FROM THE EXALTED RULER—Bill Tharp

Greetings to all Elks! What a great stretch of weather we have had! Let’s all enjoy it while we can.

I just returned from the state convention in Jefferson City along with Brian and Angie Anderson, Keith Kepner and Amie Spears this past Sunday. What a great time! A flag ceremony held both Friday and Saturday nights were awesome. Both of the ceremonies sent goose bumps all over me. The Elks are truly a patriotic bunch! Mark your calendar for the spring convention March 13, 14 and 15. We have the hospitality room and will need lots of help.

Please come out and welcome our new cook Lorie Brown. Lorie runs a restaurant in Ludlow and now works for us on Wednesdays and Fridays. When Lorie started with us she inherited the menu for the month. From this point on Lorie will be featuring some of her specialties. Her pies have been all the rage ever since she started. If you like plain old good home-cookin’, come out and try it!

I would like to thank all of our staff for the great job that they do for us. They go out of their way to work together as a team. I am very proud of them and they surely do not get told enough what a good job they do for us. Thanks Calvary, Angie, Amie, Lindy, Ashley, Jeanette and Gayle! We love you girls.

STATE PRESIDENT VISIT
Missouri State President Ed Cahoon will visit our Lodge on October 18. He will be here for lunch as he travels from Trenton to Brookfield. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. All officers are asked to attend if possible and if anyone else want to, contact me so we can have an accurate count for lunch…...Bill

FROM THE SECRETARY—Brian Anderson

Hello again Elks members. Fall is upon us. There will be two meetings in October. The meetings will he held on October 6th and October 20th.

PROPOSED FOR MEMBERSHIP:
Susan Martz proposed by Melanie Harding

I would like to extend a personal thank you to Steve Palmer for helping me with the D.D.G.E.R meeting and audit.

Welcome our newly initiated members David Mapel, Larry Guilford, Steve Weidmier, Jeff Jones, Lori Corbin, John Gatson, and William Raney. Congratulations! — It’s your lodge—come and use it.

Please continue to reach out to those Elks members that have not received their 2008-2009 ID card.

Thank You!

FOOTBALL SEASON IS HERE!
Come out and watch the games with us. College football Saturdays—whenever the Tigers on TV we will have something going on at the Lodge. Food—drink specials and more. Come watch the Tigers on their quest for a national championship! Sorry KU fans—all 4 of you!
Sunday Football and Nascar—Monday Night Football—Appetizers

STEAK NIGHT ON FOURTH FRIDAY THIS MONTH
Due to Halloween falling on the fifth Friday, we will have steak night a week earlier this month. Don’t forget to call in your reservation.

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2008
Due to increase in the cost of our products and surcharges on deliveries, we are forced to raise our liquor prices. All domestic beer will increase to $2. All other drinks will increase by $.25. However, we will on a trial basis have a Happy Hour from 3-6 Monday through Friday using the old prices. This is the first increase in our prices in at least six years and we still are as cheap, or cheaper, than anyone in town.

VOLUNTEER HOURS
Please turn in any volunteer hours you have given the lodge. This includes all you coaches out there. Include all practices and mileage. We are going after a national award. You gave up your time and you should get credit for it.

SIGN THE GUEST BOOK PLEASE
One of the things emphasized at the state convention was the Elks have a closed door policy. That just means that we are a private club and are welcome to bring guests but they need to be signed in as guests. This has very important implications towards our tax exempt status. The bottom line is bring your guest by all means but have them sign the guest book. One of the state officials at the convention said that he did not want to visit our lodge and look at the guest book to see that only a few people had signed our guest book in the last several months. The bartenders will be instructed to help make sure this happens. It only takes a minute and has been the rules since day one, but we have become a little bit lax making sure it happens. There also is a rule that allows you to bring the same guest only three times. The solution to that problem would be sign them up!

