Westside Messenger - April 21st, 2024

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Green 

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By Christine Bryant 

Staff Writer 

A local organization is offering teens 

looking for a summer job the opportunity 

to spend some time outdoors while earning 

some cash. 

The Highland Youth Garden has 

opened applications for the Green Teens 

program, a paid, summer work program 

at the garden for youth in the Hilltop 

area ages 14 to 18. Teens who live or go to 

school in Franklinton or in the Hilltop 

areas are invited to apply for the program 

that runs from mid-June through mid- 

August. 

Teens will work approximately 20 

hours per week and help maintain the 

garden by planting, weeding, fertilizing 

and using hand tools. 

The Highland Youth Garden is a halfacre 

plot of land that sits at 67 S. 

Highland Ave. just south of West Broad 

Street and is home to a wide variety of 

fresh fruits and vegetables. In 2023, the 

garden produced 3,800 pounds of fresh 

produce that was distributed to neighbors 

and residents in need. 

“At Highland Youth Garden, we are 

interested in supporting our immediate 

community: the Hilltop and 

Franklinton,” executive director Shelly 

Casto said. “We want to grow ‘the good 

stuff’ right here, where so much good 

already exists. We want teens to feel 

pride in their neighborhood and play a 

role in helping to build it up further.” 

The Green Teens program began in 

2019 and has employed 51 youth, Casto 

says. This year, the organization aims to 

hire 15 youth. 

“We want teens to feel pride in their 

neighborhood and play a role in helping 

to build it up further,” she said. “We 

believe that’s the way that all our communities 

will thrive - by tapping into all 

the talents and positive energy that 

exists in a place and encouraging it to 

thrive.” 

See GREEN TEENS page 3 

The Highland Youth Garden has opened applications for the Green Teens program, a 

paid, summer work program for youth in the Hilltop area ages 14 to 18. Teens who 

live or go to school in Franklinton or in the Hilltop areas are invited to apply for the 

program that runs from mid-June through mid-August. 

Input sought on 

zoning changes 

By Dedra Cordle 

Staff Writer 

Should the construction of buildings 

that are four to seven stories high be allowable 

on portions of West Broad Street? Is 

the area around Great Western and 

Interstate-270 an ideal location for a seven 

to 10 story mixed-use building? Should 

members of area commissions continue to 

have a role in approving or denying zoning 

variances on properties in the community? 

These are just a few of the questions westside 

advocates want residents to consider 

as city officials mull changes to the zoning 

code. 

The Columbus City Council voted earlier 

this month to declare its intention to 

amend the city’s current zoning code. It is 

part of a multi-phased plan to modernize 

the 70-year-old zoning code in order to 

meet the demand for anticipated population 

growth and to combat the rising housing 

crisis. 

The council did not vote to amend the 

current zoning code at its meeting on April 

8. Instead, the motion opened up a 60-day 

comment period for the public to provide 

feedback on the proposal. It also kick-started 

an engagement campaign with local 

area commissions to discuss how the zoning 

changes could impact their community. 

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ZONING 

Continued from page 1 

Greater Hilltop Area Commissioner Dan Fagan served 

on the ‘Zone-In’ initiative’s advisory committee. He said 

during a discussion on the proposed zoning code at the 

commission meeting on April 9 that it was “vital” for residents 

to understand what was in the code and to give feedback 

on the potential changes. 

“This proposed zoning code change could impact our 

area and region for generations to come,” he said. “It is 

vital that our residents have a voice — and use their voice 

— during this public comment period.” 

Some of the most notable changes in the proposed phase 

one draft plan — phase one would focus on roughly 12,000 

parcels of land along main streets that serve as transportation 

corridors — include replacing the more than 40 zoning 

districts in the current code with six mixed-use district 

types. The six district types in the proposed new code are: 

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•Community Activity Center — Suburban locations with 

medium-sized buildings and parking lots. The proposed 

zoning would focus on building more housing and making 

the area more walkable. Primary building height is five to 

seven stories. Latter building height would be permitted if 

developers agree to set aside space for affordable housing 

units. 

•Regional Activity Center — Key locations in suburban 

areas with large buildings and parking lots. Proposed zoning 

would help these areas change into more walkable 

areas with housing, offices, and commercial buildings. 

Primary building height is between seven to 10 stories. 

Latter building height would be permitted if developers 

agree to set aside space for affordable housing units. 

•Urban General 1 — Older areas of the city, on secondary 

corridors and between major intersections. Proposed 

zoning would enable construction of housing and 

retail on empty parcels and parking lots, and support 

reuse of older buildings. The primary building 

height is 4 stories. 

•Urban General 2 — Older areas of the city, with 

houses and offices built back from the streets. 

Proposed zoning would support construction of 

small shops, housing and offices, and the reuse of 

older buildings. Primary building height is four stories. 

•Urban Center — Areas of the city at key intersections 

and by major bus stops. Proposed zoning 

would enable the construction of taller buildings for 

housing, offices and retail on empty parcels and 

parking lots, as well as the reuse of older and taller 

buildings. Primary building height is between five 

to seven stories. Latter building height would be 

permitted if developers agreed to set aside space for 

affordable housing units. 

•Urban Core — Older areas of the city near 

downtown and major activity centers with existing 

tall buildings. Proposed zoning would create opportunity 

for redevelopment at the highest densities, 

reuse of older buildings, and construction of taller 

buildings for housing, offices and retail on empty 

parcels and parking lots. Primary building height 

is between 12 and 16 stories. Latter building height 

would be permitted if developers agree to set aside 

space for affordable housing units. 

Specific areas along Sullivant Avenue and West 

Broad Street have been identified as the best places 

for some of the new mixed-use districts in phase 

one of the proposed zoning code. Stephanie 

Kensler, principal planner with the city’s building 

and zoning services department, highlighted what 

mixed-use districts could go where if city council 

approves the zoning code later this summer. 

According to Kensler, most of West Broad Street 

that is located in the Hilltop area is being proposed 

for Urban General 1. The allowable uses would be 

residential, office, retail, civic uses and non-autooriented 

commercial. However, several key intersections 

or transit stops — such as the intersection 

of West Broad and Hague Avenue — would be zoned 

as Urban Center with buildings that could be 

between five to seven stories. 

The area around Great Western and I-270 would 

be zoned as a Regional Activity Center, said 

Kensler. The allowable uses would be residential, 

office, retail, civic and commercial and the building 

height could be between seven to 10 stories. 

