One of the many community efforts of the Surface Creek Valley Lions Club is the coats and jackets distribution the club has housed at the Surface Creek Community Food Bank.

With the onset of colder weather, the club is especially in need of donated coats and heavy jackets for free distribution to any area family or individual in need of one.

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Photo by Kathy Browning A new Rotarian Michelle Lehman (center), owner of the Paonia Flower Shop, is the newest member of the Paonia Rotary Club. She was officially received into the service organization on Nov. 15 by club president Norman Lewark and Jackie Parks. Parks introduced Lehman by saying she had known Michelle since she was a small child and that she has grown up to be a wonderful woman. Lehman graduated from Hotchkiss High School. She has been in the floral business for 20 years.

Photo submitted Cedaredge Elbertas like to have fun, as illustrated by the “Pippi” legs photographed during a visit from president Stacy Mortenson.On Nov. 12, Elerta #106 was blessed to be visited by president Stacy Mortenson. A roast beef dinner with all the trimmings was served at 6 p.m.

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Photo by Pat Sunderland Tribute to Dr. Seuss Those attending Altrusa’s Sugar Plum Festival expected to be “wowed” by the individually decorated tables. This year, as a tribute to Dr. Seuss, the Altrusans extended their creativity to the decor at Bill Heddles Recreation Center, as illustrated by the three-dimensional elephant from Dr. Seuss’s “Horton Hears A Who.” Proceeds from this annual event benefit Altrusa’s community service projects, spotlighting literacy, food banks, schools, libraries and parks.