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VAN DYNE LION AND VAN DYNE LIONESSAPRIL 2014BOARD OF DIRECTORSVan Dyne LionsVan Dyne LionessPresident Walt Schmid 688-2496 President Barb Leichtfuss 688-50641 st Vice President Tom Wendt 922-8841 Vice President Bonnie Hughes 922-15882 nd Vice President Jack Hughes 922-15883 rd Vice President Dick Schlichtling 923-2036Secretary Glen Pollack 688-2315 Secretary Joyce Kurtz 922-7676Treasurer Gary Schumacher 960-7217 Treasurer Marge Werner 688-24751 year director Eugene Klein 688-3079 1 Year Director Nancy Krumbein 921-57641 year director Oscar Leightfuss 688-28732 year director Larry Klein 921-3165 2 Year Director Dina O'Brien 517-68072 year director Jim Patt 922-7136Lion Tamer Orv Heller 933-2349 Lioness Tamer Bev Gantner 688-5106Tail Twister Bob Leichtfuss 688-5064 Skirt Twister Sandy Muche 933-3338Membership chair Les Flaherty 233-5447 Membership Chair Carol Jackson 922-5418Past President Ron Boehning 921-6500 Past President Cindy Rank 410-8241Dates to remember and put on your personal calendars:Tuesday –April 1 – Lions Board Meeting and April Calendar DrawingLions Park 6:30 PMThursday – April 3 – ZONE MEETING – 6:30 Cocktails; 7:00 Dinner Jasper'sSaturday – April 5 – Special Olympics – OshkoshSunday – April 6 – Ripon Lioness Breakfast8:00 am – 1 pm;Our Saviour's United Church of Christ;343 Scott St., RiponFree Will OfferingProceeds will be going to Leader Dogs for the BlindMonday – April 7 Lioness (or Lions) Making pillows for Transplant House Lions Park 6:00 PMMonday – April 14 - Lioness Board Meeting Lions Park 6:30 PMTuesday – April 15 – Lions General Meeting Lions Park 7:00 PMMonday – April 21 - Lioness (or Lions) Making pillows for Transplant House Lions Park 6:00 PMMonday – April 28 - Lioness General MeetingLions Park 6:30 PMUpcoming dates to remember May 3,4, and 5th – 1 st of 3 sofball tournaments; Change of date - May10 or May 13 – Officers Training; May 18, 2014 Country Breakfast; May 31 – Walleye Tournament; June 8– Affiliate Banquet-Ripon Lioness host; June 13, 14, 15 2014 – 2 nd of 3 softball tournaments;June 29 – Breakfast on the farm; August 9, 10, 11 2014- 3 rd of 3 softball tournaments; August 17, 2014Small Town USA Day; Nov. 14-15 - District Conference Best Western Premier Waterfront Hotel OshkoshLetter from Lion's President on Page 3Letter from the Lioness President's DeskDear fellow Lions & Lioness:Happy Spring to my fellow Lions and Lionesses!Thanks to all of you that attended the general meeting on March 24th. It was a long one! But we got a lotaccomplished as far as mapping out the year ahead and it is a busy one! But remember, WE SERVE. Notall of us will be able to help in every area, but we will get everything done! Just think of all we canaccomplish if we all work together! Even if there are few immediate needs in our community, Lions projects such asLions Camp, Diabetes, Leader Dog, etc. always need donations.I still need someone willing to take over the Prince/Princess part of Smalltown. You can be creative about it, it doesn'thave to be exactly the same as in past years.So let's get out of the winter blahs, put smiles on our faces and look forward to a productive and prosperous year,SERVING OTHERS!!"People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believein themselves they have the first secret of success." - Norman Vincent PealeGod bless! Barb

March 2014 Calendar WinnersDOLLARS NAME CITY1 $100.00 Annamae Coulson Berlin2 $30.00 Matt Squier Van Dyne3 $30.00 Mike Hartman Oshkosh4 $30.00 Jeremy Schoonover Omro5 $30.00 Mark Gewirtz Fond du Lac6 $30.00 Jessica Miller Fond du Lac7 $15.00 Judy Martinez Oshkosh8 $15.00 Gaylowe Bedrberick Griffen9 $15.00 Michael Hughes Pickett10 $15.00 Tom Cihowiak Winneconne11 $15.00 Pady Cihowiak Winneconne12 $15.00 Louie Lange III Fond du Lac13 $15.00 Jeff Keller N. Fond du Lac14 $15.00 Ken Stephani Fond du Lac15 $15.00 Eric Pamperin Hartford16 $15.00 Tim Brayton Oshkosh17 $15.00 Brian Abiltz N. Fond du Lac18 $15.00 Tom Wendt Fond du Lac19 $15.00 Lois Repp Fremont20 $15.00 Karen Marx Butte des Morts21 $15.00 Kathy Foster Oshkosh22 $15.00 Dina O'Brien Van Dyne23 $15.00 