Free Swimming Lessons, get your Children signed up!
Our Free Swimming Lessons program is back again this year. Lessons will be held at the Camp Arrah Wanna pool. We are able to offer these lessons free of charge to Welches School students and local Mountain children. Registration forms are available at Welches School and at the Lions Club, and must be returned no later than June 9. Lessons will begin on Monday June 19 and last through Friday June 23, lessons will begin again on Monday June 26 and last through Friday June 30. We are planning to offer Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced lessons. Exact times will be scheduled and families contacted.

Chuckwagon Breakfast !
Please plan to attend our “Chuckwagon Breakfast” on Saturday, July 1 and Sunday, July 2. Hours are 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. both days. A mountain tradition since 1958, we’ll be serving bacon, sausage, eggs and hotcakes, with coffee and juice. We will be offering raffle items and our famous Turkey Shoot as well. So come out and enjoy a great meal and Mountain Tradition. Tickets at the door are $12.00, Kids 10 and under are $6.00, Adult Presale tickets are available for $10.00 at Welches Mountain Building Supply, Welches Clackamas County Bank, Whistle Stop Tavern, and Café 26, or ask any Lion. Lion Erin Midgett is this year’s Breakfast Chairwoman.

The club will be installing its slate of Officers and Directors at our June 28 meeting. This Board will serve the year of 2023 and 2024. The new Board will begin Their term starting July 1, 2023 lasting until June 30, 2024.
Thank you for attending our record setting Bingo season. We had wonderful support from our great Bingo Players all season long. We look forward to seeing you again this coming October. Our Bingo committee is Co-chaired by Lions Carol Norgard and Molly Espenel.
Thank you for attending our Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday May 13. Our turn out was below expectations, probably due to our wonderful weather. But no complaints from us or the Red Cross — thank you again for your donations of much needed blood. Our next Blood Drive will be on Saturday, September 30.

Thank you for attending our Mexican dinner in support of our Swimming Lessons program on Saturday May 20. A menu of Chicken Fajitas, Rice, Beans, Salsa and Tortillas was enjoyed by the many of you who attended. We thank Mountain Building Supply, Welches Clackamas County Bank, Whistle Stop Tavern and Café 26 for the sale of our tickets. We also thank the folks at Camp Arrah Wanna for a special Raffle item, the donation of a “Private Pool Party Certificate” (a value of $500). This event was Chaired by Lion Nolberto Perez .

Congratulations to outgoing Lion President Jim Espenel on completing an outstanding year as our club President.

Congratulations are also due our incoming Lion President Tyler Lehmann who has promised continued 100% employment opportunities to any club member.

We greatly appreciate the support of our community for our many projects. Thank you very much!

It’s great to be a Lion!