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EXALTED RULER’S MESSAGE: ELECTIONS AND BYLAWS TIME !
WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS JOSIE KOSCO, STEPHAN SANSONE, TODD WERKMAN !
Our next Lodge meeting is Feb 6th at 8pm - nominations for Officers, and Voting on Bylaws.
Our Trustee, House, and Board of Directors meetings will be on Tuesday Feb 5th at 7:30pm.
WE ARE OPEN SUPER BOWL SUNDAY FEB 3rd THIS YEAR ! JOIN US ! NO ADMISSION FEE…. FREE ! FEATURING A CHILLI COOKOFF… BRING YOUR BEST AND TASTE TO TEST !
MARTI-GRAS DANCE PARTY ! will be held on February 9th, 2013 with Rick & Kenny band... CALL PATI VARRA NOW FOR YOUR TICKETS & RESERVATION ! $25pp 609-883-7858
NOMINIATIONS FOR LODGE OFFICERS for the 2013-2014 Elk Year will be held by Statute FIRST MEETING IN FEBRUARY… the following offices are elected EVERY YEAR: Exalted Ruler, Leading Knight, Loyal Knight, Lecturing Knight, Secretary, Treasurer, 5yr Trustee, and Tiler... the other chairs are the appointments of the new ER. NOTICE: If you intend to run for ANY lodge office, you MUST speak with Pete Smith of our Steering Committee… this is not optional… If you need more info please contact Tom Petro PER / ER or Karen Manfre Secretary.
Bylaws changes as prepared by the Bylaws Committee were read on the floor of the lodge Jan 16, 2013, are listed in this bulletin, please read them as they will be voted on the first meeting in February, Thank you to our Committee Karen Manfre, Lou Eggert, PER, and Tom Balint PER / PDD, for the fine work you have done on the bylaws revision.
Join a Committee, share ideas, this is YOUR lodge. Our Steering Committee is here to guide, BUT THEY NEED YOUR HELP… YOUR LODGE NEEDS YOUR HELP Come meet, call, email them, share your insight on our lodge…
Please keep up with the REAL news… the facts… attend Lodge and Steering meetings… These meetings are for everyone… and are the ONLY place to get CORRECT information. YOU MUST ASK QUESTIONS TO GET ANSWERS… you are encouraged to go to DISTRICT and STATE meetings as well… it’s ALL 100% ELK !
My Elk of the Month is JOSEPHINE KOSCO ! Josie Kosco knows more about Elkdom than ANY of us… she has been a lodge supporter and Ladies Auxiliary member for over 35 years and it’s Chair multiple times… she has attended 29 Grand Lodge Conventions… she ran our Kitchen Committee, Josie assists in everything… her whole life is Elkdom… heart and soul… helping others… making a difference… helping in our kitchen, assisting with our social functions, and our Special Children’s functions, her wonderful baking… she bakes the most AWESOME cakes and deserts ! I am proud to know you as my Sister Elk, a friend, and member of our Lodge Team. YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A “TEAM ELK” ! THANK YOU JOSEPHINE KOSCO ! May God Bless and protect you. You are my Elk of the Month ! ...AND YOU ARE THE BEST ! Thank you for ALL that you do… continue the good work !
Remember “TEAMWORK WORKS” and THERE IS NO “I” IN TEAM ! Please join our team and VOLUNTEER on a committee. Please help the Lodge that you Love… VOLUNTEER EVERY TIME YOU CAN... MAKE A DIFFERENCE... it will help to make OUR Lodge, the 105 LODGE, the BEST LODGE IN THE USA !
Tom Petro PER Exalted Ruler Elks 105
TRENTON ELKS LODGE #105 B.P.O.E. MONTHLY COMMUNICATION FEBRUARY 2013
42 DeCou Ave Ewing, NJ 08628 • Lodge: (609) 771-0105 • Fax: (609) 771-0396 • Secretary: (609) 771-8305
Celebrating Our 125th Year - Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Web: ELKS105.org
May God Bless our Members, our troops, and our Lodge…
Fraternally yours in Elkdom…
Tom Petro PER Exalted Ruler Elks 105
“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” — Mahatma Gandhi “Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” – Voltaire
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” — Friedrich Nietzsche “Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.” — A C Benson
“Wag more. Bark less.” — Author Unknown
And Remember... ALL IS GOOD… and GOOD CAN NOT, and WILL NOT FAIL !
