Bob Murray

EXALTED RULER

Official Publication of Lompoc Elks Lodge #2274, 905 E. Ocean Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436 VOLUME 40 NUMBER 7 PUBLISHED MONTHLY OCTOBER 2011

Many things in life are acause for faith. We have faiththat when we put the key in theignition of our car, it will start.We have faith that the sun willrise tomorrow. We have faiththat somehow the Lodge willcontinue to operate, and continue

its' good works. Faith is a good thing and can be a sourceof inspiration to lift us up in times of need; but faithwithout good works are for naught. It takes hard work forthings to happen. We are truly blessed that we have somany good Elks that have invested so much of their timeand energy for the good works of the Order. Many handsmake the load light and when you lend your own hand toa project, you are the one to benefit. The good feeling thatyou get when you help someone else is like no other. Thefeeling of belonging that you get when you join yourBrothers and Sisters in accomplishing the good works ofthe Order is also truly special. After all, that is why Ijoined the Lodge. I wanted to make a difference in the lifeof someone else and make a few new friends in theprocess. The great thing about the Elks is that you havemany opportunities to do just that. It can be as simple ashelping in the mailing of the Elks Tale, to stepping up tobeing a Chairman for one of our many committees. Don'tlet fear of the unknown limit your life in the Lodge. Thereare many resources available to you. All it takes is that firststep. Step up and speak up. You will be glad you did.Bob MurrayThe Biggest Boy Scout in the Lodge

My selection for the Elk of the month is BeverlyRammelkamp. She has supported the good works of ourLodge and jumped right in after joining. She was theCandidate for the Ritual Contest. She can be counted on toserve on a dinner crew. She set up and conducted a tour ofthe NASA facility for our Boy Scout Troop.Congratulations to Beverly on being Elk of the Month.

Inputs Can Be Sent To:

Sylvia Boynton 111 N. Third St. Lompoc, CA 93436 Home Phone - (805) 735-1991

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Sickness/Distress:Gene Schaefer had outpatient surgery.John Larsen had pulmonary problems.Glen Heidlebaugh is ill with a cold.Carl Watkins’ mother-in-law now in Convalescent CareCenter

Sympathy:Doug Woolever’s son is starting to recover from speechproblems.Dean Kays’ mother had a stroke, lost vision in one eye, stillin hospital.Teresa Hargrove’s aunt is still in hospital but is improving.Michael Frilot passed awayGene Erickson passed away August 18 .th

Douglas Klein passed away August 20 .th

George Berard passed away September 3 .rd

Perry West passed away September 3 .rd

Joyce Hough’s granddaughter passed away

Elks Memorial An Elk is

Never Forgotten,Never Forsaken

Michael A. Frilot #4157Born: Oct. 26,1937

Initiated: Apr. 25,2000Died: Aug., 2011

Sponsor: Thomas Meyering

Gene R. Erickson #763Born: Apr. 16, 1934

Initiated: Sep. 24, 1967Died: Aug. 18, 2011

Sponsor: Stan Setlock, Jr.

Douglas E Klein #758Born: Oct. 4, 1939

Initiated: Oct. 31, 1967Died: Aug. 20, 2011Sponsor: Al Perry

George W. Berard #1774Born: Oct. 6, 1931

Initiated: May 30, 1978Died: Sep. 3, 2011

Sponsor: Donald Wilson

Perry A West #4431 Born: Sept.18, 1957

Initiated: Jul. 27, 2004Died: Sept. 3, 2011

Sponsor: Sylvia Boynton

PROSPECTIVE MEMBERSThe following candidates will be investigated by the Investigation Committee. Anyone knowing why a candidate is

unworthy of Lodge membership MUST report this information to Investigating Committee Chair, Lis Woodward, or theLodge Secretary (preferably in writing) before the balloting.

