. Visit
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Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce
To create a positive environment for the development and success of business
Get your taste buds ready for A Taste of Grove City
The event features four
specially themed weeks
It’s almost here…another four weeks of
yummm! with A Taste of Grove City.
With such a great response last year, the
festivities will return for a full month including
four themed weeks, plenty of restaurants
to try, and lots of discounts and
special menu items.
The schedule
•May 1-7: Burger & Sandwich Week
•May 8-14: Pizza Week
•May 15-21: Sweet Treats Week
•May 22-28: Best of Grove City Week
The restaurants
Restaurants can participate in one or all
of the four themed weeks, which means
some might have a new special every week
so make sure to mention “A Taste of GC”
when you dine in or out.
Each restaurant creates their own discounts,
special menu items and offerings for
the week(s), and is eligible to win the “Best
of” award for as many weeks as they participate
so make sure to vote for your favorite
establishment and give them the kudos they
deserve.
With so many themed weeks and the variety
of restaurants in our area, there is
sure to be a lot of good eating in May!
Restaurants are still able to register so
keep checking back to see if your local favorites
are on the list. For the most up to
date information and to view deals and specials
(many are still in the works!), visit:
https://www.gcchamber.org/taste-of-grovecity/
The restaurants: Academy Grill at
SWCA; Capital City Cakes; China Bell;
Registration is now open for this Summer’s
Chamber Open golf outing returning
on July 11 at Hickory Hills Golf Club.
Golfers are encouraged to create teams
with friends, colleagues, or even employees;
however individual registration is also
available for this day full of golf, food, and
fellowship. Golfers do not need to be members
of the Grove City Area Chamber of
Cimi’s Bistro; Flyers Pizza Grove City South
(London-Groveport Road location); Fusion
Japanese Steakhouse ; Garden Bar; Grandslam
Nutrition ; Grandstand Pizza; Grove
City Brewing Company & Plum Run Winery;
Grove City Nutrition; IHOP; Marco’s
Pizza; O’Charley’s; Planks on Broadway;
Siam Hibachi; Smoothie Kin; Tammy’s
Pizza; Zamarelli’s Pizza Palace.
How this works
To enjoy A Taste of Grove City you’ll dine
directly with the restaurant(s) of your
choosing (in person or many offer carry out)
and request the discount or special menu
items and then vote for your favorite experience
each week so they can receive recognition
and entries to be the winner for their
themed week(s).
As previously mentioned, there will be
plenty of specials and you can vote by visiting
the GCACC website, event app, or scan
the QR code printed on posters and postcards
throughout Grove City.
If you really enjoy your meal and experience
remember that restaurants would also
love five-star feedback on their Google,
Facebook or Yelp pages.
The Chamber thanks this year’s sponsors,
which include the presenting sponsor
Credit Union of Ohio and additional themed
weeks and award sponsors: American Eagle
Mortgage, Auto Service Experts OH by
Sanderson Automotive, Franklin County
Banking Center, Health Markets, Heartland
Bank, and Kemba Financial Credit
Union.
Additional information can be viewed online
as well as details on how to participate
as a restaurant or a sponsor.
Those still wishing to participate should
act quickly. Visit
https://www.gcchamber.org/taste-of-grovecity/
to get started.
Commerce but it is a great way to meet
other Chamber member businesses.
The fun will tee off at 10 a.m. and will
conclude by 4 p.m. There will be a silent
auction and goodie bags for participating
golfers. This event will support the Grove
City Food Pantry and their valuable work in
the community.
Those interested in participating as a
Siam Hibachi emerged victorious in 2021 from a category with a variety of dishes. Siam
Hibachi found many new fans during the 2021 Taste of Grove City as they enjoyed more
business.
Chamber Open Annual Golf Outing set for July 11
golfer or supporting by way of sponsorship
or auction donation, can call the Chamber
office: 614-875-9762, or visit the Chamber
Open’s event page: https://www.gcchamber.org/chamber-golf-outing/
One more congratulations goes to the
2021 winners–will there be new winners in
2022 or will they hold their place as the
champions?
2021 winners:
•First place team: Mojo on Broadway.
•Second place team: Franklin County
Banking Center.
•Skills contest winners: Michelle Fulks
(Stark & Associates), Chris Roach (Roach
Enterprises), Brad Pence (Local Waste), Ike
Stage (Mayor of Grove City.)

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HR Essentials: What Every Employer Should Know
By Rachel Kutay
My Business Resource
A question that I have been asked repeatedly
throughout my career is what does
HR do? The HR department can seem like a
mystery; sometimes helpful, sometimes
scary, but all too often not well understood.
The function of human resources is to
manage the employee life cycle — everything
from staffing, training and development,
compensation, safety and health to employee
relations. Effective HR professionals
must have a wide skill set and knowledge
base, with regular education and training
on wage and hour law, discrimination, recruiting,
managing employees, safety and
health, leave laws, health care reform, benefits
administration and a multitude of
other federal, state, and local regulations.
In every organization, large and small,
there is a responsibility to protect the company
from liability and to implement fair,
legal, and consistent employment practices.
Ignorance is not bliss in HR! Below is an introduction
to a few HR Basics that every
business should know:
•I-9s: Every employer in the U.S. must
ensure proper completion of Form I-9 for
each individual hired in the United States.
The Form is used to verify (1) the identity of
the person hired, and (2) that they are authorized
to work in the United States. The
employee must present acceptable documents
showing evidence of who they are and
their work authorization, and the employer
has to determine whether those documents
seem to be genuine. The employee must provide
these documents after they’ve accepted
a job and no later than the first day they
work, and the employer is required to complete
the form within three business days of
the employee’s start date.
•Wage and Hour Laws: The Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum
wage, overtime pay, record keeping, and
youth employment standards. This is the
law that classifies employees as exempt or
non-exempt from minimum wage and overtime
requirements. To be exempt from these
requirements, certain professional, executive,
and sales jobs can be exempt if they
satisfy three tests: the salary-level test, the
salary-basis test, and the duties test.
What does that mean? Exempt employees
must earn a weekly salary that meets
the minimum requirements. This minimum
threshold has in the past and will continue
to change, so a business must continually
monitor their pay to satisfy the test. Additionally,
the employer must pay the full
salary in any week the employee works, regardless
of how many hours the person
worked. Finally, the employee’s primary job
duties must meet certain criteria set out in
the law.
•Discrimination Laws: Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act (ADEA), the Equal
Pay Act (EPA), the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay
Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination
Act (GINA) are key federal laws
that prohibit employers from discriminating
in employment based on race, color, religion,
sex (including pregnancy, gender identity
and sexual orientation), national origin, disability,
age or genetic information. These
laws also prohibit retaliation against people
who complain of or report discrimination or
participate in an equal employment opportunity
(EEO) investigation.
These laws prohibit discrimination in all
aspects of the pre-hire and employment relationship
including recruiting, interviewing,
hiring, promotions, demotions, job
transfers, compensation, training, discipline,
benefits administration and terminations.
Even if you don’t work in HR, owners, supervisors,
and managers have a responsibility
to understand and comply with the
above laws and company policies. Best practices
for managers are to know and understand
your company’s policies and
procedures, respond to employee complaints
as soon as possible and demonstrate your
willingness to listen to complaints and be as
objective as possible about what you hear.
Need more HR information? Reach out to
Rachel at rkutay@mybusinessresource.com
HR Essentials is the Human Resources information
column written by Grove City Area
Chamber of Commerce member Rachel Kutay
specifically for the Chamber. Rachel owns and
operates local business My Business Resource,
and is active with the Chamber’s
WE:LEAD program.
