ALL AMERICAN LODGE 2003,04,08,09,10,11,12,13 BPO ELKS 2399 WAPITI WIND December, 2016 Exalted Ruler’s Message:. This year, we have started the purple pig program to support the Arizona Elks Associa- tion Major Projects. Our support helps AEA with their work at the Steele Children’s Re- search Center and the Warters Elks Youth Camp. If you would like to help with these very important programs, please pick up a purple pig at the office or the cash register and take it home, fill it up with your coins and return it to the office. You can also ex- change it for an empty pig if desired. Purple pigs are also located in the bar area for your convenience while at the lodge and your support will be much appreciated. I would like to extend a big THANK YOU to those who have already returned full pigs to the office. December 4 th will be our annual Elks Memorial Service to remember all our brothers and sisters who have passed. This service will be held in the Lodge Room at 11:00 a.m. Please attend this important event. The ER Wassail will be held on December 18th along with a Sunday Brunch. There will be free mimosas and hot cider for all. If you wish to have brunch with your mimosa or cider, you may purchase tickets at the office for $12.50 per ticket. This will be our first Sunday brunch so let’s all come out and enjoy it from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Hope to see you all there. Floyd Davis Exalted Ruler. 928-706-6627 [email protected]Elks Memorial Service Sunday December 4, 2016 11:00 AM The first Sunday in December is mandated by the Grand Lodge to observe and pay a tribute to those members who have passed before us. This touching and solemn ceremo- ny will be performed by the Lodge officers. Please plan on attending and pay your respects. A light buffet lunch will follow the service Clothe-A-Child Scheduled December11, 2016 at 9:00 AM. K-Mart Contact Debbie Herd @ 951-440- 2280 to volun- teer. EXALTED RULER’S WASSAIL AND SUNDAY BRUNCH Sunday December 18th 10:00AM-2:00PM. Mimosa and Hot Cider Served. Tickets for the first Sunday Brunch available in the Lodge Office. Complimentary Champagne $12.50/person CHRISTMAS BASKETS Looking for a gratifying experience? The Lodges annual Christmas Basket delivery will held Decem- ber 17th and volunteers are needed to assemble the bas- kets on the 16th and deliver the on the 17th. Please No Open Contain- ers, Perishables, or Out of Date Canned Goods. To volunteer, call Ed Wdowiak @ 453-0370 NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION. Prime Rib~$50.00 Includes Party Favors, Champaign @ Midnight. Well drinks and Beer. Doors Open at 6:00PM. Contact Club Manager Kevin Brown For Details. For Ticket Holders Only Your New Club Manager Kevin Brown. Say Hi!
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ALL AMERICAN LODGE 2003,04,08,09,10,11,12,13 BPO ELKS 2399
WAPITI WIND December, 2016
Exalted Ruler’s Message:. This year, we have started the purple pig program to support the Arizona Elks Associa-tion Major Projects. Our support helps AEA with their work at the Steele Children’s Re-search Center and the Warters Elks Youth Camp. If you would like to help with these
very important programs, please pick up a purple pig at the office or the cash register and take it home, fill it up with your coins and return it to the office. You can also ex-change it for an empty pig if desired. Purple pigs are also located in the bar area for your convenience while at the lodge and your support will be much appreciated.
I would like to extend a big THANK YOU to those who have already returned full pigs to the office. December 4th will be our annual Elks Memorial Service to remember all our brothers and sisters who have passed. This service will be held in the Lodge Room at 11:00 a.m. Please attend this important event. The ER Wassail will be held on December 18th along with a Sunday Brunch. There will be free mimosas and hot cider for all. If you wish to have brunch with your mimosa or cider, you may purchase tickets at the office for $12.50 per ticket. This will be our first Sunday brunch so let’s all come out and enjoy it from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Hope
to see you all there. Floyd Davis Exalted Ruler. 928-706-6627 [email protected]
Elks Memorial Service Sunday December 4, 2016
11:00 AM The first Sunday in December is mandated by the Grand Lodge to observe and pay a tribute to those members who have passed before us. This touching and solemn ceremo-ny will be performed by the Lodge officers. Please plan on attending and pay your respects. A light buffet lunch will follow the service
Clothe-A-Child Scheduled
December11, 2016 at 9:00
AM. K-Mart
Contact Debbie Herd @ 951-440-
2280 to volun-teer.
EXALTED RULER’S WASSAIL AND SUNDAY
BRUNCH
Sunday December 18th 10:00AM-2:00PM.
Mimosa and Hot Cider Served.
Tickets for the first Sunday
Brunch available in the Lodge Office.
