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Wis-Moose News
Click and Catch What's Happening
February 2015
Edward Johnson – State Publicity Chair [email protected]
Amy Boivin
- Website Manager
[email protected]
Vol 4 No. 6
If it's happening in the state, let's get 'r out to our Family Centers.
As the good things we do need to be condensed in such a manner
As to be shared by one another.
GOINGS ON WITHIN OUR
FRATERNITY
Dates for Lodges to Know
-February is Rocker Fund
Month
-Heart of the Community
Report due
February 15
-Mid Year Conference
Deadline is March 1
-MLEC Class is available
at the State Conference
March 12;
Sign up by March 1.
-“King of Heart” Moose
Membership promotion
goes through February 28
2015
Feb.
7
28
301 State Co-ed Darts Saukville #1043
District #8 Meeting, Moose Legion #138
CHD Heart of the North Superior #606
District #7 Meeting Chippewa Falls #246
11:am
Moose Legion #31 Nomination Meeting
Moose Legion #142 Celebration Kaukauna
#953
State Bowling Beloit #191
March
7
11
12-15
16
21
State Bowling Beloit #191
District#4 Meeting FonDuLac#2564 7:30 PM
Mid-Year Conference The Plaza – Wausau
District #3 Meeting Kenosha #286 7:pm
District #1 Meeting Monroe #754 1:pm
14
20
21
26
27
April
11
12
18
19
May
13
16
18
Nominations; Higher Degree at 2 pm
CHD meeting & Memorial Monroe #754
2:pm
District#5 Meeting Green Bay #801 11 am
Board; Food at noon, Meeting at 1 pm
Supreme Governor Visit Marinette #2327
Supreme Governor Visit Chippewa Falls
#246
Executive Board Meeting Beloit #191
District #8 Meeting, Moose Legion #138
CHD Heart of the North Burnett County
#1194
State Bowling Beloit #191 9:am
Moose Legion #143 Celebration Menomonie
#1584 3:pm
District #7 Meeting Menomonie #1584
3:pm
Moose Legion #31 Celebration Kenosha
#286 10:am
District #4 Meeting Saukville #1043
7:30pm
District #1 Meeting Madison #1451
1:pm – Elections of Officers
District #3 Meeting Muskego #1057 7:pm
Other sports Events, see
http://www.wismoose.org/sports.html
Robert Dale Scholarship
Winners from WI
Morgan Maes –
Green Bay #801
Rachel Lohrengel – Green Bay #801
Kelsey Hintz – Stevens Point #1572
Brian Schad –
West Bend #1398
Congratulations, students!
Wisconsin State MidYear Conference
March 12-15
The Plaza Hotel
201 N. 17th Avenue
Wausau, WI
(715) 845-4341
Registration forms for the Wisconsin
Moose Association’s State Convention
are attached at the end of the
Newsletter.
http://www.plazawausau.com/
Are you Singing in the Rain?
You can and
maybe even get to
Nashville.
Members can
qualify for a free trip
to
the
2015
International Moose
Convention and a
chance to win
$5,000!
For the first time ever, the Moose is
searching for the finest karaoke singers
from across the Fraternity. All active
members of the LOOM and WOTM are
eligible to participate and the top 12
finalists will travel to the 2015
International Convention to compete for
the top prize in front of a packed
convention audience.
Each finalist will receive round-trip
airfare (or equivalent) and two nights
lodging at the Opryland Hotel with cash
prizes of $5,000, $2,000 and $1,000
going to the top three performers.
Lodge/Chapters have their
competition; then move up through
District and / or Association competitions
in order to qualify for the finale at the
Nashville Convention. Lodges, get your
results to the District President or his
designee by February 15.
Association winners will be
responsible for sending DVD’s or audio
recordings to Moose International,
where music professionals and media
contacts from around the Chicagoland
area will narrow the field.
