Tri-City Lodge #14

1915 West Shore Road, Warwick, RI 02889

January 2016

Volume 62 Issue 61

Exalted Ruler

Charles Greaves

465-4141

Leading Knight

David Knight

641-6629

Loyal Knight

Robert Hartington

461-0172

Lecturing Knight

Robert DeReamer

391-6129

Secretary

William Hall

440-3392

Treasurer

Lori Eaton

738-8133

Chaplain

Diane Duquette

347-3638

Inner Guard

Timothy Beaudry

822-1202

Tiler

Dick Warner

921-5573

Esquire

Chris Carcieri

480-3047

Trustee -1 Year

Anthony Cicione

463-6980

Trustee -2 Years

James Thompson

781-4716

Trustee -3 Years

Donna Warner, PER

921-5573

Trustee -4 Years

Nick Rossi

473-6529

Trustee -5 Years

Mark Eaton, PER

738-8133

Lounge 401-737-9510 Office 401-737-2196 Fax 401-738-1296

www.tri-city14.com Lounge Hours Sunday 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm Monday - Thursday 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Friday 12:00 pm - 1:00 am Saturday 12:00 pm - 12:00 am

EXALTED RULER’S MESSAGE

By the time you see this missive Christmas and New Year’s will have passed. While I was

blessed to have spent the holidays with my family in Florida, I missed the fellowship of my

Lodge, in particular the fellowship of New Year’s Day. As children we await Christmas with

eagerness, with hopes and dreams of that special gift beneath the tree. Often as we grow older

and life makes us cynical, that magic fades. We as Elks have the magic; the joy is in the giving

of a good deed, the happiness we bring to others. What the Elks can do for us, is in what we do

for others. So much effort was put into our Children’s party, the Veterans’ party at the Bristol

Home, the members’ party and toy drive, and so many of our members and officers turned out,

everyone who participated went home feeling good.

It would be hard not to have that Christmas spirit when you’re involved in an organization like

the Elks, and when you’re a member of Tri-City 14. For a great many reasons Christmas is

rough for me, but seeing the happiness we were able to bring to so many in need is a reminder

of what we are all here for.

I can’t begin to tell you how much all this means to me personally, but it should mean the same

to you as well. Come with us, be a part of what’s going on. There is a place for you in the Elks.

I know we will be looking for people in various committees soon, and there will be openings

for officers in the next year. If you are not sure how to participate, ask. Call me, or call anyone

on the list of officers at the front of this newsletter.

Many great things have happened this year, and many more are planned for the coming year.

We are expecting a new deck, and other improvements to the Lodge. Look for new activities

and functions. We have a great many new ideas from our members, and we are always

tweaking the ones that work.

I am at this moment with my family in Florida, making all the little arrangements for

Christmas, and I couldn’t be happier to be here, but I have learned that the true happiness of the

Holiday season is not in getting gifts but in giving. I will miss you all this year on the first, but

please know my heart is with my fellow Elks. I hope your Christmas this year was everything

you wished, and I pray that 2016 is healthy and happy for everyone.

Fraternally yours,

Charles Greaves

Exalted Ruler

www.tri-city14.com

SECRETARY’S MESSAGE .

Hello All! We have 40 members who still have to send in their payments. Please do so as soon as possible. Thank you. Regular member dues are $66.50, Life Member, $36.50. If you wish to donate to the Elks National Foundation and the 365 Special Needs fund, please add an additional $13.65. Propositions for Membership: Proposed By: Daniel J. Beaulieu Stephen Blanche

