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News & Views

A Publication of the Hendersonville Elks Lodge 1616, Hendersonville, NC August, 2016

Happy summer Elks Lodge 1616,

It’s HOT!!! You know where it’s cool? At the Hendersonville Elks Lodge, the pool and the beverages stay

cold! Get out of the heat and come chill with us!

On the 4th of July, Leading Knight JJ Kilpatrick and his incredible squad of volunteers, along with the pool

staff, threw a party for all to celebrate our country’s independence. Santa and a funny looking elf showed up

and raised $400 dollars for our Christmas Charities! That is amazing!! Thank you all for supporting the pro-

gram. The raffle for the table and the choice parking spot raised $700 dollars for the same cause. We are well

on our way to paying for our charity program. Thanks to everyone who is chipping in to make a difference in

the community. I hope everybody had a great time, and thanks again to all who helped and attended. That

same day Kelly and I flew to Houston Texas to join thousands of Elks from across our great nation for the

156th Elks National Convention. For me going to the convention is like a charging station for my Elks bat-

tery. You want to feel overwhelming patriotism and pride to be an Elk? Stand up with 5000 Elks and sing

“America the Beautiful” and “God bless America”, and pledge allegiance to the most awesome flag in the

world 5000 strong!! I’m getting pumped just thinking about it. A huge thank you was given to our now

passed Grand Exalted Ruler for his dedication to our order. He did a great job as GER, reporting that the total

donations by Elks in 2015-2017 was $9,078,114! This is the second highest total on record! Fitting consider-

ing his theme for the year was community focus. Our new GER Michael F. Zellen was elected for 2016-

2017. Zellen has been an Elk since 1968. He was the president of the Massachusetts State Elks Association in

1996, and Special Deputy GER for the state since 2007. He also served on the board of grand trustees for

four years. Mr. Zellen spoke of a personal debt he owes to our order. He was able to finish his university edu-

cation after the untimely death of his father, thanks to an emergency grant from the Elks National Founda-

tion. He said his vision for the order, which is encompassed in his theme for the year, “Elks leading the way”.

Zellen said “Elks have to lead the way through youth programs, supporting veterans, combating veteran

homelessness, and serving our country in many other ways.” He also charged each officer of each lodge to

sponsor one new member this year. I’m in. Let’s do what he said “kick the door down” and recruit new mem-

bers to join our order. We amended the Constitution and Statutes of the order and under sweltering heat, that

is surely hotter than _ _ _ _ itself, flew back to our beloved mountains.

Remember to sign up for the John Hill Member/Guest tournament on the 6th and 7th. These golf outings are

tremendous fun and the golf committee donates a lot of money to help with our lodge charities. Most of you

know who John Hill was, but some of you may not. John, first of all, was our friend. He was a three time

passed ER, held many state offices, and was instrumental in developing many of the programs we carry out at

the lodge now. For me he was an inspiration, a teacher, a wealth of Elks knowledge, an advisor, and a friend.

As our Exalted Ruler he taught me to be true to ritual, keep the best interest of the lodge in mind at all times,

listen to the members, and lead by example. This is what I have tried to do, and will continue to do to the best

of my ability. He also taught me to NOT BE LATE! Ha-ha. Thanks John boy we will always miss you.

The last family night is the 18th, don’t miss out on the chance to bring friends and family up to enjoy the pool,

and get them to join our lodge. Remember you must sign your guest in, and only members in good standing

can purchase goods from the lodge. Period! This was in last month’s newsletter, yet we still have issues.

ALE’s laws not mine. We could lose our license to sell alcohol for 90 days or more. This would be devastat-

ing to our order to say the least. The Apple Breakfast is set for Sept.4th this year. All help is welcome and

appreciated. If you can’t help, please join us for breakfast that morning. All the money raised will go directly

to Christmas Charities. We won’t be mailing tickets this year, but will have them on sale in the office prior to

the breakfast. Please purchase your tickets in advance to help fund this effort.

In closing everyone hear this. If you take advantage of our lodge, for example: bringing your family to the

pool without buying a pool membership, bring in county guest in to the pool, not signing your guest in, say-

ing “awe go up there and get you a drink they won’t say nothing”, taking something that doesn’t belong to

you, or anything of that nature… you are really just taking from yourself! Wear and tear goes up, so does the

bills, so does your dues. The lodge is very reasonable, in my opinion, let’s do our part to keep it that way.

You can’t audition for life, only perform! Make it one you would be proud for someone to see.

