Vol. XI No VII Serving The Community Since 1903 July, 2016 .

Vol. XI No VIIServing the Community Since 1903July, 2016Greeting my fellow Elks!Another month has passed and these monthsare passing by way too quick. June waspacked with some great events from our FlagDay and summer picnic celebration to oursupport for the Stafford County DARE Day tothe annual Virginia Elks Association SpringConvention. What a great convention it wasas we welcomed Ron and Nancy Hicks homeafter an extremely successful year for bothVirginia and nationwide Elks. Ron and Nancystill have a few stops before the National Convention being held in Houston, Texas where Ron will turn over thereigns to the new Grand Exalted Ruler Elect, Mike Zellen.We only have general meetings on the fourth Monday of both Julyand August. PER Bill Frostick held a lounge potluck cookout onthe second Monday of both July and August last year. We plan todo the same this year so please take advantage of these cookouts to come on down to the lounge and meet some of your fellowmembers while sharing a bite to eat.If you take a look around the facilities, you will notice some muchneeded improvements taking place. The Flemming Room hasbeen painted and carpet will be changed out soon and all of thepoison ivy and oak will be cut away from the fence line. The pondhas been cleaned out and mulch has been laid around the building. Big shout-out to the Trustees for making all these improvements happen and continuing to make the Fredericksburg Elks agreat place to visit.The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is hands down thebest fraternal organization in the United States. If you compareeach organization side by side, you will see that the Elks distribute the most money in scholarships, has the best youth programs,and the best Veteran’s programs. In order to maintain this status,we need to continue to keep the push on recruiting some of thebest people in society to be members. We need people who arenot afraid to roll their sleeves up and get to work pushing our initiatives so we can continue to be the best fraternal organization inthe United States. Elkdom is where it’s at folks, and my challengeto you is to look to your neighbors, look to your co-workers, lookto your friends, look to your family, and recruit one new memberthis year.Until next month, take care of yourself and take care of your fellow Elks!Fraternally Yours,Tim Mead, Exalted RulerUPCOMING FORJULY July 2nd-6th-National ElksConventionMon. July 4-IndependenceDayWed. July 6-Dinner & HappyHour, 6pmFri. July 8-Dinner & Queen ofHearts, 6pmMon. July 11-Lounge PotluckCookoutWed. July 13-Dinner & HappyHour, 6pm; 7pm HomeCommittee Meeting,Thur. July 14-New memberOrientationFri. July 15-Dinner & Queen ofHearts, 6pmWed. July 20-Dinner & HappyHour, 6pmFri. July 22-Dinner & Queen ofHearts, 6pmMon. July 25-Lodge Meeting,7pmWed. July 27-Dinner & HappyHour, 6pm; 7pm, HomeCommittee MeetingFri. July 29-Dinner & Queen ofHearts, 6pmVisit our Lodge’s websitewww.bpoe875.org for thelatest information, photosfrom past events, andnewsletters from the past.

Tidewater Trail NewsFredericksburg Elks Lodge 875 had a great showing at theVirginia Elks Association Annual Spring ConventionThe Virginia Elks Association held its Annual Spring Convention at the Marriott in Fairfax, VA, June 9th – 12th. This convention was extra special as we welcomed home Ronand Nancy Hicks from their long and very successful tour across the United Statesfulfilling the duties as Grand Exalted Ruler. However, it was only for a few days asthey are back on the road until the National Convention in July.Saturday night’s dinner was bittersweet as we were able to welcome home Ron andNancy and hear fantastic speeches from both of them. We had to say goodbye to alongtime friend, Ted Hess, our 24 year State Sponsor. Ron will be fulfilling those duties as State Sponsor when his turnover to the Grand Exalted Ruler Elect, Mike Zellenis completeFredericksburg Elks Lodge hosted a hospitality room at the event and were honored tohave Ron Hicks Dinner & Queen ofHearts, 6pmFredericksburg Elks Lodge #875July 2016— Page 10

Tidewater Trail News1st Wednesday July 6thRoast Prime Rib au Jus served with Baked Potato, Vegetables & a RollFish (11oz.) & Chips served with Cole SlawSausage and Cheese Quiche served with Small Salad & a RollBowl of Soup du Jour served with Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad & a Roll2nd Wednesday July 13thPork Tenderloin with Marsala Wine Brown Sauce served with Potato,Vegetable & a RollCup of Chilled Cantaloupe Bisque served with Grilled Chicken CaesarSalad & a RollHam and Cheese Quiche served with Small Salad & a RollBowl of Soup du Jour served with Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad & a Roll3rd Wednesday July 20th 16.00 8.25 7.75 7.75 8.00 8.00 7.75 7.75Chicken Parmesan served with Pasta, Small Salad & a RollTuna Salad Plate with Fresh Fruit, Vegetables & a RollShrimp Quiche served with Small Salad & a RollBowl of Soup du Jour served with Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad & a Roll 8.25 8.25 7.75 7.75Meatballs and Marinara Sauce over Pasta served with Small Salad& a RollFried Oysters served with French Fries, Cole Slaw & a RollHam & Cheese Quiche served with Small Salad & RollBowl of Soup du Jour served with Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad & a Roll 7.25 9.75 7.75 7.754th Wednesday July 27thMondayHam, Turkey, Cheese and Bacon Wrap served with Chips and a Pickle 6.00TuesdaySteak and Cheese on a Bun served with French Fries and Pickle 6.75WednesdayGrilled Cheese and Bologna Sandwich with Chips and a Pickle 6.00ThursdayGrilled Rueben Sandwich served with Chips and a Pickle 6. 50FridayCrabmeat Salad on a Croissant with Lettuce, Tomato, Chips and a Pickle 6.75ALSO OFFERING A DAILY SOUP !Fredericksburg Elks Lodge #875July 2016— Page 11

Benevolent & ProtectiveOrder of Elks (BPOE)Fredericksburg Lodge #87511309 Tidewater TrailP.O. Box 215Fredericksburg, VA 22404-0215Office: (540) 371-5240Lounge (540) 371-8216Website: www.bpoe875.orgRETURN SERVICE REQUESTED2016—2017 OFFICERSExalted RulerTim MeadLeading KnightTim HendersonLoyal KnightEd BlesiLecturing KnightBob BennettEsquireBetty GallahanTilerShelby FrantumInner GuardNancy AveryChaplainDebbie CashSecretaryDiane BlesiTreasurerCharlotte LeitchAlt to Grand LodgePER Ron SykesTRUSTEESNEWSLETTER STAFFLinda PickeringEditor: Maxine SchrempTravis BullockE-mail:Gary Leitchmschremp2002@yahoo.comCarol BakerDistribution: Donna BivensGeorjean McDermott Printing: M J er &Queen ofHearts345Happy 4thof July101112LodgePot LuckDinner17246Bingo1813Dinner &Happy Hour1420Dinner &Happy Hour21Bingo27Dinner &Happy Hour28Bingo26LodgeMeeting8BingoBingo19257Dinner &Happy HourBingoBingoBingo9Dinner &Queen ofHearts15Dinner &Queen ofHearts1622Dinner &Queen ofHearts2329Dinner &Queen ofHearts30

Fredericksburg Elks Lodge #875 July 2016— Page 2 Tidewater Trail News Fredericksburg Elks Lodge 875 had a great showing at the Virginia Elks Association Annual Spring Convention The Virginia Elks Association held its Annual Spring Convention at the Marriott in Fair-fax, VA, June 9th – 12th. This convention was extra special as we welcomed .