Tag: March

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03-28-2024

William Murdock from MORPC and Lexi Heidish from P3 presented today’s program

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

Becka, Lyndsey and Alden are the Logan Elm Braves
Speaker and guests

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

03-14-2024

Carly Neff, 125 award; Chris Mullins, PH+1; presented by Jayme Fountain
Tim Colburn introduced Tom Kitchen from ESC; P3’s Lexi Heidish; President Spangler

03/14/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

March 21st – Claire Jennings – COTA  – LinkUS & Rickenbacker Mobility Center

March 28th – William Murdock – MidOhio Regional Planning

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

  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Norm Wilson
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Rob Radcliff selected “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” and “My Wild Irish Rose”
  • Attending: 40 members today: Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, E.Liggett, M.Rhodes, Ankrom, Elick, Wilson, McNemar, Catlos, Lambert, Dean, Robinson, Sneed, C.Chamberlain, Riegel, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, Radcliff, Duvall, Fountain, C.Mullins, Colburn, Wolford, McCrady, Schreiner, C.Chamberlain, Montgomery, Routt, Mavis, Ellis, Beavers, Reitano, McCrady, Brown, Hafey, Lanman, Rawlins, B.Tootle
  • Students: New Hope sophomores introduced by Alison Catlos today Eric Catlos and Andrew Poleman

Announcements:

  • Jayme Fountain Paul Harris +1 goes to Chris Mullins and Carly Neff is a 125 new Club member
  • Board meeting next Tuesday here at Watt St. 11:30am
  • Women’s Products collection with the winner being announced at the District Conference! Paula and Michelle will shop for you.
  • Paula announced Buyer & Seller Marketplace – Sunday, April 7th 12-5pm Pickaway Ag & Event Center. Vendors will be there: home inspectors/contractors/landscapers/food trucks, etc. Free entry. 
  • Soup Kitchen served 123 meals – Thank you Gary Montgomery, Bob Sneed, David & Marie Crawford, Chef Bob, Rob & Dodie Radcliff, John & Clayton Lambert, P3 for desserts.
  • March 23rd – 4-way Speech contest volunteers show up at 10am – We have 17 students signed up. (Great job Tony Robinson!!!)
  • Community Cupboard sign-up sheet if you can help monitoring to keep it full. Health Department holds our supplies for us.

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

Scholarship Drawing:  Tim Colburn was the winner of $25 – donated to hygiene products! The jackpot is $634 and it will continue to grow!

 Program: Tom Kitchen – Director: Pickaway County Education Service Center

  • ESC provides an umbrella of services schools need
  • Dept. of Ed initiatives (literacy support, high instructional materials support)
  • Contract services  
  • Growth & effectiveness (professional development)
  • Speech, occupational, behavioral therapists, curriculum and special ed consultation, grant coordination
  • Alternative Education programs
  • Assist four public school districts as well as Pickaway Ross
  • Future of ESC – moving to old Mound St. school from Stoneridge. Currently alternative school is also included in the building
  • Partnership with P3 to promote and market the advantages of location business in the county; promote a stronger business environment by facilitating retention and expand efforts to local employers; add programs to existing businesses
  • [email protected] if you can think of something ESC can do for you!
  • Behavioral therapists: 3 social workers are in the county schools. They help families obtain services they need and working with teachers, as well as students.
  • How can a Rotary club help education in the community? Volunteer with the schools – kids are behind and might not have support system at home. ESC can help you get connected.

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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

03-07-2024

Thank you Pam Younkin and happy retirement, Kennedy Younkin was our student of the week and we welcome Eric Farrell
Tim Colburn and Lexi Heidish from P3

03/07/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

March 14th – Tom Kitchen – Pickaway County Education Service Center

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Fred Mavis
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Rob Radcliff selected “In The Good Old Summertime”, “Sing Rotarians”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list)
  • Visiting Rotarians: Charlie Hedges stopped in from Hilliard
  • Students:  We say Happy Retirement to Pam Younkin from Teays Valley, we welcome Eric Farrell who will replace her and Pam’s niece, Kennedy Younkin was our student this week.

