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Worthy President’s Message:<br />
Dear Brothers….<br />
Ah… spring is finally here. We are shaking <strong>of</strong>f the cold, wet weather (hopefully), the trees and flowers<br />
are blooming, and the grass is growing. This is also the busiest time <strong>of</strong> year at the <strong>Eagle</strong>s. In the past few<br />
weeks we hosted a visitation from the Tacoma 3 <strong>Eagle</strong>s, held a benefit for Fisher House, assisted Fathoms ‘o<br />
Fun at the Easter Egg Hunt, held our annual Joint Memorial recognizing those members that have passed on<br />
this past year, held numerous dinners to raise funds for new carpeting, upgrading our bar, and funding new<br />
blazers for Aerie Officers.<br />
The Ramblin’ <strong>Eagle</strong>s RV Club held their first outing <strong>of</strong> the year at Harstene Island, and for those that<br />
are interested, they are always looking for new members to share the fun.<br />
On May 11, 2013, we will be holding our Outgoing Dinner for Officers and Trustees; our annual<br />
Mothers Day Breakfast on May 12, 2013; and the Annual<br />
Blue/Gold Dinner on May 23, 2013, which recognizes those that<br />
Upcoming Events<br />
serve and protect us in the military.<br />
May 11th: Outgoing Dinner<br />
May 12th: Mother’s Day Breakfast<br />
May 23rd: Blue Star/Gold Star<br />
Dinner<br />
June 1st: Installation <strong>of</strong> Officers<br />
FOE Contact Information<br />
Phone Numbers:<br />
Social Room: 360.876.2338<br />
Fax: 360.874.1147<br />
Bingo/Kitchen: 360.874.6705<br />
Website: http://www.foe2338.org<br />
Email: Webmaster@foe2338.org<br />
<strong>Eagle</strong> <strong>Claw</strong> Editor:<br />
lindamanneagleclaw@gmail.com<br />
Club Manager:<br />
poeaglesmanager@live.com<br />
The<br />
<strong>Eagle</strong> <strong>Claw</strong><br />
Communication, Consideration, Cooperation<br />
Official Publication <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Fraternal</strong> <strong>Order</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Eagle</strong>s—Aerie #2338<br />
May 2013<br />
Not to be overlooked, on June 1 st we will be conducting<br />
our Installation <strong>of</strong> New Officers and Trustees. If you were to add<br />
in the weekly bands on Fridays and Sundays, Poker on Thursdays<br />
and Saturdays, Public Bingo on Sundays, Mondays, and Wednesdays,<br />
and Bar Stool Bingo on Fridays, you will see that we are a<br />
very busy club.<br />
Additionally, we have been very busy making improvements/repairs<br />
around the club. Some <strong>of</strong> these include electrical<br />
repairs both inside and outside the club (thanks Nestor, Roy,<br />
Darby, Ken, Bob D.); per a suggestion from our local Fire Department<br />
we are cleaning and purging some <strong>of</strong> our storage areas<br />
(thanks Roy, Ken, Darby, Ed, Gary); and with spring comes the<br />
return to mowing, weeding, cleaning, etc., to the outside premises<br />
(thanks again to Ken, Roy, Darby, Ed, Gary).<br />
Please remember that this is your Aerie and I encourage<br />
each <strong>of</strong> you to take a break from your chores at home and stop by<br />
the club to see what is going on, and attend some <strong>of</strong> the upcoming<br />
activities. It will give you a chance to see old friends, make new<br />
ones, and give you an opportunity to relax a bit. See you at the<br />
Club. Tom Riedel, Worthy Vice President<br />
Madam President’s Message:<br />
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Aerie<br />
FOE Aerie #2338<br />
2011-2012 Officers:<br />
President: Pat Nabors<br />
Jr. Past President: Mike Amborn<br />
Vice President: Tom Riedel<br />
Chaplain:<br />
Secretary: Don Smith<br />
Treasurer: Roland Sibley<br />
Conductor: Gary Riedel<br />
Inside Guard:<br />
Outside Guard: John Barrier<br />
Trustee: Ken Bicha<br />
Trustee: Roy Denson<br />
Trustee:<br />
Trustee: Bob Gray<br />
Trustee: Bob Anderson<br />
Trustee: Margi Ryan<br />
Aerie Mother: Aggie Brekke<br />
Aerie Father: Bill Murtha<br />
Auxiliary<br />
President: Shannon Haven<br />
Jr. Past President: Joan Amborn<br />
