PeopleClips 03182023

Bloomville Good Luck Sheep 4-H The fourth meeting of the Bloomville Good Luck sheep Club took place at 6 p.m., Feb. 26 at the Bloomville Community Center. President Summer Tuck called the meeting to order, vice president Kurtis Riehm selected "your favorite season" for roll call. Roll Call was called and there were 33 members present and 4 advisors and numerous parents. The Secretary's report was read and approved, the treasurer's report was read and approved. Old Business: We discussed the Quality Assurance meeting, fundraiser progress, and the theme of the Seneca County Fair. Enrollment fees and Enrollments have to be turned in. We reviewed T-shirt designs. New Business: We discussed the events that will be coming up in the near future such as the bake sale on May 13 and Lamb and goat tag on May 6. Some other important dates: 4-H camp is June 12-15 and the Seneca County Fair is July 24-30. Reports were read by Ellen Sayre-Health, Zoey Moyer-Safety, and Riley McCullough-Safety. Recreation: The Club broke up into groups to make small human knots and had to untangle themselves and then before the meeting was adjourned each member of the club played memory with their names. Refreshments were provided by the Sayre's and the Cole's. Refreshments at the next meeting will be a nacho bar theme and ingredients will be brought by Mandy-Cheese & Dessert, Ava-Dessert, Sherri-Lettuce, Megan-Drinks, Amy-plates/napkins, Bogners-sour cream, Brantley-Cheese & salsa, and Victoria-shells & chips. The meeting was adjourned by Joey Tuck and seconded by Riley McCullough. The next meeting took place on March 12, 2023 at 5 p.m. at the Bloomville Community Center. Kiwanis Club of Seneca County The Kiwanis Club of Seneca County held its March 7 meeting at the NCOESC with 13 members in attendance. Committee reports were presented, and the members learned of upcoming events and programs offered by the Seneca County Family and Children First Council. These include Family Fest on June 29 from 5-7 p.m. their ongoing Seneca Friendship Club for young adults and the IMPACT afterschool program for middle and high school students. The club members approved participating again this year in the OSU ticket fundraiser. It was reported that the backpacks for foster children are completed and ready for delivery. Upcoming programs include March 21 - Tiffin Mayor and club member Dawn Iannantuono. April 18- Tiffin Parks and Recreation- the all-inclusive playground and butterfly garden (a club project). May 16 - member orientation refresher. Kiwanis Club of Tiffin Zachary West., D.O., is Board Certified through the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine and the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. A native of the Tiffin area and graduate of Old Fort High School, Dr. West was the featured speaker at the March 9 meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Tiffin. Twenty-one members and guests were in attendance at Kiwanis Manor. Guests included Gracie Chester, Columbian student of the month, and Aktion Club member Sean Allison. Dian West accompanied her son, Dr. West. Dr. West's office is located at 93 N. Washington St., next to Fort Ball Pizza Palace. He is a third-generation resident of Seneca County and took part in the Ohio Post-Secondary enrollment options program while still at Old Fort. He attended Terra State Community College where he completed an Associate of Science in pre-allied health and natural & biological sciences. He graduated from Youngstown State University with a bachelor of science in biology and then attended the Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health. He graduated with a master's of public health. He attended medical school at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, then completed the clinical portion of studies at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky. Dr. West graduated with his D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) and subsequently became a licensed physician in the State of Ohio. He completed his residency at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio. Dr. West provided background information on osteopathic medicine, which was founded by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, a physician and surgeon. Still trained under his father, also an M.D. During the mid-1800s, he lost four of his children and his wife and was not happy with the way medicine was practiced at the time. As a result, he sought to reform the existing practices offering a different philosophical approach to medicine. In 1892 he founded the first school of osteopathic medicine that included six women in the first class. At the time, it was very rare to have a woman doctor. This different approach blended mind, body and spirit as osteopathy involved all three. Vermont was the first state to have a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. Today there are 38 colleges of osteopathic medicine. Dr. West opened his Tiffin office in June of last year and offers direct primary care. As such, he does not accept insurance including Medicare. He has no hospital affiliation. He does paper charging and says he doesn't need an EMR (Electronic Medical Record) system. His staff includes his mother, Dian, an RN and a therapy dog. He says he only orders tests when appropriate as being non-affiliated, he has no metrics to meet. Dr. West said that due to this, he is able to offer lab testing and dispense pharmaceuticals out of his office at a lesser cost. He does have a monthly membership fee of $125. As an internal medicine physician, he sees patients 18 years of age and up but will see