oose M f o r rde Loyal O Volume 13, Issue 2 March/April 2015 Moose Nuggets Inside this issue: Subscription paid as part of the annual membership. Moose Nuggets is published bimonthly by the Loyal Order of Moose 1534, 4211 Arctic Blvd., Anchorage, AK 99503. Moose Lodge #1534 & Chapter #139 2014 Volunteer of the Year Rick Lagarde & Vanessa De Brill not only providing an opportunity, but in contributing to a specific sport in the Special Olympics program,” he added. “This Fraternity has created something that’s created a lot of interest and desire in the people who otherwise would not have this opportunity to compete.” In addition to substantial financial support, Moose members volunteer their time to ensure these events run smoothly. Mooseheart students have also traveled to the competitions to volunteer their time as well. “I’ve said so many times 2 Weekend Music 3 $5,000 Drawing & Dinner 4 Winter Carnival & Easter Party 5 Calendar of Events 6 Our Defending Circle 8 Prime & King 9 Crab Dinner Info Special Olympics a “Core Initiative” for Heart of the Community Program One of the six “core initiative” within the Moose Fraternity’s Heart of the Community program is Special Olympics. Thanks to support from the Moose, Special Olympics North American has hosted an invitational softball event each year since 2009. Participation ranged from 20 teams in the initial year to 32 at its largest and continues to grow. “There was no stand-alone softball event in Special Olympics until the Moose got involved,” Moose International Director of Activities Shawn Baile said. “We have had a hand in Membership Campaign that there are so many things in Special Olympics that make it worthwhile,” Baile said. “The athletes not only have a desire to win, but they also pull for the other guy, even if it’s their opponent. I’ve seen athletes high -five an opponent who hits a home run. You definitely cover the full range of emotions in seven innings of a Special Olympics softball game, there’s no doubt about it.” 25th Annual Golf Tournament Saturday June 27th, 2015 $95.00 per person Sign Up Today! Membership Incentive Drawing Winners 2014-2015 Membership Campaign “Moose” Back to Basics During the month of November, December and January, the LOOM board gave away $100.00 by a random draw from a list of sponsors who signed new members to our Fraternity. Each month there was a drawing. The following are the monthly winners. Anchorage Lodge Incentives The Lodge is paying $10.00 of the enrollment fee, with help from Moose International, there is no enrollment fee for new or re-enroll members. Sponsors will receive a lapel pin for their first member sponsored. For every new candidate a sponsor signs up, he/she will receive a $5.00 moose buck to be used at the Lodge. November– Ron Young December– Mike Douthit January– Megan Clapper The WOTM also participated in a monthly drawing of $50.00. The following are the monthly winners. November– Margo Fisher December– Kim Deitz January– John Pierce???? Thank you sponsors! 3 Easy Ways to Pay Your Dues Mail your check, credit card number or money order to the following address. Dues Processing Center, Moose International, PO Box 88065, Chicago, IL 60680-1065. Make sure to include the dues reminder notice from International. Note: Do not send any changes to your address, please contact the Lodge office for this. Go on-line to www.mooseintl.org, enter your MID# and it will take you to the payment screen. Call or stop by the Lodge office and we can assist you. Moose International Incentives Moose International is waiving $10.00 of the enrollment fee for new or re-enroll members. Members signing 5 will receive a 5 club logo decal. Members sponsoring 25 or more will have a Centennial Mooseheart brick in their name at the school renovation. Total Fee for New or Re-Enrolled Candidates LOOM $55.00 WOTM $50.00 Men can sign up women and women can sign up men now! Congratulations BJ Haas on your advancement to the 200 Division of the Moose 25 Club! Page 2 Moose Nuggets Heart of the Community November, December, January Mooseheart/Moosehaven– Cradle endowment $332.00, Turkey Endowment $98.00, total endowment for 3 months $2225.68, school donation $80.00. Total for quarter ending January 31, 2015 $2735.68. Music Friday and Saturday Nights Moose Youth Awareness Program– Lodge donated $25.00 to YAP, Lodge hosted the association YAP congress-supplied congress facility and student housing. March 6th & 7th Tommy Moose– Lodge members and co-workers sang Christmas Carols at assisted living homes and hospitals, donated 1 case of Tommy Moose at each location. 