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JANUARY, 2019 VOLUME 97 / ISSUE 10, CALVIN COX, EXALTED RULER NAPA CALIFORNIA

MESSAGE FROM YOUR EXALTED RULER

The end of 2018 is just days away. We started December with Memorial Sunday on December 2nd with about 40 widows, widowers, guests and members attending the service and brunch afterward. Thank you kitchen crew for a very good brunch.

On December 5th we initiated five new members which bring our membership up to 652 members. Great job everyone!! We are still growing and have the lowest lapsation rate in the Northwest District.

I have not been able to be here at the Lodge this term as much compared to the last two terms due to medical problems. As if that was not enough to keep me away we decided to move from the North end of town to RiverWood right next to the Lodge, which we are still in the process of.

I am wishing everyone a very Happy New Year and thanking those of you who help the Lodge going forward.

Fraternally,

Exalted Ruler, Calvin Cox

PURPLE PIG REPORT FOR NOVEMBER Stanley Blough ~ Jim Gramlich ~ Darrell Deckern ~ Robert Henderson ~ Robet Snyder ~ Marian Wood ~ Lodge Pigs

Total of $323.97 Please note: At the time of the newsletter printing and editing the month of December purple pig donations have not been completely

tallied and recorded yet. So this report is approximately one month delayed.

PROPOSED FOR MEMBERSHIP John Hudson ~ Sponsor: Dennis Connelly ~ William Wells ~ Transferring from Carmichael Lodge

BURGERS AND BOCCE January 30th - Club Room - 6:00

Burgers, Potato Salad & Cookie- $10.00

“First Visit a Guest – Second Visit a Friend – Third Visit a Member”

NAPA ELKS LODGE #832 Grapevine Express

Commitment ~ Communication ~ Collegiality

Hello Members:

I hope all of you had a great holiday. It sure came very fast this year. The Lodge has been very busy with lots of Christmas parties and other events. Don't forget the Crab Feed on January 12th, tickets are on sale at the Bar. We also have a luncheon for our State President Bob Duitsman on Friday, January 18th. We would like members to attend and meet him. Let us know if you want to come.

At our last Lodge meeting on December 5th, we initiated five new members into the Lodge: David Aten, Michele Carter, Jan Garrett, Susan Gott and Craig Musgrave. We also welcomed William Wells who transferred to our Lodge from the Carmichael Lodge. Welcome to all of you!!

One of our Associate Members, Bill Nastek, donated a bunch of bicycles for the CHP toy drive. Thank you, Bill, we appreciate it so much. Also the toy drive surpassed previous years. Thank you to all the members who so generously donated toys for the toy drive.

We also had a wonderful Members Christmas party this year with 73 members attending. There was an ugly sweater contest and great appetizers enjoyed by all. Thanks to our great kitchen for all the great food they prepared.

Please keep in mind, there are still 27 members who are delinquent with their dues. If you are one of them, please consider paying them. I have to drop any member who has not paid their dues by the end of March 2019. All the best to you all for the New Year.

Fraternally, Judy Fisher, Lodge Secretary

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Napa Elks Activties Report January 2019

Happy New Year! We had a busy December at #832. Our Food Drive for Crosswalk Church went well, the church is greatful for our

food donations. The CHP distributed the toys and many thanks going to all members who picked a child and bought toys. The food

and toys from our lodge made a difference for those receiving. Thank you all.

Members Christmas and Ugly Sweater: Tuesday, Dec. 11th we had a merry turnout of Members for our Holiday Cheer Christmas

party. Many thanks going to kitchen staff for the appitizers, we also had Egg Nog/Brandy and Christmas Cookies. Santa got to busy to

attend this year but he will try and make it next year. We had approximatly 70 folks in attendance and most were wearing their ugly

Christmas Sweaters. The Sweater contest was great fun, thank you all for competing. The four winners were Al Brambrink, Ron(didn't

get the last name) Ben Haslet and honarable mention Judy Biggs. Dan Cooper the accordian man was a delight and kept the Christmas

music going.Thanks to the bar tenders for a good job and for being the sweater judges. A good Christmas party for 2018.

Up and Coming events:

Crab Feed: January 12th, cost-$70.00-tickets at the Bar-Sign up sheets on bullentin board. Donations for aution contact Dave

Bridges-donations for dessert aution contact Sandy 252-2284.

Chinese New Year's: "Year of the Pig" Will be a Wednesday Night Dinner 1/23/19-Chinese menu, Singapor Slings. Donations to

our Elks's Purple Pig in this "The Year of the Pig", will be welcomed.

Burgers and Bocce: Wednesday, January 30th, Club Room. Burgers by Roy White, Bocce might be iffy.

Burgers, salad and cookie $10.00.

Valentine's BBQ: Friday Night BBQ 2/8/19, with music by Joe Geremia, Event Cocktail "Love Potion #9" Sweetheart Cookies.

Come one come all to our Valentine Event.

Mardi Gras: March 1st-more information to TBA. Chaiman Monica Shepard

It is a bit early to annouce our Spring Events, however, I do want to mention our annaul RV and Cabin trip to Plymouth. The sooner

this event is annoucned the better, giving folks time to plan, and make reservations.This year it will be on a Monday thur Thursday -

April 22nd-25th. We will have a Kitchen Demonstration in Rec Room on one day and a Luau with entertainment on the 25th. Please

note....the cabins at Plymouth are fully equiped and very nice, if you don't have an RV please consider a cabin. Any questions call ...

Sandy 252-2284

Fraternally - Sandy Silveira P.E.R. and Lodge Activities Coordinator

We highly recommend the bulletin by email in full color!!!!

Thursdays

6:30-9:30 Come enjoy live music & libations!

MEMBERSHIP REPORT

Increases Total members on April 1, 2018....................600 New Members Initiated............................... 60 Affiliated...................................................... 9 Reinstated.................................................. 5 Gain…......................................................... 74

Decreases Dropped.................................................... 6 Transferred............................................... 5 Absolute Dimits........................................ 1 Deceased................................................... 10 Loss…........................................................ 22 Net Gain............................................................ 52

Total Members December 20, 2018 ..................652 Delinquent Members...........................................27 Membership Lapsation Rate.............................4.50%

Left: Exalted Ruler Calvin Cox welcoming new

members: David Aten, Jan Garrett, Susan Gott,

Michele Carter and Craig Musgrave.

–Photo by Sheila Cox

DD Clinic - Petaluma Lodge - Sunday, January 20, 2019 - 9:00 a.m.

As customary, we will be having a DD Clinic on Sunday following the CHEA President’s visitation to our District. All members are welcome!

Petaluma will be serving breakfast from 8:00—9:00 a.m. for an incredible price of $5.00. Mmm good!

Our agenda will include important information on our exciting new year ahead, items to keep in mind for the current lodge year-end, and helpful knowledge regarding business practices.

Attendance is required for each Exalted Ruler, Leading Knight, Secretary, and Chair of the Trustees, but all are encouraged to attend.

I look forward to seeing everyone there! Sandy Gowan, DDGER

Thank You To All The Officers Who Donate Their Time for the Good of the Lodge

Exalted Ruler: Calvin Cox PER 255-6661 cowboycal@sbcglobal.net Leading Knight: Sheila Cox 255-6661 cox9230@sbcglobal.net

Loyal Knight: Monica Shepard 246-3137 shepard-creer@att.net Lecturing Knight: Bill Sollows 224-6604 duckfshr@pobox.com

Secretary: Judy Fisher 486-5749 judyjfisher@sbcglobal.net Treasurer: Jerry Nelms PER 945-1021 jnp233@sbcglobal.net Esquire: Bob Fraid 255-3367 bobffraid@gmail.com Chaplain: Robert Niklewicz 484-7373 ptsrgr8@sonic.net Inner Guard: Ron Kilby 255-5216 gretmad@aol.com Tiler: Tom McFarland 255-8008 tomandvivian@gmail.com

Trustee 1st year: Lenard Fisher PER 224-1847 lenardfisher@sbcglobal.net

Trustee 2nd year: Ron Rae 224-5194 ron1009@comcast.net

Trustee 3rd year: Judy Biggs 253-7819 jbiggs7@comcast.net Trustee 4th year: Mike Biggs 253-7819 biggsma@gmail.com

Trustee 5th year: Tom Dawson 226-8411 tomedawson@aol.com

VETERANS HOME WISH LIST All types of snacks: Candy (without nuts) ~Chips ~ Peanuts in the shell ~ Jerky~ Microwave popcorn ~ Cup of Soup ~ Tea Bags ~ Instant & Regular Coffee. Umbrellas ~ Ponchos ~ Toothbrushes ~ Toothpaste ~ Hair Shampoo ~ Combs & Hairbrushes (men & women) ~Deodorant~ Hand Soap ~ Lotion ~ Body Wash~ Soap~ Nail Polish~ Polish Remover ~Emery Boards- Hair Bands ~Stationery ~ Envelopes ~ Stamps ~ Large Print Books ~ DVD Movies (Non-Violent) ~ CD Music (classical, jazz, western, bands of the 30’s & 40s’s) ~ Audio Books ~ Table Games ~ Puzzle Books ~ Bird Seed, the patients love to watch the birds!

MUST BE NEW: Men’s & Ladies: Watches ~ Jewelry ~ Caps, Hats, Scarves Gloves and Umbrellas MUST BE NEW and in original box Following appliances are now being accepted: Microwaves ~ Coffeemakers ~

50” Flat Screen TV ~ Blenders ~ Slow Cookers ~ DVD Players ~ Toaster Ovens ~ Electric Shavers Not Being Accepted: VCR’s or Cassettes ~ Clothing of any kind ~ Candles ~ Food in cans or jars ~ Alcohol ~ Jigsaw

Puzzles ~ Books ~ Magazines ~ Medical Supplies ~ Liquid or bubble bath soap (no bathtubs)

SUPER BOWL SUNDAY

FEBRURY 3, 2019

MEMBER POTLUCK

MORE INFORMATION

TO FOLLOW

JANUARY BIRTHDAY BABIES 1

st Lillian Hartenstein ~ Jeff Howden 2

nd Constance Coughlan ~ Frank Cuellar Jr. 3

rd Patricia Murray-Childree ~

Richard Nichols 4th

Ray Kimball ~ Jack Reinholz 5th

Dick Kuykendall ~ Susan Nissen ~ Lloyd Zuehlke 6th

Joseph Clary ~ Robert Hope 8

th Gwen Pyle ~ Rick Troendly 9

th John Johnson 11

th Garrett Ahnfeldt ~ Derrell Decker ~

Will Hansen ~ Cheryl Wood 12th

John Hussey ~ Patrick Mc Greal ~ Roger Russell 13th

William Bacigalupi 14th

James Lunsford ~ Lester Montgomery ~ Donald Olson 15

th Dwayne Hassenplug ~ John Thompson 16

th Eric Brown

~ Alex Josef 17th

Dan Kavarian ~ Gene Sullivan 19th

Richard Danker ~ Caron Ewald ~ Ed Henderson 20th

Calvin Groeneweg ~ Lizzie Jaeger 21

st Matthew Connolly 22

nd James Mc Cully 23

rd Chuck Rathjen ~ James VanWinden ~

Rex Williams 24th

Roger Schmidt 25th

Jeffrey Davis ~ William Jabin ~ David Trzesniewski 26th

Jacob Arcanin ~ Douglas FitzGibbon 27

th Michael Gibson ~ Dennis Ruise 29

th Richard Bottarini ~ Rebecca Griffin ~ Joseph Orosz ~

Russ Quinnell 30th

Ron Mattioda ~ Kimberley Smith ~ Mike Zuniga

January 2019 Birthday Coupon - Redeem for your free birthday drink!

Name:_______________________________________Member #______________

Birthday:_____________________________Drink Type:______________________

YOUR BUSINESS CARD COULD BE HERE

Please see the office if you’d like to share your information. It also goes on our website and can link to your own webpage. Plus it helps us pay

for the expenses of the bulletin itself.

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Chinese New Year 2019 Year of the Pig

Wednesday Night Dinner

JANUARY 23rd 6:00 PM Chinese Menu with Fortune Cookies

Singapore Slings for purchase at the bar!

Gung Hey Fat Choy

CRAB FEED Saturday, January 12th

Cocktails 6:00 p.m. & Dinner 7:00 p.m. MUSIC & DANCING BY CHARLIE BAKER

Salad, French Bread, Pasta & Crab!!! Silent Auction & 50/50 Raffle

Tickets must be purchased by Monday, January 7, 2018 $70 Per Person

Napa Elks Lodge #832 – 2840 Soscol Avenue YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THE DESSERT AUCTION! COME JOIN THE FUN!

(SORRY NO STEAKS AVAILABLE)

WINTER THEMED PAINT NIGHT WAS LOTS OF FUN & WE LOVED OUR NEW INSTRUCTOR FROM PAINTED CELLARS!

Annual Spring Event - Elks and Friends Cabin and RV trip 2019

To: 49er Village-Plymouth, CA

Dates: Monday - Thursday (April 22nd-25th)Home on 26th

Cabin Reservations: Please call 49er Village for Cabin Reservation be sure to mention you

are with Elks and Friends

RV Reservation: Sandy will make all RV reservations and you will pay her.

22rd-Super Simple Supper-Potluck

23rd-Wine tasting/light lunch.....Dinner: Teresa's-let Sandy know if you are going!

24th - Free Day..............4:30ish Kitchen Demonstration in Rec Room: Dinner on your own.

25th- Luau........Dinner followed by Entertainment and Dancing. Aloha

Rec Room available for Cards and Games-Get the key from Sandy.

Also available in the area: Gambling, Hot Tub, Swimming, Golf, Jackson Elks, Camp Fire-

depending on weather, naps, Ice Cream, coffee, sandwiches at Cafe in the Park.

Please let Sandy know if you would like to attend-252-2284

Lodge Valentine's BBQ

Friday Night BBQ 6:00 – 2/8/19

Steaks, Chicken, Salads, Shrimp Louies

Sweetheart Cookies

Event Cocktail- Love Potion #9 for purchase

Music by Joe Geremia

THE OFFICE, BAR

& RESTAURANT

WILL BE CLOSED

TUESDAY

JANUARY 1st

NEW YEARS DAY

HOLIDAY

Hey members, don’t forget we have a website!

www.napaelks.org And those of you who have a business card in the bulletin, we have them on that site as

well under “supporters”. By clicking on the card itself

it links to your personal website. If you’d like to

update your current card or anyone else interested in adding a new one, please

contact the office.

Left: Bus Langdon PER, one of

our longest and most dedicated

members, on his 97th birthday.

Right: Amazing amount of toys

collected for the CHP toy drive!

Thank you Santa’s Helpers!

VETERAN’S CORNER Leo Garfield, Associate Member Napa Lodge, PER Richmond Lodge

Hello fellow Veterans. I hope you have enjoyed the few issues I have been able to write. Now with Hospice

Cancer treatment and a little case of shingles, I find myself unable to write these days and must discontinue. I

am sure there are many veterans in your lodge who could continue the article. There are so many vets in your

lodge that surely there is just one who is willing to jump in.

Anyway, regardless, I have truly enjoyed Napa Elks lodge and will continue my associate membership. I won't

be there as often as I would like, but I'll pop in on occasion.

The Elks Ear I can't believe that I went to see the Boys at the Bar, seeking words of wisdom and guidance. But, I came up dry. Nothing, not

so much as a complaint! The only explanation is we are passing close to the Sun.

But good things are happening. Our toy drive with the California Highway Patrol, by far is the best we have ever had. A big

thank you also to Bill Nastek who donated a bunch of bicycles. I can hardly wait to stuff them in the patrol car. We are so happy

with Bill, we made him our Santa Claus this year.

Our State President, Bob Duitsman, is going to be visiting our District in January 2019. He will be at our Lodge for lunch on

Friday, January 18th, 2019. Anyone that would like to join him, please call the office and RSVP that you are coming. Bob, (I

can call him Bob as we are brother Elks) will also be our next Grand Exalted Ruler.

Now for some important stuff!! Name that Elk! Somewhere in this great Bulletin (below) is a list of suggested names for that Elk.

Fill out your choice and get it back to the Lodge by January 7, 2019. In case there is a tie with the proposers, it will be settled by

Rock, Paper, Scissors!! Or something similar. Well back to the Bar to see if there is any improvement.

Remember the best is yet to come!!!

NAME “THAT ELK”! (CHECK ONE! ONE VOTE PER MEMBER)

BUSTER:_____ BEN (Benevolence):_____ RUTTLY:_____ MAC:_____

CALVIN: _____ SENTINEL:_____ LEE ROY:_____ EXALTED ELK:_____

BECKEL:_____ BYRON:_____ OLD HORNY:_____ ELK of the TRAIL:_____

YOUR NAME: ___________________________________

Bring or mail (above form) to the Lodge office before 1/7/19 to vote for winner. We will

announce who wins Dinner for Two at our Wednesday Night Dinner and a bottle of wine!

JANUARY 2019

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

CLOSED Happy New Year!

2

Lunch 11:30-2:00 Dinner 6:00 – 7:00

Lodge Meeting - 7:30

3

Lunch 11:30-2:00

OPEN MIC 6:30-9:30

4

Lunch 11:30 – 2:00

5

Please call to see if we have a bartender!

6

7

Lunch 11:30-2:00

Make sure you have crab feed tickets by today!

8

Lunch 11:30-2:00 House Meeting 5:30

Hall Meeting 6:00 Trustees Meeting 6:30

9

Lunch 11:30 – 2:00 Dinner 6:00 – 7:30

10

Lunch 11:30-2:00

OPEN MIC 6:30-9:30

11

Lunch 11:30 – 2:00

12

CRAB FEED

13

14

Lunch 11:30-2:00

15

Lunch 11:30-2:00

16

Lunch 11:30 – 2:00 Dinner 6:00 – 7:30

Lodge Meeting - 7:00

17

Lunch 11:30-2:00

OPEN MIC 6:30-9:30

18

Lunch 11:30 – 2:00 STATE PRESIDENT

LUNCHEON

19

Please call to see if we have a bartender!

20

21

Lunch 11:30-2:00

22

Lunch 11:30-2:00

23

Lunch 11:30-2:00

CHINESE NEW YEAR 6:00

24

Lunch 11:30-2:00

OPEN MIC 6:30-9:30

25

Lunch 11:30 – 2:00 FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT BBQ OF THE SEASON!

26

Please call to see if we have a bartender!

27

28

Lunch 11:30-2:00

PER MEETING 11:00

29

Lunch 11:30-2:00

30

Lunch 11:30-2:00 BOCCE & BURGERS

6:00

31

Lunch 11:30-2:00

OPEN MIC 6:30-9:30

Wednesday Night Dinners All dinners include salad, coffee and dessert!

JANUARY 2019

2nd

– (Tossed Caesar Salad)

(40) Fried Chicken w/ Mashed Potatoes & Veg $20

(10) Steaks $22 (10) No Entrée $10

Dessert- Ice Cream Sundaes

9th

- (Green Salads w/ Bleu Cheese)

(40) Beef Stew w/ Biscuits $20 / (10) Steaks $22

Dessert- Mocha Ice Cream Cake

16th

– (Spring Mix Salad w/ Bleu Cheese & Candied

Walnuts) (60) Prime Rib Aujus w/ Baked Potatoes &

Veg $22 (15) Baked Salmon $20 (10) No Entree $10

Dessert- Ice Cream

23rd

- Chinese New Year- (60) Egg Drop Soup, Sweet

& Sour Prawns, Mongolian Beef, Pork Fried Rice,

Chow Mein, Potstickers $20 Dessert- Ice Cream w/

Fortune Cookies

30th

- (70) Bocce & Burgers w/ Potato Salad &

Cookies $10

*The number of dinners being prepared is in parentheses.

The only way to guarantee a meal is to call & reserve one

between 10:30-4:30. It is also imperative that you tell the

cashier if you have called to make a reservation so that we

don’t hold that ticket & someone else misses out. Thanks!

Volunteering at the Crosswalk Church Food Pantry – Thanks!

If you ever take any good photos at any of

our events that you would like to be in the

newsletter please email them to us at

napaelks@sbcglobal.net – Thank you!

Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks PROUD SPONSORS OF BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TROOP #832

Napa Lodge # 832

2840 Soscol Ave

Napa, CA 94558-3521

(707) 255-4522 www.napaelks.org

Addressed to a very Important Elk!

DATED MATERIAL ~ SAVE THE DATES

Lunch Daily ~ Monday - Friday ~ 11:30 - 2:00

Wednesday Night Dinners ~ 6:00 - 7:00

Saturday, January 12th

~ Crab Feed

Friday, January 18th

~ State President Luncheon

Wednesday, January 23rd

~ Chinese New Year Dinner

Friday, January 25th

~ Friday Night BBQ’s Start!

Wednesday, January 30th

~ Bocce & Burgers

Sunday, February 3rd

~ Super Bowl Potluck

Tuesday, February 5th

~ Taco Tuesdays Start!

Friday, February 8th

~ Valentine BBQ

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