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Don Passavant of Obetz (#746) heads into the corner during the Madison County Fair Mason Cordell 

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A pool for Obetz? 

By Katelyn Sattler 

Staff Writer 

Obetz enacts fireworks law 


Staff Writer 

A new Ohio law, which went into effect July 1, 

allows individuals to possess consumer grade fireworks. 

The new state law specifically allows any person 

authorized to possess consumer grade fireworks to 

discharge them on their own property or on another 

person’s property with permission on the following 

days: New Year’s Day; Chinese New Year; Cinco de 

Mayo; Memorial Day weekend; Juneteenth; July 3, 

4, and 5 and the Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays 

preceding and following; Labor Day weekend; 

Diwali; and New Year’s Eve. 

However, the law permits local governments to 

restrict the dates and times when individuals may 

discharge consumer grade fireworks or to impose a 

complete ban on the use of consumer grade fireworks. 

At its June 27 meeting, Obetz City Council passed 

the city’s own fireworks legislation. Under the Obetz 

law, personal fireworks use is allowed on:New Year’s 

Day; Chinese New Year’s Day; the fifth day of May; 

the last Monday in May, and the Saturday and 

Sunday immediately preceding that day; June 19; 

the third, fourth, and fifth days of July; the first 

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday before and after the 

fourth day of July; the first Monday of September, 

and the Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding 

that day; Diwali; and New Year’s Eve. 

The Obetz law further states that: fireworks shall 

not be discharged after 11 p.m. except on New Year’s 

Eve. On New Year’s Eve, fireworks can be discharged 

until 12:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day; fireworks cannot 

be discharged in the front yard, directed toward 

neighboring properties, or directed toward the street; 

and property owners must clean up any debris that 

lands in the street or on neighboring properties. 

Resident D. J. Stephens, addressed Obetz Police 

Deputy Chief Brian Jeffers, who filled in for Police 

Chief Michael Confer at council’s July 11 meeting, 

concerning complaints she had about fireworks being 

set off when not allowed. 

“I know there’s a new ordinance that just passed 

this year, based on the Ohio law,” said Stephens. 

“Why is it that they are not enforcing this new ordinance? 

And then neighbors have to call the police to 

get anything done? And once the police come out, 

they don’t tell people that they’re breaking the law. 

They tell them that neighbors are complaining. You 

guys are appeasing the few at the expense of the 

many and it’s very frustrating when they break the 

law because the ordinance states, not after 11 p.m., 

not in the front yard, and not towards the street or 

other houses. My neighbor was in the middle of the 

See FIREWORKS, page 3 

Will the city of Obetz ever have its own swimming pool? 

Obetz City Administrator Rod Davisson said there has been 

talk about a pool for many years. 

“With the construction of the Buckstone development, the latest 

conventional wisdom was that the pool would end up in that 

development,” said Davisson. “It is slated to be built in Buckstone, 

which is over by the high school.” 

The Younkin developers originally wanted to build a private 

pool in that development to help sell new houses. Obetz Mayor 

Angela Kirk negotiated with the developer to redirect the 

$700,000 they were going to spend on the private pool and give 

that to the city to help construct a public pool. 

“For $700,000 from the Younkin developers, the location kind 

of got chosen for us,” said Davisson. “The good news is that the 

Wilburn people were willing to guarantee their NCA (New 

Community Authority) charge (for the apartments), which allows 

us to borrow that money right up front, instead of waiting to see 

what happens. Whether they build those apartments or not, they 

guaranteed the money. That makes us feel better about borrowing 

$6 million or $7 million or $8 million to build that stuff. So out of 

that first borrowing we’ll do the pool and probably some road work 

and we’re putting out million dollar water lines, sewer stuff, and 

that will probably be about it until some of the houses are built. 

Which is one of the reasons we agreed to the apartment construction. 

We’ve agreed that if we don’t have the public pool construction 

started by 2025, then the developer will build their private 

pool, which will eventually be a part of our larger public pool.” 

Davisson said it would cost “a couple of 

million dollars minus the $700,000, but I’m 

hopeful that we can do that debt issuance in 

2024. And then we can be constructing the 

pool by the 2025 season.” 

He said the worst thing that could happen 

would be, if the economy falters, the 

developer builds its private pool and it’s private 

until the city gets attached to it. 

“So we’ve designed it in a way where 

there’s like a little smaller pool and that 

would be the private one,” said Davisson. 

“And then we would add the bigger one to it. 

See POOL, page 3

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CW Blues and Ribfest is back 

By Linda Dillman 

Staff Writer 

After a two-year hiatus, the Canal Winchester 

Blues and Ribfest has returned. 

Downtown will be alive with the sounds of 17 live 

free musical performances on two stages and the beckoning 

smell of award-winning barbecue July 29-30 on 

High Street in the heart of the city. 

