Louisville Rotary Club
We meet Wednesday at noon in the downstairs at the Louisville Eagles,
306 W. Main St., Louisville, Ohio 44641
Mailing Address: P.O Box 170
Louisville, Ohio 44641
Phone 330-418-3375
Louisville Rotary Club
Meeting Minutes
2nd Quarter 2026
Date: 04/01/2026
Happy Dollars
1. Shannon- Heather Wiseman - Strike 4 a cause looking for Business donations from $5-50.
2. Glenn- Happy that we are going back into space. He worked on a NASA project in 1972.
Rotary Introduction of Guests- Exchange students Serena & Maria, Bridget Edwards - Jim Edwards niece - getting married in August, Tom Edwards
We have 1 more week to reach 8 new members in 8 weeks Friday April 10th @ 7pm Glen Oak High Harlem Wizards vs GlenOak Hs hosted by the Plain Township Rotary
Hannah Rich - Introduction- Louisville Grad 2010. Went to Stark State Dental Hygienist. Decided to stay at home with her 2 boys. Self proclaimed as obsessed with Coffee. Started roasting coffee in 2021. Opened her shop in 2023. Closed in 2024 due to being in the wrong location among other things. Romeos closed and she will be taking over that location. Her husband is Corey Rich. She is the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. She is passionate about small businesses. Kozy Kabin will be opening soon.
Tristan Stuttler
Ran for school board. Is a Louisville graduate. He is currently attending Aultman College of Nursing. Going to Stark State for Poly Sci. He has a spirit of energy and willingness to serve. Service above self has always aligned with his own ideals and he feels the Rotary will be a good fit to him.
Speaker:
Tom Edwards V on the insurance industry. Thomas owns the Insurance Center of Louisville on the corner of Main and MIll. Currently contracts with 7 carriers. He is a Louisville Grad, went to Ohio Northern and got a Business degree. Worked for Tom Edwards accounting. Took over the Insurance Center in 1995. 35 years ago he would never have guessed that he would be here in Louisville but he loves it and he loves that he has been able to raise his family here. Currently the Insurance business is the most aggressive and crazy it has been in the past 30 years. Premiums and rapidly increased and in most cases doubled. Home owner rates have gone thru the roof. Auto insurance has stayed basically the same. The most changes have been in the homeowners category. Underwriting homeowners insurance has gone the route of checking credit scores. The lower the credit score the higher the premium. Also insurance prefers clients that can package home and auto. As pricing goes up it hurts everyone. 1. Insurance to evaluated the cost to rebuild. Currently rebuilding in running 200-300k more than prior to COVID. Finding qualified tradesmen is difficult. Top end coverage is hard. Most choose to rebuild when there is total loss. Fortunately only a few devastating claims. 2. Water damage is the 2nd largest problem. Frozen pipes can do alot of damage. The average claim for that is $40-50k 3. Roof claims are very common. Split deductible $1k fire, $200k wind and hail coverage with an $8k deductible is becoming very commonplace. Unfortunately many can’t afford the deductible and it is becoming a problem for the mortgage companies. Many companies give depreciation instead of actual replacement cost. For example, a roof is good for 10 years and was put in 8 years ago then the depreciation value of 2 years would be paid out which would leave the homeowner with a significant amount of money to pay for their roof. You need to know what kind of insurance you are buying. 4. Companies are starting to pull out of Ohio. Ohio is being labeled as a storm state. That is what has happened in Florida. All of the flooding insurance in Florida is handled by FEMA. FEMA gets higher to the coast. Deductibles are upwards of $50 - 100k. On the coast condos are the best bet as the HOAs have greater buying power. Umbrella Insurance is really key because nowadays people love to sue. Guys like Tim Misney “will make you pay”. Insurance companies have gone to doing satellite imagery and even drone usage to look at your property. Trampolines often automatically decline from underwriters.
Calendar:
April 8: business meeting
April 15: Casey Ellington- Ellington Farms
April 22: Chance Bricker
April 25 Pickle Ball Tournament
April 29: Evening Social TBD
May 6 Business meeting
May 13 Hammer & Nails
May 18 District Conference in Minerva
Pix of Speaker: Tom Edwards V
April 8th was a Business meeting and no minutes were taken.
