Beggars Night Halloween Party

The Villager - October 2005
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The Publication of your MINERVA PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
MP’s Police & Volunteer EMS
Minerva Park is proud to recognize its
Police and Volunteer EMS.
Our EMS group is ... (pictured left to
right) Brian Horton, Tonya Crenshaw, Craig
Phillips, Heather Vekasy, Tina Quinn, Lisa
Wilson, Lt. Greg Norton, Tony Williams,
Doug Mohl, Norm Jones (kneeling), Andrew
Crockett, Jon Packer, Lori Jenkins, Lane
Berlin, Chief Rick Hoechstetter, Paula
Inskeep, Lizabeth Stetz, Lt. Tim Lockard,
Dave Green, Dean Prosser, Tom
McClanahan, Barbara Miller, John Adair,
Christmas
Carriage
Rides
Lt. Kal Dworkin, Tony Ruggles, Lt.
Wayne Miller, Lt. Mike Ostrander.
Not pictured ... Laura
Biederman, Scott Burns, Colin
Chong, Aubrey Dudra, Adam
Figueroa, Tony Huffman, Brian
Hupp, Paul Lamb, Amber Murphy,
John Rains, Mitch Robinson,
Juanita Smith, Jared Speakman,
Jason Sutermaster, Angie Wippel.
Because this newsletter is
posted on the internet, our police
officers are not named here in
deference to their safety.
Stop by the Community
Building and see the tribute to these
two fine organizations. •
Beggars Night
Monday, October 31
6:00p - 8:00p
Halloween
Party
Details on page 2.
Join your MP neighbors and their
guests at the 4th annual Christmas
Carriage Rides, tentatively
scheduled for Sunday, December
18. Watch for the announcement
and registration form in next
month’s Villager.
OCTOBER DATES
4 (6p) ...................... Mayor’s Court
6 (7:30p) ......... Planning & Zoning
10 (7p) ................ Council Meeting
12 (7:30p) .............. MPCA Meeting
18 (6p) .................... Mayor’s Court
19 (5p) .............. Villager Deadline
22 (9a) ............... Village Clean-Up
29 (9a) ............... Village Clean-Up
30 (2p-4p) ........... Halloween Party
31 (6p-8p) ............... Beggars Night
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MPCA News
Scholarship
MP high school
seniors who
graduated in
2005 are eligible
to win the Nancy
Fischer Memorial Scholarship.
This $250 scholarship is awarded
annually to deserving Minerva Park
graduates. The deadline to submit
an application and a short essay
is October 30, and the
scholarship will be awarded at the
November MPCA meeting. For
further information or to obtain an
application, please call Bob Gale
at 882-8622.
Garden
Award
The Minerva Park Four Season
Garden Award will be judged in
mid-October this year. Criteria
include overall appearance,
design, color, variety of plants,
curb appeal, and backyard
planting. If you want to be a
judge or want to submit a
nomination, please call
Bob Gale by
October 7 at
882-8622.
MPCA Citizen of the Year, 2004
Congratulations to
resident Janet
Kohn, the 2004
recipient of the
Community
Association’s
Citizen of the Year
Award, known
affectionately as
the Duck Award. For several years,
Janet has unselfishly donated her
time to assist the MinervaFlora
Committee and help with the annual
Community Association
Membership Drives.
Pictured are Gretchen
Persohn (MPCA Secretary), Lisa
Thitoff (MPCA Vice President,
Newcomers Co-Chair, and
Children’s Committee Chair), Janet
Kohn, Bob Gale (MPCA President)
and Marilyn Herboltzheimer
(MPCA Membership-Dues Chair).
by Bob Gale
The MPCA thanks residents
Sharon Bierman and Don
Leman for their gracious donation
of hostas. Four large plants were
recently split and planted on the
south side of the bridge near the
dam. If YOUR landscaping could
use some thinning, please call
Bob Gale at 882-8622 to share
your plants with the Village.
