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11/26/24

The Union City Lions met at the Community Center on Tuesday night for their last regular meeting of the calendar year.  The meal, prepared by Diana Dubeansky, consisted of Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, and pineapple upside-down cake.  The program for the evening was presented by Julie Kozicki, the Indiana Lions District 25D Immediate Past Governor.  Julie is a member of the Noblesville, Indiana Lions Club.  Julie talked to the Union City Club about what to expect in 2025-2026 when our own Jim Dubeansky becomes the District 25D Governor. She encouraged the club to support Jim in any way we can during his very busy year as governor. Between now and next summer Jim will be busy filling his slate of people to fill district positions and planning his calendar for the many events and club visits he will make.  He will represent Union City all across east central Indiana as he visits the 34 Lions Clubs in our district.  During his year as governor, Banner Night and the District Convention will take place in Union City and bring Lions from all over the district into Union City.  During the meeting, the Union City Lions Club formally nominated Jim Dubeansky to be our governor for the 2025-2026 Lions year.  Jim has a big year ahead of him with many exciting events to be a part of.  Congratulations Jim!  We're certain you will make Union City proud.  Also attending the meeting were Anita Hines and Jeff Manning from the Saratoga, Indiana Lions Club.

In attendance at the UC Lions meeting were, Past District Governor Julie Kozicki, District Governor Elect Jim Dubeansky, Global Service Team Leader Anita Hines, and District 25D Zone Chairman Jeff Manning.

11/12/24

The Union City Lions Club held their first meeting of November on Tuesday evening at the Union City Community Room. The club was treated to a vegetable soup, chili, and grilled cheese meal provided by Diane Dubeansky.

The Program for the evening was presented by Angie LeMaster, Service Manager, for the Gallagher Insurance Company of Union City. Angie discussed the coverage that is offered which includes insurance for Medical, Home, Farm, Boats, Autos, Golf Carts, Rentals, and specialty items. The companies available from Gallagher include Westfield, Auto Owners, Progressive, Nationwide, Grange, and others.  Angie explained replacement costs, medical policies, and the need to be aware of the effect of inflation. Angie took questions from club members and gave examples of insurance claim situations.

Thanks to Angie for a very informative program.

Owen Griffith, Program Chairman, and Angie LeMaster of Gallagher Insurance (Oak Street Union City, IN)

10/22/24

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday evening at the Union City Community Room. The Lions were treated to a wonderful meal of meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, and cake provided by Diane Dubeansky.

The program for the meeting was presented by Jeff Wendel, UC Head Baseball Coach. Jeff discussed his goal of building increased participation and developing baseball skills both physically and mentally. He has named the program the Indians Baseball 501 Club. ( 501 Maryland Street is the street address of Victory Field in Indianapolis where the team can end the season for the championship.) 

Jeff is also the owner of Carts and Parts in Union City; he was thanked for helping the Lions with door prizes for the Randolph County Fly-IN and providing golf carts for the State Line Heritage Days Parade.

 
Union City Lion, Scott Reagan and Union City Head Baseball Coach, Jeff Wendel

 

 

Help plant trees in Union City.  Donate to the Union City Indiana/Ohio, Lions Club/Rotary Club Adopt A Tree Fund.  Trees are purchased and planted in Harter Park and around town.  If you are interested in donating to this effort you can contact Larry Amspaugh or any member of the UC Lions Club or UC Rotary Club.  You can also donate at the UC Lions Pancake Breakfasts on November 2, 2024, or April 5, 2025.  There will be a donation jar at these events.

9/10/24

The Union City Lions Club met for its first meeting of the new Lion’s year on Tuesday, September 10th at the Community Room in Union City.  The fifteen members present enjoyed a meal prepared by Diana Dubeansky.  The club dealt with some first-of-the-year business items and honored five members with membership awards.  Lion Jim Dubeansky was given a Membership Key and Lion Larry Amspaugh was awarded a Membership Advancement Key for their work in bringing new members into the club.  Four Union City Lions were honored with a Years of Membership pin.  They included Rick Lacy - 35 years, Gary Miller - 35 years, Larry Amspaugh - 15 years, and Troy Rose - 15 years.  Congratulations to these five Lions for their dedication to the club.

   

                  Larry Amspaugh                       Jim Dubeanky

    

            Rick Lacy                       Larry Amspaugh                  Troy Rose

8/1/24

Come to Artisan Park and enjoy a bratwurst sandwich and an ear of fresh sweetcorn at the Union City Lions Club food tent at State Line Heritage Days.  Aug 1 and 2 from 4:00 to closing, Aug 3rd and on Saturday after the parade until the Bulldogs are finished performing around 10:30 PM.

5/22/24                                                                                                                    

A few members of the Union City Lions Club planted some trees on May 22nd at Harter Park near the swimming pool. The Lions Club and the Rotary Club continue to accept donations for this tree fund to help purchase trees to be planted in the city. Trees have been planted in the past couple of years in the park and at the Union City Library. Special thanks to Banda's Landscaping and Construction for digging the holes!

If you want to donate to this tree fund, please contact Larry Amspaugh, any Lions Club member, or take your donation to the Union City, IN city building.

Pictured are: L-R Lions members Kevin Lehman, Larry Amspaugh, Rick Lacy, Troy Rose, Dean Coats, and Owen Griffith.
 
 

5/21/24

The Union City Lions Club held its Spring Fellowship Night on Tuesday evening, May 21, 2024.  The Lions and their guests enjoyed the meal catered by Bouser’s Barn of chicken, scalloped potatoes, green beans, and pie.  The group enjoyed a time of conversation and fellowship with other Lions and their spouses.  Lions President, Troy Rose presided over his final club meeting as he will be handing the gavel over to incoming president, Len Hindsley. The Union City Lions will have a busy summer as they will be involved in preparing the food at the Randolph County Airport Fly-in Breakfast, they will be helping in the food building at the Randolph County 4-H Fair, they will be involved at State Line Heritage Days in August, as well as the Rodeo in Harter Park.  A new year of club meetings will begin on the 2nd Tuesday in September.

On the left, Lions Treasurer David Lenkensdofer and his wife Mary Ann, on the right Lions President Troy Rose and his wife Kimberly, and standing behind them Lions Secretary Cheryl Marcum.

   

 

5/14/24

The Union City Lions Club met in the Union City Community Room on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, and were treated to an excellent Pork Chop supper prepared by Diane Dubeansky.  The guest and program for the evening was Winchester H.S. graduate Jackie Welch, Jackie is currently the interim CEO of Randolph United. Randolph United consists of Tourism, Economic Development, and Randolph County Chamber of Commerce of which Jackie is the Director.  As Chamber of Commerce Director, her goal is to help businesses grow and prosper through available Grants. These include REDI Grants These Grants have been received by The Union City Vision Corner, Randolph Eastern Preschool, and applied for by the Randolph County Airport. OCRA (Office of Community and Rural Services) through their Stellar Program partner with the Community Foundation with the goal to grow communities.  Thanks to Jackie for this excellent program.

Union City Lion Owen Griffith and Randolph United Interim CEO, Jackie Welch

 

4/29/24

The Union City Lions Club Blood Draw on April 29 was held in the UC Community Room in conjunction with the SOLVITA Blood Bank of Dayton, Ohio. The Lions Blood Draws are held every eight weeks and are credited with saving many lives throughout the Miami Valley. The Co-ordinator for SOLVITA is Melinda Frech of Centerville. Indiana. The Lions Blood Draw Co-chairs are Hoddy Speight and Doug LeMaster. 

Thanks to all who donated to make this draw a success.

The door prize for the Blood Draw was a beautiful hand-crafted cutting board won by Ashley Moore. The cutting board was donated by Doug LeMaster of Doug’s Workshop in Union City.

UC Lion Hoddy Speight presenting the cutting board to door prize winner Ashley Moore

4/23/24

The Union City Lions Club honored Union City’s first responders at their meeting on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.  The group included 17 of Union City’s police, fire, and EMS personnel. Union City’s Public Safety Director, Eric Hiatt, spoke briefly and praised the efforts of the entire group.  The Lions Club wants to thank this group for their work in the aftermath of the March 14th tornadoes in Randolph County.  The Lions Club appreciates their dedication to their job and their desire to keep us safe.

Union City’s Public Safety Director, Eric Hiatt

   

4/23/24

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday evening, April 23, 2024, in the Community Room in downtown Union City.  The evening started with a delicious fried chicken meal that included potato wedges, baked beans, fruit, and a cookie.  Thanks to Diana Dubeansky for the great food.  The 15 Lions members welcomed 17 of Union City’s first responders.  The club honored the police, fire, and EMS personnel for their work in the aftermath of the March 14th tornadoes in Randolph County.  Union City’s Public Safety Director, Eric Hiatt, spoke briefly and praised the efforts of the entire group.  The Union City Lions Club wants to express our sincere thanks to all first responders in our community.

The entire group enjoyed the program for the evening presented by three members of the Citizen CATE 2024 team from Randolph Eastern Schools.  The team consisted of 5 members, John Zakelj, a high school chemistry teacher, Treva Gough, a third grade teacher, Phil Williams, a technology/KISS assistant, Elizabeth Prinkey, a high school student, and Kevin Lehman, a retired jr high science teacher.  John, Phil, and Kevin explained what this group did during the total solar eclipse on April 8th.  Citizen Continental-America Telescope Eclipse 2024 consisted of 35 teams of citizen scientists that were spread across the United States in the path of totality.  Each group was given about $8,000 of equipment that RESC will be able to keep and use in their science department.  The equipment included a tripod, a motorized mount, a telescope, a polarizing solar filter, a camera that was mounted on the telescope, and a laptop computer with all the software to run everything.  This equipment allowed the group to track the sun as the solar eclipse progressed.  During the 4 minutes of totality, the camera took over 1000 pictures of the sun’s corona that were uploaded to the Southwest Research Institute.  SwRI is now in the process of taking data and images from all 35 sites and making a 60-minute video of the sun’s corona.  This will help in their study of the magnetic structure of the sun’s corona, hopefully revealing how magnetic energy is converted into heat and giving them data that will allow them to measure the strength of the solar wind more accurately.  After the presentation, the three team members answered questions about their experience.  Thanks to the Citizen CATE 2024 team for an informative program.

Citizen CATE team members from Randolph Eastern Schools are Phil Williams, John Zakelj, and Kevin Lehman. 
(Not pictured: Treva Gough and Elizabeth Prinkey)

4/9/24

The Union City Lions Club met at the Union City Community Room on Tuesday, April 9, and enjoyed a wonderful meal of Fried chicken and coleslaw prepared by Diane Dubeansky. The program for the evening was presented by Sgt. Brandon Barndollar of the Winchester Police Department. Sgt. Barndollar discussed the RANDOLPH COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP and the many positive aspects of the camp, The camp which is free to the participants is sponsored by donations from local individuals and businesses. This program is open to 80 students ages 10-15, runs 4 days and 3 nights, and includes many aspects of law enforcement, as well as fun activities for the students. Camp applications can be obtained from their school or local police departments.  More information is available on Facebook or from local police departments.

   

Pictured are UC Lions Program Chair Michael Peden and Sgt. Barndollar

3/26/24

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, March 26, in the Union City Community Room.  The members were served a meal of sandwiches and soup prepared by Diana Dubeansky.  Union City Lion and Vice District Governor Elect, Jim Dubeansky, reported on the disaster relief grant that was applied for and used for tornado victims from Union City and Winchester.  Jim reported that the materials received were distributed and that more help was arriving from around Indiana.  The program was presented by UC Lion David Lenkensdofer.  David is working on the beginnings of a Union City Body Company Museum.  A building was donated to the Union City Development Corporation and the work has begun to develop that site.  David showed the club a watercolor picture depicting the future museum painted by UCHS art student Sylaris Denney.  There were also other pictures and pencil drawings that showed some of the vehicles made in Union City, including the earliest Auburn Cord Duesenberg.  Over the years the Body Company built school buses, theater chairs, buses, and delivery trucks.  The company changed hands a few times and today, known as Workhorse, is building all-electric delivery trucks.

Pictured are David Lenkensdofer with Union City Lion Club President, Troy Rose.

   

Artwork by Sylaris Denney

    

 UCBC Vehicle Artwork

Union City Lions who helped deliver relief supplies from The Lions Club International Foundation.  L-R, Doug LeMaster, Len Hindsley, Kevin Lehman, Gary Miller, Rick Lacy, and Jim Dubeansky.

 

3/12/24

The Union City Lions Club met on March 12, 2024, in the Community Room in Union City, IN.  The meeting started with a meal of Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, corn, and delicious pie.  The program for this meeting was presented by Marla Threewits, a Randolph County 2024 Eclipse Committee member.  On April 8, 2024, Randolph County will be in the direct path of totality for the Great American Eclipse.  The center line of totality will move through the county passing about a half mile south of Union City.  The sun will be completely blocked for about 4 minutes.  How many people will come to the county to view the eclipse is anybody's guess, but the committee is planning for many visitors.  The Randolph County Tourism Bureau started this committee in May of 2023, and they have been busy planning since then.  The committee has partnered with students from Purdue University who have designed signs and made “solar smores” kits for students in the county to put together. There will be activities all over the county that whole weekend into Monday the 8th. (Including our own Lions Club Spring Pancake Day on Saturday, April 6th from 6:00am until noon.)

There are T-shirts for sale at The Corner Cupboard and Kaups Pharmacy in Union City.  The committee also has an Eclipse Hotline up and running.  If you have questions about the eclipse or activities in Randolph County that weekend you can call toll-free: 1-844-978-6688.  Thanks, Marla, for an informative program.  Now all we need is a nice SUNNY day on April 8th.

    

Marla Threewits from the Randolph County 2024 Eclipse Committee and UC Lions President Troy Rose

 

 

3/12/24

The Union City Lions Club is starting a new fundraising initiative.  We will be selling TerriLynn nuts and snacks.  These can be purchased online ONLY from the website below.  The club gets a share of the profit for our use.

Enjoy delicious nuts and snacks and help the Union City Lions Club raise some money. Order from this website and a portion of your cost will come back to the Union City Lions. It's easy to do, helpful to the club, and tasty! Thank you in advance for your help and enjoy your snacks.

