05/08/2025
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
May 15th – surprise
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- Presiding: President Heidi White
- Prayer: Roger Wolfe
- Piano: Ellery Elick
- Song Leader: Jim Hooks reprises his traditional May role: in honor of Mother’s Day – “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”, something about the market is mentioned in “Good-bye My Lover Good-bye”
- Attendees: Daryl knows…where is everybody?
- Guests: Rick Rawlins’ guest – Kristin Wilson-Doyle, audiologist from Luebbe Hearing (May is better hearing month – get a free hearing screening!)
Club Announcements:
- Bonus Soup Kitchen May 12th – with close to 200 meals, we need help please
- Please pay your invoice by June 1st for (July 2025-June 2026 dues)
- Drexel Poling Service Above Self Award for community members – nomination deadline June 5th. See Michele Lanman for application.
Community Events:
- May 16th – YMCA fundraiser at Rhoadhouse 56: Bourbon & BBQ 6-9pm $50 pre-register, $60 at the door
- May 17th – 8am-noon Savings Bank Shred It Day at the Circleville Middle school
- June 6th – Special Olympics “Pieing for a purpose” – Pumpkin Show Park – see Matt Hafey if you want to get pied or help in any way
SAA: Michele Lanman
- Buckeye fans- how many went to a game? Others pay $1, we’ve spent enough
- FB team also has what honor? Scholastic
- Most nfl draft selections: Georgia, 2022, 16
- Other draft questions
Scholarship Drawing: This weeks winner is Michelle Blanton for $19 – Big Bean is holding at $717.
Program: our own Rick Rawlins sharing a family honor
- Rick’s father, Private First Class Elbert R. Rawlins, was inducted into Ohio Military Hall of Fame which takes place each spring on the Veterans Plaza of the Ohio Statehouse
- It honors those veterans who received a Medal of Valor while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces
- Ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-military-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-5-2-2025
- His father served in the South Pacific for three years and was behind enemy lines in Guadalcanal for 9 days gathering intelligence
- Wade J. Rawlins, (Ret.) Air Force Lt. Colonel and U.S. Air Force Academy graduate – (Elbert’s grandson and Rick’s son) accepted the award
- 6 months ago, Rick’s son received a call from Australia from an underwater demo specialist – Elbert’s dogtags were found in the Solomon Islands when a native turned them over
- William J. Barthelmas, Jr. was also honored posthumously with his third silver star for his service in Vietnam
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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to Anne’s Smiles of Ashville