Author: Elks #652

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I know I have remarked before how fast time flies but wow this year is over. My year as the Exalted Ruler is just about over and it seems as though it only started a few months ago! As my year ends a new one begins. Kathy Payne, who is a stranger to none will be our Exalted Ruler. There are many new faces to join some of the “old” ones in the officer corps. Be sure to thank them for their service to our lodge. They are spending many hours every week practicing their script for the new roles they have taken on. These hours are in addition to the hours they will be spending monthly for lodge meetings. I’d like to thank everyone for stepping up and becoming involved in our/ our lodge. Wishing you a successful ritual contest and a great year.

I would like to thank everyone who assisted in in my year, my/our House Committee, Ernie Nunes, Brad Smith, Jim Olson, the Trustees and each and everyone of you made it a pleasure to be your Exalted Ruler. I want you all to know, if you don’t see much of me, it isn’t because I don’t want to be here. Keep us in your prayers! Love to all!

Gwen Carrol, Exalted Ruler
Deeds Not Words

The 2020-2021 fiscal year will begin on April 1st. Installation of the Lodge Officers will take place on March 28th and all members and guests are invited to attend. Installation will begin at 5:00 pm in the Lodge Meeting Room with dinner and dancing to follow. The band will be Midnight Special.

On March 15th I will be cooking my last fundraiser for the Purple Pig, a charity that assists handicapped children and others. The menu will be Pork Roast. Please bring in your purple pigs which will be counted that night.

In April the “Big 4” Night will be presented and all of the proceeds will be deposited to the Lodge
Maintenance Account. The Lodge is in need of interior painting, roof repairs, repairs to the BBQ area, and various other areas. If anyone has an item (or items) that would help in an auction, please call me at 834-6612.

My motto for next year is “Get ’er Done and Let’s Have Fun.”
Kathy Payne, Leading Knight

Greetings all Veteran Elks Members. We would like to take a moment to welcome a new Veteran member that has joined the lodge in January of this year. A big welcome to Elise Ashe. Thank you to everyone that came out and supported the Wild Game Feed last month. The Wild Game Feed is always a great success and benefits our Veteran events that we put on throughout the year.

The Eureka Veterans Committee is well on their way this year planning for a lot of up and coming events for 2020. This year the Eureka Veterans Committee will be hosting a “Seafood Feed” on March 14th. Social hour is at 5pm and dinner will be served at 6pm. If anyone would like to donate seafood for this event, please contact Kevin Christy at (707) 498-7312.

This year’s Veteran Car and Motorcycle Show will be on June 25th from 11-3pm. This is a Veterans event ONLY! Registration can be obtained in the lobby of the Eureka Elks Lodge and are also available for pick up at the Eureka VA Clinic from Kelly Stephens starting March 9th M-F 8 am to 4:30 pm. For those
Veterans that are interested in joining the Eureka Elks Lodge #652 Veterans Committee we meet every
second and fourth Monday of the month at the lodge. Come help us make a difference of other Veterans
Lives.

Casey Stephens, US Army Retired, Veterans’ Committee Chairman

The Roamers met on Wednesday, February 5th at the Lodge. Howard Ritter gave a progress report on the concrete pads for the RV Park. Thirteen contractors attended a pre-walk through of the RV Park on February 6th. Bids are due on February 14th with a completion date for the project on March 27, 2020.

Wayne/Shannon Ventuleth are planning our first outing to Vacaville on April 24-26; Doug McIsaac and Mickey Land are working on the Fort Bragg outing for April 30 – May 3; Howard and Karen Ritter have a “Do Nothing Weekend” planned for Klamath RV Park May 14 – 17; Joyce Radelich is heading the outing to Lewiston on June 5-7, which includes the Peddlers Fair; Hank and Mitzi Beck are excited about the Blue Grass Festival for McCloud on September 17-20; and the Benbow RV Park traditional Thanksgiving Dinner is in the planning stages for November 5-8. Larry and Connie Basquez are researching a trip back to Angels Camp and Daniel and Crystal Arbuthnot are looking at a trip to Oregon. Hopefully we will have dates by our next meeting.

Thank you to the Roamers, who have stepped forward to be Trailblazers, to plan our outings. Our next
meeting will be on March 4th at 4:30 pm at the Lodge.

Happy Trails to You!
Dale A. Stockly, Wagon Master

Greetings, Members.

Thank you to all of the Members who have stepped up and volunteered extra time from their busy lives and schedules to help out wherever needed, whether it be in the kitchen, dining room, Herd Talk, yard and landscaping, and general maintenance. Your efforts are very noticed, and your time is highly appreciated. A special thanks to the Members who helped cook, clean and serve crab for the two big events this year.

The annual budget process is underway for 2020/2021. The Board of Trustees, House Committee, and Officers have been working on this, and work will continue until presentation of the budget to the Membership in the near future. This will occur no later than the first meeting in April for presentation, and then final approval by the second meeting in April on the Lodge floor.

