South & Canal Winchester Messenger - February 26th, 2023

Messenger 

South & Canal Winchester 

February 26 - March 11, 2023 www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XLIV, No. 1 

Neighborhood Realtor 

Diane Todd 

580 Main St. 

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(614) 570-0803 

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The Marylee Bendig Team 

Messenger photos 

by Linda Dillman 

SOUPer Bowl 

Canal Winchester Human 

Services Executive Director 

Aletha Mullins (left) arranges 

handcrafted ceramic bowls 

made by CW High School art 

students for the organization’s 

12th annual SOUPer 

Bowl fundraiser held on Feb. 

12. Visitors were treated to 

free soup and dessert. They 

could also acquire one of the 

bowls, bid on dozens of auction 

items, or purchase baked 

goods. At right, Courtney 

McKibben (left) and Krystal 

Schadle (right) volunteered 

to serve chili and vegetable 

soup to people visiting the 

Canal Winchester Human 

Services complex during 

SOUPer Bowl. Tables were 

filled with a variety of soups 

visitors could sample for free. 

Last year the event raised 

$22,000 to help provide services 

to the local community. 

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CW police study results 

By Linda Dillman 

Staff Writer 

A long-awaited police staffing study by the Ohio Association 

of Chiefs of Police told Canal Winchester City Council that current 

service provided by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office 

suits the city’s needs. 

Association representative and former Dublin police chief 

Heinz von Eckartsberg said the study looked at several methods 

for determining how a police agency should be staffed. 

“There is no industry single standard for making that determination,” 

said von Eckartsberg. “I do believe the law enforcement 

services you receive are staffed very well. I also think you 

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Obetz takes steps to get accurate property owner data 

By Katelyn Sattler 

Staff Writer 

The city of Obetz has taken steps to have accurate property 

owner information 

On Feb. 13, Obetz City Council approved legislation to 

establish the identity of property owners and tenants, 

maintain accurate contact information, and ensure timely 

emergency notification for the provision of essential utility 

services, including water, gas, electric, refuse, sanitary 

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“When someone comes in to establish a utility account, 

we haven’t had clear guidance in our code about what that 

should look like,” said Obetz City Administrator Rod 

Davisson. 

Under the new regulation, property owners and tenants 

are required to provide the city with their full name, current 

mailing address, telephone number, valid email 

address, and proof of ownership or tenancy. This information 

must be updated every two years, or within 30 days of 

a change in property ownership or tenancy. 

The city can temporarily suspend the usage of 

utility services if the required information is not 

provided or if the information is found to be inaccurate 

or outdated. 

The suspension of usage will not stop the accrual 

of base charges for the utility service. The city may 

also suspend usage in the event of the death of a 

property owner or the sale of the property until 

updated information is provided. 

Any property owner or tenant who violates the 

ordinance is subject to a fine of up to $500 for each 

violation and each day that the violation continues 

is considered a separate violation. 

“We want to make sure that we’re protecting our 

residents and everybody’s on the same page,” said 

Davisson. 

Development agreement 

Council authorized Davisson to enter into a 

development agreement with Kenmore Aggregates 

I, LLC. 

“This project is bounded by the quarry on the 

west side of Alum Creek, just south of UPS, along 

with the land immediately on the other side of Alum 

Creek next to that are really the two parts of this,” 

said Davisson. “Those are part of our larger plan. 

Those two pieces of ground are owned by Kenmore 

Aggregates. The plan is to fill the lake in to make 

developable ground on the west side of Alum Creek. 

The east is mostly in the floodway, so it would get 

the quarry filled.” 

Davisson said Kenmore would donate that land 

back to the city as a park. 

“They’ve also reserved walking path room for us 

so we can create our path system,” said Davisson. 

“They are paying for it with UPS and some other 

partners that were working on a deal to pay for a 

light at the intersection of Alum Creek and 

Rathmell, which has become dangerous in the last 

few years with trucks trying to make that left turn. 

This cleans all that up.” 

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guys benefit greatly because you have a minimum 

staffing you require in your contract, but you’re lucky 

because you have this great agency, who has people 

who are dedicated to more than just Fairfield County.” 

Von Eckartsberg said if there is an emergency and 

city staffing is low for one reason or another, Fairfield 

County has the ability to pull people from other areas 

of the county to staff Canal Winchester. 

“That’s something you wouldn’t have if you had 

your own police department,” he said. 

According to the study, Canal Winchester has 12 

deputies assigned to the city, along with a supervisor, 

manager and communication technician. Von 

Eckartsberg felt the staffing number is sufficient. 

He said the study did not take into account coverage 

by the Madison Township Police. He said the study 

relied only upon the sheriff’s department dispatched 

call data. 

Alum Creek Drive project 

Brad Foster, chief deputy of operations for the Franklin 

County Engineer’s office, said a proposed project improving 

Alum Creek Drive from State Route 317 to Groveport 

Road, has a projected construction time frame of 2028 to 

2029. 