Most of Sullivant Avenue would be zoned as 

Urban General 1. However, Kensler noted, the 

intersection at Hague and Sullivant would be 

zoned as Urban Center and there would also be a 

“node” of Urban General 2 near Westgate Park on 

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the north side of Sullivant. 

“This zone is unique and is for special areas that have 

their own development patterns,” said Kensler about 

Urban General 2. “It would be for select areas that are 

either residential or office zoned and are restrictive about 

the types of commercial that can be in that space.” 

Community Activity Center would be zoned for portions 

of Sullivant Avenue, near Demorest and Wilson and going 

westward, said Kensler. 

In the proposed new code, developers would be able to 

choose how many parking spots they set aside. That means 

the property owner could scale the parking to anticipated 

demand but would not be forced by the code to create a 

specified number of parking spaces. City officials believe 

developers would build an appropriate number of parking 

spaces as it “would be in their best interest to create a 

product that people want.” 

There would also be a greater focus on creating more 

walkable neighborhoods and bike-friendly corridors in the 

proposed zoning code. 

Commissioner Keith Neal expressed mixed feelings 

about the proposed zoning changes. He said that while he 

understands what the city is trying to do to address anticipated 

population growth and to combat the rising housing 

crisis, he is concerned that city officials are focusing more 

on what the future may hold rather than the current state 

of the neighborhoods. 

“I understand about the future and growth, but I’m worried 

about the here and the now,” he said, “They talk about 

creating walking areas and we can’t even have a decent 

walking area here now because we have these boarded up 

houses, we have houses needing to be repaired, but I keep 

hearing the city people talk about progress. We have needs 

on the Hilltop that haven’t been addressed so how do we 

improve what we already have now?” 

Several commissioners said they were concerned that 

the proposed zoning code would reduce the ability of area 

commissioners to give input on development plans and 

zoning variances within their community. City officials 

have said that by lessening the need for developers to go 

before local advisory boards, it would speed up the development 

process of needed projects such as in-demand 

housing. 

Commissioner Nick Bates said he feels that area commissions 

would be “better equipped” to know what residents 

want rather than the city officials and developers 

who do not live in the community. 

Comments like these are what fellow commissioner Dan 

Fagan said he wants to be submitted to the council during 

this period. He said the city administration, council, and 

planners need to hear all thoughts — the good and the bad 

— to be able to consider all aspects of the proposed zoning 

code. 

“I cannot overstate how important it is that the community 

give their feedback on the proposal,” he said. “It will 

be a give and take process but I believe they (the city officials) 

are willing to take the comments provided and give 

it a lot of consideration.” 

Residents can give feedback on the proposed zoning 

changes in a variety of ways during the comment period 

that runs through June 10. A special website has been created 

at columbus.gov/zoningupdate. It includes an interactive 

map for residents to see the zoning changes in their 

area on a street by street basis and give feedback accordingly. 

Residents may also visit the Zone In Gallery, located 

at 141 N. Front Street, where they can learn about the 

code proposal and have their questions answered by city 

planners. Information on open hours and scheduling tours 

are available at columbus.gov/zoningupdate under ‘The 

Gallery’ tab. Residents can also email 

ZoningUpdate@Columbus.gov or call 614-645-5343 for 

more information or to provide feedback on the proposal.


Highland Youth 

Garden Summer Camp 

Highland Youth Garden will hold a 

Summer Camp where children will have a 

fun-filled week of outdoor play, learning 

with nature, exploring the arts, and eating 

healthy food. 

For ages 6-13, camp will run from 9 a.m. 

to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. On 

the Friday of camp week, children will visit 

either COSI or the Columbus Zoo and 

Aquarium, free of charge. 

HYG Summer Camp is open to children 

living or going to school in the Hilltop and 

Franklinton areas. A deposit of $25 per 

GREEN TEENS 

Continued from page 1 

Casto says the goal of the program is to 

also teach young people that there are 

many great ways to make a living that 

involve building up the community, including 

urban agriculture. 

“While it’s hard work, there are lots of 

resources out there to support urban farmers 

who, while making that living, are also 

essential contributors to the health and 

well being of our populations,” Casto said. 

Green Teens employees will also facilitate 

and run the Highland Youth Garden’s 

Garden Market, have opportunities to work 

around the westside 

child is required for registration. This 

deposit will be refunded if the child attends 

four out of the five days of camp. Discounts 

are available for multiple children who live 

in the same household: $40 for two children 

or $15 each for three or more children. 

Activities include: 

•Learning how to cook new recipes 

using food grown at the garden 

•Using science to explore how seeds 

grow and what insects are helpful in gardening 

•Using natural materials to make art 

Camp will be held (pick one): June 3-7, 

June 10-14, June 24-28, and July 8-12. 

For more information, visit highlandyouthgarden.org. 

Free Sunday Breakfast 

Glenwood Methodist Church, located at 

2833 Valleyview Drive in Columbus, is 

hosting free breakfast for the community 

every Sunday from 8 to 9:30 a.m. All are 

welcome. 

Westgate Neighbors 

Association Scholarship Program 

The Westgate Scholarship Program is 

open to all West High School seniors and 

any Westgate resident seeking continued 

education. Those interested can learn more 

about eligibility requirements and the 

application process on the Westgate 

with younger children during gardening 

activities, cook as a team using fresh produce 

from the garden, and learn about 

qualities like leadership and teamwork, 

urban agriculture, nutrition, food justice 

and money management. 

Applicants should love working in the 

garden and not mind getting dirty or 

sweaty, work well with team members, 

enjoy facing new challenges, are excited to 

explore new topics and have an interest in 

serving communities. 

“They should have an open mind, a willingness 

to work hard and a positive attitude 

toward working as a team,” Casto 

said. 

While she says some teens are initially 

reluctant to get their hands dirty, by the 

end of the summer, most are excited about 

being outdoors and working hard with 

their new friends. 

One of the teens who worked for the program 

named Genesis (who the organization 

requested that her last name be withheld) 

said that what she will remember most are 

the interactions and experiences. 

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HGT@westgateneighbors.org. 

Applications are due on May 10 and the 

winner will be notified by May 30. 

Hilltop Spring Jamboree 

The Hilltop Arts Collective, We Amplify 

Voices, and Music Columbus will present 

the Hilltop Spring Jamboree from 1 to 7 

p.m. May 11 at Hilltonia Park, 880 S. 

Wayne Ave. in Columbus. 

The free event will feature a day of 

music, learning, and community connection. 

For more information, visit musiccolumbus.com. 

“A lot of hands-on work and I also like 

the people who work here,” she said. “It’s 

very much fun and chillax, but you’re also 

learning a lot of things like cooking and 

gardening.” 

