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COUNTRY DANCE FRI. NOV. 2 8:00

LODGE MEETING WED. NOV. 7 7:30


BALLROOM DANCE SAT. NOV. 10 7:00

VETERAN’S DINNER SUN. NOV. 11 5:00



COUNTRY DANCE FRI. NOV 23 8:00

BALLROOM DANCE SAT. NOV. 24 7:00



THERE WILL BE BINGO EVERY THURSDAY-DOORS OPEN AT 5:00-STARTS AT 6:00

PINOCHLE EVERY MONDAY AT 1:00

NOVEMBER 2012

SHELTON ELKS BULLETIN—NOVEMBER, 2012—-page 1

DANCING—DANCING—DANCINGBALLROOM DANCING SCHEDULE

NOV. 10—CASANOVA NOV. 24—-DREAM CHASERSLESSON—-turning in tango LESSON—-polka, samba, line danceDEC. 8—-MICHAEL CRAIN DUO DEC. 22—-MICHAEL & LESLIELESSON—Karen teaches the waltz LESSON—Dave, tango & requests

DEC. 31—NEW YEAR’S EVE—MICHAEL & LESLIE2013

JAN. 12—-CASANOVA JAN. 26—SHEILA WHITEFEB. 9—-RANDY LITCH FEB. 23—DREAM CHASERSMAR. 9—-CASANOVA MAR. 23—MICHAEL & LESLIE

LADIES OFTHE

LODGE

CHAIR PERSONJeannine Schram

OFFICE HOURS9:00 AM-1:00 PMMON-WED-FRI.360-426-2322

LODGE OFFICERS

EXALTED RULER - Mark Jaros

LEADING KNIGHT–Ivan Buffington

LOYAL KNIGHT -Craig Kramer

206-619-3464 cell

LECTURING KNIGHT–Delores Brown

427-0765

ESQUIRE—Mishelle Thompson

SECRETARY - Karen Kimmel

TREASURER— Chris Schneider

TILER - Holly Dalton

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDGayleen Cox

HOUSE COMMITTEE CHAIR -

TRUSTEE —Paul Thompson

TRUSTEE —Phyllis Lyman

TRUSTEE —Garry Yuan

TRUSTEE——-Don Hoge

CHAPLAIN—Sam Opfer

INNER GUARD—David Thompson

ORGANIST -

OFFICE—- (360) 426-2322

P.E.R.sPRESIDENT

CHRIS SCHNEIDER

SECRETARY / TREASURERCHAR MURR

SHELTON ELKS LODGEP.O. BOX 220

741 SE CRAIG RDSHELTON, WA 98584

360-426-2322

EMAIL;[email protected]

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WEB MASTER. CARMEN

The Shelton Elks bulletin is edited by Carmen Schwiesow.

For submitting articles, suggestions, or concerns, please contact me via [email protected] or call 360-456-1340 or cell 360-280-6113.

SHELTON ELKS BULLETIN—NOVEMBER, 2012—-page 2SHEL-


OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE

11/1 DON ETZLET 11/14 HARRY YOUNGBERG

11/2 RICHARD McEACHIN 11/17 RONALD WIRE

11/4 JERRY NELSON 11/22 CARMEN SCHWIESOW

11/5 RICHARD JOHNS 11/24 DAVID LYNCH

11/6 DONALD YOUNG 11/24 BILL NOVAK

11/7 MILTON JEFFREY 11/25 RUSSELL STUCK

11/9 DON WILLIAMS 11/26 JOHN STARK

11/11 DENNIS JULNES 11/27 PHIL BROWN

11/14 GENE CURRIER 11/29 MERLIN VAN WINKLE

RV PARK

First off, thank you to the Wild Roadie RV Group for donating toward the paneling for the RV building, toJohn and Carmen Schwiesow for the insulation and to Urbun Stephens for installing and re-furbishing thebuilding. The work is still in progress and should be ready to use soon.

The maintenance equipment has been relocated to one of the old fire works trailers, that was modified by Billand Marilyn Novak. The Poker group has donated money towards a new gas powered weed eater. Thanksagain for your time and money spent on this project.

The maintenance department is in need of a round and square point shovel. If anyone has an extra one theydon't want or need, notify or drop them off at the office. Thank you in advance.

Don Hoge, Liaison, RV Park Trustee


MARK JAROS

A LOT has happened since I wrote one of these articles. First off my good friend PER

Don Collins came down with a viral infection that severely hampered his heart and

lung function. Don then decided that it would be better for him to resign, so that the

lodge could move ahead. Therefore, we were forced to change some officers. Yes, I

am now again Exalted Ruler with PER Ivan Buffington as Leading Knight. Also

Gayleen Cox is now the chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Paul Thompson and

Don Hoge have been elected as Trustees. Anyhow, I am sure you will give us your support as you have

in the past.

