02-01-2024

New Hope Seniors Tyler and Kara
Casey Liddy receives his 125 Club award from Jayme Fountain
Marie Nemes-Crawford and President Spangler present 20 blankets to CASA volunteer, Dodie Radcliff
Bob Sneed, Karlyn Neff and President Elect -Heidi White complete their work.
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02/01/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Feb. 8th: Jan Shannon presenting on Miryante Orphanage in Uganda

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Gary Montgomery
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Eric Liggett “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”,  “Roll Rotary”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list) 48 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Fouts, Elick, Wilson, Duvall, Lambert, Colburn, Catlos, Brown, Canfield, McNemar, I.Webb, Young, K.Neff, Wolford, T.Chamberlain, C.Chamberlain, Hafey, Robinson, Carder, Rothe, Robinson, Schreiner, Montgomery, Weaver, Palm, Ellis, Dean, Fountain, Radcliff, D.Wolfe, McCrady, Riegel, Sneed, White, E.Liggett, Ankrom, T.Tootle, Hooks, Lanman, Sneed, R.Wolfe, Liddy, C.Neff, Searls
  • Visiting Rotarians: Charlie Hedges from Hilliard
  • Guests: Earl Palm introduced Jan Jacobs ; Dodie Radcliff introduced by Rob Radcliff
  • Students: Allison Catlos introduced New Hope Seniors, Kara and Tyler

Announcements

  • Foundation Update – Jayme Fountain reported we have exceeded our annual goal and reached $9,466 Foundation Total! Keep giving, Jayme has a new goal.  Casey Liddy is newest 125 Club member!
  • Community Cupboard – Ty announced the box is located on Island Rd. In parking lot of Ellery’s building. Please drive by and fill the cupboard. Cans only with pull tabs. (Soups are a big hit!) Dog Food, Cat Food, No beans.
  • Our Rotary Euchre Tournament – Feb.8th 6pm-9pm $25 plus cash bar. It is a fundraiser for our scholarships so please come to play, gift someone else to play, volunteer. See Stacy, Jayme, Karlyn or Carly for info..
  • Inspiration Station invitation we are invited – Feb 8th – 4-6pm, North end of Library to tour prior to construction starting
  • Rural Urban Day – Feb. 29th. Speakers from division of wildlife – with critters! Presbyterian Church – 11:30am start time
  • February-April: Prize for club hosting the most guests per capita. Please bring a friend to a meeting.
  • District 6690 training – Feb. 24th – Newark OSU branch. District would like at least 2 members from each club. Rotary is trying to introduce training for people thinking of leadership roles in their clubs or to provide more Rotary general info. If you would like to attend – sign-up on rotary6690.org. Cost is $20 for the day.
  • March 23rd – 4-way Speech contest 10am – Circleville Library. Judges should be past-presidents. Speeches start at 11am. Please see Tony Robinson to help.

SAA: Judy Wolford

  • Birthday’s/Anniversaries/Joined this club
  • Earl Palm – 66 years of membership
  • Circleville founded – 1810
  • Native American culture built Moundbuilders – Hopewell
  • Former/current mayor in our club – Four
  • Since 1960 – how many mayors have served as president of our club – 1
  • In 1810 – three person county seat – Dan  Dresbach bought 200 acres, after sale of first property. BBQ – what was served? Wheel of cheese

Scholarship Drawing:  Darlene Weaver was the winner of $31! The jackpot is $522 and it will continue to grow!

 Program:  Finished 20 blankets for CASA children!

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01-25-2024

Super Seniors from Teays Valley, Tommy and Gabrielle
John Lambert introduced Erin Allsop from Big Brothers/Big Sisters. President Spangler also pictured.

01/25/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Feb 01: Blanket Tie for CASA – service project ——

  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Norm Wilson
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader:  Tom Duvall – “For He’s A Jolly Good Fellow”; “Viva La Rotary”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list) 39 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Rhodes, Fouts, Elick, Wilson, Duvall, Canfield, Lambert, Droste, Young, Foster, Robinson, Schreiner, C.Chamberlain, Routt, Ellis, Palm, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, Rietano, E.Liggett, Ankrom, T.Tootle, Riegel, McCrady, Beavers, I.Webb, Fountain, McNemar, Koch, Lanman, D.Webb, Stevenson, Radcliff, Hooks, Searls
  • Visiting Rotarians: Marie Wilbanks from Sunrise and our speaker Erin Allsop from Chillicothe Noon
  • Guests: Earl Palm invited Wayne Gray today
  • Students: Pam Younkin introduced Teays Valley Seniors Gabrielle and Tommy. Both high achievers and are going places with college credits already on record.