Vice President: Brenda Fuller<br />
Chaplain: Shirl Smith<br />
Conductor: Carol Sheldon<br />
Secretary: Mary Jane Ferron<br />
Treasurer: Michelle Manicci<br />
Inside Guard: Rena Barrier<br />
Outside Guard: Ann Hilliard<br />
Trustee: Sharon Mathis<br />
Trustee: Aggie Brekke<br />
Trustee: Jolene Batcher<br />
Perm. Mother: Lorraine Kerkes<br />
Aux. Mother: Joan Amborn<br />
Aux. Father: Ed Gadberry<br />
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED<br />
Volunteers needed to help out in the kitchen and bingo. On<br />
the Aerie side <strong>of</strong> Bingo the dedicated volunteers have put in two<br />
days a week for four to five years, the kitchen has one volunteer<br />
and one cook to cover three bingo sessions.<br />
To work in the kitchen you must be a member <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Eagle</strong>s<br />
and have a up to date food handlers card. Anyone interested can<br />
contact the Aerie bingo manager Sue Vanden Bos on Sunday or<br />
Wednesday @360 874 6705 after 4:00pm and the Auxiliary bingo<br />
manager Monday @360 874 6705 after 4:00pm.<br />
To contact the kitchen manager, Ed Gadberry, call 360 874<br />
6705 on Sunday Monday or Wednesday after 3:00pm. We try not<br />
to turn anybody away but, there can be too many volunteers at one<br />
session. Instead <strong>of</strong> calling, come in and see us. THANK YOU<br />
FINAL PAST PRESIDENTS MEETING<br />
UNTIL SEPTEMBER!!<br />
The Past Presidents will be meeting on Wednesday, May<br />
14, 2013.<br />
The club needs the support <strong>of</strong> all its members and especially<br />
to get along and work together. We need your input! Please attend<br />
this final meeting before we adjourn for summer.<br />
—Joan Amborn, Secretary/Treasurer<br />
DINNER AND AUCTION<br />
I would like to thank all the volunteers<br />
and great people who enjoyed the meatloaf dinner<br />
and auction on April 6, 2013.<br />
It was a great dinner prepared by John<br />
Barrier. We had special people come and perform<br />
the auction and want to especially thank these two men.<br />
This dinner and auction was to support Mary Bridge Children’s<br />
Hospital and Fisher House.<br />
Thank you again to all who participated and to all volunteers...you<br />
are greatly appreciated!<br />
Joan Amborn and John Barrier
RAMBLIN’ EAGLES NEWS<br />
The following campouts<br />
have been scheduled:<br />
May 16-19: Belfair <strong>Eagle</strong>s<br />
July 18-21: Hoquiam River RV<br />
CRAFTY CREW LADIES<br />
We continue to work on projects to help<br />
our community, so if you know <strong>of</strong> a local organization<br />
that needs some help, come see us on<br />
Wednesdays at the club!<br />
HOBO STEW COOK-OFF<br />
Linda Simpson and Vance<br />
Vaught conducted an extremely successful<br />
fundraiser for Fisher House. Seventeen<br />
crockpots <strong>of</strong> stew were judged by Mayor Tim Mathis,<br />
City Councilman Fred Chang, Washington State Trustee<br />
Frank Santa Cruz and Past Washington State President Bill<br />
“Garfield” Stotbo.<br />
Darby Davies finished first with his “kinda spicy”<br />
stew. Tom Bickle, who makes his own dog food, modified<br />
that recipe slightly to come in second. Linda Simpson<br />
placed third with her hearty entrée.<br />
In addition to the $1012.00 donated to Fisher<br />
House, a “hat” was passed to support the JNROTC Program<br />
who provided a color guard as well as volunteered to<br />
“bus” tables; they received $165.00. Their cadets presented<br />
a plaque to Aerie President, Tom Riedel, to thank<br />
the <strong>Eagle</strong>s for raising over $500.00 to send two <strong>of</strong> their cadets<br />
to compete in an air rifle competition in Salt Lake<br />
City, Utah, earlier this year.<br />
Our next major event will be the Blue Star/Gold<br />
Star Dinner on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at 5:00pm. Cost<br />
<strong>of</strong> dinner for non-military is $6.00.<br />
-Ken Bicha, Trustee
The Hobo Stew Cook-<strong>of</strong>f Winners!!!!<br />
And everyone else…..thank<br />
you all for participating<br />
(and eating all that stew)!
