This Week at the Thrift… 11/19/22
Look at the Showroom Floor Come check out our sale prices! Featured Item of the Week! This week’s Featured Item of the Week is… Did you know that every week the Thrift Store offers a Featured Item of the Week? These items are brand new, or like new, quality donations at a fraction of the […]
This Week at the Thrift… 11/12/22
Rainy days are Dungeon Days! If you haven’t visited the Dungeon Master, Jim Baker tomorrow is a good day to keep him busy… er… visit him! Maybe you want to take up golf but don’t want to spend an arm & a leg on supplies… we have loads of golf items! Perhaps you are in […]
This Week at the Thrift… 11.5.22
From the Governor Ames Estate Watch an upcoming post for the fascinating story behind these two glorious artifacts with quotes from both David and Bill Ames. Last week the monumental moose sold to one of our very own Lions Club members. The caribou is still up for sale. Come in this week to see this […]
Our Veterans
Former Army Specialist Tom Botelho, Easton Purple Heart recipient with Veteran Services Officer Cory Ahonen, Purple Heart Day 2021 The Purple Heart was first created on August 7, 1782, by General George Washington. Originally known as the Badge of Military Merit, it was awarded to three revolutionary soldiers in 1783. According to a paper dated […]
This Week at the Thrift… June 25th
Featured Item of the Week! Did you know that every week the Thrift Store offers a Featured Item of the Week? These items are brand new, or like new, quality donations at a fraction of the retail price! This Week’s Featured Item of the Week is… MISS ME JEANS Raffle of the Week… New this […]
Brand New Lions
On April 27th The Easton Lions Club held its first Induction Night in three years. Rob Goodrich presided over the ceremony and explained that these individuals have been invited to and have accepted membership into Lions Clubs International. These members join int the world’s largest and most active service club organization; a group of approximately 1.4 million […]
Melvin Jones Fellowship
Written by Jon Morgan In 1917, Melvin Jones, a 38 year-old Chicago business leader told embers of his local business club they should reach beyond business issues and address the betterment of their communities and the world. Jones’ group, the Business Circle of Chicago, agreed. After contacting similar groups around the United States, and organizational […]
From 1931-2021 The Easton Lions Serve
2021 President Parker
Club History: Early Club Memories from Avery Lee Williams
Easton Lions 1950-2015
Born in the Great Depression and forged by the challenges of World War II, the Easton Lions Club entered the Post-War era with seventy-two members in a town of just over 6,000. Over the next sixty years while the membership ebbed and flowed, the needs of the community would only grow. In 1951 you could still get a fried chicken dinner for under a dollar at Topsy’s Chicken Coop, one of the many restaurants where the Lions have met over the years. In that year the Lions hosted an Annual Child Welfare Night benefit. The club called in the assistance of the Brockton DeMolay and Rainbows to produce a musical featuring familiar tunes like…