925 North Avenue Burlington, VT 05408

(802) 862-1342

The Exalted Ruler’s Message

The office of Exalted Ruler is an important one and a privilege that has been granted to me by the members of this Lodge. Some of you have asked me, “Are you ready to take on the role of ER?” My answer is an enthusiastic, “YES!” I know that the responsibility rests on my shoulders and my success will be vital to this Lodge and the great order of which this Lodge is an important part. My commitment to you as members is to be true to my obligation as an Elk and to the principles of our order. I will guard and defend our precious Charter and be vigilant in promoting the programs of Grand Lodge through my appointment of active committee chairs. I will always consider and act upon what is best for the

interests of Burlington Lodge #916. Additionally, I want to continue to provide our members with an enjoyable environment where everyone can kick back, relax, make new friends and enjoy our Elks “family”. One of my goals is to bring in varied entertainment on the weekends and for theme nights. I’ll keep you posted on further details. Now, what I would like to know from you! How can we continue to grow our Lodge and retain our members? What can we do better? This Lodge belongs to every member and all of you have valued opinions and ideas. I need your input so that we can all work together for the common good. Please feel free to approach me personally or send me an email at: bpoe916er@comcast.net As the year progresses, I encourage all members to stand ready to assist and to share in the rewards of service to the community, to Elkdom and this wonderful Lodge. As other Lodges in this state and around the country are toughing it out to stay viable, we are fortunate to be thriving and moving forward. Thank you all for your confidence that I will lead and manage Burlington Lodge so that it will continue to prosper and grow as well as be known for the good works of charity and humanity in our community. Respectfully & Fraternally, Mary Paule Hill Exalted Ruler

THE 916 BULLETIN

Monthly Newsletter of the BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS Lodge #916 Vol. 9, No. 4

APRIL 2009

350 Club Winners......................................... 4 Activity Calendar ......................................... 8 Birthdays ...................................................... 5 Bits & Pieces ................................................ 4 Blood Drive .................................................. 3 Contact Information ..................................... 2 Eldoes Update .............................................. 7 Elks Care Elks Share .................................... 7 Karaoke ........................................................ 3 Lodge Green Up Day ................................... 7 Lodge Hats ................................................... 7 Lodge Notices .............................................. 2 Lunch at the Lodge....................................... 5 Mother’s Day Breakfast ............................... 5 Moisan/Lilley Indoor Golf Tournament ....... 6 Officers & Trustees ...................................... 2 Pig Roast ...................................................... 3 Proposed Members ....................................... 2 State Convention .......................................... 7 Steak Night Menus ....................................... 4 Volunteer of the Month ................................ 8

Meeting Night

Thursday, April 2nd

Installation

Saturday, April 4th

Easter Egg Hunt Sunday, April 5th

Steak Night Wednesday, April 15th

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• The regular membership meetings will be held on the FIRST and THIRD Thursdays of the month at 7pm every month except in the months of July, August and December as approved by Grand Lodge Resolutions. In July, August and December the regular membership meeting will be held on the THIRD Thursday of the month.

• The Lodge Investigating Committee meets the FIRST Tuesday of every month at 7pm when there are members

proposed. • Members are welcome to attend the Governing Board meeting on the SECOND Tuesday at 7pm in the upstairs

meeting room. • Initiation of new members, if any, will be held on the THIRD Thursday of the month.

THE 916 BULLETIN

Monthly Newsletter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks #916

925 North Avenue - Burlington, VT 05408

Published monthly and mailed to all current Lodge Members and select others, by standard mail at Burlington, VT. The content can also be viewed at the Lodge’s Website, www.bpoe916.com

Relevant information for inclusion is welcomed and should be submitted by the 15th of the month proceeding the publication by:

• emailing to bpoe916bulletin@comcast.net • Placing the material in the 916 Bulletin mailbox at the Lodge

front entranceway. • Mailing it to the Lodge to the attention of the 916 Bulletin.

We do our best to include all pertinent information that our members would find interesting, however if the materials are not received by the Editor on or before the 15th of the month, there is a chance that they may not be included in the next issue due to the time needed to produce, print and mail the Bulletin. Our goal is to have it delivered to our members by the 1st of the following month.

We reserve the right to edit submitted items for brevity and appropriateness. The Exalted Ruler has the final responsibility for the Bulletin content.

