Novotny a guest speaker at Jamestown Lions

At the Sept. 23 Jamestown Lions meeting, Erik Laber introduced guest Lion Byron Novotny, first vice district governor of District 5NE. Novotny is a member of South Forks Lions, Grand Forks, and has been a Lion since 2008. He passed along greetings from Kristi Swenson, 5NE District governor. Novotny encouraged members to attend the North Dakota State Lions Convention at CanadInn Grand Forks on Oct. 23-24. In addition, Novotny spoke of the Statue of Service, which is a project to raise money for a memorial to be located on the grounds of the North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind. Novotny also recognized three Jamestown Lions members for their years of service. Glen Nagel was presented with a 50-year Milestone Chevron Award. Those unable to attend for their Milestone Chevron Awards were Ronald Fuchs, 50 years and Clayton Wolff, 15 years. In other business, Laber introduced guest Corey Kruggel. Kathy Boe noted the group's annual blood drive will be on Nov. 24-