Groveport Messenger - February 12th, 2023

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February 12 - 25, 2023 www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XL, No. 16 

School officials research 

use of metal detectors 

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Spotlighting “One Hit Wonders” 

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Groveport Madison Schools officials continue 

to review the potential of instituting 

a weapon detection system (metal detectors 

or wands) in the schools to improve 

safety. 

“There’s not been a decision on metal 

detectors or wands. We’re still researching 

them,” said Groveport Madison 

Communications Director Jeff Warner. 

The weapons detection system would be 

just part of the long and short term steps 

the district is taking to enhance safety and 

security for its students and staff. (Visit 

https://www.columbusmessenger.com/safety-measures-progressing-in-groveportmadison-schools.html 

for more information 

on the long and short term safety measures.) 

The actions are being taken due to incidents 

of violence and other issues that 

have taken place in the high school. 

At the Groveport Madison Board of 

Education’s Jan. 18 meeting, Deputy 

Superintendent Paul Smathers presented 

options and costs for weapon detection systems. 

“It’s important that we focus and take 

our time to make a really good informed 

decision,” said Smathers. “Don’t let it be 

emotional. We have to do the right things 

for the right reasons for the right people, 

and that’s our students and staff.” 

Smathers added that, if a school environment 

is not safe, it is difficult to educate 

students. 

He said district officials need to weigh 

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guidelines, and processes and procedures 

involved with metal detection 

devices. He also said district officials must 

work with attorneys to verify and clarify 

liability situations. 

Options Smathers presented to the 

board were: 

•a Garrett Super Scanner hand/wand 

metal detector at a cost of $224 each. He 

said 30 would be needed: 12 at the high 

school, six at the elementaries, six for the 

middle schools, two for the district offices, 

one at Li’l Cruiser, and three for back up. 

•an Evolv Technology walk through 

weapon detectors at a cost of $24,000 each 

under a three year lease agreement. 

•a CEIA portable walk through metal 

detection and weapon detection at a cost of 

$16,000 each. 

Smathers advised the board that officials 

need more time to find schools similar 

to Groveport Madison that use 

metal/weapon detector systems and see 

how well they work at those schools. 

Board member Kathy Walsh wants to 

see the board take action on the issue soon. 

“If it costs $300,000 or $200,000 a year 

and we stop weapons from going into the 

high school and it keeps our students and 

staff safe it’s worth it,” said Walsh. “It’s 

just worth it. It’s a no brainer.” 

Board member Chris Snyder said the 

cost of the Evolv Technology system 

seemed “exorbitant.” 

“Cost is the biggest thing to deal with,” 

said Snyder. “We have to make an 

informed decision. These systems are not 

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Photo courtesy of Kim Clements 

Members of the Groveport Madison 

Area Community Choir relax for a 

moment during rehearsals. 

Groveport Madison Area 

Community Choir to perform 



Certain bands only strike gold once 

with songs that become “one hit wonders,” 

but that singularity does not diminish the 

music. 

The Groveport Madison Area 

Community Choir is celebrating one hit 

wonders with its upcoming show, “One 

Hit Wonders: A Musical Variety Show,” to 

be held in the Groveport Madison High 

School auditorium 4475 S. Hamilton 

Road, on Feb. 25. Show times are 1 p.m. 

and 7 p.m. 

“There are so many ‘One Hit Wonders’ 

(songs performed or written by artists 

that only ever had one top 40 hit) that it 

seemed like a good choice for a great selection 

of music,” said Groveport Madison 

Area Community Choir Director Terri 

Christensen. 

Christensen said one of the highlights 

of this year’s show is a solo/video tribute 

from Lori Motts-Byrd honoring Vietnam 

Helicopter pilots with the song. “Spirit in 

the Sky.” 

“The segment is introduced by choir 

member Ron White, who was a pilot in 

Messenger photo by Rick Palsgrove 

Groveport Madison Area Community 

Choir singers rehearse the song, 

“Walking on Sunshine.” 

Vietnam,” said Christensen. “It proves to 

be quite moving.” 

