OREGON CITY ELKS B.P.O.E. #1189

Chartered 1910 A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION

October 2016 Volume 93, Number 10 See us at ocelks.org

Celebrating 106 years of Elkdom “At The End of the Oregon Trail”

AULD LANG SYNE

PEY LUNCH OCTOBER 7, AT

11:30 AM CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN PARTY

Bring the kids Saturday, October 29

12-2 pm to the downstairs Dining

Room.

TREATS, GAMES, A CUPCAKE

WALK, COLORING CONTESTS,

AND PRIZES.

GRAB YOUR COSTUME AND

COME ON DOWN FOR SOME FUN.

The annual Oregon State Elks Association Fall

Seminar will be held at our Oregon City lodge on

Thursday through Saturday October 13 - 15, 2016.

Attending will be approximately 120 Elks from all

over the state. This is a great way to promote our

lodge and benefit from the exposure. Plans are

still being completed but help from volunteers is

greatly needed for setting up meeting rooms,

helping with meals or dining room, driving shuttle

vans or other various jobs. There will be a

meeting at the lodge on October 13th at 7:00 for

everyone interested. A sign up sheet will be

available at that time and also in the lodge office.

We hope to see you there.

OREGON CITY ANNUAL CHARITY NITE

—SAVE THE NIGHT

Charity Night is quickly approaching and it supports all of our

favorite charities. Please mark December 10th on your

calendar.

We will have a catered dinner and a huge auction both live and

silent.

Donations of auction items, as well as cash, are being accepted

by the office staff and Bill Lagoni, Leading Knight.

More information will be in next month’s bulletin.

AUXILIARY HOLIDAY BAZAAR

OCTOBER 5TH, 2016

It is not too soon to plan to shop early or to

book a table to sell your crafts.

Please let me know if you are interested

and I will get you set up

Pat Andrews 503-723-5653

To Our Departed Members:

Alfred Siri

11-26-38 to 9-23-16

A Celebration of Life will be held at Oregon City

Elks Lodge October 16 from 2-4 pm. Light lunch

served.

If you would like to have an Elks’ service or a graveside service for

a lodge member, please contact the office at 503-655-5131.

PARK AT YOUR OWN RISK

The Lodge is Not Responsible for

DAMAGE, THEFT OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND!

Grand Lodge Insurance Department

Please park within the lines. Don’t take up two parking spaces! Thank you!

Month End Membership/Lapsation Report

As of Sept.22, 2016 Membership Aug 22, 2016————————————————————587 Number Initiated ——————————————————————————- 01 Number Transferred In ———————————————————————-2 Number Reinstated ——————————————————————————- 1 Number Transferred Out ————————————————————- 0 Number Absolute Dimits———————————————————————-2 Number Deceased———————————————————————————————0 Number Dropped Non/Payment———————————————————-0 Number Delinquent Beg. Year————————————————-59 Number Paid———————————————————————————————— 113 Number Delinquent End of Month———————————————75 Total Membership End of Month————————————–—-596 06 Months Delinquent End of Month————————–—— 83 12 Months Delinquent End of Month———————————— 0

USPS 011-914 Published monthly at 610 McLoughlin Blvd , Oregon City, OR 97045. Entered as third class matter on December 30, 1995, at the post office in Oregon City, OR. 97045. Third class postage, is paid at Oregon City, OR. 97045 Copy Deadline by 12th of each month.

All submissions subject to an editing process.The Ad spaces in this bulletin are available to members and non-members. Suggested donation is $90.00 per year for a single space. Your Ad year begins with the month it is first printed in the bulletin. Payment for the full year must be made at time of placing Ad. To make arrangements, take payment and Ad copy (such as business card) to the Lodge Office. Your copy will be arranged and fixed as

best as possible to fit the space. Editing is done by Bulletin Committee.

Published monthly by Oregon City Lodge No. 1189 B.P.O.E.

On the web at ocelks.org Lodge Phone Number 503-655-5131

Fax Number 503-722-4311 Elks Park Number 503-266-9486 Elks Park Address: 12178 S. Mulino Rd. Canby, Oregon 97013 Park Email: ocElkspark@gmail.com Lodge Sec. Email: oc1189secretary@gmail.com Front Office Email: lodgeoffice1189@gmail.com Bulletin Email: bulletinoc1189@gmail.com Web email: hank@schassen.com 2016-2017 LODGE OFFICERS Exalted Ruler Bob Walton Leading Knight Bill Lagoni

Loyal Knight Nancy Graham

Lecturing Knight Wes Schwahn

Secretary Cheryl Rahn

Treasurer Jeanne Rogers

Inner Guard Ward Seibold

Chaplain Andrew Laws

Esquire Tim Shelmerdine

Tiler Mary Sue Boisjolie

Organist Vacant

Electrician Vacant

Alternate Officer Jim Knauff

Historian Dick Kendall

Officer of the Year Jeanne Rogers

Elk of the Year Doug Cameron

Citizen of the Year Judy Schedin

State Officers and Committeemen

Michael F. Zellen Grand Exalted Ruler Gene Spina Grand Lodge Dist. Dep.

