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Message from the Leading Knight – March 2018

There are many events coming up in March, including some great dinners! So be sure to check your calendar in this month’s Herd Talk.

Foremost on my radar is Step-up Night on Wednesday, March 21st where Chair Officers advance to their new Chairs and initiate new members. We’re all a little nervous about our new roles and could use your support. The Installation of Officers and dinner takes place on Saturday, March 24th. All of these events provide an opportune time to come to the Lodge and meet fellow members and your Lodge officers. Details on both of these events appear elsewhere in this Herd Talk.

Since this is my final article as your Leading Knight, I want to thank you for all your support throughout our year. Our Purple Pig dinner, held on February 11th, was a great success! We all raised over $1,600 which will go toward the California-Hawaii Elks’ Major Project. These funds go to the aid of children with disabilities throughout both states. Kathy Payne, her kitchen crew, and servers provided us with a delicious pork dinner. A special thanks goes out to Dan, Shelley and crew from Rendezvous Music for counting up the cash! In fact, Dan put in an extra $30 to get us over the $1,600 plateau.

Dennis Hunter, Leading Knight

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Trustees Corner – March 2018

The Trustees have been working on the budget for next fiscal year, which begins April 1, 2018. The budget will be posted on the lodge bulletin board for your review.

March is a very busy month at the lodge. Kevin and crew will be in the kitchen for the Wild Game Feed on Sunday, March 4th. The Children’s Easter Party, which is a little early this year, will be on March 10th begin-ning at 10 AM. The Easter bunny has promised to visit and there will be fun, games and treats. The Volunteer Appreciation dinner is also on March 10th with cocktails at 5 and dinner, which I believe is CYOS, at 6 PM. I, and other lodge officers, will be working in the kitchen so our volunteers can relax and enjoy dinner. We often forget to let volunteer know how much we appreciate their service to the lodge. Please remember to say “Thank You For Your Service” next time you encounter a volunteer. Remember, we would not exist without our volunteers.

The Installation of Officers will occur on Saturday, March 24th. Please show your support for our incoming Exalted Ruler Dennis Hunter and his officers by attending this event. My term as Chairman of the Board of Trustees ends on March 31, 2018. I would like to thank all of those who offered advice and guidance during my term.

Fraternally yours,
Mark Householter, Chairman, Board of Trustees

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Veteran’s Corner – March 2018

Thursday Feb 15th was the first training session for veteran companion animals and their owners. This training was made possible by receipt of the ENF Anniversary Grant in the amount of $1000. The lodge added another $500 from the Veteran’s Account, and when added to the grant, covers the cost of training for 36 veterans. One thing that was pretty obvious to this reporter was that the trainer trained the owners and the dogs just followed along.

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Redwood Roamers – March 2018

At the February Roamers meeting on Feb. 7th we discussed the outings nominated for this year. We came up with 16 places Roamers want to go to. The first outing will be to Fort Bragg, at Promo RV Park, on May 3rd thru the 6th. This is when Fort Bragg has their Rhododendron festival. We have 18 RV’s signed up to go. The next will be to Lewiston Old Bridge RV Park, on May 31th thru June 3rd, with 16 RV’S signed up so far. This is when Lewiston has their peddlers fair. We are actively working on the other places we want to go to. If any Elk members are interested, please feel free to attend our next meeting.

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Exalted Ruler’s Column – February 2018

Greetings All!

The weather is chilly and we are clearly in the midst of winter. I want to thank all those individuals who traveled from near and far to participate in the Weekend in the Redwoods. We had a jammed packed Friday night Cook Your Own Steak and a wonderful turnout for the Crab Feed on Saturday. Unfortunately, due to extreme weather conditions we were unable to provide whole crab, fresh from our waters. Kevin Christie did a great job in providing a fabulous seafood dinner as an alternative which included, pick and peel prawns, bay shrimp, oysters and picked crab. It was a wonderful event and we received nothing but positive feedback. I also want to thank Vickie Matthews for her fabulous decorations. Our entryway looked like the gateway to an amazing beachside adventure. The decorations throughout the lodge were amazing. I want to also thank Donna Jordan and Linda Nunes for the beautiful paintings that were raffled off. We had a very successful weekend and so many people need to be thanked for their time, energy and effort to make this a success! THANK YOU!

Please mark your calendars for the upcoming Children’s Easter Party as well as the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. The Lodge Officers will be cooking dinner for all the volunteers as a way to say “Thank you” for all you do! Stay warm and well during these Winter months!

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Message from the Leading Knight – February 2018

As you can see by reading this edition of Herd Talk, you can tell that February is a busy month. One of the highlights of the month is the Purple Pig dinner, held on Sunday, February 11th. For those of you who have been filling your pigs with coins, this is your chance to bring in your pig and win some prizes. We’ll give out awards for the most Original Purple Pig, the Richest Purple Pig and the Heaviest Purple Pig! And, for all us hams, we’ll have a delicious pork dinner!

The event will begin with cocktails at 4:00 pm and dinner at 5:00 pm. Bring your family and friends and have some fellowship and fun. A big thanks to Shelley from Rendezvous Music for counting up all the cash!

All proceeds from this event will go toward the California-Hawaii Elks’ Major Project which comes to the aid of children with disabilities throughout both states.

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Message from the Secretary – February 2018

Greetings:

I would like to welcome new members Felicia Doherty, Loren Collins, Jesse Graney, Karen Koskinen, Phil Leavitt, Ryan Green, Dan Lawrence, Dylan Toews, Pam Penny, Fiona Wilson, Lowell Wallace, and Bill Frye.

Anyone interested in BARTENDING should sign up for the LEADS Class at ABC.gov. If you have any questions, call me at the Lodge (707) 442-6652. This certification will be mandatory for all bartenders. Additionally, Bartenders School for our lodge will be held Sunday, Feb. 11th at 10:00 am. Call and register if you are interested in tending bar. We will need your name and phone number.

FYI, Grand Lodge will be sending out delinquent notices. If you receive one in the mail and are not or do not want to renew your membership, disregard the notice. Those of you that do not want to renew for whatever reason, will be dropped automatically. If you have received a notice and do not want to be dropped, please call the office. 707-442-6652.

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Redwood Roamers – February 2018

The Roamers held their first meeting of 2018 on January 4th. The main topic of meeting was to nominate places to go to this year. We have 16 places to venture to this year. It looks like it will be a fun year. Places nominated and scheduled are:

  • April: Lodi, Good Sam Rally
  • May: Fort Bragg
  • June: Lewiston Peddlers Fair
  • June: Reedsport, Oregon
  • July: Brookings, Oregon
  • August: Gold Beach, Oregon
  • October: Sonoma Harvest Festival
  • November: Benbow RV Park

The following are nominations that don’t have dates assigned: Napa Wine Train, Apple Hill, McCloud RV Park, Florence, OR., Diamond Lake, OR., Sisters, OR, Bodega Bay, and Santa Maria Elms.

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Veteran’s Corner – February 2018

As February is my last month as an officer, I would like to thank and welcome Casey Stephens to the position of Veterans Committee Chairman. Casey has been involved with the committee this last year and has been instrumental in assisting with several Elk veteran programs such as the Veterans Car Show, Ice Cream Social and the training of companion dogs for veterans with PTSD. Welcome Casey!

A special thanks to all those who helped me as Veteran Committee Chair over the past eight years, especially Kevin Christie!