“As always, we have an incredible line-up,” said 

Destination:Canal Winchester Executive Director 

Karen Stiles. “The 2022 Main Stage includes three 

national acts on Friday and five national acts on 

Saturday. Headliner Davy Knowles’ music has a wonderful 

Celtic note to it even though he is described as a 

blues-rock artist. We are looking forward to the return 

of many of our favorites such as Joanna Connor, Ray 

Fuller and Syla Burrell. We are also excited to hear the 

sounds of Mike Zito and Annika Chambers. Both of 

these musicians recently won multiple awards at the 

2022 Blues Music Awards in Memphis.” 

According to Stiles, many familiar rib purveyors are 

returning this year, such as Donna Rice from 

Desperadoes, who was awarded first place several 

years in a row. Attending rib vendors submit a five 

samples of their ribs for the competition and a team of 

five judges rate each team’s samples on flavor, presentation 

and texture. 

In addition to racks of ribs roasting on open fires, 

the festival also offers a variety of food trucks such as 

Amish Donuts, Schmidt’s Sausage, Lemon King and 

Medallen’s Gyros as well as vendors new to the Blues 

and Ribfest. 

“We always have a wonderful variety of non-rib food 

vendors,” said Stiles. “This event is fun for the entire 

family. We have our Kids' Zone open until 8 p.m. each 

night. This area includes, face painting, inflatables, 

pony rides, balloon twisting and games.” 

A covered dining area adjacent to the main stage is 

available. Festival goers may bring food inside a fancooled 

Beer Garden and the Stradley Stage is surrounded 

by covered picnic tables. 

“We are expecting a huge turnout for this year's 

event,” said Stiles. “People are very excited to see the 

Canal Winchester Blues and Ribfest return after being 

canceled for two years due to COVID, though we 

always have a huge crowd. We draw people from all 

over Ohio and surrounding states, but we have, in past 

years, met people who have come from Texas, 

California, New York, and Canada to attend our event. 

We typically have between 35,000 to 37,000 people 

during our day and half event. We love the opportunity 

Petey 

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of Off the 

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cooks up 

a variety 

of meats 

for hungry 

festival 

visitors 

at a 

past 

Canal 

Winchest 

er Blues 

and 

Ribfest. 

Ed Robinson wows the crowd with his smooth 

saxophone playing at a past Canal Winchester 

Blues and Ribfest. 

to share our community with those who have never visited 

Canal Winchester. Our city is a wonderful place to 

live and to visit.” 

There are several public parking locations throughout 

historical downtown and on-street parking is also 

available. High Street will be closed from Columbus 

Street to Mound Street. 

For information and a detailed lineup of performers 

visit www.blueandribfest.com.


POOL 

Continued from page 1 

The goal for the public pool is that it is among the first projects 

that needs to be accomplished. And so in the first issuance of debt, 

which means essentially that the city’s going to borrow money, 

they borrow money against construction.” 

Other Obetz news 

•Kirk announced the city will rename the park adjacent to the 

Obetz Community Center on Obetz Avenue in honor of the previous 

mayor, Greg Scott, who passed away. The park will be named 

the D. Greg Scott Park to recognize him for his past service to the 

city. 

•Obetz City Councilman Guiles Richardson said AEP has been 

cutting back the blue spruce trees along Recreation Trail and 

wanted to cut them down. 

“We decided we didn’t want to ruin those trees,” said 

Richardson. “They’re beautiful blue spruce trees. We’re making 

plans to replant them. Those trees are worth about $1,000 a piece 

to replace, which would be about $43,000. Davey Tree Company 

said they could replant those for about $24,000. So, until 

September and October when we replant those, we’ll be looking at 

properties in different places because we don’t want to kill the 

trees. This will also save the city quite a bit of money.” 

•Obetz officials dealt with the formality of the tax budget at 

city council’s July 11 meeting. 

“The tax budget is the budget we do in the middle of the summer 

and is required by the IRS code, but not enforced by every 

county,” said Davisson. “Franklin County does enforce this and 

requires us to submit a budget. It is not the operating budget, 

which is submitted later in the year. The tax budget is submitted 

to the county for the purpose of securing your property millage. 

What we do is put together that budget and send that over to the 

county auditors. Their goal is to ensure that there’s still a need for 

property tax allocation. We think there’s still a need for ours. We 

expect that they will approve that.” 

Messenger photo by Pat Donahue 

Fortress Friday 

Flicks 

Fortress Friday Flicks made for a 

fun free family event on July 15 in 

Obetz. The Fortress big screen 

and loud speakers transformed 

into a drive-in movie featuring 

“Space Jam 2.” Gabriel, 10, and 

his sister, Ariadne, 6, looked quite 

cozy in the back of grandma’s SUV 

as they enjoyed the movie. While 

on vacation in Obetz from Hawaii, 

the two had never experienced the 

fun and comfort of a drive-in 

movie before. The next Fortress 

Friday Flicks will be Aug. 12. 

FIREWORKS 


intersection. I think he started on the Friday before 

the Fourth.” 

Jeffers asked if someone called to have an officer 

dispatched there. 

“Yes,” said Stephens. “And then they started yelling 

at neighbors for calling the police after the police left. 

I mean, officers can drive around and see what’s going 

on in the air, right?” 

Jeffers replied that the problem with driving 

around and trying to find who shot off the fireworks is 

difficult because the fireworks go up at weird angles. 

