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Lions Club display for all to see at library

on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 00:00

Lions Club display for all to see at library

 

The Allentown Lions Club “Celebration of Service” display has been installed in the Allentown Library vestibule.

Featured are photos, items and artifacts from the club’s past and present, as well as a banner commemorating the 75th anniversary of the club’s charter.

 

From the Examiner

 

 

Allentown historian will lead Memorial Day parade

on Sat, 05/26/2001 - 00:00
Lions Club names Alice Wikoff grand marshal

ALLENTOWN — Alice Wikoff, 84, can remember a time when the superintendent of schools rang the dismissal bell early so that the children could go ice skating before dark.

TheAllentown millpond measured a full mile around at that time with 38 acres of fresh water suitable for swimming, fishing, and boating surrounded by forested green slopes that stretched from the heart of town over miles of meadows and country lanes to touch the expanse of verdant farmlands beyond, Wikoff said.

Wikoff has used those crisply detailed memories, as well as no small