JOHNSON CITY ELKS LODGE # 2821 NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2009

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1 Johnson City - Where VOLUNTEERISM Is A Way of Life! Brothers and Sisters JOHNSON CITY ELKS LODGE # 2821 NEWSLETTER JANUARY Watson Blvd., Johnson City, NY Phone - (607) ELKSJC@AOL.COM WEBSITE: NEWSLETTER EDITOR Bill Bayliff bbayliff@sc.rr.com PRINTING and DISTRIBUTION Jerry & Pat Smith Lodge Membership 206 And Growing! Let me be the first to wish all a Happy New Year. I always recall a professorr of mine who had a number of health issues, and he would always say that the best thing about a new year was that he was here to see it. While there is no question but that our beloved country has some problems, as Elks we stand for the optimistic side on mankind. There is so much good in the world, and I firmly believe that what we do is so positive in our little corner of this world. Our Christmas parties were absolutely great, and the joy we brought to those who were here was just overwhelming. So many people worked so hard, that they will be recognized in another section. Memorial Sunday was a thing of beauty. The comments were so touching, that I cannot tell you how proud I was of all the participants. Kathy Neiss is simply the best. We all know she won national honors last year, and I do not see how she can miss again. We are always looking for new members, so just a reminder that if you know of anyone who you feel you would welcome into your own home, be sure and see if they might be interested in joining us. So as Exalted Ruler, I am issuing my final order of Everybody have a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous I remain your very proud, Exalted Ruler, Bill Maney NEW YEAR S EVE PARTY! 5PM COCKTAILS 6PM DINNER $8 ROAST BEEF, BAKED POTATOES, VEGETABLES, SALAD & ROLLS. AND PAULA S HOME BAKED COOKIES Sign Up at the Lodge no later than 12/23.

2 2 2 ELKS OF THE MONTH January Steve Flint February - Dennis Gazda March - Marie Ryan April - John Tokos May - Kathy Neiss June - Wendy Turner July - Ken Jennison August - Jerry Smith September - Scott Dow October - Carol Nanni November - Alicia Beck December - Dee Kelley * OFFICER OF THE YEAR * Ron Foster William Bayliff Dennis Gazda Alicia Beck Herb Flint Mark Prindle Kathy Neiss Honor Roll of Building Fund Major Donors $500 Thursday Night Card Players 250 In Memory of Betty Clough 100 George Hinkey 100 Wednesday Night Pitch 100 William Muska 100 William Muska 100 Herb Flint 100 Ed Horvath $100 CC& Betty Stevens in Memory of Betty Clough * ELK OF THE YEAR * Doug Neiss Charlotte Maluchnik Jill Foster Tom Karpinko Linda Koliander Sharon Flint Elinor Gardner * CITIZEN OF THE YEAR * Nancy Graver Glen Roberts Kim Reger Rosemary Lafreniere Lodge Pins Only $3 BUILDING FUND TOTAL = $15, Cash Acct $1, CD $2, CD $5, CD $3, Vanguard Fund--- $2, NOTICE As of December 1 st, drink prices are increasing by $0.25 except for tap beer (which increased on 10/01/08) and soda & water which will remain unchanged. TIM TURNER READY FOR ELK S MEMORIAL SUNDAY.

