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FOOTHILL LIONS CLUB

Foothill Lions Club

Foothill Community Center

5667 Fruitland Road

Marysville, CA 95901

Meetings: 1st & 3rd

Thursdays—7:00 pm

(530) 742-5466 (LION)

DISTRICT 4-C1

SOUTH BUTTE

REGION

NORTH ZONE

LIONS’ PRIDE

OUR MOTTO—WE SERVE

PUBLICATION—JULY 2016 EDITOR—SALLY CARTER

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NEW OFFICERS—

2016/2017

CONGRATULATIONS TO

OUR NEW OFFICERS

PRESIDENT— LION KIM WHALEN-HALL

1205 East 22nd Street #615

Marysville, CA 95901—923-5805

1st VP—Lion Linda Saala—679-2105

2nd VP—Lion Sheri Vess—743-5865

3rd VP—Vacant

Secretary—Lion Sally Carter

12286 Scott Grant Rd

Marysville, CA 95901—743-5311

Treasurer—Lion Susie Trundy—742-3041

I.P.P. Gerry Farrell—692-1507

Tail Twister—Lion Susan DeGraff—742-5311

Lion Tamer—Lion Sierra Kanawyer—990-0105

Membership—Lion Rhonda Flores—692-1054

Club Manager—Gertie Moore—749-9809

Bar Manager—Mike Fitzgerald—742-6387

1-Year Director—Lion Berl Akers—743-9698

1-Year Director—Lion Carol Cecil—742-4242

2-Year Director—Delores Simkins—916-203-1829

2-Year Director—Janet Mincer—923-0585

(Not Board Positions)

Grounds Keepers—Lions Jeff Trundy & Ralph Farrell

Sunshine Chairman—Diana Wheeler—741-1502

EDITOR’S MESSAGE

The Foothill Lions

Club wishes a fond

“Good Luck in

Your New Adventures” to Lion

Gerald Sparks (Jerry). Lion Jerry

has been a mainstay of our club

for many years since his induc-

tion in 1988. Lion Jerry’s

daughter, our beloved Secretary Debbie Sparks was the

heart of our club for many years before her untimely

death in 2012.

Lion Jerry has moved on to Oregon to be closer to his

family. He sold his home and left Loma Rica in the rear-

view mirror on Sunday, June 19th. At our General

Meeting night on June 16th, Lion Jerry was in the club

lounge with his son Randy saying “Goodbye” and buying

drinks for everyone in the house.

We wanted to give him a good sendoff at the meeting

but he had to get back to loading up his “lifetime” in

boxes to take to his new home.

Lion Jerry was President a few times and always a good

source of reference for this Lion on matters of club busi-

ness. He was always available to help out with induc-

tion of new members and attend the many functions of

our club.

Let’s wish him happiness in his new life’s adventures in a

“cooler” home in Oregon! He will be greatly missed by

many of us. He said he was going to keep his member-

ship in his “home club” until he found one that reminded

him of us.

Best Wishes to Lion Gerald Sparks (Jerry to us).

Submissions for articles for the Bulletin should be sent

by the 25th of the month. You can reach me at 743-

5311 or email me @ sally.carter1944@sbcglobal.net.

Thank you to the Foothill Lions Club for

naming me “Lion of the Year—2016”. I

am humbled and honored.

Lion Sally P. Carter, Secretary

& Bulletin Editor

SORRY—NO SUNSHINE RE-

PORT THIS MONTH—GUESS

NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS.

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MINUTES – GENERAL MEETING – June 2, 2016

Meeting called to order by President Gerry at 7:04 pm.

Pledge by Lion Sally, Prayer by Lion Gertie and Song by

Lion Joni (we sounded really good).

Introduction of guests by President Gerry - Recess meet-

ing for dinner prepared by the Lioness.

Reconvene meeting – Thank you to the Lioness for an

excellent meal.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1. President Gerry – Fans have been purchased

and should be installed by WHGD/LPCCI

2. Lion Susie/Lion Cindi – need theme raffle

prizes to the club for a work party on Thurs-

day, June 9, 2016 at 5:00 pm.

3. Lion Mike – Update on Concert – everything

is a go! Tickets available on June 3, 2016.

4. President Gerry – update on Cow Pasture

Golf. It will be held on the property of R.G.

& Marilyn Wood across the street from the

Lions Club. Much more convenient.

5. President Gerry – next general meeting on the

16th will be installation of officers, awards

night and presentation of the Lion of the

Year!

6. Lion Mike for Lion Cindi – all is going as

planned for LPCCI. Lion Cindi is presenting

a program at the Hamilton City Lions Club

for LPCCI on this date.