Name Address Occupation ProposerScott Meile Lompoc, CA 93436 Technician ReinstatementAlex Barajas Lompoc, CA 93436 Produce Mark DavisGilbert Monteil Lompoc, CA 93436 Retired Janet Gurley

The Elks Tale is the official publication ofB.P.O.E. No. 2274. The purpose of the Elks Taleis to provide a ready means of communicationwithin the Lodge. Contributions of interesting andpertinent reading material and photographs arewelcomed. The deadline for receiving allmaterial for publication is the 10 of theth

month. All material submitted for publicationshould be typed and double spaced in capital andlower case letters. Address communications to:The Elks Tale, B.P.O.E. #2274, 905 East OceanAve., Lompoc, CA 93436.

ESTEEMEDLEADING KNIGHT

ESTEEMEDLOYAL KNIGHT

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ELKS LADIES AUXILIARY

Terry GurleyGlenn Heidlebaugh

Hello Brothers and Sisters,Fall is in the air and the seasons

are changing. Before you know itthe holidays will be upon us. Wewill become so busy many of us

will become overwhelmed by our obligations. This is thetime for family and friends, to look back and recall thepast, to look forward and appreciate the future.

It is also time for me to get grounded, I have been busyand my time consumed with my wedding to Anne. It wasa great day, and something I will always be thankful for. The support of family and friends was great. The eventmade all of us pull together and focus on the now andrenew what family is all about. With that in mind, I wouldlike to inject some of that into my Elks family and spreadthe love and energy of that thought. We need to heal,build and share our time and effort in supporting eachother and the lodge.Yours TrulyGlen Heidlebaugh, Leading Knight

At the meeting on September 7 we had a request fromth

the Bar Manager for new blenders, the members approved$200 to purchase them. All members present were askedto provide baked goods to be sold at the Arts & CraftsBazaar October 29 . Tables will be set up at 8:00am forth

participants to display their wares. Plan to attend thisfunction and support the efforts of the Elks LadiesAuxiliary. Our next meeting is scheduled for 5 October at6:45 pm.

Don’t forget! We will be having our Potluck Socialson the third Sunday of every month. Amy Davis, Public Relations

Hello Brothers & Sisters,Can you believe it’s already

October? It’s the last quarter ofthe year and the few months leftare surely going to fly by just as

fast. I hope you have enjoyed the entertainment so far thisyear and I’m already hard at work lining up more gigs forthe next couple months. We’ve got some newentertainment this month along with our regulars. Sorry,the comedy show for October didn’t pan out, but we’llkeep working on it. We hope you join us and support thevenues we’ve selected for your entertainment. We stillhave open dates to fill and always looking for reasonablypriced ideas.

Now for some serious talk – LUNCH, yes lunch, whois eating our lunch. We have a few thoughts on this and myears are always open. Please put your ideas in black andwhite so we can pass them on to the right people – I’msure some of you may have heard the term “C.R.S.” (Can’tRemember Stuff) so put it on paper and get it to me thenI won’t have any excuse!

I look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas andalways open for suggestions either in person or by leavinga note in the suggestion box.

Thank you for your support!Sincerely,Terry Gurley, Loyal Knight

To All Members. The Lodge photographer, PeterCole, is interested in photographing all Lodge events. TheLodge desires to record all events with pictures forhistorical purposes. If you are sponsoring an Elk event anddesire a photo record, contact Peter Cole at 735-6323 andlet him know so he can attend and takes photos. TheLodge can then add them to the Lodge history archives anddisplay them on the Lodge photo bulletin board.

LODGE PHOTOGRAPHY

Gene Schaefer

FROMTHE SECRETARY’S

DESK

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ESTEEMEDLECTURING

KNIGHT

HELP WANTED

Janet Gurley

Please reconsider...Don’t quit! Stick with those of uswho are standing up for you andsupport those who need to besupported. Show your compassion

to those who need it.Misunderstandings can often shatter the best of families.

