April/May

2015

Volume 63 - Issue 4-5

2 Kentucky Derby Party

6 Steak Fry 7 Veterans Horse Racing 8 Fish Fry & Dancing 12 Ice Cream Soc. At VA 12 Seniors 12 Blues at the Elks 13 Lodge Meeting 14 PER meeting 15 Private Party- Bar open 16-18 Convention at the Soo 20 House Comm. 22 Fish Fry 27 Initiation meeting 30 Jazz at the Elks 2nd & 4th Friday, Fish Fry

Lunches every Tues, Wed. & Thurs

Burger Night every Thursday

Plymouth-Ann Arbor Elks #325

1 Steak Fry 2 Veterans Horse Racing 8 Lodge meeting 9 PER meeting 10 Fish Fry & Dancing 12 District meeting Coldwater 14 Seniors 14 Blues at the Elks 15 Chili Dog Luncheon

21 Trustee- House Comm 22 Initiation meeting 24 Fish Fry 25 Fund Raiser-Feed the

Children 4 bands 28 Jazz at the Elks

29 Veterans Steak Luncheon

Exalted Ruler’s Message the membership. Many of you haven’t seen the countless hours that he has given. It has always been with cheerfulness and a positive attitude. I truthfully believe that we would not be where we are today as a Lodge without Ken at the helm. From all of us, thank you my friend. Future: Let’s have fun. Let’s do neat things for people. Let’s bring in new members that want to get active and finally let’s work on closing out the old Lodge with dignity and open the new lodge with excited Elks that want to be part of a new chapter in the life of BPOE Lodge 325!

prior to that and the Building Committee and Officers are work-ing hard to make it all happen. Now next, how about things around the Lodge, am I going to change anything? The short answer is proba-bly little or nothing. ER Ken and the officers under his direction have done a great job of getting our Lodge on sound financial and op-erating footing. Pro-cesses are in place where officers and committees know their responsibilities and op-erate within guidelines set for them. I intend to follow his lead and hold to those guide-lines. I shouldn’t go any fur-ther without stopping to thank PER Ken Hines for his dedication and leadership the last three years. It’s amaz-ing how he has been able to dedicate so much time, energy and caring to our Lodge and

May 2015

@ Plymouth-Ann Arbor Elks

Happy Spring to my fel-low Elks 325 members! Well this is my first arti-cle as Exalted Ruler and you’re probably waiting with baited breath to find out what I am all about and what’s going to happen in the next few months. I’ll start by saying that change is coming, but not right away. It’s true that our Elks property is under contract to sell and it’s true that we have issued a Purchase Agreement to buy the Lumber Mart property on Mill St. in Plymouth. After that, everything is dependent on the pur-chaser and City of Plym-outh. The purchaser has to close on this property and the City has to ap-prove our plan and liquor license transfer. But please be assured that as Tom Cruise said it Top Gun: “Everything’s lookin’ good so far.” July is pegged as a closing date for our property. That leaves us quite a number of things to do

April 2015

@ Plymouth-Ann Arbor Elks

Fraternally,

Doug Hincker

Exalted Ruler

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FREE BIRTHDAY DINNER

All current Plymouth Lodge dues paying Members will

receive a FREE Friday night fish dinner once during the

month of their birthday. Just show your I. D. to the Host

for your complimentary dinner ticket. Remember to get

your free dinner and keep in mind that it is good for the

entire month of your birthday, not just that day so bring

a friend to share your birthday with.

Happy Birthday, Doug Hincker, E. R.

Active Senior Elks

Judy Dent, President

Active Senior Elks,

Secretary's Notes Hi Fellow Members, I would like to

take a moment and say thank you to

all of you. You made this past year

so rewarding. I love when I am sit-

ting at my desk with my door open

and you all take the time to say HI. I

so appreciate your warm smiles. So

another Lodge year has come and

gone. All dues notices have been

sent out and dues are pouring in.

Thank you so much for paying your

dues before the April 1st deadline

and for those that have to pay still

please send in your dues ASAP. Re-

member what your dues are for not

just a drink at the bar but for all the

good things we do at the Lodge, our

Vets, and Major Projects for our

Special Needs children and ENF.

Hope you all take a peek at the cal-

endar and see all the special things

that are happening in the next couple

of months. Come on in and enjoy

“Your” Lodge. Let’s make this

Lodge year a great year for the

Plymouth-Ann Arbor #325 Elks.

