ALL AMERICAN LODGE 2003,04,08,09,10,11,12,13 BPO ELKS 2399 WAPITI WIND March, 2016 AWARDS NIGHT Saturday March 19, 2015 Cocktails 5:00 PM Elkette Officer Parade Elk of Year & Elkette of Year Pledge of Allegiance Prayer Dinner 6:30 PM Chicken Marsala Elkettes and PERs free! All Others $15.00 Award Presentation Pictures Dancing, Visiting ELKETTE CRAZY AUCTION. Saturday March 12th, 2016 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Doors open to the public @ 9:00 AM Paddles will sell for $1:00 each, one paddle per person The Snack Bar Will Be Open OFFICER INSTALLATION Saturday March 26 11:00AM Hot and Cold Buffet to Follow $10.00 Come out and observe the impressive installa- tion ceremony, meet your new Lodge offic- ers while enjoying a cold drink and a Hot and Cold Buffet. Dress informally and come as you would during any visit to the Lodge. Exalted Ruler Message: I would like to take this opportunity to ex- tend my appreciation for the support you gave me during my year as your Exalted Ruler. It has been an interesting year full of emotions from anxiety to elation. I have had some fail- ures and some accomplishments. A few times I wondered what the heck I was doing and why did I accept this job! Your kind words were far more encouraging than you will ever know. Now I find myself wishing I could go on for another year. You have a good slate of Officers for the upcoming year, and I hope you give them the same support and encouragement you gave me. I am sincere in saying I will miss being your Exalted Ruler and I sure will miss that parking space! Jackie Turcotte 928-302-6013
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ALL AMERICAN LODGE 2003,04,08,09,10,11,12,13 BPO ELKS 2399
WAPITI WIND March, 2016
AWARDS NIGHT
Saturday March 19, 2015 Cocktails 5:00 PM
Elkette Officer Parade Elk of Year & Elkette of Year
Pledge of Allegiance Prayer
Dinner 6:30 PM Chicken Marsala
Elkettes and PERs free! All Others $15.00
Award Presentation Pictures
Dancing, Visiting
ELKETTE CRAZY AUCTION.
Saturday March 12th, 2016 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Doors open to the public @ 9:00 AM
Paddles will sell for $1:00 each,
one paddle per person The Snack Bar Will Be Open
OFFICER INSTALLATION Saturday March 26
11:00AM Hot and Cold Buffet to
Follow $10.00
Come out and observe the impressive installa-tion ceremony, meet your new Lodge offic-ers while enjoying a cold drink and a Hot and Cold Buffet. Dress informally and come as you would during any visit to the Lodge.
Exalted Ruler Message:
I would like to take this opportunity to ex-tend my appreciation for the support you gave me during my year as your Exalted Ruler. It has been an interesting year full of emotions from anxiety to elation. I have had some fail-ures and some accomplishments. A few times I wondered what the heck I was doing and why did I accept this job! Your kind words were far more encouraging than you will ever know. Now I find myself wishing I could go on for another year. You have a good slate of Officers for the upcoming year, and I hope you give them the same support and encouragement you gave me. I am sincere in saying I will miss being your Exalted Ruler and I sure will miss that parking space!
Jackie Turcotte 928-302-6013
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OFFICERS LAKE HAVASU CITY LODGE 2399 OF THE BENEVOLENT AND
PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
EXALTED RULER Jaqueline Turcotte
LEADING KNIGHT Floyd Davis
LOYAL KNIGHT Lester J. Barton
LECTURING KNIGHT Mike Vail ESQUIRE
Larry Westerfield CHAPLAIN Gary Parsons
INNER GUARD William Horton
TILER Debbie Vail
SECRETARY Jerry Gillen
TREASURER Richard Ross TRUSTEES
Richard Conway Tim Fairbank Ed Wdowiak Joe Cummins Tom Bradford
ORGANIST/MUSICIAN
Wapiti Wind The Wapiti Wind is published by BPOE
2399 to communicate with members of the lodge. The Wapiti Wind is published at the
discretion of the lodge, normally 10 times per year. Deadline for submitting material is
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Lodge No. 2399 3532 McCulloch Blvd.
