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This Week at Centerville Rotary 
February 16, 2017
 
PDG Harvey Smith inducted our newest member, Graham Ross, welcomed here by Peachy Metzner and Graham's sponsor Sivaji Subramaniam. We're glad to have you join us, Graham!
 
Outbound exchange student sponsored by our club, Robin Grigsby shared a few words of thanks and her plans for her upcoming year in Brazil. We wish Robin luck and look forward to hearing her stories!
 
Interact students returned to the club to talk about this year's project to support the Artemis Center, and to seek support from our club.
 
Washington Township administrator, Jesse Lightle gave us an update on the wonderful services provided for our community.
Speakers
Feb 23, 2017
Fuyao Glass America Inc.
Mar 02, 2017
4 Way Test Speech Contestants
Mar 09, 2017
Dayton Foundation
Mar 23, 2017
State of the Centerville District Schools
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Bulletin Editor
Kitty Ullmer
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Brian Hayes
February 9
 
Vas Appalaneni
February 9
 
Drew Carter
February 17
 
Rob Hendrix
February 20
 
Ram Nunna
February 22
 
Spouse Birthdays
Teri Stewart
February 4
 
Aruna Prattipati
February 12
 
Deborah Preston
February 26
 
Anniversaries
Jim Harris
Janet
February 3
 
David Wolf
Janet
February 14
 
Rebecca Quiñones
Carlos Quiñones
February 16
 
Bob Fry
Monica
February 23
 
Join Date
Dan Sortman
February 1, 1994
23 years
 
David Trout
February 1, 1996
21 years
 
Drew Carter
February 1, 1991
26 years
 
Judy A Budi
February 9, 2006
11 years
 
Carol Kennard
February 22, 2001
16 years
 
Jim Briggs
February 22, 2006
11 years
 
Sivaji Subramaniam
February 22, 2001
16 years
 
Ron Hollenbeck
February 29, 2012
5 years
 
Russell Hampton
National Awards Services Inc.
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Rotary's Theme for 2016-17
 
The GREETERS​​​: ​​​​
 
02/23/2017 Jim Briggs and Judy Budi
03/02/2017 Mark Febus and our Graham Ross
03/09/2017 Graham Ross and Drew Carter
03/16/2017 Jennifer Webb and Dan Sortman
If you cannot greet on the day assigned, contact Kitty and she will schedule a replacement.

02/16/2017
 
The greeters at the next meeting will be Jim Briggs and Judy Budi
 
The guests at the meeting included: Brian Bergmann, a prospective member, and neighbor and guest of our club president Ron Hollenbeck, and old-time friend of Carol Kennard; Dottie Overly, guest of her husband Donald Overly; Paul Tambe, guest of Jeff Senney. Paul is an insurance broker with BW Employee Benefits; Robin Grigsby of Stivers High School for the Arts, our outbound Rotary exchange student, heading for Brazil; and her mom Wanda Grigsby; Interact co-presidents Abby Magoffin, Anand Shah and Noe Camp; and our speaker, Jess Lightle, Washington Twp. Administrator.
 
 
Brian Bergmann, seen here, is our club president's neighbor, set to join our club
 
 
Dottie Overly, an ever-pleasant guest, is seen below
 
 
Paul Tambe, a guest of Jeff Senney, is pictured below
 
Robin Grigsby and her mom Wanda are pictured here with our members Arnie Biondo (left), Peachy Metzner, Harvey Smith, and Jim Hester (far right).
 
Centerville High School Interact Co-presidents Abby Magoffin, Anand Shah, and Noe Camp
 
The Centerville Rotary Club met at noon at the Clubhouse at Yankee Trace Golf Course. President Ron Hollenbeck was absent, so President-elect Peachy Metzner led the Pledge of Allegiance, Harvey Smith gave the prayer, and Brad Thorp led the singing of God Bless America. You see Peachy (Mark) below.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 
 
President-elect Peachy Metzner reminded everyone of the upcoming District Conference meeting that was changed from the Marriott to the Manor House in Mason, on April 28-29, with the golf outing April 28. The silent auction will also be included, and Dick Hoback is in charge of helping to get the wine barrow together, though member Jim Harris is doing the collecting of the wine for two weeks while Dick is away. Shoes and socks are also being collected for the charity Shoes for Orphans Souls.
Peachy said anyone with service project ideas for the 2017-18 year should let Ron know so we might add them to ones we have been doing to get grant money to aid us in our projects. Project grant requests need to be in by the end of March, he said. 
Peachy lent Ron's book on the Arizona survivor to Don Gerhardt.
 
Peachy called Graham Ross to the podium for his induction into the club. His sponsor PDG Sivaji Subramaniam also stood by as Harvey talked about Graham's acceptance into not only the Centerville Rotary but the world-wide 1.2 million group of Rotarians. 
 
Graham said he works with TransAmerica Financial Advisors Inc ., in Centerville, and with United Health Care. He said he came from Connecticut and went to UD, where he decided he liked Dayton and has worked here for the past two years. He decided to join a service organization to become a helping part of the community. 
 With Graham's acceptance into the club, Adam Manning, who has completed the inductee steps to becoming a full member of the club, had his yellow New Member ribbon removed from his badge.
 
