Official Monthly Publication of the Sonora Elks Lodge #1587No.11 February 2020

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Exal ted Ruler ’s Message

2020 is here and I would like to send

out a final THANK YOU to all who

helped make 2019 such a success for

Lodge 1587. We accomplished a lot

and have a lot of which to be proud.

I appreciate all that all of you have

done. Carol Kent will be taking over

as the Exalted Ruler and I hope all of

you will provide her ongoing sup-

port just as you did for me.

We mourn the loss of Kirk Wallace

who will be missed by all. He spent

many years in support of Lodge

1587. Bob Gracia has agreed to take

Kirk’s place as trustee until the sec-

ond meeting in March.

Super Bowl will be celebrated at the

Lodge on February 2nd with a Taco

Bar. Join us for a great time watch-

ing the game and enjoying a good

meal. In the future the Elks bulletin

will be adding notification of events

available to Elks Members and oth-

ers in the community. For instance,

there will be an Immigrant Basin

Pack Trip coming up and informa-

tion will be available to you in the

bulletin.

Elections are coming up so I encour-

age all members to attend meetings

and become informed about our

upcoming leadership, events, and

activities.

Billy Youngman is my choice for

Elk of the Month. As I’m sure all of

you know, he works tirelessly for the Continued on page 2

February 2020

MAJOR PROJECTAsk What You Can Do For Lodge 1587, Not What the Lodge Can Do For You

We had a good month of donations

in Decenber from Laurel Utecht,

George Fontaine, Roy Ellis, Bill

Youngman, Will and Cheryl Reich,

Ina Kassahn, and the Monday Night

Football crew, for a total of

$1,563.00. Four of our members

will be moving up on the Leader

Board. I hope every one has a great

and prosperous New Year and will

continue to donate throughout the

year.

We received another $2500.00

Grant, thanks to Wil and Jim. They

are planning to apply for more

grants in the future. Keep up the

good work.

Thank You Bill Youngman,

E.N.F. Chairman

E.N.F.To Members & Guests; On or about May 13-16, our next Exalted Ruler will be making the march across the stage in Palm Springs with our annual check with our Purple Pig donations. We will be transferring our money to Fresno in April for that event so now is the time to fill your Pigs and turn them in by April 1st so that your donations will be in the count for this Elk Year. Speaking of our new Exalted Ruler, this is the month that we take nominations and vote on our Elected Chairs. There is an article elsewhere in this bulletin outlining the timeline and procedures followed for this. I would warn you that don’t attend on a regular basis that you could be nomi-nated if you aren’t there, so beware! This month I have a recent tally of donors to acknowl-edge including two “52 Club” members. Our donors from the January count are: Lori Cook, Dennis Walter, Gary Johnson, Carol Lewis, & Mel Slife. Our “52 club” members are Mike Cano & Robert Bettger. I will be ordering their certificates and presenting them soon. Keep your Pigs bundled up as it is now the middle of Winter.

“Our Membership Box Score Current Members ................488 Life Members.........................22 Delinquent ...........................24 Candidates .............................0

Lodge Phone: 533-1587 SonoraElks1587@mlode.com ___

Lodge and has put in many many

hours making improvements that

benefit all of us.

And last, but not least, the dues are

the news. Your 2020 dues will

include a $2.00 increase.

Thanks again for a great 2019!

Marty Smith, Exalted Ruler

NEW CHAIR OFFICERS FOR

ELK YEAR 2020-2021

We are now actively looking for

Chair Officers for the 2020-2021

Elk Year. Some Officers will be

returning to new Chairs but we

can use a few new people or pre-

vious Officers to fill some

Chairs. Nominations will take

place February 12th with elec-

tions being held on February

26th. Nominations will be taken

on the 26th for any vacant Chairs

still available. The Chairs up for

nomination are: Exalted Ruler,

Leading Knight, Loyal Knight,

Lecturing Knight, Secretary,

Treasurer, and 1st Year Trustee.

All other Chairs are appointed by

the Exalted Ruler except the

Trustees who automatically move

up a year. I can tell you from per-

sonal experience that filling a

Chair is rewarding as we have a

great group of members that by

and larger are a pleasure to work

with and for you. You can con-

tact any officer for more informa-

tion.

