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OFFICERS
2010-2011
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Exalted Ruler: |
Sue Goodman |
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Esquire: |
OPEN |
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Leading Knight: |
Paul Pfeifer |
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Chaplain: |
Esther Smith |
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Loyal Knight: |
Sunday Schwein
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Inner Guard: |
Leonard Smith |
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Lecturing Knight: |
OPEN |
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Secretary: |
Ev Griffin |
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Tiler: |
Jack Waer |
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Treasurer |
Mikey Kerns |
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LODGE OF SORROW
MELVIN E.
SCHAFFER
Born February 14, 1937, in
Berthoud, Colorado
Initiated in Payson Lodge on January 15, 1998
Passed away on March 20, 2010
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BYRON BECKHAM
Born August 15, 1943, in Tulsa,
Oklahoma
Initiated on April 1, 1984, in Willcox, Arizona
#2131
Transferred to Payson Lodge December 21, 2006
Passed away on April 18, 2010.
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VAL NITSZCHE,
SR.
Born November 26, 1923, in Brenham,
Texas
Initiated on June 9, 1959, in Willcox, Arizona
#2131
Became Life Member in Kingman #468 on
February 16, 1991
Transferred to Payson Lodge on July 17, 1997
Passed away on April 29, 2010
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FROM THE STATION OF THE EXALTED
RULER
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Dear Members:
First
and foremost, a huge THANK YOU to the
HOPES – the back bar is finished, and it looks
wonderful! If you haven’t seen it yet, you need to
stop by and have lunch or a
drink. We also have our new
Lottery machine installed. |
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It was
up and running on May 1, and one of our
members won $7,777 on May 11.
Stop in and get your daily or weekly
lottery tickets. We sell everything
that the Arizona State Lottery has to
offer. Who knows – you
may be our next big winner.
Most of
our Officers were in Tempe from May 19
through May 22 for the Arizona Elks
Association State Convention. There
were a lot of meetings and the
installation of new state officers. As most of you know,
Lee Schwein is our outgoing State President, and our
Lodge is proud to have had its
first State President in the history
of our Lodge. Our 50th Anniversary and
our first State President, all in one
year. Way to go, Lee – thank
you for making our Lodge shine.
The Arizona Elks Major Projects is raffling off a new
2010 Mustang. The tickets are
available at the bar, and the drawing
will be held at the October
Convention. June 12 we will be
holding our Flag Day Ceremony and
Steak Fry. The Payson color guard will present the
flags at 4:00 p.m., followed by
dinner. The cost is $10.00, and
tickets are available at the bar.
See you at the Lodge!
Fraternally,
Sue Goodman, Your Exalted Ruler |
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FROM THE STATION OF THE ESTEEMED
LEADING KNIGHT
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Dear Members:
Hello, fellow Elks...
let me start off by saying I am excited to be your Esteemed
Leading Knight for the fraternal year 2010-2011. Thank you for
allowing me this opportunity to serve you. As we start a new
Lodge year with new Officers, please take the time to greet your
Officers and express your appreciation for serving you, the
members. |
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Calling all Elks! We
are in need of an Esteemed Lecturing Knight; this is an honorable position – the
motto of this chair is Brotherly Love. If you or someone you know is interested
in representing the Payson Elks in the office of Brotherly Love (Esteemed
Lecturing Knight), please contact our Exalted Ruler, Sue Goodman, or me.
Attendance at the Lodge
meetings is down. I would like to see more members in attendance – this is your
Lodge, and you must attend the meetings to vote on various topics that are
presented to the floor. Your attendance at the business meeting on the third
Thursday of the month is needed, and your attendance at the initiation meeting
on the first Thursday would be appreciated. As members, we should be present
during the initiation ceremony, not only to welcome new members but also to
support the Officers performing the ceremony.
I look forward to seeing
you at the meetings.
Fraternally,
Paul Pfeifer, Your
Esteemed Leading Knight |
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
On
March 6, 2010
Exalted Ruler
Sue Goodman (right)
and PER Adrianne Troutman
with our newest members L. H.
Sheldon
and former
HOPES Lois Sobotka and Mary Smith (front)
and Cheryl Hull and Beverly Cunningham.
We hope to see
you often at the Lodge!
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MESSAGE TO NEW MEMBERS
Congratulations on your initiation into the
Elks, and welcome to Payson Lodge #2154. I'm sure you are enjoying
being a member of this Lodge and will make many new friends.
When you became a member of this Lodge, we
donated $10.00 in your name to the Elks National Foundation. You are
not expected to repay this money, and any future donations on your part are
strictly voluntary. The Lodge took this action to acquaint you with
the Foundation and to encourage you to continue to help the Foundation in
future years.