Gerald Endicott OSEA President

Ginny Van Loo State Trustee and OSEA Government

Relations Chairperson

Linda Repp, PSP Elks Training

Paul Magdaleno Officer Training

Ed Claridge Credentials/Nominating

Lee F. Maxwell Hall of Fame Bill Patrick, PSP Hall of Fame Tom Nodurft Metro District Officer of the Year 2016

Duties of the Directors

1yr. Director Walt Gotchall —Chairman, Finance, Insurance

2yr. Director Margaret Wright –Park

3yr. Director Darrell Greenlee—Safety

4yr. Director Iris Gorbea-Nodurft—Building

5yr. Director Linda Knauff—Parking lot, Club

President PER Assoc. Tim Shelmerdine

Sec’y./Treas.PER Assoc. Melissa Lacombe

LODGE HOURS

Sunday

Lodge Closed

No Chuckwagon Breakfast at the Lodge May to Labor Day

Monday

Lodge Closed

Tuesday-Friday

Members bar open 3 pm til closing

Lunch is Available: Wednesday—Friday

Friday

Dinner 5-8

Saturday

Bulletins will not be forwarded by the post office because they are bulk mail. If the lodge is not no-tified of your new or temporary address, we will be charged

$.57 for every bulletin returned to us.

Fall is here and brings many important activities for our members.

Please remember to volunteer for all of our charity events coming

up and report your hours and mileage. We have slips available in

the office. This is very important for our records.

Thank you,

Cheryl Rahn

Lodge Secretary

ELK OF THE MONTH

Pat Andrews

New Candidates, Transfers, etc.

New Member Sponsor Gerald Thacker Dave McRobbie

All applications must be read on the Lodge floor,

published, investigated, and balloted on, prior to

Indoctrination and Initiation.

CRYING CORNER

July14 $100.00 #8813 Kevin Clow $75.00 #LM698 Louis Siri $50.00 #LM801 George Johnston Jr. $25.00 #HLM43 John Hendrickson $11.89 #835 Jim Platon July 21 $100.00 #9024 Robert Steiner $75.00 #7327 Ed Holz $50.00 #7333 David Knaple $25.00 #5515 Tim Henderson $11.89 #7359 David Zemerano July 28 $100.00 #8478 Wes Duffy Member present August 4 $100.00 #9098 Steve Jennings $75.00 #7034 Chester Gillman $50.00 #8249 Scott Dillon $25.00 #9167 Pam McClung

Lodge Committees

Officer Responsible Chairperson Bob Walton, Exalted Ruler Auditing Wes Schwahn Breakfast Comm. Dick Kendall Drug Awareness Bob Walton Eye Poster contest Lagoni, M. Lacombe Indoctrination Chair officers Lapsation Cheryl Rahn Meadowwood Lodge Activities Bill Lagoni Membership Cheryl Rahn Elks Park Margaret Wright Park Breakfast M. Lacombe Public Relations Jerry Van Winkle Ritual Tom Rahn Bill Lagoni, Leading Knight Christmas Baskets Lane, Darling Decorations Linda Knauff, Judy Schedin Flag Day Tom Rahn, Bill Lagoni Salmon Derby Lagoni, Cline, Gardiner Community Welfare Bill Lagoni Nancy Graham, Loyal Knight Bingo Jim Knauff Bowling Kendall, Lane, Poppen Dictionaries Tom Rahn, Shelmerdine ENF Melissa Lacombe Family Picnic Jim Knauff Hoop Shoot Nancy Graham Scholarships Karma McDowell Visitations Nancy Graham Easter Egg Hunt Nancy Graham Lecturing Knight Wes Schwahn Scouts Rahn, McDowell Veterans Bob Walton Golf Dick Kendall Safety patrol Picnic Jim Knauff Youth Activities Tom Nodurft Scholarship Paper Box Dick Kendall

We must reinforce the importance of making

RESERVATIONS for Friday night dinners and

special events on Saturdays. PLEASE let us

know when you are coming.

Thank you. The Kitchen Staff.

We need volunteers to host at dinner on Friday

evenings. If you are interested, please call the

Lodge office for information.

503-655-5131

HISTORY CORNER

Did you know……...In 1912 the uniform of officers

attending the State Convention was comprised of a

Mexican-style suit of purple wool with borders of Elk

heads in white, white shoes and large straw sombreros,

costing a total of $12.00. It was changed to purple

jackets trimmed in white, white slacks and a soft white

hat.