Complimentary Champagne $12.50/person
CHRISTMAS BASKETS Looking for a gratifying experience? The Lodges annual Christmas Basket delivery will held Decem-ber 17th and volunteers are needed to assemble the bas-kets on the 16th and deliver the on the 17th. Please No Open Contain-ers, Perishables, or Out of Date Canned Goods. To volunteer, call Ed Wdowiak @ 453-0370
NEW YEAR’S EVE
CELEBRATION.
Prime Rib~$50.00 Includes Party Favors,
Champaign @ Midnight. Well drinks and Beer.
Doors Open at 6:00PM. Contact Club Manager
Kevin Brown For Details.
For Ticket Holders Only
Your New Club Manager Kevin Brown. Say Hi!
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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 Floyd Davis
LEADING KNIGHT Gary W. Parsons
LOYAL KNIGHT Michael Vail
LECTURING KNIGHT Larry Westerfield
ESQUIRE William A Horton
CHAPLAIN Lester J Barton
INNER GUARD Jane Sahno
TILER Jim Travis
SECRETARY Jerry Gillen
TREASURER Debbie Horton
TRUSTEES Tim Fairbank Ed Wdowiak Rick Stilson
Tom Bradford Deborah Vail
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
the 10th of the month prior to publication. Material should be typed.
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 Kevin Brown
Auditing & Acct. Chairman Audit/Acct. Burnell Dacus Inventory Wayne Adler Activities Committee Chairman Bingo June Coppola Blood Drive Al Long Bowling Jim Goodine Christmas Baskets Ed Wdowiak Clothe-A-Child Debbie Herd Community Activities Ace Johnson Country Dancers Julie Cameron Dart League Drop In Decorating Committee Rick & Lisa Stilson Drug Awareness Mike Arlowe Elks Jr Golf Don Sage Fishing Club Jerry Boyce Golf League Jim Lammes Hamburger Night Bill Fitzgerald Hi-Way Cleanup Bill Fitzgerald Hoop Shoot HR Radtke Hot Dogs Brian Yost Information Technology Tim Fairbank Leather Lodge Activities Mario Perez PER President Jim Jouberrt 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 Special Olympics Jackie Turcotte Ways & Means Yacht Club Commodore Rick Stilson 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 Gary Parsons Government Relations Gary Parsons Guest Monitoring Sue Thomas Interview Committee Marti Johnson Orientation Gary Parsons Lodge Inspection/Accident Debbie Vail Long Range Planning Major Projects Floyd Davis Mediator Richard Conway Membership/Lapsation Wanda Parsons Memorial Service Larry Westerfield Presiding Justice Randy Bartlett Protocol HankThonnard Visiting Committee 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.
Proposal On The Floor “ Borrow $121,000.00 from a member at an interest rate of 4.00% for 15 years to expand the Lodge and provide an environmental smoking room. “ Comments with proposal: The expansion will provide an area that, with a House Rule change involving smoking within the Lodge, will better ac-commodate and provide service to all the current and potential new mem-bers. Vote to be taken at the January 3, 2017 Lodge meeting.
Trustee Report to Members My goal this year is to provide more information to our members, reduce the rumors and encourage more harmony in our Lodge. Welcome to our winter visitors. When you read this we will have The new double doors installed to meet ADA requirements The Vagabonds and volunteers have completed the full hookup of 12
RV parking spaces. We welcome the new club Manager Kevin Brown. The trustees have ap-proved a new/used slow cooker and warmer oven. We will continue to provide the same quality food service that Sam and Al gave our members. We have held 3 town meetings to present and discuss the needs for a lodge expansion with an environmentally controlled smoking facility sep-arate from the non-smoking area of the Lodge. Our Lake Havasu City Lodge is one of the best in the country and we ALL should work to make it acceptable top our smoking members and non-smoking members. The smokers represent 16% of our 3,300 membership. All members and spouses are invited to attend the 12/11/16 Town Hall Meeting at 2:00PM I certainly hope that Brotherly Love continues to grow within each of you and “The Great Heart of Elkdom Swells and Throbs” once again with greater Harmony and reigns within our Lodge. Tim Fairbank Head Trustee.
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LODGE VETERANS RECOGNIZED
Elks 2399 Veterans recognized with a dinner and patriotic themed program.
SMOKING ROOM ADDITION TO THE LODGE Vote will be taken during the regular lodge meeting of
January, 3 2017 Proposed to Borrow $121,00.00 to construct an
environmentally controlled smoking area.
TO A VERY PROSPEROUS, PERSONAL AND LODGE NEW
YEAR!
SEE PAGE 5 FOR SOME DECEMBER DELIGHTS FROM THE NEW CLUB
MANAGER.
