Vol. 70 Issue 12 The Club that has it all and gives its all! December 2019

LION PRINTS Prescott Noon Lions Club

President’s Message

Lion President Steve Hodges

Prescott Noon Lions

Christmas Dinner

2019

Oh what a night!

A full moon, a warm welcome,

lively music, good food, and

best of all, great fellowship.

By the time you read this, 2019 will have ended. We lost 3

Lions this past year, Lou Nemeth, JD Conley and Bob Temple.

We will continue to honor them with our moment of silence at

the beginning of each meeting. In this coming year, let’s make

sure we stay in touch with members who may not attend

meetings due to age or illness. It’s the comradery of this club

that makes it great and we should look out for each other. I

love it, when Bonnie and I are out and about and we run into

fellow Lions. It gives Prescott that hometown feeling.

Our annual Christmas party was a huge success thanks to

Scott Armstrong. The band was awesome along with some

great food. We also filled up 3 tubs with Toys For Tots. The

generosity of this club never ceases to amaze me. At our last

meeting of the year, we raised over $650 for the

Guacamaya’s staff and in addition to that we raised $477 for

Agape House. Kudos to Paul Chastain in his Coats for Vets

and Toys for the needy. Paul is like the ever ready bunny, he

keeps going and going.

I want to welcome the three new members, Gary Fullerton,

Tim Ernster and Bob Burson. You are a welcome addition to

our club and we look forward to seeing you at yard, or

shredding or our other volunteer projects.

Now is the time to start thinking about 2020, what will be

your New Year resolutions? We will be looking to fill several of

our offices for the next fiscal year, we will be looking for a new

paper chairman, secretary, Tail Twister and treasurer along

with some director positions. Let me know if you are

interested. We will also be looking at some new revenue

generation projects for the club. I look forward to a prosperous

New Year and want to wish each and every one a Happy

2020.

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These four sharply uniformed

Marines displayed a few of

the special toys collected.

Everyone was in a lively mood and

seemed to enjoy the fellowship and fixin’s.

This corner table with Lions Ron Barbour,

Gene Erickson, Bill Dunn, Bob Cape and

Greg Manchester appeared to be a staff

meeting of the Coffee Crew. I doubt that

their meal was donuts and coffee, though.

Otherwise, they would have been walking

home alone.

Too much glare can ruin a photo

and Cathy Webb knew how to

solve the problem with Rich. At

least it goes with the tie, Rich.

This first couple obviously had a

vested interest in each other.

We can’t say for certain that Lion

Wayne Meddaugh meant to point

to Nancy DeChant, but we can

imagine why. Lion Tom was

certainly enjoying his wife’s antics

as the photographer did, too.

The Prescott Noon Lions

Christmas Dinner 2019

2nd V.P Scott Armstrong did a

fine job planning the night’s

event. Kudos to Scott for

recognizing the contribution of

his wife, Christine for helping

out.

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President Steve Hodges opened the event and recognized the special guests

including Lioness President Cathy Dressler and the widows of prominent Lions.

These honorees included Mary (Jack) Dunn, Irene (Art) Fillipino, Pat (Rich)

Savage, Lynette (Gary) Nichols, Vera

(Jim) Stewart, Adrienne (Flint) Morrison,

Petie (Lou) Nemeth and Marylyn (Paul)

Jenkins.

In Lion Bob Carlisi’s photograph at right

are Marylyn Jenkins and Irene Fillipino.

Sky Daddy & The Pop Rocks band

livened up the room with some

wonderful rock-and-roll classics that

got the crowd clapping and dancing.

There were some fine dancers, like Lion

Wayne Meddaugh and his wife, Bev, who

knew how to strut their stuff, shake a leg,

cut the rug or just dance like they were at

the hop.

A drawing was held from those Lions who contributed

to LCIF recently. The recipient is entitled to the Melvin

Jones Award or the opportunity to select someone else

to receive it. The lucky Lion was Martin Banks.

