Tag: August

08/29/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Sept.5 : Ellery and “The Church Ladies”

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• Presiding:  President Heidi White
• Prayer: Tom Duvall
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader:  Drexel Poling – “ROTARY”, “Sing Out A Song Of Rotary”
• Guests: Eric Liggett introduced his son Chase

Announcements: 

• Sept 26th – Rotary After Hours at Rhoadhouse 56 – Superintendent’s short presentations
• Gary reported from Monday’s Community Kitchen: Heidi White, Gary & Sandy Montgomery, Tom Duvall, Bob Sneed, Ty Ankrom, Bob McCrady and Alice Harker along with Julia Weller – Logan Elm student (and 4-way speech contest winner)
• Daryl suggested a $1,500 donation to the Presbyterian Church house they are building to complete the HVAC system

SAA: Rob Radcliff

• National Kiss and make up day
• Aug 29, 1963 Famous Speech – “I Have a Dream“
• Aug 31, 1997 tragic event – Princess Dianna killed
• John Lambert from Ohio City, Ohio 1891 invented America’s first gasoline automobile
• Ohio Revised Code trivia
• 1912 what candy was created in Ohio – LifeSavers 

Scholarship Drawing:  Rob again?! won the weekly drawing for $16. Big Bean pot has started over at $146, and continues to grow!

Program: Ashville’s own James Barr and Bob Hines talking about Snake Den Mounds

• 2006/2007 archeologist  knocked on James’ door with his magnetometer and wanted to explore some of the land
• Elevation is 1,100 feet and is the highest location in Pickaway Co
• Pickaway County ranks 3rd in the number of Moundbuilder earthworks in Ohio
• The Snake Den Complex is only known large earthworks complex remaining in Pickaway Co
• Why the name “Snake Den”? – Since horsepower was so important in 1800’s and horses are afraid of snakes, early settlers built a fence around the stone the snakes used as a den over the winter and tried to kill them as they emerged. Of course they could not kill them all.
• National newspapers in 1897 reported on discoveries at Snake Den including silver nuggets and moundbuilders bones
• The Snake Den Silver Nuggets were displayed at world fairs
• Items were lost for more than a century until 2006
• As the magnetometer data was reviewed – it is now considered a sacred complex
• 1950 – gas line was added to the property, so anything underneath that line cannot be identified 
• Barr Family worked with Appalachia Ohio Alliance and was presented the 2020 Ohio’s State Historic Preservation Award
• Experts from around the country and the world comes to the Barr’s to donate their time to further explore the site
• Chinese contingent has come to see how the site is being preserved 
• 2017 – publication for elementary  students – Bob created an educational comic book
• Snake Den does have email list for membership and volunteer opportunities – visit www.snake-den-mounds.com
• PCCF helped with funding so Snake Den presentations have display cases now with items found on the grounds
• Area schools are encouraged for field trips – digs are usually happening on the grounds by university groups
• The Snake Den Mounds Complex linear pits date back to 900 BCE
• More than one culture has been proven to have used the site 

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to Anne’s Smiles of Ashville

08/22/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Aug 29: Snake Den Mounds in Ashville

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• Presiding:  President-Elect Rob Radcliff
• Prayer: Warren Spangler
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader:  Drexel Poling – “Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie”, “You’re A Grand Old Flag”
• Attendees: Marosher, Elick, Fouts, Liddy, Gibson, Wilson, Brown, McNemar, Blanton, Droste, C.Chamberlain, Poling, Radcliff, Robinson, Driesbach, Schreiner, G.Montgomery, Routt, Spangler, D.Wolfe, Beavers, McCrady, Riegel, R.Wolfe, Searls, Hedges, C.Neff, Hooks, K.Neff, Rawlins, D.Webb, Ankrom, Lambert, Reitano, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford
• Guests:  Michelle Blanton introduced new Director of Public Safety – Rob Ware

Memberships approved by the board

1.Jason Farris – Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services. Sponsored by Stacy Young.

