Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter for 11-7-25

Our guest and program today, Shelly Bowman, discusses the Neighborhood Degree Center being constructed at Houston School. 

Todays Meeting

Our president, Lion Tom, led the meeting today and called on Lion Melinda to lead the flag salute. Lion Pat to lead us in singing “God Bless America,” and Lion Dee to deliver the invocation.

Once again, Lion Rick won the no-fine badge.

The secret greeter today was Lion Steve, who got a dollar from Lions Bob, Pat, and Tony, who did not shake his hand.

Announcements

Lion Geoff announced that his kids were selling cookie dough as a fundraiser for their school. He passed around a sign-up sheet for it.

Auction Items

Lion Pat auctioned off a bag of candy that he had left over from Halloween. Elderwood has a hayride for the kids who live there, and Lion Pat had a large bag of candy that he had handed out to them. This one was purchased by Lion Roy for $11.

Lion Melinda fined herself for not having an auction item.

Happy Bucks 

Lion Steve had a happy buck for the Dodgers winning the World Series.

Lion Melinda had a happy buck for a recent trip to the coast she had taken, where she celebrated former club member Genie Berchum’s 75th birthday.

Lion Geoff also had a happy buck for the Dodgers’ World Series victory.

Lion Roy had happy bucks for Games 6 and 7 of the World Series, and also one because he rode his motorcycle to the meeting today.

Lion Pete had a buck for Game 7 of the World Series, although he was hoping the Blue Jays would win; it was a great game. He was also happy for our guest, Shelly, being here today.

Lion Mark was also happy that Shelly was with us today and that the Dodgers had won the World Series.

Lion Dee was happy that his Granddaughter was in a play at the Enchanted Playhouse, and he was happy that BY football was (and is still) undefeated.

Lion President Tom was happy for the Dodgers winning the World Series, hoped the USC Trojans would win their game that evening, and was happy he was going on his annual hunting trip.

Lion Tom Link had a happy buck, Go Fresno State Bulldogs.

Fines

Lion Tom Link fined Lion Geoff because Geoff’s Dodger shirt hurt his eyes.

Lion Melinda, who had been at the coast celebrating former club member Genie Burchum’s 75th birthday, did not bring back anything to auction off.

Trivia

World Series trivia

For Lion Bob: What team has won the most World Series titles and how many?  Lion Bob got 50% correct; he knew it was the Yankees but missed the number, 27 titles.

For Lion Dee: who has the most World Series Home Runs: His guess, Yogi Berra, was close, as he did play with the leader, Mickie Mantle, who hit 18 homers. (Yogi played in an astounding 75 World Series Games)

For Lion Geoff: What was the largest crowd ever to see a World Series Game?  His guess of this year’s Game 7 was not correct. The answer was 92,706 who attended game 5 of the 1959 World Series at the LA Coliseum.

For Lion Mark: Who was the only person to pitch a perfect game in a World Series, and what year was it?  Mark could not answer, but bunted it to Lion Steve, who knew it was the Yankees’ Don Larson in the 1956 World Series against who else, the Brooklyn Dodgers.  

Drawings 

The $5 drawing went to Lion Tony, who donated it to the Eye Foundation.

Lotto ticket: Lion Karen.

The marble drawing also went to Lion Karen, but she did not win a cent, nothing, nada.

Lion Tony won the free ad today and says Go Broncos.