South & Canal Winchester Messenger - October 30th, 2022

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Fighting modern fires requires new tactics
By Katelyn Sattler
Staff Writer
Firefighters must practice fighting modern fires and not the
legacy fires of the past.
With this in mind, Hamilton Township firefighters recently
participated in a training burn at Wilburn farm.
“Modern fires burn black, hot, and very fast,” said Lt. Rafe
Britton, a firefighter/paramedic for Hamilton Township Fire
Department.
He said legacy fires were fueled by natural products compared
to the substances in modern fires in houses.
“Most stuff today is petroleum based,” said Britton. “So fires
from petroleum based products - such as plastics and neoprene -
when they burn, they burn black, they burn hot, and they burn
fast.”
He said in the past, if you had a fire in your house, you had
about 17 minutes on average to get out if you did not do anything
to stop the fire.
“When I first started, we were running into people going in and
out of their house, getting stuff as we were coming in and we
fought fire differently,” said Britton.
Today you have three to five minutes to get out of your house
until everything in the rooms combust all at once and the whole
place is on fire.
House fire training
“We don’t fight as many fires as we used to, so firefighters are
not getting the necessary fire experience,” said Britton. “So when
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Photo courtesy
of the
Hamilton
Township
Fire Dept.
Hamilton
Township
Firefighter
Tyler
Vorhees
flows
water
through
the front
door to
control
fire
spread
during a
recent
firefighting
training
session
at
Wilburn
farm in
Obetz.
New Community Plan
The city of Canal Winchester is creating
a new Community Plan — a long-range
guiding policy document that will provide
a vision for future development in the city.
Topics include land use, community
character, housing, transportation, natural
resources, public services, and economic
development. The plan is being developed
through a series of collaborative
Community Workshops. The next Community
Workshop will be Nov. 9 and 10 in
the historic Old Town district.
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City of CW and art guild team up
By Linda Dillman
Staff Writer
The arts are coming to Canal Winchester’s municipal
complex following an agreement reached between
the city and the Canal Winchester Art Guild.
The arts organization will provide the city with a
permanent hanging system for guild artists to display
their work in the municipal building gallery
space throughout 45 E. Waterloo St.
In turning to the city for gallery space, guild
treasurer and artist Carolyn Sittler said the group
wanted a permanent location–a place they could
call home–to showcase its member’s work.
“We originally presented the idea several years
ago when the city announced its plan to buy the Bob
McDorman Building,” said Guild President Sue
Finch. “We plan on having the first work installed in
early January. The exhibit will feature 2D work of
the entire membership. We may feature particular
artists, or themed work of the entire membership.”
Guild members previously displayed artwork at 1
N. High St., a tearoom formerly located at 25 N. High
St., Brew Dog, the Francis Steube Community Center,
and in mural form on buildings throughout the city.
“We plan to continue the mural program, as it is
favored by the public and city,” said Sittler. “The
first murals were installed the summer of 2015 and
every year since except for 2020, the year of COVID
restrictions.”
According to the agreement, CWAG will select
the artwork. Prior to the display, pieces selected for
exhibition will be approved by the city or its representative.
The guild is solely responsible for installation,
maintenance and removal of exhibited art,
which will be rotated every three months.
The guild currently has 26 members and was
organized in 1998 by a group of local artists. Its mission
is to stimulate interest in the visual arts
throughout the community of Canal Winchester and
to aid in the promotion of local artists through
exhibits and programs.
CWAG provides opportunities for its members to
grow in their own artistic development and to
encourage others as well. Sittler reported the only
requirement for membership is to have an appreciation
for art or desire to be an artist.
Guild members hear guest speakers on art related
topics and engage in workshops and Plein air creative
sessions. Venues are provided for artists to sell
their work and members help young artists
throughout the Canal Winchester school district.
“The guild has guided many individuals on how
to connect with their untapped creativity,” said
Sittler.
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we get a structure like this (at Wilburn farm) for live
burns, we try to make the fires as close as possible to
real life because we want the younger guys to experience
the heat, the black smoke, and what it feels like
inside. Some of these guys have never seen fire.
