Tales of Elks

Hutchinson Elks Lodge No. 2427 Volume 45, Issue 2

May, 2014

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Exalted Ruler’s Message 1

Does Talk /

GER Pickering’s Message

2

2014-2015 Installation /

2014 Award Recipients

3

Student of the Month /

PER Assoc Message

4

Club Activities 5

May Calendar 6

June Calendar /

Help Lodge

Penny-A-Day Contributors

7

8

2014-2015 Officers

Exalted Ruler .......... Tammy Lehn

(George) Leading Knight ................ Craig Gill (Jennifer)

Loyal Knight………………Vacant Lecturing Knight ............ Sid Grams

Secretary ............. Dennis Schroeder (Louise)

Treasurer .................... Paul Ackland (Jean) Esquire ................................. Vacant

Inner Guard ............... Lane Schlecht (Donna) Tiler ........................... Stan Scieszka (Karen)

Chaplain ................ Kelly Jo Phillips (Rick)

2014-2015 Board of Trustees Jack Fitzwater, Chair

George Lehn

Andrew Stark

Mike Junge

Tales of Elks Editor

Sybil Jennings

Distribution Manager Stan Scieszka

The Tales of Elks is published monthly

under the auspices of the Grand Lodge and

Hutchinson Lodge #2427 of the Benevolent

and Protective Order of Elks of the U. S. A.,

720 Highway 7 East, Box 272, Hutchinson,

MN 55350, Permit No. 3.

Exalted Ruler Tammy Lehn addressing the audience.

State President George Lehn placed the Exalted Ruler’s Jewels of Office upon Tammy Lehn.

EXALTED RULER’S MESS AGE

To my Elks family HAPPY MAY! I am truly hoping that we have seen the last of the snow for at least the next 6 months. As I am pre- paring this, my 2nd newsletter of the year, it is so bright and posi-tive today with the sun shining. We should be looking at this coming year as a POSITIVE, with new officers and new beginnings. Some of my goals for the year are to keep our membership alive and well. This will hap-pen when we take the opportunity to ask family, friends to become a part of our ELK family. Where else can you meet and have a family within a family, serve our community, enjoy a decent priced dinner and beverages to boot? The month of March the Lodge held four of the lodge’s annual events, Enchilada Dinner, Shrimp Boil and most important of all the Installation of Officers with Awards night. At

the Installation of Officers dinner the lodge gave out the award for: Elk of the Year—Darla Hartwig Officer of the Year—Jack Fitzwater Congratulations to the winners. It takes a lot of time and dedication to achieve these high honors. They definitely embrace Elkdom. Thank you!!! I know that all who came had a great time. A big thank you to all the officers for giving of yourselves for the betterment of your lodge. Also Thank you to the PER Associa-tion in the performance of Installation of Offic-ers. The month of May brings a lot of fun events so please check your calendars and support your fellow members who are giving their time to make things happen. We are having a Ken-tucky Derby Party, along with a steak fry, a Shrimp Dinner, and the Memorial Day Parade, along with the regular monthly ongoing events. Come on down, it is the Best Place on Earth! P.S. Don’t waste your time and energy on negative

people. Let it go. You don’t need other people's ap-

proval to be who God made you to be.

Thank You to the volunteers for the April 13 Pancake Breakfast! The money earned

was donated to the Business Professionals of America—Hutchinson High School.

(Volunteers: Darla Hartwig, Craig Schmeling, Paul Ackland, Sidney Grams, Lori

Burich, George Lehn, Beth Barthalomue, Jan Johnson, Don Merkins, Stan Sciezka,

Deb & Tayla Card, Kelly Phillips, Tammy Lehn, The Members of BPA).

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Does Talk - Louise Schroeder, Does Drove 233 President

This month brings the end of the

typical school year and the start of

the season of boys and girls – sum-

mer! While school kids literally

count the weeks until summer

break, parents may have the oppo-

site sentiment as they contemplate

the added burden of planning dis-

tractions for their now idle kids.

Lodges in my part of the country

experience a little down-market during the summer as people

spend more time in outdoor activities.

It seems to me these factors suggest some real service oppor-

tunities for Local Lodges. What can your Lodge do for school

kids to help them celebrate their accomplishments or occupy

their time productively? What events are planned for the whole

family to enjoy?

