Lodge

Membership

233

And Growing!

The Little Lodge

That Does

Big Things!

The Exalted Ruler’s Message Brothers and Sisters, First, let us not forget that December 4

th is Memorial Sunday. The Fraternal Order of the Elks sets aside the first

Sunday in December to honor our departed members. In doing so, we are carrying on one of the many high traditions of which we are so proud. We pause on this day to reflect on the noble deeds of our departed members. Our Lodge will be holding this year’s ceremony at the Vestal Elks. December is a month in which certainly, the Elks message of ‘Elks Care-Elks Share’ is demonstrated. We have gifts for HCA and Moms House and also our annual visit to the Vets home in Oxford. The heart-felt gratitude expressed by these groups is both humbling and rewarding. Work is progressing nicely at our Lodge. Our lounge and dining room will be opening this month, with our kitchen following shortly thereafter. Our Lodge is being completely redone from top to bottom! It is more spacious and much brighter with our new windows, lighting, walls and floors. Stop down for a look; I’m sure you will be pleasantly surprised. Lodge members are doing a terrific job with their fundraising events, benefiting our Lodge’s recovery. November’s events included a Doug’s Fish Fry, Scotch Tasting Party, Homemade Pie Auction and Paddle Party with Auction. This month we have another Doug’s Fish Fry with a bake sale. Lodge bakers, please contact our H.C. Chairman Dino Christopher for more info. on the upcoming bake sale. Thanks so much everyone, for all your hard work!! Marie and I would like to wish all our members and their families a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Please remember the true meaning of the Holidays and enjoy the time spent with relatives and friends. Fraternally, Russell Ryan ELKS OF THE MONTH Mark Prindle Gary Van Driesen Our Lodge members can be very proud and thankful to these two gentlemen and all their hard work in the restoration of our Lodge. Mark is a master of all trades- from windows, doors and gutters to the construction of our new bar. Gary is doing a terrific job on the electrical end of things. Gary has been wiring in our lights and connecting the circuit breakers and switches.

A BIG ELKS THANK-YOU TO YOU BOTH!!!

JOHNSON CITY ELKS LODGE # 2821

NEWSLETTER – DECEMBER 2011

4212 Watson Blvd., Johnson City, NY 13790 - 1052

Phone - (607) 798-0358 e-mail: ELKSJC@AOL.COM

WEBSITE: www.tier.net/jcelks/

ELKS CARE – ELKS SHARE

NEWSLETTER EDITOR – Bill Bayliff – bbayliff@sc.rr.com

PRINTING and DISTRIBUTION– Jerry & Pat Smith

Look throughout this newsletter for a membership number. It will look like this **999**. If it is your number, just come to the lodge bar and claim your ‘Friday Night Dinner For One’ prize certificate. The winner must come in person and show his or her membership card to the bartender. Your prize must be claimed before the month has ended. That’s all there is too it! You can then use it on any Friday Night. (Not sure when dinners will be available again!)

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ELKS OF THE MONTH December - Dino&Rita Christopher January 2011 - Marie Ryan February - Jerry Smith March - Kathy & Doug Neiss April - Alicia Beck May - Doug & Dave Gardner June - Hope Woodcock July - Deb Valenta August - Jason Beck September - John Oakes October - Mike Kelley & Chris Albeck November - Mark Prindle & Gary VanDriesen

* OFFICER OF THE YEAR * 2001-02 - Ron Foster 2002-03 - William Bayliff 2003-04 - Dennis Gazda 2004-05 - Alicia Beck 2005-06 - Herb Flint 2006-07 - Mark Prindle 2007-08 - Kathy Neiss 2008-09 - Russ Ryan 2009-10 - Paul Reger 2010-11 - Scott Dow

* ELK OF THE YEAR * 2001-02 - Doug Neiss 2002-03 - Charlotte Maluchnik 2003-04 - Jill Foster 2004-05 - Tom Karpinko 2005-06 - Linda Koliander 2006-07 - Sharon Flint 2007-08 - Elinor Gardner 2008-09 - Jerry Smith 2009-10 - Doug Gardner 2010-11 - Deb Valenta