There’ll be a point where everything combusts at once.
That usually happens in three to five minutes. If you’re
a firefighter, you need to recognize those conditions.”
The firefighters’ gear protects them up to about 500
degrees. The heat can get up to 1,100 degrees and hotter.
“That’s why I always tell my guys, when in doubt,
flow water. I’m not worried about water damage. I’m
worried about your life,” said Britton.
He said thermal imaging cameras help firefighters
“see” in a fire.
“You can’t see anything in fires now,” said Britton.
“We used to crawl in under the smoke on our backs
with the fire hose nozzle on our belts. We would push
ourselves with our feet back to the fire because those
fires didn’t put out near as much smoke as modern
fires will. The TIC can look through the smoke. And
some TICs are made to where it changes color. We
want to see orange. Orange is fire, orange is bad. If I
see red, that’s 800 to 1,000 degrees. If I see orange,
that’s 500 to 800 degrees.”
Fighting fire with foam
Fire trucks have 30 gallons of foam, which firefighters
call “wet water.”
“It breaks down the surface tension of the water and
makes the water more effective. It makes it sticky,”
said Britton. “A lot of times fires like this (training
burn) don’t need foam. Good old water’s about the best
thing you can have because it takes the heat out, and
it’ll create the steam.”
He said 30 gallons of foam added to 750 gallons of
water and makes it 2,100 gallons of water.
“It makes the water more effective,” said Britton. “I
have the same amount of water, but the foam is three
times more effective. I know a lot of times volunteer
departments don’t have money to buy new trucks with
foam systems. So they do a poor man’s foam by taking
five gallons of Dawn dishwashing liquid and pouring it
in the tank.”
Tactics
“When you have fire blowing out a second floor window,
you’ve got to think to yourself what gets water on
the fire the fastest,” said Britton “So when I get my
hose charged I take the front door, find the stairs, get
to the top of the stairs and make a turn into that room
faster than if I just hit it hard from outside and bounce
the water off the ceiling. This is a transitional attack.”
This slows down the fire.
“So the transitional is you hit it, you get a change
with your smoke, shut it off,” said Britton. “Go get it. If
I had fire coming out the front door, the fastest way to
that fire is hitting it right in the mouth. I’m going to
go right in, right where it’s coming out. I’m going to go
get it cause that’s where it’s at. I’m going to hit it. Used
to be they taught you to fight fire from the unburnt
side. I don’t care if it’s burnt or unburnt, wherever the
fire’s at, that’s where I’m going.”
He said you do not want the fire behind you, below
you, or above you. He said a fellow firefighter will
watch the conditions and let other firefighters know
where the fire is.
“We’re brothers. I always say brothers above all others,”
said Britton. “When we’re in there, it’s about the
guy to my side, the guy at my back.”
After the fire
Once the fire is out it’s time to pack up equipment
and clean up.
“We’ll get everything in order,” said Britton.
“Everybody will take a 20 minute hot shower. The reason
we do that is it opens your pores up. So any of the
carcinogens we have on us, it’ll open your pores up and
you wash it all off. Studies show about 20 minutes for
a good hot shower. Some departments that have a lot
of money, they bought saunas. And after the fires, the
guys will go into saunas. And it sweats it all out of
them.”

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CW Schools promote leadership program
By Linda Dillman
Staff Writer
Canal Winchester Middle School students
are on a path to leadership.
The Leader in Me program is an integrated
approach to education which teaches
leadership, creates a culture of student
empowerment and aligns systems to drive
academic results. It is based on the “7
Habits of Highly Effective People,” written
by educator and author Stephen Covey.
Teachers completed training last year
and began implementing the program with
their students this year in 30 minute
Connections classes held every Tuesday. In
addition, students have weekly journals to
complete where they reflect on the seven
habits of highly effective people.
“Why bring this to our building?” asked
Principal Brian Moore during an Oct. 17
Canal Winchester Board of Education
meeting. “In looking at challenges and
information collected by our staff in 2018-
19, we were not seeing leadership qualities
in students. A lack of motivation, empathy–not
having those types of things. We
felt having this program would help bring
that to the forefront and help our students.”
