October 2015 - the Virginia Moose Association

ASHLAND MOOSE FAMILY CENTER #2099
LOYAL ORDER OF THE MOOSE
P.O. BOX 173
ASHLAND, VA 23005
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ASHLAND MOOSE FAMILY CENTER #2099
OCTOBER 2015
“THE MOOSELETTER”
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The Mooseletter
VOLUME 17, ISSUE 1
Brothers and Co-workers,
O
ctober already, this year is flying by. The
next thing you know everything will be
covered with Christmas lights and stores will
be buzzing. I want to take a moment now
before we head into the holidays to remind
everyone to please be safe and be aware of
all of your surroundings.
October is an exciting month. Please check
your Calendar for events for the month.
Make sure to mark your calendars for the Fall
Festival, Saturday, October 17th, from
1 pm to 4 pm. There are some exciting items
planned such as hayrides, a pumpkin patch,
pumpkin painting, and of course CAKEWALKS!! It will be a terrific time and can’t
wait for the fun.
The Turkey Shoot has stated again on Friday Nights, please spread the word. It is an
amazing fun and everyone has a great time.
Come out and shoot with us or come out and
help, it is truly a fun time...just look for the
big bonfire out back. The shoot area looks
great and the hard work it took to put it together is truly being used and appreciated.
Our Friday night dinner specials are going
good, please come and support the Lodge.
As always we do have BINGO 2 times a week
Membership Committee
JUST A REMINDER...YOUR LOCKER DUES ARE DUE.
SEE POLLY OR BARTENDER ON DUTY.
THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE
October 2015
on Monday and Thursday. Volunteers are
always needed and appreciated. If you can
help please do not hesitate to let us know.
Also, be sure to save the date of Saturday,
November 21st. Our Family Center will be
putting on a Benefit for Connor. This event
will be open to the public, and we invite all
members, family, friends, and anyone wanting to help to attend. There are 2 bands slated to perform, heavy snacks, 50/50 raffles,
cake auctions, and much more. Please come
out to help support Connor. This is truly a
great cause and a true way for us as a family
to give back.
As with all my letters you are a member of
this lodge and have a say in the daily operations of this lodge. To have your voice heard
please, please attend the membership meetings. No one person can move a mountain,
however, if we work together imagine what
we can accomplish.
Fraternally yours,
Ed Gibson
Govenor
LOYAL ORDER OF THE MOOSE
OFFICERS AND CHAIRMEN
GOVERNOR
ED GIBSON SR.
JR. GOVERNOR
DAVID MARTIN
TREASURER
PRELATE DENNIS MCNAMEE
1ST YEAR TRUSTEE
2ND YEAR TRUSTEE
KENNY RICHMOND
3RD YEAR TRUSTEE
KARL WINKLER
PAST JR. GOVERNOR
DONNIE GIBSON
ADMINISTRATOR
JAMES LIVINGSTONE
MOOSEHEART/MOOSEHAVEN ED JONES
PUBLICATIONS
MARY SIMONS
BINGO CHAIRMAN
JEFF SKLAREK
INNER GUARD
MEETING SCHEDULES
Loyal Order of the Moose
Membership...................2nd & 4th Wednesday @7PM
Officers............................1st & 3rd Wednesday @7PM
House Committee.........1st & 3rd Wednesday @7:30 PM
Moose Legion.................2nd Wednesday @7PM following
Member meeting
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WOMEN OF THE MOOSE
OFFICERS AND CHAIRMEN
SENIOR REGENT
LORRAINE BROWN
JR. REGENTBRENDA DICKENS
JUNIOR GRATUATE REGENT
CINDY SCHAEFER
SECRETARY/TREASURER
JANET STANLEY
RECORDER
SHARON LOVING
GUIDE
DONNA BROCK
ASST. GUIDE
KATY GRIFFIS
COMMUNITY SERVICE
SUSAN HANNAH
MEMBERSHIP/RETENTION
KATHY REA
MOOSEHEART/MOOSEHAVEN THERESA WILSON
AUDIT
TRACY ALLEN
ACTIVITY/ SPORTS
ROBERTA MCNAMEE
HIGHER DEGREE
SANDY KRAJACICH
MEETING SCHEDULE
Women of The Moose
Membership
Committees
Officers
1st & 3rd Wednesday @7:00 P M
2nd Wednesday @7 P M
2nd Wednesday @ 7:00 P M
From Membership Chairman
What does membership in the “ASHLAND MOOSE FAMILY CENTER” mean
to you? Only you can answer this question. Your LODGE needs your support by
participation in LODGE events, visiting
the SOCIAL QUARTERS, VOLUNTEERING HELP and SIGNING new members.
