(who answered correctly!) Fines were honoring his 50 years. Of course with before slipping into bed I came across given out to those who did not have Reds Galen being the humble man that he is he this quote and thought how fitting it season tickets and/or who did not play replied “no”. But we simply could not go was for today. catch! without acknowledging it in some way. It reads, The meaning of life is to find

Announcements As I was looking at things for the program your special gift that God has given *Directory pages are available. today for Galen I happened to come across you. And the purpose of that gift is to something that our Friend Buz Howard give it away. Blessed are those who *The Halloween Parade is October 28. wrote in his book “Roughrider can give without remembering and take Meet in the Chestnut Street Parking Lot Retrospective “. It goes as follows: without forgetting. That in a nutshell is around 5:00. Everyone has a job so it is Jack Bickel coached (football) in St. Marys our Galen. If I was asked to step up to important that everyone comes. for just four seasons, before moving on to a a white board and write down three *If you need a Rotary shirt, contact Don pay raise in Piqua in 1954… An avid things which describe Galen, I would Hinckley or Russell Hampton… story-teller, Bickel can still relate tales write the first word – Humble! The The Cog Rotary Club No. 3503 *Robbie Burke announced that the District from his Army experience as a paratrooper second word, Noble! And lastly, P. O. Box 544, is hosting a membership seminar on in the Pacific in World War II, and from Treasure. That is what Galen is to this his experience as a player at Miami St. Marys, OH 45885 . October 25 at the Kalahari. If you wish to wonderful community of St. Marys, a University under coaches Sid Gillman and Treasure! So Galen, please give all of www.stmarysrotary.org learn more about membership, see Robbie for details. . But his favorite stories still us as Rotarians a moment to honor you October 8, 2014 go back to St. Marys. “I was asked at a *Coupons are available for Bob Evans. for your past 50 years!” Galen was Call to Order coaching clinic to step up to a chalk-board presented with a “50” year award! *Bring in Coats to donate. and write down my three most successful Galen presented the 2014 Galen President Randy Elsass called the th *Saturday, Oct. 18 planting flowers plays. I wrote: “Number One: Give the meeting to order and Rev. Maki offered Cisco Outstanding Player Award to *Game films at Otterbein St Marys. ball to Galen Cisco, Number two: Give the Henry Spencer. Congratulations! the invocation, followed by the Pledge of ball to Galen Cisco. Number Three ---Oh, Allegiance. A very appropriate song of *New Year’s Day Rotary float for Rose you get the idea.” ….Galen Cisco. As St. “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” filled Bowl Parade picture. Theme: “Changing lives through clean water”. Marys Sports fans well know, Galen went the room. There were no birthdays. on to Ohio State to become a stellar two- Guests today were: Derek Jay, Drew *Brian Engle presented Rotary with a way performer for the Buckeyes, playing Jacobs, Randy & Jennifer Spencer, Henry trophy (to keep) for the Little League both fullback and linebacker. Cisco was Spencer, Chris Honefanger, Nathan team runners-up! the captain of the Buckeyes 1958 National Wilker and Tim Rammel.Visiting Program Championship team. It was a condition of Rotarians were Brian Engle, Cal President Elect Kathy Sampson his signing with Ohio State that Galen Caywood, and Jan Heinrick. introduced our program today. Galen Cisco would be permitted to pitch for the Happy Dollars “stepped up” to the mike and began his talk Buckeye team in the spring, thus th Don Hinckley was happy about the by telling us this is his “50 ” year that he missing spring football --- a rare football game, Sue Pittman for a chance has been doing this! His comments were concession by Coach Woody Hayes. Cisco Queen of Hearts at the queen and the artist from Cuba at brief to be sure there was time for then went on to a long major-league Rick Green won the drawing, the library, Dan Burke for “golf outing questions. He talked about the playoffs. baseball career, first as a for the but the Queen got away again. news of qualifiers”, Kraig Noble for Did not give a prediction but did say he Red Sox and the Mets, and then as a Upcoming Programs Galen Cisco, NY trips and Rutgers & didn’t think there would be any “blowouts” pitching coach for several different teams, 10-22 Otterbein because the pitching is great! He said that including World Champion Toronto Blue Michigan game, Frank Klatt enjoying the 10-29 Rotary Foundation 5 ½ months being with us and is going to Kansas has the most speed and beat the Jays in 1992 and 1993. There can’t be Florida and for “Coach” Cisco! Ken Angels who had the most wins. But you many other athletes, if any, who can boast Upcoming Greeters Strictland for Galen being here, for Drew never know…A few of the questions he both a NCAA National Football 10-22 Keith Fledderjohann being here, Jeff Squire for watching was asked: Black & white on the plate, Championship ring and a , 10-29 Zach Ferrall football from the RR tracks and beating Beam of light to show strikes, (to which ring. Galen Cisco was inducted into the * Please note : All Rotarians Celina. Ellen announced that Paige Galen said he would rather have an umpire Ohio State University Athletic Hall of scheduled to greet, please be in place Canfield is closing her business. to argue with), his mentor is Jack Bickel Fame in 1995.As you can see many, many by 11:30 a.m. and he also spoke about his grandchildren. people in the past and the present think of Fines The meeting was adjourned after the Kathy stopped the questions and surprised Galen as something special, even though Rev. Maki led the fining by asking recitation of the “Four Way Test”. Galen by the following: he would probably dispute that! All of us Baseball Trivia. The fines included Jeff “Galen was asked if our Family of Rotary here in this room certainly cherish him. Vossler, Dan Hinkley, Travis Elsass, Jeff might throw a banquet in his honor, Just a few evenings ago as I was reading Squire, Tami Sanford and Robbie Burke