The West Union Lions Club is celebrating 75 years since its establishment on March 19, 1942. The group will host an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at the North Fayette Valley Performing Arts Center. Current members of the West Union Lions Club include (front, l-r) Dick Woodard, Bob Scott, Wayne Bicknese, Norman Jones, George Woodard, Willie Fritz, Jim Boelman, and LeRoy Soppe; (second row) Pam Moss (president), Carolyn Breuer (treasurer), Ron Saboe, Joe Breuer, Tom Luhman, Amie Johansen, Abbey Ambrosen, and Joyce Friederich; (back) Tracy Weidemann (secretary), Erin Yauslin, Derwin Osmundson, Bruce Bemis, Chris Ebbers, Mark Klinkefus, Bruce Ehler (vice president), Lynn Kelck, and Corey Moser. Chris DeBack photo
75 years of improving West Union
By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com
The West Union Lions Club is celebrating 75 years of supporting and improving the community of West Union.
The club was started on March 19, 1942, at the Rex Hotel in West Union with 23 charter members.
It has established a proud tradition of service and charity for the community it supports.
“Our mission is service and opportunity to others,” said Pam Moss, West Union Lions Club president. “Everything we do is to raise money to give back to our community.”
Among the more longstanding fundraisers is the Lions Pancake Supper that was started in the late 1970s and continues to this day. The club used to host minstrel and variety shows in its early years and then continued with a candy sale in the 1960s.