“I know from trying to do this in the past,” said 

July 24, 2022 - SOUTH MESSENGER - PAGE 3 

Jeffers. “It’s hard to tell exactly what they come from a 

lot of times.” 

“I’m upset because it scares my cat,” said Stephens. 

“If you’re going to have an ordinance, it needs to be 

enforced.” 

Obetz City Administrator Rod Davisson agreed it 

needs to be enforced and said, “We will take a look at 

who was out there and why they were giving that 

advice.” 

Added Mayor Angela Kirk said city officials will 

review the situation and have discussions with police 

officer about enforcement. 

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Road projects 

•In Lockbourne, $382,165 in road 

improvements and truck turn around construction 

for Commerce Street, Vause 

Road, and Canal Road until October. 

Includes a 42 day detour closure. 

•In Hamilton Township, $1.8 million 

roundabout construction, drainage, and 

street lighting improvements at 

Lockbourne Road at London-Groveport 

Road from July until October. Includes 60 

day detour closure. 

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Heading west for the rodeo nationals 

By Rick Palsgrove 

Managing Editor 

A pair of friends are fulfilling some rodeo 

dreams this summer. 

Arly Kisner of Groveport and Allie 

Beerman of Columbus qualified for the 

National High School Finals Rodeo in 

Gillette, Wyoming, from July 17-23. 

Kisner competes in team roping, breakaway 

roping, goat tying, barrel racing and 

pole bending events. She qualified for 

Nationals in team roping, goat tying and 

pole bending. 

Beerman runs barrels and poles in her 

rodeo events. She qualified for Nationals in 

barrel racing. 

Both attend Eastland Career Center. 

Kathy Kisner, Arly’s mother, said Arly 

started riding horses at age seven. She said 

Arly and Allie are rodeo friends. 

“Arly began competing in rodeo events at 

age 10,” said Kathy. “She was introduced to 

rodeo by family friends Kim McCutchen and 

Valerie Burch.” 

Arly competes in rodeos with two horses - 

Yoder, a 17-year-old gelding she has worked 

with for two years; and Bunny, an 11 yearold 

mare she has been competing with for 

five years. 

“Arly was named the Female Rookie of 

the Year in the state of Ohio as this is her 

first year competing,” added Kathy. 

Arly said she “loves the challenge of rodeo 

and working towards getting faster times in 

all her events.” 

Arly Kisner and her horse in action. 

According to Arly, her most exciting and 

memorable experience with rodeo was when 

she broke the arena record for pole bending 

at Crazy Woman Ranch in Lancaster during 

the 2020-21 Winter Rodeo series. 

Allie’s horse’s name is Shiner. 

“Allie started riding when she was nine 

and participated in some small local rodeos 

and at age 14 she started competing in the 

Ohio high school rodeo association,” said 

Allie’s mother Robin Rodgers. “She loves 

competing and when she has a good run, it 

makes her feel like all the hard work she 

puts in with Shiner pays off. Plus she enjoys 

encouraging others to excel in their events.” 

According to Allie, one of her best 

moments was going to Fort Worth earlier 

this year to compete at the Junior Patriot 

Rodeo. 

“It was a great experience,” said Allie. 

Rodgers said Arly and Allie have been 

friends since elementary school. 

Ryan Gasser, Eastland-Fairfield Career 

Center coordinator of communications and 

marketing, said Arly, a junior, and Allie, a 

senior, are both enrolled in the welding program 

at Eastland Career Center. Arly’s 

home high school is Teays Valley and Allie’s 

is Hamilton Township. 

“Having two area students and both being 

welding students at Eastland Career Center 

is pretty awesome,” said Gasser. 

Kathy said Arly would like to go on to college 

and also compete in collegiate rodeo. 

Rodgers said in the future Allie wants to 

start her own welding business and continue Allie Beerman and Shiner in action. 

rodeoing. 

Photo courtesy of Abbey Schulz of Schulz photography 

Photo courtesy of Robin Rodgers


Gravel vs. pavement 


Staff Writer 

A Lisle Avenue property owner The 

homeowner came before the Obetz 

Planning and Zoning Commission on July 

13 to apply for a variance to be able to keep 

his graveled driveway. 

The existing gravel driveway was 

allegedly expanded without permits. Now 

a large portion of the back yard has been 

graveled and is used for parking vehicles. 

The neighbors are opposed to granting the 

variance. The property owner feels it is too 

dangerous to back out onto Lisle Avenue 

due to traffic. City of Obetz administration 

officials are opposed to allowing the backyard 

to remain graveled. 

“The reason for this is backing out on 

the driveway at seven o’clock in the morning 

when all the Amazon trucks is impossible, 

unsafe, also even opening the car door 

with the neighbor’s fence there is difficult 

and there’s not enough street lighting at 

night and it's hard to see pulling out,” said 

the property owner. “So, that was the reason 

for the turnaround.” 

Obetz Mayor Angela Kirk said the city 

solved the Amazon truck problems. 

“They don’t drive through here anymore,” 

said Kirk. “But, there wasn’t a permit 

and gravel’s not permitted. You have to 

either blacktop or concrete it.” 

