Membership Meetings are most Wednesdays 7:00 PM Elks Lodge, 155 NE Ernst
Social Hour/Dinner: 6 pm – all potential members and guests welcomed!
Board Meetings: 1st Wednesday meeting of the month
History
Club #7932, Chartered 3/7/1951, Charter 75th Anniversary 3/7/26, Club is part of MD-19O
Melvin Jones founded the Lions, in Chicago, in June 1917. We became international in 1920 when the Windsor, Canada Club was formed. Oak Harbor Lions Club was formed in 1951, jointly sponsored by the Coupeville and South Whidbey Lions Clubs. The Club Charter was signed by 17 members.
Lion Motto: We Serve #WeServe
Slogan: Liberty Intelligence Our Nations Safety
Code of Ethics: To aid the weak & support the needy.
Colors: Purple: for loyalty to country, friends and one’s self
Gold: for sincerity of purpose, liberality in judgement, purity in life, and generosity in mind, heart and purse towards our fellow men.
The White Cane was designed by a Lion.
2023-2024 Officers
President Kim Wilson
Immediate Past President Tom Bond
Secretary Mike Contreras
1st Vice President Teresa Addison
2nd Vice President Scott Freseman
Treasurer Aaron Taggert
Membership Chair Anna Corina Villarreal
LCIF Coordinator Jacob (Jake/Will) Willis
Service Chairperson William Cheaqui
Marketing Chairperson Teresa Addison
Program Coordinator Brenda Cheaqui
Tail Twister Shelly Pomeroy
World of Lions Links
Membership Types and Attendance
Regular: The most common membership type. Our 1.3 million members in more than 47,000 clubs all over the world work to better their communities and fight for Lions Clubs International’s global causes.
An Associate member is also a member of another club where he or she pays dues.
Member At Large (MAL)* not able to attend meetings, must be approved by the board every 6 months.
Affiliated Member* is for members who, because of health or job, aren’t able to make meetings, but would still like to be members. Generally available for projects.
Privileged Member* is a member with over 15 years as a Lion and not able to attend meetings.
*These categories must be requested by the member. If you feel one of these categories fit your present situation contact the President or Secretary for more information. Keep in mind, of course, your presence is desired at every meeting. This is your Club and your ideas and hard work have made us the best club in the Northwest.
ATTENDANCE: Attendance is an important part of being a Lion. At meetings project sign-up sheets are passed around, new projects are discussed and voted on. You can’t pass on your obligation to the members who regularly attend. You are a Lion, and it is your responsibility to know what your club is doing and be available to participate. Members who continue ‘in name only’ do a disservice to themselves and fellow Lions. Please attend meetings whenever you can.
Meetings can be made up by:
-Attending any meeting at another Lions Club.
-Attending a local Board Meeting
-Attending Zone, Regional, district, or National Meetings
-Participating in Club projects and activities.
Members can be excused from meetings, at the discretion of the club, due to work, illness, military duty, or other occurrences, when they conflict with meetings. Missing meetings does not excuse the member from participation in ongoing or future projects.
Committees – 1st Vice
Blood Drive Bobbi Lornson
Camp Horizon Tom Bond
Christmas in July Bobbi Lornson
Christmas Trees Kim WIlson
Constuction ______
Crab Feed Bobbi Lornson
Eyeglasses Bobbi Lornson
Fruit Sales Bobbi Lornson
LERC ______
Haven Bobbi Lornson
Hearing Tom Bond
Membership Kelly Davidson
Elections Bobbi Lornson
Committees – 2nd Vice
Flags Tom Bond
Medical Equipment _______
LCIF Jacob Willis
Memorial Day Bobbi Lornson
Road Clean-up _____
Roster Books _______
Scholarships Tom Bond
Sunshine Corina Villarreal
Spin Café ____
Vision Screening Brenda Cheaqui
Webmaster Teresa Addison
White Canes Bobbi Lornson
Parties ______
Lions Purpose and Causes
Abbreviations and Roles
P is President
PP is Past President
IPP is Immediate Past President
Treas is Treasurer
TT is Tail Twister
Sec is Secretary
PS is Past Secretary
IPS is Immediate Past Secretary
LT is Lion Tamer
1yr Dir is 1 Yr Director
1stVP is 1st Vice President
2ndVP is 2nd Vice President
ZC is Zone Chairman
ZS is Zone Secretary
PZC is Past Zone Chair
PZS is Past Zone Secretary
VDG is Vice District Governor
DG is District Governor
PDG is Past District Governor
VCC is Vice Council Chairman
CC is Council Chairman
PCC is Past Council Chair
ID is International Director
PID is Past International Director
Life Members
Conrad Lokanis – present member
Jim Crowe
* = Deceased
Melvin Jones Fellowships
Annually, our club sponsors Melvin Jones recipients as funds are available and service is warranted.