HR Essentials: Recruiting Best Practices
By Rachel Kutay
My Business Resource
The process of recruiting has had many
shifts over the years. We’ve come a long way
from taking out a classified ad and waiting
for resumes to be mailed. Despite the technology
available to both candidates and employers,
recruiting seems harder than ever!
Why?
We’re currently living in the time period
called The Great Resignation. Beginning in
2018, a period of massive job switching
began, especially affecting women, tech and
health care industries, and management.
Month after month in 2021, record numbers
of workers handed in their resignations.
And even those who haven’t quit are thinking
about it. In one recent study, 57 percent
of workers responded that they were thinking
about leaving their jobs in the next year.
What does all of that mean? It’s time for
a reality check: there are simply not enough
candidates to fill our open positions.
As an employer, if you’re “winging it” in
today’s job market, you’re losing. Successful
recruiting is much more than posting a position
and praying that the right person applies
for it. It requires a combination of
human connection, communication skills,
intuition, and technology to be successful.
How do we bring a human connection to
recruiting? First, remember that resumes
are not people. They often don’t tell us the
whole story. The “rules” some of us are
using to screen resumes are no longer applicable.
Resumes don’t have to be just one
page. A gap in someone’s work history doesn’t
mean they’re a job hopper. Take the time
to get to know the person on the other side
of the resume and hear their story.
Applicant tracking systems allow us to
customize our hiring processes and save
As an employer, if you’re “winging it” in
today’s job market, you’re losing. Successful
recruiting is much more than posting a position
and praying that the right person applies
for it. It requires a combination of human connection,
communication skills, intuition, and
technology to be successful.
time and money by integrating with job
boards, career sites, and social media. Having
this technology alone though doesn’t automatically
result in filling open positions.
If your system isn’t mobile friendly, candidates
quickly abandon the application
process. Nothing is worse as a job seeker
than uploading a resume and then having
to re-type all of the same information again.
Apply to one of your own jobs to really understand
the point of view of a candidate.
Ask yourself: How long did it take? Were
you able to apply on your phone? Did you get
a response when you finished? How did it
feel? You might be surprised at the answers!
Finally, remember that recruiting is a
team sport! When recruiting falls just on
one person the process and experience can
suffer. Develop a recruiting process for your
company with your team, and train everyone
involved on what kind of questions to
ask and how to objectively evaluate candidates.
Refresh yourself on what questions
are legal to ask in an interview or on an application.
Collaboration internally will pay
off with better hires that take less time!
HR Essentials is the Human Resources information
column written by Grove City Area
Chamber of Commerce member Rachel Kutay
specifically for the Chamber. Rachel owns and
operates local business My Business Resource,
and is active with the Chamber’s
WE:LEAD program.

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Planet Fitness in Grove City held its official ribbon cutting on April 5. Community leaders
and members gathered to celebrate the opening and explore the new facility. Planet
Fitness is located at 2378 Stringtown Road. Grove City leaders and community members
alike gathered for the ribbon cutting of Planet Fitness. Those in attendance included
Grove City Mayor Richard Stage, Grove City Chamber Executive Director Shawn
Conrad and Chamber Board President Lisa Zeigler.
Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce board members join in celebrating the ribbon
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It’s time for the Farmers’ Market
The Grove City Chamber Farmers’ Market
will make its return on Saturday, May
14.
Once again, shoppers can look forward to
displays of vendors with a variety of produce
and locally-produced and handmade goods.
The spring portion of the market (running
through mid-June) will feature early-season
produce in addition to tasty food products
ranging from sweets to meats and maybe
even some dog treats.
The summer portion of the market beginning
in mid-June is when shoppers can
begin to see summer produce favorites arrive
in addition to the other seasonal food offerings.
Fan-favorites such as sweet corn
and melons will typically arrive by July and
toward the end of the market’s run in September
there is a chance for pumpkins and
gourds to usher in the fall season. Ohio’s
wild weather can impact the growing season
and availability of favorite produce items at
the Market, so here’s hoping for favorable
growing weather.
Market vendors are currently signing up
and being confirmed. Soon, vendor lists will
be available on the Farmers’ Market website:
https://www.gcchamber.org/farmersmarket/
The Market will be set up in the ample
parking lot just off of Park Street in between
Broadway Station and the library. This is
the third year for this location, but don’t forget
to remind friends or family members
who may not have shopped at the market
since the location change in Summer 2020.
The Chamber would like to thank Mount
Carmel Grove City for being this year’s
Farmers’ Market presenting sponsor. Additional
sponsor opportunities are available
and a great way to gain exposure while supporting
a community favorite. In addition,
vendor applications are still being accepted.
Information on those opportunities, and
more, can be found on the Farmers’ Market
website: https://www.gcchamber.org/farmers-market/

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WE:LEAD Women’s Business Forum celebrates 10 years
The WE:LEAD Annual Women’s Business
Forum celebrates its 10th year with the
May 18 event at the Aladdin Shrine Center.
The WE:LEAD program aims to connect
women in business to network and share encouragement,
knowledge, resources and
tools with each other and to make great
strides in their goals.
This year’s event will run from 7:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Lunch is included in addition to
other light refreshments. Come “solo” if you’d
like or as a group. The programming is designed
for women in business or other professional
endeavors, these topics will
resonate with women across their personal
and professional lives.
With a theme of “recharge, revive, refocus”
for 2022, the Forum will bring together
women with a variety of backgrounds and experiences
to share in a day that will recharge
and revive professional lives and personal
ones. Six area women from an assortment of
professions, leadership positions, and knowledge
will join us as speakers. The speakers
are: Deanna Stewart, Rachel Finney, Jennifer
Kelley, Christie Engler, Dr. Ellie Scott,
and keynote speaker Misty Johnson.
Deanna Stewart, president
Mount Carmel Foundation
Presenting: “Invest in Yourself: You’re
Worth It!” This presentation shares top 10
ways to invest in yourself and covers both
professional and personal ways of how to
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Why is it important that women gather together
for events such as the WE:LEAD
Women’s Forum?
Women play a critical role in our society,
representing 51 percent of the U.S. population
and earning more than 57 percent of
four-year college degrees. While progress
has been made, there is still significant
work that needs to be done to enable women
to take their place in the board room, in the
C- suite and/or running their own businesses.
There are compelling reasons to
push for this type of equity–it makes all of
us stronger and it is the right thing to do.
Consider the following:
●Stronger Businesses: Women hold 26.5
percent of board seats for the S&P Fortune
500. Companies with more than three
women on their board had a 66 percent
higher return on capital.
●Greater Entrepreneurship: Women entrepreneurs
fuel the economy. Womenowned
business employ more than nine
million people and generate $1.6 trillion in
annual revenue.
●Thriving Communities: Today women
earn 83 cents for every dollar a man earns
and the numbers are even lower for women
of color. Ninety percent of every dollar a
woman earns goes back into families and
communities, versus 30-40 percent for men.
It’s helpful for women to have a place to
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and opportunities. The WE:LEAD
Women’s Forum provides a great space for
women to connect, learn and grow.
Tell us what excites you about being a speaker
for this year’s WE:LEAD Women’s Forum.
I’m always energized by the opportunity
to connect with other women to share ideas,
best practices and lessons learned. While I
hope the perspective I will share is helpful,
I’m personally looking forward to meeting
new leaders and gaining insight into a variety
of different topics.