STOP THE RUMORS
Recently we have been bombarded by rumors about our banquet facility and prices. I have a good idea where some of them have been started from but that is beside the point. Our basic room rent for the banquet side is still $500 just as it has been for several years. I got a call the other day from a friend that said it had been discussed in a meeting that we were now charging $1,000. We also do not charge anyone an extra day for setup time. That was another one heard at a local place of business. The one that upsets me the most is that we tell people we will charge one thing and then charge a higher price. FALSE! Everything we do is written in a signed contract. I personally would not have anything to do with deceptive practices towards anyone and neither would our board of directors. If you hear any of theses or other rumors concerning this please direct them to Calvary or myself. We will be more than happy to explain the FACTS to them. Bill Tharp

SOCCER SHOOT HELD AT DANNER PARK
On Saturday, September 20 the local and district soccer shoot took place at Danner Park in between Green Hills soccer club mates. There were 20 participants in the local shoot that consisted of 4 divisions for both girls and boys. Immediately following the local shoot, the district contest was held with participants from Brookfield included. Those winning first place from Chillicothe were: Boys 8 & o, Sam Aviles; 10 & 11, Nate Aviles; and 12 & 13, Grant Peterson. Girls 7 & under, Samantha Kaster; 8 & 9, Abby Rounkles; and 10 & 11, Claire Chapman. The winners will advance to Jefferson City for the state contest on October 4. A big thanks to Margie Lowe for chairing the event. Also helping her was Janet Dixon, Amie Spears, and Cody Lowe.

OUTSIDE SMOKING FACILITY
Partial construction has been made on our new addition on the patio. Thanks to everyone who has helped so far. We are now waiting on some roofing material, but hope to be finished soon. More next month when we get the project finished.

COMMITTEE NEWS
The social committee has met recently and has many upcoming events planned for the future. The membership committee has met recently and has many upcoming events for the future. What the —--? No, that was not a typo. Both of these committees have met and the events planned by each will eventually become intertwined. One of the biggest problems we have is retaining members once they have joined. We need to do a better job of making sure that our members have a reason to want to attend functions at the Lodge. The social committee has come up with some ideas for things to do in the near future. This should be tied in with membership participation and future recruitment. We not only hope that you will participate, but that you will bring new friends that might want to join our great organization.

KRAXY KATS 
Still rockin’ on Saturday, November 8 - $7 per person

PURPLE BALL--COSTUME PARTY--NOV 1
We are trying something different this year for the Purple Ball. Due to low attendance the past few years and slow economic times, we will combine the Purple Ball with a costume party. We will have a DJ instead of a band and it will be held on the lounge side of the Lodge. Appetizers will be there for your enjoyment. As always there is no charge for the music and food. The Ladies Auxiliary is sponsoring the event and have some big ideas to make it fun. You are certainly not required to dress-up to attend, but the girls might really make it worth your time. They have some really neat prizes in mind. Come out and have a blast. Bring a friend or two and show them a good time at the 656!

Chillicothe Elks Presents Habitat with Check Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, C-T C-T Photo, Laura Schuler (Click on photo to enlarge.) CAPTION: On behalf of the Chillicothe Elks Lodge 656, Bill Tharp, exalted ruler, presented Chillicothe Habitat for Humanity president Brenda Wright a check for $500 Tuesday morning at the Constitution-Tribute Office.

CHILLICOTHE ELKS LODGE #656 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 2008

• Stanley Dewitt Scholarship - $1000
  Awarded to Chance Kelly – Braymer
• Tanner Edmundson Scholarship - $1000
  Awarded to Mallory Lowe– Chillicothe
• Joe Murrell Scholarship - $750
  Awarded to Ryan Riggs – Chillicothe
• Willard Renzelman Scholarship - $750
  Awarded to Cruz Chavez – Southwest
• Max Littrell Scholarship - $750
  Awarded to Jon-Paul Brower – Braymer
• Mary Ellen Valbracht Scholarship - $500
  Awarded to Amanda Fender – Chillicothe
• $500 Scholarship Award Winners:
  Brittanee Jacobs – Chillicothe, Mary Bonnette – Chillicothe, Brooklyn Shearer – Chillicothe
  Sally Baldwin – Chillicothe, Megan Galbrecht – Bosworth, Jaci Grant – Hale
  Amanda Whitten – Breckenridge, Logan Gilliland – Chillicothe, Kathlene Lindley – Chillicothe
  Zachary Truesdell – Chillicothe, Katelin Gann – Chillicothe

C-T Photo 04 30 08
Click photo to see a closer view!

