Lodge #437 /Chapter #631 Bulletin

5530 Middle Road Racine WI 53402 Phone: (262) 639-3209 Web: lodge437.moosepages.org

BI-MONTHLY Volume 26 Issue 6

OFFICE HOURS Monday: By appointment only

Tuesday through Sunday: 8 a.m. - noon

MEETINGS Lodge general membership meetings

1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Officers and Joint meeting

2nd Tuesday WOTM meetings

2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

WEBSITE http://lodge437.moosepages.org

MOOSE OF THE MONTH Congratulations, your parking spot awaits.

November Neil Petersen

December Brian Brusha

Nov 5 Moose Moola

Nov 6 Breakfast

Nov 7 Taco Night

Nov 13 Breakfast Nov 21

Burger Night Nov 23

Thanksgiving Bash Nov 24

Closed for Thanksgiving Nov 29

Torsk Dinner Dec 3

Mooseheart Tree Lighting Dec 3

Moose Moola Dec 4

Breakfast Dec 5

Taco Night Dec 10

Meat Raffle Dec 11

Breakfast Dec 17

Kid’s Christmas Party Dec 18

Breakfast Dec 19

Burger Night Dec 25

Closed for Christmas

UPCOMING EVENTS

Administrator’s Corner

The leaves are in full color and some have already fallen, meaning one thing; that old man winter is right around the corner. Our winter sports such as dartball, shuffleboard, and billiards are in full swing. If interested in getting involved, please contact the office or Randal Solberg and we'll try to get you in the event of your choice. If you’re looking for some Sunday afternoon fun, come to the lodge for a Packer game and have a burger, fries, appetizers, and some chicken wings. Mark Baker and his crew are going to do the cooking for you again but only during the 12:00 o'clock and 3:00 o'clock games. The hall will be opened if needed for seating and to watch the game on the big projection screen T.V. We will also have drink specials during the game. On December 10th Ron Kroes (BUCA) will have another meat raffle from 1:30pm - 4:30pm. He is also running a mystery raffle in the social quarters worth $300. If you’re interested you can purchase tickets from your friendly bartenders from now until the day of the event. At this time, I would like to congratulate Ron Kroes for making the 2016 Moose of the Year award. I also want to congratulate Carl Bauer and Brian Brusha for getting conferred into the Fellowship Degree of Merit within the Legion. Carl was conferred at the International Moose con-vention and Brian was conferred at the convention in Fond du Lac. When you see these members please congratulate them. Finally, I want to thank the Racine Firefighters Inc. for having another successful fundraiser here at the lodge, and for donating $2500 to the endowment at Mooseheart. Fun was definitely had by all that attended. Thanks again.

Fraternally yours,

John Buchaklian - Administrator

RACINE LODGE · COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Community Service………………...…….Josh Seager Sports………………………...….…….Randall Solberg Audit………………………………….…. Lyle Santarelli Ritual…………………………………………Ron Kroes Endowment Fund………………….…John Buchaklian Historian Legion #31 Secretary……….………....Richard Bodoh Assistant Secretary Racine Lodge………..Carl Bauer Mooseheart / Moosehaven……….…John Buchaklian Moose Family Activities……………...Randall Solberg Publicity…………………………….....John Buchaklian Newsletter/Website…………...……....Brenda Wishau Membership Chairman Government Relations Rep…..………....Brian Brusha State President………………….….Kevin Wanggaard State Director……………………………......Gary Beck Wisconsin House Relations…………......Josh Seager

MOOSE INTERNATIONAL 2015-2016 www.mooseintl.org

Supreme Governor……….……...……..Terry L. Walls Supreme Junior Governor………...Franz R. Griswold Int’l Moose Legion Ambassador….…… Robert Rufer

WISCONSIN MOOSE ASSOCIATION 2015-2016

www.wismoose.org President…………………........……Kevin Wanggaard Vice President……………..………….Mike Rynearson Prelate……………………………...….Larry Liljestrand Treasurer…………………………….…...Scott Gordon Secretary………………………….……Matt Boardman Past President………………………....…..Brian Mifflin 3rd District President:………...……..Tom Kronenburg Territory #32 Manager………..………...…..Gary Beck

MOOSE LEGION #31 BOARD OF OFFICERS 2015-2016

President…………………………….……Terry Nelson Vice President……….………..…Thomas Kronenburg Past President……………………….…Noel Gajewski Chaplin……………………………………..Daniel Walk Fraternal Director……….……...…..….Mark Gajewski Financial Director……………………....Mark Starszak Secretary:……………………………....Richard Bodoh