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406 928-855-2800 928-453-3557
OFFICE PERSONNEL Carolyn Dieter Karen Turpin
CLUB MANAGER Sam Monteleone
Auditing & Acct. Chairman Audit/Acct. Burnell Dacus Inventory Jan Kahle Activities Committee Chairman Bingo June Coppola Blood Drive Al Long Bowling Jim Goodine Christmas Baskets Ed Wdowiak Clothe-A-Child Sue Thomas Community Activities Ace Johnson Country Dancers Julie Cameron Dart League Drop In Decorating Committee Al Jedrey Drug Awareness Mike Arlowe Elks Jr Golf Don Sage Fishing Club Jerry Boyce Golf League Jim Lammes Hamburger Night Jim Travis Hi-Way Cleanup Bill Fitzgerald Hoop Shoot HR Radtke Information Technology Tim Fairbank Leather Lodge Activities Mario Perez PER President Hank Thonnard Public Relations Ace Johnson Queen of Hearts Debbie Vail RV Club (Vagabonds) Don Underwood RV Parking Royce Morris Scholarships Rick/Lisa Stilson Scouts Richard Chinn Soccer Shoot HR Radtke
Spaghetti Night Joe Tommila Special Olympics Jackie Turcotte Ways & Means Yacht Club Commodore George Schnittgrund Youth Activities HR Radtke Fraternal Committee Chairman All American Lodge/Training Richard Conway Americanism Mike Arlowe Constitution & By-Laws Richard Conway Elks National Foundation Jerry Gillen Flag Day Floyd Davis Government Relations Gary Parsons Guest Monitoring Sue Thomas Interview Committee Jan Kahle Lapsation /Orientation Marti Johnson Lodge Inspection/Accident Joe Cummins Long Range Planning Richard Ross Major Projects Floyd Davis Mediator Richard Conway Membership Marti Johnson Memorial Service Mike Vail Presiding Justice Mike Centofanti Protocol Bart Sherwood Veteran Services Bud Watts Visiting Committee Ace Johnson Wapiti Wind Ace Johnson
Attend Meetings Lodge business is conducted during the official Lodge Meetings and not at the end of the bar. Squelch rumors by getting the facts during a Lodge Meeting, House Committee Meet-ing, or Trustee Meeting. Check the calendar for meeting times.
MEMBERS TO BE DROPPED 3/31/2016 FOR NON-PAYMENT OF DUES ALAN ADAMSEN TIM ANDERSEN ROY ANYAN SHERRY BATSON WILLIAM BEEMAN TED BENNETT MICHAEL BOYLE LOWELL BREUNIG MERLIN BROERS KELLY BROGDON DOUGLAS BRUNELL ALICE BULLMAN PATRICK BURKE DON BYRNE DAVID CAMPBELL JOYCE CAMPBELL BECKY COLEMAN DAVID COLLINS PETER COLLINS JAMES COOPER DONALD CURREY DALE DECLARK JOSEPH DEMULLING MELVIN DOLAN
HAROLD DOW CHARLES FAIRCHILD MARSHA FARNAM JULIET FEINBERG JAMES GAMBONI RICH GAWRYS JOHN GERVAIS HARRY GLEADLE EARL GROSSAINT HERB GROVES SHIRLEY GURNEY KENTON HARMON PAUL HOPKINS JAMES IRANY DANNY KLEIN ROGER KLEIN KERRY LACOSTE BERNARD LECLERC FRANK LIMA DEAN LOUGH KATIE LOVATO PAUL LOVEALL EDDIE MAXWELL IAN MCDONALD JACK MCDONALD MICHAEL MILLER FRED MOSER SABINO MUNIZ
JOHN OHARA OPAL OLDENBURG RICHARD PAXTON RAYMOND PETER-SON THOMAS PHILLIPS LOIS PIKE CONRAD REDLIN VALERIE ROCK CHRISTOPHER ROLANDO DON ROLFE RONALD SMITH CHARLES SNYDER JEAN STANEK RYAN STAPLETON ANNETTE SUMMERS ROGER SWIERENGA JEANNIE SYLVESTER KEN TRICE JR. JOHN VACURA JOHN VALASEK RANDY VINEYARD JOEL WALLENDER RONALD WILLIAMS TRACY WRIN
ATTENTION Please pay your dues early if “Out of Town.” and all members must have a new card by Friday April 1, 2016 or you cannot be ad-mitted to the lodge. If transferring to this lodge from another lodge you must do so before February 15, 2016. Pay your dues early and avoid embarrassment and temper tan-trums when you are not permitted entry to the lodge.
