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JUNE Volume 30 Issue 6
Monthly Newsletter of the West Citrus Elks Lodge #2693
Chartered April 20, 1985
Please notify the office of any address/email/ phone/ change. Office# is 628-1221. Lounge is 503-2010. Email: welksclub@
A little history on the Elks. Wherever you go in the Country, you will find an Elks Lodge. With more than 850,000 Elk members and 2,000 lodges nationwide, Elks are providing charitable services that help build stronger communities. You should be proud to be an Elk. We will be booking The Jolly Corks, a new sing along Musical, at our Lodge in the Fall. You will love it!! The JOLLY CORKS, not only shares the story of how The Elks came to be, but you will hear familiar songs that you can tap your feet and sing along! Maybe, even get up and dance!! The JOLLY CORKS, is based on historical fact and imaginative comic joy, celebrating the ELKS founder, Charles Vivian, and his cohort, Richard Stierly. Look for the date. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Grover Keeney and Elizabeth Shaw for doing a great job in remodeling the back game room. The next time you are at the Lodge, go see how beautiful it looks! A Big thank you to Charles Jancura for a great job done on putting together the Scholarship Dinner that was held on May 1. And, thank you Charles for chairing past Scholarship Committees. Charles will be giving up chairing the Scholarship Committee, but he will continue to chair the Hoop Shoot Committee. Craig and Carole Ingram will replace Charles as chairman of the Scholarship Committee, and I know they will do a great job. And thank you Stephanie Salay for a great job on the Drug Awareness Poster Contest. Other events that occurred and were a big success were the Derby Day Party on May 7, the Mother’s Day Breakfast on May 8 and the PER’s Spaghetti Dinner on May 9. A special thank you to all the volunteers and the PER’s for a job well done on the Spaghetti Dinner. Your lodge needs your help. The same people are getting burned out and if you could donate just a few hours a month, it would help greatly. We are not a social club, we are an Elks Lodge. Without volunteers we could not survive.
“Never let someone who has done nothing tell you how to do anything”. Tony Schiappa, Exalted Ruler
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Proposed or Balloted
Candidate Elizabeth Hampton Joan Finer Charles Cronen Patrick McGuinness William Moeller Roger Plourde James C Miller, Jr. Peggy Bower Edward G Monty Robert F Fowler Marilyn Anderson Paul Peresta Marilyn Appel Kenneth Voegele Sarah Berg
Initiated
Roger Stafford Joanne Hepner Albert Olio
Diane Marton Alan Raney Karen Durham
Transfers/Reinstatement
Doug Olsson
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Sickness/Distress
Bertha Krom, Robert Carriveau, Bill Heck In Memorium
Note: The first Lodge meeting in July will be held July 11th. There will be no Lodge meeting on July 4th. There will not be a second monthly Lodge meeting in July or August.
Proposed by Felice Lamanna Sharon Shyrigh John E Kalix, Sr. Steve Stimson Bill Grosze Jackie Duncan Rita Helsell Karin Nottage Albert Schroedel Tom Graham Felice Lamanna Steve Stimson Eileen Flannery J. Raczkowski Janis Sanderson
Lila Hallquist Life Membership
Congratulations to Kenneth C Downs, Harold Hechler, Larry Lieberman
WEST CITRUS LADIES OF THE ELKS Hi Well, once again the time has arrived for our yearly summer slowdown. Pat Kobel will be in charge of the Flag folding on June 14th, for the annual Flag Day ceremony. Our first Dining 2 Donate for the year will be on July 11th at Applebees in Crystal River, from 12 noon to 9 pm. Flyers will be available in the foyer soon. Our August luncheon will be on August 16th, and will be held at the restaurant located in the Sugar Mill Woods clubhouse. More information on the luncheon will follow later. A special thank you to all who made the Mothers day breakfast such a nice event. Please have a safe and happy summer, and we will look forward to seeing everyone back in the fall. Judi Burch, President
LADIES OFFICERS 2016-2017 President Vice President Treasurer R. Secretary C. Secretary Parliamentarian Chaplain Historian Sentry Memorial Book Greeter
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Debbi Andrews, Linda Zakszeski, Laura Peterson LADIES OF THE ELKS MEET: Board Meeting: 3rd Monday 2:00 PM Business Meeting: 4th Monday 7:00 PM.