Lion Joe Maresh led us with the pledge of

allegiance and a prayer. A few timely

jokes told by Steve were well received by

this merry crowd. The only thing missing

was a few ‘ta dums’ from the drummer

after each joke.

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR 2019-2020 SECRETARY Mark Leathers TREASURER Mike First TAIL TWISTER Ron Barbour LION TAMER Kim Zimmerman PAST PRESIDENT Harry Gooding PAPER PROJECT CHAIRMAN Wayne Meddaugh MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN Dick Beers SIGHT AND HEARING CHAIRMAN Steve Schmidt

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

HIGHLIGHTS: December 18, 2019 (pending BOD approval)

PRESIDENT Steve Hodges 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Bob Dressler 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Scott Armstrong 3RD VICE PRESIDENT Steve Byers 2ND YEAR DIRECTOR Doug Ruckel 2ND YEAR DIRECTOR Erin Raisley 2ND YEAR DIRECTOR Joe Maresh 1ST YEAR DIRECTOR Isaac Acosta 1ST YEAR DIRECTOR Lee Nidess 1ST YEAR DIRECTOR Rich Carlson

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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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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 & Paul Bauman

All photographs are by Ken Gantz & Paul Bauman unless noted otherwise.

Lions’ Prey

January 8 Pork Carnitas Burrito Colorado Taco Salad Chicken

January 15 Meat Loaf with Mashed Potatoes Deluxe Burrito Chicken Ropa Vieja Shredded Beef

January 22 Snapper Veracruz Chimichanga with Shredded Beef Taco Salad with Ground Beef

January 29 Chicken Carnitas Two Ground Beef Tacos Shrimp Salad

JANUARY PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Speaker Chairman Lion Chuck Matthews

January 8: Kermit Hunt, Chaplain for Maggie’s Hospice: Pallative Care Services

January 15: Board Meeting: No Speakers

January 22: Michael Berlowe, Director of Maggie’s House: Medicare

January 29: Hugh O’brian Youth Leadership (HOBY), Counselor at Prescott High School

The next big Arizona Lions event is the Melvin Jones

International Rededication in Ft. Thomas on January 18th 2020. I

will have flyers at the next PNL meeting about this this.

On February 29, 2020 we will have our 3rd council meeting in

Phoenix. Plan to attend, as there will be much discussion about

the changes from 21C to 21N.

Then on March 20-22nd, we will have our last 21C district

convention in Williams, Az. A Grand Canyon train ride and a day

at Bearizona are planned. Details are in the Canyon State Lion.

If you are not on the receiving list for this publication, let me

know.

I am looking forward to a fruitful and productive year for

2020/2021. I will need all the help I can get. So, if you want to

serve on a 21N committee, or step up to a leadership position,

talk to me.

Belated congratulations to Lion Martin Banks, the recipient of the

Melvin Jones Award.

The generous contributions of the PNLs have enabled us to

reach the next LCIF milestone.

Saturday, January 25th is the Arizona Lions Rally Day. This is a

service project, not a fundraiser. Details at the next PNL

meeting on January 8th.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year – and “Go Blue”

at the Citrus Bowl. See you next year.

DGE 21N Chuck Matthews

DISTRICT 21C-NORTH REPORT

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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Lion of the Month: Dick Beers

Held over by popular demand, Lion Dick Beers was

designated Lion of the Month for December. Actually,

President Steve Hodges acknowledged that Dick’s

honor for November was short changed by only two

meetings in that month. And December didn’t work out

to be any better with only two more meetings.

However, we can’t think of anyone more deserving

than Dick anyway. He has done a terrific job as

membership chairman. The second meeting in

December was proof when Lion Rich Webb inducted

three new members.

Recognition: New Members

They may not be

Lions, but they serve,

too. And in

appreciation for year-

long service at our

luncheons, the

Prescott Noon Lions

tipped the staff more

than $650. A Tip for the Staff

What better way to cap off the end of the year

than to induct three new members. Lion Rich

Webb had the honor of performing the induction

ceremony. Lion Bob Burson was sponsored by

Lion Paul Bauman. Lion Tim Ernster was

sponsored by Lion Steve Schmidt. Standing in for

Steve was Lion Bob Dressler. And finally, Lion

Gary Fullerton was sponsored by Lion Dick Beers.

