ZONE MEETING
We are hosting the Zone Meeting on Thursday, November 15th.  Social hour begins at 6:30 p.m. and the dinner at 7:00 p.m.  We are preparing the meal.  The menu is beef roast and pork roast, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert.  We will be peeling potatoes and baking bread on Wednesday, November 14th at 7:00 p.m.  We need volunteers to make a pan of bars or dessert. 
We will also need volunteers to help prepare and serve the food on Thursday.

MEETINGS
Our first meeting this month will be held on Thursday, November 1st at our Lions’ Hall at 7:00 p.m.
The meal will be Potluck.

Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday November 8th at our Lions’ Hall at 7:00 p.m.

Our second meeting of the month will take place on Thursday, November 15th at our Lions’ Hall at 7:00 p.m.  This meeting will be the Zone Meeting hosted by our club.  If you plan on attending the Zone Meeting, please RSVP at our next meeting, or by calling Lion Secretary LaNette or Lion President Gary by November 11th.  Remember to RSVP if you are attending!

Thank you to Lions Kathy Main, Mike Main, Renee Lahr, Julie Gangl, Gary Hagemann and Becky Hagemann for the delicious meal on Thursday, October 4th and a thank you to the Lions who brought the delicious food at our potluck meal on Thursday, October 18th.

Halloween and Sight Night

The Halloween Party will be held on Saturday, October 27th from 5 to 9 p.m. Judging for the costumes will start at 6:30 p.m.  Lion Cathy Rufer and Lion Susie Grangroth are the co-chairs.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!  Remember to bring your used eyeglasses to the Halloween Party.

Lion Vern Lemke is retiring from Plaisted Companies.  You are invited to help him celebrate his retirement on Saturday, October 27th at the Howard Lake Legion starting at 5:00 p.m.   

Trick or Treat Bags

Our club purchased reflectorized bags that will be handed out to Kindergarten, First and Second grade students at our schools. They have safety tips on them as well as our Lions Club Name and web site address. You can see a sample on the bulletin board.  Thank you to Lion Nancy for volunteering to get them to the school for us.


Joint Governor’s Night and Christmas Party with the Cokato Lions

 We are hosting the Governor’s Night and Christmas Party with the Cokato Lions on Thursday, December 6th.  Spouses and significant others are invited to attend.  This meal will be potluck.  We will also have a gift exchange.  The value should be around $10.00.  Men bring a gift for a man and ladies bring a gift for a lady.  Please, no gifts that could be either for a man or a woman as sometimes in the past, a man has ended up with a ladies gift or visa versa.

DUES

If you haven’t paid your dues yet, please do so by mailing a check for $50.00 to Howard Lake Lions PO Box 13 Howard Lake MN 55349 or by attending any of the upcoming meetings.

BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEETINGS

The Board of Directors will be meeting the 2nd Thursday of each month. All members are invited to attend. The Board will conduct business like paying bills, voting on new and dropping members, and requests for donations. Most of the items before the Board will be discussed and brought back to the Club for final approval.

News Letter

If you have any ideas, comments or news for the newsletter please let us know. Email: lions@hllions.org or mail to Howard Lake Lions PO Box 13 Howard Lake MN 55349.

Good Neighbor Days

The bands are tentatively set for next year.  The Killer Hayseeds are scheduled to play on Friday night and High Noon is scheduled to play on Saturday night. 

Check out the new appliances in the Teen Center!  Thank you to Lions Mike, Bernie, Julie, LaNette and Terry for picking them
up and installing them.

Mid-Winter Convention

The Mid-Winter Convention will be held on January 18th, 19th and 20th.  More information will be available at our upcoming meetings and in next month’s newsletter.  Make your plans now!

BIRTHDAYS
Happy Birthday to all the Howard Lake Lion members who are celebrating their birthday in November: LaNette Thorson (3);
Lee Kaltved (7); Vern Lemke (16); Catherine Stenberg (22); Verdell Stenberg (28).

PLEASE RSVP TO LION LANETTE OR LION PRESIDENT GARY IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE AT THE ZONE MEETING AT OUR LIONS HALL ON NOVEMBER 15TH. THIS IS OUR REGULAR MEETING NIGHT AND WE NEED A HEAD COUNT!!!

Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!