LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE PAINESVILLE LODGE # 490 SPRING-SUMMER HOURS OF OPERATION Sunday 2:00 to midnight Monday - Thursday 3:00 p.m. to midnight Friday 3:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Saturday 2:00 to 1:00 a.m. L.O.O.M OFFICERS MOOSE LEGION OFFICERS W.O.T.M. OFFICERS Governor Paul Zimperman Chairman Senior Regent Tracy Ayers Jr. Governor Glenn Kraly Secretary Glen Kraly Junior Regent Kathy Michalski Prelate Clint Ross 1st Vice Cliff Ranier Secretary/Treasurer Rebeca Eubanks Treasurer Tom White Recorder Letty Prado Administrator Cliff Ranier Jr. Graduate Regent Tina Brenenstuhl Past Governor Doug Ayers Guide Annette Potts 1st year Trustee Ryan Bunch Assistant Guide Wendy Winters 2nd year Trustee Alvin Bunch 3rd year Trustee David Watkins Moose Legion Moose Lodge #490 Couple’s CORNHOLE League Steak Fry Information sheet & Sign-up sheet on th Men’s Bulletin Board. Saturday, June 16 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. League play begins the week of June 17th *There will be a League meeting on Friday, June 15th at 7:00 p.m., please have a team member available at this time. (Couple consists of 1 man/1 woman per team) Raise The Roof 2017-2018 I am happy to report that we have raised Moose Lodge #490 $4,435.00 for Mooseheart & Moosehaven. Dart League We could not have done this without YOUR support! Thank you! Party – Playoffs Respectfully, Thursday, June 7th Bill Halsey 6:00 p.m. Sign-up sheet for side dishes. Page 1 of 6 Downloaded from www.ohiomoose.com Posted: 5/4/2018 W.O.T.M. News………. L.O.O.M. NEWS………. From the Past Governor: From the Junior Graduate Regent: I would like to take this time to say Thank You to As I hand my gavel over to our new Senior Regent, Tracy all the members of this Lodge for allowing me to Ayers, I’d like to thank all who supported our Chapter this have served as your Governor the past two years. past year. Many of you don’t realize that without you, we It truly was a rewarding experience. Being able to would not be successful. Did you buy a raffle ticket, a have attended two Moose International 50/50 ticket? Did you enjoy one of the many dinners we Conventions was inspiring. Hearing students and sold? Did you attend a function; donate to a kid’s party? alumni of Mooseheart speak and tell their stories Did you purchase a shamrock, pumpkin or ghost to be of what Mooseheart means to them reminds you hung on the wall? Did you donate your time or money to how important this organization is and the good any of our many functions? All of those things contribute things it provides to others. to our being able to support Mooseheart/Moosehaven Thank you to our awesome Women’s Chapter here and other local community charities. For example, our at Painesville. They were always willing to help in recent Reverse Raffle raised money that will be utilized to any way they could for the betterment of this purchase Stuffed Tommy Moose’s to be donated to local Lodge and were a pleasure to work with. law enforcement. The will have them in the trunk of their cars to help comfort a child who is experiencing a Our founder James J. Davis said “A task heavy to traumatic situation. one is borne light by many” and that couldn’t describe any better the Officers I was fortunate to I would also like to encourage members to become more have worked with the last two years. It was an involved. Come to a meeting, they are open to all honor to have served with these Gentlemen. No members in good standing. Come and tell us what egos, no drama just working together for the best functions you would like to attend, give us new ideas and interests of the Lodge propose new events. If we all work together, we can Finally, none of this would be necessary if it wasn’t accomplish everything. Co-workers are always welcome for you the members. Your support of the Lodge and always needed. events, participation in Lodge functions & activities, and bringing new members into the Finally, as I am sure you are aware, we are not just a bar, Lodge is what keeps this place going. The Moose we are a family, we celebrate together our bill’s the organization as “The Friendliest Place in accomplishments, life changes, births, weddings, etc. We Town” and I truly believe we at Painesville 490 are mourn losses together. We laugh and cry together. We the friendliest place in town! pitch in when necessary to help a member in need. For all of those reasons and more I thank you for the opportunity Thank you again for everything you