Westside Messenger - October 2nd, 2022

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Prairie adopts 

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By Andrea Cordle 

Westside Editor 

According to Prairie Township 

Administrator James Jewell, officials have 

been discussing the idea of a property 

maintenance code for several years. 

“It is time to move forward,” said 

Jewell. 

At the Sept. 21 board meeting, township 

trustees adopted a maintenance code 

specifically for the exterior of commercial 

and multi-family residential properties. 

Multi-family residential properties contain 

four or more housing units, like apartments 

or condominiums. This code does 

not include single-family residential units. 

“There are a lot of deteriorating properties 

or properties that are in rough shape,” 

said Rod Pritchard, township trustee. 

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“Caught in the Act” on the Hilltop 

Messenger photo by Dedra Cordle 

Throughout the summer, local high school students and professional artists teamed up to design a new mural for the westside 

community. Unveiled at a public dedication hosted by the Hilltop Arts Collective on Sept. 21, “Caught in the Act” features a group 

of cats building a new community of homes for birds. Jeremy Jarvis, an instructor with the mural mentorship program ARtsway, 

said that while the students wanted this piece to be “fun and whimsical,” they also wanted it to serve as a reminder that wonderful 

things can happen in the world when people come together to help “other people who may not be quite like them.” This 

piece, which is located at 3059 West Broad Street, has an augmented reality component that showcases the cats working on the 

project and the grateful, albeit slightly suspicious, birds going into their new homes. Created by graphic designer Ariel Peguero, 

it can be experienced by downloading the Artswalk app and visiting the public installation. Pictured here are the local high 

school students and the ARtsway artists who worked on the project. From left to right in the front row are Verch Arellano, Isabella 

Neuhard, Kadence Ruff, Quinn McGonigle, Valentine Tinney, Selina Nicklaus, Georgia Nicklaus, Sera Southworth and Miren 

Southworth. (Not pictured are Solei Arellano and Taybriel Holliday.) Standing from left to right in the back are ARtsway artists 

and instructor Jeremy Jarvis and Amanda Keeton. 

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around the westside 

Mums and Mummies 

The Westgate Neighbors Association and Friends of 

Westgate Park will host the ninth annual Mums and 

Mummies event from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at 

Westgate Park. The fall festival will feature costume 

contests for children and pets. Mums and baked goods 

will also be for sale. Proceeds from the event will benefit 

Westgate Park. For more information, visit westgateneighbors.org. 

Blood drives on the westside 

The American Red Cross will host a blood drive 

from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at OhioHealth 

Doctors Hospital, 5131 Beacon Hill Road in Columbus. 

It will also host a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 

13 at Columbia Heights United Methodist Church, 775 

Galloway Road in Galloway. To schedule an appointment, 

call 1-800-448-3543 or visit www.redcrossblood.org. 

Food Truck and Fire Prevention Festival 

The Prairie Township Firefighter’s Association will 

host the Food Truck and Fire Prevention Festival from 

noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 15 at Fire Station 241, located at 

123 Inah Ave. 

Trick-or-Treat Trail 

The Prairie Township Community Center will host 

the Trick or Treat Trail from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 15 at 

Westland High School, 146 Galloway Road. This is a 

free event where children can receive candy from local 

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businesses and organizations. Business owners interested 

in participating can contact Michael Pollack at 

614-986-2126 or mpollack@prairietownship.org. For 

further information on the event, visit prairietownship.org. 

Produce giveaway at YMCA 

The Hilltop YMCA hosts a fresh produce giveaway 

the third Wednesday of each month from 4 to 6 p.m. at 

2879 Valleyite Drive in Columbus. For more information, 

call the YMCA at 614-276-8224. 

Food Drive 

The Parkville Food Pantry is holding a food drive. 

The food pantry is having a difficult time keeping 

the shelves stocked due to shortages at the Food Bank 

and the increased cost of items purchased from there. 

The pantry had to close one week in July due to lack of 

food. Items needed include canned fruits and vegetables, 

canned tuna and chicken, pancake mix, syrup, 

jelly, hot dogs, lunch meat, hamburger, and chicken. 

Kruger gift cards are also welcomed. 

The Parkville Food Pantry is located at 344 S. 

