Some of our history

View pictures from the 70's and 80's here!

                        Introduction 1936

In February, 1936 (the winter of the big snow).  Dr. Ira Stromsta

 Hugh McLean and Earl Wyckoff met in McLeans Jewelry store

 with Wayne Hudson of the Sheridan Lions Club to discuss the

 organization of a Lions Club in Greenville.

That spring 33 members were signed up and meetings were held

 to organize the Club .

In June, the Lions Club was Chartered by the Sheridan Lions Club

 

Charter members were

Lion C.J. Nye                         Lion Wayne B. Garber

Lion Don Farmer                    Lion H.R. Martin

Lion Ira W. Stromstra            Lion N. M. Green

Lion Harvey A. Amidon         Lion W. D. Krauter

Lion J. A. Weitzel                   Lion E. J. Blanding

Lion G. Arvin Faber               Lion Robert G. Walters

Lion Freeman Fordyce          Lion Earl G. Wyckoff

Lion Jennings B. Large         Lion William F. Bender

Lion F. G. Barnes                   Lion Nels P. Sorensen

Lion Stanley Cleveland          Lion K. W. Smith

Lion Paul E. Tucker               Lion V. G. Hubbard

Lion Ralph Walker                Lion L. S. Dunkin

Lion Howard D. Prevette      Lion K. M. Parsons

Lion Hugh G. McLean          Lion Clifford Carlsen

Lion L. G. Le Fevre               Lion L. B. Akins

Lion Ferris Petersen              Lion Le Roy G. Warner

Lion Harry B. Sackriter

    This list was presented at the 20th anniversary June 18, 1956.

Chicken BBQ's were real big in our fund raisers

Chicken Bar B Q article fron the Daily News Greenville      Pictures of the many chickens being cooked at the Veterans Park in Greenville.

August 1952 Float in Parade

         Lions group picture provided by Lion Bernard Wood

    This picture was taken in August 1952 

This picture was taken by  Wheeler Studios

Times have changedThese were an April fools joke pulled on a member back in the 60's

This was an April- fools joke in 1976

1978 Group picture provided by Lion Bernard Wood

Picture taken in 1978

 

Dr Robert H. Thompson receiving Lion of the Year Award

                                   This picture was taken in 1978, provided by Lion Bernard Wood

1986 we celebrated our 50th year of service 

to the community

 

President's and the years that they served.

36-37. . . . .J.A. Weitzel              37-38. . . . .Dr. W. Bernder         

38-39. . . . .Dr. N. Green            39-40. . . . .C. J. Nye

40-41. . . . .H. R. Martin              41-42. . . . .F. L. Swanson

42-43. . . . .F. Bell                       43-44. . . . .Dr. J. Stromstra      

 44-45. . . . .L. Yost                     45-46. . . . .J. Large                   

46-47. . . . .R. Cline                      47-48. . . . .O. Mumaw

48-49. . . . .E. Thompson             49-50. . . . .H. Christiansen       

50-51. . . . .M. Peterson              51-52. . . . .B. Wood                   

52-53. . . . .A. Blanding               53-54. . . . .C. Wright

54-55. . . . .L. Eriksen                 55-56. . . . .R. Rockefeller         

56-57. . . . .Van Voorst               57-58. . . . .S.L. Anderson          

58-59. . . . .C. Marvin                 59-60. . . . .Dr. R. Rice

60-61. . . . .J. VanHarn                61-62. . . . .T. Willmore            

 62-63. . . . .H. Hoffman              63.64. . . . .Dr. E. H. Faber         

64-65. . . . .R. Wilkie                  65-66. . . . .A. Davis

66-67. . . . .Dr. D. Dibble            67-68. . . . .F. Haglund              

68-69. . . . .w. Williams               69-70. . . . .Dr. G. House             

70-71. . . . .S. Swanton                71-72. . . . .H. Kohley

72-73. . . . .C.B.Fries                  73-74. . . . .R. Radunzel           

74-75. . . . .J. Joynt                     75-76. . . . .E. Fluegge                 

76-77. . . . .J. Harris                   77-78. . . . .G. J. Ingersol

78-79. . . . .R. Weimer                 79-80. . . . .J. Meyer                  

80-81. . . . .H. Schantz                 81-82. . . . .R. Schlienz                

82-83. . . . .R. Carpenter            83-84. . . . .J. Corner

84-85. . . . .C. Barberi                 85-86. . . . .C. Truesdell             

86-87. . . . Mark Warnshuis       87-88. . . . Dan Eagles                

 88-89. . . . . Bernard Jardot        89-90. . . . Ted Kortes

90-91. . . . Gene Rollo                 91-92. . . . . Ken Gorleski         

92-93. . . . David Warnshuis       93-94. . . . Kyle Madole             

94-95 . . . .  John Norton            95-96  . . .  Michael Kreitner 

96-97 . . .  George Gianacakos   97-98 . . . . William Walker       

98-99 . . .  Mark Lehman            99-00 . . .  Michael Williams     

00-01 . . . .  Norman Miller        01-02 . . .  Michael Hurst

02-03 . . .  Larry Alman              03-04 . . . .  Don Veitengruber  

04-05. . . . Dr. Dan Dibble         05-06 . . .  Mike Blanding

06-07. . . . Ted Kortes                 07-08. . .   Larry Alman

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