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1 E J Getz, the pickle lady (notice the two pickles dangling from the sweater), wins WOTM ugly sweater contest. It was a closely contested race for second, third and even fourth place, but E J ran away with the grand prize. A great prize for a great lady. I do believe that this is two years in a row. A dynasty. New membership policy from the LOOM Board: Any current member can sign up a new member for two years and the new member will get a third year of membership free. They save 70 dollars, and gain all of the advantages of belonging to the Loyal Order of Moose. This policy pertains only to LOOM memberships and unfortunately cannot be extended to WOTM memberships. MOOSENOTES Jan-Feb 2019 Riverhead N.Y Lodge 1742 / Chapter 1118 LOOM Office WOTM Office LOOM Fax Banquet Room Rentals Lodge1742@optonline.net WISHING YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND ALL THE BEST IN editor Social Quarters Hours: Monday 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM Tuesday 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM Wednesday 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM Thursday Closed Friday 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM Saturday 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM Sunday Closed Bob Boden wins lifetime LOOM membership in WOTM raffle. Bob says he bought multiple tickets to support the fund raiser and was surprised to have won something. He further stated that his wife usually wins everything. I m the best example of what Lori has won in the past. Way to go Bob! This lodge publication is published at 51 Madison St., Riverhead, N.Y by the Riverhead Moose Lodge 1742 under the fraternal Permit of Moose International Il., and is published in the interest of all the members of Riverhead Lodge 1742 and the Riverhead WOTM Chapter

2 ELECTED OFFICERS Governor Peter Faith Administrator Michael Miness Jr. Governor Charles Cali Treasurer Charlie Susskraut Prelate Art DiBartolomeo Trustee Bill Meyer Trustee 2 yr. Trustee 3 yr. Dave Wellen jhmusic@optonline.net Jr. Past Gov. William Costello billcostello@yahoo.com Long Island Moose Classic Car Club President Charlie Cali Meetings held on the third Wednesday of every month Next meetings: 1/16; 2/20 COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Activities Vincent Payton Application Review Michael Miness Auditing Charlie Cali Bingo Vincent Payton Campground Howard Cholden Communications Howard Cholden Community Service Peter Faith Docks Dan Sullivan Government Relations L I Moose Camping Club L I Moose Classic Car Club Charles Cali Loss Prevention Michael Miness Membership William Meyer Memorial Service Vincent Payton Moose Charities Michael Miness Moose Legion Ritual Yacht Club Howard Cholden Long Island Moose Camping Club Meeting are suspended until further notice. Riverhead Moose Yacht Club Planning a party? Hold it at the Lodge. The banquet hall, bingo room, and pavilion are all available for rental at reasonable member prices. Also available are catering packages, entertainment, beverage packages, linens, flatware and china. For information contact our party planner and banquet manager at or call the lodge at Commodore: Howard Cholden Next meetings: 1/11; 2/

