Elks Tracks

VOLUME 58, NO. 9 December 2014

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Spaghetti DinnerSpaghetti DinnerSpaghetti DinnerSpaghetti DinnerSpaghetti DinnerDoors Open 2:00pmDoors Open 2:00pmDoors Open 2:00pmDoors Open 2:00pmDoors Open 2:00pm

Dinner 3:00pmDinner 3:00pmDinner 3:00pmDinner 3:00pmDinner 3:00pmAdults: $9:00Adults: $9:00Adults: $9:00Adults: $9:00Adults: $9:00

Children under 12: $6.00Children under 12: $6.00Children under 12: $6.00Children under 12: $6.00Children under 12: $6.00

“NO SAVING OF TABLES”“NO SAVING OF TABLES”“NO SAVING OF TABLES”“NO SAVING OF TABLES”“NO SAVING OF TABLES”

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Bring your family & friendsBring your family & friendsBring your family & friendsBring your family & friendsBring your family & friends

www.westcovinaelks.org

West Covina Elks Lodge #1996 West Covina, California

Crab Crack FeastSaturday February 7th

Your Choice of Crab or Prime Rib BeefPre-Sale $30.00

Tickets go on Sale Mid-December

Elks Tracks NonProfit Bulletin Published monthly by

West Covina Elks Lodge No. 1996841 W. Merced Ave., West Covina Ca. 91790

Lodge Lounge(626) 338-8111Lodge Office: (626) 962-0113

Office Hours Tues.-Fri. 9:00am-5:00pmClub Manager & Lease Info:

C(909) 957-6724 O(626) 338-2119FAX: (626) 960-3512The Elks Lodge Website is:

www.westcovinaelks.org

West Covina Elks Lodge #1996 Committee Chairpersons 2014-2015

Accident Claims Advisor Phil Hawkins, PER 626-918-0883Americanism Michael Salazar 626-827-6700 Co-Chair Maria Caballero 626-824-1161Audio/Lighting Lee Schwartz 626-334-8179Auditor Bob Hollis-Brau PER 909-622-9861Bingo Gus & Nancy Kane 909-524-1710 Co-Chairpersons Art BurciagaBLT Judith Lumbreras 626-587-6489Breakfast Chuck Dalool, PER 626-332-6945Bulletin Director/Editor Ben Ortega ER/PER 626-918-7952Christmas Tree Lane John Kemp 626-963-3921Clown Association Laffe Happer Jr. 626-332-9672Crab Crack Ben Ortega, PER 626-926-4046 Co-Chairman Chuck Dalool, PER 626-332-6945 Co-Chairman Mike Salazar, PER 626-827-6700Cribbage Club Norm Nikodym 909-319-6488Drug Awareness Joanna Howard 909-392-2685Decorating Committee Julie Gomez 626-222-2935Elks National Foundation Bob Hollis-Brau PER 909-622-9861Elks Memorial Keith Kelley 626-825-3240Flag Day Maria Caballero 626-824-1161Funeral Service Robert Gubrud PER 626-962-1001 Co-Chairman Chuck Dalool, PER 626-332-6945Good Timers Chuck Swayer 909-599-4890Greeters Willie Koskela, PER 626-815-2560Hoop Shoot Julie Gomez 626-222-2935House Committee Chairman Ben Ortega, PER 626-926-4046House Rules Chuck Dalool, PER 626-332-6945Indoctrination Michael Salazar,PER 626-827-6700Investigations Tony Cortez 626-483-3838Lapsation Joanna Howard 909-392-2685Laughlin Trip Chuck Dalool PER 626-332-6945 Co-Chairman Joanna Howard 909-392-2685Lodge Activities Dana Williams 714-240-1647Mail Out Victor Tolle 626-253-7395Major Project Dana Williams 714-240-1647Major Project 50/50 Chuck Sawyer 909-599-4890 Co-Chairman Warren Burton 626-331-1302Membership Joanna Howard 909-392-2685Mobile Pancake Maker Vince McCauley 626-422-2812MDA John Hughes 626-338-9516Mothers Day Keith Kelley 626-825-3240New Years Eve Julie Gomez 626-222-2935Paper & Cans Chuck Sawyer 909-599-4890PER Association Pres. Ben Ortega 626-926-4046Photographer Shirley Schwartz 626-334-8179 Asst. Photographer Robert Burke 714-915-2731Presiding Justice Phil Hawkins, PER 626-918-0883Public Relations/Publicity Robert Burke 714-915-2731Ritual Coaches Chuck Dalool PER 626-332-6945Roamin Elks Dick Canzoneri 626-358.8182Scholarships Michael Salazar, PER 626-827-6700Scouting Maria Caballero 626-824-1161Sickness & Distress Dana Williams 714-240-1647Super Bowl Robert Burke 714-915-2731Super Bowl Dana Williams 714-240-1647Veterans Michael Salazar,PER 626-827-6700Web Site Webmaster Ben Ortega, PER 626-926-4046Youth Activities Julie Gomez 626-222-2935

