Lion Geoff has Lion Betty draw for the white marble, as Lion Kevin looks on.

Todays Meeting

Today’s mid-August meeting was led by 1st Vice President Roy for the first couple of minutes, and he called on our newest member, Lion Kevin, to lead us in saluting the flag, Lion Bob Line to lead us in singing the patriotic song, and Lion Dee to do the invocation. Lion President Colin quickly appeared and took over leadership duties. 

Lion Tony announced our two guests, Tracy Polknownikow, today’s speaker, and Mary Jo Eastes from Arts Visalia.

Announcements

Lion Melinda announced that this year’s installation dinner will be held either the last Wednesday in August or the first Wednesday in September. We’ll be letting you know by email.

Note: Board Meeting next Friday, 11 AM, at Left of Center.

Joke of the day

Lion Colin told the joke of the day: What do you do when you do not get the job you applied for at the sunscreen factory?   You re-apply, of course.   Badabing-badaboom…

Lion Bob tells our guests to come out to Shannon Ranch.

Happy Bucks 

Lion Dee was happy that his granddaughter had a baby.

Lion Tom Link was happy that he had moved back to his home and out of the cottage at Quail Park Cypress.

Lion Karen was happy that her three grandkids were all in school and that she was no longer babysitting every day.

Lion Geoff was happy his kids were back in school and happy that Karen didn’t have to watch them, though he was very appreciative.

Lion Melinda was glad that things were settling down in her life and that the 100th anniversary was in her rearview mirror. She was also happy she could celebrate Carol Jones’s 70th birthday recently, and that the weather had cooled enough for her to sleep with her window open the night before.

Lion Mark was happy that Lion Allen had been arranging the Vision screenings and that the most recent one had gone well.

Lion Betty was also glad Allen was organizing the Vision screenings.

Our guest today, Mary Jo with Arts Visalia, was happy to be with us; of note, she is also a Lion and a member of the Breakfast Lions Club here in town.

Lion Roy was happy to see our guests from Arts Visalia with us today, and he was also glad he could ride his motorcycle to the meeting.

Lion Allen was happy that Lions Amy and Rick helped with the recent eye screening, and that Lion Amy’s husband, Luca, also stayed to help. He was also happy that he did not get in an accident on his way down from Balch Park recently; several wild drivers, including a UPS truck, ran him up the side of the road at one point.

Lion Amy and her husband Luca watch as a parent fills out the form for his child’s eye screening. 

Fines

 Lion President Colin fined himself for being late and for not selecting a secret greeter. 

Lion Colin fined Lion Tom Link for being late. 

Lion Bob fined Lion Steve because Steve won the marble drawing last week and did not make the normal 10% donation to the club. 

Lion Betty fined Lion Allen for cussing in the food line. 

Drawings 

$5 drawing went to Lion Dee, and he donated it to the Leo Club.

The lotto tickets went to Lion Pat.

The marble drawing went to Lion Betty (who drew her own ticket), but she didn’t draw the white marble.

Lion Mark won the free ad today.
Go Packers

Bill Boudough of Central Valley Honor Flights talks to the group today. 

Todays Meeting

Lion President Colin led the meeting today and called on himself to lead the flag salute, Lion Dee to lead us in singing God Bless America, and Lion Pete to do the invocation.

The no-fine badge went to Lion Brad today.

Announcements

Lion Dee made an announcement about the Rawhide night baseball game coming up this Thursday, July 30th. If you paid for tickets, be on the lookout for them in your email. 

Auction items

Lion Roy went to the Fairfield area and toured the Jelly Belly factory, and he is auctioning off a box of Jelly Bellys that went to Lion Karen for $10.

Lion Brad shows off his no fine badge. 

Happy Bucks 

Lion Pete had a happy buck for the good job Lion President Colin did in emceeing the 100th anniversary dinner last Saturday. He was also happy that his mom, who had been in the emergency room last week, was home and doing well.

Lion Dee was happy that Kevin McCusker was with us today and for the$1,500 check that the Water Service gave to the club for the 100th anniversary. Kevin also put in an application for membership in our club.

Lion Roy was happy to have gone to Fairfield for a few days with his wife Javonna, and for Bill Boudough being with us today. 