7. Lion Gertie – She will be on vacation from

June 15th – July 15th. Lion Kim will coordi-

nate the club for her with other volunteers

(Lion Linda & Lion Jim).

8. President Gerry gave an update on the Citi-

zenship Awards to the Foothill Middle

School on this date. We presented checks for

$50 to 5 students.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. President Gerry read a letter from the District

regarding volunteers needed for Camp

McCumber in July. A registered nurse is

needed. Lion Debbie asked for a copy of the

letter as she knew some people who might be

interested.

2. Lion Sally – The Lions Magazine is now

available on line at www.LionsMagazine.org.

OTHER BUSINESS:

1. President Gerry read a thank you note from

our student speaker contestant thanking us for

all the help provided and how much she en-

joyed the competition (she will do it again

next year).

2. President Gerry – Volunteers for grounds

keepers and someone to volunteer for the 3rd

VP position are needed.

50/50 drawing in the amount of $20 was won by Li-

on Joni. Motion to adjourn by Lion Jeff and 2nd by

Lion Debbie. Vote - MSP—Meeting adjourned at

8:10 pm. Submitted by Lion Sally, Secretary

MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING 6/16/2016

Meeting called to order by at 7:00 pm by President

Gerry. Pledge by Lion Sally, Prayer by Lion Rob-

erta, Song by Lion Joni. Introduction of guests by

President Gerry. Recess for dinner prepared by the

Lioness. Tables 4,3,2,1. Guests go first.

Reconvene meeting and Thank You to Lioness!

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1. President Gerry—update on Cow Pasture Golf to

be held on June 25th across the street from the

club on property owned by R.G. & Marilyn

Wood. Raffle prizes still needed.

2. Lion Cindi—Report on WHGD/LPCCI. The

event was a really fun day for everyone with the

assistance of the 4-H group and the LPCCI repre-

sentatives with their dogs. There was a repre-

sentative who was hearing impaired who gave a

demonstration of how his service dog helped

him. The raffle was a great success with a profit

of $2100, which included $375 from the 4-H.

3. Lion Mike—update on the concert to be held on

July 23, 2016. Sponsorships are at $1850 so far

with a lot of time to go. The profits from the

event will be given to the Middletown Lions

Club Fire Fund. Tickets are available in the bar.

President Gerry turned the meeting over to PDG Paul

Halcomb to perform the induction of the new offic-

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INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS FOR 2016/2017

INDUCTION PERFORMED BY PDG PAUL HALCOMB

Outgoing President Gerry Farrell presenting the Board of Officers 2016/2017

Outgoing President Gerry

Farrell passing the gavel to

incoming President Kim

Whalen-Hall

2016/2017

Here’s to a successful year.

Good luck to all the new

Officers and job well done

to outgoing President

Gerry Farrell (IPP)

President Gerry presenting

Lion Sally Carter (me) with the LION OF THE YEAR—2016

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Awards night 2016

Outgoing President Gerry presented awards and

remembrances to many of the officers and volun-

teers who were there and who had helped her so

much during the year. Here are a few of the

awards although there was not enough room to

post them all. The others will be posted next

month.

Lion Ralph Far-

rell, Husband &

helper-in-chief

MINUTES—BOARD OF OFFICERS—JUNE 23, 2016

Meeting called to order @ 6:02 pm by President Gerry Far-

rell. This is a joint board meeting; however, several officers

out of town. 9 members present 6 absent from present

board.

Lion Susie—Financials. Motion to accept the financials by

Lion Joni—2nd by Lion Delores—discussion - Vote—MSP

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1. President Gerry—update on Cow Pasture Golf—be at

club @ 7:30 am if you wish to help set up or be here by

9:00 am.

2. Lion Susie—WHGD/LPCCI - $2100 profit on raffles & 4-

H function for LPCCI. Approximately $650 profit on

WHGD’s part.

3. Lion Mike—Concert update. $2400 in sponsorships so

far. Ads for Territorial Dispatch, Appeal Democrat,

Website, flyers, and Facebook.

NEW BUSINESS:

Transitional Cabinet Meeting in Willows on July 23rd. Lions

Gerry & Sally and possibly Lion Rhonda to represent our

club.

We will save the rest of the pull tabs until next year.

Lion Joni - Vote to authorize band for Halloween Dance on

October 29th. Motion to accept—Vote—MSP

OTHER BUSINESS: No correspondence

Lion Sally—Authorization to order new vests for incoming

members. Motion to accept—Vote MSP

Motion to adjourn by Lion Carol—2nd by Lion Jeff (last

meeting). Vote—MSP—Meeting adjourned @ 6:30 pm

Happy Birthday to our

July Babies:

Lions Chris Beerman, Ray Col-

lier, Susan DeGraff, Ronald

Higgins, Sierra Kanawyer, and

Jim Songer.