In staying in line with the event theme of
“recharge, revive, refocus”, what are three
ways you recharge yourself when feeling overloaded
or on “low battery”?
While this has always been important, it’s
critical now given the pressures from the
pandemic. I’m a “work in progress.” Here are
things I do to recharge, revive and refocus:
1. Exercise! It makes a difference in my
ability to manage stress, maintain a positive
attitude and show up with my best self, at
home and at work.
2. Meditation and mindfulness: I am a devoted
“yogi” and practice meditation regularly.
3. Making time to hang out with my
friends and family. I get my energy from
other people and socializing is something I’ve
really missed the last 2 years. I’ve been working
on making this a priority in my schedule!
Deanna’s Bio: Deanna Stewart’s 30 plus
years of experience as a senior executive provides
her with a skill set that includes
strategic planning, fundraising, marketing
and financial management expertise. She
has raised more than $800 million to support
health, education and basic services in
central Ohio. She is president of the Mount
Carmel Foundation where she leads all aspects
of Foundation management including
oversight of a $142 million endowment.
Mount Carmel serves as a healing and
transformative presence with emphasis on
care for the poor and underserved. She led
fundraising teams at United Way of Central
Ohio and The Ohio State University.
Deanna spent nearly two decades with
AT&T starting as a frontline Fortune 500
salesperson and progressing to lead sales,
marketing and business unit teams. As part of
her leadership on a $15 billion federal government
contract, she oversaw the Bell Labs team
responsible for design and management of a
sophisticated integrated national network.
She is a member of Trinity Health’s
Strategic Philanthropy Council and has
served on United Way's National Millennial
Engagement Team and OSU’s President's
Council on Women. She is a trustee on the
Leadership Columbus Board and a member
of United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council
and the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association.
She is a member of WELD, an
organization she helped found and where
she served as president for three years. She
earned her MBA in marketing from George
Washington University, her bachelor of science
in business from Longwood University
and is a graduate of AT&T's Leadership Development
Program.
Rachel Finney, CEO, Columbus Humane
Presenting: “The Power of Perspective:
Finding the Silver Lining When It’s Raining
Cats & Dogs”
Sometimes a set-back is a remarkable
path forward. This is a story about shaping
our best possible future by changing the
lens through which we view our challenges.
Join Rachel D.K. Finney, CEO of Columbus
Humane, for a look at how she and her
team leverage adversity and make the best of
difficult situations by shifting perspectives.
This session creates an opportunity to
consider the “up side of down.” Finney, a selfproclaimed
“advantage-ist” teaches the audience
to consider the advantages of
experiencing hardship and the good that can
come from otherwise bad situations. Attendees
will receive an advantage inventory and
a reflection activity ready for immediate use.
Why is it important that women gather together
for events such as the WE:LEAD
Women’s Forum?
Thriving in today’s world truly takes a
village. When women come together to create
community, we learn from one another
and can leverage our collective strengths to
maximize our impact. Everyone wins.
Tell us what excites you about being a speaker
for this year’s WE:LEAD Women’s Forum.
I enjoy sharing my story with others and
helping an audience extract the advantages
from difficult life experiences. I’m looking
forward to connecting with the Grove City
Area Chamber of Commerce members.
Without ‘spoiling’ your talk but staying on
topic and in line with the event theme of
recharge, refocus, what are three things you or
your team do to recharge your batteries when
you’re in the middle of the storm?
There are no shortages of “storms” in
non-profit work, so we have lots of practice
with perseverance. It’s our job to think
about quality of life for animals and people,
both. I think our success stems from being
able to recognize signs of stress and fatigue
in ourselves and in others. That awareness
helps us advocate for wellness for everyone.
We talk openly about how we’re doing and
what we need to stay well.
Rachel’s Bio: Rachel D.K. Finney is a Certified
Animal Welfare Administrator with 19
years of experience in animal sheltering and
23 years of experience in non-profit management.
Finney has degrees in non-profit management,
psychology, political science and
sociology from Indiana University.
She began working in animal welfare as
the executive director of the Union County
Humane Society and serves as the CEO at
Columbus Humane in Columbus. Before her
animal welfare career began, Finney served
in leadership roles at Junior Achievement
of Central Ohio and with the Children’s
Organ Transplant Association.
In 2015, Finney was recognized as Small
Nonprofit CEO of the Year by Columbus
CEO magazine and in 2013, she was recognized
as one of the youngest ever “Forty
Under 40” award winners. Finney is a guest
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lecturer for nonprofit management, human
resources and veterinary medical students
at The Ohio State University and delivers
motivational and leadership keynotes and
workshops on “The Power of Perspective”
and topics including “Decision-Making for
Animal Outcome, Care and Treatment,”
“The Logistics of Drama in the Workplace,”
“Successful Volunteer Management in Animal
Shelters,” and “Recognizing and Reporting
Signs of Animal Abuse and Neglect.”
Rachel describes herself as an “Advantageist,”
or one who finds the advantages in
difficult experiences. She writes regular blogs
and runs TheAdvantageist.com. Finney operates
under the philosophy that we should
“never be afraid to do the right thing.”
Jennifer Kelley, My Business Resource
Presenting: “Reframing Shame” Exploring
the idea that women in particular interpret
and respond to “failure” as a deep, dark
secret — a shameful thing - that no one can
ever know about. Why do we do this? How
does this undermine who we really are?
How does this impact the current and future
generations of women leaders?
We’ll talk about not only how, but why
we need to give ourselves permission to tell
our story, and to encourage vulnerability —
knowing your story may very well be someone
else’s survival guide.
Why is it important that women gather together
for events such as the WE:LEAD
Women’s Forum?
It is important for women to support
each other and while I think this happens
informally in our daily lives, the idea that
there is a formalized space and forum to remind
us of the importance of this serves to
renew the message that even at our lowest
points, we are never alone.
Tell us what excites you about being a speaker
for this year’s WE:LEAD Women’s Forum.
I am excited to connect with new friends and
looking forward to hearing the stories of other
women and learning from their experiences.
Without ‘spoiling’ your talk but staying on
topic and including our event theme of
recharge, refresh, what are three tips for
recharging ourselves as we come out of that
failure moment and work to continue onward?
Focus on what is in your control. Those
moments of failure make us feel as though
everything is out of our hands. And while
there are many things beyond our control, focusing
on those things that we do have power
over is a great step as we move forward.
Recognize failure distorts how you view
your abilities. Surround yourself with people
and situations that remind you who you are,
and all the amazing things you are capable
of — never let an isolated incident define you.
Eliminate the word “perfect” from your
vocabulary. Perfect doesn’t exist — if it did,
then why do pencils have erasers? Shift your
thinking away from trying to meet this unattainable
threshold defined as perfectionism;
focus on striving for excellence instead.
Jen’s Bio: She is a human resources expert
who excels at establishing rapport and relationship
building within many industries, including
education, manufacturing,
construction, distribution, and professional
services. Jen is experienced in supporting
strategic HR initiatives to help companies improve
performance, using practical approaches
to deliver efficient programs to accomplish
business objectives. Jen has her MBA from
The Ohio State University, is PHR and
SHRM-CP certified and is a Notary Public.
Christie Engler, Client Services Director
Consolidate Employer Services
Presenting: “Navigating Difficult Conversations”
As a small business owner or
HR practitioner, you have a lot of conversations.
Often with business owners and highlevel
leaders. Daily with employees.
How do you manage the convo when the
subject turns difficult? If you’ve ever had to
introduce a major policy change or initiate
a tough discussion with a leader, this session
is for you!