Currently the Groveport Madison Area 

Community Choir has 80 adult members 

and 17 youths with at least 20 back stage 

and lobby volunteers. 

“It’s a very diverse group of people that 

comes together to give back to the community 

by providing fun and quality entertainment,” 

said Christensen. “A portion of 

the proceeds go to charity (such as 

Groveport Madison Human Needs) to 

help folks in the area in need. The choir is 

a family. They come together for other 

events throughout the year to help in the 

community as well. Our members are 

from all over central Ohio.” 

Interested in joining and sharing your 

talents? Visit GmcommUnityChoir.org for 

information or reach out to them on 

Facebook. 

Tickets for “One Hit Wonders: A 

Musical Variety Show,” for the 1 p.m. and 

7 p.m. shows on Feb. 25 are $15 general 

admission with a few $20 reserved seats 

for the 7 p.m. show. 

Tickets be purchased by downloading 

and mailing in the order form 

(http://gmcommunitychoir.org/buy-tickets), 

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A fight recently erupted among four students at 

Groveport Madison High School. 

According to the Groveport Police, around 12:30 

p.m. on Jan. 30, the Police School Resource Officer 

made an emergency radio call for officer assistance 

due to a fight at the school. The officer used pepper 

spray to stop the fighting and disperse what police 

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Charges filed after fight at the high school 

watch/participate. Police officers from Groveport, 

Madison Township, and Franklin County Sheriff’s 

Office, remained on scene to address any possible following 

incidents. 

Groveport Police Lt. Josh Short said four students 

“were actively engaged in fighting.” 

“One of the male students had (allegedly) initially 

assaulted one of the other male students in the rotunda 

area of the high school for reasons unknown at this 

time,” said Short. “School staff broke up that incident 

and were bringing both of those students to 

the office. While both students were being 

taken to the office, two other students 

(allegedly) attacked the student who had 

(allegedly) assaulted the first student. The 

student who was originally assaulted then 

broke free from school staff and ran back to 

engage in fighting with the other three. 

This occurred on the middle landing and 

stairs of the main stairway in the cafeteria 

area.” 

Short said the pepper spay was deployed 

at the fighting students because they were 

refusing to stop fighting. 

“They were endangering school staff and 

the SRO as they continued to fight wildly 

with each other and against staff that was 

trying to stop them,” said Short. “One of 

the security officers was shoved up against 

the stair railing and was in danger of being 

toppled over. We know that the sooner we 

can stop the fighting the less likely it is 

that someone will get hurt.” 

Short said officers know from experience 

they need to stop the fighting quickly or 

other students will run to and encourage or 

join in the fighting, which makes it difficult 

for staff to intervene by refusing to disperse 

or actively blocking or pushing at them. 

“The quick use of the pepper spray 

immediately stopped the fighting and dissuaded 

any other students from approaching,” 

said Short. 

He said there were no injuries observed 

or reported due to the assault or fighting. 

The students affected by the pepper spray 

were checked out by the school nurse and 

Columbus Fire Department medics. 

“All four students are being charged 

with aggravated rioting,” said Short. 

“Additional charges may follow with the 

continuing investigation and video evidence 

review.” 

Short said officers want the community 

to know that the Franklin County Juvenile 

system makes if difficult to arrest and jail a 

minor. 

“Despite what the police or the public 

thinks is appropriate in disruptive and violent 

situations like this, we are not regularly 

able to jail a student for these types of 

actions,” said Short. “The juvenile detention 

facility in Franklin County has a strict 

and narrow list for jailable offenses and 

most of the occurrences at the high school 

do not apply.” 

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METAL 

Continued from page 1 

guaranteed to work 100 percent of the 

time. We have to determine if these systems 

actually make it safer and whether 

they are affordable or not. Also, the issue 

is not cut and dry, some people (in the 

community) are for having the metal 

detectors and some are not.” 

District officials will present the board 

with more information regarding the 

potential use of metal detectors/weapon 

detection systems at a future board meeting. 

