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From the Desk of District Governor Elect Jon Kimble – May 2026
Montana Lions District 37
Invitation to Service: May 2026
Our Montana Lions are great assets to their communities! Our kindness and caring really add to the fabric of our lives. Our Single-District 37 is organized to broaden service and fellowship by dividing the large District into four regions. Those four regions are further divided into 14 Zones. A member from each Zone volunteers to be a liaison between the District Cabinet and the Clubs. For the coming Lion year, 2026-2027, we have several volunteers who have accepted the position. We still need a few more…
If you wish to help support our District operations, please consider serving at this level. It will be a great opportunity to connect with other Lions Clubs, and it can be rewarding and fun!
I extend a “Welcome Back!” to our returning Zone Chairs and a hearty “Welcome!” to the new volunteers who have agreed to help: They are:
Zone Lion Clubs Served
Zone 1 Rob Shaffer Hamilton, Missoula, East Missoula, Seeley Lake
Zone 2 Nick Ostle Superior, Plains, Hot Springs
Zone 3 Naomi Valentine – Kalispell, Kalispell Sunrisers, Eureka, Whitefish, Columbia Falls, ColFalls Mountain Branch, Kalispell Rising Lions Branch
Zone 4 Butte – Mile Hi, Deer Lodge
Zone 5 Tom Naegle Helena, Helena Gold Rush, Townsend (Broadwater), White Sulphur Springs
Zone 6 Neil Swift Cascade, Great Falls, Great Falls Sunrise
Zone 7 Jerry Kuhn Chinook, Havre, Turner/Hogeland, Fort Benton
Zone 8 Jack Preston Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Fairfield, Sunburst, Sun River Valley
Zone 9 Rosemary Weber Baker, Glendive, Sidney
Zone 10 Scobey, Wolf Point, Culbertson, Nashua, Plentywood
Zone 11 Mark Manning Billings, Billings Hts, Forsyth, Huntley Project, Hysham, Shepherd
Zone 12 Big Timber, Joliet, Laurel, Red Lodge
Zone 13 Julie Bartos Bozeman, Bozeman Gallatin Empire, Bozeman Sweet Pea, Dillon, Ennis
Zone 14 Denton, Roundup, Winnett
As you can see, we still need support for Zones 4, 10, 12 and 14. If you are a member of those Clubs served, and want to contribute to our District Governance, please contact us. We have several goals for the year for the improvement of service across the State, so you will be a welcome member of the District Team.
GO LIONS!!
DGE Jon Kimble
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Written By 1st VDG Jon Kimble
Jon Kimble was born and raised in Southeastern Arizona. He attended Arizona State University from 1980 – 1983 after which he worked in the plumbing trade. Jon joined the US Navy in 1984, completed Nuclear Plant Operator Training, and served aboard the USS Truxtun, CGN-35 from 1986 until 1990. He was honorably discharged, and obtained employment with an Independent Power Producer in California. His career included technical, supervisory, and management positions involved with power generation, transmission, distribution, regulation and compliance. Jon and his wife, Laura Cullen, retired to Seeley Lake in 2013. They enjoy the outdoors and Jon finds reward in serving several volunteer organizations including the Seeley Lake Lions Club, Veterans & Families of Seeley Lake, the Seeley Lake Senior Center, the Seeley Lake Rural Fire District and MEC’s Operation Round Up Board of Directors. He occasionally provides consulting services to his former employer, Wellhead Services, INC.