We actually did something on the 13th and 14th of October that I did not know if the Lodge could accom-

plish such a task. We had Ballroom dancing upstairs and Pat & Jerry Swartos’ 50th wedding anniver-

sary party downstairs on Saturday, as well as having the North Region Ritual Contest going on Satur-

day and Sunday. There was a lot of cooking, a lot of furniture moving and way to many trips up and

down those @#$$& stairs. I cannot thank enough all of the volunteers who came out and helped us.

Thanks to Mishelle’s guidance ALL of the food was wonderful and impressive. To top of the weekend

Mishelle was selected as the BEST Lodge Esquire in the region. Way to go team.

We have a lot of exciting events coming up, and we now have tickets for our fabulous New Year’s Eve

party. I did not know until last year how many we could seat for dinner and still have use of the com-

plete dance floor. Now I know the number is 120. Therefore, the number of tickets printed will be the

same, so purchase early or get your reservations into Karen

Please remember that Thanksgiving is on Thursday the 22nd and the lodge will be closed so unfortu-

nately, there will be no Bingo that week

Also, the Board voted to raise the Ballroom dance to $8.00, starting Jan. 1, 2013

As always if you want to contact me about Elkdom you can contact me at the Lodge or e-mail me at

[email protected].

SURVIVING AND IN GOOD STANDING PAST EXALTED RULERS

1980/81 DON COLLINS

1982/83 IVAN BUFFINGTON 1997/98 JIM HOUSLEY

1983/84 JOHN SCHWIESOW 2001/02 BOB BELLINGHAUSEN

1986/87 MIKE MILTON 2005/07 JOHN SCHWIESOW

1987/88 ROGER LOVITT 2007/08 CHRIS SCHNEIDER

1988/89 GENE CURRIER 2008/09 CARMEN SCHWIESOW

1991/92 MARK JAROS 2009/10 CHAR MURR

1995/96 TOM WILLIS 2011/12 MARK JAROS

OUR OUTSTANDING RITUAL TEAM

GO TEAM Congrats Mishelle

for BEST Esquire

David Thompson, Mark Jaros, Ivan Buffington, Delores Brown, Craig Kramer,

Sam Opfer, Mishelle Thompson

SHELTON ELKS BULLETIN— NOVEMBER, 2012—-page 4

KAREN KIMMEL .

Hello fellow Elk members!!

As the year winds down, the activities pick up. We are now in the season of Christmas parties. Yes, I said

Christmas parties. As most of you know, I am a Christmas FREAK!!

Lets start with November; The Veterans day dinner on November 11th should be attended by one and all The

dinner is free to Veterans all others are $5.00. Doors open at 5:00 with dinner at 6:00. This is the special day

the Government has set aside to honor our Vets. Coming from an Army family I know this is very important

to our loved ones. Come and take part.

The Kids Christmas party is on December 1 starting at 11:00. We will have Santa passing out socks and the

kids will be hoarding cookies. We will be serving hotdogs, drinks and, most important, cookies. We have very

nice gifts we will be giving to door prize winners. Bring your kids, grand kids, the neighbor kids...etc.

Our gift exchange, aka the Tom and Jerry Party, will be on December 15 starting at 5:00. Please bring your

favorite finger foods. We will be serving free Tom and Jerry’s. We have an adult gift exchange($10.00 or less

mostly gag gifts) during the evening.

Come on Out! We would love to see you all.

REMEMBER…..ALL VOLUNTEERS GO TO HEAVEN AND I WILL SEE YOU THERE



KIDS CHRISTMAS PARTY

SATURDAY DECEMBER 1, 2012 AT 11:00 A.M.

GIFTS FOR ALL KIDS, DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS

HOT DOGS, DRINKS, AND LOTS OF COOKIES

AND SANTA…...

ADULT TOM AND JERRY PARTY

SATURDAY DECEMBER 15, 2012 AT 5:00 P.M.

