LOOM Mike Binkowski, Administrator

Mary Lou O’Mara, Office Manager

ELECTED OFFICERS

Bob Armstrong, Governor

Dick Mossing, Junior Governor

Ted Warrington, Past Governor

Chuck Hayes, Sr., Prelate

Dick Schuller, Treasurer

Steve Kiker, 1 Yr. Trustee

Nick Giovannucci, 2 Yr. Trustee

Greg Muter, 3 Yr. Trustee

APPOINTED OFFICERS

Brad Ledingham, Sgt. at Arms

Greg Hodge, Inner Guard

Bill Nicholas, Outer Guard

LEGION OFFICERS

Michael P. Smith, President

Jeremy Hopkins, Vice President

Dave Seitz, Secretary

Ken Dressel, Sergeant at Arms

Greg Hodge, Marshal

WOTM ELECTED OFFICERS

Shelly Mills, Senior Regent

Nikki Muter, Junior Regent

Mary Hornyak, Jr. Grad. Regent

Jill Woods, Sec./Treasurer

Janice Leeds, Recorder

APPOINTED OFFICERS

Wendy Sherman, Guide

Clara Futrel, Asst. Guide

MOOSE RIDERS Trent Cousino, President

Cindy Wright, Vice President

Robin Bryant, Sec./Treasurer

Floyd Goodhines, Sergeant at Arms

Rick Bryant, Road Captain

Christina Cousino, Publicity Officer

SYLVANIA MOOSE LODGE 1579

Social Quarters: 419-885-4953

LOOM Office: 419-882-8553

www.sylvaniamoose.org

SEPTEMBER—OCTOBER 2016

‘FINALS TOURNAMENT’ TEXAS HOLD ‘EM

Saturday, September 17 at 6 p.m.

The top two qualifiers from each of the past 10 nights of play

have advanced to the Sylvania finals! The top two finishers will

be awarded an all expense paid trip to play in the Moose Inter-

national Hold ‘Em Tournament held in Las Vegas at the Golden

Nugget Hotel & Casino on Jan. 8-11, 2017.

Good luck to all of the finalists: Mike Boratyn, Randy Boratyn,

Joshua Butts, Bob Dietrich, Jason Eisel, Aretta Kline, Sharon

Long, Larry Nearhood Jr., Chad Peters, Jeff Royer, Ken Shaw,

Joe Shay, Kelly Sporleder, Kyle Wylie, and Sam Yurjevic.

Bruce Hilbert, Chairman

SUMMER JAM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 2—9 p.m.

The Summer Jam Committee is fired up and ready to party at this wonderful annual event and we have some great musical entertainment lined up! The host band, Thunder Road, will start off at 2 p.m. fol-lowed by The Growling Chihuahuas, I Got A Phone Call, 2 Hour Delay, Bob Wurst, East River Drive and Larry and Charmaine will DJ in between band performances. And weather permitting, drive up in your classic car and join the other ‘classics’ in the parking lot! You’ll have your choice of a grilled hamburger, hotdog, or brat, baked beans, and Dave Miller’s potato salad for $5 per plate. Admission is $5 for adults (kids 16 and under are free) and the gate opens at 1:30 p.m. We’ll have good food, great live music, soft drinks, and ice cold beer! Feel free to bring your lawn chair and your dancing shoes! This is another great opportunity for our new members to come out and get acquainted. Mark your calendars and plan on joining us for a fun-filled afternoon. We look for-ward to seeing you there!

Fraternally, Moose Legion Members and Mike Smith and Bob Whalen, Co-Chairs

CHAPTER OF THE YEAR AWARD

The Sylvania WOTM Chapter 1788 received top honors and was recognized and awarded “Chapter of The Year” from the Ohio State Moose Association at the Annual Convention held in August.

The ‘Chapter of The Year’ award is a prestigious honor considering there are 94 Chapters in Ohio! The accolade exemplifies the quality and character of the Sylvania WOTM team and its’ members! A few of the prerequisites for this award includes ranking as a percent of WOTM memberships gained, attainment of the Award of Achievement, participation in charitable financial donations, and completion of required training programs specific to the organization.

