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Watervliet Lodge No. 1500
A Fraternal Organization
The Voice of 1500
MARCH 2021
A Message from the Exalted Ruler
CALANDER OF EVENTS
March 2021 Thank You All Very Much for This Rewarding 2020-2021 Elk
Year -- You Did It!!!
1 - Lodge meeting 7 PM
3 - Bingo 6:30 PM It’s hard to believe that this is my final letter to you. Just as when I
4 - Darts 7 PM was your ER in 2018-2019, this Lodge Year from April 1, 2020
Queen of Hearts 7:45 PM through March 31, 2021 has passed by extremely fast. Many thanks
8 - PER Meeting 7 PM to all of you, including Ellen and all my family, and all Lodge offic-
Ladies Aux meeting 7 pm ers, for all your support. But it doesn’t seem right that it’s been a full
10 - Bingo 6:30 PM year!
11 - Darts 7 PM
Queen of Hearts 7:45 PM Where did the time go? It seems like it was just a few weeks ago
15 - Lodge meeting 7 PM that we were newly-elected officers planning the agenda and menu
17 - Bingo 6:30 PM for our upcoming installation ceremony. We humbly looked forward to overseeing our numer-
18 - Darts 7 PM ous traditional Lodge events and activities. For part of the year, our Lodge would have the
Queen of Hearts 7:45 PM unique honor of having our own PERs Colleen Quackenbush and Patty Gardner serve togeth-
24 - Bingo 6:30 PM er as District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler and State Vice President, respectively. This would be
25 - Darts 7 PM especially noteworthy since June 4, 2020 would mark the start of the 20 th year of women as Elk
Queen of Hearts 7:45 PM members in our Lodge.
31 - Bingo 7 PM
In short, it looked to be a tremendously busy and rewarding year!
April 2021 COVID-19. Yet, before we could even be installed as new officers, our Lodge closed after our
March 16th Lodge meeting. The coronavirus pandemic, or COVID-19, had invaded our country
1 - Darts 7 PM and all Lodge plans were cancelled!
Queen of Hearts 7:45 PM
When we reopened 2 months later, I prayed constantly: This year, please let us survive, so
2 - Good Friday
that in future years we can thrive. Who could have predicted that we would wear face masks,
4 - Happy Easter! distance ourselves, and constantly sanitize our hands and all Lodge surfaces for the entire 2020-
5 - Lodge meeting 7 pm 21 Elk year and beyond? But…
7 - Bingo 6:30 pm
8 - Darts 7 PM You Did It! You remained steadfast in your solemn and binding obligation as Elks! In so
doing, you made us stronger! Thank you so much for:
Queen of Hearts 7:45 PM
12 - PER Meeting 7 PM • Staunchly following Lodge health and safety guidelines,
Ladies Aux meeting 7 pm
• Paying your own dues and graciously helping our delinquent members;
14 - Bingo 6:30 PM
15 - Darts 7 PM • Sponsoring new members and constantly seeking other interested persons;
Queen of Hearts 7:45 PM • Upholding our Elks pledges to remember our members who have passed, veterans, and all
19 - Lodge meeting 7 pm those in need;
21 - Bingo 6:30 pm
• Volunteering as officers, trustees, PER mentors and coaches, and committee chairs
22- Darts 7 PM and members to conduct and join in all Elk fundraisers and activities.
Queen of Hearts 7:45 PM
As COVID forced cancellation of event after event, I was grateful that I was the ER rather than
28 - Bingo 6:30 pm
someone who has not yet experienced the spectacle and pageantry of Elkdom. I have many fond
29 - Darts 7 PM
Queen of Hearts 7:45 PM memories of representing you in 2018-2019 at galas and festivities in San Antonio, Buffalo, and
elsewhere.
Thank You, All! However, after witnessing your strength and resilience during this 2020-2021
COVID year of chaos and uncertainty, I can only thank you again for all that you did and all you
continue to do. It has been a true honor and privilege to serve as your ER in what may have been
our most challenging year.
I look forward to joining you in helping incoming ER Joe Benoit and all the officers as we continue
to make our Lodge the best it can be.
You did it! We did survive and we will again thrive! May God bless you all!
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Delinquent Members as of 02/15/2021
ELK NUMBER NAME YEARS
005932 Bosselman, Karin 11
005673 Carroll, III, Joseph T 20
006193 Carter, Peter 2
005839 Defruscio, Marc A 16
004694 Dorr, Fritz G 33
006215 Falsen, Shane 1
004931 Henault, Darrick L 30
006157 Hirt, Matthew 3
005958 Howard, Lynda 11
004225 Kellogg, Timothy R 38
005934 Mc Grouty, Patrick 11
006021 Middleton, Mark A 7
004664 Ognan, Richard C 34
006099 Salway, Brenda 6
005471 Schaefer, David A 43
006154 Smith, Todd 3
006160 Weiss, Rebecca 3
006209 Wintle, Kyle 2
006183 Woodworth, Brian 3
ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS!!!!
