Secretary – September 2020

Welcome to our new members who were initiated on August 19: Kerri Hart, Dave Olson,
Rourke Soulis and Jeffrey Sterling. Bonnie Petersen participated in the ritual because she was
one of the members who had taken the oath via the mail during our total closure. Now that we
are holding regular meeting in-person I encourage all of our members who had taken their oath
via mail to attend the ritual and participate for the experience.

Please remember that we are open for meal service, but social distancing is necessary. That
means face masks when moving about or ordering food and drinks, and staying six feet apart
regardless of what you are doing. We have no known active cases of COVID-19 among our members, and
we want to keep it that way! I suspect the current restrictions will remain in place throughout the year, or
until we get a vaccine.

There are a lot of things happening at the Lodge in spite of the COVID-19
restrictions. The RV park is full or almost full every night. The meal service
has been getting bigger and bigger every week, especially with take-out
dinners. The Lodge Office is closed except for Fridays; however, someone is
here usually from about 8:00 am to noon weekdays.

Brad Smith , PDDGER, Lodge Secretary