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2014-2015 Lodge Officers EXALTED RULER

Stephanie Riegelman, PER

ESTEEMED LEADING KNIGHT

Warren Wertman

ESTEEMED LOYAL KNIGHT

Lottie Aslakson, PER

ESTEEMED LECTURING KNIGHT

Justin Key

SECRETARY TREASURER

Becky Nelson Rollie Meffert

ESQUIRE

David Riegelman, PER

TILER TRUSTEES Mike Bignell Gary Iocco

INNER GUARD Scott Guse, PER

Lona Bignell Royce Bottin, PER

CHAPLAIN Dennis Herling

Tom Scheibel Greg Fleming

ELKS LODGE #845

P.O. BOX 167

RED WING, MN 55066

(651)388-5862

redwingelks.org

ISSUE #14-07

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JULY 2014

It’s Great to be an Elk!

Look inside for

more information on…

JULY EVENTS:

July 7 - Flags down at 5 PM July 20 - METRO DISTRICT SOCCER in RW July 22 - Lodge meeting at 7 PM July 31 - Aug 3 - RIVER CITY DAYS

(LOTS OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED)

SEE THE CALENDAR FOR OUR MENU SPECIALS!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

7/31 - 8/3 RIVER CITY DAYS

Contact the Lodge to book your party, meeting or special event!

- - Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity - -

My fellow members—

There has been SO much going on in our lodge this past month and we have MUCH to be proud of! It’s been fun to see new faces stop in for a meal or drink as well as new faces volunteering for many of our events including a record number of highway cleanup volunteers! Thank you all for being active members of our lodge - your pat-ronage and support are greatly appreciated.

Happy 4th of July!!!! This is a time for family and friends to enjoy time together as well as a time to remember why we are proud to be Americans! Those who were able to join us in June for Flag Day were reminded of the great battles fought for our freedom beneath our beloved “stars and stripes.” The Flag Day ceremony is one of my favorite rituals as an Elks member. If you are looking for another great opportunity to show your appreciation for our flag – plan to join us at the lodge on Monday, July 7th promptly at 5 PM. A group will gather that evening to take down the flags around town.

As the summer continues to fly by . . . please be sure to check out our calendar and invite your friends or family down to the lodge for a meal cooked by our fabulous cooking teams! Also, be sure to watch for our updated website at www.redwingelks.org!

In mid-July, Kevin and I will represent our lodge at the Grand Lodge Convention in New Orleans joining other Elks from across the Nation to conduct the business of our order. We’re always excited and energized to hear what’s happening from the Grand Lodge as well as gain ideas from all of the Elks we meet during our time at con-vention.

A quick reminder - - River City Days will be held the first weekend in August and we will again be hosting the beer tent AND running the parking. A LOT of volunteers are required to pull off this event so please watch for the sign-up sheets to be posted at the lodge – then grab a friend or two and sign up for a shift!

Thanks again to everyone for their

support – enjoy the summer!

Fraternally,

Steph Riegelman Exalted Ruler, PER

Exalted Ruler’s Message

In early July, we will be launching a new website for Red Wing Elks # 845 . . . Be sure to check it out at

www.redwingelks.org

Here you’ll be able to find out more about facility rent-al, see our newsletter and calendar, find out how we serve our community through our focus on youth and

veterans AND so much more!

COMING SOON!!!!!

Our lodge in action . . . Top - our Flag Day service at the Izaak Walton served by our fabulous cooking volunteers (middle) At left - Highway clean-up. Sue Mahn and Amy Carda make cleaning ditches fashionable!

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to get your party on the calendar!

RW # 845 Officers for 2014—2015

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Thanks to all of our cooks that have helped this past month, especially the steak feed crew at the Izaak

Walton! Your efforts are greatly appreciated!

Coming up soon is River City Days and we will need LOTS of volunteers for that! We will be serving in the beer tent AND doing the parking. Charlie & Becky Nelson and I will be organizing the beer tent while Larry Larson will be coordinating the parking crew.

Watch for signups at the lodge to help out!

I’m looking for a guest chef to prepare a meal on Thursday, July 31st - contact me if you are interested.

Remember to keep your Elks Lodge in mind for your event needs - whether it’s a party, business meeting

or fundraiser, give us a call!

IT’S GREAT TO BE AN ELK!!!!!!

Lottie

Message from our Manager

RED WING # 845

2014 - 2015 Committee Chairs Accident Prevention - Lottie Aslakson

Americanism / Flag Day - Warren Wertman (Lead Kn)

Auditing & Accounting - Dale Mehrkens

Charitable Gambling - Larry Larson

Christmas Baskets - Dennis Herling / Paul Drotos

Community Activities - Karlyne Bottin

Drug Awareness - Steph Riegelman

Flags for holidays - Lottie Aslakson (Loyal Knight)

Government Relations - Gary Iocco

Highway Cleanup - Justin Key (Lecturing Knight)

Hoop Shoot - Greg Frankowski

Indoctrination - Kevin Riegelman / David Riegelman

Investigation - Kevin Riegelman

Lapsation - Becky Nelson

Lodge Activities - Steph Riegelman

Membership - Kevin Riegelman

Memorial Service - Warren Wertman (Lead Knight)

National Foundation - Pete Sorensen

PER Association - Kevin Riegelman

Public Relations - Steph Riegelman

ENF Scholarship - Linda Larson

Soccer Shoot - Steph Riegelman

Veterans Service - Lottie Aslakson

Hospital Visitation - Steve Vagasky

Youth Activities - OPEN

Youth Camp Recruiter - Lottie Aslakson

Thanks to each and every one of these volunteers - if

you are interested in assisting with any of these

committees, please contact the Chairperson.