The estimated cost is $58.5 million, with 80 percent 

covered by federal dollars and the remaining 20 percent 

from $11.5 million in local money, including public and private 

funds. 

Replacing the bridge crossing Big Walnut Creek and 

adding additional lanes to Alum Creek Drive without 

major interruptions to traffic are key pieces of the project. 

Foster said many of the shipments heading to the new 

Intel facility in Licking County will pass in and out of the 

Rickenbacker airport. 

“Alum Creek Drive is a major thoroughfare,” said 

Foster. “We need all stakeholders (Columbus, Groveport, 

Obetz and Madison and Hamilton townships) on board.” 

Big projects 

Davisson said there are some big projects coming. 

He said Alum Creek Drive is projected to go to three 

lanes wide on both sides from I-270 down to Rickenbacker. 

“That’s a huge project,” said Davisson. “It’s going to 

take a lot of fill dirt to get that done. We think that project’s 

probably coming in 2027 or 2028. That’s not our project, 

but we have a piece of it. They have asked us to chip in 

to tune about $3.5 million. I think the total project is $60 

million to $80 million.” 

“This is a 20-year project,” continued Davisson. “And 

when we get to the end of this and we have a real opportunity 

to develop that Big Walnut corridor into something 

beautiful with some development on the west there, some 

nice park land on the east, and really accentuate that corridor. 

This runs all the way up to Greenfield Estates, the 

new projects we have going up there all the way back down 

Groveport Road catches the other quarry that’s being 

reclaimed there on Groveport Road. This is really the centerpiece 

to getting that done.” 

Obetz City Council 

Obetz City Council meets the second and fourth 

Mondays of each month at 6 p.m. at 4175 Alum Creek 

Drive, Obetz, to review and pass legislation and hear concerns 

from the residents. If the meeting date occurs on a 

holiday, the regular meeting is held on the next Tuesday 

following the holiday. Call (614) 491-1080. 

“You guys receive fantastic service from Fairfield 

County,” von Eckartsberg said. 

The study was prompted by a request from council 

and residents who expressed concern about coverage 

by the county and the township. 

Other CW news 

An ordinance amending a previous appropriation 

for the current street program was approved. 

According to Contract Services Administrator Bill 

Sims, the estimate for the street program came in 

$125,000 higher than expected. 

The original amount approved for the 2023 street 

program was $1 million. 

“The increase in cost is associated with waterline 

replacement work we’re doing in the Maynard Dye 

subdivision,” said Sims, who said there is also a need 

for an additional $25,000 to build the three season 

shelter in McGill Park.


February 26, 2023 - SOUTH & CANAL WINCHESTER MESSENGER - PAGE 3 

Safety first at Canal Winchester Schools 


Staff Writer 

Canal Winchester Schools 

Superintendent Kiya Hunt said a safety 

committee has been created - comprised of 

herself, Fairfield County and Madison 

Township representatives, Operations 

Director Mike Bruning, Mike Rich, and 

Network Systems Coordinator Heather 

Williams. 

The committee is the starting point in 

moving forward with school safety concerns 

in conjunction with the district’s strategic 

planning. 

“I think the safety committee allows us 

to have an avenue to take issues to the 

voices of many for input,” said Hunt. “I see 

it as being an ongoing committee and not 

something we’re doing in the short term.” 

Hunt said School Resource Officer Keith 

Mallory and fellow resource officer 

Fairfield County Deputy Matthew 

Baughman a baseline to build upon. 

“We’ve got both of them and I think the 

way this has worked out the first two to 

four months has been fantastic to have 

both representatives in our school district,” 

Hunt said. 

Baughman starts his day at 6:30 a.m. 

and spends the bulk of his time at the high 

school. Mallory primarily covers the middle 

school and elementary buildings, ending 

his day at 4 p.m. 

When asked by Canal Winchester Board 

of Education member Vangela Barnes 

about wearing body cameras, Mallory said 

it is his department’s policy to wear a camera. 

Barnes felt officers should be equipped 

with a body camera, especially at the high 

school. 

“The camera is not on all the time like it 

was in Groveport,” said Mallory. “And we 

do carry TAZERs. That’s per policy of our 

department.” 

Baughman said he does not wear a camera 

or carry a TAZER. 

Regarding creating and maintaining a 

good working relationship with students 

within the buildings where they serve, 

Baughman said one of his greatest traits is 

his ability to talk to kids. 

“I want to build good relationships,” 

Baughman said. 

Mallory said building connections with 

kids is his number one priority and his door 

is always open to students. 

Student earns safety award 

The Madison Township Police presented 

a Safety Award to eighth grader Rocco 

Ruby. 

Mallory said the award is given to a student 

who demonstrates school safety 

throughout the year. 

“This year, Rocco has demonstrated 

characteristics that make him an ideal candidate 

for the student safety award,” said 

Assistant Principal Natalie Friend. “Rocco 

feels now more than ever it is important to 

keep his school safe so he and fellow students 

have a safe place to learn. Rocco 

serves as a conflict negotiator and role 

model and leader in our school.” 

