Centerville eBulletin 09 26 2019 (Sep 26, 2019)

Rotary's Theme for 2019-20 Centerville Rotary Club Meeting Sept. 26, 2019 Official Greeters for the week:

09/26/2019 Mike Wier and Robert Ford

10/03/2019 Crissy Allums and Butch Spencer

10/10/2019 Ann Blackburn and Doug Bockrath

10/17/2019 Terry Hanauer and Rick Hauser

Our official greeters: Robert Ford and Mike Wier, with Jim Harris

Elda Gay, a Rotarian from Puerto Rico, plans to join the club. Looks like a future presi-

dent to me.

Here is a picture of her on a recent visit to her club in

Puerto Rico. It is Mayaguez, District 7000, Club 4511 Elda Gotos Gay

Here comes Carol Kennard and Jeff Senney.

John Beals and his wife Sally just returned from a 15 day trip that took them to the Adirondacks and Massachusetts area, but these buckeyes came from their Centerville buckeye tree, which he said has yielded 1100 buckeyes this year. The ones he brought just fell so you could plant them and await a tree, he said.

Dale Berry's cache of six bottles of alcohol for last week's Happy Bucks auction brought in enough cash for more than six coats.

Past President Boyd Preston and Jim Harris find something to laugh about.

Here comes Don Gerhardt again this week, still recovering from his most recent stroke.

You see Carol Kennard in this picture, but the two others turned too quickly.

Here you see Elda Gay with Harvey Smith. PDG Harvey Smith was the honoree at the Centerville-Washington Foundation's annual event and Elda was one of the attendees, along with Kim Senft-Paras, and others. Kim was honored at Friday's retirement event at the Woodbourne Library. It was an afternoon affair.

Jim Harris and Jim Briggs, who was mentioned many times by our speaker Bill Nance this day, have a chat before the meeting.

Here you see our speaker Bill Nance with his co-founder and co-manager of Faith and Friends Radio.com, found anytime at www.faithandfriendsradio.com This radio station was established by the two in 2011.

down the The crowd increases as the time moves on. Kim Senft-Paras is talking with Harvey Smith

Phil Raynes comes in at the same time as our newest member, Crissy Illums.

And look at the gaiety Elda Gay brings.

Ron Hollenbeck knows a good fellow when he sees him. Here he welcomes Don back again

Terry Hanauer is scheduled soon to be an official greeter again. He's a busy man.

Deb Dulaney brings a smile to Don's face.

Mike Wier has a grim look...you have to wonder why.

Sally Beals on the other hand brings a great big smile as the camera zooms in.

The Centerville Rotary Club met at Yankee Trace at noon for the weekly meeting. President Chuck King led the Pledge of Allegiance; Before Brian Hayes gave the prayer, PDG Harvey Smith told the club that Dottie Overly, the wife of our member Don Overly, was not doing well and might only live a day or two. He asked for a moment of silent prayer for the two; the singing of God Bless America was led by Brad Thorp.

Menu this week: Chicken Finger Platter, Yankee chips, Yankee cole slaw. Cheese cake

Menu next week: Chicken Supreme-Broccoli, Baked Potato

Guests this week: Our speaker Bill Nance and co-worker Melody Morris; Elda Gay.

President Chuck King presided over the meeting.

Announcements:

President King thanked our greeters.

PDG Harvey Smith presented our club member Jim Briggs with his Paul Harris plus 8 pin.

John Beals offered buckeyes besides the ones he placed on each table, saying it takes about 9 to 10

to make a necklace, but that you should put the buckeyes in the freezer if you plan to do that to kill any mites that might be inside planning to turn the buckeyes into dust.

Brad Huffman said he was sending out an e-mail explaining how to share the Pancake Breakfast Facebook info on social media.

Also there would be a volunteer list for Pancake day, he said.

The members voted on the changes in the Rotary by-laws in regards to attendance, being non-political, leaves of absence, best practices, etc. The club voted unanimously to accept the changes.

Funeral arrangements for our past member Mitch Biederman were set for Sunday, Sept. 29 at Tobias Funeral Home on Far Hills Avenue. Viewing is from 3 to 6 p.m., with service at 6:30 p.m.