Rotary Club of Louisville
Date: 04/15/2026
Unite for Good
Prayer/Pledge of Allegiance. Four Way Test Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Happy Dollars 1.Joan Aljancic- Randy Starr- State of Ohio Volunteer of the Year Award for Volunteering for Probate Song-no song
Introduction of Guests: Brock Paxton Hodus- counseling
Rotoball-Mary ● District Grants available - open for suggestions, learn landscaping for the amphitheater. Shannon thought of Elevator for the Eagles. Ideas must be in by the 15th of May. ●
Chamber monthly networking event April 23rd at KMG 5-7pm ●
Memorial Day tabling event May 25 - the city will celebrate Memorial Day with a big celebration. The club will have a table and will need volunteers for the table. ●
Please keep Bill Wood in your thoughts as he is going in for hernia surgery. ●
Jim Edwards - 758 individual mailers are going out for flags - need stuffers to help get it done. ● Keep Gary Muhleman in your thoughts and prayers
Speaker: Casey Ellington of Ellington Farms Casey is the owner of Ellington Farms. She is married to Charlie and has 4 children. They primarily farm cattle. They are 1st generation farmers on their farm. Across America the cattle numbers are at the lowest they have been since even their parents started farming. She started in 2012 with 4 cows and now they have more than 200. Charlie is a Ruminant nutritionist and specializes in optimizing the diet, health and productivity of the cows. With better nutrition, they have decreased mortality rates. They have a wonderful vet who is really available for all of their questions. As 1st generation farmers they have to be on the cutting edge. They sell farm to table beef and have a small shop where you can order ahead or get available cuts on demand right on their property. They also have a food truck where they sell burgers made with their beef and homemade rootbeer. They take their trailer to fairs and festivals and will be at the Memorial Day Festivities as well as the soccer tournaments. Casey explained that her business is not as simple as raising cows. They are always buying and raising cows. The average cattle farmer in Ohio has 20 cows. The largest in Ohio has 1800 cows. Currently the Ellingtons are as maxed out as they can be right now. Her oldest son is 11 and he loves it. Coy was chosen to do a community service project for the Ronald McDonald House. The ELlingtons work with the Ohio Food Bank and deliver around 7500 lbs of ground beef to Akron, Canton, and Loraine Food Banks. There are a record number of families that need food nowdays. The Ellingtons also take their cows to schools and do demonstrations there. They explain the circle of life and the food circle to students. Grain fed vs grass fed is really personal preference. Certain breeds do better on grass. Cattle fed on grain make a more marbled cut. The Ellingtons are on grain all the time with access to grass and hay. They also work with a lab that monitors the cows and the feed. The productivity of the cows depends on what is fed to them. Certain cows finish in 14-15 months. The cattle market is very high currently due to shortages. Day old dairy cattle are going for 2500. The Ellingtons are a huge proponent of the Farm Bureau. If you are a farmer, be a member. The Farm Bureau helps make policy. They advocate for things like coyote hunting laws. The other thing they have been helpful with is working with the parks and the Rails to trails initiative and also advocating for the parks not taking farm land by eminent domain. The definition of farming has gotten tricky with solar farms cropping up. Not all their cows are for butchering. Casey and her family do have pet cows. Some of her cows will be with them until they die of old age. They name their cows and one even has a blow dryer. All are welcome to come visit their farm. If you are looking for quality beef raised right in Louisville with no dyes or fillers, look no further than Ellington Farms.
Calendar:
April 22 (Evening) Chance Bricker
April 23 Chamber networking event 5-7pm at the KMG Building
April 25 Pickle Ball Tournament
April 29 Evening Social Quarry golf
May 6 business meeting
May 13 Hammer and Nails
May 15 District grant application due
May 16 District conference/ Minerva Great Trails
May 20 TBD
May 25th Memorial Day Celebration and tabling event
May 27th social at Umbrella Alley with Visit Canton
Rotary Club of Louisville
Date: 04/22/2026
Call to Order
Unite for Good Prayer/Pledge of Allegiance Four Way Test Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Happy Dollars:
1.Shannon- Beacon of Hope Friday 6-9pm will be the Birthday Party for the Exchange Students
2. Shannon - May 3rd will be the CMT 4 Me bowling
3. Barb - Al gress is missed
4. Barb -The school levy is not political. The focus is education
5. Jim D. - Great news that Bill Wood is here post surgery.
6. Cindy Fisher- Attended the play Footloose put on by the Louisville High Drama was terrific and the caliber of talent that we have right here from our high school is tremendous.