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Groveport Elementary School is 100 years old this year and students 

there are embracing the school’s founding. 

“We decided to celebrate the school building’s 100th birthday on 

Jan. 27 because it was also the 100th day of school and that is a 

day we celebrate every year,” said Groveport Elementary Principal 

April Bray. “The staff planned so many fun lessons around the 

number 100.” 

She said students were encouraged to dress like they were 100 

years old or wear a shirt with 100 items. Students put 100 items 

in a bag and wrote clues for their classmates to guess what was 

inside. 

“Our first graders wrote informative essays about things they 

learned about Groveport Elementary,” said Bray. “Vicki Ottman 

also came in and spoke about what Groveport Elementary was like 

when she attended kindergarten there in the 1950s. She showed 

pictures of her kindergarten graduation, school report card, and 

told stories about what it was like when she went to our school. 

Vicki’s mom also attended Groveport School (as the building was 

called when it housed all 12 grades) and graduated in 1924.” 

Bray said the celebration also included recognizing all the students 

who made at least 100 percent progress toward their i-Ready 

Stretch Growth goal for reading and math. Students made 100th 

day of school crowns, researched what life was like in 1923, used 

an app to see what they would like when they are 100 years old, 

wrote about what they would do if they were turning age 100 

today, listed 100 reasons why they love Groveport Elementary, hid 

100 Hershey Kisses around the room and challenged students to 

find them all and match the numbers on the bottom to the hundreds 

chart, and read books with 100 in the title. 

“The students were very excited and interested to hear about 

the history of the school,” said Bray. “Our staff takes great pride 

in our school and its history. I can only 

imagine how many of our former students 

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have gone on to help change and make the 

world a better place.” 

When asked what some of the things are 

that the students and staff like about the 

historic school, Bray said, “They love the 

auditorium, library, gym, hardwood floors, 

traditions that continue to this day, the 

stone fountain, the World War II memorial, 

the uniqueness of the architecture, and how 

much this school has been a pillar in the 

community.” 

This event was just the beginning of the 

students’ and staff’s plans to celebrate the 

school’s 100th year. 

“We are still discussing some other possible 

celebrations for the kids, but we will 

have an adults only community 100th 

Anniversary Celebration Aug. 5 from 1-3 

p.m.,” said Bray. “More information from 

the planning committee will be shared in 

the coming months.” 

Bray said the school holds a special place 

in the hearts of the community. 

“I think the community is proud of our 

school and Groveport Elementary’s place in 

Groveport’s history,” said Bray. “The community 

has always been very supportive of 

the school and they value education and 

want to preserve our history.” 

Groveport School history 

On Aug. 8, 1921, with enrollment on the 

rise, Groveport Madison school board members 

W.H. Hanstein, G.W. Woerlein, Pearl 

Watkins, Daniel Schleppi, and Clarence 

Stevenson presented a bond issue to the district, 

which the voters approved, to build a 

new $225,000, three story red brick school 

Photo courtesy of April Bray 

As part of their celebration of their school’s 100th birthday, 

some of the students used an app to see what they would like 

when they are 100 years old and then dressed the part. 

Photo courtesy of the Groveport Heritage Museum 

Groveport School as it looked in 1926. 

on Groveport’s east Main Street to house all 12 grades, as well as 

an elementary school at Edwards’ Station on Alum Creek Drive at 

Williams Road. (In an architectural curiosity, Edwards 

Elementary was designed as a smaller version of Groveport 

School.) 

Bond issue campaign literature from 1921 noted the new 

“Groveport School” enabled the district to close down the six one 

room schoolhouses it was operating around Madison Township as 

well as the smaller, nearly 40-year-old school that housed all 12 

grades that was once located where Groveport’s Naomi Court now 

stands. 

Groveport School (now Groveport Elementary) opened in 1923 

and housed all 12 grades until the mid-1950s when a new high 

school was built next door. Groveport School was constructed on 

land that was once pasture land owned by the Rarey family and 

where the famous horse Cruiser romped. 

