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ALL AMERICAN LODGE 2003,04,08,09,10,11 BPO ELKS 2399
WAPITI WIND May/June, 2012
Exalted Ruler’s Message: May is here and the crowds in Havasu,
and the lodge, have thinned out. Of course,
that also means our revenue has dropped as it
does every year at this time. The “Snowbirds”
have left and the “Sunbirds” will be traveling
to escape the summer heat; but, we still have
great events scheduled for May and June with
Youth activities week Saturday, May 5 with
the PERs along with Youth activities Chair-
person Lue Tidmarsh hosting the Annual
Family Swim Day at the Aquatic Center. This is always a popular
event and serves over 800 Havasu residents to a free swim, hot
dogs, cotton candy, soft drinks and enjoying the day.
Also, in May we will be presenting two deserving Lake Havasu
students with scholarships of $2,000 each.
See the calendar insert and ads for details on the following
events: Mother’s Day Brunch May 13th, Father’s Day Brunch
June17th, and the Mexican Fiesta on May 6th.
On June 10th you will find the lodge celebrating Flag Day with a
moving and respectful tribute to our Nation’s Flag. If you have nev-
er had the opportunity to attend this moving event, make this the
year, you wont be disappointed. Besides the Lodge Officers the
members of the Lake Havasu Marine Corps League participate.
Officer’s uniforms are like team uniforms and help the Lodge
come together as any team must. This year our winter and summer
uniforms are new. I hope you agree the new look will increase our
visibility both in the Lodge and in the community. We want to show
our Elks pride, be visible and continue to grow membership wise.
Membership! The life-blood of every lodge. Last year we began with
3071 members and ended the year with 3098, a gain of 27 members.
Congratulations to all, especially: the membership committee, in-
cluding Dick Conway, Marti Johnson, Jan Kahle and our hard work-
ing Secretary Tom Bradford and office staff for all their effort.
When you visit the lodge, please say hello to your officers and
introduce yourselves. As officers we are volunteers and want to do
the best we can for you and the lodge.
I am available to anyone who wants to offer any supportive sug-
gestions to move forward. Call me @ 702-327-4294.
Hank Thonnard. Exalted Ruler
LODGE OFFICERS 2012/2013 Gloria Flint Tiler, Jim Joubert Esteemed Leading Knight, Hank Thonnard Exalted Ruler, Sandy MacNevin Esteemed Lecturing Knight, Dennis
Dunkirk Esteemed Loyal Knight. Back: Jackie Turcotte Esquire, Jim Travis Trustee, Tim Fairbank Trustee, Richard Ross Treasurer, Tom Brad-
ford Secretary, Jeff Brown Trustee, Lester (Jim) Barton Chaplain, Lue Tidmarsh Organist/Musician. Not pictured: Trustees Conway and Gillen
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OFFICERS
LAKE HAVASU CITY
LODGE 2399 OF THE
BENEVOLENT AND
PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS
OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
EXALTED RULER
Hank Thonnard
LEADING KNIGHT
Jim Joubert
LOYAL KNIGHT
Dennis Dunkirk
LECTURING KNIGHT
Sandy MacNevin
ESQUIRE
Jackie Turcotte
CHAPLAIN
Lester (Jim) Barton
INNER GUARD
Floyd Davis
TILER
Gloria Flint
SECRETARY
Tom Bradford
TREASURER
Richard Ross
TRUSTEES
Jeff Brown
Jim Travis
Jerry L. Gillen
Richard Conway
Tim Fairbank
ORGANIST/MUSICIAN
Lue Tidmarsh
Wapiti Wind
The Wapiti Wind is published by BPOE 2399 to communicate with members of the
lodge. The Wapiti Wind is published at the
discretion of the lodge, normally 10 times per year. Deadline for submitting material is
the 10th of the month prior to publication.
