Tag: March

03/26/2026

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Apr. 2 – Sam Braun – student at US Military Academy at West Point

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Presiding:  President Rob Radcliff

Greeter: Heather Foll

Pianist: Ellery Elick

Invocation: Norm Wilson

Song Leader: Gary Montgomery: “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”, “Better Than Ever This Year” (with Jim Hooks’ approval!)

Attendees: a crowd

Students: Logan Elm represented today with four students! Max, Ella, Autum, and Kennedy  

Club Announcements:  

1. Jayme Fountain – Tony Robinson received his PHF+3 award! Thank you for supporting the work Rotary accomplishes Tony
2. Remembering Bill Stout with Ty and Larry sporting his Circleville Rotary ties. First annual Bill Stout Cinco De Mayo dinner – more info coming. 
3. District Conference – April 24-25th at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris. Weekend with Rotarians across our district – connect to see if we can collaborate or maybe you will bring back ideas to help our community. Www.rotary6690.com. $225 for Friday and Saturday sessions. $75 for dinners alone. 
4. Community Kitchen thank you to Gary & Sandy Montgomery, Warren Spangler, Bob McCrady, Bob & Alice Foster, David & Marie Crawford along with Betsy Weller! All under Alice Harker’s leadership.
5. RYLA – we have four out of five county schools represented! Still working on last one.

SAA:  Tony Chamberlain

• Bob McCrady’s birthday celebration today!
• What team won first NCAA basketball tournament 1939 – Oregon
• What sportscaster titled it March Madness for NCAA – Brent Musburger
• What are the odds to have perfect bracket – 1 in 9.2 quintillion
• How old is one of the youngest head coaches to ever win the tournament – 31
• And he went around the room again!

Scholarship Drawing: This week’s winner of $31 is Tony Chamberlain (interesting…) – Big bean holding at $1,547!!

Program:   Jonathan Davis – Superintendent at Pickaway-Ross 

• Influx in all programs with 850 juniors/seniors that attend every day
• Next Fall – 700 applications and will be taking 550 (students have to be on-track to graduate, else they cannot get through the tech requirements)
• 25 programs from electrical, welding, public safety, robotics, manufacturing, cyber security, nursing, transportation, etc.
• Just added 16,000 square feet – industrial construction lab. When students graduate, they will be helping build the warehouses in northern Pickaway Co.
• Fall – first HVAC program
• Also serving Christian schools
• High school students are being placed in adult classes because of space limitations
• Trying to partner with Teays and Eastland Career to focus on Pickaway County opportunities
• 221 students on full-time job placement at our area employers
• 97% of students graduate on track
• Over 2,000 community service hours worked by students
• $2.25 million earned by students on work-based learning
• 219,013 hours on job placement & work-based learning
• 375 college credits earned while at Pickaway-Ross
• Career tech can help students get the leg into a electrical union job so when they are in their four year electrical engineering classes, their side job is already in their field
• April 10th: 8am-noon : Business & Education Workforce Summit 2026
• www.pickawayross.com

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The Presidential charity is Soldiers Monumental Society – caring for the graves of our service men and women

03/19/2026

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Mar. 26 – Jonathan Davis – Pickaway Ross

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Presiding:  President Rob Radcliff

Greeter: Brenna Gibson

Pianist: Ellery Elick

Invocation: Norm Wilson

Song Leader: Tom Duvall: “Irish Eyes are Smiling”; “Wild Irish Rose”

Attendees: Radcliff, Elick, Wilson, Saunders, Duvall, Maroscher, Droste, B.Liggett, Sneed, Neff, Lambert, McNemar, Weller, G&S Montgomery, Poling, Crawford, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, Hedges, Riegel, Spangler, C&T Chamberlain, B.Tootle, B.Gibson, Ankrom, Rawlins, Brown, Nemes-Crawford

Guests: Mark Taylor guest of RD Saunders

Students: New Hope – David Holt, alum of OCU, now he is athletic director and introduced Victoria and Abby.

