2013-14 Officers

Michael Aube Exalted Ruler

Pieter Staples

Leading Knight

Adriane Kramer Loyal Knight

Liana Pinard

Lecturing Knight

Rick Tibbets Esquire

John Wyman

Secretary

Marge Carter Treasurer

Martin Bailey

Chaplin

Claire Davis Inner Guard

Ed McClure

Tiler

Belinda Ashworth Trustee

Bob Pinard

Trustee

Robert Gauvin Trustee

October 2013

Lewiston Elks Lodge #371

NEWSLETTER

It’s Octobers and the leaves are starting to change, welcome Autumn. Last month we had the District Deputy visit and the preliminary seem positive. As expected we have a few issues to address but all and all I am happy with what we have accomplished. Thank you too John Wyman, Belinda Ashworth, Marge Carter and Bob & Liana Pinard for all the help in preparing for the visit. In September we also initiated six new members, Mark Vasilauskas,

Megan Skillin, Melissa Legare, Kevin Jewett, Tina Crowley, and Roger Paradis. If you happen to see any of them please make sure you welcome them to the Elks. Pictured are the new members with their sponsors. It is that time where we have to re-visit as a Smoking/Non-Smoking Lodge. The vote will be taken at the meeting on Monday October 28. If this is something you are passionate about one way or the other please make sure your voice is heard. If you cannot make it to the meeting, absentee ballots are included in this newsletter and must be returned by that meeting. We have a very exciting month of activities in October. We will be continuing dinner and music every Friday night—look to facebook and e-mails to see what is on the menu and who will be enter-taining us. Our 5th Annual Variety Show featuring “The Legends” (Elvis, Sinatra, Tom Jones…) will be Satur-day October 12th. This evening we will also be welcoming State President Dwayne and First Lady Barbara Guy for their Lodge visit, please come by and say hi, I know they would love to see you. This is a very casual evening, with great entertainment and lots of fun. Tickets are on sale at the bar for $10 each—if you have a group, make sure you get your table reservations early. Social hour be-gins at 6:30 with the show starting at 7:30. On October 13 the Lodge will be hosting a “Christmas Affair”, a fair for the holidays, from-9am to 3pm. If you want to start shopping for the holidays, have lunch, win prizes or a 50/50 and help your Lodge (all proceeds go back to the Lodge) stop by and add your support. If you are interested in being a vendor, there are a few booths left, e-mail Adriane at zclub4me@gmail.com. On Friday October 25th we will be having a Halloween Party on the Grill side with music by Lena and Ray starting at 7:00. There will be prizes for the best costumes, so if you get into the Halloween spirit you could win a great prize. Yours in Elkdom Michael R. Aube Exalted Ruler

Lodge Wish List The lodge is in need of several

items that you might have available for donation. We

realize some are a little pricey—but you never know.

Chinet Plates-all sizes

Plastic Utensils Steak Knives

Single Cup Coffee Maker Gas Grill

Riding Lawn Mower Push Lawn Mower

Lewiston Elks Function Hall discounts are available to Lewiston Elk members. Call today for your wedding receptions, retirement party, anniversary celebration, luncheon, holiday banquet, or any other gathering that you want to be memorable. Contact John Wyman at elks371hallrental@gmail.com or 784-4801.

From the “First Lady” October is ENF month. What is ENF you ask? ENF stand for Elks Nation Foundation and their mission is “To help Elks build stronger communities. We fulfill this pledge by investing in communities where Elks live and work. We provide tomorrow's leaders, our youth, with lifelong skills; honor the Elks' pledge to never forget our veterans; help the state Elks associations accomplish their charitable objectives; and fund projects that improve the quality of life in local Elks communities.” This year the ENF board approved a distribution of $26,000,000 to Elks lodges across the country for programs that include Drug Awareness, Hoop Shoot Contests, Veterans Service Programs, Community Investment Programs and other programs that help Elks organization accomplish their charitable objectives. Over the years the Lewiston Elks Lodge and our community have benefitted from ENF contributions for New Flag Poles at Androscoggin Hospice House and the Lewiston Armory and Geocaching lessons and equipment to our local Boy Scouts just to name a few. In order to accomplish such great giving, donations from Elk members are necessary. Based on membership, each Lodge is asked to contribute to ENF. The Lewiston Lodge’s ENF Chairperson is Karen Staples and she works diligently to not only meet but to surpass the Lodges goal, because she has seen and knows the difference it makes in our community. Please help the Lodge achieve and surpass its goal—your help really does makes a difference. Please call Karen today to give your support—any and all do-nations make a difference. Maureen

