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Big projects set<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Editor<br />
The city of <strong>Groveport</strong>’s <strong>2024</strong> budget includes several significant<br />
capital improvement projects.<br />
These include:<br />
•$600,000 for street maintenance.<br />
“This year’s street maintenance program will consist of doing<br />
portions/sections of multiple streets,” said <strong>Groveport</strong> City<br />
Administrator B. J. King.<br />
The following streets will have sections repaved: Golden Grove<br />
Court, Felicity Court, Scout Court, Bixford Avenue, Peach<br />
Canyon, Landmark Road, Tallman Street, Private Alley<br />
(Blacklick Street to Buckeye Alley), and Maple Street (from<br />
Private Alley to Walnut Street — this will also include replacement<br />
of the deteriorated storm drainage pipes).<br />
“The sections of these roads have been chosen due to deteriorated<br />
pavement conditions,” said King. “We anticipate having the<br />
program advertised for bids by the end of <strong>February</strong>. We are currently<br />
working with our engineering consultant to design the<br />
plans and prepare bid documents.”<br />
•$1 million for pickleball courts. Currently there are six pickleball<br />
courts sharing space with three tennis courts in Degenhart<br />
Park. The courts in Degenhart Park will remain as combination<br />
tennis and pickleball courts. King noted there is a growing<br />
demand for pickleball courts as the sport gains popularity. He<br />
said the new pickleball courts would be for pickleball only and<br />
would be located in the southeast part of <strong>Groveport</strong> Park near the<br />
baseball field.<br />
•The <strong>2024</strong> budget also includes $500,000 for “improvements”<br />
to KidSpace (a 3,100 square foot building located at 630 Wirt<br />
Road) and $920,000 for public parking lot reconstruction and<br />
design.<br />
“As for KidSpace and the parking lot reconfiguration, no determination<br />
has been made yet. We are still working on the best<br />
option for both,” said King.<br />
Other projects for <strong>2024</strong> include: $30,000 for sidewalk replacements;<br />
$55,000 for street maintenance and stormwater: $110,000<br />
for <strong>Groveport</strong> Park pedestrian path maintenance; $750,000 recreation<br />
center HVAC replacement; $250,000 for golf carts; $200,000<br />
for Maple Street improvements; $132,000 for Port Road reconstruction,<br />
Phase 2; $189,900 for new police communication radios;<br />
$20,000 for Wirt Road and Main Street study improvements; and<br />
$278,000 Elmont Place sewer force main Phase 3A.<br />
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<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Cruiser freshman swimmer Collin Hart competing in the fly event at a recent swim<br />
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Cruisers making a splash!<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Editor<br />
The Cruisers are making a splash!<br />
Did you know the <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison High School<br />
swim team has been around for several years and<br />
has even produced state champions in the past?<br />
There are 10 swimmers this year’s team - four<br />
boys and six girls - and they are coached by Rachel<br />
Owens and Ilana Webber. Webber has been a coach<br />
since the team started in 2016. The team competes in<br />
the Ohio Capital Conference Buckeye Division.<br />
“Because we are a small team compared to our<br />
competitors, we don’t win very many meets, but overall<br />
our swimmers are setting personal records at<br />
each meet,” said Owens. “We have a great group of<br />
kids who work really hard and support each other in<br />
both practices and meets.”<br />
The team partners with the <strong>Groveport</strong> Recreation<br />
Center for the use of its indoor pool.<br />
“We have had an amazing partnership with the<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Rec Center,” said Owens. “We practice<br />
there for two hours after school Monday-Friday. We<br />
hosted Grove City for a home meet at the rec center<br />
in December and we most recently hosted Canal<br />
Winchester, Hamilton Township, and Liberty Union<br />
for our Senior Night meet on Jan. 19. This year, we<br />
had 11 regular season meets all over Central Ohio,<br />
including the A.J. Glover Invitational at Kenyon<br />
College and the Athens Invitational at Ohio<br />
University. Our varsity athletes swam in OCC’s on<br />
Jan. 28 at Kenyon College and OHSAA Sectionals on<br />
Feb. 10.”<br />
Owens said two of the team’s top swimmers are<br />
freshmen Taze Owens and Collin Hart.<br />
“They have brought a new level of competition<br />
that the team hasn’t seen in several years,” said<br />
Owens. “Taze specializes in the sprint freestyle and<br />
breaststroke events and Collin specializes in the fly<br />
and backstroke events. Taze and Collin both swim on<br />
a club team and swim for the <strong>Groveport</strong> Fighting<br />
Fish in the summer. They make great training partners<br />
and are leaders on the team, as they show up<br />
and work hard in practice every single day, even putting<br />
in extra practices with their club team on the<br />
weekends.”<br />
Owens said the officially sanctioned swim team<br />
started in 2016, but Cruiser swimmers have competed<br />
for several years before that.<br />
“I represented <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison as the only<br />
swimmer in the late 1990s while I swam with my<br />
club team,” said Owens. “A few years later, state<br />
champion sisters Jenny and Heather Bradford represented<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong>. Jenny and Heather Bradford both<br />
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Show,” at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Feb. 24 at <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison High School, 4475 S. Hamilton Road. Pictured<br />
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<strong>Groveport</strong> Editor<br />
A musical “British Invasion” is coming to<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong>.<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Area Community Choir’s<br />
(GMACC) next production, “The British Are Coming:<br />
A Musical Variety Show,” will be held at 1 p.m. and<br />
7 p.m. on Feb. 24 at <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison High School,<br />
4475 S. Hamilton Road.<br />
According to GMACC Director Terri Christensen,<br />
“Every year we try to make the show different and<br />
this year was no exception. The British Invasion (of<br />
the 1960s) had a huge impact on music around the<br />
