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EVERYBODY NEEDS A LITTLE

MOOSE IN THEIR LIFE

Lodge 898 Issue 218

July 2015

LODGE 898 Issue 245

NOVEMBER 2017

CHESAPEAKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL

HEALTHCARE’S MOBILE

MAMMAGRAPHY UNIT

Will be at Portsmouth Moose Lodge on

November 4th 2017 from 10AM-4PM

Appointments available every 20 minutes

All insurances accepted

Take advantage of this opportunity !!

Lodge 898 Booster’s

2017 FALL CELEBRATION

NOVEMBER 18, 2017 6PM

Entertainment—WILDHEART

All inclusive food, drink and enter-

tainment for only

$20 per person !

Ham, Fried Chicken, Collards,

Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Rolls,

Moosemilk, Drinks and Sodas

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Hey Coworkers!

Happy harvest! By now the kids have found all of the

tricks and treats and us parents are recovering from their sugar

highs. The Halloween party was a wild success thanks to our

coworkers and our Activities/Sports chairman Cathy Fox. All of

the kids had a spooktacular time playing games and making

cookies with Anna “Granna” Kent!

Our community service Sunday game party was a suc-

cess and helped raise some funds towards our 40 food baskets

and underprivileged children’s party. Our Mooseheart/

Moosehaven committee collected money for our twin cities

Christmas in October during committee activity night and

coworkers made 500 holiday cards to send to our children and

seniors. We finished our Zumba sessions and survived =) Com-

munity service chairman Angela Acosta and her committee host-

ed a successful jitney and game party. Membership Retention

chairman Kathy Saunders held a very successful raffle for a 24”

LED TV. Ladies, let me take the opportunity to thank each of

you for your donations to these and all of our causes. Without

your generous donations of food, prizes, and time, we could not

be successful. Our October coworker of the month was Jessica

Hedhli, who organizes our annual craft and vendor fair, always

assists with bunco and bingo and never says no when asked to

help out with chapter. Thank you Jessica for your help!

Coworkers, I could not be more proud of the community

service our chapter is doing this year. Recorder Denise Stremmet

led our chapter’s Strides Against Breast Cancer team on their 2nd

annual walk at Mt. Trashmore on October 21st. Together with

the Moosestock event and donations from JGR Jeannette Logan’s

Thriller team dance at the adult Halloween party, the team placed

3rd for the entire event with over $5,400 raised to fight against

breast cancer and raise awareness. Coworker and survivor

Michele Hoffman was the 10th highest fundraising participant for

the entire event. Congratulations ladies on a job well done! On

October 29th we held a walk with the South Norfolk chapter to

benefit Mooseheart’s Holiday Lights 5K. No rain dampens our

mood—we just learn to dance in it like fools and have fun de-

spite the weather =) On November 26th we will hold a special

fundraiser for For Kids, a children’s advocacy group that assists

with victims of child abuse. We will hold one special Zumba

session for 1.5 hours at a cost of $10.00. Please come out and

support this, even if you end up just watching us sparkle. It’s for

a great cause – the kids! We are entering one of the busiest times

of our chapter year for community service, and as such we are

still collecting canned and nonperishable foods for our Thanks-

giving and Christmas food baskets.

My brothers and Coworkers, Fall is here and the Holidays are coming. Lets everybody enjoy them and may they be safe for all, Don't forget that Flu Shot / nothing worse then going thru these Holidays sick . We have alot on the table as far as the Activities go. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Did I say Christ-mas Yahoo !!! Need some Christmas Money , Try Our Queen of Hearts over $9,000.00 / 50/50 Over $100.00 We also sell 911 Tuesday nights are getting the best we have ever seen.

Speaking of Tuesday Nights the men are moving over to the Annex (Little Moose) for the Monthly Meetings/ Please try to attend the meetings so you know what’s going around the Lodge. I hear that somebody says ( I wished I had known that I would have COME) Are you one of these members???? We have just finished painting and cleaning up and it Looks Awe-some, and very nice to rent out for a Family Function ( See our Club Manager Taunya Ayers)

We could use some help at Bingo/ Its another way we keep these DOORS open. We even Feed You, there are many things you can do there behind the desk / selling pull tabs etc. Please, please come out and HELP I have been doing this for over 6 years, alt-hough my feet hurt I enjoy talking to our Patrons and I will tell you the Truth some are very nice People / and yes there are some people that can get angry. Its all good / just brush it off and move on, So Please come out and support your Lodge.