May your day be filled with joy, love, and FUN!

Lion Cindi F. and

Lion Rhonda

Lion Linda

Saala

Lion Joni Patterson

Lion Mike Fitzgerald

Bar Manager

Lion Jean-Marie Akers

Lioness President

Joyce Wimple

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ANNUAL VETERAN’S DAY BBQ—CHAIRMAN LION CINDI FITZGERALD

On Memorial Day, May 30, 2016, in celebration of our

honored Veterans, the Foothill Lions Club held our annual

BBQ. All Veterans ate for FREE and all others had an out-

standing Tri-Tip or Chicken dinner with all the trimmings

for $8.00. As we all know the price of meat these days,

this was an excellent deal!

The Beale Air Force Honor Guard presented the colors in

their extraordinary way. The honor that is shown to the

American Flag is grand to see. The attendees removed

their hats and placed their hands over their hearts to

show their pride and reverence of

our Flag.

The newly elected District Gover-

nor Jamie Hart of the Willows Li-

ons Club joined us for the day and

lead the Pledge of Alliance to the

Flag for us.

We had well over 100 people shar-

ing the day with us and showing

their respect for our Veterans.

There was a representative of the

Blue Star Mom’s Organization, Lion

Mike Fitzgerald of the Foothill Lions

Club, and a radio DJ giving talks on

various topics. Good food, nice peo-

ple and the American Flag on dis-

play! How great is that?

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WILD HOG GLORY DAZE AND LPCCI - CHAIRMEN LION SUSIE TRUNDY

& LION CINDI FITZGERALD & THE 4-H MEMBERS

Lions Jim DeGraff & Susan DeGraff (along with

Linzee) presented a dog show for the 4-H mem-

bers to show their expertise in Showmanship and

Obedience. Linzee DeGraff was in charge of the

judging for the dog show .

There was a costume contest held for the best dressed

animal/owner. And the winner was a Fisherman and

his Fish! It was a really hard choice in the costume con-

test as they all were great!

From the Raffle Prizes, the excellent food, the music,

the vendors, the horseshoe tournament, the LPCCI

representatives, the demonstrations by service dogs,

the 4-H members showing their dogs, and all the

hard working Lions and Lioness who put this togeth-

er for the community—I hope you all enjoyed your-

selves. We had fun doing it for you!

Thanks to all the attendees who came out to enjoy

our facility. JOB WELL DONE BY ALL!

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TREASURER’S REPORT

Unrestricted Income

Bar Profit—$1,456

50/50—$36

Tail Twister—$21

Member Dues—$90

Rental—$200

Expenses

Utilities—$1,037

Env. Health—$467

Supplies/Kitchen—$30

Member Awards—$352

Cit. Awards—$250

Donations—$475

Sprinkler Repair—$281

Submitted by Lion Susie Trundy,

Treasurer

THE MEN OF THE LIONS

So many times the hard-working

Lions men don’t get the praise

they deserve - so here goes— a

THANK YOU to Lion Mike Saala &

Lion Toby Housley for the Deep-

Pit BBQ for the WHGD/LPCCI pro-

gram on June 11th. It is not an

easy job but they do it so well!

All our Lions men are GREAT!

Thank you for all you do!

50/50 Drawing at General Meeting 6/2/2016 was

won by Lion Joni in the

amount $20.

Lion Roberta won the

drawing at the Gen-

eral Meeting on

6/16/2016 in the amount of $22.

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***LIONESS DINNER MENUS FOR MONTH OF JULY 2016—COME TO THE MEETING & ENJOY DINNER!***

JULY 7—LASAGNA - JULY 21—CHICKEN ENCHILADAS—MEALS TO INCLUDE MAIN DISH, SALAD, BREAD,

VEGETABLE AND DESSERT. PRICE IS ONLY $7.00—YOU CAN’T BEAT THE PRICE.

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Tamale

Dinner

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ZUMBA

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JEAN-MARIE

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LIONESS

BREAKFAST

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SETUP

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CONCERT

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July 2016

BAR CLOSED TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS

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Foothill Lions Club

Foothill Community Center

5667 Fruitland Road

Loma Rica, CA 95901

LIONS’ PRIDE

OUR MOTTO—WE SERVE!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

New Officers 2

Editor’s Message 2

Minutes 3, 4, 5

Installation of Officers 4

Lion of the Year 2016 4

Awards 5

July Birthday Babies 5

Veterans BBQ 6

WHGD/LPCCI 7

Thank You to Lions Men 8

Treasurer’s Report 8

Concert—Back Pages 8

Calendar 9