elk hoof prints nov 2021

HOOF PRINTS / Lodge 497 ‘The Friendliest Little Lodge in Florida’ FEB 2022 / PAGE 1

Greetings! Here we are in the midst of another brutal

Florida winter. While we are all huddled up in our heavy

coats, gloves and hats, the Snow Birds are walking the

beach in shorts and tee shirts and going for swims in the

Gulf. Speaking of which, some of our regular visitors from

up north have started checking in at the Lodge again this

year. When you see any of our northern visitors, or anyone

else you don't know, please say hello and make them feel

welcomed at the "Friendliest Little Elks Lodge in Florida".

Now that the holidays are over the Lodge is back to its

normal schedule. Please check the calendar in this Hoof

Prints for important dates during the month. We are

expecting another busy month at the Lodge in February. All

the usual events are back on schedule: Bingo every

Monday, Tacos every Tuesday, Darts every Wednesday,

meetings and Queen of Hearts every Thursday, live music

and food every Friday and our new electronic raffle

machines every day of the week.

In addition to the usual events, our quarterly blood drive

will be held on Sunday, February 6th, from 10:00 AM til 3:00

PM. We have tentatively scheduled a breakfast buffet in

the Lodge for that morning. Also, the Lodge Secretary, Lisa

Levchik, is leading the effort to stage another great

Valentine's Night Gala Dinner and Dance. This will be

something to look forward to.

The results of the vote in January on the proposal to rebuild

the Lodge boat docks will have been decided by the time

you receive this edition of Hoof Prints. Provided the

proposal voted on in January received an affirmative vote

from the membership, the Board of Directors will begin

developing a plan to lease the new boat slips. Any changes

to the way the Lodge handles leasing the boat slips to

members in the future, have not been determined. This will

be a topic for discussion at the Board of Directors meetings

for the next few months. The Board will be soliciting input

from the membership. We appreciate those of you who

have already expressed your opinions on how you think

things should be handled. The Board will collect all your

input and try to develop a consensus and present a new

lease agreement to the Lodge membership at a later date.

We have time to put together a good plan as construction

is not expected to begin before May at the earliest.

On Thursday, the 10th, nominations will be taken for new

Lodge officers for the coming year. Elections for those new

officers will be held at the Lodge meeting on Thursday,

February 24th. More on this elsewhere in Hoof prints.

One last item that I forgot to mention last month. Our

Lodge held its Elks Hoop Shoot contest at the Gulf Breeze

Recreation Center on December 9, 2021. Due to Covid this

was the first Hoop Shoot the Lodge has had in a couple of

years and even now due to restrictions at the Rec. Center

we were not allowed to let the 8 to 9 age group to

participate. However, we had 35 boys and girls in the 10 to

11 and 12 to 13 age groups participate. We had three

winning entrants; girls (12-13) Maddie Harrell, boys (10-11)

Jayden Barnes and boys (12-13) Zeplin Vincent. These

three winners advanced to the District Hoop Shoot held in

Crestview on January 9th. Our entrant, Zeplin Vincent, won

the District title for (12-13) boys and will go on to the

Regional Hoop Shoot in Lake City on January 29.

Unfortunately, I do not have the results of that contest at

the time of this writing. Thanks to all the kids for their

participation. I certainly hope they benefitted from the

event and most importantly had fun. Very special thanks to

the Co-Chairs of this year's Hoop Shoot, Terry Mink and

John Stanhagen, and all the other great Elks that

volunteered to assist with registration, officiating, score

keeping and herding cats, er, I mean directing the

participants.

Don't forget... come to the Lodge, get involved, volunteer

your time and help out with one of the many events at the

Lodge.

JUSTICECHARITY BROTHERLY LOVE FIDELITY• •

HOOFExalted Ruler

PRINTSLodge 497

Dan Smith, Exalted RulerElks Share, Elks Care,

The Elks parking lot is reserved for Elks members only. You must have a parking sticker. All guests should park across the street and use the crosswalk. We do not want to have cars towed but will be forced to if the misuse continues. Thanks!

