Kiwanis Hartwell Bull-A-Ton Bulletin — July 13, 2026

Kiwanis Club for Kids — Hartwell, Georgia

Regular meeting: Monday at noon · Casa Grande, 392 E. Franklin St., Hartwell, GA

This Week

• No meeting on July 6.

• July 13 program: Bill Leard — guest speaker Ed Fowler (System Operations Supervisor, Hart County EMC).

Kiwanis Last Week’s Program Recap

Rick Glasco shared an overview of the oil industry with a focus on the pipelines that pass through Hart County and under the Savannah River below the Hartwell Dam.

• Colonial Pipeline: ~5,500 miles (Texas to New Jersey), up to ~2.5 million barrels/day of refined oil (including some blended oils).

• Plantation Pipeline: ~3,100 miles (Baton Rouge to Washington, DC), ~700,000 barrels/day.

• Transco: ~10,500 miles (Texas to New York City), ~15 billion cubic feet/day of natural gas.

• It can take about 18.5 days for product to travel the entire pipeline.

• A pipeline also runs from Hartwell to Toccoa.

Rick also discussed sweet vs. sour oil, refining byproducts, and how service stations capture fuel vapors during offloading.

• Ethanol isn’t transported via pipeline because it attracts moisture, which can cause rust and degradation.

• Ethanol is added at the end of the production cycle.

• Many service-station pipes are fiberglass to address ethanol’s impact on iron pipe.

• Direct-injection engines often benefit from ‘Top Tier’ gas with additional cleaning additives (typically available at name-brand stations; also at Costco).

Thank you to Rick for a very interesting program.

Thought for the Week

Opportunity is missed by most people as it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. — Thomas Alva Edison

Upcoming Programs

• Mon, July 13 — Bill Leard

• Mon, July 20 — Jon Herschell

• Mon, July 27 — Joe Hoffman

• Mon, Aug 3 — Shawn Kilpatrick (guest: John Tovani, former Delta employee)

• Mon, Aug 10 — Mac Glenn

• Mon, Aug 17 — Woody Matthews

• Mon, Aug 24 — Frank Dunn

• Mon, Aug 31 — Jerry McHan

• Mon, Sept 7 — No meeting (Labor Day)

• Sept–Oct — Gun Raffle

• Thu, Sept 24 — Low Country Boil

• Oct — Start pecan sales

• Mon, Nov 23 — No meeting (Thanksgiving)

• Dec — Christmas Party (no meeting Dec 14; no meeting Dec 28)

Officers & Directors

• President: Seth Baughman

• President-Elect: Jerry Cleary

• Vice President: Chuck Williams

• Secretary: Steve Farrar

• Treasurer: Frank Dunn

• Past President: Woody Matthews

• Lt. Governor: Jennifer Stimpson (Athens)

• Governor: Barry Gardner (Fairfield–Villa Rica)

• International President: Michael Mulhaul (New Jersey)

• Board (End 9/2026): Chuck Williams, Stewart Smrekar, Randy Daniel

• Board (End 9/2027): David McClymont, Laura Bramblett, David Seagraves (Scott Hardigree)

• Board (End 9/2028): Myron Ramsdell, (TBD)

Committees (updated 10/30/2025)

• Blue Magoo: David Seagraves

• Boy Scouts: Bill Chafin, Jerry Cleary

• Building: Bob Story, Stewart Smrekar, Myron Ramsdell, Mac Glenn, Frank Dunn, Woody Matthews

• Bulletin / Webmaster / Public Relations: Steve Carswell

• Community Service: Woody Matthews, Randy Daniel, Laura Bramblett, David Seagraves

• Dance Party: Jerry Cleary, Mac Glenn, John Rhodes, David McClymont, Steve Farrar, Chuck Williams

• Finance & Fundraising: Fort Oglesby (chair), Darrell Oglesby, Rick Glasco, David Seagraves

• Golf: David McClymont, Terry Stewart, Joe Hoffman

• Hospitality & Motivation: Reese Oglesby, Ed Ridgway, Jerry McHan

• Imagination Library: Bob Story, Scott Henry, Steve Carswell, Steve Farrar, Laura Bramblett, Scott Hardigree

• Interclub: Bill Chafin, Steve Carswell

• Key Club: Courtney Hart, Steve Farrar

• Membership: Bill Leard (chair), Joe Hoffman, Chuck Williams, Courtney Hart

• Pecans: Scott Hardigree, Ben Clark, Jim Vandiver, Mac Glenn, David Seagraves

• Programs: Scott Hardigree, Frank Dunn

Community Involvement

We serve children in Hart County and beyond through sponsorships, fundraisers, and hands-on service projects.

Sponsorships

• Imagination Library

• REACH Scholarship

• YMCA Youth Programs

• Key Club (Hart County)

• STAR Student

• Scout Troop 33

• Hart County Special Olympics

• Hart County Community Theater

• Northeast Georgia Council — domestic violence

• Hart County Food Pantry

• Hart Partners Bookmobile

• Hartwell Art Center

Fundraisers

• Christmas Pecan Sales

• Fall Golf Tournament

• Gun Raffle

• Band Night fundraiser with Refried

• Low Country Shrimp Boil for Imagination Library

Service Projects

• Botanical Gardens Playscape for Kids

• Botanical Gardens Amphitheater

• Read to Pre-K kids at three schools

• Habitat for Humanity

• Support of the Botanical Garden with labor

• Gathering hearing aids to be rebuilt

• Monster Mash

• Depot Days

Over 77 years of service to Hartwell and Hart County.