Obetz Community Services Director 

Stacey Boumis said, “I also note that it is 

most likely too large. So you would ask him 

to shrink that, to get the minimum size 

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needed or the maximum size you would 

potentially need to safely turn around.” 

“So what you would need to do is give 

them that information regarding the maximum 

size of that,” said Kirk. “You will 

either have to blacktop or concrete it. If 

not, you’re going have to turn it into a 

yard.” 

Boumis said something could be 

approved if the property owner is willing to 

pay the fees for the variance. 

The property owner maintained that he 

needs a turnaround, but city officials reiterated 

that it can’t be gravel. 

“City Engineer Mike Corbitt has some 

fancy software. He can do a little math. I 

can talk to him about it,” said Boumis. 

“I would be interested in seeing what 

that turnaround actually needs to be versus 

what it is,” said the property owner. 

“And you’d be willing to work with our 

engineer to figure out what that size needs 

to be?” asked Obetz City Councilman 

Derek Varney. 

“More than willing,” said the property 

owner. 

“What about pavement/” asked Kirk. 

“It’s cheaper than concrete. It is what it 

is,” said the property owner. 

In deciding a timeline, Boumis said, 

“We’ve given the property owners up 

through November to give them adequate 

time in the summer to get that project 

coordinated and materials ordered. We can 

always extend it if need be.” 

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the first Wednesday of the month from 4-7 

p.m. from June through September in 

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of baked goods, produce, meats, eggs, 

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Sept. 5. Use of the facility is free and it is 

open to residents and non-residents. Hours 

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Air show expands 

Photo courtesy of the Herb Gillen Air Shows 

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will perform in Columbus for the first time in more than a 

quarter century at the Columbus Air Show Presented by Scotts on June 16, 17, 18, 

2023 at Rickenbacker International Airport. 

The Columbus Air Show Presented by 

Scotts returns in 2023 with a three day 

show from June 16, 17, and 18, 2023 at 

Rickenbacker International Airport, 2241 

John Circle Drive, Columbus. 

This will be the first air show in 

Columbus in more than 15 years. The last 

show attracted more than 150,000 visitors, 

according to air show officials. 

According to air show officials, an extra 

day was added to the show due to the 

demand from the community. Ticket prices 

for the Friday part of the show will be discounted 

from the weekend dates. 

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has signed 

on as the event’s presenting sponsor. 

Officials stated Scotts’ partnership allowed 

the show to expand. 

The preliminary performer lineup for 

the 2023 Columbus Air Show includes the 

U.S. Navy Blue Angels, U.S. Marine Corps 

C-130 “Fat Albert,” The Ohio Air National 

Guard KC-135, B-17 Flying Fortress 

“Yankee Lady,” B-25 Mitchell “Rosie’s 

Reply,” C-47 Skytrain “Hairless Joe,” world 

aerobatic champion Rob Holland, and the 

Smoke-n-Thunder Jet Car. 

Lithopolis Honeyfest 

The Lithopolis Honeyfest will be held 

Sept. 9 from 3-7 p.m. and Sept. 10 from 10 

a.m. to 7 p.m. in downtown Lithopolis. Free 

admission, parking, and shuttle service. 

The event features bee beards, beekeepers, 

art, live music, honey bake-off, Ohio Honey 

Show, honey extracting, hive inspection, 

junior beekeeping, American Honey 

Princess, food trucks, photo contest, honey, 

and honey tasting. For information call 

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“Saving the planet, one honey bee at a 

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Also part of the show will be the Scotts 

Aviation Showcase, which will feature a 

number of “warbirds” vintage military aircraft 

participating each day in formation 

flying and on static display. 

General public ticket sales begin in early 

August. There will be a variety of options 

including general admission and several 

limited quantity premium seating areas. 

Tickets will only be available online at 

www.ColumbusAirShow.com. 

Visit www.ColumbusAirShow.com for 

information and follow the show on 

Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 

As a civil—military public airport, 

Rickenbacker International Airport is also 

home to the Ohio Air National Guard’s 

121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Army 

National Guard's Army Aviation Support 

Facility No. 2, the U.S Army, Navy and 

Marine Corps Reserves, and the headquarters 

for the Ohio Military Reserve. 

Although the air show will be held on the 

civilian side of the facility, it is anticipated 

the local military units will be invited to 

have a presence at the show. 

Obetz City Council 

The Obetz Council is made up of six 

elected officials who are elected at-large 

and serving staggered four-year terms 

under the rules of the Charter of the 

Village of Obetz. Council meets the second 

and fourth Mondays of each month at 6 

p.m. in the Council Chambers at 4175 

Alum Creek Drive, Obetz, to review and 

pass legislation and hear concerns from the 

residents. 

If the meeting date occurs on a holiday, 

the regular meeting is held on the next 

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Film version does not do 

justice to popular novel 

The Reel Deal 

Adapting a popular novel for another 

medium can be a difficult undertaking, to 

say the least. 