8pm to 12am David Nathanson & Friends March 13th & 14th Safe Surfin/Special Olympics– Lodge donated $25.00 to each. Mike Olson & the Harmonica Guy Scouting/Youth Sports– Lodge donated $25.00 to Mooseheart Scouts and donated to 5 Youth Sport activities $2244.00. March 20th & 21st The Lodge donated $2160.36 to 5 organizations that help the needy and provided $2,176.23 in assistance to others. $775.00 to other local Youth Activities, $400.00 to Civic Groups Total Monetary Donations: $16,191.27 Total Volunteer Hours: 2561 Total Miles Driven: 527 Total Number of Volunteers: 305 Shawn LaRose March 27th & 28th Locomotion April 3rd & 4th Mike Olson & the Harmonica Guy April 10th & 11th Pierre The Karaoke Championship was held on January 25th. We had a great turn out to hear our finalist perform. Great job by everyone. The winner of the Karaoke contest was new member Melissa Kaylor. Melissa will be headed to Kenai to perform against other Moose finalist from around Alaska. Good Luck Melissa! Thank you to Jerome for heading up these Karaoke nights. Volume 13, Issue 2 April 17th & 18th Richie Gardenhire and Veronica Page April 24th & 25th David Nathanson & Friends Page 3 Anchorage Chapter #139 $5,000 Moose Charities Raffle Tuesday March 17th Corned Beef & Cabbage 5:30pm to 7pm $9.00 AHMA Mid Year Convention March 12th thru 14th Kenai Moose Lodge Convention Hotel– Quality Inn 907-283-6060 Special Visitors– Robert Neff Director of Ritual/Higher Degrees and Denielle Baile Grand Counsel Member Tuesday March 3rd- @ Ontario 6pm Wednesday March 18th- @ Ontario 6pm Friday March 20th- @ Ontario 6pm Saturday March 21st- @ Ontario 6pm Tuesday March 24th- @ Bakersfield 6pm Friday March 27th- @ Stockton 6:30pm Saturday March 28th- @ Stockton 6:30pm Sunday March 29th- @ Stockton 3:00pm Wednesday April 1st- @ Idaho 5:15pm Friday April 2nd- @ Utah 5:05pm Saturday April 3rd- @ Utah 5:05pm Friday April 10th- @ Ontario 7:15pm Saturday April 11th- @ Ontario 7:15pm Page 4 Proceeds to Moose Charities Dinner begins @ 6pm BBQ Chicken, Catfish, Red Beans & Rice, Salads, and Corn Bread Drawing begins @ 7pm Winner need not be present to win Only 300 tickets sold, all tickets will be drawn, last ticket wins $5,000. Admit two (2) for dinner $50.00 Donation 1st Ticket Drawn Wins $150.00 25th Ticket Drawn Wins $150.00 Aces Away Games Monday March 2nd- @ Bakersfield 6pm Drawing March 21, 2015 All Aces away games are showed at the Lodge by Robert & Devin. Door prizes and 50/50 for each game. Proceeds to Youth Hockey 50th Ticket Drawn Wins $150.00 75th Ticket Drawn Wins $150.00 100th Ticket Drawn Wins $200.00 125th Ticket Drawn Wins $200.00 150th Ticket Drawn Wins $200.00 175th Ticket Drawn Wins $200.00 200th Ticket Drawn Wins $250.00 225th Ticket Drawn Wins $250.00 250th Ticket Drawn Wins $250.00 275th Ticket Drawn Wins $250.00 299th Ticket Drawn Wins $250.00 300th Ticket Drawn Wins $5,000 Purchase your tickets today! If you would like to help sell them, please contact the office. Thank You! Moose Nuggets From the Desk of the Administrator, As we head out of Winter, we also approach the close of the Moose year– April 30th. At this writing, the Lodge is 47 short of the assigned quota of 230. With your help, we can achieve this goal. Incentives for the sponsors are many. 1) You can save your candidates the $20.00 enrollment fee as Moose International is waiving $10.00 of the fee through April 30, 2015. The officers of this lodge with membership approval have waived $10.00 of a new member’s or re-enrolling members enrollment fee. 2) The Alaska Hawaii Moose Association will award a $25.00 gift certificate for items in the Moose Catalog, for every 5 members singed and enrolled. 