Moore said the goal this year in measuring
the impact of the program is to compare
office and bus discipline referral data from
2018-19 and 2019-20 with data collected in
spring 2023.
“We want to empower students
to be independent learners and
active members in their community.”
- Brian Moore, principal
CW Middle School
“We want to empower students to be
independent learners and active members
in their community,” he said. “We want to
help students prepare themselves for high
school and their futures. To create selfmotivated
learners who are empathetic to
others’ differences. I think that last one is
the most important one we want to drive
home. We want to create a student-led culture
that helps teens help each other
through this process.”
According to Moore, results are already
becoming apparent in the building and he
said Leader in Me aligns perfectly with the
district’s Portrait of a Graduate. He also
reported the next initiative is to provide
parents and the community with ways to
have conversations at home with their children.
“We’re very happy where we’re at even
in the first months of school,” said Moore.
“Students are starting to write some really
neat things about how they can change
their lives and make things better. We’re
really excited.”
Veterans Day in CW
The city of Canal Winchester, with VFW
Post 10523, will host a Veterans Day
Celebration on Nov. 12. The public is invited
to join veterans, local leaders, and distinguished
guests for this annual patriotic
event set in the heart of historic downtown
Canal Winchester.
The day begins with a Pancake
Breakfast from 8:30-10 a.m. for veterans
and their families at the CW Community
Center, 45 E. Waterloo St. The breakfast
will be served by volunteers from Canal
Winchester Senior Citizens Club, with food
arrangements by the family of the late
Fred Bivens, U.S. Air Force veteran and
long-time club member.
A Veterans March will begin at the
Community Center’s Waterloo Street
entrance at 10 a.m. and make its way
through the city’s flag-lined downtown
streets. Veterans will travel west along
East Waterloo Street, turn south onto
South High Street, fare right on to West
Columbus Street, and making another
right on to Warehouse Alley to end at the
greenspace of Stradley Place at 30 S. High
St., where a traditional Veterans Day ceremony
will be held. The ceremony will begin
immediately following the march.
Veterans marching through the city’s
historic downtown will be joined by several
military vehicles provided by Motts
Military Museum from Groveport. The ceremony
will include remarks from Canal
Winchester Mayor Mike Ebert and VFW
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Post 10523 Commander Rick Williams, as
well as a patriotic keynote address. Other
highlights will include a special performance
of the National Anthem by
Councilman Mike Walker, patriotic selections
by CWHS Select Vocal Ensemble, a
21 Gun Salute, and the playing of Taps.
Visit www.canalwinchesterohio.gov or
call 614-834-9915 for information.
Spaghetti dinner
David’s United Church of Christ, 80 W.
Columbus St., Canal Winchester, is sponsoring
a fundraising silent auction and
spaghetti dinner on Nov. 12. Local residents
are invited to stop by for either or
both activities from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost of
the dinner is $10 for adults and $5 for children
under age 12. Items in the silent auction
will include original, one-of-a-kind
items from church members and donated
gift cards from local businesses. Proceeds
support the church.
Hopeful Hearts
Hope United Methodist Church, 83 E.
Columbus St., Canal Winchester, will hold
its monthly giveaway of clothing for children
in sizes infant to five. It is open the
third Saturday of each month. They also
accept donations of the same sizes and any
children’s items in good repair. Donations
can be left at our side door beside the parking
For information call 614-837-7548 or
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Obetz City Council
Obetz City Council meets the second
and fourth Mondays each month at 6 p.m.
in the Council Chambers at 4175 Alum
Creek Drive, Obetz.
If the meeting date occurs on a holiday,
the regular meeting is held on the next
Tuesday following the holiday. Call (614)
491-1080.
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Water main break in Obetz
Plus planning & zoning news
By Katelyn Sattler
Staff Writer
There was a water main break along
Groveport Road near the west roundabout
near Alum Creek Drive that was slated for
repairs Oct. 24.
