Lodge

Membership

232

And Growing!

The Little Lodge

That Does

Big Things!

Brothers and Sisters in Elkdom: At our Lodge meeting on October 4th, Proposal 4212 was voted on and passed by our membership. This proposal gives us an option to purchase the property within a six month time period. In the meantime, Lodge members are working hard to get our Lodge up and running with monies obtained from our landlord. We are doing the labor and have use of the building rent-free until this spring when we will make a final decision on our Lodge’s future. Lodge volunteers are working to get our Lodge open as soon as possible. Mike Kelly is heading up a team during the day and Scott Dow is taking over for the evening shift. As of this writing the electrical work is almost complete, the dining room ceiling insulation is done and Mark Prindle is making great progress on framing in our doors and windows. This past weekend, member Ron Cornell plastered the walls in our lounge and bathroom. If you have not already done so, come on down and see what a terrific job he did! The floors, walls and ceilings in our other rooms are also being prepared for finishing. Chris Albeck, who is down at the Lodge almost every day, is one of our many volunteers supporting and making all this progress possible. Thanks go out to everyone involved! Our lodge meetings are being held the first and third Tuesdays of the month at Endicott Lodge #1977 until we reopen. We also have a Paddle Party fundraiser scheduled on the 27th of November at their location. Johnson City Lodge #2821 is again on it’s way- coming back stronger and even better than before! There is still much work that needs to be done. Stop down at your Lodge to see how you can get involved in the renovation. As always, you can call or e-mail myself or one of our officers with any questions or comments you may have.

Fraternally, Russell Ryan, E.R.

ELKS OF THE MONTH Mike Kelly Chris Albeck It gives me great pleasure to name Mike Kelly and Chris Albeck Elks of the Month. These two members continue to work tirelessly in the restoration of our Lodge. They are down at our Lodge almost every day and along with the help of other valuable volunteers, are making great progress to get us up and running as soon as possible. Thanks Guys!

JOHNSON CITY ELKS LODGE # 2821

NEWSLETTER – NOVEMBER 2011

4212 Watson Blvd., Johnson City, NY 13790 - 1052

Phone - (607) 798-0358 e-mail: ELKSJC@AOL.COM

WEBSITE: www.tier.net/jcelks/

ELKS CARE – ELKS SHARE

NEWSLETTER EDITOR – Bill Bayliff – bbayliff@sc.rr.com

PRINTING and DISTRIBUTION– Jerry & Pat Smith

Look throughout this newsletter for a membership number. It will look like this **999**. If it is your number, just come to the lodge bar and claim your ‘Friday Night Dinner For One’ prize certificate. The winner must come in person and show his or her membership card to the bartender. Your prize must be claimed before the month has ended. That’s all there is too it! You can then use it on any Friday Night. (Not sure when dinners will be available again!)

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ELKS OF THE MONTH November - Dennis Gazda December - Dino&Rita Christopher January 2011 - Marie Ryan February - Jerry Smith March - Kathy & Doug Neiss April - Alicia Beck May - Doug & Dave Gardner June - Hope Woodcock July - Deb Valenta August - Jason Beck September - John Oakes October - Mike Kelley & Chris Albeck

* OFFICER OF THE YEAR * 2001-02 - Ron Foster 2002-03 - William Bayliff 2003-04 - Dennis Gazda 2004-05 - Alicia Beck 2005-06 - Herb Flint 2006-07 - Mark Prindle 2007-08 - Kathy Neiss 2008-09 - Russ Ryan 2009-10 - Paul Reger 2010-11 - Scott Dow

* ELK OF THE YEAR * 2001-02 - Doug Neiss 2002-03 - Charlotte Maluchnik 2003-04 - Jill Foster 2004-05 - Tom Karpinko 2005-06 - Linda Koliander 2006-07 - Sharon Flint 2007-08 - Elinor Gardner 2008-09 - Jerry Smith 2009-10 - Doug Gardner 2010-11 - Deb Valenta

* CITIZEN OF THE YEAR *

2004-05 - Nancy Graver 2005-06 - Glen Roberts 2006-07 - Kim Reger 2007-08 - Rosemary Lafreniere 2008-09 - Audrey LoPresti 2009-10 - Paul Burnett 2010-11 - Wendy Turner

Lodge Pins

Only $3

BUILDING FUND TOTAL =

$20,897.09 Cash Acct ---------- $4,641.63 085 CD -------------- $4,124.50 089 CD -------------- $4,131.61 092 CD -------------- $4,131.50 Vanguard Fund--- $3,867.85

"Mom's House Needs of the Month"

1. Mom's House, donation box now at Endicott Lodge in the foyer. Mom’s House got wiped out in the flood too and are temporarily at Our Lady of Sorrows School in Vestal.

