V.P. Lion Lynda called the meeting to order. No business, no anniversaries, but we did sing a round of Happy Birthday for Lion Bill Stolly.
Some sad news to report. Cliff Parlette of the Starlight Club slipped on the ice and is in the hospital, and not doing so well. Please keep him in your prayers. Cliff is the fellow who built the box we store our flags in, and made many of the toys and gifts for the Starlight Club's Christmas Party.
March 8th will be blood testing at The Andersons, and we'll have two shifts from 9A-11A and 11A-1P.
District Convention will be at the Findlay Convention Center, April 4th. (Same location as last year). They are holding a reverse raffle with tickets at $20.00. See PDG Larry for one. The way that the reverse raffle works is that the draw tickets until the last ticket is drawn, which is the winner.
PDG Larry (center) inducted Julie Ward (left) into the Lima Host Lions Club. Julie was sponsored by Lion Dean (right).
Some of you may remember Julie when she spoke to our club a while back.
We really look forward to having Julie join us in the den. And hopefully she can help us keep Lion Dean in line!
Welcome to the Lima Host Lions Club!
50/50 DRAWING - Hey! Where have you been? If you were not at the meeting, you missed the 50/50 drawing. This week Ben Bernanke, no actually it was Jim Schenk doled out a $10 bill to Lion Barry!
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Lion Phil introduced Julie Norburg and Kathy Faulette from the Juvenile Court of Allen County. Judge Derryberry is presently the presiding judge, and takes care of probate matters, as well as nearly 1,500 cases of kids getting into trouble. The court has four officers, dealing with kids that are involved in drugs, drinking, and other illegal activities. The mission of the court is to rehabilitate juveniles and keep them out of trouble, and most of all, out of the court system.
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Have you ever wondered about the Lions Song. No, not in THAT way. Have you ever wondered where it comes from, and why we sing it? Did you know that the Lions Song might be different?
In Brisbane, Austrailia, the Lions Song is sung to the tune of "La Marseillaise", the French anthem. It goes like this.
"We are the pride of Brisbane town, We wear maroon, blue and gold. We will always fight for victory, Like Fitzroy, and Bears of old. All for one, and one for all, We will answer to the call. Go Lions, Brisbane Lions, We'll kick the winning score. You'll hear our mighty roar."
The Mount Pleasant Lions Club, of Mount Pleasant, Michigan, have their song that they sing at the end of the meeting. Sung to "Til We Meet Again", it goes like this.
"Smile true Lions, while we sing adieu. Smile and sing with hearts so very true, And be loyal through and through, Boost your club what e'er you do, The songs we sing, the smiles we ever wear, Makes the sunshine brighter everywhere, Send Lionsim through the air, 'Til we meet again, Let's Go."
The Seal Beach Lions Club of Seal Beach, California had this song.
"I've Got That Lion Spirit, I've got that Lion Spirit up in my head, up in my head, up in my head, I've got that Lion Spirit up in my head, up in my head today. I've got that Lion Spirit here in my heart, here in my heart, here in my heart, I've got that Lion Spirit here in my heart, here in my heart today. I've got that Lion Spirit down in my feet, down in my feet, down in my feet, I've got that Lion Spirit down in my feet, down in my feet today. I've got that Lion Spirit all over me, all over me, all over me, I've got that Lion Spirit all over me, all over me today. I've got that Lion Spirit up in my head, here in my heart, down in my feet. I've got that Lion Spirit all over me, all over me to stay."
Probably the shortest Lions Song I have found belongs to the Bethel Lions Club, located in Bethel, Alaska. Their song goes;
"Hail, Hail, the Lions are here! Can't you hear them roaring? Can't you hear them roaring? Hail, Hail, the Lions are here! Can't you hear them roaring now!! (Meow!)
Closer to how we sing it is the Massabesic Lions Club of Waterboro, Maine. They sing;
"Oh don’t you hear those Lions roar, Don’t you hear those Lions roar, You can hear them every week as they feed and growl for more, Rah, Rah, Rah. Don’t you hear those Lions roar, their snarling rumbling roar, So roar Lions, bite em, bite em, bite em, Don’t you hear those Lions, Hear those Lion, Hear those Lions Roar. GRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!
In District 1A, the birthplace of Lions, they are pretty close to what we sing, but with a slight variation.
"Don't you hear those Lions roar? Don't you hear those Lions roar? You can hear them roaring ev'ry week, As they feed and growl for more. (Rah! Rah! Rah!) You should hear those Lions roar, Their snarling, rumbling roar, - So, roar, Lions! Bite 'em! Bite 'em! Bite 'em! Don't you hear those Lions, hear those Lions, Hear those Lions roar!"
I spent about four hours of researching this, and found no less than eighteen different club songs. No doubt if I looked more, I could find another eighteen. So what do you think, Lima Host Lions? What should be our "official lyrics". Perhaps we should discuss this?
In closing, one of the things that I found interesting was many clubs opened their meeting with a short toast. It goes like this. "Not above you, Not beneath you, But with you."
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We had one fine in for the meeting. Lion Barry was fined 10¢ for not wearing his badge. Remember the Tailtwister is watching!
PDG Larry reminded the members that The Jefferson Awards are coming up, and we're looking for people who should be nominated. Do you know someone who has performed Public Service, helped others, or whom has been active in the community. You can nominate them simply by picking up a form at WLIO Television or visiting www.aips.org/nominate/index.html for more information.
PDG Larry inducted Lion Corinne Piper into the club. At the present time there are 46,000 Lions Clubs in the world, with 13 of those being sponsored by the Lima Host Lions Club. Welcome, Corinne to the club. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Lion Phil filled us in on The Starlight Club. Marge Briggs has been elected President of the club, so look forward to some dandy jokes and good leadership in the coming year. Annette Cotterman is VP.
We had a few winners in the den. A few, you ask? You betchum. For the $10 50/50, our program chair for the month won it, Lion Dean. The next end of the month drawing was for $40.00. It was won by Lucky Lion Lynda. We understand that most of that will go for Dachshund food. Finally, donated by Lion Linda was a lovely roll around cooler. That was won by PDG Larry! By the way, Lion Fred was filling in for Lion Jim who was a little under the weather. Get better, Jim. The back table needs your pitching arm.
Program
Lion Phil, program chair for February, introduced Marie Von Der Embse, Attorney at Law who is running for Judge in Allen County. There are several candidates in the pack looking to get the position of Judge of the Juvenile and Probate courts
On the Republican side, Deb Drexler, currently an Allen County Common Pleas Court magistrate, is running against Tammie Hursh, currently assistant municipal prosecutor and assistant city law director, previously served as a Juvenile Court magistrate.
On the Democratic side, Judge Glenn Derryberry will seek to hold on to his position as he is being challenged by Marie Von Der Embse for the robe and gavel. The primary is March 4th. Please !
Marie said that she could, and would be a tough judge. Along with a 25 year law career, being a Lima 1st Ward Councilwoman, teacher, and Peace Corp Volunteer, she brings experience to the bench.
He focus will be on families, and especially the children and elderly in the region, whom are often abused and neglected. Marie also explained a lot about what judges do and don't do in the court of the Juvenile and Probate courts. It was an interesting and enlightening talk. Thanks Phil and Marie!
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