Kathleen T. Corrigan Stephen Blanche

Brian Holmes Chris Ferriter

William Holmes Chris Ferriter

Stephen M. Langelier, Jr. Mark Eaton

Julie O’Donnell Debra Sabalewski

James Richards William J. Hall

Timothy Rielly Tim Harrington

Keith Stenmark Lori Eaton

Brian West Mark Eaton

Investigation The next investigation committee meeting is scheduled for January 4, 2016 beginning at 6:30 PM and the proposed members listed above plus Gayle Jendezjec, Steven McPhillips, Timothy Smith and Donal Smith will be invited to attend. Balloting: There was none at the December meeting. We will be balloting on the following prospective new members at the January 6, 2016 meeting: Daniel J. Beaulieu, Kathleen T. Corrigan, Gerado Guarino, Brian Holmes, William Holmes, Gayle Jendzejec, Stephen M. Langelier, Jr, Stephen McPhillips, Julie O’Donnell, Debra Paulhus, James Richards, Timothy Rielly, Richard Rosera, Timothy Smith, Donal Smith, Keith Stenmark and Brian West, providing the investigations are favorable. Indoctrination and Initiation: The indoctrination took place on December 15 and initiation of Randall Ayers, Roger Ceresi, James Fogarty, Kevin Martin, Jay Metz, Brian O’Donnell, and Lois Walsh was conducted at the December 16, 2015 meeting. Roger Ceresi was the designated spokesman for the class that evening and thanked all for the fine work. The class was named after long time member Mark Eaton. The next indoctrination will take place on January 19, 2016 at 7:15PM and initiation will be on January 20, 2016 on all candidates found favorable.

SECRETARY’S MESSAGE—continued Life Membership- Eligibility for Life Membership is 65 years of age and 30 years as an Elk. Life Membership is not automatic; just send a note or e-mail me. The following members are eligible for Life Membership; William Brown, Paul E. Delpape, Peter Dietrich, James Dodd, Archille Eno, Lawrence Goldberg, Harold Kaplan, Neil Kimatian, Arthur A. Lima, Joseph Lupino, Joseph Martino, Robert McCall, Jr., Earl Peacock, Charles Potter, Jr., David Wesolowski and John Whiting. Elks National Foundation To date, we have received donations totaling $4,500.00 Special Note to our members– When you were indoctrinated you were requested to pledge $100.00 to the Elks National Foundation payable at $10.00 a year for 10 years with your dues payment. Fraternally, William J. Hall Lodge Secretary

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Annual Game Dinner – 2 pm

Prepared by Steve McKindle from the FOP.

Tickets can be purchased through the bartender.

$35 per person. Please purchase your tickets

early so we can give Steve a head count. No

tickets will be sold at the door!

DECEMBER ELK OF THE MONTH

Mark Brutzman

Friday, January 8, 2016

DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF

Neil & the Vipers with Dave Howard

www.tri-city14.com

Friday January 15

THE SENDER’S are coming back.

$6 at the door, they come on at 9:30

SAVE THESE DATES Sunday, February 7-Superbowl.

We will have a pork roast dinner prepared by Roger Charon.

Check the February Bulletin for more details.

Delinquent Members

HI-LO-JACK

starts up again 1/7/16. A sign up list is in the lounge

The Childrens Christmas Party was GREAT. 14 members volunteered to help set up, cook, serve the food and

clean up. Santa John Collins was awesome along with his Elk helper Cheryl Scanlan. The gifts were passed

out to all the kids while we all watched their big smiles. Families from the Boy & Girls Clubs of Warwick

were very appreciative to our efforts of bringing cheer to their children. I would like to extend a special thank

you to Santa’s Train Express with Chuck Holm as the engineer and Jake Holm as the conductor. Santa arrived

safely to see all the smiling kids in the window as they arrived.

Fraternally,

Lori Eaton, Youth Activities Chairman

Put your dancing shoes on…….

Country Line Dance—every Monday

7:00 - 8:30pm

$6 per class.

ZUMBA– every Tuesday

with Lorraine Blanchard

6:00—7:00pm

$6 per class.

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On December 12th. we had our Holiday Cheer Toy Drive. Members enjoyed food, a comedian and good music

by Whiskey Rhode. I would like to thank everyone for volunteering that day/night and for all the wonderful

toys and gift cards that were donated to go along with the food baskets. There were 19 Elk volunteers and 2

non Elk volunteers on December 17th at the lodge to put together food baskets and toys for St. Rita’s Church

and people in need that our members knew needed help. We also received a request from a school in Coventry

for children who needed a Santa toy. We were able to give all 21 kids a few toys from Santa. Again Thanks to

all that supported us for our Holiday Cheer Toy program.