The above members are delinquent in paying their 2020-2021 dues. Each has their
own reason. Each will be dropped from our membership roles after the meeting to be
held on March 21, 2021 and will no longer be members of the Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks. The lodge has sent reminders and have tried multiple ways of
contacting them. Sometimes our records may no longer be accurate, and they may
have not received any of our reminders. Now, we are hoping you can help. If you
know any of the members listed above, please ask them to contact the lodge. If there
is a problem that needs to be corrected, then we can work together. Just have them
contact us at 518-273-8016 and leave a message with their phone number or they can
email the lodge at elks1500@nycap.rr.com .
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ATTENTION MEMBERS!
Have you ever considered being an Officer of the Lodge?
Watervliet Lodge is in need of new Officers to help lead us through Next year and the years to come. We need
new Officers with fresh ideas. New Officers that are ready to take over the rains of authority and lead this
Lodge into the future with new and fresh ideas. We have been depending on the past Exalted Rulers for far
too long to keep this Lodge moving forward in the same old, same old way.
We need new Officers, fresh ideas, and now is the time to do it. Step up and become an officer with me. I will
be Exalted Ruler next year. I was Exalted Ruler 31 years ago. I will be there to help you. The Past Exalted Rulers
are suppose to be an advisory organization, we are not meant to run the Lodge. This is your Lodge, step up and
help it to be the best lodge that it can be. Contact me with any questions you may have. I can be reached by e-
mail at benoitjo4457@yahoo.com or by text at (518) 577-2268.
Joseph Benoit, PDDGER, Est Leading Knight
Looking for help and ideas!
With the onset of COVID 19, our Lodge has been unable to hold fund raising events. We are looking for people
who may be able to do a fundraiser-with help from the Past ER’s and other members.
Ideas include:
• A takeout breakfast- breakfast sandwich or pancakes and eggs etc.
• A takeout dinner -meatloaf, spaghetti, etc.
• Raffles
Anything else you can think of. We need people to chair the event and cook or ask someone who can cook for
a large number.
These monies will help us to maintain our Lodge and continue to remain open and solvent.
Please consider contacting our ER or past exalted rulers or myself with ideas.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Colleen Quackenbush PDD
TO OUR ABSENT MEMBER
JANE WEITZEL
INITIATED 06/04/2012 DIED 01/27/2021
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BOWLING TOURNAMENTS
SATURDAY
03/06/21 QUEEN’S TOURNAMENT @ 1 PM
SATURDAY
03/20/21 NO TAP SCOTCH DOUBLES @ 6:30 PM
SIGN UP SHEETS @ THE BAR
ENTRY FEE $19.00
SCOTCH DOUBLES FEE $30.00/COUPLE
01/23/21 B.O.Y. Tournament
1st Place – Larry Alix 657
2nd Place – Mike Krage 623
3rd Place – Ed Quackenbush 615
Last Place – Don Winterbourne/Jimmy Lee 538
Thank you to our scorekeepers Susan Denue, Melissa Coughlin & Michele Deuel
Bowling Scores—January
Thursday Ladies League
Michele Deuel 527/210
Peg Ryan 487/189
Laura Pfeiffer 468/168
Friday Mixed League
Anthony Alix 644/250
Phil Williams 634/233
Larry Alix 568/218
Page 6 The Voice of 1500 We would like to thank everyone who purchased a 10 dollar ticket for the lottery tree. We raised over 3500 dollars, of which Watervliet Lodge contributed 1530 dollars! Jan Winslow was the winner-Tim Gardner’s sister sold the winning ticket. You truly are the best people in the State Capital District! Colleen Quackenbush PDD Parry Gardner SVP Charity Ball Representatives, Watervliet 1500
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ER Bob and ENF Chairperson Becky
dropped off a check from the 2021
Spotlight Grant for $2,000 to the Veterans
Miracle Center.
Presenting Ed Baniak with a thank you card for the Welcome to our two new members Anthony Halpin and John
dictionaries from Menands Elementary School Quackenbush
Bingo has returned and is played
every Wednesday. It is a primary Lodge Shirts Lodge shirts (golf shirt style) will be
source of income and it helps us available for $25.00 (Note if your size is 2x and
fund requests for donations from above, add a dollar for each X-for example a 2x is
our community. $26.00, a 3x is $27.00 and so on). This includes
We are looking for volunteers. Please consider helping us. the Elks logo, you name and tax. Sign up in the
Contact Colleen Quackenbush at 518-956-3998 or email Lounge. Monies must accompany your order
her at nursecq@hotmail.com.
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(518)273-8016
Or Current Resident
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14 - Happy Valentine's Day!
15 - Lodge meeting 7 PM16 - Happy 153rd Birthday, Elks!
B.P.O.E. began Feb. 16, 1868
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Queen of Hearts 7:45 PM
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