2.Tom Kitchen – Superintendent of Pickaway County Education Center. Sponsored by Tim Colburn

3.Suzan Reeves – Elite Construction Design Management. Sponsored by Heidi White

4.Casey Liddy – Ohio Health Berger Hospital

5.John Lambert – Atomic Credit Union

3-5 are part of the corporate membership option which started this year

Announcements: 

• Sept 26th – Rotary After Hours at Rhoadhouse 56 – Superintendent’s short presentations
• Bar Run .5K Thursday, Sept 19th – starts at Shifty’s
• Jayme Fountain – 125 pins from last year – Ellery, Jean, Norm
• PHF – Casey Liddy
• PHF +2 – Fred Mavis
• Community Kitchen is Monday – 145+ dinners will be made so we need help as two of the regulars will be out of town

SAA: Rob Radcliff

• National cat to the vet day
• # Amendment women right to vote? 19th
• Hawaii – 50th state in the union when: 1959
• Famous Ohioan’s trivia
• 1959 invention: Ermal Fraze from Dayton – pull-tab opener used in beverage cans
• Happy Dollars: Brenna’s youngest got a hole in one!; Michele Lanman has a new granddaughter; Ellery’s grandson is going to be a Bearcat in Cincy.

Scholarship Drawing: Casey Liddy won the weekly drawing for $22. Big Bean pot has started over at $130, and continues to grow!

Program: Jane Shaw curator of Clarke-May Museum (162 W Union)

• Jane is also Vice President of the Pickaway County Historical Society
• Underground Railroad map displayed
• Freedom Trail started at Portsmouth and ended in Sandusky
• Can find the trails that come off of the Freedom Trail
• 1850-law, if you harbor a slave you could be arrested
• Many connections in Circleville
• Pickawayhistoricalsociety.org

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to Anne’s Smiles of Ashville

08/15/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Aug 22: Janie Shaw director Pickaway County Historical Museum

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• Presiding:  President-Elect Rob Radcliff
• Prayer: Tom Duvall
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader:  Drexel Poling – “Roll Rotary”, “Rotary Will Go Round The World”
• Attendees: Fouts, Elick, Wilson, Duvall, Lambert, Gibson, Mavis, Droste, D.Webb, Fountain, McNemar, B.Liggett, C.Chamberlain, Robinson, G.Montgomery, S.Montgomery, Radcliff, Spangler, Maroscher, Young, Searls, Brown, Riegel, McCrady, Neff, D.Wolfe, Beavers, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Hooks, Rawlins, Hedges
• Guests:  Jason Farris – local realtor invited by Stacy Young

Announcements: 

• Sept 26th – Rotary After Hours at Rhoadhouse 56 – Superintendent’s short presentations
• Pumpkin Show Booth – Kroger Root Beer 2-liter bottles on sale $1 (regular – NOT diet), we need 100. Bob McCrady is storing them – call to make sure he is home.

SAA: Rob Radcliff

• National Relaxation Day – if you are retired, pay $1
• Lemon meringue Pie Day – if you do not like it, pay $1
• How many metals did USA win in Paris 2024? 126
• How many times has USA hosted Summer Olympics? 4
• What city has hosted three times? London (LA will tie in 2028)
• 1900 women were able to compete in Olympics
• Female gymnast (GOAT) born in Columbus, OH – Simone Biles
• Happy Dollar: Dave Webb presented Bob Liggett a “lucky” buckeye. When this presentation is made, doc wins the weigh in (and there is a promising candidate in the field, so stay tuned!)

Scholarship Drawing:  Rick Rawlins won the weekly drawing for $22. Big Bean pot has started over at $108, and continues to grow!

Program: The Covering: Ashley Patton & Lindsey Henderson

• Currently have 3 houses: One in Circleville, Two in Chillicothe
• Started with a 13 bedroom home and four months later a Chillicothe home was donated 
• Any women in community that are open to learning about the Lord and changing their lives are welcome – first step is the residential house in Chillicothe for 12 month program
• Women pay their way through working
• Transitional “The Big House” prepares the women to learn about family and they can have their children live with them
• Community is taught to women and children who might never have had love and community in their lives
• Logan Elm school district for the children
• Transition program is an open-ended program. The women don’t leave until they are financially solid and spiritually sound.
• Ashley invites us to The Big House in Circleville for a tour to see what making a difference in people’s lives looks like
• Women will go out and serve in the community, cleaning churches, sort clothes at clothing centers. 
• Every Monday, women minister at Franklin and Fairfield county jails 
• How can community help The Covering? Prayer, monetary donation, 18 people in the big house so toilet paper, paper plates, trash bags, etc. are always welcome.
• The Covering does have a waiting list and is in need of another house
• Follow them: thecovering686.org Website, YouTube, FaceBook

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to Anne’s Smiles of Ashville

08/08/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Aug 15: Ashley Patton from The Covering

