Volume 71 APRIL 2015 Issue 4 http://www.pointpleasantelks.org EXALTED RULER’S MESSAGE Greetings Fellow Elks, I want to thank the membership for the confidence and trust they have shown by electing me and my fellow officers for the Elk year 2015-2016. I want to thank Tom Watters, his officers, and committee members for a suc- cessful year. March as usual was a very busy month. I would like to thank Eileen Miller and the Special Children’s Com- mittee for the great job on the Hootenanny. It was not the usual Charity Ball but was casual and a lot of fun. Speak- ing for myself and I am sure a few others, I need to work on my square dancing. Congratulations to John Toole as our Elk of the Year and Eileen Miller as our Officer of the Year. Keep up the good work. Thank you to Johnny, the House Committee, and especially my wife, Ann Marie, for planning, setting up, and running the Installation of Officers on March 28, 2015. Way to go Nancy and Fred Frick for the successful Easter Egg Hunt. Let’s all continue to support the Lodge and each other in the coming events in April: Murder Mystery Dinner for the Veterans Committee on April 11 and the Motorcycle Committee Barbeque on April 26. Thanks in advance for the hard work. The biggest THANK YOU goes out to Helen McDermott for the outstanding and thankless job in March and April of collecting the dues, issuing the new membership cards, closing out all the year’s reports for Grand Lodge, etc. We also have the yearly convention down in Wildwood the first weekend in June. Last year we came close to filling the Hotel. Let’s see if we can do it this year. See you around the Lodge!! Fraternally yours, Bob
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Volume 71 APRIL 2015 Issue 4
http://www.pointpleasantelks.org
EXALTED RULER’S MESSAGE
Greetings Fellow Elks, I want to thank the membership for the confidence and trust they have shown by electing me and my fellow officers for the Elk year 2015-2016. I want to thank Tom Watters, his officers, and committee members for a suc-cessful year. March as usual was a very busy month. I would like to thank Eileen Miller and the Special Children’s Com-mittee for the great job on the Hootenanny. It was not the usual Charity Ball but was casual and a lot of fun. Speak-ing for myself and I am sure a few others, I need to work on my square dancing. Congratulations to John Toole as our Elk of the Year and Eileen Miller as our Officer of the Year. Keep up the good work. Thank you to Johnny, the House Committee, and especially my wife, Ann Marie, for planning, setting up, and running the Installation of Officers on March 28, 2015. Way to go Nancy and Fred Frick for the successful Easter Egg Hunt. Let’s all continue to support the Lodge and each other in the coming events in April: Murder Mystery Dinner for the Veterans Committee on April 11 and the Motorcycle Committee Barbeque on April 26. Thanks in advance for the hard work. The biggest THANK YOU goes out to Helen McDermott for the outstanding and thankless job in March and April of collecting the dues, issuing the new membership cards, closing out all the year’s reports for Grand Lodge, etc. We also have the yearly convention down in Wildwood the first weekend in June. Last year we came close to filling the Hotel. Let’s see if we can do it this year. See you around the Lodge!! Fraternally yours, Bob
Lodge Officers 2015-2016 Exalted Ruler Robert Byrnes 732-278-9422 Leading Knight Amanda Horton 732-600-8561 Loyal Knight Eileen Miller 732-714-9553 Lecturing Knight Jerry Rotunno 732-546-6279 Secretary Helen McDermott 732-785-3323 Treasurer Ann Marie O’Hare 732-278-9421 Tiler Gus Adamo 732-899-2722 Esquire Joe Miller, PER 732-714-9553 Inner Guard Jack Secor 732-701-0535 Chaplain Susan Flickinger 732-458-5063 Organist Bd. Of Directors Rob Cook, Esq. 732-261-0048 Bd. Of Directors Sharon Haugh 732-966-4433 Bd. Of Directors Phyllis Willever 732-714-1149 Bd. Of Directors Clifford I. Van Nest, PER 732-306-5935 Bd. Of Directors Stephen Flickinger 732-458-5063
