925 North Avenue Burlington, VT 05408

(802) 862-1342

The Exalted Ruler’s Message

And just like that, it’s February. By the time you are

reading this, we will have closed out a busy January with our

annual French Night dinner dance. Great food and dance

music from The Adams Band made for an excellent night of

fun. Hope you had a chance to be there.

We have several events coming up in February that you

should check out. The month starts out with the first of two

steak nights on February 5th. This is followed by “Old

Timer’s Meeting” which will be held on February 6th , when several of our past Exalted Rulers step back into the chairs to

run the meeting for an evening. This meeting is also the time

for 2014-2015 officer nominations – so please come to the meeting and let your voice be

heard. There are several open positions for the upcoming year, and all members are

welcome and encouraged to participate.

Next up is the much-anticipated return engagement of the Coffee Jazz Band who will

provide toe-tapping tunes on Friday night February 7th for. These folks are a great, high

energy group that features several of our members as musicians. Drop by for a fun time

on Friday the 7th.

Then please take a few moments and support your Lodge’s team at the Penguin

Plunge on Saturday February 8th on Burlington’s waterfront. A stalwart group of Elks will be jumping into the lake to support Special Olympics. If you haven’t donated yet,

check out their web page and give them some love (www.firstgiving.com/team/247582).

And come to the lodge on Saturday evening the 8th for another round of the ever popular

Bar Bingo hosted by JoAnn, Lynne and the Mikes.

Thursday the 13th of February brings the next to last 325 club meal and drawing. The

excitement is building as we race to the end of the run – this month’s meal of Chicken

Marsala is always a big hit – so call in for reservations by February 11th, please. Your

cooperation is appreciated as calling in a reservation two days in advance helps our

kitchen crew make the right amount of meals..

February 19th is our second Steak Night of February – hope to see you there for great

food and fun company. By the way, let me thank the Eldoes for bringing desserts for

steak nights and 325 club meals – they are much appreciated (and are delicious, too). Regrettably, I have to bring up some rather distressing incidents that have been

happening with alarming frequency at our lodge. We have had several things go missing

over the past couple of months – a quantity of hand and power tools from our

maintenance cage, two industrial floor drying fans, one of our recently installed sump

pumps and most recently the dedication plaque for the Dizzy Desilets Dining Room. We

were hoping that the tools and equipment were borrowed and will return – but the

missing dedication plaque is quite disturbing. Any help in locating these items would be

greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Until next month . . .

Jim Procopio, Exalted Ruler

THE 916 BULLETIN

Monthly Newsletter of the BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS Lodge #916 Vol. 14, No. 2

February 2014

Lodge Notices............................................ 2

Nominations & Elections. ......................... 2

Life Membership Update.......................... 2

Contacting the Lodge ............................... 2

Bulletin Information ................................. 2

New Year’s Celebrations .......................... 3

Steak Night Menu .................................... 4

Caddy Raffle ............................................. 4

Penguin Plunge ......................................... 4

325 Club .................................................... 5

Lodge Esquire ........................................... 5

Eldoes Corner ........................................... 5

“916” Scholarship Info ............................. 6

Special Valentine’s Bingo ......................... 6

February Birthdays .................................. 7

State Presidents Raffle.............................. 7

Volunteer of the Month ............................ 8

February Activity Calendar ..................... 8

Meeting Night Thursday, February 6th and 20th

Bar Bingo Saturday, February 22nd

“325 Club” Thursday, February 13th

Steak Night Wednesday, February 5th and 19th

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THE 916 BULLETIN

Monthly Newsletter of the

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks #916

925 North Avenue - Burlington, VT 05408

Published monthly and mailed to all current Lodge Members and select others, by standard mail at Burlington, VT. The bulletin is

also emailed to members who provide the Lodge Secretary with a

valid email address. The content can also be viewed at the Lodge’s

Website, www.bpoe916.com

Relevant information for inclusion is welcomed and should be

submitted by the 15th of the month preceding the publication by:

Emailing to bpoe916bulletin@comcast.net

We do our best to include all pertinent information that our

members would find interesting, however if the materials are not

received by the Editor on or before the 15th of the month, there is a chance that they may not be included in the next issue due to the

time needed to produce, print and mail the Bulletin. Our goal is to

have it delivered to our members by the 1st of the following month.

We reserve the right to edit submitted items for brevity and

appropriateness. The Exalted Ruler has the final responsibility for

the Bulletin content.