Congratulations to Sylvania WOTM for all of their continuing hard work and efforts and a sincere Thank You to all of the Sylvania Lodge Members for supporting the Women’s ambitions and activities.

A special congratulation goes out to Past Senior Regent Mary Hornyak for receiving her Green Cap Award at convention. Please be sure to congratulate Mary when you see her in the Lodge.

Shelly Mills, SENIOR REGENT

QUARTER MANIA! Monday, September 19

Doors open at 5:45 p.m.

Bidding starts at 6:30 p.m.

Door Prizes, 50/50 Drawing, and

Mexican food available

Participating vendors:

Uppercase Living, Tastefully Simple,

Scentsy, Thirty-One & More!

Proceeds benefit Women of The Moose!

IT’S FUN! IT’S EASY!

From the Governor

CONGRATULATIONS to our members and the 2015-2016 Board of

Officers for receiving the Premier Lodge Award. This award was an-

nounced in July during the International Convention in St. Louis. This

is our 8th year in a row!

Also, CONGRATULATIONS to our Women of The Moose. It was

announced at the Ohio State Moose Association Convention that

they were rated #1 Chapter in the State of Ohio for the 2015-2016

year!

Bringing in your own alcoholic beverages onto Lodge property

for consumption IS NOT PERMITTED. It is in violation of our

State Liquor License and will not be tolerated.

Moose International has several new programs coming in the near

future. One is the “Valued Veterans Program” and the other will fo-

cus on drawing the “Millennium Age” to our membership. We will let

you know more when information becomes available.

I hope everyone has enjoyed the functions so far this summer. We

have a lot planned for the rest of the year and look forward to seeing

you here. Have a safe and fun rest of your summer.

Fraternally, BoB ‘army’ armstrong

FISH FRY CREW

WOTM MOOSE OF THE MONTH

August 2016—Congratulations to Kim Hetherington!

September 2016—Congratulations to Karen Cousino!

September 16 October 14

&

$8—All you can eat Fish Dinner

$8—Chicken Strip Dinner

5:30—8:30 p.m.

All dinners include fries, homemade baked

beans, coleslaw and dinner roll. Children’s

portions available.

WOTM will be offering homemade baked

goods for purchase. Enjoy a dessert or take

home for later!

**PLEASE NOTE: We will gladly accept your

donated baked goods! You may drop off

your goodies the night before or just prior to

serving dinner.

Join your friends and family for a great even-

ing of good food and fellowship.

LOOM MOOSE OF THE MONTH

September 2016—Congratulations to Al and Sheron Baumgartner!

Each year they’re here with their BBQ grill slow-roasting a big hog at

our annual pig roasts and you can always find them in the kitchen

helping prep for our steak fry’s.

WINERY BUS TRIP

Saturday, September 24

$25 per person—SIGN UP IN FRONT FOYER by September 10th

Schedel Gardens and Arboretum: (full cash bar, free admission to self-

guided garden tour)

Chateau Tebeau Winery: ($5 tour, wine tasting, full cash bar, food)

Cheese Haven: Wine tasting & cheese sampling, free gift basket raffle,

smoked meats, sausages, 125 different cheeses, old fashioned candy

for sale)

Mon Ami Winery: (wine tasting, full cash bar, craft beers, store, excel-

lent full service restaurant) Wine Raffle on the bus!

KID’S HALLOWEEN PARTY

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 1:30—3 P.M.

*CRAFTS, *GAMES, *COOKIES, and *TRICK OR TREATING!

SIGN-UP IN THE FRONT FOYER Bring your camera

CORNHOLE LEAGUE NEWS

Another Cornhole League is about to begin. The 8-week season will be on Wednesdays OR Thursdays at 6:30 and we will play in the back hall. The first night of play will be October 12 or 13. The cost for the season is $40, with all of the money returning to the players based on your wins.

The information and sign-up meeting is Thursday, October 6 at 6:30. We’ll also be playing mini tournaments for anyone who just wants to try it out! You ABSOLUTELY MUST either show up to the meeting or contact Marsha/Ted Warrington at 419-704-3703 or Dick Schuller at 419-885-9016 by October 6 to be included in the league. Please indicate which night you prefer or if either night is fine

Since we need to know an exact number of players to create the schedules, you may NOT wait until the first night of play to sign up. Due to space limitations we can only hold up to 32 players, so previous league members will have the first opportunity to join and to choose their night of play. If you can’t commit to the league but still want to play, consider being a sub, or just show up around 8 p.m. any Wed. or Thurs. for our post-league tournaments!