SMOKING HOUSE RULES CHANGE PROPOSED During the first Lodge meeting in April (Tuesday April 5, 2016) a vote will be taken on amending the cur-rent House Rules. The present Rule 10a reads; “Smoking is prohibited in all areas , except the bar area.” The proposed change read: “Smoking is prohibited in the lodge.” When the proposal was read on the floor of the lodge a motion was made and seconded to amend the motion. The amendment reads: “Smoking is prohibited in all areas, except the bar area.”
ST. PATRICK'S DAY THURSDAY THE 17TH
CORNED BEEF FROM
11:00AM-7PM $9.95
BINGO FOR HOSPICE 11:00 AM
Saturday March 12, 2016
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ELKETTE MESSAGE See you at the meetings. Congratulations to our new officers. President Paulette Nanteau, 1st Vice President Diana Bridge, 2nd Vice presi-dent Kay Wdowiak, Secretary Denise Robbins and Treas-
urer Barbara Frost. Thank you la-dies for taking office. They will be installed during our March 8, 2016 meeting. It’s Crazy Auction Time!! You do not want to miss this fun event on March 8 with the doors open at 9:00AM. This fills up fast so you do want to get there early. Chair-person Kim Semmens and co-
Chairperson Rosalie Smith with Kay Wdowiak have col-lected tons of great things. They will also be raffling off a certificate for $500.00 for new tires. If you can’t make the
Auction, you Can get your raffle tickets Wednesday or Fri-day 2 weeks before the Auction. If you have never been to one before you are in for a treat and I know you will be there for the next one. The snack bar help will be serving pulled pork sandwiches. The Awards Banquet is March 19, 2016. On this occa-sion the new officers will be introduced to the lodge and the outstanding Elkettes are honored. I think you are all outstanding, but there are those that put in more than ex-pected. The dinner is free to all Elkettes in good standing. You can pick up your ticket at the lodge office and then purchase a ticket for your significant other. I hope everyone had a green fun and safe St Patrick's Day
Deborah Haines Elkette President.
20 Years. Pictured: Lester Barton, Del Griger, Floyd Ferguson, Jack Jacob, Laverne Johnson, Karl Richard, Darryl Kautzmann, Norman Larsen, Fred Molden, Eugene Reisdorph, Robert Stevenson. Not poictured: Bill Allen, David Bach, Syd Bibby, Robert Blanker, Warren Brean, Louie Burke, Delbert Campbell, Ronald Carr, James Cavender, Raymond Champagne, Keith Copton, Harvey Crandell, Ben Eason, Kevin Eiser, James Fleck, Rudy Gallardo, Ron Nickle, Tom Pearce, Donald Perryman..
Donald Peterson Richard Reed Bob Roberts Jim Robinson John Rogers Jerry Saldana Ronald Semon Anton Smith Richard Spilger, Thomas Steinbach Michael Stello Tony Taylor Jerry Thomas Richard Thomas Conrad Wade Thomas Walters Dan Watson Larry Weinholz Douglas Williams Dave Zalibra.
