Our meeting today

 Lion Tony lead our meeting today as Lion President Aaron was ill. He called on Lion Brent to lead us in the flag salute, Lion Dee to lead us in singing God Bless America, and Lion Pete to do the invocation.

Announcements

Annual golf tournament May 13th at Plaza Park. The first committee meeting was held on Wednesday. The meeting consisted of Betty, Brent, and Roy. One decision that was made was to have the event catered by the golf club this year (Tacos)  instead of doing the food ourselves. It was determined that doing the food took a lot of work for not a lot of savings. We also sent around a signup sheet to start getting volunteers. If anyone would like to volunteer please text or call Betty at 510-909-3598 We still have many slots that need to be filled that day.

Our main need right now is to get sponsors. We will have a sheet detailing the sponsorships that are available so that members can take them to prospects soon.

The next golf committee meeting will be Wednesday, Feb 9th at 5:30 at Lion Roy’s studio on Main St. (115 W. Main) Want to be on the golf committee? Text Roy at 559-289-2382 and let him know.

Guests

Our guest today was our program, Ashley Martinez from COS veterans affairs.

Auction Items 

Lion Karen auctioned off a small box of cookies from her trip to Hawaii, which was purchased by Lion Roy for $8.

Lion Tom Link auctioned off a pair of tickets to last Saturday night’s fundraiser for the Rotary theater and they were purchased by Lion Pat for $100. Pat then tried to find one of us who could or wanted to go, everybody was either already going or was not able to go.

No Fine Badge 

Lion Vicki.

Happy Bucks 

Lion Pete was happy we had a good crowd at the meeting today.

Lion Dee was happy to be at the meeting today. He had been down with a bad cold for a couple of weeks.

Lion Vicki was happy that her friend, Lion Tony had brought her a bag of hand warmers. She had told him that her hands were always cold and that was confirmed by those of us who had shaken her hand today. As she told the story, Lion Tom Link wondered out loud what she was talking about.

Lion Craig was happy that he had been skiing at China Peak 5 of the last 8 days.

Lion Steve was happy that Lion Karen was still doing her job as treasurer while having her new baby granddaughter with her.

Lion Bob Line was happy that he had two birdies and two pars on the golf course this morning. Lion Dee asked if he had any witnesses or was he playing by himself? Lion Tom Link confirmed that he had been playing with Bob and that his boast was correct. 

Lion Roy was happy that he had photographed dads and their daughters at the annual Vintage Press daughters day the past Monday.

Fines

Lion Craig fined Lion Tom Link for calling him last week while he was on ski patrol duty at China Peak. He could have been needed in saving someone s life.

Lion Dee fined Lion Bob Line for changing the pitch of today’s song. Dee had been asked to lead but Bob had decided to take over.

Lion Brent fined Lion Allen for talking while Brent was trying to lead the salute of the flag today.

Lion Vicki sorting out her happy dollars.

Drawings 

Lion Dee won the $5 drawing 

The lotto ticket drawing was won by Lion Brent 

Lion Pete won the marble drawing but not to white marble. 

Todays Program

Lion Bob Line said go 49ers on Friday and somewhat to his surprise it’s still valid today.

Kristi Sparte from Lighthouse for the Blind was our program today. 

Lion president Aaron called on Lion Tom Link to sing My Country Tis of Thee, Lion Pat to do the invocation, and Lion Aaron himself lead us in saluting the flag.

Guests today were our program, Kristi Sparte with Lighthouse for the blind here in Tulare County.

Lion Allen won the No Fine Badge.

Announcements

Being the first meeting of January, and of 2022, we recognized those with birthdays this month by singing happy birth to Lion Roy, Lion Tom Link, and Lion Allen.

Lion Allen announced that a local charter school had contacted him to do a vision screening in March or April.

Lion Aaron announced that we would be getting things set up for the Super Bowl party for the homeless this year.

Happy Bucks 

Lion Allen was happy we made it through another year.

