03-26-2026

Jayme Fountain congratulates Tony Robinson with his PHF+3 award!!
Happy Birthday Bob McCrady. With Brenna making sure he stays in his seat.
Program Chair Carly Neff with speaker Jonathan Davis and President Rob

03/26/2026

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Apr. 2 – Sam Braun – student at US Military Academy at West Point

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Presiding:  President Rob Radcliff

Greeter: Heather Foll

Pianist: Ellery Elick

Invocation: Norm Wilson

Song Leader: Gary Montgomery: “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”, “Better Than Ever This Year” (with Jim Hooks’ approval!)

Attendees: a crowd

Students: Logan Elm represented today with four students! Max, Ella, Autum, and Kennedy  

Club Announcements:  

  1. Jayme Fountain – Tony Robinson received his PHF+3 award! Thank you for supporting the work Rotary accomplishes Tony
  2. Remembering Bill Stout with Ty and Larry sporting his Circleville Rotary ties. First annual Bill Stout Cinco De Mayo dinner – more info coming. 
  3. District Conference – April 24-25th at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris. Weekend with Rotarians across our district – connect to see if we can collaborate or maybe you will bring back ideas to help our community. Www.rotary6690.com. $225 for Friday and Saturday sessions. $75 for dinners alone. 
  4. Community Kitchen thank you to Gary & Sandy Montgomery, Warren Spangler, Bob McCrady, Bob & Alice Foster, David & Marie Crawford along with Betsy Weller! All under Alice Harker’s leadership.
  5. RYLA – we have four out of five county schools represented! Still working on last one.

SAA:  Tony Chamberlain

  • Bob McCrady’s birthday celebration today!
  • What team won first NCAA basketball tournament 1939 – Oregon
  • What sportscaster titled it March Madness for NCAA – Brent Musburger
  • What are the odds to have perfect bracket – 1 in 9.2 quintillion
  • How old is one of the youngest head coaches to ever win the tournament – 31
  • And he went around the room again!

Scholarship Drawing: This week’s winner of $31 is Tony Chamberlain (interesting…) – Big bean holding at $1,547!!

Program:   Jonathan Davis – Superintendent at Pickaway-Ross 

  • Influx in all programs with 850 juniors/seniors that attend every day
  • Next Fall – 700 applications and will be taking 550 (students have to be on-track to graduate, else they cannot get through the tech requirements)
  • 25 programs from electrical, welding, public safety, robotics, manufacturing, cyber security, nursing, transportation, etc.
  • Just added 16,000 square feet – industrial construction lab. When students graduate, they will be helping build the warehouses in northern Pickaway Co.
  • Fall – first HVAC program
  • Also serving Christian schools
  • High school students are being placed in adult classes because of space limitations
  • Trying to partner with Teays and Eastland Career to focus on Pickaway County opportunities
  • 221 students on full-time job placement at our area employers
  • 97% of students graduate on track
  • Over 2,000 community service hours worked by students
  • $2.25 million earned by students on work-based learning
  • 219,013 hours on job placement & work-based learning
  • 375 college credits earned while at Pickaway-Ross
  • Career tech can help students get the leg into a electrical union job so when they are in their four year electrical engineering classes, their side job is already in their field
  • April 10th: 8am-noon : Business & Education Workforce Summit 2026
  • www.pickawayross.com

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The Presidential charity is Soldiers Monumental Society – caring for the graves of our service men and women