Our next (ZOOM) Meeting will be Tuesday, March 2, at 12:00 Noon, with President DALE BURMESTER presiding as usual. This is nominally a Business Meeting, but with the present strangulation of society by virus, there isn't a lot of business going on. Presumably, there will be discussion about the upcoming District, State, and International Conventions, with the District and State scheduled for virtual presentation via the new essential computer application, ZOOM. The Editor is unable to resist saying “as a sidelight, consider frontlighting, if you are going to attend via ZOOM.” In other words, have adequate lighting in the room where you and your internet camera are, when you are participating. You need enough light on your face to present your best appearance before the world, and because all of us read lips at times, lighting helps with that, too.

There may also be discussion of our election of officers for the new Lion year beginning on July 1. If you have interest in serving on our Board in any capacity, please let Pres. Dale know. Incidentally, it is the Editor's opinion, unsupported (or contradicted) by any documentation that he is aware of, that the Board seat for Past President belongs to the most recent Past President who is available. So it seems that MIKE KNOWLTON should have a seat at the table until current Pres. DALE retires from office, which could be never. We may have to create a new office of Parliamentarian to resolve this issue.

Next year will be the 100th for our Club, and the committee on celebrating it, JOHN JENSON, Chairman, has settled on Sunday May 22, 2022 as the date for a formal Centennial Banquet. This is normally a big deal, perhaps with a speaker from Lions International, but with the present limitations on gatherings the Committee will have a tough time planning an event when the future rules, if any, for such gatherings are unknown. Stay tuned.

At our last meeting, Lion TERRY offered some observations on what it is like Living With Hearing Loss. It's something that usually comes on gradually, may be noticed by others before the individual does, and limits and defines your life in ways you don't expect, such as limiting your ability to take notes on a phone conversation. Hearing aids are a help, but not a solution. Many people don eyeglasses and their vision difficulty is solved, but hearing aids amplify the part of the sound spectrum where human speech is found, and make hash of everything else, especially music. Some noises are amplified out of all proportion, making a dropped object sound like a pistol shot. It can still be difficult to understand which of several similar-sounding words was just spoken, which leads to great frustration and misunderstandings. Most of us read lips a lot without realizing it, and the present masked society makes things even more difficult for the hearing-impaired. There certainly are bigger physical problems than hearing impairment, but the frustration that goes with it is a constant and big problem in itself. You find yourself saying “What?” or “I didn't get that” a lot. On the other hand, maybe you don't take out the garbage as often as you used to - “Uh, did you ask me something?”

Upcoming Events:
• March 2 - Business Meeting
• March 7 - Cabinet Meeting
• March 13 - District Convention
• March 16 - Program Meeting