Volume 67 OCTOBER 2010 Issue 10 http://www.pointpleasantelks.org OCTOBERFEST 2010 Brundage, Dino Castronova, Frank Rizzo, Alan Lavitola, Garry Laudisi and John Dobermiller for checking ID’s. John Veprek making sure we had insurance for this event. The front lawn for Ven- dors was sold out. We had a large assortment of food, beverages, games, Officer dunk tank and music supplied from a great band called The Retro Junk played for five hours.. We had a great crowd and our volunteers, cooks and bar staff worked very hard to please everyone. The com- mittee returned on Sunday and Monday to clean the parking lot and cleaned and put all the equip- ment away until next year. Thanks again to all ELK Members for your support. by Ron Panuska On behalf of the Octoberfest Commit- tee I would like to thank all the ELK members and Volunteers who came out to support this great fund raiser. The committee started the planning the day after the Fluke Tournament. Planning Committee members were Bob Kier- stead, Bob Scott, Gus Schipani, Mike Travis- ano, Jay Ramirez, Scott Famous and Ron Panuska. Our setup crew was Bob Pursel, Les Hill and John Gartz. Thanks to Kim McLure, Helen McDermott, Anna Potter and Marianne Nilsen in the office. Our security staff, Paul
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Volume 67 OCTOBER 2010 Issue 10
http://www.pointpleasantelks.org
OCTOBERFEST 2010
Brundage, Dino Castronova, Frank Rizzo, Alan Lavitola, Garry Laudisi and John Dobermiller for checking ID’s. John Veprek making sure we had insurance for this event. The front lawn for Ven-dors was sold out. We had a large assortment of food, beverages, games, Officer dunk tank and music supplied from a great band called The Retro Junk played for five hours.. We had a great crowd and our volunteers, cooks and bar staff worked very hard to please everyone. The com-mittee returned on Sunday and Monday to clean the parking lot and cleaned and put all the equip-ment away until next year. Thanks again to all ELK Members for your support.
by Ron Panuska On behalf of the Octoberfest Commit-tee I would like to thank all the ELK members and Volunteers who came out to support this great fund raiser. The committee started the planning the day after the Fluke Tournament. Planning Committee members were Bob Kier-stead, Bob Scott, Gus Schipani, Mike Travis-ano, Jay Ramirez, Scott Famous and Ron Panuska. Our setup crew was Bob Pursel, Les Hill and John Gartz. Thanks to Kim McLure, Helen McDermott, Anna Potter and Marianne Nilsen in the office. Our security staff, Paul
EXALTED RULER’S MESSAGE by Valerie Famous, ER
COMMITTEE CHAIRPEOPLE Americanism Jerri Parlow 814-6092 Audit Sue Kronenberger 581-4136 Banquets Georgianna Walsh 910-3801 Bar Steward Jay Ramirez 899-8620 Community Service Bob Haugh 330-6426 Convention Scot Famous 202-7030 Drug Awareness Donna Tranchita 908-965-3733 ENF Colleen Castronova 241-0769 Flag Day Joe Chickene 840-0891 Fluke Tournament John Veprek 908-910-9363 Friday Night Dinner Bob Scot 714-2505 Government Relations Sharon Haugh 295-1624 Hoop Shoot Greg Smith 920-7516 House Bob Kierstead 272-7307 Indoctrination Cus Dalik, PDD 295-8370 Investigating Ron Panuska 714-9966 Justice Robert Cook 295-5699 Lapsation Helen McDermott 785-3323 Lodge Scholarship Jerri Parlow 814-6092 Mediator Colleen Castronova 241-0769 Membership Ron Panuska 714-9966 Memorial Service Dory Lennon 295-8490 Nat’l Veterans Service Nancy DeVito 892-8961 Octoberfest Sharon Haugh 295-1624 Pianist Paschal Drew Photograher Ray Staab Soccer Shoot Dino Castronova 528-5582 Special Needs Children Tom Watters 848-992-6194 Tear off Raffles Cus Dalik, PDD 295-8370 The Antler Linda Regec 895-7100 Webmaster Terry LaDu 899-4635