Club Announcements:  

1. Four Way Speech Contest, March 14th – first place winners are Laina Welch from Westfall and Isabelle Casper from Logan Elm. They will both be competing at the District Conference. 11 students participated and we thank Tom Duvall, Rob Radcliff, Bob Foster, Gary and Sandy Montgomery, Kevin Dreisbach and our chair, Tony Robinson.
2. Collection for Dolly Parton Imagination Library – over $150,000 raised by all Rotarians in the state with our District winning the per capita race with over $25. Thanks to the efforts of Marietta club which raised over $45,000.
3. District Conference – April 24-25th at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris. Hotel discount until April 2nd. Weekend with Rotarians across our district – connect to see if we can collaborate or maybe you will bring back ideas to help our community. Www.rotary6690.com
4. Basket for Auction at District Conference – if you have a destination in Pickaway Co. area which you think could go into our basket or have any ideas, let David know 
5. Soap-N-Hope collection of cleaning supplies, dryer sheets, cleaning pods, disposable gloves end March 26th. Bring items/money in and get a free strip for the drawing.
6. March 23rd – Community Kitchen at Presbyterian church 4:00pm
7. RYLA – we have two students who applied

SAA:  Tony Chamberlain

• Buckeyes: National Championship – what first season did we ever get one? 1960
• Basketball: 2006-07 lost to Florida Gators in championship with point differential of 9 (75-84)
• He kept going with money flying everywhere and I lost track….

Scholarship Drawing: This week’s winner of $22 is Gerhard Marosher – Big bean holding at $1,526!!

Program:   Serena Dresbach

• Leadership for Tomorrow Fund through PCCF – getting local people ready to lead
• Prepare people for elected and appointed leadership in Pickaway County = Pickaway Fellows
• Applications Open April 1, 2026 and close August 1, 2026; Interviews August 25-27; Sessions begin October 1st
• $700 per person is tuition for Pickaway Fellows
• Yourpccf.org/initiatives/leadership
• October 1 & 2, 2026 Pickaway Fellows Introduction – Why Leadership and Why Now? 
• May 29, 2026 – Crown Hill Golf Course fundraiser 7:30am shotgun start
• First class was 2012. Currently running the program every other year.
• Two travel sessions – Columbus and Washington, D.C. (how do you do business within these two places)
• Between 8-12 students per class

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The Presidential charity is Soldiers Monumental Society – caring for the graves of our service men and women

03/12/2026

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Mar. 19: PCCF Fellows Program with Sereana Dresbach

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Presiding:  President Rob Radcliff

Greeter: Brenna Gibson

Pianist: Ellery Elick

Invocation: Michelle Blanton

Song Leader: Tom Duvall: 1898 first Coca-Cola was bottled “Let There Be Peace on Earth”, “Battle Hymn of the Republic”

Attendees: Radcliff, Elick, Wilson, Horning, D.Webb, Saunders, G&S Montgomery, Duvall, I.Webb, Logan, Droste, Lambert, Neff, Blanton, McNemar, Sneed, Rawlins, E.Liggett, B.Tootle, Nemes-Crawford, Spangler, Brown, Hooks, B.Gibson, Robinson, Riegel, McCrady, Hedges, Poling, Weller, Crawford, C&T Chamberlain, D.Wolfe, Wolford

Guests: Louise Adkins came with Bob McCrady

Visiting Rotarian: Jackson Club was represented today

Students: not today

Club Announcements:  

1. Four Way Speech Contest, March 14th – program starts at 11am. 10am set-up at the Library – please come and support the local high school students
2. Collection for Dolly Parton Imagination Library – Thank you for your donations. We have $2000 from our club (which includes a $1000 district grant) and over $470 raised from members!
3. District Conference – April 24-25th at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris. Hotel discount until March 25th. Weekend with Rotarians across our district – connect to see if we can collaborate or maybe you will bring back ideas to help our community
4. Bonus Community Kitchen: thank you Rob and Daryl for the Sunday cooking so that Warren, Bob McCrady, David and Marie could get right to serving the 150+ meals.
5. Soap-N-Hope collection of cleaning supplies, dryer sheets, cleaning pods, disposable gloves. Bring items in and get a free strip for the drawing. 
6. OCU is putting on The Center for Executive Leadership “Making AI Work For You” with Dr. Justin Smith on March 19th, 9am-4pm at OCU $99 for Rotarians and spouse for free
7. Our board granted the request to sponsor $600 for a movie and a hand-out for kids at Ted Lewis Park summer movies series
8. PETS training this weekend for Connie, John Lambert, David & Warren: Our club’s next year’s grants are for Dolly Parton Imagination Library donation as well as handbook for parents through PAAC
9. Veteran’s committee – Bob Foster is our chair. Larry and Charlie here today were recognized for their service

SAA:  Tony Chamberlain

• Birthdays/Anniversaries
• Get ready for March Madness questions for the rest of the month

Scholarship Drawing: This week’s winner of $26 is Rick Rawlins (donated to Dolly Parton) – Big bean holding at $1,504!!