REAC<br />
Connie, from Martha & Mary at Home, was there before the meeting to take blood pressures. She<br />
will be there for the hour before each meeting. It’s free, so please utilize this opportunity.<br />
Shirl, who is VP, conducted the meeting with Neil coaching her through it. There was an invitation<br />
to attend Buckley <strong>Eagle</strong>s 36 th REAC anniversary on Sunday May 19, 2013. If anyone is interested, please<br />
see Gayle.<br />
Myrt Kneeland sent a note about life in Snohomish County, and also included her address and phone<br />
number for anyone wanting to contact her; please see Gayle for this information. Marge Endsley is at Ridgemont<br />
in room 403; she is doing good and would love having visitors. Betty’s cast is <strong>of</strong>f but she is still at<br />
Life Care Center; stop by and see her when you can.<br />
Our picnic will be held in July 2013. On September 28, 2013, there will be a free dinner for everyone<br />
who has ever been an <strong>of</strong>ficer in the club. You can bring guests who will also enjoy a free dinner. Mark<br />
your calendar.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> our REAC members requested a speaker on gardening for Seniors. I already have May and<br />
June taken, but I’ll do my best to see if I can juggle speakers.<br />
We had one birthday: Steve’s. There were no anniversaries. The door prize was won by Shirl and<br />
Bill, and Shirl won the 50/50 as well. If anyone wants to take the REAC photo album home to look at it,<br />
please let me know.<br />
Just a reminder: if you have a gripe or complaint about something, take it to Neil and not to other<br />
members.<br />
Our next meeting is May 9, 2013; there will be no potluck; we are going to China Sun after our<br />
Yes, this is another “thank you” from Ken<br />
Bicha….<br />
Yes, indeed! This time it is for three events held on<br />
Saturday, March 30, 2013. Beginning at 10:00am, Joe<br />
Petrowski, Deane Robinson, Joyce Moreau and I provided<br />
parking for the Fathoms o’Fun Easter Egg Hunt at Jackson<br />
Park here in Port Orchard.<br />
At 2:30pm, Tacoma Aerie #3 stopped by for a short<br />
visitation and were greeted and “entertained” by Neil Lively,<br />
Dave Severtsen, Tom Riedel, Roy Denson, Sharon and Ed<br />
Gadberry and I. Kitty Bickle pitched in and helped Martha<br />
Koslowski tend bar.<br />
All day long, starting at “O-Dark Thirty” Don Smith,<br />
Ed and Sharon Gadberry cooked and prepared a super prime<br />
rib dinner. Shirl Smith set the tables and sold tickets to the<br />
event and Debbie and Darby Davies and Steve Stavnicki<br />
helped with serving and cleanup.<br />
A Huge “THANK YOU” also goes to the following<br />
Crafty Crew who helped modify our “Visitor Register:” Ann<br />
Hilliard, Mary Jane Ferron, Jolene Bratcher, Pam Hall, Aggie<br />
Brekke, Sharon Mathis and Doris Hamby.<br />
Tons <strong>of</strong> work goes into these events...thanks to all for<br />
making them so successful!<br />
JOIN OUR<br />
GARDEN PARTY...<br />
We are having a<br />
planting party on Saturday,<br />
May 4, 2013, at<br />
10:00am! It’s the time <strong>of</strong><br />
year to divide the plants in<br />
your yard…...so why not<br />
bring them to the club to<br />
plant?<br />
We are looking for<br />
shade plants as well as sun<br />
lovers. If anyone has manure<br />
to spread (the fertilizer<br />
type) bring that too!<br />
We always have lots <strong>of</strong><br />
fun and tell lots <strong>of</strong> stories<br />
(you may want to bring<br />
boots) so come on down<br />
and let’s beautify our<br />
grounds for all the upcoming<br />
events this spring and<br />
summer!