did to make to be a part of this family we call “The Moose”. my two years so enjoyable. Please continue to support the new Lodge and Chapter officers as they lead our Lodge this year Tina Brenenstuhl, Junior Graduate Regent Past Governor, Doug Ayers Reminder: Children under the age of 16 years old are Not permitted in the Lodge Social Quarters Please Remember to Bus Your Table After 10:00 p.m. Prior To Departing From the Social Quarters – Thank You! Page 2 of 6 Downloaded from www.ohiomoose.com Posted: 5/4/2018 Help Moose Lodge 490 & WOTM Moose Lodge #490 Chapter 1067 raise funds for “The Animal Rescue Center” Kid’s Fun Day www.arc-ohio.org/ Saturday, June 9th Chinese Auction 2:30-5:30 p.m. Join us for an afternoon of Arts Sunday, June 3rd & Crafts, Games, and Activities! 2:00-5:00 p.m. Ice Cream Sundae Bar *Also collecting supply donations at the Moose Lodge anytime during Members children open hours now until June 3rd. Ages 13 & Under For more info, see flyer in Lodge. Look for sign-up sheet on L.O.O.M. bulletin board. *Parent or Guardian must be present. Friday Night Munchies Sponsored by the Value Veterans Moose Lodge 490 Fundraiser Raffle 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. 1st Prize Come up to the Moose Lodge on Complete Auto/SUV or Motorcycle Friday nights to cheer on the Detail ($500.00 value) Cleveland Indians and order some munchies! 2nd Prize Wear your Indians gear and $100.00 receive a special prize! 3rd Prize April 27 $50.00 May 4 May 11 Only 200 Tickets Sold! May 18 May 25 $500 proceeds to benefit Lodge Renovation Fund June 15 $300 proceeds to benefit Cornhole League Equipment *Only on designated Friday nights. Page 3 of 6 Downloaded from www.ohiomoose.com Posted: 5/4/2018 Mooseheart and Moosehaven Did you know??? At the 1911 convention in Detroit, Davis, who now The Loyal Order of Moose was founded in Louisville, “Director General” of the Order, recommended Kentucky, in the spring of 1888 by Dr. John Henry that the LOOM acquire property for an "Institute", Wilson. Originally intended purely as a men's social "School" or "College" that would be a home, club, lodges were soon founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, St. schooling, and vocational training for the orphans Louis, Missouri and Crawfordsville and Frankfort, of LOOM members. For months offers came in Indiana. The early order was not prosperous. Dr. Wilson and a number of meetings were held regarding himself was dissatisfied and left the order of the Moose [1] the project. It was eventually agreed that the before the turn of the century. When Albert C. Stevens center should be located somewhere near the was compiling his Cyclopedia of Fraternities in the late center of population, adjacent to both rail and river 1890s, he was unable to ascertain whether it was still in existence.[2] transportation and within a day's travel to a major city. On December 14, 1912 the leaders of the In the fall of 1906 the Order had only the two Indiana organization decided to purchase the 750-acre lodges remaining. On October 27 of that year James J. Brookline Farm. Brookline was a dairy farm near Davis became the 247th member of the Order.[1] Davis Batavia, Illinois. It was close to the Fox River, two was a Welsh immigrant who had come to the US as a railway lines and the (then dirt) Lincoln Highway. youth and worked as an iron puddler in the steel mills of The leadership also wished to buy additional real Pennsylvania, and an active labor organizer (he later estate to the west and north owned by two other became Secretary of Labor in the Harding families, for a total of 1,023 acres. Negotiations for [3] administration). He saw the Order as a way to provide the purchases were held in January and February a social safety net for a working class membership, 1913, and legal possession of the property was using a low annual membership fee of $10–$15 taken on March 1. The name "Mooseheart" had (equivalent to $270–$410 in 2017). After giving a been adopted for the school at the suggestion of rousing address to the seven delegates of the 1906 Moose national convention, he was appointed Ohio Congressmen and Supreme Council "Supreme Organizer" of the Order. Davis and a group member John Lentz by a unanimous joint meeting of organizers set out to recruit members and establish of the Supreme Council and Institute Trustees on lodges throughout the US and Canada. He was quite Feb. 1. Mooseheart was dedicated on July 27, successful and the Order grew to nearly half a million 1913.