The school features interior golden glazed brick walls as well as 

a separate gymnasium and auditorium, which is unique for school 

buildings of its era that often combined the gym and auditorium 

into one room. 

Playing fields and a playground compliment the structure. A 

grand front lawn sweeps out to meet Main Street and features the 

recently restored stone fountain as its centerpiece. 

The original classroom design for Groveport School included 

manual arts, agriculture laboratory, machine shop, home economics, 

cafeteria, and storage, locker rooms on the first floor. The second 

floor housed grades 1-8 while the third floor held the high 

school classrooms. 

Besides providing a home for education, Groveport School has 

been a social center for both community and school functions 

including farmers’ exhibits, dances, lyceum courses, plays, athletics, 

and concerts. 

The school remains a thriving and active place educationally. It 

is an architectural jewel nestled in downtown Groveport that is a 

functioning reminder of Groveport and Madison Township’s past 

as well as a beacon of promise for the future. Above all, it remains 

a symbol of the area’s desire to provide a solid public education to 

its citizenry. 

Groveport Elementary School, as well as Groveport Madison 

Middle School Central next door, were both placed on the National 

Register of Historic Places early in the 21st century.


Our Pictorial Past by Rick Palsgrove 

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.” 

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. 

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Local library School Help Centers are: 

•Southeast Branch, 3980 S. Hamilton 

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Mills Market, which was once located on 

Main Street in Groveport where the 

Certified gas station now stands. Visible 

in the photo from left to right are Mary 

Mills, Bill Ebright and Richard Mills. F. G. 

Mills opened the market in 1922, which 

started as a table in front of the Mills 

home at 326 Main St. The family operated 

the market until around 1950 when 

Norm Zitzke bought it and it became 

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Local government meetings 

•Groveport City Council holds its regular 

meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the second and 

fourth Mondays of the month. Council 

holds its committee of the whole meeting 

on the third Monday each month at 5:30 

p.m. Meetings are held in the municipal 

building, 655 Blacklick St., Groveport. 

•The Groveport Madison Board of 

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Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the 

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years were grown on land behind the 

market on what is now the Clark Court 

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family originally had a farm on Berger 

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fruit and vegetables to sell at Columbus’ 

Central Market. “My grandfather would 

haul the produce up to Central Market 

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he reached the area around Buckeye 

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resigning from D:CW at the end of 

2015, he was re-elected to one more 

term on city council in 2016, serving 

a total of 18 years. 

When asked why he wanted to return to public service, 

Jarvis said, “When Michele Reynolds was elected 

to state senate last November, I knew there would be 

a call to finish the last year of her term,” said Jarvis. 

“I considered my skills and experience to be an asset 

and wished to apply those in support of Madison 

Township. I assure township residents that I am keenly 

aware that they are the ultimate 

customer and that I will 

strive daily to ensure township 

services are provided in the 

most effective, efficient and professional 

way possible.” 

Jarvis foresees one of the 

biggest challenges facing the 

township to be maintaining and 

enhancing township services. 

He said the cost of providing 

services continues to rise and 

township leaders must be smart 

about priorities and potential 

outside financial assistance. 

In identifying township 

strengths, Jarvis said, “When it 

comes to fire and police protection, 

the township has a great 

and well-deserved reputation 

within the community. At times 

it is literally a matter of life or 

death depending on the professionalism 

of these organizations. 

Equally critical are the 

employees who maintain the 

roads in the unincorporated 

areas of the township; the same 

roads needed by emergency 

units and the residents.” 

Jarvis felt if the trustee position 

is half as interesting as he 

thinks it will be, it is likely he 

will run for the seat in the 

November election for the next 

four-year term. His Jan. 26 

appointment was to finish out 

Reynolds’ term, which expires 

at the end of the year. 

“All I can say is that when 

you experience the ability to make a positive difference 

for you and your neighbors through public service, you 

naturally want to do more...that’s why I serve,” said 

Jarvis. 

According to a township press release, trustees 

John Pritchard and Katherine Chipps cited Jarvis’ 

past local elected public service and the lengthy local 

community involvement he brings to the position that 

helped finalize their decision. 

