THE 916 BULLETIN. The Exalted Ruler s Message. March Lodge Events

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1 THE 916 BULLETIN Monthly Newsletter of the BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS Lodge #916 Vol. 18 No North Avenue Burlington, VT (802) The Exalted Ruler s Message Hello all! Normally, in March, this would be a message of farewell by the outgoing Exalted Ruler. This year will be different as I will be taking us through the next Fraternal year again. I did have plans to go back through the chairs and be your Exalted Ruler for the year; what I was not planning on was finishing out the year. There were two reasons for agreeing to go through the chairs again. One reason was that we needed to fill an open seat in the chairs. The other reason; I was interested in the 150 th Anniversary of our Order which will be celebrated at the National Convention in San Antonio this July. I guess what they say, be careful what you wish for is true. I remember back in 2002, at the end of my year as ER, I said that a year is too short to accomplish what you want to. This coming year we have some exciting projects lined up. Some have started already with the fixing of the sewer line to the road, replacing the aged air handling units on the roof, and putting a facelift on the coat room. Coming next is a makeover for the main hall along with some improvements in the kitchen as well as the parking lot. We have more in store, but this is where we are at right now. This brings me to something that has been troubling me. We have been trying to start up our dinner dances again and bring more members together for good food, drink and all-around fun. We have tried scheduling events on three different occasions since I have taken over as ER with limited success. The meals were exceptional and the entertainment delightful and still the turnouts have not been good. If you missed the fantastic meal put on by our new chef, Paul Champagne, on French Night you did just that... missed out. I don t believe that it s the price of the events as they are very reasonable. Perhaps it is another reason that I do not see. We have a lot of members and their significant others that work very hard to puts these events on so I would like to hear from you with any suggestions. I would also be interested to hear any complaints or where you think we need improvements. This is your Lodge and we would like it to continue long into the future. This can only be done with YOUR help and YOUR participation. Please reach out to me by either calling the Lodge ext. 106 or me at bpoe916er@comcast.net Sincerely and fraternally, Randall P. Corey ER March 2018 Lodge Notices/Contacting Lodge...2 Applications For Membership...2 Death of a Member...2 Installation of Officers/Spaghetti Western...3 Join us for Lunch...3 Volunteers Needed...3 Scholarship Contest...3 Bar Bingo...3 Paint & Sip...3 State President Homecoming...4 Pre-St. Patrick s Day Celebration...4 Board of Directors Meeting...4 Moisan-Lilley-Larose Mini Golf Tourney...4 Hoop Shoot Contest Winners...5 Penguin Plunge Thank You!...5 Hoop Shoot Fund Raiser Calcutta...6 Vermont Elks Association Raffle...6 Silver Towers Calendars Club Dinner Schedule...7 Attention 300 Club Members...7 March Birthdays...7 Volunteer of Month/Activity Calendar...8 March Lodge Events Meeting Nights Thursday, March 1st & 15th 350 Club Thursday, March 8th Bar Bingo Saturday, March 10th Pre-St. Patrick s Day Celebration Friday, March 16th State President Homecoming Saturday, March 17th (Rutland Lodge) Moisan-Lilley-Larose Mini Golf Tournament Sunday, March 18th Join us every Tuesday & Friday Nights for dinner