world and we wanted to bring that to the stage.”<br />
She said the GMACC members will perform lots<br />
of Beatles music as well as songs by Elton John, The<br />
Hollies, The Rolling Stones and Queen.<br />
“We will feature artists from Wales, Scotland,<br />
Ireland, Canada and Australia,” said Christensen.<br />
“The show will also have a scene with folk songs<br />
including, ‘Danny Boy.’”<br />
Highlights of the show this year will be the many<br />
special costumes and set pieces.<br />
“This year our set pieces are being built by the<br />
construction trades class at <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison High<br />
School and their instructor Chad Gibbs,” said<br />
Christensen. “It’s a great learning experience for the<br />
kids and helps us out tremendously. Our finale will<br />
be, ‘He Ain't Heavy He’s My Brother,’ which should<br />
be a big number! It’s going to be amazing!”<br />
Other highlights include appearances from such<br />
British characters as Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson,<br />
Mary Poppins, and more.<br />
Plus, the entire evening involves a chase to find<br />
the elusive “Waldo,” from the cartoon “Where’s<br />
Waldo” which originated in England<br />
The GMACC has grown over the years and now<br />
has 78 adults members in the choir and 14 kids, who<br />
come from all over central Ohio.<br />
“There are also countless volunteers that help out<br />
backstage and behind the scenes.,” said Christensen.<br />
“It takes over 125 to pull everything together and<br />
bring it to the stage and all of our help and members<br />
are volunteers, from the director right down to the<br />
guy that pulls the curtains. We have folks from<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong>, Canal Winchester, Reynoldsburg,<br />
Circleville, Gahanna, and Delaware and more. Over<br />
25 of our members are graduates of <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Madison High School and I think they just love giving<br />
back to this community.”<br />
Christensen said she hopes the GMACC has a<br />
positive influence in the community.<br />
“It was my hope, when starting this, that it would<br />
bring people together and raise money for local charities,”<br />
said Christensen. “It has gone so far beyond<br />
that and in my wildest dreams I never imagined the<br />
impact it would have on our members and our community.<br />
We are a family - pure and simple. We love<br />
each other, pray for each other, care for each other<br />
and the list goes on. And we do it all to bring hope<br />
and help to the community we love.”<br />
The 1 p.m. show is sold out, but there are still<br />
tickets available for the 7 p.m. show.<br />
In person ticket sales will be offered at the<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Zion Lutheran Church (6014 <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Road - enter in the rear office door) from 9 a.m. to<br />
noon from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2. Order tickets online at<br />
GMACC.Booktix.net. Reserved seats are $20 and<br />
general admission seats are $15 each. There is a<br />
small convenience fee added for online orders ($1.75<br />
and $1.50, respectively). Credit cards can also be<br />
accepted for in-person sales. All patrons must have a<br />
valid ticket for entry. For information visit<br />
www.gmcommunitychoir.org.
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<strong>February</strong> 11, <strong>2024</strong> - GROVEPORT MESSENGER - PAGE 3<br />
Photo courtesy of Kim Clements<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison sophomore swimmer Assane Ba competing in the freestyle event<br />
at a recent swim meet.<br />
competed for <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison in the<br />
early 2000s. Jenny won the state championship<br />
in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle<br />
and Heather won the state championship<br />
in the 100 butterfly. Both girls went on to<br />
swim at the University of Kentucky.”<br />
Owens said the future of the Cruiser<br />
swim team is bright.<br />
“We have a young program consisting of<br />
mostly freshmen and sophomores,” said<br />
Owens. “The partnership with the city of<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> and the <strong>Groveport</strong> Recreation<br />
Center has been an incredible support to<br />
our program. We are looking to continue to<br />
build our program, hoping to add another<br />
10 swimmers next year. Swimming is a<br />
great sport to stay in shape during the offseason<br />
of other sports, like football, crosscountry,<br />
and track. We are hoping to<br />
encourage multi-sport athletes to join the<br />
swim team next year.”<br />
Owens said swimming is not only great<br />
exercise, but also an important life skill.<br />
“We do not have any requirements to<br />
join the high school swim team,” said<br />
Owens. “We will teach anyone who wants<br />
to learn. Swimming is for all ability levels.<br />
It is a great sport that teaches self-motivation<br />
and personal goal-setting. While we<br />
are a team, each swimmer is competing<br />
against themselves to achieve personal<br />
best times.”<br />
For information on the <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Madison Cruiser swim team, visit gocruisers.org.<br />
Cruisers at OCC swim meet results<br />
The Cruisers competed at the Ohio<br />
Capital Conference swim meet on Jan. 28<br />
at Kenyon College. Here are the Cruisers’<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Heritage Society<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Heritage Society will<br />
meet at the Log House in Heritage Park,<br />
551 Wirt Road, on Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. The<br />
group approaches the new year with ideas<br />
to enhance the preservation of <strong>Groveport</strong>’s<br />
history. Plans continue for increased canal<br />
signage, conducting field trips for elementary<br />
students in the area, and planning<br />
programs.<br />
results, according to <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison<br />
Schools: Girls Medley Relay with Savanah<br />
Gacnik, Violeta Monjaras, Kei Kei Reed,<br />
and Alexa Rosales placed 6th; Girls<br />
Freestyle Relay with Violeta Monjaras,<br />
Arame Yade, Kei Kei Reed, and Savanah<br />
Gacnik took 5th place; Boys Medley and<br />
Freestyle relays, which included Assane<br />
Ba, Beckham Fulkerson, Collin Hart, and<br />
Taze Owens placed 5th in both events;<br />
Assane Ba improved in the 50 free by nearly<br />
6 seconds and took <strong>11th</strong> place in the 100<br />
breast with a nearly half second time drop;.<br />
Beckham Fulkerson dropped 3.35 seconds<br />
