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The Worthy Prez sez….
Well here we are again. February turned into a good month. The Fun Run was a
huge success despite the weather and everyone had a great time. Thanks to all
who helped make this event such a success. We also had a Winter Carnival and
3-Ball Tournament that went well. In closing, please keep our troops in your
thoughts and prayers.
Sincerely,
Tom Harris
Worthy President
Aerie Chaplain Report
Brothers, in the last two months we have sent sympathy cards to the following:
Claude Grayson, Joe Dapkus, Ron Hillman and to the family of Bob Dittenber,
please remember these brothers in your prayers for their loss of a loved one.
Get well cards were sent to Fred Garrett and Lucky Lucritz, get well soon, no
excuses, we want you better! REMEMBER, PRAY FOR PEACE
Dave Huggard
Aerie Chaplain
Mexican Dinner
The Auxiliary will be hosting a Mexican Dinner on Saturday, March 21st from 4
‘til 8 PM. Look for our flyers and sign up for helping on the bulleting board,
or contact me Monday thru Thursday at the Eagles for information.
Steph
St. Patrick’s Day Party
Come have fun at the St. Patrick's Day party, Saturday, March 14, 2009, 4:00 pm
to ?. There will be corned beef and cabbage dinners, reubens, prizes, drawings,
and shot specials. We will have various St. Pat items and t-shirts for sale.
Entertainment by DJ Curt.
Casino Trip
March 19th and 20th, bus will be here around 8;30, leaving at 9;00 sharp,
everything is the same as last year, start out with a drink and end up at the
club on Friday around 6:00p.m., just in time for the euchre game!
Thanks, Leona and Dave
Notice:
Craft classes on Mondays has been cancelled due to lack of interest until
further notice. Darlene Barker
*River of Flags*
Once again we are taking applications for our River of Flags display to be held
over the Memorial Day Weekend, 2009. Each flag will have a tag attached
indicating the sponsor and the name of the person being honored or remembered,
as well as a short message, and an insignia for the branch of service, if
applicable. These flags can be dedicated to anyone, living or deceased, service
member or not. The cost of sponsoring a flag is $5.00. To order, simply fill
out the order form *completely*, enclose your cash or check, and mail it to the
address below:
Jim or Norene Cooper,
3225 Elnor Dr.
Gladwin, MI 48624
We had approximately 425 flags displayed in 2008 and hope to completely fill the
riverside of the Eagles in 2009. We expect a large turnout of visitors over the
Memorial Day period, viewing the flags, reading the dedications, and paying
their respects. We hope you will bring family and friends to view the display.
The flags will remain the property of Secord Lake Eagles after Memorial Day. We
store each flag, along with its attached dedication, for display in future
years. We expect the flags will remain in usable condition for at least three
years, and hope the display will keep growing larger each year.
If you have any questions about this project, call Jim or Norene Cooper at
426-2809. Thanks for your support.
Auxiliary Bingo Says “See you in the Spring”
Thursday Bingo was closed for the season February 12th with it to reopen May
21st. Wednesday bingo will continue to play every week as usual. The Chairs, Al
& Phyllis Faust
Children’s Christmas Party
I want to thank all of my volunteers, for helping me make the kids Christmas
party a success. Twenty-two children were in attendance. Thanks to you all
including Kathy, Diane, Deb, Anna, Tina, Dawn, Penny, Sharon, Christmas Carol,
and of course Santa Claus. Please forgive me if I forgot to list your name. I
truly appreciate everyone’s help. Also thank you to Russ &Cathy for donating
Santa’s new chair. Each child received an age appropriate gift purchased with
the money donated by the Aerie and Auxiliary. Ken Crosby from the Gladwin Eagles
donated stuffed animals, and Al & Phyllis also came through as usual, also with
stuffed animals, so every child received one of those. John Spanske who is a
4121 member, arranged for us to receive plastic yellow bus toys donated by the
Society of Plastic Engineers Detroit Division, so each child received one of
those. The children and chaperones had lunch with Santa, they colored, and they
decorated sugar cookies. Everyone seemed to have fun. Thank you all once
again. I couldn't do it without Eagles like you!
Barbie J
Kid’s Easter Party
We will be having a “Breakfast with the Easter Bunny” for children 12 and under
on Saturday, April 4th @ 10 AM. There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board.
Come and join us for a pancake breakfast and treats.