Mike Roberts Oshkosh24 $15.00 Chuck Behnke New London25 $15.00 Clarence& Marge Werner Van Dyne26 $15.00 Chris Schumacher Van Dyne27 $15.00 Gary Pelkey Van Dyne28 $15.00 Holly Pamperin Hartford29 $15.00 Gordon Faust Pickett30 $15.00 Greg Harding Fond du Lac31 $15.00 Carl Goron N. Fond du Lac$625.00Look in the Wisconsin Lions magazine forinformation on the State Convention.ALUMINUM TABSSave your aluminum tabs and bring to LionsPark. Put your name on the bag and put thebag on the table in meeting room. LionessPeggy Laehn takes them in to be weighed andgets a check to send to Ronald McDonald'sHouse.Lotions, Shampoos, Conditioners,Soaps, Toothpaste, ToothbrushesBe sure to keep on collecting the items abovewhen you go traveling. Most motels have thesmall bottles. Keep collecting for next year!Please. No items that have been open.EGG CARTONSSometimes we have extra eggs left from theCountry Breakfast. They are then packed intothe empty egg cartons and sold. Please saveyour egg cartons. Thank you.SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONSReceived one application so farIf you know of a high school seniorliving in the Town of Black Wolf or theTown of Friendship or a senior atHorace Mann High School, they areeligible for consideration for ascholarship worth $750Contact Marge Werner and anapplication with all the informationcan be e-mailed out Applications are due April 122 Park Reservations - Call Lion Rosy (688-3372) for details.Park Reservations through April??? Call Lion Walt at 688-2496.

From the desk of the Van Dyne Lions PresidentHello Lions & Lioness:Reminder for April 15th General Meeting. BJ & Gruber will make a presentation at theGeneral Meeting. All Lions and Lioness are welcome to attend. Should be interesting.Potluck will be served. Please bring a dish. Cocktails & Food At 6:00 p.m. Meeting at 7:00.April 3rd, is zone meeting at Jaspers in Pickett. Lions Jack, Bob, Ron, Walt, and Glen willbe attending.District Gov. James Zamzow was at our Feb. General Meeting. Interesting topics. Will begood working with him. Very dedicated Lion. Robert Keller gave a presentation on countyissues. He is running for County Seat. Came to meet as many people as he can.We will be the host club at BREAKFAST ON THE FARM June 29th. Lion Jack will havemore later.At the General Meeting it was discussed that any Lion with an e-mail and would like thenewsletter thru e-mail please let us know. Postage is increasing rapidly. It would save the clubmoney. Please get address to me if not already registered.I would like to welcome Lion Chris Nimke. Lion Chris was inducted at the Feb. BoardMeeting. Introduce yourself and welcome him as a Lion.Lions Glen, Bob, Chris & Walt bowled at the Lions State Tournament at Menominee. Finalresults aren't in yet. All State Committee Members were present and we were officially votedin for the 2016 State Tournament. I gathered as much info as they had. At the time weleft some of us were on the leader board. More to follow as I get the results.Walleye tournament is only 2 months away. Forms for boats have been sent out. If youknow of anybody that would like to get in the tournament call LION TOM.The first softball tournament will be May 2nd, 3rd & 4th. I had a meeting with tournamentdirector on Mar. 19th. to find out what we need to do on our end. I will be working with LionessBarb soon.Country Breakfast May 18th. Help will be needed. Mark your calendar.Yours in Lionism;WaltThank you from Mona SchultzMona SchultzThe Van Dyne Lionesses sent me a get well note and gift certificate for Wendts ....how's thatfor small town thoughtfulness!WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERSLion Chris Nimke (sponsor Lion Walt Schmid)2020 Wisconsin Avenue #104Oshkosh WI 54901920-385-3812Lioness Deb Karau (sponsor Lioness Cindy Rank)2689 Black WolfOshkosh WI 54902920-279-1462Page 3

