10-26-2023

Bob and Jo Liggett raised a big’in!

Senior Advisor Bob McCrady, Daryl Wolfe and President Spangler with a record profit. Now, to serve the community.

Program Chair, Bob Foster, with Gerhard Maroscher and President Spangler.

10/26/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

November Calendar – Don McIlroy, Program Chair

Nov 2: Don McIlroy – Fire/Police department updates

Nov 9: Terry Rataiczak – District Rotary International Foundation Chair

Nov 13: * Bonus Soup Kitchen – 3:00pm cooking begins with Bob McCrady and his hat

Nov 16: July Baker – PATH a Health Organization in Circleville

Nov 23: Happy Thanksgiving

Nov 27: * Soup Kitchen

Nov 30: Pete Hardinger – UFO in Pickaway County

December Calendar – Carly Neff, Program Chair

Dec 7th: Sixth Sense Brewery Jackson, Ohio

Dec 14th: official visit of District Governer David Uhl

Dec 25th: * No Community Kitchen – Merry Christmas

*extra event

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Roger Wolfe
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader:  Bob Foster – “Sing Rotarian’s” and Ohio State’s Fight song
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list)  39’ish today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, D.Wolfe, McCrady, Reitano, Montgomery, Palm, Ellis, Koch, Carder, Young, Hooks, Rhoads, Droste, J.Mullins, C.Neff, Fountain, Blanton, Schreiner, Lanman, Riegel, E.Liggett, B.Liggett, Duvall, Wilson, Elick, Fouts, McNemar, Foll, Brown, McIlroy, D.Webb, Maroscher, Foster, C.Chamberlain, R.Wolfe, Mavis
  • Guests: Clint Snedegar

Announcements

  • Sock-tober District competition has netted 766 pairs of socks to date. Today is your last day. Last years total was 770. Next week, Betty Wolford, Corner Closet will be here to accept the socks.
  • Big Wheel Race wrap-up with Jim Hooks: 69 kids signed up and we had over 55 ride. A lot of media coverage and a big article in the paper. Thank you to all the volunteers!
  • Pumpkin Show Booth wrap-up with Daryl Wolfe. We have cleared a record amount thanks to all your hard work. $11,150.
    • How many pieces of pumpkin pie did we sell? 2,432
    • How many gallons of ice cream did we sell? 177 gallons
    • How many 2-liter root beers – 108
    • # of credit card transactions during the week – 531 ($3,600+)
  • Gary Montgomery: Community Kitchen was Monday and we served 132 meals. Thanks to Daryl Wolfe, David & Marie Crawford, Warren Spangler, Angela Beavers, Bob Sneed, Tom Duvall, Chef Bob McCrady,  Alice Harker and baker extraordinaire Sandy Montgomery
  • Jingle Bell Tea – Dec. 10th. Call historical society for reservations 
  • Wreaths Across America – “Camp Charlotte SAR” for checks – $17 per wreath. See Gary, Tony or Rob.
  • Disaster Aid USA Trailer: Warren and Marie rode in Friday night parade with Dave Roasa, Grove City Rotary and the Zone lead for Disaster Aid USA. Also in town was Bruce Schultes from Cross Timbers Rotary in Texas, District 5790. The trailer is outfitted with over $12,000 in equipment.  Our club is listed with 13 others who contributed $500 or more. Home Depot provided a $4,300 grant for products to fill the trailer. 
  • David M. Crawford – received his Paul Harris +7
  • Mike Pelcic’s (former Rotarian) retirement party at Rhoades – Nov. 2nd 4pm-7pm

SAA: THE Fred Mavis

  • Bob Sneed is paying his birthday fine remotely
  • Wedding /Rotary anniversaries
  • Warren and Don and Stacy Young – pictures in paper
  • Ellery and Josh Ford interviewed with Scioto Post
  • Gerhard in the paper

Scholarship Drawing: Drexel was the winner of $23! The jackpot is $191 it will continue to grow.