The first Life Member was Brother W. H. Blair.

Member ship for 1913 was 372.

EXALTED RULER’S MESSAGE

Greetings & Salutations, members,

If you missed the “Red Neck” dinner last month,

sorry, you missed out on a great event. It was

wonderful to have the dining room so full with people having

a good time. The brews offered that night will be on tap

throughout October.

The Fall Seminar will be held on the 13th, 14th and 15th. We

can use some volunteers to help at the Lodge. There will not

be a meeting on the 13th, but the Lodge will be open for

meals.

Check your bulletin; we are planning a chili and cornbread

cook off on the 28th of October. Come on down and vote for

your favorite. The kids’ Halloween Party is on Saturday the

29th, and Trick or Treat on Main Street is on Monday,

October 31st.

As always, the Lodge will be having a booth where candy and

drug awareness information will be handed out. Volunteers

are always welcome, and it is always a lot of fun watching the

kids in their costumes.

Don’t forget about Chuckwagon Breakfast. It is at the Lodge

again, come down and have a great breakfast at a great price.

As you know our lodge dinners are cooked by volunteers.

They are doing an outstanding job and putting out great

dinners. But, there are not enough of them and we could sure

use more volunteers to help. It is not as hard as it sounds, and

we can show you how to use all the equipment and give you

all the support you need. If you have a family recipe that you

would like to share, this would be a great venue. Get a small

group together and come down and show off your specialty.

If we can get enough volunteers, maybe we can be open a few

Saturdays a month.

If you have ever considered being an officer in the lodge, this

is the time to start seriously thinking about it. It is an

opportunity to help influence the direction the Lodge is

moving. It takes some dedication, but it has its rewards.

Elk of the Month for October is Pat Andrews. She is one of

our star chefs in the kitchen, and always donates terrific

afghans at the charity auction and other events. Pat is very

active in the auxiliary, bingo, and any other event that we need

help with. If there is something happening

at the lodge, you can bet that Pat is there

helping.

The honored Veteran of the Month is

George Johnston. At the time of this

bulletin, I did not have a bio.

LEADING KNIGHT’S CORNER

Fellow Elks and others reading this,

A man hears from his doctor that his end is near so

he heads over to a lawyer to write a will. The

secretary watches as the man walks into the

lawyer’s office and three minutes later as the man leaves in a

huff. “Can I help you?” asks the secretary, dashing after the

obviously upset man. “HELP ME? THIS GUY IS CRAZY! I

asked him to help me write a will and he says to me: ‘sure, let me

ask you a few questions and then leave everything to me.’ “I’ve

heard before how lawyers are dishonest but this just takes the

cake!”

This is the fifth in a series of articles regarding our GREAT

Organization.

FAMOUS ELKS

Although the original Elks were actors and entertainers,

members of other professions soon joined the organization.

Today’s Elks represent just about the full spectrums of

occupations in America. Throughout the course of the Order’s

history, many celebrities from the entertainment field, business

and public service have been Brother Elks.

Presidents Warren G. Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S.

Truman, and John Kennedy were all Elks. Former President

Gerald Ford belonged to the Grand Rapids Lodge No. 48, where

his father served two terms as Exalted Ruler. Many members of

Congress have been Elks, too. Former Speakers of the House Tip

O’Neill, Carl Albert, John McCormick and Sam Rayburn all

belonged to the Fraternity. Former Speaker Tom Foley belonged

in nearby Spokane. Hale Boggs of Louisiana was also an Elk.

General John “Blackjack” Pershing, American general and hero

of the First World War, hailed from New York Lodge No.1 as a

lifelong member. 70,000 Elks served in the First World War;

approximately 1,000 gave their lives in the service of our

country. 100,000 Elks served in World War II, over 1,600 made

the supreme sacrifice for American freedom.

Entertainers Lawrence Welk, Will Rogers, Jack Benny and Andy

Devine were Brother Elks, too. Brother Devine served as Exalted

Ruler of San Fernando Lodge No. 1539. And Brother Clint

Eastwood is a member of Monterrey Lodge No. 1285. William

F. Cody, better known as “Buffalo Bill” was also a Brother Elk.

From the sports world, the Order has counted among its

members the likes of Vince Lombardi, Casey Stengel, Mickey

Mantle, Whitey Ford and Jim Finks.