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• Presiding:  President Heidi White
• Prayer: Tom Duvall
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader:  Drexel Poling -“If You’re Happy And You Know It”, “In The Good Old Summertime”
• Attendees: Fouts, Elick, Wilson, B.Liggett, Duvall, Robinson, Foster, Schreiner, Colburn, McNemar, Droste, Brown, Horning, Justinger, Lanman, Spangler, G. Montgomery, S.Montgomery, Poling, Hooks, Radcliff, Rawlins, Fountain, I.Webb, D.Webb, Sneed, Searls, Riegel, McCrady, Hedges, Beavers, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, Neff, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Gibson
• Visiting Rotarians: Visiting from Key Largo – Emily Caldwell

New member induction: 

Brenna Gibson is sponsored by Michele Lanman.  Most of us know Brenna from her previous life as co-owner of “Especially For You”. Brenna is a board member of many local organizations and a Wayne Township Trustee. She was a past member of Sunrise Rotary and looks forward of getting back to Rotary Service. (Which starts with her blanket to tie!)

Announcements: 

• Bonus Community Kitchen served over 167 spaghetti dinners with the help of : Bob McCrady, Gary Montgomery, Bob Sneed, Rick Rawlins, David & Marie Crawford, Rob & Dodie Radcliff, Daryl Wolfe, Tom Duvall, Angie Beavers. September 9th is next Bonus Kitchen
• Foundation update – 125 club pins from last year are coming!  If you are a check writer, please make your check out to Rotary International and give to Jayme. This should streamline our giving. If you would like to pay on-line, she can set you up. Our club Goal is $7000 to Foundation this year.
• Paul Harris Fellow (award for $1,000 donated):  First PHF award is  $600 out of your pocket, $400 from club; Second PHF award is $700 from you, $300 from club
• Thank you for Service Above Self committee; Bill Stout, Michele Lanman, Ty Ankrom
• Thank you Bob Liggett, Bob McCrady, Carly Neff and Ned Riegel for a great After Hours 

SAA: Rob Radcliff

• 51 years of marriage – Drexel
• 58 years of marriage – Dan
• Angie – what day did you join? Why isn’t it in the book?
• Birthday – Bill Stout’s was on the 5th!
• Last Thursday – National Girlfriend Day ($1 per girlfriend)
• Today is International Cat Day! ($1 per cat 🙂
• Today is National Dollar Day – everyone pays
• Olympic trivia

Scholarship Drawing:  Rob Radcliff won the weekly drawing for $23. Big Bean pot has started over at $87, and continues to grow!

Program: Kelly O’Dell – ultra marathoner and reality star

• High School teacher at Pickaway Ross
• Long distance runner (REALLLYYY long distance)
• First generation college graduate and a big supporter of education
• Longest race was Badwater 135 miles – July 2022 in Death Valley National Park. Nighttime start. Given 48 hours to finish. Trained for the heat at the YMCA sauna. 
• Reality Game Show on Netflix – Squid Games. Kelly in first show – won the first game and did not appear again
• Prize for the game show is $4.56 million dollars. 
• The show is adults playing kid games: Red Light, Green Light; Battleship and others
• Show was filmed in London, UK.  456 people cast for show. 40% American, 40% UK and other countries make up the rest of the cast
• Kelly’s challenge for all of us: “Action Feeds Motivation”
• 100 miles race Kelly can run in 25 hours – she would not sleep through those. During Badwater 135 she did take a 20 minute nap.

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to Anne’s Smiles of Ashville

08/01/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Aug 8: Kelly O’Dell – Circleville’s Ultra Runner & Reality Star

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• Presiding:  President Heidi White
• Prayer: Fred Mavis
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader:  Drexel Poling – “And the Band Played On”, “America The Beautiful”
• Attendees: Daryl is tracking us all
• Guests: Packed house helping us celebrate: Michele Lanman introduced Brenna Gibson; Guests of Club: Shirley Bowser, Lizzy Cooper, John Essman; Steven Collins; Warren Spangler introduced Nick Tatman

The Drexel Poling Service Above Self Award presentation:

• Shirley Dunlap Bowser has been selected as this years award recipient for her tireless efforts of planning for the future of Pickaway County and the needs of its residents
• Shirley is the co-founder of the Pickaway County Community Foundation along with the late Doris Yamarick and has chaired and been a part of so many boards it’s not possible to have a complete list!

New member induction: 

Kevin Driesbach, sponsored by Tony Robinson, was welcomed into membership today! Kevin is a small business owner: Patriot Trophy & Awards, member of SAR, and author. He is a retired firefighter and received his first service project – a blanket to tie for CASA.

