05/07/2026
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
May 14: Jamie Green – Planning NEXT
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Presiding: President Rob Radcliff
Greeter: David Crawford
Pianist: Ellery Elick
Invocation: Norm Wilson
Song Leader: Warren Spangler selected “I’ve Been Working On The Railroad”, “Rotary Will Go Round the World”
Attendees: R.Radcliff, D.Wolfe, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Elick, Wilson, Duvall, Liddy, B.Liggett, Droste, Mavis, Blanton, McCrady, R.Wolfe, Hedges, Sneed, Lambert, McNemar, Riegel, Rawlins, Horning, Robinson, Driesbach, Spangler, Foster, G&S Montgomery, Hill, Poling, C.Chamberlain, Hooks, Weller, B.Tootle, Fountain, Gouge
Guests: Warren Spangler reintroduced Andy Bull (he is on the membership track); Brian Hill brought along Chris Davey & Tiffany Anderson; Bob Sneed introduced Elizabeth Furniss, Director of Visitors Bureau (who has applied for membership)
Club Announcements:
- Bonus Community Kitchen: Monday, May 11th, 4pm, Presbyterian church
- Board Meeting: Tuesday, May 12th, Noon at Watt St.
- Applications for Drexel Poling Service Above Self Award for community members- please see Michele Lanman for application. Due last week of May.
- May will be a diaper drive – please bring in child diapers – larger sizes are in more need. Bottoms Up out of Lancaster will be the recipient.
Community dates to remember:
- Saturday, May 9th, 1pm is dedication of reconstructed Pioneer Log Cabin.
- Other Mount Oval events, please see the Montgomery’s
- Bill Stout Memorial Cinco de Mayo celebration: Jackie Rays – 5:00pm-8:00pm on May 11th. $20 buffett. Come join us to remember our Governor!
SAA: Tom Duvall
- Birthdays/Anniversaries for the week (a few people might have to pay twice this month, just sayin’)
- National Pet Day; National Tourism Day; National Beverage Day
- Year Eiffel Tower opened? 1889
- Beethoven’s 9th first performed? 1824
- German’s surrendered WWII when? 1945
- What year Sony electronics founded? 1946
Scholarship Drawing: This week’s winner of $23 is Rob Radcliff – Big bean holding at $1,702!!
Program: Brian Hill – Director of Pickaway Progress Partners
- P3’s mission is to serve as a catalyst, promoting investment, growth, and job retention in Pickaway County
- Anduril – $1 billion, 5 million sq ft manufacturing facility, over 4,000 jobs
- Sofidel – $185 million expansion adding 100 new employees. Over 599 employees total over 9 years.
- Commercial Point – Rickenbacker Exchange now has about 4 million square feet of warehouses
- Continued efforts looking for state money: Barthelmas Park Multi-use path on Ohio St., community pool at Barthelmas, new building at fairgrounds
- Also financial incentives for small business assistance. Meeting with local business reps to find out how to keep them in Pickaway Co.
- Transportation improvements- state and local dollars: roundabout at SR 762 and Ashville Pike; US 23 & SR762 interchange with 23 going over 762; US 23 safety corridor, South Bloomfield; roundabout at Airbase Rd & Anduril Ave
- Housing: Pickaway Co. is one of the top 10 fastest growing counties in Ohio. Five or six new housing developments on the books for Circleville alone.
- Six spec buildings are on the books for starting in hopes to attract manufacturing jobs
- Local movie theatre has received some state funds for updates
- Programs the rest of month:
- Jamie Green: May 14th: Future of agriculture with NEXT group
- Matt Mcollister: May 21st: Montrose group: Economic development
- David Frash: May 28th: Anduril Industries Inc.
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The Presidential charity is Soldiers Monumental Society – caring for the graves of our service men and women