May, 2016

The GAZ-ELK Official publication of BPOE Lodge #75-Findlay OH

www.FindlayElks.org

Texas Hold’em Deep Stack

Tournament Saturday

May 21st - 1:00 p.m.

$30 Buy In - $10 Bounty

(Third Saturday of every Month)

Exalted Rulers Message

This months highlights: Building expansion, Re-Creation, Fiscal responsibility, and the lodge. We are marching forward with the building expansion. I met with the Home association officers Sun April 10. They are well aware of our tax deadline, and they are hustling to get final plans and permits. I also realize that they are one group of our volunteers that give what they can. Here is the caution, they don't need the distractions of other little improvement suggestions. If someone wants a project done they need to design it, fundraise, recruit help and execute the project. The capital campaign is ongoing and the Home association will build to meet the fundraising. Please give when asked. Also the Home association doesn't need 30 bosses. It is their mission alone for the expansion. We will never have a perfect solution, but we will have a damn good one.

As part of our charitable nature we have sponsored the Re-creation Band as a tribute to veterans and first responders in the Findlay area. We will need some volunteers to assist. Tickets are also available at the bar, and a $10 donation is suggested at the door for elks members. Re-Creation is band dedicated to supporting veterans programs.

I mentioned last month that we are doing OK financially and much better than we were doing downtown. But being OK doesn't mean we can be reckless. So we have to be careful on our expenditures. That doesn't mean belt tightening, but we can't loosen our belts either.

I promised to explain the pieces of the lodge and this month it is the "The Lodge". Lodge meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, with exception of July, August, and November (and sometimes December when Christmas falls on the same night). The lodge is the top authority locally. We are still responsible to and sometimes constrained by national. Any major decision has to be passed by lodge. So who makes up lodge. If you are a member, you are part of lodge. Lodge is also where most of the critical information is shared. One of my themes as ER is to foster more communication about how the lodge is used. And in the meetings everyone is entitled to voice their opinion, but no one is entitled to capitalize the meetings excepting the ER.

The lodge is lead by the chair officers. Besides ER (President), the Leading Knight (1st VP) Loyal Knight (2nd VP), and Lecturing Knight (3rd VP) Make up the leadership of the lodge. They are supported by the Tiler, Inner Guard, Esquire, Treasurer and Secretary. The road to the ER is a long one and usually requires a 4 year or more commitment. this prevents the lodge from being subject to gross changes in direction and keeps us well anchored in the roots of our heritage

National is a source of charitable funding through many grants. Jim Kreiling, Besides being Pool Manager is also the grant chairman. He is working hard. One of the grants allowed us to replace a garage door, and build a handicap accessible ramp under the backyard mission trip. The family was very grateful and forced some beer money on us. My Personal thanks to all those that helped both days. I will read their names out in the next lodge meeting.

Fraternal you yours,

Pat McCaffrey

Elk’s Golf League: The Sycamore Springs golf

membership raffle was held on Thursday evening April

21st. The membership is for ‘Unlimited Open Play’. Larry

Hoover was the winner. Note - Larry has been the

president of the Golf League for 14 years.

Golfers - we need more golfers so think about coming out

to Sycamore Springs on Wednesdays and join us starting at

noon’s. First day of play this summer is May 4th

.

League fee is $30.00.

Burt Kelly - Treasurer

Home Association Memo

Welcome to the inaugural Home Association Gaz-Elk memo. With the ongoing capital campaign

and new building coming up, the Home Association thought it would be a good time to add our

own section. For those who do not know me, I am Jason Reimschusel, your Home Association

secretary and treasurer for the past six years. I hope to complete another three-year term to help in

the process of seeing the new building through.

Recently, members of the Home Association, including Kevin Richardson, Tod Houk, Jason

Reimschusel, Eric Stacy, Paul Heilman, Brian Logsdon, and Vaun Wickerham, along with Jim

McMaster, PER, and Jim Kreiling, PER, helped to take out the old stages and floor in the dance

area of the banquet hall and install a new, durable floor that will last for many years to come. With

the effort of everyone listed above, the group helped save approximately $4,000 in labor for the

lodge versus the third-party estimate that was received. Pictures will be posted on the Findlay Elks Facebook page soon. The Lodge is only as

good as its volunteers, so please find a way to help, if possible.

As most know, the capital campaign for the new building is underway. If you have not received campaign materials yet in the mail, you

should soon, so be on the lookout. Any donation will help the betterment of the Lodge and have a lasting impact. The Findlay Elks website

has current, proposed building plans, if interested.

Please free to email me directly at findlayelksha@gmail.com if you have any questions. If I am not able to answer, I will find the right person

who can.

Fraternally,

Jason Reimschusel

Home Association, Secretary & Treasurer

From the Secretary’s Pen

BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF

ELKS

Lodge #75

OFFICERS 2016 - 2017

Pat McCaffrey..…..….Exalted Ruler Chuck Wilson ……..Leading Knight Bill Spraw……...……...Loyal Knight Pete Mazzara….....Lecturing Knight Shawn Craft PER………..Treasurer Jeff Jenson PER….……...Secretary Richard Palmer…....……….Esquire Michael Heringer...…….....Chaplain Jim Kennedy...…..…....Inner Guard Paul Heilman………..………….Tiler Jim Kreiling PER…..Alternate to GL Organist………………..Brent Beggs

TRUSTEES

Chris Chilcote…………...…...1 Year Pete Reynolds PER...……....2 Year John Sidiorski PER................3 Year Bob Skaggs……......…….…..4 Year Jim Kreiling. ……..… ………..5 Year

HOME ASSOCIATION

Kevin Richardson…………………...President Tod Houk……….……………...Vice President Jason Reimschusel…….Secretary/Treasurer

HOME ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES

Brad Lemos……………………………1 Year Brian Logsdon…………………………1 Year Jason Reimschusel…………………...1 Year Tod Houk……………………………… 2 Year Kevin Richardson…………………….. 2 Year Dan Scherf……………………………..2 Year Paul Heilman…………………………..3 Year Eric Stacy………………………………3 Year Vaun Wickerham……………………...3 Year

Summer will soon be here! If you want to get the weekly emails of what is coming up and what is

going on in our Lodge, or you know someone who wants to get the emails, please send me an email

to jff_jenson@yahoo.com so I can add you to the email list.

