Hot Dog Cook Out, New Members(?), Avoiding Elder Abuse/Theft

WITH A ROUSING CHEER FOR THE SAN DIEGO PADRES, OUR GROUP OF 20 LIONS & GUESTS ROSE IN UNISON(?) TO "TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME", ABLY LED BY LION LEE MORTON.

LION KARSTEN THEN ROSE &, IN HIS USUAL LAUDATORY APLOMB, BID OUR PRESIDENT A COLORFUL GOODBYE FOR HIS LAST WEEK OF PUTTING UP WITH US.

THAT SAID, LION SCHLOSS REORTED A VERY SUCCESSFUL HOT DOG COOK OUT AT THE CLAIREMONT REC. CENTER, WITH OUR LIONS DELIVERING 165 HOT DOGS!!

LION GARY LEARN INFORMED US OF THE FINAL TOUCHES BEING PUT TOGETHER FOR THE CLUB FOLDER IN KEEPING WITH OUR ONGOING MEMBERSHIP DRIVE.

AND SPEAKING OF MEMBERS, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE RETURN, AND POSSIBLE NEW MEMBER, DR. STEVEN CHINN, DDS. ALSO, WELCOME BACK TO THE LION'S DEN, LION CYNDI MEEVES.

SO YOU THINK YOU ARE SAFE FROM PERSONAL & FININCIAL THEFT?  GET THIS: OUR PROGRAM SPEAKER TODAY WAS NONE OTHER THAN PAUL GREENWOOD, DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, HEAD OF THE ELDER ABUSE UNIT &  FAMILY PROTECTION DIVISION. PAUL PROCEEDED TO OUTLINE FOR US TEN (10) DIFFERENT WAYS & METHODS USED TO BILK US EVERY DAY, THEN GAVE US TIPS TO HELP REDUCE THE RISKS OF BECOMING A VICTIM, WHICH GAVE US PLENTY TO THINK ABOUT,  AND A BIT ON THE SCARY SIDE.

LION LOIS REMINDED US OF THE COMING INSTALLATION, SATURDAY, JUNE 25. MORE INFO TO FOLLOW. AND FINALLY - YOUR LION PRESIDENT BUCKEL'S LAST BOARD MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1ST -  11 AM.

Blind Community Center, Lions Learning Day, '11-'12 Club Officers, Old Mission Bay Athletic Club

Meeting on 5/18/11

ABLY ASSISTED BY 18 LIONS PLUS GUESTS, LION PDG SCOTTY SCHUETZ LED THE MULTITUDE IN OUR POPULAR VERSION OF "AMERICA".

AND, ONCE AGAIN, LION KARSTEN INTRODUCED DR. STEVEN CHINN, DDS, WHO HAS VISITED US TWICE & IS IN LION TO BECOME A NORTH PARK MEMBER. WELCOME DR. CHINN.

PRESIDENT ART THEN READ A LETTER FROM THE BLIND COMMUNITY CENTER, THANKING US FOR OUR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION OF $887, SIGNED BY LION LEE MORTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. INCIDENTALLY, THE NORTH PARK LIONS HAVE BEEN A CONTINUING SUPPORTER OF THE CENTER SINCE 1969.

F.Y. I. THE LIONS LEARNING DAY WILL BE CONDUCTED 6/18 AT THE JULIAN HIGH SCHOOL FROM 8 - 12.  CLASSES ESPECIALLY FOR INCOMING OFFICERS.

LION KIM HAPPILY INFORMED US THAT HER DAUGHTER'S SOCCER TEAM SCORED A 6-0 WIN IN FINLAND.

ANOTHER REMINDER: YOUR 2011 - 2012  CLUB OFFICERS WILL BE INSTALLED SATURDAY, JUNE 25. BE THERE, OR BE SQUARE (WHATEVER THAT MEANS).