For a
Howling Good Time
Annual MPCA Halloween Party
Sunday, October 30
2:00p - 4:00p
Community Building
Fall & Halloween crafts, snacks, candy (bring a Trick or
Treating bag), Mad Science Show entertainment, pumpkin
carving contest (bring your pumpkin for the Mayor to see),
wear your best costume! As always, we can use some
volunteers and some bakers. Please
call Suzanne Coulter at 891-7346
or Lisa Thitoff at 891-2166.
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MAYOR’S REPORT
Lynn Eisentrout
We are all still reeling from the
devastation left by recent
hurricanes, and our hearts go out to
the displaced victims of Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Texas. Minerva
Park residents, Hawthorne
Elementary School, the YMCA,
and St. Paul’s St. Vincent de
Paul Society were overwhelmingly
generous with donations of clothing,
non-perishable food, and cash
contributions for Hurricane Katrina
victims. Denice Morrison, a
Wildwood Road resident,
spearheaded a toy drive, and
Innskeep Printers printed flyers at
their own expense. Many thanks to
Bethany and Karl Freudenrich;
their friend Susan; Erica Dailey
and her Women’s Group; Sarah
and Kate Yarano; Riley,
Colleen, and Kerrigan Morrison;
Marie Baldasarro; and Craig and
Jen Phillips for their generous
donations of time and money. My
eldest daughter, Sarah, a Red
Cross Trained Disaster Relief
Worker, and her friend Lauren
Morris transported these items to
the Dallas Reunion Arena for
distribution (photos on page 11).
Congressman Patrick Tiberi
has co-sponsored and recently
introduced HR 3452 in the House of
Representatives. This piece of
legislation will amend IRC 6103 to
allow municipal income tax
agencies such as the Regional
Income Tax Agency (RITA) to
engage in an exchange of
information with the Internal
Revenue Service. This will enhance
our and RITA’s ability to effectively
enforce our income tax ordinance
and address those taxpayers that
fail to file and/or pay municipal
income tax.
As a follow-up to last month’s
Mayor’s Report on the Reverse 911
system ... The Council, ClerkTreasurer, Police Chief, and I viewed
a presentation at the monthly
Council work session to further
consider the merits of implementing
this system. It will enhance the
Village’s ability to reach residents in
case of an emergency.
There is a new person in charge
of the independent living facility
on Lakewood Drive—the Chief
Operations Officer with Consumer
Support Services. She has pledged
Village Clean-Ups
October 22 & 29, November 5
9:00a
Bring rakes, clippers, gloves, etc., and join
us at the Community Building.
If you can work at other times, too, call
Bob Gale at 882-8622.
MAYOR’S
OFFICE HOURS
M, W, F – 8a-1p and 4p-6p
Tu – 8a-1p
Th – 8a-1p and 6p-8p
October 8 – 10:00a-noon
to address some of the ongoing
issues, primarily noise levels and
personnel. She and I should be
meeting sometime in October to
assess the situation.
The golf course owners and
Joshua Homes continue the
negotiation process and are keeping
the Village informed.
There will be a 1.9 Mill
Replacement Levy on November's
ballot. This is, as the title
suggests, a replacement of a tax
that has been in effect since 1980,
amounting to $0.19 for each $100 of
valuation, with a duration of 5 years.
Revenue generated from this tax is
for “current expenses,” such as
trash hauling ($74,000/year), leaf
pick-up ($19,750), Police ($396,000/
year), Fire/EMS ($17,000), etc. We
appreciate your past and continued
support of this tax issue.
There were five Council
members present at the regular
Council meeting held September
12. Don Champney was absent
because of illness.
The following departmental
reports were made:
Police - Chief Hillard was on
vacation. There has been more
vandalism at the playground
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and near the earthen dam.
Foot and bike patrols will be
increased.
EMS - Chief Hoechstetter
reviewed his monthly report. He
conducted the Drug-Free Workplace
Program training class for staff and
volunteers on September 11. A 1hour module of that program about
“club drugs” may be offered
separately to the public if there is
enough interest. It explains the
popular drugs and how to detect
their usage. Please call 882-5743
with your interest.