The beauty of the BPOE is that you don’t have to be rich or

famous to be a member. In fact, it is ordinary people that keep

the Elks thriving, people just like you and me. I want to issue a

challenge to every member of Oregon City

Lodge No. 1189, and that challenge is for you

and every other member of our Lodge to propose

one friend or family member to become a

member of our Lodge. Doubling the

membership sounds impossible but if each of

ATTENTION -

ALL WHO USE THE ELKS LODGE PARKING LOT:

Please check each time you park to see that your vehicle is accurately

located between the lines in the space you are using. We have so few

spaces that taking two spaces is discourteous. Also, some of you may

not know that the very first space on the right near the gate is

actually a space for a small car. So don’t overlap when you

park in the second space.

Many of our patrons are elderly and it’s difficult and dangerous for them to

walk all the way from the overflow parking lot. Thank you for your

IF YOU ARE OUT AND ABOUT ON

HALLOWEEN NIGHT, PLEASE WATCH FOR

LITTLE TRICK OR TREATERS——-

THEY MAY NOT THINK , OR BE UNABLE TO

WATCH FOR YOU.

DRIVE EXTRA CAREFULLY.

LECTURING KNIGHT’S CORNER

Hello everyone.

Allow me to continue with the “guess the famous

Elk” series we started last month. As a reminder

I will share a brief biography of a current or past Elk and let

you guess who it is, are you ready?

This month’s Elk honoree was born in the state of New York

in 1882. He grew up in a family of privilege, graduating

from Harvard and went on to be the governor of his home

state. He later became the 32nd President of the United States.

Alright history buffs, yes - you know who our famous Elk is;

for the rest of us let’s continue on.

He entered the oval office during the Great Depression. He

offered Americans a ‘New Deal”; and created numerous

agencies that still exist today, most noticeably the Social

Security Administration.

Americans would gather around their radios and listen to his

fireside chats, galvanizing the populace at a time when hope

seemed so far away. He cited, “when you reach the end of

your rope, tie a knot into it and hang on”. And of course

what many say is his most famous quote, “the only thing we

have to fear – is fear itself”.

The only President to be elected four times, he moved our

country from the soup lines and grew America into the world

power it remains today. Yes we are discussing Franklin

Delano Roosevelt, or to the common man FDR.

Elk’s continue to remain proud of our history and our

members. Invite a friend to join our efforts to assist our

community.

Howdy, Y’all,

This past summer I had the pleasure of

traveling to the Napa Valley wine country.

We took the route from Oregon City to Grants Pass and

headed toward the California coast. During our travels

through the Redwoods, we came upon a wildlife

preserve for Roosevelt elk. It is a rather large herd, but

elusive at the time we were observing them. It got me

thinking about our order and the reasoning behind why

we call ourselves Elks. Not just Elks, but the

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

Elk are one of the largest members of the deer family

(the moose is the largest) and were nearly driven to

extinction by early settlers. Conservations efforts have

been successful in returning them from the brink of

extinction. There seems to be some similarities between

the wild elk and those of us at the Lodge. First of all,

they are a herd animal. The dominant– subordinate

behavior of elk within the cow-herd and with the bull-

group manifests little violence but is firmly established.

Leadership by mature elk cows exists in the majority of

observed situations. Besides pasturing, the elk spend

much time and energy in play, bathing and wallowing.

Vocal communications are frequent and conspicuous.

Aggregations of several hundred elk are frequently seen

but also medium and small elk bands are also found.

With all that information, it looks as though the decision

to call our order “Elks” was appropriate. I thought

about the other options—bears, tigers, wolves and none

seemed to fit us. I also considered cougars, but that

would have been an exclusive group of women over 40

who prey on younger men.

LOYAL KNIGHT’S CORNER

SPEECHES TAILOR-MADE FOR ELKS

A collection of speeches tailor-made for special events

of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is

available in “Father Cassidy’s Speech-O-Matic”, a 91-

page booklet of speeches on topics ranging from

acknowledgment of awards to welcoming visiting Elks.

To obtain a copy of “Father Cassidy’s Speech-O-Matic”,

send a check for $8.00 and made out to PGER James C.

Varenhorst, PO Box 141096,

Grand Rapids, Michigan

49514-1096.

Come down for a great dinner on

Friday Nights.

AND lunch is available Tuesday thru

Friday.

BREAKFAST

AT THE

ELKS PARK

8—11:30AM

8/21

8/14

OCTOBER MENUS

Thursdays

6—Beef Stroganoff

13—Salmon-Reservations required

20—Liver & onions/ meatloaf

27—Fried chicken & mashed potatoes

Fridays

7—Clams or salmon

14—New York strip-Reservations required

21—Pork chops

28—Chili Cook Off

Saturday

15—Pork loin/ chicken cordon bleu-

Reservations required

BE SURE TO MAKE RESERVATIONS FOR

FRIDAY NIGHTS.

Note: For our customers sharing a dinner

there will be a $5.00 plate charge.