Bulletin Editor - Mary Paule Hill, PER

The regular membership meetings will be held on the FIRST and THIRD Thursdays of the month at 7pm every month except in the

months of July and August when the regular membership meeting will be held on the THIRD Thursday of the month. The December

meeting is held on the FIRST Thursday only and will be reflected in a by-law change voted on by the membership.

The Lodge Applications Committee meets the FIRST Tuesday of every month at 7pm when there are members proposed.

LODGE OFFICERS 2013-2014

Exalted Ruler: James V. Procopio, III

Esteemed Leading Knight: Pamela Poirier

Esteemed Loyal Knight: Wesley Blair

Esteemed Lecturing Knight: Robert Corrigan

Secretary: David Eaton

Treasurer: Jason Beaudoin

Inner Guard: Steve Schifilliti

Esquire: Robert Brown Tiler: Gary Bartlett

Chaplain: Hank Metevier

Organist: John Cannizzaro

State Trustee: Gary Poirier, PER

LODGE TRUSTEES

Trustee (exp. 3/2014): David Blankemeyer, PER

Trustee (exp. 3/2015): John Murray, M.D.

Trustee (exp. 3/2016): Rick Boucher, PER Trustee (exp. 3/2017): Craig Garrand, PER

Trustee (exp. 3/2018): Gary Poirier, PER

HOW TO CONTACT THE LODGE

General Information ................................... bpoe916@comcast.net

Exalted Ruler .......................................... bpoe916er@comcast.net

Lodge Secretary ........................... bpoe916secretary@comcast.net

Lodge Treasurer........................... bpoe916treasurer@comcast.net

Trustees ...........................................bpoe916trustee@comcast.net

Event Bookings ............................... bpoe916events@comcast.net

Bulletin Editor ............................... bpoe916bulletin@comcast.net

Nomination of 2014-2015 Lodge Officers

will take place at the regular meeting of the Lodge on February 6, 2014.

Elections of 2014-2015 Lodge Officers

will take place at the next regular meeting of the Lodge on February 20, 2014.

NOTICE! PROPOSED LIFE MEMBER DUES CHANGE!

At the January 16th membership meeting, two motions were made by the lodge trustees that affect Life Mem-

bers and potential Life Members. The first motion is to raise the Life Member Dues to 50% of the full dues.

Presently, this amounts to $35.00 for Life Member dues. The second motion proposes to reduce the total number

of Life Members that Burlington Lodge will allow to be on the membership listing at 200 members. There are

currently 182 Life Members. These two motions were voted on and approved by the members present, however,

since this requires a by-law change, it is being warned in the bulletin. The final vote on accepting these by-law

changes will be held on February 6th at the regular member meeting.

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New Year’s Celebrations!!!

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Aaron’s TREE SERVICE

802-598-7670

Reasonable Responsible Reliable

70 Bay Rd., Colchester, VT

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

PRIME RIB $16.00

SCHROD $14.00

BAKED SALMON W/ RASPBERRY SAUCE

$14.00

CHICKEN MARSALA $14.00

ROAST PORK $12.00

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

PRIME RIB $16.00

SCHROD $14.00

SEAFOOD & SAUSAGE GUMBO $12.00

CHICKEN & BISCUITS $12.00

POT ROAST $10.00

*** Includes soup, salad bar and rolls

Please make reservations at the Member bar

at least TWO days before!

2014 Penguin Plunge

Brave the icy waters of Lake Champlain on

February 8th. “Team Social” will plunge into helping

raise awareness and money for the Special Olympics

of Vermont.

Go to www.firstgiving.com/team/247582 click on

JOIN TEAM to register.

Not ready to jump into the icy lake this year?

Follow the same link to donate $$$ for our brave ELK

members and bartenders to do the plunging for you!

Call Gary Russ at 802-923-6220

Caddy Raffle Sunday, February 23rd

Cocktails - 4 p.m. Dinner - 5 p.m.

Caddy Raffle letters have all been sent out. Payments must be received no later than February 14th. There are

currently 18 open balls available at $125. each.

1st Ball Drawn: $200.00, Every 5th Ball: $50.00, Every 10th ball drawn: $100. 00,

Last 9 balls drawn: $100.00, Last Ball Drawn: $5,000.