LODGE OFFICERS 2010 - 2011 Exalted Ruler Valerie Famous 908-307-3234 Leading Knight Scot Famous 202-7030 Loyal Knight Dawn Tortoriello 714-2505 Lecturing Knight Cliff Van Nest 306-5935 Secretary Helen McDermott 785-3323 Treasurer Kim McLure 892-1763 Tiler Gus Adamo 899-2722 Esquire Jan Picarell 892-4522 Chaplain Joe Chickene 840-0891 Inner Guard Jack Secor 701-0535 Trustee Joe Miller 714-9553 Trustee Dino Castronova 528-5582 Trustee Bob Haugh 330-6426 Trustee Cus Dalik, PDD 295-8370 Trustee Ron Panuska 714-9966
COMMITTEE CHAIRPEOPLE Americanism Jerri Parlow 814-6092 Audit Sue Kronenberger 581-4136 Banquets Georgianna Walsh 910-3801 Bar Steward Jay Ramirez 899-8620 Community Service Mike Donahue 892-4663 Convention Scot Famous 202-7030 Drug Awareness Donna Tranchita 908-965-3733 ENF Colleen Castronova 241-0769 Flag Day Joe Chickene 840-0891 Fluke Tournament John Veprek 908-910-9363 Friday Night Dinner Chef Larry Government Relations Linda Muir 908-910-0041 Hoop Shoot Greg Smith 920-7516 House Bob Kierstead 272-7307 Indoctrination Cus Dalik, PDD 295-8370 Investigating Ron Panuska 714-9966 Justice Robert Cook 295-5699 Lapsation Helen McDermott 785-3323 Lodge Scholarship Jerri Parlow 814-6092 Mediator Colleen Castronova 241-0769 Membership Ron Panuska 714-9966 Memorial Service Dory Lennon 295-8490 Nat’l Veterans Service Nancy DeVito 892-8961 Octoberfest Ron Panuska 295-1624 Pianist Paschal Drew Photograher Ray Staab 892-5406 Soccer Shoot Dino Castronova 528-5582 Special Needs Children Tom Watters 848-992-6194 Tear off Raffles Cus Dalik, PDD 295-8370 The Antler Linda Regec 895-7100 Webmaster Terry LaDu 899-4635 Youth Activites Vacant
Hello Fellow Elks……. Can you believe it’s October already? It seems like yesterday, I was being installed….and now the year is half over! We have held our two largest fund raisers, Fluke Tour-nament and Octoberfest and they were not only well-run, they were profitable! Our kitchen is finally showing signs of being profitable and we are almost through our first phase of Chef Larry’s contract. In phase 2 we will address some items that have arisen over the past two months, but over all leasing the kitchen has been a resounding success. Bar atten-dance has increased and preliminary reports show that revenues have increased as well, stay tuned! In case you hadn’t noticed we finally got an ATM. HOORAY! Now, you don’t have to leave to get some cash! Thank you House Committee for getting it done. At our last trustees meeting we re-viewed the financials and made adjustments to the budget. The Trustees are working diligently to keep our spending in line, and to that end we need the support of our members. If you haven’t paid your dues…please…please pay them. As a lodge, we still have issues to resolve and to-do’s to get done but overall, I think we (the membership) have done a great job this year and I want to thank each and every one of you. Continued on Page 3
ER's Message Continued from page 2 On a personal note, recently, we lost a beloved member of our lodge, Linda VanDuyn. Linda was one of the first people I volunteered with when I joined the lodge, one could say she “reeled” me in when I was thinking of joining the Fluke Committee. One of Linda’s talents was running the “back” office of the tournament, preparing paperwork and Captain’s pack-ets and boy she rarely made a mistake! It was an honor and privilege to know Linda and I will miss her. Thank you to the entire VanDuyn family for allowing us to perform the Elk Service in her honor last week. It once again reminded me why I am proud to call myself an ELK. Fraternally, Valerie