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3/6/24

Congratulations to Union City Lions Past President, Jim Dubeansky.
Indiana Lions Club District 25D Governor Julia Kozicki presented Union City Lions Club Past President Jim Dubeansky with the 2022-2023 President’s Excellence Award at the State Convention in Noblesville, Indiana on Saturday, March 3, 2024.
Union City Lions, Jim Dubeansky, also accepts the Position of First Vice of District 25 D for the 2024-2025 Lions year. Indiana Lion District 25D stretches from north of Indianapolis, through central Indiana, to the state line and includes 9 counties. The counties in District 25D are Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Howard, Jay, Madison, Randolph, and Tipton.

3/4/24

The Union City Lions in collaboration with SOLVITA Blood Bank of Dayton, Ohio hold a Blood Draw every eight weeks in The Union City Community Room. The Blood Draw on March 4th was very successful with with 30 donations.

Pictured L-R are Lions Co-chair Hoddy Speight, Yvette Hampton (Randolph Nursing and Rehabilitation Center) Malinda Frech (SOLVITA Account Manager), and Lions Co-Chair Doug LeMaster.

Union City Lions Club Blood Draw Co-Chair Doug LeMaster presents the Donor Door Prize to winner Linda Temple. The gift basket was donated by Yevette Hampton of the Randolph Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Winchester, IN. 

2/27/24

The Union City Lions Club met on February 27th for its second regular meeting in February.  Sixteen members and one guest enjoyed the meal prepared by Diana Dubeansky.  The program for the evening was presented by Stacy Burk-Chesterfield.  Stacy has been the HR Manager at Workhorse in Union City since 2021.  Stacy talked about the path Workhorse has taken in the past few years as they navigated changes in management and vehicle production.  Workhorse invested in plant upgrades and has now focused its production on the W56 all-electric delivery vehicle it launched in August of 2023.   This vehicle has a range of around 120 miles which makes it ideal for delivery companies.  Stacy talked about the workforce they employ and said that 70% of their laborers live within a 20-minute drive of the plant.  Workhorse feels they are positioned to do well in the next few years as the push for electric vehicles moves forward.  Thanks to Stacy for a very informative program.

UC Lions Program Chairman Len Hindsley, and Workhorse HR Manager Stacy Burk Chesterfield

1/23/24

The Union City Lions regular meeting enjoyed a “Taco Bar” meal and dessert provided by Diana Dubeansky.  The program for the evening was presented by Jason Hawley (Union City H.S. Teacher), Kyle Woolston, (Randolph Eastern Schools (Vocational Agriculture Teacher), and Carter Sickels, (Junior Vo. Ag. Student).  Jason explained that they seek to help the community in the area of Food Insecurity by providing meals from the Agricultural products provided by the Ag Department and also training in the trades.  Kyle discussed food production through the Animal Science program. He also talked about the new building projects that are underway,  Carter, who has a great deal of experience with farming, talked about raising chickens and mentioned that he enjoys "raising chickens, watching chickens and eating chickens”. There were no chickens present for comment!  The program was well received by the club and an informative question and answer session followed. Open house for the new Ag building is Wed, Jan. 31 at 5:00 PM.

The Union City Lions Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month and anyone interested in attending may contact a Lions Club member.


 

Pictured are: L-R. Lions program chairman Len Hindsley, Jason Hawley, Carter Sickels, and Kyle Woolston

1/9/24

The Union City Lions Club met on January 8th for its first meeting of 2024.  Diana Dubeansky prepared a meal of chicken strips, mac and cheese, green beans, and cupcakes.  The program was presented by UC Lion Larry Amspaugh.  Larry spoke about the 2023 version of A Community Christmas in Harter Park.  He said that 7951 cars drove through the park this past Christmas season.  Many groups and organizations help by manning the gate and collecting donations. A Community Christmas allowed each group to take a percentage of the gate as a donation.  Our Lions Club worked two nights in December and received $1024 from the money collected on those nights.  Thanks to A Community Christmas for the great light display this season.

Larry Amspaugh
 
Harter Park, December 2023

12-12-23

The Union City Lions Club celebrated Christmas on Tuesday, Dec. 12th.  Eighteen Lions and our special guests gathered in the Union City Community Room for good food and fellowship.  Diana Dubeansky prepared a meal of tossed salad, fried chicken or ham, cheesy potatoes, corn, pineapple upside-down cake, and cheesecake.  All enjoyed the cookies, candies, and other Christmas treats provided.  There were UC Lions trivia questions that led to prizes for the person who answered first, all the ladies received a small gift bag, and all of the centerpieces were given away with a drawing at the end.  The Union City Lions Club feels blessed to be able to serve such a great community.  Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to all!

 

11-28-23

Shanda Solomon, Director of the Randolph County Recycling District, presented the program at the November 28th Lions Club regular meeting held at the Union City Community Room. Shanda who is in her eleventh year as Director discussed the services available through the Recycling District to the residents of Randolph County. There are 29 Drop-Off Bins throughout the County which are managed by BEST WAY for items that can be recycled.

Shonda distributed a pamphlet (Green & Clean) explaining what can be recycled and what cannot and how the items should be disposed of.  POLLUTION SOLUTION located on East State Route 32 is the drop-off place for Household Hazardous Waste as well as used electronic items.

Residents can contact the Recycling District at 765-584-9816 for further information. Programs for organizations are available through the office at 105 W. Franklin St. in Winchester.

Shonda Solomon and Scott Flory (Union City Lions Program Chairman)

11-14-23

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.  A meal of mashed potatoes, chicken and dumplings, corn, and a brownie was enjoyed by the 21 members present.  The program for the evening was presented by Lion Mike Peden.  Mike works for the Jay County REMC and spoke about that organization.  The Jay County REMC was started in 1936 and serves all or parts of 6 counties in east central Indiana.  The counties include Jay, Adams, Delaware, Randolph, Blackford, and Wells.  The REMC buys its electricity from The Wabash Valley Power Alliance and supplies that energy to rural customers in their co-op.  All of the REMC districts in the state assist one another when help is needed.  Thanks to Mike for an interesting program.

UC Lion Mike Peden and Lion President Troy Rose

 

11-13-23

The winner of the drawing at the recent Union City Lions Club blood draw was Katherine Elliott. The gift card was provided by Randolph Nursing and Rehabilitation.  Presenting the gift card to Katherine is UC Lion Cheryl Marcum.  The next UC Lions blood draw will be held on Jan. 8, 2024.  If you are interested in donating blood you can schedule a time online at https://www.donortime.com/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/67760

UC Lion Cheryl Marcum presents a gift card to drawing winner Katherine Elliot

10-24-23

The Union City Lions held the second meeting for October on Tuesday evening, October 24th.  The meal prepared by Diana Dubeansky included a breakfast casserole, biscuits, and pie.  The program for this meeting was about Union City’s chapter of Brianna’s Hope and was presented by Kevin Lawrence.  Brianna’s Hope started in Union City 8 years ago when a group of people realized that there was a need for a program to help people struggling with drug abuse.  Brianna’s Hope has many chapters in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky and the program takes its name from a young woman in Jay County who died of a drug overdose.  Kevin shared that many addicts would give anything to be released from the addiction they are suffering from.  Brianna’s Hope meets every Sunday evening at the Wesley United Methodist Church for a meal and the 12-20 people who attend are offered support from people in our community who care about them.  Kevin shared that many of the leaders in Union City’s chapter are success stories who have been helped through Brianna’s Hope.  Kevin brought Tyler Miller with him for the presentation.  Thanks for all you guys do for our community.

Tyler Miller and Kevin Lawrence from Brianna's Hope with UC Lion Scott Reagan

 

10-14-23

The Union City Lions Club hosted the Indiana Lions 25-D Cabinet meeting at the Community Room on Oct. 14. Lions from East Central Indiana attended and met for a time of socializing and District business.  The meeting was attended by Chad Spence, Mayor of Union City, Indiana who had kind words for the Union City Lions for all the services they provide for the community.
   
 
Pic #1 - Union City’s Lion Mascot “Gus”
Pic #2 - R-L  - Kathy Lozier, Cabinet Treasurer; Betty Weist, Cabinet Secretary; David Simpson, First Vice Governor; Julia Kozicki, District 25-D Governor; Jeff Kozicki, Global Membership Team; Diana Dubeansky, wife of Jim Dubeansky; Jim Dubeansky, Second Vice Governor and UC Club Past President

 

10-10-23

The Lions Club of Union City met on Tuesday, Oct. 10th in the Community Room in downtown Union City.  The meeting started with a meal of ham and beans, fried potatoes, and cornbread that was enjoyed by the 20 members in attendance.  The program for the evening was a tour of Vision Corner directed by Union City Mayor Chad Spence.  Vision Corner (the old Apothecary Shoppe building) is located on the corner of Columbia St. and Pearl St. in downtown Union City and is a big piece of Union City’s efforts to revitalize its downtown area.  Mayor Spence led the group through the building explaining how the concept got its start, where funding has come from, and explained what would be housed in the different spaces in the building.  He answered the club member’s many other questions about the building's history and its future uses.  Funding for Vision Corner has come from many directions including the State of Indiana, Randolph County, and local businesses.   

Vision Corner will become the home of two RESC school-based enterprises, KISS TV and Apache Design.  Kiss is one of only 4 school-based TV stations in the state of Indiana and Apache is a student-run printing business.  Other space in Vision Corner will be used as classroom space for small business development.  Upstairs will have a room to house RESC’s E-Sports program and classroom space for Ivy Tech Community College.  Also included will be an EMT training room and a Medical Assistant Training room facilitated by Ivy Tech and Reid Health.

Mayor Spence shared that Vision Corner is a “work in progress’ and what is contained in the facility may very well change over the years as community needs change.  Hopes are to have a ribbon cutting in April to officially open Vision Corner.  Thanks to Union City Mayor, Chad Spence, for a very informative program.

 
Pictured are Union City Lions President Troy Rose and Union City, IN Mayor Chad Spence.
 
 

9-26-23

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, September 26th at the Community Room in Union City.  16 members and 3 guests enjoyed a meal of lasagna, green beans, and salad.  The program for the meeting was presented by Julie Kozicki, Lions District 25D Governor.  Julie is a member of the Noblesville Lions Club and is serving as our district governor this year.  Her theme for this year is “What is a Lion?”  She encouraged the club to have fun as they serve, do an environmental service project, and celebrate success. She told us how important it is to participate in the Lions International Foundation and help with the many state projects of the Indiana Lions.  Joe Wyant was inducted into the Union City Lions Club.  A big welcome to Joe and thanks to Julie for visiting Union City.

Union City Lions Club President Troy Rose, Indiana District 25D Governor Julie Kozicki, and 2nd Vice District Governor Jim Dubeansky

Joe Wyant is receiving his pin as a new member from his sponsor, UC Lion Jim Dubeansky

8-8-23

The Union City Lions Club was active at State Line Heritage Days in Union City this summer.  We were involved in selling brats and corn on the cob, running the disc golf tournament, and being a part of the parade.  We want to thank everyone who supported the Lions at our food booth and would like to thank the SLHD committee for their hard work in putting together this summer celebration.  We are looking forward to a great 2023-2024 Union City Lions Club year as we continue to serve our community.

 

 

 

 

 

7-30-23

Union City Lions 3rd Annual

State Line Heritage Days Disc Golf Tournament

Held at Harter Park in Union City, IN

Registration starts at 8:00 AM and the tournament starts at 9:00 AM, on Saturday, August 5th

$25 Entry Fee

Cash prizes to the top three disc golfers

7-19-23

The Union City Lions Club does not officially meet in the summer months but does stay active.  On Monday, July 17th, the club sponsored one of its every-other-month blood draws in the Community Room in Union City.  The winner of the door prize was Stacy Stubblefield.  Stacy won a cutting board donated by Doug’s Woodworking of Union City.  The next UC Lions blood draw is scheduled for September 11, 2023.  If you are interested in donating blood go to  https://www.donortime.com/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/67756 to schedule a time.

The Lions also volunteered at the Randolph County 4-H Fair on Monday.  A group of Union City Lions members helped serve lunch to attendees at the 4-H Fair.

On August 3-5, we will be busy at Union City’s State Line Heritage Days.  We will be serving corn on the cob and brats downtown during the festival.  We will also be sponsoring a Disc Golf Tournament on Saturday, August 5th, in Harter Park.  And just a week later, on Saturday, Aug. 12th, we will be serving brats at the Rodeo in Harter Park.

There is a lot going on in Union City this summer.  Come out and enjoy the activities.

 
UC Lion David Lenkensdofer presents the blood draw door prize to Stacy Stubblefield
 
 
UC Lions serving lunch at the Randolph County 4-H Fair

5-23-23

The Union City Lions Club enjoyed its Spring Fellowship Night on Tuesday, May 23rd.  Club members and their guests were served a delicious meal in the Community Room in downtown Union City.  Following the meal, there were comments by outgoing president, Jim Dubeansky.  Jim thanked the club for a great year of service.  President Jim then awarded the first annual Union City Lions Club Person of the Year Award.  This year’s recipient is Ted Leahey.  Ted was a teacher at UCCHS for 35 years and when he retired he became an instructor at Indiana University and at IU East in Richmond.  Ted was instrumental in starting the Union City Preservation Society which helps to preserve historic buildings around Union City.  Congratulations Ted, thanks for all you do for the Union City community.  Owen Griffith was recognized for his service to the club as secretary for 10+ years.  Cheryl Marcum will assume the club's secretarial duties next year.  The gavel was passed from Outgoing Club President, Jim Dubeansky to the club’s 2023-24 president, Lion Troy Rose.  We are all looking forward to another great year.  All of the ladies received a small gift, and the eight centerpieces were raffled off as the evening ended.

Ted Leahey receives the 2023 Person of the Year Award from Lions President Jim Dubeansky

   

   

  

The Union City Lions donated $500 to help start a Jr High baseball team in Union City.

Jeff Wendell from Carts and Parts in Union City accepts a $500 check from UC Lions Treasurer, Troy Rose. 