Program:   Savannah Hufford – Chamber of Commerce

• Our own John Lambert is Chair of the Board
• Connecting local business owners
• Vision: to support the development of business in Pickaway county
• Mission: provide strategic growth and success through support and resources for businesses in Pickaway County
• Priorities and focus:
  • visibility opportunities: sponsorship packages/website promotion/social media/eblast promotion
  • Recognizing and listening to our members: chamber chats with members to see how chamber can meet a need; member appreciation
  • Giving needed resources: news events and more cost savings
• One hour chamber round table with Dr. Justin smith 3.18.26; 8–9am; free to chamber members
• Chamber, connect & coffee: March 25th, 7:30-8:30am Sweet Delights on 105 W. Main St. (every other month this year)
• From 2025 – current
  • Member growth of 67; Networking events 34
• Circleville Rotary – Chamber Member Perks (Circleville Rotary is a member of the Chamber and therefore all Rotary members are Chamber members)
  • Free e-blast – any advertisement for Rotary events
  • Member cost savings (FedEx Discounts, Elevan (similar to square) )
• Annual Dinner, March 26th, 5:30pm. Heritage Hall
• Www.Pickawaychamber.com

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The Presidential charity is Soldiers Monumental Society – caring for the graves of our service men and women

03/05/2026

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Mar. 12: Savannah Hufford – Chamber of Commerce

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Presiding:  President Rob Radcliff

Greeter: Healther Foll

Pianist: Ellery Elick

Invocation: R.D.Saunders

Song Leader: Tom Duvall chose “Happy Wanderer”, “Rotary will go round the world”

Attendees: Radcliff, Elick, Wilson, Foll, Horning, Brown, Saunders, Fife, Lambert, Kramer, I.Webb, Foster, Duvall, McNemar, Neff, Brooks, Young, B.Tootle, E.Liggett, Justinger, R.Wolfe, McCrady, Riegel, Hedges, Crawford, D.Wolfe, Poling, Nemes-Crawford, Spangler, Driesbach, Robinson, Logan, Sneed, G&S Montgomery, Lanman, Fountain, Rawlins

Guests: Norm brought along his lovely wife Anita, Carly brought Sharon Neff to the meeting who is her mother-in-law

Students: representing Circleville, Mr. Wastier introduced seniors Hudson Phalin and Sydney Jones.

Club Announcements:  

1. Congratulations Warren Spangler! Warren has been appointed the Assistant Governor for five clubs (starting right now!)
2. 70 people for Rural Urban Day – thank you to the committee for your work
3. Four Way Speech Contest, March 14th – program starts at 11am. 10am set-up at the Library – please come and support the local high school students
4. District Conference – April 24-25th at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris. Hotel discount until March 25th. Weekend with Rotarians across our district – connect to see if we can collaborate or maybe you will bring back ideas to help our community
5. Bonus Community Kitchen is Monday, March 9th. 4pm Presbyterian Church
6. American Fiddle Masters, Sunday March 15, 2:00pm at Presbyterian Church. PCCF for tickets – $20.
7. Euchre tournament raised $1,250 for the J.Boyd Stout Scholarship Fund!! Thank you to Carly Neff, Stacy Young and Heidi White for all your work to put it on and to the contestants!
8. Community kitchen February 23rd thank you’s: Gary & Sandy Montgomery, Warren Spangler, Bob McCrady, Bob Foster – 150 meals prepared
9. Soap-N-Hope collection of cleaning supplies, dryer sheets, cleaning pods, disposable gloves. Bring items in and get a free strip for the drawing. 
10. Collection for Dolly Parton Imagination Library – Daryl will be collecting money next week. This is Connie Chamberlain’s PETS (President Elect Training) fundraiser. Each Ohio district is in competition with each other and the kids of Ohio are the real winners!

