NEWPORT ELKS 11 O CLOCK NEWSLETTER. January Team Schedules. Welcome New Members. Newport Elks # Alexandria Pike Cold Spring, KY 41076

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1 NEWPORT ELKS 11 O CLOCK NEWSLETTER Newport Elks # Alexandria Pike Cold Spring, KY Fran Bray Editor and Newsletter Chairperson fran_bray52@yahoo.com, Tel January 2017 Team Schedules Cole Slaw Team: 01/06/17 #5 Linda Carmack 01/13/17 #6 Sandy Dutle 01/20/17 #1 Carol & Helen 01/27/17 #2 Karen & Judy 02/03/17 #3 Tom Calme Fish Fry Team Schedules: 01/06/17 01/13/17 01/20/17 01/27/17 02/03/17 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Amiott Kuntz Taylor Daisy Calme Welcome New Members Members initiated on December 15th, from left to right, Cheryl Coleman, Charlie Coleman, Richard Lockhart,Thomas Milius, Brian Dedman, Eric DeBruyn 1

2 Greetings to everyone! The holidays are upon us and before you know it, they'll be over. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and will enjoy your New Year with great friends. December began with a Memorial Service which remembered all of our members who have passed away this year. This service was well attended by several families and friends who were grateful to be in attendance for the service. The Ladies Stagette went very well, Connie Steffen did a great job of getting everything ready and having plenty of help. Everyone enjoyed the food by Tailored Catering this year. Bill Woodruff enjoyed calling bingo this year for the ladies. Great job all around. We have had a dedicated group of members attending the Bengals games despite the their losing record. They come each week hoping for a good game but don't always see the game they had hoped for. One thing is for sure...they really enjoy the company of others with them. Well, there's always next year again! We also have had Euchre on the 2nd Saturday this month which started at 7:00. Card players seem to have a good time while playing. The last euchre night was canceled due to Christmas Eve. Our fish fries have had somewhat light attendance this month. With Christmas parties and shopping now over, hopefully they'll return to where they have been. Coming up this week, the veterans will be at the lodge on Tuesday for a lasagna dinner and bingo afterwards. They should be at the lodge around 4:30. We also have the lodge In-Between Party on Wednesday which starts at 4PM. Come enjoy a good time with good friends and plenty of food. The food is provided by the lodge unless you bring something for your table. Also, remember the New Years bingo on Sunday, January 1. Doors open at 11am, Jitneys start at 1:00. Regular games at 2:00. Doors open at 11:00. No bingo on Monday, Jan 2. It was really nice celebrating Christmas with family this weekend. Now we end the month celebrating the New Year. Many different parties will be going on so just remember to travel safely and if you drink, please drink responsibly and don t drive. Have a Happy New Year and enjoy the holiday but remember to be safe while traveling. Linda Caldwell, PER Acting Exalted Ruler 2

3 January 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat New Year s Bingo, Doors open at 11am, Jitneys 1pm, Bingo 2pm No Monday Bingo 7 PM Wednesday Dinner 5:30 7pm Meeting 7:30 pm Friday Fish Fry 4:30-7:30 PM Queen of Hearts Drawing 9 PM Team Open 12 noon for Football Game Monday Bingo 7 PM Ladies Aux Meeting 7:30 PM Wednesday Dinner 5:30 7pm Meeting 7:30 pm Friday Fish Fry 4:30-7:30 PM Queen of Hearts Drawing 9 PM Team 3 Euchre Night 6:45 pm sign up Starts 7 pm Open 12 noon for Football Game Monday Bingo 7 PM Trustees Meeting 6:30 pm Quarter Auction 7 pm Wednesday Dinner 5:30 7pm Meeting 7:30 pm Friday Fish Fry 4:30-7:30 PM Queen of Hearts Drawing 9 PM Team Open 12 noon for Football Game Monday Bingo 7 PM Vets Visit and Vets Dinner 4:30 Pm Wednesday Dinner 5:30 7pm Meeting 7:30 pm Friday Fish Fry 4:30-7:30 PM Queen of Hearts Drawing 9 PM Team 5 Euchre Night 6:45 pm sign up Starts 7 pm Open 12 noon for Football Game Monday Bingo 7 PM 3

