SNORTER. Let s Build Our Foundation This Year! By Kurt Wiebe/Director, Membership; Chief Marketing Officer

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1 SNORTER July 2015 Volume 2, Issue 7. WALDPORT MOOSE LODGE 250 NE JOHN ST P O. BOX 289 WALDPORT, OREGON PHONE: (541) , (541) LOOM OFFICERS: #396 GOVERNOR WILLIE PARRETT JR. GOVERNOR LOU PIETTE TREASURER - BRUCE BATTILEGA JR. PAST GOVERNOR. VACANT PRELATE JEREMY BOGGS TRUSTEES TIM BRYANT RANDY LOW, JIM RICHIE, ADMINISTRATOR JIM SEHL WOTM OFFICERS: #1124 SENIOR REGENT MARILYN McCLUNG JR. REGENT SUE GILDROY JR. GRAD REGENT JOAN DAVIDSON SECRETARY/TREAS. LAURA HERRICK RECORDER ARDIS DANNER HOURS OF OPERATION: SUNDAY 11:00 AM. 8: OOPM. MONDAY THRU THURSDAY - 11:00 AM. 9:O0 PM. FRIDAY & SATURDAY - 11:00 AM. 12:00PM. BUSY = OPEN Let s Build Our Foundation This Year! By Kurt Wiebe/Director, Membership; Chief Marketing Officer In , our lodges, chapters, and Moose Legions struggled to maintain their membership levels. Despite a modest goal of Plus 1, meaning one more active member on the rolls as compared to the end of the previous year, most fraternal units failed to grow individually and therefore, our membership regressed as a fraternity. In order to grow our foundation of members to support our key endeavors, we need to refocus our efforts in production and retention. This means creating higher value at the local and International levels so that members don t hesitate when a renewal notice arrives. Utilizing proper new member orientations and creatively implementing your lodge/chapter s Preferred Member Program are just a couple of suggestions for realizing a successful year of membership growth. In May, lodges and chapters did a stellar job in producing new members with both sides of the Order increasing production by over 700 members compared to May of last year. Unfortunately, our retention numbers are still lagging and our leadership needs to reinvest their efforts to keep existing members. Some suggestions? Improve communications with your members; start an expired member-calling program; schedule additional activities that respond to the varied interests of the members; survey current members to see what can be improved. Don t wait, now is the time to re-examine your retention efforts so you can reach the goal of Plus 1 by the end of this year.

2 SNORTER PAGE 2 FROM THE GOVERNOR Hello: Another busy month has come and gone. The No Limit Texas Hold em Tournament was a great success, so we are doing it again on July 18th starting at 11am. Registration is from 10am -4pm and they will play until the last player is standing. Beachcombers was a success, we had a huge turnout, the Parade was well attended, and I got a bird s eye view as this year s Grand Marshall, which was a great honor. A big thank you to all of the volunteers for their help. I will be attending the Moose Internationals Annual Convention in Nashville July 1st - 8th, as our Lodge Representative. Remember the Legion is still doing Breakfast every Sunday from 8am 12 noon. Your Governor, Willie Parrett FROM THE SENIOR REGENT Hello Ladies: So far this summer, we have had such wonderful weather. We had a great turnout for Beachcomber weekend, the entertainment, parade; the music and the food were all spectacular. July is going to be a busy month at the lodge, starting with Fourth of July and Waldport s Fireworks on Friday the 3 rd. The Women are having a Picnic Basket/Box Lunch Auction on July 11 th, to raise money for the Activities/Sports Committee, so ladies it is time to show off your creative side and put together some great picnic baskets or box lunches. To appeal to a lot of hungry guys or gals, the more fun we have, the more money we make. Then on July 31 st is a community fundraiser for a 19-year-old girl named Grace Waluck who is in desperate need of a kidney transplant, for more information check out the ad on page 5 for this very worthy cause. Former Sr. Regent Nita McDonald is going to the Moose Internationals Annual Convention in Nashville this month to receive her College of Regents degree, next time you see Nita give her a pat on the back for this wonderful achievement. See you at our next Chapter Meeting! Sr. Regent, Marilyn McClung WALDPORT MOOSE LODGE TEXAS HOLD EM TOURNAMENT FROM THE MOOSE LODGE KITCHEN SATURDAY JULY 18 th 11am 9 pm Monday Tuesday the BAR Dinner (see menu) Registration is open 10 am 4 pm. The final table will be seated at 6:30 pm five players will receive a cash prize. Wednesday Bar Food Thursday Friday JL S Karaoke Cafe Saturday Dinner (see menu) Sunday (am) Sunday Pizza (pm)

3 SNORTER PAGE 3 Member Tristan Becksted Primo Montesi IV Dave Branford Rex Gross Chuck Erickson Wiley Howell Primo Montesi III Larry Provancha Marilyn Gross Carla Morgan Doris Mosteller Jenna Reimers Cecelia Dulin Kim Herring Welcome New Members Sponsor Willie Parrett Mark Dortch Nita McDonald Sue Gildroy Mark Bader Lori Eaton Lisa Swanner Nita McDonald Patty Low WALDPORT FLEA MARKET Buying gold, silver, coins and other cool items Open Everyday 10:00 am 6:00 pm FRIDAY NIGHT KARAOKE Karaoke starts at 7:00 p.m. with 49,000 songs from which to choose. We have some great singers and a lot of fun and are among friends. So come along, sing, and have fun with us. We would love to see and hear you. Children welcomed! CHINA RESTAURANT MANDARIN SZECHUAN CANTONESE Hwy 101, Waldport Mon thru Fri 11 am to 9 pm Sat Noon to 9 pm Closed. Sunday and Daily 3-4 pm LIL JOES GENERAL STORE Antique & Variety New & Used 140 Hwy 101, Waldport, OR WE BUY GOLD JOIN THE FUN BINGO Thursday Night Bingo 6:30 pm 5:00 pm Special Game Jackpots are growing. Regular Game payouts begin at $20 and increase with the number of players. Open to Public. Bring your friends and family 18 and older. Bingo, Buy-in cost is $10 per player and the Progressive and G-Ball Jackpots start at $75.