According to Friend, he is helpful in 

identifying situations and bringing them to 

the attention of school staff. She said he 

leads by being a positive example. 

“Rocco balances his busy school schedule 

with playing travel baseball,” said Friend. 

CW school board meetings 

The Canal Winchester Board of 

Education meets on the third Monday of 

each month at 7 p.m. in the Canal 

Winchester Education Center, 100 

Washington St. on the second floor in room 

204/206. The public is welcome to attend. 

Library School Help Centers 

The Columbus Metropolitan Library’s 

School Help Centers for grades K-12 are 

open with staff and volunteers ready to 

help. These after-school spaces give your 

students access to technology, resources and 

the library’s catalog of books and materials. 

Visit columbuslibrary.org/school-help 

for information. Hours vary by location. 

Local library School Help Centers is: 

•Canal Winchester Branch, 115 

Franklin St., Canal Winchester. Monday- 

Thursday from 3:30-6:30 p.m. and Friday 

from 3-6 p.m. 

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was restored by Dan 

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his associates. According 

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Military Museum officials, 

the restoration 

took many hours to complete. Most of the materials were donated and the museum 

was not charged for the labor. “What a great job they did,” said Motts Military 

Museum Director Warren Motts. “With the help of volunteer Annie Gillen, we 

hooked up her trailer in the freezing cold which we needed to go pick up the ambulance. 

We loaded it, tied it down, and transported it back to the museum. We 

unloaded it and, with the help of volunteer Denny Badgerow, we moved vehicles 

around and placed the ambulance in safe storage.” It took five and a half hours to 

complete the mission. “Thanks to Boots for the restoration and the volunteers 

Annie and Denny for making this happen,” said Motts. “Watch for us in parades, we 

hope to have it with us and our vehicles soon.” Motts Military Museum is located 

at 5075 S. Hamilton Road in Groveport. For information visit mottsmilitarymuseuminc.com 

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Art display 

As part of a new partnership with the 

Canal Winchester Art Guild, local artists 

will display their work in the lobby of 

Canal Winchester City Hall and the Canal 

Winchester Community Center, 45 E. 

Waterloo St. The galleries will be open for 

viewing during regular business hours, 

Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Contact 

information for each artist is available for 

those interested in purchasing a piece. 

Dr. Bender Scholarship 

Canal Winchester City Council 

announced two $1,000 scholarships will be 

awarded in honor of the late Dr. John 

Bender, s former council member for 17 

years. Graduating seniors can review eligibility 

requirements and submit applications 

at www.canalwinchesterohio.gov. 

Applications are also available in the 

guidance offices at Canal Winchester High 

School and Bloom-Carroll High School. 

Completed applications and materials are 

due by 4:30 p.m. on March 31. Recipients 

of the Dr. John Bender scholarship will be 

recognized at the April 17 Canal 

Winchester City Council meeting. 

Fish fry at St. Margaret 

St. Margaret of Cortona Church, 1600 

N. Hague Avenue, Columbus, holds a fish 

fry every Friday through March 31 from 

4:30-7:30 p.m. Cost is $15 for adults with 

reduced rates for seniors, families, and 

kids. 

Hamilton school board 

Hamilton Local Board of Education 

meetings are held at 6 p.m. on Mondays 

(unless otherwise noted) at the Hamilton 

Local Education Center, 775 Rathmell 

Road, Columbus. For information on meeting 

dates visit www.hamiltonlocal.k12.oh.us. 

Board meeting dates for 2023: March 

13, April 10, May 8, June 26, Aug. 7, Sept. 

11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13, and Dec. 11. 

Lockbourne fish fry 

The Lockbourne fish fry will be held 

March 16 and 17 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 

the Lockbourne Historical Hall, 206 Vause 

St., Lockbourne. Fish dinner is $13, sloppy 

joe dinner is $13, and smoke BBQ dinner is 

$14. Al a carte also available. Eat in, carryout, 

or curb service. For information or 

orders call (614) 738-3430. 

Magnolia Trail Winter Hikes 

The Magnolia Trail Winter Hikes Series 

continues on Feb. 25 and March 25 at 11 

a.m. in Lockbourne’s Locke Meadow Park, 

154 Commerce St., Lockbourne. Search for 

birds, animal tracks, and different varieties 

of trees using the winter scavenger 

hunt activity sheet. Enjoy complimentary 

hot chocolate and coffee. For information 

call (614) 491-3161, visit the Lockbourne 

Facebook page, or email 

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Traffic signal on Rohr Road 

Groveport City Engineer Steve Farst 

reported that the Franklin County 

Engineer’s Office has installed the foundations 

for the new traffic signal support 

poles at Pontius and Rohr roads. The county 

plans to have the new traffic signal at 

this intersection in place by this summer. 

This is a county project. 


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. 

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Dave Dobos 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE 

We Settle 

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Work 

The Ohio House of Representatives conducts 

the bulk of its work through its committee structure. 

