Canal Winchester Messenger - April 3rd, 2022

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April 3-16, 2022 www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XLIII, No. 4 

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Work Based Learning a 

positive for CW Schools 

By Linda Dillman 

Staff Writer 

Education in Canal Winchester has traveled 

far beyond the traditional three “R’s” of 

yesteryear into varied opportunities for success, 

not only in the classroom, but beyond 

the doors of the school. 

“Success doesn’t just mean academic 

achievement,” Canal Winchester High 

School Principal Amy Warren said during 

the March 21 Canal Winchester Board of 

Education meeting. “A lot of things go into 

it to define success for each individual 

child.” 

Part of that success is innovation and 

Canal Winchester Local Schools is tackling 

the issue on many fronts, including Work- 

Based Learning which, according to Word 

Based Learning Program Coordinator Kristen 

Ankrom, is a sequence of experiences 

designed to provide students with realworld 

learning through partnerships with 

local business and industry. 

WBL activities help young people explore 

careers and choose an appropriate career 

path and is part of the high school’s effort to 

redesign the educational model. 

“We started this process with the Ohio 

Department of Education and Johns Hopkins 

in 2019,” said Ankrom. “We were their 

first cohort to look at high school and what 

we need to do about it. A lot of the things 

we’re doing this year are part of our high 

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school redesign process. We work with them 

and look at how we do business at the high 

school. How can we make things better?” 

The process focuses on providing opportunities 

for innovation within the current 

schedule. It builds capacity for new learning 

platforms and courses and Johns Hopkins is 

highlighting Canal Winchester’s work with 

other districts nationwide. 

Ohio Department of Education representatives 

plan a spring visit to the high school 

to get a firsthand look at the Portrait of a 

Graduate period as well as a student showcase 

of the creation of readiness demonstration 

videos regarding the state’s Graduation 

Requirement Seals. 

The high school was also invited to share 

its work with ODE and Johns Hopkins Cohort 

2 High School Redesign in May. 

As part of the redesign, high school students 

went through the 2022-23 registration 

process earlier this year, including the opportunity 

to choose classes in a block or nonblock 

format. According to presenters, 

overall, it appears underclassmen generally 

prefer non-blocks while upperclassmen prefer 

block classes in science and English and 

online elective options. 

A career expo was held in the high school 

gymnasium and attracted more than three 

dozen business partners. 

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The city of Canal Winchester formally opened the doors to the new City Hall at 45 E. 

Waterloo St. on March 28 with a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by a brief tour of 

the facility. Pictured here is Canal Winchester City Councilman Bob Clark as he enters 

one of the facility’s meeting rooms. 

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Staff Writer 

The city of Canal Winchester opened 

the doors to its new City Hall at 45 E. Waterloo 

St., on March 28 with a ribbon cutting 

ceremony followed by a brief tour of 

the facility. 

“This project was a few years in the 

making,” said Mayor Mike Ebert, “and 

we’re real happy to be in here today.” 

The city purchased the former Bob Mc- 

Dorman Automotive Museum in 2020 

with the intent of remodeling it in to a 

centralized location for city services. The 

new space houses city offices, council 

chambers, and the community center. 

The building is named in honor of the 

late Robert A. “Bob” McDorman. 

“Bob was more than successful car 

dealer,” said Ebert. “He was also an incredible 

philanthropist who supported the 

local schools, churches, hospitals, and 

even the city. We are honored to name the 

building after him.” 

A plaque in honor of Bob will be displayed 

in the lobby of the building. 

The public is invited to an open house 

at City Hall on April 22 from 2—5 p.m. 

Members of staff will be available to answer 

questions and show guests around 

the facility. Light refreshments will be 

provided. 

Construction in the downtown area 

continues with the demolition of the 

Frances Steube Community Center, 22 S. 

Trine St., to make room for additional 

parking. The former Municipal Building, 

36 S. High St., will also have some remodeling 

done before the Fairfield County 

Sheriff’s Office substation moves in. 

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Eastland-Fairfield students have strong showing at state conference 

Students from the Eastland-Fairfield 

Career & Technical Schools Teaching 

Professions program competed at the annual 

Educators Rising state conference competitions, 

held at Capital University on 

March 9-10. 

Five students earned first place in their 

respective events and 18 qualified to compete 

at this year’s national competition. 

Thirty-four students from the Teaching 

Professions program joined students from 

around the State of Ohio to compete, in person, 

at Capital University during the annual 

state Educators Rising conference. 

Twenty-seven of the program’s entrants 

earned top-10 placements that covered a 

myriad of events ranging from lesson planning, 

children’s literature, impromptu lessons, 

and public speaking. 

Eastland-Fairfield featured six students 

to place first overall in five different events. 

Eighteen students qualified for the national 

competition, which will be held June 23- 

28, 2022, in Washington D.C., by placing 

inside the top five of their event. 

The conference continued to be highly 

successful for Eastland-Fairfield students 

with the election of two of its students to 

state officer positions. 

Allison Slates (Gahanna) was selected to 

be the next Ohio Vice President of 

Membership and Recruitment and Amelia 

Alatsis (Gahanna) will serve as Vice 

President of Competitions and Community 

Service in 2022-23. Mary Kate Gebhart 

(Gahanna) is running as a candidate for a 

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national officer position with Educators 

Rising with selections being announced 

later this year. 

The junior and senior Educators Rising 

chapters at Gahanna Lincoln High School 

were also recognized with honors chapter 

distinction at the state conference. 

Educators Rising is a career technical 

education student organization with intracurricular 

learning opportunities integrated 

into existing education and training programs. 

Educators Rising has a presence in 

all 50 states and has more than 45,000 

members, nationally. 

The Teaching Professions program is a 

two-year career technical program 

designed to prepare the educators of tomorrow 

with experience in classrooms, internships, 

field trips, and a curriculum that 

allows students to develop skills in designing 

learning environments and classroom 

management. 

The Teaching Professions program is 

located at Gahanna Lincoln High School’s 

Clark Hall. For more information on the 

program, 

visit 

www.EastlandFairfield.com/Teaching. 

Awards for area Eastland-Fairfield students: 

•5th place: Mianni Gregory (Canal 

Winchester) - Job Interview; 

•6th place: Caitlin McCaffery 

(Groveport Madison) - Children’s 

Literature, K-3; 

•7th place: Hannah Costello (Hamilton 

Township.) Impromptu Lesson; 

•8th place: Hannah Costello (Hamilton 

Township.), McKenna Lowe (Groveport 

Madison), and Jenna Keen (Hamilton 

Township.), Ethical Dilemma; 

•9th place: Megan McCoy (Canal 

Winchester), Lesson Plan Humanities. 

