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St. Albans Lodge #1566 – Christmas Party 2013

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On Sunday, December 15, 2013, Santa made a visit to our Lodge to visit with the Children and Grandchildren of Elks members.  While the children were busy doing crafts, Santa made his rounds checking to see who was naughty and nice.  After much observations and conversations, he decided that all 52 children were nice and handed out presents and candy canes with the assistance his helper Nicole Bourbeau and photographer Sandy Bracey.  Thank you to Santa for taking time out of his busy schedule to visit us and thank you to Nicole Bourbeau and Sandy Bracey for making this year another successful visit from Santa.

Submitted by: Kim Bourbeau

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St. Albans Lodge #1566 – Memorial Service

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A MEMORIAL SERVICE was held on December 1st at the St. Albans Elks Lodge #1566 with approximately 45 people in attendance to honor our past members:

   Member              Date of Death      No. Years

Alan H. Winters                02/26/13                    46

Henry Reynolds               02/25/13                      16

Gerald C. Bachand          04/23/13                     24

Donald R. Wright            05/09/13                        7

Ray Levesque                   05/24/13                     27

Maurice Rocheleau       07/19/13                      12

William Skelton              07/29/13                      11

Ivan Charbonneau         08/11/13                      17

Edgar J. Royer                08/15/13                      58

Thank you Guests and Officers for making this a Memorable Ceremony.

 

Barre Lodge #1535 – Christmas Party 2013

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Santa made his yearly visit to Barre Elks Lodge on Saturday December 14th to hand out gifts to boys and girls that were on his “nice” list and enjoy a hearty breakfast.  Santa and Mrs. Claus, members, guests and children were served a hearty breakfast of eggs, sausage, bacon, homefries, french toast sticks, coffee and juice.
Each child received a present from Santa.  Families were photographed with Santa and in front of the Elks Christmas tree. Over fifty children and their families attended this yearly event.
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St. Albans Elks #1566 – Hoop Shoot 2013

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News from St. Albans Lodge #1566 

St. Albans Elks Lodge #1566 held their annual Hoop Shoot at the BFA St. Albans Gym on Saturday December 7, 2013.

Elk member Mary Brouillette ran the event and reported that we had 45 students representing schools throughout the area competing in the event. A great turnout of parents, friends and volunteers made for a great afternoon.

The competition was very good with a couple of age groups having to shoot additional hoops in order to break ties.

A special thanks to the BFA JV Comets Girls Basketball team for helping us out.

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Congratulations to all the first place winners!!! They now move on to the State competition to be held on 1/25/2014 at Spaulding HS in Barre. l-r: 12/13 Boys Hunter Choiniere, Enosburg; 8/9 Girls Alexandra Brouillette, Swanton;12/13 Girls Leah Larivee, St. Albans Town; 10/11 Girls Kahe Cushing, Fairfield; 8/9 Boys Devyn Gleason, Enosburg; 10/11 Boys Logan Piazza, Fairfield

Download  St. Albans Hoop Shoot 2013 (PDF)

Springfield Elks #1560 – Hoop Shoot 2013

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front l to r; Sam Presch, Dylan McCarthy, Joseph Lake, Ariana Cioffi, Abigayle Farmer and Jessica Cerniglia. Back, Springfield Elks’ Exalted Ruler Scott Patterson, Ashley Quelch, Colby Downing, Ryan Kirker, Dakota Bushey, Lizzy Parker and Victor Baskevich, Springfield Elks’ Hoop Shoot Chairman. Missing from picture was Hailey Perham.

front l to r; Sam Presch, Dylan McCarthy, Joseph Lake, Ariana Cioffi, Abigayle Farmer and Jessica Cerniglia. Back, Springfield Elks’ Exalted Ruler Scott Patterson, Ashley Quelch, Colby Downing, Ryan Kirker, Dakota Bushey, Lizzy Parker and Victor Baskevich, Springfield Elks’ Hoop Shoot Chairman. Missing from picture was Hailey Perham.

Hoop Shoot chairman, Victor Baskevich reported that there were 36 kids competing, 18 boys and 18 girls with twelve trophies being awarded to first and second place finishers. The first place winners were, Girls 8-9 Ariana Cioffi, boys Dylan McCarthy. Second place went to Abi Farmer and Sam Presch. In the 10-11 year old group, first place went to, Jessica Cerniglia for girls and Joseph Lake. Second place for girls was Hailey Perham and Ryan Kirker for the boys. In the 12-13 age group, first place went to Ashley Quelch for girls and Dakota Bushey for the boys. Second place was Lizzy Parker for girls and Colby Downing for the boys.

All first place winners will now compete in the Vt. Elks Southern District’s right here in Springfield on January 11, 2014 at Springfield High School starting at 10 AM. If a first place winner cannot attend the districts for some reason, the second place winner would take their place. The public is always invited to these events if one likes to watch good competition put on by the Elks.

Download Springfield Hoop Shoot 2013 (PDF)

Springfield Elks donate dictionaries to Union St. School Third Graders

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For the eighth year in a row, Springfield Elks Lodge #1560 recently presented 83 third grade students at Union St. School with Elks Dictionaries.

Over this time period, the Springfield Elks have given approximately eight hundred of these books for the students to keep for their very own.

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L to r frt, Union St. third graders Tanner Lawrence, Kiara Putnam, Spencer Duprey and Jknigah Jackson. Back, teachers Christina McCutcheon, Alina Rounds and Michael Tennis Springfield Elks’ Youth Activities Chairman.

L to r frt, Union St. third graders Tanner Lawrence, Kiara Putnam, Spencer Duprey and Jknigah Jackson. Back, teachers Christina McCutcheon, Alina Rounds and Michael Tennis Springfield Elks’ Youth Activities Chairman.

Drug Awarness Poster Contents Winners – 2012-2013

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Congratulations to all the winners of the 2012-2013 Vermont Elks Drug Awarness Poster Contents. This years theme was “The Choice 4 Me is Drug Free.”

Bennington # 567

Deja O’Grady
Molly Stark School
Bennington, Vt
Grade 4

Springfield # 1560 (Overall Winner)

Sean Alder
Union St. School
Springfield, Vt
Grade 5

$25.00 Gift Card and Bicycle (State Winner – Girl)

Deja O’ Grady
Bennington Lodge # 567

$25.00 Gift Card and Bicycle (State Winner – Boy)

Sean Aldan
Springfield Lodge # 1560

$25.00 Gift Card

Madison Keese
Newport # 2155

Shawn Fearino
Newport # 2155

$25.00 Gift Card

Amber Schafer
St. Albans # 1566

Nathan Taylor
St. Albans # 1566

$25.00 Gift Card

A. Jordan Gaito
Springfield # 1560

$25.00 Gift Card

Joseph Cancellierri
Bennington # 56