2025-2026 District Governor Karen Norton
Eugene Downtown Lions Club
nortkare@gmail.com

 

 

Governors Message

 

September 2025

August 2025

July 2025

 

 

Governors Travels - In Photos

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Governors Schedule

Philomath
Wed. July 2nd -
 6:30 pm

 

Springfield
Mon. July 7th - 12:05 pm

 

Eugene Bethel
Tues. July 8th – 6 pm

 

Corvallis
New Officer Inductions
Wed. July 9th - 6:30pm

 

Cottage Grove
Thurs. July 10th - noon

 

Ella Kuhn Food Bank
Dedication Ceremony
with Central Lions Club
Fri. July 11th, Monmouth

 

 

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
ORLANDO, FL
July 13-18

 

Lakeside
Sun. July 27th – 3pm

 

Central
Mon. July 28th – noon

 

ZONE CHAIR & LEADERSHIP TRAINING Tangent - August 2nd

 

Keizer
Wed. Aug. 6th- 6:30pm

 

Corvallis
Wed. Aug. 13th – 6pm

 

Central Linn
Thurs. Aug.14th – 6pm

 

Florence
Tues. Aug. 19th – 6:30pm

 

Woodburn
Wed Aug. 20th - noon

Elkton
Sun. Aug. 31st
At 
Fort Umpqua Days

 

Stayton
Tues. Sept. 2nd – noon

 

Waldport
Tues. Sept. 2nd – 6:15pm

 

At Eugene Bethel
Chicken BBQ Fundraiser
Sat. Sept. 6th - 9:30am

 

East Albany
Tues. Sept 9th – 6:30pm

 

Mohawk Valley
Wed. Sept. 10th – 6pm

 

Alvadore-Franklin
Thurs. Sept. 11th – 7 pm

 

Veneta Harvest Festival
Chili Cook-Off
Entry Team
DG Karen - PDG Linda
Sat. Sept. 13th,10am-4pm

 

Junction City
Mon. Sept. 15th – 6 pm

 

USA/Canada
Leadership Forum

Atlantic City
Sept 16 thru 21

 

Eugene Bethel
New member induction
Tues. Sept 23 - 6pm

 

Honor Flight Send-Off
Eugene VA
Sept 25th

Eugene Downtown
Wed. Oct. 1st - 12pm

 

West Salem
Wed. Oct. 1st – 6:30pm

 

Mapleton
Mon. Oct 6th - 6:30pm

 

Yachats
Tues. Oct. 14th – 7pm

 

Salem Downtown
Wed. Oct. 15th – 1pm

 

Silverton
Thurs. Oct. 16th - 6:30pm

 

Newport
Wed. Oct. 15th – 6pm

 

Mt Angel
Tues. Oct 21st - noon

 

Jefferson
Tues. Oct. 21st- 6:30pm

 

South Salem
Wed. Nov. 5th- noon

 

Reedsport
Thurs
. Nov. 6th – 6pm

 

Mill City
Wed. Nov. 12th - 6pm

 

Dallas
TBD

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DG Karen Norton was interviewed on KPNW's morning Wake-Up Call program on June 30th. Click to listen.

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Past District Governors

 

 

 

24-25 Linda Stent, Florence Siuslaw

23-24 Lynn Coon, Junction City

22-23 David O’Kelley, Yachats

21-22 Lynn Coon, Junction City

20-21 Linda Stent, Florence-Siuslaw

19-20 Steve Moser, Central

18-19 Dale Bachman, Springfield

17-18 Tom Hilgers, West Salem

16-17 Judy Kauffman, Yachats

15-16 Charles Blanchard, Eugene DT

14-15 Darrel Scott, Springfield

13-14 Greg Pierce, Central

12-13 Carleene Iverson, Salem DT

11-12 Holly Sparks, Eugene Bethel

10-11 John Hamstreet, Dallas

09-10 William Kaufman, Yachats

08-09 Jack Stoops, Central

07-08 Rod Bach, Central

06-07 Betty Levenhagen, Salem DT

05-06 Robert Belmont,

04-05 Jean Covill,

03-04 Gail Wilkening, Eugene DT

02-03 Arthur Rotter, Yachats

01-02 Bob Howe, Mapleton

00-01 Ken Perkins

99-00 George DeHart, South Salem

98-99 Don Derickson, Springfield

97-98 Charlie Tate

96-97 Chris Gustafson

95-96 Bob Van Slyke

94-95 David Hoffman, Eugene DT

93-94 Harold V. Werner

92-93 L. Rea Warren, Eugene Bethel

91-92 Ed Gear

90-91 James Bush, Drain

89-90 Majduddin "Mo" Jaffer

88-89 Howard Dauntless, Eugene DT

87-88 John Miller

86-87 Vincent Bishop

85-86 Don Boydston, Alvadore Franklin

84-85 Russell Gilmore

83-84 James Cuthbert, West Salem

82-83 Donald Bowers, Eugene DT

81-82 Thurston Skei

80-81 C.H. "Gus" Westerlund

79-80 Norman Larsen, Eugene

78-79 Fabian A. Nelson

77-78 Paul Price

76-77 Samuel Byrd

75-76 Donald Ebbert

74-75 Carl Kule

73-74 John Howarth

72-73 Walter Van Orden, Springfield

71-72 Ralph Jackson

70-71 Homer Stokes, Yachats

69-70 Dr. Paul Bassford

68-69 John Hobson

67-68 Harold Johnson, Coos Bay

66-67 Alden Briggs, Eugene

65-66 Monte Weddle

64-65 Earle Vossen, Eugene

63-64 Nels Johnson, South Salem

62-63 Ted Schwartz

61-62 J.C. Hicks

60-61 Wallace Carson, Salem

59-60 Charles Rickabough

58-59 Charles Kelly

57-58 Gerald Murray, Eugene

56-57 Claude Hall

55-56 A.C. "Al" Stockstad

54-55 John Boock

53-54 James Tindall

52-53 Hale Thompson

51-52 Otto Adolph, Dallas

50-51 Burton Dunn, Corvallis

49-50 Frank White, Reedsport

48-49 Oliver Personen

47-48 Al Lamb, Salem

46-47 John Cowles, Oceanlake

45-46 Dr. J.C. Booth, Lebanon

44-45 Alvin Crose, Salem

43-44 Dr. A.L. Smith, Silverton

42-43 Dr. Kirby Fortune, Marshfield

41-42 Lindsay Wright, Salem

40-41 Hollis Smith, Dallas

39-40 Harry Scott, Salem

38-39 C.A. Marsh

 

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