Skip Hoy P.E.R.

The following members are delinquent in paying their dues:

Avery, David

Bill, Carolyn

Borden, Mark

Brashear, Michael

Case, John

DeCheney, David

Errotabere, Steven

Fryer, Beverly

Graffam, Harry

Hebert, Dennis

Hunter, George

Jones, Kathleen

Kennedy, Dawni

Killion, Stanley

Kislingbury, Bill

Luna, Robert

Moncada, Robert

Mozingo, David

Nelson, Bill

Paine, Robert

Rabeneau, Dale

Ray, Clinton

Solem, Robert

Stanphill, DeVearl

Sutton, Curt

Important Notice: Please READ

BEGINNING FEBRUARY 1, 2020,

RESERVATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR

ALL DINNERS EXCEPT MEETING NIGHTS

& TACO THURSDAY. YOU WILL NEED

TO CALL 533-1587 & MAKE RESERVA-

TIONS NO LATER THAN 3 DAYS BEFORE

THE DINNER. THIS IS BEING DONE TO

HELP KEEP THE WASTE AND COST-

DOWN. PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP FOR

DINNER THE DAY OF THE DINNER

WITHOUT A RESERVATION!!

BINGO AT THE

SONORA ELKS

LODGE !!!!

COME ONE, COME

ALL! SPREAD THE

WORD!!!

BRING A FRIEND!!!

Bingo Night at the Lodge will be the

2nd Tuesday of each month!

Doors open at 5:00 pm & Bingo

games will start at 6:00 pm.

Cards $1.00, lots of different games!

We will be serving Hot dogs, chips &

soda or water for $5.00. There will

also be a no host bar available!

Hope to see you all there!

If you have any questions, please

feel free to call Pam Gracia at 984-

3625 for details

New Year’s Eve Party 2019-20

Thanks to all of you who attended our “Ringing in the Roaring 20’s” 14th Annual New Year’s Eve Party . We sold

out again and it was a cold but beautiful night. The “Rusty Rockers” kept going strong with many in attendance

until our final 11:00 O’Clock Toast. Thanks go to the crew that decorated the Lodge for the season and to Dalaine

Heagle and her crew for doing the same with her display. They both came back and “undecorated” the Lodge so

we could decorate for New Years. Many thanks go to the decorating crew of Jim & Linda Maddox, Bob & Marge

Nath, Jim & Pat Phelan, Bill & Connie Youngman, and Skip & Deanna Hoy. Dino Papapetrou and his Crew also

did a great job preparing and serving the dinner.

The following individuals and businesses made donations for this event. Tractor Supply, Applebee’s, Gus’s

Steakhouse, Peppery, Sonora Taqueria, Dickey’s BBQ, Wood’s Creek, Pinocchio’s, Perko’s, Brooks Ranch,

Starbucks, Sonora, Wayne & Son’s Automotive (Angels Camp), Emberz Grill, Indigeny Reserve, Cocino

Michochan, Standard Pour, and Black Oak Casino. The Naths, Maddoxs Hoys and Youngmans also donated per-

sonalized gift baskets. If I missed anyone I apologize.

We hope to be back next year with a still mystery theme to be decided. Stay tuned till then. Hope to see you all

once again the end of 2020!

Skip & Deanna Hoy & our Crew.

Full bellies help them weather the cold air also. The only change to their clothing should be pinning a large red heart on them for Valen-tine’s Day. Don’t feed them any chocolate as they really thrive on greenbacks and coin. Save that chocolate for the ones you love and don’t forget to tell them. Have a happy Valentine’s Day! Remember, a coin a day and they’ll, walk, talk, see, & play”” Fraternally, Skip Hoy P.E.R. Purple Pig Herdsman.

Major Project: continued from p.1

Mother Lode

Rollers

HOUSE COMMITTEE Chairman: Bill Youngman, Jim Haughy PER, Doug Buck PER, Rudy White, Dan Brown PER, Barbara Spadaro, Benny Carrillo, Steven Markley, Jim Maddox.