Committee Chairpersons Activities Thomas “Bat” Masterson, PER 732-682-3350 Americanism Thomas Watters 848-992-6194 Antler Eileen Miller 732-714-9553 Audit Cus Dalik, PDDGER 732-600-6979 Banquets Chris Resotko 732-608-4179 Bar Steward Jay Ramirez 732-899-8620 Batter Up Todd Schmidt 732-207-6076 Building & Grounds Ron Panuska 732-714-9966 Mike Travisano 732-899-5115 Building Improvement Gus Adamo 732-900-2822 Community Service Brian Coyle 908-406-5555 Convention—2015 Amanda Horton 732-600-8561 Drug Awareness Amanda Horton 732-600-8561 ENF Cus Dalik, PDDGER 732-600-6979 Flag Day Joe Chickene 732-840-0891 Fluke Tournament John Veprek, PSP 908-910-9363 Fraternal Brian Coyle 908-406-5555 Government Relations Sharon Haugh 732-966-4433 Hoop Shoot Greg Smith 732-920-7516 House Brian Coyle 908-406-5555 Indoctrination Amanda Horton 732-600-8561 Investigation Sharon Haugh 732-966-4433 Lapsation Helen McDermott 732-785-3323 Lodge Activities Jerry Rotunno 732-546-6279 Lodge Scholarships Jan Picarell 732-892-4522 Mediator John Veprek, PSP 908-910-9363 Membership Amanda Horton 732-600-8561 Memorial Service Dino Castronova, PER 732-995-5758 Mother’s Day Service Georgianna Walsh 732-295-1945 Motorcycle Charles Scanlan 732-740-4908 National Veterans Service Nancy DeVito 732-892-8961 Oktoberfest Linda and John Gartz 732-892-4147 PER Association Thomas Watters, PER 848-992-6194 Photographer Ray Staab 732-892-5406 Presiding Justice Rob Cook, Esq. 732-261-0048 Public Relations Donna Rotunno 732-233-4256 Soccer Shoot Dino Castronova, PER 732-995-5758 Special Children Tom Watters 848-992-6194 Tear Off Raffles Gary Laudisi 732-785-1962 Webmaster Terry LaDu 732-899-4635 Youth Activities Dino Castronova, PER 732-995-5758
Beach Party Fundraiser
On behalf of the Motorcycle Com-mittee of Point Pleasant Lodge #1698, I would like to thank all the members and guests who braved the winter weather to support the Beach Party on February 21, 2015. Despite Mother Nature, we had a great turn out, terrific food, and music that kept the dance floor busy all evening. Our dedicated members put in many hours to make this event successful, not to mention all the businesses and members who donated items for the gift auction. Another job well done!!! See you at the Barbeque in April. Respectfully, Charles Scanlan, President
Recognition Awards March 21, 2015
Thank you to the following for their outstanding dedication and service to our Lodge:
Elk of the Year:
John Toole
Officer of the Year:
Eileen Miller
Citizen of the Year:
Kevin Hynes
Kevin is the Point Pleasant Borough High School Basket-ball Coach and runs a basket-ball camp. He also is in charge of the Buddy Ball Pro-gram.
Elk of the Month By House Committee
Our Elk of the Month for April is Bob Scott. Bob has been our Membership Chairperson for the past 4 years and has done an amazing job. He has taken his dedi-cation to that role even further by serving as the Southeast District Member and Member Retention Chairperson. You can always find Bob at the Lodge helping with all events, usually cooking up something good in the kitchen. Bob assists all the committees to ensure that our events are successful and everyone has a good time. He’s also known to be very lucky on the pull tab machine! Bob, thank you for all you do for Point Pleasant and the Southeast District and the laughter and brotherhood you bring to the Lodge. And, thank you for doing such great work as the Membership Chair. Congratulations on being our April Elk of the Month!
See Nancy DeVito or Bartender for Tickets
Point Pleasant Elks #1698 Veterans Committee
Support America’s Veterans, Purchase an Engraved ‘Paver’
Your engraved inscription on the ‘Paver’ can be in memory of a Beloved Veteran, Elk, Family Member, Friend, a short thought, name of an
Establishment or Organization. Paver size: 4” x 8” Maximum: Three lines of lettering per Paver 13 characters per line (Spaces count as a character) Cost: $100.00 per Paver Fill out your information on the form below with your exact inscription for the Paver. Make checks payable to, Point Pleasant Elks #1698 or Use a Credit Card _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Visa MasterCard American Express Discovery (circle one) Credit Card Number _______________________________________Exp Date____________ Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Address: ……………………………………………………………………………………….. Phone Number:…………………………………………………………Check #: …………….. Inscription: Use Spaces Below
Mail Attention: Veterans Committee - Pavers
POINT PLEASANT ELKS MC
POKER RUN & SOUTHERN BBQ APRIL 26, 2015
Poker Run Sign-In from 9-11 a.m.