If there is a moment when you feel like throwing in the towelor slamming the door shut on our family, please come to ourBig Brother, the Biggest Boy Scout in our family of Elkdom.He’s always there for us and ready to listen openly if we needan opportunity to express our concerns.

Being human is tough! Being Benevolent is even tougher!A forgiving heart is often hard to find. Showing kindness orgoodwill is often looked upon as “what do you want in return”?Performing good or charitable acts comes from the heart. Elk’sare known for being charitable givers and not seeking to makea personal profit or be glorified for what they do. A smile orkind word in return is our reward. When I am in my home ofElkdom, I profit with warm wishes and an occasional thankyou! The opportunity to be a part of this supportive Family withalmost 1000 members is my bounty!

It is my continuing passion to be an integral, active part ofour most wonderful family. Please know we are all equals inthis world and we all have our breaking points. After all, we areall humans with feelings.

Again I ask, don’t quit! If you are not satisfied withsomething then reach out to a fellow brother or sister or put anote in the suggestion box. Let someone have the chance tohelp work through our troubles, Yes, ‘our troubles’, becauseyour troubles are our troubles. If we lose even one Elk memberfrom our family, we are all ultimately losers. The lodge loses,the community loses, those who benefit from our deeds loses.We don’t want to lose you! Please keep a Benevolent Heartopen to all who need it.

Remember we are a National program. We might start inLompoc, but we are Elks of America!May Brotherly Love bind us always,Janet Gurley

The SOS Sunday brunch crew is looking for apermanent volunteer as cashier. Those interested pleasecall Phil Hager, Breakfast Crew Chairman, ASAP at 736-2274. One Sunday per month.

Attention all Lodge Officersand Lodge Committee ChairPersons: The District DeputyGrand Exalted Ruler LanceErickson and his staff will be at our

Lodge on Tuesday, October 25, 2011, to check on how weare doing. There will be a meeting of all Committeechairpersons at 5 PM to go over there past yearsaccomplishments and their program for the current year. This requires a written report from each committee to hesubmitted to the Lodge Secretary no later than October24 , so I can assemble the reports and submit them to theth

DDGER on the October 25 . This is a mandatory require-th.

ment as is the attendance at the meeting. If you need helpcontact me as soon as possible. Do not wait until the 24thof October to get help. I have many other things I have toget ready for his visit and will not have time to spendhelping you. The Exalted Ruler will be contacting you andalerting you of your requirement(s) for this meeting. Weneed to look our best for his visit. Right after his visit wewill be getting ready to go to the State Mid-TermConvention at Riverside, CA, November 4-5, 2011.

Congratulations to Bob Scanlan, now our Esquire;Michaelle Bagneski is now Chaplain and John Blasik isnow Inner Guard. Thank you for stepping up and fillingthe officer vacancies created by the resignation of EsquireSteve Huarte. Thank you Steve for your contributions tothe Lodge.

This is also the time we begin to look for Officers andCommittee chairpersons for the new year 2012-2013. These positions will be very important as the Lodge getsready to celebrate it’s 50 Anniversary in 2013. We areth

looking for ideas and help to celebrate this event. Let usknow your ideas and any help you can provide the Lodge. Our anniversary date is January 2 , 2013. It is fastnd

approaching.

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YOUTH ACTIVITIES

BIRTHDAY DINNERSwill be served on thefourth Tuesday of every month.

The Soccer shoot had a good turnout of bothparticipants and volunteers. We provided a hotdog BBQand there were enough raffle prizes donated that each childreceived something. Raffle prizes were donated by PlanetSoccer and Rose’s Embroidery. Vons donated the water. Please keep these businesses in mind when doing yourshopping since each year they are always so generous todonate, helping to make this event a great day. Thank youto all the volunteers. I appreciate your help so much. Icould not do it without you. All the 1 place winners arest

eligible to go onto the District Shoot in Santa Mariascheduled for Oct 9. I hope to see all of them there.

