The Year of Rod Bach                                                             June, 2008

MD-36 Toll-Free Lions Clubs Information:  1.866.623.9053

blankets and temporary housing. Lions in District 381, Guangdong, in mainland China have raised more than $450,000 and relief materials including food and medicine, Lions in District 380, Shenzhen, in mainland China have raised $250,000 & relief material of $200,000 and Lions in District 303, Hong Kong and Macau, have raised $160,000.

A team of 40 Lions from Districts 381 and 380 traveled to Sichuan province to assist with hands-on relief efforts and the immediate and emerging needs of victims. The Lions are still in the area, disbursing relief materials including tents, medicine and food. Working with the Chinese Red Cross, Lions purchased 10 relief vehicles and ambulances.

"As the only international volunteer service club organization in the China, Lions Clubs International Foundation is working hand-in-hand with Lions in the area to assess and address immediate needs. Through our grassroots network of Lions in the affected communities, we are able to get relief supplies to those in the most need very quickly," said LCIF Chairperson Jimmy Ross.

An organizing committee comprised of Lions from Districts 380, 381 and 303 and the China Council of Lions Clubs has been formed in order to plan and coordinate efficiently on the relief project.  An immediate and long-term relief plan is being developed by local Lions to involve four stages: rescue, support, resettlement and reconstruction. Lions are planning to establish Lions 'tent' cities using 800 family-size tents. Swedish Lions helped supply the tents and are also contributing 3,000 blankets.

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The complete two-page story story is available at this LCI website.  When you've finished reading this article, there are other important story links on the LCI home page, such as:
· Lions, LCIF Build 1,000th House with Habitat for Humanity
· LCIF Approves 19 SightFirst Grants Totaling $5.35 Million
· LCIF Awards $640,257 in Lions Quest Grants
· and so much more; it's news you can share with your club, prospective Lions and local media.

A Very Special Request

It's Time to Shine!

Many of you are aware our MD-36 received a special public relations grant from Lions Clubs International (LCI).  Its purpose is to enhance the image of Lions and Lions Clubs throughout the multiple district.  To help us do that, we need your help.

Every Lion and Lions Club is asked to send the following information to DG Rod Bach, PDG Betty Levenhagen or your editor not later than June 30, 2008:

    36-R DG Rod Bach
    461 High Street N
    Monmouth OR 97361
    E-mail:  rodbach@netscape.net

    PDG Betty Levenhagen
    634 Manbrin Drive N
    Keizer OR 97303
    E-mai: blevnhgn@yahoo.com

    Lion Victor De'Prey, 36-R P.R. Chair
    P O Box 1207
    Waldport OR 97394
    E-mail:  LionVictor@peak.org

The information may be sent by snail or e-mail.

Please, take the initiative as an individual Lion and/or club leader to compile the information.  A new multiple district web site will feature your service projects.  Part of the grant money will be used to insert advertisements in local media describing your projects.

According to DG Rod, "We need as many stories from our clubs and individuals as we can that tell about Lions helping an individual or group in their community. We all have stories about doing a Lions project that shows how we give from the heart, how we have changed someone's life for the better. These are the stories we need. Along with this we need to know about the service projects that clubs do, such as eyeglass collecting, helping at food banks, running the town library and what ever else our clubs do."

MD-36 was chosen to spearhead a new P.R. drive which we hope other districts and multiple districts will emulate.  So, please, help us spread the good news about your service projects, no matter how small or large.


LIONS MD-36 Service Projects:
(You may copy and paste the form to a word processing program, fill in the blanks (please PRINT information), and snail mail to any of the above addressees)

Your Name ________________________________  Date ___________, 2008

District (check one): O____  R____ E____ G____

Home Tel: (____) _____-__________; Cell: (____) _____-__________

City/Town ____________________________________________

Club Name ___________________________________________

PART 1:  Your Club's Favorite Service Project:
(Do not list fund raising events)

Project/Service Name: _______________________________________

Who Was/Is Involved: ________________________________________

What Happened: ___________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________
(If more room is needed, continue on a separate sheet of paper)

Does your club already have connections with the local paper, radio
station or TV station?  If so, please list the print or other media, and
your contact person:

Paper Name: ______________________________________________

Contact: _____________________ Tel. No.: (____) _____-___________

Radio Station Call Letters/City: _________/________________________

Contact: ______________________ Tel. No.: (____) _____-__________

TV Station: Call Letters/City: _________/__________________________

Contact: _____________________ Tel. No.: (____) _____-___________


PART 2:  Please list ALL the service projects your club participates in:

1. _______________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________

4. _______________________________________________________

5. _______________________________________________________

6. _______________________________________________________

7. _______________________________________________________

8. _______________________________________________________

9. _______________________________________________________

10. ______________________________________________________
(If more room is needed, please continue on a separate sheet of paper)


Thank you for participating and helping us promote Lionism throughout our multiple district.

/s/ Rod Bach, 36-R District Governor

Timely News

Important Information from our MD-36 Council Chair, David Rich

Beginning in August, Lions will have an expanded reading pleasure - an all new Oregon Lion Newspaper experience - more features and a new, exciting layout.  More stories, special columns, striking photographs and more.  Your Oregon Lion News will also begin incorporating advertising in order to help pay for the expanded version.  Beginning in August, Lions have an opportunity to reach those with whom they work, party and serve - fellow Lions, their families and friends.

One of the new pages we are offering is a Lions Business Card Directory.  How many times have you asked yourself if a fellow Lion was offering auto repair, a travel agency service, or property and casualty insurance, because you'd rather give your business to a fellow Lion?  Or how many times did you want to advertise your accounting services, Avon products or other product for sale?  Finally, The Oregon Lion will have a full page section for business cards.  Cards will be listed by district so you can attract business by district or even statewide.

The initial page can hold about 29 business cards (1 ½" x 3"), and more pages may be added if the program gets the attention we expect.    Additionally if you are a small business and were hoping to get an online presence to attract new business through the internet, this program will offer an online listing for Lions businesses to add to the advertising promotional package.  We will begin a new Oregon Lions Newspaper website beginning in August.

This package can be yours for as low as only $49 per month for 11 months insertion ($539 for a year).  But that's not all!  If you pay your 11-month contract in full, in advance, you receive a 5 percent discount making the full contract only $512.05 for a dual listing in the paper and also on The Oregon Lion Newspaper Web.  Lions who begin with the first two issues become charter members, and your rate will not change in the first two years.

As publication costs and postage rates increase, it's wise to lock in those rates now!  Month-to-month one time insertions  are available at higher rates (please contact us for those rates).  Watch for more exciting information regarding the upcoming paper, including how your club can make commission money for your service projects by helping us sell display ads in your local community.  

To reserve your business card space today for the inaugural edition, or for more information please contact: Tom Geil, Managing Editor.

/s/ C.C. David Rich


Leadership Workshops:  Club Officer  - Cabinet/Committee Training
July 12th

Notwithstanding our intermittent forays back to winter-like conditions, Summer and July are just around the corner.  PDG George DeHart would like to remind us, and in his own words, "people, this is important!"

Region and Zone Training

Due to conflicting dates the Region/Zone Training originally scheduled for May 3, has been changed to July 12 [this date has been chiseled in stone!] at the same place noted below for club officer training.  Region/Zone training begins at 8 a.m. sharp on July 12.

Starting with 8 a.m. coffee & registration, the 36-R 2008-9 Leadership Workshop will be held for all presidents, secretaries, treasurers, other club officers, district committee chairs and other district officers (programs begin promptly at 9 a.m.).  This will be a hands-on practical workshop for everyone, including seasoned old Lions; there is always something new and challenging to learn.  A general session will be followed by breakout meetings for the various club offices.  According to Lion George, "This is the most important activity 36-R holds for the support, training and leadership development of club members.  We can document that attendance at this workshop does make a difference in club success."

Both these events take place at the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince Street, Florence [about 2 blocks south of Hwy. 126, one block east of Hwy. 101].  A nominal registration and lunch fee, confirmed at $10, will be assessed for these critical training sessions which will run concurrently.