If elected for an office for the fiscal year 2014 – 2015, your officer training meeting is listedbelow. You, as an elected officer should attend because items are brought up that help your clubbe successful and if you have any questions about running your club, now is the time to ask.NEW DATESINCOMING OFFICER TRAININGSATURDAY, MAY 10 Registration at 9:00 a.m. starts at 9:30and TUESDAY, MAY 13, Sandwich Bar at 6:00 p.m. $6.00 starts at 6:30MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGEBuilding O (West Lot)FOND DU LACDoes your club need a website? Send your new webmaster and a laptop with wireless access.LEADERSHIP CHAIRMAN LION DAVE HOLSCHBACH920-684-0115 dajach@yahoo.comLIONS ZONE MEETINGJASPER’S FOOD & SPIRITS6510 STATE ROAD 44, PICKETT WIAPRIL 3rd, 2014COCKTAILS 6:30PMDINNER 7:00PMMENUBeef Tips & Gravy, Boasted ChickenMashed Potatoes, CornSalad, Dinner Roll & DessertGUEST SPEAKER50/50 RAFFLE & DOOR PRIZESAPRIL 5, 20142014 Special Olympics Lions International Opening Eyes ProgramSaturday April 5, 2014Every thing at Gruenhagen Hall at UW Oshkosh_____ Saturday, April 5 th from 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. all day._____ Saturday, April 5 th from 8:00 A.M. till 12:00 P.M. _____ 12:00 Noon till 4:00 P.M.Volunteers are: Marge, Dawn, Julie, Kathy, Bonnie and Cindy and Deb Karau in the afternoon.RIPON LIONESS BREAKFAST APRIL 6TH, 2014 8 AM – 1 PMHELD AT: Our Saviour's United Church of Christ 343 Scott Street, Ripon WI 54971Price: Free will offeringProceeds will be going to Leader Dogs for the BlindPage 4

2014 Walleye Tournament Committees – May 31stSubmitted by Lion JackAny questions concerning the schedule, call Jack at 922-1588.Weigh in, send out fisherman and Fridaynight meetingTom WendtJack HughesDon LambMike WendtGlen PollackJim PattJohn SullivanRoger GruendemannGary SchumacherChris NimkeScore BoardRosy RoslanskyRoger GruendemannLyle BablerLyle BablerPaul KollmannRalph NiglOrv HellerOrvis JohnsonBrian SeffernCooksRaffle-Sell tickets that dayLes FlahertyPaul RuedingerHarley WildDave HartmanRon BoehningMusicPull Tabs 50/50 raffle Main RaffleDick SchlichtingTom BalcerzakGene KleinDave HartmanBar – also 2-3 Friday Night MeetingBob Leichtfuss - ChairmanJack HughesOscar LeichtfussJohn SullivanLarry KleinTony VoulgarisWayne HansenWalter SchmidJeff PollackJim BinderSausage and Cheese RaffleTom WendtJim PattKen StephaniJerry KeifenheimRon BoehningTim JanoskaDoug PotratzGarbage-ParkingOrv HellerPaul KollmannJerry KiefenheimLionessFood-soda

March Lioness meeting notes23 members attended counting new member Deb KarauLioness Dina won the money raffle of $11.50 at the second drawing; Lioness Delores Ruedinger'sname was drawn firstNames of Area Towns Quiz presented by Lioness Tamer Sandy and won by Bonnie, Nancy, andCarla.See if you can name the area town. Answers in next month's newsletter. The first one willhelp you get started.1. The opposite of high and a girl's name. Lomira (Low and Myra)2. A nationality and the opposite of yes.3 An animal and a type of waterfall.4. An animal and a body of water.5. A king's son and 2000 lbs.6. An organ and the make of a car.7. The opposite of East and a sharp corner.8. The name of a fruit and 2000 lbs.9. The brand of a soup and a harbor or a place where to come in.10. The name of a tree and a piece of land.Spring auction: Keep on selling your $10 raffle tickets for the Apple Ipad or HP Laptopwith printer and case. Need more tickets? Call Lioness Dina at 517-6807Zone meeting- April 3 at Jasper's – Made the reservation with Ken Rivers. Planning toattend are Sandy, Joyce K, Marge, Barb, Bonnie, Bev and Carol B.Special Olympics – April 5 – Planning on helping out are Marge, Julie, Dawn, Kathy,Bonnie, Cindy and Deb Karau in the afternoonOfficer Training – May 10 or 13 at Morraine Park in Fond du LacCongratulations to the Board of Directors for 2014-2015 and THANK YOU TO THOSEWHO HAVE SERVED THIS PAST YEAR(S).President – Barb Leichtfuss - re-electedVice President – Bonnie Hughes – re-electedSecretary – Joyce Kurtz – re-electedTreasurer – Marge Werner – re-elected1 Year Director – Dawn Atkinson – elected (replaces Nancy Krumbein whoserved for 1 year2 Year Director – (2014 – 2016) Julie Aigner – elected – first time on board(replaces Dina O'Brien who served for two years)Lioness Tamer – Bev Gantner – re-electedSkirt Twister – Sandy Muche – re-electedMembership – Nancy Krumbein (replaces Carol Jackson who servedfaithfully since the 2002-2003 fiscal year-12 terms!)Past President – Cindy RankThank you to those who were nominated and willing to be a candidate in therunning for the elective offices.Country Breakfast – Sunday-May 18 ; Setup Saturday – May 17 at9:00. Adult tickets will be $6.50 in advance and $7.50 at the door; Kids tickets 4-12 - $3advance and $4 at the doorSoftball tournament – Volunteers Carla, Barb, Marge and Shirley.Suggestions for food-BBQ, R-Line Wieners; coney island dogs; chips in bags; French fries-justtossing around a few ideas. Will have a sign up sheet at April meeting.Page 6 (Continued on page 7)