Not only do the directorial and writing 

teams have to determine which material 

could be modified or cut altogether to make 

the written word more viable on the screen 

or stage, they also have to balance the 

demands and expectation of the fervent 

fanbase. If they manage to get it right, all 

who worked on the adaptation will be 

hailed as heroes and their names will be 

etched onto the walls of the halls of greatness 

forever. But if they manage to get it 

wrong, however, all who worked on the 

adaptation will be vocally eviscerated and 

their names cast down into the pits of 

social media hell and the depths of personal 

grievance grudges for all of eternity. 

In the case of the newly released adaptation 

of wildlife scientist Delia Owens’ 

best-selling fictional novel “Where the 

Crawdads Sing,” there is a very good 

chance director Olivia Newman, screenwriter 

Lucy Alibar and the primary cast of 

actors will find themselves in the former 

category, although their reception into the 

hall may be a bit more tepid. While the cast 

and crew have managed to make an incredibly 

faithful adaptation of the 2018 atmospheric 

murder-mystery, it does often stumble 

in its transition from page to screen, 

making it feel more inert and static than 

viscerally eerie or threatening. 

Like the novel on which it is based, the 

film starts with the discovery of a body. 

The year is 1969 and two boys riding along 

the wooded pathways of a North Carolina 

marsh find the partially submerged 

remains of an adult male. It is later determined 

to be the body of the town’s Golden 

Boy Chase Andrews (Harris Dickinson), a 

former high school football hero with an 

apparent sterling reputation. Local law 

enforcement officials initially surmise he 

fell to his death from the rickety fire tower 

after a night of heavy drinking, but a trip 

to the local bar and grill soon has them 

changing their tune. 

Since the Clark family moved to the 

semi-affluent area decades prior, the townies 

have largely treated them as pariahs. 

Deeply poor and living in isolation, they 

are jeered at and mocked, especially the 

youngest child Kya (played by Jojo Regina 

and then Daisy Edgar-Jones) who becomes 

something of a myth when word spreads 

she was abandoned by her family. 

Derisively referred to as “The Marsh Girl,” 

this “half-woman, half-wolf missing link” 

becomes the town’s prime suspect in 

Chase’s untimely demise. 

“She probably put a spell on him, lured 

him out there, and killed him,” says one 

bar patron as they talk about the rumored 

and illicit relationship between the two. 

Despite having just innuendoes and ageold 

biases to go on — no fingerprints, footprints, 

or other materials 

were found at 

the death scene — the 

police officers decided 

to arrest Kya and 

charge her with his murder. 

Dedra 

Cordle 

Like the book, the film switches between 

the past and the present, flashing between 

Kya’s lonely upbringing as she tries to raise 

herself in the wild marshes, her first blush 

of teenage love with the well-meaning 

neighbor Tate Walker (Taylor John Smith), 

her contemptuous relationship with the 

two-faced Chase, and her time on trial for 

his murder. But what works on the page 

doesn’t also work on the screen, and this set 

up is a primary example of it not working 

the way it was intended. 

While I was not the biggest fan of Owens’ 

“Where the Crawdads Sing,” I enjoyed the 

atmosphere and her use of ambiguity as it 

pertains to the murder-mystery portion of 

the plot. In the novel, there are multiple 

suspects in Chase’s death and enough conflicting 

witness statements to muddy the 

waters of who was seen where and when. In 

the film, the finger is pointed at Kya and 

only Kya, striping all sense of ambiguity 

and presenting a much less complicated 

case during the integral courtroom scenes. 

And therein lies the main issue I had 

with the theatrical adaptation of “Where 

the Crawdads Sing”, the stripping down of 

the hidden grittiness of the book. Though 

lushly capturing the weird majesty of 

marshes and swamps and the creatures 

that call it home, the film douses everything 

with a sense of beauty, including the 

childhood home of Kya. In my mind, this 

cabin was a holler shack, the kind I saw 

while traveling to a Kentucky town to see 

my paternal family’s own holler shack (a 

truly great vacation). In the film, which 

was produced by Reese Witherspoon’s 

Hello Sunshine media company, it looks 

barely weathered and magical, like you 

would find fairy lights strung up throughout 

— it was genuinely a surprise when 

they never showed up. 

With the ambiguity of the murder and 

grittiness of the people and the environment 

paired back, “Where the Crawdads 

Sing” often feels like a fancy Hallmark or 

Lifetime movie, designed to be pleasant to 

look at and unoffensive and unchallenging. 

Though efficiently acted, filmed, and written, 

there is something missing within the 

spirit of this adaptation but not enough I 

would say to turn away or turn off dedicated 

fans of the book or newbies to the world 

of Kya Clark and Delia Owens. 

Grade: C+ 

Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer 

and columnist. 


HTHS Ranger Athletic Hall of Fame inductees 

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Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Sept. 

2 prior to the start of the varsity football 

game against Heath. The inductees are: 

•Keith Cupp, class of 2001. A wrestler 

whose record stands at 80-0 including winning 

his second state title during his senior 

season. He went on to the prestigious 

National Wrestling Coaches Association 

and competed in the Senior National 

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state champions and one four time state 

champion, he finished as national runnerup 

after a close one-point decision in the 

finals. He went on to win an NAIA 

National Title for Cumberland College, 

becoming the first national champion in 

their school history. 