3 THE PRIVATE POLICY YOU ARE EITHER A MEMBER OR A GUEST All adult guests must be signed in the guest book (at the front door) and leave when the member leaves. All adult guests will be identified in some manner to distinguish them as a non-member. Members are responsible for the conduct of their guests. The term guest includes non-member spouses. A member not in good standing (i.e. in arrears on payment of dues but not dropped) may not enter any lodge, even as a guest. ---house committee Anyone interested in having an article placed in Moosenotes should have it in the editor s hands by January 15th. Your co-operation is greatly appreciated and paramount to getting the Moosenotes distributed on time. You can reach me at: or by at: lodge1742editor@optonline.net. The QUEEN of HEARTS raffle Every Friday evening at 8 PM Support the Lodge and maybe get lucky. 18 Dear WOTM Chapter 1118 and LOOM 1742 Thank you very much for your participation in the General Mills Box Tops and Campbell s Labels for Education School Support Programs. Your response has been overwhelming. Please continue cutting the box tops and labels. The children of Mooseheart are the ones that gain, and so do you by knowing that you are contributing to their long term future and the future of Mooseheart. Please bring the Box Tops and Labels for Education to the Lodge and earmark for Darlene Faith. Governor s Message: Hello Brothers and Sisters, I hope you and your Families enjoyed a Happy Thanksgiving and are now looking forward to the Holiday Season. I would like to Thank our volunteer GUEST CHEFS for providing us with their signature Friday Night Specials. We look forward to the other Members who have offered to step up and provide more Friday Night Dinners. Members please check your e -mail and Facebook for meal choice. Thank you again to our volunteers. In the short time being Governor I have encountered a number of hurdles. With the Board and the Administrator s help we managed to get over most of these hurdles. I am positive working together we can overcome any hurdles that may occur in the future. Looking at the good times. On October 7 th the Men and WOTM took part in the Riverhead Country fair promoting the Moose Fraternity and offering Free ID Finger Printing. Our Classic Car club, on October 14th had another great Car show at Tanager Mall and donated $2, to Moose Charities. Our WOTM on October 20th had a very successful Monster Mash Bash Dinner Dance. A good time was had by all who attended. The Music was great and Thanks to Chef Randy we enjoyed an amazing Buffet of delicious Food. For the Kid s Halloween Party on October 28 th the dining room was transformed into a room filled with outstanding Halloween Blow-ups provided by Kevin Kenter and music by DJ Ashley Kenter. And what would a party be without The WOTM who provided tables filled with crafts and pumpkins for all our Ghost and Goblins. Great job Ladies... could not have done without your help. While the ladies assisted the children the men prepared the food. Thank you to everyone who helped make this a fun event for the Children. On Nov. 4 th the WOTM had yet another successful Yard Sale and Chinese Auction. You Ladies are amazing. The RMYC on November 10 th sponsored the Veteran s Dinner Dance. The room was proudly decorated in Red, White and Blue. Members and Guests brought nonperishable food items to be given to our Veterans and Families. Everyone enjoyed great food and music. Thank You. Veteran s Day, November 11 th we proudly prepared and honored our Valued Veterans with a Brunch in their Honor. Each of our Veterans was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation and a pin by Brother Bill Meyer. Thank you to all the Men and Women of the Armed Services Active and Retired and Those who have gone before us. Our Riverhead Classic Car Club, on Nov. 11 th again was present at the Brookhaven Town Food & Toy Drive. Thank you. November 18 th the Women of the Moose sponsored another successful day at the Moose Races for everyone to enjoy. Wishing you all a Very Happy & Healthy Holiday Season and travel Grace for all who might be traveling to be with Family and Friends. Fraternally: Peter Faith Governor 3

4 The Riverhead Moose Lodge 51 Madison St. Invites you to the St. Patrick s Day Dinner Dance SATURDAY, MARCH 16TH DOORS OPEN 6:30PM TICKETS ARE $25.00 PER PERSON Corned Beef & Cabbage For tickets & Information call the WOTM at (631) Or LOOM (631) Message from Administrator/Loom Board LODGE Improvements - Upgrades for 2018 Carbon Monoxide System installed after two years of non-compliance with financial support from the WOTM. New contract for quarterly inspection and service of all roof HVAC units. New contract for cleaning roof gutters on a quarterly basis. Our new Lodge Awnings replaced with financial support of the WOTM. The Administrator changed companies due to lack of performance and negotiated three awnings for original price of two. Ongoing maintenance of building, changing stained ceiling tiles, fixing floors, cleaning out records and rooms on-an-on going bases. Replaced ceiling in center hall leading to Bingo / Rental rooms on the lower level. New CO2 tank and delivery system for Social quarters bar. Upgraded fire safety - New main panel. Finished Kitchen entrance including new fire door, new lighting interior and exterior and exit signs to code. Replaced lighting for Camp ground area with LED lighting for better security for Boat storage and Camp grounds. Boxed in duct work in pantry and painted it. Painted and cleaned the entire banquet hall. Provided new photography for banquet hall from a local artist at no cost to the lodge. Completed a number of electrical upgrades to the banquet hall and to the bingo kitchen. Improved revenue from outside parties, while limiting them to 2 per month. Significantly improved the reliability of financial reporting and hired outside accountant to monitor books at least once per month as well as making sure all taxes are current. The WOTM Purchased (soon to be installed) fire log insert with custom g lass doors for Social Quarters so we can have a fire going during the cold winter months. Installed door bells for Kitchen deliveries and front entrance to lodge. Increased security for outside parties with professional security company. Purchased and installed new HVAC unit on roof. Removed roof top dog house and abandoned HVAC unit and redid the roof. Replaced underground main electrical service for the lodge. Upgrade and maintenance on the Docks. Purchased a new Bingo Machine. 4 17

