Charter Celebrations
Lions Clubs Charter Night Celebrations/Formation Articles from OH1 in local newspapers.
Article headers or body highlighted in yellow for quick reference.
Newly Added Lioness and LEO Clubs.
Club | Newspaper | Year Published | Notes |
Ada | Lima News | September 22,1954 | |
Alger | Lima News | February 22,1950 | Defunct:1964 |
Arcadia | Findlay Republic-Courier | February 22,1948 | |
Arlington | Findlay Republic-Courier | July 24 & 30,1942 | |
Beaverdam | Lima News | September 13,1945 | Defunct:1970 |
Bellefontaine | Lima News | July 10,1947 | |
Bloomdale | Findlay Republic-Courier | January 18 & March 18, 1949 | Defunct:1960 |
Bluffton | Findlay Republic-Courier | January 18,1934 | |
Bradner #1 | Lima News | April 13,1950 | Defunct:1963 |
Cairo | Findlay Republic-Courier | May 15,1947 | Defunct:1983 |
Celina | Lima News | May 2,1929 | |
Columbus Grove | Lima News | August 19,1945 | |
Cygnet | Findlay Republic-Courier | February 27,1952 | Defunct:1972 |
Defiance #1 | Lima News | April 13,1930 | Defunct:1935 |
Defiance #2 | Defiance Crescent News | January 14,1941 | |
Delphos | Delphos Courant | November 30,1956 | Defunct:2010 |
Deshler | Findlay Republic-Courier | February 4,1957 | |
Dixon | Lima News | December 13,1957 | Defunct:1963 |
Dunkirk | Lima News | September 17,1947 | Defunct:1979 |
Dupont | Defiance Crescent News | November 12,1957 | Defunct:1959 |
Edgerton #1 | Defiance Crescent News | December 7,1957 | Defunct:1973 |
Elida | Delphos Courant | June 19,1957 | |
Findlay | Findlay Republic-Courier | August 1,1940 | |
Forest | Findlay Republic-Courier | October 29,1945 | NC:2010 |
Fort Shawnee | Lima News | January 25,1959 | Defunct:2012 |
Glandorf | Defiance Crescent News | November 24,1979 | |
Grover Hill | Findlay Republic-Courier | July 15,1948 | |
Hicksville #1 | Lima News | April 13,1930 | Defunct:1939 |
Holgate | Findlay Republic-Courier | August 31,1942 | |
Huntsville-Indian Lake | Lima News | April 23,1970 | |
Kalida | Lima News | June 21,1957 | |
Kenton | Marion Star & Findlay Republic-Courier | February 19 & 27,1947 | |
Lakeview | Lima News | April 13,1950 | Defunct:1951 |
Lima Eastside | Lima News | June 19,1967 | Defunct:1995 |
Lima Host | Lima News | November 20,1920 | |
Lima Northside | Lima News | June 28,1972 | Defunct:1996 |
Lima Westside | Lima News | May 8 & 22,1962 | Defunct:2017 |
Lyons #1 | Defiance Crescent News | July 13,1945 | Defunct:1946 |
McComb | Findlay Republic-Courier | July 8,1949 | |
Mendon | Lima News | June 16,1957 | |
Middle Point | Delphos Courant | December 12,1956 | |
Mt. Cory | Findlay Republic-Courier | May 13,1952 | Defunct:1958 |
Mt. Victory | Lima News | October 7,1945 | Defunct:1999 |
Napoleon | Defiance Crescent News | September 19,1964 | |
New Hampshire | Lima News | December 10,1950 | Defunct:1987 |
North Baltimore | Findlay Republic-Courier | May 17,1949 | |
Oakwood #1 | Findlay Republic-Courier | June 4,1948 | Defunct:1950 |
Ohio City #2 | Van Wert Times | February 27,1973 | Defunct:1988 |
Ottawa #1 | Lima News | February 12,1956 | Defunct:1958 |
Ottoville | Lima News | July 20,1957 | |
Paulding #1 | Lima News | December 13,1933 | Defunct:1942 |
Rawson | Findlay Republic-Courier | January 14,1957 | Defunct:1972 |
Ridgeville Corners | Defiance Crescent News | March 28,1957 | Defunct:1957 |
Ridgeway | Lima News | October 19,1945 | Defunct:1947 |
Spencerville | Delphos Daily Herald | November 27,1941 | |
St. Marys #1 | Lima News | November 12,1941 | Defunct:1942 |
Van Buren | Findlay Republic-Courier | October 25,1971 | |
Van Wert | Lima News | October 28,1941 | |
Vanlue #1 | Findlay Republic-Courier | May 12, 1947 | Defunct:1955 |
Vanlue #2 | Findlay Republic-Courier | March 29,1957 | Defunct:1971 |
Venedocia | Lima News | June 4,1961 | |
Wapakoneta #1 | Lima News | November 25,1941 | Defunct:1946 |
Wapakoneta #2 | Lima News | September 22,1951 | |
Wayne | Findlay Republic-Courier | October 3,1947 | |
Waynesfield | Lima News | August 17, 1948 | |
West Liberty #1 | Piqua Daily Call | October 24,1933 | Defunct:1941 |
West Mansfield | Findlay Republic-Courier | March 20,1947 | |
Weston #1 | Findlay Republic-Courier | March 30,1956 | Defunct:1958 |
Wren | Lima News | January 15,1957 | Defunct:1974 |
Lioness Clubs
Club | Newspaper | Date | Notes |
Delpohs | Lima News | March 10 & April 15,1977 | Defunct |
Ada | Ada Herald | July 14, 1982 | Defunct |
Lima | Lima News | July 14, 1982 | Defunct |
LEO Clubs
Club | Newspaper | Date | Notes |
Delphos | Delphos Daily Hearld | January 25, 1977 | Defunct |
Ft. Shawnee | Lima News | March 22, 1982 | Defunct |
Hardin County | Kenton Times | February 9, 2015 | Defunct |
Key to abbreviations:
#1= first club charterd.
#2= second club charterd.
NC= Forest Lions became Riverdale Community Lion Club in 2010
Articles taken from Newspaper Archive.com they have copyrights of their own.