Recipe for a Prescott Lions Pancake Breakfast

Recipe for a
Prescott Lions
Pancake Breakfast
This simple recipe will surely delight your
guests with an appetizing and filling
breakfast. They will want to come back next
year and every year after that.
Prescott Noon Lions Club
66th Annual Awards and
Induction Banquet
Pages 9-10
President’s Message
Time certainly does fly when you're having fun.
That is how I truly feel. Conducting the meetings for you Lions every week
was a pleasure. I have never met a finer group of individuals in my entire
life. In the last year I never received a complaint or discouraging comment
about how I was performing. If I needed help there was always someone
there to lend a hand or offer a suggestion. You were all very encouraging
and positive with your comments and actions.
I can't say that I really lead the club as a whole. That's because the
Prescott Noon Lions could function in a vacuum if it had too. The club is
filled with Lions who are committed to the club and the community we
serve. We have so many members who step up with no questions asked. I
have had the pleasure to observe quite a few clubs in the area and have
not seen the same camaraderie our club possesses.
The dedication and support to the club and
community by its members is simply astounding.
Leadership for our club projects demonstrates
the commitment an organization needs to
flourish and grow beyond its scope. I am so very
proud of this club and so happy to call myself a
member.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your
President. I will never forget
your overwhelming kindness.
Lion President Phil Weliky
Ingredients (serves 1,000+)
1 ace committee
130+
330
2,300
162
volunteers
lbs. of pancake batter (from Denny’s)
sausages
lbs. of coffee
gals. and gals. of juice
‘tons’ of butter cups
3 hrs. of live music
Recipe for a
Prescott Lions
Pancake Breakfast
Prep time: a lot more than you think
1. Actual preparation begins months earlier by
the ace committee, but we’ll begin the day
before the breakfast. Tip: Experience has
shown an ace committee could include a
variety of Gooding, Welch, Haugen, and
Zimmerman produce with Beers for good
measure.
2. Select 2 dozen volunteers of hearty stock to
set up tables and canopies as well as the grills.
3. On day of serving, add a few mixers for the
pancake batter. Tip: Pancake batter should be
a little lumpy. However, avoid making it as
lumpy as the cooks.
4. Stir the cooks from their slumber and heat
up grills. Add grease as required.
5. Add a few sausage cookers and bake
precooked sausages at 375 degrees for 5
minutes. While hot, take sausages to
assembly table for servers.
6. Select a few baristas to brew the coffee.
Tip: Although almost any volunteers might do,
it’s wise to choose the best baristas since it is
considered an art form in some places. When
finished brewing, fill coffee pots and transport
to waiters immediately for a hot cup of joe.
7. Continual replenishment of coffee,
sausages and pancake batter will avoid
upsetting guests.
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Instructions continued
8. Punch in five lumpy cooks or flippers for the grill.
Note that not all cooks are the same and likewise,
not all pancakes are the same. They come in all
shapes and sizes. Tip: All flippers do have some
odd characteristics, though. Bantering between
cooks and especially with the waiters/runners is
expected. They mix like oil and water, yet need each
other. The mix may simmer at times but never boil.
9. At the assembly table, blend in all prior
ingredients.
10. While following all the previous steps, knead the
crowd with some friendly volunteers to greet people
and handle tickets sales. Tip: Most people are
awake by this time; however there are a few who
haven’t had that shot of caffeine yet.
11. A small but important ingredient is the maitre d’.
Tip: Select the freshest and friendliest one. Avoid a
sour one. Then chop in a few volunteers to direct
people and a couple more for spotters.
12. Finally, slice in the runners with the spotters to
deliver the pancakes, sausages and drinks.
13. While all of this is happening, be sure to sprinkle
some lively music in with the breakfast. Tip: Some
toe-tapping music from the Arizona Old Time
Fiddlers can spice up the breakfast and maybe get
people dancing in the street.