Engineer - Mike Flickinger
reported that the Ohio Public Works
Grant Application packet for the
2006 Street Improvement Project
has been submitted to MORPC.
Many thanks to the residents who
submitted testimonial letters to be
included in the Supportive
Documentation Section of the
OPWC grant application.
Legal - Alternate legal counsel
Kerry Boyle introduced himself but
had nothing to report at this time.
Planning & Zoning - Code
Enforcement Officer Dick Busick
reviewed his report and the progress
being made with code violations.
Community Association MPCA Vice President Lisa
Craddock-Thitoff reported that the
Founders Day celebration was quite
successful. The Children’s
Halloween Party will be held
Sunday, October 30, from 2:00p to
4:00p.
Swim Club - Board member
Lisa Craddock-Thitoff reported that
the pool has continued to have a
good season primarily because of
the large volume of walk-in
business.
The following committee reports
were made:
Community - Councilwoman
Sharon Bierman had nothing at this
time.
Finance - Councilwoman Pam
Park-Curry asked for approval of the
warrants paid in August, totaling
$63,906.86.
Legislation - Councilwoman
Pam Park-Curry asked the Council
to consider the following legislation:
Resolution 2005-18 Authorizing the Mayor and the
Clerk-Treasurer to enter into
contract with Lisa A. Pride for the
auditing services of the BMV
records for January-December 2006.
Second reading accepted.
Remember, when getting or
renewing your license plates, tell
them you live in Minerva Park.
When you do, some of that motor
vehicle money is rebated back to
the Village!
Resolution 2005-20 - To accept
the amounts and rates from the
Franklin County Budget
Commission. Rules suspended,
three readings waived, passed as
an emergency.
Resolution 2005-21 - To make
Cut Energy Bills in Half
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appropriations for the expenses and
other expenditures of the Village
during the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2005. Rules
suspended, three readings waived,
passed as an emergency.
Safety - Councilman Chuck
Gibson reported that he intends to
schedule a Safety Committee
meeting with Chief Hillard and Chief
Hoechstetter to address the needs
of the two departments.
Service - Councilman Dave
Stahr reported that he has received
only one proposal for this year’s leaf
removal—from Tim Rannebarger for
$19,750. The contract was approved
and awarded to Tim Rannebarger.
Streets - Councilman Ron
Yarano reported on the following
projects:
There is an extensive punch list
associated with the 2005 Street
Project that will have to be
completed before full payment will
be made to Strawser.
The alley behind the Cleveland
Avenue businesses ... He had
asked for approval of up to $5,000 at
last month’s Council meeting, but
the proposals have been higher than
expected. An amount closer to
$7,500 is needed to complete the
project. In separate motions,
$2,300 was approved for surveying
the alley, estimating the clean-up,
and ascertaining the boundaries of
the alley and up to $4,000 for the
clean-up and gravel.
Old Business - Chuck Gibson
was appointed to be the
representative to the Planning &
Zoning Commission from Council.
New Business - October 31,
6:00p to 8:00p, was designated as
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Leaf
Pick-up
Minerva Park will begin its
leaf collection program as soon
as the accumulation justifies a
pick-up and will continue
through December 6. It may
be extended by one week if
inclement weather interferes.
The Village has been
divided into five areas that
determine the order of leaf
pick-up. Please keep in mind
that it takes approximately 6
days to sweep the entire
Village, as long as the weather
cooperates. So, regardless of
where your home is located,
you can expect a leaf pick-up
every 6 days (weather
permitting) or even sooner as
the volume of leaves begins to
taper off. The pick-up will
occur in the following order by
area:
Area 1 - Minerva Lake Rd.,
Valley Rd., Farview.
Area 2 - Lakewood,
Maplewood, Alder Vista,
Lakeland Ct.
Area 3 - Wildwood, Elmhurst,
Westbridge, Woodley, Cardinal
Ct., North Bay.
Area 4 - Jordan, Park Lane
Dr., Park Lane Ct.