in the 100 free and got 8th place in the 100<br />
back with a 3.75 second time drop;<br />
Savanah Gacnik dropped a tenth of a second<br />
in the 50 free, finishing 15th and one<br />
second in the 100 back, finishing 14th;<br />
Collin Hart got third in the 200 IM and had<br />
an impressive 7.72 second time drop, he<br />
also dropped two seconds in the 100 fly and<br />
finished 5th. Hart was the Cruisers high<br />
point scorer, with 22 points; Violeta<br />
Monjaras took <strong>11th</strong> place in the 50 free and<br />
7th place in the 100 breast, with a 2.5 second<br />
time improvement; Taze Owens got<br />
5th place in the 50 free and improved his<br />
time by 0.8 seconds. His time was 24.19,<br />
which is an Ohio Swimming Junior<br />
Olympic qualifying time. He also finished<br />
6th in the 100 free and dropped 2.5 seconds;<br />
Kei Kei Reed placed 14th in the 100<br />
breast; Alexa Rosales dropped10.6 seconds<br />
in the 100 free and finished 16th, and<br />
dropped seven seconds in the 100 back and<br />
finished 15th; Arame Yade dropped over<br />
seven seconds in the 200 free and dropped<br />
three seconds in the 100 free.<br />
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11-18 meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m. The Girls<br />
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Rick<br />
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the days of my youth<br />
when older adults<br />
referred to the electric<br />
refrigerator as the “ice<br />
box.” This was a carryover reference from<br />
their own youths when refrigerators did not<br />
exist and people had an actual ice box in<br />
their homes to keep perishable food cool and<br />
fresh.<br />
Ice boxes were popular in the 19th century<br />
and the early 20th century and were usually<br />
wooden boxes with a tin or zinc lining<br />
insulated with sawdust or straw. A big block<br />
of ice was placed in a compartment of the ice<br />
box to keep the interior of the box cool for a<br />
short amount of time. People bought blocks<br />
of ice, weighing between 25 to 100 pounds,<br />
which were delivered by the “ice man” via<br />
horse drawn wagons, and later by trucks, to<br />
households on a regular basis, often daily because the ice melted<br />
fairly quickly.<br />
Ice was harvested naturally from frozen ponds in the winter. In<br />
Canal Winchester and <strong>Groveport</strong> ice blocks were also cut from the<br />
frozen Ohio and Erie Canal. The harvested ice was kept cool and<br />
stored in insulated ice houses often covered with straw or sawdust<br />
to insulate it.<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Ice Plant was located at the rear of the<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Creamery on the northeast corner of Blacklick and<br />
Church streets. Ice was usually delivered daily from the ice plant<br />
to homes. Customers placed order cards on their doors or windows<br />
stating how many pounds of ice they needed. The ice man would<br />
then cut the necessary amount from a large block of ice, carry it<br />
into the house using large tongs, and place it in the ice box.<br />
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, as the story goes,<br />
some kids in <strong>Groveport</strong> would distract the ice delivery man while<br />
other kids broke off pieces of ice from the back of the ice truck. The<br />
kids would then sell the small chunks of ice to street laborers or<br />
other workers in town for a penny a piece on hot summer days.<br />
While the use of ice boxes and ice delivery was common in town,<br />
it was a different story on rural farms.<br />
According to Metro Parks Slate Run Living Historical Farm<br />
Program Manager Ann Culek, “In the time period we portray<br />
(Ohio in the 1880s) at the farm there is little evidence that anyone<br />
used an icebox at the time, as there was no place with water. Our<br />
pond was not here then, but was added by Metro Parks. In looking<br />
at probate inventories of the time we did find people who lived<br />
closer to streams having ice saws. I do believe there were a few ice<br />
houses along Walnut Creek Pike.”<br />
She said farmers could cut and harvest ice if they lived close to<br />
a body of water.<br />
“There was no ice delivery from the ice man this far out in the<br />
countryside, said Culek. “We have seen, but cannot document<br />
(because my memory is hazy), farmers in the 1880s may have purchased<br />
ice from a store closer to town, perhaps for ice cream.”<br />
She said, to keep perishable foods cool, the farmers most likely<br />
used a root cellar or a spring house.<br />
Culek related a personal experience involving ice harvesting<br />
she and her husband had when they lived in Maine and worked at<br />
an 1870s farm museum.<br />
“We cut ice there regularly,” said Culek. “An incident happened<br />
one day when we were cutting ice as one of our team of oxen wandered<br />
onto a recently cut and refrozen section and fell in. Imagine<br />
one ox up on the ice while the other ox, still yoked together, was<br />
in the water. It was quite the ice rescue. One person jumped in to<br />
put a rope on the ox and my husband fetched a team of horses to<br />
pull the ox out of the pond. One staff member ended up afterward<br />
in a hot bathtub with a stiff slug of scotch. The cold, wet ox ended<br />
up in the 1870s era woodstove heated kitchen to warm up. The<br />
floors needed a good cleanup at the end of the day. The ox also<br />
backed into one of the kitchen windows and busted it out. Every<br />
Photos courtesy of the <strong>Groveport</strong> Heritage Museum<br />
Men loading a large block of ice on to an ice delivery truck at<br />
the <strong>Groveport</strong> Ice Plant in 1936.<br />
Bill Painter on an ice delivery wagon in <strong>Groveport</strong> in the early<br />
20th century.<br />
Men cutting and harvesting ice on the Ohio and Erie Canal in<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> in the early 20th century.<br />
time we saw that broken and mended wooden window sash it<br />
reminded us of the ox and the ice incident. All survived and now<br />
we have a story to tell. Sometimes ice cutting and doing living history<br />
can be really interesting.”<br />
Ice boxes remained in common use in homes until the advent of<br />
the electric refrigerator in the 20th century. While there were electric<br />
refrigerators in the early 1900s, it wasn’t until the 1920s and<br />
1930s that refrigerator technology improved and they became<br />
more affordable and therefore more common in homes.<br />
Some ice boxes remained in use until World War II, but by the<br />
1950s they mostly melted away into history.<br />
Rick Palsgrove is editor of the <strong>Groveport</strong> <strong>Messenger</strong>.
