Lions and volunteers spread 6 yards of mulch in Firehouse Garden

 

Volunteers Chase and Sylvie Blais

Poulsbo Lions Rob Ratcliff and Terry Blais, joined with her family - Eric, Chase and Sylvie, to move sheets of plastic from the Firehouse Garden this morning before raking 6 yards of mulch into rows that will grow loads of veggies for the food bank.

It took all 5 two hours.

#sharenet #weserve #poulsbolions #firehousegarden #eveningpride

 

Lion Rob Ratcliff

Volunteers Sylvie and Eric Blais with Rob

 

Six show up for Firehouse Garden work party

Lion Rob Ratcliff plans and executes the Firehouse Garden. He's led this service project since its inception many years ago.

 

 

 

 

Six people - 4 of them Poulsbo Lions - showed up for the Firehouse Garden work party this morning on 10th Avenue, laying down plastic for a new planting area, weed eating inside and outside the fence, and clearing a few rows for future planting.

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Sylvie Blais and Lee Metcalf tackle cutting and composting broccoli plants while Eric Blais weed eats inside the perimeter of the fence.

Saturday work party for Firehouse Garden starts at 10 a.m.

 

 

We need help! Poulsbo Lions are having a work party Sat., Sept. 7, at 10 am to clear out a few rows, organize the shed, lay down some plastic, weed and compost. Bring gloves and a knife to cut plants at the base. Even an hour of your time will help! Our Firehouse Garden is located next to the Poulsbo Fire Station on 10th Avenue.

This morning we delivered 60 lbs of celery, chard, cucumbers and tomatoes to ShareNet.

#helpLions #firehousegarden #compostandweed #onehourhelps #poulsbolions #feedthehungry

Lions work, rain or shine

Lions complete auction work party

 

Poulsbo resident Mary Nader bid on and won 5 hours of 5 Poulsbo Lions' time to do a home project at our 2015 Dinner Auction. Above are Lions Tom Settle, Larry Linn, Dick Prine and Kent Lord.

 

 

Mary wrote: "There are no words that can convey my gratitude for the incredible make-over you made possible for my new home. Your guys worked beyond anything I could ever expect and transformed my view from every window. Now, when I look out and see your beautiful handiwork, dozens of times a day, I feel a deep appreciation and feel humbled that this kind of generosity could come my way.

"You are all amazing people and I am proud and touched to know you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Pot party a rousing success

 

With many hands, the work of emptying city flower baskets only took about an hour this morning at Bill Austin's place Saturday, Nov. 21. Many thanks to Poulsbo Lions Kent Lord, Karl Ostheller, Pat Burch, President Jim Stark, Terry Blais and her teens, Chase and Sylvie, and Larry, a helpful neighbor.



 

Lion Kent's work party is affectionately referred to as a "pot party."

 

Larry and Jim work together to empty the flower pots.

 

Lion Kent Lord watches as Lion Pat Burch pulls at some dead plants to get the dirt out of the basket.

 

Everyone developed their own method for emptying the baskets. Here, Lion Karl Ostheller dumps the wooden basket upside down and shakes it.

Chase Blais, 16, gets the chunk of packed dirt out of the wooden basket.

Now that the plastic pots are out of the wooden baskets, the baskets can be cleaned up and repaired for the next season.

 

Kent Lord, Larry (front), Jim Stark and Pat Burch are standing where the flower baskets were once stacked earlier in the morning.

 

The crew, after the job was done!

New roof for storage shed

 

A handful of Poulsbo Lions worked to replace the leaky storage roof this morning at First Lutheran Church. Heading up the project is Lion Tom Settle, with help from Lions Scott Puhn, John MacDonald, Steve Calhoun, Karl Ostheller and Pat Burch.



 

The new roof lets in much more light! Top: John MacDonald and Tom Settle. Bottom left: Scott Puhn. Middle back: Steve Calhoun. And Karl Ostheller holding the ladder.



Homeowner gets new decking installed with winning bid

 

One Poulsbo homeowner got a terrific deal when she bid on and won a Lions work party at our first Fall Fling Dinner & Auction last September. She asked for the Lions to put on new decking for her. Above, Lion Pat Osler sets the first of 1,500 screws yesterday.

 

The Lions crew enjoys a cold one, provided by Nancy. From left to right: Lions Dennis Peters, Dick Prine, Steve Calhoun, Pat (standing), and Tom Settle.

 

Lions Tom, Steve and Dick work out some tricky decking calculus.

 

A job well done! Not pictured - Lions Karl Ostheller and Candy Peters.

Work party helps clean up pond

Photos by Terry Blais

 Lion Patrick Olsen (above) led the pond clean-up efforts Friday, April 11, between Poulsbo middle and elementary schools. The work party cleared litter, branches and more from the pond, which was stocked with 480 trout for our club's annual Hooked on Fishing Derby.

 

Lion Steve Calhoun loads blackberry vines and other debris into a wheelbarrow.

 

Lion Kent Lord chats about the clean-up plan with Bill Stock of Trout Unlimited.

 

Lion Tom Settle got a weed eater capable of cutting back some saplings growing along the banks.

 

Ducks and Canada geese enjoy the far side of the pond. It's really a pretty area.

 

Pat Allen of Trout Unlimited dons chest waders to pull out cattails in the pond. Our Hooked on Fishing Derby is Sat., April 19, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lions put car stoppers in place at Fishline

Photos courtesy of Lynnea Heerman
Lions Jim, Kent and Chuck (behind) move a car stopper into place.



Poulsbo Noon Lions Jim Stark, Kent Lord, Chuck Weaver and Dick Prine moved concrete car stoppers into place at the new Fishline food bank Saturday, April 5, only breaking one!

Working on the Horticulture Building at NK High

Poulsbo Lions joined forces with some North Kitsap High students - including some Future Farmers of America - October 5 at the Horticulture Building on Hostmark Street, just up the road from the high school. Above are Lions Matt Alvarado, Dick Prine, John MacDonald, Jim Stark and Lion Pat Olsen (the guy in charge).

 

 

Lions Karl Ostheller and Dennis Peters were down on their knees building frames for the garden.