In October, we will be busy getting the dictionariesready for delivery. The Teachers and Principals will beinvited to a lodge meeting to accept these great books. Thank you to the “Lickers and Stickers”, dictionaryhelpers.

I am looking for someone to help with the Legacyand Most Valuable Student scholarship program. Thisprogram does not involve any fundraising. Please see meif you think you can help. The Legacy program isscholarship money for child or grandchildren of currentElk members in good standing. Not much to this, justneed help getting the info out to the membership.

I will be away from the lodge for a couple ofweeks, so that’s why not much is planned for October, butdon’t worry, I’ll be back in time for Halloween. See youin the lodge.Tarry Hetzel, Youth Activities Chairman.

Name DayJaenicke, Alvin 01Maya, Raymundo 01Ferrall, Jon W 02Mathis, Joseph 02Avila, Joseph D 03Hager, Phillip 03Hieronymus, Cheryl S. 03Kennedy, George B 03Poloni, Rinaldo L 03Whealy, Norman D 03Gabel, Darrell J 04Grindell, Dennis E 04Rodenhi, John A 04Rouleau, Mark 04Hogan, Jerome L 05Lebel Sr, Robert 05Berard, George W 06Culberson, Warren L 06Guerra, Steven L 06Clark, Steven D 07Scharnagel, Charles R 07Ussery, Bernice M 07Adams, Gary 08Reigle, Thomas 08Lizarraga Sr, John P 09Neal, Jack W 09Nooney, Ross 09Porr, Gale 09Arment, Gwynne E. 10Mercer, Adam W 10Schindel, James 10Drick, Robert G 11Warren, David ‘Crash’ S 11Woodward, Elisabeth 11Creager, Frank 12Pawlowski, David H 12Berry, Rodney G 13Dunaetz, Samuel H 13Schuyler, Leslie C 13Thompson, Leroy Glenn 13Beach, Alan F 14Makynen, William D 14Porter, Neal 14Cornelo, Gilbert M 15Denson, Charles 15

Name DayHuante, Steve 15Maiden, Mike 15Clouse, Clarence Dean 15Miranda, Tony 15Lemmon, Philip B 17Straight, Stephen C 18Williams, Tom 18Foltz, Earl 20Hutchinson Jr, Ernest F 20Apple, A Richard 21Beeghly, George E 21Glaze, Randy 21Lomeli, Guillermo 21Luoma, Roger L 21Shaw, Howard E 21Hansen, Barry E 23Keeling, James 23Weatherford Clarence O 23Oliveira, David I 24Runkle Jr, Michael E 24Bean, Jack 25Brown, Baerbel 25Hannah, John O 25Kolberg, Kenneth 25Cox, Terrill F 26Elizalde, David 26Frilot, Michael A 26Blasik Jr, John 27Dwyer, John 27Lindsey, William D 27Santos Jr, Harley T 28Whalen, Richard A 28Cvach, Robert R 29Hadlock, Charmian 29Olivera Ill, James B 29Snell, James D 29Strube, Edwin C 29Knapp, Jcharles D 30Smith, John C 30Courtemanche, Judi 31Esola, Mark 31Grossini, Leroy D 31Roberts, Donald V 31

Shoemaker, Peter E 31

THANK YOU

MEMBERSHIP REPORTApril 1 , 2011.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 971st

Initiated 21Transfers in 2Reinstatement 2Total Added. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Stricken from Roll - Non Payment 6Expelled 0Transfers out 0Absolute Dimits 1Deceased 6Total Dropped. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Total August 31, 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 983Applicants waiting Investigation 2Candidates waiting Vote 7Candidates waiting Initiation 0

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I would like to take this time to say thank you to allof the members who helped on refinishing the members’bar top. I hope everyone understands that taking on a joblike this requires a lot of help and, as always, there is thepotential for setbacks and mistakes. With that beingsaid, we were fortunate and only very few of thesehappened. Now, after all the work is done, I think wehave a beautiful bar again. Achievement was a team effort and I would like torecognize the participants. First on the list are HarveyPettplase (PER) and his partner Mario Robledo ourBrothers from the Santa Barbara Lodge #613. Withouttheir help, I would have been lost. These men who, also,redid the two bars at their lodge are like a resin-pouringmachine! Thank you Harvey and Mario!!

