Pancakes: A Viking Fest tradition and $10k in scholarships!

Miss Poulsbo Kaitlyn Morrell oversees Little Miss Poulsbo Olivia Jensen

as she learns the secrets of making perfect pancakes!

Poulsbo Noon Lions are giving out $10,000 in scholarships this year! Thanks to everyone who came and ate at our pancake breakfast at NK High May 21 and 22.

This event was chaired by Scott Puhn and John Macdonald. They secured $1,600 from sponsors (many thanks to First Security Bank, Grunden's, Liberty Bay Auto, Modern Dentistry and the Clearwater Casino. If you get the opportunity, please thank these businesses for helping us help student scholars!).

The scholarship recipients (four at $2,000 each and two at $1,000 each) won't be named until after their schools' awards nights. One special $2,000 scholarship given this year is in memory of Jim Stark, our club president who recently passed away.

Volunteer Kelley Vincent shows off the great-looking pancakes coming off of the grills at the pancake breakfast Saturday morning. Chase Blais, 17, is on the left.

The breakfast grossed $9,588, and the club had a large expense to deal with ($1,350 to repair the 1940s mixer), but the Raab Foundation contributed $4,000, along with $2,000 donated for the Jim Stark Scholarship.

Lion Dick Prine whips up another batch of batter in the rehabbed mixer.

Sylvie Blais, 15, served up warm butter and syrup - a crowd favorite!

A close-up of the magical pancakes.

Sausage links

Scrambled eggs

Evening Pride Lions Dottie Ridgeway and Cecilie Burleson were selling $5 raffle tickets for a Holland American cruise for 2. Other Evening Pride members were conducting vision screening near the entrance of the breakfast.

Lions Neil Torvik, Jim Schoettler, Sandi and Jay Dahlquist at the money/ticket table.

Many of the Saturday morning crew: Lions Pat Burch, Steve Calhoun, Joe Stenstrom, Chris Willets, Sherri Burch, Dennis Deitch, Greg Supanchek, and Charles Peach.

We love having area Leo students helping us out! In the drink and condiments area were (from left): NKHS seniors Madi Skansi and Savanna Obernberger, KHS sophomore Connor Clifford, and Lion Sherri Burch.

Lion Dennis Tesch cooking eggs to order.

Helen and sign man Mike Thatcher wait while Dennis Tesch cooks their eggs.

Lion Dennis Peters loves making pancakes!

What the heck? Lol. Steve Calhoun grabs a grill thermometer from Dennis Peters' pocket.

Lion Ken Rury designed a special Facebook banner during the breakfast.

From left: Dennis Peters, Dick Prine, President Kent Lord, co-chair Scott Puhn, Dennis Tesch, and co-chair John Macdonald.

Nothing is better than a good breakfast with friends!

Sponsors like First Security Bank helped offset some costs and enable us to give more scholarships.

Sponsorships added $1,600 to the pancake breakfast budget.

Many thanks to the local businesses that supported our club!

Evening Pride members David Risley and Marta Maxwell conduct vision screening.

Evening Pride Lions Joyce Smith, Nancy Patzer and Erika Risley sell cruise raffle tickets.

Larry Linn griddles with Kent Lord shuttling pancakes from grill to serving station.

John Macdonald and Tom Stark clean up the dirty dishes.

Strawberry shortcake nets $1,104

Rain or shine, the strawberry shortcake leaving our booth at the waterfront during Viking Fest was well received! The booth brought in $1,104 profit that will go right back into the North Kitsap community. Ginger Shields has chaired this event for years and does a FABULOUS job! She was helped out by 22 Lions and 1 Rotarian (her hubby), and they all logged 90 hours from set-up on Monday to take-down on Sunday.

Lions Pat Osler, Sherri Burch and Ginger Shield in the booth.

A happy customer gave it a thumbs up!

Lion Ken changed our Facebook banner to highlight our booth.

Central Market makes the best shortcake!

Of course the strawberries are delectable too!

Lions Steve Calhoun and Marta Maxwell

Lions took 2-hour shifts from Friday through Sunday - one to make the shortcakes and the other to handle the money and customers.

Come join us!

We'd love for you to join us! We meet Thursday from 12:15-1:15 p.m. at the Social Hall at First Lutheran Church on 4th Avenue, Poulsbo. We'll even put you to work at our pancake breakfast this weekend!