Exalted Ruler Judith Lumbreras 626-587-6489Leading Knight Dana W.Williams714-240-1647Loyal Knight Julie Gomez 626-222-2935Lecturing Knt. Tim Conklin 626-827-4465Treasurer Sandie Sesanto 626-675-6565Tiler Lafe Harper Jr. 626-332-9672Secretary Gale Warren 626-331-8481

1st Year Jerry Warren 714-292-13022nd Year Yolanda Garcia 626-826-89383rd Year Don Backofen 626-337-61304th Year Dannie Parker 818-371-52325th Year Gus Kane 909-524-1710

Appointed OfficersEsquire Tony Cortez 626-483-3838Chaplain Keith Kelley 626-825-3240Inner Guard Maria Caballero 626-824-1161Organist Pat Mower 626-962-6221

2014-2015 LODGE OFFICERS

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LODGE TRUSTEES

Appointed House CommitteeMickey Leivo - Joanna HowardSandie Sesanto - Dana Williams

Ben Ortega, PER

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TRUSTEES

Hello Members,Happy Holidays!! MerryChristmas!! Are you feeling thespirit of Christmas? I love thistime of the year when everyoneis so cheerful.I’m still working on New Year’sEve celebration and the HoopShoot- Free Throw competition.New Year’s Eve Mardi-Gras style“Let the Good Times Roll!” isgoing to be a night to remember!I have a fabulous committee, andthey have so many great ideas! Ican’t wait for everyone to see thehall that night! So, buy your NewYear’s Eve ticket and reserve yourtable before it’s sold out!Remember the tickets are $50 perperson. Read the flyer for moreinformation.The second event I’m workingon is the Hoop Shoot, free throwcompetition, for the youth! It ison the calendar! It will be January3rd at the West CovinaCommunity Center on Cameronin West Covina. Hoop Shoot is aYouth Activity that’s been anElks event for years. It’s open toages 8-13. Please save the date,Saturday, January 3rd. I will needmany, many volunteers that dayfor score keeping, facilitating anddirecting the youth where to lineup. Thanks for yourconsideration.Another quick note, I’m sendingpictures to the Elks Magazine andCHEA of charity or youth events.If you have a fun picture to send,let me know.Let’s remember that Justicemeans to be fair with a smile andnot with a frown. When we showjustice, we show it through ouractions by being kind, fair andrighteous to one another. I knowthis comes easy to many and withGod’s help and guidance, it’spossible for all. We need tochoose to love one another as wecontinue to make this the bestlodge around! Let’s alsoremember to keep having fun!Your Esteem Loyal Knight,Julie Gomez

