Marshall Lions Club

Over $16,000 in cash, prizes, guns, moped, silent auction & prizes!!

When: Friday & Saturday, January 20 – 21, 2012 (Events start at Noon on Friday through midnight Saturday.)

Where: American Legion Hall * Marshall , WI

Details:  Click here for information on all events!

Get out and have some fun at our 9^th Annual Ice Fisheree Festival that includes a Fisheree, Rabbit & Coyote hunts, Broomball Tourney, Snow sculpting, Ice skating, Texas Hold’em and Euchre Tourney  being held on Friday, January 2oth and Saturday, January 21st, 2012. Join us for the day for a host of fun for all ages! This year’s events include:

• Candle-lit Ice Skating - Friday Noon until  – 10 pm and Saturday 5 pm until 10 pm
• Euchre Tournament – cash prizes Friday night 5 pm – 9 pm
• Texas Hold ‘em Tourney - cash prizes Friday night 6:30 – 11 p.m.
• Ice fishing contest – $200 largest Fish Prize! Open to waters in Dane, Columbia and Jefferson counties.
• Rabbit & Coyote Hunting Tourneys (both Friday & Saturday) – Register your team now!
• Broomball Tournament – 10 team Tourney on the ice!  Sign up your team now!
• Snow Sculpting Competition- Only ten blocks will be available. Reserve your 4′x4′ snow block now!
• Various raffles - Chances to win cash, ice fishing gear, hunting supplies, guns, a moped and other great prizes!
• DJ and Dancing – 8:00 pm to midnight Saturday (must be 21 to enter)
• Food and Beverages throughout the days to keep you full and warm!!

TRIPLE PLAY CHALLENGE: Goals of the Challenge are:

1. $1000 in cash donations for the Marshall Waterloo Food Pantry (Lions will match dollar for dollar up to $500)

2. 1000 pounds of food collected for the Marshall Waterloo Food Pantry.  Items needed are: Peanut Butter, Hamburger Helper,Instant Potatoes,Canned Fruit,Canned Soup,Egg Noodles,Canned Tuna, Juice, Saltine Crackers

3. $1000 in cash donations for the Marshall Family Emergency Fund (Lions will match dollar for dollar up to $500)

All those who donate or bring a non-perishable food item will be entered to win a Jimmy John’s Gift Certificate!

It”s the same great Steak and Lobster Feed but it has been expanded with loads of activities for everyone to become the Maunesha Riverfest. The event is Saturday, August 13th, 2011 at Firemen’s Park in Marshall. Activities run all day long with fun for the whole family. Do not miss this family friendly community event hosted by the Marshall Lions Club.

Activities Include:

• Cash Raffles: $1000 first prize, $2500 in total prizes
• Carp Rodeo: 8 am – 3 pm Kids (0 – 15 yrs) get $1.00 per carp caught and an Adults (16yrs +) Tournament with $5.00 entry and prizes.
• Circus – Culpepper & Merriweather Circus: Shows at 2 and 4:30 pm – sponsored by MABA. Advance tickets at participating Marshall Area businesses or call Deanna Chadwick at 608-655-3533 x-205
• Car Show: Registration 9 am – 1 pm with awards at 2:30 pm and community cruise at 3:30 pm. A class for everyone! Sponsored by Village of Marshall Parks & Recreation Details, flyer & entry form or call Jeff Stransky for information at 608-212-1902.
• Canoe Rides in a 28 foot canoe!: Grab 20 of your friends and come paddle a 28’ voyageur canoe and learn of Wisconsin’s fur trade and river history.
• NFL Punt Pass and Kick Competition: 4 age groups for boys and girls 6 – 15 yrs. Noon – 2:30 pm. Register online.
• Other Kids Activities: Stuff-N-Fluff, Marshall FFA Petting Zoo, Bouncy House, Face Painting, Caricature Sketch artist, Touch a Truck, Disc Golf Demo.
• MUSIC: Free music all day featuring the Blue Steel Band playing from 7:30 – 11:30 pm.

Steak & Lobster, other food and desserts:

• Steak & Lobster Dinner: 3 – 7:30 pm advance ticket sales only
  • Two beef tenderloins $17
  • Steak & Lobster tail – $20
  • Two Lobster tails – $23
  • For meal tickets call Lion Layne 608-655-4151 or Lion Lee – 608-655-4474
• Burgers, Brats, Hotdogs: 10 am – 7:30 pm
• Desserts: for sale by the Medina Marvels 4H Club

Proceeds from this fundraiser helps the Marshall Lions make our community better by reinvesting in projects such a coats for kids (Marshall Schools), eyeglasses and hearing aids for those in need, support of FFA and other student leadership projects, Marshall Youth Club, Movies in the Park, and many other projects. Your support is very much appreciated.

Everyone loves Easter Egg Hunts and Spaghetti! This annual event is coming right up on Palm Sunday, April 17th, 2011 from 11 am to 4 pm at the Marshall American Legion. It combines great spaghetti for the family and friends and an Easter egg hunt and visit from the Easter Bunny for the little ones (1 – 10 yrs). The day ends with a raffle drawing where $1,250 in cash prizes will be given away! You need not be present to win. Meal tickets will be sold in advance and at the door.

