Tag: February

02/27/2025

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Mar. 6 – Inspiration Station update from Alexis Conrad

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• Presiding:  President Heidi White
• Prayer: Paster Nancy from the Presbyterian church
• Attendees: White, D.Wolfe, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Wilson, Driesbach, Ankrom, C.Chamberlain, T.Chamberlain, Beavers, R.Wolfe, D.Webb, I.Webb, Droste, C.Neff, Rawlins, Riegel, Poling, Lanman, Brown, McNemar, Wolford, Radcliff, Hooks, McCrady, Searls, Mavis, Spangler, G&S Montgomery, Fountain, Elick, Weller, Routt, Robinson, Hedges, Dean, Lambert
• Guests: Steve, Collin & Doug Gifford; Doug Palm; Mason Brown; Robert, Bryan, Bill & Ross Black; Dean & Pat Barr; Tom & Simon Kuhler; Mark Leist; Terry Barr; Nicole Long; Heather Carter; Dug Radcliff; Ron & Buck Clifton; Ruby & George Donahew; Mallory & Taylor Gibson; Bill & Bob Parker; Ron Balthasar; 
• Students: Teays Valley counselor Eric Ferrell introduced Morgan Cline and Oliver Koeth. Both are active students with bright futures.

Program:  Rural Urban Day – Ty Higgins

• Challenges & uncertainty in farming – this can be the constant topic 
• There are farm stress certified counselors in each county – please reach out – help is out there or call Ty directly. Your situation means that much to him.

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02/20/2025

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Feb. 27 – Rural Urban Day – Presbyterian Church 11:30am

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• Presiding:  President Heidi White
• Prayer: Norm Wilson
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader:  Gary Dean selected “The Happy Wanderer”, “Take Me Out To The Ballgame!”
• Attendees: White, D.Wolfe, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Wilson, Elick, Foll, G&S Montgomery, Reitano, Weller, I.Webb, D.Webb, Young, Sneed, Rawlins, McNemar, Spangler, Logan, C&T Chamberlain, Wolford, Dean, Schreiner, Riegel, McCrady, R.Wolfe, Hedges, Gibson, Lanman, Robinson, B.Tootle, Searls, Fountain, Brown, Beavers, C.Neff, Ankrom, Hooks
• Guests: not today
• Students: snow day

NEW MEMBER approved by the board: Taylor Gibson has been approved for membership. She is a local insurance sales agency for Lynn Farmer’s Insurance and is sponsored by her mother, Brenna!   Her induction will be scheduled.  Taylor will be attending Rural Urban Day, so please stop and welcomed her.

Announcements: 

• Rural Urban Day: Feb. 27th – 11:30am start time.
• 3rd Euchre tournament last night – 40 players. $2,160 profit! Word got out using Rhoads’ big sign out front – Thank You Carly and all those sponsors and members who donated.
• Thank you for contributions to Soap-N-Hope and Community Cupboard. Soap-N-Hope presentation tentative March 13th.
• Community Kitchen – Monday, Feb. 24th
• March 15th – The House Band will perform at Rhoadhouse 56 6-9pm. Fundraiser for Mid-Ohio Food Collective. There will be a food truck!  Rhoadsgardencenter.com for tickets.
• Music in the Round – March 1st at the Greek Church in Short North. Rotary members get 10% discount. Heidi to forward link.
• 4 way speech contest – only 2 people registered so far. 10:30am at the Library for volunteers. Please spread the word to any high schoolers.
• Last Sat. in April – Parkinson’s walk

SAA: Marie Nemes-Crawford with Circleville Rotary history 

• Ned Riegel is the godfather of our Pumpkin Show booth
• Feb. 20, 1962 the board voted to continue serving MILK at lunch
• The duck is 40 years old – pay the duck $1 if you “duck” out of the meeting early
• We have been serving the Community Kitchen for 20 years
• The Big Wheel Race began in 1977
• Hosting students at meetings started 87 years ago

Scholarship Drawing:  This weeks winner is Judy Wolford for $18  – Big Bean is holding at $552.

Program: A look back at Circleville Rotary

• Thank you to Past Presidents for your remarks: Norm Wilson, Bob Liggett, Dave Webb, Dan Dailey, Judy Wolford, Ian Webb, Bob McCrady
• 100th celebration video just never gets old, let’s watch it again. www.YouTube.com/watch?v=EmEvG2AxQqe

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02/13/2025

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Feb. 20 – Happy 103rd Birthday Circleville Rotary!