2. There is now a 3 page list of needs on their website, www.momshouseny.org

Please call with any questions 607-222-8412 cell. I work from home normally, but have to travel periodically. Elks Care - Elks Share, Hope Woodcock Hope-mw@hotmail.com

NOVEMBER Birthdays 01 Tim Smith 02 Paula Kilgour 02 Russ Ryan 03 Phyllis Crump 06 Mike Drankowski 08 Matt Palmer 09 John Tokos 11 Melvin Webb 12 Charlotte Maluchnik 13 Pat Chura 18 Rita Christopher 18 Bob Farrell 20 Gary Deinert 20 Jim Gable 22 Audrey LoPresti 22 Nancy Wlostowski 23 Mike Dopko 20 Shaun Fedoris 30 Eric Koliander Remember to stop in for your Birthday drink.

(WHEN WE REOPEN.) HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Rita cooking with Russ & Dino

supervising at the “Pep Rally for JC

Lodge Restoration”.

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Membership Corner

Applications in Process

Colleen Clarke proposed by James Guiton Jackie Kenefick proposed by Jim Guiton Jessica Avery proposed by Sue Whalen

Manda Wood proposed by Michael Teeter Gene Slocum proposed by Scott Dow

Ralph DeMario, Jr. proposed by Carin Palmer

Proposing candidates helps us to share our values with the community. Our numbers are growing! Next Month is

Up to YOU!

Membership Status

Membership as of 04/01/2011 226 Members Initiated +6 Members Affiliated +1 Members Reinstated +0 Member Transfer and Absolute Demits - 0 Members Deceased - 1 Dropped From Our Rolls (for non-payment) - 0

------------ Current Membership 232

Please Welcome Our Newest Member(s):

Michelle Purdy

Please be sure to send phone changes, e-mail changes, or any address changes, should you move.

It is very important that I keep our lodge and Grand Lodge records current.

Paul Reger, Lodge Secretary

LODGE #2821 HONORS OUR VETERANS

“So Long As There Are Veterans, The

Benevolent And Protective Order of Elks

Will Never Forget Them!”

THE VETERANS CORNER

Herb Flint, Chairperson hflint@stny.rr.com (723-7429 - 759-8985)

3rd Sunday Every Month. Oxford Veterans Home Visit.

18 members have not yet paid their 2011-2012 dues which were payable on April 1st. Please

pay as soon as possible. We have already paid your per capita Grand Lodge and NYS

assessments. Your dues are now overdue, pay now to save on our future mailing costs.

$61 dues plus donations.

SCOTCH TASTING EVENT TO

BENEFIT THE JC LODGE RECOVERY. At Endicott Lodge Nov 12 from 6 to 8 pm in the small room at the back of the main hall. Tickets will go on sale in October for $30 which will include the tasting and a silent auction. If any JC Lodge members have booze at home to donate for door prizes, please contact Herb Flint @ 759-8985 (this does not have to be scotch) So please contact everyone you know who drinks scotch to let them know about the event. There will be no limit to the number of tickets to be sold. Endicott Lodge also has a Casino Night going on at the same time. The first hour will be for sampling different scotches and learning a bit about them. The second hour will be devoted to auctioning the donated items and the resealed scotch that remains. Many good deals will be had. Herby will need about ten non scotch drinker volunteers to help him with this event.

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Paddle Party-Quarter Auction!!! A Fundraiser for Renovation of Johnson City Elks Lodge

Date: Sunday, November 27th

Time: 1:00 Preview Auction Items Auction begins at 2:00

Location: Endicott Elks Lodge Route 26, Endicott, NY Chef John Tokos famous Cheese Soup, Salad Bar and Dessert Bar.

