8/27/2026
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
Sept. 3: Rob Mullins – Trusted Advice
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Presiding: President-Elect John Lambert
Greeter: Betsy Weller
Invocation: Warren Spangler
Piano: Ellery Elick
Song Leader: Rob Radcliff chose ‘O Canada’, ‘Rotary Will Go Round the World’
Attendees: Lambert, D.Wolfe, R.&D.Radcliff, Nemes-Crawford, Elick, Wilson, McNemar, Duvall, B.&E. Liggett, G&S Montgomery, Hedges, Sneed, R.Wolfe, Riegel, Searls, Halley, McCrady, Robinson, I.&D.Webb, Foster, Driesbach, Furniss, Poling, Spangler, A.Hill, Reitano, Hooks, D.Horning, Brown, Weller, Lanman, B.Tootle, T.Chamberlain
Visiting Rotarians: Farynowski sisters! Past District Governor Carolyn from Maine and PP Katherine from Orlando
Club Announcements:
- President Connie is in New Orleans at the Zone Institute with 12 others from our District. She is enjoying the conference in particular, Larry Lunsford, RI President-Elect.
- Community Kitchen thank you’s: Daryl, Rob, Dodie and daughter Amber, Bob McCrady, Tom Duvall, David & Marie
- Prepaid Pumpkin Show tickets at the old price $5 – get your tickets before the price increase
- Pumpkin Show booth schedule is coming out – sign up often for the largest fundraiser we have – Contact Rob Radcliff if you don’t make meetings
- Saturday, Oct. 3rd, 5pm: Colonial Dinner at Mt. Oval celebrating America 250 as a fundraiser. Contact Historical Society 740-474-1495 for tickets.
- Sept. 27th – 2pm – Bob McCrady has tickets for Tony Ellis fiddle show at Presbyterian church
- Sept. 9th: Chamber Business After Hours 4:30-6:30pm – Atomic Credit Union
SAA: Past President Tony Chamberlain
- Warren Spangler had to pay for every error made today
- How many Big Ten teams in top 25? OSU, Oregon, Indiana, USC, Michigan, Washington, Penn State, Iowa
- How many top 25 teams will OSU play? 6
- How many Big Ten teams are there currently? 18
- Two affiliate members of the Big Ten for specific sports – Notre Dame & John Hopkins
- 1896 original Big Ten – who left first? Chicago
- Which Big Ten university has oldest football stadium – Wisconsin
- Which Big Ten team has the most Heisman’s? – USC
- Last Buckeye to get the Heisman? – Troy Smith
- Won most National Championships? – Yale (18)
Scholarship Drawing: This week’s winner Bob Sneed took home $20 and did not get the big bean $252.
Program: Jason Stone, owner of Joy House Coffee
- Opened in November 2020 under Jason’s ownership
- Tag line – “Your story matters”
- Jason is an Architect, Pastor, Business owner
- Jason takes time to get to know his customers and provides the link between them to make a difference in the community (you won’t find him mixing up your coffee)
- Mobile cart goes to Circleville City Schools for staff and Berger Hospital staff
- Close the street for ‘Flight Night’ – 5 different drinks with food trucks
- Roaster is Jennings Java in Columbus
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In honor of our speaker, we will make a donation to the – Pickaway County Special Olympics