Eastland-Fairfield Adult Information Night 

Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical 

Schools invites adults in the Greater 

Columbus area to explore opportunities 

available to them through its Adult 

Workforce Development division at an 

information session being held in the 

Multi-Purpose Room at Eastland Career 

Center, 4465 S. Hamilton Road, Groveport, 

on April 28 at 6:30 p.m. 

The program will open with general 

information about Eastland-Fairfield 

Adult Workforce Development followed by 

general Q&A. 

Interested individuals may then break 

off and explore the programs they are most 

interested in and speak to staff about curriculum, 

the enrollment process, financial 

aid opportunities, and more. 

The Adult Workforce Development division 

at Eastland-Fairfield currently offers 

seven full-time programs for those seeking 

to change careers, explore additional 

career opportunities, and/or obtain industry 

certifications. 

Programs that will be available to 

explore at the information session include 

Welding, HVAC (Heating, Cooling, and Air 

Conditioning), Dental Assisting, Medical 

Assisting, and Basic Police Officer 

Training (must be 21 to enroll). New to its 

programming lineup in 2022 are Plumbing 

and Facilities Maintenance. 

Eastland-Fairfield AWD also supports 

Aspire programming, which provides free 

services for individuals who need assistance 

acquiring the skills to be successful 

in post-secondary education, training, and 

employment. 

Eastland-Fairfield’s Aspire program 

currently provides High School 

Equivalency (formerly GED) preparation, 

English for Speakers of Other Languages 

(ESOL), and new in 2022 is its Game 

Development and Coding program. All programs 

are at no cost. 

To register go to 

www.EastlandFairfield.com/AWDinfo. 

(Registration is not required to attend.) 

For information visit 

w w w . E a s t l a n d F a i r f i e l d . c o m / A W D . 

Questions regarding adult programming or 

the Adult Information Night may be directed 

to the AWD staff at 614-836-4541 or by 

email at awdadmissions@efcts.us. 

Protect yourself from title theft and fraud 

Franklin County Auditor Michael 

Stinziano launched a new Property eAlert 

system that helps protect homeowners 

from title theft and fraud. 

The auditor’s Property eAlerts notification 

system is a free service that allows 

property owners to sign up to receive an 

email alert whenever a change is made to 

the owner name, address, or appraised 

value associated with a property’s record. 

The Property eAlerts system is integrated 

into the office’s real estate record database 

and provides registered homeowners with 

immediate notification of a change in their 

property’s ownership or value. 

“The Property eAlerts system is a simple 

way to protect homeowners and give 

them peace of mind about the security of 

one of their most valuable assets,” 

Stinziano said. 

The new system addresses concerns 

about the security of property deeds and 

the threat that a home’s title could be 

stolen by a fraudulent actor who files a 

counterfeit deed and transfers the home 

out of their ownership. 

In addition to the new eAlerts system, 

all property transfers are processed by the 

auditor’s office and require notarization as 

a safeguard against fraud. Anyone who 

suspects they are a victim of fraud can call 

the auditor’s office fraud hotline at 614- 

525-7226.


April 3, 2022 - MESSENGER - PAGE 3 

ODNR estimates 806 bald eagle nests in Ohio 

The most recent bald eagle census from 

the Ohio Department of Natural Resources 

Division of Wildlife estimates 806 nests in 

Ohio. 

This is an estimated increase of 14 percent 

from the 707 bald eagle nests documented 

in Ohio from the 2020 citizen science 

survey coordinated by the Division of 

Wildlife. 

Bald eagle nesting success was at an 

estimated rate of 82 percent in the spring 

of 2021, and the number of young per nest 

was 1.6, well above the number of 1 per 

nest needed to sustain the population. 

These productivity rates are similar to previous 

years. The 2022 estimate will be 

released following the nesting season. 

The Division of Wildlife’s bald eagle 

nesting survey consisted of flying five 

blocks, each roughly 10 square miles, to 

search for eagle nests in woodlots and 

along rivers. Two of the blocks, one near 

Sandusky on Lake Erie and the other over 

Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area in northeast 

Ohio, are flown every year. The other three 

blocks are rotated every year. The 2021 

blocks were located around Killbuck 

Wildlife Area, Grand Lake St. Marys, and 

the Maumee River in Defiance and Henry 

counties. 

“Bald eagle management by the 

Division of Wildlife includes habitat conservation 

with an emphasis on wetlands 

and wooded river corridors, working with 

rehabilitators who help injured birds recover, 

and helping to enforce protective state 

and federal laws,” said Division of Wildlife 

Chief Kendra Wecker. “We are incredibly 

proud that Ohio’s bald eagle population 

continues to improve and grow.” 

Bald eagles thrive in spaces with clean 

water and fish, their preferred food. Lake 

Erie and other large waterbodies host the 

highest number of eagles because of easy 

access to food resources. All Ohioans can 

report a bald eagle nest at wildohio.gov or 

through the HuntFish OH mobile app. 

2020 nest census 

In 2020, a nest census was completed to 

locate every active bald eagle nest in Ohio. 

The results indicated Ohio had 707 active 

eagle nests in 85 counties. Most nests were 

confirmed on private property, with about 

150 on public lands. Of those, 43 nests were 

located on Division of Wildlife properties. 

More about Ohio’s bald eagles 

The bald eagle was once an endangered 

species, with only four nesting pairs in 

Ohio in 1979. 

Thanks to partnerships between the 

Division of Wildlife, Ohio zoos, wildlife 

rehabilitation facilities, concerned 

landowners, and conservationists its population 

increased. 

After much hard work and continued 

conservation, the bald eagle was removed 

from the federal list of threatened and 

endangered species in 2007, and from 

Ohio’s list in 2012. 

Bald eagles are protected under both 

state law and the federal Bald and Golden 

Eagle Protection Act, making it illegal to 

disturb bald eagles. When viewing these 

majestic birds, remember to respect the 

bird’s space and stay at least 100 yards 

away. Disturbing bald eagles at the nest 

site could lead the pair to abandon the 

eggs. 

As with many of Ohio’s native wildlife 

species, bald eagles require specific habitat 

conditions to thrive. 

Bald eagle habitat protection and 

research is funded by the sale of bald eagle 

conservation license plates, income tax 

check-off donations to the Endangered 

Species and Wildlife Diversity Fund, and 

sales of the Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp. 

Learn how to support Ohio's magnificent 

wildlife at wildohio.gov. 

