It’s been reported that Santa reads the roar. 

Jody Gilman speaks to the club. 

Lion Tony was our fearless leader today, filling in for  Lion President Melinda, who was away; he called on Roar Editor Lion Roy to lead us in saluting the flag, Lion Dee to lead us in singing God Bless America, and Lion Pete to do the invocation.

The no-fine badge went to Lion Allen today.

Announcements 

We will be dark next week: Lion Tody noted that we will be dark next week; we’ll see you all next year on Friday, January 3rd.

Guests 

Guests today were our speaker, Jody Gilman, from Soroptimists, along with Visalia Emergency Aid Counsel director, Mary Jane Jennings.

Happy Bucks

Lion Dee was $5 happy to be back at our meeting today as he has been out recovering from back surgery for several weeks.

Lion Roy was happy to see Dee back. Since he had watched a YouTube video showing several Yankees Fan’s reactions to game five of the World Series, he was reminded (because Dee was back) to have another happy buck for the Dodgers win.

Lion Pete was happy that Mary Jane from Visalia Emergency Aid was with us today and that Dee was back and doing better. He was also glad to see Mary Jane from Visalia Emergency Aid.

Lion Tom Link had a happy buck because his daughter was with us today, and he was one of the few lion members who remembered that the last meeting before Christmas was always Lady’s Day.

Mary Jane also had a happy buck because the club supported the Visalia Emergence Air Council with its annual check of $1,000. We also collected over $500 additional from club members today, along with toys for the kids. She was also happy because she was going to Texas on Monday for a well-deserved vacation.

Lion Leigh was also happy that Lion Dee was back with us.

Lion Bob was happy his daughter, Jody, was with us today.

Lion Mark was happy Dee was with us, that we were all here today, and wished everyone a Merry Christmas.

Lion Elaine was happy that she was a member of this club and that Lion Betty was at Stanford Medical Center getting a diagnosis and a plan for the issue with her heart.

The Questions

Lion Dee was back, and he resumed his questions/fines. If you don’t know the answer, you are fined.

#1. Where was St Nicholas from?  This one was presented to Lion Roy, whose answer of Greenland brought a few chuckles from the group. The answer was Türkiye.

#2. Who was the actor who played six roles in the film The Polar Express?  Pete correctly answered Tom Hanks.

#3. In the story, The Christmas Carol, what was Scruge’s first name? Lion Steve was given the question, and he did not know; Lion Pat filled in the answer for him: Ebenezer

#4. Where was egg knog invented? Several people guessed this one, but Lion Colin came up with the correct answer: England.

Lion Tony Leading todays meeting

Winners and Losers

The $5 drawing went to Lion Bob Line, who donated it to Visalia Emergency Aid. 

The Lotto scratchers went to Lion Colin. 

The Marble went to Lion Tony; no luck, though. 

Lion Leigh won the free add today. 

Todays Meeting

Lion President Melinda led our meeting today and asked Lion Tony to lead us in saluting the flag, Lion Bob Line to lead us in singing God Bless America, and Lion Pete to do the invocation.

The no-fine badge went to Lion Tom Link, but he did add $10 to the pot because he won the marble drawing last week, so the club coffers were not too severely dinged. 

Melinda noted the missing bell and offered $5 to get it back. It was quickly retrieved from the table where gifts were gathered for Visalia Emergency Aid.

Announcements

Notice: No meeting on Friday, December 27th. Too close to Christmas.

Lion Pat announced that Lion Dee is improving after his back surgery.

Lion Betty hopes Stanford Medical Center can discover what has happened to her heart. She has an appointment with them on December 20th. Keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Visalia Emergence Air toy drive next week: Bring an unwrapped toy for a boy and a girl or write a check to Visalia Emergency Aid.

Lion Melinda leads today’s meeting. 

Happy Bucks 

Lion Karen had a happy buck for thinking that Lion Pat was singing at the Gateway Church last week; it turns out someone won the Pat Harrison lookalike contest, and Pat was not there. After some confusion, the club received some confusion dollars from Lion Karen.

Lion Pat had $5 happy dollars for his musical group, the Mighty Chorus, which played for the Tulare County Republican Women’s group at the Visalia Country Club last week. He noted that the women were dressed to the nines.

Lion Roy had a happy buck for the Ear of The Lion in Clovis. A person had emailed our club about donating some hearing aids, and since Roy lives in Fresno, he offered to pick them up and deliver them. The group provides hearing aids to qualified low-income people in need.

Lion Mark had a happy buck because his daughter, Rebecca, had purchased a new car, and his wife had decorated their home for the home tour.