One of the first things I remember about the Elks was when I

was invited to a dinner hosted by the Lodge honoring all the

senior boys. There was a guest speaker I don’t remember and

great food – BBQ as I recall – and each boy was assigned an

Elks escort to host and introduce him that evening. That same

dinner still goes on today, a tradition more than 60 years

strong. Many of the Members of my home Lodge have similar

fond memories of that event.

Picnics, fishing derbies, golf tournaments or lessons, baseball

leagues, pool parties, bowling nights and cookouts are all

events within the reach of most any Local Lodge. What a great

service to your Members or, better yet, a wonderful way to

reach young families who might be future prospects.

If your Lodge has the facility space available, subject to state

and local regulations, plan a similar experience for local kids

this summer. With proper supervision and parental approval,

such an event would give busy parents a needed break and

one more benefit for their membership dollars.

A little extra attention and business for the Lodge is a good

thing too.

See you down the road.

Does Members I hope everyone had a good Easter. Maybe spring will come eventually. One day it is warm and then more snow. Oh! No! Thanks to Jackie Smith for hosting the April meeting.

In May, I will be representing our Does Drove at the High School Senior Awards night. The Does scholarship will be presented. The annual Elks Flag Day program will be held in Library Square Park on June 9. Doe members should be at the Park by 5:30 p. m. to set up and bring the baked pies for the Does Pie Social. Karen Gehrke is the chairper-son for this event. Our Grand Lodge Convention will be held in Charleston, South Carolina, June 15-19. The Drove received notice that our Does District meeting is scheduled for October 3-4 in Fall City, Nebraska. More information on this will follow later.

2014 Does Officers President ......... Louise Schroeder

First Counselor….. Karen Gehrke Senior Counselor .. Janice Benton

Secretary ............. Karen Scieszka

Treasurer ................. Jackie Smith Conductor ............. Alexia Person

Grand Exalted Ruler’s Message Honorable Milliard C. Pickering

Invite a friend to

join the Elks!

Rhubarb Dessert

1 pkg. Lemon cake mix 4 c. rhubarb 1 c. sugar 1 pint cream Mix rhubarb with sugar. Let stand while mixing the cake mix. Make a cake mix according to directions on the box then add rhubarb to the cake mix batter. Pour batter in greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan. Pour 1 pint of cream over the cake batter. (If using frozen rhubarb used less cream.) Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour.

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2014-2015 Committees

Accident Prevention .......... Mike Junge

Activities....................... Sidney Grams

Americanism ................. Sidney Grams

Auditing ...................... Jay Landerville

Drug Awareness ............ Tammy Lehn

Flag Day ........................ Tammy Lehn

Fraternal ................................ CraigGill

Government Relations ......... Craig Gill

Hoop Shoot ................... Jack Fitzwater

Investigation ............Sidney Grams Membership/Lapsation .. Paul Ackland

Lodge Activities ........... Tammy Lehn/

Kelly Jo Phillips

Ritual .............................. George Lehn

Memorial Service........... Tammy Lehn

National Foundation ..... John Jennings

Veterans’ Service ........... Stan Scieszka

Public Relations .......Dennis Schroeder

Welfare/Relief ............. Lodge Officers

Youth Activities ............. Stan Scieszka

Community Activities ... Sidney Grams

Soccer Shoot ................. Tammy Lehn/

Jeremy Bakke

PER Association ........... Cliff DeBlock

Club Board ..................... Tammy Lehn

Board of Trustees .......... Jack Fitzwater

Charitable Gambling ..... Darla Hartwig

Orange Spectacular ........ Paul Ackland

Cash Wise Food Stand ........ Sid Grams

Taste of Hutch ............... Kevin Burich

Boy Scouts Liaison ............. Sid Grams

Camp Coordinator ......... Stan Scieszka

Elk of the Year .............. Darla Hartwig

Tales of Elks .................Sybil Jennings

Scholarships .................. Charles Olson

Kids Christmas ........ Kelly Jo Phillips/

Tammy Lehn

Penny-A-Day ...........Dennis Schroeder

Highway Clean-up ......... George Lehn/

Paul Ackland

Duffers Tourney .......... Lane Schlecht/

Steve Queenan

Family Picnic ................ Jeremy Bakke

Gun Show ..................... Dale Harbarth

State Bowling .............. Lane Schlecht/

Brad Burich

ELKS LODGE INSTALLS 2014 -2015 OFFICERS

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S AWARD

RECIPIENTS!