Three groups of students from Union City Jr/Sr High School helped out at the Spring Pancake Day.  The Union City Lions Club presented a donation to each group for their help.  Presenting the checks is UC Lion, Blake Clevenger.

Check presented to Alec Spence and Kolson Clemons representing the UCHS Football Team

Check presented to Jude Connor representing the UCHS National Honor Society (NHS)

Check presented to Audrey Black representing the UCJSHS Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)

5/9/23

The Union City Lions Club met on May 9th to install 2023-24 Club Year officers.  The meeting started with a meal prepared by Diana Dubeansky and a discussion of the many events/meetings planned for this summer.  The Installation of Officers was conducted by UC Lions Club Secretary, Owen Griffith.  Listed are the club officers for the coming Lions year.

President        Troy Rose

1st Vice President    Len Hindsley

2nd Vice President    David Lenkensdofer

3rd Vice President    Dan Green

Secretary        Cheryl Marcum

Treasurer        David Lenkensdofer

One-Year Director    Rick Lacy

One-Year Director    Gary Miller

Two-Year Director    David Hsia

Two-Year Director    Chad Enicks

Lion Tamer        Mike Peden

Tail Twister        Scott Flory

Membership Chair.    Larry Amspaugh

Past President        Jim Dubeansky

UC Lions Secretary, Owen Griffith installing the 2023-24 club officers.

front row L-R: David Lenkendsofer, Jim Dubeansky, Cheryl Marcum,         Troy Rose, Gary Miller

back row L-R: Scott Flory, Mike Peden, Chad Enicks, Len Hindsley,          Rick Lacy, Larry Amspaugh, David Hsia

 

4/25/23

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, April 25th at the Union City Community Room.  The evening started with a meal prepared by Diana Dubeansky.  The program was presented by Union City Lion, David Hsia.  David is a new member of the club and the owner of Bear’s Rootbeer in Union City, Ohio.  David shared with the club his background and his work in Biotechnology.  David's high school chemistry teacher in Taiwan encouraged him to study Biochemistry.  He attended U.C. Berkeley and became a research assistant.  Much of his work was in the field of Monoclonal Antibodies.  They are instrumental in the development of vaccines, and antigen tests like pregnancy tests and COVID tests. David established the GE Healthcare Life Sciences Tech Center in Shanghai, China where they developed a purification process for inactivated viruses that allowed high-quality vaccines to be produced.  He also helped Korean LG Life Science build a recombinant flu vaccine plant.  We are very glad to welcome David Hsia to our club and the Union City community.

Program Chairman, Rick Lacy with David Hsia

Cheryl Marcum was inducted into the club and becomes the newest member of the Union City Lions Club.  Pictured are her sponsor, UC Lion Larry Amspaugh, Cheryl, and UC Lion Secretary, Owen Griffith.

 

4/15/23

Union City Lions President successfully completed the class for Leadership at the Indiana Leadership Conference in Indianapolis April 13-15, 2023.  The Class was instructed by Lions’ District Officers and Lions International Dignitaries. 

L-R. Past District Governor Charlie Scott; Past District Governor Marty Juel; Union City Lions’ President Jim Dubeansky; Past International Director Doug Lozier; Past District Governor Tom Robins.

4/8/23

The Union City Lions Club held its annual Lions Easter Egg Hunt at Harter Park on April 8th.  It was a cool but sunny day and a big crowd of kids and adults came out to enjoy the weather and the hunt.  Even Gus, the UC Lions mascot, made an appearance.  There were age divisions for all kids 1-12 years of age and plenty of eggs.  At 1:00 the signal was given and at least 150 kids started collecting the plastic eggs that were spread around the east end of the park.  There were many numbered eggs that were traded in for a nice $1.00 bill and all of the kids received a candy bar from the Lions Club.  For the first time this year, the Wesley UMC partnered with the Lions Club and provided hotdogs, chips, and drinks for all who attended.  They also had a raffle for some larger prizes including bicycles, a mini basketball hoop, 10 Lego sets, and other items.  Any child that was not fortunate enough to win one of the raffle drawings was allowed to select from a large group of assorted toys.  The whole event was a huge success and everyone had a great time.

   

 

4/1/23

Our Spring 2023 Pancake Day was a great time for our community to come out and connect with each other at the same time they were supporting our Lions Club. 

     

4/1/23

On Saturday, April 1, 2023, Jim Dubeansky was honored at the District 25-D Convention in Greentown, Indiana. Jim received the Governor’s Award for outstanding leadership as President of the Union City, Lions Club. Jim was also presented with the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award for Dedication to Humanitarian Services. Melvin Jones was the founder of the Lions Club International for which this award was named. The Melvin Jones Award is one of the highest Lions Club International Awards and is a great honor for Jim Dubeansky and the Union City Indiana/Ohio Club.
Pictured: From L-R International Director, Allen Snider, from Niagra on the Lake Canada, Jim Dubeansky, District 25-D Governor Eric Schuman, Deanna Schuman, wife of Eric Schuman.

3/28/23

The Union City Lions Club met at the Community Room on Tuesday, March 28th, for their regular meeting. Once again a delicious meal was prepared for the club by Diana Dubeansky. The club enjoyed a meal of breakfast casserole, potatoes, and a biscuit. The program for the evening was presented by UC Lion Blake Clevenger. Blake is the Technology Coordinator at Randolph Eastern School Corporation and the coach of the newly formed UCHS E-Sports team. This new program offers students the opportunity to compete in online gaming with E-Sports teams from other schools. The team had some success this year and now they are looking forward to next year when they can compete in the league. The high school’s KISS-TV program even broadcast some of the E-Sports competitions this past year. The Lions also welcomed two new members. Joining the Union City Lions Club are Chad Enicks and Terry Dowler.

Pictured is UCJSHS E-Sports Coach Blake Clevenger.

New UC Lions Club members, Chad Enicks and Terry Dowler are being welcomed by Lions President Jim Dubeansky.

3/27/23

The Union City Lions Club in coordination with the Community Blood Bank of Dayton, Ohio sponsored a Blood Draw on March 27, 2023, at the Community Room in Union City. 30 donations were received which exceeded the goal of 27. Thanks to all who donated at the Blood Draw.

A door prize is given at each draw. This Month’s winner was James Magee, The door prize was donated by Doug LeMaster of Doug’s workshop in Union City, IN.

Pictured are Lion Scott Flory and the door prize winner James Magee.

 
 

2/28/23

The  Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, in the Community Room in downtown Union City.  Eleven Lions and seven guests enjoyed a delicious meal of fried chicken, potato wedges, corn, and pineapple upside-down cake prepared and served by Diana Dubeansky.  The club welcomed three prospective new members to the meeting who were visiting for the first time.  The club also welcomed some guests from our Indiana Lions Zone and from our Indiana Lions District.  1st Vice District Governor, Julia Kozicki, spoke for a few minutes and emphasized that working together for service makes for an enjoyable time.  Julia also presented Union City Lion, Curt Brooks, a pin for being a Lions Club member for 30 years.  2nd Vice District Governor, Rocky Simpson, also spoke and told the club this bit of advice:  If you want to be happy for 1 hour - go to a movie, if you want to be happy for 1 day - go to an amusement park, if you want to be happy for 1 week - go on a vacation.  But if you want to be happy in life - give yourself to others.  Also in attendance were our Zone Chairman, Jeff Manning from the Saratoga, IN Lions Club, and Anita Hines, secretary of the Saratoga Lions Club.

Pictured are Rocky Simpson, Julia Kozicki, UC Lions President Jim Dubeansky, Anita Hines, and Jeff Manning

UC Lion Curt Brooks received his 30-year membership pin from 1st Vice District Governor, Julia Kozicki.

3/14/23

The Union City Lions Club met for its first regular meeting of February on the 14th, Valentine's Day, in the Community Room in Union City. A meal of lasagna, garlic bread, and lettuce salad prepared by Diana Dubeansky was served to the members present. Tyler Dubeansky presented the program for this meeting. Tyler works for NewPark Resources. The company is based in Louisiana and has an office in Portland, IN. NewPark places Dura-Base mats for companies like AEP to give heavy equipment access to their power poles for replacement or repair. Tyler said the patented mats are made of composite plastic and are rented to companies that need to use them. The mats weigh about 1000 lbs each, are 8 feet by 14 feet in size, and are all manufactured in Louisiana. The mats are completely recyclable and when they are worn out or damaged they are sent to Louisiana where they grind them up and make new mats. Thanks for a great program, Tyler.
 
 
Picture: UC Lions program chairman Mike Peden with Tyler Dubeansky from NewPark Resources
 

2/21/23

Amy Roessner, Third Grade Teacher at Mississinawa Valley School, and Brody the Therapy Dog made a presentation to the Union City Lions Club Board of Directors on Tuesday, Feb. 21.  Mississinawa Valley is excited to announce that an Animal-Assisted Intervention (AAI) program is coming to the school to promote social/emotional well-being. AAI is designed to promote improvement in human physical, social, emotional, behavioral, and cognitive functioning. Amy is the handler of Brody, a Bernadoodle, who is being trained to be a Certified Therapy Dog.  The Union City Lions Board of Directors, after hearing Amy's presentation, voted to donate $500.00 to help with the expenses involved with Brody.

MV Elementary Principal, Stephanie Kemp; Amy Roessner, UC Lions President, Jim Dubeansky; along with Brody, the Therapy Dog.

 

Union City Lions Club President Jim Dubeansky was selected to be the Chairman of Region 3, Zone A&B for District 25-D of the Lions Club International. The District Governor and his wife (Eric and Deanna Schuman) awarded Jim with the Pin indicating his Chairmanship at the Cabinet Meeting in Tipton, IN on Sat. Feb. 4.  Jim has been a Union City Lion since 2018 and has served as President and Vice President, and has been active on the following committees: Fellowship Night; Pancake Day; State Line Heritage Days; 75th Anniversary program; Fly-In; Rodeo Food booth, and the Constitution and ByLaws. 

Pictured are Union City Lions Club President, Jim Dubeansky being presented his Region 3 Chairman Pin by Deanna Schuman and District Governor, Eric Schuman.

2/14/23

The Union City Lions Club met for its first regular meeting of February on the 14th, Valentine's Day, in the Community Room in Union City.  A meal of lasagna, garlic bread, and lettuce salad prepared by Diana Dubeansky was served to the members present.  Tyler Dubeansky presented the program for this meeting.  Tyler works for NewPark Resources.  The company is based in Louisiana and has an office in Portland, IN.  NewPark places Dura-Base mats for companies like AEP to give heavy equipment access to their power poles for replacement or repair.  Tyler said the patented mats are made of composite plastic and are rented to companies that need to use them.  The mats weigh about 1000 lbs each, are 8 feet by 14 feet in size, and are all manufactured in Louisiana.  The mats are completely recyclable and when they are worn out or damaged they are sent to Louisiana where they grind them up and make new mats.  Thanks for a great program, Tyler.

UC Lions program chairman Mike Peden with Tyler Dubeansky from NewPark Resources

 
 

1/24/23

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, Jan 24th in the Union City Community Room.  The meal prepared by Diana Dubeansky consisted of creamed beef, mashed potatoes, and cookies.  The program for the evening was presented by Melinda Frech from the Community Blood Center. The Union City Lions Club sponsors 6 blood draw dates each year.  Melinda informed the club that in 2022 their blood draws registered 210 donors and collected 192 units of blood.  Each pint of blood donated can impact three people so the club's blood draws in 2022 impacted 576 people.  Melinda told the club that each unit of blood collected is tested for multiple things to keep the blood supply safe.  The UC Lion's next scheduled blood draw is March 27th.  If you would like to be scheduled to donate blood you can visit https://www.givingblood.org/ to schedule a time.

Pictured are Melinda Frech from the Community Blood Center and      UC Lion Len Hindsley

  

 

1/2/23

Congratulations to Union City Lions Club President

Jim Dubeansky

ATTENTION all 25-D Lions!  It is my honor and privilege to announce that I have appointed Lion President James Dubeansky of the Union City Lions Club as Region 3 Region Chair.  I offer my heartiest congratulations to Lion Jim and have full faith that he will carry out his duties for Region 3.  

Yours in Lionism,

Eric Schuman, PDG

District Governor, District 25-D

Lions of Indiana - 2022-2023

 

New Indiana Lions Region 3 Chair, Jim Dubeansky

President Jim Dubeansky of the Union City Lions Club presents a check for $500 to the Union City Football Club.  The money will be used to help with the purchase of new uniforms.  Pictured are Lions Club president Jim Dubeansky and Wendy McDavid with her two grandsons Aydence and Kamdyn McDavid.

 

12/13/22

The Union City Lions Club celebrated the season with its Fellowship Night on Dec. 13, 2022.   27 members and guests were served a delicious meal prepared by Diana Dubeansky.  While Christmas music played in the background, those in attendance enjoyed a salad, fried chicken, ham, scalloped potatoes, and green beans, along with cheesecake, and cookies for dessert.  Union City Lions President, Jim Dubeansky took a few minutes to highlight the activities the club was involved in during 2022.  Each lady was given a small gift bag of candy and wine and a number of beautiful centerpieces were given away as door prizes.

  

  

  

 

11/22/22

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, November 22, at the Community Room in Union City.  The meeting began with a great meal of fried chicken, potatoes, corn, and pie.  The program was presented by Chris Shaneyfelt, Randolph County’s 911 Director.  Chris is also our Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director.  Chris has worked in emergency services since 1984.  Chris talked about the upgrade in the communication system in Randolph County.  The upgrade started in 2016 and has included a remodel of the 911 call center in Winchester.  The new equipment also consists of a new radio system and three, 300ft towers.  The towers are located just outside of Deerfield, at the new Randolph County Highway Garage, and along highway 36 in the southern part of the county and cover our county much better than the old system.  The system went live in July 2022 and is making the job of first responder more efficient. Thank you Chris for a very informative presentation.

The Union City Lions welcomed its newest member, David Hsia.  David runs Bear’s Rootbeer (formerly A&W) in Union City

UC Lions President Jim Dubeansky, and Randolph County 911 Director, Chris Shaneyfelt.