Good Luck. Check with your lodges as
they have further information;
Moose Charities Information /
Location
Want to know where to donate to for
Moose Charities? Click the below link: h t t p : / / w w w. m o o s e c h a r i t i e s . o r g /
default.asp
Moose International Website from the
State Page
It seems that every
once in a while
internet sites’ systems
need individual
computer tweaking. If,
on your personal
computer, you find you
cannot get on the Moose International
site from the tab provided, then go up to
your browser and find the icon that
refreshes (it looks like a backward
arrow). Click on that once and it will
update your system for any ‘tweaks.’
Remember once you get on the
system, and you wish to get to the
members pages, you must put in your
last name, and then the password:
“2014.”
From the Deputy Grand Regent
Greetings Co-Workers!
Yes, February will
probably fly by.
Many
lodges will have their sweet
heart activities..
Many
have already had their
karaoke contests.
Remember the state “sing
off” will be at the state
Conference in Wausau with the winner
representing Wisconsin in Nashville.
As we draw near to the end of this
membership campaign, please pay
close attention to the numbers that
Karyn and Gary send out. Let’s do
Wisconsin proud; let’s all be +1.
As elections come around for
members, please be sure to use the
new election handbooks. They are on
line:
w w w. m o o s e i n t l . o r g / m e m b e r s / w p content/uploads/2014/06/
ElectionHandbookpdf
The general laws: www.mooseintl.org/
members/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/
WOTM-General-Laws.pdf
Remember to send in your registration
form into the Marinette chapter for the
Mid-Year Conference in Wausau, WI
March 12 – 15.
http://www.wismoose.org/documents/
Midyear/midyear_reg_wotm_15.pdf
Betty Krisza is our Official Visitor; and
I know she will have many items for us
to learn about and take home tour
chapter.
Fraternally Lana LaVelle,
DGR 2014-15
From the Wisconsin Moose
Association President
Happy February everyone.
By the time you are
reading this we will have
about 3 months to bring
our membership up to
“plus one”. Please utilize
your area higher degree
councils or other higher
degree members to get
back many of those in arrears. We must
work together to achieve this goal.
Midyear conferences s a month way,
and it should be most informative and
fun.
So much will be excellent for
learning and sharing back lodges.
Below click for the Conference Agenda
http://www.wismoose.org/documents/
Midyear/midyear_agenda_15.pdf
Remember ALL lodge members in
good standing can attend. It can be a
great way to get members involved and
lead to future lodge leadership.
Have a Happy, successful February
Fraternally
Brian Mifflin
WMA President
Message from the Territory #32
Manager
As most of you should be aware of we
are behind in production
(applications) and active
members.
Here is my
challenge to all of you
ONE per-day for
February
For some of us that will be hard as
you are a little lodge but I know that you
will give it your best. For the rest of us it
is simply doing what we should be doing
each and every day; “asking that friend
or neighbor to join”.
Now may be that time for you to send
those letters that you said you were
going to the members on the terminated
list asking them back into the lodge.
If you did not see the e-mail from the
help desk; the “King of Heart” promotion
from Moose International will be
extended until February 28th. This is a
great tool to use but your members
need to know about it. Put that special
notice up on your membership board,
put it in your lodge newsletter, put it on
your lodge web site, and please make
sure the members know about this, the
current state promotion and whatever
your lodge membership promotion is.
With elections coming up it is that time
to make sure any and all members
desiring to be lodge officers attend a
lodge leadership training course. We
also encourage that any member who
wants to know more about how the
lodge operates to attend.
Dates and times will be out shortly as
to where the classes will be held.
You can also take the course on-line
via the international web site. You just
need to go into the member’s only area,
to moose training, to online training and
follow the screen. Once you have taken
the test it will let you know if you have
passed and please print the certificate
that shows that you did indeed pass.
I hope to see all of you at the
upcoming Mid-Year Conference in
Wausau; March 12-15, 2015. All of the
information was sent to the lodges and
is also on the state web site.
Fraternally
Gary Beck
WI Territorial Manager
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From Membership
Membership News.
Membership
numbers are down, but I know that this
will change. Now is the
perfect time for us to
spread the word. Do
you have someone on
your gift list that you do
not know what to get?
How about a gift of Membership? What
a great gift – one that keeps on giving!
