President’s Message

Happy Thanksgiving

Historians say the very first Thanksgiving took place somewhere near St. Augustine, Fla., in 1565 by the Spaniards. Unlike our modern day holiday, the early explorers’ thanksgiving was to celebrate setting their feet on dry land once again after long uncertain voyages.

Of course we associate today's Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims back in the late 16th century. This more traditional Thanksgiving was meant to celebrate the bounty of the harvest. As time passed, the holiday became more secular and has been included in many religions as a holiday to be thankful for all God has given us.

It really doesn't matter whether you're celebrating in a more traditional or religious way. We all celebrate the day because we're thankful for what we have, whether it be for our wonderful families and friends or just the beautiful surroundings we are so lucky to live in.

I know one of the things we all should be thankful for is the wonderful club that we belong to. We are so fortunate to have such an incredible group of members that we can call friends. Our projects fulfill our desire for kinship, self-worth, and our need to give back. And, one of the most important points to all of this is that thanks to all of you this club gives to others all year long.

While you’re feasting this Thanksgiving and celebrating with family and friends, let's not forget our fellow Lions who are in need of our thoughts this holiday. Let's give them a call or visit and let them know how thankful we are for having them in our lives.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Lion President Phil Weliky

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As Lion Tamer

and contest

official, Lion Kim

Zimmerman

added some class

with his pseudo

tuxedo costume.

Lions Chuck Matthews

and Lou Nemeth

competed in the

costume contest despite

not looking any different.

So they are shown in the

photo as ghosts (friendly

ghosts like Casper).

Cowboy Curly, alias

Lion Jerry Jackson,

is a tall Texan and

should not be

confused with the

Curly of Oklahoma.

His bedside

manner with

patients is good,

but he isn’t a

Marcus Welby,

M.D. Doc Weliky

does look good in

blue, though.

Some guys go for

the scary look,

others for a

comical look. But

Lion Frank Roberts

just looks loveable

in the winning

pumpkin costume.

Lion Lee Nidess

didn’t settle for any

Walmart costume.

Lee bought his

Chinaman hat and

mask at London’s

Madame Tussaud’s.

Getting up very early for papers can make us feel a bit like a

zombie. Paper chairman, Lion Lynn Boutwell took it a step

further with the entire look. A bloody torn shirt, wooden

stake in the heart, dark eyes in a gray complexion and blood

dripping from the mouth played the part perfectly. Below

Lion Frank Finley tried to help but in vein or rather in vain.

For someone as laid back as Lion

Chuck Matthews, it is only fitting that

he has a “Jimmy Buffett” look. And

he probably didn’t mind that Lions

Lou and Buz were photo-bombing

him. Maybe Chuck already had a

margarita or two instead of coffee.

Sporting a Diamondbacks

2001 Champions cap and a

big toothy grin was Lion Bill

Parker. Despite a lousy

season, he is still grinning.

Fortunately, Bill waited until

coffee and donuts time to

surprise us.

Our club dentist, Lion Bob Carlisi,

is again offering to take any candy

and sending the sweets to the

troops. This benefits our

servicemen who could use goodies

from home, and benefits our kids

by reducing their sugar intake.

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR 2014-2015 SECRETARY Doug Ruckel TREASURER Tom Bentley TAIL TWISTER Harry Gooding LION TAMER Kim Zimmerman PAST PRESIDENT Buz Williams PAPER PROJECT CHAIRMAN Lynn Boutwell MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN Mike Hayden SIGHT AND HEARING CHAIRMAN Jim Townsend

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

HIGHLIGHTS: Nov. 12, 2014 (pending BOD approval)

PRESIDENT Phil Weliky 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Lou Nemeth 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Chuck Matthews 3RD VICE PRESIDENT Bob Welch 2ND YEAR DIRECTOR Vince Maressa 2ND YEAR DIRECTOR Earl Donnels 2ND YEAR DIRECTOR Lee Nidess 1ST YEAR DIRECTOR Dick Beers 1ST YEAR DIRECTOR Ray Lee 1ST YEAR DIRECTOR Don Colozze

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The highlights of Club Board Meetings are removed

from this copy of the Lion Prints Newsletter

due to possible coverage of private Club

business at these meetings.

The highlights of Club Board Meetings are removed

from this copy of the Lion Prints Newsletter

due to possible coverage of private Club

business at these meetings.

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There’s a big batch of geography

in Kim’s autobiography

Lion Member Profile of Kim Zimmerman

by Lion Jerry Jackson

You know, it’s a wonder that Lion Kim Zimmerman doesn’t suffer from a severe case of speech impediment based on his tongue-in-cheekiness. I say this with conviction based on his response to my request to provide me with some background material focusing on his life and times so as to make MY writing up of his profile an easy one. And boy, did he ever! In fact, he offered up a veritable “eyeful tower” of information that I can only say is downright phantasmagorical. It’s too heartfelt and spicy to go around paraphrasing and stuff, so here – for your reading enjoyment – is his verbatim response to my plea, if you please:

“You’re really asking a lot from me to delve into the sad and sordid tale of my creation and continued existence. Fate decreed that I enter the world in the exact center of this country called ‘America’ – Syracuse, Kansas – at the end of the war to end all wars. Wait, that was the FIRST world war before they started numbering them. Mine was the second.