A FASCINATING & ENTERTAINING PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED BY LION CUNNINGHAM, REPRESENTING THE "OLD MISSION BAY ATHLETIC CLUB". WE LEARNED MANY THINGS, ESPECIALLY OF THE "OVER THE LINE" TOURNAMENT. THEY PLAY 50 COURTS WITH 1300 TEAMS IN DOUBLE ELIMINATION. DENNIS ALSO PASSED AROUND A BOOKLET OF SEMI XX RATED PHOTO'S AND INFO. AND DID YOU KNOW THAT "MISS EMERSOM" IS CHOSEN ON THE 2ND SATURDAY, AND MOSTLY FOR HER GREATER "UP FRONT"  PHYSIQUE? ENOUGH SAID.

NEXT WEEK, 5/28, OUR PROGRAM WILL BE ON "ELDER ABUSE".

Chuck Robbins to be Honored, James T. Ostrich of Warbirds West, Club Installation

Meeting on 5/11/11

FIRST V.P. RENFRO BROUGHT OUR MEETING TO ORDER, PROMPTLY CALLING ON LION MORTON TO LEAD US IN OUR EVER POPULAR "AMERICA."

SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ENSUED, PUNCTUATED BY SEVERAL "HAPPY DOLLAR" NOTES.

LION PDG HANNUM INFORMED US OF THE PAST DISTRICT CONVENTION'S VARIOUS ACTIVITIES, AND THAT LION BRAD WEEKS WILL BE OUR NEW GOVERNOR.

LION JIM KNOTT, SR. TOLD US OF HIS ENCOUNTERS WITH RATS & SQUIRRELS.  (YOU HAD TO BE THERE).

AND ON A MORE SERIOUS & INFORMATIVE NOTE. YOU PROBABLY KNOW (OR SHOULD) THAT LION CHUCK ROBBINS WAS A SIGNALMAN, HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE WWII SOUTH PACIFIC CAMPAIGN. BUT, DID YOU KNOW THAT HE WILL BE A GUEST OF HONOR AT A MEMORIAL SERVICE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.? AN ALL EXPENSES PAID TRIP.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE - LION ROBBINS.

WE WERE ENTERTAINED & INFORMED TODAY BY MR. JAMES T. OSTRICH. JIM IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF "WARBIRDS WEST", OPERATING FROM GILLESPIE FIELD. HIS VISUAL DISPLAY INCLUDED A WIDE VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT. THEY ARE INVOLVED IN MANY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING WARBIRD RIDES, THE MISSING MAN FLY BYS, PLUS PARADES WITH A VARIETY OF MILITARY VEHICLES.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:  INSTALLATION OF OUR 2011 - 2012 CLUB OFFICERS WILL BE SATURDAY, JUNE, 25. MORE INFO TO FOLLOW.

AND FINALLY:  "I HAVE NOT FAILED.  I'VE  JUST FOUND 10,000 WAYS THAT WON'T WORK."   Thomas A. Edison

Breakfast on the Bay, Nominated Officers, Nice Guys San Diego

Meeting on 5/4/11

OUR MEETING OPENED BY CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY OF IRVING BERLIN WITH LION MORTON LEADING THE WAY WITH "GOD BLESS AMERICA".

WE WERE THEN TREATED TO A GREAT BBQ BUFFET LUNCHEON (FOLLOWED BY AN APPRECIATIVE APPLAUSE).

LION KARSTEN INTRODUCED HIS GUEST:  DR. STEVEN CHIN, OPTOMETRIST.

IN ADDITION, WE HAD OUR MONTHLY RECOGNITION & HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREETINGS IN SONG TO SEVERAL OF OUR DESERVING LIONS.

DR. KNOTT REMINDED US OF OUR COMING BREAKFAST ON THE BAY & WILL NEED SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS. MORE ON THIS LATER.

LION HASELHORST THEN READ THE NOMINATED SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR THE COMING YEAR, WHICH WE WILL BE VOTING ON THIS WEEK.

LION GARY LEARN INFORMED US THAT 28 YEARS AGO HE "FREED" HIS WIFE, CAROL, FROM "MAIDENHOOD".  CONGRATS TO BOTH FROM ALL OF US.