My Dear Friends and Family,“It is the Hour of recollection.” Living or dead,Elks are never forgotten, never forsaken.Morning and Noon may pass them by, the lightof day sinks heedlessly in the west, but ere theshuttle of midnight shall fall, the chimes ofmemory will be peeling forth the friendlymessage. “TO OUR ABSENT MEMBERS” Westart our month with our Elk memorial serviceour Chaplin, inner guard and I are planning avery special ceremony and I wish for all of youto attend this year. It is an open meeting andfamily and guest are welcomed to join us in atoast to our absent members. This is a great timeto share our many lodge activities with ourfriends and relatives. I would like to send a BigThanks to our very beautiful and dedicatedEmblem Ladies who help us all year long.Coming up our lodge is hosting the MDAChildren Christmas Party in our hall. Rememberthese children in your heart and prayers comeand join us. Christmas Tree Lane one of thebiggest events, our employee’s lunch partyfollowed by our Tom and Jerry don’t miss thisone our Leading Knight Dana Williams willentertain our afternoon and of course to kickout the old year our Loyal Knight Julie Gomezand her committee put together a fabulousMardi Gras New Year’s Eve Celebration. Iencourage everyone to take time to plan ourevents in to your busy life. The first week inNovember I attended the Mid-Term Conventionin Sacramento, I am extremely proud to reportthat our district had the highest per capitadonation rate in the state and the PasadenaLodge the highest in the Nation yourgenerosity is overwhelming Thank You foryour tax deductible donation. The moto ofcharity is one of our orders preset and as Elksit is our duty to listen for the cry of afflictionand to help others that is what Elks is all about.This is the season of giving, extend out yourhand and give to those in need that will fillyour heart with the Christmas Spirit, believeme joy and happiness is the greatest gift youcan possibly receive. As your committee chairperson for BLT I ask you to remember BLT andall your contributions of your living trust. Areyou leaving your IRA to the IRS? Consider agift to Elks National Foundation (ENF). As2014 comes to an end I would like to thankeveryone who has come out to support us inthe many events we have hosted this year. I canalso say so far we have accomplished a lot atthe lodge. Bingo is going well thank you to allthe volunteer’s and keep in mind we alwaysneed your help, Monday night football is doingfantastic, also we have great plans for a SuperBowl Party mark your calendars. The New Yearis approaching very fast nominations start inFebruary, now is the time to do a self-re-evaluation and step up and make a difference.Are you interested? Please let me know and Iwill make sure that the right person is notified.On behalf of my Corp officers, Trustees, HC,Lodge Manager, staff and I we wish each andevery one of you and your families a Very MerryChristmas and Happy New Year. May the Gloryof God be Upon Us!Semper Fidelis with Elkdon

Your Exalted Ruler

Judith Lumbreras

Merry Christmas andwelcome to the last month of 2014.Where did the year go? Theholidays with family and friendsalways bring special memories thatwill be cherished for a lifetime. Thisis the season for giving. Whetherit’s the time honored tradition ofgifts around the Christmas tree orspare coins given to the bell tollingSanta of the Salvation Army, Theact of giving will never go away.Though over the years, this greattrait has really become overcommercialized. Everything frombillboards to television promoting“buy me”. Nonetheless, the greatfeeling and or joy we get when givingis hardly by chance. SonjaLyubomirsky P.H.D. at StanfordUniversity ran an experiment onjust this subject. She set up twogroups. One assigned with the taskof doing five kindly deeds one dayout of the week for six weeks andthe other doing nothing. Shereports that participants assignedto commit five acts of kindnesswere happier than participantsassigned to a no-action controlgroup. Similarly, spending moneyon others leads to higher levels ofhappiness than spending money ononeself in North America andaround the world. Simply put, Givingbrings joy and happiness. Let’s justnot fall in the trap of making onlythis time of year the only time.Happiness can be achieved all yearround. Volunteer your time to thepoor. Give to that special charity.Take those Christmas cookies downthe street to the less fortunatefamily. Take a toy down to the FireDept who distributes to orphanages.Pablo Picasso with no doubt put itbest … “The meaning of life is tofind your gift. The purpose of lifeis to give it away”

May your holidays befilled with joy and your New Yearbe the happiest and healthiest ever

.But when you give to the

needy, do not let your left handknow what your right hand is doing,4 so that you’re giving may be insecret. And your Father who sees insecret will reward you. Matthew6:3-4

News and notes from the chair ofBrotherly Love. Happy Holidays:the time of the year we all loveand “hate”! It only happens oncea year- thank God! Are you readyfor all the “madness”?

December will prove to be anactive time at the club. Mondaynight football continues and therace for playoff spots are startingto heat-up. Steve Martin and hissquad make sure everyone has awonderful experience. This is onenight you can let them do it allfor you, so to speak! The 6th isour monthly Birthday Bash hereat the Elks. As you know, thesenights have proven to be awonderful time to share somelove with the birthday “babies”!Don’t forget Karaoke Wednesday.Keith Kelly and his Jack of Spadesgame is also part of this night.Keith is raising lots of moneythrough this contest. Who knows,you might hit the Jack and usethat money for Christmas! Onceagain, a big thanks goes out toGus and Nancy Kane for theirwork on Thursday night Bingo!The money they raise helps theclub in so many ways!

