Pahrump Elks Officers: 2018-201019

Exalted Ruler .................. Chuck Coleman (775-764-7030) .......................... Terri Leading Knight ................ Mary Holecheck (218-686-4370) ......................... Brian Loyal Knight ............................. Steve Bird (602-376-7277) Lecturing Knight .................. Brigitte Dubin (406-941-0901) ......................... Doug 1 Year Trustee .................... Fred Beeman (702-8586165) .......................... Cheri 2 Year Trustee .............. Kendal Poe, PER (775-764-0314) 3 Year Trustee ............ Pat Loetterle, PER (775-751-2073) .......................... John Secretary .................. John Loetterle, PER (775-751-2073) ............................ Pat Treasurer .................. Dave Hicke [Interim] (805-896-1237) Esquire .......................... Steffannie Dubin (775-253-4056) Chaplain ..................................... (Vacant) Inner Guard ...................... Pat Miller, PER Tiler ................................. Brian Holecheck (702-204-8669) .......................... Mary Vocalist ............................... Nancy Rymer (559-790-4808) ............................ Kirk

Useful Information Lodge Secretary Hours

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:00PM to 3:00PM

Except Holidays

Location

2220 East Basin Avenue Pahrump NV 89041

Mailing Address P. O. Box 5544

Pahrump NV 89041 Telephone: (775) 751-2796

Bar Open

Monday-Sunday: 12 noon—6:00PM

Website:

Elks.org/lodges/home.cfm?lodgenumber=2796

Webmaster: John Berg, PER dumont53@sbcglobal.net

Operations Staff

Club Manager Joy Marshall (951-216-8863) Bulletin Editor ........... Yvonne L. Lum Kee (808-284-3468) (ylumkee@gmail.com) ........... Charlie L. Lum Kee, PDDGER (808-373-3932) (clumkee@gmail.com)

Rib Contest

1st John Loetterle

2nd Terri Coleman

3rd Kendall Poe

Potato Salad Contest

1st Terri Coleman

2nd Donna Fuge

3rd Pat Loetterle

A big “thank you” to those that supported the cooking con-tests. It kept our judges busy eat-ing and provided additional good-ies for our dinner.

Relay for Life was next. More volunteers came forward to help. The Elks received 3 awards for our donation totaling over $4,000.00. We provided chili, for a donation, with fixings. We made $136.00 in donations. Pat Lo-etterle made the first batch of chili. When we ran out of chili, Mary and Brian Holecheck went home and made another pot of chili.

November 4th will be the time to turn your clocks back and re-place the batteries in your smoke and carbon dioxide alarms. No-vember 11th is Veterans Day and November 22nd will be Thanks-giving. Thanksgiving will be a pot-luck with the Lodge preparing tur-key and ham. Please sign up for what you want to bring and join us for this celebration. Be thankful for all that you have and share with those less fortunate.

We need Elks to step up and help with Friday night dinners and Taco Monday. There will be no Friday Night Dinner on Novem-ber 2, 2018. There are no volun-

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The Pahrump Valley Elks Horn Pahrump Elks Lodge #2796

Volume 22 Issue 8 November 2018

FIDELITY

Septembers’ end was great with the Fall Festival. So many of our mem-bers worked 3 hour shifts to serve pulled pork

sandwiches, beans and slaw. Many of these volunteers worked from opening and closing. We had 300+ hours of volunteering. Thank you to those volunteers that worked hard to make this a suc-cess and help the Elks to be rec-ognized in the community.

On the Saturday, during the Fall Festival, the Elks Lodge do-nated food needed for a fund-raising dinner (held at Sanders Winery) for the Blind Community of Pahrump. Due to the volunteers working at the Fall Festival there was only one cook for the 85-person spaghetti dinner, Terri Coleman. When the food pans were ready for delivery I returned to help load the pans. We deliv-ered the food and I went back to the Festival. About 2 hours later I called Terri, at the Lodge, to pre-pare more pulled pork.