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The Madam Prez sez…
HI - Since our last newsletter the Aux. has had a pasty dinner and a Valentine
Steak dinner - both dinners were sell outs! This was the first year for the
Valentine Day steak dinner and hopefully not the last, the steaks were awesome
and everyone seemed to enjoy the evening. Thanks to all the people who helped,
we had both the Aux. and the Aerie helping on the events, GOOD JOB! I want to
thank the euchre people for their help also; those monthly games are fun and
raise money for the club, and charities, thanks to all of you. Maybe before my
term ends we could have a men vs. women game again?
The ladies will benefit from the St Patty's party, the money from the sale of
the shirts will go to the Aux.
Our next monthly dinner will be a Mexican dinner on March21st, from 5:00
‘til 8:00p.m.
Hope to see a good turn-out for this one too!
As my term in office is coming to an end I would urge every member to look deep
into their hearts and think about what you would like to do for your Aux be it
an officer, active member, volunteer, or chairperson?????? Until next
month........
Sincerely,
Leona Huggard
Madame President
Auxiliary Chaplain’s Report
Hello and thanks to all the members that made the Fun Run a success. We had a
full house. This month sympathy cards went to Leona Huggard whose nephew passed
away. Diane Dapkus lost her Father-in-Law. A sympathy card went to Ann Garrett
whose Mother passed away. Debbie Stover's Father passed away. A sympathy card
was sent to Mary Grayson, Claudes brother passed away. Our thoughts and prayers
go out to all that are ill or bereaved. Get well cards were sent to Virginia
Menendez, Kathryn Bessette, Dixie Town, Mart Hatchew, Peg Malenfont, Deb Lewis,
Tami Drake and Norma Delecki, A thinking of you card went to Ann Garrett and Bev
Yarber.
There will be a Spaghetti dinner and Chinese Auction, March 6 from 5 PM till 8
PM. If you have any new or like new items to donate please drop it at the club.
This dinner will benefit the aerie.
Anna Robinson
Auxiliary Chaplain
Attention: Baseball Fans
We are again planning a Tigers bus trip with a tentative date of Thursday,
August 6th with a game time of 1:05 PM. Opponents will be the Baltimore Orioles
with an approximate cost of $60/65 per person with the same format as previous
trips. A signup sheet will be posted by February 23rd. Thank you, Mike & Mary
Fitzgerald
CAMEL RACES - APRIL 18TH
Once again we will be racing camels on April 18th. If you haven't been to one
of our camel races, be sure to come and see what they're all about. All of our
sponsors will be decorating their camels and you'll have a chance to vote on the
best dressed camel. We have10 races and the final WINNERS' race. In each race,
fans can bet on the camel(s) of their choice. Odds will be computed on each
camel before the start of each race. There will be loser drawings at the end of
each race. If you would like to sponsor a camel, contact Jim/Norene Cooper
426-2809 or Larry/Pat Santamour 426-2297. The cost is $20.00 and if you have a
business we will advertise your company in our race program. We will also have
coneys & fries. Circle April 18th on your calendar and help support your aerie
with a night of FUN.
Annual Boat Parade
Dear Fellow Eagle Members,
I am writing this letter to let everyone know that up to this point, no one to
my knowledge has volunteered to chair the Annual July 4th Boat Parade this
year. As I announced at last year's parade, I am stepping down after three
years. Besides the Eagles, I also work another job, and June is usually a very
busy month for me. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who would like to
keep this tradition going. You can choose whatever theme you want for the
parade. I will help you out. I have a whole file of sign up sheets, prize
donations, judges score sheets, and flyers. You can use these things to get you
going, and then make it your own! We have about 2000 members collectively, and
I know someone out there loves a parade! Waiting to hear from you. Barbie
J, (989) 426-2083
Dear Aerie & Auxiliary
A sincere Thank You for all the phone calls, emails, help with transportation to
doctors and treatments, delicious homemade meals and goodies (delivered right to
my door!) during my year long illness. Remission is here, no more chemo, and
this could not have happened without each and every one of you. A great example
of “Charity begins at home” and “People helping People”. Maggie Gentry
Euchre Alert:
The next to last Monday nite euchre is going on now but sign up for the last and
final session before summer will be coming up shortly with a sign up sheet on
the board near the end of this month. It will be a 5 week session with play
starting promptly @ 6:30. Richard Wujcik, 426-1607
Trustee’s Corner
Just a quick thank you to Dave Platz for his work on the 2nd pool table movable
cart and Bob & Marge Songer for donating a 2-stage snow thrower. And now that we
have a surround sound DVD system, if there’s anyone interested in a movie night
please put your ideas or comments in the suggestion box. Thank you, BOT’s
"We
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