Announcements:

  • Board approved Tanya Lowe-Winfield for membership. She is sponsored by Michelle Stephens.
  • Thank you to the committee for last week’s Rural Urban Day
  • District Conference at Deer Creek –  April 19&20. Please consider attending – great speakers and the service project is “feeding the funnel” (preparing meal packets). Room block at Deer Creek is released March 15th.
  • March starts the Women’s Products collection with the winner being announced at the District Conference! Paula and Michelle will shop for you.
  • Soup Kitchen Feb. 26th– Thank you to Judy Wolford, Tom Duvall, Gary & Sandy Montgomery, Bob Sneed, David & Marie Crawford – Chef Bob did check to make sure we were staffed appropriately
  • March 23rd – 4-way Speech contest volunteers show up at 10am – Circleville Library. Speeches start at 11am. Tony Robinson does not have enough help.  Please call him to volunteer. Judges / score counters are needed. He will teach you at 10am.
  • Bonus Soup Kitchen on Monday – 3:30-5pm at Presbyterian church. P3 will donate desserts. 120 people are usually served.
  • PICAA will have Easter Egg Hunt – March 23rd
  • Warren, David and Connie represented the club at the District Training during the snow storm, Saturday, Feb. 24th
  • Community Cupboard – Island Road, behind Hardee’s. Please stop after you go to the grocery –  soups with pull tops is the best option. 

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

Scholarship Drawing:   Rob Radcliff was the winner of $21! The jackpot is $609 and it will continue to grow!

 Program: P3 overview by its Executive Director, Tim Colburn

  • Mission is to serve as a catalyst, promoting investment, growth and job retention in Pickaway County.
  • DuPont – $350 million expansion of Kapton & Vespel film lines adding 60 employees
  • Sofidel – $185 million expansion adding 100 new employees. Third paper machine is having its ground breaking March 21st.
  • Rickenbacker exchange now has 4 million square feet of warehouses and fulfillment space and about 600 new employees
  • Rickenbacker Intermodal campus has 15 million square feet under roof – over 4,000 employees (in Pickaway County)
  • West of Intermodal is another project in the works. Now looking for grants to improve infrastructure in the 23/762 area
  • Working on capital budgets
    • Barthelmas Park Multi use path on Ohio Street
    • Earnhardt Hill water expansion along US 23
    • Cooks Creek Nature Center
    • GE & RCA Thomson Sites
  • Site visits around Pickaway County are being featured in the Circleville Herald
    • Willow Wood – largest manufacturer of prosthetic limbs – NW Pickaway County
    • Novelis – 75% of aluminum steel rolls for Amazon trucks comes from Ashville
  • ODOT plans to fix 762/23. Date is 2027 or 2028
  • Roundabout at 762 and Ashville Pike is a future plan
  • Rathmel Rd. and 23 is Google – 7 buildings are being built to house data centers
  • Pickawayprogress.com    [email protected]. 

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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

03-30-2023

President Elect Warren Spangler, Terry Klinker, Program Chair, Bob Sneed

03/30/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

March Calendar – Bob Sneed, Program Chair

30th: Terry Klinker – Hurricane Katrina relief efforts

April Calendar – Heidi White, Program Chair

April 6: Katarina Sharp – Water conservation and rain barrels

April 13: Jan Shannon for the Uganda project

April 20: Joy Sharp from OSU Extension for Pickaway County

April 27: Kevin T. Donahue – Abe Lincoln, part 2

April 28 & 29: District 6690 Conference – Columbus State / Veteran’s Memorial, Columbus

Upcoming Dates:

  • June 1, 2023 – First Annual Euchre Tournament
  • June 16, 2023 – Golf outing at Pickaway Country Club

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  • Presiding: President Elect Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Fred Mavis
  • Piano Player: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Jayme Fountain selected “Take me out to the ballgame” and “R-O-T-A-R-Y”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list)
  • Guests: Tony Robinson introduced Darlene Weaver; Karlyn Neff introduced Katie Randolph
  • Students: Pickaway Ross Assistant Principal, Lisa Corcoran-Dett introduced Ellie. Ellie has a love for cooking, so Pickaway Ross is a great fit with the opportunities of a commercial foods program.
  • Visiting Rotarian: Laura Aume from Sunrise

New member board approved: Katie Randolph has been approved by the board for membership. She is sponsored by Stacy Young and is the account manager of Green Legacy greenhouse in Orient.