Happy Birthday Ladies!!!!
Ladies Upcoming Events No Board Meetings/General Meetings in June August 16 - Ladies of the Elks Luncheon - Sugar Mill Woods Clubhouse restaurant October 11 - Card Party/Luncheon - more information to follow BUNCO is at 4pm on the first Wednesday of each month. Call Bonnie (382-0211) or Kathy (382-4748) if you wish to become a sub.
Judy Burch Vivian Rothe Marty Jarrell Terri Harrison Carolanne Moats Bonnie Lee Sue Hamburg Sue McLaughlin Diana Faber Sue McLaughlin Edna Pirmann
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Sue McLaughlin Ruth Duball Theresa Stimpel Patricia Kobel Gayle Martin Patricia Sheridan Meredith Gilman Vivian Rothe
FROM THE EDITOR All articles for the West Citrus Story must be submitted by the 15th of the month. Please email when possible.
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ENJOY CHILDREN?
Want to do something rewarding to help them and your Lodge? Volunteer and become the West Citrus Elks Drug Awareness Program Chairman.
Annabelle Nicole Noll, a 5th grade student at Rock Crusher Elementary School and the daughter of Julie Noll, was awarded the grand prize in the annual West Central Elks Drug Awareness Poster Contest. Pictured along with Annabelle are Elks Exalted Ruler Anthony Schiappa and Drug Awareness Program Chairperson Stephanie Salay.
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BASKET of CHEER Who doesn’t like a basket of cheer and goodies? Tickets are available from the bartenders 3 for $5 or 10 for $10 So buy a bunch now! Tickets are available until the Beach Bash on June 6 and then they’ll be available at the Beach Bash where the drawing will take place. All proceeds go to ENF!
Elk of the Month Frank Hayes
Frank Hayes has been a member of the Veterans' Committee for at least five years. He has been Chairman for 2 years of the 30 member (+/-) committee that visits approximately 125 veterans in area nursing homes at least monthly (in addition to the annual picnic, holidays and the Purple Heart Breakfast). Frank represents the Lodge's participation in the support of homeless and in-need veterans at the Mission of Citrus. Frank also represents the Lodge on the "Welcome Home" committee for returning veterans in Citrus County and leads the two annual fundraisers (Veteran's Dinner and Veteran's Christmas Tree). Frank is a retired Major in the United States Air Force and recipient of the Purple Heart. A great job well done Frank. Thank you for all that you do for the veterans.
Flag Day Ceremony June 14 The Order of Elkdom is distinctly American. All members and guests are invited to show your support for your Country, your Flag and your Veterans by attending the annual Flag Day Ceremony and Ritual on Tuesday, June 14, 2015 at 11:00 AM, in the Lodge room. A light lunch will be provided afterward.
FATHERS DAY BREAKFAST BUFFET JUNE 19 A breakfast buffet prepared by Chef Dave will be held from 9am to noon as a tribute to all fathers. Members and guests are welcome. Dads eat free. ($6.00 for all others). Bloody Marys and Mimosas will be available.
Led by Chairman Frank Hayes, the Veterans Committee hosted veterans from area assisted living facilities to a day of fishing and fun at Fort Island Trail Park on a gorgeous day in late April. Although the big ones got away, veterans, Elks and facility staff enjoyed burgers and hot dogs with all the fixings, and the comradery of fellow vets. Veterans Committee members visit monthly with more than 140 vets in Citrus County assisted living facilities and help celebrate birthdays and holiday with those that sacrificed so much for our freedoms.
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Derby Day Fun!