ELK OF THE YEAR Darla Hartwig

OFFICER OF THE YEAR Jack Fitzwater

State President George Lehn along with other Past Exalted Rulers conducted the Installation of Officers ceremony for Hutchinson Elks Lodge 2427 on Saturday, March 29. Officers installed are (front row, from left) Lecturing Knight Sidney Grams, Exalted Ruler Tammy Lehn, Leading Knight Craig Gill, (back row) Treasurer Paul Ackland, Inner Guard Lane Schlecht, Chaplain Kelly Jo Phillips, Tiler Stan Scieszka, and Secretary Dennis Schroeder.

2014-2015 Board of Trustees (from left): George Lehn, Jack Fitzwater (Chair), Mike Junge, and Andrew Stark.

Past Exalted Ruler Jeremy Bakke was awarded a watch in appreciation for his service.

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Tales of Elks Article Submissions Sybil Jennings, Communications Coordinator/Editor

If you have articles to submit for our monthly newsletter, please submit them to me by the 20th of the month. I can’t guarantee I will be able to insert them after that date due to printing deadlines. You can reach me at sybiljen-nings@gmail.com. Also, please let me know if you have a flyer that you would like added to our Face book page and/or Website. I would be happy to add it! If you haven’t already, please take a few minutes to visit our web site and share it with others (http://hutchelks.org/).

PER Association Message Cliff DeBlock President

I think we are all happy to see some warmer temperatures and to see the snow melt away. I know I am. Of course, that means we have to get the rakes out of the shed and clean up all the left-over leaves and the trash that accumulated during the winter. A new Lodge year has started. There are still a couple of va-

cant positions to be filled. If you have an interest in working

with the Lodge officers then let them know. They will be glad

to have you. This is your Lodge; and if there is a function that

you would like to see, then let them know. May brings the

Youth Camp clean-up. Lee Cox and his crew of workers would

like to have a few more workers to join them. A lot of work

gets done to get the Camp ready for the kids. From times past I

seem to remember that there was also time for relaxation.

At our last PER Association meeting our By-Laws were re-

viewed and updated. One of the sections state that PERs are

supposed to elect officers annually. The following is the list of

PER officers that were elected for the coming year: 2014-2015

Officer are Cliff DeBlock, President; George Lehn, Vice-

president; Stan Scieszka, Secretary; Sid Grams, Treasurer, Arle

Schlecht, Historian.

Robert Leonard

February 2014

Hutchinson High School

Parents: Chris & Diane

Leonard

Student of the Month

The Hutchinson Elks Lodge presents $25 to each

Student of the Month.

Erica Metzger

March 2014

Hutchinson High School

Parents: Michael & Can-

dace Metzger

Shrimp Dinner $10.95 + tax

Thursday, May 15 (5-7pm)

Includes 2 shrimp skewers (10 shrimp total), a salad and a breadstick, with choice of Fries, Tots or Baked

Potato

If you attend the meeting that night, get $2 off your meal!

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Place your “Business Card’ ad on this page. Your ad will run in each month’s issue for one year. The

Tales of Elks is mailed to over 325 members and others, is available at the Lodge and can be read on

hutchelks.org website. Cost is only $6.25 per month. Payment must be made in advance and be for the

full year. Send ad information/business card and $75 to Elks, Box 272, Hutchinson, MN.

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Be a Proposer

Every Friday Night at the Elks - 6:30 p.m.

2 Cover-all Games

Chance to win up to $1,000

Check HCVN Channel 7 for Coverall Numbers

Bar

Monday: Club Closed

Tuesday: Poker Night

Sign up 6:45 p.m., Start 7:15 p.m.

Receive 1000 chips for buying a menu item over $5.99

(Must be ordered by 7 p.m.) Receive 500 chips for

buying 2 drinks

Wednesday: Burger Night

$1.50 Hamburger - $1.75 Cheeseburger

$1 French fries or tots - $1.50 onion rings

Kitchen hours: 5 to 8:30

Thursday: Member Night—Food Specials. Thirsty Thursday

Kitchen hours: 5 to 7

Friday: Bar Bingo $1 for 2-faced card. At least one $1,000

Jackpot every Friday

Various food and drink specials. Kitchen hours: 5 to 8 Saturday: Poker Night starts at 5 pm — same as Tuesday

Kitchen hours: 5 to 8

Club Menu

Every Wednesday

Burger Night Serving 5 - 8 p. m.

