05/28/2026
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
June 4th: Tom Kitchen – Pickaway Co. ESC
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Presiding: President Rob Radcliff
Greeter: David Crawford
Pianist: Anita Wilson
Invocation: Joe Brown
Song Leader: Jim Reitano selected “The Band Played On”, “Better Than Ever This Year”
Attendees: R.Radcliff, D.Wolfe, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Blanton, Brown, C&T Chamberland, Dreisbach, Duvall, Fountain, Hedges, Horning, Hooks, Justinger, Kitchen, Lambert, Logan, Mavis, McCrady, McNemar, G.Montgomery, Poling, Rawlins, Reitano, Riegel, Robinson, Searls, Sneed, Spangler, B&T Tootle, I&D Webb, Weller, R.Wolfe, Gouge, Hill, Bull
Visitors: Edward Stolarz-guest of the Crawfords; Anita brought along her husband; Jeff Martin from Ashville guest of Michelle Blanton; Jo Welsch from Bottoms Up
Club Announcements:
- May diaper drive – Jo Welsh from Bottons Up collected our 10 boxes of 2,080 diapers plus $165. Emergency Clearinghouse, Corner Closet and Haven House are local recipients
- Jayme Fountain presented Connie Chamberlain her PHF+2 & Marie Nemes-Crawford received PHF+6
- Sid Limimg retires Tuesday with presentation at City Council meeting, all invited
- Hocking Valley Scenic Railroad (www.hvsry.org) schedule is out. Have questions on how to volunteer or take a trip – our own Mr. Railroad, Warner Searls, is the guy in the know.
- Membership dues final call is June 1st – we want to see those 11 outstanding members come on back! Please get your money to Daryl.
SAA: Tom Duvall
- Herald pictures/Birthdays/Anniversaries
- 1937 Volkswagen founded; Golden Gate Bridge opened
- 1961 Amnesty International founded; 1892 Sierra Club founded
- Ohio became a state in 1803
Scholarship Drawing: This week’s winner of $19 is Betsy Weller – BABY bean is $39
Program: David Frash – Director, State & Local Government Affairs – Anduril Industries; Director of External Affairs, Kristin Easterday
- P3 and Jobs Ohio were very influential in Anduril choosing Pickaway County
- 4,008 people in the next decade needed to run the operation
- Currently building in Pickaway County with Pickaway County employees running the manufacturing
- Anduril started 9 years ago as software company; defense product company today
- One product 9 years ago to multiple products for allied partners world-wide
- National search for the land to increase manufacturing – January 15, 2025 announced plans to move to Pickaway county to land that was ready
- Anduril is ready to hire two new teams to get trained in California and then come back to work here
- Building 1 was already built so Anduril could move right in. July 2025 started inside construction with March completion and first product is almost ready to be distributed
- 5 million sq.ft after all 7 buildings are done
- 100 job positions are currently open and waiting for employees
- All products are autonomous and manufacturing still takes wrenches turned by a person (autonomy drives the product, people make it)
- Anduril is producing the vehicle. No explosives are on it (only in classified locations in the country)
- This will be the largest campus in sq.ft. with more people in the California headquarters
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The Presidential charity is Soldiers Monumental Society – caring for the graves of our service men and women