From our lodge, the construction crew consisted ofTerry Gurley (Loyal Knight) , Jim Martin (COB Trustee), Phil Hager (Trustee) and Joe Vasques (PER) . On ourpouring crew were Frank Martinez, Jim Huseman, RogerAllen, Bonnie and Boomer (PER) Braithwaite, PhilHager and Terry Gurley. The name tag group was madeup of Co-Chairs Randy (PER) and Junnell Tillman, JohnSams, Joe Vasques (PER) and Sylvia Boynton (PER)

If I missed anyone, I’m very sorry. To thosementioned or missed, thank you one and all!!Sincerely,Howdy Spicer

October is here. September was a sad month for allof us. It is hard to believe it has been 10 years since thetrade center. For me it was a sad month because I lost avery good friend of mine, George Berard. Please keephim in your prayers.

The Vets push for this month is on the 21 ofst

October, and as all of you know I can always need helpon this program.

This month I am lost for words so I will keep itshort. But again many thanks all of your wonderful helpyou have given me over these years.

Remember next month is Randy Tillman’s Vet-erans program here at the lodge. You don’t want to missthat. He always puts on a good show.Fraternally,John (J.P.) Hurd, Vets Chairman

THE MAJOR PROJECTTHANKS YOU

Congratulations to the following members for theirgenerous contributions to the Major Project

during the month of August.Boomer “The Pig” Lompoc Lodge ($103.50) Other Contributors: Charmayne Taylor and

Julie WallaceTotal contributions For August - $143.94

Total for Elk Year 2011-12 - $3570.53Per Capita (year) - $3.68

Thank you to everyone who donated to theC.H.E.A Major Project,

Aiding Disabled Children since 1950.“A coin a day, so they’ll walk, talk, see and play.”

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Left to right; Ross Nooney, John Degarmoe, Abraham Rivas, Trinidad Ledsma, Robert St Onge

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REMINDER

A SPECIAL DAY THIS COULD BE USSOMEDAY:Our 24 Annual Happy Happening was held atth

Kiwanis Lake in River Park on Saturday, September17 . Once again it was another wonderful day for ourth

handicap children and other physical challengedresidents of our community. Our special guests enjoyeda fun filled day of fishing and the companionship ofmany volunteers who assisted them through out thecourse of the day. As chairman of this event, I am soproud of the many volunteers who worked so diligentlyto insure our program would be another great success,which it was. This year in addition to our own Elkmembers and many of their wives, we also had MilitaryPersonnel, local students working on credits forcommunity projects, local citizens and of course ourown Boy Scout Troop #2274 who offered theirassistance. In addition to fishing, our guests enjoyeddelicious hamburgers and hot dogs along with othertreats which they really look forward to every year.

Our Aid to Local Handicap Committee would liketo take this opportunity to thank Cindy McCall, TheDepartment of Parks and Recreation and the ParkRangers for their support of this years HappyHappening. They provided us with the Rainbow Troutand did a great job in preparing the park for our event. Itis also appropriate to thank the major contributors to ourLocal Handicap Fund. They include The Lompoc ElksLadies Auxiliary, George P. George, Neil & JeanieMcBratney, The Brewski Boys, Gene Schaefer, SandyDoty and Jerry Agnelli.