ADULT HALLOWEEN PARTY—Saturday, October 29

This is the most talked about party of the year! If you have never seen Diane Sullivan’s incredibly huge collection of Halloween decorations, now is the time! And, believe it or not, she has added more since last year! You can order from the Tuesday Menu starting at 6 p.m. and then the music starts at 7 p.m. Dress up in your favorite costume or just come and have fun with all the guys and ghouls!! SEE YOU THERE!

GANGSTER NIGHT—Saturday, October 22 Prize for best costume, DJ & dancing, raffles, and Annie Scott’s

Spaghetti Dinner. More info to follow so please stay tuned! Nancy Manera and Carol Momberg, Chairpersons

FEATHER PARTY

Keep Saturday, November 19th open! Plan on

joining us for raffles, games, drawings, turkeys, hams,

door prizes, a ton of fun, and roast beef dinner!

We’re in need of door prizes to make this another

successful event! Please leave your donations (gift,

gift card, cash, etc.) at the LOOM Office.

DRUM AUDIT

The next drum audit is Thursday, September 8

at 10 a.m. Many volunteers are needed.

Please let the Office know if you can help.

Sylvania Moose Lodge 1579

6072 N. Main St.

Sylvania, OH 43560-1266

Non-Profit Organization

U.S. Postage Paid

Sylvania, OH 43560-1266

PERMIT NO. 62

SEPTEMBER

5 Lodge CLOSED Labor Day

11 Summer Jam

16 Fish Fry Friday

17 Texas Hold ‘Em Finals

19 Quarter Mania

24 Annual Moose Golf Outing

24 Winery Bus Trip

OCTOBER

14 Fish Fry Friday

22 Gangster Night & Spaghetti Dinner

23 Children’s Halloween Party

29 Adult Halloween Party

NOVEMBER

5 Craft Show

11 Fish Fry Friday

19 Feather Party

24 Lodge CLOSED Thanksgiving

26 OH-MI Party

30 Lifeline Screening

MOOSE YOUTH AWARENESS PROGRAM

Can teenagers persuade younger children to make positive choices in life? “YES!” say the

teens and adults who work together in the Moose Youth Awareness Program. The Sylvania

Moose would like interested High School Students, (sophomore through seniors) to partici-

pate in this program for a chance to win several scholarships.

The Youth Awareness Program is for high school students who can combine academic skills

and leadership qualities to target 4-9 year-old’s with a positive message through ‘Kids Talks.’

Previous presentations have been given on a variety of topics, such as: Drug/Alcohol

Abuse, Manners, Smoking, Fire Safety, Bullying, Peer Pressure, Washing Hands/Hygiene, Nutri-

tion, Internet Safety, ‘Stranger Danger’, Dental Health, and Stay in School just to name a

few. Other topics of importance to these youngsters can be used as well.

On Saturday, October 1, 2016, the Ohio State Moose Association will hold its Student Con-

gress at the Kenton Moose Family Center #428. At this Congress students will learn to give

talks to the targeted age groups listed above, talks can then be scheduled through

schools, 4- H groups or any other civic groups. Once the presentations are completed and

turned into Ohio State Moose Association by February 28, 2017, a student(s) will be chosen

to attend the 2017 International Student Congress to be held in Kenosha, Wisconsin starting

April 28 – May 1, 2017. Five students at the International Student Congress will be chosen for

scholarships: 1st Place - $12,000, 2nd - $8,000, 3rd - $5,000, 4th - $3,000, 5th - $2,000. The win-

ner at the State level receives a $500 scholarship.

If any Moose Members children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, etc., would like to partici-

pate is this wonderful program, please pick up an application at the Lodge and return it to

the Women of the Moose by September 23, 2016.

This program is at no cost to the student or student’s family. All funding is provided by the

Moose Legion. Shelly Mills, Senior Regent