Announcements

  • Our Rotary Euchre Tournament – Feb.8th. It is a fundraiser for our scholarships so please come to play, gift someone else to play, volunteer. See Stacy, Jayme, Karlyn or Carly for info..
  • Inspiration Station invitation we are invited – Feb 8th – 4-6pm, North end of Library to tour prior to construction starting
  • Rural Urban Day – Feb. 29th. Speakers from division of wildlife – with critters! Presbyterian Church – 11:30am start time
  • Soup Kitchen this past Monday served 108 meals – Thank you to Gary & Sandy Montgomery, Tom Duvall, Ned Riegel, Warren Spangler, David & Marie Crawford, Bob Sneed, Bob McCrady, Daryl Wolfe
  • February-April: Prize for club hosting the most guests per capita. Please bring a friend to a meeting.
  • District 6690 training – Feb. 24th – Newark OSU branch. District would like at least 2 members from each club. Rotary is trying to introduce training for people thinking of leadership roles in their clubs or to provide more Rotary general info. If you would like to attend – sign-up on rotary6690.org. Cost is $20 for the day.
  • Congratulations to David Crawford for being named Assistant Governor starting in July. David will be the second AG from our club, with Ty Ankrom serving 2010-2017.
  • March 23rd – 4-way Speech contest 10am – Circleville Library. Judges should be past-presidents. Speeches start at 11am. Please see Tony Robinson to help.
  • March Madness – Women’s Products Drive will start in March!!! Michelle Stevenson and Paula Routt will be co-chairs. Last year we reached THIRD place in the District!

SAA:  John Lambert 

  • Birthdays/Anniversaries – $3.00 was made – where was everyone?
  • How many countries have Big Brothers/Big Sisters branches – 12
  • BB/BS was founded in 1904
  • BB/BS Littles are 46% less likely to do illegal drugs
  • How much time is required to be a Big? – 1 hr per week

Scholarship Drawing:  Earl Palm was the winner of $21! The jackpot is $491 and it will continue to grow!

 Program: Erin Allsop is the President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters (BB BS)of South Central Ohio. She has held this position since May 2021, before which she was a Spanish teacher at New Hope Christian Academy and a missionary in Valencia, Spain.

  • BB BS cover’s 5 counties (Ross, Pickaway, Pike, Fayette, Highland). Ross and Pickaway are the most active.
  • Mission/Goal: Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships so all youth achieve their full potential
  • Currently serve 237 Littles and 132 school-based Bigs
  • 84% of the Littles plan to graduate high school and/or college
  • A lot of Littles have a unstable home life and their Big is stability
  • 503 youth served in 2023, which is a record 
  • Fundraiser – Bowl for Kids March 3rd. Shawnee Lanes in Chillicothe. All money stays local and goes to programming in 5 counties
  • Three local school based programs: Teays Valley, New Hope and Westfall
  • Www.bbbssco.org. For information and donations
  • Geography and interests are basis for matching. Bigs and Littles go through interviews.
  • Age limit – Bigs 21+yrs.; Littles 7-14yrs
  • Before the match – the Big has to meet the parent/guardian of the Little
  • Not involved with local universities yet – but trying 

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to the Foster Care Program of Pickaway County through Jobs and Family Services

01-18-2024

Westfall students Bailey and Jerry
Scioto County’s Mobile Trailer
Program chair, Gary Dean with PICAA’s Nick Pruitt and President Spangler

01/18/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Jan 22: * Community Kitchen

Jan 25: Big Brothers and Big Sisters

Feb 01: Blanket Tie for CASA – service project 

*extra event

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Joe McNemar
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader:  Tom Duvall – “America the Beautiful”, “ROTARY”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list) 42 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Beavers, Duvall, McNemar, McCrady, R.Wolfe, Lambert, Wilson, Fouts, Canfield, D.Wolfe, Mavis, T.Tootle, Montgomery, Ankrom, Maroscher, Robinson, Rothe, Young, Radcliff, Schreiner, Fountain, Wolford, D.Webb, Justinger, Dean, I.Webb, Weaver, C.Neff, Sneed, Nichol, Droste, B.Liggett, White, B.Liggett, Horning, T.Chamberlain, Hooks, Ellis
  • Guests: Catherine Farynowski from Orlando, FL
  • Students: Westfall represented today with Mrs. Clark introducing Jerry Layton and Bailey Burke

Announcements

  • Joe McNemar – latest 125 club member 
  • Euchre Tournament – Feb.8th
  • Sunrise Dueling piano’s – Jan 27th
  • Rural Urban Day – Feb. 29th. Speakers from division of wildlife – with critters! Presbyterian Church – 11:30am start time
  • Soup Kitchen, Monday 22nd – Presbyterian church anytime between 3:30pm – 5:00pm
  • Hocking Hills this Saturday, Winter Hike 9-11am
  • March 23rd – 4-way Speech contest 10am – Circleville Library. Judges should be past-presidents. Speeches start at 11am. Please see Tony Robinson to help.

