Enid Moose News. March Ben. From the desk of the Administrator. Social Quarters Dress Code. Enid, Oklahoma, Loyal Order of the Moose #1740

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1 Enid Moose News Enid, Oklahoma, Loyal Order of the Moose #1740 March 2018 From the desk of the Administrator Thanks to everyone for the outstanding support we received last month. Things are really going great right now and we truly appreciate your help. We are going to continue having more great events here at your Lodge. Our biggest event last month was the Elvis Valentines dinner/dance. I have never seen the ballroom so full since I have been here. We took in over $ that night, which is great. After the cost of goods, we made around $ for the Lodge. We also signed 6 new LOOM and 2 WOTM members. March is going to be another good month. Every Monday in March, Dick and Rhonda Craig will be giving Dance Lessons in the Ballroom. There will be four weeks of lessons. They are free for members. For nonmembers, they will cost $ If the individual wants to join our Fraternity, Dick and Rhonda will donate that money to cover the cost of enrolling. So, they not only get the dance lessons, but they can also become a member of the Moose. The lessons will be from 7-8 p.m. Then from 8-10 p.m., there will be a CD Dance so you can practice what you re learning. There will be people available during the dance to help you as needed. If you are interested in the Lessons, please call Rhonda Craig at to reserve your spot. Our next Steak night and Dance will be March 3rd. The band will be Bobby Bennett and the Borrowed Outlaws. They play Country & Western as well as 60 s music. Admission to the dance will be $10.00 per person. If you plan to join us for Steak Night, please RSVP to the Lodge as soon as possible. March 9th, Buck Goucher will be playing in the Social Quarters following the Moose Legion Gathering. March 31st will be our annual Easter egg hunt, so be sure and mark your calendar for that and bring the Kids and Grandkids out to find what the Easter bunny has left. Sorry, for the short letter this month. I m sure some of you are glad it s short, but February was a short month and I ran out of time. REMEMBER TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR SOMEONE EACH DAY. Ben Social Quarters Dress Code No clothing with obscene, profane, or offensive language or art. Men: No tank tops, sleeveless or muscle shirts, cut off shorts or shirts, boxer (worn as outside clothing) or lounge (pajama) pants. Women: No tube tops, halter tops, crop tops, sports bra (worn as outside clothing) cut off shorts, boxer (worn as outside clothing) or lounge (pajama) pants. Note: If any article of clothing not specifically mentioned above is deemed inappropriate by the House Committee, you may be asked to cover it and/or asked not to wear it again. SOCIAL QUARTERS HOURS Monday-Thursday ~ 4:00-11:00 p.m. Friday ~ 4:00-1:00 a.m. Saturday ~ 4:00-1:00 a.m. LODGE MEETINGS 1st Tues. - Officers Meeting ~ 6:30 Lodge Meeting ~ 7:00 House Committee Meeting ~ 8:00 3rd Tues. - Joint Meeting ~ 6:00 Officers Meeting ~ 6:30 Lodge Meeting ~ 7:00 Officers Meeting ~ 8:00

