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ROSS COUNTY RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

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August 2010                                        RCRTA Founded 1959                                               ORTA Affiliate
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Chapter Meeting
Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 12 noon
Where: Fellowship Hall
Trinity UM Church
Corner of E. Main & Mulberry
Luncheon cost: $10.00
Program: Sheila in Africa

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Call one of the following to make a reservation
by August 29, 2010. Please do not call the
church office.
Sue Rockhold
775-1660
Helen Schumaker
775-5227
Kindly pay the Treasurer for lunch if you make a
reservation but do not attend.

RCRTA Officers for 2010

President – Joyce Atwood
Vice President-Vicki Anthony
Secretary - Elizabeth Stanford
Treasurer – Theresa Herrnstein

September Program: Teen Missions Int. (TMI)

was founded by Bob Bland, a Waverly native, in
1970. He was a pastor and a great youth
worker. He felt the call to take teens on mission
trips around the world so he moved to Merritt
Island, FL and started the organization. They
take 30-40 teams of teens each summer all over
the world. In 2001 they realized how bad the
AIDS epidemic really is in Africa. They built an
orphanage in Mozambique but quickly realized
that they were very limited as to how many
children they could care for and there were
many more orphans on their own. This is when
they started the Rescue Units. They train the Noo
natives at the Bible, Missionary and Work (BMW)
School. Here they learn the Bible, agriculture,
caring for children and first-aid. After they
graduate from this 2 year school they go into the
bush and live in a small building (rescue unit)

that TMI has provided. They plant gardens that
the orphans come and care for, they build an
outhouse and a granary to store the food, and
they dig a well, raise chickens and rabbits and
sometimes dig fish ponds and raise goats and
pigs. This allows all the children to live in the
hut their parents left them but come to the unit
for all their needs. Here they also help them
with homework and teach them about Jesus. I
started going in 2002 and I have done a little of
everything. The teen teams usually build the
unit and then the adult teams go in the winter
and we build what they didn't get done (granary,
outhouse, etc.) We also sew school uniforms for
the orphans and love on them since there are
few adults to give them attention. So I have
gone for 8 years and have done construction,
medical, sewing, gardening, and PR work. I feel
that I am very blessed to get to go do this. My
family is very supportive and I love the Africans.

Don Gatchell will give an update on STRS.
The proposal of STRS to the legislature has
seen many groups responding with their
plans that will have devastating impact
on retired teachers and current employed
educators.

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November 10, 2010:
Pioneer School Bell Choir
Important Message on STRS Legislation

Retiree Series

Estate Planning
Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
Christopher Conference Center, Chillicothe
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Register by calling 1-888-227-7877

ROSS COUNTY RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Minutes
May 13, 2010, 12 noon

Vice-President Vicki Anthony welcomed members and
guests and led the Pledge of Allegiance. The invocation
was given by Bob Imboden.

President Joyce Atwood conducted the business

Leoma Straight and Bert Magill moved and seconded
to approve the secretary’s report. A motion was made
by Beth Tuccinardi, seconded by Sue Rockhold to accept
the treasurer’s report. Both motions were approved.

Legislative report update – nothing will be done until
after the November election.

New member, Jeanne Bennett, was introduced. Jeanne
retired from Zane Trace.

Community participation chair, Lyn Allen, reported on
the “bring a book, buy a book” campaign. All money
goes to the scholarship fund.

A motion was made by Ramona Hammond, seconded
by Dan Cryder to accept the changes to our constitution
and by-laws. The motion was approved.

Door prizes were won by Bob Sigler, Mary Ann Picciano
and Bob Imboden.

The program was presented by Nathan Anderson,
Executive Director of the Adena Mansion and Garden
Society. Nathan is a graduate of Unioto High School. He
has a Bachelor’s degree in history and a Master’s in
Public Administration.

Nathan discussed the changes in the administration
and the need for the public’s financial support. A $25
membership in the society entitles you to unlimited
admissions for one year for you and your immediate
family, 10 percent discount in the Adena Mansion
Gift shop, reduced prices for special events and
periodic correspondence concerning activities at the site.

