Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter for 10-17-25

Todays Meeting

Our president, Lion Tom, led the meeting today and called on Lion Allen to lead us in the flag salute, Lion Bob Line to lead us in song, and Lion Pete to do the invocation.

Greeter Lion Tony introduced our guest and speaker, Attorney Michae Brown.

The secret greeter today was Lion Karen, and she did a great job as only two of us shook her hand.

Announcements

Lion Tom also introduced Lion Geoff Breashears, who was voted into the club at our Board Meeting, held just before our regular meeting today.

Lion Melinda announced that we will be planning our 100th anniversary party, set for next summer, and she will chair the committee. She is looking for some of us to step up and help her out by joining the committee.

Auction Items

Lion Tom Link had been at his home in Moro Bay last week and brought back candy from a local shop there. It went to the astounding fee of $10 to Lion President Tom, from one Tom to the other.

Happy Bucks 

Our guest, Michael Brown, was happy to be with us today and happy for what our service club does for the community. He noted that he was a Rotarian, and he was greeted with a rousing song of Out the Window (he must go)

Lion Pete was happy to be back home after being gone for a Month at his second home in North Carolina.

Lion Steve was happy that his son had worked on the Garnett Fire.

Lion Pat was happy to be going to the last football game of the season in Woodlake that evening.

Lion Dee, who took notes for this edition of the Roar (Thanks, Dee), was happy to have two new grandkids in the family.

Lion Tom Link had a good week at Moro Bay, in spite of tornado and flood warnings.

Lion Melinda was happy that Geoff was now a member of our club.

Lion Roy was $3 happy for the three games the Dodgers had against the Brewers (at that time), and he was happy that our newest member, Lion Geoff, was a Dodger fan.

Lion Geoff, as his first happy buck, was $3 happy for the Dodger wins.

Lion Tony was happy the Band Review went well.

Lion president Tom was happy that Lions Tony and Allen were supper program salesmen at the Band Review, selling many more then the other clubs.

Dee’s Trivia

Thanks to Lion Dee for today’s trivia questions about the history of the Band Review

For Lion Bob Line: What year was the Band Review started? Bob did not know it was 1981.

For Lion Allen:  Which town came the furthest for the review? He didn’t know it was Marysville.

For Lion Tony: What Club Members were grand marshals? He did have the answer that one of them was Lion Dee. Lion Bob Line was also a grand marshal in 1993, although he did not recall the exact year.

For Lion Pat: How many bands were at this year’s review? He didn’t know that there were 40.

Drawings 

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

Lotto ticket: Lion Bob Line. 

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

Lion Roy won the free ad, and it was the perfect time for him to win.