Provo Lodge No. 849 B.P.O.Elks A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION P.O.Box 83 Provo, Utah 84603 Non-Profit Organization U. S. POSTAGE P A I D PROVO, UTAH Permit No. 6 Friday, March 20th 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Show 9:00 p.m. Dancing If you missed the show here at the last UEA Meeting, You missed a spectacular and funny event! This was one of the funniest and greatest events held in our lodge. HYPNOTIST SHOW STEAK BBQ! $15 per Person or $25 per couple. Includes show! Presented by: Provo Lodge PER Association. All proceeds benefit the PER Association Charities. Kerry Sharp Hypnotist 8
Provo, Utah Lodge No. 849 Published Monthly B.P.O.Elks 1000 South University Ave. Provo, Utah. 84601-0083 (801) 373-0849 Editor: Exalted Ruler Leading Knight Loyal Knight Lecturing Knight Esquire Chaplain Inner Guard Tiler Secretary Treasurer Organist Don Schlegel Mike Nelson Gary Nelson Ron Kunavich Jeff Hartley Linnell Kunavich Danny Gallegos Dave Cox Julie Smith John Castelli Trustees John Newman Parley M. Judd Don O Smith PER, PDD,PSP Charles Reay, PER Shirl Johnson Calendar of Events At A Glance: Bingo Thursday nights Spring Meeting @ St. George March 5th thru 7th LOE Music Awards Competition March 18th Committee Party March 28th and Hypnotist show March 20th Get well wishes to: Earl Mitchell A MESSAGE FROM OUR EXALTED RULER Mike Nelson Leading Knight Presiding as E.R. Greetings Fellow Members: At my last report, our Exalted Ruler Don Schlegel and our First Lady Eunice are still in Mesa, Arizona enjoying the sun shine and warm weather. They should be heading back to Wisconsin soon. I hope that they have a safe trip home and the best of luck to them when they get there. We will be looking forward to you coming back for the Installation of Officers. With the Holidays behind us, January seemed kind of quiet, and the Lodge got back to normal, (what ever normal is). Lodge meetings on the first and third Tuesdays, Bingo every Thursday with a great dinner, and if you have not made it to a Friday night dinner, you have no idea what you are missing. The Kitchen staff has done an excellent job of preparing our dinner, and all I see are happy and satisfied faces. February started out with a bang, with the Super Bowl party. A great time was had by all, with excellent food and a great atmosphere for a party. I hope that you are happy with your team, it was a great game. Thank You to the Party Staff. You did a Great job! A big Thank You goes out to Tina Teeples and all of her help for putting on a fantastic Member Daughter Night. I am really envious that I do not have a daughter or a granddaughter so that I could have participated at a different level. While I am giving out Thank You's I cannot forget Gary Nelson. Gary and his crew did a superb job with the Sweetheart Ball. The big band music was a huge hit, and Gary's grandsons did a great job in the kitchen. After the big band was finished our DJ Chris Thomas rocked us with his great sound system. Thanks' Chris! On February the 8 th I held an Executive Meeting, and we came up with a couple of ideas to help the Lodge get through these tough economic times. But the members need to know that nothing will be done with out their approval. Continued on page 6 1
February March 2009 2008 KITCHEN MENU 3-6 Prime Rib Halibut Fish n Chips 3-13 Top Sirloin Halibut Chicken Fried Steak 3-20 Steak Fry & Hypnotist Show 3-27 Prime Rib Halibut Fish n Chips Friday Night s are Subject to Change MEETING TIMES For members that have business with the following: HOUSE COMMITTEE: Second Monday - 6:00pm TRUSTEE: Last Thursdays - 6:00pm PAST EXALTED RULERS: First Tuesdays - 6:00pm LODGE MEETINGS: First & 3rd Tues. - 7:00pm LADIES OF ELKS: Board Meeting: First Weds. - 6:30pm LOE Meeting: Second Weds - 6:30pm The 849er for Next Month: Please have articles ready for publication by the 15th of each month. You may turn them into the Lodge Secretary for submittal. Please submit your ads the month prior to your function. To submit via email, please send them to: puddifer@comcast.net To Our Absent Members In Memoriam DELL ROY FOWLER Gone yet not forgotten, although we are apart, your spirit lives within us, forever in our hearts. Enjoy Lunch at Our Lodge! Open Monday through Friday 11:00 a.m. 2 p.m. Lunch Menu BLT Hamburger / Cheese Burger Fish Sandwich Malibu Chicken Sandwich Fish & Chips Grilled Ham & Cheese Chicken Strips Soup and Salads Daily lunch specials too Great Food Great Price Fast & Friendly Service Love to see you! Don t forget the Mother s Day Brunch the Veterans Group is having on May 10th. Please plan on attending this event and supporting our Veterans Group. 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. So please help us in wishing our fellow members and their family members a speedy recovery by keeping the lodge informed. 2