New member approved by the board: Brenna Gibson must have enjoyed our meeting because she has submitted an application and has been approved by the board! She has been a member of Sunrise Rotary and looks forward to returning to Rotary Service through our club. Thank you Michele Lanman for sponsoring Brenna.

Announcements: 

• Bonus Community Kitchen is Monday at the Presbyterian church. 3:30pm-5:30pm. P3 will provide the desserts!
• Warren Spangler presented Nick Tatman from Pickaway County Jobs & Family Services $500 as the presidential charity recipient 

SAA: not today Rob – you have a week to practice

Scholarship Drawing:  Gary Dean won the weekly drawing for $26. Big Bean pot has started over at $40+, and continues to grow!

Program: Pickaway County Community Foundation (PCCF) – Teratia Welch

• Three major ways to funnel money back to the community: Grants, Scholarships for higher education; Pickaway county initiatives
• 2002 first fund : Starkey Fund for Youth
• Money as well as property can be donated to PCCF
• Multiple fundraisers are held throughout the year
• 2022: over 17,000 pounds of hamburger given to Pickaway Co. community
• 2023: 14,000 pounds of beef from Pickaway County Fair butchered by Train Station Meats. All meat disbursed to 12 local organizations.
• 2024:
  • Ag Chat – new initiative of the Ag committee to on next in different ways with the ag community
  • Building our team at the foundation
  • Inspiration Station: construction started in Q1 2024 and inside construction done by end of August. Still looking for donations for the exhibits – please contact PCCF.
  • Assets: Columbus Foundation: $11.94M  Locally Held Funds $5.78M = $17.2M total
• Grants – four quarterly submissions
• Leadership Fellows program – learn about our community, state government 
• Youth Advisory Council, 100+ Women Who Care, 100+ Men Who Care
• Kroger Community Impact Number: RT199
• September 5th: Farm To Plate – reservations being taken now
• 110 Funds to choose from for a donation: www.yourpccf.org
• To start a fund, $10,000 is needed

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to Anne’s Smiles of Ashville

08/31/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

September Calendar – Michelle Blanton, Program Chair

Sept 7 – Ohio Christian University

Sept 11: *Bonus Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 3:30pm

Sept 14: Ohio Health, Casey Liddy

Sept 21: Community Cupboards, Kenneth Tennant

Sept 25: *Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 4:00pm

Sept 28: ArtsAround, Dale Herron

*extra event

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer: Warren Searls
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader:  Tom Duvall “In the Good Old Summertime”; “Viva La Rotary”
• Attending: (Drexel has official list) 
• Guests: Ty Ankrom – Susan Metzger was introduced
• Visiting Rotarian: District Governor-Elect Gary Baker, Newark

Announcements

• District Governor-Elect Gary Baker is visiting from Newark Rotary where he has been a member for 35 years
  • He is looking forward to his Governor year and is enjoying running around meeting clubs
  • Gary encourages us to attend the District’s Regional Meeting (RoTalks) Sept. 30th in Lancaster 8:30am-1:15pm. Lunch is included. $30. Topic: Best Practices and Practical Ideas in the areas of Mental Health, Peace and Empowering Girls. Rotary.org for more information and registration
• Sept. 2nd – Nazarene Church 1-4pm for Margaret Remy’s 100th birthday celebration. She is an active member of Sunrise and former county auditor
• Rob Radcliff – sign-up for Pumpkin Show Booth. Only three slots left!!
• Gary Montgomery – Soup Kitchen – Thank you to : Warren, Darryl, Bob Sneed, Bob McCrady, Alice Harker, Gary and Sandy. 125 meals served – the new normal
• Sept. 11th – Bonus soup kitchen 3:30-5pm ‘ish Presbyterian church
• Carly Neff – Wine tasting Miryante Fundraiser 7pm – Sept. 14th – Roadhouse 56. Tickets available. And raffle for quilt

SAA: Bob Sneed – “It’s Good to be King” 

• National Trail Mix Day, National Eat Outside Day
• 1997 – Princess Diana died
• Sports results
• 14,000 pounds of meats donated to local pantries – PCCF
• Downtown Circleville events all weekend
• Once in a Blue Moon – origin of the term – Second Moon of the month
• Need hunting license to buy mouse trap – California
• Tennessee – illegal to drive if you are….asleep

Scholarship Drawing:  Josh Ford (new dad!!) was the winner of $18! The jackpot is $36 – it will continue to grow (just like baby girl Ford).

