It’s almost that time of the year. Snow visits Grove City each winter and city crews do a great job clearing our main streets. Be sure to respect the no parking zones along the main cross roads to allow them to get their job accomplished in the least amount of time to benefit everyone.

This editorial cartoon appeared in The Grove City Record in the 1970s in an effort to discourage residents from placing debris and trash at curbside before the collection date. The problem had become widespread and generated complaints from adjacent properties. The artist, a local insurance agent, created his art using the name, J. Greenleaf Leak.

Rush and Opal Thomas’s Party House on Columbus Street was the destination for parties, receptions, special events and Sunday dinners. Reservations were required. Today, the stately brick house is the office building for the Grove City United Methodist Church.

The sound system at Union Station, the old railroad depot in Columbus, was created and installed by a Grove City resident, M.J. Mercier. He also had secret contracts with the military during World War II that required military guards posted at his property.

In the 1970s, Gooding Amusement Company agreed to bring a 100-foot double Ferris wheel as the featured attraction at the Grove City Community Fair at Windsor Park; that ride was usually only available at state fairs or large county fairs. Grove City’s event qualified because it was drawing very large annual crowds. In 1975, it was estimated nearly 50,000 people visited five-day, free admission event.