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Township fire inspector retires after 37 years<br />
By Linda Dillman<br />
Staff Writer<br />
Madison Township Fire Inspector Jeff<br />
Fasone is hanging up his hat–somewhat–<br />
after retiring from full time service that<br />
started with the township fire department<br />
in 1987.<br />
Fasone, who said he still plans to help<br />
out on a part time basis, was promoted to<br />
lieutenant in 1994, interim chief in 2018,<br />
and joined the fire bureau in 2019.<br />
Madison Township Fire Chief Derek<br />
Robinson told the Madison Township<br />
trustees at their Jan. 23 meeting that<br />
Fasone was the last person to serve in the<br />
township’s dispatch office.<br />
“You have been instrumental in the<br />
transition for me,” Robinson said before<br />
presenting Fasone a flag that flew over all<br />
township firehouses.<br />
Other Madison Township news<br />
•Robinson reported the department<br />
responded to 10,721 calls for service in<br />
FASONE<br />
2023. Over 8,500 were<br />
EMS related and 2200<br />
were fire related. The<br />
statistics reflect<br />
responses with mutual<br />
and automatic aide<br />
partners as well.<br />
•According to<br />
Madison Township<br />
Police Chief Gary<br />
York, his officers<br />
responded to 35,753 calls for service including<br />
2,474 traffic stops and made 63 OMVI<br />
arrests.<br />
“All of our officers did a great job,” said<br />
York. “They’re very active out there.”<br />
•York asked the trustees for approval<br />
for a letter indicating the township’s intent<br />
to purchase two 2025 Ford police cruisers<br />
this year. He said the manufacturer still<br />
needs to fulfill <strong>2024</strong> product orders before<br />
starting on 2025 orders. He has used the<br />
same process for the last two years as vehicles<br />
become harder to obtain.<br />
“It puts us in line,” said York, who also<br />
announced the department received a partial<br />
$32,615 award for body-worn cameras.<br />
“That is not the full amount, but it is better<br />
than nothing. It’s great news.”<br />
•A free women’s self-defense class will<br />
be held on March 23, 9 a.m. to noon, at the<br />
community center, 4575 Madison Lane.<br />
The class is limited to 30 participants who<br />
can register online at policeadmin@madisontownship.org<br />
or call 614-836-5355<br />
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.<br />
•In 2023, 355 nuisance properties were<br />
identified with violation tags, which resulted<br />
in 129 township issued nuisance letters.<br />
There were 61 assessments on 34 properties<br />
totaling over $30,628.<br />
“The tags are definitely working,” said<br />
Madison Township Administrator Susan<br />
Brobst.<br />
•The township’s electric and gas aggregation<br />
programs end this year in the<br />
spring. Brobst said rates are lower because<br />
of the weather and suggested the board<br />
might consider securing pricing at the<br />
<strong>February</strong> meeting.<br />
Board members agreed with the administrator<br />
to continue offering budget billing<br />
and waive fees for residents joining or exiting<br />
the program.<br />
“That has, in the past, eliminated some<br />
suppliers,” said Brobst, who said she will<br />
share information and updates with the<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> and Canal Winchester councils.<br />
•There is a new county zoning inspector<br />
assigned to the township and the administrator<br />
said she is looking forward to working<br />
with the inspector on several long-time<br />
issues. Residents with violations can<br />
expect little tolerance for non-compliance.<br />
Cases sent to the prosecutor are moving<br />
through the system much faster, with<br />
fewer cases being continued.<br />
“It’s been too complacent for too long,”<br />
said Brobst. “Residents in the past have<br />
been very non-chalant and that’s going to<br />
change. There’s going to be some complaining.”<br />
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Hockey players prowl the ice for 100 points<br />
By Theresa Garee<br />
Staff Writer<br />
The Prowler Hockey Association<br />
Hockey team recently celebrated nine<br />
players at their senior night.<br />
One senior, Heath Scofield, has a goal<br />
of reaching 100 career points before the<br />
end of the season.<br />
The Prowler Hockey Club is a high<br />
school club hockey team participating in<br />
the Ohio Scholastic Hockey League -<br />
OHSL (formerly the Greater Columbus<br />
High School Club Hockey League - GCH-<br />
SCHL).<br />
Currently, the Prowlers’ territory consists<br />
of students who reside in the following<br />
school districts: Amanda-Clearcreek,<br />
Bloom-Carroll, Canal Winchester,<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison, Madison Christian,<br />
Hamilton Township, Liberty Union-<br />
Thurston, Logan Elm, Pickerington,<br />
South-Western and Teays Valley.<br />
The teams currently playing in the<br />
OSHL for the upcoming season consist of<br />
Athens, Columbus Ice Hockey Club,<br />
Dayton, Hilliard, Miami, Newark,<br />
Northeast Storm, PHA and Westerville.<br />
Scofield, a forward, asked to play hockey<br />
at age three. His goal to reach 100<br />
career points began at the start of his high<br />
school hockey career in 2020.<br />
This season Scofield has fought through<br />
a medial collateral ligament (MCL) strain<br />
which slowed his progress toward his<br />
goals,<br />
“Personally, I am aiming for 100 points,<br />
200 hits, and 700 shots on goal, however a<br />
MCL strain incurred on Jan. 6 has shortened<br />
the number of games to accomplish<br />
that to 11 (10 JV games + 1 Varsity<br />
game),” said Scofield.<br />
Scofield is not alone in this goal as<br />
Jarret DiPietro, a junior from <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Madison, also plays forward for the<br />
Prowlers and is working to reach 100<br />
points.<br />
DiPietro has played for a variety of<br />
hockey leagues both in Ohio and out of<br />
state. He began playing hockey at age<br />
eight. He has played with the Prowlers<br />
since moving to Ohio in 2021.<br />
DiPietro plans to reach 100 points at<br />
the end of this season stating, “It’s important<br />
to me because I want to leave my<br />
name in PHA history and I want to break<br />
records.”<br />
He added, however, that points don’t<br />
define one as a player.<br />