...good things to think about:
SECRETARY’S HOURS Secretary’s Phone # (609) 771-8305
MEMBERSHIP NOTICES:
The following have met the requirements for membership. There names were posted on the wall in the lodge satisfy the 10 day notice require-
ment before voting, and they are now listed in the Bulletin.
LIFE: ROBERT STOKER
REGULAR: JOSEPHINE KOSCO Proposer MERT TROMBLEY
STEPHAN SANSONE Proposer TOM PETRO
TODD WERKMAN Proposer JIM & BECKY CASTELIZE
TRANSFER DIMIT: BRIAN E. JOSWICK
Cape Coral Florida Lodge 2596
ELK HISTORY CORNER
ELK HISTORY OF THE MONTH: HELLO BILL ! O U KID O RIDING THE GOAT !
Post cards, paper matchbook covers and Elks music were popular from the early 1900’s and are a big part of our
Fraternal history...
CHILLI COOK OFF SUPERBOWL PARTY
BRING YOUR BEST AND TASTE TEST THE REST !
NO ADMISSION ! IF YOU CAN…
please bring something food wise to share at the party...
AND LETS HAVE FUN !
SECRETARY’S NOTES & NOTICES KAREN MANFRE’ SECRETARY ELKS 105
OFFICER OF THE YEAR 2010-2012
Feb 4 Mon 9am to 11pm
Feb 6 Wed 7pm to 9pm
Feb 11 Mon 9am to 11pm
Feb 13 Wed 7pm to 9pm
Feb 18 Mon 9am to 11pm
Feb 20 Wed 7pm to 9pm
Feb 25 Mon 9am to 11pm
Feb 27 Wed 7pm to 9pm
105 LODGE
GRILL ROOM GREG KROL HOUSE CHAIR
TOM BALINT PER PDD GRILL ROOM CHAIR
Grill Room Hours:
Monday thru Friday 6 PM - Closing • Saturday Noon
- Closing Sunday - Closed
TUESDAY NITE DINNERS 6-8 PM DONATION $8.00
Benefits Special Children
or ENF Charities
POT LUCK FOOD FRIDAY NIGHTS !
WE ARE WORKING ON BEING OPEN SATURDAY NIGHTS TOO !
PLEASE CALL FIRST (609) 771-0105
LODGE ACTIVITIES
125th CELEBRATION
The Lodge would like to thank PATI VARRA Social Chair and BARBARA BALINT for the INCREDI-BLE 125th Celebration Event of our
Lodge 1888 - 2013 held on Jan 12.
The food was superb, the band is the BEST… our own RICK AND KENNY YOU GUYS ROCK !
Our guest list was the WHO’S WHO of Elkdom… and our Community Leaders and proclamations too !
Thank you to TOM & BARBARA BALINT for you generous donation of the Door Prizes for this event.
Thank you to EVERYONE that support-ed, attended, set up, took down, bar-tended, and helped make this happen… it proves TEAMWORK is ALIVE and WELL at the 105 Lodge !
Tom TOM PETRO PER / Exalted Ruler
REX NOTES… a word (or two) from our Chaplain…
SAVE YOUR ALUMINUM CANS !
...and other scrap aluminum, cop-per, and brass… (we also accept
Silver, Gold, & Platinum if you are feeling gener-ous…) and bring them, and all scrap donations to the ELKS #105 LODGE and put them in the blue truck trailer at the far end of our parking lot.
LETS MAKE FEBRUARY OUR BIGGEST MONTH EVER ! Remember all money from scrap
goes to support Elks causes !
