The Moose Trumpet

Mankato Minnesota Men’s Lodge #1414 Loyal Order Of Moose
Date of Institution : July 9, 1930
Women of the Moose Chapter 606

Volume 74

May/June 2004

Issue 1 Issue 6

Home of the Blue Moose

You’ve Got an Opinion? Let Us Know What’s Up!
Moose Lodge Office: 345-4002; Fax: 345-4351
Moose Lodge E-mail Address: moose@hickorytech.net
KARAOKE Friday & Special Saturday Nights
May 1, Saturday—Swiss Steak
May 2, Sunday—Chicken Dinner WOTM Fund Raiser 11 AM to 1 PM
May 6, Thursday—Moose Legion Fundraiser—Spaghetti & Salad $5—all
you can eat! Kids 10 and under $2.50.
May 7, Friday— Fish Dinner
May 8, Saturday—BBQ Pork Ribs or Menu Selections
May 9, Mother’s Day —Meat Buffet 11AM—2 PM Reservations Encouraged
May 14, Friday—Fried Chicken Dinner
May 15, Saturday— Corky’s Pork Chop Dinner
May 21, Friday—Country Fried Steak
May 22, Saturday—Prime Rib
May 28, Friday—Walleye Dinner
May 29, Saturday—Steak Fry
June 3, Thursday—Taco’s and salad $5, Kids 10 and under $2.50
June 4, Friday—Fish Dinner
June 5, Saturday—Hamburger Steak
June 11, Friday—Liver and Onions
June 12, Saturday—BBQ Pork Ribs or Menu Selections
June 18, Friday—Shrimp Dinner
June 19, Saturday—Corky’s Pork Chop Dinner
June 25, Friday—Walleye Dinner
June 26, Saturday—Steak Fry
Burgers and Baskets Every Wednesday 5 PM—8 PM
Meals Served—5 to 9 PM Friday & Saturday Nights

Open House
Moose Family
Center
Sunday, May 2nd
2 PM to 4 PM
Public is Welcome
See all the improvements made to your Lodge.

Lodge #1414 Moose of the Year
Lyle Roberts
The Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #1414 named Lyle Roberts as the recipient of the 2004 Moose of the Year Award for his outstanding volunteer work helping to remodel the interior of the Moose Family Center.
Chapter 606 Co-worker of the Year Cheryl Rader
The Women of the Moose Chapter #606 has honored Cheryl Rader as the WOTM Co-worker of the Year for her never faltering willingness to contribute and volunteer.
Congratulations Lyle and Cheryl.

Elections Produce Results—Men and Women Participant Together for 1st Time
Three different boards now have new leadership thanks to annual elections held recently. It became formal on Sunday, April 25th, as the new officers for both WOTM Chapter #606 and LOOM Lodge #1414 were formally installed in a wonderful ceremony. Unique since the Lodge was created in 1930 and the Women of the Moose Chapter was organized in 1954, the Lodge Governor and Chapter Senior Regent are husband and wife during the same year. Phil Sommers and Lori Sexe Sommers are clearly a matched set and have promised never to discuss Moose business in the privacy of their home. (See all the new officers listed on page four of the Trumpet.)
The newly formed seven member Joint Management Board is now complete with an election held April 14th for three at-large seats. The JMB was created to take over the functions of LOOM’s House Committee and is one of two dozen within the 2,000 Moose Lodges world-wide. With 12 candidates in the race and 87 ballots determined valid by the tellers, Scott James was the top vote getter, Marie Nichols was the number 2, and Roger Hannum was third. The LOOM Board of Officers then appointed David Cowan and Dennis Just as their JMB delegates, while the WOTM Chapter #606 designated Barb Hasher and Rose Ann Sheldrup. Good luck Joint Management Board members—all finger pointing will now be headed your way.