Thanks Brother Peck Seader and Crew for the outstanding Job on the Children’s Playground / WOW- AWESOME! What a nice place to take the kids. There’s even a Train ( Thanks Carlos) So come out take a look and Enjoy.

The Tower of Help is in the Game Room This is for the Hurricane Fund The Lodge has back up this Relief with $1,000.00 . Please could you help. We are again very Lucky to dodge another year of Mother Nature. So dig in your pockets and Give and be Very Thankful That we were Hurricane Free this Year.

Am Half way through my year as your Gov. And have Learned alot and hope that my services to you All have been better for the Lodge. If for any reason you need to know something or like to see a change / Come to me or put a note / letter of your needs or changes / Yes this is Your Lodge and your opinion counts.

To my Coworkers, I understand that You Ladies Were in the Top Level for raising Money for Breast Cancer Walk, So proud, very proud of you. Keep up the good work, You La-dies "Rock"

We did our first "Moosestock" this year and Jimmy Balkcom and Crew did a Great Job. From Selling Shirts to arrange-ments. Thank You also J Lo. Yes Over $3,000.00 SO PROUD of the Ladies Chapter and thanks for the Tables for the Play-ground. Let's put 898 and 966 on the Map Your #1 in my book

Thank you Ed "Doc" Neathery

CORN HOLE

We play EVERY Monday night at 7:00 PM

All active Moose and WOTM Members welcome.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL LOOM

MEMBERS AND CO-WORKERS WHO HAVE

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

On November 2nd our Higher Degree committee will

be hosting the College of Regents chapter activity night and

some of our collegians will be receiving honors. Any dona-

tions of refreshments are greatly appreciated. Higher Degree

Chairman Julia Sayers will be holding a raffle for a large Vera

Bradley tote with several surprises inside (gift cards, etc).

Tickets are 3 for $1.00 or 20 for $5.00 and the ticket will be

drawn on December 7th. On November 9th, the board of offic-

ers will host the jitney and game party with turkey or ham and

sides. The cost is $10.00 and includes the meal and 3 bingo

cards. You can also purchase just the meal for $6.00, and addi-

tional bingo cards are available for $2.00 each. Please assist if

possible with prizes or side dishes. On November 12th at 3pm

we will host another paint party and we hope you can join us

for a holiday themed painting. Cost is $30.00 and you get to

paint your own masterpiece. Last time we had 16 coworkers

participate….this time we would love to have 20! On Novem-

ber 19th at 9am we will assemble our Thanksgiving food bas-

kets. Please come help us and the Boy Scouts with this en-

deavor. It will warm your heart to help others. We will have a

bake sale in the bingo foyer on December 1st. Donations of

baked goods and volunteers to cut and plate goods are greatly

appreciated. Remember, coworkers, the success of our events

depends on each of us donating time, side dishes, refreshments,

or prizes. Please help if and when you can with these endeav-

ors. Throughout November, we will continue to collect new

and used shoes for our shoe drive. All proceeds from the shoes

will go toward our chapter’s community service efforts. Please

check your closets and ask your friends, family members, and

neighbors to check their closets to donate any unwanted or

unneeded shoes to this effort. We need to have 2,500 pairs of

shoes and at the time of printing we have about 700 pairs col-

lected with one month left to meet our goal. We can do this

coworkers!

Coworkers, please be reminded to check the arrearage list and

offer any help you can in contacting members in arrears.

Membership retention is the responsibility of the entire chap-

ter, not any one coworker, officer, or chairman. We have been

doing an excellent job of getting new applications in and have

maintained a streak of at least one application for every meet-

ing this year, but we need to make sure we retain the members

we have as well. Please check your own membership cards

and make sure we don’t let our children or seniors down. It’s

not about us---it’s about them and ensuring that their futures

are secure.

For those of us who love crafts and love to shop, our 3rd annual

Craft and Vendor Fair will be held on Saturday, November 4th

from 11am to 5pm in the back hall. One nonperishable food

item per person gets you in to shop til you drop from local

crafters and vendors. On Saturday, November 4th, we will

have the Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s Mobile Mammog-

raphy Unit at the lodge. Appointments are available from

10am to 4pm in 20 minute increments, and they accept all in-

surances. If you do not have insurance, they will work with

you to make sure you get this vital screening. Scary statistics

don’t lie, and the city of Portsmouth has one of the highest

diagnosis rates in the country for advanced stage breast cancer.

Get this taken care of with your friends---you will thank each

other for years to come. You can schedule online at

www.chesapeakemammo.com by selecting Portsmouth Moose

and the desired time slot. You can shop when you’re done by

coming right inside to the craft and vendor fair---what’s not to

love?!