•Brandon Mancuso, class of 2001. He 

participated in basketball for two years 

and football and track & field for all four 

years. While he showed excellent skills on 

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all four years, his achievements in 

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By Linda Dillman 

Staff Writer 

There are many chapters to the story of 

Kendall Collins, a woman shot 15 times by 

her estranged husband in 2015 and left for 

dead by the side of the road near the 

Groveport Recreation Center. 

Domestic abuse, a plea deal with a 

lawyer that never should have happened, 

gun violence, three months in Grant 

Hospital and a series of 31 corrective surgeries 

over seven years with more planned 

are all a part of her life. 

But Collins is the first person to tell you 

that she is a survivor because of her family, 

faith and fortitude. 

The Lockbourne resident and her former 

husband were high school sweethearts who 

met in 2000. 

“All throughout high school we dated 

and attended two proms together,” recalled 

Collins. “We had a seemingly normal relationship, 

young love you could say. From 

the beginning he was controlling and jealous, 

but I thought that meant he loved me. 

We stayed together for many years with 

rough patches and many break ups.” 

The couple had two children. Their relationship 

continued to deteriorate, eventually 

leading to multiple separations. 

“In 2013 we hit a breaking point...he 

locked me in my room while my children 

were in the living room,” said Collins. “We 

ended up getting into a fight that began 

with him tackling me to the ground. I called 

the police that night and he was arrested 

and taken to jail for domestic violence.” 

At his court hearing, he faced a felony 

charge. However, Collins’ lawyer advised 

her to lower the charges to a criminal mischief–a 

misdemeanor instead of a felony. 

“The lawyer said he would be court 

ordered to attend counselling and would 

have to complete anger management courses. 

I agreed to lower the charges down to a 

misdemeanor,” said Collins. “He attended 

his counseling faithfully for the year and he 

seemed to benefit from it. He seemed happier 

and was less aggressive towards me 

verbally and we did not have any other 

physical fights during that time.” 

After the year was up, Collins said he 

fell back into his previous pattern of 

aggression. She filed for divorce in the summer 

of 2015 and on Sept. 10 of that year, 

her life changed forever. 

Because the domestic abuse charges 

were reduced to criminal mischief, her former 

husband was able to buy a gun legally 

at a gun store two days before he shot 

Collins eight times in her right leg, three 

times in the right arm, one time in the 

stomach, once in the chest, once in the 

lower back and once in the pelvic bone. 

“We had just had a meeting two days 

before (Sept. 8) with the lawyers and had 


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Kendall Collins of Lockbourne stands near a field by the Groveport Recreation 

Center where she was shot 15 times in the early morning hours of Sept. 10, 2015. 

signed paperwork for custody of the kids 

and how we would separate the assets,” 

said Collins. “After church, he called and 

asked if I could meet him at Arby’s on Alum 

Creek to give me money for the kids. I 

agreed to meet him after the kids were 

asleep at my mom’s house.” 

As soon as he got inside Collins’ car, she 

realized the meeting was a mistake. She 

said he began screaming as she turned onto 

Groveport Road. 

“He did not let up as we drove a little 

further,” Collins recalled. “I was finally fed 

up with his yelling and I told him that I 

loved him, but I was no longer in love with 

him. At that point he pulled out the gun 

and laid it on his lap pointing it at me. I 

remember how shiny it was, and it scared 

me as I screamed. I remembered that there 

was a cornfield beside the rec center, and I 

thought that I could run and hide in the 

cornfield to get away from him in the darkness 

of the night.” 

She was about to open her door and run 

when she saw police lights coming towards 

her and did not know what to do. If she ran, 

she thought the police might think she was 

running away from them. 

It was around 2:30 a.m. 

“As I came to the stop sign, the police 

had their lights on my car. My (former) 

husband picked up the gun and cocked it. 

Without thinking I reached over to him and 

said ‘Put the gun away. We can get out of 

this.’ He looked at me and said, ‘I’m sorry it 

has to be this way.” 

Groveport Police Sgt. Josh Guiler was 

responding to another call when Guiler saw 

Collins’ auto in the recreation center driveway 

facing southbound near a stop sign. He 

watched her former husband attempt to 

exit the car and then heard the distinctive 

sound of a firearm hitting the pavement. 

“I then pulled my service weapon out 

and started to command him not to pick up 

the gun,” said Guiler. “I saw him reach for 

the gun and as he did, he stayed ducked 

down behind the passenger door. At this 

point I believed he was going to grab the 

gun and either come up shooting at me or 

take off running.” 

Guiler found what happened next unbelievable. 

“I saw his back turn as if he were going 

to run away from the vehicle,” said Guiler. 

“He then fired two shots into the vehicle 

which I believe hit Kendall Collins and ran 

to the rear of Kendall’s car. I then could 

see him looking through the back windshield 

for her. I then made a split second 

decision to fire a shot through the front 

windshield towards him hoping to pin him 

down. While waiting on back-up I was very 

focused watching for him to come back up. 

