ELKREFLECTIONS

Maumee-BG Elks No. 1850

June 2020 (419) 893-7272

The Exalted Ruler’s message was unavailable at press time.

Exalted Ruler’s Message ****NEWS FLASH****Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Friday night entertainment/

dancing at the Elks Lodge will be cancelled until GovernorDeWine and the Elks Grand Lodge give us the OK.

Keeping the Elks staff, members and guests healthy and safewill always be our #1 priority!

Thank you for your patience.The Friday Night Dance Committee

PLEASE NOTE!Trustee minutes are posted on the bulletin

board in the hallway by the restrooms.Thank you!

A Note from the SecretaryHello All,Welcome back! Please remember to use your new (yellow) key

card to enter the Elks. The Allen Street door is for entering, theWayne Street door for exiting. If you want to wear a face mask,please do. As AJ stated in her article, we will have a limited menuto start and progress as we can. We appreciate your cooperationand diligence as we find our way through the new changes.

As of this writing, we have 261 delinquents. Please renew ifyou haven’t done so already.

Hope to see you at the Lodge,Kathy

From the TrusteesWe have removed seats from the bar for now and positioned our

remaining tables to be the required 6 feet apart. Please do not addchairs, move tables together or rearrange our seating in any way untilwe are able to lift some restrictions.

We will need to limit the number of guests at first due to the limitedseating. Please adhere to our setup and help us stay open. We under-stand several places in the Toledo area have already been fined for notfollowing social distancing and safety regulations. We do not want thatto happen to us.

Please help us by going to the bar to place orders until our wait-resses come back.

We are not requiring masks for members, but strongly recommendtheir use.

Thank you for your patience while we all work through this!

Lifetime MembershipJune 10, 2020

The following member requests the membership to consider himfor Life Membership in Maumee BG Elks Lodge No. 1850. He hasmet the requirements of Grand Lodge Statues, Section 14.260 andballoting on his application will be June 10, 2020.

Thomas Elton, Born: April 10, 1955, Initiated: May 25, 1988.Thomas has been a member in good standing for 30 years.

1 Duane Whitmire2 John Stephen Bond William J. Carpenter Ronald J. Kaczala Kenneth Liebich3 Jerome Fall Jeff E. Koder Donald B. Lydey Dennis Rober Richard Sinkey Jeffrey Utz David J. Williams Sr.4 Frederick Wilson Goodell Lori A. Hall5 James A. French John A. French Molly Maguire James F. Palmer James R. Somerville Michael J. Stevens6 Sandra K. Forgette

Cynthia Kline Mark N. Krebs7 Kenneth J. Fulk Jill M. Zachman9 Dennis Hallett10 Andrew Ankenbran John W. Isola Jr. Jack Ninke Luther Rupp11 Carlton A. Dippman Allen J. Seifert12 Michael Charchol Joe Szenderski13 John Borucki14 Eric J. Lubinski Racheal Robinson16 Don Brenkman John W. Carroll Jerry Pistilli Rodney Whetsel17 Frederick Avery Donald W. Buck

Delmar A. Swander18 Thomas E. Burmeister Kathy A. Everhart Glen Alan Lammon Ben B. Long Stephen Mierzejewski Donald J. Servais19 Gerald A. Deal Chad Doyle James Hudik Daniel R. Puccetti Charles Schenck III20 Neil Balliett21 James Earle William M. Earle James R. Instone James Mitchell22 Kirk Elliott Donna Lindley Brian Sautter John Vaculik23 Robert L. Brossia Sheilah Byrne

Barbara J. Gerke Norbert Janowiecki25 Jeffery Hoag26 William L. Brannan Paul LeCompte James A. Michalski27 Danny L. Brown Angela Ginsburg Georgetta Staton28 Robert A. Pawlicki, Sr. Chad R. Taylor Terry Weihl Raymond Wymer29 Kenneth D. Buckland Jeffrey Owen Hammer Wayne Mauk Charles Rittinghouse David C. Trammel30 Kenneth R. Gwozdz Gregory Hammer Donald A. Surface Jennifer L. Vancil

June Birthdays

Maumee-BG Elks No. 1850A Fraternal Organization137 West Wayne StreetMaumee, Ohio 43537