About ODNR 

The mission of the Division of Wildlife is 

to conserve and improve fish and wildlife 

resources and their habitats for sustainable 

use and appreciation by all. Visit 

wildohio.gov to find out more. 

ODNR ensures a balance between wise 

use and protection of our natural resources 

for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website 

at ohiodnr.gov. 

Messenger photo by Pat Donahue 

This father bald eagle appears to be having a talk with his little one. The number of 

eagles’ nests in Ohio has increased from 707 in 2020 to 806 nests in 2022. This bald 

eagle’s nest is located in Newcomerstown, Ohio. 

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Art on the Canal Art Stroll 

The 2022 Art on the Canal Art Stroll 

will be May 21 from noon to 6 pm in historic 

downtown Canal Winchester. There is 

no charge for artists to participate though 

they are required to carry their own liability 

insurance. Visit 

www.destinationcw.org/artStroll for information. 

CW Farmers’ Market 

The 2022 Canal Winchester Farmers’ 

Market begins May 24 and runs through 

Sept. 25. We are currently accepting applications. 

Visit www.thecwfm.com for information. 

Wagnalls Memorial Library 

Wagnalls Memorial Library is located 

at 150 E. Columbus St., Lithopolis. For 

information call (614) 837-4765 or visit 

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Attorney General offers funding for school threat assessment training 

An effective way of dealing with school 

violence is to stop it before it happens. 

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is 

helping law enforcement and school officials 

prepare to do that with a two-pronged 

program. 

The Attorney General’s Office offers 

funding for school districts that need to 

improve building safety, with more than $7 

million in school-safety grants still available 

to administrators who want to prepare 

for and hopefully prevent targeted violence. 

“Procrastination and complacency open 

the door to tragedy,” Yost said. “Our common 

goal is to prevent a tragedy, and to do 

that a plan is needed. But we also need to 

be prepared when something does happen, 

and we can help with that, too.” 

The Attorney General’s Ohio School 

Threat Assessment Training program for 

school resource officers, launched in 2020, 

has trained more than 2,000 Ohio peace 

officers in less than two years. 

The program teaches officers and school 

personnel how to recognize behavioral 

warning signs and act on them before they 

lead to violence. There is still $600,000 

available for school resource and DARE 

officers who wish to complete the training. 

In addition, more than 1,000 school 

buildings across the state have received the 

Ohio School Vulnerability Assessment. 

These assessments are designed to help 

administrators identify and correct weaknesses 

in building security. 

Yost urges every school district in Ohio 

to take advantage of this program. 

“Some schools have vulnerabilities that 

make them easy targets for someone bent 

on violence,” Yost said. “We need to make 

them hard targets.” 

Max Schachter, whose son Alex was 

tragically killed in 2018 during the mass 

shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas 

High School in Parkland, Florida, commended 

the Attorney General’s Office for 

its threat assessment training programs. 

“I just want to thank Ohio for doing 

this,” Schachter said. “I think this (training) 

is critical, and I wish every state took 

safety and security so seriously.” 

The trainings have been lauded by the 

U.S. departments of Education, Justice, 

Homeland Security, and Health and 

Human Services. 

AG Yost encourages all law enforcement 

officers to take the School Threat 

Assessment Training Program, which qualifies 

for the continued professional training 

that all Ohio peace officers must take in 

2022. 

School resource officers and DARE officers, 

along with their respective departments, 

can receive compensation for the 

training. 

Also, school officials who wish to take 

the training can do so free. 

Superintendents can work with their 

school resource officers and the Attorney 

General’s Office to complete vulnerability 

assessments.


Mental health assistance 

Franklin County has launched a new 

online tool to connect residents and families 

with national and local resources to 

address their mental and emotional health 

challenges. 

The 

website, 

FranklinCountyOhio.CredibleMind.com, 

allows residents to take a self-paced 

approach to learn about more than 200 different 

emotional and mental health topics 

and find mental health providers in 

Franklin County. 

“The pandemic and economic downturn 

have had a major toll on people’s mental 

and emotional well-being,” said Joy Bivens, 

deputy franklin county administrator for 

health and human services. “This platform 

allows us to meet people where they are. 

It’s judgement-free, it’s evidence-based and 

it’s easy to use — whether you’re just looking 

for some mindfulness exercises to cope 

with stress or searching for a mental 

health provider.” 

The website was funded by the board of 

commissioners and supports the work of 

the Rise Together Blueprint to Reduce 

Poverty in Franklin County by increasing 

access to mental health services. It was 

developed in collaboration with county 

health and human services agencies, 

including the Department of Job and 

Family Services (JFS), and the Alcohol, 

Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin 

County (ADAMH). 

“Additional support for well-being is 

welcomed right now. Easily accessible, 

quality support tools help to bury the stigma 

around asking for help. It is up to all of 

us to help change the perception that asking 

for help is a sign of weakness. Taking 

care of our mental health makes us 

stronger,” said Erika Clark Jones, CEO for 

ADAMH. 

The website offers more than a dozen 

different self-assessments to help visitors 

get a better idea of their mental health profile. 

After completing the assessment, visitors 

are referred to a variety of resources — 

articles, videos, podcasts and more — all tailored 

based off their results. All the 

resources are vetted by experts and all the 

assessment tools are confidential. 

The site provides direct links to 

ADAMH’s network of more than 30 local 

behavioral health providers. Residents can 

also get information about obtaining 

Medicaid, which covers mental health and 

addiction treatment, through JFS as well 

as resources from other health and human 

services agencies like Office on Aging, 

Child Support Enforcement and Justice 

Policy and Programs. 

For information visit 

FranklinCountyOhio.CredibleMind.com. 

Foster a dog 

The Franklin County Dog Shelter and 

Adoption Center offers individuals in 

Franklin County the opportunity to foster 

shelter dogs while they are still available 

for direct adoption. While fostering a dog, it 

is possible to learn more about how that 

dog will act in a home setting, increase the 

dog’s network of potential adopters, and 

give them time out of the shelter to decompress. 

Many dogs enter the shelter as stray 

dogs, so virtually nothing is known about 

them. Foster homes provide the opportunity 

to learn important details about dogs in 

the shelter’s care. 

“Fostering is an important and rewarding 

experience,” said Kaye Persinger, director 

of the Franklin County Dog Shelter. 

“We don’t know the history of so many dogs 

in our care, and foster families can help fillin 

the blanks, letting us know how these 

dogs will behave around people, children, 

other dogs and pets, and how they generally 

exist in a home setting.” 

