Amador County – Hundreds of families and friends filled the Jackson Junior High School sports field Saturday for the annual Jackson Lions Club fireworks display. The event went off without any apparent mishaps and a consensus of fun having been had by all. The field by dusk was nearly filled as people spread blankets, camping chairs and small card tables and ate picnics as they awaited nightfall. Lions club members read off names of raffle winners, with Paul Molinelli Junior hosting the awards. Other Lions members manned the concession stand, and fire trucks and firefighter personnel ringed the field. The first bursts of the fireworks came shortly after the first stars appeared in the darkened sky. The fireworks marked the culmination of a week of fundraising by the Jackson Lions Club, which hosted its fireworks sales booth beginning last Monday at the John Aime Field parking lot at Detert Park. Sales continued through Saturday, the 4th of July. The fireworks aerial display and picnic opened at 5 p.m. Saturday at Jackson Junior High School’s Butte Bowl sports field. The free event included the snack bar, Bingo, kids’ games, a 50/50 raffle and the aerial fireworks display. The events and fireworks sales are some of the major fundraisers for the Jackson Lions Club, which supports a variety of youth programs, such as Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, Little League Baseball, youth basketball, wrestling, soccer and 4-H. JLC fundraisers provide more than $15,000 a year in scholarships a year “to deserving Amador area student, and also support guide dogs for the blind.” Another upcoming fundraiser is the Jackson Lions beer booth at the Amador County Fair. New President Craig Murphy and the Lions Club of Jackson have a weekly luncheon from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at Mel & Faye’s Diner. For online information, see jacksonlionsclub.org, or send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.-
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Amador County – Hundreds of families and friends filled the Jackson Junior High School sports field Saturday for the annual Jackson Lions Club fireworks display. The event went off without any apparent mishaps and a consensus of fun having been had by all. The field by dusk was nearly filled as people spread blankets, camping chairs and small card tables and ate picnics as they awaited nightfall. Lions club members read off names of raffle winners, with Paul Molinelli Junior hosting the awards. Other Lions members manned the concession stand, and fire trucks and firefighter personnel ringed the field. The first bursts of the fireworks came shortly after the first stars appeared in the darkened sky. The fireworks marked the culmination of a week of fundraising by the Jackson Lions Club, which hosted its fireworks sales booth beginning last Monday at the John Aime Field parking lot at Detert Park. Sales continued through Saturday, the 4th of July. The fireworks aerial display and picnic opened at 5 p.m. Saturday at Jackson Junior High School’s Butte Bowl sports field. The free event included the snack bar, Bingo, kids’ games, a 50/50 raffle and the aerial fireworks display. The events and fireworks sales are some of the major fundraisers for the Jackson Lions Club, which supports a variety of youth programs, such as Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, Little League Baseball, youth basketball, wrestling, soccer and 4-H. JLC fundraisers provide more than $15,000 a year in scholarships a year “to deserving Amador area student, and also support guide dogs for the blind.” Another upcoming fundraiser is the Jackson Lions beer booth at the Amador County Fair. New President Craig Murphy and the Lions Club of Jackson have a weekly luncheon from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at Mel & Faye’s Diner. For online information, see jacksonlionsclub.org, or send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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