In fact, Casto says all of the cooking 

activities are popular. 

“We eat well at Highland Youth 

Garden,” she said. 

The deadline to apply for the Green 

Teens program is April 26. 

Interested teens can apply at highlandyouthgarden.org/green-teens-info. 

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Government Focus 

Township police to use grant for traffic enforcement 

By Andrea Cordle 

Westside Editor 

Residents in Franklin Township are fed up with drivers who do 

not follow the rules of the road. 

According to Franklin Township Sgt. David Pollock, traffic complaints 

are one of the top concerns officers hear from residents. 

Pollock said they receive numerous complaints about speed on 

Alkire Road, drivers using the turn lane on Clime Road to pass 

traffic, people running the traffic light at Frank and Brown Road, 

and drivers passing on the shoulder of Harrisburg Pike. 

“We’ve had pedestrians stuck on West Broad Street and on 

Harrisburg Pike,” said Pollock. “We also get a lot of complaints 

about people driving four wheelers or dirt bikes in the neighborhoods.” 

This is why township officials applied for a traffic safety grant 

with the Ohio Department of Public Safety. Last month, the township 

was notified that it had received the traffic safety grant in the 

amount of $24,245. This grant allows the township to get reimbursement 

funds for officers who work overtime on traffic enforcement. 

According to the Ohio Traffic Safety Office, it is responsible for 

administering federal highway safety funds for programs designed 

to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities on Ohio roadways. 

Pollock said the grant is awarded based on traffic fatalities in 

the area within the past few years. The grant provides federal 

funds to eligible entities for projects such as traffic safety education, 

and enforcement. 

The grant runs from the beginning of April through the end of 

September. Not only will township officers work overtime to target 

these traffic complaints, the grant will also help fund traffic safety 

South Central Hilltop Spring Cleanup 

The 22nd annual South Central Hilltop Spring Clean Up will 

take place on May 4 from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m. in Burroughs Park, 551 

S. Richardson Ave. in Columbus. The cleanup will begin in the 

neighborhood park, but will cover a large area of South Central 

Hilltop as well as Central Hilltop and north of Sullivant Avenue. 

Keep Columbus Beautiful will supply the tools. For more information, 

look up South Central Hilltop Block Watch on Facebook. 

Recycling event at Westland Area Library 

To celebrate Earth Day, the Westland Area Library will host a 

battery recycling event from 2 to 4 p.m. April 21 at 4740 West 

Broad St. Participants can drop off any type of battery except vehicle 

batteries. This includes disposable and rechargeable batteries, 

cellphone batteries, and packs from power tools. The Recycling 

Guy will also be on hand to take items not accepted by Rumpke 

Recycling. The library has a list of those items. For more information, 

call 614-878-1301. 

Hilltop Community Love Fest 

Hilltop Connections will host its second annual Earth Day 

Hilltop Community Love Fest from 4:30 to 6 p.m. April 20 at John 

Burroughs Park, 625 S. Richardson Ave. in Columbus behind 

Burroughs Elementary School. This festival will connect residents 

with community organizations. It will also feature food and kids’ 

activities. To volunteer or for more information, email Carla@hilltopconnections.org. 

St. Mary baseball 


Saint Mary Magdalene is conducting signups for baseball 

leagues for boys and girls ages 5-14. Those interested can sign up 

through May 17. The cost to play is $60. Contact Julius Palazzo at 

jmpalazzo@juno.com or 614-946-5729 for a signup form or for 

more information. 

initiatives like Click it or Ticket and Drive Sober or Get Pulled 

Over. 

According to Pollock, this grant will be beneficial to the township 

because without the overtime, officers do not always have the 

time to spend of traffic enforcement. Pollock said the township, 

like many agencies, are understaffed and calls for service take 

precedence over traffic enforcement. 

“This grant will allow our officers to focus solely on traffic 

enforcement without taking away regular patrol resources,” said 

the sergeant. 

Franklin Township currently has 11 full-time sworn officers, 

including the police chief and lieutenant, though Pollock said they 

would like to increase that number to 13. 

He said the timing of the grant is ideal because there are more 

fatal crashes in the summer. 

“Of the traffic fatalities, one third involve speed and many are 

impaired,” said Pollock. 

His advice for drivers — slow down. 

“Just be safe and stay alert,” said Pollock. 

The township’s police department also intends to apply for 

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Governor 

DeWine’s 

State of the State 

Address 

It is customary for Ohio’s Governor to speak to the 

General Assembly annually to update legislators, as 

well as the state’s citizens, with the progress the 

state is making and his initiatives for the coming 

year. On April 10, Governor DeWine gave his 2024 

State of the State address. 

Ohio government enjoys few events where formality, 

pomp, and circumstance are center stage. This 

may be the centerpiece. Held in the historic chambers 

of the House of Representatives, every one of 

the most important state officials are present, including 

the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, both 

first ladies, all the remaining statewide elected officials, 

members of the Ohio Supreme Court, every 

State Senator and Representative, and all the governor’s 

cabinet officers. The Speaker of the House 

begins the day by introducing a minister for a prayer 

and then leads the Pledge of Allegiance. After asking 

the Speaker Pro Tem to announce a quorum of 

House members, he introduces the President of the 

Senate, who presides over the event. Once the Senate 

President secures the announcement of the 

Senate President Pro Tem that a quorum of senators 

is present, he then introduces the governor. The 

governor enters the Chamber escorted by the remaining 

officers of both legislative houses. 

In his 63-minute address, Governor DeWine quickly 

got to the theme of his talk: Ohio’s children. He outlined 

the initiatives that he feels will make the most 

impact on the health, education, and welfare of our 

next generation of Ohio’s leaders. He first spoke of 

Ohio’s initiative to provide every child under five 

with an age-appropriate book each month for his 

parents to read to him. Currently, 60% of such children 

are part of this private-sector-funded effort. 

He then praised Ohio’s educational reading initiative, 

known as the Science of Reading (which emphasizes 

phonics instruction), and how it already 

has resulted in increased numbers of young Ohio 

students reading at grade level. He asked university 

education programs to align their teacher training 

curriculum accordingly. Other children’s initiatives 

included making career planning a part of graduation 

requirements, increased access to vision checking 

and corrective glasses for all young children, 

and additional emphasis on children’s mental 

health issues. Here he called for requirements for 

parental notification for social media use, policies 

aimed at the limitation of cell phone use at school, 

and financial incentives for college students to pursue 

behavioral health professions. He concluded his 

remarks with an anecdote about the Pennsylvania’s 

governor’s frustration with Ohio beating out its 

eastern neighbor in landing large jobs and economic 

development projects and emphasizing the 

urgency to address these children-related issues 

now. 