RACINE MOOSE FAMILY CENTER OFFICERS OF LODGE #437

Governor……………………….…….……...Carl Bauer Jr. Past Governor……………...………….Jeff Toutant Jr. Governor………………..……………Tim Adensam Prelate.…………………….…………..….Brian Brusha Treasurer…………………..……………..Mike Graham Trustee 1 Year………….…………Jerry Klinkhammer Trustee 2 Year…………….……………Lyle Santarelli Trustee 3 Year……………….…...…Duane Michalski Inner Guard Outer Guard Administrator……………………..…..John Buchaklian Sergeant at Arms………………………….Mike Burton

Proudly present your membership card to your volunteer bartenders every time you come to the lodge.

Name John Pisenello Eric Ebinal Richard Peterson Nathan Olesen Peter Vlieger Mark Smith Randy Cabunac Eric Zoromskis David Willis Jeff Petro Sr. John Maney Glenn Stritchko David Somodi Richie Pittsley Lonnie McLain Robert L. Weber Sherri Bialecki Terri Cabunac Stephanie Gemignani Latoya Henderson Cynthia Pisanello Tiffany Townsend Gail Widmar

Sponsor Mike Graham

Larry Davis Brian Brusha

Stephanie Parco Carla Vogt

Luanne Smith Carol Richter

Scott Krogh Steve Bergman

Neil Petersen Steve Wernette

Dana Solberg Mike Graham

Dennis Pittsley John Buchaklian John Buchaklian Jodi Fredrickson

Carol Richter Brian Brusha

John Buchaklian Mike Graham Dana Solberg Brian Brusha

Name Evan Peterson Curt Fritz Nicholas Haase Jerry Ramon Manuel Talamantez Ryan Brown Scott Matson Andrew Pettibone Dylan Orban Daniel Hoaglund Scott Ryan Mark Fasci Joey Legath Randall Kressig Roy Johnson Adam Gresk Desirae Bloom Deb Draves Rebecca Kasper Joan Loftus Linda Seidl Terri Steidl

Sponsor John Buchaklian John Buchaklian

Brian Brusha Nicole Ramon Nicole Ramon

Eric Hamler John Buchaklian John Buchaklian

Lance Solberg Sandy Hoaglund

Ron Kroes Pat Hess

Randall Solberg Randall Solberg

Rodney Johnson Justin Kortendick

Nathan Olesen Mary Beth Kochanski

James T. Miller Audrey Aber

Mary Beth Kochanski Walter Steidl

Congratulations to our new members

New Membership Promotions The Wisconsin Moose Association has announced its latest membership pro-motion. Sign up 3 new or former members between May 1, 2016 and April 30, 2017 and receive $10 in WMA Moose bucks, which are good at any Wiscon-sin Moose Lodge. Sign up 5 in the same time frame and receive a duffle bag with the 100th anniversary logo. The WI WOTM also have a promotion running. Sign up 5 new members be-tween May 1, 2016 and October 31, 2016 and receive a royal blue fleece jack-et with the WOTM rose decal. The Racine Moose also receives financial benefits for reaching our monthly membership goals along with growing our lodge. Thank you in advance for you efforts!

Hello Moose Members, Well it looks like winter is coming. We have many things going at our lodge. One of those things is Retention Week, November 6 – 12. During this time, we will have activities to help get the expired members to re-join. Keep in the back of your mind that retention is a very big part of the Moose. If you have sponsored a member and they have not renewed their dues, bring them in between the 6th and the 12th. We will have board members here to address any issue or answer questions about how important the Moose is to the children at Mooseheart and seniors at Moosehaven. Retention Week is for both men and women. I would like to thank all of the volunteers at the lodge, you help make our lodge one of the best in the state. Also, don’t forget the state bowling tournament will be in Racine next year starting at the end of February.

Fraternally Yours Carl Bauer - Governor

Racine Moose lodge #437

What’s Going On

WOTM Bake Sale: The Women of the Moose will be having a bake sale on Friday, November 4th. It will be held in the hall beginning at 5 pm. Please bring out your favorite recipes to share. We will be looking for people to bake, purchase or both. Items can be dropped off Friday after 3:00 pm in the hall. Any questions, contact Debbie Roeder at 639-7222 or djroeder@yahoo.com.