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Elkette Wapiti Article December 2016 As always with this newsletter, I never know exactly what it is I’m going to write, but as I pen to paper, thoughts come quickly. So let me start by saying
what a truly wonderful group of individuals our Elkettes are. That means so much as we approach our busiest time of the year. Kudos to all of you. Our Fashion Show Luncheon in October was a huge success. As a result, we are able to donate $800.00 to the Havasu Community Health Foundation for their Breast Cancer Awareness Program.
Our Annual Craft Fair and Bake Sale is over and we are on the heels of the “Kids turn To Shop” event on December 3rd. Although not a fund raiser, it is such a
pleasure to assist the children in buying Christmas gifts for their families. Also fast approaching is our semi formal Winter Dinner Dance on December 10th. Our theme this year is “Holly Jolly”. Tickets are on sale at the Lodge office for $15.00. I hope to see you there. And we’re not stopping there. We begin the New Year with our huge Rummage Sale on January 7th. Because of storage constraints, I would ask that donations be held until January. We just don’t have the room to store both the Kids turn to shop and Rum-mage Sale items together. Again, thank you to all who help support our Lodge #2399 and the Elkettes.
Paulette Nainteau Elkette President 928-680-1654
Thanks for Returning Full Pig. Jean Miller
Verona and Larry Westerfield Irene Weiss, Gib Maendonca.
Join these members and support the AEA Major projects' by filling a pig!
Menu: Chicken Marsala, Potato Dish, Sweet Carrots and
Dessert. Price $15.00/Person
Tickets On Sale in Lodge Office.
Dress: Semi Formal. Entertainment by Havasu
Community Choir. Dancing to Fritz.
New on Tuesday
ALOHA LUNCH Terriyaki Chicken and
Sides $7.95
Wear your Hawaiian Shirt For a $1.00 discount.
A Special Treat Thursday, December 22nd
5-7 PM Wine Taasting and Appetizers
$15.00/person
No Regular Dinner Menu
AN EPICUREAN DELIGHT Start Your Christmas Weekend
With A Holiday Dinner At The
Lodge. Friday December 23rd
STEAK AND LOBSTER SPECIAL
$21.95/PERSON
Tickets in Office
NO REGULAR DINNER MENU
Dancing At The Lodge. Starting January4th different styles of music on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturday nights. Those who like Big Band, one night, Western one night, and your favorite 50s,60s, 70s and blues one night. Check the January Wapiti for band types and dates.
ELK OF THE MONTH April, Rick & Lisa Stilson May, Jan Kahle June, Wayne Adler July, Craig Willson August, Dianne Bridge September, Jim Travis October, Denny Dunkirk November, Dannelle Cook December, January 2017 February, March, March
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Donations October, 2016 LHC Scorpions BB Ball Team $300.00 ENF 240.00 AZ Humane Society 2,200.00 After School Dance 935.00 From PER Assn.: 1. Norona Affect 300.00 2. ER Walk 500.00 3. Clothe A Child 500.00 From Elkettes: 1. Calvary Baptist 25.00 2. Pearl Harbor Golf Tourney 100.00 From Country Dancers: Clothe-A-Child 300.00 Total $5,400.00 Total YTD $20,630.00
Thank You Don
PER and veteran Don Carter again volunteered his truck and trailer unit, American, and POW flags as parade entries in the annual Veterans Day Pa-rade. Pictured are the many Elks, spouses and Elkettes that showed up to ride in the float and salute all veterans. Also, the Elkettes, with their banner, walked the parade route to show their support for our veterans. The number of spectators turning out for the parade was indeed gratifying.
Above: Elks Parade float. Below: Elkettes with their banner.
Don Carter His uniform still fits!!
ELKS 2399 SALUTES OUR VETERANS.
Dannelle Cook Purple Pig Chair.
ELKS CARE~ELKS SHARE
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LODGE CLUB NEWS.
FISHING CLUB REPORT Dates for the December Derby’s Follows: Wednesday, December 7th and Wednesday, Decen-ber 21st from 7:00AM to 12:00 PM. Weigh in is at Windsor Beach South with the scales open from
12:00-12:30PM. Lunch will follow fish cleaning at the Lodge. The Club’s Board of Director’s Mtg. will be held on Monday Decem-ber 5th @ 11:00 Am at the Lodge. The annual Christmas dinner will
be at the Lodge on December 17th. Dinner choices are either Ham Steak or Chicken Kiev. The non-member cost is $20.00/person. Attitude adjustment from 5:00 to 6:00 PM with the Club’s general Mtg. to follow. Voting for next year’s officers will take place following dinner and the Club’s Volunteer of the Year Award will be announced. Several gifts will be raffled off and trophies awarded for the Big Fish of The Year for all eligible species. All claims for Big fish of The year will close November 30th. Fish caught in December will start the count for 2017. The club membership extends a big thank you to the following for their help in manning the fish tanks during the Pumpkin Festival: Dave Fanning, Jerry Stratinsky, Bob & Joanne Williams, Wendell & Wynell Picket, Bert Simmons, John Burns, Jerry Boyce, Jack Williams, Ron Johnson, Charles & Jen-nie Robertson, Ken Miller, and Joe Evans. These vol-unteers were assisted by the Lake Havasu High School Anglers Club. 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.
