10/09/2025
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
Oct. 16: PUMPKIN SHOW BIG WHEEL RACE – 12:45pm report to the Pinckney St. stage
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Presiding: President Rob Radcliff
Piano: Ellery Elick is back
Song Leader: Paula Routt – “The Punkin Show” song sounded great!
Attendees – Ankrom, Brown, C.Chamberlain, Crawford, Elick, Foster, Fountain, Hedges, Logan, Mabe, McCrady, McNemar, G.Montgomery, Mullins, Poling, Radcliff, Rawlins, Reitano, Riegel, Routt, Saunders, Sneed, Spangler, T.Tootle, I.Webb, White, Wilson, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, Wolford
Students: from Pickaway-Ross: students from Vet-tech program (if you want your pet groomed – give Pick-Ross a call!) Sophia Hall & Addison Stevens with Janet Borrows introducing them
New Member approved by the board: Austin Brooks who is sponsored by Heidi White.
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, 12:45pm at the Race Track on Pinkney St. for all volunteers
- 125 Club: Jayme Fountain called up – Daryl Wolfe, Rob Radcliff, Judy Wolford, Brenna Gibson, Ellery Elick, Sr. Monica Justinger, Bob Foster, Joe McNemar, David Crawford, Gary Montgomery, Jean Droste and Roger Wolfe
- Gary Montgomery was called back to the podium for PHF+1 !!!
- Sock-tober! We are collecting until the 30th. Hats, scarves, gloves, underwear
- Clean-up before Pumpkin Show – Sunday, 2pm on North Court St. meet at the old Jim’s Pay and Save. Chris Mullins will have all the supplies.
- See Gary Montgomery to buy a wreath for $17 a piece – Wreaths Across America
- J. Boyd Stout Scholarship fund has been receiving a lot of donations since Bill’s passing. Donors are receiving thank you notes from the club as well as a list will be given to the family
- OCU shuttle to Pumpkin Show – fundraiser for Baseball team
SAA: Bob Foster
- Birthdays/anniversaries
- “Hair” the musical questions – 1968 on broadway
- Musical score written by: Gulf McDermott
- What song came from the musical: all of the ones Bob read
- 1969 Big Wheel first created
Scholarship Drawing: This weeks winner is Larry Logan $15 (donated back) – Big Bean keeps growing $1,165!!
Program: Fire Chief from Circleville, Brian Thompson and Harrison Township, Shawn Davidson
- Chief Davidson: started in 1997 – chief, 2022: 127 square miles is covered
- Last 10 years, 70% increase in runs, estimate 20% grown in next 5 years
- City of Ashville last 5 years, built 550 new homes/apartments and anticipating 1,000 more in next couple years
- South Bloomfield built 900 homes/apartments in last 5 years
- Sod farm – west side of 23 is in contract now for 2,000+ homes
- 23/752 southeast corner – development for something
- Warehouse district – 18 warehouses today, 11.2 million square feet
- 762 boudin pierce – 4 million square feet coming of warehouses
- Intermodal – 24 trains a day come through Ashville at 55 mph. 1500 containers arrive daily. Getting ready to add more.
- Public safety building is in the works in South Bloomfield. Working with state of Ohio to fund it at old municipal building on Union St. First quarter 2026 decision.
- 752 and Walnut Creek pike another roundabout
- 23 will be going over 762 is a couple years away
- 6700 square feet has been added to the existing firehouse. They have added the 9th firefighter
- Ladder and tanker trucks ordered for over $2million
- Anduril – building drones with over 5million square feet under roof. 4000 employees. 5-7 buildings with each building bigger than Ohio Stadium
- Chief Thompson: Circleville covers is 6.7 square miles
- Year to date: 3,715 calls for service. 2,717 EMS and 997 Fire. Total calls YTD up by 40
- Currently down 2 people and if levy does fail, would be down 7 more people
- Pickaway Township is part-time paid around the clock, so that has reduced Circleville mutual aid
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The Presidential charity is Soldiers Monumental Society – caring for the graves of our service men and women