Owensboro Lions Club

Brayden Locher Crowned
2022 FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby Champ

Brayden Locher, one of twelve Owensboro racers competing in the 84th annual FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby on July 23 in Akron Ohio, placed first in the Rally Stock Division marking the second time in recent years that an Owensboro driver has been crowned World Champ. This victory marked the end of a remarkable season in which Brayden won 30 Soap Box races, most in any age group or division.

Derby Race Schedule

May 1 - Registration deadline for 2025 Local Super Kids and Local Soap Box Derby Races
May 10 - Super Kids Race from 8 AM to 12 PM
May 10 - Soap Box Derby registration and photographs, 12-4 PM
May 11 - Super Kids Race rain date
May 17-18 - Soap Box Derby Rally Race
June 7 - Local Soap Box Derby trial runs and impound, 8 AM to 4 PM
June 12 - Local Soap Box Derby banquet at Ben Hawes shelter
June 14 - Local Soap Box Derby Race
June 15 - Local Soap Box Derby Race (rain date)
July 17-19 - 2025 National Super Kids Classic^® Race and activities, Akron, OH
July 19 - 87th First Energy All-American Soap Box Derby Race and National Super Kids Classic^® finals, Akron, OH
August 16-17 - Soap Box Derby Rally Race
September 20-21 - Soap Box Derby Rally Race
November 1-2 - Soap Box Derby Rally Race
Open track on first Saturday of the month from March 1 through November 1, 9 AM to 12 PM

MEETINGS

1st & 3rd
Tuesdays
Noon
Windy Hollow Biscuit House
630 Emory Drive

Upcoming Activities
September 16 - Regular meeting at Windy Hollow Biscuit House, 11:30 AM; SPEAKER: Caleb Potter, Tucker's Treehouse
September 22 - Lions Club Board Meeting at Briarpatch, 6 PM
September 27-28 - SAVI Blindfold Bowling Tournament at Southern Lanes
October 7 - Regular meeting at Windy Hollow Biscuit House, 11:30 AM; Scholarship presentations to local colleges
October 10 - Eleventh Annual Drive for Sight Golf Scramble in Frankfort
October 11 - KLEF Board of Trustees Meeting in Louisville
October 21 - Regular meeting at Windy Hollow Biscuit House, 11:30 AM; SPEAKERS: Brian Byrne/ Amy Nix, Sleep in Heavenly Peace
October 25 - MD Council Meeting at Wingfield inn Suites in Elizabethtown at 9 AM
October 27 - Lions Club Board Meeting at Briarpatch, 6 PM
November 4 - Regular meeting at Windy Hollow Biscuit House, 11:30 AM; SPEAKER: Charlie Broughton, Daviess County Public Schools Superintendent
November 8 - District 43K Cabinet meeting, 10 AM at Lone Oak Lions Club, Paducah
November 18 - Regular meeting at Windy Hollow Biscuit House, 11:30 AM; SPEAKER: Dave Roberts, WW2 hero John Spaulding
November 24 - Lions Club Board Meeting at Briarpatch, 6 PM
December 2 - Christmas party at Windridge Country Club at 6 PM (No regular meeting, More details later)
December 16 - Regular meeting at Windy Hollow Biscuit House, 11:30 AM; SPEAKER: Chris Joslin, Mission Lazarus
February 28 - District 43K Cabinet meeting, 10 AM in region 3 with site to be determined
April 24-25 - 2026 State Lions Convention at Hardin County Extension Office in Elizabethtown (more details soon)
If you have any suggestions for speakers, see Lion P. J. Ebelhar.