The twenty first of December iswinter Solstice in the NorthernHemisphere. This is the day thathas the fewest hours of day light.Starting the following day, lightstarts to increase a minute or soeach day until the twenty first ofJune -the summer Solstice. Thelongest day of light. The wordslight and dark have always beensymbolic of good/evil, positives/negative, in other words:opposites. This appears to be whyChristmas is closely linked to thistime period. For Christians, Jesusbirth represents the return of lightor truth about God’s plan for usall. Love or Brotherly Love playsa significant role in Jesus’ ministryhere on earth. This holiday seasonlet us share a little more love/lightwith one another!

In closing, perhaps Martin LutherKing said it best, “Darknesscannot drive out darkness; onlylight can do that. Hate cannotdrive out hate; only love can dothat.” I hope the light ofChristmas shines on you all!

Fraternally,Tim ConklinLecturing Knight

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The Faults Of Our Members We Write Upon The Sands,Their Virtues Upon The Tablets Of Love And Memory....

December Officers Duty Schedule

December Fridays Greeters Schedule

In Memorium

Bro. Roger J. KaiserMember #5819

Born: Sept. 9th, 1935Passed On: October 29th, 2014

We ThankAll Members for their

Donations

DEC. 5 John Kemp & Chuck DaloolDEC. 12 Sandie & Steve SesantoDEC. 19 Robert Gubrud & Mike SalazarDEC. 26 Willie Koskela & Yolanda Garcia

DEC. 5-6 Lafe Harper Jr. - Maria CaballeroDEC. 12-13 Tony Cortez - Dana WilliamsDEC. 19-20 Julie Gomez - Pat MowerDEC. 26-27 Jerry Warren - Tim Conklin

ReminderFinal Christmas Tree Lane meeting

December 3rd 2014.All are invited to attend

Meeting will start at 7:00 pm.

SundayDecember21st, 20144:00 to7:00pm

Family, Friends& Guest Are Welcomed! Join Us

for Our Annual HolidaySocial Gathering in the Lounge

PAST EXALTED RULERSRalph Gaither* 1956-57Hugh M. Bagley* 1957-58William T. Tanking* 1958-59Albert E. Lindbeck* 1959-60James R. Yost*, Jr. 1960-61James L. Morgan* 1961-62Harold Z. Dobbs* 1962-63Laurence R. Tillman* 1963-64Enrico (Hank) Salvo* 1964-65Thomas E. Curtis 1965-66Jack Cleveland* 1966-67J. Paul Studer* 1967-68Roy Williams, Jr.* 1968-69Raiden V. Peterson 1969-70Donald M. Huff 1970-71Albert D. Davis 1971-72Milo G. Summerhays* 1972-73Robert E. Carlson *1973-74H. Richard Harbert* 1974-75James J. Andert* 1975-76Anthony R. Mickols* 1976-77John Asmundson 1977-78James E. Smith* 1978-79Larry Henderson 1979-80Frank Rehor* 1980-81Carl Mou 1981-82Richard Marble* 1981-82Robert E. Gubrud 1982-83James Moseley* 1982-83Al Putman* 1983-84Dick Delauder *1983-84Manny Zamudio* 1984-85William Heller* 1984-85Art Willard* 1985-86Renee LaRose* 1986-87Fidel Nieto Jr.* 1986-87Charles Dalool 1987-88, 2011-12Michael Sirchia 1987-88Walt Doran* 1988-89David La Sage* 1988-89Bob Hollis-Brau 1989-90Jerry Kober 1989-90Ernie Gilbert 1990-91Pat Shea* 1990-91Ron Conger 1991-92Dave Southard* 1991-92Gary Holmes* 1992-93Roy Simes 1992-93Bob Schachner* 1993-94WM Ziegenbein 1993-94Rick Dana 1994-95Matt Jessup 1994-95Roy Long 1995-96Tim LaMarca 1995-96Ed Lima* 1996-97Bernie Auld* 1997-98Ben Ortega 1998-99, 12-13,Vern Campion 1999-00George Lunsford 2000-01Phil Hawkins 2001-02Don McMahon* 2002-03Scott Matthews 2003-04Ralph Garcia 2004-05Willie Koskela 2005-06Juan Diaz 2006-07Lisa Ryken* 2007-08Patricia Gilliland 2008-09Michael J. Salazar, Jr. PER 2009-10-11Charles “Chuck” Dalool, PER 2011-12Benjamin L. Ortega 1998-99, 2012-13, 13-14