 Program: Carol Baden – Community Health Advisor for RecoveryOhio.gov

• 988 – Hotline for mental health, suicide prevention, substance abuse crisis. Free and confidential support to Ohioans.
  • July-December 2022 : 8,670 calls per month; 1,453 texts per month; 1,916 chats per month
• On average, 5 Ohioans take their own lives each day
• RecoveryOhio was an initiative Gov. DeWine started as soon as he was inaugurated in 2019. Our own Rob Radcliff sits on the board.
• Goal is to ensure we act aggressively to address substance abuse, mental health and trauma
• Work closely with local law enforcement
• Naloxone.Ohio.gov – website where you can order naloxone for you, someone you know or your organization to hand out. It will be mailed to you, not tracking who is ordering.  Kits cannot be resold, but given away.
• OH Against OD; Beat the Stigma – ad campaigns
• Counterfeit Pill Campaign – campaign about only taking pills from healthcare professionals
• Recovery Within Reach (toolkit put out through commerce department)  – resources for financial advisors so people who think they have to pull all their IRA money out to help a family member can look for other options. How to talk about addiction resources, treatment finder, online training opportunities.
• Workforce Development: recovery friendly employer training modules
  • Partnership between RecoveryOhio and Ohio Job & Family Services, Office of Workforce Transformation and Ohio Chamber
  • 8 video modules ranging from 10-30 minutes
• EnCompass Training: teaches the science of addiction and equips participants with knowledge and tools to address substance use disorders. Carol trained 2500 people in Ohio over 2 years. Now equipping each county with their own trainer
• Emergency Comprehensive Care – when someone presents at an ED with opioid abuse, treatment begins immediately and hand off to treatment facility
  • 2022, six funded health systems developed sustainable policies in 31 emergency departments. Over 16,000 patients have been transitioned to care

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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

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08/24/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

August Calendar – Ty Ankrom, Program Chair

Aug 28: *Community Kitchen

Aug 31: Jennifer Lloyd – Recovery Ohio

*extra events

September Calendar – Michelle Blanton, Program Chair

Sept 7 – Ohio Christian University

Sept 11: *Bonus Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 3:30pm

Sept 14: Ohio Health, Casey Liddy

Sept 21: Community Cupboards, Kenneth Tennant

Sept 25: *Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 4:00pm

Sept 28: ArtsAround, Dale Herron

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer: Norm Wilson
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader:  Tom Duvall “Buckeye Battle Cry”, “R-O-T-A-R-Y”
• Attending: (Drexel has official list)  42 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Fouts, Wilson, Canfield, McIlroy, McCrady, R.Wolfe, Riegel, Palm, Ankrom, Ellis, Duvall, Elick, Lambert, D.Wolfe, Reitano, Lam, Schreiner, Liddy, K.Neff, Robinson,McNemar, Maroscher, Radcliff, C.Mullins, Davis, Sneed, I.Webb, D.Webb, Montgomery, Rawlins, Lanman, Beavers, Fountain, Brown, B.Tootle, Hafey, C.Neff, Blanton
• Guests: Earl’s son, Fred was his guest today; Tony Robinson brought his better half, Vickie;  Cole from Schiber’s (and OSU!!)
• Visiting Rotarian: Larry Schieber & Anthony Neff from Sunrise

Announcements

• Rob Radcliff – sign-up for Pumpkin Show Booth. Five slots left on Saturday – REALLY!!
• Greg Lam announced a project his son is championing – to help children in Uganda – the WASH project (water, sanitation, hygiene) through the Luena Foundation. Luena.org :  ‘We hold the simple belief that children everywhere should have the basic human right to a happy, healthy, secure childhood and a future full of promise.’ Greg’s son designed the T-Shirt ($20 with 100% going to the Fundraiser). He will have more shirts next week.
• Thank you from Dan Gilbert for the opportunity to speak to us
• Gary Montgomery Soup Kitchen – Fourth Monday 4:00pm, Presbyterian church
• Carly Neff – Wine tasting Miryante Fundraiser 7pm – Sept. 14th – Roadhouse 56. Tickets available.
• Daryl Wolfe was honored with his PHF +1

SAA: Bob Sneed – “It’s Good to be King” (thank you Burger King)

• Bob Tootle – anniversary #51
• Gerhard’s birthday and his meet his neighbor article! 
• Along with Tom Duvall’s birthday
• Aug. 24th, national waffle day; peach pie day
• John Lambert in the paper again
• There was a Radcliff in the paper, pay $1 Rob, not sure of relation
• Beekeeper’s pay $1 for swarm removal article in paper
• Sam Sneed’s age making him the oldest to make the cut – 67 yrs in PGA championship
• That championship was played at Oakland Hill
• Which of Christopher Columbus’ ships caught fire in 1492 – Santa Maria
• Country that used to execute anyone drinking coffee – Turkey (16th/17th centuries)
• Only First Lady to carry a loaded revolver – Eleanor Roosevelt

Scholarship Drawing:  Joe McNemar was the winner of $18 AND a Rotary mug! The jackpot is $18 and it now starts over….