We continue to work towards a final decision from the City of Red Wing’s Historical Commission and hopefully are very close to approval so we can move forward with the installation of our windows!

In the meantime, watch our weekly news / calen-dar for our menu options then take the night off from cooking by stopping down and enjoying your Lodge!

Thank you for your support.

Fraternally Yours - - Elks Lodge 845 Trustees Gary, Scott, Royce, Dennis and Greg

Message from our Trustees

ELKS SOCCER SHOOT RESULTS

Our Local Shoot was held at AP Anderson park on Sunday, June 15th - Winners in each age group

advance to the Metro District Shoot on July 20 in Red Wing.

Red Wing #845 Soccer Shoot winners were:

Watch for the District Shoot results in our August newsletter!

GIRLS BOYS 7 & Under Cody Roschen

8-9 Years Sophia Rahn Jacob Quade

10-11 Years Sydney Rahn Hans Lidahl

12-13 Years Colton Quade

RW # 845 NEWS

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Happy campers! On Saturday, June 21, 18 Red Wing kids returned

from a week at the MN Elks Youth Camp. Exhausted yet excited to share stories with their families - the kids arrive and are welcomed home

by their families!

Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible including Lottie Aslakson, Gwen Lynch

and David Riegelman who chaperoned the kids to camp and back as well as our members whose

donations helped make this week possible.

Thank you to the countless volunteers who

made our Flag Day Ceremony and Steak Feed

a huge success including:

Our fabulous cooking team: Betty Guse,

Bob Bauer, Bob Dosdall, Jean Dosdall,

Mike Jacobson, Glen Mattson, Bill

Sharp and Lavonne Sharp!

Along with other event volunteers like Scott Guse,

Sheri Guse, Greg Fleming, JoLynn Fleming, David

Riegelman, Kevin Riegelman, Steph Riegelman,

Clarice Vagasky, Steve Vagasky,

David Wertman and Warren Wertman

FLAG DAY CEREMONY

and

STEAK FEED

RW # 845 Officers for 2014—2015

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RW 845 sent 18 deserving youth to camp this summer at no cost

to their families

THANK YOU KIM PERKINS & DENNY HINCK for donating $75 to

sponsor a child!!

THANK YOU to Lottie Asklakson,

Gwen Lynch and David Riegelman for all of their efforts to coordinate our campers!!!!

Check www.mnelks.org for more information on sending Elks member’s kids and

grandkids sessions in late July.

Many THANKS . . . Newsletters — Thank you to Lottie

Aslakson, Betty Borseth, Royce Bottin,

Courtney Celt, Joe Fox, Larry Horlitz, Kevin

Riegelman, Steph Riegelman, Shar Sloan and

Barb Strom for helping prepare the June

newsletter for mailing!

FLAGS —THANKS to our

volunteers who took down flags for

Memorial Day! Volunteers included

Lona Bignell, Mike Bignell, Karlyne

Bottin, Courtney Celt, Greg Fleming,

JoLynn Fleming, Dave Riegelman, Kevin Riegel-

man, Steph Riegelman and Tom Scheibel!

THANKS A BUNCH to the volunteers who helped

put up flags for Flag Day! They were: Mike Bignell,

Karlyne Bottin, Royce Bottin, Courtney Celt, Jo

Holden, Justin Key, Steph Riegelman, Tom Scheibel

and Kristin Titus

Soccer Shoot —Thank you to our small but

mighty team of volunteers who helped

run our soccer shoot including: Karlyne

Bottin, Royce Bottin, Kevin Riegelman,

Steph Riegelman, Tyler Riegelman. And

Warren Wertman

Highway Cleanup —WOW!!!!!We had a RECORD

turnout for Highway Cleanup on

June 14th! Thanks so much to:

Lottie Aslakson, Karlyne Bottin,

Royce Bottin, Amy Carda, Courtney Celt,

Greg Fleming, Jolynn Fleming, Dennis Her-

ling, Jim Key, John Key, Justin Key, Kim

Key, Cory Kruger, Zach Kruger, Sue Mahn,

Kevin Riegelman, Steph Riegelman, Char

Sloan and Warren Wertman.

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RIVER

CITY DAYS

7/31—8/3

Volunteers needed!

We need LOTS of help

during River City Days

this year in the beer tent

AND parking!

Watch for Sign-ups at the Lodge.

Grab some friends

and sign up to help!!

Do you have a special dish that you’d like to share?

We’re looking for a “Guest Chef” for Thursday, July 31st.

If you are interested, contact Lottie at the lodge.

MN ELKS

Metro district SOCCER SHOOT

Volunteers needed

Sunday, July 20 AP Anderson Park Soccer Fields

Event starts at 4 PM

Volunteers needed at 3 PM to set up, assist with the shoot (score, shag and assist the kids) and prepare the

meal. Volunteers - Please sign up at the Lodge.

Local winners from Metro Area Lodges

& their families will be competing for a

chance to advance to the State Shoot