February Birthdays 1-Mark Leonard, John Martin, John O’Conner 2- Gordon Boone, Hal Channell David Slicton 3- Cheryl Reich 4- Raymond L’Heureux, Chris Masselas 5- Christy Frecerri 6- Ricky Canepa 7- Mike Stocks 8- George Hunter 11-John Anderson 12- David Crocker, Harvey Uhl, James Scales 13- Tim Gates, David Mozingo 14, Michael Laurance, George Fontaine 15- Ruth Burke 16- George Tockstein, Laura Franz 17- David Wynne, Jerry Malone 18- David Harrison 19- Tyler Buck 20- John Case 21- Robert Ratfield 22- Michael Heuton 23- Daniel Durnall, Steve Markley 24- Mike Burke 25- Ken Mitchell 26- Terry Kish

February. That time each year when

many of us in the Mother Lode

Rollers are relaxing at home and

slowly getting our rigs ready for

another travel year. Don’t know

where and when yet, but prepara-

tions are in the works.

As we approach our election of new

officers, who will be nominated this

month and elected in March, it’s

timely to recognize our officers for

this past year, starting with our

Wagon Master, Pam Gracia.

Pam has been our Wagon Master for

four years running. This is a

demanding job that requires dedica-

tion and patience. If this was a pay-

ing job, her performance report

would have to grade her to be

“Outstanding”.

Assistant Wagon Master Sandy

Thomason, Secretary Pat Mayberry,

and Treasurer Jim McCracken have

also served, with distinction, contin-

uously since 2016. Underline

“Distinction”!

Our next business meeting is sched-

uled at 5:30 p.m. on Friday,

February 28, 2020 at the Lodge. All

Sonora Elks members are invited to

attend our meetings. Come early to

our pre-meeting in the East Lounge.

Ray Bailey, MLR Editor

Member Wayne Felts is now back

home after going to St. Joseph’s

Hospital twice for extended periods.

He gets a daily dose of antibiotics

locally and is very much improved

and doing well.

Member Leonard Carpenter was

transported to Adventist Health

Sonora from our New Year’s Eve

Party 12/31/19 with breathing prob-

lems. He was released later after

being diagnosed with influenza.

Member Robert Bettger had a

pacemaker installed on 1/8/20. and

is now home ticking right along.

Member Jack Walls was hospital-

ized recently with a throat problem

and is now home.

Trustee Kirk Wallace passed away

on 12/17/19 in Memorial Hospital in

Modesto. His memorial service will

be held on Saturday, April 4, 2020 @

the Sonora Elks Lodge @ 2:00 p.m.

.

Please contact Skip Hoy P.E.R. with

any news of Sickness & Distress.

Phone 209-736-2310 or email to

moosie@mlode.com .There are also

Sickness & Distress books to enter

information located in the front

lobby and the East Lounge. I will

check these regularly.

There is some confusion regard-

ing signing up for an event

through the site GroupWorks. It

is only an information site. By

responding with " I am Going"

DOES NOT sign you up for the

event. You still have to sign up for

an event through the office and/or

the designated person in charge of

the event.

If you have any questions, you

may contact me for further expla-

nation.

Mike Burke, mburke24@sbc-

global.net

If anyone is interested in See's Candy, we have a few boxes left from Christmas. We are selling it at our cost. Please call Pam Gracia at 984-3625 for details. Hey, Valentines Day is just around the corner!

Special Olympics The Sonora Elks Lodge held the sixth annual Christmas Dinner for Northern California Special Olympians on

Monday, December 16, 2019. The Christmas dinner was complete, with a fruit punch reception, Ham or Turkey

complete dinner with pumpkin pie dessert, Christmas songs sung by the Olympian Carolers, gifts for each

Olympian and Santa and Mrs. Clause .Also, a picture of each Olympian was taken with a Christmas background

setting prepared by Elk volunteers. This festive evening was made possible by a grant from Elks National

Foundation and the Turkey donated by Diestel Turkey Ranch. Attendance for the event was 186 dinners plus the