Thee dogs also become Instagram and 

Facebook stars, and the shelter can learn 

information that will help find the dog 

their perfect forever home. 

“The shelter has been working on our 

foster program for months and we are 

excited to welcome interested parties to 

join with us in support of the dogs in our 

care,” said Persinger. 

Those interested in learning more about 

the program, and possibly participating, 

should visit the shelter website, 

www.franklincountydogs.com. To speak to 

someone directly about the program, email 

foster@franklincountyohio.gov. 

The shelter is beginning the program by 

offering long-term resident dogs (at the 

shelter for over a month) initially to interested 

homes. Foster candidates at the shel- 


ter include both dogs with medical issues 

and those who would benefit from time outside 

the shelter environment. 

Tax preparation for seniors 

AARP tax-aide volunteers will offer free 

income tax preparation services to seniors. 

This year the group will operate out of the 

Interurban Station Building, 16 S. High 

St., Canal Winchester, near the parking 

lots behind Stradley Park. Safety precautions 

have been put in place to prevent the 

spread of COVID-19. Appointments are 

required and are available on Wednesdays 

and Fridays. Call 614-375-2167 to schedule 

your appointment. Appointment scheduling 

is also available at the Community 

Center, 22 S. Trine St., Canal Winchester, 

during regular business hours. 

Southeast Library 

The Southeast Branch of the Columbus 

Metropolitan Library is located at 3980 S. 

Hamilton Road, Groveport. For information 

visit www.columbuslibrary.org or call 

614-645-2275. 

CW Library Branch 

The Canal Winchester Branch of the 

Columbus Metropolitan Library, 115 

Franklin St., is located in the rear portion 

of the former school at 100 Washington St. 

For information visit www.columbuslibrary.org 

or call 614-645-2275.



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Dorothy Stackpole harvests some vegetables from the Canal Winchester community 

gardens. 

It’s time to garden! 


Staff Writer 

Canal Winchester’s community gardens 

are a true collective effort from container 

construction to planting and harvesting. 

Students, church members, businesses, 

and individuals are involved in the local 

garden to table effort. 

Community gardens first appeared in 

the city on an empty plot of land behind the 

former Bolenbaugh’s Hardware store site 

and was administered by the city. In 2020, 

Canal Winchester Human Services took 

over the program. 

“A group of men from Hopewell Church 

constructed the boxes for us,” said Human 

Services Executive Director Aletha Mullins. 

“They also constructed the eighth grade 

STEM bed. Pat Mariscal and Sheree Daily, 

along with their eighth grade class plant, 

harvest and manage their bed. In addition 

to the garden boxes, we also have three sitting 

gardens for residents to enjoy.” 

According to Mullins, there are 20 garden 

beds–which go quickly–available each 

year for residents of Canal Winchester or a 

business located in the city. The process 

opened on March 18 and applications are 

posted on the Human Service website or 

filled out in person at 80 Covenant Way. 

The garden boxes are four feet by eight 

feet and it is up to each gardener to decide 

what they want to plant. Previous plots contained 

vegetables, herbs and/or flowers. 

The growing season is done by October, 

weather dependent. 

“CW Human Services provides everything 

needed for the gardening experience,” 

said Mullins, “including starter plants, 

seeds, soil and manure, tools, and watering 

cans. We have two rain barrels to collect 

water for the gardeners to use. All these 

items are made possible because of grant 

funding from Columbus Foundation - Urban 

Grant and CW Bed Tax. We have a tool 

shed which houses all of the tools and supplies 

for the beds.” 

While the boxes are for personal use, 

Mullins said gardeners often donate their 

excess produce to the food pantry. The 

eighth grade STEM garden’s produce is 

specifically grown for the food pantry. 

As produce is donated to the pantry, it is 

put out for clients. The pantry also receives 

produce from other local gardeners as well. 

“There have been several church groups 

that help get the beds ready and often come 

and pull weeds in our sitting gardens,” said 

Mullins. “Gender Road Christian Church 

and C3 have been out every year to work on 

the beds for us. Other groups include CW 

8th graders, scouts, and other resident volunteers. 

We have also had Walmart and TS 

Tech maintain a garden to donate the produce 

to our food pantry.” 

Mullins said several groups helped ready 

the beds in the past for community use. 

“We are blessed to have such an amazing 

outpour of assistance,” Mullins said. “The 

boxes were first constructed by men from 

Hopewell and each year we have new 

groups come and prep the beds, and get our 

sitting areas planted and weeded. Last year, 

Home Depot of Canal Winchester and Brice 

Road came out to install the pathway down 

the center of the garden beds. Each gardener 

is responsible for managing their bed 

and volunteer groups help us take care of 

the sitting garden areas.” 

When asked why the community gardens 

are an endearing part of the quality of life 

in Canal Winchester, Mullins said they 

make a difference, such as during COVID 

when many of the gardeners enjoyed getting 

outside and taking in the fresh air. 

“The beds offer enjoyment, friendships 

with fellow gardeners and it keeps some of 

them from being isolated,” said Mullins. 

“We often see residents in the sitting gardens 

reading a book, watching the gardeners, 

or enjoying the peace and quiet.” 

For information, contact Canal Winchester 

Human Services at 614-834-4700 or online 

at cwhumanservices.org. 

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Continued from page 1 

As visitors toured the new municipal 

complex on March 28, members of Quilters 

on the Canal were already at work sewing 

and cutting in the new community center 

space. 

“It is a beautiful space,” said quilter and 

group organizer Joyce Barrett. “There’s a lot 

of light. We’ve been over there at the old 

center for 16 years and it became home to 

us. We did our shows there and had our 

equipment there.” 

Barrett said her group is growing and, 

after spending time with fellow quilters, she 

is confident the new community center will 

meet their needs. 

There are still a few loose ends to finish 

in the new City Hall, such as installing 

video equipment in the new council chambers, 

demolishing the former community 

center to expand parking, and finishing 

overflow space in the building’s east end. 

History of the building 

One hundred and sixty five years ago, 

John Helpman opened a lumberyard and 

sold it in 1883 to George Bareis, who operated 

it for 50 years before passing the baton 

to the Cellar Lumber Company. The company 

closed the local operation in 1988 and 

it re-opened as the Davis Paint Company 

before closing for good in 2005. 

In 1884, the complex was destroyed by 

fire, but later rebuilt. The same fate again 

destroyed the then-vacant site in the early 

morning hours of Dec. 8, 2012. Charred 

Messenger photos by Linda Dillman 

City staffers and residents get a look at 

the lobby area of the new City Hall, which 

also houses the community center. 

remnants of the former lumberyard were 

scattered across the complex following the 

total destruction of the biggest building on 

site. Firefighters from five different departments 

battled the early morning blaze. 

