Sonia Mehrmand from Story Corps, our program for our first regular Friday night meeting.

Lion past president Craig Wheaton lead the meeting today in Lion president Arron’s absence and called on Lion Melinda to lead us in saluting the flag, Lion Pat to lead us in singing the God Bless America, and Lion Bob Line to do the invocation.

Lion Craig did not ask anyone to be a secret greater tonight so he paid $5, which he felt would be more than the secret greater would have brought in if he had of remembered.

Announcements

Membership mixer committee meeting: Wednesday, March 30th, 5:30 at Quail Park Shannon Ranch.

Lion Allen along with Lions Roy and Leigh Musconi screened 85 kids this past Wednesday morning at Valley Oak Charter school on Akers and Caldwell. This was the first vision screening in over two years and we have another one this coming Wednesday at Valley Life’s other campus  at Walnut and Demeree.

Don’t forget about our membership mixer on April 28th from 5:30-8:00 at the Marriott. Each member is encourgaged to bring a guest and hopefully somone who is a prospective member. It’s been said that nothing happens without money, and you could also say nothing happens without club members.

Guests

We had three guests today, Lion Bob’s wife, Norma Kay was with us, Craig brought along a guest, long time friend Charlene and our Speaker, Sonia Mehrmand from Story Corps was also with us.

Happy Bucks 

Lion Lauri was happy to be able to attend our first regular evening meeting, alos happy her boyfriend Dennis was able to attend and she remeided everyone about April 28th Mixer.

Pat was happy that his barbershop group was set to do it’s first concert in quite some time on April; 30th at the Central Valley Christian Chapal.

Lion Melinda, who has been unable to attend our lunch meetings for quite some time was $10 happy to be at our evening meeting.

Lion Roy was happy for the warm weather we have been having the last few days.

Lion Vicki was happy that her husband was still doing well and was at an NRA meeting tonight, she was also happy to be sitting next to Lauri’s boyfriend Dennis.

Lion Allen was happy for being able to do the vision screenings last Wednesday and was heppy to see Melinda.

Lion Pat was $20 happy for Allen being here tonight as he said that Allen was the only good thing to come out of the 20th infantry. (I don’t have the full story on that one)

Lion Craig was happy to see Melinda, happy that he was going skiing tomorrow, happy that he was going to see his daughter and son-in-law next week and happy that Charlene was at our meeting tronight.

Lion Lauri was happy our guests were here tonight.

Lioin Dennis was happy baseball was back.

Lion Janet was happy to be back at club.

Fines

Lion Vicki fined Lion Allen for too much information when Allen gave a happy buck for Charlene being our guest. Some implications about her and Craig.

Lion Bob fined Lion Lauri for having a big plate of donuts delivered to her office at Quail Park. He wondered how she could have eaten all those donuts.

No Badges: Lion’s Craig, Pat and Bob paid up for not having their badge on.

Winners and Losers

$5 went to Lion Roy who donated it to the Lions Eye Foundation.

Lotto tickets went to Lion Vicki

Lion Melkinda drew for the coveted white marble but came up with a slightly off white one and thus empty.

Lion Pat 

Today’s Program

Sonia Mehrmand was our guest again tonight. I say again because this was the second time she has been a guest at our club. She is with Story Corps, a orgazation who brings together people with different views and has them get to know each other through a series of questions. She showed us two short videos of our own Lions Craig and Arron going through the process.

Lion Bob Line wants to remind all our members to attend and bring a guest to our first membership mixer at the Marriott on April 28th, 5:30-8:00. A reminder that this event is hosted by our club, there is no charge to attend. 

Lion Vicki with the no fine badge. 

Lion president Aaron lead the meeting today and called on Lion Tom to lead us in singing our song, Lion president Aaron did the flag salute himself and he called on Lion Tony to do the invocation.

No fine badge: I Went to Lion Vicki.

Your Roar editor Lion Roy was the secret greater today and was able to not shake a few hands.

Announcements

Friday, March 25th: Next week’s meeting will be the first of our monthly evening meetings. (There will be no lunch meeting that day.) Our meeting will be at Quail Park at Shannon Ranch, 3440 W Flagstaff Ave just off Demaree, and will begin at 5:30. Dinner will be $15 and this will be just like our regular meetings, with a speaker, happy bucks, and fines. Bring a guest. Please RSVP to Lion Aaron at:  aodell1031@hotmail.com or 408-568-2533.