Just as we look forward to the new year, our club

looks forward to these new members getting

actively involved. While the sponsor shoulders this

responsibility, the duty to involve them in our

activities falls on all of us.

Left, above is sponsor Paul Bauman with his new member, Bob Burson. At center is Tim Ernster and at right above are Dick Beers,

sponsor and his new member, Gary Fullerton.

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Lion Member Profile of Rich Carlson

by Lion Jerry Jackson

Lion Rich Carlson’s kinship with flight – be it operational,

educational, contractual, instructional, technical, functional,

or any other integral aspect ending in “al” or otherwise – are

”true blue”.

Actually, I could embark on an odyssey of re-writing in

pursuit of originality, but Rich’s rich ruminations are simply

too juicy to toy with, so here – in his own words – are

highlights in his slice of life:

“I was born and raised in Seattle, and except for seven

years I was in the Air Force, I lived in that area until moving

to Prescott in 2014. I attended the University of Washington,

was in ROTC planning to be a pilot, and chased down a

degree in Civil Engineering. Turns out that I never worked a

day as a practicing engineer.

“I joined the Air Force in April 1980 and went through pilot

training at Williams AFB – what is now the Mesa-Gateway

airport. Things around Phoenix have changed a bit since

then. The Superstition Freeway (Highway 60) went only to

Mesa, and there was no industry or housing developments

west of I-10 at that time.

“After pilot training I was assigned to fly C-141 Starlifter

transports at Norton AFB in San Bernardino, Calif. My son

and daughter were born while I was there. Our mission was

to haul anything that fit in the airplane to almost anywhere in

the world. I hauled everything from small armored vehicles to

pallets of coins to re-stock the overseas base exchanges.

Twice a year we would support the large exercises in Korea and

Germany. We’d move troops and equipment out one week, then

two weeks later we’d move it all back.

“Another part of the mission was to throw stuff out of the

airplane, such as jeeps, howitzers, and even troops. That was

often done after flying in to the drop zone area at 500 feet above

the ground. And then, to make sure we could go wherever we

needed to, we could get the fuel tanks topped off with air-to-air

refueling.

“In October 1985 I was assigned to Altus AFB in Oklahoma as

an instructor pilot. I had foolishly told the Air Force I planned to

get out soon, so to punish me I ended up flying lots of night air

refueling training sorties. Part of that job included trips to Seattle

to give new students some simulator training. I felt horribly abused

having to go home periodically on the Air Force’s dime.” (Get thee

out of his cheek, tongue!)

“I left the Air Force in 1987 and went to work at Boeing’s Seattle

pilot training center doing simulator instruction for the 757 and

767. I also worked on technical manuals and the incredibly boring

slide/tape presentations the airline students were forced to go

through to learn about their new airplanes.

“During my 27 years at Boeing I also worked on the initial pilot

training program development for the 777, the 737NG family, a

Japanese military version of the 767, the F-22, the 787, and finally

the KC-46 air refueling tanker. I was responsible for the creation

of hundreds of hours of much better looking – but almost equally

boring – computer-based training lessons. All those poor pilots!

“I retired from Boeing in 2014, and my wife and I immediately

moved to Prescott and have loved being here ever since. Besides

the Lions, I also volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, building

homes in the local area for low-income families. But my doctor

tells me I need more exercise!”

And who was it that sponsored him into our club? Well, “it was

Dick Beers who conned me into joining our happy Lions family,”

Rich quipped. Good job, Dick. The transfusion of Rich into the

Noon Lions’ lifeblood was a magnanimous plus!

