Ken-Ton Elks Lodge 1942

Reminder:

On July 13th we will be entertained by Rockin Robin.
The programs will begin at 6:30 pm. Food (hotdogs,
hamburgers and sausage) will be available for purchase. Please
bring a snack for your table.
There will be a $5.00 cover charge at the door.

Question: when was the last time you were on the "ELKS.ORG" site. It has lots of information on it. Can you solve the Magical Mystery Lodge" or the "Crossword Puzzle" How many "Digital Lodge Pins" do you have? It's easy to register so sign up today if you have done so and have some fun.

On July 13th we will be entertained by Rockin Robin. On July
19th we will be entertained by Slim Chance. The Party Hounds
will be featured on August 2nd and Vinyl 6 will perform on
August 23rd.

The programs will begin at 6:30 pm. Food ( hotdogs,
hamburgers and sausage) will be available for purchase. Please
bring a snack for your table.

There will be a $5.00 cover charge at the door.

Corn Hole:

Anyone for fun and laughter ? Come join us for
Corn Hole every Thursday evening. There will
be a $5.00 fee at the door. There is no league.
This is just for fun

4th of July Facts:

1. The Declaration of Independence was not signed on July 4, 1776. That’s actually the day it was formally adopted by the Continental Congress, but it wasn’t signed by most signatories until August.

2. Americans typically eat 150 million hot dogs on Independence Day, “enough to stretch from D.C. to L.A. more than five times,” according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.

3. Three presidents have died on July 4: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and James Monroe.

Football Squares:

Friendly football reminder,
Please remind your friends that don’t read
the Antler. Please see Kathy Monaghan on any
Friday Night before July 19th. Thank you

From Our ER:

Hello to everyone,
June was a busy month. Our Flag Day ceremony
was very moving. Thanks to Eddie for doing a
great job of organizing the ceremony. Special
thanks to Tom Roach, the Girl Scouts, Lois, Jeff,
Dave 13 and Bernie Payne for participating that
day. This year we were able to give donation
checks to both Wings of Flight and Buffalo-
Niagara Honor Flight during the ceremony.

Well, summer is finally here. However, it was a
little too warm for a few days. Elks care, Elks
share!! Please try to check on elderly friends and
neighbors in these extreme temperatures.

Grand Lodge awards were given out at our June
meeting. Citizen of the Year was given to Andy
"Duffy" Maess. Elks of the Year was given to
Eddie Stulhmiller. Congrats to both, well
deserved!

I would like to go over once more on exactly what
was voted/approved by the House committee.
The regular meetings are always held on the
second Monday of the month. The House/Trustee
meeting is held on the first Monday of the month.
There are only 4 months that we have a second
meeting on the 4th Monday. The months when
we have two meetings are: February, March, April
and October. On these two meeting months, the
House/Trustee will be held on the second
Monday at 6pm, before the regular first meeting.
Please make note of this change.

To sum things up, this month is different, due to
the holiday, July 8th is when our House/Trustee
meeting will be at 6pm. Our regular meeting will
follow at 7pm. Thank you.

Thanks to everyone who supported the Basket
Raffle with donating baskets and buying tickets.
Also, thanks to our members who have supported
the various bands this summer. Working together,
we can make a difference.

God bless America!
Wear R.E.D. on Fridays.
Fraternally yours,
Nancy Swiston

Due to the Holiday, our Lodge will be closed July
4th and 5th.

June 28th—July 3rd .National C0nvention in Austin, Texas
July 8th Lodge, House and Trustees Meeting.
Aug. 12th Lodge, House and Trustees Meeting

Ice-Cream at the Vets
July 24th and 31st: Aug. 7th, 21st, and 28th

Bingo-Pizza-Pop-Ice -Cream at the Vets
July 17th and August 14th

Patio Parties
July 13th Rocking Robin
July 19th Slim Chance
Aug 2nd Party Hounds
Aug 23rd Vinyl 6

Other days of interest
July 2nd I forgot Day
July 3rd Disobedience Day
July 14th National N**e Day
July 28th Parents Day
Aug. 6th Wiggle Your Toes Day
Aug. 14th National Creamsicle Day
Aug. 20th World Mosquito Day
Aug. 22nd National Tooth Fairy Day

Officers:

State Sponsor-Past State President
PDDGER Barry Griffith (Lockport} #41)

District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Designate
PDDGER Dave McKenna (Lockport #41)

West District State Vice President.
PER Ryan Card (Jamestown #263)

West District State Trustee
PDDGER James Swing (Lockport #41}

Patio Parties:

On July 13th we will be entertained by Rockin' Robin. On July
19th we will be entertained by Slim Chance. The Party Hounds
will be featured on August 2nd and Vinyl 6 will perform on
August 23rd.

The programs will begin at 6:30 pm. Food (hotdogs,
hamburgers and sausage) will be available for purchase. Please
bring a snack for your table.

There will be a $5.00 cover charge at the door

Flag Day:

The Flag Day program, conducted by our officers, was held Saturday, June 15th on our patio. I completely agree with our ER, the ceremony was very impressive. PDDGER Jeff Becker gave the History of the Flag and PSVP Lois Burns gave the response. Flags were present by Girl Scout Troop 30174 They were Tayla Becker, Shannon Diane and Olivia Marello. Music was provided by Lois Burns and Edwin Stuhlmiller. DDGER Bernaard Payne from Dunkirk Lodge gave an inspiring speech and David Marcizewski (US Navy retired) played the Boatswain’s Pipe.

Joe DeMarco from Wings Flight of Hope and Dennis Priore from the Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight were in attendance to receive $500 donations.

A special thanks to Tom Roach, from Twin Cities Lodge #860 for
assisting with the program.

