04/02/2026
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
Apr. 9: Amber Wiskstrom & Heather Foll – Pickaway Co. Special Olympics
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Presiding: President Rob Radcliff
Greeter: David Crawford
Pianist: Ellery Elick
Invocation: Joe McNemar
Song Leader: Brenna Gibson: “When the saints go marching in”
Attendees: Radcliff, D.Wolfe, Crawford, C.Chamberlain, Poling, G&S Montgomery, Robinson, Mavis, Sneed, D.Webb, Ankrom, Logan, Droste, Neff, Hedges, Riegel, Elick, Wilson, Saunders, B&E Liggett, Duvall, Gibson, R.Wolfe, McCrady, Spangler, Driesbach, McNemar, Searls, McCrady, Foster, Weller, Brown, Hill, Hooks, Fountain, Horning, Kitchen, B.Tootle, White, Nemes-Crawford
Guests: Sam’s family accompanied him today: Jerry and Sue Leist, grandparents; Parents Devin and Stacy Braun
Students: Emily Clark introduced her outstanding seniors: Jaelyn Pounds & Adrian Moehl
Club Announcements:
- District Conference – April 24-25th at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris. Weekend with Rotarians across our district – connect to see if we can collaborate or maybe you will bring back ideas to help our community. Www.rotary6690.com. $225 for Friday and Saturday sessions. $75 for dinners alone.
- Tom Duvall: First Paul Harris!! Thank you Tom. Remember our clubs policy to assist in funding your first and second Paul Harris Award. See Jayme Fountain for details.
- Please pay your dues to Daryl – we look forward to everyone returning for another year!
- RYLA – we have six applicants
- Entreprenurial summit at OCU : April 13&14. Sign-up at OhioChristian.edu
- Godspell at OCU Friday, April 17th-Sunday, April 19th : Ohiochristian.edu for tickets
- Mt.Oval Liberty Camp : ages 9-12years old. See Sandy Montgomery for details
- First Memorial Bill Stout Cinco De Mayo party is May 11th at Jackie Rays in Ashville, buffet, $20. 5pm-8pm
- “The Sandlot” is the movie we are sponsoring at Ted Lewis Park – checking on date
- Peace Pole: our club is sponsoring a peace pole and Ty is working on placement
SAA: Dave Webb
- Easter week trivia
- Any OSU fans, both bball teams out of the tournament, pay $1
- Any prior wrestling students? Remaining, pay $1
- Purdue choked, Charlie pay $1
- Edmund Fitzgerald trivia
- Gitche Gumee is an Ojibwe name for Lake Superior (Big Sea or Big Water)
Scholarship Drawing: This week’s winner of $31 is Larry Logan – Big bean holding at $1,578!!
Program: Sam Braun – Cadet Third Class student at US Military Academy at West Point
- Logan Elm grad in 2024
- After graduation, will have four year degree
- Academic, Physical, Military Pilar’s with Character being at the core
- First engineering school in country
- Two presidents were alum
- Cadet life: 6:50am attendance taken – 4,000 cadets eat breakfast together and five hours of classes, 11:30pm lights out
- 6:1 student to Faculty Ratio
- Every cadet required to take foreign language
- NCAA Division 1 Sports as well as Club sports and intramural sports
- When you graduate, you are expected to be an officer of the United States Army
- Can waive service commitment in order to go to law school or medical schools after four year degree
- Application eligibility requirements: US Citizen; 17-22 years old; not married; not pregnant or legal obligation to support a child
- For admission: Academic is worth 60%; Leadership (extracurricular; interview; reference letters)30%; Fitness 10%
- Medical qualifications
- Nominations from federal level
- West Point has tours in order to see what a day in the life is like prior to applying
- 14,000 applications; 4,500 nominated; 2,000 qualified; 1,250 admitted
- 23% women; 12% 1st gen college; 9% 2nd gen USMA; 9% soldiers
- Commitment does not start until third year
- After graduate, 8 year commitment to serve
- WestPoint.edu/admissions
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The Presidential charity is Soldiers Monumental Society – caring for the graves of our service men and women