4 SNORTER PAGE 4 GRACE WALUCK CHARITY BENEFIT FRIDAY JULY 31 ST (Most 7 pm. members only) We have plenty of room for players with three tables available for play come join us! Buy-in is $20.00 with an optional Bounty button for $5.00, plus additional one extra time $20.00 buy in. Cash payouts immediately following game. (Please remember our license only allows members to play) DINNER CHICKEN FRIED STEAK MASHED POTATOES, GRAVY, VEGGIES & DESSERT 50/50 CAKEWALK KARAOKE 7 10 pm VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH For July, we have two volunteers we would like to thank this month. Cheryl Stokes and Lori Eaton for their tirelessness and excellence once again for putting on another spectacular Beachcomber weekend. If you see them tell them thank you, Job Well Done! So ladies come on down this month and have a FREE dinner on us. Name: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Come on down and have a FREE Meal on the WOTM or LOOM AUCTION SNORTER PAGE 5 Month: * Cannot be used for Special Events or Fundraising Dinners WOMEN OF THE MOOSE PICNIC BASKET/BOX LUNCH SATURDAY JULY 11 TH Take Time to Mentor New Officers, Committee Members By Bob Neff/Director, Higher Degrees 5 10 pm Our boards have had several weeks under their belts now. What have you done so far? What has been planned for the future both short term and longer term? Have committee appointments all taken root with Chairman actually willing to attempt to

5 SNORTER PAGE 6 FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR Summer has arrived in our beautiful city. Our lodge prepared for Beachcomber Days and it was dry, sunny, and yes, windy. A huge thank you to the WOTM, Moose Legion, and the LOOM volunteers who donated so much time and effort. In addition, our Governor, Willie Parrett, led the Beachcomber, Parade sunny, and as the Grand Marshall. On Saturday night, the Fire Dancers performed in front of the lodge to a huge crowd of over 200. Thanks to the efforts of many security personnel, no incidents of any significance occurred. We held our first Texas Hold em poker tournament with solid results for both the players and the lodge. Look for an announcement for the date of our second tournament in July. Please come join us for our weekly meals prepared for your dining pleasure at very reasonable prices. If any member has not been down to the lodge lately, please stop by and see all of the changes we have made and we are very Kid Friendly. Fraternally, MOOSE LEGION BREAKFAST Served every Sunday from 8 am Noon Weekly Specials! Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Ham, Hash Browns, Biscuits & Gravy, Pancakes And of course, Jim s Richie s Famous Omelets VIETNAM VETERAN WILL FINALLY REST IN WALDPORT Former Waldport resident Sgt. Hugh BUZZ Leslie Sherburn is finally returning home after he and 10 others were declared KIA (Killed in Action) over four decades ago when their C47 airplane crashed over Laos in 1969 during the Vietnam War. Sherburn s remains are being returned to the US on Friday July 24, he will be met by the Patriot Guard Riders and a military Honor Guard. His casket will be escorted by Patriot Riders of First Call Plus in a procession to Bateman s Funeral Home in Newport. On Saturday July 25, escorts will accompany his casket and family members to a Celebration of Life being held on Waldport High Schools football field at 11 am. Burial will be at Alder Grove Cemetery in

6 JULY EVENTS SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY City of Waldport FIREWORKS! 4 TH of JULY Dinner 5-7 pm Texas Hold em 7 pm WOTM Karaoke & Pizza 3 - Senior Community Center NOON Dinner Cribbage Chamber of Commerce Luncheon 12 pm PICNIC BASKET/BOX LUNCH FUNDRAISER AUCTION Dinner 5-7 pm Texas Hold em 7 pm LOOM Karaoke & Pizza 3 - Jt. Board Meetings Dinner Cribbage Cook s Meeting 4pm TEXAS HOLD EM TOURNAMENT 11 AM 8 PM Dinner 5-7 pm MEMORIAL POTLUCK Karaoke & Pizza 3 - Dinner Cribbage Karaoke & Pizza 3 - HIGHER DEGREE MEETING 11am Dinner Cribbage GRACE WALUCK CHARITY BENEFIT 5 10 pm Dinner Cakewalk FOR FAMILY & GUESTS of VIETNAM VETERAN SGT. HUGH BUZZ SHERBURN NOON 3 pm Lodge Dinner 5-7 pm Texas Hold em 7 pm *Hamburgers are cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, Seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illnesses.

7 JULY MENU SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY THE BAR Pizza 3 - REUBEN SANDWICHES Salad & Dessert Pizza 3 - PULLED PORK SANDWICHES Salad & Dessert Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce Salad, Bread & Dessert Roast Pork Veggies, Salad, Roll & Dessert 5 7pm Open Face Roast Beef Sandwiches, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy Veggies & Dessert 5 7pm KATHY SORBY MEMORIAL POTLUCK Pizza 3 - RAVIOLI & MEATBALLS Salad, Roll & Dessert For Family & Guests Of Vietnam Veteran Sgt. Hugh Buzz Sherburn Noon 3 pm Dinner 5-7pm GRACE WALUCK Pizza 3 - BUFFALO MEATLOAF Mashed Potaotes,Veggies, & Dessert BENEFIT FUNDRAISER CHICKEN FRIED STEAK Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Veggies & Dessert *Hamburgers are cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, Seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illnesses.