Allen announced that the first vision screening in a few years will take place this coming Wednesday at 8 AM at Valley Life Charter School, 3737 S. Akers. Allen and Roy will be there but we could use an additional person. Give Roy a call or text if you can help. (559-289-2382)

Visitations

Tuesday, April 5th, 6:30 PM: Sunset Lions Club, meet at The Lamp Liter Inn, Visalia.

Wednesday, April 20th: 12:00 Noon: Sequoia Lions Club. Meeting at Noon at the Lamp Liter Inn.

Guests

Ed Needham of the Tulare county Sheriffs Association was our guest, and speaker today.

Happy Bucks 

Lion Pat was happy he had a gas insert put into his fireplaces so he is no longer burning wood.

Lion Bob Line was happy that his great-grandson pitched a winning game for his Little league team. He will remind Lion Pete, (who is his grandfather) to give a happy buck for it next week when Pete returns.

Lion Roy was happy that Saturday will be his 11th wedding Anniversary.

Lion Steve was happy he got to spend 4 days in Long Beach because his house was being tented for termites. Lion Pat replied that he must have spent all four days inside because he came back with no tan.

Lion Vicki was happy because her husband was still doing well and that she and Allen have the same middle name.

Fines

Lion Tom was fined because his phone rang during the meeting.

Lion Roy fined the unknown truck driver that was responsible for the rock that hit the windshield of his truck.

Winners and Losers

$5 went to Lion Tom who donated it to the Lions Eye Foundation.

Lotto tickets went to Lion Bob Line.

Lion Tony drew for the coveted white marble (again)  but came up with a yellow one that did not net him anything.

Today’s Program

Ed Needham with the Tulare County sheriffs association gave us a talk today about what the association is, what it does, and how it’s getting back into gear after two years of COVID. He also has been in the Citrus business for many years and gave us some information on that business. 

Lion Tony won the Free Add for the second week in a row, this week and I am so thankful that he decided to go with the Rockies.

Lion president Aaron leading the meeting.

Roar Our Meeting 

Lion president Aaron lead the meeting today and called on

Lion Roy to lead us in saluting the flag,

Lion Bob Line to lead us in singing God Bless America

Lion Pete to do the invocation.

No fine badge: Went to Roar Editor Lion Roy.

Lion Allen was the secret greater and was able to avoid several people and earn the club some much-needed cash. (boy was I glad I had that no fine badge)

Announcements

The date of the Visalia Host Lions Membership mixer has been set for April 28th from 5:30-8:00 at the Visalia Convention Center. Please be thinking of guests who may be interesting in joining the club and would like to attend.

Our monthly board meeting is set for this coming Wednesday, March 16th at 5:30 at Quail Park Shannon Ranch.

Guests

Our guest today was Visalia fire chief Dan Griswald, who was also our program.

Happy Bucks 

Lion Pete was happy that major league baseball had come to an agreement and will be back the first week of April.

Karen had a happy buck because she won the Lotto tickets last week and won $6.00, she was also happy because baseball is back and she is going to Spring Training in Arizona for the next two weeks.

Roar editor Lion Roy was happy he had a good motorcycle camping trip to Death Valley last week.

Lion Brad was happy that the fire chief was with us today and that he and his famous red State Farm panel van would be in the Visalia St. Patrick’s day parade on Saturday.

Lion Craig was $5 happy that he was able to be at an educational event in the bay area last week and it was in person, for the first time in two years. He said that when the person in charge saw him, he said “oh no, it’s you, the last time I saw you things didn’t go so well” (it was March 2020 and everything shut down just a few days later) He was also happy because he had plans to surprise his daughter on her birthday by showing up at her house when she got off work.

Lion Bob Line was happy that Visalia Unified has a new superintendent. For some strange reason, Bob relates to the position of school superintendent.

Lion Vicki was happy her husband is doing great and was playing golf in Tulare, she was also happy that chief Davenport was with us, and in April she is going to Las Vegas and will be going to a John Legend concert, though she had a little brain freeze and thought that it was John Lennon. 

Winners and Losers

$5 went to Lion Bob Line, who quickly donated it to the Lions Eye Foundation.

Lotto tickets went to Vicki.

Lion Tony drew for the coveted white marble but came up with a yellow one, so no win for him.

Today’s Program

Visalia’s fire chief, Dan Griswald was our program today and he gave us lots of interesting information on the department and on his journey. He was from Casper Wyoming, has a wife and two kids, and has been in Visalia for two years. In fact, he arrived in town in February of 2020. 

Lion Tony won the Free Add.