Announcements

  • Gary Montgomery: thank you to Daryl Wolfe, Warren Spangler, Bob Sneed, David & Marie Crawford, Angela Beavers, John Ellis along with Alice Harker. 78 meals were served to our neighbors.
  • Joe McNemar: Friday is City BBQ fundraiser for Boy Scouts Troop 52
  • Paula Routt: “March Madness for Women” Last collection is today!
  • Jayme Fountain: We are nearing the end of Price Finley’s Distrist Governor year and his goal is 1,500 people participating in Club 125. If you have not donated, please see the link on our website: CirclevilleRotary.org. One hundred dollars goes to the Rotary Annual Fund (which is the arm of the foundation that awards grant money) and $25 to Polio Plus to help eradicate the disease from the world.
  • Carly Neff: New Fundraiser – June 1st – Euchere Tournament. More details to come. Donations of new playing cards (wrapped) are being taken.
  • $432 collected by passing the hat for the Rolling Fork Rotary Club members impacted by the Mississippi tornado. If you would like to give mail a check made out to : District 6820 Foundation – Disaster Relief Fund. 131 Fox Run Rd, Canton, MS 39046-9633.

SAA: The lovely Bob Mabe, who believes it is his duty to educate

  • In California, you cannot buy a mouse trap without a hunting license
  • In Florida, only on Sunday’s – a single woman cannot skydive
  • In Minnesota, it is illegal to tease what animal – skunks
  • What was banned in Indonesia for stimulating passion – hula hoop
  • Swedish trivia
  • What do American’s do 22 times a day – open the fridge

Scholarship Drawing: Harry Canfield was the winner of $24. The jackpot is $1,106 and it continues!

Program: Terry Klinker, Colonel of US Army Corps of Engineers, Professor of OSU Business Analytics and former Thompson employee

  • Talking about US Army Engineers would go to different South American countries to build schools, parks, medical support, water, etc. and it is also a training exercise for the unit
  • Building partnerships with countries that have drug trafficking
  • Army, Navy, National Guard, Marines, Reservists – two week rotations
  • Poverty level was high and they were able to bring hope
  • Honduras – brought dentists, doctors and veterinarians (vaccinating the animals which people eventually consume)
  • This program started in 1987, stopped by COVID and hope to be starting again

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

03-23-2023

Logan Elm Assistant Principal, Dan Hugus introduced Zach Parks and Gavin Griffey.
Two new Rotarians were welcomed shown along with representatives from Circleville High Schools first FFA chapter leadership team.

03/23/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

March Calendar – Bob Sneed, Program Chair

23rd: Megan Moorman – CHS FFA

27th: Soup Kitchen

30th: Terry Klinker – Hurricane Katrina

April Calendar – Heidi White, Program Chair

April 6: Katarina Sharp – Water conservation and rain barrels

April 13: Jan Shannon for the Uganda project

April 20: Joy Sharp from OSU Extension for Pickaway County

April 27: Kevin T. Donahue – Abe Lincoln, part 2

April 28 & 29: District 6690 Conference – Columbus State / Veteran’s Memorial, Columbus

Upcoming Dates:

  • June 1, 2023 – First Annual Euchre Tournament
  • June 16, 2023 – Golf outing at Pickaway Country Club

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  • Presiding: President David M. Crawford
  • Prayer: Norm Wilson
  • Piano Player: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Heidi White selected “Hey Look Me Over”, “Sing out a song of Rotary”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list) 48 members today: Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Poling, Spangler, Hooks, Rothe, Wolford, D.Wolfe, Radcliff, Hafey, Horning, McNemar, D.Webb, Blanton, McIlroy, Mavis, Ellis, Montgomery, Fouts, Beavers, Riegel, Hedges, Foster, E.Liggett, B.Tootle, T.Tootle, Canfield, Robinson, Elick, Wilson, C.Chamberlain, T.Chamberlain, J.Mullins, C.Mullins, I.Webb, Young, White, Duvall, C.Neff, K.Neff, Ankrom, Dean, Droste, Fountain, Mabe, Sneed, Whitten, Vitartis
  • Guests: John Lambert, with Atomic Credit Union was introduced by Gary Dean; Michele Blanton introduced Grant Davis, new Clerk of Courts; Stacy Young introduced Katie Randolph
  • Students: from Logan Elm High School – Dan Hugus introduced Gavin Griffey and Zach Parks

New Member Day times Two! We welcome Paul Vitartis and Michael Whitten into membership today. Ty Ankrom and Fred Mavis are their sponsors.

