Jolly Times Lodge MEETING 2nd and 4th Tues. at 7:30 p.m. March 11th & 25th, April 8th & 22nd Copper, Jr. VOL. XXXII, SERIES 12 Elks Care, Elks Share March, 2014
Lodge Officers 2013-2014 Exalted Ruler...Dave Copper Jr. Leading Knight...Chris Norman Loyal Knight...Al Leavell Lecturing Knight...Robert Meszaros II Esquire...Ryan Meszaros Secretary...Chris Hartman. Treasurer...Herschel Jones Tiler...Keven Eaves Inner Guard...Sam Akeman Chaplain...Dave Copper Sr.. Trustee...Glen Wilson (PER) CHRMN Trustee...Larry Hahne (PER) Trustee...Ken Shipp (PER) Trustee...Homer Harp Trustee...John Verschuyl (PER) Elkette Officers President...Karen Ashal Vice President...Leslie Verschuyl Treasurer...Helen Schmisseur Recording Sec...Dorothy Kinney Corresponding Sec...Roberta Cottrell Membership Chairman...Denise Foutch Guard...Evelyn Cross Chaplain...Sandy Kozak Trustee...Phyllis Weiss Trustee...Doris Anderson Trustee...Roberta Cottrell House Committee...Greg Nighohossian (Chairman)...Lynn Beaver...Bill Kee...Joe Miller...Dave Kleuskens...Al Legate...Ryan Meszaros...Jim Taylor...Chris Norman...Dee England (House Mgr.) Elkette s News By Dorothy Kinney The Elkettes will meet the first Tuesday in March. We did not meet in January or February due to the weather. Williams American Construction, Inc We Roof America Cecil Dad Williams Executive Consultant Website: www.williamsamericanroofing.com South Office: St. Louis Office 958 County Road 5797 Parkway Dr Salem, Mo 65560-6149 House Springs, Mo 63051 Phone: 573-453-0000 Phone: 314-799-2757 Fax: 573-729-2744 Fax: 636-671-1643 www.4thebank.com Terry McCromick Terry@nameokimarine.com 2
. GRANITE CITY ELKS LODGE #1063 Past Exalted Rulers PRESENTS THEIR 2014, ST. PATRICKS DAY Corned Beef & Cabbage Night Wednesday March 12th Cocktails at 5:00pm Free to all members Dinner at 6:00pm Speaker: Ron Jacober, At 7:00pm 3
Granite City Elks Lodge #1063 Calendar of Events February 2014/March 2014
Friday Weekly Dinner Schedule The 1st Friday Crew First Friday The 2nd Friday Crew Second Friday The 3rd Friday Crew Third Friday The 4th Friday Crew Fourth Friday COD FISH DINNER Pork Chop Dinner COD FISH DINNER CHICKEN DINNER 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Dine In, Drive Thru, Carry Out 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Dine In, Drive Thru, Carry Out 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Dine In, Drive Thru, Carry Out 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Dine In, Drive Thru, Carry Out Mondays: HOT WINGS Wednesdays: Manager s Special plus Appetizers Hot Wings sold separately Any information or announcements for the newsletter can be placed in the new letter box at the Lodge before the 15th of the month, or, preferably, send the info to lbeaver@charter.net. The more we can connect electronically, the fewer mistakes will be made. 5
Points of Interest Remember, every Wednesday evening our Lodge will be serving a Manager s Special Supper, along with selected appetizers for our Members and their guests! Watch for and check out our new drink specials! The Blues Hockey Schedule is on page 8. Our Hot Wings and lots of sports entertainment will be available right here at your Lodge s Antler Room. 03/12/2014 Past Exalted Rulers Corned Beef & Cabbage Night In the Antler Room Speaker: Lou Jacobe, 8:00 PM The Elks yearly Golf League is nearing the starting time once again and our golf league is still in need of players! We would appreciate any & all new players and especially beginning golfers! We will be playing on Wednesday nights at Arlington Greens Golf Course beginning on April 9th at 4:00 P.M. There will be a league meeting during the second week of March. Watch for an e-mail when the date and time is set! For more information contact: Ray Romine 797-2291 or by email: rlromine@charter.net 8401 Collinsville Road Collinsville, IL 62234 (618) 344-1975 6
