Over $65,000 disbursed to local groups
By Kari Janzen, Staff Reporter, The Tofield Mercury
The Tofield Lions Club, an active and involved organization in Tofield since the 1950s, has officially folded due to lack of new members.
“It’s pretty sad, but when the average age is 70 plus, we’re just getting tired, and there’s only a few of us,” long-time Lions Club member Jim Warren said.
The Tofield/Ryley and Area food bank received $15,000, the Tofield Handivan Society, Tofield/Beaver County West Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), the Tofield and Area Health Services Foundation, and the Tofield Legion each received $10,000, the Tofield Municipal Library received $5,000, the Tofield Golden Club received $4,000, and the Tofield Museum received $2,000, amounting to a total of $66,000.
The efforts of the club over the years is evidenced by the Lions Playground next to the Town Office, the pump track at the Tofield Sportsgrounds, and the sledding hill at the soccer fields.
“We also played a big part in building the annex to the community hall, the piece east of where the kitchen is. The kitchen area used to be the courthouse,” Warren said.
The Lions also awarded a $500 bursary every year to a Tofield School student with, as the scholarship described, a caring, humanitarian personality and who shows a commitment to supporting and improving the quality of life for those around them both at school and throughout the community. This will be awarded one last time at this year’s awards ceremony.
The Lions were also known for their yearly Heritage Classic Car Show and Shine, held on the Monday of the August long weekend. The Lions hosted the 20th annual in 2024, and the event has since been taken up by Jessee Malica-Hare, the Tofield Golden Club, and others.
Read this and more in the October 15, 2025 edition of The Tofield Mercury
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