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American flags up at Chico Elks Lodge
CHICO — In honor of today as Presidents Day, 192 American flags have been installed for the day at the Chico Elks Lodge.
The flags were put up at 8 a.m. and will be taken down at 5 p.m. today.
With the lodge’s regularly displayed American flag, there are actually 193 flags flying today.
Today is the observance of the birthdays of Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Public schools are closed today.
Crab Feed
When: Fri, Mar 16, 2012 5:30 PM – Fri, Mar 16, 2012 9:30 PM
Where: Elks Lodge, Chico, Ca Map
A Crab Feed for the benefit of the Chico Elks Lodge.
MENU Fresh Picked Crab Tiger Prawns Clam Chowder Cole Slaw Cocktail Sauce French Bread
$45 Per Person Open to guests of members.
Tickets must be paid for and picked up by FRIDAY, March 9, 2012
For Tickets and more information call (530) 343-1431
Wine and Brewfest
The Chico Elks Lodge #423 and the Chico Noon Exchange Club
Present a 2012 Wine & Brewfest
When: Saturday April 7th 12:00-5:00pm
Where: at Manzanita Place, 1705 Manzanita Avenue, Chico, CA
Cost: $35 in advance & $40 at the door
Ticket locations will be announced soon.
February Bowling News
CHICO ELKS BOWLING
The Chico Elks bowling Team is in the nineteenth
week of the season. In first place is the Treasurers team
with 19 wins and 9 losses. The team members are Gary
Nagle, Jim Hair, Scott Swigart and Jack Barnes.
The PER’s team is in hot pursuit in second place
with a score of 18 wins and 10 losses. Team members
are: Tony Miguel, Mike Ridley, Ken Greminger and Ray
Navarro.
All eight teams will be bowling in the Annual
Men’s Tournament at AMF Orchard Lanes. Both the
Chico Elks Men’s League and the Northern Elks Travel
League are supporting the “Bowl for the Cure” Founda-
tion this month.
ELKS TRAVEL LEAGUE
The Elks Travel League bowled at Java Lanes in
Corning in the month of January. They are in the sixth
month of play. There will by NO bowling this month of
February as there will be both men and women entered in
the City League in the bowling tournament at AMF Or-
chards in Chico.
The League will bowl again on March 18th at
Anderson Bowl in Anderson. Our starting time is 1 PM.
Chico Elks’ Ladies
There are two teams bowling in the Monday night
Stardusters League.
The Elketts are in first place with 30 wins and 30
losses closely followed by the Elk Chicks in second place
with 29 wins and 31 losses.
We have 5 ladies who are in the running for high
awards at the end of the season. We have two women
tied with a High Scratch Score of 571 ~ Darlene Fogle-
man and Cheryl Ridley. The High Handicap Game posi-
tion is held by Linda Vollweiler with a score of 224.
High Handicap Series score belongs to Brandee Kelly
with a score of 709. The High Handicap Game score is
held by Ann Lockett with a score of 290.
Chico Elks Lodge 423 Veteran’s Day Celebration
Come down to the Lodge and join our Veteran’s Day Celebration.
Friday, November 11, 2011 at the Chico Elks Lodge #423, 1705 Manzanita Avenue The Chico Community Band will start playing at 10:30am and the Veteran’s Day Program will start at 11:00am
There will be Honored Guests and presentations by the Boy Scouts Troop 423 as well as the Elks’ History of the Flag of the United States Program.
The Boy Scout Troop 423 will be holding a Flag Retirement Ceremony at 1:00pm, after the Veteran’s Day Program, this will be located at the fire pit near the Elks’ Picnic Pavilion in the back of the Lodge.
Hope to see you there.
November’s ER Message
Hello Brothers and Sisters. It’s been getting busier and busier around the Lodge and that’s great! October’s Birthday dinner was very nice with over 100 in attendance. Please keep making time for your Lodge and it’s activities.
Our new Lodge Manager, Amber, is up and running and doing a great job! It’s a lot of work and she welcomes it, so please, next time you see her say, THANK YOU! She is managing a lot of up coming events which is great for our Lodge. I’ve seen lodges that don’t have our facility and trust me, without Manzanita Place, we would be struggling! So please remember to be supportive of all our staff that keeps our doors open.