Material should be typed. Lodge No. 2399
3532 McCulloch Blvd.
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406 928-855-2800 928-453-3557
OFFICE PERSONNEL
Carolyn Dieter
Karen Turpin
CLUB MANAGER
Al Stewart
Auditing & Acct. Chairman
Audit/Acct. Burnell Dacus
Inventory Jan Kahle
Activities Committee Chairman
Bingo Jeff Brown Blood Drive Al Long
Bocce Tournament Doris Perez
Bowling Tom Bradford Christmas Baskets Tom Bradford
Clothe-A-Child Debra Bosch
Community Activities Ace Johnson Dart League (Thur.) Joanne Raymond
Dart League (Mon.) Katie O’Neal
Decorating Committee Al Jedrey Drug Awareness Penny Heridia/Mike Arlowe
Fishing Club Don Hall
Golf League Jim Lammes Hamburger Night Bill Horton
Hi-Way Cleanup Don Carter
Hoopshoot Sandy MacNevin Information Technology Tim Fairbank
Leather Robert Piche
Lodge Activities Mario Perez Public Relations Ace Johnson
RV Club (Vagabonds) Bruce Joy
Scholarships Bill Ensley
Scouts Richard Chinn
Soccer Shoot Casey Zertuche
Spaghetti Night Eddie Heredia Special Olympics Larry Sears
Yacht Club Commodore Ron White
Youth Activities Lue Tidmarsh/Ken Sebahar
Fraternal Committee Chairman
All American Lodge/Training Richard Conway Americanism Robert Piche
Elks National Foundation Jerry Gillen
Flag Day Jim Joubert Government Relations Richard Ross
Interview Committee Jan Kahle
Lapsation /Orientation Marti Johnson Lodge Inspection/Accident Tim Fairbank
Long Range Planning Richard Ross
Major Projects Jim Joubert Mediator Richard Conway
Membership Richard Conway
Memorial Service Sandy MacNevin Presiding Justice Mike Centofanti
Protocol Richard Conway
Veteran Services Bud Watts Visiting Committee Ace Johnson
Wapiti Wind Ace Johnson
Hi Elkettes. What a busy and wonderful month
we have had. The welcoming ceremonies and
good wishes from all have been gracious. It
all began with a perfect Officer installation
performed by Kathy Cummins. Thank you
Kathy and to past president Pauline Thonnard
and Kathy Fairbank for all their help with the
transition.
The awards dinner was attended by many
in a beautifully decorated room. Well done
Pauline and your committee. Special thanks to
Linda Carter for all the beautiful butterflies at
each table. Congratulations to award winners.
(See page 3 for details) Job well done and you
are all deserving of the recognition.
Rosalie Smith did another fantastic job
with the Crazy auction. How proud she was to
be able to present Christine T. Bergen of the
Lake Havasu City Special Olympics with a
check for $1,000. Great job Rosalie!
Though many of you are staying on as
committee chairs, many of our members would
like to take a break after many years of com-
mitment. This is a great opportunity for others
to step up. The following have stepped up:
Parliament chair-Linda Carter; Sergeant –at-
Arms-Cheryl Lomeli; Chaplain-Juanita Ger-
vais; Liaison-Royce Morris; E-mail-Kathy
Fairbank; Jewelry-Doris Perez; Set-up-Ellen
Piche; Sunshine– Kay Jedrey and Lodge Dec-
orations-Al & Kay Jedrey. We need an Audi-
tor. I would like all members, old and new, to con-
sider chairing existing events as well as beginning
new events this year. Put your thinking caps on! I
feel it is time to incorporate at least one new event
into our schedule. If you chair an event you decide
which charity receives the proceeds.
Don’t forget the Mexican Fiesta on March
6, 2012 chaired by Kathy Fairbank and Paul-
ine Thonnard.
MEETING TIMES
LODGE:
1st & 3rd Tuesday 7:30 PM.
Take Time to attend!
ELKETTES:
7:00 PM 2nd Tuesday
HOUSE COMMITTEE:
7:00 PM 2nd Tuesday
TRUSTEES:
Following the House Committee.
All lodge meetings are open to all paid up
members and are encouraged and wel-
come to attend. Lodge business is con-
ducted here, not around the bar!
Elkette member Mary Lou Cun-
ningham has passed away and a lodge
of sorrow was performed April 15. Rest
in peace Mary Lou.
The next Elkette meeting will be on
May 8th @ 7:00PM. I look forward to
seeing you there.
Lillian Graham Elkette President
453-4899 [email protected]
PASS IT ON!
The Lake Havasu City Elks were Hon-
ored in the April edition of the Elks Maga-
zine and now is the time to let everyone
know what we do to support the community.
After you have read the Magazine simply
remove the address label and donate it to
your local doctor/dentist office, or any other
place where people sit and read while wait-
ing for an appointment. It can have a positive
effect on participation in our youth and vet-
erans programs as well as the lodge’s mem-
bership retention and gain.
ATTEND FLAG DAY
OBSERVANCE
SUNDAY JUNE 10, 2012
11:00 AM
An inspirational and highly patriotic
salute to our Nations Flag. Flag history
with the assistance of the Marine Corps
League Auxiliary and presentation of
the Flag by the Lake Havasu City Ma-
rine Corps League.
MEXICAN FIESTA
May 6, 2012, $10.00/person
Cocktails 4PM Dinner 5PM
$2.00 Margaritas, Chips & Dip
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DONATIONS March 2012
From Elkettes:
Special Olympics $1,000.00
ENF 200.00
Blue Star Mothers 300.00
Hoop Shoot 147.00
$1,647.00
ELK OF THE YEAR
Marti Johnson
OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Tim Fairbank
ELKETTE OF THE YEAR
Doris Perez
TALL ELK OF THE YEAR
Al Jedrey
GER OUTSTANDING SERVICE
COMMENDATION
Jan Capone & Mario Perez
ELKS CITIZEN OF THE
YEAR
Gail Malay Superintendent of
Schools Lake Havasu City
EXATLTED RULER SPECIAL AWARD
Lodge Organist/Musician Lue Tidmarsh
EXCELLENCE IN VETERANS SUPPORT-PATRIOT RIDERS
Karen and Dave Schwartzkopf acknowledged by ER Tim Fairbank
EXCELLENCE
IN PUBLIC
PROGRAMS.