I then saw Kendall crawling from the driver 

seat to the passenger side of the vehicle. 

I yelled for her to stay in the car but she fell 

out on the ground in the fetal position facing 

him and the rear of the vehicle.” 

Guiler said as soon as Kendall hit the 

pavement, her former husband fired several 

rounds at her, never coming up from behind 

the vehicle. Guiler said he felt hopeless at 

this point thinking he could not get to her in 

time due to the distance between them. 

“After he shot her several times, I knew 

I had to get to her,” said Guiler. “He finally 

jumped up from behind the vehicle and 

started running away pointing his firearm 

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at me. I then fired several more rounds at him as he 

ran to the cornfield. He did fire one more shot.” 

Another sergeant arrived and kept watch on the 

cornfield. Guiler heard Kendall yelling and moving and 

could not believe she was still alive. Groveport Police 

Officer Danny Amabile arrived on scene and the two 

used a cruiser as a barricade to get to Collins. 

“She rolled over from her side and said, ‘Will you do 

me a favor and get my hair out of my face?’ I couldn’t 

believe she was still able to communicate with us and 

I did move her hair out of her face,” said Guiler, who 

moved Kendall to a safe place. “She had to be moved 

because the medics would not respond directly to her 

because the scene was still active and we did not know 

his location or if he was still a threat. As I sat her 

down in the grass, I could see was losing a lot for blood 

from her leg. Franklin County deputies were able to 

escort the medics to her now that she was in a safe 

place. They then took Kendall and were able to stabilize 

her until they reached the hospital.” 

Guiler said several agencies responded to the scene, 

including Hilliard’s K-9 unit which helped locate 

Collins’ former husband in the cornfield. He was found 

dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. 

On the way to the hospital, as one of Collins’ lungs 

started to collapse, she prayed to stay alive and 

breathe. She said she made a silent pledge to God that 

if she lived, she would tell everyone He saved her life 

and had given her a purpose. 

She was in a medically induced coma for 18 days 

and spent three months in the hospital. She then spent 

three months in a rehabilitation facility learning how 

to walk again. 

“I had to learn how to talk, walk, write and all basic 

things all over again,” said Collins. “It was a long 

process. I was very lucky to have my current husband 

Seth there with me every day. He helped keep me motivated 

when I felt like giving up. Seth stayed with me 

through everything. He has been my rock. Life has not 

been easy for us, but we have made it together.” 

For women experiencing domestic abuse, Collins 

urges them to leave before the situation escalates. 

“It will get worse,” Collins said. “Lean on your faith 

and family, but get away from the abuser. Abusers do 

not change. They only get worse when they lose that 

control. Protect yourself and your children. A restraining 

order is only a piece of paper.” 

For help 24 hours a day, seven days a week, call the 

National Domestic Abuse Hotline, 1-800-799-7233 

(SAFE); LSS Choices Crisis Line, 614-224-4663 

(HOME); or the Ohio Domestic Violence Network, 1- 

800-934-9840. 

Emergency training 

Photo courtesy of Madison Township Fire Department 

On June 15, the Madison Township Fire Department participated in a multi-agency training exercise at 

Rickenbacker International Airport that simulated a mass casualty event. Crews practiced medical evacuation, 

emergency triage, aircraft fire suppression, and many more important skills. Over 140 volunteers 

acted as victims with injuries in varying degrees of severity. The agencies involved included the Madison 

Township Fire Department, Rickenbacker Fire Department, Ohio National Guard, Columbus Regional 

Airport Authority Police, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Box 15, American Red Cross, Franklin County 

EMA & Homeland Security, Franklin County & Columbus Public Health, Air Evac, and COTA. “The exercise 

was a great success,” said Madison Township Fire Chief Derek Robinson. “It was well organized and all of 

the participating entities worked well together. A special thank you to the Madison Township Fire 

Department crews that handled the EMS sector of the event and to Assistant Chief Adams for his many 

hours of preparing and helping organize the event.”



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ADVISORY 

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we belong to has 

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numbers. Also beware of 

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loans regardless of 

credit and note that if a 

credit repair company 

does business only over 

the phone it’s illegal to request 

any money before 

delivering its service. All 

funds are based in US 

dollars. Toll Free numbers 

may or may not 

reach Canada. Please 

check with the Better 

Business Bureau 614- 

486-6336 or the Ohio Attorney 

General’s Consumer 

Protection Section 

614-466-4986 for more 

information on the company 

you are seeking to 

do business with. 

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HELP WANTED 

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PT Helper Needed 

for Lawn Care Service 

3-4 Days a Week 

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WANT TO BUY 

WE BUY JUNK CARS 

Call anytime 614-774-6797 

ANTIQUES 

WANTED 

Victrolas, Watches, 

Clocks, Bookcases 

Antiques, Furn. 

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or 614-783-2629 

We Buy Junk Cars & 

Trucks. Highest Prices 

Paid. 614-395-8775 

BUYING VINYL RECORDS. 

LPs and 45s - 1950-80s 

Rock, Pop, Jazz, Soul. 