Lion Amy was happy she had helped out at an event for the Valley Center for the Blind and, in doing so, had learned Braille. 

Lion Brad had $5 because he had missed several meetings, but he was happy to be with us, happy to have moved his wife up to Washington, and to have stopped in central Oregon for some ice cream (Brad said he did not stop off at any other place that is close to the Ice Cream Stand) 

Lion Bob Line was happy for the refund that he received from State Farm. 

Lion Tom Link had a couple of happy bucks: He had volunteered at the navigation center this past week, and he had played golf in Exeter with Dee, who played very badly, according to Lion Tom. Lion Tom also played nine holes at the Country Club, and his score was just under 100.

Fines

 Lion Colin fined himself for failing to select a secret greeter and for starting the meeting 1 minute late. 

Drawings 

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

Lotto ticket went to Lion Steve

Marble went to Lion Betty, who drew a dark colored marble and won nothing. 

Lion Betty won the free add today. 

Lion Dee Baougman gives the invocation at our 100th-anniversary event on Saturday, July 18, 2026. 

Click here to see photos from the 100th anniversary celebration on Saturday, July 18th

Todays Meeting

Today’s meeting was led by Lion President Colin, who called on Lion Melinda to lead the flag salute, Lion Bob Line to lead us in singing “God Bless America,” and Lion Dee to give the invocation.

Secret greeter: Lion Geoff was our secret greeter and took in mucho dinero for the club, as many members did not shake his hand.

Announcements

Lion Amy introduced our guests: her dad, Carl Anderson, who was also our speaker today; her husband, Luca; and Fernando and Fernando’s son,  who was also here to listen to Carl’s talk about the Apollo Space program. 

Lion Dee announced the next Rawhide baseball night, Thursday, July 30th. Cost is just $11 per ticket; food is on you. (Be careful, those hot dogs can get messy) Karen needs the money by next Friday, July 24th. Arrive at the ballpark by 6:00; seating will be in the Hall of Fame Club or outside. 

Auction items

Lion Tom Link had been on a cruise of the Great Lakes and came back with some fudge from Mackinac Island, which went for $10 to Lion Dee.

He also had a candy bar that went for $10 to Lion Karen.

Lion Tom Gaebe had several Visalia Times-Delta newspapers featuring our 100th anniversary story on the front page, which he sold to several club members for as much as $5.

Lion Tom auctions off fudge. 

Happy Bucks 

Lion President Colin was happy about all the work Melinda had done for the 100th-anniversary party.

Lion Pete was also happy for Melinda’s hard work and for our club’s write-up in the Times Delta.

Lion Bob Line was happy because he won $1 last week. (doesn’t take much to make Bob happy)

Lion Amy was happy to see all the guests here today.

Lion Allen was happy that “his” RedSox had a ten-game winning streak before the All-Star break.

Lion Melinda was happy that Carl Anderson was here today to talk about the Apollo Program he worked on during the 1960s, and she was very happy that the 100th anniversary had finally arrived.

Lion Roy was happy for all the work Lion Melinda had put in on the 100th anniversary, and happy that Carl Anderson was here to get us all spaced out.

Fines

Lion Colin fined Lion Tom Link for being late to today’s meeting and for being on his phone during the meeting.

Lion Tom Gaebe was fined for stealing a ticket and for being absent from his last meeting as President.

Lion Betty fined everyone who was in the group photo that appeared with the article in the Times-Delta.

Trivia

Since Carl was with us today, Dee’s trivia was Apollo-related.

For Lion Tom Link: On the Apollo 11 mission, what did Neil Armstrong say when the command module separated from the lunar lander? Lion Tom did not know, and neither did anyone else, including Carl. It was: “The eagle has wings”.

For Lion Tom Gaebe: the astronaut who was left in the command module and did not step on the moon, Tom did not know; Carl did this time: it was Michael Collins. A bit of trivia, especially for Luca (who is Italian): Michel Collins was born in Rome, Italy.  His Dad was in the service and was stationed there when he was born. 

For Lion Amy: What was the name of the Apollo 11 landing site? She knew this one and saved herself that $1 fine: The Sea of Tranquility.

