Owensboro Lions Club

2021 Owensboro Soap Box Derby Racers

We had 11 racers from Owensboro who participated in the 83rd FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby (Kierra Johnson, Jacob Leonard, Ryan Locher, Brayden Locher, Addison Locher, Halee Jo McDaniel, Zack Gordon, Dawson Gordon, Benji Edds, Drew Meyer and Sadie Meyer). Of those 11 racers, 5 of them placed in the top 8 as follows (pictured from left to right):

Jacob Leonard - Rally Masters - 8th Place
Brayden Locher - Local Stock - 4th Place
Sadie Meyer - Rally Stock - 2nd Place
Ryan Locher - Rally Masters - 3rd Place
Drew Meyer - Local Super Stock - 5th Place

Note: Dates are tentative and subject to change due to the coronavirus crisis.
Derby Race Schedule

July 21-23 - National Super Kids Classic Race and activities, Akron, OH
July 23 - 84th First Energy All-American Soap Box Derby Race and National Super Kids Classic finals, Akron, OH
August 13-14 - Summer Rally Race
September 10-11 - Fall Rally Race

Note: Open track/practice: first Saturday of the month (March 5 through November 5)

MEETINGS

1st & 3rd
Tuesdays
Noon
Briarpatch
2760 Veach Road

Upcoming Activities
July 25 - Lions Club Board Meeting at Briarpatch, 6 PM
August 2 - Regular meeting at Briarpatch at 11:30 AM; SPEAKER: Clint Hardy, Daviess County Cooperative Extension Agent for Agriculture and natural Resources
August 16 - Regular meeting at Briarpatch at 11:30 AM; Scholarship Presentations
August 22 - Lions Club Board Meeting at Briarpatch, 6 PM
September 6 - Regular meeting at Briarpatch at 11:30 AM; SPEAKER: Jeff Esposito, General manager, Owensboro Convention Center and Owensboro Sports Center
September 13 - Region 3 Zone 1 Meeting at Daviess County Fair Grounds, 6 PM
September 20 - Regular meeting at Briarpatch at 11:30 AM; SPEAKER: TBA
September 26 - Lions Club Board Meeting at Briarpatch, 6 PM
October 4 - Regular meeting at Briarpatch at 11:30 AM; SPEAKER: Robyn Mattingly, Audubon Area Community Services
October 7 - Eighth Annual Drive 4 Sight Golf Scramble (for Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation), Juniper Hill Golf Course, 800 LOUISVILLE ROAD, FRANKFORT, KY 40601. Registration/lunch 11 AM to 12 PM (Eastern). Information: JenniferHunt@kylionseye.org, 502-583-0564 (office), 270-999-4887 (cell), or visit https://www.kylionseye.org/golf.