30 Years. Pictured: Ronald DeMars, Royce Morris, Jerry Holbrook, Walter Lamb, Richard Ossinger, Kenneth Renter, Richard Chaal.
30 Years not pictured: Roger Al-len, Thomas Burnell, Donald Cal-kins, Robert Cole, Donald Doster, Herbert Goettleman, Daniel Han-sen, Edgar Hayes, Marvin Helart, Paul Hetzler, Jimmy Johnson, Kenneth King, Charles Knauff, Robert Lamorte, Robert Malley, Lewis McSweeney, Leonard Palazzo, Thomas Rappel, Mark Salati, Berry Serlis, Thomas St. Marie, Michael Sweeney.
Note: PER Royce Morris was the first lodge Exalted Ruler to lead the lodge in achieving the coveted All American Lodge Honor.
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OLD TIMERS RECOGNIZED
Pictured: Sandy Rosette & Ed-ward Harding. Not pictured: Gil-bert Coleman, Kenneth Schnei-der, Thomas Wetzel
55 Years
Pictured Ray Fenter & Grant Ole-son. Not pictured: Donald Briggs, Larry Conner, Jerry Ditzel, Paul Fraga, Dennis Grissom, Lindsey Hansen, Bob Kimmel, John Raaflaub, Martin Sullivan, Claud Tuss, Robert Wagner, William Wallace
50 years 45 years
Pictured: Bruce Imsdahl, Paul Vitale, Ronald woods. Not pictured: Edward Coolbaugh, Larry Heggler, Con-rad Kresge, Robert Waddel, Rober White.
40 Years. Pictured: Moris Bickett, Ernestt Canfield, Dennis Dunkirk, Gary Kampschor, Kenneth Weller. Not Pictured: Gerald Arnson, Richard Cordo-za, Trent Crane, Jerry Hayworth, Roger Heinle, William Marks. Robert Marshall, Bruce McBride, Thomas McMaster, Donald Nelson,.Cont; page 4
35 Years. Pictured: Alan Moris James Price, Tony Van-Rooy. Not pictured: Tom Ayers, William Cantrell, Frank Coley, Gary Ermels, Don Evans, Emmet Hazlett, James Hill, Harold Hiner, Solomon Kahookele, Donald Ledford, William Marshall, Jerry Moss, John Norton, Norman Page, Samuel Sosa, Don St. Clair, Louis Wilber, Vern Ziemann
25 Years. Pictured: William Corrao, Dennis Culver, Harold Halter, Gerald Hietpas, Clayton Leach, James Smith Edward Thomas, Joseph Tron-cone, Timothy Va Houton, Michael Wolf. Not pictured: Randolph Bartlett, William Bissenbach, Robert Brean, John Connely, Clifford Corlett, Gerald Czarnowski, David Dowing, Ed Drischer, Fred Ellsworth, Richard Fulmer, Walter Haynes,Torr Hubred, Danny Jordon, James Lillingworth, Johm Koop, Jerry K0zachenko, William La Monte, Albert Long, Michael McHale, Steven Philips , John Saunders, Joeseph Sime, Joe Spencer, Earl Springfield, Dominic Stancati, Robert Taller, Raymond Tidwell, Terrance Wisner.