3) Receive $5.00 Moose Bucks to spend in the lodge for every new or re-enroll member you sign up. 4) The Lodge will award the top sponsor a 70” flat screen TV or a life membership. Continue on page 9 Sunday April 5, 2015 Governor’s Omelet Breakfast 10am-1pm Carnival and Easter Egg Hunt 2pm to 4pm Pictures with Easter Bunny Bouncy House Vera’s Wheel Clowns Face Painting/Crazy Hair Snow Cones, Cotton Candy, and Hot Dogs Chili Cook Off– have crock pots here by 3pm, judges will be randomly selected day of carnival. Volume 13, Issue 2 LOOM The following Offices are open for the 2015-2016 Moose Term May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016. Governor Jr. Governor Prelate Treasurer 3 Year Trustee Application available in the office, applications must be in by 5pm March 24th. See the Administrator’s article in this issue for qualifications of the different offices. Elections will be held Tuesday April 14th during the business meeting 6:30pm. WOTM Nominations are closed. Elections will be March 24, 2015 @ 6:30pm. Attention Horseshoe Players, The new season will soon be upon us. Look for sign-up sheets for Wednesday or Thursday teams on the bulletin board in March. Please sign up to play. General meeting will be held Thursday April 9, 2015 at 6pm. At least 1 team member needs to be present. See you all there. Karen Page 5 March 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Breakfast by Eric & Crew 10am to 1pm 2 3 LOOM Officers Meeting 6pm 4 Dinner by Vera & Crew Chicken Tenders and Fries $7.00 6-8pm 5 Dinner by Ken & Kim Monster BLT’s w/Fries $8.00 6-8pm 6 Kathleen’s Fish Fry 6-8pm $10.00 7 Dinner by Stumpy & Laurie Steak & Shrimp 6-8pm $18.00 8 Breakfast by Terry & Crew Special: Eggs Benedict 10am-1pm 9 10 LOOM & WOTM Business Meeting 6:30pm 11 Dinner by Vanessa Jumbo Hotdogs w/Fries $7.00 6-8pm AHMA Convention Kenai 12 Dinner by Robert & Devin Wings & Pizza Night 6-8pm 13 Dinner by Bing & Crew Spaghetti $9.00 6-8pm 14 Dinner by Slick Rick & Crew Steak Night 6-8pm $18.00 15 Breakfast by Bing & Crew 10am-1pm 16 17 LOOM & WOTM Officer Meetings 6pm Corned Beef & Cabbage 5:30pm-7pm 18 Dinner by Vera & Crew Fish & Chips $7.00 6-8pm 19 Dinner by Ken & Kim Monster Burgers w/ Fries $8.00 & up 6-8pm 20 Dinner by Vera & Crew Chicken Fried Steak $9.00 6-8pm 21 $5,000 Dinner 6pm & Drawing 7pm BBQ Chicken & Catfish w/ fixings 22 Breakfast by Tim & Mike Special: Pork Chops 10am-1pm 23 24 25 Dinner by Colleen & Crew Halibut Burgers $7.00 6-8pm 26 Dinner by Robert & Devin Wings & Pizza Night 6-8pm 27 Dinner by Terry & Crew Sheppard’s Pie $9.00 6-8pm 28 Dinner by Stumpy & Laurie Steak & Shrimp 6-8pm $18.00 29 Breakfast by Megan & Crew 10am-1pm 30 Moose Legion Meeting 10:30am AHMA Convention Kenai ends Page 6 LOOM Orientation 6pm, LOOM Enrollment 6:30pm, WOTM Business Meeting & Elections 6:30p 31 No Meeting Due to limited space , see page 3 for weekend Music and page 4 for Aces Away games. Moose Nuggets April 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Dinner by Connie & Crew Sloppy Joes $7.00 6-8pm 2 Dinner by Erika & Crew Seafood Medley Sandwich $8.00 6-8pm 3 Dinner by Colleen & Crew Beef Pot Roast $9.00 6-8pm 4 Dinner by Stumpy & Laurie Steak & Shrimp 6-8pm $18.00 7 LOOM Officers Meeting 6pm 8 Dinner by Colleen & Crew Taco Salad $7.00 6-8pm 9 Dinner by Robert & Devin Wings & Pizza Night 6-8pm Horseshoe Meeting 6pm 10 Dinner by Bing & Crew Fried Chicken and Fixings $9.00 6-8pm 11 Luck of the Moose drawings Sunday @ 4:30pm 5 Governor’s Omelet Breakfast 10am-1pm Easter/ Winter Carnival 2-4 6 12 Breakfast by Bing & Crew 10am-1pm 13 14 LOOM Business Meeting & Elections 6:30pm WOTM Business Meeting 6:30p 15 Dinner by the Carlton’s Monster BLT’s w/Fries $7.00 6-8pm 16 Dinner by Taylor & Crew Fish & Chips $8.00 6-8pm 17 Dinner by Irene & Mike Spaghetti $9.00 6-8pm 18 Dinner by Terry & Ken Prime Rib & King Crab 6-8pm Cake Auction 50/50 19 Breakfast by Tim & Mike Special: Pork Chops 10am-1pm 20 21 LOOM & WOTM Officer Meetings 6pm 22 Dinner by Mike & Irene Tuna Salad Sandwich $7.00 6-8pm 23 Dinner by Robert & Devin Wings & Pizza Night 6-8pm 24 Dinner by Terry & Crew Pork Loin, Mashed Potatoes & Stuffing $9.00 6-8pm 25 Installation 26 Breakfast by Eric & Crew 10am-1pm 27 28 LOOM Orientation 6pm, LOOM Enrollment 6:30pm WOTM Business Meeting 6:30pm 29 Dinner by Mike & Irene Reindeer Dogs w/Fries $7.00 6-8pm 30 Dinner by Ken & Kim Monster Burgers 6-8pm $8.00 & up Moose Legion Quarterly Kenai, AK Volume 13, Issue 2 Dinner by Slick Rick & Crew Steak & Shrimp 6-8pm $18.00 Moose Legion Quarterly Kenai, AK of Officers WOTM 3pm LOOM 4pm Dinner by Stumpy & Laurie Steak & Shrimp 6-8pm $18.00 Page 7 Our Defending Circle Has Been Broken WOTM LOOM Gwen Bolieu Robin Seibert Gladys Blake Henry “Hank” Schultz Joyce “Di” Sanchez