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EXALTED RULER’S MESSAGE

fought them tooth and nail, only to find that once we got used to them, the effort to accept the changes were well worth it. There have been many changes throughout the years in the Elks – as an organization, and in Lodges across the Country – and change is necessary for growth. We want our Lodge to prosper and our membership to excel. Sometimes, it means we need to change the way we are doing things – if only to keep up with the times. This takes everyone’s help, input, and cooperation in order to succeed. We hope that you will provide fresh ideas for ways to make your Lodge better – even if it means changing the way things have always been done. I’m especially looking for ways to increase our membership. Please don’t be shy about expressing your thoughts. I welcome your suggestions, so please contact me at cairocandie@juno.com or stop me in the Lodge and let’s talk. But happily, some things will never change about our Lodge. We will continue to serve our communities with the grants we are able to obtain. The Scholarship program, Hoop Shoot, Soccer Shoot, and Essay contests will involve and

Hopefully by this time, most of the snow and cold has subsided. I would like to commend all who have been elected as Officers for the upcoming year. This is the first time Parma Lodge #1938 has had a third Exalted Ruler from one immediate family. My father, Dr. Wade H. Harris Jr., served from 1975-1976, my brother, Wade H. Harris III, from 2001-2002, and now I am honored to be your Exalted Ruler for 2015-2016. What an interesting distinction for our Lodge. I’m curious to find out how many other Lodges have attained this achievement, and will be inquiring when I proudly represent our Lodge at the Grand Lodge Convention in July. I’ll get back with you on this in the August INFO. As the song goes, “The times they are a changin’.” Family lifestyles have changed. Do you remember a life before computers, cell phones, smart phones, C.D.s, DVRs, and remote controls? Remember when you had to get up to change the T.V. channels? Now we spend half our time searching for the remotes for everything. None of these changes were an easy transition and many of us

reward our youth. We will continue to raise funds for C.P. and for E.N.F. that benefit a wide range of projects. The Changing of the Guard begins a new Lodge year and I appreciate all who helped make Installation and the Inaugural Party a success. But most importantly, a heartfelt THANK YOU to our membership for supporting your Lodge and this great fraternal organization to which we belong.

Candie L. Harris, Exalted Ruler 2015-2016

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ISSUE 61-1 APRIL 2015 PARMA B.P.O.E. #1938

April 2014 EVENTS Tue & Sat Night Drawing 8:00

02 PER Assoc. 7:00 03 Fish Fry 4:30-8:00 05 Easter Sunday Lodge Closed 06 Darts 7:30 09 Lodge Meeting 8:00 10 INFO articles due 12 Mach. Bowl. Banq. 1:00 17-19 State Convention 20 Dart Banquet 7:00 23 Brd of Dir 6:30 23 House Comm 7:00 23 Lodge Meeting 8:00 26 DD Clinic Ashtabula Lodge 25 Wine Tasting 7:00

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May 2015 EVENTS

Tue & Sat Night Drawing 8:00

03 Bowling Casino Trip 10 Info Articles Due 10 Mother’s Day Bingo Brunch Doors open 11:30 14 Lodge Meeting 8:00 16 Reverse Raffle 5:30 25 Memorial Day Brooklyn Hts Parade—Lodge Closed 28 Board of Directors 6:30 28 House Committee 7:00 28 Lodge Meeting 8:00

LODGE MEETINGS 8PM

2nd & 4th Thursday

January—June

September & October

4th Thursday only

July & August

2nd Thursday only

November & December

BE A PROPOSER!

WE LIKE YOU, WE’LL

LIKE YOUR FRIEND,

PROPOSE A

FRIEND FOR

MEMBERSHIP AND

BE A PART

OF ELKDOM!

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MANAGER’S CORNER The “INFO” is published monthly by the

PARMA B.P.O.E. # 1938

2350 Snow Road, Parma OH 44134

(216) 749-1919

Editors: Shelli Fry & Dianne Good

Deadline: 10th of the month

2015-2016 LODGE OFFICERS

Exalted Ruler Candie L. Harris

Leading Knight Your Name Here

Loyal Knight Steve Kemp

Lecturing Knight J.C. Yex

Secretary Michael Fekete

Treasurer Chick Philipps

Tiler Joe Donley

Esquire Wade H. Harris III

Chaplain Norman Fugitt

Inner Guard David Sekula

Trustees

1 year: Fran Benko Trozzi 2 year: William Donley

3 year: Your Name Here

4 year: Tom Shields

5 year: Your Name Here

BOARD OF Directors & House Committee Consist of Chair Officers plus Trustees

Submit articles to: shellifryelks@yahoo.com

HAPPY SPRING ELKS!