(Dave Dobos represents the 10th District in the Ohio 

House of Representatives, which consists of parts of 

West, Southwest, and South Columbus, Grove City, Urbancrest, 

and portions of Franklin and Jackson Townships. 

He reports regularly on his activities in this 

position and his campaign has paid for this communication 

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refugee situations created by things happening 

throughout the world, as well as in 

consideration of the status of Columbus, 

Ohio as a primary relocation point area 

once refugees have entered through other 

cities throughout the country.” 

The native language the majority of students 

in the English Learner program 

speak is Spanish. 

“Seventy to 71 percent of our families 

and our students are Spanish speaking,” 

said Kennedy. 

Spanish is followed by Somali or Arabic 

at 20 percent, Ukrainian at 6 percent, and 

Hakha Chin at 3 percent. Overall, there 

are close to 80 different languages and 

dialects spoken in the district. 

Kennedy said when students whose 

native language is not English enroll in the 

district, the majority of them — approximately 

53 percent — meet state newcomer 

requirements. The newcomer status is 

based on their arrival date in United States 

schools or their second language acquisition 

results on state English Language 

Proficiency assessments. 

Kennedy explained that this can pose a 

Hilltop Legal Clinic 

The Legal Aid Society of Columbus will 

host a Hilltop Legal Clinic every Monday 

from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Columbus 

Metropolitan Library Hilltop Branch, 511 

S. Hague Ave. in Columbus. A legal aid 

attorney will be available to answer questions 

regarding landlord and tenant issues, 

public benefits, consumer debt, and family 

law. To receive free advice, you must have 

a gross household income below 200 percent 

of the Federal Poverty Level. For more 

information, call Legal Aid at 614-241- 

2001. 

Free legal advice 

at Westland Library 

The Legal Aid Society of Columbus will 

offer free legal advice the third Tuesday of 

“real challenge” to the district’s EL educators, 

especially if those newcomers are in 

grades 8-12. 

According to Kennedy, research shows 

that second language acquisition is 

acquired in two ways: The first step is 

through basic interpersonal communication 

skills (BICS), which typically involves 

being able to carry on a conversation with 

a native speaker. Those oral language 

skills can be developed within one to three 

years. 

The second step is through cognitive 

academic language proficiency (CALP), 

which typically involves being able to 

understand formal academic language. 

Those skills can be developed within five to 

seven years. 

Kennedy said the “great complicator” in 

that research is that it can take students 

who are in grades 8-12 up to seven to 12 

years to acquire cognitive academic language 

proficiency. Given that the district 

will not have that much time with a majority 

of those students, Kennedy said it is “all 

hands on deck” to help them obtain proficiency. 

“Everything we do has to be about how 

we lessen that time, how we get our kids to 

English language proficiency quicker and 

[in order to do that] we have to start with 

BICS before we can get to CALP.” 

He said the district is able to do that by 

working with the staff to “leverage oral language 

and phonics practice to help students 

move toward oral language proficiency 

that leads to comprehension and proficiency 

in reading and writing in the content 

areas.” 

In addition to the 3,816 identified 

English language learners in the district, 

there are a little more than 2,100 former 

EL students currently enrolled in the district 

who have exited the program because 

they have demonstrated proficiency in second 

language acquisition. 


each month at the Westland Area Library, 

4740 West Broad St. Representatives will 

be on hand from 4 to 6 p.m. to discuss noncriminal 

legal matters like health benefits, 

medicare, and landlord issues. For more 

information, call the library at 614-878- 

1301. 

Breakfast at the Lodge 

to benefit Special Olympics 

The West Gate Masonic Lodge #623 is 

preparing breakfast once a month to benefit 

the Special Olympics. The public is 

invited to have breakfast the second 

Saturday of each month at 2925 West 

Broad St. Adults eat for a donation of $7 

and kids can have a meal for $3. Serving is 

from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, 

email westgate623@gmail.com.


Drop off solar 

eclipse glasses 

SWACO and partners, including the 

city of Columbus, Franklin County Metro 

Parks, and the Columbus Zoo and 

Aquarium, are teaming up to collect used 

but undamaged eclipse glasses for reuse. 

Through a partnership with Solar 

Eclipse USA, the collected glasses will be 

sent to schools in Latin America and distributed 

to school-aged children so they 

can safely view the October 2024 Annular 

Eclipse. 

For those who did not drop off their 

eclipse glasses when leaving an event on 

April 8, you can drop off your gently used 

solar eclipse glasses at one of the following 

locations before April 30, 2024. Collection 

locations include: 

•SWACO Recycling Convenience 

Center, 2566 Jackson Pike in Columbus 

•Columbus Waste and Reuse Center, 

2100 Alum Creek in Columbus 

•Battelle Darby Creek, 1775 Darby 

Creek Drive in Galloway 

•Blacklick Woods, 6975 E. Livingston 

Ave. in Reynoldsburg 

• Blendon Woods, 4265 E. Dublin 

Granville Road in Columbus 

Residents are asked not to put solar 

eclipse glasses in with household recycling. 

Westland choir director honored 


Westland High School Choir Director Jeff Rone has been named a 2024 Columbus Symphony Orchestra Educator of the Year. One 

of only four recipients in 2024, Rone was honored by the Columbus Symphony Orchestra as an individual making a difference in 

our community through their dedication to music education and efforts to promote a greater understanding of and appreciation 

for music education. He will receive a $2,500 grant for his music program. 

Medicare Annual Open Enrollment Period (AEP) 

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meet with a local representative, and review 

more than 2 or 3 plan options. 

- Review the Five Star plans available in your 

area, Year-round enrollment is available. 

- Will I have to pay a penalty if I keep working 

after I turn 65, and want to keep my group plan? 

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assistance available? 

We do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently 

we represent 7 organizations which offer 42 plans in your area. 

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In Achievement 


Central Crossing named a Purple Star School 

Central Crossing High School was 

named a recipient of the prestigious Purple 

Star School designation. The Purple Star 

designation, from the Ohio Department of 

Education and Workforce, recognizes 

schools that show a major commitment to 

students and families connected to our 

nation’s military. 

