ROTARY FLASHES

01/05/2012

Greeter: Larry Halm

Presiding:  Judy Wolford

Invocation:  Offered by Norm Wilson.

Piano: Don Metzler

Visiting Rotarians:  (Read by Bob McCrady) Sunrise – Craig Wellman, Dave Smith, Warner Searls; Logan – Damon Kuhn

Guests: Don McIlroy introduced John Ankrom; Norm Wilson brought Tim Throckmorton again, who has turned in his Rotary membership application; Debbie Hoffman was graced by the presence of her daughter, Brooke Hoffman.

Absentees: Dailey, Dan Delong, Dumm, Dutton, Eitel, Elsea, Fluhart, Jack Hooks, Justinger, Kraus, Maroscher, May, McMahon, Moore, Mullins, Scribner, Stickel, Bill Stout, Theller, Matt Tootle, Vickers, Dave Webb, Wilcox, Wolfe, Woodward, Yaniga.

Make-ups: Sunrise – Mike Pelcic.

Membership proposal:  Rev. Tim Throckmorton has submitted his paperwork for membership.  He is the Pastor of Crossroads Church.  If there are any questions &/or comments regarding this proposal, please direct them to Drexel Poling.

January Birthdays:  2^nd – Jeff Spires; 5^th – Bob Tootle; 9^th – John Stout; 13^th – Jim River; 14^th – Sue Pairan; 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.

Songs:  Tim Tener decided to counter the gloomy weather by leading us in singing “Wait ‘til the Sun Shines, Nellie” & “Vive Le Rotary.”

Student Guests: None

Announcements:  

• Charlie Hedges gave us on update on our Rotary Foundation’s goals.

• Champ Henson announced that Steve Stivers was coming to town today, & gave a quick run-down of his schedule of appearances.

• Geralyn Yingling informed us of how the Adopt-A-Family program went this past holiday season.  She said we served 16 families, which was the highest number yet.  She said that due to the tough economy, the request were not as much for toys as they were for basic necessities, such as toilet paper, clothes, etc.

• Ellery Elick stated that this year’s Rotary Rural-Urban Day will be on Feb. 23^rd at the Emmett Chapel.  Details are not yet finalized.

• Olentangy Rotary has extended a notice to us of their annual Valentine’s Day event on Feb. 11^th.

• Haven House will be having their Valentine’s Day dinner fundraiser again this year.  Details will be announced at a later date.

• Pres. Judy read a thank-you from our two JR Hooks’ servers, Lisa & Bridgette, for our tips.  They were greatly appreciated.

• John Stout gave an update on his father’s health, Bill Stout.  He is doing well at his home & is welcoming visitors, so “Come visit him!”

• Rotary International again had a float in the Rose Parade and again won a prize.

 SAA:  Time Tener was substitute SAA today.

Jerry Leist was asked to stand up “So we can recognize you.”  He was fined for his absences from our meetings.

Tim Tener gave a personal “thank you” to all the volunteers at the last Community Kitchen.

Don McIlroy was snagged for his photo in the newspaper with the new City Council members.  He was allowed to pass his fine.

Tim made everyone in all voting wards pay a dollar for their Council members being in that same photo.

All Washington Township’s residents & all members of Community United Methodist Church had to toss in a buck for the retirement of Jerry Wolford.

West Virginia grads were fined for their football victory.

Joe Brown was the only OCU employee present, so he had to bear the brunt of the fine for OCU’s recent loss of their game.

All bankers were hit up for $1 because Kingston Bank was robbed recently.

Tim concluded his SAA session by sharing his “Red-neck briefcase,” which was made from a pair of men’s brief-style underwear with a frame & handle at the top!

Lottery:  Charlie Hedges bought the lucky ticket & gained $23, but did not select the golden pebble.  The jackpot is $297.

Program: Ty Ankrom introduced today’s speaker, Cara Riddle.  Cara is Superintendent of Westfall School District.  However, today she is not speaking about her school system, but rather she will talk about running half-marathons.

Cara stepped to the podium & began by expressing her gratitude to our club for the distribution of dictionaries to all 3^rd graders, via our Dictionary Program.  Then, she launched into her discussion regarding half-marathons.

Here are the highlights:

·        “I run, but not that quickly,” she joked.

·        Running is not a complex task.  “It is just left, right, repeat.”

·        Her inspiration came from her previous job as HR Director for Newark School System.  She noticed how the stress from the economy & budget cuts, etc. was affecting the staff, and she decided to start a wellness/exercise program.

·        She realized that the best way to get the program started was to lead by example.  So she began by mixing walking with periods of running.  For example, 1 minute walking, and then 1 minute of running.

·        Then, she increased the time of the running periods, until she was running more than walking.  Eventually she was running the entire sessions.

·        She kept setting goals for herself, and when she would meet a goal, she would set a new one.  She then signed-up to participate in half-marathons.

·        Her goal now is to “run half-marathons in half of the states.”

·        She shared some tips and amusing stories with us.

In conclusion, Cara drew out attention to the hand-outs placed at our tables.  It was a print-out of an example of an exercise regime for a novice runner.  She  reminded us that this is just a template, and we should tweak it tour needs.  “The most important thing is to just get started!” she exclaimed.

Speaker’s contact info:

None provided

Judy regained the podium to thank our speaker and to announce that a donation will be made in her name to the Pickaway County Emergency Clearing House.

Meeting adjourned.

January program schedule: 

·        12^th :  Bob Carey – First Trust Investments of Chicago

·        19^th:  Bill Tom – Cargill

·        26^th:  Dave Hannahs – PICCA

February program schedule:

·        2^nd:  TBA

·        9^th:  Mike Smith – Sports broadcaster with WKKJ

·        16^th:  Nico Straathof – National Pork Board

·        23^rd:  Rural Urban Day at Emmett Chapel

Until next week…,

Patty Rothe,

Editor

E-mail: pjrothe@rpjohnson.net