South & Canal Winchester Messenger - October 30th, 2022

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PAGE 10 - SOUTH & CANAL WINCHESTER MESSENGER - October 30, 2022 Letters policy The 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: South & Canal Winchester Messenger, 3500 Sullivant Avenue, Columbus, OH 43204; or email southeast@columbusmessenger.com. eastside Messenger (Distribution: 6,100) Rick Palsgrove................................South & CW Editor southeast@columbusmessenger.com Published every other Sunday by The Columbus Messenger Co. 3500 Sullivant Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43204-1887 (614) 272-5422 Keep tabs on the news in CW, Obetz, and Hamilton Twp. Look for South & CW Messenger Become a fan! “BEST NEW YEARS PARTY IN TOWN” Obetz hydrant flushing 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 https://www.griefshare.org/leaderzone/my/ holiday_events/43294 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 614-645-2275. 18 th Annual MTFD open house www.columbusmessenger.com Photos courtesy of Madison Township Madison Township firefighters demonstrated how an auto extrication is performed - specifically a dashboard lift - at the Madison Township Fire Department open house held Oct. 16 at Station 181 on South Hamilton Road. Firefighters, from left to right, are: Firefighter Grant Ellis, Firefighter Owen Rodeniser, and Lt. Andrew Slivka. The vehicle was donated by Long’s Towing for the demonstration. Mike Albert and The Big E. Band Per Couple Prices Overnight Package - $319 Party Only Packages - $250 Single Packages Available Prices include Dinner, Drinks, Room, Party favors, Full Breakfast Crowne Plaza • 6500 Doubletree Ave. (formerly Marriott North) Madison Township Firefighter Michael Kipp shows some kids the inside of Fire Engine 182 during the open house. We are the BEST community newspaper! Need advertising? Call 614-272-5422 today.
www.columbusmessenger.com 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. October 30, 2022 - SOUTH & CANAL WINCHESTER MESSENGER - PAGE 11 Get the word out FAST Advertise your Craft Show or Bazaar in the classifieds. It’s easy to do. Just call or email Kathy at 614-272-5422 kathy@columbusmessenger.com for all of the details Dr. Hobbs We are the BEST community newspaper! Need advertising? Call 614-272-5422 today. 3700 Parsons Ave. Columbus, OH 43207 New Patients & Emergencies Always Welcome (614) 491-5511 www.ScottAKellyDDS.com Dr. Kelly BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCY If your child knocks out a tooth and is hysterical and in pain, a parent’s main concern would naturally be comforting the child, but saving the tooth should also be an important element in this crisis. First, try to find the tooth after it has been dislodged. Do not to touch the root area. This is the living part of the tooth and can be easily damaged. Time is essential. A tooth’s life span will probably not last more than 30 minutes unless it is properly handled. If the tooth cannot be replanted immediately, and the child is composed, have him or her place the tooth under the tongue. The environment of the mouth will protect the tooth and the chances that replantation will be successful are greater. If the child cannot keep the tooth is his or her mouth, place the tooth in fresh milk. If milk is not available, wrap the tooth in plastic or foil. Do not let it dry out and do not put it in plain water. Then get to the dentist as quickly as possible. Prepared as a public service to promote better dental health. From the office of: SCOTT A. KELLY, D.D.S. Phone 614-491-5511
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