GIFT EXCHANGE-$10.00 LIMIT-

BRING YOUR FAVORITE FINGER FOOD TO SHARE

BAR WILL BE OPEN TO PURCHASE YOUR FAVORITE

REFRESHMENT


NOVEMBER 2012Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

BINGO6:00

2

COUNTRYDANCE

8:00

$3.00 AFTER 8:30

3

4 5

PINOCHLE1:00

6 7Lodge Open 5:00

OPEN MENU6:00

LODGE MTG.7:30

BOARD MTG 6:00

8

BINGO6:00

9

COUNTRYDANCE

8:00

$3.00 AFTER 8:30

10 BALLROOMDANCING

TOCASANOVA

Lesson 7:00-8:00Dance 8:00-11:00

11VETERAN’S

DINNER5:00

FREE FORVETS

$5.00 FOROTHERS

12

PINOCHLE1:00

13 14Lodge Open 5:00

STEAK DINNER6:00

LODGE MTG 7:30PER MTG 6:00YESTERYEAR

15

BINGO6:00

16

COUNTRYDANCE

8:00

$3.00 AFTER 8:30

17

18 19

PINOCHLE1:00

20 21

LODGECLOSED

22

BULLETINDEADLINE

THANKSGIVING

23

COUNTRYDANCE

8:00

$3.00 AFTER 8:30

24BALLROOMDANCING

TODREAM CHASERS

Lesson 7:00-8:00Dance 8:00-11:00

25 26

PINOCHLE1:00

27 28 BULLETINFOLDING

9:00

Lodge Open 5:00OPEN MENU

LODGE MTG 7:30

29 30

COUNTRYDANCE

8:00

$3.00 AFTER 8:30

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1KIDS XMAS PARTY

11:00SANTA, GIFTS,

SPECIAL DRAWINGHOT DOGS, DRINK

COOKIES

2 3

Pinochle1:00

4 5

Lodge Open 5:00FULL MENU

6:00LODGE MTG.

7:30BOARD MTG. 6:00

PIONEER LUNCH

6

BINGO6:00

7

COUNTRYDANCE

8:00$3.00 AFTER

8:30

8

BALLROOMDANCING

TOMICHAEL CRAIN

Lesson 7:00-8:00Dance 8:00-11:00

9

RETSIL

10

Pinochle1:00

11 12Lodge Open 5:00STEAK DINNER

6:00LODGE MTG.

7:30PER MTG. 6:00YESTERYEAR

13

BINGO6:00

14

COUNTRYDANCE

8:00

$3.00 AFTER8:30

15TOM & JERRYADULT PARTY

5:00FREE TOM ANDJERRY’S FOR 2HOURS, GIFTEXCHANGE,

FINGER FOOD..

16 17

Pinochle1:00

18 19

Lodge Open 5:00FULL MENU

6:00LODGE MTG.

7:30BOARD MTG. 6:00

20

NEWSLETTERDEADLINE

BINGO6:00

21

COUNTRYDANCE

8:00

$3.00 AFTER8:30

22

BALLROOMDANCING

TOMICHAEL & LESLIE

Lesson 7:00-8:00Dance 8:00-11:00

23

30

24

31

NEW

YEARS

EVE

25

MERRYCHRISTMAS

26 NEWSLETTERFOLDING 9:00 AM

????

27

BINGO6:00

?????

28

COUNTRYDANCE

8:00

$3.00 AFTER8:30

29

DECEMBER 2012

SHELTON ELKS BULLETIN—NOVEMBER, 2012—-page 6 SHELTON ELKS BULLETIN—NOVEMBER, 2012—-page 11

LADIES OF

THE LODGERe-organization Meeting

Thursday November 15

2:00 PM

Downstairs of Lodge

Election of New Officers

Setting of new goals

Invite your friends


ELKS Scholarships

Parents and grandparents of current Mason County high school seniors, did you realize that The Elks offers a number of com-petitive scholarships for college, community college and vocational school for the 2013 school year? Those scholarships are asfollows:

1. Most Valuable Student (MVS)

Available to all high school seniors. If the applicant is successful in winning a MVS scholarship, a scholarship in the amountranging from $1,000 per year for four years, up to $15,000 per year for four years, will be awarded. Applications for MVSscholarships must be completed and submitted to The Shelton Elks Lodge no later than 1:00 PM on December 7, 2012.

2. “Legacy”

Available to high school seniors who are either children or grandchildren of current Elks members. A scholarship of $1,000 peryear for four years will be awarded to successful applicants. Applications can be found and completed on-line at www.elks.orgunder the Elks National Foundation link. Applications are due no later than February 1, 2013.

3. Vocational School/Community College

Are awarded by the Washington State Elks Association and are available to all high school seniors. For the 2013 school year 20scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $2,000 will be available. The completed application must be submitted to The Shelton ElksLodge no later than 1:00 PM on March 1, 2013.

Applications for the MVS and Vocational School/Community College scholarships can be obtained by contacting either thehigh school senior’s college counselor at the high school he or she attends, the Shelton Elks Lodge at (360) 426-2322, or CraigKramer, Shelton Elks Scholarship Chairman, at (206) 619-3464.

I encourage your high school senior to apply for one or more of the scholarships mentioned above.

