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A Letter from your Exalted Ruler

THE EUREKA-

PACIFIC ELKS

LODGE

July 2014 Volume 2, Issue VII

Inside this issue:

Inaugural Red,

White, & Blue 5K

Run Success

2

Charter Member

Celebrates 50 Years

of Barbering!

3

Veterans War

Memorial

3

Backpack Program -

Trivia Night 4

Kyle Stafford

Benefit 5

Menu & Reminders 6

Save the Date! 7

Event Calendar 8

July Birthdays 9

May Elk of the

Month

9

Club Room Rules &

Hours

9

Members of our lodge and myself recently participated in the East

Central District Flag Day ceremony at the High Ridge Elks. It was

great! For anyone who has not been to the Flag Day ceremony, I

highly recommend it. The ceremony consists of: Flag replacement by

the Military Color Guard, the presentation of each Flag and it's his-

tory, and a Flag retirement ceremony by the Boy Scout's.

Although the ceremony was not at our lodge we stood out. Next

time you see Mark Schmiedeskamp thank him for making our lodge

look great on Flag Day.

Let's Celebrate 4th of July at the Lodge. We will celebrate with

raffles, 50/50 drawing, and food. Proceeds will benefit the Scholar-

ship Fund. Our parking lot also, provides a great view of the City of

Eureka's fireworks display. Bring the family.

Do you know that at military funerals, the 21 - gun salute stands for the

sum of the numbers in the year 1776?

Your Exalted Ruler,

Jim Wall

The Eureka Pacific Elks Newsletter

# 2644

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks

Lodge Meeting

Reminder:

The 2nd & 4th Tuesday

of each month at 7:00pm

Dinner to follow

4th of July BBQ Celebration

We are hosting a 4th of July BBQ Celebration at the

Eureka-Pacific Elks lodge on July, 4, 2014 beginning

at 5:00 pm. All proceeds go to the Scholarship Pro-

gram.

Don’t miss out on an evening filled with BBQ and a

sky filled with spectacular lights!

Jim Wall Exalted Ruler


Celebrating Inaugural Red White & Blue 5K Run Success

The Inaugural Red White and Blue 5k was a success and we are already looking forward to making

it bigger and better in 2015. The Elks Scholarship Fund will increase by $2000 due to this event.

Focus Marine will receive a donation of $700.00 and The Wounded Warrior Project will receive

$100.00.

The event was made spectacular with the help of Chief Brown, the Marines, Chief Wiegand and

the men associated with Focus Marine. We had Hummers, fire trucks, police vehicles and tracked

military vehicles giving free rides. My personal favorite however, was the ladder truck with the flag

flying in the wind – it just filled the air with patriotism.

We would like to thank the many local businesses that donated money to sponsor this very wor-

thy event. There were many volunteers involved in this event and their help was greatly appreciat-

ed. There are a few who deserve special recognition.

Jerry and Laura Kirk: For their donation of a wonderful venue and their diligent work toward

getting the logistics of the race in order – without which this race would not have happened.

Kelly Lubker: For hours and hours of work getting sponsors and donations for the event, trophies,

dog tags and signs.

Sheri De Clue: For setting up our Facebook page, online marketing and getting the online technical

support operating successfully.

Pat Grimshaw: For his invaluable knowledge in course layout and overall experience running a 5k

fundraiser.

Darcie Stocker, Lynn Wall, Joanne Jeffries and Eli Miller: For the many efforts in taking care of the

food, print marketing, volunteers, and handling the money.

Thanks everyone! It was fun, and challenging, but still very rewarding!

Jeff Wilsey

Committee Chair

Thank you, Volunteers!

Running for a Cause

Volume 2, Issue VII

Success

Honor Flight

I was able to go with my grandfather, Frank

Weber, on April 23rd. Our honor flight

group of veterans included 33 men, two of

whom were World War II veterans.

Although the flight was one of the longest

that the Franklin County Honor Flight has

done, we were able to see more memorials

than normal. We started at the World War

II memorial, and then continued through

The Mall to the Vietnam Memorial, and the

Korean Memorial.

