Portage-Schoolcraft Eagles Aerie 3531
November 2014 Newsletter
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BARTENDER’S CORNER
NOVEMBER BANDS
Our bartenders,
Fred and O.J., wish
to thank customers
for their patronage!
Delicious lunches
are served by Fred
on Tuesday through
Saturday from Noon
to 2:30 PM.
Due to the rising
cost of food, there will be a slight raise in Lunch
Prices beginning November 1, 2014. Fred enjoys
your Company for daily lunches. Please come join
him and see the new menu, delicious weekly specials
and just plain fun. Please support his efforts.
ADDRESS CHANGES
Please submit:
Auxiliary member home address changes
to the Club, attention Carol Davison.
The Club is open on Monday from Noon until ??
(Happy Hour all day Monday!)
Aerie member home address changes
to the Club, attention Phil Clapp.
Euchre every Tuesday at 6:00 PM.
Line Dancing every Thursday at 6:30 PM.
For Newsletter mailing please contact
Uta Wooden at the Club.
Please remember to carry your valid Eagles
Membership Card at all times.
R. E. A. C.
Our next REAC luncheon will be held on Tuesday,
November 11th at the “Hibachi Sushi Buffet” on the
corner of South Westnedge Avenue and Kilgore Road,
just north of Meijer. We meet at Noon. Hope to see
you there.
DISTRICT #6 MEETING
The November 2014 District #6 Meeting has been
scheduled for Sunday, November 9 th at 2:00 PM.
The meeting will be held at Aerie #526 located at
1332 Branch Street, Kalamazoo MI 49001.
Tel.: (269) 342-4720
R.E.A.C stands for Retired Eagles
Activity Club. Any Aerie or
Auxiliary member over 55 and retired
can join R.E.A.C. The annual
membership fee is $5.00. Come visit
any second Tuesday of the month and
become a member.
Please Note:
There will be no District Meeting in December.
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November 2014
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
R.E.A.C. ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE
TUESDAY NIGHT BURGER COOKS
R.E.A.C. will be sponsoring our
annual Food Drive for local charities
beginning November 1, 2014. We will
collect non-perishables , paper products
and toiletries. We will make one
delivery before Thanksgiving and then
we will continue to collect more items to be delivered
again on December 15, 2014. There will be boxes
available at the Social Room Entry beginning
November 1st. Your support for the Food Drive is
greatly appreciated!
We are still looking for volunteers to help out on
“Tuesday Hamburger Nights”. If you would be
interested in cooking Hamburgers on Tuesday from
5:00 to 7:00 PM , please contact Sue Kean at (269)
270-1444 or talk with her at the Club for details.
The hours for our Tuesday Night Hamburgers are
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
BUD ISRAELS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
A reminder to our members, anyone can make a
donation or memorial contribution on behalf of loved
ones at anytime, to be used as part of the Bud Israels
Scholarship Fund. All donations are greatly
appreciated, as we plan to continue with our
scholarship efforts for years to come. Donations or
memorial contributions should be directed to the:
EAGLE RIDERS CLUB
The meetings for this group are
the 3rd Monday of each month
at 6:30 PM at the Club. The
monthly meeting will be held on
Monday, November 17 th.
Bud Israels Scholarship Fund Committee
% Portage-Schoolcraft Eagles #3531,
11611 Shaver Road, Schoolcraft, MI 49087.
Checks should be made out to:
Eagle Riders “Game Days” will
begin on Saturday, November
8th with registration at Noon.
Games begin at 1:00 PM.
FOE 3531 Scholarship Fund
PLEASE HELP SUPPORT THIS
SCHOLARSHIP FUND!
We will have Corn Hole and Shuffleboard tournaments
and Hot Dogs or Sloppy Joes will be available during
the games.
TRUSTEES CORNER
FUNERAL LUNCHEONS
For any information concerning Funeral Luncheons,
please contact Sue Kean at (269) 270-1444.
ROOM RENTAL INFORMATION
For information about the rental of the Activity Room
for any party (i.e.; Wedding, Birthday, or Anniversary)
please contact , Butch Weatherwax, who can be
reached at (269) 271-1483, or leave a message for
Butch at the Club.
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Please mark your calendars, bring friends, and plan to
join us for a fun-filled afternoon.
Game days will be the second Saturday of each month
through Spring. We look forward to raising money
for our charity, Challenger Little League.
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EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
COOKIE WALK COMING SOON
R.E.A.C. BUS TRIP
The Annual Cookie Walk is
Our R.E.A.C. Bus Trip to “Four Winds Casino” in
scheduled for Friday,
New Buffalo on Tuesday October 7 th was a great trip! December 5th.
Fun was had by all and even a couple of Big
This is one of the Auxiliary’s
Winners. Congratulations to Milt Wooden for his
winnings Thanks once again to Jean Stoughton for biggest fund raisers of the year.
Auxiliary members are being
yet another great trip! You are greatly appreciated!
contacted by phone as a reminder
to bake up some cookies for the event. However, if
CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN PARTY
you do not get a call, you are still encouraged to donate
some cookies to help out. All cookie donations are
Thanks to Linda for another fantastic party. A fun
greatly appreciated. The sale will begin late afternoon
time was had by everyone! Also, thanks to the Ort
and will run through the dinner hours.
Family for the donation of candy and prizes for our
Kids Parties. You are appreciated !
The Auxiliary will be serving our famous “Fish Fry
Dinner” by Carol & Gang! Please mark your
calendar and plan to join us for a delicious meal and
take home some great homemade cookies. If you
don’t bake, please come and support the Auxiliary
with the purchase of cookies. There will be a small
Craft Show along with the annual Cookie Walk.
Don‘t forget that the Penny Raffle winners will be
drawn at 7:00 PM on December 5 th.