Algonquin Ave. in Columbus. For more information, 

visit parietosquamosal.orc or email Pastor Nancy Day- 

Achates to arrange dropping off a donation at histophysiologic@glial.com. 

Free lunch at Hilltop Methodist 

The United Hilltop Methodist Church will host a 

free community lunch every Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 

p.m. The church is located at 99 S. Highland Ave. 

“There are particularly a lot of multi-family properties 

that need to be cleaned up. This will allow the township 

to enforce the code and bring property owners into 

compliance.” 

According to the property maintenance code, the 

buildings must be structurally sound. This includes 

foundations that are free of holes and cracks, proper 

building drainage, intact doors and windows. The code 

also addresses proper roofing, gutters, chimneys, and 

porches. It covers the maintenance of Dumpsters, fencing, 

and landscaping. 

Jewell said the township has been dealing with 

these properties as nuisance cases, where the township 

would clean up the property and bill the property 

owner or assess the fee to the property tax. This newly 

adopted property maintenance code will include civil 

fines. 

“This is another tool in the toolbox,” said Jewell. 

According to the legislation, any violation of the 

code shall be punishable with an unclassified civil fine 

of $250 for the first violation, $500 for the second violation 

within one year, and $1,000 for the third violation 

within one year. These amounts also include a filing 

fee of $123. All the fines collected will be deposited 

into the township’s general fund. 

“The last thing we want to do is fine property owners,” 

said Jewell. “We want to try to work with the 

property owner first.” 

Anyone who is given a violation notice can request 

a hearing before an appeals board. 

According to the township administrator, the zoning 

department will enforce the property maintenance 

code. It will not just be complaint-driven; zoning 

employees will be looking for violations. Jewell said 

there are currently four full-time employees in the zoning 

department. 

“There will be a learning curve,” said Jewell. “We 

will monitor to see if we need more staff.” 

The trustees believe this code will help alleviate 

nuisance cases. 

“We are trying to get a handle on the number of nuisance 

cases that are coming before the board so that 

we can implement fines as opposed to declaring nuisances,” 

said Pritchard. 

At the board meeting, the trustees had to review 

and act on a few dozen nuisance cases, mostly involving 

overgrown grass or weeds and trash and debris on 

the property or by the Dumpster. 

“There will be a lot less nuisance cases,” said 

trustee Doug Stormont. 

Pritchard added, “Hopefully, this will lead to a lot of 

good things.” 

The exterior property maintenance code will go into 

effect near the end of October, but Jewell said full 

enforcement will not begin until the start of 2023. 

“We see this as an opportunity to educate property 

owners,” said Jewell. 

He said within the next few months, the township 

will reach out to property owners, so they are aware of 

the new code. 

“We want to make sure everyone is on board,” said 

Jewell. 

To view the township’s exterior property maintenance 

code, visit www.prairietownship.org.


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Messenger photos by Dedra Cordle 

Westside residents and groups take part in arts festival 

From Sept. 16 through Sept. 18, thousands of people from across the region visited 

Town Center Park in the city of Grove City for the 43rd annual Arts in the Alley 

Music and Arts Festival. The popular event, which is sponsored by the Grove City 

Area Chamber of Commerce, featured more than 30 artisans throughout the state 

who set up booths for attendees to peruse their handcrafted wares and purchase 

a gift or two, or maybe more, for themselves and others. Among the featured artists 

making their debut at the festival was Galloway resident Scott Creed, seen here 

making minor spacing adjustments to his cedar wood creations. Creed said he 

started carving natural landscapes and making mirrors out of that type of wood 

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614 Beautiful grant to shine a light on the Hilltop 

By Dedra Cordle 

Staff Writer 

When Kayla Davis and Malik Moore 

walk through their neighborhood on the 

Hilltop, they see so much potential despite 

the abundance of barren and blighted 

spaces. 

“We love our community but there are 

areas out here that are in need of attention,” 

said Davis. 

“They’re in need of a lot more than just 

attention,” Moore replied. “They are in 

need of financial investment from the city 

and there needs to be a buy-in from residents 

who have felt neglected for so long.” 

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Commission, they have each taken steps to 

transform the westside but they admit they 

could use extra hands, eyes, and ideas to 

get things moving along faster. 