Jim Crowe
William Cheaqui – present member
Brenda Cheaqui – present member
Dennis Doll
Stan Grovdahl – present member
Richard “Dick” Hummel * Lion of the Year in 1994-95
Lou Leggett
Conrad “Conny” Lokanis – present member
Jim Ryan
Sharon Ryan
Doug Stewart
Charlie Van Cleve
John Upah
Dave Walker
Jeannene Wisniewski
Rogers Wisniewski
Leonard Zambrowsky *
Porter Baldridge
Tom Bond – present member
Willis “Jake” Jacobs – present member
Bobbi Lornson – present member
[Insert the second 2022 person] 2021-2022
Teresa Addison – present member 2021-2022
Adam McCann 2022-2023
Lion of the Year Awards
Harry Jenkins *
Clarence Ness *
Chuck Anderson *
Doug Stewart
James “Jim” Trask *
Ed Siegel *
Richard Evans *
Richard Hummel *
Janice Nagle
Larry Nagle
Dutch Strehle
Ken Buehn *
Rogers Wisniewski
Jeannene Wisniewski
John Upah
James Ryan
William Cheaqui – present member
Sharon Ryan
Charlie Van Cleve
Bobbi Lornson – present member
2020-21 Rabbit Benzer
2020-21 Kelly Davidson – Distinguished Service Award
2021-22 Adam McCann
2021-22 James “Jim” Kane
*Deceased
Past Presidents
*Deceased ++100%
1950-51 Andrew Henry *
1951-52 Andrew Henry *
1952-53 Lanche Crow *
1953-54 H.Ted Knutsen *
1954-55 Robert Blain *
1955-56 Gerald S. Nelson *
1956-57 Ray C. Cusworth *
1957-58 James C. Haddon *
1958-59 Fred N.Murcray *
1959-60 Ralph Poole *
1960-61 Donald E.Boyer *
1961-62 August Newman *
1962-63 Richard L. Hall *
1963-64 Clarence Pease *
1964 E. “Big Ed” Graham Jr. (2 weeks) *
1964-65 Donald Wampler * (Completed term)
1965-66 Douglas M. Clarke *
1966-67 Larry Boyer *
1967-68 Howard Weidenbach *
1968-69 Richard Pitt *
1969-70 Charles Carskadden *
1970-71 Delmon Anderson *
1971-72 Howard Rowe *
1972-73 Clarence Ness *
1973-74 G. Durward “Dur” Roberson *
1974-75 Francis “Fran” Schnell
1975-76 Donald Wampler *
1976-77 Milton Schulle *
1977-78 Floyd H.Suther *
1978-79 Kenneth C. “KC” Baier *
1979-80 Jon Brilein *
1980-81 Phillip Bleyhl
1981-82 Robert L. Jackson
1982-83 Tom Shannon
1983-84 Clarence Ness *
1984-85 Willis “Jake” Jacobs ++ – current member
1985-86 Edward Draucker *
1986-87 Douglas Stewart (California)
1986-87 Edward Blake
1987-88 Jim Seabolt *
1988-89 Roger Wieldraayer
1989-90 Dan Renninger *
1990-91 Don Fosso *
1990-91 Charlie VanCleve (Whidbey Island Lioness)
1991-92 Len Zambrowsky *
1991-92 Charlie VanCleve (Whidbey Pride Lions)
1992-93 Fred Shepard *
1992-93 Jeannene Wisniewski (Whidbey Pride Lions)
1993-94 Charles E. Brannan Sr.