2 The regular membership meetings will be held on the FIRST and THIRD Thursdays of the month at 7pm every month except in the months of July and August when the regular membership meeting will be held on the THIRD Thursday of the month. The December meeting is held on the FIRST Thursday only and was reflected in a by-law change voted on by the membership. The Lodge Applications Committee meets the FIRST Tuesday of every month at 7 pm when there are members proposed. Members are welcome to the Board of Directors meeting on the SECOND Wednesday of month at 6 pm in the upstairs conference room. DEATH OF A MEMBER... IN VAIN WE CALL NAME DATE OF BIRTH DATE OF INITIATION DATE OF DEATH Antonio B. Pomerleau September 28, 1917 February 24, 1949 February 9, 2018 LODGE OFFICERS Exalted Ruler: Randall Corey, PER, DDGER Esteemed Leading Knight: Fred Dusablon, PER, PSP Esteemed Loyal Knight: Rosaire Longe Esteemed Lecturing Knight: Joey Purvis Secretary: Moe Decelles, PER Treasurer: Chris Bissonette Inner Guard: Adam Francis Esquire: Gary Francis, II Tiler: Gary Francis Sr. Chaplain: Hank Metevier State Trustee: Randall Corey, PER, DDGER LODGE TRUSTEES Trustee (exp. 3/2018): Jack Murray, MD Trustee (exp. 3/2019): Ashley Francis Trustee (exp. 3/2020): Barry Deliduka Trustee (exp. 3/2021): Daniel Lavilette Trustee (exp. 3/2022): Gary Bartlett, PER HOW TO CONTACT THE LODGE General Information... bpoe916@comcast.net Exalted Ruler... bpoe916er@comcast.net Lodge Secretary... bpoe916secretary@comcast.net Lodge Treasurer... bpoe916treasurer@comcast.net Trustees... bpoe916trustee@comcast.net Event Bookings... bpoe916events@comcast.net Bulletin Editor... bpoe916bulletin@comcast.net THE 916 BULLETIN Monthly Newsletter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks # North Avenue - Burlington, VT Published monthly and mailed to all current Lodge Members and select others, by standard mail at Burlington, VT. The bulletin is also ed to members who provide the Lodge Secretary with a valid address. The content can also be viewed at the Lodge s Website, Relevant information for inclusion is welcomed and should be submitted by the 15th of the month preceding the publication by: ing to bpoe916bulletin@comcast.net We do our best to include all pertinent information that our members would find interesting, however if the materials are not received by the Editor on or before the 15th of the month, there is a chance that they may not be included in the next issue due to the time needed to produce, print and mail the Bulletin. Our goal is to have it delivered to our members by the 1st of the following month. We reserve the right to edit submitted items for brevity and appropriateness. The Exalted Ruler has the final responsibility for the Bulletin content. Bulletin Editor - Mary Paule Hill, PER 2

3 Save The Date... Partner! Installation of Officers & Spaghetti Western with Fast Eddie & The All Stars Band Saturday, April 14th Tickets on sale soon! Join us for Lunch! Tuesday through Friday 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. The Elks Lodge needs YOU! Scholarship Contests Academic Year Applications for the MVS Scholarship have been judged at the national and local level and have been sent in for further processing. Three scholarships remain to be considered by parents and grandparents of High School Seniors. BPOE 916 Scholarship Contest: Open ONLY to High School Seniors whose parents or grandparents are living Elks in good standing and are members of our Lodge, BPOE 916. Deadline: on or before April 1, Information will also be available at High School Guidance and Student Services Offices. Good luck to all our scholars! MEMBERS ONLY! Saturday, March 10th Game starts at 6:00 pm Potluck.... Bring a hot or cold item of your choice Hosted by: Wes & Sally Blair Sunday, April 22nd Two paintings to choose from. This is done all with a sponge except the tree. $35.00 includes all supplies. Time: 1 pm - 4 pm Tickets on sale in the member lounge We need volunteers to assist with taking orders and serving food on Tuesday and Friday evenings. Also, if you are interested in helping out at Special Lodge Events and outside functions (weddings, parties, etc.), please sign up in the member lounge or see the bartender. 3

