A MESSAGE TO PHOENIX CLUB MEMBERS FROM THE PRESIDENT

The Phoenix Club

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O CT O BE R 2018 SUPPORT FOR OUR

TROOPS AND VETERANS

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Dear Members,

Let the fall fun of October begin and

PROST to some great OktoberFest

activities!

If you are planning to attend the

St. Joseph’s Oktoberfest on Sunday,

October 7th starting at 12pm…parking is

available at the Phoenix Club.

Let’s not forget about our Fix It Satur-

day on October 13th and our Annual

Homecoming All Day event on Saturday,

October 20th. More details can be found

on the next page.

Thank you as always goes out to all of

our volunteers for the month of Septem-

ber, as we can never do any of this with-

out YOU; from kicking off our Monday

Bingo nights to the fantastic Sunday

Tailgate parties. There were lots of great

specials during our Fish & Steak Fry Fri-

days and wrapping up our last two Satur-

day night events with the Wood Sign

Paint & Sip Party and the infamous

Outdoor Bowling!

The Nominating Committee has been

introduced and if you didn’t get a chance

to attend the General Membership Meet-

ing, the Committee includes: Joan

Dodson, Chairperson, Pat Burns, Jules

Owen, Randy Korstick, Bob Miller, Ray

Melby and Mel Oros. This committee will

be looking for those individuals that are

interested in volunteering as our Phoenix

Club Officers and Board of Trustees.

These position descriptions can be found

on the bulletin board or just ask one of

the Committee members for the informa-

tion. You are more than welcome to

approach them and share your interest

and be sure to let them know why you

think you would be a great candidate for

that specific position. The nominees will

be posted on Wednesday, October 17th,

which is the next General Membership

meeting. If your name is not posted on

that day and you are interested in run-

ning for a position, please ask the bar-

tenders for a petition form. You will then

need to have 20 members in good stand-

ing sign the form. This form cannot be

taken out of the club.

We are updating some of our Standard

Operating Procedures and one of the up-

dates is how the Membership Application

Process works. Applications can be

handed out by the bartenders, however,

they must be returned to an officer, board

member or Jules, the Manager. This will

ensure that all of the information is filled

out properly and that photos are attached

to those applications. These forms cannot

leave the club.

As a reminder, we ask that members and

guests do not smoke in front of the

Dining Room Entrance. The smoking

area is over near the picnic tables and in

front of the Pool Room Entrance.

I have a small request before I sign-off…

Please be sure to clean off your table be-

fore leaving the club. You can let your

guests know it’s what we do at the

Phoenix Club. Thank you.

Wishing you all a SPOOKTACULAR

October!

Very best,

Lisa Linden

President

OFFICERS

President

Vice President

Financial Secretary

Recording Secretary

Club Manager

BOARD MEMBERS

Chairman

Trustees

Lisa Linden

Jon Wullbrandt

Betty Chandler

Jules Owen

Don Clemen

Wayne Biles

Howie Burns

Brian Deuchler

James Miller

Robert Reichardt

Fred Silva

John Stumpf

Margie Thorgesen

Vacant

VOLUNTEER—Volunteers are always welcome. Volunteers make the club successful.

Volunteering is fun. Please contact a board member or officer

if you would like to help out.

DAILY

LUNCH SPECIALS

Cheese American Swiss Cheddar Mozzarella Pepper Jack

Toppings Green Olives Black Olives Lettuce Tomato Raw Onion

Grilled Onion Jalapeno Peppers Mushrooms Bacon

Sauces: Mayo Salsa BBQ Marinara

TUESDAYS:- Ribeye Steak Sandwich with French fries WEDNESDAYS: Chicken Buffet with Salad Bar THURSDAYS: Build A Burger Served on a toasted Kaiser roll, Includes French fries, pickles and your choice of:

FRIDAYS: 2 piece Cod or 6 piece Shrimp with fries or baked and Salad Bar

We thought it was time for the members to get to Know a little more about The Phoenix Club staff with some fun questions. Lisa Linden, Club President sat down with Greg Oeser, a Phoenix Club Bartender for another quick chat.

LL: Where Did You Grow Up? GO: Born in Aurora, grew up in Montgomery and attended Oswego schools

LL: What brought you to The Phoenix Club? GO: My ex-in-laws were members, I was bartending elsewhere and they informed me about this position. We are still friends and I am still bartending here!

LL: Favorite Drink to Serve? GO: Captain-n-Coke

LL: First Concert? GO: Silverchair…back in ‘95

LL: Favorite Sports Team?

GO: Chicago Bears

LL: Final Meal?

GO: Steak and potatoes

LL: Favorite Season? GO: Summer

LL: Anything Specific on Your Buck List? GO: Mount Rushmore

LL: Something no one knows about you? GO: I lived in California for two years

LL: Finish this line…”I’m a Badass Because”… GO: Going back to my high school days… I won the Homecoming football game in a 2-point

conversion in overtime!

Quick Chat with the Phoenix Club Staff

Manager’s October Monthly Specials

Sunday $2.75 Captain & Coke

Monday $2.75 Parrot Bay and Mixer

Tuesday $1.25 Drafts (domestic only)

Wednesday $4.00 Stella

Thursday Reduced Drink & Pizza Prices

Friday $2.75 All Wine

Saturday $2.25 Michelob Ultra SPECIAL EVENTS VOID DRINK SPECIALS

Tuesday Night Dinner Specials Oct 2 Taco Buffet Oct 9 Chicken Buffet Oct 16 Burgers & Chops Oct 23 Pasta Buffet

Oct 30 Stuffed Cabbage

Come out for a great meal on Tuesday

If you have any fun questions that you would like to ask the staff, just let Lisa know and she will add it to her next quick chat.

PHOENIX CLUB CLEAN UP-FIX UP SATURDAY

October 13th 9:00AM–1:00PM

Calling all members who might be interested in fixing, painting and cleaning up the Phoenix Club.

We will be posting a sign-up sheet along with all of the jobs we hope to complete on that Saturday.

Tools and paint will be provided. Please let Don Clemen know if you have a specific product

that you would like to donate for that day. If we all come together, it won’t take too long! #TEAMWORK

The Phoenix Club will provide lunch for those signed up.

Remember…it’s YOUR Club too!

Thank you...

WHITE CREW STEAK NIGHT

THANK YOU to Tim White and the Crew who

pulled off another fantastic Steak Night

WOOD SIGN PAINT & SIP PARTY

THANK YOU to Jules Owen for artfully organizing a great night.

THURSDAY NIGHT TRIVIA

THANK YOUI to Lisa Linden for

bringing her book of knowledge to

Thursday Night.

OUTDOOR BOWLING A big THANK YOU goes out to Joan Diane Rudow and Bonnie Reder for organizing the September Out-door Bowling Night along with all of their helpers.

BEARS TAILGATE PARTY

Thank you to Yogi and the Tailgate Team

for a tailgate party extrordinaire,

including arranging for the Bears blowout.

WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS!

You Are Invited! To: The Phoenix Club Monthly Membership Meetings Who: All Phoenix Club Members When: The third Wednesday of each month Next meeting October 17, 2018 When and Where 7:00PM, downstairs at The Phoenix Club How long will the meeting last? 20-30 minutes. What’s on the agenda? The meetings are a great time and place to hear what’s happening at the club and what’s to come. Meet your fellow members and welcome new members. It’s also a good time for you to give your feedback and suggestions on how to help YOUR club keep moving forward. Just remember, if you bring a problem to the board’s attention, we would hope and appreciate to hear what your solution might be for continued improvements. We will read your suggestion that you drop in the box at each monthly meeting. We can’t make any promises, but we can definitely listen and go from there.

UPCOMING ELECTIONS ARTICLE 5 Phoenix Club Bylaws “Election of Officers” Section 1. The election of Officers shall take place at the No-vember General Membership Meeting each year. Candidates for all offices to be balloted on separately and, the successful candidates shall assume office on January 1st of the following year. All officers shall be elected for a one (1) year term and may serve no more than three (3) consecutive terms with the exception of the Recording Secretary and the Financial Secre-tary, after the consecutive terms the member may not run for the same position for one (1) year. ARTICLE 3 Officers & Duties Section 1. Officers of the club shall consist of: President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Financial Secretary, and a Board of Trustees consisting of nine (9) members Section 2. At the November membership meeting, a sufficient number of Trustees shall be elected for a three (3) year term, or to fill out unexpired terms, to maintain the constitutional requirement of a Board of nine (9) Trustees. Trustees shall be limited to two (2) consecutive terms, after the consecutive terms the member may not run for the same position for one (1) year. Section 3. No member is eligible to hold office who has not been a member for at least three (3) years. Any member who is also an employee of the Club is not eligible to hold any of-fice. No member who currently holds an elected position within the Club is allowed to hold an elected position for any other social club, No member who has been convicted of a felony will be eligible to hold office…No member shall hold more than one office, elected or appointed, during the same period. No members who are related by blood may hold office in the Phoenix Club during concurrent or overlapping terms. In the event a member resigns an elected office, without a valid reason, such validity being determined solely by the board of trustees, he or she shall not be eligible for any office for a period of three years from the date of their resignation.

Special Thank You to our 2018 Nominating Committee Joan Dodson-Chair, Pat Burns, Jules Owen,

Randy Korstick, Ray Melby, Bob Miller and Mel Oros.

ARTICLE 5 Section 1 Such nominating committee shall submit a report to the board of trustees, recommending the nomination of all offices to be filled. Said nominations shall be posted on the bulletin board no later than the October general meeting, and shall remain there until the end of the November General Mem-bership meeting each year. Any member who is not nomi-nated by the Nominating committee, but wishes to run for any office, or, as a member of the Board of Trustees, shall have a petition signed by (20) members, in good standing with the club. Said petition form provided by the club and is not allowed to leave the club building. The petition shall be posted on the bulletin board fifteen (15) days prior to the day of the election. They shall then automatically become a candi-date for that office.

The Foresters meet at the club for lunch

every month.

The East Aurora Classes of 1946 and 1947

meet at the club every month for lunch.

Upcoming Events...

HOMECOMING WILL SOON BE HERE!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20

CRAFT SHOW

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

PIG ROAST

500 WHEEL SPIN

OUTDOOR BOWLING

OCTOBER 27

FAMILY HALLOWEEN

COSTUME PARTY

PIZZA BUFFET & DJ

*Please see posters for more details!

Every Monday Open t o t he Pub l ic

Coming in November…

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER ** 12:00PM-4:00PM

St. Joseph Parish Oktoberfest Sunday, October 7, 11:30AM-6:00PM

Come out for food, refreshments, silent auction, raffles, children’s games, music and much more

Park at the Phoenix Club and walk over for an afternoon of lots of food, fun and fellowship