In March 2013, car dealer Bob McDorman 

released his vision for the site with a 

concept plan for the 22,500 square-foot $1.5 

million auto museum, which opened in 

2014. It housed part of McDorman’s auto 

collection–comprised mainly of Corvettes– 

and car-related memorabilia. His dream of 

housing his car and memorabilia collection 

in a downtown museum did not last. McDorman 

passed away in May 2015 and at the 

end of 2016 the family closed the museum. 

Discussions ensued between the city and 

the McDorman family, who entered into an 

owner-financed $2.4 million agreement with 

Canal Winchester after city council authorized 

the purchase on Jan. 21, 2020. 

A contract with Ferguson Construction 

company was approved by council in April 

2020 to renovate the building for approximately 

$4.06 million, including $3.66 million 

for work, $129,885 in design fees and 

$269,187 in general condition costs. 

What was expected to take six months, 

took two years to bring to fruition amid 

COVID restrictions, supply chain issues and 

other factors. Existing mechanical, electrical 

and plumbing systems were not salvageable 

and were replaced, including the 

heating and cooling system. 

In addition to city offices and a new meeting 

space for city council with overflow room 

when necessary, the new City Hall also 

houses the senior center in the west wing of 

the building and leasable space in its east 

wing. Parking was also increased. 


Mayor Mike Ebert standing at the door 

of his new office in the new City Hall 

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Deputies to relocate to existing municipal building 


Staff Writer 

Once the dust settles and all of Canal 

Winchester’s city offices have transitioned 

to the new municipal complex on East Waterloo 

Street, workers will be back at 36 S. 

High St. to convert the old municipal complex 

into a new substation for Fairfield 

County deputy sheriffs. 

Housed currently in the basement of 10 

N. High St., deputies will move after the 

renovation is complete following the March 

21 approval by Canal Winchester City 

Council of waiving competitive bidding and 

agreeing to a contract with Ferguson Construction 

for no more than $130,000. 

“The desire to convert 36 S. High St. into 

the new substation has been out there as 

long as the process with the McDorman 

building,” said Canal Winchester Contract 

Services Administrator Bill Sims. “I think 

it’s a great choice to make it available for 

that use and obviously a much better work 

environment.” 

Sims said the former municipal building 

creates a presence in the community that is 

more prominent. 

“We wanted to minimize the amount of 

work that had to be done and make it a secure 

location,” said Sims, “and fit properly 

with the number of people they have. It’s 

pretty much a bare bones remodel at this 

point and it will provide a better situation 

SCHOOLS 

Continued from page 1 

“We haven’t had one for a couple of years 

because of COVID, so we came back in a big 

way,” said Ankrom. “We had 40 businesses 

representing several different businesses including 

skilled trade and health care. From 

those 40, 20 were new partnerships. The relationships 

and partnerships help us create 

Work Based Learning activities. All 40 businesses 

were willing to work with our students.” 

In the high school’s on-site Canal Creations 

Lab, students are creating and producing 

signs, banners, tumblers and 

apparel using wide format printers, vinyl 

cutters, a heat press and an engraver. 

The long-term goal for the lab is to have 

high school students design and create most 

of the merchandise sold in the school’s 

Canal Corner and be able to offer print/production 

services including screen printing 

VFW 10523 nominates Scouts 

VFW Post 10523 nominated two Canal 

Winchester area Eagle Scouts for consideration 

in the VFW of Ohio Scout of the Year 

program. 

According to Tom Richardson of VFW 

Post 10523, the two nominated Scouts are: 

•Benjamin Casto, whose Eagle Scout 

project involved placing beehives in a park 

in Lancaster to help grow the bee population; 

and 

•Ethan Estep, whose Eagle Scout project 

included clearing brush as well as building 

and setting benches in Fallen Timbers Battlefield 

Metropark. 

Academic accomplishments, community 

service, and scouting achievements are considered 

in the selection of Ohio Scout of the 

Year. 

The Ohio Scout of the Year will be selected 

by May 1. 

The state winner will then be considered 

for National Scout of the Year, which includes 

a $5,000 award. 

and embroidery to students, staff and the 

community at discounted prices. 

Other CW school news 

Canal Winchester Schools Treasurer 

Nick Roberts presented a handful of potential 

long-term projects in the district’s capital 

spending plan, such as an addition to 

house full day kindergarten classes, increased 

gym space at the middle school, a 

performing arts center at the high school 

and a new building on the middle school 

grounds. 

“This just preliminary,” said Canal Winchester 

Schools Superintendent James Sotlar. 

“We’re going to get with a company to 

get a master facility plan to get a better look 

at everything in our buildings and where we 

need to go in regard to this, but we really 

have to start planning.” 

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Meet Our Canal Winchester Physicians 

Nicholas Stevens, MD 

for folks who have to visit the substation.” 

CW swimming pool 

Council approved updating swimming 

pools rates for the summer season after a 

rocky year in 2021. 

“A lot of this addresses some of the conditions 

we had last year,” said Canal Winchester 

Public Service Director Matt 

Peoples. “There were some behavior issues 

we had to deal with and some interference 

with the swim team. There were fights and 

quite a bit of unruly behavior we tracked 

back to the daily rates.” 

Households are now broken down according 

to the number of individual family members. 

Before July 5, the individual 

membership rate is $99/resident and 

$119/non-resident. On July 6, the rate drops 

to $69/resident and $89/non-resident. 

For a household of four, before July 5 the 

rate is $199/resident and $239/non-resident. 

For a household of six individuals, the pre 

July 5 rate is $239/residents and $279/nonresidents. 

Canal Winchester Finance Director 

Amanda Jackson said the definition of a 

household has changed and there was an increase 

in age for dependents up to 22. 

“We’re trying to make a few changes to 

make it easier to verify if a family unit is a 

family unit,” said Jackson. 

The daily admission rate is $5 for residents 

ages three to 59 and now $8 for nonresidents. 

Age 60 and older is $2 for residents 

and $3 for non-residents. There is no 

after 5 p.m. rate. 

“We eliminated the discount after 5 

p.m.,” said Peoples. “Most of our troubles 

were after 5 p.m. Before, we had some intermittent 

problems, but last year it was just 

horrible.” 

Councilman Patrick Shea said the pool 

belongs to the city and is there for the benefit 

of residents. He felt it was a much safer 

situation when the pool was operated under 

a pass only policy. 