See you in the Lodge

Fraternally

Heather Lee Matheson, Secretary

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

Greetings to all Senior Elk mem-

bers and Welcome Spring!!!!! We

have survived another cold winter

and thankfully look forward to

warm weather spent outside enjoy-

ing the sunshine. We welcome

back all our snowbirds and look

forward to seeing you all at our

meetings. In April, we will have

installation of our new officers for

the coming year. They include,

Nancy Comben as treasurer, Don-

na Parmenter as secretary, Jeanne

Gryzwacz as Vice President and

Judy Dent as president. Also we

have Connie Melton as our sun-

shine lady and Dave Melton as

chaplain. I want to thank Betty

Westerfield for all her hard work

lining up the now elected people

and a special thanks to all those

who have stepped up and accepted

their positions. At our March

meeting, we also welcomed two

new members, Vivian Biegun and

Doug Hincker. We encourage

all you seniors out there to come

give us a try. Our meetings are

at noon on the second Tuesday

of each month in the lounge ex-

cept in June and September

when we meet at McClumph

Park. We have a short meeting

and lunch and we are now work-

ing on having some sort of spe-

cial activity to entertains us all.

Please come and spend some

time with us, the welcome mat is

always out. We also encourage

everyone to continue to support

all the activities of the Elks. As

the nice weather has finally ar-

rived, we wish you all sunny

days and safe travels as the vaca-

tion season begins.

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P.E.R. Steak Cook-Out

Wed. April, 1st, 2015

Wed. May, 6th, 2015 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm only $12.00

Pan Fried - Lightly

Breaded Walleye

only $12.00

12 oz. Char-Broiled Strip Steak Baked Potato, Salad Bar

Rolls, Butter, Coffee & Dessert

Tuesday April, 28th

Johnny Trudell Quartet Time: 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm

Live Jazz Artists

Hors d’oeuvres—Cash Bar

$10

Tuesday May, 26th

Buddy Budson Trio

With Ursala Walker

Tuesday, April, 14th

The Boa Constrictors

6:00 pm until 10:00 pm

$5

Tuesday, May, 12th

The Zydeco Hepcats

Must Be 18 Years or Older To Attend

Must Be 18 Years or Older To Attend

Janice Rudick’s

Kentucky Derby Party Saturday, May, 2nd

3:00 PM

Bring a Dish to Pass

In Honor Of:

Our Major Project Chairmen

Bill Cline & Bill Miller

Club Hours Mon, Closed

Tues, Wed, Thurs. 11 am to 10 pm

Fri, 2 PM -12 AM

Fish Fry Two Friday’s a Month

Saturday’s - Call for Hours

Closed Sundays

See Calendar for Luncheon Specials

Tues. Wed. & Thurs. 11am to 1:00

A Great spot for your next Luncheon.

DEATH OF A MEMBER

Bob Dickson Born: 2/8/1932

#6758 Passed: 2/19/2015

ILLNESS OF A MEMBER

Avery Penny, HLM#3960, Hartland Rehab

Dave Burley, HLM#3716, Heart, at Home

ILLNESS IN A MEMBER’S FAMILY None Reported

DEATH IN A MEMBER’S FAMILY None Reported

IN MEMORIAM “IN VAIN WE CALL”

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Thanks for the Banks The 365 Banks

ORGAN DONATION The Gift of Life

The need for more organ and tissue donors is critical.

Last year 150 people in Michigan died waiting for a

life saving organ transplant. Over 2,600 Michigan-

ders are waiting for an organ transplant currently.

The Elks have taken a position to aid in the worth-

while endeavor to register as many persons as possi-

ble.

Signing the back of your license or the back of your

Elks card is not enough. Signing the donor registry is

the best way to ensure your wish to become a donor

is carried out.

To learn more about organ donation, or to sign up on

the Donor registry, you can go on line to:

giftoflifemichigan.org, call 800-482-4881 Or pick up a form at the Lodge, Please, give the gift of life.

$388.85 Collected

From These

Banks

A donations came in as a memorial to someone’s

memory. This is a wonderful to honor a person.

Our Elks and friends of the Lodge continue to

support the 365 Banks program. The special

needs children will benefit from their generosity

and do appreciate what the Elks do for them.