BBQ Buffet 12-5 p.m. Live Music
$20.00 per person All Elks and Guests Invited
Rain or Shine Questions?
Charles Scanlan, 732-740-4908
Hootenanny Charity Ball (Eileen Miller, Chair) Thank you to everyone who attended the SCC Hootenanny on March 14th. Thank you to everyone who donated liquor for the Wheelbarrow of Cheer raffle. Special thanks to the following for their donations: Pable & Evertz Funeral Home, our tickets; Beaver Dam Hardware, Wheelbarrow; Blazing Visuals, Posters; Lee Richards, Gift Certificate; Spring Meadow Golf Course, Round of Golf w/Cart; Gerard’s Liquor Store, Gift Certicate; Shop-Rite in Wall, Gift Certificate; Walgreen’s (Cliff Van Nest), Gift Certificate; Mary Garner, Hand Made Quilt; Phyllis Willever, Cowboy Hat Cupcakes; Ann Marie O’ Hare, Fresh Salad; Brookrest Sod Farm, 4 Bales of Hay; River Edge Screen Printing (Tom Hearn & Mike McLaughlin), Elk Jacket; and Alan’s & Mininsohn’s Fabulous Florals (732-901-5551), Daffodil Centerpieces. Thanks to our kitchen crew: Bob Scott, Joe Miller, John Toole, and Steve Flickinger and our buffet servers:
Amanda Horton, Sue Flickinger, Carolyn Watters, and Georgianna Walsh.
And, thank you to all of the SCC members who helped set up, especially the barn, and break down.
By Brian Coyle I’m excited to be back as House Chair again. Me and the House Committee are looking forward to a fun year ahead! The first meeting of the 2015-2016 House Committee will be Monday, April 13th, at 7 p.m.
Upcoming events include: Mother’s Day Service on Sunday, May 10, starting at 10 a.m. with a brunch following. Mothers are free and guests are $5.00. Flag Day Service on Sunday, June 14. The ceremony starts at 11 a.m. in our Veterans Memorial Park and lunch will be served afterwards in the Grill Room. Atlantic City Bus Trip—details coming soon—look for a flyer in the Grill Room and info on our website.
Registration Form
Elks Annual Convention
June 5-7, 2015
Gold Crest Motel
Wildwood, New Jersey
Single: $320.00 2 Adults: $400.00 Additional Adults (21 & Over): $ 90.00 (includes Friday and Saturday) Additional Children (under 21): $ 40.00 (includes Friday and Saturday) A 50% deposit must be received no later than Monday, March 16th, to guarantee your room. Final
balance due must be received no later than Monday, April 13th. Any cancellations received after the deposit has been received or after final payment has been made will be subject to a cancellation fee of
$100.00. NO CASH UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE ACCEPTED. For your convenience, you can pay by check or credit card. Please return the bottom portion with your preferred method of payment.
Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone: ____________________________ E-Mail: ___________________________________________________ # of Adults/Room: ________________________ # of Children/Room: ______________________________________ Marching in the parade: Y N Number of Shirts: ________ Size(s): _______________________
Please note: Shirts are only for Elks marching in the parade.
For Credit Card Payments: VISA MasterCard American Express (circle one) Name as it appears on card: ________________________________________________________________________ Account Number: _____________________________________________ Expiration Date: _____________________ CID or Security ID (3 or 4 digit #): _____________ For Check Payments: Make check payable to: Point Pleasant Elks
Mail to: Amanda Horton, 1122 Leonard Road, Point Pleasant, NJ, 08742 or put in the Leading Knight mailbox at the Lodge.
Joe Abradi
Suzanne Auletta Rochelle & James A. Baine, Jr.
Clemens W. Bremer, Jr. Noemi & Paul Brundage, PER
Don & Errol Cashour
Joe & Marianne Chickene Jack J. & Camille Cimino
Al & Eileen Clericuzio William & Theresa Cobb
Robert M. & Bridget Cook Michael Corbally
Charles A. & Jodie Cowell
Dolores & Cus Dalik, Jr., PDDGER Harold & Suzanne Demarest, Jr.
Joyce & John Diercks Suzanne & Gregory Doctor
Joseph V. & Rosemary Esposito
Isabelle & Dennis Fugedy Vincent Gennaro
Allan F. Gile, Sr. Kenneth & Mildred Kaminski
John W. & Anna Kaufman Scott S. Kerstetter
Terence J. LaDu
William & Donna Leinweber Christopher B. Leitner
Annette & Len Luccioni Ken & Kathy Mathis
Regina McCabe
Sean McGrath Ellen & James McLees
David & Lois McWilliam John W. Menschner, Sr.
