PROVO LODGE No.849 PROVO, UTAH VOLUME 70 ISSUE 11 Dear Members Widows and Spouses: Spring is in full bloom and with that so is allergy season for those of us with this, please take care. As always THANKS comes first for me, I would like to thank Thayne Diamond, Scott Waters, Monique Hartley and Greg Shaw for their help with the Committee party and officer installation dinner. Thanks to all the Thursday night dinner guys. New to the addition is Justin Muir. They make a delicious dinner for a great price. Thank you to Paul and PJ Davis and Monique Hartley for stuffing Easter Eggs and judging the coloring contest. Also Thanks to my son Braden and husband Greg Shaw for all your help with set up and clean up. A big Thanks to Tennille Seimer and Gary Nelson for your help cleaning up. Thanks to Lance Breaud and Jeff Hartley for the great food at the Ragin Cajun party and all who came and participated. A huge THANKS to Chesley Breaud the Antlers and Drug Awareness for an outstanding job putting the teen Paint Day activity together. A few announcements for those of you that missed our Committee Party. Our Elk of the Year is Scott Waters for all his hard work and dedication to all he helps with. He's always in our kitchen and anytime you ask he's there to help. Our Citizen of the year is Debbie Hopes she is an amazing lady who is always giving of her company and herself she has done too many things to mention but just a few. She donated all EXALTED RULERS MESSAGE the materials and labor to finish the Vets Park the outside ground area around it and a few yards for Elks in need, she helped with a few families for Christmas Charity and many, many, more. She is an awesome asset to our community and we are so lucky to have a connection to her. Thanks Debbie Hopes. Our Committee person of the Year is Melissa Walker, she is the Chairman of our annual Purple Days and helps with every other event she can. Melissa does an outstanding job and EVERYONE loves her. Our Officer of the year is Lance Breaud for always participating in meetings and stepping up to every job I personally asked him to do. Way to go Lance. Our PER of the Year is Charles Reay for being one of the kindest most patient men I know he helped me too many times to count and helped steer me in the right direction. Thanks Chuckles! I also gave out a BS certificate and $15 Sizzler gift card to many other committee chairman and lodge volunteers for all their hard work and dedication to making our lodge successful. I wish I could give something to all of you. We are all an amazing part of Provo 849. If you re a Member of our lodge, you are part of a committee and I want each one of you to know how important you are to the lodge and me. A few other facts from this last year, we gave almost 5,000 to ENF. We helped 75 kids with Christmas. We fed 500 people at the community dinner and gave out 5,000 in donated clothes and flu shots. We helped feed 300 kids at Independence High School through the food pantry. We gave out 12,000 in Scholarships and Student of the Month Awards. And many, many more great things all year. THANKS to the great Members of our lodge. One of the greatest parts of all we finished out our year with a plus number of 11 new members. WAY TO GO PROVO 849. You make me very proud. I hope to exceed these numbers this year and with all the help of our great membership I Know we can. We have great new events planned for this next year and hope that everyone can make it out to support our lodge and our charities. I am so excited to announce that we will be having Friday night dinners every week starting soon and look forward to seeing many of you here to support it. Watch the 849er for upcoming menu choices and get your reservations in on time. I am sincerely grateful for the opportunity to serve you all again and thank you for having the confidence in me to represent you again this year. Also we are in desperate need of members to help with Camp Wapiti clean up on May 20 th. There is a lot of extra work to be done this year and we need as many of you who can to please come..the camp gate opens at 8 am and clean up begins. If you have any questions about this please call me at 801-358-0993. Love from your Exalted Ruler Brenda Shaw. 1