More than 150 area students, parents and educators gathered Sunday evening at the West Citrus Elks Lodge to laud the exceptional academic and community service achievements of seniors from Lecanto and Crystal River High Schools. Following recognition of "Elk Student of the Month" for the 2015-16 school year, the evening culminated with the presentation of $1,000 scholarships to two Elk Students of the Year from each high school. Pictured along with West Citrus Elks Exalted Ruler Anthony Schiappa (left) and Scholarship Committee Chairman Charles Jancura are Lauren Peters (Lecanto), Kathryn DeSomma (Crystal River), Jason Keeran (Crystal River) and Kameron Taylor (Lecanto).
Free Ballroom Dance Lessons Tuesdays 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Terri Gilligan will be offering free ballroom dance lessons for any members who are interested. One hour lessons start in June on Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30 in the ballroom.
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Dinner reservations for six or more, call the lounge after 1:00 pm 503-2010 Lounge Hours: Monday 11:30am-9pm Tuesday 1-10pm Wednesday 1-10pm Thursday 1-9pm Friday 1-10pm Saturday Noon-8pm Sunday 1-6pm
Sun
Karaoke 5:30-9:30pm June 7 Jack and Sheila June 14 Turner Camp Dave June 21 Jack and Sheila June 28 Walt Rogers
Hamburger baskets available every Tuesday No soup available through the summer months
Mon
Tue
DRINK of the Month $2.00
“Man”hattan on the rocks
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Food 5:30-7:00pm French Dip or Fish Basket Beef/Chicken Taco's or Beef/Chicken Taco Salad Grilled Reuben or Wing Basket Italian Sausage Hoagie or Grilled Chicken Garden Salad
6 Elkie Burgers Belly Buster Dogs 11:30 to 1:30 pm Lodge Meeting 7:30p BEACH BASH
7 Karaoke
13 Elkie Burgers Belly Buster Dogs 11:30 to 1:30 pm
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5:30pm Dance Lessons 3:30pm BEACH BASH
Karaoke 5:30pm Dance Lessons 3:30pm
Wed
Thu
Fri
1 Dinner in the Lounge 4-8pm
3 2 Dinner/Lounge Bingo 6 pm Food 4-6:45 pm 4-8pm
BUNCO 4pm Line Dancing 1-2pm
Euchre 1:30 pm
8 Dinner in the Lounge 4-8pm Line Dancing 1-2pm BEACH BASH
9 10 Bingo 6 pm Dinner/Lounge Food 4-6:45 pm 4-8pm
15 Dinner in the Lounge 4-8pm
16 17 Bingo 6 pm Dinner/Lounge Food 4-6:45 pm 4-8pm
Line Dancing 1-2pm
Euchre 1:30 pm
Sat 4 $1.00 Drafts $2 Lunch $1.50 Well Drinks
11 HOT DOG SATURDAY
Euchre 1:30 pm
18 $1.00 Drafts $2 Lunch $1.50 Well Drinks
Flag Day Ceremony 11am 19 Father’s Day Breakfast 9am-Noon
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SUNSET SOUNDS 4pm
20 Elkie Burgers Belly Buster Dogs 11:30 to 1:30 pm Lodge Meeting 7:30p
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22 Dinner in the Lounge 4-8pm
23 24 Bingo 6 pm Dinner/Lounge Food 4-6:45 pm 4-8pm
Dance Lessons 3:30pm
Line Dancing 1-2pm
Euchre 1:30 pm
27 Elkie Burgers Belly Buster Dogs 11:30 to 1:30 pm
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29 Dinner in the Lounge 4-8pm
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Dance Lessons 3:30pm
Line Dancing 1-2pm
Euchre 1:30 pm
Karaoke 5:30pm
Karaoke 5:30pm
25 $1.00 Drafts $2 Lunch $1.50 Well Drinks
Bingo 6 pm Food 4-6:45 pm
BASKET of CHEER Who doesn’t like a basket of cheer and goodies? Tickets are available from the bartenders 3 for $5 or 10 for $10 So buy a bunch now! Tickets are available until the Beach Bash on June 6 and then they’ll be available at the Beach Bash where the drawing will take place. All proceeds go to ENF!
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What’s Cooking in June?
