Lions Clubs protecting local communities
Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organization in the world with more than 1.3 million members in 46,000 clubs spanning 206 countries and geographic areas. Lions Clubs are composed of men and women who volunteer their time by dedicating themselves to helping and serving others in need, and ultimately helping to make communities [...]
Lions Club donating Goshen land for library, park
What had become a burden for one Oldham group could become a boon for several others.
The North Oldham Lions Club is weeks away from finalizing its donation of Belknap Community Park in Goshen to the Oldham County Public Library and Oldham County Parks and Recreation.
Everyone involved envisions the park playing an important role in each [...]
Lexington ministry helps former adult entertainers find their way to better lives
By Karla Ward
Kim Paschall’s life as a prostitute was filled with horrors.”I’ve been pistol whipped. I’ve been thrown out of a moving car. I’ve been robbed. I’ve been raped. I’ve disappeared for two days and no one on the earth knew I was gone,” she said.Paschall said her pimp — also the father of her [...]
Laurel Lions clawing to keep up fundraising efforts
by Holly Nunn, Staff Writer
The 525 trees in the parking lot of Laurel Mall represent 525 families’ holiday cheer, said Phil Ault, a member of the Laurel Lions Club.
“When I sell a tree, that’s someone’s Christmas,” Ault said. “It’s the thing that’s going to make their Christmas happy.”
But the trees also represent the biggest source [...]
O Christmas tree! – Boston Lions Club Sells Christmas Trees
By Gene Cassidy Globe Correspondent
Mickey Robertson, 9, recently rode 485 miles from his home in northern Maine to a town near Boston and was rewarded at the end with some hot chocolate. That’s what his dad said was Mickey’s favorite part of the Christmas-tree delivery trip, the hot chocolate in Ashland.
Along the way, Mickey also [...]
Lake township residents sue over police levy
LAKE TWP., Ohio (AP) – Residents of an Ohio township are suing to block a police levy narrowly passed by voters in November.
The Repository newspaper in Canton reports (http://bit.ly/v0JyEn ) that a lawsuit filed by residents of Lake Township in northeast Ohio claims incorrect ballot language misled voters.
The ballot told voters that the levy would [...]
Stark County’s Uniontown first ‘fracking’ target
Story from WKYC Report
Ohio’s oil and gas energy rush is taking off and one Stark County community with a dark industrial history is listed to be one of the first fracking sites in our area.
Where the well is going and who is drilling it may surprise you.
WKYC Photojournalist Carl Bachtel brings you the story.
Uniontown is [...]
Jackson Lions host district meeting
The Jackson Township Lions Club hosted the District 13-D Cabinet Meeting at John Knox Presbyterian Church on Nov. 13. The district is comprised of five counties: Columbiana, Mahoning, Portage, Stark and Trumbull. Within this District are 57 clubs, which include the Stark County clubs of Canton, East Canton, Jackson Township, Magnolia, North Canton and Sandy [...]