Your tax deductible membership fee helps the
society manage the site for the Ohio Historical Society,
helps maintain the grounds and gardens, helps in
marketing the site as a significant site in the early

history of our state and helps the society tell the story

Treasurer’s Report for January- August 2010

Receipts:
Local dues                                        $ 45.00
ORTS dues                                      $100.00
Lunch charges                                $ 350.00
Scholarship contributions
And book sales                               $ 102.50
Newsletter ads
Total                                                $ 597.29

Disbursements
ORTA dues                                    $ 100.00
Lunch payment                              $ 585.00
Newsletter                                      $ 159.88
Supplies                                         $  10.69
Dining room rent                            $  60.00
Total Disbursements                     $ 915.57

Checking Balance                        $ 536.22
Total CD                                       $ 3783.32
Total Money Market                     $ 4594.95

The Jayne Stone Brown Scholarship

Bart Henshaw and her committee has a
recommendation for the $500 Jayne Brown
scholarship sponsored by Ross County Teachers
Association.
Applicants must be full or part-time sophomore,
junior or senior students in good standing
who are Majoring in Education with the
intention of becoming a school teacher. The
student must have a minimum, 3.0 G.P.A.

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Become Acquainted with Our Members

Roberta ‘Bert”Magill: Bert taught at Huntington

Elementary for 30 years. She started her education
degree at age 36 with four children at home, while
an aide at Massie Elementary. She attended OU-
C and earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in
Elementary Education. She also earned a Masters
Degree at Ohio State University. Her children are
Vicki, Rusty, Brett and Michael. Her son Brett
died at age of 27 with Fanconi Aplastic Anemia,
1986. She became active in the National Aplastic
Anemia Foundation of America and served on their
Board. She founded the Southern Ohio Aplastic
Anemia Foundation. She served on the Satellite
Board of Children’s Hospital and was coordinator
for Children’s Miracle Campaign for Ross County
for 20 years. She is a member of Walnut Street
Church and in the sanctuary Choir. Bert and her
husband Glenn will celebrate their 60th anniversary
on September 15th.

POSTAGE HAS GONE UP AGAIN
If you would not mind having your
Newsletter sent electronically to
save postage costs, put your address email on the
list when you pay for your lunch or email me at
Joyce_cc@horizonview.net.

We will also send you updates on the STRS
proposals to the current retirement system crisis.
You may need to contact legislators or write
letters. You need to keep current on the latest
events surrounding our retirement system.

STRS Ohio Web Site Now Features
Pension Plan Reform Information
The home page of the STRS Ohio Web
site now features a section titled “Special
Pension Plan Reform Coverage.” In addition
to sharing the details of the proposed plan
approved by the Retirement Board in
September 2009, it includes information
about the value of defined benefit plans,
an ongoing recap of the board’s long-
term planning work, a link to the National
Institute on Retirement Security and other
pertinent information. STRS Ohio also
continues to respond to various newspaper
articles focusing on Ohio’s public pension
plans. Copies of these “Letters to the Editor”
can also be found in this section of the Web

site. Additional information will be added to
the site on an ongoing basis.

Legislative News Includes Overview of Federal
Financial Sector Reform Bill
In July, President Barack Obama signed into
law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act — a measure that
many consider the most sweeping reform of the
financial sector since the Great Depression. The
August 2010 issue of STRS Ohio’s Legislative
News includes an overview of the issues within the
reform package that have the most direct impact for
STRS Ohio. This newsletter also includes a report
from the National Association of State Retirement
Administrators (NASRA) on reforms to public
pension plans in progress around the country.

ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT
Accountants’ group gives lawmakers a blueprint
to balance the budget.

The group proposed: eliminate non-essential
expenditures, Force school district consolidations,
Encourage local governments to combine functions.
Ensure public employee salaries and benefits are on
par with those in the private sector.
One recommendation impacting education:
Move the minimum age of retirement of public
employees to least age 60 and maybe move it to
age 65, the same as the private sector. Consider
merging or sharing redundant government
services to limit overhead, such as combining
police and fire administrative personnel, building
inspection operations, top school administrative
positions. It is noted two school districts in Wayne
County are doing this and saving $250,000 a year.
For school districts, the state should consider
banning districts from paying the employee’s
portion of the pension plan. Also, require them to
pool health care benefits with other districts while
requiring the employees to pay a portion of the
premiums comparable to the private sector.

The entire 22 page report can be found by goggling:
Ohio Budget Advisory Task Force Report by the
Ohio Society of CPAs.

Welcome the Following

Ross County Teachers into the

Retirement Years

Chillicothe City

Cheryl Ackley

Susan Centers

Bill Davidson

Kenneth Jones

Nancy MacCarter

Wilma Sheridan

Pamela Straight

Judy Wilhelm

Susan Mowrey

HUNTINGTON

Elaine Palmer

Ted Lehew

PAINT VALLEY

Debbie Gire

UNIOTO

James Fender

Rebecca Cyrus

Jean Ziogas

ZANE TRACE

Juanita Cushing

Margaret Fetrow

Debbie White

South Eastern

Terry Blankenship

Sarah Duvall

Peggy Ramsey

Becky Smallridge

Adena

Donna Junk

Shelly Brown

Deborah Hartman

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