Dave Smith explains how residents can protect their homes

Dave Smith, a former U.S. Marine and an officer with the Amherst Sportsman Club and the Lorain Senior Fellowship Club, spoke to Lorain Lions on April 9 about precautions people can take to make their homes safe from intruders. His advice was much appreciated.

Lions hear from two special speakers

Two interesting speakers addressed the Lorain Lions Club's night meeting of April 9. They were Herb de la Porte (left), founder and operator of Lifecare Ambulance in Lorain County, and Lions District 13B Second Vice District Gov. Steve Cochie (right) of Tiffin. Herb spoke of his family's immigration from the Netherlands to Lorain County and how they created the successful ambulance company. He also demonstrated with the help of a rubberized dummy how to apply CPR and apply shock treatment from a defibrillator on a heart attack victim. Lion Steve, a veteran of the Afghanistan conflict, as well as a rising official in the Lions organization, came to Lorain to thank the Lorain Lions Club for all they do for their community.

Superintendent Tom Tucker speaks to Lions

ABOVE:  Lion President Kim Worden presents Lorain City Schools Superintendent Tom Tucker with the club's Lorain Lighthouse pin after his luncheon presentation to Lions on March 26.  Tucker presented a brief update on the schools progress in recent years and gave a slide program showing the new Lorain High School building. 

MAYOR CHASE RITENAUER SPEAKS TO LIONS

ABOVE:  City of Lorain Mayor Chase Ritenauer re-capped his State of the City address and fielded questions at the March 12 Lions luncheon 

LORAIN LIONS AND HEALTH & DENTISTRY VISION CLINIC RECOGNIZED AT CONVENTION

ABOVE: Kembra Smith, Lions Clubs International Director, from Atlanta, Georgia, was the keynote speaker at the Ohio Lions District 13B annual convention, held  at Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron on March 13-15, 2015.  

ABOVE:  International Director Kembra Smith (left), Lorain County Health & Dentistry Optometrist, Joyce Ramsue-Thompson (center) and Past Council Chair of Ohio Lions, Forrest Conrad (right), during Ms. Smith's site visit to the Vision Clinic at LCH&D on Friday, March 13.  The state-of-the-art equipment at the Vision Clinic was partly funded with a $75,000 grant from Lions Clubs International Foundation, Chicago, Illinois.  Another $175,000 needed to equip the Vision Clinic was raised through the efforts of the Lorain Lions Club and the 56 clubs of Lions District 13B.

ABOVE:  Officers of Ohio Lions District 13B accompanied International Director Kembra Smith on a site visit to the Vision Clinic on Friday, March 13. 

ABOVE:  Past Council Chair Forrest Conrad (left), Past District Governor and current District Cabinet Secretary Myron Amstutz from Ashland, Ohio (center) listen to Stephanie Wiersma, President & CEO of Lorain County Health & Dentistry (right) review the background of LCH&D and the collaboration with local Lions Clubs that enabled the establishment of the Vision Clinic.

ABOVE:  Kembra Smith, Dr. Joyce Ramsue-Thompson, PCC/PDG Forrest Conrad and Stephanie Wiersma discuss the needs and challenges of  providing health care and vision services through the efforts of non-profit organizations such as LCIF and LCH&D.

ABOVE:  Lorain Lions Club 1st Vice President Frank Csubak, President Kim Worden and Lion Dan Smith, show off some of the awards received by the Lorain Lions at the District Convention March 13-15.

ABOVE: Lion Dan Smith (left), received the Dick Bryan Fellow Award for his efforts in Diabetes education from District Governor Jeff Hillis at the Ohio Lions District 13B Convention at Sawmill Creek, Huron, Ohio on March 14, 2015

"ROCKIN' ON THE RIVER" AND HOW IT CAME TO LORAIN, WHAT IT WILL MEAN TO THE CITY

ABOVE:  Organizers Bob Earley and his wife Sandy attended the March 5 dinner meeting of the Lions on March 5, 2015 and talked about the “Rockin’ On the River” concerts this summer at Black River Landing. The concerts were a huge success in Cuyahoga Falls and are expected to draw huge crowds to downtown Lorain. This was a very entertaining and informative program that left us all excited about the activity on the riverfront and downtown area this year.

MERCY THRIFT SHOP MANAGER SPEAKS TO LIONS

Linda Booth, manager of the Mercy Thrift Shop on W. 21^st Street, spoke to the Lorain Lions at the February 26 luncheon about the origins, purpose and work of the shop, which is run completely by volunteers of the hospital auxiliary.