Donor Makes US$3 Million Personal Gift to CSFII, Largest in LCIF History

The family of Mrs. Aruna A. Oswal has made the largest, single personal donation in Lions Clubs International Foundation's 40-year history by pledging a total of $3 million to Campaign SightFirst II (CSFII).

Oswal is a member of the Lions Club of Juhu in Mumbai, India and is a Lions past district governor. In addition, she is a CSFII national fund-raising coordinator for India.

"We are thrilled to receive this landmark gift from one of our Campaign SightFirst II volunteer leaders," says Dr. Tae-Sup Lee, Lions Past International President and CSFII Chairperson. "Aruna Oswal has already served as an extraordinary leader through her previous generosity to the campaign. Her latest donation is a shining example of how Lions' own generosity has played a critical role in CSFII and our fight against preventable blindness."

The full story is online at this LCI website. 


The Generosity of Lions

We did it!

We met and surpassed the Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation (OLSHF) Helen Keller Challenge during the MD-36 annual convention in Ashland, May 16-17.

OLSHF had been trying to raise an additional $10,000 for the patient care fund because budget busting commitments have challenged even the most frugal of service providers.  However, between pledges and donations made prior to the convention, and the extraordinary generosity of our MD-36 Lions at convention, we exceeded the challenge by more than $4,000.

That is way too cool!

Timely News, Extra

Oregon Lions Youth Exchange Need Hosts

Each year the Oregon Lions Youth Exchange is in need of both host families as well as securing motor homes to take  incoming youth on an excursion.  Additionally we ask that every club, zone, region and district do their best in promoting this worthwhile activity.  Club and individual donations to the MD-36 Lions Youth Exchange are most welcome so we can sustain this program, whose only aim is "to promote understanding amongst the peoples of the world!"

It also appears we will have to cancel the excursion this year - too few motor homes or folks willing to assist!  We have to place a number of incoming youth this year - the list follows. They will be arriving sometime between June 22-30, mainly weekends, and departing for home August 2-10. I am asking that you each bring this to the attention of your clubs and friends; host families do not have to be members of a Lions club, although they have to be 'vetted' in some fashion. The Oregon Lion newspaper has outlined some of the responsibilities
as well as the rewards for hosting!  Donations should be sent to the MD Office, Lions Youth Exchange, 1075 Washington Street; Eugene, OR 97041.

Thanks for your attention to this matter.

/s/ PDG Paul Zastrow, MD-36 Y.E.C. Chair

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We need hosting for the following individuals, please!
Austria: Girl, Jasmin Ceresna, 17; Boy: Maximillian Frauscher, 18; Girl: Laura Hirschberger, 16
Belgium: Boy, Amaury Mechelynck, 17 (hosted by Paul Zastrow)
China: Girl, Ysang Man Yin, 19; Girl, Han Kuo, 19
Denmark: Boy, Emil Nielsen, 18 (hosted by M & J Gardner); Girl: Stine Kiel Nielsen, 20
Finland: Girl, Jarna Karppinen, 17; Girl: Jenna Keto-Tokoi, 16; Boy: Kallie Mattila, 17; Boy: Niila Rahko, 17; Girl, Veera Valikangas 17
Germany: Girl, Theresa Krull, 18; Girl, Maxi Carina Holter, 18
Hungary: Boy Janos Inovay, 20; Girl: Katalin Zenthe, 20
Italy: Boy, Niccolo Bettini, 17; Boy, Tommaso Sozzi, 18
Netherlands: Girl, Danielle Boekhorst, 20
Norway: Boy, Morten Nygaard, 19 (hosted by Paul Zastrow); Girl, Marthe Marie Thorshaug, 18
Poland: Boy, Filip Majewski, 20 (hosted by M & J Gardner)
Slovakia: Girl, Jana Maniackova, 21
Turkey: Girl, Tilbe Cana Inan, 18; Boy, Canberk Cetin, 20; Girl, Fatma
Yildizhan, 17
Mongolia: Boy, Bat-Od Dejidsuren, 20; Girl, Byambadulam Shoovdor, 21; Girl, Uranzaya Batsukh, 19
Japan: Girl, Sayuri Sakamoto, (hosted by 20 Mary Reed); Girl, Rina
Mizumoto, 16.