Learning objectives: Identify difficult
conversations in the workplace; Learn how
to approach situations while maintaining
your strategic position; and Gain resources
and tools to assist in successful outcomes.
Why is it important that women gather together
for events such as the WE:LEAD
Women’s Forum?
Women have to support women, particularly
in business. It is wonderful to see an
event dedicated to the progression of women
in the workplace. I feel it’s important for
women to have a place to gather with others
to share ideas and learn from others.
Tell us what excites you about being a speaker
for this year’s WE:LEAD Women’s Forum.
I am very excited to be a part of it. I am
looking forward to engaging with members
and learning more about the organization.
Without ‘spoiling’ your talk but to stay within
the subject of communication, could you provide
us three quick tips for communicating effectively
in the workplace—difficult topic or not?
Three tips: act quickly, be direct, assume
positive intent.
Christie’s Bio: She is an HR practitioner
with over 15 years’ experience in the field.
Christie has worked with hundreds of small
and mid-sized businesses, primarily in the
outsourcing space. Her areas of specialty include
employee relations, employment law
and compliance, training and development,
coaching, process improvement, risk management,
and payroll and benefits administration.
Christie is a graduate of The Ohio
State University and the Keller Graduate
School of Management at DeVry University.
She has earned the SPHR and SHRM-CP
certifications. She is a member of SHRM.
Dr. Ellie Scott
Stringtown Animal Hospital (owner)
Curly Girl Vet (influencer)
Presenting: “From 3 to 33, growing your
team while maintaining culture and quality”
Dr. Ellie Scott will share her experiences
and knowledge for creating a foundation of
healthy soil that will sow the seeds of strong,
happy team members. Fostering fun, systems,
and support by planning ahead are
only a few of the ways to grow without sacrificing
quality. Yep, you read that right.
Fun is the most important ingredient!
Why is it important that women gather together
for events such as the WE:LEAD
Women’s Forum?
Women lift each other up. Along my journey
I struggled to find the resources to be a successful
business owner until I found the camaraderie
of women. The triumphs, struggles,
ideas, and support of women are an invaluable
resource that only occurs when women come
together to share with each other.
Tell us what excites you about being a speaker
for this year’s WE:LEAD Women’s Forum.
Sharing with others and enhancing
someone else’s path lifts me up and provides
me joy. I love sharing the anecdotes that
have made me successful and hopefully will
spare others from experiencing those lessthan-ideal
pitfalls that I stumbled across.
“Fun is the most important ingredient!” is the
closing line of your presentation description.
Without ‘spoiling’ your talk, but keeping fun in
mind (along with the event theme of recharge,
refresh), could you share three tips for recharging
fun, joy, and comradery in the workplace?
Let go of what doesn’t make you happy.
Embrace change. Celebrate what you did
better today than yesterday. Find your
happy place and visit it, in person or in your
mind, daily.
Ellie’s Bio: Dr. Scott has a doctorate degree
from The Ohio State University College
of Veterinary Medicine 2001. Her credentials
include: President Caloosa Veterinary
Medical Association 2002 Caloosa Veterinary
Medical Society, Lee County Florida;
Purchase of Stringtown Animal Hospital
2004; Ohio Veterinary Medical Association
“Power of 10” participant 2006; and Emerging
Leader Entrepreneurial program graduate
Franklin University 2018
Dr. Scott participated as a speaker at
Ohio University Lancaster Campus Business
Management Technology course
(2006), Bank of America Small Business
Lending speaker (2006), Ohio State Fair
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City Women’s Business Forum (2021)
Misty Lee Johnson, CEO/owner
Repurposed, Renewed, and Restored
Keynote Title: “Yes you CAN!”
Why is it important that women gather together
for events such as the WE:LEAD
Women’s Forum?
It is my experience in life and in business
that when women connect things change,
progress is made and ideas come to life!
Tell us what excites you about being the
keynote speaker for this year’s WE:LEAD
Women’s Forum.
I love encouraging women! I am so honored
to have the opportunity to share how life
has taught me to see obstacles as opportunities
and giving up is not an option. You may
need to press pause but you have it in you to
keep going! Some of my greatest victories in
life have come out of my darkest hours.
In keeping with the event’s “recharge, revive,
refocus” theme, what are three tips you
could share with our e-magazine readers for
refocusing on the goal or path forward toward
our goals or objectives?
My top three tips are the same ones I
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When faced with the need to recharge,
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County uses workforce development initiative in new cafe
There is a new option for breakfast or
lunch at the Franklin County Courthouse.
Café Overlook opened for business on
the 16th floor at 373 S. High St. where
there hasn’t been any place for county
employees or building visitors to eat or
even get a cup of coffee since the beginning
of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. The
new venue isn’t a typical government
building cafeteria, however. Café Overlook
is a contemporary restaurant and also a
workforce development initiative in which
social services clients will be paid a living
wage while learning kitchen and job readiness
skills during an apprenticeship before
being placed in a longer-term career elsewhere
in the restaurant industry.
“Café Overlook was developed by rock
stars at the county and in our community —
they love this community and want to see
people thrive, and we’re just as excited
about this vision as they are” said board of
commissioners president Erica Crawley.
“Our community members want to work,
they want to be entrepreneurs where they
do something they love and flourish. Café
Overlook provides opportunity and support
for those dreams.”
The idea for a restaurant that also
trains residents for careers in hospitality
came from the commissioners, but Café
Overlook will be owned and operated by
Service! Relief for Hospitality Workers
(“Service!), an Ohio non-profit corporation,
led by a team of experienced restauranteurs,
Sangeeta Lakhani, Letha Pugh, and
Matthew Heaggans. The trio envision Café
Overlook as an educational hub for workforce
and economic development. It will
eventually also serve as an incubator
kitchen, hosting other local culinary businesses.
The team sees it as a chance to
begin to change the restaurant industry,
which includes advocating for fairness in
wages and benefits for employees and educating
consumers on the impact of rising
food costs.
“Most restaurants don’t have time to
train people from scratch, let alone pay
them a living wage,” said Lakhani.
“Thanks to the commissioners, we’re able
to give people a good job where they can
learn essential job skills so they can go on
to have long-term careers in the industry.”
Employees of Café Overlook will be paid
$15 per hour and have access to benefits
like healthcare and subsidized childcare,
uniforms, and transportation. During their
apprenticeships, they’ll learn skills in all
parts of the restaurant, from cooking to
customer service, and even menu planning
and procurement. After an individual
assessment of each staff person’s skills and
capabilities, the team will work with them
to find long-term employment in the industry
where they can put their new skills to
work for a career.
“Café Overlook is an innovative
approach to food - fresh, local, and healthy
both for the people who eat it and the people
who prepare it,” said Pugh. “And unlike
most restaurants, which hate turnover,
we’ll even help our team members find
their next jobs when they’re ready to move
on.”
The menu at Café Overlook starts with
locally roasted coffee in the morning as
well as fresh baked goods and fruit. Lunch
includes a full salad bar and made-to-order
sandwiches at the grill. There will also be
take-and-go food options, and customers
will be able to order ahead from their desks
or cell phones through an app and then just
pick up their food at the Overlook when it’s
ready.
“Everybody deserves good, nutritious
food, and everybody deserves to be paid
fairly for their labor,” said Heaggans. “We
like to say that Café Overlook is an opportunity
to eat well while doing good.”
The commissioners made a commitment
in 2016 to pay their own employees a living
wage, and then raised their minimum to
$15 per hour in 2019. They have several
innovative programs with a similar model
of paying people and supporting them in
other ways while they learn the skills they
need for a middle class career in the building
trades or as a truck driver. They have
provided funding to help start up Café
Overlook and are also subsidizing its operating
costs in order to keep prices affordable
for employees and visitors to the courthouse.
