The Andover Lions Club held another successful Fourth of July Pancake Breakfast in spite of a mysterious power outage. Over 400 folks were served, and 15 Lions members with family and friends were on hand to prepare and serve the breakfast.

Some of the members then moved over to the Village Green to sell fries and chicken tenders along with drinks. Other members helped hitch up the Concord Coach to the two Percheron draft horses owned Bruce Locke for the parade.

Riding in the Concord Coach were Andover Lions Bill Leber and Ron Evans, accompanied by the winners of the prestigious 2013 Granite State Fellow awards for exceptional service to the community: Andover Fire Chief Rene Lefebvre and Andover Lion Judy Evans.

On July 15, several of the Andover Lions along with family and friends went to the Fisher Cats game. They reserved a party room complete with a BBQ dinner and watched the game in style.

The calendar raffle tickets are on sale now. Track down a Lions Club member, or call Judy Evans at 735-5331. We will also try to set up tables around town at various times to sell these tickets. Other upcoming fundraising events are the Musterfield Fair in August and the Danbury Fair in September.

Also in September, we will be hosting our annual golf tournament at the Country Club of New Hampshire. This will be held on Monday, September 23, and will cost $65 per person or $260 a foursome. Please contact Howard George for more information at 735-5590 or Bill Egge at 768-3838. Refreshments, prizes, and raffles will be offered. We also are in need of sponsors and donations of prizes or money.

Proceeds from our fundraising events go back into the community by supporting the Andover Food Pantry, a scholarship program, and much needed equipment or repairs in the town.