Three outstanding qualities of the Foundation
are that it is a permanent fund, the fund is raised by voluntary gifts and
without compulsion of any kind and that the entire income from the fund is
available for charitable purposes.
The ENF supports Drug Awareness programs, Most
Valuable Student scholarship competitions, the Elks National Home, Veterans
Hospitals, Vocational Grant programs, the Hoop Shoot, and many other
extremely important charities.
Elks are encouraged to contribute $10.00 a
year, for a total of $100.00 in ten years. One may donate at a faster
rate, if so desired. We ask you to fill out a pledge card at your
convenience.
If you have any
questions, or need more information, please give us a call at (928) 474-2572.
OFFICE HOURS
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Monday thru Friday |
9:00 am - 2:00 pm |
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Saturday & Sunday |
Closed |
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RV PARK NEWS
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SPONSOR AN RV SITE
You can sponsor one of our RV
sites for a donation of only $500.00.
Your name will be on a plaque at the site. There are limited
sites available for sponsorship.
Contact:
PER Herm Holtz
at 472-6790
or, PER
Dwayne Cunningham at 951-1691
Site #2 has been funded by Herm & Marilyn
Holtz
and H & H
Heating & Cooling
Site #3
has been funded by
Macky's Grill
Sawmill
Theater Plaza - 201 W. Main Street - Payson Arizona
Site #7
has been funded by
Victor & Lucia Mozart
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
BECOME AN ELKS ...
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THE SUCCESS OF
ELKDOM IS DUE TO ITS VOLUNTEERS
As you know, volunteers
are the life’s blood of your Lodge. Without volunteers,
we can’t run our Friday Night Dinners, organize and put
on special events, parties, and fundraisers, like the
annual Craft Fair, Yard Sale, Community Thanksgiving
Dinner, Children’s Christmas Shopping Spree, and many
other projects that benefit our children, our veterans,
our community, and our Lodge. Right now, Friday Night
Dinner is the most critical.
With the disbanding of
the HOPES, we are losing a number of volunteers.
We are now in a critical situation, and
desperately need more of our members, and their family
members, to step up and help.
We know some of you new
members have been called to see if you can help, and no
one got back to you. That’s because we don’t have
volunteers to call you back! If there is anything on
this page (or elsewhere in the Bulletin) that you can do
for your Lodge, please don’t hesitate to call Ev Griffin
or ER Sue Goodman at the Lodge, or stop in to discuss
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
The
volunteer sign-up sheets are now on the official notices board
across the hall from the entrance to the lounge. We need 9
people on Friday Nights, and 3 on Sundays:
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FRIDAY NIGHTS:
Cook (1)
Cook's Helpers (2)
Servers (2)
Cashier (1)
Bring Dessert (2)
Sell Dessert (1) |
SUNDAY KARAOKE:
Cook
Helper
Cashier |
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night a month would be a great help! Please see Sue Goodman
if you have questions. |
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FRIDAY NIGHT COOK CREW
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
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The Cook is responsible for making the
gravies and mashed potatoes – boiling a pot of water and
stirring in the mixes – heating a vegetable, putting the
pans of chicken, baked fish, etc. in the oven and starting
them to cook, putting all entrees in the steam table when
ready. The cook also runs the deep fryer – placing the
pieces of fish, shrimp, fries etc. in the fryer and removing
them when done.
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The Dish-Up Person looks at the order and
dips up the foods to fill that order – a baked potato, piece
of bread, veggie, fish, or other items – and then places it
in the window for the waitress.
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The Back-Up Person helps cut up the bread,
works the ovens getting the baked chicken, fish or ribs and
putting them on a plate; refills the steam table when
potatoes, etc. get low, and is the "gofer" when items are
needed.
One or
more of these three individuals also mixes up the coleslaw and
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HELP WANTED/COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSONS
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the page to view Committees -
We still have
openings for several Committee Chairpersons. If you are
interested in chairing a committee, please give me a call
at the Lodge at (928) 474-2572, or leave a message and I will return your call.
Sue Goodman
Your Exalted
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HELP
NEEDED! (FREE LUNCH)
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Come help repair the black chairs in the dining
room and lounge – many need to be recovered. The pay’s lousy, but all
workers will get a free lunch. You’ll be rewarded with sincere thanks
being heaped upon you!
The work is scheduled to be done on April 10. No
reservations needed – all help will be greatly appreciated!
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HELP WANTED/BINGO
WORKERS
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BINGO
is looking for a few really good people
to work the floor for Bingo
sessions. Bingo plays on
Sunday afternoons. Training will be
provided and your commitment is only one time a month.
Contact:
Sue Goodman at (928)
474-9454
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Note:
Sales of cards
are Sunday, 12:00 noon
Bingo assistants:
Please be at the Lodge 30 minutes before sales
of cards. If you
can't work as scheduled, please
ask one of the other workers to trade.