1st. Michael Antonelli, Francis Barney, Vincent Del Priore, 3rd. Terrence J. Calgut, Kenneth Krug 5th. Albert J Clericuzio 7th. Michael Adamo, Joseph Chickene, Ronald Crescenzo, Robert H Schlosser, Lauren Sherman 8th. Adolph Ploger 9th. Daniel J DiCorcia, William V Hennessy PER, James W Holzapfel, Terrence R. Kenny Carol King 10th. Leigh G Miller Jr., Michael Ollendorf 11th. Lila Becker, Rudolph W Krone 12th. John Acierno, Robert Giovine, Dean Magnusson, Michael J Murphy, Thomas Napolitano, John Roach, John J Sheean 13th. Peter A Flipse 14th. Anthony Falzarano, Janice Geiges 16th. Andrew Barber, Michael Fastnacht, Sean Henry, Edward Maher, Joseph Mayfield, Bret Parcinski, Raymond C Ruffini, Dawn Tortoriello 17th. John W Dunne, Michelle L Ramirez 18th Frank Onorato 19th. Frank Jordan, Marjorie Mc Ghee 20th Ralph De Sordi, Paul Panuska 21st. Frank Kraus, Arthur A Phillips, Paula Zullo 22nd. Robert A Stoetzel 23rd. George Edson, R Scott Maas, John D Toole, Daniel J Vescovi Jr. PER 24th. John J McGeehan, Richard T Stair, Carl C Sterling, Michael Wright, Joseph Zavattieri 25th. John W Clear, Raymond P Smalling Sr. 26th. Albert Immen, Robert R Picton, Greg Smith 27th. Edward Cafiero Sr., William G Holsclaw, Franklin Rose 29th. Kristen Brundage,Kenneth L Honan, James Marsetti, Steven L Schwab 30th. Robert E. Schug, Leah Shwahla 31st. Robert Schug
Lets give a big welcome to our newest members Initiated Sept. 21, 2010
William Cooper, Linda Contract, Patricia Hur-ley, Arlene Laskowski, Christopher Munyan, Randall Olsen, Eric Schaffar, Joan Schmidt, James Skinner, Victoria Vitkevich, Kyle Wal-ters and Jerry Wardell. By Dimit, James Faugno from Springfield - Hillside Lodge # 2004
WELCOME!
Special Need Committee News: by Tom Watters I would like to thank the members who partici-pated in the Special Nees Childrens golf outing (you know who you are). I would also like to thank my friends and new friends who drove from up north to play, I hope to see you next year. Without the support of these individuals we would not be able to help our Special Needs Children with the needs that they deserve, nor would we be able to supply the elderly with the equipment that they so desperately are in need of. To all the sponsors that year after year support us, thank you. A special thank you to my wife, you are my strength, and her friends who collected and ran the gift auction. Great job! Finally, to my committee need I say more?
OCTOBER 2010 SUN M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T
1 Rental
2 Saturday Special
3 4 5 Lodge Meeting 8 pm
6 7-NVSC & Okto-berfest meeting 8-SPECIAL NEEDS
7Thirsty Thursday 4-7 7:30 Line Dancing & Shuffleboard
8 9 Saturday Special Veterans Dance
10 Columbus Day Parade
11 12 Trustee Meeting 7 pm
13 14Thirsty Thursday 4-7 7:30 Line Dancing & Shuffleboard
15 16 Saturday Special Casino Night
17 Show Boat AC
18 19 Lodge Meeting 8 pm
20 7-NVSC & Okto-berfest meeting 8-SPECIAL NEEDS
21Thirsty Thursday 4-7 7:30 Line Dancing & Shuffleboard
22 23 Saturday Special
24 25 26 Trustee Meeting 7 pm
27 28Thirsty Thursday 4-7 7:30 Line Dancing & Shuffleboard
29 30 Halloween Party!
31 Nov 1 2 Lodge Meeting 8 pm
3 7-NVSC & Okto-berfest meeting 8-SPECIAL NEEDS
4Thirsty Thursday 4-7 7:30 Line Dancing & Shuffleboard
5 6 Saturday Special
7 8 9 Trustee Meeting 7 pm
10 11Thirsty Thursday 4-7 7:30 Line Dancing & Shuffleboard
12 13 Saturday Special
14 15 16 Lodge Meeting 8 pm
17 7-NVSC & Okto-berfest meeting 8-SPECIAL NEEDS
18Thirsty Thursday 4-7 7:30 Line Dancing & Shuffleboard
19 20 Beauty Pagent
ELK OF THE MONTH by Valerie Famous, ER
Eileen Miller Our October Elk of the month is Eileen Miller. Eileen who has been a member of our lodge for many, many, years has come back this year in full force. Eileen serves on our Special Needs Children's committee and has been volun-teer at both the Octoberfest and Fluke Tourna-ment. Eileen has played and supported both golf outings hosted our lodge and, from what I am told, a very good golfer (for a girl!). Eileen and her hus-band, Joe, are big contributors to our pull tab prof-its! And, I am sure they will be VERY happy when the machine is soon up and running. Elk-dom is a family thing for the Miller's. Joe is one our current Trustees and a Past Exalted Ruler; daughters Diane and Ellen have recently become Elks and their youngest daughter, Laura, is sure to follow in their footsteps. Please join me in con-gratulating Eileen as our October Elk of the Month.
