Hello my fellow Elks brothers and sisters,
It appears that winter is very near! That means lots of great events coming soon
at the lodge that will be fun for all ages. Please keep your eye on the
calendars and the Facebook page for announcements.
I would like to take a moment to commend the ELKS members
that have stepped up to be our cooks at the lodge. You all have been providing excellent meals
bringing the standard back to what everyone enjoys when visiting the lodge. A heartfelt thank you to Rich Metcalf, Justin
Bonnet, Kim Winslow, Ryan Kurka, Tammy Jones, and helper Rich Kyle for all that
you do. Your food has been amazing! Don’t take my word, come out and try for
yourself. We would love to see you all.
We have a new Leading Knight! The membership who attended lodge nominated (9/15)
and voted (10/6) PER Steve Winslow as our Leading Knight to fill our vacant
chair for the remainder of this lodge year.
Steve is a great ELK and I am excited to have him as my Leading
Knight. Thank you, Steve, for accepting
the nomination and vote.
As many of you know from my previous newsletters, we must
upgrade our elevator to meet new codes.
This project has two stages. The
first stage is nearly completed. This
stage involved creating access to the elevator from the roof. Thank you, Justin Bonnet, Steve Winslow, Ryan
Holthus, Matt Weaver and Adam Stafford for all of your hard work to get this
done!
The second phase will require spending capital to hire Otis
Elevator Company to make the upgrades.
This stage will cost a little over $55,000 and will require the lodge to
borrow money to be able to complete the project. Please consider this as the formal notice to
all Fairfield #1192 lodge members. The
vote for this project to proceed will take place at the second lodge meeting in
November on Thursday November 17th at 7 p.m.
We had an excellent turnout of ELKS for planting trees this
year at OB Nelson Park. Doug Bagby did a
great job lining everything up making the project quick and efficient. He
stated that this was the best turnout of ELKS in all of the years that he has
been doing this project. A huge thank
you to Doug and all of the ELKS that helped, the city of Fairfield for being an
excellent partner and having the holes prepared, and to Oakwood Nursery & Garden
Center for making all this possible providing great trees, labor, and expertise
(and for being great ELKS).
Fairfield Lodge #1192 hosted a Fairfield Chamber business
after hours member mixer on October 13th from 4 – 7 p.m. We had a great turnout of ELKS, community
members, and Fairfield Fire Department.
We were able to showcase the many projects and things we do for the
community while putting the fire prevention trailer and drug awareness trailer
on display. We had lots of great food and a keg donated by Ryan Holthus from
Shelter Insurance. A huge thank you for
all of the ELKS and volunteers that attended.
Also, a huge thank you to Rich Metcalf for making delicious prime rib
sliders, Justin Bonnet for making awesome wings, Rich Kyle and Dayna Ford for
keeping the pizzas coming, Tammy Jones and Kim Winslow for organizing and
preparing for the event, and to all who brought desserts and dishes to the
event.
As Veterans Day is coming this month, please take a moment
to reflect what Veterans have for you and this country we all love, and thank
the Veterans in your life. If you know
of any Veteran in need, please let us know, and we will do our best to assist
in any way that we can. “So long as
there are Veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of ELKS will never
forget them.”
Fraternally
yours,
Ryan Ford, Exalted Ruler
The next Stagettes
meeting will be November 10th.
Please join us for a Thanksgiving dinner and a new game that I think all
will enjoy! Dayna Ford