Everyone is reminded to pick up a 365 Banks

container in the lobby at the Lodge. Please con-

tinue to be generous and invite your friends and

relatives to help as well. Please note that we

cannot process damaged,

Canadian or other foreign coins. Lee Herberger

Chairman, 365 Banks

Jim Aston (6)

Cavallaro (1)

Bruck Jenkins (1)

Jim Keon (1)

Terry Linn (1)

Bucky MBT (1)

Bruce Stark (1)

Jean Strasser (1)

Anonymous (1)

Blues & Jazz Nights (14)

Ed & Vi Dely (1)

In Memory of Ted Edmonds (1)

Lee & Toni Herberger (1)

Edward Pugliesi (1)

Elden Rutenbar (1)

Harold W. Schultz (1)

THE ELKS FISH FRY & DANCING

Friday, April, 10th

Friday, May, 8th

SPECIALTY FISH FRY NO BAND

Friday, April, 24th

Friday, May, 22nd

Veteran Activities for

2014 - 2015

January 14 Ice Cream Social February 1 Super bowl party in the CLC

(VA) February 5 Horse Racing February 11 Ice Cream Social March 5 Horse Racing March 11 Ice Cream Social

April 2 Horse Racing April 15 Chili Dog Luncheon April 29 Steak Luncheon May 7 Horse Racing May 12 Ice Cream Social June 4 Horse Racing June 6 VA Carnival June 10 Ice Cream Social July 2 Horse Racing July 29 Ice Cream Social August 6 Horse Racing August 27 Ice Cream Social September 3 Horse Racing September 29 Ice Cream Social October 1 Horse Racing

Horse Racing leaves the Lodge at 6:00 PM, Starts at 7:00

Ice Cream Social leaves the Lodge at 11:00, Starts at 12:30

Chili Dogs leaves the Lodge at 10:00, Starts at 11:30

Events subject to change.

Hospital address is: 2626 John R, Detroit, Mi. 48203

Stew: 734-455-4567 Cell: 734-718-2052

* Plymouth Lodge function

Stew: 734-455-4567 Cell: 734-718-2052

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ADOPT-A-VET Because of privacy laws, we will not be publishing

names of Adopted Veterans. If you would like to con-

tinue or start sending cards to these veterans you may

do so by getting their names and addresses from me by

email or letter. This would put you on the Lodge

Adopt A Vet committee. Anyone may belong. Your

suggested duties would be any of the following:

Send them a card on their birthday

Send them a card on holidays

Send a letter, note or post card at any time.

Give them gifts on holidays or birthdays Visits would

be possible during our hospital activities

Stew Israel, Chairman,

Adopt--A-Veteran, Stewizzy@yahoo.com

or call 734-455-4567

Remember…... So long as there are veterans, The

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will

never forget them.

C.O.T.S.

We are collecting Good, Clean used clothing for The

Coalition On Temporary Shelters. This is a program for

homeless people in the Cass corridor area of Detroit.

C.O.T.S. accepts clothing for men, women, and Chil-

dren. These places do not have room to store items so

please make sure the items fit the season (Winter).

Please mark your items COTS or women – a scotch

taped note on the bag. Thank You – Stew Israel

HOMELESS VETERAN’S We are collecting good, clean, used clothing for the Homeless

Veterans shelter in the Cass corridor area of Detroit. The

Veterans shelter accepts clothing for men, especially Blue

Jeans, and tennis shoes. Please mark your items VETS or

men – a scotch taped note on the bag. These places do not

have room to store items so please make sure the items fit the

season (Summer). They also need linens, sheets, towels, blan-

kets, toiletries, and other comfort items (shampoo, soap, deo-

dorant etc.). Other items they would like to receive: Com-

puters, monitors, printers, musical instruments, arts and craft

supplies, We are also supporting a Veteran Shelter that has

150 apartments as transitional housing. They need household

items (pots pans, plates etc. They can also use sports equip-

ment, luggage, sports bags, video games and equipment,

and exercise equipment. All items may be left in the

coatroom. Thank You - Stew Israel 455-4567

MVF Thrift Store The Michigan Veterans Foundation homeless shelter has a

Thrift Store/Donation Center located at the corner of Warren

and Inkster. If you want to get a receipt for your donation

take it directly to the Thrift Store location. If not continue to

leave them in the Coat Room. Please try and patronize the

thrift store. They are trying to become more self sufficient.

MVF Thrift Store/Donation center

27329 W. Warren St

Dearborn Heights, Mi. 48127

American Casket Flags wanted

We are collecting any casket flags that were given to

the families of Veterans. We will donate them to the

Great Lakes National Cemetery to be flown at the en-

trance to the Cemetery. If you have a flag and it is not

being displayed or kept as a sacred memento we can

see that it is put to good use in the avenue of flags at

the entrance of the National cemetery. You can leave it

at the lodge. Thank You. Stew Israel

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Fish & Chip Dinner

Dancing

March 8th

March 22nd

$8.50