As always, your board is here to listen to your ideas and

suggestions. Please see a board member or call us if you have any

ideas for how to make us better. We want to make our lodge and

chapter family friendly and host events that will attract as many

coworkers as possible for all to enjoy.

DATES TO REMEMBER

11/2 7pm College of Regents CAN

11/4 10-4 Mobile Mammography Unit

11/4 11-5 Craft & Vendor Fair

11/9 6pm Board of Officers Jitney & Game Party

11/11 12-3pm American Red Cross Blood Drive

11/12 3pm Paint Party – Holiday Theme

11/16 7pm Business Meeting

11/19 9am Assemble Thanksgiving food baskets

11/26 11:30 Thanksgiving Zumba Turkey Burner

“Never one thing and seldom one person can make for a success –

It takes a number of them merging into one perfect whole.” –

Marie Dressler

Brooke Archambeau, Senior Regent

Golf League News The final outings are here and the season is coming to a

close. Our last outing will be at the Cahoon Plantation

Golf Course on November 5th followed by beans and

cornbread at the lodge.

The annual awards banquet will be held on November

11th at 6pm, with hors d’ oeuvres starting at 5:30pm at

the Portsmouth Moose Lodge Family Center in the So-

cial Quarters, ensure your name and the food you will be

bringing is provided.

It’s been a pleasure as the league administrator and I

hope everyone had a good time. I’m looking forward to

next year with more challenging courses and a couple of

new ones. I will be looking for members next year to

help out with the Moose International Golf Tournament

being held in October. Anyone interested please come

see me.

Thanks again for all of your support and keep reading the

Leader and our Facebook page (Moose 898 Golf) for any

upcoming events.

See you on December 1st for next year’s course selection.

Sincerely,

Robert Logan

Golf League Administrator

Moose Legion The recent 100th Anniversary Gala for HRML 199 was a

great experience. Special thanks goes out to Secretary

Gary Jacobs and his committee for planning and execut-

ing a wonderful event.

Our next Portsmouth Moose Legion Committee Dinner

Meeting will be on Saturday, November 11, at 6 PM.

The meal will be a fried chicken dinner at a cost of $8 per

person. See you there!

The next Conferral of new Moose Legionnaires will be at

Newport News Moose Lodge on December 9 at 1130

AM. It still costs only $15 to join or renew membership

into the Moose Legion. Interested in joining or renewing

membership into the Moose Legion? Contact me at

(757) 483-9534.

Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

Fraternally Yours,

Bob Benjamin, Assistant Secretary

Shoes Shoes Shoes

Please don’t forget that the WOTM are

collecting shoes. Any size,

gently worn, used and new shoes!!!

No damaged shoes, (no holes in toes or bottoms, no

loose soles, no worn out shoes,)

FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR

What a busy month we had in October. The Sam

Floyd Band, The Legion 100th Anniversary Gala,

MooseStock, the Kids Halloween party, the adult

Halloween Party with Thriller, Strides Against

Breast Cancer, Sunday Game Party, Jitney, Monday

night and Friday night Pool, Cornhole, Bunco, Poker,

Golf, Friday night dances and Saturday Karaoke.

Hope you took advantage of all the events that your

Lodge offers.

The playground Canopy Cover is done and the pic-

nic tables are in. There was a dedication ribbon cut-

ting on Saturday 10/21. The fence should be done

early this month, weather permitting. Thanks again to

all those dedicated Brothers and Co-Workers who

made it possible.

We are holding our own with our membership. We

do need some help with our past due members. If one

of the members that you signed is past due, please

give them a call to remind them that it is only $40 to

renew.

The annex improvements are done and it looks

great. Just in time for the Holidays and rental oppor-

tunities. If you need a space for a party, there are

dates available.

Don’t forget about the Chesapeake Regional Hos-

pital Mobile Mammography Unit will be at the

Lodge on November 4, 10AM – 4PM and the Ameri-

can Red Cross Blood Drive on November 11, 11AM

-3PM .

Remember Moose Charities supports Moose Heart &

Moose Haven. Consider Joining the M/M Club.

Fraternally;

Bob Knight Administrator

BINGO VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY NIGHTS

5:30 – 10:00

BOOSTERS

The Boosters next meeting will be on November 5 at

9:00 AM. If you are interested in learning about what

the Boosters do, come on out. We will give you free

Breakfast.

PILGRIMS / FELLOWS

The next meeting for the Fellows will be in the dining

room on November 14 at 6 PM. All Fellows are wel-

come.