Love,

Your Exalted Ruler Shane Cook

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HENDERSONVILLE

ELKS LODGE # 1616

2015-2016 OFFICERS

EXALTED RULER.....................................................Shane Cook

ESTEEMED LEADING KNIGHT…........................JJ Kilpatrick

ESTEEMED LOYAL KNIGHT............................Connie Stewart

ESTEEMED LECTURING KNIGHT.......................Cliff Bowie

SECRETARY.................................................Blayne Turner, PSP

TREASURER............................................................Greg Huskey

TILER.........................................................................Patty Kitlasz

ESQUIRE...................................................................Kevin Burns

CHAPLIN...................................................................Scott Larned

INNER GUARD................................................Frank Brady, PER

ORGANIST........................................................Ray Snyder, PER

TRUSTEES:

5-YEAR....................................................................Kerry Blythe

4-YEAR....................................................................Ken McCraw

3-YEAR.............................................................Mark Roloff, PER

2-YEAR......................................................Pat Parkhill, PDDGER

1-YEAR...............................................Greg Hunnicutt, PDDGER

LODGE TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Office...........................................828-693-3424

Lounge.........................................828-697-6186

Pool..............................................828-513-1270

Fax...............................................828-698-8086

Email: elk1616@bellsouth.net

Grand Lodge: www.elks.org

OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Fri 8:00 am-4:00 pm

If you need to meet with the office manager

outside of business hours, please call the office

and schedule an appointment.

Is it really August already? We hope you are enjoy-

ing your summer as much as we have enjoyed serving

you! Please remember that we will continue to be open

Tuesday-Sunday for lunch even after the pool closes for

the season!

Here is the schedule for August:

Every Tuesday: “Chop House Tuesday”

We specialize in pork chops and tenderloins to start

the week! Please remember the first and third Tuesdays

of each month we close the kitchen at 6:45 pm (last or-

der) and the Lounge closes while the Lodge meeting is

in session

Every Wednesday: “Wing Night”

Our wings are 50 cents on Wednesday! Minimum order

of 6, dine in only. Come on up and try some of the best

wings anywhere, our sauces aren’t bad either!

Every Thursday: “Family Night by the Pool”

Try our Elk’s Café Express, which is set up right off the

pool deck. A great selection of quick foods to get you

and the kids back to swimming fast! Our last Family

Night of the season is August 18th.

Every Friday: “Prime Rib and Seafood Specials”

Dinner is served 5-9pm

Every Saturday: “BBQ Ribs/Crab leg Specials”

Dinner is served 5-9pm

Saturday, August 13th “Shrimp Boil at the Pool”

We will keep the pool open late this Saturday night and

do a traditional Shrimp Boil “under the shed”. Dinner

will start at 6pm. Adults are $9.00, kids under 12 are

$4.50. Come enjoy a delicious dinner and swim under

the stars!

See you at "My Brother's Place"

Scott Larned

Club Manager

House Committee

Remember we have the NFL Ticket!! Not too

much longer and you can come up and enjoy a

drink, snack and the games!

...From the House Committee

Elk of the Month

Ken McCraw

Thanks for everything my friend, there’s too

much to list. You are a great Elk

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Where did the summer go? It is already August and school will begin be-fore we are ready! Remember the Pool is open everyday until Monday August 29th and from that day on we will be open ONLY on weekends (Sept 3rd, 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th). So come early and stay later and enjoy the BEST pool in Henderson County. Our College guards will begin leaving in early August so come by and wish them well and thank them for another short summer. Alicia Cook–

UNC-A, Julia Michels– UNC-W, Maddie Tweed– AB Tech, Drew Schwerkert– MCSU, Molly Horton– Berry College, Savannah Tinsley– Queens, Madi-son Vaughn– ASU. The LAST Family Night will be held on Thursday, August 18th (7pm-10pm). Due to the televised High School Football game on Thursday, August 25th and all other athletic conflicts we will not have enough guards to be open at night on August 25th. Please circle Saturday, October 1st at 9:30am on your calendar, as we

will put the cover on the pool and clean up the deck that day. We need 20-25 people for about 2 hours that day.

Jay Merrill

Pool Manager

POOL NEWS

Wow what a great 4th of July event we had here at the Pool! I would like to thank everyone

that helped out: Ray, Lewis, Mike, Dalton, Austin, Erica, Ken, The Mummerts (Richard &

JoAnne), Lisa, Kevin, Jay and all the lifeguards (if I forgot anyone I am truly sorry and

Thank you). We were all fed well and the BBQ was a hit again this year! It was a great time

had by all and we always welcome more and new volunteers for this and all of our events.

We raised some cash for Christmas Charities while enjoying great company and events! I

know I can say that we all are looking forward to next year’s celebration already!!