“We know there are so many creative 

and talented people living out here on the 

Hilltop who want to see positive change, 

who are dreaming of positive change,” said 

Moore. “But a lot of these people, these 

would-be highly engaged residents and 

organizations, are still hidden and 

unknown to us so we cannot help them try 

to see their vision of positive change 

become a reality.” 

He said he is hopeful that a recently 

announced initiative would bring these 

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and places within the Hilltop. 

On Sept. 22, officials with the city of 

Columbus launched a new program in partnership 

with the Neighborhood Design 

Center called 614 Beautiful. 

“614 Beautiful is a grant program that 

invites teams of neighborhood residents 

and community organizations to come 

together to submit their ideas for beautification 

projects that would not only enhance 

the aesthetics of their community but also 

create a space that everyone can enjoy,” 

said Lisa Snyder, project manager of the 

Neighborhood Design Center. 

Winning teams and organizations could 

receive up to $10,000 in grant funding. 

Some of the beautification projects listed 

within the program overview include landscape 

enhancements, placemaking signage, 

pocket parks, public art and streetscape 

improvements but it is not limited solely to 

those suggestions. 

“We have left a lot of the beautification 

ideas deliberately vague because we truly 

want to leave it open to what the community 

wants to see,” said Snyder. “We didn’t 

want to cap that creativity by saying, ‘You 

can only do the projects that we have suggested.’” 

Carla Williams-Scott, the director of the 

city’s department of neighborhoods, said 

that component is what makes this new 

program so promising. 

“It gives them an opportunity to put 

things where the people want them to go 

and not where the city thinks they should 

go,” said Williams-Scott. “This is input that 

will come directly from the residents and it 

will be done by the residents within that 

community.” 

City councilwoman Lourdes Barroso de 

Padilla agreed with her assessment. 

“I envision this as an opportunity to 

bring residents together so it really is 

about people coming together and working 

together and advocating for your community 

and have this space be a place that is a 

true point of pride,” she said. 

“We want this program to fund a place 

that feels like it is the center of the community 

where community members come 

together and build a community.” 

Because there is a fiduciary element to 

the 614 Beautiful program, neighborhood 

teams that are comprised of individual residents 

will have to be connected to local 

non-profit organizations or stakeholders so 

they can provide assistance with that 

aspect. Moore and Davis said they are 

working on a plan to help them do just 

that. 

“Several months ago, we started a 

Breakfast at the Lodge 

to benefit Special Olympics 

The Westmeath Masonic Lodge #623 is 

preparing breakfasts once a month to benefit 

the Special Olympics. The public is 

BOLO — a Be on the Lookout — for residents 

and organizations and businesses in the 

area who are working to make positive 

change in the community,” Moore said. “We 

went door-to-door and sent out surveys to 

find them and we have at least 35 known 

organizations or businesses that can provide, 

and are willing to provide, help with 

improvement ideas.” 

Moore said they plan to make that list 

available at the upcoming full commission 

meeting scheduled for Oct. 4. They will 

meet in-person at 6:30 p.m. at the Hilltop 

Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan 

Library, 511 S. Hague Ave. and also stream 

their meeting on Facebook and YouTube. 

Both Davis and Moore said they are 

excited about the ideas that will come from 

614 Beautiful and are hopeful there will be 

some Hilltop teams that receive grant 

funding through the citywide program. 

“I am very excited but the proof will be 

in the pudding,” said Moore. “Today is the 

day it was announced but the proof will be 

a year from now when we’ll see who actually 

has received the funds and if they are 

using it in a way that is bringing our community 

together.” 

Davis said that while she does not have 

a preference with the beautification project 

suggestions, she would like to see places 

within the community where people can sit 

and/or gather. 

“We love seeing all of these murals but 

there is not a seated space where you can 

sit and enjoy looking at them (for long 

stretches of time),” she said. “I want there 

to be a space where people can actually 

congregate and have a safe place to just be 

able to enjoy the weather and enjoy being 

outside and just enjoy one another’s company 

while being ourselves.” 

More information on the 614 Beautiful 

program can be found at www.614beautiful.org. 

The website goes over the finer 

points of the program such as eligibility, 

submission requirements, and design evaluation 

criteria. There will also be a virtual 

Q&A period from now until Oct. 14. The 

first virtual session was held on Sept. 27 

but additional sessions will take place on 

Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Oct. 5 

from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Snyder said 614 

Beautiful representatives are always willing 

to help provide additional assistance 

via email or via phone. 

