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PAGE 4 - GROVEPORT MESSENGER - September 18, 2022 Groveport history films Two documentary films on the history of Groveport, produced by the Groveport Heritage Society and Midnet Media, are now available for viewing online on YouTube. The films are: “Groveport: A Town and Its People” and “The Story of John S. Rarey and Cruiser.” Call today and receive a FREE SHOWER PACKAGE PLUS $1600 OFF 1-855-517-1892 With purchase of a new Safe Step Walk-In Tub. Not applicable with any previous walk-in tub purchase. Offer available while supplies last. No cash value. Must present offer at time of purchase. CSLB 1082165 NSCB 0082999 0083445 SPECIAL OFFER Groveport Heritage Museum The Groveport Heritage Museum contains photographs, artifacts, and documents about Groveport’s history. The museum is located in Groveport Town Hall, 648 Main St., and is open during Groveport Town Hall’s operating hours. Call 614-836-3333. www.columbusmessenger.com GRACE BIBLE CHURCH 424 Gender Rd., Canal Winchester Telephone: 614-833-0700 SUNDAY SERVICES 9:30 & 11:00 Fall Women’s Conference Coming Oct. 21 & 22 Guest Speaker: Amy Davidson of Mama Bear Apologetics - Cost $25.00 http://app.onechurchsoftware.com/ gracebiblecw/events/4353 BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH, LCMS 1000 Noe-Bixby Rd. Columbus, OH 43213 Telephone: 614-866-7755 Traditional Worship Service: 9:00 AM Sunday School at 10:30 AM Visit us on Facebook or visit our website at: bethanylutheranchurch@weebly.com Be a Part of Our Local Worship Guide Our Worship Guide is geared toward celebrating faith and helping readers connect with religious resources in our community. Make sure these readers know how you can help with a presence in this very special section distributed to more than 19,000 households in the Groveport area. Contact us today to secure your spot in our Worship Guide. 614.272.5422 • kathy@columbusmessenger.com Groveport Messenger GROVEPORT ZION LUTHERAN, NALC Christ Centered, Mission Driven Traditionally Grounded 6014 Groveport Rd., Groveport, OH 43125 (Across from Kroger, main parking in the back) PHONE: 614-836-5611 PASTOR BRIAN MCGEE Sunday Worship 11 A.M. In person service in sanctuary, or in parking lot via radio (92.7) ASBURY SOUTH UMC 4760 Winchester Pike Columbus, Ohio 43232 Telephone: 614-837-4601 Rev. Sherri Upchurch Blackwell Sunday Worship 10 a.m. Inside and Parking Lot Sunday School 9 a.m. Messenger photo by Linda Dillman Sparkling at the Honeyfest Becky Mitchell, a Groveport artisan, helps her suncatchers grab a little sunshine and sparkle during the Lithopolis Honeyfest. The Honeyfest was held Sept. 9-10 and featured bee beards, beekeepers, art, live music, honey bake-off, Ohio Honey Show, honey extracting, hive inspections, junior beekeeping, the American Honey Queen, honey, honey tasting, and more. Township Police statistics August crime statistics from the Madison Township Police: 3 accidents with injuries, 4 animal complaints, 5 assaults, 83 patrol security checks at Brobst Park, 1 burglary, 28 domestic complaints, 4 driving under the influence OVI, 7 hit skip accidents, 11 juvenile complaints, 13 larceny/theft, 9 missing persons, 1 narcotics, 53 parking violations, 2 person with gun, 12 property damage accidents, 2 rapes, 2 shootings, 5 shots fired in area, 17 suspicious cars,21 suspicious persons, 20 suspicious persons/vehicles, 5 threats or harassment, 139 traffic stops, 5 vandalism. Township tire drive Madison Township will hold a tire drive where residents of the township, Canal Winchester, and Groveport can recycle rimless junk tires - on Sept. 27 from 1-7 p.m. at Brobst Park, 5321 Winchester Pike, Canal Winchester. No commercial vehicle tires will be accepted. Maximum of 10 tires per household. Bring your driver’s license or a utility bill for proof of residency. For information visit madisontownship.org or call 614-836-5308. Tire Sweep at Walnut Creek The city of Canal Winchester Storm Water Department will hold its 14th annual tire sweep and creek clean-up along Walnut Creek from 8-11 a.m. on Oct. 1. City staff will work with volunteers to remove tires in the Walnut Creek basin. Volunteers should meet at Walnut Woods Metro Park office, located at 6723 Lithopolis Road, at 8 a.m. on Oct. 1. Snacks and refreshments will be provided for all volunteers, compliments of Park Manager Mindi McConnell. Canoes and kayaks are welcome or volunteers may wade through the creek. Tires will be collected rain or shine. No RSVP is required. For information, contact Mindi McConnell, Metro Parks manager, at 614- 836-2683 or Canal Winchester Urban Forester Dick Miller at 614-834-5110. Library School Help Centers The Columbus Metropolitan Library’s School Help Centers for grades K-12 are open with staff and volunteers are ready to help. These after-school spaces give students access to technology, resources and the library’s books and materials. Visit columbuslibrary.org/school-help. Local School Help Centers are: •Southeast Branch, 3980 S. Hamilton Road, Groveport. Monday-Thursday from 4-7 p.m. and Friday from 3-6 p.m. •Canal Winchester Branch, 115 Franklin St., Canal Winchester. Monday- Thursday from 3:30-6:30 p.m. and Friday from 3-6 p.m.