3 3 3 Membership Corner Awaiting Initiation Stasia Mancini, proposed by Audrey LoPresti Beverley Rauchwarg, proposed by Audrey LoPresti Michael Barar, proposed by Gary VanDriesen Applications in Process Gerri Jurkiw, proposed by Bill Maney Proposing candidates helps us to share our values with the community. Our numbers are growing! Next Month is Up to YOU! Membership Status Membership as of 04/01/ Members Initiated +9 Members Affiliated +2 Members Reinstated +0 Members Transferred Out - 3 Members Deceased - 1 Dropped From Our Rolls Membership as of 12/01/ WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS Baretka Motsko, proposed by Nathan Gill 12 members dues are still delinquent. If you are among the 12 please remit your dues ASAP since we have already paid your Grand Lodge and NYSEA assessments. Thanks! Dues were due on April 1 st! Please be sure to send any address changes, should you move. It is very important that I keep our lodge and Grand Lodge records current. Paul Reger, Lodge Secretary Due to the unprecedented number of unpaid dues for this late in the lodge year, we stand the very real chance of having a membership loss this year for the very first time in our history. With your help, there is still time to initiate enough new members during January, February and March to prevent that from happening. Please think about friends, neighbors and family who may want to join in our work for our community, youth and veterans and also for the fun things that we do. Now is the time to propose new members! THE VETERANS CORNER Herb Flint, Chairperson hflint@stny.rr.com ( ) LODGE #2821 HONORS OUR VETERANS So Long As There Are Veterans, The Benevolent And Protective Order of Elks Will Never Forget Them! January 18 Oxford Veterans Home Visit. Also, Please remember our Veterans on December 21 st. This will be our Christmas Party for them at the NYS Veterans Home at Oxford. It will start at 2:30 and will last about an hour. We will meet at the lodge and car pool at 1:15. We would like to have a strong showing from our members to hand out gifts and perhaps to sing some Carols. They so very appreciate every little thing that we do for them and we all know how much they have done for us. Please let Herby Flint know that he can count on you. I promise you that your lives will be as enriched by this experience as will those of the veterans. (Please have any further donations in by 12/19.) THANK YOU!!! January Birthdays 02 Bill Beck 22 Connie Carle 02 Dolene Riley 22 Freda Pezzuti 03 Debbie Zurner-Maye 25 Bob Corey 08 Dale Stevens 25 Cathy Massie 12 Margaret Fenson 26 Brian Deno 15 Al Clough 28 Dave Nowetner 17 Lori Wahila 29 Lenore Healey 19 Dino Christopher Please remember to stop in on your Birthday (or, if we are closed, the next day we are open) to have a Birthday drink on the Lodge. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!.

4 4 4 Adopted Family's Christmas Party. I would like to thank everyone involved in helping with the Christmas Party. It took many hands to pull it off. Paula Merrick, Kim & Paul Reger & Wendy Turner helped me shop for everything. Kim & Paul Reger stored and transported everything for us. Rosemary Lafreniere, Audrey Lo Presti, Rose Stevens, Debbie & Mark Prindle, Margaret Fenson, Alicia Beck and I know know I am missing more people (sorry) helped wrap everthing. Debbie V. made the food for the Lucnh that we served them. Scott Dow was Santa Claus. Paula Merrick & Tammy Hein donated Cookies. Holly, Bob and Micheal Belveg were Santa's Helper's with bringing all the gifts out. Also A Great Big Thank You to everyone thatt supported and Donated to this cause. These family's were very supprise at everything and to see the Children's faces was priceless. So all I can say is THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DID THIS YEAR,!!! Sharon Flint Look throughout this newsletter for a membership number. It will look like this **999**. If it is your number, just come to the lodge bar and claim your Friday Night Dinner For One prize certificate. The winner must come in person and show his or her membership card to the bartender. Your prize must be claimed before the month has ended. That s all there is too it! You can then use it on any Friday Night that you choose. Memorial Sunday The Johnson City Elks Memorial Service was held on Sunday, December 7 th. Although we only lost 2 members since last December, we also honored the 8 previously departed members. Six of the 10 families of our departed members were in attendance. The Officers were well prepared and carried out their duties with dignity and respect making it a most moving ceremony. Our guest speaker was District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Tom Karpinko. Tom spoke personally about each departed member. Our Lodge Secretary, Paul Reger, read a poem called Heaven by Catherine Riley, which told of the beauty in the Lord s Land, and the importance of our journey to paradise and that someday we will all meet there. We were honored to have past District Memorial Service Chairman, Dewitt Cox, PDD in attendance. Maria Gable, a Johnson City High School Music Scholar shared her beautiful voice with us by singing several appropriate musical selections. The House Committee Deb Valenta and Sharon Flint prepared a wonderful luncheon for our members and guests. Our Lodge presented each family with an Evergreen Cross to place at their loved ones grave. The candles used in the ceremony were inscribed with each member s names and were also given to the families. Thank you to all the Officers and members that attended. It truly showed that Elks are Never Forgotten. Kathleen Neiss, PER Memorial Sunday Committee