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR 2014-2015
PRESIDENT
1ST VICE PRESIDENT
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
3RD VICE PRESIDENT
2ND YEAR DIRECTOR
2ND YEAR DIRECTOR
2ND YEAR DIRECTOR
1ST YEAR DIRECTOR
1ST YEAR DIRECTOR
1ST YEAR DIRECTOR
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Phil Weliky
Lou Nemeth
Chuck Matthews
Bob Welch
Vince Maressa
Earl Donnels
Lee Nidess
Dick Beers
Ray Lee
Don Colozze
SECRETARY
TREASURER
TAIL TWISTER
LION TAMER
PAST PRESIDENT
PAPER PROJECT CHAIRMAN
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN
SIGHT AND HEARING CHAIRMAN
Doug Ruckel
Tom Bentley
Harry Gooding
Kim Zimmerman
Buz Williams
Lynn Boutwell
Mike Hayden
Jim Townsend
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES
HIGHLIGHTS: June 10, 2015 (pending BOD approval)
The highlights of Club Board Meetings are removed
The highlights of Club Board Meetings are removed
from this copy of the Lion Prints Newsletter
from this copy of the Lion Prints Newsletter
due to possible coverage of private Club
due to possible coverage of private Club
business at these meetings.
business at these meetings.
He’s a “no nonsense” lawman whose
badge was truly one of honor
Lion Member Profile of Ollie Taylor
by Lion Jerry Jackson
Lion Ollie Taylor is a man of firm convictions. And his
healthy handle on Right and Wrong actually resulted in a
bunch of convictions while he was toiling for the Los
Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as chief of
detectives. Here’s how it all came about:
“On a Friday afternoon in February 1988,” he said, “I
received a call from a deputy that I had known for over
10 years who requested a meeting with me. This was
highly unusual for a deputy to request a private meeting
with a division chief; therefore I immediately agreed to
the requested meeting. At the subsequent meeting the
deputy told me of his suspicion that several narcotic
deputies were involved in the theft of confiscated money
and also articles of value seized during investigations.
After consultation with Sheriff Block, an undercover
investigation was initiated which quickly grew to include
the FBI and several other federal agencies as well as
over 20 sheriffs deputies. After the investigation, which
lasted over six months, charges were filed against 27
narcotic deputies, including several deputies’ wives. All
were convicted in Federal Court and sentenced to
federal prison.
“To say that the involved deputies were upset with me
due to my having promoted the investigation would be a
serious understatement. Shortly thereafter, I retired from
the Sheriff’s Department,” he related, following a long
and distinguished career spanning 32 years in law
enforcement that included attendance at the FBI
Academy for 11 weeks at Quantico, Va., and following
retirement he was licensed as a private detective where
he worked with a long-time friend in conducting
investigations into insurance fraud and performing
background checks on police applicants.
Subsequently, Ollie and his wife Carolyn relocated to
Prescott in 1996 and he was inducted into the Noon
Lions Club on July 14, 1998, with Jim Ware – with whom
he had worked at the LASD – sponsoring his entry into
the club. Others sharing the LASD experience with him
who would go on to emigrate to Prescott and assume
the Noon Lion mantle include Tony Hollins and Jim
Townsend – both of whom Ollie sponsored into the club.
He also sponsored Jack Dunn into Noon Lionism in the
late 1990s. Dunn, who one year received the top LCI
award for his scenic calendar, was the club’s presidentelect for 2008-09, but cancer claimed him before he
could serve the term and 1st vice president Rich Savage
was elevated to the job.
Ollie served for about two years on the club’s Sight & Hearing committee
with Pete Stevens before heading the committee as director for seven
years. And Townsend worked with him for most of those seven years
before taking over as director, a role that he continues to perform, when
Ollie relocated to Henderson, Nev., in the Las Vegas area “due to my
health and the necessity to get to a lower elevation.” But he said that his
efforts to join a Lions Club there “proved to be very unhappy due to the
failure of several clubs to respond to my inquiries, and finally the club I
joined was comprised of equal male and female members, which caused
the club to be more social in nature and not very service-oriented.
After four years in Henderson, he and Carolyn moved on to spend two
years in Boise, Idaho, where “the Lions Clubs were much more active and
productive in community service than Vegas,” Ollie noted. Boise, he went
on to say, “was rather uneventful except for the low temperature of 19
degrees as a HIGH from Christmas Day until March of 2010!”