those as young as 12 for simple visits. Club president Tom Schweitzer invited Sean Allison to lead the club in the Pledge of Allegiance to open the meeting. Members read the Kiwanis Mission Statement and Lewis Miller offered the prayer. Club members were encouraged to attend the next Game Night with Circle K on April 12. Kayleigh Feasel asked that those who wish to support the Easter Candy Fundraiser get their orders to her as soon as possible. Delivery is scheduled for the Thursday prior to Palm Sunday. Collections of items and cash donations are continuing for Project Noelle. Kayleigh and Jim Feasel are celebrating their wedding anniversary. Rob Chappell and Tom Schweitzer celebrated club anniversaries. Mary Lewis was the 50/50 winner. The speaker for the next meeting on March 16 is Natasha Nichols from the Seneca County Opportunity Center. Mohawk Area Women's Literary Club The Mohawk Area Women's Literary Club held its March 6, 2023 meeting at the Mohawk Community Library at 7 p.m. President Virginia Shellhouse opened the meeting with a reading of the club creed and club song. Seventeen members answered roll call by naming their favorite animal. Thank you notes from Fillmore Pharmacy and Trinity U.C.C of McCutchenville were read. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The Treasurer's report was given. There was no old business. New business: The nomination committee will not meet this year since all officers agreed to stay in their position for another year. There will be a change of venue for the June dinner meeting and a discussion of possibilities ensued with no firm decision made. President Shellhouse adjourned the meeting. Cynthia Riedle led the discussion of "West With Giraffes" by Lynda Rutledge (2021). The novel was inspired by the true story of two giraffes who captured the hearts of Depression-era America. Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, became aware of the ever-increasing human population taking over wildlife habitats and thus causing near extinction. After destroying the TV, he went to his room and began to write his story of traveling west with the giraffes. At the age of 17, he buried the last of his family who died due to the Dust Bowl conditions in the Texas Panhandle. He headed to New York to find his only living family member. A cousin, who worked on the docks. His cousin was killed in the hurricane that hit NewYork in 1938 and the ship that was carrying the giraffes was shipwrecked in the harbor. Fortunately, the giraffes survive and Woodrow (Woody) was able to procure the job of driving the giraffes west with the zookeeper from the San Diego Zoo. This inspiring and bittersweet story carried numerous themes of coming of age, redemption, hope, mentorship and love. "Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes" Woodrow Wilson Nickel. The next meeting will be April 3, 2023 and the book discussion will be "Charlotte's Web" (1952) by E.B. White. Hostesses Barb Phillips and Deb Melroy offer a St. Patrick's day theme key lime pie, candy and nuts. Decorations of shamrocks, gold and green coins and tiny hats adorned the table. Tiffin Rotary President Anne Lange DeVine opened the March 7 meeting at Camden Falls. Rev. Charlene Thomas offered an opening prayer. As this was Rosalie Distel's last day as our Executive Secretary, president Anne brought her to the podium where she thanked her for her ten years of loyal service and presented her with a gift from Jeffrey Jewelers. Anne then told her that the Board had voted to make her an Honorary Member of the Tiffin Rotary club. The club stood and gave Rosalie one last standing ovation. Anne then introduced Andra Meyer who is our new Executive Secretary. No guests today. Attendance today was 30. The Basket Fund raised $37. The Weekly Drawing was won by Kim Simonds and the Free Lunch by Kelly Hohman. Rahat Ahmed announced that Rotary would host an Orientation session this Thursday (March 9) at The Renaissance at 6:30 pm. Tricia Reinhard reported that we have sold all but 55 tickets. There are only three weeks until the event so please sell your tickets. If you still have some that you can't sell, let Tricia know ASAP. Foundation chair Phil Moerdyk said the Foundation had received a request for $5,000 to help Sisters in Shelter remodel their facility and bring it up to code. He asked for a vote of the membership and the request passed. Our program today consisted of presenting Paul Harris awards to seven Tiffin Rotarians. Past president Lee Martin presented Anne Lange DeVine, Mark Somodi and Rosalie Distel with Paul Harris +1 awards and Clark Hutson, Derek Sidor, Kim Simonds and Tom Zirm with their first awards. The club rose and gave them a standing ovation. Next we heard Vocational Talks from two new members. Zach Fowler went first. He is a Tiffin native and Columbian High School grad. He received his degrees from Tiffin University and Ohio Northern Law School. He gave credit to Judge Jay Meyer for inspiring him to become a lawyer while they played basketball in Zach's driveway. Prior to joining Supance & Howard Attorneys, he worked for Meyer/Kerchner and the Seneca County Prosecutor's office. He is currently running for Tiffin Law Director. Zach and his wife Megan have one child. Kari Steele had only a few minutes so she explained that she is resigning from United Way at the end of March so that she can spend more time with her family, which includes a new grandchild. She will also help her husband with his pest control business. Seneca County Retired Teachers Do you ever wonder what is going on with your retirement? Well, we have the perfect answer to that. Join the Seneca County Retired