THE LIONS ROAR REINCARNATED

Edited by Mark Ripplinger

Photos by Don Wood & Mark Ripplinger

May 5, 2008
 
Lions President Mark Miller

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (May 5th)

 

Fellow Lions, next week May 12th we will invite four new members into our club.  This is great for our club!  Most of us in Lions Club today were asked by a member to join.  So it is our duty as members, to ask a friend or associate who wants to serve our community, to become a member of Lions.  Good luck on your recruiting!

 

We Serve ……… Mark Miller

 

 

TODAY’S MEETING (May 5th)

 

Sue Grosboll, UNI Museum, will speak to the Club about the Earth From Science Display

 

 

COMING ATTRACTIONS

 

May 12 … Installation of New Members - No program

May 19 … Kenton Swartley - CFHS Physics teacher, Robotics National Competition

May 26 … Memorial Day – No Meeting

 

 

BIRTHDAYS                              ANNIVERSARIES

 

Sylvester VanHove – May 5th    Bob & Liz Kressig – May 6th

Jim Taylor – May 6th

Lisa Hoodjer – May 8th

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Eye Screenings – May 7th and 8th - Farmstead (Approximately 70), all day May 7th, morning only on May 8th

 

 

 

 

 

LAST MEETING (April 28th)

 

Troy Becker, Cedar Falls High School Men’s Cross Country and Women’s Track & Field Coach spoke to the Club about the Cedar Falls program. Troy expressed deep gratitude being able to work with such fine student-athletes that Cedar Falls has. The participants have had a great work ethic which makes them very easy to coach. Typically, the Men’s team will field approximately 50 athletes and girls will have 60-70 athletes annually. This past season was a very good year, with two victories at the Drake Relays and placement in six relay events. Troy indicated that the 2007-2008 women’s team is the best he has coached since he has been with Cedar Falls and that he is hopeful for a top 3 finish at the State Tournament this year. As with all sports, individual achievements provide pleasant surprises during opportune times and that luck can play a large role in the resulting standings. Troy invited the Lions Club to come to the 2008 District meet that will take place at Cedar Falls High School on May 9th. For more information about Cedar Falls High School Athletics, point your web browser to:

 

http://www.cedar-falls.k12.ia.us/buildings/cfhs/activities/athletics.htm

 

 

DID YOU KNOW

 

· A single little brown bat can catch 1,200 mosquitoes-sized insects in just one hour.

 

· Dragonflies are one of the fastest insects, flying 50 to 60 mph.

 

· Every year, $1.5 billion is spent on pet food. This is four times the amount spent on baby food.

 

· Of all known forms of animals life ever to inhabit the Earth, only about 10 percent still exist today.

 

IT'S GREAT TO BE A LION!

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