A Paddle Party is a fun way to win products from your favorite Direct Sales Companies come and get great deals on some Holiday Gifts at a “Quarter” of the cost!

We will have over 100 items to bid on that night! Bids $.25 each.

Bring 2 or 3 rolls of quarters and use these to bid on items you want to WIN!

How it works:

Admission is $5 and includes Paddles & chips, with matching numbers. Chips are placed in the bucket and drawn by the auctioneer. If your number is picked, and your Paddle is raised indicating that you've bid on that item, you are the winner. Every product will have a winner.

Tickets are $5 pre, $8 at door. You can call 607-743-9494 or 607-222-8412 to order tickets, or complete the ticket order form below and send it with a check or money order made payable to JC Elks at the address above marked “Attention: Deb or Hope before November 20

th.

Come enjoy the fun yourself and bring a friend, or two or ten with you. It will be a fun afternoon out! Come join us!!!

Quarter Auction Team: Pampered Chef (Velvet Lyke), Avon (Jackie Wright), 31 (Tammy Babcock), Discovery Toys (Nancy Cole), Celebrating Home (Sue Franzese), Homemade Gourmet (Sue Verity), Stampin Up (Karen Pichura), Cookie Lee (Lisa Dutcher)

Please call Velvet (657.8201), Deb (743-9494) or Hope (222-8412) with any questions!

Ticket Sellers Name ____________________________

Please make checks payable to: JC Elks #2821

Purchaser’s Name ______________________ Phone or email (in case of questions):_____________________________________________

MailingAddress:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

# of tickets purchased ______ ($5 each)

Amount of Payment Enclosed _$____________

Friends,

People have asked whether we're still doing our fundraiser, Cheers to Hope for the American Cancer Society this year. The answer is YES! The floods have hit our community hard. Losing your home and your possessions is devastating. So is hearing the words 'you have cancer'. We need to continue to fight for the patients and the families who can't escape cancer no matter what else is happening in the world. Please help me spread the word. We needed to make a few adjustments this year due to the flood. Cheers to Hope will be on SUNDAY, November 13th, from 2-5pm at BROTHER'S 2 in Endwell this year. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. See me for a flyer and please pass it around! Thanks!! Nancy Graver 754-9439

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Memorial Sunday

Please join us as we honor the memory of “To Our Absent Members”

On Sunday, December 4th At 12 o’clock Noon

At the Vestal Elks Lodge Vestal’s Ceremony @ Luncheon to follow our Ceremony

In Vain We Call

Anita Wlostowski Initiated 11-5-2002, Died 7-30-2003

Richard Miller, Sr.

Initiated 4-21-2001, Died 12-31-2003

Darlene Powell Initiated 2-17-2004, Died 3-24-2005

Floyd Lafreniere

Initiated 4-28-1994, Died 7-27-2005

John Hrusecky Initiated 12-12-1996, Died 10-18-2006

Jane Hebler

Initiated 9-6-2005, Died 12-12-2006

Don Hathaway Initiated 10-2-1974, Died 5-22-2007

Joseph Cox

Initiated 11-20-1980, Died 11-10-2007

Dana Platt Initiated 12-19-2006, Died 3-10-2008

Betty Clough

Initiated 11-13-2000, Died 4-18-2008

Dewitt Cox, PDD Initiated 6-20-1974, Died 4-2-2009

Stephan Modlo

Initiated 2-17-2004, Died 6-26-2009

Thomas Karpinko, PDD Initiated 6-18-1980, Died 12-17-2009

Arlene Williams

Initiated 3-23-2002, Died 6-23-2011

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Lodge Members, Humane Society friends! Tell your friends and family! Come one come all!

Dougs To Go Fish Fry and Bake Sale When: Saturday, November 5th Where: Corner of Harry L Drive and Oakdale RD, JC (Century 21/Valero parking lot) Time: 11-5 To benefit the JC Elks Lodge and the Binghamton Humane Society Flood Relief Can call ahead and order: 607-423-5996 If you would like to bake an item for our bake sale, (human or animal) please have it wrapped/bagged and ready to sell. Please drop off that morning. Also collecting blankets, towels or anything else you would like to donate for the Humane Society who was also flooded out and are in need of everything.