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March 2009 Monday Night Football Oops! The Monday Night Football Committee would like to extend a big thank you to Eli Thompson and Tammy Beck for all their hard work during the Football season. THANKS When we realize we are part of the same family then we ll come up with real solutions. Charles H. Wright Provo Lodge is proud E.R. Message continued from Page 1 Once again I would like to remind you that on March the 20 th, the P.E.R. will be holding their and Hypnotist show. Grab your family, friends, and neighbors, and come out to a great night of entertainment, and I am sure some incredible food. In closing I would like to quote our Esteemed Loyal Knight: You have sworn to support the Constitution and comply with the Laws of this Order and the BY-Laws of this Lodge. Justice requires that your observance of that Obligation should be full and complete. Should you feel at any time that these rights have been invaded, the courts of the Order are open to you. Fraternally Mike Nelson, Leading Knight Presiding E.R. To select as our ELK OF THE MONTH FOR March Monique Hartley FOR ALL YOU DO FOR ELKDOM ELKS CARE - ELKS SHARE 6
March 2009 Ladies of Elks March, 2009 D e a r Ladies a n d Members: March has alw a y s been a favorite month of mine. It has something to do with it being my birthday month. (Which I think is a great month for a birthday no other really big holidays this month and enough time between holidays to make a birthday a treat!) I was born in the early spring of a year that had one of the biggest blizzards that Utah had seen. The snow piled up in front of my grandparent s house was almost a tall as their roof. They worried that my dad would not be able to get out to take my mom to the hospital when the time came. But, as my mom says, It was stormy the night I was born and just after a loud thunder clap there I was. She claims that I have been going like thunder ever since. Final nominations and voting for officers for 2009-2010 will be held at our March meeting. The officers nominated at the February meeting are: President Mary Belvedere 1st Vice Ana Belvedere 2nd Vice Judy Johnson Treasurer Linda Gaines Parliamentarian Peggy Reay Historian Gracemarie Goette Auditor LaRita Juber Please come and vote for these ladies and let them know that you support their willingness to serve you as LOE officers next year. Sickness and Distress: Teri Van Patten is up and around after her second knee replacement. We hope to see her at our March Meeting. Tinamarie Teeples will have to have further surgery on her finger to remove cancer cells. It might mean losing her entire finger. Ada Nelson is up and back to work after back surgery. She is glad to be out of the pain of having pinched nerves in her back. We send our love to Kathy Lewis after the death of her dad, Dell Fowler. We will miss Dell at our LOE yard sales and other meetings. He was always so willing to lend a hand for LOE events. On Monday, February 9th, the Lodge held its annual Father- Daughter Date. Although this is a Lodge event, our own Tinamarie Teeples was in charge and asked the LOE to support it by serving the dinner to the guests. Thank you to Tinamarie, Mary Belvedere, June Hinckley, Geri Kay, Ada Nelson and Kathy Lewis for coming out and volunteering for this project. It was a really fun night and the daughters, fathers and other guests all had a great time. Our February meeting was also our Past President s recognition dinner. We were delighted to have the Past LOE Presidents come and enjoy the evening with us. We missed having Maxine Thurston with us for this meeting, but know she is enjoying the warmth and sun in St. George. President 1st Vice 2nd Vice 3rd Vice Secretary Historian Treasurer Chaplain Parliamentarian Auditor Membership Project Chair Visitation Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Linda Gaines Mary Belvedere Gracemarie Goette Eunice Schlegel Tinamarie Teeples Ada Nelson Teri Van Patten LaRita Juber Eileen Evans Linda Gaines Peggy Gleason-Reay Mary Belvedere Kathy Lewis Shirley Cross