“As the former owner of a restaurant, I
can tell you that it’s not an easy industry to
be in, but that the Café Overlook team is
really doing it right,” said commissioner
John O’Grady. “The food and service are
both fantastic; the support for their
employees and our local economy are
inspiring, and they’re giving our employees
and visitors a great, healthy and affordable
option for breakfast and lunch.”
Café Overlook will employ about 20 people
at a time, with some always rotating
onto and off of the roster as new team
members join and those with new experience
move on. The county and café have
partnered with Jewish Family Services to
identify new employees and to help them
with additional supports so that they can
focus on their new job and on learning the
ropes in a new industry.
“I’ve always said that the best social service
is a good paying job,” said commissioner
Kevin Boyce. “Providing somebody with
the opportunity to earn a living for their
family is the best way to help them move
up the ladder of economic mobility, and
Café Overlook will both feed the courthouse
and enrich our whole community.”
Café Overlook will be open daily
through the week from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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The song of the Red Birds
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When one thinks of music and baseball, the traditional
song, “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” or maybe John
Fogerty’s hit, “Centerfield,” might come to mind.
But in Columbus in 1933 the song that may have been
foremost in local baseball fans’ minds was, “Come on, Let’s
Root for the Red Birds.”
I recently came into possession of an original copy of the
sheet music for the song. Baseball was perhaps the nation’s
most popular sport in those days so it’s no surprise, considering
the fan fervor surrounding the game and hometown
teams, that songs were written about them, including the
Columbus Red Birds.
The Red Birds, who played in the American Association,
were the minor league baseball team that played in
Columbus from 1931-54 before the Jets of the International
League arrived in 1955. The Red Birds played in Red Bird
Stadium (later known as Jet Stadium and then Cooper
Stadium) on Columbus’ westside.
The 1933 Red Birds were a good ball club finishing the season
with a record of 101-51 and winning the American
Association pennant by 20 games over Indianapolis.
According to the book, “Baseball in Columbus,” by James R.
Tootle, Red Bird pitcher Paul Dean lead the league in strikeouts,
wins, and ERA that season.
Another player, outfielder Nick Cullop, according to various
sources, hit .313, drove in 143 runs, and hammered 28
home runs (some sources state he hit 26 homers).
The 1933 Red Birds were good enough to be named one of
minor league baseball’s top 100 teams of all time (see
MiLB.com).
A great ball club deserves a spirited tune.
In 1933, Jack Rich wrote the music for “Come On, Let’s
Root for the Red Birds” and Art Longbrake provided the
lyrics. I’m not a musician, so I can’t tell you what the music
sounds like, but it’s noted on the sheet music that the song is
to be played at “Valse moderato,” which is the tempo of a moderate
waltz.
The lyrics, in two verses with a chorus, are a rousing call
to support the team in the long tradition of sports fight songs,
particularly those of the “rah-rah” style of the early 20th century.
It opens, “If you crave a thrill, I’m sure that you will, get
a kick from that old game of ball. Our team’s going strong,
let’s help them along. They deserve a big boost from us all.”
The chorus urges fans to root for the Red Birds and “break
loose with a hip, hip, hooray.”
The song tells fans to make noise and not to “go in
the stands and sit on your hands.” It says it’s OK to
have some hot peanuts and cold pop, “but don’t stop
cheering the boys...” The song acknowledges that fans
need to catch their breath, too, so, “In that old seventh
inning, just stretch while they’re winning.”
The sheet music for the song is a work of art. The
cover for “Come On, Let’s Root for the Red Birds,” is
adorned with black and white headshot photos of the
players on the 1933 team as well as a classic pen and
ink drawing of a player at bat. The cover also features
the team’s colorful logo of red birds in flight. (See
image at right.)
The back cover of the sheet music is an ad for The
Knickerbocker Theatre, which was once located in
downtown Columbus on South High Street near Rich
Street. The ad welcomes fans to come to the theatre
“after the game” to enjoy “The greatest entertainment
value in town. Where the prices are the same every
day including Saturday and Sunday, 10 and 15
cents.” The ad goes on to boast of the theatre’s “high
class pictures (movies) and vaudeville” and its
“washed air cooling system.” The theatre also hosted
a “Free show for the kiddies every Tuesday and
Thursday afternoon.”
Tootle’s book includes an image of the cover of the
sheet music for “Come On, Let’s Root for the Red
Birds.” Wrote Tootle of the song, “...the success of the
team on the field in the early 1930s sparked an
increase in fan interest. This
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The cover for the sheet music for the song, “Come On, Let’s
Root for the Red Birds,” published in 1933 with music by
Jack Rich and lyrics by Art Longbrake.
support for the Columbus team in the depression era included
a spirited song backing the club...”
How did fans listen to the song in the 1930s? I don’t know
if the song was recorded onto a 78 rpm vinyl record or not. I
also don’t know if the song might have been played on the
radio. The song could have been sung by fans at Red Bird
Stadium during games. Maybe it was played on pianos in
places fans gathered like local bars and restaurants. Devoted
fans may have used the sheet music to play the song on their
home pianos.
Music in its many forms can provide inspiration for lofty
goals, impassioned support, personal reflection, or for simple
enjoyment. “Come On, Let’s Root for the Red Birds” strives
for all of these in its own way.
Rick Palsgrove is the managing editor of the Columbus
Messenger Newspapers.
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Opinion Page
Selection process can lead to questionable outcomes
Intense competition has always been an
integral part of our society. Our endless
quests to define who’s on top, the winner,
the best, in this or that, never seem to rest.
Yet the decision making processes we use
to determine who gets the dubious resulting
crowns too often use poorly structured
selection criteria that predictably lead to
needless lingering second-guessing.
The broad concepts we use to arrive at
who we dub our winners include objective
or subjective approaches, most often a combination.
The former uses criteria that’s
hopefully not influenced by personal viewpoints.
The latter is just the opposite, conclusions
are based upon personal preferences.
Throw inherent biases into the
equation and you create a muddled mess
that too often fails to accurately achieve
the goal of convincing us the official outcome
was the correct one.
I’ve never been a fan of results that utilize
a totally subjective approach. I prefer
results that predominantly rely upon meeting
strictly defined objective standards
that minimize opinion in the process and
leave me feeling confident the best and
truly deserving was identified. But those
situations are difficult to find. Sometimes I
try to roll with the flow and convince
myself the results are acceptable when I
know the process is flawed and the results
are basically nothing more than one opinion
that’s potentially biased and perhaps
just plain wrong.
An example. Take our national election
system. It’s strictly objective. We make our
picks (usually just once), then the votes are
tabulated (usually, and sometimes just
once) and the correct winner is identified
(most of the time). Forget that computer
saying, ‘garbage in garbage out.’ The numbers
never lie, they are what they are and
are never wrong. That’s why the system
always leaves us with that squeaky clean
feeling of complete confidence (and heartburn
and nausea) that the correct winner
was identified. Hmm, not the best example
I could have chosen to begin with. Let’s
move on.
Sports provides endless examples.
Scores in football games determine the
winners, totally objective. You don’t end a
game with a team ahead but then the referee
subjectively giving the win to the losing
team because he felt they played better.
But subjective referee decisions impact the
final score and abound throughout the
game. There’s a set of rules the referees
hopefully apply consistently and correctly
to ensure the integrity of an objective final
score. Yet almost every game has questionable
calls and often post-game error admissions.