LION CUNNINGHAM THEN INTRODUCED OUR SPEAKER, STAN HOLLMAN.  STAN HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A VARIETY OF CAREERS,  BUT TODAY SPOKE AS A SPONSOR OF  THE "NICE GUYS SAN DIEGO", AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO HELPING WOUNDED VETERANS, WHICH INCLUDES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, SUPPLYING A VARIETY OF NEEDS;  ALSO, BACK PACKS FOR TROOPS CARRIED FOR FIELD WOUND USE, AND LATER TRANSPORT TO EVAC UNITS.

AND DID YOU KNOW? YOUR NORTH PARK LIONS CLUB WAS CHARTERED 85 YEARS AGO.

EDITOR'S NOTE:  WITH MY GRANDSON, JEFF RUSSELL, WE DO OUR BEST TO BRING YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS OF EACH MEETING. HOWEVER, TO REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CLUB AND ITS  MANY ACTIVITIES - - - PLEASE ATTEND THE MEETINGS.

S.C.O.R.E., Blind Center Walk-a-Thon, A Man and his 1,200 mile Walk

Meeting held on April 27, 2011

THE MEETING OPENED WITH THE USUAL FANFARE, LION MORTON LEADING 22 LIONS & GUESTS SINGING (?) "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL".

WITH LION THOMAS INVOKING ALL TO BE "EVER MINDFUL OF OTHERS",  OPENING THE WAY TO OUR USUAL GREAT BUFFET LUNCHEON.

LION MORTON INTRODUCED HER GUEST FROM THE BLIND COMMUNITY CENTER.

LION KARSTEN PRESENTED A GUEST FROM  S.C.O.R.E.  (SERVICE CORE OF RETIRED EXECUTIVES), WORKING IN PARTHERSHIP WITH SAN DIEGO BUSINESSES, HAVING 95 MEMBERS IN THE LOCAL CHAPTER. COULD ALSO BE A GREAT ASSIST IN OUR ON-GOING MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN.

ALSO ANNOUNCED: THE BLIND COMMUNITY CENTER IS HOLDING THEIR 7TH ANNUAL WALK-A-THON.  TO BE HELD SATURDAY,  MAY 28TH, AT LAKE MURRAY. A SIGN UP SHEET FOR DONATIONS TO  LION MORTON'S PARTICIPATION IS BEING CIRCULATED. OH YES, FORGOT TO MENTION; IT IS A WALK/RUN: 1 MILE / 5K / 10K ENTRY SENIORS 65 & OVER $15 ; AGES 13 TO 64 $25.

LION PRES. ART READ A THANK YOU LETTER FROM THE CENTER FOR THE BLIND, THANKING US FOR OUR GENEROUS DONATION, SIGNED BY OUR OWN LION KIM.

OUR PROGRAM SPEAKER TODAY TOLD OF HIS MANY ADVENTURES AND OTHERWISE WHEN HE EMBARKED ON A 1,200 MILE WALK FROM TECATE TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA. WHICH INCLUDED A STUBORN, BUT VERY NECESSARY, DONKEY, AS THE DONKEY CARRIED ALL HIS SUPPLIES. HE WAS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY 2 FAITHFUL DOGS. THIS TRIP TOOK 5 1/2 MONTHS, AND HE WILL BE AUTHORING A BOOK COMMEMORATING HIS ADVENTURES.

ELECTION OF CLUB 2011 - 2012 OFFICERS THIS WEEK.

ALSO, OUR BOARD WILL MEET AT 11:00 AM THIS WEEK.

NP Business Improvement, SD County Fair, USS Midway Museum

Meeting on 4/20/11

AND WITH LOTS OF FAN FARE AND FRIVOLITY OUR MEETING OPENED WITH OUR EVER POPULAR LION VERNETTA LEADING US IN A ROUSING "GOD BLESS AMERICA".

THAT SAID, LION MORTON INTRODUCED HER GUEST FROM THE BLIND CENTER.