During the months of February and
March everyone who signs up a new or
former member, will receive a Universal
Portable Charger for your electronic
devices.
Until next month,
Fraternally Mike Rynearson
Membership Chair
WMA Prelate
[email protected]
Be a Moose
http://www.mooseintl.org/index.php/bea-moose/
From the Sports Committee Chair
Happy February to all of you.
If you need
assistance getting your
teams registered,
please contact Joe
Thibedeau and check
the state website for
the forms and other
i n f o r m a t i o n :
[email protected] : Att: Joe.
Have a great time playing great
games with the Moose.
Fraternally yours
Dan Threlkeld
WMA Sports Chair
[email protected]
From our Legion Ambassador
Well another month has begun and
the Moose Legion` still is in need of
getting new and former Legion members
back.
Wisconsin can still be
near the top of the
membership campaigns
for recognition in
Nashville in July.
Please attend sessions
on leadership training
called MLEC. One is being offered at
the Wausau Conference in March.
Have a great February.
Respectfully,
Ambassador Robert Rufer
From the WOTM Membership Chair
Whew! Can someone
please tell me where
January went? Time sure
does fly when you’re
having fun!
Our conference will be
here before we know it.
Please get your registration forms sent
in early.
Our fundraising project for
Membership will be a “Made in
Wisconsin” themed pool.
I am requesting donations of items
“Made in Wisconsin”, such as Cheese,
Sausage, Syrup, Honey, Jams, Jellies,
Crafts, etc. It will be fun to see how
many different items we receive.
Since this is a WOTM Membership
fundraiser, alcoholic beverages are not
allowed. But I am most certain that
there are plenty of other items that could
be donated.
Our membership numbers really do
need some work in both signing new
members and retention. It might be a
good idea for the men and women to
work together in this area. Set aside a
night and get together and get on those
phones and “talk Moose”. You may find
it not only rewarding but fun as well. I
guess we won’t know for sure until we
try.
I’m getting anxious and excited for
conference to get here and the way
things are moving it will be here
FAST!!!!! Hope to see many of you
there!
In Friendship,
Karyn Johnson
State Chapter
Membership Chair
From Youth Awareness and
Fundraising
Spring Brewer Ticket Raffle to Begin
Yes, the
Wisconsin
Moose Association into
another very special
Raffle. There’s a poster
at the end of this article
There will be 50 total
prizes with the Grand
Prize being two Season
Tickets for the 2015 Milwaukee Brewer
Games.
The procedures will be the
same as the past two with tickets
available at the lodges and 3 tickets
mailed to your homes. The cost is the
same $5 or 3 for $10.
Please, when you look through your
past mail, you will find an envelope from
the Wisconsin State Moose Association.
Open it. You will find your 3 chances to
win the Brewer
Tickets or 49
other prizes.
More chances
wanted?
Your
Lodge has more
tickets in the Social Quarters.
Fraternally
Scott Gordon
State Raffle Chairman
[email protected]
Moose Charities Video
http://m.youtube.com/watch?
v=hZToZJudTfg
Click on and see what ‘our’ Moose
Charities does. Great 3 minute video. It
is hoped the video will be placed on the
state’s home page this month.
Moose Members,
Last month we reminded you of the
necessity of having a Will. This month
we’ll remind you of something equally as
relevant. Remember the “good old days”
when your personal papers and
documents were in a post office box or a
shoebox on a shelf in your closet or
desk at home? There’s so much more to
think about now in this age of
technology, so here are some things to
take care of before it’s too late, and you
leave your family a mess of lockeddown digital accounts, folders and files.
1. Make an inventory of all your
digital assets. That includes the
documents on your computer,
the photos on your phone, any
data stored on thumb drives or
backup disks, and every online
account, including the ones you
no longer use. Your primary
email account should be first,
since that’s typically where
online accounts send password
resets, and where your entire list
of personal and business
contacts resides. All your on-line
accounts have ID’s and
passwords. Social security
numbers, bank account
numbers, and credit card
numbers all can live forever in
cyber space and in your
computers’ memories. You don’t
want to put your loved ones at
the mercy of identity thieves. 2. Think about what you want to
happen to all of this stuff after
you’re gone. Decide if it’s a
good idea for your family or
others to have open access to
your emails and computer files?