Song-New Member Song to the tune of On Wisconsin by Marc Sigler
Rotoball- Glenn Adkins
Introduction of Guests- ● United States of Kindness 250 years of initiative ●
District Conference May 16th 9am -2pm at Great Trail in Minerva: Louisville stands out ●
District Grant request ideas need to be submitted by 5/15 - Anderson proposed it go to helping a pet memorial post to be placed near the dog park in Metzger Park. Dog tags to be printed at the library thru a new engraving machine. ● Save the date June 24 2026 is the Annual Rotary Banquet at Tozzi’s on 12th street ● 2025-2026 no members passed ● Next year’s exchange student is Rebecca from Hungary ●
Memorial Day 5/25 will have a nice presentation downtown with donuts and coffee and several booths. Our club will have a table by City Hall ●
Kenneth Fisher and Mia Pope were both sworn in as members by Greg Anderson
Speaker:
Chance Bricker was unable to make it due to a hip replacement. Mark Sigler was the speaker. Mark Sigler on What it Means to be a Leopard He has had 6 generations of his family attend Louisville Schools. His wife was the Principal at the former Pleasant Grove School. In 1948 his Mother in Law and Father In Law were the last senior class of the Blue Raiders. Mark remembers watching the running back #67 Robert L Moffet and the accident in which 3 kids were involved and 1, Moffet was killed. Mark’s friend Gene was in the car and so was Dennis Biery. He remembers how the whole town came together and how the #67 jersey was honored. You see that impact still today with the Robert L. Moffett scholarship. Most recently Mark’s great granddaughter is now a leopard. The Sigler household has always voted for the Louisville School Levy’s. Louisville City Schools are asking to renew the levy at 2.562 mil. Yes valuation has gone up but by law they can not take anymore than the current being taken on a renewal. Unfortunately the district gets a smaller % on the number due to state changes. Remember a quality education provides access to opportunity.
Calendar:
April 23 Chamber networking event 5-7pm at the KMG Building
April 25 Pickle Ball Tournament
April 29 Evening Social Quarry golf
May 6 business meeting
May 13 Hammer and Nails
May 15 District grant application due
May 16 District conference/ Minerva Great Trails
May 20 TBD
May 25th Memorial Day Celebration and tabling event
May 27th social at Umbrella Alley with Visit Canton
Submitted by Cindy
Louisville Rotary
April 29th.
Social Meeting at The Quarry Restaurant in East Canton.
About 25 members attended and there was no formal meeting.
Mary and I had a great time meeting some of the new members. submitted by: Jim Edwards
Rotary Club of Louisville
Date: 05/06/2026
Call to Order
Unite for Good
Prayer/Pledge of Allegiance Four Way Test: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Happy Dollars- 1.Marc S. The Levy Passed!!, 2. Barb Thank you, Thankful for everyone, every vote Greg, Marc, everyone thank you for all of the help on the levy without you it would not be possible! Thankful for every vote. 3, Cynthia - 2nd Friday is this Friday. 330-4 set up.4. Kathy R. - From one of the projects with the LHS English students, $900 was raised for a local charity. 5. Bill W- Happy the levy passed, 6. Cindy F.- downtown Louisville is looking wonderfully festive for America’s 250th Birthday! Song-Marc S -Grand Old Flag Introduction of Guests-no guests
Rotoball-Cindy Fisher ● Financial reports and the 26/27 budget - see documents from Sandor. Balance is totaling 63, 582.07 this is roughly 20k over last year. The architect for the amphitheater still needs to be paid. Architect fees have to be paid by the Rotary, all other will be handled by the City as they are handling the disbursement of funds due to the Federal Funding. The 26-27 budget was unanimously passed. ● 2nd Friday is this week. Help needed at 4pm and 930pm to put up and take down tables. Journey Tribute Band will be on stage- #1 Tribute Band in the World ●
The annual banquet is June 24 at Tozzi’s on 12th it will be $45 per person. The District Governor will be attending and Andy Turowski will be the guest speaker. The sign up sheet will be going around. ● Memorial Day event will be at 10am Celebrating 250 years. Please sign up to help. ●
May 27th NO meeting. Visit Canton will be here at Umbrella Alley between 4-6pm all are encouraged to attend ● Volunteers are needed for the blood drive. Levels are critical in this area. ● The Band Banquet was held and over 400 attended at the Waters Edge. The Orion Award sponsored by the Rotary was given to Talon Martin. She will be going on to Mt. Union.