 Program: Steve Helwagen – OSU Football

• 1986 grad of CHS and OSU
• Steve Helwagen was a writer for the Circleville Herald
• Now works at Bucknuts.com – started there for the 2003 season
• 27 different states travelled to covere events
• There is never enough about OSU sports in general
• Bucknuts.com – focus on Football and Basketball and the recruiting of high school students
• Next Saturday is the start of the season at Indiana. (OSU hasn’t lost to them since 1987)
• So many changes in student athletics – NIL; transfer portal; Big 10 adding UCLA, Oregon, Washington, USC so the Big 10 will have 18 teams
• OSU cleared over $20million last year (8 home football games)
• There is going to be a human toll of traveling cross-country, not just students, but coaches and support staff
• 1993 – now. OSU consistently top 10 finishes, NFL draft picks, etc.
• 6 of top 40 high school students signed already for OSU football
• Texas and Oklahoma going to SEC. Cincinnati going to Big 12.
• This season: a lot of promise. Georgia lost a lot of guys to NFL. OSU well positioned to have a great year
• Big question is who will be QB…
• Every practice is filmed with 8 different camera’s
• If there is a depth problem, you go into the portal and grab players
• This is the last year with East vs. West in Big Ten. Will be top 2 teams
• At Wisconsin, Luke Fickell taking over there. Will be a night game.
• Any work on Gene Smith’s position? Just hired President Carter from Nebraska, so thought is he would have a say in the position.
• ESPN couldn’t afford to bid since they have lost so many members. FOX/CBS/NBC moving forward will split the coverage 

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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

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08/17/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

August Calendar – Ty Ankrom, Program Chair

Aug 24: Steve Helwagen – OSU Football

Aug 28: *Community Kitchen

Aug 31: Jennifer Lloyd – Recovery Ohio

*extra events

September Calendar – Michelle Blanton, Program Chair

Sept 7 – Ohio Christian University

Sept 11: *Bonus Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 3:30pm

Sept 14: Ohio Health, Casey Liddy

Sept 21: Community Cupboards, Kenneth Tennant

Sept 25: *Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 4:00pm

Sept 28: ArtsAround, Dale Herron

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer: Michael Whitten
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader:  Tom Duvall selected “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”, “We’re Rotary” 
• Attending: (Drexel has official list)  48 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Fouts, Wilson, Canfield, Ellis, Palm, Mavis, McCrady, Riegel, Searls, Duvall, Beavers, Elick, Lambert, Ankrom, Whitten, Ford, Schreiner, White, D.Wolfe, B.Liggett, Reitano, Koch, I.Webb, Rothe, Rawlins, Foster, C.Chamberlain, D.Webb, Horning, Lanman, McCrady, E.Liggett, T.Chamberlain, Lam, Johnson, Weaver, Fountain, C.Mullins, Dean, B.Tootle, Brown, Radcliff, Hafey, Montgomery
• Visiting Rotarian: Larry Schieber from Sunrise introduced Carl Messy, intern from OSU Pharmacy school at Schieber’s; 
• Guests: Steven Collins from Circleville Herald; Daughter of our speaker was also with us; Dick Hendricks from Gahanna introduced by Warner Searls

Induction: We welcomed Josh Ford into membership today! He is a grad of OCU with a Masters of Arts in Theology. It was at OCU were he met his wife of 8 1/2 yrs, Brittany. He currently works as the night auditor at Circleville’s Hampton Inn. He is President of the Ted Lewis Museum, Secretary of Roundtown Conservancy and sings in the Circleville Men’s Barbershop Chorus. He and Brittany will welcome a baby girl any day!

