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work to put on, so please look at the Call and con-tact the chairman of the next function and offer your help.
While the lodge has kept Denise and I both hop-ping so far this year, I too express my gratitude for this organization and this lodge.
We have made some lifelong friends and it is an honor to serve the community with such like-mind-ed individuals. While this season is for giving, we, as Elks, manage to give all year.
Please remember to be kind #7704 to others, to lend a helping hand when you can, and make sure your family and friends know they are loved.
“Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plente-ous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” ~ Calvin Coolidge~
Fraternally and GratefullyLynn Bittick, Exalted Ruler
Volume XXXV • Issue #8 December 2021
Exalted Ruler’s Message First of all, I want to wish ev-
eryone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
As you can well imagine, the month of December is always busy here at the lodge.
We start off on Friday, De-cember 3rd, as the officers and several members head to the lodge and decorate for Christ-mas. What we don’t get done on Friday evening, we finish up on Saturday morning.
We also have the Memorial Service on Sunday, December 5th at 11:00 a.m. Please plan on joining us for this service. It is our chance to once again honor our departed members. On Wednesday, December 8th we have our Veterans Appreciation dinner. If you are a veteran, make sure you call and make your res-ervation for this dinner. It is free of charge for you and your spouse, and we will serve a full turkey din-ner.
The following weekend we will have a chance to watch our kids and grandkids meet Santa and enjoy fun projects. On the 18th we will have our Charity Ball, so come down and enjoy some appetizers and good company. We also have our bell ringing so if you have a bit of spare time, come sign up to ring the bells.
There will be no lodge meeting on Thursday, De-cember 23rd and the facility will close at 7:00 p.m. on Friday December 24th and will open again on Mon-day the 27th. This little break should give some of our hard-working members and staff a little extra time to spend with their families this holiday season.
We have added a prime rib dinner and casino night on New Year’s Eve, so come ring in the new year with us! Don’t forget to come down and visit our veteran’s Christmas tree and pick up a present for one of them.
Western Night was a success again this year. I would like to thank everyone that helped setup, serve and tear down. These functions take a lot of hard
Email us at: [email protected]
Caldwell Floral Birthday Bouquetof the Month - John Pearson
Exalted Ruler Award: Claudia Halden
“Elk of the Month” Award: Denise Bittick
The Caldwell Elks Lodge #1448 holds their lodge meetings the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the Month. The Thursday night Lodge meetings start at 7:00 p.m. We hope to see you there.
The Elk Call Published byCaldwell Elks Lodge # 14482021-2022 LODGE OFFICERSExalted Ruler Lynn BittickLeading Knight Nick BradleyLoyal Knight Sam PowellLecturing Knight Larry HovorkaEsquire Claudia HaldenChaplain Tim ThomasInner Guard Karen DuvallTiler Lee McCrearyOrganist Dustin RobertsSecretary Traci Roberts-MarmonTreasurer Mike Mead
TRUSTEESJohn Muirhead Lenny LaTourWally Hammons Charlie CaddyTom Marmon
HOME ASSOCIATIONDale Pittsley Chuck RobertsLarry Ammann Ted Davis
GRAND LODGE OFFICERSGrand Exalted Ruler T. Keith MillsPast Grand Exalted Ruler Roger R. TrueSpecial Deputy to GER Delmar MileyDDGER Idaho South Tom MarmonJudiciary Committee Michael SpencerGrand Trustee
IDAHO STATE OFFICERSState President Chuck RobertsVice President-North Bob ShawVice President-East Mike MrvinVice President-South Ed Wilson
ELKS REHABILITATION HOSPITALBoard Chairman Bob ShawBoard Member Emeritus J. Charles Blanton