2 Why Do We Have So Many Rules? By MIKE RIOS / Director, Membership We often hear the question - Why are there so many rules? - and understand the frustration. It used to be different. We just did what we thought was best and learned from our mistakes. Rules are usually formulated when someone makes a mistake. If you look at many personnel manuals, most rules are as a result of an incident that caused issues so we put rules in place to protect others from suffering the same pitfalls. For example, did you know that our fraternal units are corporations and as such are required to have meetings? Did you know that we are required to pay sales tax? Many of our rules come directly from the IRS in order to protect our tax-exempt status and are a direct result of our Mission Statement. The question is often asked, why other fraternities don t have the same rules. The answer to that is that all companies don t have the same rule and their structures are different. Think about it: What other fraternal organization do you know of that takes care of over 200 children on an ongoing basis, and serves its members like we do at Moosehaven? We have an obligation to protect our interest and are required to abide by certain rules and regulations in order to maintain our status. When I grew up, we would ride in the car, lay on the back dash, jump around and do whatever we liked. Our seat belt was our parents arm and it didn t always work. Once our highways became more dangerous, safety regulations were put into place to protect us. Now, we have child seats and seat belts. Those are the rules. So the next time you become frustrated about the rules, think about what they protect; our most precious assets - the children at Mooseheart and our seniors at Moosehaven who depend on us every day. Enid Sooner Moose Legion 147 Committee I miss one meeting of our Moose Legion Committee got all sorts of stuff done. We had the Sooner Moose Legion 147 President Dewey Jantz in attendance. President Dewey spoke to us about how well we ran our gatherings and reminded the Sooner Moose Legion meets in Tulsa April 20th, 21st and 22nd. International Moose Legion President Mike Hauf will be in attendance. Dewey also mentioned the Sooner Moose Legion will host the International Moose Legion Conference in Oklahoma City in November 2018 and invited all Moose Legion members to attend and volunteer to help out Sooner Moose Legion with the activities planned for the convention. Our Moose of the Month is Brother Chris Kirkley. Chris has really stepped up his efforts in our Lodge. He has been helping with food preparation in the kitchen. He has donated his time at all our special events. Has signed up numerous new Lodge members and Moose Legion members. Chris is responsible for some of the young new faces we see at our Lodge. It is young folks like Chris that will be the next generation of folks that will keep our Lodge going and growing. It takes a lot of new faces young and old to pay the bills in this big Ole Building. Thank you Chris for stepping up and helping our Lodge grow and be successful. Speaking of a good Moose Legion member we have not seen in a while. Todd Garber s name was drawn for the split pot drawing and guess what he missed the meeting and missed out on the money. Ah! So sad Todd, with that big of a windfall you could have bought us a round in the Social Quarters and had money left over to take your lovely wife to dinner. Better Luck next time. Miss you guys get out and see us the next time you all are in town. We are going to gather again March 09 eat at 6:00 p.m. and a short gathering at 7:00 p.m. Don t know what s for supper yet but you can bet it will be good. Our Committee has also agreed to pay for live entertainment on Gathering nights for the next two months. So plan on coming out eating, gathering and enjoying some entertainment from some of our local talent. Man I love teasing you all don t know what we are eating or what kind of entertainment we are going to have. You are just going to have to come out and see. We do not charge a cover charge for entertainment in the Social Quarters and all members welcome. The meal if you choose to eat is $6.00. Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. ERICH FROMM Sooner Moose Legion Assistant Secretary Utah Cook

3 Women of the Moose Hope everyone had a Happy New Year and Valentine s Day. On February 10th we had steak night and Elvis was in the house. The ballroom was packed. It was a fun night of food, fellowship, music and dancing. March 3rd is Steak Night $18 per person and a Dance in the Ballroom $10 per person. Starting in March every Monday 7pm Rhonda and Dick Craig are giving dance lessons in the Ballroom. Free for members and $55 for non-members but then they will put that money towards a membership. Then every Monday 8pm to 10pm you can practice your moves you ve learned. The LOOM and the WOTM have lots of entertainment planned for the next few months. March 9th is Moose Legion meal in the Social Quarters and Buck Goucher playing from 8pm to 11pm. March 16th thru 18th is the OKSMA Mid-Year conference in Midwest City, sign up forms are in the Social Quarters. On March 23rd, Tammy Mitch is hosting a Wine & Design Paint Party all are welcome, sign up in the Social Quarters or call myself or Linda Franklin for information. We will have Live Music and Dances on the weekends as much as possible. The last Saturday of the Month a meal will be served in the Restaurant, sign up in Social Quarters or call the Lodge. We are still having our Monday Night meals hosted by the WOTM. If you would like to volunteer to cook and serve a meal, contact myself or Linda Franklin. If you would like to volunteer to help serve for Thursday night meals or Steak Nights, contact myself or Linda Franklin. Your help is always appreciated. March 31st is the Annual Easter Egg 1pm, bring the kids. On April 14th Steak Night in the Restaurant sign up in Social Quarters and Glam R US will be playing in the Ballroom, come and rock out. Thanks for all you do for the Children at Mooseheart and our seniors at Moosehaven. Be the change that you wish to see in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi Janna Pelletier Junior Graduate Regent DANCE LESSONS EVERY MONDAY NIGHT IN MARCH These Lessons will be FREE for Moose Members. Non-Moose member will cost $55 for a 4-week dance class for beginners... with Dick & Rhonda Craig. Here s the Best Part If a non-moose Member Signs up for dance class, Dick and Rhonda will donate the $55 fee to the Moose, so the student will be awarded automatically a Moose Membership! That s right... sign up and pay the $55 fee for dance class and you will automatically receive a Moose Membership if you are not already a member! Bring your friends...learn how to dance...and become a member of the Moose all at the same time! The same offer applies to a non-moose couples who do not need beginner lessons. They can still sign up for $55 for the 8:00 to 10:00 practice dance session following the beginner lesson and receive the Moose Membership as well. It s a win-win Enroll by March 3rd (next dance) Class period: Monday March 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th. Moose dinner (Optional) is at 6:00 everyone invited. Beginner lesson 7:00 to 8:00. CD dance 8:00 to 10:00 Practice and have fun after the lesson for everyone. If you are already a Moose Member enroll & come enjoy for free.

