Torch Club newsletter
The Torch Club of Columbus, Ohio, publishes a newsletter, The Torch Lighter, that is distributed monthly (September through May) via email to all members. Each newsletter offers a preview of the next Torch paper, prints the Member’s Moment that each month highlights the life and career of a club member, and reports other news about members and club activities.
Click on the month below for the recent newsletters:
January 2024 (no newsletter; Club did not meet)
Torch Club of Columbus, Ohio
Schedule of Programs 2024-2025
October 3 Election 2024: Post Mortem and Preview
Paul Beck
November 7 The International Association of Torch Clubs: Past, Present and Future
Panel
December 5 Holiday Favorites on the Steinway
Josh Brodbeck
February 6 The Ohio Church Where Martin and Malcolm Made History
Joe Blundo
March 6 Plagues and Pandemics of the Last Two Centuries
Gary Hinzman, MD
April 3 Show Me the Money
Dave Hammond
May 1 The Power of a Pet
Prof. Rustin Moore
June 5 Vietnam: The Hill Country to Ho Chi Minh City
Nancy Verber
Columbus Torch was well represented in Baltimore at the convention of the International Association of Torch Clubs in June of 2023.
Portrait of Rev. Dr. McIIyar H. Lichliter, first president of Torch Columbus, 1926-27 and 1927-28.
More than 50 members braved cold and snow to attend Francille Firebaugh’s presentation, “How do Women and Men differ in their Work and Careers?” on January 6, 2022 at the OSU Faculty Club.
OSU Mens Glee Club entertain at the Dec 2021 meeting.
In December 2016, the Columbus Torch Club celebrated the 90th anniversary of its founding. Holding the numbers are past club presidents Jeff Caswell and Dorothy Driskell.