Breakfast: We will again have breakfast on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month. The Moose Riders will be hosting the 2nd again featuring blueberry pancakes. Your men’s and women’s boards will be putting on the 3rd.

Dollar Game: Along with the 2nd Sunday breakfast, the Moose Riders will also be putting on our own Dollar Game after their breakfast is complete.

Thursday Sandwich: Steve is offering up some kind of sandwich on dartball nights. For only $5, you get said sandwich, chips and one of Mom’s homemade cookies. Check the website on Thursdays (sometimes we know on Wednesday), or follow us on Facebook to find out what the sandwich is for the day.

Lodge closed on Thanksgiving: But that means that the night before is our annual Thanksgiving Eve Bash. Louann throws quite a party with drink specials, games and many, many door prizes.

Torsk Dinner: Also referred to as “poor man’s lobster”, torsk consists of baked cod filets with melted butter, boiled red potatoes, carrots and onions. Coleslaw, rye and pumpernickel bread, bleu cheese, mustard gravy, kringle and coffee fin-ishes the meal. Or does it? Absolutely not! No respectable torsk dinner would be complete without shorty beer and shots of Akvavit; a caraway flavored vodka from Scandinavia. The Akvavit is consumed as a group, with all participants toasting, saying “SKOAL” as long and loud as possible. Half of the torsk dinner is enjoying the meal, the other half is enjoying the camaraderie of the people. Try it, you might just like it. November 29, 7:00 pm.

Mooseheart Tree Lighting: We will again be taking a bus (or 2) down to Mooseheart to see the Christmas tree lighting and visit with the Wisconsin kids on December 3rd. Lunch at Mooseheart, and dinner at the Zion/Benton lodge are included in the $30 price. See your bartenders to sign up and pay your money. Every member should experience this at least once to give you some insight into why we do what we do. Deadline to sign up is November 20.

Meat Raffle: Ron “Buca” Kroes will again be hosting a meat raffle on December 10th at 1:30 pm in the social quarters. You will have the opportunity to win many hundreds of dollars worth of meat. Besides the meat, Buca will have many oth-er prizes to give away, as well as 50/50 raffles and much fun and silliness.

Mystery Box: In conjunction with the meat raffle, there is also a mystery box being raffled off. The $300 valued item or items are on display now in the social quarters. Tickets can be purchased from your volunteer bartenders at $2 for a single ticket, 3 for $5, or 10 for $10. Drawing will be at the conclusion of the meat raffle. Need not be present to win.

Kid’s Christmas Party: Santa will be making an appearance at the lodge on December 17th due to the WOTM again making the “Nice” list. Breakfast will be served starting at 9:00 am until about 10. Games and treats and crafts will keep the little nippers busy. Cost for kids over 12 and adults is only $5. Due to space, we need to limit it to 2 adults per family. Registration form is on the back of this newsletter and must be turned in to a bartender no later than December 4.

Christmas Gift Card Tree: The WOTM will be collecting donations over the next few meetings for the Christmas Gift Card Raffle Tree. We hope to have enough gift cards donated to raffle 2 trees. Small donations of $5-20 gift cards would be great. Tickets will go on sale Thanksgiving weekend until December 17 when we will pick a winner(s)! Please drop off gift cards marked ATTN: WOTM in an envelope at the lodge or better yet bring them to a WOTM meeting the 2nd or 4thTuesday of the month; we would love to see you.

Merry Christmas: The lodge will be closed on Christmas day, but will be open for the Packer game on Christmas Eve until about 6:00 pm

New Year’s Eve Party: Steak and shrimp dinner, free rail drinks and comparable beer from 7:30-12:30 (you pay only the difference for call or top shelf drinks or craft and specialty beer), music, snacks, party favors, and champagne at midnight are included in the $40 per person cost for the evening. Look for the sign-up sheet soon in the social quarters.

Cookbook: There has been some interest in selling a WOTM Cookbook. In order to be successful, we would need to gather some of your favorite recipes. Is there that one recipe your family would miss over the holidays or your favorite go to for pot luck? We would love to hear your interest. If you have a few recipes you are willing to share send directly to chapter631@mooseunits.com.

Coming Soon: Horseshoe tournament on January 1. Comedy night on January 28. Super Bowl party February 5.

Always check the website for the most current information: lodge437.moosepages.org.