40 Years from page 4 Larry Nelson William Panos Victor Puppo Robert Regnier Bill Rosemary Robert Ross Skip Spenst Frank Stanley Gerald Trupp Leroy Volk Robert West Bruce Woodland
ELK OF THE MONTH April 2015 Jim Travis May 2015 Gail Harrington June 2015 Warren Eller July 2015 Denny Dunkirk August 2015 Bill Fitzgerald September 2015 Don Carter October 2015 Sue Thomas November 2015 Ed Wdowiak December 2015 Bill Symanski January 2016 Debbie & Mike Vail February 2016 March 2016
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DONATIONS , January, 2016 Veterans 340.00 Youth Golf 160.00 Teen Break 500.00 Hoop Shoot 75.00 Special Olympics 440.00 From PERs; Pregnancy Care 400.00 Wounded Warriors 124.00 From Elkettes: Sally’s Place 800.00 From Pearl Harbor Golf Tournament: Havasu Silent Witness 1,000.00 Salvation Army 504.00 Havasu Cancer Bosum Buddies 504.00 From Country Dancers: Hospice 300.00 Total $5,155.00 Total To date: $39,230.00
Debbie & Mike Vail
Bill Symanski
PER RAFFLE WINNERS First place:$1,100.00, Larry Hooper. Second Place: $500.00, Paul Napolitano. Third Place: $50.00 Jim Layscick, Ken Bushman, Paul Dietnck, Kari Zim-mer, Bud Roberts. Bud Lite cooler & hat John Hueberg. Wells Fargo Condiment bag Bud Roberts.
ENF REPORT Congratulations to Katherine Fitzger-ald for reaching the ENF Permanent Benefactor cumulative giving level, hav-ing donated $2,000.00 or more to the foundation, and congratulations to Mi-chael Cuz for reaching the $1,000.00 donor level. Many thanks to all the members who donated during this past lodge year. We reached the the Grand Lodge per capita goal level of $5.70 per member with a grand total of $18,000.00 from the membership.
You will have received your 2016 dues membership notice aand member-ship renewal form. Please try to donate to the ENF fund at least $10.00 or more as this will help us reach our goal for the upcoming year. Remember, The Elks National Foun-dation (ENF) is the charitable wing of the Elks organization and is not bur-dened with heavy administrative over head costs. All the donations are used for noble causes. Jerry Gillen, Lodge Secretary and ENF Committee chairman.
Organ Donors Wanted Join the Lake Havasu and the Grand Lodge Elks by providing support to the organ giving program @www.donatelife.net It is part of the All American Lodge activities listings.
NOTICE A monthly lodge profit and loss statement is posted on the bulletin board in the hallway leading to the lodge room by the Club Manager’s office. Please look this over carefully before spreading unfounded rumors concerning the lodge finances.
It doesn’t seem possible that here we are ready to elect officers for the coming year. Time certainly does fly by. I hope that many of you will be supportive of all our officers in the coming year. Our club has been growing every month and we look forward to getting to know more of you as the year progresses. So far this year we have had outings at Quartzsite, Lake Mead RV Village in
Boulder City and have scheduled the March campout at the Avi Resort Casino RV Park.
In April we will participate in the Tri-State Rally in Yuma, AZ and then in May we will be in
Wickenberg. I hope many of you will partici-pate in these outings. The Tri-State Rally is always a fun event where many of the mem-
bers participate in game competitions, share meals sponsored by different states, and enjoy meeting new Elks. Our club is hosting an open bar and horse races as well as a basket raffle. This event is very well attended by most who are at the Rally. As many of you already know, our meetings go dark for the months of June, July and August. Those of us who remain in town for the summer continue to meet for lunch and social time at the Lodge. Hope many of you will continue to meet for an infor-mal social time. No official meetings or business will be con-ducted during these months. New members to our Club in the past two months are: David & Marlene Colestock; Dennis Culver & Sharon Barret; Neal Fowler & Janse Kentz; Bob & Laurie Kahi; Fred & Linda Ladner; Wendell & Wynell Pickett; Thomas & Marylou Rioux; Richard & Susan Seales; and Sanoy Smith. Welcome to all of you – we look forward to getting to know you in the coming months. Our Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month (except for June, July, August). For those who want lunch, be there by noon so the staff can accommodate everyone prior to our meeting which begins at 1:00 p.m. Happy Trails to all. Pauline Thonnard, Secretary
