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Memorial Day<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photos by Rick Palsgrove<br />
An honor guard leads the way during the traditional Memorial Day parade in<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> on May 27. A ceremony was held in <strong>Groveport</strong> Cemetery where<br />
American Legion Robert Dutro Post Commander Joshua Saunders said of<br />
Memorial Day, “It is a day of solemn contemplation of the cost of freedom.” Also<br />
speaking at the ceremony, Motts Military Museum Director Warren Motts said,<br />
“Today is a remembrance of all those who died for their country. We must remember<br />
all those who gave their lives.” Guest speaker at the ceremony was Captain<br />
(retired) Greg Keller of the 179th Airlift Wing Ohio National Guard. Keller told stories<br />
of several veterans and their experiences and concluded with, “All gave some.<br />
Some gave all.” (Below) <strong>Groveport</strong> Mayor Lance Westcamp (left) and Captain Greg<br />
Keller (right), along with an assembly of veterans, salute the flag during the Pledge<br />
of Allegiance during the ceremony. See more photos on page 16 and online at<br />
columbusmessenger.com.<br />
More people seek help<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Editor<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Human Needs is<br />
seeing an increase of requests for help, plus<br />
it is seeking support for a new initiative to<br />
help kids.<br />
According to its website at gmhn.org,<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Human Needs is “a<br />
community-based non-profit, that strives<br />
to assist residents in crisis.”<br />
Speaking at <strong>Groveport</strong> City Council’s May<br />
13 meeting, GMHN Secretary Lori Cuthbert<br />
said, “We are seeing an alarming increase in<br />
the number of clients seeking help.”<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Human Needs helps<br />
with rent, utilities, needed prescriptions,<br />
and small vehicle repairs.<br />
She said in January, February, and<br />
March, the organization helped about 12 to<br />
14 clients each month. But in April that<br />
number jumped to 24 and by mid-May they<br />
had helped 11.<br />
“The main reason for the increased<br />
number of families is the cost of living,”<br />
GMHN Director Debbie Miller said in an<br />
interview. “The increased utility bills, the<br />
high rents being charged, and the cost of<br />
food to feed the family.”<br />
Miller said they are receiving more calls<br />
for assistance with the breakdown from<br />
most to least being electric bills, rent,<br />
water bills, and gas bills.<br />
Miller said the main requirement for<br />
people seeking help is that they must live<br />
in the <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison School District.<br />
“After that, have they received a shutoff<br />
or eviction notice? What is the amount<br />
needed to keep the utility on?” said Miller.<br />
“We can assist with $200 for a utility and<br />
$300 for rent. Our they able to pay the<br />
remaining balance? This must be done<br />
before we make our assistance payment.”<br />
“We also give out book bags and school<br />
supplies (in August before school starts<br />
and until we run out),” added Miller. “And<br />
of course, Adopt-A-Family at Christmas.<br />
We work with the social workers of each<br />
school in the district and that’s where the<br />
families apply for Christmas blessings.”<br />
Cuthbert said <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison<br />
Human Needs is fully funded “by generous<br />
people who are willing to support and help<br />
our neighbors. More specifically, we rely on<br />
support and donations from a handful of<br />
local congregations and generous people<br />
and organizations within our community.”<br />
Cruiser Closet<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Human Needs has<br />
started a new initiative called Cruiser<br />
Closet to support kids in <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Madison Schools for when a child has an<br />
accident at school, has no change of clothing,<br />
and has to miss school to go home to<br />
change.<br />
“We will be filling ‘closets’ with such<br />
items of various size as sweatpants, sweatshirts,<br />
t-shirts, and leggings, in addition to<br />
a few hygiene items,” said Cuthbert.<br />
To help raise money for Cruiser Closet,<br />
the organization is holding a nine hole golf<br />
scramble at the <strong>Groveport</strong> Municipal Golf<br />
Course, 1005 Richardson Road, on July 19<br />
with a 5:30 p.m. shotgun start. To register<br />
or for sponsor opportunities, contact<br />
Cuthbert at 614-565-3516, email<br />
GMHNSecretary@gmail.com or visit<br />
gmhn.org.<br />
“We applied for a grant through Fruit of<br />
the Loom to help fund our new Cruiser<br />
Closet initiative, but we were turned<br />
down,” said Cuthbert. “Not to say that we<br />
can’t try again. We are planning to apply<br />
for a couple more next month.”<br />
To donate to <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Human<br />
Needs, visit gmhn.org using PayPal or<br />
Venmo. Checks may also be mailed to<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Human Needs, PO Box<br />
542, <strong>Groveport</strong>, OH 43125.<br />
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New school building process progressing<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Editor<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Board of Education moved<br />
the district’s Master Facility Plan for new buildings<br />
forward by approving the Notice of Conditional<br />
Approval and sending it on to the Ohio Facilities<br />
Construction Commission.<br />
The board’s vote was 3-2 with board members John<br />
Kershner and Kathleen Walsh opposing it.<br />
The plan calls for replacing the district’s existing six<br />
elementaries and three middle schools with:<br />
•Three new elementary schools for grades K-4 with<br />
a capacity of 866 students each;<br />
•Three new middle schools for grades 5-8 with a<br />
capacity for 706 students each; and<br />
•Additions to the high school that include space for<br />
expanding the student dining area, storage areas, and<br />
career tech at the rear portion near Cruiser Stadium<br />
and a two story classroom addition at the southeast<br />
corner of the building.<br />
The project has an estimated total Ohio Facilities<br />
Construction Commission (OFCC) co-funded cost of<br />
$273.1 million. It could be done in two phases with the<br />
high school addition and middle schools being built<br />
first at a cost of $134.8 million. Then the new elementary<br />
schools could be constructed in a later phase at an<br />
estimated total OFCC co-funded cost of $107.1 million.<br />
SHP Architects representative Josh Predovich said<br />
the district is in line to receive Ohio Facilities<br />
Construction Commission funding for 53 percent of the<br />
cost of the project with local funding providing 47 percent.<br />
He said there could also be locally funded initiatives,<br />
such as for things like a middle school auditorium,<br />
that would have to be funded 100 percent locally.<br />
There will also be abatement and demolition costs. For<br />
the new middle schools and high school additions the<br />
cost would be funded with $71.4 million in state funds<br />
and $77.2 million in local funds. The local funds<br />
include $13.9 million in locally funded initiatives. A 37<br />
year bond issue for the new middle schools and high<br />
school additions could cost the owner of a $100,000<br />
home an additional $84 annually in property taxes.<br />
For a $166,200 home, which is the median home value<br />
in the district, it would be an additional $139.61 annually<br />
in property taxes.<br />
According to Predovich:<br />
•Two new middle schools would be built in the<br />
northern part of the district - one at the current Middle<br />
School North site and the other on land the district<br />
owns on Noe-Bixby Road. One middle school would be<br />
built in the southern portion of the district at the<br />
Middle School South site.<br />
•There would be two new elementaries built in the<br />
north - one at the current Dunloe Elementary site and<br />
the other at the current Sedalia Elementary site. An<br />
alternative new elementary site could be on land the<br />
district owns in Independence Village, but there are<br />
concerns that this site may be too small. An elementary<br />
school would be built in the southern part of the<br />
district at the existing Glendening Elementary site,<br />
but a second option would be to build this new school<br />
at the current <strong>Groveport</strong> Elementary site where the<br />
baseball fields now stand.<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison officials have stated overcrowding<br />
is a central issue facing the district, but other factors<br />
considered in the facilities planning process<br />
included the age, condition, efficiency, adaptability,<br />
and cost to maintain the existing elementary and middle<br />
schools.<br />
Kershner opposed the Master Facility Plan previously<br />
stating, the district must make sure it errs<br />
toward enough space and “not cut it tight” as well as<br />
concerns he has about what future student transportation<br />
costs would be under this plan.<br />
Walsh questioned several aspects of the plan,<br />
including what would happen to the existing properties<br />
once the existing schools are demolished and that<br />
she believes larger school buildings do not benefit students<br />
and that smaller, more community based schools<br />
are more efficient. Other questions she had included<br />
what the future student transportation costs would be<br />
and what the costs would be if more land is needed.<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Superintendent Jamie Grube<br />
said larger schools are more efficient than smaller<br />
schools. Speaking at the May 20 <strong>Groveport</strong> City Council<br />
meeting, Grube said larger buildings are more efficient<br />
because the district can offer all its programs in such a<br />
facility rather than having them scattered in various<br />
buildings. He said, though the buildings are large, they<br />
can be made to feel and operate like a small school.<br />
Visit gocruisers.org for more information on the<br />
Master Facility Plan process.<br />
Next steps<br />
The district could consider placing a bond issue for<br />
new buildings on the November <strong>2024</strong> ballot or May<br />
2025 ballot. The Ohio Facilities Construction<br />
Commission considers schools for the next round of<br />
state funding in July.<br />
If the board wants to place a bond issue on the<br />
November <strong>2024</strong> ballot, the board must approve a project<br />
agreement by <strong>June</strong>. Then, to place a bond issue on<br />
the November ballot, the board must file with the<br />
county auditor in July and with the Franklin County<br />