See Bingo Workers
Calendar in the Newsletter or call the Lodge.
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HELP WANTED/LODGE
COMMITTEES
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the page to view Committees -
If you are interested in helping with any of the
Committees listed below, please contact Sue Goodman at the Lodge
(474-2572)
BLOOD
DRIVE – Schedule, promote, and participate in holding periodic
blood drives at the Lodge.
ARIZONA
MAJOR PROJECTS – Inform members of activities and
accomplishments of the major projects; promote special programs
and raise additional money for projects such as the University
of Arizona Steele Children's Research Center through ticket
sales.
GOLF –
Plan, promote, and participate in golf teams; organize and/or
help with annual golf tournament.
ELKS
MEMORIAL DAY – Plan and promote a Memorial Service on the first
Sunday of December in memory of departed members of the Order.
FLAG DAY
– Plan and conduct the special Flag Day Ceremony on June 14th.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS – Work with other members and governmental
officials through community activities to promote and protect
our constitutional right to privacy and individual association.
PUBLIC
RELATIONS – Publicize charitable, patriotic, and youth work of
the Lodge to improve the good image of the Elks. Publicizing
involves local media, Elks Magazine, and any other means of
positive public exposure.
INTERVIEWS – Interview candidates for membership, review
credentials and background, and promote reasons for joining our
Lodge.
YOUTH
ACTIVITIES – Promote Elks National Youth Week in our Lodge and
community, aid youth activities by sponsoring scouting, youth
camps, national hoop shoot contest, soccer shoot contest, and
other youth activities.
SOCCER
SHOOT – Organize, promote, and conduct annual soccer penalty
shot contest for boys and girls aged 8 to 14.
VETERANS
SERVICES – Organize and support programs to aid hospitalized
veterans.
VETERANS
LEATHER – Aid in gathering hides and other therapy materials,
entertainment for veterans in hospitals. Leather is used to
make gloves and other items.
BINGO –
Help with conducting Bingo games and activities on one or more
Sunday afternoons.
MOTHER'S
DAY – Plan and promote a special program for the Lodge to honor
all Mothers, to be held in conjunction with Mother's Day.
RV PARK
– Maintain and improve the RV park, and assist the campers who
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COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
● 2010-2011
HOUSE COMMITTEE
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Sue
Goodman/Chairman
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Paul Pfeifer/Vice Chairman
Mikey
Kerns/Secretary
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Dwayne Cunnngham PER
Bob Hafer
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Gil Slagle
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Larry Smith
● Russ Stewart
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TRUSTEES
● 2009-2010
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1 Year/Lee
Schwein, Chairman PDD/PSP
2 Year/Dwayne Cunningham PER
3
Year/Bill Andersen
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4 Year/Herm Holtz PER
5
Year/Adrianne Troutman, Secretary PER |
STATUTORY COMMITTEES
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Accident
Prevention/Dwayne Cunningham PER
Americanism/Victor
Mozart PER
Auditing/Russ Stewart
Drug
Awareness/Kari McCleskey
Elks National Foundation/Adrianne
Troutman PER
Indoctrination/Lee Schwein PDD/PSP
Investigation/Interview/Bill
Anderson
Lapsation/Ev Griffin
Lodge Activities/Russ Steward
Membership/Ev Griffin
Social/Community Welfare/Ev Griffin
Visitation/Herm Holtz PER
Flag Day & Memorial
Services/Lodge Officers
THE FOLLOWING
POSITIONS ARE OPEN:
Government
Relations
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Photographer
Public
Relations
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Veterans Services
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Youth Activities |
LODGE COMMITTEES
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BINGO/Sue Goodman
Bowling/Lee Schweinn PDD/PSP
Bulletin/Mikey Kerns
Elks Cyber Assistant/Dwayne Cunningham PER
Greeters/Lodge
Officers
Hoop Shoot/Jack Cook
Mediator/Terry
Lowman
Protocol/Lee Schwein PDD/PSP
Scholarships/John Mahoney
Subordinate
Forum Judge/Sam Streichman
THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS ARE OPEN:
Entertainment
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Golf
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Kid's Shopping Spree
Leather/Hides ● RV Park ● Soccer Kick
Special Olympics
● Troop Support
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Club/Lounge -
Kitchen Help
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Maintenance
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Terry
Lowman, Chairman
Mikey
Kerns, Secretary
Rick
Gable
Gil
Slagle
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Bill
"Popeye" Clay, Vice Chairman
Steve
Cantrell
Bob
Hafer
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LODGE OFFICERS
Major Projects
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Mother's Day
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Phone: (928) 474-2572
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