Questions, contact Wendy : ) 607-624-2303 Lets sell out!!

More pics from the “Pep Rally” for

JC Lodge Restoration.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 30 (Oct)

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Halloween

1 7pm Lodge Meeting

Election Day

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“Fall Back” DST Ends

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VETERAN’S DAY

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6-8pm Scotch Tasting @ Endicott Elks

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2-5pm @ Brothers 2 — “Cheers to Hope.”

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Oxford Veterans

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THANKS-GIVING DAY

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NOVEMBER 2011– CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Lodge Hours: (Perhaps when we re-open.) Mon., Tues., Wed., & Thu – Lodge opens at 5:30pm Friday – Lodge Opens at 4:30pm Saturday & Sunday Openings will be determined by Events

Lucky? Number this month is **215**. There will be a slight delay in collecting your free dinner at the lodge!

Our lodge meetings will be held at Endicott Elks Lodge unless other notification is given. Dinners and other activities are obviously suspended until arrangements can be made for a facility. This is sad, but we will survive!

I would just like to thank everyone for their prayers, cards and well wishes on my surgery. I miss not being able to see everyone but hopefully, soon we can. Sharon Flint

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The Johnson City Elks Newsletter

Johnson City Elks Lodge #2821

4212 Watson Blvd.

Johnson City, New York 13790-1052

NOVEMBER 2011 Vol. 14 Issue 11

2011 – 2012 Lodge Officers Exalted Ruler – Russ Ryan Leading Knight – Dino Christopher Loyal Knight – Sue Whalen Lecturing Knight – Leona Stevens Esquire – Deb Valenta, PER Chaplain –Tim Turner Inner Guard – Alicia Beck, PER Tiler – Bruce DeLing Secretary – Paul Reger Treasurer – Dennis Gazda

Trustees: (1yr) Scott Dow, Chairman (2yr) Jerry Smith, (3yr)Mike Kelly, (4yr) Steve Flint and (5yr) Gary Van Driesen

Accident Prevention & Insurance. Mike Kelly Americanism Programs Tim Turner Auditing&Accounting Kathy Neiss Bell Jar / Gaming Paul Reger Business Practices Dennis Gazda Community Activities Deb Valenta Drug Awareness Kathy Neiss Elks National Foundation Sue Whalen Flag Day Service Wendy Turner

Government Relations Sharon Flint Hoop&Soccer Shoots Ken Jennison Indoctrination (M’ship) Russ Ryan Internet / Webmaster John Oakes Investigation (M’ship) Herb Flint Lapsation (M’ship) Paul Reger Lodge Activities Deb Valenta Mediator tba Membership Steve Flint Mother’s Day Lori Wahila

2011- 2012 LODGE COMMITTEE CHAIRS

House Committee: - Dino Christopher- Chairman, Scott Dow, Gary Van Driesen, Jason Beck, Alicia Beck, Bruce DeLing and Deb Valenta,

South Central (6360) District Chairmen Kathy Neiss, Drug Awareness

Herb Flint, Veterans Service Doug Neiss, Gov. Relations & Protocol

Steve Flint, Major Project Paul Reger, Public Relations & Empire State Elk Sharon Flint, Scholarship Alicia Beck, Business Practices Ken Jennison, Memorial Sunday

NYSEA Chairmen Kathy Neiss, Drug Awareness

Memorial Sunday Kathy Neiss National Service/Vets Herb Flint NYSEA Major Project Steve Flint Presiding Justice Bill Maney Public Relations Deb Valenta Scholarship & Grants Sharon Flint Standing Relief ER, Knights, Sec.,& Treas. Visiting Committee Bill Maney Youth Activities Ken Jennison

Past Exalted Rulers Association

Bill Bayliff, PSVP / PDDGER Alicia Beck, PER Jim Bridges, PER Sharon Flint, PER Steve Flint, PSVP / PDDGER Ron Foster, PER Ken Jennison, PER-----(JC PER President) Joe Maluchnik, PSVP Bill Maney, PER Doug Neiss, PSVP Kathy Neiss, PER ----- (JC PER Secretary) Deb Valenta, PER