Board of Elections in August. If the board wishes to<br />
wait to place a bond issue on the May 2025 ballot, then<br />
the ballot filings would be made in January and<br />
February of 2025.<br />
Speaking at <strong>Groveport</strong> City Council’s May 20 meeting,<br />
Predovich said, if the bond issue passes, it would<br />
take a year for design work and then two years to construct<br />
the buildings, so the new schools could open in<br />
the fall of 2027.<br />
Enrollment and capacity<br />
Enrollment in <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison is expected to<br />
increase by 626 students in the next 10 years, which is<br />
about 9 percent. This increase includes a projected 72<br />
more students in grades PK-5; 153 in grades 6-8; and<br />
401 in grades 9-12 (including 139 in career tech).<br />
Predovich noted that the district must also add in the<br />
number of students currently housed in modular classrooms<br />
when considering the size of new buildings.<br />
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SCHOOL<br />
Continued from page 2<br />
According to SHP and information from a school<br />
capacity study by Cropper GIS Consulting, the current<br />
enrollment and capacity configurations for the district’s<br />
schools are (modular classrooms where indicated):<br />
•Asbury Elementary (includes four modulars):<br />
enrollment, 506; capacity, 481.<br />
•Dunloe Elementary (includes four modulars):<br />
enrollment, 499; capacity, 540.<br />
•Glendening Elementary: enrollment, 492; capacity,<br />
480.<br />
•<strong>Groveport</strong> Elementary (includes four modulars):<br />
percent; and Middle School Central at 79 percent. district.<br />
<br />
Existing school buildings<br />
- These are the current <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison school<br />
enrollment, 475; capacity, 504.<br />
•Madison Elementary: enrollment 362; capacity,<br />
359;<br />
•Sedalia Elementary (includes 12 modulars):<br />
enrollment, 606; capacity, 656.<br />
•Middle School Central: enrollment, 477; capacity,<br />
463;<br />
•Middle School North: enrollment, 479; capacity,<br />
583.<br />
•Middle School South: enrollment, 463; capacity<br />
485.<br />
•High School: enrollment, 2,009; capacity, 1,440.<br />
Master Facility Plan background<br />
District officials considered the following options:<br />
•Renovations or additions on existing elementary<br />
and middle schools plus an addition to the high school.<br />
•Constructing all new elementaries and middle<br />
schools plus an addition to the high school.<br />
•Combination of new construction and renovations<br />
and additions to the existing elementary and middle<br />
schools plus an addition to the high school.<br />
Predovich said, according to the OFCC, if renovation<br />
costs exceed two-thirds the cost of replacing a<br />
building, the state recommends replacing the building.<br />
The district would have to meet state requirements to<br />
get a waiver to make renovations for buildings above<br />
this limit.<br />
According to 2023 OFCC figures, all of the district’s<br />
elementaries and middle schools exceed this two-thirds<br />
limit with Asbury at 89 percent; Dunloe at 91 percent;<br />
Glendening at 83 percent; <strong>Groveport</strong> at 99 percent;<br />
Madison at 88 percent; Sedalia at 67 percent; Middle<br />
School North at 78 percent; Middle School South at 77<br />
district school buildings:<br />
•Asbury Elementary — Built in 1963 with additions<br />
in 1968 and 1969.<br />
-<br />
•Dunloe Elementary — Built in 1967 with additions<br />
in 1968 and 1969.<br />
•Glendening Elementary — Built in 1968 with addi-<br />
recognition.<br />
<br />
Sethna appointed<br />
tion in 1974.<br />
•<strong>Groveport</strong> Elementary — Built in 1923 with an<br />
addition in the 1930s. Placed on the National Register<br />
of Historic Places in 2009.<br />
•Madison Elementary — Built in 1967 with additions<br />
in 1968 and 1969.<br />
•Sedalia Elementary — Built in 1969 with addition<br />
in 1974.<br />
•Middle School North — Built in 1975.<br />
•Middle School South — Built in 1975.<br />
•Middle School Central — Built in stages as a high<br />
school between 1952-56. Placed on the National<br />
Register of Historic Places in 2009.<br />
•High School, built in 2018.<br />
Cruiser athletes excel<br />
<strong>June</strong> 2, <strong>2024</strong> - GROVEPORT MESSENGER - PAGE 3<br />
•<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison High School’s Raishad King is the <strong>2024</strong><br />
district champion in the long jump event for track & field. King<br />
had a long jump of 21 feet 7.5 inches at the district meet. He went<br />
on to compete in the regional competition where he qualified for<br />
the state competition. He was named Region 3 Runner Up with a<br />
distance of 22 feet 2.5 inches in the long jump. This is his second<br />
consecutive trip to states.<br />
•Three other Cruiser track & field athletes also advanced to<br />
regional competition including: Elijah Simmons qualified in the<br />
200 meter dash, after placing second at district; Aubrey Glover<br />
qualified in the 400 meter dash, after placing fourth at district;<br />
and Jalen Joyce qualified in the shot put, after placing second at<br />
The top four finishers at regionals will qualify for the OHSAA<br />
State Track Meet in Dayton.<br />
•The following <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison High School baseball players<br />
earned OCC Buckeye Division recognition: Chris Conley, OCC<br />
Buckeye Division second team honors and second team All<br />
District honors; Cameron Anderson earned OCC special mention<br />
recognition; and Jackson Lutz earned OCC honorable mention<br />
Marc Sethna, a 1987 <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison High School graduate,<br />
was appointed to The American Association of Airport Executives<br />
Board of Directors (AAAE). Founded in 1928, AAAE is the world’s<br />
largest professional organization representing individuals who<br />
work at public-use commercial and general aviation airports.<br />
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in <strong>Groveport</strong> Town Hall, 648 Main St.,<br />
and is open during <strong>Groveport</strong> Town Hall’s<br />
operating hours. Call 614-836-3333.<br />
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Always a Cruiser, even after 100 years<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison High School<br />
Alumni Association banquet on May 18<br />
saw a gathering of graduates dating from<br />
the 2000s back to the 1940s.<br />
Editor’s Notebook<br />
A highlight of the<br />
alumni banquet was<br />
the recognition of the<br />
school’s oldest living<br />
graduate, Selma<br />
Wimer Scarlett, who<br />
was born in 1916 and<br />
graduated from<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison<br />
High School in 1936.<br />
Selma, who now<br />
Rick<br />
lives in Pennsylvania<br />
and could not attend<br />
Palsgrove the alumni banquet,<br />
will celebrate her<br />
SELMA WIMER SCARLETT Selma Wimer Scarlett at her 107th birthday<br />
party.<br />
108th birthday in September.<br />
Ken, passed away in 2003 and Bruce is<br />
According to her son and daughter-inlaw<br />
Bruce and Cindy Scarlett, Selma’s par-<br />
currently age 65.<br />
her.<br />
According to Bruce and Cindy, Selma “What a great high school alumni you<br />
ents were Clara and Earnest Wimer.<br />
enjoyed horseback riding, gardening, crocheting,<br />
raising show chickens, and taking one of you.”<br />
have,” they said. “God bless each and every<br />
“Times were really hard back then and<br />
she was raised by friends of the family,<br />
care of her husband and son.<br />
Think about the changes in the world<br />
William and Ada Howard, on Winchester<br />
Until he passed away, Selma maintained<br />
ties to <strong>Groveport</strong> by often talking ences she has had in her nearly 108 years.<br />
that Selma has witnessed and the experi-<br />
Pike,” said Bruce and Cindy.<br />
“She will still ask us how ‘Uncle Billy’ is<br />
with Gene Wilson, a well known farmer Then think about the changes and experiences<br />
you have had in your own life.<br />
doing. She called him uncle even though he<br />
and community member in <strong>Groveport</strong> who<br />
was not related. She has always told us she<br />
was also a member of her class of 1936. Though they vary from individual to individual,<br />
at the core we are who we are and<br />
played basketball in high school.”<br />
Bruce and Cindy said Selma’s memories<br />
After graduating she worked at Lazarus<br />
of the past are far better than the present down deep our shared sense of community<br />
Department Store and later at Curtisstime.<br />
and sense of place is within us all.<br />
Wright Corp. as a “Rosie the Riveter” during<br />
World War II.<br />
“She is still quite feisty and you sure The friendly bonds of community are<br />
can’t get much by her,” they said. “Must be there for each of us - no matter the distance,<br />
no matter the number of years that<br />
She married Ken Scarlett sometime in<br />
the Ohio blood she was born with. We refer<br />
the 1940s, a truck driver who delivered<br />
to her as our ‘energizer bunny’ mom. She have gone by. Regardless of where life<br />
goods where she worked.<br />
just keeps going and going and going. Our takes us, the shared experiences of our<br />
“It was love at first sight!” said Bruce<br />
properties are only about five miles apart youth at school and of community remain<br />
and Cindy.<br />
and we have always had a close relationship.”<br />
and hold us together.<br />
Selma and Ken moved to New Jersey<br />
and in 1958 and she gave birth to Bruce. In<br />
Bruce and Cindy are appreciative of the Rick Palsgrove is editor of the <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
1974, the family moved to Pennsylvania<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Alumni Association’s <strong>Messenger</strong>.<br />
where Selma still owns her small farm.<br />
efforts to reach out to Selma and recognize<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Rick Palsgrove<br />
Hometown banners<br />
Mayor Lance Westcamp honored local veterans<br />
at the Memorial Day ceremony in the <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Cemetery on May 27 by recognizing each<br />
Hometown Military Banner Honoree. The<br />
Hometown Military Banners will be displayed at<br />
the major Main Street intersections from<br />
Memorial Day to Veterans Day. Veterans honored<br />
on the Hometown Military Banners this<br />
year are: Katie Ann Gearheart, U.S. Army; John<br />
Hougland, U.S. Army; U.S. Army; Paul<br />
McGonigle,U.S. Army; Thomas W. Stevenson,<br />
U.S. Army; Dwight “Eddie” Ward, U.S. Army;<br />
Eugene Williams Jr., U.S. Army; Joseph W<br />
Shannon Jr., U.S. Marine Corp; Donald Arlen<br />
Boso, U.S. Navy; David W. Eberle, U.S. Navy;<br />
Robert Lee Graham, U.S. Navy; Thomas R.<br />
Wilson, U.S. Navy; Tish R. Pack, U.S. Air Force.