SAA:  John Lambert 

  • Happy Dollars – Bob Sneed’s son rang the bell at the NY Stock exchange today
  • Stacy Young – honor roll student in her home
  • Ned Schreiner’s sister is going to be 100yr old tomorrow
  • Tony Robinson was not hurt when his car was
  • Some card game thing….

Scholarship Drawing: Dave Horning was the winner of $24! The jackpot is $470 and it will continue to grow.

 Program: PICCA, Nick Pruitt spoke to us about the Public Hygiene station

  • Anyone who needs help, homeless, people whose pipes froze, anyone
  • 32 feet trailer: 3 showers, one laundry room, 2 commercial grade washers/dryers
  • Propane tanks for heating water
  • Generator for electric
  • PICAA is hiring a staff person for community outreach, mental health outreach, trailer support
  • Only needs access to water source and storm drains since only gray water
  • Goal is to setup around Pickaway County – Monday-Friday possibly Saturday
  • June 30, 2024 is hopeful launch date
  • Also working with county EMA – can be used as community emergency response
  • $88,000 trailer cost (vehicle not included)
  • Working with Pickaway-Ross carpenter students 
  • Initial start up costs – Mobile hygiene Unit $140,000
  • Approximate annual costs $60,000
  • Looking to serve 15-20 people a day
  • Need financial aid, as well as, laundry pods, hygiene products (travel size), linens. List is being constructed now.
  • Communication piece is being worked on now with Scioto County since they have 2 trailers in use

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to the Foster Care Program of Pickaway County through Jobs and Family Services

01-11-2024

Program chair, Gary Dean is pictured with today’s students from Circleville High School. Trent Brooks introduced Grant and Allie
Gracie from Southern Ohio Search and Rescue
President Spangler and John Lambert pictured with first reponders from Southern Ohio Search and Rescue

01/11/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

January Calendar – Gary Dean, Program Chair

Jan 18: PICCA mobile hygiene

Jan 22: * Community Kitchen

Jan 25: Big Brothers and Big Sisters

*extra event

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: 
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader:  Tom Duvall selected The Happy Wanderer  and Viva La Rotary 
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list) 
  • Guests:
  • Students: Circleville visited today Trent Brooks introduced two seniors who are very active – Grant and Allie

Announcements

  • Carly announced the Second Annual Euchre tournament will be February 8th, 6:00pm-9:00pm!
  • Carly also reminded us about Sunrise’s Dueling Piano events Jan 27th at Pickaway Fairgrounds
  • Board meeting is January 16th, 11:30am – Watt St.
  • Dr. Lam going to Rotary club meeting in Belize and will be taking our club banner with him while on his medical mission
  • Rural Urban Day is February 29th – Happy Leap Year Day
  • Bonus Community Kitchen this past Monday – served 125 meals, thank you to Rob & Dodie Radcliff, Warren Spangler, Tom Duvall, Chef Bob McCrady, Judy Wolford, Daryl Wolfe
  • Fourth Monday Community Kitchen January 22nd

SAA:  John Lambert 

  • If you have ever been SAA – $1
  • How many active volcanoes in Japan? 17

Scholarship Drawing: Gary Montgomery was the winner of $25! The jackpot is $446 and it will continue to grow.

 Program: Jenny & Becky Mathes along with Gracie

  • Southern Ohio Canine Search & Rescue Team (SOCS)
  • 14 Volunteers with 10 dogs 
  • Based in Chillicothe, formed in June 2021
  • 501c3 organization supported by donations
  • Assist law enforcement agencies and Fire/EMS agencies with locating persons 
  • To date, SOCS has been called 34 times
  • Has conducted 25 real world searches
  • Assisted 14 public safety agencies
  • Alice Ault is the founder. She is a paramedic, RN, volunteer firefighter and Zella is her German Shepard Lab. Zella is the first certified SAR K9 in Ross County.
  • Alice and Zella have had 8 successful searches including water recovery
  • SOCS does not charge for taking their teams out on runs
  • There are a few grants that have been used to provide equipment and training, but it’s been on volunteers to cover their own dogs cost and on going training
  • Based on the dog, could be 2 years to get trained
  • If you would like to make a donation, please go to mygivingcircle.org and search for Southern Ohio canine search and rescue team

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to the Foster Care Program of Pickaway County through Jobs and Family Services

