THANKS, LEOS!

Sincere kudos to our Leos helpers from this past Sunday's annual pancake breakfast! We couldn't do it without you!
Elysia Carbajal
Morgan Durr
Morgan Hollenbeck
Laurisa Marji
Molly Moyer
Jessie Russ
Ella Ryan
Jude Ryan
Makaylah Waligur

RAFFLE TICKET WINNERS!

Congrats to this year's raffle ticket drawing winners -- Scott Dick took the $250 cash prize, Mike Martin the $100 Lakeview Restaurant gift certificate, and Ashley Reisman won the $50 gift certificate to 31 Express Deli. Kudos to all!

OFFICERS FOR 2018-2020

Introducing our 2018-2020 officers, from left, secretary Mike Jaquays, lion tamer Leif Nicolaisen, treasurer Bob Visalli, president Joe Todd, 1st vice-president Wendy Chamberlain, tail twister Jerry Baker, and membership chair Loyal Canning. Absent is 2nd vice-president Chuck Pendleton.

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS 2018

Congrats to this year's $600 scholarship winners, Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School senior Bridget Finnerty and Oneida High School senior Brianna Lauretti. Sue Miller, widow of longtime Lion Ed Miller, also presented the first scholarship in his memory to Alina Janowski, a senior from VVS. From left are Lion Wendy Chamberlain, Brianna, Sue, Alina, Bridget, and Lion Steve Johnson.

OFFICERS FOR 2018-2020

It's official! Here is the new slate of officers serving two-year terms for 2018-2020:

President: Joe Todd

1^st VP Wendy Chamberlain

2^nd VP Chuck Pendleton

Tail Twister Jerry Baker

Lion Tamer Leif Nicolaisen

Treasurer Bob Visalli

Secretary Mike Jaquays

Congrats to all!

KUDOS TO OUR TEEN VOLUNTEERS!

The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club sends out our sincere thanks to our youthful Leo Club volunteers and their friends, whose invaluable assistance helped make our annual pancake breakfast fundraiser a big hit! From left are Liz Milana, Jude Ryan, Bryn Mancarella, Schuyler Vecchiano, Olivia Caroli, Nicole Smith, Jamie Jones, Adriana Chapa, and Julia Draves.

LIONS HOST ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST

LIONS HOST ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST

ONEIDA-The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club’s annual pancake breakfast returns on Sunday, Nov. 5, offering not only a meal cooked and served by the Lions and Leo Club members themselves, but also the chance to help out a great cause at the same time.

The menu includes pancakes, locally-made real maple syrup, sausage, applesauce, juice, coffee and tea. For dessert, guests are invited to visit their bake sale. Proceeds from the event benefit the Lions’ projects in improving the lives of sight and hearing challenged persons both locally and all over the world, and there will be a 50/50 raffle to further benefit the outreach.

The breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Owl’s Nest at 130 Vanderbilt Ave. in Oneida, but guests should use their Oneida Street entrance. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids under 12 and senior citizens, and available from any chapter member or at the door.

Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club members, including, from left, Ernie Giraud, Bob Visalli, and Tony Eppolito will cook up a tasty meal at their annual pancake breakfast fundraiser on Sunday, Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Owl’s Nest in Oneida. The event benefits their projects for the sight- and hearing-impaired locally and worldwide. (Photo by Mike Jaquays)

LOCAL LIONS SALUTE SENIORS

(Photo Special to the Dispatch by Mike Jaquays) The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club presented their annual scholarship awards to Oneida High School senior Krislyn Adle and Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School senior Racheal Cadrette at their annual student appreciation meeting on May 23. From left are Valerie Cadrette, Bill Cadrette, Lion Steve Johnson, Racheal Cadrette, Krislyn Adle, Lion Wendy Chamberlain, and Lyndee Adle. 

LOCAL LIONS SALUTE SENIORS

KENWOOD >> Encouraging young people to reach out and help others is one of the many goals of the Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club.

The Lions honored Oneida High School senior Krislyn Adle and Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School senior Racheal Cadrette with their annual scholarship awards at their meeting on May 23, celebrating their previous community service and future plans to continue their good works. Adle was joined at the Lakeview Restaurant dinner meeting by her mother Lyndee Adle, while Cadrette was accompanied by grandmother Valerie Cadrette and father Bill Cadrette.

Both students stood to be recognized by the club, and received checks for $600. Cadrette said she would be attending Utica College in the fall to major in biology, with aspirations to continue on to study pre-med. Adle explained she would be heading to Onondaga Community College to major in either human services or humanities.

Lion Steve Johnson, who co-chairs the scholarship committee with Lion Wendy Chamberlain, said the two seniors’ previous efforts coupled with their commitment to others in the future earned them the club’s kudos.