Initially, seven individuals submitted resumes for 

the open seat, but before the first round of interviews, 

one candidate withdrew. Six candidates underwent 

two interviews each, one with the department heads 

and the other with the two trustees. The trustees narrowed 

their choice down to two individuals and felt 

that as the day-to-day managers of township departments, 

it was important for department heads to have 

interaction and feedback regarding the candidates. 

Reynolds resigned from her position as trustee 

effective Dec. 31, 2022, and Jarvis will fulfill her unexpired 

term through Dec. 31, 2023. 

BRUCE JARVIS 

Dog license renewal season 

Franklin County Auditor Michael 

Stinziano announced the dog license 

renewal period runs through March 31. 

The renewal period deadline, which is normally 

Jan. 31, was extended two months. 

Licenses may be purchased online at 

doglicense.franklincountyohio.gov or at the 

auditor’s office license counter, 373 S. High 

St., 21st floor in downtown Columbus. The 

counter is open Monday through Friday, 

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The office offers 

licensing at expanded locations across the 

county, including at pet vaccination clinics, 

the Franklin County Dog Shelter, and at 

other events. Owners can change addresses, 

download forms, and update dog information 

via the online licensing system. 

One-year, three-year and permanent 

dog licenses can be purchased without 

penalty through March 31. After the deadline, 

the cost to purchase a license doubles. 

In addition to being required by state 

law, dog licensing ensures that any lost dog 

is returned quickly to their owners. 

License fees help support the Franklin 

County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center. 

Golden Cruiser Club 

Groveport Madison Schools invites senior 

residents of the district to attend athletic 

and performing arts programs showcasing 

the talents of its students. The 

Golden Cruiser Club is a free program for 

residents of the Groveport Madison School 

District who are age 60 and older. Club 

membership provides free access to all 

school and district sponsored athletic contests, 

plays, concerts, and other events. To 

become a member of the Golden Cruiser 

Club, obtain an application at 

www.gocruisers.org, at any of the school 

offices, or call (614) 492-2520. The requirements 

for membership are that applicants 

be age 60 or older and be a resident of 

Groveport Madison Schools (verified by 

the Franklin County Auditor’s website).


Groveport’s first city park 

Groveport is a town rich with park land 

with several municipal parks as well as nearby 

Metro Parks. 

Editor’s Notebook 


Rick 

Palsgrove 

But do you know 

which was the first 

park to be built in 

Groveport? 

I believe the first 

park constructed in town is Blacklick Park, 

located at 770 Blacklick St. (at the east end of 

the street). For many years it was the only 

park in Groveport. I’ve often heard, but never 

been able to confirm, that the park was built 

during the Great Depression in the 1930s as 

part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New 

Deal Works Progress Administration (WPA) 

program. 

By the mid-1930s Roosevelt’s WPA 

began to have an impact on Groveport. The 

WPA helped build the village’s water system 

and water plant in 1936; laid concrete 

sidewalks throughout the village in 1935; 

washed and painted the walls and ceilings 

of Groveport School; and built several outhouses 

in the village and area farms. 

One plum WPA project slated for 

Groveport did not come to pass as records 

show the construction of a public library 

was proposed for Groveport in 1935, but 

rescinded with no explanation in 1937. 

But in combing through old WPA 

records I found no mention of Blacklick 

Park. 

Records in the Groveport Municipal 

Building as well as the Groveport Heritage 

Museum also do not reveal much on the 

park’s origins. 

Though its birth year remains a mystery, 

that is a minor curiosity because 

Blacklick Park has played its role as a 

pleasant neighborhood park well. 

Blacklick Park’s original footprint was 

three acres, but if you include the nearby 

natural wooded areas and the old Scioto 

Valley Traction Line trail that extends to 

historic Ohio and Erie Canal Lock 22 it fills 

about 21 acres. The trail also connects the 

park to Groveport Park. The well preserved 

remnants of the Ohio and Erie Canal are 

visible and run along the length of the 

park. 

