Sandia Mountain Lions Club News

At the January 7, 2026, meeting of Sandia Mountain Lions Club, Rena Harris was inducted as a new member and pinned by her husband Wes. Originally a Lion in the Dallas, TX, area, she was invited by Lion Steve-O Marusich who struck up a conversation with her last fall at Burger Boy Restaurant. The induction was officiated by PDG Bob Jones at the meeting held at Los Vecinos Community Center.

Three Peace Poster winners were introduced and awarded their financial prizes at the same meeting, a pizza party that also introduced their families to Lionism. Left to right, they were

Lilyanah Morris, third place; Maleah Munoz,second place (for second year in a row); and Haven Cook, first place. Haven's poster was also the District 40 winner sent for Lions Clubs International competition. The winners were the top three of 73 submitted from Roosevelt Middle School in Tijeras, under the direction of Jon Sturgess in his first year as art teacher there.