June, 2019 Milford Elks Lodge #1589 · 05-06-2019 · 9 Michael B. Aleman, Alexander Hall LM, Richard P. Lavery Jr. 10 Linda Evangelisti, Richard Parker 11 William Clark, William

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June, 2019

Milford Elks Lodge#1589

Milford, CT

(203) 874-1589

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Exalted Ruler Robert MuoioLeading Knight Susan BernorLoyal Knight David WilliamsLecturing Knight Open PositionSecretary David Field, PDD, PERTreasurer Joe Mager IIIEsquire John Pirozzoli, PERTiler Ronald FontaineChaplain Nancy Brennan, PERInner Guard Thomas Hessberger

TrusteesOne Year Trustee James Hessberger, PDD, PER-Two Year Trustee Danette ContarasThree Year Trustee Jeffrey Hall, PER, ChairmanFour Year Trustee Peter MurrayFive Year Trustee Lisa Mitchals

PER Association President Jeff Hall, PER

Youth Activities Committee Jennifer Musante Drug Awareness Committee Kathy O’Connor HartHouse Committee Chloe ZimmermanActivities Committee David WilliamsPublic Relations Committee TBD

Permittee Ed Sekelsky

Hall Rental Danette Contaras (203) 623-1991 or Anne Marie Field at (203) 314-1831 Or email at [email protected]

Sickness & Distress contact Susan Bernor (203) 913-8616 or e-mail [email protected]

Bulletin Editor Sarah Muoio e-mail [email protected] or call/text (203) 308-3147

Officers Birthdays - JuneWish another member Happy Birthday. Stop in the month of yourBirthday and start the day you choose to celebrate your birthday withus and both you and your significant other will receive acomplimentary drink of your choice.

1 Joseph Weber2 Robert Kuhar LM, Joseph M. Peters3 Joseph Izzo, Peter A. Schutt4 Ronald Flanders6 Leonard Martin, Michelle Zawadski7 David R. Newman8 James Piorkowski, Michael Sakowicz9 Michael B. Aleman, Alexander Hall LM, Richard P. Lavery Jr. 10 Linda Evangelisti, Richard Parker11 William Clark, William Curtiss LM, Brendan J. McDonough12 Keri Isaac 13 Brian N. Smith14 John R. Sember16 Daniel J. Barton, David DeLuke, Patricia A. Liptak17 Ashley Doherty, Louise Renzulli18 Bruce Kuryla LM19 Jeffrey Bernor, Daniel Delvecchio, James Deptula LM, Douglas Hallengren20 Daniel J. Contaras21 Marilyn Saccu 22 Bertrand Desbiens LM Paul M. Perrelli, James M. Wilhelm24 Colleen Denhup25 Richard J. Lareau, Lori Limauro26 Roberta Gogliettino27 Katie Rose Martino28 Eugene Speed LM, Barbara A. Weber29 Jeffrey K. Hall, Louis Imperato Jr. LM, Todd Jackson, Kathleen M. Smith30 Joshua B. Whelan LM Denotes Life Member


What’s Happening Exalted Ruler MessageMembers all,

Summer is in full swing! Our new slate of officers is already doing a great job and working hard to bring our Lodge more every month. Thanks to all the volunteers, committee members, and officers for working so hard! I would like to take a minute to thank everyone who sent cards, prayers, good thoughts, and support to my family this past month. It made all the difference as me and my son, Anthony, recovered from our surgeries. A special thanks to all the Officers who stepped up to fill in for me while I was out. They made sure my only focus would be recovery and caring for my son and that meant so much. There is nothing like being a part of an Elks family in the good times. But it’s during the tough times that I’m reminded how much I appreciate all of you. Again, from my entire family, thank you so much. At the end of June I’ll be heading to St. Louis for our National Convention with some of our other Lodge members. I’m looking forward to another year of learning and growing. It’s always exciting to bring back new ideas, lessons, and ways of impacting our community and our Lodge. I look forward to sharing all of that with you when I’m back. It’s an honor to be able to represent Milford at a National level. As always, please support our committees and the great events they have planned. Kevin Suech has worked hard to put together a great wine tour and tasting trip complete with a Lodge crawl. Support all his efforts by supporting this event. It looks like a it’ll be a lot of fun! I also encourage everyone to try to get to the Flag Day Ceremony at the flagpole on the green. It really is a nice ceremony. Finally, try to come out and celebrate with us at the Officer and Citizen of the Year Awards Ceremony. Danette Contaras and Michelle Steinlauf are this year’s recipients. Danette puts in countless hours supporting our Lodge. She serves as a Trustee and one of our Hall Rental coordintors. She’s always there to lend a helping hand when extra help is needed. Her commitment to this Lodge is honorable. Michelle is a great asset to our community. She’s involved in so many impactful groups and committees. Most notably, to me, she is an integral part of the Food 2 Kids campaign that feeds over 150 Milford students with little to no food resources on the weekend. Join me in celebrating these remarkable women on June 23rd. If you need to get in touch with me for anything, I can always be reached by email, phone, or text.