ELKS HOOP SHOOT WINNER

Elks Hoops Hotshot
Published: Tuesday, May 6, 2008, C-T

Sara Lin, a 5th grader at Gallatin Elementary School, finished 8th in the nation in the 10- and 11-year-old girls' division of the 2008 Elks Hoop Shoot competition she began in Chillicothe. The daughter of Lesli and Rick Lin of Gallatin, who has advanced up the ladder in the event in prior years, won the local level hosted by Chillicothe Elks Lodge No. 656 early this year, then went on to win the district competition at Cameron and the state title at St. Louis. In regional competition at Paris, Tenn., she tied for the division championship by hitting 19 of 25 free throws and then prevailed in a 20-shot “shootoff,” making 15 of 20 from the foul line. At national at Springfield, Mass., she netted 18 of her 25 attempts to place eighth. “The Chillicothe Elks Lodge wants to recognize Sara for her accomplishment during Elks National Youth Week,” commented lodge Exalted Ruler Bill Tharp. Pictured with Lin is Kevin Brown, local chairman for the Hoop Shoot, which is one of the Elks' major youth projects, according to Tharp.
C-T Photo / Paul Sturm

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday - Friday: 3:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Saturday: 12:00 noon - 11:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
If 3 or more members are present at closing, the Lodge can remain open later.

MISSING ELK
A list of missing members is posted on the bulletin board in the hallway of the Lodge. If you know one, let them know we miss them and encourage them to renew their membership. If you are one of them, please consider paying your dues soon so as to not miss out on the benefits your membership affords you.

Are you aware of unsung heroes of the Lodge? You know, those who through their volunteer efforts keep the Lodge in business, lighted, plumbed, mowed, trimmed, plowed in the winter, etc. Here’s a column to recognize them for their volunteer efforts. Stand by for more recognition next month.

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS
The birthday list is based on some old and perhaps unreliable information. If we have anybody’s birthday wrong, or if we are missing yours, please let us know so we can correct it next time. Contact the Lodge (646-5350) or Brian Anderson (707-2026).

WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEAL SPECIAL - $5 - includes tea, coffee or water

CHARITABLE GIVING
One of the guiding principles of our order is charity. One of the things that make many of us most proud to be Elks is our charitable giving. Since we last updated you, your Lodge donated:

Plus these past donations...

$250 to the Salvation Army
$100 to the March of Dimes
$500 to the Elks National Foundation in honor of State President Richard Techau
$100 Fall Convention Ladies Boutique, for the Elks National Foundation and Benevolent Trust
$200 USO
$500 Backpack Buddies program (YMCA and America’s Second Harvest)
$50 Sponsor of the Livingston County 4-H and FFA Fair
$200 USO
$500 Backpack Buddies program (YMCA and America’s Second Harvest)
$13,250 Youth scholarships
$875 Missouri Amphibious Navy for the annual Veteran picnic
$100 Missouri Amphibious Navy for flags
$100 Operation Help in memory of Mary Helen Valbracht
$300 Area Youth Benefit Fund as a golf tournament sponsor
$75 Freedom of the Road Riders in support of their annual Spring Fling
$100 Partners in Caring as a hole sponsor for their golf tournament
$220 Fellowship of Christian Athletes in support of their spring camp
$200 Green Hills Golf Course for their annual course improvement tournament
$250 Greensburg, Kansas Tornado Relief effort sponsored by the Grand Lodge

You should be proud to know Elks Care, Elks Share.

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