Management team

October Lunch Specials

Taco Tuesday

3 for $5.00

Wednesday Patty Melt $6.00

Thursday

Crispy Chicken salad $6.00

Friday

Fish & Chips/cup of soup $8.00

CLUB HOURS

Tuesdays 3-9 Wednesdays 3-7

Thursdays 3-9 Fridays 3-9

FREE POOL Closed Saturdays See your bartender

for Weekly bar specials in the month of November.

Why spend hours getting ready for

your entertaining?

THINK PLATTERS TO GO

FOR YOUR SPECIAL

OCCASIONS! Order platters of deli meats,

cheeses,

veggies, fruit or a combination plate of

everything. Please Allow 3 days to prepare your order

Call 503-655-5131 for our affordable prices.

Hamburger Tuesday

We start serving at 5:30 pm to 6:30

pm, so bring the whole family,

friends and neighbors down and

enjoy a great hamburger and great

service. WE ARE OFFERING

BLT’S ON TUESDAYS NIGHTS. CHILI BURGERS

& CHILI DOGS are back on the first Tuesday of

every month.

Hamburger committee

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

9

BREAKFAST

AT THE

LODGE

8—11:30AM

3

LODGE

CLOSED

2

BREAKFAST

AT THE

LODGE

8—11:30AM

1

LODGE

CLOSED

11

Lunch

11:30-1pm

Club opens

3 pm

Hamburgers

5:30-6:30 pm

19

Lunch

11:30-1pm

Club opens 3pm

Hamburgers

downstairs

4:30-6 pm

Bingo 6:30 pm

6

Lunch

11:30-1 pm

Club opens 3 pm

Bussers:

DeLairs

Balloting

DINNER

5:30-6:30 PM

7

Lunch

11:30-1pm

Club opens 3 pm

DINNER

5-8

Hosts: needed

8

LODGE

CLOSED

22

LODGE

CLOSED

50 WEEK

CLUB

DINNER

4

Lunch

11:30-1pm

Club opens

3 pm

Hamburgers

5:30-6:30 pm

Investigation

Campseekers

10

LODGE

CLOSED

Auxilary

Potluck 6

pm

15

LODGE

CLOSED

(except for

Fall

Seminar)

DINNER

12

Lunch

11:30-1pm

Club opens 3pm

Hamburgers

downstairs

4:30-6 pm

Bingo 6:30 pm

23/

30

BREAKFAST

AT THE

LODGE

8—11:30AM

24/

31

LODGE

CLOSED

Auxiliary

Meeting

Oct. 24

25

Lunch

11:30-1pm

Club opens 3

pm

Hamburgers

5:30-6:30 pm

26

Lunch

11:30-1pm

Club opens 3pm

Hamburgers

downstairs

4:30-6 pm

Bingo 6:30 pm

Indoctrination

29

LODGE

CLOSED

16

BREAKFAST

AT THE

LODGE

8—11:30AM

20 Lunch

11:30-1 pm

Club opens 3 pm

Bussers:

Keefer/Singleton

DINNER

5:30-6:30 PM

LODGE 7:00

5

Lunch

11:30-1pm

Club opens 3pm

Hamburgers

downstairs

4:30-6 pm

Bingo 6:30 pm

13

Lunch

11:30-1 pm

Club opens 3 pm

DINNER

5-8

NO LODGE

14

Lunch

11:30-1pm

Club opens 3

pm

DINNER

5-8

Hosts: needed

17

LODGE

CLOSED

18

Lunch

11:30-1pm

Club opens 3

pm

Hamburgers

5:30-6:30 pm

Bunco 3 pm

21

Lunch

11:30-1pm

Club opens 3

pm

DINNER

5-8

27 Lunch

11:30-1 pm

Club opens 3 pm

Bussers:

Handris

DINNER

5:30-6:30 PM

LODGE 7:00

28

Lunch

11:30-1pm

Club opens 3

pm

DINNER

5-8

Hosts:

McElhatton

FALL SEMINAR AT O.C. OCT. 13-16

Wauds Wild Strawberry

207 8th Street Oregon City, OR 97045

(503) 656-9565 Fax (503) 656 0282

SPACE AVAILABLE HERE

FOR YOUR

BUSINESS AD

WE NEED IDEAS FOR MEALS

AND MEMBERS’ BAR ACTIVITIES. IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING THAT WOULD

DRAW MEMBERS, SPEAK UP.