Fraternally Yours,Robert Muoio [email protected] Ruler (203) 308-3149

2018-2019 Officer and Citizen of the Year Awards Ceremony

Join us in celebrating and supporting our Officer of the Year, Danette Contaras, and our Citizen of the Year, Michelle Steinlauf, as our Exalted Ruler presents them

with their award certificates. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. The

presentation will take place in the Tap Room. These recipients have

volunteered countless hours to both our Lodge and our community. Let’s

celebrate them the way they deserve!

Sunday, June 23rd, 20194 PM

Flag Day Ceremony

Join us at the flagpole on the green for our annual Flag Day ceremony. This is another one of our honorable yearly events that shows the community how the Elks take pride in our country. Come out and support everyone involved.

Friday, June 14th, 20196:30 PM


What’s Happening Secretary’s Message

Taproom Hours

Monday-Wednesday 4PM to 10PM Thursday 4PM to 10 PM Friday 3PM to 1 AM Saturday NOON to 1 AM Sunday NOON to 10 PM

Please Note: Happy Hour is now M-Th 5PM-7PM &Fridays Open-7PM.

Elk of the MonthThe Elk of the Month is Lou Swanson. Even before he was a member, Lou put in a lot of hours working hard alongside Chloe to help our Lodge. He’s spent many Friday nights cooking in the kitchen, been a helping hand for many of our great House Committee activities over the past year, and jumped in to save our Lodge some money by serving as a volunteer bartender. Thanks for everything, Lou!

Tip of the AntlersTip of the Antlers to Jen Musante and Dave Williams for all the hard work, time, and fundraising surrounding Relay for Life. We are so proud of your outside efforts to bring awareness to the Milford Elks.

Thanks to Kathy Hart, Sue and Ray Bernor for planning and running the Cornhole Tournament. Great job!

Tip of the Antlers to all the Trustees for working so hard to align the repairs and lock-in the insurance coverage after our unfortunate leak.

Brothers & Sisters,

It’s been two months since the start of the new Lodge year and we still have 99 members who have not paid their dues. This represents 19% of our total membership. Our dues are vital to the successful operation of our Lodge programs. If you may have forgotten to remit your dues, please do so as soon as you can.

If you have any issues impacting your ability to pay the dues please contact me so we can work out a plan to keep you current. Dues can be paid in the tap room by cash, check, or credit card, or by PayPal to [email protected]. Balloting will be held at the second meeting in June with the following indivoiduals to be balloted on:

John C. Welch Jr, New member Debra Valletha New member Theresa Holder Transfer from Branford Lodge

Finally, please read your bulletin to find out about all the great activities planned for June. And, as always, feel free to contact me if you need any assistance.

Fraternally,

Dave FieldLodge Secretary


What’s Happening Did You Know?

Fireworks,

Bands, Food,

and Fun

Elks Bike Rodeo Peace & Love

Join us in the Milford Elks lot and Antler Park for our famous Peace & Love event! There will be fireworks, bands, food, and fun!

Get ready for a great evening with free music by multiple bands. Enjoy great food and drinks.

Admission is free-bring the family!

Saturday, June 8th, 201911 AM- 1 PM

Milford Elks Lodge

Have your child learn the basics of bike safety. Children should bring their bike and helmet. A parent or guardian must check the child in and stay for the duration of the event. Hot dogs will be available for purchase beginning at 11:30 AM.

We will be distributing:

• 20 FREE child safety helmets

• 20 FREE fire detec-tors

• 20 FREE carbon monoxide detectors

First-Come, First-Served for free distributions

Hot Dogs Available for Purchase

Saturday, June 29th, 20195 PM- 11 PM


What’s HappeningWhat’s Happening

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Karaoke Nights

Country Line Dancing

Saturday, June 1st, 2019Saturday, June 15th, 2019

8 PMGrab the mic or just come out and enjoy the entertainment of karaoke night twice a month!

SAVE THE DATE!Friday, July 5th, 2019- Line DancingSaturday, September 21st, 2019- PER Lobster Bake Fundraiser

Friday, June 7th, 20197PM-10PM

Meet us in the upstairs hall for a night of Country Line dancing! Bring your own snacks. A $5 donation is suggested. All money collected goes to charity. If you missed last month’s fun-filled evening, you won’t want to miss it again!