“We had a lot of residents who said they 

don’t go to the pool because it is open (to 

non-residents),” said Councilwoman Jill 

Amos. “We heard if we went back to just a 

city pool, they would come back.” 

Mayor Mike Ebert said the city is looking 

into hiring additional adult staff members 

at the pool to work throughout the day. 

Other CW news 

•Ebert also reported on the city’s annual 

Easter Egg Hunt, which is scheduled for 

April 16 at 10 a.m. in McGill Park. 

“Where we have it is based on the stability 

of the ground on that day,” said Ebert. 

“It could change. If it does, we’ll put up signage.” 

•After a review of three bids, Canal Winchester 

is moving ahead with the city’s 2022 

street program after approving a nearly million 

dollar contract with Decker Construction. 

“We opened the bids for this project on 

March 11 utilizing the new online program 

for bids which saved a lot of time for us and 

contractors,” said Sims. “We received several 

good bids and the lowest and best was 

Decker Construction. The prices came in 

well enough that we can do the Trine St. 

portion as well.” 

The estimate was $1.02 million including 

the base bid and an alternate. Decker’s base 

bid and the alternate one bid totaled 

$990,197. Two other bids ranged from $1.01 

million to nearly $1.16 million. 

While the bids were under the estimate, 

Sims said asphalt costs are up about 25 percent 

across the board. 

•Canal Winchester City Council will 

award two $1,000 scholarships in honor of 

the late Dr. John Bender, who was a former 

council member for 17 years. Recipients of 

the Dr. John Bender scholarship will be recognized 

at the April 18 Canal Winchester 

City Council meeting. 

•The Groveport Recreation Department 

is planning a charity slow pitch softball 

game between the Groveport Police, Madison 

Township Police, and the Madison 

Township Fire Department to be played in 

the late spring or early summer in Groveport 

Park, 7370 Groveport Road. More details 

about the game will be available soon. 

H. Scott Tyson, MD 

Shari Burns, MD Wendy Stevens, MD Aila Co, MD 

7750 Diley Road, Suite A, Canal Winchester, OH 43110



Our Pictorial Past 

by Rick Palsgrove 

Rails replace canal in CW 

Photo courtesy of the Canal Winchester Area Historical Society 

Pictured here (at left) is a locomotive hauling building materials during the construction of the Scioto Valley 

Traction Line interurban electric railway in downtown Canal Winchester circa 1904. The water in the foreground 

is the Ohio and Erie Canal, which by this time had fallen into relative disuse. The buildings in the 

background are downtown business buildings on Canal Winchester’s South High Street. The interurban 

opened in Canal Winchester. Groveport and Central Ohio in 1904 and operated until the 1930s. 



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Locations: 

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BP Gas Station - Gender Rd. & Freeway 

Aldi - Gender Rd. & Freeway (behind BP Station) 

Kroger - Winchester Square 

Frances Steube Senior Center - 22 S. Trine St. 

The Wigwam Restaurant - 4 South High St. 

Shade on the Canal - 19 South High St. 

Canal Winchester Library - 115 Franklin St. 

Canal Winchester Municipal - 36 South High St. 

Canal Winchester School Adm. - 100 Washington St. 

Harvest Moon - 7 N. High St. 

Rex Barber Shop - 1 W. Waterloo 

Sunoco Gas Station - 501 W. Waterloo St. 

Panera - 685 W. Waterloo St. 

Schirm Farm Apts. - 6340 Saddler Way 

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Egg Hunt 

Hop into Canal 

Winchester on April 

16 at 10 a.m. (rain 

or shine) for the 


Community Easter 

Egg Hunt at McGill 

Park, 6725 Lithopolis-Winchester 

Road. Enjoy a preview 

of the new 

park, visit with the 

Easter Bunny, and 

join your friends for 

a fun egg hunt. The 

hunt begins at 10 

a.m. so arrive early. 

Children up to age 

10 are invited to 

participate. There 

will be over 10,000 

colorful eggs, with 

special prize eggs in 

each age category. 

Age groups are as 

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Joint Recreation 

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Eastland-Fairfield announces FCCLA qualifiers 

As February came to a close, so did the 

regional round of competitions for the 

Family, Career and Community Leaders of 

America career technical student organization. 


Schools and Eastland Career Center served 

as host for one of the two sites of this year’s 

regional competition. 

In addition to the honor of hosting, 14 

Eastland-Fairfield Culinary Academy students 

qualified to compete at the state level 

while 22 placed in their respective events. 

On Feb. 19, the Region 3 competition 

began at Columbus State Community 

College and over the following weekend, 

Eastland Career Center welcomed a host of 

neighboring career technical schools and 

its students for the Career Development 

events. 

While results of the competition were 

released that afternoon, the decision of who 

qualified for state competition was not 

announced until March 14. 

Below is a complete list of Eastland- 

Fairfield students and the results from 

their competition. 

Those who qualify for state competition 

will take part in their event at Columbus 

State’s Mitchell Hall on April 23. 

In addition, five juniors from the 

Culinary Arts Academy will be interviewing 

for regional or state executive council 

positions. 

Training is currently underway and 

interviews for those positions will follow on 

April 9. Those students are: Hallie Roberts 

(Amanda-Clearcreek), Bethany Engle 

(Canal Winchester), Debora Kawogo 

(Reynoldsburg-BELL), Javon McDonald 

(Pickerington North), and Zion Williams 

(Pickerington Central). 

For information on the Eastland- 

Fairfield Culinary Arts Academy, visit 

www.EastlandFairfield.com/CulinaryArts. 

FCCLA is a nonprofit student organization 

that equips members with real-world 

skills through Family and Consumer 

Sciences education by preparing members 

for careers through its four Career 

Pathways: Human Services, Hospitality 

and Tourism, Education and Training, and 

Visual Arts and Design. 

FCCLA members will strengthen skills, 

forge friendships, and make a positive difference 

in today’s world through participation 

in Competitive Events, serving in leadership 

positions, attending conferences 

across the nation, networking with youth 

leaders, and attaining essential collegeand 

career-ready skills. 

FCCLA has more than 155,000 middle 

and high school members from 4,253 chapters 

across 47 state associations, including 

Puerto Rico. 


Schools is the seventh-largest career and 

technical district, geographically, in the 

State of Ohio. 

It serves more than 5,000 students in 16 

school districts throughout Franklin, 

Fairfield and Pickaway counties. The district 

has two main campuses – Eastland 

Career Center in Groveport and Fairfield 

Career Center in Carroll, with satellite 

locations at six of its associate high schools: 

Gahanna Lincoln, Groveport Madison, 

New Albany, Pickerington North, Canal 

Winchester, and Reynoldsburg. 