HOWARD & TERRY CARPENTER COORDINATIORS
REX CARPENTER Past Elk of the Year COMMISSIONER, Chaplain, Bldg Fund
ELKS 105 125th CELEBRATION PARTY 1888 - 2013 PSP Dick & Jeannette Tabbachino, PDD Tom Balint, Sean Smithers Tiler, PDD Pete Smith, PSP Jerry Altomare, PDD Ron Mangone, Assem-
blyman Erik Peterson, DDGER Barb & PDD Ralph Quidone, State Pres Elect Rob Ricker, Tom Petro PER/ER, PSP Francis Decibus, PDD
Danny Sholes, Greg Krol Leading Knight, Jack Fistori PER / ER, Jim Castelize Treasurer, Pam Ricker… Thank you everyone… Pati Varra & Barb Balint Social, Carolyn Downs, Karen Manfre, Lois Bennett, Volunteer Bar Tenders, The Incredible Rick & Kenny Band, our Dignitaries
Tom Petro PER/ER and Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes
Carolyn, Lois and Karen w Greg in the back ground
Mert & Josie
Dick Tabbachino PSP, Francis Decibus PSP, Tom Petro PER / ER, Gerry Cook PSP
Tom Balint PER/PDD
Tom Petro PER/ER, Pete Smith PDD, Barb Balint Josie Kosco & Lynn VanOst Loyal Knight
2012-2013 TRENTON LODGE 105 OFFICERS
EXALTED RULER Tom Petro, PER 609-394-1414 JUSTICE Larry Popp, Esq. 609-784-5111 LEADING KNIGHT Greg Krol 609-882-5000 1-YEAR TRUSTEE …..to be appointed LOYAL KNIGHT Lynn Van Ost 609-538-8941 2-YEAR TRUSTEE Dominick Varra 609-883-3370 LECTURING KNIGHT Erin Van Heusen 609-954-1653 3-YEAR TRUSTEE Lou Eggert, PER SECRETARY Karen Manfré 609-538-8941 4-YEAR TRUSTEE Bob Habel TREASURER Jim Castelize 609-638-4959 5-YEAR TRUSTEE …..to be appointed 609-882-6340 ESQUIRE Barry Holsten TRUSTEE ADVISOR Peter Smith CHAPLAIN Rex Carpenter INNER GUARD Nancy Jakubowski 609-882-0482 TILER Sean Smithers 609-571-1186
LODGE COMMITTEE CHAIRS
AMERICANISM / NTNL SVC. John Ash 609-883-2950 INDOCTRINATION Tom Petro ER PER
Roy Smith 215-757-7935 INVESTIGATION Karen Manfre 609-882-6340 AUDIT & ACOUNTNG Rex Carpenter Judy Kelly Lynn Van Ost & Nancy Jakubowski 609-882-0482
Ann Smithers LAPSATION Karen Manfré 609-538-8941 BLOOD BANK …..to be appointed 609-883-3370 LODGE USE Greg Krol 609-882-5000 BLIND Evelyn Eggert 609-882-8680 BULLETIN TEAM Tom Petro ER PER &
team 609-394-1414 MEDIATOR Paul Kehler 609-433-0874
BUILDING FUND Rex Carpenter 609-883-0557 MEMBERSHIP Karen Manfré 609-538-8941 BY-LAWS Balint Eggert Manfre MEMORIAL Karen Manfré 609-538-8941 CHARITIES Joseph Jones 609-883-2453 PAST EXALTED RULERS Glen Cliver PER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES …..to be appointed PUBLIC RELATIONS …..to be appointed CONVENTION & PARADE Bob Habel 609-882-0540 SAFETY COORDINATOR Lou Eggert PER DRUG AWARENESS Becky &Jim Castelize 609-433-0874 SCHOLARSHIP Tom & Judy Kelly 609-466-1159
ELKS NAT’L FOUNDATION Karen Manfre’ 609-538-8941 SOCIAL COMMITTEE Pati Varra 609 883-7858 GOV’T RELATIONS Don Apai 609-771-0066 SPECIAL CHILDREN ...to be appointed GRILL ROOM Tom Balint PER PDD 609-882-6340 HOOP SHOOT Karen Manfré 609-538-8941 VISITATION All Officers 609-771-0105 YOUTH ACTIVITIES Karen Manfré
ELK OF THE MONTH ~ FEBRUARY 2013 ~
ELKS 105
JOSIE KOSCO
SICKNESS AND DISTRESS… PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS JOE AND PINKY CANULLI, KAY WINDER, CAROLYN DOWNS, ED MACHEWEN, ...Our prayers are with you.