LION KARSTEN REPORTED A SUCCESFUL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION MEETING, WITH THE NEXT MEETING TO BE IN 2 1/2 TO  3 WEEKS.

LET'S SEE; OH YES, LION KNOTT, SR. REMINDED US OF THE COMING SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR, WHICH WE ARE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN, AND IS ASKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH THE EVENT.

AND THE HAPPY DOLLARS FLOWED: LION RUSSELL FOR HIS GRANDSON'S SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS, AND, ABOVE THAT, SELLING HIS CONDO. LION SCHLOSS GAVE HAPPY $ FOR HIS BASEBALL TEAM WINNING 6 TO 5. AND KIM'S GOOD NEWS FROM FINLAND. HER DAUGHTER'S SOCCER TEAM NOT ONLY WON SATURDAY, BUT SHE IS NOW ENGAGED.














OUR PROGRAM SPEAKER TODAY, INTRODUCED BY LION RUSSELL, WAS FROM THE USS MIDWAY MUSEUM. RUDY SHAPPEE IS A VOLUNTEER FOR EXHIBITS & DESIGNS.  RUDY INFORMED US OF THE MANY FACETS OF THE MUSEUM, BEING HEAVILY INVOLVED IN MANY AREAS WITH OVER 600 VOLUNTEERS AND HOSTING 3500 TO 3800 VISITORS DAILY. HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE USS MIDWAY WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN EVACUATING OVER 700 REFUGEES DURING THE MOVE FROM SOUTH VIETNAM.

2011-2012  SLATE OF OFFICERS, VOTE WEDNESDAY, 4/27.

La Mesa Lions Spaghetti Dinner, Entertainment Book Sales Update, Shen Yun World Tour Dancers

Meeting on 4/13/11

AT THE STROKE OF 12:10, OUR OWN LION MORTON LEAD 20 LIONS & GUEST IN A ROUSING RENDITION OF "THIS IS MY COUNTRY".

LION VERNETTA INTRODUCED A SPECIAL GUEST, MR. MAX MASON. MAX NOT ONLY EXPRESSED HIS INTEREST IN THE NORTH PARK LIONS, BUT DONATED $10. THANK YOU, MAX.

LION JOE SCHLOSS MADE HIS FINAL REPORT ON THE ENTERTAINMENT BOOK SALES. OUR SALES WERE MERGED WITH OTHER CLUB SALES AND WE RECEIVED A BONUS CHECK FOR $273.12. THANKS FOR YOUR GOOD WORK, JOE.

LION KIM GIBBENS BROUGHT US UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST FROM HER DAUGHTER IN FINLAND, AND THOUGH THE TEAM ACTUALLY LOST,  HER DAUGHTER WAS VOTED M. V. P. CONGRATULATIONS!!

THEN LEE MORTON DONATED A "HAPPY DOLLAR" FOR THE BLIND CENTER'S "BRAILLE BINGO". ALSO, ANNOUNCING THEIR WALK-A-THON, SCHEDULED FOR 5/28.

LION RICK HANNUM BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THE LA MESA LIONS CLUB'S 14TH ANNUAL SPAGHETTI DINNER FOR MAY 12,  5/30 PM, AT THE LA MESA COMMUNITY CTR 4975 MEMORIAL DRIVE. $10 PER PERSON, CHILDREN UNDER 5 FREE. RAFFLE PRIZES INCLUDING: DIAMOND BRACELET, 2 DAY STAY IN LAKE TAHOE, PLUS SILENT AUCTION.

OUR PROGRAM, INTRODUCED BY LION VERNETTA, FEATURED THE "SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS". A PERFORMANCE  5,000 YEARS IN THE MAKING. THE  SHEN YUN IS A WORLD TOUR, WITH 400 PERFORMANCES IN 100 CITIES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED SOME VERY COLORFUL AND MOVING PERFORMANCES BY THE GROUP. SORRY IF YOU WEREN'T THERE.

THIS WEEK, 4/20, OUR PROGRAM SPEAKER WILL BE FROM THE USS MIDWAY MUSEUM. -- DON'T MISS THIS ONE.