Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter for 3-14-25

Lion BOb Line with a happy buck.

Todays Meeting

Lion President Melinda led our meeting and called on herself to salute our flag. She then asked Lion Dee to lead us in singing “My Country Tis of Thee” and asked Lion Mark to do the invocation.

Your Roar editor, Lion Roy, won the no fine badge today, a big disappointment to Lion Dee who had plans.

Announcements

Vision screenings:

Today’s secret greeter was Lion Mark, who turned out to be Mr. Big Popular, everyone shook his hand.

This morning’s board meeting:  

Lion Karen’s motion that we give the $250 donated by club friend Judy Fussel was approved. We will provide it to an El Demonte student in Lion Janet McClintock’s name.

The buying of a new Vision Screening machine was also discussed. (we are borrowing one from the Pride Lions now) They are pretty expensive, $7,500, but grants are available, which would pay for at least half of the cost. No decision was made at the meeting.

Happy Bucks 

Lion Karen had ten happy bucks for the week she and her husband Lion Rick spent in Arizona attending spring training baseball games. She noted that the Giants won the two games they went to.

Lion Leigh was happy that he had taken seven Special Olympics basketball teams to Fresno for the annual tournament and that the Visalia teams had taken home several wins. However, they lost the gold medal game by just one point. Leagh also told us that he was asked to leave the bench, but he didn’t go into detail.

Lion Dee was happy that his granddaughter, who lives in Utah, was having another child.

Lion Pete was happy that he was able to celebrate his dad’s 94th birthday last week, but he had a sad buck because his eight-year-old granddaughter broke her arm and is on her softball team’s DL.

Lion Bob Line was happy that he was the only one in the room wearing green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, which is this Monday.

Lion Tom Gaebe was happy that his firm had passed the first tax filing deadline.

Lion Melinda was happy for all the rain we have been having lately.

Lion Roy tried to give a happy 10% to the club from last week’s loto ticket win but he was unable to because he won nothing, zilch, nada. 

Fines

Lion Dee had asked if Lion Bob Line had taken his hat off for the pledge, and apparently he had because no fine was levied.

Lion Dee had his trivia questions for the group:

For Lion Allen: Who was the founder of Lions Clubs?  Allen answered correctly: Melvin Jones.

For Lion Colin: How many Lions Clubs are there in the world? His guess of 15,000 was short as there are 49,000 in the world.

For Lion Bob Line: What is the percentage of Australians living on the coast? Bob’s guess of 90% was right on the mark.

For Lion Pete: What year was LCIF founded?  His guess of 1951 or 1979 was wrong. The correct answer was 1968.

For Lion Leigh: What Canadian city had the first Lion Club? His answer of Victoria was incorrect, as it was Windsor, Ontario.

For Lion Tom Gaebe, how many countries are there Lion Clubs in? His answer, more than 200, was correct.

For Lion Mark: What year was Lions founded, and in what city? Correct answer was 2017 in Dallas, Texas.

Lion Dee demanding payment from Lion Pete for an incorrect trivia question answer. 

Drawings 

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

Lotto ticket: Lion Steve.

The marble drawing went to Lion Roy, who picked a yellow marble and won nothing but that nonwhite marble.

Life is Better with Broccoli:  Lion Melinda Blankinship