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President’s Message
June 2021
Dear Fellow Lions:
As your new President Elect, I am excited about the coming year and the fact we can get back to the new “normal” which includes having meetings and doing what we do best, “Service”.
Times have changed and unfortunately, we as Lions are going to have to do business a little better and smarter. No one likes change, especially as we get older, but we need to attract new, younger Lions, in order to continue our paper recycling program and possibly some other new ventures this year!
That in no way discounts us older guys, we certainly can carry our own weight and have done so for years, but it is always good to have “new blood” and new ideas.
Speaking of something new, instead of the traditional cotton candy booth we have every year during Rodeo days, we are going to have a food booth and serve “Brats on a Bun” with sauerkraut and water for 8.00 dollars. The booth is at the same place, and if you have not done so, please sign up to volunteer!
I will see you there!
President Scott Armstrong
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR 2021-2022
SECRETARY Rhuno Nelson TREASURER Doug Ruckel TAIL TWISTER Ron Barbour LION TAMER Kim Zimmerman PAST PRESIDENT Bob Dressler PAPER PROJECT CHAIRMAN Tim Ernster MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN Rick Smith SIGHT & HEARING CHAIRMAN Steve Schmidt
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES
HIGHLIGHTS: June 9, 2021 (pending BOD approval)
PRESIDENT Scott Armstrong 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Steve Byers 2ND VICE PRESIDENT John Regalado 3RD VICE PRESIDENT TBD 2ND YEAR DIRECTOR Paul Bauman 2ND YEAR DIRECTOR Ron Barbour 2ND YEAR DIRECTOR Greg Manchester 1ST YEAR DIRECTOR Bill Dunn 1ST YEAR DIRECTOR Doug George 1ST YEAR DIRECTOR Buz Williams
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Call to Order
President Lion Bob Dressler called the Board of Directors (BOD)
meeting to order at 12:50 at Goods From The Garden
Restaurant.
Secretary’s Report: Lion Rhuno Nelson
1. The Board accepted the minutes of the regular BOD meeting of June 9, 2021. The Club retains these in the permanent files.
2. PNL Membership is 104 as of May 31, 2021. Nine are Branch Club Members.
3. Public donations of $5,134 were made to the PNL
Foundation in May 2021.
4. PNL’s summary statistics submitted to LCI for May 2021
are:
Lion hours donated for Paper Project: 264; with 36 Lions participating.
Hospital Shred: 104 hours with 18 participants. Sight and Hearing - $760 for eye care for May 2021, for a
$3,670 YTD Total for 38 Applicants were approved. 5
applicants approved for hearing aids.
Acceptance of the Secretary’s report was motioned by Joe
Maresh and seconded by Rick Smith and approved by voice
vote.
Treasurer’s Report: Lion Doug Ruckel:
1. PNL Club Accounts as of May 31, 2021 had a balance of:
$8,782. Expenses during the month were $2,035. vs.
Income of $3,150.
2. PNL Foundation Accounts as of May 31, 2021 had a
balance of $96,528. Expenses during the month were
$3,314 vs. income of $5134.
3. PNL subsidized $117 for Lunches for the Month of May
2021.
Acceptance of the Treasurer’s Report was motioned by Greg
Manchester and seconded by Rick Smith, and approved by
voice vote.
PRESIDENT’S & NEW BUSINESS ITEMS
President Lion Bob Dressler brought the following items of
business before the BOD:
1. PNL Installation Luncheon Noon June 15, at Prescott Lakes
Club. No PNL Meeting on Wednesday June 16.
2. PNL Officer Positions are available for 2021/2022: Scott
Armstrong Incoming PNL President, reported that he has
officer position for 3rd Vice President. Please see Scott
Armstrong if you can help.
3. Chic Martin is inducted as a member to Prescott Noon
Lions.
4. Chuck Matthews reported that an Emergency Grant of
$10,000 may be on its way soon to District 21 North Lions to
help with humanitarian relief for the victims of the Bagdad
Fire. Scott Armstrong made a motion to donate $1,000 to help
the people of the Bagdad Fire. Lee Nidess seconded the
motion. Motion approved by voice vote.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Paper Project: Lion Tim Ernester:
Lion Tim Ernester, reported work on the paper project for March
as follows:
Paper Crew 264 hours, with 33 Lions participating;
Shredding 104 hours, with 18 Lions participating;
Support 36 hours, with 6 Lions participating.
Membership Committee: Lion Rick Smith:
Chic Martin will be inducted June 9, 2021, as a Lion member.
Random Act Of Kindness Committee:
Nothing new to Report.
Sight and Hearing Committee: Bob Dressler for Lion Steve
Schmidt:
Sight and Hearing reported service data for May 2021 is:
Eye care applications: 3; with 38 approved YTD.
Hearing aid applications: 0; with 5 approved. YTD.
Monthly expenditures were $760.
Year to date (YTD) data: $3,670.
Last YTD expenses are $4,236.13 for 38 applicants
Yavapai Lions Children’s Eye Screening Project:
Doug George reported some schools are requesting to have
vision screening, but the Arizona State Guidelines may change.
Mobile Eye Care Van: Lion Doug George:
The Eye Van was in Wilhoit, AZ on May 22 and served 20
people.
ADJOURNMENT
The Prescott Noon Lions Club Board of Directors Meeting
adjourned at 1:10 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Rhuno Nelson
PNL Secretary
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2021 Installation &
Awards Banquet
June 15, 2021
The highly respected Melvin Jones Awards were
presented to Lions Tim Ernster and Rudy Hernandez.
Although Tim is a fairly new member, he volunteered for
the role of Paper Chairman. The job can be challenging in
normal times, and with the pandemic crisis it became more
complex. Tim took the task head on and guided us through
these difficult times for our club’s major project. Soon after
Rudy became a member, he volunteered for a mission that
is our main focus, eye care. He has consistently been a
vital member of the eye care van crew helping those in
need throughout Yavapai County. Rudy has also been an
active participant in the school vision screening program.
For a few Lions, the award of ‘Most Disrespectful to the
President’ award is a coveted trophy. This year Lion Kim
Zimmerman joined an elite group of two time winners. All
we can say is that it was well deserved.
Throughout our club history, several Lions have played
an important role beyond our club for eye care, disaster
relief and Camp Tatiyee at the county, district and state
level of Lions. However, only one club member has
achieved the highest level of district governor. This Lion is
our own District 21N Governor Chuck Matthews. He has
served our district well in a period of transition and has
represented our own club in the best way. Chuck’s term is
ending and he will get a well deserved rest. Chuck received
a much deserved award for his efforts as district governor.
Over the past year and more the pandemic has forced
our club to curtail all activities at times. This is not to say
certain people haven’t been busy working on behalf of the
club. Our officers were busy planning, Lion Lee Nidess kept
up his Green Bag collections and Lion Doug George has
always kept busy coordinating the eye care events, which
was rarely cancelled. The awards committee singled out
one Lion, Ken Gantz, for his efforts as the newsletter
coordinator, to continue
publishing the Lion Prints each
month through the pandemic. He
was given a special elk antler
carving as a recognition of being
’Lion of the Year.’
Photographs above and at far
left are by Lion Steve Byers.
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2021 Installation &
Awards Banquet
June 15, 2021
Lion Joe Maresh opened the banquet with a patriotic song, followed by
the Pledge of Allegiance and his prayer to honor our fallen Lions. Following
lunch, President Bob Dressler presented awards, first for the ‘Most
Disrespectful’ (of the President). Then all the officers and directors were
honored with certificates of appreciation. Next were the ‘Lion of the Year’
award and the Melvin Jones Awards.
This year the installation of officers was special since it was conducted
by our District Governor Chuck Matthews, who all of us know well and
highly respect. In addition to Chuck’s remarks were comments from
outgoing President Bob Dressler and President-Elect Scott Armstrong.
All photographs of the banquet on this page and as
noted on the next page are by Lion Steve Byers.
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Recognition
Speakers
50 years of Service
Few Lions club probably have a
member who has reached 50
years of service. Our club is
lucky to have Lion Joe Funke
joined by Lion Norm Humphrey,
who became a Lion on June
14, 1971. Judging by how Norm
is one of the fittest and active
men in our club, we may have
assumed that Norm joined
when he was a teenager.
Our newest Lion: Chic Martin
District Governor Chuck Matthews had the honor of inducting our newest
Lion, Chic Martin. A huge thanks goes to Lion John Eilers for sponsoring
Chic, who has already been volunteering frequently at the paper yard. For
more timely information on Chic, refer to Lion Jerry Jackson’s profile in this
issue.
Surviving in the ER Just because the emergency room is part of the hospital doesn’t make it a healthy
environment. Lion Scott Armstrong knows from volunteering in the ER, that we can
improve our chances of a visit there by following his suggestions as follows.