Eileen & Joe Miller, PER
Mickey & Ingrid Osmundsen Ronald W. & Joan Panuska
George & Lauris Pearce David G. & Jane Pestkowski
Janice Picarell Robert W. Pursel, PER
Alvin Mason & Marybeth Reffitt, Jr.
Jack & Mary Lou Secor Bill & Pat Shay
Barbara R. Smith & Sonny Bartus Thomas F. & Marilyn J. Spedding
Rosemary & Steve Tassie
John Terranova Dennis L. & Elizabeth Torode
Dawn Tortoriello, PER & Robert Scott Mike & Judy Travisano
Rich & Cathy Troppoli Ellen & John Veprek, PSP
Harold & Pauline Wyckoff
Memorials Joan Abradi
Douglas Adamo Gloria Adamo
Darren Arms
Gina A. Bartus Carmie Brady
William Harrison Brown II Phil Contract
Maria Corbally
Bernadine Doctor Edward G. Dolton Jr.
Hy A. Dooley Billy Dwyer
Vernon T. Emmons Peter Enright
Dr. Sharon Erbeck
Patricia Felstedt Nicholas Fetsick
Herbert Francis Madeleine & Fred Frick, Sr.
Margaret C. Haley
Bob Haugh Daniel J. Hennessy , Sr.
Ruth Hoagland Jill, Bill, and Bob Kaufman
Edward O. Klein, Sr. Edward T. Knorr
Donald Koch, PER
Evelyn J. Lipkin Robert R. McCabe
Lois McWilliam Kay & Lou Meyer
Jean & Billy T. Morrow
Nancy O’Brien Joseph and Dorothy Rager
Charles Rola Col. Andrew L. Smith, USAF, Ret.
Bernie Smith, PER
James Sogorka Jack Toole
Joseph G. & Louise Tortoriello William Van Druten, Sr., PER
Arnie & Linda Van Duyn Walter Whelan
Antler Boosters 2015-2016
Veterans Committee
By Nancy DeVito It’s hard to believe it’s April. This is the start of new beginnings for Elkdom. I’d like to thank the out-going officers and welcome our New Exalted Ruler, Bob Byrnes, and his slate of officers. Our Veterans Committee is always thinking of ways to raise money for our Veterans and Troops. I hope those who attend the Murder Mystery on April 11th have a good time and look forward to our next theater show. We have three fishing trips planned. The first is in June, second in July, and the last in August. Our service men and women enjoy these trips every year and I’d like to thank the Point Pleasant Fishing Club for taking them on these fishing trips. We will be planning our Super 50/50 Raffle which goes off at the Fluke Tournament in July, family picnic at base, and care packages for our homeless Vets and those serving overseas. These are just a few plans for this year. I am proud to have been able to ask our ER Bob to go on a trip with the Air Force to the base in San Antonio, Texas. Bob represented Point Pleasant Elks. He is also a business owner and this trip was to show businesses why our military needs time off from work from time to time to serve our country. Bob flew down on a KC10 and flew home on a C17. The picture below is aboard the C17. Pavers are always available. If you would like to purchase one, please see Mike Travisano. Thank you to Amanda Horton for the care package goodies. You are always thinking of those who serve. Remember, freedom isn’t free. Thank those who served and thank those who are serving. God Bless America!
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Easter
6 7 Lodge Meeting 8 pm
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NVSC Meeting
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Murder Mystery Dinner
6:30 pm
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House Committee
Meeting 7 pm
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State Training Middletown Lodge #2179 Doors open
At 8 a.m.
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MC Poker Run & Southern
BBQ
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The Antler Published monthly by
The Point Pleasant BPO Elks Lodge #1698
P. O. Box 1069 820 Arnold Avenue
Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742 Editor:
Eileen Miller Coordinator: Terry LaDu Publisher:
Exalted Ruler Robert Byrnes
Lodge telephone (732) 892-9843 Sec./Voice Mail (732) 899-7638
Fax: (732) 899-7412
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
POINT PLEASANT ELKS #1698
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Please submit articles for the May 2015 Antler by April 20, 2015 to Eileen Miller: [email protected] or put in the Antler mailbox at the Lodge. Thank you.
Pavers, like the one to the right, are available for purchase. It is a
fundraiser for our Veterans Committee. The paver is placed in
the walkway of our Veterans Memorial Park. A flyer with
