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July 14, 2021: Hybrid meeting
By Tara Burchett-MaxwellSunday, July 18, 2021
This was the 2nd meeting of the 14th year of the Dublin-Worthington Rotary Club.
We had 12 people in attendance in person and 20 via Zoom.
Our "Happy Dollars":
1. Sam Milliron celebrated his birthday and he realized that he never announced that last March his grandson was born.
2. Dr. Dave Hansen's twin granddaughters arrived. His daughter, Vanessa, and the babies are doing great.
3. Jennifer Best is happy that even when Trent is on vacation he responds to her. She appreciates it very much.
4. Steve Payerle had a family celebration for Max who turned 5 on July 6th. It was fantastic.
5. Phil Griessler says the synopsis of each week is wonderful and he gives congrats to Roe for her wonderful work in the community.
Speaker, Van Young
"Worthington, Our Present and Our Future"
In case you missed the meeting or would like to watch it again, here is the link: https://youtu.be/OkfLLZ9UXaE
We had 12 people in attendance in person and 20 via Zoom.
Our "Happy Dollars":
1. Sam Milliron celebrated his birthday and he realized that he never announced that last March his grandson was born.
2. Dr. Dave Hansen's twin granddaughters arrived. His daughter, Vanessa, and the babies are doing great.
3. Jennifer Best is happy that even when Trent is on vacation he responds to her. She appreciates it very much.
4. Steve Payerle had a family celebration for Max who turned 5 on July 6th. It was fantastic.
5. Phil Griessler says the synopsis of each week is wonderful and he gives congrats to Roe for her wonderful work in the community.
Speaker, Van Young
"Worthington, Our Present and Our Future"
Shirley Lambert introduced the speaker, Van Young. Van is her neighbor and friend of 3 years. He retired from AT&T in 2012 and is the President of the Griswold History Study Group.
Van started by saying, who is Worthington?
Worthington is one of the midwest's first planned communities. The intial plan was to blend commerce, residential life, education and faith. Worthington was founded in May of 1803. A fun fact is that Ohio also became a state in 1803.
Worthington is designed by it's New England heritage and was planned by the Scioto Land Company and settled by James Kilbourne. James Kilbourne named it for Thomas Worthington, US Senator and Governor.
According to the 2010 Census, Worthington is 9 miles north of Broad and High Streets. Here are some fun statistics:
1. There are 2,446 inhabitants per square mile.
2. There are 5,691 households which includes 3,874 families.
3. The median family income is $120,000.00 with the median house value of $273,000.00.
4. The average commute to work is 23 minutes.
5. The ancestry is made up of mostly German heritage at 32.1%.
Lastly, the estimated population of 2020 is 14,705.
Van next spoke about the history of Worthington during the Civil War.
September of 1861: Captain William Piney and 14 members of the "Olentangy Reserves" mustered into Company E of Colonel Thomas Worthington Jr.'s 46th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The Infantry trained at Camp Lyon on the Old Worthington Manufacturing Company site.
There were 4 Worthington men who died in the war.
Worthington also has some very interesting "firsts". They include:
1. The 1866 Bishop House converted to the Union Hotel which we know as The Worthington Inn.
2. In 1873 the Worthington School on E Dublin Granville Rd was completed for $50,000.00.
3. In 1880 the first class graduated from the above school. The graduation class included only 2 girls.
4. In 1931, the only Roman Catholic Pontifical College outside of Italy, The Pontifical Collego Josephinum, relocated just north of Worthingon where it is still located today.
There are many notable people from Worthington. J.R. Niklos and Gary Barry went to to the NFL. Danny O'Rourke and Troy Perkins to the MLS. Nick Swisher played for the Indians and the Yankees. Two coaches with The Ohio State University also resided in Worthington; Eldon Miller (basketball) and Earle Bruce (football). There are countless actors and actresses as well.
If you are intested in American history and you would like to get information on upcoming talks from the Worthington Griswold Center, contact Van Young at vanvanyoung@hotmail.com. They present on Mondays from 10:00am to 11:45am. Currenly meetings are via Zoom but they may switch to hybrid meetings in August. There are 185 members. This is currently a free event.
Van started by saying, who is Worthington?
Worthington is one of the midwest's first planned communities. The intial plan was to blend commerce, residential life, education and faith. Worthington was founded in May of 1803. A fun fact is that Ohio also became a state in 1803.
Worthington is designed by it's New England heritage and was planned by the Scioto Land Company and settled by James Kilbourne. James Kilbourne named it for Thomas Worthington, US Senator and Governor.
According to the 2010 Census, Worthington is 9 miles north of Broad and High Streets. Here are some fun statistics:
1. There are 2,446 inhabitants per square mile.
2. There are 5,691 households which includes 3,874 families.
3. The median family income is $120,000.00 with the median house value of $273,000.00.
4. The average commute to work is 23 minutes.
5. The ancestry is made up of mostly German heritage at 32.1%.
Lastly, the estimated population of 2020 is 14,705.
Van next spoke about the history of Worthington during the Civil War.
September of 1861: Captain William Piney and 14 members of the "Olentangy Reserves" mustered into Company E of Colonel Thomas Worthington Jr.'s 46th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The Infantry trained at Camp Lyon on the Old Worthington Manufacturing Company site.
There were 4 Worthington men who died in the war.
Worthington also has some very interesting "firsts". They include:
1. The 1866 Bishop House converted to the Union Hotel which we know as The Worthington Inn.
2. In 1873 the Worthington School on E Dublin Granville Rd was completed for $50,000.00.
3. In 1880 the first class graduated from the above school. The graduation class included only 2 girls.
4. In 1931, the only Roman Catholic Pontifical College outside of Italy, The Pontifical Collego Josephinum, relocated just north of Worthingon where it is still located today.
There are many notable people from Worthington. J.R. Niklos and Gary Barry went to to the NFL. Danny O'Rourke and Troy Perkins to the MLS. Nick Swisher played for the Indians and the Yankees. Two coaches with The Ohio State University also resided in Worthington; Eldon Miller (basketball) and Earle Bruce (football). There are countless actors and actresses as well.
If you are intested in American history and you would like to get information on upcoming talks from the Worthington Griswold Center, contact Van Young at vanvanyoung@hotmail.com. They present on Mondays from 10:00am to 11:45am. Currenly meetings are via Zoom but they may switch to hybrid meetings in August. There are 185 members. This is currently a free event.
In case you missed the meeting or would like to watch it again, here is the link: https://youtu.be/OkfLLZ9UXaE