Lion Pet was $5 happy to be here today; he had been at his brother’s retirement party in Oakland last week.

Lion Elaine was happy that Lion Betty had been fealing well enough to travel to Palm Springs.

Lion Melinda was happy that Lion Brad had sent her a photo of the Mighty Oak Chorus that appeared in the Sun Gazette newspaper.

Fines

Lion Roy fined Lion Melinda for using her phone while conducting the meeting.

Lion Elaine fined herself for not having her badge. 

Lion Mark also fined himself because he did not have his badge, but he did have a good excuse as his truck was broken into, and everything was taken, including his Lions badge. We speculated that he would find the person who did the break-in because they would be walking around with his badge on. 

Lion Mark checks his own tickes after drawing one and found out he had won the five dollars. 

Drawings 

The $5 drawing went to Lion Mark, who donated it to the Leo Club.

Lotto ticket: Lion Tom Link.

The marble drawing went to Lion Melinda, who drew a clear marble and won zero dollars. 

Lion Bob Line won the free add (same guy every week) 

Lions Tony and Mark display the afgan that Lion president Melinda made for Lion Pat. 

Our Meeting

Lion President Melinda led the meeting today and called on Lion Steve to lead us in saluting the flag, Lion Bob Line to lead us in singing God Bless America, and Lion Mark to do the invocation.

The no-fine badge went to Lion Leigh today.

Once again we did not have a secret greeter and Lion Melinda put in $5.

Our only guest today was Johnathan Ward, a fellow Lion from the Visalia Pride Club and our zone chair.

Announcements

Lion Pat, added by Lions Mark and Tony, showed off the wonderful afghan that Lion Melinda had made for him; he soon gave it to Lion Tom Link.

Lion Bob Line announced that Lion Pete would have been at the club, but he was in the Bay Area at his brother’s retirement party with his parents.

December birthdays: it was the first meeting of December, and three birthdays were celebrated. Lions Tom Link, Colin Franey, and John Parker were not only all born in the month of December, but all would celebrate their birthdays on the 20th of the month.

Lion President Melinda noted that the Student Speaker contest will be held in the first part of next year.

Lion Melinda wanted to thank Lions Brad and Mark for covering for her for the last couple of weeks while she was recovering from knee surgery.

Christmas toy drive for the Visalia Emergency Aid Council: Bring an unwrapped toy for a boy and a girl at one of the next two meetings, as we will be giving them to the VEAC.

Lion Johnathan Ward noted that the warming center at St. Paul’s Church will soon open for the unhoused.

Lion Leigh also noted that we will pass the hat to our server, Daniel, in the next two meetings. He has done a great job for us this whole year.

Auction Items

Lion Tom Link had some chocolate bombs that went to Lion Par for $19.

Lion Tom auctions off some chocolate bombs. (don’t take a bath with them)

Happy Bucks

Lion Roy had a happy buck for how well this year’s Candy Cande Lane Parade organization went. He was also pleased that he had photographed the Race Against Hunger for Visalia Emergency Aid on Thanksgiving morning; with 5,700 participants, it was a pretty thrilling event. He was also happy that he was putting on a training session in Woodlake for some new photographers in his volume photography business.

Lion Steve was happy the parade went well and thanked everyone who participated.

Lion Johnathan Ward was happy to be with us today but had a sad buck because traffic the night of the parade was terrible.

Lion Leigh was also happy at how the parade had worked out. He had helped solve one big issue: a couple of big trucks could not get to where they were supposed to line up, but it all worked out with some maneuvering through the Enterprize Rent-a-Car Lot.

Lion Allen also had a happy buck for the parade, but as to the truck maneuvering situation, he just walked away from it. He was also excited to spend time with his Kids over the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Lion Mark was happy to spend the Holiday in Idahoe with his daughter.

Thanks to her recent knee surgery, Lion President Melinda was happy she could walk without pain. She was also happy that the parade went well and that Steve made her leave early because walking is still a little hard for her.

No one fined anyone.

Drawings

A $5 drawing went to roar editor Lion Roy today, and he donated it to the Leo club. 

Lotto tickets went to Lion President Melinda. 

Lion Tom Link won the ability to draw for the white marble and yes, he did win the white marble and $69. 

Free Add

Lion Bob Line wone the free add and says go El Diemonte Baseball

Speaker Bookings

As always, we are looking for speakers for the club. Use this scheduler app to book your speaker, or send them the link to this page and have them do it themselves. No need to contact me when you want to know if a date is available, if it open on this app, it’s available. (Lion Roy)

Jason Crabtree with CSET was our speaker today, talking about the city’s new Navigation Center that has just recently opened. 

