Thanks to guest editor, Ron Hollenbeck, who provided notes for this week's meeting.
President Arnie Biondo welcomed everyone to the Centerville Rotary Club and led the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. PDG Harvey Smith provided the prayer and he asked for a special prayer for Sofie as her father had passed away.
The quote for today was: "Learning never exhausts the mind" (Leonardo DaVinci)
President Biondo thanked Tom Broadwell and Sivaji Subramaniam for being greeters and welcomed visiting Rotarian Rick Hood (from California) and guests Nick & Kristen Hutton.
Announcements:
-Boyd Preston reminded everyone of the April 11th service day from 9-11 at Grant Park.
-Socks Bowersock has been putting golf posters on store bulletin boards. Kelly McDonald can provide additional posters to anyone who needs them.
-Tom Broadwell announced that he was retiring, and that today's meeting would be his last. Many club members spoke very kindly of Tom. and noted his great contributions to the club over many years. One notable achievement was his selling of pancake tickets. He always sold more than anyone else! Harvey Smith jokingly noted that we need to get Tom's list of pancake ticket purchasers. Everyone noted that Tom will be missed and wished him well for the future.
Happy Bucks for this quarter go to support the East Palestine Rotary Club.
Happy Bucks were generously given for:
- Pat Beckel: For Tom Broadwell
- Susan Schnell: For Tom Broadwell and guests
- Rick Hood: Back in the area visiting his grandson
- Uriah Anderson: His parents are coming in from California
- Wyatt Thorp: Paying a fine for being late
- Lisa Goris May: Happy to stand next to Brian Hayes
- Audrea Stark: Happy son is 18 and a good human being
- Kelly McDonald: If you need more golf signs, let him know. Unori Brewing event on 4/20
- Sivaji Subramaniam: Happy for table mates
- Dale Berry: Just happy
- Amy Hary: Happy for Spring
- Matt Kuhn: His daughter got engaged
- Harvey Smith: For Tom Broadwell
- Jim Harris: For Tom Broadwell
- Boyd Preston: For Tom Broadwell and Sofie
- Lee Hieronymus: No crop report
- Tom Broadwell: "I'm 85. It's time. I've thoroughly enjoyed Rotary and Centerville's club members".
- Chuck King: For good weather and Tom Broadwell.
- Brad Thorp: For Tom Broadwell.
- Erich Eggers: For Tom Broadwell
- Don Stewart: For Tom Broadwell
- Socks Bowersock: Happy to have met Tom Broadwell
- Rand Oliver: For Tom Broadwell and for his grandson's recovery in the hospital
- Adam Manning: Tom Broadwell
- Arnie Biondo: For Tom Broadwell and for the Chicago Cubs coming to town
- Mike Wier: For Tom Broadwell
- Dave Trout: For Tom Broadwell
- Ron Hollenbeck: For Tom Broadwell
Our speaker today was Karl Keith, Montgomery County Auditor since 2000, who was recently re-elected for his 7th term.
Mr. Keith has more than 40 years of experience in government finance and public administration. He began his career as a state examiner for the Ohio Auditor of State. He subsequently served eight years in the Montgomery County Treasurer’s Office. He was appointed chief deputy auditor in 1991, a position he held for over nine years prior to his appointment as auditor.
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