Provo, Utah Lodge No.849 Published Monthly B.P.O.Elks 1000 South University Ave. Provo, Utah 84601-0083 (801) 373-0849 Linda Gaines EDITOR Provo Elks Lodge PUBLISHER Upper Case Printing PRINTER ELKS OFFICERS 2016-2017 EXALTED RULER Brenda Shaw LEADING KNIGHT Jeff Hartley LOYAL KNIGHT Darren Bolander LECTURING KNIGHT Matthew Graham ESQUIRE Gary Nelson CHAPLAIN Monique Hartley INNER GUARD Chesley Breaud TILER Greg Shaw SECRETARY Linda Gaines TREASURER Sherry Nelson-Thomas TRUSTEES 1 YEAR Lisa Mahoney 2 YEAR Scott Adams 3 YEAR Phillip Johnson 4 YEAR Lee Orton 5 YEAR Thane Diamond LADIES OF ELKS PRESIDENT Shani Green 1st VICE Nora Carter 2nd VICE Peggy Gleason-Reay SECRETARY April Juber TREASURER Linda Gaines CHAPLAIN Peggy Gleason-Reay PARLAMENTARIAN Ada Nelson HISTORIAN Jean Meeker AUDITOR Shirley Cross MEMBERSHIP Joan Hays PROJECT Chantel Green VISITATION Nora Carter BOARD MEMBER Peggy Gleason-Reay BOARD MEMBER Nora Carter BOARD MEMBER Jean Meeker Meeting times for all members: GOVERNING BOARD Last Thursday, 6pm BOARD OF DIRECTORS Last Thursday, 7pm LODGE OFFICERS First Tuesday, After Lodge Meeting PAST EXALTED RULERS First Tuesday, 6pm VETERANS AUXILIARY First Monday at 7:00 pm BENEVOLENT TRUST Third Thursday, 5:00pm LADIES OF ELKS Board Meeting- 1st Weds: 5:00pm Ladies General Meeting: 2nd Wednesday, 6:00pm No Meetings in June, July, or August. ANTLERS Monthly on Sunday 4:00 pm 849 IN MEMORIAM LODGE MEETINGS First and Third Tuesday of the month Lodge Facilities will be CLOSED while lodge meeting is in session Please, if you know of any sickness or distress in the home of an Elk, please notify the Lodge (801) 373-0849. Many times we are placed in an embarrassing situation because a member or a member of their family was hospitalized or ill at home and was not called upon by the Lodge. We all appreciate it when our friends wish us well when we are under the weather. Congratulations to those who found their membership number in the last 849 er. If you find your membership number in this publication, you will receive a 849er Miner Lodge Pin. The number on the address label is not a valid published number. MINIMUM LODGE HOURS Monday thru Thurs: 11:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. Friday: 11:00a.m. to 10:00p.m. Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00p.m. Sunday & Holidays: 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Extended hours subject to Participation. Call to check. LODGE CLOSED Memorial Day, Pioneer Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, & New Years Day. LODGE PHONE NUMBER: (801) 373-0849 HOUSE MANAGER: Monique Hartley Provo Lodge is operated by a Governing Board and a Board of Directors as per Grand Lodge Statutes. 2
Eight Fortty-Niner 6:00 pm until gone Our volunteers have been cookin it up on Thursday nights. Watch the Elks Facebook page for the menu. The crew goes to a lot of work every week. Come out and support them, the lodge and have a fantastic meal too. FRIDAY NIGHT DINNERS RSVP Required Call the Lodge ************ May 6th-Corkscrew Shrimp May 13th-Prime Rib May 20th Crab Legs May 27th Salmon Congratulations to the Ladies of Elks Officer of the Year Peggy Gleason-Reay Lady Elk of the Year Shani Green ELKTIVITIES 2017-18 May 13th Rabbit Hunt and Cookout May 14th Mother s Day Program and Brunch May 20th Camp Wapiti Cleanup June 24th Camp Wapiti Golf Tournament Thanksgiving Point Read through the 849er and calendar for specific times and activity details. Would love to see all of our members support the many activities and Charitable events we hold each year More hands make lighter work 3
Hello to my Elks Brothers and Sisters, Happy New Elk year! I am pleased to accept the office of President of the Ladies of Elks for the coming year with honor. My officers this year will be: First Vice President- Nora Carter Second Vice President- Peggy Reay Secretary- April Juber Treasurer- Linda Gaines Chaplain- Peggy Reay Parliamentarian- Ada Nelson Historian- Jean Meeker Auditor- Shirley Cross Membership- Joan Hayes Project Chair- Chantel Green Visitation- Nora Carter Board Members- Nora Carter Peggy Reay Jean Meeker Thank you to each of them and the rest of the membership for your trust and support. The Installation of officers on the night of April 11 was a beautiful ceremony. A special night with my mother acting as installing officer. I am humbled to take on the office my mother served in twenty-eight years ago and that my father s mother Dorothy served sixty-one years before me. I am so proud to carry on that legacy. I am looking forward to serving as the ladies leader in the new year. Working together with our Elks Brothers and Sisters and committing our part to see our lodge succeed. Congratulations to Nora Carter and her officers for a successful and fun-filled year. The music award scholarship winners, Camp Wapiti-State major project, Project Read, The Forgotten Patients, UVU Turning Point, The Benevolent Trust, UBET, and The Elks National Foundation will all benefit from the monies raised. The ladies were also able to set aside some money for improvements to the LOE Room. We will be holding a clothing drive in the LOE room for gently