The Prowlers have both a junior varsity<br />
and varsity team that both Scofield and<br />
DiPietro play on, depending on need.<br />
Information about this league and<br />
Prowlers hockey can be found at<br />
www.phaprowlers.com.<br />
Photos courtesy of Rachel<br />
Scofield (Pickerington Online)<br />
Jarrett DiPietro of the<br />
Prowlers (above, center<br />
in white) is shown here<br />
in a varsity game at the<br />
State Fairgrounds Coliseum<br />
against another<br />
club team, the Northeast<br />
Storm. DiPietro attends<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison.<br />
Heath Scofield<br />
(left, of Pickerington<br />
Central) of<br />
the Prowlers in a<br />
JV game against<br />
the Dublin Scioto<br />
High School Irish<br />
at the State<br />
F a i r g r o u n d s<br />
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A film with layers of beauty, charm, and eccentricities<br />
In 2014, author and illustrator Emma<br />
Yarlett released her second children’s picture<br />
book, “Orion and the Dark.” A quick<br />
skim over the summary on the back would<br />
lead you to believe that it was the standard<br />
fare of the genre: it centers around a little<br />
boy who is scared of the dark, which then<br />
comes to life and shows him the wonders of<br />
the night, thus teaching him how to overcome<br />
his fears.<br />
Opening the pages of the book quickly<br />
dispel any notion that it was the standard<br />
fare as the content is so immersive.<br />
Employing the use of mixed media artwork,<br />
Yarlett takes the reader into the<br />
mind of the anxiety-ridden protagonist<br />
where every corner, every glance, every<br />
interaction is a threat to his very existence.<br />
For a book that is geared toward children<br />
— the younger ages, in particular —<br />
“Orion and the Dark” is off-beat and trippy,<br />
which could be why it did not make a big<br />
splash upon its initial release here in the<br />
states. It did, however, garner the interest<br />
from the entertainment industry who saw<br />
the potential of the material.<br />
Around two years ago, DreamWorks<br />
Animation announced it was collaborating<br />
with Netflix to adapt and distribute the<br />
film version of “Orion and the Dark.” In an<br />
effort to bring the beautiful bizarreness of<br />
the book to the big screen — and also in an<br />
effort to make it stand out from the crowd<br />
— the studios hired Charlie Kaufman<br />
(“Adaptation,” “Being John Malkovich,”<br />
and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless<br />
Mind”) to pen the script.<br />
The idea of Kaufman writing a movie for<br />
children may sound absurd, but “Orion and<br />
the Dark” proves his signature brand of<br />
existential dread and off-kilter humor<br />
works perfectly for a story about a child<br />
learning to face their fears. Kaufman tones<br />
down some of his trademark weirdness to<br />
make the movie accessible to children, but<br />
he retains the complexity, nervousness,<br />
self-awareness, and vulnerability that his<br />
work is known for. The result is a bizarre,<br />
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2023-24 Winter Hike Series which runs<br />
through <strong>February</strong>. Enjoy hot drinks and a<br />
treat from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. as follows:<br />
• Feb. 11 at Quarry Trails; and<br />
• Feb. 17 at Three Creeks.<br />
A season wrap-up celebration will take<br />
place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 25 at<br />
Blacklick Woods Golf Course. Go to<br />
metroparks.net/winter-hikes to print a<br />
winter hike card, then have a park staff<br />
member stamp the card after each hike.<br />
Visit metroparks.net for information.<br />
Southeast Library<br />
The Southeast Branch of the Columbus<br />
Metropolitan Library is at 3980 S.<br />
Hamilton Road, <strong>Groveport</strong>. Visit<br />
www.columbuslibrary.org or call 614-645-<br />
2275.<br />
Dedra<br />
Cordle<br />
The Reel Deal<br />
beautiful, and humorous<br />
animated feature<br />
that works at every<br />
level — and for every<br />
age.<br />
In the book on which<br />
the movie is based, the<br />
titular character is a<br />
young child around<br />
the age of 6 or 7. To<br />
make his character a<br />
bit more relatable to<br />
the viewing audience,<br />
he raised the age up to 11 — right around<br />
the time when puberty is about to hit.<br />
While blissfully unaware of that impending<br />
stage of his life, Orion (voiced by Jacob<br />
Tremblay) has other horrors to occupy his<br />
mind such as bees, dogs, falling from skyscrapers,<br />
talking to his crush, using the toilet<br />
at school, being called on in the classroom,<br />
and sewers which may harbor killer<br />
clowns. These are a few of the things that<br />
run through his mind during the day. At<br />
night, much scarier thoughts lay waiting.<br />
Every night before he goes to bed, he<br />
curses the inky blackness that engulfs his<br />
room and the sky outside his window. One<br />
evening, his anxiety over the usual turning<br />
of the day gets so bad that the personification<br />
of darkness (aptly called Dark and<br />
voiced by Paul Walter Hauser) appears to<br />
him and swears he’ll help Orion get over<br />
his fear so he can be at peace when the<br />
night falls.<br />
Dark’s grand plan includes introducing<br />
him to the other nighttime deities: Dreams<br />
(Angela Bassett), Insomnia (Nat Faxon),<br />
Sleep (Natasia Demetriou), Quiet (Aparna<br />
Nancherla) and Unexplained Noises (Golda<br />
Rosheuvel). All of these characters have<br />
fun, individualistic designs that really<br />
hammer home their natures and purpose.<br />
For instance, Insomnia is a mosquito-like<br />
creature that whispers sweet terrors in<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Heritage Museum<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Heritage Museum contains<br />
photographs, artifacts, and documents<br />
about <strong>Groveport</strong>’s history. The<br />
museum is located in <strong>Groveport</strong> Town<br />
Hall, 648 Main St., and is open during<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Town Hall’s operating hours.<br />
Call 614-836-3333.<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> history films<br />
Two documentary films on the history of<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong>, produced by the <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Heritage Society and Midnet Media, are<br />
