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Kansas Lions celebrate 100 years at state convention
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The Kansas Lions District Governors include Marge Zakoura-Vaughan, left, Kerry Hookstra and Linda Leander.
WICHITA — Kansas Lions attending the annual Lions State Convention will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Lions Clubs International by hosting International Director Lewis Quinn and his wife Gayle of Anchorage, Alaska, on June 1-3, at the Doubletree by Hilton in west Wichita.The Council of Governors is the controlling authority of Kansas Lions Clubs. They are: District Governor (DG) Rev. Kerry Hookstra of 17-K (West); DG Linda Leander of 17-A (North-East); and DG Marge Zakoura-Vaughan of 17-N (South-East). The Governors are led by Council Chair Fran Smith of Ulysses.The Council of Governors conducts four meetings each year to assess progress toward goals for community service by the 5,125 Kansas Lions and Leos (school students) who serve in the 254 clubs from all parts of the state.