01-04-2024

John Lambert introduced Andy Eisnaugle. Pictured with President Spangler

01/04/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

January Calendar – Gary Dean, Program Chair

Jan 8: *Bonus Community Kitchen

Jan 11: SAR Mutt rescue – Police Dog Training

Jan 18: PICCA mobile hygiene

Jan 22: * Community Kitchen

Jan 25: Big Brothers and Big Sisters

*extra event

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Joe Brown
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Tom Duvall “East Side, West Side” and “R-O-T-A-R-Y”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list)  51 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Fouts, Elick, Canfield, Wilson, Lambert, Koch, Duvall, Brown, Young, Maroscher, Droste, Fountain, C.Neff, K.Neff, Sneed, Radcliff, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, Foster, Schreiner, B.Liggett, E.Liggett, McNemar, McIlroy, Riegel, McCrady, Mavis, Palm, Ellis, Montgomery, D.WEbb, I.Webb, Robinson, Dean, Wolford, Beavers, C.Chamberlain, Hafey, J.Mullins, Weaver, Rawlins, T.Chamberlain, Searls, White, Blanton, Hooks, B.Tootle
  • Guests: Bob Sneed introduced Dylan Hall – OSU engineering student and PCCF scholarship recipient ; Josh Koch introduced Steve Pipin, branch manager here in Circleville for USBank
  • Students: Logan Elm : Dan Hugus introduced us to Colton Eplin and Will Higginbotham.

Announcements

  • Carly announced the Second Annual Euchre tournament will be February 8th, 6:00pm-9:00pm! All proceeds go to our scholarship fund. See Carly or Stacy to volunteer to help or become a sponsor. Tickets are $25 per person. Includes pizza, pop, water and fellowship. Bring Cash, if you get Euchre you pay the pot and 50/50 tickets also available. Tickets on line or Carly and Stacy. 
  • Board meeting is January 16th, 11:30 Watt St.
  • Rural Urban Day is February 29th – Happy Leap Year Day

SAA: Ellery Elick

  • Michelle Blanton – new Mayor of Circleville. Former mayor’s McIlroy and Droste will pay $2 each for Michelle
  • Tom Duvall and Don McIlroy sworn in for city 
  • Auld Lang Syne – meaning Times Long Past
  • College football – how many bowl games were played? 43

Scholarship Drawing: Ned Schreiner was the winner of $36! The jackpot is $421 and it will continue to grow.

 Program: Thank you John Lambert for setting up today’s program.

  • Andy Eisnaugle is the Director of Financial Education for Atomic Credit Union in Piketon, Ohio. He is a graduate of Jackson High School in 2007 and Ohio University in 2011 where he received his Bachelors in Business Administration.
  • Andy joined the Atomic team in 2014 and has helped expand their Student-Run Credit Union program from 6 schools to now operating 74 schools across southern Ohio. 
  • Westfall is most recent High School and only one in Pickaway County.
  • Atomic Credit Union currently operates the largest Student-Run Program in the country.
  • Student Run Credit Union – teaching students about financial literacy
  • Atomic Credit Union part-time associate goes into schools each week – can make deposits and withdrawals. 
  • Beginning of school year, students apply for a position in working in the school credit union. 5th graders and up can apply as volunteer tellers, member services, bookkeepers, data input.
  • Kids go through interviews and training
  • New accounts is started with $2 from Atomic. 
  • Over 800 student volunteer workers in the 71 branches. Over 14,000 transactions and $128,000 saved this school year.
  • 24 part-time Atomic members oversee the 71 branches
  • 31 school districts involved
  • No cost to the school – Atomic has all of the equipment
  • Three scholarships offered for each school participating from Atomic
  • Atomic won the National award for the Desjardins Youth Financial Education award
  • During summer, students go to the actual Atomic Credit Union branches in their neighborhoods

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to the Foster Care Program of Pickaway County through Jobs and Family Services

12-21-2023

Peace Committee Chair, Ty Ankrom shows off our community cupboard on Island Rd.
We thank Aleana and Chef Rodney from Watt Street for their hard work
Esther Fouts, Ellery Elick and Drexel Poling helped us get into the holiday spirit.