COMMITTEE CHAIRS 2020-2021Accident Prevention Jim GoodellAmericanism Larry HovorkaAnnual Auction Sam PowellAuditing Jim Goodell, Chuck Roberts, Dave BrownBaseball Chuck RobertsC-Note Chuck RobertsCall Editor Cindee PowellCharity Ball Traci Roberts MarmonChildren’s Christmas Party Karen Duvall Chili Cook-Off Tim ThomasClub Manager TBDCustodian Daniel FreemanDistrict Campout Lynn Bittick and Darrel MoserDrug Awareness Larry HovorkaElks Ladies TBDENF Dinner Larry Hovorka, Claudia HaldenFamily Campout Darrel MoserFamily Picnic Tim ThomasFishing Derby TBDFish-O-Rama Mike Jorgensen, John MuirheadFood Caravan Traci Roberts MarmonFoster Kids Programs Traci Roberts MarmonGov’t Relations Chris NielsenGrant Chairman Traci Roberts MarmonHalloween Party Julie GillispieHoop Shoot Ray WilsonIERH Poster Contest. Darrel MoserInter-lodge Relations Lynn BittickInvestigation Traci Roberts Marmon, Sam Powell Jr. Golf Ray Wilson, Mike MeadLaw Enforcement Tim ThomasLapsation/Membership Traci Roberts MarmonLodge Historian Cindee PowellMembers Golf TBDMemorial Service Claudia HaldenMother’s Day Karen DuvallNational Foundation Chuck RobertsNational Veterans Traci Roberts MarmonNew Year’s Breakfast Officer CorpsNew Year’s Eve Claudia HaldenNew Year’s Tom & Jerry’s Lynn Bittick, Sam PowellOld Timer’s Night Mike Mead, Mike JorgensenOrientation OfficersPER Association Ray WilsonPER Initiation Dinner Ray WilsonPhotographer Roberta WellsPublic Relations Tom MarmonReader Board Dustin RobertsRecreation Room Dick WinderSalvation Army Bell Ringing Ted FaubelSoccer Shoot Out Aaron VanceSocial & Community Sam PowellTeenager Program Larry HovorkaValentine’s Dinner Nick Bradley, Sam PowellVeterans’ Day Traci Roberts MarmonVisitations Lynn BittickWestern Night Denise BittickYouth Activities Larry HovorkaYouth Scholarship Larry Hovarka
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FIND YOUR HIDDEN MEMBERSHIP NUMBERFind your hidden membership number anywhere inside the Elk Call and receive one of the following prizes. A Gift Certificate to our restaurant; Two tickets to one of our Elks Functions; or, One of our Elks Shirts.How it works:1. Your membership number will be hidden in the Call and will appear in the following format: (####).2. To Redeem your prize, you must attend one Lodge Meeting during the month your number appears in the Call.3. Notify the Leading Knight during Good of the Order to draw your prize.4. Only the member whose number appears in the Call can collect the prize.5. If the member does not collect their prize by the last meeting of the month the prize will be forfeited.
New Year’s Eve Party/ Casino Night
Bell RingersOn Saturday December 18th, from 10AM-6PM the Caldwell
ELKS bell ringers will be ringing the bells for the Caldwell Salva-tion Army. We will be at the Walmart store, on Cleveland blvd, both doors. There is a sign up sheet on the bulletin board between the entrance and the office doors. Please get your name and cell phone number along with your partners name and number down on the list ASAP.
For those of you who would prefer to make a donation via a check made out to the Caldwell Salvation Army, mailed to the Caldwell ELKS lodge, P.O.Box 458, Caldwell, ID 83606, please mail it to or drop it off at the lodge before the 18th. See the ELKS BELL RINGING CONTRIBUTION FORM below.
This is just one of the ways that the greatest ELKS lodge in the great and mighty state of Idaho helps those less fortunate than us.
Remember, Elks Care-Elks ShareFraternity yours,2021 Bell Ringing Chairman Ted Faubel
ELKS BELL RINGING CONTRIBUTION FORM I would like to support the Salvation Army during the Holiday Season by contributing to the cause through the December 18, 2021 Elks Bell Ringing Campaign
Enclosed is my check in the amount of $____________
Please make check payable to Caldwell Salvation Army and mail to the Caldwell Elks Lodge #1448, PO Box 458, Caldwell ID 83606. All checks should be mailed by December 18th to ensure the contribution will be credited to the Elks Bell Ringing Campaign.
