Three added to the Lions Hall of Fame

Gene Herring

Gene Herring will be inducted the the Lions Club Hall of Fame this year. He was actively involved with the idea of the Woodchopper’s Jamboree, turning the idea into a reality. Gene was in charge of the barbecue committee from the beginning of Woodchoppers until the late 1980s.

Herring continued to show up at the barbecue until the late 1990s, and rarely missed regular Lions meetings or the board meetings.

Herring was an Encampment native, owned and operated Kuntzman’s Cash Store and was very active in the Lions Club.

John McClure

John McClure was a minister at the Encampment Presbyterian Church and a long-time Lions Club member. He fit in with any population, be they high in society or the person down on his luck. John knew no stranger.

John’s involvement in the community was great, whether it was working on projects, or helping those in need, John was always there. He built and cared for the ice rink in the community, used his knowledge as an electrical engineer to help remodel and restore the Presbyterian Church.

Fox Vyvey

Fox Vyvey served as the Encampment-Riverside Lions Club Treasurer for 24 years, and was a member when the discussion began about Woodchoppers.

Vyvey served as president of the Lions in 1972. While he was president, he managed the major club project to remove three of the original towers from the aerial tramway, relocating them from high atop Bridger Peak to the Grand Encampment Museum where they stood for many years.

He and other Lions Club members supported the Encampment-Riverside Centennial Committee from 1987-1990 in planting trees along the highway through Encampment as an official Wyoming Centennial Project.

 

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