Parking Lot Reminder


Exalted Ruler

Leading Knight

Loyal Knight

Lecturing Knight

Secretary

Treasurer

Esquire

Tiler

Chaplain

Inner Guard

Presiding Justice

Lodge Advisor

Accident Prevention

Americanism

Asst. Dock Master

Auditing

Blood Bank

Club Manager

Community Activities

Dock Master

Drug Awareness

Entertainment

Flag Day

Harry-Anna

Hoof Prints

Hoop Shoot

Investigation

Lapsation

LOE President

Maintenance

Marketing

Mediator

Membership

Memorial Service

Nat’l. Foundation

Nat’l Vet. Service

Orientation

Therapy Services

Training

Under 40

Visitation

Volunteerism

Webmaster

Youth Activities

Youth Camp

5 Year Trustee

4 Year Trustee

3 Year Trustee

2 Year Trustee

1 Year Trustee

Dan Smith

Scott Field

Milton Andress

Darrell Gossett

Lisa (Lewis) Levchik

Brenda Brown

Jim Rodriguez

Ron Ivie

Patsy Ledford

Walt Kostevicki

John Unzicker

Phil Finder

Cap Pratt

Rhonda Dorfman

James Crongeyer

Don Padget

Celeste Whisenant

Ron Christian

Ron Christian

Larry Bragg

Sandra Hansen

Charlotte Field

Robert Randle

Rhonda Dorfman

Steve Dupuis

Terry Mink

Ron Castle

Vacant

Jennifer Ross

Ken Gramenz

Steve Dupuis

Kenny Gramenz

Lisa Lewis

Beryle Farmer

Sandy Milburn

Walt Sawyer

Ken Branch

Chris Wells

Beryle Farmer

Vacant

Ken Branch

Rick Reynolds

Steve Dupuis

Rick Reynolds

Larry Bragg

Paul Ross

Roy Carlisle

Wayne Levchik

Cap Pratt

Debby Stanhagen

L O D G E O F F I C E R S

February greetings! Perhaps the biggest news is the vote that we, as a group, made at our January meeting to move our meeting night from the second Thursday of each month, to the first Thursday of each month. This was done to give our female Elks the opportunity to join the LOE’s and attend our meetings (since the Elks meet on the second Thursday) while also allowing them to be Elks! This issue was brought to light after attending the annual FLOE Conference last September, whereby we learned that female Elks are allowed and encouraged to join their respective lodge’s women’s auxiliary. In an effort to experience continued growth of our group at #497 we feel that it is essential to have our meeting on a night that female Elks can attend and not be in conflict with the Elks meeting night. This required a change to our By-Laws and will commence beginning on the Elk new year in April. With this being said, if you are a female Elk, you are welcome and encouraged to come to our April meeting or any thereafter to sit in and check us out to see if joining our group might be something you are interested in. You will find that being a member of the LOE’s of this lodge to be a rewarding, fun experience that will only enhance your membership as an Elk. Keep watching our monthly article in the Hoofprints for updates to upcoming meetings.

The Elks Quarterly Meeting will be the first weekend of February and will be held at the Florida Elks Youth Camp in Umatilla, FL. What does this have to do with the LOE’s you ask? Well, the FLOE (Florida Ladies Of Elks) officers and delegates also meet at this and the 2 other Elk meetings during the year. This is relevant to us since Harriet Gossett, Helen Pratt and myself are delegates for the Northwest district for FLOE. We will be attending this event along with our husbands, Elks Darrell Gossett, Cap Pratt and Paul Ross. The purpose of the delegate role for FLOE’s is to assimilate the information gathered on a state level to our own ladies auxiliary group and those of our district, or if there is no ladies auxiliary at district lodges, then the information will be given to the Exalted Ruler of that lodge. We are excited to attend this function and will keep you all in the know!

Our next meeting will be February 10 in the lodge library at 7pm. The floor will be open for nominations of new LOE officers for the upcoming Elk year beginning in April. If you are interested in ANY officer position, please let me know so you can be nominated. See you at lodge!