At the center of Central Crossing High 

School’s military-connected programming 

is the Navy Junior Reserve Officer 

Training Corps (NJROTC) under the direction 

of Senior Chief Lance Brownfield 

(Senior Naval Science Instructor) and 

Master Sergeant Benjamin Woods (Naval 

WESTGATE UNITED 

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Rev. Dr. Don Wallick 

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Sunday Morning Bible Class: 9:30 AM 

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:30 AM 

Sunday Evening Worship: 6:00 PM 

Wednesday Evening Bible Class: 7:00 PM 

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FROM 5-6 PM 

Science Instructor). Throughout the school 

year, Comet cadets support and host a 

number of engagement events dedicated to 

the essential program values of ‘honor, 

courage, and commitment’ in building a 

foundation of trust and leadership within 

their school and community. 

“We are incredibly fortunate to have an 

amazing staff at Central Crossing High 

School that continuously finds new ways to 

support students, families, and community 

members in the United States Armed 

Forces,” said Principal Steve Fairs. “Senior 

Chief Brownfield and Master Sergeant 

Woods have a huge role in that effort 

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GALLOWAY 

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through their NJROTC programming and 

values and that has spilled over into the 

rest of our school where there is a tangible 

sense of pride in supporting the military 

community. Our Comets should be incredibly 

proud of this distinction and we look 

forward to finding new ways to engage military-connected 

families in our school, community, 

and beyond in the years to come.” 

To qualify for the Purple Star designation, 

schools choose a school-based staff 

person to serve as a liaison between military 

families and the school. These liaisons 

complete professional development, identify 

military-connected students, and facilitate 

supports throughout the school community 

for identified students and families. 

Purple Star schools also participate in 

at least one supportive activity each year. 

The Purple Star Class of 2024 includes 

schools that host monthly military kids 

club meetings, provide professional learning 

for all educators on the unique considerations 

of military-connected students, 

implement peer-to-peer transition programs, 

or host school-wide celebrations 

honoring military students and families. 

According to Ohio Governor Mike 

DeWine and Ohio Department of 

Education and Workforce Director Stephen 

Dackin, 171 Ohio schools are receiving the 

Purple Star designation as members of the 

Purple Star Class of 2024. 

“Ohio is a leader in its support to military 

families and the Purple Star program 

is a wonderful example of how this support 

extends to children in our schools,” said 

DeWine. “I applaud Ohio’s Purple Star 

schools and thank them for supporting military-connected 

students and ensuring 

they have the services and learning 

resources to succeed.” 

“Congratulations to this year’s class of 

Ohio Purple Star schools for supporting 

student success, strengthening school-family 

partnerships, and recognizing the sacrifice 

of military service members and their 

families,” said Dackin. “It is wonderful to 

see the meaningful ways Ohio’s learning 

communities are showcasing their commitment 

to military families.” 

A Purple Star school receives the designation 

for three years, after which the 

school can apply for renewal of the designation. 

Applications for the next class of 

Purple Star schools will open in November.


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passengers and everyone else, including 

pedestrians, sharing the roads. 

Drivers who want to drive more efficiently 

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•Obey the speed limits. Speed limits are 

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and others on the road. 

•Do not idle a vehicle. The 

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electronic engines do not need to warm up, 

even in winter when temperatures are 

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•Use cruise control wisely. 

•Tighten the gas cap. When gas caps 

are loose, fuel evaporates. The Car Care 

Council notes that loose, missing or damaged 

gas caps contribute to the evaporation 

of roughly 147 million gallons of gas per 

year. That’s both wasteful and costly. 

When filling up at the gas station, turn the 

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Driving efficiently can make roadways 

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for those seeking a 

relaxed and easygoing feline friend. Boris is a 

connoisseur of the finer things in life, particularly 

when it comes to treats and wet food. 

Meet Boris at the Colony Cats cage-free 

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Chaplain is an 

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approximately 1 year 

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Chaplain is housebroken, 

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Hilltop History & Heritage 

This is a photo of the original Hilltop Lutheran Church, located at 2475 West Broad 

St. The first location was in a rented building at 15 North Wayne Ave. The pictured 

building was dedicated in 1920 at the West Broad Street address. Forty years later, 

the new stone structure was erected on that site with the address changed to 12 

South Terrace Ave. Upper Arlington Lutheran Church now owns the site as the 

Hilltop Mission. If you have a photo to share, contact Stacy Berndsen-Campbell at 

stacyberndsen12@gmail.com.

Ohio Victory Gardens 

program continues to grow 


Ohio’s movement to promote urban and 

rural gardening is back and bigger than 

ever. The Ohio Department of Agriculture 

(ODA) and Ohio State University 

Extension are partnering once again to 

encourage Ohioans to cultivate their own 

produce. 

The popular Ohio Victory Gardens program 

is back for its fifth year and due to 

high demand, the program is expanding to 

include 64 counties. OSU Extension offices 

will be handing out the free seed sample 

kits to the public to get people planting. 

The office in Franklin County began giving 

out the sample kits on April 10. The office 

is located at 2548 Carmack Road in 

Columbus and is open Monday through 

Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

“We want all Ohioans to experience the 

pride of growing their own food,” said ODA 

Director Brian Baldridge. “Planting those 

seeds, watching that produce grow, and 

being able to provide those nutritious foods 

for your family is a wonderful opportunity 

to be involved in agriculture. We encourage 

all folks to plant their own victory garden.” 

This year’s program will benefit up to 

19,200 Ohioans. Each of the participating 

counties will receive 300 sample seed kits 

that contain carrot, cucumber, lettuce, and 

sunflower seeds. 

“Our partnership with ODA on the Ohio 

Victory Garden program allows Ohioans to 

learn about agriculture and where their 

food comes from,” said Dr. Cathann Kress, 

vice president of agricultural administration 

and dean of The Ohio State 

University’s College of Food, Agricultural, 

and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). “It 

provides a glimpse into the science and 

dedication involved by those who work in 

the food system every day to bring fresh 

produce into grocery stores, farmer’s markets, 

and restaurants.” 

around the 

westside 

Wellness and foot care 

for senior citizens 

LifeCare Alliance provides a nurse at 

the Prairie Township Community Center 

weekly to provide free foot care and other 

wellness services. To schedule an appointment 

or for more information, contact the 

wellness office at 614-437-2878. 

Produce giveaway at YMCA 

The Hilltop YMCA hosts a fresh produce 

giveaway the third Wednesday of 

each month from 4 to 6 p.m. at 2879 

Valleyview Drive in Columbus. For more 

information, call the YMCA at 614-276- 

8224. 

OSU Extension is the community-based 

outreach arm of CFAES, with programming 

that addresses agriculture and natural 

resources, community development, 

family and consumer sciences, and 4-H 

youth development. Extension professionals 

throughout the state bring people and 

ideas together to help CFAES sustain life. 