At Eastland-Fairfield Career & 

Technical Schools, they seek to enrich lives 

by delivering exceptional career-technical 

educational outcomes for a changing world. 

Visit online at 

www.eastlandfairfield.com and follow us 

on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for 

regular updates. 

The 2022 FCCLA Regional 

Competition Results 

(name, class, home school, event) are: 

GOLD 

Daniella Rank (Sr., New Albany) - 

Culinary Math Management 

Kylie Eckert (Sr., Groveport Madison) - 

Product Development 

Brian Ziegler (Sr., Groveport Madison) - 

Product Development 

Abbie Heskett (Sr., Gahanna Lincoln) - 

Event Management 

Faith Horton (Sr., Pickerington North) - 

Leadership 

Maricsa De Jesus-Reyes (Jr., Groveport 

Madison) - Product Development 

Debora Kawogo (Jr., Reynoldsburg- 

BELL) - Product Development. 

SILVER 

CJ Belhorn (Sr., Reynoldsburg-eSTEM) 

- Culinary Arts 

Keenan Williams (Sr., Reynoldsburg- 

Encore) - Culinary Arts 

Brooklyn Daye (Jr., Whitehall Yearling) 


Lahna Nelson (Sr., New Albany) - 

Baking and Pastry * 

Olivia Scheick (Sr., Reynoldsburg-HS2) 

- Sustainability Challenge 

Kayla Dietrick (Sr., Pickerington North) 

- Job Interview * 

Makaiah McGaughy (Sr., Teays Valley) 

- Chapter Service Project Display 

Hallie Roberts (Jr., Amanda-Clearcreek) 

- Baking and Pastry 

Amarra Haines (Jr., Whitehall- 

Yearling) - Hospitality, Tourism, 

Recreation 

Javon McDonald (Jr., Pickerington 

North) - Interpersonal Communication. 

BRONZE 

Eric Johnson (Sr., Pickerington Central) 


Brittany Tolentino (Jr., ReynoldsburgeSTEM) 


Sarah Lemay (Reynoldsburg-eSTEM) - 

Baking and Pastry 

Bethany Engle (Canal Winchester) - 

Garde Manger 

Devon Hohenberger (Reynoldsburg- 

Encore) - Garde Manger. 

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entertainment 


Charming cast helps “e Lost City” shine 

Star charisma may be able to elevate a 

movie, but that alone cannot make the 

experience of watching it enjoyable. If that 

were the case, there would be so many 

more good movies out there in the world — 

and so few actors employed in the industry. 

“The Lost City” is a film that features 

stars with charisma, but it does not require 

them to do the heavy lifting. Instead, its 

smart and self-aware script works in tandem 

with the talent of its actors, making 

this throwback action-adventure romantic 

comedy one of the most joyous — and enjoyable 

— theatrical experiences of the year. 

“The Lost City” follows best-selling 

romance author Loretta Sage (Sandra 

Bullock) as she tries to put the finishing 

touches on the latest installment of her 

popular Lovemore and Dash series. At this 

point in her career, all she wants to do is 

kill off her beloved leads and live a life of 

solitude as she mourns the unexpected 

death of her archeologist husband. 

With the prompting of her pushy manager 

Beth (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), she is 

able to wrap up the series and even commit 

to a small book tour. But any good feelings 

she may have felt regarding the final book 

release and tour are squashed when she 

learns she has to work alongside Alan 

(Channing Tatum), the himbo book cover 

hunk known as Dash to his legions of fans. 

To put it lightly, Loretta cannot stand 

Alan, aka a “mouth-breathing body wash 

commercial.” Not only does she feel as if he 

takes his job too seriously — she constantly 

critiques his penchant to refer to himself as 

Dash outside of his book modeling work — 

but she also feels as if he makes every 

shared public appearance revolve around 

him. 

Take, for instance, the first time the 

audience is introduced to Alan/Dash. It’s 

Loretta’s first time in years working a tour 

circuit and Alan comes out of the back, 

blonde locks flowing, muscles glistening 

and begins to gyrate to Europe’s “The Final 

Countdown.” Though hilarious, one can see 

why one would hate him if not in the right 

mood. 

While Loretta sees this event as “all 

about Alan,” he does try to turn the attention 

back to her, especially since he has 

something of a secret crush on the surly 

and reclusive author. It’s a good thing too 

that he pays close attention to her because 

SUMMER BLAST! 

he is the only witness to her abduction by 

eccentric billionaire Abigail Fairfax (Daniel 

Radcliffe). 

To Abigail Fairfax, Loretta is not just 

another author of “sad and vapid lady fantasies.” 

Instead, he believes she has firsthand 

knowledge of a lost tomb in a lost city 

that is rumored to harbor a lost priceless 

artifact known as The Crown of Fire. The 

reason he believes this? Because she wrote 

about it in her last Lovemore and Dash 

novel. 

Though she tries to tell him he is mistaken, 

that these books are just a work of 

fiction, he flies off with her to this nearly 

uninhabited island so she can get to work 

deciphering found ancient text that was 

inexplicably published in her book. 

While Loretta is dealing with this latest 

misadventure somewhere in the Atlantic, 

Alan is mounting a rescue mission somewhere 

in the States. Though considered by 

many to be dim, he does have the good 

sense to ask for assistance from a former 

Navy SEAL turned meditation instructor 

(played by Brad Pitt) though those plans 

are quickly upended. With no survival 

skills, no fighting skills, and no real life 

skills at his disposal, it is up to Alan’s unrequited 

love for Loretta to save the day — 

and hopefully their lives in the process. 

The Reel Deal 

Dedra 

Cordle 

“The Lost City” has 

a lot going for it: an 

absurdly charming 

cast, genuinely funny 

moments and some 

great scenes of adventure 

that reminded me 

of the short-lived television 

series “Legends 

of the Hidden 

Temple.” The best 

part of this film, however, 

is the chemistry of the ensemble and 

not just the chemistry between its main 

stars, which frankly could have used a little 

more heat. But every single member of 

the cast works collaboratively to bring this 

smart and self-aware script to life which in 

turn brought forth a real joy to the overall 

film. It looked like they had a blast making 

this movie and I believe the majority of the 

audience will not be able to not get caught 

up in their enthusiasm for the project as 

well. 

Grade: B+ 

Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer 

and columnist. 