ST. JOHN CEMETERY Serving All Denominations For Over 145 Years Lodge Topics The next few months are the most exciting of the Elk year. The lodge s new officers have been elected, and the new Exalted Ruler is busy selecting his yearly committees. To all of our members, now is the time to get involved and make a difference within your lodge. In April, the new House Committee and the lodge Trustees will establish the yearly budget. This event, more than any other, will set the direction of our lodge for the next year. If as a member, you are satisfied with the direction of the last few years, then by all means just sit back and do nothing. If you are pleased with less and less entertainment in the Antler Room and a continued stale Friday night menu, then by all means sit at home and withhold your support of your lodge. Surely our local bars can give you the entertainment, beer prices, and quality food service that you are looking for. The local bars, I am sure, will appreciate your business. After all, you pay your yearly dues to your Elks lodge, and surely that is enough support and all that your lodge has a right to expect. The members of our lodge need to ask themselves, What were they looking for when they joined the Granite City Elks Lodge? They need to ask themselves, Have I found what I was looking for, here within this lodge? If the answers to these questions are a negative response, then they need to ask themselves, Why Not? The answers to these questions are simple enough. Brothers and Sisters, There is no Free Lunch!. The yearly dues you pay give you the Right to call yourself and Elk!. Your dues give you the Opportunity to belong to a truly great organization. The events that are offered, the food that is presented, the entertainment that you enjoy all come with a cost. A great cost more than just money. In order for our Elks family of Brothers and Sisters to survive, to endure, we all must donate our support, our participation. We, as Elk members, must give of our time and efforts, in support of our lodge. This lodge needs the energy, the new ideas, the different experiences of our new members. We need the guidance and the advice of our senior members. In short we need to work together as the family that we are. Let us step up, and be counted. Make this Elk experience that you have joined a fruitful One. Step up and meet the family that you have joined. Look for ways to support your lodge. There is one more very important need for our lodge to continue. To the members that will be sitting in the lodge chairs this coming year, Please, keep an open mind towards new ideas! To the different committees please find ways to work together and learn to compromise. We do have a large family. Not everyone of your Brothers or Sisters see the lodge in the same light as you do. 7
Granite City Elks Lodge #1063 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 4801 Maryville Road Granite City, Illinois 62040 lbeaver@charter.net BLUES HOCKEY MARCH SCHEDULE Sun. March ch ch 2, 2014 Blues Coyotes 7:00 Pm FS-MW Tue. March 4, 2014 Lightning Blues 7:00 Pm NBCSN, TSN2 Thu. 6, 2014 Blues Predators 7:00 Pm FS-MW Sat. March 8, 2014 Blues Avalanche 2:00 Pm FS-MW Sun. March 9, 2014 Blues Wild 7:00 Pm FS-MW Tue. March 11, 2014 Stars Blues 7:00 Pm FS-MW Thu. March 13, 2014 Oilers Blues 7:00 Pm TSN, FS-MW Sat. March 15, 2014 Blues Predators 7:00 Pm FS-MW Mon. March 17, 2014 Jets Blues 7:00 Pm FS-MW Wed. March 19, 2014 Blues Blackhawks 7:00 Pm TSN2, NBCSN Sat. March 22, 2014 Blues Flyers 12:00 Pm FS-MW Sun. March 23, 2014 Blues Penguins 12:00 Pm NHLN-US, NHLN-CA, FS-MW Tue. March 25, 2014 Blues Maple Leafs 6:00 Pm FS-MW Thu. March 27, 2014 Wild Blues 7:00 PM FS-MW Sat. March 29, 2014 Stars Blues 7:00 PM FS-MW