4 It s Time to Celebrate the Homecoming of Vermont Elks Association State President Brian Gaura & First Lady Carolyn Please Join us at the Rutland Elks Lodge on March 17, 2018 for an Exciting Evening Of Food, Fun and Frolicking!! $20.00 per person Cocktails at 6:00 pm Dinner at 6:30 pm Corned Beef Dancing from 7:30pm -11:30 pm Please RSVP to Patricia Dalglish by March 9th or tdalglish@comcast.net Moisan-Lilley-LaRose Mini-Golf Tournament Sunday, March 18th CHILI COOKOFF & CHICKEN WING CHALLENGE Registration - 12:00 Noon Please bring a crock pot of chili or 4-5 lbs of wings per team (homemade - no store bought!) The Wing challenge entries can be Buffalo, Garlic or Teriyaki flavored The tournament is looking for hole sponsors at $60. each Reserve your team slot and food choices by calling the member bar. Hole sponsors should contact: Gary Bartlett, before March 11th. Corned Beef & Cabbage $13.00 Pre-St. Patrick s Day Celebration Friday, March 16th Serving all day - 11:30 am - 7:30 pm Grilled Reuben Sandwich on rye bread with fries $12.00 Take out available all day long! Limited menu items for the day. Burgers will be available and fresh haddock (broiled or fried) Music provided by Wes & Sally Blair From your: Board of Directors The Board of Directors for Burlington Lodge #916 meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the upstairs conference room and welcomes any member to join us at 6 p.m. to either make suggestions to benefit the lodge or voice concerns. All are welcome! South Chapel 261 Shelburne Road Burlington, Vermont Phone: (802) Fax: " One Family Serving All Families Mountain View Chapel 68 Pinecrest Drive Essex Junction, Vermont Phone: (802)

5 Hoop Shoot Contest Winners! Burlington lodge held its annual hoop shoot contest and had these four winners in their respective age/category. Left to right Jacobi Lafferty (12-13 yr boys), Alexander Gordon (10-11 yr boys), Antonio Piplica (8-9 yr boys), and Tessa Napolitano (10-11 yr girls) with ER, Randy Corey. All four won their district competition in Newport and their state competition in Barre, Vt. They all will advance to the New England competition in Portland ME in March. Congrats to all of them and we wish them luck in Maine. Bryan Norris, Lodge Chairperson THANK YOU ALL! Team Social took a plunge in the 35 degree water in Lake Champlain on Feb. 3, 2018 to raise money for the Special Olympics. Each year our team is humbled by the amount of support all of you provide for this tremendous fund-raiser! This year is no exception as the 10 member team was able to raise $10, for the Special Olympics! Because of this, Team Social has maintained 5 th place out of 60+ teams for total donations as of this writing. This is due to the commitment from all you (Elk) members and surrounding community members who are willing to make a donation. We, Team Social, are very proud to take the plunge for you! We could not have accomplished our goal without your support! Thank you! Also the team would like to make a shout out to spouses and friends who organized the bake sale & came out for the plunge in the frigid weather to cheer us on. Thank you all again! Team members: Chris Adams, Thomas (Big T) Deal, Gale Morong, Ron Morong, Gary Russ, Bryan Norris, Joe Cox, Gina Mazzei, Captain Jason Smiley and Melissa Arel 5

6 Calcutta (Fund Raiser for Burlington Lodge Hoop Shoot Winners to travel to National Competition) When: Sunday, April 8, 2018; Time: 2pm to 6pm Location: Burlington Elk's Lodge #916 on North Ave., Burlington Cost: $75 per ball, includes two meals Meal: Turkey dinner, buffet style (includes salad and dessert) First ball drawn will be placed back into play; (if any businesses would like to donate prizes, such as, gift certificates, t-shirts, hats, etc., that would be greatly appreciated) Or, a cash prize will be awarded for every 10th ball drawn; final 10 players have option to split grand prize, or, continue drawing numbers. All it takes is one person to want to continue. 1st Prize: $ nd Prize: 2 Night Stay for Mt. Snow Resort 3rd Prize: 2 Hand-Crafted Adirondack Chairs Vermont Elks Association State President s Raffle 4th Prize: 5th Prize: $ Sets of Green Fees for (1 set each at Neshobe, Proctor-Pittsford and Rutland Country Clubs $10.00 each drawing - tickets available at the lodge Drawing - Sunday, May 20, 2018 at VEA State Convention 2018 Silver Towers Calendars are now available at the Lodge! Aaron s TREE SERVICE BILL WETHERBEE 467 Depot Road (802) Colchester, VT (800) Reasonable Responsible Reliable 70 Bay Rd., Colchester, VT 6

