Believe in the goodness in thyself as well as in others.
Protect childhood with tenderness, old age with respect, cherish with reverence the memory of those who have passed.
Observe faithfully the golden rule.
Enjoy the good things of earth. Keep within thee the Glorious shine of youth and remain always of good cheer.
Lincoln Wins 4rd Straight State Ritual Contest
Congrats to the ritual team
Lincoln Lodge #80 had great success at the State Convention
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Cinco de Mayo Dinner
May 5
5:30 pm Cocktails
6:30 pm Dinner
Scholarship Awards
May 7
Time: 7:30 pm
Southeast Community College
Mother's Day Breakfast
May 13 - Sunday
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Breakfast cooked for you, just the way you like it.
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Exalted Ruler...
Dear Elks and Does:
As my first report as ER I thought I would write about all of my goals and ambitions for the coming year. But, due to some of the events of the last week I would like to spend some time thanking a great member that we have lost. John Brooks passed away on Wednesday, April 18th. He was a friend that will be missed. We shared many hours together at the lodge over the years. He was always able to add humor to the situation as well as keep us on task when needed. I sit back and laugh about how the band director in him would come out as he tried to get us to walk in step for Ritual. He was a stickler on how to properly pronounce the words in Ritual, but would accept our jabs at his wobbles. Please remember him and his family in your prayers. We will be announcing his death at the next meeting so please come join us in this time of remembrance.
We have the Officer positions filled for the 2012-2013 fraternal year. We have nominated the last two Trustees, Daryll Thavenet and Kim Wiseman, will be voted on at the next meeting. I am excited to continue on the great leadership that the previous ER’s have shown. My goals for the year are simple but require all members to help reach them. I would like to see the membership grow to over 300. This will require us to bring in at least 38 new members in the next year. I would also like to see more involvement in the committees. We are still working to fill committees for different activities in the lodge and I would love to see more of our members take an active role. I am excited and encouraged by seeing different faces taking leadership roles within the lodge and club activities. Lastly I would like to continue the tradition of Lincoln Lodge competing in the different contests put forward by Grand Lodge. We have received national and state recognition for many different things in the past and I want this to continue. Our Ritual team is starting to be recognized as a consistent well prepared team and the hours of work is showing its dividends. We will compete at the state contest next week and I hope we can perform at the high standard we have set for ourselves.
Please come out to the meetings. The benefit to this is that you can see what is going on and come away with a little extra cash. Our member drawing is over $500, your name could be the next one drawn but you cannot win unless you attend a meeting. We will try to keep them entertaining and efficient so that we can spend some time in the bar afterwards to enjoy the company.
Remember Live, Love, Laugh, Leave a Legacy!
Fraternally,
Doug Rienks, Exalted Ruler