Sofie Ameloot said we won't be able to put the labels in the dictionaries and thesauri until after the meeting on Oct. 10, as the area we need to use will not be clear until then.

Sofie said thus far the club has $8,500 for Operation Warm. Our goal was $7,500 ...or several million, as Erich imagined.

Unfortunately I couldn't get the owner of this car parked outside the DLM this past week, to offer

up his car for the auction, otherwise we might have really exceeded our goal

President King said our next Happy Bucks will go to the Dayton Food Bank, he said. After that it will be the Alzheimer's Association of the Miami Valley.

Unfortunately two cases of polio have popped in the Philippines, he said.

The Centerville Jazz Band is holding a community night from 4 to 9 p.m. Sept. 28 at the football field at the High School. An auto show will be held at the same time.

The Centerville Community Chorus is seeking additional members. It is an all-volunteer group sponsored by the city of Centerville and the Centerville Arts Commission. They sing at retirement

communities, city sponsored events, and have two performances open to the public. Anyone 18 and over from the Miami Valley who likes to sing is welcome. No audition required. They need basses,

tenors and baritones.

Rehearsals are Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. Enroll anytime. Where: St. Leonard's auditorium, 8100 Clyo Road. Contact by email at ourchorusmail@ccchorus.org

Website is www.ccchorus.org

If you know of any Centerville High School student who would like to be an outbound exchange student, let the club know.

On Nov. 7 from 5:30 to 8:45 P.m. there will be a workshop at Middletown High School on various topics dealing with how to treat people.

Happy Bucks were collected this week by Pat Beckel, with Club Treasurer Gerry Eastabrooks collecting the funds.

The Happy Bucks go for Operation Warm, which provides new warm winter coats to needy children. Sizes are provided by Hannah's Treasure Chest, which works with area social agencies to find the need.

The Happy Bucks this day also included an auction. Of special note was a backboard signed by well-known players back in 2002 or so....No bidding was made on it, so Pat asked if anyone had gone to UD. No one raised their hand. "Did anyone go to high school? he joked. Then he bid $50 himself for Erich, whom he has assumed will be delighted to have it. Don Overly I think was also a UD grad, but don't know about the others.

The above pictures shows all the items put up for auction.

Here Pat makes up two outrageous stories about where the wood pen and bowl were made and to whom they belong and what they were made out of...and it turns out Terry Hanauer's bid of $45 won the prized bowl and pen crafted by our member Ron

Hollenbeck, who's quite an expert at turning.

A bottle of Italian Red Wine donated by the Centerville Carryout went for $20 to Arnie Biondo. That was it's retail price.

A $25 gift certificate to Lorelei went for $25 to Sofie Ameloot.

A one hour massage that usually sells for &75 went to Tom Groskzo for $55.

This being the last day to collect for Operation Warm, and the occasion for donating for our two members who are honorees this week, Harvey and Kim, the Happy Bucks went quickly round and many coats were funded or partially funded and many gave in the name of Harvey and Kim and our guests, so this is hit or miss: Pat gave a irst $20 saying something about ICE protesters at our border, and Sofie gave for getting to see her daughters in Columbus. And Brad Huffman gave for being happy, and Rick Hauser gave for Centerville having won a game. Phil gave for a coat and Kitty for a coat and Arnie for half a coat, noting that we have $9,800 in sponsorship money thus far for the Pancake Breakfast.

Jeff Senney gave for getting to visit his son who is retiring and then going to Boston, and Deb gave for being back. Kim gave for this being the last day she would be representing the Washington-Centerville Public Library, and Carol gave $10 for Harvey and Kim, and Elda gave for being happy, and Jim Harris for all the people,

and Doc for Kim and Terry for a coat in honor of Harvey.

And John Beals gave 50 for their 15 days away on a very nice trio and there were three coats given for Kim, Harvey and the memory of Mitch Biederman. Mike Wier, and Robert Ford and Tom Groskzo gave, noting Harvey, Kim and Mitch.

Then Pat said he'd put in another $20 as his wife had been away in China for three weeks, "and it's the best three weeks I've had."

Speaker of the Week: Bill Nance, a Dayton Rotarian, who celebrated 50 years of being a Dayton radio broadcaster in 2018 and now is in his 51st year. You can say, he sure knows how to WING it, as he's held about every conceivable position in radio, but primarily as a morning radio personality.

