Vol. 70 Issue 3 The Club that has it all and gives its all! March 2019

LION PRINTS Prescott Noon Lions Club

President’s Message

Spring is finally here. Now we can look forward to warmer weather, St. Patrick’s Day, March Madness, Baseball Spring Training,

senior softball and playing golf.

It’s also that time, when the Club looks to reorganize various Officer, Director and Committee positions. The annual Installation

Dinner will soon be upon us. So now is the time for all members, especially our recently initiated ones, to strongly consider

getting more involved in our Club’s various activities. Recruitment of new members must remain a Club priority for all members.

I thank all of you for what you contribute to the Club and our community. Keep up the good work.

Lion President Harry Gooding

Congratulations to Lion Chuck Matthews on

being elected 1st VP of our 21C District!

PNL President Harry Gooding nominated Chuck to the

position as shown above in Lion Steve Hodges’

photograph. Despite earlier rumors, Chuck ran

unopposed for the office of 1st Vice President. On

page 3 are additional photographs provided by Steve

Hodges.

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR 2017-2018 SECRETARY Mark Leathers TREASURER Mike First TAIL TWISTER Isaac Acosta LION TAMER Kim Zimmerman PAST PRESIDENT Bob Welch PAPER PROJECT CHAIRMAN Joel Duvall MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN Dick Beers SIGHT AND HEARING CHAIRMAN Steve Schmitt

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

HIGHLIGHTS: March 13, 2019 (pending BOD approval)

PRESIDENT Harry Gooding 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Steve Hodges 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Bob Dressler 3RD VICE PRESIDENT Scott Armstrong 2ND YEAR DIRECTOR John Busch 2ND YEAR DIRECTOR John Eilers 2ND YEAR DIRECTOR Bill Parker 1ST YEAR DIRECTOR Doug Ruckel 1ST YEAR DIRECTOR Erin Raisley 1ST YEAR DIRECTOR Joe Maresh

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Sight and Hearing Committee: Lion Steve Schmidt

Sight and Hearing reported service data for February, 2019 is:

Eye care applications: 7; with 6 approved, 0 disapproved, 1

withdrawn, and 0 pending, and 0 referred to the Melvin Clack

Fund Serving the Yavapai County Visually Impaired.

Hearing aid applications: 0

Monthly expenditures were $427.

Year to date (YTD) data: YTD expenses are $5,027 vs.

$7,014YTD last Lion year.

YTD approved eye care applications are 46 vs. 63 YTD last Lion

year.

YTD approved hearing aid applications are 0 vs. 0 YTD last Lion

year.

LCIF: Lion John Lysak: N/R

Lions Transit for the Blind: Lion Phil Weliky

The Noon Lions participation for February, 2019 was 9 PNL Lions,

26 hours, serving 31 people. Area wide totals were 11 Lions, 33

people served, and 44 hours.

Contribution Committee: Lion Erin Raisley: N/R

Mobile Eye Care Van: Lion Paul Chastain:

Locations to provide services are now being lined up for 2019.

The next location to be visited will be Paulden in March.

Random Acts of Kindness: Lion Doug George:

To date in 2019, donations have been made to 6 local individuals.

OLD BUSINESS

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ADJOURNMENT

The Prescott Noon Lions Club Board of Directors Meeting

adjourned at 1:26 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Mark Leathers, Secretary

1st VP Lion Chuck Matthews Eight Lions from our club attended the 21C Conference in

Payson. In addition to Chuck and Harry were Lions Doug

Ruckel, Bob Dressler, Richard Quintero, Gene Moreno,

Mike First and Steve Hodges.

Photographs are by Lion Steve Hodges

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Lion of the Month: Jerry Jackson

Recognition

Proud Lion Chairman Tom Haugen provided the following statement:

“The Proud Lions Program acknowledges new members and their

sponsors for their active participation in the Noon Lions activities by

awarding a Proud Lions Badge.”