As in the past, you will receive two (2) dinners with your Caddy Raffle ticket. If additional dinner tickets are needed,

they will be sold at $16.00 each. Remember to indicate your menu choice with payment. Call Dave Blankemeyer

373-7673, Chairperson, if you want a Caddy Ball.

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JOHANNA'S JOURNEYS Johanna Prong

21 Eastman Farm Rd Please Call: 802-859-3464

Burlington, VT 05408 Cell : 315-462-2502

E-mail: gnorp@capital.net

Cruises, Group and Individual Tours, All Inclusive Packages

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Join our group—Holland America 13 day cruise-tour of Alaska/Yukon. Departure: July 4, 2014. Visit Denali, Dawson, Skag-

way, Glacier Bay and other sights. Many extras included.

Date Menu Extra Meal

2/13 Chicken Marsala $13.00

3/13 Petit Filet No Extras

(March is for ticket holders only)

You must make reservations for 325 Club dinners at least TWO

DAYS in advance. Bring a dessert to share with a fellow member!

Volunteers are needed for setup, ticket sales, serving and cleanup. If you have any questions, contact me at 373-7673.

Only ONE (1) dinner per ticket Only ONE (1) guest dinner per ticket

January 2014 —325 Club Payoffs

Dave Minahan $275. Ball #198

Rolande English $150. Ball #205

Paul Gosselin Raffle Ball Ball #302

Arlette Woods $400. 50/50

Nelida Willette $1000. PER Drawing

($100. donation to Silver Towers! Thank You!)

Gary Little $500. PER Drawing

($50. donation to Silver Towers! Thank You!)

David Blankemeyer, 325 Club Chairman

Call 862-1342, ext. 4 to make a dinner reservation

B.P.O.E. #916

“325” Club

Schedule

Eldoes Corner

Well guess what – it is still icy, wet, raining, snowing.

The weather still hasn’t changed from last month. I know

that some have not fared too well because of this. A few falls, flooding and even some heating systems playing

havoc with all. Ain’t life just grand!!!!! Get well soon

and get everything up and running again. By the time this goes to print, we will have had our

January meeting and “holiday” dinner as well. I will

thank the proper parties for their assistance in the next

bulletin. Really can’t assume anything these days. I hate to repeat myself, but our basket raffle will be

drawn at the last 325 dinner on March 13th. SOOOOO

you still have plenty of time to take a chance. We al-ways like donations – so don’t be bashful – just give me

a call and I will be glad to accept it. A big THANK

YOU for your continuing support of the Eldoes. Our dessert table has been going very well. It is al-

ways nice to see the support of the Eldoes who provide

the desserts and to all of you who apparently do not like

to eat them. We will continue doing this until the “need” is over. haha

As this goes to print, Swans of New England Tours

will have participated in the 50+ Expo. Something new for us and it should prove beneficial to the Elks/Eldoes

as well. A brochure has been created showing all of our

scheduled trips at this time and will be available at the lodge. If more information is needed you can contact me

and I will share what I know. (did I say I know some-

thing – NOT) We have some interesting trips planned

ex: Boston Flower Show, Atlantic City, Cape Cod, Big E, Patsy Cline Tribute with a lobster dinner, mystery trip,

numerous casino trips and the list goes on. So we hope

to have you join us on one of these ventures. The prices are right and the “buses” are fun.

February 18th will be our next regular schedule meet-

ing starting at 6:30. Guests and prospective members are

always welcome – so please bring someone with you. Never know – they might just want to join this wild and

crazy group.

February birthday wishes go out to: Marie Ago Cheryl Demers Elsie Dinwiddie Gisele

Fontaine Agatha Morrow

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Please remember Eldoes and their families in your

thoughts and prayers.

Til next month - - - Sincerely –

Linda DeLaricheliere, President

Join us for LIVE Music with . . .

Coffee Jazz Friday, February 7th, 7 pm

Great music to listen and dance to

Don’t miss out on the fun!

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“916” Scholarship Contest

The remaining scholarship contest is our own “916” award. This is open to children and grandchildren of Burlington Lodge #916 members in good standing (membership dues are current).

Students must be residents of Vermont and attending high school in Vermont. Applications available in the Member Lounge and at the School Counselors’ Offices.

Deadline Date for BPOE 916 Awards is March 31, 2014 at the lodge. Applications may be dropped off dur-ing business hours.

Good Luck to all of Scholars!