By Affiliation: Judge Al Miller*, Orville Miller,Robert Cortez, Joe Lozier, Frank Berry PER,Jess Nelms, Charles Lein(*Deceased)

Propositions For Membership / Affiliation

Proposer Applicant

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12/05 Jon Destry12/12 Ron Johnson12/19 Bobby “Z”12/26 TBD

December Friday Night Entertainment

December SaturdaDecember SaturdaDecember SaturdaDecember SaturdaDecember Saturday Nighty Nighty Nighty Nighty NightLLLLLounge Entounge Entounge Entounge Entounge Entertertertertertainment Scheduleainment Scheduleainment Scheduleainment Scheduleainment Schedule

(Ent(Ent(Ent(Ent(Entertertertertertainment Schedule is Subject Tainment Schedule is Subject Tainment Schedule is Subject Tainment Schedule is Subject Tainment Schedule is Subject To Change)o Change)o Change)o Change)o Change)

Sickness and Distress

06 DJ Cesar13 Cauldron Band / Chritmas Party20 Elks Sound System27 Elkove Lease

George Aguilar Gina HerreraAlbert Lammens Roland C. SammelmanAlice Diaz Nickolas Ramirez

Sis. Mickey Leivo: Son passed away from his battle withcancer on November 2nd, 2014

Bro. Victor Stratman: Son Craig Stratman passed awayNovember 14th, 2014 from Lung Cancer

Sis. Rosalie Leon: Underwent foot surgery on her right footand is home recovering

Please keep them all in thought and Prayer

Thank You from the family of Roger KaiserSandy and her family would like to thank everyone for the beautiful Support you gavethem in their time of loss. You folks are awesome and we are so glad we have somany friends that cared. All that donated and gave flowers and food and time I thankyou from the bottom of my heart. Just remember please love your loved onesand keep them close. You never know when someone will be gone.

Sandy Kaiser

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ELK’s of the Month forDecember 2014

Art Burciaga & Sandra MendozaArt Burciaga & Sandra MendozaArt Burciaga & Sandra MendozaArt Burciaga & Sandra MendozaArt Burciaga & Sandra MendozaThank You for all your hard work and dedication in

making our Lodge a fun and better place!Exalted Ruler Judith Lumbreras

Make a donation to theElks NationalFoundation

atwww.elks.org/donate

Club HoursMonday 4:00pm to 11:00pmTuesday 4:00pm to 11:00pm

Wednesday 4:00pm to 11:00pmThursday 4:00pm to 11:00pmFri. & Sat. 4:00pm to 2:00am

Sundays Check Your CalendarAll Closing Hours Are Subject At TheAll Closing Hours Are Subject At TheAll Closing Hours Are Subject At TheAll Closing Hours Are Subject At TheAll Closing Hours Are Subject At The

Discretion Of The BartenderDiscretion Of The BartenderDiscretion Of The BartenderDiscretion Of The BartenderDiscretion Of The Bartender

Meeting nights are first 4Tuesdays of the month 7:30pm

Members Only after 7:00pm

Claudeen C. Diaz 1Diane Stevens 1Mickey M. Carter 2James D. Galbraith 3Robert Leon 3Lorraine D. O’Brien 3Albert M. Polehonki 3Filbert Trujillo 3Pat E. Mower 4Anthony A. Lluzzi 6Darryl J. Muckala 7Vincenzo J. Moretti 8Thomas R. Kirsch 10Richard D. Shockcor 10Duane G. Marshall 11Rosalie Leon 12William R. Ritchie 13Jaime J. Camacho 14Steve Jette 14Robert Lepins 14Robert D. Lindner 14Michael J. Conroy 18Jill Murphy 18Roger A. Clarke 19Stephen J. Asmundson 20Nicholas Galbraith 20Isabel Martinez 20Craig Beshore 22Don Gacevich 22Ken Madrid 22Gary R. Potts 22Suzanne Escalante 23Leroy A. Lydeen 23Vern R. Campion, PER 24Arnold Varela 24Dennis D. Whitman 24Manuel Barajas 25Orville H. Miller, PER 25Larry W. Peterson 25Richard Eschagary 26Margaret F. Gonzalez 26Karl E. Schlichting 28Terry Cairy 29Richard M. Dana 29Anthony Meadows 29Jess R. Munoz 30