ER Nancy Swiston did an excellent job running the program

Flag Pins:

In error, Sandy Kline’s name was omitted in the
Antler for all her hard work in making our Flag
Pins. We truly appreciate all she has done. We
now have 22 different pins available for sale
thanks to Sandy Kline, Rita Pollinger and Kathy
Monaghan.

Special Thank You

Nancy Smith, Geri Busshart, Donna Panowicz and Annie O
would like to offer a special thank you to those
who brought baskets or gift cards for the Basket
Raffle; purchased tickets and supported our lodge.
As a result it was a huge success.

Corn Hole:

Anyone for fun and laughter ? Come join us for
Corn Hole every Thursday evening. There will
be a $5.00 fee at the door. There is no league.
This is just for fun.

2024-05-18, Rockin' Robin at the Elks Lodge 1942. What a fun time.

Ken-Ton Elks Lodge 1942 Flag Day ceremony, June 15th. After a fabulous program, we proudly presented financial support to Joe DeMarco, from Wings Flight of Hope, as well as to Dennis Priore representing Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight. It's important to know that both organizations are supported fully by volunteers!

Reminder:
Drawings for Queen of Hearts are held every Friday
between 7:30 and 8 pm. We stop selling tickets at 7:30 pm.
Stop in at the Lodge to get your tickets and see some friends.

Due to pending weather conditions and the band being to large to be inside, the June7th Vinyl 6 concert has been cancelled.

From Our ER:

Hi to all,
The month of May has flown by. Speaking of flying,
we had many flags flying in the Elmlawn cemetery
this year. Thanks to all the members who put them
up and took them down. This is something I really
look forward to every year.

Update: I just want to review, the months of
February, March, April and October are the four
months we have two regular meetings. Please
note, what was just voted on by the House
committee. On the one meeting months, the House
& Trustee will be on that first Monday. On the four
months when we have two meetings, the House &
Trustee meeting will be on the night of our first
regular meeting.
To sum things up, June 3rd is our House & Trustee
meeting at 6pm. On June 10th, this is our regular
meeting, where we will be doing the Grand Lodge
awards at 7pm. The bar will be open after that
meeting on the 10th. Please bring snacks to
celebrate our award winners.

The entertainment at our lodge is up and running.
Thanks to Linda Beutner for the karaoke and
Nancy Smith for the great line-up of bands. Please
join us for these fun times.

The weather on Memorial Day had us all sitting on
the edge of our seats. Some parades were
canceled, but ours wasn't. Thankfully the weather
cleared up that day. Special kudos to all who
participated in the parade and the after-parade
party at the lodge.

June will be a busy month starting with the
Homecoming at Lockport at 1pm on June 1st.
Thanks to Susan Griffith and Bernie Payne for their
service with NYS Elks. Summer is just around the
corner.

God bless America!
Fraternally yours,
Nancy Swiston

June 3rd House & Trustees 6 pm
June 4th Cookout at the Lodge for VA Veterans 5:30 pm
June 10th Regular Meeting 7 pm
June 14th Patio Party Red Hot Blues Band
June 15th Flag Day Ceremony at noon
June 16th Father’s Day
June 17th WD Coordinating in Niagara Falls 7 pm
June 26th Bingo and Pizza at VA Hospital
June 28th Patio Party Slim Chance

Other days of interest:
June 4th Hug Your Cat Day
June 8th National Yo-Yo Day
June 9th National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day
June 14th National Monkey Around Day
June 19th National Kissing Day
June 26th Forgiveness Day
June 28th International Body Piercing Day

Flag Day:

Did you know this holiday celebrated each year on June
14th commemorates the adoption of the flag of the
United States on June 14,1777 by resolution of the
Second Continental Congress.

In 1916 Pres. Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 as
the official date for Flag Day, and in 1949 the U.S.
Congress permanently established the date as National
Flag Day. Although Flag Day is not an official federal
holiday, Pennsylvania celebrates the day as a state
holiday. Each year the U.S. president delivers an address
that proclaims the week of June 14 as National Flag
Week, and all Americans are encouraged to fly U.S. flags
during that week.

Ed-itors Corner,

Note:
The position of Secretary in our lodge has come open. If
you are interested or know of anyone else who is, please
let us know.

A special thank you to Jacob, a junior at City of
Tonawanda High School for playing taps at our
Memorial Day Ceremony. On a personal note, I
would like to thank all the members that helped me
set up the sound system for the program.

Congratulations to Ryan Card our new West District
State Vice President from Jamestown Lodge 263.

Patio Parties:

On June 14th we will feature The Red Hot
Blues Band and Slim Chance will entertain us on
the 28th. There will be a $5.00 donation collected
at the door.
Food (hotdogs, hamburgers and sausage) will be
available for purchase. You are welcome to bring a
snack for your table if you like.

Basket Raffle:

Reminder Our Basket Raffle will be held Fri .June 21st.
In conjunction with this event there will be a free
Hot-dog Roast with a Cash Bar.
The drawing will be held between 6:15 & 6:30 pm in
our lodge. We are looking for people to donate baskets
or gift cards and have them at the lodge by JUNE 5th
or shortly thereafter.

Flag Day:

We will hold our traditional Flag Day Ceremony
Saturday, ,June 15th at noon on our lodge patio. Formal
attire for officers. We hope you will be able to view
this very impressive ceremony. We will ask the girl
scouts again to help with the presentation of the flags
We will be presenting a donation to Wings Flight of
Hope. Hotdogs and snacks will be served at the
conclusion of the ceremonies.

Grants:

The $2,000 Spotlight Grant and $2,0000 Gratitude
Grant will be discussed at the June 3rd House and
Trustees meetings. In previous years, they have
been used for donations to the “Friends of the
Night People”and“Haven House”. If you would like
to see a change, please bring all supporting
documents with you to this meeting.