Posts Tagged ‘Plain City Lions Club’

On Monday, May 16, Lions Richard Baas, Melvin Boerger, Ray Merrill, and Ben Cosgray went to The Gables in Marysville to surprise Dale Rausch with the plaque announcing that he was “Lion of the Year” for the Plain City Lions Club. Dale’s wife Rosemary, and his son, Phil, were also at the presentation.

We can think of no better person to receive the Lion of the Year award than Dale, who is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. Dale is Grandpa to Racine and Kayla Hostetler, who both used to work in the drugstore (and have now gone on to bigger and brighter futures).

Congratulations, Dale. You truly deserve this award.

If anyone would like to send Dale a card, you can mail it to: The Gables at Green Pastures, 390 Gables Drive, Marysville, Ohio 43040-8358.

We know Dale would love to hear from his friends in Plain City.

The annual Lions Club Dinner and Auction will be held on Thursday, April 28, at 6:30 pm at Der Dutchman Restaurant in the banquet rooms. Besides a hearty, homestyle meal, which includes two meats, sides, salad, dessert, and a beverage, there will also be tons of cool items that will be auctioned off.

Dinner will begin at 6:30 pm, but attendees can arrive at 6 pm. Please don’t arrive any earlier than 6, as the Lions members and Der Dutchman staff will be setting up for the evening. The auction itself usually starts around 7:30 pm.

Tickets are $15 per person, which includes your meal and admission to the auction, as well unlimited jokes and entertainment by the Lions members. Tickets can be purchased here at the drugstore, at Schrock Automotive, and at True Value Hardware.

Some of the auction items that you can bid on include a one week use of a Florida condo, four Michelin tires, a 3-piece luggage set, and a one day fishing trip on Lake Erie with Captains Murray and Weeks. Jim Converse’s carved birds, a male and female blue jay, will also be featured in the auction.

Please come for an enjoyable evening. And, remember, bid high and bid often. All of the money made is used to support projects and organizations in the Plain City community.

The Plain City Lions Club recently presented a check to the Plain City Historical Society for $500. In the photo, Plain City Lions Club President Ben Cosgray presents the check to Karen Vance, President of the Plain City Historical Society. Also in attendance are (from left to right), Lynn Baldwin, Secretary of the Historical Society, Harley Bodenbender, Treasurer of the Lions Club, and Bob Baldridge, Curator of the Historical Society.

The Plain City Lions Club is always seeking new members. Please contact Ben Cosgray if you are interested and would like more information about what the Club does. The Club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month at 7 pm in the basement of the Plain City Presbyterian Church. A home cooked meal is provided with each meeting thanks to the generosity of Judy Bodenbender and Judy Weeks. The Club also tries to have an interesting speaker or program on the schedule for each meeting.

If you’d like to be Joe’s guest at the next Lions Club meeting to find out what the Club is about, stop in the pharmacy and ask him if you can tag along. He’d be happy to take you.

Each year, Jim Converse graciously carves and donates a piece of artwork featuring one of his famous birds to the Plain City Lions Club for their annual charity auction in April. On Thursday, March 17, Jim dropped off his latest carving that features a male and a female blue jay. Jim’s carvings are always so realistic that you wait anxiously for the birds to chirp. The blue jays are no exception, looking so life like, with each feather detailed, that you imagine they may just fly away.

The blue jay carving will be auctioned off at the Lion’s Club Auction on Thursday, April 28.

Jim spends so many hours on these carvings that there is no way we could ever thank him enough for his time and dedication to the Lions. But we will try. Thank you, Jim, for your generosity each year and for using your talents for charity.

Besides the blue jays, there is also another priceless item being auctioned off–a fishing trip at Lake Erie with Captains Richard Murray and Roger Weeks. Joe and I have been out with these two and we know you will not have a better experience navigating the Lake than with Richard and Roger. And when you come back from your tour around the Lake, you will probably be loaded with perch–but even if you don’t catch a single fish, we can assure you, you will arrive home feeling very happy and carrying tons of good memories of your day with the Captains.

So make sure you are at the Lions Auction on April 28 to bid on these one-of-a-kind items.

Join the Plain City Lions Club on Saturday, February 19, from 7 am to 11 am at the Plain City Presbyterian Church (231 East Main Street) for an “All You Can Eat” Pancake Breakfast. The cost is $5 for children 6 and older and for adults.

Advanced tickets can be purchased here at the drugstore, at Schrock Automotive, and at Yoder’s Hardware. Or you can just pay at the door.

In the event of a snow day, the Pancake Breakfast will be moved to Saturday, February 26.

So come out with your appetite and support the Plain City Lions on February 19. We hear that Roger Weeks will be flipping pancakes and he is a tremendous cook! YUM!!