10/02/2025
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
Oct. 09: Fire Chiefs from Circleville and Harrison Township
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Presiding: President Rob Radcliff
Greeter: Warren Spangler
Prayer: Brenna Gibson
Piano: Anita Wilson guest playing today
Song Leader: Paula Routt and Anita picked out some fine ones I’m sure!
Attendees – Radcliff, Wilson, Saunders, Catlos, Droste, Logan, Sneed, Lambert, Robinson, Mavis, Routt, Poling, Driesbach, C&T Chamberlain, Spangler, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, McCrady, Riegel, T.Tootle, Hedges, Maroscher, G&S Montgomery, Foster, Rawlins, McNemar, Rhodes, T.Gibson, Neff, Lanman, Hooks, Blanton, Horning, Brown, White, Nemes-Crawford
Guests – Anita Wilson in the house again, thank you, thank you.
Students: from New Hope – Ellie King & Kennedy Tietz
New Member approved by the board: Tim Williams, Superintendent of Logan Elm has turned in his application to renew his membership. He was a member 2013-2018.
Club Announcements:
- “Gift of Hope” boxes! Box assembly at Pickaway-Ross is October 21st at 6pm. Our donation will be $5,100 for the cause. Sign-up to help.
- Big Wheel Race also coming up fast – Jim Hooks is the race director. Thursday, Oct. 16th, 1pm at the Race Track on Pinkney St. for all volunteers
- Oct. 8th – Wed. 10am-4pm Blood Drive – Rhoad’s Farm Market – get a free pumpkin!
- RD Saunders invited us to his President’s Breakfast on October 7th – 8am at OCU. Stay for the chapel service at 9:25am and at 10:15 is the planting of an Oak tree in honor of the 2029 class. RSVP president@ohiochristian.edu.
- 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.
- Wreaths Across America – distribution Dec. 17th – they will be $17 each again. Gary Montgomery has the sign up sheet.
- Honor Flight return for Charlie Hedges will be November 6th – 8:45pm at the Delta Ticketing
- Pumpkin Show booth pre-sale tickets until October 9th! Floats are $6. Pre-sale = $5
SAA: Fred Mavis
- National Custodian Day; National Fried Scallops Day
- Anyone walked in a PS parade?
- 1960’s and 1970’s, 12 out of 20 years who was giant pumpkin grower – Frank Coon
- 1975 – weight was 378 lbs
- Tom Tootle has been a member for 50 years 🙂
Scholarship Drawing: This weeks winner is Carly – Big Bean keeps growing!
Program: Council Person, Katie Logan-Hedges
- 9/11 stair climb on Sept. 11th – over 350 showed up with Ohio Health sponsor and schools participated. Registration fee is donated to the National Fallen Firefighters Fund. 110 flights – if you didn’t run the stairs, you can walk the track
- 25 streets repaired this year
- Grade separation project $25 million project – $2.5million is city’s part 2030-2032
- Code enforcement officer has started
- Homelessness – a lot of work being done with surrounding counties
- Barthelmas Park update – grant opportunities for park work is being investigated
- Safety/street level – Nov. 4th ballot
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The Presidential charity is Soldiers Monumental Society – caring for the graves of our service men and women