september 2013 edition lodge 2350

Normal Lodge Hours of Operations

Sunday— Bar is open 10am to 4pm( Football)

Monday— Lodge Open From 1pm until Close

Tuesday— Lodge Open From 1pm to 6pm Except (1st & 3rd Tues. are meeting nights)

Wednesday—- Lodge Open From 1pm until Close (Nightly Dinner Specials)

Thursday— Lodge Open From 1pm until Close

Friday— Lodge Open From 1pm until Close

Saturday— Bar is open 1pm to 4pm( Texas hold-em is played )(Open For Private Parties)

From the Exalted Ruler:

The long hot summer is almost behind us. There is a lot happening at the Lodge and it’s good to

see our members slowly returning. The football package has been purchased and surely everyone

is awaiting the first game. This past month we lost two of our life members, Robert Amos Hawkins

and Thomas Alva Hawkins. Both these men have been very helpful in the growth of our Lodge and

will be truly missed. On Saturday Sept. 14th the Lodge will hold our 1st annual Soccer-Shoot. It is

being held at the Copper Basin Elementary School, just off Hunt Hwy. & Copper Mine Road.

Hopefully this will be a huge event for the Lodge and we can use all the volunteer help we can get.

Then on Saturday the 21st we will be holding our Fund Raiser for the Granite Mountain Hot Shots.

We will have a steak cookout dinner, music, presentation of outstanding service award to a

Coolidge and Florence Firefighter, raffle and silent auction. It will be open to the public, so please

contact all your friends and please come, it’s for a good cause. Note to all members, if you have

anything you would like to see your Lodge do, please let one of your Lodge Officers know.

I remain Fraternally Yours, Ron Metzler

Lodge 2350 September 2013 Edition

Exalted Ruler—Ron Metzler Esquire—Tom Pratt Secretary—Angela Schenk

Leading Knight—Larry Petersen Inner Guard—Robert Smith Treasurer—Warren Selkie

Loyal Knight—Reed Schmieden Tiler—Robert Austin, Jr. Trustees: Varr Myers, Chairman

Lecturing Knight—Robert Austin III Chaplain—Ray DelaCruz Sue Mabery John Burdette

Louie DeMarino Bruce Odegaard

The Corral Newsletter

Attention Members: Please send your change of

address, it costs the Lodge several dollars to send

items via USPS. Some things are not forwarded.

Please use the following if you ask to hold mail.

NAME

_______________________________________

ADDRESS

_______________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP

_______________________________________

EMAIL

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HOLD until further notice or change address?

Mail to P.O. Box 1033, Florence, AZ 85132

Request for Widow’s (Widower’s) Identification Card

NAME OF WIDOW(ER)

_______________________________________

ADDRESS

_______________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP

_______________________________________

DATE OF REQUEST _____________________

NAME OF DECEASED MEMBER

_______________________________________

Please include a self addressed, stamped envelope.

You must request a new card each year. Send to:

Secretary, Coolidge-Florence Lodge #2350,P.O.Box

1033, Florence, AZ 85132.

New proposals

Matt Whitten, proposed by Bev Fiedler Lisa Whitten, proposed by Bev Fiedler

Don Ochose, proposed by Robert White Rick Ryness, proposed by Robert White

Please welcome our new members

Gary Linton Roy Stewart, Reinstatement

Gary Somerville John Tellesbo, Certificate of Release

Roy Palermo Alex, Alongi, Transfer Demit

Lapsation—50 delinquent members

Sandra Aikins Shawn Cluff Richard Giebel William Pertzborn Jr. John Wicke

Robert Allen Larry Colson Clifford Gustafson Roger Pierce Ernest Williams

Carl Bell Evie Cornett Arthur Harrison Perry Purden Jerry Williams

Norman Benson John Cornett Dean Howard Gary Reeves Jerry Williams Jr

James Bilyeu Dona Crable Robert Ingulli Don Richard Jerry Wilson

Rex Byers James Craig Becky Jimenez Tommy Rowe Thomas Wood

Jim Cappa Jack Depew Roy Leggitt Rustyn Sherer

Guy Carino Gloria England Gilbert Lopez Alfred Starns

Rex Carolin Dana Exline Herbert Mayer Blake Stone

Laura Carter Michael Fent Joe Moody Jim Turnbull

Stewart Cathemer Michael Gast Craig Nicholson John Valeri


Elks Fund Raiser Saturday, September 21st Event begins at 5:00 p.m.