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• Presiding:  President Heidi White
• Prayer: Norm Wilson
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Gary Dean selected “Daisy..”, “Sing Out a Song of Rotary”
• Attendees: Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, White, Routt, McCrady, Spangler, Lambert, Logan, Riegel, R.Wolfe, G&S Montgomery, Wilson,  Elick, Robinson, Sneed, Hedges, Mavis, C.Chamberlain, Weller, Dean,  Ankrom, Driesbach, Droste, Horning, I.Webb, Poling, McNemar, Young, D.Webb, Stevenson, Lanman, Rawlins, Brown, Maroscher, C.Neff, Hooks, Fountain, Searls, B.Tootle
• Guests: Michelle Stevenson introduced Tiffany Cornett
• Students: Logan Elm – Nate Smith introduced seniors who have their future planned! Julia Weller – OU Hospitality Mgmt.; Scotty Gaskin – OU Civil engineering; Aubree Walker – OSU geology and earth sciences; Ella Boreland – microbiology, biology major, college TBD.

Announcements: 

• Frosty 5K was a fun Saturday!  Final totals to come
• Rural Urban Day: Feb. 27th – 11:30am start time. RSVP due on Tuesday to Ellery. Ty Higgins, Ohio Farm Bureau will be the speaker.
• Euchre – Rhoadhouse 56 Wednesday, February 19th. Sign-up link on Rhoadhousegardencenter.com
• Shopping List: Deadline – Feb. 20th.
• Community Kitchen – fourth Monday of the month – Feb. 24th
• March 15th – The House Band will perform at Rhoadhouse 56 6-9pm. Fundraiser for Mid-Ohio Food Collective. There will be a food truck!  Rhoadsgardencenter.com for tickets.
• We are thinking of Bill Stout, Asa Elsea, & Mike Logan during their health struggles
• Larry updates of Ted Lewis Park – $500,000 has been raised (thanks to everyone making personal donations and the club support). New shelter house construction starts June 1st!

SAA: Ty Ankrom

• Blue Jacket trivia

Scholarship Drawing:  This weeks winner is Gary Montgomery for $17  – Big Bean is holding at $534.

Program: Larry Logan

• Larry always wanted to be in the Army
• Univ. Cal-Berkeley grad – Cadet Colonel of ROTC with 1,000 students under him
• Wanted to be in the infantry and made 15 jumps in Vietnam
• His 6 man troop were found and 4 of his team died in Vietnam, one was lost to a car accident stateside
• 86 vets on the honor flight with over 40 in wheelchairs – all bonded over the experience
• “Grief to Relief” was what the day meant to Larry
• After 50 years of grief, 1,200 people at the airport showering respect and thanks was the dawn of relief for all his fellow veteran’s on that flight
• Scheduled Columbus based Honor Flights https://www.honorflightcmh.org/flight-schedule

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

02/06/2025

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Feb. 13 – Larry Logan – Honor Flight experience

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• Presiding:  President Heidi White
• Prayer: AG Jim Rogers
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Gary Montgomery “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”, “Viva La Rotary”
• Attendees: Elick, Wolford, Droste, Horning, C.Neff, Weller, Robinson, Driesbach, Kitchen, Brown, Radcliff, McCrady, Fountain, Hedges, D.Wolfe, , R.Wolfe, Spangler, Lanman, Lambert, McNemar, Sneed, Ankrom, Logan, Riegel, Foster, Schreiner, C.Chamberlain, G&S Montgomery, Crawford, Beavers, White, Searls, Poling, D.Webb, Nemes-Crawford
• Guests: Jane Shaw with Historical Society
• Visiting Rotarian: DG Gary Baker; AG Jim Rogers
• Students: Circleville Seniors – introduced by Mrs. Schooley – Austin Gray and Jordan McFarland. The future is in good hands, we have a physical therapist and architect in the pipeline.

Announcements: 

• DG Gary Baker: congratulations to Circleville Rotary for winning Sock-tober! He presented us with a district check for $200.
• Frosty 5K this Saturday, Feb. 8th! MVCH Park
• Rural Urban Day: Feb. 27th – 11:30am start time. Your dues goes toward the meal for members. Ty Higgins, Ohio Farm Bureau will be the speaker.
• Euchre – Rhoadhouse 56 Wednesday, February 19th. Sign-up link is ready on Event-brite.
• Shopping List: to augment our $2,000 donation to Soap-N-Hope, please consider purchasing Laundry Pods or travel size shampoo, soap, toothpaste. We are also collecting Progresso or Campbell’s chunky soup for the community cupboard. Donations can be brought to a meeting through Feb. 20th – our clubs 103rd birthday!

