Moose Lodge 705 News

Issue 17 January 2013

Happy New Year!

Reed City Moose Lodge

PO Box 141

200 N. Roth St

Reed City, MI

49677

231-832-2561

Lodge705@mooseunits.org

2012-2013 Officers

Governor-Mark Hope

Jr. Governor-Pat McMullen

Past Governor-Loren Merklinger

Treasurer-Rick Adams

Administrator-Mike Solis

Prelate-Tim McMullen

1 Year Trustee- Roger Teem

2 Year Trustee-Rich Crandall

3 Year Trustee-Bill Sanford

Breakfast with Santa!

Thank you! Breakfast with Santa was a huge success. We served

over 180 people and would like to thank everyone for their patience

while waiting for food. This was our first breakfast with Santa and

we were not prepared for the great turnout and assure everyone we

will be better prepared next year.

Thank you to Pete and Marsha Merklinger, Carissa Chrisple & Corey

Saladin for taking the kids pictures.

And of course the crew that did all the work!

Couldn’t have done it without you!

l to r: Bill, Mike, Carissa, Santa (Pete), Marie, Becky, Loren, Sherry,

Lori & Denise in front & of course Corey was taking the picture.

A word from the Administrator As we start the New Year in our Lodge, I look forward to work along side of our Lodge and Chapter officers to make our

Lodge the best it can be. It takes active members who volunteer their time and efforts to make our lodge a success.

A lodge that appreciates its lodge and chapter officers, employees and volunteers is a positive force. At times it seems

simple to voice the negative, but somehow voicing the positive about our lodge takes more effort.

In the coming year let us look ahead and voice all the positives about our lodge. Be an active participant in making our

lodge the best it can be. Let us not concentrate on the negative but voice constructive criticism and offer encouragement

and ideas for improvement.

I will do my best to continue efforts on making our lodge financially worthy to continue being a positive contributor to our

community, families and our future the “kids”.

As members of our lodge and chapter we must remain united within the social quarters to treat each other with common

respect and fellowship. No matter what is going on outside our lodge we must remain united and present our lodge in a

positive way because WE are the lodge. A reflection on one is a reflection on all of us. Mike Solis III

Scholarship Committee Says Thanks!

L to r: Loren, Sherry, Lori, Mike, not pictured Linda

The Dean Reichow Scholarship Committee would like to extend big thank to everyone for their support again this year. Thank you for

donating your time, donating food for the meals and coming to enjoy the meals.

New Year’s Eve at the Lodge Want to enjoy New Year’s Eve and not worry about a DUI??

For $5.00 per person you can be picked up at your home and dropped off in style. We have rented a Limo and

you can party without worrying about a DUI.

Limo Service will be available from 7pm until 1am.

There will be a signup sheet at the bar or just call that night.

We will be serving a Swiss Steak Dinner from 6pm until 8pm for just $10.00 per person.

Dinner includes Swiss Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Cole Slaw and Roll & Butter.

Tickets are on sale now for the Reverse Cash Raffle.

Cost of a raffle ticket is $5.00 and only 350 tickets will be sold.

The prizes are $300.00, $200.00 and $100.00

and will be drawn at midnight with the Champagne! The Jodi and the Southern Cross will start at 9pm

Come ring in the New Year with your Moose family!

For more info call the Lodge 231-832-2561 or talk to Tammi -231-250-0846

The Lodge now has a Facebook Page for those of you that are on face book.

Reed City Moose Lodge 705

It’s a good way to see what’s going on at the Lodge so “Like” us and stay informed.

Shuffleboard Tournament January 5, 2013

Come and spend the day with us.

Registration begins at 12 noon. Play starts at 1pm

Pulled Pork Sandwiches at 5pm

Cost is $15.00 per person, includes dinner, bring your own partner or

we will find one for you.

Rules will be posted at the tournament; prizes will be based on how many players we have.

Come on down for a day of fun and help support your lodge.

Sandwiches are $6.00 if you’re not in the Tournament.

Reminder: We play every Thursday night at 6:30 so come on down and get some practice in

before the tournament. Always a good time!

Superbowl Party &

Chili Cookoff Don’t forget to bring your famous Chili down for the

Superbowl XLVII Chili Cook Off

February 3, 2013

This continues to be a favorite event at our Lodge.

Awards for the top three Chili’s are as follows:

1st place-$50.00

2nd

place-$25.00

3rd

place-$10.00 worth of Pull Tabs

For $2.00 per person you can be the judge.

Your chili needs to be entered by 4pm at the Lodge on

Superbowl Sunday, February 3, 2012

Judging will begin at 5pm and the top three chili’s will be announced at

approximately 6pm

We are also doing a baked goods and other items for a silent auction. The proceeds will go to Lodge to help

with some expenses. We expect the silent auction to start at 4pm and end at the end of the games second

quarter. Top bidders will be able to get their items through the games halftime.

All proceeds will go to the general fund. Mike Solis III

Family Christmas Committee We would like to thank everyone for all of the support this year. We were able to help 27 families with 83 kids

to have a brighter Christmas.

Thank you to everyone that baked all the baked goods, and came out to eat all of the meals.

It could not have been done without you.

The families always appreciate our help, if it wasn’t for our help they would not have a nice Christmas.

Thank you to Michelle Pennington (Adams) for donating the hams again this year, Betty Jo Hamilton for all of

her time shopping for the food for the food baskets.

Thank you from the committee Denise & Stephanie Adams, Linda Dean, and Aaron Beilfuss, and of course Ryleigh Adams who is always a great help!

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5Shuffleboard Tournament

Register @ 12

Euchre register @ 6:30 Shuffleboard Reg @ 5:30

6 7 8 9 10 11 12WOTM Officers Mtg 6p

LOOM Officers Mtg WOTM Chapter Mtg 6:30p

6pm

LOOM Meeting 7p Euchre register @ 6:30 Shuffleboard Reg @ 5:30

13 14 15 16 17 18 19District Meeting

Reed City 1pm

Breakfast Moose Riders Mtg-7p

8-11am Euchre register @ 6:30 Shuffleboard Reg @ 5:30

20 21 22 23 24 25 26WOTM Business Mtg Burrito Night

LOOM Officers Mtg 6p 6:30p 5:30 to 7:30

Joint Officers Mtg 6:30

LOOM Meeting 7pm Euchre register @ 6:30 Shuffleboard Reg @ 5:30

27 28 29 30 31

Breakfast Calendar may change so be sure to 8-11am stop into the Lodge

Euchre register @ 6:30 Shuffleboard Reg @ 5:30 to see what else is going on!

January 2013 - Lodge 705

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9Super Bowl Sunday

Chili Cookoff LOOM Officers Mtg

entries to lodge by 6pm

4pm LOOM Meeting 7p Euchre register @ 6:30 Shuffleboard Reg @ 5:30

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

District Meeting

Sanford 1pm WOTM Officers Mtg 6p

LOOM Breakfast WOTM Chapter Mtg 6:30p

8-11am Euchre register @ 6:30 Shuffleboard Reg @ 5:30

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

LOOM Officers Mtg 6p Raffle

Joint Officers Mtg 6:30 Moose Riders Mtg-7p more info to come

LOOM Meeting 7pm

Euchre register @ 6:30 Shuffleboard Reg @ 5:30

24 25 26 27 28

WOTM Breakfast

8-11am WOTM Business Mtg

6:30p

Euchre register @ 6:30 Shuffleboard Reg @ 5:30

February 2013 - Lodge 705

Some of Santas helpers wrapping our

Familys Christmas Gifts!

Happy Birthday Janurary!!! 1 Jerry Shelton

Erin Eichenberg

2 Suzanne Teem

3 Chris Lamora

4 Janice Coleman

Holly Gerber

5 Andrew Blystra

Ken Clark

6 John Kailing

Jamie Cornelius

Debra Rolston

7 Michael Saez

9 Terry Coaster

10 Daniel Grein

13 David Cochran

James Talaske

15 Jamie Wirth

16 Richard Maples

Leo Finkbeiner

17 Barry Morrison

Katie Young

18 Richard Hayes

David Symon

Luke Lenahan

Dana Warner

19 Kenneth Samuels

Brett Dailey

20 Jim Littlefield

22 Kathy VanHoeven

24 Christine Roggow

Colleen Webb

Carol Davis

25 Howard Rabinette

26 Robert Roggow

Steven Kailing

28 Philip Johnson

Dawn Van Leeuwen

Aimee Brown

29 William Battle

Esther Dailey

30 Larry Curtis

Edward Hanafin

31 Stanley Godell

31 Donald Cookingham

31 Leslie Nesbitt

31 Keith Graham

Thanks to Tim McMullen for fixing the handles on the roasters!

Our Deepest Sympathy: To the family of John Carney on his passing.

He was a member since 1966.

Jack of Spades

The Jack of Spades is building slowly, stop in

to get your tickets today!

New Members Alex Bush

Susan Maskill

Sandy Spedoski

Welcome !! Congradulations to Alex Bush for winning our free membership drawing

for the month of December!

Please welcome our new bartender

Jamie Froman!

Happy Anniversary to all those Married in the Month of Janruary!

Remember to save the Box Tops You can help support moose charities without spending any money

there are several programs that will help out. We all have seen the General Mills Box Tops for

Education coupons on the products we buy

every day. Just clip the coupon and bring them

into the Lodge and when we get a bunch we will

send them in. Last year Mooseheart earned

$10,402.93 just in these coupons. I will be sending them in the next

couple weeks so bring them in the next time you come in.

Application Fee is waived until April 30, 2013

Don’t forget the membership drive that is going on right

now until April 30, 2013

The application fee it is waived from

now through April 30, 2013, so call all your friends that

have been thinking about joining and sign them up soon. All

it will cost is $30.00 for Women.

Never Pay Dues again..

That’s right Never Pay Dues Again, just get 2 new members

or 2 members that have dropped to reenroll and your

membership for the year is free. Get 2 more members next

year and Moose will pay your dues again. And so on and so

on, you never have to pay your dues again.

Thank you to Suzanne Teem who did an awesome job taking

on the Women’s Christmas Party!

Everything went on without a hitch and

a great time was had by all!

The WOTM wishing each and every member and

their families a very Happy New Year!

May 2013 be a blessed year for all.

Would like to thank all who have supported the

WOTM during the 2012 year. All of your help and

generosity made our fund raisers big success.

Women of the Moose

Chapter 2305 2012-2013 Officers

Sr. Regent – Gay Rolston

Jr. Regent - Deb Rolston

Recorder – Jeane Pontz

Secretary/Treasurer – Judy Kailing

Chaplain – Judy Nelson

Breakfast Come on down to the Lodge for Breakfast

2nd

and 4th

Sundays of the month.

8 to 11am

Eggs, Sausage, Potatoes, Biscuits & Gravy

There may be some surprises too.

All for just $5.00 per person all you can eat!

Thank you to Julie, Betty and Evelyn for helping in

the month of December!

Hats and Mittens

Thank you to everyone that brought in

Hats and Mittens for the Kids!

Calling a Few Good Women

We know it’s pretty early to be thinking

about officers for the 2013/2014 year but

the way the months fly by it will be here

before we know it. If you would be

interested meeting some great people and

helping out the community all while having

a great time please see an officer.

The best classroom in the world is at

the feet of an elderly person.

Moose Riders

Don't forget ... our meetings are always the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7pm.

Hope to see you on January 17, 2013

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Normally, Loyalty Club Card™ access is a $175 per year value. Moose members, their friends and relatives pay only $30 for a full year of discounts and specials. Most importantly, for every Loyalty Club Card™ purchased, $10 goes directly to Mooseheart.

Simply go to, www.moosecharities.org, and click on the banner ad near the top of the home page to access more information. THEN register to save! Whether you are a Moose member or not, if you access the offer through the Moose Charities web page, $10 will go towards the kids at Mooseheart. Join now AND invite your friends to participate, too. This is a Win-Win program.