* CITIZEN OF THE YEAR *

2004-05 - Nancy Graver 2005-06 - Glen Roberts 2006-07 - Kim Reger 2007-08 - Rosemary Lafreniere 2008-09 - Audrey LoPresti 2009-10 - Paul Burnett 2010-11 - Wendy Turner

Lodge Pins

Only $3

BUILDING FUND TOTAL =

$21,165.11

Cash Acct ---------- $4,784.39 085 CD -------------- $4,128.00 089 CD -------------- $4,135.47 092 CD -------------- $4,136.06 Vanguard Fund--- $3,981.19

"Mom's House Needs of the Month"

1. Mom's House, donation box now at Endicott Lodge in the foyer. Mom’s House got wiped out in the flood too and are temporarily at Our Lady of Sorrows School in Vestal.

2. There is now a 3 page list of needs on their website, www.momshouseny.org

Please call with any questions 607-222-8412 cell. I work from home normally, but have to travel periodically. Elks Care - Elks Share, Hope Woodcock Hope-mw@hotmail.com

DECEMBER Birthdays 02 Jack Fitzgerald 06 Pam Circiveto 06 Howard Heath 06 Karen Teeple 06 Joe Wlostowski 09 John Chauncey 09 Adam Gardner 09 Flo Winters 14 Mark Prindle 16 Craig Maye 16 Mike Teeter 19 John Wittemore 21 Barbara Bodnar 21 Doug Gardner 23 Karen Gazda 24 Gail Ghinger 25 Holly Belveg 26 Marlene Danielowicz 26 Brittany Kircher 29 Jack DiLascia 29 Al Fendick Remember to stop in for your Birthday drink.

(WHEN WE REOPEN.) HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Bar Stool Benefactors Thank you so much to the members that purchased a bar stool for our Lodge recovery. 12 New bar stools were purchased to replace the flood damages ones. An engraved nameplate will be attached to each bar stool denoting the Benefactor. The following are our very generous “Bar Stool Benefactors”.

Bob Purtell, Scott Dow, Steve & Sharon Flint, Bill & Bonnie Bayliff, Ken & MaryEllen Jennison,

Doug & Kathy Neiss, Leona Stevens, Audrey LoPresti, Wednesday Pitch League, Bob & Holly Belveg,

Jerry & Pat Smith, Gary & Linda Koliander We may need a few more once the Lodge is completed. So if anyone else would like to donate one to our Lodge contact Kathy Neiss – kneiss@stny.rr.com (607) 760-0814

(1st come 1

st serve)

Also a huge THANK YOU to member Shaun Fedoris for picking them up in Syracuse and delivering them to our Lodge.

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Membership Corner

Applications in Process

Colleen Clarke proposed by James Guiton Jackie Kenefick proposed by Jim Guiton Jessica Avery proposed by Sue Whalen

Manda Wood proposed by Michael Teeter Gene Slocum proposed by Scott Dow

Proposing candidates helps us to share our values with the community. Our numbers are growing! Next Month is

Up to YOU!

Membership Status

Membership as of 04/01/2011 226 Members Initiated +7 Members Affiliated +1 Members Reinstated +0 Member Transfer and Absolute Demits - 0 Members Deceased - 1 Dropped From Our Rolls (for non-payment) - 0

------------ Current Membership 233

Please Welcome Our Newest Member(s):

Ralph DeMario

Please notify your Lodge Secretary when any of your contact information changesThis includes your mailing address, home phone. Cell phone and e-mail address. If

we don’t have current contact information you will be missing out on communicatrions from your lodge and

your order. Thanks. Paul Reger, Lodge Secretary

LODGE #2821 HONORS OUR VETERANS

“So Long As There Are Veterans, The

Benevolent And Protective Order of Elks

Will Never Forget Them!”