I would hate to ask these kids to not come or to make other plans for the Summer after they have met all the qualifications!  Please help us find host families! Thanks!  Hood River Lion Paul Zastrow, tel: 541.354.1002(R)

[Ed. Note:  This article lifted from the 36-O Newsletter.  In our 36-R Lions District, you may contact Youth Exchange Chair, Newport Lion Sarah Edenfield, 541.265.9458(B), 541.270.2953(C)]


Community Service Idea

Anyone with a decent word processor or desk top publishing program can create bookmarks by splitting a standard 8 1/2 X 11 page into four columns; both sides of the page can be printed.

On one side, you should brag about your club, its projects/services, fund raisers, membership information, etc., with contact information.

On the other side, you can have a headline stating, "Protect Your Eyes This Summer" or any subject of your choosing.  In this case, collaborate with your local eye specialist to develop a safe tips list, vision care suggestions, or other helpful information.  You may also incorporate or substitute, information about hearing loss and preventive measures.

Print as many of the bookmarks as you need, distribute them at fund raising events, leave them at book stores, libraries, schools, farmers markets, etc.

[Incidentally, look for a special offer on a great desk top publishing program in the "Other News" section of this newsletter.]

Club Links

Mapleton Lions:  There wasn't a dry eye in the house, not due to a sad occasion, but because the laughter and hysterics were infectuous.  It was our District Governor's last official visit to a 36-R Lions Club.  After umpteen reschedules because of wind, rain, ice flows, mud slides, rampaging sheep and swarming locusts, Lion Rod Bach finally made it to this great club.

Here we see our resolute leader addressing Mapleton's Pride of Lions, a critical part of this small community.  DG Rod performed his usual shtick with awards and gifts to many Lions including two DG pins to the newest members of the club and one to Lion Paul for being the elder statesman of the club.  He also surprised your editor with an award from LCI which had been announced at the MD-36 convention.

Are you aware the Mapleton Lions Club puts on one heck of an all-u-can-eat sausage and pancake breakfast the second Sunday of every month?  The "Sausage King" is no longer in attendance but PDG Bob Howe impressed upon this proud group of Lions, the importance of serving up a hearty country breakfast, which still entices many to come back time and again.  If you're travelling Route 126 on any second Sunday, plan to be in Mapleton between 7:30-10:30 a.m. for the best breakfast and hospitality you'll ever want.  Their clubhouse, which also houses the town library, is located at 88148 Riverview Ave. (just a bit northwest of the bridge).

Yachats Lions:  PDG Art Rotter displays his obvious joy in having recruited Cub Lion Bev Wilson into our great family of Lions.  He is particulary proud of her 11-year old son, Ian, who helped out recently at this club's barbershop quartet concert.  When offered some cash for his backstage assistance, Ian was heard to remark he just wanted to volunteer his help, that he wasn't there for money; sounds like this young lad is learning all the good things about community and sharing.  Doing a poor job attempting to be somewhat nonchalant after inducting Lion Bev is VDGE Cy Kauffman in the left background.

Newport Lions:  Fore!  'Tis the season for duffers - again.  Get your niblicks, brassies and tees ready for another season of fun fund raising.  June 1, at the Agate Beach Golf Course, starting at 11 a.m., this central coast Lions Club is hosting an 18-hole event.  The $65 entry fee includes a 16-oz. steak dinner at Szabo's in Newport; guest meals are only $15/per.  Deadline for entry fees is May 29 - hurry, hurry, hurry.  Download an entry form from the Newport Lion's web site; additional information is available from Lion Jerry Srofe, 541.961.7944(C).


Gardiner-Reedsport Lions:  Recently, members of the Lakeside and Elkton Lions Clubs attended a spaghetti fund raiser hosted by Gardiner-Reedsport Lions to support a very special project.  16-year old Tonni Willis was an active teenager, involved in sports, enjoyed singing and doing all the things a healthy teen enjoys, until she started experiencing a hearing loss in her left ear.  As it grew worse, she visited several specialists from North Bend to Portland.  A provisional diagnosis of sensoi-neutal hearing loss has placed a huge cloud of uncertainty over this young lady - there is no known cause nor is there a certain prognosis for this condition.  This Lions Club has provided at least $500 toward gas so she and her family can make regular trips to our OLSHF in  Portland and other support providers.  The club has committed themselves to help when and wherever possible to see Tonni and her family through a difficult time in their lives.  According to newsletter editor, Lion Dean May, a hospital and doctor in Coos Bay have volunteered their services too.

