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Robert "Bob" Cary - Grand Marshall
Since 1967 Bob Cary has been a Visalia resident,
restaurateur, and valued member of our community. Along with wife, Karen, and children, the Cary’s
became synonymous with A & W Drive In franchises; owning and operating them in Visalia, Tulare, Hanford and Exeter and
using their business success as a springboard to local involvement.
Bob has a list of corporate awards a mile long, as well as being an honored member of the COS Hall of Fame. He
has at various times been involved with Rotary, the Chamber of Commerce, Jaycees, Elks, Downtown Visalians and Alliance.
The Cary’s philanthropic causes include: Friends of the Fox, Boys & Girls Club, COS Foundation,
The Creative Center, Events Visalia (producers of the Visalia Waiters Race), Pro Youth / Heart Programs, CASA, The Enchanted
Playhouse, Boy Scouts, Tulare County Symphony, Wish Upon A Star, The Cancer Fun Run, Chamber of Commerce Building Fund, YMCA,
and various school programs throughout the area. With this kind
of dedication to community betterment, it is easy to see why Bob Cary was chosen to be honored as Grand Marshall of this year’s
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4-A2 District Governor Jim Bartleson
Lion Jim was born
& raised in the Midwest, Oklahoma to Nebraska. He graduated from Nebraska State College, Wayne NE in
1960, with a BAE. Lion Jim taught Physics, Chemistry and German in Pender, NE for 4
years before moving to Delano, CA in 1965, where he taught until his retirement in 2003. He joined the
Delano Lions Club in 1965 and served as president 3 times, bulletin editor, secretary, treasurer, director & Lion Tamer.
At the District level, Lion Jim has served as Bulletin Editor, Zone Chair, Region Chair, Vice District Governor and
now District Governor. Lion Jim now serves on the Kern County School Board and represents them on the
Kern Environmental Education Program Foundation and the Kern County Museum. He assisted in starting a pre-school
in Delano while he was a member of the California Migrant Leadership Council. Lion Jim served on State
Superintendent of Schools Delaine Easton’s Hispanic Advisory Committee for 4 years. Lion Jim married Carolyn
38 years ago and has 1 daughter with 3 grandchildren attending school in AZ.
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