now available for viewing online on<br />
YouTube.<br />
The films are: “<strong>Groveport</strong>: A Town and<br />
Its People” and “The Story of John S. Rarey<br />
and Cruiser.”<br />
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your ear to keep you awake, while<br />
Unexplained Noises is a creepy robot-like<br />
creature that likes to find objects to bang<br />
together to give would-be sleepers a little<br />
scare. None of them are included in the<br />
book — Kaufman and director Sean<br />
Charmatz had to stretch a 40-page book<br />
into a feature-length film somehow — but<br />
they fit the wonderfully odd and vibrant<br />
style of Yarlett’s.<br />
Orion is not at all excited about spending<br />
more time with beings that scare him<br />
silly. Likewise, the nighttime deities are<br />
not at all excited about his presence as they<br />
believe his fear could upset the balance of<br />
existence itself. They have good reason to<br />
believe that as his anxieties and phobias<br />
start to eat away at the group’s eternal<br />
friendship, the confidence they have in<br />
themselves, and the steadfast trust they<br />
have in their (apparent) fearless leader,<br />
Dark.<br />
The movie starts off following the path<br />
of a straightforward fairy tale about entities<br />
that help humans cope with life’s perils<br />
— until it doesn’t. About a quarter of the<br />
way through, Kaufman flips the script and<br />
introduces a new framing device that is<br />
similar to that of “The Princess Bride.” The<br />
viewer learns that “Orion and the Dark” is<br />
being told by an older Orion (Colin Hanks)<br />
to his daughter Hypatia (Mia Akemi<br />
Brown) who is trying to face her fears. It’s<br />
a cute twist that works, especially when we<br />
learn that the grown-up Orion still harbors<br />
doubts and fears of his own.<br />
If there is a flaw to this movie, it is that<br />
it spends a bit too much time with young<br />
Orion, especially when it seems he has<br />
solved his problems about halfway through<br />
the story. In order to raise the stakes and<br />
fill time, Kaufman and the team introduces<br />
a new and contrived hiccup that almost<br />
grinds the movie and the character development<br />
that has taken place to a halt. But<br />
thankfully, the ship is righted as adult<br />
Orion and his young daughter work together<br />
to bring the film and the story within a<br />
story back to its fullest potential.<br />
I do not often get to see many animated<br />
features throughout the year so I cannot<br />
say if the art direction and design is wholly<br />
original from the other animated features<br />
out there today. But there is a funny and<br />
warm center to “Orion and the Dark” with<br />
layers of beauty, charm and eccentricities<br />
wrapped around it. It might not be for<br />
everyone, but it is definitely relatable to<br />
individuals of all ages and worthy of a<br />
watch.<br />
Grade: B+<br />
“Orion and the Dark” is now streaming on<br />
Netflix.<br />
Dedra Cordle is a <strong>Messenger</strong> staff writer<br />
and columnist.<br />
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Photo courtesy of the city of <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> City Council members and staff from <strong>Groveport</strong> Transportation, Senior<br />
Center, Recreation Center, and Police, along with Madison Township Fire, Police,<br />
and Administration, took part in a Red Cross Shelter demonstration on Jan. 15 at<br />
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Madison Township Police report<br />
According to the Madison Township Police, during January<br />
officers responded to 235 dispatched calls and logged 15,486<br />
patrol miles. MTPD officers impounded 17 vehicles and used<br />
1,636 gallons of fuel. In addition, four OVI arrests were made,<br />
three in Blacklick Estates, and one in the southern unincorporated<br />
region of Madison Township. To date, in <strong>2024</strong>, Madison<br />
Township officers have arrested four impaired drivers.<br />
Safe Exchange Zone<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Police Department, 5690 Clyde Moore Drive, in<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong>, has created an area in its parking lot to give residents<br />
and visitors a safe location to conduct child custody exchanges,<br />
property exchanges, or a safe area to meet someone that you may<br />
not be familiar with and/or feel unsafe around in private.<br />
The “Safe Exchange Zone” gives individuals an area where<br />
they are being recorded with video surveillance cameras located<br />
on the police department building, just in case something should<br />
happen during the exchange period between individuals. This<br />
area is marked with a sign on the southeast part of the building<br />
that has multiple security cameras monitoring the parking lot 24<br />
hours a day.<br />
There is also a Call Box located by the front entrance doors.<br />
This call box will dial a designated phone number inside the police<br />
department when the button on the box is pushed and, if an officer<br />
is not at the police department during this initial call, the call box<br />
will immediately send the call to Franklin County Sheriff’s<br />
Department to notify the police dispatchers of the need for a<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Police officer at the police department.<br />
Residents and visitors in the city of <strong>Groveport</strong> should feel free<br />
to contact the police department when the need arises, the nonemergency<br />
contact phone number (614) 525-3333.<br />
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Wagnalls Memorial Library<br />
Wagnalls Memorial Library is located at 150 E. Columbus St.,<br />
Lithopolis. all (614) 837-4765 or visit www.wagnalls.org.<br />
e Decker Bridge<br />
Photo courtesy of the <strong>Groveport</strong> Heritage Museum<br />
The Decker Bridge, pictured here in a photo from around 1908, was a steel bridge on Richardson Road<br />
that spanned Walnut Creek just southeast of <strong>Groveport</strong> near what is now the <strong>Groveport</strong> Municipal Golf<br />
Course. The bridge was named for the Decker family. The Deckers, one of the earliest families to settle in<br />
central Madison Township in the early 1800s, owned and farmed land along the creek in the area.