We were then able to see the newer Martin

Luther King Jr and FDR Memorials, from

there we were off to see the Air Force Me-

morial, the Pentagon Memorial, Iwo Jima

Memorial and then onto Arlington National

Cemetery.

Charter Member Celebrates 50 Years of Barbering!

Being there in the beginning of the Elks

club, Vic left the doors of his barbershop

open to allow members of the elks to

plug in to his electric to construct the

original Elks club. While in the construc-

tion phase, Vic was handing out applica-

tions to probably most of the original

charter members.

Yes, the shop is still around right across

the street at 114 N. Central and hopefully

for a long time to come.

Congratulations Vic!

Once there we were able to see the changing

of the guard, which turned out to be the

favorite of most of the veterans with us.

Thank you for the opportunity!

Lindsey Flick

Vic Torrez Sr., Charter member of the Eure-

ka-Pacific Elks, celebrates 50 years of barber-

ing on July 15, 2014.

Vic started his first 8 years in St. Louis City.

After being laid off for a very long 3 days, the

union hall sent Vic a thousand miles away to

the little bitty town of Eureka. He was a little

nervous at first, but the people of Eureka

made him feel very welcome.

The next 42 years of his career began in a

small plaza located at 17 W. 1st Street, right

in the middle of the banquet hall of today’s

Elks club.

“78 years is to young

to retire”

Vic Torrez Sr.


Elks Care

Volume 2, Issue VII

Elks Share

Pork Chop Dinner

This month’s Pork Chop Din-

ner is July 18th and comes

with green beans and potatoes.

Don’t forget Pork Chop Din-

ner is served every 3rd Friday

of the month!


anytime during the week and

get your tickets from your bar

tender.

You can’t win if you don’t

play!!!

The Queen of Hearts Drawing

is every Saturday Night at

7:30 pm. Ticket sales end on

Saturdays at 7:00 pm.

If you can’t make it on the

drawing night, stop by the Elks

Queen of Hearts Drawing

All You Can Eat Breakfast

We will be serving Breakfast

from 7:00 am to 11:00 am on

July 13th.

Every 2nd Sunday of the

Month, you can come by the

Eureka-Pacific Elks for All You

Can Eat Breakfast.

Reminders

You can’t win if

you don’t play!

Place your order in early so we

don’t run out!

Kitchen Help Needed

We are still looking for help in the kitchen on Lodge meeting nights. Lodge

meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm.

Please contact Jim Wall for more information or if you can volunteer your

time.

Lodge Meeting Reminder!

Sponsors of new candidates: When sponsoring new candidates, please check in with them to

ensure they know when their initiation is scheduled and confirm they can attend.

Volume 2, Issue VII

Save the Date!

Super Raffle

9th Annual Green Beret Casualty Fund Benefit

Super Raffle will be held on October 18, 2014 at the Elks lodge. Mark your calendar early! It’s

a fun night you won’t want to miss out on! More details coming soon!

Save the

Dates!

Saturday, August 23, 2014, we will host the 9th Annual Green Beret Casualty Fund Benefit at the

Eureka-Pacific Elks Lodge supporting our Nation, our Military, and their Families. This will be an all

day event beginning at 10 am. Opening Ceremony will be at 11 am.

There will be Silent Auctions, 50/50 raffles, Barrel of Booze, Food & Drinks, Military Re-enactors with

Vehicles & Equipment displays and more.

Save the date to come and participate in this years event!

For more information, contact Darcie Stocker 314-267-5085 or Mike Stocker 314-267-5084

Book Sale would like to donate, please

drop them off at the lodge.

For more information, contact

Jim Antonacci

Out next book sale will be held

on Friday evening August 8

and Saturday August 9, 2014

at the lodge.

If you have any books you

Elks Care

Elks Share

Bowling for The Adoption Exchange - Meeting Night

The first meeting time for the Adoption Exchange bowling event will be 7:00 at the lodge on June

25th. Anyone that would like to help with this year's bowling event please be there !

