Franklin Lions Club, Franklin MN

04/17/2026

Kiss the Catfish contestants announcement:

Katie Wendinger (donations going to the Lions Club)

Nathaniel Distad (donations going to the fire department)

John Clelovszki (donations going to the school)

04/06/2026

All the kids and parents got to stay warm during this year’s Easter egg hunt! Snow, wind and cold temps held us to hosting it in the Franklin gym this year. Nonetheless, all the kids had fun gathering their eggs! Thanks for coming out and enjoying the day with us!

04/03/2026

‼️UPDATED LOCATION DUE TO WEATHER‼️

03/10/2026

01/22/2026

It’s that time of year again! The Franklin Lion’s Club will now be accepting design ideas for next year’s Catfish Derby Days apparel and pin. Your design could be chosen and featured on our shirts, hats and pin! The winner also will get $100.

We will be accepting designs between now and March 1st. The background color of the shirt will be decided upon design picked.

We ask that each design incorporate the following details-
*4th weekend in July
*Lion’s logo
*Slogan
*A catfish!

Send your designs, along with your name, address and phone number to [email protected]
The designs will be gathered and voted on anonymously at our March meeting.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the 51st Annual Catfish Derby Days!

12/25/2025

The results are in! There were a lot of awesome lights this year so thank you to everyone who participated.

The winners of this year's Christmas light contest:

1. Jim & Char Koerner
2. Mark Dummer
3. Quade Koerner and Jenn Minkel

We plan on having another contest next year. We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

05/28/2025

Check out the fund raising going on… just to kiss a catfish?!! Nah… the funds are going to some good causes in our community. Hop on over to Cortney Hoppke or Shay All Runner pages and see what they’re up to!

05/28/2025