Executive Board highlights:

1. Rotary District 6690 conference is April 28-29. There are cost breakdowns for single and half-day attendance. Rotarians are urged to participate

2. No new member applications.

3. Warren provided highlights from the statewide conference for incoming presidents

4. D. Crawford noted that new members to the club are quickly becoming active and leading projects

5. Karlyn, Stacy, Jayme and Carly are putting together a Euchre tournament for June 1 to raise scholarship funds

6. Paula is chairing the drive to collect womens products. Circleville currently in 2nd place in the District for collection total

7. Daryl and Rob started a second date for Rotary food kitchen. 90+ meals served last week.

8. B. Stout chairing the Service Above Self selection committee with Ty and M. Lanman. Application deadline is April 10

5. Ian and D. Crawford are moving forward with new member orientation sessions

6 Ellery asked for board approval to remove the final two Rotary accounts held by US Bank. Motion passed.

7. Rural Urban Day was a great success. Approx. 40 Rotarians and approx. 50 guests in attendance. Cost to club was $1,800. Discussion took place as to how to manage the cost of future Rural/Urban days.

8. The 4-Way speech contest was very successful with a large field of applicants. Many thanks to Tony Robinson and his committee.

9. Ellery went over Rotary financials. Board approved.

10. The April 18 executive board meeting will be utilized to put final touches on leadership and committee assignments for the 2023-24 Rotary year. Drexel and Ellery also will review the different financial accounts for the new directors.

Announcements

  • Soup Kitchen extra: last week we started our new rotation of the second Monday of every other month. Rob Radcliff thanked his wife Dodie, Daryl Wolfe, Warren Spangler, David and Marie Crawford. We are now seeing 90 meals being requested, so help from members is needed. We had a tour of the church’s kitchen supplies – they will accept monetary donations, as as well food items.
  • Rob is also next year’s Program Chair – we are looking for program chairs for April/May/June. If you would like to sign up, please see Rob.
  • Gary Montgomery: our fourth Monday Soup Kitchen is this coming Monday at 4:00pm. If you can make it, please let Gary know.
  • Joe McNemar: Have a meal at City BBQ on March 31st between 11am-8pm and tell them you are there for the Boy Scout Troop 52 fundraiser. Proceeds will help scouts attend Camp Falling Rock this summer.
  • “March Madness for Women” Last collection is next Thursday. We are in second place in our district! Help finish strong.
  • Tony Robinson: Nine students competed in last Saturday’s Four-Way speech contest. Sunrise Rotary co-sponsored the event. Thanks to Tom Duvall, Ellery Elick, Connie Chamberlain, Bill Kramer, Sr. Monica Justinger for working the event, Warren Spangler, Gary Dean, David & Marie Crawford for attending. Our two first prize winners will compete in the District contest at Columbus State, April 28th.
  • New Fundraiser – June 1st – Euchere Tournament. More details to come.
  • April 28/29 – District conference in Columbus. Rotary6690.orgto register. See Marie for help in registering.
  • Photo’s will be in the new directory – make sure you like yours or see David for a retake.

SAA: Dave Webb

  • Tamale National Day; Chip and Dip Day; National Puppy Day
  • NCAA basketball – Men’s – if you went to any of the schools
  • Michael Whitten quoted in paper
  • Berger hospital affiliation in paper
  • OCU affiliation in paper

Scholarship Drawing: Marie was the winner of $36. The jackpot is $1,082 and it continues!

