10/01/2026
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
Oct. 8th: Our own Tom Kitchen from ESC
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Presiding: President Connie Chamberlain
Piano: Ellery Elick
Greeter: Jayme Fountain
Invocation: Brenna Gibson
Song Leader: Bob Sneed “America The Beautiful”, “Shine On Harvest Moon”
Attendees: C&T Chamberlain, D.Wolfe, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Elick, Brown, Coulter, Driesbach, Droste, Duvall, Foll, Foster, Fountain, Gibson, Halley, Hedges, Hooks, Lanman, B&E Liggett, Logan, McCrady, McNemar, G.Montgomery, Poling, Rawlins, Riegel, Robinson, Searls, Sneed, Spangler, Weller, White, Mullins, Sobolosky from Gouge
Visiting Rotarian: Susan Thompson
Visitors: Greg Lahr – Principal of CHS with Kim Halley
Students of the week: New Hope’s Allison Catlos introduced us to Rachel Mills and Elaina Culp
Club Announcements:
- Thank you for helping prepare our whistles for Downtown Business Assoc. Trick or Treat
- Monday kitchen: 181 meals served. Thank you Daryl, Rob, Dodie, David, Missi, Tom Duvall, Bob Mc
- Sock-Tober will be collection for October – boys/girls briefs size 4+; socks, gloves, scarves, hats. Items are 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
- Gary – Wreaths Across America will be collecting money ($17) starting next week. Dec. 19th is pick-up. Program starts at noon if you would like to help distribute at Forest Cemetery, Soldiers Glen.
- Big Wheel Race – sign-ups limited to 84 and then wait list. Help promote race link on our Facebook page – 4-5yr olds. Oct. 22nd – at race track on Pinckney Street 12:45pm.
SAA: Warner Searls
- October – travel month to come to The Show: If you do not have orange on, pay $1
- First power aircraft built by Wright Bros. – Wright Flyer
- Which Country has 10,000 airports – USA
- Airplane, the movie, released when? – 1980
- Boeing company headquarters – Arlington, VA (there is a lot boo’s to that)
- Current fastest commercial passenger jet – 747 Boeing
- Black box of aircraft is what color – bright orange
- Reason Wright brothers created aircraft – to get out of Dayton
- Highest altitude of any “plane” – SpaceShipOne (with more boo’s)
- In the movie “Planes, trains and automobiles” where was flight diverted to – Witchita, KS
- How many Air Force one’s are there? One – only the plane with the president
Scholarship Drawing: This week’s winner Larry Logan receives $22 and Big Bean only with $42
Program: CHS Band Director: Brennan Colvard
- Melanie Williams assistant director and other student leaders are here today
- Students are signing up for honor bands across the state – 9 students currently with more on the way. Student travels, trains and performs with the new group.
- OU and OSU educators coming to Circleville to provide educational opportunities
- CHS won Pickaway Ross Battle of the Bands event, Sept. 11th, 2026. Two years running and going for three-peat
- Qualified for state finals at Hilliard this year – October 30th, 6:30pm is performance time
- Brennan started with a 20 person band right after COVID and now has over 90 members! Almost at band room limit! Talking with middle schoolers to show them how fun band is. It’s all about relationship building.
- Last spring, went to Florida Disney World at the main park and marched in front of the castle
- Chet Kirkland: saxophone player and won composer contest
- Evelyn Williams: french horn player, Band President, senior, field commander. RISE is the program for this year
- Ariana: section leader for high brass. Superior ratings at Grove City and Logan Elm.
- Lilliana: section leader for flutes. Leadership opportunities which will be carried with us outside band
- Shelby: percussion from 9 to 19 members. Percussion gets an extra week of band camp so we are ready for the band. Percussion just received first Superior ranking.
- Tucker: squad leader for tenor saxophone. Goal is fundraising for new uniforms ($70,000-$80,000). Currently piecing past uniforms together by section.
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In honor of our speaker, we will make a donation to the – Pickaway County Special Olympics