Rotary Club welcomes new member
Oct. 3 meeting The Waynesburg Rotary Club welcomed a new member to its group during its meeting on Monday, Oct. 3. New member Justin McWilliams is shown with his sponsor Joy Eggleston, right, and club president Kelly Stepp. Congressman Tim Murphy also attended the meeting and discussed the importance of learning CPR after he performed…
DetailsGreene Co. Fair queen visits Rotary
Greene County Fair queen visits Rotary Greene County Fair Queen Lindsey Gilbert visited the Rotary Club of Waynesburg during the group’s Aug. 15 meeting and gave her presentation on what the fair means to the community. She will give the same presentation of “Greene County Fair 133 Years and Growing” when she meets with the…
DetailsRenowned opera singer visits Rotary
Aug. 1 Meeting Aaron Engebreth, a world-renowned baritone opera singer, spoke to the Rotary Club of Waynesburg at its Aug. 1 meeting about his family relocating to southern France. Engebreth and his wife Katherine Caldwell, the daughter of club member Peggy Rock, moved to the city of Lyon with their two daughters, Daphne and Cora,…
DetailsRotary Scholarship Recipients Honored
Rotary Scholarship Recipients Honored The Rotary Club of Waynesburg honored two scholarship recipients during the group’s July 25 meeting. Amanda Frampton, right, and Desiree Paige Rose, center, are shown with club President Kelly Stepp during the meeting. Both read their essays about what Rotary’s slogan, “Service Above Self,” means to them. Amanda recently graduated from…
DetailsJuly 18 Meeting
July 18 Meeting The Rotary Club of Waynesburg welcomed a new member to the group during its July 18, 2016, meeting! Tina Yakich, center, received the Rotary pin from her sponsor, Joy Eggleston, as Chuck Trump, left, presided over the ceremony. Welcome to Rotary, Tina! Also during the meeting, Rich Mahoney, vice president and chief…
DetailsGavel Passed to New President
June 27 End-of-the-Year Meeting The Waynesburg Rotary Club celebrated the “passing of the gavel” to a new president during the group’s end-of-the-year meeting Monday, June 27, at Thistlethwaite Vineyards in Jefferson. Kelly Stepp, left, is the club’s new president for 2016-17 and received the ceremonial gavel from Heidi Szuminsky, who served as president for the…
DetailsJune 20 Meeting
June 20 Meeting Sgt. Steve Dowlin, the station commander for the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Waynesburg, visited the Rotary Club and discussed several initiatives by the department, including the “move-over” operation to encourage drivers to change lanes while approaching stopped emergency vehicles on the interstate. Dowlin, who is a Greene County native, also cited…
DetailsJune 6 Meeting
June 6
The Waynesburg Rotary Club is mourning the loss of one of its members and a past president, Nancy Davis, who passed away Monday, June 6. A story about Nancy’s life as a prominent educator in Greene County appeared in the Observer-Reporter newspaper Thursday, June 9. Nancy’s obituary can be viewed online here.