Your Board of Officers welcomes your
suggestions as to how your Lodge can
better serve our members. Send your
written suggestions to any officer, Lodge
office, put in SQ suggestion box, or attend a membership meeting.
Dennis McNamee - Chairman
From the Administrator:
S
trive for progress, not perfection”. I found this on a friend of mine’s Facebook page. I don’t know
who wrote it, but I liked it and I wanted to pass it on. Over the last few months, your Board of
Officers and I have been working hard to improve the Lodge. I believe we’ve made progress. In fact,
I know we’ve made progress. Our Territorial Manager, Mike Rios, told us we have. In the months to
come, let’s all work together to progress further. Stop by the Lodge for good food, good friends, and
fellowship. Participate in activities. Attend the membership meetings.
Keep an eye out for our activities. Our Lodge will be participating in the karaoke contest again. Our
Turkey Shoot has already started on Friday nights. I’m also hoping to start new activities like a Trivia
Night in November. If you have any ideas for an activity you would like to try out, let me or a Board
member know and we will try to work it in. This is our Lodge! Let’s make it the best it can be! We
may not be perfect, but
if we can progress, we can all hold our heads up high.
From the Administrator:
Fraternally,
Jim Livingstone
First off, I would like to thank you for voting me in as your new Administrator! I am humbled and
excited to be working here at Ashland. To give you a little background on me, I am a Sergeant with the
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Henrico County Police. I’ve been with Henrico for 15 years and was a Virginia State Capitol Police Officer
before that. I am originally from New York, but try not to hold that against me. I have three children,
two are here in Virginia and I have one in New York. You’ll see my 12 year old daughter, Abby, and 9
year old son, Aiden around here a lot. My 5 year old, Connor, stays with his mother in New York. You’ll
also see my forever, Kelley, and her 14 year old son Jake with me. In my spare time, I play bagpipes for
the Metro Richmond Police Emerald Society and Kelley and I enjoy our time together camping and
visiting family.
• We need a group of 3-5 members to act as a roof committee.
please contact a Board Officer if you're interested.
I’ve been with the Moose for two years. I am currently a Tuckahoe member, but will be transferring my
membership to Ashland in the very near future. When I attended the Mid-Year Conference in Norfolk in
January, I became more aware of what the Moose was about and a fire was lit to try my best to make a
positive difference in this great organization. I am looking forward to working with the officers and
members of this Lodge to make it the best that it can be. I can’t do it alone though. We need to work
on this together. I am just one person.
• We have WIFI again! When you come to the Lodge with your wireless device, you may
hook up to the service named AshlandMoose-2.4. The password is moose-guest.
One of the most important and beneficial tasks we can do is to bring in new members. Like everyone
says, the Moose is the World’s Best Kept Secret. We need to get more members in to build up our ranks
and make this lodge prosper. MooseHeart and MooseHaven are depending on us. We need to move
forward. If we all work together, we can do great things for our Lodge!
www.facebook.com/ashlandmoose
Hello again Ladies & Gentlemen
don’t forget our famous CAKEWALKS.
The Donations to the local elementary school was
well received check our bulletin board for the thank
you letter written by the students and I would like
to thank you for helping by placing your donations
in the jar.