 Program:  Gerhard Maroscher – “An American Story”

  • Born in Romania during WWII. Family lived there for 800 years.
  • Dad was a teacher and mom was a homemaker
  • Romania became Hungary in 1940
  • Beginning 1944, the war came to home while dad was fighting
  • Left on last Red Cross train to go to Vienna which took 3 weeks
  • Made it to refugee camp in Austria – sickness overtook them
  • Mother negotiated with the Nazi camp director for women to be able to cook for their children. She lived to tell Gerhard his story
  • Dad was a POW
  • 1946 reunited with all family
  • Sponsored by Christ Lutheran Church in Bexley, made it to the USA
  • Gerhard visits local schools and any organization which asks – truth from someone who lived it

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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

10-12-2023

Song Leader Bob Foster and Ellery Elick got the meeting started with The Pumpkin Show song!

Teays Valley Senior Class Leaders – Destiny and Simon.

Jayme Fountain awarded Rob Radcliff and Warner Searls with PHF+1!

The great Fred Mavis as SAA.

Our speaker today was Kim Frericks, Trustee of the Pumpkin Show announcers. Shown with Rotarians on her committee.

10/12/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

October Calendar – Bob Foster, Program Chair

Oct 19: * No Meeting – Big Wheel Race at 1:00pm Pinckney St. Stage

Oct 23: * Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 4:00pm

Oct 26: Gerhard Maroscher – did you know he is recording his audio book?

November Calendar – Don McIlroy, Program Chair

Nov 2: TBD

Nov 9: Terry Rataiczak – District Rotary International Foundation Chair

Nov 13: * Bonus Soup Kitchen – 3:00pm cooking begins with Bob McCrady and his hat

Nov 16: July Baker -PATH a Health Organization in Circleville

Nov 23: Happy Thanksgiving

Nov 27: * Soup Kitchen

Nov 30: Pete Hardinger – UFO in Pickaway County

*extra event

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer:  Norm Wilson
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Bob Foster – No Books needed today? The Pumpkin Show Song!  We sounded really good 🙂
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list)  47 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Fouts, Elick, Wilson, Duvall, Lambert, Canfield, Schreiner, McIlroy, D.Webb, Droste, Young, Foll, Fountain, Ford, R.Wolfe, McCrady, Riegel, Palm, Ellis, Rawlins, Robinson, Searls, Montgomery, Mavis, T.Chamberlian, Beavers, C.Chamberlain, Carder, Liddy, Androm, D.Wolfe, Brown, Justinger, E.Liggett, McNemar, White, C.Neff, Hooks, B.Tootle, Nikell, Koch, Marosher,  Blanton
  • Guests: Destiny Crago, Assist Mgr. for Atomic Credit Union was introduced by John Lambert
  • Students: Pam Younkin from Teays Vaalley- Simon and Destiny were today’s showcased seniors.

Announcements

  • Jayme Fountain – Paul Harris Fellow +1 pins were presented to Rob Radcliff and Warner Searls today!
  • 125 Club new members include Bob Sneed, Jayme Fountain, Rob Radcliff, David Crawford
  • Marie announced Sock-tober District competition has netted 517 pairs of socks to date.  Last meeting of October is our last day! Please help us surpass last years total of 770!
  • Rob reported Pumpkin Show Booth schedule is posted on the website:  www.Circlevillerotary.org
  • Jim Hooks announced Big Wheel Race is Thursday, of Pumpkin Show, 1pm. Race goes rain or shine.  Meet at Jim’s office at noon with your lunch and get a briefing along with helping move items into place or meet 12:45pm at the track (Pinckney St)
  • Disaster Aid USA’s trailer is going to be pulled through Pumpkin Show Friday 8pm parade. If you would like to ride in the pick-up, please contact Marie.
  • Soup Kitchen – October 23rd 3:30pm – 5:15pm ‘ish. Come as you can.
  • Joy Sharp sent a thank you for our help with local 4H Leadership banquet
  • Mike Pelcic’s (former Rotarian) retirement party at Rhoades – Nov. 2nd 4pm-7pm

SAA: THE Fred Mavis

  • Birthday/Annivesary
  • Casey Liddy – new Urgent Care opened when he said it would
  • Greg Lam was in the paper, Casey will pay that fine
  • PMP BOB with the Pumpkin Show license plate on his white truck – that will cost you $1 McCrady
  • 1933 was first PS with queens – Lucille Heise was first one
  • 2014 still has record weight of winner pumpkin – 1,990
  • Largest pie from Lindsey’s – 14 ft across!
  • Mr. Pumpkin Show – the late Robert Colvin
  • Heather Foll’s Happy Dollar was for DD achievement of adding a mobile adult changing station during Pumpkin Show – in front of Brown Memorial

Scholarship Drawing:  Marie Crawford was the winner of $28! The jackpot is $168 it will continue to grow.