Ollie’s health “suffered considerably in 2013” and he and Carolyn, who
recently celebrated their 47th anniversary, returned to Prescott – where
“we were welcomed back by our old friends in February 2014 and it was
decided that this was our permanent home.” The move back to Prescott
has been particularly gratifying for Carolyn, too, as she served as director
of Kitty’s Cat House– a non-profit, no-kill rescue and adoption
organization– during their earlier six-year residency, and she is currently
serving as a board member of that organization, which relies on volunteer
help and donations in its operation.
Well, that Melvin Jones Fellow is quite a fellow, and it’s great having him
back in the Noon Lions den.
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Recognition
Lion of the Month: Lion
Secretary Doug Ruckel
Lion President only had to turn to his
right to recognize his right-hand
man, Lion Secretary Doug Ruckel,
as the Lion of June. Following Lion
John Schmitt as secretary is a hard
act to follow, but Doug has done a
great job.
Lion Bob Hester awarded
for work as Zone &
RegionalChairman
Photograph is by Jonah DeShaw.
Quite often we don’t see the extent of Lion Bob Hester’s
involvement in Lions. His work goes far beyond our own
club. Bob served as Zone Chairman four years before
taking on more responsibilities as Regional Chairman
this past year. Soon he will be leaving that position to
serve on the Arizona Lions Vision Center Board. DG
Bowman visited our club to recognize Bob for his
devotion and hard work.
New Member
Lion John Meier became our newest
member to be inducted, bringing our total
membership to 107. Shown above is John
with his sponsor, Lion Lou Nemeth. Lion Bill
Parker performed the induction of John, as
Secretary Doug Ruckel provided the
documents and Lion Tamer Kim Zimmerman
fitted John with his new yellow vest.
Anniversaries
Special anniversaries for June:
Lion Larry Stoops 15 years
Lion Tom Curtis 35 years
Lions Camp Tatiyee Endowment
Pam Swanson
Lions Camp Tatiyee is the only organization in Arizona that provides youths and
adults with special needs the opportunity to spend a week away from home in the
White Mountains enjoying activities and meeting new friends, all free-of-charge.
The Lions Camp Tatiyee has provided this unique experience to special needs
families in Arizona since 1958, with generations of campers having gained a
newfound independence and confidence that comes with trying new activities and
challenging personal limits.
Lions Camp Tatiyee is a 501(c)3 nonprofit operating solely on donations from the
Lions, individuals, businesses, corporate sponsors and grants. Lions Camp Tatiyee
remains committed to providing an incredible camp experience free-of-charge to
families of special needs children.
Another fundraising method that Camp relies on is through charitable giving,
bequests and endowments. Simply, ask yourself, “What will I do with what I’ve
built during my life?” Without thoughtful planning, everything that you’ve built,
your nest egg, could be squandered through taxation, probate costs and
distributions to unintended beneficiaries. Thoughtful planning ensures that you
minimize taxes, provide the right benefit to the right beneficiary and pass on your
life’s work, in terms of both finances and values, to the people and programs that
you most care about. To learn more about how you can support Lions Camp
Tatiyee’s Endowment Project through charitable bequests and planned giving, visit
here:
http://www.arizonalionscamp.org/donors/.
This article was reprinted from the June issue of the Canyon State Lion.
Land Exchange Project Input
The Forest Service has begun a 45-day comment period regarding the Camp
Tatiyee Land Exchange Project proposed by the US Forest Service Lakeside
Ranger District of the Apache - Sitgreaves, National Forests.
The contact information is 928-368-2100
[email protected].
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Lion Lee Nidess may have to get a bigger
car. Following our June 3rd meeting,
PNL Club’s 1st Green Bag Food Collection
Lion Lee Nidess gathered numerous bags
of food for our first donations to the
Yavapai Food Neighbors Project.
Additional bags will be collected after the
June 10th meeting. Pictured at left is Lion
Lee Nidess accepting one more bag from
Jonah DeShaw, Little Brother to Lion Ken
Gantz. Collections will be first
Wednesday of every even-numbered
month.
RVing for Yavapai Lions
Every time Lion Paul Chastain encounters a roadblock, he always
manages to find a way around it. The latest case in point is the
new acquisition of a fully equipped mobile eye lab van.