SAA:  Jayme Fountain

• Women’s basketball trivia

Scholarship Drawing: This week’s winner Bob Sneed of $20 is – Big bean holding at $1,481!!

Program:   Bethany Reid from Health Care Logistics

• 9000 products in a catalog over 900 pages sent out annually
• Custom – anything. Call and they will help. Plastics, labels, cabinets, stainless steel items, etc.
• Main customers are health care – around the world
• Remodeling the old RCA warehouse building in order to bring one of the Grove City locations back to town
• Over 350 people employed
• Home grown product will track temperature so you know if there was a swing of temperatures and a refrigerator is out of range. Alert will be sent.
• Millions of labels in many languages sent all over the world
• A great partner and benefactor in many community endeavors

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The Presidential charity is Soldiers Monumental Society – caring for the graves of our service men and women

03/27/2025

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Apr. 3: YMCA director – Wayne Linthicum

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• Presiding:  President Heidi White
• Prayer: Norm Wilson
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Stacy Young: “Take Me out to the Ballgame” for opening day!; “ROTARY”
• Attendees: Ankrom, Brown, C.Chamberlain, T.Chamberlain, Driesbach, Elick, Foll, Fountain, B.Gibson, T.Gibson, Hedges, Hooks, Lambert, Logan, Maroscher, Mavis, McCrady, McNemar, G&S Montgomery, C.Neff, Nemes-Crawford, Poling, Rawlins, Rhodes, Riegel, Robinson, Routt, Searls, Sneed, Spangler, I.Webb, D.Webb, Wilson, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, Young
• Guests: Stacy Young brought Morgan Windsor – great to see him again
• Students: Logan Elm represented by two outstanding students who are ready for the next chapter. Good luck Graham & Michael.
• Visiting Rotarians: Nicole Allen and Amy Wright, Grove City

New Member: Taylor Gibson joins Rotary today! Her mom, Brenna is her sponsor. Taylor was going to say alittle about herself, but we broke out in song!

Announcements: 

• District Fundraisers:
  • Women Products drive: Paula Routt & Brenna Gibson chairs. Our final collection date this year will be April 17th and winner announced at the District Conference – April 26th!
• Invoices for July 2025-June 2026. Please pay Daryl before June 1st. We need to have membership finalized before Rotary International sends us a bill based on June membership numbers.
• Soup Kitchen – we served 169 meals with the help of Gary & Sandy, Bob Mc, Warren, Bob & Alice Foster, David & Marie along with Julia Weller, under Alice Harker’s leadership
• After Hours – Ashbrook Distillery – April 3rd
• 2025-26 – Membership Survey please check how you would like to help our club. Return to Rob or Daryl
• The board voted to donate $500 to help Pickaway-Ross students attend the Business Professionals of American conference in Orlando. This year the school will not be sponsoring and the 13 students are trying to raise the funds needed. Cost is $850 per student. All donations are accepted.  Nicole Allen is here representing the students.

SAA: The King – Bob Sneed (it is an honor to be recognized by the SAA)

• Rock your Socks in honor of Down Syndrome Day – if you don’t have cooler socks than Bob, pay $1!
• National Something on a Stick Day; National Weed Appreciation Day (not THAT weed!); 
• Bob McCrady is having a birthday and celebrated something else which cost him $20
• Affiliates with OCU and CHS
• Sweet 16 Men’s BBall – if you attended any of the schools pay $1

Scholarship Drawing:  This weeks winner is Ian Webb for $15  – Big Bean is holding at $620.

Program:  Jim Gillespie with Disaster Aid USA – Grove City Rotary

• In appreciation for the work Disaster Aid USA does, Circleville Rotary donates $1,000 today
• We thank Jim for agreeing to drive the trailer through the Friday night Pumpkin Show Parade. We will have a banner stating we are a proud supporter of their work.
• Maryland and Louisiana Rotarians started it
• Most eastern states and west cost, 27 trailers in all
• Grants from Home depot and other businesses as well as donations, including ours, outfitted the trailers
• 92+ major disasters
• 79+ domestic disaster
• 13+ international deployments
• Last year: Indian Lake; NE Canton; Eastern Tennessee, Greenville area
• Crisis cleanup app – someone answers the calls for help and loads the locations into the app. Disaster Aid USA will use that location and when done clears the location
• Creek in Greenville was over 60 feet above flood stage. No one had flood insurance – it was a creek and no one ever expected it to flood
• 40 Rotarians, sheriff deputies, Michigan folks were helping in Greenville
• Eastern TN – to rebuild, there are grants available; some other groups will volunteer to put up drywall and fix electricity which will help homeowners lower their rebuild cost
• Disaster Aid USA can use all skill levels: Volunteer to help feed the crews or work from home and take the crisis calls to populate the app for people on the ground
• Anyone interested can contact Jim Gillespie,  dausa.oh@gmail.com or Dave Roasa at dausazone30@gmail.com