12/21/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

January Calendar – Gary Dean, Program Chair

Jan 4: Banking in schools – John Lambert

Jan 8: * Bonus Community Kitchen

Jan 11: SAR Mutt rescue

Jan 18: PICCA mobile hygiene

Jan 22: * Community Kitchen

Jan 25: Big Brothers and Big Sisters

*extra event

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer:  Harry Canfield
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Carly Neff selected “Hark the Hearld Angels Sing” & “Silent Night”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list)  41 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Fouts, Elick, Duvall, Horning, Lambert, Canfield, M.Stevenson, Ankrom, D.Webb, Sneed, T.Tootle, Young, Droste, Robinson, Schreiner, Blanton, Palm, Ellis, Montgomery, Koch, Rawlins, C.Neff, Maroscher, Beavers, Brown, E.Liggett, B.Liggett, Riegel, McIlroy, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, McCrady, Searls, Fountain, C.Chamberlain, Radcliff, Reitano
  • Guests: Dave Horning brought Dolores along; Tanya was introduced by New Member Michelle Stevenson ; Dan Fouts introduced Carolyn
  • Visiting Rotarians: Rich Elsea from Sunrise

Announcements

  • Circleville Herald star today – Ty Ankrom on front page of paper with our club sponsored Community Cupboard. Ty explained our club’s Peace committee is sponsoring the newly installed Cupboard on Island Road.
  • Carly announced the Second Annual Euchre tournament will be February 8th! All proceeds go to our scholarship fund. 

SAA: Jayme Fountain

  • Anniversaries
  • Christmas Movie Quiz
    • What does Hermie want to be? – dentist instead of elf
    • Polar Express – hot chocolate has it’s own tune

Scholarship Drawing: Tom Duvall was the winner of $23! The jackpot is $385 and it will continue to grow.

 Program: Thank you Drexel, Ellery and Esther for helping set the mood for this special season.

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to the Foster Care Program of Pickaway County through Jobs and Family Services

12-14-2023

District Governor David Uhl reviewing the districts goals
’24-’25 trustees, Daryl Wolfe & John Lambert along with DG Uhl and President Nominee, Connie Chamberlain

12/14/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

December Calendar – Carly Neff, Program Chair

Dec 21st: Songs of the Season

Dec 25th: * No Community Kitchen – Merry Christmas

Dec 28th: No meeting

*extra event

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  • Presiding:  President-Elect Heidi White
  • Prayer:  Assistant Gov. Jim Rogers
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Carly Neff selected “Jingle Bells”, “Deck the Halls”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list) 37 today – White, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Fouts, Wilson, Elick, Canfield, McNemar, Liddy, D.Webb, Brown, Dean, Lambert, C.Neff, Ankrom, Lanman, Fountain, Droste, Carder, Hafey, I.Webb, Riegel, R.Wolfe, McCrady, Searls, Ellis, Schreiner, Robinson, Montgomery, R.Liggett, Palm, Radcliff, D.Wolfe, Beavers, C.Chamberlain, Blanton
  • Visiting Rotarians: Governor David Uhl; Assistant Gov. Jim Rogers; Charlie Hedges from Hilliard; Marie Wilbanks from Sunrise
  • Students: New Hope students introduced by Allison Catlos

Announcements

  • Dec. 21st – we will pass hat for wait staff here at Watt St.
  • Dec. 19th board meeting is cancelled
  • Marie Wilbanks from Circleville Sunrise promoted their fundraiser – Dueling Pianos – Jan. 27th – 6pm $40/ticket Pickaway Fairgrounds
  • Gary Montgomery – soup kitchen cancelled this month 
  • Tony Robinson – Wreaths Across America. Noon at Forest Cemetery, same time wreaths are laid at Arlington

SAA: Jayme Fountain

  • December birthday’s
  • US President died today in 1799 – Washington
  • December was 10th month of Roman calendar. Julian calendar was the 12th month. How many days in the Roman calendar? 30.
  • National monkey day – if you have never seen a monkey pay $1

Scholarship Drawing: Ian Webb was the winner of $41! The jackpot is $362 and it will continue to grow.

 Program: District 6690 Governor, David Uhl

  • Circleville Sunrise was David’s first Rotary Club
  • Our district has over 3,000 Rotarians in 58 clubs
  • Congratulations to our club in supporting the Sock-tober event; Miryante in Uganda; Disaster Relief trailer; Dolly Parton; 4-Way Speech contest; and so much more
  • Circleville Rotary is classified a high level donor club
    • $17,000+ given to Foundation last year
    • 17 – Paul Harris awards last year alone
    • 18 – contributed to the 125 Club last year
    • Life of club – $389,000+ to RI Foundation
  • This year RI has six strategic initiatives
    • Membership – 1.3 million members around the world for last 20+ year.  We need to grow.  What can I do to enhance my Rotary experience ?  Feb-Apr (each one bring one); Sept-Nov we had 21 guests
    • Club Leadership – every single year, top leadership changes. Projects, committees, are all leadership possibilities in growing your Rotary experience 
    • Peace – we are already a peace club. Matching grant from district is possible. Peace projects include children’s projects (Youth Service committee, 4-way speech project, Dolly Parton library contribution), peace poles, etc.
    • Mental Health – awareness is low and stigma is high. Rotary wants to flip that. Raise awareness, learn to identify sign’s someone needs help. Have mental health speaker, volunteer. Ohio Dept. Mental Health have free program.
    • Impowering Girls – 8-13yr old girls loose confidence – get involved with Big Brothers/Big Sisters. District March Madness collection of Women’s Products will be taking place again.
    • Rotary International’s main focus – End Polio. 30 years ago, 1,000 children a day diagnosed. Today, only 12 cases in 2 countries. $250,000 in our district is the goal for Polio. This is the March Toward Zero. Please support the cause.

