A note from the club president
A welcome from President Chuck Hill
A short welcome from the club’s 2026–27 president to visitors, new friends, and anyone wondering what the Noon Club does in St. Clairsville.
Club news
What the club has been doing
Recent items drawn from the club’s own weekly bulletins and project correspondence.
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October 1–31, 2026 • District service opportunity
Socktober+: small essentials, meaningful help
Rotary District 6690 is inviting clubs to collect new socks, hats, gloves and underwear for people experiencing homelessness and others in need throughout October.
The district encourages clubs to check with a local charity first so donations meet the community’s most pressing needs. Our club’s participation, receiving charity and collection arrangements have not yet been confirmed for this page.
Ask about helping with Socktober+
District invitation from the District Service Committee, September 18, 2026. Please confirm local arrangements before bringing donations.
Tickets on sale now — drawings October 23–29, 2026
Fall Raffle: 28 chances to win
Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $20, and only 1,800 tickets will be sold — all tickets must be sold by October 20, 2026. Daily drawings follow, with tickets placed back in the drawing each day:
- Wednesday, October 23 — 7 winners of $25 each
- Thursday, October 24 — 6 winners of $50 each
- Friday, October 25 — 5 winners of $75 each
- Saturday, October 26 — 4 winners of $100 each
- Sunday, October 27 — 3 winners of $150 each
- Monday, October 28 — 2 winners of $175 each
- Tuesday, October 29 — 1 winner of $1,000, drawn at Kirke’s Ice Cream at 6:00 p.m.
All proceeds support the Rotary Club’s giving initiative to service-driven nonprofit organizations and local projects.
Reach out to any member to purchase tickets.
September 6–13, 2026
Rotary at the Belmont County Fair
Belmont County’s five Rotary clubs staffed a shared booth in the Collins Building for the run of the fair, with about 25 Rotarians volunteering across the week. The booth focused on three things: explaining what Rotary is, introducing the county’s clubs and Rotary’s areas of focus, and welcoming anyone interested in joining.
Visitors could enter a wreath raffle donated by club member Lisa Kazmirski and spin a prize wheel for water bottles highlighting Buffalo Bicycles, a Rotary partner that supplies rugged bicycles in developing nations so students can reach school and families can reach markets and water.
September 29–30, 2026
The Wall That Heals comes to Belmont County
On the evening of September 29, Rotarians put up 50 American flags along Main Street in St. Clairsville ahead of the next morning’s escort procession for The Wall That Heals — the traveling three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. “Main Street looked amazing,” one neighbor wrote back.
On September 30 members turned out to welcome the Wall on its arrival, then — with help from young adults in the Belmont County CCAP program — set nearly 50 more flags along the drive at the exhibit site. The club is also a Freedom Sponsor of the visit (see below).
Photos from the Rotary Club of St. Clairsville’s Facebook page, September 29–30, 2026.
September 19, 2026
Freedom Sponsor of The Wall That Heals in Belmont County
The club is a Freedom Sponsor of Belmont County’s 2026 visit of The Wall That Heals, the traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that arrived in the county on September 30. The organizing committee publicly thanked the club on September 19, noting that “none of this happens without community support.”
It fits the club’s long-running patriotic work — the veterans banners along Main Street, the lawn-flag program, and the flag now flying over Red Devil Stadium. See projects for more, and the arrival weekend above.
September 12, 2026
Evening hours at the Food Pantry, the first week of every month
Club volunteers staff evening hours at The Food Pantry of St. Clairsville during the first week of each month, so neighbors who work days can still pick up what they need. The pantry publicly thanked the club’s volunteers on September 12 for keeping those hours going.
Want to take a shift? Let us know — you do not have to be a member to help.
September 9, 2026
Day of Caring: pavilion improvements at Memorial Park
The club took on improvements to the Rotary pavilion at Memorial Park as its project for the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley’s 35th annual Sandy O’Haver Day of Caring, working directly with the park and United Way staff. It is the kind of work the club keeps coming back to: a structure the club helped put up in the first place, kept in good order by the members who use the park.
Across the region that day, roughly 175 volunteers turned out for 21 projects — painting, scrubbing, weeding and hauling for local agencies from Weirton to New Martinsville and across the river into Belmont County.
September 23, 2026
Program: the history of Ohio Valley athletics
Tom Rataiczak spoke to the club about The Rat’s Nest, the website he has built documenting the history of Ohio Valley athletics.