Todays Meeting

Lion Mark stood in for Lion Melinda in leading our meeting and called on Lion Steve to salute our flag, Lion Bob Line to sing “God Bless America,” and Lion John to do the invocation. He introduced our guest and speaker today, Jason Crabtree from CSET, and drew the no-fine ticket that went to Lion Tony, also known as Every Day Tony, as per Lion Steve.

Announcements

Monday, December 2, 5:00 PM: Candy Cain Lane Parade. Meet at the corner of Main and Liberty (in front of Uhl Rubber Company) and get ready to wrangle the parade participants.

Secret Greeter: Lion Allen was Mr. Big Popular today, as everyone shook his hand.

Lion Steve contemplates the purchase of saltwater, taffy and beer but lets Karen take them both.

Auction Items

Lion Tom Link had been to the coast and brought back a bag of Salt Water Taffee that he auctioned off to Lion Karen for $10. She promptly purchased a bottle of Lion John’s latest brew to go with it.

Happy Bucks 

Lion Mark was happy that he would see his daughter Hannah in Idaho.

Lion Leigh was $5 and happy to be celebrating his 38th wedding anniversary.

Lion John was happy that no kids would be visiting this year for Thanksgiving, so he didn’t have to cook and could go to the Vintage Press for the holiday meal.

Lion Betty was happy to be back with us.

Lion Allen was happy that his son Travis, was in Sidney, Australia.

Lion Mark was happy to see Basketball Star Caitlin Clark playing in the Pro-Am Golf tournament.

Lion Roy was happy to see Lion Betty back with us and happy she had pointed out an issue with the club’s website last week.

Fines

Lion Karen fined herself for not having her badge. 

Lion Elaine also fined herself for no badge. 

Jason Crabtree from CSET talkes about the new Navagation Center

Drawings 

The $5 drawing went to Lion Karen, and she donated it to the eye foundation. 

Lotto ticket went to Lion Bob Line for the second week in a row. 

The marble drawing went to Lion Roy, who was unable to conjure up the white marble. 

Our guest speaker, Jason Crabtree, won the free ad today. 
Check out the Visalia Navigation Center 

Lion Bob Line looks on as Lion John draws for the white marble but comes up short.

Todays Meeting

Standing in for Lion President Melinda today was past president Lion Brad, who called on Lion Tony to lead us in saluting the flag, Lion Bob Line to lead us in singing God Bless America, and Lion Mark to do the invocation.

Guests today were our speakers from the California Service Dog Academy, Matthew and Rebecca Corso. 

The no-fine badge went to Lion Colin today. 

Our secret greeter today was Lion Cloin, who said everyone but Elaine shook his hand today. 

Announcements

December 2nd: Help organize the Christmas Parade. If you have not signed up yet, you can always run up that evening at about 5:00 to the corner of Main and Liberty in front of Uhl Rubber Company.

There will be no Meeting on November 29th, the day after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday.

Lion Bard, our leader today, had two happy bucks from former Lion Chris Baldwin. But what’s the deal with that back glove? 

Auction Items

Lion Karen auctioned off a bag of cookies purchased on Main Street in Disneyland, which brought $10 to the club.

Happy Bucks 

Lion Mark had a happy buck because he had been on Coronado Island for a week’s vacation. Since he did not bring back auction items, he added $15.

Lion John had a happy buck because his daughter had just turned 41.

Lion Roy had a happy buck because his oldest son, Ray, turned 45 last week.

Lion Steve was happy that he had undergone 15 radiation treatments and only had 13 remaining.

Lion Karen had a happy buck because her son-in-law had a birthday last week.

Using a black vinyl glove, Lion Brad had two happy bucks from former Lion Chris Baldwin for the Dodgers winning the World Series. The black glove was protection from infections from that “Dodger Money.” So apparently, just touching money from a Dodger fan can convert you into a Dodger Fan.

Lion Pat was happy that his granddaughter, who lives in Rancho Bernardo, turned 11 this month, and her brother turns 14 later this month.

Lion Elaine was happy that she got to spend the last two weekends with her sister.

Fines

Lion Karen fined Lion Bob Line for messing up in the song today.

Drawings 

The $5 drawing went to Lion Mark, who donated it to the eye foundation.

Lotto ticket: Lion Steve.

The marble drawing went to Lion John Parker, , who picked a nonwhite marble, winning nothing but that nonwhite marble.

Lion John Parker won the free ad this week and asked that you buy the one you love, a pair of Ugg Boots.