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to the Foster Care Program of Pickaway County through Jobs and Family Services

12-07-2023

Teays Valley Seniors Alyssa and Balthazar are on the road to success.
Jayme Fountain trying to raise some cash
Carly Neff introduced Jessica Ratcliff from Sixth Sense Brewing in Jackson. We finally get a picture of new members Josh Koch and Nathan Carder!

12/07/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

December Calendar – Carly Neff, Program Chair

Dec 14th: official visit of District Governer David Uhl

Dec 21st: Songs of the Season

Dec 25th: * No Community Kitchen – Merry Christmas

Dec 28th: No meeting

*extra event

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Dan Fouts
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader:  Carly Neff selected “Grandfather’s Clock” & “Viva La Rotary”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list)  42 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, D.Wolfe, Elick, Fouts, Wilson, Lambert, Duvall, C.Neff, Droste, McCrady, R.Wolfe, Reigel, B.Liggett, Searls, Carder, Ellis, Palm, Dean, Sneed, C.Chamberlain, Mavis, Reitano, Wolford, Koch, Schreiner, Weaver, T.Chamberlain, E.Liggett, Radcliff, Rawlins, McNemar, Brown, Fountain, Foll, Lambert, Hafey, Hooks, B.Tootle, K.Neff
  • Guests:  Michelle Stevenson is back and filling out a membership form!, John Lambert introduced one of Atomic Credit Union’s stars- Trader Bettendorf
  • Students: Teays Valley Seniors Balthazar Boleto and Alyssa Horsley were introduced by Pam Younkin

New Member approved by the board: Michelle Stevenson, sponsored by Jayme Fountain, has been approved for membership by vote of the board. Michelle lives in Ashville with her husband and five children. She works for M3K Real Estate Network and enjoys traveling and camping.

Announcements

  • Next week is the official District Governor visit – please try to attend
  • We are voting for next year’s officers – New board members John Lambert and Daryl Wolfe will be starting their 2 year term in July replacing John Ellis and Rick Rawlins. Connie Chamberlain will be President in 2026-2027.
  • Bob McCrady, Bob Liggett and Carly Neff – latest members of 125 club
  • Dave Horning invites all: Dec 16th; 7pm – Trinity Lutheran church, free concert
  • Dec. 21st – we will pass hat for wait staff here at Watt St.
  • Dec. 19th board meeting – is tentatively scheduled

SAA: Jayme Fountain

  • December birthdays
  • Dec. 7th – Pearl Harbor Day. Veteran’s, pick someone to pay your fine – really, ask someone to pay $1 
  • 1877 – famous inventor with his phonograph – Thomas Edison
  • 1787 – first state to ratify US constitution – Delaware
  • Hanukah starts tonight
    • What’s does the word mean – dedication
    • How many days does it last – 8
    • What is the candle called that is used to light the others – shamash
  • Ned Reigel is a new granddad to a baby girl

Scholarship Drawing: Ned Schreiner was the winner of $19! The jackpot is $321 and it will continue to grow.

 Program: Sixth Sense Brewery – Jennifer Ratcliff

  • Jackson, Ohio
  • New tap room has been remodeled and is open. Full kitchen has been added and now have 6,000 square feet
  • 20 Jackson made brews on tap (along with domestic)
  • Ohio craft breweries: (barrel of beer is 31 gallons)
    • Ohio in 2022 – 1.3million barrels 
    • Anheuser-Busch 32 world wide factories brew 125 million barrels 
  • Ohio ranks number 6 in Craft brewery production
  • Ohio has 470 breweries (in 77 counties)
  • 70 new breweries are in the works in Ohio
  • Jobs – 9,000+ for Ohio breweries
  • Sixth Sense
    • Jennifer and her husband used to own a restaurant in Jackson
    • Tap Room opened in 2017
    • Without food for a year, then added a food truck
  • Water profile is important when brewing (Jackson has same profile as Munich, Germany)
  • Distribution of local brewery – Jennifer and her husband self distribute their beer
  • PawPaw is Ohio’s fruit
    • Integration Acres processes pawpaws – taste like banana/mango
    • One 5 gallon pawpaw purée is $700, for Sixth Sense to brew a batch
  • Hops/grains/berries/honey/fruit – try to source local
  • To brew beer, need federal permit and state permit
  • State interested in safety, equipment; Federal is tax focused
  • Names of beers are just funny things that happen at the brewery
  • 2-2.5 barrel test batch
  • Fermentation can take 5-6 weeks, small sour’s take less amount of time
  • Pumpkin beer this year turned out very good (and Jennifer was seen talking to Dr. Pumpkin after the meeting…stay tuned for a collaboration maybe?)