Obetz City Administrator Rod Davisson
said that, once water was restored in the
area, residents must boil their water before
using it. Affected areas will directly receive
a boil water advisory with more information.
Obetz City Council news
•Council approved the final plat for section
1 of the Buckstone Bend subdivision .
This means Pulte can sell the lots and start
building on the old Wilburn farm east of
Lockbourne Road and south of Rathmell
Road.
•Councilman Todd Gibbs said two
lights have been replace on Recreation
Trail and at Scioto Heights - the pole on
the roundabout on Alum Creek.
•Councilman Robert Kramer attended a
recent Hamilton Township trustees meeting
and learned the speed limit on Grebus
Road has been 50 mph, which Kramer said,
“Sounds insane.” It has since been lowered
to 25 mph.
•In the last two weeks, the Obetz Police
Department took 703 calls for service,
patrolled 2,258 miles, issued one speeding
citation, issued 12 other moving violations,
took nine offense reports, and one crash
report.
•In September, the Hamilton Township
Fire Department went on 73 EMS runs
and 29 fire runs.
Planning and Zoning
Variances for Centerpoint 7 on Bixby
Road, which is the last developable parcel
in Centerpoint Business Park, were discussed
at the Oct. 12 Obetz Planning &
Zoning Commission meeting.
The first variance was a request to
approve a gravel fire lane, which is not on
the applicant’s property. The applicant
must resolve the issue of the fire lane not
being on the property with the industrial
park association by executing an easement
to allow it, which they have not yet submitted.
Madison Township approved the gravel
fire lane.
Another variance was a request to
approve two dumpsters in the front of the
building.
The area is mixed residential and industrial.
Since there are residential property
nearby, the city of Obetz would like the
dumpsters to be screened and not visible
from Bixby Road.
The final variance requested was to
allow a rear yard set back of two feet.
While not in the variance request, the
development text shows stairs on the property
next to them.
The applicant must get permission to
have the stairs on the property next to
them.
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Management agreed to do those things.
Obetz City Councilman Derek Varney
requested the city have another chance to
review the final site plan.
The commission approved the request
for variances to allow the gravel fire lane,
to allow the two dumpsters on the front
yard with none visible from the front yard,
and also to approve the variance to allow a
two foot rear yard setback on the condition
that no part of the building, including
staircase, is on a parcel owned by another
entity.
Pulte Homes
Pulte Homes sought variances to allow
a temporary sign eight feet tall and 32
square feet in area for the new development,
Buckstone Bend.
The sign will sit at the southeast corner
of Lockbourne Road and Wilburn
Boulevard and remain until all lots are
sold.
Community Services Director Stacey
Boumis said, “The zoning code says the
maximum height is four feet. They’re asking
for eight feet. The zoning code limits
signage to 90 day. Obviously, we want
them to sell lots and get this development
filled up. So, they want to keep the sign up
until all the lots are sold, which is a reasonable
request.
Boumis said there would be no lighting
on this sign.
The commission approved the variance
to install the sign and let it remain until all
lots are sold at the Pulte property.
Buckstone Bend
Boumis said, “It’s exciting this
(Buckstone Bend Final Plat Section 1) is in
this phase already. They are requesting
final approval for 49 lots for section one of
their project. They are already in the
design phase of Section 2.”
The only issue Boumis noted was that
lot 48 on the preliminary plat is not on the
final plat but does not pose any issues.
“It just means it’s going to be platted at
an additional phase,” said Boumis.
Commissioner Dan Raver had concerns
that the corner lots.
Boumis said, “Well, that’s a corner lot,
so their fencing opportunities would be
extremely limited. Pulte will manage their
homeowners association for many years.
Pulte has the same fence restrictions as
Big Walnut Run, which is that all-aluminum
fence. And so it would be a quality
fence type, I believe, in this subdivision.”
Raver still wasn’t convinced the corner
lots met the frontage requirements.
Law Director Gene Hollins said, “It’s a
little over 49 feet of frontage for those (corner)
lots.”
Boumis said, “We would look at the rear
lot because of the curb because it’s in the
right-of-way. These were the sizes that
were approved before. They haven’t
changed anything from their original submittal.”
