Todays Meeting

 First Vice President Lion Colin was our fearless leader today and called on Lion Roy to lead us in the flag salute, Lion Pat to lead us in singing the Star-Spangled Banner, and Lion Pete to do the invocation.

Guests today, as announced by Lion Tony, were Nicola Wissler from the Workforce Investment Board and Lion Jeff’s wife, Jill.

The secret greeter was announced as Lion Melinda, and several people did not shake her hand, including Lion Steve, Lion Dee, Lion Tom, Lion Roy, and maybe a couple of others that we did not get.

Lion Colin stood in for Lion President Tom today. 

Happy Bucks

Lion Melinda was $5 happy today because she had a great time at the Rawhide game on Thursday evening. She was also happy that her son’s HVAC business was doing well.

Lion Geoff was happy that his wife Jill was in attendance today.

Lion Pat was $10 happy that someone (sorry, couldn’t read that ) was the top teacher at Redwood.

Lion Dee was happy that the Giants came back to win, which was exciting (to a Giants fan).

Lion Amy was happy because of the leftover cases from one of our golf tournaments, which she put to good use by handing them out to a group on a recent field trip. 

Lion Pete was happy to have been one of the runners-up for the Chamber’s Small Business of the Year and enjoyed the evening the night before.

Lion Bob was also happy for Lion Pete, mainly because Lion Pete treated everyone to a meal after the event. 

Fines

 Lion Collin fined Lion Allen for refusing to do the pledge today.

All lions who did not ask Lion Amy to sit with them were fined. She was sitting by herself at a small table next to the wall

. Lion Melinda was fined because, when talking to Lion Tom at the baseball game the night before, she was so loud that many others could not hear the game.

Lion Dee fined Lion Tny because he refused to believe the Rawhide would play the Grizzlies on the night of our Lions Club event. Lion Tony finally decided that the schedule was correct the morning after the game. 

Lion Dee fined Roar Editor Lion Roy because he omitted Dee’s birthday in the previous newsletter’s edition.

Drawings 

The $5 drawing went to Lion Steve, who, after much thought, donated it to the Leo Club.

Lotto ticket: Lion Tony

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

Lion Pat won the free ad today and wanted to highlight the Culver Military Academy in Culver Indiana

Todays Meeting

Lion President Tom, counting down the weeks before he becomes ex-President Tom, asked Lion Steve to lead us in the pledge, Lion Mark to do the invocation, and Lion Pat to lead us in singing the song.
Guests today were Kevin McCusker from Cal Water. He was also our speaker.

We did draw for the No Fine Badge, and it went to Lion Leigh.

The secret greeter today was Lion Tom Link.  Several people did not want to shake his hand, and that made the club a little more profitable.

Announcements

Lion Melinda announced that a building the Lions Club had owned for many years had been sold, and that the proceeds would go to several places, including the Leo clubs.

Lion Dee announced that Lions Night at the Rawhide would be on Thursday, June 11th, and that money was due today, the last day that you could pay.

Lion Tom Link said we had given money to the Houston Elementary School for good-attendance gifts. We have been doing that for many years.

Lion Allen announced two vision screenings, both on August 7th.

June birthdays

The only June birthday in attendance was Lion Pete, and we sang happy birthday to him.

Auction items

Lion Tony Loliva auctioned off moonshine found in our storage locker, which was from the murder mystery dinner. It went to Lion Pat for $20.

Lion Tom Link had purchased some chocolate on a trip to the coast, and Lion Karen bought it for $12.

Kevin McCusker from Cal Water.

 Happy Bucks 

Lion Bob Line was happy that Lion Mark bought his breakfast, unknowingly, for him. If he had known Mark was going to buy his breakfast, he said he would have ordered a larger one.

Lion Pete was happy that his business was up for Small Business of the Year with the Chamber of Commerce.

Lion Mark was happy for Pete and his award, and he was happy that he was able to order to pay for Bob’s breakfast.

Lion Melinda was happy to have helped Lion Roy at the swim team photo shoot in Exeter on Wednesday. She nearly killed herself from the heat, but she did survive and had a good time.