The RV Park reinforced concrete pad project – the Board of Trustees and the RV Advisory Committee have held on-site presentations with prospective, interested contractors, and have received quotes for this project. Sealed bids were received from nine bidders. All sealed bids were opened at the Trustees Meeting on February 18, 2020. A bid was accepted for construction of a selected number of RV pads and sizes. The bid was $69,500.00, which was accepted by the Board of Trustees and recommended for approval by the membership, was announced on the Lodge Floor Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Unanimous approval for acceptance was received from the Lodge Floor to accept the bid of RAO Construction. This completed the first phase of the approval process.

Special thanks to RV Advisory Committee, Howard Ritter, Board of Trustees, Trustee Pierre Carbonneau, Loyal Knight Scott Reinsmith, along with several other members of The Redwood Roamers for their work on the first phase of this project. The second phase is submitting this information and an application to Grand Lodge, which is in the process. There may be a final vote on this project on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 on the Lodge Floor.

The project will be proceeding, with more information to come back to the Lodge the first meeting of March.

The final draft of the RV Park manual has been posted on the bulletin board for review. Any questions, comments or concerns shall be addressed to the Board of Trustees no later than Tuesday, March 2, 2020. This was announced on the Lodge Floor on February 19, 2020.

A very special Thank You from the Board of Trustees to Bob Gish, outgoing Trustee. Your diligent service to the Lodge in the affairs of your position, and your dedication to the Members of Elkdom for the past two years is greatly appreciated.

Congratulations to our incoming five years Trustee, Gary Payne. Gary is a returning Trustee to the Board from previous years of service.

Fraternally and Respectfully,
Kevin Christie, Chairman, Board of Trustees

This month we will find out what the groundhog has in store for us: a short winter or a longer winter. We will host our Boy Scout Troop 54 for their Crab and Spaghetti Feed on February 1st so if you didn’t make it to the Weekend in the Redwoods crab feed or even if you did, come on out and support our Boy Scouts!

The first meeting this month will start at 7:00 pm and the meeting will be run by our very own P.E.R.s taking over for the current officers and you will be introduced to the officers for 2020-2021.

On February 8th, we will have a Surf and Turf dinner as a benefit for our sister lodge Crescent City as they have been subject of some unforeseen circumstances. Eureka Elk Lodge was Crescent City Elk’s sponsor into Elkdom and as the “momma” we need to step in and help them in their time of need. The cost of this dinner will be $25/person. We will have a band for dancing after the fantastic meal. If you can’t make it, please consider making a donation. Donations can be made at the clerks office, Monday thru Friday 9 am—4 pm.

Valentine’s Day falls on Friday this year and the House Committee decided to offer Cook Your Own Steak that night. There may be some twists to that evening so come on out and check it out. I’ve heard that linens may be on the tables and an opportunity drawing may be on the docket.

If you’re into a wild time, then you don’t want to miss the Wild Game Dinner on February 22. Look for more information in this edition of the Herd Talk.

The “Volunteer Dinner” is scheduled for February 29. Come on out and see who will be honored. It will be a Cook Your Own Steak night.Next month, Emblem Installation will be on March 1st.

Our Elk year is winding down with just one more month left. The slate of officers for next year have been practicing for Ritual. Let’s wish them well as they practice two nights a week.
Gwen Carrol, Exalted Ruler
Deeds Not Words

NOTE:
Elks #652 Meetings will now be held at 7:00 pm the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays
each month. Please join us if you can! 50493 We hope this earlier time is more
convenient for members to attend the meetings.

Greetings, Members.

The Holiday Season and New Year beginning has passed. We would like to thank all our member volunteers for stepping up and filling in around the Lodge. From Christmas decorating to the New Year’s Eve event, it was an overnight transformation. Thank you, ER Gwen Carroll and crew, for an awesome event and meal. The next few months we will continue to be busy at the Lodge. All of the Officers new and old will be working on Ritual practice, along with the Trustees and the House Committee, and various committee chairpersons working on preparation of the 2020/2021 budget, along with their normal duties and activities which will include upcoming discussions on alternative power for the Lodge, and other capital improvement projects. As our winter weather becomes more hazardous, please take that extra caution while driving. With wet and slippery roads, be prepared for the unexpected in your travels.

Fraternally and Respectfully,
Kevin Christie, Chairman, Board of Trustees

The Roamers had their first meeting on Wednesday, January 8 at the Elk Lodge at 4:30 p.m. We had a report from Howard Ritter on the progress of concrete pads for the Elks RV Park. Bids for the project must be submitted by February 14th with a completion date for the project on March 27, 2020.
The major part of our meeting was brainstorming ideas on where we wanted to roam in 2020. Roamers suggested 18 outings. Each Roamer was given five dots to place where they wanted to travel. The top eight were McCloud, Vacaville, Fort Bragg, Klamath, Lewiston, Jacksonville, OR, Florence, OR and Benbow for our Thanksgiving celebration. At our February 5th meeting will be reviewing the 18 suggested outings and finding volunteers to act as Trailblazers and Greasers to plan the outings.

Happy Trails and Happy New Year!
Dale A. Stockly, Wagon Master