The Musket. Message From The Exalted Ruler. Lexington Elks #2204. Eric Huoppi. Lodge Hours UPCOMING MEETINGS. Officers

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1 The Musket Hi Everyone, Lexington Elks #2204 Message From The Exalted Ruler May was a great month, thank you to all who came out a supported the Sandy Osgood Scholarship night. The night was a great success thanks B.E.E.R. catering and those in attendance, we had a lot of fun! We have recently started updating the Bride s room for the function hall, thank you to Lynne Crimmins and Lynn Ouellette for their hard work. I want to thank Chris Cavanaugh for his bartending services over these last few years and wish him luck in his next endeavor. With that said, I would like to welcome our new Bartender Steve, who you will all be seeing later this month. The summer is coming and we are working on a few new activities. Please feel free to make suggestions on what you would like to see happen. Fraternally, Eric Huoppi UPCOMING MEETINGS Lodge Meetings: Wednesday June 7 th - 7:30pm Wednesday June 21 st - 7:30pm Board of Directors: Following 1st Regular Lodge Meeting House Committee: Last Friday of the Month Hall Rentals Call the Lodge at (781) Monday Friday from 9-6pm Lodge Hours Monday- Saturday Noon- Midnight Sunday 1pm to 11pm Officers Exalted Ruler Eric Huoppi Esteemed Leading Knight Vacant Esteemed Loyal Knight D Craig Turlick, PER Esteemed Lecturing Knight Reggie Osgood, PER Secretary Alysia Osgood Treasurer Austin Smith Tiler Vacant Inner Guard Vacant Chaplain Betsy Reynolds, PER Esquire Chris Cavanaugh, PDD Trustees 5yr- Open 4yr- George Thompson 3yr- Mark Powers 2yr- Rich Gaudet 1yr- Roger Doherty, PDD House Committee Joseph Lahiff, Chm, PER Mark Powers Omar Rivera Keith Messenger, PER Ron Gowdy District Deputy Paul McLellan Officer Of The Year Roger Doherty, PDD Elk of The Year Frank Fitzgerald, PER If you would like to have an event or information post added to the Musket, please Noellegilligan@yahoo.com with flyer and/or details by the 12th of every month to ensure it makes the next Newsletter.

2 Upcoming Events June 3 RD Hawaiian Night! Join us as for our Luau! Margaritas, Daiquiris and more! Serving up Hawaiian Treats! Kalua Pork, Pot Stickers, Hawaiian Rice and more. *Best Dressed Contest!* We want to see those shirts you try to hide in your closets! June 30 th June 16 th Fundraiser Help one of our Elks Families fight cancer Cocktails 6:00-7:30pm ~ Buffet at 7:30 DJ and Dancing to follow Silent Raffle ~ Chinese Raffle ~ 50/50 Raffle Tickets $10.00 available at the door Raffles: Tattoo Gift Certificate Donated by 623 Tattoo Budweiser Pool Table Light Donated by Chris Cavanaugh Large Budweiser Framed Mirror Donated by Lexington Elks Restaurant Gift Cards and many more! See Lisa Edwards for additional information. Margarita Mondays! Come down on Mondays and enjoy a Margarita for $3.00! Strawberry, Watermelon & Mango Saturdays 1:00 6:00pm Food Provided by The House Committee (Excluding June 3 rd ) Friday Night Pool! Join us each Friday night for Pool! Come play for bragging rights! Try to beat the ER! Bring friends or family. First break is at 7:00pm. We will be playing this month on the 9 th & 23 rd Saturday Night Fine tune your board skills this summer by joining us on Saturday nights for mini shuffleboard tournaments. Teams to be chosen at 7:00pm each night. We will be playing this month on the 10 th, 17 th, and 24 th

3 Thursday Night Meals! Join us on Thursdays for a home-cooked meal. Dinner to be served around 6 pm. Feel Free to pick up a night of cooking! On the menu this month is: Chicken Broccoli Ziti, Loaded Steak & Cheese Casserole, Chicken Pot Pie, Pork BBQ Sliders, & Baked Taco Lasagna Donations are appreciated and will go towards the next week s meal. See Noelle for more Information *Update* Elks Trip! Join us as we Lodge hop. We were unable to get enough people to sign up for the Bus trip. We are looking for a few people interested in Carpooling from 6-10 on a Saturday Night. This is a great way to check out our fellow lodges and meet new people. Please let Alysia know if there is a night that works best for you and we can plan a night. Check out the new Smoke Eater! A big thank you to Woody Burri for bringing it in this is the same unit used the day of the Superbowl and was fantastic in keeping the smoke levels down. We are accepting donations to help pay for the unit! Please see Hector for Donation Bucket. Dues 2017 Dues have changed: $80.00 for Regular Members $32.00 for Life Members Dues for are now overdue, we currently have many delinquent members if you know anyone who hasn t paid please urge them to do so! Dues for this year are $80.00 for Regular Members and $32.00 for Life Members. Life Membership If you are 65 years old and have been an Elk for a full 30 years please or send me a letter to request your life membership for the Elk year. Submission of Musket Submissions for the next Musket are due by the 12 th of the month, for inclusion in the next publication. Please use the mailbox in the members lounge or contact me directly by at alysiaelk@gmail.com Update Contact Info Please be sure to notify Alysia of any changes in phone number, address or address. Support Our Vets: Help support our monthly Veterans Visits to the Bedford VA Hospital. Our Visits are made possible by the water jugs around the bar, generous donations from several of our members, and grant money from our ENF donations. We would like to continue this tradition to show appreciation for our veterans. If you would like to contribute or can spare a couple of hours one Saturday a month please see Bob Tracey or call (781) for details. Visits generally take place the 3rd Saturday of each month. Help is always welcome!

4 B.P.O Elks Lexington Lodge #2204 PO Box 176 Lexington, MA Phone (781) The Musket Past Exalted Rulers Joseph W. Donahue David F. Packard *John A. Fiorentino *Gerald W. Bonnell *James J. O Connell, PDD *Leonard W. Hopkins *William Petrino *Mansfield Patterson John J. Gerrity *Henry Graham Carl Drevitson Louis Bentley, Jr. *Lawrence Crocco *Peter S. Milinazzo William J. Chemelli, PDD, PSP Daniel Davis, Jr. Gordon Osgood, Sr, PDD *Henry Marsh *Richard E. Manley R. Dave Olson *Joseph Brennan Jeremiah J. Sullivan, Jr Frank Silipigni *Robert Brothwell *William Sovie Richard Samaria Lloyd Faulkingham Joseph Mazzola Daniel J. Ricci Stephen M. Gelinas Raymond F. Gelinas, Jr. Peter H. Garvey, PDD Gary LaBonte Joseph Ferro Robert P. Basile Keith Messenger John Tehan *Carl Reynolds John Penney Edward J. Power Paul Remeika *Sandra Osgood Charles Foote Joseph Lahiff Paul Campbell Betsy Reynolds Walter Johnson *Chris Johnson Roger J. Doherty, PDD D. Craig Turlick Chris Cavanaugh, PDD *Frank Hogan Lisa Edwards Keith Messenger TJ Murphy *Deceased

5 June 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Banquet Hawaiian Night Lodge Meeting Board of Directors Meeting Pool Night State Convention State Convention State Convention Fundraiser Night to Fight Cancer Lodge Meeting Pool Night HC Meeting Trivia Night

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