9/24/2026
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
Oct. 1st: CHS Band Director: Brennan Colvard
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Presiding: President Connie Chamberlain
Piano: Ellery Elick
Invocation: Jim Rogers
Song Leader: Tom Duvall “Clementine”, “Sing Rotarians”
Attendees: C.&T. Chamberlain, D.Wolfe, Lambert, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Elick, White, Duvall, Foll, I.Webb, Marosher, Neff, Rhodes, Reitano, Weller, R.Wolfe, Hedges, Radcliff, McCrady, Sneed, Rawlins, Poling, B.Hill, Gibson, Halley, Wolford, Fountain, Robinson, Driesbach, Spangler, Coulter, Mavis, Hooks, D.Webb, B.Tootle, E.Liggett, Doug, Searls, Brown, McNemar
Visiting Rotarians: Craig Klein is moving to our club!, District Polio Chair – Jim Rogers from Logan
Visitors: Judy Wolford brought along Dallas for today’s program
Students of the week: Teays Valley’s Mr. Farrell introduced us to Allison Dean and Luke Long
Club Announcements:
- Community Cupboards last collection is Oct. 8th
- Sock-Tober will be collection for October – boys/girls briefs size 4+; socks, gloves, scarves, hats. We are collecting for Corner Closet and Haven House.
- Prepaid Pumpkin Show tickets at the old price $5 – get your tickets before the price increase
- Contact Rob or Daryl for your Pumpkin Show booth sign-up slot
Presentation: District Polio Chair, Jim Rogers accepts our clubs donation of $500 for October 24th – International EndPolio Day!
SAA: Kevin Driesbach
- Signer of Declaration of Independence raised by his uncle: John Hancock
- What president was raised by step-father and took his name (other than Clinton) Ford
- First Lady original name Anne Francis Robins – changed to her mothers second husband last name and the first name her mother called her – Nancy Davis Reagan
- Edgar Allen Poe was fostered – his real name was Poe, Allen was his fostered name
- Which of four Beatles was raised by his aunt – John Lennon
Scholarship Drawing: This week’s winner Tom Duvall receives $20 and Big Bean starts over with $20.
Program: Harry Trombitas – Retired FBI Agent
- FBI: serial murders, organized crime, crimes against children, bank robberies, etc.
- 57 years old is forced retirement age
- After retirement many asked when he was going to write a book about what it was like to work the cases. Took him 3 years. FBI pre-publication unit has to approve.
- Thomas Lee Dillon – over three years, killed outdoorsmen was first book
- Second book was about FBI academy experience and cases around the country
- Bank robbery coordinator for the Central Ohio region. Over 100/year. Harry would name the bank robbers based on some event or saying the from robber. This naming of the bank robber would gain more press.
- Book three – murders, abductions and kidnapping cases
- Book four – Matthew Hoffman case, I-270 shooting and Brinks Case
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In honor of our speaker, we will make a donation to the – Pickaway County Special Olympics