From the Secretary I am having a difficult time believing that the year is half over. Thank you for your support and understanding as I continue my growth as an Elk and as your secretary. We recently hosted our District Director’s annual visit; all things considered we did quite well. One thing that was pointed out is that the State of Maine requires us to vote on our smoking policy every three years; the last time this was done was in January, 2010 so we are a bit overdue. The process is a two-step process. First the employees of the lodge have to vote to maintain the current policy – smoking is permitted only in the enclosed room with smoke eaters adjacent to the grill room. If the employees approve the continuation of the policy, then the members of the lodge will have an opportunity to vote on the continuation of the policy. Ballots have been distributed to the employees of the lodge with a request to return them as soon as possible. Assuming the employees approve continuing the current smoking policy, a vote of the lodge will be held at the second meeting of October. In the event that you will not be able to attend that meeting, you will find a ballot in this newsletter that can be returned either by mail or in person prior to October 28, 2013. Membership continues to grow. However, we currently have 56 members who have not renewed their membership for this year. If you know any of them, please take a mo-ment and ask them to renew. If you would like to find out who has not renewed, please stop by the lodge on any Monday or Tuesday between 3 PM and 6 PM; those are the hours I will be in the office. Recently, I successfully completed the Server Seller Program. What this means is that I can volunteer some hours to open the bar. Effective October 1, 2013, when I am in the office on Mondays and Tuesdays, the bar will be open between the hours of 3PM and 6 PM. I have heard some members say that if the grill room was open on their way home from work, they would be inclined to stop in. Here is your opportunity; please stop in and have a beverage of your choice. Sealed tickets and Queen of Hearts tickets will be available. Finally, back to membership, we have 10 candidates awaiting initiation and 3 reinstate-ments. The next initiation will take place on Friday, November 15, 2013. I hope you will join us as we conduct the Initiation Ceremony and then socialize with the newly initiated members. Yours in Elkdom, John Wyman

BINGO Just a quick note about BINGO. We are doing well; the attendance is still between 90 and 115 players on a regular basis. The Emblem Club no

longer staff the kitchen during BINGO. Scott Bussiere has stepped up to lead the Elks Kitchen Crew. If you would like to volunteer to help out,

you can call or text Scott at 207-240-6172.

Lodge of Sorrows

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Awaiting Initiation

Geoffrey Caron--Mike Aube

Robert Cote--Steve Hussey

Deloris Fellner--Karen Staples

Mark Ferguson--Mike Aube

Paul Fournier--Steve Hussey

Rose Lamontagne--Steve Hussey

Rita Rochele Ouellette--Adriane Kramer

Ruchard Parent--Steve Hussey

John Reid--Mike Aube

Joseph Zarrilli--Richard Wright

Proposition for Reinstatement

George Gendron--Mike Aube

Linda Helms--Mike Aube

Joyce Fontain--Steve Hussey

Up for Life Members

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Lewiston Elks Lodge

1675 Lisbon St

Lewiston ME 04240

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2013-2014

Calendar of Events

New events and dates will be added as they are scheduled

You can never say Thank You enough to all of the wonderful volunteers and donors who have been able to lend a hand. This Volunteer Corner is another way to show our appreciation. Without the help of these great volunteers we would

have never been able to have such successful events. Thank You Again

Friday Nights, September 14th Lobster Feed & Other Stuff

Without the help of these great volunteers we would have never been able to have such a successful evening.

Thank You Again

Nancy Mahar Ray Bennett Laurie Ouellette Marcel Bureau Richard Ricker Liana Pinard Paul Robinson Louis Ouellette Muriel Bureau Jackie Ricker Bob Pinard Dave Laplante Belinda Ashworth Claire Pinette Dodie Vasiliauskas

Irene Laplante Dick Guerrette Britan Kramer

Governing Body Monday 10-14-13 6:00 PM Regular Meeting Monday 10-14-13 7:00 PM

Board of Directors Monday 10-28-13 6:00 PM Regular Meeting Monday 10-28-13 7:00 PM

Bingo every Wednesday noon

Pool every Wednesday 7:00 PM

Music with TBD 10/4/2013 Free Event--no ticket needed

Music with TBD 10/11/2013 Free Event--no ticket needed Talent Show/ State Presidents Visit 10/12/2013 Tickets on Sale at bar

Music with TBD 10/18/2013 Free Event--no ticket needed Halloween Party--Music with Ray and Lena 10/25/2013--NEW DATE Free Event--no ticket needed Turkey Bowling 11/22/2013 Free Event--no ticket needed Flag Burning Ceremony November Free Event--no ticket needed Elks Memorial Service 12/1/2013 Free Event--no ticket needed Members Christmas Party 12/13/2013 Free Event--no ticket needed Kids Christmas Party December 15, 2013 Free Event--no ticket needed New Years Eve Party December 31, 2013 Tickets on sale soon Volunteer Appreciation Night February 1, 2014 Free Event--no ticket needed

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Lewiston Elks Lodge #371 1675 Lisbon St Lewiston ME 04240 207-784-4801 Open: Monday 3 to 6 pm Tuesday 3 to 6 pm Wednesday 5 to 10 pm Friday 3 to 11 pm Saturdays: 11 to 4

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Life Member Leonard Feinstein Paul Robinson Richard J. Potvin JR

John Wyman Secretary

Winifred Gray Fernand Labbe Richard N. Lessard

Dot Fernald Liana Pinard

Esteemed Lecturing Knight Robert Pinard

Trustee Richard L. Breton

Robert Hood Cecile Bussiere George Bussiere Theresa Moore

Paul Robitaille Michael Aube Exalted Ruler

Maureen Aubé Karen Hood

Michael Lemay Maurice Marquis Dave Laplante Irene Laplant

In Memory of Ray Pinette Jackie Ricker Lorraine Adams Sherman Arnold

In Memory of Frank Samay Elizabeth Samay

Marge Carter Dodie Vailiauskas Richard R Bilodeau