Speaker: Business meeting - No speaker
Calendar:
May 13 Hammer and Nails
May 15 District grant application due
May 16 District conference/ Minerva Great Trails
May 20 Jeff Stover- Louisville Eagles
May 25th Memorial Day Celebration and tabling event
May 27th social at Umbrella Alley with Visit Canton 4-6pm
June 10 Ron Derry LNHS
June 17 Ethan Rebuck Legacy of Honor
submitted by Cindy Fisher
Rotary Club of Louisville
Date: 05/13/2026
Call to Order - Unite for Good
Prayer/Pledge of Allegiance Four Way Test Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Rotoball- Pat Fallot Happy Dollars- 1.Cynthia- Friday is the 2nd Friday due to rain last week. Everything is still the same. All vendors and entertainment is on. 4pm set up. The festivities will be from 5-10pm and -the band will play 8-10pm. The weather looks stunning! 2. Rob - Kids play offs are this week: Girls LaCross and Softball and boys Softball. 3. Rob J. - attended the NHS senior award. We were very gifted and many had 4.6-4.7 GPAs. It is so great that the levy passed. 3. Barb - The senior parade is this Sunday. Denny is driving the exchange students in the parade. Serena moves Friday. 4. Jim E. 220 flags assembled need to be delivered Friday. The flag assembly is on Friday morning. 5. Brock got a nice letter from the library from Fran De Wine, Ohio’s First Lady about the donation to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library thanking the club. Song-none
Introduction of Guests- Tristan - introduced Jace visiting from Marion, Texas
Rotoball-Cindy Fisher ● This Saturday is the District conference this Saturday at Great Trails in Minerva ● 2nd Friday is this week. Help needed at 4pm and 930pm to put up and take down tables. Journey Tribute Band will be on stage- #1 Tribute Band in the World ● The annual banquet is June 24 at Tozzi’s on 12th it will be $45 per person. The District Governor will be attending and Andy Turowski will be the guest speaker. The sign up sheet was passed around. ● Memorial Day event will be at 10am Celebrating 250 years. Please sign up to help. ●
May 27th NO meeting. Visit Canton will be here at Umbrella Alley between 4-6pm all are encouraged to attend ● Flags go out next 5/18 ● Memorial flags at St Louis Cemetery need 5 volunteers for the 15’ project ●
Speaker: Erin Ferrick,
Program Manager with the Legacy Project of Stark County The Legacy Project is a youth mentoring program in Stark County that is vastly school based. The program empowers kids to reach their full potential through mentorship. The three tiers of mentorship are Elementary grades K-3, InPact grades 4-6, Swag grades 9-12. Meetings are always during the school day In Louisville they are in the Middle School only. In the 2025-2026 school year, at LMS there were 24 mentors and roughly 100 mentees. In the 2025-2026 school year throughout Stark County there were 300 volunteer mentors and approximately 1300 students. The 2026-2027 goal is for 1700 student mentees in turn which means there is a critical need for more mentors. 2 volunteer mentors meet with groups of 4-6 mentees during each session. There are no qualifiers for the students to participate. Most students are referred by their teacher or guidance counselor. Some students even reach out on their own especially if a friend or classmate is a mentee. There are also learn and serve opportunities specifically designed for businesses. There is a fundraising gala in November with a basket raffle. If you would like to volunteer or would like to donate or attend the fundraise please contact Erin Ferrick at 330-880-3176 or eferrick@lpstark.org
Calendar:
May 15 District grant application due
May 16 District conference/ Minerva Great Trails
May 20 Jeff Stover- Louisville Eagles
May 25th Memorial Day Celebration and tabling event
May 27th social at Umbrella Alley with Visit Canton 4-6pm
June 10 Ron Derry LNHS
June 17 Ethan Rebuck Legacy of Honor????
submitted by: Cindy Fisher