Editor - John Hill Photography - Wayne LaBonte

LODGE OFFICERS 2009-20010

Exalted Ruler: Mary Paule Hill Esteemed Leading Knight: Rick Boucher Esteemed Loyal Knight: Craig Garrand Esteemed Lecturing Knight: Gary Poirier Secretary: Dave Eaton Treasurer: Brian Bouchard Inner Guard: Steve Schifilliti Esquire: Robert Brown Tiler: Carol Garrand Chaplain: Hank Metevier Organist: Rick Guest State Trustee: Fred Dusablon, PER

LODGE TRUSTEES Trustee and Chairman (exp. 3/2011): Jim Procopio Trustee (exp. 3/2010): Ron LaRose, PER, PSP Trustee (exp. 3/2012): Gary Little, PER Trustee (exp. 3/2013): Diane Hazen, PER Trustee (exp. 3/2014): Dave Blankemeyer, PER

HOW TO CONTACT THE LODGE

General Information ..................................bpoe916@comcast.net Exalted Ruler..........................................bpoe916er@comcast.net Lodge Secretary.......................... bpoe916secretary@comcast.net Lodge Treasurer ..........................bpoe916treasurer@comcast.net Trustees .......................................... bpoe916trustee@comcast.net Event Bookings ...............................bpoe916events@comcast.net Bulletin Editor ...............................bpoe916bulletin@comcast.net

Name Address Occupation Proposer

DAVID PARISH COLCHESTER SUPV/MGMT KEVIN PARISH

DENNIS WILSON VERGENNES FIREFIGHTER KEN VACHEREAU

DEREK LIBBY STOWE FIREFIGHTER FRANCIS AUMAND

ROBERT KENNEY BURLINGTON EDUCATION MARK LAMPHIER

RICHARD YANDOW CHARLOTTE BUSINESS OWNER JOHN HILL

THESE APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP OR REINSTATEMENT WILL BE BALLOTED ON AT THE APRIL 16TH MEMBERSHIP MEETING

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ANNUAL PIG ROAST Friday, May 8th

Cocktails 6:00pm / Pigout 7:00pm Music by DJ Squealer Hill

Tickets are $12.00pp

Last year tickets sold out early! Get yours now on sale at the Lodge bar.

with Steve Leclair featuring Kristen Jewell

Friday, April 17th 6pm-10pm

FREE MUNCHIES!

Bring your singing voice (or a reasonable

facsimile) and be ready to have fun!

BLOOD DRIVE

Many thanks to our Lodge members and neighbors for another successful blood drive on February 20th! The result was a drive that produced 27 productive units of blood from the 30 individuals that presented to donate. Along with giving movie theater tickets to each donor, John Hill gave us two $50 gift certificates to Koto Japanese Steak-house that were drawn at the end of the drive. Thank you very much as it may hap-pen again! To Dave Ploesser...it’s so great to know that you are always here to greet the Red Cross team to get everything going. The staff loves working with you, and for good reason - you are a very remarkable person! February was a terrible month for the Red Cross and they ended up about 400 units less than they had hoped for in Vermont. Our 270 units collected on our drives couldn’t be more welcome and timely for the health of the region’s blood supply! Hope to see you again on April 17th. Pssst...bring a friend!

With sincerest appreciation, Wilfred “Dizzy” Desilets, PER, Chairperson

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‘350’ Club Winners

Ed Couture $10,000 Charlene Cannizzaro $2,000 Tanya Lavalette $1,000 Gerritt Crowley $750 Don Sutton $500

In addition, 10 people won $100 and 10 people won $50

Thank you everyone for the great turnout for our monthly meals and your support of the 350 Club.

My special thanks goes out to all my dinner chairpeople and

their team of volunteers:

Gary Gile Randy Lopez Jim Procopio Diane Hazen Gary Little Rick Boucher

Chris Bissonette

Thank you to Shirley Hazen and Linda Delaricheliere for han-dling the reservation check-ins, Charlie Auer for faithfully being there to set tables every month, also, Dave Blankemeyer, and Craig Garrand for their assistance as well as the numerous other volun-teers who willingly gave of their time to work in the kitchen, serve meals, sell 50/50 and raffle ball tickets and end of night cleanup.

The waiting list for the 2009-2010 ‘350’ Club is posted on the

bulletin board by the member entrance. Please include your name and phone number. If you have any questions, contact Rick Boucher, 2009-2010 350 Club Chairperson. Fraternally, Mary Paule Hill Exalted Ruler, 2008-2009 350 Chairperson

STEAK NIGHT MENUS April 15, 2009

Prime Rib Baked Schrod

Broiled Scallops 10 oz. NY Sirloin

Chicken Marsala on Garlic Mashed

April 29, 2009 Prime Rib

Baked Schrod Baked Stuffed Filet of Sole

Petit Filet Chicken Kiev

BITS & PIECES

• The cold and callous hand of grief is once again squeezing the hearts of the membership. David Leavitt, the 40 year old son of member Bill Leavitt, tragically met his death last month while driv-ing on the ice of Malletts Bay. After an extensive search, David’s body was found. Bill’s many friends share with him the pain and sorrow that no kindness or well intentioned words can dispel. We pray that God will now watch over David, and the Leavitt family will be able to heal through this very difficult time. There will be a public remembrance of David’s life at Bayside Park in Colchester on Saturday, April 18th. The program will begin at 11:30am and will be under shelter on the waterfront side of Lakeshore Drive in Malletts Bay.