MOOSE RIDERS

The Moose Lodge 898 Moose Riders next meeting will

on November 19 at 9:00

LODGE LEGION

Lodge 898 Legion next meeting November 11, 2017.

Dinner will be fried chicken, $8.00

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‘FREE’ POKER NIGHT AT THE LODGE

If you like to play Texas Hold-me Poker you are

invited to join your Lodge Brothers and Sisters for

Poker at 7:00. Come enjoy the fun & fellowship on

NOVEMBER 4 & 25

SOCIAL QUARTERS HOURS OF OPERATION

MONDAY 3:00 PM –10:00 PM

TUESDAY 3:00 PM –12:00 PM

WEDNESDAY 3:00 PM –11:00 PM

THURSDAY 3:00 PM –11:00 PM

FRIDAY 3:00 PM –12:00 PM

SATURDAY 11:00 AM -11:00 PM*

SUNDAY 11:00 AM -9:00 PM

* SATURDAY TIL 12:00 PM W/ Karaoke

WOTM CHAPTER 966 NOVEMBER 2 – COLLEGE OF REGENTS

NOVEMBER 4– CRAFT FAIR

NOVEMBER 9– JITNEY

NOVEMBER 12– PAINT PARTY

NOVEMBER 28– FRIENSHIP

SEE A VET - THANK A VET

Never pass up a chance to thank a Veteran for his or her ser-

vice. Let them know that we appreciate their sacrifice and

dedicated service.

BUNCO

Monday Nights in the Social Quarters

November 13 & 27

MEMBERSHIP AND RETENTION

Let’s not forget that we need to increase our membership for the

coming year. The lodge members have voted to lower the joining

fee and renewal fee to only $40.00. Plus remember that active duty

Military and First responders can join for free. The Lodge has a new

campaign were you can win up to $25 in Moosebucks for every new

member you sponsor. How much easier can it be?

VETERANS

Are you a US Military Veteran? You can be recognized

by your Moose Brothers by signing up for the Valued

Veterans program. It’s very easy to do. Go to Moose

International website, scroll down on the right to

‘RESOURCES’, click on ‘My Membership Record’,

sign in and in the Membership box on the top right

check the box next to ‘Valued Veteran’. In a week or so,

you will receive a new membership card identifying you

as a ‘VALUED VETERAN’

Moose898Dance

Who likes to dance or just get out on the dance floor and

enjoy the music? Stop by our Moose 898 Dance class. We

meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. Our clas-

ses for this month are scheduled for NOV. 1st and

15th. Starting at 7pm we welcome dancers of ALL skill lev-

els to come, have a good time and learn a few dance moves.

It isn’t the dance that is important it is the friends you

make while learning. Looking forward to seeing you on the

dance floor.

Friday Night Socials

The Portsmouth Moose provides FREE Entertainment

(Band/DJ) on Friday Nights (see Leader, calendar or Face-

book page - Portsmouth Moose Lodge 898) for members

and guest (potential members) entertainment at least 3

times a month. Come request, listen, and dance to your fa-

vorite music, from “golden oldies” to today’s “top hits” and

everything in between. The bands are awesome and the

DJ’s will be happy to play your request, then get out on the

dance floor. The more dance styles the better – FREE-

STYLE, SHAG, SWING, TWO-STEP, SALSA, LINE,

and MANY MORE.

Come out and support your lodge and local community while

having a great time. It is great way to meet some of the

best people you will ever meet!

If you would like to know more about what is going on in

class, watch videos of dances and keep up to date on class

and lodge events, look us up on Facebook at

Moose898dance.

Sean and Kathy McAllister (KNS Entertainment – DJ/

Karaoke)

Email: Moose898dance@yahoo.com

Girl Scouts are selling

Nuts and Chocolates At the Nov 3 Bingo session and the Nov 4 Craft Show

Come get them while they are available !!