Overcoming this roadblock was achieved through many individuals
and groups. The New Mexico Lions owner was willing to give us
extra time to finance the unit so it would stay within the Lions
organization. With the $2,000 earnest money from our club and the
generous donation of $6,500 each from Lions Doug Ruckel and
Doug George, the purchase was made possible. Paul has already
visited with the other clubs for support. Lions Buz Williams and Paul
Chastain brought the RV back from Albuquerque on June 16 and it
was used almost immediately during the Arizona Sonshine Free
Healthcare event in Prescott Valley.
The Way We Were
Answers are on page 8
Prescott Noon Lion #3
Prescott Noon Lion #4
Date: 1970
Age: 28 years old
Location: Saigon, South
Vietnam
Clue: Sometimes it isn’t how a
person looks, but rather it is the
way a person looks. The deep
thoughtful look of this lieutenant
is true to this Lion today.
Date: 1943
Age: 6 years old
Location: Providing the location would be too easy a clue. So
we’ll just say it is behind the family garage where all the
honeysuckle vines grew.
Clue: Later that summer this boy was stung by yellow jackets in
the vines and fractured his arm jumping on a row of cotton
bales where his dad worked. Bad luck for a 1st grader, but it
makes for a great story, and this Lion loves a good story.
Prescott Noon Lion #5
Date: 1951-52
Age: 10 years old, 7th Grade
Location: Garden Grove, CA.
Clue: This isn’t Jerry Mathers from ‘Leave it to Beaver.’ But
he does look like a good wholesome American boy. Later he
had a long career in law enforcement. It would be hard to
imagine this guy in anything other than a ‘good cop’ role.
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Speakers
One of our newest members, Lion Tom Montague, introduced
us to Dr. Nugent and Butch Miller in May. Finishing his last
month as president, Lion Phil Weliky took on more duties as
speaker chairman for June. Phil introduced us to Sara Dufour
and Liz Toone.
“Living With Wildfire” was guest
speaker Butch Miller’s topic at the
May 27 club meeting. His talk
focused on the importance of
homeowners maintaining survivable
space through modification of
landscape design, fuels and building
materials that make a home ignition
caused by wildfire unlikely — even
without direct firefighter intervention.
The timing for our speaker, Sara
Dufour, was appropriate since our
first collection of the ‘Green Bags’
for food collection was the same
day. Sara is the communications
coordinator for the Prescott
Community Cupboard. A portion of
the food that was collected that day
went to this program. The
organization serves about 1,400
people each month.
Photograph and article by Lion Jerry
Jackson
Photograph by Jonah DeShaw
Contrary to the old playground retort,
words can hurt us. Executive Director
Liz Toone of New Horizons knows this
is especially true for people with
disabilities. Liz led us through a few
references which label people as
victims and are demeaning or
condescending. She also showed us
preferable phrases that could be used.
New Horizons’ motto is “Empowering
People with Disabilities to Participate
as Equals.”
JULY PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Speaker Chairman Lion Ray Lee
July 1: Pat Bledso, SR71 Pilot: Flying the SR71 Higher and
Faster
July 8: Business Meeting, no speakers
July 15: Randy Hoffman, US Navy Sub-Captain: Life
aboard a Submarine
July 22: Lion Ray Lee, Retired Judge and Trial Lawyer: A
Non-political discussion of the pros and cons of Capital
Punishment
Treatment for our back pain has advanced as Dr. Jeanie B.
Nugent demonstrated to our club. Several devices were shown
as indicated in the photo above to avoid or help reduce back
pain. Jeanie’s clinic is located by the rodeo grounds, and who
best to endorse her treatment than the rodeo riders, who take a
real beating.
Lions’ Prey
June 24
 Chile Colorado with Rice and Beans
 Deep Fried Shrimp with Vegetables and Rice
 Chicken Caesar Salad
July 1
 Pollo Asado Burrito
 Soup with Tortilla
 Shredded Beef Taco Salad
July 29: Teresa Fincher, YRMC: The Aging Brain
July 8
 Burrito Colorado
 Two Chicken Enchiladas
 Shrimp Salad
Lion Prints is a monthly newsletter of the Prescott Noon Lions Club
District 21C, Arizona
P.O. Box 2215, Prescott, AZ 86302-2215
www.prescottnoonlions.org
Editor: Lion Ken Gantz
All photographs are by the editor unless noted otherwise.