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to the Foster Care Program of Pickaway County through Jobs and Family Services

11-30-2023

Emily Smith introduced us to two Westfall Mustangs – Leah and Scott are busy seniors!
Jayme Fountain presents Dan Fouts with his Paul Harris Major Donor Level 1 recognition.
Program Chair, Don McIlroy introduced our speaker, Pete Hardinger. President Spangler also pictured.

11/30/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

December Calendar – Carly Neff, Program Chair

Dec 7th: Sixth Sense Brewery Jackson, Ohio

Dec 14th: official visit of District Governer David Uhl

Dec 21st: Songs of the Season and Blanket Project

Dec 25th: * No Community Kitchen – Merry Christmas

Dec 28th: No meeting

*extra event

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Daryl Wolfe
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader:  Tom Duvall – “Let There Be Peace on Earth” ; “Rotary Will Go Around the World”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list)  40 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Fouts, Canfield, Elick, Wilson, McNemar, Lambert, Duvall, McIlroy, Droste, Rhodes, Blanton, Fountain, Haffey, Montgomery, C.Chamberlain, Rothe, T.Chamberlain, Riegel, R.Wolfe, McCrady, White, Beavers, Robinson, Schreiner, Foster, Palm, Maroscher, Brown, Reitano, D. Wolfe, Gerhardt, Radcliff, Hooks, Kramer, Lanman, Searls
  • Visiting Rotarians: Mark Ridenour from Short North Rotary
  • Guests:  22 guests since September! Jayne Fountain introduced Michelle Stephenson.
  • Students: receiving the new Circleville Rotary lanyards today are Westfall students – Emily Smith introduced Leah Johnston and Scott Bates

Announcements

  • Soup kitchen served 128 meals with an additional 30 sent to Haven House. We thank John Ellis, Warren Spangler, Bob Sneed, John & Clayton Lambert, Angie Beavers, Tom Duvall, Stacy Young, Rob Radcliff, Bob McCrady, Bob & Alice Foster, David & Marie Crawford.
  • Mark Ridenour from Short North Rotary invited us to attend their annual fundraiser Dec. 2nd at the Greek Orthodox Church, Columbus. Music in the Round – March 2nd, 6-10pm. Musicians in center of room and they give background of the music/song they perform. Very intimate setting and after 18 years, musicians are fighting to get on the bill: ticket info found at this link https://musicintheround.ticketleap.com/mitr-2024/dates/Mar-02-2024_at_0600PM
  • Jayme Fountain – presented Dan Fouts – Major Donor level 1 with the Paul Harris Foundation award. Thank you for your support!

SAA:  Don McIlroy – Unmask 4 Rotarians!

1. Most of HER young life with no front teeth, Great-Grandfather was a Mason, daughter is named Perry, Little Miss Flag football in 4th grad, could be found reading Little House on the Prairie books to her goat, OU grad.  HEIDI WHITE

2. From Flagstaff, father is Notre Dame grad, this Rotarian is Furman Univ. Grad and a Bengal fan, wife is Steeler fan, fairly new Rotarian. CASEY LIDDY

3.Cliff Diver, bungee jumper, moved to Circleville 23 yrs ago, four dogs, two kids, wife was deputy sheriff at 19, repo guy – JOHN LAMBERT

4.Born at Berger, worked full-time through college (10 yrs to get through), used her program by police department for surveillance, grandfather was first member of our club – PATTY ROTHE

Scholarship Drawing: Gerhard Maroscher was the winner of $17! The jackpot is $302 and it will continue to grow since he’s not here to pull.