Congrats to Cindy Shaffer on receiving your Green
Cap. Mark your calendar to come out for Friday
night dinner and support Brenda and her Karaoke
Machine.
I would like to name Janet Stanley as the Moosette
of the month. Janet has helped me through difficult times and she has always been there for all of
us in one way or another.
I do want to bring to your attention a function we
are having for a dear sweet child who has been
diagnosed with brain cancer he is only a year old.
His family needs our help with medical expenses;
this is truly what we are all about. We need to help
this little child whom is a gift from God as he begins his life he needs to know he is loved and his
parents and grandparents need to know we are
here for them. The Ashland Moose Family-Center
will be hosting a benefit to help Connor and his
parents deal with the financial strain of Connor’s
illness on November 21, 2015 which is open to the
public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. There will be two
With love and respect always,
bands from 8:00 to 11:30. Heavy snacks will be
Raine
provided; there will be a cake auctions and 50/50
Your Senior Regent
raffle. Cost is $20 per couple or $10 for individuals.
Please plan to come and bring your friends! Follow
us on Facebook for updated information on this
fund raiser hope to see you there!!!
Don’t forget to mark your calendar and join us for
the Annual Fall Family Festival, Saturday,
October 17, 1:00 to 4:00pm. We will have a
hayride, pumpkin patch, pumpkin painting and
Ashland Moose Family Center #2099
Contact numbers
Office: 804.798.9244
804.798.8477
Word Search
words and phrases can appear horizontally,
vertically,diagonally, backwards and can overlap
REAL NAMES
Most of us have favorite comedians and actors, and have followed
their long careers. But do we know their real names? See how many of
these stars you can match with their real monikers.
1.
Orson Bean
A. Aaron Chwatt
2.
Robert Blake
B.John Sanford
3.
George Burns
C. Archibald Leach
4.
Red Buttons
D. Jacob Cohen
5.
Tony Curtis
E. Nathan Birnbaum
6.
Rodney Dangerfield
F. Leonard Hacker
7.
Redd Foxx
G. Issur Danielovitch
8.
Buddy Hackett
H. Mickey Gubitosi
9.
Cary Grant
I. Joseph Yuel Jr.
10. Kirk Douglas
J. Bernard Schwartz
11. Mickey Rooney
L. Dallas Burrows
Please add that we will be
participating in the karaoke
contest again. The dates will
be October 9th and 23rd and
November 6th with the finals
being on November 20th.
For official rules, check the
VMA website at: www.
vmaweb.com
Happy Birthday
OCTOBER
BIRTHDAYS
21
10 SEBIRD HYLTON
1
MIKE FULMORE
2
JEREMIAH GORMAN JR.
3
DOUG STANLEY
4
THOMAS STANLEY
DAVID HOWE
5
DONNA BROCK
DIANE PEACEMAKER
HELEN COX
6
DELORES MARTINEZ
BETTE BOIS
24
JAMIE DICKENS
LINDA STANLEY
28
RICHARD JOHNSON
BELINDA ELDRIDGE
29
15 CHARLES ENGLE
BOBBY PALMORE
MELISSA CAMUS
CINDI STANLEY
30
16 CARROLL JONES
MARNIE TRISCARI
TINA CHILDRESS
CAROLE DONOVAN
LISA TAYLOR
PATRICIA JOHNSON
DARNLEY GAMMON
23
13 DAVID BELL SR.
7 CHARLES CORPANY
9
MARGARET SPICER
12 ROBERT GANDY
ALLEN DAVIS JR.
WILLIAM RAGLAND
HARRY TURNER
RHONDA HEATH
BRUCE CONNER
ART KING
LEWIS WOOTTON
WILLIAM McCLINTOCK 31
ROBERT CAUTHORNE
JAMES BROOKS SR.
BARBARA REASONER
19
FUTURE EVENTS
October
Do you know how to
Do you know how to FARKLE??
7th FARKLE
17th Fall Festival 1PM-4PM
Check calendar & Flyer for dates
23rd -25th
College of Regents Retreat
at Natural Bridge, VA
November 14th Pet Day
21th Benefit for Connor
Come and join us in the Social Quarters and let’s FARKLE together
FARKLE??
Game is FREE and to be held after Chapter Night
Wednesday, September 2nd
Come and join us in the
Social Quarters and let’s
FARKLE together
Game is FREE and to
be held after Chapter Night
Wednesday, Ocotober 7th
membership meeting. MOOSE LEGION – “DEGREE OF SERVICE” AM I ELIGIBLE TO JOIN Members of the Loyal Order of Moose are qualified for membership in the Moose Legion if they meet the following eligibility requirements: 1‐Must be an active Lodge member and 2‐Must have completed 1 year of lodge membership and 3‐Must have sponsored 1 Lodge application that has been accepted OR 1‐Must be an active Lodge member and 2‐Must have completed 6 months of Lodge membership and 3‐Must have sponsored 3 Lodge applications that have been accepted OR 1‐Must be an active Lodge member AND 2‐Must be a former Moose Legionaire MOOSE LEGION
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SHOT-GUN
“TURKEY SHOOT”
ASHLAND MOOSE LODGE
October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
12 gage “stock guns” only
***ALL WELCOME***
Come Join Us for Our
Saturday, October 17, 2015
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
So many activities:
Pumpkin Patch and Pumpkin Painting,
Cakewalk, Hayrides, Music
And Refreshments for sale including
Hamburgers and Hot Dogs
FREE ADMISSION
Steak Night
KARAOKE
IN THE SOCIAL QUARTERS
By: David
Friday october 9th
6:00pm to 8:00pm
7:00 PM
OCTOBER 9TH BRENDA
Entertainment by:
BRENDA
OCTOBER 23RD BRENDA
Word Search
BINGO NEWS........
We have BINGO on Mondays AND
Thursdays!! Doors open at 5pm
both days.
Games begin at 7pm.
We currently have two
Derby Jackpots running!!!
Grab a friend, come out
and join the fun 
ANSWERS
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9.C, 10.G, 11.I
5. J , 6. D , 7.B , 8. B,
Natural Bridge, VA
at
Regents Retreat
College of
2pm to 10 pm Doors open 5pm
Games @ 7pm
Doors open 5pm
Games @ 7pm
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Games @ 7pm
Doors open 5pm
Games @ 7pm
3 pm to 11 pm POOL NITE
Taco Tuesday
POOL NITE
Taco Tuesday
POOL NITE
Taco Tuesday
POOL NITE
Taco Tuesday
3pm to 11 pm Joint Membership
to be announced
LOOM Officers 7pm
LOOM Officers 7pm
LOOM House
7:30pm
WOTM Membership
7:00 pm
ML Meeting
7pm
WOTM Officers
7pm
Committee 7:30pm
LOOM Membership
LOOM House
7:30pm
WOTM Membership
7 pm
LOOM Officers 7pm
Farkle
3pm to 11 pm Doors open 5pm
Games @ 7pm
Doors open 5pm
Games @ 7pm
Doors open 5pm
Games @ 7pm
Doors open 5pm
Games @ 7pm
Doors open 5pm
Games @ 7pm
3pm to 11 pm
October 2015
1pm - 4 pm
Fall Festival
2pm to 10 PM
7pm - 10pm
Turkey Shoot
Halloween Surprise
7pm - 10pm
Natural Bridge, VA
Turkey Shoot
Karaoke by:
Brenda 7pm
23rd -25th College of Regents Retreat at
Baked Chicken
7pm - 10pm
Turkey Shoot
Pork Loin
7pm - 10pm
Turkey Shoot
Karaoke by:
Brenda 7pm
Steak by David
7pm - 10pm
Turkey Shoot
Mexican Night
3pm to MIDNIGHT