Area 5 - Ponderosa, Carlton
Ct., Kerrwood, East Shore Dr.,
North Lake Ct., East Shore Ct.,
Berry Lane Ct.
Leaf pick-up begins the
first week of October, and have
your last leaves raked to the
street no later than December
5. Pick-up usually is from
8:00a to 7:00p, M-F, with
limited hours starting at 8:00a
on Saturday. There is no leaf
collection on Sunday because
the dump site is closed.
Leaf Collection Tips
• No foreign materials, please,
such as brush, twigs, or
grass clippings. Objects
such as stones, bricks, or
large rocks can cause severe
damage to the vacuum
collection equipment. Please
be a responsible neighbor
and keep your curb and
street area free of this debris.
• Rake leaves to the curb area
only – not into the street.
Leaves left on the grass may
cause discoloration, but
yellowing is not long-term and
grass recovers quickly.
Leaves placed in the street
become wet and may block
storm sewers.
• Refrain from on-street
parking during scheduled
collection weeks. Collecting
leaves from behind parked
vehicles significantly inhibits
our ability to provide timely
pick-up.
• If you live on a cul-de-sac or
circle, please park in your
driveways, so the leaf
collection machinery can
navigate the tight turns on
the street.
We hope you all enjoy the
wonderful changing of the
seasons!
Dave Stahr, Service Chair
Tim Rannebarger,
Leaf Collection
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Revenue collected ......................... 48,165.39
Expenses .................................... (59,159.39)
Ending balance ........................... $60,551.41
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Drug-Free
Workplace
By Fire Chief Rick Hoechstetter
In compliance with Workers
Comp—and for a potentially
substantial discount on our Workers
Comp payments—the first DrugFree Workplace program was held
for Village staff, police, and fire
department members on Sunday,
September 11, at the Community
Building. The program outlined the
Village’s policies concerning the
use of any mood-altering drug in the
workplace. Under the Village’s
zero-tolerance policy, testing will
now be done after all accidents,
before any new employee is hired,
and in cases of reasonable
suspicion. The intent of the
program is to both clearly state that
we will maintain a completely
drug-free workplace and to
offer treatment to any
employee who has a drug
problem.
The program also
discussed most of the drugs
that law enforcement has
reported seeing, including
the group called the “club
drugs.” Drugs such as GHB,
Ketamine, Crystal Meth, and
Ecstasy are fairly recent
developments now seen regularly in
schools and other meeting places,
and are even more dangerous and
addictive than some of the older
drugs. These drugs also involve
new paraphernalia because the side
effects are significantly changed.
All meeting attendants signed
an agreement stating that they will
comply with the Drug-Free
Workplace policy.
A second meeting will be held
in October to include all employees
who were not able to attend the first
meeting. The hour-long “club drug”
presentation may be offered
separately to the public if there is
enough interest. The information
will help parents and youth increase
awareness about drugs and
recognize the subtleties of drug
paraphernalia and effects of drugs.
For more information, contact the
Village offices at 882-5743. •
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Villagers
Welcome
Our New Neighbors!
The MPCA
extends a
special thanks
to outgoing
Newcomers
Committee
Chairman Jim
Kehl. He has
greeted new
neighbors in the Village for
several years and is a face wellknown. Thanks, Jim!
Eric & Sara Schumacher,
Maddie, Jake - 3288 Minerva
Lake Rd. (from Hilliard) 270-3612
Donna & Buck Glenn, 2811
Park Lane Dr. (from Columbus)
- 794-9111
Jolie & Thomas Claytor, 2685
Minerva Lake Rd. (from Sharon
Woods) - 507-6965
Helping Families Find Homes
and Homes Find Families
Radford Powell & Carmen
Johnson, 5266 Elmhurst Ave.
(from Bulen Ave.) - 882-7717
I will aggressively market your home
through my professional contacts and
affiliations, as well as advanced technology
tools. Let’s get together and talk about
your home selling & buying plans!
