News and Announcements
2011 News Articles |
Christmas Party Coming Soon
This year's Chrismas party will be held Friday, December 9, 2011 at Anoka American Legion.
Social hour begins at 6:00 p.m., dinner is at 7:00, and prizes will given between 8:00 and 11:00. CODA will provide dancing music.
Make your reservation soon (prices are lower if you reserve before December 1). Contact Goldie Taber or Kay Riley.
Awards Presented
Several awards were presented at our Governor's Night meeting recently. District Governor Dave Schroeder (in blue coat) assisted Anoka Lions President Ron Nordin (in brown coat) with the presentations.
Helen Keller Sight Awards: Anoka American Legion (Fadi Awaijane), Troy Furch, Mark Kohner & Jim Batters
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| Melvin Jones Fellow Tom Blaska | Melvin Jones Fellow Terry Johnson |
Lynn Zimmerman and Mark Kohner were also recognized for their work as club secretary and treasurer, respectively.
Lion Tom Blaska also received Past President and Lion of the Year awards. Pictured above, he is already scheming about how to extract the locked contents of the Lion of the Year traveling trophy as President Nordin prepares glasses and ice.
Blaska and Brewster Visit Lions
Joan Blaska was the featured guest at our April 26 meeting. Actually, her dog Brewster received more attention than she did.
Brewster, a 3½ year old Golden Doodle, is a trained therapy dog. He and owner Joan make visits twice a month to Mercy Hospital. There they visit waiting rooms and patient rooms where Brewster gently allows people touch and love him, which raises spirits and helps patients feel good.
Affiliated with Therapy Dogs International, Brewster and other therapy dogs must have the proper temperament, enjoy interaction with people, and receive extensive obedience training.
Not to be confused with service dogs, therapy dogs make visits, bring happiness, and help patients relax, lower stress, and even reduce blood pressure. Thanks, Joan, for providing a very interesting program.
Lion Schlenker Receives Recycling Award
Lion Art Schlenker, on behalf of Anoka Lions Club, received an award for his years recycling event service.
It was presented by the City of Anoka Waste Reduction & Recycling Board "for continued commitment and enthusiastic service to Anoka's Spring & Fall Recycling Events".
Thanks and congratulations, Lion Art.
ACBC Food Shelf Presentation
Jerri Loughry, Manager of the ACBC Emergency Food Shelf, was the featured speaker at our March 22 meeting.
ACBC exists to provide a helping hand to people in need, and the demand for their services has never been greater.
They operate with the help of two part-time employees and 150 volunteers. In 2010 they served over 9,000 families and 32,000 individuals. That is an increase of 13% over the previous year.
ACBC has a building expanson planned which will be a big help in providing a vital service to the community.
Pancake Breakfast
Our 51st consecutive annual pancake breakfast will be held on Palm Sunday, April 17, 2011, 8:00am to 1:00pm.
We serve about 700 people each year as a way of saying "thanks" to the community.
The all-you-can-eat breakfast of homemade pancakes, eggs, sausage and beverage is very reasonable: just $6 for adults, $3 for children 3-12 and free for children under 3. Join us at the Anoka American Legion. map
Anoka Lioness will hold a bake sale. A Wellness Van will also be available for free screening for diabetes, eyes, blood pressure and cholesterol.
For tickets or more information contact Terry Johnson, Mike Delaney or any club member.
New Member Inducted
Welcome to new member Jim Bonniwell. Jim was inducted at the March 8 meeting.
Pictured with Jim are sponsor Lion Pat Vevea with Lion President Tom Blaska looking on.
Welcome to the club!
David Frizzell To Headline Country Music Show
The 23rd Annual Country Music Show will be held Saturday, March 26, 3:00 and 7:00 at Anoka High School.
David Frizzell, brother of country music legend Lefty Frizzel, hit the top of the charts with two #1 hits: "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma" and "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home". His illustrious music career also included a number of other top ten hits.
The opening act and band music will feature Sherwin and Pam Linton.
For more information and tickets contact Lions Bill or Jan Dubats (763) 757-4143 or Lions Joe or Lynn Zimmerman (763) 421-4361
Scholarship Awarded
Laura Nevison received a scholarship award from Anoka Lions on February 3 at a ceremony held at Fountains of Ramsey.
Ms. Nevison is a student at Anoka Technical College. She is studying to become an Administrative Specialist with an Associate of Applied Science degree.
Pictured with Laura are Lions Myles Borstad and Chuck Henning.
Congratulations, Laura!
Anoka Lions Hosts Zone Meeting
Our club hosted the January 25, 2011 Zone meeting. Representatives from our Lions District, Zone and other area clubs joined many of our members for an enjoyable meeting
Featured speaker PDG Larry Kounkel (right) delivered an informative presentation about the Minnesota Lions Eye Bank, now called Minnesota Lions Vision Foundation.
Welcome New Members
Congratulations to these new members who joined recently:
We are glad you are with us!