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Other Carpet AvailableA<br />
vailable<br />
Laminate Flooring<br />
740-927-3504<br />
Delivery & Inst. avail.<br />
CLEANING<br />
Looking for Mrs. Clean?<br />
For excellent cleaning serv<br />
at reas. rates w/great refs,<br />
dependable. 10% Seniorr<br />
Disc. Also does Painting. Free<br />
Est. Gwen 614-226-5229<br />
WALL WASHING<br />
CLEANOUTS<br />
Call Judy 614-746-0273<br />
CONCRETE<br />
AJ’s Concrete,<br />
Masonry<br />
Good Work - Fair Prices<br />
Block Foundations<br />
Driveways • Sidewalks<br />
Bobcat Grading<br />
Bonded-Ins. • Free Ests.<br />
614-419-9932<br />
EDDIE MOORE<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
Quality Concrete Work<br />
Lt. Hauling & Room Add.,<br />
Driveways & Excavation<br />
Stamp Patios,<br />
Bsmt. Wall Restoration<br />
37 Yrs Exp - Lic & Ins.<br />
Free Ests. 614-871-3834<br />
GALLION<br />
CUSTOM CONCRETE LLC<br />
Specializing in Custom Colors &<br />
Custom Designs of Concrete.<br />
Including Remove & Replace<br />
46 yrs exp & Free Est.<br />
Licensed & Insured<br />
Reputation Built<br />
On Quality<br />
614-875-8364<br />
614-419-7721<br />
See Us On Facebook<br />
www.gallioncustom<br />
concrete.com<br />
INFORMATION<br />
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ADVERTISE<br />
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To Get Great Results!<br />
CALL FOR PRICES<br />
272-5422<br />
1/7 S/gp<br />
3/4 A<br />
10/1 W/SW<br />
DRYWALL<br />
DRYW<br />
YWALL &<br />
PLASTER REPAIR<br />
Textured Ceilings<br />
Popcorn Ceiling Removal<br />
Call Randy<br />
614-551-6963<br />
Residential/Commercial - BIA<br />
GUTTERS<br />
Dave’s Gutter Serv.<br />
Cleaned, Repaired, Installed,<br />
Gutter Covers & Drains.<br />
614-875-9361/614-205-9057<br />
HAULING<br />
DEAN’S HAULING<br />
614-276-1958<br />
HEATING & COOLING<br />
HVAC & A/C<br />
Fast Service - Licensed<br />
614-633-9694<br />
HOME<br />
IMPROVEMENTS<br />
SINCE 1973<br />
Phil Bolon Contr.<br />
Windows & Siding<br />
Decks, Kitchens, Baths<br />
Room Additions,<br />
Flooring, Roofing<br />
Bsmt Waterproofing<br />
Deal With Small Non-Pressure Co.<br />
47 Yrs. Exp. - Refs. Avail.<br />
Lic.-Bond-Ins.<br />
10/15<br />
A/M<br />
Free Est. - Financing Avail.<br />
Member BBB Of Cent. OH<br />
O.C.I.E.B. ID #24273<br />
614-419-3977<br />
or 614-863-9912<br />
C&JHandyman<br />
Services LLC<br />
Minor Plumbing & Electric<br />
Install Hot Water Tanks,<br />
Dishwashers & Disposals<br />
All Interior Remodels<br />
Also Fencing &<br />
Interior/Exterior Painting<br />
Free Est. ~ 18 Yrs. Exp.<br />
CDC/EPA Approved Guidelines<br />
614-284-2100<br />
KLAUSMAN HOME<br />
IMPROVEMENT<br />
Siding-Windows-<br />
Doors-Roofing-Soffit-<br />
Fascia-Gutters-Trim<br />
Earn FREE Seamless<br />
Gutters with Siding Over<br />
1000 Sq. Ft.<br />
FREE Shutters with<br />
Soffit & Trim<br />
EPA Certified<br />
Member of BBB<br />
Financing Available<br />
Over 20 yrs exp. • Free Est.<br />
Licensed-Bonded-Insured<br />
Owner & Operator<br />
James 614-419-7500<br />
7/30 A&M<br />
10/1 A<br />
1/7 A<br />
INFORMATION<br />
LOOK TO<br />
THE PROFESSIONALS<br />
IN OUR<br />
SERVICE DIRECTORY<br />
For Service<br />
“That Is Out Of This World”<br />
HOME<br />
MAINTENANCE<br />
RETIRED - 42 Yrs Exp.<br />
HOME REPAIRS<br />
SIDING * GUTTERS<br />
FENCES * DECKS<br />
MISC. REPAIRS<br />
Call Joe - 614-778-1460<br />
HANDYMAN SERVICES<br />
614-235-1819<br />
HOME<br />
REMODELING<br />
BATH REMODELS<br />
Expert Craftsmanship<br />
20 yrs exp - Sr. Discount<br />
614-633-9695<br />
LAWN CARE<br />
LET US MAINTAIN<br />
YOUR LAWN & GARDEN<br />
FOR YOU<br />
Summer, Spring,<br />
Winter or Fall<br />
WE DO IT ALL!!!!<br />
Lawn Cuts, Edging,<br />
Trees & Shrubs, Garden,<br />
Mulching, Hauling,<br />
Garden Pond &<br />
Home Maint.<br />
Free Ests. Low Rates<br />
$20 & Up<br />
Kevin - 614-905-3117<br />
PLUMBING<br />
All About Drains & Plumb.<br />
Will snake any small drain<br />
$145. 614-778-2584<br />
MYERS<br />
PLUMBING<br />
Licensed Expert Plumbing<br />
New Const. & Fast Repairs<br />
Water * Sewer * Gas<br />
614-633-9694<br />
CHRIS’<br />
PLUMBING<br />
“Plumbing & Drain Professional<br />
That You Can Count On”<br />
24 Hrs., 7 Days/Week<br />
No Overtime Charges<br />
24 Yrs. Exp. in Plumbing &<br />
Drain Cleaning Field<br />
Call For A Free Phone Estimate<br />
$100.00 For Any Small Drain<br />
614-622-4482<br />
30% OFF with AD<br />
Classified Services<br />
1/7 A<br />
INFORMATION<br />
PAINTING<br />
BESTQUALITY<br />
40 yrs exp. I do the Work!<br />
Daniel - 614-226-4221<br />
POOL/SPA<br />
MAINTENANCE<br />
K&L Spa Cleaning<br />
Hot Tub Cleaning and<br />
Weekly Maintenance<br />
Keith 614-316-9809<br />
INFORMATION<br />
ONLY<br />
$50.00<br />
For This Ad In Our<br />
South/Canal Winchester<br />
& <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
For Info Call<br />
614-272-5422<br />
POWER WASHING<br />
ABURTO<br />
PRESSURE WASHING<br />
•Homes •Roofs •Gutters<br />
•Driveways •Sidewalks<br />
•Parking Lots<br />
Quality • Free Estimates<br />
Competitive Prices<br />
614-927-8968<br />
ROOFING<br />
ROBINSON ROOFING<br />
&REPAIRS<br />
30 yrs exp. Lifetime Cols<br />
Resident. Reas. Rates.<br />
Dennis Robinson<br />
614-330-3087, 732-3100<br />
SEWING MACHINE<br />
REPAIR<br />
REPAIR all makes 24 hr.<br />
service. Clean, oil, adjust<br />
in your home. $49.95 all<br />
work gtd. 614-890-5296<br />
TREE SERVICES<br />
Warren Brewer Tree Service<br />
• Tree Removal<br />
• Tree Trimming<br />
• Stump Grinding<br />
1/7<br />
A&M<br />
• Bucket Truck Services<br />
Best Prices • Same Day Service<br />
614-878-2568
PAGE 12 - GROVEPORT MESSENGER - <strong>February</strong> 11, <strong>2024</strong><br />
Community Alert<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Police, Madison<br />
Township Police, Obetz Police, and<br />