WOMEN OF THE MOOSE CHAPTER 631

P.O. BOX 44273 RACINE, WI 53404-7005 Meetings 2nd and 4th Tuesday 7 PM

BOARD OF OFFICERS Senior Regent……………………...Linda Jensen Jr. Grad Regent……………….....Kate Singstock Jr. Regent……………………......Noreen Rawley Chaplain Secretary / Treasurer…………………..Pat Hess Recorder………………..……Nicole Springsteen Guide Junior Guide Musician Sentinel

WOTM OF THE MONTH Congratulations, your parking spot awaits.

November Wendy Abel

December Judy Martner

News from the WOTM

LOST OR CARD NOT RECEIVED? Anyone who has lost their card or has not received it, call the Moose help-line at 1-888-906-3658.

A lot of activities have come and gone in the month of October. A Great Packer Party, our annual Craft Fair, and fun Halloween parties for young and old, not to mention the pumpkin derby races. Thanks to ALL of the volunteers; things would not happen without them. Volunteer to help at one of the upcoming events. Look the newsletter over to see if you are interested in helping at one of the events.

As we look forward to the winter months ahead, some more than others, let us look for new events coming up:

On November 4th we will have our Fall Bake Sale from 5 until all is gone. Bring something for the WOTM to sell at it, or bring your money to take home many good treats to eat.

A NEW MEMBER Welcome Party will be held on November 22. Postcard invites will be sent out to all new members and their sponsors.

December 3rd will be here before you know it. That is the date of the annual bus trip to Mooseheart for the Christmas Tree Lighting. The WOTM want to pack the bus, or should I say buses. Sign up now, bring your spouse, children, mom or grandchild. It is truly an experience you will not regret attending. See where your money goes with all the fundraising and endowment money. The cost is $30. It includes the bus ride, lunch at Mooseheart, and dinner on the way home at the Moose Lodge in Zion/Benton, IL. Deadline to sign up is No-vember 20.

December 17th is the Children Christmas Party. It is from 9-noon. Look for the sign-up form on the back page of this newsletter.

New Member’s dues are $45; a renewal is $35. Sign up a new member today. Remind members you know to renew now. Linda Jensen

Senior Regent - WOTM Chapter 631

I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of the volunteers, donors and attendees of this year’s WOTM Packer party. Because of you, we had our best year ever, raising over $3,300! Half of that will go directly to Mooseheart and the other half to WOTM. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Kelly Wiedholz Kruse WOTM Packer Party Chair

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

Card Club Noon Membership 6 pm Legion 7 pm

Dartball 7 pm Bake Sale 5 pm Fish Fry 5-8:30 pm

Moose Moola 8 pm

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Breakfast 8:30 am Taco Night 5:30 pm Shuffleboard 6:30 pm

Card Club Noon Joint Meeting 6 pm Pool League 6:30 pm Officers 6:30 pm House 7 pm WOTM 7pm

Dartball 7 pm Fish Fry 5-8:30 pm Karaoke 9 pm

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Breakfast 8:30 am Moose Riders Noon Dollar game Noonish

Shuffleboard 6:30 pm Card Club Noon Membership 6 pm Officers 6:30 pm

Dartball 7 pm Fish Fry 5-8:30 pm

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Breakfast 8:30 am Burger Night 5:30 pm Shuffleboard 6:30 pm

Card Club Noon Pool League 6:30 pm WOTM 7 pm

Thanksgiving Eve Bash CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING

NO FISH FRY

27 28 29 30

Shuffleboard 6:30 pm Card Club Noon Torsk Dinner 7 pm

November 2016 Social Quarters Hours

(Unless otherwise indicated) Sun, Tues & Sat: Noon - Close

Monday: 4:00 pm - Close Wed, Thurs & Fri: 3:00 pm - Close

CONNECT WITH MOOSE INTERNATIONAL Have you checked out the Moose International website lately? We encourage all our members to visit their website, www.mooseintl.org, at least once weekly to get the latest news on Mooseheart, Moosehaven and Moose Charities and updates on fraternal activities. There’s even a Members Only section where you can pay your dues online and update your individual membership profile.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Thanks to all who continue to save Box Tops and Campbell’s soup labels. It’s easy to find Box Tops. In fact, you probably have some in your home right now. Box Tops for Education has an updated product list on their website: www.BoxTops4Education.com. Remember, all proceeds are saved to benefit Mooseheart.