Leroy “Sarge” Plum John Fetters Steve Belarde Members to keep in your thoughts and prayers Rosemary Carter Jackie Schultz Cathy Woods Pat Ellwein Helen Little Roxy Lay Bob Egan Bill Cassel 3 Chances to WIN 1st ticket drawn- $100.00 2nd & 3rd ticket drawn– 1 night lodging for 2 & a halibut/salmon charter for 2 Retail value for 2 $998.00 200 tickets @ $20.00 Drawing when tickets are sold Proceeds to the Alzheimer’s Committee If you know of any moose members sick or that has passed and the lodge might not be aware of, please contact the Lodge office 563-3502 or Chaplain Vera 333-1504. Moose Legion Upcoming Events Hello everyone, I hope everyone is enjoying our warm weather we've been having, hopefully it's a sign of an early spring. We have a few things coming up the next couple months. Our next Moose legion meeting is March 1st. We have our Easter/ Winter carnival coming up April 5th from 2 to 4 pm. We always need volunteers for that day, it's pretty busy. Our Moose Legion quarterly is coming up on April 11-12 in Kenai. That's always a lot of fun and I encourage everyone to make the trip if you can. And last but not least if anyone is considering running for a Mount McKinley Moose Legion office, they should check with Terry and plan on being in Kenai. I look forward to seeing you all in Kenai, but until then don't forget to thank your volunteers and do something to get involved yourself, you'll be amazed at how much fun it really is. Thank you. Fraternally yours, Alan AuBuchon Page 8 March 2nd– Anchorage Moose Legion committee meeting 10:30am March 14th– 8:00am during mid year conference in Kenai, breakfast and reports by Moose Legion Districts. “What it is” from Director of Ritual and Higher Degree special visitor Robert Neff and Alaska Moose Legion Ambassador Dave Israelson. April 5th– Anchorage Moose Legion committee meeting 10:30am Easter/Winter Carnival– Moose Legionnaires hide eggs after meeting, volunteers needed to help with afternoon Carnival. April 11th & 12th– Moose Legion quarterly in Kenai. If your interested in running for an office, get your name turned Moose Nuggets Continued from pg 5– Administrator Another way to help is to call members that have not renewed their dues. The arrears list is posted on the board by the dart boards. We need your help to keep our Fraternity strong and growing. Nominations are open for the Lodge Officers for the 2015-2016 year. Nominations are open for the following offices: Governor, Jr. Governor, Prelate, Treasurer and 3 year Trustee. Who is eligible to be a Lodge Officer? The only requirements for the office of Treasurer and Trustee are that the member must be in good standing. For the office of Prelate and Jr. Governor, membership of at least six months duration in the Lodge is required. For Governor, the member must have served in another elected office (not a combination of offices) in this Lodge for a full 12 month term. Nominations forms may be obtained from Administrator. Nominations close March 24, 2015. (Your participation in the election is important.) Election of Officers will be held April 14, 2015 @ 6:30pm. Thanks to the Moose Legion Committee and the WOTM Chapter 139 volunteers for your dedication on Monday nights. Your hard work has given us the best ever Super Bowl party. My heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the out going Lodge and Chapter Officers. Your dedication and leadership made for a great year. It was a pleasure working with you. As you go through this issue you can’t help but notice there are many events planned for March and April. These are great opportunities to show a prospective new members some of what goes on in our Lodge and become a member for only $55.00. Fraternally, Bruce “BJ” Haas Administrator Thank you to the LOOM & WOTM who donated to the Rocker Fundraiser in the month of February. All the monies raised on this fundraiser will be used for Moosehaven events etc. To make things fun, our very own Kim Deitz dressed up in her best granny suite. Anyone who wanted to dance with granny had to donate. We brought in $230.00 in one night! The LOOM and WOTM will split the total for the month and will send their donations to Moose Charities. Members– If you would like the lodge to have an emergency contact for you, please call the office and we will put it in your membership record. Thank You Members to another great football season! Saturday April 18, 2015 Prime Rib & King Crab Dinner $25.00 Prime Rib & King Crab $23.00 Pound of King Crab $15.00 12oz Prime Rib Meals come with potato, vegetable, salad bar and roll Volume 13, Issue 2 Page 9 WOTM Chapter #139 News First off, congratulations to Dolores Jones on attaining her Green Cap! It’s a tremendous achievement that followed a lot of hard work. Likewise, congratulations to Vanessa DeBrill for being selected as Volunteer of the Year for WOTM. I’m sure you’ve all seen her working away in the kitchen during dinners for the men and on Snack Sunday for the Health Awareness Committee. She saves us from popcorn every weekend! Is anyone else getting itchy palms and fondling seed catalogs? It sure feels like spring is in the air, and it’s so nice not to drive to work in the dark! Of course, we still have March to get through. Luckily, we’ll have the $5000 drawing on March 21st to look forward to – your $50.00 ticket gets you TWO fabulous feeds of barbeque, as well as a chance to win a bundle of money. The WOTM will be selling 50/50 tickets and rippies as well, so you can triple up your chance to win and support the WOTM. Our Winter Carnival will be held April 5. Be sure to come by, and bring your kids! It’s always so much fun, and I’m sure this year will be even better, since Jr. Regent Colleen is a most excellent party planner. And, of course, the Easter Bunny will be here, along with hundreds of Sunday July 12th– Annual Summer Picnic A Word from Our Governor Wow, how time flies by. It’s hard to believe that a full year has almost gone by since I became governor of the lodge. It has been somewhat of a stressful thing at times, but it has been very rewarding also. As most of you know nominations for board members is now open for the upcoming year. I would like to encourage anyone who would like to get more involved with the operations of the lodge to put their name in for one of the open offices. All you have to do is stop by the office and see BJ or Heather. They can let you know what officer positions Page 10 are open and give you the necessary paper work. Also, don’t forget that we have the winter carnival and Easter celebration coming up for the kids and we will be needing volunteers to help. In closing most of you know I lost my mother the 11th of February. I would like to say thank you to all those who gave their condolences and who helped with the celebration of life, and anything else that was needed. Again Thank You everyone. Fraternally, Ken Deitz -Governor Easter eggs. If you’d like to volunteer to help with any of our events, feel free to contact any one of us on the Board; we’d LOVE to work with you! Elections will be held March 24th, voting opens at 6pm and will close at the beginning of our business meeting @ 6:30pm. Happy Spring (in my head, anyway), Fraternally yours, Irene Douthit Sr. Regent Moose Ultra-Fun Fundraiser Friday May 8th Our Team is created to raise funds for one of our favorite local charities, KIDS KITCHEN, run by Elgin Jones. The Walk begins at 6pm, is around downtown Anchorage and visits ten Food Villas! Each stop has a tasty treat! It all beings at the Dena’ina Center where the WOW event is going on the entire time! There are lots of prizes, more food, kids activities, a beer garden and live music! All the specifics of making it easy for you to be involved are developing as this announcement goes to press; you’ll be hearing more soon. Tish Millette 250-5567 Moose Nuggets Volume 13, Issue 2 Page 11 LOOM BOARD OF OFFICERS Ken Deitz Governor Alan AuBuchon Jr. Past Governor Jason Carlton Jr. Governor Terry McIntosh Treasurer Bruce “BJ” Haas Administrator Eugene Roberts Prelate Mike Douthit Trustee Jerome Colding Trustee Kevin Snodgrass Trustee WOTM BOARD OF OFFICERS Irene Douthit Sr. Regent Dolores Jones Jr. Graduate Regent Colleen McNulty Jr. Regent Diane Marquiss Sec/Treasurer Vera Hart Chaplain Connie Haas Recorder 4211 Arctic Blvd., Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: 907-563-3502 Fax: 907-563-9855 Email: lodge1534.moosepages.org Websitelodge1534.moosepages.org/Home/lodge1534 AVON Products akpat@acsalaska.net 907-563-0506 Patricia Jackson Cruise Holidays 1301 E. Dowling Rd Ste 110 Anchorage, AK 99518 907-563-7447 Contact: Lisa Small
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