30 Elk Volunteers who also enjoyed the dinner. Amoung the volunteers helping were Elk Scholars who were

home for the holidays. They were Trent Simonson, Erika & Alexis Simonson,and also, Crysta Maddox who is a

senior at Summerville High and is applying for a scholarship this year. In attendance was Debbie & Dan Fox-

Northern California Special Olympics Director(Debbie) ,Bill Pooley-Sheriff, Duru Vanderwiel-Sonora Police

Chief, & Neal Evans Under Sheriff & wife Kim. The evening begin with a prayer by Elk member & past lodge

Chaplin Mel Slife, followed with Pledge-of-Allegiance lead by Special Olympian, Ben Levine, and ended with a

sea of smiles, as each Olympian, no matter what age got to set on Santa's lap for another photo shoot. The Sonora

Elks Lodge wishes all the Special Olympians & their coaches a Happy New Year, and much success in their

Exalted Ruler Open House

Meeting Menu February 12

No Dinner

WEDNESDAY, February 26

Baby Back Ribs w/ Baked Beans,

Salad, Coffee, Milk & Dessert $13

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2019-2020 OFFICERS Exalted Ruler...........Marty Smith PER Leading Knight...........Carol Kent PER Lecturing Knight ..............Mike Burke Loyal Knight..............Doug Buck PER Esquire ..............Todd Simonson PER Chaplain ........................Carol Lewis Inner Guard.................... Matt Peller Tiler.............................. Dan Hogan Secretary................Hal Channell PER Treasurer ..................Larry Leatham Organist .....................Linley Harvey

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Family Night Dinner

Wednesday March 11th

Lodge Meeting,

Monday March 16th

Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, March 18th

House Committee Meeting

Wednesday March 25th

Lodge Meeting

“Old Timer’s Night”

Friday, March 27th

Mother Lode Rollers

Friday Night Dinner

Taco Thursday

Elks Meeting 7:00 pm

Elks Meeting 7:00 pm

Bingo Night 5:30 pm

Family Night Dinner

Super Bowl Sunday

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Today's wisdom

If my body is ever found on a "jogging" trail, just know that I was murdered somewhere

else and dumped there

Respect your elders. they graduated from school without the internet.

I've decided I'm not old, I'm 25 -- plus shipping and handling.

Why do I have to press "1" for English? did America move?

Behind every angry woman stands a man who has absolutely no idea what he did wrong.

Vegetarian: ancient tribal name for the village idiot who can't hunt, fish, or light fires!

In my defense, I was left unsupervised.

My mother always told me, “Don’t you get smart with me”, so I obliged her.

My decision-making skills closely resemble those of a squirrel when crossing the road.

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I always thought that getting old would take longer.

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SONORA ELKS LODGE #1587

“SUPER BOWL SUNDAY” FEBRUARY 2, 2020 @ THE SONORA ELKS LODGE

DOORS OPEN AT 2:00 PM GAME STARTS AT 3:30 PM Tickets are $8.00 This includes a Taco Bar that will

be available during the game.

No Reservations required for this event.

Family Night Dinner Bring Your Favorite Valentine to Dinner

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Tickets are $12.00

Please call 533-1587 to make your reservations, No later than 2-1-2020!

Menu Is: Roast Beef, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Vegetable, Salad, Rolls and Butter, And Special Valetine Dessert & Coffee Doors open @ 5, Dinner @ 6:30 Sonora Elks Lodge #1587 100 Elk Dr., Sonora, CA. 95370 209-533-1587

Reservations are required!

Please join us before dinner for a Special Valentine "Love Potion" Cocktail!!!

PURPLE PIG NIGHT!

Please dress up your pig & bring it to the races! There will be a prize for the best dressed pig! Also, feed those pigs & fatten them up, there will also be a prize for the heaviest pig!

Friday, February 28th

Doors open at 5:00 pm & Dinner will be served at 6:30 pm

Tickets are $12.00

Menu is: Pork Loin, Mashed Potatoes,

Vegetable, Salad, Bread & Butter,Dessert & Coffee

Please call the Lodge at 533-1587 to make Reservations

No later than Tuesday, February 25th!

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