Referee crews do their best. Some
are good, some are bad, a few of you even
question if they’re biased. Some crews have
more flags flying than you see from the
flagger landing the jets on an aircraft carrier.
Some crews call nothing.
The NFL acknowledged the potential
game altering subjective calls and implemented
the ability for coaches to challenge
calls along with play reviews that might
result in reversing a call. Someone else
then looks at the replays and there’s still
another subjective decision. But at least
the initial decision got looked at again,
there was an attempt to confirm the initial
subjective referee opinion.
If you go through the different sports,
you see the final score is objective and identifies
the winner, but they’re all loaded
with subjective calls to get there. Watching
different umpires call strikes and balls
from one game to the next is a world of
bewilderment. I doubt I’ll ever understand
what charging versus a blocking foul is in
college basketball; it’s rarely called consistently.
With subjective calls in sports comes the
potential for biases, intentional or subconsciously
inherent. The Olympics has provided
many instances of blatant bias outrage
over the years. Past controversies in
boxing, figure skating and gymnastics,
where subjective judging was obviously
based on country affiliations instead of
demonstrated athletic skills, come readily
to mind.
The weakness of subjective judging is
understood. To offset the potential bias of
one judge deciding an outcome you now
routinely see a panel of judges for many
forms of competition, even with TV competition
shows where there’s always a panel
judging the contestants, be it “American
Idol,” “The Voice,” “America’s Got Talent,”
etc.
It’s been some time since I wrote about
the epitome of the subjective approach,
that annual pompous pup event known as
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Since it’s coming up again (June 21-22), I
thought it might be worthy of rehashing.
As much as I love dogs, I’ve never been
a huge fan of dog shows other than I do
enjoy learning about the different breeds.
To me, the results are rarely convincing,
just far too subjective. The AKC seems
intent on keeping it that way, rather than
make any attempts over its many years of
existence to lessen the highly subjective
nature of it.
The upcoming Westminster show will be
its 146th, the first held in 1877. Last year
saw 2,500 dogs entered from near and afar,
representing 209 AKC sanctioned breeds.
In theory, they all represented the best of
the best, meeting all the stringent objective
conformation standards set for their
respective breeds. They’re all deserving,
you can’t improve beyond that.
Thus, the process to identify the best
becomes totally subjective, the opinion of
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just one judge at each step, as one dog
advances from: Best of Breed, to Best of
Group (herding, hound, toy, non-sporting,
sporting, terrier, working), to Best of Show,
one judge selecting one dog at each step.
Each judge spends but a few short minutes
evaluating each dog, somehow committing
thoughts to memory as they move along
and finally select. Ultimately, the Best of
Show choice comes out of the archaic
process.
Suppose you were judging the golden
retriever breed and had to pick one. Last
year there were 44 entered, the most breed
entries in the show. Then at the sporting
group level, there were 32 breeds to evaluate
and pick one from. The Best in Show
judge has it easy having to pick one from
the seven group winners. I don’t know how
the judges do it. Why not consider adapting
the process to incorporate a panel of judges
at the Best of Show level so there’s a consensus
opinion rather than just one?
There are 16 breeds that have never
won Best in Show over the show’s long history.
The list includes some of the most
popular fan favorites that includes: the
golden and Labrador retrievers and dachshunds.
Yet some breeds have won multiple
times, various terriers 34 times, the wire
haired terrier 12 of those. If all breeds meet
their AKC defined standards for objectivity
purposes, how can this be? There’s obviously
something amiss that’s overriding the
law of averages for those that haven’t won.
I’ll force myself to watch the upcoming
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, just
as I always do. Will this finally be the year
my favorite breed, the golden retriever,
wins? Right, and Cleveland’s teams will
also win this year’s World Series and Super
Bowl. Just as General Custer disgustedly
mumbled at the Little Bighorn, “men,
there’s always hope.”
Dave Burton is a guest columnist for the
Columbus Messenger Newspapers. He
lives in Grove City.
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RISE program aims to help families with child care
The Franklin County commissioners
announced a new investment in families
and local child care providers called
Franklin County RISE.
The partnership with Action For
Children will invest nearly $23 million
over two years to support Franklin County
families who are struggling to pay for child
care as well as child care providers and
staff. This is the most significant investment
ever in the local early childhood
learning system, and builds on earlier
funding from the city of Columbus. The
funding comes from the American Rescue
Plan and is intended to help families who
are facing the “benefits cliff” in which they
make too much to qualify for Publicly
Funded Child Care (PFCC) but too little to
actually afford child care, as well as the
early learning centers and teachers on
which they rely.
“As we reimagine what our child care
system is going to look like coming out of
the pandemic, some have tried to frame it
as a choice between increasing affordability
or improving quality,” Franklin County
Commissioner Erica Crawley said. “As a
single mom of twins, I can tell you parents
don’t see it as an either/or proposition - and
neither does Franklin County. Early care
and education is an educational, workforce,
and economic issue and must be top priority
requiring our investment now.”
Nearly one in six of the child care centers
in central Ohio that closed during the
COVID-19 pandemic has not reopened, and
half of those remaining report that they
are not able to cover their expenses.
Families rely on child care to help prepare
children for school and so that the parents
can work, but high-quality care can cost
more than college in Franklin County, and
parents who make as little as $25,000 per
year don’t qualify for assistance. Franklin
County RISE will help alleviate these
struggles in three ways: early learning
scholarships, incentive payments for child
care programs, and financial supports for
child care workers.
“Providing high-quality child care and
running a business are both challenges
even in the best of times,” said
Commissioner John O’Grady. “Our new
Franklin County RISE funding for both
child care centers and their staff will help
to keep them afloat, incentivize quality,
and ensure that great teachers don’t have
to abandon their passion for jobs in other
fields.”
Franklin County RISE includes $11.4
million in scholarships for families facing
the benefits cliff, and 500 students are
expected to be eligible for up to $10,000 per
year in scholarships.
The support to providers totals more
than $11.3 million in four funding areas: as
many as 750 providers are expected to
receive up to $3,000 per year for taking on
low-income families, up to $10,000 for
improving their state ratings, and up to
$5,000 per year for expanding to non-traditional
hours. In addition, $500,000 of the
RISE funding is dedicated to emergency
rental assistance for child care workers.
These teachers are predominantly women
and people of color and chronically underpaid,
with an average wage for credentialed
lead teachers averaging just $12.22
per hour–about 41 percent of the median
income for Franklin County. RISE teacher
supports will offer an average of $3,000 in
rental assistance payments per household.
“What a cruel irony for parents to be
told that even though their job doesn’t pay
enough to afford child care, it makes them
ineligible for child care assistance,” said
Commissioner Kevin Boyce. “The benefits
cliff is the result of federal policy that simply
hasn’t kept up with the cost of child
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care. If we realistically want people in the
workforce and moving up the economic ladder,
we have to find ways to make child
care affordable.”
Action for Children is a child care
resource and referral agency for both families
and providers in central Ohio, offering
parent education and seminars, training
and technical assistance for teachers and
providers, as well as advocacy and workforce
development. Action for Children is
already administering some child care
scholarships and signing bonuses funded
by the city of Columbus which will be rolled
into the Franklin County RISE initiatives.
Action for Children will administer
Franklin County RISE, serving as the
point of contact for families and early
learning centers, determining program eligibility,
and administering the scholarships
and grants.
To learn more about the Franklin
County RISE program, including detailed
eligibility requirements, and to apply for
the scholarships or incentives, visit
RISE.FranklinCountyOhio.gov.
