HOWARD LAKE LIONS NEWSLETTER
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(E-mail:  hllions@ll.net)

October  2001
 

Thanks to the nineteen Howard Lake Lion members who attended the zone meeting here on September 18th.  Including our members there were forty-nine in attendance that night. The next zone meeting will be on Monday, November 26th at the KC Hall in Waverly.  The Waverly and Delano Lions will be co-hosting it.

Our next meeting will be on Thursday, October 4th at our meeting place.  There will be a meal that night which will be at 7:00 P.M. with the business meeting to follow.   The meal will be cooked and served by Lion Denise Oberpriller.  The second meeting will take place on Thursday, October 18th.  A Board of Directors meeting will take place at 6:30 P.M with the business meeting to follow.  No one has volunteered to do the meal for this meeting.  If interested, please let Lion Steve know by the next meeting so it can be put in the H.L. Herald.

THANK YOU to the many H.L. Lion members who helped out at the community appreciation dinner on August 25th.  It was very much appreciated.  A big thank you to the committee who put in countless hours to make this work.  The members of this committee were Lions Mike Main (chairperson), Terry Thorson, Dan Judd, Mel Lahr, Tom Fiecke, and Vern Lemke.

Thanks to Lion Matt Grindeland for organizing a “members only” golf outing for our Lions Club on Saturday, September 8th at the The Greens in Howard Lake.  A good time was had by all that participated.  The proceeds from this outing went towards a needy family.  Thanks also to Lions Mel & Renee Lahr for the barbecue and a potluck meal at their residence.

We are still taking orders for our new Lions shirts.  The cost of the shirts is as follows:  $18 for sizes S – XL; $20 for sizes XXL; and $21 for sizes XXXL.   You must pay for the shirt when ordering.  If interested in ordering a shirt but cannot attend one of our meetings, you can order one by mail by sending a check (payable to Howard Lake Lions) with your name and shirt size to Howard Lake Lions; P.O. Box 13; Howard Lake, MN  55349.

The Mid-Winter Convention will be held at the Marriott in Bloomington on January 18,19, and 20, 2002. Rooms this year are $78.75 per reservation.  When making your reservation, you must pay for your rooms either by check or credit card.  Also, if you are rooming with someone, please specify what type of room you prefer (double beds, king-size bed, or no preference & smoking, non-smoking, or no preference).  Reservations will be accepted starting October 1, 2001.  You can also purchase a meal book for $50 per person if ordered by December 31st.  If you purchase a meal book after December 31st, the cost goes up to $53.  The meal books will not be sold at the convention.  If you wish to purchase single meals, the cost of each meal is as follows: Saturday Luncheon ($14.00); Governor’s Banquet ($23.25); and Sunday Brunch ($14.00).  Just like the meal book, the price of the individual meals goes up $1 per meal if ordered after December 31st.  There will also be a Melvin Jones breakfast on the Saturday morning of the convention.  (This is for Melvin Jones recipients only.)  The cost of the breakfast is $13.  The chairperson for the convention this year is Lion Joyce Thorson.  You can make your reservations by seeing her at one of the upcoming meetings (not the October 4th meeting) or by calling her (763-658-2012).

Our club is looking at a new pin for this year.  If you have any ideas, please contact Lion Darrell Main ASAP.

The following members have paid their membership dues for 2001-02:

Linda Amman Gary Hagemann Nancy Main  Tammy Rienke
Jeff Bickmann Duane Hass  Jason Mapes  Cathy Rufer
LeRoy Bren  Harvey Krohn Denny Massey Paul Schmitz
Cat Brezina  Melmer Lahr  Ron Mielke  Dean Stenberg
Woody Engel  Renee Lahr  Denise Oberpriller Joyce Thorson
Charles Engels Mardell Lemke Hazel Oberpriller LaNette Thorson
Tom Fiecke  Vern Lemke  Tim Oberpriller Terry Thorson
Denny Frey  Darrell Main  Dan Oestreich Steve Weber
Matt Grindeland Kathy Main  Don Oestreich Scott Werner
Sam Gruenhagen Mike Main  Shelly Reddemann Welton Zander
 
If you are not on this above list, please pay your membership fees ($40) for 2001-02 ASAP.  You can pay them in one of two ways.  You can pay it in person by attending one of our meetings or you can mail your check (payable to the Howard Lake Lions) to: Howard Lake Lions Club; P.O. Box 13; Howard Lake, MN 55349.

This coming October will be “Growth” month.  All members are strongly encouraged to bring in any prospective members to our October meetings to have them installed as new members.  Sponsors will receive an October Growth pin for their efforts.  We will be installing at least one new member at our October 18th meeting.

Our next Adopt-a-Highway pickup (west of HL on Hwy 12) will take place on Thursday, October 18th.  The HLWW FFA will be helping us this time.   Lion Paul Schmitz is the chair for this event.

Donations were made to: a needy family and to HLWW High School for the STAR program and the student handbooks.

Our annual Governor’s Night/Christmas party will be on Thursday, December 6th.  More details in a future newsletter.

Happy birthday to the following Howard Lake Lion members who will be celebrating a birthday in October: Elwood Engel (8); Matt Grindeland (13); Jason Mapes (14); Mardell Lemke (18); Chris Bickmann (23).