In closing, let me once again praise the effort putforth by all of our volunteers. Your patience andcompassion while assisting our special guests wascertainly in the true tradition of ELKS CARE - ELKSSHARE. Finally, one final note “Thanks Pete for all thegreat pictures you took during the day”.Jim Braithwaite, ALHC Chairman

All cell phone numbers are being released totelemarketing companies and you will start to receive salescalls. YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS. To prevent this, call the following number from your cellphone: 888-382-1222. It is a National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time. It blocks yournumber for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phonenumber you want to have blocked. You cannot call from adifferent number.

FAMILYThree sisters ages 92, 94 and 96 live in a house together.One night the 96 year old draws a bath. She puts her footIn and pauses. She yells to the other sisters, “Was Igetting in or out of the bath?” The 94 year old yellsback, “I don’t know. I’ll come up and see.” She starts upthe stairs and pauses. “Was I going up the stairs ordown?” The 92 year old is sifting at the kitchen tablehaving tea listening to her sisters. She shakes her headand says, “I sure hope I never get that forgetful,” as sheknocked on her wooden table for good measure. Shethen yells, “I’ll come up and help both of you as soon asI see who’s at the door.”“I CAN HEAR JUST FINE!”Three retirees, each with a hearing loss, were playinggolf one fine March day. One remarked to the other,“Windy, isn’t it?” “No,” the second man replied, “it’sThursday.” And the third man chimed in, “So am I. Let’shave a beer.”WHAT A CHOICEA little old lady was running up and down the halls in anursing home. As she walked, she would flip up the hemof her nightgown and say, “Supersex.” She walked up toan elderly man in a wheelchair. Flipping her gown athim, she said, “Supersex.” He sat silently for a momentor two and finally answered, “I’ll take the soup.”OLD FRIENDSTwo elderly ladies had been friends for many decades.Over the years, they had shared all kinds of activitiesand adventures. Lately, their activities had been limitedto meeting a few times a week to play cards. One day,they were playing cards when one looked at the otherand said, “Now don’t get mad at me . I know we’ve beenfriends for a long time, but I just can’t think of yourname! I’ve thought and thought, but I can’t remember it.Please tell me what your name is.” Her friend glared at her. For at least three minutes shejust stared and glared at her. Finally she said, “Howsoon do you need to know?”SENIOR DRIVINGAs a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, hiscar phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife’s voiceurgently warning him, “Herman, I just heard on the newsthat there’s a car going the wrong way on Interstate 77. Please be careful!” “Hell,” said Herman, “It’s not justone car. It’s hundreds of them!”

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LODGE MANAGEMENT

MEMBERSHIP HISTORY

What do you think about the management of yourLodge? Do you think that all the officers are electedevery year? Does the Manager manage all thepersonnel? Do you think the Board of Trustees doesn’thave to listen to the will of the Lodge? Does theSecretary take the minutes of the House Committee? Isthe Exalted Ruler the final word on all decisions? Would you believe all of the above are not entirely true?

Our structure is designed as a check and balancesystem and therefore, there are a lot of controls over theentire operation. The “Bible” is the Grand LodgeStatutes, they describe the responsibilities of positionsand methods of operation. Of course, individual Lodgesare different and the local By-Laws elaborate on thosedifferences.The Officers:

There are seven officers elected to office on April1st every year; The Exalted Ruler, Leading Knight,Loyal Knight, Lecturing Knight, Secretary, Treasurerand Tiler. One person is elected for a term of five years— a Trustee. There are four carry-over Trustees andfour appointed officers: The Esquire, Chaplain, InnerGuard and the Organist.The Structure:

In large Lodges like ours, we establish a club withinthe Lodge structure. Primarily, this is the bar, kitchenand our catering service and are the operationresponsibility of the Manager The controlling body ofthe Club is the House Committee. Under our Laws, theHouse Committee is chaired by the Exalted Ruler andconsists of five Trustees plus the Leading Knight, LoyalKnight and the Lecturing Knight. They meet on the thirdThursday of the month and their meetings are generallyopen.