Randy Laskey , Proprietor

624 McLoughlin Blvd. Oregon City, OR 97045

503-655-0516 Fax 503-657-4822

Complete auto repair—Air conditioning

Custom-built radiators

Tom Busch Home Furnishings Tom Busch Jr. (Butch)

804 Main Street, Oregon City,

OR 97045

Bob and Sherri Dominic

GLADSTONE CARDROOM

TAVERN

420 Portland Avenue Gladstone, Oregon 97027

Phone:503-657-1977

HOLMAN - HANKINS

BOWKER - WAUD Funeral Services Since 1890

Pat and Sue Waud

Cochran & Waud Sunset Chapel

715 7th Street - Oregon City 97045

503-656-2661 or 503-656-4271

Where good friends gather and new friends meet!

503-656-2621

.

THIS FALL, DROP IN AND

HAVE A COOL OR WARM

BEVERAGE. ENJOY MEETING

YOUR FRIENDS IN THE

MEMBERS BAR.

LOTS OF ACTIVITIES AND

HAPPY HOUR BARGAINS

BEING PLANNED FOR THE

MEMBERS BAR. CHECK IT

OUT.

COME HAVE DINNER ON FRIDAY

NIGHTS. AFTER DINNER SPIN THE

WHEEL FOR A CHANCE TO GET

$10.00 OFF YOUR NEXT MEAL.

THE GOLD WRENCH Auto Repair since 1989

JOHN & JAY LEWIS

655 E. Arlington

Gladstone, Oregon 97027 503-655-7116

goldw@teleport.com

IF EVERY ONE OF OUR

MEMBERS SCHEDULED A

DINNER AT THE LODGE

ONCE A MONTH, WE

WOULD BE AMAZED AT

THE RESULT. YA THINK?

If you have a high school senior in

your family or in your

neighborhood, be sure to read the

Scholarship article this month, and

get that student started on the path

to a scholarship.

Lodge Member 38 Years

BINGO!! Come on down and have a great

hamburger or hot dog. We start

serving at 4:30 pm and go till 6 pm

in the lower dining room. Then stay

and play bingo. You must be 21 years old to play. We

get through about 9:30 pm.

So if you haven’t come down to play yet you might

want to give it a try. We would love to have you and

bring a friend.

Jim Knauff, Bingo Manager

OLD OR NEW EYEGLASSES

Donate to help others see.

Place your donations in the yellow container in the Main

Lobby.

Be a better Elk.

50 WEEK CLUB WINNERS

MORE THAN 50 CHANCES TO WIN!

Tim Shelmerdine

Jim Nutt

Dave McRobbie

Linda Knauff

Wes Schwahn

Judy Schedin

Fred Bigej

Jim Knauff

Mary Niles

Dick Keefer

Enrollment is still open; so join today.

HONORED VETERAN OF THE MONTH

The Honored Veteran for the month of October is

George Johnston, a Life Member of Oregon City Lodge.

No bio information available at time of printing.

All of us honor you, George for your service to your

country.

METRO HAPPENINGS IN

OCTOBER

50 WEEK CLUB DINNER

The 50 Week Club dinner will be held on Saturday, October

22nd. Social hour will be 5:30-6:00 pm, with dinner starting at

6:30.

We will be serving pot roast, chicken cordon bleu, au gratin

potatoes, vegetable, salad, rolls and dessert.

Each member will receive one free drink and a dinner for them

and their significant other. After dinner we will draw for

$1000.00, $500.00, two $250.00 and five $100.00 prizes.

We will also take sign-ups for the 2016-2017 year

Carl Lane, PEY

GRESHAM

22—Charity Gala “Beach Party”

29—Adult Halloween Party

HILLSBORO

8—Betty Hise Charity Fundraiser 5:30—ticketed event

14/15—Meadowood Garage Sale

25—Bingo with $100 black-out 6:30 pm

26—Kids’ Halloween party

MILWAUKIE-PORTLAND

1 to 30—Milwaukie-Portland Haunted House

7—Sons of Aloha

28—Boot Hill Express

NFL Sundays starting 10 am

FOREST GROVE

8—Lodge Roof Fundraiser Prime Rib Dinner; with music

9—Flu shots by Walgreen Drug; vets are free; 9 am

28—Fish & chips 5:30 to 7:30

Nov. 6—Veterans Day Dinner; Doors open at noon;

dinner at 12:30; free to vets

GATEWAY

29—Boo Ball

Meadowood Burgers every Monday

Bingo every Wednesday 6:30

Nov. 12—Charity Gala

Breakfast AT THE LODGE.

8-11:30 am.

Every Sunday

Come and enjoy a good breakfast.

SUPPORT YOUR LODGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND

BY BRINGING YOUR PAPERS TO THE LODGE

AND RECYCLING THEM IN OUR BIN IN THE

PARKING LOT.

WORTHY STUDENTS WILL THANK YOU.