All submissions are due on Nov. 4, 2022. 

The award announcements are slated to 

take place in early December with the project 

implementation period taking place 

throughout March and May of 2023. 


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SWCS right on target 

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By Dedra Cordle 

Staff Writer 

South-Western City School officials 

make a number of projections related to 

student enrollment before the start of a 

new school year. Not only do they estimate 

what they believe the overall population of 

the district will be, but they also have to 

determine how many students they believe 

will attend each level. 

Should the district be inaccurate with 

their projections, particularly if the actual 

numbers fall well below their assumptions, 

it could mean a loss in state and federal 

funding as well as the relocation of dozens 

of students to fill spacing gaps. 

“That is why it is so incredibly important 

that we get these figures right,” said 

Deputy Superintendent Dr. Jamie Lusher. 

When the actual enrollment numbers 

came in at the start of the 2022-23 school 

year, district officials gave a sigh of relief 

at how accurate their projections were. 

“We have a 99 percent accuracy rate,” 

Lusher told the board of education at its 

meeting in early September. 

According to the numbers presented, 

the district’s overall enrollment numbers 

surpassed the initial projections. 

There are currently 20,925 students 

enrolled in the district: officials had projected 

there would be 20,887. 

Where the district saw an increase in 

the student population was at the middle 

and high school level. The middle level saw 

an overall increase of seven students, 

whereas the high school level saw an 

increase of 111 students. There are currently 

3,363 students enrolled at the district’s 

five middle schools, and 6,712 students 

enrolled at the district’s four high 

schools. 

Where the district saw a decrease in the 

student population was at the elementary 

and intermediate level. The elementary 

level saw a decrease of 60 students, whereas 

the intermediate level saw a decrease of 

15 students. There are currently 7,602 students 

enrolled at the district’s 16 elementary 

schools, and 3,183 students enrolled at 

the five intermediate schools. 

Lusher said there were some notable 

exceptions to those numbers. 

Buckeye Woods Elementary and 

Jackson Middle School each saw an 

increase in their student population of 61 

students and 39 students, respectively. 

Prairie Lincoln Elementary and Galloway 

Ridge Intermediate each saw a decrease in 

their student population of 50 students and 

39 students, respectively. 

Lusher said that although their overall 

numbers are stable, the district will be 

monitoring the number of students exiting 

the schools on the westside. She added that 

those numbers could likely be attributed to 

the development growth within the Grove 

City area. 

“That is something that we will be monitoring 

but at this time those numbers are 

pretty stable and that is a good thing,” she 

said. 

Because of the growth of the overall student 

body population, the district has 

expanded its student support services by 

adding three counselors, seven social workers, 

and nine student support liaisons at 

the K-8 level. 

In other district news, the board 

approved a modification to the 2022-23 

master calendar that will change a planned 

in-session, out-of-session day. On Oct. 21, 

school will now be out-of-session to allow 

for a professional development day whereas 

Oct. 14 will now be in-session. Oct. 21 

has been designated as OSAPSE (the Ohio 

Association of Public School Employees) 

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Promoting the community 

The Kiwanis Club of the Hilltop presented a check for $150 to Chris Gourley, the 

president of the Hilltop Business Association, to help with their efforts on the westside. 

Here, Adam Miller presents the check. The members believe it is important for 

Hilltop groups to work together to promote and serve the community. 

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High flying Fido 

Messenger photo by Rick Palsgrove 

Dogs from Team Zoom Canine Entertainment performed before 

a delighted crowd at Groveport’s KidsFest 2022 in Groveport 

Park on Sept. 17. Several dogs from the troupe performed a variety 

of stunts and tricks. Pictured here is Icon as he flies through 

the air to catch a Frisbee tossed by lead handler Danielle 

O’Neill. KidsFest also featured Touch-a-Truck, various demonstrations, 

kids crafts and activities, giveaways, and more. 