October started out with our NSEA State President, Bill Bohnett and First Lady, Sue Ellen, attending our Bones and Brew for his Official Visit. The event was well attended. Bill was one of our official judges for the rib-cooking contest. It has been established that from now on he will judge in the yearly rib-cooking contest! We had several various raffle items including gift baskets, din-ners at local restaurants, oil changes, electric company credit certificates, $100 gift certificate from Jewelry of Romance and much, much more.

A Message from your new Editor

Hello everyone, my name is Yvonne Lum Kee and I’m a newcomer into your Pahrump Community and to your Elks Lodge. I am a member of Mesquite Lodge #2811. I would appreciate receiving your articles, pictures, flyers to me by the 20th of each month. I will put it on the cur-rent Elks monthly newsletter calendar. Please send your information to ylumkee@gmail.com. Thank you for your coopera-tion.

Friday Night Dinners

It has been brought up by your ER Chuck Coleman, that If there are no volunteers to do the weekly Friday night dinners, it will have to be can-

celled.

Motto of Grand Exalted Ruler Michael T. Luhr:

“Working Together to Make a

Difference”

PER ASSOCIATION

John Loetterle, President Pat Loetterle, Vice President Frank Bonesteel, Secretary/Treasurer Jerry Allegretta John Berg Frank Bonesteel, PDDGER Gary Davis Carol Diedrick Dick Dupont Bob Hill, PDDGER Dennis London Patrick Miller Kendall Poe Leonard Sanchez Paul Stuart Edward Underhill Laurie Wall

Past Exalted Rulers

1996-97 Andy Purcell* 1997-98 Ken Thompson* 1998-99 Willie Mack* 1999-00 John Jordan* 2000-01 Jimmie Legg* 2001-02 Dave Ringler* 2002-04 Kendall Poe 2004-05 Jack Hennigan, PDDGER* 2005-06 Sue Legg 2006-07 Charlie Hannold 2007-08 Dennis London 2008-09 Pat Miller 2009-10 John Berg 2010-11 Ed Underhill 2011-12 Kendall Poe 2012-13 Dave Brechbiel 2013-14 Carol Diedrick 2014-15 Kendall Poe 2015-16 Laurie Wall 2016-17 John Loetterle 2017-18 Pat Loetterle *Deceased

NOTICE

Pahrump Lodge is accepting applications for Lodge Treas-urer. This is a non-paying po-sition. If you are interested please submit your resume to the Exalted Ruler, Chuck Coleman.

ELK OF THE MONTH Charlene Brannon

My Elk of the Month is Charlene Brannon. She worked the Drug Trailer, 12 hour days, all 4 days during the Fall Festival. She brought her own cof-fee maker and provided coffee for all of the volun-teers. She helped with the Relay for Life, attends all meetings, fills in for va-cant chairs during Elk meetings and is the cash-ier for many of our meals. She always has a smile and steps up to help and volunteer. Thanks Char for the work you do for this organization.

“Volunteers are unpaid, not because they are worthless, but because

they are price-less.”

Basket Winners at Relay for Life

Nicole Walters Tool Basket Brian Holecheck Blue Plaid Fleece in Tray Brigitte Dubin Wolf Fleece Sally Simpson Plaid Fleet in Tray Charlene Brannon Kittens Fleece Candy Klok Pink Basket with Various 736 Items

Esteemed Leading Knight

Charity

I am proud of our

new members that

have been helping

with meals, the

Fall Festival, and

participating in events at the

Lodge. Great Job Guys and

Gals, it's like a breath of fresh

air to see so many becoming

real Elks and enjoying them-

selves.

I am now going to ask for vol-

unteers to become Officers.

Please let me know if you can

participate as an Officer in the

Lodge! The more involved you

get, the more rewarding being

an Elk will be.

Fraternally, Mary Holecheck

Esteemed Leading Knight

Esteemed Loyal Knight

Justice

Well, the Holiday

Season is right

around the cor-

ner, the time for

family and

friends. Thanksgiving will be

here before you know it. A lot

will be going on at the Lodge,

so get involved, volunteer, have

fun. Staying active helps keep

you young!