The other governing body is the Board of Trustees. They are charged with the control of funds, investments,real and personal property, and the budget of the Lodge. Of course, this makes them the controlling factor in allmajor expenditures. The budget and any majorexpenditures over the budget are approved by themembership.

By Grand Lodge Statutes, all monies go through theTreasurer’s ledgers. Requests are from the controllingbodies to the Treasurer to issue checks.

The operations of the Lodge are in the hands of theSecretary: membership, accounting mailing lists, GrandLodge reports, correspondence of the Lodge and the

assistance of carrying out the Lodge program as long itdoes not violate the Laws of the Order. He also receivesand turns over to the Treasurer all monies due to theLodge. It is the responsibility of the Secretary to assurethat the Laws of the Grand Lodge are followed.

The Exalted Ruler is the Executive Officer of theLodge, and as such, presides over meetings, appointscommittees, attends Lodge clinics and enforces theLaws of the Order. He is an ex-officio member of theBoard of Trustees, but he cannot preside, vote or reversethe actions of the Board. In the absence of the ExaltedRuler, the Leading Knight assumes the office of theExalted Ruler.Now that you have an idea of how your Lodge isgoverned, I hope that you know where to direct yourcomments, whether they be praise, criticism or ideas. Please put them in writing, many of our leaders areforgetful when given oral comments.

Here is a short history of our membership. We startedwith 308 members and ended our First year with 322members. Our highest membership total for any yearwas 1662 members in 1985. We then continued with adownward trend, 1500 members, Mar 31, 1992; 1391members, Mar31, 1998: 1117 members, Mar 31,2007(Last dues increase); on Mar 31, 2011 we were down to971.

The last year that the Lodge had an increase inmembership was Mar 31, 2004 when we had +6 inmembers. The year with the most new members was1980-1981, when we had a +214 members.

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HAVE YOU READYOUR ELKS TALE?

ELKS OF THE YEARWINNERS & LOSERS

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August 16, 2011Marcella Signorella (4630) $90. . AbsentDale Lardy (1868) $250.. . . . . . . AbsentHenry Baumach (4644) $500.. . . Absent

August 23, 2011Ramona Pennington (4543) $100.AbsentRobert Coe (380) $250. . . . . . . . AbsentRandy Tillman (2985) $500.. . . . Absent

September 6, 2011Bill Blaufuss (3555) $110. . . . . . AbsentBobby Thompson (4076) $250. . AbsentDon Nyswonger (3841) $500.. . . Absent

September 13, 2011Harold Sprague (1641) $120. . . . AbsentRinaldo Poloni (236) $250.. . . . . AbsentLinda Rivaldi (4572) $500.. . . . . Absent

SOMEWHEREin this bulletin,a m e m b e r ' sn u m b e r i shidden and itmay be yours. It is precededby a # sign. Ifyou find it and

it is yours, bring in your bulletin alongwith your current membership card andshow them to the Secretary. If you are awinner, he will be happy to present youwith a meal voucher good for $5.00towards any Lodge meal during thecurrent month. The number forSeptember was #4073 Timothy Howard and was on page 4. Good luck thismonth.

Tony Stanich*. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1964-65Bob Hough*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-79Duane Schuyler. . . . . . . . . . . . 1979-80Bruce Hamlin*. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980-81George Talent*. . . . . . . . . . . . 1981-82Tony Bettencourt. . . . . . . . . . . 1982-83Dick Boynton*. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983-84James Braithwaite. . . . . . . . . . 1984-85John Hurd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985-86Art Fridrich*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986-87Bill Downey*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987-88Al Shiers*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988-89Dave Fort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989-90Red Hunking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990-91Augie Chiarenza*.. . . . . . . . . . 1991-92George P. George.. . . . . . . . . . 1992-93Joe Machedo*. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993-94Dean Kays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994-95John Coleman.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995-96Bill Beattie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996-97Pierre Chaldu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98Duncan Walker. . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-99Jack Neal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-00Jerry Hogan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-01Baerbal Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-02Bob Towers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03Phil Hager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-04Jim O’Guin.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-05Eugene Schaefer.. . . . . . . . . . . 2005-06Gerald Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006-07Glen Erickson.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007-08Tarry Hetzel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008-09Sylvia Boynton.. . . . . . . . . . . . 2009-10Frank Martinez.. . . . . . . . . . . . 2010-11*Deceased