 
 
 New Lions member, David Hsia, and UC Lion Owen Griffith.

11/8/22

The Union City Lions Club met on Nov. 8th for the first regular meeting in November. The meal was again served by Diana Dubeansky and consisted of a delicious breakfast casserole and a biscuit.  The program for the evening was presented by Mr. Neal Adams, the Randolph Eastern School’s Director of Grant Management and STEM Integration.  Neal said the grant management part of his job consists of finding needs, finding funding, writing grants, budget planning, and reporting to the school board.  As the director of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)  integration, he works with Project Based Learning integration and professional development.  He spoke of the grant money that RESC has earned in the past two years.  RESC has been awarded $4,263,529 in competitive grants and an overall grant total of $8,154,861,32.  The grant money comes from a variety of sources and is used in a variety of ways.  Money from 16 local, state, and national competitive grants helps RESC fund many things including the School Resource Officer, Project Lead the Way, the Alternative School at UCJSHS, programs that help the staff teach employability skills at all grade levels, digital learning, the DECA and KISS programs, and many other things.  RESC was awarded $425,000 with the Indiana Excellence in Leading and Learning Award.  They were the only school corporation in the state of Indiana to win this award. And most recently RESC was awarded $3.3 million in The Next Generation School Grant which is designed to allow a school to “rethink how we do school.”  Thanks for a good program, Neal.  Keep up the good work.

 
Pictured are UC Lion Kevin Lehman and Neal Adams, RESC Director of Grant Management and STEM Integration.
 
 

11/5/22

Our Fall Pancake Day was a big success! We had a big indoor crowd and a steady stream of drive-through customers all morning. Thanks to all who came and supported the Union City Lions Club. A big thanks to the committee (Rick Lacy, Blake Clevenger, Scott Flory, Len Hindsley, and Mike Peden). Special thanks to HomeTown Coffee for supplying the coffee for this event and to all the students who helped us. We will see you again on April 1, 2023, for the spring version of our pancake day.

10/25/22

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, October 25th in the Community Room in downtown Union City.  The meal was served by Diana Dubeansky, and consisted of hamburger goulash, garlic bread, tossed salad, and peach cobbler.  The program for the meeting was presented by Steve Shoemaker, the City Manager of Union City, Indiana.  Steve talked to the Lions about the collaboration between the Public Safety Directors from both Indiana and Ohio.  The Public Safety Directors oversee the Police and Fire Departments.  Union City Indiana recently appointed Eric Hiatt as their Public Safety Director.  Eric has been involved in public service on both sides of the state line for many years and his new role is basically an administrative role.  Steve said that both sides have figured out that we need to work together to be more efficient and effective and that the move toward collaboration is progressing very fast.  Steve said, “We won’t have to duplicate each other if we work together more.”  He emphasized that the focus of this collaboration is to “do what’s right for our citizens.”   Steve also talked a bit about some new endeavors in Union City including Vision Corner, HomeTown Coffee, Roots Deli, the Union City Body Company Museum, and the Governor Grey Estates housing development just off North Plum street.  Thanks for the interesting update, Steve.  There are some fantastic things happening in Union City.

The Lions also discussed three upcoming events.  The Halloween Parade is on Saturday, Oct. 29th, the Lions Fall Pancake Day is on Nov. 5th and the Lion's Blood Draw is on November 7th.

Pictured are UC Lions President, Jim Dubeansky and Union City Indiana's City Manager, Steve Shoemaker.

 

10/11/22

The Union City Lions Club welcomed Indiana Lions District Governor, Eric Schuman to our October 11th meeting.  The Lions enjoyed beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, corn, and a cookie all prepared by Diana Dubeansky.  Lions Governor Schuman has been a Lion for over 40 years and is a member of the Greentown, Indiana Lions Club.  Lion Eric talked to the club about his goals for our district during this Lions year.  His talk focused on the phrase, “Together We Can Serve More,” and he told us, “It’s a great day to be a Lion.”  Global goals for Lions International are (1) Membership - Share the Joy of Being a Lion, (2) Service - Think Big When We Serve, (3) Lions Club International Foundation - Keep Our Foundation Strong, and (4) Be Community Leaders - Be a Local Advocate.  Eric encouraged us to think outside the box when it comes to programs, activities, and membership.  Thanks to Lion Schuman for coming to our meeting and for his service as our District Governor this year.

Union City Lions President, Jim Dubeansky, and Indiana District 25-C Governor, Eric Schuman.

Union City Lion President, Jim Dubeansky, accepts a friendship banner from Indiana District 25-C Governor, Eric Schuman

 

9/27/22

The Union City Lions Club met on Sept. 27th at the Union City Community Room.  The evening started with a great meal of meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, corn, and pineapple upside-down cake prepared by Diana Dubeansky.  The program for the evening was presented by Steve James, the president, and CEO of Frank Miller Lumber in Union City.  Mike grew up in Flint, Michigan, and worked in management at General Motors until 2011.  He joined FML as CFO, and 7 years ago assumed his current position.  FML is a 119-year-old global business that sells rough-cut white oak in 35 countries.  Most of the logs they cut are 8 to 120 years old and most are harvested within a 450 mile radius of Union City.  Frank Miller Lumber uses the entire log and produces 0% waste.  The logs yield boards, bark that is turned into mulch, wood chips that are sold to a paper factory, and sawdust that is burned in the boilers that make heat to dry the lumber.  They plant two trees for each tree they harvest.  Steve believes in servant leadership and works hard to make FML a great place for its employees to work.  They are fully employed right now with 152 employees.  Thank you Steve for a very informative program.  Thank you to Frank Miller Lumber for being a great community partner.

The Union City Lions Club accepted Mike King as a new member during their meeting.  A big Lions welcome to Mike.

 
Pictured are Frank Miller Lumber President and CEO, Steve James, and UC Lion Doug LeMaster
 
The newest Union City Lion is Mike King. Inducting Mike into the club is Lion Owen Griffith
 

Union City Lions Club 2022 Summer Events

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Fly-in Breakfast

June 11th at the Randolph County Airport

Serving from 6:00am - Noon

**Set up is on Friday (6/10/22) at 1:00 pm

Contact:  Larry Amspaugh

Summer Lions Meetings

(We are trying something NEW!)

June 14th and July 12th

6:00 pm

At the shelter house in Harter Park by the horse arena.

Contact: Jim Dubeansky

Blood Draw

July 18th

Community Room

2:30-6:30

Contact: Hoddy Speight or Doug LeMaster

Work at the 4-H Fair

Monday, July 18th       from10:00am—4:00pm

Helping to serve lunch

Randolph County 4-H Fair Grounds

Contact: Owen Griffith

Lions Disc Golf Tournament (2nd Annual)

Saturday, August 6th

Big shelter house by the pool at Harter Park

8:00 am

Contact: Larry Amspaugh or Hoddy Speight

Heritage Days Parade

We are the Grand Marshals

Parade - Afternoon of August 6th

Þ We will drive golf carts in the parade

Contact: Larry Amspaugh

75th Anniversary Celebration

Sunday, August 7th

12:00 Noon . . .  Covered Bridge Dedication at Harter Park

1:00-2:30 . . .  Music, Food, and at 1:30 a short program at Artisan Park

Contact: Owen Griffith

UC Rodeo Food

Saturday, August 13th

Selling Sausage Sandwiches and Biscuits & Sausage Gravy

During breakfast time and during the rodeo in the evening

By the Horse Arena in Harter Park

Contact: Larry Amspaugh

August Board Meeting

Aug. 23rd (4th Tuesday)

6:00

Contact: Jim Dubeansky

September Regular Meetings

Sept. 13th and 27th

Community Room

6:00

Contact: Jim Dubeansky

 

5/24/22

The Union City Lions officially ended the 2021-2022 Lions year on Tuesday with our Spring Friendship Night.  Lions and their guests enjoyed a meal of shredded chicken, Mac and Cheese, tossed salad, and chocolate cake.  The meal was catered by Roots and was held in the soon-to-open Roots Deli on Columbia St. in Union City.  The entertainment for the evening was provided by Amanda Livingston.  All in attendance enjoyed the music as Amanda played the guitar and sang.  Even though that is the end of our official year, the Union City Lions have BIG PLANS for a busy summer.

Amanda Livingston

 

 

5/10/22

The Union City Lions held the annual installation of officers at its meeting on May 10th.  The installation meeting began with a great lasagna meal prepared by Diana Dubeansky.  After the meal, the Union City Lions Officers for the 2022-23 Lions year were installed.  These are the Lions that will lead our club through this coming year.

Officers for 2022-23 are

    President                      Jim Dubeansky

    1st Vice President         Troy Rose

    2nd Vice President        David Lenkensdofer

    3rd Vice President         Len Hindsley

    Secretary                       Owen Griffith

    Treasurer                       Troy Rose

    Tail Twister                      Dan Green

    Lion Tamer                      Ed Speight

    1 Year Director                 Len Hindsley

    1 Year Director                 Tom Cline

    2 Year Director                  Rick Lacy

    2 Year Director                  Gary Miller

    Past President                   Doug LeMaster

    Membership Chairman      Larry Amspaugh    

We are looking forward to another great year led by these dedicated Lions members.  That will start with our Union City Lions 75th Anniversary Celebration on August 7, 2022, at Artisan Park.  Come join us as we celebrate 75 years as an active service club in Union City.

This is the last regular meeting of the 2021-22 LIons year as May 24th will be our Spring Friendship Night. That meeting will include Lions members and significant others and will be held at the location of the soon-to-open Roots Deli on Columbia Street in downtown Union City.

Union City Lions Club 2022-2023 Officers

(front l-r), President Jim Dubeansky, Troy Rose, Doug LeMaster,        and Owen Griffith

(back l-r), Larry Amspaugh, Gary Miller, Len Hindsley, Tom Cline,         Ed Speight, and Rick Lacy.

Not pictured: David Lenkensdofer

Outgoing Lions President, Doug LeMaster accepts a plaque for his dedicated service to the Union City Lions Club from incoming Lions President, Jim Dubeansky. 

 

4/26/22

Our Lion Has a Name . . . 

Introducing GUS

The Union City Lions Club had its regular meeting on April 26th at the Community Room in Union City, IN.  It was an exciting night with many guests present to witness the naming of our mascot.  The 27 people in attendance enjoyed fried chicken, au gratin potatoes, green beans, and pie prepared and served by Diana Dubeansky.  The focus of the evening was on our Lions Club mascot.  The mascot costume was the idea of Jim and Diana Dubeansky with Diana doing the sewing of the suit.  For the past few weeks, there has been a contest to name our mascot.  Local elementary school children participated in a coloring contest and suggested names for the lion.  The winning entry was submitted by Ava Nieport, a 2nd grader at Mississinawa Valley Elementary.  She suggested the lion be named Gus.  As her family watched, Ava was introduced to the club, signed Gus’ birth certificate, and received a McDonald's Gift Card, a check for $25 from the Union City Lions Club, and a Lions pin from Lions District 25D Governor Scott Smith.  Witnessing this event were Union City Indiana Mayor Chad Spence, and Union City, Ohio Mayor Duane Pouder, our Lions Zone Chairman, Jeff Manning from Saratoga, and Anita Hines, also from the Saratoga Lions Club.  

You should start to see Gus out and about at Lions functions and other city activities.  Gus also has some trips planned to other Lions Clubs around our district and across the State of Indiana. Please help us welcome Gus to Union City.

 
 
 
Club President, Doug LeMaster, Ava Nieport, Contest Winner, and “Gus” the UC Lion.
 
   
 
   
 
   

4/12/22

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, April 12th at the Community Room in downtown Union City.  Diana Dubeansky, prepared a meal of turkey and noodles, mashed potatoes, corn, and pie that was enjoyed by the 20 members and two guests.  The program for the evening was presented by the City Manager of Union City, Steve Shoemaker.  Steve also serves Union City as its Fire Chief. Mr. Shoemaker spoke about the progress that is being made on some of the many projects going on in Union City right now.  His comments included information about Vision Corner and the collaboration between the city, Randolph Eastern Schools, Ball State University, and Ivy Tech.  BSU students and professors are working with RESC students on various projects.  Ivy Tech hopes to be able to offer some classes in Union City by 2023.  Steve talked about the Governor Issac P Gray housing edition located off of N. Plum street.  They are ready to start moving dirt in the new edition that will eventually include 60 homes.  He also mentioned that Group Therapy will be open soon and so will Roots Deli located beside HomeTown Coffee, all in downtown Union City.  A new cantina-style restaurant is planned for the corner of Columbia and Oak streets.  The rail tower was moved to Artisan Park last year and should have handicap accessible restrooms available in the next couple of months.  The city is building three new soccer fields on the west end of Harter Park and hopes to get some funding to update the swimming pool and the playground equipment in the park.  Mr. Shoemaker also talked about Workhorse and the positive news coming from them about creating jobs and building electric delivery vehicles.  Thank you, Steve, for a very informative program.

 
 
Pictured are UC Lion Rick Lacy and Union City's City Manager, Steve Shoemaker. 
 

2022 Union City Lions Easter Egg Hunt

April 16th at Harter Park

Spring Pancake Day is Saturday, April 2

Union City Main Site

Thanks to Blake Clevenger and Union City Jr/Sr High School's KISS TV for highlighting the Union City Lions Club on Cable Chatter.

Click HERE to watch the program.

 

3/22/22

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday evening, March 22 at the Union City Community Room.  The 15 members and 1 guest enjoyed a meal of sausage gravy, biscuits, and fried potatoes prepared by Diana Dubeansky.  The program for the evening was presented by Lawrence Sexton, the librarian at the Union City Public Library.  Mr. Sexton spoke about all the things provided by the public library from books (obviously) to wifi access, computer use, research, historical newspaper archives, meeting spaces, crafts, and instructional sessions.  Larry said they are working hard to grow their youth programs with craft kits, videos, and many other things.  The library is working to grow the outside of the building also.  They are working to plant more trees and shrubs, add more benches and make the library yard a true park area.  The library is completely funded by local taxes.  The Union City public library is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 11-6, and on Saturday from 11 until 3.  Larry encouraged everyone to get a library card and use the public library.

Pictured are Lawrence Sexton from the Union City Public Library, and UC Lions 1st Vice President Jim Dubeansky.

3/8/22

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, March 8th at the Union City Community Center.  A meal of ham and beans, fried potatoes, cornbread, and a cupcake was enjoyed by the 20 members present.  The program for the evening was presented by the UCJSHS Science Olympiad Team.  Team members talked about the events they competed in when they went to the Science Olympiad Regional at Butler University on Saturday, February 26th.  The team competed in the 22 events and placed in the top 5 in 3 events.  The students explained their events and showed and demonstrated what they did.  UCJSHS Science Olympiad coach, Blake Clevenger also explained his role and made sure we knew he was extremely proud of the effort the students gave this year.


Pictured are Coach Blake Clevenger, Sullivan Thomas, Andrew Osornia-Machuca, Sylaris Denney, Josiah Bowers, Christina Sowinski.
Not pictured: Kalam Denney and Kayla Shafer.

       

        

Name The Lion

The Union City Lions Club has a new mascot and it needs a name.
 
The Union City Lions members visited the Mississinawa Valley Elementary School and the North Side Elementary in Union City, Indiana. The Lions club is promoting a contest of coloring the lion and giving the lion a name. The contest is having the First, Second, and Third grades at Mississinawa Valley submit their drawings and name for the lion. The North Side Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third grades will submit their drawings and name for the lion. Each school will have the teachers evaluate all drawings and submit ten students’ drawings from each school. The Lions Club will then judge the drawings and names to determine the winner of the contest. The winner will receive $25.00 and a Kids' meal at McDonald's. All other finalists will receive $5.00 and a Kid's meal at McDonald's. Assisting the Lions Club was Diana Dubeansky.
Mississinawa Valley Elementary
Pictured in the photo are; Larry Amspaugh, The Lion, Principal Stephanie Kemp, President Douglas LeMaster, Jack Anderson. Photographer Jim Dubeansky.
North Side Elementary
Pictured in the photo are; Jack Anderson President Douglas LeMaster, The Lion, Principal Mark Winkle, and Larry Amsbaugh. Photographer Jim Dubeansky.
 

3 Exciting Union City Lions Club Announcements

Our Spring Pancake Day is April 2, 2022, at the Union City Elks.  It will be INSIDE this spring.  Drive-through/carry-out will also be available.  Plan to come and enjoy the pancakes and whole hog sausage.  We are excited to be back inside for this event!

 

The annual Union City Lions Easter Egg Hunt will be held at Harter Park on April 16th at 1:00 PM.  Age groups for kids from 1-12 years old.

 

Keep this date open . . . Sunday, August 7, 2022

The Union City Lions Club will be celebrating our 75th Anniversary.  Activities are being planned at Artisan Park and at Harter Park.  Plan to come and celebrate with us.

2-22-22

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday at the new Roots Deli building next door to Home Town Coffee.  Diana Dubeansky served a delicious meal of tossed salad, shredded chicken sandwiches, mac & cheese, and pineapple upsidedown cake.  The program was presented by Jeff Manning from Manning Service in Saratoga, IN.  Jeff told us that the station was started in 1948 by his dad.  At that time they did automobile service with Jeff’s uncle Bob as the head mechanic.  Manning Service no longer works on cars and has had to find new and creative ways to make some income.  They sell kerosene heaters and wicks, mostly online.  Their main source of income right now is food in the form of pizzas and subs.  Mannings is also the location of the Saratoga Village Post Office.  Jeff is also our Lions Zone Chairman and he is the current president of the Saratoga Lions Club.  Jeff was accompanied by Anita Hines who is the secretary of the Saratoga Lions Club.

Pictured are Lions Zone Chair and owner of Mannings Service in Saratoga, IN, Jeff Manning, Saratoga Lions Secretary Anita Hines, and Union City Lion Troy Rose.

2-8-22

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, February 8th at the Community Room in Union City.  Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, and green beans were on the menu for the first meeting in February.  The program for the evening was presented by UC Lion Dan Green.  Dan spoke to the club members about his experiences as he served in the United States Air Force.  Dan graduated from UCCHS in 1983 and joined the Air Force.  He became an aircraft mechanic which took him all over the world during his 27-year career. Dan spent time in Texas, California, Alabama, and Illinois in the states, and overseas in the Philippines, Germany, and Afghanistan.  Dan progressed to training maintenance workers and then managing maintenance jobs and finally, he got involved in computer programs that track the maintenance on specific aircraft.  Thank you for your service to our country, Dan.  We are very proud of you.

 
Pictured are Lion Dan Green and UC Lion'sPresedent, Doug LeMaster

1-25-22

The program for the Jan. 25th Lions Club meeting was "Route 47 Auto Sales and Service" of Union City, Ohio. Owner Lion Eugene Thomason introduced his head mechanic, Andy Sanders, and explained that complete service is available.  A lasagna meal was served by Diane Dubeansky.

Pictured is L-R is Lions program chairman Len Hindsley, Route 47 head mechanic Andy Sanders and Route 47 owner Eugene Thomason. 

1-11-22

At the Union City Lion's first meeting of 2022 on Jan. 11, Lion Larry Amspaugh presented the program. Larry, who is the Chairman of the Community Christmas in Harter Park, discussed the event and provide information regarding the attendance, donations, and the new Covered Bridge. Hundreds of cars attended the Community Christmas, over $9.000.00 was received in donations and the New Covered Bridge was decorated and lighted. 25% of the donations go to the organizations that helped with the gates and the remainder goes back to the Community Christmas committee to maintain the event and for additional decorations next year. Larry also mentioned that the Covered Bridge will be dedicated to Lions members both past and present this summer at the Union City Lions 75th Anniversary Celebration this summer. Larry thanked all those who helped with this project. This is the 16th year for the Community Christmas and Larry was congratulated for all of his hard work.

Pictured with Larry (left) is Union City Lions Club President, Doug LeMaster

The Union City Lions welcomed new member Lovie Farrington to the Club. Lovie was sponsored by Lion, and her husband, Sam Farrington. Pictured is Lovie receiving her Certificate of Membership from Lion President Doug LeMaster.

12-14-21

We met in December with our significant others for our fall Friendship Night. Good food from Roots and good entertainment from Amanda Livingston made for an enjoyable evening and a nice way to end 2021 and get ready for what is in store for the Union City Lions Club in 2022.

    

11-23-21

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, November 23rd.  A traditional Thanksgiving meal was prepared by Diana Dubeansky.  The members enjoyed the turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, and pumpkin pie.  The program was presented by Jeannette McIntire a sister to UC Lion Scott Flory.  Jeannette is a Quality Manager at 20/20 Custom Molded Plastics in Bluffton, IN.  20/20 Custom Molded Plastics employs 230 people in their Bluffton facility and their company headquarters is located in Holiday City, OH.  They manufacture a wide variety of custom plastic items for their customers.  The customer provides the mold and 20/20 Custom Molded Plastics uses plastic resin and stamps everything from small plastic gears, cart shelves, plastic storage tubs, port-a-pot bases, to burial vaults.  They also use some recycled plastic in the manufacturing of their products.

The Union City Lions also welcomed a new member to the club at the meeting.  Joining our great organization is Mike Peden.  Mike was sponsored by Len Hindsley and we would like to welcome Mike into the club.

 

Pictured are Jeannette McIntire and UC Lion Scott Flory
 
Welcoming Our Newest Member
Mike Peden is being welcomed into the Union City Lions Club by UC Lions President Doug LeMaster

11-9-21

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday evening, November 9th at the Community Room in Union City.  The evening started with a wonderful meal of ham and beans, cornbread, fried potatoes, and a cookie prepared by Diana Dubeansky.  The program was about the Art Hub which is located in downtown Union City, IN next to The Corner Cupboard.  Brent Cotter, Mary Boettger, and Susan Judelle took some time and explained what the Art Hub does and how it functions and displayed many pieces of various types of art.  It was founded with support from the City of Union City and from Frank Miller Lumber Co.  Brent explained that the Art Hub is an Art Co-op.  The member artists are either working artists or nonworking artists and a working artist is required to work at the Art Hub at least one day/month.  High-quality art is produced, displayed, and sold at the Art Hub in Union City.  The club was challenged to buy local art because there are many one-of-a-kind pieces for sale.  We were also encouraged to use the Art Hub in Union City for gift shopping, not only for Christmas but all year round.  Make sure you check out the Art Hub Union City on Facebook or stop by in person. (https://www.facebook.com/arthubunioncityindiana/)  The Union City Art Hub is open on Wednesday from 12-4, Thursday and Friday from 11-5, and Saturday from 10-2.  Thanks to Lion Jack Anderson for arranging the program.  Jack is also involved at the Art Hub and sells some of his woodworking projects there.

 
Pictured are Brent Cotter, Mary Boettger, and Susan Judelle from The Art Hub Union City, and Lion Jack Anderson.

 

 

10/26/21

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, for the second meeting of October.  The meal for the evening of fried chicken, scalloped potatoes, corn, and peach cobbler was prepared by Diana Dubeansky, and enjoyed by the 20 members present along with 7 guests.  The UC Lions welcomed Indiana District 25D Governor Scott Smith from the Marion, Indiana Lions Club to the meeting.  Governor Smith brought words of encouragement to the club as he spoke of the importance of Lions and complimented the club for being a great, active organization.  He said that he feels that the “small Lions Clubs in small communities are the backbone of Lionism.”  He thanked the Union City club for all they do for the community.  Governor Smith also presented two membership pins, one to David Lenkensdofer (10 years) and one to Owen Griffith (15 years).  The Governor also presented a District Governor’s pin to UC Lions President, Doug LeMaster, and to our newest member, Jeremy Hart, and his sponsor, Dean Coats.  Other guests at the meeting included 1st Vice District Governor, Erick Schuman from Kokomo, District Governor from district 25F Jeff Locke, and his wife Angela.  Other guests were Zone Chairman Jeff Manning and Lions member Jim Nunez both from the Saratoga Lions Club.

Indiana Lions District 25D Governor Scott Smith

   

   Pictured L-R:                                                  Pictured L-R:

   Richmond Lion Angela Locke                    UC LIon David Lenkensdofer (10 years)

   District 25F Governor Jeff Locke                District 25D Governor Scott Smith

   UC Lions President Doug LeMaster           UC LIon Owen Griffith (15 years)

   District 25D Governor Scott Smith                       

   1st Vice District 25D Governor Eric Schuman

Pictured L-R

UC Lion Jeremy Hart

Indiana Lions District 25D Governor Scott Smith

UC Lion Dean Coats

 

10/12/21

The Union City Lions Club met on October 12th.  The 16 members and one guest enjoyed a tasty meal prepared by Diana Dubeansky.  The program for the evening was presented by Mr. Dick Webster.  Representing the Wesley United Methodist Church in Union City, Dick told us about Agape West.  Agape West is a non-profit that serves other non-profits in this area.  For a fee of $100/year, a non-profit can partner with Agape West and designate registered shoppers who may come and shop at the store located in the former Eagles building in Union City at 860 W. Chestnut St.  The store gets two semi loads of overstock or returned merchandise each month from Agape Distribution of Sidney, Ohio.  The items come from all Indianapolis area Amazon Distribution Centers plus some at Monroe and Euclid, Ohio.  The items are sorted and priced at about 20% (or less) of the lowest retail price they can find online.  The items are priced so that Agape West is able to recover its administrative costs.  The items purchased at Agape West can not be resold but must be used by the purchaser or given away.  The Wesley United Methodist Church uses any revenue generated by Agape West to fund ministries in and around our local community and beyond.  They are currently open for members to shop on Wednesdays from 3-6 pm and on Saturdays from 9-12 noon.

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Pictured here are Lion Scott Reagan and

Agape West Volunteer Dick Webster

9/28/21

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, September 28th.  The members enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by Diana Dubeansky.  Following the meal, the Lions listened as Union City Police Officer Mason Wine and Winchester Police Officer Anthony Fodrea talked about their K-9 officers.  Union City’s K-9 officer is a female dog named Yahzi.  The 3½ year old has been with Officer Wine for a year now.  Yahzi is trained mainly to search for drugs.  Winchesters K-9 officer is a 2 year old male named Harry.  K-9 officer Harry is trained to search for drugs and to stop a person with a bite.  Officer Wine and Officer Fodrea, along with the two dogs, demonstrated their ability to find drugs, and K-9 officer Harry showed how he can stop a person with a bite.  

The Lions members were informed that the dogs listen to many of their handler’s commands in German and they both have an impressive sense of smell.  These dogs usually work 7-8 years as police dogs and cost between $10,000 and $15,000.  This cost includes not only the dog but all of its training, the handler’s training, food, vet visits, and toys.  The cost of a K-9 is funded through grants and donations.  Winchester has one dog and is expecting to add another one next spring.  Union City, Indiana has one dog and Union City, Ohio has two.  Thanks to both officers for a great program and thanks to Zahzi and Harry for making our city streets a bit safer.

Pictured are Union City Police Officer Mason Wine with Yahzi, Lions program Chairman Jim Dubeansky, and Winchester Police Officer Anthony Fodrea with Harry. 

   
                                      Harry                                      Yahzi
    

9/14/21

The Union City Lions Club started off the 2021-2022 Lions year with our 1st regular meeting of the year.  19 members and 1 guest enjoyed the meal prepared by Diane Dubeansky.  Our program for the evening was Union City Mayor Chad Spence.  Mayor Spence talked about the many projects going on in our community right now.  He said when he came into office he had two main goals, one was the downtown restoration and the other was housing.

With excitement in his voice, Mayor Spence quickly mentioned many things happening in downtown UC.  Hometown Coffee opening on 9/30, Roots Deli to open this fall, the mural and tables in the alley, Group Therapy planning to open soon, Luz Tacos restaurant to build on the corner of Oak and Columbia, The Motley Shoppe, Abby’s Crazy Snacks to open soon in downtown, and Vision Corner which they have started work on.  He also talked about other possibilities in the downtown area. There are still some empty buildings that the city is working to fill.  Much of the money to do these projects comes from grants obtained by the city.

Mayor Spence also talked about Workhorse, the Rail Tower, The Depot, Backstay Lofts, and other new construction that is in the future.  He told the Lions that it is important for Union City to “tell its story.”  He talked about drawing people to the community and how ‘A Community Christmas’ has brought thousands of people into UC the past few years.

Thank you, Mayor Spence.  It is evident from listening to you speak that you have a love for this community and a desire to see it get better.

Union City Mayor Chad Spence, and Lion Gary Miller

The Union City Lions welcome two returning members back into our club.  Welcome back Dan Green and Jack Anderson!

UC Lions Membership Chairman Larry Amspaugh and our two returning members, Dan Green and Jack Anderson

 

1st Annual UC Lions State Line Heritage Days  Disc Golf Tournament

On Saturday morning, August 7th, the Union City Lions Club sponsored the 1st Annual Heritage Days Disc Golf Tournament at Harter Park.  Twenty-three participants started at 9:00 AM and played 18 holes of disc golf.  The top three places won prize money and gift certificates.  Winning the event was Dillon Howard with an 11-under score of 47.  Dillon won $160 and a $40 gift certificate from Gray House Games.  Second place went to Logan White with a score of 48. Logan won $100 and a $20 gift certificate from Gray House Games.  And third place went to Gabe Loesch with a score of 50.  Gabe won $65 in prize money and a $10 gift certificate from Gray House Games.


Thanks to all participants, and all Lions members who helped.  A special thanks to Rodney Fisher from Gray House Games who helped advertise the event and supplied the gift certificates for the winners.  Gray House Games is located at 125A 12th Street in Greenville, OH.  Phone: (937) 459-0778

      

  1st Place - Dillon Howard        2nd Place - Logan White

                             

                            3rd Place - Gabe Loesch

 

May 11, 2021

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday night, May 11th, at the Union City Community Room.  

Melinda Frech of the Community Blood Center was the guest speaker.  Melinda complimented the Club for sponsoring Blood Draws for the past 18 months. During that time 164 Units of Blood were donated which saved up to 492 lives. 

Melinda had gifts for the club members.  The Lions Club members will return to the Blood Draw on June 7 from 2:30 - 6:30. (During the pandemic the Lions members were not directly involved in the draws at Union City.)

 
 
Pictured above are UC Lions President Doug LeMaster and Community Blood Center representative Melinda Frech. 

April 13, 2021

We are slowly coming back!

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday evening, April 13th.  Even though things still look a bit different it was good to be together.  No meal was served and many members still used masks, but we all enjoyed a nice program and took care of some Lions Club business.  Reports were given on two very successful events the past two weeks.  We had a great turnout for our Lions Easter Egg Hunt on April 3rd and our Spring Pancake Day on April 10th was enjoyed by many.  Ashley Austerman, an Art teacher at Mississinawa Valley Schools, presented her plans for a large mural to be displayed in Union City.  With the help of a grant, she was able to get an artist associated with the Ohio State Arts Council to spend 100 days in her class this year helping students design and produce this mural.  The project will include many scenes from around Union City.  The plan is to produce the artwork on 5-foot x 10-foot metal sheets and place them together to form the mural.  The mural will be placed on the side of the railroad overpass (tracks aren't there anymore) on Deerfield Road close to Hwy 571 in Union City, Ohio.  Ashley said she is still in need of funding to complete the project and hopes to have the mural up by graduation this spring.  Anyone interested in helping with a donation can contact Ashley at Mississinawa Valley Schools.

Mississinawa Valley Art Teacher, Ashley Austerman, and Union City Lions Club President, Doug LeMaster

January 2021

October 31, 2020

The 2020 Lions Halloween Parade was held on Oct. 31.  The organization of the event was taken care of by the UC Police Dept. this year.  The UC Lions supplied the candy and the prize money but many of the Lions members were not in attendance for safety reasons.  Two Lions that were in attendance were Lion Larry Amspaugh and our new mascot.  The weather was beautiful and we hope that everyone who participated had a good time.

Lions Larry Amspaugh and our new Lions Club Mascot.

October 13, 2020

Here is the 2020 Fall Pancake Day information . . . see you then!

September 17, 2020

Important Announcements

Pancakes and Sausage are Coming!

The Board of Directors of the Union City Lions Club voted to have the 2020 Fall Pancake Day as a drive-through/carryout event.  It will still be at the Elks Club in downtown Union City and it will be held on the morning of November 7th.  The Fall Pancake Day Committee is working hard to ensure a safe experience that can be enjoyed by the community.  Please mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.

 

Halloween Parade

The board also released some information about the 2020 Halloween Parade.  Details on the parade have not been set.  We do know that Union City Lions, as a club, will not be involved on the day of the actual parade.  If the City organizes the parade, the Lions Club will provide the prize money and candy for the event.

September 8, 2020

The Union City Lions Club had their first meeting for the 2020-2021 Lions year on September 8th.  It was held at the large shelter house in Harter Park.  Because of COVID-19, our meetings this fall will look a bit different.  For as long as the weather allows we will have our meetings outside.  We will only be having one meeting per month, and there will no invited speakers or guests.  Lions are strongly encouraged to wear masks to our meetings and social distance to help protect each other. Remember - one of the groups that are at a higher risk are people over 60 years of age, and we have a number of members that qualify for that! (Me included!)

Hopefully, we can get back to a more normal schedule soon, but for now, we will try to make the best of it.

May 26, 2020

The Union City Lions Club met once again on Tuesday, May 26.  After a long pause because of COVID-19, the club met to end the Lions year with the Installation of Officers.  During the meeting, the new Union City Lions Club mascot was introduced.  The Lion mascot costume was made by Lion Jim Dubeansky and his wife Diane.  Look for the club’s mascot at club events throughout the year.  The mascot does not have a name yet, but hopefully will soon.

The Union City Lions Club Officers for the year 2020-2021 were installed during the meeting.  The list of officers include:

President                        Doug LeMaster

1st Vice-President          Gary Miller

2nd Vice-President         Jim Dubeansky

3rd Vice-President          Sam Davenport

Secretary                        Owen Griffith

Treasurer                        Troy Rose

Tail Twister                      Mick Carpenter

Lion Tamer                      Douglas LeMaster

1 Year Director                George Green 

1 Year Director                 Rick Lacy

2 Year Director                 Tom Cline

2 Year Director                  Larry Amspaugh

Immediate Past Pres.        Ed Speight

Membership Chair             Larry Amspaugh

Diane Dubeansky, Lion Jim Dubeansky,

and the new Union City Lions Club mascot. 

(modeled by Amanda Enicks)

 

And now . . . the blood draw is canceled! 

The Community Blood Center has announced that the Blood Draw scheduled in Union City today, Monday, April 13th, has been CANCELLED. The next Lions Blood Draw date is June 8th. You can schedule an appointment online at http://www.givingblood.org/

The April 13th Blood Draw IS STILL ON.  

The Community Blood Center will bring a mobile unit to town to conduct the blood draw on Monday, April 13th.

If you are interested in donating blood go online to http://givingblood.org/ to schedule an appointment.

Union City Lions Club Spring Pancake Day Postponed

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Please note that the Union City Lions Club has postponed the April 4th Lions Pancake Day. Due to the health issues that we are all dealing with we are planning to postpone the Pancake Day until later in May. Please stay tuned for further updates about the Union City Lions Club Spring Pancake Day.

Union City Lions Club has also canceled the 2020 Easter Egg Hunt on April 11th.

We will NOT have our regular meetings on March 24 and April 14.  We hope to have the board meeting on April 21st and a regular meeting on April 28.

3/10/20

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, March 10th at the Union City Community Room. After another enjoyable meal prepared by D's Restaurant the Lions were presented a program about the UCHS Science Olympiad Team.  The Lions are the sponsor of the team that competed at Butler University on February 29th.  The team of eight students competed in 23 events.  The team talked to the club about the events they competed in and about some of the trials they had as they prepared for the competition.  The club saw what the students built for seven of their events.  The students showed some things that they had worked on and answered questions from the club.  For more information about the Science Olympiad program, go to  https://www.soinc.org/

Pictured above are Coach Kirk Schilling, Josiah Bowers, Gabe Fulton, Andrew Osornio, Sullivan Thomas, Christina Sowinski, and Coach Blake Clevenger.  Also competing, but not pictured, were David Bowers, Gabe Addington, Kyle Buckingham, and Kayla Shafer.

   

 

2/25/20

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, February 25th.  21 members enjoyed a meal prepared by D’s Restaurant of ham and beans, cornbread, fried potatoes, mixed fruit, and cake.  The meeting time was used to do some planning for upcoming events. Saturday, April 4th is the Lions Spring Pancake Day at the Union City Elks Club.  Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for children. Pancakes and whole hog sausage will be served from 6:00 AM until noon. The Union City Lions Easter Egg Hunt will take place at Harter Park on April 11th.  The hunt starts at 1:00 PM. The Lions will host their second blood draw of 2020 on April 13 at the Union City Community Room. New Union City Lions signs were unveiled tonight. They will be placed at Harter Park to replace the older signs on the shelter houses.  It was also announced that the Union City Lions made a $100 donation to the Elks Cancer Fund.

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2/11/20

The Union City Lions Club met on Feb. 11, 2020.  20 members enjoyed a meal prepared by D’s Restaurant of Union City, IN.  The program for the evening was Paula Key of THE DIABETES LINK which is the Community Diabetes Education Services of Union City. Paula discussed the need for these services as well as risk factors, treatments, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, and living with diabetes. It was noted that the Lions Club of Union City donates to The Lions Club International Diabetes Foundation.

Pictured are Paula Key of The Diabetes Link and

Lion program Chairman Len Hindsley

 

1/28/20

The Union City Lions Club met on January 28th for the second meeting of 2020.  The 22 Lions and one guest enjoyed a spaghetti meal. The speaker for the evening was Darla Erwin.  Darla is the Clinical Liaison for the Randolph Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Part of her job is to market the facility to the community of Randolph County.  She has provided door prizes for some of the Lions Club Blood Draw events. Darla said that one of her goals is to “put smiles on the faces of the residents.” The Center includes a Memory Care Facility and provides Physical and Occupational Therapy for residents.  They are also one of the few places in the area to provide Respiratory Therapy. She likes to do events that support local businesses like their once a month movie at the Towne Square Cinema. Darla said that Randolph Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has many long time employees and they have recently updated their facility.  Check out Randolph County Nursing and Rehabilitation online at Randolph Nursing and Rehabilitation | Skilled Health Care

Pictured are Darla Erwin from Randolph Nursing and Rehabilitation, and Union City Lion Owen Griffith

1/14/20

The Union City Lions Club got the year 2020 started on a great note with their first meeting of the year held on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.  23 Lions and 3 guests enjoyed the meal and a very informative program by Lion Larry Amspaugh and Union City Mayor Chad Spence. Larry, Chad, and a group of people are the driving force behind A Community Christmas, Union City’s annual Christmas light display in Harter Park.  A Community Christmas had another record-breaking season in 2019. There were 6700 cars that drove through the park between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. That was an increase of over 1200 cars from 2018. Donations totaled $23,324.53 for 2019, up just over $5,000 from the year before.  The gift shop was a hit again bringing in about $7500 for the vendors who were there, and Santa and Mrs. Clause were enjoyed by many kids and parents alike Groups from the area manned the gates in the evening and were given 25% of the gate receipts from that night. The Union City Lions manned the gates on two different occasions and saw just over 1000 cars come through the park and raised $953 for the club.  The 3-D glasses that enhanced the lights were sold and were a hit, especially with the kids. Larry thanked many people and organizations that helped with the display. The Randolph County Tourism Bureau provided funds for a billboard along I 70. Larry said in the first 4 days after the sign went up A Community Christmas had 130,000 hits on social media. A group of people repainted all the “cards” in the park and a $4400 grant from the Community Foundation of Randolph County, Inc will help to fund a new sound system.

Mayor Chad Spence spoke of the “humble beginnings” of A Community Christmas 15 years ago and how it has grown and informed the Lions Club that there is an effort underway to turn the bridge in the park into a covered bridge.  Mayor Spence would like the bridge to be dedicated to all former and current Lions Club members in Union City.

Pictured to the right are Jarrod Ramos, Union City Mayor Chad Spence, Larry Amspaugh, and Kyle Ramos

 

12/10/19

Union City Lions Fellowship Night was held on Tuesday, December 10th at Roots in Union City.  A good crowd enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by Roots and good entertainment by Amanda Livingston along with Kelly Holmes.  Merry Christmas!

11/26/19

The Union City Lions met on Tuesday the 26th for the second meeting of November.  After the meal prepared by D’s Restaurant the program for the evening was presented by UC Lion Dan Green.  Dan graduated from Union City and went into the airforce. He went into aircraft maintenance and once he was trained he started working on C141 cargo planes.  Dan was stationed in California and continued to work and take more training. His expertise in aircraft maintenance started his rise up the promotion track and he spent time in The Philippines inspecting transport planes, and in Alabama where he worked to help design a computer system that tracked the flights and maintenance of aircraft.  He continued his career in Guam, Germany, and Alaska where he reached the level of Chief Master Sergeant. Dan spent time in Afganistan and Hawaii before retiring from the Airforce. After a short time, Dan took a job in the Research Lab at Wright Patterson Airforce Base in Dayton, Ohio. His job now is to help develop solutions for the Airforce.  They have worked on solutions for hypersonic aircraft, weapons, and satellites to name just a few. Dan emphasized the need for more students to be educated in the fields of Science and Technology. He stressed that STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is vitally important for this country to stay competitive around the world.

