Had the pleasure of meeting with the Walla Walla Eastgate Lions Club on March 4th, 2020. I was greeted at the door by the club president and a couple other Lions from the club. Upon walking in I smelled one of my favorite meals, cabbage and corned beef... and it was amazing.
Let's start with a little history about the town of Lind. First settled in 1988 on a relatively barren area along the Northern Pacific Railway's main line by the Neilson Brothers, James and Dugal.
Had a great time visiting the College Place with a beautiful spouse Tammy.
My wife Tammy and I had the pleasure of meeting with the Prescott Lions on Jan 7, 2020.
Tammy and I had the opportunity to meet with the Zillah Lions on December 10th. This club was chartered in 1938 and has continued to provide many great service projects to their community! They have also provided outstanding leadership to include a District Governor and Zone chairs. I had the pleasure of inducting a couple of new members who I know will continue to serve as their predecessors have always done. If you are in the area, make sure to check out the Tea Pot, Veterans Memorial, and Firemans Memorial, truly outstanding!
Just wanted to say thank you to College Place, Selah Valley, and West Valley Lions Club for entering in your Peace Poster Winners. I have chosen my winner and have sent it onto the Multiple District Council Chairperson JD Nellor for then next level of judging. Sending best wishes to College Place Lions Peace Poster Winner your poster was beautiful.
Drawn By: Joy Willard (Age 12) - With God's peace in our heart, we can share peace with the world. 
The town of Grangeville Idaho and the Grangeville Lions Club is a five hour drive from my hometown Selah Wa. I have been looking forward to this visitation and seeing what this town and community has to offer.
As I came into town around lunch time I stopped off at a little cafe named, Amy's Full Belly Deli, and had an outstanding lunch!
Proceeding to explore the area, I found a drive- in theater, a ski area named SnowHaven, a mammoth now on display that was discovered Sept 2, 1994 in Tolo Lake.
Grangeville has a population of just a little over 3000, and is the home of the Bulldogs. There is a nice downtown area with many shops to keep you busy.
I found the Lions Park that was donated to the city by the Grangeville Lions. It has nice playground equipment, playing fields with lighting, picnic tables, and a Frisbee disc golf course.
Some of the Grangeville Lions projects include scholarships for students, White Cane Days, Christmas tree sales, donations for youth soccer and baseball programs just to name a few.
I was so impressed with how the community supports and depends this club to help out with needs. At the meeting there were two different groups asking for help, and this group of Lions were immediately trying to figure out the best way to help.
P.S. I'm wondering how many Lions Burgers will a mammoth make?
Keep up the great work Grangeville!
I had the opportunity to visit with Potlatch Lions and enjoyed learning about the things this club does. I also enjoyed seeing Zone Chair Melissa Smith and her husband Philip again.
I almost brought dinner with me this evening as I drove the highway through rolling hills of farm land... topping a rise and heading down the other side I met a deer standing in the middle of the road, thank goodness the brakes work well!
The Odessa Lions meet at the Old Town Hall on Main Street and have a very nice place for meetings. As I was looking around inside, I saw a new plaque on the wall talking about how the FBLA has raised funds to replace the old windows and how the Odessa Lions have provided the skill and labor to get the job done. (I was told Lion Dale Ramm headed this up and installed a lot of the window himself.)
When I came into town, I couldn't help but notice the military tank sitting in the cemetery and the wall honoring the veterans from their town. They told me the tank is still driven during their community parade, it must be awesome!
Odessa Lions do projects and services for their town that wouldn't happen if this fine group of Lions were not there. I'm told that the Turkey Carnival is always a huge success, along with the crab feed, just to name a few.
And I am proud as a Lion to be associated with these Lions and being able to serve along with them!
After a 2 1/2 hour drive I arrived in the town of Ritzville Washington. I've only been here a couple of times, mostly for a quick rest while heading to Spokane or Silver Mountain to go skiing. I do remember one time when myself, wife Tammy, and my two daughters had stopped at the park for a break and we ran into the Ritzville Lions doing a bbq and potluck. I remember, they were very gracious and ask us to join them.