Fraternally,

Lori Eaton, Youth Activities Chairman

www.tri-city14.com

THANK YOU

I would like to extend my sincere "Thank you" to all members who took part in the visit to the Bristol Veterans

Home on Monday November 30. Thanks to all who helped serve the pizza to all the men and women who thoroughly

enjoyed it and to all who donated much needed hats, gloves & scarves and to Diane Duquette for the wheelchair

bags. We also made a generous donation of items from the Vets' Wish List out of funds from our ENF Beacon

Grant. Special thanks to Marianne Bierne who arranged the entertainment for the evening, the Irish Step Dancers, who

were enjoyed by all. We thank the dancers, who donated their time, for their great performance. I would also like to

thank all the members who helped assemble the Christmas food baskets for the needy. Thanks to funds from our

Gratitude Grant, we were able to assemble several baskets for many needy families. I know the baskets were truly

appreciated by all who received them. Thank you all so much!

Carol DeLory

Elks National Foundation Chairperson

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Exalted Ruler's Message

Fraternally,

Mark Eaton

Exalted Ruler

JANUARY

BIRTHDAYS

If your birthday is in January, redeem

this coupon for a complimentary

beverage.

NAME________________________________

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BIRTH

DATE_________________________________

Bulletin Boosters

Roy & Carolyn Alsfeld

William J. Brown

Dick & Margaret Bugbee Anthony & Joan Carcieri

Diane E. Carley

John and Pat Carr, LM

Thomas Ciliberto

Paul Collette

Mark & Lori Eaton

Archille Eno

James & Dottie Felton

Tom & Linda Fraccola

Felix E. Gill

David & Mickey Joly

Richard & Carol Kittredge

Frank & Debra Knight

Terry Leal

William A. McElroy, LM

Doug & Renee Pariseau

Gary Place

David Plante

Bernedette Rodrigues Kenneth Smith

Dick & Donna Warner, PER

Frank & Elaine Williams

Ray Wynne

Contact

Deb Mangina for Hall Rentals @ 737-2196,

then hit ‘2’ to leave a message.

$115.00 upstairs

$215.00 Plus $50 for the bartender

downstairs

(prices for Tri-City members)

www.tri-city14.com

01 Dennis Hodgkins LM 12 John Holm

Earl Simonelli Kenneth Lusignan

Walter Wall LM 13 Vincent Blas

02 Robert Alexander Jr Richard Hencler

Paul Johnston Nicholas Rossi

03 James Harris Helen VanDermost

Ernest Houle 14 Paul Bellucci

04 Debra Cardoso John Collins

Anthony Cicione Carmello Dicicco

Carol Delory 15 Paul Collette LM

Edward Fortini Lorenzo Tetreault LM

William Shaw 16 Eileen Woodcock

05 John Carr LM 17 Dawn Kidd

Thomas Ciliberto LM 18 Barbara Cahoon

Stanley Cirella Kevin Dodd

Elizabeth Torcq 19 Dennis Chamberlin

06 John Larson Derek Greenlee

07 Francis Trainor Kenneth Hallberg

08 John Kidd Daniel Mullen

09 Philip Caputo Jr 20 Judith McManus

Neil Kimatian 21 Ira Norris LM

Karen Walker 22 James Boyajian

10 Carol Belmore Angelo Gatta

Joseph Conley Sr John Lyden Jr

Frederick Hunter 24 Archille Eno

Earl Peacock Robert Quinn LM

11 Richard Cataldi LM James Scanlon

Louis Grassa 25 David Sinapi

Michelle Nelson 26 Richard Delory

Richard O'Dowd Richard Niedzwiadek

12 Georgianna Appollonio 28 Vincent O'Connell LM

Randall Ayers Thomas Smith LM

Arthur Dubuc James Thompson

Tri-City Elks Lodge #14 1915 West Shore Road

Warwick, RI 02889-4239

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A Good Elk

is an Active Elk!

JANUARY 2016 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

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NEW YEAR

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4 Country Line Dancing 7:00pm

5 ZUMBA 6:00pm

6 Trustee 6:00 Lodge 7:00

7 Hi-Lo-Jack

Texas Hold ‘Em 8:00pm

8 Neil & Vipers 8 pm

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11 Country Line Dancing 7:00pm

12 ZUMBA 6:00pm

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Senders 9:30pm

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19 ZUMBA 6:00pm

20 Trustee 6:00 Lodge 7:00

21 Hi-Lo-Jack Texas Hold ‘Em 8:00pm

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