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Governor Phil Sommers
Greetings to All:
When you receive this Trumpet I will have one year under my belt as Lodge Governor. I would like to begin by saying thank you to everyone for your support. The Lodge is growing stronger every month with new members. Go out and sign someone up—it’s really quite easy.
Roger Hannum, Activity Committee Chairman, hit another grand slam home run! March13th was the Family Feud and the Lodge was packed, fun being had by all. March 14th you had the smelt feed by Roger and his gut cleaning crew—a special thank you for Sally’s great deviled eggs; the Bloody Marys also helped. On St. Patrick’s Day Geno and Pauline served Mulligan Stew and Irish corn beef. What a meal. March 28th was Corky’s Bullhead Feed with his gut cleaning crew, more deviled eggs and Bloody Marys. Everyone commented those were the best bull- heads they’ve eaten. End of March Moose Bowling Championship at Victory Village was a success thanks to Scott and Wendy James. John McCarthy was Bowler of the Night with a low score of 48. April activities were also great with the “adult” bean bag tournament April 18th.
The Moose Mystery Theatre Dinner and Show “Lethal Luau” had over 50 people guessing. At the Saturday, April 25, event only one table figured out that it was Joey Breakers (a.k.a. “Hey dudes” Tom Norris) who did the dirty deed and poisoned poor womanizer Chase Diamond (a.k.a. Don Delbarre), and on this 33rd birthday no less. More theatre dinners with local talent and good food seem to be what’s wanted.
Folks, you’re missing out on a lot of fun if you don’t take in some of these events.
I would like to thank everyone for coming out to vote for this last LOOM Board of Officers election. It was also the election of three “at-large” members of the new Joint Management Board. Having both men and women members of the Moose deal with Social Quarters issues is brand new. This is a big step in the future of the Moose Family Center.
Personally express your thanks to Corky and Marie Nichols for all the time they spent in cooking pork chop dinners, prime rib, bullheads, and the Hawaiian feed.
May 15th and16th there will be a Moose Rummage Sale to help clean out our storage room.
In closing, I am proud to be Governor and have the opportunity to continue to work with all the great people we have in this lodge.

New Member Costs
Anybody who signs up a new LOOM member earns $10 in Moose Bucks. Men of the Moose (LOOM) New Member Costs: $30 annual dues; $20 Initiation Fee. $10 in “Moose Bucks” provided as dividend to the sponsor of each new member.
College Age
Legal age college students: $20 initiation fee and $15 dues the 1st year. Each gets the $10 Moose Bucks rebate.
Women of the Moose
Women of the Moose Chapter 606 new member costs: $20 annual dues; $10 initiation fee.
I Am a New Member
I see you at the Lodge
But you never say “Hello,”
You’re busy all the time you’re there
With those you already know.
I sit amongst the people
Yet I am a lonesome Member,
The “New Members” are as strange
As I,
And the “Older Timers” pass me by.
But darn it, you asked me in,
And you talked of Friendship
You could just step across the room,
Buy you never make the trip.
Why can’t you nod and say “Hello”
Or stop and shake my hand,
Then go and sit among your Friends?
Now that I could understand.
I’ll be around at the Lodge,
Perhaps a nice evening to spend,
Do you think you could introduce
Yourself?
I want to be your Friend.
Author unknown

Moose Legion—The Degree of Service—Jim Anton
We had nice participation at our annual champagne dinner and election meeting on April 8th. 20 Legionnaires and ladies enjoyed the champagne, dinner and fun. 10 Legionnaires attended the meeting. Thanks to all who volunteered their time to make the night a success! At our meeting Louis Allen was re-elected chairman and Jerry Good was re-elected vice chairman. Congrats to Dave Frye for joining our Moose Legion. Please remember our fundraisers for May and June. May 18th and June 15th with our Legion meetings at 7:30 PM on these nights. Thanks to the women for supplying the delicious cakes. raisers.
Our Legion is the Lodge’s “Service and Fun Degree”. [Of the four degrees available to members of our Moose Fraternity, the “Moose Legion” is No.2 and the first step to qualifying for the Fellowship Degree of Honor and Pilgrim Degree of Merit. Any Moose member in good standing is eligible for membership.]

Members and Guests Welcome
You are encouraged to frequent the Lodge and bring guests and new member prospects.

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Lori’s Line—Lori Sexe Sommers, Chapter 606 Senior Regent
Here we are into May already and summer is around the corner. The last WOTM chicken dinner is on Sunday, May 2, and is still only $6 per person. If you haven’t been to one, I suggest you make an effort to be there as the next one won’t be until this fall. We’re all great cooks and we’ve got Louie Allen to do the dishes. Fund raisers allowed us on April 25 to donate $1,000 for furniture upgrades—not bad!
As the new Senior Regent, I would like to thank Ivy and her board members for helping the Chapter to attain its goals and making their year. It is a very gratifying experience to see this level of success and know that’s what team effort is about.
With the new year starting there are many fresh faces who I want to welcome and take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for being willing to volunteer. This coming year will be a learning experience for me as well as the new members, as we strive to build our chapter into what we know it can be. If you are new to our chapter, I invite you to attend our meetings. It is not a requirement, but you can learn more about what the Women of the Moose are all about, what we do, and how your individual presence can make a world of difference. We meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 7 PM.
Though summer is a very busy time for every member of our chapter, participation in Moose Lodge activities is an important way to sustain our membership. When you come to the Lodge check the board for upcoming events.