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ENTERTAINMENT FOR OCTOBER 2017

November– 3 8:00 PM DJ DAVID HERRIN November - 4 8:00 PM KJ DAVID HERRIN November– 10 8:00 PM SLIK 50 BAND November– 11 8:00 PM DJ KNS Entertainment November– 17 8:00 PM DJ KNS Entertainment November– 18 8:00 PM WILDHEART BAND November– 24 8:00 PM DJ DAVID HERRIN November– 25 8:00 PM KJ DAVID HERRIN

PORTSMOUTH MOOSE FAMILY CENTER OFFICERS & COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

LOOM BOARD OF OFFICERS WOTM BOARD OF OFFICERS

Governor- Ed ’Doc’ Neathery 449-6576 Senior Regent- Brooke Archambeau 407-0034

Jr Governor- Robert Logan 375-5655 Junior Regent- Allison Phelps 235-2273

Jr Past Governor- Bill Foley 535-6283 Jr Graduate Regent- Jeannette Logan 375-5656

Prelate- Bob Weeks 377-2335 Secretary/Treasurer- Katie Stewart 286-0135

Administrator- Bob Knight 487-1221 Recorder- Denise Stremmet 284-2184

Treasurer- Peck Seader 408-6168 Guide- Pamela Brown 2 289-2253

Trustee 1 Year- Shawn Lancaster 487-0255 Assistant Guide- Kiri Smith

Trustee 2 Year- Randy Albert 850-501-5960

Trustee 3 Year- Jacob Crum 718-2635

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

Outer Guard - Jeff Poyner 737-2183 Membership Retention- Kathy Saunders 237-8022

Inner Guard- Leroy Coleman 966-9120 Community Service- Angela Acosta 530-965-2929

Sergeant at Arms- Jimmy Jose 412-8948 Activities/Sports- Cathy Fox 301-861-9541

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN MooseHeart/MooseHaven-Stephanie Niavez 717-1647

Activities– Jimmy Balkcom 286-7794 Higher Degree- Julia Sayers 403-4617

Applications- Bob Knight 487-1221 Sunshine Chairman- Judy Whitehurst 485-2572

Audit- Herman Smith Smith Gwen Parham

Communications- Bob Knight 487-1221 Musician- Jessica Hedhli 803-8693

Community Service Moose Charities- Becky Weeks 619-8461

Government Relations- Bob Sorenson Audit Committee- Lisa Sivertson 403-8468

Moose Charities- Diana Short 439-4030

Moose Legion- Bobby Louiles Ticket Chairman- Rose Kight

Ritual- Leroy Coleman 966-9120 Alice Ellis

Membership- Robert Logan 275-5655 Application Review- Bonnie Tignor 484-2096

Pin Chairman Nonie Richardson 409-2310

STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER;

On October 21st the WOTM 966 team participated in the Mak-

ing Strides Hampton Roads Against Breast Cancer 5K at Mount

Trashmore. Our team was small this year but just as effective as

last year. They labeled us the Crusader Crew, which I believe is

quite fitting. The team proudly held their own and were ranked

3rd out of 228 teams in monetary donations competing against

big names like Hall Automotive and Dollar Tree. Our team

also had a top 10 participant out of 1388 participants. Way to

go Michele Hoffman! Not too shabby for such a small team!

None of this though was even possible without everyone’s hard

work, generosity and kind hearts. So many dedicated them-

selves to fundraisers giving their all for such a great cause

Breast cancer effects so many that are dear to us. So if you cut

hair, made a donation, bought a bracelet or a tee-shirt, came out

for Moosestock, volunteered your time in anyway, Thank you

Thank you Thank you! I’d also like to thank the LOOM and

Chapter for all their support at these fundraising events. I’d es-

pecially like to give a heartfelt thanks to those fundraising

Chairmen who went the extra mile, who worked laboriously,

dedicating their time and talents to help make this fundraising

event so successful, Kiri Smith (Bald-a-Thon) Jimmy Balkcom

(Moosestock) and Jeannette Logan (Thiller). Your commitment

and dedication brings us that much closer to finding a cure.

Denise Stremmet

Strides Against Breast Cancer Committee Chair

The Scouts enjoyed a great bike ride on the trails at

Indian River Park, Sat Oct 21. There were lots of good-

ies and crazy costumes at their Halloween Party. Scout-

master Dennis Bear Short looking good in a dress and

punk-rocker hair! Troop 215 welcomes two new Scouts

(exchange students) from Italy and Sweden… Marco

and Louis. They are attending I.C. Norcum High School

for 2017-2018 school year. Pack 215 has been busy

selling their famous POPCORN. Check with our leaders

to see if we have any left! Going fast!! The pack is

growing… four new families. Now is the time to join

our Pack and Troop… Fall Roundup. Cubbies had a

blast at their Halloween Party. Thanks to all who took

charge of this awesome event! Thanks to the Lodge and

Taunya for donating the yummy chicken nuggets and

French fries. Thank you to the L.O.O.M. #898 and

W.O.T.M. #966 for your continued support to our

scouting program.

Y I S,

Dennis “Bear” Short & Diana H. Short

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