Games of euchre and sheepshead are always at hand in the lower level of the Legion as well. Come join us. It’s more fun when you’re there!

Spaghetti is served from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Adults: $6.50, kids 5-12: $4.50 and kids under 5 are free. Easter Egg Hunt is at 2 pm with separate areas for kids ages 1-3 and 4-10 yrs.

Contact Lion Dave Easley at 655-4781 or Lion Paul Wehking at 655-1354 for meal or raffle tickets.

On September 16^th 17 new Lions were officially inducted into the Marshall Lions Club.  Following is a list of sponsors and their corresponding inductees:

·         Sponsor Cliff Albedyl – New Lion Lex Pellman

·         Sponsor Kris Hellenbrand – New Lions Shawn Arnold and Jim Steindorf

·         Sponsor Dan Hlavaty – New Lions Steve Roberts, Blake Kelsey and Matt Eustice

·         Sponsor Joe Kornell – New Lions Todd Madaus and Dave Easley

·         Sponsor Dan Ogden – New Lion Jerry Canon

·         Sponsor Dennis Riley – New Lion Rick Waski

·         Sponsor Paul Wehking – New Lions, Pete Breunig, Matt Hendricks, Nate Gascho and Marc Houtakker

·         Sponsor Mike Wildman – New Lion Jeff Babler

·         Sponsor Larry Krenn – Returning Lion Dan Powell

·         Transfer in from Waterloo Lions – Homer Braden

Come join the Marshall Lions Club on Friday, July 17^th for a Brat Fry at Lions’ Park.  We will be serving food and beverages from 4-8 PM.  In addition to brats, we will also be serving burgers, cheese burgers, potato salad, chips, and ice cream.  For curbside service, call in your brat/burger order to: 239- 0961 or 516-0921.

Details:

When:    Friday, July 17^th from 4-8 PM

Where:   Lions’ Park, 203 Hubbell St (parking on Waterloo Rd, Maunesha Drive and the northbound lane of Hubbell Street or walk or paddle in on the Maunesha!!)

Also available:

• Steak & Lobster meal and raffle tickets (Save the date – Saturday, August 8th!)

• Kayak & canoe paddling opportunities

• Lions’ Park Information

The Marshall Lions Club will be conducting an Eye Screening Session on June 3rd at the Marshall Early Learning Center (ELC).  Members from the Cottage Grove Lions Club will also be volunteering to conduct the screens.  Marshall Area Children between 4-7 years of age can attend this session.

·         Location: Marshall, WI Early Learning Center

·         Time: 8 AM – 2 PM CT

The Marshall Lions Club held its annual Spaghetti Dinner and Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 5^th.  Hundreds of patrons joined us at the Marshall Legion Hall to enjoy a plate of warm spaghetti and to support the club.  At 2 pm, the Easter Bunny arrived and kicked-off the Easter Egg Hunt.  Children had the opportunity to collect hundreds of Easter eggs, and seven lucky winners found “special” eggs which entitled them to win grand prizes.  Winners included:

1-3 year old group:

            Marli Schmitz, Sun Prairie

Nadine Kornell, Marshall

Tristan Defoe, Marshall

4+ year old group:

            Maxwell Timpel, Marshall

Courtney Cheacky, Marshall

Shylo Haugen, Marshall

Bunny Raffle winner:

            Tiffany Timpel

Photos of the Easter Egg hunt are available here. 

Later in the day, names for the winners of the cash raffle were drawn.  Marshall Lions awarded nearly $1500 in cash prizes.  Winners included:

1^st – Wilma Kraak ($500)
2^nd – Alan Rademacher ($300)
3^rd – Christy Severson ($200)
4^th – Rick Lynch ($100)
5^th – Deb Fabian ($100)
6^th – Helen Liska ($50)
7^th – Leanne & Wayne Haefer ($50)
8^th – Paul Huggett ($50)
9^th – Gary Gille ($50)
10^th – Mary & Dennis Riley ($50)

Everyone loves Easter Egg Hunts and Spaghetti! This annual event is coming right up on Palm Sunday, April 17th from 11 am to 4 pm at the Marshall American Legion. It combines great spaghetti for the family and friends and an Easter egg hunt and visit from the Easter Bunny for the little ones (1 – 10 yrs). The day ends with a raffle drawing where $1,250 in cash prizes will be given away! You need not be present to win. Meal tickets will be sold in advance and at the door.

Games of euchre and sheepshead are always at hand in the lower level of the Legion as well. Come join us. It’s more fun when you’re there!

Spaghetti is served from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Adults: $6.50, kids 5-12: $4.50 and kids under 5 are free. Easter Egg Hunt is at 2 pm with separate areas for kids ages 1-3 and 4-10 yrs.

Contact Lion Dave Easley at 655-4781 or Lion Paul Wehking at 655-1354 for meal or raffle tickets.