The commission approved the Final
Plat Section 1 for Buckstone Bend.

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Compost those pumpkins
Picking pumpkins and gourds to decorate
your yard and doorstep is part of
many families fall traditions. While it’s
easy to toss old pumpkins and gourds into
the trash, doing so creates unnecessary
food waste and wastes natural resources.
There’s a better way to use those pumpkins.
Below, the Solid Waste Authority of
Central Ohio (SWACO) is sharing simple
ways you can safely dispose of your old
pumpkins and gourds while doing your
part to care for the environment.
• Eat Your Pumpkins: When it comes to
preventing food waste, SWACO’s Save
More Than Food campaign wants you to
know that eating food is best. You probably
can attest to how tasty roasted pumpkin
seeds can be, but did you know that uncarved,
fresh pumpkins can be used to make
pies, breads, soups and more.
• Feed Local Wildlife in the Winter:
Birds love to nosh on little pumpkin
snacks. Once you scrape out the flesh and
seeds and remove any paint or remnant
wax (in the case of a jack-o-lantern candle),
cut the pumpkin into small pieces that
could fit into a bird feeder or dish. Toss out
any pieces that are starting to grow mold,
as those are unsafe to consume. Be aware
that other critters may want a pumpkin
snack, so if you live in a more urban community
and want to avoid inviting more
squirrels, raccoons, deer or other pests in
your yard, this option may not be ideal for
you.
• Donate to Local Farms: Feeding farm
animals can be expensive, so donating
pumpkins and gourds to local farms is a
simple way to support local farmers. Plus,
common farm animals like cows and chickens
love to snack on them. Call your local
community farms to see who may be
accepting pumpkins or consider posting in
local Facebook or NextDoor groups to connect
with others who are collecting these
items for local farms.
• Compost at Home: Before you toss
your pumpkins in your backyard to decompose,
be sure to clean them thoroughly,
removing any seeds or any other non-compostable
materials (e.g., decorations, accessories,
stickers, etc.). Also, scrape the skin
off any pumpkin that has paint or marker.
Cut the pumpkins into pieces so it’s easier
for them to break down in your compost
pile. Don’t worry if it doesn’t happen
overnight — it takes about 8 to 12 weeks for
pumpkin pieces to break down completely.
Drop Off Pumpkins at Local Collection
Sites: Make a difference this fall when you
drop off your harvest vegetables at one of
these participating pumpkin and gourd collection
locations:
•City of Columbus: Nov. 1 — 30 (Monday
— Friday) at the Division of Refuse
Collection, 2100 Alum Creek Drive,
between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
•Dublin: Oct. 17 — Dec. 9 at the Dublin
Service Center, 6555 Shier Rings Road
•Grandview: Oct. 29 - Nov. 11 at 1525
Goodale Boulevard (next to the food waste
drop-off)
•Grove City: Oct. 31 — Nov. 27 at Fryer
Park, 3899 Orders Road
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•Hilliard: Oct. 28 — Dec. 2 at 3770
Municipal Way (next to the food waste
drop off)
•New Albany: Nov. 1 — Dec. 2 at New
Albany Public Service, 7800 Bevelhymer
Road
•Upper Arlington: Oct. 29 — Dec. 18
at Fancyburg Park, 3375 Kioka Avenue
Intact and decaying pumpkins, carved
jack-o’-lanterns and gourds are all accepted.
Please remove candles and avoid dropping
off pumpkins that have been painted
or drawn on with permanent markers.
Bed Tax Grant Program
The city of Canal Winchester is accepting
applications for its 2023 Transient
Occupancy Tax (Bed Tax) Grant Program.
The grant program is open to non-profits
or private organizations located within
the city of Canal Winchester to help fund
projects to enhance Canal Winchester for
residents and/or visitors to the community.
Grants are funded with the hotel/motel tax
revenue collected by the city of Canal
Winchester.
Canal Winchester has levied a 6 percent
transient occupancy tax (bed tax) that is
imposed when lodging is furnished to transient
guests by a hotel, motel, or similar
business. One half (3 percent) of this tax is
contributed to Destination: Canal
Winchester, the designated visitors and
convention bureau for Canal Winchester.