THE VETERANS CORNER

Herb Flint, Chairperson hflint@stny.rr.com (723-7429 - 759-8985)

3rd Sunday Every Month. Oxford Veterans Home Visit.

17 members have not yet paid their 2011-2012 dues which were payable on April 1st. Please

pay as soon as possible. We have already paid your per capita Grand Lodge and NYS

assessments. Your dues are now overdue, pay now to save on our future mailing costs.

$61 dues plus donations.

Doug's Fish Fry will be selling from their

familiar red truck to raise funds for the Johnson City Elks Lodge. A bake sale will be present too! Saturday December 10th--- 11:00am-6:00pm--- Corner of Harry L and Oakdale. Fundraiser for Children’s Christmas Party. Need volunteers to bake and run the bake table!

This is to let everyone know how the Scotch Tasting event turned out. Even though there was a low turnout we still got a net profit of $398.00. I would like to thank the volunteers who helped out--without their help this event could not have succeeded. The volunteers are as follows--Paul Reger, Kim Reger, Steven Flint, Sharon Flint, Alicia Beck, Bill Beck, Dennis Gazda, Karen Gazda and Russ Ryan. There were also people and organizations who made donations to the event. They are as follows: C&D wines and Liquor--Weiss plaza upper front St Empire liquor salesman--Jon Korchynsky Southern liquor salesman--Jim Simons Jerry’s Printing—Jerry & Pat Smith Paul & Kim Reger Holly & Bob Belveg Herbert Flint I think I have remembered all of the donations; if I have forgotten you please excuse me. I also would like to thank Jim Sicignano SVP who bought a ticket and does not drink scotch, just to support the event. Again Thanks to all for making this event a great success! Herbert Flint

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Paddle Party-Quarter Auction!!! A Fundraiser for Renovation of Johnson City Elks Lodge

Date: Sunday, November 27th

Time: 1:00 Preview Auction Items Auction begins at 2:00

Location: Endicott Elks Lodge Route 26, Endicott, NY Chef John Tokos famous Cheese Soup, Salad Bar and Dessert Bar.

A Paddle Party is a fun way to win products from your favorite Direct Sales Companies come and get great deals on some Holiday Gifts at a “Quarter” of the cost!

We will have over 100 items to bid on that night! Bids $.25 each.

Bring 2 or 3 rolls of quarters and use these to bid on items you want to WIN!

How it works:

Admission is $5 and includes Paddles & chips, with matching numbers. Chips are placed in the bucket and drawn by the auctioneer. If your number is picked, and your Paddle is raised indicating that you've bid on that item, you are the winner. Every product will have a winner.

Tickets are $5 pre, $8 at door. You can call 607-743-9494 or 607-222-8412 to order tickets, or complete the ticket order form below and send it with a check or money order made payable to JC Elks at the address above marked “Attention: Deb or Hope before November 20

th.

Come enjoy the fun yourself and bring a friend, or two or ten with you. It will be a fun afternoon out! Come join us!!!

Quarter Auction Team: Pampered Chef (Velvet Lyke), Avon (Jackie Wright), 31 (Tammy Babcock), Discovery Toys (Nancy Cole), Celebrating Home (Sue Franzese), Homemade Gourmet (Sue Verity), Stampin Up (Karen Pichura), Cookie Lee (Lisa Dutcher)

Please call Velvet (657.8201), Deb (743-9494) or Hope (222-8412) with any questions!

Ticket Sellers Name ____________________________

Please make checks payable to: JC Elks #2821

Purchaser’s Name ______________________ Phone or email (in case of questions):_____________________________________________

MailingAddress:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

# of tickets purchased ______ ($5 each)

Amount of Payment Enclosed _$____________

Christmas is fast approaching!

We are making a list and checking it twice!

A list will be coming, via email, with requests for our very dear HCA Family. This is a lodge tradition and our members continue to make this very special. With the lodge not completely done, we will be doing something different this year. Santa Scotty will be dropping off his “sacks of goodies” to their residences. Alicia, Lodge Elves, and Santa Scotty thank you in advance!

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Memorial Sunday

Please join us as we honor the memory of “To Our Absent Members”

On Sunday, December 4th At 12 o’clock Noon

At the Vestal Elks Lodge Vestal’s Ceremony @ Luncheon to follow our Ceremony

In Vain We Call

Anita Wlostowski Initiated 11-5-2002, Died 7-30-2003

Richard Miller, Sr.

Initiated 4-21-2001, Died 12-31-2003

Darlene Powell Initiated 2-17-2004, Died 3-24-2005

Floyd Lafreniere

Initiated 4-28-1994, Died 7-27-2005

John Hrusecky Initiated 12-12-1996, Died 10-18-2006

Jane Hebler

Initiated 9-6-2005, Died 12-12-2006

Don Hathaway Initiated 10-2-1974, Died 5-22-2007

Joseph Cox

Initiated 11-20-1980, Died 11-10-2007

Dana Platt Initiated 12-19-2006, Died 3-10-2008

Betty Clough

Initiated 11-13-2000, Died 4-18-2008

Dewitt Cox, PDD Initiated 6-20-1974, Died 4-2-2009

Stephan Modlo

Initiated 2-17-2004, Died 6-26-2009

Thomas Karpinko, PDD Initiated 6-18-1980, Died 12-17-2009

Arlene Williams

Initiated 3-23-2002, Died 6-23-2011

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WORK ON OUR LODGE HAS BEEN PROGRESSING VERY WELL. THESE PICTURES ARE A COUPLE OF WEEKS OLD. PLEASE STOP DOWN TO SEE HOW NICELY IT IS COMING AND BE SURE TO THANK THE GUYS DOING THE WORK. DECEMBER WILL SEE US IN PARTIAL OPERATION AND JANUARY SHOULD SEE US ALL THE WAY!

Did You Know? A column dedicated to keeping our Elk Family connected!

Jerry and Pat Smith spent a week in Aruba! Sun, surf, and exploration of paradise! Leona Steven’s little Regan got her first pair of glasses! Regan is thrilled! The Pharmacy Elk Squad! Michelle Purdy, a UHS Pharmacist, has joined the Elks! The Pharmacy Elk Squad includes fellow pharmacists, Sue and Gayle and Pharmacy Techs Liz and Leona! Michelle Purdy, our new member just purchased a new home! Congratulations Michelle! Jack and Connie Carle’s son invited his Dad and Doug Neiss to travel to Lake George and Lake Ontario to go fishing! (ask them about the big one that got away!) Dino Christopher traveled to Philadelphia’s Eagle stadium to watch his Dallas Cowboys. (sorry about that Dino, you showed up but the Dallas Cowboys should have stayed home.) David and Elinor Gardner’s, grandson Dylan, will be performing at the BCC theater! Dylan is studying video and production arts. Many thanks to our members who keep performing “good works” without the benefit of a physical lodge! Nancy Graver, Cheers to Hope fundraiser for American Cancer Society, Wendy Turner, Doug’s Fish Fry Fundraiser for Humane Society and Lodge Recovery, Herb Flint, Scotch Tasting for Lodge Recovery! They were solution oriented and found a way to continue making a difference. I want to share a beautiful note I received from Paula Kilgour. She writes her grandson Evan (Kilgour) who is 14, started collecting pull tabs after hearing about the JC Elks pull tab support of the amputee program. They were touched by the story of the little boy who needed a new prosthetic. Soon, the students at his school and members of St. Monica’s in Palatka, Fl, went wild collecting and presenting them to Evan! Evan, his brother Joseph and his Mom Terri (Paula’s daughter) considered this a mission of love. They presented “tons” during their last visit. Evan has since moved from Florida to Murfreesboro, Tn, He continues to collect pull tabs and will be bringing them up when they visit in June. If any member would like to encourage and acknowledge Evan’s efforts his address is: Evan Kilgour 3920 Puckett Creek Crossing Apt 3206, Murfressboro, Tn 37128. Submitted by Alicia Beck

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 27 (Nov)

Paddle Party @ Endicott Elks

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6:30pm PER Meeting @

Ground Round

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Sunday held @ Vestal

Elks

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DECEMBER 2011– CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Lodge Hours: (Perhaps when we re-open.) Mon., Tues., Wed., & Thu – Lodge opens at 5:30pm Friday – Lodge Opens at 4:30pm Saturday & Sunday Openings will be determined by Events

Lucky Number this month is **16**. Save your newsletter. Maybe by Christmas you will get a dinner or ??.