“My dad, an air gunner, and mother, a farm girl. They met in church, she looking for divine inspiration, and he looking for a place out of the weather to sleep one off. It was love at first sight. Marriage soon followed, which shows how MUCH things have changed since that time! My brother soon entered the scene, which you should have figured out, in that if I had been the first, no one in their right mind would have attempted a second!

“Ten months separated my brother and me, owing to an Army Air Force salary and no T.V. My preschool years were marked by the gypsy lifestyle of a military family: Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Washington (the state), Japan (yes, that Japan, which we had the honor to support during the Korean war with slit trenches and air raid practice.) I cruised back on an old Liberty ship to our next assignment in Washington, D.C., where I was unleashed on the educational system (much to the relief of my mother). There we got our first T.V. set, resulting in my having no more siblings. Grade school in D.C., California, Delaware, then on to high school in France. Before the French kicked us out. We had air bases all over France, with the kids concentrated to just four of them. They kept us in concentration camp-like areas in a dormitory setting in which you went home on the weekends, or just the holidays. Since my brother and I were into sports, we went home seldom or not at all until summer. It was there that I learned to play soccer – a lifelong passion. There are many other stories about France, but this is for general publication.

“During my senior year in California (at Vacaville High) I received grand acclaim for my sports prowess. I got married. College in Sacramento, majoring in history and art – perfect for my later career as a field artillery officer in the Army. Off to Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas (yes, that Texas), then on to Germany. Since this was in the Vietnam era, I kept Germans safe from the dreaded V.C. After several years I was asked if I wanted to go to Vietnam or get out of the Army. Let’s see … the Viet Cong-infested jungle or sunny California Dreamin’. Fortunately, I was packed and home within 60 days.

“There were lots of people looking for jobs, and finding one with Thrifty Drug resulted in my lifelong aversion to ice cream. Divorced first wife and found the love of my life, Jeanne, resulting in 33 (so far) wonderful years and one son, Greg. I worked in drug retail jobs throughout Northern California, with the most fun being across from the University of California – Davis. I had a short stint driving a truck, and ended up with Petco in the 2000’s. California was swirling the drain and one of Jeanne’s friends was sold on, and advising us, to move to Prescott (pronounced ‘Preskit” I was told). We came up four years ago, and the rest is history. I’m loving the Lions, the community and the area, and I’m even calling some of the liberals my good friends.”

So there you have it, in Kim’s own inimitable words. For the record, though, I would just add that he’s been one active dude since joining the club in April of 2013, under the sponsorship of Buzfuzz Williams. He’s a regular out at the paper recycling yard, and performs as Lion Tamer at the weekly meetings. And, just between us girls, I think that he would be a good candidate for Tail Twister duty. After all, as evidenced by the above autobiography, he strikes me as a qualified “Tale Twister”, which might (or might not) serve as an apprenticeship. Just a thought.

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Lion of the Month

District Report

President Lion Phil Weliky

chose our Contributions

Committee Chairman Lion

Bob Cape as November’s

Lion of the month. Bob’s

committee has been meeting

to recommend contribution

amounts to be given to other

charity organizations.

Bob is a Melvin Jones Award

recipient and past Lion Prints

editor. Congratulations to

‘Santa’ Bob.

Lions from all three districts converged on Prescott the weekend of November 7th through 9th. The 18th edition of our MD21 Leadership Forum and Mid-Year Conference was under way. About 250 Lions attended this event over the three days.

Friday began the opening session of the Conference with introductions and welcome to the audience by Council Chairman Rand Terwilleger. CC Rand went over the Conference agenda with the audience and then adjourned the opening session to move into the MD21 Council Meeting. Several items were discussed by the Council Board, one being that most likely the Conventions were going to be moved down to Mesa since our three year contract with the Prescott Resort was up. This means the convenience of not having to travel for Cabinet and Conventions for us up here is coming to an end. Too bad, it’s been really nice.

Again we had a really good turnout of local Lions Clubs, the Noon Lions had the most members in attendance, I think, but it was good to see each club represented. That’s what it’s all about in my opinion.

Saturday was the seminar day. I found that this Convention had something for everybody, anything you wanted to know about was offered and the session presenters were very knowledgeable. After the morning sessions were completed we broke for lunch. I thought what was served this year was finally close to what we had to pay. During lunch, Lion Paul Chastain and his band of Merry Men conducted the raffle in a fashion that I think I’ve never seen before and will certainly not forget. There were a lot of great raffle items, I didn’t win any, but oh well. The keynote speaker was International Director Esther LaMothe from Michigan. ID Esther, as they all do, delivered a great talk to us. She had, unfortunately, some not so good news. The USA has lost so many Lions that we are becoming not the major holder of seats on the International Board of Directors. This is a serious problem for all Lions and Lions Clubs. This is why you hear so much about membership gain and retention.

Saturday afternoon was spent finishing up the last of the seminars and then breaking out into separate groups where the District Governors brought us up to date with what’s going on in the districts.