Finally, the sun is shining the

birds are singing...and Lenten

Fish Fry’s are almost com-

pletely done!

I would like to thank ALL

Volunteers who put forth the

effort during our Fish Fry’s to

make them successful. We

served a lot of great meals and

worked hard; your efforts are

appreciated.

Look forward to a special

announcement regarding our

thank you for your effort!

The Lounge will be closed

Easter Sunday so that all our

staff can enjoy the holiday

with their families.

We will still be cooking on

Mondays for the Lunch

Bunch; stop by and enjoy a

good meal with old friends.

April 10th is OPENING DAY

for the CLEVELAND

INDIANS!!!! Stop by to watch

the game on our new 60"

TV...we'll have Beer Specials

and Tailgate Hot Dogs for

you! Go TRIBE!!!!

A little note about the parking

lot… SMOKERS: PLEASE -

...Throw your butts in the ash-

tray provided. The lot is lit-

tered with butts and we would

appreciate the effort!

Enjoy the Sun!

Michele

Look for these exciting

events in the future months

June 6 District Golf Outing

27 Jimmy Buffet Party

July 4 Parma Parade

5—9 National Conv.

25 Christmas In July

August 2 Family Picnic

14-15 Elks Fall Reunion

Columbus

September 19 Night at the Races

October 11 District Meeting

Ravenna

17 Chili Cook-off

24 Charity Ball

31 Halloween Party

November 8 Vet’s Dinner

11 Veteran's Parade

18 Hoop Shoot

21 CP Fund Raiser

And many more events!

American Essay Contest 7th-8th Grade

Lindsey Downey

State Hoop Shoot Contest From Parma 2nd Place

Brian Boucher

20 Dennis J Deluca 20 Carl M Majewski 20 Ralph D Sayers 21 Raymond E Kozelka III 22 Michael Zaderecky 24 David Evanich 24 Benjamin W Kellar 24 Thomas J Shisila 27 George Pichelli Jr 28 Ronald C Clow 28 Clarence A McDermott II 28 Darrell Thornsberry 29 Kenneth J Dieglio 29 Laurence E Hart Sr. 30 Mike H Fanous 30 Gregory L Frey 30 William A Jenkins 30 Kenneth A Lasker

02 James Krilosky 04 Dennis M Kall 07 William DiGiovanni 07 Paul L Null 08 Anthony F Flowers 08 Michael S Procuk 08 Salvatore A Sottosanti 08 Thomas Zabor Sr. 09 Anthony C Clow 09 John Kane 10 Jeffrey A Mitchell 12 Kenneth E Fortune 14 Tricia A Henry 15 Ryan K Helman 16 Joseph C Leisz 17 Frank A Lehnert 17 David A Sekula 19 Richard J Cibik 19 Donald R Lee

April Birthdays An article in the July 2003, Guideposts

magazine explained how the stars for Alaska, our

49th state, and Hawaii, our 50th state, were placed

on the flag after they joined the union in 1959.

In the Spring of 1958, a 17-year-old

student at a high school in Lancaster, Ohio by the

name of Robert Heft was given a class assignment

by his history teacher to come up with a project

that demonstrated his interest in history. It had to

be something visual and original.

While riding the bus through downtown

Lancaster, he saw the flag on the top of City Hall

and it convinced him to design a new flag.

At the time, Alaska was soon to become

the 49th state, and everyone was saying they were

going to add another state to balance it out. He

thought perhaps Hawaii would become the 50th

state.

So he sketched out a design at home that

night with five rows of six stars and four

alternating rows of five stars. He got his family’s

3 x 5 flag out of the closet and cut out the

blue and white-starred corner.

His mother was horrified and yelled at him

that he had desecrated the flag. But he told her it

was for a school project and he would make it

look okay.

Then he bicycled downtown and bought a

new piece of blue cotton broadcloth and some iron

-on mending tape. With a cardboard pattern, he

traced one hundred stars on the tape and cut them

out so he would have one for each side of the flag.

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AMERICANISM

BIRTHDAY CERTIFICATE

Were you born in April?

Bring this ad with you and

stop by the Lounge ON YOUR

BIRTHDAY for one free

beverage complements of ...

