NEBRASKA STATE AERIE BULLETIN Salutations— April is a month of rebirth and rejuvenation. The buds are on the trees, the grass is getting green and we are excited for the possibilities Spring holds. This is a perfect time to thank all of you for continuing to support the Fraternal Order of Eagles by attending events, renewing your memberships, providing sponsorships, serving on committees, and sharing our posts on Facebook. Although we remain aware of the value of these various membership responsibilities , we often forget to just say “Thanks.” Your contributions of time, energy, and funds make us strong. So again….I say “Thanks.” Spring is natures way of saying…”Let’s Party!” - Robin Williams Todd Bollig Nebraska State President Charity—Specialty Pediatric Brothers— We are having a great year in membership. So far we have 787 new and 430 reenrolled for a total of 1217 as of March 22, 2015. That is almost to our goal….GREAT JOB! Also after talking to some Aeries this past weekend, I found out that not all of the Aeries in the state have taken advantage of the fact that you can change your ByLaws to have it possible for 18 year olds to join the Eagles. Just pass it on your Aerie floor correctly and send it on to the Grand Aerie. Let’s get those younger members that we talk so much about and get then started in the clubs. Graduations is right around the corner, so why not get them a membership into this great organization. Thanks again, BIG DOG P.S. The February winner of the $100 gift card was David “Hondo” Locke Dale Blehm hosted a soup supper benefit and auction at Scottsbluff-Gering Eagles #2998 for Ashlyn Fitts. This raised about $5,300. Ashlyn is the daughter of Dan and Becky Fitts and is in Children’s Hospital in Colorado. Shown presenting the check to Dan is (left to right), Tony Ostendorf, Ken Manka, Joe Ybarra, Dale Blehm, Erin Fitts (sister), Dan Fitts (father), and C.J. Edmonds. Brothers— We all know that each Nebraska Aerie has some very hard working outstanding Brothers that deserve to be in the Nebraska State Aerie Hall of Fame. If you would like to nominate a deserving Brother, please go on the Nebraska State Website and download the Nebraska State Aerie Hall of Fame Application. Fill it out completely and follow all guidelines please. When completed send it to the address on the bottom of the application. If you have problems obtaining the application, please drop me a note and I will be happy to mail or email you the application. KIP LYTLE BOX 148 INDIANOLA, NE 69034 [email protected] Eagle Member benefits are being offered by the following— Nationwide Avis Car Rentals Red Roof Inn Office Depot Wyndham Hotels LifeLock Budget Car Rentals Cruises Only TNT Vacations Life Line Screening Visit the Member Benefits page in our Members-Only section at www.foe.com to find out how to start saving money today! RAFFLE!! Proceeds to the Specialty Pediatric Center at Children’s Hospital. Prize is two (2) $500 United Airlines Gift Certificates. The drawing will be held at State Convention 2015 in June. These certificates are good for 5 years. Tickets are $2 and you can contact any State Officer for yours! WEBMASTER Les Taylor (402) 212-8907 [email protected] Taken from an article written by Aaron Wade of the Alliance Times-Herald A man in his mid-sixties from Beatrice, Fremont, Hastings, or Norfolk (I forget) stands at one end of the board watching his teammate intently. He is wearing one of those gimmick visors with the built-in spiked hair, making one believe that the doesn’t take life too seriously. Then he snaps at his teammate after a puck sails off the board, letting you know he takes shuffleboard very seriously. “He does that S#** all the time,” he said. “We’ve been playing together for 13 years. How about you guys?” “This is our first time,” I replied. The man gasps, almost to the point of disgust. He’s as polite as he can be a bout the matter, but deep down I could see that he is disappointed in his own species. How could one walk through life never experiencing the joys of shuffleboard? I had seen the game played in college on a board located in Kearney’s Copperfields Bar. I never tried it. There were enough games—pool, foosball, darts, - at which I wasn’t any good. But when a friend said he was putting together a team for the Nebraska State Eagles Shuffleboard Tournament, hosted by Alliance Aerie #136, I was in. When you mention shuffleboard, what comes to mind for most is the game played by the elderly on cruise ships and in church basements. The parlor version likely predates the aforementioned simply because there is a “board” involved. The tournament featured 34, eight-person teams. Each team was divided into pairs. A running point total was kept throughout the tournament as each team played 11 matches over the two day period. The winner of each match then prepped the board for the next, while the losers serves as scorekeepers. Let me tell you, my partner and I kept score a lot. Actually, he did...I screwed up my only attempt and deferred to my more mathematically apt partner. Still, keeping score was beneficial. It provided a much needed lesson in the game for rookies such as us. I could tell from the start, that we would need all of the help that we could get. If driving seven hours across the state didn’t prove our opponents’ level of dedications to the game, their uniforms, plum-bobbing and icing of shoulders between matches did. To sum up the tournament, we lost. We lost badly. There is nothing more humbling than getting your tail kicked by an 80 year old woman with a cane. But I choose to look at it this way—we finished in the top 34 teams in the state! And despite the bruised ego, it was a good weekend: a lot of fun was had, the influx of an additional 272 people had to give a boost to the local economy, and needed money was raised for both state and local charities. Yes...the Eagles certainly lived up to their motto, “PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE.” Future Convention Sites 2015 Milwaukee WI July 13-16 2016 Reno NV July 18-21 2017 Grand Rapid MI July 17-20 Alliance Aerie and Auxiliary would like to thank all the Brothers and Sisters who were able to drive all the way to Alliance to participate in the annual State Shuffleboard Tournament. It was an honor and pleasure to host this event. A special Thank You to PSP Larry Rief who suggested that we “pass the hat” for the Brittany Collins family fund. Brittany was one of our very best bartenders and the daughter of our bar manager, Tina Woods. Brittany became suddenly and unexpectedly ill and passed away leaving behind a husband and a two year old son. A total of $1,605.11 was collected for the fund. “People Helping People” at it’s finest!!! Klara & Dean Serl and the Alliance Eagles Crew April 2015 State Convention 2015 packets have been sent out. Please register your Aerie delegates with Dennis Micek and place your meal orders with Liz Scott. This is NEW this year so please read the information in the packets very carefully. FOE Platte Aerie #1834 BOX 1336 Columbus, NE 68601 STANDARD US POSTAGE PAID YORK NE PERMIT NO. 8 Return Service Requested With our State Eagles Convention just around the corner, We thought it would be a good time to remind the Chairman of the various funds that Worthy State President Todd assigned you, and see if you have been out promoting the Charity and seeing that Aeries are raising funds for them. Max Baer Hear Fund—Joseph Woolery #4282 Robert Hansen Diabetes Fund—Carl Rezabek #4539 Jimmy Durante Children’s Fund & Abuse—Jermiah Bollig #3568 Art Erhmann Cancer Fund—Stan Bills #136 D.D. Dunlap Kidney Fund—Kenny Schel #4029 Golden Age Eagle Fund—Dan Mennish #3644 Alzheimers Fund—Alden Kment #3568 Lew Reed Spinal Cord Fund—Marvin Marshall #4029 Memorial Fund—Dale Storey #3912 Muscular Dystrophy—Joe Gerstner #38 Eagle Village—Vic Crane #3990 Remember, each of the Chairman read a report at State Convention. Other people who are responsible to give reports at Convention are: Roger Graham—No Goose Egg Hoyt Williams—Membership Larry Strickler—State Trustee Report A representative (delegate) from the host Aerie of each of our state events also give reports Darts, Pool, Shuffleboard, Triathlon, Trap shoot, Golf, Bowling
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