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

03/20/2025

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Mar. 27 – Jim Gillespie with Disaster Aid USA – Grove City 

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• Presiding:  President-Elect Rob Radcliff
• Prayer: Assistant Gov. Jim Rogers
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Brenna Gibson ”Better Than Ever This Year”, “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”
• Attendees: Carder, Catlos, C.Chamberlain, Crawford, Driesbach, Droste, Elick, Foll, Gibson, Hedges, Horning, Justinger, Lambert, Logan, Maroscher, McCrady, McNemar, G&S Montgomery, C.Neff, Nemes-Crawford, Poling, Radcliff, Rawlins, Robinson, Schreiner, Searls, Sneed, Spangler, B.Tootle, T.Tootle, I.Webb, D.Webb, Weller, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe
• Guests: Julia Weller guest of Betsy; Nicole Allen from Grove City Rotary introduced her daughter Abi Bretthauer who has a request to help support Pickaway-Ross students attending Business Professionals of American conference. This year the school will not be sponsoring and the students are trying to raise the funds needed. Cost is $850 per student.
• Students: from New Hope Seniors Landen Parker going to be an electrician and Carter Engen who will be studying in Budapest Hungary

Announcements: 

• 4-way speech contest – Westfall was the big winner with Layla Yoe and Jaelyn Pounds competing at District Conference, April 26th! Tony thanks Warren, Kevin and Sandy for being part of the team!
• District Fundraisers:
  • Soles4Souls –  Rob thanks us for our club donations $1,070! Our district won the per capita giving trophy
  • Women Products drive: Paula Routt & Brenna Gibson chair- donations have already started being collected. Our final collection date this year will be April 17th and winner announced at the District Conference – April 26th! Please donate products or money and come to the conference to see Heidi hoist the trophy!
• Invoices for July 2025-June 2026. Please pay Daryl before June 1st. We need to have membership finalized before Rotary International sends us a bill based on June membership numbers.
• Soup Kitchen – Presbyterian Church on Monday
• After Hours – Ashbrook Distillery – RSVP Jan Shannon April 3rd
• 2025-26 – Membership Survey please check how you would like to help our club. Return to Rob or Daryl
• Rotary Zone Institute – 14 states consist of our zone. Columbus is the closest it will ever be, open to all Rotarians and guests. Sept. 4-6, 2025 or just Saturday, Sept. 6th. Hyatt in Columbus.
• Board meeting highlights:
  • Disaster Aid USA will drive through the Friday Pumpkin Show Parade and we will be their sponsor. They will receive a donation next week.
  • Piano player is authorized to purchase a digital piano which can be locked

SAA: The King – Bob Sneed (it is an honor to be recognized by the SAA)

• CHS Bronze Tiger donators – Tootle Family, Roger Wolfe, class of ‘66 and ‘72, Dave Webb, Larry Logan on his brother’s behalf
• First Day of Spring; National Proposal Day; National Incredible Kid Day; 
• Rock your Socks – (Rotary challenge for next week) 3-21 is Down Syndrome Day, during this Disability Awareness Month. A picture will be taken next week of everyone Rocking Their Socks!

Scholarship Drawing:  This weeks winner is Ian Webb for $18  – Big Bean is holding at $605.