Program: Megan Moorman – CHS FFA

  • Megan worked for Pickaway Ross for 7 years and she started first ag program at Circleville High School. She won the 2022 Ohio Association of Agricultural Educators Early Career Teacher award.
  • Megan is joined today, in their official FFA uniforms, by CHS First FFA President, Sterlin Mullins; CHS First FFA Secretary, Allie Mullins; CHS First FFA Student Advisor, Lillianna Stafford; CHS First FFA Development Chair, Emma Groff
  • Supervised Agricultural Experience(SAE): Each student participates in activities (it’s not all farm based): Sterlin & Allie Mullins have turkey’s; “Ag for All” Podcast was created by Pickaway County Fair Queen Lillianna Stafford; Tutoring in schools is Emma Groff’s SAE.
  • Lab activities included harvesting strawberry DNA
  • Learning about the different components of Agriculture; woodworking, construction projects, Animal and Plant Science, Ag Business
  • Career Development Event – compete against other chapters . Livestock sales, Public Speaking, Dairy Quality, etc.
  • CHS FFA chapter has 115 members
  • They have been involved with: Tree Planting; National convention; Operation Christmas Child Boxes; Toured Ag campus at OSU; Community Breakfast at the Fairgrounds April 4th 6am-10am; Farm To Plate dinner servers
  • Financial support is always welcome and anyone who would like to be a Coach of a topic, please see Megan Moorman
  • Flower sale currently until March 29th: https://app.fundraiseit.org/shop.php?code=18B03B

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

03-16-2023

Welcome new member Tom Duvall with sponsor Gary Dean
Incoming RI President Gordon McInally (from Scotland) with Warren Spangler at All Ohio PETS.
Bob Sneed being a festive Sergent-At-Arms
New Hope Seniors reflected on their Honor Flight experience as Guardians. Beth Johnson, Executive Director of Honor Flight joined the presentation as did Harry Canfield, Marilyn and Bob Johnson.
Circleville Rotary donates cash and Thank You cards to Honor Flight. Presenting to Beth Johnson is Harry Canfield and Marilyn and Bob Johnson.

03/16/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

March Calendar – Bob Sneed, Program Chair

2nd: Rural Urban Day

9th: Ana Dutra – Brazil Rotary Student Exchange

13th: Soup Kitchen

16th: New Hope Students – Guardians on Honor Flight

23rd: Megan Moorman – CHS FFA

27th: Soup Kitchen

30th: Terry Klinker – Hurricane Katrina

April Calendar – Heidi White, Program Chair

April 6: Katarina Sharp – Water conservation and rain barrels

April 13: Jan Shannon for the Uganda project

April 20: Joy Sharp from OSU Extension for Pickaway County

April 27: Kevin T. Donahue – Abe Lincoln, part 2

 April 28 & 29: District 6690 Conference – Veteran’s Memorial, Columbus

Upcoming Dates:

  • June 16, 2023 – Golf outing at Pickaway Country Club

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  • Presiding: President David M. Crawford
  • Prayer: Joe McNemar
  • Piano Player: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Heidi White selected “Irish Eyes Are Smiling”; “Rotary Will Go Round The World”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list) Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Poling, Spangler, Ankrom, Beavers, Bidwell, Brown, Canfield, C.Chamberlain, T.Chamberlain, Colburn, Dean, Elick, Fouts, Hedges, E.Liggett, Mavis, McCrady, McIlroy, McNemar, Montgomery, Palm, Radcliff, Riegel, Robinson, Rothe, Sneed, D.Webb, White, Wilson, D.Wolfe, Wolford, Simmons, Catlos, Layton, Hafey, Reitano, Blanton, Liddy, Routt, Duvall
  • Guests: Paula Routt introduced her dad, Paul Vance; Tony Robinson introduced his wife Vickie; Bob Johnson introduced his wife of 68 years, Marilyn; Ty Ankrom introduced Terry Thoren
  • Students: from New Hope Christian Academy are presenting our program today

New Member Day! We welcome Tom Duvall today and thank Gary Dean for being his sponsor. Tom is currently serving on Circleville City Council and is retired from PPG Global Director.