The second half of the tax is designated to
fund the annual Bed Tax Grant Program.
Grant applications are competitively
reviewed and awards will be made to those
projects meeting all requirements and the
intent of the program. Grant applications
are available on the city’s website.
Completed applications must be submitted
by mail or email to the attention of the
finance director no later than Nov. 30.
Canal Winchester City Council will make
award determinations in December. Award
checks will be drawn in early 2023 and all
awards must be used within the 2023 calendar
year. Questions regarding the grant
program or application process should be
directed to Amanda Jackson, finance director,
city of Canal Winchester at 614-837-
6937 or
ajackson@canalwinchesterohio.gov.
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-onwheels,
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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MORPC regional goals
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning
Commission (MORPC) is seeking comments
from the public on the proposed
regional goals for the 2024-2050
Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)
for the Columbus Urbanized Area.
The MTP is a long-range planning document
that identifies transportation priorities,
strategies, and projects over the next
two decades. Updated on a four-year cycle,
MORPC coordinates the development of
the MTP with communities throughout
central Ohio and with other local, state,
and federal agencies.
The draft goals include:
•By guiding investment in transportation
and mobility infrastructure and services
in central Ohio, the MTP identifies
strategies to advance the following six
goals:
•Position central Ohio to attract and
retain economic opportunity to prosper as a
region and compete globally.
•Create sustainable neighborhoods to
improve all residents’ quality of life.
•Provide transportation and mobility to
benefit the health, safety, and welfare of all
people.
•Reduce per capita energy consumption
and promote alternative fuel resources to
increase affordability and resilience of
regional energy supplies.
•Protect natural resources and mitigate
infrastructure vulnerabilities to maintain a
healthy ecosystem and community.
•Increase regional collaboration and
employ innovative transportation solutions
to maximize the return on public expenditures.
“Goal setting is step one in the planning
process,” said MORPC Transportation
Study Director Nick Gill. “We invite the
public to weigh in on this milestone and
help set the direction of the plan.”
The goals will direct actions and strategies
used to measure progress over time
with respect to transportation projects in
central Ohio. Next steps include defining
measurable outcomes with indicators to
track success. The plan is scheduled for
completion in 2024 and is being conducted
by MORPC in concert with other activities
in the region.
“These goals provide a shared vision for
our region to work toward as we develop
transportation projects and initiatives and
will help us to determine which projects to
advance based on their ability to advance
the goals,” said MORPC Associate Director
of Transportation Planning Maria Schaper.
Presentations on the draft goals can be
requested by calling Maria Schaper at
(614) 233-4153 or by emailing
mschaper@morpc.org or mtp@morpc.org.
The draft goals can also be viewed on
MORPC’s website.
The public is encouraged to provide comments
or additional information on the proposed
goals by 5 p.m. on Nov. 4 by email to
mtp@morpc.org or in writing to MORPC,
111 Liberty Street, Suite 100, Columbus,
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Decline in home sales
New data from the Franklin County
Auditor’s Real Estate Dashboard shows a
significant decline in the total number of
home sales and in the total sales amount
for the month of September, though the
median sale price still rose 6 percent.
The September total sales amount was
$412.6 million, a decline of 29 percent compared
to the same month last year.
Likewise, the total number of sales was
1,371, a decrease of 705 compared to
September 2021. The median sale price
increased slightly to $265,000, a 6 percent
increase compared to September 2021.
The numbers show an accelerating
trend of a cooling housing market: In
August, the total number of sales was
1,696, a decline of 390 compared to August
2021, and the total sales amount declined
13 percent, to $524.4 million.
“The Franklin County housing market
is still solid, though it is mirroring national
trends of a market cool-down,” Franklin
County Auditor Michael Stinziano said.
“The median price did still rise, showing
the continued need for more affordable
housing in our community.”