NONPROFIT ORGU.S. POSTAGE

PAIDTOLEDO, OHIOPERMIT NO. 133

Current Resident or

ELKS LODGE NO. 1850 June 2020 MAUMEE, OHIO

MEMBERSLike us

on Facebook

@Maumee-BowlingGreen Elks Lodge #1850

Lodge information @www.maumeeelks.com

Greetings to our Valued Members of Maumee-BG 1850!I hope this message finds you all healthy and well! I very

much understand the toll the last 9 weeks have taken on all ofus-not just physically, but emotionally and mentally. But, it doesseem that the light at the end of the tunnel is shining very bright!

Since the temporary closure of local businesses, our trusteeshave been working diligently at the lodge to prepare for reopen-ing! Their teamwork and solidarity reflects an approved lodgebudget for the coming year, and a sparkling facility-cleansedfrom top to bottom! Walls, light fixtures, plaques, tables andchairs, and many points in between have been sanitized for oursafety and protection in preparation of our doors opening to us.There is still much work ahead for our members, but I am con-fident that together, we can ensure safety and fun for all.

On May 7th, Governor DeWine unveiled his reopening planfor area businesses. I (personally) feel that the most importantpart of that message is that we must all maintain our diligencein personal safety. Stay at home if you are not feeling well, andto continue to practice safe social distancing while in public. Itis the duty of the Officers and Trustees of 1850 to take everyprecautionary measure we can to help maintain the safety ofour members AND employees. Below is the reopening plan forMaumee-BG Elks 1850:

We will officially open on May 21st. Opening at 11 a.m. to9 p.m. through June 1st. Hours will be adjusted as demand re-quires. Currently, a limited kitchen menu will be available untilfurther notice.

1850 will also resume our Summer Monday Night hours likelast year, Mondays will be returning to 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Mon-days only effective June 1st through Labor Day.

Our 150 Club will begin on Thursday June 4th, but all 150Club members are encouraged to visit prior to June 4th to shareideas with Tom and Cindy Machoukas to detail the remainderof the year.

Beverages and tickets WILL be available for sale at the brassrail area on the bar beginning May 21st . There will be nobarstools or congregating permitted at the actual bar. We areasking that patrons maintain social distancing while waiting inline-unless a server is available during your visit.

Seating areas are currently being rearranged. Large partiesup to 8 will be permitted in the Ballroom only, the lounge areais being adjusted to accommodate tables of 4 based on 6ft socialdistancing guidelines.

Per state health department guidelines, billiards (cards andpool) or dancing is not permitted until further notice.

The Queen of Hearts will resume on May 30th, our hours ofoperation will be adjusted to accommodate our normal drawingschedule for the Queen on this date. First daily and weeklydrawing will coincide with the Queen’s drawing.

We are asking all members to bus their own tables at thistime. Disposable dinner and drinkware will be used as we firstopen, this is to ensure cleanliness and safety for our employees.Assistance will be provided to those members that need it. Weare all here to help one another. Washing and sanitizing of ta-bles will be provided by staff.

Personal protection equipment will be provided to lodge em-ployees. If members wish to adhere to masks, we urge membersto wear them. A small number of masks will be available tothose that are in need.

To our beloved Lady Elks...please watch your emails for animportant message from Cindy Machoukas with updates for thefirst meeting of the lodge year.

The Allen Street entrance will be the only door available toenter the building on a temporary basis. Entrance only on AllenStreet, and exit only on the Wayne Street (Lounge area). A cardis 100% needed for entrance. The bartender or other desig-nated employee is approved to open the Allen Street entrance.The only reason to require the buzzer for entrance if you do nothave your new card and you need to pay dues to pay currentdues.

For our members that have asked about discounts on mem-bership dues as a result of the pandemic, no-there are no dis-counts available to members. True-there were several weeksthat the lodge was not available to ANY members, but there areno discounts or pro-ration of dues in light of the current situa-tion. Any members that wish to pay in the building, dues canbe paid during bar hours. Please be sure to bring paperwork atthat time, so payments can be properly tracked.

We are strongly urging members not to invite quests for atemporary period.