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Memorial Day, 1946<br />
Our Pictorial Past by Rick Palsgrove<br />
On Memorial Day in 1946, the <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Lions Club dedicated a stone memorial to<br />
those area men and women who served in<br />
World War II. <strong>Groveport</strong> in those days had<br />
no official “town square,” so the front lawn<br />
of <strong>Groveport</strong> High School (now <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Elementary) was chosen as a prominent<br />
spot for the stone memorial. The school<br />
yard was an appropriate setting as the<br />
school was a place where all the local veterans<br />
shared a common experience of life<br />
in their school days. The ceremony included<br />
music by the high school band; speeches<br />
by Mayor J. R. Buchman, American<br />
Legion Robert Dutro Post 486 Commander<br />
Carl Benson, Spanish-American War veteran<br />
Frederick Mills, World War I veteran<br />
Stephen McClish, Malcolm Sims of the U.S.<br />
Army, and State Senator Roscoe Walcutt.<br />
Gold Star mother Mazie Palsgrove, whose<br />
son Harold died in World War II, laid flowers at the base of the memorial stone during the ceremony. The memorial stone is a<br />
large Ohio boulder emblazoned with a simple plaque that reads: “Erected in honor of those men and women of this community<br />
who served in the armed forces during the Second World War and the following occupation.” The stone rests in the northeast<br />
corner of the <strong>Groveport</strong> School front lawn near the intersection of Wirt Road and Main Street and still be seen there today.<br />
Placing the stone as this site ensured it would be seen by many people on a daily basis. Nestled in the soft, green grass, the<br />
stone is an elegantly simple reminder of the profound sacrifice made by the members of the <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison community in<br />
service to their country. Coupled with the stone memorial is a list of those from the community who served in World War II.This<br />
“Roll of Honor” is located in the foyer of <strong>Groveport</strong> Elementary. A gold star is affixed beside the names of those who lost their<br />
lives during the war.<br />
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<strong>Groveport</strong> Garden Tour<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Garden Tour will be<br />
<strong>June</strong> 23 from noon to 5 p.m. (rain or shine).<br />
Tour tickets are free.<br />
“Last year the tour featured only garden<br />
club member gardens,” said Lacy<br />
Cooper, president of the <strong>Groveport</strong> Garden<br />
Club. “However, the tour is not for members<br />
only. Some wonderful gardens in<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> belong to residents who aren’t<br />
members of the garden club and we'd love<br />
to include them as part of the tour, too.”<br />
Gardeners can contact groveportgardenclub@gmail.com<br />
for additional details<br />
on participating as a tour stop or for information<br />
on how to get tickets.<br />
Tour tickets will also be available for inperson<br />
pick-up at <strong>Groveport</strong> Town Hall,<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Recreation Center, and the<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Senior Center beginning <strong>June</strong><br />
11.<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Garden Club is also participating<br />
in a few gardening activities<br />
around the city.<br />
“We will be maintaining the herb garden<br />
at the Nature Center (log house) at<br />
Heritage Park,” said Cooper. “We’ve also<br />
rented a plot at the <strong>Groveport</strong> Community<br />
Garden where we will grow some produce<br />
to donate to the <strong>Groveport</strong> Food Pantry.”<br />
The garden club is always looking for<br />
active gardeners to help it grow.<br />
For meeting and activity information<br />
contact groveportgardenclub@gmail.com<br />
or find them on Facebook.
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The Columbus Air Show will be held <strong>June</strong> 14-16 from 9 a.m. to<br />
5 p.m. at Rickenbacker International Airport, 2241 John Circle<br />
Drive, Columbus.<br />
The Columbus Air Show was reorganized as a newly formed<br />
show in 2023. The <strong>2024</strong> show will feature the U.S. Air Force<br />
Thunderbirds as the headline performers. The event attracts more<br />
than 50,000 guests.<br />
Event organizers recently announced the initial lineup of aircraft<br />
participating at this year’s show. The list is headlined by an<br />
array of modern military fighter aircraft, massive transport aircraft,<br />
and the hometown KC-135 from Rickenbacker Air National<br />
Guard Base.<br />
“The Columbus Air Show is a family-friendly and immersive<br />
experience, in the air and on the ground,” said Herb Gillen, president<br />
of Herb Gillen Airships, producers of the event. “Having as<br />
many static displays as we do gives people a chance to talk to the<br />
people who fly and maintain the aircraft, understand how the<br />
planes perform and their significance to the Air Force, Navy,<br />
Marine and Air National Guard bases.”<br />
The full list of static aircraft includes:<br />
• USAF KC-135 Stratotrainer - 121st AROW (Rickenbacker)<br />
• USAF F-35A Lightning IHI 33rd FU (Eglon)<br />
• USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon (x2) 112th FU (Toledo)<br />
• USAF F-15C Eagle - 159th FU (New Orleans) (2)<br />
• U.S. Navy F/A-18E - VFC-12 (NASH Oceana)<br />
• USAF C-17 Globalister IIWI - 445th AW (Wright Patterson)<br />
• USAF C-130 153rd AW (Cheyenne)<br />
• USAF T-38 Talon (x2) - 509th BU (Whiteman)<br />
• U.S. Navy T-6B Texan IHI (x4) - NASH Whiting<br />
• C-47D "Hairless Joe"<br />
• P-51 Mustang "By Request"<br />
• B-25J Mitchell "Georgie's Gal"<br />
• Beech 18 "The Grimes Flying Laboratory"<br />
• Dreaming Entertainment (F-18 "Toping Theme" Fighter<br />
Cockpit)<br />
The Fairfield County Beekeepers Association<br />
marked its fifth anniversary with a new meeting<br />
place and full Beginner Beekeeping classes.<br />
FCBA formed in 2019 to give beekeepers in<br />
or near Fairfield County a place to mingle with<br />
other beekeepers, learn about best management<br />
practices, provide outreach to the community<br />
about honey bees and the environment, and<br />
attract and train new beekeepers. When the<br />
club was told last November that it needed to<br />
find a new meeting place, the Central Ohio Coon<br />
Hunters Club, on Coonpath Road, offered their<br />
club house as a meeting place and a big open<br />
field for FCBA’s apiary. The Coon Hunters Club<br />
does conservation projects and plans to create<br />
an insect-friendly field of wildflowers. They were<br />
hoping to attract some bees and other pollinators<br />
to their property.<br />
Each November, news about the FCBA Beginner Beekeeping<br />
Scholarship goes out to schools, 4-H and agriculture groups, and<br />
to military veterans. The club offers scholarships covering a class,<br />
hives and bees, plus year-long mentoring for the scholarship recipients.<br />
Then in early spring, before the bees come out of their winter<br />
clusters, FCBA offers day-long educational trainings about how to<br />
begin beekeeping. The club helps newcomers get their woodenware<br />
hives and order bees. Once spring weather comes, the club<br />
offers twice monthly training in their training bee yard (apiary)<br />
for the new beekeepers. Experienced mentors are also assigned to<br />
those “NewBees” that want them.<br />
• PT-26 CAFE Buckeye Wing<br />
• L-39<br />
• Scottish Aviation Bulldog<br />
• CAFE Minnesota Wing- Rise Above P-51 Mustang Red Tail<br />
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Jet Demonstration Team and<br />
U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Demonstration Team lead a<br />
world-class lineup of performers who will take to the skies at the<br />
Columbus Air Show. In addition to the Ohio ANGI KC-135<br />
Stratotrainer, other military aircraft flying will include two F-15<br />
Eagles, the U.S. Air Force F-35A and World War IHI-era planes<br />
such as the F4U Corsair, P-38 Lightning, P-51 Mustang and many<br />
others.<br />
The event will also feature Battlefield Europe, a WINI battle<br />
reenactment that will help commemorate the 80th anniversary of<br />
D-Day, as well as the second annual STOLA Drag Columbus Cup<br />
Air Races.<br />
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online to be an “Air Show Insights” member on the show’s Web<br />
site. Subscribers are the first to receive news updates about the<br />
show, its performers and more.<br />
Visit ColumbusAirShow.com and the show’s social media channels<br />
for information.<br />
Beekeeper group marks its fifth anniversary<br />
Crowd at the bee yard.<br />
The club meets monthly, providing an educational<br />