SAA: Ty Ankrom

• Hottie Award trophy goes to Bob McCrady
• Black History Month questions. (We are one smart club)

Scholarship Drawing:  This weeks winner is Betsy Weller for $25 (donated it back) – Big Bean is holding at $506.

Program: Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition – Amy Rhymer and Isabella Watkins – Youth Prevention Ambassador 

• Safe Community programs for Prom Promise and Graduation parties.
• Brains are not developed unti 25, when kids start drinking / drugs – messing up their development
• Vaping hazards – does it have rat poising, thc?
• PAAC is a Blue Ribbon Coalition winner
• Three Pilars – connection, education , prevention
• We want to come out to all communities, condo’s, Wyngate, etc
• Drug take back day coming in April
• “Hidden In Plain Sight” – movie for parents and teachers to show all the latest technology for vaping
• Goal is to go to OHSAA meetings at high schools – tobacco pouches that can be “invisible”
• Engagement Meetings – bi-monthly -next one is April 2nd at 11:45am at PAAC office 770 North Court or Zoom
• Tobacco meeting will be Feb. 11th at 8am at PAAC office
• National Drug and Alcohol Awareness week – March 17-21
• Colors of Hope Walk/Fun/Fun March 17th 9am – MVCH park
• Anyone interested in helping PAAC – see Brenna Gibson, Jayme Fountain, Michele Lanman, Ty Ankrom
• Mollie Hedges was the start of this program in 2015 and we thank her for all her efforts – the need for this coalition continues

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

02/22/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Feb. 29th: Rural Urban Day

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer: Tony Robinson
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Tom Duvall selected “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”, “Viva La Rotary”
• Attending: (Drexel has official list)
• Guests: Leigh Webb was here 
• Students:  CHS represented by Kara Schooley, Emma and Carlos

Announcements:

• Rural Urban Day – Feb. 29th – 11:30am start time. Presbyterian Church
• March 23rd – 4-way Speech contest 10am – Circleville Library. Speeches start at 11am. Please see Tony Robinson to help. March 3rd is registration deadline
• Soup Kitchen on Monday – 4-5pm at Presbyterian church

SAA: As Judy Wolford walks to the mike, everyone reaches for their wallet

Mardi Gras trivia

• First celebration was in France
• 25 Pounds of beads during a yearly celebration
• First parade – 1837
• (McCrady couldn’t keep his hat on)
• Besides LA, what is another State to celebrate Mardi Gras as a holiday, Alabama and Florida

Scholarship Drawing:  Ian Webb was the winner of $19! The jackpot is $588 and it will continue to grow!

 Program: Tim Chelkowsky – Safari in Africa

• Nature Photography adventure
• Tim took us through a small amount of his photos

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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

02/15/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Feb. 22nd: Tim Chelkowsky – Safari so good!

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer: Roger Wolfe
• Piano: Esther Fouts
• Song Leader: Eric Liggett selected – “Tell Me Why”, “Viva La Rotary”
• Attending: (Drexel has official list)  43 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, C.Chamberlain, Justinger, Droste, Mavis, Robinson, Dailey, Young, I.Webb, D.Webb, K.Neff, Fountain, Dean, Lambert, McNemar, Liddy, Wilson, Montgomery, Wolford, Horning, Schreiner, Knotts, Canfield, Riegel, R.Wolfe, D.Wolfe, McCrady, Ankrom, B.Tootle, Duvall, Marosher, Foll, Fouts, T.Chamberlain, Lanman, E.Liggettt, C.Neff, T.Tootle, White, Hooks
• Guests: Esther Fouts is in the house; Joe McNemar – Rob Fanska from Troop 52
• Students:  Logan Elm couldn’t make it today

Announcements

• Euchre – 55 tickets sold – $2,100 taken in – $300 more than last year
• Check presentation for Dolly Parton Imagination Library – $2,000, (which includes a matching District Grant). Over 2,000 children enrolled in Pickaway County.
• Rural Urban Day – Feb. 29th. Speaker from division of wildlife – with critters! Presbyterian Church – 11:30am start time. SIGN-UP today!
• March 23rd – 4-way Speech contest 10am – Circleville Library. Speeches start at 11am. Please see Tony Robinson to help. March 3rd is registration deadline
• Board Meeting February 20th; 11:30am
• Joe McNemar, 2024 is the Boy Scouts 114th year. Rob Fanska, Scout Master for Troop 52 presented the club with a certificate of appreciation as the troop celebrates 59 continuous years.
• Community Cupboard:  Island Road Community Service building (Ellery’s office south lot) Please contribute Non-Perishable Food and Toiletries in NON-GLASS containers. Stop on your way back from the grocery and help your neighbors in need. 

