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05/25/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

June Calendar – Bob McCrady, Program Chair

June 1: Anthony Neff – County Engineer

June 1: * First Annual Euchre Tournament

June 8: Ohio Dept of Transportation to talk about electric cars

June 15: Blessings in a Backpack

June 16: * Golf outing at Pickaway Country Club

June 22: Pathways For Success

June 26: * Community Kitchen

June 29:  David Crawford – Year in review

July Calendar – David Crawford, Program Chair

July 6: District Governor, David Uhl plus Warren’s induction

July 10: * Bonus Community Kitchen

July 13: Jenny Rhodes, Visitor’s Bureau

July 20: Dave Roasa, Disaster Aid & Grove City Rotary

July 24: * Community Kitchen

July 27: TBD

*extra events

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• Presiding:  President David M. Crawford
• Prayer: Warren Spangler
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader:  Dan Fouts – “America the Beautiful”, “You’re a Grand Old Flag”
• Attending: (Drexel has official list)  47 today – Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Poling, McCrady, Reitano, Riegel, Elick, Duvall, Lambert, McNemar, Robinson, C.Chamberlain, Wilson, Fouts, Canfield, Dean, Colburn, Radcliff, E.Liggett, B.Liggett, I.Webb , Hedges, Liddy, Droste, D.Webb, Sneed, Dailey, Mavis, Palm, Spangler, Ellis, D.Wolfe, Robinson, T.Chamberlain, Beavers, Young, McIlroy, Lanman, Lam, Simmons, Fountain, Blanton, Sneed, White, Hooks, Maroscher, B.Tootle
• Guests: Jean Droste introduced Marilyn Orr ; John Ellis introduced his son Andy Ellis

Announcements

• Charlie Hedges was pleased to acknowledge Paul Harris Fellows – Tony Robinson PHF +1, Jim Hooks PHF +8
• Ian Webb – directory being updated, please make sure it’s correct and contact him with corrections if you are not at the meeting
• Daryl Wolfe thanked Gary & Sandy Montgomery, Bob Sneed, Tom Duvall, David & Marie Crawford, Bob McCrady, Angela Beavers & Alice Harker for working the community kitchen. We lost count after 120 meals were prepared and people kept arriving until 5:30pm. 
• Maggie Simmons from PAAC invited everyone to attend a professional development program on June 2nd. To register and more information see DrugFreePickaway.com.
• Don McIlroy announced the grand opening of Ted Lewis Park will be at Noon, Friday, May 26th.
• Tony Chamberlain – Friday, June 16th is our golf tournament. Need teams, volunteers and donations. For more information, please contact Tony. All proceeds fund scholarships for high school students going to technical colleges.
• First Annual Euchre Tournament is June 1st (next Thursday)! See Karlyn, Stacy or Carly if you can help. Remember, it’s a scholarship fundraiser.

SAA:  (the Angel in the room) – Angela Beavers

• May 25th trivia: 1979, what movie was released “Alien”
• 1965 – Ali knocked out Sonny Liston
• President in 1950? Truman
• First Star Wars movie opened on this day in what year? 1977
• Longest running Memorial Day Parade takes place in Ironton
• May 4th – auspicious day in Rotary – 1987 must allow women into membership
• National Sing Out Day – Happy Birthday to David 
• Heidi White made front page of paper
• Tim Colburn new P3 director

Scholarship Drawing:   Tim Colburn was the winner of $39 (and graciously donated it back). The jackpot is $1,373 and it continues!

Program:  Pickaway County Dog Warden, Ron Custer

• Ron has 2 deputy’s and has a law enforcement background
• 80% in the building are strays. There is alot of work to evaluate a stray dog and their behaviors before they can be put up for adoption
• Medically necessary euthanasia or for safety issues
• Currently have a dog there for over 2 years
• They will investigate issues with abandonment issues and neglect
• Commissioners have funded improvements to the facility and “Partners For Paws“ is a valuable fundraising organization for the shelter
• Volunteers are a blessing. There are opportunities for feeding, walking the dogs, cleaning kennels or just visiting the dogs. 
• Deer Creek Golf Course – June 10th is fundraiser golf outing for the shelter
• Everyone is invited to visit the shelter and call if you see something you think needs reported
• Donations are always welcome and needed
• There is education provided for all the new owners. Adjustment time will be needed for their new family member. 
• Foster program in place – we want someone to try the dog in their home before committing to caring for it.
• Facebook is biggest tool with news – have over 14,000 followers
• “Phantom” 25 lb cat at the shelter. One of the tools to evaluate the dogs, will it get along with cats?
• Shelter open 8am at 4pm. Closed to the public Sunday and Tuesday for cleaning or paperwork.
• Work with breed specific rescues, but finding they are full

