ROTARY FLASHES

01/21/2010

Greeter:  Carly Neff

Presiding:  Larry Powell

Invocation:  Offered by Chuck Wellman, with a special blessing for the people in Haiti.

Visiting Rotarians:  (Read by Eric Liggett) Sunrise – Steve Gary, Anthony Neff, Larry Scheiber; Logan – Damon Kuhn.

Guests:  Patty Rothe introduced her guest, Doug Cook of Visio, Inc.; Rojanne Woodward was accompanied by Doug Stickel of YMCA.

Absentees:  Ankrom, Beavers, Burns, Dailey, Dutton, Eitel, Feeley, Gaugh, Dick Gerhardt, Kuehnle, May, Metzler, Moss, Pairan, Patrick, Peters, Reeser, Scherer, Spires, Stevenson, Vickers, Wilson, Westenheffer.

Make-ups:  Chillicothe – John White; First Capital – John White.

Attendance Numbers from Drex:

December 2009: 84.74%

2^nd half 2009: 81.63%

2^nd half 2008: 81.16%

2^nd half 1999: 85.45%

January Birthdays: 2^nd – Jeff Spires; 5^th – Bob Tootle; 9^th – John Stout; 13^th – Carly Neff, Jim River; 14^th – Sue Pairan; 17^th – Carlos Alvarez; 19^th – Hayes Wilcox; 22^nd – Dave Webb; 23^rd – Clark Cellio, Roger Wolfe; 25^th – Wayne Vickers; 26^th – Mike Dutton.

January Anniversaries: 7^th – Bob Mabe; 20^th – Barry Bennett, John Stevenson.

February Birthdays:  3^rd – Joe McNemar; 10^th – Don McIlroy; 11^th – Norm Wilson; 14^th- Ian Webb; 25^th – Terryl Queen.

February Anniversaries:  6^th – Don McIlroy; 8^th – Bob Cole; 21^st – Carly Neff.

Piano:  Ellery Elick

Songs:  Carlos Alvarez shook up the song line-up by selecting one of the Rotary standards songs first, “Sing Rotarians.”  Then, with Jim Hooks’ assistance, Carlos led us in singing (I use that term loosely!) “Cielito Lindo,” which had lyrics in both Spanish and English.  By the sound of it, I wasn’t sure which language we were using.  At the very least, we had some good laughs!

Student Guests: Matt Hreha, of Logan Elm, introduced two of his students, Daryl Presson & Brandon DePouw.

Daryl:  Student Union, NHS, Student Representative to the Board of Education. She aspires to achieve a degree in History, and then go on to acquire a degree in Law.  She is undecided as to which college she will attend.

Brandon:  Varsity Football and Varsity Baseball. He will enroll at Columbus State or Hocking to gain an Associates’ Degree in Landscaping.  After that step, he will continue his studies at OSU to earn a Bachelor’s Degree.

Announcements:  

• Ellery Elick announced that our club’s annual Urban/Rural Day meeting will be on Feb. 18^th, at the Emmett Chapel Church.  Ellery exclaimed “The menu will be baked steak and all the trimmings, and you don’t want to miss it because you know how well they can cook!”  It will cost $15 for members, but no charge for their guests.  He explained that the attendance has been dwindling in recent years for this event, so he stressed how important it is to “build it back up.”

• Tim Tener alerted us to the upcoming Community Kitchen on Jan. 25^th, at 3:30pm at the Presbyterian Church.  He also passed a basket around the room to collect donations so that they can continue this wonderful service opportunity to the community. 

• Via e-mail, Tim formally thanked Dave Moss, Bob Sneed, Carly Neff, Earl Palm, Carlos Alvarez, and members of the “Wild, Wild, West 4-H Club” for volunteering at December’s Community Kitchen.  As for January’s Community Kitchen (please ignore the time warp factor on this item), Tim thanks Walt Spangler, Bill Stout, Don McIlroy, Bob Sneed, Carlos Alvarez, John Seyfang and Jodi (last name not provided) for volunteering their help.

• Mark Smith informed us that OCU’s Disaster Relief division is accepting donations towards disaster relief efforts in Haiti.

• Mark Taylor had the sad duty of relaying that Hank Kelly’s wife, who had been sick for some time, passed away last night (01/20/10).  In lieu of flowers, they are asking for donations to be made to OCU.

• Larry Powell reminded us that on January 26^th, Sunrise Rotary will have Shirley Brooks-Jones giving a presentation.  Shirley was one of the people detained in Canada while waiting for USA’s airspace to be cleared during the 9/11 attack.  As a thank-you, she organized & established a scholarship fund for the town in Canada that hosted her & the other travelers who were stranded during that tragic time.

• Via regular mail:  Rotary International (RI) sent a newsflash that RI has established a “Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund.”  You can donate via your cell phone by texting to “90999” and typing in “Rotary.”  For details and additional information, please go to www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/100113_news_haitirelief.aspx

• **One last sad note, but a very momentous one, to announce:  Ralph Starkey died unexpectedly on Sunday (01/24/10).  Details are listed below.  Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers!  I don’t think there was a soul in Pickaway County that Ralph hadn’t touched in one way or another.  He leaves some big shoes (literally and figuratively) to fill.  (Coming from a short person such as myself, I would like to think that Ralph would’ve appreciated that joke!)  Along with the inevitable tears to be shed, I hope that we can all think of a happy memory and manage a smile as well. Ralph, you will be missed greatly!!