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Rocky is quite the
catch. He is smart,
handsome, and looking
for a family to call
his own. Rocky
arrived at the county
shelter on Christmas
Eve and was surrendered
for being too
much of an escape
artist. He is housebroken
and is the perfect mix of fun and laidback.
He loves playing with his toys and does
the cutest little bounce and spin when he’s
feeling frisky. He has done well with other
dogs and should meet any resident dogs in
the home prior to adoption. If you are looking
for the perfect work from home buddy, Rocky
is your guy.
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Wilson is such a
cutie. From the
moment he meets
you, his tail will never
stop wagging. He
loves getting attention
and is in search
of someone who will
give him all the love
and belly rubs he
deserves. He would
do best as your only furry friend and must
meet everyone living in his forever home prior
to adoption. Come meet this handsome man
today at the Franklin County Shelter.
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Aston Martin is a 3-
year-old long haired
tabby who was rescued
from the
streets. He is a sweet
boy who would love
to find his forever
home. He is
neutered, microchipped,
and vaccinated.
You can stop
by and meet him at the Colony Cats cage-free
adoption center.
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Ivy Rose is a shy 6-
year-old girl who is
looking for someone
with a quiet home
and the patience to
give her the time she
needs to adjust. Ivy is
not a lap cat but can
be affectionate and
likes to be near you.
She gets along with
other cats and could
potentially be okay
with older children who would understand her
shyness. Ivy Rose needs a home of her very
own to flourish in, to love a family to her full
potential. Adopt her from Friends for Life
Animal Haven.
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In Entertainment
Nicolas Cage film is a surprising gem
Once upon a time, Nicolas Cage was known as a
great actor who chose great projects. OK, that sentence
might be a bit of a stretch, but you have to admit he
has always had an undeniable presence that makes
him magnetic to watch on the silver screen.
For the last decade, the majority of films he has
starred in have gone straight to video, seen only by the
masses in meme form on the internet. His latest venture,
however, is quite possibly the best thing he has
done in years with the best performance he has given
in years. While his eccentricities are still on display
within this project, it manages to work in harmony
with his acting quirks and not against them.
In “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,”
Cage stars as Nic Cage, a fictionalized version of himself
who is also an actor whose career has been on a
downward spiral. Though he tries so hard to impress
potential directors — he gives a debasing and cringeworthy
audition at the beginning of the film — no one is
willing to give him a chance. To make matters worse,
his relationship with his teenage daughter Addy (Lily
Mo Sheen) is strained because of his tendency to make
everything about himself and he is struggling financially,
swimming in massive debt. “I thought the hotel
liked having me stay there?” Nic says to his agent
when he learns they sent him a bill of $600,000.
With his financial woes increasing and zero job
opportunities on the horizon, Nic agrees to appear at
the birthday party of billionaire Javi Gutierrez (Pedro
Pascal) in Mallorca, Spain for $1 million. While initially
dreading the prospect of putting on “Movie Star” airs
for a crowd, Nic finds Javi to be a downright enjoyable
companion and the two quickly bond over the current
state of cinema.
Feeling as if he knows Javi’s heart — “I am an actor
whose job it is to see inside of people,” he says — Nic is
shocked to learn that CIA agents believe he is an international
arms dealer who is the prime suspect in the
abduction of a local politician’s child. Because the
agents are not able to access the heavily fortified property,
they enlist Nic to engage in some light spycraft to
take him down. Naturally, things take a turn.
The premise of this film — a movie starring Nicolas
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Cage playing a fictionalized version
of himself — is absurd
enough to begin with, but things
really go beyond when the
agents rope his character into
doing their job for them. In one
scene, Nic accidentally selfadministers
a sleeping agent
and has to worm crawl his way to the antidote. In
another, Javi takes Nic to a secret tribute room where
he appears to threaten his life with the two gold titanium
nitride-plated guns used in “Face/Off.” In almost
every other scenario, this movie would likely be a complete
and incoherent mess but it magically works on
almost every level.
While the direction from Tom Gormican (who cowrote
the screenplay with Kevin Etten) helps provide
an assist with a sense of stabilization from the absurdities
therein, it is the chemistry of Cage and Pascal
and their commitment to the bit that makes “The
Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” such a surprising
gem. There are many twists and turns in this film
— it’s an action thriller buddy comedy with elements of
self-referential teasing and moments of personal vulnerability
— and they deftly guide their characters
around these difficult maneuvers with the audience
(mostly) in tow and enjoying the ride.
Because of some of the more outlandish themes
within this film, it may not be to everyone’s liking; in
fact, I’m pretty sure two people in my screening got up
and left before the second act. But I am a fan of good
(and strange) performances and good (and strange)
movies and “The Unbearable Weight of Massive
Talent” delivers on both of those fronts. Grade: B
Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer and columnist.
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Drainage issues discussed in Pleasant Township
By Hannah Poling
Staff Writer
Strategies are being formed to help
address major drainage problems in
Pleasant Township. The issue was discussed
at a recent board meeting.
Pleasant Township Road
Superintendent Robert Bausch said he
would continue to review an ongoing concern
on Seaman Road. This area has experienced
high standing water with drains
which are not able to handle the capacity of
water when it rains heavily.
According to Bausch, when he went to
look at the area, he said, “The tile was ran
probably an extra 12 to14 foot beyond
where the water was running so the tile
was floating up a little bit.”
This has now been addressed by the
road department and they are hopeful that
it will help resolve the severe flooding in
the area.
The road department is also looking into
ways to repair a large ditch on Old
Harrisburg Pike. The ditch runs to the
north side of the road. Water comes from
State Route 62 almost to Pleasant Corners
and trees have grown on the backside of
the ditch, causing deterioration of the
bank.
According to Bausch, it is not feasible to
repair the whole bank at one time but they
will try to address portions of it at a time.
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With the May primary approaching,
Franklin County Auditor Michael
Stinziano is reminding voters that the
updated Levy Estimator is available to
help residents understand how levies and
bond issues on the ballot will affect their
property taxes.
Levies and bond issues are on the ballot
in several jurisdictions across the county,
including: Upper Arlington, Grandview
Heights, Whitehall, Jefferson Township,
Franklin Township and Mifflin Township.
To use the Levy Estimator, visit
franklincountyauditor.com/levyestimator.
After selecting your home’s location or
entering a parcel number, the estimator
will show both your current and estimated
taxes if a levy or bond issue in your jurisdiction
passes in the May primary.
“Elections decide important local issues,
and I encourage every qualified voter to get
out and vote and make sure your voice is
heard,” Stinziano said.
Early and absentee voting began April 5
and will run through May 2. As a reminder,
mail-in absentee ballots must be postmarked
by May 2, or dropped off at the
Board of Elections office at 1700 Morse
Road by 7:30 p.m. on May 3, primary election
day.
Election day is May 3, and polls across
the county will be open from 6:30 a.m. until
7:30 p.m. For more information about voting
and early voting hours, visit
vote.franklincountyohio.gov.
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LEGAL NOTICE
The Grove City Police Department has recovered
numerous bicycles, tools, electronic equipment, clothing
and monies over the course of several months.
The bicycles are of various types and models, as are
the tools and electronic equipment. All properties are
held in a secured police facility at all times. If you
believe you have claim to any of the property and have
proof of ownership for the property, you may call the
Grove City Police Department Property Room at
614-277-1757. A review and release of any and all
property is by appointment only. All items not claimed
will be sold at public auction, turned over to the Law
Enforcement Fund, or destroyed according to Ohio
Law.