Your dues statement was mailed many weeks ago, please let me know if you haven’t received

yours. Please pay your dues promptly, as dues income is the single most important source of

revenue we have. The Lodge thanks you very much for supporting the great things we do in the

community. Dues are $128 for the full year and $64 for half of the Lodge year. Life members pay

$68 per year. You may write a check to BPOE 75 and mail it to PO Box 208 Findlay 45839-0208.

You may drop your dues off at the Lodge. I have a box in the lounge on the chest freezer. You can

visit www.findlaybpoe75.org and pay your dues and the other charitable things ONLINE! Of

course cash is good as always.

During the meeting of April 14th the applications of Daniel Worstein and Matthew Davis (both

proposed by Chuck Wilson) was read in the Lodge. The membership of Diane Hernandez was

approved. During the meeting of April 28thth the Lodge approved the membership of Daniel

Worstein and Matthew Davis. The following were regularly initiated, Daniel Worstein, Matthew

Davis, Phil Roeder and Diane Hernandez. Being an Elk has made a positive contribution to your

life. Now it is time to pay it forward and help out someone else improve their life by becoming an

Elk.

We remember our absent members who passed away during this Lodge year. There haven’t been

any yet this year but I suspect that won’t last. Their faults lie upon the sand but their virtues are

written on the tablets of love and memory.

It pays to come to Lodge! On April 14th Fred Rosebrook was a loser of $40 because he was not at

Lodge. On the meeting on the 24th Mike Smith was a loser of $45 because he was not in Lodge.

Come to Lodge so you can win. The Lodge meetings in May are on the 12th and the 26th.

See you at the Lodge

Jeff Jenson PER

Lodge Secretary

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday May 7 A concert for veterans by the band re-creation. Start time will be 7PM. These 20

something guys travel over 300 days each year to put on concerts for the sole purpose of honoring and

entertaining our nations veterans. It will be at the new Marathon Petroleum Center for the Arts. These guys are sponsored in large part by the Grand Lodge, the Elks National Veterans Commission to be

specific. These guys are what America is all about. Their website is www.re-creationusa.org

Saturday May 7 Kentucky Derby party. This is like it has been in the past. It will start at 3:30PM and

be held in the lounge. Mint Julips anyone?

Friday May 13 Ribs by Kim. That's right those same yummy baby back BBQ ribs or chicken will be

served again. Mark your calendars every second Friday of the month for these ribs. By the way others are allowed to do this also. If you have a killer recipe for dinner that people would enjoy, just let me

know and you can try it out! Time is 5:30PM to 7:30PM

Saturday May 14 District Golf Outing The NW Ohio Elks always has a golf outing at it's May meeting.

The outing this year is at Riverby Hills Golf Club which is located at 16571 W River Road Bowling Green

OH 43402. The outing will be a 4 person scramble format and costs $160 per team. The first tee time is 11AM. If you need more information, please call the chairman Mike Pegorsch at 419 893 7272.

Sunday June 12th Veterans resource fair in the banquet hall 12-4:30 PM. Flag day ceremony at

1:30 PM 5:30 PM FREE spaghetti dinner for all veterans and their families hosted by Special Occasions

Catering. Contact Jim Kreiling for questions jameskreiling@att.net

Tuesday June 14th 25 year club banquet. 5:30 PM in the banquet hall. This is where we remember

our members who have passed since the last meeting of the club. We also honor new members of the 25 yr club and the 50 yr club. The ER will deliver a stirring address as always. Of course there will be a fine

spread of food as well. We look forward to seeing you there. Contact Jim McMaster with questions 419

422 2442

Saturday June 25 Annual Elks Golf outing 12:30 PM at Sycamore Springs Golf Course. This outing

has always been a great time. You don't have to be any good because it is a 4 person scramble format. See Mike Heringer for details.

Saturday July 9 Reunion Band plays to benefit Honor Flight. This will be like the concert was last

summer. Great times for all. Vaun Wickerham has all the answers

Saturday July 30 Parrot Party 3rd Annual Pirates of the Caribbean Concert Vaun Wickerham has the

answers

Saturday August 20 Nashville Crush. They are super popular and tickets will go fast. See Linda Miller for all the details.

2016 BUCKEYE CALENDARS

(with pick 4 numbers) Are on sale at the bar,

Superior Cleaners and Kirk Chiropractic.

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Hold’em

DeepStack

1:00pm

Ladies Bridge

1 p.m.

Euchre

7:20 p.m.

Euchre

7:20 p.m.

Ladies Bridge

1 p.m.

Ladies Bridge

1 p.m.

Ladies Bridge

1 p.m.

Texas Hold'em ($40 buy in)

7:00 pm

Texas Hold'em ($40 buy in)

7:00 pm

Texas Hold'em ($40 buy in)

7:00 pm

Euchre

7:20 p.m.

Texas Hold'em ($40 buy in)

7:00 pm

Lodge

8:00 p.m.

House Committee

8 p.m.

Ladies Bridge

1 p.m.

Texas Hold'em ($40 buy in)

7:00 pm

Euchre

7:20 p.m.

Lodge

8:00 p.m.

Euchre

7:20 p.m.

House Committee

8 p.m.