Fraternally Yours,

JJ Kilpatrick

Esteemed Leading Knight

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New Applications: Coe Andrews, Karen Cockrell, Pamela Ellis, Brian Goble, Matthew Grove, Daniel Harrington, Jason King, Evan Merrell, Ahren Palmer, Joseph Silva, New Members: Edgar Juergens, Melissa Jarrett, Amanda Combs, Nicole Marlow, Wm. Allen Kimzey, James Harris, Richard Burlett, Ty-rel Keplinger, Nga Pace, David Holder, Jill Pence

From the Secretary’s Desk

Sickness & Distress

Prayers and Concerns

Jimmy Gunderson– Mother passed away

AW “Gus” Tucker, PSP passed away

Patrick Dempsey

Carol Hanlon (Husband Dan)

Message from a member:

At Kevin’s pool party on July 11th, Pat-

rick and I had a personal experience

with #1616 Lodge caring, loving Elks.

To all of you who helped us when we

needed it, in various ways, we thank you

from the bottom of our hearts and will

spread the word far and wide of what

wonderful, kind people we have here in

Hendersonville. Wish I could have

taken pictures!

Y’all know who you are and so do we!

Never to be forgotten.

Sincerely and Fraternally yours,

Patrick and Barbara Dempsey

Tuesday, August 9th @ 7pm!!!

Categories This Month…….

1. Answers with the color Purple in it

2. War Movies

3. 72 Dolphins/ Ferris Bueheler

4. Main Street Businesses in

Hendersonville in the 50’s & 60’s

Golf Committee News Thank you to everyone who played in the Club Championship despite the high temps! We hope you all had a great time. Our CTP winners were: hole #4: Lee Bradley hole #11: Larry Demas hole #6: Ron Vocak hole #15: Spoon Justice Our Tournament Champion was: Mr. Spoon Justice followed closely by Brooks Lowder 1st Flight 1st Place: Jack Summey 1st Flight 2nd Place: Lee Bradley 2nd Flight 1st Place: Bob Ward 2nd Flight 2nd Place: TIE Bruce Pope, Bill Burnette and Scott Miller 3rd Flight 1st Place TIE: Ken Flanagan and Dean Justus 4th Flight 1st Place: Dale McDowell 4th Flight 2nd Place: Rich Coleman Make sure you are signed up for the John Hill Member-Guest in August!! You only have a few days to sign up! Tournament Date is August 6th & 7th!! Golf Committee

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2016 Apple Festival Breakfast

When: Sunday, September 4th

Time: 7am until 12pm

Tickets in advance $7.00 @ the Door $8.00

All proceeds go to Christmas Charities! We will start selling tickets @ the Pool in August Volunteers needed to cook , serve, and clean up! Come out and enjoy the morning of a wonderful breakfast and help support Christmas Charities!

2016 Hendersonville Elk’s Christmas Charities

Each year our Lodge #1616 comes together to provide a Merry Christmas for 130 families right here in our hometown by providing a week’s supply of groceries, fresh produce, toilet-ries and cleaning supplies. We also work in conjunction with Toys for Tots to provide toys for these families with small children. These items are gathered and packaged here at our lodge and delivered personally to each family by our members on Christmas Eve morning. This takes thousands of dollars and several hundred volunteer hours. Why do we do this? Because we are Elk’s. Charity is our crowning virtue. Get involved in our Christmas Charities Fundraisers by supporting our events throughout the year.

Elks Care, Elks Share

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Doe Tracks

August BIRTHDAYS

Pennie Melton 8/5

Faye Stanley 8/11

Billie Schell 8/29

MEETING NIGHTS

Our (only) August DOES meeting will be held on

Wednesday, August 10th, at 7:00 PM, at which time

we will be holding an initiation for new member,

Chrissy MacRoberts. Please plan to come and wel-

come our new sister. A light reception will follow.

Officers: white dresses please.

2017FAMILY POOL MEMBERSHIP RAFFLE

Raffle tickets are now on sale to win a family pool membership for the

2017 season. ONLY 200 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD, at $5.00 each,

with the prize to be awarded at the pool on Saturday, August 6th, at

4:00 PM. The winner needs to be aware that all rules and regulations

pertaining to the Elks pool memberships must be abided by. You may

contact Patty Kitlasz at 828-808-0416 for tickets or information. All

proceeds will go to our annual Blue Ridge Community College scholar-

ship fund

Grand Lodge Convention

In June, Drove President, Billie Schell, along with DOES Donna Ludolph, Margie Mitchell, and

Sandy Brady traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska, to attend our Grand Lodge Convention celebrating 95

years as the Benevolent, Patriotic Order of DOES of the United States of America. This year’s Na-

tional Convention was hosted by Lincoln Drove No. 4; and there were 305 DOES, plus Bullshippers

and guests, in attendance. On our Drove’s behalf, President Billie accepted 3 awards: (1) we re-

ceived 3rd Place in the 2015 Drove of the Year competition; (2) we tied with Union Drove No. 148,

South Carolina, for the number of new members (6) initiated in 2015 for droves with 26 to 50 mem-

bers; and (3) we received a Certificate of Appreciation for the donations we made to Dogs for the

Deaf in 2015. Billie also received her password, officially making her a Grand Lodge member.

