Meeting Notes President Doug Barry opened the

December 4, 2013 meeting of the Miamisburg Rotary Club at

the Baum Opera House. He welcomed 42 members and

all visitors and guests.

Greeters Maryann DeYoung Jim Dunn

Gong Eric Cluxton

Prayer Clair Miller

Pledge President Doug Barry

Opening Song Jim DeYoung

Acting Sec’y Tom Nicholas

Guests None

Visiting Marc Gilbert (Kettering, OH) Rotarians Lee Hieronymus (Centerville, OH)

Prospective Greg Allison (Niraj Antani) New Members

Prizes Pete Woodward

Upcoming Programs 12-11-13 Barry Barnhart - Paul Harris Fellow 12-18-13 Brielle Maynor - Miamisburg Library News 12-25-13 NO MEETING 1-1-14 NO MEETING

WEEKLY PUBLICATION OF THE MIAMISBURG ROTARY CLUB

December 11, 2013

VOLUME 91, NUMBER 22 The Cog Log

TOP DOG!

The LUCKY Card is the 5 of CLUBS

The winner’s share is $524.

Melinda Moore drew the NINE of SPADES .

Greeters Schedule 12-11-13 Jim Eckstrom and Karen Euse 12-18-13 Ted Fink and Julie Grice 12-25-13 NO MEETING 1-1-14 NO MEETING

Prizes Schedule 12-11-13 Larry Zumstein 12-18-13 Bob Adams 12-25-13 NO MEETING 1-1-14 NO MEETING

SPEAKER: Bonnie Nolan, Miamisburg Merchants Association

General Announcements

Tom Nicholas announced that December 4 was Hubie Fields’ 107th birthday! He established Pancake Day as a Rotary fundraiser during his presidential year (1961).

Doug Barry announced that Jim DeYoung lost his bet on the Ohio State-Michigan game,

so he had to wear an Ohio State hat at the meeting and make a $50

contribution to the Rotary Foundation. Ted Fink sent an e-mail with the current standings of the 3 Pancake Day ticket sales teams. Please turn money into Ted or to Bob Adams by Pancake Day to earn the Paul Harris Fellowship points.

Keith Basinger announced that the ham for Pancake Day was being delivered to the high school Thursday. Helpers are still needed to pick up and deliver the grills and set up on Friday.

Keith was going over to the high school after the meeting to check on things. Come early, stay late,

jump in wherever you’re needed on Pancake Day! Melinda Moore announced that the Highway Clean-Up is Thursday, December 12. Meet at the Toys R Us parking lot at 4:30!

Doug Barry had 2 more announcements: we will vote for officers at the December 18 meeting. A ballot was attached to the December 4 Cog Log and is attached to this Cog Log. Also, the Holiday Party will be held at Giuliano’s on Wednesday, December 18 starting at 5:30.

Upcoming Local Events

IdeaSpace: a Powered by PK Event Thursday, December 12

6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Miamisburg Branch Library

Community Holiday Celebration

Saturday, December 14 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Downtown Miamisburg

Debbie McLaughlin introduced Bonnie Nolan, the outgoing president of the Miamisburg Merchants Association. Bonnie reviewed the MMA’s activities of the past several years. The association was formed 10 years ago by downtown businesspeople banding together, and Jan Runkle served as the first president. She laid a good deal of groundwork with the mayor, and the association started holding various events downtown to counterbalance the loss of retail to the Dayton Mall area. The events, like Thunderburg, Cruise the Burg, and the car shows, have been bringing people downtown for some years now. Some retail shops have been coming back in during the last 5 years or so, and they need to offer consistent access to their shops, which can be tricky during events. Katie Frank was hired to be the liaison between the city and the businesses shortly after the MMA hosted a speaker about Main Street communities. This initiative inspired the MMA to establish committees of members to address different needs. The Design Committee worked on the new bike racks in different shapes around town and has brought in different art events, such as the pop-up galleries and the Art in the Alley. They are also responsible for the bright green wayfinding signs to help visitors find parking. The Economic Development Committee helps businesses stay and grow in Miamisburg and keeps a wish list of what businesses would like to see downtown. They have also traveled with the mayor to see what lessons can be learned from Yellow Springs, brought in Dusty Hall from the Miami Conservancy District to talk about opportunities from our river access, and came up with the Explore Miamisburg web site (www.exploremiamisburg.com). The Promotions Committee also worked on that web site and other ways to get the word out about the downtown corridor and the various merchants. Several businesses have started in just the past few years and are thriving, like Little Shop of Stitches and Urban Loft Salon.

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Comm Serv Dir: Melinda Moore Itnl Serv Dir: Shon Myers Voc Serv Dir: Jeff Nestor Youth Serv Dir: Greg Whitehead

President: Doug Barry President Elect: Debbie McLaughlin Vice Pres/Club Serv Dir: Jim DeYoung Past Pres/Fund Rais’g Dir: John Ebersole

Secretary: Barry Barnhart Treasurer: Judy McCartney Sgt-at-Arms: Bob Nicholas Cog Log Editor: Brielle Maynor

Asst Sec’y: Debbie Posey Asst Treas: Pete Woodward Asst Sgt-at-Arms: Ron Smith

$$$$$$$$$$ HAPPY DOLLARS $$$$$$$$$$

Shon Myers had a Brady Hope crop dollar.

Bill Skudlarek was $5 happy to be back at Rotary.

