Happy New Year to all.
Attached is the application for the 2014 National Convention in New Orleans, LA. Paper copies are being mailed out today to sponsors, directors and lodge secretaries. If you can, please post this application on your State’s website.
We are expecting to have a large contingency from New England this year and ask that you urge your participants to send in their applications as quickly as possible.
Buddy and I look forward to seeing you all in New Orleans.
Members of Barre Elks Lodge, American Legion Post #10, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #790 and the Barre Area Veteran’s Council gathered on Saturday December 21 to deliver fruit baskets, quilts and grocery cards to area Veterans. Over sixty Veterans were visited in area nursing homes, assisted living facilities or their home. During the visit, the Veteran was given a Christmas gift of a fruit basket, quilt or grocery card. Each gift was accompanied by a Christmas card from each of the organizations.
This yearly event is sponsored by Barre Elks Lodge, American Legion Post #10, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #790 and the Barre Area Veteran’s Council. For more information about this event or if you know of a deserving veteran that is “shut-in” at home, please contact American Legion Post #10 Chaplain, Stephen Weston, at 802-479-0497 or by email at navyvet261@myfairpoint.net.
From L to R: Granville Paine, Stephen Weston, Kristin Calcagni, Steve Gilman, Ann Marie Bolton, Maria McKnight, Melvin McKnight and Leonard Normandeau
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
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.
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.
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)
Download Barre Lodge #1535 Veterans Day Parade (PDF)
Download Barre Lodge #1535 Memorial Service (PDF)
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.
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.
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.