AUXILIARY November 2016

Greetings Auxiliary and Lodge Members: I’m sitting here trying to wrap my head around the task of typing my article for the October bulletin (seeing that it’s the 6

th of September)! Oh well, here

goes. On October 10

th we will have a “Thank You” pot-

luck at 6:00pm. All who helped the Auxiliary with our chicken BBQ, at the fair, are invited to attend and scarf up the outstanding food that the Auxiliary members prepare. Our regular business meeting will be at 7:00pm. Be warned: wear a Halloween Costume to the October 24

th meeting or you may be fined 50

cents! Prizes will be awarded. Meeting starts at 7:00pm. An early reminder: Our Holiday Bazaar in on Saturday, November 5

th from 9:00am to 4:00pm in

the Grand Ball Room. So come on down… If you would like to join the Auxiliary come to a meeting and pay the $10.00 dues. You must be a member in good standing of the Oregon City Elks Lodge or the spouse of a member in good standing in order to join the Auxiliary. Our next regular meetings for November will be November 14

th (Turkey Shoot -

Cocktails at 5:30pm, Dinner at 6:00pm) and meeting at 7:00pm. The 2

nd meeting, in November,

will be on November 28th. Please plan to attend

both meetings. Hope to see you at the meetings.

SCHOLARSHIP REPORT

It is time for Most Valuable Students to start the scholarship

application process. The applications are available for download

from the elks.org web page. Each student will need to download

their own application, as they have a unique identifier on the

forms. Photocopies of the application for use by multiple

students will not be accepted. The deadline for the scholarship

applications is November 30.

I am sending out letters to school counselors in the area to remind

them of this great scholarship opportunity for their students and

remind them that they do not have to have an Elk connection in

order to apply. If you know of a high school senior be sure to

pass along this information.

As always, if there are any questions I can be reached through

email at karma.mcdowell@gmail.com or by phone at 503-702-

0185.

Karma McDowell

Scholarship Chair

THE LUNCH BUNCH

If you like to have lunches out, please come and join us. Bring a

friend, a neighbor, or a spouse. October is Oktoberfest time, so

we will be going to a favorite of our, Gustav’s Pub and Grill on

SE 97th near the Town Center. We will be there on November

21st at 11:30. We hope you can join us .

If you have a favorite place let Pauline know at 503-475-0384.

We always have good food and a few laughs. Hope to see you

there. With fall coming, we hope you will get involved in the

Lodge activities and don’t forget the Lodge dinners on Friday

nights.

Pauline Siri

SCHOLARSHIP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We need to have volunteers to help the Scholarship chairman.

This is an important committee and our lodge has been very

supportive of this program. In order to keep a good chair

person, we need to have help contacting the schools, writing

bulletin articles, getting information to the media and much

more, in addition to judging students.

This committee does not work all year but there is a fair

amount of activity from September til January. Please contact

me if you would be willing to help. I can be reached at

bpx2@comcasst.net, home 503-656-7813 or cell 503-781-

5485.

Barbara Patrick

CAMPSEEKERS Hello Campers

Wagon master trip at Scandia RV park in Bend OR, with 6 rigs, went

out to dinner, museum and potluck, taco night host by the wagon

master. All had a good time.

November 6,7,8 camp out at Port of Newport RV in Newport OR,

host by Webster and Van Winkle. Dennis has E-mail information to all.

November campout is our Thanksgiving dinner at Phoenix RV park in

Salem OR.

Mark Defrancisco our next year wagon master is planning a great trip,

some time in August 2017. "a Cruise to Alaska" if you are interested

in going let Mark know.

Newcomers are welcome to join us. we have our meeting on the first

Tuesday of each mouth. Our campouts are

a lot of fun with good food.

If you have any questions, contact wagon

master Jim Nettrouer 503-913-6668

Secretary Barbara Hufford

THE CORDIALS

Greetings all you Cordials,

We missed four of you at the September meeting, so that

left only eight of us in attendance. Surely hope we can all

make it for the October 6th meeting, as it is election of

officers and dues month. It is also the month that we make

our Scholarship donation! So let’s all be there! The

meeting was called to order by President Del Breed and the

minutes and treasurer’s report were read and approved.

Under unfinished business the secretary reported that one

toaster had been purchased for $40 for the Elks Park

kitchen and we were refunded $35. It was a good thing

because that Sunday the old toaster blew up!! That’s what

is called good timing!! It was felt that there was really no

need for a second toaster at this time. The drawing for the

50/50 pot resulted in Willie Cook being the big winner.

We enjoyed lunch, visiting and cards after lunch. See you

LODGE #1189 DATES TO REMEMBER:

October

1/ Oktoberfest at Elks Children’s Eye Clinic

13-16/ Fall Seminar at Oregon City

25/BOD/BOG

26/Indoctrination

27/Initiation

28/Chili and Cornbread Cook Off

29/ Kids Halloween Party

31/Halloween on Main St.