Lion Roy had a happy buck for Pete, and thanks to Melinda for her help with the swim team.

Lion Pat was also happy for Pete’s award because Pete is his lawyer.

Lion President Tom was happy for our guest today and was happy for the fish in Hume Lake because once again, he had gone fishing and caught nothing.

Fines

Lion President Tom fined Lion Bob for interrupting today’s song by singing a different song. He also fined all Lions who were not wearing any Lions clothing. 

Drawings 

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

Lotto tickets went to Lion Pete, 

The $60 marble drawing went to Lion Tony, who drew a different-colored marble and went home empty-handed.  

Lion Roy won the free ad, and here is Lucy, his good luck Dodger Dog. 

Abby Jackson from Salt and Light was our speaker today. 

Todays Meeting

Lame duck president Lion Tom, in his last month as our club’s president, called on Lion Leigh to lead us in the pledge. He also called on Lion Dee to lead us in singing “God Bless America,” and on Lion Bob Lyon to do the invocation.

We drew for the No Fine Badge, and Lion Treasurer Karen won it today. Lion Tony introduced our guests, Luch and Abby from Salt and Light. 

Announcements

Lion President Tom announced that we would be auctioning off an “End of the Trail” statue next week. Lion Melinda speculated that it could bring several hundred dollars.

Lion Melinda also announced that the 100th-anniversary planning meeting scheduled for today was canceled, and she apologized to anyone who showed up at 11:00 today. Apparently, no one did as we didn’t hear anyone bemoaning the issue. The meeting has been moved to next Friday at 11:00.

Lion President Tom suggested that he may have his name engraved on the bell. Others suggested that he would then need to buy another bell. Lion

Dee announced that our club would be having a night at the ballpark on June 11th.  For $22, we can watch the game from the Hall of Fame club.

Secret greeter today was Lion Roy, who realized he was Mr. Unpopular because several people did not shake his hand. 

Auction items

Lion Lee had been to the coast and picked up a bag of what were known as Eagle pellets. They were chocolate-covered almonds. They went to Lion Pat for $20, who gave them to Lion Melinda.

Abbly Jackson from Salt and Light

Happy Bucks 

– Lion Roy was happy to have ridden his motorcycle to the club today. He was also happy that he and his wife had gone to the Fresno Zoo on Wednesday, and added $5 to that happy buck because he had lost his hearing aids and was unable to find them for a few minutes, until they turned up in the giraffes’ cage, but he was able to retrieve them, saving himself some serious cash. 

– Lion Melinda had an excellent trip to Texas, where she stayed with our former club members, Lions Carol and Ed, and with their son, who has cancer. She announced that their son was doing better. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. 

– Lion Bob was happy that all his daughters were joining together tonight for a small concert at Shannon Ranch, where Bob lives.

– Lion Pat was happy that a water pipe that had broken in his daughter’s house was easy to fix and did not cause any damage. 

– Lion Leigh completed four Special Olympics track and field meets in the last month. 

– Lion Pete was happy that he had a safe trip to South Carolina, where he went to a couple of minor league baseball games, a soccer game, and a couple of grandkids’ baseball games.

– President Tom was happy that both his granddaughters made the varsity volleyball team.  He was also happy for the fish in Hume Lake because he had recently gone fishing there and had not caught anything. 

– Betty was happy to be back with us at the club, and that her husband, Aaron, is doing well. He is hoping to change his regular weekly appointment on Friday so that he can make it to the club more often.

Fines

– Lion Tom Link was fined for being late.

– Lion Tom Link and Lion Melinda were both fined for not noticing Lion President Tom before the meeting began.

– Lion Amy was also fined for ignoring Lion President Tom.

Trivia

The one trivia question today was: why were there no trivia questions? The correct answer: no time.

Drawings 

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

– The lotto tickets were won by Lion Leigh. 

– The marble drawing was won by Betty, though she did not pick the white marble.

Lion Bob Line won the free ad today. 

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.