Craig KramerShelton Elks Scholarship Chairman

Tall Elks Therapy Program

It is time to start thinking about the therapy program. The date has not been confirmed, but will be on January, 15,2013. Coin boxes will be mailed out in advance along with the date and explanation of thedemonstration and dinner,If you want to make a contribution to this program in advance, you can mail or drop it off at the office. Make sureyou note what the donation is for and your name.More information to follow in bulletin.

Don Hoge, Tall Elks Chairperson


THE VACANT

CHAIR

He has passed into the light which

is beyond the valley of Shadow of

Death. The places that have known

him shall know him no more, but

his virtues are written upon the

tablets of love and memory.

WELCOME TO ELKDOM

We extend our greetings to New

Members:

ANTHONY BRINZ

DOROTHY BRINZ

JEFF GUNTER

You are now “one of the gang”.

May we see you often…...

FASHION SHOW

GLORIA HOGE

Our Annual Fashion Show was a success again this year. The food was delicious and fashions were outstanding.

Our models looked like professionals and they had a great time. Thank you to all of you that worked hard to make this

event a success. Here are a few pictures of the fun. Enjoy them.

Don, Craig and Paul Karen working hard…… Service with a smile Our lovely models….

Our happy entertainer..John Our kitchen workers.. Some of our happy guests….

CRYIN’

TOWEL

The following members were not

present to win the drawings at the meet-

ings. Sorry….

DON COLLINS

CURTIS HOOVER

CURTIS SNYDER

Better luck next time….

SHELTON ELKS BULLETIN—NOVEMBER , 2012—-page 8

DOOR GREETERSThe following is a schedule for the Greeters at the desk for SPECIAL EVENTS.

This includes checking cards and collecting payment for the event, if applicable.

If you are unable to be there on your scheduled night, it is your responsibility to find someone to take

your place. The assignments are done by starting at the front of the Lodge room and going around the

circle. There are a couple of Officers that are exempt since most of our nights are dances and they work

in the kitchen. When we have other events, they will be included….

no favorites here. IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE GREETER LIST,

PLEASE LET CARMEN KNOW….

2012

Nov. 10 Ivan Buffington—--Dance Nov. 24 Paul Thompson—Dance

Dec. 8 Karen kimmel?——Dance Dec. 22 David Thompson- Dance

Dec. 31 New Years Eve TBA

NOVEMBER BAR TENDER SCHEDULE

11/1 Bingo CRAIG KRAMER Don H.11/2 Western Dance John K11/3 Wedding Reception Craig.11/7 Lodge Meeting Holly11/8 Bingo. Don H.11/9 Western Dance Craig.11/10 Ballroom Dance Craig11/11 Veteran’s Dinner Holly11/14 Lodge Meeting Holly11/14 YYCC Don H.11/15 Bingo John K11/16 Western Dance Mark?11/23 Western Dance Chris11/24 Ballroom Dance Craig11/28 Lodge Meeting Holly11/29 Bingo John K.11/30 Western Dance John K

Ball Room Dance Waitress Schedule

Nov. 10-----DorisNov. 24-----BonnieDec. 8-------Delores BrownDec. 22------Doris

Waitress’s are needed to fill in schedule. Contact Mishelle at 360-229-1597 to volunteer

The WA Elks Therapy Program for Children, Inc., the MajorProject for over 50 years, provides home based

Occupational or Physical Therapy to children with disabilities

SHELTON ELKS BULLETIN—NOVEMBER 2012—-page 9

Meet Sebastian who is now three years old. He was referred to the Elks TherapyProgram when he was five months old. He had undergone spinal cord surgery andwas still recovering. Sebastian was born with spina bifida. Spina bifida is a birthdefect that disrupts the normal formation of the spinal cord. The nerves and mus-cles of his legs are affected. He has some movement in his hips and upper legs butis flaccid below the knee. Sebastian is a very spirited young fellow and determinedto keep up with his sister and classmates. He loves to climb and go down the slide.In therapy we have worked to strengthen his legs and develop his balance. A tri-

cycle was adapted so his feet could stay on the pedals and he could strengthen his legs while havingfun. Until recently crawling was his primary method of getting around. He was unable to place his feetflat on the floor to allow for bearing weight and stepping. With the help of an orthotist we were able tomake him special braces to help with his foot alignment. He has made amazing progress and, with thehelp of a walker, he is now walking! AND very proud of himself!

Sebastian's family lives in a very remote part of the state. Occasionally they need to go to Children’sHospital for appointments with specialists. It is 5-6 hours each way when they need to go. His familyappreciates that they can get therapy in their home town.

They want to say “THANK YOU” to the Washington Elks for providing him therapy services over thelast three years.

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