Mini-Meat Shoot

Mini Meat Shoot is Coming August 2, 2014

7:00 spin for the Pork Package

7:30 Queen of Hearts drawing

8:00 spin for the Butcher's Choice package

9:00 spin for the Premium Rib eye package

18 spots on the Elks prize wheel will be sold

for $5.00 a chance for each round. Live

music by Six Pack Jack.

One person will win the specified meat pack-

age worth $50.00 in each round. Proceeds

will go to the Elks Maintenance fund.

July 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 Independence

Day 5:00pm BBQ

5 7:30pm Queen of Hearts Drawing

6 7 8 7:00pm Lodge Meeting

9 10 11 12 7:30pm Queen of Hearts Drawing

13 7:00am - 11:00am All You Can Eat Breakfast

14 15 16 17 18 5:30pm Pork Chop Dinner

19 7:30pm Queen of Hearts Drawing

20 21 22 7:00pm Lodge Meeting

23 24 25 26 5:00pm Trivia Night

7:30pm Queen of Hearts Drawing

27 28 29 30 31


Congratulations

Brad Beebe!

inebriated will not be

served or permitted to

remain in the club room. 5. All Elks and guest must

answer the telephone or

front door when called. 6. Enforcement of the rules

shall be the responsibility

of the Custodian on duty. 7. The bar shall be closed,

radios and television shall

be off during all lodge

sessions or ceremonies. 8. No personal credit shall

1. Members are responsible

for their guests. Guest

MUST leave before or

when the member leaves. 2. Key Cards must not be

loaned to any other per-

son. 3. Elks and guests are ex-

pected to be Gentlemen

and Ladies at all times.

Profane language will not

be tolerated. 4. Anyone judged by the

Custodian on duty to be

be extended to anyone. 9. There will be a service fee

for all returned checks. 10. The doorbell is not to be

answered by anyone other

than the bartender or

someone authorized by

the bartender. 11. All glasses, cans and bot-

tles must be returned to

the bar before leaving the

lodge.

Birthdays This Month

Club Room Hours

June Elk of the Month

8 Charles Staggs

9 Julie Kippenberger

10 Joe Capstick

12 Bill Mitchell

14 Larry Best

15 Stanley Adams

15 James Graham

15 Brian Kleitsch

15 David Willand

16 Robert Pemberton Sr

16 Carol Stanze

18 John Harness

19 Marc Chrisco

19 David Lambert

19 Ronald Lyon

19 Nicholas Parrino

19 Janet Wack

21 James Darlington

22 Jimmy Fields

22 Walter Sir

23 William Mahler

24 Bruce Blanner

24 Timothy Schnurbusch

26 Marianne Doerr

28 Timothy Myers

28 Donald Tomnitz

29 Jerry Holloway

30 Nicole Tomnitz

31 Michael Glore

1 Blake Fischer

2 David Beaman

3 Margaret Dooley

4 Harold Goodmon Sr

4 Mark Willenbrink

6 Darliene Albers

6 Richard Larson

6 Vincent Waddell

7 Michael Bayer

7 Dennis Creamer

7 Mary Swan

7 Patrick Thuston

8 Jeffrey Aboussie

8 Larry McCarthy

8 Bob Montgrain

Thank you for

all you do for

the Elks!

Volume 2, Issue VII

Club Room Rules

Sunday 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Monday - Thursday 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Friday 3:00 pm - 1:30 am

Saturday 2:00 pm - 1:30 am

Come in on your birthday and enjoy a free drink on the lodge!

19 W 1st Street Eureka, MO 63025

Phone: (636) 938-6720 E-mail:

[email protected] Website:

www.eurekapacificelks.org

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PACIFIC ELKS

LODGE

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P.O. Box 732

Eureka, MO 63025

July 2014

Lodge Officers Lodge Trustees

Exalted Ruler Jim Wall Mike Bumps – Chairman

Leading Knight Lisa Cushing John Ammann

Loyal Knight Kirk Allmon Mike Cerutti

Lecturing Knight Jerry Holloway David Willand

Esquire Jeff Wilsey Fred Bunch

Secretary Al Knappmiler

Treasurer Brad Beebe

Tiler Jerry Kirk

Inner Guard Mike Stocker

Chaplain David Kueneke

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