614-831-0383 

We Buy Cars & Trucks 

$300-$3000.614-308-2626 

MISC. 

FOR SALE 

Electric Wheelchair - If 

interested, call 614-928-2352 


xClassified Services 

AIR CONDITIONING 

AIR CONDITIONING 

Complete System 

Clean & Check 

$49.95 

Free Electronic Leak Testing 

All Makes • All Models 

46 Yrs. Exp. • Senior Discount 

614-351-9025 

BLACKTOP 

SANTIAGO’S 

Sealcoating & Services LLC 

Quality Materials Used 

SUMMER 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 

AGM OHIO 

ROOFING & 

SEALCOATING 

Free Estimates 

Cell 614-512-1699 

CARPET CLEANING 

CARPET CLEANING 

Any 5 areas ONLY $75 

Home Powerwash $99-$300 

614-805-1084 

Specializing in Pet Odors 

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. 

CLEANING 

Looking for Mrs. Clean? 

For excellent cleaning serv 

at reas. rates w/great refs, 

dependable. 10% Seniorr 

Disc. Free Est. Also runs 

Errands - Gwen 614-226-5229 

INFORMATION 

7/31 A 

BLACKTOP SEALING 

Driveways & Parking Lots 

614-875-7588 

8/14 

A/M 

FOR ONLY 

$74.00 

You Can Reach 

Over 41,000 Homes 

In 

Groveport & South/ 

Canal Winchester 

For Info Call 

272-5422 

7/31 e/se 

CONCRETE 

ALL-CITY CUSTOM 

CONCRETE 

All Types Concrete Work 

New or Tear Out-Replace 

40 Yrs. Exp. 

(614) 207-5430 

Owner is On The Job! 

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 

EDDIE MOORE 

CONSTRUCTION 

Quality Concrete Work 

Lt. Hauling & Room Add., 

Block Work & Excavation 

Stamp Patios, 

Bsmt. Wall Restoration 

36 Yrs Exp - Lic & Ins. 

Free Ests. 614-871-3834 

INFORMATION 

ONLY 

$50.00 

For This Ad In Our 

South/Canal Winchester 

& Groveport 

For Info Call 

614-272-5422 

GUTTERS 

Bates & Sons 

GUTTER CLEANING 

5 ★ Google Reviews 

614-586-3417 

HAULING 

DEAN’S HAULING 

614-276-1958 

HOME 

IMPROVEMENTS 

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. 

7/31 

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 

7/31 A 

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 

HOME 

REMODELING 

MultiCraft Const. 

& Handyman Services 

All Types Handyman Services: 

Decks, Fences 

Kitchen/Baths 

Window/doors installed 

Interior Painting 

Drywall Repairs 

All Types of Flooring 

Call/Text 614-774-2923 

multicraftconstruction@gmail.com 

LANDSCAPING 

A-1 QUALITY 

TREE & LANDSCAPE 

Family Owned 

Serving Central Ohio 

Since 2004 

Bed & Yard Maint. 

Weeding, Mulching, etc. 

Hedge/Shrub Trimming 

*Stump Removal 

614-596-9504 

Insured - Free Est. 

LAWN CARE 

The Lawn Barber 

Cut, Trim, Blow away 

Hedge Trimming, Edging 

614-935-1466 

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 

Classified Services 

8/14 A 

7/17 A 

7/31A 

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 

LAWN REPAIR 

Patchi - Refurbish 

Total Redo’s 

Overseeding, Fertilization 


since 2004 

Free Estimates 

614-596-9504 

MOWER REPAIR 

LAWN MOWER DR. 

“House Calls Only” 

Overall Checkups 

Oil Change & Filter, 

Spark Plug & 

Blades Sharpened 

MINOR REPAIR 

John 

614-395-7909 

johnellis0333@sbcglobal.net 

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 

PLUMBING 

7/17 A 

MYERS 

PLUMBING 

Exp. Expert Plumbing 

New Const. & Fast Repairs 

Lic. - Permit Available 

Water • Sewer • Gas 

614-633-9694 

All About Drains & Plumb. 

Will snake any small 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 

8/14 A&M 

8/14 A 

PEST 

CONTROL 

PLASTERING 

DRYW 

YWALL & 

PLASTER 

7/31 

A&M 

REPAIR 

Textured Ceilings 

614-551-6963 

Residential/Commercial 

BIA 

POWERWASHING 

POWERWASHING 

at Reasonable Rates 

Gwen 614-226-5229 

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 

Bates & Sons 

Soft Wash & Powerwash 

5 ★ Google Reviews 

614-586-3417 

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 

A-1 QUALITY 

TREE & LANDSCAPE 

Family Owned 


Since 2004 

614-596-9504 

Insured - Free Est. 

Brewer & Sons Tree Service 

• Tree Removal 

• Tree Trimming 8/14 

A&M 

• Stump Grinding 

• Bucket Truck Services 

Best Prices • Same Day Service 

614-878-2568 

BURNS TREE SERVICE 

Trimming, Removal & 

Stump Grinding. 

614-584-2164 

7/31 A&M


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