Drawings 

$5 drawing went to Lion Dee, who donated it to the Leo club. (no surprise on the donation) 

The Lotto ticket went to Lion Tom Link.

The marble drawing went to Lion Roy, who drew a slightly off-white marble, so it was close, but no cigar.

Lion Karen won the free ad today and mentioned the name of this team. 

Todays Meeting

Our new President, Lion Colin, led his first meeting today and called on Lion Steve to lead us in saluting the flag, Lion Bob to lead us in the song, and Lion Tony to do the invocation.

Our guest today was also our speaker, Breakfast Lion member Bill Marland, who spoke about the Parade of Flags held every year on Memorial Day at the Visalia Cemetery.

The no-fine badge went to Lion Bob Line.

The secret greeter today was Lion Melinda, who was able to avoid several of us shaking her hand and thus take in the big bucks. 

Announcements

Lion Melinda, who has been working tirelessly on the 100th anniversary, announced that 75 people have signed up for this Saturday’s event. Doors open at 5:30; happy hour until 6:30; dinner served at 6:35. 

Lion Melinda also announced that as the new Lions year begins, we will continue to have our board meetings on the third Friday of every month at 11:00 AM at Left of Center.

Former President Lion Tom announced that last October’s band review made a $4000 profit.

Lion Dee announced that the second Rawhide night will take place on the evening of July 30th. The cost is just $11, and you can sit in the hall of fame club or an outdoor spot, which is also very good.

Lion Amy had an announcement from Lion Alvin: the volunteer positions for the Valley Center for the Blind’s Dots and Dots event on the 17th of this month have been filled, and no more volunteers are needed.

Next week’s speaker will be Lion Amy’s father, Carl Anderson, who will speak about his experiences working for NASA on the Apollo Program.

Happy Birthday was sung to Lion Karen, who was the only member with a July birthday.

Lion Roy should have announced (but forgot) that we received a donation of a set of hearing aids from Visalia resident Carole Sell, who contacted us by email. Roy picked them up and dropped them off at the offices of The Ear of the Lion in Clovis. If you know or have a pair of hearing aids that you no longer need, (they need to be no more than five years old) let me know and I can take them to The Ear of the Lion. 

Auction Items

Past president Lion Tom had been to a wedding in North Carolina and had a bottle of hot sauce to auction off. It went to Lion Steve for $15.

Lion Amy had been to the coast and had a jar of jam. Lion Pat won the bid at $15.

Lion Karen, birthday girl for July. 

Happy Bucks 

Our guest, Lion Bill, was happy to be with us today. He is a member of the Breakfast Lions, but our club was the first he visited when he joined in 1996. Ask why he didn’t join our club, and he said that, as he remembered, it was full of muckety mucks.

Lion Pete was $5 happy because he had gone to the Bay Area for his parents’ birthday get-together, as they turned 95.

Lion Pat was also $5 happy because his son, who had been a pharmacist, went into management, going from a white coat to a suit and tie.

Lion Roy had $5 because he had gone to Silicon Valley a couple of weeks ago to visit the computer history museum and the Googleplex and had not brought anything back to auction off. (couldn’t find a box of floppy disk crackers)

Lion Tom was happy because he had a great trip to North Carolina, was happy for all the work Melinda had put into the 100th anniversary, and was happy that his son did not get caught with several illegal fireworks on the 4th.

Lion Melinda was happy because a week ago, we had 22 people signed up for the 100th anniversary celebration, and now we have 75.

Fines

Lion Mark fined himself twice, once for being late to today’s meeting, and the other for not being able to attend the 100th anniversary, as he will be in Idaho.

Lion Tom Gaebe fined new President, Lion Colin, for mispronouncing “Parleir Lions,” which is on the back of the vest we give to each new president, and that Lion Colin was wearing.

Lion Colin fined our guest, Lion Bill, for not joining our club back in 1996.

Drawings 

The $5 drawing went to Lion Tom Gaebe, who donated it to the Leo club.

The Lotto ticket went to Lion Tony.

Lion Geoff’s wife, Jill, was selected to draw for the white marble, but she did not pick it, so she won nothing.

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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.