• Bring sanitary wipes to clean off surfaces touched by others. About 4% of people
get an infection at the hospital.
• Be patient. A triage method is used for evaluating those in need of treatment.
Those with the worst case are seen first.
• Don’t drive yourself to the ER. Call an ambulance. Costs can be covered by the
hospital. Also, be aware of where the ER is located.
• Don’t diagnose yourself. Just tell the doctor and nurses your symptoms.
• Be considerate and kind. Personnel would much prefer treating someone who is
not so demanding and rude.
brät or brat? No matter how you pronounce the shortened word for bratwurst, health
standards are required for the preparation and handling of the food.
Luckily we have the Lion with the experience to know what is required
and how to be safe with the food. Lion Scott Armstrong guided those
volunteers, who will be involved, through the education of meeting the
health standards at our June 30th lunch meeting. This is shaping up to be
an exciting new venture for our club.
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The Eye Care Van in
Seligman June 18, 2021
Seligman Public Library
Library Coordinator Amy Appoloni
Library Assistant Joy Webb
Manager Bill Slankar
Dr. Jon Bundy
Trained Optical Technician Jill Horrigan
Yavapai Lions Team
Phil Weliky
Tom Hubbard
Doug George
Jerry Neal
John Schmitt
Paul Chastain
Rudy Hernandez
Lilly Bundy
22 people were served (20 clients and 2 were
referred for an exam and glasses at a later
date)
“Thank you so much”
“We appreciate you all so much.
Thank you.”
Photographs were provided
by Lion Doug George.
Yavapai Lions are looking for
new volunteers to help.
Contact Lion Doug George
about helping.
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Lion Prints is a monthly newsletter of the Prescott Noon Lions Club
District 21N, Arizona P.O. Box 2215, Prescott, AZ 86302-2215
www.prescottnoonlions.org Facebook: Prescott Noon Lions Club
Editors: Lion Ken Gantz, Paul Bauman & Doug Ruckel
All photographs are by the editors unless noted otherwise.
Lion Member Profile of Chic Martin
JULY PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Speaker Chairman Lion Steve Byers
July 7: Amy Fillingim, Senior Victim Advocate Police Dept.
July 14: Board Meeting: No Speakers
July 21: Tom Bolts: Softball
July 28: Kristi Miller, Airport Administrator: Prescott Airport
Chic Martin has been a faithful follower of
a livelihood concentrated in the American
West beginning with his birth in Idaho. His
family soon moved to Utah. where he
attended kindergarten in that state before
spending his grade school years in
California (Anaheim) and Oregon. He
subsequently attended high school in Utah,
Idaho and Arizona, with his graduation
taking place in Scottsdale in our own
Arizona.
And he found permanence in the Grand
Canyon State when -- "right out of high
school" -- he embarked in the late 1970s
and early 1980s on an undertaking
involving the fashioning of Native American
jewelry and the sale of other Native
American goods at the Christown Mall in
Phoenix. As far as the jewelry production
was concerned, his entrepreneurial
approach involved his providing of raw
materials such as turquoise, mother-of-
pearl, silver wire and diamonds to hired
Native American men who would see to producing the jewelry for
eventual sale. And he also was involved in the production of
custom jewelry.
It was following the market crash in 1982 that Chic left the mall
enterprise and opted for the home construction field. After a time
he worked as a superintendent before forming his own general
contracting company in 1994, and retired from that business in
2016.
Chic and his wife, Rose, moved to Prescott in
2005 and for a few years would live there for nine
months and in the Valley for three months. Their
marriage spanned 36 years prior to her death
from cancer in 2016.
It was just a few weeks ago when Chic was
inducted into the Noon Lions under the
sponsorship of John Eilers, who is his next-door
neighbor. The two of them share enjoyable
activities, such as tooling around on their
electrical bicycles. And remember that opening
reference to Chic's lifetime link to the American
West following his birth in Idaho? Well, in
contrast, Lion Eilers and none of his eight siblings
were born in the U.S. After all, John's birthplace
was Toronto, Canada, and his siblings elsewhere
outside our nation based on the fact that their dad
was an American diplomat who relocated every
three or four years on average. C'est la vie. (I
THINK that means "so it goes" in French. but
please don't quote me on the subject!)
Now, I mentioned bicycling as one of Chic's
favorite pastimes, but he mentioned a few others
to me, to wit: "I enjoy golfing and walking" along with "a good beer
and a good joke." Sounds very plausible from here.