- Lion Jerry Jackson … with thanks to Carlson for his

invaluable input

In his own words, this “been there, done that” guy spices the reading

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Bob Temple: He was a world traveler and also a “word traveler”

“Poetry in motion” would be an apt description of Lion Bob

Temple, who passed away recently following a long and

productive life. And he was not a newcomer to Lionism when he

joined our club in June of 2011. After all, before becoming a Noon

Lion he embraced the international organization as a member in

Rome (the Italian one, not the one in Georgia), along with being

active in Africa’s Addis Ababa and Ethiopia. In fact, he’s had

experiences galore in both hemispheres while toiling in the fields

of agronomy, animal husbandry and animal genetics (breeding).

Entering that field was a natural progression for Bob, who grew

up on a ranch in Hayden, Colo., before going on to earn a degree

in agronomy and animal husbandry in 1951 at Colorado State

University in Fort Collins. And it was there that fate dealt him a

good hand when a fellow student – Jeanenne McMann – who was

aware of his expertise – approached him, introduced herself, and

asked for help in balancing feed rations. Bob was glad to lend a

hand, and soon they began dating, fell in love, and married on

June 1, 1952. It was a marriage that spanned 67 years prior to

Bob’s recent death.

Bob went on to earn his Ph.D. in animal genetics at Iowa State

University in 1959, after which he taught at Louisiana State

University and the University of Tennessee before coming down

with a bad case of wanderlust. Actually, it was a GOOD case

because it became a dream come true for him and Jeanenne. His

first international job was with the Food & Agricultural

Organization (FAO) in Rome. He was associated with the FAO –

an organization under the umbrella of the United Nations – for

nine years and in addition to his work in Rome included projects in

Africa, South America and the Near East. During that time he

established the International Livestock Center for Africa while

stationed in Addis Ababa. After “retiring,” he went on to do

consulting and survey work for three summers in China, Senegal

and Swaziland. He got around a lot!

So how did Bob and Jeanenne end up in Prescott, Ariz.? Well, it

boiled down to a case of poetic justice. Their son, Gregory, who

was living in Prescott in the 1980s, knew of his dad’s way with

rhyming that focused heavily on his earlier ranching life, and he

was familiar with the community’s annual Cowboy Poets

Gathering. So he talked it up to Bob to check it out, and he

participated in his first one in 1988 and others since then.

Bob’s well-lived life was an inspiration to all those around him.

He was quiet, unassuming, and was friendly as a huntin’ dog. He

will be missed by his family, friends and acquaintances.

-- Lion Jerry Jackson

Versatility in sports, the military, law enforcement and as a nuclear carrier spiced his life

Sid Renfro, who was active as a Noon Lion for several years

before moving to Reno, Nev., a number of years ago, led an

interesting and active life prior to his death in June of this year.

Let’s start with his early days following his birth in Whittier, Calif.

As a high-schooler, sports-minded Sid participated in football,

baseball, track and gymnastics. He also worked nights while in

high school, but had a habit of dropping by the bowling lanes on

his way home from his job. And in his 70s he still remained a

dedicated bowling buff while sporting an average of 170 or so per

line as a top-tier kegler in the NBA League at Prescott’s Plaza

Bowl. (That acronym stands for No Butts Allowed, with the league

being for non-smokers only.) The NBA (now re-named as Golden

Keglers) was a league in which he participated on a weekly basis,

and he also was active as a senior softball participant.

(Sometimes he had to hustle to make it to Monday afternoon

bowling following morning softball, but somehow managed.)

After World War II, Sid and his sister left California to live with

their grandmother in Oklahoma, where they worked as “kid

farmers”. It was there that he learned how to pick and chop

cotton, milk cows, and pursue the various other chores that

tended to “crop up” in a farming life.

In 1959 Sid was drafted into the Army and went through basic

training at Fort Ord in California with an emphasis on armor and

infantry duty before landing a continent away at Fort Bragg, N.C.,

where he learned how to jump out of planes with the 82nd

Airborne. This was followed by 16 months of duty on the DMZ in

Korea prior to being mustered out of the service at Fort Lewis,

Wash.

Following a break from the military, he went on to join the Los

Angeles Police Department in 1964 for a 20-year career as a

patrolman, vice and narcotics officer and detective before retiring

from the department’s bunco division, where he pursued

miscreants involved in forging, writing bad checks and various

other scams and schemes.

“It was a fun time” with the LAPD, he said, with his service

there including four years of activities with the Coast Guard

reserve as an offshoot. While with the LAPD, he helped in the

policing of anti-Vietnam War demonstrations and was a veteran of

the Watts riots in 1965.

In addition to the Coast Guard reserve endeavor, Sid also was a

member of the Army National Guard, and after leaving the LAPD

in 1984 he moved to eastern Tennessee, where he transferred to

the Tennessee Guard. It was there that he settled in Oak Ridge,

which was established in 1942 as a production site for the

Manhattan Project, developer of the atomic bomb and the only

place in the U.S. where nuclear weapons are assembled and

disassembled. He was hired as a nuclear courier, training first in

Albuquerque, N.M., before ending up at the Pantex plant near

Amarillo, Texas. Pantex is charged with maintaining the safety,

security and reliability of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile,

and as an armored courier he was involved in the transporting of

materials that took him to, or through, “every state in the Union” at

one time or another.

Sid, meanwhile, enjoyed his time in Prescott, referring to it as a

“good town with good people” and the Noon Lions as a “good

club”. The feeling is mutual, of course, as he was a valuable cog

in the workings of the club during his time in Prescott. May he rest

in peace!

-- Lion Jerry Jackson

Memorial Tributes: Lions Bob Temple & Sid Renfro

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Speakers Speaker Chairman- Bob Dressler The Old Wall Telephone by Bob Temple

Remember when the telephone hung on the wall?

Ours hung high because my dad was tall.

I can still see it hangin’ by the kitchen door.

Darned near six feet from the floor.

I wasn’t allowed to use the phone much,

But if I did, I had to get a box, chair or such.

Children weren’t allowed phone fellowship.

Phones were for adults, business and gossip.

We were on a party line of about six.

And with Mrs. Barnes we’d play tricks.

Her ring was two long and one short.

We’d listen in and giggle and snort.

I remember well our number -- Two Three F Two.

The operator was the source of the local news.

Something exciting in town, our number would ring,

And the latest developments would come from Irene.

There was no television or local radio shows.

The old wall telephone was our source of info.

The price of cattle, pigs and hay came on the wire.

We heard about births, deaths, flood and fire.

The telephone poles drew lines across the plain.

A few of these sentinels of the past still remain.

That old wall telephone is a thing of the past.

Technology replaced it, but its importance is unsurpassed.

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Write a check to the Prescott Noon Lions Foundation

Include your name and address and mail the check to:

Prescott Noon Lions Club Foundation

P.O. Box 2215

Prescott, AZ 86302

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Or, donate online at

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Prescott Noon Lions Club Foundation

is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization

and a Qualified Charitable

Organization for the Arizona Tax

Credit -- QCO Code 20502.

Here are Four ways you can donate

to our club To help your community

4. Or donate a stock to the Prescott Noon

Lions Club Foundation brokerage

account at Fidelity Investments.

Account No. Z40040611

Contribute up to $400 as a single

person, or up to $800 as a married

couple, to the Prescott Noon Lions

Club Foundation and GET A TAX

CREDIT (not just a deduction) for the

full amount of your donation on your

Arizona income tax!!! If you must take

a required minimum distribution from

your IRA, please consider making a

qualified charitable distribution to

lower your Federal taxes. Consult your

tax advisor. Your taxes then go to

support local services.

Hey Lions!

Yanick Hicks has a doctorate of

pharmacy from Marshall University.

However, his interest and

profession is as a speaker, coach

and trainer with the John Maxwell

Team. John C. Maxwell is an

author, speaker and pastor who

writes and speaks on leadership.

After coming to the United States

from his home in Africa, Yanick

attended college. Yanick initially

went through a period of wasted

college life partying. After coming

to his senses, he developed a real

commitment to his studies. Also

instrumental in a change of attitude

and commitment was his exposure

to John Maxwell’s leadership

training.