Homewood Rotary installs new officers

Paul Scholl, Jr., has been installed as 2012-13 president of the Homewood Rotary Club.  He succeeds 2011-12 President Jim Ceyte. Scholl, a retired large telephone equipment sales representative, has been a member of Homewood Rotary for 15 years.

Other newly elected Homewood Rotary officers are Josh Carnes, president-elect; Nick Nesmith, secretary; and Janice Scholl, treasurer. Board members are Jim Ceyte, Mike Hathorne, Darwin Metcalf, Al Murray, Mike O’Kelley, Merrick Wilson and Mary Wimberley.

Homewood club projects include a popular Chalk Art Festival and bake sale held during I Love Homewood Day each May, a Job Shadow Day for high school students, an annual presentation of dictionaries to area third grade students, and on-going financial support of the Homewood Library. Since 1984, the club has annually awarded about $12,000 in scholarships to deserving Homewood High School graduates.