SPRING INTO ACTION<br />
Submitted by Jolene Bratcher, Trustee<br />
With the starting <strong>of</strong> spring coming upon<br />
us it’s time for the Sisters and Brothers to spring<br />
into some new changes.<br />
Let’s put all the negativity that has hurt so<br />
many behind us and do our best to forgive and<br />
forget and get back to the tasks that have brought<br />
us together: helping each other and our community.<br />
Let’s get back those beautiful smiles<br />
shared between Brothers and Sisters and keep our<br />
communication open as we work together to heal<br />
old wounds and start out again hand in hand and<br />
SPRING TOGETHER and make this club a<br />
happy and joyful place to come and have fun and<br />
get things done as a team!<br />
Let’s SPRING into action and remember<br />
we are a FRATERNAL ORDER and what that<br />
means.<br />
By SPRINGING INTO ACTION we can<br />
make the Port Orchard Aerie #2338 both the best<br />
Aerie and Auxiliary in the state!<br />
We can be known as the “Happy and<br />
Smiling <strong>Eagle</strong>s” if we all work together! I’ve got<br />
my smile on and I challenge you to all wear yours<br />
as well…..it’s the best accessory we have!<br />
BLUE/GOLD STAR DINNER<br />
Port Orchard <strong>Eagle</strong>s #2338, located at 4001<br />
Jackson Avenue SE, will host its Fourth Annual<br />
Blue/Gold Star dinner on Thursday, May 23, 2013,<br />
to honor and show appreciation to the men and<br />
women <strong>of</strong> the military and their families for their<br />
selfless service to our country and/or for their ultimate<br />
sacrifice.<br />
This dinner is one <strong>of</strong> three events each year<br />
that is open to the public. It starts at 5:00pm and<br />
costs just $6.00.<br />
Contact the Aerie for further information at<br />
360.376.2338.<br />
AERIE 75TH ANNIVERSARY<br />
CELEBRATION<br />
MAY 2014<br />
It seems like far away, but it’s only a little<br />
over a year before we celebrate such an important<br />
anniversary for our Aerie. Not only is it<br />
the 75th anniversary (our diamond jubilee) for<br />
the Aerie, it is the 40th anniversary in this building!<br />
I’m looking to get a collection <strong>of</strong> pictures<br />
<strong>of</strong> the history <strong>of</strong> our Aerie. If you have any pictures<br />
<strong>of</strong> the past (like old pictures <strong>of</strong> other locations<br />
before we came to reside in our current<br />
building), pictures <strong>of</strong> past events, etc., please<br />
bring them to the club and put your name and<br />
phone number so I can get them back to you after<br />
I copy them to make a collage for our celebration.<br />
—Dave Sivertsen, PWP
REAC<br />
Connie, from Martha & Mary at Home, was there before the meeting to take blood pressures.<br />
She will be there for the hour before each meeting. It’s free, so please utilize this opportunity.<br />
Shirl, who is VP, conducted the meeting with Neil coaching her through it. There was an invitation<br />
to attend Buckley <strong>Eagle</strong>s 36 th REAC anniversary on Sunday May 19, 2013. If anyone is interested,<br />
please see Gayle.<br />
Myrt Kneeland sent a note about life in Snohomish County, and also included her address and<br />
phone number for anyone wanting to contact her; please see Gayle for this information. Marge Endsley<br />
is at Ridgemont in room 403; she is doing good and would love having visitors. Betty’s cast is <strong>of</strong>f but<br />
she is still at Life Care Center; stop by and see her when you can.<br />
Our picnic will be held in July 2013.<br />
On September 28, 2013, there will be a free dinner for everyone who has ever been an <strong>of</strong>ficer in<br />
the club. You can bring guests who will also enjoy a free dinner. Mark your calendar.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> our REAC members requested a speaker on gardening for Seniors. I already have May<br />
and June taken, but I’ll do my best to see if I can juggle speakers.<br />
We had one birthday: Steve’s. There were no anniversaries. The door prize was won by Shirl<br />
and Bill, and Shirl won the 50/50 as well. If anyone wants to take the REAC photo album home to<br />
look at it, please let me know.<br />