If you know of a Member who is ill or in distress, hospital, surgery, contact the Lodge Secretary at 609-771-8305 or email info to: [email protected]
IN MEMORIAM
"The clock of his day has stopped and across its dial the motionless shadows mark the Hour of Eleven."
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW MEMBERS
STEVE SANSONE, JOSIE KOSCO, TODD WERKMAN
WELCOME TO OUR LODGE !
TO OUR ABSENT MEMBERS
SCC Team: Joan, Erin, Josie, Lynn, Carolyn
06/2013
05/2013
07/2013
PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO OUR LODGE BULLETIN
OUR NEW “CARD SIZE” BOOSTER IS 2” x 3”
IT IS AVAILABLE FOR A DONATION OF $120
AND WILL RUN FOR 12 ISSUES THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATION DUE
DATE
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05/2013
EDDIE JAROSZ 05/2013
COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOM INTERIOR & EXTERIOR REMODELING
PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO OUR LODGE BULLETIN
OUR NEW “CARD SIZE” BOOSTER IS 2” x 3”
IT IS AVAILABLE FOR A DONATION OF $120
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IN LOVING MEMORY
02/12 Philip Vecere Sr. 06/12 George Bontya 07/12 Ed & Grace Wallace 09/12 Peter Conlon Jr. 10/12 Louis F. Garzio, PER 12/12 M. Alveze Stern
ABOVE PLEASE RENEW
04/13 Robert Peters 04/13 Gino Pontani 06/13 Thomas A. LeClaire
07/13 Gene Jakubowski, PER 07/13 Edward W. Davis, Sr. PER 07/13 Ray Gamache Sr. 09/13 Susanne Rocco 09/13 Dominic Rocco Jr. 09/13 Dominic Rocco Sr. 09/13 Anthony J. De Lucia, PER 09/13 John H. Harrison Jr. PER 09/13 James A. Panek 09/13 Harry Houghton, PDD PER 09/13 Pamela & Harry S. Houghton
09/13 Ronald Winder 11/13 John & Linda Carol Kosco 11/13 Bernie Michel Jr. 11/13 John Brandt 11/13 Matt Kaniewski 03/14 Sandra J. Battaglia 03/14 George Wieger Jr.
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Enclosed is a donation of $12 for each listing for one year
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Make Check Payable to: ELKS 105 & Mail with Coupon to: Trenton Elks Lodge #105 - Bulletin 42 DeCou Ave Ewing, NJ 08628
09/12 Phil & Mary Lou Trotto 09/12 Blair & Evelyn Case
11/12 Hugh & Joan Fallon 12/12 Mr. & Mrs. Harold Stern
ABOVE PLEASE RENEW
02/13 J. David & Antoinette Tregurtha 03/13 Nancy Jakubowski 03/13 Barb & Tom Balint PDD PER 03/13 J. George Burke
03/13 Ray and Charlotte Laird
03/13 Dave Evans 03/13 Tom & Judy Kelly 04/13 Pat & Frank Maske PER 04/13 Warren Floyd 04/13 George III Gayle & Tami Wieger 04/13 Elsie Peters 05/13 Mario J. Lombardo 05/13 Karen Manfré & Lynn Van Ost
06/13 Jim & Jewell Wade 06/13 Tom Petro ER / PER 06/13 Larry R. LeClaire Sr.
07/13 Jack & Diane Hitt 07/13 Madeline Davis
07/13 Don Apai 07/13 Skip & Phyllis Gamache
09/13 Mert Trombley & Jo Kosco 09/13 Frances Rocco 09/13 Louis Raymond 09/13 Joe & Pinky Canulli 09/13 Sally Houghton 10/13 Jim & Sylvia Carroll 11/13 Daniel Brandt Sr. 12/13 Evelyn & Lou Eggert PER 12/13 Sam & Shirley Giallella 01/14 Fred & Joyce Walters 02/14 Gabor Burson 03/14 Jacob C. Battaglia 09/14 Ralph H. Schulman 04/16 Larry Dun & Pat Vogt
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MARCHING CLUB
Is planning a fund raising
DINNER EVENT
In MARCH
More info to come !
