Visalia Host Lions Roar Newsletter for 5-3-24

Todays Meeting

Lion President Melinda just made it to our meeting today. She was visiting one of our former members and presidents, Janet McClintock, and it was hard for Melinda to get away. Melinda called on Lion Allen to lead us in saluting our flag, Lion Pat to lead us in song, and Lion Pete to do the invocation.

No fine badge went to Lion Bob Line.

Announcements

Wednesday, May 8th: Board Meeting at Mountain Mikes Pizza at 5:30.

The one birthday this month was our missing lion, Craig Wheaton.

Lion Steve is still having some issues with vertigo, so please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Lion Tony has been gone for a few meetings taking care of his wife Nancy’s father, who lives in Colorado. Please keep his father-in-law in your thoughts and prayers also.

The meeting last Wednesday with the Sequoia Lions about merging our two clubs went well. It seems that both our clubs see this as a positive thing. While some details need to be worked out, like meeting days and how we will take care of the funds, our clubs have most other details in order. Another meeting is set for Wednesday, May 22, at Iris Fever’s office at the Visalia Emergency Air counsel.

Today’s speaker was former Lion MJ Juarez-Bermudez. 

Happy Bucks 

Lion John was happy to see Lion Betty back with us after her open heart surgery. 

Lion Pat was $5 happy because he could give the Woodlake Memorial district his unused lawn mower, which they needed.

Lion Roy was also happy to see Lion Betty with us today and was happy he got to see Lion Pete’s new office this past week when he was doing a business portrait next door. He was also happy that the Merger meeting with the Sequoia club had gone so well, and he was happy that the Dodgers were in the first place. 

Lion Brad was also Happy he was taking a trip to Washington state to visit his kids. 

Lion Betty thanked everyone for their prayers for her recovery from open heart surgery. 

Lion Melinda was happy for Lion Pat’s kindness in giving the memorial district his lawn mower, that Lion Betty was back, and for the group of women who visit with former Lion Janet each week. 

Lion Allen was happy that the Red Sox took two of three games against the Giants. 

Lion Pat was happy to see several lovely women around Lion Bob Line when he went to coffee recently. 

Lion Pete was happy that one of those women around Lion Bob was his wife, Claudia. 

Fines

Lion Dee fined Lion Tom Link for being “really” late today. 

Lion Brad was fined because he was also a member of the Farmersville Kiwanis Club. 

Lion Melinda fined herself because she had not selected a secret greater today. 

Drawings 

The $5 drawing went to Lion Brad, who donated it to the Leo Club (but not in honor of Dee because of that fine) 

Lotto ticket: Lion Tom Gaebe

The marble drawing went to Lion Roy, who picked the white marble for the first time in about twenty years.  

Lion Tom Gaebe won the free ad.