Our officers and trustees have our very best health at heart.Some of these modifications may seem stern-but it is for thesafety of not only you-our member, but also our valued employ-ees. These alterations may be subject to change at any giventime. Not by the choice of 1850, but by government and li-censing.

I cannot stress enough to you how ready and excited we allare to see you at the Lodge. It was a very harsh situation to hitnot only our country, but the world, reaching all continents witha vengeance. But together, much like we all band together toprotect our communities during trying times, we will comethrough this stronger than we started.

Thank you very much for your understanding, patience, andcontinued support of this amazing organization!!

We are Maumee BG Elks Strong!With much Love and Respect,

Amy Jo Lowry, ERTom Machoukas, 1 yr Trustee

Tim Aberl, 2 yr TrusteeLarry Stadler, 3 yr TrusteeDon Williams, 4 yr TrusteeJames Ward, 5 yr Trustee Kathy Jackson, Secretary

Officer of the WeekMay 21-June 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Officers

In MemoriamTo Our Absent Loved Ones

“The clock of their day has stopped and across the dialmotionless hands mark the hour of eleven, with us, thegolden hour of recollection.”

The faults of our loved ones we write upon the sands, theirvirtues upon the tablets of love and memory.

WILLIAM PIERCEBorn: June 22, 1932Initiated: May 24, 1972Died: April 28, 2020

EDWARD A. LEPIARZBorn: October 2, 1946Initiated: March 27, 2013Died: February 14, 2020

A Message from the Officers of Maumee-BG Elks

Lodge Officersfor 2020-2021

Exalted Ruler ................Amy Jo Lowry, PERLeading Knight .................................VacantLoyal Knight........................Susanne StadlerLecturing Knight.....................Kevin HaddadSecretary ..........................Kathlynn JacksonTreasurer ..............................Sharon JaquayTiler ......................................Victor BrignerEsquire .............................................VacantChaplain ..........................................VacantInner Guard ......................................Vacant5 Yr. Trustee ........................Jim Ward, PER4 Yr. Trustee ................Donald S. Williams II3 Yr. Trustee............................Larry Stadler2 Yr. Trustee ................................Tim Aberl1 Yr. Trustee ..............G.Thomas Machoukas

Elks Window Decals

Liquid glass decals are now available to our lodge for members to pur-chase. The purchase price is $1! The liquid glass coating adds incred-ible gloss and extended durability so it won’t roll up, crack, or split.

Queen of Hearts Rules UpdateIf you get a non-heart queen or a joker and the jackpot is low, you will re-ceive 10% for a queen and 15% for a joker or $100, whichever is greater.

MAUMEE-BG ELKS #1850PATRON LIST

In Loving Memoryof James B. AdamsBy Pat Adams

In Loving Memory of Jim BatchBy Brenda Batch

In Loving Memory of Gerry BiggsBy Sue Biggs

In Loving Memory of Steve CookBy Deb Cook

In Loving Memoryof Ginger CrooksBy Harry Crooks

Charles I. DavisIn Loving Memory

of Chet and Doris Demski

In Loving Memoryof Bob Armstrong

In Loving Memory of Richard G., Rod & Ellen Dinkens

Jerry & Bev Fall

In Loving Memory of Tom GollehonBy Jan Gollehon

Richard & Sheila KriegerIn Loving Memory

of Bennie I. Gerwert Shirley Gerwert Fred & Susan HarriganJohn KuronIn Memory of

John LeonardBy Bill, Pat, Jon, Ben, &

Jessie RoperIn Loving Memory

of Anna, Frank & KenMichalski & Tom Perna

By Shirley PernaJohn R. LaveryIn Loving Memory

of George F. PetersBy Rita Peters

In Loving Memory ofKenneth Preston

In Loving Memoryof Robert P. Turner, PER

Turtles Pond #3

NOTICEAs of April 1, pitchers of water will no longer be

provided. Please note: glasses of water will be servedwith dinner only. Bottled water will be available

for purchase at $1 per bottle.

WI-FI ACCESSYour Lodge now has FREE wi-fi access

available to all members. Just scan for “Elks” and connect.

The password is posted in the display case with the newsletter.

Deadlinefor the July Bulletin is

Monday, June 15at NOON!

