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2010 Newsletters

January	February	March	April
May	June	July	August
September	October	November	December

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August 2010

Combination Roast

A Combination Roast will be held on Saturday, August 28, 2010. Food will start being served at 4pm and will last until it is gone. The menu will consist of your choice of Turkey or Pork Loin, Salt Potatoes, Corn on the Cob, Baked Beans, and dinner roll. Price will be $8.50. Head cook will be Ike Strader. This is available for pick up or delivery (inside the city) Anyone wishing to help with this event please contact Exalted Ruler Ted McDonald at 250-6329.

New Member Initiation

An Initiation for new members will be held on August 3, 2010 with Indoctrination beginning at 5:00 pm and dinner at 6:00. Please come and join your Lodge Officers in welcoming the new members. The next Initiation will be held on November 2, 2010 which is also our District Deputy visit. If you have any friends or family that are thinking about joining, now is a great time to get their application in!

July 2010

Bottle Drive

The Lodge will be hosting a bottle drive on Saturday, July 31, 2010 from 10am-1pm to raise money to purchase a Wii Game for the Lodge. Please call the Lodge @ 393-5430 for pick up or drop your bottles off at the club during that time. You can also drop them off at Perry’s Redemption Center and make note that they are for the Elks Lodge.

May 2010

Memorial Day 2010

The Elks participated in the annual laying of the wreath at the Ogdensburg Cemetary.

Quick Draw is now at the Lodge

The first balls rolled on Tuesday, March 23rd. Please stop by the Lodge and have a couple drinks while enjoying a game or two of Quick Draw. To secure the Quick Draw machine the only people permitted behind the bar are the bartenders and the bar manager.

Gift Certificates

Gift certificates are now available for your convenience at the bar. They also make nice gifts for that someone special!

Wii Fundraising

The House Committee is currently working on new events for the Lodge. One of the events is another Wii Bowling Tournament for kids and adults. We are looking at having two bottle drives to help raise money to purchase the Wii games. Any one interested in donating their bottles, we will be setting up an account with the A.R.C. on State Street where you can drop off your unwanted bottles. The first bottle drive will be held on Saturday, July 31st from 10am - 2pm. Call the Lodge on this date and we will be glad to pick up your returnable bottles.

Queen of Hearts

The Queen of Hearts is going strong and is currently at
$650.00. The drawing is now every Saturday night at 9pm. Please stop by the
Lodge and purchase your tickets today.

March 2010

We've made some updates to our calendaring system on the webpage. We hope it helps bring you more information, even sooner.

Clam Bake & Tiki Beach Night - March 6, 2010

Benefit Elks Scholarships
Buffet dinner and 2 dozen clams 5:30-8:00 pm
D.J. - Jerry Mack 8 pm-midnight
Margaritas
Contests-limbo, hula, ugliest tropical shirt and more!
Members and public guests welcome

Comedy Night - March 13, 2010

Join us as we laugh the night away with Comedian Keith Alberstadt, who has
appeared on the David Letterman Show!
Dinner will begin at 6:00 pm - Food choice: Prime Rib or Chicken Cordon Bleu
Show will begin at 8:00 pm
Dinner & Show - $30.00 Show - $15.00
Tickets are available at:
Elks Lodge, The Place, and The Medicine Place

February 2010

PER night is scheduled for February 2nd. Cocktails will be at 5:30pm and dinner at 6:00pm. Initiation and the meeting will follow dinner.

February 6th, our Lodge will host the Regional Hoop Shoot at OFA gym. Registration will begin at 12 pm and the contest will start at 1 pm. Volunteers are needed for both the event and kitchen help.

February 7th is the Annual Super Bowl party. The party will begin at 3 pm and will continue until the game is over. Come and join the fun!

February 14th is the Daytona 500/Wild Game Feed. The party will begin at 1 pm. There will be a variety of food for you to taste while enjoying the Daytona 500. Dave Price will be in the kitchen cooking fish with his secret recipe in hand. Last years menu had duck, bear, venison, fish, and much more.

January 2010

Annual Elks “Hoop Shoot”

Lodge competition will be held on January 9th at OFA gym. Registration will begin at 2pm and the competition will start at 3pm.
Our Lodge will be hosting the District “Hoop Shoot” on January 16th at OFA gym. All eight Lodges from the North Central District will be in attendance. Registration will begin at 2pm and competition will begin at 3pm.
On February 6th our Lodge will be hosting the Regional “Hoop Shoot” at OFA gym. Registration will start at 2pm and competition will begin at 3pm. Dinner and awards will be at the Lodge following the competition.

On January 24th there is a District Deputy Clinic in Gouverneur at 1pm. All Officers are encouraged to attend and members are welcome. If you are interested please be at the Lodge by 11:45am.

The Annual Chili Cook-Off is scheduled for January 30th. The Lodge will be open at 6am. The Chili must be cooked at the Lodge in electric cookers only! There is a $20.00 entry fee. Judging will begin at 3pm. Chili tasting is $1.50 per sample or $5.00 to taste all. Proceeds benefit the Ogdensburg Boys and Girls Club. To pre-register contact the Lodge.

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