9/17/2026
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
Sept. 24th: Harry Trombitas – Retired FBI Agent who worked Bank Robberies
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Presiding: President Connie Chamberlain
Greeter: Austin Brooks
Piano: Ellery Elick
Song Leader: Tony Chamberlain “Four Leaf Clover”, “Rotary Will Go Round the World”
Attendees: C.&T. Chamberlain, Lambert, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Elick, G&S Montgomery, Poling, McCrady, Hedges, Riegel, B.&E. Liggett, Sneed, Robinson, Weller, White, McNemar, Horning, Brooks, Driesbach, Spangler, Fountain, Hooks, Liggett, A.Hill, D.Webb, Brown, Gibson, Sobolosky with Gouge
Visiting Rotarians: Serena Dresbach, Larry Davis from Sunrise; Craig Klein (deaconcraig54@gmail.com)
Students of the week: Logan Elm represented by Brett King, Zoe Burson and Jessica Fike
Club Announcements:
- $50/square for football pool with Sunrise. It is their fundraiser to raise money for benches up-town. Contact Larry Davis if interested.
- Circleville clubs and Chillicothe clubs each donated $500 to help offset costs of a lousy weather year for Techumseh!
- Action Against Hunger working to fill the Community Cupboards until Oct. 8th
- Sock-Tober will be collection for October – boys/girls briefs size 4+; socks. We are collecting for Corner Closet and Haven House.
- Casey Liddy – President of Berger. Dr. George, orthopedic surgeon is new physician
- Prepaid Pumpkin Show tickets at the old price $5 – get your tickets before the price increase
- Bonus food kitchen – 151 meals: thank you’s Daryl, Rob, Dodie, David, Tom Duvall, Warren, Bob McCrady
SAA: Kevin Driesbach
- Birthdays/anniversaries
- 2 father-son presidents: Bush and Adams
- Andrew Jackson had a pet that had to removed from his funeral – parrot who new colorful language
- William Blythe, III was real name, he changed it to take his step-father’s name – William Jefferson Clinton
- Only PHD president – Woodrow Wilson
- Trump serving two non consecutive terms – only other president was Cleveland
- And round two…..
Scholarship Drawing: This week’s winner Gary Montgomery donated back $22 and WON the big bean $307 (as he now works with Jayme Fountain to donate that as well!)
Program: Post Commander, Tim Combs, AMVETS
- 1944 is when WWII soldiers coming home needed help to get back into their life and someone to relate to
- 1947 Truman signed Amvets charter and first post was established in Kansas City
- All volunteer organization – lead with honor and integrity and service to the veterans who served our country
- Strengthen the bonds of those who served
- Scholarships available for high school students
- Veteran’s day dinner every year – look for community members to donate items so every veteran can have something. 300 people usually are there.
- Heritage is the theme this year
- 2026, our post was named one of the top Veteran’s Service organizations in State of Ohio
- Post 2256 was chartered in May 1980 and named after Capt. William Barthelmas, Jr. a US Air Force pilot and Silver Star recipient. Pickaway County’s first casualty of the Vietnam war.
- Only Honor Guard in Pickaway County (work on donations)
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In honor of our speaker, we will make a donation to the – Pickaway County Special Olympics