 Program: Kim Lovenshimer Frericks – Pumpkin Show Announcer Trustee

  • Kim was in the Little Miss parade in 1974 (and our Ned Schreiner was her photographer!)
  • Kim started announcing parades in 1997 with her brother-in-law, Mike Logan
  • 7 stages including the Information booth, but not including CGTV
  • 31 volunteers comprise the committee
  • What was the year of the first parade at the Circleville Pumpkin Show, and what was the name of the parade? 1908 & the Floral Parade
  • Kim donated the quiz winnings for Sock-tober!

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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

10-05-2023

Westfall was represented by Bryce and Allie. Emily Smith introduced them.

Rotary Barbie Friends Marie and Angela are knee deep in socks! Who will be the next Rotary Barbie to be in the box?

New member Nathan Carder, speaker Yolanda Johnson, new member Caleb Nichol and President Spangler

10/05/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

October Calendar – Bob Foster, Program Chair

Oct 12: Kim Frericks, Pumpkin Show Announcers Trustee

Oct 19: * No Meeting – Big Wheel Race at 1:00pm Pinckney St. Stage

Oct 23: * Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 4:00pm

Oct 26: TBD

*extra event

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Assistant District Governor, Jim Rogers
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Bob Foster – Home on the Road & Sing Rotarians
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list) 47 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Ankrom, Beavers, Brown, Canfield, C.Chamberlain, Droste, Elick, Ellis, Foster, Fountain, Fouts, Hooks, E.Liggett, McCrady, McIlroy, McNemar, Montgomery, C.Neff, Palm, Radcliff, Rawlins, Riegel, Robinson, Schreiner, T.Tootle, I.Webb, Wilson, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, Catlos, Hafey, Reitano, Young, Lanman, Blanton, K.Neff, Horning, Ford, Lambert, Searls, Nickell, Carder, Justinger
  • Guests: Marie Nemes-Crawford introduced Kim Frericks and Katie Logan-Hedges; Amiya McBee – Branch Manager for Atomic Credit Union was introduced by John Lambert; Allison Catlos introduced Derek Radcliff from New Hope’s music department; Dave Horning brought his fiancé Laura to lunch; Ashlynn Ford accompanied her dad
  • Visiting Rotarians:  Catherine Ferynowski, Orlando, FL; Charlie Hedges, Hilliard and Asst. Governor, Jim Rogers from Logan
  • Students: Westerville High School counselor Emily Smith introduces Allison Copeland and Bryce Wickline

New Members: David Crawford introduced Nathan Carder, CEO of Brown Memorial Home. Nathan lives in Hilliard and has three children. Ty Ankrom introduced Caleb Nickell public accountant with Edward Jones next to Scioto Coffee.

Announcements

  • Angela announced Sock-tober District competition has netted 374 pairs of socks to date. Please donate new winter socks or Rotary Barbie friends Angela or Marie for monetary donations (they’ll shop for you!)
  • Ice Cream Tickets – $5 see Daryl or Bob McCrady. Purchase for friends and neighbors.
  • Rob reported Pumpkin Show Booth schedule will be posted on the website
  • Jim Hooks announced Big Wheel Race is Thursday, of Pumpkin Show, 1pm. Please let Jim know if you are a regular volunteer and CANNOT make it. We need at least 15 people.
  • Disaster Aid USA’s trailer is going to be pulled through Pumpkin Show Friday 8pm parade. If you would like to ride in the pick-up, please see Marie.
  • Disaster Aid USA is holding a Deployment Readiness training session for anyone interested on Saturday, Oct. 21st at the Jackson Township Building 3765 Hoover Rd. Grove City. Training will be a combination of classroom overview and hands-on field work to learn to chainsaw, muck & gut, and tarp roofs. Contact Dave Roasa for time at [email protected]

SAA: Bob Foster

  • Birthday’s / Anniversaries this week alone
  • First talkie came out on this date – Jazz Singer 
  • Henry Ford sold first car in black

Scholarship Drawing:  Earl Palm was the winner of $20! The jackpot is $140 it will continue to grow.