Announcements

  • Warren Spangler attended the All-Ohio President Elect Training Session (PETS) this past weekend.
  • Board meeting is Tuesday, 11:30am at Watt St.
  • Tony Robinson: This Saturday is the Four Way Speech Contest – 11 students will be competing at the library on N. Court. Starts at 10am if you can make it to cheer the students on.
  • Service Above Self nominations are being taken. Please see your email for the application or ask David for a printed copy. Deadline for submissions is April 10th. Selection committee is Bill Stout, Michele Lanman and Ty Ankrom. Mail applications to Bill or drop off at his house.
  • Joe McNemar: Have a meal at City BBQ on March 31st between 11am-8pm and tell them you are there for the Boy Scout Troop 52 fundraiser. Proceeds will help scouts attend Camp Falling Rock this summer.
  • Paula Routt : “March Madness for Women” We helped our district win the statewide contest this weekend at All Ohio PETS and are now competing against clubs in our district. Items being collected are deodorant, shampoo, soap, wipes, tampons, sanitary pads, incontinence products until March 30th. Monetary donations can be given to Paula/Angie/Marie and they will shop for you. If you would like to donate and cannot attend the meeting, please drop off items at the Crawford’s.
  • April 28/29 – District conference in Columbus. Please see your email from Governor Price Finley. Rotary6690.org to register.
  • Photo’s will be in the new directory – make sure you like yours or see David for a retake.

SAA: Bob Sneed

  • National “Everything you do, it’s right” day & Artichoke Heart’s Day
  • Police chief with colorful past is related to Bob McCrady
  • KNB in the news – Heidi
  • Tim Colburn’s picture in the paper as new Health Commissioner
  • CHS wrestler won Wrestling State Championship
  • New Hope won Basketball championship
  • St.Patty’s Day celebration – Leprechaun’s occupation is shoe maker

Scholarship Drawing: Tim Colburn was the winner of $33 – AGAIN, (3 out of the last 6 drawings!) but doesn’t get the big bean. The jackpot is $1,046 and it continues!

Program: New Hope Christian Academy Seniors introduced by Allison Catlos: Ella Hood, Maren McCallister, Effie Tsitroulis, Jenna Tripp

  • The students were Guardians on Honor Flight Mission 119, November 2022
  • The mission of Honor Flight is to honor America’s senior Veterans with a free trip to Washington D.C. to visit the nation’s memorials. To help them share their stories. To celebrate and affirm their service and homecoming.
  • Honor Flight is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded by charitable contributions
  • Guardians are encouraged to meet their veterans before the flight and go through a day of training to prepare. Maren’s veteran even comes to her basketball games and will be invited to her graduation party.
  • Monuments visited were emotional for the veterans
  • People wait for the veterans at the monuments to welcome them
  • Welcome home tunnel of people at the Columbus airport ends the day
  • Beth Johnson, Executive Director of Honor Flight Columbus, explains the Columbus HUB started in 2007. There are 129 hubs in 43 states. Those HUBs West of the Mississippi make it a 2-3 day trip.
  • America’s senior veterans 65 years and older are eligible for the trip. Honorflightcmh.org for more information and the application.
  • Guardians pay for their own way and volunteers are always welcomed – see the website to sign up
  • Circleville Rotary donated $250 to Honor Flight Columbus and Thank You notes for the next Mission

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

03-09-2023

Pam Younkin introduced Dominic Dian and Audrey Kepler from Teays Valley
Jayme Fountain and our speaker, Ana Dutra, with our newest member, Karlyn Neff and her sponsor, Carly Neff.

03/09/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

March Calendar – Bob Sneed, Program Chair

2nd: Rural Urban Day

9th: Ana Dutra – Brazil Rotary Student Exchange

13th: Soup Kitchen

16th: New Hope Students – Guardians on Honor Flight

23rd: Megan Moorman – CHS FFA

27th: Soup Kitchen

30th: Terry Klinker – Hurricane Katrina

April Calendar – Heidi White, Program Chair

April 6: Katarina Sharp – Water conservation and rain barrels

April 13: Jan Shannon for the Uganda project

April 20: Joy Sharp from OSU Extension for Pickaway County

April 27: Kevin T. Donahue – Abe Lincoln, part 2

 April 28 & 29: District 6690 Conference – Veteran’s Memorial, Columbus

Upcoming Dates:

  • June 16, 2023 – Golf outing at Pickaway Country Club

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  • Presiding: President David M. Crawford
  • Prayer: Dan Fouts
  • Piano Player: Ellery Elick
  • National Anthem of Brazil in honor of our speaker today
  • Song Leader: Jayme Fountain “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and in honor of the OSU Basketball win over Wisconsin “Sing Rotarians”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list) Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Poling, Spangler, Fouts, Wilson, Canfield, Palm, Johnson, Routt, Riegel, McCrady, Hedges, Mavis, Dean, Montgomery, Ellis, Dailey, Beavers, Elick, Liddy, Sneed, Reitano, Robinson, Horning, McIlroy, Brown, Young, T.Chamberlain, D.Wolfe, Droste, Radcliff, C.Neff, K.Neff, Foster, Fountain, Hafey, Rawlins, E.Liggett, McNemar, Hooks, B.Tootle, Mabe, Blanton
  • Guests: Dan Dailey introduced his wife Donna; Jayme Fountain brought her family; Paula Routt introduced Trisha Johnson; Gary Dean introduced Tom Duvall; Earl Palm introduced Cindy Palm
  • Students: from Teays Valley – Pam Younkin introduced Audrey Kepler and Dominic Doan. We thank the students for fitting us in their schedule today – they were off to donate their first pints of blood at the school blood drive! Well done Audrey and Dominic!

New Member Day! We welcome Karlyn Neff today with her sponsors Carly Neff and Heidi White. You see Karlyn behind the counter at Schieber’s Pharmacy.

New Member application approved by the board: Paul Vitartas, principal of Ralph Starkey High School at the Department of Youth Services has been approved for membership by the board. His sponsor is Ty Ankrom.

From district Governor Price Finley: Thank you to those Circleville Rotarians who made a contribution to the 125 Club! Donate to The Rotary Foundation by giving at least $125, with $100 to go to the Annual Fund and $25 to go to the PolioPlus Fund and become a member of the District 6690 125 Club for 2022-23, and get a cool pin! Donate online at www.givebutter.com/125_club or contact your club president. Thank you Dannie Fouts, David M. Crawford, Jayme Fountain, Judy Wolford, Norman Wilson, Marie Nemes-Crawford, Robert Sneed, Robert Tootle, Robert Liggett, Tyrus Ankrom

Announcements

  • Rural Urban Day lunch was a great success with 50 guests along with 41 members. Thank you to Ellery, Judy, Warren, Fred and Rick
  • Service Above Self nominations are being taken. Please see your email for the application or ask David for a printed copy. Deadline for submissions is April 10th. Selection committee is Bill Stout, Michele Lanman and Ty Ankrom.
  • Paula Routt introduced “March Madness for Women” the state-wide service project and contest collecting toiletry items for women. We will be collecting deodorant, shampoo, soap, wipes, tampons, sanitary pads, incontinence products through the month of March. Monetary donations can be given to Paula/Angie/Marie and they will shop for you.
  • Charlie Hedges – Norm Wilson presented with his Paul Harris +1 pin

SAA: Don McIlroy

  • Birthdays/Anniversaries/how many joined in March?
  • CHS State of the School report was an excellent – any grads of CHS?
  • Don introduced a new game: “How well do you know your Rotarian?” It didn’t make one dollar, but it was fun!

Scholarship Drawing: Tony Chamberlain was the winner of the drawing $27. The jackpot is $1,013 and it continues!

Program: Ana Dutra – Brazil Rotary Student Exchange

  • “One of my biggest dreams was to be part of an exchange program and my family has been so supportive”
  • Ana’s mother is a Rotarian in Brazil and Ana is involved in Interact and plans to be in Rotaract in college
  • 18 exchange students from Brazil are in 6 different countries currently
  • Brazil is the biggest country in South America with 27 states
  • Soccer is the most famous sport in Brazil
  • Economy in Brazil is agricultural along with steel and metal industries
  • Sao Paulo has 12.4 million residents
  • Rio: 6.78 million residents. Used to be coffee producers, but warmer now and that is not good for coffee beans
  • Tourism is large and getting bigger
  • Catholic Religion is the religion of the country
  • Carnival is the main festivity in Brazil “The Greatest Show on Earth”. Jennifer Jones was in Brazil for Carnival. Starts 44 days prior to Easter.
  • Only country to have 5 World Cup titles
  • Two of the service projects for her Interact club – 1. teaching people how to sew. Made masks for pandemic 2. Collect soda pull tabs and plastic bottles to turn in for wheelchairs donated to a local hospital
  • Brazil has mandatory English classes in school
  • Ana plans on journalism as a career and will go to OU for a campus visit in hopes of studying in the USA