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In appreciation of this year’s speakers sharing their time & efforts, donations to Pickaway Pathways for Success will be made in their names.

05/18/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

May Calendar – Dave Webb, Program Chair

May 18: Dr. Gregory Lam, Cardiologist

May 22: * Community Kitchen

May 25: Jarrod Burks, Ohio Valley Archeology, Inc.

June Calendar – Bob McCrady, Program Chair

June 1: Anthony Neff – County Engineer

June 1: * First Annual Euchre Tournament

June 8: Ohio Dept of Transportation to talk about electric cars

June 15: Blessings in a Backpack

June 16: * Golf outing at Pickaway Country Club

June 22: Pathways For Success

June 26: * Community Kitchen

June 29:  David Crawford – Year in review

*extra events

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• Presiding:  President David M. Crawford
• Prayer: Roger Wolfe
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader:  Dan Fouts. “For They’re Jolly Good Fellows”, “Sing Out A Song of Rotary”
• Attending: (Drexel has official list) 45 today – Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Poling, McCrady, Fouts, Elick, Canfield, Hedges, R.Wolfe, Dean, Mavis, Palm, Ellis, Schreiner, Liddy, Duvall, C.Chamberlain, Droste, Retanio, D.Wolfe, Radcliff, McIlroy, K.Neff, Montgomery, Weaver, Hafey, McNemar, Daily, Robinson, B.Liggett, Blanton, Lam, Rawlins, Wolford, T.Chamberlain, Ankrom, Fountain, Sneed, Lanman, Riegel, Davis, Mabe, Brown, Hooks, Kramer
• Guests: Warren treated his wife, Janet, to lunch today; Jean Droste introduced Debbie; Dan Dailey’s wife Donna helped us sound wonderful today
• Visiting Rotarians: President Marie Wilbanks & David Smith from Circleville Sunrise

Welcome Dr. Gregory Lam into membership today! Greg lives in Dublin with his family and is the Director of Cardiovascular Services for OhioHealth Berger.

Welcome Grant Davis into membership today as well! Grant is a Teays Valley grad along with an OSU Political Science grad. He is currently Clerk of Courts.

Board meeting highlights from May 16, 2023

• Warren’s induction is 7/6/23. Heidi’s is 7/11/24. DG will do both.
• Dr. Gregory Lam approved as new member
• Discussed membership retention going into the new 2023-24 Rotary year
• “Service Above Self” awardee will be named at upcoming June meeting 
• Rob said 2023-24 program chairs are designated. (Speaker calendar is booked through July 27.)
• District speech winner, Julia Weller, will be guest at 6/1 meeting
• Tony C. reported the June 16 golf tournament/scholarship fundraiser is shaping up. Will be contacting a few additional sponsors.
• Euchre tournament/scholarship fundraiser is June 1
• David thanked the scholarship selection committee for its work. In-school presentations will be made this month and recipients will be guests at meetings during June.
• June check presentations:
  • Blessings in Backpack – $750 ($250 from Rotary and $500 from anonymous members)  
  • Pathways for Success – $750 deferred/accrued speaker honorariums
• July check presentations:
  • Downtown Christmas decorations, $600
• David/Patty/Rob/Warren will do an annual check-in with Watt Street Tavern management to ensure expectations are being met by all parties, and discuss options that might enhance serving expediency
• Lengthy discussion on the need to explore additional payment options (credit/debit, Venmo, etc.) for lunches. Also can be used for Pumpkin Show booth, payment of dues, golf tournament, etc. A small committee will be formed to investigate and if feasible, initiate the project.
• Warren was approached by District leadership about contributing to a disaster aid trailer that will be used by Grove City Rotary to respond to local and regional disasters. Circleville Rotary will have its name on the trailer. Board voted to approve the requested $500. A representative of the project will be the speaker at a July meeting.

