03-13-2025

Mollie Hamilton from Atomic Credit Union at her first meeting
Soap-N-Hope matching District Grant equals $2,000 plus supplies
Rockmill Brewery in LANCASTER! Ian with owners Austin & Taylor Caulk and President Heidi

03/13/2025

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Mar. 20 – Chef Alfonso from the upcoming downtown restaurant

——

  • Presiding:  President Heidi White
  • Prayer: Brenna Gibson
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Stacy Young “I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover”, “My Wild Irish Rose”
  • Attendees: Ankrom, Brown, C.Chamberlain, T.Chamberlain, Crawford, Driesbach, Droste, Elick, Foster, Fountain, Gibson, Hedges, Hooks, Justinger, Lanman, Logan, Mavis, McCrady, G&S Montgomery, Nemes-Crawford, Poling, Radcliff, Rawlins, Reitano, Riegel, Robinson, Sneed, Spangler, B.Tootle, I.Webb, D.Webb, Weller, White, Wilson, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, Wolford, Young
  • Guests: Brenna brings her future Rotarian daughter, Taylor; Stacy Young has brought back Morgan Windsor; PICAA represented by Exec. Director Jonna Motter; future Rotarian Ezra Herron was helping grandpa be Exec. Secretary; Mollie Hamilton – Atomic Credit Union
  • Students: not today

Announcements: 

  • Bonus Community Kitchen – thank you Warren, David & Marie, Gary, Bob Mc, Rob, Daryl
  • 4 way speech contest – 11 students registered. 10:00am at the Library for volunteers March 15th.
  • District Fundraisers:
    • Soles4Souls –  Rob thanks us for our club donations $1,070!
    • Women Products drive: Paula Routt & Brenna Gibson chair- donations have already started being collected. Our final collection date this year will be April 17th and winner announced at the District Conference – April 26th! Please donate products or money and come to the conference to see Heidi hoist the trophy!
  • Invoices for July 2025-June 2026. Please pay Daryl before June 1st. We need to have membership finalized before Rotary International sends us a bill based on June membership numbers.

SAA: The King – Bob Sneed (it is an honor to be recognized by the SAA)

  • National Jewel Day; Good Samaritan Day; 1877 – earmuffs were patented 
  • Ides of March – trivia

Scholarship Drawing:  This weeks winner is Judy Wolford for $18  – Big Bean is holding at $587.

Program: Rockmill Brewery owners Austin & Taylor Caulk

  • Located in Lancaster – Belgian style beers
  • Water used at Rockmill has similar mineral composition to beer in Belgium
  • Rockmill was in foreclosure and the Caulk’s took it over
  • Started as managing the Brewery for the previous owner because they didn’t want the brewery to close
  • The previous owners used to live on a horse farm, therefore the brand has a horse
  • Wanted to create a place where you can experience relationships – bring a pet, your kids and return to nature
  • The Farmhouse – where owners used to live has been turned into event center, booking weddings and corporate events
  • 5705 Lithopolis Road. Lancaster, OH
  • VRBO – can stay at the Farmhouse – 5 bedrooms and 8 baths
  • Food options – BBQ food truck – Back Country BBQ
  • Thursday’s – Singer-Songwriter night 6-8pm
  • Friday’s are wine tastings
  • Rockmillbrewery.com and follow on social media for coming events

****************

In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to Anne’s Smiles of Ashville