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

03-02-2023

Rotarians and guests celebrate Rural Urban Day

03/02/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

March Calendar – Bob Sneed, Program Chair

2nd: Rural Urban Day

9th: Ana Dutra – Brazil Rotary Student Exchange

13th: Soup Kitchen

16th: New Hope Students – Guardians on Honor Flight

23rd: Megan Moorman – CHS FFA

27th: Soup Kitchen

30th: Terry Klinker – Hurricane Katrina

Upcoming Dates:

  • April 28-29, 2023 – District 6690 Conference – Veteran’s Memorial
  • June 16, 2023 – Golf outing at Pickaway Country Club

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  • Presiding: President David M. Crawford
  • Pledge of Allegiance: Judy Wolford
  • Prayer: Norm Wilson
  • Attending: Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Poling, Spangler, Ankrom, Beavers, Brown, Canfield, C.Chamberlain, Colburn, Dailey, Dean, Droste, Elick, Ellis, Foster, Fountain, Fouts, Hooks, Johnson, Justinger, Kramer, Maroscher, Mavis, McNemar, C.Neff, Rawlins, Riegel, Robinson, Rothe, Schreiner, Sneed, I.Webb, Wilson, R.Wolfe, Wolford, Layton, Hafey, Young, Blanton, Horning

Merit Badge help needed: Scouts in Troop 52 are working on their Geology merit badge. They are in search of a geologist or Civil Engineer willing to help them learn about our environment. If you can help out, please contact Joe McNemar (614-580-8074) or Scoutmaster Rob Fanska (850) 529-6724‬.

New member board approved: Tom Duvall has been approved by the executive board for membership. He is a retired product manager and currently serves on Circleville City Council. Tom is sponsored by Gary Dean.

Rural Urban Day: We had approximately 90 people in attendance, one of the largest crowds in the past several years. Rotary showed its appreciation to the agricultural community who keeps us food secure and provides stewardship of the land. We thank the Presbyterian Church congregational care team for our wonderful meal and table decorations.

Earliest mention of Rotary’s Rural Urban Day in the Herald is 1965.

Ellery Elick thanked his committee – Warren Spangler, Judy Wolford, Angela Beavers, Fred Mavis & Rick Rawlins. He introduced Mike Estadt from Pickaway Co. OSU Extension who spoke on “Pickaway County – A Look Back, A Look Forward”

1 – 49 acres: 1920 – 429 farms; 2020 – 346 farms

50-179 acres: 1920- 1,085 farms; 2020 – 183 farms

180-999 acres: 1920 – 604 farms; 2020 – 323 farms

1000+ acres: 1920 – 2 farms; 2020 – 88 farms

Farmland Value Per Acre: 1920 – $148.48 ($2,324 adjusted for inflation); 2020 – $6,033

Major Crops

Corn Acres: 1920 – 85,871; 2017 – 105,880

Corn Production: 1920 – 4,231,316; 2017 – 19,214,444

Wheat Acres: 1920 – 78,069; 2017 – 9,386

Oats Acres: 1920 – 2,346; 2017 – 1 farm

Livestock

Sheep: 1920 – 10,727; 2020 – 1,062

Swine: 1920 – 57,761; 2020 – 2,841

Beef Cattle: 1920 – 17,784; 2020 – 2,155

Dairy Cattle: 1920 – 9,933; 2020 – 1,775

Fruits and Vegetables

Acres of potatoes: 1920 – 632; 2017 – 117

Trees in orchards: 1920 – 36,860; 2017 – 39

Strawberries/Raspberries/Blackberries: 1920 – 22 acres; 2023 – 1 farm

What is going on right now?

Electric tractors and laser weeder in development

Vertical farming

Gene splicing to help those with celiac disease and gluten sensitivity

High rise hog farm in China currently used – 100,000 sows in the building

Artificial Intelligence is coming – sensors in fields to measure insects, moisture, etc. keeping farmers in front of computers more and more

A look back at the Stevenson family and others who farmed our county