• Roland LeBlanc has one of those dogs that only weighs about five pounds soaking wet; closer to the size of a squirrel than a real dog. So, when Roland mentioned the other day that he was planning to have stir fry for dinner that evening, I couldn’t resist asking, “Oh, are you going to go home and wok your dog?”

• Did you hear about the girl who brought her clothesline to school with her? The man at the store told her it needed to be taut!

• My thanks to the many people that helped with the Moisan/Lilley Memorial Open. It’s true that many hands make for light work. Spe-cial thanks “of course” to greenskeeper, Ron LaRose. He spent many hours building all 18 holes, and has done a delightfully devi-ous job. (Especially, on #18, the Heartbreak Hill). We raised $1,200 which will be donated to Camp Ta-Kum-Ta.

John Plunkett

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2 John Hebert, Sr. Arnold Sharp 3 Jed Marcelino Sharron Minahan George Mongeon Mark Schroeter Carl White 4 George Blow Donald Clayton Carlos Newsome, Jr. 5 John Blondin William Davignon Frederick Loyer

Paulette Thabault 6 Frank Bernardini Maitland Daniels Thomas McCoy 7 Richard Bowler, Jr. Dennis Rouille 8 Everett Curavoo Edward Desautels Matt Schifilliti 9 Gary Moreau John Plunkett Gary Russ 10 Stephen Richer

Stanley Roberts Eugene Ward III 11 Tod Bessery Kelly Martin 12 Timothy Audette James Fayette John Truax 13 Jack Curry 14 Karyl Snow Sweeney 15 Larry Coletti John O’Donnell 17 Edward Bowery Hank Metevier

Rodney Myers 18 John McDonald Susan Senn Paul Thibault 19 Robert Beauvais Robert Brown 20 Rodman Barlow 21 Al Jewell Ed Vincent 22 Theodore Arel Kevin Carney Frederick Hannon 23 Charles Allard Chris Bissonette John Fox Robert Letzelter Steven Line David McGinnis

Edward McGrath 24 Al LaFrance John Pijanowski 25 Robert Clark Mark Guyette Robert Vance 26 Mark Ciardelli 27 Timothy Lavery 28 Michelle Charron Douglas Dubie Dillon Willette 29 Hally McHugh John Murray, M.D. Peter Navari Millie Palmer

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Sunday, May 10th 9am-Noon

French Toast, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Juice, Pancakes

$8.00 per person $5.00 for children 10 & under

1 Mother Free per family

Breakfast

LUNCH AT THE

LODGE!

11:30am - 1:30pm Tuesday thru Friday

Sandwiches Hamburgers

Salads & Sides Daily Specials

If you haven’t had lunch at the Lodge yet, you owe yourself a visit to Burlington’s Best Meal at the Best Deal! Everyday menu items include hot and cold sand-wiches, burgers and even a char-broiled chicken salad. And check out the daily special board for pasta, sea-food, steaks and more.

Why not invite some friends to lunch and to show

off your beautiful Lodge! You might just find yourself signing up a new member!

Members and legal guests only!

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2nd ANNUAL MOISAN-LILLEY INDOOR GOLF TOURNAMENT & CHILI COOKOFF

The annual Frank Moisan & Barney Lilley Memorial Indoor Golf Tournament was once again a huge success. A day of fun, fund raising and relaxation was had by all.

Here are the scores for the top two teams: the “Old North Enders” finished 1st with the following scores: Mark Lamphere 45, Bobby Beauvais 41, Ken “Breeze” Beardsley 44 and Rod Barlow 39, for a total team score of 169. The “No Blame” team finished 2nd with the following scores: Jack Rock 43, George Langlois 51, Dan Rylant 44 and Jim O’Brien 41, for a total team score of 179.

There were 18 entries into the Chili contest. Tammy Freeman placed first, with Bob LaRue second place. Judges were Jim Procopio, Sue Austin and Mary Sweeney.

Thanks also to our fine sponsors. Foley Real Estate, Jack Murray, Merola’s Market, David & Mary Blankemeyer, Wayne & Donna LaBonte, North End Little League, John & Mary Paule Hill, Rick & Brenda Boucher, Sun Ray Security & Vermont Central Vacuum, Bill Leavitt & Garrett Crowley, The Schmitt Family, Larry Snow & Roger Hazen, Chittenden Bank, Jim & Mary Procopio, Steve White-house & Gail Mattison, Jim O’Brien, Leisure World Pools, BPOE #916, Jeff Learned, Gary Little, Ed Sliker & Dave Minahan, the Goddard Family, and John & Kerry Plunkett & Joanna Campbell. Prizes were donated by Merola’s Market, Koto Japanese Restaurant and Rozzi’s Lakeshore Tavern.

