Club meeting of November 6

The meeting was called to order by club president, Nick Wladyczak. Guests were recognized. Club Treasurer Vic Myers announced the net amount realized from the recent Reverse Raffle and Silent Auction was $8051.25. Vic also shared recent donations made by the club: $825 to United Way of Summit County. Club member Brenda Farrell represented accepted our donation on behalf of United Way. The club also made a $250 donation to the Greynolds Classic, $500 to the MumFest, and $100 to Stewarts Caring Place in memory of Fred Fries. Fred Fries was a prior club member and past Barberton Rotary Club President.

 

Ruth Kaser thanked the club members for their assistance and participation in our Reverse Raffle & Silent Auction. 

 

Our speaker was Sarah Hays with the Barberton Public Library. Sarah is the Local History Librarian at the library. Sarah's topic was Chief Hopocan and the Ohio Tribes. Chief Hopocan was a Delaware Indian and was known as Captain Pipe. The Delaware Indians were an old tribe that were forced west into Ohio as the country became populated and the Indian tribes were removed from their lands. Ohio joined the union in 1803 and by 1829 the Delaware were forced to release the rest of their land in Ohio. The chief did not live to see this having died in 1794.