Greetings to our Valued Members of Maumee-BG 1850!I hope this message finds you all healthy and well! I very

much understand the toll the last 9 weeks have taken on all ofus-not just physically, but emotionally and mentally. But, it doesseem that the light at the end of the tunnel is shining very bright!

Since the temporary closure of local businesses, our trusteeshave been working diligently at the lodge to prepare for reopen-ing! Their teamwork and solidarity reflects an approved lodgebudget for the coming year, and a sparkling facility-cleansedfrom top to bottom! Walls, light fixtures, plaques, tables andchairs, and many points in between have been sanitized for oursafety and protection in preparation of our doors opening to us.There is still much work ahead for our members, but I am con-fident that together, we can ensure safety and fun for all.

On May 7th, Governor DeWine unveiled his reopening planfor area businesses. I (personally) feel that the most importantpart of that message is that we must all maintain our diligencein personal safety. Stay at home if you are not feeling well, andto continue to practice safe social distancing while in public. Itis the duty of the Officers and Trustees of 1850 to take everyprecautionary measure we can to help maintain the safety ofour members AND employees. Below is the reopening plan forMaumee-BG Elks 1850:

We will officially open on May 21st. Opening at 11 a.m. to9 p.m. through June 1st. Hours will be adjusted as demand re-quires. Currently, a limited kitchen menu will be available untilfurther notice.

1850 will also resume our Summer Monday Night hours likelast year, Mondays will be returning to 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Mon-days only effective June 1st through Labor Day.

Our 150 Club will begin on Thursday June 4th, but all 150Club members are encouraged to visit prior to June 4th to shareideas with Tom and Cindy Machoukas to detail the remainderof the year.

Beverages and tickets WILL be available for sale at the brassrail area on the bar beginning May 21st . There will be nobarstools or congregating permitted at the actual bar. We areasking that patrons maintain social distancing while waiting inline-unless a server is available during your visit.

Seating areas are currently being rearranged. Large partiesup to 8 will be permitted in the Ballroom only, the lounge areais being adjusted to accommodate tables of 4 based on 6ft socialdistancing guidelines.

Per state health department guidelines, billiards (cards andpool) or dancing is not permitted until further notice.

The Queen of Hearts will resume on May 30th, our hours ofoperation will be adjusted to accommodate our normal drawingschedule for the Queen on this date. First daily and weeklydrawing will coincide with the Queen’s drawing.

We are asking all members to bus their own tables at thistime. Disposable dinner and drinkware will be used as we firstopen, this is to ensure cleanliness and safety for our employees.Assistance will be provided to those members that need it. Weare all here to help one another. Washing and sanitizing of ta-bles will be provided by staff.

Personal protection equipment will be provided to lodge em-ployees. If members wish to adhere to masks, we urge membersto wear them. A small number of masks will be available tothose that are in need.

To our beloved Lady Elks...please watch your emails for animportant message from Cindy Machoukas with updates for thefirst meeting of the lodge year.

The Allen Street entrance will be the only door available toenter the building on a temporary basis. Entrance only on AllenStreet, and exit only on the Wayne Street (Lounge area). A cardis 100% needed for entrance. The bartender or other desig-nated employee is approved to open the Allen Street entrance.The only reason to require the buzzer for entrance if you do nothave your new card and you need to pay dues to pay currentdues.

For our members that have asked about discounts on mem-bership dues as a result of the pandemic, no-there are no dis-counts available to members. True-there were several weeksthat the lodge was not available to ANY members, but there areno discounts or pro-ration of dues in light of the current situa-tion. Any members that wish to pay in the building, dues canbe paid during bar hours. Please be sure to bring paperwork atthat time, so payments can be properly tracked.

We are strongly urging members not to invite quests for atemporary period.

Our officers and trustees have our very best health at heart.Some of these modifications may seem stern-but it is for thesafety of not only you-our member, but also our valued employ-ees. These alterations may be subject to change at any giventime. Not by the choice of 1850, but by government and li-censing.

I cannot stress enough to you how ready and excited we allare to see you at the Lodge. It was a very harsh situation to hitnot only our country, but the world, reaching all continents witha vengeance. But together, much like we all band together toprotect our communities during trying times, we will comethrough this stronger than we started.

