Lions learn of tourism appeal of Lorain County

Michele VanWormer, membership and sales manager for Visit Lorain County, spoke to Lorain Lions on July 23 about the tourism appeal of Lorain County, particularly its waterfront, shopping, concerts and arts.

Brickbats and Bouquets: Morning Journal lauds sons of Lion Ben and Jane Norton

Published Thursday, July 16, in the The Morning Journal opinion column, Brickbats and Bouquets

BOUQUETS: To the three sons of Lorain community leaders Ben and Jane Norton, who successfully completed a grueling Ironman competition in scorching temperatures June 28 in Cour d’alene, Idaho, on a rugged, ruthless course totaling 140.6 miles.

What an accomplishment for the trio. Ben Norton Jr., 50, of Lorain, challenged his two brothers, Brad, 47, of Westlake, and Brent, 43, of Seattle, to join him in the 13th annual competition which took place on Ben Norton’s 50th birthday.

The demanding event began with a 2.4-mile swim in Lake Coeur d’Alene, followed by a 112-mile bike run and climaxing with a 26.2-mile marathon. Each brother finished all three legs of the competition within a 17-hour time frame. Brent finished first among his brothers, followed by Ben Jr. who was second and Brad was third. Jane Norton said the competition was a once-in-a-lifetime achievement for her family.

We stand with the Nortons to say we’re also proud of their accomplishments. They represented the International City very well at the competition.

Destination Cleveland Leader Updates Lions on RNC 2016 Plans

ABOVE: Mike Mulhall (left), Vice President of Partnerships for Destination Cleveland, presented a very informative and exciting overview of the plans underway for hosting the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July, 2016 at the Lions July 2 dinner meeting.  Lion President Frank Csubak (above right) welcomed our guest speaker and conducted his first meeting as the new president of the Lorain Lions Club, 2015-2016.

Lions Volunteer at the New Second Harvest Food Bank

Lions Tim Lombardi, Dan Asensio, Ken Kayle and Barry Buck (along with Lion Ken Cromer not pictured) inspected, sorted and packed food on Tuesday, June 30 at the new, improved and larger facility recently completed by Second Harvest Food Bank on Baumhart Road.