Of course, all contributions are welcome at any time.
This year we have decided to celebrate New Year’s Eve a bit differently. Instead of just having a party in the social quarters, we have decided to have a prime rib dinner and casino night. The cost is $30 per person and it includes the prime rib dinner, a glass of champagne and $25 in gambling chips.
As with all of our casino nights your chips can be turned in for tickets. Those tickets will be used for prize drawings. Please RSVP by December 27th so we can order enough food for everyone.
Knight’s Corner
From the Station of Brotherly Love
Howdy from the Station of Justice.
As we finish with the duties of the fall season and move into the holiday season, we have the opportunity to spread the giving spirit.
A big thank you goes out to all that have attended and supported the events here at the lodge. Western Night was enjoyed by all.
As Elks we care and strive to share with those in need. Please join us at the Walmart on Cleveland Saturday, December 18th and ring the bell for the Salvation Army. With the donations to the “red kettle”, they help so many in the community. The time you spend volunteering is greatly appreciated. Also, watch for the Veterans Christmas tree down at the lodge and choose a name from the tree. This is a good opportunity to fulfill a wish for someone in need. This is a simple way to give back to those that are less fortunate.
In closing, enjoy the time with your family and friends during this holiday season. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Fraternally yours,Sam PowellLoyal Knight
From the Station of Justice
We just finished a very busy November, starting with the Winter Convention in Rupert, ID. We cel-ebrated Veterans Day with our traditional Veterans Day Ceremony at the Caldwell Veterans Memorial Hall. That led us into everyone’s favorite event “West-ern Night”, which was a complete success.
We had over 250 guests enjoying wonderful ri-beye steaks cooked by our own Idaho State Elks As-sociation President Chuck Roberts, George Wolfkiel, and Darrell Moser. Plus everyone got to enjoy and dance to the music of one of our local bands “Free Style”.
I want to “Thank” everyone who attended, or helped out in any capacity for the success of this event. “Thanksgiving Day”, found us home with family and friends to enjoy some much needed “time off ”. Then we go marching smartly into the month of December, which brings Christmas, and New Year’s celebrations.
Before the Christmas holidays, we will be holding our annual Memorial Service on December 5, 2021 at 11:00 AM here at the lodge. This is to honor our brothers and sisters who have passed since our last memorial service. Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is on December 7th, and on December 8th we will be hosting our annual Veteran’s Appreciation Dinner.
That day we will serve turkey dinner with all the fixings to our Veteran’s, community Police and Fire (First Responders) personnel and their spouses. There will be a children’s Christmas Party held at the lodge on December 12, and the Charity Ball on De-cember 18, 2021. Then we will celebrate the Christ-mas and New Year’s holidays with family and friends.
If you are traveling for the holidays, please be safe. If you are not traveling, please join us at the lodge for some of the fun scheduled events.
With Brotherly Love,Lawrince HovorkaEsteemed Lecturing Knight
From the Station of CharityENF Fidelity Club
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Why Join the Fidelity Club?Ease: The ENF Fidelity Club recognizes auto-
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Eco-Friendly: Save a tree and save time with pa-perless donations!
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Flexibility: You can increase, modify or cancel your gift at any time.
Security: It’s safe, reliable and allows the ENF to spend less time on administration and more time on our charitable mission.
If you are ready to set-up your recurring pay-ment, please visit elks.org at
https://www.elks.org/enf/fidelityclub.cfm
Franternally,Nick BradleyEsteemed Leading Knight
Recipe of the MonthSubmitted by Cindee
12 oz semisweet chocolate morsels12 oz German’s sweet chocolate, broken into
small pieces 2 cups marshmallow cream4 1/2 cups sugarpinch of salt2 tablespoons butter 1 1/2 cups (12 oz) canned evaporated milk
Optional:2 cups chopped nuts
1. Butter a 9 x 13 inch baking dish or mist it with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Stir together the semisweet chocolate, Ger-man chocolate, and marshmallow cream in a large bowl.