ELVIS 

featuring 

Mike Albert 

and the Big E Band 

Saturday 

June 11, 2022 

VILLA MILANO 

1630 Schrock Rd. 

Dinner/Show Tickets $ 58.00 

Tables of 10 Available 

Tickets by Phone: 614-792-3135 

Still Good Seats Available 

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“Fiddler on the Roof” 

Messenger photo by Rick Palsgrove 

The Groveport Madison High School Cruiser Theatre Company will perform “Fiddler 

on the Roof” on April 7-10 at 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday matinee). 

Performances are at the Groveport Madison High School auditorium, 4475 S. 

Hamilton Road. Tickets are available online: at www.onthestage.tickets/show/groveport-madison-high-school/fiddler-on-the-roof-11246/ticket. 

Tickets are $7 for students 

and seniors and $10 general admission. Tickets also be available at the door 

at $9 for students and seniors, $12 general admission). Cash/credit cards accepted.

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Columbus St., Canal Winchester will hold Franklin County residents and families get Households that earned up to $66,000 the monthly payments. 

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services,” Deputy Franklin County Feb. 8 also marked the White House’s only temporary and will require federal 

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Administrator Joy Bivens said. “We’re Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax action to make permanent. 

at 614 837-7548. 

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this reliable, no-cost option for working and expanded eligibility for both credits in and has continued to advocate on their 

families.” 

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delegation. Over the summer, 

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The contract between Franklin County tax season, residents will be able to access like rent, food and clothing. 

Human Services Administrators (NACH- 

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as well as in-person at dozens of sites allowed eligible families to receive half of expansions in the ARPA permanent. 

The changes to the Child Tax Credit SA) supporting legislation to make the 

and the United Way of Central Ohio supports 

Tax Time, a coalition of non-profit, across Franklin County. Tax Time’s IRScertified 

volunteers can also help families ments that were issued from July through 

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Three Madison Township fire engines damaged 

Plus, natural gas 

aggregation contract 

information 


Staff Writer 

The beginning of the year brought a 

round of bad luck for the Madison Township 

Fire Department with a pair of accidents 

and mechanical issues disabling three fire 

engines, but the kindness of others helped 

keep firefighters on the road. 

On Jan. 24 and again on Feb. 4, two different 

vehicles were damaged in separate 

incidents while on active emergency responses 

at no fault of township personnel. 

Engine 181 is out of service and not anticipated 

to return to the fleet for several 

months. The repair costs are estimated at 

more than $190,000 and the vehicle must be 

repaired out of state. 

“The truck still sits at the station while 

we’re dealing with insurance,” said Madison 

Township Fire Chief Derek Robinson, who 

said a replacement engine costs $760,000. 

“They estimate six to seven months for the 

repair, including four months for sourcing 

and manufacturing parts. It does not take 

into account supply chain issues. Clinton 

Township provided us one of their reserve 

engines.” 

Engine 182 was initially in-service after 

an accident, but unrelated mechanical issues 

took that vehicle out of service as well 

on March 16. The cost to repair that engine 

due to the accident, which are relatively cosmetic, 

is just over $25,000, takes two to 

three months, and can be done in-state. 

“We’re utilizing a Franklin Township engine 

because of mechanical issues with engine 

182,” said Robinson. 

Adding insult to injury, Engine 183 was 

also taken out of service for mechanical issues 

and that station is using a loaner vehicle 

from the Columbus Fire Department. 

Robinson said if township residents see a 

vehicle from Clinton or Franklin Township 

and Columbus–other than mutual aid situations–be 

assured it is a township engine. 

“The biggest takeaway from this is always 

go right for lights and sirens,” said 

Robinson. “If people aren’t moving to the 

right, we have to go to the left into oncoming 

traffic. People need to have self-awareness. 

We need people to yield to us and move out 

of the way.” 

According to the Ohio Department of 

Public Safety and state law, drivers must 

yield to the right for all moving public safety 

vehicles and to the left–when possible–for 

all stationary public safety vehicles. 

The Move Over Law applies to vehicles 

with flashing lights of any color, including 

law enforcement officers, emergency responders, 

road construction, maintenance vehicles, 

utility crews and tow trucks. It applies 

to all roadways and highways in the state, 

and fines are doubled for failure to comply. 

Natural gas aggregation contract 

Utility bills are higher and higher and 

the Madison Township Trustees are hoping 

a new gas aggregation contract with Archer 

Energy can help ease the burden a little. 

Archer representative Andy Mitrey said 

Trebel (the township’s aggregation manager) 

has followed the rates, which have 

gone up 150 percent from Feb. 2021 to Feb. 

2022. 

“The U.S. is energy dependent for natural 

gas,” said Mitrey, who said problems 

with a Ukraine pipeline, increased need for 

energy, geopolitics, weather and supplier 

risks are impacting prices. 

“Natural gas volatility is unprecedently 

high,” said Mitrey. “That’s what we’re seeing 

right now. The market is volatile. We 

want to look for opportunities to lock in natural 

gas prices.” 

While the contract with Archer Energy is 

effective April 1 through March 31, 2024, 

Madison Township Administrator Susan 

Brobst said the first bill residents will see 

with the new supplier and rate is their June 

statement. There should be no interruption 

in service. Opt-out mailers will be sent in 

May. Eligible residents will be automatically 

enrolled in the program and should do 

nothing to get the savings. 

Details of the agreement include budget 

billing, no fees to join later, no fees to leave 

early and the cost is based on the NYMEX 

index plus 2 percent discounted COH adder 

for one year. Residents and businesses are 

eligible to join the township aggregation 

agreement with Archer Energy LLC. 

For information, contact Trebel, LLC at 

1-877-861-2772 or email 

support@trebelllc.com. 

Other township news 

•The trustees accepted the retirement of 

full-time parks and recreation maintenance 

tech worker Wesley Welch. He retires on 

March 31 with 28 years of service with the 

township. 

“I want to thank the trustees for this 

award,” said Welch. “It means a lot to me.” 

•Firefighters Local 2507 is partnering 

with Fellowship Baptist Church, 4701 Winchester 

Pike, for the annual Easter Egg 

Hunt on April 9. The egg hunt starts at 

noon for children up to age 12. Registration 

is preferred and additional prize tickets will 

be given to those that pre-register. Local 

vendors, various activities, including inflatables 

are available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Information regarding registration is 

available at https://fbccolumbus.churchcenter.com/calendar. 

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his Doctor of Optometry Degree in May 2019. After completing his 

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On a personal note, Dr. Morris and his wife Tess, enjoy spending time 

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