Arnie Biondo then introduced the outbound exchange student, Robin Grigsby, and her mom Wanda Grigsby, and asked Robin to say a few words about her upcoming year in Brazil. She said she does not yet know where in Brazil she will be going, but she started by reading her introduction in Portuguese, which she said she has been learning. She said she would be leaving for Brazil some time in July. She said once there she will have a blog and keep everyone informed about her experience on YouTube. She hopes to be a neurosurgeon one day. She is a 15-year-old freshman at Stivers School for the Arts. Don Gerhardt told her he visited Brazil and found the people very friendly and inviting and that her experience should be a good one.
 
The three CHS Interact members then came up to speak about the activities they have been involved in with their club. They received help from our club and wanted to tell us how they did in helping out local refugees who came with little else than the clothes on their backs. The students wanted to provide sheets and pillows and got 32 sheets and 10 pillows, and 196 socks, along with a number of other personal items. They have also become involved with the Artemis Center, which helps women who have been victims of domestic violence. They will be selling mugs to help out. They hope to buy 144 mugs at $2.50 apiece and sell them for $5 each to earn $488. Anand said he didn't realize how appreciative the refugees receiving the donated sheets and bedding were until he met one of the families that received them. 
 
Peachy then mentioned that the Dayton Dragons will have a Rotary Club Day at Fifth Third Field at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 23. Group seats will put you with colleagues, friends and family. Tickets are $15 each. You get a game ticket for a stadium seat, a Dayton Dragons Hat, the group announced over the PA system and displayed on the videoboard, great entertainment and a chance to win Dragons merchandise through a private group raffle. Deadline to order is Friday, June 16.
 
Peachy also said there is a WSU event April 22 featuring a Red, White and Run 5K to get funds for a VA Fisher House
 

Info on the Web says: Like us on our Facebook page to stay on top of update for the race! https://www.facebook.com/WSURedWhiteRun5k/

The 5k will be hosted at Wright State University to raise money for the new Fisher House being constructed at the Dayton VA Medical Center. This will be the third Fisher House built in the Dayton Area by the Fisher/Nightingale House Inc.

Since May 1990, the two homes already built, along with their managers and outstanding volunteer staff, have served over twenty thousand families from all branches of the military, from stateside and overseas, active duty, Guard, Reserves, retirees and veterans (over 1,041 families in the last year alone). These houses allow military and veteran families to stay together during times of medical emergencies or crises when they need the love, comfort and support of their families the most (like a Ronald McDonald House at a children’s medical center).

Registration prices for race:
Currently $25 
Increases to $30 on 15 Mar
Increases to $35 Day of Race

..see Peachy on this..or Web site...for more info...

And...there's a Rotary Institute April 22 at the Greene County Career Center in Xenia.
 
Peachy said they have about 90 Rotarians signed up for the District Conference in Mason in April.
 
HAPPY BUCKS :
 
 Erich Eggers our Sgt.-at-Arms, collected Happy Bucks for Homefull.
 Ann Blackburn and Adam Manning started off the donations and Past President Brad Thorp gave for the people who have stepped up to take on some of the committee work that needs some more club participation. 
 
At the previous meeting Brad said there is the need for someone to become vice president of the club, which puts them in line to become president-elect the next year and then president after that. 
Arnie Biondo said that Kim Senft-Paras has already recruited Rebecca Quinones and Mark Febus to be co-directors for New Generations. Brad said Club Affairs Director Carol Kennard could use an apprentice to help with all the things she does, and that someone is needed to work with Chuck King, the Community Service Director. He said Ron Hollenbeck will handle the Rotary Foundation but could use another person to help out. People are also needed for working with Project Read and with Adopt-a-Family and with Social Activities, he said. 
 
Sivaji Subramaniam gave for our new member Graham Ross, and Graham gave for being happy to join the club. 
Jim Briggs gave for Lee Hieronymus, who was not at the meeting, for being in the news about Miamisburg, and also to atone for his somewhat snide but funny..to some...remark made during the last meeting.
Brian Hayes gave for being happy and Erich Eggers gave for Brian offering to stand in for him as Sgt.-at-Arms in his absence next week.
Ed Flohre gave and Jim Hester gave, noting that he took our exchange student Saloni out for dinner, and learned a lot more about her and India, and he offered up tickets to a CHS dinner and performance at the high school, stating he had the tickets but a conflict to keep him from going. He gave another Happy Buck for a quirky Reds decision.
Arnie Biondo gave for Robin and her mom Wanda being at the club and Carol Kennard gave $5 to mention that Bob Feldman was inducted into the OPA Hall of Fame, a great honor for anyone in parks and recreation work, which she learned in attending a Parks and Recreation Conference. 
Doctor Hoback gave for Homefull...He had hoped his guest from last week might attend again. The two worked together in Belize...The doctors had all gone to Belize to help out with surgeries there. Brazil was mistakenly mentioned in the last bulletin along with Belize.
Jim Harris noted that while Doc Hoback is on a cruise he, Jim, will be collecting the wine bottles for the upcoming District Conference contribution. 
Kim Senft-Paras gave for the Interact students. Don Overly gave for Brian Bergmann being at the club and then Brian gave $5 for being happy to be at the club, and for Graham Ross being accepted as a new member, and for the students to support Artemis, and for Peachy, as he said Ron was watching over his shoulder via satellite.
Joyce gave to welcome Brian and Graham. 
Vice President Boyd Preston had talked to Hannah's Treasure Chest and found they were to get new shelving from the library, but that the floors were not level and that they would need to be anchored to the walls. Erich Eggers was called and he was over there Friday night and they now have what they need, he said. Peachy also gave for Robin and her mom.
 