Just a reminder: if you have a gripe or complaint about something, take it to Neil and not to<br />
other members.<br />
Our next meeting is May 9, 2013; there will be no potluck; we are going to China Sun after our<br />
speaker from Kitsap County Public Works presents ways on how we can reduce the use <strong>of</strong> toxic cleaners<br />
in our home. Everyone will receive items to take home.<br />
Grace Anne Henry<br />
2013 SHOW & SHINE CAR SHOW<br />
Okay Members, it’s time to start thinking about this year’s Show and<br />
Shine Car Show. With last year being our second show we believe it went<br />
very well. We had great weather and over 100 cars. They especially liked the<br />
laid back format where there was no pressure for trophies or class winners.<br />
The purpose <strong>of</strong> this event is to provide a good time for those present, make a few dollars for the Aerie<br />
and Helpline, and possibly pick up a few new members.<br />
I will be contacting past committee members and hope to meet on April 4, 2013, to discuss this<br />
year’s show. I encourage any member that has an interest to please attend this meeting (3 rd floor at<br />
6:30pm, or contact our Club Manager at 360 876-2338 if you are interested but can’t make the meeting.<br />
Thanks again to everyone who made last year’s show such a success and looking forward to another<br />
one this year.<br />
Tom Riedel, Worthy Vice President<br />
PS: We still have a few car show tee shirts from last year’s event that we are willing to sell for $7.00<br />
each or two for $12.00. (These funds will be going to Helpline)
AUXILIARY DOOR DUTY<br />
MAY JUNE<br />
5th: Sharon Mathis 2nd: Pam Hall<br />
12th: Rena Barrier 9th: Ann Hillard<br />
19th: Carol Sheldon 16th: Rena Barrier<br />
26th: Shannon Haven 23rd: Jolene Bratcher<br />
30th: TBD<br />
MOTHERS DAY BRUNCH<br />
Mothers Day Breakfast Sunday May 12, 2013,<br />
9:00am to 12:00pm. A flower for Mothers and a breakfast<br />
<strong>of</strong> French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage links or bacon, orange<br />
juice or apple juice.<br />
This breakfast is free to all Mothers and children under<br />
the age <strong>of</strong> 10. The rest <strong>of</strong> us guys will have spend $5:00<br />
for the meal. Stop by and enjoy the breakfast.<br />
The following story was submitted for the April <strong>Eagle</strong> <strong>Claw</strong> and due to space restrictions<br />
was not printed. My apologies to the author for her timely submittal and the great<br />
lesson this talk is for all <strong>of</strong> us. —Editor<br />
GRAND MADAM PRESIDENT DINNER<br />
Dinner with Grand Madam President Sally Villalva at Bremerton #192 on March 4, 2013, was terrific!<br />
She told a short story about a fence and a little boy and his father: she said the boy was being<br />
picked on in school and bullied, so his father gave him a hammer and some nails and for awhile he<br />
said “hammer a nail into the fence ever time someone hurts you or calls you names, to the end <strong>of</strong> the<br />
fence.” Then for the next period <strong>of</strong> time his father told him, “now, whenever someone is nice to you<br />
take out a nail, and when you have removed all <strong>of</strong> the nails come and get me…..”<br />
So, the son went out and got his father when he had completed his instructions and the father<br />
said, “now son, let’s take a good long look at the fence” (it was filled with many holes and scars). The<br />
father then told the son that, “bad things you say to someone can scar them for life, explaining that<br />
even though the nails (hurtful things) had been removed, the holes (hurt feelings, emotional damage)<br />
remained.<br />
What a terrific story and definitely one that we can all take to heart!<br />
Mary Jane Ferron, Auxiliary Secretary<br />
AARP DRIVER SAFETY<br />
COURSE SCHEDULE<br />
Rita is back teaching the AARP<br />
Safe Driving Course! It is a two-day<br />
course held for four hours each day<br />
(typically 8:30—12:30pm).<br />
The next class will be held May 23-<br />
24, 2013. There will be no classes held<br />
again until August, September and October.<br />
The classes are typically held on the<br />
fourth Wednesday and Thursday <strong>of</strong> each<br />
month, so watch your calendar for scheduling.