The last day of the Conference, Sunday, was used for the Zone Chairs to speak about how their clubs are doing. We reconvened all together and went through the State Projects/Vision Center reports and finishing up with the Parade of Checks.

If I had to pick a highlight of the Convention, it would have to be Saturday’s lunch time raffle organized by our own Lion Paul Chastain. It was quite a show!!!!!! Yours in Lionism, 21-C Regional Zone Chairman Bob Hester Strengthen the Pride

Setting up the ticket sales stand for the conference raffle, “LET’S

MAKE A DEAL!,” were Lions Phil Weliky, ‘your charming host’ Paul

Chastain, with his ‘lovely assistant’ Don Shaffer and guard Simba.

Approximately 50 prizes

were given away and

about $1,000 was raised

through the raffle.

There were 24 businesses

that sponsored many of

the prizes. Often these

stores, restaurants and

other places don’t see the

payback. However, as

Lion Paul Chastain

explained, business size

cards, as shown at left,

can be distributed by Lions

when they patronize a

business. A record of the

visits can be made and

reported back to the

business.

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Lion Prints is a monthly newsletter of the Prescott Noon Lions Club

District 21C, Arizona P.O. Box 2215, Prescott, AZ 86302-2215

www.prescottnoonlions.org Editor: Lion Ken Gantz

All photographs are by the editor unless noted otherwise.

Speakers

Lions’ Prey

December 3rd Pork Carnitas with Rice and Beans Hot Turkey Sandwich with Vegetables Ropa Vieja Chicken

December 10th Deluxe Burrito Shredded Beef with Rice and Beans Chicken Fried Steak with Mashed Potatoes Chicken Caesar Salad

December 17th Expresso Burrito with Rice and Beans Hamburger with French Fries Ranchero Salad

DECEMBER PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Speaker Chairman Lion Bob Williams

December 3: Steve Maples: Prescott Athletic & Tennis

Club

December 10: Business Meeting

December 17: Lion Lou Nemeth: Tax Code Changes

December 24: No Meeting: Merry Christmas

December 31: No Meeting: Happy New Year

Phippen Museum docent, Marsha

Painton, used some audience

participation to educate the club

on the life of cowboy artist,

George Phippen. With a quiz,

she told of George growing up in

Kansas with his sharecropper

parents. Through self-study of

artists like Russell and

Remington, George became an

accomplished artist.

Although his life ended much too

soon, his legacy continues with

the Phippen Museum and all the

activities it offers to the Prescott

area.

Old photographs can tell an

interesting story. With the help of

our long-time members and club

photos from 20 years ago, we

learned more about the Prescott

Noon Lions Club. In addition to

the Pancake Breakfast, Cotton

Candy Booth and others that we

have today, there were many

other activities including the

following; Health Fair, Habitat for

Humanity house, Bed Races,

Christmas Parades, wacky

contests, White Cane Days,

Highway Litter Control,

Valentine’s Day Dinner, Camp

Tatiyee work, and special trips.

Pictured above is Lion Paul

Roseberry.

Continuing into October was speaker chairman Lion Ken Gantz with a Phippen Museum docent,

and a presentation by Ken of old club photos. Lion Mike Hoglund took over November with our

own Lion Larry Krejci.

The talk by Lion Larry Krejci gave us a valuable insight

into the many challenges he has faced as a blind

person. Beginning shortly after birth, Larry became blind

due to improper hospitalization procedures. Throughout

his life he has faced discrimination due to prejudice and

even fear by others. Often these were people, like

teachers, sales clerks, ministers and professors, whose

responsibility it is to serve others. Even his love for his

wife, Olga, pictured above, faced opposition from her

parents.

Despite all of these setbacks, Larry has prevailed.

Through his Christian faith, he has been able to forgive

and become a valuable servant for his beliefs. Today,

Larry is an active Lion and is very involved with Lion Phil

Weliky in the ’Transportation for the Blind’ program.

Thanks to Larry for a truly inspiring talk.

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Peace Poster Winners

Geneva is known as a global city for its peaceful

ways, diplomacy and as the home for the

International Red Cross. How fitting that our first

place peace poster winner is named Geneva, too.

At our November 12th lunch meeting Geneva

Raber presented her winning poster to the club.

With Geneva were her parents and our Peace

Poster Chairman Lion Vinnie Maressa. Lion

President Phil Weliky introduced Geneva to the

club. Geneva’s poster was an interesting design

of contrast in so many ways. She used opposite

colors, birds of contrasting behaviors and symbols

of unity versus dissension.

Phil reported that there were 110 students from

Granite Mountain Middle School who competed in

the contest. Unfortunately the second and third

place winners were unable to attend the lunch.

The official winners are as follows;

1st Place– Geneva Raber

2nd Place– Callie Tolich

3rd Place– Natalie Brunton

This is the 19th year the Prescott Noon Lions

Club has conducted the Peace Poster Contest in

Prescott.

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Can you get Jerry’s ‘63 Chevy to a parking

spot before work starts at the yard?

Recommended for ages 65 and up.

Sorry,

Reserved

Parking Space