speaker at each meeting, a chance to win a<br />
bee related door prize (all donated) and time to<br />
hang out and talk bees with other beekeepers.<br />
FCBA member volunteers do many outreach<br />
activities, like presentations for adult or young<br />
people’s groups and provide a huge display of<br />
hands-on artifacts about bees, activities for kids<br />
and a live observation hive at many festivals and<br />
fairs around Fairfield County.<br />
FCBA will have a live demonstration in the<br />
bee yard and a booth of hands-on artifacts for the<br />
Central Oho Coon Hunters Family Day in <strong>June</strong>.<br />
FCBA also sells raw, local honey from its members.<br />
FCBA meets every month except December on<br />
the third Tuesday of the month, at 7 p.m. The<br />
training bee yard is scheduled to meet at the club apiary on the<br />
property, at 6 p.m. on the Tuesday of the club meeting. There is<br />
typically another training yard demonstration on another<br />
Tuesday in the month, at 6 p.m. as well. Information about scheduled<br />
bee yard dates are on the group’s Facebook page.<br />
Visitors are welcome to attend a meeting to learn more.<br />
Information can be found on the club website at fairfieldcountybeekeepers.org<br />
and on the Facebook page,<br />
https://www.facebook.com/groups/fairfieldcountybeekeepers.org.<br />
Yearly membership is $15 for a single and $25 for a family One<br />
can join online at Square store, tinyurl.com/fcbashop. You don’t<br />
have to be a beekeeper to join.
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Making<br />
green with<br />
greenery<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Garden Club held its<br />
annual plant auction<br />
on May 14 at<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Zion<br />
Lutheran Church,<br />
6014 <strong>Groveport</strong> Road.<br />
All proceeds from the<br />
auction support the<br />
club. Pictured here<br />
auctioning off some<br />
of the dozens of fine<br />
greenery are club<br />
member Joe Stewart<br />
(left) and Marla<br />
Baker, of Sticks and<br />
Stones Studio in<br />
Canal Winchester,<br />
who led the auction.<br />
“We raised $1,589 between the raffle and the plant auction,” said <strong>Groveport</strong> Garden Club President Lacy Cooper. The club’s<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Garden Tour will be <strong>June</strong> 23 from noon to 5 p.m. (rain or shine). Tour tickets are free. Gardeners can contact<br />
groveportgardenclub@gmail.com for details on participating as a tour stop or for information on how to get tickets. Tour tickets<br />
will also be available for in-person pick-up at <strong>Groveport</strong> Town Hall, <strong>Groveport</strong> Recreation Center, and the <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Senior Center beginning <strong>June</strong> 11. The <strong>Groveport</strong> Garden Club will also maintain the herb garden at the Nature Center (log<br />
house) at Heritage Park and has rented a plot at the <strong>Groveport</strong> Community Garden where it will grow some produce to<br />
donate to the <strong>Groveport</strong> Food Pantry. For information contact groveportgardenclub@gmail.com or find them on Facebook.<br />
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Fourth of July in <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
The city of <strong>Groveport</strong> will celebrate<br />
Independence Day on July 3 and July 4.<br />
Activities along Wirt Road on July 3<br />
include: live music performances by Mama<br />
Drama at 5 p.m., Devin Henry at 6:30<br />
p.m., and Crush Bon Jovi Experience at 8<br />
p.m.; food trucks; family activities; and<br />
fireworks at dusk accompanied by music<br />
on radio frequency 88.3.<br />
Activities on July 4 include:<br />
•Red, White, and Kids Parade begins at<br />
10:30 a.m. Staging at 10 a.m. on the<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Elementary playground and<br />
parking at Middle School Central. Parade<br />
starts at 751 Main St., goes west on Main<br />
Street and south on Oak Street to Crooked<br />
Alley KidSpace, 630 Wirt Road.<br />
•Main Fourth of July Parade begins at<br />
11 a.m. Staging at the <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Recreation Center, 7370 <strong>Groveport</strong> Road,<br />
at 8 a.m. Parade starts at Richardson Road<br />
and goes west on Main Street, then north<br />
on Hendron Road, and ending at<br />
Glendening Elementary.<br />
For information call 614-836-3333.<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> history films<br />
Two documentary films on the history<br />
of <strong>Groveport</strong>, produced by the <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Heritage Society and Midnet Media, are<br />
now available for viewing online on<br />
YouTube. The films are: “<strong>Groveport</strong>: A<br />
Town and Its People” and “The Story of<br />
John S. Rarey and Cruiser.”<br />
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Shelterhouse collaboration project starts this fall<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Editor<br />
A time is set for construction to begin on<br />
the new shelterhouse in Cruiser Park.<br />
“We will begin work on the shelter in<br />
September,” said <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison High<br />
School’s construction trades program<br />
instructor Chad Gibbs. “The school district<br />
and the city of <strong>Groveport</strong> have been working<br />
diligently on the plans and zoning.”<br />
Gibbs said the shelter will be completed<br />
by October.<br />
“The students will be able to 4 hours of<br />
work daily on the project,” said Gibbs.<br />
“Their morning will be dedicated to their<br />
academic classes.”<br />
The project is a collaboration between<br />
the city of <strong>Groveport</strong> and <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Madison Schools.<br />
The shelterhouse will be 16x20 feet in<br />
size and be located just west of the Cruiser<br />
Full rottle ursdays<br />
Obetz’s Full Throttle Thursdays return<br />
to Fortress Obetz, 2015 Recreation Trail,<br />
from 6-9 p.m. every Thursday (weather<br />
allowing) to Aug. 22. The event features<br />
live musical performances, local food<br />
trucks, vendors, and weekly giveaways.<br />
Four bars are strategically placed throughout<br />
the venue. It also showcases cars,<br />
trucks, jeeps, exotics, and motorcycles.<br />
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Park (4677 Bixby Road) parking lot. The<br />
shelterhouse will be a wooden structure on<br />
a concrete pad.<br />
The city will fund the materials and the<br />
students in <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison High<br />
School’s construction trades program will<br />
do the design and construction work.<br />
“We’re waiting a cost proposal from the<br />
school district for materials,” said<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> City Administrator B.J. King.<br />
“The relationship that we are building<br />
with the city and the community is priceless,”<br />
said Gibbs. “The students are getting<br />
real world experience. The students get to<br />
see how new applications are submitted for<br />
permits, flood plain, and elevations from<br />
surveyors are done. And how architectural<br />
drawings and inspections are done first<br />
hand. The walkway from the parking lot to<br />
the shelter was added which will meet all<br />
ADA standards also. This project is the<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> city council<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> City Council holds its regular<br />
meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the second and<br />
fourth Mondays of the month. Council<br />
holds its committee of the whole meeting<br />
on the third Monday each month at 5:30<br />
p.m.<br />
Meetings are held in the municipal<br />
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first of many to be done for the community<br />
by <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison High school students.<br />
The students cannot wait to build a<br />
structure for the community to enjoy.”<br />
“This is a volunteer effort by the students,”<br />
added King. “It is a learning experience<br />
for them and a source of pride for<br />
them in the community. They are learning<br />
valuable skills in construction and learning<br />
about the permit process, which will help<br />
them in their future occupations.”<br />
King said the city hopes to work with<br />
the construction trades program on future<br />
projects as well.<br />
About construction trades program<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison High School<br />
construction trades program, which began<br />
in 2018, prepares students for careers in<br />
designing, planning, managing, building,<br />
and maintaining commercial, industrial<br />
and residential structures and infrastructures.<br />