Eugene Downtown Lions:  Another season which is fast approaching is this club's annual car raffle; many clubs are involved and they are sure to earn big bucks during this popular fund raiser.  Another great fund raiser just completed was E.D.T.'s crab feed celebration which earned about $6,000 for the many projects they support.

Words of Wisdom

"Leadership begins with recognizing that everybody needs four things: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for, and something to believe in."  - Oscar A. Hildebrandt

P. R. TIP

The P.R. Mantra & Membership

WHO, can I get to be a Lion?
ANYONE -But you have to ASK them!

WHAT, kind of person can be a Lion?
ANYONE (almost) -don't judge for them, let them decide if they want to join!
But ASK!

WHEN, can you recruit Lions?
ANY TIME-Always watch for prospective members. They could be hiding anywhere, even with friends and family.  But ya gotta remember to ASK!

WHERE, can I find a volunteer to be a Lion?
ANYWHERE-at work, home, school, church, sports activities, libraries, etc. Always expect to find them and they will be there, right in front of you. Just ASK!!!

WHY, would someone want to be a Lion?
A Million Reasons-Why not ASK them!

HOW, Do I recruit new members?
EASY-JUST ASK SOMEONE!!!!!

[Thank you, 33-Y PDG2 Jean Martin]

In Other News . . .

Used Eyeglasses See New Life

Lions Clubs that collect used eyeglasses may often wonder what happens to them after they're sent to OLSHF.  Thanks to a great article in the Portland Tribune on May 22nd, we have a clearer picture of what the ladies at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility contribute to our recycling program.  It's a good read which you can share with collection partners in your community.  Click here to read the article.


SPAM invades cell phones

If you have a cell phone, in most cases you also have an email address for that phone, even if you don't use it.  And every time you get an unwanted text message from a spammer, guess who pays for it - you do!   Companies who send millions of messages to cell phone owners are creating an income stream for cell phone service providers, it's a bonus for them, not all of whom are doing much about it.  But there is a way for you to get reimbursed if you are aggressive in the pursuit of privacy and fairness.  Read the New York Times article at this link to their online news service.


36-R Doggie Doings

Contrary to the rumors that Yachats Lions Eric & Cindi Clark are no longer affiliated with the Canine Services programs for our district, they recently sent the following e-mail to several inquirers.

"Hi All,
It was just brought to my attention that some think that since my family is no longer raising dogs for LPCCI that I am no longer part of the Canine Services program. That is not a true statement at all. We are not as active as we have been with this program in the past. We have opened a family business that has been operating for one year in July, and as most of you would know that takes a lot of time out of each day. Also our kids 15½ and 13 keep us pretty busy with school and sports etc... We still do Canine programs when requested. We still puppy, or graduate dog sit when we are able. I still  answer phone calls and emails about the program. I am on many different email contact lists to get newsletters and program updates. So please continue to give out my contact information below.
 
Thank you,
Cindi Clark
ecclark@pioneer.net
541-563-3815"

In response to many concerns they've received about the new C.C.I. facility under construction in Medford, NY, which might have had cold cement floors for its occupants, they also sent your editor the photo on the left showing heating elements over which the concrete will be poured.





Desktop Publishing Made Easy

During the 36-R P.R. and Photography/Newsletter workshops, Eugene Bethel Lion Doug Wade introduced many of us to the desktop publishing program he uses to publish his club's award winning bulletins, PagePlus.  Your editor has been using PagePlus since Version 9 was introduced a few years ago.  I am not a computer geek nor have I been fond of getting intimate with a whole new program before I can use it effectively.