Look forward to seeing you at

the Lodge.

Fraternally, Esteemed Loyal Knight

Stephen R. Bird

Esteemed Lecturing Knight

Brotherly Love

Thank You mem-

bers and guests

for attending the

October 23rd

meeting. Apolo-

gies for not having

the vote for as was printed in

the last Bulletin.

Due to last minute requests

for By-Laws/House Rules revi-

sions, a final Open By-Laws/

House Rule Committee Meet-

ing will be held on Friday, No-

vember 9th at 7PM, after Fried

Chicken Dinner. If you plan on

having dinner, make reserva-

tions at the Bar.

This will be the final oppor-

tunity to get your suggestions

submitted.

Proposed revisions will be

read at the Nov 13th and Nov

27th regular Lodge meetings.

They will be posted on the

Lodge Bulletin Boards and they

will be printed in the December

Bulletin.

Voting on the By-Law/House

Rule revisions will be held dur-

ing the December 11th Lodge

Meeting.

In Brotherly Love,

Brigitte Dubin Brigitte@PahrumpElks.com

Monthly October Meetings Drawings 10-09-18 50/50 Steve Bird won $7.00 Attendance drawing lost by Donna Fuge # 1241 for $70.00 Drink Token won by Mary Holecheck 10-23-18 50/50 Mary Holecheck won $20.00 Attendance drawing lost by Ladene Urban # 852 for $80.00 Drink token won by Mary Lewis

Veterans Corner

By Terri Coleman November Birthdays

teers and 2 people cannot contin-ue to do it all.

Happy Thanksgiving,

Chuck Coleman Exalted Ruler

Exalted Ruler’s Message

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I have talked with the Valley Electric Company regarding winter heat bills and our Veter-ans. I have been advised they will donate a $50.00 power bill credit for verified Veterans in need. They are in need of items for Hygiene Kits they do-nate to Veterans.

There will be a NO-COST Workshop for Diabetics Self-Management. It is a 6-Week Workshop for Diabetics or those caring for a diabetic. It will be held November 1, 8 and 15. It will be held at the NYECC. Please call Christina for further information or email her at christina@nyecc.org. Coming next month: 1. More information about the

Veterans Trike Program. 2. Army of Hope Program. 3. Christmas Giving Tree for

Veterans. If you know of a Veteran just

returning home after a Tour of Duty, please call me and let me know. There are various programs to help. Please call me if you know of a Veteran suffering with PTSD. We are here to help them. Terri Coleman Veterans Chairperson

Our yearly Stand-Down was held October 19th at the Home Depot parking lot. It was great and I was happy to see so many Elks volunteers coming out to help. I want to thank those that answered my call, in the October Bulletin, for men’s’ clothing. There were pillows, blankets, boots, shoes (some band new), toiletries, coats, new socks and new under-wear, caps and much more bags. What a generous out-pouring, THANK YOU. The volunteers helped size items making it easy for Vets to find what they needed. One Vet was touching when he offered to pay for some items he want-ed and could not believe it was free. The remainder of items were taken to the VFW and will be given to the Vets in need this winter. The Vet Donation Box is in the Lobby for your do-nations throughout the year.

Veterans Day is Sunday, No-vember 11th. We are having a Veterans dinner, 5:00 p.m. We are having stuffed shells, sal-ad, vegetable, bread and des-sert. Veterans eat free and all others $8.00. Seating will be limited so please call the Lodge at 775 751-2796 for reserva-tions. There will be a few raffle items with all proceeds going to the Veterans Fund. If you have any items you wish to donate for this raffle, please call me at 775 764-7012 and I may be able to put baskets together. Thank you in advance for help-ing with this fund raiser. At this dinner we will have a short presentation by the Homeless Veterans Solutions. They will answer any questions you may have.

01 Clayton J. Joyce 01 Angel Marrero 02 Betty Joan Langford 03 Donald E Frank 03 Harry Getchell 04 Jan Lopez 05 Janine Clagg 06 Lonnie Pearson 08 Frank Barkanyi 09 Brigitte K Dubin 09 Jane Schmidt 09 Clyde D Stribling 11 Ron Warrick 13 Dennis London 15 Richard H Callahan 17 Robert Rogers 19 Cheryl L Collison 19 David Lee Gordon 19 Steven Sovar 20 Charles D Kaucky 21 Kristine Smith Williams 22 William M Penn 22 John A Radnich 25 Timothy Lakin 27 Darell R Hoffman 28 Virginia Von Quilich

Sickness and Distress

Keep the following member in your prayers

Steve Bird has hurt his neck Charlene Brannon having foot surgery on 11/06 BJ recovering back surgery Please contact Terri Coleman at (775) 764-7012. If by any chance, you hear of anyone that is under sickness and distress we would like to send them a get well card, visit or call them. There is an eras-able board on the double doors that can be used to notify the members that are under the weather. If we have missed anyone who is not doing well, we will keep our fellow Elks in our prayers.

Applications for Membership

Candidate Proposed By

None

Upcoming Events

Nov 01 Hand & Foot, 11:00am Bingo 2:00pm to 4:00pm Nov 02 No Dinner Nov 03 Turkey Shoot 1:00pm Deuces Wild Tour. 2:00pm - 4:00pm State President Visit Laughlin Nov 04 9 Ball Tournament 1:00pm Nov 05 Hand & Foot 11:00am Double Poker 2:00pm - 4:00pm Tacos 4:00pm - 6:00pm Chuck & Terri Nov 06 Bunco 1:00pm PER Mtg, 2:30pm BOD Mtg House Comm Mtg Nov 07 Cribbage 1:00pm Burgers & Brats, 4:00pm - 6:00pm Nov 08 Hand & Foot 11:00am Bingo 2 :00pm to 4:00pm Nov 09 Shuffleboard 12:00pm Dinner 5:00pm to 6:30pm Brigitte’s Fried Chicken Nov 10 Deuces Wild Tour. 2:00pm - 4:00pm Turkey Shoot 1:00pm State Pres Visit Mesquite Lodge Nov 11 Veterans Day 9 Ball Tournament 1:00pmVeterans Dinner,

Free to Vets Others $8, 5:00pm, Stuff Shells Nov 12 Hand & Foot 11:00am Double Poker 2:00pm - 4:00pm Tacos 4:00pm - 6:00pm, Kendall Poe Nov 13 Red Hats 11:00am DD Visit 3:00pm Lodge Bus Mtg. 7:00pm Nov 14 Cribbage 1:00pm Nov 15-18 Mid-Term Convention Boulder City Lodge Hand & Foot 11:00am Bingo 2 :00pm to 4:00pm Nov 16 Shuffleboard 12:00pm PER’s Dinner 5:00pm to 6:30pm Kendall’s Spaghetti Nov 17 Turkey Shoot 1:00pm Deuces Wild Tour. 2:00pm - 4:00pm Nov 18 9 Ball Tournament 1:00pm Nov 19 Hand & Foot 11:00am Double Poker 2:00pm - 4:00pm Tacos 4:00pm - 6:00pm, Chuck and Terri Nov 20 Red Hats 11:00 am Bunco 1:00pm Nov 21 Cribbage 1:00pm Nov 22 Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Pot Luck Dinner 4:00 pm Nov 23 Shuffleboard 12:00pm Left Overs Thanksgiving Dinner 5:00pm to 6:30pm Nov 24 Turkey Shoot 1:00pm Deuces Wild Tour. 2:00pm - 4:00pm Nov 25 Blue Pig Breakfast 9:00am -11:00am 9 Ball Tournament 1:00pm Nov 26 Hand & Foot 11:00 am Double Poker 2:00pm - 4:00pm Tacos 4:00pm - 6:00pm, Brigitte & Steve Nov 27 Lodge Initiation Mtg, 7:00pm Nov 28 Cribbage 1:00pm Nov 29 Hand & Foot 11:00am Bingo 2 :00pm to 4:00pm Nov 30 Shuffleboard 12:00pm Debbie’s Ribs Dinner 5:00pm to 6:30pm

New Members Initiated in September Left to Right: Wanda Gustin, Debbie True, Richard Sorensen

Daily Drawing

Crying Towel

09/15 Paul Stuart $350.50

09/16 Karen Ferguson $351.50

09/17 Mary Holecheck $352.75

09/18 Robert Hendricks $354.75

09/19 Darrell Hoffman $355.50

09/20 Linton Knights $356.50

09/21 Chuck Coleman $357.75

09/22 Don Roth $359.25

09/23 Evertt Shugren $360.50

09/24 Dutch Shultz $362.25

09/25 Terry Herbert $363.50

09/26 Charles Carter $365.00

09/27 Michael Zaman $366.50

09/28 Roy Barnes $367.50

09/29 Beverly Jo Koening-Jones

$368.75

09/30 Walt Farmer $370.00

10/01 Claudia McCarty $372.00

10/02 Clyde Stribling $373.75

10/03 John Loetterle $375.25

10/04 Steve Nelson $376.50

10/05 Thomas Dixson $377.25

10/06 Oakley Porter $379.50

10/07 John Dakis $380.00

10/08 James Bass $382.50

10/09 Vern Jewett $384.00

10/10 Laurie Wall $385.25

10/11 Pat Orne $386.75

10/12 Karen Brodbeck $388.25

10/13 John Crane IV $ 389.25

10/14 Donald Nicholas $390.00

Weekly

09/22 Robert Parsons $246.25

09/29 Emery Wagg $252.75

10/06 Sterling Ripley $259.50

10/13 John Guilbert $267.75

Monthly

10/15 Carl Madsen $794.00

Donations

Bunco $ 49.00

Cribbage $ 64.00

Hand & Foot $168.00

R/H Have Fun $ 50.00

PV 4 Wheelers $ 53,00

Pool Table Maint, $ 20.00

Shuffle Board $ 28.00

Blue Pig Bingo $221.00

October Donations by Members

$100.00 donated by Marie Tinberg to Lodge Activities $500.00 donated by Janet Oliver to Elvis dinner for DAV ER presenting Sheriff Sha-

ron Worley CPR training devices for mannequins

ER presents Bridgitte with a check for $500 for the Lions Club

November 2018

5Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Hand & Foot

11:00am

Bingo 2:00pm to 4:00pm

2 Shuffleboard

12:00pm

NO Dinner

3 Turkey Shoot

1:00pm

Deuces Wild Tour. 2:00pm to

4:00pm

State Pres Visit Laughlin

4 9 Ball Tournament

1:00pm

5 Hand & Foot

11:00am

Double Poker 2:00pm to

4:00pm

Tacos 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Chuck & Terri

6 Bunco 1:00pm

PER Mtg, 2:30

BOD Mtg House Comm

7 Cribbage 1:00pm

Burgers & Brats 4:00pm - 6:00pm

8 Hand & Foot

11:00am

Bingo 2:00pm to 4:00pm

9 Shuffleboard

12:00pm

Dinner 5:00 to 6:30

Brigitte’s Fried Chicken

10 Turkey Shoot

1:00pm

Deuces Wild Tour. 2:00pm to

4:00pm

State Pres Visit Mesquite Lodge

11 Veterans Day

9 Ball Tournament

1:00pm

Veterans Dinner Vets free

Others $8.00 Stuffed Shells

5:00 pm

12 Hand & Foot

11:00am

Double Poker 2:00pm to

4:00pm

Tacos 4:00pm to 6:00pm Kendall

13 Red Hats 11:00am

DD Visit 3:00 pm

Lodge Bus Mtg.

7:00pm

14 Cribbage 1:00pm

15 Hand & Foot

11:00am

Bingo 2:00pm to 4:00pm

16 Shuffleboard

12:00pm

PER’s Dinner 5:00pm to

6:30pm Kendall

Spaghetti

17 Turkey Shoot

1:00pm

Deuces Wild Tour. 2:00pm to

4:00pm

18 9 Ball Tournament

1:00pm

19 Hand & Foot

11:00am

Double Poker 2:00pm to

4:00pm

Tacos 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Chuck & Terri

20 Red Hats 11:00am

Bunco 1:00pm

Articles for Decem-ber Newsletter due

21 Cribbage 1:00pm

22 Thanksgiving

Day

Potluck Dinner Turkey/Ham & Dressing fur-

nished by Lodge 5:00 pm

23 Shuffleboard

12:00pm

Left Overs Thanksgiving

Dinner 5:00pm to 6:30pm

24 Turkey Shoot

1:00pm

Deuces Wild Tour. 2:00pm to

4:00pm

25 Blue Pig Breakfast 9:00am -11:00am

9 Ball Tournament

1:00pm

26 Hand & Foot

11:00

Double Poker 2:00pm to

4:00pm

Tacos 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Brigitte & Steve

27 Lodge Initiation

Mtg, 7:00pm

28 Cribbage 1:00pm

29 Hand & Foot

11:00am

Bingo 2:00pm to 4:00pm

30 Shuffleboard

12:00pm

Debbie’s Ribs 5:00pm to

6:30pm

Mid-Term Convention Boulder City Lodge

Pahrump Lodge Thanksgiving Dinner

Thursday, November 22, 2018 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Lodge will provide Turkeys, Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy & Dressing

Bring a Pot-Luck Dish to Share

Sign Up Sheet Posted at Double Doors

Come Join Other Elks and have a Good Time

Left-Overs Dinner, Friday,

November 23, 2018,5:00 pm

NSEA President’s Visit—October 6, 2018

Veterans’ Stand-down Halloween Party Barbara first place; Steve second place

Yard Sale Clothes donated to high school

Bones and Brews; John & Pat

Elroy (ER) & Charlene

Elk Classifieds

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Contact the Secretary or Treasurer for information.

We’re playing Shuffleboard Again!! Come join us on Fridays at 12:00 for a fun time!

Please sign up ahead of time on the bulletin board in the bar, if you want to participate!

Somewhere in this Bulletin is the Mem-bership Number of a Pahrump Elk. If

you find your number, you are entitled to a free Friday Night dinner this

Month!!!

Birthday Coupon This coupon is good for one well drink or domestic

beer for a member of B.P.O.E. Lodge #2796 in good standing, celebrating a birthday.

Birthday _____/_____ Member Signature and Number

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OFFICIAL MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF PAHRUMP ELKS LODGE #2796

Accident Prevention/Insurance Risk ................. Fred Beeman

Adopt-A-Vet .................................................... Terri Coleman

Americanism .............................................. Kendall Poe, PER

Auditing .......................................................................... Open

Community Activities...................................................... Open

Dictionary Chairman .............................................. Jan Lopez

Drug Awareness ............................................... Woody Clagg

ENF................................................................ Pat Miller, PER

Flag Day ....................................................... Mary Holecheck

Fraternal Committee ............................... John Loetterle, PER

Government Relations ..................................... Terri Coleman

Hoop Shoot ............................................................ Steve Bird

House Committee ......................................... Chuck Coleman

Lapsation ....................................................... Barbara Pringle

Lodge Activities ................................................ Brigitte Dubin

Lodge PER Contact ................................ John Loetterle, PER

Membership .................................................. Mary Holecheck

Memorial Service .......................................... Chuck Coleman

Most Valuable Student………. ...................... John Berg, PER

National Veterans’ Services ............................. Terri Coleman

Public Relations .................................. ………..Terri Coleman

Safe Haven…………….. ........................... Pat Loetterle, PER

Soccer Shoot ............................................. Ed Underhill, PER

Sickness and Distress ..................................... Terri Coleman

Vocational Scholarship ................................. John Berg, PER

Youth Activities ........................................... ……….Steve Bird

LODGE COMMITTEE MEMBERS