Thank you very much for your understanding, patience, andcontinued support of this amazing organization!!

We are Maumee BG Elks Strong!With much Love and Respect,

Amy Jo Lowry, ERTom Machoukas, 1 yr Trustee

Tim Aberl, 2 yr TrusteeLarry Stadler, 3 yr TrusteeDon Williams, 4 yr TrusteeJames Ward, 5 yr Trustee Kathy Jackson, Secretary

Officer of the WeekMay 21-June 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Officers

In MemoriamTo Our Absent Loved Ones

“The clock of their day has stopped and across the dialmotionless hands mark the hour of eleven, with us, thegolden hour of recollection.”

The faults of our loved ones we write upon the sands, theirvirtues upon the tablets of love and memory.

WILLIAM PIERCEBorn: June 22, 1932Initiated: May 24, 1972Died: April 28, 2020

EDWARD A. LEPIARZBorn: October 2, 1946Initiated: March 27, 2013Died: February 14, 2020

A Message from the Officers of Maumee-BG Elks

Lodge Officersfor 2020-2021

Exalted Ruler ................Amy Jo Lowry, PERLeading Knight .................................VacantLoyal Knight........................Susanne StadlerLecturing Knight.....................Kevin HaddadSecretary ..........................Kathlynn JacksonTreasurer ..............................Sharon JaquayTiler ......................................Victor BrignerEsquire .............................................VacantChaplain ..........................................VacantInner Guard ......................................Vacant5 Yr. Trustee ........................Jim Ward, PER4 Yr. Trustee ................Donald S. Williams II3 Yr. Trustee............................Larry Stadler2 Yr. Trustee ................................Tim Aberl1 Yr. Trustee ..............G.Thomas Machoukas

Elks Window Decals

Liquid glass decals are now available to our lodge for members to pur-chase. The purchase price is $1! The liquid glass coating adds incred-ible gloss and extended durability so it won’t roll up, crack, or split.

Queen of Hearts Rules UpdateIf you get a non-heart queen or a joker and the jackpot is low, you will re-ceive 10% for a queen and 15% for a joker or $100, whichever is greater.

MAUMEE-BG ELKS #1850PATRON LIST

In Loving Memoryof James B. AdamsBy Pat Adams

In Loving Memory of Jim BatchBy Brenda Batch

In Loving Memory of Gerry BiggsBy Sue Biggs

In Loving Memory of Steve CookBy Deb Cook

In Loving Memoryof Ginger CrooksBy Harry Crooks

Charles I. DavisIn Loving Memory

of Chet and Doris Demski

In Loving Memoryof Bob Armstrong

In Loving Memory of Richard G., Rod & Ellen Dinkens

Jerry & Bev Fall

In Loving Memory of Tom GollehonBy Jan Gollehon

Richard & Sheila KriegerIn Loving Memory

of Bennie I. Gerwert Shirley Gerwert Fred & Susan HarriganJohn KuronIn Memory of

John LeonardBy Bill, Pat, Jon, Ben, &

Jessie RoperIn Loving Memory

of Anna, Frank & KenMichalski & Tom Perna

By Shirley PernaJohn R. LaveryIn Loving Memory

of George F. PetersBy Rita Peters

In Loving Memory ofKenneth Preston

In Loving Memoryof Robert P. Turner, PER

Turtles Pond #3

NOTICEAs of April 1, pitchers of water will no longer be

provided. Please note: glasses of water will be servedwith dinner only. Bottled water will be available

for purchase at $1 per bottle.

WI-FI ACCESSYour Lodge now has FREE wi-fi access

available to all members. Just scan for “Elks” and connect.

The password is posted in the display case with the newsletter.

Deadlinefor the July Bulletin is

Monday, June 15at NOON!

ELKREFLECTIONS

Maumee-BG Elks No. 1850

June 2020 (419) 893-7272

The Exalted Ruler’s message was unavailable at press time.

Exalted Ruler’s Message ****NEWS FLASH****Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Friday night entertainment/

dancing at the Elks Lodge will be cancelled until GovernorDeWine and the Elks Grand Lodge give us the OK.