The park’s historic significance is noted in 

a Ohio Historical Marker that explains how 

in the 1800s the park’s original core site was 

once home to a canal boatyard where canal 

boats were built and repaired. The marker 

also mentions how the electric interurban 

railway - the Scioto Valley Traction Line - ran 

on Blacklick Street and then along the canal 

from 1904 to the 1930s. 

I recall the first time I visited the park as 

a little kid in the 1960s. My older sister took 

me and some neighborhood kids on a walk 

through town to the park on a fine summer’s 

day for a picnic of baloney sandwiches, potato 

chips, and Kool-Aid. Back then there were 

wooden picnic tables scattered about among 

the tall trees. I remember that embedded in 

Messenger photo by Rick Palsgrove 

Groveport’s Blacklick Park located at the 

east end of Blacklick Street. 

the picnic tables was a metal emblem that 

read, “Groveport Lions Club,” most likely 

because the club provided the tables. There 

were playground swings and a tall metal 

slide to play on as well as space among the 

trees to play “tag.” 

I also recall the original flag pole there 

encircled by a now long gone narrow driveway. 

The concrete base of the flagpole was 

emblazoned with “4H,” as the local 4H Club 

must have erected it as a project. 

That old flagpole is still there, but it fell 

into disuse in later years and a flag had not 

regularly flown from it for some time. On 

Memorial Day in 2008, the late Mack Harris, 

a United States Air Force veteran who lived 

near the park, took note of the lack of a flag 

flying from the pole and decided to do something 

about it. He walked over to the park 

with an American flag he normally flew on 

the front of his home and raised it on the old 

flagpole in Blacklick Park. 

“It was the right thing to do,” said Harris, 

in a 2008 interview. “That flagpole on this 

important day (Memorial Day) was now 

dressed up with a flag. A flag raised in a public 

park has substance to it. It provides a focal 

point.” 

Harris noted that, when he walked into 

the park that Memorial Day morning in 2008 

to raise the flag, there was a group of people 

already in the park talking, laughing, and 

enjoying the holiday. 

“They saw me walk to the pole with the 

flag and when I raised it there was a hush in 

the park,” said Harris. “The people in the 

park knew and recognized the importance of 

the flag being raised.” 

Harris said the old flagpole was a bit wobbly, 

but, despite its age, he said the pole’s 

rope, pulley, and cleat worked perfectly when 

he raised the flag. 

In a recent years a new flagpole was erected 

by the city in the park and it serves as a 

testament to Harris’ efforts. 

Today the park still has great trees and 

open spaces as well as more playground 

equipment, a small basketball court, a shelter 

house, and benches. It remains a nice, 

quiet spot to listen to the birds sing, hear the 

wind rustle the leaves, feel the warmth of 

sunbeams filtering through the trees, and see 

the flag flying on its new pole. 

Rick Palsgrove is editor of the Groveport 

Messenger.



“80 for Brady” is as enjoyable as it is touching 

I do not often experience a conflict of the 

heart when it comes to choosing which 

movie to review for my column, but making 

a decision as to whether I wanted to give 

my time and my dwindling coffers to “80 for 

Brady” had me well and truly torn. 

Editor’s Notebook 

Dedra 

Cordle 

I did have an interest 

in this film because 

it stars four legendary 

actors: Sally Field, Jane 

Fonda, Rita Moreno, 

and Lily Tomlin. But I 

also did not have an 

interest in this film 

because it also stars 

Tom Brady — one of 

the most legendary 

NFL quarterbacks 

who recently retired 

for the second time and whose presence 

looms over this film as much as his specter 

will throughout the sport for all of eternity. 