Niraj Antani was happy to have been in Ann Arbor for the Ohio State-

Michigan game (and to have made it back safely), happy about the results of the

Auburn-Alabama game, and happy that he would be in Indianapolis for the Ohio

State-Michigan State game.

Keith Basinger had a Buckeye dollar and a dollar

for a great football game on Saturday.

Brent Ashcraft had a happy dollar for his mother’s birthday.

Ted Fink was happy about the Auburn win and

hopeful for the SEC championship.

Eric Cluxton was happy to have found his grandfather’s Rotary

badge and wanted to offer thanks to Wally Sackett for hosting

a great Mayor’s Business Luncheon on Monday. He heard Roy

Chew compliment the city of Miamisburg for being easy to work with twice in

one week.

Doug Barry was happy for another week of marriage and happy that his nine

year old said, after watching the Ohio State-Michigan and Auburn-Alabama

games on Saturday, that it was the best weekend of his life!

Debbie McLaughlin was happy about the Turkey Trot!

Ron Smith was happy about the Dayton Flyers.

Jim DeYoung had Michigan AND Buckeye dollars for a great game.

Jeff Nestor was happy that Bonnie Nolan was our speaker today.

Make Up Locations

Monday Dayton Ponitz Center, Sinclair CC - noon 444 W. 1st Street Eaton Eaton Country Club - noon

Tuesday Farmersville Community Center - 6:00 PM Middletown Senior Center - noon

Wednesday Moraine Payne Rec Center - 7:00 AM 3800 Main St

Thursday Centerville Yankee Trace GC - noon New Lebanon American Legion - 6:00 PM

Friday Oakwood Dayton Country Club - 7:00 AM 555 Kramer Rd Springboro Coffman YMCA - 7:30 AM Germantown Emmanuel's Lutheran Church - noon 30 West Warren Street Franklin United Methodist Church - noon

On Line www.RotaryEclubone.org

December 11, 2013 MIAMISBURG ROTARY, DISTRICT 6670, CLUB 3637 COG LOG Vol. 91 No. 22

Brielle Maynor 937-496-8810 bmaynor@daytonmetrolibrary.org

Bob Nicholas, Sergeant-at-Arms

FINES, PINS & BADGES On your honor!

December Rotarian Birthdays

Hubie Fields, December 4 Lee Eagle, December 9

John Bowen, December 11 Shon Myers, December 12 Paul Schultz, December 24

Brent Ashcraft, December 25

December Spouses’ Birthdays

Darla Myers (Shon Myers), December 16 Barbara Melton (Rick Melton), December 25

December Anniversaries

Rick and Barbara Melton, December 25

December Rotarian

Membership Anniversaries

Al Scott, 9 years, December 15 Cal Powell, 30 years, December 18

Doug Griffith, 12 years, December 19 Phil Johnson, 37 years, December 22

Photos by Jim DeYoung

Prize Winners Brent Ashcraft and Judy McCartney

Rotary Leadership 2013-2014 District 6670

Rotary International President Ron D. Burton District Governor Mac Hickman, Batavia District Governor-Elect Eric Marcus, Beavercreek District Governor-Nominee Bill Shula, Cincinnati

Rotary Knowledge

What historic Rotary property outside of Chicago

is being restored?

Answer: The Paul and Jean Harris Home

Rotary Moment

Phil Callahan ran a new segment of our meetings: Rotary Moment. A table will be called upon to answer a question that relates to Rotary. Any method of researching the answer during Happy Dollars is allowed, except for asking another table! Correct answers are rewarded with a free raffle ticket for every-one at the table, incorrect answers mean a $1 fine for everyone at the table. The December 4 question: Who are the 2 women who have served as Presi-dent of the Rotary Club of Miamisburg? Eric Cluxton and his table had one of the 2 names: Esther Philhower. The other woman was Becky Benna.

NEW MEMBER INSTALLATION Bill Skudlarek of Miamisburg was installed as a member of the Miamis-

burg Rotary on December 4. Bill was a member of the Rotary Club of

Miamisburg from 1997 to 2005, when he was employed at NCR before

they relocated to Georgia. Bill is employed at Sogeti USA in Miamisburg as

an IT consultant (NCR is one of his clients!). Bill's classification is IT, Consult-

ant and his sponsor is Phil Callahan. Welcome back, Bill!

MIAMISBURG ROTARY CLUB BALLOT

FOR THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

2014—2015

OFFICE: NOMINEES:

PRESIDENT: Unopposed Debbie McLaughlin

PRESIDENT-ELECT: Unopposed Jim DeYoung

VICE-PRESIDENT: Unopposed Melinda Moore

SECRETARY: Unopposed Barry Barnhart

ASST SECRETARY: Unopposed Debbie Posey

TREASURER: Unopposed Judy McCartney

ASST TREASURER: Unopposed Pete Woodward

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS / ASST SERGEANT-AT-ARMS: Vote for One

Bob Davis

David Vail

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Vote for Three

John Bowen

Eric Cluxton

Maryann DeYoung

Shon Myers

Ron Smith

Doug Talmage

YOUTH SERVICES DIRECTOR: Unopposed Greg Whitehead

Beginning in 2015—2016, Youth Services will be voted along with other Board of Director positions.

The three candidates with the most votes

will be elected to the Board of Directors.

Candidate with the most votes will be elected

Sergeant-at-Arms, runner-up will be Assistant

Sergeant-at-Arms.