COMMITTEE INFO: THANK YOU FOR READING THIS
Members interested in joining, serv-ing, helping, or Chairing a committee, please
contact the Exalted Ruler or Lodge Secretary by email, or phone by leaving a message. State your interest, and if you have experience, please let them know.
The Chair is required to attend District Meetings usually once a month. Interested members are encouraged to go too ! This is FUN… and where we get the information to bring back to our lodges for our Lodge meetings, and keep in touch with what is going on in the District. By Statute, committee appointments are made by the Exalted Ruler. EVERY MEMBER IS WELCOME & ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND ALL LODGE, DISTRICT, AND STATE COM-MITTEE MEETINGS ! GET INVOLVED & HAVE FUN !
PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO OUR LODGE BULLETIN
OUR NEW “CARD SIZE” BOOSTER IS 2” x 3”
IT IS AVAILABLE FOR A DONATION OF $120
DUE DATE
AND WILL RUN FOR 12 ISSUES THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATION
Mert Trombly and Josephine Kosco At the alter after her initiation...
ELK FAMILY PRIDE SPANS THREE GENERATIONS ! Tom Petro PER / ER shown with Elaine Weidel Zelt-ner of Princeton Elks1st Generation Elk , Steve San-
sone of Trenton Elks (Son / Grandson) 3rd Generation Elk, and Debbie Weidel of Princeton Elks (Mother) 2nd
Generation Elk… CONGRATULATIONS !
Our Young Buck / Youngest Elk
Steve Sansone in front of our 100 year old Roebling Elk !
Our New Elk Todd Werkman tells us about him-self Josie and Steve look on
MARCHING CLUB Bob Habel Chairman
SECOND TUESDAY MONTHLY NEXT MEETING: to be announced
WHO: ALL INTERESTED MEMBERS
TOPICS: Wildwood State Elks Convention, Parade, Fund Raising Events. Planning and Implementation
AMERICANISM / VETERANS Jack Ash Chairman & Roy Smith
LAST FRIDAY MONTHLY NEXT MEETING: Last Friday of the month ~7:pm
WHO: AMERICANISM MEMBERS & ALL INTERESTED ELKS
TOPICS: Veteran Dinner Planning & Implementation, Fund Raising, Veterans Outreach, Veterans Programs
SPECIAL CHILDRENS
MEETINGS NORMALLY HELD THE 2nd THURSDAY
WHO: SCC TRUSTEES & INTERESTED MEMBERS
TOPICS: SCC Functions, Planning, Fund Rais-ing, Donations, Charitable Contributions, Camp Moore
IT’S “ALL GOOD”... WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN TOGETHER !
GET INVOLVED IN YOUR LODGE !
POOL & BILLIARDS FORMING Pool Players Needed To Form This Club
TO BE ANNOUNCED NEXT MEETING: to be announced
WHO: ALL INTERESTED MEMBERS
TOPICS: SHOOTING POOL ! HAVING FUN !
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FEBRUARY 2013 2nd Ground Hog Day ! see shadow ? 3rd SUPERBOWL SUNDAY OPEN SB PARTY W CHILI COOKOFF ! 5th TT mtg BoD/House mtg 6th Lodge mtg - NOMINATIONS 2013 BYLAWS VOTE 7th SCC mtg 9th LODGE MARTI-GRAS PARTY 12th Marching Club mtg 19th TT mtg BoD/House mtg 20th Lodge mtg - ELECTIONS 2013 22th Americanism mtg
MARCH 2013 5th TT mtg BoD/House mtg 6th Lodge mtg 7th SCC mtg 12th Marching Club mtg 17th St Patty’s Day 19th TT mtg BoD/House mtg 20th Lodge mtg 24th Installation of Officers 29th Americanism mtg 30th Egg Hunt w Easter Bunny 31st Happy Easter May God Bless Everyone & our Troops
APRIL 2013 - NEW ELK YEAR 2nd TT mtg BoD/House mtg 3rd Lodge mtg 9th Marching Club mtg 11th SCC mtg 16th TT mtg BoD/House mtg 17th Lodge mtg 26th Americanism mtg 30th TT mtg BoD/House mtg MAY 2013 1st Lodge mtg 2nd SCC mtg
FEBRUARY 2013
HAPPY GROUNDHOG
DAY