Unlike most football fans whose loyalties 

do not lay with the New England 

Patriots (or the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, or 

whatever team on the west coast team that 

may entice him to come out of retirement 

later this spring), I have never been a 

Brady-hater, but man has he been grating 

for the past couple years. First there was 

the acceptance of the pandemic-relief funds 

for his multi-million dollar health and wellness 

business, then there was the drawn 

out first retirement that had him basking 

in thousands of puff pieces for months and 

then taking it all back, then there were the 

bratty sideline antics when things were not 

going his way for once, and then there was 

the non-fungible token scandal, and now I 

am just about tired of seeing him and hearing 

about him. If you add all that up, and 

then throw in the fact that he is a producer 

on this film and gets a percentage of the 

box office profit, it makes you not want to 

be involved in anything he is involved in, 

right? 

After much internal debate between this 

film and M. Night Shyamalan’s dystopian 

adaptation, “Knock at the Cabin,” I decided 

to stick with a vow I made to support novels, 

movies, and television shows that are 

women-led, women-centered, and showcase 

people of a certain age living active and full 

lives. That even includes women’s lives 

that partially revolve around finding inspiration 

from a famous athlete named Tom 

Brady. 

“80 for Brady” is an infectiously joyous 

film. It has moments that will make you 

cringe or even give you a headache because 

of how saccharine it can be, but it is also an 

engaging and lighthearted story about four 

friends who take comfort in sport and in 

each other. Thanks in large part to the 

chemistry between the main cast, “80 for 

Brady” has a charm that shines through 

despite being centered around someone 

who seems so devoid of it at times. 

Loosely inspired by a true story, “80 for 

Brady” follows longtime best friends Betty 

(Field), Trish (Fonda), Maura (Moreno) and 

Lou (Lily Tomlin) whose love for Tom 

Brady and the New England Patriots 

knows no bounds. Despite having lived on 

the east coast for most of their lives, the 

quartet had little interest in football before 

Tom Brady came onto the scene. In fact, 

they really didn’t want to watch that fateful 

game between the Pats and the New 

York Jets but had to because Lou’s television 

would not change the channel. When a 

young Tom Brady came in for an injured 

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Donations of gently used furniture and 

home goods are needed from the community 

to meet the increased demand. 

“We are grateful to be able to help our 

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The items of greatest need are full and 

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and other home goods, visit furniturebankcoh.org/donate-furniture. 

The mission of the Furniture Bank of 

Central Ohio is to reduce the impact of 

poverty by providing furniture to central 

Ohio families and individuals struggling 

with severe life challenges. Since 1998, it 

has distributed nearly one million furniture 

pieces and home goods to over 75,000 

central Ohio families by collaborating with 

approximately 7,000 furniture donors, 

1,000 financial donors, 2,000 volunteers, 

75 social service agencies and faith-based 

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Drew Bledsoe, the friends were smitten by 

his good looks and calm demeanor in the 

pocket. Instant fans were made that day, 

and watching him play throughout the 

years helped Lou through her cancer treatments, 

took Maura’s mind off the loss of 

her husband, gave Betty a release from her 

demanding husband, and allowed Trish to 

find a second career writing Rob 

Gronkowski erotica. (Seriously.) 

Despite their team making several 

appearances at the Super Bowl, the friends 

had never attended one of the big games 

(probably because they cost more than a 

down payment on a new home) but decide 

to enter a contest through a local radio station 

that would send them down to 

Houston to see the 2017 matchup with the 

Atlanta Falcons. Having little confidence 

that their story of finding perseverance 

through watching Tom Brady and the team 

would win them the ultimate prize, they 

try to put it out of their minds and hearts. 

But then Lou makes the announcement 

that they did snag the ultimate prize and 

they would soon be embarking on a journey 

towards “the best day of their lives.” 

Naturally, things do not always do as 

planned, especially in a comedy that features 

Fonda and Tomlin together with all 

of their chaotic energy. 

Written by “Booksmart” scribes Emily 

Halpern and Sarah Haskins, the script is a 

nod to the fact that there is no age limit 

when it comes to having fun. Not only do 

the characters have a good time as they get 

involved in various shenanigans during 

their Super Bowl experience, but it seems 

as if the primary and secondary actors are 

having a good time, too. Watching all of 

this together makes the action all the more 

engaging to the audience too, despite how 

outlandish some of the scenes may get. 

