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westside Featuring our famous STEAK COMBO!! 4220 W. Broad St. (Across from Westland Mall) 614 272-6485 open 7 days a week October 28 - November 3, 2018 www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XLV, No. 9 Home improvement project approved By Amanda Ensinger Staff Writer At a recent Prairie Township meeting, the board approved investing $50,000 in Rebuilding Together. The program, which helps low income families and seniors do much-needed improvements to their homes, will once again be helping residents in the Little Farms neighborhood improve their homes in 2019. “The township would like to add onto the work this organization is doing by investing $20,000 in interior and $30,000 See IMPROVEMENT page 2 Inside Page 6 Pets of the Week ................. 6 Messenger photos by Dedra Cordle The Reel Deal ........................ 12 The Westland High School drama club will be unveiling their production of “Night of the Living Dead” on Nov. 2 and 3. Here, stu - dent zombies Dakari McLaughlin and Audriauna Cunningham prepare to devour Wesley Estep, who will be playing the leading Addiction Assistance man, Ben. A center to help those struggling with addiction may come to area Page 3 I Know I Can “Night of the Living Dead” at Westland Program to prep for college in place at South-Western City Schools Page 4 By Dedra Cordle because it’s sort of scary, sort of funny, Still, the level of excitement wasn’t Staff Writer kind of campy and wholly entertaining,” what they had thought it could, or should, said White. be. BROAD ST. Westland High School teachers John Feeling positive that their students “I’ll admit to being very skeptical,” said PHYSICAL REHAB would love the idea as much as they did, senior Phoebe Henricks. “It looked a bit Weddendorf and Chris White were over - 3072 W. Broad St., Cols., OH 43204 joyed when they realized the drama club’s they gathered them around at the start of cheesy but from a technical aspect I fall play would coincide near Halloween. the school year to tell them the good thought it would be a good challenge.” 614-725-4720 “We thought it would be the perfect news. Their reaction, however, was a lit - Since joining the drama club her fresh - NEWNEW tle horrifying. man year, Henricks has spent most of her S time to produce a horror show,” said CLIENT $ White. “We rarely get to do horror produc - “There were a lot of blank stares,” said time off the stage managing the sounds ONLY 29.95 tions and we knew we had to take this Weddendorf. and lights. She said after some further ONE HOUR MASSAGE (Reg. $60.00) opportunity that was presented to us.” Since they had a slight inkling that contemplation of “Night of the Living Anita Hughes With not many options available, the some of the teens may not have heard of Dead,” she warmed up to the idea. Licensed Massage Therapist co-directors turned to a cult classic from George A. Romero’s film, they played a “What I love about it is that it’s in Dr. Evan Plante Chiropractic Physician the 1960s. few clips to give them a feel of what was See WESTLAND page 2 “We chose ‘Night of the Living Dead’ in store. PAGE 2 - WESTSIDE MESSENGER - October 28, 2018 WESTLAND www.columbusmessenger.com Continued from page 1 black and white,” she said. “The script also calls for logue and makeup. Some have even went beyond their that so we’ve been working really hard to make it look duties and spent hours looking at zombie makeup and as spooky as possible with the lighting effects. I’m real - movement tutorials online. ly proud of what we all have managed to come up with “We’ve really gotten into this,” said Dakari so far.” McLaughlin, a sophomore who is playing a zombie. Like Henricks, the rest of the students slowly came “We’re excited for people to see it,” added around to the idea, especially the ones who wanted to Audriauna Cunningham, another sophomore zombie. play zombies. Weddendorf said the excitement about Estep said he looks forward to seeing the reaction playing ravenous and slow-moving corpses didn’t come from the audience. as a surprise. “I think they’ll be surprised by how good this is,” he “I often see them in that zombie-like state,” he said said. “There are a lot of physical aspects to this play, dryly. there’s some horror, some humor, a lot of humanity Shortly after the announcement was made, they and it’s really engaging.” had auditions to find their leading humans, Barbara Egelhoff echoed his statement and said she hopes and Ben. the community will come out to see their version of In the film, Barbara is an emotionally traumatized “Night of the Living