Teacher's Association (SCRTA) and find out. We also have other programs and great luncheons. We only meet five times during the year. It's a great way to keep up with the latest information about our retirement and to meet with old friends and make new friends. The list of programs for this year is as follows: *April 18 - Robin Rayfield from ORTA will be there to let us know what is going on and answer any questions. Have a question about your retirement, join us. *June 20 - Information about preschools. Several districts have preschools in their buildings. Ever wonder what they do? *Aug. 15 - A new program showcasing a former student. Casey Enders, owner of Choice Lawn Care also has an interesting hobby and will share his story. *Oct. 17 - Brenda Luhring from NCOESC will inform us about the programs they offer. After the meeting, you will be welcome to stay and have fun while creating a craft to be given to a nursing home resident. *Dec. 22 - Lunch and our meeting will be at Left Field in New Riegel. We will be entertained with seasonal song. The meetings start at noon and the first four meetings will be located at NOCESC. Special Occasions Catering will provide luncheon for the first four meetings for $10 or less. We also have events that you may participate in if you wish - Tiffin Sharing Kitchen in May; Fostoria Sharing Kitchen in August; Fill the Buss in July. If you have other projects we could do, please share that information. We hope you see the value in joining our group. It is not only informational but lots of fun. Call Linda Heilman at 419-595-2860 or email heils8535@aol.com before April 8. This will enable me to contact the caterer for a number of meals. New Riegel American Legion Commander Ken Boes opened the March 6 meeting of the New Riegel American Legion at 7:30 p.m. Elizabeth Clouse is attending the trip to Gettysburg and Washington, D.C. as she was a state winner in the Americanism and Government Test. A donation was given to all Saints Parish for festival tickets. Thank you cards were received from the Art Schreiner Family along with a donation for the use of the hall, The John Lamma Family, The Kisha Mathias Family along with a donation, the William Stevenson Family and Hopewell-Loudon High School for a donation towards their intervention program. Darl Theis reported around 780 people were served at the Feb. 24 fish fry. Upcoming events: *Gun Show - 9 a.m.-4 p.m., March 11-9 a.m.-2 p.m. *Fish Fry - 4-7 p.m., March 24. Cost is $11. *Gun Raffle - April 1 with The Moose Lodge. Clinton Farmers 4-H Club On Feb. 19 Clinton farmers met for the start of the 2023 season. Officers were elected and new members welcomed. The agenda for the season was reviewed. Barrett Zimmerman (advisor) presented a demonstration about various handheld tools and their purposes. Clover buds created a craft project related to the 2023 fair theme, "We are over the moon at the Seneca county fair." Sophia Boes did her safety presentation about bees and the next meeting will be on March 12. Area Seniors Activity Professionals Area Seniors Activity Professionals met for their Feb. 13 meeting at the Asian Grill in Tiffin with Sherry Runion and Brittany Kleinhenz, Life Enrichment coordinators from Autumn Wood Care Center in charge of arrangements. Runion and Kleinhenz shared some of the events at the nursing home. June Huss, Retired Seniors Program director of the Tiffin-Seneca Public Library shared information about the donation to the Transitional House. Susie Smith, transportation coordinator from Seniors on the Go bus reported that senior trips will resume in March. Diane Culver, executive director of the Allen Eiry Center reported on the successful spaghetti dinner fundraiser. She thanked her many volunteers for making it a success. She also shared that the center will once again host the Easter Egg fundraiser. For details and to arrange a surprise on Easter morning, call the center at 419-448-9774. Sara Wax, transportation coordinator for the Allen Eiry Center reported on some day trips and five multi-day trips. For more information contact the center. Mary Lee Creeger, retired life enrichment coordinator from Autumnwood reported on her support group called SOLO (Supporting Our Loved Ones). The group continues to meet the third Tuesday of each month at the Allen Eiry Center. This group is a support system for families that have a loved one that needs a nursing home or in-home care or just someone to talk with on various concerns or questions. Cindy Swartz, volunteer coordinator at Good Shepherd Home reported on the home's volunteer program. Kathy Theis, retired activity coordinator at Good Shepherd Home shared some volunteer opportunities. Linda Gutierrez reported on nursing home visits with Ohio Living Hospice and plans for a special event come in March at the local office of Ohio Living on the campus of Good Shephered Home. Sister Veronica Nowakowski shared that in August of this year, she will be celebrating 75 years as a St. Francis Sister. Door prizes were won by Kleinhenz, Swartz and Sr. Veronica. Culver and Wax are in charge of arrangements for the March meeting. American Legion Auxiliary #169 In February, the American Legion Auxiliary #169 from Tiffin met with their 2023 Buckeye Girls State candidates. Any junior in high school, boy or girl, with a good grade point average is eligible to apply for Buckeye State. It is a fun one-week program in June at Bowling Green this year, that allows them to learn how a county, city and state government works hands-on. The candidates will run for office at all levels and conduct their own offices. The program is financed by our local post and auxiliary.