“They both had very impressive applications,” Johnson said. “They have been heavy in community service and are both pursuing careers helping other people. They really stood out from the others.”

MEETING CANCELED TONIGHT

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Tonight's meeting has been canceled because of the bad weather. King Lion Pat wanted me to let everybody know the Canastota Lions will be having their Wild Game Dinner on Jan. 23 at the Rusty Rail ... call her if you want to go.

BELL RINGING SCHEDULE

    Here is the schedule for bell ringing today at Tops:

9-11 Leif and Doug

11-1 Bob and Jerry

1-3 Pete and Joe

3-5 Ernie and Lou

5-7 Pat

7-9 Steve (with Mike and Noah, as long as Noah lets me stay)

     Pat says if it gets too cold to leave the bucket inside at the service desk.

     If any other Lions want to join, feel free to come out also!

SPOUSES NIGHT WITH LEAANN FULLER NEXT TIME

Our meeting this Tuesday is a spouses night featuring life coach LeaAnn Fuller of Fuller Life LLC and the Adopt-a-Mom for Christmas program as our speaker. This will be our final meeting of the year. See you there!

AREA STUDENTS HELP LIONS HELP OTHERS

The members of the Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club had much-appreciated help during their annual pancake breakfast on Nov. 6 at the Owl's Nest in Oneida. Students from the Canastota Lions-sponsored Leo Club chapter served breakfast and cleaned tables during the fundraising event. From left are Oneida High School students Gabby Cafalone, Nicole Smith, Molly Moyer, Jenna Ford, Julia Pickard, Megan Friske, Tori Borders, Liz Rice, and Shae D’Arcangelis.

LIONS HOST ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST

ONEIDA >> The Oneida-Sherrill Lions Club’s annual pancake breakfast returns on Nov. 6, offering not only a meal cooked and served by the Lions and Leo Club members themselves, but also the chance to help out a great cause at the same time.

The menu includes pancakes, locally-made real maple syrup, sausage, applesauce, orange juice, and coffee. For dessert, guests are invited to visit their bake sale. Proceeds from the event benefit the Lions’ projects in improving the lives of sight and hearing challenged persons both locally and all over the world, and there will be a 50/50 raffle to further benefit the outreach.

The breakfast will be Nov. 6 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Owl’s Nest at 130 Vanderbilt Ave. in Oneida, but guests should use their Oneida Street entrance. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for kids under 12 and senior citizens, and available from any chapter member or at the door.

RAFFLE WINNERS CHOSEN

This year's raffle winners have been chosen ... 

First prize of $250 cash goes to Vernon Loucks; second prize of a $100 Lakeview Restaurant gift certificate is Zech Allen; and third prize of a $100 gift certificate to 31 Express Deli is Sukosh Fearon! 

Congrats to all and thanks to everyone who bought a ticket or donated a prize.

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to our 2016 scholarship winners Kaitlyn Platt and Dakota Sgarlata! Both receive $500 towards their future education in a health-related field. From left are David, Kim, Shawn, and Kaitlyn Platt; Dakota, Bobbi Jo, and Chuck Sgarlata, and Lions Steve Johnson and Wendy Chamberlain.

SPOUSES NIGHT ON MAY 10

    Our May 10 meeting will be a Spouses Night with special guests Michele Russ and Gwen Isbell, who are home decorating experts from the Between Us Sisters gift shop in Munnsville.

JACKIE MARCH IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER

Our next speaker will be VVS senior Jacqueline March, who will tell us of her fundraising outreach for the military courtesy room at Hancock International Airport in Syracuse!

UNLOCK THE SKELETON KEY

Our next speakers are Michael Misiaszek and Dave Tudman, the owners of the Skeleton Key, the area's first escape room located in downtown Oneida. They have big plans for entertainment in the city and will share them with us.

19TH CENTURY BASE BALL RETURNS!

Hi Lions,

    Baseball fans will enjoy the next speaker -- it's Mike Velapoldi of Sherrill, who is starting a 19th century barehanded base ball team to take on the legacy of the immortal Bouckville Summits. It's this Tuesday so let's show him a great turnout!

    Well, except for me, because I have a budget meeting with the Clinton School Board that night. Enjoy!

Lion Mike

STEFANIE FELLOWS NEXT TIME

The next meeting will feature a program from Oneida High School senior Stefanie Fellows, who was recently diagnosed with epilepsy and now wants to spread awareness of the condition. It's Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. and don't forget the meeting will be at the Lakeview Restaurant at the Oneida Community Golf Club overlooking Sunset Lake!