Fred Huscher, president of the Western North Carolina Lions, recently installed the Columbus Lions Club’s new officers for 2012-13. Seated from left to right:  Fran Goodwin, first vice president; Jim Kearney, president; Jane Torres, second vice president. Standing from left to right: Fred Huscher, president of WNC Lions; Mickey Brandstadter, treasurer; Lee Berry, tail twister; Jim Diggs, Yoshi Kinoshita and Ed Weeks, lion tamers, and Garland Goodwin, secretary. The Lions meet at Calvert’s Kitchen at 6:30 p.m. on first and third Thursdays. For information call 828-894-2505. (photo submitted by Helen Trevathan)