July 15
 Fish Snapper Veracruz
 Chicken Tostada with Rice and Beans
 Ham Chef Salad
July 22
The Way We Were: Answers
Prescott Noon Lion #3: Bill Schwabe
Prescott Noon Lion #4: Jerry Jackson
Prescott Noon Lion #5: Bob Peters
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Macho Burrito Shredded Beef
Ham Sandwich with Soup Tortilla
Chicken Taco Salad
66th Annual
Installation and
Awards Banquet
The Prescott Noon Lions Awards and Induction Banquet was well attended at
the Centennial Center in Antelope Hills. The evening opened with the pledge
and invocation by Lion Jack McLain. Club Chaplain Lion Paul Roseberry gave
tribute to Lion Bob Maas who passed away this Lion year. The names and
sponsors of our 10 members who joined this year were read by Lion Lou.
Following all the awards, which are listed on the next page, Lion President Phil
turned the program over to DG Bob Bowman for a few words. Then IPDG Marc
Paquette followed with the induction ceremony. He asked the old question,
“Does art imitate life or does life imitate art?” With that lead in, Marc
proceeded to identify the different officers, directors and chairmen by the role
they play. This was cleverly done by first quoting a famous line or song from a
movie and describing a particular character from the same movie.
Several characters and movies associated with a position and person fit very
well. A few examples follow:
Ann Sullivan, The Miracle Worker–
Sight & Hearing Chairman, Jim Townsend
Adrian Cronauer, Good Morning VietnamTail Twister, Steve Hodges
Judy Bernly, 9 to 5Secretary, Doug Ruckel
As the movie posters indicate, there were many other good character
references. At last, Marc turned to the rest of the club members and gave
another excellent reference for all of us to do our best no
matter if we are in the starting lineup. Of course that movie
was Rudy. If Marc wanted a movie reference for all of the
new officers, directors and chairmen, he could have referred
to the movie, The Replacements.
Phil Weliky
Past President
Lou Nemeth
President
Lynn Boutwell
Paper Chairman
Steve Hodges
Tail Twister
Kim Zimmerman
Lion Tamer
Chuck Matthews
Bob Welch (not pictured)
Harry Gooding
1st, 2nd, 3rd Vice Presidents
All Club Members
Jimmy Duke, John Baudek, Mark Leathers
Don Colozze, Ray Lee, Dick Beers
1st & 2nd Year Directors
Jim Townsend
S&H Chairman
John Schmitt
Membership Chairman
Bill Schwabe
Treasurer
Doug Ruckel
Secretary
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Photo by Lion Doug Ruckel
Special Awards presented by Lion President Phil Weliky
Lion of the Year Award Melvin Jones Fellow Award Special Recognition Award from all
Paper Chrmn Lion Lynn Boutwell
Lion Prints Editor Lion Ken Gantz
Prescott Lions Clubs– Lion Paul Chastain
Most Disrespectful of the President
Life Member Awards
Lion Dick Beers
Lion Paul Chastain and Lion Jim Messerschmitt
President Awards
Top row left to right: 1st V.P. Lou Nemeth, 2nd V.P. Chuck Matthews, Lion Tamer Lion Kim
Zimmerman, Tail Twister Lion Harry Gooding and Secretary Doug Ruckel Bottom row: Contributions Chairman Lion
Bob Cape, Sight & Hearing Chairman Lion Jim Townsend, Membership Chairman Lion Mike Hayden, and Directors Lion
Vince Maressa, Lion Ray Lee, Lion Dick Beers and Lion Don Colozzi.
At the June 10th lunch meeting, Lion Bob Cape photographed the recipients of the President’s Awards. President Phil Weliky
recognized the following members, as pictured left to right, top row; Lions Lou Nemeth, Kim Zimmerman, Chuck Matthews, Bill
Parker, Adrian Langhus and Vince Maressa. Bottom row; David Hartke, Jerry Jackson, Mike Hayden, Paul Chastain, Jack McLain,
Paul Roseberry and John Miller.
Additional recipients were LVTB
drivers Lions Mike Hoglund, John
Schmitt and Buz Williams.
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