5 WOMEN OF THE MOOSE HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE In the last few years we have: *Sent clothes and household items to Tennessee for those in need due to the wildfires. *Gave a money donation to Texas after flooding. *Have been giving clothing, food, toiletries to "The Veterans Place" in Yaphank. *Donated 50 bookbags filled with toiletries and clothing to Birthright. *Have been giving clothing, supplies and money to The Butterfly Effect. *Contributed money to FRNCA for their school supply drive. *Donated to the Susan G. Komen breast cancer Organization. *Donated to the North Fork Breast Health Coalition. *Gave school supplies to Phillips Avenue School. *Sent our monetary commitment to Mooseheart for the Centennial Project in a year and a half instead of the allotted 3 years. *Donated to Hospice, Ronald McDonald House, local food pantries, and Hope House. *We have donated pajamas and books to a local shelter at Christmas. *Sent Christmas cards and small presents to the local adult home. *30 shoe boxes filled with items for Samaritan's Purse. *Donated to East End Hospice *Donated to Friends Kitchen We have also enhanced our lodge by buying new silverware and contributing to the purchase of new chairs, and awnings for the outside of the building. Thank you for your support 16 From the Membership Committee We continue to struggle to sign new members into the Order. After 8 months, through most of December, we should have signed somewhere close to 100 members. Our assigned goal was to sign 146 new members by 4/30/2019, roughly 12 per month. We have only signed 45 through December, so as you can see we are falling behind. Brothers, we need your best efforts to sign new men into the Order in order to strengthen Our Defending Circle and provide for our children at Mooseheart and our seniors at Moosehaven. REMEMBER, you promised! With close to 1,000 Members on our rolls, I am certain that there are 100 of us who would like to sign up a relative, friend or an acquaintance into our Fraternity. In December 2018 we had 132 memberships expiring. Through mid- December your Membership Committee, utilizing phone calls and reminder cards sent by me had whittled that number to 48 (84 paid.) In January, 2019 we have only 16 expiring memberships. We will be looking to get each and every one of those paid up before the end of the month. The latest figures that I have shows that we have 982 active, paid up members. Our goal is 1,021; we are a negative 39. We continue to be ranked #2 in the New York State Moose Association; There is only one lodge in New York State that has more active paid up members on the rolls. We are only 17 behind them as they signed up many new members last year in the First Responders Membership Promotion. You see, they have a Fire Dept. across the street!!!...and they are having difficulty re-signing them. I'd love to see Riverhead #1742 ranked #1 in the Association; I think we can catch them. How about you? There is a new membership promotion approved by the Board of Officers. Please look for details in this issue of your Moose Notes. If you should require assistance with any membership related difficulty don't hesitate to contact me: Respectfully submitted, Wm. E. Meyer Sr. Membership Chairman billona049@gmail.com LOOM MEETINGS Board of Officers meetings are held Tuesdays at 7:00 PM. House Committee meeting immediately following. General Membership meetings are held on the 1 st and 3 rd Tuesdays at 8:00 PM. Joint LOOM and WOTM Board meetings are held on the 1 st Tuesday at 6:30 PM. WOTM meetings are held on the 2 nd (Chapter) and 4 th (business) Tuesdays of the month at 7:00 PM 5

6 LOOM 1742 RIVERHEAD PRESENTS OUR ANNUAL GOLF 6 15

7 Riverhead Moose Family Center 2019 GOLF OUTING to benefit Moose Charities. June 21, 2019 The Woods at Cherry Creek Included: Pre-round lunch hot dogs, burgers, beer, wine, and soda. Two commemorative golf balls per player. Round of golf includes cart, shotgun start, scramble format. Longest drive and closest to the pin contests (men s and women s division.) Open beverage cart during golf round. Cocktail hour with hors d oeuvres and open bar Buffet dinner with open bar. Prizes, raffles, 50/50. $175/pp Foursomes encouraged, but not required. Dinner and festivities only (no golf) $100/pp Businesses sponsor a hole, advertise your business, support our cause. Contact the for more information. Co-ordinated by Art Orlowski This is a preliminary notice subject to changes until the final event 14 7