(continued from Page 6Walleye Tournament – May 31 – Committee for food is Bonnie, Cindy, Donna, Dyanne,Nancy, Jodi, Shirley and RoxanneZone meeting at Jasper's April 3; planning to attend are Sandy, Joyce K., Marge, Carol B.Barb, Bev and BonnieLioness Barb will be handing and sending out “Plea for Help” letters requesting that we will helpyour group on your event days and you can help our group with no monetary exchangeCan coozies – Lioness Cindy received some quotes and they will be discussed at the next meetingsDiabetes pamphlets will again be handed out at the Country Breakfast2016 Lions State Bowling Tournament – Not for two years. Van Dyne Lions will be hosting andare asking for help from the Lioness.Pillows for the Restoring Hope Transplant House – Lioness please come and help make thesepillows from 6 – 8 on April 7 and April 21. A lot of hands and the pillows will be done in no time!Bring sewing machines, black and white thread, needles and scissorsSMALLTOWN IDEASNow these ideas are not written in stone. If any one else has an idea(s), pleasepresent to the board so it can be discussed. Don't wait until the general meeting.Raffle chair – Bonnie and Roxanne. Suggestion to just a cash raffle. Please ask businessesand tell them that the club appreciated their donations in the past but this year theticket will be a cash raffle only and would they consider making a donation to go on thecash raffle. Your name will be on the back of the ticket with no amount listed. Ticketswill be $5 each or 3 for $10. There will be at least $2000 in cash prizes.Prince/Princess (?) – Bonnie and Roxanne – Ages for prince/princess will be from 8 – 12.Kids games – Sue and Bev – Hoping for more kids to attend. Will be thinking of games to play.Parade – Marge. Have to think of a theme for the parade. Come up with some ideas!Plate lunch line – Nancy and Shirley. Different suggestions were presented. They will beworking on different ideas.50/50 – BarbBingo – CarlaKickball – WaltDonations:Both Van Dyne Lions and Van Dyne Lioness ClubsScott Lobajeski (snowmobile accident many surgeries) $100Melanie Holmes (Stage 3 breast cancer-4 kids youngest a few months old) $100Bob Schultz (surgery) Gift card to Fleet FarmVan Dyne Lioness donationNone this monthThank you notes:Jeni Noe – Thank you so much for the cheery plant and especially for thinking about me! It was very much appreciatedand very thoughtful. My recovery is going very well and I should be able to run marathons! (Ya right!) Again, mysincerest thanks!Carla Nemitz – You really brightened my day....and made me smile. Thank you so much for thinking of me.Scott, Angela and Chloe Boehning – Van Dyne Lion and Lioness Club. Thank you for the gift of money. It came inhandy to cover gas and food while Chloe was hospitalized. She has pretty much made a full recovery already! Thedoctors wee impressed with how quickly she has recovered. Thanks ….with a capital “T!”Blandine House – Memorial for Ward Balcerzak – Dear VD Lioness and Lions Clubs, We received your gifts of two $25checks in the mail earlier this month. We do appreciate community support of Sr. Blandines efforts to help thealcoholic. Blandine House is a non-profit residential treatment organization that's mission is to help the sufferingalcoholic return as productive members of society through the principles of Alcoholic Anonymous.I send my condolences for the loss that generated this request and will use these funds to promote the recoveryprograms at The Blandine House. Thank You, David A Engebregtsen, Executive Director Page 7