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South Forks Lions Disperse $10,000 for Giving Hearts Day, Nearly $40,000 for the Year

The South Forks Lions Club of Grand Forks had a fantastic year by providing nearly $40,000 to local charities. Giving Hearts Day found the club dispersing $10,000 to those community programs needing assistance.

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Grand Sky Presentation Soars

Tom Swoyer, President spoke to the South Forks Lions on January 25, 2022

Unless you have the opportunity to travel West on Highway 2 your not likely to have seen or know much about Grand Sky. As written on the Grand Forks County website, Grand Sky "is a partnership among the United States Air Force, County of Grand Forks, and Grand Sky Development, is the nation's first commercial UAS business and aviation park. It is located adjacent to Grand Forks Air Force Base 20 miles west of Grand Forks." You ask what is UAS? It stands for unmanned aerial systems. Most of us are most familiar with the little drones that have become so popular. Grand Sky has several businesses that are in the drone business, except drones on steroids. There are many applications for drones or unmanned aerial systems, from law enforcement (think border patrol), agriculture to military. As you can see in the slide to the left Grand Sky is made up of 217 acres on the Grand Forks Air Force Base. For more information click on the Grand Sky Facebook Page button below.

Lions Conduct Vision Screening

Though the Pandemic has made conducting vision screenings in schools virtually impossible South Forks Lions members Del Hager, Roger Johnson and Bryon Novotny were invited to do a screening at the Forest River Colony School. We want to thank school officials for being proactive when it comes to the vision of their students. We look forward to seeing them again in the future.

Reading Program Benefits Lions and Students at Winship Elementary School

The South Forks Lions have had the privilege of participating in the Winship Elementary School reading program. Lions volunteers twice weekly get to read to the younger students. It is a fun and enjoyable time for all involved. Lions participating include Merle Mikkelsen, Jim and Renee Lies, Terry Dumphy, Mike Hergert, Joe Sowokinos, Del Hager, Joel Medd, Diane Knauf, Roger Johnson, Roy Fillion, and Rex Huss. A big thank you to these folks for spreading the love of reading to our young students.

Lions Volunteer for Home Delivered Meals

We Serve is the Lions motto. Delivering meals to homes in our area is definitely a service. Just ask anyone receiving the meals and you will quickly see how important this service is. Lions are part of the solution. Some of the Lions that are currently delivering meals are Rex Huss, Joe Sowokinos, Del Hager, Mike Coleman, Brad Westrum, Roger Johnson and others. If you would like to be involved in service to your neighbors please contact a Lion and get involved. We can make a big difference one person at a time. We Serve.

Northland Community and Technical College President Speaks to South Forks Lions

Dr. Sandy Kiddoo, President of Northland Community and Technical College spoke to the South Forks Lions in early January. Dr. Kiddoo became President on July 1, 2021. Since that time she has been busy becoming acquainted with Northland in East Grand Forks and campuses in Thief River Falls, MN, an aviation campus in Thief River Falls, MN, and a satellite site in Roseau, MN. President Kiddoo, originally from Wisconsin most recently served as chief academic officer at Hazard Community and Technical College (HCTC) in Kentucky. She discussed the tremendous resource the college is to the area. Several employers are working with student interns with the desired outcome that the student will eventually have a job waiting for them. This has been particularly significant during the pandemic which has left many businesses short of employees. Courses of particular interest to students are aviation, nursing, automotive, agriculture, building trades and many more. For more information please click the Northland Community and Technical College button below.