8 METROPOLITAN/ LONG ISLAND COUNCIL OF HIGHER DEGREES SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 2018 Please Read Carefully ELIGIBILITY: Any son or daughter of a L.O.O.M. or W.O.T.M. ( living or deceased ) member graduating in 2018 with credible achievement and promise will be eligible for this scholarship. Applicant s father or mother must be a member of the Loyal Order of Moose or W.O.T.M. in good standing or applicant must live in the household of such a member under his or her care. (i.e. guardian or step-parent relationship) Grandparents may not sponsor an applicant unless grandparent is the legal guardian of applicant and applicant resides in his or her household. APPLICATIONS: Available in Lodges & Chapters within the confines of this Council, or from Scholarship Chairman Gloria J. Yaede or pepgirl172@optonline.net DEADLINE DATE: Applications must be mailed or e mailed to Gloria J. Yaede, postmarked no later than March 31, 2018 AWARDS FOR 2018: A one-time award to graduates in the 3rd and 4th Districts of the New York State Moose Association, for full time study at any accredited College, University or accredited Technical School within the United States.. SELECTION: By a lottery style drawing at the Metro/Long Island Council of Higher Degrees Meeting in May 2018 PLEASE NOTE Answer all questions on the application. Include an ESSAY on the importance of Community Service and what it means to you. Administrator or Recorder of said Lodge or Chapter must check and approve affiliation and affix Lodge or Chapter seal as appropriate. Appropriate section must be filled in and signed by Principal or Guidance Councilor at applicant s high school. Mail application on time - MUST BE POSTMARKED BY March 31, 2018 ALL of the above must be done or application will be null and void Return To: Gloria Yaede 120 St. John s Way West Apollo Beach, Florida If for some reason you cannot print out copies contact: Gloria Yaede at (631) , or e -mail pepgirl172@optonline.net PLEASE CHECK PROPER POSTAGE WHEN MAILING APPLICATIONS 8 Fundraisers update: Moose Charities: Thank you from the Men and Women for supporting the Cradle Fundraiser 2018 Campaign. Through your generosity we raised $ for the Endowment Fund. Great Job. Moose Legion Ritual Team: Thank You.. for supporting the 12- Month Daily Lottery Calendars We collected $ to be sent to the Moose Legion Ritual Team. Good Luck. The Riverhead Moose Family Center #1742 with, as always, assistance from Riverhead Women of the Moose Chapter #1118, held it's second Valued Veteran's Brunch. We had an Opening Prayer, The Pledge of Allegiance, a moment of silence for the POW's and MIA's still unaccounted for from all the wars and conflicts involving the United States of 13 America and, then, a reading by Chapter #1118 member Sue Amadore of a published article about her parents, both Veterans, and how they met during World War Two. We then presented certificates and concluded by singing "You're a Grand Old Flag". Our next Brunch will be sometime in the spring. Stay tuned. Pictured left to right: Wm. E. Meyer Sr., John Stauffenberg, Demetrio Cota, Arthur Atkins and Joseph Luciano. Not pictured: Bernard Eterno Submitted by William E. Meyer Sr. Valued Veteran's Chairman. Photos submitted by Senior Regent Nancy Foth.

