Ellijay Lions celebrate 85th birthday

Public invited to clubhouse event Sept. 17

  • Lion Bill Leinmiller stands with donated eyeglasses and hearing aids collected for the Georgia Lighthouse Foundation.
    Lion Bill Leinmiller stands with donated eyeglasses and hearing aids collected for the Georgia Lighthouse Foundation.
  • Members of the Ellijay Lions Special Friends enjoy an outing to the Gilmer County Fair with Lion Jane Weaver, front.
    Members of the Ellijay Lions Special Friends enjoy an outing to the Gilmer County Fair with Lion Jane Weaver, front.
  • Lion Merle Howell Naylor helps a young cadet from Marietta’s Wheeler High School JROTC program during the annual Veterans Day lunch at the Lions Club.
    Lion Merle Howell Naylor helps a young cadet from Marietta’s Wheeler High School JROTC program during the annual Veterans Day lunch at the Lions Club.
  • In 1976, the Ellijay Lions Clubhouse is moved across the lot in front of the Gilmer County Civic Center to its present day home on South Main Street.
    In 1976, the Ellijay Lions Clubhouse is moved across the lot in front of the Gilmer County Civic Center to its present day home on South Main Street.
  • In 1986, Lions Club members James Pack, Bill Middleton, Michael Bramlett and Tracy Newton prepare barbecue plates for hungry attendees at that year’s 15th annual Georgia Apple Festival. The festival has since grown to become the club’s biggest annual fundraiser.
    In 1986, Lions Club members James Pack, Bill Middleton, Michael Bramlett and Tracy Newton prepare barbecue plates for hungry attendees at that year’s 15th annual Georgia Apple Festival. The festival has since grown to become the club’s biggest annual fundraiser.
On the eve of the Ellijay Lions Club’s 85th birthday, members observed that only two other Lions Clubs in the state of Georgia have been around longer.  The local club officially turned 85 July 27…

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