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!<br />
My mom (and yours) always said: “Make sure you have clean underwear on in case you are<br />
in a car wreck!” She also said, “If you can’t say anything nice, don't say anything at all!”<br />
We, Aerie 2338 must practice the latter statement in our computer use such as emails and<br />
facebook postings, especially if we are using the “<strong>Eagle</strong>” sites. I don’t own a computer, but I have<br />
seen printouts <strong>of</strong> inflammatory statements. We don’t need to air our dirty laundry for the world to<br />
see! Our moms would be ashamed <strong>of</strong> us for forgetting basic lessons they taught us. Our Aerie motto<br />
is “If I can’t speak well <strong>of</strong> an <strong>Eagle</strong> then I won’t speak ill <strong>of</strong> him.”<br />
On January 16, 2012, the trustees approved a “PREFERRED CONFLICT RESOLUTION”<br />
document (see below). This policy seems appropriate today. Thank you for working within these<br />
guidelines.<br />
Ken Bicha, Trustee<br />
PREFERRED CONFLICT RESOLUTION<br />
Approved by Aerie Trustees 1/1/12<br />
Please treat each other with respect as you follow these steps to resolve conflicts between individuals<br />
in house.<br />
1. If you have a disagreement or problem with another person, please discuss the situation with that<br />
person only. If not resolved, bring the issue to the appropriate President(s)—Aerie and/or Auxiliary—before<br />
you bring it to the Aerie Trustees.<br />
2. If your problem involves club manager issues including bartenders, kitchen, custodial, bands or<br />
other matters, please discuss the situation with the club manager before you bring it to the Aerie<br />
trustees.<br />
3. For all problems still not resolved, please request, in writing, a date and time to meet with the<br />
Aerie Trustees. Please include your name, phone number, description <strong>of</strong> the issues in detail including<br />
dates, times and names <strong>of</strong> persons involved plus all attempts to resolve the issue. The<br />
trustees will respond to your letter one week after it is read in a trustees meeting.<br />
NEW EAGLES 2338 SWEATSHIRT!<br />
These beautiful sweatshirts are available now<br />
at the low cost <strong>of</strong> $15.00! Show your Aerie 2338<br />
pride and stay warm at the same time! Also, jackets<br />
and blazers are still available!
Physical Address:<br />
4001 Jackson Avenue SE<br />
Port Orchard, WA 98366<br />
FOE PORT ORCHARD<br />
Meeting Schedule/Hours<br />
Club Hours (Social Room):<br />
Monday—Thursday 4:00pm-10:30pm<br />
Friday: 4:00pm—Midnight<br />
Saturday: 4:00pm—Midnight<br />
Sunday: 1:00pm—6:00pm<br />
Aerie Meetings: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 7:30pm<br />
Trustee Meetings: Mondays 6:00pm<br />
Aux. Meetings: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 7:00pm