The House Rules and Reference Committee 

refers each introduced bill to one of 28 

legislative committees for hearings and discussion. 

In these smaller groups, bills are researched 

and dissected. Proponents and 

opponents provide information, justification 

and/or opposition to each proposal. Should a 

bill garner sufficient support, it gets approved 

by the committee for consideration by the 

entire House. If it is approved by the House, it is 

sent to the Senate, where it undergoes a similar 

process. 

The Senate can approve a bill, alter it, or deny it. 

A collective “no” vote kills the proposal. An 

altered bill goes back to the House for reconsideration. 

An approved bill is sent to the Governor 

for his signature. He can sign it, let it become 

law without his signature, or veto it. His veto 

also kills the bill, unless three-fifths of the members 

of both the House and Senate vote to override 

his veto. 

I serve on five committees: the Higher Education 

Committee, of which I serve as vice chair 

and which considers bills pertaining to Ohio’s 

colleges and universities, the Finance Subcommittee 

for Primary and Secondary Education, 

the Economic and Workforce Development 

Committee, the Technology and Innovation 

Committee, and the Insurance Committee. By 

the time you read this, all the committees on 

which I served will have met, many multiple 

times. 

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Jason Stephens, has announced legislative priorities 

for the House during this General Assembly, 

based on his conversations with our 

collective members. The overall theme is “Come 

to Ohio, Stay in Ohio.” Our priorities will revolve 

around three main themes: growing our economy, 

protecting our families, and educating our 

communities. He has outlined 12 proposed 

pieces of legislation that, if enacted, will help reinforce 

these themes. For example, to help grow 

Ohio’s economy, the legislature will consider 

proposals to lower state income tax rates, spur 

economic development with a portion of the 

one-time money that appears to be available in 

this biennium budget, increase the supply of affordable 

housing via tax incentives to developers 

and first-time home buyers, and assure that 

state government funds are invested where 

they will show the greatest return. 

I will write more about these priority bills and 

their progress through the legislative process in 

future communications with you. 

(Dave Dobos represents the 10th District in the 

Ohio House of Representatives, which consists 

of parts of West, Southwest, and South Columbus, 

Grove City, and Urbancrest. He reports regularly 

on his activities in this position and his 

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you.) 

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Eastland-Fairfield superintendent retires 

After a 30-plus year 

career in public education, 

Eastland-Fairfield Career 

& Technical Schools 

Superintendent and CEO, 

Dr. Kimberly Pietsch 

Miller, announced her 

intent to retire effective 

July 31, 2023. 

The Eastland-Fairfield 

Board of Education accepted 

her resignation for the 

purpose of retirement at 

the district’s Board meeting 

held on Jan. 11. She 

will continue to serve in 

her role as superintendent 

and CEO through the 

duration of her contract, 

which expires at the end of 

July. 

“I am so grateful to have 

had the opportunity to 

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KIMBERLY PIETSCH MILLER 

work with the students, staff, and families of Eastland-Fairfield as 

well as our partner school districts and business partners,” said 

Miller. “The accomplishments of our district over the past three 

years are many, and I am thankful to the board of education for 

their support, their visionary leadership, and their partnership. 

The work of our public schools is paramount to our success as a 

nation, state, and in our communities. It has been my honor to 

serve students, staff, and communities in Ohio for more than 30 

years.” 

Miller said events in her personal life have led her and her my 

husband to determine it is time to return to their family in 

Cincinnati. 

“Columbus has provided both professional and personal successes 

over the past nine years, but I miss my family,” said Miller. 

“I look forward to continuing to serve our district and communities 

through the remainder of my contract.” 

Miller was hired to lead Eastland-Fairfield in September 2020 

and took the reins on Jan. 1, 2021. Under her leadership, 

Eastland-Fairfield built and instituted a new five-year strategic 

plan that will continue to guide the district’s work. More programming 

has been made available to high school students through the 

introduction of Robotics & Automation, Firefighting, STNA, and 

Sports Medicine programs. Multiple programs have experienced 

expansion with the creation of additional sections including 

Teaching Professions, Employability Prep, and Pre-Nursing. 

Beyond the student lab experience, the EFCTS academic curriculum 

has been reimagined to tap into students’ interests by 

including more inquiry-based learning opportunities. This work 

plus an effort to improve the EFCTS student experience has led to 

more high school students being presented with an opportunity to 

receive a career-technical education experience, as seen through 

the district’s record enrollment numbers entering the 2022 school 

year. 

Adult Workforce Development programming also experienced 

growth with the addition of two new opportunities in the trades, 

Plumbing and Facilities Maintenance. The vision has been set to 

offer State Tested Nursing Assistant and Licensed Practical 

Nursing programs in Fall 2023 as part of an adult medical pathway, 

as well as an Industrial Automation program in 2024. 

Miller’s focus on community engagement has resulted in a dramatic 

increase in business partnerships, work-based learning 

opportunities for students, and an elevation in the school’s profile 

around Ohio. 