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PAST EXALTED RULERS OF LOMPOC LODGE #2274

GEORGE HILLIN*. . . . . . . . . 1963ROBERT C. LILLEY*.. . . . . 63-64WILBUR C. LECKRONE*. . 64-65HENRY B. MARCOTTE.. . . 65-66KENNETH STILLMAN*. . . 66-67JOE A. MACHADO*.. . . . . . 67-68JOHN D. HUYCK. . . . . . . . . 68-69KEITH R. WRIGHT. . . . . . . 69-70JOHN F. DITMAR.. . . . . . . . 70-71NORMAN J. ASHBRIDGE*. 71-72LOUIE M. DALCERRI. . . . . 72-73JOHN W. FRENCH*. . . . . . . 73-74RALPH R. WETZEL SR.*.. . 74-75RICHARD C. LANE. . . . . . . 75-76WILLIAM MOSBY. . . . . . . . 76-77

RON WILLIAMS.. . . . . . . . . 77-78HARLAN LARSON.. . . . . . . 78-79GEORGE P. GEORGE. . . . . 79-80EDWIN R. EWEN*. . . . . . . . 80-81FRANK READE*. . . . . . . . . 81-82BILL MARTIN. . . . . . . . . . . 82-83DAVE EMMONS. . . . . . . . . 83-84BOB DALE*. . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-85WOODY RISENHOOVER*. 85-86RAY FULLER*. . . . . . . . . . . 86-87DALE DOTY*.. . . . . . 87-88,89-90DAVE FORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . 88-89DUNCAN E. WALKER.. . . . 90-91DON KRAUS.. . . . . . . . . . . . 91-92BERYLE FARMER. . . . . . . . 92-93

WAYNE HUDSON. . . . . . . 93-94JOHN COLEMAN. . . . . . . . 94-95RON BARROWS.. . . . . . . . 95-96JOE POOLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . 96-97.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DEAN KAYS. . . . . . . . . . . . 98-99COY CHRISTMAS. . . . . . . 99-00RANDY TILLMAN. . . . . . . 00-01RICHARD KROEMER. . . . 01-02ROBERT SCHRUM. 02-03,06-07SYLVIA BOYNTON.. . . . . 03-04ROBERT BARRETT. . . . . . 04-05JAMES BRAITHWAITE.. . 05-06VICKI DUERR. . . . . . . . . . 07-08JOE VASQUES. . . . . . . . . . 08-09

ROCKY MICLAT. . . . . . . . . . 09-10CHARLES BISHOP.. . . . . . . . 10-11*DECEASED

By Affiliation:WAYNE E. DUNCAN.. . . . . . 92-93

EDITOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry DavisHISTORIAN.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry DavisLODGE PHOTOGRAPHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter ColePUBLIC RELATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Braithwaite PER

LODGE OFFICERS

EXALTED RULER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob MurrayESTEEMED LEADING KNIGHT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenn HeidlebaughESTEEMED LOYAL KNIGHT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry GurleyESTEEMED LECTURING KNIGHT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet GurleySECRETARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gene SchaeferTREASURER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Braithwaite PERTILER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John HurdESQUIRE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob ScanlanCHAPLAIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michaelle BagneskiINNER GUARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John BlasikORGANIST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicki LeachTRUSTEE 1 YEAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lis WoodwardTRUSTEE 2 YEAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim MartinTRUSTEE 3 YEAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil HagerTRUSTEE 4 YEAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Bishop PERTRUSTEE 5 YEAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Larsen

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