Congratulations Eileen!
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Shuffle News by Dave McWilliam The shuffleboard league held its annual banquet at Villa Victtoria in Brick on Thursday, September 23rd. Prizes for Hanger/Chipper champions for the 2009/2010 season were awarded to Gus Schippani for the men (14) and Marge McGhee (9) for the women. Jack Cimino (10) came in second and Sonny Bartus (8) came in third for the men. The runners up for the women were Camille Cimino and Barbara Smith, both with (7). At the end of this summers warm up session, Sonny Bartus came in first for the men, while Camille Cimino came in first for the women. The new season began on Thursday September 9th and from the looks of things, a number of last seasons also rans must have been taking extra practice over the summer. Look out Gus and Marge!! Since several of our shufflers have worn out their pucks and are retiring for this season, we may have room for new players. If you are interested, please contact Pauline Wycoff at 732-793-3076. We play on Thursday evenings at 7:30 PM. Pauline will answer any questions you may have. since we already have a few weeks in, please contact her as soon as possible. Your reporter, Dave McWilliam, one of the rans.
“Find the Brick” by Cliff Van Nest, Since the group was unable to find the brick, I wanted to bring the brick to you. The rea-son you couldn’t find it physically is because it was never really hidden. The brick is really a symbol of our brotherhood. I told you that it is at eye level. When you speak with your fellow ELKS you will always look them straight in the eye. You may not always see things eye to eye but you should be man enough to confront each other and air things out face to face. I also told you that the brick can be found anywhere. Elkdom is not confined to the walls of the grill room. The lodge is merely a building. A lodge is built on friendships and our common pur-poses of: charity, justice, brotherly love, and fidel-ity. This brick is also a symbol of our fraternal unity. The brick is made of mortar, stone and water. And, like the brick, we are a lodge of members with unique backgrounds, values, and experiences. As you look around the room you can see that the lodge is not a single unit. You are a part of a greater whole. You will always have fellow ELKS at your sides for support. This brick will also symbolize the foundation you will establish for future members of our lodge. What will YOU contribute to our lodge? The $50.00 was donated back to the lodge $25.00 to the Veterans Committee and $25.00 to the Special Needs Committee.
Veterans Committee by Nancy DeVito, On September 15th Veterans from Menlo Park and Vets Haven had at great picnic at the Elks. They enjoyed playing horseshoes, bean bag games and the barbeque cooked by our expert chefs. We give nothing but the best for our Veterans. Thank you to all my volunteers that came out to help make their day enjoyable.
Nobody wears hats better then the Point Pleasant Elks Volun-teers. On September 2nd, Dino, Regina, and Gus manned the grills out at Joint Base McGuire. Also a big thank you goes to, Gus A. Gus S, Lois F, Dee D, Frank O, Rosemary T, John K, Sharon and Bob Haugh, Carol
and Megan M and Antsy the Clown. I can’t thank my volunteers enough. On September 19th our volunteer were back out at Joint Base McGuire cooking and clowning for the 2D Bat-talion ,309th Regiment, 72D FA Brigade, and the 1st Army east .We all received a certificate of appreciation . The weather was perfect and so was the picnic. Thank again to my fellow Elks and to Nicholas and Laura for
all your help. I’m coming to get you!! Come on down to our Veterans’ dinner dance on October 9th. Doors open at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $25.00 per per-son. Buffet by Chef Larry and music by Ed Austin. Must come to see what else is in to store for you. Help us support our Veterans. I’ll be looking for you. Need a paver? Forms are available at the Lodge.
QUOTE OF THE MONTH “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel”
Dear Nancy & all of the Point Pleasant Elks 1698, Thank you so much for your generous care packages. I am a Chaplain Assistant assigned to the 380th Air Expe-ditionary Wing in Southwest Asia and I recently met SMSgt Hanna who stated you sent him over here with care packages for the troops. It was so wonderful to re-ceive these goodies. They came at the perfect time, as our supply of care package items was dwindling. We have now restocked our Ministry Center with the goodies you sent. I can’t begin to count how many Airmen and Soldiers have stopped by the Chapel looking for items to brighten their days. Your goodies will definitely do that. Just this week, we had a transient crew stop by in need of toiletries because they ended up having to stay here much longer than they planned. Thank you for as-sisting our ministry and mission here and for your sup-port to our service men and women. Take care and have a wonderful! SADIE L. CHAMBERS, TSgt, USAF NCOIC Chapel Operation
A Recent Letter thanking the Elks for our Care Packages. 19th Annual Columbus Day Parade Seaside Heights
Sunday October 10th, 2010 Step off at 1:00PM
This parade is the centerpiece of their 3 day Italian Festival.