Special thanks to Ron LaRose. He spent many hours building all 18 holes. We raised $1,200 which will be donated to Camp Ta-Kum-Ta.

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ELDOES UPDATE

“Be the Best of Whoever You Are!”

On behalf of the Eldoes, I would like to thank Dave Blankemeyer for his support and the encouragement he has given us during his year as Exalted Ruler. As we move forward, I would like to wish Dave’s successor, Mary Paule Hill, a very enjoyable and successful year as the 2009-2010 Exalted Ruler!

I want to recognize Elaine Neary and Janet Bossi for again bring-

ing the horse races to our February Fun-Nite at the Races. Their ef-forts made an enjoyable evening for all. For those who remember – my training during the year was very successful. I did finally WIN! Congratulations to all the “other winners” as well.

Be sure to watch upcoming bulletins for our summer excursions.

One will be to the Lake George dinner/theatre and a possible trip to the Saratoga Casino.

April Birthday wishes: Pauline LaFromboise, Connie Leccese,

Ruth Martel, Elaine Neary

Remember, if you come to Steak Night during the month of your birthday, you will receive $5.00 off the price of your meal.

We would like to welcome back – Janet Handy to the Eldoes. Upcoming events: 4/21.....Regular Meeting 7pm. Election of Officers. 5/19.....Installation of Officers dinner

Any member planning to attend the installation dinner, please contact me with the number of people attending. Eldoes who have met their club commitment, your dinners are free and guests must be paid for. Those Eldoes who not have kept their commitment will pay the same price as a guest. A signup sheet will be provided at the April meeting..

A reminder that regular member dues of $10 per year and social

member dues of $7 are to be received prior to the May 19th installa-tion dinner. New members are always welcome.

I would like to wish you and your families a very Happy Easter!

Sincerely, Linda DeLaricheliere, President

Lodge Green Up Day May 2nd - 9am

(rain date May 3rd)

In honor of May 2nd being Vermont’s Green Up Day, we are planning a Lodge Green Up - Clean Up Day.

A few of the things that are planned:

Raking Flower Beds

Wash windows Clean up the patio furniture

Pick up winter debris as neccessary

A small cookout will be provide to all

the green up volunteers. (Burgers, Hot Dogs and Macaroni Salad)

A sign up sheet will be posted in the

bar. Please help give a face-lift to your lodge

Mary Paule Hill, Exalted Ruler

The 82nd Vermont Elks Association Convention May 22, 23 and 24, 2009

The Killington Grand Resort

Killington, VT

Registration forms now available at the Member bar Deadline for registration: April 10, 2009

Our amazing and caring Chef John Plunkett prepared a meal

for the Heineburg Senior Center for their annual Corn Beef and Cabbage St. Patrick’s Day luncheon on March 17th.

John Plunkett and Chris Bissonette delivered the meal and Diane Hazen, Kerry Plunkett, Michelle Charron, and Sharron Mi-nahan were on hand to help serve at the Heineburg Senior Center.

Thanks to John, Chris and the volunteers - you continue to show that when there is a need, Lodge #916 is here to help.

Just another way that Elks Care and Elks Share in the commu-nity!

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BURLINGTON LODGE #916 Benevolent and Protective Order of ELKS 925 North Avenue Burlington, VT 05408

NON PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID

BURLINGTON, VT PERMIT # 15

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday April 1

Private Function 2

Mtg Night 7pm 3

Private Function 4

Installation of Officers 5pm

Inaugural Ball 6pm 5

Kid’s Easter Egg Hunt 11:30am

6 Bingo 6:30pm

7 Investigating

Committee 7pm

8 Private Function

9 Private Function

10 Private Function

11 Private Function

Bar Bingo 6pm

12 Easter Sunday

Open 4-8pm!!

13 Bingo 6:30pm

14 Governing Board

7pm

15 Private Function

Steak Night 6pm

16 Mtg Night 7pm

17 Blood Drive

Karaoke 6-10pm

18 Private Function

Bar Bingo 6pm

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20 Bingo 6:30pm

21 Eldoes Meeting

7pm

22 Private Function

23 Private Function

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25 Bar Bingo 6pm

26 DD Clinic at

Newport Lodge 9am

27 Bingo 6:30pm

28 Private Function

29 Steak Night 6pm

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May 1 Private Function

2 Lodge Green-Up

Day 9am

Private Function 3

Private Function 4

Bingo 6:30pm 5

Private Function Investigating

Committee 7pm

6 7 Mtg Night 7pm

8 Pig Roast 6pm

9 Private Function

Bar Bingo 6pm

Volunteer of the Month:

OLLIE HOWARD

Thanks for all you do for our Lodge!

OPEN EASTER 4-8pm!

Win prizes! Bring a dish to share!