Even with the more farcical elements 

within this story, everything that happens 

in this film is well-intentioned and 

designed to garner laughs. Despite the 

overall lighthearted tone of the film, there 

are moments in which the story concentrates 

of real-life issues related to cancer, 

death, and love — all of which we can relate 

to. 

As a credit to the writers and director 

Kyle Marvin, all of the transitions between 

the silly and the serious feel natural to the 

development of the story and, as a result, 

makes “80 for Brady” as enjoyable as it is 

touching — even with all of the mentions 

and cameo appearances of a certain newly 

retired quarterback. 

Grade: B- 

Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer 

and columnist. 

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GMHS DECA honors 

The Groveport Madison DECA students 

performed well at Districts. Here are the 

results from the Jan. 31 competition: 

DECA State Oualifiers: Eva Walton 1st in 

Principles of Marketing; Kevin Inguil 1st 

in Accounting Applications; Kristian 

Dougherty 1st in Automotive Service; 

Neiko McDougal and Trinity Tinney 2nd in 

Hospitality; Team Results: Richie Saelim 

2nd in Principles of Finance; Landon 

Sexton 2nd in Apparel and Accessories; 

Jonya Russell 2nd in Retail 

Merchandising; Medaling in 3rd place and 

State Alternates: Kyger Weston 3rd in 

Principles of Marketing; Elliot Phillips 3rd 

in Principles of Hospitality; Nana Aboagye 

and Aminata Sow 3rd in Marketing. 

The State DECA Competition will be 

held at the Columbus Hyatt Regency 

March 10-11. 

Students build and create 

Instructor Chad Gibbs and his 

Groveport Madison High School construction 

trades students constructed a new 

“Cruiser Concession Stand” that will be 

given to the Cruiser baseball program. The 

new concession stand will be placed at the 

high school baseball field this spring. 

The GMHS construction trades students 

also created “cubbies” in the dugouts 

of the Cruiser softball program. Softball 

players will be able to place their batting 

helmets and softball items like batting 

gloves and their field gloves in these 


spaces. District officials said it is another 

way students create items that benefit 

other students. 

Irish music concert 

Groveport Town Hall, 648 Main St., will 

host a free Irish music concert featuring 

the band the Ladies of Longland on March 

4 from 11 a.m. to noon. Doors open at 10:30 

a.m. Enjoy live music and sample Irish 

themed refreshments. Space is limited. 

Call 614-836-3333 to register to secure 

your spot. 

Township Police statistics 

January crime statistics from the 

Madison Township Police: 12 auto accidents 

with injuries, 7 animal complaints, 

116 Brobst Park security checks, 3 burglaries 

in progress, 25 domestic violence, 3 

fights, 1 fireworks complaint, 2 impaired 

driving arrests, 8 hit skip accidents, 18 

juvenile complaints, 11 larceny/theft, 4 

missing persons, 3 narcotics complaints, 46 

parking violations, 2 person with gun, 11 

shots fired in area, 3 stolen vehicles, 7 suicide 

attempts, 56 suspicious persons/vehicles, 

24 threats or harassment, 56 tickets 

issued, 7 vandalism. 

Groveport Garden Club 

The Groveport Garden Club meets the 

first Tuesday each month (unless otherwise 

announced) at Groveport Zion 

Lutheran Church, 6014 Groveport Road. 

Call Marylee Bendig at (614) 218-1097. 

 

Medicare Annual Open Enrollment Period (AEP) is over for 

 

- will I have to pay a penalty if I keep working after I turn 65, and decide to keep my 

group plan? 

- are there any 5 Star Medicare rated plans in my county, that I can enroll into 

throughout the year? 

- 

review more than 2 or 3 plan options. 

- I need help in paying my Rx copays, any assistance available? 

Ralph Curcio Call today 614-603-0852 

Medicare Agent Ohio Lic. # 1466836 

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-Be confident in your plan selection, keep your doctors, and find the lowest 

copays for your medications. 

 

limited to those plans we do offer in your area. Please contact Medicare.gov or 

1-800-MEDICARE to get information on all of

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