Byesville Rotary celebrates 2023-24 service year

 

Pictured: Shana Fair, Byesville Rotary President for 2024-25, and Dylan Perry, Asisstant District Governor for Rotary District 6690.

 

Byesville Rotary Club celebrated the end of its thirty-seventh year at the Dockside Restaurant, Lake Seneca. Club members, friends and supporters of Byesville Rotary attended.

 Chuck Fair, outgoing president, reviewed the 2023-24 activities which included the annual Christmas Food Basket project and the club’s Scholarship Awards given to graduating students from Meadow Brook. Chuck presented handmade ceramics to Jordi Harding, Jan Wilson, Tanya Hitchens, Shana Fair, Jim Bacos and Dennis Harding in recognition for their contributions to club activities during the year.

 He presented Lisa Groh with the club’s “Rotarian of the Year” service award. Lisa is responsible for writing grants. The most important is the grant supporting the club’s Christmas Food Basket program. Lisa chairs the Membership Committee and organizes activities to build membership in the club. She also ensures club meetings are offered via Zoom and are streamed to FaceBook.

Dylan Perry, Assistant District Governor for Rotary District 6690, conducted the induction ceremony and swore Shana Fair in as the club president for 2024-25. After officially receiving the gavel, Shana presented Chuck with a plaque recognizing him for his year as president.

What a fun party. A Rotarian from a different club in District 6690 who was having dinner at the Dockside stopped by the party to congratulate the club.

Contributions to the cub’s Foundation are welcome and will help the club increase the amount provided by the scholarships. Make contributions directly to the Foundation at: https://appalachianohio.org/grow/funds/fund-profiles/byesville-rotary-fund/

 Connect with #ByesvilleRotary at: www.Byesvillerotary.blogspot.com or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Byesville-Rotary/256548047818283. Join us for a meeting on the second and fourth Fridays of the month at 7:30. Most club meetings are live streamed to Facebook and Zoomed. Watch the Byesville Rotary Facebook page for details.

People’s Bank donates to Byesville Rotary Xmas Food Basket project

 

Debbie Mead from People’s Bank presents Chuck Fair, Byesville Rotary President, with $1000 donation to support the club’s annual Christmas Food program. This program typically serves about 200 families totaling an estimated 800 people. Club members are very grateful for People’s generous donation.

Byesville Rotary takes virtual tour of renovated Byesville Library

 

Pictured: Jordi Harding, Speaker Chair, and Michael Limer, Director of the Guernsey County District Public Library.

 

Michael Limer, Director of the Guernsey County District Public Library, took Byesville Rotarians on a virtual tour of the remolded Byesville Library. Limer stated that he began by trying to freshen up the library. It was dark, lacked windows, and had unused space. During the planning stages, he and the library board decided to do a complete renovation.

 A first major problem that needed solved first. A survey indicated that the current building was 10 feet over the property line. Limer worked with Byesville officials and the Port Authority to solve this problem. The property, owned by Byesville, was transferred to the Port Authority which then transferred it to the library.

Work began to renovate the library building. Plans were drawn up and bids solicited in September 2022. Stanley Miller was awarded the project. Construction began in January 2023, when the library building closed, and staff began preparing for construction. The library continued to supply services to Byesville by scheduling the bookmobile in Byesville twice a month.

Limer used architect specs and drawings to present a virtual tour. The library roof will be raised and more windows added to give the library more natural light. The wall between the main area of the library and the little used back room will be removed and replaced with glass panels. The room will become the children’s area of the library and be used for children’s programing.

The main area will be furnished with computers and furniture that invites people to stop and spend time reading. At the rear of the main area, a small meeting and a small staff lounge and workroom will be constructed.

And best of all, a drive- up service window will be added. Library users can request materials from each of the Guernsey County library branches and any of the 98 libraries that are members of the SEO (Serving Every Ohioan) Service Center Consortium. The materials will be delivered to the Byesville Library and can be picked up or returned via the service window.

The Byesville Library will hold a grand opening on Friday, December 8 at 10:00am.

Connect with #ByesvilleRotary at: www.Byesvillerotary.blogspot.com or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Byesville-Rotary/256548047818283. Join us for a meeting—most club meetings are live streamed to Facebook and Zoomed. Watch the Byesville Rotary Facebook page for details.