Administrator’s Thoughts—
Lee Overmoen
If you haven’t been to the Lodge recently you have missed out on some fun events. The Activities Committee has been busy trying to come up with interesting ideas to bring in more members and I think it’s working. Great job.
Now come the summer months and things start to slow down. In past years we’ve closed on Sundays in June, July and August. This year there appears to be some interest in a summer dart league on Sundays. Depending on the numbers, it might be worth it to open from 3 PM to 7 PM. Cal me at a later date to find out what was decided. Please patronize the Lodge during the slower summer months.
Congratulations to the newly elected officers for LOOM, WOTM and the Joint Management Board (JMB). Please support these leaders and bring any ideas and issues to a meeting.
We are having a spring cleanup and rummage sale in May. We drastically need to clean up our storage space and are looking for volunteers and vehicles to help us out. Call me for details.
Dates to Remember
May 1—Kids Beanbag Tournament beginning at 11 AM. Snack provided. Signup at the bar.
May 2 - WOTM Chicken Dinner—last one till Fall. The Moose Family Center’s Open House follows from 2 PM to 4 PM.
May 7 & 8—Clean out the storage room.
May 9—Mother’s Day Lunch Buffet 11 AM—2 PM. Reservations encouraged.
May 15 & 16—Rummage sale in the Mall Corridor next to the Lodge. Bring worthy items, please. All proceeds to be given to the Lodge.
May 22—Clean up Day and Bowling party at Victory Bowl 8 PM.
As usual I close by thanking all who volunteered their time and talent here at the Lodge.
Moose Apparel for Sale
Caps, polo shirts, sweatshirts, etc. Stop in for various sizes, styles and colors.

Men Make a Quota or Two
LOOM Lodge #1414 have done it again. The Men’s Lodge not only made its first quota of 48 new members, but it also made a second quota of 15 signed members for the year May 1, 2003 through April 30, 2004. That's a grand total of 63 sponsored members. Member sponsors are to be congratulated for bring in more members.
“My early alert information says our new quota for May 2004 through April 30, 2005 will be to sponsor 45 members into Mankato Lodge #1414,” said Louis Allen, LOOM Membership Committee Chairman. “There will be some great campaigns to encourage sponsoring members. I'm told that we will start the year with some very exciting membership campaigns.” “Please watch the Membership Bulletin Board for them. In the meantime, keep signing those members. “ said Allen.

Parents of High School Juniors Time is running short for students to sign up for Mooseheart Scholarships. The Loyal Order of Moose makes it possible for student of the graduating class of 2005 to enter into a drawing for a $1,000 R. Robert Dale Scholarship to continue their education. Entries must be sent by July 15, 2004, to be eligible for the drawings. Pick up your application from our Lodge Administrator. Mom, Dad or legal Guardian must be a Moose member and the student must have a grade point average of at least 2.5. Drawings will be held at the Moose Association State Convention in September and winners will be notified by November 26, 2004. The Minnesota Moose Association will also draw two names from these applications for two $500 scholarships.

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And Let There Be Lights
In time for the Moose Family Center’s May 2nd Open House, more wall display lights have magically appeared thanks to the combined efforts of the Lodge’s neighbor Lights On Lighting & Accessories, BC Electric, and David Cowan. The lights highlight wall hangings and Moose prints.

Score Card: Moose Community Service Award—“Superior” thru 1/31/04. Moose Activities Award—”Good” thru 1/31/04.
Moose International to Mankato #1414.

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Mankato, MN 56001

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Moose Lodge #1414
Loyal Order of the Moose
LOOM Board Of Officers
Governor Phil Sommers
Jr Governor Tom Norris
Prelate Gary Petersen
Jr Past Governor David Frye
Treasurer David Cowan
Trustees Corky Nichols
Scott James
Dennis Just
Administrator Lee Overmoen
Sergeant-at-Arms John McCarthy
Board meets at 7 PM on the second and forth Wednesdays of every month. General Membership meetings follow at 8:15 PM. where Board decisions are reviewed, approved, modified or rejected.

Women Of The Moose
Chapter #606
WOTM Board Of Officers
Senior Regent Lori Sexe Sommers
Junior Graduate Regent Ivy Hasher Seaman
Junior Regent Gail Norris
Recorder Carolyn Allen Chaplain Sue Nusser
Secretary/Treasurer Georgia McCabe
Chapter membership meets at 7 PM on the first and third Wednesdays of every month. The Board meets
the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 6:30 PM.
P.O. Box 4254, Mankato, MN 56002-4254