Todays Meeting

Lion President Tom once again led our meeting today and called on Lion Tony to lead the flag salute, Lion Pat to lead us in singing “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”, and Lion Tom Link to do the invocation. Lion Tony announced that our only guest today was Griffin from the Rawhide. He was also our speaker. 

Lion Allen won the No Fine Badge today.

Announcements

Lion Melinda announced the fundraising ideas that came up during the board meeting held before the regular meeting. 

 Lion Dee came up with this idea to get the local high school bands to perform in one of the local parks. We could charge $5 admission, have food trucks, and even have a duck race, where ducks are released into a pond or a small creek. Somebody sponsors the ducks, and they bet on who will win. 

We talked about having a food booth at the downtown car show next year. 

Lion Dee also talked about an idea involving pets and an event like the Dog Daze of summer that was put on by the SPCA several years ago. Bring in pet owners, have them dress up, and have a contest of the best-looking pet, the ugliest pet, etc. The pet that bites the most  –no, no, that’s not a good contest. 

One of the things that got set aside was Mulligan’s golf. We had talked about hosting a golf tournament at Mulligan’s on Main Street, which is a virtual golf course, but we concluded we could not make any money on it. The location wanted $2000 to rent it, and we didn’t feel that we could charge enough or have enough people to make a profit. 

Lion Dee also noted that we have decided to have a rawhide night at the baseball park, and he would set that up. The cost to go to that event would be $22. The date will be Thursday, June 11th. 

Lion Melinda did the last reading of the 26-27 officers, and it was now official.

Lion Bob with a happy buck. 

Happy Bucks 

– Bob was happy that his grandson, Andrew Riddle, played for LD.

– Lion Roy was happy that he was able to ride his motorcycle to the club meeting today, and was also happy that it was motorcycle awareness month, so signs on the freeway were noting “look twice for motorcycles”. Roy thought that was a good idea since he didn’t want to get hit.

– Lion D was happy that the San Francisco Giants pulled out a split in the series against the Dodgers. They won two games; the Dodgers won two, so no one had bragging rights.

– Lion Melinda was happy that her daughter had won the Woodlake Rodeo Queen, and Lion Melinda won $900 in a raffle at the Woodlake Rodeo, and donated $800 of it to help purchase chaps for the girls.

– Lion Allen was happy that he had spent some time in Southern California near the beach with his kids the past week. Though he said he traded the heat of the valley for the cold of the ocean.

Drawings 

Drawings:

– The $5 drawing today went to Lion Tom, who gave it to the Leo Club.

– Lion Tony won the lotto tickets today. We’ll see if he won the big bucks.

– The marble drawing went to Lion Tom Link, though he did not draw the white marble, and he went home with nothing. 

Thanks to Lion Mark for taking notes for the Roar today. 

Lion Steve said Go Dodgers,
(They sure did. Weekend series: Dodgers 31, Angels 3)

Our speaker today, Jill Caviezel, talks about the Valley Center for the Blind. 

Todays Meeting

Lion president Tom led our meeting today and called on Lion Tony to lead us in the pledge, Lion Dee to lead us in singing “God Bless America and Lion Bob Line to do the invocation. Lion Tony introduced our guests today, Joe Johnson and his wife, Jill Caviezel, who provided information about the Valley Center for the Blind. 

Announcements

Lion Pat announced that the Valley Life Charter School would present “The Music Man” this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and he encouraged all to attend.

Lion Bob Line announced that the rumors of his demise were greatly exaggerated.  He is alive and well. Apparently, someone thought that Bob Line had passed away and mentioned it on social media.

Lion Melinda read, for the second time, the Slate of Officers for the 26-27 year.

Lion Melinda was also the secret greeter today and had several people who did not shake her hand and earned the club some much-needed funds.

Our speaker today was Jill, from Valley Center for the Blind.

Happy Bucks 

Lion Melinda was happy because her granddaughter was crowned the Woodlake Rodeo Queen, but she was also sad because, on the same day her granddaughter found out she was going to be Rodeo Queen, her horse had to be put down.

Pat was happy because he knew where to get some horses for about half price.

Lion Allen was happy because he was going to Redondo Beach for a week to escape the valley heat.

Lion Brad was happy that his carpal tunnel surgery had gone well, and he was already healing, but he thought playing handball was not in the cards for a few days. 

Lion Karen was happy to see today’s speaker, Jill, with us today. 

Lyon Roy was happy because the Dodgers had won the Astros 12-2 the night before.

Lyon President Tom was happy because he had figured out how to set his plug-in hybrid to run solely on battery power to save him lots of money.

Fines

 Lyon President Tom fined Lyon Tom Link for attacking the goose on the golf game a couple of weeks ago, and Lyon Dee was going to report him to PETA.

Lyon Tom Gaebe fined Lyon Tom Link for being late.

Lyon Allen fined Lyon Brad for taking six weeks to get back to his son, Travis, with a quote for his insurance.

Lyon D also fined Lyon Brad because State Farm are crooks.

Lions Steve, Melinda, and Brad were all fined for not wearing their badges.