In addition, Eastland-Fairfield successfully completed a district-wide 

rebranding effort that highlights its strategic plan, new 

logo, colors, and image. 

At the Feb. 9 board of education meeting, the board voted to 

retain the services of the Ohio School Board Association to help 

conduct the search for the next superintendent/CEO of Eastland- 

Fairfield Career & Technical Schools.


Badge One transfers 


Staff Writer 

Firefighter Larry Baugess runs in 

marathon across the country, but his days 

of running into fires and saving lives is 

coming to an end following his retirement 

from the Madison Township Fire 

Department. 

During a ceremony at the Madison 

Township trustees’ Feb. 9 meeting, 

Baugess handed over Badge One–worn by 

the most senior member of the department–to 

Firefighter Ed Dildine, who 

became the longest serving active duty 

member of the department following 

Baugess’ departure. 

“We all have badge numbers,” said Fire 

Chief Derek Robinson. “This (wearing of 

Badge One) was started years ago. His 

father (Ed Dildine, Sr.) was the first one to 

receive Badge One.” 

Baugess stepped down after a 33 and a 

half year career, but he is not planning on 

slowing down. The avid distance runner is 

pursuing a distinction many fellow runners 

can appreciate. 

“He is about to complete his second 

round of running marathons in every 

state,” said Robinson. “He’s kind of like a 

free block watch because he’s always out 

running.” 

Dildine started as a volunteer with the 

Madison Township Fire Department in 

1990 and was hired on a full time in 1994. 

He also currently serves on Groveport City 

Council and is in his fifth term as a council 

member. 

Alum Creek Drive project 

Brad Foster, chief deputy of operations 

for the Franklin County Engineer’s office, 

reported on a proposed project improving 

Alum Creek Drive from State Route 317 to 

Groveport Road, with a projected construction 

time frame of 2028 to 2029. 

The estimated cost is $58.5 million, with 

80 percent covered by federal dollars and 

the remaining 20 percent from $11.5 million 

in local money, including public and 

private funds. 

Replacing the bridge crossing Alum 

Creek Drive and adding additional lanes to 

the roadway without major interruptions 

to traffic are key pieces of the project. 

Foster said many of the shipments heading 

to the new Intel facility in Licking County 

Messenger photo by Linda Dillman 

Incoming Badge One recipient Madison 

Township Firefighter Ed Dildine (left) 

changes badges with outgoing Badge 

One Firefighter Larry Baugess (right). 

will pass in and out of the Rickenbacker 

airport. 

“Alum Creek Drive is a major thoroughfare,” 

said Foster. “This project will help 

keep vehicles on Alum Creek Drive. We 

need all stakeholders (Columbus, 

Groveport, Obetz and Madison and 

Hamilton Townships) on board.” 

Other Madison Township news 

•The Madison Township Police are 

partnering with Project Starfish, which is 

providing children’s books to the department 

free of charge as part of the Books 

and Badges program. Officers will visit 

local schools and hand out the books to students. 

Each book includes a unique sticker and 

will be signed by the officer reading the 

book as a keepsake of the event. 

“Our officers will read the book to children,” 

said Police Chief Gary York. “Each 

officer in the department will have the 

opportunity to read to the children. We’re 

pretty excited about this.” 

•Trustee meeting dates are changing. 

The board will now meet on the fourth 

Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. from March 

through November. 

•Robinson thanked the trustees for the 

promotion of Lt. Josh Ruetsch as the fire 

department’s chief training officer, 

Firefighter Mike Kipp to lieutenant and part 

time Firefighter Alek Stonerock to full time 

status. In addition to other duties, Ruetsch 

is now in charge of coordinating emergency 

medical service training for all shifts. 


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 also offers 

licensing at expanded locations across the 

county, including at pet vaccination clinics, 

the Franklin County Dog Shelter, and at 

Dog license renewal season 

other community events. 

Owners can change addresses, download 

forms, and update dog information via 

the online licensing system. 

One-year, three-year and permanent 

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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.


Canal Winchester 

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Columbus Metropolitan Library, 115 

Franklin St., is located in the rear portion 

of the former school at 100 Washington St. 

For information visit www.columbuslibrary.org 

or call 614-645-2275. 

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Winchester is located at 135 Franklin St. 

(behind the former CW High School building). 

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Iron Brothers Chili Cookoff 

Crockpots full of bubbling hot chili were the featured attraction on Feb. 18 when 

the Iron Brothers LEMC hosted a Chili Cookoff at their club in southern Franklin 

County at the eastern edge of Lockbourne. More than a dozen people vied for top 

honors as visitors like William “Twizz” Brown, pictured here, a member of the 

South Bloomfield Punishers Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club, sampled various 

entries during the Saturday evening event. 

The Ohio Department of Development 

and The Central Ohio Area Agency on 

Aging remind senior citizens in Ohio that 

assistance is available to help with their 

home energy bills. The Home Energy 

Assistance Program (HEAP) helps Ohioans 

at or below 175 percent of the federal 

poverty guidelines pay their heating bills. 