How about photos, videos, legal
documents, old files and other
material you’ve downloaded?
There may be some things you
don’t want left to posterity, or
want to go to specific individuals.
Decide now, take the necessary
actions – identify, designate,
forward, save or delete. Explain
what you’ve done. Make your
wishes known. 3. Assign someone to be your
digital executor. Be explicit in
your Will about what you want to
happen to your digital assets.
Don’t assume your survivors
automatically have a right to it
all, because the laws vary greatly
from state to state. Remember,
it’s not just paper documents
anymore and these digital
documents can live forever!
Lastly, as we reminded you last
month, if you’re like more than half of
all Americans who don’t have a Will,
it’s time to get that done! Trust us,
you DON’T want the government to
make your decisions! We hope the holidays are treating you
well. Have a great 2015.
It’s Time to Think Nashville 2015
Nashville’s connection to music is
unequaled, and its reputation as Music
City has been consistently proven for
over 200 years. Live music can be seen
and heard every day and night of the
week
in
Nashville. The
world-famous
honkytonks,
located on
B r o a d w a y,
offer free live music 365 days a year.
And with more than 130 music venues
around town ranging from large arenas
and concert halls to small clubs and
featuring nearly every genre of music,
it’s easy to see why this is the city that
“music calls home.”
Nashville will also be “home” to the
2015 International Moose Convention
from July 3 – 7 at the Gaylord Opryland
Resort & Convention Center. As one of
the Moose Fraternity’s most popular
destinations, Nashville has offered our
members a unique and entertaining
experience each and every time we’ve
visited. Our convention, over the 4th of
July weekend, features new and exciting
events and includes opportunities to visit
the world-famous Grand Ole Opry and
watch one of the best fireworks displays
in the country!
For the second year in a row, Moose
members will also have the chance to
participate in a variety of Heart of the
Community events, where we’ll again
show the local community what it really
means to be a Moose.
For the first time ever, the Moose will
also crown an International Karaoke
Champion who will have worked his or
her way up from the Lodge competitions
all the way to the international finals.
Come see what kind of talent our
Brothers and Co-workers possess – the
winner may be from your Lodge or
Chapter!
Don’t miss out on your opportunity to
learn more about the Moose while
having a great time with members from
across our great Fraternity. For many of
you, Nashville is a reasonable drive
away, so there’s no excuse not to be
there. Whether you are an officer or
simply an average member, this
convention has plenty to offer. We look
forward to seeing YOU in the “Music
City” next July.
Here is the link to housing at the Inn at
Opryland:
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Wisconsin Moose Lodges
Need to Reach another Moose Lodge in Wisconsin. Note
t h e i n f o r m a t i o n b e l o w.
Emails to lodges are
“[email protected]” You need to put the lodge’s
number in where the x’s are.
Facility Name
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Phon
e No.
Appleton
Wisconsin
54911
(920)
830-2
834
1806 Gale Dr
Beloit
Wisconsin
53511
(608)
362-9
886
1890 9Th Ave
Bloomer
Wisconsin
54724
(715)
568-1
304
8118 149Th St
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
54729
(715)
723-3
278
N10792 Lakeshore
Rd
Clintonville
Wisconsin
54929
(715)
823-4
006
3606 Curvue Rd
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
54703
(715)
835-6
522
190 E 2Nd St
Fond Du Lac
Wisconsin
54935
(920)
933-9
170
Family Center 367 - 1216 E Wisconsin
Appleton
Ave
!
Lodge 191 - Beloit
!
Lodge 1077 - Bloomer - CMP - RV
!
Lodge 246 - Chippewa Falls
!
Family Center 1502
- Clintonville - CMP - RV
!
Family Center 1408
- Eau Claire - RV
!
!