4 STEAK NIGHT Saturday, March 3rd 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 Make your reservations ASAP March 30th 8:00 p.m. Clean out the freezer night March 10, 2018 We have some overstock chow in the Lodge freezers and we need your hollow leg to help us take care of it. We will be cooking it up and serving in the Social Quarters at 6:00 pm. Bring your wife, bring your girlfriend and enjoy some finger foods served with your favorite adult beverage. Special Notice: it is not advised or endorsed by your Moose Lodge to bring both your wife and your girlfriend has started off with new ideas and many activities. We will ride to Mulhall March 18th, leave Hutch s at 10am! Next up we will have Glam R US in the ballroom on April 14th along with steak night-sign up for steak with the bartenders. May 5th the Moose riders will host Cinco De Mayo in the Social Quarters, May 18th will be our first bike night-details to come. Come out and join us for a great time. As always, you are welcome to join us for our monthly meeting held the second Monday of the Month. Don t forget the wonderful Monday night meals! Stay warm Brice and Pig Steve Martin was once asked Steve how can you be so funny? Steve replied It s easy before i go on stage I take my socks off, put a piece of baloney in each shoe, put my shoes back on my bare feet and when I walk on stage I just feel funny. Oklahoma Southern Kansas Moose Association Mid Year Conference March 16th, 17th, and 18th Wyndham Garden Hotel 2101 South Meridian Oklahoma City, OK PH:

5 ENID MOOSE LODGE 1740/CHAPTER 1587 March 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 2 4 1:30 Lodge Cleaning Party Volunteers needed both Men and Women State Darts Woodward 11 State Pool Midwest City 18 OSKMA Mid-Year Conference 25 Palm Sunday 5 Chicken Noodle Soup 7:00-8:00 Dance Lessons Free for Members $55.00 Non-Members 8: CD Dance 12 6:00-7:00 Potato Soup 7:00-8:00 Dance Lessons Free for Members $55.00 Non-Members 8: CD Dance 7:00 Moose Riders Mtg 19 (TBD) 7:00-8:00 Dance Lessons Free for Members $55.00 Non-Members 8: CD Dance 7:00 ABATE Meeting 26 (TBD) 7:00-8:00 Dance Lessons Free for Members $55.00 Non-Members 8: CD Dance 6 6:30 LOOM Board 7:00 WOTM Mbr Mtg 7:00 LOOM Mbr Mtg 8:00 House Committee 13 6:30 Dance Committee Meeting 7:00 Clam Jam Acoustic Open Mike 20 6:00 Joint Board Mtg 6:30 LOOM Board 7:00 WOTM Mbr Mtg 7:00 LOOM Mbr Mtg 8:00 House Committee WOTM Elections 7 6:30 Cards 14 6:30 BBQ Committee Mtg 6:30 Cards 21 6:30 Cards :30 Cards 1 6:00-7:00 Open Face Burgers & Fries 8 6:00-7:00 Tacos 15 6:00-7:00 POTLUCK Meal No Charge if you bring a dish 22 6:00-7:00 Chicken with Mashed Pot/Gravy 29 6:00-7:00 Real Beef Stew (Jim & Hal) State Darts Woodward 9 Lodge Moose Legion 6:00 Dinner for Lodge 7:00 Meeting State Pool Midwest City 16 OSKMA Mid-Year Conference 23 6:00 Wine & Design 30 Good Friday 8:00 Karaoke 3 Steak Night 5:30/6:30/7:30 7:00-10:00 Dance Bobby Bennett Band State Darts Woodward 10 6:00 Meal in S.Q. Clean out the Freezer Night State Pool Midwest City 17St Pat s Day OSKMA Mid-Year Conference 24 Dinner (prepared by Phil & Bill) 31 1:00 Annual Easter Egg Hunt