Students in the program may continue<br />
into registered apprenticeship or traditional<br />
post-secondary programs.<br />
The students in the construction trades<br />
program have built several structures,<br />
including: the new visitors’ concession<br />
stand at Cruiser Stadium at <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Madison High School; a concession stand<br />
for the high school Cruiser baseball field;<br />
“cubbies” created in the dugouts of the<br />
Cruiser softball program where players can<br />
store batting helmets, batting gloves and<br />
field gloves; a playhouse for Little Cruisers<br />
Preschool; a deck at the softball concession<br />
stand; Adirondack chairs; garden sheds; a<br />
project for the <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Area<br />
Community Choir; 10x10 barn sheds;<br />
raised planters; birdhouses that were<br />
donated to the wildlife department; projects<br />
at the high school for classrooms; and<br />
personal projects students keep.<br />
Funds sought for intersection project<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Editor<br />
The intersection of State Route 317 and<br />
Firehouse Lane could get more improvements.<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> City Council is considering<br />
legislation authorizing City Administrator<br />
B.J. King to apply for funding through the<br />
Ohio Public Works Commission for the<br />
Phase Two improvements at the intersection.<br />
According to <strong>Groveport</strong> City Engineer<br />
Steve Farst, the Phase One improvements<br />
were done in 2018-19. That improvement<br />
included construction of the following:<br />
southbound right turn lane into the<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison High School campus;<br />
pedestrian accommodation with sidewalks,<br />
crosswalk and pedestrian signals; new<br />
traffic signal equipment including controller,<br />
signal poles/mast arms, signal<br />
heads; and a preemption system to accommodate<br />
MTFD emergency response.<br />
“The Phase One project cost was<br />
$567,772, which was funded from an<br />
OPWC grant and loan to the city of<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> and from local contribution<br />
from Madison Township and the Ohio<br />
Facilitates Construction Commission<br />
(through <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Schools) for<br />
‘Site Access Safety Improvements,’” said<br />
Farst.<br />
He said the Phase 2 improvements<br />
would include modification to the northbound<br />
and southbound left turn lanes to:<br />
realign them to a position similar to the<br />
intersection at Directors Boulevard (known<br />
as “positive-offset”); and to extend the<br />
length of the southbound left turn lane to<br />
provide for more vehicle storage, and to<br />
include modifications to traffic signal<br />
equipment for the changes. Other ancillary<br />
improvements may be included related<br />
to pavement resurfacing of the intersection<br />
area.<br />
“The cost estimate (for Phase Two) is<br />
not yet completed as the conceptual layout<br />
is under review,” said Farst. “Aside from a<br />
possible grant/loan from the OPWC, funding<br />
sources are under review.”<br />
Farst said the start and completion<br />
dates for the project depend of the success<br />
of the application for funding assistance<br />
from the Ohio Public Works Commission.<br />
“The intent is to possibly submit the<br />
OPWC funding application this year, in<br />
late August,” said Farst. “The outcome of<br />
an application filed this season, will not be<br />
known until December <strong>2024</strong>. If the project<br />
were awarded funds, and subject to<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> City Council approval of the<br />
annual budget to include this project, the<br />
construction of the project could begin as<br />
early as late 2025, but more likely begin in<br />
spring 2026.”<br />
Farst said the improvements are needed<br />
because the current intersection layout is<br />
based on an older out-of-date ODOT design<br />
standard in place when the highway was<br />
designed and constructed in the 1970s.<br />
“Due to traffic volume growth over time<br />
as a result of local and regional changes in<br />
land-use, population, jobs, and businesses,<br />
traffic conditions are such that the<br />
improvement is now appropriate,” said<br />
Farst. “The project will make the intersection<br />
more efficient for movement of traffic,<br />
reduce delays, and provide added safety.”<br />
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Safe Exchange Zone<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Police Department, 5690<br />
Clyde Moore Drive, in <strong>Groveport</strong>. has created<br />
an area in its parking lot to give residents<br />
and visitors a safe location to conduct<br />
child custody exchanges, property<br />
exchanges, or a safe area to meet someone<br />
that you may not be familiar with and/or<br />
feel unsafe around in private. The “Safe<br />
Exchange Zone” gives individuals an area<br />
where they are being recorded with video<br />
surveillance cameras located on the police<br />
department building, just in case something<br />
should happen during the exchange<br />
period between individuals.<br />
This area is marked with a sign on the<br />
southeast part of the building that has<br />
multiple security cameras monitoring the<br />
parking lot 24 hours a day. There is also a<br />
Call Box located by the front entrance<br />
doors. This call box will dial a designated<br />
phone number inside the police department<br />
when the button on the box is pushed<br />
and, if an officer is not at the police department<br />
during this initial call, the call box<br />
will immediately send the call to Franklin<br />
County Sheriff’s Department to notify the<br />
police dispatchers of the need for a<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Police officer at the police<br />
department. Residents and visitors in the<br />
city of <strong>Groveport</strong> should feel free to contact<br />
the police department when the need arises,<br />
the non-emergency contact phone number<br />
(614) 525-3333.<br />
Levy Estimator estimates<br />
impact of property taxes<br />
Franklin County Auditor Michael<br />
Stinziano reminds homeowners that the<br />
updated Levy Estimator is available to<br />
help them understand how proposed levies<br />
would affect their property taxes.<br />
Visit the Levy Estimator online at audrapps.franklincountyohio.gov/LevyEstimato<br />
r. After selecting your home’s location or<br />
entering a parcel number, the estimator<br />
will show both your current and estimated<br />
taxes.<br />
School board meetings<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Board of<br />
Education meets the second Wednesday of<br />
the month at 7 p.m. at the District Service<br />
Center, 4400 Marketing Place, Suite B,<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong>.<br />
The board may also schedule special<br />
meetings, as needed.<br />
Boy Scout Troop 71<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> area scouts of Boy Scout<br />
Troop 71 meet at <strong>Groveport</strong> United<br />
Methodist Church, 512 Main St. Cub<br />
Scouts, boys and girls in grades K-5, meet<br />
on Mondays at 6:30 p.m.<br />
Boy Scouts ages 11-18 meet Tuesdays at<br />
7 p.m. The Girls Troop ages 11-18 meets<br />
Tuesdays at 7 p.m.<br />
For information visit Beascout.org or<br />
contact Tina Dillman at christinadillman@aol.com.<br />
Commemorative bricks<br />
Honor a veteran or active military member<br />
with a personalized brick paver in<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong>’s Veterans Park or Log House<br />
Memory Walk. Commemorative bricks may<br />
be purchased by calling <strong>Groveport</strong> Town<br />
Hall at 614-836-3333. Deadline to order is<br />
Sept. 1.<br />
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Special Olympics<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Special Olympics chapter<br />
provides year round sports training and<br />
competition in a variety of Olympic type<br />
sports for intellectually disabled individuals.<br />
Contact Penny and Cassandra Hilty at<br />
groveportspecialolympics@gmail.com or at<br />
(614) 395-8992 or 395-6640. Donations may<br />
be sent to <strong>Groveport</strong> Special Olympics, P.O.<br />
Box 296, <strong>Groveport</strong>, OH 43125.<br />
Golden Cruiser Club<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Schools invites senior<br />
residents of the district to attend athletic<br />
and performing arts programs. The<br />
Golden Cruiser Club is a free program for<br />
residents of the <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison School<br />
District who are age 60 and older.<br />
Membership provides free access to all<br />
school and district sponsored athletic contests,<br />