3. Bring the sugar, salt, butter and evaporated milk to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Boil for 1 minute. Reduce the heat and simmer 7 minutes, stirring continuously. Pour the hot syrup over the chocolate mixture and stir un-til smooth. Stir in the nuts.
4. Pour into the prepared dish. Let stand undis-turbed at room temperature until firm, preferably overnight.
5. Cut into small squares. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Yummy Fudge Hello from our kitchen staff! Can you be-
lieve that 2021 is almost gone! Just a reminder of the new winter hours at
the lodge. The lodge opens at 3:00pm to closing Monday thru Saturday. No daily lunches served. Mix Club will continue to be served on the first and third Thursday of the month and Prime Rib Dinners will continue to be served on the last Fri-day of the month. (Please make reservations by Tuesday of that week to ensure we have enough food to cover our reservations).
HAPPY NEW YEAR! The lodge will be host-ing a News Year Eve Party, December 31, 2021.
Prime Rib Dinner, a glass of champagne and $ 25.00 worth of gambling chips all this for $ 30.00 per person. DEADLINE TO MAKE YOUR RES-ERVATION—DECEMBER 27.
We are having our Annual Veterans Appre-ciation Dinner on December 8, 2021, starting at 5:30pm. Serving the local Veterans and First Response workers, we will be serving a full tur-key dinner and no charge for our veterans/first responders and their spouses.
We do still have some room on the calendar for Christmas parties and business meetings so don’t forget to reserve/rent a space for your up-coming events.
We are here to serve you so come down, meet our new staff members and enjoy everything our lodge has to offer.
News from the Kitchen
Elks Memorial Service
Call DeadlineThe January 2021 Call deadline for arti-cles will be Friday, December 17th 2021 at 5:00PM. You can also send them via email to [email protected].
Thank you,Cindee Powell
Please join us Sunday, December 5th for our Annual Memorial Service here at the Lodge. This is the time when we remember our dear depart-ed members and pay tribute to those Elks who played an important part in this lodge and within our community.
The ceremony starts at 11:00 a.m. Please join us as we honor our departed members. This is a great way to support the families who have lost loved ones and it is an important reminder to all Elks how important it is to remember our de-parted members.
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Sign up today! We will be holding an appre-ciation dinner on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, starting at 6:30 p.m. We will be serving a tradi-tional turkey dinner with all the trimmings.
There is no cost to attend for our veterans and their spouses. It is a small token of our appre-ciation for your great service. Please join us for a free meal with good company and let us show our appreciation for your service.
You can RSVP by calling the Lodge at 208-454- 1448. A big THANK YOU to all who have served.Just send a check to Caldwell Elks #1448 and designate it for school supplies and we will put the officers to work. Thank you!
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Two sets of corn hole boards from the lodge. If you have them, please return them. Thank you
Our annual Christmas party for the children and grandchildren of Elks members will be Sun-day, December 12th from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. For those of you unfamiliar with this event, please bring a gift for each child you bring to the party.
Make sure that gift is wrapped with the first and last name of the child clearly marked on the package. Santa will arrive and hand out the gifts to each child. We want to ensure that no child is left out so please, it is important that you provide a gift for the children you bring.
If you can, or are willing, feel free to bring an extra unwrapped gift and those will be distribut-ed to children in need. We will have cookies and punch, a visit from a special guest who arrives at 2:00 p.m. sharp, so don’t be late! We will also have a fun project for the kids.
If you have any questions, please contact any officer of the Lodge.
