HOWARD LAKE LIONS NEWSLETTER
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News Letter Archive
January 2002
GOVERNORS NIGHT/CHRISTMAS PARTY
Thanks to all the members who attended our Governor’s night/Christmas
party. Special thanks to Lions Gloria Wheeler, Linda Amman, and Cathy Rufer
on decorating our meeting place on that night. Among the dignitaries
in attendance were District Governor Al Roberge and his wife Molly, Vice-District
Governor Gary Johnson and his wife Marlene, Region I chairman Lee Kaspar
and his wife Marlene, and Zone II chairman Wayne Murphy.
The District Governor also handed out awards to H.L. Lion President Dan Judd and Lion Secretary LaNette Thorson. There was also a special present given to Lion President Dan Judd by the District Governor. The present was his gavel that was “lost” at our last meeting in November. To say the least, Lion Dan was pleased to have it back and promised to keep a better eye on it from now on (We all hope so!).
Thanks to Santa Claus (aka Lion Denny Frey) for making a special appearance and handing out gifts at our Christmas party.
The highlight of the evening was the new recipient of the “Crow Award.”
This fun award goes to the H.L. Lion who despite good intentions makes
an error in judgment. Lion Duane Hass (the previous recipient for
the last six years) announced the new winner of the award. The award
this year goes to Lion Mike Main. Lion Mike was the chair of our
Community Appreciation Dinner back in August. He “slightly” overestimated
the amount of pork chops needed for the dinner. (He ordered 4,000!) We
ended up selling the remaining pork chops that were left over. Lion
Mike indicated that he would not have this award for no more than a year.
(BEWARE HOWARD LAKE LIONS! LION MIKE WILL BE WATCHING YOU!)
MEETINGS
Our next meeting will be on Thursday, January 3, 2002 at our regular
meeting place. There will be a meal prior to this meeting. Lions
Terry and LaNette Thorson will be doing the cooking and serving that night.
The meal will be at 7:00 P.M. with the business meeting at 7:30 P.M.
Our second meeting will be on Thursday, January 17, 2002 also at our
regular meeting place. There will be a Board of Directors meeting
at 6:30 P.M. There will be a meal on this night also. The meal
will be cooked and served by Lion Mike Main. The meal will be at
7:00 P.M. with the business meeting at 7:30 P.M.
LIONS SHIRTS
Orders are still being taken for our new Lions shirts. The cost
of the shirts are $18 (for sizes S – XL), $20 (for size 2XL), and $21 (for
size 3XL). You must pay for the shirt when ordering. If interested
in ordering but cannot attend any of our upcoming meetings, you can order
one by mail by sending a check (payable to Howard Lake Lions) along with
your name and shirt size to: Howard Lake Lions; P.O. Box 13; Howard Lake,
MN 55349.
CONVENTION NEWS
The Mid-Winter Convention will be held at the Marriott in Bloomington
on January 18, 19, and 20, 2002. Rooms are $78.75 per reservation.
When making your reservations, you must pay either by check or credit card.
Also, if you are rooming with someone, please specify which type of room
you prefer (double beds, king-sized bed, or nor preference & smoking,
non-smoking, or no preference). If you want to attend and make room
reservations, you can still contact Lion Joyce Thorson. She will
then call the Marriott for any additional reservations.
If you attend the Gambling seminar on the Friday afternoon of the convention, the club will pay for your room on that Friday night plus one meal and mileage.
Also, you can purchase a meal book for $50 per person if ordered before December 31, 2001. If you purchase one after Dec. 31st, price goes up to $53 per person. The meal books will not be sold at the convention.
You may also purchase single meals instead of a meal book. The cost of each meal is as follows: Saturday Luncheon--$14; Governor’s Banquet--$23.25; and Sunday Brunch--$14. Just like the meal book, the price of the individual meals goes up $1 per meal if ordered after Dec. 31st. There will also a Melvin Jones breakfast on the Saturday morning of the convention. (This is for the Melvin Jones recipients only.) The cost of the breakfast is $13 per person. You can order your meals for the convention by contacting Lion Joyce Thorson at one of the meetings in December or by calling (763-658-2012).
MEMBERSHIP DUES
If you have not paid your membership dues ($40) for 2001-02, you must
do so by no later than February 1, 2002. If they are not paid by
then, you will be dropped from the membership list. You can pay it by mailing
your check (payable to the Howard Lake Lions) to: Howard Lake Lions; P.O.
Box 13; Howard Lake, MN 55349. (A bill will be sent to the unpaid
members.)
BOWLING PARTY
Our Lions club will once again have our annual bowling party at the
Park Tavern and Lanes as a result of raising the most money (as a club)
at the Heel-n-Wheel fundraiser in September. Tentatively, we will
be going on Saturday, April 6th. More details in upcoming newsletters.
We might go to Mystic Lake Casino again after the bowling. (A sign-up sheet
will be available at the first meeting in January.) Lion Steve Weber
is the chairperson.
DONATIONS
Donations were made to the following: (1) the After-Prom Committee;
(2) Silent Santa;
(3) Saturday Junior Bowlers (to help pay their sanction fees); and
(4) a female student at HLWW High School (to help pay for her People-to-People
trip to Australia this summer.)
POSTER CONTEST
The Howard Lake Lions and Lioness clubs will once again sponsor the
Drug Awareness Poster Contest. The contest is open to students in
the HLWW school district and St. James Lutheran School. The judging
for the posters will take place on Thursday, January 10th. Howard
Lake Lions Nancy Main and Steve Weber and H.L. Lioness Marcy LePage will
be the judges. The winner of each grade division will have his/her
poster judged at the Mid-Winter Convention in January.
CHRISTMAS LIGHTING CONTEST WINNERS
Our Lions club once again sponsored a Holiday Lighting Contest in December.
Thanks to Lion Darrell Main for being the chairman of this function.
The winners of the Lighting Contest are as follows:
OVERALL: Clayton Helinski
TRADITIONAL: 1st Place – Lila Drusch; 2nd Place – Darwin Zitsloff
RELIGIOUS: 1st Place – Melvin Frank 2nd Place – Richard Waddell
HONORABLE MENTION: Dave Skogman, Harvey Drusch, Mike Luhman, Curt Levang, Bob Heber, Marcy LePage, and Jack George
RADAR RUN
The Howard Lake Lions will once again be sponsoring snowmobile radar
run on Howard Lake (weather permitting) on Saturday, February 16th.
More details will be available in next month’s newsletter. Lion Mike
Main will be the chairperson.
BIRTHDAYS
Happy birthday to the following Howard Lake Lion members who will be
celebrating a birthday in January: Tom Sullivan (2); John Kadlec (5); Dan
Judd (8); Darrell Main (12); Terry Thorson (19); Glenn Behrends (19); and
Dennis Massey (31).