plays, concerts, and other events. To<br />
become a member of the Golden Cruiser<br />
Club, obtain an application at<br />
www.gocruisers.org, at any of the school<br />
offices, or call (614) 492-2520. The requirements<br />
for membership are that applicants<br />
be age 60 or older and be a resident of<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Madison Schools.<br />
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A deft mixture of humor and horror<br />
“Ladies and gentlemen, please stay<br />
tuned for a live television first as we<br />
attempt to commune with the Devil…But<br />
not before a word from our sponsors.”<br />
With the utterance of this sentence, I<br />
knew I had stumbled upon a rare find in<br />
the horror movie genre: a film that can slay<br />
the audience with well placed dark humor<br />
just as easily as it can kill as a character<br />
you have come to adore.<br />
Written and directed by Australian<br />
brothers Cameron and Colin Cairnes, “Late<br />
Night with the Devil” is easily one of the<br />
most satisfying horror movies I have seen<br />
in quite some time. Featuring a slew of<br />
funny moments that do not overshadow the<br />
increasing sense of doom, this film that is<br />
now streaming on demand is a roller coaster<br />
of bizarre entertainment from start to<br />
finish.<br />
“Late Night with the Devil” opens in a<br />
documentary-esque fashion with some of<br />
the more memorable happenings from the<br />
1970s. Narrated by the great voiced<br />
Michael Ironside, we see riots, famous<br />
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Southeast Library<br />
3980 S. Hamilton Rd.<br />
Asbury Methodist Church<br />
4760 Winchester Pike<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Municipal Building<br />
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murders, corrupt presidents,<br />
and parents<br />
clutching their pearls<br />
over individuals who<br />
proclaim to worship<br />
Satan. There is even a<br />
bit about the scandalous<br />
backstory of<br />
the lead character,<br />
Jack Delroy (David<br />
Dastmalchian), that<br />
you have to keep in<br />
the back of your mind as this fever dream<br />
unfolds.<br />
Jack is the ambitious and personable<br />
host of the late night variety show Night<br />
Owls with Jack Delroy. The company UBC<br />
brought the popular radio announcer over<br />
from Chicago in the hopes that he would<br />
compete with — and ultimately conquer —<br />
the late night King, Johnny Carson.<br />
Although his show has gone toe-to-toe in<br />
the ratings wars, Jack and Night Owls are<br />
always just a step behind. “They are the<br />
perennial also-ran,” says the narrator,<br />
quite brutally.<br />
With just a year left on his contract, his<br />
creative partner, his muse, and his loving<br />
wife Madeline (Georgina Haig) loses her<br />
life to cancer. In his grief, Jack goes “missing”<br />
for a month and then comes back<br />
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At first, his idea of keeping the show<br />
alive involves courting controversy to grow<br />
the audience. Turns out the people of the<br />
1970s weren’t quite ready for a Jerry<br />
Springer-style show just yet and he sees<br />
the audience share plummet even more. In<br />
a last ditch effort to stay employed, Jack<br />
and his win-at-all-cost producer Leo Fiske<br />
(Josh Quong Tart) plan a Halloween show<br />
for the ages.<br />
With the movie switching to a found<br />
footage format, it covers the most “infamous<br />
episode” in television history. The<br />
show starts out normally with Jack making<br />
political jokes and poking fun at his righthand-man<br />
and band leader, the sweet Gus<br />
McConnell (Rhys Auteri). And then it<br />
starts to get a bit weird when he invites<br />
renowned medium Christou (Fayssal<br />
Bazzi) and the snarky magician turned<br />
skeptic Carmichael Haig (Ian Bliss) onto<br />
the stage.<br />
At first, the two opposites play well off of<br />
each other but then the atmosphere gets<br />
strange and testy when Christou says he<br />
feels “overwhelmed” by the spirits in the<br />
studio. As the medium starts to get visibly<br />
sick, Carmichael keeps explaining away<br />
what is happening in the most bored tone<br />
ever.<br />
After going to commercial, behind-thescenes<br />
footage between host and producer<br />
has them learning that Christou has died<br />
on his way to the hospital. Taking the old<br />
adage of “the show must go on” to heart,<br />
Jack keeps his crew and the entire audience<br />
in the dark because he desperately<br />
wants them to hear from the next two<br />
guests: a parapsychologist named <strong>June</strong><br />
Ross-Mitchell (Laura Gordon) and her 13-<br />
year-old ward Lilly (Ingrid Torelli).<br />
Promoting her new book,<br />
“Conversations with the Devil,” <strong>June</strong><br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Police statistics<br />
April crime statistics, according to the<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Police: 2 animal complaints, 9<br />
arrests, 10 accidents, 3 assaults, 0 burglary,<br />
2 domestic related calls, 1 OVI, 0<br />
drunk/disorderly conduct, 6 larceny/robberies,<br />
3 stolen/unauthorized use, 1 missing<br />
person, 3 weapon related calls, 8<br />
threats, 5 vandalism, 8 juvenile complaints,<br />
85/202 traffic citations/traffic<br />
stops, 1 sex related crime, s39 school related<br />
calls, 30 suspicious vehicles/persons, 2<br />
disabled vehicles/stranded motorists, 1<br />
neighborhood complaint, 4 suicide<br />
attempts/mental health calls.<br />
First ursday<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> will hold its First Thursday<br />
events this summer along the leisure path<br />
in Cruiser Park, 4677 Bixby Road, on <strong>June</strong><br />
6 and Aug. 1 from 4:30-7 p.m. First<br />
Thursday features live music, food trucks,<br />
more than 40 vendors, giveaways to the<br />
around <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
explains how Lilly was the sole survivor of<br />
a Satanic death cult and is an occasional<br />
host to a demon that has been nicknamed<br />
“Mr. Wiggles. “Sometimes he wiggles his<br />
way into my head,” says an equally sinister<br />
and sweet-faced Lilly, “and then he wiggles<br />
his way out.”<br />
Knowing that he has a rating bonanza<br />
on his hands, Jack slyly works with the<br />
skeptic Carmichael to goad <strong>June</strong> into calling<br />
forth Mr. Wiggles. After all, how dangerous<br />
could a demon named Mr. Wiggles<br />
be? It turns out he is plenty dangerous —<br />
and plenty deadly too.<br />
I have to say that I really wasn’t sure<br />
what I would get with “Late Night with the<br />
Devil.” For the most part I had heard great<br />
things about this satirical horror prior to<br />
renting it on demand but the story therein<br />
also takes a bit to find a good groove. But<br />
when the movie eventually does find that<br />
groove, it hits all the right notes as it gradually<br />
builds the suspense and the impending<br />
sense of doom.<br />
With its deft mixture of weirdness, horror,<br />
and humor, “Late Night with the<br />
Devil” would be a compelling watch on its<br />
own, but what makes this film so<br />
enthralling is the presence of David<br />
Dastmalchian, most known as one of the<br />
“Where have I seen him before?” character<br />
actors. Throughout the majority of his 25-<br />
year career in the entertainment industry,<br />
he has been a bit player, often portraying<br />
villainous or slightly creepy characters. In<br />
“Late Night with the Devil,” he charms just<br />
as well as he smarms, and you find yourself<br />
both loving and hating the morally grey<br />
character who unleashes hell because all<br />
he wanted to do was be seen as a winner for<br />
once in his life.<br />
Grade: B<br />
Dedra Cordle is a <strong>Messenger</strong> staff writer<br />
and columnist.<br />
first 200 attendees, face painting and<br />
bounce house, a petting zoo, and more. The<br />
Aug. 1 event will include a dog show. The<br />
event and parking are free. Musical performers<br />
are: <strong>June</strong> 6 - Blake Lang; and Aug.<br />
1 - Hilda and Mike. Giveaways are: <strong>June</strong> 6<br />
- <strong>Groveport</strong> tote bag; and Aug. 1 - baseball<br />
hat.<br />
For information call 614-836-3333.<br />
Income tax revenue<br />
The city of <strong>Groveport</strong>’s income tax collections<br />
year-to-date as of April 30 were<br />
$8.4 million, which is 16 percent higher<br />
than the same time in 2023, according to<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Finance Director Jason Carr.<br />
Carr noted the general fund balance was<br />
$16.1 million as of april 30, which is $5.6<br />
million higher than the same time last<br />
year.<br />
Income tax revenues year-to-date comprised<br />
64 percent of all city revenues, the<br />
largest part of all the city’s revenues.