The Dinner/Dance is on February 14, 2022 from 6pm-10pm. Surf and Turf

will be the main course and Six Piece Suits will be the entertainment again

this year. We are limiting tickets to members/spouses (max 4 tickets per

person). If seats are still available, we will open up to non-member guests.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, January 22 at 2pm on the second floor.

Sunday, February 6th 10am - 3 pm

Watch Constant Contact for Details.

Registration is now open for appointments by simply going to , clicking on the red donate tab oneblood.organd then entering the sponsor name/code: 16370

Ladies of the ELKS

JenniferRoss

See you at the Lodge!

Surf/Turf &Dance $60/PersonTickets at the Bar

Valentines

Six PieceThe


Nomination and Election of Lodge Officers

thNominations: February 10thElections: February 24

At our first meeting this month, 10 February, we will

open nominations of Officers for the 2022-2023

fraternal year that begins 1 April. The Lodge Past

Exalted Rulers will preside at that meeting. We will

vote on those nominated at the second meeting on

24 February.

Eleven of the 15 Officer positions will be vacant and

require a replacement. Of those eleven positions to

be filled, seven are to be elected by the members.

They are: Exalted Ruler, Leading Knight, Loyal

Knight, Lecturing Knight, Secretary, Treasurer and 5

Year Trustee.

If you think you may be interested but do not know

what the job entails, ask any current officer or any

Past Exalted Ruler (PER). Any member in good

standing may be nominated for any of those

positions by any other member in good standing.

Just be sure you are nominated at the first meeting

this month. Nominations for a particular office will

not be accepted at the second meeting unless no

one was nominated at the first meeting, or the

nominee has withdrawn his/her name. Don't have

anyone to nominate you? Any Elk can do it.

The other 4 officers are appointed by the new

Exalted Ruler. They are: Esquire, Chaplain, Inner

Guard and Tiler. The ER Elect will be looking to fill

those positions with volunteers as soon as he/she is

elected. Volunteer for one.

All new Officers will be installed sometime between

15 March and 15 April on a date agreed upon by the

Exalted Ruler Elect and the lodge PER Association.

The Exalted Ruler Elect will also be looking for

members to fill any vacant Lodge Committee

positions. Find him or her, ask what positions need

to be filled and volunteer for one. The ER cannot do

it all. He or she needs your help.

Fraternally,

Beryle Farmer, PER

Nominations of Officers for the 2022-2023 Fraternal Year

Make a Note, Please Attend

Elks National Foundation Scholarships It's back-to-school time! The Elks National

Foundation provides more than $4 million in

college scholarships each year through its

scholarship programs. The Most Valuable Student

and Legacy Awards contests officially began on

September 1st and applications must be submitted

online at www.elks.org.enf/scholars

Most Valuable Student Scholarships, 500 four-year

scholarships, ranging from $1,000 per year to

$12,500 per year, for graduating high school seniors

based on financial need, leadership and scholarship.

Applications must be submitted online before

November 15, 2022

Legacy Awards 250 four-year scholarships of $4,000

($1,000 per year for four years) these merit-based

scholarships are available to children and

grandchildren of Elks who are members in good

standing. Applications must be submitted online

before February 7, 2022.

For additional information on the Elks National

Foundation Scholarships, visit the website at

www.elks.org/enf/scholars or contact Sandy

Milburn at [email protected].

Thank You for Caring, Sandy Milburn


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PER Mtg 6:30 PM

Bingo 6:00 PM

Bingo 6:00 PM

Bingo 6:00 PM

MemberInterviews5:30 PM

New MemberOrientation

6:00 PM

Taco Tuesday5:00 - 7:00 PM

10AM - 3PM




Governing Body& BOD Meeting

6:00 PM

LOE Meeting7:00 PM

Lodge MeetingOfficer Nominations

7:00 PM

Queen of Hearts~8:00 PM



Lodge Meeting,Initiation

Officer Elections 7:00 PM

BUNCO

BLOOD DRIVE

BUNCO

We Can AlwaysUse Help!