Our lodge meetings will be held at Endicott Elks Lodge unless other notification is given. Dinners and other activities are obviously suspended until arrangements can be made for a facility. This is sad, but we will survive!

Hey All, We are no longer on the road, we now live in Nescopeck, PA. We call it little Mayberry...LOL

Anyway hopefully next time we are in town we'll have the time to stop in and say "hi". Miss you "ALL" and

hope everything will work out for the lodge, we send our prayers! Jim & MJ Bridges

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The Johnson City Elks Newsletter

Johnson City Elks Lodge #2821

4212 Watson Blvd.

Johnson City, New York 13790-1052

DECEMBER 2011 Vol. 14 Issue 12

2011 – 2012 Lodge Officers Exalted Ruler – Russ Ryan Leading Knight – Dino Christopher Loyal Knight – Sue Whalen Lecturing Knight – Leona Stevens Esquire – Deb Valenta, PER Chaplain –Tim Turner Inner Guard – Alicia Beck, PER Tiler – Bruce DeLing Secretary – Paul Reger Treasurer – Dennis Gazda

Trustees: (1yr) Scott Dow, Chairman (2yr) Jerry Smith, (3yr)Mike Kelly, (4yr) Steve Flint and (5yr) Gary Van Driesen

Accident Prevention & Insurance. Mike Kelly Americanism Programs Tim Turner Auditing&Accounting Kathy Neiss Bell Jar / Gaming Paul Reger Business Practices Dennis Gazda Community Activities Deb Valenta Drug Awareness Kathy Neiss Elks National Foundation Sue Whalen Flag Day Service Wendy Turner

Government Relations Sharon Flint Hoop&Soccer Shoots Ken Jennison Indoctrination (M’ship) Russ Ryan Internet / Webmaster John Oakes Investigation (M’ship) Herb Flint Lapsation (M’ship) Paul Reger Lodge Activities Deb Valenta Mediator tba Membership Steve Flint Mother’s Day Lori Wahila

2011- 2012 LODGE COMMITTEE CHAIRS

House Committee: - Dino Christopher- Chairman, Scott Dow, Gary Van Driesen, Jason Beck, Alicia Beck, Bruce DeLing and Deb Valenta,

South Central (6360) District Chairmen Kathy Neiss, Drug Awareness

Herb Flint, Veterans Service Doug Neiss, Gov. Relations & Protocol

Steve Flint, Major Project Paul Reger, Public Relations & Empire State Elk Sharon Flint, Scholarship Alicia Beck, Business Practices Ken Jennison, Memorial Sunday

NYSEA Chairmen Kathy Neiss, Drug Awareness

Memorial Sunday Kathy Neiss National Service/Vets Herb Flint NYSEA Major Project Steve Flint Presiding Justice Bill Maney Public Relations Deb Valenta Scholarship & Grants Sharon Flint Standing Relief ER, Knights, Sec.,& Treas. Visiting Committee Bill Maney Youth Activities Ken Jennison

Past Exalted Rulers Association

Bill Bayliff, PSVP / PDDGER Alicia Beck, PER Jim Bridges, PER Sharon Flint, PER Steve Flint, PSVP / PDDGER Ron Foster, PER Ken Jennison, PER-----(JC PER President) Joe Maluchnik, PSVP Bill Maney, PER Doug Neiss, PSVP Kathy Neiss, PER ----- (JC PER Secretary) Deb Valenta, PER