Trivia

Which president made Mother’s Day an official holiday? It was Woodrow Wilson.

What baby was the heaviest baby ever born?  Don’t know his name, but he was 22 pounds 8 oz. Ouch.

What animal is pregnant the longest?  That would be the elephant: two years.

Drawings 

The $5 drawing went to Lion D, who surprisingly gave it to the Leo Club.

Lotto tickets went to Lion Bob Line.

Marble drawing went to Karen, who was able to draw for the white marble, but did not pick that white marble, thus winning nothing.

Lion Tom won the free ad. 

Li0n Melinda announces the slate of officers for the 2026-2027 year. 

Todays Meeting

Lion President Tom led our meeting today and called on Lion Dee to sing “God Bless America.” He also called on Lion Rick to do the Pledge, and Lion Mark did the invocation. We drew for the no-fine badge, and Lucky Lion Steve won.

Today’s secret greeter was Pat Harrison: Tom Link, and Bob Line did not shake his hand 

Announcements

Lion Melinda announced that she was going over the members’ list to ensure it was accurate and passed it around for members to update their contact information. If your contact info has changed, just reply to the email where the Roar is sent from, and the changes will be made. 

Lion Melinda also announced that this past Wednesday, there was a past president’s meeting at Mountain Mike’s Pizza on Mooney, and new officers for the 26-27 year were proposed.

– President: Lion Colin Franey

– Past President: Lion Tom Gaby

– First Vice President: Lion Roy Dressel

 – Secretary: Lion Melinda Blankenship.

– Treasurer: Lion Karen McVey.

– Tail Twister will be Lion Dee Baughman.

– Lion Tamer will be Lion Amy Comi.

– Two-year directors: Lions Mark and Geoff.

– One-year directors: Lions Roy and Allen.

– Past president directors: Lions Tony and Pat.

Lyon Allen announced that a vision screening was held at Goshen Elementary School last Friday. Thirty-six kids were screened, and six were referred for having their eyes examined 

Auction items

There were no actual auction items today, but Lion Rick gave $10 because he had gone fishing at Mammoth Lakes, caught several large fish, but did not bring anything back to auction off. 

Lion Melinda announces the slate of officers for next year.

Happy Bucks 

– Lion Amy was happy that her parents had celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary this past week.

– Tom Link was happy that he survived an altercation with a goose at the Exeter golf course. He fell over backward, and the goose ended up on top of them. Lion Tom was thinking of suing the goose, but he found out the goose had no assets. 

– Lion Roy was happy to be back after three weeks of photo shoots. He was also happy to have ridden his motorcycle today.

– Lion Mark was happy that he talked to his daughters, and was happy that his son-in-law had run a half-marathon.

– Both Dee and Pat were happy to have had a great barbershop show this past week.

– Lion Pat was also $20 happy that Valley Life Charter was doing The Music Man. Those kids were in their barbershop show and did an excellent job.

– Lion Roy was also happy that Lion Rick had volunteered to take notes for The Roar this week. Thanks, Rick.

– Lion Karen fined Rick $5 (but paid that fine for him) because Rick had gone fishing for a few days, and she was stuck at home babysitting.

– Lion Pete was $20 happy because he was headed to his house in North Carolina for three weeks. He was going to do some work and watch his grandkids playing baseball.

– Lion Pat was also happy that Lion Amy had brought a friend to the barbershop show.

Dee’s Trivia

-Dee called on Lion Rick and asked him what presidents had died in the White House in the actual house itself. Rick did not know that the two who had died were William Henry Harrison and Zackery Taylor. 

– Dee then called on Tom Link and asked him who the first president to meet the Pope was. Tom did not know that it was Woodrow Wilson.

– Dee asked Pete what state capitals were named after presidents. How many state capitals were named after presidents? Pete’s guess was incorrect. It was four. Jackson, Mississippi, is named for Andrew Jackson (the 7th president) Jefferson City, Missouri: Named for Thomas Jefferson (3rd president) Lincoln, Nebraska: Named for Abraham Lincoln (16th president) Madison, Wisconsin: Named for James Madison (4th president)

Drawings 

– Lion Dee won the lotto tickets today.

Lion Tom Link won the $5 and gave it to the Leo Club.

– Lion Steve once again won the right to draw for the marble, but he picked a marble that was very close to white; very close is still not a winner.

– Today’s program: Today’s program featured Miss Tulare County, Elliana Hendrickson, and Miss Tulare County teen Jocelyn Sanderberger. Michelle French headed the group, and the girls talked about stuff.

Drawings 

– Lion Dee won the lotto tickets today.

Lion Tom Link won the $5 and gave it to the Leo Club.

– The free ad went to Lion Amy, and she wanted to advertise The Music Man at Valley Life Church.

– Lion Steve once again won the right to draw for the marble, but he picked a marble that was very close to white; very close is still not a winner.

– Today’s program: Today’s program featured Miss Tulare County, Elena Hernandez, and Miss Tulare County teen Jacqueline Schneider. Michelle French is the executive director of the group. 

Jacqueline Schneider, Miss Tulare County Teen

Lion Amy won the free ad today.