Announcements

• Gary Montgomery announced Monday’s Community Kitchen is at the Presbyterian Church on Main St. 4:00pm -5:00pm. 
• Gary also announced Mt. Oval Pioneer Day Camp on July 12th. $15 per child. Please sign up through the Historical Society.  
• Casey Liddy announced Sports Physicals are being completed by OhioHealth. See their schedule on line and get your students signed-up.
• Marie Wilbanks, FAME event at Rhodes this Saturday. Free event with food trucks. Come support all the models including a few of our Rotary members. 
• Sunrise Rotary is also selling – “It Happened One Pumpkin Show” by Jan Long. $5, $10, or donation.  Contact Marie Wilbanks at [email protected] if you would like a book.
• Tony Chamberlain – Friday, June 16th is our golf tournament. Need teams, volunteers and donations. For more information, please contact Tony. All proceeds fund scholarships for high school students going to technical colleges.
• First Annual Euchre Tournament is June 1st! See Karlyn, Stacy or Carly if you can help. Remember, it’s a scholarship fundraiser. 

SAA:  Gary Montgomery

• National Police appreciation week
• There are 42 test tubes of Thomas Edison’s last breath. (Really Gary?)
• George Washington’s false teeth were NOT made of wood
• Who did not sign the Constitution? Thomas Jefferson (he was in France – remember this fact from the play “Hamilton?”)

Scholarship Drawing:  Rob Radcliff was the winner of $33. The jackpot is $1,334 and it continues!

Program:  Dr. Gregory Lam, yes, our new member, is also presenting the program today! This is his third time presenting to Noon Rotary.

• Dr. Lam has been practicing in Pickaway county for 14 years
• Cardiometabolic Disease – we now have the first clinic in Central Ohio right here at Berger
• It is the study of breaking the silo of disease treatment to start treatment of all cardiovascular risk factors combined
• Team approach in caring for a patient by including multiple specialists
• Cardiometabolic initiative was ready 5 years ago, then Berger was being bought by OhioHealth which delayed the launch, then COVID hit, which delayed it again
• There are new medicines which help all the risk factors; heart disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, liver disease, kidney disease
• The medicines are expensive and if cost prohibitive, Berger is trying to find ways to help mitigate 

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In appreciation of this year’s speakers sharing their time & efforts, donations to Pickaway Pathways for Success will be made in their names.

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05/11/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

May Calendar – Dave Webb, Program Chair

May 11: Arista Hartzler – Pickaway County Park District

May 18: Dr. Gregory Lam, Cardiologist

May 22: * Community Kitchen

May 25: Jarrod Burks, Ohio Valley Archeology, Inc.

June Calendar – Bob McCrady, Program Chair

June 1: Anthony Neff – County Engineer

June 1: * First Annual Euchre Tournament

June 8: Ohio Dept of Transportation to talk about electric cars

June 15: Blessings in a Backpack

June 16: * Golf outing at Pickaway Country Club

June 22: Pathways For Success

June 26: * Community Kitchen

June 29:  David Crawford – Year in review

*extra events

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• Presiding:  President David M. Crawford
• Prayer: Dan Fouts
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader:  Dan Fouts: “Happy Mother’s Day”; “Rotary Will Go Around the World”
• Attending: (Drexel has official list) 43 today – Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Poling, Riegel, McCrady, Fouts, R.Wolfe, McNemar, Duvall, Wilson, Elick, Canfield, C.Chamberlain, McIlroy, Colburn, Young, T.Tootle, Beavers, D.Webb, Hedges, Robinson, Palm, Montgomery, Horning, Hafey, I.Webb, Wolford, T.Chamberlain, Sneed, D.Wolfe, K.Neff, Rawlins, Johnson, Dean, Weaver, Blanton, Brown, Hooks, White, B.Tottle, Ankrom, Radcliff, Maroscher
• Students: from New Hope were not available today. We thank Jonathan Davis for setting up this years schedule
• Guests: The Crawford’s introduced their friends John & Joan Stolarz; Earl Palm introduced his daughter Ellen

Welcome Darlene Weaver into membership today! We all know Darlene from her incredible work at the Genealogy Library for 32 years! 

