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Each weekly meeting, The Grants Pass Lions Club strives to have a guest speaker from the community


Grants Pass Lions Club had a special treat for the Tuesday Nov. 17 meeting.  Pictured above are the Josephine County History Players.   A group from the Josephine County Historical Society.   Their presentation gave an in-depth account of the history and occurrences on how Oregon became a state.  Accounts from the Indian maid Sacagawea who assisted Lewis and Clark, to Dr. McLaughlin named  and  dreamed  "Father of Oregon" and Jessie Applegate, responsible for a safer southern route to the Pacific Northwest.  To learn more about the Josephine County Historical Society, contact  http://www.josephinehistorical.org/ 
(541) 479-7827


Joel King (left) the newest member to join the Grants Pass Lions Club is also an officer of the County Forest Service.  Mr. King made a dramatic presentation on the process of handling conflict, stress, power control and competition among people in various situation.  Whether it be at work, church or with the Forest Service, the effects are the same as pointed out by Joel with the graphic demonstration below.  To learn what they are doing below,  contact Joel at twobeanies@clearwire.net 

     


This week's honored guest is Roger Brandt retired from the forest service.  Rogers passion is to recreate the traveling of the old Redwood Stage road which connected Crescent City California with Kirbyville Oregon from the 1840's to the about 1922 This was the main route before highway 199 was built.  The traveling tour takes about 6 hours and be traveled with most automobiles.  To learn more about this tour and scheduled times, contact Rodger at 541 582 4316 or enter Redwood Stage Road in your search browser (Google)



Today's guest, August 25,2009 touches a special nerve with this site's web master.  Lion Barbara and web master Lion Michael are proud to introduce Mr. David Tolly of Tolly Media Group,LLC Mr. Tolly offers a very unique service of printing and self publishing.  The Tolly Media Group,LLC offers classes on how to become your own publisher of your specialty.  To learn mre about becoming a self publisher, contact David at 471 2215 or visit them on the web.  www.tallymediagroup.com .  

Lion President Fred Hyde welcomes Jeff Hyde (No relation)  to the August 11 2009 Grants Pass Lions Club meeting.  Jeff is president of Evergreen Bank.  Mr. Hyde is an instrumental administrator of the bank's affordable housing program call "Homeward Dreams"   This program of home purchases allows qualified persons to buy quality new homes at a substantially reduced cost. To learn how this program can work for you, contact Evergreen Bank at    541 479-3351.  P O Box 2020 Grants Pass OR 97528  


Lion Linda got us a real treat this week.  Please meet David James of Greenleaf Industries.   Greenleaf Industries  is a provider of garden plants for the home gardener.  Vegetable, flowers, ornamental shrubs are gown for sale to the public. They are grown and attended by employees who are mentally and or physically challenged.  To learn more of Greenleaf's many more services, contact David  www.greenleafindustries.org    541 474 0571


This week, Lion Linda Friebus wants us to meet Barbara McCain a woman with a special mission. Barbara's daughter has an awful disease called Crohn.  Barbara will be joining a support group to raise awareness of this disease by riding a bicycle for three days to cover 210 miles. 


Joining us this week our  guest speaker is Win Howard  Win is the C E O of Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass Oregon. Mr. Howard gave us an impressive update


A great big Hi Five from Lion Linda Friebus to Steve King, Volunteer Local Program Coordinator for Josephine County Oregon Special Olympics.  Special Olympics provides year round sports programs for individuals with intellectuals disabilities ages 8 years old and older.  To learn more contact Steve jocoso402@msn.com  Visit the website www.soor.org 
  


Lion Linda Friebus welcomes Denise Dillard Relay for Life Josephine County Event Chair. A most worthy organization in fighting for a cure for cancer.  Relay for Life is a national movement to raise funds for the victims and sufferers of cancer.  To learn more on how you can help or receive help, contact Denise at
541 659 2601 email her deniserelays@hotmail.org   Check out the website www.jocorelay.org 

 

April 14, 2009 the Grants Pass Lions Club is privileged to welcome Russell Long the administrator for the Josephine County Library system.  Mr. Long is responsible for the demanding task of negotiating with County officials and school boards in finding solutions to financial agreements in funding the libraries of Josephine County.  At present the library in Grants Pass in opened only 20 hours a week.

This weeks special guest is John Lopez Director of the Rogue Community College Small Business Development Center.  Mr. Lopez gave an informative account of what is available through The small Business Development Center to individuals planning to start or upgrading a small business.  Free assistance is available in developing a business plan, market analysis and general understanding of making a successful business.  Anyone in Josephine County can seek information by calling 541 956 7494  email jlopez@roguecc.edu

This weeks special speaker was a rare treat.  Our own Lion Dr. Scott Walters gave the Club a in-depth talk about the many  inferred  conditions the eye.  With the latest screening and computers he could now see and diagnose potential hazards effecting many parts of the body by critical examination of the eye.  For a small fee this service is available through Eye Care Group 476 4545    
 

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