*MDA Children’s Christmas PartySaturday December 13th at the Lodge 1pm

Christmas Tree Lane MDA “Taste of the Valley” TreeDecember 14th at the Lodge Main Hall

John Hughes is in need of Gift Certificates, Donationsfor presents for the kids, Turkeys for the MDA

Christmas Party

John Hughes and the MDA Volunteer Committee626-338-9516 Home626-786-4853 Cell

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October’s tournament was at Los Serrano’s, the weather was perfect.We had 15 golfers some of the guest came dressed in kickers like theold days. Want to let everyone know that our golf club presidentJohn Asmundson had a 4 way by-pass surgery the first part ofOctober, I know that we all wish him a quick recovery. The winnersof the golf outing were as follows 1st place Sal Tagavilla 2nd place Herb Sampang 3rd place Angelo EricksonClosest to the pin winners hole #2 and #17 was Angelo Erickson hole#6 was Herb Sampang. December’s golf tournament will be atwhispering lakes on the 15th 9am tee time, contact me if you wantto play. Your SCGA dues are due this month before the 23rd your costis $33. You can leave you payment at the lodge office in the golfmail slot or mail it directly to me at the following address, I won’t bemailing out the form to fill out as all the information is in thecomputer let me know if you move and have a change of address, oryour phone number changes. Make all checks payable to WestCovina Elks golf club. BOB GUBRUD 14416 ROBBIE CT. BALDWIN PARK CA. 91706See you on the greenBob Gubrud(626) 962-1001bobandditas@aol.com

West Covina Elks Golf Club

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Trustees 5-4-3-2-1

Dear Members,I would like to thank all our members that have opened their heartsand devotion to our nation’s Veteran’s and active duty military.This year we together have raised monies and given from our homesand hearts to show them that we love them and are thankful as Elksand Americans. You have lived up to our orders pledge of, “Solong as there are veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Orderof Elks will never forget them.” I thank you. As we enter theholidays that are hardest for all service members that are awayfrom their families, let us keep them and their families in ourthoughts and prayers. Last month was Veterans RemembranceMonth and we honored our Lodge’s vets with an appreciationdinner. It was a warm gathering of our veterans, family and friends.We have many unique members that have served our country anddeserve our thanks. Remember December 7th, 1941. The day ournation entered into a war that was long and costly. One hundredthousand Elks served in WWII and one thousand six hundredmade the ultimate sacrifice. Honor them. In closing I would giveto you a prayer for a safe and Merry Christmas to you and yourloved ones and a Happy New Year. Thank you for your service.

Respectfully,Micahel J. Salazar (PER)Veterans ChairmanUSN(Retired)

Seasons Greetings to Brother and Sister Elks,

It’s that time of year again and we are looking forward toHolidays with family and friends. We still need the rain but atleast it has been somewhat cooler. We continue to make progress on our Lodge repairs andreplacement of some of our equipment. Our building is oversixty years old and we do realize that certain repairs becomenecessary we don’t need the extra expenses. We should be ableto keep up these expenses as needed. We needed to replace two stainless steel carts in the kitchenfor the cooks and service staff. We are also in the process ofbuilding a new cabinet for our linens in our service staff area.Both items needed to be replaced. The trustees hope that the new soap and paper toweldispensers are working OK for our members. We also made someother changes and repairs that you should see in the near future. We received another load of mulch for our planting areas, ifanyone has some time we could use some help to spread this andpull some weeds. We also have a few dead bushes and some treesthat should be removed. [Sprinklers still need to be checked andmake sure they work properly.] Thank you Emblem members and all other volunteers foryour help and support. Please help us to thank all those we seehelping our Lodge activities. Trustees Jerry Warren-Yolanda Garcia-Don Backofen-Dannie Parker-Gus Kane