9 Please...tell my heart, my achy breaky heart LINE DANCING CONTIN- UES Professional instructor Natalie continues with country (and other) line dancing. Nominal charge will be collected. Social Quarters will be open for snacks. Bring your friends and have a boot scootin boogie of a time. Wednesday nights at 6:00 Did you know that students in Jr. & Sr. High School need community service to graduate? Well, as luck would have it, they can get that service credit by volunteering for the Moose Lodge. Landscaping cleanup, kitchen and serving help, or just general assistance for an event will qualify them for that community service. A letter will be sent from the Lodge to their school documenting that service. Tell your kids and grandkids. We sure do need their help. Just a reminder The Riverhead Moose Lodge has a commercial account at ADVANCED AUTO PARTS This allows the members to receive a discounted price on pretty much all merchandise. Sometimes the discount is an improvement over the sale price. In any event if you are in need of any automotive merchandise you can save some money by taking advantage of the Lodge discount. Please be prepared to present Moose ID as well as a picture ID. 12 LODGE HOLIDAY CLOSINGS: DEC. 31, 2018 NEW YEAR S EVE (MONDAY) JAN. 01, 2019 NEW YEAR S DAY (TUESDAY) TTU MVWXV'Y "Southpaw Karaoke" is back. Join us in the Social Quarters from 7:00 to 11:00 P.M. Moosey-Leaks: Friday January 18 Saturday February 16 Saturday March C'mon down and "Sing like nobody's listening" It's Always a FUN NIGHT, Hope to see You there!! Look For Upcoming Events: January 13 Paint Nite January 18 Karaoke in Social Quarters 7 PM January 19 Cruise Theme Dinner Dance February 2 Member Book Sale February 9 Valentine s Day Dinner Dance February 9 Plant Nite February 16 Karaoke in Social Quarters 7 PM March 9 Karaoke in Social Quarters 7 PM March 16 St. Patrick s Day dinner dance March 24 WOTM Anniversary Luncheon A blonde, a brunette, and a redhead all went hunting. After setting up camp the brunette went out and came back with a deer. They said "wow how did you get that?" She said "I followed the tracks and BOOM I shot it". The redhead went out and came back with a moose. The other two said "Wow! How did you get that?!" She said "I followed the tracks and BOOM, I shot it" The blonde went out and came back all scratched up and bloody they said "Wow! What happened?!?!" and she said "I followed the tracks and BOOM I got hit by a train!" 9

10 Senior Regent Message: Come Join the women of the moose For a Paint Event on January 13 th, :00pm -3:00pm Tickets: $40.00 Snacks will be available Make your reservations today!! Call WOTM Or Nancy Our members are vital to the life of our fraternity. Whether we are gathering in social quarters or a dinner dance, working at the lodge or reaching out to the community, each one of us is an important part of our Moose Family. Thank you to all the children who brought toys to Breakfast with Santa to be donated to the needy children in our community. The banquet hall was wonderfully decorated with blow-ups brought to us by Kevin Kenter and Santa made an early visit to our lodge. Thank you Santa! Thank you to everyone who donated pajamas for the Southampton Shelter and gave scarves, hats, mittens, socks, etc. for Lighthouse Mission, Southampton Shelter, Stony Brook Hospital and our Veterans. We had a great time at Moose Races brought to us by Laurie DiBartolomeo - thank you Laurie. On December 15 several of the men and women went caroling at PBMC Skilled Nursing. Thank you Bill, Alona, Lois, Carol, Sue, Darlene, Ashley and Kevin. Kevin played a mean piano while we sang our hearts out. The same day Laurie and Danielle participated in Wreaths Across America at Calverton National Cemetery-thank you for braving the elements that day to honor our deceased veterans. And if you didn't get to attend Karaoke on the 14th you missed a great night! Lots of singing, dancing and fun. You will have another chance on January 18. Mark your calendars: Jan. 13-Paint Nite; Jan. 19-Cruise Theme Dinner Dance; Feb. 2- Member Book Sale; Feb. 9- PLANT Nite; March 16- St. Patrick s Dinner Dance; March 24-WOTM Anniversary Luncheon; April 13- Easter Egg Hunt Something New: Mondays starting 1/14 from 1pm-3pm Adult Coloring. Coffee/ tea, cake, cookies. Call for info Remember to keep our Service Men and Women in your prayers. Fraternally Yours, Nancy Foth (Senior Regent) WOMEN OF THE MOOSE BOARD Nancy Foth...Senior Regent n.foth@yahoo.com Danielle O Connell.Junior Regent ms.doconnell@gmail.com Lois Marascia..Recorder Sue Amador.Secretary/treasurer sue.102@hotmail.com Laurie DiBartolomeo...Junior Grad. Regent lad21194@aol.com WOTM OFFICE