Receiving the awards from Lion Tom were the following:

New Members: & Sponsors:

Richard Quintero Harry Gooding

Ron Barbour Greg Manchester

Dave Moody Bob Welch

Al Sargeant Mike First

Proud Lions Awarded Lion President Harry Gooding recognized a Lion who

does more than what most members realize. Rarely

does Jerry miss a meeting or working at the paper yard.

You will always see him helping in some way at the

pancake breakfast or making cotton candy. At our

Christmas Dinner you may hear him recite one of his

poems. The Lion Prints staff want to point out his

special talents and contributions. Nearly every month

Jerry writes a profile article of one of our members.

Behind the scenes, he corrects our spelling, punctuation

and grammar in the Lion Prints before we publish. And

then there is the occasional article he writes for The

Daily Courier about our club. To top that off, Jerry is a

great guy with a wonderful sense of humor.

Photograph is by Lion Tony Hollins.

PNL Lions Bowling Team Does it

again for Big Brothers Big Sisters

Think of it as continuingly bowling one strike

after another. That is how you could look at

how well our Prescott Noon Lions Bowling

team perform year after year raising money for

Big Brothers Big Sisters.

This year’s team was comprised of Lions Jack

Hoeft, Erin Raisley, Norm Humphrey, Gene

Moreno, Steve Hodges and Bob Carlisi. Due to

a collar bone fracture, Dr. Bob’s son, Dominic

Carlisi was a worthy substitute. As evident by

the two scoreboards, Game 1 was a warm up

since Game 2 was 20% better in score.

But the score does not indicate the real winner.

The team raised a total of $3,500. Norm

Humphrey has been a Big Brother for many

years and raised a good portion of the money.

Just in case you are wondering, for the two

games, that works out to be $1.83 per pin. Of

course if they were poor bowlers the amount

per pin would be higher.

Scoreboard images and team

information was provided by

Lion Bob Carlisi.

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Lion Member Profile of Steve Schmidt

by Lion Jerry Jackson

An analogy to feed on: Have you ever seen a Lion who’s adept

at taking a bull by the horns? Well, you need look no further than

Steve Schmidt, who thrives on inventing worthy challenges in

addition to ardently pursuing existing ones.

A prime example of the former category relates to Steve’s

coming up with the idea of Coats for Kids, a county-wide project

he spearheaded that resulted in the collection of 750 coats that

went to needy school children in 2018. And in the latter category

he has taken on the daunting task of heading up our Noon Lions

Sight & Hearing directorship following the enduring, endearing

oversight of Lion Jim Townsend leading up to Jim’s recent

retirement from that job. (Hardly anyone can remember when Jim

WASN’T performing in the job, and it’s great that Steve has

assumed the responsibility.)

Incidentally, a more capable Sight & Hearing successor to Jim

could never be found, as Steve is the perfect candidate for the job

based on his 30-year career as a CEO in hospital administration.

“The primary hospitals I oversaw,” he said, “were Lancaster,

Redding and Palm Springs” in his native California. In 1996,” he

noted, “Lancaster Community Hospital was acknowledged as a

top 100 hospital in the U.S. From 1998 to 2002 a significant

accomplishment at Redding Medical Center (RMC) was the major

renovation and addition of acute care beds. This project

completion identified RMC as a major acute and trauma care

center in Northern California.” And, to top it off, “for several years I

was the administrator at the Desert Regional Medical Center in

Palm Springs. This hospital was a major trauma center for the

Coachella Valley.”

Steve’s long alliance with California originated on January 6,

1949, when he was born at a small hospital in Los Angeles, and

his growing-up years were spent in La Habra, La Mirada and

Whittier. He attended Cal State Fullerton, earning a BS in 1971,

followed by gaining his master’s degree at USC in 1975.

Retirement from hospital administration, he noted, “took place

on my 53rd birthday. Since that time, my wife and I have traveled

worldwide extensively. We also purchased an RV and have seen

much of the U.S. When the weather is good, biking and hiking are

an enjoyable diversion, My wife, Gabby, and I have been married

for 42 years and we have two sons, 40 and 50 years old.”

This winter, he continued, “convinced us that we need to own a

home in a warmer climate! So we purchased a second home in

Tucson. Depending upon the weather, we will alternate between

Prescott and Tucson.”

