Hanging Flags on Memorial Day

DG Jack and Lion President Mike getting flags ready to hang up in downtown Idaho Springs

Lions Mike and Jack loading flags into Mike's truck

Flags hanging behind City Hall

Lion Treasurer Jeff hangs a flag on Miner Street

Lions Laura and Sandy getting more flags on Miner Street

Flags on Miner Street

Merchants in town contribute to the club, to have flags hung in front of their stores for each holiday. The contributions for the flags funds the Lions Club annual scholarship to a student graduating from the Clear Creek High School

Scholarship Award

Lions Club Treasurer Jeff Norton presents the Lions Club Eugene Kiefer Memorial Scholarship to Zachary Schell at the Clear Creek High School Awards Assembly.  

Zach won the $1500 scholarship in a competition with many very qualified applicants.  Zach plans to study Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University.

Gene Kiefer was a long-time resident of Idaho Springs, and a founding member of the Idaho Springs Lions Club in 1952.  He served the community in many ways, including as Sheriff.  Perhaps the most important of his priorities was helping the youth in Clear Creek County, so the Lions Club offers this scholarship each year in his honor.

Christmas Party

The Lions Club held its annual Christmas Party at Hildaddy's Restaurant.

Lions Tom, Pat, Carla, Dick, Don and Mary:

Lions Dick, Don, guest, Carla, Jack, Carolyn, guest, Barb, Mary, and Kim:

Lions Kim, Tom, and Bill at the Buffet:

Lions Dick, Mary, and Carolyn:

Lions Barb, Caroly, and Jack:

Lions Kim, Jack, Pat, Jeff enjoying dinner with Tamara:

Guest and Lions Dick, Don, and Carla:

KidSight, Fall 2016

The Idaho Springs Lions Club participates in the KidSight program to screen the vision of preschool children.  This year we will have made 15 visits to 12 different schools and daycares to screen 500 children.

Lions Jack and Mike:

Lions Carolyn, Jack, and Laura:

Lion Carolyn and Vickie:

Vickie and some of the kids:

Lion Jack:

Lion Jim:

Lion Laura handles the paperwork, and treats the kids to stickers for their cooperation:

Pumpkin Smash

An organization, Scraps to Soil, in Idaho Springs promotes sustainable practices including composting. The Lions Club has supported their efforts.

Each year, Scraps to Soil holds a Pumpkin Smash on the Saturday after Halloween to promote composting the pumpkins.  But first, everyone has to have fun smashing the pumpkins with everything from a giant hammer to a catapult.

The event has become a major "happening" in town.  The Lions Club had a booth at the event this year, with a good chance to publicize who we are and what we do.

Lions Laura and Barb did all the work, and Lion Jim stopped by for a little while.

Our support for the Scraps to Soil sponsors seems to have been appreciated:

Trunk or Treat

Many people in the Idaho Springs area live in a country setting.  The kids don't have much chance to trick-or-treat, and the homes get few, if any, visitors.

So several organizations in Idaho Springs went together to create have an opportunity for kids to come for a Trick-or-Treat type of experience.  While they were at it, they thought it would be fun for the adults to have some visitors.  They set it all up in a parking lot.  Anyone who wanted to could bring their car, with treats in the trunk; costumes were optional, but a lot of people were dressed for the occasion.  The kids then had lots of places to visit.

The Lions Club had a trunk.

Lion Barb was ready...

... and Lions President Mary and Secretary Carolyn made sure that there were plenty of treats.

Fall Foliage Relay Fundraiser

Our club's fall fundraiser was helping with the "Flaming Foliage Relay" race.

It was a foot race with runners in teams of about 10, running 165 miles - all day and all night to the finish.  Our club members helped set up at the starting area, checked teams in, and checked to be sure each team had all the necessary equipment.  Our members also supervised exchanges between runners at checkpoints 1, 2, and 5.

Lion Past President Mike and the owner, Paul setting up canopies and starting flags.

Lions Jim and Anne getting ready to check in the running teams.

Lion Anne checking a team's equipment.

Lion President Mary and Past President Mike taking pictures of the set-up before the race started.

Runners from the first 4 teams ready for the starting bell to sound.

Lion 6C District Governor Jack supervising exchanges at the first checkpoint.

Lion Laura flagging in a runner at the first checkpoint.

President Mary waiting to supervise runners' exchanges at checkpoint 2.

President Mary ready to supervise the next checkpoint.

Past President Mike ready to supervise the next exchange at checkpoint 2