Hollis & Rita Lanning, 2729
Maplewood Dr. (from Gahanna)
- 425-1862
Debbie DeWeese
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Each office independently
owned & operated.
Michael & Heather
Bordeaux, Brandon, 2642
Maplewood Dr. (from Powell) unlisted
If you learn of any new residents,
please advise the
Newcomers Committee
Steve & Lisa Thithoff - 891-2166
Amy Szlapak - 890-4113
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The Villager - October 2005
Canoe Class on
the South Lake
By Jennifer Thurmond
On Sunday, September 11,
Columbus Outdoor Pursuits (COP)
and Minerva Park residents enjoyed
a leisurely paddle on the lake.
Experienced paddlers, COP
members, and Minerva Park
residents Keith Finn and Jennifer
Thurmond helped as volunteers to
give paddling instruction. John
Lane and Toni Hartley, COP
volunteers, were trip leaders for the
event. Rick Hoechstetter, Minerva
Park Fire Chief and COP member,
joined in the fun with his son,
paddling recreational kayaks.
Several Minerva Park residents
stopped by to paddle the boats and
explore the lake. Everyone enjoyed
the relaxing experience and
expressed interest in having
additional events.
Columbus Outdoor Pursuits is a
non-profit educational organization
with emphasis in the out of doors.
Events, trips, and training are
organized for canoeing, kayaking,
bicycling, caving, hiking,
backpacking, winter sports, and
climbing. For more information
about the organization, please visit
its website at www.outdoorpursuits.org or call 442-7901.
Memberships are available for
individuals and families with lowcost rental of equipment to
members. •
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Trees of
Minerva Park
Appreciation
By Greg Wittmann
We invite all of our residents and
neighbors to let the naturalists know
what trees in our neighborhood hold
memories for you. Give us your
stories about any of the trees you
have grown fond of, whether in the
last couple of years or whether as a
child growing up in the
neighborhood. These
trees could be your
own or someone
else’s.
Send your
short stories
or anecdotes
to Greg
Wittmann at
2543
Lakewood Dr. or send
an email to
wittmannfamily@wowway.com. •
Candidates
Night
This year, the MPCA will not host a
Candidates Night in anticipation of
the November election ... for 2
reasons: there really isn’t much on
the ballot to warrant a get-together,
and the lack of volunteers hampers
having as many activities as the
MPCA would like. If you would like
to give of your time to help keep
your community a great place to
live, contact MPCA President Bob
Gale at 882-8622. Nonetheless,
look for the special Villager voter’s
issue next month, outlining Minerva
Park’s ballot. •
V is for Victory
Many residents are unaware of
the outstanding victory that Minerva
Park High School students and
parents recently won. Until this
year, the Westerville City School
bus picked up and dropped off high
schoolers at the gas station on the
corner of Woodley Road and
Cleveland Avenue and also in the
Gordon Food Service parking lot.
This time of year, with the long
days and mild temperatures, the
route may seem acceptable, but
consider this: students are picked
up before 7:00 in the morning, which
for most of the year is in darkness;
there is no sidewalk from Wildwood
to GFS, which is a particular
problem when snow is plowed in the
walking path, forcing kids to walk in
the street. Parents with students
as young as 14 believed strongly
about the busing arrangement and
made many calls to the Westerville
Transportation Department. The
department was unwilling to change
the route, stating it would be too
time consuming to drive into the
Village. Looking for a bigger voice,
parents asked Mayor Eisentrout for
help. With a letter written and
signed by affected parents, Mayor
Eisentrout went to George
Tombaugh, Westerville Schools
Superintendent, and advocated for
Minerva Park parents, asking for a
safer bus route to keep the students
off of Cleveland Avenue.
I am happy to report that this
year high school students are being
picked up and dropped off at the
corner of Woodley and Westbridge,
safely away from busy Cleveland
Avenue. This article is to express
gratitude to all residents who
worked to make a change and to
Mayor Eisentrout for being our
advocate. When a community
comes together, victories happen.