Announcements

• Rob Radcliff – sign-up for Pumpkin Show Booth has already started! It’s our biggest fundraiser of the year, please help out. You can help prep or clean up afterward too!
• Thank you’s are rolling in: Blessings in a Backpack – our $750 donation helped make up 150 weekend food bags; Disaster Aid USA thanks us for helping stock their trailer; Mr. Branden Martin, scholarship winner, thanks us for the scholarship to attend OSU ATI. You will remember he wants to farm his grandparents farm and give back to the community after he gets his degree.
• Board meeting last Tuesday, voted to continue our donation of $300 to Pickaway County Youth Leadership

SAA: Fred Mavis

• National Roller Coater Day and National Joke Day
• Sheriff had his picture in paper that costs you $1
• Heidi White in the paper – running for Logan Elm school board $1
• ‘73 class of CHS part of the big reunion at Rotarian Bill Richards farm – all the pictures look like it was fun – Dave Webb, pay $1
• Atomic Credit Union – John Lambert pay $1 – your ads are everywhere
• Daryl Wolfe – good news in the paper, thanks, it will cost you $1
• Darlene Weaver – good article about first sidewalks – anyone part of the Historical Society, pay $1
• History quiz too

Scholarship Drawing:  Rob Radcliff was the winner of $29. The jackpot is $1,758 and he wins!!!!! (Money is going toward his Paul Harris Fellow.)

 Program: Dan Gilbert

• Graduate of Univ of Cincinnati 
• Teacher, counselor, coach, Scioto County, Wheelersburg HS
• Sandy Koufax from Brooklyn, New York was on the same basketball team at Univ of Cincinnati with Dan
• Sandy and Dan decided to try out for baseball team as freshman, Dan was the only one able to catch Sandy’s pitches
• Dan Gilbert was the catcher for Sandy Koufax in 1954 season (Koufax only season at Cincinnati) 
• Koufax returned to Cincinnati in 2000 for a dinner for baseball coach
• Dan Gilbert was the starting catcher for 4 years in Univ. Cincinnati
• Sandy had 362 strike outs in one season, which is still the record
• Sandy had a record of 47 complete games pitched

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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

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08/10/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

August Calendar – Ty Ankrom, Program Chair

Aug 17: Dan Gilbert – Baseball

Aug 24: Steve Helwagen – OSU Football

Aug 28: *Community Kitchen

Aug 31: Jennifer Lloyd – Recovery Ohio

*extra events

September Calendar – Michelle Blanton, Program Chair

Sept 7 – Ohio Christian University

Sept 11: *Bonus Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 3:30pm

Sept 14: Ohio Health, Casey Liddy

Sept 21: Community Cupboards, Kenneth Tennant

Sept 25: *Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 4:00pm

Sept 28: ArtsAround, Dale Herron

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer: Joe McNemar
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader:  John Lambert “Sing Rotarians”, “You’re a Grand Old Flag”
• Attending: (Drexel has official list)  45 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Fouts, Wilson, Lambert, Canfield, Riegel, T.Tootle, R.Wolfe, McCrady, Searls, Ankrom, K.Neff, Palm, Ellis, C.Chamberlain, Duvall, Sneed, C.Mullins, Schreiner, Rothe, Dailey, D.Wolfe, Reitano, Simmons, McNemar, Montgomery, Elick, Horning, Droste, Young, I.Webb, Rawlins, D.Webb, Fountian, C.Neff, Justinger, Brown, White, Radcliff, Koch, T.Chamberlain, Kramer
• Visiting Rotarian: John Lambert introduced from Jackson, Brandon McGee
• Guests: Ty Ankrom introduced Carly Brewster, Pastor at Emmitt Chapel Church; Karlyn Neff introduced Carl Messy, intern from OSU Pharmacy school at Schieber’s.

Announcements

• Rob Radcliff – sign-up for Pumpkin Show Booth has already started! It’s our biggest fundraiser of the year, please help out. You can help prep or clean up afterward too!
• Inspiration Station Thank you note – less than $100,000 to their goal so they can start construction. If you know of anyone interested in donating to help make the goal – contact PCCF
• Aug. 15th – board mtg
• Jayme Fountain – Foundation goal this year $6,300. We are already 12% there. Don’t forget the 125 club, donating $100 to the foundation and $25 to polio plus.

SAA: Bob Sneed. “I’m Bob doing Bob Things” – without his hat 🙁

• Birthdays/Anniversaries
• Aug 10th. National Book Lovers Day and National Lazy Day
• Dispatch reported: people in a good mood are willing to donate. Are you in a good mood today?!
• High School sports – anyone who played pay $1. Time goes by fast.

Scholarship Drawing: Warren Spangler was the winner of $20+. The jackpot is $1,700+ and it continues!