Keeping the Elks staff, members and guests healthy and safewill always be our #1 priority!

Thank you for your patience.The Friday Night Dance Committee

PLEASE NOTE!Trustee minutes are posted on the bulletin

board in the hallway by the restrooms.Thank you!

A Note from the SecretaryHello All,Welcome back! Please remember to use your new (yellow) key

card to enter the Elks. The Allen Street door is for entering, theWayne Street door for exiting. If you want to wear a face mask,please do. As AJ stated in her article, we will have a limited menuto start and progress as we can. We appreciate your cooperationand diligence as we find our way through the new changes.

As of this writing, we have 261 delinquents. Please renew ifyou haven’t done so already.

Hope to see you at the Lodge,Kathy

From the TrusteesWe have removed seats from the bar for now and positioned our

remaining tables to be the required 6 feet apart. Please do not addchairs, move tables together or rearrange our seating in any way untilwe are able to lift some restrictions.

We will need to limit the number of guests at first due to the limitedseating. Please adhere to our setup and help us stay open. We under-stand several places in the Toledo area have already been fined for notfollowing social distancing and safety regulations. We do not want thatto happen to us.

Please help us by going to the bar to place orders until our wait-resses come back.

We are not requiring masks for members, but strongly recommendtheir use.

Thank you for your patience while we all work through this!

Lifetime MembershipJune 10, 2020

The following member requests the membership to consider himfor Life Membership in Maumee BG Elks Lodge No. 1850. He hasmet the requirements of Grand Lodge Statues, Section 14.260 andballoting on his application will be June 10, 2020.

Thomas Elton, Born: April 10, 1955, Initiated: May 25, 1988.Thomas has been a member in good standing for 30 years.

1 Duane Whitmire2 John Stephen Bond William J. Carpenter Ronald J. Kaczala Kenneth Liebich3 Jerome Fall Jeff E. Koder Donald B. Lydey Dennis Rober Richard Sinkey Jeffrey Utz David J. Williams Sr.4 Frederick Wilson Goodell Lori A. Hall5 James A. French John A. French Molly Maguire James F. Palmer James R. Somerville Michael J. Stevens6 Sandra K. Forgette

Cynthia Kline Mark N. Krebs7 Kenneth J. Fulk Jill M. Zachman9 Dennis Hallett10 Andrew Ankenbran John W. Isola Jr. Jack Ninke Luther Rupp11 Carlton A. Dippman Allen J. Seifert12 Michael Charchol Joe Szenderski13 John Borucki14 Eric J. Lubinski Racheal Robinson16 Don Brenkman John W. Carroll Jerry Pistilli Rodney Whetsel17 Frederick Avery Donald W. Buck

Delmar A. Swander18 Thomas E. Burmeister Kathy A. Everhart Glen Alan Lammon Ben B. Long Stephen Mierzejewski Donald J. Servais19 Gerald A. Deal Chad Doyle James Hudik Daniel R. Puccetti Charles Schenck III20 Neil Balliett21 James Earle William M. Earle James R. Instone James Mitchell22 Kirk Elliott Donna Lindley Brian Sautter John Vaculik23 Robert L. Brossia Sheilah Byrne

Barbara J. Gerke Norbert Janowiecki25 Jeffery Hoag26 William L. Brannan Paul LeCompte James A. Michalski27 Danny L. Brown Angela Ginsburg Georgetta Staton28 Robert A. Pawlicki, Sr. Chad R. Taylor Terry Weihl Raymond Wymer29 Kenneth D. Buckland Jeffrey Owen Hammer Wayne Mauk Charles Rittinghouse David C. Trammel30 Kenneth R. Gwozdz Gregory Hammer Donald A. Surface Jennifer L. Vancil

June Birthdays

Maumee-BG Elks No. 1850A Fraternal Organization137 West Wayne StreetMaumee, Ohio 43537

NONPROFIT ORGU.S. POSTAGE

PAIDTOLEDO, OHIOPERMIT NO. 133

Current Resident or

ELKS LODGE NO. 1850 June 2020 MAUMEE, OHIO

MEMBERSLike us

on Facebook

@Maumee-BowlingGreen Elks Lodge #1850

Lodge information @www.maumeeelks.com