PENNY RAFFLE TIME
The Auxiliary 2nd “Penny Raffle” to help raise
money for the Auxiliary began on
October 1st. Sales are going well at
this writing. Please stop in and get
your Raffle Ticket (s) soon!
The Raffle will run until December
5th and the winners will be drawn at
7:00 PM during our annual “Cookie
Walk”.
NEW YEARS EVE TICKETS
GO ON SALE
Tickets for our annual New Year’s
The ticket prices for this raffle range from one penny to Eve Party will go on sale on Friday,
$5.00. Tickets are numbered 1 thru 500.
November 28th. The cost will be
$30.00 per person which includes
The prizes are as follows:
Dinner, Music, Party Favors and
Champagne at Midnight. Tickets
1st Prize $200
can be purchased at the Bar. Please
2nd Prize $150
sign up early to let us plan accordingly. The deadline
3rd Prize $100
for sign up will be Saturday, December 20 th.
Proceeds from this fundraiser will go to the Ladies
Auxiliary to help with the many expenses incurred by
the Club each and every month. Please support our
Auxiliary by purchasing your tickets!
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Please remember, you and all members of your party
must be paid in full, before a table will be assigned
for the number of people you are expecting to have in
attendance. No Exceptions! The door will be open at
6:30 PM for ticket holders only. The band will begin
at 7:00 PM.
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EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
AUXILIARY COOK BOOK SALE
The Auxiliary is considering
publication of a New Cook Book
to be written and sold to our
members and friends.
Our Club will once again collect NEW toys for the “Toys
for Tots” campaign. Boxes will be available in the Social
Room beginning November 1 st. Deadline to fill the boxes
will be December 12th. Please support the Marine Corps
and our efforts to help those children, who are less
fortunate.
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
Our annual Children’s Christmas
Party will be held on Sunday,
December 14th from 2:00 PM to
4:00 PM. The cost is $3.00 per
child, Ages 0-10. Each member is
to furnish a “wrapped” gift, tagged
with the First and Last Name for
each child attending the party; the
cost is not to exceed $10.
We would like to have
Auxiliary members submit their
favorite recipes by March 1, 2015,
so we can build this book. There will be a box set up
by the Social Room door for any recipes to be submitted. We would like to be sure your name is on the
recipe and if possible, indicate the number of servings
the recipe will serve.
Any and all recipes submitted will be included in this
book. Let’s get those recipes together and submitted
so we can begin this new project. We would like to
have the book ready for sale by Mother’s Day of 2015.
Please help by submitting your
recipes as soon as possible.
A Signup Sheet will be available
at the bar on Friday, November 14 th.
CHRISTMAS CARDS TO GO ON SALE
Deadline for sign up will be Saturday, December 6th.
There are NO Exceptions!
Once again this year, we will be selling our
“Christmas Greeting Cards”.
Please sign up early as we need to have a head count as
soon as possible for shopping reasons!
This card is a Poster with great Christmas Characters
printed on them.
You purchase your
Poster for $5.00 and
it will be posted in
the Club for all to
enjoy. Cards will
go on sale Friday,
November 28th.
Check with the
Bartenders or any
Officer to purchase
your card. We will
post them as they are sold. This is a good way to
support your Auxiliary efforts!
NASCAR RACE PARTY
Our annual “End of Season
NASCAR” Race Party will be held
on Sunday, November 16 th.
The final race starts at 2:00 PM.
The party is scheduled to start at
1:00 PM.
This will be a “Potluck” dinner. Please bring a dish/
snack to pass. We plan to have a fun-filled day, so
mark your calendar and plan to join us to see who
wins the NASCAR Chase for 2014!
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Portage-Schoolcraft Eagles Aerie 3531 Monthly Newsletter!
November 2014
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
FRIDAY NIGHT DINNERS
NOVEMBER DOORMEN
Our Friday Night Dinners are served
from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Nov. 07
(Sue)
Nov. 14
(Goldie & Judi) Roast Pork & Dressing
Nov. 21
(Sue)
Salisbury Steak Dinner
Nov. 28
(Butch)
Chipped Beef on Toast
“SOS” $6.00
Nov. 01
Butch Weatherwax
Nov. 08
Bruce Stockwell
Nov. 15
Phil Clapp
Nov. 22
Clyde Springer
Nov. 29
Jeff Watkoske
CLUB OPEN THANKSGIVING DAY
Pork Chop Dinner
The Club will be open on
Thanksgiving Day at Noon.
We will stay open as long as
we have patrons.
DECEMBER HOLIDAY HOURS
On Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and
New Year’s Day the Club will be open at
Noon. We will stay open as long as we
have patrons.
Dec. 05
(Carol & Gang) Fish Fry Dinner
Annual Cookie Walk
Penny Raffle Drawing
& Holiday Craft Show
Dec. 12
(Linda)
Country Fried Steak
Dec. 19
(Sue)
Hot Beef Sandwich
Dec. 26 (No Dinner)
COMING EVENTS
NOV. 01
R.E.A.C. FOOD DRIVE BEGINS
NOV. 01
TOYS FOR TOTS BEGINS
NOV. 08
EAGLE RIDERS
“GAME DAYS” BEGIN
NOV. 16
ANNUAL END OF SEASON
“NASCAR” RACE PARTY
NOV. 28
CHRISTMAS CARDS GO ON SALE
NOV. 28
NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY
TICKETS GO ON SALE
DEC. 05
ANNUAL AUXILIARY COOKIE
WALK AND CRAFT SHOW
DEC. 05
PENNY RAFFLE DRAWING
AT 7:OO PM
DEC. 14
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
Cook’s Holiday
Thanks to all who attend and support
our Friday Night Dinners.
We really Appreciate your Business.
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