 Program: Maggie Simmons – Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition (PAAC)

• Maggie is returning to the State House next week and leaving PAAC
• Two schools took survey for grades 7th, 9th, 11th
• Self reported and sent to Parent Student Institute to analyze the data to find those results that should be kicked out
• Can compare to numbers from 2019
• Core Measures
  • Past 30 day use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, RX drugs
  • Perception of risk using the above
  • Perception of parental disapproval
  • Perception of peer disapproval
• Did you smoke/drink/use marijuana/prescription drug in past 30 days?
  • 3.6% cigarettes; 16% alcohol ; 7.7% marijuana; 1.7% prescription drugs
• 12.5% using nicotine vaping
• Teens think vaping is safer than cigarettes and don’t feel parental disapproval to stop
• Perception of peer disapproval is 82.6% of RX 
• Used nicotine vaping over three times the rate that they smoked cigarettes and felt vaping was less harmful
• Wright State did a national comparison – with our local data compared to city’s similar to us
  • Our teen’s alcohol use is almost doubled the national average
• Schools do have their results

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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

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08/03/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

August Calendar – Ty Ankrom, Program Chair

Aug 10: Maggie Simmons – PAAC – Community Input

Aug 17: Sarah Walsh – Cook Center for Human Connections

Aug 24: Steve Helwagen – OSU Football

Aug 28: *Community Kitchen

Aug 31: Jennifer Lloyd – Recovery Ohio

*extra events

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer: Gary Montgomery
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader:  Tom Duvall “I’m waiting on the railroad”, “R-O-T-A-R-Y”
• Attending: (Drexel has official list)  43 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Beavers, C.Chamberlain, Hafey, M.Rhoads, Elick, Fouts, Canfield, Wilson, Duvall, Droste, Colburn, Lambert, Dean, White, C.Neff, Horning, Ankrom, Young, Rothe, Koch, Sneed, Weaver, Robinson, Palm, Montgomery, Mavis, Schreiner, T.Tootle, Brown, McNemar, T.Chamberlain, D.Webb, Rawlins, B.Tootle, Riegel, R.Wolfe, McCrady, K.Neff, Radcliff
• Guests: Law enforcement from Pickaway Sheriff, Harrison Township Fire, Ashville Police, Pickaway Township Fire, State Highway Patrol; Vickie Robinson accompanied her husband
• Visiting Rotarian: from Hilliard – Charlie Hedges

Induction: Josh Koch – born in Escanaba, Michigan and graduated from Chillicothe High School and Ohio University. Worked with Chillicothe Radio and is now with US Bank. Welcome Josh!

Approved for membership: Josh Ford has been approved for membership by the board. Josh is night auditor for the Hampton Inn here in Circleville. He is also President of the Ted Lewis Museum Board. He and his wife, Brittany are expecting their first child in September.

Announcements

• Honor Flight cards for Paul Vance – finishing this week
• Rob Radcliff – sign-up for Pumpkin Show Booth has already started! Don’t wait, sign-up today for the biggest fundraiser of the year.

SAA: Bob Sneed. “I’m Bob doing Bob things” – Great Hat!!!

• National Watermelon Day
• New booths at the Ohio State Fair – have you visited?
• Bob Tootle – great round of golf
• Ty Ankrom retired
• Who attended the old Logan Elm high school? – it’s gone

Scholarship Drawing: Fred Mavis was the winner of $28. The jackpot is $1,700 and it continues!

 Program: Commander Dennis Lowe – South Central Ohio Major Crimes Unit

• Major Crimes Unit – based out of Fairfield County
• Support Fairfield, Pickaway, Hocking, Athens
• 10 sworn and 3 civilian personnel
• Blending outreach – supply side of narcotics along with users of the drugs
• Project F.O.R.T. (Fairfield County Overdose Response Team)- engage with people using, show them options for treatment instead of an arrest
  • 529 F.O.R.T. Engagements this year
  • Distributed more than 2,000 Naloxone kits this year
  • Partner with PARS in Pickaway 
  • Looking for long term solution for the addict
• Program started in Ohio and is now being rolled out country wide
• Task force is run by grants. Now have 8 grants funding $1.25 million annually
• 2021 – Task force of the year in the state of Ohio
• 2022 – Deflection program was named top in the state
• 2018-2022:
  • 1710 search warrants executed
  • Indicted 293 individuals 
  • Mandatory sentences of 8-15 yrs
• Task force involved with electronic data exploitation. Nothing you post or write is ever really deleted.
• Poly drug use – combinations of drugs – is what is happening now
• Cocaine making strong comeback
• THC concentrates are very difficult to police
• America is largest user of illegal drugs in the world
• Synthetics are going to take over plant based organic drugs. Cheaper to produce.

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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