 Program:  Yolanda Johnson – Marching Band Director of the Ohio State School for the Blind 

  • Band was started in 2005
  • Students are a mix of visual impaired students. Some completely blind and some in just one eye. 
  • There is also a pep band for those musicians who might not be able to march
  • Being a music teacher takes preparation and creating materials because it is not readily available 
  • “Prepare, Adapt and Overcome” is band motto
  • All the band kids are athletes as well, swimming, track and field, so practice cannot overlap sports
  • Music code by Louis Braille, who was also a musician
  • Students come from all over Ohio
  • Adult volunteers are needed for only about 1/2 students in the marching band. Others can see enough to follow the cues on either side of them
  • Looking for more volunteers!
  • K-12, 100 students in band
  • Funding is donation based and Lions club donations along with fundraising events
  • Ms. Johnson’s personal goal is to get the band on an international trip
  • Percussion section is all high school students – middle school is not interested. Also need students playing flute and saxophone
  • How do you direct? When in a classroom, I can ask how many can see me. While marching, students have to rely on their listening skills and need to practice changes of tempo based on the music 
  • MaKenzie Love and others visit the school in summer to further their education on skills learning which might not be taught in the district schools
  • Ms. Johnson indicates the school in known internationally and receives calls from Canadian and Japanese schools looking for advice on music education and activities for their own students

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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

10-27-2022

Sophomore students from New Hope, Allison Catlos introduced us to Olivia Holbrook and Noah Hamilton
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Pictured for their working relationships with the U.S. Marshal’s Service. From the left are Rotarian Trent Patterson, director of Pickaway Pathways for Success; Rotarian Gary Montgomery, retired law enforcement; Pickaway County Sheriff Matt Hafey, Rotarian Rick Rawlins, former deputy director of Ohio Homeland Security; Dan DeVille, speaker and Assistant Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal; Rob Radcliff, Pickaway County Common Pleas Court bailiff; and John Vance, Pickaway County Common Pleas court probation officer.
Speaker Dan DeVille with Rotary member Rick Rawlins

November Programs – Judy Wolford, Chair

3rd – Larry Logan, Ted Lewis Park

10th – Tim Colburn, OhioHealth Berger Hospital update

17th – Jeff Phillips, YMCA update

24th – Happy Thanksgiving – no meeting

December Programs – Heidi White, Chair

1st – Blanket Project – 39 blankets to tie for CASA

8th – District Governor, Price Finley

15th – Sounds of the Season

22nd – No Meeting – Merry Christmas

29th – No Meeting – Happy New Year

Upcoming Dates:

  • June 16, 2023 – Golf outing
  • Presiding: President David M. Crawford
  • Prayer: Dan Fouts
  • Piano Player: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Rick Rawlins selected “Let There Be Peace On Earth” and “R-O-T-A-R-Y”
  • Visiting Rotarians: not today
  • Guests: Rick Rawlins introduced John Vance and Dan Fouts introduced Sheriff Hafey
  • Students: Sophomore students from New Hope, Allison Catlos introduced us to Olivia Holbrook and Noah Hamilton
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list) Crawford, Poling, Nemes-Crawford, Droste, Rawlins, Catlos, Fouts, Canfield, McNemar, Pelcic, Elick, Radcliff, D.Wolfe, Robinson, Montgomery, T.Tootle, Foster, Brown, Mavis, B.Tootle, Riegel, McCrady, R.Wolfe, Hedges, Palm, B.Liggett, Kramer, Dean, Fullen, Schreiner, Simmons, McIlroy, D.WEbb, E.Liggett, White, Ankrom, Hooks, Wolford, T.Chamberlain, Patterson, Mabe, Gerhardt
  • October Birthdays: 28th-Dick Fullen
  • October Anniversaries: 28th-Tony & Kelly Chamberlain;
  • November Birthdays: 5th-Monica Justinger; 8th-Jonathan Davis; 25th-Dick Gerhardt;
  • November Anniversaries: 25th-Ned & Faye Schreiner;