Vagabonds News December 2016 I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with fam-ily and friends. By the time you receive this, we will have had our campout with the Elks Yacht Club at the Rodeo grounds at Sara Park. It was so nice of the Yacht Club to invite the Vagabonds to join them for their Pig in the Ground. This is going to be a very well attended event with over 250 members from the Yacht Club and the Vagabonds. This will be a three day event for Fri-day, Saturday and Sunday, November 18th, 19th and 20th. The area is dry camping with room for approximately 100 RV’s. Hamburgers will be served on Saturday night and we will eat the Pig Sunday along with free beer, wine and live music. It doesn’t get any better than that! We will have our Christmas party on December 11th at the Lodge and One Eyed Romeo will be playing. No doubt this will be a very fun event. We have a very fun group! There will be a “no host” campout in Quartsite for anyone wanting to go again this year. It will be different than in past years because the big white tent will be gone. It has moved to Yuma. There will still be an area for RV products. We want to welcome our new members. Charles (Buzzie) Bezanson and Lil Aston. We look forward to getting to know both of you and seeing you at our meet-ings. Our meetings are always the second Wednesday of the month at 1:00 p.m. Come at noon and join us for lunch and don’t forget your Queen of Hearts tickets. Congratulations to Stephanie John for winning the Queen of Hearts and adding $1,952 to her piggy bank. Remember BPOE – Best People on Earth Marti Johnson Vagabonds Secretary
Golf Club News: Hello fellow golfers. The semi-annual golf club scramble and luncheon was held Oct 1st and was a great turn out, we had some where near 90 golfers. The luncheon was delicious again with prime rib sandwiches. We held our new officer elections and we had no new changes. A new hole-in-one fund will begin Jan. 1st 2017. A list will be coming out to register for the hole in one fund. 1 US dollar to get into the side pot. New shirts and hats will be available in January. Make sure to check the board for up coming events like the annual Pearl Harbor golf tourna-ment Nov.20, hosted by the Elks this year. Be sure and sign up, lots of fun and prizes. The next away tournament will be Dec.12th will be held at Emerald Canyon Golf Course. Be sure get sign up early, the sign up sheets will be located on the club board at the lodge or every Tuesday at the Refuge Golf Course. Make sure you fix your ball marks and divots. See you guys at the Course. Jerry Savilla, Golf Club President.
ELKS YACHT CLUB NEWS
After our successful Pig in the Ground event with the Vaga-bonds, the Yacht Club eagerly awaits the viewing of our entry in the Parade of Lights on Dec
2nd and 3rd. Thanks to the the Blums and Dulins for making us proud! Our annual Commodore's Ball is Sunday, Dec 4th from 5-9 at the Lodge with Kevin Jaxon and Midnight Sun playing for our dancing pleasure. For all of you who have volunteered for Clothe a Child that date is December 11th. Remem-ber the Yacht Club does not have a monthly meeting in December. Look for many more fun activities in the New Year! Lisa Stilson
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ELKS CARE ELKS SHARE
BPO Elks A Fraternal Organization
3532 N McCulloch Blvd Lake Havasu City Arizona 86406
To Our Absent Members Donald “Charlie” Brown.
Bill Moore. Roger Plouride
Richard Ross.
IN GOD WE TRUST
NEW MEMBERS OCTOBER 2016 Steve Alexander, Robert Allen, Charles Bezanson, David Bradley, Delbert Cole, James Frost, Doug Heldt, Kent Higgins, Janet Hunsaker, Jerry Jennings, Glen Johnson, Steve Johnson, Richard Kerber, Michael Keys, Paul Koesterer, Stven Linden, Robert Mray, Ron North, Denise Robbins, Michael Siebenaller, Thomas Tucker, Robert Watson, Irene Weiss, Tom Wern.
AEA President Visits Lodge. Arizona Elks Association (AEA) President Al Skorupski made his official visit to the Lodge and had high praise for all phases of the lodge, with compliments to the officers and committee chairs for a job well done. During his visit the lodge presented him with a miniature Elk as memento of the occasion. Left: Al with miniature Elk.