Gouveia Wine Tasting & Tour with Lodge CrawlSaturday, June 22nd, 2019

10:30 AM- 5:30 PM

$30 Per PersonMust Be 21 or Older

$35 if you sign up after June 15th

Price includes round trip transportation on a school bus to a free wine tasting with cheese and crackers at the Gouveia Vineyards followed by an Elks crawl to the Wallingford Elks then Branford Elks.

The bus will leave the Milford Lodge promptly at 10:30 AM. Lunch will be available for purchase on your own at the Wallingford Lodge after the wine tasting and tour.

Please note: There will be no BYOB on the bus

Antler Park is Open!

Ask the Steward on duty for the keys, unlock the gate, and enjoy the park. Please make sure you only bring plastic into the park, no glass. Enjoy Bocce or Horse-shoes or just relax!


Trustee’s Corner House Committee NotesThe Friday night Elks Diner was successful and I thank the members of the House Committee that worked the first weekend. The special item on the menu will change each week to add variety to the menu. The week of May 31st we will serve pizza, since many of the members will be at the conference.

If you are interested in helping with a Committee event but don’t want to be on the Committee that is ok also. I know many members don’t want to commit to joining a Committee, but still would like to help. If anyone has an idea for an event please feel free to contact me with suggestions.

Please excuse the mess in the taproom as repairs will be on going over the next month. We will continue having events while under construction, but may need to make adjustments. Any changes will be placed on the Facebook and on the white board in the taproom.

Joe Soto, House Committee Chairman

Friday Night food cost varies based on the meal. See below!

Friday Night Food - 6:30PM:

• June 7th- Guest Chef- Bambi Crepeau- Lobster Rolls- $10• June 14th- Elks Diner- Chef Salad- $7 • June 22nd- Elks Diner- Appetizer Special- $6• June 28th- Elks Diner- Salmon Sliders- $7

Saturday Sandwiches - Canceled until further notice

House Committee Events:• Saturday, June 1st- Karaoke-8PM• Saturday, June 15th- Karaoke-8PM

MEMBERS ALL,

Good news this week!! We were informed by our insurance adjuster that work will begin soon, week of May 29th.

The highlights are we will be getting a new monolithic floor in the upstairs kitchen (no tiles or grout lines) sealed and no more leaks to down stairs ceiling, new floor behind bar, complete new floor in lodge room, smoking room, treasurers/secretaries office, trustees office and new floor in both restrooms.

Work will begin with removal of walls in the small room behind the bar, electrical work in ceiling, relocation of breaker panel next to the bar, glass washer under the bar, code violation and need to be updated.

Workmen will start at 7:00AM and finish and clean up by 2:30PM so we can be open. There will be times that the tap room will be closed, notice will be given a week in advance. We have asked that all care be taken to cover bar while work is done.

Again, I would ask that all members by patient and co-operative during these improvements., the end results will be well worth it. Work in kitchen will begin July 8th to August 1st.

We are also moving ahead with Keno & Lottery, just waiting for training date and installation date.

Fraternally yours,

Jeff Hall, PERChairman of Trustees


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1Karaoke- 8PM

2 3 4 5 6 7 8Lodge Meeting- 7PM

Couple’s Night 6PM-9PM

Guest Chef Bambi Crepeau-6:30PMCountry Line Danc-ing-7PM-10PM

Elks Bike Rodeo-11AM-1PM

9 10 11 12 13 14 15Couple’s Night6PM-9PM

Elks Diner-Chef Salad-6:30PMFlag Day Ceremony-6:30 PM

Karaoke-8PM

16 17 18 19 20 21 22Lodge Meeting- 7PM

Couple’s Night6PM-9PM

Elks Diner-Appetizers-6:30PM

Gouveia Wine Tast-ing/Tour & Lodge Crawl- 10:30AM-5:30PM

23 24 25 26 27 28 29Awards Ceremony-4PM

Couple’s Night6PM-9PM

Elks Diner-Salmon Sliders-6:30PM

Peace & Love-5PM-11PM

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June, 2019 Milford Elks Lodge #1589 · 05-06-2019 · 9 Michael B. Aleman, Alexander Hall LM, Richard P. Lavery Jr. 10 Linda Evangelisti, Richard Parker 11 William Clark, William