Pictured are UC Lions Doug LeMaster and Dan Green

11/12/19

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday evening for our regular meeting.  After a meal served by D’s Restaurant the program for the evening was presented by Mike Wickersham, President, and CEO of Wick’s Pies in Winchester.  Mr. Wickersham talked about the history of Wick’s Pies and then spoke of the current manufacturing process and what they are looking for in the future.  Wick’s Pies was founded in 1944 by Duane Wickersham (Mike’s father). It started as a small cantina in Anchor Hocking, a factory in Winchester, IN. The business was moved to the Rainbow Restaurant and in the mid 50’s they were making and selling about 20-30 pies/day.  They realized that to grow the business they needed to freeze the pies. After their move to the current location, they did just that. After a fire in the mid 60’s they increased the size of the operation and installed a 100 ft oven that is capable of making 1,500 pies/hr.  Mrs. Wicks was opened in 1984 the same year that Mike took over the leadership of the pie company. Today they produce 1,000,000 pies/year and 17,000,000 pie shells/year. Their pies come in 7 flavors, and Sugar Cream is the most produced pie. In 2009 the Wick’s Sugar Cream Pie was named the State Pie of Indiana (unofficially)  Wick’s sells pies and shells in 35-40 states to about 250 customers, including many grocery store chains and foodservice companies. You can also buy Wick’s pies online. Just go to https://www.wickspies.com/  The future looks bright for Wick’s Pies and one goal is to keep the business in the family.  Mike said his father told him that if you use the best ingredients, the best packaging, and the best people you will have a successful business.  The Union City Lions are proud to be able to tell people that Wick’s Pies are from Randolph County! And, thanks for the free pie coupons!

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UC Lion David Lenkensdofer and Wick's President/CEO Mike Wickersham

10/23/19

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, October 22nd in the Union City Community Room.  The meal of beef and noodles, mashed potatoes and corn was prepared by Ds restaurant and enjoyed by the 20 members present. The meeting time was used to do some planning for our Halloween Parade that will be held on October 26, at 5:00 pm.  The parade will take place at Artisan Park in downtown Union City.  Any person who participates in the costume parade and judging will receive a money prize and some candy.  We also spent some of our time planning our upcoming Fall Pancake Day.  The Pancake Day will be on November 2nd in the morning from 6:00 until noon and will be held at the Union City Elks.  All you can eat pancakes and whole hog sausage will be available throughout the morning at the cost of $7 for adults and $4 for children age 12 and under.  It takes many hands to make this event successful and many Lions are involved.  We also welcomed two new members to our club.  The new Union City Lions are Rob Myers and Dean Coats.  

New Union City Lions Club Members Rob Myers and Dean Coats with their sponsor Lion Larry Amspaugh

Oct. 21st Blood Draw

The Union City Lions Club sponsored a Blood Draw on October 21st.  A few people won prizes during the blood draw. The Community Blood Center of Dayton, OH gave away a gift certificate that was won by Toni Griffith.  There were also two tickets given away by the Lions Club for the Union City Lions Club Fall Pancake Day on November 2nd. The winners of the Pancake Day tickets were Jesse Lea and Sarah Jefferis.  Congratulations to all three winners. The next Lions Club Blood Draw will be held on Monday, December 16th, at the Union City Community Room from 2:30 until 6:30. If you are interested in donating blood you can contact Doug LeMaster or go online at www.donortime.com to schedule an appointment.

            Pancake Day Ticket Winner    Pancake Day Ticket Winner                  Jesse Lea and Lion Hoddy        Sarah Jefferis and Lion                                     Speight                            Hoddy Speight

Lion Doug LeMaster and Community Blood Center Gift Certificate Winner Toni Griffith 

10/8/19

The first Union City Lions Club meeting for the month of October was held at the UC Community Room on Tuesday, October 8th.  As always, a delicious meal prepared by D’s Restaurant was served to 22 members and 3 guests. The program for the evening was presented by Coach Tom Byrum, Union City’s new Varsity Boys Basketball Coach.  Tom graduated from UCCHS and IU East and is in his 27th year of coaching. Tom started his coaching career at West Side Middle School as the 8th-grade coach, coaching alongside Charlie Haviza. Tom coached 8th grade and 9th grade while at UC.  He moved on to Coldwater, OH and coach 9th and JV Boys while he was there. Monroe Central was his next stop as he coached 7th grade, 9th grade JV, and finally the varsity boys basketball teams. The past 5 years Tom has been the varsity boys basketball coach at Randolph Southern.  During that time Randolph Southern won a sectional championship. Coach Byrum said that it is nice to be home. He expressed that in his early coaching days it was always all about the wins. Now he realizes that the relationships with his players and working to get them ready for life is the really important thing.  He said one of his primary goals for Union City Basketball is a Sectional Championship.  We wish Coach Byrum good luck this winter.

Pictured are Union City Lion Scott Reagan and Union City new Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Tom Byrum

9/24/19

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, September 24 at the Union City Community Center.  Following a meal served by D’s Restaurant, the 24 members and 3 guests listened to Darby Livingston from Tree Hill Farms.  Tree Hill Farms is a local business that specializes in ‘Farm to Table’ food. Darby said that their business model focuses on ‘Real Food Simple’ and wants to reach people with 100 miles of Union City.  Most of their business now is filling online orders for high-quality beef, pork, chicken and other meats. People can place an order online and pick it up at one of several pick-up locations in the area.  Tree Hill Farms opened Roots in Union City, at 208 N. Howard St., and serves food during events at Artisan Park and also holds special ticketed food events at that location.  They are also getting into the catering business and are exploring the possibility of Grab-n-Go meals that are fully prepared and would be picked up at Roots.  The food is awesome, the business is family-run, and their desire to get real high-quality food on our plates makes this a great Union City Business! Check out Tree Hill Farms at https://treehillfarms.com/ and on Facebook by searching for Tree Hill Farms, or Roots by Tree Hill Farms.  Thank you, Darby, for a great program.

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Darby Livingston from Tree Hill farms and Lion Joe Wyant

These Lions were honored because they had perfect attendance during the 2018-19 year.

Our newest Union City Lion

Pictured are Scott Flory and Lion Doug LeMaster

We welcome Scott Flory in the Union City Lions Club!

9/10/19

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, Sept. 10th to start off a new Lions Year.  The meal for the evening, enjoyed by 18 members and one guest, was prepared by D’s Restaurant in Union City.  The program was introduced by the new Union City Lions President Ed Speight and presented by Jeff Manning from Manning Service Inc. in Saratoga, IN.  Jeff is our Lions Zone Chairman this year. Jeff let the club know that he was here to help in any way he could and to be our connection to our District 25-D Governor, Dan Wilcox.  Dan is a member of the Westfield, Indiana, Lions Club. Jeff shared with us how important it is for our clubs to grow. Our district has set a goal for 100 new members this fall. If you are interested in becoming a Union City Lion and serving our community please get in touch with any club member.

New Lions President Ed Speight and our Lions Zone Chairman, Jeff Manning 

2018-19

5/28/19

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday evening, May 28th for the last meeting of the 2018-19 Lions year.  Once again the meal was prepared by D's Restaurant and enjoyed by the club.  The main focus of the meeting was the installation of officers for 2019-2020.  The new officers are President: Ed Speight, 1st VP: Doug LeMaster, 2nd VP: Gary Miller, 3rd VP: TBD, Secretary: Owen Griffith, Treasurer: Troy Rose, Tail Twister: Mick Carpenter, Lion Tamer: Doug LeMaster, 1 Year Director: Hoddy Speight, 1 Year Director: Dan Green, 2 Year Director: George Green, 2 Year Director: Rick Lacy, Membership Chairman: Larry Amspaugh, and Immediate Past President: Joe Wyant.  We want to thank Past President Joe Wyant for his leadership this past year.  We as a club had a good year and look forward to next fall.  The Lions don't have regular meetings during the summer but don't completely take the summer off.  The Union City Lions serve at the Fly-In Breakfast at the Randolph County Airport on June 8th, we help out at the Randolph County 4-H Fair on July 22nd, and we are involved in the Union City State Line Heritage Days Parade on August 3rd. 

2019-2020 Lions Officers include (front row L-R) Gary Miller, Troy Rose, Mick Carpenter, and EdSpeight, (back row L-R) Larry Amspaugh. Rick Lacy, Hoddy Speight, Doug LeMaster, Jow Wyant, and Owen Griffith.

Union City Lions President, Joe Wyant, passing the gavel to Incoming President, Ed Speight.

5/14/19

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, May 14th for its Spring Ladies Night.  The group enjoyed a delicious meal followed by entertainment provided by Amanda Livingston.  Amanda, a Union City resident, played the guitar and sang a variety of songs.  Amanda is very talented and the entertainment was enjoyed by all in attendance.  Thanks to Ladies Night co-chairman Doug LeMaster and David Lenkensdofer.

Amanda Livingston performing for the Union City Lions.

During the meeting, Blood Draw co-chairman Doug LeMaster and Hoddy Speight presented a framed certificate to the club from the Community Blood Bank.  The Union City Lions Club partners with the Community Blood Bank to sponsor 7 blood draws in 2019.  The club received the certificate for being a Platinum Partner.  This award represents the highest award an organization can receive for assisting in a blood collection event.  The UC Lions are proud of their efforts at hosting blood draw events knowing that approximately 32,000 pints of blood are used each day in the United States and each pint donated can save up to three lives.

Pictured are Union City Lions Club President, Joe Wyant - receiving the Platinum Partner award from the Community Blood Bank - and Blood Draw Co-Chairman, Hoddy Speight and Doug LeMaster.

Karen Carpenter receives recognition for supplying our Blood Draw Events with delicious cookies!

Pictured are Karen, Hoddy Speight, and Doug LeMaster

 

6/24/19

The Union City Lions Club holds a Blood Draw every eight weeks for the Community Blood Center of the Miami Valley in Dayton, Ohio. Monday, April 29, 2019, blood donor Ronald Galway was the winner of a $25.00 gift certificate for Bouser’s Barn donated by Darla Erwin of the Randolph Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Winchester.

A great big THANK YOU is extended to all of those who donated and saved many lives in doing so.

Pictured are Melinda Frech, Community Blood Center Representative; Ronald Galway; and Darla Erwin.

April 23, 2019

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, April 23rd at the Community Room in Union City.  We welcomed two special guests to our meeting. First, we heard from our Indiana District 25-D Governor, Isabel Atcheson from Marion, IN.  She talked to the club about Indiana State Projects including Cancer Research Funding, Sight Preservation, Leader Dogs, Speech and Hearing, and the School for the Blind.  The Union City Lions support many of our Indiana State Projects each year. Governor Isabel also presented Years of Service awards to Union City Lions Gary Miller (30 years), Rick Lacy (30 years), Troy Rose (10 years), and Larry Amspaugh (10 years).  Congratulations guys!

We were also joined tonight by Union City resident, Angie Armstrong.  Angie represented the Buckeye Firearms Foundation and talked about the “Faster Saves Lives” program they are involved with.  This is a program for educators and seeks to train teachers to react to school violence with armed response and emergency medical aid.   Angie explained to the group about how a program like this could be beneficial to our local school systems.

We also welcomed two new members to our club.  Len Hindsley and Tom Cline became the newest UC Lions.  Welcome to the club!

Our District 25-D Governor, Isabel Atcheson

Pictured are the Years of Service Award Recipients and District Governor, Isabel Atcheson.  Left to right are Troy Rose, Gary Miller, District Governor Isabel Atcheson, Larry Amspaugh, and Rick Lacy.
 
Pictured are UC Lion Dan Green and Angie Miller from
Buckeye Firearms Foundation
 
 
Our two newest Lions - Len Hindsley and Tom Cline
 

April 9, 2019

The Union City Lions Club extends a big THANK YOU to all of the supporters of the Spring Pancake Day held on April 6 at the Union City Elks Club. The support of the public is greatly appreciated as many organizations and individuals in the Union City Indiana and Ohio communities benefit from the Lions club.
 
There were 499 Pancake and Sausage meals served. Students from Mississinawa Valley and Union City High Schools assisted with the breakfast. The UCHS Football team and coaches helped move equipment in and out of the Elks Club. Special thanks to Mike Lumpkin of the Elks Club for helping to facilitate this event. 
 
 Fountain City Lions Club members worked with the UC Lions in preparation for a Fountain City Pancake Day next month.
 
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This is a picture of Lion Gary Miller making PERFECT Pancakes!

March 26, 2019

The Union City Club met on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at the Union City Community Room.  The meeting started with a delicious meal of chicken and noodles / mashed potatoes prepared by D’s Restaurant.  The program for the evening was presented by new Union City High School Varsity Football Coach, Keith Maloy. Keith’s football coaching started in 1996 when he was hired as an assistant coach in Union City.  This will be his second stint as head coach of the Indians. When asked why he returned he said he sees it as an opportunity to be a part of the players' lives and to pour into their lives in a positive way. Keith was the youth pastor at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Union City and is currently the pastor at the Spartanburg Christian Church here in Randolph County.  Keith wants to change the culture in athletics at Union City. The program he will be using is called Indians 360 and focuses on the mind, body, and soul of each athlete. He wants his athletes to be able to contribute to society in a positive way when they leave school. We wish Keith and his team good luck this fall.

Pictured here are Lion President, Joe Wyant and Union City High School Football Coach, Keith Maloy

March 12, 2019

The Union City Lions held their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 12, 2019.  The meal was again prepared by D’s Restaurant and was enjoyed by the 20 members and one guest attending the meeting.  The program was presented by The Union City HS Science Olympiad Team. This year the team consisted of 12 students in grades 7-12 and they competed at the Butler University Science Olympiad Regional on February 23rd.  The team is coached by RESC staff members Blake Clevenger and Kirk Schilling. Science Olympiad is a national competition where 15 member teams compete in 23 science related events. Some events involve building something and competing at the regional with it, some are study events where the students take a test over a topic, and some of the events are ones where students must prepare and then use equipment and materials at the event to compete.  Our team competed against some much larger schools from Indianapolis, Bloomington, and other places in Indiana. The team did well bring home a couple of medals, and many memories of a very worthwhile experience. Blake and Kirk had three team members with them and they show the club some of the things that they built for the competition. The Union City Lions Club is the financial sponsor for this team and is very proud of it. Congratulations to the team and coaches for a job well done.  Team members include David Bowers, Josiah Bowers, Kyle Buckingham, Kalam Denny, Sylaris Denny, Paula Gallegos. Antonio Jasso, Shelby King, Collin Perry, Hunter Reagan, Christina Sowinski, and Sullivan Thomas.

 
Pictured here are (L-R) Coach Blake Clevenger, Josiah Bowers,
Shelby King, Paula Gallegos, and Coach Kirk Schilling.
 