Along comes PagePlus, with its intuitiveness, excellent tutorials, templates and myriads of other bells and whistles, and within a day I was producing great flyers, local bulletins, PDFs, and other graphic-rich items.  I paid $99. for V.9, upgraded to V.11 a couple of years ago.  Lion Doug has arranged to have V.X2, which is being replaced with V.X3, available to any Lion for just $25.  Thanks to Lion Doug, I received my 2-disc V.X2 in the mail last week.  It doesn't come with a hard copy manual but one is available from the Serif web site as a free download.  Incidentally, the newest version, V.X3, costs $99; it has just a few more features you probably won't miss in V.X2.
[System requirements:  Windows 2000, XP or Vista; min. 256mb RAM, 500mb free hard disk space, SVGA (800X600 resolution, 16-bit color) display or higher]

If you're interested in making beautiful posters, newsletters, invitations, documents you can transmit in portable document format (PDF), labels, business cards and a whole bunch of other neat stuff, PagePlus is a logical choice.  V.X2 is an alternative to other more expensive desktop publishing programs.  One example of a PagePlus produced document/publication is the 36-R Resource Guide distributed by DG Rod Bach during visits to your clubs this year.  A tutorial included in the program set me on the right course to publishing this 22-page booklet.  Learn more about PagePlus at their website.

To order your copy of PagePlus V.X2, call Serif at 1.800.215.0804, Ext. 147, ask for John Helmrich, reference the "Lions discount," and tell him Doug Wade recommended you; your copy will be on its way in no time at all.

Please note:  Neither Lion Doug or your editor are agents or sales reps for Serif.  We have no connection with the company other than being huge fans of the program.  Thank you, Lion Doug, for arranging this special deal.


LCI Boomer Campaign

Baby boomer is a term used to describe a person who was born between 1946 and 1964, the post WWII years.  

Why is Lions Clubs International interested in boomers?  A question best answered by visiting the boomer campaign website.  The following quote from one of their brochures hints at why this special group of people should be informed about our Lions Clubs:

   "We Baby Boomers are a unique generation.
   We always have been. We're individualistic,
   self-reliant, and diverse. We're committed to
   good causes and to high ideals. And we know
   that our lives are about much more than taking
   care of ourselves - we are also here in this
   world to make a difference.

   Today, millions of men and women are doing just
   that in a way we might never have envisioned
   when we were young:  as members of our local
   Lions Clubs. All around the globe, we're developing
   stronger communities, improving health care,
   helping the young, providing disaster relief, and
   building bridges to world peace.  As Lions,
   we're achieving an aim many of us have
   shared since that extraordinary era when
   we came of age.

   We're changing the world."

LCI's Boomer Campaign web site is loaded with information, great posters, graphics (like the one on the right; check out the Lion logo on the bumper).  Every community has boomers in their population.  This campaign will help you attract and recruit these dedicated individuals.  



Melvin Jones Lions Club

From time to time we are made aware of some of our best Lions transferring to the lofty Melvin Jones Lions Club.  This month we've been informed that PDG Annabelle Ruppert is no longer with us. A member of the Myrtle Creek Lions Club, and although not in District 36-R, her passing is noteworthy because Lion Annabelle was one of the first female district governors in MD-36.

Also departed is West Salem Lion Chuck Farris.  Their Lions Pride club newsletter stated that, "With the death of Chuck Farris, the club lost an old reliable member.  Our club will miss Lion Chuck's friendship, wise counseling and steady participation at Club activities."

Next on the Agenda - Things I Gotta Not Forget

Note:  Where just a line item note is listed for a club, contact the president or secretary for full details; club list available on the 36-R web site.  Send us your event schedules, meeting changes, installation & awards celebrations, etc., for inclusion in this section.  If you've got a major fundraiser scheduled, send us the complete story.  Send to: LionVictor@peak.org.  Deadline is on the third Tuesday of each month; we publish on the fourth Tuesday.