We Can AlwaysUse Help!

Just Show Up...

There’s a Signup List at the Lodge as well...

6:00 PM

6:00 PM

6:00 PM

6:00 PM

DARTLEAGUE

DARTLEAGUE

DARTLEAGUE

DARTLEAGUE

6:00 - 9:00 PM

6:00 - 9:00 PM

6:00 - 9:00 PM

6:00 - 9:00 PM

PAUL& JEFF

MISTY& LOREN

TBD

TOMATO

Surf &Turf

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Valentines

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Surf &Turf

Dance6-10PM

Valentines


Thanks to our Tee Sign Sponsors & Donors

2021 CHARITIES BENEFITTING FROM GOLF TOURNAMENT PROCEEDS

Special Golf Tournament Section

Thanks to our amazing members. The Lodge held its second-most successful charity golf tournament in September 2021. The numbers indicate we netted approximately $28,400!

Jeweler’s Trade Shop

Subway of G.B.

Sonny’s BBQ

Golf Committee

Hidden Creek Golf Club

Pensacola Bay Brewery

Lewis Bear Distributors

Pensacola Shipyard

Hawkfeather Farm

Skin Couture

Jay & Kris Billhorn

Gulf Coast Kid's House

Gary and Dicksie Booker

Dan and Shelby Smith

Frank and Betty Rainey

Stuart and Sandy Milburn

Sidelines

Bayside Collision

Tom and Barbara Work

CPA Pro Services, LLC

Modern Janitorial

Brooks & Elaine Davis

KB and Shelli Branch

David & Dottie Radcliff

Blue Water Flooring

Pete Moore Automotive

MJ Buttino Consulting Inc.

Krewe of Wrecks

Zern Rigging, LLC

Hub Staceys

Flat Island Boatworks

Layne Christiansen

Zern Rigging, LLC

Advanced Yacht Works

Ty Cowen Allstate Insurance

Karen Cook Realtor

Peg Leg Pete's

Rick & Debbie Reynolds

Remax America's Top Realty

The Vaughn Financial Group

Gulf Coast Environmental &

Engineering

Waters & Hibbert Funeral

Toendle Marine

Lambert Lanza, CPAs, P.A.

Wind Creek Casino

NW Florida Real Estate

Toni Palmer

Schurr Sails

Wade Wilson, CPA

Zachary Magaha

Beryle Farmer

Tracy McDonald

Rhonda Dorfman

Gambrell Sturges & Tober

Creek Indian Enterprise Dev.

Pensacola Beach Elks PERs

Charles Tugwell

Jim Vick

Pensacola Recreational Fishermans

Assn

Roy & Robin Carlisle

Fluglebinder Flooring

Urmos Chiropractic Health Center

Red's Coastal Rentals

Milton & Debbie Andress

Darrell & Harriet Gossett

Big Deck Raw Bar

Gastro 4 Hire, PLLC

E&E Professional Landscape

Ron Renner Realtor

Emmanuel, Sheppard & Condon

Woolpert

Global Military Marketing, LLC

Fore Play

Keep on Strokin’

Above & Beyond

Navy Federal Credit Union

World Ford

Don Padget

Boy Scouts of America

Santa Rosa Kids House

Gulf Coast Kids House

The Miracle League

Favor House

Bill Bond Baseball

Ahero

Weekend Food Program

Children in Crisis

Salvation Army

Bethany Christian Services

Childrens’ Home Society

ARC Gateway

USO of Northwest Florida

Council on Aging

Pensacola Beach Elementary School

Army of Hope

Family Fishing Rodeo

Kids Fishing Rodeo


Golf Tournament Sponsor

Title Sponsor

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PLEASE SUPPORT THEM WITH YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS.

8YEARS8YEARS

To everyone that made the tournament possible,

I want to recognize our loyal, hardworking golf committee members who attended our weekly golf

tournament organizational meetings. In only three short months we pulled it together with all of us

working together and donating our time, money and talent. This made for a hugely successful

tournament! We worked hard and played hard – all in the name of charity.