November

3/ Veterans’ Day Program Open Meeting

5/Auxilary Holiday Bazaar

10/ Gene Spina, District Deputy, visitation

December

1/Elks Memorial service; open

meeting

3/Christmas Basket sorting begins at

Serres Farm on Forstythe Road.

BUNCO

Calling all bunco players, if you are interested in playing

bunco, we play the 3rd Tuesday of every month at the Lodge at

3 pm. We have a lot of fun, and the cost is $3.00. We get done

in time to have a hamburger. So, if you are interested, please

call Pauline. In October we will play on the

18th. See ya then,

Pauline Siri 503-475-0384

FUNDRAISING CONTINUES FOR THE

FREE-STANDING ELKS CHILDREN’S EYE

CLINIC. THE GOAL IS 5 MILLION

DOLLARS.

CONTACT Joannah Vaughan at

vaughajo@ohsu.edu or at 503-494-3557

Director of Oregon Department of Veteran's Affairs to

speak at Oregon City Elks.

Don't miss the November 3rd meeting. It will be an open

meeting in honor of Veteran's Day. We have the distinct

honor and privilege of hosting Cameron Smith, the Director

of the Oregon Dept. of Veteran's affairs. He is a three tour

Iraq duty Marine at the rank of Captain. He is a interesting

and captivating speaker. He was the Senior Policy Advisor to

Governor John Kitzhaber, handling issues of Military,

Veterans’ Affairs and Emergency Management. He also

served on the staff of Governor Ted Kulongoski.

Captain Smith is a graduate of Carleton College and holds a

degree in History. He is originally from Boston but happily

lives in Portland, where he continues to root for the Boston

Red Sox.

Members are encouraged to wear any part of their military

they would like to this meeting.

SCHOLARSHIP REPORT

It is time for Most Valuable Students to start the scholarship

application process. The applications are available for download

from the elks.org web page. Each student will need to download

their own application, as they have a unique identifier on the

forms. Photocopies of the application for use by multiple

students will not be accepted. The deadline for the scholarship

applications is November 30.

I am sending out letters to school counselors in the area to remind

them of this great scholarship opportunity for their students and

remind them that they do not have to have an Elk connection in

order to apply. If you know of a high school senior be sure to

pass along this information.

As always, if there are any questions I can be reached through

email at karma.mcdowell@gmail.com or by phone at 503-702-

0185.

Karma McDowell

Scholarship Chair

THE LUNCH BUNCH

If you like to have lunches out, please come and join us. Bring a

friend, a neighbor, or a spouse. October is Oktoberfest time, so

we will be going to a favorite of our, Gustav’s Pub and Grill on

SE 97th near the Town Center. We will be there on November

21st at 11:30. We hope you can join us .

If you have a favorite place let Pauline know at 503-475-0384.

We always have good food and a few laughs. Hope to see you

there. With fall coming, we hope you will get involved in the

Lodge activities and don’t forget the Lodge dinners on Friday

nights.

Pauline Siri

Oregon City Elks Lodge #1189

610 McLoughlin Blvd.

Oregon City, OR. 97045

Non Profit Org.

US Postage Paid

Oregon City, OR

Permit No. 100

OREGON CITY ELKS B.P.O.E. No. 1189

A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION

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THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

On its official web site, the BPOE describes its mission as follows:

To inculcate the principles of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity; to recognize a belief in God; to promote the welfare and

enhance the happiness of its Members; to quicken the spirit of American patriotism; to cultivate good fellowship; to perpetuate itself as

a fraternal organization, and to provide for its government, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of

America will serve the people and communities through benevolent programs, demonstrating that,

Elks Care and Elks Share.

Birthday Drink Coupon

$4.00 value

This coupon is good towards $4.00 off a drink

during your BIRTHDAY month. Name__________________________

Birthday________________________

Vic Mouser

Craig Derusha

David J. Reggiani

Donald D. Crawford

Lewis J. Siri

Dave Wilson

James M. Kendall

Leeroy D. Larson

Adam Robert White

Dennis K. Klink

Jerry E. Franz

Edwin C. Minster

Dennis M. McCann

Weldon E. Chamberlain

David F. Zamorano

Jeremy G. Breunig

Dana Edward Owen

Vern L. Buttolph

James G. McDonald

Belinda Neale

John P. Reed

Rich Clark

Thomas L. Moore

Dan P. Fisher

Charles J. Sandsness

Paul Steven Bowles

Donald Helmig

Ronald D. Long

Frederick Auguston

E.J. Patrick III

Jim Newby

James Nettrouer

Michael Stewart

Jim Gumm

Stanley D. Strain

Barton N. Herr

Monty Coyle

Kevin J. McDowell Sr.

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS