Volume 42, Issue 7 Hutchinson Elks Lodge No. …

1 Tales of elks H u t c h i n s o n E l k s L o d g e N o . 2 4 2 7 Greetings All Another month has passed by and it was a busy one. George Lehn, Jer-emy Bakke, Tam- my Prior, Dennis Schroeder, Rick Wilke, and John Jennings accom-panied me to the Central District Fall Conference and District Deputy Clinic at Brainerd elks on Septem-ber 12. At the conference George Lehn was reelected Central District President. In the ritual competition John Jennings won the 11 O'clock Toast and Flag Charge Contests for Past Exalted Rulers. I was fortunate to win the 11 O'clock Toast Contest for Exalted Rulers. Both John and I will be competing at the Mid Year Conference which will be held in St. Cloud on October 21 and 22. By the time you receive this newsletter, the Taste of Hutchinson Jumbo Elk s Taco Pie Stand, the Cash Wise Food Stand, and the Gun Show and Food Stand will all be over.

2 Hopefully in the November newsletter I can bring you the results of all these fund-raisers. An important date is coming up on No-vember 19. Our District Deputy to Grand Exalted Ruler Bill Meyer from Alexandria elks Lodge will be visiting our Lodge . This day is also the date for the Life Member Dinner. Please mark your calendars for this event. We need a good attendance to show the DDGER that Elkdom is alive and grow-ing in Hutchinson . The Minnesota elks Youth Camp Raffle is in full sweep. Our Lodge received 38-$100 tickets from the Minnesota elks Associa-tion. The profit from this raffle is used to send kids to the elks Youth Camp. This raffle will relieve our Lodge of the expense of sending our quota of 13 kids to Camp. If you would like to buy one of these tickets or split one with some friends, please contact an Officer of the Lodge or a Board member. Volume 42, Issue 7 October, 2011 I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Exalted Ruler s Message 1 Does Talk / GER Carr s Message 2 State Soccer Shoot / TPA Fraternalist of Year 3 Taste of Hutch / ENF Helps Minnesota?

3 / Family Picnic 4 Club Activities / From the Secretary 5 October Calendar . 6 NovemberCalendar / State President s Message Membership 7 8 They will be happy to sell you one. All the tickets need to be sold by October 15. The drawing will be held at the Mid Year Con-ference on October 22. Please support this great fund raiser. On August 27 the Lodge held its annual Chicken and Sweet Corn Dinner. The Lodge received about $360 from this event. If it hadn't been for Lee Cox, this event could have been a big flop. We only served 45 dinners to people associated with the Lodge . Lee invited a group of 61 people who were looking for a place to meet. These people made the event successful. I want to thank everyone who worked at the chicken dinner. Thanks for sharing your time to make our elks Lodge a great place to go. The next Board of Trustees meeting is scheduled for October 27 at 7 at the Lodge .

4 Board of Trustee member Larry Smith has resigned. I want to thank Larry for serving on the Board. If anyone is inter-ested in serving on the Board, we now have two openings, please let me know. Until next Fraternally, Paul Ackland, Exalted Ruler E X A L T E D R U L E R S M E S S A G E 2011-2012 Officers Exalted Ruler .. Paul Ackland (Jeanie) Leading Knight .. Rick Wilke (Mary) Loyal Knight .. Jeremy Bakke Lecturing Knight .. Tammy Prior (George Lehn) Secretary .. Dennis Schroeder (Louise) Treasurer .. Michael Loe (Tonia Bymers) Esquire .. Vacant Inner Guard .. Lane Schlecht (Donna) Tiler .. Stan Scieszka (Karen) Chaplain .. Clifford DeBlock (Shirley) 2011-2012 Board of Trustees Larry Wagner, Chair (One Year) Vacant John Jennings (Two Year) (Three Year) Jack Fitzwater Vacant (Four Year) (Five Year) elks Tales Editor & Coordinator Dennis Schroeder Distribution Manager Stan Scieszka The Tales of elks is published monthly under the auspices of the Grand Lodge and Hutchinson Lodge # 2427 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of elks of the U.

5 S. A., 720 Highway 7 East, Box 272, Hutchinson , MN 55350, Permit No. 3. Chicken/Sweet Corn Feed A Success On August 27 The Crew served 108 guests. Pictured are Larry Wagner and Lee Cox filling the rotisse-rie with another load of chicken. Page 2 Volume 42, Issue 7 Does Talk - Louise Schroeder, Does Drove 233 President Does Members Fall is here and the cold weather is on its way. Leaves are turn-ing and the colors are going to be beautiful. Thanks, Alexia Per-son, for hosting the September Business Meeting. We all had a great time. A big Thank You goes to all who stepped forward to help at the Gun and Coin Show Food Stand. I know it was a busy month, but a great job was done by all. Thanks, again. Now we can fulfill some of our charitable commit-ments for the year. Our Business Meeting in October will be at Karen Gehrke's home on October 11 at 7 We will vote on the election process. We will also be making plans for attending the Does 2011 Officers President.

6 Louise Schroeder First . Karen Gehrke Sr. Counselor .. Doris Strand Secretary .. Karen Scieszka Treasurer .. Jackie Smith Conductor .. Alexia Person Trustee .. Jan Draeger State Meeting in Rochester on October 28-29. Our Social Meeting will be on October 25 at 5 pm. Please meet at the elks Lodge to car pool. Shoestring Salad 1 cup chicken, tuna, or shrimp 1 cup shredded carrots 2 teaspoons minced onion cup chopped celery cup salad dressing 1 tablespoon cream teaspoon mustard Combine all the ingredients and chill. Just before serving add 1 - 1 cups of shoestring potatoes. Grand Exalted Ruler s Message Honorable David R Carr I mp ac t Gra nts, State Major Project G r a n t s , H o o p Shoot, Veterans Service, Yo uth Activities and Drug Awareness. Many schools now de-pend on our profes-sionally prepared Drug Awareness flyers for their health classes. It s well known that ENF funds numerous projects that improve the quality of life in elks communities nationwide.

7 Lodges understand the needs of their community best, which is why each Lodge has the freedom to choose what activities will best meet the needs of its community. Lodges using ENF Gratitude and Promise Grants have consistently posted a noticeable increase in membership both in the year of the grant and the year following. Make sure to include the ENF seven-minute DVD presentation during your Lodge Orienta-tion Programs. Also provide copies of the many ENF brochures as well as bookmarks and other promotional material for potential Members and other guests attending the Lodge Orientation. Thank you for helping to make a positive difference in the lives of so many. You are indeed special people! The Good We Do Makes elks Special People To Exalted Ruler, Officers and Members: It is common to hear, BPOE stands for the Best People On Earth! A sixth-grade student familiar with the elks because of Hoop Shoot, Dictionary Project, Soccer Shoot and Drug Awareness Programs in her school wrote to the Local Lodge about a painful and frighten-ing situation at home.

8 She concluded with a plea, I don t know who else to turn to. elks are special people. Please help me! The Lodge assisted this child just as Lodges nationwide reach out to help people every day. But this child brought forth a new description of Elkdom. Many children, veterans, victims of disaster, and children and adults with dis-abilities do not know who else to turn to but the local elks . To them, elks are special peo-ple. elks Members are committed to charity and patriotism and support just about every com-munity and national program that helps others in need. elks Lodges and Members often con-tribute to the success of local programs spon-sored by other organizations as well. October is elks National Foundation Month, and I again urge every Lodge and Member to help achieve the highest contribution per cap-ita possible. I know of no charitable program anywhere that contributes so much in student scholarships, Lodge Promise, Gratitude and Sponsor three new members and receive this Grand Exalted Ruler Award Pin.

9 Tales of elks Page 3 2011-2012 Committees Accident Prevention .. Jack Fitzwater Americanism .. Sidney Grams Auditing .. Mike Piehl Drug Awareness .. Tammy Prior Flag Day .. Paul Ackland Government Relations .. Rick Wilke Hoop Shoot .. Jack Fitzwater Orientation .. Dennis Schroeder Investigation .. Jeremy Bakke Lapsation .. George Lehn Lodge Activities .. Rick Wilke Membership .. Paul Ackland Memorial Service .. Paul Ackland National Foundation .. John Jennings Veterans Service .. Stan Scieszka Public Relations .. Dennis Schroeder Welfare/Relief .. Lodge Officers Visitation .. Dennis Schroeder Youth Activities .. Stan Scieszka Community Activities .. Paul Ackland Soccer Shoot .. Deb Card/Tammy Prior PER Association .. Cliff DeBlock Club Board .. Paul Ackland Board of Trustees .. Larry Wagner Charitable Gambling .. Brad Bonniwell Orange Spectacular .. Paul Ackland Cash Wise Food Stand .. Rick Wilke Taste of Hutch .. Kevin Burich Boy Scouts Liaison .. Sid Grams Elk of the Year.

10 Kevin Burich Tales of elks .. Dennis Schroeder MN elks Charities .. Rick Wilke Scholarships .. Charles Olson Kids Christmas .. Kelly Phillips/ Tammy Prior Penny-A-Day .. Dennis Schroeder Highway Clean-up .. Tim Pulkrabek Duffers Tourney .. Lane Schlecht/ Steve Queenan Family Picnic .. George Lehn Gun Show .. Dale Harbarth State Bowling .. Lane Schlecht/ Brad Burich Shrimp Boil .. Skip Quade Pancake Breakfasts .. Paul Ackland Kids to Camp Raffle .. Rick Phillips Outside Maintenance .. Lee Cox Inside Maintenance .. Kevin Burich Owen 1st Place in 12 & 13 year old girls, Alex Nelson 1st Place in 12 & 13 Year Old Boys, Sam Starke 2nd Place in 7 & Under Boys, Emily Lenarz 3rd Place in 8 & 9 Year Old Girls, and Tate Card 3rd place in 10 & 11 Year Old Boys. Congratulations to all of the participants and their families! The Travelers Protective Association (TPA) National Board of Directors selected the Fraternalist of the Year from nominations made by local posts.