Not all Happy Buck givers made it into my notebook, but we thank them all for their generous donations. 
 
Today's Speaker: Jesse Lightle, Washington Twp. Administrator, updating us on the latest state of the township.
 
 
Member Dale Berry, a Washington Twp. Trustee, introduced our speaker for the day, Jesse Lightle, Washington Twp. Administrator. 
 He said Jesse was hired in 2008 to serve as Washington Twp.'s third administrator. She oversees the day-to-day administration of all township services and reports directly to the township trustees. Dale said her history with the township dates to 2006 when she was named deputy administrator. Prior to that, he said, she served as assistant city manager for Clayton, where she was responsible for budget preparation, human resources, economic development and communications.
Dale said Jesse also worked as assistant to the city manager of Centerville, community project coordinator for the WSU Center for Urban and Public Affairs, and as an adjunct professor in the WSU Master of Public Administration program. 
Dale said Jesse received BS degree in Urban Affairs from WSU in 1999 and her Master's degree in Urban Administration there in June, 2001.
She chairs the Master of Public Administration Advisory Board at WSU and is a member of the Dayton Area Managers Association and a member of the International City/County Managers Association, where she has been a member of the task force on financing and the Ohio City/County Management Association where she served on the Board of Directors from 2006 to 2013 and as president from 2011 to 2012. 
Berry said Jess is a member of the Noon Optimists (a low murmur among the members was heard at this time), having served on the board from 2013 to 2016. She is a recipient of the 40 Under 40 Award from the Dayton Business Journal, and has lived in Washington Twp. since 2001.
 Jesse began her presentation by noting that the Washington Twp. Fire Department has located its dispatch center in Miamisburg, which has equipment that has kept up with today's technology, which they are allowed to use. The dispatch office had been in the basement at Station 41, she said. In the unincorporated part of the township, anyone dialing 911, will get the dispatch. Centerville residents dialing 911 will get the Centerville dispatch, which will transfer the call to the fire dispatchers, she said. She said six crew members had received the STAR award, being credited for lifesaving efforts. She said the history of the Centerville Fire Department is at the Asahel Wright House. Last fall they had an Open House for the community to visit the five stations. They are holding one open house each day of the week now so it is not all at one time, which makes it easier for everyone involved, she said.
 Jesse next discussed Zoning and Development, noting that the township had the highest property values in Montgomery County in 2016. She said the township has increased the number of assisted living facilities. Premier is a 96,000 square foot assisted living facility. Symphony at Centerville on Paragon Road was built over the winter. She said Lexus of Dayton had a three and a half million dollar renovation,  and the Golden Dragon on 725 was torn down, and Raising Cane, a chain chicken restaurant that's popular was going in where it was. The First Financial Bank was torn down, though they don't know what is going in there next, she said. The Voss Village BMW on 725 also underwent renovation, she said. A United Dairy Farm is also scheduled to go in on Far Hills Ave., she said. 
In Public Works, the Paragon Road Extension has allowed for expanded connectivity in the area. Twenty five neighborhood streets were resurfaced and more are expected to be done this year.
Curb and sidewalk work has progressed, with 90 sidewalks replaced and 400 curbs replaced. She said a 1.85 mill road and bridge levy renewal is scheduled for May 2. It should cost $56 for $100,000 home value, she said. They plan to finish phase three of Nutt Road, and they have $200,000 in funding for Gebhart Road next to Oak Grove Park.
 The Recreation Department has had a leadership change with the retirement of David Paice, and the new leader being Mark Metzger. Through grants and collaboration Countryside Park has had all its paths paved, and there is a Pollinator Garden and Little Free Library. 
Woodland Lights had over 16,000 people attend, Jesse said. With the Silver Sneakers program, seniors can attend Rec Center programs for free.
The Police Department has the STAR program to help safeguard older adult residents. They make in-house visits and talk about any problems the person may be having, especially if they have no family around to help them. They ask, what do they need in terms of home services. There are more than 90 people in the program, she said. 
The department received an Award of Excellence from MADD. The biggest hurt was the elimination of the estate tax, which the township had depended upon for about 1.3 million annually. They had to move people around and cut some people and it took a toll. "Property tax levies are our main funding for the township, she said."
 
 

The club members ended the meeting by reciting the words of Rotary's Four-Way Test.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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