Mountain Roar: October 2026
By Lion Milt Fox, For The Mountain Times
Bingo!
Lions Bingo began on Friday September 25th. We had a great turnout for our first night of this year’s season. Bingo is our largest fundraiser, helping to support our scholarship program and much more. Come out and have a great Friday night, doors will open at 6:00 p.m. with Bingo starting at 7:00 p.m. Our Bingo Chairwoman is Lion Carol Norgard.
R.I.F. Dinner!
Our Reading is Fundamental (R.I.F.) Steak and Prawn Dinner will be held Saturday October 17th, with Happy Hour starting at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:00 p.m. Price at the door is $22.00 for adults, $12.00 for Children 12 and under. Special Adult Presale tickets are available for $20.00 at Welches Clackamas County Bank, Welches Mountain Building Supply, Coffee House 26, Mt. Hood Cannabis, Brightwood Tavern, and the Whistle Stop Tavern, or ask any Lion. We began R.I F. in 1992 and have given over 15,000 books away to Welches School students. Lion Malryne Casley is this year's Dinner Chairwoman.
New Member Initiation!
Our club will be initiating several new members at our Wednesday October 28th, club dinner meeting
Blood Drive October 31st! Yikes, that's Halloween!
We will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday October 31st. Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. To schedule your appointment or for more information, please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit www.redcrossblood.org; Sponsor Code: MtHoodLionsClub Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment.
What else are we working on?
Christmas Toy Drive Dinner!
We’re making plans for our Christmas Toy Drive Dinner to be held December 5th. We have been holding this Dinner to support our community's youngsters since 1996. We have a great dinner planned for you and prepared by our own Lion Chef Craig Calvert along with his crew of hardworking Lions. More details to come in next month's column.
What is the Mt. Hood Lions Club?
Well, our actual name is “The Lions Club of Mt. Hood,” but we‘ve always been known as The Mt. Hood Lions Club. Our Lions club was chartered in May of 1951. We are one of 47,000 Service clubs making up Lions International, a worldwide service organization consisting of over 1,300,000 members. Our club has about 110 members, and we are the largest Lions Club in Oregon. We like to work hard and have fun while providing useful programs and services for our community. We are gratefully supported by the wonderful community in which we live.
It’s great to be a Mt. Hood Lion!