$1.50 Burger $1.75 Cheeseburger $1.00 French Fries $1.50 Onion Rings

Support The Following Advertisers Elks Live, Elks Give Elks Live, Elks Give

Texas Hold 'Em Come One, Come All!

Tuesdays: Check in 6:30 PM

Shuffle at 7:00 PM

Saturdays: Check in 4:45 PM Shuffle at 5 PM

Kentucky Derby Steak Fry

Saturday, May 3

Grilling from 4-8pm

Grill your own steak, enjoy a baked potato, salad and garlic bread stick

8oz Sirloin $9 +tax

8oz Ribeye $12 +tax Chicken Breast $7 +tax

Add 5 Shrimp for $2 extra

Reservations and Pre-Payment Only (RSVP by 5/1)

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June, 2014

Upcoming Pancake Breakfasts

Help the Lodge

The Lodge is looking for people that might be willing to help the Lodge with their talents and save the Lodge some money in doing so. If you have any of these professions and can help when the Lodge needs them, please contact the Lodge and let someone know. If you are an electrician, a plumber or a HVAC person, we could use help from time to time and would greatly appreciate it when it comes to repairs around the lodge. If you don’t have a specialty, there are other ways you can help. The Lodge is in need of items that can help improve things but don’t have the budget to purchase them. Another way is if you would be willing to help on a Burger Night or a Steak Fry Night by cooking, bartending, doing dishes or selling tickets, please let an Officer or the Club Coordinator know.

There is a special need for helpers during the Water Carnival Parade on June 15th. Line up is at noon and the parade begins at 1pm. If you are available to help, please contact Tammy at (320) 587-0627.

Recycle Aluminum Cans at the Lodge

Sunday, May 4 Boy Scout Troop Sunday, May 18 Hutch Baseball Association 8-9 year olds Sunday, June 22 Hutch Baseball Association 10-11 year olds Sunday, July 13 Hutch Baseball Association 12-13 year olds

Serving 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Breakfast includes…

Mixed Fruit, Scrambled Eggs, Pancakes, Sausage and Ham

$6.00 per person, Kids under 5 Free

Club Closed

OPEN 3-9

Club Closed

Non-Profit Organization

U. S. POSTAGE 55350

PAID Hutchinson, MN

Hutchinson Elks Lodge 2427

P. O. Box 272

Hutchinson, MN 55350

Phone: 320-587-3660

E-mail:

elklodge@mediacombb.net

May, 2014

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Current Resident or ...

Lodge is

Available

for Rentals! Whatever the occasion, the

Club can accommodate

groups from 2-100. Catering

is available. Call the Lodge

for prices and to reserve your

HIS

Paul Ackland David Berger Brad Bonniwell Jack Bonniwell Kevin Burich James Condon Lee Cox Jack Fitzwater Steven French Gary Gehlen Larry Graf Lee Grams Wally Green John Gregor Dale Harbarth Darla Hartwig Denis Kotlarz Marshall Kranz

Penny-A-Day Contributors Dennis Schroeder, Chair

Peter Lietzau Tony Maiers Scott Newman Rick Phillips Tom Prieve Arlie Schlecht, Jr. Lane Schlecht Fritz Schmeling Scott Schmidt Richard Schumann Ron Stoeser Rick Wilke Galen Witte

HERS

Mary Berger

Dianne Bonniwell

Linda Bonniwell

Lori Burich

Linda Cox

Roberta Gehlen

Sherry Con-

naughty-Graf

Linda Green

Cindy Gregor

Jaclyn Fitzwater

Ginny Newman

Ruth Nystrom

Kelly Jo Phillips

Connie Prieve

Donna Schlecht

Kathleen Schlecht

Dee Stoeser

Mary Wilke

Gail Yates

In Memory of

Donald

Nystrom

Penny- A-Day

The following members and spouses have contributed to the Penny-A-Day Fund as of April 9, 2014. Check your membership

card. If it doesn't have a 365er sticker on it, you may want to consider sending a check for $3.65 to Penny-A-Day Fund, Box 272.