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Township trustees consider<br />
vacating part of Bixby Road<br />
By Rick Palsgrove<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Editor<br />
The Madison Township trustees are<br />
considering a request to vacate a portion of<br />
Bixby Road right of way.<br />
The area is part of the Barr property on<br />
the west side of Bixby Road north of U.S.<br />
Route 33, which has been annexed into<br />
Columbus for residential development,<br />
according to Madison Township<br />
Administrator Susan Brobst.<br />
“Part of the vacating will be to turn<br />
some land over to the Ohio Department of<br />
Transportation (ODOT) for the future<br />
interchange and the rest will go to the Barr<br />
parcel,” said Brobst. “Currently there is<br />
nothing (no road, no buildings, etc.) in the<br />
area being vacated.”<br />
She said the request came from the<br />
developer, but it involves ODOT, the<br />
Franklin County Engineer, and the township,<br />
then ultimately, the request must be<br />
approved by the Franklin County<br />
Commissioners.<br />
“We are just waiting until ODOT gets<br />
the necessary documents to the engineer<br />
for review,” said Brobst. “This is a complex<br />
multi-step process.”<br />
The trustees could vote on the issue<br />
once the documentation is ready.<br />
Madison Township Public Works<br />
Superintendent Dave Watkins said, since<br />
ODOT is involved in this process, the<br />
County Engineer is working with all agencies<br />
to coordinate maps, legal descriptions,<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Dedra Cordle<br />
Helping out<br />
A team of volunteers gathered<br />
at Ebenezer M.E.<br />
Cemetery in Galloway on<br />
May 22 to beautify the<br />
grounds. According to<br />
cleanup organizer Bill<br />
Dawson, there are at least a<br />
dozen known individuals<br />
who served in the U.S. military<br />
who lay at rest in the<br />
small cemetery on Johnson<br />
Road. He said the annual<br />
beautification effort is just a<br />
small way for the volunteers<br />
to honor their lives and their<br />
service to the country.<br />
Pictured here washing the<br />
memorial stones in the<br />
cemetery is Bill Dawson’s<br />
grandson, Oliver Dawson of<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong>, who participated<br />
in the beautification effort<br />
which saw the removal of<br />
dead brush, the planting of<br />
new flowers and mulch, and<br />
the cleaning of headstones<br />
and memorial markers.<br />
etc. The timeline for having these documents<br />
has yet to be finalized, however, it<br />
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Inc., at a cost of $109,283, plus freight<br />
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used to safely and efficiently clean out the<br />
storm drains, without the employee needing<br />
to climb in and out of a manhole.<br />
•Fire Marshal Scott Hite’s retirement<br />
letter was accepted by the trustees. He is<br />
retiring at the end of July after 36 years of<br />
service.<br />
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Toys, baby items, hshld,<br />
kitchen, decor, furniture,<br />
womens clothing, much more<br />
Rain or Shine<br />
WANT TO BUY<br />
WE BUY JUNK CARS<br />
Call anytime 614-774-6797<br />
ANTIQUES<br />
WANTED<br />
Antiques * Coins<br />
Victrolas * Watches<br />
Clocks * Bookcases<br />
Jeff 614-262-0676<br />
or 614-783-2629<br />
We Buy Junk Cars &<br />
Trucks. Highest Prices<br />
Paid. 614-395-8775<br />
PETS<br />
AKC Shih Tzu Puppies<br />
Born Dec. 6, $1200 each<br />
2 Males, Ready 3/6.<br />
614-822-1004<br />
German Shepherd Pups,<br />
6 Mo. old. $100 each<br />
OBO. 740-281-9437<br />
MISC.<br />
FOR SALE<br />
Glass Desk Top Mats<br />
10 17”x22”- $15.00 each<br />
1 - 37.5” x 24” - $15.00<br />
all 1/4” thick<br />
614-272-5422<br />
AUTO PARTS<br />
Nissan 2019 Pathfinder<br />
running boards, mountings<br />
& brackets. New 2022 -<br />
$789.00. Only on car<br />
August -September 2022.<br />
Brand new condition. Now<br />
$389.00 or best offer.<br />
pfd1d@aol.com<br />
614-272-5422<br />
STORAGE<br />
COMPLETE STORAGE<br />
SERVICES<br />
New 8x20 Units and<br />
Uncovered Parking for<br />
Boats/RV’s to 40’ long<br />
near Obetz/Rathmell Rd.<br />
614-284-7907<br />
VACATION<br />
RENTALS<br />
HUMBLE BLESSINGS<br />
GETAWAY<br />
1 BR, 1 BA Completely<br />
furnished Cabin/Tiny Home<br />
within 1 mi of Dillon State Park<br />
For more info call<br />
740-297-6155<br />
or visit airbnb<br />
humbleblessingsinnashportohio<br />
RENTALS<br />
EXELON REALTY<br />
Property Management,<br />
Rentals<br />
614-538-1007<br />
James Dillon<br />
USED VEHICLES<br />
2019 Ford Transit Van<br />
12’ box, 6 cyl., Very good<br />
cond. Good for Electrician<br />
or Plumber. Call for more<br />
info. 740-637-5339<br />
BLACKTOP<br />
AGM OHIO<br />
SEALCOATING<br />
Free Estimates<br />
Cell 614-512-1699<br />
SANTIAGO’S<br />
Sealcoating & Services LLC<br />
Quality Materials Used<br />
SUMMER IS COMING!<br />
Driveway Seal & Repair!<br />
Top Seal Cracks!<br />
Reidential & Commercial<br />
Mulching, Edging<br />
& Clean-ups<br />
“Ask for whatever you need”<br />
BBB Accredited<br />
6/9<br />
FULLY INSURED A&M<br />
Call or text for Free Est.<br />
614-649-1200<br />
CARPET SALES<br />
CARPET<br />
Gray Saxony<br />
270 sq.ft. w/6 lb Pad<br />
$398.00<br />
Other Carpet AvailableA<br />
Laminate Flooring<br />
740-927-3504<br />
Delivery & Inst. avail.<br />
CLEANING<br />
Looking for Mrs. Clean?<br />
For excellent cleaning serv<br />
at reas. rates w/great refs,<br />
dependable. 10% Seniorr<br />
Disc. Also does Painting. Free<br />
Est. Gwen 614-226-5229<br />
HOUSECLEANING<br />
Homes, Offices, Apts.<br />
20 Years Experience<br />
Call Judy 614-746-0273<br />
CONCRETE<br />
AJ’s Concrete,<br />
Masonry<br />
Good Work - Fair Prices<br />
Block Foundations<br />
Driveways • Sidewalks<br />
Bobcat Grading<br />
Bonded-Ins. • Free Ests.<br />
614-419-9932<br />
EDDIE MOORE<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
Quality Concrete Work<br />
Lt. Hauling & Room Add.,<br />
Driveways & Excavation<br />
Stamp Patios,<br />
Bsmt. Wall Restoration<br />
37 Yrs Exp - Lic & Ins.<br />
Free Ests. 614-871-3834<br />
GALLION<br />
CUSTOM CONCRETE LLC<br />
Specializing in Custom Colors &<br />
Custom Designs of Concrete.<br />
Including Remove & Replace<br />
46 yrs exp & Free Est.<br />
Licensed & Insured<br />
Reputation Built<br />
On Quality<br />
614-875-8364<br />
614-419-7721<br />
See Us On Facebook<br />
www.gallioncustom<br />
concrete.com<br />
6/23 S/gp<br />
6/23 A<br />
6/9 W/SW<br />
CONCRETE<br />
www.hastingsnsons.com<br />
Driveways & Extensions<br />
Patio & Walkways,<br />
Porches & Steps,<br />
Garage/Basement Floors<br />
Hot Tub/Shed Pads,<br />
Stamped/colored concrete<br />
Sealing of new &<br />
existing concrete.<br />
FREE ESTIMATES<br />
Contact<br />
614-756-1754<br />
hastingsandsons.<br />