Seating reservations available for 6 or more, call 503-2010. Serving from 4-8pm
Wednesdays Prime Rib ($17 Until Gone) 6/1 Garlic Shrimp Chicken Parmesan Grilled Ribeye 6/8 St. Louis Ribs Scallops Romano Fried Chicken 6/15 Crab Cakes Chicken Carbonara Petite Filet 6/22 Grilled Tuna Chicken Francaise Beef Tips/Rice 6/29 Fried Flounder Chicken Scaloppini Stuffed Shrimp
$15.00 $14.00 $17.00 $15.00 $16.00 $13.00 $18.00 $15.00 $14.00 $17.00 $15.00 $14.00 $15.00 $15.00 $17.00
Also Available: (with rolls)
Large salad w/fish or chicken $10.00 Soup ($2.50) Salad ($2.50) —————————————— WEDNESDAYS/FRIDAYS Chicken Breast Fried Fish Grilled Pork Chop Grilled Chopped Steak
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Fridays Prime Rib ($17 Until Gone) 6/3 Grilled Salmon $15.00 Chicken Alfredo $15.00 Steak Marsala $16.00 6/10 Seafood Platter $16.00 Stuffed Chicken $14.00 Steak Italiano $16.00 6/17 Baked Haddock $15.00 Crab Stuffed Fish $18.00 Grilled Flank Steak $16.00 6/24 Shrimp Boil $15.00 Chicken Picatta $15.00 Steak Au Poivre $18.00
Appetizers: ($5)
Grit Stix, Calamari, Cheese Sticks ***All prices include tax****
————————————— ONE FOR $10.00 TWO FOR $19.00 Liver and Onions Hamburger Deluxe Platter Chicken Sandwich Deluxe
UPCOMING EVENTS July 4 - Elk ie Burgers Sept 9 - Dance Only, Dino Sept 16-18 - Scallop Festival Sept 24 - PER Lobster Dinner Oct 1 –Oktoberfest Oct 9 - Trip to Nowhere Oct 15th - Jolly Corks Oct 29 - Halloween Dinner Dance Jan 21 - P retenders Show Feb 14 - Valentines Dinner Dance, Starburst
A baker's dozen of area residents joined West Citrus Elks Lodge 2693 at its May induction ceremonies. Pictured along with Exalted Ruler Tony Schiappa (center) are the newest members of the state's third largest lodge, including Elizabeth Hampton, Joan Finer, Charles Cronen, Patrick McGuinness, William Moeller, Roger Plourde, James C. Miller, Jr., Peggy Bower, Edward G. Monty, Robert F. Fowler, Marilyn Anderson, Paul Peresta and Roy Dyke.
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Members only. One coupon per member….
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Bring this coupon in for a complimentary well drink in the Lounge.
Happy Birthday to all who were born this month. Celebrate your Birthday at the Lodge with a complimentary well drink of your choice with coupon at the left.
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HOUSE COMMITTEE
Lucille Lareau- Chair Carrie Clemons - Secretary Gary Hall
Terri Gilligan Tish Wiggins Melody Young Jeanne Brier Bill Cloke Rita Helsell Bev Brown Jim Fish Eileen Flannery Gary Cooper The House Committee meets the second Wednesday of each month at 10:00 am, It is an open meeting and all members are welcome. A list of members will be posted at the Lodge with phone numbers.
Join the Boosters and help support our Lodge bulletin. for a donation of $10. Please see the Lodge Secretary. JUNE 2016 In Memory of Mel Lafferty AUGUST 2016
In Memory of Rosemary Boennighausen NOVEMBER 2016
In Memory of Sandy Bird In Memory of Richard Behler MARCH 2017 In Memory of James Geary In Memory of Mel Lafferty
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Exalted Ruler Leading Knight Loyal Knight Lecturing Knight Trustee 5 yr. Trustee 4 yr. Trustee 3 yr. Trustee 2 yr. Trustee 1 yr.