Columbus Police are noting a significant<br />
increase in auto thefts and car break-ins.<br />
According to the police, residents are<br />
encouraged to increase the security of their<br />
vehicles by removing valuables from<br />
inside.<br />
If you feel the need to start and warm<br />
your car, make sure to lock the doors and<br />
try to stay in a position to keep an eye on<br />
the vehicle.<br />
Residents are encouraged to promptly<br />
report any unusual persons or activity to<br />
the police at 614-525-3333.<br />
Women’s Self-Defense<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Police will conduct a<br />
Women’s Self-Defense class at the<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Recreation Center, 7370<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Road, on March 5 from 6-8 p.m.<br />
Cost is $5 per person. Sign up online or in<br />
person at the recreation center.<br />
For information call 614-836-1000 or<br />
visit groveportrec.com.<br />
FREE<br />
GROVEPORT<br />
MESSENGER<br />
Pick-Up At These<br />
Locations:<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Senior Village<br />
5124 Hendron<br />
Madison Township Office<br />
4575 Madison Lane<br />
Paddock Pub/<strong>Groveport</strong> Golf Ctr.<br />
1005 Richardson Rd.<br />
Southeast Library<br />
3980 S. Hamilton Rd.<br />
Asbury Methodist Church<br />
4760 Winchester Pike<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Municipal Building<br />
655 Blacklick St.<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Town Hall<br />
648 Main St.<br />
Flyers PIzza/<strong>Groveport</strong><br />
296 Main St.<br />
Ace Hardware<br />
726 Main St.<br />
Little Italy Ristorante<br />
480 Main St.<br />
Huntington Bank/<strong>Groveport</strong><br />
556 Main St.<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Recreation Center<br />
7370 <strong>Groveport</strong> Rd.<br />
Kroger<br />
6011 <strong>Groveport</strong> Rd.<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Methodist Church<br />
512 Main St.<br />
Delaney's Diner<br />
674 Main St.<br />
GMHS DECA qualifiers<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison DECA<br />
Marketing & Logistics students were successful<br />
at Districts. Results from the Jan.<br />
30 competition:<br />
DECA State Qualifiers: Eva Walton 1st<br />
in Marketing Communications; Kyger<br />
Weston and Trinity Tinney 1st in<br />
Hospitality Team; Jaila Clark 1st in<br />
Principle of Business Management and<br />
Administration; Riley Petty 1st in<br />
Principle of Hospitality; Kristian<br />
Dougherty 2nd in Automotive Service;<br />
Richie Saelim 2nd in Personal Financial<br />
Literacy. Also Medaling and State<br />
Alternates are Isaiah Hayes and Marquis<br />
Crump, who finished 3rd in Sports and<br />
Entertainment Team.<br />
The State DECA<br />
Competition will be held at the Hyatt<br />
Regency in Columbus on March 8 and 9.<br />
Library celebrates<br />
Black History Month<br />
The Columbus Metropolitan Library<br />
will celebrate Black History Month with<br />
virtual and in-person programs in<br />
<strong>February</strong>.<br />
•Southeast Branch, 3980 S. Hamilton<br />
Road, <strong>Groveport</strong>: Melanin Stories with<br />
BabaaRitah on Feb. 27 at 11 a.m.<br />
Participate in bringing the history and<br />
traditions of Africans and African<br />
Americans to life with books, songs, and<br />
musical instruments. For ages 2 to 10.<br />
Visit columbuslibrary.org.<br />
ASBURY<br />
SOUTH UMC<br />
4760 Winchester Pike<br />
Columbus, Ohio 43232<br />
Telephone: 614-837-4601<br />
Rev. Sherri Upchurch Blackwell<br />
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.<br />
Inside and Parking Lot<br />
Sunday School 9 a.m.<br />
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<strong>Groveport</strong><br />
<strong>Messenger</strong><br />
letter<br />
Ebright Road problem<br />
I live on Ebright Road at the 90 degree<br />
bend. I read the <strong>Messenger</strong> story,<br />
“Crashes at Bixby and Ebright” regarding<br />
the accidents that take place at the intersection<br />
of Bixby and Ebright roads.<br />
I have been trying to get help to get a<br />
guard rail put up or something to protect<br />
my property for people who come straight<br />
down Ebright Road and do not make the<br />
turn and end up in my front yard.<br />
I have photos to show where a car has<br />
come completely straight down and flipped<br />
over in my front yard. The engineer has<br />
put a flashing sign that states how fast<br />
you’re going right before you approach the<br />
bend, but it has not been working for two<br />
weeks now. We have cars that do not take<br />
that bend slow enough. In the summer<br />
they think it is a drag strip once they<br />
round the bend. We have had drunks and<br />
people high on drugs end up in our yard<br />
damaging my property, breaking my<br />
fence, and then there’s times where they<br />
have come off and driven into our yard and<br />
destroyed our yard, mailbox, and fence<br />
and drove off and we are left to pick up the<br />
pieces and fix it out of our own pocket.<br />
I appreciate any help that can be given<br />
by adding the problem at the sharp<br />
Ebright Road curve to any solutions found<br />
for the Ebright Road/Bixby Road intersection<br />
so that we can all get some help.<br />
Cindy Heald<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong><br />
GROVEPORT ZION<br />
LUTHERAN, NALC<br />
Christ Centered, Mission Driven<br />
Traditionally Grounded<br />
6014 <strong>Groveport</strong> Rd., <strong>Groveport</strong>, OH 43125<br />
(Across from Kroger, main parking in the back)<br />
PHONE: 614-836-5611<br />
PASTOR BRIAN MCGEE<br />
Sunday Worship 11 A.M.<br />
In person service in sanctuary, or in<br />
parking lot via radio (92.7)<br />
www.columbusmessenger.com<br />
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