White Cane Days brings in $4,500+ in 2016 campaign

Miss Poulsbo Kaitlyn Morrell, 18, helped Lion Pat Burch (co-chair of our club's White Cane Days event), along with 9-year-old Little Miss Poulsbo Olivia Jensen May 6 at Central Market.

Poulsbo Noon Lions collected more than $3,500 over May 6, 7 and 8 at various Poulsbo locations that included Central Market, Red Apple, downtown, the post office and Walmart. Terry Blais and Pat Burch co-chaired the event. Evening Pride Branch collected $1,004 at Kingston locations with Joyce Smith the chair.

In addition to the Lions who helped collected funds for sight conservation, we were also helped by North Kitsap High Leos, as well as a few family members and friends.

Lion Joyce Smith, Evening Pride event chair

Lion Joe Stenstrom helping at Walmart.

Lion David Risley and friends

Lions June Cotner and Scott Puhn outside the post office.

Lion Dennis Deitch collecting downtown.

Lions Sandi and Jay Dahlquist teamed up at Walmart Sunday, May 8.

Lions Park gets an update

Poulsbo Lions have so much to be proud about!

Our Lions Park on the corner of 6th Avenue and Fjord, recently got some new equipment. Read about it here.

Dozens hooked at fishing derby

We had a great turnout at our Hooked on Fish event April 23 at the Horticulture Pond between Poulsbo Middle School and Poulsbo Elementary School.

Click on the link below to see more photos:

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Lions Herb Armstrong (chair of the event) and Tom Stark

Invite a friend and come on by!

We say goodbye to a good one

It's with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our beloved Poulsbo Noon Lions President Jim Stark, who passed away this afternoon.

What can we say except that he will be sorely missed. He was a warrior and inspiration to all of us in the manner he dealt with the dreaded 'C'. His leadership, mentoring skills and sarcastic humor will be missed. He is probably having a cold one and telling a story to St. Peter right now!

A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at Central Kitsap Presbyterian Church, 9300 Nels Nelson Rd, Bremerton.

Wanted: Sponsors for pancake breakfast

$100 LEVEL - Signage outside event + 2 breakfast passes

$250 LEVEL - Signage inside & outside event + 4 breakfast passes

$500 LEVEL - Signage inside & outside event + product display/advertising

+ 8 breakfast passes

DEADLINE: MAY 13 - We are seeking sponsors for our annual Pancake Breakfast, which is May 21 and 22 in the North Kitsap High School Commons during Poulsbo's Viking Fest celebration. There are 3 levels - $100 (you get signage outside of the event announcing your support and you will receive 2 passes to the breakfast); $250 (signage inside and outside of the event plus 4 passes); and $500 (signage inside and out plus a display of your product or other advertising and 8 passes).

Proceeds from this breakfast provide many scholarships for area students. With your help, we can provide even more!

Please contact John MacDonald at 360-620-2850 or jmac4651@msn.com.

Spellman one of 45 WWII vets feted

Poulsbo Lion Irv Spellman, a World War II veteran, was one of 45 vets honored by the Gary Sinise Foundation about 7 months ago. In the photo, taken from the video that follows, is a Victory girl with Irv. https://www.youtube.com/embed/l3P15s4zWNQ.

Osler receives pin for 2 new members!

Lion Patrick Osler received a pin from 1st Vice President Kent Lord for bringing in two new members at our weekly meeting Thursday.

Ostheller, Shields return home with awards

There were 250 Lions at the District 19C Spring Convention April 1 and 2 at the Red Lion in Olympia. They came together to play golf and croquet, listen to seminars, eat, play and be merry! Our Norwegian four-some (made up of 7 golfers) came in last. They got a lot of practice hitting balls and came home with more than they left with!

Lion Karl Ostheller proudly shows the certificate of appreciation he received from the international president.

The certificate! Yay Karl!

Gotta get a photo of President Jim Stark, Zone Chair Ginger Shields and Karl Ostheller. We have the BEST Lions!

Ginger shows off the first-place patch she single-handedly earned for Musical Comedy. The woman can sing!

Poulsbo Lions make it easy to attend Spring Convention, offering reimbursement for the Saturday lunch and registration portion. Hope you'll make it next year!