Brian Hayes introduced our speaker, saying he really needs no introduction.

Unless he's hidden in this picture...

The picture below shows the beginning of young Bill's career. Melody Morris handed out an anniversary edition of a booklet chronicling all that Bill has accomplished over the years, most of which he recounted for the members. Because everyone at the meeting heard his speech and got the booklet, I will just hit some highlights here, as there are really too many stations and jobs and accomplishments to do him justice

in my recounting of them. If you're not from Dayton, you missed out.

Here young Bill ifs in his friends basement with their own studio. In sixth grade he was struck by a car and seriously injured. Doctors at first thought it was nothing major but after further x-rays found internal bleeding. Had they not operated he would have bled to death by morning, he said. "God was with me and had a plan for my life," he wrote and said. From money he received while hospitalized he bought a transistor radio. He heard two familiar songs: Lets Get Together by Haley Mills, and Theme from My Three Sons, a popular TV show. That hooked him. He set up an imaginary radio station at home and played disc jockey. With another boy Keith'

Griffith, they launched WIBI Radio from Keith's basement, broadcasting to the neighborhood with one-tenth of a watt, the maximum allowable without a license.

Others joined the staff and they learned by doing, he said.

Bill said his mentors were Gene By Golly Berry, Bob Braun, and Steve Kirk.

While at Patterson Co-op High School he got a chance to work with the Junior Achievement

company at WAVI Radio. His senior year, in 1968, right before he graduated, he sent letters to WAVI and WING, seeking a job. WING responded first and that's where his 50 years began.

In 1972 he created a 90-minute live variety show called Coffee Club at Gallagher's Inn. Johnny Bench appeared on the show while visiting Xenia after the 1974 Tornado and read an announcement of his engagement to his wife Carol.

He had a fear of roller coasters, so he took a trip on one with Melody Morris in 2002, wired for sound, which he played for us on a video, letting us hear his loud yells from the ride.He said the

Bible has 365 verses about fear, one for every day of the year.

From 1968-71 he did various jobs at WING, and then he got an opportunity for an on-air show at WGIC, 1500 AM in nearby Xenia from 9 to noon and 3 to 6 p.m. at first.

In 1976 he returned to WING for a third time in NEWS. Over 13 years he held various jobs from Morning News Anchor with Steve Kirk, to fill-in traffic reporter flying in a Cessna, and hosting a TV show on WTJC in Springfield, a Christian outlet., etc.

Among celebrity interviews he talked with Johnny Carson, Count Basie, Roy Clark, Henry Winkler,

Tiny Tim, Johnny Olson, long time TV announcer, Minnie Pearl, Roy Acuff, Art Linkletter, Jimmy Dean, etc.

The move to WFCJ in 1989 changed the direction of his career. He joined 93.7 as Program Director and morning show host. WFCJ, a donor supported 50,000 watt station signed on in 1961, based in Miamisburg with a mix of talk/Bible teaching and music. Melody Morris came in as Marketing Director in 1999. That year he created and produced Kaleidoscope, which he co-hosted with Melody. It went to public venues like malls, and had a 7-piece house band. It won four national awards.

In 2011 he and Bob and Melody Morris launched Faith And Friends Radio.Com, a non-profit internet Christian music radio station with a 50-50 mix of currents and classics, hosted by local personalities.

It airs national Fox News updates each hour, local news weekday mornings, traffic reports mornings and afternoons and Storm Team 2 Weather from WDTN Channel 2 weekdays.

Proceeds from the upcoming Annual Chocolate Fest Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Montgomery County Fairground Event Center, 645 Infirmary Road, in Dayton, will support the various programs and outreaches of Faith And Friends Radio. This 24-hour Internet Radio Station now reaches every

country in the world. The festival begins at 10 a.m. and includes Kaleidoscope with Dave Boyer,

a Gospel Harvest Quarted, Matt Fawcett, TBD, a chocolate recipe contest judging from 3:45 to

4:05 p.m....Kip Moore, Acrobatic tumbling at 4:30 and door prizes at 4:50 p.m. Admission is free.

Vendor booths will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Rotary meeting was adjourned with the reciting of the Four-Way Test