Lodge 2564 - Fond Du Lac
Family Center 1238
- Eastern Kettle
Moraine - CMP - RV
W 198 N 10217
Appleton Av
Germantown
Wisconsin
53022
(262)
255-5
055
846 Morris Ave
Green Bay
Wisconsin
54304
(920)
494-7
230
Janesville
Wisconsin
53545
(608)
752-0
809
Kaukauna
Wisconsin
54130
(920)
766-1
030
Kenosha
Wisconsin
53144
(262)
657-7
831
1932 Ward Ave
La Crosse
Wisconsin
54601
(608)
788-2
998
Po Box 14453
Madison
Wisconsin
53714
(608)
223-9
904
N 5233 E Nettleton
Lane
Marinette
Wisconsin
54143
(715)
732-4
677
601 Colfax St
Mauston
Wisconsin
53948
(608)
847-7
833
!
Lodge 801 - Green Bay
!
Family Center 197 - 2701 Rockport
Janesville Road
- CMP - RV
!
Lodge 953 - Kaukauna
900 W Ducharme
St
!
Family Center 286 - Kenosha 3003 30Th Ave
- CMP - RV
!
Family Center 1920
- La Crosse - CMP - RV
!
Family Center 1451
- Madison
!
Lodge 2327 - Marinette - CMP - RV
!
!
Family Center 1913
- Juneau County - CMP - RV
Lodge 1584 - Menomonie - RV
720 19Th Ave
Menomonie
Wisconsin
54751
(715)
235-2
011
5476 S 13Th St
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
53221
(414)
281-4
444
Monroe
Wisconsin
53566
(608)
325-6
585
S86 W21693
Janesville Rd
Muskego
Wisconsin
53150
(262)
662-2
500
604 Beebe St.
Phillips
Wisconsin
54555
(715)
339-6
596
Racine
Wisconsin
53402
(262)
639-3
209
Rice Lake
Wisconsin
54868
(715)
236-2
909
River Falls
Wisconsin
54022
(715)
425-9
152
Saukville
Wisconsin
53080
(262)
284-2
228
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
53081
(920)
457-0
803
!
Lodge 49 - Milwaukee - RV
!
Family Center 754 - Monroe 639 Third Ave
- CMP - RV
!
Family Center 1057
- Muskego
!
Lodge 2661 - Phillips
!
Family Center 437 - 5530 Middle Rd
Racine - CMP - RV
!
Family Center 402 - Rice Lake 40 E Newton
- CMP - RV
!
Family Center 594 - River Falls 620 N Clark St
- CMP - RV
!
Family Center 1043
- Saukville
193 E Green Bay
Ave
!
!
Family Center 438 - 1811 Georgia Ave
Sheboygan
Family Center 1572
- Stevens Point - CMP - RV
Stevens Point
Wisconsin
54481
(715)
344-3
224
Superior
Wisconsin
54880
(218)
730-7
302
207 North Lincoln
St.
Thorp
Wisconsin
54771
1222 Juneau St
Watertown
Wisconsin
53094
(920)
261-6
458
7330 State Rd 70
Webster
Wisconsin
54893
(715)
349-5
923
1721 Chestnut St
West Bend
Wisconsin
53095
(262)
338-8
122
1025 Second St N
!
Family Center 606 - Superior 66 E 5Th St
- RV
!
Lodge 680 - Thorp
!
Lodge 830 - Watertown
!
Lodge 1194 - Burnett County - RV
!
Family Center 1398
- West Bend - RV
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
2015 International
Moose
SPORTS
TOURNAMENTS
BOWLING APRIL 11 - MAY 17
Michigan City, IN Lodge 980
STEEL-TIP DARTS APRIL 24 - 26
Lynchburg South, VA Lodge 1727
POOL JULY 1 - 4 (New Dates)
Merritt Island, FL Lodge 2073
HORSESHOES JULY 10 - 12 (New Dates)
Strasburg, VA Lodge 403
SOFTBALL JULY 24 - 27
Bedford, VA Lodge1897
GOLF JULY 31 - AUGUST 2
Henry County, GA Lodge 2170
OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 1
Williamsburg, VA Lodge 757
For additional information on these events please visit the Moose International website
www.mooseintl.org/portal/sports/sport.asp
or call Activities at (630) 966-2214.