On the topic of other lodges, I have been to Yreka for our State President’s visitation. It was very nice to meet Wayne Howard and his wife, Coleen. Our first stop was to Mount Shasta Lodge for breakfast. The next stop was a US War Memorial that was very moving in Yreka. Welded statues and dedications to POW’s, the Korean War, Vietnam, WWI and WWII and the current conflicts in which we are engaged. If you are ever in the area, it’s a must see. We then went to Past State President, Doug Larsen’s home for a social. Then off to the Yreka Lodge for dinner and a message from our CHEA President.
The Lodge continues to see improvements from out front to the bar. If you haven’t seen the Elk out front, you must come by and be amazed at how impressive it is. Our Thursday night Queen of Hearts dinner is still providing funds to improve our bar area. Most recently, funds were used for the underside of the bar. The wood that PER Terry Horne so graciously donated for the top, side and overhang has been 2/3’s installed. The bar top and sides have been finished and they look great A big thanks to our own Rick, “The Fix-it Man”, Schmid and his volunteers came in on a weekend and had all the wood removed and the new wood installed. The busy helpers were Jan Bratcher, Norm Stump, Al Smith, Foz, Steve Bailey and Matt Goddard.
As we approach the holiday season, please remember all of the events we have coming up ~ just to name a few, we have Italian Night, Veterans Day activities, Elks’ Memorial Service, Thanksgiving, the Christmas Brunch followed by the Children’s Christmas Party, and New Year’s! Watch your Elkhorn Press for more details and dates.
Also, remember that membership is our life blood; this is the greatest Fraternity in the world, in my opinion. So when somebody asks you why you’re an Elk, ask them, “Why are you not an ELK?”
October’s ER Message
Hello again everybody. We are quickly approaching our busy season, which is good. Now that our summer break is over, meetings are back to regular schedule, the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Please make a point of attending as we are conducting the business of the Lodge, and with 900 plus members, we have roughly 20 to 30 of them making decisions. Please attend because they are not all initiation nights and I see that they go rather quickly.
There have also been some changes around the Lodge. Evan Billman has decided to take his talents into the wine industry and we wish him much success and hope to see him around the Lodge when he has time.
The bar improvements are continuing with new wood below and above the bar. A big thanks to Terry Horne for donating the wood and Rick Schmid, Al Smith, Bill Dixon, Kevin Ahlswede, Scott Bechhold, Jan Bratcher, Mike Efford and Don Schumacher for demo and installation of the new wood.
The long awaited Elk is here! The generous donation from an anonymous member of the amazing Elk statue is in its place and looks amazing! Rick Schmid, Duane Fosdick and Andy Wood have cleared, formed and placed the statue in front of the Lodge and if you haven’t seen it, please come down and have a look.
Football season is under way! So come on down to the Lodge and support your favorite team and support your Lodge. There is also Monday Night Dinners at the Lodge. Elks and their guests only at these events, so please call ahead if you plan on attending.
As we all know our Deputy District Grand Exalted Ruler is our very own Wade Thorpe (PER, Trustee, PVP.) With our new Grand Lodge rules not requiring us to perform an initiation for him, we will not. So please attend the meeting ton October 26th to get the background and message from our Grand Exalted Ruler, David R. Carr.
Lots of Activities at Our Lodge I have not been a member of this Lodge as long as many of you have, but in my time I’ve made some really great friends and been able to work with several of you. Jim Fowler, a friend and brother has recently passed. His dedication and leadership to this Lodge and the Order will forever be missed. My deepest condolences to the Fowler family.
Scholarship News
It’s that time of year again…scholarship time!
There are many great scholarship programs for graduating high school Seniors and for continuing college students also.
The Most Valuable Student Scholarship is available on line @ www.org/end/scholars and is open to any graduating high school Senior. These applications are due December 2, 2011, in the Chico Elks Lodge office.
Legacy Scholarships are open to Elks’ children and grandchildren. Applications are on line at the www.elks.org/enf/scholars website and are due in the Chicago office by February 1, 2012.
Chico Elks Lodge Merit Scholarship Application for 2012 will be available for the 2012 year October 1, 2011. Merit scholarships are open to Chico Elks children, grandchildren and/or great grandchildren who are Seniors in high school or who are Freshmen, Sophomore or Juniors in College.
Vocational Grant applications are currently available in the Lodge office as are Emergency Grants.
If you have questions about any of the scholarships or grant programs offered by the Elks, please contact the Lodge at 343-1431.
And, of course, if you would like to help with our wonderful scholarship programs by volunteering, you are always welcome.
Do you travel? While you are on the road would you like to find the Elks Lodge near you?