June, 2008

1: Helen Keller Day; learn more at this LCI link
1: Newport Lions Golf Tournament (details under "Timely News" above)
5: LCI World Environment Day
6: Central Lions Installation & Awards gala
8: Mapleton Lions All-U-Can-Eat Sausage/Pancake Breakfast (details under
    "Timely News" above)
10: Normal deadline for The Oregon Lion but regular edition not published in July.
14: Flag Day
14: Eugene Downtown Lions Installation & Awards extravaganza
15: Father's Day
16: Mapleton Lions Installation & Awards soiree
16: Newport Lions Installation & Awards celebration
18: Waldport Lions Installation & Awards spectacular
20-21, Salem Downtown Lions operate the fairground's kitchen food sales: Wine & Chocolate Festival, Polk County Fairgrounds
21:  Elkton Lions host Mobile Health Screening Unit
21: Summer Solstice - Winter officially ends for coastal residents (;--)
23-27:  91st LCI International Convention, Bangkok, Thailand
23 [through July 4]:  Philomath Lions Fireworks Sale; Thriftway parking lot on Main Street (Hwy. 34)
24: DEADLINE for 36-R Communicator articles
30:  Postmark Deadline for all donations to LCIF to be included in the 2007-8
        fiscal year
30:  Deadline for the LCI New Clubs & Marketing Dept. to receive New Club
       Applications for the fiscal year


July, 2008

12-13:  Philomath Lions breakfast fund raiser at the Philomath Frolic & Rodeo,
6:30-9:30 a.m.
23:  Elkton Lions Annual Pig Roast; serving fresh roasted pig at 6 p.m. with plenty of fixin's + fresh fruit selection (arrive early to secure seating and kibitzing with some geat Lions from all over; nonalcoholic beverages available or BYOB; admission is free, however, your generous donations for OLSHF willingly accepted; location is at the Beckley Family Farm Park (follow the signs after turning south onto Hwy. 138 from Hwy. 38).

Trivia + Parting Shot

TRIVIA

Last month we turned to the heavens for a visual trivia challenge.  This Hubble photo has been circulating around the internet (one of those "if you don't forward, your hair will fall out tonight " type messages) and is being called "God's Eye."  We asked you to identify this type of galactic phenomenom and where it's located.

Early on our last publication date, PCC Clyde Wood (Portland Bentham Lions) correctly identified the heavenly body as the Helix Nebula in the Constellation Aquarius.  His answer was almost 100 percent correct.  This Helix Nebula is also called a "Smoke Ring" nebula and is located in NGC7293 (part of Aquarius).  The majority of other ring nebulae are usually viewed edge on; the Helix is viewed from the top/bottom and hence its nickname.

Within minutes of receiving Lion Clyde's response, Springfield Lion Patty Harrison chimed in with this account:  "This is a real photograph of the Helix Nebula, although it's technically not a single photograph but rather a composite image formed from several photographs taken by NASA's orbiting Hubble Space Telescope and a land-based telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tuscon, Arizona.  This image was NASA's "Astronomy Picture of the Day" for 10 May 2003.
 
The Helix Nebula does not naturally appear with the colors shown here however;  the tinting of the image is artificial.  The picture's "Eye of God" appellation is a title coined by an admirer of the photo due to the nebula's resemblance to a human eye, not something designated by NASA, and the nebula is also visible all the time, not merely "once in 3000 years."

Gadzooks and holy moly - methinks our trivia stars need to get a life!

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This month we offer a simple teaser for the anagramatists amongst us.  Who is the Academy Award winning actor sharing these letters:  "Old West Action"?



PARTING SHOT

A  C-130 [cargo plane] was lumbering along when a cocky F-16 [fighter jet] flashed by.  The  jet jockey decided to show off.

The  fighter jock told the C-130 pilot, "Watch this!" and promptly went into a barrel roll followed by a steep climb. He then finished with a sonic boom as he broke the sound barrier.

The F-16 pilot  asked  the C-130 pilot what he thought of that?  The  C-130 pilot said, "That was impressive, but watch this!"

The  C-130 droned along for about 5 minutes and then the C-130 pilot came back on and said: "What did you think of that?"

Puzzled, the  F-16 pilot asked, "What the heck did you do?"  The  C-130 pilot chuckled. "I stood up, stretched my legs, walked to the back, went to the bathroom, then got a cup of coffee and a cinnamon bun."

The moral of this story?

When  you are young & foolish - speed & flash may seem a good thing.
When  you get older & smarter - comfort & dull is not such a bad  thing!!!
[contributed by Springfield Lion Marjory Hendrickson]

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