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Lions meet

Special to Atmore News

Lion Renee Hardy, left, and speaker Beth Wiggins

The Atmore Lions Club held its meeting in the Mayson Auditorium in Atmore Community Hospital on Wednesday, October 2.
President Bub Gideons called the meeting to order. Lion Audrey Moon said the blessing, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Beth Wiggins, Karen Brown, Leslie Henderson, Kevin Garrett, Andy Anderson, and Joyce Petty were welcomed as guests.
Following a lasagna lunch, Renee Hardy introduced Beth Wiggins as our speaker. Ms. Wiggins spoke on handicap accessibility in Atmore and defined some of the problem areas.
Committees reported on the Christmas anniversary event, Williams Station Day, and the canned food drive.
A request was made to consider inviting Youth Leadership Atmore to one of our meetings so they could observe a civic group meeting in action.
Joyce Petty was welcomed as a new member.