www.columbusmessenger.com Drowning in dullness There is a scene in the movie “Maneater” where a character is knocked unconscious and drifts away into the ocean after being hit in the head by a shark fin. Under normal circumstances, this could have elicited deep sadness or a sharp burst of laughter depending on the context of the material, but in real time all I could summon was a sense of envy because this person was able to escape the banality of this film whereas I still had a half-an-hour to go. It is important for me to note that I did not start watching this creature feature with any hint of disdain in my heart, nor did I view it as an opportunity to brush up on my sass and snark skills. I always try to keep an open mind about the movies I will be watching and reviewing, but I have to admit I had an inkling this might not be an award-winner. After all, you can only expect so much with a plot that revolves around a lone shark that “hunts” a group of people on vacation. Sense of unease aside, I wanted to give it a chance to see what it had to offer in terms of acting, directing, writing, cinematography, or, you know, entertainment value. Well, it turns out it does not offer much as a whole besides the sense of relief you will feel when the final credits start to roll. With its plot and the, ahem, talent of its cast, “Maneater” would have been much better served had it embraced complete stupidity. There are plenty of movies out there who do this — “Piranha 3D” and “Sharknado” are classic examples of campy horror comedies that come immediately to mind — and its writer and director, and its primary and secondary cast, should have wrapped their arms around it and just had so much fun. Instead, writer and director Justin Lee and its primary and secondary cast all treat this as a much more serious affair — or at least I think that’s what they were going for. This film is so bad that it is really hard to tell what they wanted to do, other than go to Hawaii, that is. (Not that I blame them for that.) It starts somewhat promising with a scene that takes place with an underwater diver exploring a cave. Then, just as they are getting comfortable with their bearings, a decent animatronic shark whips around a dark corner and makes mincemeat out of his body. The suit, inexplicably, fares much better. Having set up a sense of danger and intrigue, the film then tries to get the audience to care about the core cast of characters. It sets up a sob story with its lead, Jessie (played by Nikky Whelan), who was dumped shortly before her wedding, and a rally story with her friends, who are trying to cheer her up by going on a group vacation. Despite forlornly looking at her engagement ring and sighing a lot, she agrees to do every activity they want to do, including taking a trip to a secluded cove where there are dolphins a plenty. But what they do not know is that these waters are being “stalked” by a maneating shark and it apparently has them in its sights. Maybe it was paid to do so by the fiancé, or his family who never liked her anyway? Attempting to give this Z-movie a B- movie action hero is country music star Trace Adkins, who plays a rugged islander named Harlan. Weeks prior to the main group’s arrival, Harlan’s daughter was killed by this “rogue shark” and he has made it his mission to track and kill his nemesis. Like most of this movie, I’m not sure what he was going for, but I don’t think it bodes well for his upcoming stint as one of the leads in the Fox television series “Monarch.” Anyway, with a hat full of shark teeth and vest full of shells, he goes out to trap the shark and maybe play rescue to a group of friends in distress. If he isn’t too late, that is. Personally, you won’t care much about the characters because they are so poorly developed it will be hard to remember their faces or names. Although I can be quite the movie snob, I am not above liking a dumb movie (see the classic examples of campy horror listed above because I genuinely love those) but there has to be another contributing factor to make it likeable, loveable, or even watchable. Besides a few cool shots of the island and a few funny and oddly edited throwaway scenes of cliff divers diving right into the mouth of the leaping shark, this film has nothing truly going for it. It’s not full of intriguing drama, relationship strife, or even planned absurdity. It is just dull and a complete waste of time and a waste of an opportunity to be something on the right side of entertainingly stupid. Grade: F The Reel Deal Dedra Cordle This film is so bad that it is really hard to tell what they wanted to do, other than go to Hawaii, that is. (Not that I blame them for that.) Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer and columnist. columbusmessenger.com Letters policy The Groveport Messenger welcomes letters to the editor. Letters cannot be libelous. Letters that do not have a signature, address, and telephone number, or are signed with a pseudonym, will be rejected. PLEASE BE BRIEF AND TO THE POINT. The Messenger reserves the right to edit or refuse publication of any letter for any reason. Opinions expressed in the letters are not necessarily the views of the Messenger. Mail letters to: Groveport Messenger, 3500 Sullivant Avenue, Columbus, OH 43204; or by email to southeast@columbusmessenger.com. Keep tabs on the latest news in Groveport & Madison Township Look for Groveport Messenger on Become a fan! 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