5 5 5 Here are a few of our newest members of Elks National Foundation: Mary Bridges James Cable Ben Cabot III Denise Costello Joe D'Alessio Brian Deno Tammie Hein Michael Whitmore And A Big Elks Thank You to the follwing members for their recent donations: Holly Belveg Michael Drankoski Kimberly Reger Robert Belveg Tammie Hein Paul Reger Dino Christopher George Hinkey Judy Reid Rita Christopher Gail Imondi Eric Koliander Denise Costello Ken Jennison Joanne Kretznier Joe D'Alessio Steve Jennison James Lewis MarleneDanielowicz Carin Palmer Charlotte Maluchnik Nancy Seitz Dale Stevens Mr. & Mrs. Mike Washington Richard Seitz Michael Teeter Susan Washington Terri Willerton Also, Did you know? Since it s inception, our lodge s PER ASSOCIATION has donated $415 to ENF. Thank you so much for your support! Rosemary Lafreniere wrapping gifts for the Christmas Parties.

6 6 6 WHO S THIS ELK? (See calendar for answer.) Our newest member has joined on January 1 st ; full of hope and enthusiasm for the wonders this New Year can bring. May all of our hopes and dreams for the New Year come true. God Bless America and God Bless us all. HCA Christmas Party Brothers and Sisters... tonight the spirit of Christmas was alive at the Lodge! The Lodge was packed with the sound of laughter and song! Our honored guests were so excited! There was a great roast beef dinner and delicious Christmas cookies for dessert. There was not a seat to be found! Thank you to all our members who turned out to be part of this event! You made this special! Thank you to: Char for her delicious home baked goods and decorating assistance. The lodge looked beautiufl! Elinor who was running around doing errands at the last minute, wrapping last minute gifts, and helping in the kitchen. Rose Stevens - Dale's wife - for all her help with wrapping and kitchen help (get this girl an application!) Russ and Marie Ryan for post dinner clean-up Barketa for providing photography assistance for the event. Scott for being the most amazing Santa! Ken Jennison, Bob and Holly Belveg, Mark and Deb Prindle, Wendy and Tim Turner, Dave Nowetner, Carol Nanni, Barketa, for their generous gift donations. Jason Beck for help with dinner ( and of course the gravy...) Bill Beck for helping with the shopping and wrapping. (And of course doing dishes for the event.) Bill Maney and his wife (no not me...) for their support. Ben Cabot and his lovely wife for supporting the event. Tom Karpinko for acting as an ambassador for Elkdom. Thanks to all of you who supported raffles, etc over the year to provide Christmas for these very special people. Barketa's pictures captured the look of wonderment when everyone was singing...here come Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus right down Santa Claus Lane... and in walked Santa! It was a priceless moment. The HCA house manager pulled me aside after the event and stated how grateful they are for our continued support of their residents. They look so forward to this yearly event! These are truly ELK moments...elks care, Elks Share. Fraternally, Alicia your Community Activities Chair Come to the lodge for a free drink on your birthday!!! Starting November 1 st, the lodge will give you a birthday present - your first drink free. Stop into the lodge to get your drink and see what s going on. If the lodge is closed on your birthday, this offer is valid the first day the lodge is open after your birthday. Not redeemable for cash or drink chip and not transferable. SANTA S EXALTED ELF! **213**

7 7 7 JANUARY 2009 CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Lodge Hours: Monday Lodge Opens at 6pm Tuesday Lodge Opens at Noon Wednesday & Thursday Lodge Opens at 5pm Friday Lodge Opens at 4pm Saturday Lodge Opens at 6pm Sunday Openings will be determined by Events All Friday Dinners will be $7 with coffee and dessert! Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 28 (Dec) 29 (Dec) 30 (Dec) 31 (Dec) pm- Pick Up Card Games New Years Eve Party! New Years Day Lodge Closed Flint s Beef Stew 6pm-Flint s Theme Night 4 5 Restart 6 Trustees 6:30 7pm Lodge Meeting John s Pork Roast 10 6pm Texas Hold Em Tournament 11 11am House Committee Meeting (No Pot Luck) New Member Indoctrination Beck s Roast Beef 17 6pm-BUNCO, Bring a snack to share. Contact Deb Valenta to sign-up. 18 Oxford Veterans Visit Trustees 6:30 7pm Lodge Meeting Baretka s Stuffed Shells 24 ENF/Major Project Pot Luck Fundraiser 25 DD Clinic at JC Lodge 26 Newsletter Articles Due 27 6pm- PER Meeting Mario s Lemon Chicken 31 6pm-BUNCO, Bring a snack to share. Contact Deb Valenta to sign-up. 1 (Feb) 2 (Feb) 3 (Feb) 4 (Feb) 5 (Feb) 6 (Feb) 7 (Feb) Trustees 6:30 7pm Lodge Meeting Dinner- 6pm-Flint s Theme Night