Earl Wilson with ER
Tim Fairbank
Others not attending:
Sgt. Keith Huskisson
Beth Ballistra
Dan Kutch
Earl Wilson
Joe Earhart
Justin Wilson
Michael Thornhill
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THANKS
Don & Sue Underwood, Jeff & Ann Anthony of Havasu
Enterprises, Kevin Smith of Parker Railroad Station,
John Kowalski and Rick Sparks for help with RV Park.
OUTSTANDING ELKETTE
Rosalie Smith
EXCELLENCE IN VETERANS SUPPORT, WOUNDED WARRIORS
PROGRAM. Karen Gill
NON PROFIT ORG
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
LAKE HAVASU
CITY, AZ
Page 4 Wapiti Wind May June, 2012
IN GOD WE TRUST
Ernest R Baribeault
Floyd Kleinjan
Carl Douglas Matsos
Bud Nelson
Jack Swets
Frank Trombetta
Ernest Whitlock
REST IN PEACE
UNTIL THE HOUR OF ELEVEN
REGULARLY RETURNS
ELKS CARE ELKS SHARE
BPO Elks A Fraternal
Organization
3532 N McCulloch Blvd
Lake Havasu City
Arizona 86406
ELKS YACHT CLUB NEWS Greetings Fellow Yachties! My thanks to Rita Wolf and Patti Burns for helping at
March’s hectic meeting. Way to go girls!
We now have a new Commodore, Ron White and Vice Commo-
dore Joe Cummins. Let’s make sure we support them, they have a
big job ahead of them. Dues are now due, $20 and can be paid at
the lodge office or me wherever I am. There is an event schedule
drafted for the whole year. Watch your e-mails and take notes at
meetings.
Hope you made our “Opening Day Parade” hosted by the lovely
Dort Beckett. Chuck Wahlstrom is kindly putting my e-mails on the bulletin board
by the pop corn machine. Be sure and get you tickets for the May “Luau.”
If you are not getting your e-mails from Vertical response, please call me.
Signing off-Sandy Bigham EYC Secretary @ 453-6701
FISHING COMMITTEE REPORT On Saturday May 12th we will have an-
other fish fry starting @ 11:00 AM. Fish
club members eat free and all guests do-
nate $6.00. Fish club members please
bring a desert.
May Derby's; Wednesday 2nd and Thurs-
day 17th from 5:30-10:30 AM. $30/ per
team. Weigh-in @ Windsor south with
lunch to follow at the lodge.
June Derby's: Tuesday 5th and Wednes-
day 20th from 5:00-10:00 AM with weigh
-in at Windsor and lunch to follow at the
lodge. Price as usual 30/per team.
Next club meeting May 12th following
the fish fry and the June meeting is Satur-
day June 9th @ 1:00 PM at the lodge.
Anyone interested in joining the fish-
ing club or obtaining more information
regarding the club please call Don Hall @
505-6367.
ELKS MEN’S GOLF CLUB I thank all the officers and members for their efforts in
improving the club during the past year. Our membership
is growing by leaps and bounds and we encourage all mem-
bers, new and old, to contact the officers with any positive
ideas to improve the club. Remember to check the bulletin
board for out of town tournaments. Our winter visitors will
be returning home soon and we thank them for their sup-
port and hope to see them next fall. Any
Elk wishing to join the Elks Men’s golf
league can contact me @ 855-3114,
Chuck Wahlstrom President.
Meet your new club champion, Russ
Routsonz.
VAGABOND RV NEWS
The March outing at Davis
was great, all but the rain!
The corned beef and cab-
bage was delicious. Some of
our members helped pay the
light bill at the casinos
while others shopped. A
great time was had at the
Bullhead Elks lodge.
The Tri-State outing was on
April with four days travel
to get there. Follow up info
in next Wapiti.
May outing will be at
Horsepitality campground
in Wickenburg and the June
outing will be at Rail Side
Park in Williams with a
train ride to the Grand Can-
yon available.
We will be dark for July,
August and September
ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION REPORT As we enter the new Elk year I want to thank all members who donated to the ENF this
past year and for those who have not done so as yet please consider a $10 donation to this
exemplary charitable organization that supports our youth activities, veterans, scholar-
ships and Arizona Major Projects.
Thanks to the Elkettes for their $200 donation and to the following for their $100 dona-
tion: Robert Watts, Lester Galst and Robert Paris.
If I have failed to mention your name in the Wapiti or have failed to place your name on
the Honor Board in the lodge room, please let me know so I can make it right. The board
in the lodge room is reserved for those members donating $100 or more to ENF.
Remember, the ENF does not have the exorbitant overhead associated with some chari-
ties, with only the interest used for local and national charitable contributions.
Thanks for your past support of the ENF. Jerry Gillen ENF Chair and lodge Trustee.
