02/05/2026
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
Feb. 12: Larry Logan – Buying furniture tips and tricks (in time for a BIG Valentine’s purchase)
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Presiding: President Rob Radcliff
Greeter: Ty Ankrom
Pianist: Ellery Elick
Invocation: Charlie Hedges
Song Leader: Judy Wolford: “In the good old summertime”, “Sing out a song of Rotary”
Attendees: Radcliff, Marosher, Ankrom, Brown, C&T Chamberlain, Crawford, Dreisbach, Droste, Duvall, Elick, Foster, Fountain, Gouge, Hedges, Hill, Hooks, Horning, Kitchen, Lambert, Lanman, E.Liggett, Logan, McCrady, McNemar, G&S Montgomery, Neff, Nemes-Crawford, Poling, Rhodes, Riegel, Robinson, Searls, B&T Tottle, D.Webb, Weller, White, Wilson, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, Wolford
Students: Kara Schooley from CHS introduced us to Bear and Lucas – both taking classes through OSU as high school students!! Best of luck to you both.
Club Announcements:
- Euchre tournament Feb. 27th, 6:00pm at Rhoadhouse 56. Play as individual.
- Winter Assembly, Feb. 28th, 9:00am-3:00pm at Newark – $25 fee will be reimbursed by club! Great for new members and members who want to reconnect about why they joined Rotary. Sign up on line: rotary6690.org. Topics of district grants, service projects, getting more involved in the District, DACdb help, membership, fundraising ideas and all the updates for the RYLA program.
- Paul Harris presentation from Jayme Fountain to Joe McNemar PHF+4 today! Thank you for supporting the work around the world Joe.
- Board meeting next Tuesday, Feb. 10th at noon
- Dues invoice going out beginning of March – price increasing to $265. Please see explanation in last week’s Flashes.
- Nightbirde and CASA thank you’s
- Rural Urban Day – next week is sign up sheet. Last Thursday of February at Presbyterian Church. Invite ag friends. Member meals are taken care of with dues – so come to the meeting!
SAA: “It’s Good to be King” Bob Sneed – It’s an honor to be recognized by the SAA
- Birthdays/Anniversaries/
- National Shower with a friend day (figure out your own celebration)
- First edition of Reader’s Digest published on this day in 1922
- Bob giving instructions for students to apply for PCCF scholarships
- Super Bowl trivia
- Lombardi trophy weighs 7lbs
- Only team to go to 4 straight superbowls: Buffalo
- Which two starting quarterbacks won superbowls with different teams: Tom Brady and Peyton Manning
- What two teams are tied with most Super Bowl losses: Denver, NE
- Ticket to first Super Bowl $12
Scholarship Drawing: Dave Webb won $30, but did not find the bean for $1,417!!
Program: Ken Green from Pickaway Co. 100 Plus Men Who Care
- Two years ago the group started – following have been non-profit winners: Box 65; Arts Around; Community Cupboard; Hope House; Christian Camp for Youth; Roundtown As One; Friends of Ted Lewis; The Covering; Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition
- Organization meets twice a year, select non-profit who serve Pickaway Co. and winner of three presentations receives $100 from members directly
- No officers, no dues, no committees, fundraising events are the two meetings and checks are made directly to the winning organization
- Rhoadhouse 56 donates their facility for meetings, so no overhead
- Member signs up with contact information, and agrees to make out two $100 checks a year. You also agree the organization chosen by those in attendance vote with written ballot wins. Following the vote, three more groups are chosen out of a hat to present
- If an organization wins, their name is removed from the hat for two years. The winners make a presentation explaining the way funds were used at the next meeting
- Currently at 60 members, the groups name is 100+ men so please reach out if you would like to join up or come to the next meeting – Feb. 19th – 6pm at Rhoadhouse 56
- Interested individuals can contact Fred Kennedy at Fredkennedy552@gmail.com or Ken Greene at greenejkg@gmail.com.
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The Presidential charity is Soldiers Monumental Society – caring for the graves of our service men and women