September 8, 2026
District Governor visits the club
District 6690 Governor Terry Rataiczak joined the club’s Tuesday luncheon — the annual district visit that connects our local work to Rotary’s district and international programs. Members heard where the district stands today and the plans and goals for the year ahead.
September 15, 2026
Meeting on the road: the ECO Center at Ohio University Eastern
Instead of the usual Marian Hall luncheon, the club met at the ECO Center at Ohio University Eastern for a tour and lunch hosted by Angie Hannah. Off-site meetings are announced in the club’s weekly bulletin, so guests should always check before visiting.
Fall 2026 — in progress
A new evening Rotary club is forming in Belmont County
A companion evening club is being organized for people whose schedules do not fit a noon meeting: one evening meeting twice a month — one social and networking, one service project. Meeting time and location will be set by the founding members. If that format fits you better than lunch, tell us you are interested and we will connect you with the organizers.
Fall 2026 — in progress
Community calendar project
The club’s fundraising committee is producing a community calendar and is collecting historic photographs of St. Clairsville and Belmont County from members and neighbors. If you have an old photograph of this town worth sharing, send us a note.
September 2026
In memoriam: Wilson “Digger” Toothman
The club shared the loss of longtime member and past president Wilson “Digger” Toothman. Members remembered his service to the club and his friendship, and extended condolences to his family.
Earlier in 2026
August 13, 2026
Volunteering at the downtown summer party
Rotarians worked a tent at the downtown summer event organized by the St. Clairsville Area Chamber of Commerce and Harvey Goodman Realtor, raising money for the club’s donation fund. “Rotarians volunteering and rockin’ out,” as the club put it.
June 9 and August 4, 2026
Two new members
The club welcomed Ross Salvatori in June and Ann Marie Moss in August. New members are inducted at a regular Tuesday luncheon — if you have been thinking about it, start with a visit.
June 30, 2026
Members recognized; WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital speaks
A busy noon meeting: several members were recognized for their service, and Dave Phillips of WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital was the program speaker.
June 17, 2026
“A great day of giving”
Representatives of local organizations came to the luncheon to receive the club’s gifts for the year. “This is why we are Rotary,” the club wrote. Members raise the money themselves through the year’s fundraisers — see how the giving works.
June 2, 2026
A new Paul Harris Fellow, and the Warther story
Michael Goclan was recognized as the club’s newest Paul Harris Fellow — Rotary’s recognition for support of The Rotary Foundation. The same day, Dan Warther told the story of his grandfather Ernest Warther, the Dover master carver, and the museum and gardens that carry his name.
May 17, 2026
Helping flood survivors in Triadelphia
Member Melinda Thompson worked alongside the Appalachian Christmas Project to provide furniture and household items to flood survivors in Triadelphia, West Virginia.
May 12, 2026
Ninety-six years of Rotary in St. Clairsville
“A beautiful spring evening, perfect to celebrate the 96th anniversary of our club.” Members gathered at the Rotary Pavilion in Memorial Park — a structure the club built — for dinner, a program and cake.
March 19, 2026
Sixteen teams at the Chili Cook-Off
The Rotary Chili Cook-Off brought members, community supporters and local businesses together at the Wise Building at the Belmont County Fairgrounds. Sixteen teams entered the competition, with approximately 150 people attending, according to the club’s event wrap-up.
The report records 25 volunteers contributing approximately 112.5 hours. Chili tasting, donated raffle baskets and friendly competition made it an evening of fellowship in support of Rotary’s service work.
This is a recap of the completed 2026 event, not an announcement of the next cook-off. The event report’s financial summary was preliminary, so no final fundraising total is stated here.
From the event archive
A few completed events from earlier years. These are part of the club’s history, not a recurring event schedule.
A new Steak Fry
The club held a Steak Fry in 2024 as its fundraising lineup evolved. Board reports in August and October recorded the completed event and discussed possibilities for future years.
Taste of the Valley
The club’s post-event review counted 390 patrons from collected tickets. Members helped with parking, restaurant coordination, the auction and event setup to bring the community together.
Items on this page come from the club’s own weekly bulletins, board records, event reports and project correspondence. See something that needs correcting? Tell us.
See it in person
Most of this work starts at a Tuesday luncheon — check the week’s bulletin in case the club is meeting off-site.