SAA: Judy Wolford had a lot of funds rolling in

• If you don’t have your badge on
• Monday is President’s Day
  • Which US President has the most US communities named after them – Jefferson
  • Who was the first US President to be born a US citizen – Van Buren
  • Who was the first President to talk on the telephone – Garfield (and talked to Alexander Bell)
  • One of our presidents was a tailor – Johnson
  • 3 presidents died on July 4th. Who was born on the 4th – Coolidge

Scholarship Drawing:  Gerhard was the winner of $25! The jackpot is $569 and it will continue to grow!

 Program: Samantha Yates, PharmD

• 7,000-9,000 people die in the US a year because of medication error
• $40 billion spent each year related to looking after patients with medication associated errors
• Becoming a pharmacist – 6-8 year of schooling total after high school
• Pharmacist role – medication expert, team based treatment approach, education patient and doctors
• Community pharmacists can…
• Fill prescriptions, vaccines, counseling, medication therapy mgmt (sit down with pharmacist to review dosages and times of day taking meds), disease mgmt (review patients condition and all pills taking), compounding, special ordering, medical/equipment supplies
• Create pill packs so all your pills are organized for you
• Non-medication supplies are at your local pharmacies
• Medicare part D assistance 
• Most accessible health care provider – just walk on in!
• Grapefruit interferes with the enzyme that absorbs the medication
• New Shingles vaccine is almost 90% effective
• How do you get rid of old meds?  210 building at Berger or Circleville Police Department

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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

02/08/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Feb. 15th: Samantha Yates, PharmD – What your pharmacist can do for you

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer: Norm Wilson
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Eric Liggett selected “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”,  “Sing Rotarians”
• Attending: (Drexel has official list) 41 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Routt, McCrady, Fouts, C.Chamberlain, Riegel, Canfield, C.Neff, Montgomery, Lambert, Ellis, Mavis, D.Wolfe, Elick, Young, McNemar, Robinson, Schreiner, Reitano, Dean, D. Webb, T.Tootle, Droste, I.Webb, Foll, Ankrom, Brown, White, Sneed, Hafey, T.Chamberlain, E.Liggett, Carder, Fountain, Koch, Hooks, B.Tootle, Searls
• Guests: Ian Webb introduced Oliver Webb- a future Rotarian to keep the family legacy alive
• Students:  From Pickaway Ross today, Janet Barrows introduces Mekenzie and Anay 

Announcements

• Daryl Wolfe – Paul Harris +2 awarded today
• Rotary Foundation Gala – Warren represented all of us in Athens. The following members were recognized; Dan Fouts, Dick Patrick, Jim Hooks and Charlie Hedges.
• Rural Urban Day – Feb. 29th. Speakers from division of wildlife – with critters! Presbyterian Church – 11:30am start time. SIGN-UP
• District 6690 training – Feb. 24th – Newark OSU branch. 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. Speeches start at 11am. Please see Tony Robinson to help.
• Board Meeting February 20th; 11:30am
• Community Cupboard:  Island Road Community Service building (Ellery’s office south lot) Please contribute Non-Perishable Food and Toiletries in NON-GLASS containers. Stop on your way back from the grocery and help your neighbors in need. 

SAA: Tony Chamberlain had a lot of funds rolling in

Scholarship Drawing:   Josh Koch was the winner of $32! The jackpot is $544 and it will continue to grow!

 Program:  Miryante Orphanage, Uganda updates by Jan Shannon

• Miryante is a program for orphaned and at risk children
• Uganda government decided orphanages should not exist, but should be foster care programs (without government funds)
• Laura Corcoran, Marie Wilbanks’ sister, founded Miryante
• $50 per month is sponsorship fee for a child
• 2022 was the start of the project with Sunrise Rotary – pit latrine and well were built
• 2023 – playground was funded with Circleville and other district clubs. Money was also used for a security fence around the ground and transportation (motorcycle) so social worker can visit the homes
• June 12th – 21st, 2024 is next trip to Uganda. See Jan if interested.
• Jan presented at the District’s Shark Tank and won $5,000 District money towards the projects. Along with our donation this year of $3,000,  Root Cause Uganda – built a brick community center
• Water holding tank and solar panels were also needed and we helped get that done! Because of the solar panels – no longer cooking on a fire, but a stove
• Miryanteorphanage.org

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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

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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