used or new men s and women s business attire which will be donated to the UVU Turning Point group. There will be a collection container in the LOE room or contact one of our ladies. The Ladies of Elks Annual Yard Sale will be held on June 24 th at the lodge this year. As you are spring cleaning, please consider bringing items you no longer need to the lodge. The ladies would appreciate donations of volunteer time and/or donated items from the ladies and the Elks that day. More hands make lighter work. If you cannot help, perhaps you may buy a treasure? Board meeting will be held at 6:00 on May 3 and May meeting/ potluck will be on May 10 in the Ladies Room. My theme for this year is: Stay Positive, Work Hard, and Make It Happen. Simple as that. Watch my letter here in the 849er for events this summer and in the coming year. For the good of our lodge, the recipients of our service, and our ladies, let s have a great new year. LOE President 2017-18 Shani Green Happy Birthday to April Birthdays Darren Brinkley 1st Korey Offrett 2nd Joseph Don Jackson 3rd Bruce Hubbard 4th Allen Preston 4th Earl Stonehocker 4th David Comish 5th Keith Connin 6th Marcus Memmott 6th Dennis Sabey 10th Gerald Hubbard 12th Dennis Stegmeier 14th Joseph De Stefano 16th Brian Hartley 16th John Koense Jr. 16th Ken Mower 16th Justin Nelson 17th Laura Thompson 17th Jo Benson 19th Richard Russell 19th Laura Johnson 21st Rhonda Miller 22nd Rick Weight 22nd Jack Kofford 24th Herb Hoover 25th Ronald Kunavich 25th Ray Gagon 26th Jerry Batley 27th Eugene Mallette 27th Julie Smith 28th Eldon Evans 29th Bob Bennett 30th Happy Birthday to May Birthdays Frank Dimick 1st Burdett Johnson 1st Bill Bulthuis 3rd Thane Diamond 3rd Carl Watkins 3rd Mary Belvedere 4th Robert Bowers 4th Tom Bott 6th Mark Penrod 6th Carl Thomas 7th Eric Wilkins 7th Quinn Cloward 9th Willard Graves 9th James Stewart 9th Ronald Birrell 11th Edward Brown 11th Jerry Evans 11th 4 David Mc Manus 11th Hal Reinhart 11th Clark Rowberry 11th David Mc Mullin 13th Steven Nicholes 13th James Daley 16th Edward Marvin 16th David Gabbitas 17th Lisa Jolley 17th Robert Lucas 17th Sherry Nelson-Thomas 17th Stephen De Kok 18th Brent Batty 19th Don Smith 21st Scott Fazzio 22nd Steven Nelson 22nd Harold Jolley 23rd Mary McAfee 24th Mike Barney 25th Zachary Bigler 25th Bob Stafford 25th Brent Young 25th Tommy George 26th Terry Taylor 26th Bronze Cody 28th Susan Keith 31st
Utah Elks Association Annual Convention May 5th and 6th, Tooele Lodge, Tooele, Utah Campaigning on Friday, May 5th from 2:30 to 4:30 pm ER Walk/Entertainment and Camp Wapiti Donations Friday at 7:30 pm Installation of New State Officers Saturday May 6th at 2:00 pm Installation of New State L.O.E. Officers Saturday May 6th at Noon at the Tooele Moose Lodge Grand Lodge Travel Meeting Sunday May 7th at 9:00 am District Deputy Clinic (North and South) Sunday May 7th at 10:30 am Camp Wapiti Cleanup Saturday, May 20th Meet at the Lodge at 7:00 am to Car pool Bring rakes and cleaning supplies Lunch served by Ritual Team Rabbit Hunt/Trap Shoot/BBQ Saturday, May 13,2017 Members Only and Guests Meet at the Lodge at 7:00 am RSVP to Scott Waters 801-376-9065 Please have articles ready for publication by the 15th of each month. Please submit your ads the month prior to your function. To submit please send them to the Lodge Secretary or by email to BPOE.849@gmail.com Thursday Nights 7:00 pm 5
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 Lodge Meeting 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 L.O.E. Meeting 11 12 13 Rabbit Hunt 14 Mother s Day Program and Brunch 15 16 Lodge Meeting 17 18 19 20 Camp Wapiti Cleanup 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JUNE 2017 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lodge Meeting 7 LOE Meeting 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Lodge Meeting 21 22 23 24 Camp Wapiti Golf Tournament 25 26 27 28 29 30 6
Congratulations to the Provo Lodge Officers for 2017-18 Provo Lodge Awards for 2016-17 Elk of the Year Scott Waters Officer of the Year Lance Breaud Citizen of the Year Debbie Hopes PER of the Year Charles Reay Committeeman of the Year Melissa Walker Grand Lodge Citations Shelly Lund and Toni Hopes 7 Benevolent Trust Mtg 5:30pm
Provo Lodge No.849 B.P.O.Elks A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION 1000 S. University Ave. Provo, Utah 84601 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED DATED MATERIAL Non-Profit Organization U.S. POSTAGE P A I D PROVO, UTAH Permit No.1010 MOTHER S DAY PROGRAM AND BRUNCH May 14, 2017 Program at 10:00 am Brunch to follow until 1:00 pm Adults $13 Kids under 10 $10 Contact Brenda Shaw at 801-358-0993 to Volunteer or any questions 8