MRCOH1051

October 23, 2012

DOWNTOWN MARION

Nikki Workman will introduce us to Karen Herr, Manager of Downtown Marion, Inc. In late 1980’s a group of approximately 20 downtown business and property owners, along with staff from the Marion Area Chamber of Commerce, Marion Regional Planning Commission and the City of Marion formed the Town Center 2000 group. This group of individuals was instrumental in helping the city apply for and implement a CDBG funded Downtown revitalization grant in 1990.

In 1998, the greater Marion community went through a strategic planning process called “envisioning the 21st century”. Various aspects of community life were discussed by separate citizen committees addressing issues such as transportation, housing, recreation, as well as downtown. As a result of this process, a group of approximately 30 people from downtown and the community at large met monthly for three years to develop a strategic plan for downtown. One of the several goals for the group was to develop an organization whose sole purpose was to serve and market downtown. Its work resulted in the creation of Downtown Marion, a non- profit organization focused on developing, marketing, and revitalizing downtown.

Three Minute Vignette Schedule:

Oct 2 - Jim Bazzoli Nov 6 - Phil Reid Dec 4 - Gary Pendleton

Oct 9 - Tom Graser Nov 13 - Judy Peoples Dec 11 - Jean Obenour

Oct 16 - Carl Wade Nov 20- Fred Manter Dec 18 - Fran Voll

Oct 23 - Ken Stiverson Nov 27- Dave Miller Dec 25 - None

Oct 30 - Katie Chivington

THE INVOCATION will be given by Carl Hughes, and you will be greeted by Chad Snyder at the badge box.

Upcoming Programs: Oct 30, MTC ABLE and QUICKSTART Programs.

New Members Please Note: There will be a mandatory New Member Orientation Meeting Tuesday November 13, 5:30 - 8:00 PM, in the Guthrey Room at Maynard Hall, OSUM. Dinner will be provided. A New Member is defined as those Members who joined the Club since Jan 29, 2008. Email the Secretary to confirm your attendance.

This is a great opportunity to learn more about our Club and RI, and gain a better appreciation for Rotary.

AUCTION – Tickets for the OSU vs. ILLNOIS game November 3rd will be auctioned today October 23rd.

QUOTE: "Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems." Rene Descartes (1596-1650), "Discours de la Methode"

"Service Above Self”
President
Howard Smith
B 382-3639 ext 234
H 360-5626 / President Elect
Scot Gray
B 386-6580 ext 234 H 614-205-7526 / Treasurer
Diane Watson
B 389-9770
H 389-1728
Secretary
William A. Probst
B 382-2076
H 389-4592 / Assistant Secretary
Patti Garner
B 382-9737
H 382-2076 / Secretary Emeritus
Catherine Ferguson
Speaker Chairs 2012-2013
July – Scot Gray
August - Phyllis Butterworth
September – Paul Bode
October – Nikki Workman
November – Theresa Lubke
December – TBD / January – Dan Wigton
February – TBD
March – TBD
April – Chuck Speelman
May – Scott Yancey
June – Diane Watson
Marion Rotary Club Website: www.marionohrotary.org
Club Secretary, Bill Probst, Home 389-4592, Email Preferred:
Club Treasurer, Diane Watson, Office 389-9770, Email Preferred:
Board of Directors
Term Expires - June 30, 2013 / Term Expires – June 30, 2014 / Term Expires – June 30, 2015
Howard Smith / Scott Ruth / Phyllis Butterworth
Phil Reid / Scot Gray / Dave Miller
Larry Hall / Nikki Workman / Dave Claborn
Immediate Past President – James S. Barney

Past Presidents

1922 / Fred E. Guthery* / 1945 / Wendall Wiant* / 1966 / J. Arthur Hamilton* / 1989 / Douglas Loudenslager
1923 / Arthur J. Berry* / 1946 / Alfred Donithen* / 1967 / Phillip W. Smith* / 1990 / Charles Garvin
1924 / Josiah Bindley* / 1946 / Henry A. Mickley* / 1968 / Everett H. Granger* / 1991 / Thomas A. Frericks
1925 / Carl Sawyer* / 1947 / Frank M. Foster* / 1969 / Paul E Lyon / 1992 / Fred K. White
1926 / Charles B. King* / 1948 / D.W. Brickley* / 1970 / Robert W. Wopat* / 1993 / John W. Scharer
1927 / Jesse H. Mason* / 1949 / William F. Ehrick* / 1971 / Marion E. Shank* / 1994 / William L. Young
1928 / Clarence O. Brown* / 1949 / A. Merle Hamilton* / 1972 / John L. Ashworth / 1995 / James C. Beaver
1929 / James Crawmer* / 1950 / Carl H. Knirk* / 1973 / Robert C. Ludwig / 1996 / Gary K. Sims
1930 / Levi Stang* / 1951 / Francis B. Huber* / 1974 / John P. Courtney / 1997 / G. Scott Drew
1931 / Don A. Howard* / 1952 / Carroll H. Bachelder* / 1975 / Frederick T. Merchant* / 1998 / F. Dominic Dottavio
1932 / Earl N. Hale* / 1953 / James S. Greetham Sr.* / 1976 / John C. Keggan / 1999 / S. Elaine Merchant
1933 / Dr. Eben L. Brady* / 1954 / Odell Thompson* / 1977 / Jacob S. Fuller* / 2000 / Robert H. Thiede
1934 / James E. Frew* / 1955 / Ralph Howard* / 1978 / James P. Waddell / 2001 / W. Michael Springer
1935 / Gene Hill* / 1956 / Lewis Ashworth* / 1979 / Robert J. White* / 2002 / J. Weston Jones
1936 / W.D. Brown* / 1957 / Vernon L. Street* / 1980 / David L. Miller / 2003 / Nick R. Chilton
1937 / Edgar W. Barnhart* / 1958 / Jack A. Maxwell* / 1981 / Donald G. Hall / 2004 / Scott Yancey
1938 / Dr. Otis M. Young* / 1959 / Dr. Charles W. Wilson* / 1982 / Theodore B. Myers* / 2005 / Ted M. McKinniss
1939 / John J. Stafford* / 1960 / Theodore L. Hufert* / 1983 / John C. Bartram / 2006 / Ted B. Babich
1940 / George Planck* / 1961 / Paul W. Kohler* / 1984 / D. Warren Brown* / 2007 / Ronald J. Scharer
1941 / John K. Bartram* / 1962 / C. Robert Martin* / 1985 / Francis E. Hazard / 2008 / Fran Voll
1942 / Wilson Tway* / 1963 / George K. Brown* / 1986 / Lowell E. Thurston / 2009 / Kathy S. Masters
1943 / Edward E. Holt* / 1964 / Francis W. Hamper* / 1987 / Lyle H. DeVilling* / 2010 / Brooks K. Brown
1944 / Adrian F. Busick* / 1965 / Donald J. Yoder* / 1988 / John M. Conrath / 2011 / James S. Barney

*Deceased

Past District Governors

1949 / Henry A. Mickley* / 1962 / Wayne H Kuhn* / 1969 / Francis W Hamper* / 1989 / Lowell E. Thurston