Tri-Village Lions Club

My grandfather was a doctor. He was one of the last of the old time "GP‘s." He practiced medicine from the basement of the home he and my grandmother lived in for more than 50 years, living there in the community, close to the patients that he tended*. He made house calls in the middle of the night. Although I was too young to know or understand it at the time, … [Read more...]

As the Tri-Village Lions begin a new year – our 60th year! – we are faced both with tradition and with change.  Our members continue, but the Board of Directors has changed.  Our meetings remain the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, but our meeting place has recently changed.  Our commitment to service has not changed, but the communities we serve are … [Read more...]

It's hard to believe that my yearly term as the 59th President of the Tri-Village Lions has come to an end. I remember Lion Hoot telling me that your year as President will go quick; he was without a doubt right. One of the major transitions was our move from the Buckeye to MCL which came about rather suddenly. Hopefully everyone is satisfied with the accommodations … [Read more...]

We all have seen many changes over the past couple of years in the United States as well as in the rest of the world, some good and some maybe not so good - the economic crisis, what seems like perpetual war in some parts of the world, environmental issues, etc. Health care is being overhauled here in the United States and that too has its proponents and skeptics. … [Read more...]