CHARITABLE DONATION
Qualified organizations may be eligible to receive
bicycles as charitable donations from the City of
Grove City. Qualified organizations must have a valid
ruling or determination letter recognizing the taxexempt
status of the organization, pursuant to Internal
Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) or (c)(19).
Representatives may call the Grove City Police
Department Property Room at 614-277-1757 to
inquire about the donation process.
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READER
ADVISORY
The National Trade Association
we belong to has
purchased the following
classifieds. Determining
the value of their service
or product is advised by
this publication. In order
to avoid misunderstandings,
some advertisers do
not offer “employment”
but rather supply the
readers with manuals, directories
and other materials
designed to help
their clients establish mail
order selling and other
businesses at home. Under
NO circumstance
should you send any
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FREE Garden Straw for gardens or bedding. Call for appointment for pickup.
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along surplus building materials, furniture, electronic equipment, crafts, supplies,
appliances, plants or household goods to anybody who will come and get them - as
long as they’re FREE. NO PETS! Just send us a brief note describing what you want to
get rid of, along with your name, address and phone number. Nonprofit organizations
are welcome to submit requests for donations of items.
Send information to The Columbus Messenger, Attention: Come and Get It, 3500
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WEDGEWOOD
VILLAGE
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Rent Based on Income.
Call 614-272-2800 or visit us
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DATED SALES
IRISH HILLS
COMMUNITY SALE
Fri, May 6th & Sat, May 7th
Open at 9:00 am
Located approx 1 mile
south of Clime Rd on
Demorest Rd.
Posted Signs.
Rentals
DATED SALES
Harrisburg’s
Yard Sale Day
Sat., May 14, 9am-3pm
Many residences
will be participating.
Harrisburg UMC
will be sponsoring
a lunch & bake sale &
participating in yard sales.
DATED SALES
HUGE, Multi-family
Rummage Sale!!!
May 7th, 9am-2pm
Westside FWB Church
3261 Fisher Rd. 43204
HELP WANTED
Licensed Barber Needed
to take over for retiring
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located in Great Southern
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614-239-1976
PT Helper Needed
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3-4 Days a Week
Call 614-935-1466
WANT TO BUY
We Buy Cars & Trucks
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ANTIQUES
WANTED
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Antiques, Furn.
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WE BUY JUNK CARS
Call anytime 614-774-6797
BUYING VINYL RECORDS.
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WANTS TO Purchase
minerals and other oil &
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MISCELLANEOUS
FOR SALE
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MISC. FOR SALE
614-465-7763
Gas Lawn Mower, working,
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RENTALS
WEST HALF DOUBLE
2BR, Rent $850 dep. $850
3BR, Rent $950, dep $950
Realtor 614-226-6767
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BLACKTOP
AGM OHIO
ROOFING &
SEALCOATING
Free Estimates
Cell 614-512-1699
CARPET SALES
CARPET
Gray Saxony
270 sq.ft. w/6 lb Pad
$398.00
Other Carpet AvailableA
Phone or text Ray
740-927-3504
Delivery & Inst. avail.
INFORMATION
5/8 A
Free Electronic Leak Testing
All Makes • All Models
46 Yrs. Exp. • Senior Discount
614-351-9025
AUTO/MOTORCYCLE
REPAIR
SOUTHWEST CYCLE
SERVICE
Motorcycle & Power
Sports Service & Repair
Get your Ride
Ready for Spring!
Call Chris 614-580-6605
CITY WIDE
ASPHALT &
CONSTRUCTION
Blacktop & Concrete
Licensed/Bonded
Quality Work
Competitive Prices
4/24
W/gc
Since 1981
Call Craig Lantz
Local Resident
614-374-6217
citywideasphaltand
construction@gmail.com
BBB A+ Accredited Contractor
SANTIAGO’S
Sealcoating & Services LLC
Quality Materials Used
SPRING IS HERE!
Driveway Seal & Repair!
Top Seal Cracks!
Residential & Commercial
Mulching, Edging & Clean-ups
“Ask for whatever you need.”
BBB Accredited-Fully Insured
Call or text for Free Est.
614-649-1200
4/24
A/M
ONLY
$50.00
For This Ad In Our
West & Grove City
For Info Call
272-5422
4/10 e/se
CONCRETE
GALLION
CUSTOM CONCRETE LLC
Specializing in Custom Colors &
Custom Designs of Concrete.
Including Remove & Replace
44 yrs exp & Free Est.
Licensed & Insured
Reputation Built
On Quality
Ronnie
614-875-8364
See Us On Facebook
www.gallioncustom
concrete.com
EDDIE MOORE
CONSTRUCTION
Quality Concrete Work
Lt. Hauling & Room Add.,
Block Work & Excavation
Stamp Patios,
Bsmt. Wall Restoration
35 Yrs Exp - Lic & Ins.
Free Ests. 614-871-3834
AJ’s Concrete,
Masonry
Good Work - Fair Prices
Block Foundations
Driveways • Sidewalks
Epoxy/Overlay Floors
Bonded-Ins. • Free Ests.
614-419-9932
www.hastingsnsons.com
Driveways & Extensions
Patio & Walkways,
Porches & Steps,
Garage/Basement Floors
Hot Tub/Shed Pads,
Stamped/colored concrete
Sealing of new &
existing concrete.
FREE ESTIMATES
Contact Adam
614-756-1754
hastingsandsons.
columbus@gmail.com
FENCING
EAZY FENCE
Chain Link - Wood
No Job Too Big or Small
All Repairs ~ Free Est.
Insured. 614-670-2292
GUTTERS
Bates & Sons
GUTTER CLEANING
5 ★ Google Reviews
614-586-3417
HAULING
DEAN’S HAULING
614-276-1958
JUNK REMOVAL
& MORE
HOARDING
&
DEMOLITION
10% off for Senior Citizens
Free Estimates
Mike Redding
614-352-0442
5/8 W/SW
5/8 A
5/22
W/GCM
HOME
IMPROVEMENTS
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
SLAGLE
HOME REMODELING
Baths, Kitchen,
Plumbing and Electrical.
All your Handyman needs
No Job too Big or Small
Over 30 Yrs. Exp. Lic.-Bond-Ins.
Jerry
614-332-3320
HOME
REMODELING
Handyman Remodeling
Over 35 yrs exp.
Larry 614-376-7006
LAWN CARE
Classified Services
5/22 A
5/8
SW/W
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.
5/8
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
Old Man
& A Mower
Lawn Service
Senior Discount
Reasonable Rates
614-282-5176
Ask for Ed
5/8
5/22 A
W/SW
PEST
CONTROL
TERMITE &
PEST CONTROL
614-367-9000
TORCO®
TERMINATES
TERMITES
Locally Owned & Operated. Any Pest. Anytime.
$
50 00 OFF Service
Free Termite Inspection
LAWN CARE
SOWERS LAW N CARE
Mowing-mulching-trimming
Spring cleanup-614-397-0566
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
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
5/8 A
5/8 A&M
PEST
CONTROL
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
ROOFING
RETIRED
ROOFER
BBB “A+” Rating
All Types of Roof Repairs
• New Roof Installation
• Flashing
• Chimneys Rebuilt
• Flat Roof Specialist
• Roof Replacement
avail. upon request
All Work Guaranteed
614-352-7057
Free Estimates
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 5/22
A&M
• Stump Grinding
• Bucket Truck Services
Best Prices • Same Day Service
614-878-2568
5/22 A
5/22 W/SW

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