Lion Tom Link was happy he has made it to the age of 82 on this day.  

Lion Pat was happy that when he had a crown come off his tooth that had didn’t swallow it. 

Lion Aaron was $5 happy that the club meetings are back after taking three weeks off for the holidays. He was also happy for the turnout at the Christmas party on Dec 17th and thanked Dee and the group Some Assembly Required, who performed at that party.

Lion Pete was happy that the Raiders and 49ers both won the week before, and also happy his fantasy football team won, he cleared $350. 

Fines

Lion Dee fined Lion Bob Bricker for forgetting his wallet today. 

Winners and Losers

Lion Dee was our secret greater today and only Lion Pad did not shake his hand.

Lion Pete won the $5 drawing and donated it to the eye foundation.

Lion Pat won the Lotto ticket drawing.

Lion Tom Link won the drawing for the marble, but no new marbles were in the bucket, so there was no way for him to win.

Lion Tom also won the free ad. 

Lion Vicki won the no fine badge.

Lion president Arron called the meeting to order and called on Lion Karen to sing God Bless America, Lion Tom Link to do the invocation, and Lion Aaron called on himself to lead us in saluting the flag.

Lion Vicki won the No Fine Badge.

We had one guest today, Leo Costa, our program and who has become our unofficial club fitness coach.

Announcements

If you purchased a pie or pies for Thanksgiving, Monday the 22 will be the day to pick them up at Quail Park Shannon Ranch, 4340 W Flagstaff Ave. Visalia, CA 93291 times will be from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Speaking of Quail Park at Shannon Ranch, they have a sock drive that our club is helping with. The drive is to benefit the Visalia Rescue Mission, so if you have them, you can bring them to Quail Park Shannon Ranch when you pick up your Pie,  or you can bring them to our next in-person meeting on December 3.

Our club will be dark this coming Friday the 26th because of Thanksgiving.

Happy Bucks 

Lion Tom Link what happy he was going to see 86 year old Johnny Mathis in concert in Modesto on Sunday the 21st.

Lion Allen was happy he saw former Lion Lonnie Slover a few days ago.

Lion Pat was also happy he saw Lonnie and his wife Joyce in Orosi a few days ago. Seams like Lonnie is getting noticed.

Lion Tom Gabbie was happy his granddaughter had done exceptionally well in some cross country meets lately.

Lion Vicki was happy her husband is still doing well and happy to see Leo Costa was with us again.

Lion Roy was happy he was going to be photographing the Race Against Hunger for the fourth year, and because of the fog was going to stay the night in his Studio. He was also happy Karen paid for his lunch today because she had contacted him a couple of hours before asking him to do the Roar because Lion rick couldn’t make it.

Lion Pat was happy he had some electrical work done recently and the guy actually showed up. (see the ad)

Lion Karen was happy because she has a new 8lb granddaughter.

Lion Allen was happy because he got his COVID booster on Wednesday. Lion Bob Lion said Allen got his booster shot and Vicki got her booster chair.

Fines

Lion Vicki fined Lion Bob Line for that Booster chair comment.

Lion president Aaron finded himself for thinking that Lion Allen was Lion Roy.

Winners and Losers

Lion Tom Gabbie won the $5 drawing and donated it to the Eye Foundation.

Lion president Aaron won the Lotto drawing with several of our members shouting collusion.

Lion Pat won the ability to draw for the white marble but pulled out a blue one and came up empty.

Today’s Program

Leo Costa, author, fitness instructor, bodybuilder, and owner of G fit Plus Gym in Tulare was four guests today. He has been to our club several times and today his talk was about. Setting goals for yourself and not taking the word of doctors and others when they tell you you can’t do something. That you must be proactive with your own health. this comes from personal experience when he had three strokes in three weeks and found that Doctors were telling him that he had limitations. He has since go on to help train others who have had strokes live a more productive life. 

Fitness expert Leo Costa 

Lion Pat won the Free Add this week and wants to give a shout out to

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