OFF TO THE RACES AGAIN by Jan Picarell Saturday, August 28th, members and guest enjoyed the televised TRAVERS Cup Race from Saratoga Springs, NY, The winning beautiful horses were: NO.1 A FLEET EXPRESS NO.2 FLY DOWN NO.3 FIRST DUDE Lucky winners were Jimmy Brogan and Tom Watters, “PARTNERS IN CRIME”, Tim Haley came in second and finishing in third was Helen McDermott and Jim Brogan. Light evening fare was provided by Chef Larry. Thank you again to Vick and John our track offi-cials. Also, a thank you goes out to our bartend-ers Bat, Karen and Jay. The next race is the Breeders’ Cup Running at Church Downs on Saturday November 6th, time TBA. See you at the starting gate!
MANDATORY MEETING FOR ALL $1.98 BEAUTY
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Wednesday Oct 12 7 at :00 PM GRILL ROOM
NO BACKING OUT NOW GUYS! SEE YA THERE!!
SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 20TH THE $1.98 BEAUTY PAGEANT
RETURNS TO Point Pleasant Elks
7 PM to 11 PM $20.00 includes
admission and buffet CASH BAR
Book a group of (5) or more before Nov. 1st and receive
$1.00 discount per ticket Contact Colleen @732 295-0989
For ticket sales and questions
Time to channel your inner witch or goblin folks… All Hallows Eve will soon be upon us, and you know what that means…
Join us on Saturday Oc-tober 30, as we usher in Halloween 2010.
D.J. Joe Oz will be back to ensure we dance the night away. Admission is $10.00 and the party starts at 8 PM. There will be a cash bar along with drink specials for the night. We are asking everyone to bring their favorite food with them to share with everyone. Whatever you want bring; appetizer, entrée, or dessert (we’re not picky!!) Prizes will be awarded for best costumes (male and female) along with best “Halloween” food presentation. Always looking for volunteers to help decorate… Call Colleen at 732 241 0769 SEE YA THERE!!!!!!
Saturday Night Roast Beef and Wings FEAST
Every Saturday Night From Noon until 8 PM Every Saturday
James and Rochelle Baine Jr. Sonny Bartus & Barbara Smith Richard & Lois Campbell Nancy & Jack Carley Joseph & Barbara Chesnicka Joe & Marianne Chickene Jack & Camille Cimino Robert & Bridget Cook Cus & Dee Dalik, PDD Roxane & Arnie D’Ambrosa Lee & Jeanne Dawson Harold & Suzanne Demarest, Jr. John & Joyce Diercks Patrick & Susan English Rosemary & Joe Esposito Ken & Fran Hageman Glenn & Nancy Henry John & Anna Kaufman Robert & Joyce Kieffer, PER Ken & Kathy Mathis Dave & Lois McWilliam John Menschner, Sr. Eileen & Joe Miller, PER Joan & Ron Panuska Robert W. Pursel Alvin & Marybeth Reffitt Marybeth & Alvin Reffitt Mike & Linda Regec Sr. Gus J. Schipani Bob Scott & Dawn Tortoriello Bill & Pat Shay Carol & Ed Sholander Stephen & Rosemary Tassie
BOOSTERS
Mike and Judy Travisano Richard & Linda Van Duyn Taylor G. Weisleder Stephanie & John Wohlrab Harold & Pauline Wyckoff
Gloria Adamo Mary B. Arms Melita Curry DeBellis Hy A. Dooley Captain Clinton Edson Herbert Francis Daniel J. Hennessy Sr. Gregory Hornish Patricia J. Kierstead Edward O. Klein Sr. Ellen C. LaStella Edward Magley, PER Jack Magley Louis L. Meyer Jean & Billy T. Morrow Nancy O’Brien Kyle Joseph Rager Barbara Ann Rizzo Corky Rogers Lillian Schipani Roxann Schipani Bernie Smith, PER Dorrie & Herman Stabile Jerry Staraci Joseph G. Tortoriello William Van Druten Sr. PER Justin Weisleder
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