-- Lion Jerry Jackson
He’s “right at home” in our Western states
As we emerge from the pandemic, many people and
companies view this as an opportunity to reevaluate
our daily living and adapt to changes necessary. Our
own club has done this with a change of meeting
venue and changing from cotton candy to brats. This
was an opportunity for your editor to make an overdue
simple change to our newsletter appearance. Several
months ago Lion Paul Bauman did an excellent and
challenging job designing two logos for our club. Each
logo can be incorporated in different ways depending
on where they are used. This editor chose Paul’s oval
design for the Lion Prints.
Corrections/Omissions:
The May issue of Lion Prints omitted crediting Lion Mike
First for the photo of Lion Bernie Poelker in Lion Jerry
Jackson’s profile.
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One of my earliest memories of my dad was waiting to surprise
him when he came home each day from work.
I’m sure he saw me way before I saw him, a wiggling 2-year-old
trying to hide face down on the living room couch. When he
reached the top of the stairs, he’d pretend to look for me.
“Where’s Kelly?” he’d say, which would send me into shrieks of
delight as I popped up to be found.
He’d swoop me up into a bear hug and twirl me around, flipping
me upside down for a few thrilling seconds. Sometimes he’d sit
me on top of his shoulders and race around the room or bounce
me on his back like I was riding a wild bronco. I never worried
about falling off or being dropped because I knew, even then, my
dad would never let anything bad happen to me.
As a young girl, I would sit on the step in our garage watching him
work on his latest car project. He’d show me things like how to
change the oil or put on the spare tire, skills I admit I still haven’t
practiced much.
As a teenager, he was the parent I’d ask first when I wanted to do
something I thought Mom might say no to. “Dad said it was okay,”
I’d assure Mom when she asked what I was doing. Sometimes he
caught on to me and made me ask her first.
But no matter how much dads try to protect their kids from getting
hurt, they grow up and make their own life choices. There have
been times I am sure my dad wished I would have picked a
different path or made a wiser decision. But even in the toughest
times, I knew I could call him and he would offer the best advice
he could for the situation I was in.
Even long distance, his voice felt like a big hug, lifting me up and
telling me I’d be okay.
He walked me down the aisle twice, tears in my eyes as he locked
arms with me and squeezed my hand, leading me toward a brand
new life. When my first marriage fell apart, I met up with him over
a couple of beers and he listened as my heart broke in front of
him. He couldn’t fix it, but just knowing he was there for me made
me feel stronger.
I could write multiple columns about the things I’ve learned from
my dad, most of them by watching the way he’s lived his life. One
memory has stuck with me for more than 40 years. When my
sister and I were young, he asked our pastor to give him the
names of three older church members who might need some
cheering up. We baked chocolate chip cookies and delivered
them to their homes, shyly handing over paper plates to these
women we’d only seen in a pew at Sunday service. It seemed so
simple at the time, but it’s a lesson in kindness that has stuck with
me forever.
Now that he’s retired, he still spends his days tinkering on the old
cars he loves. I’ll stop by when I see the garage open to say hello
and find out what he’s up to. Some days he’s off sorting papers
for the Lions Club or repairing their mobile eye clinic van. I’ve
watched him sell cotton candy and mix pancake batter for
fundraisers. He still helps run an Alzheimer’s support group seven
years after he lost his beloved wife (and my mom) to the disease.
I can’t believe Dad turned 80 this year. (He can’t believe how old I
am either!) And while he can’t carry me around on his shoulders
anymore, he’s given me the best gift I’ve ever received by just
being my dad.
Daddy’s girl By Kelly Paradis, Special to the Courier
Originally published in The Daily Courier June 20, 2021
You’re the end of the rainbow, my pot of gold
You’re daddy’s little girl to have and hold;
You’re sugar, you’re spice, you’re everything nice…
And you’re daddy’s little girl.
Now, I have no idea who penned those celebratory lyrics, but the expressed sentiment could very well
have come from Prescott Noon Lion John Meier. Yes, the pictured poignant portrayal of parental pulchritude
that was written by John’s daughter Kelly appeared in the recent Father’s Day issue of the Daily Courier and
decidedly demonstrates how fortunate they are to have each other. And Kelly? Well, like her dad she’s also a
Lion who, significantly, is currently serving as president of the Prescott Evening Lions Club.
Ever onward, I say!
Lion Jerry Jackson