Extension’s educational outreach is 

enhanced by more than 3,200 master gardener 

volunteers, who support the Ohio 

Victory Gardens program by providing gardening 

advice, helping with community 

gardens, and promoting local food production 

among their neighbors throughout the 

state. 

All Ohio Victory Gardens participants 

will be eligible to win a free starter gardening 

toolkit by completing a short online 

survey. 

Victory Gardens originated during 

World War I as an answer to a severe food 

shortage at the time. The idea was wildly 

successful, growing an army of amateur 

gardeners and serving to boost morale and 

patriotism. ODA and OSU Extension 

revived the effort and are, once again, 

encouraging people to plant seeds, realize 

the fruits of their labor, and share their 

harvest with others if inspired. 

This program is funded through a 

USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant. 

For more information, visit 

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In Entertainment 

“Wicked Little Letters” is a throwback to British comedy 

Have you ever written a mean letter to 

someone? I definitely have. 

Over the course of my lifetime, I have 

written hundreds — possibly thousands — of 

letters to those who have disappointed me. 

They have been addressed to a wide variety 

of individuals and they include my mother, 

my father, my sister, myself, my friends, 

my boyfriends, my ex-boyfriends, my teachers, 

my bosses, politicians, the executives 

behind the decision to discontinue my 

favorite facial moisturizer, and other random 

people who have met me on a bad day, 

or vice versa. 

It is not lost on me that the sheer volume 

of letters produced may come across as 

slightly psychotic, but please know that 

none of them were actually sent. In fact, 

the vast majority of the letters were composed 

within my head and this exercise primarily 

serves as a way for me to blow off 

steam in order to spare the feelings of others. 

Not that some on the aforementioned 

list did not deserve a strong tongue lashing. 

The reason why I am sharing a favored 

coping mechanism with you all is because I 

am reviewing a movie for this column that 

revolves around mean letters. But in the 

case of the aptly titled “Wicked Little 

Letters,” the slighted party mailed out 

those missives, causing a huge firestorm in 

the process. (Note: This is why we sometimes 

keep things to ourselves.) 

The black comedy is based on a true 

Community Focus 

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p.m., Saturday, April 27 at the Jackson 

As the information technology sector 

continues to grow in central Ohio, Franklin 

County has launched a new workforce initiative 

to meet rising demand. 

The Franklin County Commissioners 

recently approved over $549,000 to support 

the new Broadband Futures program, 

which will provide training and employment 

opportunities in the fiber technician 

field. 

This innovative new partnership 

between Franklin County Department of 

Job and Family Services (JFS) and the 

National Center for Urban Solutions 

(NCUS) TEC will focus on recruiting unemployed 

and underemployed residents to 

start on this new career path. Participants 

of the program will undergo rigorous training 

to prepare them for good paying fiber 

technician careers. 

story of a scandal that rocked the town of 

Littlehampton, England in the early 1920s. 

It is a tale that is so bizarre that it seems 

completely made up — but it isn’t. What 

director Thea Sharrock and writer Jonny 

Sweet do well is adapt the events in a way 

that maintains all of its raucous and filthy 

humor while also highlighting the internal 

and external biases that make the individuals 

of this time period behave the way 

they do. 

At the center of this twisted and true 

tale are two women, Edith Swan (Olivia 

Colman) and Rose Gooding (Jessie 

Buckley). Edith has been a resident of this 

sleepy seaside town her entire life, never 

marrying and still living under the thumb 

of her domineering father Edward 

(Timothy Spall) and her kind but passive 

mother Victoria (Gemma Jones). Raised in 

a devoutly religious household, Edith has a 

buttoned-up personality and only lives to 

serve the Lord and her jerk of a dad. 

One day, a boisterous woman named 

Rose moves in next door to the Swan family. 

A migrant from Ireland, she is “what 

people feared women would become after 

the war ended.” Despite the fact that she 

drinks like a fish, swears like a sailor, and 

seldom cleans the shared outhouse, Rose is 

a wonderful mother to her young daughter 

Nancy (Alisha Weir) and a great friend to 

Edith — possibly her first true friend in the 

world. 

But something happens to cause a deep 

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Prescription and over the counter and 

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form will be accepted. Place all medications 

in a clear, sealed bag. Needles, lancets, 

news and notes 

rift in the friendship and shortly thereafter 

obscene letters start showing up on Edith’s 

doorstep. Naturally, the Swan family 

believes that Rose is the author of the filthy 

and anonymous missives and they implore 

the police to arrest her for the sake of “all 

that is decent in the world.” 

When presented with the working theory 

that she is behind the vulgar letters — 

they read as if William Shakespeare and 

George Carlin teamed up to create a book 

of insults — Rose cannot help but wonder if 

this is a joke being played on her. “Why 

would I send letters when I’ll just say it to 

your face?” she asks. 

But because the police cannot stand 

Rose and the “suffragette” attitude they 

feel is poisoning their post-war nation, they 

arrest her and charge her with the crime of 

sending obscene letters. The only law 

enforcement official who is sure of her innocence 

is “woman police officer” Gladys Moss 

(Anjana Vasan). Knowing that Rose is 

quite poor and cannot afford to send so 

many letters, she tries to talk some sense 

into her male coworkers and superiors. 

However, they view her as “only a woman” 

and dismiss her theories. Although stymied 

by the antiquated views on her gender, 

Gladys sets out to prove Rose’s innocence 

and find the true perpetrator behind the 

wicked little letters. 

In the lead up to its release date last 

week, “Wicked Little Letters” has tried to 

bill itself as a mystery but it really is more 

syringes, inhalers, aerosols, liquids, creams 

and pastes will not be accepted. 

This event is sponsored by the city of 

Grove City, United States Drug 

Enforcement Administration, Grove City 

“This collaboration will help us place 

talented and often overlooked residents of 

Franklin County on promising bright 

career tracks,” JFS Director Michelle 

Lindeboom said. “Broadband Futures will 

help close opportunity gaps while creating 

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communities and grow the local tech sector. 

Whether increasing access to broadband 

or supporting massive data centers for the 

likes of Amazon and Facebook, fiber-optic 

cables are vital technology infrastructure. 

As the demand for fiber technicians continues 

to rise, Broadband Futures will connect 

residents, particularly those from marginalized 

communities across the county, to 

these middle-class careers. 

