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Saturday, July 04, 2009

Over 700 people participated in the 9 Health Fair April 25! Congratulations and sincere thanks to all Lions and other volunteers (especially John and Debbie Erwin) for a job well done!

May 21 Breakfast Meeting at the Crooked Creek

Join us for our regular twice-monthly breakfast meeting at the Crooked Creek.

Spring Membership Dinner and New Officer Installation June 4

The party starts at 5:30 at Fontenot's! Contact Claude Diamond for all the details, and to order your entree.

Golf Tournament June 13, 2009

Lions Club's annual Cozens Cup Golf Tournament at Pole Creek Registration form is available in the Downloads section of this web site.

June 18 Breakfast Meeting

Regular twice-monthly breakfast meeting at the Crooked Creek.

July 2 Guest Speaker will be from Rocky Mountain National Park

Learn the latest about elk herd culling, beetle issues in the Park and the summer schedule of events.

Water Issues Info Available

Because water is such a critical issue in this valley, we have had several recent speakers on the subject of water. Scott Linn, Kirk Klancke and county commissioner James Newberry have all discussed water issues at our regular breakfast meetings at the Crooked Creek. Please go to the downloads section of this web site for more information on the Windy Gap Firming Project.

Beetle mitigation expenses?

See the Downloads section of this web site for information on new state tax credits.

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 Ike Sculpture

Ike Fishing the Fraser Sculpture

 

 

To rekindle our connection with the Fraser Valley’s rich history, the Fraser River Valley Lions Club has taken the lead on a project to bring an eight-foot tall bronze sculpture of president Dwight D. Eisenhower fishing the Fraser River to our community.

 

The sculpture has now been completed by the artist, Howard Neville and is in storage until its installation at the Lions Ponds near Safeway in the spring or early summer of 2008.

 

We’re working in conjunction with the Winter Park/Fraser Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Grand County Historical Association, The Rotary Club of Winter Park and the Headwaters Chapter of Trout Unlimited to raise funds to purchase the sculpture of our valley’s most famous visitor. The sculpture will show Ike in full fly fishing attire and will be placed on the banks of the Fraser River in which he used to fish.

 

For a $1,000 donation an individual or agency will be named on the plaque that tells the history of how the Fraser Valley became the “Western Whitehouse” during the Eisenhower administration. The eight-foot tall bronze will be standing in a river of engraved bricks with the names of individuals or agencies donating $500. The banks of the river of brick will be made of engraved brick with names of $100 donors. Maquettes (miniatures) of the original will be sold for $4,000, with $2,800 from the sale of each maquette going to the purchase of the full-size bronze.

 

You can help these community organizations retell the story of how the leader of the free world chose our valley in his pursuit of rest and relaxation.  Please support this important project by sending your donation to:

 

Fraser Valley Lions Foundation

PO Box 248

Winter Park, CO 80482-0248

 

The Fraser Valley Lions Foundation is the charitable giving arm of the Fraser River Valley Lions Club, and is a 501c3 corporation, so your contribution may be tax deductible. Consult your tax advisor for more information.

 

For more information about this project, download the documents available on this web site or call Kirk Klancke at 970-726-8691

 

 

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The Fraser River Valley Lions Club was chartered on March 16th, 1981, with 25 members. Prime movers in eliciting interest in a Lions Club and in contacting the international organization were community leaders Bob Temple and Don Drake. The first president was Richard McDowell, followed by Bob Temple.

The first fund raising efforts of the group were Pancake Breakfasts, which were held in a tent at the ArtAffair. In 1985 the club was asked by the Forest Service to participate in the reopening of Arapahoe National Forest campgrounds in the Fraser River Valley, eventually becoming the largest fund raising effort of the members.

In 1986 Lion Tom Coblentz suggested that the club initiate college scholarships for local high school students, and that program has become the main focus of funding. Each year a scholarship committee selects one boy and one girl from Middle Park High School to receive $1,000, each to receive the stipend for four years. When funds are available, an additional $500 one year scholarship is also awarded.

Other important charities funded by the Fraser River Valley Lions include Advocates (domestic violence), GCRY (drug education) and the Mountain Family Center (aid to needy families). We paid for construction of a pavilion at the community sports fields, and we stock and maintain fishing ponds used by youth and disabled anglers as well as tourists and local fishermen. We have built a new dock which makes the pond accessible to wheel chairs, and are planning further improvements at these highly visible and popular ponds.

In the late 80s the club purchased a large trailer, remodeled it for pancake breakfasts, and the familiar yellow and blue mobile kitchen is still used throughout the summer at the ArtAffair, the Craft Fair, on the Fourth of July and at The Run for Independence.