To benefit

Yarnell Granite Mountain Hot Shots Menu

Mesquite Grilled Steak Baked Potato

Cole Slaw Beans

Tortillas

$20.00 per person with advanced sign-up, See the bartender for tickets $23.00 per person at the door

Live Music ~*~ Basket Raffles ~*~ Silent Auction


From the Leading Knight:

The recognition of the Eleventh Hour dates back to the Battle of Hastings in October of 1066 when William of

Normandy established a curfew demanding that all watch fires be extinguished at eleven each night. The Royal

Order of Buffaloes, of whom Charles Vivian, an original Elk, was a member, practiced an eleven o’clock toast in

remembrance of this battle. Charles Vivian brought this tradition here. George F. McDonald delivered the first

official eleven o’clock toast at a social session May 31, 1868, while Charles Vivian was out of town. By mid June,

Charles Vivian no longer darkened the Elks door evermore. In earlier days, the social sessions were usually held on

Sunday nights and were concluded about eleven o’clock. As the participants departed, members naturally made

inquiries about the absentees and expressed sympathetic interest in their causes.

While Jolly Corks meetings were held with regularity, apparently no form nor substance resulted, except for the

adoption of a toast to members of the group not in attendance. This was the genesis of the eleven o’clock toast.

Please find below the Jolly Corks toast. I have been an Elk for 40 years and have only met one Elk who gave this

toast to a group of Elks at eleven o’clock. I wish I knew more…

The Original Jolly Corks Toast

Now is the hour when Elkdom’s tower

Is darkened by the shroud of night,

And father time on his silver chime

Tolls off each moment’s flight.

In Cloistered halls each Elk recalls

His Brothers where’er they be,

And traces their faces well-known places

In the annals of memory.

Whether they stand on a foreign land

Or lie in an earthen bed,

Whether they be on the boundless sea

With the breakers of death ahead.

Whate’er their plight on this eerie night

Whate’er their fate may be

Where ever they are be it near or far

They are thinking of you and me.

So drink from the fountain of fellowship

To the Brother who clasped your hand,

And wrote your worth in the rock of earth

And your faults upon the sand.

To our absent Brothers

Fraternally yours, Larry Petersen

Robert Austin—1

William Hendershot—3

Stanley Ellis—5

Roger Pierce—5

Steve Gilgus—7

Michael O-Donnell—8

Theresa Payne—8

Bob England—9

Steve Engel—11

Mark Appel—13

Carl Bell—13

Steve Kelly—13

Dean Howard—14

Jase White—14

John Hail—15

Robert Mahloch—15

Joe Moody—17

Gilbert Lopez—18

Hugh Nichols—19

Perry Purden—20

Odis Taylor—22

Doug Tourville—23

James Denney—24

Dean Swedbergh—24

Becky Jimenez—25

Vern Weber—25

Joseph Anderson—26

Keith Snyder—26

Jim Turnbull—26

Bill Manning—27

Tom Pratt—27

Linda Hanson—28

Lavita Whitlow—28

Bill Heeter—29

Wednesday Night Trivia

September 18

Tickets on sale at the door

$5 per person starting at 6pm

Questions start at 6:30 pm

We compete in teams of two

But don’t worry if you don’t have a partner,

we will help you out!

Winners receive a $10 gift certificate each

Wednesday Night august Trivia winners

Tom & Sue Shaheen



AEMP Elks Major Projects Mid-Year Raffle

First Prize—Polaris Ranger Crew 800

2nd Prize—$500.00

3rd Prize—$300.00

4th Prize—$200.00

5th Prize—$100.00

Donation—$5 per ticket or 3 tickets for $10

Drawing October 26th

Must be 21 years of age (or older) to win

Proceeds benefit the AEMP Children’s Programs

Meeting Night Specials

Beer special $1

(domestic draft and bottle beers)

Well drinks $2

Hot Dogs $1

Sunday Brunch

Sunday, September 29

10:00 am

$6.00 per person

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We will be hosting a fundraiser on September 21st for the Yarnell firefighter’s families. Along with our

dinner, we will be offering a silent auction to help raise even more money for them. I would like to ask all

our members to help me by volunteering to create special gift baskets for this event. We would like a

minimum of 19 to honor each firefighter who lost their life on that tragic day. If you can commit to

helping me please call at (520) 723-9045 or email me at [email protected]. We deeply appreciate

your help, let’s show our firefighter families that this lodge cares!

