The Newsletter of Closter Elks Lodge #2304 148 Railroad Ave. Closter, NJ 07624

December 2009

Charity Justice Brotherly Love Fidelity

Lodge Officers 2008-2009 Exalted Ruler. ……....…………...Paul Haropolous

Leading Knight….………………..…...…....Greg Kranc Loyal Knight…….….…..….....….………..….Joe Gray Lecturing Knight. ….……………....……..Brian Pierro Tiler. ………...…..……....…………….…...Rich Martin

Secretary. …………..….…...……..….Tom Grady, PVP Treasurer………......…………....…..Steve Talmo, PER Esquire…….…….……..………..…….Don Miller, PER Inner Guard…..…………………...…...John Dunleavy Chaplain………...…………..…………Devon Sampson

Closter Lodge # 2304 B.P.O.E. 148 Railroad Avenue Closter, N.J. 07624-1910

Attention Membership

The dress code for meetings is jacket for members and officers. Meetings are first and third Wednesday of the month 7:30 PM sharp. Trustee/House Meeting is the second

Wednesday of the month.

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December Birthdays

  1. Richard Denicola, David Scholz
  2. Thomas Grady, PER, PVP, Dennis Isolce, Bob Lafurno, Tom Reinecke.
  3. Victor Kopelakis, Frydoon zigami
  4. Brian Dunn, Stephen Talmo, PER
  5. William Clark, Robert Tyson
  6. Arnold Andersen
  1. Jeff Bellusci
  2. Charles Polglaze, Jr.
  3. Gerald Davis, Paul Latouche
  4. Jerome Brenner
  5. Vincent Ardito, Paul Haropolous, ER, August Zarski, Jr. PDD
  6. Mark Salerno 23.Harry Gutilla
  7. Alphonse DePresco
  8. Chester Kaniecki
  9. Keith Baskett, Michael Miles
  10. Catherine Schryver
  11. MaryAnn Bandini, Dominic Tabbachino, PER
  12. William Kane
  13. Stephen Turner

Christmas Trivia

  1. Counting Rudolph, How many reindeer did Santa Clause have?
  2. During Christmas, people traditionally exchange kisses under what object?
  3. What peppermint snack do people use to decorate Christmas trees?
  4. Who wrote the famous Christmas book, A Christmas Carol?
  5. InHow the Grinch Stole Christmas, what was the name of the Grinch's dog?
  6. In the song The 12 days of Christmas, what gift was given on the fourth day?
  7. What were Frosty the Snowman's eyes made out of?
  8. What snack do people leave out for Santa?
  9. In the book A Christmas Carol, who said "Bah Humbug!"?
  10. In the Movie A Christmas Story, during Ralpy's dream, what causes him to go blind?
  11. In the Elvis Presley song, what color of Christmas would he have?
  12. In England, what Holiday takes place the day after Christmas?
  13. What are the 2 most popular objects to go atop Christmas trees?
  14. What is the name of the popular balet performed around Christmas time each year?
  15. What was the first state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?
  16. Which State produces the most of the nations Christmas Trees?
  17. In what year did Hallmark introduce its first Christmas cards?
  18. What is the main course of the Christmas Dinner in The Grinch Who Stole Christmas?
  19. In It's a Wonderful Life, how do they know when an angel recieves its wings?
  20. What 3 Ghosts visited Scrooge in A Christmas Carol? (Answers are elsewhere in this bulletin)

Jokers Wild

Jokers Wild is back Every Friday at 6:30.

Looking forward to seeing you all back. A few changes for the holiday season. The Wednesday night before Thanksgiving will be the drawing not the Friday after. In December there is no drawing on Dec 24th and Dec 30th. We will be making a decision as to play on Wednesday night the 23rd and 30th or take a few weeks vacation. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks to John Raferty, (Elk of the Year) who volunteers his time at our lodge time and time again. You should think of him first if you are holding a party that requires a DJ.

Cliff Martin, PER

Bartenders Needed. See Saul