In 1981 the first Nine News Health Fair was held in Fraser, coordinated by the Lions Club, and over 20 years later the club has never missed hosting the increasingly popular event, offering affordable health care to local citizens.

Today our membership numbers close to 100 men and women who are dedicated to assisting the needy and providing unselfish service to our community.

 Downloadable Documents
 TitleOwnerCategoryModified DateSize (Kb) 
Golf Tournament RegistrationJerry Nissen 4/14/2009111.82Download
Grant Application 2009Jerry Nissen 4/20/200970.14Download
Ike Sculpture donor infoJerry Nissen 3/19/200869.39Download
Safety ChecklistJerry Nissen 11/28/2007195.14Download
Spring 2008 NewsletterBarbara Nissen 6/19/20081,069.08Download
Three Years In IraqJerry Nissen 7/7/2008181.96Download
Wildfire Mitigation tax infoJerry Nissen 4/16/200958.33Download
Windy Gap water infoJerry Nissen 12/21/200824.84Download
 Contact Us
 NameRoleEmailTelephoneTelephone 2
Bob JohannesMembership Chairman 970-726-4698 
Claude DiamondTail Twister 970-726-7979 
Dennis TroutmanPresident 970-887-3069 
Jeff BrowneLion Tamer 970-726-4072 
Jerry Nissen2nd VP, Chief Web Lackey 970-726-2843 
Joe Rooyakkers1st VP 970-726-3135 
Kent HughesTail Twister, Campgrounds 970-726-1132 
Mindy O'NeilSecretary 970-726-6825970-722-0600
 Guest Speakers

Most guest speakers will be at our regular 7:30 AM breakfast meetings. We meet the first and third Thursday of each month at the Crooked Creek Saloon in Fraser.

Everyone is welcome, so bring your friends!   If you're not yet a Lion, or just want to attend a particular meeting, please pre-register by going to the "Join Us" tab on this web site. 

 

Representative Previous Guest Speakers and Topics:

Winter Park Resort

Gary DeFrange gave us an update on all happenings at the Winter Park Resort. November 20, 2008

Mountain Family Center

Sue Perkins updated us on the help the Mountain Family Center provides for many in our community. September 2008

Forestry

Colorado State Forest Service representative Ron Cousineau presented the latest on the pine beetle epidemic in August 2008.

Water

Kirk Klancke updated us on all things water related. Summer 2008.

Iraq

Dr. Susanne Jalbert spoke about business development during her three years in Iraq. Summer 2008.

Fraser Valley Recreation District.

Our September 6, 2007 meeting featured guests from the Rec District who informed us about the issues relating to the upcoming vote to fund several proposals for the Rec District. Those proposals fall into three primary projects. First,  major repair to the Pole Creek Golf Course irrigation system and the replacement of the current clubhouse with one designed to handle the needed volume. Second, to build a small food and facilities building, including flush toilets and running water at the soccer fields on Highway 40 and CR5. Third, to build a recreation center at the south end of the meadow between Fraser and Winter Park.  For more details, go to the "Link" section at the left.

CWFPP (Community Wildfire Protection Plans)

On February 1,  Bill Steinmiller talked about the CWFPP being formulated in our valley. With all the red trees around us this has become a MAJOR issue.

Emergency Preparedness and Pandemic Flu 

January 4, 2007  Guest Speaker Gail Van Bockern, from Grand County Public Health Nursing Service talked about flu, pandemic flu and emergency preparedness.

Previous 2006 Guest Speakers and Topics:

Winter Park Resort Update.

 December 21, 2006. Gary DeFrange, vice-president and general manager of Winter Park Resort braved a major blizzard to bring an intrepid group of Lions an update on the latest developments at the ski area. Many thanks to Gary for getting up way before dawn to clear his driveway so he could come to our meeting!

Pine Beetle Discussion 

May 4. Our guest speakers were  County Commissioners James Newberry and Duane Dailey, as well as Grand County Director of Natural Resources Billy Sumerlin and USFS representative Craig Magwire. The topic was  forest management and pine beetle problems. Look for a summary on this web site.

Voting and Ballot Issues

Thursday, June 1. Guest speaker County Clerk Sara Rosene discussed ballot issues and voting changes.

Colorado HD57 Candidate Andy Gold  

Thursday, July 6. Andy made his presentation about why he deserves your vote.  Please see the "Links" section for a link to Voter Info for more about ALL our representatives.

Colorado HD57 Incumbent Al White 

Thursday, August 3. Al explained why he feels he should be re-elected.

Winter Park and Fraser Mayors

November 2. Nick Teverbaugh and Fran Cook discussed cooperation between their two towns and other issues.

 

 

 

 
 
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