Event News
LODGE ACTIVITIES By Jan Trudeau
Hello September! Here’s what we have planned for you this month. We start with Bingo on Saturday the 5th. The game starts at 1 PM. Come and check it out.
Monday the 7th is Labor Day. We will put the flags up on Oracle Road. They go up at 7 AM, and come down at 5 PM. That day we will offer burgers and brats along with beans and potato salad for only $10.00 starting at noon. Flags will also be flown on Friday September 11th in honor of Patriot’s Day.
One more hoisting of the flags in September will be on Friday the 18th for POW/MIA recognition day. There will be a ceremony at noon to honor these folks.
Texas Hold ‘Em card games move to Sundays this month. The first game is on Sunday the 13th and also on Sunday the 27th. Games will now begin at 11 AM. Please sign up in the lounge so we know how many tables to set up.
“DA DA DA DUH,” FOOTBALL is back! Starting on Sunday the 13th the lounge will open up at 10 AM for your viewing pleasure. We will have food available for purchase. There is a sign-up sheet in the lounge if you want to make something to share with everyone. Come cheer on your favorite team.
On Saturday the 19th we are having a Friends of PACC (Pima Animal Care Center) donation day. It’s from 1:00–3:00. Please see the flyer in the lounge for further information.
Saturday September 26th is our Spaghetti Western event. There will be awesome food, raffle prizes and music too! Mick from Big Nose Kate’s in Tombstone will be our featured musician. The donation is only $25.00 per person and the proceeds go to the Arizona Elks Major Projects fund. Please find the sign-up sheet in the lounge and come down for a fun time and a great cause.
Wednesdays are the same with Tacos and Trivia on the second Wednesday of the month, and the full dinner and Music Bingo on the fourth Wednesday. The other days we offer a light fare. Check the board in the lounge for the menus.
Fridays have the Queen of Hearts drawing at 6:30. We always have great options to feed you while you wait for the Queen to appear.
Don’t forget Darts on the back patio every Saturday afternoon at 4 PM, except none on the 26th, due to the fundraising event.
There are two new activities for you this month. Monday the 14th we’ll have Bunco at 5 PM. And, on Monday the 28th we will have game night. That game will be determined at a later date and posted in the lounge and in e-mail blasts. It will be fun, that’s for sure.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
We are still looking for a few more volunteers to help with our annual 9/11 firefighter’s dinner. We will cook and deliver full home-cooked meals to the 10 firehouses in the Golder Ranch fire district. We do this to honor our first responders and to remember and never forget those we lost on 9/11/01.
September 11th falls on a Friday this year and we need help delivering the meals to all. Please find the sign-up sheet in the lounge and you can always ask me any questions you might have. This really is an amazing community activity. More information will be coming. Let me know if you’re interested in helping out. It’s a really rewarding project to participate in.
Thank you.
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Ann Girvin
HHappy September!!
If I were still living on the East Coast, I would say Happy Fall! I’d be getting ready to put out my fall décor and making sure I had a jacket available for those cool evenings. Instead, here in Arizona, we get the air conditioning in some stores and restaurants is absolutely freezing! 😂
September does mean something exciting, though. It’s the beginning of the season when our fellow Elks who split their time start heading back our way. We are looking forward to seeing you!
We have had a great summer here at the Catalina Mountain Elks. We celebrated Christmas in July, and it was so much fun having our new Mr. and Mrs. Slater do the honors as Santa and Mrs. Claus while running our “White Elephant” game. We followed that up with a delicious meatball dinner and topped off the evening with some very fun Christmas Karaoke!
We have also started Bunco! We’ll play on the 2nd Monday of every month at 5 PM. And the 4th Monday will be Game Night! Make sure to join us if you like to laugh, have fun, and enjoy some great company.
The “fall” season will bring lots more exciting activities, so make sure you check out the calendar and follow us on Facebook. We are trying to post the activities going on—including food specials—on a daily basis. And speaking of food and fun, our Bar Stewards have been experimenting with some new drinks! Make sure you stop in and try their favorite drinks!
So, if you’ve been away and are heading home, WELCOME HOME! 🏡 And if you’ve hung around and braved the heat with us all summer, THANK YOU for making it such a fun summer!
We’re looking forward to an exciting season ahead and seeing all of you at the Catalina Mountain Elks!