SAA:  Tom Tootle.

Tom pounced on Jim Hooks “for assisting and suggesting that bad song!"  However, Carlos was given a waiver. (??)

Citing today’s program on pet training, Clark Cellio & Dave Webb were each fined for their ownership of multiple dogs.

Tony Eichstadt was charged with a flurry of fines for multiple reasons, such as being in the newspaper, and on T.V., and last but not least, for his beloved Texas team “no longer being number one.”  Fortunately, Tony was expecting the attack and came prepared with plenty of dollar bills.

Don McIlroy had to pay $1 for his photo in the newspaper.

Kirk McMahon, our newly minted member, was not even safe from SAA’s wrath, and had to kick in a buck for his photo in the paper as well.

Dave Webb and Ralph Starkey were both recognized (and yet fined no less) for being the only club members to also be in Circleville Athletics’ Hall of Fame.

Patty Rothe (yours truly) had to pay a fine for having earned, along with her real estate team members Bob & Paul Johnson, the Top Sales Award for 2009 in Real Estate.

An attempt to fine Amy Elsea proved to be unsuccessful as she had left the room.  However Debbie Hoffman, being the kind and helpful person that she is, pointed out that Amy’s purse was still in the room!  Amy walked back into the room shortly after, but exclaimed that she didn’t have any money in there anyway, so the point was moot.  (Good try anyway Debbie!  On a completely unrelated note, what do you all say about keeping an eye on Debbie from now on, eh?!?!)

Lottery:  Bob Sneed wrangled the lucky ticket and gained $25, but the golden pebble remained out of grasp.  The pot has grown to $928.

Program:  Mark Taylor introduced today’s speaker, Troy Scott, Certified Professional Trainer and Owner of Circleville Pet Services. Troy was accompanied by his amazingly well behaved canine companion, Ginger, a beautiful Golden Retriever. 

At a very young age, Troy found great comfort and peace with dogs.  While working with and raising many different species of animals, dogs were always a great source of happiness and serenity.  He learned to accept a certain level of communication with dogs, and that bond has only grown with his education and experience.

Graduating from Logan High School, Troy then attended Ohio University while he also served in the Ohio National Guard for six years.  He then went into active service for an additional three years.  Following his service, he accepted a position on a major railroad, where he suffered a disabling injury in 2004.  Enduring surgery and over eighteen months of strenuous physical therapy, Troy began to function with limited mobility and partial feeling in his lower extremities.

It was then that he found dogs as a means of motivation to overcome the confines of his disability.  With the assistance of the Ohio Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, a wonderful medical team, $250, and a great affinity for animals, Troy started Circleville Pet Services LLC in 2005.  Starting out as an “in-home” pet sitting company, Troy has expanded the company into what it is today.

Troy has earned professional endorsements in basic and advanced obedience, retrieval, scent detection, tracking, personal protection, police K-9 training, and more.  He completed his “Master Trainer” certification in 2006 at the National K-9 learning Center.  He is also a Canine Good Citizen Evaluator for the American Kennel Club.

Troy enjoys watching his two young sons develop and understand dogs on a very perceptive level.  His passion within the field of dog training seems endless, but his highest level of enjoyment comes from preparing for the Protection Sports Association, and from preparing dogs for military contracts.

Troy is a member of the International Association of Canine Professionals, the National K-9 Dog Trainers Association, national Association of Professional Pet Sitters, the Circleville Downtown Business Association, and the Pickaway County Chamber of Commerce.

After the long and very impressive introduction, Troy and Ginger stepped to the plate to “wow” us with Ginger’s training and obedience.  It was amazing to watch their interactions and how well they related to each other.  You had to be there to truly appreciate the training.

In addition, Troy imparted a few insider tidbit and tips regarding pet training and obedience.  (Sorry, but I’m not going to share the goodies…should’ve been there! J Now you have incentive to call Troy!!) 

In conclusion, Troy offered to field some questions and offer solutions to some of our members’ pet issues.  There were several takers.

Contact info: 

 www.CirclevillePets.com

Circleville Pet Services LLC

1875 Stoneridge Drive

Circleville, OH 43113

(740) 477-8907

Troy R.Scott

Larry Powell regained the podium to thank our impromptu speaker and to announce that a donation will be made in his name to the Mike Harrison Park Fund.

Meeting adjourned.

January’s program schedule:  (As submitted by Mark Taylor)

·        28^th: Haven House, Lisa Johnson

February’s program schedule:  (as submitted by Harry Canfield & Judy Wolford)

·        4^th: Kirk McMahon on Circleville City Schools – Harry Canfield

·        11^th: Wally Higgins on Circleville’s history – Ellery Elick

·        18^th: Rural-Urban Day at Emmett Chapel

·        25^th:  Dr. Shiel from Nationwide Children’s Hospital – Charley Gerhardt

Until next week…,

Patty Rothe,

Editor

E-mail: pjrothe@rpjohnson.net