Applied directly to the customer’s utility 

or bulk fuel bill, the benefit helps manage 

heating costs. Senior citizens may go to 

their local Area Agency on Aging office for 

help with their HEAP application. Visit 

www.energyhelp.ohio.gov to apply online 

or to download a copy of the application. 

When applying, have the following documents: 

most recent utility bills; a list of 

HEAP helps 

all household members (including birth 

dates and social security numbers); proof of 

income for the past 30 days for all household 

members (12 months for certain 

income types); proof of U.S. citizenship or 

legal residency for all household members; 

proof of disability if applicable. 

HEAP benefits are applied to an individual’s 

energy bill after Jan. 1. 

Applications for the HEAP program must 

be received by May 31, 2023. 

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The joy of school recess 

When you’re a kid in elementary school, few sounds are as welcome 

as the bell ringing for recess. 

I recall as a kid attending Groveport Elementary in 1960s that 

when that bell sounded we were off and running and bounding out 

the doors to get outside 

to the playground. We 

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had two short recesses 

of about 15 minutes - 

one mid-morning and 

one mid-afternoon - and then a long recess at 

lunch time of about 45 minutes or so. We 

gulped down the food that tumbled out of our 

lunch boxes as fast as we could so we could get 

outside and maximize the amount of fun we 

could squeeze out of that noon time recess. 

We would go outside no matter the weather 

(except if it was pouring down rain.) It could be 

hot, cold, drizzling, snowing, or wonderfully 

pleasant. We were not to be deterred from 

expending our crazy kid energy. Once outside 

we had lots of things to choose from to do. 

There were two sets of monkey bars on the 

playground - one that was rounded and that I 

thought looked a bit like an abstract spaceship; 

and other one shaped like a cube. On both you had to be aware of the 

various crossbars so you would not bang your head while playing tag 

on the monkey bars. 

Swings, with wooden seats and hung with heavy chains, were popular 

as were the tall metal slides. On a hot day one had to be careful 

not to get burned by the sun heated metal slide. 

Teeter-totters were plentiful, but be wary of getting on one with 

someone who was bigger than yourself because, just for fun, they 

might sit there and use their weight to leave you stranded up high. 

There were also two of what some of us called “merry-go-rounds.” 

One was wooden with metal bars to hold on to and was low to the 

ground. The other was bigger, all metal, and rather industrial looking 

in appearance. Pecking order dictated that the kids in the higher 

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to see which group of kids could control the big metal merry-go-round 

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On a day winter’s day when snow blanketed the playground, some 

of us town kids would go behind the former grocery store on 

Groveport’s Main Street on our way to school and grab discarded 

cardboard boxes from the store’s trash bin. We then stashed the boxes 

on the playground until recess. Once recess came we flattened the 

boxes into cardboard “sleds” that we rode down the small hill and the 

asphalt ramp by the school (there was no fence there in those days). 

Up and down the hill we would go until we packed the snow into an 

icy slope. The more we slid down it, the slicker and faster it became. 

Good stuff. 

The playground also had a good basketball court as well as ball 

fields for football and baseball. Depending on the season, before I left 

for school in the morning I would either stuff my basketball into my 

bicycle frame or put my baseball glove in the bike basket for the 

games at recess. (Side note: I had a beautiful black cowhide baseball 

glove that my parents got me from Bolenbaugh Hardware in Canal 

Winchester. It was a great glove. When it came to Bolenbaugh’s, my 

dad always said, “If Bolenbaugh’s doesn’t have it nobody does.”) 

The grassy playing fields also were the scene of occasional “chicken 

fights” where bigger kids would carry smaller kids piggyback and 

then we would all try to knock each other down. Why they were called 

chicken fights I do not know. 

Through all this there was a melding of sounds of kids laughing, 

yelling, and talking that formed one big puff of chatter sound that 

wafted through the nearby neighborhoods. 

During the noon recess we knew when we heard the noon siren 

sounding in the distance from the firehouse that recess was almost 

over. The bells would ring at the end of our recesses and, after exercising 

our bodies, we’d scramble back to our classrooms to exercise our 

brains. 

It was all so joyous. 

Rick Palsgrove is managing editor of the Messenger Newspapers. 

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Michelle Reynolds 

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For 

You 

While campaigning, I discussed my 

mission to ensure that Ohio families have 

a protected path to prosperity that will 

help them actualize their version of the 

American dream. I am still within my first 

60 days of office and have not allowed 

the grass to grow underneath my feet. 

My staff and I have been very efficient in 

learning about the matters in the district 

and establishing systems to address the 

needs of the people. I promised you my 

goal is to help eliminate barriers threatening 

Ohio families' safety, security, and 

sustainability. I have been assigned to 

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Enjoy a fish fry and winter hike 

By Rick Palsgrove 

Managing Editor 

The village of Lockbourne has two 

events coming up - one to tantalize 

your taste buds and another that 

encourages one to enjoy a walk in 

nature as well as exploring the past. 

