Latest Print Issue Current IssueView All Print IssuesLooking AheadOctober 13, 2022World Sight DayOctober 15, 2022White Cane Awareness DayNovember 14, 2022World Diabetes Daymore...more...Photos by Charles JischkeA New FrontierFirst-ever artificial vision system is in human trialsThat’s one small step for man, one giant leap for vision. Brian, a Lion, was the very first participant in a groundbreaking project in vision research. In early February, 2022, a team of researchers successfully implanted a first-of-its-kind artificial vision system into the brain of a blind volunteer. The Intracortical…more...July 29th, 2022 Club NewsClub News – September 2022In Illinois, the Buckley, Ashkum, and Onarga Lions Clubs combined to sponsor a fundraiser featuring a dueling piano group. Proceeds went to the Seeing Eye Dog…more... President's MessageProud to be a LionHello, Lions! I’m proud to be from Bird Island. I’m proud to be a son and a father. But I’m most proud of my role…more...Photos by Charles JischkeA New FrontierFirst-ever artificial vision system is in human trialsThat’s one small step for man, one giant leap for vision. Brian, a Lion, was the very first participant in a groundbreaking project in vision research. In early February, 2022, a team of researchers successfully implanted a first-of-its-kind artificial vision system into the brain of a blind volunteer. The Intracortical…more...July 29th, 2022 Club NewsClub News – September 2022In Illinois, the Buckley, Ashkum, and Onarga Lions Clubs combined to sponsor a fundraiser featuring a dueling piano group. Proceeds went to the Seeing Eye Dog…more... President's MessageProud to be a LionHello, Lions! I’m proud to be from Bird Island. I’m proud to be a son and a father. But I’m most proud of my role as a Lion. Here in Bird Island everyone knows us. It’s a small community and our club has made our presence known in many ways, most prominently by building a large baseball stadium. But in lots of other small ways as well. You don’t have to do big things to make an impact in your community. Lions make a difference whenever they serve their community—whether it’s a food drive, participating in the peace poster contest,…more...