1994-95 Dick Hummel * ++
1994-95 Janis Powell (Crecent Harbor)
1995-96 Dick Evans *
1996 Janis Powell (Crescent Harbor)
1996-97 Porter Baldridge *
1996-97 Hector Powell (Crescent Harbor)
1997-98 Frank Votry *++
1997-98 Hector Powell (Crescent Harbor)
1998-99 Charles Anderson * ++
1999-00 Lou Leggett ++
2000 Rene’ Denman – first woman president
2000-01 Bob Jacobs (began Dec. 2000)
2001-02 Bob Jacobs
2002 Terry Lacy (resigned Nov. 2002)
2002-03 Bill Miner (finished out term)
2003-04 Jim Ryan
2004-05 Jim Trask * ++
2005-06 Jim Trask * ++
2006-07 David Walker ++
2007-08 William Cheaqui ++ – present member
2008-09 William Cheaqui ++ – present member
2009-10 Tom Bond ++ – present member
2010-11 James Ryan ++
2011-12 William Cheaqui ++
2012-13 James House *
2013-14 Conny Lokanis – present member
2014-15 Doug Jerome – present member
2015-16 Ed Green
2016 George Holtry III (resigned October)
2016-17 Robert O’Dell (finished term)
2017-18 Robert O’Dell (resigned in April)
2017-18 Bobbi Lornson (finished term) – present member
2018-19 Bobbi Lornson – present member
2019-20 Bobbi Lornson – present member
2020-21 Ed Green
2021-22 William Cheaqui – present member
2022-23 Bobbi Lornson – present member
2023-24 Jason Brent (resigned February)
2024 Thomas Bond (resigned March)
2024 Kim Wilson
Past Secretaries
1950-51 Ralph Poole *
1951-52 Ralph Poole *
1952-53 W.H. Paul
1953-54 Ray C. Cusworth
1954-55 Ray C. Cusworth
1955-56 Don Layman
1956-57 Donald E.Boyer *
1957-58 Clarence Pease
1958-59 Carl Love
1959-60 Richard L. Hall *
1960-61 Donald Wampler
1961-62 Howard Weidenbach *
1962-63 Larry Boyer *
1963-64 Raymond Taylor
1964-65 Jim Neil ( 2 Weeks)
1964-65 Donald Wampler
1965-66 Dennis Davis
1966-67 Alex Green
1967-68 Tom Abel
1968-69 Howard Rowe *
1969-70 Milton Schulle *
1970-71 Floyd Suther *
1971-72 Don Wallen *
1972-73 Perry Dushek
1973-74 Francis Schnell
1974-75 Ronald E. Geria
1975-76 Ronald E. Geria (did not complete term)
1975-76 Howard Weidenbach (completed term)
1976-77 Edward Draucker*
1977-78 Robert L. Jackson **
1978-79 Ronald G. Oleson **
1979-80 Joseph A. Brislin *
1980-81 Richard ‘Sam’ Morris *
1981-82 Richard ‘Sam’ Morris *
1982-83 Richard ‘Sam’ Morris *
1983-84 Richard ‘Sam’ Morris *
1984-85 Richard ‘Sam’ Morris *
1985-86 John ‘Bob’ Morrison
1986-87 Len Zambrowsky *
1987-88 Len Zambrowsky *
1988-89 Harry Jenkins *
1989-90 Joe Thompson *
1990-91 Doug Jerome
1991-92 Doug Jerome
1992-93 Harry Jenkins *
1993-94 Len Zambrowsky *
1994-95 Doug Jerome
1996-97 Harry Jenkins *
1997-98 Len Zambrowsky *
1998-99 Thomas Bond ++
1999-2000 Thomas Bond ++
2000-01 Thomas Bond ++
2001-02 Thomas Bond ++
2002-03 George Steinman * ++
2003-04 Frank Votry *++
2004-05 Dennis Doll ++
2005-06 Dennis Doll ++
2006-07 Jeannene Wisniewski ++
2007-08 Jeannene Wisniewski ++
|2008-09 Jeannene Wisniewski ++
2009-10 Dennis Doll ++
2010 -11 Dennis Doll ++
2011 -12 Dennis Doll ++
2012 -13 Dennis Doll ++
2013-14 Dennis Doll ++
2014-15 Brenda Cheaqui
2015-16 Dur Roberson
2016-17 Bill Cheaqui (resigned February)
2016-17 Jeannene Wisniewski (finished term)
2017-18 Jeannene Wisniewski (resigned in June)
2018-19 Bill Cheaqui
2019-20 PDG Tom Bond
2020-21 PDG Tom Bond
2021-22 Tom Bond
2022-23 Tiffany McCann
2023-24 Roberta Lornson (resigned March)
2024 Mike Contreras
*deceased, ++ 100%
Past Zone Leadership
Past Zone Chairmen (ZC)
Donald E.Boyer *
Dan Renninger *
Doug Stewart
Floyd Suther *
Frank Votry *
Bill Cheaqui – present member
Past Zone Secretaries
Dennis Doll
Tom Bond – present member
Past District Governors (DG)
Tom Bond – present member
Joseph A. Brislin *
Lanche Crow *
Past Council Chairman
G. Dur Roberson *
Past International Director
G. Dur Roberson *
Note: All DGs and CCs have been ZCs