01 Chadd, Ross D01 Crandall, Brandon01 Flahiff, Leonard01 Prisbrey, Melvina R02 Araquistain, Paul A02 Mann, Douglas Lee02 Rossi, Rudy03 Lodge, Edward04 Osborn, Wm Dennis05 Baxter, Gene R05 Hammons, Wally09 Eisenbarth, Roger D09 Pearson, John W09 Snell, John09 Talley, Harry E10 Welch, Clint J11 Duvall, Gary11 Freeman, Loren H11 Prow, Larry11 Stark, George R11 White, Kenneth13 Gipson, David14 Brown, Lynn A15 Speers, Wes16 Herdt, Gary16 Sprague, Jerry F17 Caldeira, Allen J18 Ammann, Connie18 Duvall, Karen18 Tucker, Paul E19 Bergstrom, Lisa19 Clarke, James B19 McIntyre, Richard19 Shore, James W20 Goodell, James H20 Hopkins, Kendall M21 Heck, David R21 Huter, Norman A21 Simons, Robert L22 Mitchell, Lawrence H22 Roberts, Martin Blaine23 Givens, Jimmie H23 Powell, Randy24 Johanson, Steve24 Scott, Michael E24 Shipley, William25 Metzer, Kenneth L26 Eisenbarth, F Lee26 Paynter, Philip C27 Agresta, Gregory Steven27 Vaughn, Richard28 Yankovich, Zoran B29 Baum, Jerry R30 Taylor, James31 Caddy, Charlie31 Coulter, Paula L31 Newell, Jeanne W31 Perryman, Terry D31 Pollock, Craig31 Zuercher, Roy G
December BirthdaysI would like to remind everyone that our fiscal
year ends on March 31, 2022. With that said, Grand Lodge has increased their assessment by $5.00, so our dues will be $100 for the upcoming year.
That breaks down as $24.00 Grand Lodge Assess-ments, $5.50 State Assessments, and lodge dues of $70.50. Each year on April 1, we are responsible for paying the GL assessment for every member still on the roster, whether they drop their membership on April 2nd or later.
So please, while we hope to keep each and every one of you as a member, if you are going to drop your membership, please do so before the end of March, otherwise the lodge has to pay for your outside as-sessments.
If you are still on the delinquent list, please send in your dues as soon as possible so you won’t be dropped from our roster.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at 208-454-1448.
Fraternally,Traci Roberts Marmon, Secretary
Dues Rate Change
Caldwell ElksLodge #1448
1015 N. Kimball Ave Caldwell, ID
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In Memoriam
Milan Gould 5/27/1940 4/13/2021John D Eagan 1/31/1932 4/27/2021Leonard Rogers 7/05/1933 5/06/2021Martin C Galvin 6/11/1932 5/24/2021John T Tucker 7/25/1930 6/26/2021Raymond Mitchel Arias 5/04/1956 7/22/2021Larry Paul Beskoon 12/12/1945 7/25/2021G Alton Talbot 12/10/1945 8/07/2021Gene J Ihli 11/27/1930 9/23/2021Carl G Christensen 3/01/1948 9/27/2021
Member Born DeceasedRichard B Eismann 9/04/1924 1/03/2021Bob L Bowen 10/13/1944 1/11/2021Delbert A Baum 1/14/1919 1/12/2021Clayton Klinginsmith 11/21/1951 1/24/2021William R Holland 11/11/1929 2/11/2021Robert L Ringles 11/03/1950 2/27/2021Arthur L Bloom 6/07/1933 3/18/2021William H Weldon 6/09/1929 3/19/2021Benny L Fortik 6/01/1939 3/29/2021
Save the DateDec. 3-4 Decorate Lodge for XmasDec. 5 Memorial Service @ 11:00 a.m.Dec. 8 Veterans Appreciation DinnerDec. 12 Children’s Xmas Party Dec. 18 Bell RingingDec. 18 Charity BallDec. 24 Facility closes at 7:00 p.m.Dec. 25 Closed for ChristmasDec. 31 Prime Rib & Casino Night Jan. 1 Tom & Jerry’s 9:30 a.m.Jan. 1 LunchJan. 15 PER Prime Rib DinnerJan. 26 OrientationJan. 27 Initiation/ Lodge MeetingJan. 28 Prime Rib DinnerJan. 28 Karaoke
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Picture of the Month
Elroy (Larry Hovorka) was a big hit this year with all of the little trick or treaters.