Program:  Certified Master Chef Alfonzo Contrisciani

• Owner/Manager/CEO of Alfonzo’s Italian Eatery & Event Center (Lancaster) as well as Alfonzo’s Kitchen & Bakery (Nelsonville)
• Owner Oliver Farms LLC – in Thornville
• Cookbook author and soon to be TV star!
• Partner with Brett Adams development company
• Consultant with Abigail Wexner for the New Albany Organic Farm
• Past Dean of Hocking College Hospitality Program
• Sustainability advocate
• Alfonzo’s Black Diamond Steakhouse will open in the old Gibby’s location on Main St. in late May. The Black Diamond Pub & Taproom already open
• Tuscan style steakhouse
• Bourbon Pecan Pie – baked in Nelsonville
• Dinner Trains out of Nelsonville is another of Chef’s adventures
• All dietary restrictions are recognized
• Twelve Mangia Bene! TV episodes have been taped in NYC and cookbook of the same name with 100 recipes he grew up with is in final production!
• Next cookbook – My Plate to your Plate – 300 recipes and memoir is still in the works
• He has cooked for 6 presidents, ran DC convention center and cooked all over the world
• Back of the house staff is hardest to find. Develop the staff is Alfonzo’s way
• What steaks will be featured?  Flat Iron, petit filet, bone in rib-eye, sirloin strip, Berkshire pork chop, and fish are coming to Main Street!

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

03/13/2025

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Mar. 20 – Chef Alfonso from the upcoming downtown restaurant

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• Presiding:  President Heidi White
• Prayer: Brenna Gibson
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Stacy Young “I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover”, “My Wild Irish Rose”
• Attendees: Ankrom, Brown, C.Chamberlain, T.Chamberlain, Crawford, Driesbach, Droste, Elick, Foster, Fountain, Gibson, Hedges, Hooks, Justinger, Lanman, Logan, Mavis, McCrady, G&S Montgomery, Nemes-Crawford, Poling, Radcliff, Rawlins, Reitano, Riegel, Robinson, Sneed, Spangler, B.Tootle, I.Webb, D.Webb, Weller, White, Wilson, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, Wolford, Young
• Guests: Brenna brings her future Rotarian daughter, Taylor; Stacy Young has brought back Morgan Windsor; PICAA represented by Exec. Director Jonna Motter; future Rotarian Ezra Herron was helping grandpa be Exec. Secretary; Mollie Hamilton – Atomic Credit Union
• Students: not today

Announcements: 

• Bonus Community Kitchen – thank you Warren, David & Marie, Gary, Bob Mc, Rob, Daryl
• 4 way speech contest – 11 students registered. 10:00am at the Library for volunteers March 15th.
• District Fundraisers:
  • Soles4Souls –  Rob thanks us for our club donations $1,070!
  • Women Products drive: Paula Routt & Brenna Gibson chair- donations have already started being collected. Our final collection date this year will be April 17th and winner announced at the District Conference – April 26th! Please donate products or money and come to the conference to see Heidi hoist the trophy!
• Invoices for July 2025-June 2026. Please pay Daryl before June 1st. We need to have membership finalized before Rotary International sends us a bill based on June membership numbers.

SAA: The King – Bob Sneed (it is an honor to be recognized by the SAA)

• National Jewel Day; Good Samaritan Day; 1877 – earmuffs were patented 
• Ides of March – trivia

Scholarship Drawing:  This weeks winner is Judy Wolford for $18  – Big Bean is holding at $587.

Program: Rockmill Brewery owners Austin & Taylor Caulk

• Located in Lancaster – Belgian style beers
• Water used at Rockmill has similar mineral composition to beer in Belgium
• Rockmill was in foreclosure and the Caulk’s took it over
• Started as managing the Brewery for the previous owner because they didn’t want the brewery to close
• The previous owners used to live on a horse farm, therefore the brand has a horse
• Wanted to create a place where you can experience relationships – bring a pet, your kids and return to nature
• The Farmhouse – where owners used to live has been turned into event center, booking weddings and corporate events
• 5705 Lithopolis Road. Lancaster, OH
• VRBO – can stay at the Farmhouse – 5 bedrooms and 8 baths
• Food options – BBQ food truck – Back Country BBQ
• Thursday’s – Singer-Songwriter night 6-8pm
• Friday’s are wine tastings
• Rockmillbrewery.com and follow on social media for coming events

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

03/06/2025

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Mar. 13 – Rockmill Brewery owners Austin & Taylor Caulk

