Tok Lions Club History
The
present Tok Lions Club is the second Lions Club chartered
in the Tok Area. The first Tok Lions Club was chartered on June
18, 1960
with 36 members and was sponsored by Fairbanks Midnight Sun
Lions.
They held their meetings twice a month at the Parker House.
Listed are some of the member's last names that some old timers
in the Tok area might be familiar with: Alderton, Davey, Harper,
Koch, Kinney, Lappi, Lader, Lehr, Nava, Batchelder, Carlson,
Davis, Gilliam, Hamilton, Parker, Hanson, Long, Messershmidt,
Morgan, Nelson, O'Day, Post, Scoby, Simmins, Stewart, Young,
Summar, Euers, DeVar, Doty, Donnelly and Martinuk. The club
stayed active for 19 years until September 30, 1979 when they cancelled.
For
12 years, Lionism was quiet in the Tok area until March 13,
1991 when our
club was chartered, sponsored by Delta Lions Club. We
currently have 30 members. There are 7 original charter members who
were recognized at the March Charter Night Dinner.
Receiving
15-year Charter Pins were:
Kelly Goneau
1st Vice Pres'91, Past Pres '92 '97, Pres of the Year
'97-'98
District 49B, Board Member '94-present
Leila Shultz
Alt. Gaming Chair '94-present
Betty Kuebler
Past Pull Tab Vendor
Buddy Johnson
Pull Tab Vendor '95-present
Jill Yrjana
Secretary '92-'93
Janeen Weisz
1st Vice Pres '00-'01
Larry Weisz
Outstanding Individual and Financial
Community Supporter
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