 

3/11/19 Blood Draw Gift Certificate Winner.

The Union City Lions host a Blood Draw every eight weeks for the Community Blood Center of Dayton, Ohio. Melinda Frech is the Blood Center representative for Randolph County. Doug LeMaster is the Lions Blood Draw chairman.

Darla Erwin, of the Randolph Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, furnished the Union City Lions Club Blood Draw with a gift card for Bouser’s Barn to be awarded to one lucky blood donor. In a drawing, Carrie Adams was the winner.

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Pictured are Lion Hoddy Speight and
gift card winner Carrie Adams.

 

February 26, 2019

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, February 26 for its regular meeting.  The meal of ham and beans, cornbread, fried potatoes, and fruit, provided by D’s Restaurant, was enjoyed by the 19 members and two guests that were present.  The program for the evening was Mr. Aaron Black.  Mr. Black was recently named the new Superintendent of the Randolph Eastern School Corporation.  Mr. Black grew up in Union City, attended UCCHS, and graduated in 2000. He graduated from Ball State University and started his education career at Monroe Central Schools.  Since then he has been on the missions field in Haiti, was the Principal at Anderson Preparatory Academy, he was the Athletic Director/Assistant Principal here in Union City, and the Principal of Union City Junior/Senior High School.  He told us that RESC is doing well. The school system has good working relationships with the community and the county, students can graduate from high school with 36 college credits, and students from Union City and the rest of Randolph County can be involved in programs like our Radio/TV program (KISS), Criminal Justice class, and Apache Design.  Mr. Black feels it is important to tell our story as much as possible. He did say that one of the biggest challenges over the next few years will be finding quality employees. About 50% of the employees at RESC have 24 years of experience or more and who we hire to replace them when they leave is very important. Mr. Black's presentation was followed by a question and answer time with many topics covered. Thank you, Mr. Black, for a good program and we wish well as you lead RESC.

Pictured are RESC Superintendent Mr. Aaron Black and Lion Program Chairman, Jack Anderson. 

Also at our meeting . . . 

Jan Aukerman shared information to the club about the Dancing For The Stars fundraiser planned for April 13th at 6:30.  The event will be held at the Union City Jr/Sr High School and will be a tribute to our Veterans. The cost will be $10 and all of the proceeds will be given to the Union City Elks Club Cancer Fund.  If you need more information about this fundraiser call 937-968-5911 or 765-964-5409.

Mr. Jan Aukerman and Lion Owen Griffith

February 12, 2019

The Union City Lions Club held a regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb 12th in the UC Community Room in downtown Union City.  Once again the meal was prepared by D's Restaurant in Union City.  The program for the evening was presented by Jason Blunk.  Jason is the president of the Richmond Civic Theatre in Richmond, Indiana.  The RCT is completing it's 78th season this year.  Mr. Blunk talked about the many activities at the theatre throughout the year and also gave away two sets of tickets to the Richmond Civic Theatre.  Jason told us that the RCT puts on about 20 productions each year which this year included Sister Act and A Charlie Brown Christmas.  Coming up in March will be a presentation of Young Frankenstein, in May it will be Leading Ladies, and looking forward to next season the musical Mamma Mia is in the plans.  The RCT also has a Radio Theatre and a Youth Theatre.  They also plan shows for school groups and had about 1,000 students visit the theater over the past year.  The Richmond Civic Theatre is truly a gem in East Central Indiana from the beautiful facility to great productions for every interest and age group.  For information about RCT, including scheduled performances, ticket prices, and memberships, go to http://www.gorct.org/  Thank you, Jason, for a great program.

 

Pictured are Richmond Civic Theatre President, Jason Blunk and Union City Lion, Sam Davenport.  

January 22, 2019

The Union City Lions Club had its second meeting for the month of January on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.  The club enjoyed the meal prepared by D's Restaurant of Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, and mixed fruit.  The program for the evening was North Side Elementary Assistant Principal, Mr. Andy Stover.  Andy spoke about the character education program going on at the school called, Leader in Me.  North Side was involved last year with a study of the book, "7 Habits of Highly Successful People" by Sean Covey. 

The staff and students studied the 7 habits through the school year last year.  This year they have taken the next step and are involved in the Leader in Me program.  The leader in Me uses the information from the 7 Habits book and teaches kids about good character traits.  Andy emphasized how important character education is for our students in this day and age.  Thanks, Andy for an informative program.

Mr. Andy Stover and Lion Blake Clevenger 

January 8, 2019

The Union City Lions Club started 2019 with their first January meeting.  Once again the meal was provided by D's Restaurant.  Our program was an update by Larry Amspaugh on the past Christmas Season's activities at Harter Park.  A Community Christmas had a spectacular run in December with the Christmas lights at the park.  Larry shared that A Community Christmas had a Facebook page that had 37,000 hits.  From Thanksgiving until Christmas night there were 5474 cars that drove through the park and $18,314.62 in donations was collected.  WOW!  Organizations that manned the gates kept 25% of the gate receipts each night.  The two nights the Union City Lions worked the gates there were 782 cars and our 25% was $681.  Thanks to a Community Christmas for supporting organizations in Union City.  Larry also shared that the light display in the park brings people from all around during December.  On one night (Dec. 15th) there were people who came through the park from over 30 communities around Union City.  Lights and Flights (airplane rides from the airport in Winchester over Harter Park and back) had a great year also.  A fundraiser for PAWS in Union City, there were 139 flights with three people/flight.  We would like to thank Larry, Chad Spence, and all the volunteers that make this possible each year.

Pictured are Lion Larry Amspaugh and program chairman, Lion Ed Speight.

 

Our newest Union City Lion.  Welcome, Jim Dubeansky

to the Lions Club.

 

November 27, 2018

The Union City Lions Club met on Tuesday, November 27th for its second regular meeting of the month.  The 19 members and 1 guest enjoyed pizza from Casey's in Union City.  The program for the evening was presented by Wesley United Methodist Church Pastor, Geoff Grow.  Pastor Grow talked about some of the ministries that their church uses to serve the Union City Community.  Wesley ministries include fellowship ministries, ministries for children and youth, and many outreach ministries.  Pastor Grow also updated the club about the progress on the building on the edge of Union City that will house the new daycare facility.  The building, formerly the Fraternal Order of Eagles, will house the daycare that will be run by the Randolph County YMCA.  Funding to transform the building has come from many state and county grants and also donations from the church here in Union City.  Pastor Grow said that the hope is to have the daycare operational by the 1st of the year.  He also said that the daycare will occupy half of the building and the other half will hold the new facility for the Steps Ministry in Union City.  The Steps is a ministry that focuses on school-age kids and now uses a storefront downtown Union City.  Pastor Grow also said that the new Alive Church will hold it's services on Sunday evening in that facility.  The Alive Church Services are organized by Wesley and are designed to appeal to millennials (a person reaching young adulthood in the early 21st century) in the Union City area.  If you would like more information about Wesley United Methodist Church in Union City, and their ministries, feel free to call the church at 765-964-4792 or check out their website at https://ucwesley.com/

Pictured are Pastor Geoff Grow and Lions program chairman, David Lenkensdofer.

Congratulations to the newest Union City Lion, Len Hindsley.  Len was inducted into the club on Tuesday evening.  Len was sponsored by Lion Kevin Lehman.

Pictured are Lion Kevin Lehman, new Lion member Len Hindsley, and Lions Secretary, Owen Griffith.

 

November 13, 2018

The Union City Lions Club held its 1st  meeting in November on Tuesday, November 13th.  A meal, prepared by D's Restaurant, of meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, and fruit was enjoyed by the members and guest present.  The program for the evening was presented by Penny Brunk, manager of Casey's General Store in Union City.  Casey's has been open in Union City now for about 10 months.  Penny told the club that the first Casey's was started in Boone, Iowa in a garage in 1968.  Today Casey's has over 2,000 locations in 16 midwest states.  Casey's is the 5th largest pizza chain in the US and the 4th largest convenience store chain in the US.  Casey's in Union City is open 24 hrs/day and in addition to gasoline and regular convenience store items, it has a full kitchen and an extensive line of food items.  Starting with donuts, made fresh between midnight and 4 AM every day, and a large selection of drinks and snacks, Casey's also has many types of pizza (very delicious pizza I might add) and sandwiches.  The kitchen in Casey's of Union City is also open 24 hrs/day.  The store also has ice cream and many types of coffee.  Nationally, Casey's prides itself in its many partnerships in the communities they serve.  The Union City Casey's partners with clubs, school events, athletic teams, groups doing fundraisers, and Casey's supplies coupons for schools and churches to give out as rewards for many different things.  This past year Casey's celebrated 50 years in business.  The Lions Club would like to thank Penny for a good program and wish Casey's of Union City the best in the future.

Pictured are (L-R) Penny Brunk, Manager at Casey's in Union City, and Lion Program Chairman, Doug LeMaster 

 

October 23, 2018

The Union City Lion Club held its regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 23rd.  The Lions in attendance listened to a presentation by Union City business owners, Jim and Diana Dubeansky.  Jim and Diana are owners of Jim's Auto Detailing.  Jim explained how the business got started and talked about the many services they offer.  Jim's Auto Detailing offers Washes, Leather Treatments, Window Glaze, Paint Sealers, Tar removal, Carpet and Upholstery Extraction, Fabric Guard, Vehicle Pick up and delivery, as well as custom services.  Jim's is located at 920 N. Plum Street and can be contacted at (260) 224-9178.  Thanks for an informative program, Jim.

Pictured are L-R: Ed Raszkowski (Program Chair), Jim and Diana Dubeansky.

Our Newest Member - Scott Reagan

Pictured are Union City Lions Secretary Owen Griffith, and new Union City Lions Club member, Scott Reagan.

October 9, 2018

The Union City Lions held its 1st meeting for October at the Community Room in Union City, Indiana on Tuesday, October 9th.  23 members and 3 guests enjoyed a delicious meal of fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, and chocolate pudding.  The program for the evening was presented by Errol Klem from Winchester, Indiana.  Errol spoke about the new Bicentennial Plaza on the south side of the Courthouse in Winchester.  The idea of a "Gathering Place" was first brought forward in the summer of 2016.  After much discussion and many meetings with community and county leaders, the idea finally started to become a reality.  Many individuals were instrumental in coming up with the plan, the design, and the funding of this project.  Scottie Harvey, our own Union City Lion Owen Griffith, Courthouse Architect Bob Taylor, Dustin Nealeigh (a Greenville HS Student), Dane Starbuck, Chris Talley, Mike Wickersham, and of course Errol Klem were all very helpful with this project.

Groundbreaking for the plaza was in April and it was dedicated on Sunday, September 23, 2018.  The Plaza contains many historical plaques fill with Randolph County history, a map of the county, and busts of the two Indiana Governors from Randolph County, Issac P. Gray from Union City, and James P Goodrich from Winchester.  Thanks to Errol and the many people who worked on this project to make it a reality.  The pictures of the plaza included below are from the Internet with credit to the News-Gazette.

Pictures are Errol Klem and Lion Owen Griffith

Update on the Bob Gard Golf Outing:

The Bob Gard Golf Outing was held on September 29th at the Winchester Golf Club.  It was a GREAT SUCCESS as 22 teams participated.  The money raised was given to two organizations, The Journey Home in Winchester, and the Union city Lions Club.  The Journey Home is a place were homeless Veterans can find temporary housing and help.  Over $1300 was raised in the golf outing and donated to these two organizations.  The Journey Home and the Union City Lions Club each received $667.  Thank you to the individuals who organized this fundraiser and to the people who donated money and paid to play.

Sept. 25, 2018

At our meeting on Tuesday evening, we started with a delicious meal prepared by D's Restaurant in Union City.  The members enjoyed chicken, mac and cheese, green beans, mixed fruit, and a roll.  Among the items on the agenda for this meeting was to honor the club members who had perfect attendance last year.  Pictured below are Union City Lions Club members who had perfect attendance during the 2017-18 Lions year.  Thank you for your dedication to the Lions Club of Union City.

Front Row l-r:  Larry Amspaugh, Mick Carpenter, Larry Applegate, George Green, David Lenkensdofer, Owen Griffith, Joe Wyant

Back Row l-r:  Dan Green, Gary Miller, Doug LeMaster, Jack Anderson, Troy Rose, Sam Davenport, Ed Speight, Harold (Hoddy) Speight, Blake Clevenger, Kevin Lehman

Sept. 11, 2018

The Union City Lions Club held the first meeting of the 2018-19 Lions Year on Tuesday, Sept. 11.  A delicious meal served by D's Restaurant here in Union City was enjoyed by the members and three guests.  After the meal, Mike Grimm and Larry Carpenter shared some information about a golf scramble being held in honor of Bob Gard.  Bob worked for 21 years at the Winchester Golf Club and was a Union City Lions Club member for many years. The golf outing will be at 1:00 on Saturday, September 29th, at the Winchester Golf Club.  Proceeds from the outing will go to the Journey Home in Winchester and to the Union City Lions Club.  

The program for the evening was presented by Darby Livingston from Tree Hill Farms.  Darby along with his mother and brother are transforming the family grain farm into a farm that produces what Darby calls "Real Food."  Tree Hill Farms produces vegetables and meats that are chemical, antibiotic, and hormone free.  Their products include many types of produce and meats including pork, beef, chicken, even ducks, geese, and eggs.  Tree Hill Farms want to become the local "one-stop shop for real food."  The goal of Tree Hill is Real Food Made Simple.  Darby told us that Tree Hill Farms has purchased the old Pit Stop Grill building in Union City.  They want to use the facility as a kitchen to process their food and to hold farm to table events.  They do not have plans to open it as a restaurant but would like to bring in guest chefs to prepare meals and to have teaching events that deal with food preparation.  If you are interested in food from Tree Hill Farms the best way to access that is on their website.  They have pick-up locations around the area and will deliver to your door for a $9.00 delivery charge. Their web address is https://treehillfarms.com/   Thank you, Darby, for a great program.

Pictured are Union City Lions Club President Joe Wyant and Darby Livingston from Tree Hill Farms in Union City, IN.

 

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