Meanwhile, he notes, the Noon Lions Club “has been a

rewarding experience this past year,” and his participation in our

organization’s activities has included work as a regular YRMC

shredder. “My goal to give back to the community has been

realized in concert with a bunch of great guys,” he said. And his

membership has added further fuel to that Great Guys Syndrome!

Lion Steve Schmidt: Another

valuable entrant in our club’s

“Great Guys Syndrome”

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New Member: Jake Passer

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 *

Secretary – Mark Leathers *

Treasurer – Mike First *

Tail Twister – Ron Barbour *

Lion Tamer – Kim Zimmerman *

Past President – Harry Gooding *

Paper Project Chairman – TBD *

Membership Chairman – Dick Beers *

Sight and Hearing Chairman – Steve Schmidt *

Camp Tatiyee Liaison – Scott Armstrong

LCIF Liaison – John Lysak

Peace Poster Coordinator – Ray Lee

Pancake Breakfast Chairman – Steve Byers

Contribution Committee Chairman – Erin Raisley

Random acts of Kindness Chairman – Rhuno Nelson

Lion Prints Coordinator – Ken Gantz

Website Coordinator – Rich Carlson

Coats For Kids Coordinator – Steve Schmidt

Lion Transit For The Blind Coordinator – Phil Weliky

Mobile Eye Van Coordinators – John Schmitt, Paul Chastain and Doug George

Vision Screening Program Coordinator – Doug George

Neighborhood Food Drive Coordinator – Lee Nidess

Frontier Days/Cotton Candy Coordinators – John Eilers and John Meier

Proud Lion/Proud Sponsor Chairman – Tom Haugen

HOBY Liaison – Bob Welch

Member of the PNL Board of Directors *

Election to be held at PNL Business Meeting April 10, 2019

Prescott Noon Lions Club

Nominated 2019-2020 Officers, Directors and Committee Chairman

Jake Passer became our newest Lion

and our 105 member of the club.

Thanks go to Lion Bob Welch for

recruiting his old Army buddy. Lion

Bill Parker had the honor of inducting

Jake into our club.

Jake presented an interesting and

brief life history which we hope to

expand on for the Lion Prints in a

near issue.

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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 unless noted otherwise.

Speakers Speaker Chairman- John Eilers

Lions’ Prey

April 3 Chicken Stir Fry Expresso Burrito Shrimp Caesar Salad

April 10 Cheese Burger with Fries Chicken Carnitas Taco Salad Picadillo

April 17 Chicken Wings Pollo Asado Burrito Chef Salad Chicken

April 24 Chicken Fried Steak Chicken Tostada with Rice & Beans Shrimp Caesar Salad

APRIL PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Speaker Chairman Lion Dave Moody

April 3: Kayla Inman-Little from Neurolumen: Pain Management

April 10: Board Meeting: No Speakers

April 17: Bert Hunt, H10 Ministries, an Arizona non-profit corporation: The House of Hope, a place of faith, hope and love: Housing and care for the Elderly in Prescott

April 24: Lynn LeMaster, Editor of EnewsAZ.com, a website the includes articles by Lion Buz Williams

Tammy Bowler’s first experience in Prescott was in 2011 at the Center for

Compassion and Justice. During this time, Lion Tony Hollins worked with

Tammy to help with his program to provide eye exams and glasses for the

homeless. In 2016, Tammy joined the Peace Corps. After that, Prescott was still

calling for Tammy to return. This time it is with the United Way, where she has

been both a volunteer and a representative.

At United Way, she has been involved with promoting

education, in the form of job training and a kids program for

Head Start students in Yavapai County. During the Yarnell

Fire recovery, United Way provided $20k to Lions to help

with Yarnell residents.

Photograph at left of Tammy is by Lion Tony Hollins.

Elaine Earle is the publisher of the Prescott Living Magazine. Actually her company

does business all over the state of Arizona. The Rox Media Group also publishes a

magazine for Glendale, Lake Havasu and Casa Grande, as well as the Smart Shopper,

Prescott Chamber Directory and visitor guides. They are also working on a coffee-table

book on Prescott.