 Program:  Pete Hardinger

  • Pete had two UFO sightings when he was young – 1958
  • UFO Crash at Roswell book – Circleville Ohio mentioned as the disc was really a “weather balloon”
  • Closest sighting was in Circleville – off 22 and 56
  • Roundtown UFO Society – organized January, 1989
  • Goal is to help the American public deal with the existence of unidentified flying objects
  • Meet at American Legion Post. 100 members.
  • Website – roundtownufosociety.com

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to the Foster Care Program of Pickaway County through Jobs and Family Services

11-16-2023

Circleville represented by Slater and Mallory along with Kara Schooley
Eric Liggett received his PHF+2 award from Jayme Fountain
Speaker Julie Baker introduced by Don McIlroy and with President Spangler

11/16/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

November Calendar – Don McIlroy, Program Chair

Nov 23: Happy Thanksgiving – no meeting

Nov 27: * Soup Kitchen

Nov 30: Pete Hardinger – UFO in Pickaway County

December Calendar – Carly Neff, Program Chair

Dec 7th: Sixth Sense Brewery Jackson, Ohio

Dec 14th: official visit of District Governer David Uhl

Dec 21st: Songs of the Season and potential service project

Dec 25th: * No Community Kitchen – Merry Christmas

Dec 28th: No meeting

*extra event

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Norm Wilson
  • Piano: The lovely Esther Fouts!!
  • Song Leader: Tom Duvall – “Over the River” and “Better Than Ever This Year”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list)  42 today – Spangler, Poling, Nemes-Crawford, Beavers, Justinger, Fouts, Wilson, Duvall, Dean, Canfield, T.Tootle, Droste, Carder, Riegel, R.Wolfe, Brown, Schreiner, D.Wolfe, Young, Mavis, McIlroy, Liddy, Palm, Ellis, Montgomery, Foll, I.Webb, Radcliff, Rawlins, Wolford, T.Chamberlain, Koch, E.Liggett, D.Webb, Fountain, Lam, White, McNemar, C.Neff, Searls, Hooks, B.Tootle
  • Guests: Esther Fouts on keyboards!
  • Students: Circleville High School represented by Kara Schooley, Mallory and Slater. Students who are future Buckeyes!

Announcements

  • Board meeting Nov. 21st here at Watt St
  • Bonus soup kitchen set another record of 174 meals served this past Monday. Daryl Wolfe thanked Rob Radcliff, Bob Sneed, Tom Duvall, Angela Beavers, Gary Montgomery, John Ellis, Warren Spangler, David & Marie Crawford.
  • Wreaths Across America – thank you for your donations. Delivery is Dec. 16th at Forest Cemetery.
  • Tony Chamberlain – Nominating Committee, comprised of Bob McCrady, David Crawford and myself are putting forth Daryl Wolfe and John Lambert as candidates for 2-year terms on the board, beginning July 1. Selected as vice president in July, and assuming the club presidency in 2026 is Connie Chamberlain. Voting by the members in attendance at the November 30th meeting will make it official.
  • Casey Liddy – Volunteer Opportunities at Berger.  If you are interested in becoming a volunteer – please contact Tracy VanHorn at 740-420-8464 or email [email protected].
  • Jayme Fountain – Paul Harris award for Eric Liggett +2. Thank you Eric!

SAA:  Don McIlroy

  • 2003 – who was Governor of California – Arnold
  • 2006 – first women speaker of House – Nancy Pelosi
  • What year did 55yr old man contract COVID – 2019
  • Know your fellow Rotarians
    • Born Pickaway county; has two children
    • Had Donna Dailey as teacher
    • Worked at Corp packaging company
    • Has visited 27 of 50 states; Pistoshio is favorite cake
    • Related to a former county commissioner
    • CARLY NEFF
  • Born and reared in Pickaway county; Teays valley grad. 
  • Had first job at age 10; achieved nickname of zipper by doctor because of all the stitches received in childhood
  • learned to fly a Cessna; Traveled all 50 states; Certified rescue diver
  • NED RIEGEL

Scholarship Drawing: Judy Wolford was the winner of $28! The jackpot is $280 and it will continue to grow.

 Program:  Julie Baker – PATH Behavior Health Organization in Circleville

  • Integrated services for serving the needs of everyone in the county
  • Portsmouth is where PATH started
  • Currently 44 offices in Ohio ; also in Utah, NC and Louisiana 
  • PATH – accepts Medicaid and commercial insurance, sliding fee scale, and some pro-bono
  • Now working with VA to provide service to veterans
  • Provide services to ages 3+
  • Community meetings – in libraries, restaurants, wherever people are
  • In-house labs with own RN’s, doctors as well as the therapists 
  • Case managers are also at PATH. People who are in the schools, parks, making sure clients are eating, bills are getting paid, talk about transportation, they see the clients in the real world, does not have to be on Main St.
  • PATH mobile pantry — Purple Bus. Non-profit arm. Bus will go out and pass out meals, sunscreen, clothes where people are. Chillicothe pool, parks, etc.
  • Opened in Circleville a few months ago at 120 W. Main St. And are looking to partner with churches, non-profits, community events.
  • They have a giving tree in the lobby – hats, gloves, socks for winter is the theme

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to the Foster Care Program of Pickaway County through Jobs and Family Services