Most municipalities had similar numbers
to the county as a whole, but not all of
them. In Bexley, the total sales amount
increased 29 percent, and the median sale
October 30, 2022 - SOUTH & CANAL WINCHESTER MESSENGER - PAGE 7
price rose 25 percent. In Canal Winchester,
the total sales amount increased 69 percent,
and the median sale price increased
11 percent.
The Real Estate Dashboard is updated
monthly and uses intuitive GIS mapping to
show sales activity and statistics for homes
across Franklin County. The tool can break
down sales data by municipality, school
district, or Columbus area commission, giving
homeowners a comprehensive view of
sales activity in their neighborhoods.
September 2022 Franklin County sales
by the numbers:
•1,371 total number of sales, a decrease
of 705 compared to September 2021;
•$265,000 median sale price, an
increase of 6 percent compared to
September 2021;
•$412.6 million in total sales, a decrease
of 29 percent compared to September 2021.
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The Obetz Utilities Department will
conduct the annual fire hydrant flushing
from Nov. 7-11 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Fire hydrant flushing may cause temporary
inconveniences such as a reduction in
water pressure and discolored water.
Discolored water is not a threat to the public’s
health, however, it will stain laundry
and if consumed may have an unpleasant
taste. To prevent this from happening, do
not wash laundry and have plenty of drinking
water on hand. Residents are asked to
ensure that their vehicles are away from
the hydrants.
GriefShare group
The GriefShare group will host a free
event on Nov. 19 from 1-3 p.m., at the
Groveport United Methodist Church, 512
Main St., Groveport. The Surviving the
Holidays video seminar is for people who
are grieving a loved one’s death. The seminar
is combined with support group discussion
of the video. To register call the
church office at 614-836-5968 or sign up at
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Southeast Library
The Southeast Branch of the Columbus
Metropolitan Library is located at 3980 S.
Hamilton Road, Groveport. For information
visit www.columbuslibrary.org or call
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Madison Township firefighters demonstrated how an auto extrication is performed
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right, are: Firefighter Grant Ellis, Firefighter Owen Rodeniser, and Lt. Andrew
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Taking note of what once was
Recently while driving along Groveport Road from
Groveport to Canal Winchester I noticed a house that sat
along the road was just...gone.
It’s a house I
Editor’s Notebook
Rick
Palsgrove
passed by more
times than I can
count as I’ve
traveled back and forth between
the two towns on Groveport Road
throughout my life. Now it was
demolished, gone without a trace
with only straw and grass seed filling
the space where it once was.
It puzzled me that, though I drove by this house many
times and knew it was there, I realized I could not now
adequately describe what it looked like. It existed but
with no personal meaning for me. But I was aware of it
enough to notice when it disappeared.
I think we do that sometimes in life. We take for
granted that something will always be there and sometimes
fail to properly take note of its presence.
Other times there are things we know of and appreciate
that disappear, too. There once was a tree at the corner
of Cron Drive and Wirt Road in Groveport that
guarded an opening in the fence leading to the Groveport
Elementary school yard. Throughout my life I must have
gone through that fence opening and brushed up against
that large, old tree hundreds of times. It was there well
into my adult years. Then one day it was gone along with
the hole in the fence. Like it was never there. A strong,
tall tree - one does not think about it disappearing. But it
did. It was one of many familiar old trees we get to know
in each of our lives that course through the cycle of their
leafy life and pass on like all living things.
Buildings have their life spans, too. From time to time
I think about the old Groveport Madison High School
that once sat along South Hamilton Road. Buildings like
schools and churches seem permanent because they play
such a large role in many people’s lives. But they can disappear,
too. That old high school (since replaced by the
new high school at the site) fulfilled its role for more than
50 years before falling to the wrecking ball a few years
ago. Driving by I can still sense a shadow of where the old
high school sat. Looking at the new parking lot and lawn
of the new high school that took its place, I still know
where the gym was, where the main front hallway was,
and so on. It is an odd feeling to out live one’s high school.
Buildings come and go. Trees and plants bloom and
eventually are spent. Animals and favorite pets pass on.
People fade out of our lives or pass away.
It happens to all of us. Here one day, gone tomorrow,
and we leave a small void in the spaces we once inhabited.