FISHING CLUB REPORT The dates for the March Derby are: Wednesday the 9th and Wednesday the 23rd from 6:30 AM until 11:30 AM. Weigh-in at Windsor
Beach South with scales open from 11:30 AM until noon. Lunch will be served at the Lodge following the cleaning. The Club’s Board of Director’s Mtg. will be Monday March 7, 2016 at 11:00AM at the Lodge. The
Club’s General Mtg. will be held at the Lodge on Saturday March 12th at 1:00 PM. Elks needing more information on the Fishing Club are encouraged to attend the Mtg. The winner of the “Take All” Derby was won by the team of Dave Flanning and Jerry Stratinsky. The winner of our “Lucky Lure” award for the month of February was Bob Saxton. Bob caught enough fish in the “Winner Take All” Derby , but due to a misunderstanding he kept throwing them back. The moral, turn them in! The March Fish Fry has been moved to April 9th because of lack of fish. The International Water Ski Racing Association winter race scheduled for next month has been can-celled and so they wont need our picket boats this year. Want to join the Elks Fishing Club? Applications are located on the Fishing Club bulletin board in the back of the room next to the bar. After filling out the form, place the application in the blue box. Any questions, call Jerry Boyce (928) 208-1073 Reminder: Those members who have not paid their dues by March 12th will be dropped from our membership. Dues are $30.00 per year.
Elks Yacht Club News Spring is in the air and we all get anxious for warmer weather and boating. March 20th will be a new event ”The steak out” headed by Rick and Lisa Stilson. This event will be held at the lodge in the after-noon. Tickets are $14.00 for rib eye steak and $10.00 for chicken. Tickets will be emailed. The Lobesterfest will be a two day event this year held at Sara Park. Party and prep on 4/2 and 4/3 is the big chow down. RV park-ing is available, music, free beer and fun. Ticket info will follow at the meeting and through your emails. Opening Day Boat Parade will be in April and the Brunch in May-more to follow. If you are not receiving your emails make sure we have your cur-rent info on file. Call Julie Talbert to update @ 805-550-0527 Meetings are the 3rd Saturday of the month @ 2:00PM Bring your current membership card for the drawing. Other info, call Commodore George @ 303-249-9424.
ELKS GOLF CLUB NEWS Greetings: The March away golf tournament will be held at the Blythe Golf course. All Elks Golf Club members and guest are welcome. The sign up sheets will be located on the club board at the lodge or every Tuesday at the Refuge Golf Course. The Men’s Club championship tournament is bringing the cream to the top. Congratulations to the new champ who will recognized next month. Also, congratulations to Chuck Trayer for making the elusive double eagle on hole #18 at the Refuge Golf Course. Jerry Savilla, Elks Golf Club President.
VOLUNTEER NEEDED\ Volunteers are needed for Adopt a Highway Clean-up on Route 95, Monday April 4th. Meet at the Dairy Queen at 7:30 AM. Look for sign-up sheets. Questions, call Fitz @ 413-522-9016 or 928-303-2350, or email [email protected].
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IN GOD WE TRUST
ELKS CARE ELKS SHARE
BPO Elks A Fraternal Organization
3532 N McCulloch Blvd Lake Havasu City Arizona 86406
To Our Absent Members Jerry Ditzel
Robert L. Holman Conrad Kresge
William Mastroleo Lewis J McSweeney
Ronald Rykman Roy Weisman
REST IN PEACE
New Members Anton Anstett, Dean Butcher, James Dorsett, Dale Edington, David Evans, David Hoey, Gordon Koterba, Beverly Lar-son, John McBee, Bruce Osgood, Randell Petersen.
Conrad Kesge 45 Years an Elk
Join These Others and Become a Proposer Joe Nollet, Mike Vail, Glenn Whelchel, Gloriann Barton, Benjamin Crane, Judith Bowater, Thomas Rose, Gary Foratyer, Larry Westerfield, Earl Hivey, Donald Kopecky, Neil Reger.