Next year’s 2017 convention will be held in Rochester, Minnesota, June 4th thru 7th, so begin making

your plans to attend. It’s a great experience.

ART D’VINE

Mark your calendars for Friday evening, August 12th, from

5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, when the Hendersonville DOES will

be presenting ART D’VINE, a silent auction with over forty

lovely paintings available to bid on and purchase. A Tea

Cup Auction will also be held. The event will be held at

Saint Paul’s Mountain Vineyards, 588 Chestnut Gap Rd.,

Hendersonville. Tickets are $10 and will include a glass of

wine, hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and a raffle ticket for door

prize drawings. Wine, by the glass or bottled, will be avail-

able to purchase. Proceeds raised will be used to fund local

charities that call upon us for assistance.

As an added note, many of the local agencies we support are in great need of school supplies. If you

would care to donate some items, please bring them to our August 10th meeting. You can also leave

them in our DOES box in the hall closet at the Lodge. Thank you for anything you can provide.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Lodge Meeting

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Family Night

With a DJ

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John Hill Mem-

ber/Guest Golf

Tournament

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John Hill Mem-

ber/Guest Golf

Tournament

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Family Night

With a DJ

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14 15 16

Lodge Meeting

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LAST

FAMILY

NIGHT

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21 22 23

24 25

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Pool Closed

During the week

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APPLE

BREAKFAST

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Lounge is open for Lunch @ Noon Tuesday - Friday & 1:00pm Sat & Sun

Dinner is served 5:00pm - 8:30pm Tuesday - Thursday (Lodge meeting nights until 6:30)

Dinner is served 5:00pm - 9:00pm Friday & Saturday

Every Sunday is Sports Day in Lounge!! We Open @ noon

Every Wednesday is “Wing Night”

Every Friday is “Prime Rib & Seafood

Every Saturday is “Crab Legs & Ribs”

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Stanley Duchesne 01 Lisa Burnette 14 Ray Vaughn 23

R Riggs 01 Lisa Flanery 14 Thomas Vellanti 23

John Wright 01 Ronald Reid 14 Michael Atkinson 24

Dennis Bolyard 03 Mary Rikard 14 Paul Summey 24

Ronald Corn 03 Anastasia Brunetti 15 David Anthony 25

Matthew Dalton 03 Timothy Culberson 15 Don Bowen 25

Anthony Hill 03 Darryl Drake 15 Gordon Carpenter 25

Richard Wakenigg 03 Scott Schmidt 15 Mark Gibbs 25

Kelly Cook 04 M Maynard Cole 16 Mildred Schreiner 25

Ralph Duckett 04 Cynthia Faulkner 16 Frank Ewbank 26

Donald Fischer 04 James Kilpatrick 16 Patricia Fish 26

Steve Geyer 05 Jonathan Parce 16 Mark Powell 26

Rodney Henderson 05 David Starnes 16 William Wantiez 26

Suzanne Jackson 05 Adrian Moravo 17 Chris Betts 27

Dale Kirschbaum 05 Paul Rose 17 Glen Brown 27

Neil McDonald 05 Jon Skillman 17 William McLaws 27

Larry Pierson Jr 05 Clifford Bowie 18 Mike Strange 27

Eric Clark 06 Charlie Jackson 18 Deborah Dewitt 28

Jeramy Glynn 06 William Miller Jr 18 Charles McCrary 28

John Lampley 06 Bradley Redden 18 W Earl Rowe 28

Frances Shelton 06 Jerry Smith Jr 18 Michele Steppe 28

J Michael Edney 07 Keith Summey 18 John Umano 28

Kelly Allison 08 Amy Talley 18 Roger Hall 30

Julie Baker 08 Marty Bagwell Jr 19 John Monteith 30

John Bryan 08 John Boyd 19 Tom Fink 31

Michael Cable 08 Natasha Enloe 19 Julie Rollins 31

Julie Forehand 08 Charlie Cranford 20 Gary Steinberg 31

Nicky Henderson 08 John Elliott 20

Herman Knief 08 Tammy Morton 20

Charlie Tucker 08 Grady Anders Jr 21

Sherry Carroll 09 Kenton Lawson 21

Donald Robinson 09 Wm Brian Roberts 21

T Lee Osborne III 10 William Ashbrook 22

C Blayne Turner 10 Todd Lamb 22

Alan Baker 11 Jessica McCarson 22

M Stanley Per 11 Wayne Parris 22

Jeff Buchanan 12 Jerry Widrzynski 22

Ginger Elliott 12