4 Upcoming Events: Fish Fry Teams: QUEEN OF HEARTS Winners: 12/2 Janet Landers $25 1. Jim E. & Bill S 12/9 $25 3.Kuntz 12/16 Ron Ginter $25 4.Taylor Mon Jan 2 No BINGO 12/23 Gayle Barton $25 5.Napier Tue - Jan 10 Ladies Meeting 7:30 pm Please remember you must be a member in good standing and have a light gray/white current card to play, or win. Sun Jan 1 New Year s Bingo, Doors open at 11am, Jitneys 1pm, Bingo 2pm Sat Jan 14 - Euchre 6:45 pm Tue Jan 17 Trustees Mtg 6:30 pm, Quarter Auction 7 pm Artie Jobert 2.Amiott 6.Calme 7.Hehman 8.Reis (The Guys) 9.Halfhill (Fair Team) Come out and play on Friday at 9 pm. Good Luck! 10. John Dutle Cole Slaw Teams: Tue Jan 24th, Vets Dinner 4:30 pm Sat Jan 28 - Euchre 6:45pm Carol and Helen Karen & Judy Tom Calme Jim E & Bill S Linda C Sandy Dutle Lodge Officers: Exalted Ruler: Dan Bray Leading Knight: Linda Caldwell Loyal Knight: Don Spradlin Lecturing Knight: Walt Andrews Esquire: Jim Staubach Chaplin - Nancy Roell There are now 2 nights for Euchre tournament play. Inner Guard: Ray Pauly Secretary: Russell Cramer Jr. Treasurer: Bill Woodruff The 2nd Saturday of the month and the 4th Saturday of the month. Selling Split the Pot Please sign the sheet if you are taking an evening for split the pot, we must keep track of who is selling, and what event it is going for and the date sold. Thank You Tiler: Bob Sansom Pres Justice: Kathy Frommeyer Member Sweepstakes: Don t forget to enter your dollar for the Member Sweepstakes Drawing every Thursday. There is no longer a limit, so you don t want to miss out on a possible win. Good Luck! Ladies Auxiliary Sweepstakes: Don t forget to enter your Dollar in for the Ladies Sweepstakes Drawing every Tuesday of the month. It s always fun to win. Good Luck! Chairpersons: Sweepstakes: Brent Cable Newsletter: Fran Bray Trustees 5. Mark Kuntz Chairman 4. Joe Lawson 3. Daisy Napier 2. Dan Halfhill 1. Scott Hehman 4

5 Ken and Ruth Bray resign from Veterans Program After 43 years of volunteering, Ruth and I will no longer be working in the Elks Veterans Program. Circumstances have occurred that prevent us from continuing and we are handing in our resignations. It was a wonderful experience and we really enjoyed working with the VA Hospital personnel and with all the patients through these years. Sincerely, Ken and Ruth Bray Remembering our Janet Arnold How do I honor the memory of our little Janet Arnold. My heart hurts thinking she will no longer be in our midst, even though I know she is now out of all pain, and with her darling son Roy. She did so much for so many it is hard to describe how generous and kind she was. Her quick wit and ever ready smile will be sorely missed. She worked for any and all charity groups especially our Lodge, and never quit giving of her time or talent. She was so loving and giving to everyone she met. We will all miss her sweet face tremendously. She will never be forgotten. Rest in peace our little whirlwind. We will always love you and will miss you greatly. Fran Bray Veterans Christmas 2016 "As Long as There are Veterans in Our Hospitals, The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Will Never Forget Them". Newport Lodge #273 certainly follows this mantra. A total of 89 presents were delivered to the patients at the Ft Thomas V.A. and another 46 presents were delivered to the patients in the Community Living Center now located in the Cincinnati VA hospital. On Tuesday December 27 the lodge hosted 24 patients, 4 staff and 1 family member to a delicious Lasagna dinner followed by bingo. Weather permitting the Veterans will return again to the lodge on Tuesday the 24th of January for dinner and bingo. I can't thank enough all the volunteers for all the help they give for our Veterans. Please join me in Thanking Ken and Ruth Bray for all their years of hard work and dedication to this wonderful endeavor. I invite any and all members to join in on our monthly visits with the Veterans. Just being present to spend time with them is more than enough and greatly appreciated. I would also like to wish everyone a Happy, Healthy and Wonderful New Year Scott Hehman, Veterans Chairman, Trustee, PER 5

6 A Note from Dan Bray absent ER Hello and Happy New Year to all of you, Most of us made it through another year, for those that lost loved ones in the past year I would like to extend our deepest sympathies. Our prayers are with all of our members and their families that have lost loved ones. We sincerely pray the new year brings healthier and happier days for all of us. I would like to congratulate and welcome our new members, who were just initiated on December 15th, Cheryl Coleman, Charlie Coleman, Richard Lockhart,Thomas Milius, Brian Dedman and Eric DeBruyn. My hope is that you will find things to do and make many new friends as you embark on being a member of a very good and dedicated lodge. You will only get as much enjoyment out of it as you put into being a good member and getting involved in one or more of our programs and events. I know I wasn t there to meet you or install you, and I apologize for my absence. I hope you had a nice and impressive initiation given by our dedicated lodge officers. What I am hoping for in this new year, is that everyone takes part in one of our lodge functions. You can help with the Hoop Shoot, Soccer Shoot, Dictionary program, possibly start up a charity function or even start a new event to help our lodge. If you would like to get involved in the Americanism program, or help with any one of the many programs we sponsor it would be appreciated. Please see Russ or any officer for information on getting involved. We can always use help on the Kitchen Teams, or Cole Slaw teams, or just to sub for someone that can t make it on the team for that week. We always like to have our new members and not so new members join the ENF, (Elks National Foundation). You can pledge $100 and that will start with a payment of $10 (given to Russ) and then the Grand Lodge will bill you for $10 a year for the next 9 years. That pledge helps the lodge tremendously, by getting us to our Grand Lodge ENF membership goal, which helps to pay for the expenses that are incurred in all of our great programs. Maybe you would like to make a New Years pledge this year to get a little more or a lot more involved with what goes on within the lodge and the programs we have available. Come to some of the meetings and learn more about how the lodge is run, and how you might be able to help. Nothing special or different is happening this month at the lodge for me to expand upon, and my year is quickly drawing to a close, I can t believe it s going so fast. My wife Fran and I are sill in Colorado helping out my brother and sister in law, but we should be home around February we hope as long as everything goes well. I want to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers, they are definitely helping. Thanks again to Linda Caldwell for handling the ER duties while I am away. We love and miss you all. Fraternally Yours, Dan Bray Absent Exalted Ruler, PDDGER, PER Sweepstakes Winners as of 12/22/16 Date Name Entered Amount Consolation $ /1/2016 Cameron Jackson No $139 Ron Sansom 12/8/2016 Julie Hipple Yes $259 12/15/2016 David Orick No $153 Earl Kemplin 12/22/2016 David Frommeyer Yes $299 12/29/2016 $160 6

7 Sweepstakes as of 12/22/16 7

8 Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Ladies Auxiliary President Column Wishing everyone a Happy and prosperous New Year. Nothing much going on with the ladies for January and February. Please keep March open not sure of details or dates of the Ladies Spring Stagette. The only sure thing is Janet Landers will be chairman of this event. Details will follow. Please keep all our members and their families in your prayers. Thank you to everyone that is always willing to help get things done. Not mentioning any names except Mary Lawson my vice president who is always there when I need her or a phone call away. Remember ladies we couldn't do the things we do without all of you. Love you all. Gloria Crowe, Ladies President January 2016 Quarter Auction. I would like to Thank all of our Elks that came to support the Quarter Auction and all the wonderful ladies that baked. Our next Quarter Auction will be on January 17, 2016 at 7 pm, we will need baked goods again. Thank You for your support each month. Sincerely, Janet Arnold PS. Our dear Janet passed away on 12/27 peacefully in her sleep. She will always be remembered. Fran Can Tab Collections We have collected 126 lbs. of pull tabs to recycle for Ronald McDonald House. Please help us collect the aluminum can tabs from your soft drink and beer cans by removing them from the top of your canned drink and placing them in the bowl on top of the blue recycling trash can. You can also hand them to Janet Arnold or our bartender, Kathy Hargett. These little tabs are recycled and the money received for the aluminum helps subsidize the lodging costs for families of very sick children at the Ronald McDonald House. Thank you so much to everyone for contributing to this effort. Janet Arnold 8

9 LADIES SWEEPSTAKES as of 12/20/16 WINNER CONSOLATION 11/29/2016 Fran Bray $ /6/2016 Judy Finnell $ /13/2016 Betty Schwartz N/E N/E Lisa Steffen $ /20/2016 Virginia Sandfoss $95.00 LADIES SWEEPSTAKES AS OF DECEMBER 20, 2016 AMIOTT, TERRY 2/28/2017 MARKUS, KAREN 1/17/2017 ARNOLD, JANET 1/10/2017 MERMAN, CLAIRE 2/21/2017 BARTON, GAYLE 3/7/2017 NAPIER, DAISY 11/7/2017 BERNING, MARY LOU 2/14/2017 NESSLER, GINNY 5/16/2017 BRADLEY, DIANE 11/28/2017 ORTH, SHADY 12/27/2016 BRAY, FRAN 4/11/2017 PAULY, VICKY 2/28/2017 BRAY, RUTH 10/31/2017 PETROZE, MARY HELEN 5/9/2017 CALDWELL, DOTTIE 7/11/2017 REBHOLZ, EILEEN 10/17/2017 CALDWELL, HELEN 8/15/2017 ROBINSON, TERI 1/3/2017 COLE, CAROL 6/13/2017 ROELL, NANCY 1/10/2017 CROWE, GLORIA 2/7/2017 SANDFOSS, JENNY 3/7/2017 DUTLE, SANDY 9/5/2017 SANDFOSS, SILVER 12/12/2017 FINNELL, JUDY 2/7/2017 SCHMITT, PAT 3/7/2017 FROMMEYER, KATHY 4/18/2017 SMILEY, TONYA 5/2/2017 HARRISON, CELESTE 3/21/2017 SMITH, MONIKA 2/14/2017 HORNSBY, DEBBIE 2/14/2017 STEFFEN, CONNIE 4/18/2017 JOHNSON, GWEN 4/25/2017 STEFFEN, LISA 7/11/2017 JOHNSON, RHONDA 5/2/2017 TAYLOR, PEGGY 1/10/2017 JONES, HOLLY 2/21/2017 THOMAS, SUE 3/7/2017 KENTER, MARY JO 4/18/2017 VERST, FRAN 7/4/2017 KUNTZ, KAREN 1/31/2017 WEBER, BERNICE 8/29/2017 LACKEY, BETTY 6/27/2017 WITTE, CAROLYN 11/14/2017 LANDERS, JANET 1/3/2017 ZIEGLER, BEV 12/27/2016 LAWSON, MARY 1/10/2017 9

10 Better Than Take-Out Fried Rice added by Luann Crownover We love fried rice! This is a quick and easy version that I believe comes from Pampered Chef. Prep time: 25 Min Serves: 5-6 Ingredients 4 c rice, prepared 1/2 lb boneless chicken breast, cooked and cut into bite-size pieces. or same amount of medium-size cooked shrimp. 1 c peas and carrots, frozen 1 white onion, chopped 2 clove garlic, minced 2 eggs 3 Tbsp sesame oil 1/4 c soy sauce Directions 1. Prepare rice according to package instructions to yield 4 cups cooked rice. 2. Heat sesame oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Add onion, garlic, peas, and carrots. Stir fry until tender. 3. Crack eggs into pan and scramble, mixing throughout vegetables. 4. Add rice, chicken or shrimp or both, and soy sauce to pan. Stir to combine all ingredients and remove from heat. Enjoy! Creamy Tuscan Garlic Tortellini Soup Author: Alyssa Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 10 mins Creamy Tuscan Garlic Tortellini Soup is so easy to make and one of the best soups that you will make! Ingredients 2 Tablespoons butter 1 small white onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 4 cups chicken broth 28 ounce can diced tomatoes 1 15 ounce can white beans, drained and rinsed 1 cup heavy cream ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese 1 Tablespoon italian seasoning 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 2 cups cooked and shredded chicken (I used rotisserie) 9 ounce refrigerated tortellini 2 cups spinach Instructions In a large pot over medium heat, heat up the butter. Add onion and garlic and cook until tender. Add chicken broth, diced tomatoes, white beans, heavy cream, parmesan cheese, italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer. Add the chicken, tortellini, and spinach. Let simmer for 10 minutes to thicken up and for the tortellini to cook. 10

11 Italian Sandwich Roll-Ups by Kara Harvey Pinterest Ingredients 8 tortillas 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning 1/4 cup banana peppers, chopped 1/4 cup roasted red peppers, chopped 24 slices Genoa salami 24 slices of ham 1 pack pepperoni (about 32 small slices) 16 slices Sargento Provolone cheese 2 large tomatoes, thinly sliced (remove some of the juice and seeds) 1 head of lettuce Instructions 1. In medium bowl, combine cream cheese, banana peppers, roasted red peppers, and Italian seasoning. Mix with spoon until all ingredients are well combined. 2. Spread about three tablespoons of cream cheese mixture onto a tortilla. 3. On top of the cream cheese mixture, place three slices of salami, three slices of pepperoni, and three slices of Provolone cheese, leaving about 1/2-inch border around the edge. 4. Top with two slices of tomato and a few pieces of lettuce. Roll tortilla up tightly. 5. Place toothpicks about 1-inch apart down the rolled tortilla. Cut in between the toothpicks to create pinwheels. Repeat with remaining tortillas and fillings. Serve immediately or refrigerate until your ready to serve 20 Minute Honey Garlic Shrimp from Sally s Baking Addiction Ingredients: 1/3 cup Honey 1/4 cup soy sauce, low sodium if desired 1 TBS minced garlic 1 lb medium uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined 2 tsp olive oil Optional chopped green onion garnish. Directions: Whisk the honey, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger (if using) together in a medium bowl. Place shrimp in a large zipped-top bag or tupperware. Pour 1/2 of the marinade mixture on top, give it all a shake or stir, then allow shrimp to marinate in the refrigerator for 15 minutes or for up to 8-12 hours. Cover and refrigerate the rest of the marinade for step 3. (Time-saving tip: while the shrimp is marinating, I steamed broccoli and microwaved some quick brown rice.) Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place shrimp in the skillet. (Discard used marinade2.) Cook shrimp on one side until no longer pink-- about 45 seconds-- then flip shrimp over. Pour in remaining marinade and cook it all until shrimp is cooked through, about 1 minute more. Serve shrimp with cooked marinade sauce and a garnish of green onion. The sauce is excellent on brown rice and steamed veggies on the side. 11

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