Dead.” young woman who is prone to screaming and crying, “I know a lot of people, especially some of our peers, while Ben is more measured but equally frazzled by think the drama club is stupid,” she said. “But we put the situation. Senior Wesley Estep, who will be por - so much energy and heart into what we are doing and traying Ben, said he chose not to watch the film before - I would just love if people could come out and see what hand for character clues, while Layne Egelhoff, who we’ve been working so hard on.” portrays Barbara, said she did. The Westland High School Drama Club will present “I wanted to get a real feel for it,” she said. “It’s def - George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” on Nov. initely a film you have to learn to appreciate.” 2 and 3. The show time for Nov. 2 is at 7:30 p.m., while She said she was interested in Barbara because of the show times for Nov. 3 are at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. her fragile emotional state, but initially wary of how to The Nov. 3 matinee will have activities such as zombie portray her. face painting and crafts. “I found the screaming aspect to be easy,” she said Tickets for the shows are $5 for adults and $4 for with a laugh. “But it’s hard to go mute and rock back students. The performances will take place in the audi - and forth all the time. That gets kind of boring.” torium at the school, located at 146 Galloway Road, Senior Layne Egelhoff, who is playing the traumatized Barbara For more than two months, the cast and crew have Galloway. from George A. Romero’s classic movie, gets in character dur - been hard at work, perfecting the set, lighting, dia - ing a scene. IMPROVEMENT Continued from page 1 on exterior home improvements,” said and give children the opportunity to enter Tracy Hatmaker, township administrator. to win a new bicycle. “Between the labor and skilled trade this “Children will look for the elf dolls at organization provides to residents, it local businesses and get signatures from seems worth it to the township to invest a the businesses after finding them,” Gant little money as well.” said. “Once they find each elf, they can Hatmaker said approximately 20 homes turn their sheet in at the community cen - will be improved in Little Farms in 2019. ter for a chance to win a new bike.” In 2018, the township also invested Past businesses that have participated $50,000 for home improvements with the include the Home Depot, Murray Hill organization. The 2019 applications are Dental, the community center and the currently being accepted and residents can Westland Library. Businesses that partici - apply at www.rebuildingtogether.org. pate are asked to donate $20 and the pro - Holiday Events in Prairie Township ceeds go toward the purchase of bicycles. The board discussed upcoming holiday For a complete list of businesses partici - events, including the annual Santa’s mail - pating this year or to learn more about how box, Elf on the Shelf contest and Holiday to be a part of the event, visit www.prairi - Tree Lighting. etownship.org. Area children can mail a letter directly The Prairie Township Community to Santa this holiday via the Prairie Center will also be hosting the annual Township Community Center’s Santa’s Holiday Tree Lighting. Taking place from 4 Mailbox Program. The event will take to 6 p.m. on Dec. 2, the event will feature Just Enrolling K-8 place from Nov. 26 to Dec. 17. the lighting of the holiday tree, holiday “Children will receive a reply from music and caroling, visits from Santa and Ask about our early entrance kindergarten program Santa directly from the North Pole,” said ice sculpting demonstrations. Tuition is FREE! James Gant, director of the Prairie “There will be crafts and hopefully hot ENROLLING NOW for 2018-2019 school year! Township Community Center. coco,” Gant said. “People really seem to To ensure delivery, children must look forward to this annual tradition of get - Hurry, spots fill up quickly! include their full name, complete address ting together as a community and celebrat - with zip code and postage. ing the holidays.” Also, this year the community center For more information on events happen - will once again be having its annual Elf on ing in Prairie Township, visit www.prairi - the Shelf contest. This contest will also etownship.org. take place from Nov. 26 through Dec. 17 www.columbusmessenger.com October 28, 2018 - WESTSIDE MESSENGER - PAGE 3 Government Focus Township stepping up efforts to catch speeders By Amanda Ensinger these locations include Frank Road.

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