Reed City Moose Lodge 705

PO Box 141

Reed City, MI 49677

231.832.2561

Fax: 231.832.4020

Email: Lodge705@mooseunits.org

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Hours: Mon. – Thurs. 3pm to 10pm, Fri. 3pm – 11pm, Sat. 12pm-11pm, Sun. 12pm – 9pm Bartenders Reserve the Right to Close the Lodge early if less than 5 customers

MI Moose Sports Calendar-2013 Mens Bowling: St. Clair Shores - February 23 & 24, March 2 & 3

March 16 &17, 23 & 24, April 6 & 7

Mixed Bowling: Port Huron - October 5 & 6, 12 & 13, 19 & 20

DARTS: Belleville - (Intl.Tourn) April 19-20-21

Steel Tip: Ypsilanti - May 18 & 19 Soft Tip: Wayne - October 19 & 20

Euchre: Caro - March 16 & 17 – Delton - October 12 & 13

Fishing:

Ice Fishing: Houghton Lake - February 16 Walleye: Monroe - May 4 - Bass: June 8, T.B.A.

Mens Golf: Otsego - June 29 & 30 - July 13 & 14, 20 & 21, July 27 & 28, August 2 & 3 All State Legion: Bay City - September 7 Regional Managers: Dowagiac - May 11 Past Presidents: Grand Rapids-June 16

Mixed Golf: Saginaw - August 3 & 4, 10 & 11

Horseshoes: Taylor - (Intl. Tourn) July 19-20-21

Ionia- September 14 & 15

Pool: 5 Person: Lincoln Park - February 9 & 10 Family Scotch: Harrison - February 23 Singles: Harrison - March 16 & 17 Doubles: Caro - April 13 & 14 Mixed Scotch: Woodhaven - May 18 9-Ball:

Softball: (T.B.A.) W.O.T.M. Pool: Singles & Doubles - Lincoln Park - April 27 & 28 Golf: Harrison - July 20 Bowling: Ionia - April 6-7, 13-14, & 20-21

Sports Chairmen

If you have any questions about the events please contact the chairman.

Pool Chairman: Don McDonald (313) 212-7114

Golf Chairman: Mike Kirby (989) 539-1556

Bowling Chairman: Ray Foglesong (810)-367-3491

Slow Pitch Softball Chairman: Tom Long (313) 587-2494

Euchre State Partner Tournament Chairman: Robb Willey (989) 871-6185

Horseshoes Chairman - Ellis Conley (616) 902-5557

Fishing Tournaments: M.M.A. Fishing Chairman: John (Obie) Harbison (734) 552-2708

obie1620@comcast.net

Baseball: Family Activity Chairman: Bob Kenworthy (734) 765-3801 or robert-jr7977@sbcglobal.net

Darts Chairman: Dennis "Doc" Stevens @ Wayne Lodge (

Would you like to know when sports dates are updated and results are posted, then create a login at

mimoose.org and subscribe to this page. When the page is updated you will receive an e-mail that will tell

you so. ~Sean

$0 Application Fee to Begin DECEMBER 17th

, 2012

No application fee will be required for any membership application transmitted to Moose International between

12:01a.m. (CST) Monday, December 17, 2012, and 10:00 p.m. (CST) Tuesday, April 30, 2013 (provided the

application received date is on/or after December 17th

.) Completed applications must be remitted with full first-

year dues. Additionally, applicants must be reported as “enrolled” by 10:00 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2013,

otherwise, the fraternal unit will be retroactively billed for all applications reported during the $0 application fee

incentive period, but not enrolled prior to May 31.

It’s an excellent time of year to connect with friends and relatives, and to invite qualified individuals to join you

as brothers, co-workers and Moose Legionnaires with the Moose! And remember, members that sponsor two

applicants between May 1, 2012 and April 30, 2013 will receive FREE DUES for one year, provided these

applicants are reported as enrolled by 10:00 p.m. (CST) on Tuesday, April, 30, 2013.