Things to remember...

Millerton Lions second annual chicken barbecue/silent auction is just around the corner on Saturday, Sept. 25. Make sure you get your advance tickets and those for our handmade quilt/afghan/pillow raffle before it’s too late. Only $20 gets you a scrumptious feast and entry into our exciting auction.

The date is fast approaching and tickets for the barbecue won’t be sold after Sunday, Sept. l9. Both are available at Moore and More Printing and Saperstein’s in downtown Millerton.

American Legion Post 178 is the place for the festivities, which begin at 4 p.m. to include dinner and raffle drawing and ending with auction held at 7 p.m. Great deal, great cause, and great fun for the whole family.

Any changes/additions to our 2011 Community Calendar have to get to us ASAP. Call me at Saperstein’s at 518-789-3365 or stop in.

LaBonne’s Charity Drive still in progress. LaBonne’s Market in Salisbury will donate half of 1 percent of total purchases to our club with receipt. If you would like to help us help others, you can drop off receipts at Saperstein’s or Moore and More and we will get them into the right hands. Better yet — bring them with you when you come on Saturday, Sept. 25, to join us for food and fun.

The first Saturday of every month free hearing screenings are held at Millbrook Health Center from 10 a.m. to noon. Call Paul Zitzlesberger at 845-889-8297 for details.

The Northeast Community Center on South Center Street in Millerton is in need of volunteers and passengers for their Car Care Program, getting people in need of a ride where they need to be. Call them at 518-789-4259 to learn more.

A Lions-sponsored adult Halloween (Motown) dance will be held at American Legion Post l78 in Millerton on Saturday, Oct. 30. Your donation of $10 includes all-night dancing, finger foods and prizes. Costumes optional but more fun.

A kids’ Halloween costume party will follow Sunday, Oct. 31,  at Millerton Fire House on Century Boulevard. Free admission. Both events are open to the public.

Plans are underway for a memorial service to honor lifetime member Bill Shaughnasey, who passed away in June. A tree will be planted in his honor at the Eddie Collins Park on Route 22 in Millerton. Date to be announced.  

Get well cards were circulated for past District Governor Wilford Rowe and Jim O’Malley, past president and circus chairman, as they recover from surgery. Our thoughts and prayers are with them both.

The “lucky� lions visited Shangri-La for our monthly dinner meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 25 — or at least it seemed that way at the home of Lions members Dick and Helen Valentine, a beautiful out-of-the-way setting and a wonderful relaxed atmosphere.

We enjoyed a feast prepared by the couple and served with the assistance of their three lovely granddaughters. After a little business, we shared each other’s company and reminisced. We thank them all for a truly memorable and enjoyable evening. I vote we do it again. Whaddayasay gang?

’Til next time …

Melanee Mayville has been a member of the Lions Club since 2008. She lives in Millerton with her husband, Dave, and their hand-me-down cat, Theory.

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