“This program is not just about addressing 

unemployment numbers and statistics, 

it’s about providing skills training and connecting 

residents with a new career that 

they can be passionate and excited about,” 

JFS Chief Administrator Vivian Turner 

said. “We’ll also be providing ongoing support 

and mentoring through the first year 

of their career journey.” 

Participants will receive six weeks of 

skilled training, where they will prepare to 

complete the Fiber Optics basic installer 

certification, along with coaching, mentoring, 

and other supportive services to 

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completion. 

Broadband Futures graduates will be 

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hour. 

“Our mission has always been to bridge 

The Reel Deal 

Dedra Cordle 

like a throwback British comedy. The real 

culprit behind the 1920s troll campaign is 

obvious from the get-go but that does not 

detract from the overall delight of this 

movie. Even though the direction and the 

writer is quite deft, the movie truly succeeds 

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sleuthing, and the tidal wave of obscenities 

that are unleashed in this film. 

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throughout its 95 minute run time, 

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a really delightful movie about 

making and losing friends, and about 

women straining under the pressure of a 

society that is designed to keep them quietly 

at home, with nary a bad word floating 

around in their heads. 

Grade: B+ 

Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer 

and columnist. 

Division of Police, Jackson Township Fire 

Department, Keep Grove City Beautiful 

and Giant Eagle. 

For additional information, visit 

grovecityohio.gov or call 614-277-3058. 

Commissioners approve funding for Broadband Futures 

the gap between the demand for skilled 

fiber technicians and the untapped potential 

within our communities,” said Perry 

Gregory, senior vice president for NCUS. 

“With the generous support from Franklin 

County, we’re not only providing accelerated 

job training and industry credentials 

but also empowering individuals to secure 

meaningful employment opportunities.” 

Under the new partnership, NCUS will 

look to enroll a minimum of 50 Franklin 

County residents into the Broadband 

Futures over the next 12 months. 

Residents must be 18 or older and meet 

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 

(TANF) eligibility requirements. 

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IMPROVEMENTS 

C&JHandyman 

Services LLC 

Minor Plumbing & Electric 

Install Hot Water Tanks, 

Dishwashers & Disposals 

All Interior Remodels 

Also Fencing & 

Int./Ext. Painting 

Free Est. ~ 18 Yrs. Exp. 

CDC/EPA Approved Guidelines 

614-284-2100 

5/26 A/M 

4/28 A 

PEST 

CONTROL 

Classified Services 

TERMITE & 

PEST CONTROL 

614-367-9000 

TORCO® 

TERMINATES 

TERMITES 

Locally Owned & Operated. Any Pest. Anytime. 

$ 

50 00 OFF Service 

Free Termite Inspection 

HOME 

IMPROVEMENTS 

KLAUSMAN HOME 

IMPROVEMENT 

Siding-Windows- 

Doors-Roofing-Soffit- 

Fascia-Gutters-Trim 

Earn FREE Seamless 

Gutters with Siding Over 

1000 Sq. Ft. 

FREE Shutters with 

Soffit & Trim 

EPA Certified 

Member of BBB 

Financing Available 

Over 20 yrs exp. • Free Est. 

Licensed-Bonded-Insured 

Owner & Operator 

James 614-419-7500 

SLAGLE 

HOME REMODELING 

Baths, Kitchen, 

Plumbing and Electrical. 

All your Handyman needs 

No Job too Big or Small 

Over 30 Yrs. Exp. Lic.-Bond-Ins. 

Jerry 

614-332-3320 

1/7 A 

5/5 

SW/W 

CandC 

Handyman Services LLC 

614-378-7469 

Int./Ext. Remodels, 

Water Heaters, 

Plumbing, Fence, 

Sidewalks, Decks, 

Int./Ext. Paintng 

& Electrical Work 

SINCE 1973 

Phil Bolon Contr. 

Windows & Siding 

Decks, Kitchens, Baths 

Room Additions, 

Flooring, Roofing 

Bsmt Waterproofing 

Deal With Small Non-Pressure Co. 

47 Yrs. Exp. - Refs. Avail. 

Lic.-Bond-Ins. 

5/12 

A/M 

Free Est. - Financing Avail. 

Member BBB Of Cent. OH 

O.C.I.E.B. ID #24273 

614-419-3977 

or 614-863-9912 

4/28 A 

PEST 

CONTROL 

HOME 

MAINTENANCE 

HANDYMAN SERVICES 

614-235-1819 

Interior & Exterior 

Painting 

Laminate Floors 

Windows•Doors•More 

Plumbing Services 

614-599-7299 

HOME 

REMODELING 

Charlies Handyman 

Service 

Over 40 yrs. exp. 

Plumbing & Hot Water Tanks 

Doors & Locks 

Kitchen/Bath Remodels 

Dishwasher Installs 

Roofmg * Siding 

Porches & Decks 

614-319-6010 

BATH REMODELS 

Expert Craftsmanship 

20 yrs exp - Sr. Discount 

614-653-3285 

INFORMATION 

ONLY 

$50.00 

For This Ad In Our 

West & Grove City 

For Info Call 

272-5422 

LAWN CARE 

SOWERS LAW N CARE 

Mowing-mulching-trimming 

Spring cleanup-614-397-0566 

MOWER 

REPAIR 

TREMONT 

MOWER REPAIR 

3/31 

We service 

W/GC 

Electric & Gas Powered 

Lawn Equipment 

&Snowblowers 

614-357-6204 

5/12 A 

PLUMBING 

PLUMBING 

ROY’S PLUMBING & DRAINS 

30+ years of service 

All plumbing repairs & 

drain services 

Inside gas lines, water lines, 

hot water tanks 

Also main water & sewer line repairs 

Free Estimates - City Licensed 

$25 Off with this ad 

614-738-1669 

MASONRY 

R&L 

MASONRY 

&CONCRETE 

* Stone * Brick * Block 

Concrete Sealing 

Masonry Repairs 

Powerwashing 

614-917-8227 

PAINTING 

BESTQUALITY 

40 yrs exp. I do the Work! 

Daniel - 614-226-4221 

Painting & Wall Repair 

Textured Ceilings, also 

Paint Spraying. Free Est. 

Ref. Fast & Professional. 

Chris Imperatore 

614-740-1774 

PLUMBING 

All About Drains & Plumb. 