My Brothers and Sisters in Elkdom,

As we come to a close of this year’s efforts to provide America’s youth with the tools to besuccessful students, I am happy to report that we provided 3,098 Dictionaries to thecommunities surrounding our Lodge. It was a rewarding project to deliver our gift and tointeract with the students and staff. All the children were so appreciative and the Teacherscould not praise this program and our members enough for showing that we truly do care andshare ourselves and resources. I have followed up with many of the schools and it has beenreported that the children proudly show off their dictionaries and carry them to and from classdaily. Our office has been receiving thank you cards, posters and letters from the variousschools and has been displaying them. If you would like to see more come into the office andyou may view them and read the kind and thoughtful messages from the students. Our ExaltedRuler, the Bingo Team and our members are what made this project a big success. You can takegreat pride in what you have accomplished, Thank you.

Fraternally,

Michael J Salazar (PER)Dictionary Chairman

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PAPER & CANDRIVE

Monthly Paper &Can Drive

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your paper and cans, tell your friends too!

SAVE THE DATEFOR OUR VALENTINES

DANCESATURDAY

FEBRUARY 14thDetails to follow.....

COME PARTY AT THE ELKS LOUNGE ONSATURDAY NIGHTS…….

The partying continues at the Lodge……and justseems to be getting better and better.In November, we had DJ Jessie for our NovemberBirthday Babies and once again, we finished up ourmonth strong with another PACKED house for ourUSC vs UCLA Game, the crowd celebrated or maybehung their heads in defeat but it didn’t stop anyonefrom partying to the great sounds of Latin SoulConnection.In December, we have more great music lined upfor you…..December 6th – Our Birthday Bash – DJ CesarDecember 13th – Our 1st Annual Friends and FamilyChristmas Party with The Band CauldronDecember 20th – Elks Sound SystemDecember 27th – LODGE CLOSEDAs always, keep spreading the word to all yourfamily and friends, that the New Place to be is TheWest Covina Elks Lounge on Saturday Nights…..Remember the more you come to the Lodge themore profitable your lodge will be!!!

DECEMBER BIRTHDAY BASHCome Celebrate your December

BirthdayWith DJ Cesar

at the West Covina Elks.December 6, 20148:00pm to 12:00am

My Brothers and Sisters in Elkdom,December is going to be a busy month with the Holiday hustle and bustlethat comes this time of year. We hope that you all will be safe and enjoythe gathering of friends and family this year. It is also that time when ourLodge will be collecting and going through this year’s Scholarship entriesfor both ENF and CHEA. On top of that we will also be looking over theentries in this year’s Americanism Essay contest “What the Pledge ofAllegiance Means to Me”. If you would like to assist in the process thatselects awardees in any of these worthy contests I encourage you to letmyself or our Exalted Ruler know you are interested. Once we haveselected our Students they will be forwarded onto the next stage of judging.So help support our youth and donate some time to read essays, reviewstudent packages and join your fellow Elks in their efforts. In closing Iwish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a prosperous NewYear!

Fraternally,

Michael J Salazar (PER)Americanism / Scholarship ChairmanMm1flangehead@gmail.com626 827-6700

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Tuesday Night Dinner Specials Friday Night Dinner Specials Saturday Night Dinner Menu

12/02 Elks Memorial12/09 Chef Choice12/16 Chicken Fried Steak12/23 Chef Choice12/30 FUN NIGHT

BUNCOWednesday

DECEMBER 17th7:00pm

In The Elkove

Order from our

Menu

Become a recruiterask a friend to join

the Elks

Emblem Club #299 Corner

12/05 Scallops12/12 Fried Chicken12/19 Steak & Lobster12/26 LODGE CLOSED

From the Desk of Your Exalted Ruler“Member’s in good standing of this lodge areauthorized to bring with them bonafide guests,excepting on lodge meeting nights, or otherrestricted occasions, with the understanding thatthey are personally responsible for the conductof such guests, members bringing guests into ourlodge MUST remain with said guest at all times,and when departing, they must take the guestwith them. All guests must be registered in theGUEST BOOK, together with the host Elk.”

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December 2014 Elktivities

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PERMIT NO. 626

WEST COVINA ELKS LODGE #1996841 W. MERCED AVE.

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