Are you a newcomer to our lodge? The box tops and labels can be dropped off in the box on the desk inside the front entrance. Get clipping now!

FISH FRY In order to more easily accommodate larger groups, please call ahead if you will have more than 8 people dining. Please note that there will be no fish fry on November 25.

TORSK DINNER November 29 is the 5th Tuesday, and that means another Torsk Dinner. The sign-up sheet and tickets will be available in the social quarters. Just ask any one of your friendly bartenders.

LOST OR CARD NOT RECEIVED Have you lost your card or not received it? Call the Moose help-line at 1-888-906-3658.

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3

Dartball 7 pm Fish Fry 5-8:30 pm Karaoke 9 pm

Mooseheart Tree Lighting Trip Moose Moola 8 pm

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Breakfast 8:30 am Taco Night 5:30 pm Shuffleboard 6:30 pm

Card Club Noon Membership 6 pm Legion 7 pm

Dartball 7 pm Fish Fry 5-8:30 pm

Meat Raffle 1:30 pm

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Breakfast 8:30 am Moose Riders Noon Dollar game Noonish

Shuffleboard 6:30 pm Card Club Noon Joint Meeting 6 pm Pool League 6:30 pm Officers 6:30 pm House 7 pm WOTM 7 pm

Dartball 7 pm Fish Fry 5-8:30 pm Karaoke 9 pm

Kid’s Christmas Party 9 am

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Breakfast 8:30 am Burger Night 5:30 pm Shuffleboard 6:30 pm

Card Club Noon Membership 6 pm Officers 6:30 pm

Fish Fry 5-8:30 pm Open for Packer Game 11:30 am - 6 pm

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS

Card Club Noon Pool League 6:30 pm WOTM 7 pm

Fish Fry 5-8:30 pm Karaoke 9 pm

New Years Eve Party 7:30 pm

Social Quarters Hours (Unless otherwise indicated)

Sun, Tues & Sat: Noon - Close Monday: 4:00 pm - Close

Wed, Thurs & Fri: 3:00 pm - Close

December 2016

ATTENTION! Newsletter publication deadline

All articles for the newsletter must be approved by the Board of Officers prior to being published. Approved articles must be sent as an email to: mooselodge437@gmail.com with full and clear information. Items for the January/February newsletter are due by December 14th. No exceptions! Start planning now. Thank you for your cooperation.

DUES Your membership dues can be paid right at the lodge! Come during office hours, or leave your payment in the social quarters with the bartender and it will be taken care of the next morning.

MOOSE GUEST POLICY Only the following persons may be admitted as a “qualified guest” into the social quarters or home of any lodge of the Or-der: A: An active lodge or chapter member's spouse. (Note – There are no limits on the number of times a spouse may be admitted as a guest.) B: An active lodge or chapter member's immediate family. (Note – There are no limits on the number of times a spouse or qualified family member under the age of 21 may be admitted as a guest, however, all other immediate family members would be limited to two visits as they now qualify as a prospective member of the person signing them into the social quarters.) C: A prospective member is defined as any guest that is ac-companied by a member who can sponsor them for member-ship in the Order, with the exception listed in (A) of this section. As permitted by the House Committee, a prospective member may be admitted subject to the following: (1) The prospective member is accompanied at all times by his or her sponsor. (2) The prospective member is properly signed in as a guest. (3) The prospective member shall not make purchases. (4) The prospective member shall leave when his or her spon-sor leaves. (5) The prospective member shall be limited to two (2) visits. All adult guests of members must be signed in as a guest and leave when the member leaves. Source: Moose International, www.mooseintl.org

MOOSE LODGE #437 RACINE 5530 MIDDLE ROAD RACINE, WI 53402

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Racine Family Moose Lodge #437

2016 Children’s (12 and under) Christmas Party!

Saturday, December 17 9:00 am - Noon

Member Name (First & Last)________________________Membership #_________________Expiration Date_____ Child Name (First & Last)___________________________________________________Gender M F Age______ Child Name (First & Last)___________________________________________________Gender M F Age______ Child Name (First & Last)___________________________________________________Gender M F Age______ Number of adults and/or children 13 and over attending at $5 per person_________(LIMIT 2 ADULTS PER FAMILY)

Children’s parents MUST be Moose members

Completed registration form MUST be submitted to a Moose Lodge bartender no later than Sunday December 4