Lindsey Allen
2568 Wildwood Road
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The Villager - October 2005
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service company, we call to see who our
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homeowner ratings. If you want to find great
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Mayor’s
Court
Mayor’s Court is open to the
public — our next sessions are
October 4 & 18 - 6:00p.
If you have any questions,
please call Charline Garrabrant,
Clerk of Courts, at 882-5743
(Community Building).
August 2005
Complete payments - 18
Village Computer Fund ...................... $ 90
Village General Fund .......................... 3,744
Remitted to the State ........................... 360
Total Court Receipts ........................... $4,194
The Villager - October 2005
Minerva Park
Police
MP Police Officers made 6 misdemeanor arrests. All individuals
were transported to the Franklin
County jail.
8-2 .... 12:08p, 5300 blk Park Lane
Dr., false alarm
8-3 .... 7:10p, 2800 blk Wildwood
Rd., false alarm
8-4 .... 10:51a, Miller Ranney
Plumbing Co., 5474
Cleveland Ave., false alarm
8-4 .... 2:50p, 2800 blk Alder Vista
Dr., assault
8-9 .... 3:10p, 2800 blk Lakewood
Dr., criminal damaging
8-9 .... 4:27p, 2700 blk Alder Vista
Dr., false alarm
8-13 .. 9:45p, Westerville Auto
Sales, 5309 Westerville
Rd., breaking & entering
8-14 .. 3:30p, 3047 E. Dub-Gran,
assault
8-14 .. 5:29p, 2500 blk Wildwood
Rd., interference with
custody
8-17 .. 1:30p, Good Dog Grooming,
5246 Cleveland Ave.,
passing bad check(s)
8-18 .. 4:37p, 2700 blk Wildwood
Rd., false alarm
8-20 .. 3:01a, 3200 blk Minerva
Lake Rd., theft reported
8-23 .. 9:00a, 2500 blk Minerva
Lake Rd., theft reported
8-24 .. 2:30p, 2500 blk Jordan Rd.,
burglary reported
8-25 .. 8:08a, Cardinal Home Care,
2999 E. Dub-Gran #102,
false alarm •
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TIM the
HANDYMAN
481-2800
General Home Repairs
& Maintenance
Plumbing & Electrical
Ceiling Fans • Water Heaters
Clean Gutters
Garage Door Openers
You Buy It - I Install It!
Handy, top to bottom,
inside or outside
Medic 119 ...
Where are you?
August 2005
In August, Medic 119 made 40
runs - 7 into Blendon Township
(exclusive of MP) and 2 into
Minerva Park; 18 patients were
transported to hospitals.
26 members volunteered a
total of 750 hours for the month,
bringing the total for the year-todate to 5,426. Leading volunteers
for the month were Tina Quinn (76
hours), Wayne Miller (60 hours),
and David Green (50 hours).
MP Runs
8-12 .... Injured child
8-25 .... Medical alarm
Dr. Michele Kline, Principal at
Hawthorne, gathering toys for the
trip south.
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cell 774-1529
899-7964
RESIDENT
for 20 years!
Thinking of Selling Your Home?
Here’s a Reason to Call
BONNIE LIMES
891-0180 or 882-5313
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Editor ..................................... Dianne Poncinie, 882-0012
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Layout & Design ................... Sharon Bierman, 899-3755
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The Villager is mailed to all MP homes for delivery by the 1st
Monday of each month. Residents are invited to submit
articles & other items of interest. Use the drop box inside the
front door at the Community Building. The Villager reserves
the right to refuse publication of any item submitted. All items
presented for publication must include the contributor’s
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http://www.minervapark.org/villager
Next deadline:
Wednesday, October 19, 5:00p
“My Professional Goal is to Exceed
Your Expectations with a Genuine
Commitment to Your Best Interests.”
• Longtime Resident of Minerva
Park
• Selling Homes in Minerva Park
for the past 24 Years
• Past President of the Northeast
Area Realtors Association
• Member of the Columbus Board
of Realtors $25 Million Club
Bonnie Limes
CRS, GRI
Joe Walker & Assoc.
for 40 years!