7 The payouts are as follows: First 6 months are $250, $125, & $50 per month and $5000, $2000, $1000, $750, $500, $250, $ & $100 in March. 300 Dinner Schedule Menu March 8 Beef Filet Note: All extra meals are $10.00 with the exception of January which is $ There are no extra meals available in March. Please make reservations for 300 Dinners at least two days in advance by calling the member bar, , ext 4. Only one (1) dinner per ticket and only one (1) guest dinner per ticket. Questions to: Moe Decelles, Lodge Secretary, Attention 300 Club Members! You are required to make a reservation for the 300 Club Dinner NO LATER than noon on Tuesday for the Thursday dinner. We do not plan dinner for 300 members since fewer than that actually attend the dinner. The lodge needs to plan food accordingly and avoid any unnecessary expenditures and food waste so, we ask that you please help us keep costs down for the lodge by complying with this request. In addition to this, if you make a reservation and decide for any reason that you cannot attend the 300 Club Dinner, we ask that you CANCEL your reservation so that we can again plan accordingly. Please call the member bar, , ext 4 and let the bartender know if you are making a reservation or canceling an existing one. Your cooperation is very much appreciated! 1 Robert Couillard Caren LaRose Scott Mercure Richard Rowden 2 Roger Vachereau 3 Richard Trombley 4 Leonard Berthiaume Walter Bourdeau Guy Neveu 5 Steven Crowley Mark Pitt 6 Scott Harrington, Sr. Gus Klein Dana Shappy 7 Richard Wilbert 8 Kenneth Babits, Sr. Clifford Cooper 9 M. Anthony Bell William Busier Bruce Huff Harvey Sharrow 10 Stan Shumski Kevin Vellek 11 Fleurette Romprey 12 Ronald LaScala 13 Craig Atherton John Malcovsky 14 Ken Bessette, Jr. Chris Charbonneau Michael Loiselle Pam Poirier 15 Gary Cote Charlene Greene Pauline Guenther 17 Neal Schmitt 18 Gerald Parot 21 Linda Silver Edward Sullivan Jeffrey Taylor 22 Arthur Dusablon, Jr. Todd McCabe 23 Raymond Benway Robert Jenkins Michael Leavitt 24 John Crawford Mary Paule Hill, PER 25 Joe Anger Ralph Bernardini, III Lawrence Roy 26 Joseph Boylan 27 Donna Sweeney 28 Andre Demers, PER Douglas Harris John Yousey-Harris 30 Kevin Cote Bruce Jolley 31 Gary Bergeron NORTH WILLARD STREET BURLINGTON, VERMONT PH. (802) FAX. (802)

8 BURLINGTON LODGE #916 Benevolent and Protective Order of ELKS 925 North Avenue Burlington, VT NON PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID BURLINGTON, VT PERMIT # 15 March Activity Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday pm - Member Mtg Join us Tuesday through Friday for Lunch 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Volunteer of the Month Lucille Sweet pm - Bingo 6 5 pm-7:00 pm - Pub Menu Served pm Club Dinner pm - Bar Bingo (Members Only pm - Bingo 13 5 pm-7:00 pm - Pub Menu Served 14 6 pm - Board of Directors Mtg 15 7 pm - Member Mtg 16 Pre-St. Patty s Day Celebration! 17 6 pm - State President Homecoming - Rutland Lodge 18 Noon - Moisan-Lilly- Larose Mini Golf Tourney 19 6 pm - Bingo 20 5 pm-7:00 pm - Pub Menu Served pm - Bingo 27 5 pm-7:00 pm - Pub Menu Served