Dr. Jack Murray and the Scholarship Committee

Burlington Elks Lodge #916

Valentines Bingo Special

February 10th, 2014

Help us celebrate Valentines Day with a special bingo night.

All games pay $125 and up to $300! Coverall set at $100 / $500

Prize giveaways Doors open at 4:00 PM

Early Birds start at 6:00 PM

For reservations, contact Michelle @ (802) 310-7769

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100 NORTH WILLARD STREET BURLINGTON, VERMONT 05401

BILL WETHERBEE 467 Depot Road (802) 878-3743 Colchester, Vt 05446 (800) 954-6102 www.wetherbeescatering.com

Is it your Birthday this month? Bring your driver’s license to Steak Night and get $5 off your meal!

If you come into the Members lounge and show proof that it is indeed your birthday,

you’ll get an “adult” gift from the lodge!

State Presidents Raffle

This year the task of selling State Presidents

Raffle tickets will be the responsibility of the

State Trustee's. If you are interested in pur-

chasing one or more of these tickets please

see Gary Poirier PER, He can also be contact-

ed at 802-373-2906 or at GaryAlanPoir-

ier@AOL.Com

1 James Barrett

Wesley Blair

Maurice Lefebvre

2 Michael Case

Gail Whitehouse Donald Rivers

3 Randall Corey, PER

4 Robert Carman

Kathleen Douglas

John Hebert, Sr.

Peter Jones

Marty Metevier

Odeley Ross

5 Gary Bartlett

Leo O’Brien, Jr.

6 Mickey Auclair

John Jackson Gary Langevin

Richard Peters

7 Arthur Bartlett

William Rylant

Kurt Wright

8 C. Joseph Goodrich

9 Derek Devine

Carol Forguites Richard Lavallee

10 Ronald Corey, Sr.

Ronald Glass

Zeberiah Snow

Richard Wheeler

11 Kelly Dietrich

Jason Lockwood

Donald Richer

12 Patrick Adams

C. Harry Behney

Harold Maddox

Richard Relyea Calvin Wilson

13 Dominick “Zip” Aloi

Leo Pidgeon

14 James Guilbault

Mark MacCormack

Donald Mallette

15 Edward Cormier

Joseph Finnigan Kyle Williams, PER

16 Ross Christie

William Glinka

Bob McCann

17 David Ely, II

Alan Longe

18 Reginald Howard

19 Michael Evarts

David Lavalette

20 Samuel Phelps

John Shea

21 Jo-Ann Devine Kuno Olson

22 Gerald Dupont

Alden Ehler

Patrick Jennings

Robert Lecuyer

23 Adelbert Carpenter

23 Seth Lasker

Matthew Plunkett 25 Olivio Curti

Fred Dusablon, PER

John Mattos

Thomas Mayo

26 Alan Leblanc

John Varricchione

John Vincent, Jr.

27 Edward Ploof

Richard St. Peter

William Tennien

Lisa Tulkop

28 James Dubuke Tara Pacy

29 Donald Alexander

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BURLINGTON LODGE #916

Benevolent and Protective Order of ELKS

925 North Avenue

Burlington, VT 05408

NON PROFIT ORG

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

BURLINGTON, VT

PERMIT # 15

Volunteer of the Month

Don Trombley

Thanks for all that you do for our Lodge!

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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4 pm—Super

Bowl Calcutta

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6 pm—Bingo

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7 pm—

Applications

Committee Mtg

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6 pm—Steak Night

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7 pm—

Membership Mtg

& (Old Timer’s

Night)

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7 pm—LIVE

Music with

“Coffee Jazz” in

Member Lounge

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11 am—

Penguin

Plunge

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6 pm— Special

Valentine’s Bingo

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7 pm—Governing

Board Mtg.

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6 pm— 325 Club

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Happy

Valentine’s Day!

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6 pm—Bar

Bingo

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6 pm—Bingo

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7 pm—Eldoes

Meeting

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6 pm—Steak Night

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7 pm—

Membership

Meeting

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4 pm—Caddy

Raffle

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6 pm—Bingo

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February Activity CalendarFebruary Activity CalendarFebruary Activity Calendar We will be celebrating Old Timer’s Night on February 6th. Dinner will be at 6 pm. Petite Filet, baked potato, vegetable and salad

with be available for $5.00/pp. Come and celebrate our long time members! Reservations must be made by calling 862-1342, ext. 4