Lockbourne Fish Fry 

The Lockbourne Fish Fry has been a 

local tradition for more than 15 years. 

This year’s fish fry will be held March 

16 and 17 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the 

Lockbourne Historical Hall, 206 Vause 

St., Lockbourne. 

“The fish fry is held by the 

Lockbourne Heritage Society,” said 

Jane McJunkin —of the Lockbourne 

Heritage Society. “We’re a non-profit 

organization that helps fund 

Lockbourne events and helps purchase 

items not included in the village’s 

budget.” 

According to McJunkin, with the 

revenue from the fish fry, the Heritage 

Society will purchase a new stove for 

the Historical Hall and all of the Easter 

candy for the annual Easter Egg hunt 

along with flowers in the spring for 

Veterans Park. 

She said the fish fry is a special tradition. 

“People come together and enjoy each other’s company 

while enjoying great food at a great price,” said 

McJunkin. “It is an annual tradition and people start 

asking when the next fish fry will be held as soon as 

the current one is completed. Local law enforcement 

and Hamilton Township firefighters attend both days 

and show their presence in our community. 

Lockbourne is a small village with a huge sense of community. 

We stand together and help support the village 

any way we can.” 

She said the fish fry plays an important role in the 

community. 

“The fish fry is a staple in our community to help 

fund our annual Easter Egg Hunt and purchase items 

not on our budget,” said McJunkin. “Lockbourne has 

about 240 residents with only one commercial business. 

We do not have the extra funds for our community 

events and the Lockbourne Heritage Society and 

Rediscover Lockbourne help ensure we can provide 

free community events for our residents and neighbors. 

We believe the fish fry is a great way to help fund 

our community and to grow our friendships with our 

neighbors.” 

Magnolia Trail Hike Series 

Lockbourne’s annual Magnolia Trail Winter Hike 

Series includes hikes on Feb. 25 and March 25 at 11 

a.m. Hikes begin at Locke Meadow Park, 154 

Commerce St., Lockbourne. The trails are easily accessible 

from the parking area that displays Ohio and 

Erie Canal Lock 30. There is directional signage along 

the trails and Lockbourne officials are working with 

Columbus Metro Parks to create more informational 

signage for the historic lock and canal system. 

“Our hike is beginner friendly and is approximately 

two miles if you complete both of our loops,” said 

Lockbourne Village Deputy Administrator Kendall 

Collins. “Our Main loop is approximately one mile. The 

trail brings you along Big Walnut Creek with gorgeous 

views of the flowing water and it also showcases the 

last remaining Columbus Feeder lock of the Ohio and 

Photo courtesy of the village of Lockbourne 

Winter hikes will be held on the village of Lockbourne’s Magnolia 

Trails, 154 Commerce St., Lockbourne, on Feb. 25 and March 25 from 

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. See views of Big Walnut Creek as well as wildlife. 

Also on the hike see the historic Ohio and Erie Canal locks in 

Lockbourne and Columbus feeder canal remnants. 

Erie Canal. Our Nye loop is about one mile and passes 

through newer woods with different views of the Big 

Walnut and the opportunity to see a bald eagle family 

that stays nearby at our neighbors, the Bedford Falls 

Christmas Tree Farm.” 

Collins said the trails offer multiple wonders to 

explore including: Big Walnut Creek, natural wetlands, 

large old growth trees, new young trees, pawpaw 

grove, buckeye tree grove, multiple animals 

including bald eagles, racoons, squirrels, deer, possums, 

different varieties of birds, even coyotes. 

“We are also home to historic lock and canal along 

with the last remaining Columbus Feeder Lock. All on 

the National Register of Historic Places,” said Collins. 

In addition to the Winter Hike Series, Collins said 

there will also be a Magnolia Trail Summer Hike 

Series this year. 

“It will be the last Saturday of each month beginning 

in June, July, and August,” said Collins. “If the 

popularity continues to grow, we will add a Magnolia 

Trail Autumn Hike Series. At the first hike of 2023, in 

January, we had over 30 attendees, being our largest 

group to date. We are excited to showcase our beautiful 

trail and explore the outdoors with our community.” 

When asked what makes the Magnolia Trail hikes 

special compared to other area hikes, Collins said the 

hikes offer hikers the chance to enjoy both nature and 

history. 

“There are beautiful views of Big Walnut Creek, different 

varieties of animals and trees, plus we have history 

to add to the views,” said Collins. “We have the 

historic canal and locks along with history about how 

early transportation came through our village.” 

She said in the early 1800s, Lockbourne was a 

booming place with five saloons and a distillery that 

produced 100 plus barrels of whiskey per day. 

“It was called the Monypenny distillery,” said 

Collins. “We had more residents then than we do now. 

We also have our military ties with the former 

Lockbourne Air Force Base.” 

Above all, Collins said the Magnolia Trail “is 

unique, serene, and beautiful.” 


