09/25/2025
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
Oct. 2: Help prepare whistles for Downtown Business Trick or Treat on Tuesday, Oct. 28th, 5pm-6pm
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Presiding: President Rob Radcliff
Greeter: Michelle Blanton
Prayer: Brenna Gibson
Piano: Anita Wilson guest playing today
Song Leader: Taylor Gibson – “Get Together”, “Battle Hymn of the Republic”
Attendees – Radcliff, Wilson, Horning, I.Webb, D.Webb, Weller, McNemar, Ankrom, Kitchen, Hooks, Mabe, Doyle-Wilson, Fountain, Halley, G&S Montgomery, Droste, Blanton, T&B Gibson, McCrady, R.Wolfe, D.Wolfe, Riegel, Hedges, B.Tootle, Foster, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, C&T Chamberlain, Routt, Poling, Wolford, Searls, Mavis, Spangler, Lambert, Robinson, Driesbach, Justinger, Neff, White
Guests – Anita Wilson in the house!
Students: from Teays Valley – Mr. Farrell introduced Dinna Doan and Nolan Luffer
Paul Harris Fellowship: Bob McCrady PHF+1; Roger Wolfe PHF+1; Jean Droste PHF+3
Club Announcements:
- Community Kitchen – almost 200 meals were prepared in an hour – thank you to Gary & Sandy Montgomery, Bob Foster, Bob McCrady, Betsy Weller, Warren Spangler, David & Marie Crawford
- “Gift of Hope” boxes! Box assembly at Pickaway-Ross is October 21st at 6pm. Our donation will be $5,100 for the cause.
- Pumpkin show schedule make sure your name is on the list
- Big Wheel Race also coming up fast – Jim Hooks is the race director, see him to sign up. If you know of any 4 or 5 year olds – sign ups are open at pumpkinshow.com and on our Facebook page to Share. 1pm at the Race Track on Pinkney St. for all volunteers
- Socktober! Is starting again with it expanding to winter hats/scarves/gloves/underwear and Taylor Gibson is leading her team: John Lambert, Suzi, Heidi and Stacy. WINTER SOCKS only please, not summer socks. Last day to collect is October 30th.
- Jason Fife will be joining our club in a future meeting. He was approved by the board last week.
- Wreaths Across America – distribution Dec. 17th – they will be $17 each again. Gary Montgomery has the sign up sheet.
SAA: Tom Kitchen
- Happy Dollars & Robert Redford trivia
- Year of his birth – 1936
- Born where? Santa Monica
- Univ. Of Colorado studied – architecture
- Only Academy Award – for director of Ordinary People
- Played Alexander Pierce in which Marvel movie – Captain America
Scholarship Drawing: This weeks winner is Warren Spangler $25 – Big Bean is growing to $1117
Program: Logan Elm Superintendent – Tim Williams and Financial Chair, Steve McAfee
- Tim’s 14th year as superintendent
- Job is getting harder and all superintendents work together with the goal of creating young people who will be able to give back to their community
- Strategic plans: Student achievement, finance/operations, safety and wellness of students; community involvement
- Report card – Elementary schools into one location improved scores to 4.5/5; High and middle school 3.5/5
- 50% of students graduate and go straight into workforce
- Safety : 267 security cameras inside/outside; key swipes in entry; window film
- 2,735 miles a day – bus routes (new school bus $141,000) with 21 busses on the road
- 1700 students; elementary 83% capacity; high/middle 72% capacity
- Proposed 246 homes across from OCU, the school district has capacity for the students
- First Annual 5K – November 1st
- High school 550 students with 300 play at least one sport and 50+ in band
- Since 2011, have spent $2.9million around campus improvements
- Both 1% income tax levy renewal and emergency levy failed in May – emergency property tax levy will not be on the Nov. 4th ballot (school will absorb $812,000 loss by loosing five positions)
- Renewal 1% income tax levy will be the only one on the Nov. 4th ballot. It is 14% of operating expenses ($3.8 million)
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The Presidential charity is Soldiers Monumental Society – caring for the graves of our service men and women