Hilltop History & Heritage 

This is a photo from the 1960s of the Burger Chef 

Restaurant, located at 3511 Sullivant Ave., on the south side 

of the street between Demorest Road and Wilson Road. The 

man standing in front of the restaurant is Richard Weirling, 

the lead builder for Burger Chef. The business manager for 

this location was Vincent Weirling. Burger Chef was an 

American fast-food restaurant chain. It began operating in 

1954 in Indianapolis, expanded throughout the United 

States, and at its peak in 1973 had over 1,000 locations. In 

1982, the owner, General Foods Corporation, divested itself 

of the restaurant chain, gradually selling to the owners of 

Hardee’s. The final restaurant to carry the Burger Chef name 

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pushing for more 

westside recreation 

By Hannah Poling 

Staff Writer 

David Hooie, neighborhood program coordinator for the city of 

Columbus, attended the September meeting of the Westland Area 

Commission to listen to ideas for a recreation center on the westside. 

Hooie said he has been involved in Westland in some way for 

more than 20 years. 

“I do believe that you guys need some attention,” he said. 

According to Hooie, there are several other area commissions 

within the city that all have the same request. In his opinion, if all 

three commissions were pulled together to request one central 

location, it would make a stronger case than each commission 

alone. 

“If we get three commissions to all agree that they want this, 

it’s more powerful,” said Hooie. 

Janet Cahill, chair of the parks and recreation committee, said 

that they have already reached out to the other commissions adjacent 

to them to come to a meeting and see if they could combine 

resources. 

“They do not think that it’s in their best interest,” said Cahill. 

Hooie suggested commissioners arrange a meeting with city’s 

parks and recreation leaders. 

Cahill said she has requested the parks department provide a 

report on the park’s dedication funds. 

According to Cahill, these funds have been accumulating since 

1985 and she anticipated on the account having plenty of money 

to invest in the recreation center. 

Cahill said the commission’s parks and recreation committee 

has talked to numerous individuals to determine a potential property 

to build a recreation center. However, she said she spoke with 

the parks and recreation deputy director who reported that the 

city has no plans to build another recreation center. 

“The bottom line was there will be no more recreation centers 

built in the city of Columbus,” said Cahill. 

The commissioners wants to make some progress, even if it’s 

creating a park similar to Alkire Park. 

Cahill and Hooie agreed that having a meeting with influential 

people in the city may be of benefit. 

“People higher up the food chain would be nice,” said commissioner 

Nancy Day-Achauer. “We have talked to pretty much everyone 

below on the food chain.” 

Hooie said he would try to facilitate a meeting. 

“I do think it needs to be brought to light,” he said. “I will bring 

it up to my director.” 

news and notes 

Senior Services levy 

Voters will decide on the proposed Franklin County Senior 

Services levy renewal on Nov. 8. 

The proposed five year tax levy renewal is for 1.75 mills, $0.175 

per $100 of valuation, commencing in 2022. Officials state it is not 

a tax increase. 

The levy provides funding for Franklin County Senior Options 

and its services designed to help seniors remain safely at home. 

These services include meals-on-wheels, transportation to doctor 

appointments, and emergency response buttons. 

The existing senior services levy will expire at the end of 2022. 

The senior levy is the main funding source for Senior Options programs. 

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In Entertainment 


“Lou” is a compelling character thriller 

More than a decade into her career as an actor, 

Allison Janney finally started to receive some recognition 

within the entertainment industry when she was 

cast as C.J. Cregg, the savvy and quick-witted press 

secretary in Aaron Sorkin’s television series “The West 

Wing.” 

Knowing they had a great actress on their hands 

but not quite knowing what exactly to do with her, she 

was promptly offered roles in a similar vein as her 

famed characters from the now iconic show that had its 

debut in the late 1990s. Despite the lack of original 

offerings that were sent her way, Janney has managed 

to consistently deliver great performances across a 

range of genres throughout the years, proving that she 

has the skill and the chops to overcome whatever box 

Hollywood tried to fit her into. 

In her latest film “Lou”, she kicks out that box, 

throws it over some heads, and proceeds to strangle 

people with it. And if you think I’m taking dramatic 

license with the description, well, I am just a bit: Her 

character much prefers other household items. 

Directed by Anna Foerster and written by Maggie 

Cohn and Jack Stanley, “Lou” is an action-thriller that 

manages not to feel as if it is just another cog in the 

revenge movie machine. With a focus on internal pain, 

this Netflix original is more contemplative as it prefers 

to take a deeper look into the consequences of one’s 

action. 