New member approved by the board: Dr. Gregory Lam has been approved by the board for membership. 

Announcements

• Tony Chamberlain – Friday, June 16th is our golf tournament. Need teams, volunteers and donations. For more information, please contact Tony. All proceeds fund scholarships for high school students going to technical colleges.
• Please sign yourself or a friend up for the First Annual Euchre Tournament June 1st or offer to help! See Karlyn, Stacy or Carly if you need help. Remember, it’s a scholarship fundraiser. Also doing a 50/50 raffle. We still need decks of cards donated.
• Daryl thanked Warren, Rob, Bob McCrady, Gary Montgomery and Alice Harker. 80 meals were served this past Monday at the Bonus Community Kitchen.
• Ty announced an out-bound Group Study Exchange going to Romania this summer. (Sept. Maybe). See Ty if you are interested in being part of the team to go.
• Don McIlroy – 15th annual Mayor’s Breakfast was this morning. We honored Tim Colburn and OhioHealth Berger and raised over $10,000 for scouts.
• Dr. Gregory Lam, next week’s speaker, has applied for membership 

SAA:  Gary Montgomery

• Still going for Birthdays/Anniversaries
• Arctic – means Bear
• Vicking Cruise Ships travel to Arctic circle. When you jump in a pool of ice and make it out, you are called: Blue Nose 
• Part of Arctic circle goes through 8 countries: how many people live year round within the Arctic circle? 4 million (With Russia having the most)
• US has land within the Arctic circle – number of national parks? 4
• Santa resides at the North Pole in the Arctic circle – Cartoonist had a little drawing with a North Pole sign and that has stuck
• Happy Dollars

Scholarship Drawing:  Rob Radcliff was the winner of $33. The jackpot is $1,301 and it continues!

Program:  Arista Hartzler, Pickaway County Parks

• Arista has been with the Parks for 5 years. A grad of Logan Elm, Bachelor’s from OU (Oh Yeah) in environmental sciences
• The community is welcome to the monthly meetings of the Park District – Cooks Creek Club House on the 4th Tuesday of each month. Currently from Noon-1:00pm.
• 33 parks in Pickaway County – newest is Cooks Creek. It is a partnership with Appalachian Ohio Alliance
• Cooks Creek – 325 acres total and the district owns 25 acres with Club House. There is 3.5 miles of walking trails using cart paths (starting next year)
• Canal Park – 16.7 acres, 2 zip lines, canoe/kayak access; four walking trails totaling 6 miles, playground is being completed now
• Metzger Preserve – 52 acres. Concretions towards south end of trail when water is low. Canoe/Kayak access. Little over 2 miles worth of trail. Also new StoryWalk Trail.
• Pickaway Trail – 16 mile rail-trail Circleville to New Holland
• Roundtown Trail – 1.5 miles YMCA to OCU
• Logan Elm Park – 4.6 acres. Picnic area, shelter house, historical monuments. May 20th, 1:00-2:30pm, Native Americans – History of Pickaway County event partnering with Ohio History Connection.
• Big Darby Creek Access on Scioto Darby Road. Next public takeout 18 miles downstream. Working with land owner in hopes to get another access point.
• In the past 8 years, 61 grants have been awarded, totaling over $424,000. Local parks have seen improvements because of the grants.
• Over 34 programs scheduled for the year – check website for information : Pickawaycountyparks.org. Volunteer opportunities also listed.
• Currently selling off Cooks Creek supplies in order to move the parks office to the clubhouse – see govdeals.com
• Construction completed for bridge over the Ohio-Erie Canal on Pickaway Trail at Canal Park this summer
• Thank you for passing the Park District Levy! Renewal is 2027.

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• In appreciation of this year’s speakers sharing their time & efforts, donations to Pickaway Pathways for Success will be made in their names.

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