Bertha Brenenstall Christine Martinez Our dinner committee for the March meeting is June Hinckley, Teri Van Patten and Shirley Cross. We are working to arrange for a visit from a U of U student who received an Elks National Foundation Scholarship to go to school. She is a Junior at University of Utah and has offered to come and speak to us about her education experience and the Elks Scholarship program. As the Lodge Scholarship chairman, I know that this is something we can all be very proud of. I am looking forward to meeting her and hearing what she has to say. Remember that the April meeting will be the installation of the new officers. Please plan on attending. It seems like the only members that attend this meeting are being installed as officers and it would be nice to have an audience for this important ceremony. In these hard economic times, changes have to be made. Often these changes are unpleasant. But in order to survive, sacrifices have to be made. As the Lodge works through its financial problems, remember that it is with the support of the members that we move forward. Changes in prices, hours and activities are looming on the horizon for the Lodge and if we don t bite the bullet we might find ourselves L.O.E. Meeting Times L.O.E. Board Meeting First Wednesday at 6:30 pm L.O.E. Meetings on Second Wednesday 6:30 Gather and 7:00 Meeting Drawing $1.00 and $8.00 L.O.E. Activities 2008-09 March 18th LOE Music Competition April 8th Installation of Officers for 2009-2010 without a Lodge building or even a Lodge Charter. I encourage all members and ladies to look at the end result and support the changes so that we can come out of the recession strong and moving forward. There are many things that we can do on a shoestring budget that work very well and still provide unique opportunities for service, fun and money raising that will support our charities and still encourage our brotherhood as Elks in Provo. As spring arrives, may we all remember that life is a cycle and spring brings warmth and new life that has been sleeping during the winter. I am ready for Spring! Sincerely, Linda Gaines, L. O. E.. President I believe there are Angels among us... To guide us with a light of love. 3
March 2009 PROPOSITIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP Subject to the investigation committee, these applicants will be balloted on at the regular meeting held on March 3rd, indoctrinated Monday, March 16th @ 6:30 pm and initiated Tuesday, March 17th @ 7 pm Proposed Occupation Sponsor Reinstatements Name Job Name Kelly Baker Brian Russell Jesse Pino Merrill Clayson Clark Johnson Tammy Beck Architect Operator Chef Laura Boyd Michael Peterson Shawn Liddiard Mike Nelson Joseph Rainaldi Eli Thompson Charles Fillmore HOUSE COMMITTEE CORNER The Lodge Executive Meeting held on 8 February 2009 was successful in presenting our Lodge s current financial status to all members present. As a result, a number of suggestions were made as possible solutions to improving the Lodge s bottom line. One of interest to all members is the suggestion that the Lounge and Dining Room be closed on Sundays and Mondays. This item will be presented for a vote of the Lodge membership present at the 3 March 2009 Lodge Meeting. Please plan to attend this important meeting. F 4
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Veterans Mtg 7pm 3 PER Mtg Lodge Mtg 7 pm MARCH 2009 4 LOE Board Mtg 6:30pm 5 6 Spring Meeting @ St. George 7 8 9 House Committee Mtg. 6 pm 10 11 LOE Meeting 6:30 pm 12 13 14 15 16 Indoctrination 6:30 pm 17 Lodge Mtg Initiation 7pm 18 LOE Music Awards Competition 19 20 Steak Fry and Hypnotist Show 21 22 23 24 25 26 Trustee Mtg 6 pm 27 28 Committee Party 29 30 31 DINING ROOM OPEN: FRI. 5:30 to 9:00 pm LUNCH SERVED: 11:00 2:00 Mon-Fri. riday night dinners are subject to change CLOSING TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO PARTICIPATION AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OR BARTENDER. EXCEPT AS ADVERTISED IN 849er. APRIL 2009 1 LOE Board Mtg 6:30 pm 2 Game Room & Lounge Hours: Sun. 12:00pm - 8pm Mon - Thurs. 11am -10:00p.m. Fri. 11:00am - closing Sat. 12:00p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (or at bartender s discretion) 3 4 Inaugural Ball 5 6 Veterans Mtg 7 pm 7 PER Mtg Lodge Mtg 7 pm 8 LOE Meeting 9 10 11 12 13 House Committee Mtg. 6 pm 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Indoctrination 6:30 pm 21 Lodge Mtg 7 pm Initiation 22 23 24 25 5