The Trustees

PARMA ELKS LODGE WEB ADDRESS

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PARMA B.P.O.E. #1938 APRIL, 2015 Page 3

IN MEMORIAM … TO OUR ABSENT MEMBERS.

The clock of their days has stopped. Upon its dial the motionless shadows mark

the hour of eleven.

Ralph Schillo 02/19/2015 Raymond R Page 03/06/2015

Widows/widowers or survivors of absent members may request Elks Memorial Service

by phoning the lodge. (216) 749-1919

February lottery board was won by :

Al Rusnacko

PARMA B.P.O.E. #1938 APRIL, 2015 Page 4

Bingo was held at Broadview MutltiCare on March 19th and, as always, a great time was had by all. If you

have never been to one of our bingos, you are missing out…please consider joining us for our next bingo

which will be held at 7 on April 16th.

We are actively seeking volunteers to assist with our Panera bakery deliveries—we realize everyone is

busy, especially with summer fast approaching—that is why the more volunteers, the better—that way each

volunteer would only need to commit to once a month or so—if you are interested, please contact Fran

Trozzi at 216.469.7401.

Don’t forget about our upcoming garage sale June 6th—what better day to do something for our Veterans

than D-Day—a day when so many gave so much!

Finally, several folks have approached me about joining the Veterans Committee but have said they are

afraid of the commitment—just because you are on the committee doesn’t mean you have to be involved in

all activities. We have members who join us for only specific activities and/or duties—you don’t have to

“do it all” to help—every little bit helps, so please consider joining us.

As always, thanks for all you do for our Veterans.

VETERAN’S

Do Something Nice! Every time you do something nice

for the Elks, we’ll put your name in

the hopper for a chance to win a

monthly prize valued at

$25.00! See complete details

in the Lounge.

That’s right—you could win just for

helping out! Monthly drawings will

be held on the last Tuesday of each

month. (entries will be discarded

after each drawing).

Winner for

February :

Pat Coad

Malley’s Easter Candy A big thank you to all who supported our Malley’s Easter Candy sales. This is a very simple way to make money for the Lounge and who doesn’t like Malley’s??. Only thirteen members and or “couple” members placed orders and while we certainly would have liked to see more member orders, we were still able to make some money for the Lounge—it is monies such as these that can be used for fun improvements like our new 60” TV. A big tip of the Elks Antlers to Kim Smith and Tricia Henry—they took the order forms to their places of work and brought in close to $600.00 in sales!—thanks Kim and Tricia and all who ordered for supporting your Lounge!!!!

Queen of Hearts

The House Committee is considering some changes to the Queen of

Hearts drawing. Amongst other ideas, it has been suggested that the winner must be present to win along with eliminating some of the prizes. Bottom line is everyone would like to see the pot increase at a faster rate. Changes will be voted on in May. In the meantime, please let us know your suggestions. While not all suggestions can be put into place, they certainly can’t be put in place if they are not heard! Kindly see any member of the House Committee with your sug-gestions or feel free to call Fran at 216.469.7401. We look forward to getting some excitement back in the game!!

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GARAGE SALE

SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH

The Veteran’s Committee will hold a garage sale in the hall on Saturday, June 6th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tables run $10.00 each and will be available on a first come/first serve basis. If you have items that you wish to donate for our sale, we will have a “Veteran’s table” for donated items and all proceeds will benefit the Veterans. We do ask that you donate only usable items in good condition. We will also be holding a bake sale in conjunction with the gar-age sale. Please consider baking (buying) for this event! We will accept all baked goods donations beginning June 3

rd until sale

time. Immediately following the sale, we will have a donation truck available so that any items that are not sold can be donated to a charity that benefits Veterans—so no worries about lugging unsold items back home!!! It’s a win/win for everyone! Please mark your calendars for the sale and see Fran Trozzi (216.469.7401) or Ed Blythn (330.741.0367) to reserve your table. See you at the sale!!!!

15th Annual Kentucky Derby Party Saturday, May 2nd, 3-? P.M.