Announcements

  • Tony Robinson – Dec. 17th is Wreaths Across American at Fortest Cemetery. Sign-ups for a wreath, $15 per. Checks made out to SAR Camp Charlotte.
  • Soup Kitchen thank you’s to Daryl Wolfe, Rob & Dodie Radcliff, Bob Sneed, David & Marie Crawford. 60 meals were served including Pumpkin Pie.
  • Circleville Herald has Noon Rotary featured in the week of Pumpkin Show including our Imagination Library ad
  • Nov. 17th after the meeting is Pumpkin Show booth wrap up meeting
  • Big Wheel Race – 44 racers. Scioto Post was live on the racecourse, check out their Facebook feed
  • Thank you to Ellery and Dan for the Health Care Logistics After Hours
  • Ty Ankrom – Please pick up your shirts
  • Log House update – foundation done and first layer of logs started
  • Charlie Hedges – November is Foundation month. Fred Mavis receives his Paul Harris +1. Congratulations Fred, it is in honor of his late wife, Carla.

SAA: Tom Tootle

  • Congrats Bob Liggett on your first place pumpkin
  • Pumpkin is a fruit – Bob McCrady got it right
  • What state grows the most pumpkins? Illinois
  • Halloween – what country originated it? Ireland
  • Peanuts cartoon – always looking for the Great Pumpkin
  • Number of different M&M’s – 25
  • Most popular candy passed out? M&M’s

Scholarship Drawing: Daryl Wolfe was the winner of the drawing $17. The jackpot is $692 and it continues!!

Program: Dan DeVille, Assistant Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal

  • Dan presented Rotarian Rick Rawlins with one of his agency’s first awards recognizing those who helped support the Marshal Service’s bomb dog program. Rawlins is a former official with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which provided the explosive-trained bomb dogs.
  • There are 94 judicial districts in the country, Ohio is split into 2
  • Dan is responsible for 48 southern counties
  • Dan’s agents can also be called on for Supreme Court protection detail
  • 1789 was the start of the Marshal service under George Washington
  • ATF and Secret Service both sprung out of Marshal Service
  • In southern Ohio, holding $25 million in assets until court cases are done
  • Witness protection program nationwide – 17,000 people with majority being in prison
  • Threat investigation has really picked up with judicial threats
  • 91% of warrants are local
  • Newest mission is human trafficking and missing children
  • U.S. Marshal Service part of Department of Justice

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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.

10-13-2022

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Rotary Member Bob Liggett of Giant Pumpkin Growers and Zach Miller, co-owner of Lindsey’s Bakery. Both are part of Pumpkin Show Legend

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Rotary Newsletter Editor; [email protected]
October Programs – Rick Rawlins, Chair
6th – Rotarian’s from Mongolia
13th – Zach Miller, co-owner of Lindsey’s Bakery, “Lindsey’s: A Circleville Landmark”
13th – After Hours – 5:30pm-7:00pm Health Care Logistics tour with City BBQ catered
20th – No Meeting – Pumpkin Show Big Wheel Race/Ice Cream Booth
27th – Dan DeVille, “U.S. Marshals Service, Our History and Mission”
November Programs – Judy Wolford, Chair
3rd – Larry Logan, Ted Lewis Park
10th – Tim Colburn, OhioHealth Berger Hospital update
17th – Jeff Phillips, YMCA update
24th – Happy Thanksgiving – no meeting
December Programs – Heidi White, Chair
1st – Blanket Project – 39 blankets to tie for CASA
8th – District Governor, Price Finley
15th – Sounds of the Season
22nd – No Meeting – Merry Christmas
29th – No Meeting – Happy New Year
Upcoming Dates:
June 16, 2023 – Golf outing