Thank you so much,

Pat Metzler

Exalter Ruler’s Lady

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Please turn in all basket donations by September 17 to the lodge or to Ron Metzler at:

6302 West Heritage Way in Overlook at Anthem


Supply Train

On August 24th, the second grade teachers from Florence K-8 and San Tan

Heights elementary schools visited our lodge.

The lodge donated approximately $1,500 worth of school supplies to 210 chil-

dren in the Coolidge and Florence school districts.

Supplies purchased included:

Pencils Crayons Markers

Rulers Colored Pencils Erasers

Scissors Copy Paper Glue Sticks

Construction Paper Kleenex Index Cards

Spiral Notebooks Composition Notebooks Lined Paper

Pictured above: San Tan Heights—Stephanie Babbitt, Diane Poma, Allison Munley and Donna Dempsey

Florence K-8—Tamara Borin and Pat Rodriguez (not pictured Debbie Boehnlein)


Lodge of

Sorrow

Thomas Alva Hawkins

Thomas Alva Hawkins, 88, a longtime high school coach who won three state championships and other honors, died on July 29, 2013, in the White Mountains, surrounded by his wife and

children.

Mr. Hawkins, known as Alva and also Alvie, was born on May 1, 1925, to Lee and Zella Hawkins in Olustee, Okla. He attended school in Weatherford, Okla., and graduated from Weatherford High School. In 1943 he was drafted into the Army and served in the South Pacific for more than

two years as an Infantryman. After World War II ended, he was sent to Japan for 18 months and put in charge of battalion sports. After his honorable discharge, he returned to Weatherford and married his high school sweetheart, Merna Faye True, in 1947. With the help of the GI Bill, he

attended Southwestern State Teachers College in Weatherford and played on a conference championship football team in 1950. He earned a bachelor of education degree in 1951 and also

a master’s degree in 1962.

He is preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Belva, Clarice, Isabel, and brother David.

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Robert Amos Hawkins

Robert Amos Hawkins, 84, the first elected mayor of Casa Grande, died peacefully on Aug. 3, 2013, at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center with his two sons and other family mem-

bers by his side.

Amos, who recently was elected a Life Member, was initiated in 1958 into the Lodge.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that a donation be made in Amos' name to the Coo-

lidge-Florence Elks Lodge children's charities .


SEPT 2013 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 Meeting@

6:30 P.M.

4 Mexican

Night

5 Regular

Menu

6 Prime Rib

Night

7 Texas

Hold’em 1:00

to 4:00

8 Sunday

Football

9 Monday

Football

10 11Chicken

Fried Steak

12 Regular

Menu

13 Prime

Rib Night

14 Texas Hold’em

1:00 to 4:00

1st Annual ELKS

Soccer Shoot

15 Sunday

Football

16 Mon-

day

Football

17Meeting @

6:30 Indoctri-

nation @ 5:30

18Trivia Night

Remember your

card

Hamburgers

19 Regular

Menu

20 Prime

Rib Night

21 Yarnell Event

Dinner starts @

5:00

22 Sunday

Football

23 Mon-

day

24 25Ribs

Night

26 Regular

Menu

27 Prime

Rib Night

28 Texas

Hold’em 1:00

to 4:00

29 Sunday

Football

Sunday Brunch

@10:00

30 Mon-

day

Football

NOTE: Soccer at the Copper Basin Elem. School 28682 N. Main St. (Hunt & Copper Mine)

NOTE: Yarnell event for the firefighters Steak Cookout, Music, Basket Raffle and Auction

NOTE: Sunday Brunch is back


Elks #2350 Business Sponsors

If you wish to place an ad, submit your business card to Lodge Secretary

with $10/month for months you wish to run.

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