For the Prescott Living Magazine, Elaine stressed that they support non-profit

organizations. She loves Prescott and said there is “never a lack of things to cover in

Prescott.” Advertising covers all the costs for the magazine that is published six times

per year. Accompanying Elaine was Lance Besore, senior advertising executive.

Assistant Director Allison Lenocker updated our club on the programs at Prescott’s Center for

Compassion and Justice. Once at eleven programs, CCJ consolidated and reduced these

efforts to five programs:

• Thrift Store offers clothing for work, school, and babies. Winter clothing is available, too.

• Stagger Straight is intended as an emergency shelter for adults.

• Second Chance provided housing to 40 people last year. Expansion of the facilities is in

process.

• Home Repair is the oldest program and assists low income residents with safety repairs,

weatherization, energy efficiency and health-related repairs.

• Advocacy assists people in getting ID’s for work or other necessary services. A job readiness

program is also available.

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Longtime Noon Lion James Dwain Conley (but

we all know him as simply “J.D.”) is a genarian of

note, having advanced from octogenarianism to the

brink of nonagenarianism. Yeah, the guy – who has

been a faithful club member for 39 years – will be

celebrating his 90th birthday on Oct. 23.

The lifestyle changes that he has seen since

being born into a South Dakota farm family in 1923

have been substantial, of course, and five years ago

he prepared an autobiography chronicling his life

experiences. Among his reminiscences were these

recollections:

“We never got electricity to the farm as long as

we lived there. We used kerosene lamps and

lanterns for lighting. Later we got a gas air-pressured

lamp with cloth mantles, which was brighter. We had

a chamber pot in each bedroom. It was far too cold

in the winter to walk fifty feet to the outhouse, where

we used corn cobs and Montgomery Ward

catalogues.”

And “we had barn dances in the dry years on the

floor above the horses left tied up below. It was

Prohibition time, but I remember picking up clear

bottles every Sunday morning. I used them for

practicing shooting rocks with my homemade

slingshot. I could pick the biggest chicken for frying

out of a flock with a rock with it.”

J.D. joined the Stanley Home Products company

in 1948 and plied that trade, along with his wife

Bettie Jane, for some 25 years – in both Dakotas,

Canada (including 10 years in Calgary as western

Canada area sales manager) and Phoenix before

retiring from the company in Waterloo, Iowa. He

and Bettie Jane, who grew up together in South

Dakota and were high school sweethearts, married

in 1943. They moved to Prescott in 1972 and fulfilled

a goal by buying and operating the Buena Vista

Motel on East Gurley Street for several years before

opening their own real estate company, A-Action

Realty, at 1124 East Gurley, in 1977. Within three

years they had three offices – having added Prescott

Valley and Chino Valley to the lineup. With 30

associates, A-Action excelled as one of the top three

real estate firms in Prescott. He and Bettie Jane

“semi-retired” from that field in 1987.

Civic affairs have been prominent in J.D.’s life, including

service – and a chairmanship – on the Prescott Board of

Adjustment from 1986-1993 and membership on the Prescott

Chamber of Commerce board. He and Bettie Jane – who

launched the Prescott Noon Lions Club – are the parents of four

children. They had been married for 67 years at the time of Bettie

Jane’s death in 2010.

J.D. has been a “tiger” with the Lions during almost four

decades of service. The past president of the club has been a

perennial top salesman of pancake breakfast tickets and has

sponsored the addition of a phenomenal 31 new members. And

his big-heartedness, by the way, is reflected by a recent incident

when he contacted a Yarnell elementary school teacher and

asked her what he could do to help with the school’s program in

that hard-hit community. She informed him of the most pressing

needs, and he promptly wrote her a check for $1,000!

J.D.’s eyes may be failing him, but not his vision when it

comes to helping others. He’s a “doer” of the highest order.

South Dakota’s loss became Prescott’s gain

Below is a Lion Member Profile of J. D. Conley written by Lion Jerry Jackson in 2013.

Memorial Tribute to Lion J.D. Conley