Lions Club Elects Officers

The local chapter of the Lions Club met Tuesday night at Chisholm Trail Cafe. The agenda for the evening included, among other things, the induction of a new member, officer elections, and a presentation by Pearl Richardson of the Beeville Lions Club. The Lions are proud to have inducted their newest member, Gail Staples, into the club. Most of you know Ms. Staples as the nice lady who brings you your chicken strip basket at Chisholm. The Lions are happy to have her on board and expect she will set as fine an example in community service as she does in customer service. The results of the officer elections are as follows: President, David Waishes; Vice President, Keith Petrus; Secretary, Russell Duggins; Treasurer, Ann Duggins; Lion Tamer, Dee LeCount; Tail Twister, Brittany Luna; Membership Chairman, Robyn White; and Program Chairman, Vickie Stubenthal. All directors were nominated and approved by acclamation, at least one of the above being coerced into service with the promise that the position in question had "very few actual duties." Elections were followed by a presentation by Pearl Richardson of the Beeville Lions Club. Mrs. Richardson is the district director of the Lions International Youth Exchange and outlined the goal of promoting a "spirit of understanding between cultures" through the program. The Lions thank Mrs. Richardson for taking time to fill us in on this underutilized program. Discussion on the possibility of forming a local "Leo" club for young adults was tabled pending a report by Lindsie O'Neil on the level of interest among her fellow S-T High School classmates. The Lions would like to remind the community to take advantage of the Vision Screening being offered at 9:30 am this Saturday, March 27, in the school "Cafetorium." Tickets for the Annual East Basket Raffle have been selling like hot-cakes and are still available at the Chisholm Trail Cafe.