  • Presiding: President David M. Crawford
  • Prayer: Harry Canfield
  • Piano Player: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Rick Rawlins selected “America” and “Roll Rotary”
  • Visiting Rotarians: not today
  • Guests: Jayme Fountain introduced Michele Lanmon
  • Students: Teays Valley didn’t make it this week
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list) Crawford, Poling, Nemes-Crawford, Spangler, Ellis, Beavers, Palm, Elick, Fouts, Canfield,
    McNemar, Dean, Wilson, T.Tootle, Riegel, Fullen, Schreiner, Hedges, McCrady, C.Chamberlain, Rawlins, Fountain, Brown, Radcliff, Sneed, Rothe, D.Webb, Simmons, Kramer, Hooks, Droste, McIlroy, Pelcic, B.Tootle, E.Liggett, Neff, B.Tootle
  • October Birthdays: 4th-Eric Liggett; 7th-Bob Sneed; 12th-Ty Ankrom; 13th-Charlie Hedges; 19th-Bill Richards; 22nd-Drex Poling;  24th-Jayme Fountain, 28th-Dick Fullen
  • October Anniversaries: 6th-Norm & Valerie Wilson; 14th-Matt & Brittany Tootle; 20th-Earl & Jeanne Palm; 21st-Steve & Lorraine
    Irwin; 26th-Dick & Pam Patrick; 28th-Tony & Kelly Chamberlain;

Announcements

  • We thank Trent Patterson, Tony Chamberlain, Bob Liggett, Carly Neff for hosting our Mongolian Rotary visitors last week and
    Sunrise Rotary for hosting the social event
  • Facebook – if you see something on our Facebook page Invite friends and Share on your account to increase our reach
  • Jim Hooks – Big Wheel Race, in place of meeting next week. 54 kids signed up. T-shirts and locally made trophy’s to the
    winners!Volunteers please show up on Thursday, 12:30pm for check in on Pinckney Street stage.
  • “Sock-tober” ends this week for us – count will be revealed 27th! Thank you for your participation. Corner Closet on Mingo and
    Franklin will be recipient.
  • Charlie Hedges presented Bob Tootle his Paul Harris Fellow + 3. Congratulations!
  • District wide effort to have sign-up for Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Our club is sponsoring an add in Pumpkin Show paper.
    (Pickaway county is ranked second in the state for participation.)
  • Pumpkin Show Booth – Friday and Saturday need more help. Thanks for signing up and buy ice cream!
  • Rob Radcliff – Sign-ups for Wreaths Across America. Goal is to cover Forest Cemetery. $15 per wreath. Checks made out to SAR
    Camp Charlotte
  • Soup Kitchen – Monday after Pumpkin Show. Presbyterian church 3:30pm.

SAA: Tom Tootle

  • Charlie sold his Hilton Head home prior to the hurricane! Happy Dollar
  • Bob Sneed won a golf outing with Bob Tootle…Happy Dollar
  • Mike Pelcic was in the paper and is here today, pay $1
  • Birthday/Anniversaries
  • Congress voted in what year to have a presidential election? 1845
  • When was the first election? 1848
  • Who was elected in 1848? Zachary Taylor, the Whig Party
  • How many electoral votes? 538
  • Which President got the most electoral votes ever? Reagan
  • Scholarship Drawing: Jayme Fountain was the winner of the drawing $16. The jackpot is $675 and it continues!!

Program: Zack Miller, co-owner of Lindsey’s Bakery

  • Ed Wallace was original owner of the bakery and Zack’s grandfather, from Portsmouth, was stranded in Circleville in 1950 going to OSU football game, saw the bakery was up for sale, so he bought it!
  • Fourth generation working there now
  • We do not make anything beforehand for Pumpkin Show
  • Three shifts frying donuts around the clock
  • First Guinness World Record for the big pie in the 1960’s by his grandfather
  • How many dozen pumpkin donuts sold in a Pumpkin Show? Do not have any counts.
  • 16.5 tons of donuts in 2019
  • How much of yearly sales is from Pumpkin Show – 1/4 of yearly sales
  • No shipping because no preservatives used & even overnight mail takes longer than overnight
  • Original big pie pan lost to a fire in a storage unit
  • Pumpkin Donuts, thumbprints, pumpkin pies, cream horns only during Pumpkin Show
  • Thank Zack for the bakery’s answering machine message
  • Help is needed if anyone would like to work the show!
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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.