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• Presiding:  President Elect – Rob Radcliff
• Prayer: Norm Wilson
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Stacy Young “Happy Birthday”, “ROTARY”
• Attendees: D.Wolfe, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Wilson, Elick, McNemar, Young, Gibson, Logan, Droste, Sneed, I.Webb, D.Webb, Riegel, McCrady, Hedges, Poling, Driesbach, Robinson, G&S Montgomery, Spangler, C.Chamberlain, Radcliff, Rawlins, Fountain, T.Chamberlain, Horning, Lanman, B.Tootle, Carder, Schreiner, Hooks, Searls
• Guests: Brenna brings her future Rotarian daughter, Taylor!, Stacy Young has brought back Morgan Windsor
• Students: New Hope could not make it today

Announcements: 

• Bonus Community Kitchen – Monday, March 10th. 4-5:30pm Presbyterian church
• 4 way speech contest – 11 students registered. 10:30am at the Library for volunteers March 15th. More help is needed – see Tony Robinson
• Thank you Community Kitchen Feb. 24th: Betsy, David& Marie, Warren, Bob Mc, Gary & Sandy
• Marquee sign is needed for Mount Oval event – please see Gary Montgomery if you know of one to borrow
• Winter workshop – Michele Lanman update. Please consider going to district events to learn more about how Rotary works. Also opportunity to meet district leadership and network with other clubs.
• District Fundraisers:
  • Now until March 14th – Soles4Souls – monetary donations are being collected to give children in need new shoes. This is the state-wide fundraiser pitting all 5 Ohio Districts against each other. Winning District will be announced at President-Elect training weekend, March 15th. Our District 6690 is currently in second place to the Toledo District. Daryl can accept cash donations if you do not want to use this link – https://charity.pledgeit.org/allohioPETS/teams/@district6690
  • Women Products drive: Paula Routt chair- donations have already started being collected. Thank you to Creative Chaos customers and Brown Memorial. This is a District 6690 campaign with clubs competing against each other. Last year Warren collected our trophy as first place out of 58 clubs in our District with over 6,000 products! Our final collection date this year will be April 17th and winner announced at the District Conference – April 26th! Please donate products or money and come to the conference to see Heidi hoist the trophy!
• Invoices for July 2025-June 2026 membership handed out today. Please pay Daryl before June 1st. We need to have membership finalized before Rotary International sends us a bill based on June membership numbers.

SAA: The King – Bob Sneed (it’s good to be recognized by the SAA)

• National Dentist Day! (Bob Tootle)
• National Oreo Cookie Day
• 1950 – Silly Putty went on sale in the US
• OU Pickaway county deans list – any relatives? No??
• Scholarship Euchre tournament – sponsor or played please stand, others $1
• Our Ian Webb fined – Director of the Sarasota Ballet is an Iain Webb (Bob, you went to the Sarasota ballet in between rounds of golf?)
• Academy Awards trivia

Scholarship Drawing:  This weeks winner is Jim Hooks for $17  – Big Bean is holding at $569.

Program: Alexis Conrad & Katie Logan Hedges – Inspiration Station

• 18 months – 15 years is the age range the museum is targeting
• We will be the only museum affiliated with a library that has been found after touring museums around the country
• 9,000 sq feet
• $1.5 million for construction and $1.5 million for exhibits
• Feb. 2024 – construction phase started and now ready
• Feb. 2025 – Winter Wonderland was first event with 89 people
• Raised $400,000 so far for the exhibit $1.5 million needed
• Exhibits typically stay, sometimes new seasonal special events will have other displays
• Water table is a $300,000 investment – the most expensive exhibit
• Multi-use flex space will be rentable with tables and chairs with 80 people capacity
• Once remaining money is raised, it will take nine months for completion
• Employees? Executive Director will be one full-time, maybe a few part time employees, there will be a Guild for volunteers and education committee which will consist of retired teachers who are already meeting
• Admission charge – $6-$9 range…maybe. As well as family membership. We want it to be inclusive for our community.
• Circleville Rotary and Sunrise Rotary are part of the original sponsors

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

03/28/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

April 4th-  Jon Melchi – Building Industry Association of Ohio

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer: Joe Brown
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Rob Radcliff selected “Sunny Side of the Street”, “Singin’ in the Rain”
• Students: must be on break today
• Guests: John Lambert introduced Mandy Thompson, branch mgr from Atomic in Athens, moving to Lancaster branch; Lexi Heidish introduced Joe Allen, Village Administrator from South Bloomfield and Mayor, Steve Welsh from Ashville

Announcements:

• 4-way speech contest – Thank you from Tony Robinson to Warren, Bob Foster, Ellery Elick, Gary Montgomery, Tom Duvall, Bob Sneed. Great event – 11 students competed and 2 are being sent to the District competition at Deer Creek, April 19th. Our club’s winner is Crystal Candlish, Sunrise’s winner is Julia Weller.
• Women’s Products March Madness collection with the winner being announced at the District Conference! Paula and Michelle will shop for you. 2,100 items to date, which surpasses our third place win last year – but Paula is shooting for 3,000 products! She wants Warren to pick-up the trophy at District Conference!
• Fill out next year’s service forms for President-Elect, Heidi White
• Thank you: Community kitchen crew: Bob Tootle, John & Clayton Lambert, Gary & Sandy Montgomery, Bob Sneed, Chef McCrady, Warren Spangler, David & Marie Crawford
• Dues for both Rotary International and the District are going up over the next three years. There is discussion with our board on our next steps.

SAA:  P3 is donating to our SAA fund so speakers for the month will have more than the usual 20 minutes

Scholarship Drawing:  John Lambert was the winner of $22! The jackpot is $679 and it will continue to grow!

 Program: William Murdock – Exec. Director, MidOhio Regional Planning

• MORPC serves a 15 county region – including Pickaway
• 87 member communities and organizations
• 100+ board members
• MORPC’s focus is on mobility, sustainability and local government in Central Ohio
• Central Ohio is growing – planning has been going on for the growth
• Another 700,000 people expected by 2050
• Pickaway county – 20,000 more people expected by 2050
• Pickaway is within a 60 miles radius between the Intel development to the north and the Honda expansion to the west
• Housing production remains lower than Central Ohio peer markets
• Columbus is largest community east of the Mississippi without access to mass transit – we travel to Cincinnati to pick up Amtrak. Talks are happening to connect with Cincinnati and Cleveland and Pittsburg and Fort Wayne
• Working on new trails for hiking and biking

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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

03/21/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

March 28th – William Murdock – MidOhio Regional Planning

April 4th-  Jon Melchi – Building Industry Association of Ohio

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer: Norm Wilson
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Daryl Wolfe selected “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”, “Happy Birthday to Bob McCrady!”
• Students: Logan Elm represented by Becka Jenkins, Lyndsey Vanhouse, Alden Williams
• Guests:  Paula Routt introduced a friend of hers; Steve Welsh (Mayor, Ashville); Joe Allen (Village Administrator, South Bloomfield); Becky Hammond (Exec. Director, PICCA); Lexi Heidish (P3 Assist. Director); Jeff Phillips (Business Development Director, PICCA)
• Visiting Rotarians: Catherine Farynowski and her sister Carolyn

Announcements:

• Women’s Products collection with the winner being announced at the District Conference! Paula and Michelle will shop for you. Shampoo, deodorant and the like also accepted. Last year our count was 1,800 products and we received third place in the district.
• Community Kitchen at the Presbyterian Church, Monday, March 25th. Use Mound Street doors – use doorbell on right wall. 4:00pm-5:00’ish.
• Heidi White – passed out activity sheet for next year. Please sign up for at least one committee and return the sheets to her in the next few weeks
• Thank you from Mason Barnes – we sponsored him for Sea Camp

SAA:  P3 is donating to our SAA fund so speakers for the month will have more than the usual 20 minutes

Scholarship Drawing:  Drexel Poling was the winner of $23! The jackpot is $657 and it will continue to grow!

 Program: Claire Jennings – COTA  

• How can COTA better connect with communities is Claire’s 
• Serves mostly Franklin County – with small amount into Union, Delaware, Licking, Fairfield as well (charter members expanded into other counties)
• PICCA Pilot project April 1st launch to serve Rickenbacker
• Mobility Center is being created by COTA near Rickenbacker with hope of opening spring of next year. It will have childcare on site, food pantry, training facility partner with Columbus State
• LINKUS project – with Central Ohio projected to grow 1 million people of the next 25 years, how can COTA improve transit?
  • Increase services by 45 percent
  • Support bike, walk infrastructure improvements
  • Create 5 rapid transit lines
  • $250 million in roadway/sidewalk improvements
• COTA seeking permanent 1% Franklin sales tax and bonds for funding and grant opportunities

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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