8 8 8 Past Exalted Rulers Association Bill Bayliff, PSVP / PDDGER Alicia Beck, PER / JC ER Jim Bridges, PER Sharon Flint, PER Steve Flint, PSVP / PDDGER (SCD PER Chaplain) Ron Foster, PER / JC ER Tom Karpinko, PSVP / DDGER/JC ER (SCD PER Pres) Joe Maluchnik, PSVP (JC PER President) Doug Neiss, PSVP / JC ER Kathy Neiss, PER / JC ER (JC PER Secretary) Lodge Officers Exalted Ruler Bill Maney Trustees: Leading Knight Deb Valenta (1yr) Mike Kelley Loyal Knight Ken Jennison (2yr) Helen Sicignano Lecturing Knight Russ Ryan (3yr) Alicia Beck, PER Esquire Kathy Neiss, PER (4yr) Deb Prindle Chaplain Dino Christopher (5yr) Mark Prindle Inner Guard Tim Turner Tiler Herb Flint Secretary Paul Reger Treasurer Dennis Gazda House Committee: Steve Flint, Chair Elinor Gardner Linda Koliander Sharon Flint Kim Reger Deb Valenta Bob Dussor South Central (6360) District Chairman Kathy Neiss, Drug Awareness Herb Flint, Veterans Service Doug Neiss, Gov. Relations Tom Karpinko, Scholarships Paul Reger, Public Relations & Empire State Elk Steve Flint, Major Project NYSEA Chairman: Tom Karpinko, Scholarships Accident Prevention & Insurance. Deb Prindle Americanism Programs Tim Turner Auditing&Accounting Tom Karpinko Bell Jar / Gaming Paul Reger Business Practices Dennis Gazda Community Activities Alicia Beck Drug Awareness Kathy Neiss Elks National Foundation Russ Ryan Flag Day Service Wendy Turner LODGE COMMITTEE CHAIRS Government Relations Sharon Flint Hoop&Soccer Shoots John Tokos & Ken Jennison Indoctrination (M ship) Bill Maney Internet / Webmaster John Oakes Investigation (M ship) Herb Flint Lapsation (M ship) Paul Reger Lodge Activities Kim Reger Mediator Tom Karpinko Membership Steve Flint Memorial Sunday Kathy Neiss National Service/Vets Herb Flint NYSEA Major Project Steve Flint Presiding Justice Bill Maney Public Relations Alicia Beck Scholarship & Grants Marsha Karpinko Standing Relief ER, Knights, Sec., Treas. & Chaplain Visiting Committee Deb Valenta Youth Activities Ken Jennison Building Committee: Bill Bayliff, Chair (Please-Give us your ideas!) Financial Focus: Dennis Gazda, Tom Karpinko & Kim Reger Fund Raising Focus: Russ Ryan, Doug & Kathy Neiss, Joe Maluchnik, Herb Flint, Dino Christopher, Tim & Wendy Turner, Barry & Nancy Graver Site Requirements: Charlotte Maluchnik, Linda Koliander, Helen Sicignano, Steve & Sharon Flint, Bill & Alicia Beck, Elinor Gardner, Deb Valenta, John Tokos Site Search Focus: Ron Foster, Paul Reger, Bill Maney, Mike Kelley, Mark & Deb Prindle, Ken Jennison The Johnson City Elks Newsletter Johnson City Elks Lodge # Watson Blvd. Johnson City, New York JANUARY 2009 Vol. 12 Issue 01