Will snake any small drain 

$145. 614-778-2584 

MYERS 

PLUMBING 

Licensed Expert Plumbing 

New Const. & Fast Repairs 

Water * Sewer * Gas 

614-653-3285 

CHRIS’ 

PLUMBING 

“Plumbing & Drain Professional 

That You Can Count On” 

24 Hrs., 7 Days/Week 

No Overtime Charges 

24 Yrs. Exp. in Plumbing & 

Drain Cleaning Field 

Call For A Free Phone Estimate 

$100.00 For Any Small Drain 

614-622-4482 

30% OFF with AD 

POWERWASHING 

MRS. POWERWASH 

Any house wash $149+tax 

Single deck $69+tax 

2 Tier deck $99+tax 

Best Wash in Town 

Over 45,000 washes 

Ashley 614-771-3892 

ABURTO 

PRESSURE WASHING 

•Homes •Roofs •Gutters 

•Driveways •Sidewalks 

•Parking Lots 

Quality • Free Estimates 

Competitive Prices 

614-927-8968 

5/12 A&M 

3/31 A 

1/7 A 

PLASTERING 

Plaster & Stucco 

NEW AND 

REPAIR 

Established 1917 

Geo. F. Neff & Co. 

614-274-5629 

ROOFING 

ROBINSON ROOFING 

& REPAIRS 

30 yrs exp. Lifetime Cols 

Resident. Reas. Rates. 

Dennis Robinson 

614-330-3087, 732-3100 

RETIRED 

ROOFER 

BBB “A+” Rating 

All Types of Roof Repairs 

• New Roof Installation 

• Flashing 

• Chimneys Rebuilt 

• Flat Roof Specialist 

• Roof Replacement 

avail. upon request 

All Work Guaranteed 

614-352-7057 

retired-roofer.com 


SEWING MACHINE 

REPAIR 

REPAIR all makes 24 hr. 

service. Clean, oil, adjust 

in your home. $49.95 all 

work gtd. 614-890-5296 

TREE SERVICES 

Warren Brewer Tree Service 

• Tree Removal 

• Tree Trimming 

• Stump Grinding 

1/7 

A&M 

• Bucket Truck Services 

Best Prices • Same Day Service 

614-878-2568 

Arbaugh 

Tree Service 

Deadwood Thinning 

& Shaping of Trees 

Removal & 

Stump Grinding 

Bucket Truck Service 

614-837-1316 


5/12 W/SW 

5/12 A



Volunteers needed to Sound the Alarm 

The Central and Southern Ohio Region 

of the American Red Cross is seeking volunteers 

for its 2024 Sound the Alarm campaign 

taking place through May 4. 

Sound the Alarm is part of the larger 

Red Cross Home Fire Campaign which 

aims to reduce home fire deaths and 

injuries through providing disaster preparedness 

information, home fire safety 

instruction and the installation of free 

smoke alarms. Since the program’s inception 

in 2014, more than 36,000 families in 

central and southern Ohio been made safer 

through the Red Cross Home Fire 

Campaign. Of the approximately 62,000 

disasters the Red Cross responds to across 

the country every year, more than 90 percent 

are home fires. 

There are two types of volunteer opportunities 

available: 

1. Volunteers are being sought to go into 

designated neighborhoods and leave 

behind informational door hangers, alerting 

residents that the Red Cross will soon 

be in the area to install free smoke alarms. 

2. Volunteers are needed to install free 

smoke alarms in area homes. 

Volunteers who sign up to participate 

would be working with other Red Cross volunteers 

and members of local fire departments. 

Anyone interested in volunteering 

should visit our Regional Sound The Alarm 

Hub 

through 

redcross.org/CentralAndSouthernOH. 

Residents in need of free state-of-the-art 

smoke alarms can call the Red Cross hotline 

to make an installation appointment 

844-207-4509. 

Business 

Spotlight 

Support your Small Businesses in your community 

Neighbors Helping Neighbors 

A safe space of love, 

connection and community 

without judgement 

61 S. Powell Ave. 

Grand Opening April 27th 12:00 - 5:00 

Presentation 1:00 & meal served 1:30-4:00 

www.cupofpurpose.org for more details 

COLUMBUS 

FOOT & ANKLE SPECIALISTS 

Abshaar Narvel DPM, Podiatrist 

Accepting All Insurances 

Call to Make an Appointment Today. 

614-385-8114 

94 N Murray Hill Rd, Columbus OH 43228 

OUR SERVICES: Custom Orthotics • Diabetic Foot Exam 

Ingrown Toe Nail • Corns/Callus • Heel Pain • Plantar Wart • Flat Feet 

Foot and Ankle Surgery • Sports Injuries • Ankle Injuries • Bunion 

Tremont Mower 

Repair 

Mowers & Snow Blowers 

Electric or Gas powered 

We service all! 

614-357-6204 

Try 

Something 

New 

Tonight! 

Catering 

Available 

2836 W. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43204 

614-266-9308 

Best Caribbean Food on the Westside! 

 

 

 

 

 

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Proudly servicing Grove City and surrounding areas! 

Servicing all brands of equipment 

Residential and Commercial 

Owned by a lifelong Grove City resident 

Green Lawn Cemetery 

Phone: 614-444-1123 

Cell: 614-743-6364 

Robert E. Cummerlander 

Family Service Advisor 

1000 Greenlawn Ave. 

Columbus, OH 43223 

bcummerlander@greenlawncemetery.org 

Lee’s HVAC 

Heating & Cooling 

(614) 222-0062 

c.leeshvac@gmail.com 

• Proudly serving the Grove CIty and Columbus areas 

for over 35 years 

• Licensed/Insured BBB A+ rating Free Estimates 

• Quality work with competitive pricing for 

Residential/Commercial installations and servicing 

CITY WIDE ASPHALT & 

CONCRETE 

Licensed/Bonded - Quality Work 

Competitive Prices 

Since 1981 

CALL CRAIG LANTZ Local Resident 

614-374-6217 

citywideasphaltandconstruction@gmail.com 

BBB A+ Accredited Contractor 

Grove City Chamber of Commerce Member 

MRS POWERWASH 

Any House Wash - $149 + Tax 

Single Deck - $69 + Tax 

2 Tier Deck - $99 + Tax 

Best Wash 

in Town! 

Over 54,000 Washes 

614-771-3892 

BETTER RESULTS ARE ONLY A 

PHONE CALL AWAY! 

For the Best In Personal Training 

CALL MATHEW LACROIX 

615 HILLARD-ROME RD. 

(614) 634-2888 

ISSA CERTIFIED FITNESS TRAINER 

100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE 

RESULTS LIKE THESE: 

Lose Body Fat, Gain Muscle, Feel 

Stronger, Get Motivated, Live Healthier, 

Have More Energy, Increase Self Esteem 

Improve Performance

Westside Messenger - April 21st, 2024

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