Tony Schiappa Marvin Heath Grover Keeney Harold Cupp Brian Estus PER Jean Ortt Elizabeth Shaw Ed James Bill VanBeers PER Chairman
JUNE 2017
In Memory of Milford Seely In Memory of Margrurte Seely Regis D.”Skip” Steighner DECEMBER 2017
In Memory of Rose Casey JULY 2018
Paul (Bill) Kobel Jack O’ Moore Pete Naranjo PSP Ron Rothe James Sterin John Terborg William Van Beers Paul Marselle
Exalted Ruler Leading Knight Loyal Knight Lecturing Knight Secretary Treasurer Tiler 5 Year Trustee 4 Year Trustee 3 Year Trustee 2 Year Trustee 1 Year Trustee
Tony Schiappa Marvin Heath Grover Keeney PER Harold Cupp Sue Leonard Charlotte Dinkelman Marsha Cupp Brian Estus PER Jean Ortt PER Elizabeth Shaw Ed James Bill Van Beers PER
APPOINTED OFFICERS Esquire Chaplain Inner Guard
Paul (William) Kobel PER Jake Jacobek Bonnie Gonzalez
APPOINTED NON - OFFICERS Mediator Parliamentarian Presiding Justice Lodge Advisor
Ed Seitler PER, PDDGER William Pazur, PDDGER Glen Abbot William Pazur, PDDGER
In Memory of L. M. Carl Lawrence NOVEMBER 2018
In Memory of George Lister
PERs OTHER LODGES William Balderson Keith R. Bernard W. Allen Case Don Conway William Dennington Brian Estus William Habich Norton R. Hustwayte Ed James
ELECTED OFFICERS
NOVEMBER 2019
PAST EXALTED RULERS
In Memory of Roy Hoskins DECEMBER 2019
In Memory of Richard H. Lee, PER JUNE 2020
In Memory of George Tichy AUGUST 2020
In Memory of Jane Case NOVEMBER 2020
Richard Brown Brian Estus Frank Hinkle Grover Keeney Paul (Bill) Kobel OC Leonard
Jean Ortt William Van Beers William Dennington PDDGER’s William Pazur Ed Seitler
In Memory of Okey Ryan
COMMITTEES
Accident Prevention & Safety Officer Americanism Auditing Bar Manager Blood Drive Buildings and Grounds Children’s Parties Community Activities Drug Awareness ENF Entertainment Flag Day Government Relations Harry Anna Trust Hoop Shoot Investigations Lapsation Lodge Event Coordinator Lodge Functions Lodge Historian Lodge Photographer Membership Recruitment Memorial Service Orientation Publicity Scholarship Scouts - Cub and Boy Sickness and Distress Sign Special Functions Story Editor Training and Ritual Veterans Web Master Youth Activities Youth Camp
Ed James, PER Craig and Carole Ingram George Craven Rita Helsell Anne Harmon D. Jones, John Nash, Ed Lutkus Linda Izaguirre George Wright, Rochelle Kaiser Stephanie Salay Brian Estus, PER Terri Gilligan Ed James Bill Pazur PDDGER Bill Cloke Charles Jancura Felix Lamanna, Ruth Kramer Susan Leonard Lucille Lareau Jeanne Brier Bill Pazur PDDGER Mike Vaughan Felix Lamanna Ed James PER Jake Jacobek George Wright, Mike Vaughan
Craig and Carole Ingram George Craven, Phil Reiner Jake Jacobek Dave Nay, Gisela Taudte Melody Young Tish Wiggins Brian Estus Frank Hayes Pat McLaughlin George Craven Bill Cloke
The West Citrus Elks Golf League is alive and well and looking for more members! The league plays at Twisted Oaks Golf Club every Thursday morning with a 8am shotgun start. Greens fees are $28 plus tax and a $7 entry fee is charged. Elks membership is appreciated but not required. For more details please contact Jack Gresham at 352 527 8478 or (cell) 352 634 0104.
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America A Fraternal Organization
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WEST CITRUS STORY WEST CITRUS ELKS LODGE #2693 P.O. BOX 3719 HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, FLORIDA 34447
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