Hat Contest * Horse Races * Door Prizes * 50/50

Deep Fried Turkey Sandwiches $4.00 * with Chips $4.50

* with Potato Salad $5.00

Mint Julips $3.50 24 oz Miller Drafts $1.75 24 oz

Labatt's or Amber Bock $2.00

For the past 14 years, everything for this function has been donated. Please, let's make it 15! We need turkeys, potato salad, chips,

pickles, peanut oil for frying the turkeys, and bread. Wine, liquor, and door prizes are much appreciated - as are monetary donations to-ward this event. Please mark your donations, "Kentucky Derby, Josie

Clow" and leave them with the bartenders; monetary donations should be put in an envelope addressed to Josie. We need everything by April

25th. Here's to all of you who help with this and we hope to keep up the good work by having another successful year!

Thank you! Josie Clow 440-842-2320

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Mother’s Day Bingo Brunch

May 10, 2015

Please join us for a delicious brunch on Mother’s Day. Brunch will be followed by bingo. There will be drink specials, 50/50’s, raffles and much, much more. Special treats for all Mothers!

Everyone is welcome — this is going to be a great time for ALL!

Doors open at 11:30 AM Brunch from Noon to 1:00 PM

Bingo from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Tickets only $8.00!

Advance tickets only—see bartenders for tickets.

Cerebral Palsy Coin Banks

Amount donated in coin banks for the period ending February was $115.08. Donors: Coad, B & P; Elavsky, R; Fugitt, N; Good, J; Gunkler, A; Harris, C; Kowalchik, J; Neitzel, J; Yex, JC Total monies donated (banks only) to date is $1,730.10. Thanks to all of you for your dona-tions. Remember to check the bulletin board to see how many banks your have donated. Don’t forget that all change, dollar bills and checks fit in those banks just as well as pennies. Remember that you can fill one bank with all that money (it doesn’t have to be just $3.65). We will do the counting and you will get credit for whatever amount is in there. IT IS FOR A GOOD CAUSE. Remember Canadian change will not be counted. Your co-operation is greatly appreciated. Thank you all for your support. Karen Kupchik & Rosemary Selepena, Chairpersons

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PARMA ELK LODGE # 1938

PRESENTS

AN EVENING OF WINES (FOR THE FINAL TIME)

WITH JOE GOOD

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015 7 P.M.

IN THE HALL

$19 PER PERSON

INCLUDES WINE SAMPLES, CHEESE, GRAPES, CRACKERS

RESERVATIONS:

DIANNE GOOD 440-915-8401

BY APRIL 15th

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His mother refused to sew the blue broadcloth, so he got out her old foot-operated Singer machine and

sewed it himself. He then ironed on the stars. The teacher was not impressed. He said it wasn't a real flag

because the real flag didn't have 50 stars yet. He received a barely passing grade. He spoke up to the teach-

er and said that he believed he deserved a better grade because someone else had done a collage of leaves

and got an A. The teacher's reply was, "If you don't like the grade, go get the flag accepted in Washing-

ton!" So that's what Robert decided to do. He bicycled over to the home of his congressman, Walter

Moeller, knocked on the door, gave him the flag, and explained what it was for. Robert asked the con-

gressman if he would take the flag back to Washington and if there was ever a contest to determine the

design for a 50 star flag, would he present it at that time. The congressman agreed, however, Robert felt he

was just trying to appease him. He waited for two years, and in January 1959, Pres. Eisenhower signed a

proclamation announcing the admisson of Alaska as the 49th state. New stars are always added to the

flag on the following July 4th, and so a flag was made with seven rows of seven stars that became almost

immediately obsolete because in August 1959, just does Robert had expected, Hawaii did become the 50th

state. Robert was out of high school, working as a draftsman and going to college at night.

CONCLUSION IN MAY INFO

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Doors open 5:30 PM; Dinner 7:00 PM

Charcoal Broiled Strip Steak Dinner

Two Raffle tickets and two dinners $85. One Raffle ticket and two dinners $65. One Raffle ticket and one dinner $45.

Chinese Raffle Baskets—50/50—BINGO—Auction items

Saturday, May 16, 2015

GRAND PRIZE $2,500 Only 150 tickets sold

For reservations: Call Mimi and Wade (216) 228-0260 or email: ReservParma1938@yahoo.com

Cash Bar at discounted prices Bottled Beer, Wine

(by the glass or by the bottle), Well Drinks Top Shelf Dewar’s Scotch,

Jack Daniels, Seagram’s VO, Absolute Vodka, Captain Morgan’s Rum

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wins $25

Numbers 4, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 84, 94, 104, 114, 124, 134, 144 Drawn = Wins

a bottle of wine

Numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140 Drawn = Wins a lottery ticket

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