columbus@gmail.com<br />
DRYWALL<br />
DRYW<br />
YWALL ALL &<br />
PLASTER REPAIR<br />
AIR<br />
Textured Ceilings<br />
Popcorn Ceiling Removal<br />
Call Randy<br />
614-551-6963<br />
Residential/Commercial - BIA<br />
FENCING<br />
EAZY FENCE<br />
Chain Link - Wood<br />
ALSO INSTALL MAILBOXES<br />
No Job Too Big or Small<br />
All Repairs ~ Free Est.<br />
Insured. 614-670-2292<br />
GUTTERS<br />
Low Price-Great Service<br />
5 & 6” Seamless gutters,<br />
covers, siding, gutter clng.<br />
Bill 614-306-4541<br />
HAULING<br />
DEAN’S HAULING<br />
614-276-1958<br />
HEATING & COOLING<br />
HVAC & A/C<br />
Fast Service - Licensed<br />
614-653-3285<br />
HOME<br />
IMPROVEMENTS<br />
C&JHandyman<br />
Services LLC<br />
Minor Plumbing & Electric<br />
Install Hot Water Tanks,<br />
Dishwashers & Disposals<br />
All Interior Remodels<br />
Also Fencing &<br />
Int./Ext. Painting<br />
Free Est. ~ 18 Yrs. Exp.<br />
CDC/EPA Approved Guidelines<br />
614-284-2100<br />
KLAUSMAN HOME<br />
IMPROVEMENT<br />
Siding-Windows-<br />
Doors-Roofing-Soffit-<br />
Fascia-Gutters-Trim<br />
Earn FREE Seamless<br />
Gutters with Siding Over<br />
1000 Sq. Ft.<br />
FREE Shutters with<br />
Soffit & Trim<br />
EPA Certified<br />
Member of BBB<br />
Financing Available<br />
Over 20 yrs exp. • Free Est.<br />
Licensed-Bonded-Insured<br />
Owner & Operator<br />
James 614-419-7500<br />
9/14 A&M<br />
5/26 A<br />
6/23 A<br />
HOME<br />
IMPROVEMENTS<br />
SINCE 1973<br />
Phil Bolon Contr.<br />
Windows & Siding<br />
Decks, Kitchens, Baths<br />
Room Additions,<br />
Flooring, Roofing<br />
Bsmt Waterproofing<br />
Deal With Small Non-Pressure Co.<br />
47 Yrs. Exp. - Refs. Avail.<br />
Lic.-Bond-Ins.<br />
Free Est. - Financing Avail.<br />
Member BBB Of Cent. OH<br />
O.C.I.E.B. ID #24273<br />
614-419-3977<br />
or 614-863-9912<br />
HOME<br />
REMODELING<br />
MASONRY<br />
MOWER REPAIR<br />
PEST<br />
CONTROL<br />
Classified Services<br />
6/9<br />
A/M<br />
HOME<br />
MAINTENANCE<br />
RETIRED - 42 Yrs Exp.<br />
HOME REPAIRS<br />
SIDING * GUTTERS<br />
FENCES * DECKS<br />
MISC. REPAIRS<br />
Call Joe - 614-778-1460<br />
HANDYMAN SERVICES<br />
614-235-1819<br />
BATH REMODELS<br />
Expert Craftsmanship<br />
20 yrs exp - Sr. Discount<br />
614-653-3285<br />
Charlies Handyman<br />
Service<br />
Over 40 yrs. exp.<br />
Plumbing & Hot Water Tanks<br />
Doors & Locks<br />
Kitchen/Bath Remodels<br />
Dishwasher Installs<br />
Roofmg & Siding<br />
Porches & Decks<br />
614-319-6010<br />
R&L<br />
MASONRY<br />
&CONCRETE<br />
* Stone * Brick * Block<br />
Concrete Sealing<br />
Masonry Repairs<br />
Powerwashing<br />
614-917-8227<br />
SMITHCO<br />
EQUIPMENT<br />
Mower Repair & Service<br />
Most Makes & Models<br />
7271 National Rd. SW, Etna<br />
740-927-8874<br />
6/23 s/gp<br />
LAWN MOWER DR.<br />
“House Calls Only”<br />
Overall Checkups<br />
Oil Change & Filter,<br />
Spark Plug &<br />
Blades Sharpened<br />
MINOR REPAIR<br />
John<br />
5/25 A<br />
614-395-7909<br />
johnellis0333@sbcglobal.net<br />
5/26 A<br />
PEST<br />
CONTROL<br />
TERMITE &<br />
PEST CONTROL<br />
614-367-9000<br />
TORCO®<br />
TERMINATES<br />
TERMITES<br />
Locally Owned & Operated. Any Pest. Anytime.<br />
$<br />
50 00 OFF Service<br />
Free Termite Inspection<br />
PAINTING<br />
BESTQUALITY<br />
40 yrs exp. I do the Work!<br />
Daniel - 614-226-4221<br />
BURT PAINTING<br />
Celebrating 25 Years<br />
Free Estimates<br />
614-539-3412<br />
PAINTING DONE RIGHT!<br />
Fall in love with your<br />
home again with a fresh<br />
coat of paint!<br />
Interior * Exterior *<br />
Drywall/Repair * Texturing.<br />
Affordable, Honest, Reliable<br />
30+ Years Experience!<br />
Call today for a free in<br />
person or virtual estimate!<br />
Mention this ad for 10% off!<br />
Call Mick at 614-933-1499<br />
or Gavin at 614-378-3568<br />
PLUMBING<br />
All About Drains & Plumb.<br />
Will snake any small drain<br />
$145. 614-778-2584<br />
MYERS<br />
PLUMBING<br />
Licensed Expert Plumbing<br />
New Const. & Fast Repairs<br />
Water * Sewer * Gas<br />
614-653-3285<br />
CHRIS’<br />
PLUMBING<br />
“Plumbing & Drain Professional<br />
That You Can Count On”<br />
24 Hrs., 7 Days/Week<br />
No Overtime Charges<br />
24 Yrs. Exp. in Plumbing &<br />
Drain Cleaning Field<br />
Call For A Free Phone Estimate<br />
$100.00 For Any Small Drain<br />
614-622-4482<br />
30% OFF with AD<br />
POWERWASHING<br />
MRS. POWERWASH<br />
Any house wash $149+tax<br />
Single deck $69+tax<br />
2 Tier deck $99+tax<br />
Best Wash in Town<br />
Over 45,000 washes<br />
Ashley 614-771-3892<br />
ABURTO<br />
PRESSURE WASHING<br />
•Homes •Roofs •Gutters<br />
•Driveways •Sidewalks<br />
•Parking Lots<br />
Quality • Free Estimates<br />
Competitive Prices<br />
614-927-8968<br />
6/23 A<br />
6/9 A&M<br />
ROOFING<br />
ROBINSON ROOFING<br />
& REPAIRS<br />
30 yrs exp. Lifetime Cols<br />
Resident. Reas. Rates.<br />
Dennis Robinson<br />
614-330-3087, 732-3100<br />
SEWING MACHINE<br />
REPAIR<br />
REPAIR all makes 24 hr.<br />
service. Clean, oil, adjust<br />
in your home. $49.95 all<br />
work gtd. 614-890-5296<br />
TREE SERVICES<br />
BURNS TREE SERVICE<br />
Trimming, Removal &<br />
Stump Grinding.<br />
614-584-2164<br />
Arbaugh<br />
Tree Service<br />
Deadwood Thinning<br />
& Shaping of Trees<br />
Removal &<br />
Stump Grinding<br />
Bucket Truck Service<br />
614-837-1316<br />
Free Estimates<br />
**Arch Tree Service**<br />
•Your Premier Tree<br />
Care Professionals•<br />
**ISA Certified Arborist<br />
on Staff**<br />
Ensuring Excellence<br />
&Expertise<br />
*Services:*<br />
• Tree Pruning<br />
• Stump Grinding<br />
• Tree Removal<br />
To Schedule Visit<br />
www.ArchTreeService.com<br />
Or call us at<br />
**614-736-5252**<br />
Warren Brewer Tree Service<br />
• Tree Removal<br />
• Tree Trimming<br />
• Stump Grinding<br />
6/2<br />
A&M<br />
• Bucket Truck Services<br />
Best Prices • Same Day Service<br />
614-878-2568<br />
6/9 A<br />
6/23 A
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SUMMER BLAST!<br />
Memorial Day<br />
www.columbusmessenger.com<br />
ELVIS<br />
featuring<br />
Mike Albert<br />
and the Big E Band<br />
Saturday<br />
<strong>June</strong> 15, <strong>2024</strong><br />
VILLA MILANO<br />
1630 Schrock Rd.<br />
Dinner/Show Tickets $ 60.00<br />
Tables of 10 Available<br />
Tickets by Phone: 614-792-3135<br />
Still Good Seats Available<br />
Visa • Mastercard • Discover<br />
NO REFUNDS<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photos by Rick Palsgrove<br />
The <strong>Groveport</strong> Madison High School Marching Band performed during the<br />
Memorial Day parade in <strong>Groveport</strong> on May 27.<br />
Veterans listen to the speakers at the Memorial Day ceremony in the <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Cemetery.<br />
Flags flying over the graves of veterans in the <strong>Groveport</strong> Cemetery. There are a<br />
large number of military veterans’ graves in the cemetery.