A void to be filled by something new. Change is constant
and permanence an illusion.
Past, present, and future are intertwined and bonded
by memory.
Rick Palsgrove is managing editor of the Messenger.
Romantic comedy uses star power
A vital piece that has been missing in the romantic
comedies of late — besides a truly original plot — is the
lack of genuine movie stars featured within.
To be fair and kind
The Reel Deal
Dedra
Cordle
to the up-and-coming
actors who are cast in
their stead, they do an
admirable job of selling
these products of fluff to the
masses, but it is the presence of
the movie star that makes the
standard rom-com pop.
“Ticket to Paradise”, a romantic comedy that understands
the power that stars can hold and uses it. It
doesn’t have a great script, but it doesn’t have to have
one because George Clooney and Julia Roberts are
speaking its words. It’s not even that romantic, but
Clooney is smiling his crinkly smile and Roberts is giving
her clarion call laugh. It’s not particularly good,
but it doesn’t really have to be because these beautiful
people are throwing their sparkle around in a movie
whose locale is as equally sparkling and beautiful.
This is a film that knows it is not a great piece of
cinematic art, but it effortlessly wields the power of the
movie star and somehow manages to be something
that is light and fun and charming. With the shininess
of the stars and the magnificence of its beachscapes, it
lulls you into looking past its general ho-hum-ness and
asks that you bask in a world that you could never
dream of living — or afford to, for most of us.
In “Ticket to Paradise,” Clooney plays David Cotton
still gripes about his ex-wife to anyone willing to lend
an ear. Roberts plays Georgia Cotton, a gallerist semiliving
with her pilot boyfriend, who still gripes about
her ex-husband to anyone.
The bitter exes raised a nearly perfect daughter Lily
(Kaitlyn Dever) who has just graduated from law
school and is on her way to a prestigious job at the top
law-firm in Illinois. To celebrate her accomplishments,
David and Georgia paid to send her on a paid vacation
to Bali before she has to get used to the soul-sucking
grind of adulthood. Then Lily meets a wonderful man
named Gede (Maxime Bouttier) and they plan to
marry within a week’s time.
Not wanting their daughter to make the same mistake
they did — David and Georgia married right out of
college and she put her career plans on hold to support
her family — they strike a rare truce and agree to work
together to sabotage the impending nuptials. While
the film does not acknowledge how awful their mission
is and how off the deep-end they are, the movie stars
play their parts so well that they manage to infuse
their characters with pathetic charm so you do not
hate them for their occasional bouts of wretchedness.
This romantic comedy splits its time between the
two couples, one fresh in the bloom of love and the
other, well, decidedly not — or so it seems. Over the
course of trying to crush their daughter’s heart and
spirit, the latter pair can’t help but get swept up in the
magic of the island and the unresolved issues that
have frayed their once loving friendship and romance.
Although both couples could use more romantic chemistry,
it’s hard to deny the adults are the most interesting
pairing to watch, much of it due to they were given
the most material to work with and had the characters
who were the most developed. “Ticket to Paradise” is a
movie where you see how much fun the actors had
filming it and that translates out of the screen and
with the audience. But with its over-reliance on the
star power of Clooney and Roberts, aspects of the film
suffer from a lack of attention paid to dialogue or
development of secondary characters.
If you want to turn off your brain and watch beautiful
people do ugly things and then beautify themselves
again in a majestic location, this might be something
you want to check out.
Grade: B-
Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer and columnist.
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painting depicts Walnut Creek near the Dietz-Bergstresser covered bridge in Canal Winchester.
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Classified Services
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11/20 A
PLASTERING
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YWALL ALL &
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11/20
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POWERWASHING
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Single deck $69+tax
2 Tier deck $99+tax
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SEWING MACHINE
REPAIR
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TREE SERVICES
BURNS TREE SERVICE
Trimming, Removal &
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614-584-2164
Warren Brewer Tree Service
• Tree Removal
• Tree Trimming 9/11
A&M
• Stump Grinding
• Bucket Truck Services
Best Prices • Same Day Service
614-878-2568
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