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This movie kind of bugs me 


I have to admit that I have not been 

staying up-to-date with the latest happenings 

in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — 

after releasing more than 40 films and television 

shows within a span of 15 years, I 

am a bit tired of this world — but I always 

keep my eyes open for anything related to 

the “Ant-Man” franchise. 

Dedra 

Cordle 

The Reel Deal 

Ever since the 

shrinking superhero 

series made its debut 

in 2015, there was 

something that felt different 

about this property 

and set it apart 

from all of the other 

offerings that had 

come before it — and 

especially those that 

came after. 

Much of that different 

feeling stemmed from it being centered 

around an average guy — or in this 

case, an ex-con — named Scott Lang who 

temporarily gains superpowers after he 

accidentally dons a special suit that 

shrinks the wearer down to ant size with 

the push of a button. Played by the affable 

and charming actor Paul Rudd, Scott’s 

adventures in and out of the suit made 

films that were full of low stakes, fun 

hijinks, and shifts-in-scale camera shots 

something special and something to look 

forward to whenever this character had the 

opportunity to shine in his own solo films. 

I was looking forward to watching this 

third installment of “Ant-Man” even 

though the Marvel fatigue had already set 

in. But when I heard that this film was 

going to be the film that would kick-start 

phase five of its ambitious plan to bring 

every single Marvel comic book character 

to life on the big screen (that might be a 

slight exaggeration), my excitement started 

to wane because I knew what this probably 

meant: That Marvel Studios had 

taken over this franchise in service of the 

greater Marvel machine. And that is exactly 

what happened with “Ant-Man and the 

Wasp: Quantumania.” 

Gone are the fun hijinks, the quirky personalities, 

and the laid-back feel of the first 

two films and instead is a proper MCU 

blockbuster complete with high stakes, 

intense drama, copious battle scenes, and 

shoe-horned lore and villainy to sustain the 

next decade of Marvel film and television 

properties. The only thing that saves this 

film or makes it worthwhile to watch are 

the performances of the main cast and the 

warrior ants who make an appearance 

later on. 

When the awkwardly titled film begins, 

we learn that Scott has been on a tear in 

the years since helping save the world from 

Thanos, the purple villain from the first 

three phases of the MCU who “snapped” 

billions from existence. His tear nowadays 

is not helping people, technically, but 

rather touring the country to sell his memoir 

that recounts his transition from an excon 

to an Avenger whose idea sparked the 

time heist that restored billions of lives 

during the Infinity Battle. Although he is 

certainly proud of his accomplishments 

(who ever thought he would be able to write 

a best-selling book one day?), his 18-yearold 

daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton) is 

less than impressed by this latest version 

of her father, believing he should be living 

up to the title of his memoir and “looking 

out for the little guy.” 

Because she has taken up the mantle to 

look out for the little guy, it has gotten her 

into a bit of trouble with the law. After her 

latest arrest at a protest for homeless 

rights, Cassie and her dad get into an argument 

that leads the pair, along with Scott’s 

superhero romantic partner Hope van 

Dyne/the Wasp (Evangeline Lilly) and her 

parents Janet van Dyne and Hank Pym 

(Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael Douglas, 

respectively), to accidentally get sucked 

into the Quantum Realm, a subatomic 

world under the Earth that is filled with 

beauty, mystery, and dangerous creatures. 

One of the most dangerous creatures 

within this strange new world is a timetraveling 

being named Kang the Conqueror 

(a fantastic Jonathan Majors) who had laid 

waste to much of the Quantum Realm. 

Having been trapped there for decades, 

Kang is eager to get out and travel into a 

different timeline because there is so much 

to see, so much to conquer, so much to 

destroy. It falls upon Scott and his not-somerry 

band of troublemakers to ensure 

that Kang does not get out and wreak 

havoc onto the world. 

I am puzzled by some of the decisions 

the executives at Marvel Studios make, but 

introducing Kang the Conqueror in the 

“Ant-Man” series was a real head-scratcher. 

I think they wanted to bring this new 

and menacing, yet complicated, villain into 

a property that most of the general audience 

knew well, but it created an unusual 

tonal imbalance throughout the entire film. 

Especially when Scott and Kang meet and 

eventually battle. That is just what happens 

when you try to shoe-horn a bunch of 

lore and heavy action into a movie franchise 

that is light on both. 

“Quantumania” is a movie that is too 

reliant on CGI and action to get points and 

plots across, but I maintain it did not have 

to go this way. Had Marvel Studio trusted 

director Peyton Reed and writers Jeff 

Loveness and Jack Kirby to come up with 

something inventive that worked within 

the framework of the previous two “Ant- 

Man” installations, this movie could have 

been completely salvageable. Instead, 

Marvel executives passed along too many 

notes on how to prepare for its future vehicles 

and ended up making a sad “Ant-Man” 

experience for this fan. Good thing we had 

the charming presence of Rudd and the 

material and scenery chewing talent of 

Pfeiffer and Majors to make up for all that 

it lacked. 

Grade: C- 

Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer 

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