Many thanks to all of you! Darrell Gossett

A Special Thanks to Our Golf Volunteers



Title Sponsor

CREEK INDIAN ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT


Many Thanks to a Wonderful Organization. Always So Supportive of Our Charity Golf Tournament

Title SponsorGolf Tournament Sponsor

CHARLES TUGWELL & JIM VICK

Many Thanks to our Fellow ELKs. Always So Supportive of Our Charity Golf Tournament

Again, Many Thanks!



PAST EXALTED RULERS ASSOCIATION

Title Sponsor

PERs It means so much when our former leaders continue to lead by example with their

generous support of our biggest fundraiser of the year.

PENSACOLA BEACHELKS LODGE #497



PENSACOLA RECREATIONAL FISHERMAN’S ASSOCIATION

Many Thanks to a Wonderful Organization. Always So Supportive of Our Charity Golf

Tournament

Again, Many Thanks!



ROY & ROBIN CARLISLE

Again, Many Thanks!


Title Sponsor

FLUGLEBINDER FLOORING

CLYDE BUSBEE


Many Thanks to a Wonderful Organization. Always So Supportive of Our Charity Golf

Tournament

Many Thanks to our Fellow ELKs. Always So Supportive of Our Charity Golf

Tournament


Pensacola BeachFlorida 32563

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Brandy Robinsonmortgage loan originator

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(850) 932-2525Fax: (850) 932-1807

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Title Sponsor

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Many Thanks Ladies, So Supportive of Our Charity Golf Tournament

MILTON & DEBBIE ANDRESS

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Many Thanks to our Fellow ELKs. Always So Supportive of Our Charity Golf Tournament

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Many Thanks to a Wonderful Organization, So Supportive of Our Charity Golf

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Many Thanks to a Wonderful

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Our Charity Golf Tournament

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Many Thanks to a Wonderful Organization, So Supportive of Our

Charity Golf Tournament

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Many Thanks to a Wonderful Organization, So Supportive of Our

Charity Golf Tournament

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The Lodge & Club Schedule Updates will be communicated in Constant Contact Emails. Please make sure we have your proper

Email address, Thanks!

Take Care & God Bless...


We continue to initiate new members in record numbers. The February

team will be interviewed on February 8th, Orientation will be February

22nd, and Initiation will be February 24th. I will send out emails to the

prospective new members with additional information. Please join the

people you sponsor on these dates to help guide them through the

process.

The Grand Lodge is sending the invoices for the 2022-2023 Elk year.

You may have already received them by the time this article is

published. Please pay your dues before March 31, 2022. If you pay

early, you can come to the Early Bird Dinner on March 20th and pick up

your new membership cards. You can pay on-line this year with your

credit/debit cards if that is more convenient for you. Otherwise, you

can mail a check to us made out to Pensacola Beach Elks Lodge #497,

PO Box 551, Gulf Breeze, Fl 32561 or come to the lodge and pay by

cc/debit, cash or check. The instructions for paying on-line are on the

invoice.

Please attend Lodge meetings.

Project 50 Percent: One meeting a month, 12 hours a year. It’s not too much to ask.

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks

P.O. Box 551

Gulf Breeze, FL 32562-0551

Or Current Resident

Nonprofit OrgU.S. Postage

PaidGulf Breeze, FL

Permit No 61-178

Lisa (Lewis) Levchik [email protected]

Office Hours Mon & Thurs 1-5pm

ClubHours

Phone: (850) 932-4444Secretary: (850) 932-8050Reservations: (850) 932-4444Club Manager: [email protected] www.elks.org/Lodges/home.cfm?Lodgenumber=0497

Mon-Thurs : Friday :

Saturday :Sunday :

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From the Secretary Favor House

The Pensacola Beach Elks Lodge donated $2000.00 to Favor House, a local agency providing shelter and counseling to women and children experiencing domestic abuse. Presenting the donation to Counselor Taylor Ware is Lodge Leading Knight Scott Field.

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