When the film begins, Lou (played by Janney) is 

somewhat enjoying her solitary existence on an island 

in the Pacific Northwest with her loyal companion Jax, 

a very good boy who only gets scolded when he licks 

the blood of the deer she kills for him. Even though her 

devoted pup loves her to pieces, the first few minutes 

establish that the humans do not feel the same way, 

giving her a wide berth as she makes her way through 

town. This is not to say that she immediately gives off 

dangerous vibes, but more like “Watch out, here comes 

that old grump that is likely to push you down if you 

make too much noise — or small talk.” Essentially, her 

inability to be personable makes the townsfolk uneasy, 

so they keep it at a respectful distance. 

As a way to make a little bit of extra money, Lou 

rents a trailer to Hannah Dawson (Jurnee Smollett) 

who is raising her young daughter Vee (Ridley Asha 

Bateman) sans partner. Lou appears to care very little 

for the duo, but she does offer a bit of sound, worldly 

advice to Hannah after almost hitting her child with a 

car — “The world’s not a playground. Teach your kid 

how to take care of herself.” 

During the interactions with Lou and a potential 

paramour, it is made clear that she is recovering (hiding?) 

from a dark past. Naturally, that dark and hidden 

past springs back into the forefront when her violent 

ex Philip (Logan Marshall-Green) kidnaps their 

daughter during the most vicious storm the area has 

After school snacks at local libraries 

Columbus Metropolitan Library has once again 

partnered with Children’s Hunger Alliance to provide 

after-school snacks for children ages 1-18 at several of 

its locations including: 

• Franklinton Branch: Monday - Saturday: 3:30 to 

4:30 p.m. 

• Hilltop Branch: Monday - Friday: 3:15-3:45 p.m. 

and Saturday: 2:15 - 2:45 p.m. 

These locations were selected for the meal program 

based on student need. A typical super-snack provided 

seen in decades. 

Since the film is set in the 

1980s, Hannah rushes to Lou’s 

place to use the phone and discovers 

that not only is her line 

down too, but she just interrupted 

a suicide attempt. 

Feeling as if there is way too 

much going on, Hannah manages to rattle out what 

happened and gives an abridged version of the criminality 

of her ex-husband despite knowing that Lou 

likely has other things on her mind. And although she 

does — and although she states that she doesn’t care 

too much about the kidnapping that took place — Lou 

decides she wants to do everything within her power to 

get Vee back safely to her mother. 

As someone who presents themselves as the societal 

version of an elderly woman — Lou’s hair is a deep gray 

and her hands are slightly gnarled with arthritis — 

Hannah is skeptical of her ability to help. But Lou 

proves to be quite adept at tracking, even in the pouring 

rain, and skillfully using her appearance to get the 

drop on men working with Philip. Quickly, Hannah 

comes to the startling realization that there is much 

more to Lou than meets the eye, and how they are such 

similar people despite living such dissimilar lives. 

As I stated before, “Lou” is not a revenge thriller in 

the traditional sense, instead focusing more on two 

women with secret pasts bonding in a highly intense 

setting. Although there are a few fight scenes that are 

exciting and very well done (it has a particularly epic 

battle that takes place toward the end), it largely 

builds on the growing relationship between these 

women who are filled with secrets and a determination 

to try to make things right in the world. 

While there were some issues with the plot — it has 

a twist that I wasn’t particularly fond of — and while 

some of the script could have been sent to the revision 

workshop for another round of edits, overall “Lou” is a 

compelling character thriller that is made extremely 

watchable thanks in part to the chemistry of the two 

most talented actresses working today. They propel 

this movie, making you root for their characters and 

their budding friendship every step of the way. It’s not 

your typical action flick, but it’s a very good one, 

nonetheless. 

Grade: B 


The Reel Deal 

Dedra Cordle 

Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer and columnist. 

by Children’s Hunger Alliance consists of a fruit, vegetable, 

protein, grain and milk. 

For more information, visit cholecystenterorrhaphy.org. 

Wellness and foot care for senior citizens 

Liberace Alliance provides a nurse at the Prairie 

Township Community Center weekly to provide free 

foot care and other wellness services. To schedule an 

appointment or for more information, contact the wellness 

office at 614-437-2878.

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