6 ENID MOOSE LODGE 1740/CHAPTER 1587 April 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday :30 LOOM Board 7:00 WOTM Mbr Mtg 7:00 LOOM Mbr Mtg 8:00 House Committee 4 5 6:00-7:00 Open Face Burgers & Fries :00 Clam Jam Acoustic Open Mike Sooner Moose Legion Celebration Tulsa :00 Joint Board Mtg 6:30 LOOM Board 7:00 WOTM Mbr Mtg 7:00 LOOM Mbr Mtg 8:00 House Committee 8:00 WOTM Installation 24 6:30 Activity Planning Meeting 11 6:30 BBQ Committee Meeting 12 6:00-7:00 Tacos TBD :00-7:00 Chicken with Mashed Pot/Gravy 13 Lodge Moose Legion 6:00 Dinner for Lodge 7:00 Meeting 20 Sooner Moose Legion Celebration Tulsa 14 Steak Night 5:30/6:30/7:30 Dance 8:00-11:00? Glam R Us 80 s Music 21 Sooner Moose Legion Celebration Tulsa :30 Mystery Meal 29 30

7 Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 31st 1:00 p.m. Sharp! Bring the kids and grandkids But don t be late! Dance March 3rd 7:00-10:00 pm Bobby Bennett and The Borrowed Bandits C & W and 60s Music Admission $10 per person Wine & Design Paint Party Spring is in the Air Design Your Own OR Spring Templets will be Available March 23rd 6-8 or 9 pm $30.00 (must pay in advance) Bring Finger Foods Tammy Mitch Linda Franklin *Must purchase your own beverages*

8 Moose did You Know? Ball Room Rental Rent Deposit Alcohol insurance Chappell Room Rent Deposit Alcohol insurance If there is to be no alcohol at your event you do not need to purchase the alcohol insurance. No alcohol rule will be strictly enforced. The insurance is to protect you, the room renter and the Moose. Deposit refunded if the room is cleaned and put back the way it was found. The Moose is the only supplier for any alcohol, beer, wine, champagne. If there is to be any alcoholic beverage in the room, insurance must be purchased from the Moose and served by Moose personnel. For your next party, birthday, wedding, wedding reception or anniversary consider using your lodge room rentals. If you want to host a band and invite your friends to come as qualified guests and welcome all your Lodge Brothers and Sisters we can make special arrangements for these situations and advertise it in our newsletter for you. If you have further questions please contact our Administrator Ben Franklin or any Officer of our Lodge. We will be glad to help. JANNA S KARAOKE & DJ SERVICE

9 LOOM Officers Governor... Mark Hickman Jr. Past Governor... Ellis Williams Jr. Governor...Mark Morton Prelate... Toby Wallace Treasurer... Kent Cook Administrator...Ben Franklin 1 Year Trustee...Sam Justice 2 Year Trustee...Bob Austin 3 Year Trustee...Chris Kirkley Sgt.-At-Arms... Inner Guard... Outer Guard... WOTM Officers Senior Regent... Jr. Regent... Jr. Grad. Reg... Janna Pelletier Recorder...Linda Franklin Secretary/Treasurer... While the receiving is good, The giving is even better. Moose Family Center Enid Lodge # East Purdue Enid, Oklahoma Non-Profit Org. PRST MKT U.S. Postage P A I D Permit No. 69 Enid, OK ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED